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PM prays at USUALSUSPECTS temple, inspects Bitter campaign SWAPAN DASGUPTA Modi meditates in progress of construction ends, four Union EC must make poll Kedarnath cave projects Mins, PM in fray PNS n DEHRADUN The true devotees sanctity foolproof sacrifice their ego fter engaging in bitter and and arrogance y Sunday evening, the excruciatingly long general Augly spats with his politi- before going to the Belection of 2019 will have come to an end. By the cal adversaries for more than abode of God, not after laying afternoon of May 23, the country will digest the results and six weeks during the Lok Sabha a red carpet. Modi ji, hope slowly come to terms with the overall verdict. election campaign, Prime you know that much In the interregnum there will be the exit polls and a Minister Narendra Modi on — Congress spokesperson PNS n NEW DELHI will go to polls on Sunday in dissection of the role of the Election Commission. There will Saturday landed at Kedarnath Randeep Surjewala tweeted the shadow of controversial be those who will doubt any verdict because they are shrine for a spiritual retreat. urtain will come down on “Hua to Hua” comment of unconvinced of the integrity of the Electronic Voting After walking on a red Opposition. The Congress Cone of the most bitterly Sam Pitroda. Polling will also Machines. Others will claim that the EC failed to provide a carpet to arrive at the temple flayed the Prime Minister for contested parliamentary elec- be held on as many as 13 seats level-playing field. In West Bengal, where the election where he offered prayer and walking on a “red carpet” in tions on Sunday when polling in Uttar Pradesh, nine in West campaign was terribly vitiated and violent, the EC even had inspected the progress of the God’s abode, while other will take place on 59 seats Bengal, eight seats each in to take the extraordinary step of curtailing campaigning by a construction activity, Modi Opposition parties also spread over eight States in the Bihar and Madhya Pradesh, day — an admission of its helpless inability to control things. withdrew himself in a special mocked Modi for posing for seventh phase. Prime Minister four in Himachal Pradesh, Another aspect of the EC’s work will be scrutinised and meditation cave located about picture at the shrine. Narendra Modi is seeking three in Jharkhand and the lone debated in the coming months: The extent to which the body 1.5 kms from the shrine. There “The true devotees sacri- reelection from Varanasi. seat Chandigarh. can be the arbiter of political rhetoric. This is unquestionably he is seen sitting on a bed and fice their ego and arrogance As many as four Union Over 10.01 crore voters a grey area. In the distant past, the EC used to take a propped up by a pillow while before going to the abode of Ministers — Ravi Shankar are expected to decide the fate detached view of verbal transgressions, leaving the final being lost in his meditative God, not after laying a red car- Prasad, Ram Kripal Yadav, RK of 918 candidates. The Election judgment to the courts in the event of an election petition. trance. pet. Modiji, hope you know Singh and Ashwini Kumar Commission has set up more However, in this election it has insisted on a semblance of Modi who caught the that much,” Congress Choubey — are among the 157 than 1.12 lakh polling stations decorousness. Since what is permissible by way of rhetoric attention of people by wearing spokesperson Randeep candidates in Bihar. Seven of for smooth conduct of polls. and what transcends the letter and spirit of the rules is in any a grey long suit, along with Surjewala tweeted. these seats were won by the On Sunday, a bypoll will be event a matter of subjective judgment, the EC has inevitably Himachali cap and saffron Aam Aadmi Party’s Sanjay NDA last time, five by the BJP held in Panaji, necessitated due been drawn into controversy. It is unlikely that there will be clothes, wrapped around his Singh tweeted Modi’s picture and two by the RLSP, which is to the death of former Chief any satisfactory resolution of this matter, either now or in the waist covered himself with a taken as he gestured to pay Prime Minister Narendra Modi meditating in a holy cave near Kedarnath Temple in now with the Minister Manohar Parrikar in future. There will always be sharp political divisions in a saffron shawl while entering obeisance to the deity. “Hail the Rudraprayag district on Saturday PTI “Mahagathbandhan”. One was March. Bypolls will also be held democracy and, when translated into the popular idiom, the cave. Here he sat on a long God of Camera,” he quipped, bagged by the JD(U) headed by in four Assembly constituencies there will always be scope for offence. The larger question meditation in complete isola- referring to the PM. lates the MCC brazenly with morning. Modi arrived at the Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, of Tamil Nadu — Sulur, for the future is to decide once and for all if the EC should tion, but, the “photo op” was CPI(M) general secretary footage of his Kedarnath reli- Dehradun airport, Jollygrant, who then fought separately Aravakurichi, Ottapidaram (SC) get into this debate on free speech at all. My own feeling is not missed. The picture of the Sitaram Yechury alleged that gious activity over TV channels on Saturday morning where he but is now back with the NDA. and Thiruparankundram. that EC interventions should be limited exclusively to PM performing meditation Modi’s visit was a violation of during silent period before was accorded a warm wel- Bypoll will also be held for the Counting of votes will be taken threatening behaviour and incitement of violence. Everything was aptly released and expect- the model code of conduct. polling. And EC continues to come by Uttarakhand Dehri Assembly seat. up on May 23. else should be left to the good sense of the electorate and, edly went viral. “Religion is a matter of per- sleep on the job,” he tweeted. Governor Baby Rani Maurya, All the 13 seats of Punjab Turn to Page 6 in the ultimate analysis, to the wisdom of the courts. The PM’s Kedarnath visit a sonal faith and EC has reiter- After spending the night at Chief Minister Trivendra Singh The more important question centres on the integrity of day before polling has come ated that it cannot be used for Kedarnath, the PM would visit Rawat and others. the poll process. A lot of under attack from the garnering votes. But Modi vio- Badrinath temple on Sunday Turn to Page 6 In West Bengal there was attention has been focussed on money power. large number of complaints Over the years, the EC has but there were hardly any put in place a monitoring Martyr Rifleman booths where repoll was mechanism to ensure that Naidu steps up effort Aurangzeb avenged, candidates and parties ordered. More to the point, stay within the expenditure limit. It is always difficult to three terrorists killed no action appears to have monitor expenditure — MOHIT KANDHARI n JAMMU been taken against polling particularly the use of cash for anti-BJP front staff that either colluded in for voter inducement — lmost a year after precisely. It can safely be TDP chief meets ARifleman Aurangzeb, who the derailment of democracy said that most candidates was returning home to cele- or didn’t report the spend much more than Maya, Akhilesh & brate Eid with his family in they are supposed. The Poonch was killed by terror- malpractices. Unless unofficial estimates of the Rahul to lay strategy ists in June 2018, a joint team exemplary action is taken at real expenditure per of security forces on Saturday constituency often exceeds in case NDA falls avenged his killing by elimi- all levels against officials the permitted amount by nating Showkat Dar of guilty of dereliction of duty, more than 200 per cent. In short of majority Panzgam, along with two southern India the other terrorists of Hizbul the sanctity of the poll expenses are even higher Mujahideen, in a pre-dawn process cannot be made because micro-level PNS n NEW DELHI operation in South Kashmir’s fool-proof bribery has become Pulwama district. customary. Is there a day before the last phase of feasible way in which Apolling on Sunday, leaders expenditure can be regulated without jeopardising the of Opposition parties stepped legitimate publicity expenses of candidates in constituencies up efforts to cobble up a coali- that are truly large? The answer is probably in the negative. tion for the formation of the CEC denies code violation rift, Cong In which case two solutions can be contemplated. First, to next Government. TDP chief remove the ceiling altogether but insist on candidates giving Chandrababu Naidu met with a faithful account of the expenditure, along with the sources leaders of Congress, CPI, NCP of funding. Secondly, to determine a separate limit for and others in the national seeks probe into Lavasa charges expenses on polling day when the huge army of polling Capital and also called on BSP agents have to be fed, transported and even provided chief Mayawati and SP presi- PNS n NEW DELHI charges made by Lavasa, the pocket money. This may seem preposterous to NGOs who dent Akhilesh Yadav in Congress on Saturday alleged have appointed themselves as watchdogs of competitive Lucknow. nder fire from the that eroding institutional politics but it is a conclusion that stems from practical Naidu met Congress pres- UOpposition parties over integrity has been the hallmark experience. ident Rahul Gandhi and dis- its “biased” approach in con- of the Modi Government and To my mind, the issue of greater consequence is the cussed with him the possibili- duct of the ongoing Lok Sabha asked whether the poll panel right of voters to make up their minds and vote without ties of all Opposition parties polls, the Election Commisison has become “Election intimidation and intrusive supervision. In large parts of the uniting and forging a joint of India has come under attack Omission” and a “puppet” in country, even where electoral competition is fierce, a free Opposition alliance. Sources Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister and TDP president Chandrababu Naidu meets from one of its own three the PM’s hands. vote is taken for granted. The democratic spirit is alive and said Naidu told Rahul to have Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav in Lucknow on Saturday PTI members. Meanwhile, Chief Election thriving in most parts of India. However, there are areas a strategy ready, in case the Election Commissioner Commissioner Sunil Arora where the process is seriously flawed. NDA falls short of the major- Minister also met CPI leader G on Akhilesh and Mayawati Ashok Lavasa is learnt to have described as “unsavory” and The EC is handicapped by the fact that the election ity mark and still stakes claim Sudhakar Reddy and D Raja separately. The SP, BSP and written to the Chief Election CEC Sunil Arora “avoidable” reports that fellow process is totally dependant on the cooperation of the local to form the Government. over breakfast, asking them to RLD are in alliance in UP, tak- Commissioner that he will be Lavasa has decided to recuse administration. However, in a State where the local Naidu’s TDP had been a part of “come together”. Also, Naidu ing on the BJP in the political- recusing from Election the poll panel to Prime Minister himself from meetings related to administration is excessively partisan, the creation of a level- the NDA, but quit the alliance met NCP chief Sharad Pawar ly crucial State that sends 80 Commission (EC) meetings as Narendra Modi over alleged model code violations till he is playing field has become virtually impossible. The injection a few months ago. and LJD leader Sharad Yadav. MPs to Parliament. his dissent was not being poll code violations. not allowed to record his dissent. of Central paramilitary forces to boost local confidence is of The Andhra Pradesh Chief In Lucknow, Naidu called Turn to Page 6 recorded on clearances given by Demanding a probe into Turn to Page 6 course helpful but since such an outside depends exclusively on local guidance, their effectiveness is often CAPSULE compromised. The electronic media has reported cases of polling officers looking the other way as local toughs either take over booths or force voters to vote in a particular way. MAMATA’S NEPHEW SENDS In other places, polling agents of some political parties are 50% hypertension patients unaware DEFAMATION NOTICE TO PM forcibly prevented from sitting inside the room where polling Kolkata: TMC MP Abhishek is being held. And finally, there are booths where large-scale PNS n NEW DELHI lifestyle changes like losing fatty foods, and alcohol and of smoking in causing harm, based study of diabetes care in Banerjee, nephew of Mamata impersonation happens — often with the active collusion of weight, eating more polyun- tobacco use, are reasons hence keep moving and keep India published in BMC Banerjee, on Saturday sent a poll officers. s the world marked saturated fat, reducing the salt for this increased disease working to keep away hyper- Medicine too noted that near- defamation notice to Narendra Normally, the EC takes a statistical view of the problem. AHypertension Day on content in diet and taking reg- burden. tension and cardiovascular dis- ly half of the young and pro- Modi, demanding an apology If less than five per cent of booths are adversely affected, Friday, doctors have said four ular exercise to keep the blood More so prolonged sitting ease, said Dr Kumar. ductive Indians are not aware from the Prime Minister for the inclination to order a repoll is less marked, unless there out of 10 adults worldwide have pressure level under control. is now considered as equivalent A large-scale population- of their diabetes and hyper- “wildly fabricated allegations” was a malfunctioning EVM. high blood pressure and only Dr Dilip Kumar, cardiolo- tension status that remained against him at a rally. This is an unsatisfactory approach. If a contest is 50 per cent are aware of it. gist with Medica Superspecialty undetected for years. precariously close, the winner may well be chosen on the Doctors feel that it is a matter Hospital, said only one half of The findings of the I COULD BE ASSASSINATED strength of votes that were improper. In West Bengal there of concern that many patients the patients with high blood researchers at the Public Health LIKE INDIRA: KEJRIWAL was large number of complaints but there were hardly any believe that hypertension is a pressure have so far been diag- Foundation of India (PHFI), New Delhi: Alleging that the BJP booths where repoll was ordered. More to the point, no disease that can be “cured” and nosed. Of them, only half have Harvard TH Chan School of was after his life, Delhi Chief action appears to have been taken against polling staff that stop or reduce medication been treated, and only half of Public Health, Madras Diabetes Minister Arvind Kejriwal on either colluded in the derailment of democracy or didn’t when their blood pressure lev- those treated have normal Research Foundation, Saturday said he could be report the malpractices. Unless exemplary action is taken at els fall to normal levels. blood pressure, he said. Heidelberg Institute of Global assassinated like former Prime all levels against officials guilty of dereliction of duty, the In 2000, the estimated Given the poor lifestyle, he Health, University of Minister Indira Gandhi by police sanctity of the poll process cannot be made fool-proof. number of adults living with said the hypertension preva- Birmingham and University personnel deployed for his These are the questions that should be the focus of the high blood pressure globally lence is expected to increase of Gottingen, have shown that security. “My own security coming debate on the EC. Instead the focus will be on the was around 972 million. This considerably in the coming proportion of adults with dia- officers report to the BJP,” the EC’s role as the monitoring authority of political is expected to increase to 1.56 years. Lifestyle factors, such as betes who are aware treated and AAP chief alleged, drawing sharp grandstanding. And on whether the Prime Minister should billion by 2025! physical inactivity, a salt-rich achieved control is low. reaction from the BJP. have used such a phrase or not. The doctors have advised diet with high processed and Turn to Page 6 LUCKNOW | SUNDAY | MAY 19, 2019 city 02 Stage set for final phase of Lok Sabha polls in UP PNS n LUCKNOW Salempur, 14 each in Maharajganj, Kushinagar and All eyes to be on UP ver two lakh security Ghazipur, 13 in Chandauli, 12 personnel will be in Robertsganj, 11 in Deoria, 10 Odeployed in 13 Lok each in Ballia and Gorakhpur, Sabha constituencies of eastern nine in Mirzapur and four in PNS n LUCKNOW tions, Samajwadi Party got 22.2 The BJP, on the other hand, Uttar Pradesh that go to polls Bansgaon. percent and BSP 19.6 per cent has performed well in pre- in the seventh and last phase on The epicentre of cam- s the final phase of Lok votes in Uttar Pradesh. “If we dominantly Dalit constituen- Sunday. paigning in this phase was ASabha election comes to an club them and presume hun- cies. It won all 17 reserved Lok The fates of Prime Varanasi, from where Prime end on Sunday, all eyes will be dred percent transfer of votes, Sabha seats in UP in 2014 and Minister Narendra Modi Minister Narendra Modi is on Uttar Pradesh which is wit- then the alliance’s vote share 70 of the 80 reserved seats in (Varanasi), Union ministers seeking re-election. Another nessing a close contest between will be 41.8 percent. In 2014, 2017 assembly elections. Given Manoj Sinha (Ghazipur) and constituency crucial for the BJP and SP-BSP-RLD alliance. the BJP’s vote share in UP was the challenges, the SP-BSP Apna Dal (Sonelal) founder Bharatiya Janata Party is The question in the minds 42.3 percent and its ally Apna alliance faces in UP, arithmetic Anupriya Patel (Mirzapur), Gorakhpur, where the stakes of political observers and peo- Dal’s vote share was 1 per cent. of alliance vote share may not BJP state chief Mahendra Nath are high for Chief Minister Yogi ple now is how will the Bharatiya Comparing these numbers, the hold as per expectations of both Pandey (Chandauli), Bhojpuri Adityanath, it being his citadel. Janata Party perform in UP; did NDA with a 43.3 per cent vote Mayawati and Akhilesh Yadav. actor and BJP candidate Ravi BJP has fielded Bhojpuri film the alliance click and were share has a slight edge of 1.5 “If that happens, all eyes Kishan (Gorakhpur) would be star Ravi Kishan from Samajwadi Party and Bahujan percentage points over the SP- will be on depreciation of their decided in this phase. Gorakhpur. Samaj Party able to transfer BSP-RLD alliance,” Dr Verma cumulative vote share. As Polling will be held from 7 their votes to each other. explained. alliance and the BJP are front- am to 6 pm in over 26,000 11 POLLING PARTY “The alliance was formed “Transferring votes to an runners in UP, their respective booths except for three Assembly Election officials on their way to polling stations on the eve of the seventh and last phase of Lok Sabha polls in OFFICIALS INJURED IN on the premise that SP chief alliance partner is easier said vote shares could be approxi- segments of Robertsganj Lok Mirzapur Saturday PTI ROAD ACCIDENT Akhilesh Yadav could transfer than done. Akhilesh is not mately 35 per cent and 45 per Sabha constituency —Dudhi, Meanwhile, 11 members of his party’s votes to the BSP and known for his ability to get his cent. That gives BJP led Chakia and Robertsganj — district authorities had been has ordered special security In the 2014 Lok Sabha a polling party were injured Mayawati could get Dalits vote party’s votes transferred. In National Democratic Alliance where polling will end two hours directed to provide basic facil- arrangements in Ghosi, polls, the BJP had won all when the bus in which they for the SP. But calculations on the 2017 Assembly polls in UP, an edge over the (SP-BSP- earlier at 4 pm. ities like drinking water and Ghazipur, Ballia, Mirzapur and these seats, but in the bypoll to were travelling overturned in paper often miss the bigger pic- he had failed to transfer SP RLD) gathbandhan,” Dr Verma Along with 13 Lok Sabha sheds to voters. Gorakhpur in view of its pre- Gorakhpur Lok Sabha con- Sonebhadra on Saturday, police ture. Past precedents and cur- votes to the Congress, which said. constituencies, bypoll to Agra The state government has vious history of violence dur- stituency, the Samajwadi Party said. The bus carrying around rent realities tell us that both polled just 6.25 percent votes “In 2014, the difference in (North) Assembly seat will deployed over 200 companies ing the polls. had wrested the seat from the 24 officials, who were on their Mayawati and Akhilesh may and won seven of the 114 seats voting percentage of BJP and also be held on May 19. of Central Para-Military Forces There are 167 candidates in ruling party. way to report for duty, lost con- not have been able to success- it contested,” he said.. SP was approximately 20 points State Chief Electoral (CPMF) besides PAC and dis- the fray in this phase. The con- A total of 2.36 crore voters trol and overturned near fully achieve the desired level Dr Verma said, “Mayawati whereas in 2017, the gap Officer L Venkateshwarlu said trict police for security of the stituencies going to polls on — 1.28 crore males and 1.08 Belgadi village under Jugail of transfer of votes. If this has is seen as a leader who can suc- between the NDA and SP- in Lucknow on Saturday that polling booths. Sunday include Maharajganj, crore female — are eligible to police station. The injured, happened, then it could blunt cessfully transfer the Dalit votes Congress alliance was 10 per- polling parties had been dis- To instil confidence among Gorakhpur, Kushinagar, cast their votes in over 26,000 including two women, were their chances against the BJP,” to whichever party she desires. cent. Should the BJP have a lead patched to their respective voters, CPMF personnel took Deoria, Bansgaon, Ghosi, polling booths. rushed to the Chopan com- said director of the Centre for But this traditional outlook over alliance by 10 percent in booths. out flag marches in vulnerable Salempur, Ballia, Ghazipur, Varanasi has the highest munity health centre from Study of Society and Politics and her hold over Dalits have UP this time, it can surprise us He said that in view of the areas. Chandauli, Varanasi, Mirzapur number of 26 candidates fol- where five were referred to the (CSSP), Kanpur, Dr AK Verma. been challenged in recent elec- all on May 23,”predicted Dr ongoing heat wave conditions, The Election Commission and Robertsganj. lowed by 15 each in Ghosi and district hospital, police said. In 2014 Lok Sabha elec- tions.” Verma. BJP outclassed opposition in campaigning Cong asks EC not to allow PNS n LUCKNOW UP though party president candidates from 70 along with PM to travel with motorcade Rahul Gandhi held meetings its alliance partners. he elections for the 17th and roadshows at 20 places in Congress fielded Acharya TLok Sabha in Uttar Pradesh the state. Pramod Krishnam in Lucknow during polling in Varanasi witnessed an unprecedented Sources in the BJP said in but no top Congress leader Varanasi (PTI): The Congress on Saturday asked the Election campaigning in which a strong Lucknow on Saturday that campaigned for him. Priyanka, Commission not to grant Prime Minister Narendra Modi per- band of Bharatiya Janata Party while the party campaign was however, campaigned vigor- mission to travel with his motorcade here on polling day as this leaders outclassed the group of spearheaded by Prime Minister ously in Rae Bareli and Amethi would amount to a roadshow, a “violation” of the poll code. In scattered opposition parties. Narendra Modi, who addressed for several days for mother a letter to the Election Commission and the local poll authori- The BJP had a galaxy of 29 rallies and roadshows in UP, Sonia Gandhi and brother ty, the party’s district unit said in such a situation its own can- leaders, including Union min- while BJP chief Amit Shah Rahul Gandhi respectively. didate would also be forced to move about in a cavalcade which isters, state ministers and party addressed 28 poll meetings The least campaigning was could lead to “unnecessary confrontation”. leaders, besides Prime Minister and held two roadshows in the by SP-BSP-RLD alliance as Modi, who is seeking re-election from Varanasi constituen- Narendra Modi and Chief state. Besides, Chief Minister both Akhilesh Yadav and cy, is expected to spend at least a part of the day in Badrinath. Minister Yogi Adityanath, Yogi Adityanath addressed 137 Mayawati addressed 21 joint The Congress said it had learnt that the Prime Minister would to campaign for its candi- meetings and roadshows dur- rallies against a scheduled 18 — stay in Varanasi on Sunday and his movement might even affect dates while in contrast, the ing the two-month campaign. one in every division. traffic, which would cause hindrance to voters trying to reach main contender, the Samajwadi Though there was demand Besides, Akhilesh polling booths. It said that even if his cavalcade moved without Party-Bahujan Samaj Party- for about 50 meetings of Prime and Gorakhpur. Maurya and Dinesh Sharma pated in a similar number of addressed 50 rallies for his affecting or halting traffic, it would still seem like he was hold- Rashtriya Lok Dal alliance Minister Modi, only 29 rallies, Despite the 72-hour gag on held over 477 meetings cover- roadshows covering 55 Lok party candidates while ing a roadshow and asked the poll body not to grant him per- relied heavily on Akhilesh including a road show in his Yogi Adityanath by the Election ing all the 403 Assembly con- Sabha constituencies. Party Mayawati addressed 25 rallies, mission for it. Congress district unit president Prajanath Yadav and Mayawati. own Varanasi constituency, Commission for his ‘Ali’ and stituencies of the state. president Rahul Gandhi also including several in other Sharma said it would create a situation of an undeclared road- Congress also mainly could materialise. ‘Bajrangbali’ comment, he and In comparison, the addressed 20 rallies in the states. Other leaders of SP and show being held during the period when canvassing by candi- depended upon its new polit- Several Union ministers BJP state chief Mahendra Nath Congress banked on Priyanka state. BSP also campaigned in this dates is restricted. He claimed that in Maninagar, Ahmedabad, ical entrant, Priyanka Gandhi also joined the campaign in UP Pandey and two Deputy Chief Gandhi Vadra, who addressed Of the total 80 Lok Sabha elections, but they were most- Modi merely went to vote, but his party had planned a roadshow Vadra, for electioneering in but they focused on Varanasi Ministers Keshav Prasad 40 poll meetings and partici- seats in UP, Congress fielded ly whistle-stop meetings. with a pre-arranged crowd. 4 kids among 5 killed as bus overturns on expressway Country needs peace, Lucknow (PNS): In yet another mishap on Lucknow-Agra Expressway, at least five persons, including four children, were killed and 19 injured when the bus in which they were travel- harmony: Mayawati ling overturned in Bangarmau area of Unnao on Saturday. As per reports, a bus carrying passengers from Gurgaon to PNS n LUCKNOW Mayawati added, Madhubani was moving at high speed when a tractor emerged “Gorakhpur has already from the wrong side near Devkhari village of Bangarmau. The n the eve of the last phase rejected the CM once, will PM bus driver swerved to avoid collision with the tractor but lost Oof Lok Sabha polling, Modi face the same fate like control over the wheel and the bus overturned. Bahujan Samaj Party chief Rae Bareli of 1977?” Out of the five dead passengers, four were children and efforts Mayawati advocated observ- Though Mayawati did not were underway to ascertain their identities. ing peace and harmony on the elaborate, the apparent refer- The injured were rushed to the KGMU Trauma Centre in birth anniversary of Lord ence was to post-Emergency Lucknow and to district hospital in Unnao. The bodies were sent Buddha and said that the general elections when Indira for post-mortem and a case was registered against the tractor country strongly needed them Gandhi got 1.22 lakh votes driver. today. and lost to Raj Narain by Interestingly, Mayawati over 50,000 votes in Rae also predicted that Varanasi Bareli. might witness a similar result The BSP chief hit out at BSP MLA receives that was witnessed in Rae PM Modi for failing to keep Bareli in 1977, when then his promise of developing extortion letter Prime Minister Indira Gandhi shown by Lord Buddha. Purvanchal (eastern UP) and Hathras (PTI): BSP MLA was defeated by Janata Party Without naming anyone, end poverty, unemployment from Sadabad and ex-minister, candidate Raj Narain. Mayawati also asked politi- and backwardness through Ramveer Upadhyay, has alleged- In a number of tweets on cians to follow the path shown his Gujarat model of devel- uhykeh lpw uk ly received an extortion letter Saturday, the BSP chief first by Buddha rather than trying opment. demanding `22 crore.In a com- wished people on the occasion to shower eloquence on his “Instead of development, plaint filed on Friday, he said he of Buddha Purnima and went messages. the double engine govern- 29-05-2019] 11%00 cts gksVy received a letter on Wednesday on to say that the country “Lord Buddha had shown ments of Modi and Yogi trig- xkserh] 6&lizw ekxZ] y[kuÅ demanding `22 crore as rang- could be saved if people to the world the path of peace gered communal and caste fu"iz;ksT; QuhZplZ] midj.k] daari and threat to abduct a shunned politics and followed and non-violence, which is frenzy, violence and hatred in fo|qr;=]a yfuus vkfn dh uhykeh] minor member of the family if the path of peace, compassion, certainly required in the pre- the country, which is unfor- flD;ksfjVh :0 10]000@& the demand was not met. non-violence and harmony sent circumstances,” she said. tunate,” Mayawati alleged. cSadMªk¶V ^^gksVy xkserh] ;w0ih0,l0Vh0Mh0lh0] y[kuÅ** ukfer@vkbZ0ih0 flag ,.M lUl Priyanka again hints at contesting poll NOTICE PNS n LUCKNOW Prime Minister Narendra Modi ers and my colleagues in Uttar from Varanasi but was con- Pradesh before reaching a deci- Due to mistake in my son's ongress general secretary vinced by brother and party sion,” she had told newspersons school record my name, my Cin-charge UP east, Priyanka chief Rahul Gandhi that her in Amethi. wife name and my son's name Gandhi Vadra, hinted at con- presence was needed more for Meanwhile, on Friday, dur- are writen respectivly Sudhir testing bypoll from Amethi campaigning in the vast eastern ing an interview to an English Kumar Misra, Dolly Misra and parliamentary constituency, in region of Uttar Pradesh. daily, Priyanka hinted that she Shourya Misra. Whereas the case her brother Rahul Gandhi Later, Priyanka had said might contest bypoll from actual name are Sudhir Kumar won from both Amethi and that she had the responsibility Amethi if Congress chief Rahul Mishra, Puja Mishra and Wayanad (Kerala) and opted to of looking after 41 constituen- Gandhi won Lok Sabha elec- Shourya Mishra. Please correct retain the latter seat. cies and could not focus on just tions from there and Wayanad accordingly. Sudhir Kumar Earlier, Priyanka had one. also. Priyanka, however, said Mishra, A-469, Indira Nagar, shown inclination to contest the “I didn’t pull out but I took that it would depend on which Behind Lekhraj Market, parliamentary election against advice of senior Congress lead- seat Rahul decided to leave. Lucknow.

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Woman killed, Protest erupts after eatery 3 others hurt as SUV hits owner slapped by cop three-wheeler PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW Lucknow (PNS): A mid- he crackdown against dle-aged woman was killed polythene ban violation Drive against polythene, while three others sustained Ttriggered protests in multiple injuries when a speed- Chowk area of the Old City on ing SUV hit a three-wheeler Saturday. There were reports littering: Violators fined from behind near Matiyari that police used mild force to crossing under Chinhat police disperse the shop-keepers who station on Saturday evening. were staging dharna at the The deceased was identified as main gate of Chowk Kotwali Anarkali (50), a resident of against the alleged arbitrary Takrohi area. Ram Kailash approach of Lucknow (35), his son 18-year-old son Municipal Corporation squad Lalit Kumar and Reena (30) and cops. They also accused a sustained injuries in the head constable, who was mishap. accompanying the LMC squad, Ram Kailash and his son of roughing up an eatery were admitted to Dr Ram Devotees offering prayers at Buddha temple on Latouche road on the occasion of Buddh Purnima on Saturday Pioneer owner. However, Senior Manohar Lohiya Hospital Superintendent of Police (SSP) while Reena was referred to Kalanidhi Naithani denied the KGMU Trauma Centre. Police use of force and said the traders said the mishap occurred dispersed following an amica- around 4.30 pm. The errant Ahead of Bada Mangal, mayor ble settlement between the driver managed to speed off LMC authorities and Vyapar even as no passerby or local Mandal. PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW polythene. He said if 100 gm could note down the SUV’s reg- As per reports, a 20-mem- of polythene was seized, a fine istration number. inspects Hanuman temples ber anti-polythene squad n the first day of a mega of Rs 1,000 would be imposed The police said Anarkali reached the Chowk market Odrive against encroach- while 500 gm of polythene died on the way to hospital PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW around 2 pm to raid the shops ments, polythene and littering, would invite a fine of Rs 2,000. while Ram Kailash and his son and penalise shop-owners launched by the 11 teams con- “If the polythene weighs 1 kg, were undergoing treatment at ayor Sanyukta Bhatia on flouting polythene ban. There stituted by district adminis- the fine will be Rs 5,000 while the hospital and their condition MSaturday inspected all the was a heated exchange between tration, a penalty of Rs the fine would be Rs 50,000 for was said to be stable. “Reena is prominent Hanuman temples the LMC squad and Anoop 5,72,900 was realised from anything beyond 5 kg. A sum critical as she sustained multi- of the city ahead of the first Mishra, owner of ‘Mishra violators. of Rs 25,000 will be realised ple injuries,” the police said. Bada Mangal (May 21) in order Bhojanalaya’ located near Gol Municipal Commissioner from owners of restaurants for Eyewitnesses said the SUV, to assess the arrangements of Darwaza when the latter Indramani Tripathi said that in garbage disposal in the open. which was being driven at water, lighting and cleanliness protested against the arbitrary all the eight zones, 169.50 kg Those found littering the road high speed, hit the three-wheel- for the devotees. The priest at approach of the officials. of polythene was seized and a may even be jailed,” he er. Two unidentified passengers the Hazratganj temple told the Some squad members penalty of Rs 4,47,600 realised. explained. and the tempo driver escaped mayor that a large number of allegedly pushed him out of the As for encroachment, the The DM said polythene unhurt. devotees paid obeisance to the eatery while a head constable total amount of penalty bags of any thickness would Meanwhile, a 28-year-old deity on Bada Mangal and slapped and kicked him. The realised from violators was not be allowed by the shop- vendor, identified as Neeraj of they faced problems because of cops allegedly grabbed Mishra Rs 43,500 while Rs 81,800 keepers and the same would be Rahampur village under encroachments. The mayor by his collar, took him to the realised from those found lit- seized. If the officials showed Chinhat police station, hanged directed LMC zonal officer police station and kept him in tering. The district adminis- any laxity, action would also be himself to death. Deceased's Narendra Verma to look into detention. Enraged over this, tration has geared up for taken against them, he added. father Mata Prasad Rathore the issue. his fellow shop-owners down enforcing polythene ban and The DM said that said he did not know why his On her visit to the their shutters and assembled at the drive will be carried out on encroachments will also be son ended his life. He said he Hanuman Setu temple, Bhatia the main crossing. Over 500 Sunday as well. removed from non-vending found his son hanging from the was informed by incharge garbage removed. She was will be served to the devotees be cleaned. traders marched toward District Magistrate zones and an enforcement ceiling with a rope tied around Diwakar Tripathi that all informed that on the first Bada and there will be bhandaras She then went to the Chowk Kotwali to stage dhar- Kaushal Raj Sharma formed team had been constituted for his neck around 6 am. He arrangements had been made Mangal, they were expecting a too,” a member of the temple Chhachhi Kuan temple where na. They flayed the LMC the 11 teams led by ACMs. He the purpose. “If efforts are raised an alarm after which for the devotees. The mayor crowd not less than 5 lakh. The committee said. she was informed by priest authorities and police for treat- has warned the owners of made to influence any mem- other family members and then went to the Naya office-bearers said in view of The mayor then visited Anjani Das that the lights were ing Mishra like a criminal and malls, shops, markets and ber of the team, we will move neighbours rushed him to Dr Hanuman temple and was the hot weather conditions, the old Hanuman temple where not working on the connecting threatened to go on a hunger restaurants against the use of court,” he added. Ram Manohar Lohiya Hospital informed by CEO of temple proper arrangements would Mahant Gopal Das told her roads to the temple, causing strike if he justice was not where he was declared brought trust Anil Tewari that devotees be made for the devotees. that there was problem of problems for the devotees. meted out to him. bring the situation under con- was decided that such drives dead. He used to sell snacks at were troubled by the heaps of “There will be arrange- garbage in front of the temple The mayor directed exec- Meanwhile, the district trol. The police said that the would be launched in future in Chinhat crossing and got mar- garbage. ments of a big tent and mist and it created problems for the utive engineer Amarnath to get administration officials and protesting traders dispersed consultation with Vyapar ried seven years ago. He is sur- The mayor directed zonal fans besides cold drinking devotees. He added that drains the patchwork done on the SSP also reached the spot to after Mishra was released. It Mandal. vived by a son and daughter. officer Rajesh Gupta to get the water and thandai. Sherbet near the temples also needed to roads and ensure that the lights LUCKNOW | SUNDAY | MAY 19, 2018 city 04 Stress on need for awareness of Roadways conductor inflammatory bowel diseases beaten up PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW is having prolonged diarrhea, Lucknow (PNS): Three recurrent pain abdomen, recur- persons were arrested for beat- orld IBD Day is observed rent blood in stools associated ing up the conductor of a road- Won May 19 to unite peo- with weight loss, anemia and way bus (UP32 AT3871) and ple worldwide in their fight other nutritional deficiencies. trying to snatch his money bag against inflammatory bowel “Many patients remain at Qaiserbagh bus stand on the diseases (IBD). “IBD is of two undiagnosed due to close intervening night of Friday and types —ulcerative colitis and resemblance of this disease Saturday. They were identified Crohn’s disease. It is a disease with other common diseases as Harish Sonkar, Abhijeet that causes inflammation in like piles and intestinal tuber- Sonkar and Rishabh Gaur. As intestines which manifest as culosis. Therefore, timely con- per reports, a woman college chronic diarrhea, pain in sultation with a doctor and teacher boarded a roadway bus abdomen, blood in stools, fever, prompt investigations are the from Shahjahanpur to Sitapur weight loss, and nutritional key to its management. Many on Friday evening. In Sitapur, deficiencies. Presently, there kinds of drugs are available for she boarded another bus for is no definitive cure for this dis- treating this disease. These Lucknow. She alleged that its Meritorious Class X and Class XII students of Lucknow Model Public College (Indira Nagar) pose for a group photograph with ease but with available drugs drugs work for most of the conductor Yogesh Srivastava mayor Sanyukta Bhatia after being felicitated by her on Saturday Pioneer and other interventional and patients and the disease can be misbehaved with her and also surgical techniques, it can be controlled. However, some used cuss words. However, she controlled and patients can patients need stronger medica- did not mentioned as to what have a near normal life,” said Dr tions for disease control,” Dr prompted the conductor to Abhai Verma of SGPGI while Rungta said. misbehave with her in a com- addressing mediapersons on Two studies from Punjab and doctors and public as well. “These are new drugs plaint lodged at Qaiserbagh Entrepreneurship dev: CISH Saturday. Haryana have showed that There are no definitive preven- which were previously not police station. She also informed He said that for increased nearly 45 people out of one tive measures for this disease. available in our country. These her relatives through WhatSApp awareness about this growing lakh suffer from ulcerative col- However, it has been observed drugs are complex large mole- after which eight of his kin medical problem, many IBD itis. Individual experience from that taking too much of refined cules difficult to manufacture. reached Qaiserbagh bus stand promoting eco-friendly items organisations around the world various hospitals shows that diet (maida, refined sugars), Another new therapy is avail- around 2 am and beat up the had joined hands and marked more and more cases of IBD lack of fresh fruits and vegeta- able for patients of IBD. For conductor. The incharge of the PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW seeing the huge production of trate on few products with May 19 as World IBD Day. are being diagnosed now,” he bles, low fibre in diet, smoking ulcerative colitis, there is fecal bus stand lodged a complaint on jute and raising demand of nat- higher market value,” he said. “Two decades back, this said. “This may be due to and tobacco chewing, frequent microbiota transplantation behalf of the conductor on entral Institute for ural fibres-based products in Rajan said that the handi- disease was thought to be changing lifestyle and dietary use of pain-killers increase the (FMT). In this therapy, the Saturday morning, accusing the CSubtropical Horticulture daily life. The initiative will help crafts may be common in east- uncommon in our country habits in our country. Also, risk of IBD. There is also a good bacteria isolated from woman and her accomplices of (CISH) is promoting eco- SC women. It is interesting to ern states but marketing in and was rarely diagnosed. with the availability of better hygiene hypothesis proposed healthy donor stool is trans- beating him with an intention friendly handicraft items made note that women members northern parts of the country However, now more and more diagnostic techniques, more for increase in IBD,” he elabo- ferred to the patient’s intestine to loot his money bag. Later, the of environment-friendly mate- took very active participation may be easier and can help the cases of IBD are diagnosed all patients are diagnosed, some of rated. Dr Sumit Rungta of using colonoscopy. It is cheap police rounded up three per- rial through entrepreneurship during training and post-train- budding artisans in searching over the country. There is whom were previously missed. KGMU said that diagnosis of and it may prove to be a use- sons in this connection. The development. ing period and have been try- for better sale venues. scanty data regarding the Obviously, there is more aware- IBD was made by colonoscopy, ful tool for treating IBD in our police said further investigations “These products do not ing to adopt the technologies “Women have to get their prevalence of IBD in India. ness of this disease among which is indicated if someone country,” he added. were on. harm the environment where- for improving the alternative products evaluated by the as items made of leather or any source of livelihood,” he said. experts so that improvement is other parts of animal such as Rajan said that the focus made through advanced train- Caterer shot dead ivory, bones, horns, etc are not was on diverse jute handicrafts ing by ICAR institutes. For bet- considered eco-friendly. As within a short period of time by ter sustainable development of Rajbhar asks his workers to thrash most of the animal-based prod- utilising the raw material and eco-friendly handicrafts, mar- by bike-borne ucts are made by killing ani- training kits provided. keting strategies will be worked mals, birds or cutting trees and “Different types of 25 prod- out in due course of time,” he assailants ultimately impacting the ucts like bags, toys, wall hang- added. Lucknow (PNS): A 28- ruling party activists with shoes ecosystem, ICAR institutes are ings etc were made and show- Rural women said that year-old caterer, identified as promoting eco-friendly hand- cased by them with enthusi- bags made using braids were Chhotu Lodhi, was shot dead PTI n LUCKNOW mentary constituency. The expect the Election alliance at the chief ministers icraft items made of jute, waste asm. Among different prod- easy to produce, whereas bags by two bike-borne unidentified video has gone viral on social Commission to take cog- residence on April 13, in which material, hand-made paper ucts, jute bags of different by making knots were difficult persons on Campwell Road isgruntled BJP ally SBSP’s media. The video shows him nizance of the remarks and ini- Union minister J P Nadda was products, greeting cards, recy- designs and sizes with very to make, though those were in under Thakurganj police late on Dchief Om Prakash Rajbhar asking supporters to beat up tiate stringent actions. Tough also present. At that meeting, cled bottles and other attractive colour combinations good demand in domestic and Saturday night. He was return- has urged supporters to thrash BJP workers if they suggest that action must be taken for mak- the BJP had proposed to field biodegradable raw products,” were made in large numbers international markets. The ing home in Kanhaiya Kheda in ruling party workers with shoes a local SBSP candidate is not ing statements that can spread an SBSP candidate on its sym- CISH director Shailendra Rajan and attracted the experts. CISH director said they had Thakurganj on his motorcycle if they spread “misinformation”, actually contesting. hatred in society,” he said. The bol, which was disapproved by said. He said they had taken Almost all the trainees were decided to upscale the pro- after winding up his work. The prompting the senior coalition “BJP workers are telling SBSP has fielded as many as 39 him, Rajbhar added. He insist- an initiative for promotion of new to handicraft business and gramme on jute handicrafts as crime scene is only a few yards partner to suggest that the EC everyone that we have an candidates in the state in the ed to use his party symbol even jute-based handicrafts to expressed uncertainties for well as use of jute-based agro- away from his house. should take note. alliance, and Mahendra is not ongoing Lok Sabha elections. if the SBSP got just one seat to empower women. “The pro- marketing the products. The textiles in plant nurseries and Last month, Rajbhar sub- contesting,” he is heard saying The SBSP’s flags were also contest. gramme meant for utilising issue was discussed by the horticulture production system mitted his resignation from the in the video clip. “So, if you find seen in Congress general sec- The UP minister for back- natural resources of quality handicraft experts and they to replace plastic through mate- Yogi Adityanath’s BJP-led min- a BJP leaders saying such retary Priyanka Gandhi’s road- ward class welfare and jute into a profitable venture by advised the trainees to concen- rial safe on environment. istry, but it is yet to be accept- things, take out your shoe and show in Mirzapur on Friday. ‘divyangjan’ empowerment said ed. He has also announced beat him 10 times with it,” he The SBSP is a BJP ally in UP, he had sought time from Chief fielding Suheldev Bhartiya said. The SBSP has fielded as and had won four seats in the Minister Yogi Adityanath, but Samaj Party candidates from many as 39 candidates in the 2017 UP Assembly elections. was yet to get an appointment. several constituencies in Uttar state in the ongoing Lok Sabha Rajbhar is the UP cabinet min- Meanwhile, Rajbhar’s son and #MenToo seeks justice for Pradesh. Rajbahr is heard ask- elections. Reacting to Rajbhar’s ister for Backward class welfare SBSP general secretary Arun ing his party workers to beat statement, state BJP media and Divyangjan Rajbhar said, “The alliance Police said the in a bid to the BJP workers in a video of coordinator Rakesh Tripathi Empowerment. Earlier on with the BJP is for the assem- male victims of gender bias keep their identities under his address to an election meet- said, “This is extremely unfor- April 15, Rajbhar had said bly polls and not for the Lok wraps one of the assailants ing earlier in Ghosi parlia- tunate and objectionable.” “We there was a meeting on the Sabha elections.” PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW conglomerate was ousted from rates are much below 75%. was wearing a helmet while the his two decades of service on Delhi tops the chart of male other had his face covered enToo, a protest in mere allegation of sexual complainants with more than with a piece of cloth. At 10.40 #Msupport of men in assault. “Unable to bear the 33,000 men having claimed pm, he was shot by one of the Changes sweep Varanasi, so does ‘Modi magic’ response to the #MeToo cam- trauma, he chose to commit victimisation by women”, she miscreants. However, as they paign, was organised at GPO suicide. His family fought added. thought that the bullet missed PTI n VARANASI streets look spruced up with cleaning this holy river be the our priceless heritage,” he rued. Park in Lucknow on Saturday. tooth and nail just to register “Incidences of personal the target, the assailants vintage-style lamp posts talking point? All this dazzle The Kashi Vishwanath Indu Subhash, who has been an FIR against the abettor. altercation are branded as sex- pumped two bullets — one in rom spruced up ghats, well- installed on prominent roads, has no meaning if the Ganga is Corridor, the foundation stone working for men’s rights for Since the abettor was a ual assaults. When a woman the stomach and another in Flit at night, to a smooth including the famous Godowlia not clean. Frankly, I do not feel for which was laid by Prime the past several years and was woman, the case was eventu- abuses a man, it does not out- chest. Hearing gunshot, locals four-lane road connecting the Chowk that leads to the any change in these five years, Minister Modi on March 8, is the key organiser of the ally closed as women can do rage the modesty of men but and passersby started converg- city airport to the temple town, Dashashwamedh Ghat. except some cosmetic develop- considered a dream project protest, said the main aim no wrong,” Indu recalled. if a man abuses a woman, he ing on the spot but the and from a cancer hospital to “Go and see the ghats, if ments,” he said. for his constituency. He had was to raise the voice of men, “Men have no protection is branded as molester or a assailants managed to speed off. dirty walls now adorned with you want to see the change in Yadav, a resident of then said the project was a marginalised, purposefully when it comes to sexual rapist. If a girl deserts her Lodhi was rushed to the vibrant artwork, change in the Varanasi. It will delight your Katuapura, is a certified tourist beginning of realisation of a criminalised and legally vic- harassment at workplace. If a boyfriend, she has the freedom KGMU Trauma Centre where last five years is evident in senses. The PM has turned guide and feels aghast at the dream to “really do something timised, thanks to the gender- love affair goes awry, either he of choice. But if a boy deserts he succumbed to injuries after many ways in Varanasi. ghats and city walls into vibrant new, ambitious Kashi for Kashi”. “In a way, it is a fes- biased laws. is tainted as a molester or a his girlfriend, he is the culprit,” a while. Deceased’s father Ajay Kumar, an autorick- spaces, he should get another Vishwanath Corridor project, tival of Bhole Baba’s (Kashi “The men are being rapist. The blame is complete- she pointed out. Hinga Lodhi said he was clue- shaw driver, can’t stop gushing term,” said 52-year-old Kamal for which, he said, hundreds of Vishwanath temple) liberation stereotyped as criminals at ly shifted to men as the prime She said that #MenToo in less as to what the motive for about the new Babatpur Road Upadhyay, who lives near old houses, many over cen- (‘mukti ka parv hai’), who for large, especially when the perpetrators of sexual abuse. A Lucknow was aimed at voicing murder was. Lodhi got married and he often tells visitors at Godowlia Chowk. But 32-year- turies-old, have been demol- ages had been surrounded by complainants are women. The well-known actor is also bear- the men’s voice to political five years ago and is survived Varanasi junction to go see the old Abhay Yadav, whose runs ished. “That was our heritage walls,” Modi had said after principle of natural justice ing the brunt of such biased leaders. “It’s time that political by a four-year old son, Adarsh. road to “feel the change”. a hotel-cum-restaurant in an and should have been pre- laying the foundation stone. and legal jurisprudence are law,” she pointed out. leaders wake up from the Reports said he was doing well “In 2014, the same road old building overlooking the served, the soul of Banaras lives Amit Singh, a bookstore kept aside. The #MeToo move- She said men were consid- slumber of women appease- in his catering business and was was in a poor condition and iconic Dashashwamedh Ghat, in its gullies, but in the name owner, whose shop is located ment has seen media trials, ered perpetrators without ment. Men are neither safe on known for quality and prompt tourists coming to the town is not quite impressed by these of ‘vikas’, so much of our lega- close to the corridor project site, digital lynching and character being given the right to be roads nor at the workplaces or service. Sources said he might would often curse experiencing “fancy lights”. “It feels good to cy got bulldozed. On one hand, however, is happy about the assassination of men of heard. homes, especially when they have been shot by some rivals the rough ride. Now, they can see the ghats sparkling at night Modiji talks about making project, saying, “Sometimes, to repute,” she said. “A surge in sexual assaults are dealing with women. We due to his popularity and suc- also see nice trees planted in dazzling colours. But what Kashi a Kyoto, and on the achieve something big, we have Giving an example, she and allegations of rape is demand stringent punishment cess in the business. there,” he said. In the main city, about the Ganga? Shouldn’t other hand, he knocks down to make small sacrifices.” said a president of leading IT alarming as the conviction for liars,” she added. Buddhist sites ‘Golden hour’ crucial for SCHOOLSCAN in state popular GREEN OLYMPIAD Paarth Tripathi, a Class X trauma patients: Doc student of City Montessori among tourists School, Rajajipuram Campus I, Lucknow (PNS): The Buddhist PNS n LUCKNOW Lucknow Century from performed brilliantly at the destinations in the state are picking Delhi-based trust at an Green Olympiad organised by up as popular ones for tourists. rauma patients who event in Indira Nagar C- Energy and Research Institute, Regional tourism officer RP Yadav Tneed urgent care must block crossing on Saturday. New Delhi. Students of sever- said these destinations were popular reach proper well-equipped “Obtaining definitive al noted schools of India took both among the domestic and inter- and managed healthcare care within this window can national tourists. He pointed out that facilities within the first 60 be difficult for trauma sites such as Sarnath, Kapilvastu and minutes, known as ‘golden patients residing in rural Kaushambhi had been witnessing hour’ for the best treatment locations. As opposed to increased number of visitors. outcomes. “Trauma-related larger, urban hospitals with “People from all parts of the injuries remain one of the more resources, many small, world visit these places because of the leading causes of untimely Because critically injured rural hospitals and emer- interest in Lord Buddha’s life,” he deaths. Trauma is time-sen- patients are more vulnerable gency clinics are not noted. He said it was mostly the older sitive, where delay in defin- to death during this period, equipped to treat severely generation vis-a-vis this kind of itive care of a few minutes it has been proposed that injured patients. The trans- tourism. Chairman of Indian Tours may mean the difference trauma patients have at portation time to a larger Association Prateek Hira said: between life and death. One most one hour from the hospital for rural patients “These destinations are attracting of the most fundamental time of the accident to can greatly surpass the ‘gold- visitors mainly people from South- tenets of trauma cares is the receive definitive care before en hour’. It is generally part in this olympiad in which East Asian countries but not to that ‘golden hour’. This term was morbidity and mortality accepted that trauma Paarth excelled by dint of his extent which Dharamshala and Leh coined to emphasise the increase significantly,” said patients have improved out- knowledge and scientific acu- attract owing to their scenic beauty. importance of providing Dr Rama Kant, WHO direc- comes if they reach defini- men. The olympiad was organ- The UP destinations lack that kind definitive care to trauma tor general’s awardee and tive care as soon as possible. ised to test students’ knowledge of scenery.” He pointed out that for patients as quickly as possi- former chief medical super- Studies have shown that a on issues like global warming, the domestic tourists, it was more ble. It represents the first intendent of King George’s person’s chance of survival climate change, pollution, water about heritage than religious peak in the trimodal distri- Medical University following trauma drops sig- and groundwater conserva- tourism. “The visitors are not attract- bution of trauma mortality (KGMU). nificantly if medical or sur- tion, and to sensitise them ed to the religious part owing to the in which majority of trauma Dr Rama Kant received gical intervention is not towards clean and green earth. lack of rituals and activities in these deaths occur within the first a mobile medical van as given within 60 minutes,” Dr He was given away a certificate monasteries,” he added. hour after the accident. President of Lions Club Rama Kant pointed out. of merit by the organisers. LUCKNOW | SUNDAY | MAY 19, 2019 landmark 05

Left, TMC urge EC to ensure free, fair polling EC gets Tripura HC PNS n NEW DELHI lier directives," said the CPI(M) the Chief Election including 298 in 30-Tamluk notice over details about letter to the EC. Commissioneron Saturday. constituency. This re-polling he Trinamool Congress and A CPI(M) delegation The Left party previously has become essential due TCPI(M) have urged the including party general secretary demanded re-polling in 630 to large-scale disturbances Election Commission to con- Sitaram Yechury and politburo booths, across reported in many polling West Tripura LS seat duct impartial polling in West member Hannan Mollah met various constituencies, booths, it said. Bengal on Sunday. Agartala: The Tripura High TMC supremo and West Court has served a notice to the Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Election Commission asking it Banerjee on Saturday wrote to Didi’s nephew sends defemation notice to PM to furnish details about West the Election Commission to SAUGAR SENGUPTA n KOLKATA deliberate and mala fide, per- (democracy) into “gun- Tripura Lok Sabha constituen- ensure "peaceful and impartial" petrated though thinly veiled datantra” (hooliganism). “We cy by May 21 in response to a elections in the State without the institutions and federal structure phases. It spread to the n an unprecedented devel- references of bhatija (nephew) are fighting against the atroc- petition seeking countermand- interference of the BJP. of the country and extend due streets of Kolkata on Tuesday, Iopment involving a Prime and didi while being fully ities of Trinamool as people are ing of elections in the seat. urgency of the matter. The EC should ensure that respect to the opposition parties when suspected Minister, Trinamool Congress aware that Mamata Banerjee is fed up with them,” he said. The petition was filed by sit- Dutta had approached the Sunday's polling is held without , urging it to deploy central TMC and BJP workers leader Abhishek Banerjee has referred to as didi and my client The junior Banerjee is also ting CPI(M) MP and candidate Supreme Court, which had the "undue interference of the forces present in West Bengal to clashed during a roadshow of shot off a libel notice to is her only nephew.” the outgoing Banerjee from of the constituency, Shankar turned down the case for urgent Central Government" and any build confidence among people saffron party chief Amit Shah. Narendra Modi accusing him The Prime Minister had a Diamond Harbour where he is Prasad Dutta on May 15. hearing and asked him to take intervention by the ruling party for the final phase of voting on A bust of polymath and of making derogatory and couple of days ago attacked engaged in a multi-pronged Alleging large scale vio- up the matter with the high at the Centre", Banerjee said. Sunday. social reformer Ishwar Chandra wildly fabricated remarks Abhishek — also the nephew of contest against CPI(M)’s Fuad lence by the ruling Bharatiya court. "In the final phase of the The e CPI(M) has also writ- Vidyasagar was damaged. Both against him and demanding the Bengal Chief Minister — Halim and BJP’s Nilanjan Roy. Janata Party during polling on The Congress too has election, I would request your ten to the Election Commission, the parties have blamed each unconditional apology within from an election rally at Banerjee had earlier April 11, Dutta had sought backed the demand by the good office to kindly ensure that urging it to deploy central forces other for its desecration. Monday. Diamond Harbour saying demanded an apology from the directions from the court to CPI(M) seeking a fresh election. election is completed peaceful- present in West Bengal to build "Though central forces are The legal notice marking intoxicated by power the Prime Minister failing which a hold fresh polling for the seat. On the poll panel's direc- ly, impartially and without any confidence among people for the present in the state, they are not the crescendo of a polarized ‘nephew’ had illegally occupied libel notice would be sent to The MP's counsel Tapas tions, re-polling was done in 168 undue interference of the final phase of voting on Sunday/ being deployed to create confi- and stormy electoral season some buildings from where him. The notice demands an Dutta Majumder said the peti- of the 1679 polling stations of Central government and any It said the central forces are not dence among people regarding addresses the Prime Minister he ran his office. apology from the Prime tion was heard by the court of the constituency on May 12. intervention by the ruling party being deployed for polling and the conduct of a free and fair saying, “your speech, punctu- Modi had launched a vit- Minister within 36 hours or Justice Arindam Lodh on Friday There are two Lok Sabha at the centre," Banerjee wrote to the promised route marches by poll. The promised route march- ated by false malicious and riolic attack on the Chief face legal action. and it issued the notice to the seats in the State — West Chief Election Commissioner them are "not taking place". es by the CRPF is not taking defamatory content, was an Minister and her nephew, Abhishek is pitted against EC, state chief electoral officer Tripura and East Tripura (ST). Sunil Arora. Violence has marred polling place. This should immediately embodiment of political cal- accusing them of running the the BJP's Nilanjan Roy. The PM and returning officer of the seat, Election in the East Tripura con- She also requested the poll in West Bengal during the pre- be rectified and the CEC must culation and mischievous “bua-bhatija model of gover- had campaigned in Roy's sup- asking them to furnish their stituency was held on April 23. body to "protect democratic vious six direct the compliance of its ear- intent. Your imputations were nance” and turning “gantantra” port on Wednesday. detailed reply, considering the PTI MoD rejects Vice Admiral IRREGULARITIES IN PROCUREMENT OF BULLETPROOF HELMETS Bimal Verma's petition CRPF officer writes to PM Modi PNS n NEW DELHI RAKESH K SINGH n NEW DELHI chased from MKU Limited 3,508 Nos 9 mm protection am informing you about , how done in the presence of AIIMS alleging that they are of sub helmets under the tolerance companies like MKU Limited doctors and you will be sur- efence Ministry on n an anonymous complaint standard quality. The com- clause of BSF and NSG in are selling helmets which don't prised that AIIMS doctors who DSaturday rejected Vice Ito Prime Minister Narendra plainant has further alleged that 2016-17," the CRPF told the protect from AK 47 ammo, understand human head will Admiral Bimal Verma's peti- Modi, a CRPF officer has this company had earlier sup- Ministry in its report. which is fired by terrorists in J not allow 13 mm deformation tion challenging the appoint- claimed irregularities in pro- plied BP Jackets to Mumbai "It is a continuing effort at & K. MKU is buying officers in (back face). No doctor will ment of Vice Admiral curement of bulletproof hel- Police and as also Rajasthan CRPF to explore and procure MHA/Senior officers in HQ approve this helmet /patka Karambir Singh as the next met/patka which can with- police, which have failed the headgears with highest stan- concerned and other IPS offi- specification for humans. The Navy Chief, overlooking his stand only 9 mm bullets and test. dards of appropriate protec- cers which have all the brains current patka specification will seniority. In its order, the not the ones fired from assault The Home Ministry sent tion level, keeping in view to check Facebook/Whatsapp not protect from AK 47 ammo Defence Ministry said the rifles like AK 47. the complaint to Director their wearability, and avail- but not Google the latest spec- kinetic energy. Modiji please appointment was made con- The complainant also General of CRPF Rajiv Rai ability in market. As of now, ifications for helmet for jawans Google and you will see many sidering all laid down norms, sought an end to all procure- Bhatnagar for furnishing a keeping in view the abysmal- in J & K. Shri Vijay Kumar (Ex companies selling AK 47pro- asserting that seniority can't be ments of 9 mm resistant hel- report. The Home Ministry ly low holding of Bullet DGCRPF) was the only officer tection helmet. I request you to the only criteria for the selec- mets/patkas and demanded also sought a separate report Resistant Head Gears (only , who demanded AK protection stop all procurement of 9 mm tion, according to officials. lawyer of Verma said the vice officer to the post. Verma, procurement of such head- from Chief Vigilance Officer 5,361 Nos against an authori- helmet for CRPF jawans and helmet/patka and investiga- Verma had moved a mili- admiral will challenge at the senior to Singh, was among the gears that can withstand AK 47 (CVO) of CRPF to conduct an sation of 1,22,485 Nos BR refused to buy 9 mm protection tion should be done why MKU tary tribunal questioning Vice AFT the Government's order contenders for the top post. bullets, a preferred choice of the enquiry on the complaint after head gears helmet/patkas, a helmet or patka. " 9 mm protection helmet Admiral Singh's appointment rejecting his petition. Verma is While appointing the terrorists against security forces identification of the com- process to procure 20,000 Nos "I would like to inform you /patkas are being pushed in as the next Navy Chief and the at present serving as comman- Army chief in 2016, the gov- in Jammu & Kashmir. plainant and submit report BR Helmets is underway. The that there are CRPF officers in CRPF and any force in India," tribunal on April 26 gave three der-in-chief of the Andaman ernment did not follow the The Prime Minister's under his signature. tender was opened on HQ which are pushing for hel- it further alleged. weeks to the Defence Ministry and Nicobar Command. long-held tradition of going by Office (PMO) referred the "Since encounters in 18.05.2017 and the field trials mets from MKU which only MKU supplied BP jackets to decide on Verma's petition. He had filed a statutory seniority. Bipin Rawat was complaint to the Union Home Jammu and Kashmir, Naxal-hit were conducted on protects from 9 mm pistol. in Mumbai police and also in The Defence Ministry, in complaint with the Defence appointed Army chief super- Ministry which in turn passed States and Northeast entail fir- 4/12/176/12/17at TBRL, Modiji when you say in your Rajasthan police , which have its reply to Verma's plea, said a Ministry on April 10, chal- seding then Eastern Command it on to CRPF to enquire into ing by insurgents and terrorists Chandigarh. Two firms i.e. speech "brothers and sisters", failed the test. "MKU is able to robust selection procedure was lenging appointment of Singh, Chief Lt Gen Praveen Bakshi the issues. from SLRs, LMGs, assault rifles SMPP and MKU Ltd went to we really look at you for top buy the government officers followed for selecting the next and asked it to respond with- and Southern Command Chief The CRPF has said the pro- like AK 47 and other such the field trials. The procure- quality armour protection. I am and manage the order even Navy Chief and that the peti- in 10 days. However, as there PM Hariz. Besides Verma, the curements have been made as weapons, headgears with 9 ment process is yet to be an officer in CRPF deployed in with substandard supply , tioner found unsuitable for was no response from the min- other contenders for the Navy per qualitative requirements mm resistance can be suicidal finalised . Thus any allegation J &K and before that I was please protect and stop this evil the top post, according to the istry, he approached the AFT Chief post included Vice Chief (QRs) fixed by MHA and there for the unsuspecting jawans," a of favouring any particular doing duty in Naxal areas. I am scam. We only need the best. officials. on April 24. In his petition, of Naval Staff Vice Admiral G is no question of favouring CRPF insider said. firm is highly misplaced and a big supporter of you Modiji, I have seen many die during The Ministry held that no Verma wondered why he was Ashok Kumar, FOC-in-C of MKU Ltd that supplies the hel- In its report to the unsubstantiated," the CRPF you are sent by God to save the course of my duty. Please unsubstantiated, frivolous, overlooked for the top post Western Naval Command Vice mets/patkas. Ministry, the CRPF said hel- said in its report. India from corrupt officers. I issue orders, only the best extraneous or irrelevant con- despite being the senior-most Admiral Ajit Kumar and FOC- The complainant has also mets and patkas are two pro- The CRPF further said, demand for CBI enquiry to be specification for all the prod- siderations have any bearing on in the line of command, in-C of Southern Naval alleged that in collusion with tective headgears used exten- "In an effort to attempt pro- done on the purchase of hel- uct should be approved for ten- appointment of the next Navy terming as "wrongful" the gov- Command Vice Admiral Anil the MHA and senior CRPF sively used by security forces in curement of higher level pro- met/patka, both don't save der as substandard specifica- Chief, they said. Verma, the ernment's decision to appoint Kumar Chawla. officials, MKU has been sup- India. Till date, MHA approved tection from rifle bullets, it was your brothers," the complainant tion product (jugad specifica- senior-most naval commander, Singh to the post. The govern- Singh, who is at present plying substandard quality QRs of helmets that could CRPF that proactively took claimed. tion) is compromising the safe- had moved the Armed Forces ment had in March named serving as the Flag Officer head gears. The complainant offer protection against rifle, initiative and took up the case "Modiji we don't need 9 ty of Indian soldiers under Tribunal last month after the Singh as the next chief of naval Commanding in Chief (FOC- further alleged that MKU also are not available. with MHA to review the QRs mm helmets. The deformation your leadership with huge defence ministry did not staff, to succeed Admiral Sunil in-C) of the Eastern Naval supplied bullet proof vests to MHA-approved QRs are of BP patkas." (to helmets/patkas from bul- financial losses due to purchase respond to his statutory com- Lanba who retires on May 30. Command in Visakhapatnam, Mumbai and Rajasthan police available only for 9 mm pro- In the anonymous letter on lets) should not exceed 13 mm. of products which are not plaint against Vice Admiral The government made the will be the first helicopter pilot which had failed tests. tection helmets. "CRPF has a CRPF letterhead to Prime Can you ask all the officers in needed by forces on the gound, Singh's appointment. selection following a merit- to become chief of naval staff. The anonymous com- never made any procurement Minister Narendra Modi, titled CRPF HQ on the pay rolls of added the complainant who The Armed Forces based approach and did not go Verma is brother of former plainant requested the PM to through its own tender on the "CRPF-Helmet and Patka sub- MKU, which are pushing for 9 only identified himself as AC Tribunal here is scheduled to with the tradition of appoint- Navy chief Nirmal Kumar stop all procurement of 9 mm basis of these MHA approved standard quality procurement mm helmets for us in J&K to (Assistnat Commandant) hear the case on Monday. A ing the senior-most eligible Verma. helmet and Patka, being pur- QRs. However, CRPF procured scam", the complaint said, "I wear the helmet and get a test (Srinagar Sector), Kashmir. Chargesheet filed in Alwar gangrape case 1 out of 4 TB patients in Alwar: Police on Saturday filed Hansraj Gurjar, and Mahesh authority concerned to block the accused called up the hus- culated the video on social a chargesheet against the six Gujar are accused of raping the the video," Lal said. band and demanded money, media. accused in the Alwar gangrape woman. Deshmukh said a technical threatening to upload the video When the matter came grip of mental disorder case in a SC/ST Court here. While, they have been team was making efforts to on social media. The husband into light on May 7, the next Meanwhile, another case charged with rioting, gangrape, ascertain the identity of the then narrated the incident to day of polling, protests rocked ARCHANA JYOTI n NEW DELHI has been registered against criminal intimidation and kid- accused who would be arrest- family members and the state and the Ashok Gehlot- unidentified people for upload- napping, Mukesh Gurjar, who ed. approached the then led Congress government faced t least one out of four ing the video of the gangrape shot and circulated the video, The video was uploaded on Superintendent of Police Rajiv severe criticism. Apatients of TB is in the grip on YouTube, the police said. has been charged under the IT May 10 and it has more than Pachar with his complaint on Prime Minister Narendra of psychiatric disorders, par- Investigating Officer and Act. 30,000 views, the police said. April 30. Modi, BSP chief Mayawati con- ticularly depression owing to Deputy Superintendent of Alwar Superintendent of The victim was going with Pachar marked the com- demned the incident, while long duration of treatment for Police Jagmohan Sharma said Police Anil Paris Deshmukh her husband on a motorcycle plaint and asked him to meet the BJP, the Rashtriya the disease, stigmatisation and a350-page chargesheet was said the maximum punish- on Thanagaji-Alwar road on the SHO of Thanagaji Police Loktantrik Party held protests absence of family support, filed in the SC/ST Court ment for gangrape is impris- April 26 when the accused Station but the the officer did in Alwar, Jaipur, Dausa and Government doctors have said against six accused. "Five of onment till death and added stopped them and took them not give a serious response and other areas, alleging that the in a recent study. them have been charged with that the case has 35 witnesses. behind a sand dune along the the FIR was only lodged on case was covered up for polit- Unemployed patients and Director-Professor and her two died due to TB. various sections of the IPC, the SHO of Kotwali Police roadside. May 2. ical reasons during elections. those from the lower strata are junior and senior residents On the mental health front SC/ST Act and IT Act, and one Station Kanhaiya Lal lodged a They thrashed the hus- The accused kept calling The Rajasthan more prone to depression, said Umang P Salodia and Surabhi the situation is grim. Currently, accused has been charged with case under section 228-a of band and raped her in front of up the husband for money, fol- Government placed Pachar the doctors as they stressed on Sethi from Department of the country has 9,000 psychi- sections of the IT Act," he said. IPC, which deals with the dis- him. The couple were held lowing which he sought help under awaiting posting order psychiatric evaluation of all Community Medicine, atrists, 2,000 psychiatric nurs- The next hearing in the closure of identity of the victim captive for nearly three hours from the SP and police again, (APO) status, suspended the such patients at least once Vardhman Mahavir Medical es, 1,000 clinical psychologists case is on May 21. of certain offences. before they were let go in the but they asked him to wait, say- SHO of Thanagaji police sta- when they come for treatment College and Safdarjung and 1,000 psychiatric social Inderraj Gurjar, Ashok "The case was registered on evening. ing they were busy in elections. tion and shunted four police- at the Directly Observed Hospital, Delhi suggested that workers, too inadequate to Gurjar, Chotelal Gurjar, Friday. We have written to the Initially, they kept quiet but On May 4, the accused cir- men to lines. PTI Treatment Short-course "Physicians and DOTS meet the increasing demand in (DOTS) centres. providers should have a high view of rising number of men- The study published in the index of suspicion for depres- tal illness patients. To meet the recent issue of Indian Journal sion when assessing TB WHO health standards, an SIT constituted to probe Bhaderwah of Public Health was conduct- patients. Those from lower additional 30,000 psychiatrists, AIR to broadcast special programme ed among 106 TB patients pul- socioeconomic status and those 37,000 psychiatric nurses, monary and extrapulmonary who are unemployed during 38,000 psychiatric social work- killing, curfew continues for third day TB, enrolled at a DOTS center their illness are especially prone ers and 38,000 clinical psy- Bhaderwah/Jammu: A five- communal colour to the inci- in a rural area of Delhi. to depression. chologists will be needed to member special investigation dent to flare up the situation. on results of LS, Assembly elections Depression was found to "Their lack of employment provide healthcare to a 130- team (SIT) was constituted on "A five-member SIT head- be present in 25 (23.6 per may be contributory to the crore population. Saturday to probe the death of ed by Superintendent of Police, New Delhi: The All India biggest radio network of the available live on YouTube cent) participants with a high- financial hardships of the fam- As per a national mental a person in firing here which Bhaderwah, Raj Singh Gouria Radio will continuously broad- country, will continuously channel of AIR News, the state- er proportion of them being ily, predisposing them to health survey conducted in triggered violent protests, forc- has been constituted to probe cast a special programme on broadcast a special programme ment said. unemployed, belonging to mid- depression" 2014-16, about 1 per cent of the ing authorities to impose an the killing of Shah," Senior results of the Lok Sabha and on election results for 40 hours, AIR correspondents from dle or lower class. Depression While India has the high- total population suffers from indefinite curfew in the com- superintendent of Police, Doda, assembly elections in four states an official statement said. across the country will contin- is a common mental disorder, est number of TB patients in severe mental disorders and 9 munally-sensitive town, offi- Shabir Ahmad Malik told PTI. for 40 hours. The AIR News will mount uously provide latest live characterized by sadness, loss the world, ironically it has per cent from common men- cials said. Gouria, along with other News Services Division of "Special Janadesh 2019" — updates of counting of votes. of interest or pleasure, feelings inadequate mental health tal illnesses. The Doda district admin- members of the SIT, and a All India Radio (NSD-AIR) has bilingual programme in Hindi Similarly, all 46 Regional of guilt or low self worth, dis- experts. As per the Global TB By 2020, it is projected to istration had refuted reports team of Forensic Science made elaborate arrangements and English — from 7 am on News Units of AIR throughout turbed sleep or appetite, feel- report 2017, India accounted rank second among contribu- that "cow vigilantism" was the Laboratory (FSL) visited the for providing authentic and lat- May 23 to 11 pm on May 24. the country will mount special ings of tiredness, and poor for about a quarter of the tors to disability adjusted life reason behind the killing of scene of the incident at Kachi est results of the polls from May The programme will be programmes and news bulletins concentration. world's TB cases. In 2015, an year, calculated for all ages Nayeem Shah and said some Nalthi village and collected 23 morning. broadcast on AIR FM Gold and in regional languages of their The team of health experts estimated 28 lakh cases and sex, second only to heart people were trying to give fresh evidence. PTI For the first time, AIR, the other channels. It will also be respective states, it said. PTI led by Dr Anita Khokhar occurred, and 4.8 lakh people diseases. LUCKNOW| SUNDAY | MAY 19, 2019 06

p There are 81 p 10.86 per cent of p PM contesting Lok Sabha elections in 15 years — It is after 15 years p There is dynasty in Bollywood. There is also dynasty in Indian politics. p 3 out of 59 candidates total Lok Sabha that any Prime Minister is contesting Lok Sabha elections. The last Both seem to be merging with Sunny Deol as BJP candidate from constituencies are who have not constituency going PM who contested election was Atal Bihari Vajpayee in 2004 from Gurdaspur. His father bollywood actor Dharmendra was Lok Sabha MP red alert cons- TOP CANDIDATES declared their for polls in the Lucknow (Manmohan Singh did not contest Lok Sabha elections). PM (2004-09) from Bikaner. Another bollywood actor, Vinod Khanna as BJP tituencies. (Red PAN details seventh phase Modi is also the eighth PM to be re-contesting from the same seat candidate won Gurdaspur four times (1998, 1999, 2004 and 2014) alert constituencies PATNA SAHIB PATLIPUTRA are those cons- Ravi Shankar MD Kalimullah, tituencies where 3 Prasad, BJP BSP vs Misa p Harsimrat Kaur Badal and Sukhbir Badal are contesting on SAD tickets from p Former CM of Jharkhand Shibu Soren will be p Bhojpuri film star Ravi Kishan’s is contesting as BJP’s or more contesting vs Bharti, RJD Bathinda and Firozpur respectively. They joined the four prominent wife-husband contesting from Dunka hoping to win for the candidate from Gorakhpur, considered a bastion of chief candidates have Shatrughan vs Ram duo contesting in this elections (Others couples are: Dimple Yadav and Akhilesh ninth time. He was first time elected in 1980, minister Yogi Adityanath. BJP has not lost the seat in Lok BIHAR declared criminal Sinha, Kripal Yadav, Yadav (From same party — SP), Shatrughan Sinha (Congress) and Poonam Sinha and since then, Soren has won from Dumka Sabha elections since 1991. However, the party lost cases against Congress BJP (SP), Ranjeet Ranjan (Congress) and Pappu Yadav (Jan Adhikar Party)) eight times and lost thrice Gorakhpur by-poll seat in March 2018 themselves)

CHANDIGARH DUMKA Kirron Kher, Arjun Pujhar, TMC BJP vs Pawan vs Shibu Soren, Kumar Bansal, JMM vs Sunil MODI ADDRESSED 142 RALLIES IN ALL Congress vs Soren, BJP vs Parveen Senapati in the Hindi heartland states of Kumar, BSP Murmu, CPI vs Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh Stephan Besra, BSP JHARKHAND 40% in UP, WB, Odisha and Rajasthan came as a major CHANDIGARH shock for the BJP, the party concluded in Khargone in Prime Minister devoted ample the saffron party in West deputed more foot soldiers of Indore Madhya Pradesh, Modi also time in campaigning in UP Bengal was to reach the major- RSS in these two states, a BJP Er Deepchand Ahirwal, BSP vs held four roadshows and final- amid a sense in the BJP that it ity mark. leader privy to the development Pankaj Sanghvi, Congress vs ly appeared at a press confer- would not be easy for the party “The party was hopeful of told IANS. Shankar Lalwani, BJP ence where he did not answer to repeat the performance of winning good number of seats “The target set in these two MADHYA any questions, attracting a lot 2014 because of the alliance (at least 60) in UP but it is not states is at least 30,” he said, PRADESH of criticism. formed by arch rivals going to happen. Realising this, adding that the Prime The Prime Minister Samajwadi Party and BSP, the party leadership went Minister’s rallies were planned GURDASPUR AMRITSAR addressed the highest number along with RLD. aggressive in West Bengal as accordingly in these states as he Sunny Deol, BJP Hardeep Singh Puri, of 29 rallies in UP, followed by His greater thrust there was a possibility of polar- could himself asses the ground vs Sunil Jakhar, BJP vs Kuldip Singh 17 in Trinamool Congress- on personal campaign in West ization against Mamata situation. Congress Dhaliwal, AAP vs ruled West Bengal and 8 in Bengal and Odisha is because Banerjee’s Muslim appease- Besides, these three states, vs Peter Gurjeet Singh Aujla, BJD-ruled Odisha. of the intent of the BJP to ment policy,” the BJP Modi gave much importance to PUNJAB Masih, Congress vs In the 2014 Lok Sabha improve its performance in leader said. States like Bihar, Maharashtra, AAP Daswinder Kaur, CPI polls, the BJP had made a these two States. The BJP has been making Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, IANS n NEW DELHI crucial Uttar Pradesh, West sweep in Uttar Pradesh, win- Although the BJP and the determined efforts to make Karnataka and Gujarat, where Bengal and Odisha which have ning 71 out of 80 seats. Prime Minister claim that West inroads in West Bengal and he held 50 rallies altogether. GORAKHPUR GHAZIPUR rime Minister Narendra a combined seat strength of 143 However, in West Bengal, Bengal will help the party Odisha since the last two years These six states comprise 196 Dr Ashish Ajit Pratap PModi addressed 142 rallies Lok Sabha seats. it had bagged only 2 out of 42 crossing 300-mark, a top BJP with the help of RSS deputing Lok Sabha seats, out of which Kumar Singh, Kushwaha, during his marathon election During the high-pitch seats and in Odisha, only one leader, on condition of leaders like Shiv Prakash, Saudan the BJP won 150 on its own CPI vs Congress vs Afzal campaign, devoting 40 per campaign that began from out of 21 seats. anonymity, told IANS that the Singh and Arvind Menon. and 167 with allies 167 in the Madhusudan Ansari, BSP vs cent of these in the politically- Meerut in Uttar Pradesh and In the current elections, the last ditch aggressive effort by After the Assembly results 2014 polls. Tripathi, Congress vs Ravi Bhanu Prakash Pandey, CPI Kishan, BJP vs Rambhual vs Manoj Nishad, SP Sinha, BJP Shadow of Vidyasagar POLLS MAKE BITTER TURN SWEET: VARANASI MIRZAPUR Narendra Modi, BJP Ram vs Ajay Rai, Congress Charitra, SP Mills forced to crush cane till polling vs Shalini Yadav, SP vs bust vandalisation on PRADESH UTTAR Lalitesh IANS n KUSHINAGAR Pati Tripathi, Kolkata North poll he sugarcane crushing sea- Congress Tson is long over and the remaining crop has gone dry. IANS n KOLKATA But elections obviously DUM DUM BARASAT make the bitter sound sweet, so Naresh Chandra Barui, Dr Kakoli n uneasy calm the four sugar mills in Hata, BSP vs Nepaldeb Ghoshdastidar, TMC vs Aprevails in and Ramkola, Kaptanganj and Bhattacharya, CPM vs Mrinal Kanti Debnath, around Vidyasagar Khadda in Kushinagar and Samik Bhattacharya, BJP vs Sukumar Bala, BSP vs College, that has Siswa Bazar in Maharajganj are BJP vs Sougata Ray, Subrata Dutta, Congress vs been at the centre of being made to crush cane. TMC vs Saurav Saha, Haripada Biswas, All India a political tornado Polling in both these con- Congress Forward Bloc over violence and stituencies will be held in the supplying cane. The mill own- a very low price to the crushers. vandalism of Bengali final phase of Lok Sabha elec- ers express their inability and Kushinagar was once DIAMOND KOLKATA DAKSHIN polymath Ishwarch- tions on Sunday. An official of say they are helpless.” known as the sugar capital of the HARBOUR Chandra Kumar andra Vidyasagar’s bust during number of police personnel the Hata mill admits that the The cane growers are also country. Before Independence, Abhishek Banerjee, Bose, BJP vs Mala BJP president Amit Shah’s were picketing opposite the cane crushing season is from not happy with this extended the region had 23 sugar mills, TMC vs Nilanjan Roy, BJP Roy, TMC vs Mita high-voltage roadshow in the college. October to March. “But we are crushing season. Badri Prasad, a but today there are only eight — Women police personnel leave for polling WEST BENGAL vs Dr Fuad Halim, CPM vs Chakraborty, area earlier this week. Several large posters and yet to shut this time,” he added. cane grower, explains, “If we sup- five in Kushinagar and one stations ahead of the seventh and last Md Goribulla Molla, BSP Congress vs Nandini The century old institution banners of protest, some of However, he does not ply cane at this time, it will have each in Deoria, Maharajganj phase of Lok Sabha polls, in Patna, on vs Soumya Aich Roy, Mukherjee, CPM vs Sarfaraz falls under the prestigious them bearing the picture of the explain the reason for crushing low weight due to lack of irriga- and Gorakhpur. The sugar belt Saturday PTI Congress Khan, BSP Kolkata North parliamentary broken bust, dotted the front cane when the moisture is tion. There is no water in the has shifted to western Uttar constituency, that will go to the gate and adjacent walls of the already lost, affecting its sugar canals and irrigating by diesel Pradesh where farmers are more polls along with eight other Lok college. One such posters read recovery. The Hata factory’s pump sets is an expensive propo- organised and get better pay- IN VARANASI Sabha seats in the State in the “barnaparichay er upor Aghat average sugar-to-cane recovery sition. It is better if we sell cane ment facilities. last phase of polling on May 19. er Pratibad” (protest against the has been 12 per cent for the in the local market for juice.” During the 2014 Lok Sabha Days after the frenzied attack on Barnaparichay — a current season. Farmers who have supplied polls, Prime Minister Narendra incident, which turned the book of Bengali alphabet and Congress candidate from cane to the sugar mills are now Modi, while addressing a rally area into a battleground, the primary Bengali reader written Khushinagar R.P.N. Singh says, wary the mills will close down in Padrauna, had promised re- Selfie with inked finger century old institution on by Vidyasagar). “This is a ploy by the BJP gov- in two days, as soon as polling opening of the Padrauna sugar Bidhan Sarani bore a desolate A number of locals, young ernment to fool the cane grow- is over, and their payments mill within 100 days. Five years look with both its gates locked. and old, said the attack on the ers. They have asked the mills would be delayed. They would have gone by, but not a single None of the students or college statue of a Bengali icon like to continue crushing till the have no option but to burn the representative of the govern- officials could be seen from Vidyasagar may considerably elections are over but the farm- thousands of tonnes of their ment has even visited the area, motivation for voting outside while a significant impact the election result. ers are not getting indents for sugarcane crop or sell them at the farmers said. PTI n VARANASI general election. Rai, who hails from the Bhumihar communi- MODI MEDITATES... CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 sion of institutional integrity is s the country prepares for ty, also has a considerable fol- At the airport, the PM the hallmark of the present dis- Athe last leg of polling, the lowing among Brahmins. He inquired about the progress of pensation. Congress spokesper- excitement among the elec- began his political career as a reconstruction of Kedarnath rounding the temple. Regular various Opposition leaders are Rafale issue.” Former home son Randeep Singh Surjewala torate in the temple town of member of the ABVP, the RSS’ and one of his pet projects the visits of PM has further popu- likely to stepped up before the minister and senior leader P tweeted “The Election Varanasi, which gave the coun- student wing, and was elected ‘All weather road’, connecting the larized Kedarnath shrine as the Lok Sabha results are announced Chidambaram said, “PM Commission or Election try a Prime Minister last time to the Uttar Pradesh Assembly Char Dhams from the CM number of visitors here is show- on May 23. Amid the efforts to ‘addresses’ press conference. Omission! Another Dark Day it voted in the Lok Sabha elec- as a BJP candidate from Rawat and Chief Secretary ( CS) ing an upward swing in last three bring all non-NDA parties Who is the wit who said ‘silence for Democracy!” Terming the tion, is palpable, with people Kolasala thrice in a row Utpal Kumar Singh. From years. He in a way has become together, Karnataka Chief can be eloquent’? PM’s press controversy as “unsavoury and counting myriad reasons to go between 1996 and 2007. Dehradun airport, the PM an unofficial brand ambassador Minister and JD(S) leader H D conference was proof of that avoidable” CEC Arora said that out and vote. After being denied a Lok boarded a Helicopter to visit the of Kedarnath. An example of his Kumaraswamy urged Congress statement.” there have been so many times “Feeling of being a respon- Sabha ticket by the BJP in Kedarnath temple located at an love for the Himalayas and and his party members not to in the past when there has been sible citizen who has a say in 2009, he switched to the altitude of 11664 above mean sea Uttarakhand was reflected in give controversial statements BITTER CAMPAIGN... a vast diversion of views as it can, deciding the future of the coun- Samajwadi Party and lost elec- level (MSL). From the Helipad, one of his tweets on Saturday against each other. Former An average of 66.88 per cent and should be. try,” is the reason why Rahul, a tion to Murali Manohar Joshi, the PM walked directly to the when on his way to the Prime Minister and JD(S) leader voters exercised their franchise first year student and a first-time who was a BJP nominee, by a temple where he performed Kedarnath, PM posted some H D Devegowda said they are all in the last six phases. While the 50% HYPERTENSION... voter, is excited about partici- margin of 17,000 votes. Rudrabhishekwith the help of pictures of snow clad Himalayas together and with the Congress campign from both sides staretd The study also found adults pating in the electoral process. Shalini Yadav is the daugh- chief priest Kedar Linga and on his tweeter account. In a in forming the next on a bitter note, but it deterio- living in rural areas, men, and The Sunday voting in this high- ter-in-law of Shyamlal Yadav, Vedpathi Onkarnath Shukla. tweet, he wrote, “Majestic Government. “We are on the rated in personal mud slinging those who were poorer and less profile constituency will be who was elected as an MP from After performing a circumam- Mountains! Clicked these pic- verge of formation of a new and nbame calling as the elec- educated, were even less likely to keenly watched not only in the Varanasi in 1984. In 2014 Lok bulation of the sanctum sanc- tures on the way to Kedarnath.’’ Government at the Centre. At tions progressed. The last pahse receive the care they need. country but also across the Sabha election, Modi had defeat- torum of the shrine, the PM this juncture where all efforts are will take place in the backdroip One of the authors of the globe as it will decide whether ed Aam Aadmi Party chief greeted the pilgrims by waiving NAIDU STEPS UP... being made to form a non-BJP of an unsavoury controversy study, Dr Ashish Awasthi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi Arvind Kejriwal by a margin of his hands. Naidu drove straight from Government at the Centre, the triggered hy BJP Bhopal candi- Assistant Professor (INSPIRE returns as a parliamentarian in 3.37 lakh votes in Varanasi. After that PM started Lucknow’s Chaudhary Charan contradictory statements by date Pragya Singh Thakur, who Faculty) at the PHFI said, the lower house. Kejriwal, who had contested as inspecting the progress of recon- Singh airport to the Samajwadi leaders of coalition partners called Nathuram Godse a patri- “Diabetes is a growing challenge The young and the first- AAP nominee in 2014, managed struction and other activities in Party office. He was greeted with may mar such efforts,” the ot, hurting the sentiments of in India, and a major cause of time voters are the most excit- to get 2 lakh votes. and around the temple. During a bouquet by Akhilesh. The two Karnataka CM tweeted. There million of people who saw him cardiovascular deaths and renal ed lot in the constituency, Whereas, the Congress the inspection of the construc- leaders then went into a closed has been a war of words between as a killer of Mahatama Gandhi. dysfunction. Considering the which in 2014 voted for Modi time voter Sourav to go out and could manage only 7.3 per tion activity, Modi was seen talk- door meeting, SP sources said. the Congress and its alliance Similalrly, West Bengal saw co-existence of diabetes and with a staggering 56.37 per cent vote. “For more than a month cent votes and the combined ing to the Uttarakhand CS, Later, Naidu drove to Mayawati’s partners JD(S) in Karanataka for major trouble last Tuesday hypertension with poor level of vote share — a 25.85 percent- or so I am watching my friends vote share of the SP-BSP was Utpal Kumar Singh and Manoj Mall Road Avenue residence. some time now. when BJP president Amit Shah’s awareness, treatment and con- age point swing in favour of the from other States post their self- only 10.7 per cent in 2014. Semwal, the in charge of the Sources said Naidu is Opposition leaders also roadshow in the Kolkata was trol, it is necessary to focus on BJP as compared to 2009 when ies with ink on their figure. Now In Varanasi, there are 18.54 work executing agency at believed to conveyed all the lead- took swipes at Prime Minister marred by violence and destruc- primary prevention and screen- the saffron party’s Murali it is my turn, I don’t want to miss lakh electorates in the con- Kedarnath. It is learnt that he ers that “we all should come Narendra Modi for not taking tion of social reformer Ishwar ing efforts, as a cost-effective Manohar Joshi won with a this opportunity,” he said. stituency who will cast their sought detailed information together and put our act togeth- any questions at a Press confer- Chandra Vidyasagar’s bust in a strategy to reduce the impact of vote share of 30.5 per cent. The constituency has wit- votes on Sunday in 1,819 about the progress of Astha er” in forming the next govern- ence on Friday and diverting college in north Kolkata. In a diabetes on population health in “We all will go together to nessed an extravagant cam- polling booths, out of which Pathsbeing constructed along ment by keeping the BJP out them to BJP chief Amit Shah. first such action in India’s elec- India.” “We have observed that cast our votes as being a paigning in the last month or so, 273 are categorised as critical. the Mandakini and Saraswati from Centre. The TDP chief has While former UP Chief Minister toral history, the Election every 8th person who took responsible citizen it is out with celebrities and high-profile Sharing the details about the rivers and took note of the already held several rounds of and Samajwadi Party leader Commission ordered cam- Indus Health Plus’s Preventive duty,” says 25-year-old Seema, leaders participating in it, which polling process, local District problems faced by engineers and discussions with various oppo- Akhilesh Yadav tweeted a pic- paigning in the nine West Health Checkup last year was sitting with her friends at the included roadshows by Modi Magistrate Surendra Singh, who workers due to adverse climat- sition leaders, including TMC ture of three wise monkeys cov- Bengal constituencies to end at suffering from Hypertension. Assi ghat here. and Congress general secre- is also the returning officer, ic conditions. supremo Mamata Banerjee, ering their eyes, ears and mouth 10 pm on Thursday, instead of While those from urban areas Seema, who is pursuing tary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra. said, “The administration has set This was the fourth time AAP national convener Arvind with their hands, former Jammu 6 pm on Friday, in the wake of blamed work pressure and job doctorate from the Banaras Besides Modi, there are 25 up 145 model booths and one the PM vested the Kedarnath Kejriwal and CPI (M) general and Kashmir chief minister and the violence between the BJP insecurity for rising levels of Hindu University, said she will other candidates who are in pink booth which will be oper- shrine during the last five years. secretary Sitaram Yechury in his National Conference leader and the TMC during Shah’s stress and eventually hyperten- cast her first vote in 2014 and fray, but his main challengers ated only by women.” He visited Kedarnath in earlier meetings. A day earlier Omar Abdullah also took to roadshow. sion, people from semi-rural and has participated in all the elec- are Congress’ Ajay Rai and SP- Singh also appealed to vot- November last year at the time Naidu had said not only the Twitter to say, “Amit Shah does- rural area blamed the increasing tions since then, as has her BSP grand alliance’s nominee ers to come out in large num- of closure of the temple for win- Telangana Rashtra Samithi n’t forget to thank the embedded CEC DENIES... cost and in-house expenditure. friends sitting there. Shalini Yadav. bers to cast vote in Varanasi, ters. In the year 2017 too he vis- (TRS) but any outfit which is BJP workers disguised as jour- Arora said diversion of If not treated in time, hyper- The elections were There was a speculation of which had reported 58.35 per ited Kedarnath in May and against the saffron party are wel- nalists.” Questioning the Prime views was not new among the tension can lead to heart prob- announced on March 10 and Priyanka Gandhi also contest- cent polling in 2014. October. His deep faith and come to join a grand alliance Minister for his “silence” at the members of the Election lems, renal and multiple organ the country has voted in six ing from this high-profile seat There are five assembly devotion has resulted in accel- after the election results are Press conference, CPI leader D Commission and that they not failure, hence timely and routine phases already with social which had raised the stakes of segments in Varanasi Lok eration of reconstruction activ- declared. Opposition parties are Raja said, “What was in the press expected to be clones of each check-up is must,” said Amol media flooded with people political parties in this con- Sabha constituency — ity in and around Kedarnath pitching for a joint anti-BJP front conference? The Prime Minister other. While the Congress hit Naikawadi, preventive health- posting selfies flaunting their stituency. But the Congress Rohaniya, Varanasi North, temple and has helped in com- to steer the next Government. should have answered the point- out at the Modi Government on care specialist, Indus Health fingers with indelible ink. again reposed faith in Rai, Varanasi South, Varanasi plete makeover of the area sur- Hectic deliberations between ed question posed to him on the the EC’s controversy saying ero- Plus. This has inspired a first- who lost his deposit in the 2014 Cantonment and Sevapuri. LUCKNOW | SUNDAY | MAY 19, 2019 world 07 US warns airliners India offers SL support to fight ‘Jihadi terror’

PTI n COLOMBO Maligawa and received the Buddha. flying in Persian Gulf blessings of the Most Venerable Both the Mahanayake ndia has offered full support Thibbotuwawe Sri Sumangala Theras deeply appreciated to Sri Lanka in dealing with Mahanayake Thera of the India’s unconditional and amid Iran tensions Ithe common threat of Malwatu Chapter and the Most strong support for Sri Lanka “Jihadi terrorism” following Venerable Warakagoda Sri including in the security AP n DUBAI America to launch “surgical the deadly Easter Sunday sui- Gnanarathana Mahanayake sphere, it said. strikes” on Tehran. cide bombings that killed near- Thera of the Asgiriya Chapter Indian authorities shared S diplomats warned This all takes root in ly 260 people, including 11 in Kandy, it said. intelligence with Sri Lanka USaturday that commercial Trump’s decision last year to Indians. Both the Mahanayake before the serial blasts rocked airliners flying over the wider withdraw the US from the 2015 Indian High Theros deeply appreciated the neighbouring country. Persian Gulf faced a risk of nuclear accord between Iran Commissioner to Sri Lanka India’s unconditional and However, Sri Lankan authori- being “misidentified” amid and world powers and impose Taranjit Singh Sandhu on strong support for Sri Lanka, ties failed to act on the intelli- heightened tensions between wide-reaching sanctions. Friday also discussed the pre- including in the security gence inputs. the US and Iran. Iran just announced it vailing security situation dur- sphere, the statement said. Nine suicide bombers, The warning relayed by would begin backing away from ing his recent meeting with Sandhu also conveyed including a woman, carried out US diplomatic posts from the terms of the deal, setting a 60- two top-ranking Buddhist greetings on the auspicious a series of devastating blasts Federal Aviation day deadline for Europe to monks at Sri Dalada Maligawa occasion of Vesak to the Most that tore through three church- Administration underlined the come up with new terms or it or the temple of the Sacred Venerable Mahanayake Theros es and three luxury hotels, risks the current tensions pose would begin enriching uranium Tooth Relic in Kandy, Indian and recalled the visit of Prime killing 258 people and injuring to a region crucial to global air closer to weapons-grade levels. Embassy here said in a state- Minister Narendra Modi to over 500 others. travel. It also came as Lloyd’s of Tehran long has insisted it does ment. Sri Lanka for the International Authorities earlier said they London warned of increasing not seek nuclear weapons, “High Commissioner....dis- Vesak Day celebration in 2017 believed a little-known local risks to maritime shipping in though the West fears its pro- cussed the prevailing security and the exposition of the sacred militant Islamist group known the region. gram could allow it to build situation with the Most Sarnath Relics in Sri Lanka in as National Tawheed Jamath Concerns about a possible atomic bombs. Venerable Mahanayake theros 2018. (NTJ) was behind the attack. conflict have flared since the The order relayed Saturday and offered India’s full support Sri Lanka has declared two However, the NTJ has not Buddhist devotees pray at a temple as they mark the Buddha Poornima or Vesak in Colombo on Saturday AP White House ordered warships by U.S. diplomats in Kuwait and to Sri Lanka in dealing with the days of holidays for nation- claimed responsibility for the and bombers to the region to the UAE came from an FAA common threat of Jihadi ter- wide celebrations of Vesak, or attacks, Sri Lanka’s worst. of men it says were the the Kandyan Dancing School International Buddhist counter an alleged, unexplained Notice to Airmen published late rorism,” the statement said. the commemoration of the The Islamic State terror bombers. being constructed with India’s Academy (SIBA) campus in threat from Iran that has seen Thursday in the US. The High Commissioner birth, enlightenment and pass- group said it had carried out Furthermore, the envoy assistance of some Rs150 mil- Pallekele, Kandy, according to America order nonessential It said that all commercial also paid respects at Sri Dalada ing away of the Gautama the attacks, and released video also reviewed the progress of lion at the Sri Lanka the statement. diplomatic staff out of Iraq. aircraft flying over the waters of President Donald Trump since Persian Gulf and the Gulf of has sought to soften his tone. Oman needed to be aware of Meanwhile, authorities “heightened military activities N Korea demands UN action over Former CIA official gets 20 years’ allege that a sabotage operation and increased political ten- targeted four oil tankers off the sion.” coast of the United Arab This presents “an increasing jail term for spying for China Emirates, and Iran-aligned inadvertent risk to US civil ship seizure by ‘gangster’ US rebels in Yemen claimed aviation operations due to the responsibility for a drone attack potential for miscalculation or AFP n SEOUL PTI n WASHINGTON Ron Hansen in Utah and Jerry Chinese, consented to an FBI on a crucial Saudi oil pipeline. misidentification,” the warning Lee in Virginia, deliver the review of a covert communi- Saudi Arabia directly said. It also said aircraft could orth Korea has demanded former official of the stern message that our former cations (covcom) device he blamed Iran for the drone experience interference with Nthe United Nations take ACentral Intelligence intelligence officers have no had been given by Yang to facil- assault, and a local newspaper its navigation instruments and “urgent measures” to help Agency (CIA) was Friday sen- business partnering with the itate covert communications linked to the Al Saud royal fam- communications jamming return a cargo ship taken by the tenced to 20 years of impris- Chinese, or any other adver- between the two. ily called on Thursday for “with little to no warning.” United States, calling the onment for spying for China. sarial foreign intelligence ser- Analysis of the device seizure a “heinous” act. The former official, Kevin vice,” Demers said. revealed a number of commu- Washington announced Mallory, was convicted under Mallory, 62, was found nications in which Mallory last week it had taken posses- the Espionage Act for selling guilty by a federal jury in June and Michael talked about clas- sion of the North Korean-reg- classified US “defense infor- 2018 of conspiracy to deliver, sified information that Mallory istered bulk carrier M/V Wise Pyongyang’s permanent repre- the UN”. mation” to a Chinese intelli- attempted delivery, delivery of could sell to the PRC’s intelli- Honest — a year after it was sentative at the UN — said the Earlier this week, gence agent for USD 25,000. national defense information to gence service. detained in Indonesia — citing incident was “an unlawful and Pyongyang had slammed the “Former US Intelligence aid a foreign government and FBI analysts were able to sanctions-violating activities. outrageous act”, according to seizure as an “outright denial” officer Mallory will spend the making material false state- determine that Mallory had The seizure came amid North Korea’s state news of the spirit of a statement next 20 years of his life in ments. completed all of the steps nec- heightened tensions after agency KCNA. signed by Kim and Trump at prison for conspiring to pass According to court records essary to securely transmit at Pyongyang conducted weapons “This act of dispossession their first summit in Singapore national defense information to and evidence presented at trial, least five classified US govern- drills involving short-range has clearly indicated that the last year. a Chinese intelligence officer,” in March and April 2017, ment documents via the cov- missiles in recent weeks, and United States is indeed a gang- North Korea is sanctioned Assistant Attorney General Mallory travelled to Shanghai com device, one of which con- with nuclear talks deadlocked ster country that does not care under multiple UN Security John Demers said. to meet with an individual, tained unique identifiers for since the collapse of the Hanoi at all about international laws,” Council resolutions for its This case is one in an Michael Yang, who held him- human sources who had helped summit between US President the letter said. nuclear and missile pro- alarming trend of former US self out as a People’s Republic the United States government. Donald Trump and North The North Korean repre- grammes, and lifting of some intelligence officers being tar- of China think tank employee, At least two of the docu- Korean leader Kim Jong Un sentative asked Guterres to of the measures was a key geted by China and betraying but whom Mallory assessed to ments were successfully trans- earlier this year. “take urgent measures as a demand from Pyongyang at the their country and colleagues, be a Chinese intelligence offi- mitted, and Mallory and In this photo released by the US Navy, Aviation Ordnanceman 3rd Class In a letter sent Friday to way of contributing to the sta- second Trump-Kim summit he said. cer. Michael communicated about Alexandrina Ross (right) and Aviation Ordnanceman Airman Hunter Musil (left) Secretary-General Antonio bility of the Korean peninsula in February that ultimately “This sentence, together Mallory, a US citizen who those two documents on the inspect a bomb on the USS Abraham Lincoln while it sails in the Arabian Sea AP Guterres, Kim Song — and proving the impartiality of broke down without a deal. with the recent guilty pleas of speaks fluent Mandarin covcom device. Prince William Morrison- heads toward majority in Australia Sikhs secure right to says Diana’s PTI n MELBOURNE try’s 31st prime minister. death was ‘pain Opposition Labor Party ustralia’s ruling conserva- won 65 seats during the ongo- carry kirpans in UK like no other’ Ative coalition led by Prime ing counting of votes. Minister Scott Morrison on Following this, Shorten con- PTI n LONDON the new bill becomes law. session of large blades without London (AP): Prince William Saturday made a “miraculous” ceded defeat and said he would “I am pleased to see the gov- the amendment, which has now has spoken candidly about the comeback and is set to form the resign as the party leader. new Offensive Weapons Bill ernment amendment... which been agreed. death of his mother, Princess next government after winning Addressing his disbelieving Aaimed at tackling rising reflects the importance of not The Offensive Weapons Act Diana, describing his bereave- most number of seats in the supports here, he said “Without knife crime in the UK complet- criminalising the Sikh commu- covers new offences around ment as a “pain like no other elections, defying exit polls wanting to hold out any false ed its journey through nity for the sale or possession of possession of certain offensive pain.” Speaking in a BBC doc- which predicted a victory for hope, while there are still mil- Parliament to become an act of large kirpans,” said Labour MP weapons in public and enforces umentary on mental health, the opposition Labor Party. lions of votes to count and law after receiving the Royal Preet Kaur Gill, Chair of the new restrictions on the online William also says that his time Australians Saturday voted important seats yet to be Assent of Queen Elizabeth II this APPG for British Sikhs. sales of bladed articles and cor- working as an air ambulance to elect their next parliament finalised, it is obvious that week. The new law would there- rosive products in attempt to pilot gave him the impression and prime minister, in what has Labor will not be able to form The bill had been amended fore maintain status quo in con- crackdown on rising knife and that death was just “around the been widely referred to as the the next government. late last year to ensure that it tinuing to legally safeguard the acid-related attacks in the coun- door,” and the thoughts had climate-change election. After “I called Scott Morrison to would not impact the right of the sale, possession and use of large try. become a problem until he five weeks long election cam- congratulate him... wished him British Sikh community to pos- kirpans. “These new laws will give spoke with someone. paigning across the country, Australian Labor Party leader Bill Shorten (right) shakes hands with supporters at a good fortune and good courage sess and supply kirpans, or reli- Fellow Sikh MP, Tan Dhesi, police extra powers to seize The comments were part of around 16 million Australians polling station for a federal election in Melbourne. Political leaders continued in the service of our great gious swords. had also made an intervention dangerous weapons and ensure a discussion about personal swarmed to the polling booths frenetic 11th-hour campaigning as Australians vote on Saturday in an election nation. The national interest “We have engaged closely during the Offensive Weapons knives are less likely to make struggles that William shared across the country to elect the likely to deliver the nation's sixth prime minister in as many years. AP required no less,” Shorten said. with the Sikh community on the Bill debate in the Commons to their way onto the streets in the with soccer stars Peter Crouch, nation’s 31st prime minister. So far, it is not clear issue of kirpans. As a result, we seek “assurances about the kir- first place. The Act will also see Thierry Henry, Danny Rose, A Nine-Galaxy poll Representatives, beating the holds 73 seats, while Labor has whether the Coalition will gov- have amended the Bill to ensure pan, given the Sikh communi- the introduction of Knife Crime Jermaine Jenas and England’s released shortly before the vot- governing Liberal coalition. 72. Morrison cast his vote at ern in majority or will need that the possession and supply ty’s serious concerns”. Prevention Orders – a power the manager Gareth Southgate. ing stations closed in the east On Friday, media reports also Lilli Pilli Public School in partnership of independent of large kirpans for religious rea- Large kirpans, with blades police called for,” said UK Home Prince William and his of the country showed a victo- endorsed Labor Party leader Sydney while Shorten in MPs in a minority. sons can continue,” a UK Home over 50-cm, are used by the Secretary Sajid Javid. brother, Prince Harry, have ry for the centre-left Labor Bill Shorten as the best chance Melbourne. According to media Office spokesperson said. community during religious The act is aimed at strength- championed the cause of party and Liberal Party-led to end a “cycle of instability” in Defying the exit polls, the reports, the ruling Liberal sup- The All Party Parliamentary ceremonies in gurdwaras as ening existing legislative mea- addressing mental health coalition losing its bid for a Australian politics. early counting recorded a porters started an early cele- Group (APPG) for British Sikhs well as for ceremonies involving sures on offensive weapons, issues, hoping their frank third three-year term. To win a majority in the swing in favour of the ruling brations at the party head- had led a delegation to the UK the traditional Sikh Gatka mar- focusing on corrosive sub- admissions on their own strug- The poll showed the Labor House of Representatives, coalition, which so far won 74 quarters after it became clear Home Office to ensure that the tial art. They would have fallen stances, knives and certain types gles will encourage others in winning as many as 82 seats in either major party will need 76 seats, paving the way for that it may form the next gov- kirpan remains exempt when foul of the new bill on the pos- of firearm. need to seek help. the 151-member House of seats. The Coalition currently Morrison to become the coun- ernment. West Antarctic ice now more unstable Fast walkers more likely to PTI n LONDON per cent of West Antarctica and has fallen has really helped us over the majority of its largest to detect the underlying change live longer, claims study ntarctica’s ice sheet has ice streams — the Pine Island in glacier ice within the satel- Athinned by up to 122 and Thwaites Glaciers — which lite record. We can see clearly PTI n LONDON “In other words, the find- metres in places, with the most are now losing ice five times now that a wave of thinning has The study ings suggest that perhaps phys- rapid changes occurring in faster than they were at the start spread rapidly across some of eople who habitually have a showed that ical fitness is a better indicator West Antarctica where ocean of the survey. Antarctica’s most vulnerable Pfast walking pace are more of life expectancy than body melting has triggered glacier The study, published in glaciers, and their losses are likely to live longer than their walking pace mass index (BMI), and that imbalance, scientists say. the journal Geophysical driving up sea levels around the slow-walking peers, a study was linked to encouraging the population to The UK Centre for Polar Research Letters, used over planet,” Shepherd added. claims. engage in brisk walking may Observation and Modelling 800 million measurements of “Altogether, ice losses from The study, conducted by life expectancy add years to their lives,” said (CPOM) tracked changes in the Antarctic ice sheet height East and West Antarctica have researchers from the National in all individuals Yates, lead author of the study snow and ice cover across the recorded by the ERS-1, ERS-2, contributed 4.6 millimetre Institute for Health Research published in the journal Mayo continent, by combining 25 Envisat, and CryoSat-2 satellite (mm) to global sea level rise (NIHR) Leicester Biomedical irrespective of Clinic Proceedings. years of European Space altimeter missions between since 1992,” said Shepherd. Research Centre in the UK, weight. Studies published so far Agency satellite altimeter mea- 1992 and 2017 and simulations “This is an important used data from 474,919 people. have mainly shown the impact surements and a model of the of snowfall over the same peri- demonstration of how satellite It showed that walking research has associated fast of body weight and physical fit- regional climate. od produced by the RACMO ice sheet has thinned by extra- they attributed its origin to missions can help us to under- pace was linked to life walking pace with a longer life ness on mortality in terms of Researchers said this regional climate model. ordinary amounts, and so we glacier imbalance. stand how our planet is chang- expectancy in all individuals expectancy regardless of a per- relative risk, said Francesco means that the affected glaci- Together, these measure- set out to show how much was The researchers found that ing. The polar regions are hos- irrespective of weight. son’s body weight or obesity Zaccardi, clinical epidemiolo- ers are unstable as they are los- ments allow changes in the ice due to changes in climate and fluctuations in snowfall tend to tile environments and are Underweight individuals status. gist at the Leicester Diabetes ing more mass through melt- sheet height to be separated how much was due to weath- drive small changes in height extremely difficult to access with a slow walking pace had “Our findings could help Centre. ing and iceberg calving than into those due to weather pat- er,” said lead author and CPOM over large areas for a few years from the ground. Because of the lowest life expectancy (an clarify the relative importance The study showed that they are gaining through snow- terns, such as less snowfall, and Director Professor Andy at a time, but the most pro- this, the view from space is an average of 64.8 years for men, of physical fitness compared to slow walkers were twice as fall. those due to longer-term Shepherd. The team compared nounced changes in ice thick- essential tool for tracking the 72.4 years for women). body weight on life expectan- likely to have a heart-related They found that the pat- changes in climate, such as the measured surface height ness are signals of glacier effects of climate change,” said The same pattern of results cy of individuals,” said death as fast walkers, even tern of glacier thinning has not increasing ocean temperatures change to the simulated imbalance that have persisted Marcus Engdahl of the was found for waist circum- Professor Tom Yates, a profes- when other risk factors such as been static. Since 1992, the that eat away ice. changes in snowfall, and where for decades. European Space Agency, a co- ference measurements. sor at the University of smoking and body mass index thinning has spread across 24 In parts of Antarctica, the the discrepancy was greater “Knowing how much snow author of the study. This is the first time Leicester in the UK. were taken into account. LUCKNOW | SUNDAY | MAY 19, 2019 films & tv 08

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Add to the list that the dogs themselves talented top 9 contestants of Sa Re Ga kept them away from home for long are cute even if some of the them are big, this one is Ma Pa Li’l Champs in the upcoming hours and there's someone really on a winning streak. More so if you love dogs. episode. The episode will showcase special who they miss the most. The film is based on a 2012 novel by W Bruce the celebration of Jatin Lalit’ music, Shooting for long hours has its own Cameron and published by Forge Books is the where Jatin Pandit himself will grace stress and mere human interaction sequel to Cameron’s 2010 book A Dog’s Purpose. A the show as a guest judge of the film by the same title released in 2017 in which a weekend. While the contestants are feral puppy named Toby is back in 1950 and find’s putting their best foot forward to life purpose. display phenomenal performances However, it is not necessary to have seen the and impress the judges. The melody prequel to enjoy this one, a back story is always quotient will be all-time high as the good to know about since this ‘journey’ takes you Kid’s Summer Carnival India’s Most Wanted star Arjun through love that we share with our canine friend. Venue: Select Citywalk Kapoor and Choriyan Choron Se Kam DE DE PYAAR DE obvious when he brings in bagh ke The movie is simply told that moves is a This year’s Carnival is organised in an effort to Nahi Hoti cast - Satish Kaushik, *ing: Ajay Devgn, Tabu, Rakul Preet apples. It is funny when you see him somewhat lazy fashion even though it is a tear- make the holiday season more fun and thrilling Rashmi Somavanshi, Anirudh Dave Singh, Javed Jaffrey, JIimmy Shergill force her to tie a rakhi to Ashish. jerker all the way through so don’t forget to carry a for children. Every Saturday and Sunday, kids and Rajesh Babbar will be seen on the Rated: 6/10 Ajay Devgn as Ashish is really box of tissue paper with you. will get a chance to meet and greet some of show. good. He plays his character to a T. This film deals with human’s rawest emotions their most loved cartoon characters. With the As soon as the heartthrob, Arjun t’s not the age gap but a generation He is in top physical form and — a bond that we share with our dog that lasts a PlayStation FIFA’19 Championship, kids get to Kapoor came on stage he revealed gap says Samir (played by Javed therefore, when he woos Rakul Preet lifetime — and makes for a must watch if you have enjoy fun games. There is also the Mera Maali some hidden secrets about himself, IJaffery) When Ajay Devgn’s Singh, it doesn’t come across as a furry friend at home. event from May26-June 23 where learning is that he was a very naughty student character, Ashish, who is 50, falls for strange. Remember Cheeni Kum — Shalini Saksena made fun with special sessions on plantations. that he had to change his school a 25-year-old, played by Rakul Preet starring Tabu and Big B? — it was Select Citywalk is also giving you a chance to because of that. Further to his tales, Singh. For once the good part is that definitely sweet. There is chemistry celebrate your kid’s birthday with an exclusive “When I was growing up there was the film doesn’t try to go into the between Devgn and Singh and that menu on June 23 with the Kids’ Birthday Party this one song that helped me cope up cannot effectively alleviate stress. morals of an older man falling in love means that the audience is not left and Balloon Bursting event. The upcoming with my school transition and that is Therefore, recently, on the sets of with a younger one expect poke fun feeling uncomfortable. The way that week, kids will get to meet Ironman and Shaan’s iconic song Tanha Dil. It is a Khatra Khatra Khatra, Bharti's at the whole situation. Another good Singh compliments Devgn is cute Hulkbuster. song about friendship and to me it is husband, Harsh Limbachiyaa, is that the lady in question is just as and sweet. an inspirational song. I remember the surprised her by bringing Tequilla on invested emotionally. Then there is Tabu. She excels video where Shaan is walking with his the set. It is another thing that Ashish is here. She is the one responsible and earphones and thinking about his Well, not the drinking kinds, only separated with Manjana played her entry in each shot and comic moments in life. I used to think that Tequilla happens to be their pet. The by Tabu for 18 years and neither have timing is great to watch. She is suave one day even I will have a song where entire cast and crew were happy to felt the need to file for a divorce nor and charismatic all through. I am walking like this and thinking receive some animal therapy which are they opposed to it. This is bound The film falters when it tries hard about my bad days and moving on had their moods uplifted and to lead to some high drama and to find a balance between modern with it.” enthusiasm regained. funny situations when you throw in thinking and traditional values. But Also, While Deepika Padukone While some decided to play with Jimmy Shergill who plays Suresh on the whole, DDPD is a light and Priyanka Chopra nailed at Met him, others kept giving him treats and Khurana and is besotted with romance that makes for a one time Gala this year, our guest Arjun Kapoor, pampering him. Manjana. His attempts to woo her are watch. — Shalini Saksena Stars behind superstars ‘I had no money and shelter’ rom exploring the diverse While acting was his Froutes of theatre, to destined fate, Aasif at a very They are the unsung heroes responsible for bringing out the best in making the big-ticket entry to early age wished to build a television and Bollywood. career as a cricketer. Sharing a contestants and making them better performers. MUSBA HASHMI brings From questioning his own deep passion for the game, you a report on choreographers who started off as contestants themselves acting abilities at an early Aasif began playing the sport age, to being known as a at a tender age of 8 and by the before becoming gurus versatile actor and entertainer. age of 13 years he was a From working as a blink and thorough professional in the miss character in plays to game. “Mujhe cricketer banna ‘I started dancing at 10’ ‘Remo sir is my idol’ portraying strong roles on tha, actor ban gaya (laughs). I India’s first television show. was and I am still an ardent fan is passion and love for dance e realised it at a very young age that dance is where Aasif Sheikh has had a rather of cricket. Back during my is what keeps him going. He Hhis heart lies. Meet Sanam Johar, choreographer, who rich, yet difficult journey to school days, being a cricketer Hstarted his journey from comes from a business background but decided to go the discovering his own passion. was a huge dream. In the year Dance India Dance 3 as a contestant other way instead of settling with his family business. Currently playing the famous 1982, my name was enlisted in and has come a long way. Meet Vivek “I was interested in dancing since I was in school. I character of Vibhuti Narayan the cricket team of my school Chachere, choreographer, who at used to take part in dance competitions and my dance Mishra in &TV’s popular in Delhi. I had become the present is a part of Super Dancer 3. teacher was very impressed with me. He always told my comical drama, Bhabiji Ghar Captain of my team back then “I started dancing when I was parents that iss ko kabhi dance karney sey mat rokiyega. Par Hai, the actor throughout and had an opportunity to 10-year-old. My elder brother was a I used to balance my studies and dance. My parents never his diverse journey has faced travel to England to play a dancer and I learnt the art from him. stopped me from a lot of hardships that made match. However, my father There was no scope of the art at that going into this it nearly impossible for him to didn’t let me go because I had time, but my brother supported me field but they reach where he is today. my board exams back then. He throughout. I started taking part in were sceptical. Recalling his struggle also believed that Cricket small competitions and eventually My mother used days, when the actor had just wouldn’t get me a strong career paved my way in the industry,” he to tell me that if begun his journey in the and was keen on making me a tells you. in future you feel theatre industry, Aasif shared, doctor. I chose to follow his Chachere recalls that though the like that things “My father had almost path but somewhere felt I competition was less back then, but are not working disowned me when I told him wouldn’t be able to pursue the the opportunities were also less out then you are I would like to pursue a career line anymore.” which made it more difficult to more than in theatre. He was While Aasif may have pursue the artform as a career. welcome to join disappointed with my career made it big as an actor, the “When I started my journey, the family choice and felt that theatre cricket fever never really left competition was comparatively less business. I never isn’t a career.” Adding further him. “I watch almost every but the opportunities were also had the pressure about his struggle in adjusting match that is played around the equally less and it made it difficult quality of him sets him apart from of doing with the city, the actor said: “The journey industry wasn’t easy as well, I worked as world, even if they are just test matches. to pursue dance as a career. Now the every one else. Whenever I see him, consistently well was filled with roadblocks as I wasn’t from a theatre help in plays and essayed From our Indian Cricket Team, I have a competition have increased, but a I am able to relate the younger me in this field, an influential family. I had quite a tough extremely small roles, all to get my acting great admiration for MS Dhoni and the number of dance reality shows are to him,” he says and adds that in which helped me time settling in this city as I had no money career in shape. I was barely 18 when I commitment and passion he has for the coming up which provide a platform every season the gurus get to see in certain way to make my place in the industry,” he tells and no shelter to depend on. I had to sell started working for my first show. I game. He is a living legend and if there is for the young talent. It makes it a fresh talent that is a notch higher you and adds that his mother cried with happiness when off the only gold chain that I had with me remember how nervous I was about anyone who is as close to being like him, little easy for the fresh talent,” he tells from the previous ones and it she saw him performing on TV for the first time. to survive in the city. For the longest time auditioning for the role and I almost ran I believe that’s Viraat Kohli, he is the next you. sometimes come as a challenge for Johar says that his idol is Remo D’Souza and his calm I didn’t have money to buy food for away from the studio. It was quite a legend we have with us in our team.” Asked At present, Chachere is the gurus too. and patient nature is what inspires him the most. survival and survived on noodles for weeks surprise to me that I got selected. This if he still misses being a cricketer, the actor mentoring Akshit Bhandari in the He says that the thing that kept At present, Sanam is mentoring Jay Chauhan in Super after weeks. Those days taught me a lot show made me pave my way into the said, “I don’t like repenting on the past. I show and maintains friendly relation him going was not to fear failure. Dancer 3 and he says that mentoring children comes with about life and reality.” industry and thereafter there was no feel everyone should go with the flow and with him. “The thing that has helped me a lot of responsibility. “With Jay around, I have to be careful Despite facing constant struggle, the looking back. With the success, my father move on in life. There is always something “I maintain friendly relation in the long run and has kept me of what I am doing and speaking because he observes even actor remained head strong and continued accepted my career and welcomed me with bigger and brighter kept for you in the with Akshit. I treat him as my going is not to fear failure. I always the smallest activity of mine. He learns everything from striving hard to make a name in the open arms. These formative days were the future. I am doing extremely great as an brother. He is a very quick learner tell the contestants to have me and wants to everything that I do. I have to make sure industry. “Making my way in the theatre toughest of my career.” actor and I am happy about it.” and there is a thirst of learning new confidence, faith and belief in that he is learning only the good things from me, he says. things in him, which makes it easy themselves. It is not important to win “People say that apney dreams ke peeche bhaago but for me to train him. The quality that everytime but aap ka naam aur I believe ki bhaagney ki zaroorat nahin hai. Agar aap dheere I liked in him the most is that is kaam sabkey dilon me rehna bhi chalengay toh it will work. When you are slow you New crime thriller on Hotstar Specials never demands for anything. This chahaiye,” h e t e l l s y ou . can take firmer steps,” he tells you.

elivering on its Bajpai, Suraj Gianani. themselves. Ronit's character series and have seeded in Dcommitment of A crime thriller at its core, is amazingly layered and I exemplary direction for compelling stories delivered the story revolves around the don't think I've ever seen a Hostages. I am glad to be a part ‘Patience is key to success’ by India’s best story tellers, life of a renowned surgeon female character like the one of this show.” e was rejected a number of “My Super Dancer journey rude. Bachchon ko daantna bhi Hotstar Specials on Saturday who is ordered to assassinate Tisca plays. Parvin’s character Adding his take on the Htimes because of his looks have been amazing. I had Yogesh aese hota hai ki daant mein bhi announced the launch of its the chief minister, in exchange has an amazing graph as well. series, Ronit Roy also said: but every time he fell he got up Sharma in the first season, Bishal pyaar dikhe,” he tells you. next show — Hostages. The for the survival of her family. The opportunity to adapt this “Things heat up quite fast in and kept going. Meet Vaibhav Sharma in the second and now I Ghuge says that the learning series marks the digital debut With relatable characters and for India and to direct this Hostages and it begins with my Ghuge. have Saksham Sharma. All three process should not stop even if of Sudhir Mishra, one of nuanced storytelling, Hostages powerful ensemble is what character Prithvi Singh – “I always wanted to be a of them are quick learners. I think you are out of a comepetition. “ Bollywood’s most revered film evokes the many dilemmas directors’ dreams are made of.” superintendent of police. The dancer. I knew that this is what I this Sharma logic is working out I don’t know for how long makers. Created by Applause that one can face in a tough Talking about her level of tension fuelled by am good at. I started off as a for me,” he tells you. Saksham will survive. The only Entertainment, it features situation. Hotstar Specials character Tisca Chopra said: several plots, twists, and background dancer. I was a Though it is challenging to advice that I give to him is to powerhouse talent like Tisca presents Hostages will be “Being in an incredibly high- mystery is sure to keep the contestant in Dance India Dance mentor children, he enjoys it. “It never stop dancing,” he explains. Chopra and Ronit Roy as streaming from May 31 and pressure job, I portray a very viewers guessing. With a 3. But the journey was not so is challenging to mentor young He has a piece of advice for leads with Parvin Dabas, will be available in multiple fascinating character who is brilliant director like Sudhir smooth. There was a time when children. Previously, the children who get disheartened. “If Aashim Gulati, Mohan Indian languages on Hotstar wearing several different hats. Mishra and excellent co-actors I used to get replaced at the time contestants that I got were older you are not selected, it doesn’t Kapoor, Malhaar Rathod, VIP. Her character is extremely including Tisca Chopra, of rehearsals in many projects than Saksham, they were mature mean that you are not talented Sharad Joshi, Surya Sharma, Director Sudhir Mishra relatable to most women who Parvin Dabas and Dalip Tahil, because of my looks. I felt bad but so it was easy with them. But enough but sometimes it is just Anangsha Biswas in pivotal said, “When I saw the original have had to struggle with jobs the show is packaged so well decided not to lose hope,” Ghuge Saksham is just 7, so it takes a lot not your day. So, don’t lose hope, roles. The series has been version I was struck not only at hand while being a role that you will find yourself tells you who have been a part of of effort. But I love children so I be confident, keep trying and you written by Akriti Goel, by its gripping plot but the model mother. Sudhir Mishra binge-watching the episodes Super Dancer for all three seasons am happy. The biggest challenge will be able to make it. Patience Madhura Dalimbkar, Mayuk brilliance with which each has identified the nuances just to find out what happens now. with children is that you can’t be is the key to success,” he tells you. Ghosh, Nisarg Mehta, Shiva characters revealed that make for a good thriller next.” LUCKNOW | SUNDAY | MAY 19, 2019 special 09

CAMPUS CLOSETS MEDHA SHARMA brings you a report on how Indian campuses still have a long way to go before they can be termed gay friendly

ecriminalisation LGBTQI community or probe dis- as a drag queen. I do drag for other second year, I was molested by my gay student says: “I feel that pride are not fully developed. They work Section 377 of the cussions about topics surrounding colleges. I am the most featured drag seniors for my sexual preferences, I should not be considered as the focal from a very small understanding of Indian Penal Code may sexuality and gender. This often queen at Kitty Su India. I have been dropped out of college after that point of the queer movement, the world and the kind of people in have brought cheer to results in students facing a sense of doing drag for a year now. People in incidence,” Triinetra tells you. instead it should be looked at as a it. They can be more insentive than the LGBTQI commu- dejection and despair with no one my college either find it through Non-inclusive environment kick start. The other aspect is that the adults sometimes. They call Dnity, but a lot more needs to be to talk to. some news article or some other obstructs queer individuals, growth a lot of queer people who don't have LGBTQI people names and stay achieved in this arena, especially Trinetta, a 24-year-old trans ways. I still prefer to keep my sex- not allowing them you achieve queer friends get an opportunity to away from them because they feel when it comes to students. woman who dropped out of New uality private,” she says. their full potential. Some college in interact with other queer people. It that if they are seen with them they For one, despite the decrimi- Delhi’s Deen Dayal Upadhyay The transition from school to India, however, has gained a queer- helps to shut down the feeling and also may also be considered nalisation, acceptability of altered College in her final year shares her college is tough with the pressure to friendly reputation, allowing stu- reflects the fact that you’re not LGBTQI. Therefore, they shun sexuality is still a distant dream on experience: “In school, I was a fit in and have an identity. The inef- dents to explore and understand alone,” Shukla tells you and says that LGBT kids” Gazal says and tells you campuses. Mandira, a first-year closeted gay. I never knew that I was fectiveness of judgemental coun- SCHOOLS FAIL TO what they really want. it’s great for parents who turn up. that decriminalisation of Section 377 undergraduate student at National a trans woman. I knew I was attract- selling is visible from the number of Providing a safe space for con- They get to explore the com- was the most basic human right that Law School, Bengaluru, who iden- ed to womanly things. I used to suicide attempts that are made PROVIDE A versation and living on the motto munity and it helps them under- the community needed — to be at tifies herself as non-binary and is enjoy wearing make-up and dress- every year from the queer commu- PLATFORM TO “closets are for wardrobes and not stand their child better. For allies, it's least at looked at as human beings attracted to women says: “I came out ing up. For my feminine traits, I was nity. Studies reveal that compared to for people, 19-year-old Dhwani of fun because it gives them a purpose. and not criminals. in 2017 but I always knew that I find bullied a lot. So, throughout my straight young men, lesbians and REPRESENT THE Sophia College, Mumbai, says: They believe in it, and looking at so “There is a long way to go. The women more attractive. I was 12- school life, I was bullied for my sex- bisexual females were more than LGBTQI “Luckily Sophia has a reputation of many people, they feel that the fight law says that LGBT community are year-old when I had my first girl- uality. My classmates would say twice as likely to have prior suicide being pro-LGBTQI. I know a lot of is worth it. Pride is like a little effort not criminals but in the minds of the friend. I hail from Varanasi, a con- things like meetha and chhakka for attempts, and transgender males COMMUNITY OR people who are community activists to bring this conversation to the society they are still deviants, abnor- servative town. There was no con- being feminine,” Trinetta reveals. were almost four times as likely to working on queer rights. I use the mainstream, and hence I feel it’s not mal and someone that needs to be versation about sex, gender and sex- From August 2014 onwards, have such a history. PROBE term ‘I am not straight’ because I am enough. fixed. This is a challenge. The law uality. Even though we studied sex Delhi University began releasing The absence of a queer com- DISCUSSIONS still exploring, and my college pro- “To bystanders, it appears like is irrelevant when it comes to the in school, we were not exposed to admission forms which included the munity in reputed institutes is the vides that safe space. I don’t like a one-day parade wherein people society,” Gazal shares and says that a lot of things. The place where I was “third gender” category to improve norm which does not come as a sur- ABOUT TOPICS labels. The only label that I have ever randomly decide to wear funny our first concept of LGBTQI came brought up you would not expect a education access for trans students. prise to anyone. While a huge part SURROUNDING used is queer. It is an umbrella term. clothes. So, no, I wouldn’t say it glo- from the hijra community that 12 -13-year-old to have the vocab- It is unlikely, however, that students of the student population does take If you talk about glitter the entire rifies the difference that is not dates back centuries. ulary to express what they are going who identify themselves as the part in pride marches, but the SEXUALITY AND community is LGBTQ so I am cared about, because of the short “Hijras are not considered to be through. I did not even know the third gender would accept it open- ground reality remains that a major- GENDER. THIS somewhere in the spectrum. It’s not impact it has on the movement one of us. Yes, they need to be paid term. I did not know what gay ly, as the environment in classrooms ity of campuses in India are not like I have to put a label, put myself when you look at the bigger picture,” off during weddings but are not part meant. I was always running short remains unwelcoming. queer friendly. OFTEN RESULTS in some category to get rights. My Shukla shares. of our society. The very birth of of words to express myself. It was India’s youngest drag queen “There is no queer society in my IN STUDENTS college is a safe space. There might Gazal Dhaliwal, a Bollywood LGBT took root from here. But now not possible for me to express how Shabnam Bewafa who is pursuing college. When I walked into the col- be people who are closeted to their film writer and actress who was that other sexuality are becoming I felt to my parents or have a con- his under graduation from Motilal lege I realised that I was the only FACING A SENSE families are open about their sexu- born as Gunraj Singh Dhaliwal in more open and visible the same versation about the same,” she College prefers to not admit his sex- person who was from the LGBTQ OF DEJECTION ality in college. I am not out to my Patiala, Punjab and underwent a Sex logic is being applied here and recalls. uality in college. He identifies him- community. The students despite parents,” she tells you. Reassignment Surgery to change his LGB are considered to be abnormal Talking about one’s sexual pref- self as a homoromantic gay and has being so educated bad mouth the AND DESPAIR Sophia College has started an gender 2007 at the age of 25 tells you and there is need to stay away from erences is particularly hard in col- recently given a TEDx talk at Kalindi LGBTQ community. ‘Yeh sab bak- WITH NO ONE TO elective course on gender inclusiv- that one of the biggest problems that them,” Gazal says. lege campuses in the country. With College. waas hota hai’ (All this is nonsense). ity which is a voluntary extra cred- LGBTQI students are alienated. However, with slow and steady taboos and discomfort associated “The biggest irony of my life is I was mocked when I attended class- TALK TO it course. This course is optional and “The students tend to stay away conversation, campuses in India are with this topic, teens don’t come out that people in my own college don’t es because of the way I dressed. I was allows people to understand queer from LGBTQI because often times hopefully becoming queer-friendly to their parents or even college know that I perform drag. Nobody judged because I wear make-up. activism in a holistic way. In other they seem to be different. Most peo- and inclusive, or at least one hopes friends till they are caught. This lack in my college knows about my There were whispers in the corner way the queer individuals feel that ple, kids or adults are uncomfortable they would soon become so. While of communication and acceptabil- drag. The other day someone asked of the room as I would enter or just they belong is through pride. The with whatever is different. We think issues such as queer acceptance ity often generates a feeling of iso- me, do you know any drag queen for homophobic jokes were thrown at inception of the Pride March in that if something is different, it is remain a problem in a conservative lation and embarrassment. There is our fest and I though to myself: ‘You me. Some would give me the silent 1999, in Kolkata, which was joined wrong since it is not as per our homophobic student environment. a lack of validation and support have no clue. They have their own treatment, they would avoid eye by just 15 people, has helped peo- understanding,” Gazal says. The acceptance is gradual and the from parents. assumptions that I am gay and I am contact or any form of communi- ple bond over something they were She opines that the young tend pride to explore sexuality is coming Schools also clearly fail to pro- quite okay with that. I think I am not cation, where some would walk out ridiculed for. to be more insentive since all their slowly but surely. Hopefully, closets vide a platform to represent the ready to be exposed to my college after knowing my sexuality. In my Rishi Shukla an 18-year-old mental and psychological faculties would be for only clothes now. ‘Need to create awareness in a proper manner’

he LGBTQI community had much experience, it is the people who run the workshops. However, there are some for awareness, what is more important community is targetted at school and to celebrate on September 6, 2018, institues who put roadblocks. The schools who are activity when it comes is how it is created. “Talks are boring. college level because they are still in the SRIDHAR RANGAYAN, Twhen the Supreme Court restored a millenia are exposed to more to dealing with the community. Colleges More information can be disseminated closet phase? “Any phase of transition landmark Delhi High Court judgement information. There is enough talk in the too need to be pro-active. Student through films, art exhibitions and is fraught with challenges. It is not just founder of Kashish which had decriminalised media and films being made for the leaders need to make the campus safer. internative sessions by LGBTQI people about sexual orientation but also they homosexuality. With this judgment, youth to feel that LGBTQI is just It is important to have discussions on who are young and can stand up with way you dress. Some of us like flowery Film Festival tells India joined the list of countries like another community, not that any kind of descrimination,” Rangayan confidence. It is a difficult road but it is shirts that doesn’t mean that the boy is Vatican City (1890), the US (2003), Fiji homophobia doesn’t exit, but it’s less. tells you. not the end of the world for them,” girly, it is just that there is preference SHALINI SAKSENA (2010), Nepal (2007), Seychelles What we need at colleges and schools But he doesn’t agree that the youth Rangayan tells you. Over the years the for that kind of print,” Rangayan says. (2018) and Canada (1969) to is to talk about the community in a give in to the societal pressures. “They film director-activist has seen changes The grey area, he says, is the age that there is need to decriminalise homosexuality. ‘normal’ way,” Rangayan says whose have a mind of their own. What they taking place in the campuses and between 12-18 years as there is no Yet, the society continues to shun initiative — Kashish Forward — takes may fear is taking a particular side. schools in metros. place where this group can go and talk be sensitive in our them. According to Sridhar Rangayan, youth-friendly LGBTQI films to colleges Most of the society is hetro-sexual. The It is the small town cites where the about issues. “This is a problem. Once, founder of Kashish Film festival any and schools. They have showcased LGBTQI are in the minority and problem lies. “When we show films one is over 18, there are many options. approach towards the change takes time to perculate. over 35 screening across India till date. therefore descriminated. Even in the here, students laugh and make of fun of But none for the teenagers who today, “Societal changes take times even “We need to sensitise the staff most pro-active campuses, there will be those who have any questions,” are more aware of their orientation and LGBTQI community though the youngsters are more open when it comes to dealing wth LGBTQI bullies,” Rangayan tells you. Rangayan says. what they like and dislike,” Rangayan to accepting the diversity. In my There is need to do targetted He opines that while there is need Does this mean that the LGBTQI tells you. LUCKNOW | SUNDAY | MAY 19, 2019 sport 10

SINGLES TRIUMPH KNIGHTS KEEP HOPES ALIVE Mumbai: Parikshit Valsangkar and Akash Parkar lived up to their reputations as reliable all-rounders to keep defending champions Triumph Knights Perfect mix of skills & pace Mumbai North East in the hunt for a semi-final berth in the second edition of T20 Mumbai. The duo's impressive efforts with the bat and the ball helped the Knights pocket the must-win game against Eagle Thane Strikers by 38 runs on Saturday. While Valsangkar's quick-fire 39 (24b, 6x4, 1x6) at No 3 gave the Knights the early impetus, Parkar's powerful 34 (20b, 1x4, 3x6) – aided by in-form Karan More's 36 (26b, 4x4) – USP of our attack: Shami gave the teaam a perfect finish to post a decent 162 for seven. The Strikers then faltered on a slowing pitch and eventually end with 124 for nine Senior pacer calls it dream come true as India look upto bowlers as main strength in upcoming WC and lost the game. IANS ■ NEW DELHI and not something that has happened The legendary batsman showered ISNER OUT OF ROLAND GARROS overnight. We have been bowling as a accolades on current captain Virat Paris: World number 11 John Isner on Friday ho would have thought that unit and that helps. Kohli. withdrew from the French Open, the season's after the 2015 World Cup "The best part is that along with "Virat, you know he just keeps second Grand Slam tournament, with a foot injury. Wwhen Virat Kohli and boys fly variety, we have an attack that can bowl improving, keeps getting better. He is The 34-year-old said he had not recovered from down to England to compete in the 2019 fast. Having skills and pace together is setting bars and standards that possibly the injury he suffered at the Miami Masters in Cup, it would be the Indian bowlers and the USP of this side as that somewhere we thought would never be achieved. March where he finished runner-up to Roger not the batters who would be the increases the confidence of the attack. Sachin (Tendulkar) scored 49-50 Federer. "Unfortunately, I have to withdraw from talking point. But the change in To be honest, it is like a dream that has hundreds in one-day cricket. People Roland Garros this year," Isner, who has made the perception did not happen overnight. It come true and I feel very proud that thought that this would take a lot of time last-16 in Paris on three occasions, wrote on has taken a couple of years for the Indian today people talk about our bowling unit to achieve. Will it be ever achieved and Twitter. "The foot injury I sustained in Miami had team management to create a pool of as one of the best — a thing that wasn't now Virat is 10 away from it or close to not fully healed and there's just no way I could fast bowlers who have the perfect mix heard much, but is now called our it. possibly compete on the clay in Paris. "This is a of skills and pace to push opposition strength," he explained. "One of the things about Virat is that bump in the road and I'm certain I will fully recover. batsmen on the backfoot. even if he has a bad tour, it is not that Hope to see everyone at Wimbledon." World If Kohli has a champion death ‘WICKET-TAKERS WILL BENEFIT’ he hasn't had bad tours, he had number eight Kevin Anderson announced last bowler in Jasprit Bumrah, the captain MUMBAI: Batting great Rahul Dravid on disappointing tour of England in 2014, month that he would also miss the French Open has a genuine fast bowler who can swing Friday said the presence of wicket- he wasn't as successful in Australia first due to an elbow injury. the ball at top speed in Mohammed taking bowlers will greatly benefit India time around, but every time he goes Shami. Not to forget the swing maestro in the middle overs of what is expected back again he goes back as a better IBRAHIMOVIC HIT WITH 2 MATCH BAN in Bhuvneshwar Kumar. As a captain, to be a high-scoring World Cup. player. He sort of reinvents his game to Los Angeles: Zlatan Ibrahimovic has been Kohli could not have asked for a better "In a World Cup, I believe, having a point where he is constantly suspended for two games after grabbing New York pace battery as India look to stay true experienced some of the conditions in improving," Dravid said. City FC goalkeeper Sean Johnson by the neck to the favourites tag and win their third England last year with the A tour, it Last but not the least, Dravid also during Los Angeles Galaxy's defeat last weekend, 50-over title. would be a high scoring World Cup. had words of praise for two-time World Major League Soccer said on Friday. The MLS Not just the team, but even cricket And in a high scoring WC, having Cup winning veteran Mahendra Singh Disciplinary Committee announced in a statement fanatics in the country cannot wait for bowlers who can take wickets in the Dhoni. it was sanctioning Ibrahimovic for violent conduct the trio to unleash themselves on middle will be very important. I think "The beauty about MS is that he after the incident in the 86th minute of the game on opposition batsmen and senior-most India is lucky in that regard," Dravid plays these big tournaments and these May 11. Ibrahimovic and Johnson wrestled each pacer Mohammed Shami sums it up spoke exclusively on Star Sports at the big matches and that's why he finds other to the floor after coming together in the best. Star Re.Imagine Awards. himself in so many of these big games, closing stages of Galaxy's defeat last week. Both Speaking about, Shami said that it The former captain added, "People he plays them, and they mean a lot, I tell players received a yellow card for the incident for was a matter of pride for the whole like (Jasprit) Bumrah, Kuldeep Yadav a lot of under-19 boys, he is able to find unsportsmanlike conduct. Johnson later accused bowling unit to be considered a strength and Yuzvendra Chahal... (We have) got a way to play it like it doesn't mean a lot, Ibrahimovic of losing his cool. It is the second of this World Cup squad. Having seen attack that India has ever produced. bowlers because the wickets that were bowlers who can take wickets. Teams obviously it means a lot. retrospective sanction Ibrahimovic has received in batsmen dominate the scenes in Indian "In the last 20 or 30 years, if you look prepared in India were also not helpful that are taking wickets through those "He is able to see a bigger picture in recent weeks. cricket over the years, Shami said it was back at the history of Indian cricket, it towards the bowlers. Things have started middle-overs in those high scoring it and say — I'm not defined by this like a dream come true that this team has always been dominated by the improving in the last five to seven years games have a better chance of restricting particular game. It is a hard thing to do," AHMEDABAD TO HOST INTERCON CUP boasts of one of the best pace-bowling batsmen. You cannot really blame the and to be honest it has been a process the opposition." Dravid said. New Delhi: The second edition of the Hero Intercontinental Cup will be held at the TransStadia Arena in Ahmedabad from July 7 to 18, the All India Football Federation announced on Saturday. B'desh seal tri-series triumph The AIFF has already announced the participating Stokes sees teams but the venue of tournament was made Jadhav declared fit for WC PTI ■ DUBLIN and the West Indies three times. known on Saturday only. India, Syria, North Korea Soumya got his side off to a and Tajikistan are the participating teams. All the stuttering Eng PTI ■ NEW DELHI source said. angladesh gave themselves a flier with a 41-ball 66 at the top four teams will play each other in a round robin Team India physio Patrick Bboost ahead of the World of the order, while wicket-keeper format with the top two teams qualifying for the ll-rounder Kedar Jadhav, Farhart submitted Jadhav's Cup with victory in the tri- Mushfiqur Rahim struck 36 final. The 'Blue Tigers' are the defending to series win Awho had hurt his left fitness report, which cleared series final against the West before both were dismissed by champions, having won the inaugural edition in shoulder during the recently- him. The fitness test was Indies in Dublin on Friday, as Raymon Reifer, giving the left- Mumbai in June last year after defeating Kenya in concluded IPL, has been conducted on Thursday in Soumya Sarkar and Mosaddek arm seamer his first one-day the final, courtesy a brace from the Hero of the declared fully fit for the Mumbai. Hossain starred in an excellent international scalps. Tournament Sunil Chhetri. upcoming ODI World Cup, to As per the ICC rules, chase. But all-rounder Mosaddek be held in UK from May 30. changes in the 15-member Openers Shai Hope and helped Bangladesh race to the LYLES BEATS COLEMAN IN 100M The 34-year-old Jadhav's preliminary squad are permitted Sunil Ambris both made fifties finish line with a sparkling, Shanghai: Noah Lyles launched himself from participation in the World Cup till May 23. as the Windies reached 154-1 unbeaten 52. near the back of the field to beat fellow American was doubtful after he had Speculation was rife that if from 24 overs before rain With 27 needed to win from Christian Coleman by just 0.006secs and win the sustained a shoulder injury Jadhav will not recover, wicket- intervened. the last three overs, the 23-year- 100 metres at the Shanghai Diamond League on while fielding during an IPL keeper batsman Rishabh Pant That left Bangladesh with a old clubbed Windies spinner Saturday. Lyles's blistering 9.86sec was the best match between Chennai Super will replace him in the squad. tricky total of 210 to win from 24 Fabian Allen for three sixes and time this year and a personal best, and lays down Kings and Kings XI Punjab on Jadhav has scored 1174 runs overs on DLS method when a four in four balls, reaching his a marker ahead of the world championships in the May 5. in 59 ODIs with a strike rate of play resumed, but they made second ODI half-century from autumn and the Tokyo Olympics next summer. The He had immediately left 102.53, having made his 50-over short work of the target to win only 23 deliveries. 21-year-old, part of a new generation of American the field and it was reported that debut against Sri Lanka in 2014. by five wickets with seven balls Mahmudullah completed sprinters, ducked to the line with a glance to his left he would be out of action for at India will start their World to spare. the job with a fine drive over the to Coleman. A photo finish confirmed Lyles had least two weeks. Cup campaign against South Bangladesh, who open their cover fielders. won. Third was South Africa's Akani Simbine and "Kedar's injury was not a Africa on June 5. World Cup campaign against Brief scores: West Indies 152-1 fourth last year's Shanghai victor, Britain's Reece serious one and he has fully They will play warm-up South Africa at The Oval on June in 24 overs (Shai Hope 74, Sunil Prescod. It is early days in the season, but Lyles recovered now. All 15 players matches on May 25 and 28 2, ended the series with four wins Ambris 69*) v B’desh 213-5 in and his rivals are already eyeing the Doha world who were picked in the squad against New Zealand and from as many completed 22.5 overs (Soumya Sarkar 66, championships in September while the 2020 are travelling to UK," a team Bangladesh respectively. matches, beating Ireland once Mosaddek Hossain 52*). Tokyo Games also loom. Agencies Indian shuttlers eye elusive Nadal dispatches Tsitsipas in Rome medal at Sudirman Cup AFP ■ ROME on clay this season. beat the British number one on clay never lost faith," the four-time Rome His run to the Rome final comes in the final of the Moroccan Open winner said. champion Saina Nehwal, 2019 efending champion Rafael just a week before he starts his assault earlier this month. "I'm just really pleased to Jason Roy, right, celebrates scoring a century during India Open finalist Kidambi DNadal swept past Greece's on a 12th French Open title at Earlier on Friday late night, overcome." the Fourth ODI match between England and Pakistan Srikanth and BWF World Tour Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-3, 6-4 to advance Roland Garros. World number one Novak Djokovic Del Potro had pulled out of at Trent Bridge in Nottingham on Friday AP Finals semi-finalist Sameer to his first final on clay this season In women's first semifinal, saved two match points against Indian Wells and Miami with a knee Verma. at the Italian Open on Saturday. Britain's Johanna Konta fought back former US Open champion Juan injury, but matched Madrid Open AFP ■ NOTTINGHAM India first will look to quell The eight-time Rome winner from a set down to seal victory on Martin Del Potro to advance to the winner Nadal shot for shot, wrapping the challenge of Malaysia on had been stunned by Tsitsipas, her fourth match point against Kiki semi-finals of the Italian Open in a up the first set 6-4 in just over an en Stokes's unbeaten 71 rescued Monday before taking on the seeded eighth, in the semi-finals at Bertens to reach the final at the three-set Roman thriller. hour. BEngland from a top-order collapse as the mighty 10-time champions China the Madrid Open last weekend. Italian Open on Saturday. Djokovic saved match points in The world number nine received World Cup hosts and favourites beat the next day. But the 32-year-old Spaniard Konta, ranked 42, came through the second set tie-break before treatment on a bloodied big toe after Pakistan by three wickets with three balls With former World No 1 Lee was clinical on the red clay of the 5-7, 7-5, 6-2 against sixth seed winning through 4-6, 7-6 (8/6), 6-4, Djokovic levelled one-set all. to spare at Trent Bridge. Chong Wei missing in action this Foro Italico winning through in 1hr Bertens, winner of the Madrid Open sealing victory with an ace on his first But he kept up the pressure with Friday's win in a floodlit match saw time, the 13-member Indian team 42min to maintain his record of last week, after almost three hours on match point after a three-hour battle. Djokovic again needing to save England secure the series at 3-0 up with one will fancy their chances against having not dropped a set this the red clay of Rome. "I had luck in the decisive three break points on his serve in the to play, but it was far from routine. Malaysia, who are likely to bank week. Dutchwoman Bertens had moments in the second set tiebreak," fourth game of the final set before England were cruising to a target of 341 on Lee Zii Jia in the men's singles. Nadal next plays either world advanced to the semi-finals after said the 31-year-old. breaking for 3-2 as the momentum at 201 for one when Jason Roy's dismissal In women's singles, Goh Jin number one Novak Djokovic or world number one Naomi Osaka of "Towards the end of the first set swung his way. for 114 sparked a collapse that saw three Wei or Soniia Cheah will lead the Argentine Diego Schwartzman, who Japan retired with a hand injury he just started hitting the ball really The 15-time Grand Slam winner wickets lost for seven runs in 10 balls. charge for Malaysia but they are meet in the second semi-final. before their match Friday. well from both corners. next plays Argentine Diego And when Moeen Ali was out for a unlikely to pose any threat to Nadal, seeded second, was Konta next meets either Czech "Also backhand side, backhand Schwartzman, who eliminated duck, England were 216 for five. Sindhu or Saina. playing his fourth straight semi-final, fourth seed Karolina Pliskova or down the line. He was playing really Japanese sixth seed Kei Nishikori 6- But Stokes steadied the ship and with PTI ■ NANNING Malaysia will need their but had not managed to go further Greek qualifier Maria Sakkari, who well. Gave me a lot of trouble. But I 4, 6-2. No 8 Tom Curran (31) got England back doubles to put up a good on track in a stand of 61. ndia will continue their hunt for performance to salvage hopes of Curran, pushing for a place in Ian elusive medal when top making it to the knockout stage. LOCAL EVENTS England's final 15-man World Cup squad, shuttlers PV Sindhu and Saina But the return of Satwiksairaj had already taken four for 75 in Pakistan's Nehwal spearhead the Indian Rankireddy after an injury gap 340 for seven. challenge at the prestigious will fuel India's hopes in both EXCELLIA ACADEMY ENTER SEMIS "We got there in the end," man-of-the- Sudirman Cup which gets men's doubles and mixed doubles. Excellia Sports Academy defeated match Roy told Sky Sports. underway here on Sunday. Satwik will form a formidable Millenium School ‘A’ 1-0 to enter the "I knew we had a big total on the board India reached the men's doubles pair with Chirag semi-finals of the 1st Excellia Seven-a- and I got out and I knew the job wasn't done quarterfinals twice in the 2011 Shetty, while pairing with the side Football Tournament at Milkha so I was very frustrated. and 2017 editions but failed to experienced Ashwini Ponappa Singh ground on Saturday. Excellia "But then the boys came in and finished cross the last eight stage. in mixed doubles. Academy will now take on DPS Eldeco, it off extremely well." The Indians would have to At the last edition, India had which edged past Milani FC 5-3 in a Pakistan captain Safraz Ahmed was ensure they pull no punches put up a superb performance to penalty shootout. Earlier, Dragon FC once again left lamenting his side's sloppy when they face heavyweights upset 1989 winners Indonesia on blanked Ashiana Rovers 2-0 while White fielding. China and avoid any early hiccups their way to the quarter-finals Eagle defeated Techtro to set up asemis "It was definitely tough luck for us after against 2009 semifinalists where their run was ended by clash. we put runs on the board," he said. "But Malaysia in Group 1D to qualify eventual runners-up China. unfortunately our bowling execution was from the group. This time too China boosts of BASKETBALL TRIALS not up to the mark and we didn't field well." India's chances during the formidable team which comprises Trials to select the Lucknow district Earlier, Pakistan failed to capitalise on mixed team championship will Olympic champion Chen Long sub-Junior basketball team, for the Babar Azam's hundred. depend on the quality singles and 2018 All England Champion forthcoming 25th Sub-Junior UP State Their innings fell away following a players such as reigning BWF Shi Yuqi in men's singles and Championship to be held at Bareilly, will century stand between Babar, who made World Tour Finals winner Sindhu, reigning All England champion be held at La Martiniere Girl’s College on 115, and Hafeez (59). 2019 Indonesia Masters Chen Yufei in women's singles. May 22 at 2 PM. LUCKNOW | SUNDAY | MAY 19, 2019 sport 11 BAYERN WIN BUNDESLIGA ...as fairytale farewell for Robben, Ribery

BERLIN: Departing veterans Franck Ribery and Arjen Robben both scored in their final game at the Allianz Arena on Saturday as Bayern Munich beat Eintracht Frankfurt 5-1 to wrap up a seventh successive Bundesliga title. The fairytale farewell for club icons Robben and Ribery saw Bayern end an unusually tight title race two points ahead of rivals Borussia Dortmund, who beat Borussia Moenchengladbach 2-0. Nine points behind Dortmund in December, Bayern lost just one game between January and May as they bounced back to be crowned German champions for the 29th time in their history. Robben and Ribery, who will both leave the club at the end of the season, came off the bench against Frankfurt to score Bayern’s fourth and fifth goals and end Dortmund’s hopes of pulling off a final day miracle. Their departure marks the end of a glis- tening decade of success for Bayern, who are now set for a major squad overhaul ahead of next season, having already signed World Cup winners Benjamin Pavard and Lucas Hernandez. Kingsley Coman gave Bayern a dream start, slotting home a Thomas Mueller through ball after just four minutes. There was brief hope for Dortmund as both they and Frankfurt scored either side of half- time. After Gladbach dominated the first half, Jadon Sancho smashed in the opener for Dortmund, and Reus doubled the lead after the break. In Munich, Sebastien Haller bundled in a shock equaliser at a corner just after the break, but Bayern responded furiously, and David Alaba restored the lead in a matter of minutes. Dortmund’s hopes lay in tatters when Renato Sanches blasted the ball in from close range to score his first Bundesliga goal and put Bayern 3-1 up. Ribery and Robben each came off the bench to standing ovations in the second half, and Ribery danced through the Frankfurt ranks to seal the title on 72 minutes, before Robben completed a fairytale afternoon with an 85th minute tap-in. The defeats for Gladbach and Frankfurt saw Bayer Leverkusen sneak into the fourth Champions League spot behind RB Leipzig, as they won 5-1 away to Hertha Berlin. Bayern's players celebrate Bayern's 7th straight Bundesliga title after the German Soccer Bundesliga match between FC Bayern Munich and Eintracht Frankfurt in Munich, Germany on Saturday Griezmann whistled as Atletico Bale set for final game at Real Madrid AFP n MADRID game for Madrid, he said: “I not, I’ll leave. come back to draw with Levante don’t know, I can’t tell you. It’s “For signings and those inedine Zidane hinted on the season finale and next year sorts of things we have people ZSaturday that Gareth Bale there are going to be changes. who work on them but we could make his last appearance But I don’t know what is going work together.” for Real Madrid on Sunday to happen.” Zidane took charge with after saying he would make Madrid face Betis at the Madrid’s season all-but over changes this summer ahead of Santiago Bernabeu in their and their performances have the final match of their miser- final match of a campaign that fizzled out in recent weeks. able La Liga season. will see them finish third, Their defeat by Real Bale fell out with Zidane behind both Barcelona and Sociedad last weekend means towards the end of the Atletico Madrid, and trophyless they have lost two of their last Frenchman’s first spell in after being knocked out of the three matches and won only charge and their relationship Copa Del Rey by Barca and the three of their last eight. has quickly soured again, with Champions League by Ajax. “The message is clear, it is the Wales attacker starting just Zidane has pledged to the last game and we want to five times since the coach’s make changes once the cam- say goodbye to the fans with a return in March and left out paign is over, with several play- good game and a victory,” said completely for Real’s last two ers including Bale expected to Zidane. “It has been a compli- matches against Villarreal and be sold, and defended his right cated year and I want to con- Real Sociedad. to make the big calls. vey that we are looking ahead Zidane said Bale would be “It’s my decision,” Zidane to next season and to show the in the squad against Real Betis told reporters. “That is clear as fans that we will return with on Sunday but, asked by water. I’m the coach and I will enthusiasm to make them reporters if it would be his last always do what I want to do. If proud of the team again.” Mary Kom confident of Brad Hodge Korea series a platform to doing well in new 51kg trolled for dig prepare for FIH Women on Kohli’s series Finals: Rani category in India Open commercial support for all the Indian box- BENGALURU: On a come- PTI n GUWAHATI ers,” said the six-time world PTI n NEW DELHI back trail, Indian women’s champion who had won a 48kg hockey team skipper Rani earing up for her first gold in the last edition in 2018. ormer Australia batsman Rampal is expecting high- Gcompetitive bout in the While Mary Kom leads FBrad Hodge found himself intensity action in the three- AFP n MADRID point. sure known and it was notice- new 51kg category, celebrated the Indian team, top interna- at the receiving end of social match series against hosts They might have been dis- able that Griezmann made a boxer Mary Kom Saturday said tional boxers such as Asian media troll Saturday after he Korea, starting in Jinchun from ntoine Griezmann was appointed not to take all three swift exit after the final whis- change was always good and Games gold medallists Baturov took a dig at India captain Virat Monday. Ajeered during his last game after leading 2-0 at half-time tle. she was feeling confident of Bobo and Mirzakhalilov Kohli for featuring in a com- Rani had missed the pre- for Atletico Madrid and thanks to goals from Erick Camello, born in Madrid doing well in the India Open, Mirazizbek, two-time World mercial for cosmetics along vious Malaysia series due to a Rodrigo might have scored his Cabaco and Roger Marti and a product of Atletico’s beginning here on Monday. Championships medallist with Rishabh Pant. shoulder injury along with final goal for the club as they before then playing against 10 academy, delivered a more pos- Mary Kom, who reached Jasurbek Latipov of Uzbekistan, Kohli and Pant recently drag-flicker Gurjit Kaur, who came from behind to draw 2- men for the best part of 40 itive message for the future and here Saturday, trained at the Youth Olympics champion starred in an advertisement for had a hamstring issue. 2 against Levante in La Liga on minutes after Angel Correa a timely reminder of Atletico’s Sports Authority of India Brian Agustin Arregui of a company to promote face care The team left for Korea Saturday. was sent off. ability to endure in recent Centre ahead of the five-day Argentina, world champion products. The two brand Saturday morning and Rani Griezmann received whis- But Atletico fought back, years, despite the departures of tournament to be held at the and reigning Asian champion ambassadors of the company said it will be a good opportu- tles at the City of Valencia Rodrigo firing into the top cor- their biggest stars. Karmabir Nabin Chandra Josie Gabuco of Philippines will were seen grooving about the nity to prepare for the forth- The Women’s Series Finals Stadium from the visiting fans, ner before 18-year-old substi- Levante took the lead Bordoloi Indoor Stadium. also be seen in action. benefits of the product. The coming FIH Women’s Series Hiroshima 2019 is scheduled to who were also heard chanting tute Camello scored his first through a brilliant opener from “Yes, of course, there are With a few months go for advertisement went viral Finals in Hiroshima. be held from 15 to 23. “out, out, out” before goals goal for the club, finishing at Cabaco, who flicked in with the expectations from me. I have the World Championships, instantly with a lot of fans lik- “This will be an important “The team is confident from Sergio Camello and the back post. back of his heel after a header been training well and will give which is also an Olympic qual- ing it. series for myself and Gurjit about playing against a tough Rodrigo ensured Atletico at Griezmann was unable to back from Ruben Vezo. my 100 percent to make my ifier, the India Open will serve Hodge joined the band- because we are coming back team like the Republic Of least ended the season with a add to his tally of 133 goals in Roger doubled the advan- country proud. A change is as the preparatory tournament wagon and took a dig at Kohli. after rehabilitation. Playing Korea in conditions best suit- draw. 257 games across all competi- tage shortly before half-time, always good and I feel more for all the participants. “Amazing what people do high-intensity matches will put ed for them. The series will be Diego Simeone has dis- tions in what became a bitter intercepting a loose pass from confident in 51kg after the “There are a lot of boxers, for money,” he commented on us in the right rhythm before very challenging given how missed fears of a mass exodus, end to his five successful sea- Thomas Partey before skipping last few months of rigorous including me, who have the advertisement video. we set off for the FIH Women’s the Korean National Team has despite both Diego Godin and sons for the club. over Rodrigo and firing training,” the 2012 Olympics changed their category,” said Hodge’s comments did not Series Finals,” said Rani. been playing lately. Doing well Griezmann already announc- Godin was given a rousing past Antonio Adan, who was bronze medallist in 48kg said. Asian Games gold medallist go down well with a lot of “There have been some against them will be vital in our ing their departures, with the goodbye ceremony at the standing in for the injured Jan The 48kg weight category Amit Panghal, who jumped Kohli’s fans who slammed the different things we have tried preparations for the FIH likes of Rodrigo, Juanfran and Wanda Metropolitano last Oblak. is no longer there in the weight category from 49kg to former Kings XI Punjab head in this recent national camp in Women’s Series Finals,” said Filipe Luis all expected to fol- weekend but the timing of Atletico’s task became more Olympic Games and the 52kg. coach, reminding him of the terms of creating variations Rani. low. Griezmann’s announcement, difficult when Correa was sent diminutive Manipuri will have “So, this will be a good infamous ball-tampering scan- inside the circle. We will get to At the start of the year, the If this was to be their perhaps deliberately, meant he off for a petulant kick on to fight in the higher 51kg class platform for us to face top- dal of the Australian team in try and test these methods Indian team had toured Spain farewell outing for Atletico, it avoided a last meeting with the Chema but Rodrigo gave them if she wants to compete in next notch boxers and gauge the South Africa last year. against this strong team and in January-February, compet- was an underwhelming finale Atleti fans. hope with a stunning strike into year’s Tokyo Games. competition as we gear up for Several fans also referred to basis how we execute these ing against the host nation as Levante, who only secured But those that made the the top corner, before Koke’s “It feels like a homecoming the World Championships,” a video of Steve Smith dancing changes we can plan better for and Ireland. They finished safety from relegation last trip to Valencia were deter- shot fell kindly for Camello at to come here (Guwahati) and added the Asian champion for some advertisements dur- the next big tournament,” with record two wins, three weekend, claimed a deserved mined to make their displea- the back post. I hope there will be tremendous who won a gold in 52kg. ing the Indian Premier League. added Rani. draws and a loss. LUCKNOW | SUNDAY | MAY 19, 2019 backpack 12 ‘I was told to be a student all my life’

nWhy the title of the music video came up with the most beautiful lines was always looking to explore myself is Hindustani classical or Western. So Allah Ne Rakha? How did the con- — Jiski Unglion Pe Khud Ko Alla Ne and left classical in 1987-88 and went that from here one can jump to any- cept come up? Rakha, Jiske Bolon Se Shankh Nari Ka into film and fusion music. I went out thing else. This is one lesson that has The title comes from my father’s Swar Chhlaka, Uski Unglion Pe Khud to experiment with Jimbe. I am now stayed with me. He taught me to be a name Allarakha. When I was sitting Ko Alla Ne Rakha. That is how the doing classical solos with this African good student all my life as well. This, with the lyricist (Rachna Dikshit), I title came. To commemorate Abbaji’s instrument. I have always tried to he told me would help me as an artist. wanted to use his name. But I centenary, I came up with this song. keep the basics of classical intact by Music is so vast. One can’t master it in realised that nobody had ever This industry has given me so much, I blending in world music and creating one lifetime. At 40, I started learning called him by his name — it wanted to pay my respects. PEOPLE SAID THAT pieces that have a mixture of two- from Vikku Vinayakram — the was either Ustad Allarakh or nWhat are the challenges that clas- three genres of music. ghatam — because I wanted to learn Abbaji. Then it struck me sical musicans face today? THE WAY MUSIC IS nWhat are some of the pitfalls when it. He also told me to be a better per- that we could go with Allah Many feel that there are many you blend? son and be humble in front of elders. Ne Rakha. This is when challenges for classic music. But I feel CHANGING The definition of fusion is to melt nWhat did you get interested in Rachna that challenges were always there even CLASSICAL MUSIC and blend. When you are fusing with western drums? 20 years back. Even then people said another genre you should have proper Like I said, I was always pulled that the way music is changing classi- WILL DISAPPEAR, knowledge of that music. If you don’t towards new sounds. I was so taken in cal music will disappear, but classical do your homework you can fall. You with RD Burman songs. He used a lot music is like gold. It will always be in BUT IT IS LIKE GOLD. need to understand different genres of vocal percussions that fascinated demand. Back then one artist would before you go for fusion. Also, as an me. For me, the ‘other rhythm’ attract- Talktime perform for the entire evening. Today, IT WILL ALWAYS BE artist, you need to melt yourself in ed me. The tabla was always there. one doesn’t have that luxury, an artist your creation. When I was in college I met other TAUFIQ QURESHI only gets an hour to perform his IN DEMAND nWhat lesson did you learn from musicians and realised that there were Son and disciple of Ustad Allarakha, Qureshi, a repertoire. You don’t have the free- your father? so many other instruments and was dom to explore a raag. Besides getting music lessons, he influenced with so many another per- percussionist- composer has recently released nHow do you blend tradition with gave life lessons. He told me that I cussions and not just western but a music video that celebrates the centenary modern-day world music? should never forget my roots. If one’s Indian too. year of Abbaji. He speaks with I was always exploratory even as a roots are strong, then where one went, nWhat next? Shalini Saksena about life lessons child. I remember my father was one would be stable. The foundation This is Abbaji’s centenary and it doing an album and I heard a new has to be strong otherwise the build- will keep me busy. I want to release learnt taught by his father sound and I was told it was the ing will fall. Your music is like a build- different versions of Alla Ne Rakha. drums. So I collected a few and ing. This means that one must know Soon, I will be out with another ver- played on them with some sticks. I at least one form of music whether it sion, may be with other artists. ‘An artist needs YOUNG TO RULE CELLULOID to be humble’ The south Indian film industry is attracting the youth like never before. Be it directing, producing KAMINI SHEVGAONKAR, a or even acting, the numbers are with newbies. DEENA DAYAL NARAYAN tells you more performing artist, speaks with ilmmaking is a sort after profes- and the easiest way to showcase it to G Dilli Babu, SHALINI SAKSENA about sion by many youngsters, espe- Karthik Subbaraj, use Youtube, TikTok and Vigavideo cially in South. Earlier, it was dif- Tamil film where you can perform to whatever F producer Tamil film director how after working in the ficult for young filmmakers to prove you feel like and upload for the cast- their talent because of the politics in the ing directors to see. industry. Today, we see many young Some even shoot on a mobile — corporate sector she decided to filmmakers doing great work in this it doesn’t cost a thing and is easy to han- field like Atlee Kumar, Karthik dle. Smartphones have helped a lot. The pursue her passion as an artist Subbaraj and Pa Ranjith. youngsters use their smartphones for It is not just directing where the shooting, writing script and sometimes nHow did you get interested in dancing? youngsters are excelling. Every aspect even creating music. I am a first generation dancer. It was my mother who put of the industry has young talent doing A couple of decades back, editing me into extra-curricular activities when I was five. Before mov- good work. There is Atlee and Subbaraj was tough. One had to literally cut the ing to Mumbai, I was in Bengaluru and was fortunate to find a as directors. In music, there is Anirudh Atlee Kumar, slacks and paste it with the corre- dance teacher and learnt classical dance. I trained in Bharatnatyam Ravichander and Hip Hop Aadhi Tamil film spondent scenes. Today, one can edit for the next eight years. doing amazingly well. When it comes director the videos on phone effortlessly and nYou did your BE/MBA and worked in the corporate sector. to editing there are George C and even more effectively. The youngsters What made you pursue the performing arts? Ruben. Then there is Vijay are better with technology. hence their Yes, I worked in the corporate sector for three-and-a-half Devarakonda and Harish Kalyan who demand in the industry is on the rise,” years. A certain stage came and I did some soul searching. I was are keeping the audience engaged a cinematorgrapher Sathish from a trained dancer and decided to pursue my passion profession- with their performances. it is just men Chennai says. ally. I was 30 when I quit my job. I started formal training when who are ruling the roost. Young ladies “The audience feels that qualitative I learnt acting and filmmaking like Gayatri, (screenplay writing for filmmaking means fresh content and nTell us about Actor Prepares. Vikram Vedha — a 2017 Tamil action unusual screenplay. The challenge is to It is an acting school founded by Anupam Kher. I had the thriller film) and Rashmika Menon make a film with a typical storyline and experience of being on the stage because of dance but theatre (Geetha Govindam) were lauded for yet keep the audience engaged was totally different. I wanted to learn the basics and enrolled their work. throughout is where the joy of quali- for the school. I got an opportunity to be part of Hindi theatre “Soon the youngsters will be rul- tative filmmaking lies,” director and was part of a theatre group for a couple of years. I was fas- ing our film industry and anyhow our Vignesh says. cinated and decided to be part of this industry be it in front of production house is meant for the same “To achieve that kind of filmmak- the camera behind it. I went to New York to learn filmmaking. purpose, we don't entertain any rec- ing, you need to keep making a film. nHow would you describe yourself? ommendations, if we really do see tal- The best way to start is to direct as I am a lot of things. Overall, I am a simple ent and interest in the person we do many short films as possible. In a full- soul with an amalgamation of dance, expres- spend and make films and as expect- length feature, you have time to exag- sions, a teacher and somebody who is inter- ed all of our produced films have been gerate the things, explain what you ested in telling stories. It is not just to tell sto- outstood both at the box office and at want to tell to the audience in detail ries but to tell them in a manner where I can the critics stage,” producer G Dilli Babu, whereas in a short film you have lim- bring about a change. made his debut as a producer with ited time and need to wrap up things nHow has art changed you as a person? Urumeen (2015) tells you. fast. If you succeed there as a director, The importance of performing art is All his films under the banner of there are lot many chances that you can undermined in India. In my opinion, every The Axess Film Factory has done well succeed as a feature film director person should learn some sort of at the box office, these include as well,” Vignesh explains. art. The corporate world is a Maragatha Naanayam and Iravukku he tells you that if you rigid template, you have to Aayiram Kangal; Raakshasan was a have a group of friends who do what is needed. blockbuster last year. act well, a smartphone and Performing arts, on the He tells you that generally, people a microphone which can other hand, is fluid; there is think that the producer is just an record the voice if put in no template. You learn the investor. Things have changed and the the phone, that is more depth of emotions, you younger generation of producers have than sufficient to bring become more confident, you their hands full. out the best of talent. “It learn to be liberal, makes There is so much more work that will also help the young- you humble and you are is involved. Spotting the location, sters to learn and explore more open to criticism. management, finalising the characters, “Even though the production money but no appreciation,” says the their lives to shoot a certain kind of filmmaking without nWhy have you pushed getting the dates, script reading and get- team does a majority of the work, it executive producer, K Pooranesh of scene for a movie. “This is not the case investing too much and yet yourself as an artist? ting it approved are some of the work is the director, actors, choreographer Axess Film Factory. today. The youth is tech0savvy. They they will gain knowledge. Yes. When I decided to that the production house team has to or the music composers who get all Young blood in the industry means bring this knowledge with them to the This means it is easy for pursue art as a profession I do. Sometimes, even scouting for the the credit. No one says that a film has change in the technique while direct- industry changing the way scenes are aspiring young filmmakers to wanted to know where I could director rests with the production been produced well. People are habit- ing a film. Advancement in technolo- shot. Not only this, one can now do learn and explore in film- reach. As a dancer, an artist house. Then there is hiring for the tech- uated to say that the ‘acting was good’, gy means that the youngsters use- stunts that were earlier too dangerous making which is an art of grows subconsciously but as nical staff and equipment needed. he acted well, she acted well , ‘it was modern equipment to experiment to perform,” he says. expressing the emotions time went by and I took up per- Producing a film is nowhere an easy well-directed or that the ‘music was while taking shots. Earlier, one didn’t Getting work for the young is easy through the director’s perspec- forming art as career and things job. Then there is the risk involved — good’. No one cares to appreciate the have state-of-the-art equipment to as well. it is no longer about going from tive,” Vignesh says. unfolded, I realised I could do you may not be able to recover the production team, it’s like you work so shoot certain kind of scenes and the door to door begging for work. To a lot more. An artist is not just money that has gone into the venture. much and in return, you may make cast and crew would sometimes risk showcase one’s talent is easy. The best about performing, she is about learning and unlearning. There was so much I learnt — to be a film-maker and artist educator. I took advice from mentors as I went along. A calender full of festivities nHow tough is it to don so many hats? nTOMORROWLAND When: September 21 to October 6, nTHE NEW YEAR’S EVE IN SYDNEY sports enthusiasts. The race for the I would say that my perform- One of the world’s largest and 2019 Thanks to its location, Sydney is trophy is an exhilarating two-and- ing streak is stronger since I have most notable music festivals, the fes- Where: Theresienwiese, near the one of the first cities on the planet a-half minute plunge down the been on the stage since I was five. tival is all about groovy electronic Munich City Centre to usher in the New Year and is Lauberhorn Mountain, in the However, I love to be behind the beats, dancing, and enjoying the How to Reach: Travelers can fly on renowned for the grandeur with shadow of the infamous Eiger camera as well. So acting, dance and party with thousands of music Lufthansa from Mumbai, Bengaluru, which it welcomes it, year after year. and its neighboring alpine music in this order are what I love. enthusiasts and party lovers from Chennai, or Delhi to Munich, Darling Harbour and the Harbour giants, the Monch and the nTell us about your short film. around the world. Germany. Bridge make for a best place to wit- Jungfrau. The excitement is I collaborated for an Indo- When: July 19-28, 2019 ness the visual splendor of the fire- matched by the sheer nat- American Marathi film. I was an Where: Provinciaal Recreatiedomein nFÊTE DES VIGNERONS (FDV) works display on New Year’s Eve. ural beauty surrounding assistant director for the project. De Schorre, Boom, Belgium It is a festival celebrating the Apart from the dazzling visual dis- the circuit, with snow- My latest short film was in honour How to Reach: Travellers can fly on region’s wines and harvest by bring- play, the city also becomes party cen- capped mountains and of an astrophysicist — a docu- Lufthansa from Mumbai, or Delhi to ing together people from various tral for the entire week preceding it, clear blue skies. mentary on him and the revolution Brussels, Belgium. regions and walks of life. The once- making it a must-have experience on When: January 17 to of the telescope. This was a film for in-a-decade festival is recognised as every traveler’s bucket list. January 19, 2020 an organisation. I make indepen- nOKTOBERFEST an intangible cultural heritage by the When: December 31, 2019 Where: The dent films for my You Tube chan- The biggest beer extravaganza in United Nations and features wine Where: Port Jackson Lauberhorn nel. the world, Oktoberfest has become tastings, live music, parades, costume Where: Rue du Château 2, 1800 How to Reach: One can fly with Mountain nWhat is the one lesson that stu- the cultural landmark of the city of parties, wine education, and cellar Vevey, Switzerland Qantas from Delhi or Mumbai to How to reach: One dents must learn? Munich over the years. Millions of tours — making it an immersive, How to Reach: If wining and Sydney, Australia can fly from India As an artist, a student should people from all over the world fly to unique experience for those who dining in an authentic alpine setting to Switzerland on learn to empathise. He should the city to enjoy the wide variety of visit. excites you, you can book a flight nTHE WENGEN SKI WORLD CUP Swiss appreciate other’s efforts and be craft beers, feast upon authentic When: July 15 to August 11, from India to Switzerland on Swiss The Wengen Ski World Cup is the International Air able to take criticism positively. Bavarian cuisine, sing, and dance. 2019 International Air Lines destination to be for all adventure Lines. 
    


   
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n the recent years, the Indian coast lines. Rao writes, “Until 1958, decades. For the first time in the ter, ‘Maritime boundaries between 7, 2016, the Prime Minister said, “The Ocean region has once again the Indian Navy was headed by modern history of Indian Ocean India and its neighbours’. Indian Ocean region is one of my fore- become an arena of strategic British officers. During this era, the politics, the regional states — India Analysing India’s naval capabilities, most policy priorities. Our approach is competition among extra- vision of Navy was just confined to and China — are not only prepared Rao writes, “There are huge gaps in the evident in our vision of ‘SAGAR’, which regional and resident powers. coastal waters. The college of Naval but also capable enough to play key required capacity and capability of the means ocean, and stands for ‘Security IThe emergence of China and India as Warfare was established only after 40 roles. Since the 15th Century, the Indian Navy if it has to perform effec- And Growth for All in the Region’. We rising maritime forces and the relative years of Independence!” Indian policy extra-regional players with colonial tively the crucial task ahead in the would continue to actively pursue and decline of the US pre-eminence in the makers, occupied with a continental and imperialistic notions managed Indian Ocean and Indo-Pacific region. promote our geo-political, strategic, and recent past have altered the power mindset, were unable to recognise the to dominate the Indian Ocean, with The nation is more than a decade economic interests in the seas, in partic- equations in this strategic and economic importance of the regional players and other lit- behind in procuring and building state- ular the Indian Ocean.” Modi has always region continu- the Indian Ocean region. toral states driven to the fringes. of-the-art naval craft.” He writes that stressed the need for greater engage- um. After the In this timely new book, the Although many factors have played the plan “strategy for force build-up” or ment with Indian Ocean littoral states. withdrawal of author has discussed topics ranging an effective role in enhanced strate- the imperative diplomatic initiatives for The utility of Rao’s book could have the Soviet Navy from maritime boundaries between gic rivalries and cooperation in the achieving the goals of the “maritime enhanced with the inclusion of a chap- in the early India and its neighbours, to India’s Indian Ocean region, resource has strategy of 2007” remained only on ter on Indian Ocean regionalism. The 1990s, the US outreach to the Indian Ocean and been a key factor. Middle East oil paper until the Modi Government took Pan Indian Ocean grouping, Indian emerged as an Pacific Ocean. Prior to examining was one of the key factors behind it seriously. The author writes, as sug- Ocean Rim Association (IORA), since uncontested PM Modi’s initiatives to enhance the US- Soviet Union rivalry in the gested by experts, Indian security con- its establishment in 1997, was missing maritime power engagement with the Indian Ocean Cold War period, and now again, cerns can be effectively taken care of by required collective actions to pursue its   in the Indian regional powers, extra-regional pow- resource and maritime trade are having three aircraft carriers and at objectives and execute the decisions Ocean, and ers, and other littoral states, Rao has compelling China and India to least five nuclear submarines. taken during the IORA Council of other regional and extra-regional successfully illustrated the back- enhance influence in the region. The Modi Government’s initiatives Ministers meetings. Learning from its powers could frame their Indian ground of the Indian Ocean geogra- Underlining the strategic impor- to bring back Maldives and Seychelles mistakes, the IORA is now imparting Ocean policy broadly in the ambit of phy, economics, politics, and strategy. tance of Andaman and Nicobar into India’s sphere of influence are can- the much needed attention to imple- the American ascendancy. However, India’s interventions and outreach in Islands and Lakshadweep Islands, the didly discussed in the book. Rao writes, ment the IORA Action Plan (2017-21) in recent years, the power equation the Indian Ocean and Pacific region author writes that India has potential “In a significant shift in strategic — the first action plan since the estab- has gradually shifted as China, India, are also discussed in detail. assets in its water as Eight and Nine approach, PM Modi was able to con- lishment of the association 21 years ago. and Japan’s naval potential has grown, In the chapter ‘China’s intrusion Degree channels. These islands need vince Seychelles for India’s naval base in It can be perceived that some key issues repressing the US naval dominance. in the Indian Ocean’, the Sino-Islamic to be transformed into strategic Assumption Island during his visit to — such as promotion of multilateral- In the early 1990s, besides the with- axis, China’s anti-piracy mission in assets to enhance India’s influence in Seychelles in March 2015. Yes, there are ism, reform in the IORA’s institutional drawal of the Soviet Navy, the Gulf the Indian Ocean, debt trap, and port the Indo-Pacific region and protect it  hiccups, but the diplomatic initiatives structure, sustainable development and War I and liberalisation of the Indian development strategy are discussed from adversaries. By recognising the are in the right direction.” During the responsible fisheries management and economy created an opportunity for in length. Expressing concern over strategic and economic potential of    same visit, Modi outlined a strategy of development, maritime safety and secu- India to alter its Indian Ocean policy. China’s growing influence in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, the  enhanced engagement with the Indian rity, Blue Economy, women’s economic India began to downplay the idea of Indian Ocean region, the author Government of India aims to trans-  O  Ocean’s littoral states. Maritime safety empowerment, and tourism — will gain the Zone of Peace. Reversing the Cold writes, “For over a decade, China has form these islands as important cen- and security and sustainable develop- focused attention in the future. War policy, India began to engage been making concerned attempts to tres of India’s security strategy and a    ment have emerged as the key vectors of A key facet of the book is the series major powers and other littoral states. gain strategic foothold in the Indian bridge to connect South and South    India’s Indian Ocean policy. of maps and diagrams accompanied with Instead of isolation, New Delhi began Ocean region. It has built the East Asia, and also to enhance India’s “To me, the blue chakra or wheel in detailed information of the subject. to pursue the policy of engagement. Hambantota Port in Sri Lanka and maritime influence in the eastern    India’s National Flag represents the However, some chapters linked with the The book, India’s Ocean Gwadar Port in Pakistan. Only some- Indian Ocean region. Rao also   potential of Blue Revolution or the Indian Ocean strategy and economics Neighbourhood: Narendra Modi’s one naive would believe that these argued that “the radicalisation of Ocean Economy. That is how central the lack in-depth analysis. The book also Strategy Initiatives, written by SV are exclusively commercial ventures.” Jihadis in Maldives and their growing      Ocean Economy is to us,” Modi had said lacks serious conversation on the Cold Seshagiri Rao is an attempt to assess Concerned over the presence of hostility towards India requires much      while commissioning the Offshore War power politics, current strategic sce- India’s changing strategy towards the Chinese submarines in the Indian stronger force deployments in Patrol Vessel (OPV) Barracuda in nario, India’s policy options, regionalism Indian Ocean region: How India’s Ocean, the author argued: “The Lakshadweep to tackle multi-dimen-      Mauritius on March 12, 2015. This and sub-regionalism, and the idea of Blue maritime strategy could not succeed Indian Ocean today is heavily infest- sional threats”.     clearly reflects the Government’s com- Economy in the Indian Ocean region. in getting any prominence in ed with nuclear submarines, particu- The agreement between India mitment to develop the Blue Economy However, this is a must-read book for Jawaharlal Nehru’s strategic thinking; larly of belligerent China. Nuclear and Sri Lanka on the boundary in     as one of the key vectors of India’s scholars who need detailed information and how under the leadership of submarines would not only be historic waters (June 26-28, 1974),     Indian Ocean strategy. To attain the key regarding the Indian Ocean geography, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the equipped with the delivery platforms, the agreement between India and Sri objective of development with environ- marine resources, maritime disputes in region is now gaining importance in but would also be loaded with Lanka on the maritime boundary in    mental sustainability, India is looking India’s neighbourhood, and India’s out- India’s foreign policy calculus. The nuclear warheads, unlike land and air the Gulf of Mannar and the Bay of  O   forward to enhanced linkages among reach to the Indian Ocean and Pacific author writes that with the passing missile delivery systems, since they Bengal and related matters (March various sectors of the Blue Economy regions. It will also be useful for scholars away of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, the were meant to be available thousands 23, 1976), and the agreement    and enhanced cooperation with Indian and students of international politics, Indian Ocean lost its importance in of kilometres away from their bases.” between India, Sri Lanka, and Ocean littoral states. India is cooperat- Indian foreign policy, and maritime law. India’s strategic thinking. And for The recent endeavours of China Maldives concerning the determina- ing with Seychelles, Mauritius, Maldives,           many years during Nehru and Indira in the Indian Ocean region suggest tion of the Tri-Junction Point Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka to promote      Gandhi’s era, the South Block worked that it is set to emerge as one of the between the three countries in the Blue Economy in the region. deliberately to refute the country’s key potent actors in the Indian Gulf of Mannar (July 31, 1976) are During the International Fleet strategic advantages due to the long Ocean power politics in the coming discussed in detail under the chap- Review in Visakhapatnam on February  
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he year 2020 will mark the birth The fact that a non-governmental organ- centenary of Nani Ardeshir isation could get a law deleted from the Palkhivala, the legendary lawyer IPC by the court itself is dubious. The and Constitutional expert, who author’s claim that the deletion of the during his lifetime had set the Section has offered equality before law is courtroomsT on fire with his scholarly eru- not the last word on the topic. Senior dition and superhuman wisdom. I doubt lawyers specialising in the Constitution as whether there are or were any other legal well as clinical psychologists are unani- luminaries in the country whose words are mous in their view that the homosexual spoken and quoted with the kind of rev- characteristics found in a section of the erence and adoration as that of Palkhivala. population are because of “psychological I do remember the special convocation and physiological disorders”. ceremony of the Manipal University held The argument put forward by the at Chennai in 1998 to honour Palkhivala, ‘Drop Section 377’ brigade is that “the C Subramaniam, and APJ Abdul Kalam Article 14 of the Constitution provides that (who was then the scientific advisor to the the state shall not deny to any person Prime Minister of India). What stood out equality before the law or the equal pro- in that ceremony was the convocation tection of laws within the territory of address delivered by Prof BM Hegde, the India”. One is reminded about the boon cardiologist with a big heart, the then Vice- given to Bhasmasura by Lord Shiva that Chancellor of the university. It still echoes anyone whose head he touched with his in the ears: “Ladies and gentlemen, today hand should burn and turn into ashes. In we are honouring three great sons of India the story, it is said that Lord Vishnu with PhD (honoris causa). C appeared as Mohini to get rid of Subramaniam, who gave us our food, Nani Bhasmasura when he became a major nui- Palkhivala, who gave us our democracy sance to the universe. But there is no pos- and freedom, and APJ Abdul Kalam, who sibility of any Mohini appearing in this retrieved our self respect.” (The function chaos filled world to save us from this lib- was held within months of India’s peace- eral brigade, which seeks total freedom ful nuclear explosion at Pokhran). from the great Indian tradition! It was the shortest ever convocation Our society is bound together address I have heard till date. “Isn't it because of some eternal values pre- self-explanatory and why should I irri- scribed by the great acharyas of yore. The tate the gathering with a big speech,” said without these words of decoration. What “present a new way of reading the the Supreme Court and the judges gave a great physicians and rishis, who lived Prof Hegde when this writer asked him was the purpose for which this amend- Constitution as India approaches the verdict which was celebrated with élan by thousands of years ago, had formulated about the shortest address, after the ment was made and that too through the 70th anniversary of its adoption”. a section of the population. The angry certain guiding principles for the smooth function. The next day, I got the chance back door,” asked Palkhivala. Bhatia has focussed on the success young man of Indian television held an and safe life on earth. There are rules, reg- to meet Palkhivala at the residence of The incident crossed my mind while achieved by the people of his ilk in get- hour-long ‘debate’, in which one heard ulations, laws, and dos and don’ts speci- Subramaniam. The great lawyer was not going through the book, The ting Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code some of the individuals who had been fied by them for happy, peaceful and pros- in the best of health and did not say any- Transformative Constitution: A Radical struck down by the Supreme Court. The affected by the particular section singing perous life. Whenever these rules are vio- thing after the convocation. But with Biography in Nine Acts, authored by author points out that Section 377 (pop- hallelujah to the judiciary. The author lated, the repercussions were disastrous. much pain and difficulty, he explained Gautam Bhatia, a young lawyer. Palkhivala, ularly known as the sodomy law) of the describes the sodomy act itself as “carnal Long ago, while attending a lecture by to me that the Indian Constitution was too, has authored a couple of books, which IPC, which had made “carnal intercourse intercourse against the nature”. Striking Palkhivala at the Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, our Magna Carta. could be described as the Gita or Bible of against the order of the nature” an illegal down Section 377 from the IPC is a sure Bombay, I remember him saying that free- There were comments from some the legal profession. But the books, We, The act. The law was drafted and incorporat- recipe to some kind of anarchy, says K dom was not free. The US learnt it the hard sources that the Constitution needed a People, We, the Nation, and Nani ed into the IPC by Thomas Macaulay in Ramkumar, a widely respected lawyer with way. Today, it is said that more than 60 per revisit as it has outlived its purpose and Palkhivala, Selected Writings were the 1864, but the Supreme Court last year decades of impeccable experience in cent of the children born in the US do not failed. “The Constitution has not failed. outcome of his decades long sadhana in ruled that “application of Section 377 to courts. The author has preferred to remain know who their father is. One has to read It’s we, the people, who have failed the the world of law. (I am not forgetting the consensual homosexual sex between silent about the origin of the word ‘sodom’ Fatherless America by David Blankenhorn to Constitution. The foundation of the Law and Practice of Income Tax authored adults is unconstitutional, irrational, even as he articulates about the sodomy understand the gravity of the situation faced Constitution has been shaken by our cor- by Kanga and Palkhivala). indefensible and manifestly arbitrary”. The law. Sodom was a city destroyed by God by the world’s richest country. Live-in rela- rupt politicians and negligence of the elite,” The readers may ask what Bhatia’s author claims that the ruling by the Apex !"#!' ( because of the evil nature of its inhabitants. tions, cohabitations, license to use drugs, and said Palkhivala. He pointed out the so- book has in common with Palkhivala? Court is yet another success for people "    The details are furnished in The Book of the gun culture have taken the US to a stage called amendment of the Constitution by Absolutely nothing. Whenever one fighting for equality before law and has Genesis (chapters 18 and 19). of ruin. By a strange paradox, Fatherless the Indira Gandhi-led Government, which comes across the word ‘Indian devoted nearly 100 pages of the 499-page )
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f the first Islamist military cancellation symbolises the Second, Erdogan inaugu- Another was victory of Icoup of July 15-16, 2016, in classic case of electoral author- rated the largest mosque in Opposition to Istanbul mayor- Turkey made Recep Tayyip itarianism: “If the people does Istanbul in the history of ship in April 2019, which was Erdogan the Supreme Leader not elect you; then change the Turkey, including the period of again scuttled through a second (the Reis), parallel to Mustafa people’’. The cancellation of the Ottoman period. Islamist coup. Turkish state Kemal Ataturk, of Turkey, and poll has evoked strong criticism Third, Hamas, possibly has historically not tolerated ushered in “one man rule”, the from international quarters. with backing of Turkey, fired a the assertion of civil society and second Islamist coup of May 7, However, the moot point few rockets on Israel. President democratic voices. All military 2019, resulted in the annulment is: What makes Istanbul so cru- Erdogan swiftly condemned coups in modern Turkey (60, of elected Opposition candi- cial that Erdogan does not the Israeli’s retaliation. 70, 80, 1997) are the negations date Ekrem Imamoglu — who want to lose it at any cost? This Fourth, the Government of democratic voices; today it held the mayoral office for is despite the fact that he has announced the “surprised mil- is the Erdogan regime, itself a three weeks — as mayor of already lost this election sym- itary intervention” inside Syria product of electoral democra- Istanbul by the Supreme bolically — both politically to take place soon. All such cy, which is standing against Election Board (YSK), was and morally — even if his party measures are aimed to win over the assertion of civil society and staged to secure the survival of AKP’s candidate wins in the re- a section of Kurdish and democratic voices. This is the President Erdogan. run election, scheduled for Turkish Muslim voters for June core challenge that lies ahead Nothing is more bizzare, June 23, 2019. There are three 23 Istanbul mayoral repoll. for Turkey. illogical and crass partisan- compelling reasons for such, In most likelihood, The possible death of political than the ground of blatant undemocratic and Erdogan is going to succeed. democracy in Turkey will have cancellation by the YSK and its unprecedented decision. He has to prove by winning the wide ranging ramifications in rejection of Opposition’s com- First, Erdogan is a Istanbul mayorship, the previ- the region too. Already low in plaint. The YSK cancelled the “Kasimpasa boy” — one of the ous defeat was due to conspir- democratic indicators of gov- election on the ground of pres- poor districts (comprising acy hatched by FETO (Turkish ernance, the failure of democ- ence of a few non-public offi- mostly of migrant families state’s dysphemism for Gulen racy in Turkey would con- cials as presiding officers and from Anatolian rural hinter- Movement) as he did in recent vince many in the region that in the polling stations. land) of Istanbul — from where past: facilitated the failed mil- democracy is alien to However. it rejected the he started his political career. itary coup to prove his con- Muslim/Islamic culture and Opposition’s petition to enlarge He became Mayor of Istanbul tention that corruption charges tradition. Second a “democra- the scope of its decision to in 1994, which he held till 2003 '"" "1"     " !!   !# 2!9 2  .2 ! '   "   "1  '   .2    (December 2013) and later tic vacuum” in the region invalidate the entire March 31, before becoming Prime '  2: failed military coup (July 2016) would continue to provide a 2019, local elections in Istanbul Minister and President of were basically conspiracies conducive condition for the and other districts of Turkey’s Turkey and never lost to any national leadership, Prime political capital of Turkey, Istanbul mayorship would be Erdogan would go any extent hatched by FETO in alliance development of ISIS and other biggest metropolis, the 2017 other political party except in Minister and President goes Istanbul is the cultural and suicidal for Erdogan’s transition possible to win Istanbul may- with the West to overthrow his kind of Islamist terrorist forces constitutional referendum and March 2019 election. As through mayorship of Istanbul. commercial capital of Turkey, to possible coronation of him- orship with Yildrim as candi- Government. globally and regionally. the 2018 presidential and par- Erdogan reached the height of If Ankara symbolises “Secular whose revenue is crucial for the self in 2024 as Caliph as well as date as his victory is centrally However, democracy in Third, an Islamist Turkey is liamentary elections on the power and came to personify Turkey”, Istanbul represents Erdogan regime to maintain his preparing ground for family connected with Erdogan’s Turkey will be lost forever if likely to provide more fodder same ground, stating that YSK’s Turkish state, Government, “Muslim Turkey with memory “politics of clientelism” — succession. Hence Erdogan’s future politics of Caliphate Erdogan succeeds in winning to forces of Islamist radicalisa- decision is final and is not sub- party and nation, the loss of of Caliphate and Ottoman thereby providing social secu- choice of Binali Yildrim for and ensuring smooth transition the re-election. There were tion within and outside the ject to review or modified as Istanbul mayorship to an ordi- Empire” from where Erdogan rity to the members of his polit- Istanbul mayorship — a trust- to family succession. two critical moments in recent region. It is therefore in the per law! nary CHP candidate appeared derives his politics and author- ical constituencies. Further, ed and pliable figure who facil- It is therefore no accident times when people and civil interest of international stake- While “principle of regime to be a personal loss and a seri- ity. This explains why Erdogan the crony capitalism of Turkey itated everything during his that the cancellation of Istanbul society threw challenges to the holders and democratic states security” is the bane of Middle ous jolt to his charisma and could accept the electoral loses with its inbuilt corruption — Premiership that Erdogan mayorship was immediately Turkish state to be violently to extend support to forces of Eastern politics and Turkey is politics. In Ekrem Imamoglu for mayorship in Ankara, build and sustained by the wanted: A Presidential system followed by a few important rebuffed back. One was the democracy, peace and stabili- not immune to political culture — a “black” practicing Muslim Izmir, Antalya and other big Erdogan regime — thrives with constitutional amend- developments in Turkish pol- 2013 corruption charges ty in Turkey and in the region. that denies or obstructs the Turk with Anatolian back- cities but not Istanbul. He, mostly on “tender” and “con- ment, which gave Erdogan the itics. First, Abdullah Ocalan, against the Erdogan regime, the duly elected government to ground — Erdogan saw a polit- therefore, must avenge this tract” related to “developmen- kind of executive, judiciary the PKK supremo who is regime responded violently, (The author is Senior govern. But never in history of ical rival emerging on nation- loss: Remove this emerging tal work” in Istanbul. and legislative authority the behind bar since 2000, was engineered a coup and vio- Fellow, Policy Perspectives modern Turkey an electoral al level. In Turkish Muslim’s threat either by hook or crook. Third, and most impor- country has hardly witnessed in given access to his lawyer for lently crushed the democratic Foundation, New Delhi. The mandate was cancelled. The popular imagination, a road to Second, if Ankara is the tant, a non-AKP occupant of modern times. 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he enforced disappearance Army, FC and intelligence to avoid a clash with the October 27, 2013. The first activists from Gilgit and ances of the people. This con- its natural resources. There internal political instability or Tof Baloch nationals — by agencies to release missing indomitable Army and intelli- phase, a 730km walk, ended in Baltistan regions, but the fession was made in a Press are no provisions in the UN any other public emergency, the Pakistan Army, Frontier persons and stop inhuman gence agencies on one hand, Karachi with a demonstration Pakistan Army and intelli- conference of Major General charters and other interna- may be invoked as a justifica- Corps (FC), intelligence agen- practice of enforced disap- and on the other, to attenuate in front of the Press Club on gence agencies have been out- Asif Ghafoor, the Director tional laws condemning or tion for enforced disappear- cies, mainly ISI and Military pearances. The said petition led the public and international November 23, 2013, while the right denying their involve- General of Inter-Services forbidding the movement of ances; Intelligence — has been a to a tussle between the apex pressure on Pakistan to deliv- second phase started on ment in the incidents of Public Relations (DG ISPR), on oppressed people for their Rome Statute of the burning issue for over a decade. court and the Pakistan Army, er justice to the Baloch victims. December 13, 2013, from enforced disappearances. April 29, 2019. In an answer to national freedom from the International Criminal Court, The Voice for Baloch Missing which resulted in the dismissal The Pakistan Army and Karachi and reached Islamabad On April 16, 2018, Justice a question of prominent jour- yoke of alien or colonial rule. part 2, Article 7(i) too enlists Persons (VBPM), the Human and arrest of judges by General intelligence agencies have been on Friday 28, 2014. They tried (Retired) Javed Iqbal, the head nalist Hamid Mir, the DG Instead, there are a number of enforced disappearance as a Rights Council of Balochistan, Pervez Musharraf. using enforced disappearances their best to highlight the issue of the Commission of Enquiry ISPR responded, “We know provisions in international laws crime against humanity. the Baloch Human Rights After a prolonged move- as a covert policy to bear down but could not draw the atten- on Enforced Disappearances you have a great attachment to and UN’s resolutions in con- Therefore, the legal posi- Organisation, and the Human ment, Justice Chaudhry and all on the Baloch freedom move- tion of biased civil society of and chairman of “National missing persons (issue). We too demnation of alien and colo- tion is clear that enforced dis- Rights Commission of Pakistan other judges were reinstated by ment and have been vocifer- Punjab and its media, because Accountability Bureau (NAB), have. We don’t want any person nial rule. Nothing can be con- appearance is not justifiable have been reporting enforced the Government of Premier ously disputing the reports of like other civilian institutions, shamelessly claimed that for- to go missing but where there strued from the statement of under any pretext. disappearance of the Baloch Yusuf Reza Gelani of the PPP. enforced disappearances of the so-called civil society and eign agencies illegally appre- is a war, you have to do a num- the DG ISPR, except a clear Although until now the people from all walks of life. Soon, Justice Chaudhry took people. The so-called civilian media are controlled by the hend people and pin the blame ber of (undesirable) works. It’s confession of the crime. armed conflict and human The issue of disappear- up the petition and continued Governments, apex kangaroo Army and intelligence agencies on the Pakistan Army, Inter- said that everything is fair in Though the DG ISPR tried to rights abuses in Balochistan ances has been occasionally hearing of cases of persecution courts of Pakistan and com- in Pakistan. services Intelligence (ISI) and love and war. War occurs to be justify forced disappearances by have not drawn the desired raised in public and parliament of Baloch nationals till his missions on enquiry have been On January 13, 2018, 27- Military Intelligence. He fur- ruthless.” saying that everything is fair in attention of the UN and the by political parties, including retirement. But he failed to toeing the line of the Army and year-old Pashtun model ther said that 70 per cent of the The above statement of love and war, this dictum finds world community, the increas- PPP, PML(N), MQM, annihilate the inhuman prac- intelligence agencies. The Naqeebullah Mehsud was missing persons are found to be the DG ISPR manifests: no support in law. ing intensity of the crime and BNP(M), and NP (when on tice of enforced disappear- Pakistan Army and intelli- killed by a team lead by Senior pro-military. Iqbal made these 1) There is a war in Belligerent parties and worsening human rights con- Opposition benches). Initially, ances by the mighty Army gence agencies, with the pas- Superintendent of Police Rao claims while briefing a meeting Balochistan; their actions are subject to dition requires the civilised the media and courts were and spy agencies. After the sage of time, extended the use Anwar of Malir district of of National Assembly’s 2) The Pakistan Army and international laws. The pre- nations, UN Security Council vocal on the issue. When retirement of Justice Chaudhry, of enforced disappearances in Karachi in a fake encounter, Standing Committee on intelligence agencies are using amble of the International and the prosecutor of Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry the said petition started gath- former FATA regions of which led countrywide protests Human Rights. His statement enforced disappearances as a Convention for the Protection International Criminal Court was Chief Justice of the ering dust. On March 1, 2011, Pashtunkhwa, interior Sindh, by Pashtuns. Later the move- manifests how Commission of means of repression as well as of All Persons from Enforced to initiate investigation against Supreme Court of Pakistan, the the toothless PPP Government Karachi, Gilgit and Baltistan, ment was named as Pashtun Enquiry on Enforced a policy with a view to suppress Disappearance maintains that the Pakistan Army, paramili- apex court entertained a peti- set up a “Commission of where targets have been Tahafuz Movement (PTM). Disappearances, courts and the national freedom move- enforced disappearance con- tary forces and intelligence tion of the Balochistan Bar Enquiry on Enforced Pashtun and Sindhi nationalists PTM highlighted how thou- Governments are collaborating ment of the oppressed Baloch; stitutes a crime against human- agencies for their role in the Council. Although, in Disappearances” with the and activists of the MQM. sands of Pashtuns from former with the Army and intelli- 3) The DG ISPR justifies ity. Similarly, Article 1 of the enforced disappearances and to Pakistan’s power structure, law appointment of Justice The VBMP launched FATA and Swat have gone gence agencies to hide their the enforced disappearances said convention reads: bring them to justice. courts are not empowered to (Retired) Javed Iqbal as its “Long March” from Quetta to missing at the hands of the crimes against humanity. with his comments “every- 1) No one shall be sub- punish the Army personnel president and Justice (Retired) Islamabad via Karachi to press Pakistan Army and intelli- But the truth always pre- thing is fair in love and war”. jected to enforced disappear- (The writer is former guilty of enforced disappear- Gous Muhammad and IG the Pakistani authorities for gence agencies. There are also vails. So despite constant Indeed, there is a war of ance; Secretary General of Baloch ance of Baloch people, the police (Retired) Muhammad recovery of missing Baloch similar reports of enforced dis- denial, the Pakistan Army has liberation in Balochistan 2) No exceptional circum- National Movement (BNM) Chaudhry-headed bench exert- Sharif as its members. The people. Long March partici- appearance of Sindhi nation- eventually confessed the abduc- against Pakistan’s occupation, stances whatsoever, whether a @BNMovement. He tweets ed pressure on the Pakistan commission’s ulterior aim was pants left Quetta on foot on alists, MQM activists and tion and enforced disappear- colonial rule and plundering of state of war or a threat of war, @RahimBalochh) 
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