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"" &-&"O dently,” Congress leader Pawan come out with “mixed” find- -+ 34"&" First it was Andhra # -  &%  &" '" &' Khera alleged. ings while dealing with allega- "%  &' &" Pradesh Chief Minister  !6  #*" The Congress leader said tion of corruption against -"" Chandrababu Naidu whose   & 9## the recent goings-on in the CBI benched CBI Director Alok Government declared that the are a “very serious matter” Verma. Taking note of the “CVC has filed an exhaus- mer apex court judge Justice CBI cannot conduct raids or Establishment to exercise the has to obtain the State and people should not lose faith CVC report, the Supreme tive report. The report has AK Patnaik and the report was investigations in his State with- powers and jurisdiction under Government’s permission for request,” he added. in such premier agencies. Court has given Verma time till been categorised in four parts filed in the court on November out permission. Hours later the said Act in the State of investigating every case,” On August 3 this year, the Ever since he snapped ties November 19 to respond to and is very complimentary on 12 following a directive from West Bengal counterpart Andhra Pradesh,” the Andhra Rajappa told the media. AP Government issued the with the NDA in March, certain “very uncomplimenta- some charges, not so compli- the top court. Mamata Banerjee followed suit. Government notification said. The general consent was GO Ms No. 109 according Chandrababu had been accus- ry findings” in the CVC report. mentary on some charges and During the hearing on Backing Andhra Pradesh Andhra Pradesh Deputy withdrawn on the advice of “general consent” to all mem- ing the Centre of misusing the The SC Bench headed by very uncomplimentary on Friday, the Bench made it clear CM, Mamata said, “What Chief Minister (Home) N lawyers and intellectuals, bers of the Delhi Special Police CBI to target political oppo- Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi some charges. CVC report that the confidentiality of Chandrababu has done is right. China Rajappa justified the Rajappa claimed. Establishment to exercise the nents. The recent raids by said there are some “very com- says some charges are required CVC’s report was necessary The CBI receives instructions State Government’s action say- Even the Government in powers and jurisdiction in AP Income Tax authorities on plimentary”, some “not so com- to be investigated and they “keeping in mind the need to from the BJP.” ing it was taken against the Karnataka had withdrawn the against officials of the Central some business establishments plimentary” and some “very need time,” the CJI said and preserve and maintain the “In exercise of the powers backdrop of certain allegations general consent for the CBI, he Government, Central run by those close to the rul- uncomplimentary” findings in posted the matter for hearing sanctity of the institution of the conferred by Section 6 of the against the country’s premier pointed out. Rajappa, howev- Government undertakings and ing Telugu Desam Party in the the “exhaustive” preliminary on Tuesday. CBI and public confidence in Delhi Special Police investigating agency. er, clarified the CBI could take private persons for investigat- State have left Chandrababu enquiry report. The Bench Earlier, Verma had the said institution”. Establishment Act, 1946, “We have trust in the CBI up investigation against Central ing offences under various red-faced. Subsequently, he included justices SK Kaul and approached the apex court The Bench had noted that Government hereby withdraws but the recent allegations Government officials without laws, including the Prevention announced that his KM Joseph. challenging the Centre’s deci- a copy of the report and the the general consent accorded against its top officials have the State’s permission. “We will of Corruption Act. Government would not pro- The SC also directed that sion to divest him of his duties annexure be also furnished in (in GO Ms 109) to all the mem- made us withdraw the general grant necessary permission Reacting to the decision vide police cover to the IT offi- a copy of the CVC report and sending him on leave fol- a sealed cover to the offices of bers of the Delhi Special Police consent. Henceforth, the CBI whenever the CBI makes a taken by Andhra and Bengal, cials for conducting the raids. along with annexure be given lowing his feud with his deputy Attorney General KK to Verma in a sealed cover and Special Director Rakesh Venugopal and Solicitor it “will be open for” him to file Asthana, who has levelled cor- General Tushar Mehta, who is his response to it “again in ruption allegations against representing the CVC. sealed cover” by 1 pm on him. Asthana was also divest- The court turned down the    !     November 19. The apex court ed of his duties and sent on plea of senior advocate Mukul has fixed November 30 as the leave. The CVC’s enquiry Rohatgi, appearing for next date for hearing in the against Verma was conducted Asthana, to also give him a    "  !    matter. under the supervision of for- copy of the CVC report. "    %  P    $       check into a hotel,” said Desai, who was accompanied by six of her associates.    and AirAsia India in a similar he Kochi International Airport was Meanwhile, hectic activities are on arrangement with Malaysian Tliterally held to ransom for almost to resolve the stand-off between the ata Sons on Friday con- carrier Air Asia — have wide- 13 hours on Friday by devotees of Lord devotees and the Kerala Government as Tfirmed its interest in ly speculated to be planning to Ayyappa who had gathered in large Travancore Devaswom Board decided acquiring the beleaguered Jet acquire Naresh Goyal-con- numbers to prevent social activist to approach the Supreme Court with a Airways but said no concrete trolled airline with its Trupti Desai, who flew down to Kerala, stay petition. “proposal” has been made by Singaporean partner. from entering Sabarimala Temple. If the stay is granted, the Kerala the group so far. “We would like to clarify The activist who reached the airport Government may get some breathing The Tatas, which already that any such discussions (to at 4.45 am could not come out of the space to implement the September 28 run two carriers —the full-ser- acquire Jet Airways) have been terminal and was confined to the verdict of the SC. vice Vistara in a joint venture preliminary,” Tata Sons said. lounge till 6.50 pm when she told the The prelude to the Mandala Puja with Singapore Airlines (SIA) Detailed report on P10 media that she would return to Pune by (the 41-day festival when devotees                         a late night flight. throng the shrine after observing     ! The devotees sat in front of the penance) took place on Friday evening arrival lounge and sang Ayyappa bha- at Sabarimala Temple.        built in accordance with Gothic archi- jans non-stop till Trupti announced her The evening saw Thanthri (chief    tecture. Authorities said the 75-feet tall decision to return to Pune. priest) Kantararu Rajeevaru and head yclone Gaja ripped through stone statue of Jesus erected in front of “I’ll come back soon unannounced priest (mel shanthi) AV Unnikrishnan CNagapattinam early on Friday the Morning Star Church in the town, and will surely visit Ayyappa Temple at Nampoodiri opening the sanctum in uprooting trees and snapping power sustained structural damage. According Sabarimala. Today no one is willing to the presence of hundreds of devotees        lines leaving a trail of destruction in to church officials, the hands of the stat- help me to proceed to Sabarimala or to and performing the traditional Puja. coastal districts besides claiming 13 lives ue have suffered damage. The roof of and flooding standing crops. The the Museum of Offerings in the town   Principal Chief Conservator of DNA profiling and psycholog- cyclonic storm crossed Tamil Nadu’s has also been damaged. Forest (PCCF) Sudarshan ical tests, added Panda. coast between Nagapattinam and near- Expressing grief over the deaths, joint team of National Tiger Panda said, “Prima facie inves- He further said, “Forest by Vedaranyam in the wee hours of Chief Minister K Palaniswami sanc- AConservation Authority tigation reveals there was no officials were unaware of the Friday, bringing in heavy rain in the tioned a solatium of 10 lakh to the kin (NTCA) and Wildlife Institute negligence by Forest wound on the tiger’s neck as the coastal regions, according to a weath- of those who died and 25,000 to 1 of India (WII) reached the Department officials. animal was moving in the core er bulletin. lakh for the injured. Satkosia Tiger Reserve (STR) in The monitoring team had area of the jungle. There is no Winds gusting up to 120 kmph The CM said he has ordered offi- Angul district on Friday and kept a tab on the animal as chance of poaching and the uprooted trees, snapped electric cables cials to immediately determine the began investigations to find out much as it was possible through locals were cooperative. It can- and blew off roofing-sheets. According extent of damage to crops, fishing the reason behind the death of the satellites. The DFO has not be said that the tiger has to officials, ten men and three women boats, houses, and cattle. male Royal Bengal Tiger been directed to visit the spot been killed by anyone.” died and 28 head of cattle perished in “I have ordered relief efforts on a Mahavir in the core area of the and speak to locals as to where However, sources said the cyclone related incidents despite author- war-footing,” he said, adding Ministers forest on Wednesday.The team the tiger was roaming, follow- NTCA-WII team is likely to ities evacuating as many as 81,948 peo- are carrying out work in districts comprising NTCA IG Amit ing which further action will be investigate if there was any ple to 471 relief centres in Cuddalore, assigned to them. Malik and WII researcher K taken.” The postmortem of complicity of poachers with Nagapattinam, Ramanathapuram, The Centre has assured the Tamil Ramesh is investigating whether Mahavir was done by three Mahavir’s death. and study the Thanjavur, Pudukottai and Tiruvarur Nadu Government of all assistance to the death of the tiger was nat- doctors and veterinary sur- circumstances under which the districts. The storm caused heavy dam- deal with the situation arising out of the ural or due to some other rea- geons; and the samples have big cat received injuries on its age to the 16th century Shrine Basilica cyclonic storm ‘Gaja’. Home Minister sons. However, Additional been sent for forensic tests, neck. at Velankanni in Nagapattinam district. Rajnath Singh also directed Home Due to gusty winds, the rood cross Secretary Rajiv Gauba to monitor the on top of the church broke and fell, situation in Tamil Nadu and provide all Church authorities said. The church is help to the State administration. "   #            $   ! ' R    #  $  %    & & (  ) *      tional and it is necessary for climbing the bridge’s suspen- both these agencies to work sion cables to take selfies.    elhi’s Deputy Chief towards making the bridge a On November 4, Chief DMinister Manish Sisodia major tourist attraction in Minister Arvind Kejriwal had he first day of the 14th ses- has directed authorities to Delhi,” Sisodia said. inaugurated the Signature Tsion (Winter) of the 15th develop “safe selfie points” and “A presentation on the Bridge over the Yamuna, reduc- Odisha Legislative Assembly install special lighting equip- above facilities making the ing the travel time between witnessed uproarious scenes ment for theme-based illumi- Signature Bridge a truly icon- north and northeast Delhi. over farmers’ issues and was nation of the Signature Bridge ic tourist destination is made by He said the bridge will adjourned till Saturday. to make it a “truly iconic tourist DTTDC, PWD and the serve as a tourist destination At the beginning of the destination”. tourism department,” he said. with the 154-metre-high glass Question Hour after obituary The decision came after “The departments con- box giving a bird’s-eye view of references, Congress and BJP chaos was reported by author- cerned may engage necessary the city to visitors. members rushed into the Well ities on the site, with many seen consultants, if required, and The eight-lane carriage- of the House and kept shout- stopping vehicles in the middle necessary budgetary support way would reduce the travel ing slogans like “Chashi Maran of the road for taking selfies, will be provided in the RE time between North and Niti Chaliba Nahin” (anti- since it was opened to the (revised estimate Budget) 2018- North-East Delhi by 35 min- farmer policy not to be toler- House again and resumed MLA George Tirkey in the public on November 4. 19,” Sisodia said. utes. The western and eastern ated). Unable to run the pro- shouting slogans. BJP mem- Congress. In his note to the The Signature Bridge approaches to the bridge con- ceedings Speaker Pradeep bers were standing at their He then adjourned the Additional Chief Secretary which connects Wazirabad nect the nearby areas like Kumar Amat adjourned the seats. House till Saturday. (PWD), Tourism Secretary, across the Yamuna to the inner Timarpur, Nehru Vihar, House for one hour at 11.14 Amidst sloganeering, the The House Committee’s and DTTDC’s Managing city became a selfie spot days Wazirabad, Aruna Nagar, am till 12.14 pm. Speaker announced about res- report on Abhijit Iyer Mitra’s Director, Sisodia said a parking Signature Bridge. Corporation (DTTDC) and after its inauguration. People Mukherjee Nagar on Ring When the House reassem- ignation of Congress MLA anti-Odisha remarks and facility and a children’s park “The Delhi Tourism and the PWD have been successful have been seen visiting the Road to Bhajanpura on Mangal bled, Congress members Krusha Chandra Sagaria and breach of privilege of the will also be developed near the Transportation Development in making the bridge opera- Signature Bridge in groups and Pandey Marg. rushed into the Well of the joining of Samata Kanti Party House couldn’t be tabled.   ()  *+ ,-. /0,1     

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   /0      n the last campaigning Oday for urban local body seemingly distant things like decade later. This is just one ‘protect’ the golf course/polo cobra, musk deer, snow leopard in . These include damage to these aspects will elections, Congress candidate urban local bodies and other example of the utter lack of effi- ground on campus from ani- and Himalayan bear (among globally endangered species like make life harder and even detri- Mahesh Pratap Rana from much larger aspects of a society ciency and the missing will to mals like boars even though other wildlife) are found with- the tiger, Asian elephant, leop- mental to health. These assets Shivalik Nagar municipal and state. effectively execute works that such actions may be viewed as in the state boundaries as they ard, musk deer, snow leopard are not mere statistics to be cited council showed his prowess When it comes to urban ails the establishment. Better to an attempt to poach. This was are in Uttarakhand? The State and Monal pheasant among and discussed but the very basis through road show attended by local bodies in the state, to skep- shift focus from such a scenario the third incident in the past few has six national parks (includ- others. With rising human pres- of life and prosperity for people his supporters. The crowd in tics at present these appear to be to what is acknowledged to be years when a leopard was found ing India’s first- Corbett nation- sure and works purportedly in Uttarakhand and beyond. the road show seemed to a lost cause or quite inefficient one of the major assets of the trapped in a metal wire snare on al park), two tiger reserves, aimed at development, there has Even though political parties change the triangular equations entities at the most. Having cov- state-forest and wildlife. Despite the academy campus, as has seven wildlife sanctuaries, four been an increase in the human- have focused on slums and between independent, BJP and ered the municipal corporation Uttarakhand being unique in been reported widely in the conservation and one biosphere wildlife conflict in the state ignored environmental aspects Congress candidates. of for more than a these aspects, the scenario may media too. The din of local body reserves. Uttarakhand is also during recent years. The author- in the local body elections, life decade, one can state that the not seem that positive consid- elections and other issues seem home to rare species of plants ities have responded with fan- in the cities is also directly  $   questions asked by journalists ering recent incidents. An ele- to draw focus away from such and animals, many of which are tastic measures like sterilisation affected by environmental !   %        and the replies to them have phant was shot dead in issues but one doesn't need protected in sanctuaries and of monkeys. Evidently, there is assets. However, incidents like   $  % changed little in more than 10 Haridwar and some days later, expert knowledge to realise the reserves. The Valley of Flowers little to show for effective mea- the killing of an elephant in   %   hile I was musing on the years. The public representatives a leopard trapped in a metal importance of the natural national park and Nanda Devi sures taken to address the Haridwar and the death of a    (  Wurban local body elections and officials change, the beats of wire snare in Indian Military resources Uttarakhand has. national park in Chamoli human-wildlife conflict involv- leopard in Dehradun make it and the National Press Day, a the reporters change but the Academy also died. The nation- With the bulk of its geo- District, together are a ing elephants, leopards and appear as if not enough has been       colleague suggested focus on the issues remain the same and al heritage animal- elephant is graphical area under forest UNESCO World Heritage Site. simians apart from short term done to address even the major  $ " % recent happenings in the sphere mostly unresolved or even facing problems in Uttarakhand cover, Uttarakhand possesses A number of plant species in the solutions. Recently an autho- wildlife components in the state.     % of wildlife in Uttarakhand. That worse especially when it comes with its traditional corridors unique biodiversity. Due to valley are internationally threat- rised shooter killed a leopard in Whether the establishment and    %)  made one realise that though to planned development, sani- being blocked in various places. geographic and climatic diver- ened. National parks cover Bageshwar after deaths of two general public realise this or not, the state’s media in general and tation and other major issues. The other incident- the leopard sity in different areas of the state, 4915.44 square kilometres in the children attributed to the big cat. the problems will continue to % %  $ politicians are focusing major- The solid waste management death in IMA should elicit no different forest types are found state. The point which one escalate and people will suffer " %    ly on the elections, the forests project approved under less outrage especially as metal spanning from the Himalayas to According to scientific stud- intends to make here is that more if necessary measures are ) %  and wildlife remain among the JNNURM in 2008 for wire snares have been found to the plains of the Terai. Can one ies in the state 102 mammal, 600 there is no alternative to assets not taken to effectively protect main assets of the state and Dehradun is yet to start func- be in use more than once in this think of any other Indian state bird, 19 amphibian, 70 reptiles like the forests and wildlife that and nurture the state’s major nation which also influence tioning effectively nearly a premier institution reportedly to where the tiger, elephant, king and 124 fish species are found the state possesses. Irrepairable asset- environment. Rana organised the road show to elicit votes from the public in Shivalik Nagar on Friday. Local observers opined  that he may give a close com- '#(  ) #   *+ petition to BJP candidate Upendra Sharma. Asking for votes Rana     appealed in the name of real  "# development and not eyewash. He said that he was son of    tion will also Shivalik Nagar and would serve       %   place where experts in drone be paid soon the public to solve problems of  )  )) % technology and industrial he Uttarakhand chief secretary Utpal as per the pol- Shivalik Nagar municipality. he Drone Application % )  )  applications of drones can share TKumar Singh informed secretary in the icy. Singh also Targetting the BJP legisla- TResearch Center (DARC),        their knowledge and skills with Prime Minister’s Office (PMO), Arun informed tor from Ranipur, Adesh a joint venture between ITDA ) %   ) the government departments Goyal about the status of various devel- about the Chauhan, Rana said that he did and NTRO, conducted a cap-    .   and others. Its sole objective is opmental works in the state. During a action being nothing for the area. The con- sule programme on training    %  to help government officials, video conference on Friday, Singh initiated at the dition of Subhash Nagar, the trainers which concluded field officers, individuals and informed Goyal that the Char Dham road Uttarakhand Navoday Nagar and Tehri on Friday.     ) organisations understand the project was sanctioned in seven packages. government Visthapit colony is in shambles. This training was attended    %  revolutionary benefits of He said that under these, 53 works have level for Rs There is no proper sewerage by the Directorate General of    unmanned aerial vehicle been sanctioned and out of these 37 sanc- 605.84 crore facility in Shivalik Nagar. Civil Aviation and flying school % (UAV) technology and gain the tioned projects, he informed about Kashipur- During monsoon season, sewer representatives from across skills to implement UAV tech- progress in 28 projects. He said that four Sitarganj road water enters the homes of peo- India. The trainer and partic- nology safely and effectively in agencies have been working on this entire project and ple in Shivalik Nagar, he said. ipants exchanged suggestions, tography. With the ability to their workplaces and wider project. He further said that 87 per cent Char Dhan As many as 500 bikers par- experiences and comments on reach inaccessible places which enterprises through a robust of land transfer work has been complet- connectivity ticipated in the road show the course curriculum con- are either dangerous or costly training and certification ed for the project and a sum of Rs 497 crore Deoband-Roorkee new railway line to be and improvement project, Tehri pump accompanied by senior tent. to reach otherwise, drones process. has been distributed as land compensation. built at cost of Rs 105 crore will be sort- storage plant, four laning of Chutmalpur- Congress leader Ambrish Officials said that the drone have enabled humans to do DARC will render Singh informed Goyal that for ed out through mutual conciliation. Ganeshpur and Roorkee-Chutmalpur- Kumar, Sanjay Paliwal and C P industry is growing consider- much more than earlier help/assist the users to make Tapovan-Vishnugad hydro-electric project He further said that 84 per cent com- Saharanpur-Yamunagar road projects. Singh among others. Singh ably. Drones have made their thought to be possible. The informed decisions about UAV to be built at a cost of Rs 3846 crore, out pensation for land acquired for - Additional chief secretary Om appealed the public to vote for role prominent in search and popularity and demand for challenges and thus lead to the of total 13 villages no-objection certificates Karnprayag railway line to be built at a cost Prakash, Garhwal commissioner Shailesh Congress for transparent devel- rescue operations, mapping drones is rising speedily along cost effective management of (NOCs) for 12 villages have been obtained of Rs 4295 crore has been distributed. He Bagauli, Planning additional secretary opment and saving BHEL. He and survey, civil applications with the need for specialised drone integration and adoption and the process to obtain the NOC for said that the Uttarakhand administration Ranjit Sinha and heads of departments averred that only Congress such as policing, fire fighting, drone application development. along with the management of Hatgoan village is under process. He said has framed a resettlement and rehabilita- concerned and central government officials could bring real development climate forecasting and pho- DARC’s vision is to be a related business risks. that the cases of land compensation for tion policy and the remaining compensa- were also present in the meeting. in the area. -!     $      $ " *! + $      $,-    ' $  $  %%&  $. /05 &'" & %#& &' &A*  &""     # ! # " &6 ! 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VP Bhatt from the Mukesh Goyal. He was speak- said that MSME units are &!! &"2 " *" & %% !*" &+ " &'""#" &"2 ment security. Experts said Education (ICFRE) deputy practices for a win-win situa- Herbal Drug Research ing at the special plenary on already operating in the State + *'"""# "&-+ 3 !-# this while speaking at a semi- director general (Research) tion for the farmers. Institute, Gopeshwar empha- business opportunities with in large numbers and it is * ' # %*-& -+# "O#" !* '&6 nar on opportunities and chal- SD Sharma informed about During the technical ses- sised on importance of medi- Indian Railways for MSMEs in important to link them with & +5 & "-2#" &"*& &"#& lenges in agroforestry organ- role of agroforestry in pro- sion, the Extension division cinal and aromatic plants in Uttarakhand. Indian Railways and other *!" && &" &% " &%  &-& +&  E ised by the Extension division ductivity enhancement and head AK Pandey spoke of sci- agroforestry while developing Goyal said that MSMEs are large PSUs for their growth and - +* % " &2# " &"%  *  & !" of the Forest Research Institute mitigating impacts of climate entific interventions done by agroforestry models for moun- providing employment to a development. RDSO quality + 5&+&%"%!  !&" *!"&!-" ! (FRI) here on Friday. change besides increasing the the institute in the field of tainous regions. The seminar significant population spread assurance director Virendra # !*  ! *"2#" &" ! 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 6  '    (/0$ +,-    ,    ?          1 1    *   .         ,%%  . candidates, the candidates for  ?  nor Ganesh Joshi belong to the    the post of councillors in dif- community that celebrates   )  $ ferent wards of the city put    Chhath,’’ he said. The Congress      everything into campaigning leader said that the party has on the last day. In all colonies    submitted a complaint to the    of the city the enthusiastic 6   state election commission and    supporters of these councillor demanded registration of case n the final day of cam- candidates took out rallies to   against Joshi. He said that the Opaigning for the urban he clamour of campaigning sought support of people.   ; congress had earlier com- local body elections, Chief Tfor the elections of Urban The ULB elections would plained about Chief Minister Minister Trivendra Singh Local Bodies ended at 5 pm on be held in seven Municipal   ; Trivendra Singh Rawat’s state- Rawat, Bharatiya Janata Party Friday. On the last day of the Corporations, 39 Municipal ; ment on Haridwar- Dehradun State president Ajay Bhatt and campaigning, all the political Councils and 38 Nagar gas pipeline as it amounted to other party leaders participat- parties and candidates threw Panchayats of the state on  violation of model code of ed in a roadshow here to elic- their might to attract the atten- November 18. conduct. it support for the party’s may- tion of voters. The counting of votes and Dhasmana said that the oral candidate Sunil Uniyal In Dehradun, chief minis- declaration of the results would    state election commission ‘Gama’ and candidates for the ter Trivendra Singh Rawat took be done on November 20. should not act like a tooth- less posts of councillors on Friday. out a road show in support of In these elections a total of he vice-president of tiger and it should act on the The rally started from the BJP’ mayoral candidate, Sunil 2357840 voters would be eligi- TUttarakhand unit of the cases of violation of code of BJP Mahanagar office adjoin- Uniyal ‘Gama’. ble to exercise their franchise Congress, Surya Kant conduct. He added that these ing the Parade Ground and The road show was attend- out of which 1148027 are Dhasmana, has said that case cases violation are actually a passed through localities ed by large number of BJP lead- females and 1209813 males. against MLA question mark on the author- including Darshanlal Chowk, ers. The BJP’s show was mas- The state election com- Ganesh Joshi should be regis- ity of state election commis- Paltan Bazaar, Dhamawala, sive in term of attendance and mission has declared 305 tered for violation of model sion. Peepal Mandi and Darshini it created traffic snarls. polling stations and 569 polling code of conduct enforced in the Dhasmana claimed that Gate. Not to be left behind, the booth sensitive in the 84 ULBs state in view of Urban Local the congress party took up Talking to the media per- Aam Aadami Party ( AAP) of state where elections are Bodies (ULB) elections as the issues related with public inter- sons on the occasion, the oral post by a margin of more workers also took out a massive being held. Bharatiya Janata Party ( BJP) est while campaigning for the chief minister opined that  ;   ;  than one lakh votes, he vehicle rally which passed Similarly 236 polling sta- has accepted that Joshi was dis- elections of ULB. only the BJP can ensure the opined. Stating that the motto through the major roads of the tions and 533 polling booths tributing money to the women. “Our party brought out a desired development of local     of the party for this election is city. have been declared hyper sen- Addressing media persons vision document for these elec- bodies. Stating that the BJP ‘mission 80 plus’, he said that The AAP’s mayoral candi- sitive by the state election com- at state party office on Friday, tions while the BJP could not will win with more seats than       the BJP would win three- date Rajni Rawat made a vehe- mission. the Pradesh Congress even release its manifesto,’’ he in the past, Rawat said that  ; ? fourth of the seats in local ment appeal for the voters to The Uttarakhand police Committee vice president said said. Former minister Matbar after the BJP state government bodies in this election. vote for a change this time. She took out a flag march in the city that the BJP has given a plea Singh Kandari said that in the began its term in Uttarakhand, The party’s mayoral can- said that both the BJP and in view of the elections on that Joshi was following a tra- ULB elections all the leaders of the budget for municipalities opined that the electoral elections, he added. didate Sunil Uniyal ‘Gama’, Congress have cheated the Friday. dition while distributing Congress party including state had been increased four-fold. atmosphere in the state is in The BJP state chief Ajay MP Mala Rajya Laxmi Shah, people and their policies are The march passed through money to women on the occa- chief Pritam Singh, former Before formation of the BJP support of the party. Bhatt said that the party MLAs Harbans Kapoor, anti people. the sensitive and hyper sensi- sion of Chhath. CM Harish Rawat, state in government, the budget for With the people having would win the local body Khajan Das, Ganesh Joshi, The congress mayoral can- tive areas of the city. “With due respects to my charge of party Anugrah municipalities used to be full faith in the BJP govern- elections with a thumping candidates for the posts of didate Dinesh Agarwal visited In the march the police brethren from Puranchal, I Narayan Singh, co in charge minuscule but the BJP ment, this time the party will majority. councillors and party office many areas of the city and officials appealed people to want to state that Chhath is not Rajesh Dharmani, and former increased it substantially. achieve a resounding victory The party candidate will bearers were also among those sought votes. maintain law and order during a festival of people of PCC chief Kishore Upadhyay The chief minister further also in the urban local body win the election to the may- present in the road show. 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of conspiring against the state. %  The police are most likely to )   produce Sharma in the Ranchi   court. ! ) ) On the complaint lodged by one Ayush Gaur, Umesh      institute building used present-  %) Sharma was arrested in a joint ly is not in good condition operation of the Uttarakhand n the matter of establishing which could also lead to a and Uttar Pradesh (UP) police Ia permanent campus for the mishap. The petitioner fur-    on Sunday from his National Institute of ther said that one of the stu- Indirapuram based residence in Technology (NIT) Srinagar, dents demanding a permanent mesh Sharma, the arrest- Ghaziabad in Uttar Pradesh on the High Court of Uttarakhand campus had died in a road acci- Ued owner of a news chan- dence against him but the October 28, The police team has sought replies from the dent while another was seri- nel was granted bail by the ses- police are trying to implicate also recovered cash, foreign Centre, State and NIT in three ously injured. Considering the sions court here on Friday. him by fabricating charges. currency and equipment used weeks. The division bench of seriousness of the matter, the However, his release from the The prosecution however in sting operations. Large num- chief justice Ramesh division bench has sought jail is uncertain as the police opposed bail on the grounds ber of CDs, hard disks and Ranganathan and justice Alok replies from the Central may produce him in a Ranchi that Sharma can influence other things were confiscated Singh issued this direction on Government, State court. On Friday, the court of investigation. The court grant- from his house. He was pro- Friday. Government and NIT in three additional sessions judge (I), R ed bail on a bond of Rs 50,000 duced in the court on October A former student Jasvir weeks. S Khulbe, granted conditional and two sureties and directed 29 after which he was sent to Singh had filed a PIL stating Recently, following talk of bail to Umesh Sharma. On the that Sharma should not leave Jail. that nine years after it was shifting the NIT to another orders of Uttarakhand High the country and help in police The police sought to con- formed, NIT still lacks a per- location in the plains, chief Court ( HC) hearing in the investigation. Inspite of getting duct Narco test on Sharma but manent campus. minister Trivendra Singh court of additional sessions bail, Sharma is not likely to the Uttarakhand HC on Friday The petitioner averred that Rawat had said that work was judge started on Friday. The come out of jail soon as the ordered stay on these tests and the government is not address- underway to facilitate con- counsel of Sharma pleaded police have received a warrant directed the lower court to dis- ing the long standing demand struction of a permanent cam- that there is no concrete evi- from a Ranchi court in a case pose of his bail application. for a permanent campus. The pus in Srinagar. *     -  "   (/0    O"      "*'     P 9 #"# "%&"5# 1      hospitals,’’ he said. In the  +%  % #" &"     female wing of the GDMC there are only 60 beds and as     $ 2, per the new directive, the hos-     , pital would not admit patients in excess of this number. The n a significant development, ,2 $ , , medical experts are of the view Iprominent private hospitals   that refusal of patients by the like Max hospital, Synergy, biggest hospital of the state CMI, Mahant Indiresh hospi- he decision of the state would create problems to poor tal and Kailash hospital have Thealth department to shift patients and the actual benefi- decided to keep beds in reserve excess patients from the ciaries would be the private for referred patients of Government Doon Medical health centres and hospitals. Ayushman Bharat Yojna ( College (GDMC) hospital to In another decision bound ABY). other government hospitals to raise controversy and ethi- This decision was taken in located in different parts of the cal issues, it was decided that a meeting of representatives of city sounds good but experts the patients of Uttarakhand these hospitals with medical dub it highly impractical. In would be given preference in health and family welfare sec- what is more of a knee jerk admission and patients coming retary, Nitesh Jha at health reaction than a planned from Uttar Pradesh ( UP) and directorate on Friday. approach, the medical health Himachal Pradesh would be On the occasion, the sec- and family welfare secretary admitted only in serious cases. retary constituted a five mem- Nitesh Jha took a meeting of “In medical profession we can- ber committee to dispose of the     ; senior officials of department not make distinction between pending cases of payment of and GDMC and announced a the patients and how would these hospitals panelled under        slew of measures. In one such someone who has come all the U- health card scheme and decision, it was pronounced way along from a faraway place Mukhamantri Swasthya Bima ;   ;   that only limited patients would be asked to leave as he does not Yojana ( MSBY) within one       be admitted in the GDMC belongs to the state? It is true month. hospital and excess patients that large number of patients The representatives of the ?;   would be sent to other gov- these facilities are lacking. “ The facilities. Had such facilities come the GDMC hospital in from neighbouring state visit private hospitals assured that ernment hospitals like Gandhi patients come from different were available in nearby places, first place. Further, we cannot the GDMC Hospital daily referred patients from the gov- Centenary Eye Hospital ( parts to GDMC because of the patients would not have force patients to go to other which affect the quality of ser- ernment hospitals under ABY cases were caesarean deliveries. insurance scheme, so that GCEH), Community Health vice but refusing patients is not would face no problem. Similarly, he said that in patients get benefit of the Centre (CHC) , Raipur possible,’’ quipped one doctor. Speaking on the occasion, 1014 deliveries were conduct- scheme. It would also reduce and Premnagar. These excess "%% !   # " &'!&" *!" &%&  In an attempt to control Nitesh Jha said that due to less ed in the SPS Hospital load on the government health patients would be ferried by unnecessary visits of atten- availability of beds in govern- Rishikesh though it has a centres, he said. ambulances from GDMC hos- Dehradun: Senior officials of Mishra visited the hospital. Uttar Pradesh Nirman Nigam dants of patients the hospital ment hospitals many pregnant capacity of only 20 beds. In The meeting was attended pital. One senior doctor of the state health department visited The duo along with the Limited ( UPRNL) to expedite administration also decided to women face problem in deliv- Prem Nagar hospital with only by medical health director Dr hospital pointed out that all the GDMC hospital on Friday Medical Superintendent ( MS) the work. enforce pass system. This deci- ery cases. 10 beds 618 deliveries were suc- Anita Upreti, additional direc- facilities of gynaecology like and directed the work execut- of the hospital Dr K K Tamta Issue related to black listing sion along with verdict that all Giving example of load of cessfully done. tor Dr Saroj Naithani, secretary round the clock Operation ing agency to expedite pending inspected the under construc- of the company coupled with admitted patients and staff government hospitals, he said The secretary said that in of Indian Medical Association Theatre (OT), labour room construction work. On the day tion Out Patient Department ( delay in release of the budget has members would have to wear that in last seven months 3437 such a situation it is imperative ( IMA) Dr D D Chaudhury, and radiologist are available in the health and family welfare OPD) and Intensive Care Unit resulted in long delay in con- a designated uniform are being deliveries have taken place in that more and more private CMI director Dr R K Jain and the GCEH but in other gov- deputy secretary S S Rawat and ( ICU) complex of the hospital struction of these complexes in appreciated by staff members female wing of GDMC hospi- hospitals come under purview representatives of private hos- ernment hospitals of Dehradun under secretary Shiv Shankar and directed the officers of the GDMC Hospital. PNS and experts. tal alone out of which 1309 of ABY , the universal health pitals.   ()  *+ ,-. /0,1   3

4.'5 !    2 )$$& Q6   *O 2 -P         3($&P 2 . !0122   3R4   #%Q$ "   R 5    6             he second day of 17th imachal Chief Minister Jai   )  % TAnjali National Children HRam Thakur on Friday       /56 7 Bhagirarthi Badajena, the and Youth Festival 2018 was said that the State Government 8.9/ ::  #!!   :../ 8/  !)%*** Minister informed that as many celebrated at the railway audi- would provide one time schol- s many as 3,817 persons ./5:/: ./58. as 1,400 persons had died in torium, Chandrashekharpur arship of Rs 10,000 each to ten # %    Ahave been killed and 8,718 3,216 accidents occurred on the here on Wednesday which boys and ten girls living in Bal persons injured in 8,292 acci- in 2008, 3,527 in 2009, 3,837 National Highway between began with a panel discussion, Ashrams topping in joint      dents that occurred at different in 2010, 3,802 in 2011, 3,701 Khordha and Cuttack during workshops and Biscope. merit list of the Bal  %  $  places during the year 2018 till in 2012, 4,062 in 2013, 3,931 the last five years. Simultaneously, as the Ashrams/Bal Grih of the State, September in the State. in 2014, 4,303 in 2015, 4,463 Besides, 1,855 persons event was not limited to one from 8th to 12th standard     Transport Minister Dr in 2016 and 4,790 died in were critically injured and venue, an Origami workshop annual examinations under Nrusingha Charan Sahoo 2017. 1,159 received minor injuries was held at the State Museum the Mukhya Mantri Bal informed this in the State The Flying Squad of the during the period. and a science model workshop Uddhar Yojana. they could themselves see and Assembly in response to a department had collected  The Minister said various was held at the Regional The Chief Minister said feel the distinct culture and question of BJP MLA Dilip Ray 488 crore and suspended road safety programmes are Science Centre. this while presiding over the customs of India. on Friday. 82,000 driving licences during being implemented to make Discussing on state level closing ceremony of Thakur further said that According to the data sub- the period. National Highways accident “Accessibility and Universal sports and cultural meet for he recently visited this Ashram mitted by the Minister 3,079 In response to a related free as per the direction of Design in Smart Cities”, speak- children living in orphanage of on Diwali and was impressed persons had died in accidents question of BJD MLA Supreme Court Committee. er Shibani Gupta, Professor the state organised by the by the talent of the students. Sabyasachi Mohanty, Raj Directorate of Women and There are 48 registered Kunwar Nayak and Mihir Sudhanshu Das. tion with the Film Society, Child Development depart- Ashrams in the state out of Mohanty from Swabhiman On the other hand, an art Bhubaneswar and made avail- ment here at Balika Ashram, which eleven are being run by  #        highlighted valuable points. and craft workshop on bamboo able by the Children Film Tutikandi. the State Government. Besides, about 30 children designing by Avinash Dehuri Society of India. Thakur said that the State The government is ensur- were trained by Kalinga and a philately workshop con- Among others, Jammu and Government would provide all ing that best facilities are made    "        Stadium’s Tennis Coach ducted by Ajeet Kumar Raut Kashmir SSA coordinator TR possible help to ensure that the available to the children living $   )     0   Debashish Kumar Pandab in a were organised in which many Mangotri, Sikkim team leader students of the Ashrams get in these Ashrams, he said. ocial worker of tennis workshop, 12 children students participated. Diki Poma Lapcha and better education and they He said that the State SBhubaneswar Meera Parida She has been asked to form were trained in music work- Later in the 8th edition of Swabhiman founder chief exec- become able to earn their Government is providing has been nominated as the an executive body within 30 shop by music scholar Santosh ‘Biscope’, ‘The Wind Rises’ utive Dr Sruti Mahapatra and proper livelihood. social security pension of Rs Odisha Pravari of the Central days. She has also been advised Kumar Nayak and nine stu- directed by Japanese director Cherry Blossoms School, He said that need of the 1300 per month to the old per- Human Rights Security to cooperate with the State dents participated in the magic Hayao Miyazaki was screened Nagaland teacher Seli Tucker hour is to bring out the best son aged above 70 years with- Organisation. administration. workshop conducted by for the children in collabora- were present. from within such children by out any income limit. providing them facility of He also announced that all good teachers and also giving the 1500 students would be exposure visits in different provided warm jackets by +$, '     5      parts of the country so that December 15 this year. "./$ "      "  5      7#)      "       ))   * 7  n a glaring example of dif- Iferent city slums being 6 H    turned into drug hubs, police    seized brown sugar weighing    peaker Pradeep Kumara Amat on Friday 195 grams and arrested two Sannounced in the State Assembly that the res- youths from Salia Sahi under olice on Friday nabbed an auto-rickshaw dri- ignation of Congress MLA Krushna Chandra the Nayapalli police station Pver from the Mancheswar area for alleged- Sagaria and the joining of Samata Kranti Party     ? ? during a raid on Friday. ly robbing passengers at gunpoint at night. MLA George Tirkey in the Congress were The police also seized cash The accused, identified as Mustak Ali Khan, accepted.    of 3.76 lakh from the arrestees’ used to ferry passengers in the day and indulge The Speaker said Tirkey had on November possession during the raid. in loots and robberies in the night. Police seized 2 applied for his acceptance as Congress MLA he House Committee led by Leader of Opposition Narasingha Acting on a tipoff, a team a pistol and three bullets from Khan’s posses- apprising that Samata Kranti party had merged TMishra on Friday submitted its probe report relating to Abhijit of police under the supervision ed under the Narcotic Drugs where they were bringing brown sion. with the Indian National Congress (INC). He Iyer Mitra’s anti-Odisha remarks and breach of privilege of the of Excise Superintendent and Psychotropic Substances sugar on small quantities to Salia On the basis of a number of complaints said the new Congress MLA would now be allot- House along with his deposition in form of an affidavit to Speaker Prasanna Kumar Acharya raid- (NDPS) Act and will be pro- Sahi for peddling, Bhanja said. lodged against the accused, the police conducted ted Seat No 11 at Block-H of the House. Pradeep Kumar Amat. ed two houses at Adivasi duced before a court,” said He further said that the a raid in the Mancheswar area and nabbed him. Similarly, the Speaker also apprised the The report is likely to be tabled in the Assembly on Saturday. Village of the Salia Sahi slum Cutttack Flying Squad IIC accused have confessed that According to police, the accused used to House that the resignation of former Congress “The House Committee submitted its report to the Speaker and seized the contraband. Sharat Chandra Bhanja. they were involved in the trade drive an auto-rickshaw during daytime and loot MLA Krushna Chandra Sagaria, who repre- today. As the Assembly proceedings were adjourned, the report “We seized 195 gram As per primary investiga- for the past three months. It persons of their valuables after dusk. sented the 144-Koraput (SC) Assembly con- will be tabled tomorrow,” Mishra told mediaprsons outside the brown sugar worth around tion, they were procuring the might be mentioned here that The accused is in custody and his interro- stituency, was accepted. House. 19.50 lakh and seized 3, brown sugar from Howrah, drugs have been many times gation is underway, the police said. The police “The 144-Koraput (SC) Assembly con- It may be noted that Mitra had appeared before the House 76,100 cash from the youths Baleswar and Jaleswar and keep- from Haldipadia slum under registered a case against him under relevant stituency seat stands vacant in accordance with panel at least for three times and submitted an affidavit. He had possession. They were arrest- ing those in Khordha from the Laxmisagar PS. Sections of IPC and Section 25 of the Arms Act. the Constitutional norm,” aid the Speaker. also tendered an unconditional apology before the panel. %    " 2"

  "P  5-  &- " area. gy and this has been reflected After some days another in IT infrastructure, transport, 7&#" 9!" point near Master Canteen traffic management, future Dhenkanal: An elderly farmer Square would also have a beau- solar power harvesting and was trampled to death by an    tiful line on similar platform ‘I many things, which in long elephant while he was working Love Bhubaneswar’ linking the run, will benefit the citizens,’’ at his vegetable garden at he Ekamra Plaza is part of connection of the young minds says Master Apollo, a city res- Palasahi village under the Tthe 5.8-km-long Smart and their bonding with the city. ident. Parjang police limits of Janpath Project of the All these are going to reflect the “The crafts of the region Dhenkanal district on Friday Bhubaneswar Smart City creative side of the city’s gene- and its cultural resources morning. The deceased was present since Thursday night. Limited, which comes as a sis from an ancient capital city including the beautiful monu- identified as Bauri Sahoo (63). However, they were symbol of modern creative to the modern Smart City in ments are getting highlighted Following the incident, for- unaware of the presence of the design for a liveable city. the making. more and more with the ini- est officials reached the site and elephant due to fog. While Near the Ekamra Plaza the The Creative City is a con- tiatives like heritage walks. tried to ward off the jumbo Bauri was engaged in irrigation denizens can sit and spend cept developed by Australian The urban cultural resources from the area. at one point of the garden, his their time and have a chat with David Yencken in 1988. Later, include the historical, industrial According to reports, the wife was doing work at anoth- each other. Kids can have a nice the concept has evolved as a along the priority road net- the Old City, heritage conser- artists would also come as ele- and artistic heritage of assets farmer along with his wife er point. During the period, the time as in future beautiful light pan-world idea incorporating work, public toilets with cre- vation and ideas like heritage ments in a Creative City. including architecture, urban Nandita had gone to the veg- jumbo lifted the farmer with its arrangements, plants and new planning ideas for the city ative lines to attract users, city’s walk, activities of the local “Bhubaneswar has become landscapes or landmarks,’’ said etable garden for irrigation trunk and trampled him to flower pots are likely to development. The beautiful traditional assets like old tra- artisans to produce beautiful a city of change through cre- senior tour guide Satya Swarup where the tusker was already death in front of his wife. enhance the ambience of the murals decorating the city walls ditions and cultural activities in art and crafts for the local ative ideas in use of technolo- Mishra. 7)) $%    -     " $%  )% $     &    crime have been recovered, Deputy Superintendent of ormer Himachal Pradesh Police Pramod Shukla said. O)  P  FPublic Service Commission Initially, the family lodged chairperson Chandra Mohan a complaint about his disap-      would be substituted with 16.5 Sharma allegedly committed pearance. Later, the police was meters in the Haryana Building 7  have gathered to register their suicide by shooting himself at informed about the recovery aryana Chief Minister Code-2017 with the condition protest. Though they have been his residence here on Friday. of his body in the house, HManohar Lal has approved that the same would be per- ver 2,000 para-teachers of fighting for their long standing He was 67. police said. the inclusion of “core areas” mitted subject to fire NOC and OEast Singhbhum district demand of regularisation of Major General (retired) He was under depression also for registration of fourth certificate of conformity to on Friday came in support of services and were expecting CR Sharma was reportedly for quite some time and was floor as independent dwelling rules and structural safety. the Statewide indefinite strike some announcements in their suffering from depression. found dead in the basement unit on the already approved He said that the draft of condemning Thursday's inci- favour by the chief minister A suicide note and his room of his house on Friday conditions and approval of amendments in the building dent of lathicharge during the during the Statehood Day func- licensed revolver used in the morning by his wife, who maximum permissible height code would be hosted on the Statehood Day function at tion but nothing has been done reportedly slept in another of 16.5 meters by carrying out website of Town and Country Morhabadi in Ranchi. so far. room, police said. amendment in the Haryana Planning Department and The agitating para teachers A delegation of para- Besides his wife, he is sur- Building Code-2017. other concerned departments under the banner of Para- teachers led by Tiwary met the vived by two sons. As per the Chief Minister’s that is Haryana Shehari Vikas teachers Sanghursh Morcha, East Singhbhum deputy com- The police have registered announcement, the matter Pradhikaran (HSVP), Haryana East Singhbhum took out a missioner Amit Kumar and a case in the matter. regarding registration of fourth State Industrial and rally from Aambagan ground handed over the latter a mem- He was the chairperson of floor to be allowed as separate Infrastructural Development in Sakchi. The rally culminat- orandum about their decision the Public Service dwelling unit in case of resi- Corporation (HSIIDC), Public ed near the district collec- of going for an indefinite strike Commission from 2009 to dential plot has already been Works (Building and Roads) torate where the agitating para- from today.More than 3000 2013. approved, said an official and Architecture for inviting teachers raised anti-slogans students across 200 new pri- Sharma earlier served in spokesman. objections and suggestions against the Chief Minister con- mary schools (that runs in a the Indian Army and was He said that for increase in from the public before publi- demning yesterday's incident. rented shelter) are entirely commissioned in the the maximum permissible cation of final amendment in President of the morcha, based on para teachers in East Regiment of Artillery in 1972. height, the figures 15 meters the building code. Sumit Kumar Tiwary said they Singhbhum.   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If the Emergency THigh Court on Friday that     Government standing counsel emergency was ever to be re- sonalised grounds, collateral was ever to be re-imposed, it the land where Teen Murti Monika Arora told the court imposed, it would collapse for purposes, political purposes, or would collapse for the simple Estate, which includes )   $ that they have filed a prelimi- the simple reason that one of for lobbying. reason that one of the strengths Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial  # )  $ nary affidavit along with nec- the strengths of the emergency "I think the worst that can of the Emergency was press cen- Fund (JNMF), is situated,  .     essary documents. was Press censorship and tech- happen to free speech is that if sorship. And technology does belonged to the Government The JNMF has denied the nology does not permit a press a doubt in the mind of a read- not permit press censorship. since the establishment of the 9     claims that it was in illegal pos- censorship today. er or a viewer is created with "You suddenly get access to national Capital. %%     session of the property. Addressing National Press regard to the integrity of the information through various The Centre's response $   The affidavit, filed by the Day event in New Delhi on news or the opinion that he is instruments that technology came on a petition filed by deputy director of estates at Friday, Jaitley said, the greatest  * %        "   seeing," the finance minister. has provided," Jaitley said. JNMF seeking to set aside the Directorate of Estates, challenge before media is to  '       3% 15678"  In his remarks, Jaitley also The finance minister said estate officer's October 15 evic- ed the matter for further hear- claimed that the JNMF has retain its credibility. Reasserting    ! recalled that in the 1950s an he has not been able to under- tion notice. ing on December 4 after senior failed to produce any authori- that nobody can now complain amendment was brought in by stand the criticism of those The Fund has been located advocate Kapil Sibal, appearing ty which allows/ permits it to that their free speech is in dan- for Excellence in Journalism, with the prestigious Raja Ram the Jawaharlal Nehru "who criticise the maximum". at Teen Murti, once the resi- for JNMF, said they have use the demised premises. ger due to multiple forums for presented by the Press Council Mohan Roy Award for his out- Government restricting free "Well your speech can't be in dence of India's first prime received the Government's "Without prejudice, the readers and viewers, the min- of India (PCI). National Press standing contribution to jour- speech if it adversely affected danger if you are criticising minister Jawaharlal Nehru, since response on Thursday and contention raised by the peti- ister said technology has made Day which is celebrated on nalism. Awards in other cate- the country's relations with a seven days a week," he said. 1967. JNMF was set up in 1964. sought some time to file the tioner (JNMF) cannot be that putting pressures on media November 16 every year, sym- gories were also presented. foreign country. Speaking on the occasion, Its offices are not part of rejoinder. termed as a bonafide title dis- is next to impossible due to the bolises free and responsible In his address, Jaitley said He claimed that it was Chairman Press Council of the main building but occupy The court, which had on pute, as the Central growth of social media press in India. The Press every political viewpoint is brought in because Nehru- India Justice Chandramouli a set of barracks on its eastern November 1 stayed the pro- Government is the sole owner Media's credibility will be Council of India started work- able to find space in some sec- Liaquat Ali pact became a sub- Kumar Prasad said, regulating side with a separate entry from ceedings before the Directorate of the demised premises and its own maker and if misused, ing as a watchdog on this day. tion of the media or the other. ject matter of political debate and media is unacceptable and Teen Murti Marg. of Estates, said status quo be the Teen Murti Estate, in its it can also be its own breaker, Veteran journalist and "With multiple (media) forums Dr Syama Prasad Mookerjee Press Council work relentless- Justice Anu Malhotra list- maintained till the next date of entirety," it said. he said. At the event, Jaitley Hindu publishing group chair- now available, nobody can decided to lead a campaign ly to uphold the integrity and gave away the National Awards man N Ram was presented seriously complain my speech against it. "We have grown out impartiality of the media.     #  O      9    '8,    transport modes in the city. As Development Corporation be built at a cost of around Rs per plan, the transport hub will (IRSDC)," officials said. 5,000 crore.    n a unique kind of project, the also be linked with the city Sources in the Railways "For the first time in the ISurat railway station will be metro rail network, Bus Rapid said that the project once com- history of the country the cen- &0 developed into a world-class Transit System as well as sub- pleted, will transform the face tral government, state govern- facility 'multi modal transport urban network. Interestingly, of Surat. The total land area of ment and the urban local body   hub' (MMTH). The Surat multi- the Surat city railway station the station will be 3,19,700 sqm are coming together to make a modal transport hub will have will be the third one in the and the built-up area 57,739 multi-modal transport hub by our days after the BJP a swanky railway station, a country to get an internation- sqm with the size of the con- pooling their lands. It will also Freleased its first list for modular passenger friendly al-standard revamp, the first course at 9,825 sqm. The area have five road under-bridges Rajasthan, Congress late concourse, a bus terminal, wide two being Habib Ganj and under commercial develop- and a parking space for 900 Thursday night gave green sig- station lobby, big ticketing hall, Gandhi Nagar railway stations. ment would be around 5,07,054 vehicles. It is expected to cater nal to its first list of 152 candi- retail and offices space in the " A special purpose vehicle sqm. The station would be a to around 3,49,684 passengers dates for the December 7 commercial towers, seamless (SPV) 'Surat Integrated multi-modal transport hub every day",officials said. The Rajasthan Assembly elections, boarding facilities and con- Transport Development with a bus terminal having a commercial area at ground fielding former Chief Minister necting bridges among a host of Corporation (SITCO)', has built-up area of 40,724 sqm. level increased from 3,54,864 Ashok Gehlot from Sardarpura other facilities. In other words, been formed by the Centre "The built up area (BUA) of sq.m. to 7,84,596 sq.m. consid- and State party president railway station will have a air- (Railways), Surat Muncipal the proposed commercial devel- ering the local demand at Surat. Sachin Pilot from Tonk seat. port like facilities for passengers. Corporation and Road opment has been increased from While the Habib Ganj rail- The Congress list was report- According to officials, the Transport Corporation of the 5.06 lakh square meter to 8.40 way station work is expected to edly delayed over differences Surat multi-modal transport state. The bid opening date has lakh square meter. The built up be complete by December-end on distribution of party tickets. hub will aim at enabling seam- now been extended to area will exclude basements or this year, the Gandhi Nagar sta-   ?  less transit - with simple con- December 7, .2018 based on any upper floors for satisfying tion will open in time for the   ?  nectivity between the railway the request of bidders by the the parking/ fire requirements as Vibrant Gujarat Summit in ;   ? station, bus terminal and other Indian Railway Stations per local byelaws. The hub will January 2019.  2;  7   (* -    # -     0%  #         6       %    ! 9  &       *   ?6   :* ; ;    #'      Former National       :-  Commission for Women chief Girija Vyas will contest from 2     Udaipur, while senior party      ;<6   strikes' of RSS continue on Delhi leader C P Joshi will be party elayed withdrawal of south- University," he tweeted in . nominee from the Nathdwara Dwest monsoon and erratic ongress president Rahul The Congress chief also assembly seat. Leader of    ing nine-phase Panchayat polls court in the 2017 SARFAESI rainfalls across the country CGandhi Friday alleged that tweeted a picture of Modi, Opposition in the Rajasthan in the state. matter, where we have held impacted the sowing of wheat under the Modi Government Union minister Smriti Irani and Assembly, Rameshwar Lal Dudi, he Supreme Court on To this, the bench said that despite the headnote of and pulses crops in the ongoing "fast entry gates" of Ministries ABVP's Delhi University presi- is the Congress's candidate from TFriday said that it will hear that it can tag the matter along Article 370, it is not a temporary season of rabi crops. According "open for those who possess dent Ankiv Baisoya, alleging the Nokha assembly seat. AICC in April a plea challenging the with a batch of pending peti- provision," the court had said. to Ministry of Agriculture's fake degrees". Rahul also "Fake degree is in BJP's DNA". Secretary Harish Chaudhary validity of Article 370 of the tions challenging Article 35A of The court was hearing an data, area sown to pulses has fall- attacked the RSS alleging that Baisoya has stepped down will contest the polls from the Constitution giving special sta- the Constitution, under which appeal filed by petitioner Kumari en 18 per cent to 69.95 lakh its "farjical (fake) strike" con- from his post after reports of Baytoo seat. Former BJP MP tus to Jammu & Kashmir. The special rights and privileges are Vijayalakshmi Jha, against the hectare so far in the ongoing rabi tinues on educational insti- that under the BJP fast entry him possessing a fake degree. Harish Meena, who had moved court deferred the hearing after granted to the "permanent res- Delhi High Court's April 11, (winter) season over the year- tutes of the Delhi University. gates of Ministries open for The ABVP said Thursday to the Congress on Wednesday, Attorney General K K idents" of the state. 2017 order dismissing the plea ago period due to less planting Taking to Twitter, he those who possess fake degrees)." DUSU president Baisoya has has been fielded from Venugopal, appearing for the The suggestion of the seeking a declaration that Article in Karnataka and Maharashtra. launched a tirade against Prime There was no immediate resigned from his post after it Deoli Uniara. Centre sought adjournment on bench was opposed by the 370 is temporary in nature. Sowing of wheat, the main Minister Narendra Modi, say- comment from the Prime asked him to do so, and has The party's central election the ground that the current sit- counsels for the state saying The petitioner had claimed rabi crop, is also lagging behind ing,"Shri chappan aur unke Minister's Office or the BJP. also been suspended from the committee General Secretary uation is very sensitive. that the two issues are different before the high court that marginally at Rs 51.63 lakh mantriyon ne chatron ko dikhaya "The RSS' has an old tradition students outfit till an inquiry Mukul Wasnik released the list A bench of Justices D Y entirely and the plea should not Article 370 was a temporary hectare so far in the rabi sea- hai ki BJP mai mantrimandal ka of attacking educational insti- into allegations that he gained after hectic deliberations with Chandrachud and M R Shah be tagged along with Article provision that had lapsed with son of the 2018-19 crop year shighra dwar farzi degree dikha tutions and helping those with admission to the Delhi senior state leaders and the party said it will hear the matter in 35A pending petitions. The the dissolution of the compared with 54.28 lakh kar khulta hai. ('Mr 56' and his fake degrees attain power. University on the basis of a leadership. The notification for the first week of April 2019 bench then posted the matter Constituent Assembly in 1957. hectare in the year-ago period. Ministers have shown students "That is why the 'farjical fake degree. the polls was issued on Monday seemed to appreciate the con- for further hearing in first The petition had said that Sowing of rabi crops begins cern raised by the Attorney week of April, 2019. the continuance of the tempo- from October and harvesting General who said, "The polit- On April 3, the apex court rary provision of Article 370 from March onwards. " : !  ; #" !# !" ical situation in the state is such had said that Article 370 of the even after dissolution of       . that the matter should not be Constitution is not a temporary Constituent Assembly of J&K, $     %   heard at this time." provision. The court had said and that of J&K Constitution Senior advocate Rakesh that in its earlier verdict of 2017 which has never got the assent %   % 7(< )9%         Dwivedi and advocate Shoeb in the SARFESI case, it has been of the President of India or %   )   $  Alam, appearing for Jammu already held that Article 370 was Parliament or the government       and Kashmir said that a letter "not a temporary provision". of India, "amounts to fraud on  2&    8(<8 %   )   has been circulated seeking "The issue concerned is the basic structure of our 8 *  &    adjournment due to the ongo- covered by the judgement of this Constitution".       eople with severe mental Pdisorders (SMD) of biopo- According to the data, farm- lar, moderate to severe depres-   %     %  ers in Karnataka have sown sion and other psychotic dis- :      pulses in only 7.35 lakh hectare orders not only have to battle   6## " 02I3" -' "  5% so far this season as against 12.98 with their mental conditions !  !*  &02JI" -' "  5%"*"    lakh hectare in the same period but also non-communicable !  !*  2# " 6# " !* "      last season. Northern and south and communicable diseases -*" ## % &6 '  "% 8/9:8  interior parts of Karnataka are such as diabetes and tubercu-  +"- "*6 "02JI" -' "  5"&"'&  reeling under severe drought. losis cutting their life expectan-         These areas received deficient cy by 10-20 years when com- ensuring that people with SMD ##*" & & & rains even during the kharif pared to general population. receive treatment," the WHO  & & 6"  9*"423#! " "6424=#!' "& he centuries-old idol of ; ; 6 (summer) season. Sowing of rabi Coming to the rescue of said in a statement here recent- 424=!  5 # 0446444## & & 2 " % TGoddess Tara has gone ;     H  crops begins in November and this hapless and helpless sector, ly while releasing the guidelines #! " " &#&" & G2G# 0446444&" missing along with other valu-    continues till February. the World Health Organisation recently for managing physical ables from the famous Shakti he Mizoram Government In Maharashtra too, farmers (WHO) has issued for the first health conditions of such peo-  '&*-+ %-&"# "'+ 424F# 0446444 shrine Ugratara Temple in     Thas allocated 52.75 crore have planted pulses in only 5.62 time "Guidelines on manage- ple.   "K&4244F & &  Jorpukhuri area here, police      towards expenses of the lakh hectare so far this season as ment of physical health con- The recommendations said on Friday. ;   November 28 state legislative against 10.61 lakh hectare in the ditions in adults with severe have come at a time when India port and considering possible and prevention, screening and The idol, made of 'astad- assembly polls, finance year-ago period. However in mental disorders" that aims to is witnessing sharp increase in interactions between different treatment. It is crucial to hatu' (eight metals), was found     ?  department officials Madhya Pradesh, pulses was help health workers to how to mental health disorders. An medications prescribed for address the disparities in health missing when the priest said Friday. covered in 29.23 lakh hectare as lookout and manage co-mor- estimated 150 million people mental and physical health care access and provision for opened the temple door on culprits and investigations have The officials said the against 30.9 lakh hectare in the bid physical and mental health across India are in need of conditions. people with such condition," Friday morning. Other valu- already begun, police said. finance department has said period. As many as pulses conditions among mental health care interven- "The majority of deaths they said. ables including cash from the The Secretary of the released 32.5 crore to the acreage remained lower at 69.95 such patients. tions, both short and long- amongst people with SMD are In India, poor awareness donation box was also looted, Temple Committee, Kailash state election department. lakh hectare so far this season as The majority of these early term, according to India's lat- attributable to physical health about the symptoms of mental they said. Sarmah, said that the idol Of the 52.75 crore elec- against 85.32 lakh hectare in the deaths are due to physical est National Mental Health conditions, both non-commu- illness, stigma and the lack of The temple authorities was in his family for centuries tion budget, 37.75 crore will same period last season. health conditions like diabetes, Survey 2015-16. The survey, nicable and communicable," mental health services available informed the Latasil police and the authorities must take be disbursed to eight district In case of wheat, farmers tuberculosis and cardiovascu- which was carried out across 12 said Graham Thornicroft, has led to treatment gap, with station, which is located bare- urgent measures to ensure election offices, while 4 crore have sown the crop in 51.63 lakh lar diseases. "As the physical states, found that the overall Chair of the guideline devel- insufficient numbers of trained ly 200 metres away from the that it was recovered at the will go to the State election hectare so far this season as health of people with SMD is prevalence for current mental opmental group and Professor mental health care profession- temple. earliest. directorate. against 54.28 lakh hectare in the commonly overlooked, not health morbidity was 10.6 per- of Community Psychiatry at als. The survey by the National According to the CCTV He said the idol dated The officials said 11 same period last season. Area only by themselves and people cent. King's College London, and Institute of Mental Health and footage of the temple, four back to to 1044 AD and the crore was the total estimate coverage remained lower in around them, but also by The WHO guidelines colleagues wrote in the WHO Neuro-Sciences (NIMHANS) persons were seen looting and temple is revered as one of the for expenses to be incurred on Punjab at 14.68 lakh hectare as health systems, they suffer include recommendations on executive summary. found that, depending on the vandalising the sanctum sanc- 51 'Shaktipeeths' in the deployment of 40 companies against 17.58 lakh hectare, while from crucial physical health healthy lifestyle behaviors "Unfortunately, such peo- state, between 70 and 92 per- torum of the temple and taking country. of Central Armed Police in Haryana it stood at 5.54 lakh disparities and limited access such as healthier diet, more ple often lack access to health cent of those in need of men- away the idol. The present temple was Force (CAPF), which was hectare as against 6.93 lakh to health services. physical activity and tobacco services or receive poor quali- tal health care failed to receive A massive search operation built in 1725 AD during the regarded as on the hectare in the said period. "Many lives can be saved by cessation, psychosocial sup- ty care, including promotion any treatment. has been launched to nab the rule of Ahom King Siva Singh. higher side.   ()  *+ ,-. /0,1   <

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94 7     -  0     /    1"    !     +,-        $      ,          1"     #  *   he Shirdi police have booked  ,  ,    ties,” Banerjee said. TRajendra Jagtap, head of the Incidentally the CPI(M) Saibaba Temple run by Shirdi   people join state government ontinuing her tirade which was locked in a battle Saibaba Sansthan Trust (SSST) services after passing tough Cagainst the BJP-led NDA with the BJP for the second for allegedly molesting a woman triking a strident anti-Dalit competition," Raja Bhaiya said, Government for “taking India place in the State has also devotee from Rahata taluka in Sstance, six-time independent adding that the wards of IAS towards a political chaos,” announced rallies following Maharashtra’s Ahmednagar. MLA Raghuraj Pratap Singh and IPS officers should be Bengal Chief Minister Mamata the same path that the BJP’s Acting on a complaint by a alias Raja Bhaiya on Friday barred from reservation as even Banerjee on Friday said the saf- Yatra is like to take. victim woman, the Shirdi said he would float a new party the poor people were denied the fron Government had ensured The BJP is scheduled to police registered an offence opposed to reservation in pro- Antyodaya ration cards meant that the key institutions of the take out three Yatras in against Jagtap under sections motions and the “draconian” for those below poverty line as country were destroyed. December. While the first Yatra 354 (molestation), 323 provisions of the SC, ST they moved upwards in the eco- In an apparent bid to catch will start from Ganga Sagar (Voluntarily causing hurt), 504 (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. nomic ladder. the bull by its horn the Chief (the southernmost tip of (intentional insult with intent The former minister, who Justifying the formation of Minister also announced country and implementing Bengal), the second one will to provoke breach of the peace) represents Kunda assembly a new political party, the inde- counter-Yatras in the wake of regimes like the National commence from Tarapeeth in and 506 (Punishment for crim- constituency, said the new pendent MLA said there were BJP’s much publicised Rath Register for Citizens would Birbhum district. The third inal intimidation). party would have 'Jansatta' already many political outfits Yatras beginning next month. force her party to “play a big- Yatra will start from the north-       11 MLAs belonging to his Following the victim (people's power) as its prefix. and many more would come up The TMC Yatras will follow the ger role in the coming days. ern most district o the State camp. In the subsequent devel- woman’s complaint, Jagtap has He said the Election in future but his party would route of the BJP Yatras, she said. “We will not tolerate divi- Coochbehar bordering . emanding to hold the opment, his son and Rajput absconded from the pilgrim Commission had been focus on specific issues con- The Narendra Modi sion in the society and perse- The BJP’s chariots will converge Dupcoming Lok Sabha polls joined BJP. However, Mahendra town of Shirdi. “We are look- approached for the registration cerning the lives of the masses. Government was tearing down cution of innocent people in at the Brigade Parade Ground using ballot papers instead of resigned from the saffron ing for Jagtap. He has been of the new party as "Jansatta "People are enthused over my the major institutions like the name of NRC,” Banerjee in Kolkata on January 23 the Electronic Voting Machines brigade in October this year. missing since yesterday. We Party", "Jansatta Loktantrik floating a new party," he added. Reserve Bank of India and said giving a call for “BJP birth day of Netaji Subhas (EVMs), former Gujarat Chief Coming down heavily on hope to find him soon,” Party" or "Jansatta Dal". Asked whether his party Central Bureau of Investigation Hatao Desh Bachao (save India Chandra Bose, the party Minister Shankersinh Vaghela Prime Minister Narendra Investigation Officer attached Addressing a press confer- would forge alliance with other Banerjee said promising to do by driving away the BJP)”. sources said. said that he would try his best Modi, the strong Kshtriya to the Shirdi town police sta- ence here on Friday, Raja parties, Raja Bhaiya said, "This everything to protect these The Chief Minister who Enroute the Yatras will to ensure BJP’s defeat in the leader said that Modi failed to tion B F Maghade said. Bhaiya said he was also question should be posed to organizations. had called a mega rally in cover several thousand kilo- 2019 general elections. keep promises he had given to The victim woman, who opposed to immediate arrest in other political parties, whether “They (Modi Government) January to be held at the his- meters, during which 60 mass “There is need to use bal- people ahead of 2014 Lok incidentally is a taluka case of registration of FIR they want to ally with us on the are destroying all the key insti- toric Brigade Parade Ground in meetings will be held. lot papers till the doubts on Sabha polls. He went on to say Congress office bearer, said in under the SC, ST Act. issues we are focusing on." tutions of the country,” Kolkata where she had invited Top BJP leaders including EVMs in the minds of voters that Indian voters have decid- her complaint that she along No investigation is He said the main agenda of Banerjee who had earlier been all the anti-BJP parties said “all party president Amit Shah, would vanish. A mechanism ed to defeat NDA. with her women friends had required under the SC, ST Act his new party would be to raise critical of changing the parties barring a few have con- Assam Chief Minister has to be developed to spread “I have started efforts to gone to Saibaba temple for before an arrest is made, he the issues related to disparity in Planning Commission into Niti firmed their desire to attend the Sarwananda Sonowal and his awareness on EVMs and VVPT unit anti-BJP political outfits. darshan on Thursday night. said, adding that this should the reservation system vis-à-vis Ayog said adding how the rally,” adding the same will act UP counterpart Yogi among the voters across the For the purpose I am visiting “At that time, Saibaba change and the arrest should non-Dalits and issues con- Centre was “trying to change as the final nail in the BJP’s cof- Adityanath will address the country,” said Vaghela in an across the nation and already palanquin procession was on. At be made only after cerning the youths. the way the RBI and the CBI fin. BJP rallies sources said. interaction with media persons. visited nine states. My aim around 8.30 pm, the temple offi- investigation. Refusing to say anything function.” Attacking the saffron out- “The Yatras will be taken On Friday the former would be to create a national cial (Jagtap) came close to me The MLA from Kunda said when asked whether his party The ruling outfit (read fit for reintroducing the age-old out against Trinamool Union Minister popularly level political front to counter and my other friends. He there should be no discrimi- would contest the Lok Sabha BJP) that was making “‘build- tactic of Rath Yatras to polar- Congress’ reign of terror, its known as ‘Bapu’ in political and BJP,” said the veteran politician touched and my friends misbe- nation on basis of caste in the polls in 2019 or he would go for ing statues’ its poll agenda will ize the Hindu vote, Banerjee appeasement policy and its social circles had organised claiming that even if anti-BJP haved with us and threw me out distribution of compensation an alliance in the elections, the itself become a statue after the said, “the BJP is organizing the aiding the continuing infiltra- media get together lunch at his political party would fight with of the temple premises. He and ex gratia to the rape vic- Independent MLA clarified that coming Lok Sabha elections,” Rath Yatra to divide the people tion through Bangladesh bor- palatial residence on the out- each other at local level, they threatened me not to be seen on tims. He said rape was a the decision on contesting the Banerjee told a party meeting but we will organize similar der,” BJP State Rahul skirts of Gandhinagar to mark would get around 300 seats and the temple premises once again heinous crime and the victim, election would be taken after the in Kolkata. Yatras which will be called Sinha said. beginning of Vikram Samvant form UPA type government at in future,” the complainant said. irrespective of caste and creed, ECI recognised his party. Dropping hints that the “Ekta Yatra (Unity Rally)” on However TMC MP and 2075 (Gujarati New Year). the centre. He gave examples of The victim woman, in her should be compensated by the The MLA from Kunda, Trinamool Congress was plan- the same route that their Yatra Chief Minister’s nephew said Vaghela had resigned from West Bengal where Mamata complaint, also claimed that government. who completes his silver jubilee ning to take central stage in follows.” the Rath Yatra would in fact be Congress in 2017 ahead of Banerjee’s political outfit would this was not the fitst time that "Reservation in promotion in politics on November 25, has Delhi post 2019 general elec- The Trinamool Congress’ a “luxury tour of the State in assembly polls along with his fight against communist party Jagtap was misbehaving with for Dalits is inappropriate. already announced to hold a tions, Banerjee said the way the Yatra “is aimed at uniting and air-conditioned vehicles by the MLA son Mahendra, relative at local level but BJP wouldn’t women inside the temple. Promotions should be based big rally in Lucknow on BJP was trying to divide the not dividing the communi- BJP leaders.” Balwantsinh Rajput and other get anything there. only on merit and seniority as November 30. :" 6      $ / ;   +,- *      ernment was committed to the most remarkable events to providing a conducive envi- channelise efforts being made    hief Minister Yogi ronment to entrepreneurs and for making UP Defence CAdityanath, while address- safeguard their financial inter- Corridor a ground reality.   ing the concluding session of ests. He said Single Window Later, Yogi also made a sur- UP-Dexpo 2018 on CSA System had been introduced to prise visit to Galla Mandi where enior leaders of Bharatiya ground on Friday, said the State facilitate the quick establish- he personally interacted with SJanata Party, including Chief Government was committed ment of the Defence Corridor. the farmers and assured them Minister Yogi Adityanath and to the economic uplift of UP He declared that the corridor that they would not get less party State president Mahendra and thus to bring in economic would bring in financial than what the support price Nath Pandey, will hit the road development and investment bhoomi pujan would be per- progress and there would be had been fixed by the UP gov- on Saturday by taking part in the present Government had formed in January 2019. He great employment opportuni- ernment. He warned the entry the Kamal Sandesh Bike Rally girded up its loins to not only said every effort would be ties. of middleman and directed to make people aware of the improve the law and order but made to solve and settle issues He said the UP govern- officials and farmers to ensure achievements of the Central set up a conducive and safe envi- linked to the prestigious project. ment had organised a UP they eliminated the role of and the UP Governments. ronment so that investors could He pointed out with the Summit in February 2018 in middlemen so that the benefits The bike rally, being organ- invest in the State. Defence Corridor in the which Rs 468,000 crore was rat- could be availed by them. He ised in the run-up to the 2019 He said Prime Minister pipeline the entire world was ified. He said Dexpo-2018 warned officials of strict action Lok Sabha polls, will be taken Narendra Modi was also eager looking to UP which was about would greatly benefit Kanpur- in case there was any victimi- out in all the 80 Lok Sabha con- to ensure the economic devel- to metamorphose into a devel- Bundelkhand region and thus sation of farmers. UP Industrial stituencies in the state with Yogi opment of UP and thus the state oped and progressive state. He the segment was on the thresh- Development Minister Satish leading the campaign in had been chosen for the said top business houses were old of economic progress once Mahana, Satya Dev Pachauri Varanasi, the parliamentary Defence Corridor. He added eager to invest in the state. He the Defence Corridor became and all MPs and MLAs were constituency of Prime Minister that the work in that direction assured investors of security functional. He said this mega present along with office-bear- Narendra Modi. had already taken off and the and safety and added the gov- event had emerged to be one of ers of the party.           '       #     ! Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya will join the bike rally at Prayagraj (Allahabad) and Deputy Chief ;    ( *    ; Mahendra Nath Pandey will               lead the rally in his parlia- mentary constituency    "   Chandauli and BJP general  (    ed at Dubari police outpost secretary (organisation) Sunil   $<    papers will decide the fate of   ;; under Madhuban police station, Bansal in Kannauj, the bastion over 4400 Sarpanches and over     colleagues) were irked with ormer MLA from Nanpara   learnt that some youths were of Samajwadi Party. he authorities in Jammu & 35 thousand Panches. the Sena's constant criticism of Fin Bahraich, Dileep Verma,   6 gambling in the area. He rushed BJP state general secretary TKashmir have put in elabo- The Model Code of enior BJP leader Sudhir the BJP and the state govern- whose wife Madhuri Verma is to the spot and nabbed the and MLA Pankaj Singh, who is rate security and logistic arrange- Conduct (MCC) imposed on SMungantiwar has said he is ment. now an MLA from the same     youths and also seized a two- son of Union Home Minister ments to conduct the maiden September 16 continues to upset at Shiv Sena chief "Despite this, he indulged constituency on Bharatiya wheeler. The youths were later Rajnath Singh, will lead the phase of the elongated pan- remain in force. Uddhav Thackeray’s criticism in cheap criticism of the Janata Party ticket, created a ;;    released but the cops refused to bike rally in Gorakhpur, the chayat polls on Saturday. As The total number of elec- of him on tigress Avni's killing, episode. I am no more willing ruckus in the district on Friday. release the motorcycle. native place of Chief Minister many as 47 Panchayat blocks tors in the State is over 58 and therefore is not willing to to hold alliance talks with Verma first reportedly case against Verma and his Subsequently, some senior Yogi Adityanath. covering 21 blocks in Jammu Lakh 54 Thousand who are participate in alliance talks him now," Mungantiwar, who manhandled a tehsildar and arrest for manhandling two local leaders belonging to The party leadership has province, 16 in Kashmir valley eligible to cast their votes in with the latter. has been instrumental in misbehaved with a deputy government officers. Pragatisheel Samajwadi Party directed the cadre and lead- and 10 blocks in Ladakh region Panchayat Elections. Mungantiwar, the state's trying to get the Sena on superintendent of police-rank Reports said that senior (Lohia), including a close lieu- ers to get at least five motor- are going to polls in the first Over 29 Lakh 91 Forest minister, has been at board for the forthcoming officer and then sat on dharna, officers reached the spot on tenant of Samajwadi Party cyclists from each polling phase. Thousand voters are regis- the centre of attacks from elections, said. demanding action against the learning about the incident patriarch Mulayam Singh booth. All the party leaders, According to the Chief tered in Kashmir Division politicians like Thackeray and Speaking about the officers. and were making efforts to Yadav, called the police officers including parliamentarians, Electoral Officer, 427 candi- whileas 28 Lakh 63 Voters are Union minister Maneka anguish the Anvi episode had The tehsil staff also staged pacify both the sides and make and requested them to release legislators and office-bear- dates are in the fray for 536 registered in Jammu Division Gandhi as well as animal caused him, Mungantiwar a massive protest, demanding them reach an agreement. the motorcycle. When the cops ers, have been directed to Sarpanch Halqas and 5951 if the State. rights groups for the killing of said, "I am not active on social arrest of the former MLA. Both the sides were staging refused to oblige them, PSPL ensure full participation in candidates for 4048 Panch Election Commission has tigress Avni, allegedly a man- media platforms. However, Reports said that Dileep protests at the time of filing the leaders gheraoed the police the rally, which will be a Wards in the State for which devised a scheme to enable eater, on November 2 in when my daughter showed me Verma reached the tehsil on report. station and misbehaved with show of strength. There are voting and counting is sched- migrant Kashmiri Pandits to Yavatmal. the messages posted on Friday morning and went to Meanwhile, in a separate the sub-inspector. They later about 1,60,000 polling booths uled to be held tomorrow. vote through Postal Ballot in Speaking to select media- Twitter and Facebook, I was sub-divisional magistrate incident reported from Mau, attacked the cops and torched in the 80 parliamentary and The polling will take place Panchayat Elections. persons recently, Mungantiwar deeply upset. People used Siddharth Yadav's chamber. leaders of Pragatisheel the police outpost and escaped. 403 assembly constituencies between 8 in the morning till The Commission claimed when he called up abusive language against me. On learning that the SDM was Samajwadi Party (Lohia) cre- Interestingly, the local officers in 75 districts. 2 O’ clock. announced poll schedules Thackeray to convey his dis- I felt upset when I saw my on leave, Verma entered the ated ruckus and reportedly first tried to hush up the mat- The BJP leaders will high- The Panchayat polls on despite the decision of two appointment over the latter's family in distress reading such room of tehsildar Madhusudan torched a police outpost when ter but when the sub-inspector light the flagship schemes like non party basis will be held in main political parties National remarks, the Sena chief told messages." Arya. After some argument the cops refused to release a raised the issue through media, crop loan waiver, Ujjwala, nine phases in 316 Blocks in Conference and People's him that Union minister When approached for a with the tehsildar, Verma motorcycle. a case was registered against the Saubhagya, Swachh Bharat 4483 Pachayat Halqas com- Democratic Party to stay away Maneka Gandhi had asked response, Menaka Gandhi, reportedly manhandled him, Reports said that sub- accused and efforts were on to Mission and others among the prising of over 35 Thousand from Municipal and Panchayat him to do so. Union Minister for Women snatched the gun of the secu- inspector Rajan Maurya, post- nab them. people. Panch Constituencies. polls. "I told Uddhav ji I was and Child Development, rity guard and left the place, The polls have been sched- National Conference was deeply hurt by his remarks over refused to comment. hurling abuses at the officer. uled on November 17, 20, 24, the first mainstream political the Avni episode. I did not Thackeray has been vocal Verma later reached 27, 29 and December 01, 04, 08 party that announced boycott expect this from him, especially in his criticism of the killing of Kotwali police station where he and 11. of Municipal and Panchayat when I considered him a good Avni and had termed the state's misbehaved with circle officer Adequate security arrange- elections slated this year. friend. During the course of the government's decision to set up of Nanpara, Vijay Prakash, and ments in villages and poll The Party sought clarifi- conversation, he told me a committee to probe the also sat on dharna, demanding bound areas have been put in cation from the Central Maneka ji had called him and killing as a "farce". action against the government place to ensure smooth and Government about the pro- asked him to oppose the killing Thackeray had also said if officials. He alleged that it was peaceful panchayat polls in tection of Article 35 A in and of the tigress," Mungantiwar, Chief Minister Devendra the tehsildar who assaulted the State. outside the Courts. CPIM and who also holds charge of the Fadnavis backed Mungantiwar and threatened him with dire The last Panchayat elec- other mainstream political state Finance portfolio, said. saying he could not be held consequences. tions in the State were held in parties also decided to stay Mungantiwar further said responsible for the killing, why In the meantime, the tehsil 2011 after a gap of 20 years and away from the polls. he was in favour of an alliance did Prime Minister Narendra staff, after learning about the Panchayats completed their However, Congress, BJP with the Sena at a time when Modi take credit for the surgi- incident, came on road and term in July 2016. and other parties participated nobody else in the party was cal strike, when the PM had not staged a demonstration, Instead of EVMs, ballot in Municipal elections. willing to do so, as they (party himself conducted it. demanding registration of a   () *+ ,-. /0,1   > 9" &9 % %!+52!- # &  :  &  &"' -2!- # &  "";& ) 9 "%- #    ) %  &    /  *   &    0               *   %    &" -%+ '" "% &!&&!" &&#"" & &""-*&"% &% -" &           -    )      ( !!"&"& " ""*-&+ * 6 & '"'&!&" &&"           #           (              0                         ;S 2    #  # 8    4 #85              (            3); ?2#!

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The Judicial Big Data Application Platform provides judges performing city in 2016 by the commerce Poverty Alleviation Government’s active push to                       with case assistance, trial assistance and case Milken Institute, a not for prof- District Managers in Action” ensure infrastructure has given                   analysis and has improved the efficiency of it think tank which analysed campaign to help farmers sell almost 96 per cent of its villages                   the judiciary. The “judicial intelligent robot”, Guiyang’s growth in jobs, wages, their rice to bigger markets out- access to fiber-optic broadband helps to process and analyse the history of gross domestic product, and 7    side the district. Big data was and 4G. Over 200 e-commerce   P  Q            # case data of courts at all levels and establish- foreign direct investment. used to analyse consumer needs, training sessions by Guizhou E-                =CD? O   es a large database to provide ‘intelligent’ assis- Guizhou embarked upon        forecast sales, manage the inven- Commerce Cloud, which                     ( tance to the judges. At present, the Guizhou its technology overdrive after  ;    tory and, help improve produc- reached out to over 100,000 peo- High Court is using this system to make bet- the Chinese President Xi tion efficiency. However, it was ple throughout the province,           O        ( ter-informed decisions, say local officials. Jinping underlined big data 7   not just the excellent quality of raised awareness of the power of      (                  But what makes this innovation really technology as a priority in  ?    the various varieties of Pingba this platform.            )      novel is its judicial big data public consulta- 2014. Guizhou has now the sec-   2   rice that boosted sales. Additionally, the Guiyang       #       (   tion system. Here, the litigants can fill in the ond highest data centres in Endorsement of its quality Big Data Application details of their case and the system analyses China with over 70,000 servers.    by the local government added Demonstration Centre has been                S       data of similar cases and judgments to guide At the centre of this boom is the extra value leading to the sale of instituted to further understand-                       them even before they come to the courts Gui’an, a newly developed 1,795 ;;  ?; more than 150,000 kilograms ing of big data usages. Also help- about their chances of winning or losing their square kilometres suburb. 7  ? online in a period of three ing to show the practical use of                      case. This kind of system could be extreme- Gui’an , which is just a hour’s months. It is being sold to over big data is Duocaibao, a cloud             ly useful for India where about 3.3 crore cases drive from Guiyang, houses 100 cities located in 20 provinces based mobile application devel- #                   ( are pending in various courts in the coun- over 200 influential national and and has boosted the incomes of oped by Guizhou Colorful                  try. According to a Law Ministry data, of all international companies. A slew 191 poor households. Official Treasure, a web portal of the the pending cases, 60 per cent are more than of incentives, including rent-free records state that Guizhou cur- Guizhou government service     /                 ( two years old, while 40 per cent are more than office space, tax benefits, state incomes and alleviation of rently has 6,949 e-commerce ser- network. The app is based on the                      five years old. In the Supreme Court, more support, lower costs and its nat- poverty. State officials say that 6.7 vice stations reaching out to 80 needs of the people as analysed    #              ( than 30 per cent of pending cases are more ural temperate cool weather, million rural people have been per cent of its towns and villages. by big data gathered by the net- than five years old. This is because the judi- have encouraged Apple, lifted out of poverty over the past In 2017, e-commerce platforms work. Downloaded by 1.33 mil-                     ( ciary faces a shortage of over 6,000 judges, Microsoft, Huawei, Hyundai five years and the growth rate of helped rural Guizhou secure lion people, this app is a handy      #                including over 5,000 in the lower courts. No Motor, Tencent, Qualcomm, disposable household income in sales of agricultural produce to one stop platform that inte-              )       wonder there are 2,76,74,499 cases awaiting Dell, IBM and Alibaba to set up the province is the highest in the tune of 15.3 billion yuan grates more than 100 appeal in the district and subordinate courts. data centres here. China. This, they say, has been ($2.2 billion). Government services including                      On an average, there are 19 judges per 10 lakh India’s presence here is in the possible by accumulating real India too, has recently real estate registrations, social                    people. A scientific collection of data across form of a training academy as a time information on the poor launched an online platform security applications, seeking                    all courts and its intelligent use can bring part of a strategic partnership population and using it to make for its farmers. The National appointments for marriage reg- down pendency and deliver speedy justice. between NIIT and the Guizhou targeted interventions. So by Agriculture Market (eNAM), is istration, birth registration cer-                      ( At least then, justice delayed will not be jus- provincial Government to train using big data, they track pop- a single-window service that tificate, driving license applica-                    tice denied. students, professionals and gov- ulations who are poor, their geo- integrates agriculture markets or tions etc. At the same time, it also           9           Big data has also been leveraged by ernment employees in big data. graphical locations, and their mandis online so that farmers allows citizens to make payments Guizhou to achieve remarkable economic Further, NASSCOM has estab- immediate and necessary needs and traders can view all agricul- for water, gas and electricity bills.        (           ( growth. Once considered industrially back- lished an IT corridor to facilitate to be able to provide the right ture produce market related One of its most useful fea-               ;   ward and poor because of its hilly topogra- Indian software companies set support. One such way has been information (buying and selling) tures, which should be adapted       #            ( phy, Guizhou has used big data technology up office in Guizhou. Zeta-V to create e-commerce platforms and services. Farmers can bid for in India, is for the senior citizens. to leapfrog from the fringes to register the Technology Solutions, an Indian and use the data to help connect the best price across markets in They no longer need to physical-                    (    third-fastest economic growth among China’s start-up, has been funded by people from different provinces 21 mandis in eight States. But ly present themselves to get              31 provinces in 2016. The number of big data Guiyang Municipal Government to sell their farm produce or poor internet connectivity and their pension or social security. related companies in Guizhou increased from to develop a Sino-Indian Digital handicrafts online and increase availability and a lack of under- All s/he needs to do now is use less than 1,000 in 2013 to over 8,900 in 2017 Collaborative Opportunities their incomes. standing of digital media may the app to send his/her photo- and big data investment into Guizhou was Plaza (SIDCOP) to connect In Guizhou’s Anshun city, throw a spanner in the works for graph to the relevant govern- +     approximately 35.28 billion yuan ($5.5 bil- Indian and Chinese companies. the Pingba District People’s rural farmers. ment department and the pen- lion) this year. Its swanky high rise buildings In addition to creating Government and Guizhou E- Ensuring connectivity was sion will be transferred to his/her "     & )% +   8 /%  R   and high tech infrastructure are a testimo- employment opportunities, big Commerce Cloud,(the govern- also a challenge for Guizhou account. ny to its upward mobility. In fact, Guizhou’s data is contributing to Guizhou’s ment’s commerce department where 92.5 percent of its land is (The writer is a senior jour- /  -          <   capital city, Guiyang was ranked as the best economic growth by increasing initiative), launched the “E- covered in hills. The nalist)   *S    )         ( " 2  # *      +  , $  -       +!-'*  & *" & "%"" -6! " !  !&" "*"& (.        $ %" *" &"+&'"&&   '"+*"& &A* "-"5 &" /          0 " &!" & &"%!% &" &2 !&" &*  " "K 5+!* "#  &"* % '+!&'2 " &%  "# &"*"" &' * -&" &  *       &" &" &2 "" *& %2 "" &!  & 2         / >.9//          8./  :. / :. <:.8./ K 5+ * & K 5&! 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Sir — Recently, China revoked as Rhino conservationists in Delhi’s problem can be sum-        2         Senior officers in different Income the ban on the use of parts of Manas. With their deep insights marised by this saying, “man                      Tax circles should be motivated Rhinoceros and tigers for med- on the methods used for poach- now be silent otherwise nature         2              Sir — Delhi saw an all-time 45- through incentives and proper icinal purposes. Their horns are ing, they are doing a great job in will silence you permanently.” per cent high growth in collection training so that tax collection wit- used for water purifying purpose Rhino conservation. There has Gourang Naryani                   ( of Income Tax leaving Mumbai far nesses an increased growth rate in and as an aphrodisiac in some been a lot of celebrity endorse- Ujjain                  behind with a growth rate of just every city. parts. Yemen makes daggers out ment in the conservation of rhi- #     :    #           4.6 per cent. The Income Tax Madhu Agrawal of Rhino horns. Rhino poaching noceros. Indian cricketer, Rohit .8/.=59:9 Department should now con- Delhi has escalated in recent years Sharma, the brand ambassador   ()  *+ ,-. /0,1  % @ 9" &9 % +!" ;2 )   ) ; 2 !) ; <$       $   ,        &&%   $'&      $ $  &    '   '   $>      $  $ $   &  "" &" "*" &-+ ""# !% L ,  $ L   ##-&" !&% !"+*" &  " "   $  $ %% &" &'- "&+ % # " 7-  . ( &   

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That is           =C=C #   3   the impression we gathered after       0  %         travellingT about 2,500 kilometres, touching 8 S       8 S interior areas of all the regions, starting clock- %                 wise, from Malwa — both north and south,        8 S     Madhya Bharath-Bhopal, Chambal-Gwalior,    6         Bundelkhand, Bagelkhand and Mahakoshal * =CHG       %   8   ( between last week of October and the first week         O P )   Q O ( of November.          P     Q #   We met farmers, farm labour, young peo- ple from both urban and rural areas, govern-                  ( ment employees, traders, female farm workers     ;    E         as well as home makers, professionals such as    0 S    6 %  S     E doctors and lawyers, small businessmen, advo-            .     cates, and students in campuses. In the process,       ?      2  9  9       inescapably, we also met persons who are affil- ;         8 S  ( iated to major political parties. We have chosen  ?         P     Q   ( not to meet political leaders or opinion mak-  ?   E          R ( S ers. We spoke to all these segments in all the ;;;  *   #  $ %&'(%)*+ 0  ( regions of the State at length. ;     $ <              The method was not about administering of   a questionnaire to generate quantitative data and 8 S   E            2   arrive at percentages of vote share and number    0            0 S  6 or seats of each party. It was about gathering of                 qualitative data in contradistinction to quanti-  =CH>           0    tative data. The method adopted was to conduct   %  45       -     =CF> 9 a series of rather long conversations with indi-   ;  8      $  )       viduals and small groups (not exceeding six   8 S   9         ( members) to understand their socio-econom-  ?6         , $    /2  ic condition in order to grasp what issues were   ;   2   /          6  salient for them and how their life experiences ;   6 %     =CF@         in grappling with those issues was likely to influ-    2         9     *   ence their voting choices. 7    It was to sniff the air, so to speak, and see                   ( which way the wind was blowing. The over- ken in high decibels across the State, Karyakartas of the saffron party, tive terms. It is a divided house, unable                    ( whelming sense that our team gathered was that more prominently in the countryside. who participated in the conversations to stitch together a narrative for the              not a single person among those we met was People who claimed to have voted for are assertive about the BJP’s winning State or constituency, region specific #          9   ( indifferent to the upcoming election. They’re the BJP last time said they wanted to chances. The Congress workers, on variants of the campaign theme. The     :   $S   )  +  fully aware of the power they wield with their shift to the Congress this time. the other hand, are meek and lack BJP is ahead on this score.           *S   ( participation in it. Polling in this election, there- However, Shivraj Singh Chouhan confidence about their party’s victo- The large number of conversations   O             )( fore, is likely to be on the higher side. remains popular. Those who want to ry. It is the common unattached pub- we had across the State in essence     # + *       ( Acute farm distress is evident from the con- vote against the BJP, too, acknowl- lic who are more emphatic about the revealed that the Madhya Pradesh    R S #    $       versations in the countryside. ‘Bhavantar’, a State edged his good work. He comes Congress’ chances of forming the election is not a wrestling contest  *            R) Government’s scheme to give price support to across as a much popular leader and Government. between an incumbent BJP and a chal- farmers is unlikely to yield any substantial div- more influential with the voter than Those who wanted the BJP to win, lenger Congress. ) S #              idends to the ruling party. Deep resentment Prime Minister Narendra Modi in do not think that an anti-incumbency It is a spectacle of the two con- *       .      +S against price rise across the State is palpable. Madhya Pradesh. However, the pos- could cut so deep as to unseat the party. tenders with strong political head-       $        ( Anger against demonetisation is likely to wound sibility of “Shivraj fatigue” neutralis- But they’re prepared to accept that the winds in the form of anti-incumben-              =C@H the ruling establishment in the forthcoming ing the impact of his popularity and party will return with much reduced cy, farm distress, price rise, ill-effects #   <            ( Assembly elections. Lack of employment oppor- letting farm distress, price rise, unem- strength in the 230-strong House, and of demonetisation, erosion of upper                    tunities has alienated the youth in both rural and ployment and demonetisation effects the party’s candidates will win with caste support, unemployment and  %  S  (  "          urban areas. to hurt the ruling party cannot be reduced majorities in the constituen- consequent youth apathy, and, “Shivraj          # *      In Malwa especially, the upper castes are ruled out. cies. Even strong BJP supporters are not fatigue.”      P(*Q        #    decidedly opting to desert the BJP because of There is still a significant chunk prepared to think that it will be an easy Neither Prime Minister Modi nor                Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan’s 2016 of undecided voters in the State. A ride this time for the party. Political Congress president Rahul Gandhi ‘mai ka lal’ remark on the SC/ST reservations good number of them are likely to go headwinds are strongly sensed by the are likely to play more than a margin-   0            =CD= . issue. Many rural women said they would wait along with the tide that becomes evi- BJP sympathisers and its cadre. al role in influencing the outcome of $    * =CDF    =C@H(  I for their menfolk and other family members to dent nearer the polling day. The The Congress argument, if it has the Madhya Pradesh poll. The 0               tell them whom to vote. Or perhaps they did not majority of the BJP voters said they one, is not yet part of the political con- Congress, our conversations across the 0       $       want to reveal their minds to the strangers from would vote in its favour to reward versation among voters. Chouhan is State reveal, stands to benefit from the    "            Hyderabad. Chief Miniter Chouhan’s work and not at an advantage on this score as his failure of the BJP to contend with the  =C@H 0    RS  =CDF   Significantly, Hindu-Muslim issues, Ram because of the Prime Minister. Those work is known and talked about. headwinds. And the headwinds are                  (    Mandir, the so-called Rafale and Vyapam scams who preferred the Congress were Congress president, Rahul Gandhi, as strong at the moment in the State. +      =CDD  %        did not find any resonance with the voters. unconcerned about the Chief a campaigner, is yet to make an (The authors are Managing            E         Professionals did mention about the Narendra Ministerial face of the party. They are impression in the State. Director and Executive Director respec-          Modi Government’s attempts to weaken the con- prepared to take anyone who the State Congress is organisational- tively of RightFOLIO, a Hyderabad stitutional institutions. Congress decides as the Chief Minister ly an enfeebled entity as the party has based Research and Policy ,   - ./ Words like ‘badlaav’ and ‘parivartan’ are spo- after the elections. been out of office for three consecu- Consultancy) "     === + ! A B                                            

It is worth recalling that after their keenness on Payra port. This lished a maritime cordon against becoming the number one trading port in Bangladesh along with submarines and deploys almost partner of Africa, in its policy Kyaukpyu in Myanmar would be 200, P-3 Orion and S-2 aircraft statement, China in 2015 had important locations on the patrols for detection of submarines. emphasised that it would seize the proposed Maritime Silk Route. In Satellite technology is being strategic initiative to effectively the given scenario, the great game used these days to track enemy secure its overseas interests. as of now, seems to be going the shipping and even the deeply sub- << ,2; Following this, we have seen heavy Chinese way, as they can claim merged nuclear submarines. It is investments being made by China legitimate access to the Bay of often said that there is now hardly ven after over a century and in our neighbourhood for the devel- Bengal as also to the Arabian Sea on any place left to hide the naval a half, Rudyard Kipling’s Great opment of the Maritime Silk Route either of our flanks. All these devel- assets particularly the carriers.  < $ EGame continues to be played, along with CPEC. opments have serious implications In the given circumstances, it is  ,  only the turf and the players have Simultaneously, development for diplomacy in the neighbour- high time that considering our changed. The target, that is access of the ports by China at Djibouti, hood as well as our navy. expertise in space missions, we $     to and consolidation in Indian Gwadar and Hambantota virtually Though Arihant has happened at develop our own satellite based "K&"+" &' %" Ocean remains the same, of course completes a secure triangle around the right time, future projections of naval surveillance systems and are with different nuances. the Arabian Sea and a strategic defence acquisitions and indigenous able to detect the threats well in *"! % !+!- In this context, our Prime positioning on the access routes to production need to be scaled up. Our advance for putting effective #!  &6 Minister Narendra Modi’s forth- Red Sea and the Persian Gulf. Also, maritime strength is meagre as com- counter measures in place. *"  &"5 coming visit to Maldives to partic- plans of the Chinese to develop pared to the Chinese fleet. It is a his- In the long run, it has to be left " *!" ipate in the inauguration of the new Ihavandhoo as a deep sea port on torical fact borne out of the World to our diplomats and the political " "' !*+"+*"& presidency is most welcome and a an atoll in the Northern Maldives On top of this, very recently an rail/road to Kunming and provide War II and our own 1971 (INS executive supported by armed step in the right direction. But com- have since come to light. This loca- agreement has been signed with access to the Bay of Bengal on the Khukri was sunk by submarine PNS forces to create a strong and &" 2 " -# "&"6 ing after over three years of the ear- tion would virtually stand guard on Myanmar for construction of a same pattern as Gwadar does to the Hangool) that far more damage to favourable geopolitical environ-  & !*""" lier cancelled visit of 2015, a lot of the seven degree channel, the main multi-billion dollar port at Arabian Sea. enemy shipping is caused by sub- ment in our neighbourhood and the *"! % ! "5 && ground will now have to be covered navigational route from China and Kyaukpyu , in the Rakhine state not However, the Chinese plan of marines than any other vessel. Indian Ocean region. &#* * "%!--& and without any further time to South East Asia for Europe and Gulf far from Bangladesh. This developing Sonadia into a port As such a fresh look in our pri- (The writer is a retired Delhi lose. After all, today, the Indian and carrying about $18 trillion in Kyaukpyu special economic zone was cancelled by Bangladesh in orities and strategy would be in Police Commissioner and former &" "2 Ocean is no longer India’s ocean. the terms of annual trade. will be ultimately linked by 2017. But now they are showing order. For instance, Japan has estab- Uttarakhand Governor)         ()  *+ ,-. /0,1   8

      1      :+<    *          % % AirAsia India in a similar at 346.85 on the BSE, whose Chairman and promoter   ,   $  $  arrangement with Air Asia of index jumped 0.56 percent to Naresh Goyal along with his - -*!% *  %  D Malaysia, have widely specu- 35,457.16. The Jet stock opened family owns 51 percent stake +' . :  &' "6 & "  )  %%  lated to be planning an com- with an over 14 percent gap in in the airline, while Gulf car- %"" plete takeover of the Naresh the morning expecting a pos- rier Etihad Airways owns 24 B &#&&"   3E  Goyal-run airline with its inter- itive outcome from the Tata percent in the cash-strapped    improving credit worthiness of  'C%  ! 6 national partner Singapore Sons board meeting. airline, which earlier this week a borrower, in this case the -&  *- %  7   Airlines. The rumour of the rescue reported 1,261 crore in loss he partial credit enhance- NBFCs. The RBI move came &" # B  C “We would like to clarify deal by the Tatas, reportedly for the September quarter Tment (PCE)facility by the amid a strong pitch for many,  9 &' that any such discussions to being brokered by the govern- against a profit of 71 crore y- Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) including its central board &*'* ""    take over Jet Airways) have ment, sent Jet shares zooming o-y, making it the third for non-bank lenders is unlike- members, to increase the cred- !*  been preliminary and no pro- 26.41 percent Thursday. straight quarters of heavy loss- ly to have the desired impact of it supply to the troubled sector.   &% ata Sons on Friday said it posal has been made,” a state- Jet Airways’ deputy chief es. This had the airline also increasing credit flow to the NBFCs and HFCs are fac- & ' Thas not made any concrete ment from the diversified con- executive and chief financial putting as many as six of its troubled sector, a report said on ing a crisis of confidence fol- &*"  proposal for taking over the glomerate said after a board officer Amit Agarwal earlier Boeing 777s on sale to part- Friday. lowing the default by IL&FS --  &B C"3J" " &% &  &" &" & ; " struggling carrier Jet Airways, meeting here. this week had admitted that fund liquidity. On November 2, RBI had since late-August, which led to  '"   &&* 2"-%" &%" '""  and that it has held only “pre- The speculation has sent the company was in talks Media reports suggest that allowed banks to provide PCE its takeover by the Government % % "  " & N&" # % - *  & O2 liminary” discussions on the the Jet counter soaring over 40 with “multiple interested par- the parent company of Vistara, for debt raised by non-deposit- last month. This in turn led to matter. percent in the past five trading ties” for fund infusion as well Tata-Singapore Airlines, is taking systematically important a liquidity crunch for the sec- The Tatas, which already sessions alone. as selling six of its Boeing 777 looking at an all-stock merger non-banking financial com- tor, which has a credit demand run two carriers-the full- ser- The speculation has sent planes along with a stake in its of Jet as part of the Tata group’s panies (NBFCs) and housing of around 1 trillion to redeem vice Vistara in a joint venture the Jet stock soaring. The loyalty progarmme Jet plans to board Goyal’s full ser- finance companies (HFCs). their debt obligations in with Singapore Airlines and counter closed over 8 percent Privilege. vice carrier. “The issuance volumes for November. NBFCs/HFCs It can be noted that even in under the immediate reactions, analysts PCE frame- were doubtful about the impact (&2   work are like- which can be created through #$     ly to remain the new regulations. muted,” Icra drew parallels between %(&& domestic rat- the corporate sector and the ing agency NBFCs and voiced its fears of the 5   Icra said in non-bank lenders also not issu-  &$2 & the note. ing any PCE-backed debt instru-               > Credit ments like the corporate sector, #*  #                   $  enhancement which has not been able to raise  > '1#  *  #              “Is there a need to change is a tool typi- any debt despite the same facili-           the extant default option, i.E., cally aimed at ty being around for three years. he Telecom Regulatory provision of paper bill without     RIL piped Tata Consultancy Services TAuthority of India has any charge to postpaid sub- (TCS) in becoming the most-valued sought public views on making scribers of wire line and mobile he BSE Sensex on Friday continued company in terms of market capitalisa- paper bills for post-paid tele- services?” and “should e-bill Tits rising streak for the second day tion. The IT company ended the session & " % & " %%  &*'* " com services optional and set- now be made the default to end at near a four-week high of 0.90 per cent higher at 1,882.25 . ting electronic bills as a default option?” Trai has asked in its 35,436.33, fuelled by gains in Reliance On BSE, RIL’s market capitalisation option. consultation paper. Industries, Bharti Airtel and other was 7,14,668.54 crore, while TCS N*& "O" &  &" &" & ;  Environmental concerns “Authority has recently bluechips amid continued foreign fund slipped to the second spot with a val- relating to cutting of trees for received twenty four similar inflows and strengthening rupee. uation of 7,06,292.61 crore. papers used in printing of bills representations from Hon’ble A higher opening in European Other big movers included Hero   and changing mobile usage MPs/MLAs/MLCs, some promi- shares too influenced sentiments here. MotoCorp rising 1.81 per cent, SBI 1.75 scenario in the context of mas- nent citizens and telecom service Both benchmark indices — Sensex per cent, HDFC 1.67 per cent, HDFC nion Minister for Minority sive surge in data usage on providers, who have argued that and Nifty — recorded their third Bank 1.28 per cent, Asian Paints 1.12 UAffairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on smartphones were put forth to doing away with mandatory straight weekly gains by rising 298.61 per cent, Sun Pharma 0.90 per cent, Friday formally inaugurated bolster their demand as the provision of hard copy of bill, points and 97 points, respectively. Bajaj Auto 0.89 per cent, ITC 0.66 per “HunarHaat”, which has become a main rationale to this demand, would be in tune with ‘Digital The Sensex opened higher and cent and Kotak Bank 0.42 per cent. “Credible Brand” for empowerment the regulator clarified in its India Mission’, apart from advanced further to scale the day’s high Shares of Jet Airways surged for a sec- of artisans and craftsmen, at consultation paper. addressing a serious environ- of 35,545.85, but settled at 35,457.16 ond straight day, climbing 8.07 per cent. PragatiMaidan in New Delhi. Trai said that it has received mental concern,” Trai said. points, a gain of 196.62 points, or 0.56 on Thursday, shares of Jet airways had ral- This “HunarHaat” is being representations from telecom The regulator said that con- per cent, due to profit-taking activity. lied up to 26 per cent on bourses. organised from 14thNovember to service providers requesting a sumers form the most impor- This is the highest closing since Among laggards, Yes Bank extend- 27th November, 2018 at IITF, review of the provision of the tant segment of stakeholders on October 17, when it had closed at ed its slide, declining 7.14 per cent to PragatiMaidan. Telecom Tariff order which this issue and therefore Trai has 34,779.58. The gauge had risen 119 a two-week low after former SBI chair- Naqvi said here that mandates provision of hard copy decided to hold a public con- points in Thursday’s trade. man O P Bhatt resigned Thursday from “HunarHaat” has proved to be of the bill or the printed copy of sultation to have views of all the The 50-share NSE Nifty settled the panel set up by private-sector “Empowerment & Employment the bill to post-paid subscribers stakeholders, in the matter so 65.50 points, or 0.62 per cent higher, at lender to find a successor to its MD and Exchange” for master artisans and and removal of the mandate of that a holistic approach could 10,682.20 after shuttling between CEO Rana Kapoor. craftsmen. providing hard copy of the bill be adopted to address this 10,695.15 and 10,631.15. Tata Steel, ONGC, Maruti Suzuki, “HunarHaat” at PragatiMaidan, with Mobile Bill (M-Bill) or E- important issue affecting Bharti Airtel led the gains on ONGC, Axis Bank, IndusInd Bank, is a part of series of “HunarHaat”, Bill as the default option. Telecom consumer’s rights. Sensex, rallying 9.81 per cent, fol- Infosys, ICICI Bank, HUL, Vedanta, being organised in various parts of Barmer Ajrakh & Applique, Bags, etc are also available. For the lowed by Reliance Industries (RIL) that Tata Motors and and L&T too retreat- the country under a mission to pro- Bidriware, Cane and Bamboo, first time, products from rose 2.79 per cent. ed up to 2.47 per cent. vide market and employment oppor- Carpet, Chanderi, Chaniya Choli, Chhattisgarh and Namda & Chinnon tunities to master artisans and crafts- Chikankari, Copper Bell Product, Silk of Jammu & Kashmir are also men. Copperware, Ceramic Products, Dry available in this “HunarHaat” at Naqvi said that master artisans, Flowers, GotaPati, Handloom & PragatiMaidan. including a large number of women Home Furnishings from every cor- Naqvi said that the employment artisans, from across the country are ner of the country. oriented programmes of the Modi participating in this “HunarHaat”. Products such as Jute Craft, Lac Government like “HunarHaat” has The artisans have brought with them stone studded Bangles, Lacquerware, significantly encouraged and pro- very exquisite pieces of Handicraft & Linen Products, Metalware, moted the rich traditional heritage of Handloom work products like Mudwork, Mulberry Silk, Paithani master artisans which had been Ajarakh, Bagh print, Bandhej, Silk, Phulkari, Punjabi Jutti, Zari marginalised for a long time.

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)  0   , 0 & /   <      / 1    "R      technology, marketing, catego- reports, Narayanan told PTI: “I        ry, revenue, finance and creative continue to be here and I con-  0     *  .@A5 ! teams,” it added. tinue to lead the business”.  '3+ The company said Myntra’s Narayanan had joined New Delhi (PTI): All telecom operators, except Reliance Jio,   independence as a business Myntra as the chief executive in failed to meet call drop benchmark in drive test conducted by sec-     would be preserved and the 2015, succeeding Myntra co- tor regulator Trai on different highway and rail routes, says a report. erman luxury carmaker team would continue to operate founder Mukesh Bansal. According to a Trai report published on Thursday, while network GMercedes-Benz on Friday nline fashion retailer independently. “The closer inte- Narayanan asserted that performance of telcos differed on highways, none of them, except launched new CLS model with OMyntra on Friday said it gration of Myntra and Jabong is while there would be “some RJio, could meet call drop benchmark on the three rail routes cov- a starting price of 84.70 lakh would completely integrate its a necessary step in our contin- redundancies” as a result of the ered under the test. “Only RJio is meeting quality of service bench- (ex-showroom, all India). sister company Jabong, which uing development. By better integration of the back-end mark of drop call rate ...,” the report said. The third generation CLS is would continue to operate as a aligning our resources with our functions of Myntra and Jabong According to the quality of service rules, not more than 2 per powered by a new two-litre BS separate brand. long-term plans, we can put the like technology, marketing, cent of total calls in a telecom circle on a network should automat- VI compliant diesel engine with Myntra chief executive offi- best structure in place to serve finance and creative, but “it’s less ically get disconnected. The highways between Asansol to Gaya, power of 180 kw, the company cer Ananth Narayanan would our sellers and brand partners than 10 per cent of the overall Digha to Asansol, Gaya to Danapur, Bengaluru to Murdeshwar, said in a statement. lead the Myntra-Jabong team, and ultimately benefit our cus- Myntra and Jabong headcount”. Raipur to Jagdalpur, Dehradun to Nainital, Mount Abu to Jaipur “With the launch of the new the company said in a release, tomers,” it added. Narayanan, however, and Sri Nagar to Leh were covered in the test. Railway routes CLS 300 d, Mercedes-Benz con- dismissing speculations about The development comes declined to quantify the number between Allahabad to Gorakhpur, Delhi to Mumbai and Jabalpur tinues its offensive with its 12th his exit. just days after the resignation by of people impacted as a result of to Singrauli were covered. Either 3G or 2G network of product launched in 2018,” Flipkart had acquired online Flipkart group chief executive the integration process or the Bharti Airtel, Vodafone Idea and state-run BSNL failed to meet call Mercedes-Benz India vice-pres- fashion portal Myntra in 2014 officer and co-founder Binny total headcount. drop benchmark on four highway routes and all the three rail routes. ident (sales and marketing) ation CLS would offer “superi- speakers precisely tailored to the and Myntra had acquired Bansal following a probe into an “The integration process is Trai also named Tata Teleservices Ltd (TTL) network for not Michael Jopp said. or luxury and comfort” to its vehicle interiors providing an Jabong in 2016. alleged “serious personal mis- still on. Our employees are valu- complying with service quality norms on select highways. The report “We have an exciting line-up customers and will continue to acoustic experience, the compa- The company said since conduct”. Bansal, however, has able but... reason we are doing found that TTL, which is in the process of merging mobile busi- for 2019 as well and our prod- delight them. ny added. Myntra’s purchase of Jabong, the denied the allegations. it is eventually, this is the best ness with Airtel, failed to even complete call connection as per uct innovations will continue in The new CLS has luxury The vehicle is also equipped two brands had been steadily There were also some business process to have in the benchmark between Bengaluru to Murdeshwar, Dehradun to the coming months,” he further features like Burmester sur- with smartphone integration, integrating key business func- reports that Narayanan is likely market and serve the customers,” Nainital and Gaya to Danapur and on the three rail routes. Airtel said. Jopp said the company is round sound system, which which supports android auto tions and streamlining process- to step down after being asked he said. could not meet call connection rate or call setup success rate (CSSR) confident that the third gener- includes 13 high-performance and Apple CarPlay, it added. es. “As the next step in this to report to Flipkart chief exec- US retail giant Walmart on Gaya to Danapur highway and the three rail routes. process, Myntra and Jabong utive officer Kalyan had in August bought 77 per Vodafone Idea network could not meet CSSR rate on Raipur will now fully integrate all the Krishnamurthy. cent stake in Flipkart for USD 16 to Jagdalpur highway and all the three rail routes. Some of these 6> "   7>7  7??   remaining functions including Clearing the air over recent billion. tests were conducted before completion of their merger.    *  120222 &  , .BBB  New Delhi (PTI): Mahindra & Mahindra on Friday said it 6         $ +""   would increase price of its newly-launched multi-purpose vehi- New Delhi (PTI): GVK cle (MPV) Marazzo by 30,000 to 40,000 from January 1, 2019. New Delhi (PTI): The gov- tion in India’s economic sible. said at a CII event here. ment (FDI) annually. Power and Infrastructure The Marazzo was launched in September with introductory ernment will soon unveil a new progress, Secretary of the “We are also bringing out DIPP, in August last year, The proposed policy will Friday said that it has got prices starting at 9.99 lakh and going up to 13.90 lakh, depend- industrial policy which may Department of Industrial a new industrial policy soon floated a draft industrial pol- completely revamp the shareholders’ approval to raise ing on variants. “As mentioned at the launch, the price of Marazzo include a dedicated chapter Policy and Promotion (DIPP) and we are proposing to icy with the aim to create jobs Industrial Policy of 1991. up to 8,000 crore. The resolu- was an introductory one. Effective January 1, 2019, we will be tak- on the importance of design, a Ramesh Abhishek also include a substantial chapter for the next two decades, pro- Among other things, the tion to raise the funds has been ing a price hike on the Marazzo, after a reasonable period of four top official said on Friday. extended his “full support” to and paragraphs on the impor- mote foreign technology policy would endeavour to passed by the requisite major- months from its launch,” Mahindra and Mahindra chief of sales Highlighting the signifi- the setting up of a National tance of design, and how it transfer and attract USD 100 reduce regulations and bring ity, the firm stated in a BSE fil- and marketing (Automotive division} Veejay Ram Nakra said in cance of design and innova- Design Centre as early as pos- should be taken forward,” he billion foreign direct invest- new industries in focus. ing on Friday. a statement.

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-0.1 DEEPAKNI 257.15 -7.2 -2.72 NILKAMAL 1551 -14.35 -0.92 SUNTV 607.85 11.45 1.92 WIPRO 323.50 330.40 323.50 325.60 2.45 ALLCARGO 107.9 1.85 1.74 DELTACORP 238.85 -0.15 -0.06 NLCINDIA 81.45 -0.15 -0.18 SUPPETRO 200 -3.15 -1.55 ZEEL 444.00 451.50 435.50 444.00 2.80 AMARAJABAT734.55 -4.35 -0.59 DENABANK 16.65 0 0 NMDC 100.6 -6.5 -6.07 SUPRAJIT 218 -2.4 -1.09 DRREDDY 2,463.00 2,496.80 2,442.05 2,472.90 11.10 ASIANPAINT 1,320.00 1,329.80 1,313.20 1,323.90 5.60 AMBUJACEM 216.2 -0.9 -0.41 DHANUKA 442.2 20.55 4.87 NOCIL 166.5 -2.25 -1.33 SUPREMEIND 982.5 0.85 0.09 ADANIPORTS 346.00 351.40 342.00 347.20 1.00 ANDHRABANK 28.7 0.45 1.59 DHFL 225.4 -18.95 -7.76 HAVELLS 677 -8.75 -1.28 INDIANB 228.9 3.55 1.58 NTPC 154.05 0.15 0.1 SUVEN 247.45 -7.2 -2.83 M&M 767.65 776.50 759.75 768.20 1.70 APARINDS 611.5 -13.3 -2.13 DISHTV 37.3 -0.7 -1.84 HCC 13.88 -0.17 -1.21 INDIGO 1044.1 0.9 0.09 OBEROIRLTY 412.6 7.25 1.79 SUZLON 5.67 -0.01 -0.18 COALINDIA 264.00 265.80 261.30 263.50 0.35 APLAPOLLO 1288 17.65 1.39 DIVISLAB 1557 26.15 1.71 HCLTECH 1022.2 33.2 3.36 INDUSINDBK 1497 -16.8 -1.11 OFSS 3566 83.6 2.4 SWANENERGY 106.1 5.15 5.1 LT 1,402.75 1,414.00 1,391.50 1,400.00 1.50 APLLTD 565 -13.8 -2.38 DLF 169.45 -0.2 -0.12 HDFC 1883.2 31 1.67 INFIBEAM 47.2 -5.35 -10.18 OIL 199.2 -4.05 -1.99 SYMPHONY 974.3 7 0.72 POWERGRID 187.00 190.00 186.20 187.30 0.20 APOLLOHOSP1233.95 -31.7 -2.5 DMART 1384.4 -6.25 -0.45 HDFCBANK 1998.9 24.85 1.26 INFRATEL 259.3 3.55 1.39 OMAXE 210 -0.1 -0.05 SYNDIBANK 35.55 0.4 1.14 TATAMOTORS 180.90 181.85 177.85 180.25 0.05 APOLLOTYRE 226.6 -3.2 -1.39 DRREDDY 2475.2 13.25 0.54 HDFCLIFE 392.7 -5.9 -1.48 INFY 650.45 -5.9 -0.9 ONGC 156.55 -2.35 -1.48 SYNGENE 579 1.85 0.32 NTPC 153.20 155.50 153.00 153.60 -0.20 ARVIND 319 8.55 2.75 ECLERX 1149 -7.85 -0.68 ORIENTBANK 91.65 3.7 4.21 TAKE 141.6 -14 -9 TITAN 921.00 928.70 912.70 919.00 -1.80 HDIL 22.05 -1 -4.34 INOXLEISUR 214.8 0.05 0.02 VEDL 208.00 209.00 205.55 206.80 -0.75 ASAHIINDIA 274.8 -2.65 -0.96 EDELWEISS 169 1.55 0.93 HEG 4216.85 105.95 2.58 INOXWIND 82.75 -2.65 -3.1 ORIENTCEM 83.35 0.15 0.18 TATACHEM 696.15 6.75 0.98 INFY 659.90 662.50 644.20 652.00 -4.40 ASHOKA 125.55 0.25 0.2 EICHERMOT24718.8 842.05 3.53 HEIDELBERG 147.4 -1.3 -0.87 INTELLECT 240 -3.7 -1.52 PAGEIND 25302 -393.7 -1.53 TATACOFFEE 98.25 -0.3 -0.3 BPCL 319.60 325.25 315.90 319.50 -2.35 ASHOKLEY 105.7 -0.65 -0.61 EIDPARRY 223.1 -6.8 -2.96 HERITGFOOD 509.4 -17.3 -3.28 IOB 15 0.1 0.67 PARAGMILK 244.35 1.65 0.68 TATACOMM 548.35 30.6 5.91 HINDUNILVR 1,704.90 1,718.00 1,683.30 1,693.00 -13.05 ASIANPAINT 1327 14.75 1.12 EIHOTEL 163 -1.7 -1.03 HEROMOTOCO2970 52.8 1.81 IOC 143.4 -3.55 -2.42 PCJEWELLER 74.35 -1.8 -2.36 TATAELXSI 963.45 -34.2 -3.43 ICICIBANK 370.10 375.30 365.55 366.95 -3.05 ASTRAL 1044 -1.65 -0.16 ELGIEQUIP 236.65 -9.2 -3.74 HEXAWARE 308 -7.5 -2.38 IPCALAB 755 1.9 0.25 PEL 2356.1 66.3 2.9 TATAGLOBAL 222 0.6 0.27 INDUSINDBK 1,519.00 1,526.00 1,486.75 1,498.35 -13.80 ATUL 3540 44 1.26 EMAMILTD 464 5.25 1.14 HFCL 19.95 -0.2 -0.99 IRB 135.1 -7.75 -5.43 PERSISTENT 549.45 12.3 2.29 TATAINVEST 823.05 18.65 2.32 AXISBANK 626.60 636.70 616.55 617.55 -8.55 AUBANK 596.7 12.05 2.06 ENDURANCE 1150 -48.45 -4.04 HIMATSEIDE 240.05 1.65 0.69 ISGEC 5321 -131.45 -2.41 PETRONET 216.9 3.55 1.66 TATAMETALI 683 -16.75 -2.39 GAIL 349.00 351.70 341.25 342.70 -4.85 AUROPHARMA780.25 0.05 0.01 ENGINERSIN 115 -4.05 -3.4 PFC 101.3 -6.35 -5.9 TATAMOTORS 179.4 -0.55 -0.31 ONGC 158.00 158.00 152.80 156.00 -2.85 HINDALCO 230.1 -3.3 -1.41 ITC 276.25 1.8 0.66 MARUTI 7,500.00 7,544.05 7,302.55 7,340.00 -138.30 AVANTI 372.5 5.25 1.43 ENIL 614 -13.55 -2.16 HINDCOPPER 50.7 0.15 0.3 ITDC 306.2 -0.15 -0.05 PFIZER 2828.8 50.05 1.8 TATAMTRDVR 98.8 0.4 0.41 HINDALCO 232.60 235.45 228.50 229.00 -4.60 AXISBANK 616.8 -8.85 -1.41 EQUITAS 109 -0.2 -0.18 HINDPETRO 243.2 -6.15 -2.47 ITDCEM 111.55 -1.5 -1.33 PFS 17 -0.25 -1.45 TATAPOWER 76.4 -0.2 -0.26 IOC 144.60 145.70 141.25 143.25 -3.40 BAJAJ-AUTO 2694.95 23.65 0.89 ERIS 609 -9.1 -1.47 ITI 87.1 -2.5 -2.79 PGHH 9500 7.95 0.08 TATASTEEL 574.1 -14.55 -2.47 TATASTEEL 590.00 591.00 569.55 574.60 -14.75 BAJAJCORP 357.9 1.05 0.29 ESCORTS 663.6 -1.45 -0.22 J&KBANK 39.7 0.6 1.53 PHILIPCARB 212.55 -2.4 -1.12 TCS 1882.25 16.75 0.9 HINDPETRO 246.30 251.65 239.10 242.60 -6.50 BAJAJELEC 502.25 9.45 1.92 ESSELPRO 87.35 -0.05 -0.06 JAGRAN 116.55 2.6 2.28 PHOENIXLTD 609 6.4 1.06 TEAMLEASE 2731.45 -66.75 -2.39 JSWSTEEL 344.10 344.25 332.20 335.50 -9.10 BAJAJFINSV 5684.4 87 1.55 EVEREADY 202.05 11 5.76 JAICORPLTD 116.15 6.05 5.5 PIDILITIND 1109.05 2.85 0.26 TECHM 726.8 13.3 1.86 IBULHSGFIN 808.40 816.70 755.10 765.00 -39.85 BAJAJHLDNG 3120 158.15 5.34 EXIDEIND 246.3 -2.6 -1.04 JAMNAAUTO 71.15 -0.35 -0.49 PIIND 828.05 -4.2 -0.5 TEJASNET 259.15 -4.55 -1.73 YESBANK 201.75 201.75 187.80 192.50 -13.35 BAJFINANCE2397.15 57.75 2.47 FCONSUMER 51.5 -0.2 -0.39 JBCHEPHARM309.15 1.1 0.36 PNB 73.2 2.05 2.88 TEXRAIL 64 -0.4 -0.62   BALKRISIND 953.15 -10.9 -1.13 FDC 189.35 -4.2 -2.17 JCHAC 1778 -10 -0.56 PNBHOUSING 996 -4.25 -0.42 THERMAX 997.15 -20.85 -2.05 BALMLAWRIE196.05 -2.1 -1.06 FEDERALBNK 79.8 1.35 1.72 JETAIRWAYS 346.85 25.9 8.07 PNCINFRA 149 3.85 2.65 THOMASCOOK 226 0.55 0.24 SCRIP OPEN HIGH LOW LTP CHANGE BALRAMCHIN109.45 -3.3 -2.93 FINCABLES 488.25 0.1 0.02 JINDALSAW 83.65 -1.1 -1.3 POWERGRID 187.95 0.75 0.4 THYROCARE 551.8 0.05 0.01 NIFTY NEXT 50 27,307.80 27,435.15 27,207.20 27,359.35 104.7 BANDHANBNK476.05 16.05 3.49 FINOLEXIND 515 1.8 0.35 JINDALSTEL 175.2 -5.95 -3.28 PRESTIGE 179.9 2.4 1.35 TIFHL 490 11.7 2.45 IDEA 37.00 43.90 36.20 42.35 5.45 BANKBARODA115.15 2.15 1.9 FLFL 381.5 -6.4 -1.65 ZYDUSWELL 1130 24.2 2.19 PRSMJOHNSN 87.1 -0.4 -0.46 TIMETECHNO 111.65 -3 -2.62 SIEMENS 936.00 986.20 920.50 979.85 47.00 BANKINDIA 88.15 3.85 4.57 FORBESCO 2055 19.55 0.96 KRBL 338.85 -2.65 -0.78 PTC 80.9 -0.3 -0.37 TIMKEN 525 -0.6 -0.11 MOTHERSUMI 141.00 153.30 140.50 149.25 5.75 BASF 1525.05 -34.5 -2.21 FORCEMOT 1808.5 -7.35 -0.4 PVR 1423.7 16.7 1.19 TITAN 917.95 -3.15 -0.34 BANDHANBNK 465.00 489.90 462.00 474.70 14.95 KSCL 519.35 0.2 0.04 PEL 2,313.45 2,369.80 2,286.75 2,361.20 71.40 BATAINDIA 1004 3.9 0.39 FORTIS 146.35 2.7 1.88 KTKBANK 108 1.15 1.08 QUESS 765.5 -1.6 -0.21 TNPL 252.05 -5.95 -2.31 BANKBARODA 113.45 116.30 110.05 116.10 3.30 BAYERCROP 4050 48.25 1.21 FRETAIL 534.25 5.1 0.96 KWALITY 8.07 0.38 4.94 RADICO 437.6 -1.25 -0.28 TORNTPHARM 1652.5 -19.65 -1.18 OFSS 3,494.90 3,619.35 3,455.00 3,580.00 98.55 BBTC 1357.15 0.75 0.06 FSL 52.95 -1.25 -2.31 L&TFH 132.45 -3.1 -2.29 RAIN 151.3 -15.2 -9.13 TORNTPOWER 260 -6.2 -2.33 SUNTV 596.60 615.50 584.00 613.10 16.50 BEL 93.1 -3.45 -3.57 GAIL 342 -6.05 -1.74 LAKSHVILAS 89.3 -1.15 -1.27 RAJESHEXPO 567 7.4 1.32 TRENT 331.35 -0.95 -0.29 ABCAPITAL 110.75 114.00 110.75 113.45 3.05 BEML 700.4 -24.35 -3.36 GDL 165.4 7.55 4.78 LALPATHLAB 829 -32.85 -3.81 RALLIS 165 1.6 0.98 TRIDENT 69.3 1.1 1.61 ABB 1,296.00 1,329.95 1,296.00 1,322.00 30.35 BERGEPAINT 317.05 -1.8 -0.56 GEPIL 830 -19.5 -2.3 RAMCOCEM 620 -8.6 -1.37 TRITURBINE 115.5 -1.6 -1.37 BRITANNIA 5,833.00 5,990.00 5,790.00 5,944.65 126.50 LAOPALA 230.55 -1.3 -0.56 COLPAL 1,126.00 1,157.00 1,126.00 1,148.10 22.60 BHARATFIN 926.15 -13.55 -1.44 GESHIP 280.95 -2.7 -0.95 LAURUSLABS 396.8 14.4 3.77 RATNAMANI 885.9 5.9 0.67 TTKPRESTIG 6870 127.3 1.89 DABUR 392.85 397.00 388.30 395.45 6.60 BHARATFORG 592.4 3.05 0.52 GET&D 233 6.5 2.87 LAXMIMACH* 6000 38.3 0.64 RAYMOND 776.4 10 1.3 TV18BRDCST 36.8 0 0 ICICIPRULI 327.45 334.70 325.10 329.80 3.85 BHARTIARTL 333.6 29.8 9.81 GHCL 217.65 -4.7 -2.11 LICHSGFIN 453.1 -13 -2.79 RBLBANK 557.75 6.5 1.18 TVSMOTOR 551 0.85 0.15 PETRONET 213.00 217.05 212.15 215.60 2.35 BHEL 66.65 -0.15 -0.22 GICHSGFIN 249.4 -4.25 -1.68 LINDEINDIA 644.85 -8.05 -1.23 RCF 59.65 -0.6 -1 TVSSRICHAK 2617 -0.5 -0.02 LUPIN 857.90 869.90 855.45 862.00 8.25 BIOCON 624.35 -1.95 -0.31 GICRE 310 -1.8 -0.58 LT 1396 -1.35 -0.1 RCOM 13.56 0.12 0.89 TVTODAY 381.3 -1.25 -0.33 NHPC 26.10 26.35 26.00 26.25 0.25 BIRLACORPN 640 -19.1 -2.9 GILLETTE 6450.05 -39.85 -0.61 RECLTD 120.9 -5.25 -4.16 UBL 1312.25 0.9 0.07 PIDILITIND 1,109.00 1,122.25 1,101.05 1,118.00 9.75 LTI 1640.2 5.3 0.32 MCDOWELL-N 646.00 652.80 641.95 647.10 3.50 BLISSGVS 169.25 0.2 0.12 GLAXO 1349.45 13.1 0.98 LTTS 1519.5 -36.15 -2.32 REDINGTON 92.6 0.4 0.43 UCOBANK 19.3 0.15 0.78 MARICO 347.90 351.90 344.00 348.00 1.50 BLUEDART 3140 77.3 2.52 GLENMARK 647.6 -16.85 -2.54 LUPIN 863.45 10.85 1.27 RELAXO 804.05 16.95 2.15 UFLEX 312 -4.55 -1.44 INDIGO 1,043.00 1,070.00 1,028.00 1,046.85 2.90 BLUESTARCO 610.7 17.55 2.96 GMDCLTD 86.85 -0.05 -0.06 LUXIND 1539.3 -5.65 -0.37 RELCAPITAL 237.75 -13.05 -5.2 UJJIVAN 229.25 -5.95 -2.53 SHREECEM 15,955.00 16,300.00 15,620.10 15,900.00 41.60 BOMDYEING 116 -4.1 -3.41 GMRINFRA 16.05 -0.1 -0.62 HINDUNILVR1690.75 -14.85 -0.87 M&M 767.35 1.55 0.2 RELIANCE 1127.5 30.6 2.79 ULTRACEMCO 3945 37.25 0.95 HINDZINC 268.45 273.30 265.10 267.15 0.45 BOSCHLTD 18790.1 -471.35 -2.45 GNFC 358.9 6.4 1.82 RELINFRA 329.95 -22.35 -6.34 UNICHEMLAB 213 0.9 0.42 AUROPHARMA 779.00 792.50 773.00 781.45 0.85 HINDZINC 267.05 0.7 0.26 M&MFIN 436.55 -7.05 -1.59 DMART 1,396.40 1,419.45 1,375.10 1,389.95 1.50 BPCL 322.5 1.2 0.37 GODFRYPHLP842.05 -25.1 -2.89 HONAUT 21341.85 141.9 0.67 MAGMA 109.75 -4.35 -3.81 REPCOHOME 397.8 -10.75 -2.63 UNIONBANK 82.55 1 1.23 PGHH 9,500.05 9,560.00 9,490.00 9,515.00 10.60 BRITANNIA 5945.5 130.8 2.25 GODREJAGRO 515 -3.9 -0.75 HSCL 131 -0.3 -0.23 MAHABANK 13.66 -0.03 -0.22 RNAM 168.65 -2.5 -1.46 UPL 768 4.25 0.56 AMBUJACEM 217.90 219.00 215.00 218.00 0.15 CADILAHC 355.5 -4.25 -1.18 GODREJCP 719.25 -0.55 -0.08 HSIL 230 -11.55 -4.78 MAHINDCIE 257.85 -7.3 -2.75 RNAVAL 13.39 -0.24 -1.76 VBL 806.75 7.9 0.99 GODREJCP 718.00 727.50 711.00 721.75 0.25 CANBK 263.2 7.45 2.91 GODREJIND 518.65 9.8 1.93 HUDCO 44.1 -0.4 -0.9 MAHLIFE 406.2 -1.55 -0.38 RPOWER 30.35 -0.75 -2.41 VEDL 206.7 -0.85 -0.41 ICICIGI 821.00 830.00 811.00 829.00 -0.15 CANFINHOME 265.6 -11.95 -4.31 GODREJPROP 631.5 -4.35 -0.68 IBREALEST 83.35 -3.1 -3.59 MANAPPURAM 85.9 -1 -1.15 SADBHAV 219.55 -1.85 -0.84 VENKYS 2439 175.5 7.75 MRF 65,900.00 66,800.00 65,588.45 65,600.00 -184.85 CAPF 493.2 -4.7 -0.94 GPPL 97.55 -0.3 -0.31 SAIL 64.05 -0.6 -0.93 VGUARD 195.9 1.05 0.54 BHEL 67.00 67.05 65.65 66.65 -0.20 IBULHSGFIN 766.2 -38 -4.73 MANPASAND 95.8 2 2.13 DLF 170.15 171.60 164.80 169.30 -0.55 CAPPL 425.05 -7.3 -1.69 GRANULES 100.2 -2.1 -2.05 IBVENTURES 454.35 -4.8 -1.05 MARICO 346.45 0.7 0.2 SANOFI 6080 -60.35 -0.98 VIJAYABANK 43.25 0.65 1.53 SBILIFE 581.90 581.90 567.00 577.00 -2.05 CARBORUNIV 357.9 4.25 1.2 GRAPHITE 972.5 -12.05 -1.22 ICICIBANK 367.4 -2.2 -0.6 MARUTI 7332.05 -150.8 -2.02 SBILIFE 577.4 -2.15 -0.37 VINATIORGA 1562 -1.3 -0.08 BIOCON 630.00 633.95 622.50 623.65 -2.50 CARERATING 1005 -5.55 -0.55 GRASIM 833.1 25.5 3.16 ICICIGI 827 0.75 0.09 MAXINDIA 72.7 -0.5 -0.68 SBIN 290.3 5 1.75 VIPIND 461.7 -7.25 -1.55 ASHOKLEY 106.55 107.50 105.05 105.60 -0.50 CASTROLIND 150.95 1.1 0.73 GREAVESCOT 129.6 0.35 0.27 ICICIPRULI 328.5 2.5 0.77 MCX 702.25 -10.65 -1.49 SCHAEFFLER 5452 -82.15 -1.48 VMART 2251 64.85 2.97 ACC 1,516.80 1,528.00 1,492.20 1,504.10 -9.45 CCL 269.05 -4.2 -1.54 GREENPLY 134.45 -1.45 -1.07 ICIL 59.9 -0.05 -0.08 MEGH 68.05 0 0 SCHNEIDER 118 3.95 3.46 VOLTAS 551 -1.85 -0.33 GICRE 312.65 313.95 307.90 309.40 -2.40 CEATLTD 1256.25 0.15 0.01 GRINDWELL 489.55 -4.1 -0.83 SCI 45.15 -0.05 -0.11 VTL 1052.95 -4.15 -0.39 CADILAHC 359.30 364.45 351.60 356.35 -2.95 IDBI 60.95 0.2 0.33 MFSL 421 -7.85 -1.83 SAIL 64.65 65.10 63.55 64.05 -0.60 CENTRALBK 31.1 0.45 1.47 GRUH 305.65 3.85 1.28 IDEA 42.9 6.05 16.42 MGL 843.3 -12.5 -1.46 SFL 1390 4 0.29 WABAG 289 -0.25 -0.09 CONCOR 680.00 695.80 659.55 674.00 -8.65 CENTRUM 42.5 0.55 1.31 GSFC 105.6 -0.2 -0.19 IDFC 39.1 0.25 0.64 MHRIL 219.5 2.25 1.04 SHANKARA 840.05 -54.15 -6.06 WABCOINDIA 6671 -129.25 -1.9 HAVELLS 687.10 687.45 664.30 676.60 -9.45 CENTURYPLY 165.75 -1 -0.6 GSKCONS 7195 123.95 1.75 IDFCBANK 36.45 -0.15 -0.41 MINDACORP 129.55 -2.5 -1.89 SHARDACROP 308 -6.65 -2.11 WELCORP 154.05 6.55 4.44 HDFCLIFE 397.00 399.60 391.70 392.00 -5.80 CENTURYTEX 901.2 -3.55 -0.39 GSPL 178.6 -0.9 -0.5 IEX 156.6 -0.8 -0.51 MINDAIND 357.6 -6.6 -1.81 SHILPAMED 390.3 16.3 4.36 WELSPUNIND 62.65 0 0 SRTRANSFIN 1,267.50 1,275.00 1,218.00 1,236.25 -24.25 CERA 2455.8 27.6 1.14 GUJALKALI 573.75 -3.2 -0.55 SHK 192 -0.8 -0.41 WHIRLPOOL 1431.25 13.1 0.92 BOSCHLTD 19,365.00 19,365.00 18,551.00 18,850.00 -370.90 IFBIND 912.15 -16.25 -1.75 MINDTREE 837.35 -1.3 -0.16 L&TFH 136.00 136.75 131.20 132.80 -2.75 CGPOWER 36 0.95 2.71 GUJFLUORO 893 -5.6 -0.62 IFCI 14.22 0.33 2.38 MMTC 30.3 0.35 1.17 SHOPERSTOP 494.6 -4.35 -0.87 WIPRO 324.3 0.35 0.11 OIL 201.30 202.05 194.00 199.10 -4.25 CHAMBLFERT144.35 1.8 1.26 GUJGAS 625 3.05 0.49 IGL 268.05 -3.8 -1.4 MOIL 173.9 -1.2 -0.69 SHREECEM 15990 158.9 1 WOCKPHARMA 525 1.8 0.34 LICHSGFIN 468.90 468.90 448.30 454.50 -11.50 CHENNPETRO266.85 -5.15 -1.89 GULFOILLUB 755 -8.75 -1.15 IL&FSTRANS 19.15 -0.2 -1.03 MONSANTO 2501.05 -21.3 -0.84 SHRIRAMCIT 1643.3 29.4 1.82 YESBANK 191.3 -14.7 -7.14 BEL 97.00 97.05 91.60 92.55 -4.15 CHOLAFIN 1253.4 -41.15 -3.18 HAL 823.85 -14.3 -1.71 INDHOTEL 135.65 3.7 2.8 MOTHERSUMI149.15 6.1 4.26 SIEMENS 978.5 45.65 4.89 ZEEL 443.1 0.65 0.15 NIACL 219.25 219.60 208.20 210.00 -10.70 CIPLA 530.9 11.9 2.29 HATSUN 613.1 -18.5 -2.93 INDIACEM 93.85 0.8 0.86 MOTILALOFS 645.1 -2.6 -0.4 SIS 793 -12 -1.49 ZENSARTECH 242 3.7 1.55 NMDC 107.50 108.35 99.20 101.60 -5.65   ()  *+ ,-. /0,1 % 8

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But the dishes laid out said, “I didn’t know being barbequed on hot coals while by vendors from more than 150 about anything like customers line up with a chill beer eatries across the city can’t go unno- Indie cinema, parallel or mocktail is a normal scene at this ticed. And the festival scored not just cinema, or even the three-day annual market. The content of the films. I Jawahar Lal Nehru stadium has just knew that I wanted been transformed into small kiosks to be an actress and be on that smell of food and baked goods. the stage, or in front of the We started our food journey at camera.” Horn Ok Please with sushis and The actress, who dimsums, which tried to stay made her acting debut authentic to its Japanese origins, with TV show, Kya Mast while an Italian food truck served N   Hai Life, shared that pastas and pizzas nearby and given  ?  she has come a long Delhi’s love for food from this way since her role of Mediterranean country, a long line @  Zenia Khan, a geek of waiting people was certainly not but full-of-life and a surprise.    ever-excited college The culture of food trucks is a     student, to today’s Golu norm in the US where young pro- Gupta in Mirzapur. +  . fessionals step out of their offices to      “It was a very hyper active grab a bite for lunch and is catching kind of a role where I would crib %   up in India and has added colour   ? about food or other petty little and variety to the Indian food things. If I look at that, I would say    scene.  ? that I have come a really long way,”   %   $ A food truck, Wheelys, offered she says. coffee on wheels with a twist where    It was all because of working )      one got a chance to brew their own under various directors that she   -   coffee. You could choose a flavour   And then there were those who group. parate delicacies which I haven’t understood the subtlety of roles and add your favourite topping like     were there for a cause. The Keshav This also a great trial space for tasted before. Like I would be really and acting. “I realised that there    crushed oreo, vanilla scoop, or Suri Foundation which aims to work fusion food. The brave can venture interesed to try something which is was a lot more to acting and cin-   $$   whipped cream. Owner Abhay   ? towards the upliftment of the mar- into unchartered territory like from Kolkata or from some other ema than just being romantic or Singh Luthra said that they have ginalised LGBTQ+ community, had Chinese choley or a fusion like Idli ital- state, which I cannot get in Delhi. I happy or running around with  )  over seven crore combination of cof-   painted their food truck in the rain- iano chaat that caught our eye but we think these food festivals need to excitement. I explored the other fee and toppings on offer. bow colours. This caught the atten- shied away from this unexpected change their concept in terms of get- side of being an actress.” “In my experience, when it   ? O tion of the visitors and was a huge hit. combination. However, you can try ting cuisines across the globe and if Films like Masaan, and 3 Idiots’s sweet Joy to today’s comes to food festivals, the audience “This time we have Mexican these at your own peril. not from across the globe then Haraamkhor, Trishna star Shweta Guddu Pandit, it is a treat.” usually tries to explore disparate cui- dishes like, Crunchy fried avocado A drawback of festivals is that it atleast from various states of all the in some unconventional roles Among the huge star cast of the sine and delicacies and that is why taco, Mexican sliders, Mexican chick- offers only the tried and tested countries.” compared to the ideal of of some- show is Pankaj Tripathi, Sheeba I think keeping your menu com- en rice with brownie. I think food fes- brands. A food blogger Anamika Apart from the cons, the festi- one glamourous, who is supposed Chaddha, Rasika Dugal, Vikrant pletely Indian does not work because tivals are a good way of promoting Karmakar said, “If I’m attending a val is a really great way to enjoy a to support an actor’s heroic image. Massey, Divyendu Sharma, and it is easily available everywhere. It’s and marketing your new ventures. food fest, my focus is on trying and warm Sunday afternoon and an even Her roles rather take centrestage Shriya Pilgaonkar. Ali was the last very difficult to judge the demands on account of its rich traditional and We have also set up a pop up of Kitty exploring things that are new and not better way to spend your Saturday with a fierce approach. How? one to enter the stage. And, this last of the public which is why we keep contemporary flavours, but also Su, our nightclub, in addition to the available in the market. Why would evening grabbing few beers and She says that it works both minute entry has a unique run-and- trying out new thing,” said Pulek due to the pricing where some of food truck this time,” said Prerna I be heading for something which I plenty of scrumptious grub while ways. “It’s not like you choose return story that Ali tells us. Agrawaal, who runs Flip, which spe- them were priced as low as 40 per Thakur, assistant manager, market- can get easily in the market. hanging out with friends. scripts rather sometimes they “I had put my feet in the West, cialises in a variety of cuisine. “I pre- plate. ing and communication of The Lalit Obviously, I would be looking for dis-  :  )  choose you. I had also auditioned and then I was back here when I got for Fukrey once, but didn’t quite Mirzapur. I was stuck when I read like the role. Not like I didn’t want the script. But that wasn’t the part   *   to do any commercial films but offered to me and I made an excuse somehow all the scripts that I was to escape from it. But after a few getting, I didn’t want to do those.” days, the role of Guddu Pandit came And then, “Haraamkhor, to me and I immediately agreed,” <   & Masaan, and Mirzapur really excit- laughs Ali. ed me. And that’s how I chose He believes that the heart does them.” If the scripts “excite” her, she stick to something and there are would definitely take it up. certain roles that “don’t leave you”   Actor Ali Fazal’s story is also until you make them happen. quite similar. He talks about his role, While the actor had also pre- Guddu Pandit, the kid who has pared for a role in his forthcoming, grown up watching his lower mid- Milan Talkies, he says, “I did eat a   %% &"+5 -"'  &'&#  & '" dle class family and aspired to be lot. It took a lot of patience as I had like them. “The family has always to shed around 10 kg weight for the &" # "*+9!"   !&" wanted their kid to be a ‘hero.’ Even role.” his aspirations’ length is as short as While Shweta’s role of Golu, a rom Gandhi’s friendship to criti- book, Postcolonial Indian Literature transitioning from having a bicycle young nerd, is a very tender and Fcal theories on postcolonial Indian Toward a Critical Framework by to having a Luna (scooty),” he says. mild one. Ali describes it as “A Tom literature, the night was a rewarding Satish C. Aikant takes a comprehen- If there is a problem with the cycle Hanks film — slow yet beautiful.” one for readers and academicians. sive view of Indian literatures from a and he finds a jeep nearby, he would They both agree that there is a Golu The Indian Institute of Advanced postcolonial perspective. Consciousness authored by Social Fabric of Punjab and Haryana we have to maintain a fine balance be excited to see that and only think in every girl as “she is the one liv- Study, Rashtrapati Nivas, Shimla, Mahesh Champaklal’s Bhasa’s Aleksandra Wenta is an interdiscipli- which is edited by Yogesh Snehi and between modern science and phi- of having it and “looking like a hero” ing in this world of misogyny just organised, The Fifth Rabindranath Ramayan Plays From Page to Stage, nary attempt to look at various Lallan S Baghel. losophy. This balance helps us in when his hair would flow in the like we have been since ages, but Tagore Memorial Lecture, which was meanwhile involved the analysis of dimensions of aesthetics of power in In his lecture, professor Shah setting our minds free from the open jeep. there’s more to her today, much delivered by Padma Shri professor the epic ascribed to Bhasa namely, medieval Cidambaram temple and spoke about, “The Indian tradition of materialistic world. The philosophy “Hum banayenge Mirzapur ko more fierce and ahead of time,” says Ramesh Chandra Shah, a noted poet, Abhisheka Natakam and Pratima beyond. It weaves its discourse around Advaita Vedanta emphasises on of west and India tried to seek and Amrika (We’ll transform Mirzapur Ali. novelist and critic on the rehabilita- Natakam both in terms of language the figure of dancing Siva, to whom Jivanmukti, the idea that moksha explore the ultimate reality and into America.),” says Guddu Pandit Her apparent masturbation tion of sacred. in theatre. It tries to establish the inter- the temple was dedicated. Incidentally, (freedom, liberation) is achievable in same was also searched through the aka Ali Fazal of Mirzapur. That is scene in the show has become the Six books were launched during relation between both, the dramatic the god is one of the most powerful this life in contrast to Indian philoso- rule and principals of Physics. how Ali’s role adds various shades talk of the town and she feels that the lecture. In Gandhi’s Ark authored text composed by the playwright and icons in the history of world religions. phies that emphasises on moksha after Knowing the complete truth is of red to the show’s palette, where it is not anything that is “unusual” by Shashi Joshi, the focus was on the performance text designed by the The book tries to combine the fields death.” very important, for instance, one even though it is the 21st century or even “bold,” rather something Gandhi’s relationship with his director for the production of the play. of philosophy, history, aesthetics, Ven. Geshe Dorji Damdul could have tremendous craving “his aspirations are full of innocence that is real and “was hidden for a Christian friends with whom he dis- How the dramatic text is trans- performing arts, architecture, ritual who’s a Buddhist scholar, was the for cheese cake, but when you’ll see and non-materialistic.” long time. Now through such cussed religion and spirituality. The formed into the performance text and textual studies. moderator of the lecture and he cheese from a microscope and Shweta finds his role “endear- scenes, the quietness around it will central theme of the book reveals his forms the subject of the book thus The last two books included summed it up when he said, “We you’ll see the bacteria in the cake ing” as even though “he appears to seem unusual. It should be normal. affinity to Catholic Christianity and establishing the relation between text Urban Spaces in Modern India edit- have to admit that modern science your craving for the cake will go be the Hulk or Thor, he is very sim- It’s not just a scene, rather a reali- openness to all the religious ideas, and performance. ed by Partho Dutta and Narayani has changed the world but to get the away. This is the result knowing the ple in his own world.” She says, “If ty. 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he transluscent paper still cov- girl in the painting was her mother- ers the huge 149.5 x 105 cm in-law who was 94 years old and lived Tpiece which rests against the in Delhi,” says Gaurav. Needless to say wall as it is yet to be hung up. People Babeet Kaur attended the preview at hover around as “the pièce de résis- Bikaner House yesterday. tance” as Gaurav Bhatia, managing There is also Francis Newton director, India, Sotheby’s describes Souza’s Untitled (St Paul’s Cathedral) Tyeb Mehta’s Durga Mahisasura 1961, a piece in blue, white and black Mardini (1993), is to be unveiled. He that makes use of his slashing tech-   emphasises, “You are officially the nique to perfection. “When you look first Indian journalist to see this,” at the painting, it is beautiful but a He then embarks on the story closer look reveals a lot of violence.  7 ?   ?  behind the painting. “A Muslim, the The artist grew up in Goa with strict cosmopolitan ethos of Bombay (now Catholic parents and he almost start- " &#&"&0JE-&"E2 Mumbai), where he settled down, ed rebelling against the church as they really appealed to the artist who was put too much emphasis on religion,” 6 "- !"*&" born in Kapadwanj, a small town in explains Gaurav.  -"&" '&& Gujarat. But his faith was rudely Moving from the master, in the shaken when during the 1992-93 post contemporary oeuvre, Gaurav ges- Babri Masjid demolition riots, he tures at a work by Arpita Singh who ow 21, Sanjay Kandasamy gap to be filled,” Dr Reddy said. received threats on account of his reli- is considered one of the most impor- Nwas just 18 months old Ace Indian cricketer, gion. He left for Santiniketan to tant female artists of India. “This when his father had to donate Gautam Gambhir, a long-time escape this madness. In the heat of extraordinary work, Men Sitting, a part of his liver to him in proponent of organ donation the moment, when all this political Men Standing is a political statement November 1998. was also present on the occa- upheaval was happening, he was ask on the political chair revolving only In doing so, Sanjay and his sion. ed to make a painting and he creat- among them,” he says. doctors created history in the “Every three minutes a per- ed a strong political statement with One cannot miss out on anoth- annals of Indian medicine as son gets added to the list who this,” says Gaurav gesturing towards er contemporary artist Bharti Kher the country’s first successful need a transplant. Today, over the painting. It reveals a blue back- and Priti Paul’s Belladonna, an instal- liver transplant surgery, two lakh Indians are on the list drop and there are just three more lation which features a dressing table Indraprastha Apollo hospitals while less than 10 per cent get colours — saffron, white and green with lipsticks, shoes and a sari — all said in statement. a transplant. We have to work as — and when the idea hits you in all made in steel. “This too is a political Not only has Sanjay done a nation to increase our organ its force, it makes for a goosebumps statement about women’s perception exceedingly well, without hav- donation rate. I have pledged my moment. “It is interesting to note that of themselves in the society. Is it just ing any other complications organs in 2011 and encourage Tyeb, a Muslim, painted a Hindu make up, hair, shoes and sari or her since the transplant, he is now the youth to raise awareness on Goddess for the first time and that outward appearance that make for a training to be a doctor himself. organ donation and become too in colours of the Indian flag to woman’s identity or is there more to Since it has been more donors themselves. This needs reiterate what the country was about,” her?” explains Gaurav. than 20 years that the trans- to become a national move- emphasises Gaurav. The work is The exhibition also has a lot of plant took place, he explained ment,” he said. painted with an economy of lines and sculptures as this was an important how the difficulty level of such Apollo Hospitals’ Group is deeply symbolic as Goddess Durga art form even before the written word surgeries have changed. medical director and senior represents enlightenment and hope existed in India. “A terracotta head He said, “At that time, my pediatric gastroenterologist, over darkness and ignorance. done by G Ravinder Reddy is impor- father donated his organ oth- Dr Anupam Sibal, said that “It is a positive painting where a tant because he usually makes these erwise it wouldn’t have been over the last 20 years the large part is painted blue like the in metallic gold. It is the first time that that easy.” Being a medical Apollo Institutes of Transplant Ashoka chakra but the colour also he worked in this medium.” student himself, he added, has performed more than 3,200 stands for hope and renewal. It is def- Another striking sculpture is “Today, the situation has liver transplants in patients initely more relevant today,” says are a visual commentary on South country a few clients have even Churchgate Station, Western Railroad Prodosh Das Gupta’s Egg Bird (1975). changed due to a better avail- from over 50 countries of Gaurav, who has his roots in Asia that narrate the story of the rich- started buying Monets and Picassos. Line, Bombay, India 1955 which best “It’s sophisticated and refined where ability of resources, technolo- which 302 have been children. Lucknow and takes pride in the ness and sophistication of art and “Maybe not in terms of volume but showcases an outsider’s view of India the bird is protecting her egg and nur- gy, doctors and even donors, “While there is still lack in Ganga Jamuni tehzeeb with its inter- design from the Indian Subcontinent. in value, these are big. The numbers with its crowd, din and flurry of turing it like a mother,” says Gaurav which have risen in numbers. infrastructure for life-saving mingling of cultures, religion, food The 50 artworks including paintings, picking these works are small due to movement. who earlier worked with LVMH The information has spread organ donations and trans- and language. sculpture, photography and design a mix of prohibitive pricing as well Gaurav recounts interesting tales Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton. much easily today.” plants, the numbers in the He goes on to recount how he are made in and inspired by the as taste,” he adds. behind some of the art. An early work But what really caught the atten- On the 20th anniversary of country are showing some chanced upon this piece that has not Indian subcontinent. Interestingly, But coming back to the auction, of Amrita Shergill Girl in Blue where tion was an interesting series of 20 the operation that changed the improvement in the country. been displayed by any gallery in India except for two, none of the works he says, “The ethos of the sale is she painted her cousin Babeet Kaur photographs by Nandini Valli face of medical sciences in Out of 301 hospitals equipped till date. “I had gone to my father’s have ever been displayed to the pub- India’s boundless treasures. We curat- in 1934 is mounted on one wall. Muthiah which show Vishnu on India, the hospital showcased to handle the process, 250 friend’s place for a drink along with lic.” ed this over two years so we literal- “Amrita’s mother said it wasn’t good. earth for a day. So he can be seen rid- the evolution that liver trans- have registered with National my wife in December 2016. He has Gaurav says that there is a reason ly had the cream of the crop. We Babeet’s mother too didn’t like it as ing a Cadillac to a wedding, visiting plants have gone through over Organ and Tissue Transplant an impressive art collection, most of Sotheby, a brand which was estab- selected 50 works which are super she thought her daughter had been a house where he is treated as a god, the last two decades. Organisation (NOTTO), show- which is displayed on the ground lished in 1742, decided to set up office clean and each piece represents a painted a bit too dark. Amrita kept going to a bar and finally reaching his Dr Preetha Reddy, vice ing that in order to conduct an floor of his house. As we took the in India two years back. “We have the visual vocabulary as well as the it away and displayed the painting at hotel room where he can be seen dis- chairperson of the Apollo organ transplant, there exists stairs for the first floor, I saw this first records in 1930s of an Indian sophistication and elegance of India.” her first show at Falleti’s Hotel in illusioned with what is going on on Hospitals Group, said liver dis- one fully equipped hospital painting on a wall. When I was leav- transacting with Sotheby’s when the So, there are works by artist based in Lahore. It was bought by Charles earth. ease is a major cause for con- for around 43 lakh people,” Dr ing, he told me that if I ever wanted Maharaja of Darbangha bought the country and even those outside Fabri, a historian with whom Shergill There are works by other artists cern in the country with as Sibal said. anything, all I had to do was ask. My Marie Antoinette’s jewels in London. it. He flips through the catalogue and is rumored to have had an affair and like Bhupen Kakkar’s water colours, many as two lakh people dying Sanjay, who is currently prompt reply was, ‘The Tyeb Mehta’. So Indians have been doing business points to an image Blue City, Jodhpur was in his family for the last 80 years. Gulam Rasool Santosh’s take on from it every year. While pursuing his medical studies at It’s another story that my wife chid- with Sotheby’s for almost a hundred by Steve McCurry which was clicked This work is important because just tantra, Krishna Reddy’s print called around 1,800 liver transplants the Srilakshmi Narayan ed me later for saying so. But with- years. What further prompted the in 2010. The intensity of the colour after this she painted her very famous, Whirlpool, the Aligarh artist Zareena are done annually, as many as Institute of Medical Sciences, in two days he called up and agreed move was in the last five years we reminds one of his other iconic Three Girls. Stylistically the move- Hashmi’s works which question the 20,000 people need a liver Pondicherry, has been on to sell it. It was timely as we had just recorded that South Asians, which is work Afghan Girl which featured ment and fluidity in both the works idea of home and displacement, A transplant at any given point. immuno suppressent medica- started putting Boundless:India, largely Indians, had done transactions Sharbat Gula. The other one called is same,” he says. Bala’s glamorous thumb print as well “The fact is around 10 tion for 15 to 16 years. He Sotheby’s inaugural auction in the worth over $250 million across all Taj Mahal and Train, Agra, 1983 too But interestingly, the story does as a series of photographs by Madan lakh people are diagnosed with aspires to be a blood donor country,” he says. The painting is a categories including Impressionist art, is up at the auction. The list of famous not end there. When Sotheby’s Mahatta. The immersive walk cer- liver disease every year, mak- himself. However, his suppres- part of the display at the Bikaner Western art, jewellery watches and international artists don’t end there. acquired the painting six months ago, tainly encompasses what can be ing it the 10th most-common sants medication wouldn’t House and will feature in the auction cars with us,” he says. There is also Henri Cartier Bresson’s it was published in an English news- called some of the best representation cause of death in India as per allow him to donate. “I want to which will take place at the Taj He also points out that while the stunning black and white image, paper. What happened after that is of art that looks at India. the WHO. While India has be a donor, but unfortunately Mahal Hotel in Mumbai on artworks that Indians gravitated Srinagar, Kashmir 1948. But perhaps what history is made of. “Sotheby’s The show is on till 1 pm on come a long way since the first I can’t donate,” said Sanjay. November 29. He says, “The artworks towards were mostly from the home it is the Brazilian Sebastiao Salgado’s got a call from a lady saying that the November 17. operation, there is still a huge @2    A  ,  *       D   "  * ;; #   "!! # 9#9) +(:"(#9""( & 8 &   *   gle, which hasn’t been explored in   ) = + ) ):3): 3 "  %%(=;;< ; 60,000 years. 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And in the third largest decline by two-third till 2020. We also changed so that it’s emotional As more urban centres come up liquor market of the world, where have already lost 60 per cent of the and dramatic, with a protagonist and humans move into animal every year almost 20 million peo- wildlife, according to a report. and an antagonist, which is what is landscape and dominate that with ple enter legal drinking age, it is the People are aware of climate pulling younger crowds, he believes. buildings and roads, it’s hugely young that a Sicilian wine brand is change, of plastics’ harmful effects “Last year, when Blue Planet II transformed which is true for large vying for. but not enough about wildlife loss, released, it had the highest viewing parts of Europe and Asia. In such “It is my dream that we serve according to Jonathan Keeling, con- numbers in the UK and soon ban- situations, wildlife corridors are Sicilian wine with Indian food. It is sulting executive producer of BBC’s ning plastics was on the agenda for important which make space for a misconception that Italian wine clearly that the white wine goes bet- China has wine bars in Shanghai Planet Earth II. His work has taken the parliament and companies. animals is important. “Forty years can only be paired with food from ter with fruits and cheese while the and Beijing and with the opening him to each of the seven continents People on the streets were talking ago we made the first global wildlife the region,” says Elena Bortoletto, red is meant for meat. The Anthilia of Wine & Spirit Education Trust, and his next, Seven Worlds will show about how plastic was damaging the documentary called Life on Earth. export manager, Donnafugata. made with peach and pear scents, awareness has been percolating into the challenges that wildlife is facing. marine life,” he said, adding that the Since that time we lost somewhere It doesn’t hurt that the 1983 ori- is crisp and soft on the palate and the urban people. She also added Most of his shows are on view on younger generation is now interest- close to 2/3 of the population of big gin company comes with an inter- is better served with fish or vegeta- that tourism to Italy has been the Sony BBC Earth in India. ed in watching documentaries as animals. We are the first generation esting history that involves runaway bles while the Sedara has a balance key to a growth in their market. The show is partially shot in much as sports events or pop real- that has been able to observe the queens. The name Donnafugata of red fruits and spicy flavours. While an entry level wine is Mumbai, which is a city of 20 mil- ity shows, which he also enjoys impact through satellites and also on translates to fugitive woman or the To ensure the wine quality, they placed around 700-1500, the lion people and also has the dens- watching. the ground. Previous generations woman who fled. The town has a harvest grapes by handpicking Donnafugata is priced more than est population of leopards any- During his travels, he’s closely weren’t aware but now we are. It’s castle with the same name. And one them for their Chardonnay, for 3300, which is definitely not an where in the world. “It is a unique observed how human encroachment time to do something,” he said. of the legends say that it refers to which the fruits ripen the earliest. inaccessible mark for the upward situation. 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No chemical fertiliser or pes- a new market of amateur wine sequence, they new species and go to a temple, there are monkeys While politicians debate global- It seems just like the drink, ticides go into the grapes. Their drinkers, dinners and workshops used cameras old with their but they have seen humans for ly if climate change is real or not and families that run wineries also get focus has been on sustainability as that lets one experience the wine that didn’t behaviour. hundreds of years and their behav- it’s impacts — the North and South finer with each generation. The well since harvesting at night saves and how it should be had is the key. need “How a monkey would iour is calm. There are places where Pole are melting. 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extra pressure. "As long as I think Novak is in the draw any- how, he's playing so good again, it's never going to be easy." The first set was a topsy-turvy affair, with both players quickly into their groove on serve before a succession of breaks. ' - Service breaks - Federer, buoyed by his customary vocal sup- port, broke to lead 4-3, only to lose his momen-    tum immediately as Anderson levelled. The Swiss broke the South African in the next game, sealing the break with a crisp back- hand volley at the net but was immediately in trouble at 0-40 on his own serve before winning five successive points to take the set. )  ) #                  The second set went with serve until the sev- enth game, when Federer produced an immac- ulate sliced backhand that landed on the line to  0    !& ' "  & & earn a break. Now playing with &"' *#-"!""%*  ?" @ freedom, the 37-year-old  B & %:>&%  broke again to seal the !' &" H O95 !  %-C ;- -; )%&> victory and guarantee that he tops the group.    &  -E  Alexander Zverev set up a %! & & &" - % &" last-four clash against Roger ndian challenge ended < $2 > Federer in the ATP Finals after Iat the Hong Kong Open  0 ?*&' & &*"" seeing off John Isner 7-6 (7/5), 6- World Tour Super 500 5&# ' "" 3 on Friday while Novak tournament after A* " % &%"; 7*&  Djokovic will take on Kevin Kidambi Srikanth and -# & #%" %" &' & Anderson. Sameer Verma lost their  # K& *&' &-&K   Zverev played American respective men's singles  &'&" 2 %)A+  giant John Isner at London's O2 Arena know- quarterfinal matches here 0=E E% - - 6 oger Federer gained sweet revenge over ' , 0 5" &&  A* %% " *&% !  6# &' 5&  & ing a win by any scoreline would take him on Friday. ! &!"  &7*&  Kevin Anderson at the ATP Finals on !-#" " 9&*&& & &&E %* '-&"" "+% ! &'" through to the semi-finals of the season-ending Fourth seed Srikanth -# & #" " &7*"  6 RThursday but is putting thoughts of his & *-- "!""&'* *#& -"! &"04"'-2 tournament. suffered a 17-21 13-21 %%& &"&0IE<0<0E0=<0E0F 100th title to the back of his mind after both play- &' "* &-&"&"* 2  &'""% ""6 &&  The turning point in the round-robin loss to eighth seed Kenta &-"!""" ""*& & ers reached the last four. &; K% "- E% &6 && +" &0E3 &"!&"+*" match came at the end of the 12th game, when Nishimoto for his first * &* 2 The Swiss broke the giant South African's 5"&K 5&   &+ 5 5&  & " the 21-year-old German saved a set point on his loss to the Japanese in ;* "5 "5& serve four times in a comprehensive 6-4, 6-3 vic- FEG6GEF6GEF & '-"-5 "3E32 own serve with an ace, going on to force a tie- four meetings. The Indian  K     5 &&" tory at London's O2 Arena even though "  &'" E"" "-5 "" &"& &"'-6 && + *'"+*" break. had beaten Nishimoto % #! &"- E% &6 !  Anderson had not faced a single break point in "" " *&%P0I46444&"2 !*#%% " && &  6 The players swapped mini breaks but the thrice before this match. *  -%- &""* &-&"2 his two earlier round-robin victories. &"!&- E% &6 ! &'#"  IEF2 giant Isner then faltered again on his own serve Later, world no 18 56 ! + &" Second seed Federer suffered a painful loss *&& &+ #"& &   &'"4E0I6 5& "*&& to hand the set to Zverev -- meaning he no longer Sameer also failed to tame #& &' *&6+"  !K -& at the hands of Anderson in the Wimbledon  &!&* GEF6GE02 +% & && + && 6 had any chance to qualify for the last four. local hope Lee Cheuk  "&& " & && "  &" quarter-finals this year after leading by two sets,  &<03 && -&"  + 5 ##&&"" &""& In the second set a single break of serve in Yiu, who came through     *& &"  '"'-2 his only defeat against him in five meetings before " %% !*"%"  ! &'"IE4 & " # "+%  && &'" the eighth game proved decisive as Zverev served the qualifiers to seal his &K*+# % &*  & Thursday's clash. "!  2!-- ""% "-& !  2  out the match. maiden semi-final spot *&9& 5 & *- The six-time champion started the week with "I am unbelievably happy to be through to with a 21-15 19-21 21-11  &" "A* "  " an uncharacteristically ragged display in a the semi-finals," he told Sky Sports. win in a match that last an <0E00<0E0= &  && & straight-sets defeat by Kei Nishikori but has beat- to the semi-finals for the 15th time in 16 attempts ago. But I was able to come back and play good "John is such a tough opponent. The last two hour and 13 minutes here. !-+ &" &% 5  % & "*& en Dominic Thiem and Anderson in straight sets at the season-ending finale and means he will tennis. matches for him against (Marin) Cilic and me Srikanth couldn't  &*'**- &2 and is looking more like his old self as the tour- likely avoid a meeting in the last four against in- "Personally I'm still not thinking of the num- could have gone either way. The first set was threaten Nishimoto, who  & &* %!04" nament progresses. form Novak Djokovic. ber 100. I won't let that get in my head, make unbelievably tight. I am just happy to be lead 12-7 at one stage in  &# %?&' &&& The victory over fourth-seed Anderson in "I'm happy that this is another week like this," me go crazy because it should be something I'm through. I will prepare myself the best for tomor- the opening game. The &'&"2 the Lleyton Hewitt Group takes Federer through said Federer. "Didn't look like it maybe 72 hours excited about and not something I should feel row." Indian did claw back and "  & & &% 6 &* 9"6 even had a slender 14-13 #  & & '" &" lead but the Japanese "  *&%-&K &'6  soon left him behind with  5&&" # !& four straight points before  *" &"#& &'&!&  . ;    ;# ?  ;  *&%"-&K &' pocketing the opening game. !-#" " & #!" 2 The Indian looked  '"*  6 !    3%Q+3 winner as she dominated all the three clueless in the second + &"% " *&6" &""  %>>&%  rounds. The five judges gave her a game as he struggled *&2  eteran L Sarita Devi and rookie  & ;*; ' = ' 9+ unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 30- right from the start even VManisha Mouna gave India a fly- 26, 30-26, 29-28). as Nishimoto surged to 6-2 and then reeled off seven straight ing start in the women's World Boxing The 36-year-old Sarita faced a points to grab a massive 13-3 advantage, a deficit which the Indian Championships with dominating vic- ment. She beat Troy Garton tough fight from her experienced couldn't erase to bow out of the contest. tories in their respective bouts here on of New Zealand on Friday. Swiss opponent, who also has been in Later in the day, Sameer, who had reached the finals of the Friday. Zholaman is the defend- the international circuit for more Hong Kong Open in 2016, couldn't find a way to outwit an ath- While Manisha punched above ing world champion but than a decade, before winning 4-0 (28- letic Lee Cheuk Yiu, who was rewarded for his con- her weight to outclass veteran Manisha has beaten her in the 28, 29-28, 30-27, 29-28, 29-28). trol and precision. American Christina Cruz in an unan- Silesian Women's Boxing The Manipuri boxer, who has Sameer had beaten Lee at the New Zealand imous verdict in 554kg, 2006 edition championship in Poland ear- been competing in the World Open earlier this year but that didn't matter as Lee Gold medallist Sarita (60kg) had to lier this year. Championships since the first edition opened up a 4-0 lead in the opening game and con- work harder to emerge 4-0 winner on The 20-year-old Manisha in 2001, was clearly the better boxer solidated it to 12-3 at one stage. points against Diana Sandra Brugger from Haryana, who was making her as all the five judges gave points in her Sameer managed to claw back to 15-16 but the of Switzerland in their opening bouts debut in the World Championships, favour. Hong Kong player reeled off the required five points to take the at the K D Jadhav Stadium here. was in complete control during the first In other bouts of the day, 2016 opening game. The Indian lagged again in the second game, before Both Sarita and Manisha advanced round bout against the American World Championship and Rio he managed to erase a 5-8 deficit and take a 14-11 lead. to the prequarterfinals where they will who is almost twice her age. Olympics Bronze medallist Mira In the third game, the duo split the initial 10 points before face Kellie Herrington of Ireland and The 36-year-old Cruz from New Potkonen of Finland beat Lee eked out a five-point advantage, reaching 11-6 at the break. Dina Zholaman of Kazakhstan respec- York was the last edition's Bronze Commonwealth Games Gold winner After changing the sides, Sameer couldn't break the run of tively on Sunday. medallist besides winning the same Anja Stridsman of Australia in 60kg. points, going wide and long. The local qualifier looked more Harrington had won a Silver in colour of medal in 2012 also. Another Rio Bronze winner in aggressive and seized the opportunities to continue his domi- 64kg in the 2016 World Manisha, who had won a Gold in 60kg, Anastasia Beliakova moved to nation. Championships but she has gone one the India Open and a Silver in the the pre-quarters with a unanimous Lee eventually sealed his place in the semifinals when Sameer's weight category down in this tourna- -*  *@A    '   '29BC  17D  Poland event this year, was the clear verdict win over Elisa Williams. return hit the net. 559":<4#9 ;    :  &    <8<) ')9 ,(:8)   The decision to honour Rooney with a added Rooney.   probably . first cap for two years divided opinion. Kane didn't get the chance to add to India's defence impressed against Lippi's ayne Rooney believes the future is However, the biggest cheer of the his 19 international goals as Southgate pri- ndia, despite missing their talismanic China but Constantine will be banking on Wbright for England as a youthful night was reserved for the introduction of oritised keeping most of his key players Istriker , will fancy their his midfield and attack to have an influence Three Lions eased past the United States England's greatest ever goalscorer just fresh for Croatia's visit on Sunday. chances when they take on hosts Jordan in in the match against a Jordan side whose 3-0 at Wembley on his international before the hour mark on his 120th inter- England quickly put the game to bed an international football friendly here on form has been patchy. swansong. national appearance. with two goals in as many minutes mid- Saturday. Jordan, who are ranked 15 spots below Jesse Lingard, Trent Alexander- "It will live with me for a long time," way through the first half as firstly The match at the Jordan capital is in India in the rankings, last won a match in Arnold and debutant Callum Wilson added Rooney. Lingard received Dele Alli's pass before preparation for the AFC May when they defeated grabbed the goals in a dominant England "It is something which created debate curling high into the far corner. Asian Cup, scheduled to be " =" Cyprus 3-0. In their last four display despite Gareth Southgate fielding because it was the first time something like Sancho has quickly made a name for held in January-February %>>&%  games, they have had two a very inexperienced side on Thursday. this happened, but it is the right thing to himself at Borussia Dortmund and the 18- next year.  & "%&  4 draws and two defeats, capping Should England avenge their heart- do for the players if you achieve and leave year-old built on his fine Bundesliga form India are ranked 97th with a 1-2 loss to Croatia in breaking World Cup semi-final defeat by your mark on the England team." by teeing up Alexander-Arnold to drill his while Jordan are placed 112th in the FIFA October. Croatia on Sunday at Wembley, England's former captain was also first international goal into the far corner. rankings. For India, mid-fielder Southgate's men can build on the progress honoured before kick-off with a guard of Wilson did get his goal to cap a dream Even though they will be without and left back Nishu Kumar were on made by surpassing expectations in Russia 2 -       honour and the presentation of a plaque debut for the Bournemouth striker, who Chhetri, the country's all-time leading Thursday included in the 22-member this summer by qualifying for the semi-      (  #   bearing a golden Three Lions badge by has battled through the lower leagues and scorer, 's men will squad for the away international FIFA fix- finals of the inaugural Nations League. current skipper Harry Kane. two cruciate ligament injuries in both take confidence from their goalless stalemate ture. "It's my opinion that England are in brilliant, it's a great group of young play- "I asked Harry Kane to present me knees to make it to the international stage. in their previous friendly against higher- The likes of Udanta Singh, Pronay very safe hands from what I've seen this ers who have a bright future. with the award because I believe he will Wilson got ahead of his marker to ranked China, managed by World Cup-win- Halder, and Anirudh week," said Rooney. "They will go close to being the next beat my goalscoring record and I look for- turn Fabian Delph's cross in at the near ing coach Marcello Lippi. Thapa are likely to control possession in the "The way they are being coached is team to bring a trophy back for England." ward to presenting him with the trophy," post 13 minutes from time. Chhetri's absence has been dubbed a midfield against a Jordan side that will look "big blow" by coach Constantine, under to hit on the counter in the absence of a few whom India enjoyed a dream 14-match attacking players. unbeaten run till it was broken by In the absence of Chhetri, experienced %  P '   4   Kyrgyzstan in Bishkek. men like and Balwant Singh With only about two months to go for will need to take up the mantle up front. the Asian Cup, the upcoming friendly pro- While the former has struggled in front of  H   London with a spring in their    :  vides Constantine are the last opportunities goal, the latter's form is encouraging. step while Spain are left to to analyse his squad and ready his backup Ahead of the match Constantine said, pain passed up the chance to ponder back-to-back defeats plans. "We want to do well in the AFC Asian Cup Sseal progress to the Nations under their new coach Luis  @,0A youthful Germany team Goalkeeper and the clash against Jordan will aid us. League finals as they were beat- Enrique, following their surprise easily beat Russia 3-0 as Joachim will lead the backline which will have Pritam Jordan are a good side and they have a num- en 3-2 by Croatia, undone by a loss by the same scoreline at Loew began a rebuilding process fol- Kotal, , and ber of good players in their ranks." 93rd-minute winner from Tin home to England last month. lowing the summer's World Cup Jedvaj. Croatia coach Zlatko Dalic debacle with a simple friendly win. Jedvaj's late strike leaves said: "We were rewarded for a Manchester City winger Leroy Group 4 wide open ahead of its magnificent match." Sane and Bayern Munich pair Niklas final fixture between England Spain are at least safe from Suele and Serge Gnabry claimed the and Croatia on Sunday. The vic- relegation, which cannot be first-half goals in Leipzig for head tors will qualify, while Spain can said of either England or coach Loew's new-look Germany However the victory is no more still go through if the match at Croatia, who could still both side on Thursday. than a confidence booster for Wembley finishes in a draw. ! -       finish first or last come Sunday This was Germany's biggest vic- Monday's crunch Nations League Croatia were deserving night. England will be relegat- tory and most convincing perfor- match at home to the Netherlands winners in Zagreb, where Jedvaj came back, as Dani Ceballos' ed if they lose or are held to a mance of 2018, a year which saw a when Loew will recall his senior scored twice — his first inter- equaliser and Sergio Ramos' score draw. Croatia will go record six defeats. players. national goals — to snatch a penalty looked to have earned down if they are beaten or After so many lacklustre per- The Germans, bottom of Group memorable victory at the end of them a point, before Jedvaj draw 0-0. formances from the Germans in the One in League A, are currently two a pulsating contest. prodded in deep into injury- "It shows it was a very dif- last 12 months, Loew's spritely side points behind the Dutch, who play Andrej Kramaric had put time on Thursday. ficult group," Luis Enrique came through thanks to some high- leaders France in Rotterdam on !          '      %     Croatia ahead but twice Spain Croatia will now head to added. "We still have a chance." tempo football. Friday. AFP   ()  *+ ,-. /0,1  8< #    Q9!     R  $-   " & * ' " 5*%&O'-+"* "%  *"  &!& " &   F        ;         ike Hussey, who has a fair idea enior pros Murali Vijay and Ajinkya Rahane were about the current crop of India  '0  &'- &"  & Sdismissed cheaply but young guns Prithvi Shaw and players, feels that all-rounder && 6" & &! !5""-%" Hanuma Vihari warmed up nicely for the Australia M %  *"  &; % ' * &'"* 6 Hardik Pandya's absence will "hurt" the Test series with half-centuries for India A against New visitors in the upcoming Test series  ! "-#%* -"! & Zealand in the first unofficial 'Test'. against Australia staring from December  "6"  &-&<4 At stumps on the opening day, India A scored 340 6 in Adelaide. &" &" &2 for five with Australia bound opener Shaw (62, 88 Pandya is undergoing rehabilitation  *--+ %""-"5" balls), middle-order batsman Hanuma Vihari (86, 150 after suffering a lower-back injury dur- " " " % &'% balls) and comeback man Parthiv Patel (79 batting, ing the Asia Cup in Dubai last September. " # "*  "! &-&*# 111 balls) utilised the opportunity to the fullest. "I think Hardik is a wonderful talent ?" - &' "&Q! " &'!&'Q2 However opener Vijay Q! " &'!&'2%%" *"   and I am sure his game style would have  ""+R- & 6Q"" (28, 64 balls) and Test been suited to the Australian conditions. *#6#"# !"*  "  vie-captain Rahane Add to that, the balance he offers the team "--"!-#  &'*&' (12, 19 balls) found with his all-round abilities, yes I think his  !5"5# &+"-& +&"6 their defences absence will hurt India," Hussey said.  " -&" 2 breached by Blair India have a good chance of doing ! 7# "*- ""  * #* Tickner and Doug well against a depleted Australia but 'Mr Bracewell respective- # !"* & "6Q%%'S $ : / Cricket' is confident that the home R *"  R +*&Q2 ly. <0 0"<4 ++6 +& team's seasoned bowling attack will test Q5 &'%%"&*& 6Q In-form Vihari, some of the younger batsmen in the vis-  " *&&&"- !  <3 <&<4 6 +* & who made his Test iting team. debut against England +'' &' "#"&# &%  "! & *    wicketkeeper Alyssa Healy. ndia will face their biggest chal-  & "%&  ' Her form with the bat recent- # "C &; 2 -6 " ' 0F 3 00 4 4 " E% %""&"'6 ##*++'& Ilenge so far in the ICC Women's ly has been very impressive and she  EI 0F"6 +*" !   " +   & 0I" & World T20 when they lock horns While India skipper  )*  $ has scored more runs than any of 0J"&"+ &&'&K "" with a gifted Australian team in an Harmanpreet Kaur provided the . / .5 her teammates. Since the begin- inconsequential game here on best possible start to the tourna- ning of October, Alyssa has scored ! BGIC2 & 6 !6  " - Saturday. ment with her blazing century "  9 <6<3< 3=2<4 six half centuries in eight innings. *+&5  -6# &"' *#%" Considered title contenders, against New Zealand, the seasoned  -&# "* 06J<4 <123I   & &#&6 !"&' -&&6 & - $ both India and Australia stormed Mithali Raj showed there is no sub- - "  && J1G <42J3 "## " &"00E*& %"   &'&E into the semifinals of the show- stitute for experience with two fine India: Harmanpreet Kaur (cap- *& 2 piece with a game to spare. half-centuries, the knocks coming &- *" =01 <=2GI tain), Smriti Mandhana, Mithali Assured of a place in the last- in times when the team needed  &-* " GI= 0123< Raj, Jemimah Rodrigues, Veda , %<, $$  four stage, the result of Saturday's them the most. Krishnamurthy, Deepti Sharma, New Delhi: &" &" & "  *5  & match may not be of much sig- While Harmanpreet's scintil- Taniya Bhatia, Poonam Yadav,  " &- &E0<#&& nificance, but India are aware that lating innings, which contained as were knocked out of the tourna- Radha Yadav, Anuja Patil, Ekta ' !"'  #!" "" " beating a superior side will help many as eight sixes, will be remem- ment. Bisht, Dayalan Hemalatha, Mansi -# & # & # &2  -# & #6  ! them take the confidence into the bered for years, Mithali got into the The Aussies, too, have been in Joshi, Pooja Vastrakar, Arundhati & "  !  & * 6   %  " ' knockouts. act in the much-awaited match                !         exceptional form. They easily saw Reddy ' *#EJ6E04&E0<6' &#&2*5 The two fancied teams wast- against arch-rivals Pakistan and off Pakistan in their first pool Australia: Meg Lanning (cap-  "04 &&!-% "+&"" "+ ed no time in switching into top calmly saw the team through. anchoring the innings till finals with a 52-run defeat of match by 52 runs, comprehensively tain), Rachael Haynes, Nicole *'- ' &%02I# &"2 "%- * gear in the Caribbean, having A downpour in the morning the 19th over. Ireland at the Providence defeated Ireland in their second by Bolton, Ashleigh Gardner, Alyssa %% "&" &E0<' !"'  " convincingly won all their three made the conditions difficult for The spinners then rattled Stadium. The result meant nine wickets and then beat New Healy, Delissa Kimmince, Sophie J  & & <  2 # " % - " 6 &  " matches so far, and another victo- batting against Ireland, but open- the Irish batswomen and that Group B's top-two spots Zealand by 33 runs. Molineux, Beth Mooney, Ellyse !& ""-% +"# % -&!6 ry in the next round robin game er Mithali battled her way to her ensured an easy win for were decided, with Australia While Meg Lanning's side has Perry, Megan Schutt, Elyse Villani, would certainly be a huge morale 17th T20I half-century helping her India. being the other semifinalist. It also quite a few match-winners, the Tayla Vlaeminck, Georgia    &  " "  &   & &  booster. side put up a challenging total, India cruised into the semi- meant New Zealand and Pakistan name that stands out at the Wareham, Nicola Carey.  "6  &" &-"5" 0"&3 #! #!" 2  &' @<)F Q& & Aizawl: &&   " ;  & " & " 5 % - "!       ',<!   &   '* " # #  ; %   &" ' &*' " # &"  !& Cnewcomer Ben Foakes again hit eg-spinner Yasir Shah led a %-C D -; )%&> !&!*" 2*" &&03# &" valuable tail end runs to put England Ldouble-barrelled attack of % -% '-6&# &"! %!&#! in command of the second Test against spin and pace to leave Pakistan BJ Watling (four) — both were " &' & "  #! * !   " 2 Sri Lanka on Friday. sitting comfortably on the trapped leg-before. 6&" E'*"&+!56% & England reached 324 for nine — a opening day of the first Test Mohammad Abbas, who "- " " +""- % " "+  " "  second innings lead of 278 — when bad against New Zealand on Friday. has figures of 2-13, had &" % -" % '-% 2 light stopped play for the day at Kandy. Yasir led the varied attack removed Nicholls, caught Foakes was batting on 51 alongside with 3/54 as New Zealand, behind by Sarfraz soon after '& &   ' ,  )# James Anderson on four. who won the toss and batted on lunch. Spinner Akila Danajanya, whose a grass-less Sheikh Zayed Pakistan dominated the New Delhi:  " " &%"; &?*" action is under investigation by the Stadium pitch, were bowled out first session as New Zealand *#6 & *& E0G &EE  &" E! %"+ International Cricket Council, claimed for a below-par 153 in 66.3 were 81-3 at lunch, with leg- "* &-&"6  " " 5 !5" " % - -+     && &' "  ---" G04I %"  +*& &' *" much for you, you Pushpakumara  /  5  **ED* #E" * " % 0=I &" % " && &'2 &"!& %>>>%  should enjoy the occa- for 59. outh African captain Faf du F0 0<3= 001 3I23F 03F24< 0= 00FF4 *" &' * "    0I=F " "*-# & " sion and make the most %-C ;- -; )%&> Perera wast- SPlessis said on Friday the #&*" -"  % " %* E -"!2 * "  of the opportunity in ed little time in Twenty20 World Cup in "  +<=J *&25&!5!-"" '"E" -% front of you," he said after the day's play. sending nightwatchman Jack Leach Australia in two years' time will 2020 is something I'm really across all three formats, made -&    !&" -  !-+!5 %" Root made an 82-run seventh back to the pavilion for one in the sec- be his last. looking forward to. I think his T20 debut in 2012 and has *%% &'% -5& &9*  !5#" -*" wicket stand with Foakes, who reached ond over of the day. The 34-year-old, who has right now that will probably be played 41 times, scoring 1,237 % & 2 -&K*&! -7%%  % - his fifty with a six off Dilruwan Perera. Burns then put together 73 runs for led his country in two World the last tournament for me," he runs at an average of 35.34. &  # 2 -&  # " % & K & E01 The hit turned out to be the last ball of the second wicket with Keaton T20 campaigns, in 2014 and said in Brisbane ahead of a one- The 2020 World Cup takes "-""<40G *#2# "% the day with dark clouds gathering and Jennings, who made 26, to steady the 2016, is keen to play a third but off T20 against Australia on place between October 18 and  &'@ *&9+A*2    thunder heard in the distance. innings and help England overcome will then step aside. Saturday. November 15 across eight As he did in his sparkling century their 46-run deficit. "The T20 World Cup in Du Plessis, who is skipper Australian cities.