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Chief Minister Devendra The NCP leaders attributed    Fadnavis resigned from his Ajit Pawar’s absence to his post after the NCP’s rebel uneasiness and hesitation to be    leader Ajit Pawar, the Deputy at the meeting, especially after Chief Minister, pulled out of the developments in the last R  the new dispensation under few days. tremendous pressure from his Earlier, talking to media  58708/* parent party. persons before handing over Within hours after the his resignation to the he Supreme Court’s Supreme Court put a break to Governor, Fadnavis said he TTuesday morning order a possible horse-trading by had decided to put in his directing Maharashtra Chief      *  $  + (%  ordering a floor test in the State papers, “after Ajit met him, Minister to    , *  +   %    (% Assembly by 5 pm on expressed his inability to con- hold trust vote on Wednesday ( - !(   . * -    Wednesday, Fadnavis’ 80-hour- tinue in the BJP-led came as a big setback for the long stint as the Chief Minister Government and tendered his BJP and triggered a chain of after the declaration of results camp and was also used by the ended. resignation to me”. events, forcing rebel NCP of the Assembly elections, it is camp to con- Things moved rapidly on “At a time when there was leader Ajit Pawar to quit as incumbent upon the court to vince Ajit Pawar of the futili- the -NCP-Congress uncertainty over the continu- Deputy CM and leaving no protect the democratic values ty of his rebellion when he had alliance front, as the three par- ity or otherwise of President’s option for Fadnavis to contin- for which immediate floor test just 24 hours to manage the ties and other allies, including Rule in the State, NCP’s ue as the CM. is the most effective mecha- numbers. Shetkari Swabhimani   %  & !   %           $         Legislature Party leader Ajit In ordering urgent floor nism to curtail unlawful prac- The apex court had asked Sanghatana, Samajwadi Party (  ( $ !(   !) came forward and offered his test, the SC went by previous tices such as horse trading as Maharashtra Governor Bhagat and Peasants and Workers’ cooperation to form a decisions of the apex court in well as to avoid uncertainty Singh Koshyari to appoint a Party (PWP) — at the first joint proposal, the NCP’s Legislature Congratulating Uddhav on over as the Chief Minister of Government in the State. After similar situations and sent a and to effectuate smooth run- Pro-tem Speaker and ensure legislature party meeting at Party leader Jayant Patil moved his election as the Chief the State, he would go to Delhi a discussion, he handed me clear message that it would not ning of democracy by ensur- that all the elected members of the Hotel Trident in the a resolution nominating Minister-designate of the and meet Home Minister Amit over a letter of support. Based allow Governors to use their ing a stable Government, it the House are sworn in on evening — floated Uddhav as the Chief Minister- impending MVA Government, Shah and Prime Minister on the letter of support we discretions in any manner that said. Wednesday itself by “Maharashtra Vikas Aghadi” designate with Congress Sharad recalled his associa- . formed the Government,” suited them. The court order pressed 5pm for paving the way for (MKS), which they said was Legislature Party (CLP) leader tion with late Sena chief Bal It was speculated that Fadnavis said. As a month has elapsed the panic button in the BJP floor test. wedded to the principles seconding Thackeray with whom — enshrined in the preamble and the proposal. The resolution despite the political rivalry — provisions of the Constitution was passed unanimously he had personal relations. He and would work for the welfare by the MLAs present at the expressed confidence that the of the State and its people. meeting. Uddhav-led MVA Government At the meeting, Sena pres- After the MVA meeting, would do justice to the people ! P  #  $  ident was the legislature party leaders of across the State. elected as the leader of the the Sena, the NCP and the Thanking Sharad,    3 4.* minds of the people. tional appeal to Ajit to return MVA and elected as the Chief Congress — , Congress president Sonia Pratibhatai was very upset to the parent party. Minister-designate of the new Jayant Patil and Balasaheb Gandhi, all legislators and lead- fter the State NCP leaders that Ajit had chosen to move Rohit, who has been elect- Government to be installed in Thorat respectively — drove to ers for reposing confidence in Amade unsuccessful away from the Pawar family ed to the State Assembly from the State. Bhavan at night, met him and electing him, Uddhav attempts to bring party’s break- and joined hands with the Karjat-Jamkhed Assembly con- With Uddhav to lead Sena- Governor Bhagat Singh said, “It is not three parties. It away leader Ajit Pawar back to BJP. “Ever since he was sworn stituency, wrote in a Facebook Cong-NCP Government, the Koshyari and submitted a for- is our family. It is our party fold during the last three in as the Deputy CM in the post, “... Ajit should bow to swearing-in will be held at mal letter, along with signatures Government. It is a days, it was ultimately party BJP-led Government, Pratibha Pawar’s wishes and return Shivaji Park in Central of the supporting MLAs, seek- Government of the common chief Sharad Pawar’s wife was keeping a close watch on home. Sharad has never mixed on November 28, NCP supre- ing an invitation to form a people.” Pratibha Pawar who played a the political developments. As politics with family affairs. He mo Sharad Pawar said. Government under the lead- In a significant announce- key role in prevailing upon him nothing was happening, is unlikely to do so in future as After Sharad mooted the ership of Uddhav. ment, Uddhav said after taking to resign as the Deputy Chief Pratibha decided to get into the well.” Minister and return to the act,” a family source said. “... When I lost my grand- # +,-. &+-.# parent party. She enlisted the help of her father Appasaheb Pawar    .+,+-, Informed sources in the son-in-law Sadanand Sule, a (Sharad Pawar’s brother), it was 3.44 pm: Maharashtra CM NCP said on Tuesday that low-profile businessman, to ‘Pawar Saheb’ who first con-      Fadnavis tells press conference 3  Pratibha, who had never taken reach out to Ajit. “Both soled my father Rajendra… I that he will go to Raj Bhawan 1  -  part in the political activities of Pratibhatai and Sule met Ajit. have witnessed how, when Ajit !" #   to tender resignation. 5 $9 Sharad during the latter’s 52- During the meeting, Pratibha lost his father Anantrao, again 3.20 pm: Maharashtra Deputy  ,, year-old career, met Ajit with eral and Pawar family in par- It was Supriya, who greet- made an emotional appeal to it was ‘Pawar Saheb’ who Mumbai: Maharashtra Chief Minister Ajit Pawar has 0 1 .  the help of her son-in-law ticular. ed him at the entrance of Sr Ajit. Ajit, who has huge respect looked after him (Ajit).. After Governor Bhagat Singh resigned: Sena MP Sanjay Raut.  , Sadhananda Sule, husband of Ajit was being persuaded Pawar’s residence. for Pratibha, agreed to her the death of Ajit’s father, it was Koshyari on Tuesday appoint- 3.16 pm: Uddhav Thackeray to    Pawars’ only daughter Supriya by his cousin Supriya Sule, Sr This was the first time request and decided to resign Pawar Saheb who gave father’s ed BJP MLA Kalidas be Chief Minister for five years: - Sule, at an undisclosed location Pawar’s grand nephew Rohit that Ajit met Sharad after he from his post and return to the love to him. On his part, Ajit Kolambkar as pro-tem Sanjay Raut after meeting of 6 ,  and succeeded in persuading Jr Pawar and various senior NCP broke away from the NCP and NCP,” the family source said. Pawar reciprocated in equal Speaker of the Assembly. Shiv Sena-NCP-Congress   Pawar to return to the NCP. leaders. Interestingly enough, joined hands with the BJP. State NCP leaders measure by standing up for Eight-time Wadala MLA alliance leaders   : Ajit is the son of Sharad’s Ajit — who had earlier in the Though Sharad has been Chhagan Bhujbal and Dilip Pawar Saheb whenever he was Kolambkar was one of the can- 11.39 am: NCP chief Sharad  4 0 elder brother Anantrao Pawar, afternoon handed over his res- upset with Ajit, he had never Walse Patil held four-hour in crisis,” Rohit wrote. didates recommended for the Pawar says he is grateful to SC )  a filmmaker. He lost his father ignation to Chief Minister spoken against him during the long meeting with Ajit at the “... I feel this is the time for post to the Governor. for upholding democratic val-    , at an early age and he was Devendra Fadnavis prompting last three days. All Sharad had Vidhan Bhavan on Sunday, in the family to stand united and “The Governor has ues. 1  brought up by Sharad and the latter to put in his papers done was to rubbish the “mis- an effort to convince him to we must all remain behind administered oath to 10.39 am: Floor test in    Pratibha like their son. leading to the collapse of the leading” claims by his nephew severe his relations with Pawar sahib,” Rohit stated. Kolambkar as pro-tem Maharashtra Assembly for Ajit’s resignation as the 80-hour-long Government — Ajit that he was still with the the BJP. Rohit had also posted a Speaker. Kolambkar will Chief Minister Fadnavis to  ,-  Deputy CM and return to the called on NCP chief Sharad late parent party and charged that Afterwards, Sharad’s grand photograph on his twitter han- administer oath to remaining prove his majority in the .   NCP fold came as a big relief on Tuesday night, at the latter’s the breakaway group leader nephew and newly elected dle that showed him posing 287 MLAs in the Assembly,” assembly will be held on  , , to the NCP and Maharashtra “Silver Oak” residence in south was trying to create “confusion” MLA Rohit Pawar had taken to with Sharad, Supriya Sule and said an official. Wednesday: SC  Vikas Aghadi (MVA) in gen- Mumbai. and “false perception” in the social media to make an emo- Ajit in good times.  $       R  ! & $ (                       % R   " "      )     %           58708/*          *   ! nion Housing and Urban UAffairs Minister (HUA)             Hardeep Singh Puri on       Tuesday introduced the   "# "  !  National Capital Territory of       $% Delhi (Recognition of Property L M  /31567 Rights of Residents in  58708/*  Unauthorised Colonies) Bill,    he Sunni Central Waqf 2019 in the to grant he Opposition parties   )  TBoard of on ownership rights to 40-50 lakh Tskipped a joint sitting of  ! Tuesday decided that it would people living in 1,731 unau- both Houses of Parliament on not file a review petition against thorised colonies in Delhi. Constitution Day on Tuesday   $  $ the November 9 Supreme The provision of the Bill to mark their protest against          (      %&   $  Court verdict in the Ram Six members were against fil- said, adding that the members does not apply to 69 affluent the BJP’s alleged high-handed- -    0(  -  !)   "# *   Mandir-Babri Mosque dispute ing a review petition against the felt they needed more time to colonies identified by the Delhi ness in Maharashtra.     case, but is yet to take a call on Ayodhya verdict. Two mem- decide on the matter so as to Development Authority President Ram Nath Kovid of Parliament and held a joint The President said BR %+   whether to accept a five-acre bers, Abdul Razzaq Khan and ensure that it was appropriate (DDA), including Sainik emphasised the importance of protest in front of the Ambedkar, while underlining ,  alternative plot for a mosque, Imran Mabood Khan had as per the shariat (Islamic law). Farms, Mahendru Enclave and abiding by “constitutional Ambedkar statue inside the importance of constitu-  $+-! its chairman Zafar Ahmed opposed the chairman’s deci- “All further action in com- Anantram Dairy. morality” by all the organs of Parliament complex. tional morality, had empha- Farooqi said. sion not to file the review. pliance with the order of the The decision is politically the State, persons holding con- In a first, the Shiv Sena sised that its essence was to     “The Waqf Board has con- However, Mabood was absent Supreme Court, including the significant as it will benefit mil- stitutional posts and members supported the Congress in the regard the Constitution as 'P  sidered the ruling of the on Tuesday. issue of five-acre land in lions of poor migrants who of civil society. Prime Minister protest. The protest was led by supreme and to follow consti- #)*+ ., Supreme Court passed in the The Sunni Waqf Board Ayodhya, are still in consider- hold the key to the Assembly Narendra Modi reminded peo- Congress chief , tutionally-mandated proce-  / ,  Babri Masjid case. The Board was a main litigant in the Ram ation of the Board and no elections due early next year ple of their “duties”. ex-PM Manmohan Singh and dures. “All the three organs of 0 , has reiterated its stand that it Mandir-Babri Mosque title decision has yet been taken. and had backed the AAP in Upset over political devel- party leader Rahul Gandhi. the State, persons gracing con- 1  will not file any review petition case. The members of the board have large numbers in the 2015 opments in Maharashtra, the Sonia led the protesters in tak- stitutional posts, members of  ,  in the apex court,” Farooqi The meeting also consid- asked for more time to formu- Delhi polls. With this, the BJP Opposition parties, including ing a pledge to uphold the civil society and common cit-  !) said in a press release issued ered whether to accept the late their views. As and when is hoping to counter AAP the Congress, the DMK, the SP, Constitution. She read out the izens of are expected to    , after a meeting of the Board. five-acre alternative land given any decision is taken, it will be Government’s freebies such as the NCP and the Left parties, Preamble and resolved to stand abide by constitutional  ,  2  The meeting was attended by the apex court for building communicated separately,” the electricity and water in the boycotted Constitution Day by the fundamental values of morality,” he said quoting  ! by seven of its eight members. a mosque in Ayodhya, Farooqi release said. coming Assembly polls. celebrations in the Central Hall the Constitution. Ambedkar.      !"#$"%&'

,        (0 )        $'  -* /. Government to ensure that of the present State clearance and approval of vari- at the earliest. He also directed Urban Development investment projects get neces- Government. ous developmental projects. He officers to ensure that the con- Minister Sarveen Chaudhary imachal Government sary approvals and clearances at Thakur said as many as 709 said that the investors and cerns raised on ‘Him Pragati’ said that the Global Investors' Hwould constitute a com- the earliest. MoUs have been signed till potential entrepreneurs could were redressed on priority. He Meet was bound to transform mittee under the chairmanship Thakur said that targets date which would attract easily log on to on this portal said that laxity in this regard the economy of the State. She of Deputy Commissioners of fixed for key departments such investment of over Rs 93,000 and can know the status of their would be viewed seriously. said that Industries, Tourism district concerned to identify as Industry, Power and Tourism crores. He said that as many as projects. He urged the potential Chief Minister said that and Power, Housing and Urban Government as well as private should be achieved within stip- 78 investors and project devel- entrepreneurs to raise their with a view to enhance the Development were the key sec- land for setting up of industri- ulated time period, adding that opers have raised 200 issues on concerns on ‘Him Pragati’ so promptness of State tors which have attracted max- al and other units in their special thrust must be laid on ‘Him Pragati’ portal, out of that these could be redressed Government for investment imum MoUs for the State. She respective districts of the State, time bound clearances of forest which 154 had been resolved. and resolved at the earliest, and create an investor-friendly said that several projects such as Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur related issues. He said the He said State Government has and the projects could be taken environment, the State affordable housing, smart park- said on Tuesday. departments concerned must ensured online approvals be for ground breaking ceremony. Government has revamped ing, smart transports system etc. Reviewing the progress on also ensure that potential entre- accorded for cases under Thakur said nodal officers policies across sectors, under- were the major areas on which ‘Him Pragati’ portal to ensure preneurs do not face any incon- Section 118, so that they get should be appointed for all took various measures to reduce MoUs for attracting invest- 0        1          fast clearances and approval of venience in getting approvals time bound approval, adding major projects so that all the physical touch-points, elimi- ments were signed. (  0     !(    % various projects, the Chief from the Government for set- that it would save precious time approvals required by entre- nated various NOCs as pre-req- Industries Minister Bikram Minister directed the officers to ting up their units. of entrepreneurs and also make preneurs could be accorded uisite for approvals and reduced Singh Thakur said now the ensure speedy clearances of He said that Global whole process transparent. within the stipulated time peri- the procedural delays. He said investors could have a two way          ' various projects on which MoUs Investors' Meet was a big success The Chief Minister said od. He also directed officers to that the State Government has communication with the #9"   B -, 3 had been signed by the in the State and now the State that Him Pragati portal has keep personal touch with each put significant efforts in improv- Government for speedy execu- -C* ,D.=3-=55 Government. Government would organise a ensured effective online moni- and every entrepreneur who ing ease of doing business in the tion of their projects. 0 2    ,,>  Him Pragati, an online ground breaking ceremony on toring system of various indus- had signed MoUs, so that they State which was visible in the Chief Secretary Shrikant " "  "  .  1 ,     . monitoring system was 27th December at Shimla on trial, tourism, power and other could be motivated to start the improved rankings done by the Baldi and other officials were ** . ! , launched by the State completion of two years tenure infrastructure projects, for fast work on their proposed projects Government of India. also present in the meeting.    ,   ,    !          .            $E+  :     %% %   ! 1%%$                 -* /. length in Himachal Pradesh. posed for improvement up to district have been considered #)#*  Out of these, 109 roads are single lane standard. for upgradation.  (            .   3 .    nion ministry of Rural covered under green and cli- Six roads in Bilaspur, A Himachal government           1, Udevelopment has cleared matic resistance technology, 17 Kullu and Chamba districts, release said the approval for .      ,      the project proposals of 112 roads would be upgraded as nine in Solan, Una and these road projects was  !     L*         rural roads and one bridge intermediate lane standard, Hamirpur, 24 in Kangra, three accorded in a meeting held at     * 0 <  1,. amounting to Rs. 964.25 crores six roads will be upgraded in in Kinnaur, two in Lahaul- New Delhi which was chaired  ,     2 , for upgradation and improve- quality of single lane standard Spiti, 20 in Mandi, 11 in by the Secretary Rural  ,  3  0   ,  ment of 1250 kilometres and 89 roads have been pro- Shimla and seven in Sirmaur Development.     %     !            .             ,      New Delhi: Former Haryana 2018 special remission notifica-   .O! # Chief Minister O P Chautala, tion by which the relief could be serving 10-year jail term in the granted to certain categories of      $     $  : JBT teachers recruitment scam, prisoners and they were to be #)#  1  0            told the Delhi High Court on released in three phases with 2   0"   Tuesday that he deserved to be effect from October last year. 1 .,  .,     ) released early under the Centre''s As per the notification, the , ,    , policy of special remission as he special remission has to be given !  .,        .0" Shimla: Himachal Pradesh could has already spent seven years in to women and transgender con- .*.-1  *"-). -,0  *"1.7 /8"./ see moderate snowfall and rain prison. victs of 55 years of age who have >*4. *" !-!0 *"<1 ) ,-G3.>0 in the next two days, according The plea was opposed by the completed 50 per cent of their 1*0>   0*"1*0- "  0*"-)- to the India Meteorological Delhi government which said the actual jail term, male convicts of 4   - -) >  0 ,,  - 1.7  1   .*" Department (IMD) and locals as 84-year-old INLD chief was not 60 years of age and who have , B            well as tourists have been advised eligible for the relief as he was completed half of their sentence  2 ! not to venture to the high hills. convicted under the Prevention period. High altitude areas of Kullu, of Corruption (PC) Act and as The relief has to be given to        '' Sirmaur, Chamba, Lahaul and per the proviso of the govern- physically challenged/ disabled #)#     3 .  . C3..D    Spiti and Kinnaur districts were ment notification, such convicts prisoners with 70 percent dis- $:.  "   .  5 $9:$H3 likely to experience moderate cannot be granted special remis- ability and more and who have /.  !"    -  snowfall over the next 48 hours, sion. A bench of Justices completed 50 per cent of their .  1 8  1  *   =  1 an official said. Manmohan and Sangita Dhingra actual jail term and those who "   1  1,!  .  $E+   The western disturbances Sehgal, after hearing arguments are terminally ill and the convicts   *I  ,3- 3 are likely to remain active in the of the counsel for Chautala and who have completed two-third 1    -,  5J .,! region till November 28. Its the Delhi government, reserved (66 percent) of their jail term, it impact may be seen more on its order on the petition. said. However, the special remis- O %7P     November 27. Most prominent Chautala claimed in his plea sion was not to be given to those #)#. N $+%HO %@ tourist towns, like Shimla, that he should be considered for who have been convicted for 7  ,           Narkanda, Kufri, Kalpa, release from jail in view of his old heinous offences or under *     "   >,  0: .  Dalhousie and Manali, are like- age and disability as also the peri- POTA, UAPA, TADA, POCSO "  /1 ,           ly to receive light to moderate od of seven years already under- Act, money laundering, FEMA,  ,             rain. gone by him behind bars. 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' ?'  1.50*".> Tuesday when Congress MLA directing members to stick to incidents and refers to any stitution makers in drafting the Kiran Choudhary referred to their speeches on Constitution party, any government or raise Indian Constitution, Hooda he legislators of the the political developments in Day and not get into political a question mark on anyone raised the issue of greater THaryana Assembly on Maharashtra as a "sad travesty". controversies. occupying the constitutional Haryana comprising of Tuesday remembered the During her speech in the Chief Minister Manohar post, then that is not a correct Western Uttar Pradesh and its Constitution makers and free- House, Choudhary said every- Lal Khattar said the discussion thing," Khattar told the House. capital in New Delhi. dom fighters and laid empha- one could see what was hap- started on a good note but Kiran Choudhary, howev- He said Constituent assem- sis on following and imple- pening in Maharashtra. when things are connected er, said she was only speaking bly had discussed partition of menting the Indian "Everyone can see what is hap- with some incidents, contro- about Constitution and not Punjab into two states based on Constitution in letter and spir- pening in Maharashtra. It is versies will get raked up. "And beyond that. "We attained two languages Punjabi and it, during one-day special ses- something we have been read- when you talk about incidents, freedom after a great deal of Hindi apart from division of sion organised to commemo- ing for the past more than 10 there are many examples in struggle by our martyrs, free- Uttar Pradesh into two rate the Constitution Day. days. It is a sad travesty that Haryana, Jammu and Kashmir, dom fighters and countless (Western Uttar Pradesh and Chief Minister Manohar when constitutional heads Andhra Pradesh, when unsung heroes. We have to Eastern Uttar Pradesh. He said Lal Khattar called upon the bend backwards to please their Congress ruled for so long, not introspect and see that 70 years Haryana has a similar culture public representatives to follow political masters and thus, they everything was hunky dory," he down the line, where we are and languages like Western the basic sentiments of the subvert the Constitution," she said. headed. We have to uphold the Uttar Pradesh. "We can think Constitution of India and raise said. Khattar also made a men- Constitution and see that of grater Haryana comprised the demand of their con- As soon as the Tosham tion of how Bhajan Lal had nobody tampers with it. western Uttar Pradesh and its stituency in the House for the MLA had said this, state Home managed to topple Chaudhary "We are all lawmakers, we capital in New Delhi," he said. welfare of people of the state. Minister Anil Vij got up and Devi Lal in 1979, who was all are all elected representatives BJP leader Vij said, “The state He presented the Government said that during the period set to take oath as chief minis- and if we are not going to capital of Haryana is Resolution Letter in the House when President''s rule was ter. uphold the Constitution in let- Chandigarh. We need to on the occasion of Constitution imposed in Maharashtra, "Rather than going into ter and spirit then we will be address boundary issues and Day. Congress and Shiv Sena had such controversies, our focus is failing in our duty and duty to SYL issue with neighhouring got enough time to stake claim 0       2 +  % ( %       (-   that Constitution is supreme. the country and to the people States including Punjab.”   if they wanted. Attacking the 0     $ !(      As many as 104 amendments who have elected us," she said. Congress leader Kiran '   Congress, Vij said, "On June 25, have taken place in our Choudhary said, Hooda is one    1975, Indira Gandhi trampled were sent behind bars, why on constitutional heads, what statements," he said. Constitution, we don''t have    of the legislators of the The special session wit- the Constitution, but why don't don''t you make a mention of wrong did he do. You should Speaker Gian Chand any objection to discussions,    $ Assembly. There is nothing nessed a brief ruckus on they talk about that? People that? You are casting aspersion not make such irresponsible Gupta intervened at this point, but if anyone takes support of Speaking on role of con- wrong on raising such an issue.         !    "    1.50*".> 70th anniversary of the adop- "A joke has gone viral on the developments in of the victim''s family. tion of the Constitution of social media in which a ques- Maharashtra. Jagmail Singh was merci-  !"#$"%& evelopments related to India. tion is being asked who gets up Members of the Shiromani lessly thrashed and allegedly , Dgovernment formation in The Assembly also passed early in the morning. Akali Dal (SAD), in response, forced to drink urine in a vil- Maharashtra echoed in the an official resolution which Administering oath in early took up the issue of the killing lage in Punjab''s Sangrur dis-  Punjab Assembly on Tuesday, "underscores the importance of morning is making a mockery of a Dalit in Sangrur and the trict. His legs had to be ampu- '!#(! " with members of the ruling preserving the basic structure of the Constitution and we Emergency imposed in the tated because of an infection  1.50*".> Congress trying to corner the of the Constitution and there- should not indulge in it," he country by the Indira and he died on November 16 SAD-BJP over the issue and the by, strengthening democracy said in the House. Gandhi-led government at the while undergoing treatment.  1.50*".> ith the skyrocketing price opposition targeting the trea- and democratic institutions Congress' Raj Kumar Verka Centre. While Akali leader " ) )! " *! Wof onions and amidst sury benches over the recent and traditions in the country". also raised the issue of SAD MLA Pawan Kumar Parminder Singh Dhindsa aryana Home and Urban +) ", "+ ##),)*! reports of hoarding of this essen- murder of a Dalit in Sangrur. Taking part in the debate Maharashtra in the House, Tinu, while referring to the raised the issue of Emergency, HLocal Bodies Minister " ! " ##), tial commodity, the Punjab The SAD-BJP also brought over the resolution, Punjab saying he was pained to see the death of Jagmail Singh, said saying the basic rights of peo- Anil Vij on Tuesday directed Government on Tuesday set a up the Emergency imposed in minister and senior party Constitution being "torn apart" that it showed the existence of ple were snatched when it was the department officials to - ."-" ) limit for the stock storage. the country by the Indira leader Tript Singh Bajwa took and thanked the Supreme "inequality" in the society and imposed, SAD leader Bikram ensure that five basic facilities "   "/ The directions, came after Gandhi-led Congress govern- a dig at the Maharashtra gov- Court for saving democracy. while demanding punishment Sing Majithia accused the pre- — electricity, water, road, drain receiving inputs that some deal- ment at the Centre. ernor, without naming him, for Other members, includ- for the accused at the earliest, vious Congress government of (drainage) and cleanliness, is 0 )+) . ,*" ers are hoarding onions in many A special session of Punjab inviting the BJP to form a ing AAP's Kultar Singh he also accused the ruling imposing President''s rule the provided to the people of the  "  + ,*" cities of the state, have been Vidhan Sabha was convened on government early in the morn- Sandhwan and Harpal Singh party of giving "false hopes" of maximum number of times in state on priority basis. issued to all the dealers includ- Tuesday to commemorate the ing. Cheema, too raised the issue of a government job to a member the country. Presiding over a review +! ) ** " ing wholesalers, distributing meeting with the department ,) )"!  +  !3 agents and selling agents setting officials here, Vij said that the " !)+ 0 )+) . a limit of 500 quintal on onion street lights should be installed stock for the wholesalers, and )  . $,     - %  0 $ in all the areas, cities and !), ""+! 100 quintal for the retailers. towns under the Urban Local 0" 0*" ! *+ " Notably, the retail onion Bodies Department with prices have skyrocketed to Rs 70-  1.50*".> immediately so that people do +"0 4! 0 ) )  90 per kg in various parts of the    not face any inconvenience at state during the past couple of uling BJP's MLA Ranbir night. three hours. Apart from this the months. RGangwa was on Tuesday Apart from this, orders office will also ensure that all Taking serious note, the     unanimously elected as the have also been given for pro- the complaints related to faulty State Government has warned deputy speaker of the Haryana viding proper drinking water, street lights should be resolved the hoarders and black marketers  1.50*".> Assembly. proper drainage and complete in three hours. "If the com- that strict action would be initi- The Nalwa legislator's name sanitation and hygiene. plaints are not resolved in the ated against them. fter taking over as chief was proposed by Chief Minister Meanwhile, the Minister stipulated time period then It may be noted that the Aminister almost a month Manohar Lal Khattar and sec- has further directed the officials the heavy penalty will be Union Ministry of Consumer ago, Haryana chief minister onded by Deputy Chief Minister to ensure better traffic man- imposed on the contractor or Affairs, Food and Public Manohar Lal Khattar has Dushyant Chautala. agement in the State, providing the people concerned," he said. Distribution (Department of appointed two Political Speaker Gian Chand Gupta clean water and clean roads in Vij said for regular and Consumers’ Affairs) had also Secretaries, one Principal told the House that as only one all the cities and towns. He said timely attendance of employees issued a similar order on Officer on Special Duty name had been proposed, providing basic needs to the in his department, the atten- September 29 regarding (OSD), one OSD and one Gangwa was declared elected people should be the depart- dance of all regular, contract removal of licensing require- Media Adviser to the Chief unanimously. ment's priority. and contract employees will be ments, stock limits and move- Minister with immediate Khattar, Dushyant and Vij said that a mobile app punched through the biomet- ment restrictions on specified effect. Leader of Opposition and will be developed for the State ric system, adding that this foodstuffs order 2019 to limit While former Minister of Congress leader Bhupinder people, in which any citizen can attendance record will also be the stocking of onions by whole- State Krishan Kumar Bedi and Singh Hooda congratulated upload the photograph of linked to the e-salary of the salers and retailers. former Chairman Ajay Gaur Gangwa after he was elected as garbage and poor cleaning in employees so that action came After issuing these orders, have been appointed as deputy speaker. Hooda said he their areas. With the citizens be taken against the employees the Union Government had also Political Secretaries to Chief thought the deputy speaker's 0       2 +  - %(-(  (   2  3%%1(%  0  (  can even upload photographs coming late to office and banned the export of onions to Minister, Neeraj Daftuar has post would go to the opposition, . $,  $     - %( %  0     $ ( %   !(      of faulty street lights, broken remaining absent from the job. increase the availability of the been appointed as Principal "but did not oppose Gangwa''s roads, a poor drainage system He said online facility will commodity in the domestic OSD, Bhupeshar Dayal as name as he is a good person." names. "You should not speak all Deputy Speaker. House for unanimously electing and the details of the houses be made available for redressal market and contain rising prices. OSD and Amit Arya as Media Pointing towards Hooda, the time and let the chief min- Gangwa said he feels proud him. A former leader of INLD without having proper drink- of complaints of people. "Apart The state government’s Advisor to Chief Minister. Home Minister Anil Vij asked ister speak too," Hooda told Vij. that the House has entrusted him and ex-Rajya Sabha MP, Gangwa ing water facility. from this, the material of con- directions were issued to check Daftuar, Dayal and Arya why the opposition did not pro- Later, Khattar thanked the with the responsibility and had joined the BJP in March, The minister directed the struction sites will be tested in hoarding of onions as some had worked with the chief pose any name from their side opposition for unanimously assured the members of impar- shortly before the Lok Sabha officials that soon after getting a minimum of two laboratories. traders hoard onions, which are minister in his last terms also. when the speaker was seeking electing the Nalwa legislator as tial conduct. He also thanked the election. the complaints on this app, the Any contractors who are found available at high prices, to create officers will ensure that the using poor quality material superficial shortage in the mar- water supply and cleanliness will be blacklisted," he added. ket and to later sell it at higher & ' &( 4 O.   issue should be resolved in prices.  "         1  %(            * 4 --,

!"! # $ %!"  "    1.50*".> #./. "@.)A/ probed. ,@/# /,/"@"+ ,@/# They also highlighted how  1.50*".> He said directions have about 128 buses from all other message without any reserva- hiromani Akali Dal (SAD) ?")9.//,. the Bhagwanpuria gang was  1.50*".> been issued to Panchkula, districts will be plied to tion or consideration, but the Son Tuesday asked the extorting money, indulging in Amabala, Yamunanagar, Kurukshetra during the IGM- unjab Cabinet Minister live telecast has been confined Punjab Police chief Dinkar  ""./# /,/" contract killings and running aryana Government will Karnal, Kurukshetra, Kaithal, 2019. PTript Rajinder Singh Bajwa to just one select channel which Gupta to take immediate action @ ),9 /, Kabaddi tournaments in which Hrun 128 buses from other Jind, Panipat and Sonipat He said buses will be oper- on Tuesday called upon the is against the teachings and against gangster Jaggu it coerced players to play on districts of the state to depots of Haryana Roadways to ated from 6 am to 8 am from Shiromani Gurdwara spirit of Gurbani,” he said. Bhagwanpuria and his associ- ./ ..) /# their teams. Kurukshetra at 50 per cent con- operate eleven buses each from other districts to Kurukshetra Parbandhak Committee Bajwa maintained that the ates for issuing threats to for- C".0/# ?". Stating that the SAD would cessional fare for the pilgrims their respective destinations and from 5 pm to 6 pm from (SGPC) to allow every televi- Punjab Assembly, at its special mer minister Bikram Singh './  not rest till the entire nexus was visiting Kurukshetra during to Kurukshetra. Similarly, two Kurukshetra to their respective sion channel and radio station session dedicated to 550th Majithia from behind the bars. exposed, Majithia said that the the celebrations of ongoing buses each will operate from depots. Apart from this 50 per to telecast Gurbani live from birth anniversary celebrations At the same time, the party Jails Minister,” he said. SAD-BJP government was International Gita Mahotsav Sirsa, Hisar, Bhiwani, Rohtak, cent of the fare will be borne by the Golden Temple to take the on November 6, had adopted a leaders asserted that an FIR be Majithia stated that while responsible for sending (IGM). Charkhi Dadri, Narnaul, the traveller and 50 per cent of message of Guru Nanak Dev to unanimous resolution appeal- registered against the state’s the “Jails Minister has attacked Bhagwanpuria to jail in 2015. This facility will be pro- Jhajjar, Rewari, Gurugram, the total fare given as conces- every corner of the world. ing to the SGPC to facilitate Jails Ministers Sukhjinder him from outside jail, “If Bhagwanpuria is running a vided from December 1 to 10, Fatehabad, Faridabad, Nuh and sion will be borne by “It is the responsibility of free signal to all the channels. Singh Randhawa according to Bhagwanpuria and his associ- multi-crore extortion racket Haryana Transport Minister Palwal from their respective Kurukshetra Development the SGPC managing the “SGPC should take over the the charges leveled by the fam- ates had issued threats from from Jail as per disclosures Mool Chand Sharma said on destinations or depots to Board or the State Golden Temple to spread the telecast itself and provide free ily of slain Akali former inside jail…Is it possible for a made by top officers of Punjab Tuesday. Kurukshetra. Thus, a total of Government. message of Gurbani free of any signal to each and every chan- Sarpanch Dalbir Dhilwan. The gangster to put up my videos Police, it is clear that he is get- pecuniary encumbrances. nel willing to telecast the same party also urged the state from inside the jail premises ting support from the ruling Gurbani is eternal light and the under the prescribed frame- Director General of Police and issue threats openly with- dispensation,” he said. Gurus have given the frame- work and guidelines,” he added. (DGP) to issue directions to out any patronage from the The legislators also brought work for the creation of ideal At the same time, he made Batala police to immediately Minister in-charge?” it to the notice of the DGP that society and ideal human being. it clear that the SGPC had no record the statement of victim’s He added that the Jails the gangsters had become so Moreover, the message is right to either confine the family members. Minister’s call records as well as emboldened that they had even invaluable and for the entire transmission to only one chan- Armed with documentary those of his personal assistant celebrated Bhagwanpuria’s humanity,” said the state nel or charge for the same. evidences, a delegation of SAD should be examined to probe birthday in jail and filmed it Panchayats and Rural He said that the issue legislators, led by Majithia, the entire issue thoroughly. with multiple cameras and Development Minister. should be discussed, debated told the DGP that Besides asking the DGP to posted the same on social He said that at the time and decided upon on Bhagwanpuria was issuing ascertain how the gangsters media. when the world was celebrat- November 27 (Wednesday) at threats to Majithia from inside were having access to modern Akali MLAs also demand- ing 550th birth anniversary of the general house meeting of the jail premises after the lat- electronic equipment in jail, the ed an inquiry into the murder Guru Nanak, the founder of the the SGPC. ter exposed his links with the legislators also demanded a of Bhagwanpuria’s wife stating Sikh faith, it was all the more Notably, the Badal family- Jails Minister. “This itself is thorough inquiry into the that she was cremated hur- imperative that arrangements owned PTC has the sole rights indicative of the total failure of extortion racket of riedly the same night without should be made to take his of live telecast of the Gurbani the Jail Administration as well Bhagwanpuria and his associ- conduct of any post mortem teachings to every corner of the kirtan from Darbar Sahib, as the total freedom given to ates claiming that the gangster- and that the Batala police had globe. “The Gurus spread the Amritsar. gangsters inside the jails by the Minister angle needed to be hushed up the case. 5    !"#$"%&'    !"#$"%&'  ) 6

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 58708/* abide by constitutional moral- ence to the Emergency, which Modi said there had been dom and democracy it envi- ity," he said quoting Ambedkar. was imposed by the then Prime an emphasis on people's rights sions, Modi noted and said had resident Ram Nath Kovid It is the duty of every citi- Minister Indira Gandhi, saying in the last many years as a vast he been alive, he would have Pon Tuesday emphasised the zen to abide by the that countrymen failed number of people felt deprived probably been the happiest. importance of abiding by Constitution and respect its attempts targeting the of equality and justice. He said November 26 is a "Constitutional morality" by ideals and institutions and to Constitution and that it The demand of the present happy occasion as India cele- all thee organs of the State, per- cherish and follow the noble remained unwavering. time is that society should brates Constitution Day but it sons holding constitutional ideals of its freedom struggle, Modi said a special aspect deliberate on its duties and also is a sad reminder of the posts and members of civil he said. of the Indian Constitution is responsibilities as well, he said Mumbai terror attacks, which society , while Prime Minister President said the that it highlights both rights and asserted, "We cannot pre- had taken place on this day in Narendra Modi reminded peo- Constitution enshrines the and duties of citizens. serve our rights without ful- 2008. He paid tributes to those ple of their "duties". ideal of building an inclusive "Let us think about how we filling our responsibilities". killed in the attack. Addressing a joint-sitting society to "bring about revolu- can fulfill duties enshrined in Noting that the In his observation , Vice- of Parliament in the Central tionary changes peacefully by our Constitution," Modi said. Constitution begins with "we President and Chairman of hall, celebrating the 70th way of constitutional amend- He said Gandhiji had well the people of India", he said Rajya Sabha M Venkaiah anniversary of the adoption of ments". understood that there was an people are its strength, inspi- Naidu said, "We have progres- the Constitution, the President Referring about rights and unbreakable and balance ration and aim. sively put the `public` at the said B R Ambedkar, while duties, Kovind quoting the between rights and duties. "Our effort should be to centre of `Republic' " and underlining the importance of Father of the Nation Mahatama Prime Minister asked peo- ensure focus on our duties in grew as vibrant , pluralistic cul- constitutional morality, had Gandhi said the true source of ple to be more aware not only our conversations and meet- ture with a flourishing parlia- emphasised that its essence rights is duty. about their rights but also ings," he said. mentary system with was to regard the Constitution "If we all discharge ourdu- about their duties enshrined in "Our Constitution is a Constitution working as a bul- as supreme and to follow con- ties, right will not be far to seek.   .  +        (      2 $  %  3 1 2 the Constitution. sacred book that contains our wark in protecting the rights of stitutionally-mandated proce- If leaving duties unperformed $    ,            . *  $    ,   - - %      ( Opposition parties boy- traditions and beliefs and also a free society. dures. we run after rights, they escape    O  - P    - !(   !) cotted the event to protest offer solutions to new chal- Lok Sabha speaker Om "All the three organs of the us like a will-o-the-wisp, political developments in lenges," he added. Birla, in his address, said " Most State, persons gracing consti- Kovind said quoting Gandhi. this day country's Constitution 1950. large segment of society to Maharashtra following the Bhim Rao Ambedkar, a of the problems being faced by tutional posts, members of Constitution day- was adopted by the Constituent In his address to the joint achieve equality and it has Governor's decision to swear in key architect of the the nation can be solved by civil society and common cit- 'Sambidhan Divas'- is observed assembly in 1949. Constitution sitting Prime Minister said the stood test of time. Prime BJP's Devendra Fadnavis as the Constitution, had asked people pursuing fundamental duties." izens of India are expected to annually on November 26 as on came to effect on January 26, Constitution has helped a Minister made a subtle refer- State's Chief Minister. if the country can uphold free- # !$ #"      (       58708/* Veeraswamy said the NID because all states have  58708/* Koshiyari to invite its alliance Narendra Modi and Home Government should establish skills and design capacity. He with the Shiv Sena and the Minister Amit Shah, asking he Lok Sabha MPs cutting an institute in any district of also said that there should be ongress on Tuesday NCP to form the Government "why such a spectacle of Tacross party lines demand- . Congress leader some kind of scholarship for Cdemanded apologies from in the state. democracy was created in ed on Tuesday setting up Hibi Eden too asked for setting women, SC and ST candidates both BJP's Devendra Fadnavis Minutes after Devendra Maharashtra?" National Institute of Design of an institute in Cochin as the in these institutes. and NCP leader Ajit Pawar for Fadnavis' announcement that Claiming that the lack of (NID) in all States during the city has ancient churches and Ritesh Pandey of the BSP misleading the people of State he is resigning, former numbers of those "who kid- passing of the Bill which seeks other heritage buildings. "We said that Uttar Pradesh and and country by first taking Maharashtra Chief Minister napped the people's mandate" to declare four National need an institute in . An too should have NIDs as charge as Chief Minister and and Congress leader Prithviraj stands exposed with the devel- Institutes of Design in Andhra NID can be considered in these will help create jobs. B B Deputy Chief Minister and Chavan said he has requested opments, Surjewala said,"it is Pradesh, , Cochin," he said. Patil of the TRS said that NID then quitting the posts within Koshiyari to accept it and invite now clear that 'Chanakyaniti' Assam and Haryana as insti- The Bill seeks to declare in Andhra Pradesh should be two days realising they will fail the Shiv Sena-NCP-Congress (political strategy) in BJP tutions of national importance. four National Institutes of shifted to Telangana. the floor test. alliance led by Sena chief means abduction of democra- The National Institute of Design in Andhra Pradesh, CPI-M member A M Ariff said The Congress also sought Uddhav Thackeray to form cy." Design (Amendment) Bill, Madhya Pradesh, Assam and there are 134 institutes which to ensure accountability of the .#-  1  %    ,  %    the Government. "Why was the country's 2019 was passed by the Lok Haryana as institutions of have the tag of institute of Prime Minister Narendra Modi . (, ( %       ,   (  "Devendra Fadnavis and Cabinet paralysed? Why was Sabha by a voice vote. It has national importance. It will national importance and there and Home Minister Amit as   %   - !(   !) Ajit Pawar should apologise to the naked dance of defections already been cleared by the allow the four institutes to is a need to increase the qual- why the Governor used as a the people of Maharashtra. and horse trading? Why was a Rajya Sabha. During the grant degrees and diplomas. ity of faculty in these centres. puppet and why did they hurt elaborate. stated the second term Their Government was based minority Government formed debate, MPs said NID should Trinamool Congress parlia- Kirron Kher of the BJP sug- the stature of the President. The The grand old party which Fadnavis Government was on lies and defections and fell drama done of having majori- be established across the coun- mentarian Satabdi Roy too gested that the NID governing party also said the turn of is one of the main constituents based on "defections" and fell like a house of cards," he said. ty for so long? Why corruption try, saying it will help create said that should council should have a repre- events in Maharashtra has also of the Shiv Sena led NCP-Sena- like a "house of cards". Congress' chief spokesper- cases were taken back?Why skilled manpower and generate have such an institute. Kirit sentative from the Ministry of put the role of the President Congress combine pitching to Congress has now asked son Randeep Surjewala posed was the Constitution torn into job opportunities. Solanki of the BJP said that Tribal Affairs as various tribes under scanner but did not stake claim in Maharashtra, Governor Bhagat Singh questions to Prime Minister shreds?" Surjwala asked. DMK MP Kalanidhi every state should have one have rich sense of design. 4 ,$3  ) #++#," !-#(  !#./0  58708/* services of officers efficiently, it for a long time. has been decided to merge the They were liberated from  58708/* ated Press Registrar General. been uploaded on its website to Government, which has been and its subsequent authentica- he Government on Tuesday UTs of Dadra and Nagar Haveli Portuguese rule in December The proposed draft also pro- seek views from stakeholders facing criticism over the years tion.The draft bill proposes Tintroduced in the Lok and Daman Diu into a single 1961. Since 1961 to 1987, n a move to do away with hibits a person from bringing and public. for its tough position on media- the process of title and regis- Sabha a bill to merge Union UT," Reddy said. The merged Daman and Diu was part of the I'The Press and Registration out a publication who has been The draft Bill states that related issues. tration of periodicals including Territories Daman and Diu, and Union Territory will be named UT of Goa, Daman and Diu. In of Books (PRB) Act, 1867', a convicted by any court for an "publishers of news on digital The Bill enables the newspapers is proposed to be Dadra and Nagar Haveli into as Dadra and Nagar Haveli and 1987, when Goa got statehood, British era regulation, the offence involving terror acts or media shall register themselves Central Government and the effected centrally by the Press one. The proposed legislation - Daman and Diu. Daman and Diu was made a Information & Broadcasting unlawful activities and for hav- with the Registrar of State Government to frame Registrar General as a simul- The Dadra and Nagar Haveli The merger of the two separate UT. Dadra and Nagar Ministry has come out with a ing done anything against the Newspapers of India". It appropriate rules/ regulations taneous process. and Daman and Diu (Merger of UTs, located along the western Haveli was occupied by the draft of the "Registration of security of the State. defines news on digital media to regulate the criteria/ condi- The draft Bill also propos- Union Territories) Bill 2019 - coast near , is done for Portuguese in June 1783. Press and Periodicals Bill 2019. Currently, in the PRB Act as the news in digitised format tions for issuing Govt adver- es to remove the existing pro- was introduced in the House by better administration and check Residents of Dadra and Nagar The draft bill proposes a sim- offences are punishable with an that can be transmitted over the tisements in newspapers, visions relating to registration of Union Minister of State for duplications of various work. So Haveli got liberated themselves ple system of registration of e- imprisonment term of up to six internet, computer or mobile accreditation of newspapers books. In the draft Bill, cancel- Home G Kishan Reddy. far, both the Union Territories from the Portuguese rule on papers/digital media. months as part of the penalties networks and includes text, and provide any other benefit lation or suspension of regis- "In view of the policy of the have separate budgets and dif- August 2, 1954. Since, 1954 to Through the draft bill, the clause for improper disclosure audio, video and graphics. The to the periodical or its own- tration norms now also include Government to have 'Minimum ferent secretariats even though 1961, the territory was admin- Ministry has proposed to do of information. "The Bill pro- proposed Bill will help the ers/employees. a provision that States that if the Government, Maximum they are just 35 km apart. istered by a citizen's council away with prosecution provi- poses to do away with the ear- Government to grant adver- The draft Bill proposes to publisher has been convicted by Governance", considering small Dadra and Nagar Haveli has called the Varishta Panchayat of sions of imprisonment of pub- lier provision under the PRB tisements to digital media. The do away with the existing pro- any court for an offence, "involv- population and limited geo- just one district while Daman Free Dadra and Nagar lishers and to simplify imple- Act, 1867 of prosecution of move is significant as the leg- cedure of furnishing of decla- ing terrorist act or unlawful graphical area of both the and Diu has two. Both UTs Haveli.and its division into mentation of the registration publishers," the Ministry stat- islation has been proposed by ration by publishers/ printers activity," it may result in can- Union Territories and to use the were under the Portuguese rule two Union Territories. process through a newly-cre- ed in the draft Bill which has the Narendra Modi before the District Magistrate cellation of registration. 1"((-(- &(# # "O    58708/* in the key western state, how- a new life. under Atal Bihari Vajpyee. A% ever, proved a kind of anti-cli- The unholy speed with The jettisoning of its old- ith Chief Minister max for the BJP as it has ignit- which Fadnavis was sworn-in est 'ideological ally' for gaining  58708/* the extension of the period of casualties from Rs lakh to Rs WDevendra Fadnavis ed opposition unity that was with the help of Ajit Pawar-led- total dominance in retention, they added. eight lakh. The amount will be forced to quit after three days nowhere in sight until recent- NCP faction and the way Maharashtra politics has only n an effort to boost the At present, the families of granted under the Army Battle in the CM's chair in his second ly. It has virtually brought President's rule was with- driven Shiv-Sena to the oppo- Imorale of Armed forces, armed forces personnel killed Casualties Fund(ABCWF). term, the BJP lost one more Sharad Pawar , the Nationalist drawn in Maharashtra had sition camp which is now a lit- Defence Minister Rajnath in action against enemy forces The ABCWF was institut- major State it had ruled and Congress Party (NCP) leader, unwittingly given a high moral tle ignited with its rainbow Singh on Tuesday approved a or whilst enemy air attacks or ed in July 2017 and was imple- which it had sought to add to sitting on the margins, to the ground to the opposition. combination .! proposal to extend the reten- fighting terrorists are permit- mented with effect from April its saffron basket by tactical centre-stage of Opposition pol- In a way the saffron damp Somehow, similar may be tion of Government accom- ted retention of Government 2016. It was set up under moves, exposing the 'fault itics. squib in Maharashtra has also the experience of the JD (U) modation by families of battle accommodation for three Department of Ex-Servicemen lines' in the 'Chanakya Niti' of The surprise move by the arrayed opposition which since slashed down the `invincibili- leader Nitish Kumar whose casualties to one year from the months. Welfare (ESW) after a large its stalwarts. BJP in installing Fadnavis in the 2014 was not being able to put ty aura' surrounding leadership was also questioned existing three months. The benefit also covers number of people offered to The coup in CM's chair gave the Opposition a joint-fight - be that ideolog- 'Chanakyas' of the BJP as it has by some state BJP leaders The nod for this major soldiers who die in cross-bor- provide monetary assistance to where ' Operational Kamal' parties a cause to get back at ical or strategic- vis-à-vis the also exposed the limitation of before Amit Shah put the lid on relief came after reviewing the der firing or ceasefire violation the families of battle casualties dismantled Congress-JDS dis- the BJP by reaching out to the BJP. 'cloak and dagger' moves in the controversy saying that requirements and demands of on the Line of Control(LOC)as following an incident in pensation in July and the suc- Supreme court and attacking A view even among the politics. Bihar assembly polls would be the armed forces, officials said the martyred personnel are February 2016 at Siachen cess of similar moves in the saffron party for allegedly BJP sympathisers is that the The Maharashtra episode fought with Kumar at the helm here adding the benefit will treated as battle casualties. where 10 soldiers were buried Arunachal Pradesh and Goa throwing to winds the Maharashtra episode may have also reflects that the increas- in the state. In Haryana, BJP cover personnel all the three The latest welfare mea- in an avalanche. This fund may have psychologically Constitutional proprieties. given an unwanted attention ingly powerful BJP under did not share seats with ally Services. The Minister okayed sures comes a month after was set up in addition to the emboldened BJP to upscale The Maharashtra power- towards BJP's 'political machi- Shah-Modi was not too will- Shrimoni Akali Dal, and the proposal after going Singh approved a four-fold various existing schemes for the their statecraft in Maharashtra. play seemed to have become a nations' and rendered a rather ing to accommodate its allies instead stole its sole MLA through the existing provi- hike in assistance to the next of welfare of next of kin of battle The political developments cementing factor for the dis- lethargic and dying opposition which was the not the case before the October poll. sions and then recommended kin of all categories of battle casualties and their children.  ,*" )-0* "!  +"  " ! # ."7  + ,!

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"!!  --) "" being the CM with the shortest quit as deputy CM citing “person- sawing political drama in Maharashtra, former’s demand for the Chief Minister’s Congress said on Tuesday. tenure of four days in the last 59 al reasons”. NCP leader Ajit Pawar, who had joined post. AICC general secretary in- form Government in years, a downhill journey which Fadnavis too resigned while hands with the BJP and took oath as A known detractor of Fadnavis, charge for Maharashtra Maharashtra. underlines transient nature of admitting that the BJP had lost deputy CM on November 23, stepped Khadse said he was not aware whether Mallikarjun Kharge made the The Supreme Court on politics. majority in the House. down from his post. the promise of sharing the CM’s post for announcement at a meeting of Tuesday directed that the floor On Tuesday afternoon, Assembly. The collapse of the nascent The development resulted into the equal term was made to the Sena by the the party MLAs held at a hotel test for Chief Minister Devendra Gangadharrao Fadnavis, Earlier P K Sawant held the government capped the month- four-day-old BJP-led Government losing BJP. here. Devendra Fadnavis to prove his 49, resigned from his post, only record of being the Maharashtra long uncertainty in Maharashtra its majority and Chief Minister Devendra “I feel finding a solution (for the “The Congress president majority in the Maharashtra three days after he made a dramat- CM with the shortest term-- from politics, which witnessed many Fadnavis resigning on Tuesday afternoon. stand-off between the BJP and the Sena) (Sonia Gandhi) has approved Assembly be conducted on ic comeback as the Chief Minister November 25 to December 4, 1963. twists and turns since the results of “Ajit Pawar stepping down as Deputy was not an impossible thing,” he said. the name of Balasaheb Thorat Wednesday. for a second term with the support He was made the caretaker chief the Assembly elections were Chief Minister is a face saving act. It Ajit Pawar had supported BJP as as the Congress Legislature It also directed Governor of NCP leader Ajit Pawar, who had minister after the death of his pre- declared on October 24. would have been more humiliating for leader of the 54-member NCP legislature Party leader in the Maharashtra Koshyari to ensure that all broken ranks with his parent party decessor Marotrao Kannamwar. Fadnavis remained CM till Ajit Pawar had he waited for tomorrow’s party and with his resignation earlier in Legislative Assembly,” Kharge elected members of the House to lend support to the BJP. Fadnavis’ previous term as the November 8, as the tenure of the floor test in the Maharashtra Assembly. the day, the Government has lost major- told the MLAs. are sworn in on Wednesday However, what was supposed to chief minister lasted from October 13th Legislative Assembly had It was expected that he (Ajit Pawar) would ity. Thorat is an eight-term itself. be a dream run for Fadnavis came 31, 2014 to November 12, 2019, ended. quit today,” Khadse told reporters. Addressing reporters, Fadnavis said, MLA and currently heads the The apex court also said to an abrupt end in afternoon after making him only the second CM He submitted his resignation on The senior BJP leader, who is in polit- “We don’t have majority after Ajit Pawar’s Maharashtra Pradesh Congress that the entire proceedings Ajit Pawar stepped down as deputy after of the November 8 and changed his twit- ical wilderness for last four years, said his resignation as Dy CM. I will be submit- Committee. have to be telecast live. Voting CM, exposing the BJP’s claim that Congress to last the full five-year ter bio to “caretaker” Chief Minister party and the Shiv Sena should have ami- ting my resignation to Governor after this The Congress has tied-up in the Assembly shall not be on it had majority in the 288-member term. of Maharashtra. cably resolved the issues between them, media briefing”. PTI with the NCP and Shiv Sena to the basis of secret ballot, it said.   ) ! / 0 "! "P! "* O %P # + #-(,,(#+  3434(+ "" ! Mumbai: When Sharad Pawar of the Assembly polls, Pawar’s Maharashtra polls, Sharad Pawar career spanning 52 years in elec- youngest Chief Minister till date. addressed a rain-soaked rally in efforts suffered a setback, albeit assumed charge of the campaign toral politics. He went on to become chief    3 4.* ing” voters from the minority com- Maharashtra’s Satara during cam- momentarily, when nephew Ajit and traversed the State. He was a member of minister of the State two more munity. Kumbharwada police arrest- paigning for the October 21 Pawar shocked him by aligning His efforts paid off, with the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly times, from June 1988 to June 1991 n effigy of Abu Asim Azmi, chief ed one person in connection with the Assembly polls, few thought that with the BJP to form the party winning 54 seats, 13 more and the Lok Sabha for seven times and from March 1993 to March Aof the Maharashtra unit of the protest on Tuesday. the 79- year-old would be the dri- Government. than its 2014 tally in the 288- mem- each. 1995. Samajwadi Party, was burnt in When contacted for reaction, ving force behind the new That regime lasted just 80 ber House. At 27 he was already a legisla- Pawar served as defence min- Bhiwandi town near here to protest the Azmi, MLA from Mankhurd here, Government. hours, before Ajit quit as Deputy A dauntless Pawar was instru- tor in the Maharashtra Assembly, ister from June 1991 to March party’s decision to support Congress- said, “It was necessary to With the Shiv Sena-NCP- CM citing personal reasons, leav- mental in stitching the unlikely and at 38 he managed to pull down 1993. He parted ways with the NCP-Shiv Sena alliance to form extend support to Sena-NCP- Congress all set to assume power ing Devendra Fadnavis, into his alliance with rival Shiv Sena to the Congress Government in the Congress in 1999 over party pres- Government. Congress in the State, because our in Maharashtra, the patriarch of second stint as the CM high and form a Government in the state. ident Sonia Gandhi’s foreign ori- Protesters also put a garland of prime objective is to keep the BJP out this unlikely anti-BJP combine is dry. Within hours, Fadnavis also State to keep the BJP away from Pawar shot to fame in 1978 gin issue and formed the NCP the shoes around an effigy of local SP of power.” the one left smiling, having out- quit, paving way for the non-BJP power. when he dislodged the then same year. leader Raees Sheikh, MLA from He had discussed the issue with witted stalwarts from the BJP combine to assume reins of the Pawar has been a Defence dispensation in The Congress and NCP came Bhiwandi East during the incident on senior SP leaders, Azmi said, adding camp. State. Minister, opposition leader in the the state to form a Government together after the 1999 Assembly Monday night. that those who protested his decision Having brought his party out With the NCP hit by multiple Lok Sabha and three-time with the Janata Party. He was only election in Maharashtra to form The protesters shouted slogans did not know the political of a virtual existential crisis ahead desertions ahead of the Maharashtra Chief Minister in a 38 at the time and is Maharashtra’s Government in the State. PTI against Azmi and the SP, for “betray- situation. ( #  )$ " /"7  8  )   4   N3 "   *   # +    "  0 %  0((    0)/O     6/..  #    #  '   1855.* Officer had directly approached the ours after Maharashtra drama Supreme Court last week asking for a     Hreached its climax with Chief he war of nerves being fought directive to the officer to hand over the 6/.. Minister Devendra Fadnavis ten- Tbetween Tamil Nadu Government charges to the ADGP. dering his resignation as his party and a retired officer of the Indian Police Manickavel, who is supported by ours after Mamata BJP fell far short of the magic fig- Service saw the opening of yet the devotees because of his stern and HBanerjee ure, Bengal Chief Minister on another battle front in the Madras uncompromising stance against polit- announced regularisa- Monday slammed the “Governors” High Court on Monday. ical pressure has already traced many Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Chief tion of refugee colonies for failing to act constitutionally. AG Ponn Manickavel, Inspector idols which were stolen from the tem- Minister Yogi Adityanath on both on private and In a loaded remark Banerjee General of Police, Idol Wing (CID) of ples under the Hindu Religious and Tuesday vowed to return “every Government said she was aware of the history the Tamil Nadu who retired from ser- Charitable Endowment Department of single paisa” of the State power lands people offreedom struggle and knew that vice on November 30, 2018 on reach- the Tamil Nadu Government. More firm employees’ provident fund living in the refugee Independence was won at the ing the age of 60 but was appointed by than 5,000 antique idols dating back to after confiscating properties of camps in North 24 stroke of midnight but “I have the Madras High Curt as the Officer on thousands of years have gone missing those behind the scam of Parganas and Nadia heard of freedom of midnight but I tution. They have their own limits Special Duty for a period of one year from the temples of the State since 1967. investing the money in tainted erupted in joy thanking the including those owned even by never heard of a situation when a which should not be violated. to complete the probe into the case of Some of them found their way to pri- DHFL. Bengal Chief Minister for the Central Government. Government is formed in the midnight, They should not violate the missing temple idols had approached vate art museums across the globe. “We will not let the inter- providing them some defence She said that such people secretly… When there is no majority Constitution,” Banerjee said adding the court citing the impediments Manickavel, in his petition to the est of any employee be harmed. against what they called “dread- would be provided with pattas then why he is called … the political how the Central Government had being created by the Tamil Nadu Madras High Court had stated that the The properties of all those ed” National Register for or land deeds and rights by her parties and MLAs concerned should been regularly interfering in the State’s Government from preventing him to State Government with the active con- involved in this scam will be Citizens. Government. Coming against have asked whether letters of support business. function independently and requesting nivance of the Director General of Police confiscated and every single Hundreds of people at the backdrop of the Centre’s thus presented were genuinely given by Making a veiled reference to State for an extension of his tenure by two was creating all kind of obstacles to pre- paisa of each and every employ- Bongaon and Thakurnagar in announcement that the NRC them.” Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar, the Chief years. vent him from going ahead with the ee will be returned,” the Chief North and was inevitable in Bengal as it Wondering why the Maharashtra Minister said “I know who sent him A Bench consisting of Justice R investigation into the missing idols. Minister said. Hanshkhali-Ranaghat in Nadia would be carried out through- Governor called Fadnavis to form a here and why… I know on what pur- Mahadevan and P D Audikesavalu told “Interestingly, the AIADMK and the Adityanath made the expressed their gratitude out the country. Government without speaking to the pose he is working here. Whose cut out the officer on Monday to wait till the DMK are on the same side of this case promise while addressing a towards the Chief Minister for “We were under tremen- other parties Banerjee said “Governor will be used where and why is also Supreme Court takes a decision as the as both the parties want Manickavel to special session of the state leg- providing them “place of dous pressure ever since the is a constitutional post and should … decided by you.” Tamil Nadu Government has filed a plea be out from this investigation. It islative council, convened to permanent residence” decades Centre announced that the the dignity of this post should be pre- Incidentally in a rare occurrence before the apex court requesting for a should be noted that a joint commis- mark 70 years of the adoption after they migrated to Bengal NRC is inevitable in Bengal. served and maintained.” (on Constitution Day) — catching the directive to Manickavel to hand over the sioner of HRCE was arrested by Pon of the Constitution. “No one from the other side of the bor- We are born and brought up Apparently the Chief Minister’s eyes of all and sundry present at the charge and details of the idol missing Manickavel in the case of a missing idol will be allowed to go scot free. der. here, doing government jobs, acerbic remarks tended to come in the Assembly House — both the Governor cases to Abhay Kumar Singh, the addi- and the department employees went on The Government has said it and Millions of people had giving votes but are now faced backdrop of the deteriorating chemistry and Chief Minister came nose to nose tional director general of police. The a day’s strike against the arrest. This will do it,” he asserted. migrated to Bengal post with the prospect of being between Nabanna (State secretariat) twice but refused to acknowledge each Supreme Court had asked the shows that the HRCE department itself Talking about the former Independence and particular- evicted. The land deed will and the Raj Bhavan in Bengal with the other’s presence, let alone exchanging Additional Advocate General Balaji is hand in glove with the perpetrators managing director of the UP ly in and around the provide us with some reason to ruling outfit and its senior ministers pleasantries. Srinivasan to request the Madras High of the crime,” said T R Ramesh, presi- Power Corporation Limited war in the wake of claim citizenship,” said middle- regularly attacking the BJP, Central The two constitutional posts have Court to adjourn its proceedings till dent, Temple Worshippers Society. arrested for his alleged role in persecution. aged Nirmal Basak of Bongaon. Government and the Governor for been at loggerheads for the past cou- December 2 when the former is sched- Parthasarathy, an entrepreneur the scam, Aditynath said, “The Banerjee earlier had said The State Government had “running a parallel Government in ple of months with the State Governor uled to hear the plea by Tamil Nadu based in Sreerangam said that the gov- mastermind of the PF scam was that attempts would be made earlier regularized 94 refugee Bengal.” Both the “It’s a federal struc- regularly complaining against the Government. ernment was not comfortable with a favourite officer of the previ- by her Government to regu- colonies which were on state ture. Central and State Government’s Governor’s alleged attempt to interfere The Government of Tamil Nadu, to Manickavel’s investigation as it was ous (SP) Government. Our larise refugee colonies on pri- government land, she said after are elected by the people and have their in the affairs of the State and “running preempt any move by Manickavel to afraid that the probe may reach its own government has put him vate and Government lands — a Cabinet meeting. respective place in the Indian consti- a parallel Government.” seek extension of his tenure as Special doorsteps. behind bars.” PTI , $   "--  6$    %    1  (    58708/* Department Dr. S. Ilayaraja, Deputy  "   ! n a joint operation with Uttar Director of Veterinary Services at IPradesh forest division, five Wildlife SOS said, “Our first pri- sloth bear were seized from ority is the health of the bears and Mumbai: Floral tributes were paid on several others, besides damaging prop- wildlife traffickers and later trans- to provide them intensive veteri- Tuesday to those who laid down their erty worth crores. ferred to the Agra Bear Rescue nary care. Every bear will be sub- lives while fighting Pakistani terrorists The then Anti-Terrorism Squad facility for required medical treat- jected to a detailed veterinary who had attacked Mumbai on this day (ATS) chief , Army ment by Wildlife SoS on Tuesday. health examination.” 11 years ago. Major , According to Wildlife officials, Kartick Satyanarayan, Co- Maharashtra Chief Minister Mumbai’s Additional Police these bear were intended for sale founder and CEO Wildlife SOS Devendra Fadnavis was among the Commissioner , Senior to other middleman by traffickers. said, “The timely intervention by dignitaries who paid homage at the Police Inspector and Surprisingly, organ of bears the enforcement authorities 26/11 police memorial site at Mumbai Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) are used in making of Chinese tra- helped to rescue these bears from Police Gymkhana in south Mumbai. Tukaram Omble were among those ditional medicine. “Bear bile, gall poachers. Sloth bears are targeted “I pay homage to the brave police- killed in the attack. bladders and other body parts are by poachers for their body parts men who fought for Mumbai’s safety The attacks had begun on used in Chinese traditional med- the bears for street performance.” ever following the orders from and to be traded as live animals for and laid down their lives for us on Commissioner Sanjay Barve, and fam- November 26 and lasted till November icine and make the bear a vul- “By the timely rescue of these Chief Wildlife Wardens of street performance. Poachers take 26/11. We are proud of them and we ily members of the policemen who lost 29. The Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj nerable target for this reason,” said bears, they have been saved from and Uttar Pradesh advantage of porous internation- will strive hard for the safety and secu- their lives during the attacks were also Terminus, the Oberoi Trident, the Taj a member of rescue team. trafficking and a lifetime of tor- Forest Departments, the bears al borders to move wildlife con- rity of our state,” Fadnavis said. present during the ceremony. Mahal Hotel, Leopold Cafe, Cama Elaborating the condition of ture,” he added. have been transferred to the 165 traband and live animals across & Governor On November 26, 2008, 10 Hospital and the Nariman House these animals, an official said Initially these bears were acre Agra Bear Rescue Facility, the conceal themselves in remote also paid tributes to the martyrs. Pakistani terrorists arrived by sea Jewish community centre, now that the offenders had also placed under largest bear rehabilitation center areas. Sloth bears are a vulnerable State Chief Secretary Ajoy Mehta, route and opened fire indiscrimi- renamed Nariman Light House, were smashed the teeth of the bears temporary care and treatment in the world for this species, run species and poaching species from Director General of Police Subodh nately at people killing 166, including some of the places targeted by the ter- with metal rods and mutilated the initially at Bhagwan Birsa by Wildlife SOS in collaboration the wild severely impacts the wild Kumar Jaiswal, 18 security personnel, and injuring rorists. PTI muzzles to insert a rope to train Zoological Park in Ranchi how- with Uttar Pradesh Forest population.”    !"#$"%&'  ) =       ./'0%+   $               '    . 3 the report the police has not issued a detailed newly elected Vice incident report.   AChairman of the Block Official sources   #   Development Council, Dooru said, “Sheikh Zahoor, along with an employee of the an employee of the agri-   ->*5.".><. 3 hurt their sentiments but they will New Delhi: Train services in the Srinagar-Banihal section Agriculture Department were culture department and not be tolerated, an official of Kashmir Valley has resumed fully, more than three both killed while four others Syed Rafiq, Vice ammu & Kashmir Lieutenant spokesperson said. months after it was suspended due to security reasons, the received injuries in a major ter- Chairman of Block JGovernor GC Murmu on He said that the perpetrators railways said on Tuesday. A limited passenger service of ror strike, aimed at derailing Development Council, Tuesday asked the police chief to of the heinous act will not be two pairs of Trains between Srinagar-Baramulla was start- flagship program ‘Back to Dooru were killed in strengthen security of shrines spared and shall be brought to jus- ed between 10 am to 3 pm with effect from November 12. Village’ of Rural Development the terror attack while across the Union Territory fol- tice, he added. Later, two more pairs of train services were allowed to oper- Department in Anantnag dis- four others received lowing an attack on the Dargah of Police have registered a case ate between Srinagar and Banihal from November 17. trict on Tuesday. injuries”. Mir Syed Mohammad Hamdani in and launched a manhunt to nab Sixteen services are presently running in the Valley, In a second grenade attack, In Srinagar, large Tral area of south Kashmir. the culprits, the spokesperson the railways said, adding the duration of train services have which took place outside one of number of people were The Sufi shrine, adjacent to a said. been increased from five hours to nine hours -- 8 am to the gates of Kashmir University standing near Sir Syed local mosque at Kounsarbal Murmu has appealed to the 5 pm. Further, the Srinagar-Banihal section has been in Srinagar, at least five civilians gate of Kashmir (Krusbal) Mohalla in the Old Tral people to maintain peace and restored to its normal speed of 100 kmph. The resump- received injuries while panic University on Tuesday Township, was allegedly set ablaze calm and not get swayed by tion of services came after days of trial runs. stricken local shopkeepers ing terrorists late Monday sarpanches and several gov- morning when the grenade by miscreants on the intervening rumours. “The Railways has restored train services to benefit downed their shutters after the evening. ernment employees were attack around 1.10 p.m shat- night of November 25-26. The LG has further directed thousands of local commuters to travel by train over the attack. According to police, “In a attending the ‘back to tered window panes of several According to police, the struc- the Director General of Police entire area between Baramulla and Banihal (138 km). The Meanwhile, the joint teams terror incident at Hakura, village’ programme at vehicles and shops in the area. ture was partially damaged and (DGP) to strengthen the security decision to re-start train services in Kashmir Valley was of security forces early Tuesday Anantnag, 2 civilians got seri- Panchayat Ghar in Hakoora In Pulwama, police identi- some window panes and matting of shrines across J&K. taken after due security audits and assurance by morning recovered another ously injured who later on area of Anantnag when terror- fied the two terrorists killed in were charred by the time the fire He has also asked the Government Railway Police, Jammu and Kashmir,” the rail- dead body of a slain terrorist succumbed to their injuries on ists lobbed grenades to target the encounter as Irfan Ahmad was put out. Divisional Commissioner of ways said. Train services in the Valley were suspended on from the encounter site in Tuesday”. them”. Sheikh & Irfan Ahmad Rather. Condemning the attack by Kashmir to take immediate mea- August 3, ahead of the Centre’s decision to abrogate spe- Pulwama. The encounter took Official sources claimed, Local reports claimed, fir- They were both affiliated with calling it “cowardly”, the LG said sures to restore the vandalised Sufi cial status to Jammu and Kashmir given under Article 370 place between the joint teams “large number of local vil- ing was also reported in the proscribed terror outfit Hizbul such acts are designed to arouse shrine to its original pristine con- of the Constitution and divide it into two Union territo- of security forces and the hid- lagers along with panches and area but till the time of filing Mujahideen. passion among the people and dition, the official said. ries. PTI       --      Desai reached here early Tuesday Supreme Court lifted the ban that pre- $ #   along with five others to proceed to the vented women and girls between the age nding an over 12-hour-long standoff Sabarimala temple to offer prayers. of 10 and 50 from entering the famous Ewith devotees opposing the entry of She had announced that she would shrine. women in the menstrual age group into leave Kerala only after visiting Sabarimala. Scripting history, Ammini and '  &  Sabarimala temple, a team of gender The Kerala government dubbed Kanakadurga were the two women rights activists led by Trupti Desai on Desai’s attempt to visit Sabarimala as a activists who had offered prayers at the   -.4.>* ./.C8>D Tuesday night called off their decision to “conspiracy”. Sabarimala Ayyappa temple in January fol- visit the hill shrine of Lord Ayyappa. As soon as the team of activists land- lowing the apex court order of September leven Sabarimala pilgrims were injured, Desai announced the decision to go ed at the airport here, they went to the city last year. Esix of them seriously, early on Tuesday back to Maharashtra after police, citing police commissionerate seeking protection Reacting cautiously, the CPI(M)-led when a tree fell on them as they were pass- security reasons,denied them protection to proceed to the hill shrine. LDF Government condemned the attack ing through the Marakootam- amid protests by devotees, members of a However, police declined to grant pro- on Ammini but made it clear that no Chandranandana route, police said.The right wing outfit and BJP here, against tection to them, citing the recent Supreme women in the age group of 10 and 50 incident occured around 2 am this morn- their entry into the shrine. Court decision to review its 2018 order would be given police protection to climb ing, they said. It is not clear if the pilgrims We had discussions with the police permitting women in all age groups into the holy hills unless they get an order from were returning after the darshan. officers of the Kochi police commission- Sabarimala. the Supreme Court in this regard. The tree fell due to strong winds in the erate. Police told us that there is a threat A large number of Ayyappa devotees, of the office of the commissioner to take general hospital here, has been discharged Kerala Devaswom Minister area. to our life and will be insecure here. activists of the BJP and Sabarimala Karma some papers from their vehicle, police after treatment, her lawyer said. Kadakampally Surendran alleged con- Following the incident, electric and So we decided to go back but we will Samiti gathered outside the commission- sources said. The agitators ended the protest fol- spiracy behind Desai’s decision to visit telephone cables got snapped. return to Sabarimala. We will continue our erate chanting ‘’Ayyappa Saranam’’ mantras Visuals aired by TV channels showed lowing assurances from police officials that Sabarimala. With help from the emergency opera- fight,” Desai told reporters. protesting against Desai’s visit. her being attacked. The man identified as the women activists would not be given “The government suspects a conspir- tions team, NDRF, the branches were She also condemned the attack on Activist from Kerala, Bindu Ammini, Srinath Padmanabhan has been arrested, protection to visit the temple. acy behind Trupti Desai’s decision to go removed and the injured were rushed to activist Bindu Ammini, allegedly by a who had joined Desai’s team at the airport, police said. He has been charged with a The -based Desai had made an to Sabarimala. She has come from Pune, Pamba hospital. At least six people have Hindu right wing activist outside the office was attacked by a right wing group mem- non-bailable offence, they added. unsuccessful attempt to enter the temple a stronghold of the RSS and the BJP,” the been referred to Kottayam Medical college of the commissionerate. ber using pepper spray when she came out Ammini, who was admitted to the in November last year, weeks after the Minister told reporters at Thalassery. hospital, police said.   "$ 1   ,! %  ) .3   %   !(   2$$$   3(   ( (     .!3 !7 ( Patna: The Bihar Assembly on During the debate on the The tenure for the scheme Tuesday passed two Bills amid taxation disputes resolution can also be extended by anoth-  $   / 4.* E/, *,/ .#  4 din by Opposition members bill, Deputy Chief Minister er three months by the state .)#)F 0/  over the demand for a resolu- Sushil Kumar Modi said that government, he said, adding .), ""). )",/ tion to prevent the implemen- the government has brought that around half a dozen states ,@@,9/,0,+//# ',, tation of the National Register out a ‘One Time Settlement’ including West Bengal, Kerala, of Citizens (NRC) in the State. (OTS) scheme for resolution of Harayana and have   *>3.*C.D The two Bills passed were all pending cases under old tax already come out with such Bihar Goods and Services Tax laws/statutes which were in programme. SRO chief K Sivan on (Amendment) Bill, 2019 and force before the introduction of Speaking on the another ITuesday offered prayers at Bihar Taxation Disputes Goods and Services Tax (GST). bill, the deputy chief minister this famous hill shrine here, a Resolution Bill, 2019. The GST was implement- said it proposes to increase the day ahead of the launch of Opposition members con- ed on July 1, 2017 in the coun- threshold limit from 20 lakh India’s imaging satellite, CAR- tinued with sloganeering all try. Cases relating to sales tax, to  40 lakh for getting traders TOSAT-3. through the proceedings that electricity duty, luxury, enter- registered under GST Act.   =08>.4.0 A release from the Chief ISRO is all set to launch the lasted for 30 minutes in the tainment and advertisement Furnishing “Aadhaar” number Minister’s office said the earth imaging and mapping post lunch session and the tax, entry tax and others can be has been made mandatory for mployees of the Telangana Telangana cabinet would meet satellite CARTOSAT-3 along bills were passed before resolved under the OTS registration and a provision has EState Road Transport on November 28 and 29 here to with 13 other nano-satellites Speaker Vijay Kumar scheme which will be in force also been made to acquire the Corporation were allegedly discuss issues relating to RTC from the US, from Sriharikota Choudhary adjourned the for three months, said Modi, same from traders who have turned away by officials and employees and others. on Wednesday. House till 11 am on who also holds the finance already been registered under police on Tuesday when they The Government’s Sivan offered prayers to the Wednesday. portfolio. the Act, he said. PTI reached bus depots to resume announcement came a day presiding deity of Lord work, a day after they called off after the TSRTC employees’ Venkateswara at Tirumala here. their 52-day-long strike. unions called off their two- Later, speaking to reporters Emotional scenes were wit- month old strike on Monday. here, Sivan said Chandrayaan- 1( (   ( % nessed at some places as “The two-day Cabinet 2 Orbiter was doing well and women employees started cry- meeting will discuss at length sending a lot of information ($       ing after they were not allowed on the measures to be taken to about the Moon. Lander to rejoin duty and police sent end the RTC impasse in the ‘Vikram’ from Chandrayaan-2 them away. state,” it said. had crashlanded while attempt-  %      We are finding it difficult The RTC said in a release ing a soft landing on the lunar to pay school and college fees that it was trying, not only to surface on September 7.   .".>./.<.*J.7/ clashes. (of children), a weeping woman improve alternative measures The ninth and “final” conductor told reporters. for passengers, but continue ru refugees lodged in relief round of the repatriation We appeal to the CM sir to work in offices with limited Bcamps in Tripura have process of the Bru refugees will take us back for duty, another staff. urged the Centre to restart its come to an end on November woman conductor said. The release said 6,475 subsistence allowances, days 30.The Mizoram Bru Police said hundreds of buses were operated with before the Tripura Displaced People’s Forum employees, including scores 11,055 temporary staff in 11 Government puts an end to (MBDPF), in a communica- of women employees, were regions of the Corporation. the free ration supply to the tion to the Centre on Monday, taken into preventive custody Congress MPs from displaced people. demanded resumption of the near bus depots in various dis- Telangana N Uttam Kumar The Ministry of Home subsistence allowances. tricts across the State on Reddy,who is state Congress Affairs (MHA) had discon- The displaced Brus would Tuesday. president, Komatireddy tinued its allowances, includ- not agree to be repatriated to Security was tightened near Venkata Reddy and A ing ration supplies and cash Mizoram “until and unless bus depots and bus stands in Revanth Reddy on Tuesday dole, to the Bru refugees from their small and simple the state to prevent any unto- expressed deep anguish and September 30. demands are fulfilled,” the ward incidents, they said. agony at the inhuman manner However, following claims MBDPF said in a letter to A P RTC officials were not in which RTC employees of starvation deaths of six Maheshawari, Special immediately available for com- are being treated by Chief people in the refugee camps Secretary (Internal Security), ment on the situation following Minister K. Chandrasekhar and over a week-long road Ministry of Home Affairs. the strike’s withdrawal. Rao.” blockade by the displaced families, the state govern- ment decided upon provid- ing free ration to them ear- lier this month. “The Tripura govern- ment would supply the free ration to the Brus till November 30 and it is unclear whether it will be continued beyond that date,” official sources said. Altogether 4,447 dis- placed Bru families, lodged in relief camps at Kanchanpur and Panisagar sub-divisions of North Tripura district, are scheduled to return to neigh- bouring Mizoram from where they started fleeing since 1997 following ethnic    !"#$"%&' 0 )  6' ",(6!(-  !<   ;0  ,!<  <  ,1 +.)  ##+&- ,  /   !         +  #      %  #    $   ' !              :    Q   6!! #    - - .,     ,,          (      9     +  $  ; +$<    $      ,  , , ,           -6$ "                       "        8  $        )    (  -6$ +  9    :      =>                      (       $    :                8 8                ,                *   9   here is now heightened awareness on the crucial need for the world              S      ( to take action against human-                  #   induced climate change. This                    :  includes initiatives by TGovernments, businesses, civil society and,                     ( in general, the public at large. It was in 2011     S       (  $    that the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate -6$                7 Change (IPCC) brought out a special report      .  0              on Managing the Risks of Extreme Events and Disasters to Advance Climate Change                    ( Adaptation, which altered perceptions about   ( (,     -   S          ( climate change. The public then understood                   # -6$ and associated with climate change, the increase in frequency and intensity of extreme                   events all over the world. While national    :                 ,S Governments have the prime responsibility   8          .  8        for action under the Paris Agreement, there is also a need for regional initiatives.     . + ( +$         There are, no doubt, universal efforts on -6$              P   Q    $  S mitigating the emissions of greenhouse !               ,      gases (GHGs) and carbon dioxide in partic- ular. But some of the fundamental changes $                   that would be required to minimise the risks    ,     ?@ 90           from the impacts of climate change in the vers of these conflicts such as from the landmass of South under the United Nations  +9   .             future are not fully understood. Pope Francis poverty and economic shocks. Asia, for the present, we may Framework Convention on in his message on the “World Day of Prayer South Asia could see an increase include them in separate efforts Climate Change (UNFCCC) for  :  #       %          ( for the Care of Creation” stated: “It is also a in these unfortunate trends. involving adaptation and miti- “common but differentiated     /   3 9  %    P, ( season to reflect on our lifestyles and how South Asia has a shared cul- gation initiatives. As yet in responsibilities”, whereby the his-          Q           our daily decisions about food, consumption, ture and history and high vulner- South Asia, the spirit of coop- torically high emitters of GHGs transportation, use of water, energy and ability to climate change impacts. eration even on issues of com- are required to do much more in      #       %          many other material goods can often be If we take only the landmass mon concern has been largely mitigating their emissions than    AB      )  -6$        ( thoughtless and harmful. Too many of us act extending from Afghanistan to 1.58 missing. Given the high densi- those nations, which are on the                 /   8 S like tyrants with regard to creation.” the southern tip of India, exclud- /8.08>-*6) ty of the population in this threshold of development.                Lifestyles, unfortunately, across the globe, ing Sri Lanka and the Maldives, region, the large number of There is also a rationale for in both developed and developing countries, this landmass is home to around -63.-*.>*-8 human beings exposed to cli- the developed nations to pro- ,            -6$      ( are being directed towards a monoculture of 1.75 billion people. .46B813>>85 mate change impacts is perhaps vide financial resources to help         ,           excessive consumerism and escalating gen- Regional impacts of climate higher than in any other region developing countries as part of                   ( eration of waste. There are societies which are change, which are rapidly on the 85-*65-.50 of the world. collective action to deal with cli- ignoring their own historical and cultural increase, show that a decline in South Asia has suffered mate change. Unfortunately,             # .     8  roots, blindly embracing the lifestyles estab- wheat productivity would vary 6/**1./ grievously from terrorism, the principles behind these         9        3 lished in the developed world, particularly in from seven per cent for a 1.5oC 0*))8>8518-6 which has been fostered by demands have been forgotten by #            #     the US. There is a growing need for societies increase in temperature to 24 per some countries as a part of the developed countries. The to look within, pursue culturally consistent cent at 3oC. South Asia is vulner- -8>B88 Government policy. It should be nations of South Asia could       (     )       ( lifestyles through opportunities for cooper- able to extreme events, the fre- *58>8--6) obvious that carrying on the das- raise their collective voice for                  ( ation among countries, which face similar quency and intensity of which is 8*>675 tardly practice of terrorism also projects to be funded by the         8      (     problems as a result of climate change. increasing. These would affect results in serious and long-term industrialised nations. Nature does not recognise geographical human health, security, liveli- 08>*B80 dangers for countries that breed South Asia, with its excel-        +           boundaries. While sharing common cultur- hoods and poverty. and support terrorism. If they lent insolation and wind ener-         # +              al and geographical features, several nations The IPCC identified an 63/.*65- are serious about the welfare of gy potential, would be in a         +      .   fail to see the common good in working increase in heat waves, heavy rain, 7*1763/048 their people, they have to move unique position to collaborate together to meet the serious challenge of cli- floods and droughts, some of from terrorism to terra-ism. both in scientific and econom-               8    mate change. South Asia is one such region, which would lead to an increase 8R6-80 There are, unfortunately, ic terms across national bound-                    which ignores this reality, leading to a neglect in diarrhoeal disease, dengue *51>8.-*5"/=6 serious political differences aries. Can the leadership of 8      ,             ( of poverty, which would be exacerbated with fever and malaria. The monsoon, among some of the countries of South Asia rise above current the impacts of climate change. which provides the bulk of water 8">67*5" the region but given the com- tensions and political differences                      - The IPCC clearly stated in its fifth supply for this region, will see mon challenge of climate to serve the interests of their                     assessment report, “Climate change will future increase in precipitation * .1-6) change, perhaps rising above own deprived populations, +$    8  $        $    ( amplify existing risks and create new risks for extremes and in contrast a decline 1/* .8 hostile and contentious issue which would be exposed natural and human systems. Risks are in productivity of rainfed agricul- through a programme of mutu- increasingly to the growing                 C     unevenly distributed and are generally greater ture in semi-arid areas. A large 1.5"8S ally beneficial action would be impacts of climate change?        -6$         for disadvantaged people and communities part of the population in the in the interest of all. Such an ini- Perhaps as a beginning, this sub-  +$                     ( at all levels of development.” It also stated that countries of South Asia lives in tiative should include adaptation ject could be a serious area of                    climate change is projected to increase dis- low-lying coastal zones and flood measures in Afghanistan, research and advocacy at the placement of people and some would “expe- plains, which leaves them vulner- Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, recently established South Asian        8   $           rience higher exposure to extreme weather able to sea level rise. Nepal and Pakistan and cost- University.                   C D  events, particularly in the developing coun- Since island States like Sri effective mitigation measures. (The writer is former chair-    :                tries with low income” along with increased Lanka and the Maldives face Developing country negotia- man, Intergovernmental Panel risks of violent conflicts resulting from dri- problems somewhat different tors have argued for several years on Climate Change, 2002-15) )    $  &   >  8   *    7O,  4.$#R       $# 1       ,   ,,    N  O O 1  :          !!!7   !*O    #   5   $   ,  ,  ,  O  4O              , !    ! ,  ,!   ! ) *    (  ( !  .) / A/,  E .) / , .." )            K>5 K.   K" >   K> -,-           +    (          ,           " (           (         &    >&             spending enormous resources,           (     the exercise is being considered   -   +     ( ( unsatisfactory by the very people           Sir — As we witnessed the 4C4D 0 who undertook it. When Shah unfolding of drama and dilem- ) ,,: proclaims that no person, no           ( mas in the formation of a govern- 7 ,   matter what their religion, needs      .            ment in Maharashtra, we must -  1    :   "  to be afraid, one wonders if                 +  /  ponder over BR Ambedkar’s pre-     ,, ,: these assurances are akin to the scient words on the adoption of :   !     Centre’s repeated declarations +  0            P  Q emergency provisions such as       "    that the situation in the Kashmir $      (             +S the President’s Rule. He stated 5 1,C51D:--:1, Valley is “normal.”                 -  that “every part of the  !7     The NRC exercise in Assam Constitution” could be abused for  ,   has led to the installation of +                +  political purposes. 2     : detention camps for alleged ille-              S       It is pointless to talk of moral- 1 ! gal migrants. The eventual cre- $   3                   ity, Constitutional values and    , 1          : ation of concentration camps  , ,    :           4               gubernatorial excess when none like those in Nazi does of the players involved in the   , ,  :     !- ,  not seem impossible. There, the +S    4     +      %  ( month-long drama showed any ! 4,  : :    ,! segregation began with the                   +S concern for the very same prin- , ,,   ,  Government demanding that all -   ! ,               ciples and proprieties. ,!,      Jewish people register their assets It was a naked power game exceeding a certain limit with                    # where all parties played their authorities. At that time, such ) *               5 6S   cards well. Dilly-dallying, delib- Minister’s idea of compiling a final list. These administrative     acts had been carried out under /   ) *          +      erate dalliance or deft design — nationwide National Register of flaws need to be addressed first. the guise of nationalism. put it in any way —proves the Citizens (NRC) has its merits, one While some argue that Considering the rise of Hindutva          7    $  S !   + old adage that politics is an art is not sure whether the exercise refugees and illegal migrants can Sir — Union Home Minister and the enthusiasm for the imple- 5S                  of improbabilities and impossi- will actually help in identifying be a financial burden on a coun- Amit Shah’s proposition of updat- mentation of the NRC, one won- + $   +        #  8"  ( bilities. illegal immigrants. try, the process of identifying ing the National Register of ders if atrocities similar to those J Akshobhaya The implementation of the them must not jeopardise the Citizens (NRC) in Assam has of the Third Reich’s might be   )              5     ( Mysuru NRC in Assam has already raised rights of the Indian citizens. The finally been welcomed by repeated here.       +               ( questions about the Government’s situation in Assam should be a Himanta Biswa Sarma, the Bidyut Kumar Chatterjee       )        +        competence. Over 19 lakh people, lesson for the Government to Finance Minister of the State, on Faridabad many of whose families have exercise caution. the basis that there are shortcom-   P9 *Q          -      been living in Assam for gener- NR Ramachandran ings in the final list as of now. It ( $ 4      (  #S     +     Sir — Although the Home ations, were excluded from the is disheartening to see that after " // ./,*, G9"-A,9    !"#$"%&'  *!)! ? 6' ",(6!(- & 7- 7 + - &  5'       $5   $ P    $     $4   (#7(+((  $     5   '        '     ' 5         $       I  J- *  L    '  L '     '        $ $      , 6     $!   

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These ben-               #   ( efits can be categorised into four sections:           ,      ( Financial performance; leveraging talent; reflect-                   ing the marketplace and building reputation; 4              8  increasing innovation and group performance. +                   S Women evaluate information differently,                  9   have a capability to deal with risk effectively and have different insights into consumer behaviour +  9    :     +  9  $ when compared to men. This is particularly true         "           of industries where women are the primary pur-       9          chasing agents and their perspective leads to #          %    9   improved decision-making.              -6$  After all, women drive 70-80 per cent of all                      consumer purchases through their buying power  8  ,               and influence. In addition, women exhibit high-                  ( er levels of trustworthiness and cooperation. Not     -  6     C only do they better address the concerns of cus- 8    8 8           tomers, employees, shareholders and the local community, they also tend to focus on long-term               priorities, thus improving boardroom dynamics.                 - S Having at least one women director on board           -6$           makes a significant contribution to corporate gov- human capital which can be defined as 100 since the 1980s is that significant- ent from their male peers in terms of         "           ernance, with several studies showing increase a combination of human resources, i.e. ly more women than men, have titles, professional background, with more :  +$     $        in attendance at meetings and improvement in the knowledge and skills embodied in whether academic, aristocratic, civic or male directors with career experience                Corporate Social Responsibility ratings. people, acquired over a number of years political. There is also a preference in in traditional “masculine” sectors where            $      Apart from this, women directors serve as 7858806 and the outcomes of the development the US for “branded women” directors, men comprise the majority of those        ;           role models and therefore, improve female G38-*65 of these human resources, through including those with a degree from Ivy employed, such as and sci- employees’ performance and boost the firms’ 63>-8/B8-6 career experience, learning and special- League universities, which signals ence.         <          International work experience:                   image and reputation. Several rating agencies and 8R. *58*) isation. Each director brings a unique upper-class status to senior managers. investment funds use the extent of gender set of human capital resources to the The same could be said for the repu- Given recent trends in globalisation and    $        76 85.B8 diversity as one of their investment criteria. A ).*/806 board. Research on top management tational capital value of degrees from the increasing numbers of cross-nation- :    +            study by Boston Consulting Group and Technical teams shows that managers’ pre-exist- Oxford and Cambridge universities in al mergers and acquisitions of many                    University of Munich also found that presence .113 3/.8 ing knowledge systems and repertoire the UK, which are well-represented in large corporations, it is expected that #              9   of women in management teams can increase -3))*1*85 of skills are derived from prior profes- the higher echelons of business and international experience will play an %  S     "    $  S   innovation significantly. >8/8B.53 .5 sional experiences, which help explain Government. Another facet of reputa- increasingly important role as directors 4               ( Finally, from the standpoint of public poli- 1.*./S*)56 and predict managerial inclinations, tional capital is the extent to which are being asked to monitor, govern and                 cy, gender diversity is an important social value 857. strategic choices, biases, and accom- directors appear in the Press and in advise on corporate activities and            8      and one that is consistent with equality. -8-.>848*5" plishments. directories of well-known people. As opportunities across a range of coun- Notwithstanding these benefits, women still find .856 Here are some of the variables: role models, these high-profile women tries and different national and business    9      8        Director education and experience:            ,  S  "  it hard to reach the top. Globally, one-third of 85163>."8 often make speeches or are featured in cultures. businesses still do not have women in senior the Press, so their names are likely to International experience is regard-                 8*>">67 Human capital investment in education management roles. At this pace, women will not .50 and particularly advanced education is be picked up by internet search engines ed as highly developmental as it builds                reach parity with men until 2060. a starting point for development of such as Google. on and integrates other related human               C 0  In its most literal form, diversity is defined 08B8/6 85*5 independent thinking, a key facet of Previous experience: Previously, capital management experience                ( as “differences” and it becomes a purposeful, .56>".5*-.*65 role requirements for non-executive women were more likely to work part- acquired in the home environment.               strategic direction once these differences are val- .50 .88 directors. It is evident that minority time or to settle for lower paid but con- However, it may be more difficult or less                ued. On boards, diversity brings together indi- .1G3*>8 groups can gain public and objective venient jobs, and hence would be less attractive for women to acquire this             :         ( viduals with different backgrounds and a num- >8/8B.5 credentials through education, partic- likely to participate in on-the-job train- form of human capital as traditionally             (       ( ber of benefits, including new ideas, better com- 8R8>*85186 ularly postgraduate qualifications, ing for more senior roles, as neither they men are more internationally geo-                 ( munication, debate and corporate governance 486546.>0- thereby levelling the playing field and nor their employers would gain a rea- graphically mobile than women.                 processes. Studies have shown that compared to .50165>*438 compensating for the effects of any dis- sonable return on the investment in Human capital theory leads us to                  homogeneous groups, diverse groups exhibit 8.5*5")3//=S crimination and subjective bias in training. But in recent times, women expect that directors’ appointments are increased information search and a greater selection and promotion. Educational have invested in education, and adopt- based, in part, on the human capital         range of perspectives. Further, they generate more qualifications are valued by the public ed a lifetime work pattern similar to that (knowledge, skills, experience) they can .          $       ( alternative solutions to problems. and employers can then benefit from of men. So today’s women workers are provide to the firms. Women have been    "         $  Understanding the importance and relevance the expertise and credibility of the edu- acquiring more senior-level experience present in the full-time workforce for 9   " +           of promoting gender diversity in the true sense cational human capital of their staff and than did previous generations and many years now. Hence, proper steps            #      in Indian corporate boards, it is critical to eval- directors. inequalities such as the gender pay gap need to be taken to ensure that women             (  %       uate what it takes to reach the board, that is, the Reputation: Reputation is associ- are reducing, albeit slowly. are not absent from corporate board-                 human and social capital that help women reach ated with human capital derived from Hence all directors are expected to rooms and are not being used as                (  apex positions. Gender diversity in the board- investments in education and other vis- have successful and relevant career tokens when they are present there. We     S         room is an issue that has received increased atten- ible individual attributes that stand as experiences in their sectors and profes- need to question ourselves to examine          ; 8 ( +$(+  ( tion both in academia and in the popular Press proxies for the actual capabilities of the sions before their appointment. if women have failed to accumulate suf- during the last decade. Studies concerning the person. Individuals gaining director- However, given that women are often ficient relevant human capital? If not,     < -        practice have been conducted in a number of ships are likely to have acquired repu- more attracted to public and not-for- then what steps are being taken to 3         9       countries, including the United States (US), tational capital that signals competence profit sector careers, it is also expect- encourage their growth and develop- 9  S   P Q            Canada, the United Kingdom (UK), , New and reduced risk to the beholders who ed that women directors’ work experi- ment in an organisation and make them ;         Zealand, Australia, Spain, Jordan, Tunisia, use their social networks to select and ence human capital would be biased in acquire relevant experience to be on           Denmark, Iceland and Norway. appoint new directors. A noticeable fac- favour of those sectors, in contrast to boards and contribute meaningfully?      ! < From a resource perspective, the board mem- tor in the profile of women directors in their male peers. The human capital of (The writer is Assistant Professor, bers’ contributions are typically based on their the Financial Times Stock Exchange women directors could also be differ- Amity University) *      7                             &' @

interviewed many former student lead- the venture soon collapsed on itself. ban on all political activities on cam- Blood & Rage, Michael Burleigh writes eventually rendered traditional 20th- ers, most of whom became successful Violence between student groups puses. Indeed, by the early 2000s, the that one of the reasons behind the rise century student politics obsolete. politicians and journalists. Almost all had become pandemic in the 1980s. violence had greatly receded. But, of student activism in the 1960s was that Yet, in Pakistan — from 2007 of them lamented that the 1984 ban And when it flared up again after the again, the reasons were far more com- a large number of middle and lower- onwards — and also in many other negatively impacted the quality of 1989 revival of student unions, a 1992 plex than simply the restriction or middle-class men and women had countries, there is once again a clear political leadership and participation. petition against their restoration was restoration of student unions. Privately- begun to enrol in colleges and univer- feeling of restlessness among the youth. They said that at least two generations accepted by the Supreme Court and in owned (and apolitical) colleges and uni- sities after the end of World War-II. Indeed, one can explain this as govern- 58746>5- 3-   of Pakistanis lost touch with how 1993 it banned all political activity on versities had swelled and State-owned According to Burleigh, although ments and educational institutions are 560*8*5.*/- democracy worked and what it stood campuses. But whereas there had been ones had become pale reflections of most European countries, the US and once again falling short of accommo- n October, protests erupted on the for when activities like electoral cam- violent protests by student groups themselves. The memory of student many new post-colonial realms in dating the changing socio-political 8 campus of the Balochistan paigning, participating in polls and against the 1984 ban, none took place politics being just about violence entire- Asia and Africa enjoyed economic needs of another generation. But those   IUniversity. Even though the protests negotiating better academic and recre- in 1993. One of the reasons for this was ly drowned the fact that, till the late booms of one kind or the other in the looking to revive organised student pol-  ,  were against the alleged harassment of ational facilities through student unions, the erosion of the traditional forms of 1970s, it had been a vibrant democra- 1960s, their colleges and universities itics will have to apply brand new strate-  !)  some students by the university’s were outlawed. Thus, generally speak- student politics. This erosion was large- tic cornerstone on campuses. were not able to accommodate such a gies and offer newer models instead of administration, the renewal of student ing, those demanding a revival of stu- ly triggered by a new reality, in which Another reason for the attrition of large influx of students. This created the ones that have become obsolete due    unions also became one of the dent unions in this context, have a con- young people were increasingly opting traditional student politics was the grad- numerous logistical and administrative to the reasons already discussed.    demands. Recently, various youth vincing case which can be favourably for privately-owned universities where- ual disinterest of mainstream political problems that left students feeling dis- Whatever the newness in this context  ! $+ activists in Punjab and Sindh have argued with some compelling evi- as much of the country’s customary stu- parties, that had founded and funded gruntled and angry. is, or can be, it will have to get the atten- 1 raised similar demands, with a solidar- dence. However, it is equally important dent politics had been centred in State- a majority of student outfits. With the Burleigh writes that many students tion of mainstream centres of power.  . ity march being planned on November to understand that the nature of student owned educational institutions. declining influence of conventional stu- channelled this anger through radical And, on a lighter note, it cannot sim- 29. politics that culminated in a ban in 1984 Those against the ban on student dent politics, the parties simply began political ideologies, mainly those of the ply rely on the many meaningless new 7   What’s more, Sindh’s ruling party, was largely a Cold War phenomenon. unions had argued that the violence that to use their student groups as props to Left. By the 1970s, and due to the grad- buzzwords that have been flying from  , , the PPP moved a resolution to restore It cannot be reactivated in its original had engulfed campus politics in the be exhibited at rallies, instead of being ual disillusionment towards Left-lean- left to right (and vice versa) on social  , student unions and this was adopted by shape in today’s changed scenario. For 1980s, had been largely due to Zia’s dic- their electoral extensions on campus- ing ideas, similar feelings of disgruntle- media; and/or terms that have actual-    , the Assembly on November 5. Student example, many forget that the ban was tatorship and (after 1984) due to the es. The fact is, the decline of student pol- ment began to be expressed through ly trivialised even the most urgent and unions were banned in Pakistan by the repealed in January 1989 by the first curbing of the students’ democratic itics in Pakistan was part of a univer- rightest gesticulations. However, as alarming issues. They have simply  ,  ! General Zia dictatorship through Benazir Bhutto regime (1988-90). But rights. However, the court observed that sal trend. Student politics and activism conditions in educational institutions “gamified” radicalism. So, the first step 5,     Martial Law Orders in February 1984. despite the fact that elections for stu- the restoration of student unions in had witnessed a peak globally in the became more accommodating, and, in in this context should be to become a 4  ! In his 2009 book Revisiting Student dent unions were successfully held in 1989 had failed to stem violence and it 1960s. But this peak had begun to case of Third World countries, private voice taken seriously, and not just noise. C   D Politics in Pakistan, Iqbal Haider Butt Punjab’s many State-owned universities, could only be checked with a blanket recede from the mid-1970s onwards. In colleges and universities swelled, these (Courtesy, Dawn)    !"#$"%&' - " 

#  "   "   + !1-  &      5    5   3 4.* current fiscal for the fourth   Q $ R #//C .  time.  arket benchmark BSE “Market elevated to a > 4 1  MSensex retreated from its record high coupled with glob- /7C1/7D record high level to close down al cheer on trade deal and )     1 0 by around 68 points on domestic earnings revival 1/7$M:%%:$+%H  Tuesday mainly due to profit expectation. However, volatil- I+. booking in telecom, IT and ity ahead of derivative expiry,   58708/* in Madhya Pradesh.   auto stocks amid growth con- political drama and caution on Sources said the action 1 * !> cerns and evolving political upcoming GDP data led he Government has com- was in line with Prime Minister -   ) drama in Maharashtra. investors to book some profit,” Tpulsorily retired another Narendra Modi’s address to the .<1/7  1  The 30-share index Vinod Nair, Head of Research 21 “corrupt” tax officers in the nation from the ramparts of the .6 !6 6 touched its all-time intra-day at Geojit Financial Services fifth tranche of its crackdown Red Fort when he had said -  --     ! high of 41,120.28 before clos- Rising foreign inflows and on errant officials accused of some black sheep in the tax ing down by 67.93 points or confidence that government corruption and other mal- administration may have mis- '   6%      $ 0.17 per cent at 40,821.30. will address the fiscal gaps practices, finance ministry used their powers and harassed 50 O The broader Nifty of the through divestment can main- sources said. taxpayers, either by targeting  1 * National Stock Exchange also tain the buoyancy in the mar- The Central Board of honest assessees or taking      soared to a new peak of ket, he added. Direct Taxes (CBDT) — the excessive action for minor or    12,132.45 in day trade before “Profit booking was clear- agency that overseas income procedural violations.   50    giving up gains to end lower by towards license fees on adjust- fell by 1.52 per cent, M&M by ly on investors’ radar ahead of and corporate tax collections — “We have recently taken 1  C50 1D  I+ 36.05 points or 0.30 per cent at ed gross revenues (AGR) as 1.67 per cent and Tata Motors expiry and before the crucial compulsorily retired 21 Group the bold step of compulsorily 1 02  12,037.70. well as spectrum usage charge by 1.36 per cent. PowerGrid GDP data due on Friday as B officers of the rank of Income retiring a significant number of ) 6-  Bharti Airtel was the in the latest quarterly results. dropped by 2.26 per cent, Sun investors avoided taking long Tax Officer under tax officials, and we will not tol-  ,! biggest loser among Sensex Key IT stocks TCS and Pharma by 1.75 per cent, positions,” Paras Bothra, Fundamental Rule 56 (J) in the erate this type of behaviour,” he stocks, dropping by 4.34 per Infosys also dropped by 1.6 per Fitch group firm India President of Equity Research, public interest, due to corrup- had said. cent after ICRA downgraded cent and 1.05 per cent, respec- Ratings and Research said that Ashika Stock Broking, com- tion and other charges and CBI More than half of the offi- the long-term rating of the tively, as investors preferred to Indian economy may have mented. Among the gainers, traps, they said. cials retired were those who company due to higher-than- book profits at high levels. slowed for the sixth consecutive ICICI Bank rose 2.26 per cent, Since June, this is the fifth were were arrested by the CBI anticipated provision pertain- HCL Tech fell by 1.29 per quarter in July-September to IndusInd Bank by 1.46 per round of sacking of corrupt tax for allegedly receiving illegal ing to the Supreme Court cent. Auto stocks also declined 4.7 per cent while lowering its cent, Tata Steel by 1.17 per cent officials. With this, 85 officers, gratification. One of them was judgement on dues payable due to growth concerns. Maruti GDP growth forecast for the and ITC by 0.52 per cent. including 64 high ranking tax caught accepting a bribe of officers, have been compulso- 50,000. One official allegedly rily retired. Of the high rank- had over 20 lakh cash in his  # ing officers, 12 were from the bank locker while a Thane +  8%   :3  ;<=>? CBDT. officer had acquired immov- The last round of sacking able and movable assets worth ##     was in September when 15 over 40 lakh in his and his . + -0&-3 (   $  ( /@3A   B0 +!1 Central Board of Indirect Taxes wife’s name, the sources said.      O(-  89:;. +   +# R and Customs (CBIC) — the In June, the Government   $(  $1. $        58708/* ter of the current fiscal would rating agency said in a state- agency that overseas GST and had compulsorily retired 15 ()            mark six consecutive quarters ment. import tax collections — were commissioner-level officials of (   %; Q$$#R ndian economy may have of slowing growth, a first since The revision, it said, compulsorily retired. CBIC on charges of corruption, Islowed for the sixth consec- 2012. This comes despite a became “inevitable as the high- Sources said the officers collecting and giving bribes,   587 08/* utive quarter in July-September recent series of fiscal stimulus, frequency data now suggests retired in the latest round smuggling and even criminal         $ to 4.7 per cent, Fitch group firm including reduction in corpo- that the agency’s estimate of include three in the Mumbai conspiracy.   "# 0 0  .    oogle on Tuesday said India Ratings and Research rate tax rates. 2QFY20 GDP growth coming office of the CBDT and two in Thereafter, the 1 0 B-  00. GIndia is among the top said on Tuesday, as it lowered “India Ratings and in a little higher than 5 per cent adjoining Thane district. Other Government had compulsori-   <,   markets for its ‘Shopping’ fea- GDP growth forecast for cur- Research has revised its GDP is unlikely to hold”. officers sacked were posted in ly retired 12 senior IRS officials  1 *!.   ture and has received strong rent fiscal for the fourth time. growth forecast for FY20 to 5.6 “The new projection sug- Vishakapatnam, Hyderabad, from the Income Tax depart- 00. 1  -!  response from small and The Indian economy per cent. This is the fourth revi- gests that 2QFY20 GDP growth Rajahmundry, Hazaribag in ment over charges of corrup-   *.- O B1 00.! medium businesses that are expanded 5 per cent in April- sion and has come in after the is likely to be 4.7 per cent,” it Bihar, Nagpur in Maharashtra, tion, sexual harassment, dis- using it to connect to more June, its slowest annual pace agency had revised its FY20 said. Second-quarter GDP Rajkot in Gujarat, Jodhpur, proportionate assets under          $ buyers. since 2013. The 4.7 per cent GDP growth forecast only a numbers are likely to be Madhopur, and Bikaner in Rule 56(J) of the Central Civil '", 5)>  In December last year, projection for the second quar- month ago to 6.1 per cent,” the announced on Friday. Rajasthan and Bhopal and Services (Pension) Rules. 1 6, Google had launched ‘Shopping’   1 0 in India to allow users to easily  , filter through offers, review $     G    prices from multiple retailers .1)- %(,(     2AA  " 7 B> $M!%%!$+%H and find products to shop. 1% !#   “We’ve witnessed incredible  " 0 + R  1 *$M momentum since launch of 9-:;<# = 5 %H@H!6-5 "  , Google shopping last year.  (   5)> C1 D      Indian shoppers engage with our  $         3 4.* G    ,! shopping experience more often,   3 4.* Interestingly, it can be and for longer periods of time recalled that within a year of   58708/* ing market. he Indian rupee on Tuesday  $        $ compared to other markets,” eserve Bank deputy gover- the launch of the scheme, the Prior to this change, to Trose by 24 paise to settle at   "# 6 Google Shopping Vice President Rnor MK Jain on Tuesday then Reserve Bank governor ndia’s new liberalised petrol obtain a fuel retailing licence in an over two-week high of 71.50 I+ - Product Management Surojit warned bankers about the Raghuram Rajan had warned Ipump norms require India, a company needed to against the US dollar as persis- . Chatterjee told PTI. growing stress in Mudra loans, of asset quality troubles bub- licensees to set up a minimum invest 2,000 crore in either tent foreign fund inflows and   He added that there are which has crossed more than bling in the scheme but the of 100 outlets with at least hydrocarbon exploration and hopes about US- trade 1 * now over 200 million Rs 3.21 lakh crore RPT crore then finance minister Arun 5 per cent of them in remote production, refining, pipelines logjam breakthrough boosted N1 0O offers available on Google system-wide, and asked them Jaitely had brushed aside the areas. According to a Gazette or liquefied natural gas (LNG) forex market sentiment.   5 Shopping. to monitor such loans closely as concerns. notification detailing the norms terminals. After starting off on a >  2  “We have seen a strong unsustainable credit “Mudra loans are a case in for setting up petrol pumps, the “Any entity seeking autho- stronger note, the domestic 6 4  5 traction, especially for small growth in the sector can risk point. While such a massive licensee would also be required risation for retail marketing unit further strengthened its 0 , !6"  , and medium businesses... clicks the system. push would have lifted many to “install facilities for market- only should have a minimum position tracking a host of 5>  -, -!0 "  , 5 on listings that direct to small Prime Minister Narendra beneficiaries out of poverty, ing at least one new generation net worth of at least 250 crore positive factors. It traded in the >  -!1    ,    and medium business web- Modi had launched the Mudra there has been some concerns alternate fuels like compressed at the time of making the range of 71.49-71.68, before    -!6 5>  sites have increased by 30 per- scheme in April 2015 with at the growing level of non-per- natural gas (CNG), biofuels, application to the central settling at 71.50 a dollar, clock-  ,     cent,” Chatterjee said. much fanfare to offer speedier forming assets among these liquefied natural gas, electric Government,” the notification ing a gain of 24 paise — the 1 *! He added that the compa- credit up to Rs 10 lakh to small borrowers,” Jain told a Sidbi vehicle charging points etc at said. biggest single-day rise since ny is now introducing new businesses which are non- cor- event on microfinance. their proposed retail outlets It fixed the application fee October 17.          $ tools to help businesses connect porate, non-farm small/micro The commercial-banker- within three years at 25 lakh. The rupee gain was further   "#    5 4 1 $M with shoppers easily. enterprises and which nor- turned central banker said of operationalisation of the “The entity needs to set up strengthened by weakening of 5$+%H , *! 0 Through Google My mally do not get bank funds banks need to focus on the said outlet.” at least 100 retail outlets, out of dollar against the key rival 18654-1!-!-!   > ,>=  Business (GMB), any local due to their poor and mostly no repayment capacity at the The government had last which at least 5 per cent of the currencies. The dollar index, /B ., .8 0  retailer can create an online credit rating. These loans are appraisal stage itself and mon- month relaxed norms for set- proposed retail outlets shall be which gauges the greenback’s   *!1 0  store and connect with millions extended by banks, NBFCs, itor loans through the life cycle ting up petrol pumps, allowing set up in the notified remote strength against a basket of six -0   *$M of shoppers searching for prod- RRBs, cooperative banks and of the account much more non-oil companies to market areas within five years of the currencies, fell 0.01 per cent to 5   ucts online. small finance banks. closely. fuel in the world’s fastest grow- grant of authorisation,” it said. 98.31. 1 *!    !"#$"%&' - " 

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" Sebi "prima facie" noted that   58708/* "" 0 ) ) "+ # the firms, apart from holding arkets regulator Sebi on !"" * "! !/ out as investment adviser and ab hailing platform Ola   587 08/* investor along with manage- As part of its decision to MTuesday barred as many ) ,*+) . 0 )+) . research analyst, falsely repre- Con Tuesday said it will ment control. sell its stake in BPCL, the gov- as four entities — 3M Team ) "! -" +)!  sented themselves as regis- soon begin its operations in oody’s Investors Service Moody’s said the review ernment also announced that Research, Samrat Trades, Core tered intermediary on their London and has started Mon Tuesday said it has for downgrade takes into BPCL will also sell its 61.65 Investment and Core Group — !" ),"! )   website to the general public onboarding licensed drivers in placed Bharat Petroleum account the uncertainty with per cent in Numaligarh from carrying out investment ) ) . ","!!  who can deal in various fields the region. Ola had received an Corp Ltd’s rating on review respect to both the support Refinery Ltd to other gov- advisory services till further ".)!  ) of securities markets public. operating licence from for downgrade after the gov- incorporated into BPCL’s rat- ernment-owned oil & gas orders. Similarly, in the matter of Transport for London (TfL) ernment decided to privatise ing as well as its BCA. companies. The entities have been pro- Research, the regulator, prima Samrat Trades, Sebi noted that earlier this year. the country’s second-biggest “Post the government’s “The valuation of the hibited for several reasons, facie, found that entity held the firm's proprietor, Altamash "Ola has begun registering state oil refiner. stake sale, we will not include stake and the use of pro- including providing invest- itself out as portfolio manager, Sheikh had carried out unreg- licenced drivers in London as “The review for down- the two-notch uplift from ceeds from such sale is yet to ment advisory services without provided portfolio manage- istered investment advisory it prepares to launch operations grade follows the government government support in be determined,” Moody’s said. obtaining necessary registra- ment services to clients and services through Proficient in the city...With this, over of India’s decision to sell its BPCL’s rating. This could “The sale will also reduce tion, promising unrealistic charged fee from such ser- Research and prima facie sub- 50,000 licensed drivers will be entire 53.29 per cent stake in result in a downgrade of BPCL’s capital spending as it assured return to investors and vices without obtaining the mitted false information to able to join Ola and provide BPCL and to transfer man- BPCL’s ratings to Ba1, assum- is one of the largest projects providing misleading infor- necessary regulator approval. Sebi while applying for regis- mobility services in London," agement control of the com- ing there are no changes to its BPCL’s bonds, which will that the company is working mation to Sebi while applying It also offered unrealistic tration and concealed the fact a statement said. pany to a strategic buyer,” the fundamental credit profile, require the company to on.” for registration as an invest- returns to its clients. that it was acting as an invest- The Bengaluru-based firm rating agency said in a state- including our assessment of redeem its bonds within 45 BPCL has been operating ment adviser, among others. Regarding Core ment advisor prior to applying had forayed into the UK with ment. liquidity and refinancing risk days of the change of control under government control With regard to 3M Team Investment and Core Group, for registration. operations starting in Cardiff in The ratings placed on which could impact the BCA,” being triggered. and its business strategy has August last year. It has expand- review for downgrade include said Vikas Halan, Moody’s There is no ratings con- been in line with govern- ed across Birmingham, BPCL’s ba1 baseline credit Senior Vice President. dition attached to the put ment policy and objectives. +  $(>? $ Liverpool, Exeter, Reading, assessment, its Baa2 issuer “Our assessment of option for bondholders. A change in ownership Bristol, Bath, Coventry, and rating and Baa2 backed senior BPCL’s credit profile and any “Further, BPCL’s foreign could result in the company Warwick in the UK. unsecured rating for Bharat resultant rating action, post currency bondholders could revising its business strategy "Today, we are inviting the PetroResources Ltd, a sub- the stake sale, will depend on also decide to treat the gov- or financial policies, which $$   !  tens of thousands of PHV dri- sidiary of BPCL. the ability and willingness of ernment stake falling below could have implications for its vers across London to register BPCL’s Baa2 rating incor- the buyer to provide extraor- 50 per cent as an event of standalone profile, it said.   58708/* rupee appreciation and weak against the US dollar in early themselves on the Ola platform, porates its ba1 baseline cred- dinary support to BPCL in the default, which would result in “The review will consid- global prices. The spot rupee trade propelled by foreign cap- as we prepare to launch in the it assessment (BCA), a mea- event of distress, and also the bonds being immediately er the buyer’s credit quality old prices on Tuesday fell was trading around 16 paise ital inflows and gains in domes- city in the coming weeks. We sure of its standalone credit company’s ability to maintain repayable. Any bond redemp- and its willingness to provide Gby Rs 68 to Rs 38,547 per stronger against the dollar dur- tic equity market. have built a robust mobility strength, and a two-notch its standalone credit strength.” tion will significantly increase support to BPCL, BPCL’s 10 gram in the national capital ing the day,” HDFC Securities Silver also fell marginally platform for London which is uplift from expected extraor- Moody’s rating action also BPCL’s refinancing risk,” it business strategy, financial on rupee appreciation and Senior Analyst (Commodities) by Rs 39 to Rs 45,161 per kg fully compliant with TfL's high dinary support from the gov- assumes that BPCL’s status as said. policies, access to liquidity weak demand, according to Tapan Patel said. from Rs 45,200 per kg in the standards," Ola Head of ernment. a government-owned entity in As of November 22, BPCL and capital structure follow- HDFC Securities. The absence of strong previous trade. International Simon Smith said. The Cabinet headed by India will continue until at had USD 2.3 billion (about Rs ing the change in its owner- Gold had closed at Rs demand in physical market In the global market, both He added that the compa- Prime Minister Narendra least the conclusion of the 16,300 crore) of foreign cur- ship and the government’s 38,615 per 10 gram on Monday, kept gold prices under pressure gold and silver were trading flat ny has had constructive con- Modi had on November 20 proposed sale. rency bonds outstanding. plan for reimbursing BPCL it said. in India, he added. at USD 1,455.30 per ounce and versations with the authorities, decided to privatise BPCL by The sale by the govern- The company had cash for the sale of liquified petro- “Spot gold prices for 24 The rupee on Tuesday USD 16.88 per ounce, respec- drivers, and local communities selling the government’s ment will also trigger a and cash equivalents of Rs 970 leum gas at subsidized prices Karat in Delhi fell by Rs 68 on appreciated by 8 paise to 71.66 tively. in London. entire stake to a strategic change of control on some of crore as of September 30. after the stake sale,” it said.   SCRIP OPEN HIgh LOW LTP CHANGE NIFTY 50 12110.20 12132.45 12006.35 12037.70 -36.05 Script Open High Low LTP CEATLTD 970.00 978.40 935.40 943.45 GMRINFRA 20.95 21.80 20.50 20.70 TV18BRDCST 23.85 24.00 23.10 23.20 NATCOPHARM 571.75 573.15 567.00 571.55 ICICIBANK 501.80 517.55 501.00 513.00 15.20 IBULHSGFIN 267.80 281.40 256.50 258.95 AUROPHARMA 444.00 449.70 439.90 445.55 GODREJCP 719.00 726.60 699.65 702.80 ERIS 435.05 436.45 418.35 424.70 KNRCON 236.95 241.90 232.70 236.00 GAIL 122.10 126.10 122.10 125.10 3.00 YESBANK 64.40 67.50 62.55 63.40 UNIONBANK 58.75 59.20 56.70 57.45 GESHIP 310.00 314.45 303.60 313.70 ISEC 310.20 320.70 310.20 314.85 LAURUSLABS 337.70 340.60 334.95 337.15 DRREDDY 2920.25 2975.00 2907.15 2975.00 54.35 ZEEL 340.50 342.45 312.50 319.70 KOTAKBANK 1608.00 1610.45 1592.35 1603.95 PVR 1802.10 1802.15 1747.40 1754.95 PNCINFRA 192.80 196.85 189.40 192.25 SANOFI 6957.95 6993.05 6900.00 6932.30 INDUSINDBK 1495.00 1521.50 1480.50 1519.75 22.90 ICICIBANK 501.80 517.50 500.95 511.10 BEL 108.40 108.75 102.65 103.15 BLISSGVS 140.90 145.70 139.85 142.60 HEIDELBERG 188.70 188.80 185.50 188.20 AEGISLOG 191.00 195.00 188.55 194.35 TATASTEEL 425.00 429.30 416.75 425.30 5.80 SUNPHARMA 463.00 467.45 446.50 450.70 ASIANPAINT 1722.90 1728.30 1687.85 1710.60 SCI 61.75 62.55 60.50 60.85 GLAXO 1663.00 1665.85 1640.00 1646.40 TIINDIA 458.00 466.25 449.00 455.25 YESBANK 64.60 67.50 62.55 64.20 0.45 SBILIFE 956.00 978.00 938.30 962.00 TATAELXSI 800.00 825.35 792.00 796.25 ABBOTINDIA 12754.95 12813.35 12484.40 12600.45 BAJAJELEC 335.00 344.45 333.00 339.65 JSL 40.00 40.10 37.45 37.65 NESTLEIND 14398.85 14600.00 14225.45 14580.00 93.20 HDFCAMC 3630.00 3688.95 3439.90 3593.60 DMART 1844.00 1848.35 1755.60 1781.90 PERSISTENT 672.00 686.80 656.90 678.90 CUMMINSIND 568.75 572.20 564.00 566.10 FLFL 464.00 464.00 411.45 418.55 BRITANNIA 3048.00 3083.00 3041.00 3058.00 17.40 TATASTEEL 424.10 429.10 417.00 424.45 NTPC 118.10 118.90 116.20 116.65 LAKSHVILAS 21.60 21.80 20.30 20.30 JINDALSAW 80.60 80.95 78.25 78.60 OFSS 2951.35 2965.00 2909.10 2915.70 HEROMOTOCO2489.00 2514.75 2471.50 2491.60 12.60 IDEA 6.58 6.78 5.70 6.04 ADANIGREEN 114.80 119.00 110.85 115.15 MRF 64120.00 64439.95 62948.30 63053.95 UCOBANK 18.06 18.61 17.55 17.63 SYMPHONY 1149.35 1180.00 1127.00 1169.50 ITC 248.65 250.40 247.70 249.00 1.25 RELIANCE 1569.40 1576.00 1556.00 1558.85 APOLLOTYRE 172.55 173.15 167.75 168.50 EDELWEISS 128.40 129.60 121.95 122.05 CAPPL 337.50 337.50 326.00 331.50 NH 299.00 303.00 297.75 301.20 BHARTIARTL 444.35 446.95 430.00 431.70 HEROMOTOCO 2481.05 2514.75 2472.50 2495.15 ABFRL 215.75 223.30 211.00 212.70 GALAXYSURF 1542.40 1564.00 1400.05 1481.80 ASTRAL 1091.85 1105.25 1070.00 1084.70 ASIANPAINT 1718.00 1728.85 1687.60 1719.10 8.40 DLF 223.00 223.00 214.95 219.75 MGL 1040.00 1052.05 1023.75 1025.70 MOTILALOFS 792.50 796.85 755.00 761.75 HFCL 17.25 17.30 17.05 17.15 OBEROIRLTY 508.60 508.70 499.50 501.15 HDFCBANK 1278.45 1279.75 1266.95 1276.00 4.90 SBIN 337.55 340.00 332.55 335.45 DIVISLAB 1764.80 1805.00 1764.80 1784.05 ORIENTBANK 57.80 58.75 55.65 56.10 GAYAPROJ 57.50 61.45 57.50 58.55 TEAMLEASE 2600.00 2615.90 2504.40 2580.10 ULTRACEMCO 4115.45 4149.85 4088.90 4126.25 12.80 DRREDDY 2922.85 2976.25 2908.70 2967.75 BEML 1010.25 1023.10 976.15 983.65 SWANENERGY 102.00 102.15 100.80 101.60 RELAXO 583.20 597.00 582.50 588.00 3MINDIA 22500.00 22674.00 22465.15 22514.00 HDFC 2300.00 2320.00 2280.95 2298.80 4.25 TATAMOTORS 166.30 167.25 162.55 163.80 GODFRYPHLP 1164.75 1283.00 1152.90 1254.05 INFIBEAM 51.90 52.25 50.55 51.45 VINATIORGA 1941.85 1951.60 1921.60 1944.90 CHOLAHLDNG 486.85 493.45 462.00 471.50 TITAN 1166.90 1184.75 1162.20 1165.05 1.45 COLPAL 1521.65 1534.15 1466.00 1488.30 ESCORTS 658.55 671.15 648.00 650.45 GNFC 191.80 196.55 191.25 194.90 WABAG 168.35 173.75 167.20 168.45 GRINDWELL 586.65 586.65 568.40 571.15 KOTAKBANK 1601.00 1610.50 1591.30 1605.00 1.35 SPICEJET 110.20 111.00 105.50 105.85 SRF 3121.00 3173.10 3104.75 3122.00 GSPL 219.90 221.65 214.90 215.30 KPRMILL 670.00 671.00 662.95 668.15 HINDUNILVR 2059.00 2080.75 2032.30 2063.45 1.05 BANDHANBNK 540.15 553.90 530.35 545.25 AJANTPHARM 1020.00 1025.00 1005.00 1016.55 CARERATING 481.25 481.25 444.50 456.05 JSWHL 2312.00 2312.00 2125.00 2130.70 AXISBANK 756.80 762.00 744.00 755.00 0.25 IDFCFIRSTB 43.80 44.40 42.80 43.15 ADANITRANS 265.55 285.00 263.60 277.30 PIIND 1401.00 1407.40 1391.25 1398.75 GHCL 210.00 210.25 205.95 206.50 RELIANCE 1568.10 1576.35 1556.00 1561.20 -0.35 BRITANNIA 3049.95 3082.95 3041.00 3054.50 IRCON 424.35 431.00 416.40 421.65 ENGINERSIN 104.20 105.70 102.95 103.60 MMTC 18.50 18.80 18.05 18.05 UPL 543.60 551.90 538.55 544.10 -0.40 UJJIVAN 303.00 315.20 302.00 309.80 ASHOKA 97.30 97.30 94.10 94.35 CHENNPETRO 134.50 135.00 126.65 128.55 PRSMJOHNSN 67.00 67.40 66.30 66.55 HINDALCO 200.15 202.90 197.55 198.95 -0.30 DELTACORP 203.85 208.80 198.80 207.25 MINDTREE 713.70 720.50 694.95 696.60 FORTIS 144.10 144.30 138.85 139.85 ZYDUSWELL 1479.80 1484.00 1448.00 1453.70 SBIN 338.00 340.00 332.60 335.40 -0.70 ADANIPOWER 62.70 63.70 61.40 61.80 AUBANK 826.00 828.00 793.90 801.20 GODREJAGRO 474.00 488.65 469.20 483.25 CGPOWER 14.60 14.60 14.02 14.04 BAJAJ-AUTO 3199.90 3228.00 3168.75 3184.80 -10.85 GUJGAS 195.00 210.00 195.00 206.45 POLYCAB 941.15 941.15 918.45 928.30 CARBORUNIV 317.45 325.25 314.00 324.50 TATACOFFEE 84.95 85.20 83.30 83.65 BAJAJFINSV 9170.00 9215.00 9089.60 9121.35 -53.65 EQUITAS 92.25 94.25 91.30 91.70 IRB 82.75 83.45 77.75 79.25 PGHL 4260.05 4312.05 4206.00 4283.85 GEPIL 733.00 745.00 688.50 702.85 ONGC 131.85 133.40 129.25 130.10 -0.85 MARICO 358.55 358.55 348.50 350.40 JSWENERGY 73.10 76.85 72.75 76.30 MPHASIS 878.00 882.30 832.10 841.10 ADVENZYMES 170.40 170.40 165.95 166.80 TECHM 766.00 767.85 756.30 757.80 -5.75 M&M 558.00 558.00 537.00 538.60 TORNTPOWER 282.95 286.60 279.20 280.05 SYNGENE 321.10 321.35 306.00 310.70 THYROCARE 559.25 574.00 559.25 561.25 INFY 705.00 707.25 686.00 692.60 -5.50 BHARATFORG 448.20 463.10 448.20 454.70 JKTYRE 72.00 72.80 68.50 69.40 JBCHEPHARM 393.80 407.60 393.80 404.95 VSTIND 4431.90 4435.15 4309.80 4374.85 VEDL 147.00 147.50 143.60 144.80 -1.35 IGL 405.00 410.80 401.20 402.50 INOXWIND 37.50 43.35 37.25 38.20 NHPC 23.65 24.10 23.65 23.95 COFFEEDAY 47.75 47.75 47.75 47.75 ADANIPORTS 377.05 378.00 368.45 371.20 -3.50 WOCKPHARMA 260.00 265.85 257.00 258.60 DHFL 22.55 22.55 20.95 21.00 JAMNAAUTO 45.00 45.80 44.10 44.50 NBVENTURES 65.30 67.00 64.90 65.10 CIPLA 483.00 490.55 476.70 478.40 -5.10 CASTROLIND 147.00 149.95 141.95 145.00 DEEPAKFERT 98.75 104.55 98.40 99.75 COCHINSHIP 410.00 411.00 401.55 402.00 SKFINDIA 2144.00 2200.00 2132.20 2144.05 LICHSGFIN 444.95 445.60 430.15 435.95 STAR 406.00 407.55 388.85 393.05 IDFC 33.45 33.85 33.00 33.50 SONATSOFTW 305.35 307.05 302.40 306.15 BAJFINANCE 4145.00 4173.95 4087.00 4097.90 -43.80 ICICIGI 1360.00 1377.35 1329.00 1345.15 GRANULES 132.00 133.00 125.25 125.80 JISLJALEQS 11.45 11.90 10.90 11.00 SHANKARA 310.95 312.00 299.55 300.40 NTPC 118.10 118.90 116.20 116.80 -1.30 WIPRO 244.50 244.50 236.60 237.70 SUZLON 2.37 2.45 2.24 2.32 PRESTIGE 310.00 311.00 292.60 295.50 TNPL 184.00 185.10 179.20 179.75 IOC 130.70 132.70 128.75 129.35 -1.50 DABUR 472.05 476.70 459.55 465.85 INDIANB 120.50 122.00 118.95 120.85 BAJAJHLDNG 3702.55 3707.60 3640.60 3673.00 MINDACORP 92.95 93.25 90.90 91.05 EICHERMOT 23349.80 23450.00 22727.00 22990.80 -270.50 ONGC 131.05 133.30 129.30 130.45 VBL 739.45 765.00 713.00 734.80 JYOTHYLAB 179.80 184.45 177.30 179.80 VARROC 461.50 469.65 445.30 456.00 LT 1379.35 1380.00 1359.55 1364.00 -16.85 BAJAJ-AUTO 3196.00 3227.15 3169.40 3178.10 GICRE 258.45 262.75 253.15 253.90 ASTERDM 145.45 154.95 145.40 150.50 HAL 782.65 792.50 774.40 775.50 HCLTECH 1126.50 1134.50 1098.45 1109.75 -15.00 PCJEWELLER 32.00 32.00 29.55 30.20 ITDC 352.70 357.70 342.00 345.35 WELSPUNIND 53.75 55.85 52.75 53.80 EMAMILTD 317.65 317.65 313.40 314.85 TATAMOTORS 166.65 167.30 162.55 163.70 -2.40 RAJESHEXPO 699.00 699.00 651.60 665.35 REDINGTON 130.00 130.00 112.00 114.50 NIACL 150.80 153.20 149.80 150.05 GPPL 87.00 87.55 85.00 86.90 MARUTI 7238.00 7274.00 7084.00 7130.00 -106.10 AMARAJABAT 741.55 773.75 739.45 770.05 HINDCOPPER 42.30 42.85 40.35 40.80 SUNDRMFAST 467.20 483.00 454.25 479.55 JSLHISAR 73.55 74.35 72.40 72.50 SUNPHARMA 463.80 467.40 446.50 452.00 -6.95 HINDPETRO 296.55 298.15 287.05 289.10 JUBILANT 528.00 534.00 510.80 516.10 MAHINDCIE 146.80 150.70 145.15 148.15 ANDHRABANK 19.05 19.10 18.65 18.80 POWERGRID 199.05 199.40 193.90 195.30 -3.30 BALKRISIND 864.15 879.20 848.30 856.45 IBREALEST 70.50 71.55 68.35 68.90 TRENT 507.10 512.50 503.40 505.35 IOB 10.69 10.80 10.41 10.49 TCS 2089.85 2097.90 2035.05 2046.65 -34.85 TATAGLOBAL 306.00 306.00 298.25 299.40 CHAMBLFERT 151.60 152.50 149.25 151.95 HUDCO 42.25 42.30 41.25 41.60 FINCABLES 366.00 374.80 362.15 366.45 M&M 550.00 552.90 536.95 538.25 -9.55 MARUTI 7236.10 7272.85 7088.50 7127.35 TATAMTRDVR 76.30 76.55 73.65 73.95 PHILIPCARB 125.80 127.00 123.10 123.95 CROMPTON 252.00 256.00 250.00 250.25 JKLAKSHMI 279.15 285.00 275.05 282.75 COALINDIA 201.00 202.10 196.20 196.50 -4.20 TCS 2090.00 2097.90 2036.00 2046.90 RADICO 311.90 327.90 310.50 317.70 PARAGMILK 151.25 156.90 146.60 147.80 CUB 217.00 219.65 216.20 219.30 ZENSARTECH 193.10 194.00 188.00 191.65 WIPRO 244.20 244.60 236.50 237.80 -5.20 RBLBANK 363.00 363.80 343.55 347.45 MUTHOOTFIN 680.20 704.00 677.20 681.80 GILLETTE 6890.65 7054.00 6855.00 6940.80 MINDAIND 354.75 355.05 346.95 351.00 BAYERCROP 3706.10 3715.00 3600.00 3613.00 BPCL 509.00 510.40 494.40 495.95 -11.45 INDUSINDBK 1496.00 1520.95 1481.00 1517.00 IIFL 141.70 163.50 140.00 152.15 LTTS 1485.00 1485.80 1450.15 1459.30 LEMONTREE 60.00 60.20 57.85 58.35 FDC 194.65 195.80 187.00 188.60 JSWSTEEL 261.25 262.80 251.10 253.10 -7.05 BANKBARODA 101.30 103.15 99.15 99.90 RELINFRA 27.15 29.30 27.15 27.15 HINDZINC 217.00 217.00 209.25 210.05 ESSELPRO 154.45 155.10 140.75 142.05 JKCEMENT 1165.55 1168.00 1120.00 1139.75 BHARTIARTL 445.00 447.00 429.90 433.20 -18.20 JINDALSTEL 154.50 157.60 152.05 156.40 RECLTD 140.00 140.05 137.20 137.90 RAMCOCEM 800.10 802.00 778.00 782.95 THERMAX 1019.00 1027.15 980.05 994.10 SJVN 24.75 24.90 24.65 24.70 GRASIM 822.90 825.25 784.05 787.00 -35.90 HDFC 2299.90 2320.00 2284.60 2303.85 BOMDYEING 77.75 81.05 77.20 78.20 PAGEIND 22085.95 22126.20 21348.50 21479.05 FRETAIL 353.00 353.00 327.20 328.85 CERA 2550.00 2569.00 2505.55 2543.50 INFRATEL 244.00 244.05 231.00 233.85 -16.30 SAIL 40.00 40.10 38.30 38.65 TVSMOTOR 457.95 464.55 451.45 452.95 DEEPAKNI 347.55 350.00 341.00 345.85 KALPATPOWR 462.20 463.45 452.95 455.45 LUPIN 785.00 809.00 782.65 787.50 SPARC 174.00 176.00 164.85 166.45 DCAL 132.45 135.45 125.75 129.20 GMDCLTD 58.25 58.40 56.75 56.85 ZEEL 341.00 343.00 312.40 318.55 -25.25 BPCL 508.10 510.45 494.50 496.30 SUNTV 483.10 498.50 482.70 487.55 PTC 57.45 57.45 56.50 56.75 CHALET 367.20 369.55 355.00 359.25   BAJFINANCE 4151.90 4172.55 4087.15 4099.10 HAVELLS 665.15 680.30 661.55 668.85 LINDEINDIA 649.05 651.00 630.00 642.45 MAHLOG 396.90 408.00 395.65 397.70 LT 1379.80 1379.80 1360.00 1362.90 AVANTI 548.35 551.00 513.25 524.35 KEI 537.80 546.25 528.00 542.30 SIS 928.90 943.00 912.70 923.30 BOSCHLTD 16505.05 17136.60 16446.50 16589.90 NBCC 37.55 37.75 36.20 36.40 BASF 975.65 999.55 949.70 988.55 MRPL 48.40 48.40 47.70 47.85 SCRIP OPEN HIgh LOW LTP CHANGE NAUKRI 2632.00 2688.00 2501.00 2579.35 HSCL 69.30 74.85 67.05 72.20 HEXAWARE 336.25 339.50 333.90 338.40 BLUEDART 2062.65 2078.55 2043.60 2057.05 NIFTY NEXT 50 28554.30 28673.45 28162.10 28264.05 -179.45 NCC 62.35 62.45 58.90 59.25 NATIONALUM 43.40 44.65 43.00 43.80 ALBK 24.00 24.65 23.15 23.30 NILKAMAL 1300.05 1341.00 1300.05 1311.45 MOTHERSUMI 131.00 136.40 130.80 135.00 4.20 AXISBANK 758.45 761.85 744.20 752.25 VOLTAS 703.00 708.55 699.00 701.50 DCBBANK 178.80 179.60 173.15 174.80 TATAMETALI 581.70 584.45 581.00 582.70 PGHH 11150.00 11341.70 11052.00 11299.00 263.35 BERGEPAINT 492.00 507.95 482.25 491.40 RVNL 24.20 25.20 24.15 24.65 PHOENIXLTD 762.25 768.90 748.70 758.55 ALLCARGO 95.50 96.20 93.25 93.60 HDFCAMC 3625.00 3689.70 3440.00 3674.00 85.40 INFY 701.20 707.20 686.00 690.70 INDIACEM 80.00 81.10 78.60 79.35 TRIDENT 65.80 66.90 64.90 65.95 INDOSTAR 198.75 201.00 195.00 196.95 BIOCON 257.65 270.75 257.30 264.00 5.40 ACC 1478.35 1494.60 1478.35 1481.15 CIPLA 484.00 490.00 476.65 478.30 PGHH 11117.00 11310.00 11048.30 11269.75 MHRIL 221.85 221.85 212.55 215.55 PETRONET 266.85 273.30 265.25 269.00 4.30 JSWSTEEL 261.00 262.80 251.10 253.20 OMAXE 183.85 184.50 180.35 182.50 WELCORP 137.70 137.70 135.10 136.85 APLAPOLLO 1559.60 1566.70 1553.50 1556.90 NHPC 23.70 24.15 23.70 24.00 0.35 ADANIENT 215.70 217.70 207.20 210.45 TECHM 762.80 767.60 756.50 763.50 IBULISL 63.80 66.35 62.95 65.15 GUJALKALI 402.00 405.00 400.50 402.50 SHREECEM 20685.00 21230.95 20590.00 20873.15 293.40 JUSTDIAL 550.85 580.70 550.85 567.95 UPL 537.20 551.20 537.20 542.35 INDHOTEL 153.00 153.00 146.70 148.25 TAKE 102.45 102.60 99.30 99.70 BERGEPAINT 492.70 507.80 482.15 496.10 6.15 BANKINDIA 75.00 78.15 73.05 74.60 PETRONET 266.95 273.25 265.50 267.10 CHOLAFIN 319.25 321.20 308.90 310.70 GULFOILLUB 851.00 851.00 832.00 840.40 DIVISLAB 1765.00 1805.50 1761.55 1784.50 20.45 GREAVESCOT 135.00 140.40 134.00 137.00 SUVEN 308.40 317.80 305.45 307.45 OIL 154.25 158.45 154.10 155.30 INTELLECT 153.30 154.45 149.95 151.25 APARINDS 461.60 469.00 452.00 460.75 AUROPHARMA 443.35 449.50 439.90 445.25 4.65 L&TFH 105.25 105.80 101.10 102.90 NESTLEIND 14487.00 14599.00 14240.95 14531.55 BALRAMCHIN 145.10 149.70 144.40 148.80 KEC 282.95 282.95 276.00 278.90 GDL 96.00 96.50 94.25 94.95 BANDHANBNK 543.00 554.20 530.10 545.00 5.50 HCLTECH 1125.00 1134.00 1098.60 1110.20 ITDCEM 67.90 69.35 66.20 68.85 FCONSUMER 22.90 26.45 22.90 26.00 WABCOINDIA 6201.20 6321.00 6201.00 6291.40 UFLEX 199.40 201.30 195.15 196.60 SBILIFE 957.40 977.95 937.85 961.10 9.50 VENKYS 1839.00 1879.00 1786.40 1802.05 EXIDEIND 198.25 200.60 192.10 193.35 QUESS 530.00 541.50 525.80 535.10 INOXLEISUR 363.80 365.60 358.30 363.25 TATAINVEST 828.00 836.00 825.65 830.05 BOSCHLTD 16500.00 17150.00 16353.25 16624.95 154.60 PEL 1860.05 1861.55 1753.00 1762.55 IBVENTURES 156.85 163.55 151.60 161.90 RAIN 103.60 103.95 100.20 100.95 JAGRAN 57.60 57.60 53.00 55.15 EVEREADY 56.00 56.40 54.00 54.30 LUPIN 785.60 809.00 782.30 789.00 7.30 INFRATEL 244.95 244.95 231.25 232.45 PFC 118.00 119.00 115.05 116.80 ASTRAZEN 2740.45 2751.10 2700.00 2716.15 HATHWAY 21.20 21.75 20.90 21.10 VTL 876.00 910.15 876.00 885.65 IBULHSGFIN 267.95 281.55 256.60 261.00 1.55 TITAN 1171.95 1184.60 1162.25 1164.70 NIITTECH 1490.00 1503.00 1453.70 1487.25 BLUESTARCO 822.00 825.50 790.00 793.75 CYIENT 397.60 399.75 390.55 398.15 UNITEDBNK 9.26 9.26 9.00 9.02 UBL 1239.00 1261.95 1221.30 1228.70 6.45 CONCOR 560.80 564.45 555.00 556.55 RPOWER 3.74 3.82 3.51 3.64 CREDITACC 745.30 762.00 728.00 749.00 FSL 40.30 40.50 39.75 40.00 CCL 210.65 210.80 203.75 206.10 HAVELLS 669.00 680.50 661.45 668.05 2.95 ABCAPITAL 111.05 114.25 106.40 108.35 MFSL 511.60 511.90 500.00 507.00 IFCI 7.33 7.94 7.00 7.11 GSKCONS 8864.10 8909.30 8745.00 8826.45 GET&D 173.80 173.80 162.50 165.65 PIDILITIND 1303.00 1324.20 1295.15 1305.80 5.45 ULTRACEMCO 4118.45 4150.50 4090.95 4113.90 COALINDIA 201.70 202.05 196.20 197.50 RALLIS 189.10 192.60 178.30 181.60 EIDPARRY 184.35 185.00 179.00 180.55 CENTRUM 23.45 23.50 22.80 23.00 ACC 1478.55 1495.00 1478.00 1480.50 3.55 VEDL 147.00 147.50 143.70 145.10 ADANIPORTS 378.00 378.00 368.55 369.75 KTKBANK 73.90 74.65 73.00 74.15 ATUL 4085.55 4097.40 4055.00 4073.20 HIMATSEIDE 135.00 136.90 131.60 132.50 NIACL 151.80 153.35 149.55 150.35 0.00 ASHOKLEY 84.00 84.50 80.45 80.75 TEJASNET 95.20 104.55 94.35 104.55 WESTLIFE 356.80 383.00 355.20 377.80 JPASSOCIAT 2.08 2.10 2.03 2.06 ENDURANCE 1090.45 1100.10 1064.90 1072.25 HDFCLIFE 600.00 607.75 592.00 597.00 -0.80 TATAPOWER 56.25 57.10 55.40 56.60 POWERGRID 198.05 199.35 193.90 194.30 NESCO 616.55 620.80 612.45 615.80 CANFINHOME 397.50 398.10 383.65 387.60 MAHABANK 12.52 12.70 12.28 12.29 CADILAHC 256.95 259.80 253.50 255.80 -0.90 INDIGO 1421.45 1438.15 1389.00 1412.75 M&MFIN 345.50 348.55 336.60 342.60 SOUTHBANK 11.01 11.14 10.88 10.90 LUXIND 1334.10 1410.80 1318.90 1382.75 STARCEMENT 99.00 100.70 94.50 94.60 BANKBARODA 100.95 103.15 99.10 100.10 -0.45 HINDALCO 200.00 202.90 197.70 198.75 AAVAS 1702.90 1839.50 1700.00 1819.90 LAXMIMACH 3321.45 3480.00 3270.30 3387.70 CORPBANK 24.55 24.55 23.30 23.50 SADBHAV 123.85 126.00 120.40 122.70 OFSS 2940.00 2970.00 2902.00 2918.00 -15.10 GRAPHITE 318.80 324.40 309.20 315.25 JAICORPLTD 98.95 99.40 95.20 95.75 FINEORG 1987.30 1988.00 1831.00 1872.95 J&KBANK 33.45 33.50 31.70 32.00 TVSSRICHAK 1777.00 1810.35 1758.35 1762.00 CONCOR 559.90 564.60 555.00 556.00 -3.15 PIDILITIND 1304.00 1324.10 1296.00 1305.35 STRTECH 123.40 125.20 121.50 123.65 TIMKEN 854.90 867.45 836.90 850.15 BALMLAWRIE 196.75 198.60 196.25 197.00 SHK 113.55 114.30 111.95 112.15 AMBUJACEM 200.95 203.00 198.10 199.40 -1.30 HDFCLIFE 599.50 607.15 592.00 597.75 NAVINFLUOR 899.00 940.00 880.00 886.60 MAGMA 44.95 44.95 44.50 44.95 CENTURYPLY 173.00 178.00 169.30 174.10 MAXINDIA 77.00 77.35 75.60 75.70 BAJAJHLDNG 3705.00 3713.50 3628.70 3675.00 -25.50 MOTHERSUMI 130.70 136.25 130.70 133.85 IDBI 37.60 37.80 36.10 36.25 DBL 413.05 415.00 401.60 402.60 SCHAEFFLER 4293.00 4574.00 4122.00 4212.25 DHANUKA 308.75 312.10 298.00 298.55 DABUR 470.30 476.95 459.00 466.35 -3.25 HDFCBANK 1274.00 1279.50 1266.70 1274.65 SRTRANSFIN 1149.20 1154.00 1106.00 1112.25 ABB 1416.80 1432.20 1407.45 1414.45 ALKEM 2064.00 2100.00 2055.00 2069.50 SOLARINDS 1046.25 1051.00 1035.00 1040.40 GICRE 258.00 262.60 253.25 253.80 -2.20 PNB 64.50 65.35 62.80 63.20 AMBUJACEM 201.00 203.15 199.45 200.05 DCMSHRIRAM 356.45 356.90 330.00 333.60 AIAENG 1669.85 1674.00 1617.00 1621.65 JCHAC 1980.00 2000.00 1924.75 1934.90 GODREJCP 716.95 726.70 698.70 706.00 -8.40 GRASIM 822.70 823.60 785.00 790.85 SHREECEM 20650.00 21238.30 20600.05 21046.55 EIHOTEL 150.00 157.70 149.75 155.75 APLLTD 551.75 561.55 551.25 554.95 TVTODAY 290.00 290.00 286.60 287.85 PFC 118.95 119.10 115.00 117.00 -1.45 FEDERALBNK 90.70 92.05 87.20 87.70 UBL 1280.00 1280.00 1222.00 1225.80 KANSAINER 528.00 535.00 524.80 529.40 NETWORK18 29.85 29.85 28.00 28.30 GICHSGFIN 154.00 155.40 150.85 151.20 L&TFH 105.80 105.80 101.10 102.75 -1.45 ICICIPRULI 514.50 514.50 490.65 495.85 RITES 282.00 285.90 280.65 282.15 COROMANDEL 478.00 478.00 470.05 475.00 GSFC 71.10 71.60 70.05 70.25 MAHLIFE 390.60 391.90 386.60 388.10 ICICIGI 1368.00 1378.40 1329.00 1341.00 -19.80 ITC 248.80 250.35 247.60 249.10 TORNTPHARM 1760.90 1799.95 1741.15 1788.55 FORCEMOT 1024.80 1039.95 1015.10 1017.10 KAJARIACER 522.70 529.70 507.60 512.30 AKZOINDIA 1942.30 1942.30 1925.00 1938.70 MARICO 358.50 358.95 348.30 352.50 -5.85 BHEL 56.20 56.60 53.25 53.55 SUNTECK 376.00 379.20 359.20 366.60 SUDARSCHEM 387.60 395.00 382.10 385.90 SUPREMEIND 1158.50 1158.50 1107.00 1117.75 SREINFRA 8.53 8.91 8.50 8.59 PNB 64.75 65.35 62.80 63.30 -1.10 BAJAJFINSV 9198.95 9215.00 9098.00 9118.40 RAYMOND 711.00 722.15 693.05 695.45 PFIZER 4078.80 4081.00 4000.40 4008.85 HONAUT 28312.00 28312.00 27925.10 28275.70 SUPRAJIT 175.15 178.65 174.85 176.90 DLF 222.25 222.60 215.00 216.50 -3.85 IOC 131.00 132.70 128.85 129.30 RELCAPITAL 16.75 17.15 15.55 15.55 IEX 144.25 145.20 137.00 140.30 MEGH 52.40 52.80 52.10 52.20 ORIENTCEM 76.00 76.00 74.75 74.85 DMART 1836.00 1848.50 1756.00 1803.10 -34.55 BIOCON 258.10 270.80 257.95 264.30 ITI 87.75 91.00 86.60 87.90 SOBHA 402.75 403.60 377.00 383.60 SOMANYCERA 192.00 201.85 191.00 197.45 IFBIND 684.80 684.80 670.00 671.55 MCDOWELL-N 621.90 629.90 605.65 608.50 -12.45 APOLLOHOSP 1455.00 1487.50 1450.30 1458.55 ECLERX 544.00 562.45 500.00 512.80 VGUARD 230.55 231.60 227.25 230.00 BIRLACORPN 661.65 668.85 646.10 649.10 DBCORP 143.35 143.35 140.25 141.05 NMDC 103.40 104.15 100.40 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The government offered no new concessions to er pledge to open a dialogue on ening its grip on the city, appeals court judge ruled. Mick Mulvaney and Secretary profile summit and much- Khan who cited "regional secu- can only suspend his retire- resolve months of violent the unrest, a proposal that oppo- unleashing broader public In a case involving former of State Mike Pompeo. needed military aid. rity environment" for his deci- ment and the army chief has protests. nents have dismissed as too lit- demands for reform and leading White House counsel Don sion to grant the top general not retired yet," Khosa said. In China, state media sought tle, too late. to violent clashes between police McGahn, who was subpoe- another term in office. The chief justice after sus- to downplay and discredit the Millions of Hong Kongers and protesters. naed in May by the House , $A  The unprecedented move pending the government's noti- weekend ballot that delivered a Judiciary Committee, judge by the apex court to suspend fication adjourned the hearing stinging rebuke to the financial Ketanji Jackson ruled Monday Prime Minister Khan's decision until Wednesday. hub's pro-Beijing establishment that administration officials     on August 19 could raise the in what was widely seen as a ref-    %(   cannot claim absolute immu- tension between the judiciary erendum on Lam's handling of nity from testifying based on and the powerful Pakistan /  the unrest. their closeness to the US leader.   "   Army. It also came just three The city's chief executive *( %  ( While Jackson ruled specif- days ahead of 59-year-old pledged to "improve governance" ically on McGahn's case, she Bajwa's retirement on , in the wake of the district coun- said it had broad application to  7.-*5"65 ing of Navy Secretary Richard November 29 as the Chief of the cil elections, which she acknowl-   65"65" remaining female protester. all current and former presi- V Spencer. Army Staff in his first stint.   *-/. .4.0 edged revealed concern over "We have swept through dential aides. efense Secretary Mark Gallagher was acquitted of "The entire process was "deficiencies in the government, fficials at a Hong Kong the whole campus systemati- "Presidents are not kings," DEsper declared that murder in the stabbing death upside down. First, the Cabinet akistan's Law Minister including unhappiness with the Ouniversity where police cally and we found one pro- Jackson wrote in her decision. President Donald Trump of an Islamic State militant should have given the approval, PFarogh Naseem time taken to deal with the cur- and protesters clashed violent- tester in the student union "No one, not even the head ordered him to stop a disci- captive but convicted by a mil- then the prime minister and resigned on Tuesday to repre- rent unstable environment." ly a week ago said Tuesday they building," the university's vice of the Executive branch, is plinary review of a Navy SEAL itary jury of posing with the president should have been sent the government in a case In a rout that stunned the had searched the entire campus president Wai Ping-kong told above the law." accused of battlefield miscon- corpse while in Iraq in 2017. advised," Geo News quoted regarding Army chief Gen semi-autonomous territory, can- and found just one remaining reporters. She said Congress has the duct, an intervention that Esper initially favored Chief Justice Asif Saeed Khosa Qamar Javed Bajwa's extension didates campaigning against holdout in a sign the campus He said the individual was power to subpoena any of the raised questions about allowing the Navy to proceed as saying. in the Supreme Court, a senior greater control by China seized siege may be near an end. over 18 and not a student at the president's advisors, whether America's commitment to with a peer-review board The petition against minister said after an emer- an overwhelming majority of 452 Hong Kong Polytechnic university. He gave no further they are involved in domestic international standards for which could have resulted in Bajwa's extension was filed by gency meeting of the Cabinet. elected seats in the city's 18 dis- University (PolyU) emerged as details on her identity but said policies or sensitive national battlefield ethics. Gallagher losing his SEAL a person named Raiz Rahi, who Addressing a Press con- trict councils, bodies that have the epicentre of the territory's the university was trying to security issues. Esper's comments status, but he said he was later field an application to ference after the meeting, historically been firmly in the increasingly violent protest convince her to leave. "It goes without saying that Monday were the latest twist obliged to follow Trump's withdraw it. However, the chief Railways Minister Sheikh grip of a Beijing-aligned estab- movement when clashes broke As the standoff set in, it the law applies to former White in the case of Chief Petty order. Still, Esper also justice rejected his withdraw- Rashid Ahmed said that lishment. out on November 17 between became a guessing game as to House Counsel Don McGahn, Officer Edward Gallagher, directed the Pentagon's legal al bid and took up the petition Naseem had tendered his res- The result -- the first vote police and protesters armed how many protesters remained just as it does to other current which led to a conflict office to review how service as a public interest litigation ignation during the Cabinet held since protests engulfed the with bows, arrows and Molotov since they largely kept them- and former senior-level White between Trump and armed members are educated in the under Article 184, Pakistani meeting. city -- was a humiliating rebuke cocktails. selves hidden in buildings House officials," she wrote. services leaders over military laws of armed conflict and media reported. "Prime Minister Imran to Beijing and Lam, who has The standoff then quickly across the campus. That ruling could open a discipline. The dispute peaked trained to wartime behavioral During the hearing, the Khan accepted Naseem's res- dismissed calls for political settled into a tense stalemate The university sent in path for the House Intelligence over the weekend with the fir- standards. chief justice said the govern- ignation," he said. reform and repeatedly suggest- during which hundreds fled teams earlier on Tuesday to ed that a silent majority sup- the campus -- some attempting look for holdouts, sealing doors ported her administration. to get out through sewer lines with tape after rooms had )   In the wake of the polls, pro- -- leaving a dwindling core of been searched, but Wai said -   democracy politicians have holdouts. officials could not rule out the   stepped up calls for Lam to But university officials said possibility that other protesters  .   address the movement's key their search turned up just one remained hidden.   6-167 Three" in Tehran in 1943.    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On Balasubramaniam, Dean, Institute of Design, Projects using Arduino for fresh- Hyderabad have come external SRM Institute of Science and practioners and scientists. November 9, 2019 the birth anniversary of JK Lakshmipat University, Jaipur. er’s and System Design for review committee members and Technology, Kattankulathur will “Nanomechanical res- Prof M P Ranjan, a maverick design teacher The university celebrated this event under sophomores, where all the fresh- reviewed the prototypes and soon be part of The Australian onators are highly sensitive in who influenced generations of design students, the aegis of MP Ranjan — JKLU Design er's and sophomores worked on nominated the top three winners. National University (ANU)’s detecting the mass changes JK Lakshmipat University (JKLU) organised Resource Centre. This centre has been creat- 360 projects and developed Dr D Subhakar, Vice chan- Faculty Abroad Programme. even up to the zepto grams sen- Design Guru Day, to pay homage to him. ed on March 2019 with the contribution of working models. cellor VIT-AP University told The selection is based on sitivity. The development of Design Guru Day is the annual ritual of Prof Ranjan’s family of over 1200 books on Through two level filtering (   %   that the concept of engineering individual accomplishments low cost and high sensitive designers, paying their respects to senior fac- design which belonged to his personal col- process, some exceptional pro-    clinics is drawn from the idea which includes demonstrated nanomechanical resonators ulty of design. 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Although proper preparation is necessary ".3. 4.7. for cracking this exam, it’s also crucial for the candidates to handle the exam pressure and the myths floating around that further aggra- he CAT 2019 did not moderate difficulty level. about. chart type — the radar graph, vates their fear, making them nervous towards throw any surprises in However, the pattern was the Close options: The RC making its way to the CAT pursuing such a field. So aspirants it’s time to paper format. In terms same as that of the previous .5=>1 passages, like the one on the 2019 slot Paper-I. debunk these common myths you might be    %  T A( @3  ,(% of level of difficulty, VARC was year. There were 34 questions, .--."8-78>8 origins of the Aladdin story In this set, different ven- hearing and gear up to ace the journey towards slightly trickier this year, with with 10 non-MCQ questions. and on folk culture had dors were ranked on features your dream career: two passages on the difficult There were five passages. )>6 B.>*80 options which were extreme- like Customer Service, Cost Myth 1: One needs years of preparation on it. If you have religiously revised everything side. Expect the cutoff in One had four questions (the .>8.-!7*/8 ly close to each other. This and Reliability. This straight- Reality: UPSC might be a tough exami- in the syllabus and are confident to give the VARC to decrease by about passage on Emperor Penguins) would have definitely reduced forward set required you to nation demanding complete dedication but shot, nothing can stop you from clearing the six-eight marks. Both DILR while the rest had five ques- -6 878>88.-= the speed of the student. solve questions as simple as that does not necessarily mean that one would UPSC preliminary exam in a go. and Quant were slightly easi- tions each. The topics of the 6>8.0 68>- Expect the cutoff of VARC finding the best vendor on the need to start preparing from an early stage. Myth 4: Candidates should follow the top- er than last year. Overall, the remaining RC passages were to drop by about eight-10 basis of the average of scores Even a year’s preparation can be good to clear pers’ strategies paper was slightly less difficult, from varied areas. While some 78>880*63- marks, which is about two- on each of the features. the examination if aspirants are studying with Reality: There is no quick route to crack as compared to CAT 2018. An were easy to read, there were .50.0 three questions lesser than The cut-off for DILR is perseverance. There numerous success stories the UPSC. Even though you listen to the top- overall raw score of around few that were tedious and had last year. expected to increase by about of aspirants cracking the examination in one pers revealing their strategies and study pat- 157-160 should fetch a 99%ile confusing answer options. 165)3-*5" Surprises: Contrary to seven-nine marks from last go after just a year or even less than a year's terns, it is your hard work that will ultimate- in CAT 2019. There were quite a few infer- .5-78>6*65- popular speculation, the paper year, which is about two-three preparation. ly pay off. Thus, it is crucial for the aspirants The overall structure of the ence-based questions and most structure was a replica of that questions extra from CAT Myth 2: IAS aspirants must be awareof to follow their own rhythm and routine and CAT paper was as follows: of these had tricky answer of last year. 2018. every topic/subject make an informed choice when it comes to VARC: No of Questions: options. However, a student An attempt of 23-25 would The QA was also slightly Reality:This is not true. Since this is a gen- creating a preparation strategy. 34, No of non MCQ questions: should have followed the could eliminate one-two be considered good in this sec- easier than last year. You could eral exam, one needs to be well-read along Myth 5: It is mandatory to have a good 7. Moderate to difficult process of elimination (POE) options easily. The questions tion for a 95%ile. However, have found more sitters this with having a balanced outlook towards command over English to ace the interview (attempt for 95%tile); 23-25, to be able to achieve a decent on odd-one-out were relative- accuracy level will be an issue. time round than in CAT 2018. issues. Moreover, as the syllabus itself is so vast Reality: This is a misapprehension, par- Attempt for 995tile: 26-28 accuracy rate, as the options ly easy. The DILR was easier, as The paper had a good number covering multiple subjects, aspirants are ticularly among the regional language-speak- DILR: No of questions: 32; were not straightforward. The The RC passages were compared to last year. About of questions on Arithmetic already more aware than the others. There is ing candidates. The UPSC examination assess- No of non MCQs: 8. Easy to 10 Type in The Answer (TITA) undoubtedly trickier than that three sets, more specifically the from topics like Percentages, no need to mug topics and become experts. es your awareness and analysing skills, and not moderate: Attempt 95%tile: questions were also of slight- of last year's CAT paper due to: ones about different types of TSD, Time and Work, etc. Instead, simply focus on all the NCERT books, the medium of language you write in. The 14-16; Attempt for 99%tile ly higher difficulty level than Trickier question types: gifts in 100 boxes, the 12 dif- Among Algebra, Geometry, current affairs, and books by a few renowned aspirants are allowed toattempt the paper and 18-20 last year. The para jumble One would encounter ques- ferent junctions, and summa- and Numbers, the paper had authors. The exam demands its aspirants to give the interview in almost 22 regional lan- QA: No of questions: 34. questions were of moderate tions like which of the follow- tion of two 6-digit numbers, more questions on Algebra have a general awareness and analytical skills. guages, as per their comfort level. So put your No of non MCQs: 11. Easy to difficulty level, with some ing if true, will strengthen the were easy; and should have and Geometry than on Myth 3: Aspirants need to give at least best foot forward! moderate: Attempt for 95%tile: challenges regarding the argument of the author the surely been attempted. Numbers. two-three attempts While this exam can be a bit over- 18-20; Attempt for 995%tile: sequencing of the opening least and which of the follow- Another set, which was a The cutoff for QA is Reality: This is just a misconception. whelming, UPSC is just another competitive 24-26 lines. The summary questions ing will not cause the inversion horizontal bar chart on the dif- expected to increase by five- There have been so many aspirants who have exam featuring a lengthy syllabus. So rather Total: 100. No of non were relatively easier; and referred to in the flipping the ferent types of crimes in dif- seven marks from last year, cleared the examination in the very first than losing your confidence on the ground of MCQs: 26. Attempt for focused on academics and script. The students would ferent states, was also easy; and which is about one-two ques- attempt. All it needs is to keep your head some baseless myths, stay disciplined, 95%tile: 60; Attempt for marketing/advertising. have spent quite some time would not have taken more tions extra from CAT 2018. straight and focus on your preparation. determined and believe in your hard work to 99%tile: 65 However, the options were trying to understand what than five-10 minutes to solve. !         Revise once you are done and take multiple make through this journey The VARC section was of not really difficult, and one they are required to think It as good to see a new 2 (  mock tests to evaluate your pitfalls and work smoothly.

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He has used the stick in the top-ranked Steve Smith, while opener Mayank last few years as much as he has pat- Agarwal made his maiden entry into the top 10 in ted the back of the players when the the ICC Test rankings issued on Tuesday. morale has been down and today Kohli (928 rating points), who hit 136 against this Indian team is often compared Bangladesh in the second Test in , reduced to the legendary Windies unit in the the gap from 25 to three points with Australian @ %  .1(  #  $  @1E!  1970s and 1980s. Smith (931) to retain the second spot. Speaking after completing Agarwal, who struck a double century in the another series whitewash, this time first Test against Bangladesh in Indore, jumped one @(%%  against Bangladesh, Shastri threw place to 10th with 700 points. He is the fourth Indian light on what made him believe that batsmen in the top 10 list. Cheteshwar Pujara (791) this team could be world beaters, and Ajinkya Rahane (759) remained at fourth and the future of MS Dhoni, how tal- fifth positions respectively.    $( ents like Rishabh Pant need to be England all-rounder Ben Stokes also reached backed and most importantly the the top 10 for the first time by jumping three places joy of seeing a former cricketer take after scores of 91 and 28 against New   635 .35".53* game... you know what our over as BCCI President in Sourav Zealand. team is like, they’ll rally round Ganguly. Bangladesh’s Mushfiqur Rahim gained ngland players will rally him.” The World Cup exit was a bit- four slots to reach 26th after scoring a fight- Earound an “emotiona” Jofra Black Caps captain Kane ter pill to swallow and Shastri says     -    -  %   ( , (    ) 2   +E!  ing 74 in the second innings of the Kolkata Archer after the paceman was Williamson described the taunt it has been amazing how the boys Test while Liton Das is up eight slots to 78th racially abused by a spectator in as “horrific”, while New Zealand decided to not let that dishearten starts playing and how he is play- when the two men — Shastri and is a superstar in that lad who position. New Zealand, director of crick- Cricket said the culprit would be them and have only grown in ing during the IPL. What are the Ganguly — shook hands after the just needs to be given that India fast bowlers Ishant Sharma and et Ashley Giles said on Tuesday, reported to the police and face strength from that fateful day — other people doing with the wick- win on the third afternoon. Known cushion to settle down and Umesh Yadav achieved career-high points as local officials scoured CCTV a life ban if identified from the July 9. et-keeping gloves or what is the to speak his mind, Shastri says he feel at home. after victories over Bangladesh. footage to identify the culprit. venue’s CCTV footage. “For me, the intensity shown by form of those players as opposed to couldn’t have been happier than So what does he Ishant has 716 points but is in “It’s a shame that sort of Williamson said such this team is fabulous. The way they Dhoni’s form. The IPL becomes a seeing a former cricketer come in tell a Pant? the 17th place, way behind thing is still in society,” Giles told racism was “against everything have bounced back after those 15 massive tournament because that as the BCCI chief at such a crucial “Nothing. his career-best seventh place reporters after Archer was sub- that we as Kiwis are about”. minutes in Manchester. That was could be the last tournament after juncture. Just tell him that achieved in July 2011. jected to racist comments after “It’s a horrific thing. In a a bitter pill to swallow and hurt one which more or less your 15 is decid- “I think it is fantastic. I was one you are young Umesh has 672 points being dismissed late on day five country and a setting where it is and all. But then, the ferocity and ed. of the first to congratulate him and nobody and has jumped one of the opening Test in Mount very much multi-cultural,” he intensity they have shown after that “There might be one player when he became the President expects you place to 21st. Maunganui. told news website stuff.co.nz. in the last three months is unbeliev- who might be there and there- because I was delighted that more to learn Senior India spin- The Barbados-born bowler “It’s something we need to able. This is remarkable and that is abouts in case of an injury or what- important than anything a BCCI everything in ner Ravichandran tweeted after the match that it put to bed quickly and hope why I say if you look back 5-6 years, ever. But your team I would say was back in place to put Indian one day. You are Ashwin moved one was “a bit disturbing hearing nothing like that ever happens this will have to be one of the most would be known after the IPL. cricket where it belongs both on bound to make mistakes, place up to ninth with racial insults today whilst bat- again.” consistent Indian teams ever across What I would say is rather than and off the field. And I was even but as long as you sit 772 points, while tling to help save my team”. Both Williamson and New all formats,” he said. speculating of who is where, wait more delighted that a cricketer down and thing about injury-sidelined Jasprit The 24-year-old later told Zealand Cricket chief executive The past can’t be changed, but for the IPL to get over and then you should be at the helm at this ways to rectify those mis- Bumrah lost one spot to ESPNcricinfo that the abuser was David White apologised to the road ahead has the World T20 are in a position to take a call on important phase of Indian cricket. takes, you know that is be at fifth with 794 rating a solitary New Zealand specta- Archer. in 2020 and winning that will go a who are the best 17 in the country,” “And Sourav having been a fab- what this game will teach points. tor making comments “about New Zealand and England long way in establishing the invin- he said. ulous player and captain and been you. You are not going to Ravindra Jadeja, who the colour of my skin”. are working together to investi- cibility tag that has been given to Coming back to the present, around as an administrator, him be a superstar in one day. jumped one spot to 15th among Archer has been a powerful gate the incident and Black this team under skipper Virat this Indian team has moved from becoming the President adds a lot You will have your ups and bowlers with 725 points, advocate for diversity in crick- Caps coach Gary Stead said he Kohli. But then, a question on strength to strength under Shastri of value,” he explained. your downs. That is life, retained his second spot, behind et and Giles, when asked how wanted the person responsible everyone’s mind is whether MS and Kohli and now we have anoth- From a former captain to a but the more you work West Indian Jason Holder, in the the player was faring, replied: caught. Dhoni will take that flight. The er former captain coming into the young . Rishabh Pant is the hot harder, the more the sac- all-rounders’ rankings. “The tweet, it was obviously “Hopefully, it was just one coach wants one and all to wait, till BCCI as President in Ganguly. topic in Indian cricket at present. rifices you make, the bet- Ashwin, meanwhile, has emotional, it hurts. idiot in the crowd and they deal the IPL. The loudest cheer at the Eden While some love him, others like ter you will become,” he moved down one place to fifth “We fully support Jof, there with it,” he told Radio New “It all depends on when he Gardens was actually saved for to pull him up, but for Shastri, there smiled. among the all-rounders. is no place for racism in the Zealand.  R #  $  & +"   #.5  ' , !- <("' !!<#!#+>--(   1.8675 departure from a disastrous sea- “This is something I have son for defending champions analysed over the years playing est Indies cricketing hero Stars in the Twenty20 champi- franchise cricket. Chris Gayle is highest ranked bowler in the for- WChris Gayle demanded onship. always a burden if I don’t score mat and arguably most potent more respect on Monday after “As soon as I don’t perform runs. weapon, makes it even more waving goodbye to South for two or three games, then “It seems like that one par- impressive. Africa’s Mzansi Super League Chris Gayle is the burden for the ticular individual is the burden The trio of Ishant Sharma, with his team Jozi Stars yet to team,” said Gayle, who plans to for the team. And then you will Mohammed Shami and Umesh win a game in the current cam- take the rest of the season off. hear bickering. Yadav were almost unplayable in paign. “I am not talking for this I am not going to get the two matches. Former West Indies captain team only,” added Gayle, who respect. People don’t remember “I can’t say how long ago, but Gayle, 40, scored just 101 runs has played for a multitude of what you have done for them. I when I first came here, you would in six innings before his stormy sides over his 20-year career. don’t get respect.” have Madan Lal opening the bowling,” Simmons was quoted as saying by ‘ESPNcricinfo’. “Now you have guys bowling at 90 miles per hour opening and your premier fast bowler (Bumrah) was injured for this Test, so you still have him to come back. It’s exciting for world crick- et. Stars have lost all six of their rode to Gayle’s defence, describing the “Teams know now that you matches so far in this year’s MSL, while West Indian batsman as “sensitive” in have to play properly on both Gayle had struck just 47 runs in his first an interview with The Star newspaper. sides — you have to have proper five matches. “In Chris’s head, he feels that when fast bowlers and proper spinners However he hit 54 off 28 balls in he doesn’t perform, because there are to beat India. Fast bowling from his final match for the Stars, which was such expectations, from the fran- anybody is exciting, so it’s great to also his 400th T20 appearance, as his chise, the fans, that he’s the reason the )     & B  $   !)EA  ( see that happen.” team lost from a winning position team is not performing. He was impressed with what against Spartans. “I know Chris well, he seems like  5 A part of the formidable West Indies he had seen of India’s inaugural They are unsurprisingly bottom of he’s the big character, lots of bravado, teams of the late 1980s and early 90s, Phil day-night, pink-ball Test at the the MSL zero points, a whopping 19 the swag and all that stuff but he’s actu- Simmons says the current Indian pace attack makes Eden Gardens. behind league leaders Nelson Mandela ally a sensitive guy, and unfortunate- world cricket exciting. "I did watch the first day. It Bay Giants. ly, when he doesn’t perform he really India’s fast bowlers demolished Bangladesh to was exciting to see Eden Gardens On Tuesday, chief executive of the takes it to heart. He’s certainly no bur- clinch the Test series 2-0, and that they have full. It's an awesome sight," Jozi Stars franchise Jono Leaf-Wright den on our side.” achieved it without Jasprit Bumrah, the country’s Simmons said. PTI () "!/ %!) #"  " A)A&9FG P )   ) *! G% + 

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Germany forward Mario Goetze is most likely to start in   06> 350 !"(  (#-' place of Alcacer, who joined (->?@ - Dortmund on loan from orussia Dortmund hope #&-@ .,- 3 -,.&1 Barcelona in August 2018, but goal-scoring defender was signed permanently for the BAchraf Hakimi will again start of this season in a deal be their Champions League reportedly worth 21 million “weapon” to shoot down  0  $  $ % 1   PA  - # (A (&@A  %2 (   0  E!  euros ($23m). Barcelona today and relieve pressure on under-fire coach Lucien Favre. With two group games left,  "!!  #)"*+ +%%        a last 16 place is still firmly in the hands of the Germans, who sit   R  $ #  a point behind pool leaders Barcelona, thanks to Hakimi’s   3$  0 $   /*B8>66/ two goals in a stunning 3-2   */.5 home win over Inter Milan ,(("  ,(" iverpool manager Jurgen three weeks ago. (->?@ - LKlopp says he has no con- However, dreadful apoli head for Liverpool cerns about Mohamed Salah’s #&-@ .,- 2 -,.&1 Bundesliga results in the mean- )  P. (2( ( 2 (   (  ) E!  Ntoday for a Champions fitness ahead of their clash time leave Favre needing a good League Group E game which with Napoli. performance in Barcelona to ‘HATS OFF’ "   + # could prove crucial to coach Salzburg do not beat Genk, Salah was an unused sub- safeguard his job, putting the “Hakimi was everywhere,” (->?@ - Carlo Ancelotti’s future at the having failed to advance past stitute in the 2-1 win at Crystal onus on Madrid-born Hakimi said Favre. #&-@ #+F -,.&1 troubled Italian club. the group stages last season. Palace after missing training and his team-mates to turn “Hats off to him: he scored The three-time But they come up against with an ankle problem. things around at Barcelona’s twice, but the others fed (pass- Group E is far from guaranteed. Champions League winning a Liverpool side who have an “Mo Salah looks really Camp Nou. es into him) well too.” Hakimi is Anything other than a win coach’s second season at the eight-point advantage on top good,” Klopp said at his pre- Hakimi, who joined on loan relishing the freedom in the sec- is likely to leave them needing at Stadio San Paolo has proved to of the Premier League table match press conference on from Real Madrid in July ond of his two sea- least a point against Inter Milan be a complicated one, after and whose only loss this sea- Tuesday. “I’m not worried about 2018, has been a regular sons on loan from at the San Siro in a fortnight’s leading them to second in son came at the San Paolo. it.” starter under Favre at Real, where he made time. Serie A in his first year. To add to their problems Klopp also provided an Dortmund. He has scored barely a dozen Valverde would appear His team’s fortunes have Napoli will be without captain update on the fitness of defend- nine goals and set up 10 appearances. unlikely to throw Messi, Suarez, waned after the high of open- Lorenzo Insigne, who hurt his er Joel Matip, who has been more in 47 matches as The Morocco Griezmann and Dembele ing their Champions League elbow in Saturday’s match. sidelined with a knee injury. either a full-back on either international is at together again for Dortmund, campaign with a 2-0 win over The Italian forward has “Joel is improving but is flank or even up front as his best using his who will offer a sterner test than reigning European champions scored five times for Napoli some time away. There will be said Klopp. Napoli are the only side to a winger. pace and strength bottom-club Leganes. Liverpool, with dressing room this campaign, and also scored a scan this week and then we “You only get the mes- have beaten Liverpool this sea- He has scored four of to power through But his eagerness to roll the unrest amid friction between the last gasp winner against will see how it is.” sages when a player is not fine, son but are currently seventh in Dortmund’s five Champions defenders. dice last weekend with four for- the players and club manage- Liverpool in last season’s 1-0 Klopp said he had plans to so then we have to make new Serie A. League goals, dazzling by scor- Much like the team around wards, and Messi in a deeper ment. group stage victory in Naples. cope with Liverpool’s fixture plans and we don’t know exact- “The biggest mistake we ing twice out of position on the him, Hakimi has creases to role, suggests he recognises the Napoli are still on Forward Arkadiusz pile-up over the next few weeks. ly how many players we’ll have could make is that we have won left wing in October’s 2-0 win at smooth in his defensive game. lack of creativity and has begun course to qualify for the Milik has an abdominal Their involvement in the to train. it already and what would hap- Slavia Prague, where club cap- He is too often caught out of to reach for more daring solu- Champions League inflammation, joining an FIFA Club World Cup in Qatar, “We know in the long term pen if we win it,” Klopp said. tain Marco Reus described him position when opponents tions. knockout rounds as injury list which already plus their progress in the what we have to do, we know “These things are not in our as “a weapon” in Dortmund’s counter attack. In defence, Valverde might they are second in includes defensive duo League Cup, mean Liverpool that’s all set. The athletic part of mind. Of course we try to win attacking armour. Since the high of the home have to be imaginative too. Jordi Group E behind Kevin Malcuit and have been forced to play two the sessions, we try to adapt to the game, it would be massive “He’s incredibly fast. From win over Inter, the wheels have Alba is out with a hamstring Liverpool, four Faouzi Ghoulam. games within 24 hours of each the specific situation of the play- for us after the start we had. that point of view, he’s always a threatened to come off strain while Nelson Semedo points ahead of Butother, over 4,000 miles (6,400 ers. The tactical things depend Napoli are a dangerous oppo- weapon,” said Reus. Dortmund's season. and Clement Lenglet are both third-placed Portuguese full- kilometres) apart in mid- on the games we play.” nent. Having proved his versatil- struggling with calf problems. Salzburg with back Mario Rui December. Victory over Carlo “There are two weeks ity in Prague, Hakimi celebrat- STILL WIDE OPEN Gerard Pique is also missing two games to and Spanish mid- “We have plans for every- Ancelotti’s side on Wednesday between tomorrow night and ed his 21st birthday with anoth- Meanwhile, Barcelona also as he serves a one-match ban, play. fielder Fabian thing, as you can imagine, and would ensure defending cham- the Salzburg game (final match er two goals — this time from come to this game, on the back meaning there could be a place They will Ruiz, absent we change them constantly. I pions Liverpool finish top of of the group) and we have three full-back — in the come-back of a goalless draw at home to for Samuel Umtiti, who has reach the last against Milan, have two smartphones and Group E with a game to spare games in between. Why should win over Inter as Dortmund Slavia Prague earlier this month made only three appearances 16 if they beat have been named when one of them is ringing it but Klopp said he could not I think about the Salzburg came from two goals down. that means qualification from this season. Liverpool or if in the squad. is really rare it is good news,” afford to look past the match. game now?” '7$ !"!7- ,!   $  * 3-  #  99 ! 0%;   The 19-year-old eventually went to the Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Chennai Superstarz for a whopping  62 Shetty, were also part of the auction. lakhs. The next edition of PBL will see a “I am really happy to be a part of the total of 74 Indian shuttlers in action from Chennai team. I have many friends in January 20 to February 9. Chennai and I am looking forward to play Seven teams — Awadhe Warriors there. Every time we have played here the (Lucknow), Bengaluru Raptors crowd has been exceptional and to rep- (Bengaluru), Mumbai Rockets (Mumbai), resent them this season will surely be Hyderabad Hunters (Hyderabad), C*   # something that I am looking forward to,” Chennai Superstarz (Chennai), North said Rankireddy. Eastern Warriors (North East) and Pune 0 ! *)! Korea’s world No 22 doubles ace Ko 7 Aces (Pune) — will compete in the 21- Sung Hyun and Hong Kong’s world No day event to be played in Bengaluru, 24 singles exponent Lee Cheuk Yiu were Chennai, Hyderabad and Lucknow.    /65065 the only other shuttlers to cross the  50 Each franchise has a purse of  2 crore  ( 0  $ 0(  12 lakh mark as the former went to Awadhe but they cannot spend more than  77 ose Mourinho says there is “no chance” of Warriors for  55 lakhs while the latter lakh for a player. The teams will comprise JTottenham signing Zlatan Ibrahimovic after the vet-   58708/* was purchased by the North Eastern a maximum of six foreign players and a eran forward was linked with a move to the club fol- Warriors for 50 lakhs. minimum of three female shuttlers in a lowing his exit from LA Galaxy. orld champion P V Sindhu, was on 2014 Commonwealth Games cham- 12 6  % %    ( squad of not more than 11. Mourinho worked with Ibrahimovic at Inter WTuesday retained by Hyderabad pion Parupalli Kashyap was the next Among the seven teams vying for the Milan and Manchester United but said signing the Hunters for  77 lakh in the auction for costliest Indian shuttler to be sold to Chirag Shetty ( 15.5 lakhs by Pune 7 The PBL season 5 lost some sheen PBL 5 trophy, title holders Bengaluru 38-year-old would not make sense with Harry Kane the fifth season of the Premier Badminton Mumbai Rockets for  43 lakhs while Aces). after London Olympics Bronze medallist Raptors and Awadhe Warriors exhaust- at his disposal. League here. Lakshya Sen, who won four titles in the World number 9 American women’s Saina Nehwal and Kidambi Srikanth ed their entire purse of  2 crores while “You are right about the connection, we have more World number 1 women’s singles past two months, will turn out for singles player Beiwan Zhang too has been pulled out of the event to focus on their Pune 7 Aces saved  23.5 lakhs. than a connection,” Mourinho said when asked on player Tzu Ying of Chinese Taipei was Chennai colours after the Season 2 retained by Awadhe Warriors for  39 international careers. Pune and Chennai were the only Monday whether he would be trying to sign the also bought for joint highest amount of champions purchased him for  36 lakhs. lakhs. While Saina, who played for North teams to reach the maximum quota of 11 Swede. “I would say also passion and understanding,  77 lakh by defending champions Another top Indian player B National badminton coach Pullela Eastern Warriors in the last PBL, pulled as 71 players were picked from a pool of an amazing player and an amazing guy, but I would Bengaluru Raptors after a bidding war Praneeth was also retained by Benagluru Gopichand's daughter Gayatri Gopichand out of the 2020 event to prepare herself 154 players at the end of the auction. say ‘no’. No chance. with the Pune 7 Aces. Raptors for  32 lakh. was picked up by Chennai Superstarz for for the next international season, Srikanth The format of the upcoming edition “We have the best striker in England, we have one There was intense bidding for India’s Among other Indians who were  2 lakh, while young Assamese shuttler wanted to focus on international events of the league remains the same with each of the top two or three strikers in the world, it does- men’s doubles poster boy, Satwiksairaj retained by their respective franchises are Ashmita Chaliha was bought by her home ahead of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. tie consisting of five matches — two men n’t make any sense for a striker of Zlatan’s dimension, Rankireddy, who won the Thailand men’s doubles players B Sumeeth Reddy team North Eastern Warriors for  3 154 players, including Sai Praneeth, singles, one women singles, one men dou- obviously in his late 30s, but still a striker that can play Open in August alongside Chirag Shetty. ( 11 lakhs by Chennai Superstarz) and lakhs. Lakshya Sen, and men’s doubles pair of bles and one mixed doubles. in any club in the world.”