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"!# #! $ %% &      %    &%'   -1& '123/ act independently while con- ducting the proceedings of the he Supreme Court’s ruling House or adjudication peti- Ton Wednesday disqualify- tions.     -1& '123/ on extremely polluted air. ing 17 Congress and JD(S) The constitutional respon- While talking about MLAs in Karnataka but allow- sibility endowed upon the s air pollution in Delhi extending the odd-even ing them to contest the Speaker has to be scrupulous- Aplunged to near the emer- scheme beyond November 15, December 5 bypolls has come ly followed and his political gency level on Wednesday, Kejriwal appealed to as a breather for State Chief affiliations cannot come in the Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Opposition parties to shun Minister BS Yediyurappa. If way of adjudication, the apex Kejriwal said his Government their resistance to the scheme. elected back to the Assembly, court said. is mulling extension of the “Pollution has increased dras- these MLAs would bolster his If the Speaker is not able to odd-even scheme with the tically. All of Delhi is demand- Government sitting on a razor disassociate from his political Supreme Court-mandated anti- ing the odd-even and at such a thin majority. party and behaves contrary to pollution authority EPCA time the Opposition should The SC ruling may help the spirit of the neutrality and ordering closure of Delhi-NCR support the people’s wish,” he consolidate Yediyurappa’s shaky independence then such per- schools till November 15. said. The scheme, implement- hold over the Government son does not deserve to be However, the SC issued a ed from November 4, is to end with 105 plus one Independent reposed with public trust and notice to the Delhi on November 15. “If the need MLAs vis-à-vis the Opposition. tions related to them pending needful for them. confidence, it added. Government on a plea chal-        !   " #  arises, we will extend it (odd- The MLAs are to join the BJP in the High Court. The SC can- Hours after the court rul- The Bench also deprecated lenging the odd-even. The apex   "! even scheme),” the CM said. on Thursday and are likely to celled the Speaker’s decision to ing, Deputy Chief Minister the manner in which the dis- court had earlier questioned Kejriwal blamed stubble be fielded on the 15 Assembly bar them from contesting polls. CN Ashwathnarayan said the qualified MLAs directly the Delhi Government as to October till November 14 this the bench had said. burning in neighbouring States seats from which they had In a strong indictment of disqualified MLAs will join approached it without first what it was achieving from the year and from October 1 to The overall air quality for episodes of rising air pol- won and where the bypolls are the Speaker and political par- the BJP on Thursday in moving High Court. odd-even scheme by stopping December 31, 2018. index in Delhi on Wednesday lution in Delhi. to be held on December 5. ties, the 3-member SC Bench Bengaluru. Yediyurappa wel- The court said its verdict is plying of cars that are less pol- “Let the Government of was 454 at 3.30 pm. Rohini was “I remember German If the rebels do get BJP said there is a growing trend of comed the verdict and said it based on facts and circum- luting compared to two and NCT of Delhi... file data in this the most-polluted area with an Chancellor Angela Merkel was tickets and manage to win, it Speakers acting against the was against the “conspiracy” of stance of the case and does not three-wheelers and taxis. regard in the court on the AQI of 486, followed by Nehru in Delhi a few days ago... when would give a numerical boost “constitutional duty of being Ramesh Kumar and Congress interfere in the Speaker’s power The SC directed the basis of the previous experience Nagar (484) and Jahangirpuri a public health emergency was to Yediyurappa in the neutral” in addition to political leader. Expressing confidence to disqualify members. Government and the Central and whether three-wheelers (483). Faridabad (442), declared. What kind of image Assembly. The BJP needs to parties indulging in horse trad- that the BJP will win all the 15 Some of these disqualified Pollution Control Board and taxies are plying more on Ghaziabad (464), Greater of Delhi she must have carried win at least seven seats to ing and corrupt practices due seats, he said the party would MLAs had argued in the apex (CPCB) to place before it the roads during such restrictions Noida (460), Gurugram (448) to her country?” he said. ensure it achieves the majori- to which citizens are being decide on giving tickets to the court that they have an “inde- data of pollution in Delhi from and relevant data be placed,” and Noida (468) also choked Continued on Page 4 ty (112 seats) on its own. denied Stable Governments. disqualified MLAs. feasible right” to resign as Candidates are required to file “In these circumstances, The Congress, for its part, members of the Assembly and their nomination papers the Parliament is required to called for the dismissal of the the decision by the then between November 11 and reconsider strengthening cer- Yediyurappa Government, say- Speaker to disqualify them     November 18. tain aspects of the Tenth ing the court’s decision uphold- smacks of “vengeance” and A total of 17 “rebel” MLAs Schedule, so that such unde- ing the decision disqualifying “mala fide”. During arguments — 14 belonging to the mocratic practices are dis- 17 Congress and JD(S) MLAs in the matter, senior advocate Congress and three to the couraged,” the Bench said. but allowing them to contest Kapil Sibal, appearing for the   JD(S) — who resigned from the The court said the Speaker the bypolls had exposed the Karnataka Congress, had con- Karnataka Assembly and were was not empowered to dis- BJP’s ‘Operation Kamal’ in the tended that the then Speaker,   .  +4+5/ of talks with presi- “won over” by the BJP were qualify any member till the end State. Reacting to the SC ver- who was the master of the dent Uddhav Thackeray on disqualified in July this year by of the term of the Assembly. dict, former Speaker Kumar Assembly, had exercised his ess than 24 hours after the the sharing of power at a five- the Assembly Speaker. The Then Karnataka Speaker KR said, “The Supreme Court has jurisdiction to disqualify these Limposition of President’s star hotel at Bandra-Kurla com- long-drawn political drama Ramesh Kumar had said the upheld the disqualification -- to MLAs and his decision cannot Rule, efforts to form a non-BJP plex in north-west Mumbai. with “rebel” MLAs ferried out MLAs cannot contest elections that extent, it’s a sigh of relief be questioned. Government began in Ahead of Wednesday’s of the State and kept in star until the term of the current (for me). On the issue of tenure Sibal had also submitted on Wednesday, as meeting, senior Congress pres- hotels subsequently led to the Assembly, ending 2023. (of disqualification), the that “the matter needs to be the Congress and the NCP ini- ident Ahmed Patel - who was fall of the JD(S)-Congress The disqualified ‘rebel’ Supreme Court has not agreed referred to a Constitution tiated the process of drawing up in the city for a meeting with coalition Government headed MLAs had indirectly facilitat- to my interpretation I will Bench as it raises matters of a Common Minimum NCP president Sharad Pawar by JD(S) leader HD ed BJP launch itself in the seat speak on that after going grave constitutional impor- Programme (CMP) for a three- on issues relating to the Kumarawamy on July 23 dur- of power by reducing the effec- through the text of the judg- tance”. party Government and the Congress-NCP alliance’s pro- ing a trust vote. tive strength of Karnataka ment.” The change of Solicitor General Tushar leaders of the Sonia Gandhi-led posed tie-up with Shiv Sena - Though upholding the Assembly to 208 from 224 and Government in Karnataka had Mehta, appearing for the office party met Shiv Sena president had met Uddhav on Tuesday Speaker’s decision to disquali- winning the floor test on July prompted accusations that it of the Karnataka Assembly Uddhav Thackeray and initi- night and set the tone for the fy the MLAs, the Supreme 29. In a recent video gone was brought about by pur- Speaker, had submitted that ated preliminary talks. deliberations among the three Court opened a window for viral, the Karnataka CM was chasing MLAs with “money under the scheme of the   -1& '123/ ties had been able to prove Both the NCP and parties in the coming days. them to enter the Assembly by purportedly heard saying that bags” doing rounds. Constitution, a lawmaker has a majority since the legislative Congress leaders nominated Uddhav, accompanied by permitting them to contest the the Congress and JD(S) MLAs Justices NV Ramana, right to resign and the Speaker reaking his silence for the Assembly term ended on five leaders each to formulate his junior party colleagues bypolls for 15 seats. The elec- had “sacrificed” a lot to bring Sanjiv Khanna and Krishna should accept it. The current Bfirst time over the November 9. President’s Rule a CMP for the three-party Vinayak Raut and Milind tions to the remaining two BJP in power and lamented the Murari said the Speaker, being Assembly Speaker is V Hegde Maharashtra impasse, BJP was imposed in the State on Government. “We (Congress Narvekar, met State Congress seats are withheld due to peti- BJP president was not dong a neutral person, is expected to Kageri. president and Union Home Tuesday. and NCP) will sit across and president Balasaheb Thorat, Minister Amit Shah on “Before this, in no State formulate a CMP for the pro- senior party leaders Ashok Wednesday rejected the Shiv was so much time given, 18 posed three-party front. Once Chavan and Manikrao Thakre, Sena’s claim that it was days were given. The we are ready with the CMP and at the Hotel Trident for little promised rotational chief min- Governor invited parties only through with other issues relat- over 45 minutes. istership. He said the Shiv after Assembly tenure ended. ing to power-sharing, we will Talking briefly to media- Sena had simply come up Neither the Shiv Sena nor the talk to the Sena leadership. We persons after the meeting, with post-electoral conditions Congress-NCP staked claim will take the Sena inputs and Uddhav said: “Talks have that could not be accepted. and neither we,” Shah said consent on the CMP subse- begun on a right note. I will let Seeking to puncture Shiv adding “It’s not in our party’s quently,” a senior Congress you know about the outcome of Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray’s tradition to disclose what tran- leader said. our talks at a proper time”. contentions, Shah wondered spires behind closed doors.” Simultaneously, NCP pres- Thorat said he and his     -1& '123/ why sena didn’t object to the “If the Sena thinks that it ident Sharad Pawar held talks senior party colleagues held a BJP projecting Devendra can revolt and get the people’s with his party leaders on the “courtesy meeting” with he JNU administration’s Fadnavis as its Chief Minister sympathy, they don’t really CMP and the power-sharing Uddhav, in the context of the Tmove on Wednesday to candidate during the election know the public,” he said tak- arrangement for the proposed deliberations that senior pacify protesting students by campaigning. “Before the elec- ing a jibe at the Sena. Shiv Sena-NCP-Congress Central leaders had with NCP rolling back the hostel fee hike tions, Prime Minister The BJP and the Shiv Sena Government. The State chief Sharad Pawar on Tuesday. partially for BPL students has Narendra Modi and I said together have 161 seats, 15 Congress leaders held a simi- “Ours was as courtesy meeting not gone down well with some many times in public that if seats more than the majority lar meeting among themselves. with Uddhavji. First, we would students who dubbed it as an our alliance wins then mark of 145 in the 288-MLAs “We are looking at such a like to arrive at mutual under- “eyewash”, and decided to con- Devendra Fadnavis will be strong Maharashtra Assembly. fool-proof CMP and power- standing with the NCP on tinue with the strike. the Chief Minister, no one But the State plunged into sharing arrangement among issues relating to the The decision was taken at objected back then,” Shah told political uncertainty after both the three parties that will help Government. After that, we - the varsity’s 283rd Executive news agency ANI. the allies entered into a tussle us provide a stable Government both the parties - will meet the Council (EC) meeting, HRD “Now they (Shiv Sena) for power. While the Shiv to the State for full five years. Shiv Sena leaders... At today’s Secretary R Subrahmanyam have come up with new Sena claimed that it was This is independent of our meeting, we discussed with announced while asking the demands which are not assured a 50:50 power-sharing differing ideologies. We will Uddhavji as to how move for- protesting students to resume acceptable to us,” Shah assert- deal in the State after winning work towards ensuring that our ward,” Thorat said. classes. The EC meeting was ed. the elections, the BJP denied ideologies do not come in the Before holding talks with shifted outside the campus at Uddhav had been claiming making any such promise. way of running the three-party Uddhav, the State Congress lead- the last moment fearing trou- that Shah had committed to The Shiv Sena pulled out Government in the State,” a ers — Thorat, ble by agitators. the 2.5-year-each rotational its lone Minister Arvind senior Shiv Sena leader said. and Manikrao Thakre — met chief ministership for the BJP Sawant from Prime Minister After days of uncertainty Shiv Sena spokesperson Sanjay  and Shiv Sena. Narendra Modi’s Cabinet, sig- that had delayed the process of Raut at the Leelavati Hospital, Defending the Governor’s nalling the end of partnership three non-BJP parties coming where Raut was recuperating move to recommend between the two parties in together to form a Government after an angioplasty carried out     President’s Rule in the Maharashtra. Shiv Sena has in the State, the Congress for- on him on Monday night. Raut    Maharashtra on Tuesday, Shah since then opened negotia- mally shed its earlier hesitation was discharged from the hospi-      said the State head had to take tions with NDA’s rival alliance of going with the Shiv Sena and tal later in the afternoon.          action since none of the par- partners NCP and Congress. its leaders held first-ever round Continued on Page 4                                      !"# $ mation in “public interest”. “transparency, accountability authority in the case of the % %'(   In a path-breaking ver- and judicial independence”, Supreme Court.    ! 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  $    -1& '123/     Minister and their family ' ()) ) ,Q)) members were brought under he Central Reserve Police   the SPG cover after the assas- TForce (CRPF) is conduct- sination of former PM Rajiv   -1& '123/ He said the five-judge Tribunal, among others. ing a security review of    Gandhi in 1991. bench wants this issue to be Through the rules, the Congress chief Sonia Gandhi’s In August, the SPG cover of he Congress on sent to a larger bench and thus government extended execu- residence and related arrange-   former Prime Minister TWednesday said the will have its consequence on tive control over these institu- ments after taking over her pro- !  Manmohan Singh was also Supreme Court decision on the Aadhaar bill judgement, tions by altering the composi- tective cover from the Special lifted and accorded Z + cate- Government diluting appoint- which was also given by a five- tion of the selection commit- Protection Group (SPG). "#  ! gory security protection by ments to different tribunals will judge Constitution bench tees and vastly downgrading After the security audit of CRPF commandos. have far-reaching conse- where the Supreme Court has the qualifications and experi- Gandhi’s residence, comman-    The SPG security cover  -1& '123/ quences on any future attempts said it is a money bill. ence required to staff these dos and other security para- entails Advance Security by the Modi dispensation to “It is a victory not for the bodies, he alleged. phernalia will be tweaked as   Liaison by the commandos he Supreme Court on abuse the money bill route. It reminder to future Congress. This is a very big vic- “This was done with the per the assessments and who sanitise the venue in TWednesday struck down sought a debate on the issue in Governments that any attempt tory especially for the Rajya furtive intention of vesting requirements, sources said The threat perception of advance to be visited by the rules in the amended Finance Parliament. at diluting our institutions will Sabha and democracy and it is greater control in the central without any further elabora- each SPG protectee is reviewed protectee and a three-layer Act 2017 on tribunals and “I wholeheartedly welcome not be allowed,” he said. a defeat of the BJP,” he said. government on the appoint- tion. every year as provided in the security ring is in place to directed the Government to the decision of the Ramesh, who is a peti- Ramesh in his petition had ments of judges to these judi- Earlier this month the SPG Act. The current review secure the VIP from outer reformulate fresh norms with Constitution Bench of the tioner in the case, said “it is challenged the Finance Act of cial and quasi-judicial bodies,” Centre had decided to with- indicates a reduced threat per- security cordon manned by the respect to appointment of tri- Supreme Court of India in my important to have a discussion 2017 (as notified on March 31, Ramesh said. “Knowing fully draw the SPG protection of ception for Gandhis and their local police to elite force’s com- bunal members. case. I am deeply grateful to the on the money bill in 2017) and the rules framed well the Finance Act (and the Gandhi, her son Rahul and security can be handled by mandos in the proximate secu- A bench headed by Chief Supreme Court for this deci- Parliament.” He also claimed thereunder (notified on June 1, Rules framed thereunder) daughter Priyanka Gandhi other forces, government offi- rity zone. Justice Ranjan Gogoi directed sion,” party leader Jairam that there has been misuse of 2017) through which the would not pass Parliamentary Vadra after a review of their cials had said after the decision. The CRPF has a VIP the Ministry of law to conduct Ramesh said. Article 110 by the Government Government had sought to muster, the Modi Government threat perception by the secu- The Special Protection Security Wing with a strength impact study and submit report “It will have far reaching in the last three years, where- dilute appointments to nine- classified it as a money bill so rity agencies. Following the Group was raised in 1985 after of about six battalions (6,000 to the apex court. consequences on any future by it has been converting key teen different tribunals, includ- as to prevent voting in the removal of SPG cover to the the assassination of the then personnel). However, the The top court directed that attempts by the Modi bills as money bills for avoid- ing crucial institutions like Rajya Sabha,” he said, adding Gandhis, the Centre had Prime Minister Indira Gandhi Central Industrial Security appointment in tribunals Government to abuse the ing a vote and passage in Rajya National Green Tribunal and that the ruling dispensation accorded Z + protective cover to secure the Prime Minister Force (CISF) is the designated should be in accordance with money bill route and is also a Sabha. Central Administrative lacks numbers there. and tasked the CRPF to take and their immediate family Central paramilitary for VIP respective statutes. over their security. members. Former Prime security.         ( &   )*+**           -1& '123/ ducing states across country / 8 '  ditions. Traders who have by the exporting nation.   -1& '123/ loan is a loan that is given at a end, the data showed. such as Karnataka, imported onions without fumi- Importers are required to pay subsidised interest rate. At present, 3-4 lakh tonne espite various measures in Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh,       gation or having endorsement huge charges if found in non- he Centre has extended “When the soft loan of sugar gets diverted for Dplace by the State and Gujarat, Rajasthan, Uttar   of such treatment on phy- compliance with this provision. Tthe moratorium period for scheme was launched to aug- ethanol making. With creation Central Governments, onions Pradesh, and Bihar, is one of tosanitary certificate (PSC) will As onion prices fail to cool repayments by six more ment ethanol production in the of additional capacity under the continue to be sold at 80-100 the main reasons that have led      be allowed to fumigate in India down, the Government has months as the 15,000 crore country, one year moratorium scheme, 9-10 lakh tonne of per kg in many States across to a shortfall in its supply as 50 through an accredited treat- decided to increase the avail- soft loan scheme for sugar was provided. This has now sugar is expected to be divert- India. In a bid to get rid of percent crops of onion has + '   ment provider, it said. ability through import of about mills is moving at a snail’s pace. been extended to 1.5 years in ed for ethanol production. shortage of onion in domestic been damaged. Another rea- The consignment will be 1 lakh tonnes of onion through Now, the moratorium period is the interest of sugar mills and Sugar mills have supplied 175 market, the Agriculture son for price hike is believed to +    inspected thoroughly by quar- public trading company one-and-a-half years. A mora- farmers,” a highly placed source crore litres of ethanol to oil Ministry on Wednesday be the delay in the arrival of antine officials and released MMTC, which has already torium period is a time during said. A notification in this marketing companies (OMCs) extended relaxed fumigation monsoon, which in turn Ministry had liberalised fumi- only if found free from pests floated tender for about 4,000 the loan term when the bor- regard will be issued soon, the till October 22 of the 2018-19 norms for imported onions delayed sowing. This resulted gation provisions under the and diseases of concern to tonnes of imports. The rower is not required to make source added. season (October-September) up to December 31. Farmers in a cascading effect on arrival Plant Quarantine (PQ) Order, India, it said. Also, such con- Government is facilitating pri- any repayment. Of 418 applications for the and helped them achieve 5.2 and traders say the onion price in the mandis. 2003 till November 30 to facil- signments of onions will not be vate imports as well. The Centre had announced loan, the Food Ministry has per cent blending with petrol is expected to be lowered by On the other hand, the itate import of the key kitchen subjected to the four times Private traders have the loan package in two tranch- found 282 eligible. Of this, Cane arrear still remains December end. Income Tax Department has staple from Afghanistan, Egypt, additional inspection fees on informed the Government that es — first in June 2018 amount- 114 applications have been high at 9,000 Cr so far this Retail prices of onion in the also surveyed and examining Dubai, Saudi Arabia, Turkey account of non-compliance of they have placed order for ing to 4,440 crore and the cleared for loans amounting to year based on sugarcane price country have remained high for onion traders in Maharashtra, and Iran to boost availability conditions under the 2003 PQ import of 2,400 tonnes of onion other in March 2019 of 10,540 6,139.08 crore, as per official fixed by both Centre and States, more than a month due to 30- Delhi and Madhya Pradesh and check price rise. In its lat- Order, it added.Presently, which would reach India by crore. The objective was to help data. However, banks have as per the Ministry data. There 40 per cent decline in kharif following reports of alleged est order, the Ministry has imported onions are allowed in month-end. Another 2,600 millers in clearing cane arrears sanctioned the loan to 45 appli- is a sugar glut in India, the onion output because of heavy hoarding of the commodity extended these relaxed provi- the country after the com- tonnes will be contracted for and divert surplus sugar for cants and disbursed 900 crore world’s second largest sugar rains in growing States. The amid its skyrocketing prices. sions till December 31 for modity is fumigated with arrival in December, sources ethanol manufacturing. A soft to 33 applicants till September- producer after Brazil. excessive rain in key onion pro- On November 6, the onion imports with some con- methyl bromide and certified said. --.&    . ' ,  ),   )/   5 6/2/ grouping which represents over       3.6 billion people, or half of the rime Minister Narendra world population and they PModi on Wednesday hoped have a combined nominal GDP that the BRICS summit will of USD 16.6 trillion. 0&  ! enhance the economic and During the summit, the cultural linkages between the five major economies of the member nations as he arrived world will aim to significantly in the Brazilian capital to take strengthen their cooperation in   -1& '123/ part in the two-day meeting. science, technology and inno- $  “Reached Brazil to take vation, Modi said in his depar- neumonia is taking toll on part in the BRICS Summit. Will ture statement. PIndia’s kids under the age of   also meet various world lead- The BRICS countries will five years with one of them suc- ers during this visit,” Modi also look to enhance coopera- cumbing to every 4 minutes to   tweeted after his arrival here. tion on digital economy and the preventive disease last year, On the sidelines of the build mechanisms for counter- according to a study by Save the =#.>>>   11th BRICS summit, Modi will !               terrorism cooperation within Children, UNICEF and Every meet Brazilian President Jair   -%%&!!   the BRICS framework, Modi Breath Counts.    Bolsonaro to discuss ways to said. It said that India was enhance the bilateral strategic He would also attend the among the top five countries  #>=@ partnership. BRICS business forum closing responsible for over half of the The Prime Minister is ceremony and the ‘closed’ and child deaths due to the disease scheduled to hold separate plenary sessions of the summit.   -1& '123/ raw milk samples and is con- globally that year. Overall, “In India, 14 per cent of child bilateral meetings with Russian In the closed session, the sidered an important bio- pneumonia claimed 1,27,000 deaths were due to pneumonia President Vladimir Putin and discussions are expected to be esearchers from IIT marker in quality control of under-five children in 2018. in 2017, and it was the second Chinese President Xi Jinping focused on challenges and RGuwahati have developed a milk”. It is found in raw milk Pneumonia is an inflammato- biggest killer of children under- on Wednesday. opportunities for the exercise of paper-based technology that and is destroyed during pas- ry disease affecting the lung. It five in 2017 (after wasting). “I am sure the BRICS national sovereignty in the can assess the quality and teurisation. “ALP is also found is characterised by an accu- Pneumonia killed more than Summit will enhance cultural contemporary world. freshness of milk within 13 in higher amounts in the case mulation of fluid in the alveo- 1,27,000 children under-five in and economic linkages between Innovative Future. Kumar tweeted, “PM @naren- This will be followed by the minutes by changing its colour. of milk derived from animals lus, resulting in the obstruction 2018 - more than 14 children BRICS nations,” he said. This will be the sixth time dramodi arrives in Brasilia to BRICS Plenary Session, where No special equipment or with infection in the mamma- of normal breathing. It is usu- every hour,” the study said. BRICS is the acronym Modi is participating in the participate in the 11th #BRICS the leaders will discuss the instrument will be required. ry glands. Detection of ALP in ally caused due to air pollution It further said USD 16 was coined for an association of five BRICS summit, his first being Summit. This year’s Summit intra-BRICS cooperation for Pasteurisation is com- milk can thus point to inade- besides poor food intake. spent by the government on major emerging national at Fortaleza, also in Brazil in under the theme “BRICS: the economic development of monly used to kill the microbes quate pasteurisation and per- Dr Rajesh Khanna, Deputy health per person in 2016 in economies — Brazil, Russia, 2014. Economic Growth for an BRICS societies. A BRICS in milk and various tests are haps contamination.” Director of Health and India. India, China and South Africa. Describing his welcome as Innovative Future” will further memorandum of understand- used to ensure the effectiveness “Despite ALP’s recognis- Nutrition, Save the Children “Every day, nearly 2,200 This year’s event is being “as vibrant as BRICS itself”, strengthen the traditional ties ing between trade and invest- of the process, according to the able detection potential in said that “Acute malnutrition is children under the age of five held under the theme BRICS: Spokesperson of the Ministry among the BRICS countries.” ment promotion agencies is researchers led by Pranjal native milk, the multi-step associated with more than half die from pneumonia, a curable Economic Growth for an of External Affairs Raveesh Brazil is the current chair of the expected to be signed. Chandra, an assistant professor nature, and requirement of of childhood pneumonia and mostly preventable disease. at IIT Guwahati. sophisticated bulky analytical deaths. Indoor air pollution Strong global commitment and Commonly used tests such instruments and trained per- contributes to 22 per cent and increased investments are crit- as the methylene blue test, are sonnel, to detect ALP, limit outdoor air pollution con- ical to the fight against this dis- %      &  '(  time consuming, and could their use as a sensor of milk tributes to 27 per cent of these ease,” Henrietta Fore, Executive take many hours for colour quality in remote settings and deaths.” Director of UNICEF said. changes to indicate the pres- in home kitchens,” added Just five countries were Pneumonia is caused by   )       ence and absence of microbes. Chandra. responsible for more than half bacteria, viruses or fungi, and Commercial phenol-based The researchers used sim- of child pneumonia deaths - leaves children fighting for  4-/81' -8/$-6 strong and abiding,” he added. operational throughout the year is impor- tests require sophisticated spec- ple filter paper, chemically Nigeria (162,000), India breath as their lungs fill with India also appealed to other traditional tant, Naidu said. trophotometers and involve modified it, and loaded it with (127,000), Pakistan (58,000), pus and fluid. ndia has pledged to contribute USD 5 donors of UNRWA to consider enhancing He added that the agency has been able multi-step procedures, which a recognition element — anti- the Democratic Republic of Globally, more children Imillion in 2020 to the UN Palestine their contributions and non-donor mem- to overcome similar funding gaps in the necessitates dedicated testing ALP — which captures the Congo (40,000) and Ethiopia under the age of five died from refugee agency, even as it voiced concern ber states to consider contributing to past through innovative global fund rais- centres and skilled personnel. ALP present in the milk. (32,000), it said. pneumonia in 2018 than from over the agency’s “dire” financial situation UNRWA in solidarity with the Palestine ing campaign and outreach and internal However, to cut-short this Upon treatment with the Globally, pneumonia is the any other disease. Around due to the funding gaps that risk its core refugees. cost-saving measures. time, the research team which colour-forming compound major cause of paediatric mor- 437,000 children under five services to the refugees in the fields of edu- Naidu, however, noted that UNRWA’s Naidu, however, cautioned that while included Kuldeep Mahato, ‘BCIP’, the captured complex of tality, especially in children died due to diarrhea and cation and health. resources come from voluntary contribu- these efforts continue, they may still not research scholar developed a ALP forms a blue-green under 5, claiming the lives of 272,000 due to malaria. India’s Deputy Permanent tions, with a limited donor base, saying that be adequate in 2019. simple visual detection tech- coloured precipitate, that oth- more than Representative to the UN Ambassador K this arrangement is already “fraught with Highlighting India’s ongoing capacity- nique to detect the quality of erwise does not gives any 800,000 Nagaraj Naidu said as a mark of solidari- uncertainties” of sudden crisis and it is crit- building assistance in Palestine, Naidu said milk, without the need for colour in the absence of ALP. kids every ty with the Palestine refugees, the Indian ical that the faith of donors in the agency 150 Palestinian professionals are trained special equipment and instru- The intensity of the colour year, more Government has increased its annual is restored. every year under the Indian Technical and ments. indicates the amount of ALP than 2,000 financial contribution fourfold to the Voicing concern over the agency’s Economic Cooperation programme and “It would be useful if the present. The researchers used every day. core budget of the UN Relief and Works “dire” financial situation, Naidu said the 100 meritorious Palestinian students are quality of milk can be tested at a smartphone to capture the In Agency(UNRWA), from USD 1.25 million funding gap of USD 89 million in 2019 has offered fully funded scholarships under the the point of collection of milk image of the colour. They used India 5 per in 2016 to USD 5 million in 2018. put to risk the agency’s core services to the General Scholarship Scheme of the Indian or even in the home kitchen,” the RGB (Red Green Blue) fil- 1,000 live “We have contributed USD 5 million Palestine refugees, notably in the fields of Council for Cultural Relations every year. said Dr Chandra, adding that ter in the phone to profile the births in 2019 and pledge to contribute USD 5 education, health, and assistance to the In addition, during the last five years, such testing requires easy-to- colour obtained, which could under five million in 2020 also,” he said while speak- most vulnerable ones. under an India-Palestine development operate and portable detection be co-related to the concen- mortality ing at the General Assembly Fourth About 3.1 million Palestine refugees partnership, 17 agreements have been kits. tration. The researchers’ work rate due to Committee meeting on the UNRWA for depend on health services provided by signed in the fields of agriculture, health He explained, “Alkaline has been published in the jour- pneumonia Palestine Refugees in the Near East. UNRWA while the agency’s schools edu- care, information technology, youth affairs, Phosphatase (ALP) is a metal- nal, Biosensors, and in 2018, the “India’s support and solidarity with the cate 526,000 students every year, of which consular affairs, women’s empowerment loprotein found naturally in Bioelectronics. study said. 5.5 million Palestine refugees remains half are female. Keeping these services and media. chhattisgarh 03 RAIPUR | THURSDAY | NOVEMBER 14, 2019 Maoists instigated Baghel, ministers to meet Potali - Dantewada President, Union ministers today villagers’ stir: Govt STAFF REPORTER n RAIPUR over opening of security camp, claimed that on Wednesday he state government has there was a drastic change in To end the deadlock on contentious paddy issue Tclaimed that it was under the attitude of villagers. n pressure from Maoists that vil- In a press communiqué STAFF REPORTER and Prime Minister Narendra would also accompany me in lagers of Potali in Dantewada RAIPUR Modi in recent days. meeting with the President state government claimed that district of Bastar region staged they will win hearts of Potali “The President of India and Union ministers,” he a demonstration on Tuesday. hief Minister Bhupesh gave an appointment on added. villagers through development CBaghel on Wednesday Thursday evening while There was a drastic change of the region and by providing Notably, earlier the Chief in their behavior when they said that his government is Prime Minister’s Office in a Minister along with thou- them security from the were pacified on Wednesday, it Maoists. going to hold talks with the letter has said that since the sands of farmers of the state claims. “Potali is strategically a Centre to end the deadlock Prime Minister would be and his cabinet colleagues, as over paddy procurement Notable, a couple of days very important location for abroad, he (Baghel) could well as Congress workers, had issue, clearly indicating a ago a security camp was Naxals as it is considered their talk to Union Minister for declared to march in own change of strategy on the con- Agriculture”, the CM established in Potali village in safe corridor, Naxals are tentious issues over which informed the media. vehicles to national capital on Aranpur region of Dantewada instigating the villagers to ruling Congress and the BJP Baghel said, “Responding November 13. district. Hundreds of villagers oppose the camp,” the are at loggerhead. to the letter, I had demanded The CM later postponed on Tuesday assembled and communiqué said. The Chief Minister that Union Minister for Food the demonstration after the demonstrated against opening “Trust-Development- hinted that while keeping the and Civil Supplies should also Supreme Court verdict on of security camp in their Security’ model of policing in option for a stir ajar, at be there in the meeting so Ayodhya anticipating adverse village. Potali would be adopted by present the state government that any amicable solution law-and-order situation in Government sources Dantewada police to deal with will try to find an amicable talks. at Congress’s state headquar- had correspondences with could be hammered out” the states through which their accepting that there was Maoist problem”, the commu- solution to the issue through Talking to media persons ters, Baghel informed that he President Ram Nath Kovind “Cabinet colleagues convoy was suppose to pass. resentment among villagers niqué added. BJP to stage sit-in tomorrow Chhattisgarh to get 5 female depending on the variety while the state promised a MSP of `2500 per quintal. There will be a month’s delay if procurement wild buffaloes from Assam starts from December 1 as STAFF REPORTER n and 7 females in the state, based on situation and planned by the state government, RAIPUR he added. conditions. They will be he added. PCCF Rakesh brought to a special enclo- Leader of Opposition overnment of India Chaturvedi when contact- sure made at Barnawapara Dharamlal Kaushik said, “BJP Ghas cleared the pro- sanctuary. After acclima- does not have any objection over ed said, the permission was posal for shifting of five granted a year ago as trans- tion, they will be shifted to Chief Minister calling on Prime female wild water buf- portation is a critical factor Udanti-Sitanadi Sanctuary. Minister, Union Agriculture and faloes from Assam’s Manas The wildlife experts Food ministers. The issue of due to sensitivity of these National Sanctuary. feel that with five female procurement should be resolved The bovines will travel bovines, special care has to to benefit the farmers and be taken. bovines from Assam, the around 1500 kilometres to impending extinction of procurement should be ensured reach Chhattisgarh. It was decided to shift Chhattisgarh states’ official from November 15.” In a statement them after the monsoon STAFF REPORTER n used to commence the RAIPUR No assessment of loss due to Principal Chief Forest and the present climatic animal can be saved. Water procurement from November 15 buffaloes are on the verge hhattisgarh BJP state lack of rains and excessive rain Conservator (Wildlife) condition is suitable for every year, he said. of extinction in the central Cpresident Vikram Usendi said during harvest season in the state Atul Shukla said this will shifting. It is for the first his party is organising a day-long Addressing the media, jointly was done despite agriculture create conducive atmos- time such transporting of Indian state. sit-in-demonstration on with Leader of Opposition minister’s claim if conducting phere for breeding and wild water buffaloes is Chhattisgarh govern- November 15 at ‘mandal’ Dharamlal Kaushik, he said the such assessment, he alleged. increase the number of being undertaken in the ment is expected to return (division) level across the state, delay is causing loss to farmers as It should have been done state’s official animal in country. the favour by sending demanding procurement of at ‘Mandi’ (Agriculture Produce before the procurement begins so future. At present, the state total will be around 15. and two are female. This He said the modes of around 40 spotted deer to paddy from that day itself. Market) the paddy is being sold that loss to farmers can be has 10 wild water buffaloes Out of the 10 wild will also help to reduce the transport, may be through Assam to help its tiger con- Previous BJP government for `1300 to `1600 per quintal ascertained, he said. and with five more the water buffaloes, 8 are male gender parity with 8 males road or train, will be opted servation efforts.

SEC review CAIT reaches out to MPs to push for e-commerce policy meeting today Rail services BUSINESS REPORTER n RAIPUR: To review prepa- RAIPUR rations for civic bodies polls, which will be fol- hhattisgarh unit of the disrupted, many lowed by three-tier CConfederation of All India Panchayat elections in the Traders (CAIT) on state, State Election Wednesday gave representa- Commissioner, tions to Lok Sabha and Rajya Chhattisgarh Thakur Ram trains cancelled Sabha members from the state Singh has called a meeting as part of the confederation’s on November 14 at 4.00 STAFF REPORTER n Sambalpur-Jharsuguda nationwide agitation against pm at New Circuit House RAIPUR route. e-commerce companies auditorium, Raipur. The train number 12070 ormal train services Amazon and Flipkart. Singh said divisional (Gondia-Raigarh They want the parliamen- commissioners, all district Nwere disrupted on Janshatabdi Express) and tarians to raise in parliament, collectors and superin- Howrah-Mumbai route after Raipur-Bilaspur local have what they called unethical tendents of police have a crane fell near the Road been terminated at Uslapur. business practice of the been called for receiving Under Bridge construction The cancelled trains are e-commerce companies. feedback of the progress site at Chuchuhiya para, Raipur-Gevra Road (58204), A delegation led by CAIT made in election process Bilaspur on Wednesday Bilaspur-Gevra (68736). national vice president Amar undertaken across the blocking tracks and OHE Trains which will remain Parwani handed over the delegation that he would take want a healthy business creating a future crises before product of `100 at `80 to reach state. Based on their feed- breakdown. cancelled on November 14 representation to Raipur MP up the issue with Union competition within the the 60 crore retailers existing in out to maximum customers, back, the strategy for According to South East are Gevra-Raipur, Gevra- Sunil Soni and briefed him as minister at the Winter session country and steps for the same the country and those working which hits local traders. upcoming election for both Central Railway, train num- Bilaspur, Raipur-Gevra, to how e-commerce compa- of parliament, which will are being undertaken. with them, he alleged. Parwani said all compa- civic bodies and panchayat ber 12879 (Lokmanya Tilak Bilaspur-Tatanagar, nies are allegedly deriving commence from November Parwani said for long they He pointed out these nies are eyeing the `45 lakh will be chalked out. Terminus-Bhubaneshwar Bilaspur-Devra-Bilaspur, benefits of FDI policy. 18. The session will be held till have been demanding for an multinationals also sell materi- crore business of the country. Chief Secretary R P Express) has been diverted and Bilaspur-Gevra (68746). The different delegations December 13. e-commerce policy. als cash on delivery but local “Our only demand is to bring Mandal and Director from Lakholi-Sambalpur Gevra-Itwari (18239) reached out to other Lok He said Prime Minister Multinational companies in traders have to pay tax while all these e-commerce compa- General of Police D. M. route, while 18029 (Shalimar and Korba-Trivandrum Sabha and Rajya Sabha MPs. Narendra Modi and Finance country is creating wedge by under FDI, they get all benefits nies under the ambit of our Awasthi are also likely to Express) has been diverted (22647) have been delayed Sunil Soni assured the Minister Nirmala Sitharaman their mode of functioning, thus and subsidies. Thus, they sell a country’s laws,” he added. be present in the meeting. from Raipur-Lakholi- by five hours. CM Baghel orders probe in Radiant Way school mishap STAFF REPORTER n A girl student of serious injury on her face RAIPUR as no safety precaution in class-4 of the the floor was maintained. hief Minister school located in Meanwhile, parents CBhupesh Baghel of students of the school taking serious note of the the state capital on Wednesday met alleged laxity on the part got serious Chief Minister Baghel at of management of Jan-Chaupal: Bhent- Radiant-Way public injuries in a Mulaqat programme at school, which led to an his official residence and accident during adven- mishap which ture sports, ordered a happened while gave him detailed probe into the matter. information about the A girl student of she was doing mishap that took place class-4 of the school adventure sports during the adventure located in the state capital in the school game. got serious injuries in a Chief Minister took the matter seriously and mishap which happened premises 1. Chief Minister during his weekly public contact programme, Jan Choupal, on instructed Raipur 2. Children of Dimrapal Ashram of Bastar region led by social worker Padma Shri Dharampal while she was doing Wednesday gave instructions for providing financial aid under Sanjivani Kosh Saini paid visit to Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel at Jan-Chaupal : Bhent-Mulaqat, where collector to probe into the adventure sports in the She fell into the scheme to Bhilai-3 resident Khileshwari for treatment. Baghel made their wish come true by taking them on a tour to CM House. school premises. ground and received matter.   ! "#$%&"'  * < )*+./010

  ,3-'/% 3 The INLD and the Haryana one of the factors that delayed Lokhit Party won one seat the cabinet expansion, which 02 fter 17 days of the Chief each. was to be held on AMinister and Deputy Chief On Tuesday, Chautala had Tuesday.   ,3-'/% 3 stamped on the passport in any requirement for passport to Minister taking oath, the first discussed the cabinet expan- Khattar had met Union case, he added. The Chief travel through the Corridor. “If expansion of the Manohar Lal sion issue with the chief min- Home Minister and BJP pres- ith footfalls at the Minister said that the low num- pilgrims are unable to make full Khattar-led Haryana Cabinet ister here. ident Amit Shah in Delhi the WKartarpur Corridor ber of devotees reportedly cross- use of the Kartarpur Corridor, will take place on Thursday. There was also a discussion expansion on Sunday. On reported to be quite low so far, ing over to the historic gurdwara the whole purpose of this unique Khattar (65), who took on allotment of departments Wednesday, all the seven Punjab Chief Minister Capt was not because of lack of inter- initiative on the part of the two oath as the Chief Minister for with the chief minister, Independent MLAs, who are Amarinder Singh on est among the people but Governments would be defeat- the second time on October 27, Chautala had told reporters supporting the BJP-JJP Wednesday asked the ‘cash-rich’ because of the two conditions of ed,” he added. “However, instead and Dushyant Chautala (31), after meeting Khattar. coalition, were invited by Shiromani Gurdwara passport and 20 dollars fee. of flaunting their money to who was sworn-in as his mutations and combinations to weeks have passed after the Frontrunners from the BJP Khattar for dinner. Prabandhak Committee (SGPC) “Lakhs of pilgrims were waiting appease their ego and make a deputy, are the only two mem- give wider representation to all declaration of election results in for ministerial berths include Sources said the JJP, besides to pay the $20 per pilgrim fee for to visit the Kartarpur Gurdwara political point through this reli- bers of the present Cabinet. sections and regions of the state Haryana, but the BJP-JJP are six-time legislator Anil Vij, the Deputy Chief Minister''s travel out of their own coffers, on this historic 550th prakash gious occasion, they should “Haryana Governor in the first expansion, sources only “busy in fighting to secure former speaker Kanwar Pal, post, has been eyeing crucial at least to the yellow card hold- purb of Guru Nanak Dev ji but spend the same on supporting Satyadeo Narain Arya will said. maximum number of Seema Trikha, Mahipal portfolios of Home, Finance ers who simply could not afford were held back because of these the devotees, especially the poor administer the oath of office The JJP is likely to get two ministerial portfolios”. Dhanda, Deepak Mangla, and Excise and Taxation. to pay the amount. problems,” he added. Yellow Card holders who sim- and secrecy to the Haryana ministerial berths and one or Haryana polls were held on Ganshyam Saraf, Banwari Lal Dushyant parted ways with Amid reports of confusion Though Pakistan Prime ply did not have the money to ministers at the Haryana Raj two Independents can also be October 21 and results declared and Kamal Gupta. the Indian National Lok Dal among pilgrims, the Chief Minister Imran Khan had tweet- pay the necessary fee to Pakistan Bhawan on Thursday at 12.30 accommodated in the expand- on October 24. The BJP had Ram Kumar Gautam, (INLD) in December 2018 Minister also urged the Prime ed, before the opening of the for entering their territory to pay pm,” an official spokesman ed council of Ministers. The formed Government in the Ishwar Singh or Anoop after a bitter vertical split in the Ministers of both India and Corridor, that passport would obeisance at the Kartarpur Sahib said on Wednesday. BJP is likely to induct six min- state with the help of the JJP. Dhanak are probables from party and the Chautala family Pakistan to waive off the pass- not be needed for devotees to gurdwara,” he quipped. The Haryana Cabinet can isters from its camp, they said. The seven Independents are the JJP and the Independents, and formed the JJP. port condition for travel through come through, the decision was “Why can’t the SGPC and have 14 members, including Haryana’s main opposition also supporting the who are likely to be inducted Ahead of the induction of Kartarpur Corridor and instead not formalised, Capt Amarinder their political masters, the the chief minister and the party Congress had criticised Government. into the Cabinet, are Ranjit the council of ministers, both accept other forms of identity, pointed out. He urged Imran, as Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) deputy Chief Minister. Khattar over the delay in The saffron party had won Singh Chautala and Balraj BJP and JJP leaders have including Aadhar card, driving well as Indian Prime Minister and particularly the Badal fam- The BJP and the Chautala- inducting ministers, with its 40 seats, the JJP 10 and the Kundu. worked on the formulation of license etc. These should be Narendra Modi, to resolve the ily, shell out some money for the led Jannayak Janta Party (JJP) senior leader Randeep Singh Congress 31 in the polls to the The impasse in a common minimum acceptable since there was no problem by coming to an agree- actual good of the community,” have factored out various per- Surjewala saying nearly three 90-members State Assembly. Maharashtra was believed to be programme. requirement of visa to be ment to amend the MoU said Capt Amarinder. +, "-./ 0")-0 # &       &  

  '28$-%- did it.” warned people not to allow 1&! 2*2+34P  The most conspicuous such adulterated stuff to come n the last day of nomina- nomination which everyone into power. He said if voted to   '13 '4- Otion for the candidates saw with a heavy heart was when power again his Government contesting Assembly polls in Chandrashekhar Dubey alias would make Palamu a bowl of ork should be under- the first phase, a huge crowd of Dadai Dubey came to file his rice by strengthening the irri- Wtaken in double-shift to more than 12,000 people in nomination as Congress candi- gational facilities. Surprisingly expedite the construction Daltonganj on Wednesday was date for Bishrampur assembly Das did not even for once men- works for Kumbh Mela 2021. effectively managed by the constituency the very next day tion Babulal Marandi’s JVM. Officials, involved in Kumbh police. The Election of his elder son Ajay Dubey’s Das spoke of Ayodhya and Mela works, should prepare a Commission of India (ECI) is cremation who breathed his Ram Temple and thanked clear road-map of works to be very particular about crowd last in Ranchi on Monday. Muslims and judges of the done at their level and ensure stressing that all officials management and traffic regu- Ajay was cremated on Apex Court saying, “The completion of the works on should work in coordina- lation, said sources. Tuesday Nov 12. Speaking to Congress was keeping this time. Government orders for tion.Focus should also be laid No untoward incidents the Pioneer senior Dubey said, Ram Temple issue hanging permanent works for Kumbh on maintaining the identity of were reported and no elderly “Fate has many twists. I am to over the last 70 years or so.” Mela should be issued soon for Haridwar considering the spir- citizen negotiating roads found exit from this world but my Terming his 3 BJP candi- works regarding which the itual aspects of Uttarakhand. crossing from one side to other son did it. There is nothing in dates Shashibhushan Mehta government orders have not The CM also directed that of the road hazardous as our hands.” There is a strong (Panki), Aloke Chourasia been issued yet. strict approach be adopted police bandobast was ade- swell of sympathy for him (Daltonganj) and Ramchander Chief Minister Trivendra against anti-social activities quate. now. Chandravanshi ( Bishrampur) Singh Rawat issued these and that effective measures be There was heavy traffic all At Shivajee maidan CM as ‘flower’ (read lotus the party directions while chairing a taken for removal of encroach- around but no chaos. Sources Raghubar Das looked unfazed symbol) CM exhorted the peo- meet to review preparations ments. Stating that the Kumbh said no road side vendor had put in his 3 deputies Surjit saw a full 25 minute speech of ble measures for a smooth about the way AJSU is so ple to bring them back again in for Kumbh Mela to be held Mela is the world’s biggest reli- any problem with the crowd Kumar, Anup Baraik and chief minister Raghubar Das in traffic without causing any pulling the strings of the NDA the government. These 3 filed during 2021 in Haridwar. gious and spiritual fair, he that had come in from three Sandip Gupta on the job for the nomination rally held in problem to any visitors coming as here he in his speech he lam- their nomination today. Rawat said that deadline said that crores of people from assembly constituencies the day today. Kumar and the Shivajee maidan here. over here in the town basted Congress, JMM and Das had a similar nomi- should be set for construction across India and abroad are Daltonganj, Panki and Baraik were in block A of the The management of crowd Daltonganj today.” Linda said, RJD terming them as corrupt, nation rallies one each at of all the bridges to be made expected to arrive here to Bishrampur on the last day of Palamu collectorate while at the Shivajee maidan was “We knew the gathering would looters and thieves of fodder. Bhavnathpur and the other at for the Kumbh Mela. Timely attend it. nomination here. Gupta was overseeing things in flawless as said Gupta “Our SP be too enormous. We had our Das called them quite an Chhaterpur where he said the construction of the bridges Elaborate arrangements SP Palamu Ajay Linda had the town Daltonganj which has asked us to take all possi- own plan to handle it and we ‘adulterated’ one too and crowd was ‘tremendous’. will make the construction of will have to be ensured accord- roads more convenient, he ingly. said. The State’s Urban It was stated in the meet- Development and Housing ing that 402 crore has been minister Madan Kaushik said approved for permanent con- that the success of Kumbh 3444 struction works out of which Mela is linked with joint 154 crore has been made efforts by all. From Page 1 get 11 ministries. ing meetings and drafting the Be assured that there would not Hindutva agenda would not available to the departments Asking all officials con- Though there has so far not The formula does not CMP for the three-party be mid-term elections in the come in the way of the forma- concerned. Rawat said that if cerned to understand their been any formula discussion on throw light on the crucial Government. While leaders State,” the NCP president said. tion of a Shiv Sena-led three- private organisations want to responsibilities, he also told the power-sharing arrange- Speaker’s post. All the three like Jayant Patil, Ajit Pawar, Later in the afternoon, all party Government in the State. construct bathing ghats at them to take cognisance of ment among the three parties, parties are vying for this post, Chhagan Bhujbal, Dhananjay the newly elected MLAs of the Asked if he felt uneasy their own expense, technical suggestions received from a power-sharing formula as the Speaker plays a crucial Munde and Nawab Malik will Congress left Jaipur for being at the hospital at a time support should be provided to members of the religious fra- emerged from the Congress- role in the current Assembly in represent the NCP, the team of Mumbai, as the party leader- when there was hectic politi- them. ternity. NCP camp. Under this formu- which there may be frequent the Congress will comprise ship told them that there was cal activity outside, Raut said: New Delhi: The Supreme He stressed on the need Focus should also be laid la, the Shiv Sena and NCP - battles over numbers during Balasaheb Thorat, Ashok no need for them to remain “I am used to doing something Court is scheduled to pro- for special focus on sanitation on demarcation of the Kumbh which have 56 and 54 MLAs the next five years. Chavan, Prithviraj Chavan, there for more time. or other at all times. I can’t sit nounce on Thursday its verdict and removal of encroachments Mela area and developing nec- respectively - will share the post Sources in both the NCP Vijay Wadettiwar and Meanwhile, Shiv Sena idle. Even while in the hospi- on petitions seeking a review of in the Mela area. essary infrastructural facilities of Chief Minister for a period and Congress said that they Manikrao Thakre. spokesperson Sanjay Raut reit- tal, I wrote an editorial for the its judgment giving a clean chit Directing that security be in the new areas. of two and half years each, were agreeable to Sena presi- Addressing his party’s erated that his party’s man will Sena’s official mouth-piece to the Modi Government in the provided to prominent repre- Chief secretary Utpal while the Congress - with a dent Uddhav Thackeray being newly elected MLAs and lead- be the next Chief Minister of Saamana”. Rafale fighter jet deal with sentatives of Akhadas, Rawat Kumar Singh, principal secre- strength of 44 MLAs -- will get nominated as the Chief ers, Sr Pawar allayed the fears Maharashtra. In a related development, French firm Dassault Aviation. said that arrangements for the tary Anand Bardhan, secre- the deputy Chief Minister’s Minister of the three-party for of legislators about the possi- Raut, speaking to a region- former Chief Minister and Also, it is to give its verdict Kumbh Mela should set an taries Amit Singh Negi, Nitesh post for the entire period of five the first two and a half years. bility of a mid-term election in al television channel from his senior Congress leader on a batch of petitions seeking example for future events too. Jha, Arvind Singh Hyanki, years. Similarly, the Sena and Earlier in the day, the the State. “The President’s rule hospital bed, lamented that Prithviraj Chavan alleged the re-examination of its decision Work on undergrounding the Garhwal commissioner the NCP will get 14 ministries NCP and Congress nominat- will not come in the way of our the Shiv Sena could not prove BJP was making desperate to allow entry of women of all electricity and gas pipelines in Ravinath Raman, director gen- each, while the Congress will ed five leaders each for hold- Government formation efforts. its majority before the attempts to prevent its erstwhile age group in Kerala’s the Mela area should be expe- eral (law and order) Ashok Governor as the Congress and ally Shiv Sena from aligning Sabarimala Temple. Political dited. Kumar and Kumbh Mela offi- NCP did not give his party with his party and the NCP to parties, right-wing outfits and All that is required for the cer Deepak Rawat were also their letters of support on time. form a Government in devotees in Kerala are keeping Kumbh Mela arrangements among those present in the Raut said that his party’s Maharashtra. their fingers crossed. PTI will be provided, he said, while meeting.

It, however, said the verdict dentiality of personal infor- cerns have been expressed on “should not be understood to mation. disclosure of the names and the mean that the independence of The rigour of public inter- reasons for those who had not the judiciary can be achieved est in divulging inputs, data and been approved by the col- only by denial of access to particulars of a candidate legium, it added. From Page 1 information”. (probable judge) would be dif- Deciding three appeals, the The bench said it was nec- The verdict, which has ferent from that of divulging judgement said it was not pos- From Page 1 essary that question of “judicial been concurred by Justices NV and furnishing details of the sible to answer these ques- The Ministry of Earth independence is accounted for Ramana and DY Chandrachud output that is the decision, it tions in absolute terms, and “in Sciences’ air quality monitor in the balancing exercise” with in separate verdicts, said that in said. each case, the public interest SAFAR said Delhi’s neigh- RTI. It cannot be doubted and some cases judicial indepen- “The public interest test test would be applied to weigh bouring States recorded only debated that independence of dence may “demand openness would have to be applied keep- the scales and on balance deter- 480 incidents of stubble burn- the judiciary is a matter of and transparency by furnishing ing in mind the fiduciary rela- mine whether information ing on Tuesday and the share of “ennobled public concern” and the information” and in some tionship,(if it arises), and also should be furnished or would smoke from farm fires in directly relates to public welfare cases disclosure may not be the invasion of the right to pri- be exempt.” Delhi’s pollution is likely to and would be one of the factors needed. vacy and breach of the duty of Consequently, the top decrease to 13 per cent on to be taken into account in Reference to the principle confidentiality owed to the court dismissed first appeal Thursday “in spite of favourable weighing and applying the of judicial independence is not candidate or the information filed by CPIO against the HC transport-level wind trajectory”. public interest test, said the to undermine and avoid provider, resulting from the verdict asking it to furnish However, air quality is like- judgment, running into 108 accountability which is an furnishing of such details and information on SC judges who ly to improve on Friday with an pages. aspect “we perceive and particulars,” it said on the col- had declared their assets. increase in wind speed due to “Thus, when public inter- believe” has to be taken into legium deliberations. It, however, partly allowed a fresh western disturbance est demands disclosure of account while examining the Judicial independence and the other two appeals of the and a dip in farm fires, the information, judicial indepen- public interest in favour of accountability “go hand in CPIO of the apex court in SAFAR said on Wednesday. dence has to be kept in mind disclosure of information, it hand as accountability ensures, which it was directed to dis- Delhi-NCR gasped for while deciding the question of said. and is a facet of judicial inde- close complete correspondence breath as the noxious smog exercise of discretion,” Justice “Distinction must be pendence. Further, while apply- with the then CJI as a news resulting from raging farm fires Khanna said. drawn between the final opin- ing the proportionality test, the report alleged that a Union and unfavourable weather ion or resolutions passed by type and nature of the infor- Minister had approached a pushed pollution levels in the collegium with regard to mation is a relevant factor,” it HC Judge to influence his judi- region towards the “emergency” appointment /elevation and said. cial decisions. The second zone for the third time in the transfer of judges with obser- It said the transparency appeal pertained to seeking file last 15 days. vations and indicative reasons and openness in judicial notings on appointment of Incidents of stubble burn- and the inputs/data or details appointments “juxtaposed” three judges in SC while super- ing in Haryana and Punjab have which the collegium had exam- with confidentiality of deliber- seding some senior HC judges. increased and northwesterly ined,” the bench said while ations remain one of the most The verdict referred these winds have been bringing more stressing on balancing between delicate and complex areas. two cases to the CPIO to re- farm fire plume to the Delhi- the right to information, judi- With the passage of time, examine them after following NCR region, said weather cial independence and confi- there has been a change as con- procedure under the RTI Act. experts.   ! "#$%&"'  (

1      *      8  <>       8   &    46 3 00 Washington: The US House of Q 3  Representatives opened its momentous first televised hear- 0 ing Wednesday on whether to  3$-% $-% Key arterials routes were targeted where”, in which small groups target Washington/Ankara: Turkish President impeach President Donald in morning and after-work peak hours. as many parts of the city as possible Recep Tayyip Erdogan will meet his US Washington: The closed doors telling the striking, if some- Trump, as Democrats seek to ro-democracy protesters on Various lines on the subway — used to cause maximum disruption and counterpart Donald Trump at the White of the Trump impeachment times complicated story of a make the case to the public that PWednesday stepped up a “blossom daily by more than half of the city’s 7.5 stretch police resources. House on Wednesday. investigation are swinging wide president allegedly using for- he abused his power for politi- everywhere” campaign of road blocks million people — were also suspended, The development comes only a month open. eign policy for personal and cal gain. and vandalism across Hong Kong that forcing many workers to stay at home. after Trump, wrote a letter to Erdogan, call- When the gavel strikes at political gain ahead of the 2020 Two career diplomats — has crippled the international financial In the Central business district,      ing him a “fool” over Turkey’s military offen- the start of the House hearing election. acting ambassador to Ukraine hub this week and ignited some of the hundreds of people left their offices at sive in Syria. Wednesday morning, America So far, the narrative is split- William Taylor and Deputy worst violence in five months of unrest. lunchtime to join the more hardcore   3  Erdogan’s visit to the US comes amid and the rest of the world will ting Americans, mostly along Assistant Secretary of State for The new phase in the crisis, protesters setting up barricades outside tense relations between the two NATO allies, have the chance to see and hear the same lines as Trump’s European and Eurasian Affairs which has forced schools and shop- luxury-item shops and headquarters of      Arab News reported. for themselves for the first unusual presidency. The George Kent — are testifying ping malls to close as well as the shut- big financial firms. The tensions between US and Turkey time about President Donald Constitution sets a dramatic, before the House Intelligence down of large chunks of the vital train Masked protesters dressed in their  3$-% $-% escalated after Ankara launched a military Trump’s actions toward but vague, bar for impeach- Committee in what is expected network, has prompted police to signature black were also locked in a offensive in northeast Syria against Ukraine and consider whether ment, and there’s no consensus to be a fiery showdown between warn the city is on the verge of “total series of tense standoffs at university olice have increased security Washington-backed Kurdish forces, who are they are, in fact, impeachable yet that Trump’s actions at the Democrats and Trump’s collapse” and a “breakdown”. campuses, following intense clashes on Paround Hong Kong and its uni- fighting against the terror group Islamic offenses. heart of the inquiry meet the Republican backers. AFP China, facing the biggest chal- Tuesday night that saw police fire tear versity campuses as they brace for State. It’s a remarkable moment, threshold of “high crimes and lenge to its rule of the territory since gas and rubber bullets. more violence after sharp clashes Washington is also angered over even for a White House full of misdemeanors.” ,-2 it was handed back by the British in Highlighting the growing securi- overnight with anti-government Ankara’s purchase of the Russian S-400 mis- them. Whether Wednesday’s pro- 1997, has insisted it will not buckle to ty fears, mainland Chinese students protesters. sile defence system. The US has halted the All on TV, committee lead- ceedings begin to end a presi- 0"-00%), the pressure and warned of even began fleeing Hong Kong on buses Many subway and rail stations delivery of support equipment and supplies ers will set the stage , then dency or help secure Trump’s tougher security measures. and boats back across the border, were closed Wednesday after the to Turkey for F-35 jet fighter jets. It has also comes the main feature: Two position, it’s certain that his    As they have since the start of the according to police and universities, protesters blocked commutes and threatened to impose sanctions on Turkey seasoned diplomats, William chaotic term has finally arrived      week, protesters on Wednesday although it was not immediately clear vandalized trains. Classes were sus- over the Russian defence purchase. Taylor, the graying former at a place he cannot control and ,     choked roads and blocked traffic how many had left. pended at schools and universities. However, Erdogan’s latest visit to the infantry officer now charge a force, the constitutional sys-     O with anything they could lay their The chaos was part of the large- Police and protesters battled on White House might serve to smooth over d’affaires in Ukraine, and tem of checks and balances, 3   /   hands on including bricks, bicycles, ly leaderless protest movement’s new multiple fronts overnight at the differences and provide a boost to bilater- George Kent, the deputy assis- that he cannot ignore.           couches and other materials. strategy branded “blossom every- Chinese University of Hong Kong. al trade relations. IANS tant secretary in Washington, AP    3          7.   )  ),  5        .        $ % 589A           )            ,, ( , ,)) P  &&                    )          New York: Researchers, using have concentrated a wealth of          data from NASA’s Mars material from a vast watershed, Kabul: At least seven people %2  3 Reconnaissance Orbiter, have similar to deltas on the Earth were killed and seven others Beijing: Beijing is investigating    found deposits of hydrated sil- which are good at preserving injured on Wednesday in a car a Taiwanese man on suspicion of     . Gaza City: Israeli airstrikes restrictions on public gatherings Glenreagh (Australia): ica — a mineral good at pre- signs of life. bomb attack in a northeast engaging in activities that endan- (5%:%(85A 6     killed more Islamic Jihad mil- continued as rockets rained Australians on Wednesday serving chemical signatures of According to the neighbourhood of the Afghan ger national security, Chinese            itants in Gaza on Wednesday as down. began sifting through the ashes life — in a crater on the Red researchers, finding hydrated capital, where military and media reported on Wednesday       rocket fire toward Israel Those attacks came after of hundreds of bushfires that Planet where the US space silica at Jezero, increases the civilian airports and a foreign — the third such case to come        resumed after a brief overnight the early morning strike on have ravaged the country, organisation plans to land a preservation potential of chem- military base are located, said to light in three months.            lull, raising the death toll in the Tuesday killed Bahaa Abu el- relieved that their worst fears rover next year. ical signatures of life. sources. Shih Cheng-ping, a retired        strip to 18 Palestinians in the Atta and his wife as they were were unrealised —but wary of The study, published in the They said, one of the sili- The explosion occurred at professor at the National Taiwan        heaviest round of fighting in sleeping. Rocket fire from Gaza a long and brutal summer journal Geophysical Research ca deposits was found on the around 7.25 am local time in Normal University and chief   months. reached as far north as Tel Aviv, ahead. Letters, noted that the crater, edge of the delta at low eleva- the northeast of the Afghan economist for Chinese con- The military said more and two people were wounded Firefighters were still bat- named Jazero, contains a large tion. capital, where a government glomerate Huaxia Group, dis- than 250 rockets have been by shrapnel. tling around 140 blazes across delta deposit formed by ancient “The material that forms complex is also located, Efe appeared after entering the fired at Israeli communities Prime Minister Benjamin the country’s eastern seaboard, rivers that fed an ancient lake. the bottom layer of a delta is news quoted Afghan Interior mainland in August of last year, since the violence erupted fol- Netanyahu told a special but a respite from “catastroph- The researchers, including sometimes the most productive Ministry spokesperson Nasrat according to Taiwanese media. lowing an Israeli airstrike that Cabinet meeting that Israel has ic” weather conditions meant those from Brown University in in terms of preserving biosig- Rahimi as saying in a statement. Ma Xiaoguang, spokesman killed a senior Islamic Jihad no interest in sparking a wider the danger from many fires was the US, used the Compact natures. So if you can find that The spokesman later told of the State Council Taiwan commander accused of being confrontation but warned the downgraded. Reconnaissance Imaging bottomset layer, and that layer EFE that the attack was con- Affairs Office, said Wednesday the mastermind of recent Iranian-backed Islamic Jihad The northern state of Spectrometer for Mars has a lot of silica in it, that’s a ducted by a suicide bomber, that Shih was being investigated attacks. Israel stepped up its bat- that Israel will keep pounding Queensland remained on high (CRISM) instrument that flies double bonus,” said study co- who used a van loaded with “for suspected activities endan- tle against Iran and its proxies them until the rockets stop. alert, with residents on the aboard NASA’s Mars author Jack Mustard, a profes- explosives and blew up the gering national security,” accord- across the region. “They know we will con- north shore of popular holiday Reconnaissance Orbiter, and sor at Brown University. vehicle on the main street. ing to state-run People’s Daily. The latest fighting brought tinue to strike them without town Noosa told to “leave applied big data analysis meth- The study noted that the IANS AFP life in much of Israel to a mercy,” Netanyahu said. “They immediately” to avoid an ods to tease out the weak spec- minerals may have formed in standstill. Schools remained have one choice: either stop “unpredictable” fire burning tral signature of the silica the discovered region, and may closed in Israeli communities these attacks or absorb more nearby. deposits. represent the bottom layer of near the Gaza border and and more blows.” AFP AFP They said the delta would the delta deposit. PTI   ! "#$%&"'   3       B   D8 '    B  B < 05 6 2    ,   "# <",  (   )"  '" " 8                           ,      $ "(  ("             '               8              ( P   " -  ,       "  ( >,#   ,    (        (,%Q       ?  (   "    $   "      "   #  $         ($ (  %" ,(  ?     "       #           #"(  -( .&  %),+ )" S    #" "   , ,(  "" $    " %'          " # )" ubmission to an inviolable sense of    (       #   ,%.      ( justice, order and probity ought to be at the heart of professionals ren-   "  )",  S        # " ,     dering policing and legal services ( 5 -#      #  (' ,((  ( "# to society. The nobility of purpose 7 $( , #     ,#   ,"" ("" %& S Sin both these professions mandates a cer- tain code of conduct and ethics that posits $ ?     ,   "      $ the responsibility to the citizenry at large ,      "  "     "   "$ and, thereby, the nation. Many such man-   %            #  O5 -#" +   >"#  dates have been legislated, ingrained and templatised in the form of standard pro-  O  # (  ,     )",  S  cedures, processes and even uniforms  , # %& (         "  "  that they bear with aplomb and responsi-  ,  #          (   A& bility. The allegorical personification of Lady Justice (originally Lustitia, the god-  #  #  "#         ,   #  dess of justice in the Greek mythology)   7      (    (  " $ with a blindfold, a balance and a sword is  (        7 (  "   %    #  deeply symbolic of those who uphold its    ( #  ,  #    (       % tenets as protectors of justice. Similarly, the khaki uniform of the     (       ( ", "5 #"  police personnel is freighted with the cit- + #    ,  ,   , ,        #" izen’s charter that explicitly seeks, among   #   < S   ' %5   #  "S  $ other things, the “maintenance of law and order in civil society” as a common bond ,  (   %8   + :     between the two services. Many illustrious       "  ,          lawyers and policemen (and policewomen) ""#    , ,"   >((  $  "" A*"S have conducted themselves with the high- est dignity, civility, service and personal sac- a seemingly innocuous dis- Other collateral concerns of creeping politicisation even  :          ,(#,      A rifices that have been the pride of the soci- pute over a parking space reeks like work conditions and offi- in the armed forces. 5 #"#     ((     (  ? (     -$ ety and the nation. of ego, vanity and a sense of cer-soldier relationship in the The onus is on the       %"    ,  B"   %  Yet, the unfortunate spectacle of the fiefdom that was involved. The police among others, however Government to contain this violent clash between policemen and the proverbial “turf-war” further true and important in their incident with speedy interven-    ,     (      7 ( lawyers at the Tis Hazari court in the eroded the citizen’s waning own right, are a matter of sep- tion, resolution and then usher :       " " ,      %   national capital shamed the edifice of jus- trust, faith and decorum about 64,3 /-,/'1-86 arate enquiry and resolution. In in the much-delayed institu-  )",  S "   "     , "  #$ tice, which is the shared responsibility of governmental and judicial fact, there has been a plethora tional reforms. No society can these two callings. In an age of reckless arms, who are in dire need for 26$ %/:1 of committees and commis- thrive where a revenue officer   "   # A8   :    $ social media, the free flow of visuals of the reforms and reassurances.  2212 :1-8 sions that have identified var- is burnt alive during the con-             ""       ? #$ fights, accusations and the public protests In the melee of excesses 8$ 281-8 ious reforms pertaining to the duct of his/her duty, where A& 5 -#   "   # # "   $ was a reflection of institutional breakdown was the regrettable irony of the efficacy of the judicial and police-lawyers vandalise pub- at various levels. Delhi Police’s motto of “Shanti, ,$-,1 -6 838 policing services. lic property, where policemen (   ,  (    "" " "     The immediate impact of this whol- Sewa, Nyaya” (Peace, Service Unfortunately, political will in uniform protest raising slo-    % #  (#     (    $ ly avoidable fracas goes way beyond the and Justice) or indeed, the fact 3:1 1+/-1' has been lacking and even gans, where suicide attempts      #  $  ,%*#,  " (  , perceptions about these two professions. that the lawyers are the ultimate 4-'' 1661' institutional lethargy to under- for justice by lawyers are made. It speaks volumes about the institutional restorers of the law of the land. take the recommendations Indeed, forgotten from the  #     %;   "       ,    one-upmanship, prevailing societal anger The hapless citizenry could *$ 8$$ made by experts in the field. recent limelight is the unprece- # (      (     "  % '   and above all, a misplaced sense of enti- only mull and reminisce their 2$-% 548 A more reassuring arm of dented tragedy of the war    ' SB"   P)",  S Q  #  "" tlement that some individuals may carry own experiences at the hands ,$-810842/6/-% the Government has been the heroes of the armed forces sit-   %P   ,  " # # (+ Q   % — all of which could taint the entirety of of either of these two. armed forces. The principal ting on roadside, asking for their services. For the sake of national Such incidents also give a 831 6+1 8$ 83/6 factor for this has been the rel- what was rightfully promised in "   (     ( "# #  (# #    security and order, institutional blame- parallel vent to latent concerns ative isolation from the politi- OROP. -" (,# #$ %;   #  ,     O game must be contained with immediate that have remained unad- /-,/'1-8 /6 8$ cisation of its environment, There is certainly a power #-   ?#  ""$    %&    (" (#  $ effect. The High Court-appointed judicial dressed for far too long but '/68 ,8 * $+ functioning and ethos. In cases play of institutional relevance, inquiry must ascertain individual acts of contextualising the same to of individual culpability per- elbow-room and assertion at C ,      (         %&    misdemeanour and those involved must this incident is to distract from 831 /++1'/,7 taining to the rare wrong- play. The fight over the park- ," (  ( ,  " #   , "  " be punished, irrespective of their profes- the immediacy and specificity -' 61,/*/,/87 doings of a soldier of the ing lot was symbolic of the mis- "  %:    , "    #-     :   sional callings. of action. The unwarranted armed forces, care is taken to placed sense of entitlement However, the lazy and wanton lust to politicisation of the incident, $* ,8/$- 831 isolate them from institution- that is at work with a few that   #" ## #  #"   #  #    " $ sully the reputation of either of the insti- with political parties assuming al framework as discipline shame their own institutions.        ,        # (  tutions can have unfathomable repercus- positions that suit their imme- 4-& -81' cannot be compromised. This incident should lead to  7  (     ,%& ,S  ##   "   /  sions that the nation can ill-afford, given diate narrative, can only fan the $2/8/,/68/$- $* Discipline, leadership and corrective introspection and that both are unique and irreplaceable ser- fire. Sane voices, who are either soldiering ethos are made to cooling of tempers as opposed 630D   )",  S"  E )E  * -     vices, often the only source of ensuring jus- in positions of seniority in the 831 /-,/'1-8 ,- walk the talk in the armed to a field day for those who     (   %&  "        , #$ tice to the citizenry. To that extent, the act respective hierarchies or those $-27 *- 831 */ 1 forces. The finest example of have vested interest in TRPs,  #(S  ( (6369    ( #- % should be treated as a matter of individual who have retired from official this is the “officer-to-soldier” partisan concerns or perpetu- (at best a group of individuals) culpabili- service, would do yeoman ser- fatality ratio, which is the high- ating the existing systemic rot. ty or complicity as opposed to a situation vice by insisting on isolating the est for any military in the (The writer, a military vet- where the top-brass of either institutions individuals concerned in the world. It is the professional cul- eran, is a former Lt Governor of lock horns on behalf of their colleagues. violence, as opposed to taking ture and standard that are at Andaman & Nicobar Islands The fact that the violence was triggered by institutional positions. stake when murmurs abound and Puducherry) 7378 )      S     -  ) / 2%0         ,1      / 8   G    / ,    &                =E                 /O                    5                  P   Q "  #       / G  G    8                # $#    % & S   "        G            2        /  /$8  " '      #   5<(>%>'(8: >/58 8%(%:/ :(5:(:(/%8     (  " ( ( ) K     K2  ' K' 8  K6  /  *         %+    ,     (   -  '         $   $ ,  **    ##   ( ( $   0 0  "  0 - 00 +  /%0-" " "    (   ($   of such applications and subse- "  "         %.   $  ,         quently may even reduce the   *"  S/*/  "##     ,   01 burden of PSKs.  ( (%"     %& */    Sir — This refers to the editori-  8- 6         ,  Varun Dambal al, “Fee hike unjust” (November 1  , H,1,I    Bengaluru   ,(           S *  " (% ( 13). There is no doubt that there 5         S "    ,  )    ,)   "  has been a significant hike in both 1  ,  / H1,/I 6           (     23( 40  ,  % the hostel room fee and one-time               mess fee at the Jawaharlal Nehru            4 &    (     " ,   University (JNU) but we also              Sir — As the Chief Election     *  %& 5 "  $      ($ need to ponder as to how long             Commissioner, TN Seshan #  ("( $, $     (  63$,  ,( *  will the State exchequer keep    8      G    brought many reforms in the funding its students’ subsidised                country’s electoral process, which     ,  ( "      ($ $7 8 ('   education. The monthly fee of   1,/O        8 +  includes the enforcement of the    ((  (  %      )   " 20 for a hostel room is some- ,  ,         L  Model Code of Conduct, introduc- ( ,  " " #   *  %& )  , thing that really needed to be M 6         tion of voter ID cards for eligible changed but at the same time, the /  6           3              candidates and curbing malprac-   , 6309  %, 23    "   authorities should have held dis-  1,/ 3      L         '     L  L  tices like the exchange of liquor and #  8        (  %" (  cussions with the stakeholders on           + : -    %           money during elections. */     # ,    #"(    $ the amount that needed to be         1,/   6         L  1  The real tribute to Seshan 6        6  ,    ,M  /      #   #  ,   "5 %*/   increased. There should have would be to enforce one of his been a hike that would not pinch             1  .:?/'($'/ orders where he directed that the # (   :   (        *  S too much as students from all sec- ,  K +6 %  %:%     ballot papers be mixed without     " '      ( 8 ('  %+  (*"  tions of the society come to study fail before they were counted so '    #"#( "" " ( (" $ in this varsity. While it’s good that that polling agents would not the authorities have partially    port applications, an applicant can to approach the nearest PSK know in which booth who voted 5 8 " #  %. # ,   , - ') ## rolled the proposed fee hike, stu- approach only a few PSKs locat- located within the State. The and how. This will partially curb "# -"'"   %& */      ( (   dents need to introspect why ed within the States. Thus, for an move, thus, causes inconvenience the behaviour of our elected rep- ;## #    "%*/(          $ there should not be a basic hike Sir — It is given to understand applicant there is no possibility to to the applicants owing to logis- resentatives who tend to tilt in their fees when they are being that an applicant can apply for a apply for a tatkal passport at any tical factors to reach the venue. development funds towards the     (      "##     '"' part of one of the most sought normal passport at all Post Office POPSKs located across various The Ministry of External area that voted for them. '' ""  % #       after universities in the country. Passport Sewa Kendras (POPSKs) district headquarters. Affairs must accept tatkal-based Harvinder Singh Chugh     $         ," % *  There has to be some rationality and Passport Sewa Kendras The current non-availability passport applications and allot Jalandhar in this entire issue. (PSKs) spread across various of tatkal appointments at POPSKs appointments under tatkal quota   *    :"-     "     Bal Govind States. It is further given to is causing much inconvenience to at POPSKs, too. The suggested %&   3  #     ,     ($ # % Noida understand that for tatkal pass- the applicants. All are compelled move will entail quick processing %//%8/5?(5:%%8@<( >5   ! "#$%&"'   4     #%"0-5) 3  Q)) &-)0" &   .. .        .      ),,,  .      $          .                 O   +      L    L   .      6, 1           $ $      /     L   0 ! 5!6 607 10000  , #       #  (   S  5"   '    "  D2F " "     * +     " , *"#  8"*8%+       644$  '    )      ,  032   **  2F  829  8 99%"    **   ("       (  #(  #   " (# $  %  # ,  -, ."     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( "( global GDP (Gross Domestic Product). " "#  %& :     "     India is aiming to double its GDP to $5 tril-  ."               # $ lion by 2024-25. To achieve this, it is looking inter (   (%+    : " alia to doubling its exports from the current over $500 billion to $1 trillion and increasing agricul-        ."  (  "#   tural exports 2.5 times from $40 billion to $100    # (  ."  ,     %Q+ billion. In this backdrop, the RCEP with a com- /-'/O6 #   #064(,   +    ( ( "  bined GDP of $30 trillion presents, at least on  $,3 8$        # ,  (#   ##   paper, a huge opportunity that the country can’t -1%$8/8/$-6 $-     -, ." P ,       (( afford to miss. ,1 /6 $:1 27 :      ,( " #   Since 2012 (when the RCEP was mooted), 29 rounds of negotiations have already been held.  $81,8/$-/68  (  %<     #   ." 5 /-%  (( :   (  AQ#  $ During the ASEAN Summit (November 11-15, 2018), Prime Minister Narendra Modi had 63/*8/-% 831 The rationale behind eliminating mitted under RCEP agreement to all First, under the agreement, tariff  #0D0(, +    P" " (  1*1 1-,1   ?# ,   8 "  ,( " called for early conclusion of the process. In the tariffs on goods moving across interna- members after a fixed period. While, elimination is mooted over a reasonably recent ministerial gathering held in Bangkok '81 *$ tional borders is to enable participat- India is willing to give concessions in long period of up to 20 years and it ( 0F96   ,       ( $ (October 10-12), even as discussions reached a 4-'1 8/-% ing countries to maximise their respec- the services and investment segment, should be possible to backload most of "%+ ,S   (( "     ,  %Q deadlock over a dozen contentious issues, min- 8 /** 361 tive gains from trade. This overarching developed countries are pushing for it, especially on sensitive items. Any + (   F(  #  8 "    isters were given 10 days to iron out the differ- $48 8$ #>=N /- objective will be defeated if a member similar concessions in goods trade as apprehension of an adverse effect in the P& >#    ##  '       ,  Q ences. If, they didn’t succeed, Modi, with his 22 $831 gets the right to automatically increase well. near-term is misplaced. The   #             P" famed “Midas touch” was expected to make it  16 831 the duty, which will prevent the export- Fifth, India is also not comfortable Government should not allow its deci-      # "8 "   -" , happen in the third RCEP leaders’ summit. ing country from realising the full with the “standstill” clause, which sion to be obliterated by the present However, on November 4, Modi announced %$:1 -+1-8O6 potential of its low cost. Moreover, if binds a member to the current level of state of the economy.  #     (    #(  #  68-' /6 -$8 8 "%Q India’s decision not to join the group citing that India insists on this clause, others too domestic liberalisation in services; Second, the handicap of domestic “the present form of the RCEP Agreement does 81-521 /8 /6 will want it. In that scenario, all mem- hence can’t be reversed in future. For industry is more due to local factors &"    : ('    "( ,# , 5$ -1 $48 $*   (#    ##      -, not fully reflect the basic spirit and the agreed bers will end up compressing the mar- instance, if the Modi Government such as the high cost of power, fuel (cur- guiding principles of RCEP. It also does not 831 *1 838 ket for each other. wishes to withdraw the 51 per cent rently, neither is under the Goods and   ,  (   # (  S 5"   " address satisfactorily India’s outstanding issues $/-/-% 831 Additionally, there will be practi- Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Services Tax, which means suppliers are        ." "  0126  (  "$ and concerns”. So, what are India’s major con- % $4 &/22 cal problems in determining the thresh- multi-brand retail, which was allowed not eligible for Input Tax Credit result- "  0190   ."      $ cerns? And, are these valid? '1:6881 old level (each member would like to earlier in 2012 by the UPA dispensation, ing in a cascading effect on cost.     (     # (   First, India wants the reference date for $4 * +1 6 keep it at the lowest level possible for it won’t be able to do so. Besides, the excise duty and Value  (     "  ## 8 ('  % undertaking tariff reduction to be extended to -' extracting maximum mileage) and the Having taken a policy decision in Added Tax are also high), logistics, cap- + S     # (  S 5" 2019 instead of 2014 planned initially. Since 2014, number of commodities to be covered the overall interest of our economy, ital and so on. If only these costs are the Government has raised import duty on 3,500 6+226,21 by this dispensation (each member will there is nothing wrong in staying with lowered, “Made in India” products   , "   #    #    , /-'468 /16 8     " (  %+'     /0GGF   items. In this backdrop, if for the purpose of phas- insist on having a large number). They it to ensure stability of the policy envi- can compete with the lowest priced ing out duties, it were to use 2014 as a reference 831 ,4 1-8 will end up denying access to the mar- ronment. goods from anywhere in the world.  # (   (    %.   "  4-,84 1 &31-   # (  S 5"    ,  $ point, this benefit will be lost. The Indian stance ket for each other instead of expansion, Finally, India has offered to phase Third, we also need to look at the is perfectly logical as the quotation date for com- 831 1,$-$+7 /6 which is the overriding consideration out Customs Duty on imports from potential that China offers for boost- ," " % mencement of tariff cuts has to be in sync with /- 831 % / $*  behind forging a free market area. China on nearly 74 per cent of the tar- ing India’s exports. The Chinese econ- * # #  ,   "  "   # "    the date the agreement takes effect. 62$&'$&- /86 India should shun the idea of iff lines (jargon for a product as defined omy is undergoing a metaphorical   #      "    # A Second, under the Most Favored Nation &$ 7 /6 +$ 1 automatic trigger safeguard mecha- in lists of tariff rates; products can be transformation from export-driven &     #   #0D9(,-" %P+, (MFN) clause, the investment or service related $- ,,$4-8 $*  nism. Instead, it needs to focus more sub-divided, the level of detail reflect- (until hitherto) to domestic consump- # (         #       concessions given to a trading partner under a *2$$' $* on requiring member countries to ed in the number of digits in the tion and from industry to services.   ."   *    ,  #    # $ bilateral treaty have to be automatically extend- refrain from giving subsidies, includ- Harmonised System code used to iden- According to an estimate, China has ed to all other members of the group without any /+$ 86 * $+ ing “hidden” (as China does by mak- tify the product) as against 90 per cent plans to import goods and services      " ,   %<   #      $ ,3/-  #   , , ,      ((    " time gap. India was not inclined to accept this. ing fuel, power and other inputs sub- of tariff lines on imports from all other worth $12 trillion over five years. This stance is illogical. MFN is a cardinal prin- 83/6 *1 /6 sidised for enterprises) so that a situa- members. China refused to join nego- India should tap this potential market.   ,    #     , "    $ 4-*$4-'1'     #  ,  "%&      ciple governing World Trade Organisation tion of selling commodities at below tiations on this offer which it consid- Keeping in mind the criticality of (WTO) — the international body dealing with cost (or dumping in plain words) in ers highly restrictive. being an integral part of the global sup-    %&     #    ,#"# "   global rules of trade. India should not be seen other members’ markets is avoided. To sum up, India’s approach to ply chain to achieve a $5 trillion econ-     "#     "#  "   as taking a stance which is inconsistent with Further, it should insist on stricter and negotiations on RCEP is overly protec- omy, India needs to reconsider its deci- #  ( ?   ## %Q WTO rules. transparent rules of origin to ensure tionist. Barring shifting the reference sion. The Government should shed its +"              , ((  ( $ Third, India wanted an “automatic trigger that China does not use other members’ date for undertaking tariff phase out to present tough stance on MFN, safe- B" #     "   #", +  $ ((% safeguard mechanism.” What it really means is territories to flood the Indian market 2019, in all other areas, the guard mechanism, “standstill” and   ( B"       (  " (  # ( that in the event of import of a particular com- (it is learnt that our negotiators have not Government’s stand is not tenable. It is “ratchet.” On the offer to China, this <  5 #"  . # 0GDD%.    , modity exceeding a certain number (also known done enough home work in this area). borne out of the fear that joining the may be improved to 80-85 per cent (( "     % as threshold), this clause will automatically kick Fourth, India is opposing the group will devastate our farmers and (from the 74 per cent already on the +(    #         ." in, giving the right to the importing country demand of other members to seek trade small-scale industries at the current table). With a flexible mindset, it " ,    "   ##    " (read: India) to apply higher tariff to prevent a concessions in its domestic space. juncture when the economy is in the should consider joining RCEP which is surge. This stance is untenable as it militates Termed as “ratchet” in trade terminol- grip of a slowdown. Its worry is more expected to be sealed in March 2020.  5 "(014GA against the principle of free international trade ogy, the concept implies that any pol- on account of a flood of imports from (The writer is a New Delhi-based            based on comparative advantage. icy changes will be automatically com- China. This fear is unfounded. policy analyst) 709 #-"%,) 8                                           

The speed at which India is pro- Thanks to this study by the though time is short, it is also ripe gy generation slowdown. gressing on its wind energy agenda awakening, the Indian Statistical for harnessing wind energy. This is India must first, bring policy is not encouraging whereas the tar- cost of renewable Institute, the pro- because the technology is available consensus and ensure that imple- gets the country has set itself are very energy infrastruc- jected domestic and energy storage is improving mentation and execution remain the 51//-% -11'6 8$ ambitious. ture is coming social cost of exponentially as a lot of innovation strong points of its policy. Also, a 681 5,  2/8821 Why is there such a major dis- down rapidly else- coal-based power is taking place. Hence, it will be monthly monitoring of the hurdles  8  3  G 5&!"%"7 connect between plan and action? Is where in the generation will be much more easy to adopt wind being faced by the renewable ener- it due to the lack of a cohesive vision? world, but in India too high by 2024- energy today than ever before. gy sector will help in smooth scal-        For instance, India has set an this fall in installa- 25. This will Wind energy cannot be seen as ing up of the wind energy portfolio.      ,  2  any environmental sceptics ambitious target of achieving 175 tion rates is not necessitate reduc- a back-up resource or a plan B. In addition to this, the authori-      O  will write off wind energy as gigawatt (GW) renewable energy translating into tion in building of Renewable power sources, especial- ties may want to prepare a com- Ma resource that has literally capacity by 2022. As per the Ministry renewed enthusi- new coal-based ly the trio of solar, wind and hydro pelling mix of wind and solar ener-       gone with the wind and rightly so, of New and Renewable Energy’s fig- asm for wind power plants and power are going to be the mainstay gy generation options for small and    as India still has a long way to go ures, at the end of 2018, India had energy and this is render the opera- of the future energy sector of the medium investors as this will raise         before it can say that wind power has an installed capacity of 35 GW. concerning. The full potential of tions of the existing ones unviable. country. To make this happen India awareness and present a major busi- ,  %    come to play a pivotal role in becom- Hence, the jump from 35 GW to 175 wind energy, if and when harnessed, At a time such as this, a fully-devel- must invest appropriately also. ness opportunity too. The proper ing the alternate source to fossil fuels. GW by 2022 sure looks ambitious has the ability to mitigate climate oped portfolio of renewable energy According to the estimates of the and viable storage of energy is an      Having said this, wind energy and maybe a tad unachievable, not change and pollution together. In our options will be able to shoulder the US-based Institute for Energy ongoing issue, which needs to be          obviously cannot be written off as it because the target is high but because renewable energy sector, the empha- burden of India’s energy demand. Economics and Financial Analysis taken care of as well.  ,     has tremendous potential that is just there is an absence of aggressive pol- sis on grand plans and commitments However, this portfolio, with a robust (IEEFA), the country will require Wind energy has a potential that        waiting to be tapped. The specific icy-backed implementation efforts is given primary importance, where- GW capacity cannot happen $500 to $700 billion in renewable is still waiting to be tapped and India      circumstances in India are not able and initiatives to achieve the same. as time-bound execution of projects overnight and needs a sufficient run energy and supporting grid invest- can easily sail through any future to create an enabling environment The world is witnessing a major is sorely missing. Yet another press- up, which is not happening in the ment over the coming decade in energy crisis only if it has got the 7       for the full-fledged harnessing of this shift from fossil fuels to renewable ing factor is going to make reliance country today. order to meet its renewable energy wind in its sails.      5 ) amazing pollution-free sustainable energy, mainly due to the rising on renewable energy compulsory Senior environmentalists and targets. Some immediate steps can go (The writer is an environmental H    I and renewable power resource. awareness regarding their ill-effects. sooner than later. According to a policymakers must understand that a long way to counter the wind ener- journalist.)   ! "#$%&"'  9

     12   -1& '123/ by the BJP to corruption, moral and Gandhian destroy values, they have to realise that they he Congress on Wednesday democratic have to walk the talk,” Singhvi said. Tcalled for the dismissal of the values A H Vishwanath, one of the dis- Yediyurappa Government in through qualified MLAs from  Karnataka, saying the Supreme shameless the JD(S), said he was satisfied with Court’s decision upholding the display of the decision of the apex  51-%24 4 Yediyurappa said. Welcoming the whether disqualified MLAswould decision disqualifying 17 Congress money court. court decision to allow disqualified get BJP tickets, Yediyurappa said, and JD(S) MLAs but allowing power... The “I welcome the judgement of arnataka Chief Minister BS MLAs tocontest the polls, he said, “we will discuss at the core com- them to contest the bypolls had Supreme the Supreme Court which has now KYediyurappa on Wednesday wel- preparations have begun to win all mittee meeting today and take deci- exposed BJP’s ‘Operation Kamal’ in Court deci- permitted all 17 MLAs to contest comed the Supreme Court decision the seats. sion by evening”. the State. sion vindi- the elections,” Vishwanath told to allow disqualified MLAs to con- “From tomorrow itself all our Asked if the 17 disqualified “The Supreme Court’s decision cates the reporters. test polls, and termed it as verdict ministers and leaders will take MLAs — 14 of the Congress and has exposed the BJP’s ‘Operation stand of the The speaker had disqualified against the “conspiracy” of the then responsibility. We will put all efforts three belonging to the JDS — will be Kamal’ in Karnataka... The Speaker the 17 legislators of the ruling Speaker KR Ramesh Kumar and to win all the seats,” he added. joing BJP, he said, “wait till Yediyurappa Government is an almost 95 per Congress-JD(S) coalition ahead of Congress leader Siddaramaiah. The Supreme Court on evening. ‘illegitimate’ Government in terms cent. It shows a trust vote in July. Expressing confidence that BJP Wednesday upheld the They are all be coming back in of law and constitution and should money power of the legislators that ‘Operation Kamal’ is happen- Then Chief Minister H D would win all the 15 seats, where disqualification of 17 Congress- the evening, I will discuss with be dismissed immediately,” investigated. The ‘Yediyurappa ing everyday and everywhere in the Kumaraswamy resigned after los- bypolls are scheduled to be held on JD(S) MLAs by the then Speaker K them, also with national leaders and Congress spokesperson Randeep Tapes’ need to be country,” Singhvi told ing the trust vote, paving the way December 5, he said the party R Ramesh Kumar but allowed them take an appropriate decision.” Surjewala said. He also asked for an investigated.Where did all this reporters. for the BJP-led Government in the woulddecide on giving tickets to dis- to contest the December five bypolls Bypolls to 15 of 17 seats inquiry into the role of the BJP lead- black money come from? What was “It shows that a large number state under Yediyurappa. qualified MLAs. in the state. represented by disqualified MLAs, ership. the role of BJP leadership?” he of Congress-JDS MLAs were lured Bypolls to 15 out of these 17 “The whole country was eager- The court struck down the por- whose resignation and absence from “Public opinion and democra- asked. by the BJP through the use of Assembly seats which fell vacant ly awaiting this verdict. The previ- tion of the order of then Speaker by the trust vote led to the fall of the tic values demand that not should His colleague Abhishek Manu money power,” he said. Demanding following the disqualification of ous Speaker Ramesh Kumar had which the legislators were disqual- Congress-JD(S) coalition only the ‘illegitimate’ Yediyurappa Singhvi echoed him and said the the resignation of the Karnataka MLAs are scheduled on December conspired along with Siddaramaiah ified till the end of the 15th Government, and made way for the government be sacked, but the Yediyurappa government has no chief minister, he said the BJP’s 5 and candidates are required to file (Congress leader) — Supreme Court Karnataka Assembly in 2023. BJP to come to power, will be held BJP’s conspiracy to bring down an moral right to continue in office any “character” was now exposed. their nomination papers between has given cleardecision to it,” Responding to a question on December five. elected Government on the basis of more. “There is clearly an attempt “Those who preach to us about November 11 and November 18. O 6  % 1P 67  );                 !  31&!   ! 2 &  &1P  51-%24 4  51-%24 4         51-%24 4    L  5  ormer Karnataka Chief Minister uling BJP in Karnataka is starring at ormer Karnataka Speaker KR Ramesh Fand JD(S) leader HD Rrebellion in a few of the bypoll-bound )  ,   6  FKumar on Wednesday expressed “sigh of Kumaraswamy claimed on Assembly constituencies amid  &       relief” as the Supreme Court upheld his deci- Wednesday the Supreme Court’s ver- 2 indications that several of the 17 dis- sion to disqualify 17 Congress-JD(S) MLAs. dict on the disqualified MLAs “has no  51-%24 4 qualified Congress and JD(S) MLAs who    /    “Supreme Court has upheld the disquali- meaning”. are set to join the party might get tick- 3 fication- to that extent, it’s a sigh of relief (for “On the one hand upholding the DS supremo HD Deve Gowda on Wednesday ets to contest the December me). On the issue of tenure (of disqualification), disqualification and on the other, Kumaraswamysaid. Jsaid Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa 5 polls. all eyes are the BJP’s next move on Supreme Court has not agreed to my inter- allowing them to contest the elec- “The way you are encouraging, can complete his term as he no longer has to worry At least two leaders Raju Kage from whether it will give tickets to them. pretation I will speak on that after going tion...,” he told reporters. your decision has no meaning,” about how to manage the disqualified MLAs, who Kagwad and Sharath Bachegowda, son Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa through the text of the judgement,” Kumar said. The apex court upheld the dis- Kumaraswamy said. have been allowed by Supreme Court to contest of BJP Chikkaballapura MP BN said the disqualified MLAs would join Speaking to reporters here, he said, he has qualification of 17 Congress-JD(S) “If at all the democracy of the coming bypolls. Bacchegowda, have openly revolted the BJP on Thursday. gone by the tenth schedule, keeping in mind the MLAs on orders of the then Speaker country has to survive, some degree “With common sense I can say that against the party upset over Kage on Wednesday met Congress political and constitutional morality. but paved the way for them to con- of discipline should be displayed. Yediyurappa was worried about how to manage indications that they may not get tick- leader Siddaramaiah and said he was all The apex court on Wednesday upheld the test the December 5 bypolls for 15 There is no meaning if the anti-defec- these 17 people (disqualified Congress-JDS ets to contest the bypolls to 15 con- set to join the party and would file his disqualification of 17 Congress-JD(S) MLAs in seats. tion law is not respected,” he said. MLAs),” he said when asked stituencies. nomination from Kagwad on November Karnataka on orders of the Speaker but allowed The court struck down the por- Asked whether there was any pos- to comment on the Supreme Court verdict on their Both had unsuccessfully contested 18. them to contest the December 5 bypolls in the tion of the order of then Speaker K sibility of “compromising” with the petitions. the 2018 assembly elections against “Today or tomorrow, I am going to state. R Ramesh Kumar by which the leg- BJP, Kumaraswamy said there was no “We don’t need to bother about him Congress candidates, who are among the resign from the primary membership of The court struck down the portion of the islators were disqualified till the end need for him to do so. (Yediyurappa). He can run the Government safe- disqualified MLAs. BJP, he told reporters here. order of Kumar by which the legislators were of the term of the 15th Karnataka He accused Congress leader and ly for the next three years and four months (remain- Kage had already announced his BJP is likely to field Congress rebels disqualified till the end of the 15th Karnataka Assembly. “Without giving power to former Chief Minister Siddaramaiah der of the term),” he added. decision to quit the BJP and join the Shrimant Patil and K Sudhakar in Assembly in 2023. the anti-defection law, we pat our back of creating such a narrative about the He also ruled out any truck with the Congress Congress, while Sharath on Wednesday Kagwad and Hoskote. In July this year, 17 MLAs were disquali- saying that we have introduced the JD(S). “When 2018 assembly elections in future, especially with its senior leader said he would file nomination as an Barely two days ago, Congress leader fied by Kumar based on the complaint of law. What is there in the anti-defec- were held, he asked Rahul Gandhi to Siddaramaiah.”Siddaramaiah is also safe. There is independent in Hoskote. D K Shivakumar had met Kage and Congress and JD(S) after their absence and res- tion law? To prohibit them (public announce that the JD(S) is the B-team no problem. There is no question of Siddaramaiah Sharath’s announcement came on a another BJP member Ashok Pujari of ignation from the assembly during the trust vote representatives) from arbitrary acts of of BJP. The same card he wants to play and Deve Gowda coming together to form the gov- day when the Supreme Court gave par- Gokak in Belagavi giving rise to spec- leading to the collapse of then H D resigningwhenever they want and can again. This time it will not work,”he ernment. He will remain safely as the opposition tial relief to the disqualified MLAs by ulations they may be absorbed by the Kumaraswamy-led Government. be easily influenced,” said. leader,” Gowda said. allowing them to contest the bypolls and party and fielded in the bypolls. , ),  #  (8  ) 50  ),(, ()/ 9'  /4  /4 he Congress’ Rajasthan Tunit on Wednesday ajasthan Chief Minister released its manifesto for the RAshok Gehlot on November 16 civic body Wednesday said the death polls in the State. of birds at Sambhar Lake is The party promises the worrying and protecting State’s people that it will do flora and fauna remains everything to ensure devel- one of the top priorities of opment, Chief Minister the state government. Ashok Gehlot said after Hundreds of birds releasing the manifesto. including Northern Forty-nine civic bodies Shoveler, Ruddy Shelduck, 7!               &!&         #  .- are going to polls on Plovers, Avocets were Saturday. found were found dead on Sunday ble so that no more birds lose lives,” In its manifesto, the all-round development of The BJP Government in the 5-7 km area around the he said. Congress has promised to cities is necessary, the ran a rhetoric on smart Sambhar Lake, a wetland of inter- Gehlot said a ground-level  '),/! , start urban bus services in Congress has prepared a cities. Six years have passed national importance and key win- assessment has found that due to Bharatpur, Udaipur and manifesto and the govern- but no city has turned tering area for tens of thousands of heavy rains in Sambhar, a number Bikaner, get work worth Rs ment will work on its smart, whereas investments migratory birds. of new water bodies have formed, 3,500 crore done under the promises, he said. worth crores were made “Death of birds at Sambhar raising saline level and causing   ,)) Smart City scheme in the Development of local under the ‘Jawaharlal Urban Lake is very worrying. State govt has toxicity. next two years in Jaipur, bodies took place only when Renewal Mission’ pro- taken all necessary steps to find out He said the Chief Conservator Hyderabad: Another died, policesaid. in the name of Naresh alleged- Udaipur, Kota and Ajmer, the Congress was in power, gramme during the tenure what is causing loss of avian lives of Forest as well as several teams of Telangana State Road Already, four RTC employ- ly mentioned that the State and revive the Rajasthan Gehlot said. of Prime Minister and also to take immediate steps to Animal Husbandry Department Transport Corporation ees had ended their lives and Government was not respond- Urban Development Fund Congress Rajasthan Manmohan Singh, he said. prevent deaths during this migra- are at Sambhar Lake to assess the (TSRTC) driver allegedly com- some others attempted suicide ing properly to the stir, the offi- besides 25 other promises. chief and Deputy Chief The Congress’s tory season. Protecting flora & situation. mitted suicide on Wednesday in different parts of Telangana cial said and added that its “People have appreciat- Minister Sachin Pilot said Rajasthan in-charge fauna remains one of our top pri- “Both chief wild life warden in Mahabubabad district as since the strike began on authenticity has to be verified. ed the Government’s pro- the good work done by the Avinash Pandey said in the orities,” Gehlot said in a tweet. (CWLW) and CCF are also moni- the indefinite stir by the October 5. Scores of TSRTCworkers grammes. The Government government will be carried last bypolls, people of the He said officials are investigat- toring the situation. Water samples employees’ unions entered the A senior police official said and employees along with will once again start the forward at a rapid pace in state gave votes to the poli- ing whether it has been caused by have been taken and sent for test- 40th day. A Naresh, 45, con- Naresh resorted to the extreme members of some political par- ‘Prashashan Sheharo Ki Aur’ the remaining four years of cies of the Congress and the water contamination or algae poi- ing. Carcasses are sent to Bhopal for sumed some poisonous sub- step apparently “upset” ties took his body in a proces- programme,” the Chief this dispensation and all- good work done in the last soning. testing for bird flu. Toxicologists stance at his house in the early whether the ongoing RTC issue sion from the hospital towards Minister said. round development will be one year by the “Once investigations are com- have also been called from SAR- hours and was rushed to a hos- would be resolved. the RTC depot raising slogans Keeping in mind that done. Government. plete, we will do everything possi- CON, Coimbatore,” he said. pital by his family where he A purported suicide note against the Government. PTI % &      %) %   .>>       

 3+1'5' farmers who under the asked the State Government to     &  &&  insurance cover. The provide crop insurance to them. he Gujarat Government on relief will be given as The Gujarat Government’s TWednesday announced a relief per the rules of the announcement came at a time  /O&2B% 82 babies have died in relief camps since launched a roadblock at package of 700 crore for the farm- Central Government’s when Congress leader Hardik Patel October 29 “because of starvation” Anandabazar, known for a promi- ers in the State, whose crops have Calamity Relief Fund, was about to end his day- long sym- Supreme Court lawyer has issued after the ration supply was stopped to nent market, at Kanchanpur in North been damaged due to excess rain Patel said. bolic fast at Paddhari in Rajkot dis- Aa legal notice to six officials for the 35,000 odd refugees. The Tripura Tripura district from October 31 this year. According to him, trict over the issue of crop insurance stopping supply of free ration and Government, however, said four demanding resumption of cash-dole Talking to reporters, Deputy a survey is being car- and farm loan waiver in the wake of cash-dole to Bru refugees living in people died and the cause of the and free ration to them. Following Chief Minister Nitin Patel said the ried out in different unseasonal rains. relief camps in Tripura leading to the deaths was being ascertained. assurance from Tripura Deputy Chief move would benefit over four lakh parts of the State to “Farmers are committing sui- “death of six persons”, an organisation Advocate Ali Zia Kabir Minister Jishnu Debverma to resume farmers in the State. assess the crop damage cide as they are not paid 100 per of the displaced people said on Choudhary sent the legal notice to six supply of free ration, the blockade was Farmers in Gujarat witnessed and it will soon be cent crop insurance. While we wel- Wednesday. officials including Tripura Director withdrawn on October 7. damage to their crops due to excess “We have decided to give a relief completed. “Chief Minister Vijay come the government’s move (relief The Ministry of Home Affairs General of Police Akhil Kumar Baidya said, “The refugees have rains that lashed the State even after package of 700 crore for the farm- Rupani had promised to provide package), we want prompt dis- has stopped free ration and cash-dole Shukla, North Tripura District already started getting free ration.” the monsoon season officially ers. The main crops that have been relief to all the farmers even if they bursement of crop insurance,” after repatriation of the Brus to their Magistrate Ravel H Kumar and Sub- Every adult Bru person living in ended. damaged are groundnut, cotton have not taken crop insurance. To Hardik said. homeland Mizoram started on Divisional Magistrate of Kanchanpur a camp gets 3.50 in cash and 600 “The cabinet meeting held and rice...Over four lakh farmers keep that promise to the farmers in “The BJP Government was October 3. It is scheduled to contin- Abhedananda Baidya, MBDPF lead- grams of rice per day as allowances, today decided to declare a relief will benefit from this package,” he the state, this relief package has been forced to announce a package of Rs ue till November 30. ers said. while each minor receives 2.50 in package for farmers who have faced said. announced,” he said. 700 crore because of the Congress. The Mizoram Bru Displaced When asked by PTI, Baidya said cash and 300 grams of rice per day, crop losses due to excess rains in the The relief package will be over However, the opposition We will continue our fight for the People’s Forum (MBDPF) had he received the notice. official sources said adding that they last week of October and early part and above the crop insurance that Congress termed the relief package farmers in the coming days,” he claimed that six people including The displaced people had get clothes in every three years. of November,” Patel said. the companies will provide to the to farmers as a mere “lollypop” and added.   ! "#$%&"'  :                1 .  . $28 saying, “we have every right to  83/ 4:--834 + Government’s decision to go government will act in accor- visit the affected areas as there ahead and implement the dance with the verdict,” he dozen people including are numerous complaints that olitical parties, right wing verdict. told TV channels. Apolicemen and BJP work- Government is playing politics Poutfits and devotees in BJP state general secre- Attempts by around a ers were injured after saffron over distributing relief materi- Kerala are keeping their fingers tary M T Ramesh said if the dozen women, including activists clashed with the police als.” crossed as the Supreme Court verdict was against devo- activists and journalists in the during an agitation against He said “the Chief Minister is set to pronounce on tees, the party would seek 10-50 age group, to climb the alleged “Government apathy” figure to about 50,000 and the is not allowing the opposition Thursday its verdict on pleas constitutional means to sacred hills had come to nought in handling rising dengue cases Government is hiding facts,” parties to extend the hand of seeking review of its decision to address the concerns of last year as frenzied devotees of in Kolkata. adding “repeated using of cooperation. Prime Minister allow entry of women of all age devotees. Lord Ayyappa heckled and The police lathi-charged batons means that the Narendra Modi has sent Rs 200 groups in the Sabarimala “We hope that the ver- hassled them and forced them the protesters and used water Government has lost confi- crore for relief in advance but Temple. dict on the review petitions to retreat. cannons to disperse hundreds dence.” she is not paying heed to our- The southern State had will be in favour of devo- However, defying protest- of charging BJP Yuva Morcha He asked “why will the suggestions. What is the harm witnessed high drama and tees. ers, two women, in their 40s, supporters marching towards people have to descend on the if other parties too come in and protests by devotees and right The stand adopted by had entered the Ayyappa tem- the Kolkata Municipal streets if everything is fine. The work together at this time of wing activists last year against taken stock of the preparations autonomous temple body the state government was the ple in January this year and Corporation. At least 37 BJP people are agitating because crisis for the common people.” the CPI(M)-led LDF being carried out by various which manages the shrine, reason for the earlier judgment offered prayers scripting his- men including State party they are bearing the brunt of Cyclone Bulbul has affect- Government’s decision to departments to ensure a hassle- appealed to everyone to accept that came out against the sen- tory. leaders Raju Banjeree were Government apathy,” he main- ed large parts of nine districts implement the top court’s order. free pilgrimage. the judgment whatever timents of devotees,” he told The apex court, on arrested. tained while Kolkata Mayor destroying crops and properties The verdict was also crucial DGP Loknath Behara has it may. reporters. Thursday, will deliver its judg- “We were protesting peace- and senior Minister Firhad worth hundreds of crores. for the LDF Government, led said there will be tight securi- The apex court, on The stand taken by the ment on as many as 65 peti- fully but the police suddenly Hakim said “we don’t have to “This has caused a bigger dam- by Chief Minister Pinarayi ty during the pilgrimage sea- September 28, 2018, had lifted apex court in the Ayodhya tions — including 56 review started charging batons and fir- hide anything. Kolkata is not age than Aila,” a State official Vijayan, as the beginning of the son. the ban that prevented women case that deity Ram Lalla petitions and four fresh writ ing water cannons,” Banerjee Balakote that we have to fudge said. annual pilgrimage season at Over 10,000 police per- and girls between the age of 10 could be viewed as a special petitions and five transfer pleas said asking “how can the police reports.” Meanwhile Chief Minister Sabarimala is just three days sonnel will be deployed in and 50 from entering the personality, can be applicable -- which were filed after its ver- use water cannons purchased Meanwhile alleged Mamata Banerjee who was on away. phases in and around the Ayyappa shrine and held that in the Sabarimala case also, he dict sparked violent protests in with the tax-payers money. Trinamool Congress support- Wednesday touring Basirhat The portals of the hill Sabarimala Lord Ayyappa tem- this centuries-old Hindu reli- said. Kerala. There is no democracy in ers shouted “go-back” slogan sub-division in North 24 shrine, located in a reserve for- ple during the two-month long gious practice was illegal and A Padmakuamr, the out- A five-judge constitution Bengal,” he said. against Union Minister Babul Paraganas told in an adminis- est in Western Ghats in pilgrimage season. unconstitutional. going president of TDB, said bench headed by Chief Justice State BJP president Dilip Supriyo while he was visiting trative meeting that “no par- Pathanamthitta district of the While the state BJP, on The opposition Congress the verdict should be accept- Ranjan Gogoi had reserved its Ghosh attacked the the Bulbul-affected areas of tiality should be shown while state, would be opened for the Wednesday, expressed hope party and the influential Nair ed with self-restraint and peace. decision on February 6 after Government for “reckless han- Namkhana in South 24 distributing relief. Politics is in two-month-long Mandalam that the order on the review Service Society (NSS),an out- “The Board’s request to hearing various parties includ- dling of dengue cases,” adding Parganas. its own place but during grief Makaravilakku season on petitions, would be in favour of fit of the forward Nair com- everyone is that we should ing those seeking re-consider- “the number of dengue infec- The Minister would not we must unite and relief must November 16 evening. devotees, the Travancore munity, had also vehemently accept the verdict whatever it ation of the September 28, tion has more than doubled in react but Dilip Ghosh hit back be distributed without seeing Vijayan had on Saturday Devaswom Board (TDB), the objected to the Left may be. We hope that the state 2018 judgment. the past fortnight taking the strongly to the proceedings political colours.”  ; )  !  5          .  +4+5/ Thorat, Vijay Wadettiwar, party leaders had with chief firmed that the meeting sched- Ashok Chavan, Manirao Sharad Pawar at the latter’s uled for on Wednesday was enior NCP leader and for- Thakre ( all from the “Silver Oak” residence in south cancelled. “We (Congress and   Q  Smer deputy Chief Minister Congress), Ajit Pawar, Jayant Mumbai. He said that the meet- NCP leaders) were to meet Ajit Pawar pulled a fast one on Patil, Dhananjay Munde and ing, scheduled between the today at 7.30 pm. The Congress the media on Wednesday night. Nawab Mallik ( all from the leaders of his party and leaders told us all of sudden    Or so it appeared. NCP) were present. Congress on Wednesday night, that the meeting is cancelled. There was considerable The Congress and NCP to dwell upon issues relating to We will meet tomorrow,”  +4+5/ assistants. confusion and drama sur- leaders present reviewed the CMP, had been cancelled. Thorat said. They are directed to submit rounding the first co-ordina- manifestos of the Congress- “The meeting has been Former chief minister and day after President’s Rule telephone bills and return iden- tion committee scheduled for NCP alliance, which had come cancelled. I am leaving for senior Congress leader Ashok Acame into force in tity cards issued to them to the Wednesday night to discuss out with a joint manifesto, and Baramati,” Ajit Pawar said. Chavan said: “We had an inter- Maharashtra, the Ministries GAD, the order stated. formulation of Common the Shiv Sena. The two parties However, Sharad Pawar nal meeting among the have been ordered to hand over They are told to return offi- Minimum Programme (CMP). will use the manifestos of the clarified later that Ajitdada, as Congress leaders today.... We possessions to the General cial files, confidential docu- After the conflicting ver- Congress-NCP alliance and %       !  #  & the Ajit Pawar is known in the were to meet the NCP leaders Administrative Department ments, office stationary, fur- sions emerged from both the Shiv Sena as the base for the &    !& !!!&!  !! state political circles, was very today. But that meeting is not (GAD) by Wednesday niture etc. Congress and the NCP camps CMP. Given the different ide- much in Mumbai and the happening today. We will meet evening. The Central Rule came as to whether the scheduled ologies, the Congress-NCP with the two “secular” parties. that the meeting was going on, meeting between the NCP and them tomorrow”. The GAD order is applic- into force on Tuesday evening, meeting was held at all or not, leaders also discussed the con- Now that the Shiv Sena’s State Congress president congress leaders would take Later in the night, State able to all ministries, OSDs 19 days after the fractured it was confirmed later in the flicting stands/views taken by process of alliance with the Balasaheb Thorat said that the place in Mumbai on Thursday. NCP president Jayant Patil (Officers on Special Duty) mandate in the State Assembly night that the meeting was the Congress-NCP alliance one Congress-NCP alliance has meeting was cancelled at the “Ajitdada is very much in claimed that the meeting working for ministers, person- polls failed to elect a clear indeed held at a five-star hotel’s hand and the Shiv Sena on the begun, Sena president Uddhav last minute at the instance of Mumbai. He might have made between the leaders of his party al secretaries and personal winner. conference room. other. If it wants to go with the Thackeray may cancel his the NCP. the comment in jest that he was and NCP was currently. “ It was Senior leaders of both the Congress-NCP alliance, the scheduled visit to Ayodhya on The drama unfolded after heading towards Baramati,” Sr in jest that Ajit Pawar had made parties, including veteran Shiv Sena will have keep its November 24. NCP’s Legislature Party leader Pawar said. the statement that the meeting leader , Hindutva agenda on the back Earlier, while state NCP Ajit Pawar emerged out of a State Congress chief had been cancelled and that he Prithviraj Chavan, Balasaheb burner till they are in alliance president Jayant Patil claimed meeting that he and other state Balasaheb Thorat also con- was going to Baramati”. 7&   &   %   !      %  +4+5/ who had filed the petition on ter. Constitution.  7  !   behalf of the Shiv Sena, The Shiv Sena had sought The plea had said the gov- he Shiv Sena will not men- said on Tuesday that the a direction from the apex court ernor’s decision rejecting the Ttion in the Supreme Court Supreme Court had asked to quash the Governor’s deci- claim of the Shiv Sena, which !   %  on Thursday its plea challeng- them to mention the writ peti- sion of not giving it the oppor- is the second largest party with ing the Governor’s decision of tion at 10:30 AM on tunity to prove majority on the 56 MLAs, to form Government  24,-$& also be undertaken apart from not granting it 3 days time for Wednesday. floor of the House. is “ex facie arbitrary, unconsti- construction of an interna- getting letter of support for The lawyer said another The party had claimed it tutional and violative of article uthorities are gearing up to tional bus terminal in the town. Government formation in petition challenging the impo- was invited to form the 14”. Agive Ayodhya a complete In addition, a flyover mea- Maharashtra, according to the sition of President’s rule in the Government on Monday and The Shiv Sena was invited makeover following the suring 5-kilometre- long will party lawyer. state was being readied. The had indicated its willingness to to form the state government Supreme Court verdict in come up between Faizabad The lawyer representing Shiv Sena had on Tuesday do so on Tuesday. on November 10 and the peti- favour of a Ram temple, with and Ayodhya, he said. Shiv Sena in the apex court told moved the apex court chal- In the petition, the Sena tioner had indicated its will- plans to build resorts, a five-star Work to construct a five- PTI that the party has preferred lenging the Maharashtra gov- had contended that the gover- ingness to form the hotel, international bus termi- star hotel and setting up 10 not to mention the petition. ernor’s decision but failed to get nor’s decision was violative of Government on November 11, nal and an airport. resorts in Ayodhya is likely to Advocate Sunil Fernandes, an urgent hearing in the mat- articles 14 and 21 of the it said Besides these, the Uttar commence in December, he Pradesh Government also said. “The temple of Lord Ram, plans to start a cruise on the which will be built in Ayodhya, Saryu river. will be the biggest religious Elaborating about the place in the country. If 2,000 developmental plan, deputy craftsmen (kaarigar) will be director Information of working for 8 hours in a day, Ayodhya division Murlidhar then the temple will be ready Singh said,”Ayodhya Teerth in two-and-half years. So far 65 Vikas Parishad will be consti- per cent of the stones have been tuted. Plans are on to start river already carved,” Murlidhar cruise on Saryu river in Singh said. Ayodhya. It will take almost He added that the respon- four years for Ayodhya to sibility to look after the area of become a city like Tirupati,” he nearly 5-kilometre around the said. temple will be on the Supreme Singh said work will be Court-mandated trust for con- started at a very fast pace to struction of a temple at the site construct an international air- in Ayodhya. port in Ayodhya, so that the first flight can take off by Ram Navami (birth celebration of Lord Ram) in April 2020. He said the expansion of Ayodhya railway station will   ! "#$%&"'   <

2%) -")"  7        New Delhi: Retail price based consumer inflation spiked to     &!   16-month high of 4.62 per cent in October on costlier food items, reducing the head- room for a rate cut by the RBI !      in its monetary policy due next month. The inflation based on Mumbai: Domestic bourses to 2.27 per cent. Financial Services, said. Consumer Price Index (CPI) witnessed a broad-based sell- While BSE energy, con- Despite a series of rate cut was 3.99 per cent in September off on Wednesday as weak sumer durables and IT indices from the RBI, core sector and 3.38 per cent in October macro data, stumbling rupee rose up to 1.60 per cent. growth remains muted and 2018. and confusion over US-China Broader BSE midcap and inflation is inching higher The earlier high was trade deal fanned investor wor- smallcap indices plunged up to which may incline RBI to be reported in June 2018 when the inflation rose to 11.72 per cent. has contrasted with the indus- ries. 1.13 per cent. watchful in the future, he retail inflation print was However, the prices of fuel trial contraction recorded in At closing bell, the 30- Investor sentiment was added. % %'(       ,       31 -   recorded at 4.92 per cent. and light category continued to September 2019. In our view, share BSE Sensex settled 229.02 dampened by weak macroeco- Market is now eyeing con-   ,  /         / The inflation in the food witness downward move at (- the extent to which the Q2 points, or 0.57 points, lower at nomic indicators, suggesting sumer price inflation data, ,   3 L      +   6 + basket spiked to 7.89 per cent ) 2.02 per cent as against (-) FY2020 GDP growth reading 40,116.06. The index swung slowdown is deep and the which is scheduled to be H, I :  %  8  ,  3  ,  in October 2019 as against 2.18 per cent a month earlier, eases further from the 5 per 386 points during the day. recovery needs more reform released later in the day, for fur- ,  6     5     22      5.11 per cent the preceding showed the data. cent recorded in the previous Likewise, the broader NSE measures. ther guidance.        /     %  1  '  month, showed the data The retail inflation during quarter, will influence the Nifty dropped 73 points, or The industrial production Further, an SBI research H5  '     P 2 +  I     released by the Central October remains above the MPC's decision on whether to 0.61 per cent, to close at shrank by 4.3 per cent in report on Tuesday sharply cut      /       '      / Statistics Office under the RBI's comfort level of 4 per cent. cut rates further, and by how 11,840.45. September, registering the the country's GDP growth    '      3 1     ,  Ministry of Statistics and Aditi Nayar, economist at much, in the December 2019 In the Sensex pack, Yes weakest performance in seven forecast to 5 per cent for FY / /               Programme Implementation Icra said, looking ahead the policy review," she said. Bank was the top loser, crack- years due to output decline in 2019-20 from the earlier pro-      / /      3 1 -   (MoSPI) on Wednesday. pace of normalisation in veg- Rahul Gupta, Head of ing 6.51 per cent, followed by manufacturing, mining and jection of 6.1 per cent, raising   ,  / 1 5  6* J 6  During the month, infla- etable prices will be the key dri- Currency, Emkay Global SBI, Axis Bank, Vedanta, Sun electricity sectors. concerns over the health of the +           L      tion in vegetables spiked to ver of the trend in food infla- Financial Services, said this Pharma, ICICI Bank, IndusInd "Post the recent rally, the economy.      3O +  ,  6  3  26.10 per cent from 5.40 per tion over the next few months. sharp rise was especially due to Bank, ITC, Infosys and Tech gap between valuation and A sharp depreciation in the 6       !>  8   /,$ %      /,$ cent in September, while for "Overall, the CPI inflation uptick in food prices amid Mahindra -- shedding up to earnings growth has enlarged. Indian rupee too added to 3 L   +             =N< fruits it jumped to 4.08 per cent may continue to print higher erratic monsoon. 3.69 per cent. Influencing investors to stay investors' woes, traders said.    from 0.83 per cent. than 4 per cent in the remain- "Despite rising inflation, On the other hand, TCS, cautious ahead of heavy eco- The rupee dropped below the Likewise, the prices of der of FY2020, complicating we expect (the) RBI to con- RIL, HUL, Maruti and NTPC nomic data being released this 72-level against the US dollar .      B" cereals, meat and fish, eggs policy choices in light of the tinue its easing cycle on the rose up to 3.76 per cent. week. Weak economic data in intra-day trade. % %'( 34',$   "="  5  +     =< grew at faster pace of 2.16 per slowdown in economic growth back of sluggish growth and Sectorally, BSE metal, real- and concerns over slowdown in Continued unrest in Hong -  #>=N      # R  *   cent, 9.75 per cent and 6.26 per momentum. weak core inflation and cut ty, bankex, basic materials, earnings growth is hurting Kong led to fall in regional                  cent, respectively. For pulses "The sharp uptick in the repo rate at December meet- capital goods, utilities, health- investor sentiments," Vinod markets, also impacting senti- +$4    -    8 /  -  & '    and related products, retail CPI inflation in October 2019 ing," Gupta said. PTI care and finance indices fell up Nair, Head of Research, Geojit ment on Indian bourses. PTI  5 6  6   5  %  -  -  -   2    * 6    %   2  ,  3   %   7     *7 #>=N#>          !  * 7    #E    =N.>    3 P 4  /   6    ,    +<=+0 6  1   @  )                P     %$/ Mumbai: The rupee nosedived finally settled at 72.09 -- regis- PCG & Capital Markets contraction by 1.4 per cent in ening sentiment, US President 1.18 per cent to trade at USD 62 paise to hit an over two- tering a fall of 62 paise over its Strategy, HDFC securities. August 2019 and a growth of 4.6 Donald Trump dubbed China 61.33 per barrel. month low of 72.09 to the US previous close. In signs of continuing per cent in factory output in the a cheater on trade even as he The 10-year government dollar on Wednesday as poor This is the lowest closing weakness in the economy, same month a year back, data seeks an initial settlement to bond yield was down 0.52 per ) macro data and lingering wor- level for the rupee since India's factory output shrank to released by the Ministry of calm an 18-month trade war, cent at 6.53 per cent. ries over US-China trade war September 4. the lowest level in eight years Statistics showed on Monday. adding to the uncertainty over On the equities front, the A weighed on sentiment. "Indian rupee fell for the as all three broad-based sectors Further, a strong dollar the deal between the two BSE Sensex ended 229.02 At the interbank foreign third day in trot and heads for of capital goods production, overseas also brought rupee countries. points, or 0.57 per cent, lower exchange, the rupee opened on the biggest intra-day fall after consumer durables, and infra- under pressure, dealers said. The dollar index, which at 40,116.06. Similarly, the )2 a weak note at 71.75 against the September 16 amid contraction structure and construction Continued unrest in Hong gauges the greenback's strength broader NSE Nifty fell 73 US dollar. As the day pro- in industrial activity. India's IIP goods contracted. Kong led to weaker sentiment against a basket of six currencies, points, or 0.61 per cent, to end New Delhi: RBI Deputy overall output, he said. gressed, it crashed below the fell 4.3 per cent in September..., The Index of Industrial regionally, also impacting rose by 0.02 per cent to 98.32. at 11,840.45. Indian forex and Governor MK Jain on To a certain extent, the 72-level and touched the day's and is the lowest since October Production (IIP) fell 4.3 per cent mood in domestic equity and However, global crude oil bond markets were shut on Wednesday made a case for deputy governor said such low of 72.10. The Indian unit 2011," said V K Sharma, Head in September as compared to a forex markets. Further wors- benchmark Brent Futures fell Tuesday. PTI incentivising banks to extend regional disparity is on account loans to poor in backward areas of variation in credit absorbtion in a bid to promote financial capacity of these regions. inclusion. "We may also have to think 8-4-   9: Speaking at an event organ- of the ways to incentivise banks 0>+ ised by the National Bank for to lend in these backward areas  ! !   Agriculture and Rural so that both the demand and Development (NABARD), Jain supply side issues are said despite impressive growth addressed," he said. ?=@ % ;. ;  @ in formal agriculture granted, He also exhorted NABARD there are still several challenges to think of steps by which New Delhi: SpiceJet on weak quarter. 2,845.3 crore in the second Singapore: As a first step towards sioner. "This is the first time that Mumbai: A report on con- which need to be tackled. funds like Rural Infrastructure Wednesday reported widening The figure includes a "loss of quarter of the current fiscal internationalisation, a pilot demo BHIM app has gone interna- sumer goods distribution chan- Data on the average loan Development Fund can be ear- of net loss to 462.58 crore in the 180.3 crore on account of from 1,874.8 crore in the same of BHIM UPI QR-based pay- tional," he said. nels has revealed that while taken by agricultural house- marked to the most backward September quarter as higher accounting standard Ind AS period a year ago. ments began in Singapore on The project is being jointly modern trade and e-commerce holds indicated that 72 per cent credit starved regions of the costs related to grounding of 116". Indian Accounting "With the grounding of Wednesday with a live transaction developed by the National have gained significant revenue of the credit requirement was country to ensure faster devel- Boeing 737 MAX planes and Standard 116 or Ind AS-116 has Boeing 737 MAX, the company at a merchant terminal at the Payments Corporation of India share after the "twin shock" to met by institutional sources opment. changes in accounting norms come into force from April 1. It continues to incur various costs FinTech Festival 2019. (NPCI) and the Network for the economy, demonetisation and 28 per cent from non-insti- Highlighting the other chal- bogged down the no-frills car- pertains to principles for recog- and losses with respect to these High Commissioner of India Electronic Transfers (NETS) of and Goods and Services Tax tutional sources, he said quot- lenge, Jain said the problem of rier. With 13 MAX aircraft on nition, presentation and dis- aircraft. The company is in the to Singapore Jawed Ashraf Singapore. It is targeted to go fully (GST), traditional wholesale ing NABARD Financial financial inclusion gets aggra- the ground, the airline has ini- closure of leases. Airlines most- process of determining the costs demonstrated the first transaction live by February 2020 and cover has lost half its revenue share. Inclusion Survey Report 2016- vated due to lack of legal frame- tiated the process of seeking ly opt for sale and lease back of and losses (including opportu- under the pilot run, which will thousands of terminals in "In rural towns or villages, 17. work for landless cultivators as reimbursements and claims planes. nity losses) incurred by it and continue during the Singapore Singapore, after the Reserve Bank wholesale accounts for 60-70 Further, the analysis of the absence of documentary evi- from Boeing and expressed It had a net loss of 389.37 has initiated the process of seek- FinTech Festival 2019 that is of India's approval. per cent of sales. However, state-wise flow of institutional dence becomes a major hin- hope about a 'favourable out- crore in 2018 September quar- ing reimbursements and claims being held between November 11 By February 2020, it is also demonetisation and GST com- agriculture credit has revealed drance for extending credit to come'. ter. However, the airline's total from the aircraft manufacturer," and 15. expected that all RuPay cards, pliance nearly crippled this uneven distribution of credit this segment of the farming In a release, SpiceJet said the income jumped to 3,073.50 the release said. This QR code-based system including domestic ones, will be channel, which is still reeling among states, compared to their community who take up culti- net loss of 462.58 crore in the crore in the second quarter of Earlier this year, SpiceJet would allow anyone with a BHIM acceptable in Singapore, the High from it," said the report by corresponding share in their vation work on oral lease. PTI latest September quarter was the current financial year from grounded 13 MAX planes after app to scan the Singapore Quick Commission said in a release on financial services group mainly on account of inflated 1,902.08 crore in the same a worldwide grounding of such Response Code (SGQR) at NETS Wednesday. This is another Centrum . costs with respect to MAX period a year ago. aircraft in the wake of two terminals in Singapore for pay- achievement for fintech cooper- Post the twin shocks to the grounding and a seasonally Operating revenue rose to deadly crashes. PTI ments, said the high commis- ation between India and economy, Centrum said, the E) Singapore, after the launch of traditional wholesale channel RuPay International card and was reeling under pressure as SBI's UPI based remittance app they operated on a purely cash +..< in May 2018 by Prime Minister basis. Narendra Modi, who had then Wholesale accounts also suggested the launch of declined from 135,000 before BHIM UPI QR code-based pay- GST to 66,000 now, as per the +...00 ments internationally, said the estimates built on various inter- commission. Ashraf also wit- actions, Centrum said. This has Guwahati: HDFC Bank on across the region. Our plan is to nessed the signing of a memo- led to loss of sales of 8-10 per Wednesday said it will increase take this number to 200 in the randum of understanding cent and inventory correction its headcount by 50 per cent to next 2-3 years," Kumar said at a between the Trade promotion in these outlets. 6,000 employees in the north- press conference here. To meet Council of India (TPCI) and the "Thus, companies which east (NE) region in the next 2- the growing demand and cater Monetary Authority of Singapore were highly reliant on the 3 years to cater its network to its expansion plans, the bank (MAS) for working towards wholesale channel saw their expansion plans. will hire more people in coming access of the TPCI dashboard to revenue decline, forcing them Out of this, the lender will years, he said. "At present, we Business sans Borders (BSB). to rebuild distribution," the hire around 1,500 people in the have 4,000 staffers in the north- BSB, a project conceived by report said. next one year in Assam as the east on company rolls. In the MAS and Singapore's The report further stressed bank plans to increase the num- next 2-3 years, our employee Infocomm Media Development that organised wholesale and ber of its branches from 72 to strength in the region will be Authority (IMDA), is a hub for cash-and-carry are replacing 100 in the state, HDFC Bank around 6,000 people," Kumar connecting trade platforms of traditional wholesale providing Executive Vice President said. Talking about Assam, the small and medium enterprises GST compliance and no cred- Sandeep Kumar said. senior official said that the lender (SMEs). BSB is currently run- it. In the past three years, they "North-east is very impor- currently has 72 branches in the ning a pilot with SMEs in have doubled their store count tant for our business. We cur- state and plans to increase it to Southeast Asia and India. PTI to 100. IANS rently have 136 branches spread 100 by the end of next year. PTI   ! "#$%&"'  << 3 )0 F067 The Coach analysed the Blue Tigers’ last match against Bangladesh as well, saying, “The most difficult games are those when people who are following you, write the result before the game starts. We wit- 8%      &   .-<;  & nessed it against Qatar as well as Bangladesh. When Bangladesh came, they were defending with 10  8   players and were looking to counter-attack. Without taking away any credit from them, we ),,, = earned a point against them. We can’t forget that they were leading until the 87th minute.” The gaffer also maintained  ,) that India’s passion for the beau- tiful game is changing and the  3$-% $-% Blue Tigers will try their level best to fulfil the expectations and grab orld Champion P V Sindhu made a pos- their first win in the joint quali- Witive start to her campaign but Saina fication round. Nehwal and Sameer Verma were ousted from “We are happy that people in the Hong Kong Open after suffering contrast- India are following us with lots of ing defeats in the opening round of the $400,000 passion now. They have a great event here on Wednesday. expectation on us and we'll try our Sixth seed Sindhu, who had faltered in the level best to make them happy,” he opening round in a couple of recent tourna- said. ments, took 36 minutes to see off world No 19 Meanwhile, Anoush Dastagiv, Kim Ga Eun of Korea 21-15, 21-16 to progress Afghanistan head Coach men- to the second round. tioned though it’s not their own The Olympic Silver medallist will face country, they get “confidence” Thailand’s Busanan Ongbamrungphan next. when they play in Dushanbe. HS Prannoy also crossed the opening hur- “Yes, geographically it’s far dle, beating China’s Huang Yu Xiang 21-17, 21- from own country and we would 17 in 44 minutes to a clash with sixth seed have been happier if we could have Indonesian Jonatan Christie. gotten the chance to play in our However, eighth seed Saina, who claimed the -     - % !  =!  >   7    7& "      !     - P# & 0&  !   7   own country. But, playing in Indonesia Masters in January this year, suffered Tajikistan has always given us her fifth first-round loss in the last six tourna-   -1& '123/ match at the Republican Central !( ), )   around 6-7°C. However, despite Halder voiced at the official press much-needed confidence. We ments, going down 13-21, 20-22 to China’s Cai Stadium in Dushanbe today. the low temperature, the fighting conference. have beaten Cambodia, Yan Yan for the second successive time. She had ours after arriving in “We know how difficult this # :/;<  spirit of the Indian team remains Meanwhile, experienced cen- Bangladesh here and settled with lost to Cai at China Open last week. Dushanbe, the capital of game is going to be for us. We > high as ever. tre back Anas Edathodika flew a draw against Tajikistan, Jordan. World No 16 Sameer fought for 54 minutes HTajikistan, India head both (India and Afghanistan) “As a player, you have to be back home late on Tuesday owing Those results will surely give us a before going to Wang Tzu Wei of Chinese Taipei coach Igor Stimac stated that the have already faced Qatar and dence. They have stamina and confident and face every challenge to a family emergency. “Anas psychological boost,” Dastagiv 11-21, 21-13, 8-21 in the opening match. It was Blue Tigers need to overcome Bangladesh in the qualifiers. We they’ll pose a tough challenge for head-on. That’s why we are here. (Edathodika) is having a tough said. his third successive loss in the opening round. “tough challenges” imposed by see Afghanistan as a physical side us,” Stimac said in the pre-match Yes, the conditions have not been time. Our thoughts are with him “Here, people speak our lan- Saina and Sameer are both scheduled to play Afghanistan, besides braving with good composure. They have press conference held in in our favour to some extent but and his family. He has been an guage. We feel at home. Whenever Gwangju Korea Masters Super 300 tournament adversities, when they face-off in some players who also have the Dushanbe on Wednesday morn- that won’t have any effect when instrumental member of the we play in front of Afghani crowd, next week. the Group E encounter of the FIFA experience of playing in Europe. ing. the referee blows the whistle. If we squad and we will miss him. The we never fail to get positive results. Women’s doubles pair of Ashwini Ponnappa World Cup Qatar 2022 and AFC They are not in the top division, The city welcomed Blue can execute the coach’s plans on onus is now on the other players We hope we can get something and N Sikki Reddy also couldn’t cross the open- Asian Cup China 2023 prelimi- but playing in Europe always Tigers contingent with chilly the pitch, we can surely hope for to take the mantle and deliver on closer to that on Thursday as well,” ing round, losing 13-21, 12-21 to Denmark’s nary joint Qualification Round 2 gives you an extra bit of confi- weather as the mercury hovered a good result,” a buoyant Pronay the pitch,” Stimac added. he added. Maiken Fruergaard and Sara Thygesen. ?     9  8" ) , ,

+@    2$-'$- "Really epic one in an amaz- the match and appeared to have but ultimately had too much for ing atmosphere, beating a legend engineered a switch in momen- his Italian opponent.  +' /' ominic Thiem produced a of our game. And also I've qual- tum. The Swiss upped his game to Dscintillating display of attack- ified for the semi-finals, which is The Austrian successfully take the first set tie-break com- tar striker David Villa, Spain’s top goalscorer on ing tennis to beat Novak Djokovic the best. challenged at 30-30 in the 10th fortably and broke immediately at SWednesday announced he will retire next month, and qualify for the last four at the "Coming back from 1-4 game after his forehand was ruled the start of the second set to leave ending a glittering career in which he won the World ATP Finals on Tuesday, leaving (down in the out, preventing the big-serving Berrettini with too Cup, European Championships and Champions the Serbian facing a shootout deciding tie-break) ! "!# a match point much to do. League. against Roger Federer. was a little bit of # :/;<  for Djokovic and Federer was asked after his The 37-year-old Vissel Kobe striker said he will In the standout match so far luck, but it was an he toughed it out win against Berrettini whether his call it a day at the end of the 2019 J-League season at London's O2 Arena, the unbelievable > to level at 5-5. defeat to Djokovic at Wimbledon after a 19-year career that took in Barcelona, Austrian fifth seed took the fight match and one I'll He then had left emotional or mental Atletico Madrid and Valencia while accumulating to the world number two, recov- never forget. Novak is the best broke Djokovic to love to earn a scars. 98 caps for his country. ering from losing the first set to player in the world and I had to chance to serve for the match but "We'll find out, but I think it's “I have decided to end my professional career triumph 6-7 (5/7), 6-3, 7-6 (7/5) do something special." stumbled and the decider went to all flushed away from my side," and that I have decided to retire,” Villa told Earlier, Federer put himself In a captivating first set the a tie-break. said the Swiss. reporters in Kobe, his voice occasionally breaking back in the mix at the end-of-sea- players swapped a break apiece Still the drama was not fin- "A lot of water has gone with emotion. son event with a 7-6 (7/2), 6-3 win but Djokovic, a five-time ATP ished. Thiem slipped to 4-1 down under the bridge since then." “I’ve been thinking about this for a long time. against Italian debutant Matteo Finals champion, edged the tie- but battled back to win it on his Djokovic is hunting a sixth This is the result of discussions I had with my fam- Berrettini in their round-robin break. second match point when ATP Finals title to pull level with ily and people around me... I wanted to retire from clash. "!. !       " 7.# .&;  7 Undaunted, Thiem broke his Djokovic dumped a forehand Federer's record and is also seek- football, not be forced to retire from football,” he said. Federer and Djokovic will opponent at the first opportuni- into the net. ing to pip Rafael Nadal to the Villa played in three World Cups and was a face off on Thursday in a repeat 16-time Grand Slam winner, tak- Djokovic's tally of 27 but also ty in the second set and, with Third seed Federer had put year-end number one ranking. member of the Spanish side that lifted the trophy of this year's Wimbledon final to ing the breath away with some of racked up 44 unforced errors. Djokovic's error count climbing, himself under the cosh by losing On Monday, top seed Nadal in 2010 and won the European Championships in determine who else will progress his inside-out forehands and sin- "This was really one of these went on to level the match. his opening round-robin match to lost his opener in Group Andre 2008, though he missed out on the 2012 triumph from Group Bjorn Borg. gle-handed backhands special matches, what I've prac- Thiem also drew first blood Thiem. Agassi to defending champion through injury. He scored 59 times for Spain, a Thiem was forced to play Forced to play at his limit, he tised all my life for, all my child- in the decider but cracked in the The six-time champion was Alexander Zverev while Stefanos national record. high-stakes tennis against the hit 50 winners compared with hood for," Thiem said. sixth game as Djokovic levelled not at his fluent best on Tuesday Tsitsipas beat Daniil Medvedev. His club honours include the 2010-11 Champions League, the 2011 UEFA Super Club, 2011 Club World Cup and two La Liga wins in 2010-  2$-'$- 11 and 2012-13 with Barcelona.            Villa scored the third goal for Barcelona at ngland’s plan to cele- Wembley in the 3-1 win over Manchester United in Ebrate their 1,000th inter- the 2010-11 Champions League Final. national by qualifying for and country since failing to putting a famous foot- magical run inspired by the He won a third La Liga with Atletico Madrid in Euro 2020 in serene style find his best form at the balling nation back on the incredible form of star man his one season there in 2013-14 after leaving against Montenegro at World Cup 18 months ago. map. Pukki. Barcelona. Wembley today has been He has also been a lead- They are level on 15 After leaving Atletico, Villa embarked on a suc- ripped up by Gareth ing figure as England have points with fierce rivals WORLD CHAMPIONS cessful spell in Major League Soccer for New York Southgate’s decision to drop stood up to the racist abuse Germany but above them France are among sever- City, where he scored 80 goals in 124 appearances. Raheem Sterling. suffered by a number of on head-to-head record al big hitters also a hair’s At Vissel Kobe, he played alongside fellow The Manchester City players in Montenegro and and three ahead of breadth away from the main Spanish legend Andres Iniesta winger was involved in a Bulgaria. Northern Ireland, who real- tournament. They might and German striker Lukas physical confrontation with Sterling could even istically need a win to carry qualify before they even take Podolski but the pres- Liverpool defender Joe return to action as soon as on their battle for a spot in the field against Moldova at ence of the ageing for- Gomez at England’s train- Sunday when Southgate’s the tournament. the Stade de France today. eign stars has done little ing base on Monday as men travel to Kosovo. A late double from 25- Didier Deschamps’ to bring success to the emotions spilled over from England will hope there year-old Memphis Depay, a world champions will take ambitious Japanese the highly-anticipated is nothing riding on that revelation in qualifying their place at the finals club. Premier League clash match for them as a point with six goals in five should third-placed Iceland Villa has scored between the two clubs on against the side ranked 61st A   & . 7  7 !    &     A <.  appearances, in Rotterdam not beat Group H leaders 12 goals in 26 Sunday. in the world today will be last month helped sink the Turkey, although a win for appearances Sterling has been the enough to guarantee qual-  (  )  , ( brave Northern Irish and France over bottom side for Vissel. star of a qualifying cam- ification. # %/%>  means they just have to Moldova would be enough He is paign dominated by off- Even in Sterling’s avoid defeat at Windsor regardless of what happens expected field issues where the Three absence, Southgate is > Park to join the likes of Italy in Istanbul. to play Lions have largely let their blessed with an array of and Spain. Reigning European three more football do the talking on it. attacking talent including their first ever major tour- Germany meanwhile champions Portugal mean- J-League Bar a shock defeat to Harry Kane, Jadon Sancho nament. just need to better Northern while will have the chance to matches as the Czech Republic last and Marcus Rashford that Ronald Koeman’s Ireland’s result to make sure defend their title with a win well as month, the World Cup should continue side need just a draw of their place. over Lithuania, who have semi-finals semi-finalists have England’s free-scoring at Northern Ireland The Finns are also on collected just a point from and finals of shown why they will form. to guarantee a spot at the verge of making history, seven Group B games, if the Emperor’s be among the their first interna- with a win over lowly Serbia fail to beat Cup. favourites to win a first DUTCH ON CUSP tional tournament Liechtenstein in Helsinki Luxembourg. His retire- major tournament in 54 A thrilling crop of since coming third at tomorrow enough to see The Portuguese are a ment ceremo- years next summer. young players has Euro the 2014 World Cup. them qualify for their first point ahead of the Serbs as ny will be on Sterling has scored 2020 in its sights as the The 56-year-old has ever European coach Fernando Santos December 7, eight of his side’s 26 goals in Netherlands prepare for a revitalised his country’s Championship. recalls Lokomotiv Moscow the day of his six games as he has blos- return to the big stage, dormant national team They lie second in forward Eder, whose goal last J-League somed into one of the while Teemu Pukki’s with the help of a crop of Group J behind already- won Euro 2016, with teenage game. world’s best players for club Finland are on the brink of young players who are ! "          ( <.  qualified Italy thanks to a star Joao Felix sidelined.   ! "#$%&"'  <

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Reserves: Shubman Gill, Chandigarh: 8 #>=N &   ,    committed cricketers but in the have to deal with openers Mayank The Indians, however, do not rather than thinking about theirs,” ity to just keep bowling in the Hanuma Vihari, Rishabh Pant.      )        longest format, they aren’t exact- Agarwal and the indomitable want to take anything for grant- he added. same area and the others come Bangladesh: Mominul Haque   '   =  N  G 6   +  ly formidable names. Rohit Sharma, who can make ed. The track at the Holkar sta- and pick up wickets,” he said. (captain), Imrul Kayes, %  6  6   &   3  Compare that to India’s pre- mincemeat of their bowling “Bangladesh is a very good dium has always been a batting “But also he has picked up 4- Mushfiqur Rahim (wk),      G         mier willow wielders — Kohli (26 attack. team. We played very well against paradise with ridiculously short 5 wickets on many occasions Mahmudullah Riyad,   EE>       6   %  - '  ) 6      / 46 hundreds), Ajinkya Rahane (11), Add to it, India’s bowling South Africa but that’s past now. side boundaries but there is when he’s gone through a great Mohammed Mithun, Liton   1  6  2   -  O  Cheteshwar Pujara (18). They unit with 800-plus scalps, this is With (World) Test Championship, bounce on offer. spell. So I think his experience Kumar Das, Mehidy Hasan Miraj,   ,           have 50 plus ton collectively and one contest where the ‘David’ every match is equally important. Mohammed Shami and will always be handy for the Mustafizur Rahaman, Naeem     3         it will be one hell of a task for looks incapable of slaying the We like to take one game at a time Umesh Yadav are certainties in team.” Hasan, Saif Hasan, Shadman   ,           Mustafizur Rahaman, Taijul Islam proverbial ‘Goliath’. which is Indore now,” vice-captain the pace line-up while Ravindra For Bangladesh’s young guns, Islam, Taijul Islam, Abu Jayed,  /    8      and Mehidy Hasan Miraj to stop Not to forget that Bangladesh, Rahane said. Jadeja and Ravichandran Ashwin the ‘biggest test’ in the Test will Ebadot Hossain, Al Amin        '   =  %  - this line-up. in their last Test match under the “We completely respect the are expected to make the squad. be to stretch this Indian team to Hossain. 6 6  2           8          6  5  6  6   6      !  3!&  '  5 - JUVENILE HOMES LEAGUE LAUNCH TODAY New Delhi: * '           3  * 2         He is new to captaincy but Bangladesh “May be they will challenge us with spin -   6   -  =!  '   skipper Mominul Haque is confident that the attack. We are ready to face both spin and pace =E 8           3  added responsibility will not affect his batting, attack challenge from India. Definitely, it will *        * '   which will be crucial to his team’s chances of be tough for us. But we are preparing to face     '     ,  upstaging an accomplished India in the Test it.” & G '     %    '  series. Asked what has changed in Bangladesh 1    3        The 28-year-old Mominul has replaced cricket in nearly two decades from the time    "          Shakib Al hasan as five-day format skipper. they first played a Test in 2000, Mominul    “I am not feeling pressure just because I pointed at the attitudinal shift. have been appointed captain. The way I bat- “I think the mentality of players has 6 MEDALS ASSURED IN ASIAN YOUTH BOXING ted before captaincy, I will bat in the same way changed. Players have become more disci- Ulaanbaatar: /         now,” said the left-hander, who is also the plined. Also they are more eager to play five-      7 5 ,O    team’s premier batsman with eight hundreds. day games as well,” he said.    G         “I always try to think about the posi- While Virat Kohli termed Mustafizur       &   6 6  tive aspects. There are a few positives in Rahaman as a threat, Mominul didn’t disclose H!N I  HTN= I  -  H"> I ? 1   &           &!        7 being captain as well. Your knowledge about whether the pacer will be a part of playing XI. -  , HE= I  HE. I  : the game increases. You tend to become “We have not planned about the team and H"! I      6      more responsible as a player. So I think, it the playing eleven has not been selected yet.   G *   E>   HTN= I  1 will help me improve my performance,” he You will know tomorrow (today) if he plays,”   8G 3 &     added. he said. G     -     Mominul feels that since expectations Asked about missing Shakib and Tamim    8   7 2   / 0 from his side are not particularly high, the pres- Iqbal, Mominul said others are more aware in   E> /   G   ,   sure is also a bit less. the absence of the two stalwarts.  E>      G 1 6   /-'$ 1 “I hadn’t played with the pink Asked about India’s pace bowling might, “I think three players are missing because  :         ball before. I was given an opportu- Mominul said: “India is such a team that they Shakib bhai is equal to two players. Yes, it will    &       he pink ball swings more than the nity to try and I wanted to. So that can challenge different opponents in different be challenging. But there is no scope of think-  G   + :    8G Tred one but how it would behave was my mind-set behind playing with ways. ing about it too much now,” he said. PTI 3 8 8 7A-A% after getting old, especially when dew the pink ball. You require extra con- will be a factor, is keeping India skip- centration to pick the pink ball sud- per Virat Kohli intrigued ahead of denly when you’re playing with the team’s historic day-night Test. red ball.  , ,,  ,, (( E5 The pink ball Test is still a few “It was to work on the reflexes a days away but Kohli, on the eve of the little bit as well. Because when you series-opener, was busy answering play with the red ball in the net and questions related to the second Test you arrive at the pink ball, it gets very )   @<)/ starting November 22. difficult to pick, which can be the case “I think it’s a new way to bring in the game as well. To get into that   -1& '123/ “Play as per the situation. explained. excitement to Test cricket. The pink zone was the reason behind it,” he If some day Rohit is attacking While he is one of the 2 ball I played yesterday (on Tuesday), explained. he first six overs in a T20 and I am not being able to first names when the playing  +125$4 -1 Harbhajan wreaked havoc on I felt it swings a lot more as compared The skipper also maintained Tgame is considered the connect well, then that is dif- XI for the limited-overs team Australia helping India win the to the red ball because there’s extra that while the hype about the day- most crucial as both the bat- ferent. But otherwise, I don’t is announced, lack of form ustralian legend Adam remaining two Tests. lacquer (quote of paint) on the ball night Test is understandable, the ting and bowling team look to believe that only one batsman has seen him miss the bus in AGilchrist has described “(We were) five for 99, I which doesn’t go away too fast. And focus of his team is firmly on the first grab early advantage and with can attack. If your game is to the longer format. But Harbhajan Singh as his “neme- went in there, got a hundred off the seam holds upright quite a bit,” game. A testimony to that was no the World T20 in Australia attack, then you must stay Dhawan isn’t ready to give up sis”, saying the Indian off-spin- 80 balls, we won in three days the skipper’s initial observation ‘pink ball’ training on the eve of the less than a year away, India natural. Also, when you attack and wants to return with a ner and Sri Lanka’s Muttiah and I just thought, ‘What have seemed in sync with what his deputy match. opener Shikhar Dhawan is from both sides then the bang. Muralitharan were the two these blokes been doing for 30 Ajinkya Rahane had assessed. “In Test cricket, I don’t think you very clear that for him it will pressure is on the opposition,” “Absolutely looking to toughest bowlers that he faced years. How easy’s this?’” Kohli said they are yet to figure can afford to take focus away. Not be all about attacking from he explained. get back. I am always on for during his international career. Gilchrist said. out how the old ball will behave dur- even one session, not even one over. the word go Down Under. While Indian teams over Test cricket and when I get Talking about his illustri- Harbhajan, who was ing November evenings in Kolkata. With the red ball you need to be Dhawan said that even as the years have been all about the opportunity (in domes- ous career’s milestones and adjudged Man of the series, “If the pitch has extra help for the absolutely precise in your focus, every team and every individ- its batsmen, the current team tic cricket) I will be playing. memorable moments, the picked 32 wickets in three bowlers, then they will be in the every game that you play, every ball ual is playing with an eye on has some of the best bowlers I will play Ranji Trophy wicketkeeper recalled the 2001 matches, including India’s first game, especially fast bowlers that you play, every situation that you the showpiece event, he does- and Dhawan feels that is the when I am free. I will not sit away Test series against India Test hat-trick at the Eden throughout the course of the Test are in. Our prime focus is tomorrow’s n’t really have any special plan. reason why this team has won at home. When I am not where Harbhajan starred with Gardens in Kolkata during match. I don’t know how the old ball Test match. All he wants to do is keep it consistently both at home playing all the three for- the ball. the second Test. behaves because with the dew and the “We are looking forward to that simple and start on the attack %  "      & 7 and on foreign soil. mats, I will definitely play “He (Harbhajan) was a “And how wrong I was. lacquer going off, it will be interest- first and then we will focus on the before settling down and pro- “It is matter of tremen- domestic cricket,” he said. bit of a nemesis for me right We’ve only got to fast forward ing to see how much the old ball pink ball later,” he made it clear. viding the middle order the 50-55 runs in the first six dous pride that we have a Dhawan also said that throughout my career. I found to the next Test match and I does,” the skipper said. On the opposition, Kohli termed perfect platform to finish overs, then the momentum is team of bowlers who actual- Team India will be one of the him and Murali probably the came back to reality,” Gilchrist However he made it clear that for Mustafizur Rahaman as the man to with a flourish. there for a good finish. My job ly put the opposition bats- favourites to win the trophy two hardest bowlers to face,” said. a pink ball to be effective, it is impor- watch out for. “The plan is to play a nice will be to primarily start well men on the backfoot. I feel come the World T20 next Gilchrist told cricket.Com.Au “As it would turn out, by tant to have lively tracks. “He is a very good bowler so he’s attacking game as an opener and then score big. Smart and the bowling line-up is one of year. in their “The Unplayable the end of that series we prob- “With the pink ball having going be a threat, a key player for in the first six overs and attacking game is my mantra the major reasons that we are “We are strong con- Podcast”. ably needed to learn how to put enough life in the pitch will be very Bangladesh. He’s an experienced build a good total. I like to for the T20 format,” he smiled. winning consistently and tenders. From now onwards The 2001 series, consid- a handbrake on just to get a important factor.” bowler. He knows the Indian bats- play aggressive and if some Asked if it will be about also along with the pace we will play so many T20s ered one of India’s finest, saw holding pattern, rather than The Indian team did not practice men as well, having played the IPL. wicket is slow or if the ball is one between him and Rohit bowling attack, we also have that we will get refined and the hosts break Australia’s 16- ‘attack, attack, attack’ because with the pink ball under lights but did So, it’s a challenge but we must look stopping on it, then obvious- Sharma playing anchor as the experience to adapt. They be ready for the World T20. match win streak in Tests. it doesn’t always work — take a few throw-downs on Tuesday forward to those challenges,” Kohli ly the plan changes according- the other attacks, Dhawan train as professionals and I am sure that we will do real- While the visitors won the Harbhajan bamboozled us,” to adjust to the colour of the new ball. said. ly. If we can manage to get say answered in the negative. know their job very well,” he ly well there,” he said. first Test by 10 wickets, he added.