' ( >* !, - 3 ? ! ? ! ? SIDISrtVUU@IB!&!!"&#S@B9IV69P99I !%! %! ' 75$'76" - *-..* / )*+ , 0 1%12 ,3 , -! A 6+@)(# (@*$9/@(@()%*&')'+@A ($$*A@&($))'E/@A *$+%+D9H(@) 6%@,'+6%D6'($/)'& $'9%(#I+$'&((# &'(9%&',D& 9%'(*#'&% (%$)(* &@@,/A&@2&'BCD/*$A/$9E *$%&'*D( %E*$&'6'*4:'E)'*' + 9 3<= 77* F G' / $ '! -! 0 = 1# = 1" > R $ % % & :: ' R % ! ($)*$+% Ranga, and Jasbir Singh, alias , ! Billa, were caught soon after - !! he horrific December 16, their dastardly crime and were !- - ($)*$+% graped on a moving bus by six T2012 Nirbhaya rape-murder hanged to death in Tihar in ! ! men, including a juvenile who case transformed much in 1982. ! he rapists and killers of 23- is now free. India. From laws on rape to After them, the executions / 0 % ! Tyear-old paramedic She was subjected to the relief and rehabilitation mea- of Kartar Singh and Ujagar ! ) Nirbhaya will be hanged on most inhuman torture with sures for rape survivors and the Singh, the convicts in India’s , ! January 22 at 7 am in Jail num- her rapists inserting iron rod in very mindset of the people, purported contract killing — K- & / " ber 3 in Tihar. Three of the her private parts and then everything went for a sea the sensational Vidya Jain mur- - 2 3"4 / convicts are lodged in Jail throwing Nirbhaya and her change. der of 1973 (1983), Kashmiri , # number 2, while one is in Jail male friend on the road from But as the case reaches its militant Maqbool Bhat (1984), "& / number 4, the official said. The the moving bus. She and her inevitable end with the that tumultuous decade, the Indira Gandhi’s assassin much awaited verdict was friend had boarded the bus issuance of warrants for the kidnapping and brutal murder Satwant Singh and conspirator delivered on Tuesday by the from South Delhi after a watch- hanging of the four convicts on of the teenage Chopra children Kehar Singh (1989), and final- *! 5 0 !! trial court as the Additional ing movie. January 22, the execution (Geeta and her brother Sanjay) ly 2001 Parliament attack case / '3 Sessions Judge (ASJ) issued She was found naked and chamber of Tihar Jail will also in August 1978 had shook the conspirator Afzal Guru (2013) 3 6 the death warrant against the bleeding on the chilly night of see a major change.For this, it nation, and the then Janata have been the eight people 4 ! convicts on the death row. December 16, 2012. She died is necessary to revisit the pre- Party Government of Prime who have undergone capital / 72 $! - The issuance of the death on December 29, 2012 at vious few decades, back to the Minister Morarji Desai. The punishment in Tihar’s gallows % !-# warrant against the four con- Mount Elizabeth Hospital in 1970s, when towards the end of two convicts, Kuljit Singh, alias court. 4 - victs Mukesh Singh, (32), Singapore. Pawan Gupta,( 25), Vinay The sheer brutality inflict- #$%& & 9 Sharma (26) and Akshay ed on her by the rapists had ! " Kumar Singh (31) evoked emo- created ripples across the coun- ( :1 $ % "3 " ! tional response from Nirbhaya’s try and became a turning point ; parents who have been waiting for laws to ensure safety of #$%": !: 6 for the last seven years to see women. !! ' ;::6< 0 ! justice for their daughter. Then Manmoahn Singh- !! As soon as the judge signed led Union Government had set ($)*$+% order. Three of the convicts '" ::6 !! ! the death warrant, all the four up a commission headed by are lodged in Jail No 2, convicts broke down in jail. former Chief Justice of India JS ! - ! he four convicts in the while one is in Jail No 4, the 0 ($) & / However, the process of Verma, who suggested many TNirbhaya gangrape case official said. Sources said the : ! executing them could be changes in the laws. ! - will be executed in Jail No jail authorities will approach #*::6 ! ! delayed as the convicts have 14 Just before the death war- 3, a senior Tihar Jail the Uttar Pradesh prison 3 days to use their final legal rant, the mother of convict official said on authority asking for a hang- P (0 options. “They will be kept in Mukesh had walked up to /0 1 Tuesday, hours after a man from Meerut to carry *+&::6 separate cells in solitary con- Nirbhaya’s mother and plead- ! " ! Delhi court issued out the executions. finement and will be allowed ed with her. “I appeal to you to 0 death warrants against The four convicts — - one last meeting with their ) P # + forgive my son. 3 ! them and declared that Mukesh (32), Pawan Gupta , 9 2 3" families,” said a jail official. ) , ! - . , # I am begging for his life,” ! they will be hanged at 7 am on (25), Vinay Sharma (26) and 4 "'3 ", Nirbhaya’a mother Asha she said, holding her sari before " January 22. Akshay Kumar Singh (31) — ,&9 Devi and her father, who have on the brutal gangrape that had said Nirbhaya’s mother. her in a gesture of begging. “I According to the official, will be kept in isolated cells and ! !!= waged a relentless battle to see outraged the country. Nirbhaya, who was pursu- had a daughter too. How can I - ropes which will be used for will not be allowed to interact ($)& -%9 ! that the rapists and murderers “This judgment will rein- ing Bachelor of Physiotherapy forget what happened with hanging them will be brought with other prisoners. ! !!= of her daughter are punished, force people’s faith in the judi- and was named as “Nirbhaya her? I have been waiting for jus- - ! ! from Bihar’s Buxar Jail. He Their family members, ($ ! /9 ! appeared satisfied after the ciary and empower women. (fearless)”, had died 13 days tice for seven years,” Nirbhaya’s P said the prison authorities are however, can visit them any /0 1 ! judge reading the final verdict My daughter will get justice,” after she was brutally gan- mother responded. 0 waiting to receive the court time, the official said.
($) Biology divisions of the tified, legal action against them to a senior police official, the column of the FIRs. of the server room. *$+% Forensic Science Laboratory will follow. FIRs were registered on the One complaint was lodged The SIT is headed by Joy " were in the university, sources Delhi Police’s Crime complaint of JNU administra- on January 3 for switching off Tirkey, DCP Crime while Joint t is over two days since the said. The Physics team will col- Branch issued a public appeal tion on January 5. The JNU the server while another com- Commissioner of Police Imasked assailants run riots lect evidence such as rods and urging “all those who are wit- administration had given the plaint was registered on (Western Range) Shalini Singh on the JNU campus, but no stones used by the masked nesses to the incident or have names of students union office January 4 for vandalising the is heading a fact-finding com- ! arrests have been made so far mob to attack students and any information about the bearers, including its president server room, police said. mittee to probe the incident. as the police are still looking teachers at the university, while incident or have captured any Aishe Gosh, in connection JNUSU vice-president She visited the JNU cam- ($)*$+% deduction of wages, may also for vital clues. the Chemistry team will collect activity on their mobile phones with the vandalism in the Saket Moon alleged the admin- pus and spoke to students and include appropriate discipli- The Delhi Police on samples of chemicals, if there or camera” to “come forward server room but police have istration is selectively targeting teachers on Tuesday. The Joint ublic sector banks, trans- nary action.” Tuesday issued a public appeal are any. The biology team will and give their statements/ not put her name or that of some students and denied any CP visited all spots and inter- Pport, Government offices in Several PSU banks have seeking pictures, footage or any collect DNA samples, among footage/picture in their pos- other students in the accused involvement in the vandalism acted with the students. Opposition-ruled States and informed stock exchanges information related to about other evidence. session to the SIT”. other services across the coun- about the strike and its impact Sunday’s violence on JNU Senior police officials said The Delhi Police has reg- try are likely to be hit as several on banking services. campus that left 34 people police teams are trying to istered two FIRs in connection mainstream trade unions have injured even as forensic teams identify the accused persons with vandalism at the server !" called a nationwide strike on looked for evidence. Teams who were involved in the vio- room of the Jawaharlal Nehru Wednesday. The Government /%+$3553 from Physics, Chemistry and lence and once they are iden- University (JNU). According has warned of stern action against strikers. 66* 57$$) # % Ten Central trade unions — INTUC, AITUC, HMS, 3875)9%+75$88 ($)*$+% had skipped a high-level meet- Proctor Dhananjay Singh had CITU, AIUTUC, TUCC, ing convened by the Ministry a meeting with HRD Ministry SEWA, AICCTU, LPF, UTUC Kolkata: Trinamool Congress bserving that Jamia Millia on Monday. Secretary Amit Khare on — along with various inde- has found itself in a spot on OIslamia Vice-Chancellor In its preliminary report, Monday. pendent federations, associa- whether to proactively oppose Najma Akhtar handled a more the Ministry has said the JNU Condemning the mob vio- tions and Left-wing the bandh as it had been explosive situation on her cam- administration needed to be lence on the campus that left 34 Government employees’ doing since Mamata Banerjee pus in a far better way than more sensitive towards the stu- people injured, the Ministry in unions had adopted a declara- came to power in 2011. Jawaharlal Nehru University dents and conveyed its dis- a note on Tuesday observed tion in September last to go on The Bengal Government (JNU) V-C Jagadesh, the HRD pleasure at the handling of the that police investigation should a nationwide strike on January issued circulars warning the Ministry on Tuesday sought incident by the university go on, however, the students 8, 2020 against “anti-people” Government staff against explanation from him for his administration. should not feel threatened. polices of the Government. joining the strike —saying failure to control the distur- After the violence on the “The Government is of the Sangh Parivar-supported absence from work could lead bances on the campus. campus there has been a view that students shouldn’t be BMS is not participating in the to the deduction of a day’s The HRD Ministry, which demand from several quar- worried about facing discipli- strike led by Left and Congress salary — the TMC brass won- is preparing a detailed report to ters, including the students nary action from the adminis- supported-trade unions. dered in private whether the send to the Home Ministry on and faculty members, for the tration such as rustications In a stern warning, the party should descend on the Sunday’s violence on the pres- removal of the JNU V-C. and harassment. The Ministry Ministry of Personnel said, streets as it did every time to tigious university campus, has JNU Pro-Vice Chancellor, is of the view that the univer- “Any employee going on strike thwart a bandh at the risk of $ $) summoned the JNU V-C Registrar Pramod Kumar, sity should bring down the ten- in any form would face the earning the wrath of Muslim ' ! #! again on Wednesday. The V-C Rector Rana Pratap Singh and sion on the campus. consequences which, besides voters. PNS R ! "# $%&'( stampede. Online videos Monday drew over 1 million showed people lying apparent- people in the Iranian capital, !" stampede broke out on ly lifeless, their faces covered by crowding both main thor- # ATuesday at a funeral for a clothing. Emergency crews per- oughfares and side streets in top Iranian general killed in a formed CPR on others as peo- Tehran. Such mass crowds can US airstrike, and at least 56 ple wailed in the background, prove dangerous. A similar people were killed and more crying out to God. stampede, though on a much than 200 were injured as thou- “Unfortunately as a result smaller scale, struck the 1989 sands thronged the proces- of the stampede, some of our funeral procession for sion, two Iranian news agencies compatriots have been injured Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, reported. and some have been killed killing at least eight people and The stampede took place in during the funeral proces- injuring hundreds. Kerman, the hometown of sions,” Koulivand said. The Soleimani’s death in a Revolutionary Guard Major news agencies gave the death drone strike on Friday has General Qassem Soleimani, as toll of 40, with 213 injured. sparked calls across Iran for the procession began, said the Soleimani’s burial was later revenge against America, dras- semi-official Fars and ISNA delayed, with no new time tically raising tensions across news agencies, citing given. Authorities cited con- West Asia. Pirhossein Koulivand, head of cerns about the massive crowd The US warned ships of an Iran’s emergency medical that had gathered as a reason unspecified threat from Iran services. for the delay, the semi-official across the region’s waterways, There was no information ISNA news agency said. crucial routes for global ener- as to what had set off the A procession in Tehran on gy supplies. ! "#
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Ttainous regions coupled ences a drop during the win- rainfall and sharper cold this above while light to moderate The meteorological centre with consistent rainfall in ters, this year the business has winter has exacerbated the rainfall/snowfall is very like- has further forecast that cold Haridwar during the past two been hit harder. business loss. Vasu Thakur ly to occur at most places in day to severe cold day condi- days, local traders are experi- Break in the movement of who deals in medicines said Uttarakhand. tions are likely to a few places encing a slump in business. trains since the first week of that even though medicine is Snowfall is likely to occur on Wednesday while cold day The consistent rainfall has December has also added to an essential commodity, there at places at 1800 metres alti- conditions are likely espe- also brought about a drop in the woes of the business fra- is a considerable drop in sales tude and above. The meteo- cially in the mountains on the temperature in this pil- ternity here. due to the consistent rainfall rological centre has also January 9. grimage town which in turn Garments wholesaler in the past couple of days. issued a warning about the In an advisory issued by possibility of hail at isolated the centre, it has been stated authorities are advised to take closely with state government Dehradun, 19 degrees Celsius places especially in Dehradun, that due to significant snow- necessary action for road authorities. and 10.8 degrees Celsius in Haridwar, Udham Singh fall activity in Uttarakhand clearance. Due to snowfall, Meanwhile, on Tuesday, Pantnagar, 5.4 degrees Celsius Nagar, Pauri and Nanital dis- from January 7 to 8, roads are road conditions are likely to the maximum and minimum and 0.3 degrees Celsius in tricts on Wednesday. very likely to get blocked in become slippery in the moun- temperatures recorded at var- Mukteshwar and four degrees Dense to very dense fog is areas at 2000 metres altitude tains. The commuters and ious places in the state were Celsius and 1.8 degrees also likely to occur in plains and above. tourist are advised to be very 12.5 degrees Celsius and 10.1 Celsius respectively in New ('('+ police stating that he was cement bags. Subsequently, during morning hours espe- The State Government cautious and coordinate degrees Celsius respectively in Tehri. working as a labourer along hearing the case, the POCSO ejecting the appeal of a with Jai Prakash in an under court in Dehradun had sen- Rman sentenced to death construction college. tenced him to death. for raping and murdering a 10 On that day when the On August 29 last year, year old girl in the Sahaspur girl’s father had gone to work this order was sent for refer- area of Dehradun, the High and Prakash had stayed home, ence to the high court. Court has upheld the death the accused had called the Meanwhile, Prakash had also sentence awarded by the man’s three daughters home filed an appeal against the *$%&'*D( the stalls selling various hand- lower court in the case. and given two of them Rs 10 POCSO court order in the loom and handicrafts items, The appeal was rejected to buy some eatables. He had high court. The high court espite the chilly weather visitos are also thronging the by the division bench of jus- then raped and killed the found the POCSO court order Dand rain being experi- foodstall. A steady stream is tices Alok Singh and Ravindra eldest daughter. to be correct and rejecting the enced in Dehradun for the past visible at the food stall enjoy- Maithani. On July 28, 2018, He had then buried the convict’s appeal, upheld the two days, the stream of visitors ing traditional Moong Dal the girl’s father had lodged a girl’s body in a hole in the death sentence awarded to at the National Handloom pakoras in the cold rainy complaint with the Sahaspur room and covered it with him. Expo on Parade Ground has weather. not diminished. Despite the Various other food items rain on Monday and Tuesday are also being enjoyed by the 0 0 the arrival of visitors remained visitors here. Food stalls selling unaffected. dishes from different states The expo officer KC have also become an attraction Chamoli said that the enthu- at the expo. 0? @ ( ?0 ? siasm of visitors to the expo The national handloom has remained as high as it was expo was inaugurated by the on the first day of the exposi- chief minister Trivendra Singh ? tion. Rawat on December 25 and Water-proof tents have will continue till January 12. ('('+ operation following the rec- been put up above all the stalls Cultural presentations ommendation of the governor. in view of the rain so that none depicting the mountain culture earing on a petition chal- Subsequently in its FIR the of the vendors face any prob- of Uttarakhand are also being Hlenging the lodging of CBI had named the former lem. In addition to crowds at organised as part of the event. FIR naming former chief min- CM, current cabinet minister ister Harish Rawat in the inves- Harak Singh Rawat, a news tigation by Central Bureau of channel CEO Umesh Kumar D9@6 3 Investigation (CBI) in the sting and other unknown persons. % 0 operation case of him alleged- The FIR was lodged under ly attempting to buy support of section 120-B of Indian Penal !- FF MLAs, the high court has set Code and sections of the %'&*)'& in Pherupur. He had an affair self from a noose while the they broke the door open and the case for the next hearing on Prevention of Corruption Act, A * with a young woman who is woman consumed poison. also found the man’s woman March 2. the CBI before the single 1988 for criminal conspiracy, man committed suicide in originally from Roorkee but This was discovered when friend lying unconscious on the The court also directed the bench of justice Sudhanshu public servant taking gratifi- APherupur village after lives in the same village with a the man’s father found the bed. She was sent to the district CBI to inform it first before fil- Dhulia. It will be recalled that cation other than legal remu- *$%&'*D( which his girlfriend also relative. room locked in the morning hospital from where she was ing a chargesheet after com- a sting operation was carried neration in respect of an offi- attempted to commit suicide by According to the Pathari and his son didn’t respond referred to a higher centre in a pleting the investigation and out on Rawat allegedly trying cial act, taking gratification in CO Bank celebrated its consuming poison. The police station in-charge despite the door being knocked critical condition. also directed Rawat to coop- to buy the support of MLAs order by corrupt or illegal U77th foundation day with woman has been referred to a Sukhpal Singh Mann, the repeatedly. The police did not find any erate in the investigation. On during 2016. means to influence public ser- a health check up and blood higher centre for treatment. woman had gone to Sawan’s When he peeped in suicide note. The case is being Tuesday, senior advocate and As president’s rule was vant, taking gratification for donation camp. Additionally, According to the police, the home to meet him on Monday through a window he saw his investigated from all angles. Congress leader Kapil Sibal imposed in the state after the exercise of personal influence a customer meet was also man who committed suicide night. After spending some son hanging from a noose. The police hope to learn more represented Rawat while senior Congress government lost with public servant and abet- organised with senior citizens has been identified as Sawan time together, the man com- As family members gath- about the incident after the advocate Rakesh Thapliyal and majority, the CBI had started ment of the above mentioned and customers in the presence who was unemployed and lived mitted suicide by hanging him- ered on hearing him shout, woman gains consciousness. Sandeep Tandon represented investigation into the sting offences. of staff from various branch- es of the bank in Dehradun to mark the occasion. Addressing the gathering ' 3 ( !0 * on the occasion, the UCO Bank deputy general manag- er and Dehradun zonal man- *$%&'*D( delivered speeches, ager Ranjeet Singh thanked all encouraging their col- the customers and senior cit- nganwadi workers of leagues to continue the izens for their patronage. Aother districts are also protest in the face of offi- He said that over the peri- arriving in Dehradun to cial apathy. od of its 76 years of existence, participate in the One fo the Anganwadi the bank has been ahead in Anganwadi workers workers who had come adopting steps and policies to protest continuing here here from Nainital said make the banking experience for more than a month that they will take all pos- friendly for its customers. now. sible measures to make A presentation on IT On Tuesday, a number the government heed their products was also given to of Anganwadi workers demands. inform the customers about from Nainital came to sup- The demands of the the new features of the IT port the protest and protesting Anganwadi products of the bank. Deputy demonstrated in support workers include a raise in zonal head VK Thapa, chief of their demands despite salary, manager Neeraj Kumar the rain. provident fund, pen- Singhal and Bala Dutt among On a rainy Tuesday, sion after retirement, trav- others were also present on the protesting Anganwadi el allowance and health occasion. workers raised slogans and insurance. ( :?( 0 ? /0 1 ?
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*$%&'*D( which has placed the SC can- didate on sixth position. The he Uttarakhand Assembly Leader of Opposition (LoP) % Tratified the 126th amend- Indira Hridayesh and Chakrata ment Bill-2019 of the MLA Pritam Singh said that the Constitution in a special session Congress party supports the said that the Bhimtal dam is on Tuesday. The amendment extension in reservation to SC more than 100 years old. He would pave the way for extend- and ST but wants that the rep- accepted that the problem of ing reservations for the resentation of Anglo Indian seepage is there from the dam. Scheduled Castes (SC) and community should also be kept Q The minister added that the Scheduled Tribes (ST) in the intact. Government has requested the Lok Sabha and Legislative The lone nominated mem- % R National Institute of Assemblies of the States for a ber, George Ivon Gregory Mann ./ Hydrology (NIH), Roorkee to period of further 10 years. said that the representation of identify the seepage areas in Tabling the bill, the offici- Anglo Indian community the dam. ating parliamentary affairs min- tourism department in which ately done as the state govern- should be kept intact. The “In its response the NIH ister Madan Kaushik said that only five posts were adver- ment has recently brought house later ratified the amend- *$%&'*D( has mentioned that the seep- that although SC and STs have tised. He said this was deliber- change in reservation roaster ment bill. age cannot be marked by the made considerable progress in oncern on the old dams normal isotope method so the last 70 years, the reasons which Cand bridges and the threat help of Bhabha Atomic weighed with the constituent & ! they pose to the general pub- Research Centre (BARC) for assembly in making provisions lic was raised by the members use of gold isotope technolo- with regard to the aforesaid during the special session of gy for identifying the seepage reservation of seats have not Uttarakhand assembly on points is being taken,’’ Maharaj ceased to exit. ! C9 # Tuesday. The members said said. However during the debate that many dams and bridges in Intervening in the discus- on the bill, the government was the state were constructed sion, the Ranikhet MLA, left red-faced when the mem- *$%&'*D( gave the direction that discus- mented the new pension during the British times and Karan Mahra said that the state should undertake an in-depth and inform about the expiry bers of treasury benches raised sion on the issue under rule 58. scheme when Congress most of them have completed still has large number of dams technical inspection of these date of these structure. questions on various aspects of he Congress members tried Later initiating the debate, Government was in power. He their age. and bridges which were con- old structures and take appro- In his reply Satpal Maharaj reservation. Tto corner the state govern- Mahra said that the employees said that the decision was taken In the question hour, the structed by the British. He said priate steps for public safety,’’ accepted that the issue is very The BJP MLA from ment on the new pension and their unions are agitated on in view of fiscal requirements. Bhimtal MLA, Ram Singh that the most of these struc- Mahara said. serious. He said his depart- Badrinath Mahendra Bhatt cre- scheme, shifting of National the new pension scheme and The minister informed that Keda raised the issue of tures have completed their He added that the ment has constituted a ‘dam ated furore in the assembly Cadet Corps (NCC) academy are on the verge of launching a 1.40 lakh employees in the Bhimtal dam and the seepage age. “They have served the Government should come out safety review panel’ which when he said that in moun- from Devprayag and discon- massive stir. state are covered under old from the Bhimtal Lake. In his society well but now we can- with an elaborate plan on the would hold technical survey of tainous areas the members of tinuance of the U- Health card He said that the new pen- pension scheme while 80000 response, the tourism and cul- not take the risk of continuing population residing on the all the dams and propose mea- SC community used to be well scheme during the special ses- sion scheme started in the year employees are covered under ture minister Satpal Maharaj to use them. The Government downstream side of these dams sures for ensuring their safety. off. sion of Uttarakhand Assembly 2004 has failed to meet the aspi- new pension scheme and He said that in last 70 on Tuesday. ration of the employees. Mahra claimed that there is parity in years, the members of reserved As soon as the House said that the employees who are payment of gratuity, leave categories have made consid- assembled on the day, the now retiring under the new encashment and other benefits ! A *!!' DO3 C2 0& erable progress and now they deputy leader of the Congress pension scheme are finding between the beneficiaries of old should voluntarily leave this legislature party, Karan Mahra they would get pensions as low and new pension scheme. *$%&'*D( served notices to many vil- records of the lands of the vil- forest department should seek benefit. This statement of the raised the issue of restoration of as Rs 2000 to Rs 3000 per The house witnessed heat- lagers in Chamoli and lagers were found. Alleging cooperation of forest dwellers MLA was objected by the old pension scheme for the gov- month. ed debate on the issue of shift- he Forest and Environment Rurdraprayag district and that the forest officials are in conservation of forests. The Congress MLA, Mamta Rakesh. ernment employees. He want- He said that the ing of NCC academy from TMinister Harak Singh threatened to demolish their unaware about the boundaries MLA added that Uttarakhand She said that the statement ed that the house should discuss Uttarakhand Government Srikot village of Devprayag. Rawat assured the House that houses. of the forest, the MLA said that took no benefit of the reflects the mindset of the rul- the very important issue under should restore the old pension Raising the issue, Chakrata the State Government has no Giving the example of they many times threaten the Scheduled Tribes and Forest ing dispensation. The agitated the rule 310. On it, the officiat- scheme so that the future of MLA, Pritam Singh said that intention of disturbing the Ghangar village near valley of villagers. dwellers act of 2007. Congress members even ing parliamentary affairs min- State Government employees is Congress Government planned rightful occupants from the flowers and Gondar, Makku The Kedarnath MLA also He also expressed con- marched to the well of the ister Madan Kaushik inter- not jeopardised. to set up NCC academy to in forest lands. and Chopta villages in raised the issue of the forest cern that large chunks of the house. vened and objected to the The Congress MLAs Devprayag and the villagers of He gave this assurance Rudraprayag, the Kedarnath dwellers residing in the forests agriculture land in the state The BJP MLA from demand of the Congress mem- Govind Singh Kunjwal and Srikot were ready to handover when the Congress MLA from MLA said that the forest from many generations. He would be notified under Bageshwar, Chandan Ram Das bers. Harish Dhami also supported 200 nali land for the purpose Kedarnath Manoj Rawat raised department served notices of said that such residents are deemed forests. In his response created discomfiture for his It infuriated the Congress the demand of Mahra. In his but the BJP Government shift- the issue of forest dwellers and demolition to many villagers found in all parts of the state the forest minister Rawat said Government when he cited a MLAs who marched to the well response, Madan Kaushik ed the academy to Pauri. In his their rights. The minister said but when he personally inter- and their rights are needed to that no rightful owners would recruitment advertisement of of the house. The speaker then reminded that the state imple- response. that the forest department has vened in the issue, the revenue be protected. He said that the be disturbed by department. " $ $%
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As "" # among the Sikh community that vandalimsm at server room. per budgetary allocation, the ' P they are not secure here is a mat- Following which students $) P2$)3 " bulk 951.56 crore has been ter of grave concern," he said. demanded immediate resigna- #2%3 earmarked for rural develop- , % %5" 9%'(*#'&% In his remarks, the jathedar tion of JNU Vice Chancellor 4 $) ) , ! #! ment department, while " 6 - ! - 5 had also appealed to the Sikh Mamidala Jagadesh Kumar say- 618.71 crore has been allo- unjab Chief Minister Capt community to come together so ing the university administra- ABVP, JNUTF's sanghi faculty that the masked mob were led cated for Home, Prison and al communities are protected The Governor in her PAmarinder Singh on Tuesday as to contain such attacks. While tion has registered a fake FIR. and Cyclops security guards," 'ABVP goons' who targeted Disaster Management at every cost. The Governor in address also stated that the expressed deep concern over in Madhya Pradesh, there were The students raised slogans said JNUSU in a statement "JNUSU President Aishe Ghosh department. Similarly the her address also stated that present Government will Akal Takht Acting Jathedar’s reports of some Sikh families “Mamidala Hatao, JNU issued on Tuesday. On Sunday, and repeatedly attacked her on Government has allocated the present Government will work in creation of job oppor- remarks that Sikhs were not safe being evicted from their houses Bachao” demanding an enquiry a group of masked mob illegally head with sharp weapons which 555.56 crore for energy. protect the provisions of tunities, farmers’ welfare, and even in India, and asked the in Sheopur district, in Meghalaya be conducted on him for his entered the campus periyar can be seen as nothing but an On Wednesday, the last Indian Forest Act. empowerment of women, Takht to put pressure on the capital Shillong, the Sikh fami- spate of irregualirites. "The hostel premises carrying sticks attempt to murder.""These day of special session the On November 15, 2019, among others. The Governor Akalis to sever all ties with the lies were last year asked to prove Delhi Police and the Home brutally beaten the students, goons indiscriminately attacked house will witness discussion Union Environment Minister in her address stated that ruling alliance at the Centre, they were settled legally, he said. Ministry also must be held teachers and vandalized the students and teachers who were on the supplementary budget Prakash Javadekar announced without the active participa- which had been unable to ensure Capt Amarinder said, "If Sikhs accountable. The students of properties. About 30 students attending JNUTA's peace gath- tabled by the Grand Alliance that the Government has tion of youths a state cannot a sense of safety among the are feeling insecure in the coun- JNU have faced down violence were grievously injured during ering, entered hostels, including Government. Before the withdrawn the draft amend- develop and in this connec- minorities in the country. try, as stated by the acting and maligning before and we the violent mayhem that took women's hostels, and went on tabling of supplementary ment of the Indian Forest Act, tion, the Government fore- Jathedar Giani Harpreet jathedar, then it is the dispensa- shall do so now," read the state- place inside the hostel. a rampage. budget in the house, 1927 (IFA) in order to remove most priority is to provide Singh, of the supreme temporal tion at the Centre which is to ment further. JNUSU, said, "On the This was facilitated by the Governor Droupadi Murmu any misgivings about taking employment opportunities to body of Sikhs, on Monday blame". JNU Registrar Pramod morning of 4th, students were administration — the cyclops addressed the lawmakers away the rights of the tribals youths. The government in reportedly condemned the "Given that the Akalis claim Kumar was not available for attacked while they were sleep- security guards did nothing to highlighting the goals and and forest dwellers. phase wise will fill all gov- Gurdwara Nankana Sahib attack to be the custodians of the Sikh comment. "This is another ing by the administration's stop the rioting ABVP goons vision of State Government Both CNT/SPT and drafts ernment vacancies so that and the killing of a Sikh youth in religion, and the community, instance of this administra- stormtroopers. even as the street lights were for next five year. amendment of the Indian youths get employment Peshawar, saying, "I do not feel they should take a stand on the tion's attempt to criminalise the The dean Ashwini switched off. Teachers were She said, “The Forest Act, 1927 (IFA) were opportunities. Sikhs are safe anywhere. In issue, and SAD chief Sukhbir democratic protest led by Mohapatra along with Akhil attacked when the JNUTA Government is committed the election issue in Assembly The Government is com- India, Sikhs are being uprooted Singh Badal should also ask his JNUSU while at the same time Bharatiya Vidyarti Parishad organised a peace gathering and for the welfare of scheduled election with JMM attacking mitted to improve education in Madhya Pradesh and in wife Harsimrat Kaur Badal to protecting the ABVP hench- (ABVP) goons attacked stu- the barbaric assault on Prof. caste/ scheduled tribes and BJP for making changes in the standard and in this connec- Shillong also, they are facing resign immediately as a Union men who work as loyal foot- dents who were protesting in Sucharita Sen who was hit with other backward caste com- two Acts. tion stress will be given to eviction. In Pakistan, Sikhs are Minister," the chief minister soldiers of this VC. favour of registration boycott a brick shows the intent of the munities. The Government The Governor in her English learning and com- also scared after the incidents of said. For more than 70 days stu- and similarly in School of henchmen hired by Mamidala," work and vision will revolve address stated that as Jul puter proficiency. killing of a Sikh and Nankana He said while some inci- dents of JNU have been peace- Language, Mazhar Asif led the they said. around the tribals keeping Jungle Zameen is identity of Improvement in health Sahib (gurdwara)". dents here and there could not fully protesting the illegally ABVP goons. "For all this the adminis- them as priority.” The State the government will sector with special emphasis Reacting to the remarks, be construed to be a case of Sikhs passed IHA Manual and Fee On the same day, the ABVP tration has remained com- Governor also hinted out that work in preserving the Jul at rural areas will be the pri- Capt Amarinder asked the not being safe in India, "percep- Hike while the JNU adminis- unleashed extreme violence on pletely silent and instead has the Government will strictly Jungle Zameen. “The ority of State Government. jathedar to pressure the Akalis to tion is as important as reality". tration has not engaged in any students who were peacefully now tried to criminalise the implement Government in its effort to The Governor said as sports sever all ties with the ruling "The Sikhs had lived through a meaningful dialogue. Over the protesting and attempted to peaceful students of JNU, com- Chottanagpur/Santhal preserve and conserve water is very popular in Jharkhand, alliance at the Centre, which had very dark period in the 1980s past four days, the peaceful stu- mob lynch JNUSU General pletely exposing saffron nexus Pargana Tenancy Act resources will carry out clean- the government will give been "unable to ensure a sense of and any feeling of being at the dents have been repeatedly Secretary Satish Chandra of the ABVP-Administration," (CNT/SPT) Act so that the ness drive of water bodies in importance to promotion to safety among the minorities in receiving end in any way would exposed to violence from the Yadav." The students alleged said JNUSU. rights and privileges of trib- state,” said Murmu. sports, she said. the country". Capt Amarinder revive their sense of fear, which said he did not agree with Akal would be detrimental to the Takht jathedar's remarks. "If the community''s interest, as well as jathedar did feel that way, he that of the nation," the chief min- & " ! :(D ! should take up the matter with ister said.
1 ( &'(9% ties where ABVP is present saying that the masked men and also deprive them of edu- tional institutions are being have a pleasant atmosphere. belonged to ABVP which is cation which is their basic targeted.” Social worker and tudents across college cam- The universities where people not true. Around 25 of our right. They intend to remove former student of JNU Spuses in Ranchi have with a communist mind set are supporters have been badly the universities and establish Upendra Kumar said, turned out in large numbers to active such incidents are more injured in the incident and are ‘gurukuls’. If this continues “Narendra Modi, Amit Shah protest against the ones prevalent. The communists presently hospitalized. ABVP students will not be study and other members of BJP attacked at the Jawaharlal wish to come to power flash- students have been targeted on which has created fear have earlier said that they Nehru University. Student ing weapons which is not pos- Sunday,” added Pandey. amongst them,” said Mahli. plan to shut down JNU. The union organisations expressed sible in a democracy like President of Ranchi Hundreds of former stu- police, administration and the solidarity with the JNU stu- India,” said Atal Pandey, mem- University Adavasi Chatra dents associated with the JNU vice chancellor are responsible dents who were beaten by ber of State Executive Council Snagh Snjay Mahli said that Alumni Jharkhand for this incident.” masked men carrying rods ABVP Jharkhand. students have planned to stage Association chapter also staged XISS Professor Himaduri and sticks. The number of such peo- protests to get a message across a protest at the Albert Ekka Sinha said that incidents like Unidentified men armed ple is more in JNU and hence to the government that such Chpowk on Tuesday. this are not acceptable in any with stones and sticks barged incidents like this occur time incidents should be stopped at Ex JNU student and State and it is also worrying into the JNU campus on and again. In the latest inci- the earliest as it hampers the spokesperson of Jharkhand that the vice chancellor could Sunday evening targeting stu- dent students were not allowed atmosphere of educational Pradesh Congress Committee not prevent it. dents and teachers alike. to fill forms and those man- institutions. Dr M Tausif said, “The masked “All problems can be sort- Following the attacks candle- aged to do so were beaten, he “The incidents taking men attacked the students, ed through a discussion. I am light vigils and marches have said. place in JNU have affected the teachers and employees of a student of IIT and I support been observed in many parts “About 100 ABVP sup- students in Ranchi to a great JNU on the cue of the home the JNU community,” he said. of the country. porters have decided to stage extent as students don’t belong ministry, vice chancellor and Former JNU student and XISS “JNU is one of the few uni- a protest against the same on to a particular caste or religion. the Delhi police. professor Anand Kumar said versities where Akhil Bharatiya Tuesday evening requesting People at the Central govern- The government wants to that targeting students is not Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) the central government to ment and all supporters of RSS suppress the students voice by right and the incident should has not won elections with an look into this matter on urgent are trying to remove all the sending goons. Since the BJP be inspected so that the truth absolute majority. The varsi- basis as the communists are students of the backward class has come to power, educa- is revealed. (
JNU / % Q R $ *+ 7)5 ? after he hit out at British daily entire country is supporting the by “pirated propaganda” as the (CAA) and the truth is that the ($)*$+% Financial Times for referring to move... Few selective anar- legislation is for providing cit- Act will provide citizenship ($)*$+% the masked mob that attacked chists are raising such kind of izenship and not take it away. and not to take it away from he Centre on Tuesday said JNU students and teachers as slogans. Nobody even inside The conspiracy by some any person. ignifying India’s growing T“masked” men involved in “nationalists”, asking it to stop Kashmir raised such slogans. people to disturb the secular Appealing to students and Sties with the United States, the JNU attack will be exposed predicting India’s disintegra- Now if someone outside the fabric and unity of the country the youth, he said they should Prime Minister Narendra Modi soon as the Home Ministry has tion at every opportunity. region gives such slogan that through the philosophy of not get influenced by “evils of spoke with US President ordered an enquiry into the Tagging screenshots of the makes no sense.” “Jhuthmev Jayate (lie will pre- misinformation” and must Donald Trump and expressed incident even as it slammed a NYT report, Javadekar said For his part senior BJP vail)” will be defeated, Naqvi become a part of the effort to his desire to continue to work few “selective “anarchists” rais- on Twitter, “It seems @nytimes leader and Union Minority told reporters here. strengthen communal harmo- with him to enhance coopera- ing placard reading “Free consists of the most ardent Affairs minister Mukhtar Naqvi said the protests ny and unity of the country. tion in areas of mutual interest. Kashmir” in Mumbai. bhakts of Lord Ram as they Abbas Naqvi said the ongoing influenced by “pirated propa- The constitutional, religious Conveying his New Year Talking to reporters on the seem to find him everywhere. protests against the Citizenship ganda” are going on over the and social rights of every Indian greetings to the US President, sidelines of an event, On a serious note, waiting to Amendment Act were driven Citizenship Amendment Act are absolutely safe, he said. Modi noted that India-US rela- Information & Broadcasting read @nytimes ground report- tions, which are built on trust, Minister Prakash Javadekar ing of the violence and religious #! mutual respect and under- said misunderstandings are persecution from Shri Nankana standing, “have grown from deliberately being spread in Sahib. Which slogans did they strength to strength,” a JNU and others parts of the hear there?” statement from the Prime country to incite violence. He In a series of tweets on Minister’s Office (PMO) said hit out at New York Times Monday slamming the British here on Tuesday. (NYT) for a report in which the daily, Javadekar had said, “I Modi highlighted the sig- leading US daily claimed that know it’s a bit too much for you nificant progress made in deep- the attackers at JNU had raised to understand India, but here’s ening the strategic partner- chants of “Jai Shri Ram”. an effort: Stop predicting the ship between the two countries “I feel that the Home breaking apart of India at every in the previous year and achievements in the relationship with Prime Minister Narendra Minister has ordered an possible chance you get. India expressed his desire to contin- in the last few years and reiter- Modi of India to exchange New enquiry and the masked men is a diverse democracy and it ue to work with Trump for ated his readiness for further Year’s greetings,” the White involved in the JNU attack has always assimilated all dif- enhancing cooperation in all deepening bilateral coopera- House said in a readout. will soon be unmasked. Also, ferences to emerge stronger.” areas of mutual interest, the tion, according to the statement. “The leaders discussed misunderstandings are delib- Maintaining that peace has statement said. In Washington, the White ways to further strengthen the erately being spread in JNU been prevailing and the region The US President wished House released a readout of the United States-India strategic and in others parts of the is making progress since Article the people of India prosperity telephonic conversation between partnership in 2020, and they country to incite violence, 370 of the Constitution was and progress in the New Year. the two leaders. “Today, also reviewed the regional secu- which will also be exposed,” repealed, Javadekar said, “The He expressed satisfaction at the President Donald J Trump spoke rity matters,” it said. said Javadekar. On Sunday, a mob of masked men stormed the JNU 78 campus in south Delhi and sys- !&'$ $ tematically targeted students in three hostels, unleashing may- hem with sticks, stones and ($)*$+% , " 0 ! " !!- The objective of the cam- iron rods, hitting inmates and F6 !! ! " paign is to counter the breaking windows, furniture he BJP plans to carry out a Opposition’s drive against the 6:,! " ! # !" 6:, ! and personal belongings. They Tbroader outreach campaign / ! law and inform people about also attacked a women’s hostel. involving interactions like the " ! its features amid countrywide ($)*$+% beyond news, views and adver- In a dig at the NYT, one Union Minister Piyush protests. tisements, and work in mission Javadekar said it seems the NYT Goyal had with Bollywood 2 " - ! 9'' According to the Act, peo- nion Information & mode for the larger benefit of consists of the most “ardent celebrities in Mumbai to edu- ple from Hindu, Sikh, UBroadcasting Minister society” the Union Minister bhakts” of Lord Ram as they cate all segments of the society Buddhist, Jain, Parsi and Prakash Javadekar on Tuesday said. Javadekar recalled that seem to find him everywhere. about the Citizenship Sunday and the interaction Wadekar and Neeraj Shridhar source said. Christian communities who conferred awards to 30 media Lokmanya Tilak had launched He also said he was waiting to Amendment Act (CAA). lasted for three hours. were among those present in The BJP has launched a have come to India till houses in recognition of their the newspaper ‘Kesari’ as a read the newspaper’s report on Party sources said on Bhushan Kumar, Prasoon the meeting. series of outreach programmes, December 31, 2014, from contribution towards promot- medium to generate aware- last week’s violence at a historic Tuesday that as many as 70 Joshi, Anu Malik, Kailash Kher, “More such meetings with including meetings with dif- Pakistan, Bangladesh and ing healthy living through yoga. ness towards ‘Swarajya’ (good Sikh shrine in Pakistan. Bollywood personalities Shaan, Kunal Kohli, Ranvir a cross section of society, not ferent groups and door-to- Afghanistan due to religious The awards at the first governance). The Union Minister’s crit- attended the meeting with BJP Shorey, Ritesh Sidhwani, just the film industry, will be door campaign, to mobilise persecution there will be given ‘Antarrashtriya Yoga Diwas He said media organisa- icism of the US daily came a day leaders, including Goyal, on Rajkumar Santoshi, Suresh conducted on the issue,” a support for the CAA. Indian citizenship. Media Samman’ were present- tions are creating greater pub- ed under three categories. lic awareness towards ‘Suraaj’ - Javadekar described the where good healthcare, educa- Thakur to inspect personal award as a unique honour to tion, and civic amenities are * % 9 , records of the IAS officers. media organisations that con- available to all. He described “First appellate authority tributed to promote yoga for this as a sign of India’s mature has grossly erred in providing the benefit of society. democracy. Javadekar said yoga opportunity of inspection of “This event, the first of its has gained global respect due 38 :8 personal records pertaining to kind, also marks a new trend of to the vision and efforts of disciplinary proceedings of IAS recognition of the endeavour of Prime Minister Narendra ($)*$+% er public interest in disclosure and Appeal) Rules were initi- officers to the appellant,” he media organisations that go Modi. .) of names of IAS officers against ated since January 1, 2008. noted. He said details of depart- aking a tough stand, the whom disciplinary inquiries The Department of Personnel mental inquiries initiated TCentral Information have been initiated under Rule and Training had provided the under Rule 8 of AIS (Discipline ?0 #1 ($)*$+% Commission (CIC) has direct- 8 of the AIS (Discipline list of 14 IAS officers on Central and Appeal Rules) against IAS ed the Governments at the and Appeal) Rules because Deputation against whom the officers, being their personal ndian Cobra (Naja naja) has Centre and States to disclose they occupy high government disciplinary proceedings were information, are exempt from Ibecome the first of the ‘big the names of IAS officers who positions and lead to the initiated. disclosure under Section 8(1)(j) four’ deadly snakes globally to faced disciplinary proceedings famous idiom ‘Caesar’s wife “In view of foregoing, of the RTI Act. be sequenced. in the last ten years. Observing should be above suspicion’ for CPIO is directed to procure the Sinha cited the Supreme Researchers have success- that “Caesar’s wife should be ensuring transparency and pro- list of names of the relevant IAS Court order on Subhash fully mapped the genome of above suspicion”, Information bity in public life,” Sinha said. officers sought in the RTI Agrawal’s petition wherein the this highly poisonous snake Commissioner Divya The Information Application working in the scope of “personal informa- and decoded 19 key toxic genes Prakash Sinha said the disclo- Commissioner was adjudicat- State cadres as well from tion” has been exemplified and that are responsible for its sure of information was in the ing the RTI appeal of Lucknow- Administrative Vigilance professional records, including venom that is among the most larger public interest as these based Nutan Thakur who had Department Desk of the DoPT qualification, performance, noxious toxins in the animal officers occupy high sought the list of IAS officers and provide the same to the evaluation reports, ACRs, dis- % ; < = = kingdom - potent enough to Government positions. against whom disciplinary Appellant,” he said. Sinha, ciplinary proceedings, were ' + # ; # $ fell an elephant. “The Commission is con- enquiries under Rule 8 of the however, warned the depart- declared as personal informa- 4 , % " Russell’s viper (Daboia rus- vinced with the aspect of larg- All India Services (Discipline ment official who allowed tion. ) , ! #' selli), saw-scaled viper (Echis carinatus) and common krait (Bungarus caeruleus) are the other three in the ‘big four’ ! Q# $% #&'&!& &$ !( camp. The genome sequencing of the Indian cobra is expect- genes of the Indian cobra” said ed to help the scientists devel- Dr R Manjunatha Kini, &, -./0 ! op better antivenom and mit- Professor, National University igate the snakebite crisis across of Singapore (NUS), Singapore the countries particularly India and an author on the study. ($)*$+% Muslim and Parsi women. ity verdict, referred the matter were in majority while Justices informing about listing of the tices like bar on entry of which reports around 2.8 mil- “The Indian cobra is the first The other judges on the to a seven-judge bench while RF Nariman and DY petition filed by Indian Young women and girls into a place of lion snakebite cases that lead to of the ‘big four’ deadly snakes to he Supreme Court on bench are Justices R examining the review petition Chandrachud had penned a Lawyers Association seeking worship was not limited to the about 50,000 deaths annually. be sequenced. This is a major TTuesday formed a nine- Banumathi, Ashok Bhushan, L filed against the historic minority verdict on November review of the 2018 judgement. Sabarimala case. “Targeting these 19 specif- step towards understanding its judge Constitution bench head- Nageswara Rao, MM September 28, 2018, judge- 14, 2019. However, the names of the The top court said such ic toxins using synthetic human venom components and it will ed by Chief Justice SA Bobde Shantanagoudar, SA Nazeer, ment which had allowed On the nine-judge bench, judges were announced on restrictions are there with antibodies should lead to a safe effectively change the way to hear from January 13 the R Subhash Reddy, BR Gavai women of all ages to enter which will hear the matter Tuesday. regard to entry of Muslim and effective antivenom for antivenom is developed” said Dr issue of allowing women and and Surya Kant. Sabarimala temple. from January 13, there are no While referring the matter women into mosques and ‘dar- treating Indian cobra bites” George Thomas from girls of all ages to enter Kerala’s The nine-judge bench has Besdies Justice Gogoi, judges from the previous to a larger bench, the five-judge gahs’ and Parsi women, mar- said Dr Sekar Seshagiri, AgriGenome Labs, India. He fur- Sabarimala temple, along with been set up after a five-judge Justices AM Khanwilkar and benches. bench had however said that ried to non-Parsi men, being President, SciGenom Research ther added, “This study has pro- the other contentious issues of bench headed by then CJI Indu Malhotra (the lone The top court had on the debate about the constitu- barred from the holy fire place Foundation (SGRF) and lead vided a very high-quality refer- alleged discrimination against Ranjan Gogoi, by a 3:2 major- woman judge on the Bench) Monday issued a notice tional validity of religious prac- of an Agyari. author of the study published ence genome that will make in the latest edition of Journal assessment of the Indian cobra Nature Genetics. genetic diversity possible and Currently, antivenom is practical. It will be an important 1+2 3 0 #5-' produced by immunizing hors- resource for conservation of this es with extracted snake venom revered and feared Indian snake”. and is based on a process “Obtaining the genomes $ 0 developed well over 100 years and the venom gland genes ago. This process is laborious from the other three of the ‘big ($)*$+% counsel Prashant Bhushan as to wanted to know about the sta- New Delhi: The Supreme As soon as the matter came most humbly submitted that and suffers from a lack of con- four’ and the deadly African what has happened with the tus of the complaint filed by the Court asked the Centre on up for hearing, the bench asked the act of Jammu branch of sistency leading to varying snakes such as the black n NGO on Tuesday faced case filed by it before NGO, Bhushan said he will file Tuesday to look into a PIL for Attorney General K K Reserve Bank of India to efficacy and serious side effects. mamba, carpet viper and spit- Asome searching questions Lokayukta. a detailed affidavit and explain seeking CBI probe into the RBI Venugopal, Solicitor General exchange the defaced/ imper- Venom is a complex mixture of ting cobras is the logical next from the Supreme Court for Bhushan told the bench, about the role played by the exchanging defaced currency Tushar Mehta or any fect Indian currency notes proteins encoded by genes that step. It will provide a complete seeking prosecution of also comprising Justices B R civil society that led to the fil- notes worth Rs 30 crore Additional Solicitor General. worth Rs 30 crore that too have been co-opted by some platform for developing a safe, Congress leader DK Shivkumar Gavai and Surya Kant, that ing of the charge sheet by the allegedly belonging to a sepa- When no one appeared, which was done by a separatist snakes as they evolved some universal antivenom for in an alleged case of corruption there were two other com- Lokayukta police. ratist group of Kashmir, and the bench told Bhardwaj that it group of Kashmir with a main 100 million years ago. snakebite victims all over India, in which the charge sheet filed plainants before the Lokayukta This argument did not said “the issue may be of would take up the matter at the aim of destabilising peace and Globally each year, acci- Africa and other neighbouring by the Lokayukta police was on whose direction the charge impress the bench which said, national importance”. end of the day’s work. Bhardwaj harmony in the region of dental contact with snakes countries” added Dr R quashed by the Karnataka High sheet was filed before a special “We don’t want to know the The top court asked said he had approached the Jammu and Kashmir and to leads to over 100,000 deaths Manjunatha Kini. Court. The apex court ques- court which was later quashed role of the NGO but what Solicitor General Tushar Mehta CBI for investigation of the create an environment of ten- while over 400,000 individuals Safe and effective antiven- tioned the NGO, Samaj by the high court. happened to your complaint.” to have a copy of the petition matter but nothing has been sion and terror in the minds of suffer permanent disabilities om is a major unmet social need Parivartan Samudaya, which He submitted that the The apex court asked and look into it. A bench of done so far. common residents of the “It is about time we mod- in India and other parts of the was not the original com- NGO filed an intervention Bhushan to show within two Chief Justice S A Bobde and The matter was taken up region is illegal and worth of ernize antivenom development world. With the WHO classify- plainant in the case in which application when the two orig- weeks if the NGO had previ- Justices B R Gavai and Surya again by the bench for hearing interference of this court.” by leveraging genomics, recom- ing snakebite as a neglected allegations were raised that inal complainants preferred to ously filed a complaint with the Kant was hearing the PIL filed during which Mehta appeared. He said a separatist group binant protein expression and tropical disease (NTD) in 2017, Shivkumar as revenue minister withdraw the appeals against Lokayukta. by one Satish Bhardwaj, who The bench told Mehta, “He in Kashmir in its statement on synthetic antibody develop- institutions such as the in Karnataka in 2010 had the high court order. “We are not clear who you has alleged that in 2013 the is saying that agencies are not a social networking site ment technologies. The Indian Welcome Trust and the changed the land use of forest The bench questioned the are in this case. We want to Jammu branch of RBI doing anything. The issue may Facebook has claimed to cobra genome and the cata- Department of Biotechnology, land for residential purposes. locus of the NGO in pursuing know when did you file com- exchanged the currency notes be of national importance. have stamped separatist slogans logue of target toxins are a blue- under the Union Ministry of When the matter came up the case saying, “You cannot do plaint before Lokayukta and amounting to Rs 30 crore Please have a copy of the peti- on Indian currency worth Rs print needed to do this. For the Science and Technology have for hearing, a bench headed by piggyback, you cannot ride on what happened to it. We wish allegedly belonging to a sepa- tion and look into it.” 30 crore between May and first time, we now have a full announced funding for antiven- Chief Justice S A Bobde want- somebody’s shoulder”. to know what you have done,” ratist group called ‘Kashmir Bhardwaj, appearing in- August, 2013. list of venom-relevant toxin om development here. ed to know from the NGO’s When the bench said it the bench said. Graffitti’. person in his plea, said, “It is PTI ) Q45 R$ $ &65$
2 - , ! A& @('*'E)%$(A@&2$& ly to Fadnavis’ tweet and said: other issues. It doesn’t mean we have to treat them as ours. 9%$A2(/$&'(*/$(@& Devendraji It’s ‘free Kashmir’ that they advocate freedom They should get basic rights 6:,+$'*$&A'*('4/'(* from all discriminations, bans from India,” Raut said, while that we are getting. They 0= 0 2D26' for their protest at Hutatma %D(*&$*/@A@%$&/ on cellular networks and cen- talking to media persons. should have freedom to express Chowk in south Mumbai. tral control. I can’t believe that Meanwhile, in her video, themselves It was with this he Mumbai Police on Earlier in the day, under /+'22$*%$&'9/'E(# responsible leader like you try- Prabhu said: “First of all let me thought in mind that I held that TMonday registered an FIR severe flak from various quar- %')'/,'&@A'( ing to confuse people by decod- tell you that I am not a “Free Kashmir” placard I was against writer and “story-teller” ters for holding “Free Kashmir” L'((*'(9'2,'#(M" ing words in such a hatred way. Kashmiri.. My surname is quietly standing with a flower Mehak Mirza Prabhu for hold- during the anti-JNU violence ,&'6%D,D@D'4*$@ Is it losing power or losing self Prabhu. I am a Maharashtra. I in my hand,” she said. ing a “Free Kashmir” during protests at the Gateway of @( @$M,+'( control?”. am born and brought up in “Some people are saying the anti-JNU violence protests India, Mehak Mirza Prabhu In quick retort, Fadnavis Mumbai. The narrative that is that I am member of some gang at the Gateway of India in south apologised for her act and said %$@6:$94$6$%(*%$& responded to Patil, tweeting: being put out (that I am a or organisation. I have been paid Mumbai on Monday evening. that through her placard, all she %@+*(#LA&$$H'/%2&M What a pity! Now separatist Kashmiri) is absolutely wrong. to stand there. That was not the The Colaba police regis- intended to convey that ,+'9'&*'2@(*'EO/ tendencies get a Government “Like anybody elsewhere case with me. You can find out tered an FIR against Prabhu Kashmir be freed from internet ,&@$//($'&%$ advocate. Jayantrao, this vote who believes in democracy, I all about me. I am a story teller. under section 153-B lockdown witnessed during #'$)'E@A(*' bank politics is not expected had also joined the protest (at All my stories are there on (Imputations, assertions prej- the last five months. from you. Kashmir has already the Gateway of India) last Youtube. You can see for your- udicial to national integration) On a day when former been freed from discrimination evening. There were a lot of selves what are the things I talk of IPC for holding a “Free Chief Minister and senior BJP Prabhu said in her preface to and ... certain curbs have been groups. Some were singing, about. I am a compassionate Kashmir” placard. leader Fadnavis and hundreds her video message. there since decades for securi- while others were raising slo- person. You see my techtop, you The Colaba police also of others slammed her act say- The day began with ty concerns. Be it in the Govt gans about all the issues. We will get know all about my life registered an FIR against ing that it was part of an “anti Fadnavis putting out a tweet: or opposition, for us, the only were there to express our soli- and what I have been doing all Suvarna Salve, Firoz Indian campaign”, Prabhu put “Protest is for what exactly? principle is NATION FIRST!” darity with the JNU students. I these years,” she said. Mithiborwala, Umar Khalid out a video on Facebook to Why slogans of “Free Shiv Sena spokesperson was going around. People were “The way the whole thing and other activists for unlaw- explain the objective behind Kashmir”? How can we toler- and MP Sanjay Raut said that making placards,” she said. has gone is very scary. I am just ful assembly at Gateway of her holding “Free Kashmir” ate such separatist elements in his party would not tolerate if “The first thing came to my a simple person. As a woman, India, while the MRA Marg placard at Monday’s protests Mumbai? ‘Free Kashmir’ slo- anybody talks of freedom of mind is that I am here to talk it is scary for my safety right police registered an FIR against near the Gateway of India. gans by Azadi gang at 2km Kashmir from India. “I read about basic constitutional now. Please spread my side of 31 protestors including Suvarna “The picture created by from CMO? Uddhav ji are you that the person who held the rights and freedom. Because of the story among the people. Salve, Mithiborwala, Umar entire social media came as an going to tolerate this Free ‘Free Kashmir’ poster has clar- the shutdown that there is in Let’s stop it here. If it has hap- khalid and others for taking out absolute shock to me. Placard many people have been voicing what so ever. If by being naive Kashmir Anti India campaign ified that she meant the people Kashmir for the last five pened to me, it can happen to morcha from Hutatma Chowk meant freedom to express for. I was voicing my solidari- in understanding the impact it right under your nose???”. of Kashmir should be free months, those rights are not anyone. I do not want to live to Gateway of India and anoth- themselves(sic), freedom from ty for basic constitutional right. would have, and in the process Senior Maharashtra minis- from restrictions on Internet there for Kashmiris. You say with so much of fear,” Prabhu er FIR against ABVP students the internet lockdown which No other agenda or motive created this stir, I apologise,” ter Jayant Patil responded swift- services, mobile services and that they ( Kashmiris) are ours, concluded. *+ && ,' 95/+( +5 )
')( * (0 ; 0 :'22D release of detainees and restora- tion of internet services etc, dur- ight former legislators led by ing their maiden meeting with + ' ESyed Altaf Bukhari on the Lt-Governor here in Raj Tuesday became the first group Bhawan, Jammu. of mainstream politicians to The cavalcade of these New Delhi: Interactions like the Joshi, Anu Malik, Kailash Kher, for the CAA. open the channels of commu- political leaders reached Raj one Union Minister Piyush Shaan, Kunal Kohli, Ranvir The objective of the cam- nication with the office of Bhawan, shortly after 2.30 p.m Goyal had with Bollywood Shorey, Ritesh Sidhwani, paign is to counter the Jammu & Kashmir’s Lieutenant where they remained closeted celebrities in Mumbai will con- Rajkumar Santoshi, Suresh Opposition’s drive against the Governor and making a slew of with the Lt-Governor for about tinue as part a broader outreach Wadekar and Neeraj Shridhar law and inform people about its demands including restoration one hour. campaign the BJP plans to carry were among those present in the features amid countrywide of statehood. Drawing attention of the Lt- out to educate all segments of meeting. protests. The delegation met Lt Governor towards the socio- the society about the Citizenship “More such meetings with According to the Act, peo- Governor GC Murmu in political and economic situation Amendment Act (CAA), party a cross section of society, not ple from Hindu, Sikh, Buddhist, Jammu and submitted a 15- that emerged since August 5, sources said on Tuesday. just the film industry, will be Jain, Parsi and Christian com- point memorandum demand- 2019 (Nullification of Article They said that as many as conducted on the issue,” a munities who have come to ing rights of people over land 370 and reorganisation of erst- " %" ' 5 % - .' $ ! 70 Bollywood personalities source said. India till December 31, 2014, and jobs be safeguarded, while state of Jammu and # attended the meeting with BJP The BJP has launched a from Pakistan, Bangladesh and detainees be released and cases Kashmir), the delegation lead- leaders, including Goyal, on series of outreach programmes, Afghanistan due to religious against youth be withdrawn ers submitted in their memo- egation leaders also maintained, can be put in place by virtue of JK Bank’s functional dominion, Sunday and the interaction last- including meetings with differ- persecution there will be given among others. randum that the majority of its “To win over the confidence of which protection of Domicile reviving horticulture and agri- ed for three hours. ent groups and door-to-door Indian citizenship. Accompanied by former residents are yet to reconcile the people of Jammu and Rights including that of reser- culture sectors,support for Bhushan Kumar, Prasoon campaign, to mobilise support PTI ministers Ghulam Hassan Mir, with this decision. Kashmir, the centre will have to vation for the permanent resi- industry and manufacturing Mohd Dilawar Mir, former Highlighting the demand re-examine its decades old dents of Jammu and Kashmir in sector, tourism and allies indus- MLA’s Javed Hassan Beig, Noor for restoration of statehood, policies vis-a-vis Kashmir”. the matter of employment and tries and their revival, restora- 9 / Mohd Sheikh, Choudhary delegation led by Altaf Bukhari Referring to the emotive that of admissions to profes- tion of internet, relief for gen- :;0** % Qamar Hussain, , Raja Manzoor claimed, “majority of people in issue of safeguarding rights over sional courses is ensured. eral trader including shop keep- Ahmad, former MLC’s Zafar Jammu and Kashmir feel hurt land and jobs, the delegation To fulfil the aspirations of ers, bus and Raxi owners, relief 9 Iqbal and Syed Asghar Ali, and there are vocal concerns leaders maintained that the people of Jammu and Kashmir, for unemployed youth and ' Bukhari demanded restoration wherein they feel their decades most important issue can be the delegation leaders also National Highway and Regional of statehood, protection of rights long privileges were uncere- addressed by tangible legal and demanded withdrawal of cases connectivity within J&K and ) ! over land and jobs, immediate moniously curtailed”. The del- constitutional safeguards that against youth, restoration of cap on airfares. Shahjahanpur: A district court & 0! '-'./ '0-12/ Jammu: The minority wing of here has transferred the trial of #/*Q the Jammu and Kashmir former Union Minister Swami Pradesh Congress Committee Chinmayanand, accused of = ! (JKPCC) strongly condemned sexually exploiting a law stu- &+ the alleged desecration of dent, to a special court for MPs ,2H Gurdwara Nankana Sahib, the and MLAs. birth place of Guru Nanak The trial against the BJP ( Dev, in Pakistan and urged the leader, accused of rape by the P+ government to put pressure on student, has been going on at + + 0 Jaipur: The Rajasthan the neighbouring country for the chief judicial magistrate’s Government has released the strict action against the culprits court here. 2D26' fourth instalment of Rs 118.93 Q on Tuesday. He will appear before the crore under the Centre’s Talking to reporters, special court in the district for ormer Test cricketer Saba Pradhan Mantri Kisan JKPCC minority wing vice the next hearing on January 20, FKarim’s son Fidel was Samman Nidhi scheme in the Mumbai: Air India’s narrow- interest.” chairmen Gurdarshan Singh his counsel Om Singh said. detained On Monday for bank accounts of 5,94,694 body pilots union ICPA has The grouping represents and Michael Wazir expressed The case file was sent by allegedly knocking down a 24- farmers, according to an offi- decided to conduct a secret bal- nearly 800 Air India pilots serious concern over the security of minorities and pro- district judge Ram Babu year-old pedestrian near cial statement released on lot to take a call on whether its who fly narrow-body planes. repeated incidents of killings, tecting their religious and civil Sharma to the special court on Kemp’s Corner junction in Tuesday. members should strike work or The ICPA decision came abductions and attacks on reli- rights was the foremost duty of Monday, he said. south Mumbai. Farmers are given 6,000 press for insolvency proceed- on the day the ministerial gious places in Pakistan. any country, the two leaders The special courts have The incident took place at per year in three instalments of ings against the company in the panel approved the Expression They strongly condemned said. been set up to fast-track cases around 6.30 am when Fidel 2,000 each under the scheme wake of non-payment of salary of Interest (EoI) as well as the the incidents of abduction of “Pakistan could never sus- against MPs and MLAs. The Karim – who is in his mid the nearby Jaslok Hospital. It aimed at providing financial dues by the company, a source share-purchase agreement for girls and women of minority tain as a successful democracy former Union minister is cur- twenties -- was proceeding was not immediately known as support to small and margin- said. Air India’s privatisation, as per communities, and the killing of as compared to India because rently not member of any leg- from Kemp’s Corner to down- to the nature of injury she had al farmers across the country. In a communication to its an official. Sikh youth Parvinder Singh in of its fanatic outlook,” Singh islature. town south Mumbai. suffered in the mishap. State Cooperatives members on Tuesday, the Late last year, the Peshawar by unidentified mis- said. Chinmayanand, whose Fidel, who was in the third Fidel was detained for Registrar Neeraj K Pawan said Indian Commercial Pilots Association had written to the creants. He urged the government trust runs the college where the lane, tried to overtake another questioning by the Gamdevi the state government has Association (ICPA) said that minister of state for civil avia- The Congress leaders to put pressure and use its good law student studied, was arrest- vehicle and while doing so, he police. deposited four instalments “in spite of several requests to tion Hardeep singh Puri asking expressed strong resentment offices against Pakistan to ed under section 376 C of the allegedly knocked down a The police had not regis- through the PM Kisan Nidhi clear our illegally withheld 25 the government to clear their over the alleged mob attack at ensure the safety and security Indian Penal Code, a charge female pedestrian who was tered an FIR against Fidel till portal amounting to 3,073.14 per cent dues, there seems to be legitimate dues without any Nankana Sahib and the failure of minorities and their religious short of rape. crossing the road. The mishap the evening. “We are waiting crore in the bank accounts of no intent to clear the dues further delay. of the Pakistani government to places in the neighbouring The section relates to abuse took place before Fidel could for the injured lady to regain farmers. immediately... It has been In a warning, the grouping contain radical groups. country and prevent such kinds of one’s position by a person in apply the brakes. consciousness so that we can In the first three instal- decoded by the Central had said, “Our patience is run- They described Pakistan as of condemnable attempts by authority to “induce or seduce” There was not much of record her statement. We will ments, 47.09 lakh, 46.06 lakh Executive Committee (CEC) to ning thin and we are in no a failed state due to its funda- the radical groups and mis- a woman under his charge to traffic on the road when the initiate further action after we and 36.34 lakh farmers were conduct a secret ballot, as per position to continue working mentalist approach from the chievous elements enjoying have “sexual intercourse not mishap happened. record the statement of the provided with the benefits the constitution of the ICPA, to with uncertainty looming large very beginning. the patronage of government amounting to the offence of The injured lady, identified injured person,” a senior police under the scheme, respective- make a decision between strike at Air India.” Ensuring the safety and machinery. PTI rape”. PTI as one Siddhi M, was rushed to officer said. ly. PTI or NCLT to safeguard our PTI :>?@:889
London: The Ganges- world, and one of the most vul- obtained more refined esti- measurements —between one Brahmaputra-Meghna delta nerable places to climate mates for water level changes. and two centimetres per year covering parts of eastern India change. According to the study, (cm/year) in Dhaka, and Bangladesh, and home to However, they cautioned between 1968 and 2012, water Bangladesh —which have been 200 million inhabitants, may that the extent and impact of levels increased by three mil- used as a reference until now. experience a water level rise of water level rise there remain limetres per year (mm/year) on The study cautions that if up to 140 centimetres by the poorly known. average, a little more than the subsidence continues at the end of this century, a new This delta, which covers global mean sea level rise, same rate, and even under a study says. nearly two thirds of which was two mm/year dur- greenhouse gas mitigation sce- The findings of the study, Bangladesh, and part of eastern ing the same time period. nario, water level rise in the published in the journal PNAS India, is already regularly prone The researchers then esti- delta, depending on the area, on Monday, provides refined to flooding, the study noted. mated the contribution of land may reach 85-140 cm by the regional estimates of water The region also frequent- subsidence —obtained by sub- end of the century compared to level rise, and land subsidence ly experiences intense mon- tracting the measurements of the period 1986-2005 -- twice -- the gradual settling or sud- soon rainfall, rising sea levels, relative water level obtained as high as the projections pro- den sinking of the Earth’s sur- river flows, and land subsi- previously from the absolute vided in the latest IPCC report. face -- and may lead to better dence, according to the sea level. According to the flood mitigation efforts in east- researchers. Their calculations revealed researchers, the study may lead ern India and Bangladesh. Until now, the scientists water level, they added. Aggregating this data over that the maximum land subsi- to better forecasts of water According to the said, it has been difficult to dis- In the current study, the geographical areas, they filtered dence in the delta between level in the Ganges- researchers, including those entangle these various factors. researchers analysed monthly out local effects and offset 1993 and 2012 was between Brahmaputra-Meghna delta from CNRS in France, this Forecasts carried out so far readings from 101 gauges mea- quality differences between one and seven mm/year. and improved flood mitigation region is the largest and most have been based on highly suring water and sea levels gauges. These values, the scientists efforts. densely populated delta in the regional measurements of across the delta. Over time, the scientists said, are lower than some local PTI 3 2 00" ( Q
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So I will Even the TMC leaders hief Minister Mamata January 1 against the CAA, career) — the TMC brass won- not allow any strike to take $683)$%$53%6 were not forthcoming on the CBanerjee on Monday said National Population Register dered in private whether the place in Bengal,” Banerjee said 75)93%#$%*$)"$%6 issue of directly opposing & she was in favour of protests (NPR) and National Register of party should descend on the though the critics said the the bandh. against the Citizenship Citizens (NRC). streets as it did every time to Chief Minister’s voice did not $7%6$,)3575 A senior TMC leader and (Amendment) Act (CAA), but The State Government thwart a bandh at the risk of sound confident enough while 8)3A#$%*$)$+$%75 an MLA said “I don’t see any 0 # .4 her party, Trinamool Congress, issued circulars warning the earning the wrath of the issuing the Government fatwa 5? $%6? reason to descend on the streets will not support bandh. Government staff against join- Muslim voters. so to say. to confront the pro-bandh peo- ! The Left parties had on ing the strike — saying absence The Chief Minister earlier “The bandh is definitely ple. The Government has taking place and I don’t think because despite the public already made public its deci- 5" the Chief Minister will be so posturing against CAA-NRC sion.” imprudent to oppose it at the her concern is not genuine, Meanwhile, State BJP pres- 2 cost of exposing herself as a thanks to the hidden rela- ident Dilip Ghosh accused the true friend of the BJP and tionship she has with the Chief Minister for allowing Narendra Modi,” CPI(M) BJP… scam-tainted TMC is the bandh to become a success Legislature Party leader Sujan afraid of the BJP Government in Bengal in order to “provide ;=( ?0 :: % Chakrabarty said adding, “she because its neck is in the some oxygen to a moribund 9%$((' had issued a circular but that hands of the Central CPI(M) in order to divide the his wife was that the said trans- will not be taken seriously Government which is with anti-TMC votes.” he Special Court for the action was completed and tax = = H@+H'' rights. Ttrial of MPs and MLAs in returns were filed in 2015 itself. “Remember Bengal in the Chennai on Tuesday dismissed The Deputy Director of Income amata Banerjee on coming days is going to play a a petition filed by Karti Tax (Investigation) Chennai MTuesday said Bengal in major role inthe national pol- Chidambaram MP and his had filed a complaint against coming days would play an itics. And I as your Pehradar wife Dr Srinidhi in connection the duo in September 2018 important role at the national ensure you that … I willnot with a tax evasion case and before the Additional Chief level before ascribing to herself allow anyone to tamper with ordered the prosecution Metropolitan Magistrate Court the role of “pehradar” (janitor) the status quo,” she said. (Deputy Director of Income (Economic Offences) under who would “fend off the bad In a related development Tax Investigation ) to go ahead sections 276(c)1 and 277 of the specter” of Citizenship Kolkata on Tuesday saw three with the framing of charges. Income Tax Act. The case was Amendment Act and National huge ralliestaken out by mem- When the plea by the later transferred to the special Register for Citizens. one. We live in India because bers of the civil society and stu- Chidambarams came up for court for trail of MLAs and “If someone (read Prime we are Indian citizens. That is dents from variousplaces. hearing on Tuesday, judge D MPs. Minister Narendra Modi) is ourright and I will not allow Among the civil society mem- Lingheswaran found merit in During the hearing, the your chowkidar (watchman) I anyone to take away that right.” bers who walked in the pro- the evidence submitted by the Income Tax Department told am your pehradar who will Reminding that she was cessionwere film star Kaushik prosecution and hence dis- the court that Karti received Rs protect your rights. Till I am the custodian of the people’s Sen, directors Anik Dutta and missed the request by the cou- 6.38 crore in cash while his wife there no one will be able to take rights Banerjeesaid, “I will not Anjan Dutta,painter Wasim ple. The judge asked the pros- received Rs 1.35 core in cash for away your rights,” the Chief allow anyone to harm your Kapoor and others. ecution to frame charges and the same of the land. Minister said iterating “there interests.” She wasaddressing a Meanwhile, the State ordered Karti and Srinidhi to It was also alleged that will be no CAA, no NRC, no public rally at Pathar Pratima Government on Tuesday had be present in the court on Nalini Chidambaram (Karti’s NPR in Bengal. Till I am there in Sunderban area of South24 to call of a healthdepartment January 21. If they fail to be mother) received the payment I will not allow such things to Parganas. programme piloted by the present on that day, the judge in the form of cheque while happen in Bengal.” Saying that her agitation Anganwadi workers in the said that warrant would be the son and his wife received Saying that the Indian cit- against National Register of interiorregions of issued against them. cash. izens have a birth right to be Citizens (NRC)and National Murshidabad district where The Income Ta It may be remembered that Indians andno one can take Population Register (NPR) large number of people gath- Department’s contention was the Income Ta Department away that birth right Banerjee would go on eredand drove away the gov- that Karti, (son of former and the Enforcement said “we are Indiancitizens indefinitely,Banerjee said that ernment staff suspecting they finance minister and Congress Directorate had conducted a not by the grace of anyone. We she would go any distance to were collecting data under the A ' % % ' . )B)- )B"" strongman P Chidambaram) joint raid at the office and res- don’t live at the mercy ofany- preserve the people’sbasic CAA-NRC scheme. @?# A ' ! and his wife Dr Srinidhi had idence premises of Karti in received Rs 1.35 crore in cash December 2015 and had seized towards the sale of a plot of several documentary evidences 24052-' land at Muttukad near Chennai including electronic materials but the same was not disclosed related to the transaction of by them while filing tax money. The department had returns. submitted the entire data to R The argument of Karti and the court.
'2'&'4' kept under house arrest. asking them on what grounds Former ministers Nara they were attacking him. he farmers’ agitation in Lokesh and Kollu Ravindra TDP president N Tprotest against the shifting were arrested in Vijayawada. Chandrababu Naidu con- of the Capital from Amaravati Lokesh expressed solidarity demned the house of TDP turned violent on the 21st day with Vijayawada-East MLA leaders and called the action on Tuesday. Stepping up their Gadde Rammohan whose 24- undemocratic. He said it pressure on the Government, hour hunger-strike in protest showed how autocratically the about 5,000 people took out a against the shifting of the State government was acting rally on the National Highway Capital from Amaravati ended against the Opposition leaders 9 at Chinna Kakani and squat- at 11 a.m. Lokesh entered into who expressing solidarity with ted on the road. an argument with the police the agitating farmers. Tension built up in the area when the agitators attacked the car in which Macherla MLA Pennelli Ramakrishna Reddy was travelling. The car was damaged and the MLA’s gunmen were injured in the attack. The protesters used stones and sticks to carry out the in what appeared to be a well-planned attack. The pro- caused on either side of the he said. ple who attacked the Macherla testers surrounded the MLA’s highway due to the incident. Naidu was using the goon- MLA. They are said to be car coming from the service Later, addressing a Press das to intimidate people only to using drones and CC TV cams road on which the car was conference, Ramakrishna protect his lands in Amaravati, to bring the culprits to book. moving. Reddy said that TDP president Ramakrishna Reddy said and Earlier in the day, the A huge traffic jam was N Chandrababu Naidu had challenged him to come for a police kept TDP leaders under engineered the attack and that direct fight anywhere in the house arrest in Guntur and this kind of tactics would not State. “I am the son of Krishna districts. TDP MP work. “If the farmers have any Palnandu. You will never suc- Kesineni Nani and former grouse, they should stage ceed in threatening me,” he MLA Bonda Umamaheswa peaceful protests in a democ- challenged Naidu. Rao were not allowed to come ratic manner and come for The police have begun the out of their houses. In Guntur, talks with the Chief Minister,” exercise of identifying the peo- TDP MP Galla Jayadev was O* * 1 7 % - ! * " '
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Arwani, Anantnag, the police Over 50 birdwatchers from 37 ?8?3%7)$53) said. across the country and abroad 38 3)757C 68D He was asked to surrender have registered for the 2020 by the security forces but he edition of the four-day festival Bird enthusiasts watch and chose to engage them in a gun- that began on Monday, Ujjwal click photographs of the migra- battle, they said, adding that Ghosh, Chief Conservator of tory birds that come from the ultra was killed after a brief Forests (Wildlife), north Bengal colder regions in the northern exchange of fire. said. hemisphere. According to local reports, "More than 300 rare species "I am excited to watch and " after the joint team of secu- including the Great Hornbill, click photographs of rare avian rity forces trapped him inside Sultan Tit and Greater Spotted species. Buxa is a heaven for a civilian house, several appeals Eagle visit the national park bird enthusiasts," Debashish were made to him to lay down during this period," Ghosh Haldar, a birdwatcher from his arms and surrender before said. Hooghly district said. PTI the security forces". 8 1 1* - 3 ? ! >* !, ? ! ? ''789,:'00,21 " <((0 => 6% % 6:0 = ) !! -! - ! ( ) " ( $ ! -0 3- +$, # P) < Q () = ; O ) S / 92 < ndia has ambitious plans for investing ( @ $ ( in wind power. A recent news report #S # indicated that the Government # ( announced its aim to set up 500 # gigawatts (GW) of renewable energy capacityI by 2030. This, it was indicated, ( would substantially reshape the global ener- S $ < gy market dynamism and support the back- 2 899A 678B # ground of current plans to install 175 GW of renewable energy capacity by 2022, of " which 60 GW would come from wind. Currently, the largest capacity in wind $ S energy is installed in China with a surpris- ing second place being achieved by the US. ) " ( Interestingly, the State of Texas, which has # been a pioneer in the development of $S C ) hydrocarbon resources and supply, is today leading all the States of the US in terms of S 6D wind energy capacity. This is clearly a reflec- ; % tion of the economic attraction of tapping P Q # wind energy in a State where oil and gas have been in favour for many decades now. The third place among countries with wind ( energy capacity is occupied by Germany = . * ( and India follows in the fourth place. It is particularly significant that Denmark $ % ( is the leader in wind energy innovation and C ( has been harnessing to a remarkable extent perhaps more than a dozen addi- ments of the past three decades result of a glut in the global oil the potential that exists in that country. In this tional floating offshore wind or so, this is an area where market in recent years. At the respect, perhaps, Denmark features as the first projects may be commissioned in major developments should take same time, the negative external- ( ( country to develop and implement a strate- Europe by 2022, even though place in the next 10 years or so ities of coal production and 2 $5 * gy for building an energy system independent there are some concerns about &$9$( worldwide and in India. consumption remain understat- * E 2 of fossil fuels. This renewable form of ener- overestimating wind farm capac- *$4$+@,2$(/ China recently confirmed ed, with an expansion of supply, * C < * gy already accounts for more than one-third ity offshore. plans to build the world’s biggest essentially to maintain coal as of the total electricity consumption in The developments in wind )%%$D/%'4(# wind turbine. This innovation the major fuel for power gener- : $ Denmark. What is particularly significant is energy technology bring out the would be in collaboration ation in this country. There is a ; : " = that wind power has been integrated with the power of innovation and the '&#$$*'( between GE’s renewable energy need, therefore, to articulate a * 3 ) S rest of the energy supply system. underlying direction that vision- &'('(#$($&'+ division and a local organisation, long-term renewable energy It is anticipated that by 2021, Denmark ary management and which would establish the 12 strategy, which would also meet would be able to achieve 60 per cent of the Government policies can pro- )@D+*+$'*@' MW offshore wind turbine in the objectives of the S wind energy supply as part of its total ener- vide. It was decades ago that as %'&*$((#@A Guangdong province in China. Government’s “Make in India” # ( gy from all sources. Denmark’s achievement the Minister of External Affairs, Unfortunately, India has not yet initiative. Wind energy develop- has been the result of vision on the part of the Dinesh Singh had asked this #+@6'+@+,&9$/ taken the lead in coming up with ments will be an excellent can- ;-$ Government, widespread public support as writer a question on what innovations in this field, nor is didate not only for India to E 2 ;-$S S well as collaboration across various industries. prospects exist for wind energy %$&$/'4'+* there any evidence of indigenous achieve a sustainable energy ) ( ( For instance, the Energy Innovation Cluster in our country. The Minister was A$'&%''(E manufacture of state-of-the-art scenario in the future but also as is Denmark’s cluster organisation and a net- apparently interested in wind as technology. India has a coastline a means to meet a large range of *S work for innovation related to energy produc- a source of energy and had pos- AD&%$& of over 7,500 kilometres and very economic and social objectives. ( 5 : ;-$S tion. It facilitates collaboration among com- sibly been reading some mater- $/9'+'@(@A favourable wind regimes in sev- It is inevitable that the <= +<, S panies and sources of knowledge, such that ial on this subject. eral offshore locations but mind- world would move away from the country uses the latest technology and cre- A detailed assessment was 9@(A+99@D+* sets continue to believe in fossil fuels largely for mitigation ! ( ates innovative solutions that help society at carried out by this writer on the +$'*@AD&%$& expanding the use of fossil fuels. of carbon dioxide emissions, ) ;-$S P large. Can India achieve a similar place in the scanty information available on Recent developments, with which are resulting in climate *Q : world on technologies, which would define wind speeds in different parts of ,&9$(9&$'/$/" the US having targetted an change world over. Hence, the future of human activities? the country and a conclusion )%9% Iranian General located in there would be a growing < 2 Recently, the world’s largest floating reached that wind energy prob- Baghdad, would lead to a hard- demand and a major market # ;-$ ( wind turbine began generating power off the ably had no potential in India )@D+*2,'9 ening of global oil prices. There opportunity for nations, which (( coast of Portugal. This involves connecting given the unsuitable wind speeds D(A'4@D&'6+E@( is a valid fear that any further innovate and produce equip- the first of three 8.4 megawatt (MW) turbines. and unsophisticated technology escalation of conflict in the ment for harnessing renewable F #S The project itself is connected to a substation of the time. Indeed, for several (*'O/'+&$'*E Middle-East could lead to further sources of energy. India has a : ; : 678G ( in Portugal through a 12-mile cable, which years, wind energy developments D(/'/A'9@&E price increases, which would growing opportunity to play a < $ ; $ is secured with chains to the sea bed 100 metre made no sense for us but with the impact unfavourably on India’s role in this market. It would be below. The benefit of a floating offshore instal- evolution of technology, partic- &'$@A$9@(@29 already unsatisfactory rate of visionary on the part of the $ - . ;-$ lation such as this is that wind speeds are gen- ularly the economies of scale that economic growth. Government and the industry < S # < erally much higher in those locations which were built into large-scale turbine #&@)% Earlier concerns related to to treat this sector as a grow- S ( are a distance away from the coastline and the units, the economics of wind energy security and the objec- ing opportunity. H 88 cost of a floating installation eliminates the energy technology has been tives of bringing about energy (The writer is former chair- need for anchoring the wind energy platform completely transformed. independence appear to have man, Intergovernmental Panel " R to the bottom of the sea. The prospect is that Encouraged by the develop- been given low priority as a on Climate Change, 2002-15) ( % !:'7 - ' 5 *0 /(% % (E - ',2" ) * +)*, ; <" ! ! ! ) 3 ! 3 ! " !! ! # ! ! # !! - " - - - - ! ! ! 75/%+$?( 53) = )5$)%)$ ? C(D+%)$7 )5$) - . K2 6 0 K* 3 , 3 K' # K/ E / P # )Q ))*2 0 0 2 0 - 00 9 50-2 P3 4 ) 4 5 ( 4Q # )* Sir — This refers to the editori- !"L( - 3! M Sir — This refers to the editorial, al, “Night of broken glass” ;* -F< ! : ! !( “Night of broken glass” (January # )* (December 7). Terming the inci- D ;:(D< ! -! 7). It is shameful that students do 6789 dent at the Jawaharlal Nehru -! 5 - - ! not feel safe within college cam- P Q P Q University (JNU) as unfortunate puses. Incidents at the Jamia would be an understatement. We ! - Millia Islamia university and the *( % : ; do not know who the masked @! !" ! Jawaharlal Nehru University 2 men were but they caused havoc, : 2 !! ! *! (JNU) have raised questions about 3 injuring both students and teach- '! 2 ! D D , their security. In the case of the lat- S # )* " ers and they did not even spare " " L ! ter, why did the police not do any- an ambulance that stood outside. ! M - ! ! thing to stop the miscreants at the 66 (<= +<, ( Such violence on university ! ! ! ! entry gate itself where they were P Q campuses goes against the ethos O ! :(D- deployed? How long will it take to 2 S of a democratic country as ours. 5 - - ! " 6 L- M L M arrest the culprits? Nothing can justify this act and * ! ! Sujit De strictest punishment must be 3 ! ! - Kolkata 4 $ given to the guilty, who dared ! " ! # - ! )* enter the campus and vandalise it. 3 6 " O ! ! ! ! Nevertheless, the Delhi Police ! L - M # $)$ ))*2 ( should not have remained a mute - < $ spectator. Since around 700 police Sir — While the world grapples S = ( personnel were already deployed with the aftermath of a seeming- at the JNU gates due to anti- Jawaharlal Nehru University pattern of violence at JNU expos- ly whimsical act by the US in # - . Citizenship Amendment Act (JNU) campus and attacked the es the nexus between the admin- killing the commander of anoth- > ( (CAA) protest, it was perplexing students and teachers, too. istration and the police. er sovereign nation, it is easy to < * - : to see no action from them. The Sir — This refers to the editori- The tragedy is that all of this Making use of the police be pulled into unwanted situa- growing violence in various uni- al, “Night of broken glass” happened right under the nose of force to achieve political ends is tions as far as India is concerned. versities across India — BHU, (December 7). After the police the Delhi police, which functions dangerous. One shudders to think It must tread cautiously. ( Jadavpur and Jamia — is a dan- barged into the Jamia Millia under direct control of the Union where our nation is headed to and Yash S 3 gerous trend that needs to be Islamia university and attacked Home Ministry. More shocking is what is in store for the law-abid- Via email stopped as early as possible. hapless students, now it was the that instead of chasing the ing citizens. 3 ! - . Bal Govind turn of around 30 lumpen ele- masked goons, the police Tharcius S Fernando 9 # Noida ments, who entered the remained a mute spectator. The Chennai 55)753,3%)E+A$< 3A " : 1 1* 120- ' $ Q ( $-'02( $ / (1? = ; /= 0 ?((= 0 <0 1 2 0 = 0 0 ? (= 0 ( ? <0 / ?; < 0 0 < A O 3 L / :?0 ( L/ :/# !! , 3 ( ( / # : 00 H O ! 3
!&/& 3 % ;0+ % :'7 ? ) ) # +))#, : ?6 % #. H= (3 # ))#(: 8I 6789 ( - * ) (<= +<, C ))# ( . F H % ! F % 3 2 ; # + , . 4&5$&!9-*/ * = % . H= . 67 ) s one gets down to write about one of the H= most disturbing episodes in the history of 89A8 Auniversity politics in independent India, it . S becomes difficult to aim for balance. When bloodied faces of Jawaharlal Nehru University . (JNU) girls and menacing images of masked mobs . + , brandishing hammers, machetes, iron rods and sticks flash across one’s mind, how does one show restraint in expressions? ) It is possible that a few readers might miscon- ; S strue my opening observation as a clever but pli- # ant pretext to dodge public condemnation of the attack on JNU. Some might even argue that if I were ) H=S to write anything other than a spirited declama- A@&'(E@($)%@ tion of the State and the JNU administration, I would be doing the institution a great disservice. %'//D*$*' # H=S J P However, if no denunciation of violence is suffi- ,&@4(9'+ Q ( cient — and the horror of it cannot be summarised D(4$&/$/" J P in language — must public intellectuals be end- /9$($//D9%'/ = < lessly polemical in their writings and speeches? Ever %@/$)($//$* Q ; # since the JNU crisis escalated, we have been 6E:(D@( PQ swarmed with accusatory articles of two varieties: :'(D'&E'&$ 2 J One that calls for clampdown on “urban Naxals” 9@22@(,+'9$ P# < ( and the “tukde tukde” gang, that allegedly thrive %$,&$/$( + ,Q is JNU’s subsidised campus, and a second that @D9&E@4$&:(D" 2 . accuses a State-corporate nexus of attempting to privatise higher education and muzzle voices. I feel )%9%/6$(# ( emboldened to argue that it is precisely this prac- ,&@:$9$*'/%$ < H=S ( tice of using public forums to launch no-holds- +'/9'*$+@A % K((3"S barred assaults on adversarial viewpoints that has H(@)+$*#$'(* 2 aggravated the crisis. This may not be the occa- *$2@9&'9 munication occupies the second spot. things further and resolve the crisis? student unity. Since then, these move- ) 3 KS sion to philosophise but to me, the sight of masked- 4'+D$/((*'" Further, those little conversations that we Beyond JNU: This breakdown of ments have been spontaneous, sporadic ) assailants targetting political adversaries suggests $(*/@ manage to have with our adversaries are communication inside the campus is and mostly disjointed. This can be # )" ; + ( a heightened state of intolerance and a complete @4$&+@@H%/ so toxic that they end up pushing us in matched by a similar disruption of attributed to a number of factors. First, ) $ , refusal to communicate. back into our respective cocoons, instead communication with the world beyond. owing to the expansion of institutions of Simmering intolerance: &$'+E H=S ) As has been repeat- of helping us crawl out of them. As we People outside the campus, even acad- higher education, the student population edly pointed out, the crisis in JNU, to a great extent, )%+$%$ debate, we interrupt, hoot, caricature, emicians based in prominent regional has become much more heterogeneous )" ; $ /+#%$/ * is a fallout of a hostile rhetoric that has been doing abuse and threaten. centres, are upset because media hous- than earlier. Second, emphasis on com- the rounds on news channels and social media. The /D##$/@(@A In Think Again: How to reason and es and activists have persistently refused merce and technical education, as 2 nature of this rhetoric is such that it refuses to allow /'$ argue, Walter Sinnott-Armstrong argues to engage with the plight of universities opposed to liberal arts and social sci- (3 J P! " even the slightest concession to its opponent. It is, ($&4$(@(( that these days, people do not have close beyond Delhi. For anyone, who has stud- ences, has rendered them largely indif- # therefore, no surprise that over the last few years, *$+%6'/$* friends with radically different political ied at provincial universities, scenes ferent to socio-political issues. Third, our Q # P5 even as India kept debating “intolerance”, tolerance (/D@(/ views. It is indeed true that today, the such as those witnessed by JNU on public institutions, such as the Parliament % +:, # has been the greatest casualty. For months on end, ,&@4@H$/ majority prefers to live in communities, January 5 are commonplace. The present and judiciary, have become much Q agitated citizens tuned in to news debates, hoping 2'//4$ both real and virtual that are similar with outcry over JNU, which is being project- stronger than earlier. Fourth, the extent ) (3 3 to find answers to issues that had suddenly come @D,@D&(#@A respect to religion, politics, news sources ed as the last citadel of knowledge and and practice of students activism is not ; ( to seize the public sphere. But the domineering and even social media networks. democratic values in India, tends to over- the same everywhere. Those based in news anchors and the blaring experts offered pre- #&$A'(* Moreover, if at all we encounter people look this reality. While the slightest sug- metropolitan centres are more aware of 5 ( (*#('@(( %S cious little other than orchestrated shouting duels. with views hostile to our own, we avoid gestion of State intervention in Delhi- politics and, therefore, more prone to For a sizeable segment in India, which includes stu- 9$&'(/$9@(/ interacting with them. Consequently, the based institutions provokes massive out- activism. This difference has been fur- H= ( dents, shopkeepers and senior citizens, such @A2$*'" ideological schisms that divide us have pouring of grief and indignation in cer- ther sharpened by an ever-widening ) ) % inflammatory debates, accessed through TVs and '94//A&@2 widened more than ever. The world, tain sections of media, activists from rural-urban divide. Fifth, to most onlook- K ) # smartphones, provide an escape from the monot- *$+%%'*D&($* including India, has transformed into a Delhi had turned a blind eye when uni- ers, student politics is a waste of time, ony of their placid lives. To argue after Professor '6+(*$E$)%$( parliament of ideas with little possibili- versities across India were being system- resources and a breeding ground for cor- ; J P! Craig Jeffrey, this has been our “national timepass” D(4$&/$/ ty of syncretic exchanges and every atically dismantled. And those respon- rupt politicians of the future. It is no sur- or the politics of waiting in India. It is, therefore, '9&@//(*' chance of violent confrontations. sible for destruction of the likes of Patna prise that calls for banning campus pol- +5 all the more important that on a day such as this, )$&$6$(# If you ever speak to the JNU alum- University, Allahabad University and itics have become so ubiquitous in pub- we refrain from indulging in competitive intoler- /E/$2'9'++E ni, you will find that the stories of cam- Lucknow University, among others, lic discourses. Given the glorious lega- ,Q # ( ance or freestyle rhetoric. */2'(+$* pus camaraderie that cut across political were socialists and the self-proclaimed cy of student politics in India, this is high- J P$ While it is indeed a painful truth that balanced ideologies and all other affiliations are followers of Ram Manohar Lohia and ly undesirable. However, under the attempts at seeing the other side in contentious aplenty. Most will admit that while the Jayaprakash Narayan (JP). According to changed circumstances, some initiation +5 debates are socially not so rewarding but given the campus debates were always intense, they Andre Beteille, the JP Movement did not in campus behaviour, culture and polit- Q circumstance, it has become imperative. Occasional never even bordered on hatred, let lead to any significant moral cleansing ical socialisation should be made a part ) (3 self-criticism, reflection and survey of the socio- alone violence. However, of late, things of the students. of orientation programme. ) ( political trends, which have dragged us to this point, have taken a rather unfortunate turn. Student politics today: In 1970, The hooligans, who vandalised JNU, ( will, perhaps, throw up strategies to escape this Shortly after the violence on January 5, writing on university politics in India, PG must be arrested. This might give some quagmire. a friend from JNU posted something to Altbach dismissed student activism as a kind of closure to the aggrieved students. # Breakdown of communication: Let us also the effect that hereafter she would ban- spent force. He felt that it had lost its pre- But we need to rekindle the culture of ))# : admit that over the past two decades, in spite of ish all BJP/RSS sympathisers from her life independence idealism and sense of pur- debate, dialogue and cordial disagree- the giant strides that we have taken in the field of and that she would never ever interact pose. Although Altbach was proven ment too. (3 mass communication, our ability to communicate with any of them or engage them in wrong by the JP Movement, yet it is fair (The writer teaches at the University has diminished significantly. If intolerant rhetoric debates. If dialogue is not the way for- to argue that the months preceding of Delhi and is a commentator on public +" # # $ #% , is public enemy number one, breakdown of com- ward, how then do we propose to take Emergency saw the last major show of sphere and cultural politics) 0 1-2,'/
States should look at measures to deal ilisation drives during the Emergency. population growth. High fertility States has helped maintain growth in go along with it because of their own with it. “The time has now come that It became an election issue and rates persist in 72 districts, a little over the South and the West, where fer- vote bank politics, as they believe that we should take such challenges head Indira Gandhi lost that election. 11 per cent of the country’s 621 dis- tility rates are low. the measure is to target Muslims. But on,” he announced from the ramparts The Union Health Ministry even tricts. Although India’s population However, Rakesh Sinha, a nom- in view of the brute majority of the )$%'4$@(+E of the historic fort. changed the name of the Family continues to grow, the pace of net inated Rajya Sabha member has BJP in the Lok Sabha this measure Currently, the population of Planning Department to Family addition is decreasing. tabled a Private Member’s Bill called could be pushed through. @($%@2$ India is at 1.37 billion and will over- Welfare Department. Moreover when The southern States have gen- The Population Regulation Bill, 2019, Containing the population take that of China, the world’s most even China, known for its rigid uine concern as they have sought a in the Upper House, which he hopes explosion is imperative and every cit- A " populous country by 2027. However, family planning programmes has negative growth and are consequent- might be taken up in the upcoming izen has a stake in it. It is not ! /& %& 9';2 millions still do not have access to opted for an overhaul of its earlier ly at a disadvantage, as when delim- Budget Session. The Bill advocates enough just to provide contraceptives ! - ! D ! clean water, food, healthcare and edu- one-child norm, why should India be itation takes place or when the penalties ranging from denial of to women to enhance demographic - 2 4 " ill there be a move to con- cation, thanks to the unmanageable pushing for family planning pro- Finance Commission allocates financial benefits to ineligibility for transition; it should be accompanied tain the population explo- numbers. Plus, more mouths mean grammes? resources, one of the criteria is pop- elected offices and discontinuation of by awareness, availability of food, Wsion in the country? After more strain on the resources. Besides, the Economic Survey ulation. The five southern States even food subsidy and other such things. employment and healthcare. ! -! ! Prime Minister Narendra Modi However, now that there are 2018-2019 says, “India is set to wit- held a conclave to project their There are also incentives for those Overpopulation is a huge problem ! ! " announced from the ramparts of the pan-India protests over the ness a sharp slowdown in population problems. So special incentives who undergo sterilisation after hav- that India is grappling with for long. Red Fort that “keeping one’s family Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) growth in the next two decades. should be given to the States that ing two children. The financial mem- Political compulsions and vote bank small is an act of patriotism” hinting and National Register of Citizens Population in the 0-19 age bracket adopt a negative population growth orandum of the Bill estimates 10 politics have so far deterred our 4 " at some measures to contain the pop- (NRC), it is doubtful whether the has already peaked due to a sharp target. crore as annual recurring expendi- Prime Ministers from taking up the !! ! ulation, there were expectations that Prime Minister would open up one decline in total fertility rates (TFR) Those who are against any harsh ture. Last year 125 parliamentarians issue. It is a good sign now that Modi 2 ! a Bill might be introduced in this more front. Just as the CAA and NRC across the country.” Nine States have measures to contain population submitted a petition to the President is willing to change the narrative. / regard in the upcoming Budget are perceived to be targetting the already reached the replacement rate argue that the one billion plus pop- to implement a two-child norm. If He should not only mobilise the ! !! Session. Muslims in the country, this too will of 2.1 or below. All of India will have ulation would yield a demographic the Bill gets support, then the support of other political parties but Addressing the issue for the first be seen as an attempt to target the reached a TFR of 2.1 or below by dividend. For poor families, more Government could adopt it with also of the chief ministers. If India ,! 6 time in his Independence Day biggest minority community in India. 2021. Almost all major States, includ- hands mean more income. Also, it some amendments. However, while wants to be a superpower, then speech, Modi expressed concern In any case, the “P-word” is a very ing even populous ones like Haryana has brought in higher per capita enti- the BJP might support the Bill, hop- addressing the population explo- 3 over the steep rise in India’s popula- sensitive subject and no politician and Bihar, are said to have experi- tlements. Second, the migration ing that it will consolidate the Hindu sion is imperative. ; !< tion and said that the Centre and wants to touch it after the forced ster- enced a significant deceleration in from the north and the eastern votes, the secular parties would not (The writer is a senior journalist) < = 4; <+"' ! O P
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($)*$+% further simplified. CA2 Speking at the second day he growth in real GDP of the National Traders ($)*$+% erated document identification Tduring 2019-20 is estimat- Convention of the number (DIN) to ensure ed at 5 per cent as compared to Confederation of All India inance Minister Nirmala greater transparency and the growth rate of 6.8 per cent Traders (CAIT), Sitharaman FSitharaman on Tuesday accountability in tax adminis- in 2018-19, the Government assured them that the said the government is taking tration. said on Tuesday. Government is making all various steps to simplify taxa- The DIN system, which The figures show massive attempts to simplify and ratio- tion system and eliminate became operative from 1 drop in growth rates following nalise the GST tax structure to harassment of honest taxpay- October 2019, will apply to all deceleration in the key sectors the extent that even an ordinary ers. kind of communications from of industry and core sectors trader can comply with the Addressing an event the income tax department, and now presage an 11-year Office, under Ministry, released percent, are, ‘Electricity, Gas, Goods and Services Tax (GST) < % ) ) ! organised by Confederation whether it is related to assess- drop in GDP growth. In Q2, the First Advance Estimates of Water Supply and Other Utility provisions. - ) , ! #! of All India Traders (CAIT), ment, appeals, investigation, the growth had dropped to 4.5 National Income at both Services’, ‘Trade, Hotels, “Under the chairmanship the Finance Minister said the penalty and rectification, per cent. Constant (2011-12) and Transport, Communication of the Revenue Secretary, a 2 crore. According to Sitharaman, Government is open to sug- among others. “The Real GDP or GDP at Current Prices, for the financial and Services related to committee has been constitut- Sitharaman said that Prime while traders bring in tax rev- gestions for the betterment of This development will also Constant Prices (2011-12) in year 2019-20, along with the Broadcasting’, ‘Financial, Real ed, which is working day and Minister Narendra Modi has enue earners and no prudent GST filing system. help taxpayers to detect fake the year 2019-20 is likely to corresponding estimates of Estate and Professional night to explore the ways and placed the trading community government would like to Based on suggestions notices and letters as the notice attain a level of 147.79 lakh expenditure components of Services’ and ‘Public means to simplify GST”, she as his priority and in line with annoy them, they, however, received from various stake- would be verifiable on the crore, as against the Provisional the Gross Domestic Product ( Administration, Defence and said. this, various announcements also need to bring their busi- holders, Government is taking department’s e-filing portal. Estimate of GDP for the GDP). Other Services’ at 5.4 per cent, Traders from across the have been made by the nesses into system and mod- steps towards simplification Besides, the finance min- year 2018-19 of 140.78 lakh Real GVA (Gross Value 5.9 per cent, 6.4 per cent, and country are attending the three- Government to facilitate ernise their existing business of taxation system, she added. ister said, such cases have to be crore, released on 31st May Addition) at Basic Prices is esti- 9.1 per cent respectively. day convention. traders on growing their busi- formats. In a bid to curb harass- closed within 30 days. 2019. The growth in real GDP mated to increase from 129.07 The growth in the Sitharaman lauded the role nesses. The Government plans to ment of taxpayers, she said, a She also said that there during 2019-20 is estimated at lakh crore in 2018-19 to ‘Agriculture, Forestry and of the trading community for The Finance Ministry is hold big shopping festivals faceless e-assessment scheme would be shopping festival 5 per cent as compared to the 135.40 lakh crore in 2019-20. Fishing’, ‘Mining and increasing the GST tax data. seized of the problems being across the country and will was launched in October to held across the country soon. growth rate of 6.8 per cent in Estimated growth of real GVA Quarrying’, ‘Manufacturing’ CAIT Secretary General faced by traders in the taxation involve CAIT so that traders eliminate interface between In a bid to boost trade, 2018-19,” the Statistics & in 2019-20 is 4.9 per cent as and ‘Construction’ is estimat- Praveen Khandelwal said the system and the Government may get more opportunities to an assessing officer and a tax- Sitharaman had in September Programme Implementation against 6.6 per cent in 2018-19. ed to be 2.8 per cent, 1.5 per body has set itself a target of would do its utmost for pro- showcase their products, she payer. last year announced Dubai-like Ministry said. The sectors, which regis- cent, 2 per cent and 3.2 per enhancing the number of viding maximum relief to added. The tax department has mega shopping festivals in The National Statistical tered a growth rate of over 4.9 cent, respectively. traders registered under GST to traders, she said. implemented a computer-gen- India, starting March 2020. 2 % 438.; ==
($)*$+% affordability improved, 16,959 units, while the nation- apartments stood at 60,943 for the real estate sector. and developers aligned them- al capital region saw 5 per cent units in the financial The historic rise in the 5 $ espite a slowdown in the selves with the needs of home- rise at 42,828 units. capital and 32,809 units in office transactions is a signifi- Deconomy, housing sales buyers by reducing ticket-sizes “Steady sales volumes is a Pune. cant growth indicator for the 2D26' against a basket of six curren- pound was fixed at 94.2890 and witnessed a marginal rise in and unit-sizes in a bid to positive sign for the reeling New residential unit office market as it represents cies, rose 0.12 per cent to for rupee/100 Japanese yen at 2019 across eight major cities encourage sales, the consultant NCR residential market,” said launches rose by 23 per cent the continued commitment of he Indian rupee on Tuesday 96.78. 66.74. to nearly 2.46 lakh units, said. Muddasir Zaidi, Executive YoY in 2019 to be recorded at domestic and global corpora- Treclaimed some lost Brent futures, the global oil “Rupee traded volatile in according to property consul- “Housing market grew last Director (North) Knight Frank 2,23,325 units. tions in the country’s ground, rising 11 paise to close benchmark, fell 0.62 per cent to range of 71.68-71.87 during the tant Knight Frank. year beating all odds,” Knight India. In the office segment, growth potential despite at 71.82 against the US dollar $68.48 per barrel. day with both side moves on Releasing its latest report, Frank India Executive Director Average housing prices leasing of space rose by 27 per the ongoing economic slow- as receding fears of a larger Experts are of the view that news of Iranian assessing 13 India Real Estate: H2 2019, ( Valuation and Advisory, rose by 4-5 per cent last year, cent to touch record 60.6 mil- down.” conflict in the Middle East oil prices retreated as major retaliation scenarios against Knight Frank said that “despite Retail and Hospitality) Ghulam but it is still lower than 2015 lion square feet (msf), backed The residential sector also helped crude oil prices ease. crude exporter Iran stayed the US to take revenge. With headwinds of economic slow- Zia told reporters. level, Zaidi added. by a surge in leasing activity by overcame the negative market Besides, a rebound in the away from retaliation after the ‘crude oil already on boil’, any down, Indian real estate sector Housing sales increased in Hyderabad witnessed 4 per the information technology outlook by registering a growth domestic equity markets also US assassination of a top steps Iran takes shall hamper has recorded an overall growth Delhi-NCR, Bengaluru, cent rise in sales to 16,267 units sector. in sales volumes as well as new supported the rupee. Iranian general. the markets globally and direct- in 2019.” Chennai, Hyderabad and and Ahmedabad reported 3 per New supply of office launches, he added. At the interbank foreign On a net basis, foreign ly rupee shall have the volatile The residential property Ahmedabad, but dropped in cent increase at 16,713 units. space surged by 56 per cent in “Economic headwinds exchange, the rupee opened on institutional investors offloaded moves up ahead,” said Jateen market in top eight cities Mumbai, Pune and Kolkata. However, Kolkata saw a 2019 and was recorded at 61.3 such as slower GDP a positive note at 71.73 against equities worth 682.23 crore, Trivedi, Senior Research recorded a growth of 1 per cent According to the report, decline of 12 per cent in hous- msf. growth, reduced industrial out- the US currency. while domestic institutional Analyst (Commodity & year-on-year (YoY) in sales Bengaluru saw maximum rise ing sales at 11,266 units. Shishir Baijal, Chairman put, poor consumer senti- During the session, the investors bought shares worth Currency) at LKP Securities. volume in 2019. in housing sales of 10 per cent Housing sales in Mumbai and Managing Director, Knight ments, amongst others, pre- domestic currency stayed 311.19 crore on Tuesday, data “72.00-72.25 shall keep act- Total sales volume was at 48,076 units. and Pune fell by 5 per cent and Frank India said, “2019 can be sented significant challenges to strong and swung between a available with stock exchanges ing as a crucial barrier for recorded at 2,45,861 units in Housing sales in Chennai 2 per cent, respectively. Sales of seen as a relatively positive year the residential market through- low of 71.87 and a high of showed. USD/INR pair whereas 71.60- 2019 over 2,42,328 in 2018 as increased by 6 per cent to out the year. 71.68. It finally closed at 71.82, The 10-year government 71.40 as supports,” he said. “However, the slew of showing a gain of 11 paise over bond yield was at 6.55 per cent. On the equity market front, recent fiscal and monetary its previous closing. Financial Benchmark India the BSE benchmark Sensex incentives by the Government The Indian unit had Private Ltd (FBIL) set the ref- ended 192.84 points, or 0.47 and Reserve Bank of India, slipped 13 paise to 71.93 against erence rate for the rupee/dol- per cent, higher at 40,869.47. seem to have had an arrestive the greenback on Monday. lar at 72.0919 and for While, the broader Nifty rose impact on the real estate sector,” The dollar index, which rupee/euro at 80.4531. The 59.90 points, or 0.50 per cent, Baijal said. gauges the greenback’s strength reference rate for rupee/British to finish at 12,052.95. = @ < # > 1#
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($)*$+% and the same need to be the security and integrity of one year. included under the scope of their IT systems. In exceptional cases, if MII n order to keep pace with the system audit. With regard to the audit is of the view that compliance Itechnological advancements Further, they have been process, Sebi said the audit with certain observations may in the securities market, Sebi on asked to submit information needs to be conducted accord- extend beyond a period of one Tuesday came out with new with regard to exceptional ing to the norms, terms of ref- year, then the concerned MII framework on system audit major or minor non-compli- erence and guidelines issued by shall seek specific approval for market infrastructure insti- ances observed in the system it. The governing board of the from the governing board, it tutions (MIIs), stock exchanges, audit and categorically high- MII will appoint auditor who added. clearing corporations and light those observations point- can perform a maximum of In respect of auditor selec- depositories, wherein they need ed out in the system audit (cur- three successive audits. tion norms, Sebi said the audi- to inform about major non- rent and previous) which However, such auditor will be tor must have minimum 3 compliances. remain open. eligible for re-appointment years of demonstrable experi- The decision has been The system audit report, after a cooling-off period of two ence in IT audit of securities taken based on discussions including compliance with Sebi years. industry or financial services with stock exchanges, clearing guidelines and exceptional Further, during the cooling- sector - banking, insurance corporations and depositories observation format along with off period, the incoming audi- and fin-tech. along with recommendations compliance status of previous tor should not include: Any firm The auditor should have of Sebi’s Technical Advisory year observations, needs be that has common partner with the capability to undertake Committee. placed before the governing the outgoing audit company. forensic audit and undertake In a circular, the regulator board of the MIIs and then the The period of the audit will not such audit as part of annual sys- has asked MIIs to conduct an report along with the com- be more than 12 months. tem audit, if required and must annual system audit as per the ments of the MII’s management Further, the audit will be com- not have any conflict of inter- prescribed framework and needs to be communicated to pleted within 2 months from the est. terms of reference. Sebi within a month of com- end of the audit period. Sebi said a detailed report Also, they have been asked pletion of audit. According to Sebi, the with regard to the system audit to maintain a list of all the rel- Further, along with the overall timeline from the last needs be submitted to it. The evant Sebi circular and direc- audit report, MIIs need to sub- date of the audit period till detailed report should include tions, among others, pertaining mit a declaration from their completion of final compliance executive summary with details to technology and compliance managing directors or chief by MII, including follow-on about unit where the audit is under a stipulated time frame executive officers certifying audit, if any, should not exceed conducted and the findings. < == Q8 / ' : G= ? 0 R 5 $+ R 7)5 @ /
($)*$+% ing the year. The Sebi board law permits this, the quasi- 2D26' realty, basic materials, energy, New Delhi (PTI): The $ also has representation from judicial function of Sebi needs finance and metal indices rose Commerce and Industry egulators in the country the government. The former to be separated from executive ndian bourses too staged a up to 1.83 per cent; while tele- Ministry is likely to release the ($)*$+% a resolution plan for insol- Rmust have their own IAS officer said all other regu- supervision,” he said. With Irecovery after two sessions of com, teck, IT and consumer next index to rank states and vency resolution of the cor- sources of income so that they lators also must have their regard to accountability, Sinha sharp losses on Tuesday, fol- durables indices slipped up to union territories (UTs) in secured creditor cannot porate debtor, shall not be a do not have to depend on own sources of income and not said independence and lowing somewhat calmed glob- 0.97 per cent. In the broader terms of ease of doing business Asell assets of a company party in any manner to a grants provided by the gov- survive on the receipt of grants accountability go hand in hand. al markets as no further escala- market, BSE midcap and small- in March, a senior official undergoing liquidation compromise or arrangement ernment, capital markets from the government. There “Today, there is no satisfacto- tion in US-Iran tussle soothed cap indices rallied up to 0.99 per said. “It will be released in end process to any person barred of the corporate debtor under watchdog Sebi’s former have been reports that the gov- ry arrangement for a perfor- investor nerves. At the closing cent. of February or March. Due to from submitting an insolven- section 230 of the Companies Chairman UK Sinha has said. ernment was pushing Sebi to mance appraisal of a regulator bell, the BSE benchmark Sensex “Iran is under pressure from elections, the release got cy resolution plan, as per a Act, 2013,” it said. In his new book ‘Going Public: transfer 75 per cent of its sur- like Sebi. The media does it. was 192.84 points or 0.47 per world leaders not to escalate the delayed,” the official said. new amendment made to the Further, a secured creditor My Time at Sebi’, Sinha has said plus to the Consolidated Fund The government does it cent higher at 40,869.47. After issue further. Due to ease in ten- The exercise is aimed at norms by the Insolvency and cannot sell or transfer an asset, that financial independence is of India, but Sebi is believed to through the presence of their opening the session on a bull- sion in the Middle East, market triggering competition among Bankruptcy Board of India which is subject to security the basic requirement for the have opposed the proposal on representatives in the Sebi ish note, the 30-share gauge recovered from yesterday’s loss- states to improve business cli- (IBBI). Besides, a secured interest, to any person who is functioning of an independent concerns about loss of auton- board or while answering ques- went on to touch a high of es. Oil prices cooled as Iran a mate in order to attract creditor will have to con- not eligible under the code to regulator. A regulator should omy. There have also been tions in Parliament,” he said. 41,230.14 in early deals — ral- major crude exporter stayed domestic and global investors. tribute its share towards insol- submit a resolution plan for have its own source of income concerns in the recent past According to Sinha, lying over 553 points during the away from retaliation. The first State governments are taking vency resolution and liquida- insolvency resolution of the and flexibility to utilise it with- about autonomy of another Parliamentary supervision over session. advance estimates for FY20 several steps such as setting up tion process costs and work- corporate debtor. “The amend- out looking up to the govern- major financial sector regula- the regulators is a superior Likewise, the broader Nifty GDP by MoS is expected at 5 single window system for men’s dues within 90 days of ment provides that a secured ment for funds, he has written. tor, the Reserve Bank of India. option to ensure accountabili- closed 59.90 points or 0.50 per per cent which is already fac- approvals to improve ease of the liquidation commence- creditor, who proceeds to “There have been some recent In the book published by ty. The standing committee of cent up at 12,052.95. The 50- tored by the market, not impact- doing business. ment date, an official release realise its security interest, developments to take away Penguin India, Sinha said inde- Parliament for different min- share NSE barometer swung ing further,” Vinod Nair, Head The parameters include said on Tuesday. shall contribute its share of the this freedom and ask Sebi to pendence of a regulator should istries may have to take up this over 159 points during the day. of Research, Geojit Financial areas such as construction The Insolvency and insolvency resolution process park its income in the not be defined only with regard responsibility in a regular and On Monday, the domestic stock Services, said. Brent crude oil permit, labour regulation, Bankruptcy Code (IBC) pro- cost, liquidation process cost Consolidated Fund of India or to independence from the gov- structured way. Regulations market had suffered its worst futures fell by nearly 0.26 per environmental registration, vides for time-bound and mar- and workmen’s dues, within 90 in the Public Account, and to ernment and its officials. It formulated by Sebi are required single-day loss in about six cent to USD 68.73. The Indian access to information, land ket-linked resolution process days of the liquidation com- seek prior approval of govern- should also be seen in the to be placed before Parliament months. Signs of easing Iran-US rupee appreciated by 11 paise to availability and single window for stressed corporates. In case mencement date,” the release ment before incurring any cap- context of independence from at the earliest. The Parliament tensions helped moderate glob- 71.82 against the US dollar on system. The Department for the resolution process does not said. Also, the secured creditor ital expenditure. Such efforts any outside influences, includ- has the right to reject or mod- al crude oil prices, in result Tuesday. Meanwhile, the Promotion of Industry and materialise, then the entity has to pay excess of realised are not conducive in creating a ing those from market partic- ify, but the same never happens. prompting the Indian rupee to Pentagon on Monday distanced Internal Trade (DPIIT) in col- goes for liquidation. The value of the asset, which is sub- strong and independent regu- ipants and business corpora- Hardly any subordinate legis- gain some lost ground. itself from US President Donald laboration with the World release said the IBBI has noti- ject to security interest, over latory environment,” he said. tions, he said. Sinha said there lation gets modified or reject- In the Sensex kitty, Trump’s assertions that he Bank conducts an annual fied changes to the liquidation the amount of its claims admit- The Sebi Act provides for have been concerns about mar- ed, Sinha has mentioned in his Ultratech Cement was the top would bomb Iranian cultural reform exercise for all process regulations with effect ted, within 180 days of the liq- the regulator to levy fees and ket capture of regulators in book. The Parliamentary com- gainer, rising 2.10 per cent, fol- sites despite international pro- states/UTs under the Business from January 6. The amend- uidation commencement date. charges and create its own other parts of the world and the mittee on subordinate legisla- lowed by HDFC Bank, Reliance hibitions on such attacks. Iran’s Reform Action Plan (BRAP). ment also provides a process According to the release, where fund. The board of Sebi pre- senior leadership and the tion has a huge task of review- Industries Sun Pharma, NTPC parliament, meanwhile, passed In the last ranking released in for a stakeholder to seek with- the secured creditor fails to pay pares its annual budget, where boards of the regulators have to ing not only the regulation and Asian Paints. On the other a bill on Tuesday designating all July 2018, Andhra Pradesh drawal from the corporate such amounts to the liquidator it can revise the rates of fees remain extra cautious on this framed by the multiple regula- hand, Infosys, ICICI Bank, US forces “terrorists” over the topped the chart. Telangana liquidation account. within 90 days or 180 days, as upwards and downwards based account. “Another dimension tors but also the rules framed Bharti Airtel, Nestle India, Hero killing of a top Iranian military and Haryana were at the sec- “The amendment clarifies the case may be, the asset on its estimate of money of independence is internal by various ministries under dif- MotoCorp and PowerGrid commander in a US strike last ond and third positions, that a person, who is not eli- should become part of the required for its activities dur- independence. Although the ferent laws. ended in the red. Sectorally, BSE week. respectively. gible under the code to submit Liquidation Estate. 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3089.00 3147.95 3077.70 3092.35 SHANKARA 423.40 433.30 404.15 413.95 VOLTAS 652.00 660.15 650.45 654.25 SYMPHONY 1138.00 1140.00 1127.10 1129.25 ENGINERSIN 98.80 99.75 98.60 98.75 IOC 125.30 127.45 124.10 124.80 -0.10 ULTRACEMCO 4190.00 4252.00 4165.00 4241.10 FRETAIL 340.00 345.50 338.20 345.25 GODREJAGRO 538.00 545.40 528.00 535.30 JSLHISAR 78.00 78.80 76.35 76.95 CARERATING 609.00 648.70 606.00 608.50 MFSL 554.00 562.90 554.00 559.45 RAIN 103.85 105.50 102.60 103.40 VGUARD 215.10 215.20 211.50 212.60 KALPATPOWR 418.80 418.85 414.00 415.05 GAIL 124.90 126.05 123.85 124.20 -0.15 HDFCLIFE 623.00 643.50 623.00 629.75 INFIBEAM 57.80 58.20 54.35 54.80 SCI 60.00 60.80 59.15 59.55 UCOBANK 17.40 17.40 16.60 16.70 GEPIL 705.00 711.10 698.90 701.00 YESBANK 45.70 46.40 43.95 45.05 -0.10 AMBER 1160.00 1175.00 1153.05 1170.90 NBCC 34.90 35.60 33.90 34.65 JMFINANCIL 91.70 94.65 91.50 92.90 MASFIN 853.00 880.00 837.65 856.95 MAHSEAMLES 393.55 402.80 393.00 396.05 ICICIBANK 531.30 535.60 521.65 524.15 -1.55 KOTAKBANK 1660.00 1674.55 1650.50 1671.20 PRESTIGE 325.00 328.80 318.60 322.45 KEI 468.00 476.55 460.85 470.20 SFL 1305.00 1319.10 1291.00 1319.10 EICHERMOT 20950.00 21349.80 20713.80 20800.00 -60.45 SAIL 45.50 46.25 44.90 45.50 HSCL 63.70 65.90 63.25 64.95 PGHL 4310.60 4359.60 4267.00 4279.55 ZENSARTECH 185.00 186.80 180.00 183.90 HINDALCO 210.55 213.20 207.70 208.70 -0.60 RAMCOCEM 764.40 793.00 760.20 788.60 IGL 421.65 421.65 412.25 412.90 GSPL 238.65 239.45 233.70 236.45 CHALET 327.60 333.20 325.50 330.75 SBIN 324.45 327.00 315.40 317.90 -1.10 KEC 303.00 309.65 303.00 307.10 NAUKRI 2526.70 2577.60 2526.70 2538.60 IPCALAB 1151.80 1161.05 1132.50 1140.80 ORIENTCEM 75.85 78.30 74.90 76.85 ONGC 125.60 127.70 125.40 125.75 -0.50 IDEA 6.03 6.18 5.92 5.97 VENKYS 1710.00 1734.00 1703.00 1713.45 ORIENTBANK 51.50 52.05 50.50 51.00 CAPPL 291.40 298.00 290.50 290.95 HEROMOTOCO2378.00 2399.90 2337.00 2353.70 -14.45 TVSMOTOR 447.20 454.15 443.20 448.85 MINDACORP 100.95 103.05 96.90 98.30 VBL 704.00 704.70 689.70 694.05 PERSISTENT 688.30 692.40 681.25 682.00 NESTLEIND 14423.55 14546.75 14260.85 14319.00 -97.65 NMDC 130.00 130.85 124.35 128.05 DABUR 450.00 455.80 449.65 453.40 JSL 38.80 39.15 37.90 38.20 APLLTD 569.50 571.80 555.00 556.45 TATAMOTORS 187.00 189.40 182.30 184.35 -1.30 DIXON 4005.00 4310.00 4005.00 4230.80 VIPIND 438.05 446.00 427.00 428.55 SUNDRMFAST 490.00 495.10 470.80 480.35 MAGMA 54.90 57.70 54.50 55.25 INDUSINDBK 1488.45 1508.00 1442.20 1458.00 -11.40 BANDHANBNK 498.00 504.35 491.10 493.30 INDIANB 101.80 102.05 98.25 99.60 ASTRAZEN 2549.00 2560.80 2504.00 2531.60 VSTIND 4208.30 4291.05 4185.80 4224.25 POWERGRID 193.15 194.50 191.15 191.30 -1.80 NTPC 118.90 121.50 118.90 120.50 JKCEMENT 1275.00 1314.00 1273.25 1284.60 NH 343.10 345.00 331.65 339.30 MAHSCOOTER 4360.00 4382.65 4320.75 4326.35 BHARTIARTL 452.00 455.30 443.10 445.05 -4.60 PIIND 1385.00 1418.05 1373.45 1409.65 NAVINFLUOR 1005.95 1043.00 975.05 1021.80 COROMANDEL 534.25 536.50 532.00 533.70 TNPL 169.60 169.60 167.00 167.20 INFY 738.00 742.60 725.10 729.30 -9.55 GAYAPROJ 81.55 84.30 81.55 83.30 SUVEN 303.50 308.95 303.10 306.35 KNRCON 256.00 264.00 256.00 256.70 KPITTECH 87.50 89.10 85.90 86.40 BPCL 467.90 474.75 459.85 462.05 -7.10 ADANIPORTS 385.00 389.80 382.40 384.65 CHOLAFIN 296.50 297.25 291.45 294.55 CRISIL 1810.10 1860.00 1810.10 1837.30 FINCABLES 385.00 395.35 385.00 386.90 INFRATEL 242.50 246.90 237.15 238.35 -4.40 SPICEJET 108.90 108.90 100.65 101.50 HEIDELBERG 181.75 191.80 180.80 186.40 JAMNAAUTO 45.00 45.50 43.65 44.30 DCAL 70.25 70.25 70.25 70.25 GLAXO 1609.80 1654.00 1609.75 1639.65 HINDZINC 213.45 215.50 211.00 213.05 REPCOHOME 333.00 333.60 326.00 327.45 CENTURYPLY 167.85 167.85 163.00 164.25 ADANIGAS 168.00 173.00 166.00 171.05 DALBHARAT 800.10 800.65 781.90 794.30 INOXLEISUR 378.25 379.25 373.05 374.50 BLUESTARCO 825.85 825.85 806.25 812.90 FORCEMOT 1185.00 1208.70 1138.00 1148.45 MOIL 151.95 155.25 151.55 154.50 KRBL 266.10 271.20 265.75 268.85 SHK 122.90 122.90 110.45 111.50 SCRIP OPEN HIgh LOW LTP CHANGE PNB 61.90 63.10 61.05 61.85 SOBHA 410.40 411.70 401.00 402.60 ASTRAL 1154.35 1159.55 1141.85 1146.75 LAOPALA 152.50 153.25 148.00 151.60 MAXINDIA 79.90 81.40 76.55 77.40 NIFTY NEXT 50 28049.55 28347.30 27971.75 28101.20 206.30 UPL 584.80 603.90 583.65 594.70 IRB 75.95 76.90 74.75 75.55 PHILIPCARB 124.95 127.00 124.20 125.45 SUPREMEIND 1140.00 1148.05 1139.70 1144.35 LTTS 1510.00 1522.00 1495.95 1518.55 SHREECEM 21097.15 22050.00 20951.00 22005.15 940.75 EICHERMOT 20916.00 21333.05 20725.00 20803.65 BHARATFORG 480.00 491.20 480.00 483.70 IDFC 37.00 37.00 35.85 36.85 ADVENZYMES 166.65 167.85 164.60 165.60 BAJAJHLDNG 3452.00 3477.00 3380.00 3399.25 PFC 114.00 118.80 114.00 117.00 4.10 PEL 1469.95 1508.00 1460.75 1479.95 JINDALSAW 83.90 85.65 82.70 83.90 ERIS 477.25 494.90 477.25 492.15 INDOSTAR 194.65 196.00 190.00 191.60 OIL 154.85 155.25 154.00 154.35 L&TFH 114.00 117.00 113.50 116.50 3.95 DLF 221.20 227.30 221.20 225.55 SBILIFE 992.00 1002.75 980.10 984.25 NIACL 152.90 152.90 147.40 148.20 GET&D 153.00 153.85 149.15 150.55 TRIDENT 6.60 6.70 6.56 6.58 INDIGO 1327.15 1384.00 1327.15 1366.00 38.90 HINDALCO 210.00 213.25 207.70 208.75 HEG 1056.95 1064.00 1036.00 1040.45 TORNTPHARM 1892.15 1908.75 1866.10 1871.30 BLUEDART 2241.05 2241.05 2169.90 2204.80 TCNSBRANDS 611.65 612.60 591.00 600.30 MOTHERSUMI 143.00 146.70 142.50 144.80 3.75 L&TFH 114.65 117.00 114.00 116.30 ASHOKA 107.60 107.60 103.70 104.05 JUBILANT 532.50 533.35 527.70 531.45 ARVINDFASN 399.10 400.80 390.00 397.65 MAHINDCIE 168.95 173.60 166.20 170.10 ASHOKLEY 81.00 82.45 80.60 82.05 1.70 LICHSGFIN 419.00 426.90 417.60 419.45 WABAG 222.95 227.60 211.50 215.55 MOTILALOFS 826.60 837.15 809.05 815.35 ANDHRABANK 16.40 16.55 16.35 16.40 BAJAJCON 235.25 236.30 232.55 235.75 AUROPHARMA 446.50 454.95 446.50 452.00 8.50 INDIGO 1330.00 1369.05 1328.95 1364.60 NETWORK18 24.50 24.75 24.10 24.50 GSFC 72.50 75.35 72.10 74.55 GARFIBRES 1203.15 1234.10 1203.00 1221.95 IRCON 417.90 421.40 410.95 415.65 DLF 223.00 227.45 222.50 225.15 4.20 SUZLON 3.49 3.60 3.45 3.60 PAGEIND 22940.00 23181.00 22649.85 22852.45 TATACOFFEE 91.15 92.50 90.70 91.55 VAIBHAVGBL 857.00 857.00 852.00 855.25 OBEROIRLTY 521.95 523.15 514.25 517.50 HDFCLIFE 623.60 643.70 623.60 629.95 10.40 M&M 529.00 532.00 523.35 526.65 HCLTECH 585.00 588.00 579.30 584.25 CASTROLIND 127.35 127.85 125.60 127.05 IFBIND 702.00 702.90 684.70 688.60 KAJARIACER 532.50 538.50 528.00 531.50 GODREJCP 700.90 716.00 700.90 708.15 10.75 DELTACORP 187.80 191.20 185.30 188.05 BALKRISIND 991.50 991.50 965.00 967.30 NATCOPHARM 609.10 609.10 598.30 600.75 SOMANYCERA 223.40 224.35 218.70 222.20 CHENNPETRO 117.10 118.40 113.40 114.10 PETRONET 268.00 272.15 266.45 270.90 4.05 JAICORPLTD 108.40 111.80 104.30 107.00 MUTHOOTFIN 774.00 774.00 745.00 750.55 RESPONIND 91.70 92.30 88.25 90.10 ALLCARGO 98.00 100.30 98.00 98.45 VINATIORGA 1961.80 1968.65 1913.60 1927.10 PEL 1460.00 1508.00 1460.00 1480.00 20.55 HINDUNILVR 1918.50 1930.50 1918.00 1920.15 ICICIPRULI 477.60 484.75 475.10 476.70 METROPOLIS 1372.50 1428.90 1365.95 1407.55 HERITGFOOD 369.80 378.00 352.00 356.15 GICRE 242.20 244.15 240.95 241.90 3.15 BAJAJFINSV 9300.00 9300.00 9076.65 9092.70 RECLTD 140.55 143.85 138.75 140.65 FCONSUMER 23.70 25.95 23.30 25.35 CYIENT 429.45 429.85 417.05 418.10 TAKE 102.50 104.00 100.65 101.05 ACC 1450.00 1465.05 1436.00 1453.10 17.55 JSWSTEEL 264.55 270.10 263.15 265.20 BATAINDIA 1719.00 1737.90 1707.25 1716.70 MIDHANI 153.65 158.00 153.65 155.60 IOB 11.72 11.86 11.10 11.27 SOLARINDS 1120.00 1125.00 1095.00 1106.90 IBULHSGFIN 310.25 317.40 303.55 308.00 3.60 NIITTECH 1665.00 1665.30 1650.00 1655.25 SWANENERGY 114.90 130.00 114.00 125.40 ATUL 4171.80 4233.00 4170.00 4214.80 LAXMIMACH 3336.00 3374.35 3310.30 3324.70 RATNAMANI 1115.00 1115.00 1108.00 1114.00 AMBUJACEM 198.10 202.55 196.70 199.10 2.20 MINDTREE 824.00 853.50 823.40 847.25 IBULISL 108.70 109.65 102.00 109.65 DCMSHRIRAM 383.95 394.10 381.50 388.40 TIMKEN 909.25 917.35 900.00 902.25 MAHABANK 12.80 12.80 12.27 12.46 DMART 1805.00 1837.50 1805.00 1810.00 20.10 IOC 125.50 127.35 124.15 124.65 STRTECH 126.30 126.80 121.50 123.10 ITDC 305.65 311.55 302.00 302.80 WABCOINDIA 6606.95 6630.00 6560.00 6621.40 BASF 1000.00 1000.00 981.25 984.65 DABUR 450.30 456.00 449.15 452.75 4.75 NCC 55.50 56.90 54.15 55.35 SUNTV 431.75 434.20 421.90 423.25 LTI 1817.55 1840.15 1807.80 1830.70 AEGISLOG 187.85 190.75 183.00 185.35 SKFINDIA 2170.70 2170.70 2122.00 2131.45 PIDILITIND 1390.10 1431.85 1390.00 1400.00 12.30 MOTHERSUMI 144.40 146.75 143.05 144.80 LUPIN 762.35 772.60 753.00 757.60 JSWENERGY 67.90 70.55 67.45 70.20 ITDCEM 53.00 54.80 52.50 53.80 GICHSGFIN 158.90 159.65 155.20 155.95 COLPAL 1441.30 1453.10 1437.35 1447.50 12.05 BHARTIARTL 454.00 455.20 443.10 445.35 CONCOR 562.00 567.50 554.40 556.80 QUESS 521.35 525.00 506.30 512.35 BAJAJELEC 360.55 363.00 358.20 359.60 MHRIL 229.15 229.45 227.00 228.90 CADILAHC 256.30 260.00 253.05 257.10 2.10 PNBHOUSING 461.10 483.85 461.10 469.60 AUBANK 795.00 808.25 788.25 801.00 JISLJALEQS 9.79 9.85 9.01 9.04 NESCO 655.20 657.30 650.00 653.15 FINOLEXIND 546.20 546.20 540.10 542.00 HDFCAMC 3082.00 3150.00 3076.00 3087.15 23.50 TATAGLOBAL 313.00 319.40 311.95 314.80 MGL 1055.25 1062.60 1036.35 1040.80 3MINDIA 21246.50 21878.00 21068.00 21682.25 MPHASIS 881.50 897.00 879.50 890.30 AIAENG 1641.85 1655.55 1625.00 1642.40 SIEMENS 1479.95 1497.35 1475.00 1485.85 11.35 CGCL 195.90 205.00 192.90 204.35 ISEC 391.10 405.00 391.10 396.60 POLYCAB 961.25 974.65 956.00 959.70 ALBK 18.45 18.90 18.45 18.60 SADBHAV 124.35 124.35 120.00 122.00 PNB 62.10 63.10 61.00 61.85 0.45 FEDERALBNK 88.00 88.95 86.65 87.35 NATIONALUM 43.75 45.00 43.50 44.05 LINDEINDIA 657.10 662.45 641.20 643.55 MMTC 19.10 19.20 18.80 18.90 MAHLOG 406.55 413.95 406.55 412.15 HINDZINC 212.60 215.60 210.20 213.35 1.50 ITC 236.60 237.90 234.70 235.30 RVNL 23.95 25.05 23.95 24.55 TRENT 535.00 541.00 529.00 531.65 SYNDIBANK 27.00 27.15 26.70 26.95 CERA 2577.55 2617.50 2576.60 2602.70 BERGEPAINT 491.95 502.50 490.65 493.50 3.30 DMART 1800.00 1837.10 1800.00 1815.15 GRASIM 743.00 751.15 736.00 742.40 INTELLECT 146.90 152.60 146.10 150.25 GMDCLTD 62.45 63.85 62.45 63.45 GESHIP 299.65 303.80 299.65 300.85 BOSCHLTD 14850.05 14999.95 14697.80 14890.00 71.20 BHEL 43.05 44.00 42.70 43.40 TATAPOWER 57.30 57.45 56.05 56.60 BLISSGVS 150.10 150.45 148.40 148.85 DHFL 17.40 17.70 17.40 17.70 GULFOILLUB 825.00 830.45 825.00 829.05 DIVISLAB 1838.00 1851.75 1832.60 1846.85 8.50 WIPRO 253.40 256.20 250.30 255.20 RITES 303.00 308.80 301.55 305.20 APLAPOLLO 1811.20 1851.00 1811.20 1848.70 CHOLAHLDNG 511.90 513.00 501.15 509.90 SHRIRAMCIT 1426.50 1426.50 1370.00 1377.90 SRTRANSFIN 1121.55 1151.00 1112.90 1122.00 4.90 ASHOKLEY 81.00 82.40 80.65 82.05 DIVISLAB 1830.00 1852.00 1830.00 1843.40 CANFINHOME 387.20 396.80 386.00 388.40 FDC 212.50 212.85 205.00 210.90 GDL 125.95 125.95 121.00 122.35 MARICO 331.10 336.10 331.10 333.00 1.25 DISHTV 12.34 12.50 11.44 12.29 M&MFIN 326.00 327.95 321.00 323.15 SUDARSCHEM 425.00 425.55 415.05 422.95 SANOFI 6799.00 6870.25 6772.25 6803.95 ESSELPRO 173.00 173.00 169.00 169.45 ICICIPRULI 476.20 484.80 475.00 477.00 1.50 GNFC 167.05 179.25 166.85 176.75 SPARC 162.00 166.50 159.50 163.45 WHIRLPOOL 2291.90 2300.45 2229.00 2248.85 LAKSHVILAS 16.60 16.75 15.85 16.10 DBCORP 135.00 135.00 132.20 133.35 BANKBARODA 97.60 98.15 94.75 96.00 0.20 AVANTI 585.00 612.80 585.00 604.45 MANAPPURAM 175.95 176.00 171.90 174.40 DCBBANK 184.00 186.50 183.00 185.75 CUB 229.00 230.90 227.10 227.75 STARCEMENT 90.85 92.80 88.75 90.15 SBILIFE 990.00 1003.00 980.00 984.95 1.85 TORNTPOWER 284.70 288.35 282.55 287.20 BBTC 1066.75 1132.70 1064.00 1107.35 AJANTPHARM 978.25 1009.90 967.00 1005.75 UFLEX 210.75 210.95 206.50 207.90 THERMAX 1094.00 1095.70 1085.10 1090.90 ICICIGI 1385.00 1400.45 1380.00 1387.00 1.40 TATAMTRDVR 76.25 77.80 74.10 75.95 HAVELLS 652.00 655.60 639.00 640.70 JKLAKSHMI 307.70 309.85 301.45 307.45 GUJALKALI 428.00 428.00 416.00 419.45 SUPRAJIT 206.50 206.50 200.40 201.00 NHPC 23.95 24.10 23.95 23.95 0.00 ONGC 126.30 127.65 125.40 125.70 WOCKPHARMA 238.00 242.00 236.70 241.15 INDHOTEL 142.05 143.85 140.45 140.70 WESTLIFE 356.45 364.90 354.00 360.80 MAHLIFE 414.00 414.00 400.00 403.05 HINDPETRO 250.00 253.70 239.30 244.00 -0.65 PIDILITIND 1397.50 1431.95 1391.95 1399.40 BAJAJ-AUTO 3052.00 3068.40 3029.70 3037.45 TEJASNET 86.90 91.90 86.65 88.00 NHPC 24.05 24.05 23.95 23.95 JYOTHYLAB 149.00 149.35 147.95 148.25 LUPIN 764.00 772.60 752.55 759.50 -2.65 BEL 98.00 99.00 95.35 96.35 OMAXE 157.50 157.50 155.20 155.50 ABBOTINDIA 13016.50 13061.65 12682.75 12738.60 LAURUSLABS 388.00 390.00 383.00 385.95 JAGRAN* 62.70 63.30 62.05 62.50 OFSS 2676.10 2736.20 2661.50 2673.95 -14.60 ADANIENT 201.00 205.30 200.85 204.05 HEXAWARE 336.85 337.20 333.05 334.50 RALLIS 176.20 181.70 175.50 180.15 TIMETECHNO 56.10 56.50 53.05 53.30 VRLLOG 269.25 269.45 263.65 264.35 UBL 1277.10 1287.90 1265.20 1270.00 -7.10 ASIANPAINT 1708.30 1740.80 1708.30 1723.90 UJJIVAN 335.90 341.00 328.70 333.55 FSL 41.50 41.95 40.95 41.15 GALAXYSURF 1490.90 1500.15 1482.60 1486.60 SIS 961.45 961.45 951.15 956.00 NIACL 151.50 152.45 147.50 147.90 -1.10 PFC 114.25 118.50 114.25 116.95 RPOWER 3.11 3.24 3.11 3.12 CUMMINSIND 582.00 582.20 570.75 573.30 TATAMETALI 636.00 641.35 625.80 628.85 TVTODAY 254.90 254.90 243.00 244.35 PAGEIND 22910.00 23175.00 22619.50 22724.90 -183.20 IDFCFIRSTB 44.15 44.65 43.05 43.50 EQUITAS 101.15 104.20 100.60 101.15 CREDITACC 760.90 777.75 750.00 762.10 TVSSRICHAK 1723.70 1727.05 1675.00 1677.20 SCHAEFFLER 4592.10 4689.75 4576.15 4678.05 IDEA 6.00 6.20 5.90 5.95 -0.05 GAIL 123.55 126.00 123.55 124.40 EXIDEIND 182.80 186.10 181.65 182.60 CHAMBLFERT 152.95 155.00 151.95 153.95 NLCINDIA 56.80 57.40 55.90 56.15 SHILPAMED 287.90 288.00 277.00 279.90 MCDOWELL-N 571.50 573.65 562.45 562.70 -5.70 JUSTDIAL 551.95 561.10 547.95 553.30 CEATLTD 1005.00 1015.00 992.05 1000.35 DEEPAKFERT 97.60 101.05 97.50 100.50 IFCI 6.51 6.75 6.51 6.70 UNITEDBNK 8.83 8.86 8.60 8.66 CONCOR 565.05 567.70 554.75 556.30 -5.90 AMBUJACEM 202.80 202.90 196.65 199.10 BRITANNIA 3086.60 3086.60 3031.00 3036.30 IEX 169.80 173.00 161.70 165.40 SHOPERSTOP 368.00 371.85 363.60 370.00 FLFL 403.90 403.90 396.50 399.00 HAVELLS 648.25 656.90 639.00 640.20 -6.95 ADANIPOWER 61.20 61.75 59.70 61.00 DRREDDY 2900.00 2910.75 2878.85 2884.05 GODREJIND 435.10 444.45 432.00 438.85 LEMONTREE 60.25 60.40 59.00 59.25 GRINDWELL 594.00 594.00 589.05 589.35 BANDHANBNK 502.90 504.00 490.30 491.80 -6.30 ADANITRANS 328.70 343.60 328.65 331.85 RCF 50.00 51.05 49.10 50.35 RELCAPITAL 13.92 13.96 13.91 13.91 GHCL 185.20 185.80 183.40 184.35 THYROCARE 528.65 528.65 518.00 520.05 BAJAJHLDNG 3450.05 3480.85 3380.05 3404.00 -46.05 JUBLFOOD 1686.00 1701.35 1683.60 1693.90 SRF 3430.00 3447.95 3387.05 3417.70 CROMPTON 239.70 240.00 236.05 238.20 HAL 730.05 736.90 725.20 734.30 CARBORUNIV 327.05 327.05 324.55 324.95 NMDC 130.00 130.90 124.25 127.55 -1.85 SHREECEM 21092.60 22050.00 21092.60 21982.95 PETRONET 268.00 272.10 266.60 270.85 FINEORG 1890.00 1940.00 1879.25 1932.55 PARAGMILK 141.00 141.00 137.00 138.35 TIINDIA 488.95 489.00 482.05 485.00 BIOCON 292.70 294.70 275.20 283.80 -4.40 INDIACEM 73.95 77.45 73.40 76.70 BERGEPAINT 491.05 502.30 491.00 494.30 GREAVESCOT 135.60 139.55 134.90 138.65 CORPBANK 24.15 24.90 24.15 24.30 VTL 980.75 990.55 966.30 969.25 PGHH 11360.00 11360.00 11018.55 11025.00 -192.00 ADANIGREEN 208.85 210.20 204.00 210.20 HUDCO 37.00 38.60 37.00 37.90 RADICO 306.60 318.60 306.60 315.25 KPRMILL 687.15 708.65 681.70 689.55 REDINGTON 114.60 114.70 113.50 113.55 "=
! ( %2 2! 02 P 9 '002 A Washington: The US has not Iraq. taken any decision to withdraw “There has been no deci- ) American troops from Iraq, sion whatsoever to leave Iraq. Defence Secretary Mark Esper There’s no decision to leave, 9$' has said, shortly after the US nor did we issue any plans to Seoul: The US strike that killed issuing a brief report on the The North has recently they would still be alive and in military in a letter to Iraqi offi- leave or prepare to leave,” he Iran’s top military commander attack that didn’t even mention pointed to that lack of progress power had they successfully cials said that the US forces told reporters here on Monday. may have had an indirect casu- Soleimani’s name. and hinted it may resume tests obtained nuclear weapons and Washington: Months after he Leader Mitch McConnell. would be relocating “to prepare The US remains commit- alty: a diplomatic solution to The Korean Central News of nuclear bombs and inter- didn’t surrender them to the was fired by US President Senate Minority Leader, Chuck for onward movement”. ted to the campaign to defeat denuclearizing North Korea. Agency report didn’t publish continental ballistic missiles. US. Donald Trump, former nation- Schumer, on the Senate floor Some 5,000 US soldiers are the Islamic State group in Iraq Experts say the escalation any direct criticism by While the killing of Solemani’s name will soon al security advisor John Bolton demanded that Bolton be sub- deployed in Iraq as part of the and the region, Esper said. of tensions between Pyongyang toward Soleimani may give Pyongyang be mentioned with them too, on Monday said he is ready to poenaed during the trial for his international coalition against Chairman of Joint Chiefs Washington and Tehran will Washington, instead simply pause about provoking the said Koh Yu-hwan, a North testify before the Senate on testimony. He described, Bolton the IS terror group. The Iraqi of Staff, General Mark Milley, diminish already fading hopes saying that China and Russia Trump administration in such Korea expert at Dongguk Trump’s impeachment trial. as one of the key witnesses with Parliament on Sunday passed during an off-camera briefing, for such an outcome and had denounced the United a way, the North ultimately is University. The surprising move by 71- knowledge of the president’s a resolution to terminate the told reporters that the letter inspire North Korea’s decision- States over last week’s airstrike likely to use the strike to fur- “North Korea would say year-old Bolton adds a new dealings with Ukraine, about agreement that allows for incorrectly implies withdraw- makers to tighten their hold on at the airport in Baghdad. ther legitimise its stance that it that the ‘imperialist’ nature of dimension to the ongoing how decisions were made to American troops in the coun- al and it was sent by “mistake”. the weapons they see, perhaps The North’s negotiations needs to bolster its nuclear the United States would never impeachment proceedings withhold security assistance, try. “It (the letter) was a draft, correctly, as their strongest with the US have been at a arsenal as a deterrent against change, and that there is no against Trump, who is only the and how opposition within the Iraq’s move comes in it was a mistake, it was guarantee of survival. stalemate since last February, American aggression. other option for them other third president in the US’ history administration to that delay response to the killing of Maj unsigned, it should not have North Korea’s initial reac- when a summit between leader The North has often point- than to strengthen its nuclear to face such an attempt to that Trump seemed to want, was Gen Qasem Soleimani, the been released,” he said. PTI tion to the killing of Gen. Kim Jong Un and President ed to the demises of Iraqi deterrent while bracing for remove an elected president overcome. 62-year-old head of Iran’s elite Qassem Soleimani has been Donald Trump collapsed over leader Saddam Hussein and long-term confrontation,” said from power. “Given that Mr. Bolton’s al-Quds force and the architect cautious. The country’s state disagreements about exchang- Libyan leader Moammar Koh, an adviser to current “I have concluded that, if the lawyers have stated he has new of its regional security appa- 6 media was silent for several ing sanctions relief for nuclear Gadhafi while justifying its South Korean President Moon Senate issues a subpoena for my and relevant information to ratus, in a US drone attack in days before finally on Monday disarmament. nuclear development, saying Jae-in. AP testimony, I am prepared to tes- share, if any Senate Republican Baghdad on Friday. tify,” he said in a statement on opposes issuing subpoenas to The strike also killed Abu Monday night. the four witnesses and docu- Mahdi al-Muhandis, deputy .7 The House, he said, has con- ments we have requested they chief of Iraq’s powerful Hashed ) *+&"*,- &* cluded its Constitutional respon- would make absolutely clear al-Shaabi paramilitary force. sibility by adopting articles of they are participating in a cover In a letter released on Berlin: Germany will withdraw Impeachment related to the up, in one of the most sacred Monday, Marine Corps Brig some of its troops deployed as % &+. - &# Ukraine matter. duties we have in this Congress, Gen William H Seely said the part of the anti-IS coalition in “It now falls to the Senate to in this Senate. And that is to US forces “respect your sover- Iraq, the Defence Ministry said & &* / fulfil its Constitutional obliga- keep a President in check,” eign decision to order our on Tuesday, in the latest fallout tion to try impeachments, and Schumer said. On the other departure”. over the US drone strike that it does not appear possible that hand, McConnell has suggested Seely said the US-led coali- killed a top Iranian general. Brussels: The Foreign Ministers Friday. a final judicial resolution of the the Senate follow the 1999 exam- tion would “be repositioning About 30 soldiers stationed < < % 5 ,% < % + of Britain, France, Germany British Foreign Minister still-unanswered Constitutional ple of beginning the impeach- forces” and the American in Baghdad and Taji will be % < < % $ 14 5 , ; and Italy along with the EU Dominic Raab will hold a one- questions can be obtained before ment trial first and then decid- troops would be relocating “to moved to Jordan and Kuwait, a $ ' ' < , - diplomatic chief will hold talks on-one meeting with his French the Senate acts,” he said. ing on witnesses and docu- prepare for onward move- Defence Ministry spokesman 5 ;;" ' ! "# in Brussels Tuesday on the Iran counterpart Jean-Yves Le Drian, Bolton said accordingly, ments after the arguments are ment”. “In order to conduct told AFP, adding that the with- and Libya crises, officials told who has warned Iran against “since my testimony is once complete. PTI this task, Coalition Forces are drawal will “begin shortly”. AFP. retaliating over Soleimani’s again at issue, I have had to required to take certain mea- Germany has deployed The British Foreign death, before joining the resolve the serious competing sures to ensure that the move- about 415 soldiers as part of the Ministry said the talks would German and Italian Ministers issues as best I could, based on ment out of Iraq is conducted anti-IS coalition, with about cover the fallout from the US for talks on Libya. careful consideration and study.” in a safe and efficient manner,” 120 of its troops stationed in killing of a top Iranian general “The foreign secretary is He added that during the the letter stated. Iraq. Germany’s move came as well as Tehran’s latest step travelling to Brussels today for present impeachment contro- However, shortly after the after the Iraqi parliament passed back from the 2015 nuclear deal. talks with his European coun- versy, he has tried to meet his letter was released, Defence a resolution asking the govern- 7' The situation in Libya, terparts on the situation in the obligations both as a citizen and Secretary Esper said no deci- ment to end its agreement with where strongman Khalifa Middle East following the death as a former national security sion has been taken yet to leave the US-led coalition. AFP Haftar’s forces have seized the of Soleimani and on the esca- advisor. United Nations: Amid escalat- who led the powerful Quds coastal city of Sirte, is also the lating conflict in Libya,” the Unlike the House of ing US-Iran tensions over the Force of the Islamic agenda. British Foreign Ministry said. Representatives, where the killing of Iran’s most influential Revolutionary Guards Corps, The emergency meeting “The E3 will then meet to opposition Democratic party general Qassim Suleimani, the was killed in an American comes as the EU scrambles for discuss the tensions between enjoyed a majority, the ruling UN chief has voiced concern drone strike in Baghdad on ways to contain the growing the US and Iran with all three Republicans have majority in the over the geopolitical tensions, Friday. tensions in two major flash- pushing for de-escalation,” it Senate. saying such conflicts are at The strike was authorised points on its periphery, as Iran added, referring to Britain, The Democrats have alleged their highest level this century by US President Donald Trump. threatens revenge for the death France and Germany as the that they do not expect a fair trial and nations are taking unpre- Iran has vowed to avenge the of Qasem Soleimani in a US three European signatories of in the Senate. The charges have dicted decisions that have a pro- killing of the elite Quds Force drone strike in Baghdad on the Iran nuclear deal. AFP been denied by Senate Majority found risk of miscalculation. commander, and on Sunday it “The New Year has begun indicated that it would no longer with our world in turmoil. We be bound by the restrictions on are living in dangerous times,” its nuclear programme, outlined ; UN Secretary General Antonio in the 2015 deal known as the Guterres told reporters here on Joint Comprehensive Plan of Monday. Action, or JCPOA. The deal was “Geopolitical tensions are at debated in the Security Council % their highest level this century. just last month. And this turbulence is escalat- On Sunday, the Iraqi par- Baghdad: Things are moving and a federal parliament vote to ing,” Kurdish specialist Adel ing,” he said. liament also passed a non- fast in federal Iraq, as pro-Iran oust foreign troops, all against Bakawan told AFP. Warning that even nuclear binding resolution calling for factions flex their muscles and the backdrop of months of He said Kurdish authorities non-proliferation can no longer US troops to leave the country, authorities seek to oust foreign anti-government rallies. were “speaking to everyone” in be taken for granted, he said the in a clear response to the killing troops. Amid the chaos, Iraq’s But statements from the closed-door meetings, but wait- “cauldron of tensions” globally of the Iranian general on their Kurds are watching apprehen- KRG and from Iraq’s Pesident ing for the dust to settle before is leading more and more coun- soil. In response, Trump has sively before placing their bets. Barham Saleh, himself a Kurd, stating their position. tries to take “unpredicted deci- threatened Iraq with sanctions Caught between the US have been limited to calls for “They want to see what sions with unpredictable con- if forced to withdraw its forces, and Iran and wary of being restraint and “respecting the direction events will take and sequences and a profound risk and also threatened on Twitter, accused of seeking indepen- sovereignty of Iraq”. won’t pick one side or another of miscalculation”. to destroy multiple sites of “cul- dence from Baghdad, the And on Sunday, not a sin- until the situation becomes Tensions are escalating tural” significance within Iran, autonomous government of gle Kurdish lawmaker attended clearer,” Bakawan said. between the US and Iran after if there are reprisal attacks northern Iraq’s Kurdish region the federal parliament’s vote to Iraq has long had close ties Maj Gen Qassim Suleimani, against Americans. PTI (KRG) has kept relatively mum oust foreign troops, declining to to both the US and Iran, but on latest developments. take a stance on the controver- diplomatic relations with They include a US drone sial issue. Washington have dimmed in strike that killed Iranian General “Iraq’s Kurds have adopted recent years as Tehran’s clout in Qasem Soleimani in Baghdad the short-term strategy of wait- Baghdad has soared. AFP 0 8 %5 - ! 6 R @HE@ ! rosecutors in Japan on PTuesday obtained an arrest warrant for Carole LONDON: Britain moves a Ghosn, wife of former Nissan step closer to a historic depar- chief Carlos Ghosn, who last ture from the European Union month jumped bail and fled on Tuesday (Jan 7), after more the country. than three years of bitter divi- The warrant was issued sion and political drama, as as the fallout from the escape Prime Minister Boris Johnson of one of Japan’s most high- brings his Brexit deal back to profile criminal suspects con- parliament without the threat tinues, with authorities pledg- of defeat, deadlock or delay. ing tighter border controls Lawmakers begin three Dec 20, a week after Johnson and seizing the bail money days of debate on legislation to secured a majority of 80 in the that Ghosn forfeited by flee- enshrine Johnson’s divorce deal, 650-seat House of Commons. ing the country. with few hurdles to its passing They now have three days He had been facing trial expected after he won a com- of debate before the bill pass- in Japan on charges of finan- fortable majority at recent elec- es to the unelected House of cial misconduct, which he tions. Lords for further scrutiny next denies, before fleeing the The air of inevitability that week. country in late December Brexit was finally about to Opposition lawmakers and for Lebanon, where he was happen contrasts starkly with troublesome peers will try to reunited with his wife. the repeated postponements amend the text but with such In a statement, prosecu- and rejections of the previous a comfortable majority, tors said they had obtained deal of his predecessor Theresa Johnson is virtually certain of the warrant on suspicion that May that plunged Britain into getting it through on time. Carole Ghosn “made false political and economic uncer- In a sign of his confidence, statements” during April tes- tainty. Johnson’s government timony to the Tokyo district The lack of anticipated announced it would hold a new court about meetings with an drama has instead seen focus post-Brexit budget vote on unnamed individual. shift to potential conflict Mar 11, to “seize the opportu- Carlos Ghosn had been between the United States and nities that come from getting freed on bail after agreeing to Iran. But the Conservative Brexit done”. strict conditions, with pros- leader is still up against the The main opposition ecutors arguing he posed a clock. Labour party was meanwhile flight risk. Both the UK and European focused on the start of a cam- The conditions included parliaments must ratify the paign to replace veteran social- restrictions on contact deal before Britain’s Jan 31 ist Jeremy Corbyn as leader. with Carole, which departure date, when a so- His divisive leadership and was reportedly among the called transition phase to the ambivalence over Brexit were reasons he decided to jump end of the year will kick in. blamed for Labour’s stinging bail and flee the country in an MPs gave their initial defeat and loss of support in its elaborately planned escape approval to the Withdrawal heartlands of northern that has outraged Japanese Agreement Bill in a vote on England. AFP officials. =
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A special on January 5, 2020 with much gusto. professionals of this brigade, Desai said was held in the campus in success of our past and to recall and prayer was organised for pros- Attended by around 500 participants that, “Company Secretary is a profes- Kattankulathur on January 4, 2020. reignite those memorable universi- perity and shabad kirtan was from across the nation, the National sional entrusted by Corporates and Three other graduates were pre- ty days,” said Dr Sandeep Sancheti, also organised to mark the Conference comprised three Technical extended arm of Regulators who is sented with endowment medals Vice-Chancellor of SRMIST. occasion. Sessions on areas of professional inter- responsible for looking after the efficient instituted by the 1991 batch. President of SRMIST, Dr P The Vice-chancellor of est and various Motivational and Special administration of the company. The The welcome address was pre- Sathyanarayanan said: “It is a plea- the University Prof Mahesh Sessions. Company Secretary takes care of all the sented by Alumni Director, R sure to be here. I am sure the class- Verma delivered special , # Two special sessions were dedicat- compliances with statutory and regula- Venkataramani. He urged old grad- rooms and places where you hang speech on the life and his ser- $ ed to expectations of the board: CS as tory requirements.” uates to instigate awards, scholar- < 1 -%!, !- out would bring out nostalgic mem- mons on the occasion. The catalyst to board functioning and cyber He also said that the Company ships, and mentor jobs for deserv- # # -%!, # ories. The campus is not just about Registrar Ravi Dadhich, were also present on the occa- theft. Secretary is a vital link between the man- ing students. “Apart from mentoring, 6-%!, the buildings, but it is about the Controller of Finance Rinku sion. Books on the teachings The valedictory session of the con- agement and various stakeholders of the you should also be a guardian. You embodiment of all the memories and Gautam and other senior offi- of Guru Gobind Singhji were vention was graced by Chief Guest company. are also national and international @D -%!P" , aspirations of the present students.” cers and faculty members also distributed. = Q' A( R 6 - ( - ! " 'H/%&'*'+'+
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questions this year was 75. The lenging. The RC passages were #" @* not too easy to eliminate. though the questions were def- students job-ready? them in thoughtful observations. When peo- paper had two parts — Part-I not difficult to follow and they This year’s DM section is as initely lengthier compared to Institutes should focus on quality over ple look at a design or art they think about it
and Part-II. were of shorter length than 2B difficult as it was last year. The last year. There were six ques- quantity. Value of hard work and positive atti- and it becomes essential for them to know the Verbal and Logical Ability those of last year. But the RC " " # questions that needed ranking tions from two DI sets. While tude should be incorporated at early stages and concept and theories so they can put that work Decision-making Ability questions involved a lot of crit- $ $ " ❝ the statements had very close the table-based set was very so does the knowledge about copyright in context and explain their thoughts. Quantitative Ability and ical thinking. choices. Careful reading was easy, the set involving countries infringement and intellectual property rights. What are the future plans? Data Interpretation The VA segment had a required for all the sets to avoid and their GDP was time-con- With social media and technology, we have It all started with a dream, a vision to cre- Part-II comprised of total of 11 questions. Of the five mistakes. suming and had a strong access to each and every designers work but ate a powerful student body, with exception- General Knowledge critical reasoning (CR) ques- By spending about 30 to 35 flavour of reasoning too. students must be taught to understand the dif- al skills to make their imagination come alive. The duration of the test was tions, two could surely be minutes one would be able to With the section being a ference between inspiration and plagiarism. Long term goals are to develop Indian design 165 minutes for the first part attempted without going wrong. attempt about 15 questions notch lengthier, the number of What are the skills that the industry is education to match growing industry needs and 15 minutes for the second. Of the two para formation tionship between studies. These with 80 per cent accuracy. attempts is bound to go down looking for today? and stay relevant in a dynamic global envi- All questions carried equal questions, one was easy (the CR question types on the XAT We expect the cutoff in this marginally. The industry currently is looking for peo- ronment. In keeping with latest developments marks with negative marking answer options could be used to resembled the GMAT CR ques- section to be around eight The cut-off in this section ple who can make a difference and multitask. in global markets and societies we train stu- (one-fourth of a mark for a arrive at the right order) while tion types. marks for Bm programme. for general category is expect- Apart from an out of the box and lateral think- dents to design keeping in mind the three pil- wrong answer). There was a the other had lengthy sentences There were four RC pas- The Quantitative Ability ed to be around 11 marks for ing towards problem, an eye for details, great lars of purposeful innovation, ethics and sus- negative marking of 0.1 for and it was relatively challenging sages, each having three ques- (QA) and Data Interpretation Bm. The section had mix of artistic skills, knowledge about latest fashion tainability. We aim to strengthen it every year un-attempted questions, for to spot the logical connections tions. There was a poem of hav- (DI) section had a mix of a few questions from areas like trend and a general awareness about fashion so our brand and our students are always on such questions over and above between the sentences. One of ing two questions. The poem easy and mostly moderate-dif- History, Geography, Sports, and art industry is a must. Designers must the cutting edge of change. eight. Though the directions the two should have been sure- posed an Inference question. ficult questions. A few questions Business and Constitution. develop unique skill sets to have a competi- The goal is to always collaborate with like- clearly stated the above-men- ly attempted without going The second question based on (the one on hare and tortoise, As the section is not used tive edge over others. Designers who have minded educational partners in the world so tioned marking scheme how- wrong. the poem was: Which will not the one on time and work for shortlisting, there will be no innovative ideas to break away from the our students widen their horizons and pur- ever within the paper it was Both the passages could be serve as a title to the poem? involving three persons, the cut-off requirement for this monotony and create something ecological- sue truly international careers. 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It’s a great start Tuesday. to build on,” she said after sealing Sakkari sniffed an upset when - ' her 6-3, 6-2 victory with her eighth she won the second set in a ace against the 99th-ranked Giorgi. tiebreak then broke Osaka’s open- “It’s really good that I still ing service game of the third set, "!# have some power left in my arms but the former world number one and my legs.” dug deep and won 6-2, 6-7 (4/7), /E*($E Williams said her preparation 6-3 in a two-hour opening-round had been helped by playing doubles ) B clash. % "# battling Nick Kyrgios earned a morale- with Caroline Wozniacki Two-time Wimbledon cham- Aboosting victory over world number six the previous evening which pion Petra Kvitova came back served brilliantly in her impres- Stefano Tsitsipas Tuesday, while Russia and allowed her to adapt to the from a poor first set to defeat sive 6-3, 6-2 win over Czech qual- Britain booked their spots in the ATP Cup blustery Auckland weather. Russia’s Anastasia ifier Marie Bouzkova. quarter-finals. “I knew it was going to Pavlyuchenkova 2-6, 6-1, 6-0, Russian qualifier Liudmila Tsitsipas was on a roll after thrashing be really tough but I think while American qualifier Samsonova caused an Alexander Zverev on Monday, but met his the doubles really helped. Jennifer Brady downed upset when she beat match in the temperamental Australian, I got to come out here and Russia’s Maria Sharapova. former US Open who was on his best behaviour during the play a little bit in these conditions Sharapova was granted a champion Sloane Stephens. high-quality 7-6 (9/7), 6-7 (3/7), 7-6 (7/5) win. and get used to them.” wildcard into the event but Samsonova recorded her first Australia took the tie, with John Millman While Williams is the undis- although winning the first set, she victory over a top-30 player with winning the other singles against Greece’s puted face of American tennis, she eventually succumbed 3-6, 6-1, 7- her 6-4, 2-6, 6-3 win. Michail Pervolarakis 4-6, 6-1, 7-6 (7/1). has been joined in Auckland by the 6 (7/3). In other matches, Yulia In contrast, Zverev cut a miserable fig- new wave of US tennis stars, Sixth-seeded Dutchwoman Putinseva of Kazakhstan beat ure after he meekly succumbed to another headed by the tournament third Kiki Bertens also progressed in Croatia’s Donna Vekic 6-3, 3-6, 7- defeat, with the world number seven having seed Amanda Anisimova who did three sets, beating Ukraine’s 5 and Estonian Anett Kontaveit some serious problems to iron out ahead of not disappoint. The 18-year-old Dayana Yastremska 6-4, 1-6, 6-3. overpowered Taiwan’s Hsieh Su- the Australian Open this month as he crash needed 78 minutes to dispose of Eighth seed Madison Keys Wei 6-4, 6-1. to Canada’s Denis Shapovalov 6-2, 6-2. Kateryna Kozlova of the Ukraine His poor form contributed to the Boris 6-3, 6-4. Becker-led Germany losing two of their three The top five seeds were all in ties. action on Tuesday and along with " B Australia, along with Novak Djokovic’s Williams and Anisimova, Petra Serbia, had already qualified for the last eight Martic, defending champion Julia ( :/= Smoke from bush- resort, if conditions did not in the 24-nation tournament as winners of Goerges and Caroline Wozniacki fires is unlikely to delay the improve. their respective groups and they were joined also progressed to the second Australian Open tennis Grand But Tennis Australia chief by Russia, with Britain also sneaking in. round. Slam, organisers said on Tuesday, Craig Tiley said he did not see this The British were on tenterhooks, with Second seed Martic from insisting they have pulled out as likely. “There has been their fate in the hands of Belgium and Croatia had trouble at the start all the stops to protect the a lot of speculation about Bulgaria after they beat Moldova 3-0. against 21-year-old American health and safety of players. whether the smoke from Belgium ended up crushing the dreams Usue Arconada and dropped the With the opening major the bushfires will affect the of Grigor Dimitrov’s Bulgaria in a deciding first set before prevailing 5-7, 6-4, of 2020 due to start at Australian Open,” he said. doubles clash and in doing so allowed 6-4. January 20, Melbourne has been “All the information we have Britain to win the group. Wozniacki cruised against blanketed by haze in recent days at the moment, with qualifying Rafael Nadal’s Spain will also make the New Zealander Paige Hourigan from blazes burning to the east — coming up next week, is that the last eight if they beat Japan in Perth today, as with a 6-1, 6-0 victory in 53 min- part of Australia’s bushfire crisis. forecast is good, we don’t expect will the Marin Cilic-led Croatia by beating utes while Germany’s Goerges Novak Djokovic, president of any delays and we’ve implement- Argentina in Sydney. came from 2-5 down in the second the ATP players council, said ed additional measures to ensure The two best runners-up also go through set to beat Greet Minnen of organisers should consider delay- the Australian Open will be able and will be determined on the last day of Belgium 6-1, 7-6 (7/4). A "' " "# ing the tournament, as a last to run as scheduled.” AFP round robin play today.
( 4 2* "" & * 8 +@(*@( '&/$('+ “He shouted a lot. He was : League One not happy because we knew Shrewsbury could host ax Verstappen has signed ikel Arteta said he saw they’d play like this and we did- European champions Ma new contract with Red Mtwo sides of the Arsenal n’t respect what he had said,” Liverpool in the FA Cup fourth Bull until 2023, the Formula team he has inherited after a said Lacazette on Arteta’s half- round later this month as One team announced on greatly improved second-half time dressing down. holders Manchester City take Tuesday. performance secured a 1-0 win The Frenchman was cap- on Fulham. The 22-year-old over Leeds to reach the FA Cup tain for the night in Pierre- The Shrews host Bristol Dutchman’s deal was due to fourth round on Monday. Emerick Aubameyang’s City in a third round replay expire this year, and he had The Gunners made Leeds absence through illness and led next week with the winners been earmarked as a potential pay for their profligacy with a from the front after the break earning the right to take on the candidate to replace Lewis host of wasted first-half as he also had a hand in the runaway Premier League lead- Hamilton at Mercedes if the chances before Reiss Nelson winner. ers. Chelsea also face lower six-time world champion, also scored the winner 10 minutes Lacazette was played in by league opposition as Frank out of contract at the end of into the second period. Nicolas Pepe and his deflected Lampard’s men travel to the season, moves to Ferrari. However, Arteta was not cross found its way to Nelson Championship side Hull. But Verstappen, an eight- impressed by his side’s start to " 5 <" "# to convert just his second United must overcome time Grand Prix winner, has the game and claimed he had Arsenal goal. Wolves at home on January 14 now committed his long-term learned a lot from how they won one duel. ular visits to the Emirates are Nelson was then replaced for the right to face either future to Red Bull. reacted to beating Manchester “We changed our attitude, in store as they top the by another talented youngster Watford or League One Verstappen, who finished United 2-0 on New Year’s Day desire and organisation at half- Championship and showed in Gabriel Martinelli, who Tranmere Rovers. third in the drivers’ champi- to kickstart his reign in charge. time and then we were com- why by dominating the came closest to adding to Spurs will travel to onship last season, tweeted: “Now I’m really pleased but pletely different. first 45 minutes. Arsenal’s lead with a low shot Southampton, if they beat “Very proud and happy that we saw two different teams “I saw them react when Arteta’s half-time that was well saved by Illan Middlesbrough. @redbullracing will stay my from the first to second half,” they lost against Chelsea team talk roused a Meslier. League Two Northampton, home until 2023. We started Arteta told the BBC. and saw them react when response from Arsenal However, one goal was the lowest side in the English this journey together and they bull and @HondaRacingF1, Red Bull team principal “I tried to tell them exact- they had won just one game, as Alexandre Lacazette enough to secure the Gunners football pyramid sure of their have supported me from day our goal is to fight for a World Christian Horner said: “Max ly what they were going to face so I have to be on them.” also hit the crossbar from a fourth round trip to place in the last 32, host Wayne 1. Championship together. The has proven what an asset he is and after 32 minutes we had Leeds will hope more reg- a free-kick. Bournemouth. Rooney’s Derby. AFP “I want to win with @red- best is yet to come! #YesBoys.” to the team.” 5 + + 0 (',+$/ : : Liverpool on Tuesday omelu Lukaku scored twice as announced they had struck a huge ! RInter Milan held on to top spot new kit deal with Nike to replace in Serie A on Monday with a 3-1 New Balance from the 2020-21 sea- ?0 World number 2 shut- “I hope lot of fans will come win over Napoli to keep the pressure son, underlining the Premier League tler Tai Tzu Ying finds the format to the stadiums to watch the on Juventus who earlier swept past club’s growing strength on and off the of the Premier Badminton matches and my fans around the Cagliari with Cristiano Ronaldo net- pitch. League exciting as she world will follow it on TV ting his first hat-trick in the Italian The US sportswear giant will looks forward to locking and online. I look forward top flight. supply playing, training and travel swords against world to playing against all teams, Antonio Conte’s Inter ended wear for Liverpool’s men’s, women’s champion PV Sindhu in especially against P V their 23-year wait for a league win and academy teams and the coach- the cash-rich tournament. Sindhu,” added the former world in Naples to stay in pole position, ing and Liverpool FC Foundation Asian Games Gold medallist number one women’s singles level on points with Juventus after staff from June 1. Tai Tzu — playing for Bengaluru shuttler from Chinese Taipei. 18 games, but ahead on goal differ- The club did not give a figure for Raptors — is one of the top Sindhu’s Hyderabad ence. the “multi-year partnership” but The global stars taking part in the Hunters and Tai Tzu’s Lazio are third, six points adrift Athletic reported in October that it PBL season 5 which begins Bengaluru Raptors can meet but with a game in hand, after would earn Liverpool up to £70 mil- with a match between each other on January 31 in stretching their winning run in the lion ($92 million, 82.2 million euros) Sindhu’s Hyderabad the third leg in Hyderabad. - 5 .- 'A< league to nine matches on Sunday 5 % = " "# a year. Hunters & Chennai Tai Tzu has a with a 2-1 victory over Brescia. The Athletic reported that Nike HD'+'+D2,D& losing 15-21, 15-21 to Malaysia’s Superstarz. favourable career head- “It’s an important victory, win- second into goal in the 33rd minute. would pay Liverpool a flat fee of £30 Liew Daren in the qualifiers of the “I had a great to-head record against ning away to Napoli is never easy,” Polish striker Arkadiusz Milik million per season, well short of the akshya Sen failed to qualify for Super 500 tournament. time playing in PBL world number 6 said Conte after his 100th Serie A pulled a goal back for Napoli four reported £40 million New Balance Lthe main draw while the pair of The biggest upset of the day for last time. The for- Sindhu, having won 11 win as a coach but first in Naples. minutes before the break. currently pays. Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag India was the ouster of the world mat of the league is of the 16 matches “Napoli have in recent But Lautaro Martinez But with royalties of 20 percent Shetty crashed out in the first round number 12 men’s doubles duo of very exciting and between the two. But the years always been behind added the third after the hour on net sales of merchandise — as Indian shuttlers got off to a poor Rankireddy and and Shetty, who that is why I like to Indian had beaten Tai Tzu Juventus, while Inter was a mark, following another mix- reduced to five percent for footwear start at Malaysia Masters fought hard before going play in the league. in the quarterfinal of the long way back. This year we up in the Napoli defence, to give — plus bonuses for winning the here on Tuesday. down to world number 19 I am very excited to World Championships have reduced the gap.” Inter their first win at the Champions League and Premier Rising player Lakshya Ong Yew Sin and Teo Ee Yi join the Bengaluru before eventually win- Inter’s three goals all came Stadio San Paolo since October League, Liverpool will be earning went down to Denmark’s of Malaysia. Raptors team for PBL ning the tournament. from mistakes from Napoli, run- 1997. substantially more under the new Hans-Kristian Solberg Vittinghus The India duo lost 15-21, 21-18, season 5,” said Tai . PTI ners-up the past two seasons but “We made lots of mistakes and deal. 21-11, 18-21, 14-21 in a hard- 15-21 against the lower-ranked only eighth this term. scored three goals on our own,” said Reports in the British press on fought match in the men’s singles local pair in a first round duel that Santosh also failed to make the main 21, 10-21. Lukaku broke through on 14 Napoli coach Gennaro Gattuso. Tuesday said the Nike deal would net qualifiers that lasted 49 minutes. lasted 52 minutes. draw. Today, top singles players minutes with a powerful solo run “The lads are worried because the club £80 million per year, eclips- Lakshya’s compatriot It was a bad day in office for the Dandu and Santosh lost to the including PV Sindhu, Saina Nehwal, through the Napoli defence, with they are used to challenging for the ing Man United’s Adidas contract, Shubhankar Dey also failed to make Indians as the women’s doubles pair Indonesian pair of Siti Fadia Silva Parupalli Kashyap will open theri goalkeeper Alex Meret fumbling the Scudetto and this year it’s like this.” worth an annual £75 million. AFP the men’s singles main draw after of Pooja Dandu and Sanjana Ramadhanti and Ribka Sugiarto 15- campaign. =)
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The 57-day asserts that he is Trophy team, which has suf- ers looked good against India’s window also means that host ready for the chal- fered back-to-back defeats at pace trio of Bumrah, Shardul broadcasters Star are likely to lenge coming up next home. and Saini before Kohli went to have their way and there will be month. Mumbai lost to Railways Washington Sundar (1/29) and no double headers. The starting After three hun- first by 10 wickets at the the spinner did the trick as time is almost dreds, including a Wankhede Stadium and were Fernando (22) hit straight to certain to be double against South then thrashed by domestic mid off where Saini took a sim- 7:30 pm. Africa in his first Test heavyweights Karnataka at ple catch. Sources series as an opener, the Bandra-Kurla Complex Sri Lanka raced to 48/1 in the know Rohit will be facing ground by five wickets on after six overs but just as of developments confirmed that an attack comprising Sunday. Gunathilaka was looking good the 2020 edition will be played Neil Wagner, Matt A source in the Mumbai as he thumped Shardul Thakur over 57 days and the longer Henry, Trent Boult team, who was present on the for a four down mid off in the window means that double head- and Tim Southee in occasion, said India’s limited sixth over, a Navdeep Saini ers could now be a thing of the the two Test matches overs vice captain “spoke to thunderbolt at 147.5 kph beat past. in Wellington and the Mumbai Ranji team on him all ends up to rattle the “While the full schedule isn’t Christchurch in how to overcome the current stumps. He was gone for 20. ready yet, the final is set to be February. situation” at the suburban In-form Perera welcomed played on May 24 and with the “New Zealand is BKC facility. Kuldeep with a six over deep tournament starting on March not the easiest place He comes to the BKC for midwicket in the 12th over. But 29, you obviously get a longer to play cricket. Last training and had batted in the the chinaman bowler, who window than say 45 days. So, time, we lost the Test nets on Sunday. recently became the first Indian there should be no issue in series (0-1) but we Mumbai coach Vinayak to take two hat-tricks in inter- accommodating one game a day. gave a good fight. But Samant, bowling coach national cricket, had the last In fact, it should be a walk in the this bowling attack Pradeep Sundaram and team laugh as he got Oshada park for those chalking out how of ours is completely manager Ajinkya Naik were Fernando (10) stumped in the matches will be played over 57 different from what also present on the occa- third ball of the same over. days,” the source said. we had back then,” sion. Perera reverse pulled Asked about the starting Rohit said. The 41-time domestic Kuldeep for a six in the first ball time, considering that Star is “For me person- champions will take on Tamil of the 14th over as Sri Lanka keen on an early start, the source ally, it’s going to be a Nadu in an away game at the looked to up the ante, but in the said it was almost certain that challenge without M A Chidambaram Stadium very next delivery Kuldeep games will start at 7:30 pm and doubt, facing the new in Chennai from January 11. ! 5 % ! @8 "# once again emerged victorious it isn’t just about the broadcast- ball bowlers and the Skipper Suryakumar as the batsman holed out to ers, it is also about how late guys who bowl in the Yadav, who is travelling to (*@&$ Virat Kohli decided to field first runs. Shikhar Dhawan at long on try- games finished last season. middle overs,” he - #! New Zealand with India A after his counterpart Lasith Danushka Gunathilaka and ing to clear the boundary. But franchises believe that said. squad, won’t be available for he Indian bowlers fired in Malinga called wrong at the Avishka Fernando hit bound- Bhanuka Rajapaksa (9) was for crowds to come in at that Rohit has been keenly watching New Zealand’s recent series the game. Tunison on Jasprit Bumrah’s toss. aries off him in the fourth over caught behind off Saini whose point in time on a working day against Australia. In the combined Group return to international cricket Bumrah, who has been out as India’s premier pacer looked searing pace caused the batters is almost impossible. Even though New Zealand were soundly thrashed 0-3, Rohit A and B standings, Mumbai with Navdeep Saini shining of action after India’s tour of the a bit rusty starting off but in the a lot of trouble as Sri Lanka Even in case of double head- loved the fact that their bowling unit is more consistent in exe- are languishing at the 13th bright as they restricted Sri West Indies in July-August due end bowled a superbly dis- reached 104/5 after 15 overs. ers, franchises have said that it cuting plans compared to some of the other international attacks. spot as of now, having won Lanka to 142/9 in the second to a stress fracture on his back, guised slower one to castle In the last five overs, the vis- was the broadcasters who weren’t “...They come up with plans and stick to them. It’s one thing one game and lost two. Only T20 international at the Holkar started off with a wide in the Dasun Shanaka in the 17th over. itors managed just 34 runs, los- too keen on having 4 pm games, to make a plan without being able to execute it and another to five teams from combined A Stadium here on Tuesday. first ball of the match and was Bumrah was taken for 12 in ing four wickets as Shardul but the source said that even rev- make a plan and implement it to the T. That makes a lethal bowl- and B Group can make to the All eyes were on the return- hit for a four in the second as the final over by Wanindu picked up three in quick succes- enue generation wise it is a ing combination.” knockouts. ing Bumrah after India captain he finished conceding seven Hasaranga (16 not out) who hit sion. problem for the teams. 0,1+%70 $ LEHMANN QUITS SOCIAL MEDIA AFTER HACK ' Sydney: A ' ! 3 * $ / ) + 5 ! 3 L !M " + ! = ! /E*($E 9',$@)( 6 - % 6 6 + : England opening batsman / fter he became New Zealand’s lead- en Stokes produced an explosive spell Rory Burns will miss the tour of Sri 2 Aing Test run-scorer, an emotional Bof bowling as England beat South Lanka in March after undergoing suc- -! Ross Taylor has credited former Kiwi Africa by 189 runs inside the last hour cessful surgery on ruptured liga- + 7 Q=" skipper Martin Crowe for influencing of the fifth day of the second Test at ments in his left ankle, the England !! + - and shaping his skills in the longest for- Newlands on Tuesday. and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) " ! mat of the game. The win levelled the four-match announced on Tuesday. -! Taylor achieved the feat on the World Test championship series. The 29-year-old suffered the fourth day of the third Test against South Africa were bowled out for injury playing football — part of the DE ROSSI RETIRES FROM FOOTBALL Australia at the Sydney Cricket Ground 248, with the last wicket falling when squad’s warm-up routine — last Buenos Aires: 4 ! ! on Monday. The 35-year-old has 7,174 only 8.2 overs were left in the match. Thursday on the eve of the second O) * ! * & runs from 99 Tests and 174 innings, Stokes took the last three wickets in Test against South Africa in Cape - !!"0 0 ' averaging 46.28, including 19 centuries the space of 14 balls to clinch the victo- Town. 6 : *& ! ! and 33 fifties. ry. He finished with three for 35. There was a lot of criticism of P 6 ' " " - Speaking at the post-match press South Africa defied the England England’s practice of playing football ! L conference, Taylor said he had always bowlers for most of the day. Only three following the injury to Burns and it /E(*$E 7 ! 6 - !!"M Q believed himself to be a white wickets fell before tea as South Africa has now been banned by head coach ! ! & ! L7 ! ! - ball batsman but it was defended grimly after starting the day on Chris Silverwood with the support of onsidered another Australian legend " " M* Crowe who helped him 126 for two after being set an improba- Ashley Giles, England’s director of Cin making, young batsman Marnus & " ! 0 become a serious Test ble 438 to win. men’s cricket. Labuschagne is keen to test his skills ' " L ! batsman. “My goal was to Opening batsman Pieter Malan, Burns’ injury was the second rel- against India, which he says is the tough- -! M- ! !L - ! play one Test match,” he said. making his debut, made 84 in 369 min- atively serious injury to an England est place to travel on a cricket assignment. !" M “I guess it’s an emo- utes and 288 balls before he fell to Sam cricketer playing football prior to a Labuschagne, 25, had a remarkable tional time because Curran with the second new ball. game in just over a year. Test summer during which he scored four PRAJNESH OUT FROM BENDIGO CHALLENGER my mentor Martin But he was the only player to be Jonny Bairstow was injured and hundreds in five Tests, including a dou- Bendigo: , 0 # - Crowe, that was dismissed before lunch and tea. missed several matches during a tour ble century against New Zealand in the : * ! one of the goals he It meant England needed Van der Dussen batted for 194 min- of Sri Lanka in October 2018. just-concluded third Test. 6 9 !! put down for me five wickets in the last session, utes and 140 balls, scoring only 17, “England opening batsman Rory As the focus shifts from the red to , 0! ="F;=< : " 3 was to be New with a minimum of 31 overs before falling to a smart tactical move Burns has undergone successful white ball format, Labuchagne is gearing ! - - U= ', Zealand’s high- to be bowled. by England. He had been batting solid- surgery on ruptured ligaments in his up for a tough test after being named in 9 !! ! 0 est Test run- Quinton de Kock fell to ly against Stuart Broad when James left ankle,” read the ECB statement. the Australian squad for the three-match - 3 ! scorer. To be a rare loose shot after he and Anderson moved to leg slip and Van Der "Surgery took place in London on series, starting January 14 in Mumbai. - 3 Q honest, I didn’t Rassie van der Dussen had Dussen promptly glance the next ball Monday afternoon. “Whenever you play India, it’s a tough L ! - ! believe him, batted together for more straight to Anderson. “The Surrey captain is expected series because they’re a very tough oppo- - ! ! but I’d have than two hours. De Kock, Stokes produced an inspired spell of to be out of action for up to four sition. They’ve got great batters and 3 loved for him who made 50, had been fast, hostile, short-pitched deliveries to months. He will miss England’s Test bowlers, so it’s going to be a challenge,” 7 "M, 0 to be here troubled by Joe Denly's have Dwaine Pretorius and Anrich tour of Sri Lanka in March and is aim- Labuschagne was quoted as saying by and help cel- leg-spinners into rough Nortje caught in the slips off successive ing to return to play with Surrey in Cricket Australia website. BRAVO NAMED FACE OF 10PL-WORLD CUP ebrate,” outside his off stump -- but balls before he took the final wicket the County Championship at the “But as a player you always want to test Dubai: ) !! * 6 Taylor fell to a short ball which he when Vernon Philander was caught at beginning of the 2020 season in yourself against the best opposition in the ,+) ! expressed. pulled to midwicket. gully. April.” AFP toughest conditions, and there’s nothing 9 - !! 3" - ! / 0 tougher than India in India.” 2 Q ' ! !! 3 Just 14 Tests old, Labuschagne is ! " - ! + 3 - 3 likely to claim the third position on the / 0 9 39 ! L ! - # O 1 P! ICC Test rankings, behind India’s Virat ,+) !9 - !! 3 Kohli and his compatriot Steve Smith. ! ! 3 3 /E*($E As a result, Australia Australia’s struggle India, are eyeing off that /E*($E He has already drawn comparisons ! !! ! " !! humbled Pakistan in both against India in the last final so every point is with these modern-day greats but ! - !! 3"M6 heir confidence soar- the Tests inside four days summer reflected in their going to be critical. If we ustralia coach Justin Langer is taking a break Labuschagne played down the plaudits. Ting high after five Test and scored dominant vic- batting as the highest can continue our upward Aand will not travel to India, where his senior “For people to speak like that is TURAN RETURNING TO BARCA FROM BASAKSEHIR wins in a row, Australia tories over the Kiwis. individual score was trend that we’ve shown in assistant Andrew McDonald will lead the side in amazing, but there’s a lot more work to be Barcelona: 3 !' skipper Time Paine says A sense of confidence opener Marcus Harris’s the last 12 months, then the three-match series ODI series, starting done before anything like that can be ! !! 6 3 - ! !! they can’t wait to host has replaced desperation 79 in the final Test in you’re potentially look- January 14. talked about,” he said. 6 ! 3- ! India for a “mouth-water- as Paine spoke of India’s Sydney but this season ing at the top couple of The 38-year-old McDonald will be in charge “Kane Williamson, Virat Kohli, Steve V* " ing” series later this year tour which is still a year they had a triple-century teams that are in the top of the national men’s side for the Smith — those guys have been doing it for ! ' 3 ! but revenge is certainly away. (Warner), a double-centu- two or three, in the world. first time and Langer is con- five, six, seven years. To have one good # 3!# ! not on their minds. “If we go to ry (Marnus Labuschagne) It’s going to be an awe- fident the former medium summer doesn’t make you a great player. "V ! - " Australia had suffered Bangladesh and play well and at least one individual some series.” pacer will excel in his new So for me it’s about trying to be consis- # 5 " Q" 0 their first ever Test series and get some wins over hundred in every Test. Paine acknowledged role. tent and trying to get Australia to win 6 3 : ! 6 ! against India at home in there, then we come back Paine said they are that India not more a side “I said to him this morning, games.” ! ! ! the summer of 2018-19 to Australia playing India, not looking at revenge which heavily relies on ‘we’re not reinventing the wheel’. Labuschagne said competing in '! 2 when they missed prolif- and that’s a pretty mouth- but something bigger is at their spinners, rather their He’s got a really good oppor- Sydney where conditions favoured spin- SAINZ SECURES 33RD CAREER STAGE WIN ic batsmen Steve Smith watering series for players stake. pacers are now as good tunity,” Langer was quoted as ners was a good preparation before the and David Warner, who and for fans,” Paine said. “I certainly won’t be theirs and the likes of saying by Sydney Morning India tour. Jeddah: / 7 9 ! / " were serving bans follow- “It’s hard not to be looking at it as revenge. Jasprit Bumrah, Herald. “It’s probably good preparation com- 2 " !!! ing a ball-tampering scan- looking at that, and we’ve We’re certainly a different Mohammed Shami, “He’s an excellent ing from (playing on the SCG) going to 7 * 3 & !!" QQ dal. got some people at side from what they Ishant Sharma will be fol- coach, we’ve got other India … that’s probably the closest we have - ! / ' - Australia has taken Cricket Australia already played against here last lowed keenly. excellent coaches to in Australia to spinning conditions. But / ! 3 Q = ! ==3 ! ! long strides since then looking ahead to that year, and there’s more at “They showed last back him up. I said with the format change, and the wickets ( " 3 ! with young batsmen rising series. But for the main stake — there’s World Test year they’ve got a pace to him I won’t ring will be different. : - F ! / - to the occasion, their fast playing group our next Championship points at battery that’s going to be him, I’ll let him go. “I’ve got a lot of experience to lean on B 7 ( !' " bowlers doing much bet- goal is Bangladesh, and stake. every bit as good as ours He said ‘I might ring you’, that’s with guys who have played five, six, "-QCQ " ;); ter and Smith-Warner pair we certainly can’t take “Both of the two so it’s going to be one to the difference. He’ll do a really seven years of IPL and Test tours over getting back to the fold. that lightly.” teams, Australia and watch.” good job,” Langer said. there for Australia, so there’s a lot to learn.”