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Nirbhaya gangrape and mur- the patience of the nation”. citizens by special flights from = M der case, the Centre on Sunday Senior advocate Rebecca coronavirus-hit Wuhan city. > told the Delhi High Court John, representing convict The Government on that the four death row con- Mukesh Kumar, contended that Sunday issued a fresh travel 96?@ victs are “not entitled” to any since the four were sentenced advisory, urging everyone to A more time asserting that the to death by a common order, refrain from travel to virus-hit . credibility of the judiciary and they have to be executed China and that travellers on its own power to execute death together and cannot be “singled return could be quarantined. sentence are at stake. out”. “Let me concede I have “Also, anyone with travel his- :B8:B After a lengthy argument delayed the process, I am a tory of China since January 15, 77: by the Solicitor General Tushar worst person, I have commit- 2020 and from now on could . Mehta and the defence coun- ted a horrible crime which is be quarantined,” said the 024 sels, Justice Suresh Kait of the unimaginable, still I am entitled Government statement here. . Delhi High Court who heard to Article 21 (right to life) of the According to the Central the Centre’s petition challeng- Constitution,” John submitted. Government, the second ing stay on the execution of the During his arguments, patient has a travel history four death row convicts, Mehta contended that convict from virus-hit China and he P ! " #$ reserved the order. Justice Kait Pawan Gupta’s move of not fil- has been isolated in a hospital. Centres in these cities,” it said. said the court will pass an order ing a curative or a mercy peti- Confirming the second Virology (NIV) in Pune. “We are trying to ensure have been admitted in select- other nationalities residing in An Air India’s jumbo B747 after all the parties concluded tion is a deliberate, calculated case, Kerala Health Minister “Now, we have got the test that the virus does not spread. ed isolation facilities and 1,723 the People’s Republic of China. made two flights to Wuhan city their arguments. inaction. He said there was a KK Shailaja said the condition report of the patient. There is The two patients, who have are under home isolation, a Holders of already issued e- and evacuated 647 persons Solicitor General Mehta, deliberate delay on the part of of the student, currently admit- a positive case in Alapuzha,” tested positive for the virus, are State medical bulletin said. visas may note that these are no over the last two days. “Periodic representing the Centre and the the convicts and a prompt ted to the isolation ward at the she told reporters here on stable. Their condition is not Meanwhile, the Indian longer valid.” checkups are being done as per Delhi Government which have reaction to their pleas by the Alapuzha Medical College Sunday evening after chairing serious. But we are monitoring Embassy in Beijing said, “Due “All those who have a com- medical protocol. All tests are sought setting aside of a trial judicial and executive system. Hospital, was “stable”. a high-level meeting with them closely,” she said. to certain current develop- pelling reason to visit India negative till now. Food, bed and court order staying the execu- The law officer said by the Earlier in the day, the min- senior health department offi- Till date, 1,793 people who ments, travel to India on e-visas may contact the Embassy of other basic requirements are tion of the convicts, said, trial court’s interpretation of ister said in Kollam that the cials. The first patient, a woman travelled from coronavirus-hit stands temporarily suspended India in Beijing or the Indian provided. Sufficient amount “There is a deliberate, calcu- Rules, if convict Pawan Gupta State was awaiting the results of medical student, is in an isola- countries have been identified with immediate effect. This consulates in Shanghai or of medicines are also kept at the lated and well thought of design chooses not to file mercy plea, tests conducted on the patient tion ward at the Thrissur med- and placed under surveillance applies to holders of Chinese Guangzhou, as well as the centre. to frustrate mandate of law by then nobody could be hanged. from the National Institute of ical college hospital. in Kerala. Of this, 70 people passports and applicants of Indian Visa Application Continued on Page 4 the convicts who were testing Continued on Page 4 $$ % & R ' 13# 40 "0$"12 nidentified miscreants shot he Aam Aadmi Party Udead Vishwa Hindu T(AAP) on Sunday asked the Mahasabha International pres- Election Commission to ban ident Ranjeet Bachhan and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister also injured his cousin when Yogi Adityanath from cam- duo were on the morning walk paigning in the national Capital on Sunday barely a couple of "0$"12 over his alleged provocative kilometres from the high-secu- speeches and sought registra- rity Uttar Pradesh legislature ith Pakistan declaring a tion of FIR against him. complex in the heart of the Wnational emergency on Responding to Yogi’s State Capital. Saturday, the locust outbreak in speech, AAP Rajya Sabha MP Saffron-clad Ranjeet India is likely to intensify in the and senior leader Sanjay Singh Bachchan, 40, who had found- coming months. said it has been 48 hours since ed the Vishwa Hindu The Locusts Warning the AAP has sought time from Mahasabha, was shot in the Organisation (LWO) of the the Election Commission to head and his cousin Aditya Ministry of Agriculture esti- meet them but the same has Srivastava injured in the attack mated that around 3.50-4 lakh countries are also likely to see were found in Jaisalmer, not been granted. % # & ! by an unidentified assailant % # hectare crops in various districts robust locust attack in the Barmer, Bikaner, Jalore, "Issueless and leaderless BJP !! !! ' ! " #$ who also snatched their mobile ( of Rajasthan, Gujarat, Punjab coming months, threatening Jodhpur, Pali, Sirohi, plans to spoil the elections in phones, according to Joint ) *' #$ and Uttar Pradesh have been agriculture-based livelihoods. Sriganganagar of Rajasthan Delhi. The problems created due to lack of oxygen in the of BJP MP Anurag Thakur's Commissioner of Police affected in 2019-20. The dam- According to a report by and Banaskantha and Bhuj- during the election campaigns ICU. Thousands of children "Goli Maro…Yogi had report- Naveen Arora. er system with an aim to age caused by locust attacks in the Food and Agriculture Kutch of Gujarat area. Over testify this. Two Union Ministers died due to various diseases in edly said, "Boli se nahi to goli The attacker had covered improve law and order. 2019-20 is believed to be one of Organisation of the United 3.68 lakh hectare areas have sowed the seeds of hatred and UP. Television channels report- se maan hie jaayega", during in himself in a shawl and was on Later, police released the worst in India. Crops of Nations (FAO), the locusts are been sprayed so far in violence in Delhi. Influenced by ed that in Sonbhadra in UP that an election rally in outer Delhi foot, police said quoting eye- CCTV footage showing a sus- mustard, cumin and wheat have expected to grow over the Rajasthan, Gujarat, Punjab and these leaders, their followers one packet of milk mixed with on Friday. The CM warned witnesses. Four police person- pect and announced a cash been devastated in Rajasthan coming months due to unusu- Uttar Pradesh. brought guns to Delhi and fired one bucket of water and served those attacking the Kanwariyas. nel, including a sub-inspector, reward of 50,000 for provid- and Gujarat, affecting lakhs of al and extreme weather and The locust warning system at people", he said. to children as part of their mid- Targeting the BJP, he said were suspended for alleged ing information, a senior offi- farmers. In Rajasthan, the worst powerful cyclones. falling under the Agriculture Attacking Delhi Police, he day meal," he said. it has no issue for Assembly laxity and a case has been reg- cial said. According to Akhil hit districts are Jaisalmer, According to locust warn- Ministry has blamed Pakistan said unfortunately it watched Singh further said Yogi polls and in absence of issues, istered at Hazratganj police Bharat Hindu Mahasabha pres- Barmer, Jodhpur, Jalore, ing system, the locusts entered for this year’s attack, saying it such unwanted instances of came in Delhi and talked about BJP leaders resorted to divisive station here in connection with ident Swami Chakrapani, Hanumangarh, Ganganagar, Rajasthan through Pakistan failed to conduct control oper- violence silently and indiffer- some issues to divide people. tactics and speeches in order to the incident which occurred Bachchan was also the working Bikaner and Sirohi. and then spread across ations successfully. “Ecological ently. "Yogi has made the entire The AAP has demanded spoil the electoral debate and near the Collectorate building, president of the outfit's Uttar South Sudan, Uganda, Banaskantha, Patan and conditions are not favourable Uttar Pradesh sick. Nearly 60 banning Yogi from campaign- polarise the electorate. days after Lucknow came Pradesh unit. Oman, Saudi Arabia and Mehsana districts in north for locust breeding in summer. children died in his home town ing after he echoed in the line Continued on Page 4 under the police commission- Continued on Page 4 Southern Iran, among other Gujarat. Currently, swarms Continued on Page 4 ! " # R week has been given three Shahjahannama compiled by Sanskrit into Persian, titled ! months to locate the grave of Muhammad Saleh Kamboh, a Sirr-i-Akbar (The Great Secret) Shikoh on the premises. The court historian during the reign and, in some manuscripts, Sirr- # "0$"12 Prince comes close on the other members of the panel of Mughal emperor Shah Jahan, ul-asrar (The Secret of Secrets). heels of a symposium named headed by ASI Director has dedicated at least two pages He was the eldest son and heir- he Modi Government has “Dara Shikoh: A hero of the (Monument) TJ Alone include detailing last days of Shikoh, on apparent of the Mughal emper- ! Tset up a seven member- Indian syncretist traditions”, RS Bisht, Sayeed Jamal Hassan, how he was brutally murdered or Shah Jahan. panel consisting of senior held recently in Delhi. Among KN Dikshit, BR Mani, and buried somewhere at the According to the archeologists to locate the grave others, it was addressed by Mohmmed KK, Satish historical monument built by ShahJahannama, after of ‘liberal Muslim’ Mughal Krishna Gopal, joint general Chandra and BM Pandey, the wife of Humayun in her Auragzeb defeated his brother "# Prince Dara Shikoh (1615- secretary of the Rashtriya senior archaeologists and ASI husband’s memory.” Dara Shikoh in 1657 in the war $ O $#&# 1659), who is said to be buried Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS). officials. An Islamic inscription has for the control of the Mughal ' L somewhere in Humayun’s The Mughal Prince is tout- Shikoh is known for his been written on Shikoh’s grave, empire, he brought the latter to M Tomb in the national Capital. ed by the RSS as a liberal mastery in Sanskrit and had as per the epic, said Hassan. Delhi in chains and paraded There are around 150 Muslim who was said to be translated the Bhagavad Gita French historian Jean him all over the city. Shikoh’s s ' *! graves of the clan of the Mughal rooted in the “Indian knowl- into Persian language. Filliozat in his book has writ- head was then cut off and sent rulers in the historical monu- edge tradition — a truth-seek- “We have been asked to ten that Shikoh’s Samudra to Agra Fort where his father ! ment and the grave of Shikoh er who tried finding com- submit the report within next Sangama (The Confluence of had been imprisoned in a Fort " is said to be one among them. monalities between the Hindu three months,” said Sayeed Oceans), is the most important overlooking the Taj Mahal he + , The graves of many mem- and Islamic spiritual traditions Jamal Hassan, ex-director of text for the comparison of had built for his wife Mumtaz. bers of the Mughal clans have — and initiated a healthy the Archaeological Survey of sufism with Indian doctrines Aurangzeb took over the reins . already been identified at the debate and a dialogue between India (ASI) and one of the and spiritual practices. of the Mughal Empire. Dara’s / ‘mortuary of the Mughal the two faiths”. members of the panel. Shikoh’s greatest literary remains were buried in an .! dynasty’. The move to identi- The panel constituted by He said “temporary records achievement was the transla- unidentified grave somewhere fy the grave of the Mughal the Union Culture Ministry last and a biography of tion of 52 Upanishads from at Humayun’s Tomb. ! !
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Scientists dis- upset the delicate hormonal by not learning how to safely and the suburbia, many people covered billions of people glob- makeup of human physiology. dispose the plastics which are still resort to informal medical ally were directly consuming or Chemicals like BPA which already in use. care providers for motley using tap water contaminated breakdown from plastics upon MK Gandhi believed that health conditions. It is ironical with micro plastics. being heated up or frozen have “you must be the change you that while sophistication in Another surprising element the potential to imitate effect of want to see in the world”. By specialised medicine attracts of the study was the finding that oestrogen hormone in the body. not bringing about a transfor- thousands of foreign patients to few US cities had the maximum These are therefore called as mation in the societal patterns India each year, there are major concentration of plastic fibres endocrine disrupters. From of manufacturing and con- gaps in the medical facilities tricking down through taps. health concerns like diabetes, sumption we cannot expect the available for financially The data on plastic pollution has thyroid malfunction to infertil- rising health challenges to be stronger and the poor. been taking the world by a ity in young population, such mitigated. Despite expansion in the storm for more than a decade chemicals are responsible for cre- Ecology and human life are ambit of health care system now. However this far the ating a health havoc. Polystyrene two sides of the same coin. provided by the government, research being conducted and which is used in making cutlery Preventive action has far more public investments in preven- the data being generated was and foam packaging of many eat- promising results than mit- tive health facilities such as san- focusing on sea and river water ables, is also a well known neu- igative action. For a more pro- itation and waste management resources. It was also believed rotoxin. Most plastic cups and ductive channelising of our are still insufficient. It is a that its impact on human health glasses also contain the notori- national resources it is impor- matter of regret that the non- was largely through sea food ous chemical called styrene. tant that physical and psycho- communicable diseases have consumption. The realisation This is a dangerous car- logical health of people gets pri- now become a leading cause of that people are drinking micro cinogen which has been linked oritised. Once preventive pub- terminal illness as well as plastic infested water opened a to gastrointestinal traumas and lic health care is the centre of deaths in the country con- new Pandora’s box demanding cancers. In fact several brands of focus for a country then entire tributing to roughly 55 per cent urgent intervention. plastic products which are tout- education system also becomes of the total mortality instances. Questions like in what ed as chemical free by manu- wired to sensitise people right More than internationali- ways has plastic found inroads facturers have been known to from the primary stages. sation of infections and disor- into our water cycle and food contain polycarbonate. This Plastics are the root cause of all ders it is usually individual chain are extremely complex again leaks micro plastics in food health and environmental behaviour, environmental fac- and require a thorough inter- and beverages. Unfortunately problems which the world is tors, social factors and lack of vention of a global nature. children who still have imma- confronting at present. information which culminates However have we learnt any ture immune system are also Joint efforts for eradication in illnesses. The most critical lessons? Have we made a com- being exposed to plastic lunch and systematic disposal of plas- avenue for investing in health mitted endeavour to effective- use. This was promised in already recessing economy. an insufficient knowledge of profound and deep as their boxes, bottles, stationery and tics seems the only solution to by the Government therefore ly dispose off all plastics at our 2019 as an initial ban on six The only promise which came the immediate harms inflicted involvement in our lives in the toys. It is disheartening how our this menace. It is not the nature becomes disease prevention disposal? The answer is dis- Single Use Plastics (SUPs) util- alongside was that the govern- by plastics on health. contemporary world. Despite entire human resource base gets which depends on humans but and health awareness. maying obviously. ities to prepare groundwork ment would continue its efforts When we talk of preventa- their being synonymous with maimed owing to our insur- it is the humans who are cra- Across the developing Like many European, towards a total plastic ban to curb plastic use. More than tive health care the most car- toxicity, the use of plastics for mountable dependence or dled by nature. It is human economies it is usually the food African and some Asian from 2022 onwards. withholding of the ban what dinal concern becomes gener- water and food packaging as addiction for plastics. actions which ultimately decide and water borne illnesses which nations, the Indian However to much dismay has really been detrimental to ating effective public awareness well in kitchen ware is rampant. Today various communi- how the nature reacts and end up becoming epidemics. Government has time and of environmentalists and con- us is the lack of sensitisation on agents that are detrimental The hundreds of plastic ties across the planet are bat- responds. However even these have been again reiterated its commit- scious citizens alike, the ban among people even now. This to human and ecological mineral water and juice bottles tling challenges like climate traditionally linked to ingestion ment to completely phase out was later deferred citing its neg- lack of awareness and initiative health. The harmful effects of shelved in cold and hot condi- change, forest fires, economic (The author is a retired of parasite infested foods and single use plastics from public ative impact on business in an among people emanates from plastics on our health are as tions across retail stores is a tes- and civil upheavals. The more civil servant) (! ) &$ R * A F $
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People draw it because of a few unin- minority community mem- Assembly and Lok Sabha elec- Bahadrabad development At that time these people villagers mainly work as WCitizenship need to be aware of such Acts formed people in the country.” bers from Pakistan, tions, but do not have the block of Jwalapur assembly used to plant saplings for their labourers to eke out their liveli- (Amendment) Act (CAA) and and amendments before sup- “If the Muslims are protest- Afghanistan and Bangladesh to right to vote in the Panchayat constituency in Haridwar since livelihood. hood. In the absence of elec- the proposed National Register porting or joining any kind of ing peacefully then there is gain Indian citizenship through elections. This people living in the colonial era. These villages The saplings grew into tricity supply, there are no of Citizens (NRC) is going on protest. One should get the nothing wrong in it. We live in the Citizenship (Amendment) the adjoining villages of Hazara lack road, electricity supply, mature trees and woods televisions so the villagers rely for about a week in Dehradun, correct information first and a democratic country and peo- Act (CAA), there are still some Tongia and Haripur Tongia proper education and toilet but the descendents of those mainly on the radio for the many citizens feel that one stop believing anything blindly.” ple have the right to show dis- places in Uttarakhand where state that though their villages facilities. who planted the saplings con- news. should first learn the correct According to Kunal Rawat, agreement against any decision facts about the issue before a bank employee, “I complete- taken by the government. I per- staging protests. On the other ly support the statement of our sonally support CAA but I Khandelwal, an editor in a *+ ) hand, there are some who con- chief minister Trivendra Singh understand that some are scep- publishing company. #" sider the CAA to be detrimen- Rawat who said that 80 per cent tical about it because the gov- On the other hand, school tal considering the few aspects of the people who are protest- ernment has mentioned certain teacher Prakash Grewal said, “I % % of the Act known to them. ing against CAA and NRC do religions in it. If the govern- don’t think that people protest- According to Garhwal not even know the facts about ment could have used the word ing across the country are University faculty member it. The powerful people are ‘minorities’ in our neighbour- wrong. Of course, people lack Purna Varma, “The major issue using innocent and uneducat- ing countries instead of men- the complete knowledge of Haridwar: The Ranipur MLA is that people have lots of mis- ed people to target the gov- tioning religions, I am sure no CAA or NRC but can we real- $"2/$3 Adesh Chauhan had to face understanding regarding CAA. ernment for their politically such protest would have been ly blame them? We all know opposition of the public in his One should understand that no driven agendas. I completely there in India,” said Sarojni that the current government is he phone numbers of Gram constituency on Sunday. Those biased, so some communities TPradhans and residents of protesting alleged that the MLA will definitely feel insecure if villages in remote Chakrata- was not paying heed to them. the government will bring an Tyuni and such areas of the dis- After some sloganeering by peo- Act based on religion. India is trict should be compiled and ple who had gheraoed the MLA, a secular country. You can’t be they should also be provided his assurances managed to calm biased to the citizens on the necessary equipment. the protesters. basis of their religion.” The Dehradun district BJP MLA from Ranipur Medical student Rukaiya magistrate Ashish Kumar Adesh Chauhan reached Raja Bano opined, “Honestly, I have Srivastava issued this direction Garden Colony in Kankhal area not read thoroughly about CAA to the district disaster man- of his constituency on Sunday. or NRC but all I know that intro- agement officer while con- After his arrival, some of the ducing an Act while mentioning ducting a surprise inspection of people started raising slogans certain religions is not acceptable the district disaster manage- against him while surrounding in a secular country.” ment centre here on Sunday. him. Protesters continued slo- It is pertinent to mention While inspecting the cen- ganeering while MLA attempt- here that an anti-CAA protest tre, Srivastava said that the ed to explain his position to on the lines of the one in command control centre under them. Locals complained that the Shaheen Bagh in Delhi has the Smart City project should MLA does not listen to them. been going on near the Parade be linked to the district disas- and sought information about The disaster management However, Chauhan said dis- Ground here for about a week ter management centre so that the incidents which took place officer Deepshikha Rawat was turbance was result of a misun- now. The protest in Dehradun message can be received in case during snowfall. also asked about the incident derstanding. He said he had gone is organised by senior advocate there is any disaster scenario in When asked about the res- response system (IRS) in the to inspect a road undercon- Razia Beig and Rais Fatima. the district. cue and relief works under- district. The additional dis- struction when some people According to Beig, CAA and This will enable swifter taken by the district authorities, trict magistrate (Finance and tried to create a scene. “Most of NRC are destructive for the response when it comes to the Gram Pradhan expressed Revenue) Bir Singh Budiyal, the work has been done in my whole nation and if the gov- rescue and relief work. The dis- satisfaction at the measures Ram Uniyal from the com- area and I have met the CM to ernment will introduce such trict magistrate also talked to taken. Srivastava also sought mand and control centre along deal with the problems of the laws in the country, the citizens the Gram Pradhan of remote information about the equip- with other officials concerned area. Right now, the road cost- will stand together against the Aithan-Bhunad village in ment and staff at the disaster were also present during the ing 1.5 crore is also going to be Government. Chakrata development block management centre. district magistrate’s inspection. made,” he added. PNS " !! !! ! ! # ,
1 29. The ward member from down further. had inspected the area. The Sainik School ward, Daya Suyal It is pertinent to mention local MLA Sanjeev Arya along tones have continued to fall said that stones fell from the here that following the land- with local BJP leaders has also Sintermittently from a patch mountain on Sunday. However, slide amidst rain and snowfall surveyed the site. of Naina peak which had expe- these stones got stuck on the on January 29, a team of offi- According to the ward rienced a landslide on January mountain slope and did not roll cials concerned and geologists member Daya Suyal, she will inform the district magistrate about this problem during his city tour on Monday. She fur- ther informed that decades ago retaining walls had been constructed on the mountain to check the landslide. However, some mischevi- ous elements had stolen even the stones used to make the wall. It is pertinent to mention here that the Naina peak used to pose some threat to Nainital town till about 1990 due to landslides. After that, the Forest Department and Public Works Department constructed safe- $ " ) % , '/#+ !/ ! # ty walls on the mountain. Large scale tree plantation had also been carried out along with elaborate fencing work. + ) , - These measures had helped in considerably controlling the 2/ $0/ reportedly living in Roorkee for lier he was arrested for sup- landslide problem on this the past one year. Having plying illegal liquor in Punjab. mountain. uestions are being raised changed his identity, he was liv- Later, he was sentenced to 10 However, the landslide wit- Qabout the efficiency of the ing in the home of a relative. He years imprisonment for selling nessed amidst rain and snow- local police after a man was was reportedly supplying arms poppy husk. He came out on fall on January 29 has once arrested by the Uttar Pradesh according to the demand, to bail in 2014 but during his time again caused concern among Anti-Terror Squad (ATS) from Gugni Grewal, said to be the in jail, he came in touch with the local residents. During the Roorkee on the weekend for right hand man of top KLF Gugni Grewal, after which past 10-15 years a considerable allegedly supplying weapons to of his activities. leader Harmeet Singh alias both of them became close number of buildings have been the Khalistan Liberation Force The UP ATS and Punjab Happy PhD, who was recently friends. Meanwhile, following constructed in this area. (KLF). The person arrested by police with the help of Roorkee murdered in Pakistan, where Mallik’s arrest, the local intel- Builders have also constructed the Uttar Pradesh ATS was police arrested Ashish Mallik he was based. ligence unit and Roorkee police flats and sold the same in the reportedly living in Roorkee for on the weekend for allegedly After Mallik’s arrest from have started investigating to area from the polytechnic col- about a year but the local supplying arms to a prominent his aunt’s house, he revealed ascertain his activities and con- lege to the Sainik School. police were apparently unaware member of the KLF. Mallik was during interrogation that ear- tacts in this area. % ! !
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He said that Jayanti of meeting of Chief Ministers of parts of Punjab and Haryana, A video went viral on the Maharishi Dayanand, the various states recently, Prime said a Met official. social media during the week- founder of Arya Samaj, would Minister Narendra Modi had According to the local Met end. It shows sub inspector be celebrated all across the State appreciated the zero-budget Department, the minimum Chandigarh, the joint cap- hours. Dense fog is also fore- Satyendra Dhama allegedly on February 18 in a befitting farming. temperature in Hisar was ital of Punjab and Haryana too cast in various parts of the two taking a bribe of Rs 2,500 in the manner to make the Praising Gujarat’s recorded at 3 degrees Celsius, experienced a cold night at 6 states in next 48 hours. Manglaur Kotwali. people aware about his ideol- The Chief Minister also of Arya Samaj on February 18 Governor Acharya Devvrat for Karnal 5.6 degrees Celsius, degrees Celsius, one degree Meanwhile, in the hill state Earlier, the state media in- ogy. Manohar Lal was address- announced a grant of 21 lakh on the occasion of Maharishi this work, the Chief Minister Rohtak 4.6 degrees Celsius, below normal while maximum of Himachal, its capital-Shimla charge of the Ravidas Army ing people in the Arya Samaj’s from his voluntary fund to Dayanand Jayanti. said that the zero-budget farm- Bhiwani 5.5 degrees Celsius, temperature settled at 18.6 recorded a minimum temper- had also complained to the conference held in Rohtak. He Arya Pratinidhi Sabha, Similar programs will also ing will benefit the Sirsa 3.9 degrees Celsius and degree Celsius, down by two ature of minus 0.8 degree chief minister and top officials paid homage to Acharya Haryana. be organized in educational farmers. Presiding over the Ambala at 6.6 degrees Celsius. notches from normal. Celsius, four notches below alleging that said police officer Baldev and said that Acharya The Arya Samaj has played institutions. programme at Rohtak, Gujarat In neighboring Punjab, The maximum tempera- normal. The minimum tem- was harassing people and tak- Baldev served the Arya Samaj a prominent role in nation- The people present at the Governor Acharya Devvrat Adampur was the coldest place reg- ture recorded was 18.4 degree perature in Kinnaur’s Kalpa ing bribes. movement and was instru- building. The Arya Samaj function supported the Chief said that Acharya Baldev devot- istering a low of 2.7 degrees Celsius. Celsius in Amritsar, 19.4 degrees was minus 6.4 degrees Celsius, In the viral video, while mental in spreading its princi- opposed many social evils Minister’s proposal that ideol- ed his entire life in the service Among other places in the in Ludhiana and 19.5 degrees in followed by Manali in Kullu allegedly accepting the bribe, ples to all. including caste system, he ogy of the personalities should of the teachings of the Arya state, Faridkot recorded a low Patiala. In Haryana, the maxi- district at minus 4.6 degrees Dhama can be heard purport- The Chief Minister said said. He said that we have be discussed on their Jayantis Samaj. He also announced a of 4 degrees Celsius, Amritsar mum temperature in Hisar set- Celsius, four notches below edly expressing dissatisfaction that the Arya Samaj has con- given the slogan ‘Haryana Ek- so that people can be grant of 10 lakh from his vol- 3.6 degrees Celsius, Ludhiana tled at 18.5 degrees, Karnal 17 normal. Sundernagar recorded at the amount, adding that it tributed in nation building as Haryanvi Ek’ for equal devel- inspired. untary fund to Arya Pratinidhi 3.5 degrees Celsius, Patiala 6.8 degrees, Narnaul 21.8 degrees a low of minus 0.6 degrees should be Rs 5,000. Taking cog- the Samaj lays stress on remov- opment of the State. The Chief Minister said Sabha Haryana. Devvrat said degrees Celsius, Pathankot 5.4 and Ambala 18.3 degree Celsius. Celsius, Bhuntar settled at a low nisance of the video, the ing social evils besides creating Manohar Lal further said that if in a village, ten percent that the campaign of natural degrees Celsius, Halwara 3.1 The local Met Department of minus 0.5 degrees, Solan 1.5 Haridwar SSP has suspended awareness in environmental that the Government has of the voters will demand farming will be carried out in degrees Celsius, Bathinda 3.2 has forecast light to moderate degrees, Kangra 2 degrees and the sub inspector and set up an protection, de-addiction, decided that the MLAs will be against opening of liquor vends the entire state, which will be degrees Celsius and Gurdaspur rainfall at isolated places in Dharamshala recorded 2.4 inquiry into the matter. women education etc. invited to discuss the teachings then these would not be on zero budget farming. 6.2 degrees Celsius. Punjab and Haryana in next 48 degree Celsius. & 2. (#P# 012 !
2 ,1 At the annual two-day Nagrota Suriyan and Rancer geese. the waterfowl estimation were $ waterfowl estimation coordi- Island areas. Most of the wetlands in the common shelduck (75), the lying thousands of miles nated by the state wildlife wing The gregarious goose, India have been regularly get- northern lapwing (32), the Ffrom their native habitat in along with specialised institu- which start arriving in October ting bar-headed geese every common ringed plover (20), >1 lage. The incident occurred high-altitude lakes in Central tions from January 31 in the and stay till March-end, feeds winter. But Pong is the only the pied avocet (nine), the near Khatav village in Palus Asia to avoid the extreme win- Pong Dam wetlands, spread at night in grasslands on river- habitat that holds the largest osprey (five), the black-bellied 56-year-old NCP leader tehsil when Ananda Patil was ter, the bar-headed geese, an over 307 sq km, a 49,496 bar- banks and breeds in high-alti- influx of bar-headed geese tern (five), the common mer- Awas hacked to death on returning from his farm on his endangered migratory bird headed geese were recorded. tude lakes in Central Asia, was every winter, a BNHS ornithol- ganser (four), the Sarus crane Sunday by two persons in motorcycle, a police officer species, regularly descend wet- She said the bar-headed northern pintail (12,881), the also in Tibet and Ladakh. ogist said. (two), the Eurasian curlew Sangli district of Maharashtra, said. “Two persons attacked lands across India. geese were the largest influx of Eurasian coot (10,860), the Listed under Schedule IV Even their breeding (two) and one bird each of the police said. him with a sharp-edged The Pong Dam wetlands, any winter migrant in the Pong common teal (7,334), the com- of the Wildlife Protection Act, grounds spread over Tibetan white-tailed lapwing, the water The deceased, Ananda weapon around 11.30 am and one of the largest man-made wetlands, some 250 km from mon pochard (3,988), the 1972, the global population of plateau do not support such a pipit, the lesser white-fronted Patil, is a brother of Gajanan fled. He was taken to hospital wetlands in northern India, are state capital Shimla. northern shoveler (2818), the the bar-headed geese is large number of the geese at goose and the buff-bellied pipit. Patil who is a personal assistant but succumbed to his injuries one their preferred wintering In 2015, a staggering great cormorant (2,121), the believed to be around 130,000, one point in time. A few noticeable species (PA) of deputy Chief Minister during treatment,” he said. The grounds. 71,800 bar-headed geese were Eurasian wigeon (1,350) and wildlife experts told IANS. Barring 2001, when only are the great crested grebe, the Ajit Pawar. The deceased was motive behind the murder is This time their number in recorded by the wildlife wing, the ruddy shelduck (1,028). According to the Bombay 5,500 birds were spotted, num- red crested pochard, the fer- also a Sarpanch of Khatav vil- under investigation, he added. the Pong wetlands has spiked a new mark till date. Wildlife officials said the Natural History Society bers have ranged between ruginous pochard, the mallard, by 68 per cent compared to Over 1,15,701 birds of 114 influx of the bar-headed geese, (BNHS), the Pong wetlands are 28,000 and 23,000 in the past the tufted duck, the Eurasian previous year, state Chief species have been spotted in the known for two distinctive black the one wintering grounds in few years. spoonbill, the curlew sand- Wildlife Warden Savita told Pong wetlands, among them bars across their neck, could be the globe to hold such a large The other bird species piper and many other species . IANS on Sunday. are the bar headed goose, the spotted in the Pong dam’s congregation of bar-headed recorded in the Pong during of larks & Pipits. " , institution (judiciary) and its on the convicts. who moved the trial court for the nation. by the President was rejected own power to execute death While Mukesh and Vinay issuance of death warrants Opposing the plea, John on merits and not due to delay. % sentence are at stake,” he said. Sharma’s mercy pleas have against the convicts. At no urged that she was only press- A 23-year-old paramedic >4, +++ The Supreme Court had been rejected by the President, point the Central Government ing for a common execution, if student, referred to as formed a three-member com- Pawan has not yet filed it. or the State Government at all it happens, and as on Nirbhaya, was raped and bru- okaro police along with From Page 1 mission headed by a former Akshay Singh’s mercy plea was approached the trial court to today there was no definitive tally assaulted on the inter- Bthe 26th battalion of “There is a deliberate move apex court judge to inquire into filed on Saturday and is pend- immediately issue death war- order to single order the exe- vening night of December 16- Central Reserve Police Force of co-convicts to delay the the alleged encounter. ing. rants,” John argued. cutions of the convicts. 17, 2012 inside a moving bus in (CRPF) confronted the CPI process which can frustrate Police had claimed that all Advocate AP Singh, who John told the High Court She added that a common south Delhi by six persons, (Maoist) on Sunday at the mandate of the trial court’s the four accused in the appeared for convicts Akshay that the Centre has moved a judgment was passed by the before being thrown out on the Rajderwa forest area in Jhumra judgment awarding them death Hyderabad case were shot dead Singh (31), Vinay Sharma (26) plea in the Supreme Court trial court that they be hanged road. She died on December under Chatrochati police sta- sentence that was confirmed by in “retaliatory” firing by the and Pawan Gupta (25), seeking clarification whether by neck till death and the 29, 2012 in Singapore’s Mount tion of Bokaro district. The the Delhi High Court and cops when two of the accused opposed the Centre’s plea to set co-convicts can be executed death row convicts have every Elizabeth Hospital. CRPF and the local upheld by the Supreme Court,” opened fire at them after aside the stay on execution of separately and this petition is right to avail the remedies One of the six accused in police exchanged 200 to 230 he said. snatching their weapons and death sentence. pending before the apex court. available to them till their last the case, Ram Singh, allegedly rounds of the fire with CPI Referring to the December tried to escape from the site John raised preliminary Mehta, however, said con- breath. committed suicide in the Tihar #2$ >/2 (Maoist) rebels near the 6, 2019 Hyderabad gangrape where they had been taken for objection on the Centre’s plea victs are not to be hanged only John said the day is not far Jail. A juvenile, who was among Chatrochati area while con- and murder case of a veteri- a reconstruction of events as saying it was not maintainable. till the stage of their SLP before when the execution will hap- the accused, was convicted by f the five patients suspect- ducting anti-naxal raids. narian in which the four part of the investigation. She contended that the Centre the Supreme Court. Seven pen but nobody should cir- a juvenile justice board and was Oed to have symptoms of However, there was no casual- accused were killed by the “The four Nirbhaya case was never a party in the case years have gone by but the con- cumvent the procedure as it is released from a reformation Coronavirus in Haryana, one ty on either side. police in an alleged encounter, convicts are playing with judi- proceedings before the trial victs are still playing with the the question of life of a person. home after serving a three-year test result has come out as neg- Following a tip-off about the Solicitor General said what cial machinery and trying the court and while the state machinery and the judi- She argued that the term. The top court, in its 2017 ative. the presence of insurgents in happened there was shocking patience of the nation”, Mehta Government was accusing the cial system, he said, adding that Supreme Court has never said verdict, had upheld the capital Out of these five, one the Jhumra region, the CRPF but people celebrated it. said, adding that any delay in convict of delay, it has woken the crime committed by these that the convicts delayed the punishment awarded to the patient has been admitted in along with the Bokaro police “It gave a very bad impres- the execution of death penalty up just two days ago. convicts was so ghastly that it process and his curative peti- convicts by the Delhi High the isolation ward at Kalpana personnel launched a combing sion.... The credibility of the will have a dehumanising effect “It was the victim’s parents has shaken the conscience of tion as well as mercy petition Court and the trial court. Chawla Government Medical operation after getting input College in Karnal.All the five from vigilance that at least 30 patients had recently travelled rebels, including women Naxal R +++ attacked vast areas of the ) information, Bachchan and his over our mobile phones. is aimed at better and effective to China, confirmed an official contingents of Santosh Mahto’s region. “For example in Kenya, wife Kalindi Sharma Bachchan “After this, the unknown policing. of Haryana Health dasta, were camping at a single swarm covered an 444 were not in a cordial relation- person fired at Ranjeet, and A senior police official told Department. Chatrochati near Rajdeewa vil- From Page 1 area 40km by 60km, able to ship and a case in this regard also fired at me on my left arm. PTI requesting anonymity that The samples were sent to lage area. However, the incursion consume as much food in a sin- From Page 1 was registered in Gorakhpur. I ran from the spot in order to they are looking into family the National Institute of On the directive of Bokaro locusts across the border is still gle day as 85 million people, Chakrapani condemned “This angle is also being save my life.” reasons behind the incident. Virology in Pune and the superintendent of police continuing. If Pakistan had while in Ethiopia swarms have the murder and hit out at looked into,” he said. Police said Bachchan died “The deceased (Bachchan) report of the other four patients P.Murugan, a task force was taken proper control measures, covered more than 429 km 2. Chief Minister Yogi He said Bachchan was on the spot while Srivastava had two wives. He was living is awaited. constituted for the purpose. the breeding of locusts could Unusual weather conditions Adityanath. associated with the Samajwadi suffered bullet injuries on his with his first wife (Kalindi Besides, there are 24 other As the police team have been stopped, it said. last year contributed to the The incident comes near- Party previously and took part left hand. Sharma Bachchan) and had a people hailing from Haryana approached the Chatrochati Due to a longer monsoon in swarm, especially the wide- ly four months after the leader in cycle rallies of the party Asked about the incident, three-year-old daughter from who do not have any symp- hills, the Naxals camping atop India, the locusts got a spread heavy rains across the of a little known Hindu Samaj between 2002-09. Police Commissioner of the second wife. His sister-in- toms, but are under observa- it happened to stop the forces. favourable environment to Horn of Africa since October Party was killed in the city. Arora said they are exam- Lucknow Sujit Pandey told law had filed a rape case against tion of the health authorities in Seeing the police forces the breed,” officials said. 2019. Across the region the On October 18, Kamlesh ining CCTV footage from the PTI, “The incident took place him in 2017,” the official said. view of their recent travel his- Maoist opened fire. “Adult locust swarms can October to mid-November Tiwari (45), who was earlier area and checking the back- on the road outside the Globe Meanwhile, an aide of tory to China. In retaliation when the fly up to 150 km (93 miles) a rainfall was up to 300 per cent associated with a faction of the ground of the people with Park, and it falls on the border Bachchan said that he used to The official said health CRPF and local police opened day with the wind and adult above average; in Kenya, the Hindu Mahasabha, was found whom Bachchan had any dis- of Hazratganj and Kaisarbagh go on morning walk everyday authorities are fully geared up fire, the Naxals taking advan- insects can consume roughly rainfall was up to 400 per cent murdered at his home in the pute. “As many as eight teams police stations. In all four cops, and had no enmity with any- to deal with any tage of forested and hilly terrain their own weight in fresh food higher than average,” it said. congested Naka Hindola area of the crime branch are work- including one sub-inspector, one. Chakrapani said Bachchan situation. escaped. The encounter lasted per day. A very small swarm Locusts thrive in wet con- of the city. ing to solve the case,” he said. have been suspended for laxi- had spoken to him last month. Isolation wards have for a couple of hours and over eats as much in one day as ditions, and outbreaks often “Such incidents throw a In the complaint registered ty.” On January 15, IPS officer “Almost 15 days ago, I got already been set up in govern- a dozen rounds of bullets were about 35,000 people. If allowed follow floods and cyclones. challenge to UP Chief Minister with the police, Aditya Pandey took charge as the first a call from him saying that he ment and private hospitals in fired from each side. to breed unchecked in Heavy rain leads to growth of Yogi Adityanath. He should Srivastava said:”I along with police commissioner of wants to meet me. He had the State. This too did not cause any favourable conditions, locusts vegetation in arid areas, pro- weigh his options as to whether Ranjeet went out for a morn- Lucknow after the commis- expressed apprehensions saying Also, the health officials are casualty on the side of the can form huge swarms that can viding locusts with the condi- election campaigning in other ing walk. At around 6 am, on sionerate system of policing that ‘Swamiji, we are working holding regular meetings with police, Bokaro SP,P.Murugan. strip trees and crops over vast tions needed to develop and states is more important or the road outside Globe Park, an was implemented in the state. for Hindutva, but there are deputy commissioners to take Jhumra is a Naxal-hit area areas,” officials added. reproduce, according to the improving the law and order of unknown person who had The system gives more dangers’,” he said. stock of the situation, the offi- which falls exactly between According to the FAO World Meteorological the state,” Chakrapani said. wrapped a shawl came from a powers, including magisterial Bachchan was from cial added. Jhumra and Chainpur. report, the locust swarms have Organization (WMO). Arora said as per initial behind, and asked us to hand powers, to police officers and Gorakhpur, Chakrapani said.
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Tducted searches at multiple Naveed Babu and Rafi Besides Singh, the others Hmander Naveed Babu, probe this aspect in detail as the locations in Jammu &Kashmir Ahmed Rather. arrested in the case include Syed arrested along with Jammu & national capital is home to a in connection with the case Both Babu and Rather Naveed Mushtaq Ahmed alias Kashmir Police Deputy Babu and Rather along host of VVIPs and diplomats, involving arrested Jammu were arrested along with Naveed Babu, who is a self- Superintendant of Police with Singh were arrested by the sources said. &Kashmir Deputy Jammu & Kashmir police DSP styled commander of Hizbul Davinder Singh, had also Jammu & Kashmir Police on Naveed and Rather’s plans Superintendant of Police Davinder Singh last month by Mujahideen, Rafi Ahmed worked for Pakistan’s special January 11 at Mir Bazar in to visit the national capital Davinder Singh accused of Jammu & Kashmir police from Rather and Irfan Shafi Mir, who force Border Action Team Kulgam district of the Valley before their arrest with Singh providing shelter and safe pas- Kulgam district. claims to be an advocate. (BAT) since 2017 and special- following a tip off from the has come as a major concern sage to terrorists. Multiple NIA teams fanned Later, Naveed’s brother, ized in hitting security forces’ Intelligence Bureau just in time. for the security agencies espe- The searched premises across various parts of south Syed Irfan Ahmed, was also personnel and camps, accord- Singh, posted in the anti- cially since both the terrorists include that of Deputy Kashmir and conducted arrested on January 23 after he ing to probe into the case so far. hijacking unit of the Jammu & were specially trained by the searches at some private offices was brought from Punjab. He Naveed, who carried a Kashmir police at the Srinagar Pakistani agencies before asso- and residences, officials said. was in constant touch with his reward of 20 lakh on his airport, was spotted behind a ciating them with the BAT, The NIA had recently brother and had asked him to head, was also on the hit list of team of 15 envoys, including sources further said. taken over the case in which look for an accommodation in the Army. Davinder Singh was US Ambassador to India BAT has been known carry Jammu & Kashmir’s Deputy Chandigarh as an alternate facilitating Naveed and his Kenneth Juster, who visited out brutal actions against the Superintendent of Police hideout, officials said. accomplice Rafi Rather for the capital of the newly creat- security forces’ personnel along Davinder Singh, who has since DSP Davinder Singh along their travel to the national ed Union Territory just ahead the border and Singh’s role in been suspended, was caught in with alleged terrorists Naveed Capital and the agencies are of Singh arrest. providing information on troop south Kashmir while ferrying Babu and Rather were arrest- probing if they had plans to Naveed Babu and Rather movement and deployment is two terrorists out of the valley ed by the Jammu &Kashmir carry out attacks here, sources are suspected to have carried also under the scanner of the on January 11. police following a tip off from said. out hits against the security agencies. The searches come days the Intelligence Bureau. .) " 6 ! ! ! ! "0$"12 fire place at an agiary. Shantanagoudar, SA Nazeer, to decide on the issues to be It set out seven questions of bench, it gave a 3:2 split verdict Besides Chief Justice S A R Subhash Reddy, B R Gavai deliberated by it in the matter. law to be examined by the larg- on petitions seeking a review of nine-judge constitution Bobde, other judges on the and Surya Kant. On November 14 last year, er bench. They include the the apex court’s September ABench of the Supreme bench are justices R The apex court had, on while referring the matter to a interplay between freedom of 2018 decision, allowing women "$% & Court will on Monday is sched- Banumathi, Ashok Bhushan, L January 13, asked four senior larger bench, a five-judge religion under Articles 25 and of all ages to enter the uled to frame issues for hear- Nageswara Rao, MM lawyers to convene a meeting bench had said the debate on 26 of the Constitution, need to Sabarimala shrine in Kerala. ing case of discrimination the constitutional validity of delineate the expression “con- A majority verdict by then against women in various reli- religious practices such as a bar stitutional morality”, the extent Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi '&% ' '& gions and at religious places, on the entry of women and to which courts can enquire and justices A M Khanwilkar including Kerala’s Sabarimala girls into a place of worship into particular religious prac- and Indu Malhotra decided to "0$"12 temple. was not limited to the tices, meaning of sections of keep the pleas seeking a review The Bench will consider Sabarimala case. Hindus under Article 25 and of its decision regarding entry pen display of protection the issues related to the entry It had said such restrictions whether “essential religious of women into the shrine Oparameters and resistance of Muslim women into were there with regard to the practices” of a denomination or pending and said restric- of personal protection equip- mosques, female genital muti- entry of Muslim women into section thereof are protected tions on women at religious ment like bullet-resistant vests lation in the Dawoodi Bohra mosques and dargahs, and under Article 26. places were not limited to and headgears besides Muslim community and bar- Parsi women, married to non- While the five-judge bench Sabarimala alone and were armoured troop carriers in ring of Parsi women, married Parsi men, from entering the unanimously agreed to refer prevalent in other religions billboards and literature for the to non-Parsi men, in the holy holy fire place of an agiary. religious issues to a larger as well. upcoming Defence Expo at Lucknow has raised alarm bells ringing in the security estab- '; New Delhi: Long rows of and first Indian Prime The Mughal Gardens saw many elements of British gar- dark pink “Modern Art” roses Minister Jawaharlal Nehru. 5.18 lakh visitors last year den art. juxtaposed with white, full- Apart from the roses and has received 3-6 Covered by “doob” grass, bodied “Ice Berg”, patches of commemorating renowned lakh visitors every year since which was originally brought daisies, tulips and lilies mark personalities, there will be 2003. from the Belvedere Estate, the onset of the spring ahead roses with unconventional “The large number of vis- Kolkata, the lawn is abun- of the annual “Udyanotsav” at names as “Christian Dior”, itors also pose some issues dantly covered by shade of the historical Mughal “American Heritage”, “First when they don’t adhere to neatly trimmed trees like Gardens. Prize”, “Kiss of Fire” and guidance and let their chil- Moulsari, Cypress and China The iconic garden at the “Double Delight”. dren pluck flowers or create Orange. heart of the President’s Estate The visitors can also see disturbance for others,” Joshi The visitors will be able to will be opened to public from some of the very rare types of told PTI. access all three parts of the February 5, Superintendent, roses such as “Green Rose” “There will be security, garden — rectangular, long President’s Gardens, PN Joshi with thin and long green barricades where necessary and circular — apart from the announced on Sunday. petals, “Oklahoma” and and our garden staff will keep spiritual garden, herbal gar- Over 10,000 Tulip bulbs, “Bonne Nuit” with their an eye on anyone ruining the den and bonsai garden. 138 types of roses and 70 dif- almost black texture, and plants. It’s a difficult task to On their visit to the ferent kinds of about “Blue Moon” and “Lady X” maintain the garden if we Mughal Gardens, 5,000 seasonal flowers will with a definite blue hue to don’t take care, it takes a people can also view the welcome the visitors to the them. long time to bring it to its Rashtrapati Bhavan garden. The garden is also cov- original shape,” he added. Museum, which houses Known for its exotic and ered by a variety of bulbous Inspired by the Mughal archival photos and draw- rare rose varieties, the garden flowers like “Narcissus”, Gardens of Jammu and ings of the garden. this year boasts of “Grace de “Dahlia”, “Sparaxis”, Kashmir, the garden around The gardens will remain Monaco” rose, which was “Ranunculus”, “Hyacianth” the Taj Mahal as well as open from 10 am to 4 pm planted by Prince Albert II of and “Asiatic Lily”. Persian and Indian minia- throughout the week, except Monaco last year. The teacup-shaped Tulips ture paintings, the Mughal on Mondays, till March 8. Part of the fragrant exhib- are another attraction at the Gardens was designed by However, the garden will it are variety of roses named Mughal Gardens, especially Edwin Lutyens and includes open exclusively for after eminent people, includ- “Jammu Pink” Tulip, which farmers, differently-abled per- ing former president Pranab stands low yet distinguished ! ! !!! sons, defence, para-military Mukherjee, Mother Teresa, with its rich pink petals edged !- ) ' forces, and Delhi police per- former US president John F with white, giving it a shiny ! " #$ sonnel. Kennedy, Queen Elizabeth texture. PTI ! ! 0 : : 5 ! - !! -! # Q" / 2 3 ) ) % 41 not conceive of a Governor who is Banerjee charged the Central also the chancellor of the University Government with “trying to run a Mumbai: A day after attempts were eighth day on Sunday. We request to the eghalaya Governor Tathagata being blockaded and humiliated by parallel administration in the State made by some groups to call off the anti- Mumbai Police to cooperate with the MRoy has lashed out the students in presence of the State through the Governor’s CAA protest at Nagpada here, the stir, organisers of this peaceful protest,” he Mamata Banerjee Government for police … so that he had to abandon office.” which has now come to be known as said. ,$ its alleged contemptibility in deal- the programme” and retire from the Meanwhile, senior Bengal ‘Mumbai Bagh’, entered its eighth day on “Mumbai Bagh has become another ing with Bengal Governor Jagdeep venue,” he said. Minister and TMC general secretary Sunday. Shaheen Bagh and it has successfully Dhankhar. This, while the Dhankhar had been in logger- Partho Chatterjee on Sunday said Confusion and high drama had pre- resisted all attempts to end the protest,” Kolkata: An Trinamool Congress leadership has heads with the State Government BJP was running a barbaric regime vailed on Saturday at the sit-in demon- he added. elderly woman, faulted the Narendra Modi ever since he ignored the State in the centre. Referring to a “cruel stration being held by women against the Mithiborwala appealed to the citizens who was part of Government for its ‘barbaric Government’s advisory and per- remark” by a State BJP leader over Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) on to join the stir in large numbers and show the ongoing ways’. sonally went to the Jadavpur the death of a woman who died Morland Road in Nagpada after a section solidarity with the protesters. demonstration by Speaking to newsmen Roy on University to secure the release of amidst a sit-in demonstration of the protesters decided to call off the Jawaharlal Nehru University women against the Sunday said that he had “never seen Union Minister Babul Supriyo who against the Citizenship Amendment protest as the police told the volunteers Students' Union (JNUSU) president CAA and the pro- such a mean Government” in his had been blockaded by the agitat- Act at Park Circus, Chatterjee said to vacate the area saying they did not have Aishe Ghosh, who visited the protest site posed nationwide life. Referring to the way the State ing students there. “this is a barbaric (Central) gov- permission for it. at 10.30 pm on Saturday to give a NRC at the Park administration conducted itself Subsequently he had repeated- ernment. T However, soon after the announce- speech, was stopped by the police from Circus Maidan when Dhankhar was being humil- ly complained against the State hey (BJP) are inhuman. India ment was made that the protest was being using a megaphone saying the use of here, died on iated by the students of Jadavpur Government for refusing to coop- has never seen such a barbaric and called off, a huge crowd came to the site loudspeaker or public address system was Sunday after and Calcutta Universities, Roy said erate with him whenever he tried to inhuman Government. They are and started raising slogans. Following prohibited after 10 pm. Ghosh addressed falling ill, police “this is absolute vileness which visit the districts to take stock of insensitive to all kind of tragedy. I this, the plan was given up and the protest the gathering without the said. been staging protests against does not go with the great Bengali administrative situations there. don’t think sit-in demonstrations continued. megaphone. The 57-year-old woman the Citizenship Amendment culture.” On the other hand Chief will move them.” Talking to PTI on Sunday, Feroze “When Ghosh arrived there, police fell unconscious at the protest Act (CAA) and the proposed The Governments had come Minister Mamata Banerjee and He was referring to the death of Mithiborwala, organiser of the protest, told the organisers that they cannot use site around 2 am and was National Register of Citizens and gone but none had misbehaved other senior ministers repeatedly a woman who fell ill amidst the Park said, “Despite the attempts to sabotage the loudspeakers or public address system as taken to a nearby hospital, (NRC) at Park Circus Maidan, with a Governor like this Roy said. attacked the Governor for crossing Circus dharna against CAA and 'Mumbai Bagh' protest by certain inside the 10 pm deadline has ended. They were they said. on the lines of the Shaheen “I have never seen such a wicked the line of political decorum and later succumbed to her ailments. elements as well as by the police, the also asked to remove the sound boxes as Samida Khatun, a resident Bagh agigation in Delhi. and dirty behavior from any interfering in the State’s adminis- Kolkata too had been protesting for protest continues. We are well,” a police official said. of Entally area, died at the hos- The woman's last rites will Government earlier… The way he trative affairs. the past more than a week against now stronger and more resolute than Mithiborwala said, “Police refused to pital after sometime, police be performed later in the day was humiliated at the Calcutta The TMC leadership even went the CAA through a sit-in at Park before.” let Ghosh use the megaphone. So she said. after her son arrives from Iran, University convocation programme to the extent of calling the Governor Circus maidan a la Saheen Bagh in “The all-women protest, which began addressed the gathering without it and Around 60 women have a fellow protestor said. PTI is really reprehensible … One can- a spokesperson of the BJP while Delhi. on the night of January 26, entered the inspired the people.” PTI ,G $ Thane: At least 60 artists from various parts of the country on Sunday vented their anger Chennai: DMK president MK generations like our father and he said. against the CAA-NRC-NPR Stalin on Sunday launched a grandfather are sought,” he Stalin, also the leader of regime on canvas at Mumbra in 'one crore signature campaign' claimed. opposition in the Tamil Nadu Maharashtra's Thane against the Citizenship Though Opposition parties assembly, strongly criticised district. Amendment Act, the National had all along opposed the CAA the ruling AIADMK for sup- The “Mumbra Shaheen Register of Citizens and the and other aspects like the citi- porting the CAA and said the Bagh” protest was organised by National Population Register zenship register, the Central signature drive has been the Joint Action Committee for here. Government has, however, launched following several Social Justice, the Secular Art Launching the drive in turned a deaf ear to it, he forms of protests like demon- Movement of Maharashtra, the which his party-led coalition said. strations. Artist Rises for India and local partners, including the Home Minister Amit Shah Wearing a “No to CAA activists in solidarity with the Congress, Left parties, IUML ‘autocratically’ declared that NPR NRC,” tag, the top DMK Shaheen Bagh protesters in and MDMK are also taking the Citizenship law will be leader affixed his signature to Delhi. part, Stalin slammed the Centre implemented and Prime kick start the campaign in his “The artists came from for “beginning work” Minister Narendra Modi too Kolathur Assembly con- different parts of the country for the NRC and NPR like it echoed the view, the DMK stituency here. and raised their voice on can- passed the CAA in leader said. The drive, with participa- vas against the Citizenship Parliament. “CAA must be repealed tion from his party and allies Amendment Act (CAA), the “Sometimes we are con- and initiatives related to both will be held across the State and proposed National Register of fused about our own date of the NPR and NRC must not volunteers will go door to door Citizens (NRC) and the birth. When this is the case, a be taken up and these are the and get people's signatures National Population Register situation has now come about campaign objectives and this after explaining the reasons, he (NPR),” an organiser in which details about older drive will emerge victorious,” said. PTI !! " #$ said. PTI - ' 1 ,2 3 # % ! 89 ) #"# ! Panaji: The Opposition is set to from the Maharashtrawadi Mumbai: Hitting out at the Centre over with the colonisers,” he said. said. Aligarh: The one-man judi- functioning shortly, AMU raise burning issues like the new Gomantak Party (MGP) and an the Citizenship (Amendment) Act “In the past, the colonisers tried to He also defended the anti-CAA cial panel constituted by the spokesman Omar Peerzada citizenship law, proposed country- Independent. (CAA), Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi disrupt people's unity by dividing resolution passed by the Kerala Aligarh Muslim University to said. wide NRC and ‘diversion’ of the Meanwhile, the chief minister Vijayan on Sunday said the “commu- them on communal lines. Today, the Assembly. probe into violent incidents The committee is headed Mahadayi river water by Karnataka said that his firstever Budget would nal elements” today were using the communal elements are using the “The Kerala Legislative Assembly that rocked the campus in by Professor Najam Khalique of in the Budget session of the Goa be on the lines of the Union Budget British colonisers' strategy of disrupt- same strategy experimented by their has passed a resolution demanding the December 2019 has asked stu- the Department of Community Legislative Assembly beginning tabled by Finance Minister Nirmala ing people's unity by dividing them on masters,” he added. central government to repeal the dents and staffers at the AMU Medicine, Peerzada said. Monday. Sitharaman on Saturday. communal lines. The fact that so many of us are out Citizenship Amendment Act. to submit their written state- He said the purpose of Chief Minister Pramod Sawant Various industrial bodies, He also said that the CAA must be there on the streets, and gatherings Constitutionally, a state assembly can ments by February 7, accord- this committee is to help out will table the state budget on including the Goa Chamber of rejected as it was “against the such as this are happening across the do so; it is well within its constitutional ing to an official notification. the students who have been February 6. Commerce and Industry (GCCI), Constitution”, ‘divisive’ and “seeks to country, are indicators of what our powers,” he said. The probe is being con- booked under ‘false The Opposition parties com- have suggested various measures to impose the philosophy of Hindutva”, nation thinks at this point of time, Kerala was the first state to pass a ducted by retired chief justice charges’. prising the Congress had announced boost the sagging revenue, which due to which the country's secular fab- Vijayan said. resolution against the CAA, followed of the Himachal Pradesh High “This committee would that they would raise issues like the has taken hit due to suspended min- ric was facing a ‘profound crisis’. “We do not have an iota of doubt by Punjab, Rajasthan and West Court VK Gupta. explore all legal and adminis- Citizenship Amendment Act ing operations. According to him, the amended that India's secular structure is facing Bengal. As per the notification trative steps for preventing (CAA), National Register of Citizens GCCI president Manoj Caculo citizenship law has pierced the secular a profound crisis, that out Constitution “The CAA-2019 has imperiled the issued on Saturday, students undue harassment of all inno- (NRC) and diversion of the identified agriculture and revival of mind of the people and rekindled the is under threat, and that out democracy nation's constitutional values, and it and staffers at the AMU should cent students,” he said. Mahadayi river water by neigh- sick industries as the key thrust areas spirit of nationalist movement. itself is sought to be fundamentally must be rejected for three reasons,” submit their written statements Meanwhile, AMU officials bouring Karnataka during the five- for the government to bring the Vijayan, who heads the CPI(M)-led undermined by the communal forces,” Vijayan said. to the probe panel by February said that there was a “marked day-long session. economy back on track. Left Democratic Front (LDF) he alleged. “First of all, it is against the letter 7. improvement” in attendance in In the House of 40, the ruling A special one-day session of the Government in the southern state, was “While a series of interventions and spirit of our Constitution. Similarly, a seven-mem- all faculties on Friday. The uni- BJP has 27 MLAs of its own. The state Legislative Assembly was held speaking at the 'Mumbai Collective' with a communal agenda have been Secondly, it is divisive, deeply dis- ber committee of senior facul- versity was closed early for win- party-led Government enjoys sup- on January 7 to ratify the here on 'National struggle against made by the ruling dispensation, it is criminatory and violative of human ty members instituted by AMU ter vacations from December port of two Independent MLAs and Constitutional amendment bill that communalism'. the Citizenship Amendment Act, 2019 rights. And third, it seeks to impose the Vice Chancellor Tariq Mansoor 16 last year, a day after students an NCP legislator. extends reservations to Scheduled “In the past, our movement was that has proved to be last weapon which politics and philosophy of Hindutva, to review all the FIRs registered clashed with police during a Among the rest 10 MLAs, five Castes/Scheduled Tribes in the Lok against the colonisers, but presently our has strongly pierced the secular mind with its vision of a 'Hindu Rashtra' on by police against students in protest against the contentious are from the Congress, three from Sabha and state Assemblies by struggle against communalism is a of our people. It has rekindled the spir- our entire people and on the basic connection with anti-CAA Citizenship (Amendment) Act the Goa Forward Party (GFP), one another 10 years. PTI movement against those who stood it of out nationalist movement,” he structure of our polity,” he said. PTI protests is also expected to start on campus. PTI ! ! /.+ - 4 5 & % . 6 7 * . / R Jammu: Jammu & Kashmir Lt and specialised training to the Governor GC Murmu has said youth in consonance with the his administration is working emerging requirements. / tirelessly towards the welfare of While launching a book on ,,3 the people and a discernible the success stories of entrepre- 41 change would be visible on the neurs from Jammu & Kashmir, wo jawans of ground in the Union the Lt Governor appreciated TCentral Reserve n old woman was injured follow- Territory in the next few the local entrepreneurs for Police Force (CRPF) Aing a loud explosion inside a months. scripting these success stories along with seven house in Birbhum district. The inten- He also said the and felicitated them for civilians sustained sity of the blast was so much that door Government alone cannot sus- achieving exceptional mile- splinter injuries in a of the house was torn apart and tossed tain the economy and it is the stones in their respective ven- grenade attack in away, sources said. entrepreneurs who drive the tures. busy Lal Chowk area The police said investigations were economic engine of a country, “You are the job creators of Srinagar on on to understand the reasons of the emphasising that the dream of and wealth creators. The Sunday. Hundreds of blast. a five trillion USD economy Government alone cannot sus- people were busy This particularly because the site will be a reality if the energy of tain the economy; it is the doing routine shop- of the blast is not far from Khagragarh youth is harnessed to its full said at a function at Bari Brahmana. entrepreneurs like you who ping in the Sunday in neighbouring Burdwan district potential. Brahmana in Samba district. In The Lt Governor empha- drive the economic engine of a market at the time of where a blast in 2014 “The Government is com- a boost to entrepreneurship sised the importance of entre- country. The dream of a five the grenade attack. killed two militants besides opening the mitted to strengthening the and silk farming in the Jammu preneurship and exhorted the trillion USD economy will be Police spokesman said, area of the city. tars along the line of control lid of an elaborate terror network run socio-economic fabric of region, the Lt Governor inau- youth to learn from the success a reality if the energy of youth “terrorists lobbed a grenade Soon after the grenade in Balakote sector. Reports by Jamat ul Mujahideen Jammu & Kashmir and is gurated the newly-constructed, stories to make a is harnessed to its full poten- in Lal Chowk area of attack took place the entire of Ceasefire violation also Bangladesh. always open to the ideas which state-of-the-art administrative difference. tial,” he said. Srinagar in which two civil- area was cordoned off by the received from Mendhar The blast site is also a few kms can take this march for- cum faculty block of “There is no dearth of tal- The Government silk ians & two security force security personnel and the tehsil in Poonch. away from the Simulia madarsa from ward...The Government is the Jammu & Kashmir ent and only a little hand-hold- weaving factory and silk fila- personnel sustained injured were shifted to a Defence PRO in Jammu where the modules of JMB were func- working tirelessly towards the Entrepreneurship ing of the youth is required to tures have been established injuries”. nearby hospital. said, Pakistan initiated tioning. welfare of the people and in the Development Institute give them a purposeful direc- with project cost of 16.80 Eyewitness reports In Jammu region, ceasefire violation in “We are investigation into the mat- coming few months, a dis- (JKEDI), besides a govern- tion,” he said and advised the crore and 6.64 crore, respec- claimed terrorists had tar- Pakistan initiated ceasefire Balakote sector around 7.00 ter and nothing can be conclusively cernible change would be vis- ment silk weaving factory and EDI officials to ensure tively in a record time of about geted CRPF personnel post- violation by firing small p.m He said the Indian army said at this point,” said a senior police ible on the ground,” Murmu silk filatures facility at Bari advanced skill development two years. PTI ed on duty near Pratap park arms and shelling with mor- retaliated befittingly. officer of the district. ! ! 4 $ '& / - ! 5 " 8 " 9 % R Guwahati: The Assam Assam, we would like to clar- Government on Sunday ify that the symptoms of the Aizawl: Two persons, who health department, Lalngura information. We have been in allayed the fears of people, person admitted in GMCH returned to Mizoram from Tlau, told PTI. close contact with them,” he 41 areas to oversee the medical ID hospital, where precaution- following media reports, of a with fever and skin rash is China in early January, have The Government has set said. facilities available there. ary measures are already in person admitted to a hospi- that of Measles. been put under house quaran- up a screening counter at Meanwhile, the state gov- he West Bengal health The State health depart- place. tal here with coronavirus “The person is under tine in wake of the outbreak of Lengpui airport and constitut- ernment has no plans to take Tdepartment, in the wake of ment had last month initiated “These medical establish- infection. observation,” a statement the deadly coronavirus in the ed a state-level task force as a back the student as the matter the growing coronavirus threat, similar measures in Mirik, ments have been directed to Assam Minister of State from National Health neighbouring country, a senior precautionary measure to pre- rests with the Union External has put in place a surveillance Pashupati market and Panitanki appoint one nodal officer to look for Health and Family Mission said. official said on Sunday. vent the spread of novel coro- Affairs Ministry, the official mechanism in Hili, Petrapole village along India-Nepal bor- after the preparations, and take Welfare Pijush Hazarika said In view of the coron- Though they did not show navirus in the State, Tlau said. said. and Gede areas along the India- der. Nepal confirmed its first a quick decision in case a coro- the person, who recently avirus outbreak in China and any symptoms of being infect- A medical team has been The health department has Bangladesh border, a senior case of coronavirus a week ago. navirus case is reported,” he said, came from Kerala, was admit- India reporting the second ed with the virus and both of deployed at the airport to received a report that a student, official said. On Friday, surveillance was adding that all hospitals have ted to Gauhati Medical screen passengers and collect who is returning from China People entering the country also heightened in the Tangra been asked to keep adequate College and Hospital for sus- samples (throat swab) from has already reached India, and from Bangladesh would be area — the city’s China number of gloves and face pected coronavirus them. “The Centre has direct- will land at Lengpui airport on screened at these important Town. masks in store. infection. ed us to screen passengers Monday. checkpoints, as some among “People in Tangra have rel- The Bengal Government “He was kept in isolation who returned from China after He will be screened again, them might have visited China atives in China. If someone has also launched two helpline ward and given treatment. He January 14. We will check all the official added.Tlau also in the recent past, he said. happened to have visited China numbers — (033) 23412600 is still in hospital and we are passengers coming from out- said that the state task force “We need to keep an eye on recently, authorities at the city and 1800313444222 — for peo- closely monitoring the situa- side,” he said. team and chief medical officers those entering India through airport must have screened ple seeking help and informa- tion,” Hazarika said. The State Government has in all the eleven districts are these borders. Among them, them. We are, however, con- tion on the respiratory illness. The youth, who hails not yet received any report of ready to handle any there could be some who have ducting another survey to be “The call centre numbers from Morigaon district, was anyone being infected in the situation. recently travelled to China. We absolutely sure,” another senior would be active 24x7. Doctors sent to the GMCH after he state till date, Tlau said. During a high-level meet- must conduct a medical test on official at the state health depart- will be available to advice callers landed at the Lokopriya He also said that the gov- ing on Thursday, State Health them, before allowing them ment said. on the steps that should be taken Gopinath Bordoloi case of novel coronavirus, them tested negative for the ernment is in close contact with Minister Dr R Lalthangliana entry,” the official said. The State Government has and the tests that need to be International Airport here the Airports Authority of deadly virus, they were put Mizo students in China. instructed the State home Ajay Chakraborty, the direc- also decided to set up isolation conducted if someone com- with flu-like symptoms. India has taken special mea- under house quarantine as a “We have created a department to set up screening tor of health services, had a few wards at seven medical estab- plains of coronavirus symp- “In view of news reports sures at the airport to screen precautionary measure, the Whatsapp group for students points at inter-state and inter- days ago visited the bordering lishments, besides the Beliaghata toms,” the official added. of a Coronavirus case in passengers. PTI Deputy Secretary of the State from Mizoram for speedy nal borders. PTI % & ' 9 ! ! < (9 <=> =? Mumbai: In a fresh set of a period of 28 days from the ! ( instructions, the World Health date of their arrival,” he added. Organisation (WHO) has said So far, no confirmed case of Jaipur: Three persons who were admitted to a that testing of only one swab coronavirus infection has been ,3,' said. hospital here have tested negative for the novel sample is enough, as against the found in the state. All 15 per- The official further said they coronavirus, officials said on Sunday. earlier two, in suspected novel sons quarantined across the amples of 12 of the total 17 persons have been taking regular follow-up on They were admitted to the hospital on coronavirus cases, a senior hospitals in Maharashtra for Swho were admitted in hospitals in the health of 72 persons who had Saturday and were kept under Maharashtra health official said possible exposure have tested Maharashtra for suspected novel returned from China. observation. on Sunday. negative, officials have said. Coronavirus infection have tested “It is a part of the standard laid “All three have tested negative for coronavirus,” The new WHO instruc- The novel coronavirus negative, following which they have down procedure in such scenario,” he Dr DS Meena,” Superintendent of SMS Hospital tions will ensure faster testing started in Hubei province of been discharged, a Health department said. said on Sunday. Arrangements have been made of samples which will quicken China and has since spread to official said on Sunday night. He said a total of 6,432 people at Alwar’s ESIC Medical College for keeping near- the fight against the 2019- several countries, including two He said the 17 persons were have been screened at the Mumbai ly 300 Indian citizens airlifted from China’s Wuhan nCoV outbreak, the official positive cases in India, both in admitted in hospitals in Mumbai, international airport so far after their city, the epicentre of the coronavirus outbreak. said. the southern state of Pune and Nanded in the recent arrival from China. The batch of passengers has not yet arrived and “We have received a new set Kerala. past. So far, no confirmed case of is likely to arrive on Monday, said Ravi Sharma, of instructions from the WHO Chinese health authorities “The 12 patients have been coronavirus infection has been found a state health department official coordinating recommending that one swab have said that the number of released from Mumbai, Pune and in the state. with the Centre. He said 300 beds have been pre- sample is sufficient for testing confirmed deaths from the Nanded-based hospitals after their The outbreak of the deadly novel pared in two hostels and adequate staff has been of novel coronavirus infection. coronavirus outbreak rose to samples tested negative for coronavirus was first reported in deployed. Earlier, we were sending two Maharashtra state disease sur- testing of samples, which will 304 there, with hardest-hit Coronavirus. The remaining five Hubei province of China and has since Deputy CMHO, Alwar, Dr Chhabil Kumar samples of each patient to NIV veillance officer Dr Pradeep quicken the fight against coro- Hubei province on Sunday patients--three in Pune and two in spread to several countries, including said the passengers will be quarantined and kept (National Institute of Virology Awate told PTI. navirus. We are tracking pas- reporting 45 new Mumbai--will be discharged if their two positive cases in India, both in the under observation for 28 days. PTI in Pune) for testing,” “This will ensure faster sengers arriving from China for fatalities. PTI swab samples tested negative,” he southern state of Kerala. @ $ ! "# ;; farm loans reach the hands of fields. The farmers do not have Giri, the DPC officials churn individually. #2" the needy farmers. “There is no the transport mechanism to out a number of reasons not to We have been pleading system as on today, at least in carry the paddy to the DPCs. accept the paddy brought to with the Government for the here is no end to the woes Tamil Nadu, to ensure that the Even if they manage to do it, them. “They say that the mois- implementation of the MS Tof the Tamil Nadu farmers. loans reach the needy farmers,” the bureaucrats and employees ture content in the paddy bags Swaminathan Commission It ranges from non-availabili- said Giri. manning the DPCs ask money are more than prescribed by the Recommendations which had ty of water for irrigating the But the most shocking dis- ranging from 10 to 100 per government agencies and asked the Government to paddy fields and scarcity of fer- closure made by Giri as well as bag per person. What we get is hence not acceptable. The poor incorporate the cost of pro- tilizers and labour to work in Kattamannarkoil Kannan, sec- far below the price announced and illiterate farmers are left duction and a fifty per cent the farms. The frequent inter- retary, Cauvery Delta Farmers by the Government,” said helpless by these arguments,” profit in the final Minimum actions with farmers in most of Association, is that farmers in Kannan and Arupathi said Kannan. Support Price of the com- the districts across the State Tamil Nadu do not get the Kalyanam, another farm leader Kalyanam said that unless modities. This would have yielded information which is Minimum Support Price from Nagapattinam. the Centre has a fool-proof helped the farmers to double not music to the ears of the announced by the Centre. The State Government offi- mechanism for disbursing the their income. The authorities concerned. Though the Centre had cials, as usual, denied and dis- MSP, the farmers would con- Swaminathan Commission Even as they expressed declared a MSP of 1,815/- per missed the ‘charges’ and ‘alle- tinue to be at the mercy of gov- Report was submitted to the their gratitude to the Union quintal for paddy for the year gations’ as ‘baseless’ made by ernment employees as well as Centre in 2006,” said Kalyanam Finance Minister who has set 2019-2020, Tamil Nadu farm- the farmers and farm leaders. traders. who has launched a new move- apart 15 lakh crore exclusive- ers have not received any fig- But the farmers were unani- “The hike in amount set ment by name Self Sufficient ly for farm loan, farmer lead- ure in the close vicinity of the mous in their contention that apart for farming sector would Green Villages Movement ers live RV Giri, president, Government rate. “The Direct the MSP was meant for read- yield the results only if the gov- which focusses on ‘swadeshi Consortium of Indian Farmers Purchase Centres set by the ing in news papers and the real- ernment has the technical self reliance economic policies’ Associations (CIFA) ask the State Government are far away ity was something different. knowhow to monitor whether to make India a Five trillion authorities to ensure that the from the villages and the paddy According to Kannan and the farmers are benefitted Dollar economy soon. , !# @ !>A>A , +!, " #$ 4 :; ! 9R +P , @0< Bengaluru: The much awaited ever since BJP won 12 of the 15 made ministers, he said on expansion of the Karnataka seats in the December 5 2019 Sunday that 10 of them would cabinet will take place on bypolls, helping the be made ministers. ! R February 6 with Chief Minister Yediyurappa Government The Cabinet expansion ,3,' # that took place on Friday night. BS Yediyurappa on Sunday retain majority in the exercise will be a delicate task # - The police are investigating the Panaji: In a move aimed at Taleigao constituency and saying that 13 MLAs would Assembly. for the Chief Minister as he has n an apparent effort to ter- motive behind the incident. reducing road accidents, a cit- spread to other areas, including take oath of office. There are 18 Ministers, to ensure adequate representa- Irorise people, some uniden- - The Sahakar Nagar police izens’ group in Goa has so far Calangute, Baga which are “The Cabinet expansion including the Chief Minister, in tion to various castes and tified hoodlums went on a # have detained some persons for painted over 130 speed break- prominent tourist spots.” will take place on February 6 the Cabinet that has a sanc- regions. rampage in three different areas questioning in connection with ers in the State in white colour “Initially, a small group of with the oath-taking ceremony tioned strength of 34. Sixteen The cabinet already has of Pune, vandalising at least 50 the incident that took place in to increase their visibility, like-minded people began at the Raj Bhavan at 10.30 AM,” berths are vacant. eight Lingayats, including the vehicles, including cars, the early hours of Sunday. Like which has earned praise from painting the speed breakers, but he told reporters here. The Chief Minister had Chief Minister, three autorickshas, tempos and two- 5 in the earlier incident, the Union minister Nitin later many others joined as the Thirteen MLAs, including 10 said that barring one or two, Vokkaligas, three from wheelers in three separate inci- police have not established as Gadkari. initiative through social media,” who had joined BJP from par- most of the disqualified JDS- Scheduled Castes, two OBCs, dents that took place from fire. yet as to what the motive The group has been carry- she added. ties, including Congress and Congress MLAs who got one from the Scheduled Tribe Friday night to Sunday morn- In Pune’s neighbouring behind the incident. ing out this activity under the Rodrigues said she had the JD(S), will take oath, he re-elected in the bypolls on BJP and a Brahmin. ing. Pimpri-Chinchwad area, five to Eyewitnesses have told the #RostoGoa campaign. earlier met with an accident said. Yediyurappa had received tickets would be made Opposition parties have The incidents have taken six unidentified gangsters van- police that there were miscre- Activist Cecille Rodrigues, due to a speed breaker. Road the nod from the BJP central Ministers, but that there would been critical of the BJP and the police by unawares and left dalised at least 13 vehicles ants behind the incident. who is leading the campaign, Transport and Highways leadership on January 31 for not be additional deputy chief Yediyurappa over the delay in the affected Punekars shell- including autorickshaws, tem- No arrests have so far been said, “The speed breakers had Minister Nitin Gadkari recent- the expansion of his six month ministers. the cabinet expansion, alleging shocked. The police have reg- pos and a four wheelers at made in connection with the turned blind spots, causing ly tweeted about the initiative old cabinet. Though he had given an tha he was weak and that his istered cases against some Nigdi’s Ajanta Nagar locality at incident that took place at road accidents. The RostoGoa and appreciated the group for The exercise has been on assurance to all 11 re-elected administration had unidentified persons made a around 4 am on Sunday. Nigdi. initiative began from my own its efforts. PTI the cards for nearly two months legislators that they would be collapsed. PTI few arrests and are trying to In a complaint lodged with There have been similar ascertain if the three incidents the Nigdi police, an eyewitness incidents of vandalism in Pune are inter-linked. Rajesh Popat Kamble — who in the recent past. On the In Pune’s Sahakar Nagar was robbed of 1,600 from his night of June 12, 2019 some < 8 !. R locality which bore the maxi- pocket—said that five to six unidentified miscreants went mum brunt, saw hoodlums— miscreants had damaged at on a rampage near Kamla armed with some sickles, iron least 13 vehicles using iron Nehru Hospital area in Pune’s - 6 = rods and sticks targetted and rods, sickles and stones. Mangalwar Peth area, damag- damaged at least 30 vehicles at In the first incident that ing at least six vehicles includ- Ahmemdabad: Three low- damage to property or casual- Another quake of 2.1 mag- around 2 am on Sunday. took place at Warje’s Sahyog ing two-wheelers and four- intensity earthquakes shook ty was reported. nitude was recorded at 9.7 am The miscreants went on a Nagar locality in Pune at 10.30 wheelers. In another incident parts of Kutch district in “An earthquake of 3.3 mag- on Sunday with its epicentre rampaging spree, smashing the pm on Friday, some goondas that took place on the night of Gujarat within 14 hours ending nitude on Richter scale was felt around 46 kms north-north- glass panes and damaging vehi- vandalised at least seven vehi- October 10, 2019, six vehicles around 9 am on Sunday, an in Kutch district with its epi- west from Bela in the same dis- cles indiscriminately parked cles, including four two-wheel- —four autorickshaws, a tempo official said. centre being 11 kms north- trict, he added. on the road. In a few cases, the ers, a school van and two auto and a car — were damaged by While two quakes were northeast from Bhachau in The third earthquake of 3.0 miscreants have deflated the rickshaws. some unidentified miscreants recorded within a gap of near- Kutch district. It was recorded magnitude was recorded at tyres of vehicles. They also set The Warje police have reg- in front of the office of a local ly half an hour on Sunday at 8.35 am,” an official of 7.24 pm on Saturday with its ablaze damaged vehicles, istered a case against seven per- corporator at Pune’s Ramtekdi morning, another one was Gandhinagar-based Institute epicentre at 23 kms south- including a car, auto rickshaw sons and arrested persons in locality coming under the reported on Saturday evening, of Seismological Research southeast from Rapar in Kutch and bicycles and set them on connection with the incident Wanowrie police station. the official said, adding that no said. district, the official said. PTI ! ! 6 * * . *! D C$ & ! D D +56 '3! +//372 + 6 6 , 6 , > * - B # 5000 A A! + , ;+,< - * +, * ( 6 ( * # ( : % + , '7+ 6 his budget was meant to increase con- sumption, encourage spends among C ( Tthe middle class, stimulate growth $ ( and primarily put the economy back on the road to recovery. Yet the reality is that far * # ( from being memorable, it is a damp squib without any sense of urgency to mean busi- 6 ness. The story can be summed up easily. The GDP growth is the lowest in 11 years. 54 * The government estimates nominal GDP - ( for 2020-21 at 10 per cent. It is lower than ( the 12 per cent that was projected in 2019- 20, which turned out to be only 7.5 per cent. 6 +, P( Private consumption is at its lowest in seven Q years. Investment growth is at its slowest in 17 years. Manufacturing is the lowest in 15 years. Tax growth is the lowest in 20 years. # % Food inflation is the highest in six years. The government has done very little to 6 revitalise the economy, stimulate growth rate, promote private investment, increase ! efficiency, create jobs or boost the rapidly - 30 shrinking exports. In a nutshell, this bud- 6 get has nothing to address the problems the country faces. I am totally confused with # the multiple themes, segments and pro- 6 ( grammes. Ongoing programmes have failed but still this government is throwing more (and in some cases less) money into # ( them. Will that change anything? There is no clear vision or articulated plan for mar- " % S 6 Government’s policy of Make in which the government refuses India owns 42 per cent of the ket economy, competition or higher trade intensity. This government is in complete India has yielded “great divi- to acknowledge. wealth of the nation, which is # +, % D denial that the economy faces a grave dends.” The scheme has not Five newer smart cities will more than four times the wealth macro-economic challenge and the growth yielded its target dividends. Its be created. This is a meagre of the bottom 70 per cent. The 6 7 6 ;D67< first target was to increase the increment from the 100 desig- rhetoric of compassion and E , " ( rate has declined in six successive quarters. Show me one thing in this Budget that will manufacturing sector’s growth 2" '3$>" 2 nated already. Further, the caring has no real world impli- revive growth in 2020-21. The claim of 6 rate to 12-14 per cent per Smart Cities Mission has been cations as the BJP has launched to 6.5. per cent growth next year is shock- annum, but the sector has only #4+3"$ proceeding at a slow rate. At a campaign of vitriol against > grown, on an average, at half of present, only 25 per cent pro- peaceful anti-CAA protestors, 6 % : ing. " "/F'4$F It seems to me that the government’s the targeted growth rate. In jects proposed have been com- often provoking violence - main source of revenue will be through the FY20, the manufacturing sector 0 2,31 &1" pleted (1296 out of 5151) and against them. disinvestment of PSUs. The remaining gov- growth plummeted to a paltry a corresponding 11 per cent of The Indian economy is # ( two per cent. The second goal 2"," funds have been spent on these demand-constrained and # ernment stake in IDBI Bank will be sold off. Also, a part of the government’s stake in LIC of increasing the share of man- ">,"$ completed projects out of the investment-starved. The FM ? ( will be sold through an IPO. This explains ufacturing in GDP to 25 per &/4>/,,"! total proposed investment in has not acknowledged these the doubling of the disinvestment target cent by 2020 has also not been the Mission. two challenges. Consequently, from the current fiscal to the next one — met since this figure has 4>4 > And for all the bluster she has proposed no measures # from 1 lakh crore in FY20 to 2.1 lakh remained only around 15 per about development in Kashmir, or solutions to those two chal- crore in FY21. Even the disinvestment tar- cent. The government is also &/4>/,," the Minister made just a token lenges. If the twin obstacles get for the current fiscal has not been met clearly unable to meet its third 2 "+ 1"$'3 reference to it, reciting lines remain, the economy will not — with only 65,000 crore raised. target of creating 100 million from a poem by Pandit turn around and there will be / % The Finance Minister (FM) stated that additional jobs by 2022 in the 112 Dinanath Kaul. This is a mock- no relief to the millions of the government debt came down to 48.9 per manufacturing sector, given its >4 "/," ery of the people of Jammu and poor and the middle class. This * cent from 52.2 per cent. This may be in part refusal to provide numbers on Kashmir, who cannot even hear government has done nothing due to the unprecedented transfer of sur- how many jobs were actually 2/40 >,4/" the FM because of the commu- to get us out of the financial cri- plus from the RBI to the Central created as a result of the scheme nications blockade still pre- sis we are in. Our past track and the devastating figures K$ 4," sent in many parts of the region. record with this government Government, to the tune of 1, 76, 051 crore (0.8 per cent of GDP), in August 2019. This provided by the NSSO, estimat- #"1"L Of course, she conveniently shows it failed miserably on * “quasi fiscal deficit” practice is against the ing the unemployment rate in ,4"F 4 omitted his full name, which is attaining any key targets — ) basic principles of prudent fiscal manage- 2017-18 at a 45-year high of 6.1 Pandit Dinanath Kaul ‘Nadim.’ nominal GDP growth, fiscal ( percent. Clearly, the honorific was deficit, net tax revenue collec- ment. 2",!0 112 The FM claimed that “Inflation is well The Budget emphasises the politically inconvenient. tion, disinvestment revenue or contained.” Yet inflation was 7.4 per cent in importance of building a statis- #2>" With the Budget’s focus on total expenditure. What is the December 2019, a record high since July tical system that has strong wealth creation and a “caring assurance that it will meet the * credibility and supplies data in F2 >N society” and “Sabka Saath, targets set for 2020-21? It looks 2014. It is higher than the upper limit of the target inflation rate set by the RBI. (Target real time. Yet, this Government Sabka Vikas, Sabka Vishwas,” like the FM has outright reject- + , - of four per cent, with upper tolerance level has triggered the dismantling of the question remains for ed every reform idea contained of six per cent, for the period between June statistical institutions in India whom? According to last in the Economic Survey. ( — from mass resignations by month’s Oxfam report, the top (The author is national ( 2016-March 2021). The Minister claimed that the statisticians, to leaked reports one per cent richest people in spokesman, Congress) - ./000 .12/3 8 ) 7(9 14 % $ % # > 0 * . 540000 ( * O . * *!67- '. . * . ! . ! O! O !0 + . #! * . J ! * 5 .! %"( 5(% 8* 5(% %8 557 ( ( K/ *& K& *# K '5 K, 1 # * 8 4 $ ( 9 9 9 8 99 + (98 ( # S " - % .900 Sir — This refers to the editori- L Sir — This refers to the Election K LM 6 % al, “Indians at the fore” (February Commission (EC) barring BJP 1). There is no dearth of corpo- . . Minister Anurag Thakur from # 66 666 rate professionals who bring lau- A# $ L addressing any election rally for * : % ( rels to India by getting the most K 'LM A three days after he delivered a hate ( coveted positions in their respec- +. * O speech recently. tive organisations. Microsoft, ! First, is this enough? We have ( ( Google and IBM are the top- . L a procedure laid down by the law ;$$$< " ( notch IT organisations of the K LM' & under which he should be put on # +, ( world and heading them is a * A# trial. But we are still waiting for that dream and honour for any pro- !0= to happen. Expecting some bold 6S 5=5994 >?: fessional. Arvind Krishna 2 A !/ steps from the current EC would 5=5000 P, deserves all the credit for reach- !'. . ! be a waste of time. None in that 6 6Q "( ing this position. But, as rightly A department deserve to be a succes- mentioned in your editorial, there $ !2 ,. L M L M L M sor of the late TN Seshan. The pre- is a flip side to this issue as well. *L M L A L !M .*A sent dispensation has got a lot of ( Because we have been talking M !&# $ ' / ' & ! motormouths who spew venom about brain drain for long. As a * * A ! ! whenever they get a chance. country, we have not been able to . 0 . . Worryingly, Thakur is also a part # +, //200 2000 create a necessary ecosystem for 2 * . of the Sikh Regiment of the + 6 7 Indian companies to transform to . ! !4 Territorial Army and serves in the another level so that they compete ' & capacity of a Lieutenant. Hate with global counterparts and cre- LA AM . ! A / ! speeches are a recipe for mutiny 540 # ate an environment for young !M * (% and they aren’t good for the integri- ( 500 professionals to flourish and ty of the forces. Stripping Thakur * progress in India rather than of his rank would be the apt pun- thinking about going to the USA al institutions, we have nothing standard of graduates coming out between global organisations and ishment and shall send the right " ( or the UK. worthwhile to offer to our youth of our universities and their all top 100 colleges in the coun- signals across all quarters. - .2 ( Nothing but the pathetic edu- in terms of world-class education unemployability. try so that the quality of educa- DS Thukral cation system of the country is to that fosters innovation, critical However, no one seems to lis- tion can be improved Ambala be blamed for this. Apart from a thinking and leadership qualities. ten to their voice and address this manifold. 66# 500 > ( few IITs, which still manage to Every now and then India core issue. The need of the hour Bal Govind " ,< appear in the ranks of top glob- Inc. complains about the poor is regular and close interaction Noida (( "(%<% =8 &5%8 ! ! : * * .( 98,) - .( 8)9 $ ; > @ A $ 3>;; # > ;;/; / ; & ;; ; ;# > ;# # & B & & L L ; # ; . ? ,/ #0 *9, < 6 ( " , =;;; / # 8 6 ( # B ( # S ? (11 ( D E ( * ( + - *9 # he Union Budget for 2020-21 presented to the Parliament by Finance Minister (FM) Nirmala # TSitharaman on February 1 confirms apprehen- , sions that the actual fiscal deficit (FD) for 2019-20 would exceed the Budget Estimate (BE) by a signif- ) ( ( icant margin. Sitharaman puts it at 3.8 per cent of the GDP against the target of 3.3 per cent. However, ( she has justified this deviation in terms of the rec- ommendation of the NK Singh Committee on # (11 review of the Fiscal Responsibility and Budget 6 Management (FRBM) Act, 2003 which permits breach of the target in case of “far-reaching struc- # " tural reforms with unanticipated fiscal implications.” F For 2020-21, the FM has provided for a FD of # ( 3.5 per cent as against 3.0 per cent as stipulated under $ the FRBM Act. Here also, she has justified the devi- 6 ation of five per cent in terms of the “unanticipat- ( ed fiscal implications”. One wonders whether this could be a credible justification considering that there 2"+,2 is no major announcement in the Budget which ",&"$ # could qualify in the category of structural reforms. $" 1"$ " 6 ( However, she has candidly acknowledged the '13"&/ 4+ 6 ( existence of so-called off-budget liabilities and extra- 0211""$ corporate tax rate of 15 per cent to exist- of agencies like the Central Warehousing prises and increase in financing (especial- budgetary resources (EBRs) — a euphemism for bor- 4'"$4"4 ing power generation companies on par Corporation (CWC), Food Corporation ly through “invoice financing” by NBFCs). rowings by agencies and PSUs made on behalf of &3/3"2" with that applicable to new enterprises of India (FCI), viability gap funding plus The Budget reiterates the 6 the Government — and mentioned these in an 2/"" (this was announced under the package financial support from organisations like Government’s commitment to continue # G annexure. She has also stated that it is the respon- of steep reduction in the corporate tax last NABARD (National Bank for Agriculture with consolidation of public sector banks sibility of the Government to service these liabili- 2"," M! year) will be of no consequence. A con- and Rural Development) and so on. (PSBs), giving tax incentives under their ( N& / 41 ( ties. Having done so, logically these should have been cession in tax rate helps only when the When viewed in the backdrop of mergers and amalgamations, effective brought on to the balance sheet and accordingly, $ O generator makes profit. But in a situation States continuing with archaic laws such use of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy B revised the FD upward. In essence, the projected N"#44, # wherein it does not even get paid for its as Agriculture Produce Market Committee Code (IBC) for recovery of NPAs, recap- , B 6 health of the Budget continues to be misleading. $" "14&,"O supplies (courtesy, mess in discoms), this (APMC) under which millions of farm- italisation for adequate provisioning and ( ( The credibility of the fiscal consolidation glide $N#/ > won’t be of any use. ers and even FPOs are held hostage to credit growth, improvement in the qual- path has been dented, which is also reflected in the 4# "F!O'3 Meanwhile, the FM has revealed the politically-backed intermediaries/traders ity of lending and so on. 6( Sensex declining by over 1,000 points or 2.5 per cent. 2"'"#"4+ Government’s decision to accept the at the mandis, these would remain as pious There will also be greater focus on Going through an unusually lengthy speech, one fails #/"$ '1"&1 interim recommendations of the 15th declarations as always in the past. Even so, continuous monitoring of loans and cre- 6 to come across any major reform measure that would +4///> > Finance Commission (FC) for 2020-21. the allocation for agriculture and allied ation of a data bank to detect early signs either have the effect of bringing about drastic reduc- This may not be good news for the States sectors and rural development at 283,000 of delinquency. The building of infrastruc- tion in any of the major subsidies viz. food, fertilis- /"43/#" already facing stress on their balance sheets crore for 2020-21 is just about 23,000 ture commensurate with making India a (6 K0 243 ( ers, fuel, electricity and so on or indicative of any (due to shortfall in their own revenue and crore higher than the allocation for 2019- $5 trillion economy has received much major dilution in Government intervention or boost $"' 1 > pending dues from the Centre under the 20 which is “modest” for the intended attention. A comprehensive roadmap for > ( to market forces (as alluded to in the Economic 2"+ #1 GST) as the FC has recommended a sig- gigantic transformation. Curiously, the projects to be taken up under the National # $ Survey: 2019-20). &&1"#/L$ nificant cut in devolution of Central taxes provision includes 60,000 crore for PM Infrastructure Project (NIP) scheme is laid 7 " 6#6 ( Even as the Budget is replete with welfare >/"/ > even while proposing greater help through - KISAN which is essentially consumption out. This is welcome but there remains a schemes being implemented under the Direct "#"/F grant-in-aid. The Budget talks about giv- oriented; it can’t be deemed as augment- big question mark over funding it which 6 Benefit Transfer (DBT) mode to prevent pilferage, &41 #10 11 ing a big boost to the agriculture and rural ing the income-raising ability of farmers. entails a mammoth investment of 100 > * there is no mention of implementing DBT in the +4/"P"#3 4 sector and reiterates the Government’s The lack of demand and investment lakh crore over the next five years. above-mentioned areas wherein subsidies guzzle $43'+31 overarching commitment to doubling are identified as two major constraints to The Budget seeks to give a boost to ,E # ( over 300,000 crore every year. The recommenda- farmers’ income by 2022. growth. Continuing with a spate of stim- “Make in India” with emphasis on consol- tion of the Chief Economic Advisor (CEA) for 02"2"/2" A number of innovative steps are sug- ulants provided during August/September idating its lead in the digital revolution and ( /"310 11 6 attempting some reduction in food subsidy by lim- gested under a 16-point agenda — com- 2019, this Budget has attempted to leave propping up industries involving labour- iting coverage (over 800 million people are covered ,#22" prehensively covering almost every area extra money in the pockets of salary earn- intensive technologies. However, from the ( under the National Food Security Act (NFSA)) and " that has an impact on farmers’ ability to ers by creating a highly differentiated slab way the FM has made changes in customs increase in the issue price — currently 1/2/3 per increase income. These cover inter alia structure. Under the new scheme of duties, it would appear that the Modi # 6 kg for coarse cereals, wheat and rice — remains adoption of flexible laws in sync with the things, the highest tax rate of 30 per cent Government could be in for “over-protec- unheeded. model legislations passed by the Centre, kicks in at an income of 15 lakh against tionism.” This won’t be in the long-term ( In electricity, the proposal for smart meters, pre- creation of warehousing and cold storage the current threshold of 10 lakh. So, a interest of India wanting to derive a good paid meters and giving choice to consumers to facilities in the supply chain (including at person earning 15 lakh will save about slice of its growth potential from increas- ( choose their suppliers as a way forward to address the village level), setting up of solar 75,000 (as per the FM’s calculation). ing participation in global trade. the issues facing power distribution companies power units on barren land, plan for use For the corporates, the dividend dis- The FM has attempted a detailed ( E # (PDCs) does nothing to deal with fundamental ail- of proper manure (reducing dependence tribution tax (DDT) has been abolished, blueprint of what all needs to be done to ments afflicting the sector. These arise due to sup- on chemical fertilisers) and minimising sparing them the double whammy of tax- pursue the three themes viz. “Aspirational ply of electricity to a certain category of consumers use of water, strengthening and expand- ing profit first at the distribution stage and India”, “Economic Development”, “Caring viz. poor households and farmers either at a frac- ing scope of Farmers Producers then in the recipient’s hand. The Budget Society.” But, in the absence of credible ( tion of the cost of purchase and distribution or even Organisations (FPOs) to include fisheries, contains a spate of concessions for plans for arranging resources (without -( ( free; large-scale theft (very often abetted by politi- increase in credit availability, increase in MSMEs, start-ups, exporters and the real destabilising the fiscal applecart) and gar- cal brass) and inflated tariff allowed to generators piped water supply to all households and estate sector, given their importance from nering necessary political will for execu- " # under power purchase agreements (PPAs). One so on. Agriculture being a Concurrent the perspective of employment generation. tion, it is doubtful whether the results will wonders whether these would be addressed under subject under the Constitution, all of the A number of innovative steps are envis- match the intent. ; < New Tariff Policy (NTP). above is sought to be achieved by giving aged for MSMEs to help with the timely (The writer is a New Delhi-based pol- In this backdrop, the proposal to allow a lower incentives to the States plus involvement payment of their dues from large enter- icy analyst) %" E per cent, 5-7.5 lakh at 10 per cent, crore for power, renewable energy sec- part of its holding in LIC by way of Budget. Integrated farming systems in Udaan to help farmers transport per- volumes. 7.5-10 lakh at15 per cent, 10-12.50 tor, discom reforms. Gas grid is pro- Initial Public Offer (IPO), ostensibly rain-fed areas will be expanded. ishable goods quickly. The Kisan Rail To achieve higher export credit lakh at 20 per cent, 12.50-15 lakh at posed to be extended to 27,000 km to keep it transparent. Sale of stake in Multi-tier cropping, bee-keeping, will be set up through PPP arrange- disbursement, a new scheme, 25 per cent, above 15 lakh at 30 per (which is 16,000 km now) and gas LIC is a one-off event and it is impor- solar pumps, solar energy production ment to transport perishable goods NIRVIK, is being launched, which cent. But in the new regime, there are price discovery will also be reformed. tant to note that on an ex-LIC basis, in non-cropping season will be added. across the country at a faster pace. provides for higher insurance cover- no exemptions and deductions. The The Budget also intends to promote the fiscal deficit may be well above four The portal on “jaivikkheti” — online Further the Railways will also build age, reduction in premium for small common man has an option of going smart metering with all the State and per cent next year. As LIC has stakes national organic products market — cold supply chain for milk, meat and exporters and simplified procedure for with the old regime or switching over Union Territories to replace conven- in almost every company in India will also be upgraded. The PM- fish by setting up train services for the claim settlements. to the new one. Thus, every person has tional electricity meters by pre-paid whether private or PSU, selling its KUSUM scheme to provide loans to purpose. However, an amount for the The best thing about this scheme 1# # 2 ; to calculate his income in both smart meters in next three years. Pre- stake can also be termed against farmers for setting up stand-alone same has not been allocated and the is that it proposes to digitally refund regimes and then choose one that paid meters are against the vision of “national interest.” Already there is solar pumps, will be expanded. Government has simply expressed its to exporters, duties and taxes levied he biggest problem with the works for him best. Thus, when the the Government. Taking electricity to huge stress on the economy and by Further it is also proposed to help intent to move in this direction but at the Central, State and local levels, longest Budget speech is there Government talks about simplification every household has been a major selling stakes in LIC, one thing is clear. another 15 lakh farmers solarise their done nothing concrete. such as electricity duties and VAT on Twas no comparative on alloca- of income tax laws and return filing promise but now they are moving That the company that till now bailed grid-connected pump sets. In addi- To achieve the twin objectives of fuel used for transportation, which are tions to any scheme with that of the mechanisms, such a tax regime just towards pre-paid meters and privati- out many PSUs will bail out the tion, a scheme to enable farmers to set giving impetus to the domestic indus- not getting exempted or refunded previous year. The Budget, which is ties us down to deeper complications. sation of electricity. In a country where Government itself. up solar power generation capacity on try and also to generate resource for under any other existing mechanism. called “Book of Accounts”, has no In order to boost the manufactur- many people are still below the pover- Any tax system requires trust their fallow/barren lands and to sell it health services, the Budget imposes a Electricity Duty and VAT on meaning without numbers. Let’s try to ing sector, new provisions were intro- ty line pre-paid electricity meters between taxpayers and the adminis- to the grid would be operationalised. nominal health cess, by way of a duty Petroleum goods constitutes substan- decode the Budget on some hits and duced in September 2019, offering a will make electricity a luxury item tration. To improve trust between the For the sector comprising agricul- of customs, on imports of medical tial part of costs. mostly misses. concessional corporate tax rate of 15 whereas it is a basic necessity. taxation department and the assessee, ture and allied activities, irrigation and equipment, keeping in view that these This Budget is full of promises The Government proposed new per cent to the newly-incorporated The FM has proposed to sell the the Government will amend the pro- rural development, an allocation of goods are now being made significant- with dreams for the future. But how tax slabs for individuals. Old slabs and domestic companies in the manufac- balance Government holding in IDBI visions of the Income Tax Act to man- about 2.83 lakh crore has been ly in India. Further it is proposed that these dreams will be achieved has not tax rates were as follows — 2.50 lakh turing sector, which intend to roll out bank to private, retail and institution- date the Central Board of Direct Taxes made for the year 2020-21. The prob- the proceeds from this cess shall be been explained. Also, allocations and at NIL, 2.50-5 lakh at five per cent, by March 31, 2023. This concession- al investors through the stock (CBDT) to adopt a Taxpayers’ Charter. lem with such an approach is that used for creating infrastructure for numbers don’t synchronise with the 5-10 lakh at 20 per cent above 10 al tax rate benefit of 15 per cent has exchange. Certain specified categories This is a welcome step towards most of it is just repackaging and health services in the aspirational dis- projections. This Government keeps lakh at 30 per cent. But if you had now been extended to new domestic of Government securities would be enhancing investor confidence and rewording of existing schemes. tricts. Given the fact that the generic on talking of long-term solutions for income up to five lakh, then the tax companies engaged in the generation opened fully for non-resident trust. To connect farm with markets it drugs are yet to take off and patient every problem but should we all was zero through a rebate. The new of electricity. But is the power infra- investors, apart from being available The zero-Budget natural farming, is proposed that railways will intro- trust is hard-earned, there is no men- starve and wait in the short-term? slabs and rates proposed are as follows structure ready? to domestic investors as well. The which was mentioned in the July 2019 duce a Kisan Express and Ministry of tion of how India-made equipment (The writer is an author and GST 2.50 lakh at NIL, 2.50-5 lakh at five This Budget allocates 22,000 Government now proposes to sell a Budget, was explained further in this Civil Aviation will launch Krishi can be pushed in terms of quality and and economics specialist) ! ! -< &( 3 - ! "0$"12 had tightened the screws on %'* ( have kept them (workers in the Indian citizens in the taxation tries will be taxed in India on those seeking to escape tax by 6%1212:1+ Middle East) out. Same for net, who are bonafide workers the income that they have he Government on Sunday exploiting their non-resident merchant navy because their in other countries. earned there. Tclarified that the proposed status. While earlier it was < " ( *% income is also not arising out An “Indian citizen shall be “In order to avoid any mis- tax on NRIs will not apply on possible to be classified as a ('* * of India.” deemed to be resident in India interpretation, it is clarified bonafide Indians working in non-resident by staying out of Asked if raising the dura- if he is not liable to be taxed in that in case of an Indian citizen tax-free foreign countries and the country for 183 days or ( ( *( "5 " tion of overseas stay to qualify any country or jurisdiction. who becomes deemed resi- is intended to tax only those about six months in a year, this for NRI status would not deter This is an anti-abuse provision dent of India under this pro- seeking to escape tax by has now been, in effect, %( %" " 7(% Indians from making visits since it is noticed that some posed provision, income exploiting their non-resident enhanced to 245 days. "5< () home, he said: Indian citizens shift their stay earned outside India by him status. In an interview to PTI, “These are anti-abuse pro- in low or no tax jurisdictions to shall not be taxed in India Finance Minister Nirmala Revenue Secretary Ajay < %(( visions. If someone faces any avoid payment unless it is derived from an Sitharaman in her Budget for Bhushan Pandey said the new %: "* ("(('" difficulty because of this, we of tax in India,” it said. Indian business or profession. 2020-21 had proposed to tax rule was “an anti-abuse provi- will see what can be done. The “The new provision is not Necessary clarification, if Non-resident Indians (NRIs) sion planned to plug loop- right to tax,” she said in a post policy that you make, you have intended to include in tax net required, shall be incorporated who do not pay taxes in any holes in the system and not Budget interaction with media. to see that a larger section of those Indian citizens who are in the relevant provision of the foreign country. intended to tax income earned “I am not taxing what people is benefitted because of bonafide workers in other law,” it added. This provision raised anx- by those working overseas”. you’re earning in Dubai but this. If he is a non-resident, he countries,” it said. At present, if an Indian or iety in minds of those working He said the wording in the that property which is giving has to live substantially out of It stated that it was not cor- a person of Indian origin man- in the Gulf region where coun- Budget document may have you rent here, you may be an India. Now, substantially out of rect to say that those Indians aged his stay in India such that tries don’t tax income earned created confusion and so a clar- NRI, you may be living there India means what? Earlier it who are bonafide workers in he remained a non-resident in by individuals. ification has been issued now. but that is revenue being gen- was 50:50. Now we have made other countries, including in perpetuity, he was not liable to First Sitharaman clarified “What we are doing now is erated here for you. So, that’s 2/3rd: 1/3rd.” the Middle East, and who are pay tax on his global income in that only Indian income of that the income of an NRI gen- the issue.” He said the new provision not liable to tax in these coun- India. NRIs is proposed to be taxed erated in India will be taxed Pandey said Indians work- was brought in because people under the new provision, and here. If he’s earning something ing in the Middle East, as well were taking advantage of the later the tax department issued in a jurisdiction where there is as those in Merchant Navy, will existing one. “These are the a statement to say that “the new no tax, why will I include that not be taxed using the new pro- anti-abuse provisions, and not %" 5 provision is not intended to into mine that has been gen- vision. to inconvenience any genuine include in tax net those Indian erated there,” Sitharaman told what was intended to be taxed are living there, you carry this “Somebody who is a citizen persons.” citizens who are bonafide reporters here on Sunday. by way of the new provision. rent into your income there of India and sitting in a tax The Central Board of / / @<% workers in other countries”. She said Indian earnings of “Whereas if you have a and pay no tax there, pay no tax haven and not paying taxes Direct Taxes (CBDT) in a state- The Union Budget for NRIs such as rental income property here and you have here ... Since the property is in then he has to pay tax,” he said. ment said the new provision is 2020-21 presented on Saturday from property in the country is rent out of it, but because you India, I have got a sovereign “By issuing clarification, we not intended to include those 6 8 "0$"12 Government’s effort to deep- ? 5 ' 678 $ en bond market. Sitharaman inance Minister Nirmala in her second budget on FSitharaman on Sunday said Saturday again emphasised on the second tranche of Bharat deepening of the market and %'5=4 % Bond exchange traded fund announced new measures. "0$"12 crore for Price Stabilisation mentation hurdles and lack of (ETF) is likely to hit the mar- “Certain specified cate- "0$"12 consultation with the Ministry listing of LIC and stake dilution Scheme (PSS). interest shown by some states ket in the current quarter. gories of Government securi- of Law and that process we in IDBI Bank in the next fiscal arring fertiliser and chem- That apart, the govern- like West Bengal. The first bond ETF, ties would be opened fully for isting of insurance behe- already started ... Listing in the out of total disinvestment tar- Bicals sector, the Government ment has allocated 600 crore In case of PMFBY, the launched in December, was a non-resident investors, apart Lmoth Life Insurance second half of FY21 seems get of 2.10 lakh crore. has provided higher Budget for promoting farm mechani- government has allocated high- great success. from being available to domes- Corporation (LIC) may be logical,” he said. The government currently allocation for agriculture, and sation, 500 crore each for er funds at 15,695 crore for the “I am going for the second tic investors as well. done in the second half of the Listing of LIC will help owns 100 per cent in LIC, its allied activities as well as to PM-Asha scheme and setting next fiscal compared to the (tranche of Bharat Bond ETF) “The limit for FPI (foreign next financial year, Finance bring in greater transparency, while it holds around 46.5 per the food and food processing up of 10,000 Farmers revised estimate of 13,640.85 and expecting success in that portfolio investor) in corporate Secretary Rajiv Kumar said on public participation and also cent stake in IDBI Bank. sector for 2020-21. Producers Companies (FPOs), crore for the current fiscal. also,” she said. bonds, currently at 9 per cent Sunday. deepen the equity market, he “Listing of companies on For the Agriculture and while 220 crore for PM Kisan For agriculture and When asked about of outstanding stock, will be Finance Minister Nirmala told PTI in an interaction. stock exchanges disciplines a Farmers Welfare Ministry, the Samman Nidhi (farmers pen- research development, the gov- whether the issuance will take increased to 15 per cent of the Sitharaman while presenting Asked about the quantum company and provides access Government has provided 30 sion scheme) for the ernment has provided place during the current fiscal, outstanding stock of corporate the Budget 2020-21 on of dilution, Kumar said, it to financial markets and per cent increase in the fund next fiscal. 8,362.58 crore budget for the the Finance Minister said, “I bonds,” she had said. Saturday proposed to sell a part could be 10 per cent but no unlocks its value. It also gives allocation at 1,42,761.58 crore The allocation for the 2020-21 fiscal, up from hope so”. Bharat Bond ETF pro- of government stake in LIC decision has been taken so far. opportunity for retail investors for the next fiscal as against the ambitious PM-Kisan scheme, 7,846.17 crore in the revised Bharat Bond ETF, India’s vides an additional source of through an initial public offer Later speaking to media, to participate in the wealth so revised estimate of 1,09,750.17 under which 6,000 is given in estimate. first-ever corporate bond funding for Central Public next fiscal. the finance minister assuaged created. The Government now crore for the ongoing financial three equal instalments to each Realising the potential of exchange traded fund with a Sector Undertakings (CPSUs), There are a number of concerns of policyholders of proposes to sell a part of its year, according to the Budget beneficiary farmer annually, the allied farm activities like fixed maturity of 3 years and Central Public Sector processes which have to be fol- any breach of sovereign guar- holding in LIC by way of Initial document. has been kept at 75,000 crore dairy can help provide supple- 10 years, about fetched Rs Enterprises (CPSEs), Central lowed and some legislative antee as ownership stays with Public Offer (IPO),” the Of the total allocation, for the 2020-21 fiscal, higher mentary income to farmers, the 12,400 crore from its debut Public Financial Institutions changes would also be required the Government. Finance Minister had said in maximum of 75,000 crore than 54,370.15 crore provid- Government has increased the offer. The Bharat Bond new (CPFIs) and other govern- for the listing of LIC, Kumar “We have only said an IPO her Budget speech. has been allocated for the gov- ed in the revised estimate for allocation for Animal fund offer (NFO) received ment organisations. said. (initial public offer). We have Market participants are ernment’s flagship scheme PM- this year. Husbandry, Livestock, Dairy great response from investors It also provides a better “We will follow the extant not given complete ownership quite bullish about LIC and Kisan for the 2020-21 fiscal, fol- The allocation has been and Fishery Ministry to with the issue subscribed near- opportunity to retail investors procedure for listing and for to somebody,” she said. said it could be “IPO of the lowed by 15,695 crore for the trimmed for the current year 4,114.13 crore for the next fis- ly 1.8 times. The base size of for participation in quality other things including the leg- The Government aims to decade” akin to the Saudi Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima from the initial estimate of cal from the revised estimate of the issue was 7,000 crore. public sector bonds at an islative changes it requires in garner 90,000 crore from the Aramco listing. Yojana (PMFBY) and 2,000 75,000 crore in view of imple- 3,490 crore. Bond ETF was a part of affordable cost. =; ", ,P ' ! + / 6 %# 4 < ' B $ 02 >4 "0$"12 Probably, the market was should not be breached. =+3A? expecting some big bang “Therefore, if you notice, "0$"12 of 1 per cent TDS (tax deduct- he 2020-21 Budget pre- iti Aayog Vice Chairman reforms that are associated we used 0.5 per cent escape ed at source) on e-commerce Tsented by Finance Minister "0$"12 ( 7%6(%<:+268"/ NRajiv Kumar expressed with huge push for consump- clause (under FRBM) and mazon India and Flipkart transactions, a move that could Nirmala Sitharaman will ; 8 *(( '8) surprise over the stock market tion as was witnessed in the remained within that,” Kumar Aare studying the Budget increase burden on sellers on improve the ease of doing busi- even of the 10 most valued % < 5 6% % *) / reacting negatively on the aftermath of Lehman Brothers stressed. The Niti Aayog vice proposal on levy of 1 per cent such platforms. ness in India and attract more Scompanies suffered a com- 7/;/ / Budget proposals, saying crisis in 2008. chairman said the Budget has TDS, and may reach out to the “In order to widen and foreign direct investment, US bined loss of 1.89 lakh crore 6%""/ /%(7 investors probably expected “So my own thought was given a big boost to the invest- Government for clarifications. deepen the tax net by bringing industry leaders have said. in market valuation last week, *7/ ( some big bang reforms and that market expected so called ment. “We are studying the participants of e-commerce Presenting her second bud- led by Reliance Industries ( * ignored the initiatives towards big bang reforms and by big “Many steps are details, and will reach out to the (sellers) within tax net, it is pro- get in Parliament on Saturday, which alone took a hit of investment and growth. bang reforms, normally every- announced to improve the government for clarifications. posed to insert a new section Sitharaman offered tax breaks 87,732.8 crore. Kumar in an interview to body understands in India, a investment sentiments.. Both We hope the tax regime is sim- 194-O in the Act so as to pro- to foreign investors and specif- The 30-share BSE Sensex 8,12,428.81 crore and that of PTI said the Budget has done huge impetus for consumption. foreign and domestic,” he said. ple and uniform so that mil- vide for a new levy of TDS at ically those like sovereign plummeted by 1,877.66 points Infosys dipped 1,149.83 crore nothing wrong, and it has And I think the best example Asked if it is still possible lions of small and medium the rate of one per cent,” wealth funds who are willing to to close below the key 40,000- to 3,32,280.10 crore. “ticked all the boxes”. of that was in 2008 Budget to achieve $5 trillion target by businesses can go online, digi- according to Budget 2020-21 place a long-term bet on the mark at 39,735.53 last week. In contrast, Bharti Airtel Giving a thumbs down to which preceded the Lehman 2024-25, the eminent econo- tise their operations and con- documents. economy. RIL’s valuation tumbled which made its entry into the the Budget, the market bench- Brothers crisis,” he said. mist said it is not an unreal goal tinue to contribute to growing The amendments will take She said the Budget was 87,732.8 crore to reach top-10 list, added 2,392.15 mark Sensex logged its biggest Pointing out that the UPA- and will be achieved. the economy,” an Amazon effect from April 1, 2020. aimed at boosting incomes 8,76,906.57 crore. crore to 2,71,332.15 crore in single-day plunge in more than 1 gave lot of sops in 2008 “In the next 5 years, there India spokesperson said in The documents said the e- and enhancing purchasing The market capitalisation its valuation. a decade, wiping out Rs 3.46 Budget because elections were is no reason to believe that you response to an e-mailed query. commerce operator — an enti- power, stressing that the econ- (m-cap) of HDFC plummeted Kotak Mahindra Bank’s lakh crore investor wealth. due, Kumar said it had result- can’t achieve that unless rupee Flipkart also said it was ty owning, operating or man- omy’s fundamentals were 31,148.4 crore to 3,92,618.14 valuation rose by 1,182.02 “I am actually quite sur- ed in ballooning of the fiscal depreciates out of the blue etc. going through the proposal. aging the digital platform — strong and inflation was well crore and that of HDFC Bank crore to 3,15,346.61 crore and prised by the market’s reactions deficit to 6 per cent in 2009 If you do 6-6.5 per cent “We are studying the will have to deduct 1 per cent contained. by 24,736 crore to that of Hindustan Unilever yesterday, going down 1,000 from 2.5 per cent. (growth) now(2020-21), and details, particularly how it TDS on the gross amount of “Despite a slowdown in 6,56,888.50 crore. Limited (HUL) gained 119.07 points. I was trying to under- “If the market had expect- jump up to 7-8 per cent impacts the MSMEs and Sellers sales or service or both. This growth, the global outlook for The m-cap of ICICI Bank crore to 4,48,895.43 crore. stand why did that happen,” he ed that kind of consumption (growth) in remaining four on our marketplace platform. provision will not apply in investment in India remains dropped 19,044.7 crore to In the ranking of top-10 wondered. boost without any regard to fis- years, you will achieve that, We will discuss further with cases where the seller’s gross strong and therefore the bud- 3,26,410.37 crore and that of firms, RIL remained at the Kumar added that “... The cal discipline, it was not possi- that’s not an unreal target,” he our seller partners, and engage amount of sales during the pre- get was a great opportunity to SBI cracked 18,652.4 crore to number one place followed by Budget does nothing wrong, it ble,” he said adding that Prime said. Moreover, Kumar said, the with government and other vious year through e-com- convert the global sentiment 2,70,549.60 crore. TCS, HDFC Bank, HUL, has got nothing anti-private Minister Narendra Modi was Prime Minister has mentioned stakeholders in due course,” merce operator is less than Rs into action,” said Mukesh Aghi, The valuation of Tata HDFC, Infosys, ICICIBANK, investment or anti-private sec- very clear that Fiscal it as a inspirational target, Flipkart said in its response. 5 lakh and the seller has fur- president of US-India Strategic Consultancy Services (TCS) Kotak Mahindra Bank, Bharti tor or anti-growth, the Budget Responsibility and Budget more to drive the people The government on nished his PAN or Aadhaar and Partnership Forum declined 7,317.15 crore to Airtel and SBI. is ticking all the boxes”. Management (FRBM) target together. Saturday proposed a new levy number. (USISPF). # . * D+3E C 6 :! 3 !3 Q96@. R 6 33 . / Beijing: China’s central bank ,3,' " ** 65(( (" 2"1 “high risk” suppliers, though by the EU countries. “Ericsson said Sunday it would pump 1.2 <%<< *%( ) 6( (( the bloc stopped short of nam- stands ready to support this #414,'4 a comprehensive investigation trillion yuan ($173 bln) into the he revised 3.8 per cent fis- * "(8 ( 6 (5 -C/222 ougher UK and EU rules ing Huawei or calling for an process to ensure a high level of into reports of allegations over economy as it ramps up sup- Tcal deficit for FY20 looks 5% ( %' ( ((% Trestricting 5G network sup- outright ban. On the face of it, protection for European citizens ri Lankan President financial irregularities said to port for a nationwide fight ambitious as it is based on pro- 8%( " plier Huawei should be a gold- the biggest beneficiaries from and business”. SGotabaya Rajapaksa on have been committed during against a deadly virus that is jected 18 per cent rise in tax en opportunity for competitors this week’s announcements But industry watchers Sunday ordered a comprehen- the deal between SriLankan expected to hit growth. collections against a paltry 5.1 4(3) of the FRBM Act to widen Nokia and Ericsson, but the appear to be the Chinese firm’s claim that fulfilling the sive probe into a multi-billion Airlines and Airbus SE for the The People’s Bank of China per cent higher realisaition so the fiscal deficit at 3.8 per cent companies may struggle to two largest competitors, Nokia increased demand left by mar- dollar aircraft purchase involv- purchase of aircraft. (PBOC) said in a statement it far, and around 65,000 crore of the GDP, revealing a revenue meet the increased demand, and Ericsson. ket leader Huawei may not be ing the national carrier Accorrding to a statement would launch a 1.2 trillion mop-up through disinvestment shortfall of around 2.60 lakh analysts warned. “BT in the UK thinks it’s straightforward. SriLankan Airlines and issued on January 31 in a court yuan reverse repurchase oper- in the last two months of the crore, of which states are losing On Tuesday, Britain going to cost it ?500 million Huawei is widely seen as Europe-based Airbus. case in London, as part of the ation on Monday to maintain current fiscal, SBI Research 1.09 lakh crore. imposed a 35 percent cap on the ($660 million) to switch out providing the most advanced A statement from the Sri Deferred Prosecution “reasonable and abundant liq- said in a report on Sunday. “After adjusting for the role of “high-risk vendors” in Huawei, so a good chunk of 5G for the super-fast data Lankan President’s office said Agreement reached between uidity” in the banking system, The revised deficit target is expenditure rationalisation of building the country’s next- that will now be going to Nokia transfers, necessary for self-dri- the President reacted to the Airbus and the prosecuting as well as a stable currency propped on the belief that the around 88,000 crore, the generation communications net- and Ericsson,” analyst Matthew ving cars and remote-con- media reports alleging financial authorities, Airbus had agreed market, during the epidemic. divestment will fetch 65,000 revised fiscal deficit for FY20 work, over security concerns. Howett of Assembly Research trolled robots in factories or irregularities. to pay a sum of USD 16.84 mil- It added that the overall liq- crore through the next two comes to around 63,086 crore The change will hit Chinese told AFP. operating theatres. “Upon seeing these reports lion to a company registered in uidity of the banking system months. As against the 1.05 over the budgeted numbers. giant Huawei, whom critics On Friday, Nokia welcomed “A discussion needs to take President Rajapaksa immedi- Brunei under the wife of an would be 900 billion yuan lakh crore budgeted target, the The saving grace is the jump in accuse of being ultimately under the EU’s guidelines and com- place about Huawei’s perceived ately ordered officials to initi- executive at SriLankan ($129 bln) more than in the divestment proceeds has been non-tax revenue of around the control of Beijing, an alle- mitment to cybersecurity, say- leadership position, and how ate a full scale inquiry into Airlines. same period last year. The one of the lowest in recent years 32,335 crore or 20 bps of fis- gation it strongly denies. ing in a statement that “5G starts ready Nokia and Ericsson are these allegations, covering all The statement said that move will kick in the day that at a paltry 17,800 crore. cal deficit, possibly reflecting The EU followed by releas- and ends with trust and securi- to step up to that over the next aspects of the deal and report the Airbus had paid out a sum China’s financial markets The Union Budget for the AGR payments/interim ing guidelines urging member ty.” Ericsson greeted the “com- three year period,” Howett said. back to him,” the statement of $2 million of the agreed reopen, following an extended 2020-21 used the permissible dividend from RBI in lieu of states to avoid dependency on prehensive approach” agreed said. The president has ordered amount to the company. Spring Festival break. AFP 50 bps deviation under Section telecom. ! ! << 98 Scheme NAV 1Yr % Kotak Infra & Eco Reform Fund(G) 21.04 15.92 ICICI Pru Bharat Consumption 10.69 12.53 IDFC Core Equity Fund-Reg(G) 46.73 10.06 Fund-Reg(G) SBI Tax Advantage Fund-III-Reg(G)29.49 34.44 DSP A.C.E. 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Fund-Sr 2-Reg(G) 10.71 16.05 II-Reg(G) Fund-Reg(G) III-Reg(G) HDFC Small Cap Fund-Reg(G) 40.24 -3.22 Nippon India Growth Fund(G) 1206.06 15.93 ICICI Pru Sensex Index Fund(G) 12.66 12.62 IDBI Dividend Yield Fund-Reg(G) 11.08 10.14 SBI Consumption Opp 119.94 5.48 Aditya Birla SL Pure Value Fund(G) 47.03 -3.64 ! ! < $ C . ) )) 89: Beijing/Wuhan: China on 2,110 patients remained severe. citizens who had travelled ple suspected of infection will be Sunday resorted to more dras- Chinese health experts abroad during holidays. They isolated in designated areas effec- tic measures like isolating coro- have been saying that the casu- are directly being flown to tive immediately. B$@ : navirus patients to designated alties will increase sharply for Wuhan. Wenzhou city in Zhejiang Beijing: A claim by Chinese with Zhang Boli, one of the areas and restricting the move- the next two weeks before they The commission also high- Province regulated that only Dubai: The United Arab The coronavirus outbreak scientists that a liquid made researchers leading outbreak ment of residents in regions hit start declining. lighted that number of virus one family member is allowed Emirates has confirmed a new has killed 305 people and infect- with honeysuckle and flower- containment efforts, who by the rapid spreading virus This is so because millions affected patients are recovering, to step out of the house every case of the novel coronavirus, ed 14,562 others as the ing plants could help fight the warned of potential side effects that has killed 305 people and of travellers especially those saying that 328 people have other day for grocery shopping taking the total number of peo- Philippines on Sunday report- deadly coronavirus has sparked from the medicine. The infected over 14,000 others. from Wuhan and Hubei been discharged. from Saturday to February 8, ple affected by the deadly dis- ed the first death outside China frenzied buying of the tradi- People’s Daily newspaper, a The Philippines on Sunday province who travelled to Since the virus is trans- amid efforts to contain the epi- ease to five in the country, from the epidemic that has tional medicine, but doubts government mouthpiece, said reported the first death outside China and abroad during the mitted human-to-human, over demic, state-run Global Times according to media reports on spread to 25 countries, includ- quickly emerged. experts advised against taking China from the deadly virus New Year holidays are return- 1.63 lakh close contacts had reported. Sunday. ing India, the US, the UK and As the death toll from the traditional remedies without that has spread to 25 countries, ing home. been traced of which 1.37 lakh The National Health The Ministry of Health and Russia. SARS-like pathogen sweeping professional guidance. including India, taking the A top Chinese official said are still under medical obser- Commission also directed that Prevention on Saturday In China, all the deaths the country continues to rise, But the claim comes as total toll to 305. that about five million residents vation, state-run Xinhua news bodies of coronavirus victims announced that the new case were reported in Hubei shoppers have swamped phar- Beijing looks to incorporate The victim, a 44-year-old of Wuhan have travelled out of agency reported. should be cremated close by involves a Chinese travelling Province for which Wuhan is macies in search of traditional Chinese medicine Chinese man, was the com- the virus-hit city before it was China has intensified mea- and immediately. Burials or from Wuhan, the epicentre of the capital. “Shuanghuanglian”. The rush (TCM) into its nationwide panion of a 38-year-old locked down on January 23. sures to contain the virus by iso- transfer of the bodies are not the virus, the Gulf News report- Four cases earlier detected came after influential state fight against the virus, which Chinese woman who arrived in China is bringing back by lating the patients. Wuhan health allowed, the Commission said. ed. in the UAE involve a Chinese media outlet Xinhua reported has killed more than 300 peo- the Philippines on January 21 charter flights hundreds of its authorities announced that peo- China also reported an out- The person is currently family from Wuhan. Friday that the esteemed ple and infected over 14,000 in from Wuhan, the epicentre of break of the deadly H5N1 bird receiving necessary treatment The family is still under Chinese Academy of Sciences the country. On Sunday the the virus outbreak. flu in Hunan province, which and his health condition is sta- medical care and their condition had found the concoction “can Philippines reported the first So far over 140 coron- >$ lies on the southern border of ble, the ministry said. is stable, the report said. PTI inhibit” the virus. death outside of China. avirus cases have been report- Hubei province. PTI Videos shared online Researchers at the state- ed from abroad, including : > ;> showed long lines of people in run academy, a top govern- India where a second case of surgical masks lining up at ment think tank, are also virus was reported from Kerala Seoul: A scary new virus from States, Asia and the Pacific P ;$ : : $ ; ; night outside drug stores, pur- studying the potential use of a on Sunday. China has spread around the complain of racism. portedly in hope of snapping plant commonly known as By the end of Saturday, a world. So has rising anti- Two dozen countries out- Dhaka: Bangladesh has tem- especially over the next month submit a medical certificate up the product, despite official Japanese knotweed to alleviate total of 304 people had died of Chinese sentiment, calls for a side of China have reported porarily suspended its visa-on- while the global health emer- along with the application,” advice that people avoid pub- symptoms. the disease in the country, full travel ban on Chinese vis- cases of the new coronavirus, arrival services for Chinese gency is in place, the BD News he said. A number of countries lic gatherings to prevent infec- The National Health China’s National Health itors and indignities for which has killed more than 300 nationals and issued directions reported. have temporarily stopped issu- tion. Commission on Tuesday said Commission said. Chinese and other Asians. people and sickened thou- not to recruit them for ongoing “At the same time, we have ing visas to Chinese nationals It quickly sold out both TCM practitioners were The state-run CGTN Restaurants in South sands of others in China. Many projects in the country after the requested the authorities not to after the coronavirus outbreak. online and at brick-and-mor- among nearly 6,000 reinforce- reported that there were 14,411 Korea, Japan, Hong Kong and countries have sent planes to coronavirus outbreak that has recruit any Chinese national for India on Sunday tem- tar stores, but responses to the ment medical personnel being confirmed cases of virus. Vietnam have refused to accept the Chinese city of Wuhan to killed more than 300 people and ongoing projects in porarily suspended e-visa facil- remedy’s supposed efficacy sent to Wuhan in Hubei However, the Hong Kong- Chinese customers. evacuate their nationals. infected 14,562 others spread to Bangladesh,” he was quoted as ity for Chinese travellers and have ranged from enthusiasm province, ground zero of the based South China Morning Indonesians marched near a The anti-China sentiments 25 countries. saying. He, however, said that foreigners residing in China in to scepticism on Weibo, outbreak. Post said that the virus has hotel and called on Chinese come as a powerful Beijing Bangladesh Foreign the move does not bar Chinese view of the virulent coron- China’s Twitter-like social The strategy has reignited infected 14,562 people. guests there to leave. French bolsters its global influence, Minister A K Abdul Momen nationals from applying for a avirus that has killed more than media platform. fierce and long-running debate The commission said and Australian newspapers and China’s rise has caused during a media briefing on Bangladeshi visa. 300 people, infected 14,562 And state media sounded about the efficacy of TCM, 19,544 people were suspected face criticism for racist head- trade, political and diplomat- Sunday said the government has “This is a temporary mea- others and spread to 25 coun- a more cautionary note on which has a history going back of being infected with the virus lines. Chinese and other ic disputes with many coun- requested Chinese nationals in sure. Chinese nationals can still tries, including India, the US Saturday, with broadcaster 2,400 years and remains popu- of which the condition of the Asians in Europe, the United tries. AP Bangladesh not to go on leave apply for a visa but they must and the UK. PTI CCTV publishing an interview lar in modern-day China. AFP % R F . <6 < 9 ) +)% 6 $ 4 ( Nur-Sultan (Kazakhstan): US meet with Kazakhs who say their sures. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo family members are detained in Kazakhstan has presently Dar Es Salaam: At least 20 peo- called on countries to offer asy- Xinjiang, where over a million hospitalised over 40 people that ple in Tanzania were trampled $ $ lum to ethnic minorities fleeing ethnic Uighurs, Kazakhs and returned to the country from to death at an open-air evan- China’s troubled Xinjiang region other minorities are believed to China with flu-like symptoms, gelical Christian church service Peshawar: At least seven mem- during a visit Sunday to oil-rich have been incarcerated as part of but has yet to confirm any cases in the north of the country, offi- bers of a family, including four Kazakhstan — a country that an unprecedented security of the disease. cials said on Sunday. children and two women, were borders the region. crackdown in the region. On Sunday evening Government official Kippi killed in a mortar shell fired “We ask simply for them to Kazakhstan has allowed Pompeo will fly to Uzbekistan, Warioba, District from Afghanistan in Pakistan’s provide safe refuge and asylum several ethnic Kazakhs of a country of 33 million that is Commissioner in the northern northwest Khyber for those seeking to flee China,” Chinese citizenship who fled emerging from nearly three town of Moshi, said he feared Pakhtunkhwa on Sunday, offi- Pompeo said at a press appear- the region to stay in the coun- decades of isolation. the number of dead could still cials said. ance with Kazakh foreign min- try, but has not given any of Pompeo also visited two rise from the accident, which The mortar shell hit the ister Mukhtar Tleuberdi. them asylum — a reluctance other ex-Soviet countries -- took place on Saturday after- family’s home at border village “Protect human dignity, just local activists attribute to Belarus and Ukraine -- as part noon. Baatwar Bangro in Salarzai do what is right,” Pompeo said. Chinese pressure. of a trip that began with a stop “So far, 20 people have mony on Saturday led by the ground and the crowd surged tehsil, 137 kilometres from here. Pompeo was meeting top Pompeo also commended in Britain. died, but the death toll could popular preacher, Boniface toward to touch it in the hope The local people, district officials in ex-Soviet Kazakhstan Kazakhstan’s “quick action” over Ahead of the visit, Pompeo increase as there were also Mwamposa, who heads the of being cured of sickness, wit- administration officials, securi- as he rounds off a five-nation the novel coronavirus that has stressed that the Central Asian wounded,” Warioba told AFP. Arise and Shine Ministry nesses said. ty forces, ambulances and res- tour in two countries where killed more than 300 people and countries on his itinerary “want At least 16 others were Tanzania. “The Apostle Boniface cue teams rushed to the site and Russia and China enjoy privi- infected more than 14,000 in to be sovereign and indepen- injured in the crush, he said. The stampede occurred Mwamposa poured sacred retrieved the bodies, officials was fired from the adjacent leged interests. mainland China and beyond, dent”, and Washington had “an The tragedy happened when Mwamposa, who calls anointing oil on the ground,” said. The house was destroyed Kunar province of Afghanistan, His visit to the Kazakh cap- forcing governments around important opportunity to help when a crowd of worshippers himself the “Apostle”, poured one witness, Jennifer Temu, in the mortar attack. The shell an official said. PTI ital Nur-Sultan also saw him the world to take drastic mea- them achieve that”. AFP was attending a prayer cere- what he said was holy oil on the told AFP. AFP 0 6 ;9()*)= (,,()(9 + A =O * $ 5 O , Tokyo: A Japanese warship extremely significant one that expected to authorize troops to departed Sunday for the directly affects people’s lives,” protect Japanese commercial Middle East to ensure the safe- Abe told the troops in a tele- ships in case of danger, a plan ! ty of the country’s oil tankers vised sendoff ceremony at that has faced opposition from in waters where tensions Yokosuka. pacifist groups. & between the U.S. And Iran are Sending warships to areas Despite being a U.S. Ally, , A A high. of military tension is a highly Japanese troops are not part of =O The destroyer Takanami sensitive issue in Japan because a U.S.-led coalition protecting with some 200 sailors left its pacifist post-World War II Middle East waterways, Japan’s main naval base in constitution limits the use of because Tokyo wants to main- ' Yokosuka, near Tokyo. Its force by the military strictly to tain neutrality in a show of main task is primarily to gath- self-defense. Abe has gradual- consideration to Iran. er intelligence in the Gulf of ly expanded Japan’s military Japan, which has friendly = Oman and nearby waters. role since he took office in late ties with Iran, seeks to serve as O Prime Minister Shinzo 2012. a mediator between the LPM ! Abe called the waters “a lifeline Under the plan, the Washington and Tehran and that supports the lives of the destroyer and some 200 play a greater role in restoring , * Japanese people.” Thousands Maritime Self-Defense Force regional stability. ' A of Japanese ships ply the route troops will join a pair of P-3C In June, a Japanese-oper- 4 . every year, transporting 90% reconnaissance aircraft that ated tanker was attacked in the of the country’s oil supply, he were operating in the same Gulf of Oman. Washington said. area from a base in Djibouti in said Iran was responsible and & , “Your mission of infor- the Horn of Africa. urged Japan to join the U.S.-led . mation gathering is an The Abe government is military initiative. AP . " ! ! ! O ! P #9 ? " ) Q% <R * $ Mogadishu: Somalia on destructive infestations cause R Sunday declared a locust infes- major crop damage and hunger tation sweeping the Horn of — are a species of grasshopper Awkar (Lebanon): Dozens “the deal of shame”. Africa to be a national emer- that live largely solitary lives protested near the US embassy “I came here to defend my ) ( gency, as insects devastate food until a combination of condi- in Lebanon Sunday against US rights and those of my children supplies in one of the poorest tions promote breeding and President Donald Trump’s as Palestinians,” said Etab, a Miami: Venezuelan opposi- Guaido defied a travel ban and most vulnerable regions in lead them to form massive Middle East plan. Palestinian refugee living in tion leader Juan Guaido imposed by local authorities to the world. swarms. The demonstrators, both Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley. promised “a great mobilization leave the country and meet “The Ministry of “Given the severity of this Palestinian refugees and “We will not accept handing in Caracas” when he returns to with officials abroad. Agriculture... Has declared a desert locust outbreak, we must Lebanese, chanted slogans and over our land,” she told AFP. the country after a two-week “There is only one option national emergency in view of commit our best efforts to flew flags as security forces Palestinians began taking international tour, drumming -- to achieve free elections,” he the current desert locust protect the food security and blocked off a road to the diplo- refuge in Lebanon with the cre- up support to dislodge added, calling on Venezuelans upsurge, that poses a major livelihoods of Somali people,” matic compound. ation of Israel in 1948, setting up President Nicolas Maduro. to be “prepared for the threat to Somalia’s fragile food said Minister of Agriculture Some protesters tried to camps that have since trans- Recognized as interim announcement of a great mobi- security situation,” the ministry Said Hussein Iid. dismantle a razor-wire barrier formed into bustling urban dis- president by more than 50 lization in Caracas.” statement read. grasshopper family — have are uncommonly large and “If we don’t act now, we but no major clashes took place, tricts. Abdullah Mahmud, an 18- nations, Guaido said in Miami Trump and Guaido missed Experts say the locust led to what the Food and consume huge amounts of risk a severe food crisis that we an AFP reporter said. year-old Palestinian, criticised on Saturday he would end the each other at the world eco- swarms are the result of Agriculture Organisation crops and forage.” The emer- cannot afford.” According to “The ‘deal of the century’ the “failed” plan. “tragedy” in his country, which nomic forum in Davos, with extreme weather swings, and (FAO) has termed the “worst gency declaration was made to the regional Food Security shall not pass,” read a huge ban- “It won’t pass as long as the has been battered by political Guaido saying he would try to Somalia’s declaration -- the situation in 25 years” in the focus efforts and raise funds, and Nutrition Working Group, ner in the colours of the Palestinian people are still and economic crises. meet with the US president. first country in the region to do Horn of Africa. because it was critical to con- East Africa is already experi- Palestinian flag, referring to the standing,” he said. Around “In the next few days, While in the US, Guaido so -- is aimed at boosting “Food sources for people tain the locust swarms before encing a high degree of food plan unveiled by Trump last 174,000 Palestinian refugees despite the risk, we will be met with Senator Marco Rubio, national efforts in tackling the and their livestock are at risk,” harvests are due in April, the insecurity, with over 19 mil- Tuesday. live in 12 camps across entering Venezuela,” Guaido who has shaped many of hungry insects. the agriculture ministry added. ministry said. lion people facing acute A call to protest circulating Lebanon, a one-off govern- said at a convention center near Washington’s policies towards The locusts -- part of the “The desert locust swarms Desert locusts — whose hunger. AFP on social media dubbed the plan ment census said in 2017. AFP the airport. Venezuela. AFP <$ ! ! essential at Rado. There has been no change in our strategy. 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Indians have a high standard A of living, we have the ability to pay high- er rates and want to experience the best, / especially during travelling. , ! The cruise industry hasn’t yet flour- ished in India. Why do you think so? # * Ratna: This is because internation- / . ! al brands are not represented well in our country. When you see a Mercedes on an Indian road, you would want to buy that. When you have a four season hotel, O( 3 # a Sheraton or the Hyatts all over the world, you will want to stay in the same hotels because there is membership, roy- What are the emerging industry alty programmes and you are familiar trends for 2020? with the brands. It is very important for Ratna: There will be newer destina- people to get familiar with the cruise tion and ships, very high on design. lines. The industry want to come to ...AND THE SHIP SAILED There will also be more of variety, some- " India but is not able to because it has its thing to suit everybody’s budget. own issues. This is the biggest challenge. Entertainment, spa, wine is open for " We have a vast coastline, if we clear * &$<$ C$#C$ < everybody. The broadway shows are not ( the waters for international cruise lines ordinary ones and they are even cost to come why wouldn’t they come? They $ ?@ *(( $ effective. Now there are even no lan- ( can’t keep plying in the same area. How guage barrier or food issues on a new ? @ much can North America or Europe R ship, Indian foods are there on the ship. allow? Those destinations are already The only challenge is that India has ## " covered. They have to move the equip- + / $-C C$&"$ many states and each state has its own - ment because these are mobile assets. requirement. We are hopefully going to And the cruise lines can move them to affecting the industry? personalise that too as more Indians # different parts of the world on the basis Ratna: As various businesses and start travelling. At the moment, we have " on seasonality. But we are too occupied exports are down, it is impacting the common Indian selection as Indian cui- with our own challenges to let them in. industry largely. For tourism industry sine is getting popular, especially the - ( # or hotels, it is very important for the vegetarian food. I see other nationali- What steps need to be taken to help environment to facilitate their business. ties pouncing on our palate. Infact, 60 the industry grow? After all, tourism works on disposable per cent of our staff are Indian because Ratna: The only way to up the quo- income. And ours is such a small mar- we have trained professionals. 3 - tient or bring India on the tourism map ket. If the share market is down and Now the cruise lines are also invest- is to welcome the international cruise people don’t have a disposable income, ing huge amount of money to build # -" lines into the country because we don’t we won’t be able to do well. It is quite newer ships. We have got a ship mak- 3 - have the capacity to build our own ships obvious that when onions are 100 a kg ing a debut this year in April — at the moment. These are already ready- then how will people think about plan- Celebrity Apex. We have also planned -AP made ships. All we have to do is to ning a holiday. Even the upper segment to introduce new ships, atleast for the L9 include India as a part of their itinerary. is holding back. It is high time we get next two years. The business environment also has to be India up and going. The sooner we do such that it’s viable for them to come. it, the better it is for us as more cruise What was the overall scenario of ;; lines will invest. tions. I was also on the task force insti- employment opportunities in different the industry in 2019? What is India’s > What are your expectations from tuted by the Ministry of Tourism and locations. contribution in the overall market? the Government of India? How can the cruise industry gen- shipping to bring India on the tourism Ratna: It was not a very good year Ratna: The government is positive. erate employment opportunities? map. What is the overall growth of because there were a lot of challenges in F ! They have understood the potential of Ratna: It is a matter of concern that We also need to focus on the fact celebrity cruises? the country. Elections took place, cou- . A the industry. They need to use the 7,600 there are lot of young people graduat- that it is a mobile industry, our equip- Apple: We have seen a significant ple of airlines crippled, economy slowed km of our coastline. If the ocean cruis- ing every year. Where are they going to ment can be moved. This acts as an growth over the past three years. Even down, automobile industry was hit F A ing transportation develops then the go? The cruise industry will have a mul- advantage for us. You can’t move a hotel now we see huge potential because of adversely. However, the previous year internal waters and river cruising will tiplier effect on the economy as the or a brick and mortar thing but a cruise our new ship. We expect a 35 per cent was a rocking one. And that’s what we also develop. Our own heritage sites will employment will increase and hotels can be. This feature helps us to switch growth in the sector, especially where would base ourselves on. gain an impetus. will make money. Heritage sites and to a different destination if there are any the ship is sailing in, the Euro as well Apple: Overall contribution for ! domestic tourism will also get a huge unfavourable conditions in any destina- as in the Western and Eastern Asia Pacific stands at 10 per cent. India L R. How is India’s economic decline impetus as we offer multi destina- tion, which in turn will always facilitate Mediterranean. would stand a good five per cent for it. . F ! . . elanie Musson in Belgrade, 9+91 and in compliance with federal lisher’s popular Ron Roy book . MMontana, does a lot of driving standards aimed at protecting chil- series, A to Z Mysteries, into a pod- ! with her four girls. Juggling a dren’s privacy and safety online, cast. Mo Willems and Rick Riordan * broad age range, one to nine, she’s McGuire said. It’s available as an app are among top names in the com- A forever searching for ways to keep $, and usable off the Pinna.fm web- pany’s audiobook lineup on Pinna, them all entertained without rely- site. along with music from Kidz Bop, 5 ! ing entirely on video. Podcasts, McGuire said, are a They Might be Giants and Ralph’s R While she still adores paper “fresh new format that everyone’s World. 7@AA and tablet books for her kids, > very excited about.” The company The Amazon-owned ! Musson said, “I think when they worked with parents and teachers Audible.com, a dominant force in hear without seeing, they have to to understand what they were audiobooks, is also reaping bene- make up visuals in their heads. looking for in audio content. fits from the increased interest in 9 That’s so good. They have to be Among their priorities were a kid content. The company offers engaged and get more out of it.” “one-stop solution” and a high more than 30,000 titles for kids There are plenty of quality level of curation to ensure quality among more than 4,75,000 over- #; > audiobooks, podcasts and music for and that all content was tucked into all. the young, she noted but weeding a safe platform exclusively for kids. “Parents and families are excit- through thousands of selections “There’s a real desire now to fig- ed about listening together before L * !M and jumping from platform to ure out how the media diet in a kid’s bedtime. They’re listening on road platform is a challenge since audio overall, the value of audio content day, in a kid’s week, can include trips. They’re listening while content has exploded over the last for kids hasn’t been lost on compa- things that aren’t wholly screen- they’re making dinner,” said Diana # @< few years. nies large and small. Spotify recent- based,” McGuire said. Dapito, a senior vice president of Dad blogger Balint Horvath in ly launched a new ad-free app, Last year, Pinna produced 25 content at Audible. . Zurich agreed after trying to make Spotify Kids, as a free extension for podcasts of its own, and plans to Audible worked with RL Stine ;<96 sense of kid options for his 14- premium family subscribers. Not planned as part of the public affil- Some of her kids are prone to grow that number this year. Its slate on its original Camp Red Moon, A month-old daughter. yet available in the US, it’s packed iate’s “ongoing exploration of audio motion sickness, and listening of originals accounts for half the lis- with Pottermore Publishing on “I couldn’t find any resource with singalongs, soundtracks and storytelling,” said WGBH spokes- rather than reading helps, Way said. tening among its consumers, Wizarding World audiobooks and that would organise podcasts stories for children as young as woman Jeanne Hopkins. She sees other benefits as well. McGuire said. The company plans has produced more than 100 L. according to different criteria. three. A platform called Pinna is Bonnie Way of Vancouver, “Audiobooks create a shared expe- to launch curated playlists this audiobooks of the The Baby-Sitters * Information without proper search- among the latest to launch ad-free British Columbia, has five kids, rience. We’re able to discuss the month. Not unlike other streamers, Club series, including some narrat- ability is like looking for a needle with a variety of content and ages ranging from two to 12, and like books after we’ve listened to them, Pinna will mix new content with ed by Elle Fanning. In September, !M in a haystack,” said Horvath, who in mind, at $7.99 a month or $79.99 Musson, she pulls a lot of travel which has been a lot of fun,” she classic stories and other familiar Audible released an original of L works as a productivity coach for a year. Others stick to podcasts time with her brood. She reaches said. standards. Jessica Khoury’s middle-grade The research and development teams. alone, while Amazon’s FreeTime for audiobooks to keep them happy, Maggie McGuire is a former Included is Pinna’s Peabody- Mystwick School of Musicraft with R Audiobooks and music for Unlimited allows parents to cus- even on short trips, and relies a lot teacher who has been in children’s winning podcast, The music performed by the New ! kids have been around awhile but tomise a child’s experience to pro- on her local library for free selec- media for more than 20 years. She’s Unexplainable Disappearance of Jersey Symphony Orchestra Youth R podcasts made for the three to 12 vide the most relevant books, tions. now CEO of Pinna, which is Mars Patel, a serial mystery per- Orchestras. It’s now in Audible’s set are relatively new, driving more videos, apps and more without ads, “Yes, it can be challenging to backed by the Graham Holdings formed by middle graders for mid- Top 20 most-listened-to kid titles parents to choose one-stop plat- starting at $2.99 a month. find books that everyone is happy Co, formed from what remained of dle graders. Another popular orig- of all time. forms that include all formats. Old-school broadcasters are listening to. My four-year-old is The Washington Post Co. after the inal is Grimm, Grimmer, Grimmest, Parents’ nostalgia has played a R . *GN Demand is “primarily driven also getting into the act. Boston’s probably exposed to things that her Post itself was sold to Jeff Bezos five a series of fairy tales retold. It was role in kids’ listening, Dapito said, R .+ . by parents who are podcast listen- WGBH, for instance, widely shares older sisters wouldn’t have heard at years ago. written and produced by Adam but so has the emergence of home ;<;< ers or audiobook fans,’” said Frannie free of cost two of its top podcasts that age. We started with short sto- Pinna both curates and creates Gidwitz, bestselling author of A Tale speakers such as Alexa. “It’s easi- Ucciferri, associate managing edi- for young people: Molly of Denali, ries like Robert Munsch and for kids ages three to 12. It offers Dark and Grimm. er than ever for kids to have * NRM tor for the nonprofit Common based on the TV series about a girl Curious George, and moved to more than 2,000 audiobooks, pod- For younger kids, Pinna part- access,” she said, “and for every- Sense Media. in Alaska, and The Creeping Hour, longer stories like the Chronicles of casts and songs while also produc- nered with Random House body to come together.” With a huge bump in podcasts for ages eight to 12. More are Narnia,” she said. ing original podcasts, all ad-free Children’s Books to turn the pub- L# ! ! # <% " 401"$>" 2' ( ( ' . ' Q (' ' Q ( ( *12 2+02 graduation. While one of them got an agricultural studies degree and a job in the respective department, only one girl has completed 12th grade. With Archana’s intervention, more than 40 children are set to go to Nandurbar to complete their ninth and 10th standard, an unprecedented occurrence in this area. So how exactly did this happen? A local NGO and UNICEF worked hand % in hand to dissuade families from tak- ing children with them for migration. District coordinator Sachin Dada spoke to the children. He took two girls and three boys to Nandurbar for a one-day training. Along with Gram Panchayat’s cooperation, the children, who acted as 0 local advocacy leaders, led efforts to ensure that the education of the chil- . dren will continue. Archana took the lead in this. She went from house to house to address families before Dussehra. Being a small area, everyone . knows each other. She said, “You go to Gujarat for work but don’t take your / F4> children along.” Villagers questioned as to who would take the responsibility of '/2, 3,/ 3 the child in their absence. Archana encouraged children’s grandparents to he ongoing communal take up the responsibility and ensure or religious disharmony that children have maximum atten- Tin various parts of the rchana Vijay Padvi from — including Zila Parishad schools, generally cannot be paid back. The con- dance in school. She told families, “Let world reminds us that there has Khodasgaon village, boarding schools, Ashram schools, 2", >/ tractor then asks the family to act as them learn. You have no money in your been a vast discrepancy between Nandurbar, is in 10th and middle level schools. However, agricultural labour for the next six pocket, so you can go. But how long what religions have preached grade. She studied in the there aren’t enough means to earn a +, 1 "024 months. There is a condition that will this work? How will the family go and what most of their follow- local Zila Parishad School livelihood, with no big industry in the / "1/ >2 their loan’s repayment will be wage ahead if the children don’t receive their ers have actually practised. upA to the seventh grade and went on district. Therefore, agricultural labour compensation. The contractor then education properly? You work because Going by the frequent con- to study further at the Kamla Nehru is the main source of income. Locally, +"/$3"2/ provides labour for various companies you haven’t learned. If they learn, they frontation happening between Kanya Shala in Nandurbar. Her parents wages are extremely low but if people and sugar factories. 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However, dryness and dogmatism, ' "- More than 70 per cent of the one needs to understand the complex- /"4'1"4 school for more than six months. children still miss school on Saturdays unbridgeable gulf between reli- Nandurbar district comprises tribal ity of this distress migration. " 4F3$ "$ Therefore, children do not enjoy edu- because there is no means of commut- gious preachers on such vital communities. With about 2,000 ham- A family which doesn’t have cation and automatically drop out. ing. topics as true identity of god, 5 E lets and more than 900 villages, the dis- enough money will pick up an 34, #11F Archana worked to ensure that no Archana Padvi has also worked to their rigidity of views, narrow- 5 #E trict still experiences severe systemic advanced loan from a money-lender, child from such a migrant family promote the use of toilets and de- ness of outlook and intolerance failures in the education system. 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Imagine a gardener in When warmth finally arrives, there any unanimity among Looking at various prob- Lack of enough chilling eastern Asia, and the yellow Portland, Oregon, who is all those buds burst open them even on fundamental lems in society, it is clear that time is why it might be a waste blossoms of a plant originating growing the same variety of almost at once. subjects such as the soul. They spirituality can tackle them to try to force forsythia blos- in the southern part of that kousa dogwood as another Portland, on the other can neither explain the religious with ease. For instance, prob- soms indoors now. The bush- range would welcome spring gardener in Vermont. Buds at hand, gets weeks and weeks of truth logically nor inspire oth- lems like over-population, eve- es have been exposed to frigid here earlier in the season than the tip of any plant’s branches bloom, the mild winter weath- ers from their own practical teasing, criminal assault and temperatures but not enough would a plant originating in need less chilling than do buds er letting each tree’s or shrub’s examples. All this has natural- adultery, are a result of man’s chilling temperatures. Spring- the northern part of that range. lower down, so where climates flowers awaken as its chilling ly led people to distance them- desperation and lust. Economic flowering bulbs also need some The need for less chilling have mild winters, as in requirement is met. selves from religion as well as exploitation, bribery, adulter- chilling before they will flower, is not always an asset: With Portland, tip buds start grow- We can’t really do much spirituality. This, however, does ation, etc., are a result of man’s which is why we keep them in fruit trees, earlier blossoms are ing first, as soon as their chill- about chilling of outdoor not mean that religion has lost greed. All wars and acts of vio- a cool spot for a few weeks not welcome because they are ing requirement is met. Getting plants. We can’t even be too its utility or is unnecessary. If lence are due to man’s anger. before bringing them indoors more likely to get frosted, and an earlier start, those terminal exact in figuring out just when religion loses its influence on the Many countries are backward for forcing. And lack of chill- frosted blossoms don’t go on to shoots can suppress, to some to bring branches or bulbs in minds of scientists, politicians in the comity of nations because ing is why you can’t grow become fruits. degree, growth of buds lower for forcing or how far south we and men in general as it has of sloth or laziness. All these most apple varieties in Florida. Chilling requirements are down along the stems. can grow a McIntosh apple been losing, the world will soon basic evils are recognised by Without chilling, the trees not directly related to latitude In Vermont, however, tree. That 32-to-45-degree def- face an unprecedented cata- religion but there are a number either don’t leaf out or they just in all cases. High-altitude frigid weather holds back tip inition of chilling varies some- strophe. of ways to eradicate these only cough forth a few, low-quali- northern plants have low chill- buds even after their chilling what from plant to plant, and It was not very long ago if man cares. 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But the world number two was Ram and Salisbury win doubles title unrelenting, breaking again as Thiem served to stay in the set, with the Austrian sending down his first dou- ble fault of the match at the crucial moment. !&3@ Remarkably, a rare Djokovic double fault handed Thiem a break to go 2-1 up in set two with the coura- . geous Austrian refusing to go away. The Serb was getting frustrated, ' 4 looking at his coaching box and pointing at his head. (' He refocused and once again began attacking the Thiem serve, -! . breaking back for 4-4, pumping his fists when the fifth seed sent a back- ,"1'43/" hand wide. But two time warnings on his ovak Djokovic battled serve in the next game rattled through a five-set thriller ) *) %D"D ' E/" ! , Djokovic and he was broken again, Nwith Dominic Thiem to with the Serb losing his cool by pat- maintain his dominance at the ,"1'43/" earn them the title. ting the umpire's foot at the Australian Open Sunday, claiming a They only lost seven points changeover and telling the official: record eighth title and returning to leventh seeds Rajeev Ram on serve and never faced a "Great job... You made yourself world number one in the process. Eand Joe Salisbury halted the break point. famous." The indomitable Serb stretched incredible doubles run of “Rajeev, I don’t think I his unbeaten streak this season to 13 Australian Open wildcards Max thought when I asked you to O ; P but he had to rally from two sets to Purcell and Luke Saville Sunday, play just over a year ago that we With Djokovic still looking dis- one down to beat the courageous crushing them 6-4, 6-2 in the would be standing here now but tracted, Thiem served out the set — fifth-seeded Austrian 6-4, 4-6, 2-6, 6- final. it’s been an honour to play with the first the Serb had dropped in an 3, 6-4 in a nearly four-hour marathon. The American and British you,” said Britain’s Salisbur y Australian Open final since 2015. It was his 17th Grand Slam title, pair showed their class and after their first Slam title as a Djokovic appeared dejected and moving him within two of Rafael experience, eventually break- team. was immediately broken twice in set Nadal and three of Roger Federer on ing in the seventh game of the “Thank you so much for three as Thiem raced to a 4-0 lead, the all-time list. opening set, and two more being the best partner I could having won six games in a row with “Definitely my favourite court, breaks in set two was enough to get.” Djokovic imploding. my favourite stadium in the world The Serb was heard telling a and I’m blessed to hold this trophy trainer he was tired and after losing once again,” said Djokovic. Thiem. match, taming his serve and unleash- the set, he went for a medical time- Victory put him alongside his fel- Djokovic had never before won ing some explosive groundstrokes. out. low legends as only the third man in a Slam final in seven previous It was a nerveless start from He came back and the fourth set history to win eight or more titles at attempts when finding himself two Djokovic, who comfortably held went with serve until a Thiem dou- the same Slam after Nadal (12 at the sets to one down. then put big pressure on the Austrian’s ble fault handed the Serb two break French Open) and Federer (eight at “You and two other guys (Nadal serve, with a forehand into the net points and he converted to regain Wimbledon). and Federer) brought men's tennis to giving him an immediate break and control, serving out the set with an It also ensured he will once another level. I am happy I can com- a psychological edge after some ace. again be world number one when the pete in these times,” said Thiem. monster rallies. Djokovic drew on all his experi- new rankings are released on “I fell short today but I hope soon Thiem, though, is as strong men- ence to force another break in the Monday, usurping Nadal. Federer I can compete with you again.” tally as he is physically and he final- deciding fifth set to take a 2-1 lead remains third with Thiem moving up ly got on the scoreboard after anoth- and kept his foot on the gas to claim a place to a career-high fourth. $ ; er tough service game. an eighth crown from the last 13 But it wasn’t easy with the Serb The Serb, 32, was the over- And against the run of play, with Australian Opens. looking lethargic and out for the whelming favourite, but the supreme- Djokovic seemingly in control, he “It wasn’t meant to be tonight,” count in sets two and three before ly fit and fast Thiem, 26, always had broke back, unleashing pinpoint Djokovic told Thiem. “Tough luck. It regaining his mojo after a medical the weapons to trouble him, which he groundstrokes to make the most of was a tough match. But you were very timeout to grind down the talented , *,, ! 9 deployed successfully for much of the some loose Djokovic shots. close to winning it. '1 David Luiz’s long pass. After a slow start, Burnley rsenal lost more ground in threatened when Jay Rodriguez Athe race to finish in the tested Bernd Leno with a sting- Premier League’s top four after ing drive before Dwight McNeil being held to a 0-0 draw at blasted just over. Burnley on Sunday. Arsenal remained danger- Mikel Arteta’s side are trail- ous on the counter and Burnley ing 10 points behind fourth keeper Nick Pope did well to placed Chelsea and look certain block Aubameyang’s chip. to fall well short of the Kept in the contest by their Champions League places. relentless work ethic, Burnley 4 E !, # -! , It was another frustrating could have snatched the lead - ' ! afternoon for Arteta, who saw when Jeff Hendrick scooped his team squander several wastefully over from McNeil’s ) !! ! chances to take the lead in a cross. " ?@ G ! ?(@ match they could easily have Arsenal suffered a blow lost with better finishing from when young left-back Bukayo <( (< Burnley. Saka was forced off at the inter- ! Arsenal are without a win val after initially playing through in their last four league games, his first-half injury. having drawn all four of them, Arteta’s defence were %4 revious pace-setters Leipzig failed to and Arteta has won just once in exposed in the air time and Pstay at the top despite coming from two seven league matches since again as Burnley dominated goals down in their 2-2 home draw with replacing the sacked Unai after half-time. 10-man Borussia Moenchengladbach. Emery. They stood rooted to the Gladbach netted two first-half goals in Arteta can point to only one spot when James Tarkowski , 1 quick succession as Alassane Plea and defeat in that period and there headed a free-kick wide before Jonas Hoffman exploited sloppy defend- is no doubt Arsenal are more Hendrick nodded past the post ristiano Ronaldo stretched his scoring ing. competitive than they were !E - ! ' !E ! ! !! F#4 from McNeil’s cross. Cstreak to nine consecutive league games with Leipzig striker Patrik Schick pulled a under Emery. Aubameyang has seven a penalty double on Sunday as Juventus bounced goal back on 50 minutes, poking the ball Even so, they still look top four. German from joining a Qatari the physical test posed by goals in four games against back from last weekend’s defeat to Napoli with over the line after Gladbach goalkeeper creaky at the back and lack a New signings Cedric Soares club. Burnley. Burnley, but he couldn’t break a 3-0 win over Fiorentina. Yann Sommer failed to hold a cross after cutting edge up front, a con- and Pablo Mari were missing Ozil and Aubameyang the deadlock this time, diving to The Portuguese striker slotted in both his stumbling over defender Denis Zakaria. cerning issue given the sup- from the Arsenal squad due to combined to carve open the > head wide from Lacazette's goals from the spot in either half in Turin with The game turned on the hour when posed wealth of attacking fitness concerns. Burnley defence in the opening Arsenal were up for the cross. Dutch defender Matthijs de Ligt heading in a Gladbach had Plea sent off for arguing options in Arteta’s squad. But Pierre Emerick- moments, but Alexandre challenge, moving the ball Rodriguez should have won third in injury time. with the ref after being booked. Arsenal have now drawn Aubameyang returned after Lacazette headed wide from the quickly and with purpose at it for Burnley when he met Maurizio Sarri’s side open up a six-point lead Taking advantage, Leipzig attacked five consecutive away league serving a suspension for his red Gabon striker’s cross. times. McNeil’s cross with a close- on top of the Serie A table on second-placed hard and Christopher Nkunku rescued a matches for the first time since card at Crystal Palace. Arteta had his players run But Aubameyang should range volley that hit the bar and Inter Milan, who travel to lowly Udinese later point when the French forward sprinted August 1948 and actually sit Mesut Ozil made his 250th into boxing bags at the club's have done better than shoot bounced down on the line, with on Sunday. into the area and fired into the top corner closer to the relegation zone — Arsenal appearance after training ground this week in an harmlessly wide after getting goalline technology confirming Juventus had fallen to just their second on 89 minutes. seven points away — than the reports Arteta has blocked the unusual attempt to prepare for behind Matt Lowton to reach the whole ball did not go over. defeat of the season last weekend at Sarri's for- mer club Napoli, despite Ronaldo scoring. Fiorentina, in 14th position, have had a resurgence in form since Giuseppe Iachini took " " # !% ) 2% over on December 24, and had been unbeaten in the league this year. They tested Juventus goalkeeper Wojciech 2F$"/'$ the Hunters ace. In the second &3" Szczesny early with the Pole getting his hand to game, however, the Mumbai deny Federicio Chiesa’s back-heel kick and a Pol V Sindhu put up a master- player was able to give a better ndia’s best singles players will try to exploit the Lirola effort. Pclass in a clash between account of herself. By speeding Ihome conditions while veteran Leander Paes Fellow Pole Bart?omiej Dragowski denied youth and experience to beat up the shuttle, she was able to will be seen in action for one last time here when Rodrigo Bentancur at the other end before a Shriyanshi Pardeshi as the put an end to Sindhu’s domi- the Tata Open Maharashtra begins here on VAR viewing confirmed Fiorentina’s German Hyderabad Hunters took on nation. As Sindhu fumbled at Monday. Pezzella had handled the ball in the area. the Mumbai Rockets at the the net, Pardeshi was just two The left-handed Prajnesh is up against Five-time Ballon d’Or winner Ronaldo GMC Balayogi SATS Indoor points away from the World Yannick Maden, ranked 125, while Sumit Nagal made no mistake, slotting in five minutes before Stadium here today. No. 6 at 9-11 before the finds himself pitted against former top-20 the break. It hasn’t been a season to Hyderabad shuttler stopped Serbian Viktor Troicki in their respective open- His second came ten minutes from time remember for the Season 3 her momentum and wrapped ing round matches. after Federico Ceccherini brought down Rodrigo champions as they are cur- up the match. Both of them are the only direct entrants in Bentancur. rently languishing at the bot- Earlier, 2014 the men’s singles main draw in which five Ronaldo made it 14 goals in nine games to tom position of the league Commonwealth Games cham- Indians are competing. bring his tally to 19 this season, including seven standings. Nevertheless, pion Parupalli Kashyap won Troicki has been in sensational form in the penalties. Sindhu’s strong performance his first match of the season recent past. Partnering Novak Djokovic, he led The former Real Madrid player has now gave them lots of reasons to after tasting a defeat in four Serbia to ATP Cup triumph. Troicki entered the scored 50 goals in 70 games since moving to cheer as the reigning world consecutive ties. The Mumbai main draw with an easy 6-2,. 6-4 win over Juventus in 2018. champion brought on her A- ace has a 3-2 head-to-head Evgeny Karlovskiy of Russia in the final quali- The 34-year-old also becomes the first game to defeat her younger record against World No. 42 fying round on Sunday. Juventus player to achieve a run of goals in nine compatriot 15-5, 15-10. Daren Liew on the BWF World Ramkumar Ramanathan, Sasi Mukund and " ! ! consecutive league games since David Trezeguet Sindhu had come to this Tour and he brought all that Arjun Kadhe have been given the wild cards. in December 2005. match on a two-match losing conviction against Malaysian Ramkumar will be seen in action on Monday Maharashtra State Lawn Tennis Association De Ligt nodded in a Paulo Dybala cross after streak, having suffered a whom he last beat at the Korea when he competes against seventh seed Italian (MSLTA). 91 minutes to hand Iachini his first league defeat reversal of fortunes at the Open in November. Showing Salvatore Caruso. Serbia’s Nikola Milojevic, Italian Roberto with the Tuscany side. hands of Michelle Li and Tai all his rhythm and range, the For Paes, who has been awarded wild-card Marcora and Czech player Lucas Rosol also Third-placed Lazio will try to close the gap Tzu Ying. This time the Mumbai Trump was able to alongside his Australian partner Mathew Ebden, made their way into the singles main draw with on Juventus against struggling SPAL later on Hunters Trump made no mis- register a quickfire 15-8, 15-13 it could be his final tournament in India if he wins in their respective final round match in the Sunday. take in a clinical display win. does not play at the Bengaluru Open. qualifiers of the ATP 250 event. Roma’s fourth position however is now at against the youngster. In men’s doubles, Kim Sa “This edition is special in more than one While Milojevic thrashed the Netherlands’ risk after losing 4-2 to Sassuolo on Saturday. The first game was a com- Rang and Kim Gi Jung of way, while we are celebrating 25 years of the Robin Haase 6-3, 6-3, Marcora upset Slovenian Atalanta are just a point behind in fifth pletely one-way traffic as Mumbai easily beat tournament in India this will also be the last Blaz Rola 6-4, 7-6 in a hard-fought clash. before they play relegation-candidates Genoa Pardeshi found it difficult to Hyderabad’s Ben Lane and chance for Tennis Fans to watch Leander play In the fourth match of the final qualifying looking to move into the final Champions counter the pace and power of #G" Vladimir Ivanov 15-10, 15-8. live in Pune,” said Sunder Iyer, Secretary of round, Rosol managed a 6-2, 7-5 win over Ebden. League berth. <0 ! ! (##& $( $(F4F) -" J<'%)( , $>A <) ! Chief architect of India’s rare 5- 0 clean sweep over New Zealand, India opener KL ,43,3>3 Rahul on Sunday said he is not yet thinking about ! ! HA $ I>A , ! J ! the T20 World Cup but wants to carry his sparkling ndia pace spearhead Jasprit form into the big event. ,43,3>3 42 balls. He hit five fours and two was ignored once again. IBumrah said he as learnt a lot The 27-year-old from Karnataka was named the sixes. For New Zealand, Kane from his first tour of New Player of the Tournament for scoring 224 runs in the ndia choked New Zealand yet They took 34 runs off Shivam Williamson didn’t recover on Zealand after returning magi- five-match series at an average of 56. again to turn it around for a Dube in the 10th over, after time and Tim Southee led the side cal figures of 3/12 in the fifth “I am batting really well now and I am happy to Iseven-run win in the fifth T20 +(*+& which KL Rahul, who led in once again. and final T20I here on Sunday. do the roles I am doing for my side. Not thinking International, giving them a rare absence of inured Rohit Sharma, Despite Rohit’s return, Sanju India swept the series 5-0 too much about the T20 World Cup at the moment, 5-0 series whitewash in the short- had to take corrective measures. Samson (2) continued to open the with Bumrah playing a key role but hopefully I can continue batting this way,” he said. est format here on Sunday. ' * He brought back his frontline innings and it didn't work again. in the final encounter as the India notched up a rare 5-0 whitewash over New The Indian pacers, led by pacers and they both etched out Yet another opportunity went tourists defended 164-run tar- Zealand with a seven-run win in the fifth and final ever-reliable Jasprit Bumrah, ;<.6 wickets. abegging as he hit straight to extra get. T20 International and Rahul said the team’s abili- shared seven wickets among Navdeep Saini (2-23) dis- cover and was out for two runs. “Feeling very good. The ty to find answers in difficult situations was the key them for 25 runs in match- Q , 467 missed Seifert and then Bumrah KL Rahul (45) and Rohit match got close at one point but to its success. changing 7.2 overs to restrict the bowled Daryl Mitchell (2) with a added 88 runs for the second we had belief that if we can “I am pleased. It is great to be standing here win- Kiwis to 156 for nine while F"/ "3" 4&&4" /"31 searing yorker. wicket, providing vital momen- squeeze in one or two good ning 5-0. Very happy that my performances could defending 163 for three. ;<;< M M :A< New Zealand’s chase was all tum to the Indian innings. overs, the match can get close,” result in victories for India. We were happy to come Bumrah conceded just 12 ;<98 @A< but over when Mitchell Santner The in-form duo dominated he said after the match. into this series with confidence and to keep execut- runs in his four overs and got rid (6) holed out of Shardul Thakur the Black Caps’ attack and put on “It was windy, I was trying ing our skills every game. We came up with answers of three batsmen, bowling block- ;<98 M .. M .. ;A9 (2-38) and Manish Pandey held 50 off just 35 balls. Rahul hit four to use the wind and the longer from every situation and it is a great result for me hole deliveries during death ;<9B ;A9 a fine running catch at long on. fours and two sixes in his 33-ball side of the boundary. Very and the side,” he said. overs. ;<9B " " ;A9 Ish Sodhi smacked 16 off 10 stay. happy with the learnings, dif- “I think it is a winning habit that we have cul- India’s total was built around balls to provide some fireworks He fell in the 12th over ferent ground dimensions, first tivated wherein we want to win every time we step stand-in skipper Rohit Sharma' + "1+"3/" at the end but it was not enough. against the run of play and fin- time in New Zealand; great onto the ground. As a team we keep believing in 60-run knock after they elected Earlier, Rohit, batting at ished with 224 runs in the series, result,” he added. each other. Leading up to the World Cup, there were to bat. India had blanked the West uation either. number three, was retired hurt the most for an Indian batsman a few strategies that we wanted to try out. It just Tim Seifert (50) and Ross Indies 3-0 in 2019 and beat Taylor and Seifert came after injuring his left calf whilst in any bilateral T20I series. keeps giving us more and more confidence to keep Taylor (53) kept the Black Caps Australia 3-0 in 2016. together at that juncture, putting hitting a six and walked off the Sharma scored his 25th T20I tum on a slowing wicket. going around.” India will next play three ODIs in hunt for a consolation win but New Zealand got off to a on 99 runs for the fourth wick- field in discomfort. He faced 41 half-century off 35 balls. He Shreyas Iyer smacked 33 off against New Zealand beginning on February 5 and the hosts again fell near the fin- poor start and were quickly et, raising vision of an improba- balls and hit three fours as well looked to accelerate but then 31 balls, including a four and two Rahul said they will follow the same process to ish line. reduced to 17 for three in the ble win. as three sixes. injured himself in the 17th over sixes, but couldn’t push the score achieve success in the 50-over format. This is only third time that fourth over. Bumrah had Martin Seifert reached his half-cen- Virat Kohli was expectedly and retired. past the 170-mark. “We’ll relax a little bit over the next couple of India have whitewashed oppo- Guptill (2) lbw, and Sundar tury off 29 balls, including five rested, with Rohit coming in, and The loss of both Rahul and Manish Pandey scored 11 days and enjoy the victory. But once we start with nents in away T20 series and first bowled Colin Munro (15). Tom fours and three sixes. While it was the only change for India Sharma impacted the Indian not out off four balls, with a four the next series, the process will remain the same,” time in a five-match rubber. Bruce’s run-out didn’t help the sit- Taylor got to his half-century in from Wellington. Rishabh Pant innings, and they lost all momen- and a six. he said. PTI ; : 6 6 4 < !<+! ,43,3>3 whitewash. referring to the instances when Sunday, said the target of 164 was “Even though it’s a different New Zealand lost two matches in achievable but the Kiwis came up ,43,3>3 enior New Zealand batsman format (than ODI and Test), it Super Over. short in a tight chase and could SRoss Taylor on Sunday admit- still does hurt. Winning is a habit Taylor, however, hailed the not recover from a poor start. ndia captain Virat Kohli on ted that the 0-5 whitewash by and losing those tight games. But Indian team for being able to win “I thought we were under ISunday said he wants his India has hurt his side badly and we are going into a format that series away from home. pressure when I came out there. players to be the “best version the whole T20I series has been is one of our strengths. In ODI “More often than not it is The way Tim Seifert came out of themselves” in order to a disappointment for them. cricket, hopefully Kane’s shoul- tough to win away from home and batted, we got ourselves to dominate world cricket in the Taylor, however, said his der is all right, new personnel but to come over here with a what once again would nor- coming years. side played better cricket than and some world-class players couple of their star players miss- mally be a comfortable scenario India notched up a rare the results suggest though they coming back and we are looking ing that would add a different with 66 off 60 balls. You win, 5-0 whitewash over New knew from the beginning that it forward,” he said of the three- balance to their side. I am sure maybe 95 times (from there),” Zealand with a seven-run was going to a be tough task match ODI series from February it is very good for Indian crick- said the 35-year-old right-hand- win in the fifth and final T20 against a strong Indian team. 5-12. et. ed batsman. International here. “The whole series has been He said New Zealand have “I probably say this, we were “When you got a world-class “We need everyone to be a disappointment, the way we given a strong Indian side room completely outplayed in the bowler like Bumrah, you have the best versions of them- put ourselves in good positions to take advantage out of it and series last year and we came back got to skin the cat slightly differ- selves. It is all about laying the and just were not able to capital- they had suffered from that. and won that semi-final in the ently and he is able to be their X- vision in front of the boys, the ize. When you are up against a “You can’t give this Indian World Cup. Whenever we play factor for them. The way way you think, prepare. The world-class side like India, we side an inch, we gave them a lot India in a T20I game, we know (Navdeep) Saini and others guys are taking notice of it have played a lot worse and got more than that and they took it will be an uphill task but we bowled put us under some pres- and they realise that the team better results than this,” Taylor advantage. You got to learn a lot know we can still beat them sure and wickets fell at different needs 120 percent from them said after New Zealand lost the quicker than we are now with when it counts hopefully,” he times,” he said, explaining how every time,” Kohli said. fifth and final match by seven )$ ! both bat and ball. Until then, we added. New Zealand batsmen lost their “Because only then you runs to hand India a rare series will get similar results,” he said, Taylor, who hit 53 on plot. will find ways to win. That has been a massive change for us in the last two-three years. We have seen the results; we Gill smashes double century as obviously won't win every- thing and these victories give a lot more pleasure than the 67 4 one-sided victories.” India A save first unofficial Test With Kohli resting him- self from the inconsequential #'"// final game, Rohit Sharma was #2/ #23/#2 the stand-in skipper, but the we speak the same lan- The two teams will next ndian women suffered a four-wicket opener suffered a calf injury guage,” he said. play a three-match ODI Iloss against the mighty Australia after hubman Gill is expected while batting and had to “Despite what the score- series beginning on a disappointing batting performance in Sto retain his place in retire hurt. line suggests, I feel that February 5 and Southee their second match of the T20 tri-series India’s Test squad after scor- In his absence, K L Rahul New Zealand cricket is in hoped that the hosts will put here on Sunday. ing an unbeaten 204 for the led the side to victory. the best hands and he is the up a better show with new India struggled to 103 for nine in 20 A team in the drawn four- Heaping praise on the right guy to lead this team. players coming into the side. overs after being asked to bat. The vis- day game against New team at the presentation cer- He is the perfect, perfect “The ODIs are a differ- iting team’s bowlers did well to stretch Zealand A here on Friday. emony, Kohli said: “All of us man to lead them. I wish ent format, new personnel the game till the penultimate over but Resuming the day four at are really proud of how we him the best of luck and come in and it is a format there were not enough runs on the 127 for two, India A went on played. It's about finding power to lead this side in the where we have done well,” board. to make 448 for three in their ways to win. Today, all these future. They are a side he said. Elysse Perry was the undisputed star F!!# second innings with Gill young guys were on the field everyone loves to watch and India pace spearhead of the game, picking up three wickets in scoring his second double after Rohit’s unfortunate play against.” Jasprit Bumrah, who was one before before making 49 off 47 balls 21 runs with pacer Perry (4/13 in 4 century on an away tour injury and them coming It was the first time that adjudged the Man of the in Australia’s chase. overs) picking three of them in 14th over (the first one came in West together and handling the New Zealand lost three or Match for his three-wickets India had beaten England in the over, removing Harmanpreet, Taniya Indies last year). pressure. more matches in a bilateral haul, said he always had the tournament opener while Australia had Bhatia and Deepti Sharma. Gill and Test regular “That gives me a lot of T20I series at home. The belief that a couple of good lost to England in a Super Over finish Sixteen-year-old Shafali Verma, Hanuma Vihari (100 off 113) pleasure watching from the hosts had gone down 0-2 to overs can change the com- on Saturday, leaving all three teams with touted as the next big thing in women’s shared an unbeaten 222-run outside and they will take this England back in February plexion of the game. a win each. cricket, lasted only three balls while stand for the fourth wicket to momentum going forward 2008. “Feeling very good. The “Our lower order definitely needs to Jemimah Rodrigues crawled to 1 off 11 save the game for India A. for many years.” New Zealand stand-in match got close at one point bat a lot better, especially when the top- balls, leaving their team at 16 for two in Another valuable contribu- " -!! Kohli also backed under- skipper Tim Southee said but we had belief that if we order doesn't get runs. However, really three overs. tion came from Priyank fire New Zealand skipper there wasn’t much difference can squeeze in one or two appreciate the performance of the The experienced Mandhana and Panchal (115 off 164). the first innings in which Gill outing in the game as he got Kane Williamson, saying he between the two sides. good overs, the match can bowlers,” said India skipper Harmanpreet stitched a 40-run stand Gill’s 279-ball effort com- was the top-scorer with 83. out for a duck in both the is the right man to lead the “It’s another close one, get close,” he said. Harmanpreet Kaur at the post-match before the latter’s dismissal triggered a prised 22 boundaries and In response, New innings. Black Caps despite the 0-5 unfortunately on the wrong “It was windy, I was presentation. collapse. four sixes. Vihari’s quickfire Zealand A had amassed 562 After a fine double cen- drubbing. side again. If you give them trying to use the wind and India next play against England at The spin-heavy Indian bowling century comprised 11 fours for seven before declaring the tury, Gill is certain to retain “Kane and me have sim- a sniff, they take it with both the longer side of the the Junction Oval in Melbourne . attack did all they could with left-arm and three sixes. innings. his place in the Test squad. ilar mindsets, similar hands. I don't think it is a boundary. Very happy with Barring opener Smriti Mandhana spinner Rajeshwari taking two wickets It was a much improved Mayank Agarwal, who The 20-year-old was also philosophies. It is amazing massive gap, the scoreline the learnings, different (35) and Harmanpreet (28), Indian for 18 runs in four overs. Offie Deepti, batting effort from India A as will open alongside Rohit part of the squad in the that despite being from dif- does suggest that, but we ground dimensions, first batters showed complete lack of appli- who opened the bowling, too kept things the pitch eased out at the Sharma in the two-Test series home series against South ferent parts of the world, we only need to do the smaller time in New Zealand, great cation on a pitch offering extra bounce. tight taking one wicket for 18 runs in Hagley Oval. The team, cap- against New Zealand later Africa and Bangladesh but have similar thinkings and things better,” he said. result.” India lost their last six wickets for four overs. tained by Vihari, made 216 in this month, had a forgettable did not get a game.