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SSP/LW/NP-34/2019-21 @TheDailyPioneer instagram.com/dailypioneer/ Established 1864 OPINION 8 Published From AVENUES 10 WORLD 13 DELHI LUCKNOW BHOPAL A GLOBAL RE-EMPHASISE POPE HOLDS HISTORIC BHUBANESWAR RANCHI RAIPUR CHALLENGE START-UP GOALS PUBLIC MASS IN UAE CHANDIGARH DEHRADUN Late City Vol. 155 Issue 35 LUCKNOW, WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 6, 2019; PAGES 16 `3 *Air Surcharge Extra if Applicable INDIA FACE NEW ZEALAND IN} FIRST T20 } 15 SPORT www.dailypioneer.com Submit to CBI probe, SC orders Kolkata CP Court bars agency from arresting top Mamata ends dharna, claims victory cop; CBI alleges SAUGAR SENGUPTA n KOLKATA against the Modi Government Banerjee said Kumar never “What pleasure they get in who meet Amit Shah everyday in a way “that no other leader refused to appear before the victimising an IPS officer? at airports and even BJP offi- Rajeev Kumar est Bengal Chief Minister could have done.” Banerjee CBI. “He only wanted to appear They have sent a letter to start ces?” Banerjee said, “Why they WMamata Banerjee on said “this sit-in was not for my at a neutral venue. The court departmental proceeding are so scared of a police officer.” doctored evidence Tuesday called off her indefi- own sake. It was a collective has given that order. Again the against Rajiv Kumar for com- The State Government would nite Satyagraha against alleged decision for a collective cause court has also restrained the ing to this place. So many respond to the Centre’s letter PNS n NEW DELHI CBI harassment of Kolkata started under ‘Save India to CBI from arresting him. This people are sitting here. Has with a “suitable reply,” she said. Police Commissioner Rajiv save the people, to save the is our moral victory and we are anyone seen him sitting on the The BJP was “doubting the olkata Police Kumar in multi-crore Saradha country, to save the Cons- extremely obliged to the court.” dharna stage? He is the chief my conduct when I arrested KCommissioner Rajeev chit fund case with a loud “oust titution, to save democracy Condemning the Centre security officer and is duty Sudipta Sen and gave away Rs Kumar has to appear before the Narendra Modi” call. She and to save the IAS, IPS brass.” for directing the State bound to consult the CM. That 300 crore as compensation to CBI in Shillong, make ended the agitation following She said that she was with- Government to initiate a is within his duty. the chit fund depositors but available all evidence and requests from her Andhra drawing the dharna after departmental inquiry against “If Rajiv Kumar’s coming they have not done nothing to cooperate with investigation Pradesh counterpart requests from colleagues and Kumar for allegedly going here for consultation with the the CPI(M) during whose into the chit fund scams in Chandrababu Naidu who senior national leaders who against police rule books by Chief Minister amounts to tenure the chit fund business West Bengal, the Supreme joined the protest. stood firmly behind her. joining Banerjee at the dharna breaking police rule then started way back in 1980s. Court said on Tuesday as the Banerjee ended her dhar- Launching a scathing attack on dais the Chief Minister asked, what about those police officers Continued on Page 7 CBI accused the officer of na in the wake of what she Prime Minister Narednra “doctoring evidence” and described as a “moral victory” Modi, the Chief Minister said, shielding the accused. coming in the form of a “After 2019 Narendra Modi However, the SC said Supreme Court order directing will not be in power to torment no coercive steps, including the CBI to interrogate Kumar the people,” adding the anti-BJP the arrest of the Kolkata at a neutral venue in Shillong parties would hold a three-day Police chief, will take place and restraining the agency dharna in Delhi too starting during the course of investiga- from arresting the Kolkata top February 12. tion. cop. Claiming the apex court The CBI told the SC that Naidu congratulated judgment was a moral victory the Kolkata Police Banerjee for leading the battle for the stand taken by her, Commissioner, who was lead- ing the SIT probe into the Kolkata Police Commissioner Rajeev Kumar near the venue of West Bengal Chief Saradha chit fund scam, tam- Minister Mamata Banerjee’s sit-in protest against the Centre in Kolkata PTI pered with the electronic evi- Didi rakes up Sudipto dence and handed over docu- prised justices Deepak Gupta laptop and cellphones recov- ment to the agency some of and Sanjeev Khanna said on ered from Sudipta Sen, which were “doctored”. consideration of replies of the Chairman of the Saradha and ` The CBI also alleged that Chief Secretary, the DGP and Rose Valley ponzy scheme, by letter to fire 3 cr salvo there was a “wilful” omission the Kolkata Police the SIT were not sent to foren- and commission by him and Commissioner, the court may sic laboratory. the SIT of which he was the seek personal appearance of Those electronic devices at Himanta Biswa functional head. these officials on February 20. were recovered from Sen, who SAUGAR SENGUPTA n KOLKATA Sarma for extracting `3 crore A three-judge Bench head- The apex court’s secretary was arrested from a place in from Sen.” The letter dated ed by Chief Justice of India general will inform them on Jammu & Kashmir after a long n a counterattack against the April 2013 and addressed to (CJI) Ranjan Gogoi issued a February 19 whether they are time. The agency alleged that IModi Government, Bengal anti-corruption branch in notice to Kumar and sought his required to be present before call data was also erased and it Chief Minister Mamata Kolkata, just before Sen fled West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee gestures during a dharna in Kolkata on Tuesday PTI response before February 20, the apex court on February 20, was difficult to find out who Banerjee on Tuesday released a Kolkata abruptly downing the the next date of hearing on the Bench noted. called whom. more than five-year-old letter shutters of his company, des- the allegations by the CBI that Attorney General KK Senior advocate AM written by Sudipto Sen, the cribed how BJP’s Man Friday in he was tampering with elec- Venugopal and Solicitor Singhvi, who appeared for the jailed Saradha chit fund boss, Assam “extracted `3 crore over tronic evidence and that the General Tushar Mehta sub- West Bengal Police, refuted to the Central Bureau of the past six months” and got Act against indisciplined SIT headed by him provided mitted that Kumar was not the allegations against Kumar. Investigation, in which he had Sen sign on some vouchers. the agency with doctored mate- cooperating in the investigation Singhvi said that there was no accused Assam BJP leader “Another high-level person rials. of chit fund cases, handed over destruction of evidence which Hemant Biswa Sharma of has dramatically cheated me. He The SC further directed the to the CBI by the Supreme the CBI is claiming after five extracting `3 crore from him. is Mr Himanta Biswa Sarma. For Rajeev: MHA to Bengal West Bengal Chief Secretary, Court, and the SIT had not years of investigation. “This letter written by the last six months, apart one the Director General of police given the complete call data “Where is the destruction Sudipto Sen will show how the and half years, he has taken from PNS n NEW DELHI The Home Ministry cited Government. (DGP) and the Kolkata Police details. of evidence after five years? CBI is being used by the BJP to us not less than `3 crore all by the extant provisions of the It also said such behaviour Commissioner to file replies on “What was given to us After five years no FIR against gag the voices of dissent and cash and some vouchers have ours after the Supreme Rules 3(1), 5(1) and 7 of the All is capable of embarrassing the the contempt pleas filed against was doctored copy of call Kumar for destruction of torture the Opposition,” been signed by his office exec- HCourt’s order asking the India Services (Conduct) Rules, relations between the Central them by the CBI on or before records,” the Attorney General evidence under section 201 Mamata said, adding the “let- utives by some other means”, the Kolkata Police Commissioner 1968, which were flouted by Government and the February 18. told the SC. of IPC has been lodged,” ter implicates Assam Deputy letter had quoted, said Mamata. Rajeev Kumar to appear before Kumar. In its clause by clause, Government of any foreign The Bench that also com- The CBI alleged that the Singhvi added. Chief Minister Himant Biswa Continued on Page 7 the CBI, Union Home Ministry communication, the Ministry State, provided that nothing in opened another front against said every member of the ser- this rule shall apply to any ‘The attack on the state of West Bengal is West Bengal Government vice shall at all times maintain statement made or views To avoid all unnecessary Why is the central With egg on her directing it to initiate discipli- absolute integrity and devotion expressed by a member of the controversy, we direct the government so scared? Has (Mamata’s) face, to not only an attack on the values and tenets of the Constitution but also an attack on nary proceedings against Rajeev to duty and shall do nothing service in his official capacity (Kolkata) Commissioner of Police Rajeev become their celebrate it as a moral Kumar for “indiscipline” and which is unbecoming of a and in the due performance of to appear before the investigating nightmare? I do not know victory is a dichotomy the dreams of our founding fathers.’ ‘They are same founding fathers, who the BJP is violation of services rules. member of the service, no the duties assigned to him. agency (CBI) in Shillong, what is going on. He never available only to Mamata In what could start anoth- member of the service shall be Meghalaya, on such date(s) as joined the dharna. Absolutely Banerjee's realm of desperate to co-opt into their narrative, because they have no link whatsoever to the Constitution er round of “war” between the a member of, or be otherwise may be fixed...It is a cool place. blatant lie politics, State and the Centre, the Home associated with, any political and therefore the values its espouses.’ — AKHILESH YADAV Yogi takes high Both sides will remain cool there —SUPREME COURT — MAMATA BANERJEE — BJP Ministry sent a communication party or any organisation to the West Bengal Chief which takes part in politics, nor road in election Secretary saying that as per the shall he take part in, or sub- CAPSULE information, Kumar sat on a scribe in aid of, or assistant in drive to Purulia dharna along with some police any other manner, any politi- UP govt forms SIT to probe officers with West Bengal Chief cal movement or political party. Purulia: Uttar Pradesh Chief SP MLA SUFFERS BRAIN Back from US, Minister Mamata Banerjee at The Ministry also said no Minister Yogi Adityanath on HAEMORRHAGE IN HOUSE the Metro Channel in Kolkata, member of the service shall, in Tuesday travelled by road Lucknow: Samajwadi Party MLA anti-Sikh riots in Kanpur which is prima facie in con- any radio broadcast or com- from Jharkhand to Purulia to Subhash Pasi suffered a brain PNS n LUCKNOW Yogeshwar Krishna Srivastava travention of the extant provi- munication over any public address a rally there after the haemorrhage while protesting Priyanka out as members and the SSP or SP sions of AIS (Conduct) Rules, media or in any document Mamata Government denied during Governor Ram Naik’s n the directive of the of Kanpur as member secretary. 1968/AIS (Discipline & published anonymously, pseu- permission for landing his address to the joint sitting of OSupreme Court, the state This was confirmed by Appeal) Rules, 1969. donymously or in his own helicopter in the State. both the Houses of the State government has set up a Special Principal Secretary (Home) “In view of the above, the name or in the name of any He accused Mamata of Assembly on Tuesday morning. Investigation Team (SIT) to Arvind Kumar here on West Bengal Government has other person or in any com- trying to protect a “corrupt” on hustings probe afresh the anti-Sikh riots Tuesday. been requested by MHA to ini- munication to the press or in officer and said there could be HAJ SUBSIDY NO MORE IN in Kanpur after the assassina- The SIT, which will have tiate action against the officer any public utterance, make any nothing more “shameful and PAK, SAVES `450 CRORE Rahul to meet all tion of then Prime Minister a tenure of six months, will and intimate the action taken statement of fact or opinion unconstitutional” than a CM Islamabad: The Pakistan general secretaries Indira Gandhi in 1984. investigate the final report in this regard,” it said. The which has the effect of an staging a sit-in to prevent Government’s decision to abolish The four-member SIT will submitted by the police in the Home Ministry, which is the adverse criticism of any current “secrets related to corruption” the Haj subsidy will save `450 and State incharges be headed by former Director FIRs registered at Nazirabad cadre controlling authority of or recent policy or action of the from spilling out. Yogi accused crore to national exchequer, the General of UP Police, Atul. The and Bazaria police stations the Indian Police Service offi- Central Government or a State Mamata of exploiting the poor country’s Religious Affairs and on Thursday SIT will have retired district and even investigate the case cers, cited Kumar’s “indisci- Government which is capable in West Bengal and not allow- Interfaith Harmony Minister judge Subhash Chandra against the accused persons, plined behaviour” and violation of embarrassing the relations ing benefits of Central Noorul Haq Qadri has said. PNS n NEW DELHI Agarwal and retired Additional who have been acquitted by of service rules for initiating the between the Central schemes to reach them. Director (Prosecution) the court. proceedings. Government and any State Detailed report on P7 PAK TARGETS ARMY CAMP ewly-appointed Congress WITH ROCKET LAUNCHERS Ngeneral secretary Priyanka Jammu: Pakistani troops on Gandhi Vadra swung into Tuesday violated ceasefire in action soon after her return official meeting of the Congress Poonch district of Jammu & from a private visit from the US party after assuming the new Opp heckles UP Guv, interrupts address Kashmir by firing two rounds of on Monday. She met senior role as general secretary on Th- rocket launchers towards party leaders, including her sib- ursday. Rahul Gandhi has con- PNS n LUCKNOW NOISY START TO BUDGET SESSION Hriday Narayan Dikshit said an Army camp along the Line ling and party chief Rahul vened the meeting of all gen- that the staff had collected of Control (LoC) in the Gandhi, to discuss the polls eral secretaries, in-charges of he first day of the Uttar sack full of paper balls from Krishna Ghati sector, an ahead. Priyanka got an office various States to plan the strat- TPradesh Budget Session “considerable improvedent in Assembly had a tough time threw them towards the podi- the podium, indirectly hint- Army officer said. next to Rahul at the party egy for the Lok Sabha election. was marred by noisy scenes the law and order (situation) dealing with the boisterous um. ing at the volume of attack headquarters on Akbar Road in While AICC general sec- as opposition parties created in the state”. lawmakers. Some of them The opposition members during the Governor’s INDIA TO BENEFIT FROM the national Capital. retaries are scheduled to meet a ruckus and hurled paper The Governor faced the even tried to climb over raised slogans like, ‘Kanoon address. US-CHINA TRADE WAR: UN Priyanka’s allotted office on Thursday, Rahul will delib- balls during Governor Ram ire of the members of reporters’ desk in an attempt vyavastha trast hai, Yogi mast Chief Minister Yogi United Nations: India is among was previously occupied by erate with Pradesh Congress Naik’s address to the joint sit- Samajwadi Party, Bahujan to reach the podium. hai’, (law and order is in a Adityanath condemned the a handful of countries that Rahul Gandhi when he was the Committee (PCC) presidents ting of the state legislature. Samaj Party and Congress, as As soon as the House shambles in the state, while act of the opposition, saying stand to benefit from the ongo- party vice-president. Then on Saturday. Rahul on Tuesday In his about 55-minute they raised anti-government assembled, opposition mem- Yogi is enjoying), ‘BJP jana- that it was ‘undemocratic ing trade tensions between the UPA chairperson Sonia also formed various commit- speech, the Governor high- slogans and waved posters bers rushed in the Well of the ta se darti hai, CBI, ED ko and uncalled for’. world’s top two economies — Gandhi, the then president of tees for Punjab, Goa, lighted the welfare and devel- and banners highlighting the House. Some of them aage karti hai, (the BJP is “The Governor is the rep- the US and China — the UN the grand old party occupied Puducherry and Gujarat ahead opment schemes of the state problems of farmers and the climbed on their seats and scared of the public and uses resentative of the state and he has said in its latest report. The Rahul’s present room. The of the general election. government, and also justi- common man. started waving placards and CBI, ED as a shield), and is the constitutional head. US and China are locked in a other previous occupants of Priyanka on Tuesday met fied the renaming of Braving all odds, the banners. Paper sheets of the ‘Kisan virodhi yeh sarkar, The act of the opposition, trade war since President Priyanka’s office include former few senior party leaders from Allahabad and Faizabad Governor read his speech in agenda were used as paper nahi chalegi, nahi chalegi’ particularly Samajwadi Party, Donald Trump imposed heavy Congress general secretaries Uttar Pradesh and held informal districts, saying, “my gov- over an hour’s time. balls and thrown at the (the anti-farmer government was like street goondas. It is tariffs on imported steel and Janardhan Dwivedi and Sushil interactions with them on issues ernment has restored their As the opposition, par- Governor. When the opposi- will not last). unfortunate that they have aluminium items in March last Kumar Shinde. relating to strengthening the cultural names”. ticularly SP members, threw tion members exhausted the After the House re- not changed their behaviour,” year. AICC sources said party in eastern Uttar Pradesh. In his 28-pages address, paper balls, the marshal and agenda sheets, they used ban- assembled post the Yogi told reporters after the Priyanka will attend the first Continued on Page 7 Naik said there has been watch and ward staff of the ners as paper missiles and Governor’s address, Speaker Governor’s address. LUCKNOW | WEDNESDAY | FEBRUARY 6, 2019 city 02

SP MLA suffers brain haemorrhage Maurya asks PWD engrs to adopt in assembly PNS n LUCKNOW latest road construction techs Samajwadi Party MLA from AGhazipur district suffered PNS n LUCKNOW dirty or in damaged condition. compliance would be not tol- brain haemorrhage while staging Maurya also said that those erated. He also sought explana- protest against the Yogi eputy Chief Minister gangmen, who were incapable tion from officers who failed to Adityanath government during Keshav Prasad Maurya of doing their job, be given exhaust their budget within a the Governor’s address to the Don Tuesday asked engi- compulsory retirement. given time frame. He said that joint sitting of both Houses of the neers of Public Works The Deputy Chief Minister all works were to be complet- state legislature on Tuesday Department (PWD) to follow asked the officers to ensure that ed within time and proposals morning. the latest technique in con- proper budget of all highways for the next year should reach SP legislator Subhash Pasi struction of roads and adopt and main roads was made his office within the stipulated was immediately rushed to Syama Chanakya Software from the available to the department. He time or else the officers would Prasad Mukherjee (Civil) Hospital coming financial year. said in case of any crunch, be punished. from where he was referred to the Asking PWD officers to zonal chief engineers were to Showing his displeasure Trauma Centre of King George’s upgrade their systems by the take necessary steps to over- over irregularities in Basti, the Medical College in Lucknow. His end of this fiscal, Maurya that officers should ensure come it. Deputy Chief Minister ordered condition continued to be critical directed them to regularly that the department premises He also asked the engi- legal action against officials by and he was under constant med- monitor the laying of ‘herbal were kept clean as it affected neers to attach priority to rec- getting criminal case regis- ical observation. marg’ in the state. the functioning and perfor- ommendations made by tered against them with the Governor Ram Naik went to The Deputy Chief mance of the employees. Members of Parliament, MLAs police. He said the government the Trauma Centre in the Minister also expressed satis- For maintaining safety and other people’s representa- would not tolerate any finan- evening to enquire about the faction over the work carried measures on all highways, tives and all proposals be for- cial irregularity so officers well-being of the legislator. out by the department in lay- Maurya asked engineers to warded after making them must complete their task with A group of SP MLAs, along ing herbal roads. regularly review the working of aware of the projects. honesty and transparency. with legislators of Bahujan Samaj Addressing PWD chief gangmen and ensure that Maurya said that all pro- He also asked the officers Party and Congress, were engineers posted across the everyone was doing the work posals which came up during to take help of district magis- protesting against deteriorating state through video conferenc- with full honesty. He warned district planning meeting must trates in getting illegal law and order situation, prevail- ing on Tuesday, Maurya, while that stern action would be be forwarded to him for nec- encroachment on PWD land DGP OP Singh participating in the Safer Internet Day organised by UP Police Women Powerline 1090 in the state capital ing unemployment and agrarian stressing on cleanliness, said taken if any road was found essary action and delay in removed. on Tuesday Pioneer crisis in the state during the Governor’s address when the SP MLA suddenly collapsed. Fellow MLAs immediately SP, BSP may go took Pasi to the Assembly lobby Bengal developments cause Two AK-47 rifles found missing and a doctor was called. Later, the legislator was rushed to the for alliance in hospital in an ambulance. Pasi, a Dalit leader, had won the Uttarakhand of concern for all: Akhilesh from Itwa police station armoury Assembly election from Saidpur constituency in Ghazipur district PNS n LUCKNOW PNS n LUCKNOW political opponents, and that PNS n LUCKNOW armoury of the police station, the incident, suspended station in 2012 and 2017. elections should be fought at sources said that the AK-47 house officer Anil Prakash, fter firming up their amajwadi Party chief polling booths not using mid- wo AK-47 assault rifles assault fifles were handed over head constable Vipin Bhatt Aalliance in Uttar Pradesh 1Akhilesh Yadav attacked night raids, trumped up Twere found to be missing to some cops for use but they and constable Vimal Kishore for the Lok Sabha polls, the Bharatiya Janata Party and charges and lies.” from the armoury of Itwa left the weapons in a restaurant Mishra along with two other Samajwadi Party and Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh “I call upon our judiciary, police station in where they had gone for lunch cops. Bahujan Samaj Party are like- and alleged that a section of the the CBI, the IAS, the IPS offi- Siddharthnagar after which an on Monday. A case of ‘missing’ instead ly to extend the bonhomie to media along with the saffron cers and all our other nation- alert was sounded on the Indo- The SP of Siddharthnagar of theft was registered at the Uttarakhand. Though nei- leaders was out on a mission to al institutions to prevail against Nepal border on Monday. after initiating an enquiry into police station. ther party has made any destroy the nation. the constant attacks on them Later, senior police offi- announcement in this regard In an open letter to the and to fight with integrity. I call cials, including Superintendent so far, the SP has not ruled people of the country in the upon them to stand up for due of Police of Siddharthnagar, Dr out the possibility. backdrop of the showdown process so that they do not act Dharamveer Singh, inspected Sources in the SP claimed between the BJP and Mamata national and seditious and as election agents for a partic- the police station and sus- that party chief Akhilesh Banerjee’s Trinamool Congress their states set aflame using ular party. I call upon our fel- pended five policemen. Yadav’s wife and Kannauj in West Bengal, Akhilesh whatever sectarian methods low Indians working at these The district police chief MP Dimple Yadav, who hap- termed the BJP’s “attack” on are at the disposal of this gov- institutions to stand up and be also asked local circle officer pens to be from Garhwal West Bengal as an attack on the ernment that dreams of stay- counted and I pray that fellow Shreyesh Tripathi to probe the region of Uttarakhand, could Constitution. ing in power for 50 years.” Indians, who work in the incident and submit his find- be the face of the alliance in He said the developments “This is just one of many media, will speak the truth ings for further action against the hill state. in West Bengal were a cause of naked political attacks being without fear or favour,” the errant persons. “However, a final deci- concern for all citizens regard- orchestrated across the coun- Akhilesh added. The Superintendent of sion in this regard will be less of their political affiliation, try by the two and a half men, Lastly, the SP chief wrote, Police also ordered checking on taken by the party brass. We and urged people to “protect who run this country. You may “You can disagree with me. the international border to will not hesitate in going for and preserve” constitutional well believe we need a strong You cast your vote for the per- recover the weapons but it any kind of alliance to defeat values and the institutions man in-charge of this country son who can represent you best failed to deliver the expected the Bharatiya Janata Party, tasked with upholding them. and that this type of person can but please do not allow this results. anywhere,” SP spokesperson In the opening lines of his relieve us from corruption motley group made up of two As per reports, station Sunil Singh Sajan said. letter written in English, which and chaos but our Prime and a half men to erode the house officer of Itwa police sta- The sources also said was released to the media in Minister is far from a strong very basis of our country.” tion, Anil Prakash Pandey, that the strategy of the party Lucknow on Tuesday, Akhilesh man. To quote his own Cabinet The open letter came in informed his seniors about the had been finalised for UP and said, “I write to you because minister and colleague Nitin the backdrop of the deadlock mysterious disappearance of party workers would be two and a half men – and the Gadkari, ‘One who cannot in West Bengal between Chief two AK-47 assault rifles after reaching out to the people of media, that has been corrupt- manage his home cannot man- Minister Mamata Banerjee which the cops went into a every ward to make them ed by their sycophantic por- age the country’.” Akhilesh and the CBI. The premier tizzy. aware of the Union govern- trayal of these men – are on the Yadav said. probe agency had also raided Though the station house ment’s failures. The 2014 brink of destroying our nation The SP chief further said, people related to Samajwadi officer claimed that the general elections witnessed and everything it stands for.” “In attacking Mamata Party in the illegal mining weapons went missing from the the BJP bagging all five Lok Hitting out at the Union Banerjee, regardless of their case during the previous Sabha seats in Uttarakhand, government, the SP chief said, policies, their religion, their regime. The CBI had recently while the BSP managed to “The formula is simple. caste or the religion they raided several places in con- clinch the second place on Unfriendly politicians in belong to, agree to two things: nection with the Rs 1,410 Nainital-Udham Singh Nagar power are to be embroiled in the rule of law requires strong crore memorial scam which seat and second runner-up legal battles, buried under false institutions, not weak officers took place during the tenure of position on Haridwar seat. charges, attacked as anti- who are weaponised against Bahujan Samaj Party.

Option of going Selection of candidates with SP-BSP REQUIRED open: SBSP H.L.Y. DEGREE COLLEGE no easy task for BSP Ballia (PTI): Putting its UTTARGAON SISENDI MOHANLALGANJ, LUCKNOW ally BJP in Uttar Pradesh on Required PNS n LUCKNOW Meerut-Hapur and was set to that they would expose the notice, the Suheldev Bhartiya Principal/HOD-1, Asst. Prof. For B.ed. get ticket from Meerut, faced anti-party activities of Qureshi Samaj Party has said the option 15, Pedagogy-10 (Science, Maths, ahujan Samaj Party chief stiff opposition from the cadre. before Mayawati and urge her of going with the SP-BSP Hindi, English, Home Science) Mayawati faces a tough In a meeting of Dalit lead- to change his candidature. alliance in the general elections Foundation Course-02, Art & Carft-01, B Music-01 (Vocal/Instrumental), task in selecting candidates for ers in Meerut, party workers Similarly, a few days back, was open to the party. Physical Education-01 Apply to the the 38 seats it will contest in vented their ire over appoint- when Mayawati made former SBSP chief and senior manager within 15 days from first alliance with Samajwadi Party ing Qureshi as coordinator MLA Ruchi Veera coordinator Cabinet minister Om Prakash insertion of this advt. Education in the 2019 Lok Sabha polls and charged him with being of Bijnor Lok Sabha seat, local Rajbhar has been making Qualification & Salary as per norms of from UP as several party lead- involved in anti-party activities. leaders strongly protested, forc- sharp statements against the U.G.C., N.C. T.E. & first statute of ers are reportedly opposing Sources confirmed that ing the BSP chief to put her BJP and had recently threat- Lucknow University fielding candidates who have former district unit general sec- name on hold. Later, Mayawati ened to walk out of the 9454140180 been involved in anti-party retary of BSP, Dr Om Prakash appointed former MLA National Democratic Alliance. [email protected] activities. Jatav, and former district in- Mohammed Iqbal as incharge “In case there is no headway Many leaders are also plan- charge Ompal Khadar, alleged of Bijnor. Even after that, the with the BJP, the option of ning to switch allegiance and that after winning the 2002 resentment did not subside. going along with SP-BSP REQUIRED contest the poll on the ticket of Assembly elections, Qureshi Besides, there are at least half alliance (in the coming Lok some other party or as inde- created a rift within the party, a dozen parliamentary con- Sabha elections) is open to us,” pendent candidate. and also made objectionable stituencies where local leaders the Suheldev Bhartiya Samaj Sources said the reported comments against BSP chief are opposing the possible can- Party (SBSP) chief said. resentment among the cadre Mayawati. didature of controversial can- The minister for back- came to the fore in Meerut and They also questioned the didates, especially those who ward classes welfare and Bijnor, where the party brass sagacity of the party brass in have recently joined the party department of disabled people had to withdraw one of the planning to field Qureshi even or those being re-inducted in development was speaking to candidates. when he had lost several elec- the party and tipped to be field- reporters at his residence here Haji Yaqub Qureshi, who tions in the past. ed in the 2019 parliamentary on Monday night. was made coordinator of The party cadre claimed polls. To a question as to whether he had talks with leaders of either of the two par- ties - the SP and the BSP - One killed, six injured in clashes Rajbhar said that he had not met anyone on this issue so far. Muzaffarnagar (PTI): One person was of Police, Rural, Alok Sharma, said. On the developments in killed and six others were injured after mem- On Monday evening, members of the two Kolkata, Rajbhar came out in bers of two communities clashed at Chatela vil- groups attacked each other with sticks, leaving support of West Bengal Chief lage here, police said on Tuesday. The clash six injured and one dead, police said. Rajkumar Minister Mamata Banerjee broke out after two men — Rajkumar and was pronounced dead at a hospital here. The and questioned the CBI action, Shavaiz — entered into an argument following injured are undergoing treatment at the health saying how could the sleuths go a quarrel between their children, Superintendent facility, the police said. without any order.

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Family feud puts Books on art, culture showcased Woman killed, hanged cops in a fix PNS n LUCKNOW he stall of Indira Gandhi PNS n LUCKNOW TNational Centre of Arts by husband for dowry (IGNCA), New Delhi, has show- family feud put cops in Indira Nagar in a fix cased some fine books on art and Ato decide the course of action. Later, the police culture. The book fair is currently PNS n LUCKNOW Ganesh and also gave money locality in the past. The rapport registered a case of brawl against complainant’s running at the Sangeet Natak and gifts on a number of occa- he earned thus worked in his father and his brother. Akademi. woman was killed and sions in the past to keep him favour and that was why he was As per reports, Sudhanshu Upadhyay, who is Talking to “The Pioneer”, Ahanged from the ceiling at pleased. But we failed to sati- given a kid glove treatment an electrician, had a difference with his brother Mussadi Lal Varun from the stall her house in Chinhat on ate the avarice in him for when he was being interrogat- Himanshu over money-related issue. Their father said that the visitors were mostly Monday night by her husband dowry,” he alleged. ed at the police station,” the Anirudha Upadhyay is in favour of Himanshu on preferring a range of books that allegedly for dowry. Police said Circle officer Awnish claimed. the issue. Sudhanshu of Mayawati Colony of Indira included culture, religion and his- the woman ended her life as she Chandra Srivastava said the Meanwhile, 18-year-old Nagar alleged that both Anirudha and Himanshu tory. He said that among the new failed to withstand the torture woman ended her life probably Brijesh of Nagram was found stormed his house around 10 pm on Monday and books which were showcased by the of her husband who was coerc- after the couple had a verbal hanging from a neem tree in a attacked him. He further alleged that Himanshu institute was the “The ritual art of ing her to bring additional spat. field outside the village. Police attacked him with a knife and Anirudha did not stop Teyyam and Bhutaradhane” written cash and gifts as dowry. “Ganesh is in police cus- said Brijesh committed suicide him from doing so. Police had registered a case and by Sita K Nambiar. “This book As per reports, the woman, tody and we are interrogating but failed to explain the reason denied that Himanshu attacked Sudhanshu with brings into focus metaphysical hap- identified as Renu of Rae Bareli, him. The dowry-related allega- behind the same. To buttress knife during the brawl. penings in the life of people and was married to Ajay aka tions are being verified. The their claim, police said victim’s their reflection in the folk tradition. Ganesh Kanaujiya of body has been sent for autop- father Pratap had given in NEW-BORN BOY FOUND Teyyam is enacted to gain redres- Rehmanpur village of Chinhat. sy to verify Ganesh’s claim that writing that his son Brijesh A newborn boy was found abandoned inside sal and the author has tried to Around 12.30 am on Tuesday, Renu ended her life,” he said. ended his life. a garbage bin in a posh Buttler Palace colony under describe the performances in which Renu’s brother Satyam was The CO said a case of Brijesh worked as a labour- Hazratganj police station on Tuesday morning. the performer gets engaged, total- informed by some of their dowry death was registered er and was found hanging As per reports, around 6:30 am, morning walk- ly transformed and transcends to order, his perception of space and it,” he added. common relatives that Renu against Ganesh. “Ganesh was from the tree with a dupatta ers heard an infant crying when they passed near the world of unseen forces of time through the ages and across Varun pointed out that the was killed and hanged from the all alone when the incident tied around his neck on the garbage bin and dialled 100. nature. In this book, various other “Cultural history of Uttarakhand” ceiling by husband Ganesh. “I occurred. His parents were not Tuesday morning. During On the information, a police team reached the manifestation of art forms connect- THE VISITORS WERE was yet another book which had reached the spot on the infor- there. Ganesh deals in supply investigation, it surfaced that he scene and they rescued the new-born boy, who was ed with the ritual art of Teyyam been showcased. “The book has mation and found Renu lying of building material,” he left his house some time on shivering due to biting cold in the morning. The have been discussed,” he said MOSTLY PREFERRING been written by DD Sharma and is on the floor. There were marks said. Monday night. Around 8 am, team, consisting of constable Ravi Kumar and home- He said “Lifestyle and ecology” A RANGE OF BOOKS the outcome of several years of of bruises around her neck,” he Sources in Police depart- when some villagers went to guard Prem Kumar, wrapped the boy in a cloth and by Baidyanath Saraswati was yet observation wherein the whole lin- alleged. Satyam said Ganesh ment said Ganesh had a good the field to relieve themselves, rushed the boy to the Jhalkari Bai hospital where another book which had been THAT INCLUDED guistic phenomena of the was harassing Renu for dowry rapport with the lower-rung they saw Brijesh hanging and the infant was under the observation of a doctor. showcased at the stall. “As a part of CULTURE, RELIGION Himalayan region with Ladakh in since her marriage in 2014. “He cops at the police station and alerted his family. Later, the SP, East, Ashtbhuja Prasad Singh said that the the significant programmes, the the west and Bhutan in the east has used to beat her mercilessly. also with some police officials news reached the police and a baby was a day old and was currently safe and under Indira Gandhi National Centre of AND HISTORY been encapsulated and is an inten- She had complained to us due to his profession. “He used team was sent to the place for proper care. “We have informed the childline about Arts has sometimes focused on the sive study of the Indian ancient tra- about his behaviour on a num- to supply building material in investigation into the case. the same and once doctors declare the baby fit and lifestyle studies addressing the fun- the cultures and his experience of ditions or historical incidents which ber of times in the past. We the locality and had obliged a Police sent the body for autop- he will be allowed to be sent to the child home,” he damental questions concerning the nature and how far he has have taken place in this part of the tried our best to counsel number of policemen in the sy. added. man’s relationship with the cosmic evolved symbiotic relationship with world,” he added. Jeweller looted of ornaments in Sarojini Ngr New pension scheme hailed PNS n LUCKNOW cent of their salary and allowances. He said that PNS n LUCKNOW 10 am, when they were near a mosque who started converging at the scene. lic ire, the police agreed to register a the state government had directed officials to open in Aawdh Vihar locality, the miscre- When they found that people were case. resident of Employee-Teacher’s Joint Front VP PRAN account of the remaining employees soon. hree unidentified miscreants rid- ants intercepted them and forced responding to our distress call, they By the evening, the police had no PMishra said that the revised order of the new In the meeting, the Chief Secretary said that Ting a bike looted gold and silver them to stop. opened fire in the air. The man sitting details of the value of the ornaments pension scheme was beneficial for employees and the discussion was going on with Principal ornaments worth several lakh from a “The miscreant driving the bike on the pillion was brandishing a pis- looted in the case. The police they welcomed the new initiative. Secretaries concerned regarding the demands of jeweller and his son after holding them whizzed past my bike and then took tol in the air and threatening to shoot spokesman defended the Sarojini A team of delegates of Employee-Teacher’s Joint the front. He said that the order to give HRA and at the gun-point in full public view in an U-turn. The miscreants, who were us,’ he summed up the entire sequence Nagar police saying the jeweller men- Front met Chief Secretary Anup Chandra Pandey CCA had been issued and the mandate of 7th Pay Sarojini Nagar on Tuesday morning. riding the pillion, trained pistols on us. of incident. tioned in his complaint that he would and made a request to implement the revised order Commission for the remaining 3849 employees of The daring miscreants opened fire in We have no chance to escape or duck Despite a victim’s account of the give details of the ornaments after of new pension scheme before the declaration of Bridge Corporation had been issued along with the the air when they saw people converg- them. Had we did, they would have daring loot and people endorsing his checking the list of items he had in the Lok Sabha election in 2019. As far as 20 lakh mem- action to give 7th pay scale to employees of the sev- ing at the spot and fled the scene while shot us,” jeweller Shiv Mohan Verma claim, the police doubted the jeweller bag. bers of 21 organisation of Employee-Teacher’s Joint eral other corporations soon. brandishing the weapon. told police. saying he was blowing up the incident The spokesman said Sarojini Front will not take part in the strike proposed on Mishra said that the mandate of the new pen- As per reports, Shiv Mohan Verma He said they looted from us the out of proportion. Nagar SHO Triloki Singh was oversee- February 6. Mishra said that under the new pen- sion scheme had been issued in which employees of Azad Nagar locality of Saroijini bag consisting 125 gm of gold orna- This irked the public and they ing the investigation into of the case. sion scheme, the revised order issued by the gov- appointed after 2005 would get more than 50 per Nagar, along with son Rinku, was ments and 2.5 kg of silver ornaments started sloganeering against the police He said the police were scanning the ernment on January 31 would be 10 per cent of cent of the last salary, which was less than old pen- going to his shop in Awadh Vihar and sped off. “I cried atop my voice to with jewellers from different parts of CCTV footage of the area to trace the their salary and allowances whereas the monthly sioners and the deceased dependent would be given Colony, also in Sarojini Nagar. Around draw the attention of the commuters the city joining the stir. Seeing the pub- miscreants. contribution of the Central government was 14 per employment, gratuity and family pension. Smart bus shelter inaugurated

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he first “smart bus shelter” of the Tcity was inaugurated at Awadh crossing on Tuesday by mayor Sanyukta Bhatia. Lucknow Municipal Commissioner Indramani Tripathi said that a total of 40 smart shelters would be constructed under the EPC model in which funds were provided under the Smart City project. “We have selected the Awadh city crossing for the construction of the bus shel- ter because of the Metro stoppage at that point. The cost of the bus shelter is 14.28 lakh. “These are shelters like the ones that we see at Delhi wherein the bus passengers get all sorts of facilities” he said. On being asked whether rains can cause any harm to the structure, Mayor Sanyukta Bhatia during the inauguration of smart bus shelter at Awadh crossing Pioneer he said it was not so. SGPGI director’s Online fraudsters making hay appeal to PNS n LUCKNOW amount of Rs 2 lakh was with- Sudhir Shukla, a private drawn from his account. worker, in an attempt to add resident docs he cyber cell of Lucknow Anil Kumar Mishra, a gas money to his Paytm account Tpolice received as many as agency employee, received a searched for the process on Lucknow (PNS): SGPGI eight complaints of illegal with- call where the caller posed as Google. He got a mobile num- director Rakesh Kapoor made drawal of money on Tuesday. Rajesh of Noida, and was ber there and made a call an appeal to resident doctors to Rashmi Singh is a housewife duped of Rs 50,000 after he where he was asked to down- call off their proposed non- and resides in Vikasnagar. She shared his OTP number with load the anydesk app and add cooperation protest on received a call on Monday and him. Promising her huge cash- money safely. After he down- February 8. The residents have the caller posing himself as a back, a fraudster, posing him- loaded the app, the caller asked been protesting on the issue of bank official asked her bank self as Google app official, for his account related informa- pay parity for the past few days. account details. Rashmi later asked Bhagirathi Bisht, a tion and deducted Rs 9,999 The media spokesperson of received a message that Rs housewife and resident of from his account. SGPGI stated that the director 22,000 had been deducted from Khurramnagar, about her ATM Kriti Singh, a BBD student, said that their demands would her account. card details, including a CVV informed police that Rs 8,400 be looked into and that they Devendra Singh of Gomti number and later Rs 37,000 was was fraudulently withdrawn should not carry out their Nagar was duped of Rs 2 lakh withdrawn from her account. from her account through mul- protest in the interest of by online fraudsters. He Mandeep Singh, who lives tiple transactions. She said that patients. The spokesperson received a call from miscreants in Indira Nagar, alleged that Rs the money was withdrawn said that the director also who told him that his account 44,000 was fraudulently with- even though she never shared appealed to parents of the res- had been hacked and asked to drawn from his account the bank account detail not got ident doctors that the protests tell them the OTP to get the through multiple transactions any call. Cyber cell incharge should be stopped because the problem fixed. An unsuspect- that he came to know only after Zubair Ahmed said: “Police administration had imposed ing Singh followed the instruc- receiving mobile text messages had lodged cases and an inves- ESMA. tion and later found that an about the transaction. tigation was underway.” UGC centre holds workshop on gender budgeting Lucknow (PNS): The UGC-Centre of the country. AK Bhartiya, presented a brief outline of Advanced Studies, Social Work, Lucknow Hence, according to him, there should the workshop. He said that the basic pur- University, organised a three-day-long be a special provision for them in the pose of this three-day-long workshop state-level Workshop on Gender Budget. The chief guest at the workshop was to sensitise the people through the par- Budgeting, sponsored by the Ministry of was Raju Babu Singh, Retd IPS, ticipants by letting them to act as a chain Women and Child Development, GOI, Government of India, who acknowledged and convey this message to the general New Delhi. The special guest at the work- the great initiative taken by the University masses. Anchoring of the session was done shop was Ram Gopal Verma, Retd DFO. of Lucknow in spreading awareness among by Samra Anwer and the programme con- His speech focused on the importance of the masses through the conduct of this cluded with a vote of thanks by Dr Gender Budgeting in context to the trib- workshop.He spoke about the impor- Garima Singh. Welcome of the chief guest al women and other backward sections in tance and role of women in the present sce- was done by Dr Anoop Bhartiya. Team India. His speech highlighted the needs of nario, taking references from National members like Shivangi Prakash, Mukesh the people living in the forest areas, espe- Movement. He also emphasised that, for Kannaujiya and Aman Sahu helped in the cially women, and how the holistic devel- a strong country equality and equity successul conduct of the programme. A opment of these people (both men and among both the genders was important. memento was presented to the guest of women) was important for the progress of The coordinator of the workshop, Dr honour. LUCKNOW | WEDNESDAY | FEBRUARY 6, 2019 city 04

IGNOU offering skill-based Pot-roasted lamb a big draw at Chinese fest PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n health programme LUCKNOW that the visitors who leave the hotel carry with them a multitude of PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW Regional director, IGNOU, t carries a soft succulent melt in the flavours from so many regions that Manorama Singh gave the details Imouth flavour and is cooked in a stay with them. ndira Gandhi National Open about the certificate programmes technique which defines one of the To start with the gourmets who IUniversity (IGNOU) is offering a offered by the School of Health most popular cooking styles which visit the hotel can sip on the sooth- skill-based health programme in col- Sciences, IGNOU. prevail in China. The ‘pot-roasted ing green tea that comes from China laboration withthe Ministry of She said that there was a lamb’ is the star attraction at the and for appetisers could feast on a Health and Family Welfare. Certificate in General Duty Chinese New Year Fest which kicked range of quaint dishes w2hich Assistance (CGDA). “The General off on Tuesday at the Luk Jin include mixed seafood crunchy let- Duty Assistance (GDA) pro- Restaurant of Hotel Hyatt. tuce salad, Bok choi and the Chinese gramme is a short duration and Interestingly this year also happens cabbage kimchi, shrimp crystal skill-based training programme to be the ‘Year of the Pig’ as per the dumpling, steamed lamb roll and with the objective of developing a Chinese calendar. wok-tossed prawns with Xo sauce. pool of trained workforce which Director of Food and Beverages, The chef specifically recom- can be employed by hospitals and Hyatt Regency, Walter Pereira, said mends ‘Steamed Edamame with rock healthcare facilities to provide sup- that the menu had authentic salt.’ Looking remarkably like the port to nurses and doctors as well Chinese dishes and had been curat- Indian pea pod, this dish is partak- as other healthcare team members ed as per the tastes and the cultural en by slipping the pod between the in ensuring quality care to the restrictions which prevail locally. teeth even as the pods roll into the patients. This programme focuses “We started off with the pre-festive mouth. on the acquisition of skills neces- celebrations from February 1 and The chef demonstrates the man- sary to provide support by under- February 5 is the start of the new year ner in which these could be partak- taking non-clinical tasks or the in China. The fest will conclude on en and stresses that comparisons activities that have been directed by February 10,” he said. should not be made with the Indian the healthcare team members,” she Chef Subhash Jana from the counterpart as it has its own unique said. She said that a 12th pass and restaurant said that the thrust this taste and identity. He said that the those having 12 with Science and time was on the various techniques same applies to the home-styled Biology as subjects could have an which were used while churning out braised egg plant in Sichuan chilli option for a clinical career progres- the delicious spread during the New sauce where the vegetable is similar sion and would be eligible for the Year festivities. The dishes, he point- to the local brinjal. course. The medium of instruction ed out had been selected from all the Among the other dishes which he is English The duration of the regions of China which included the recommends is the ‘Wok fried mush- course is six months. “Every Cantonese, Schiuan and Hunan. duced as the key dish,” he said. He leg is roasted in a pot in fluids rot and red onions,” he said. rooms and lotus food in the black healthcare setting big or small, “Normally only limited styles of said that they had a Chinese Chef wherein the temperature is regulat- The chef said that the ‘Lung bean sauce, steamed bean curd with needs GDAs to undertake and cooking which are used in China Expat, Chef Sun, who visited the hotel ed at 80 degrees only and not allowed Fung” soup was also being introduced bell peppers in chilli bean sauce. ‘The manage non-clinical activities with- have been showcased uptill now and saw that the standards were being to boil. for the first time. The soup is eye- black bean sauce is something which in a healthcare setting for example such as boiling and wok-tossed styles followed for an authentic cuisine. The mutton simmers in the flu- catching with the hot contents topped we have acquired from China this for patient sample transportation, and our idea is to bring in the other While detailing the technique of ids to give the taste which it is famed with a huge mass of white foam. “The year,” he added. But the cake on the documentation, infection control cooking styles that the visitors to the cooking the pot-roasted lamb which for and is referred to as the braised white froth has been created by ice are the beautifully-crafted Giga and maintaining cleanliness,” she hotel are yet not familiar with. The carries a similar taste as your “Indian- mutton. The spices and vegetables beating the egg white,” he added. puddings which are made of milk, added . “A Geriatric Care ‘pot- roasted lamb’ has been intro- styled mutton,’ he said: “The whole which are added are celery, garlic, car- Jana says that as a Chef he wants gelatin and fruits. Assistant (GCA) can be defined as a trained and certified healthcare worker who usually works in a hos- pital, home or old-age home envi- SCHOOLSCAN ronment and provides care to the 2 tents reduced to ashes in Kumbh Nagri elderly or old and aged patients. SCHOLARSHIP TO CMS STUDENT Internationally they may be called PNS n ALLAHABAD AKAHARAS THREATEN TO Arpit Goyal of City Montessori by similar names such as Elderly SHUN NEXT SHAHI SNAN School, Gomti Nagar Campus-II has Care Attendants, Geriatric Nursing anic gripped Kumbh Nagri The akharas were not secured admission at the Miami Aides or Patient Care Assistants,” Pwhen two tents were happy with the Shahi Snan University, USA with a scholarship of she said. reduced to ashes after a fire arrangements and had threat- US $1,08,000 for four years. Arpit got Manorama Singh said that broke out in ened to boycott the next Shahi selected due to his outstanding acad- theIndira Gandhi National Open Gorakhnathdham located in Snan of Basant Panchami on emic excellence, assiduity and talent. University (IGNOU) was estab- Sector 15 here on Tuesday. February 10 if no corrective He has credited CMS for this achieve- lished by an act of Parliament in Goods kept in the tents, measures were taken. ment and expressed his gratitude. 1985 to advance and disseminate including the money of the The Udaseen Akhara had learning and knowledge by a diver- saints, were destroyed in the staged a dharna for over two FAREWELL sity of means, including the use of blaze. Valuables worth lakhs of hours during the Shahi Snan A farewell party was organisd on Tuesday for the students any form of communication tech- rupees were reduced to rubble on Monday when a crowd of class XII at St Joseph Inter College, Thakurganj branch. The nology, to provide opportunities for in the fire. On getting infor- intercepted the royal proces- programme began with blessings of the founder chairperson higher education to a larger seg- mation, the top brass, includ- sion and pushed some saints Pushplata Agarwal, followed by the cultural programmes by class ment of the population and to pro- ing the District Magistrate, aside. Later the officials and XI. Titles to students and teachers were also given. Utkarsh Shukla mote the educational well being of Kumbh Mela, Vijay Kiran the Akhara Parishad office- and Kisa Fatima Rizvi were adjudged Mr and Miss St Joseph. the community generally, to Anand, and other officials bearers brough the situation encourage the Open University reached the spot and reviewed under control by intervening and distance education systems in the situation. They immedi- Police personnel look at the charred furniture at Yogi Mahasabha Gorakhnath in it. the educational pattern of the ately called the fire brigade to Akhada camp where a fire broke out during Kumbh in Allahabad on Tuesday The Juna Akhara proces- country and to coordinate and douse the fire which was rag- sion had also faced the same determine the standards in such ing in the tents. However, no casualty was fire broke out at a camp in situation and the crowd divid- systems. It may be pointed out reported in this incident. Sector 16. The camp resi- ed the royal procession into here that the fire broke out in The Mela police could dents were cautioned not to two parts. On Tuesday the Gorakhnathdham located in not find out what caused the cook food inside the tents and office-bearers of the Akhara Sector 15 near the Old GT fire in Gorakhnathdham keep dried grass and wood at Parishad convened a meeting Road of Kumbh Mela area as which was highly famous in a distance from the fire and and condemned the incidents a result of which goods and the Kumbh area. It may be the LPG cylinders. of Monday. valuables kept in the two tents pointed out here that there In these fire incidents at They said that it was quite were reduced to rubble. As the have been five cases of fire in least 11 tents were destroyed. a serious matter that general news of the fire spread panic different parts of the mela area Taking a lesson from them the public enters the area reserved gripped the mela area and the so far. However, no casualty mela administration request- for the royal procession of the devotees started running hel- was reported in them. ed the pilgrims not to cook Akharas. ter-skelter. On receipt of infor- A few days ago panic had food inside tents or throw If nothing was done in the mation, three fire extinguish- prevailed in the Bharadwaj burning bidis and cigarette right direction they would ers deputed in the mela area camp in Sector 6 of the butts on garbage dumps. have no other option but to rushed to the spot and doused Kumbh Mela area when gas Posters were also put up at boycott the last royal bathing Syndicate Bank MD Mrutyunjay Mahapatra, zonal manager D Sampath Kumar the flames after battling with started leaking from an LPG many places for creating of Basant Panchami, the Chary and regional manager Dharam Bir during a town hall meeting in Lucknow on them for several hours. cylinder just two days after a awareness among the pilgrims. Akhara Parishad said. Tuesday

PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW Madhavi Kukreja, the key Safed Baradari. It is for the first time founder of the fest, said this year’s that the tahkhana was opened to pub- t was curtains on the Sanatkada Curtains on Sanatkada fest theme Husn-e-Karigari-e-Awadh had lic. They also brought live demos of IFestival with “Dastaan Live” pro- been a tribute to the stellar artists, craft making” said Madhavi. gramme on Tuesday. The tumultuous artisans and myriad workers who The weaves and crafts bazaar has history of the city was told through through their unhindered spirits always been the most popular aspect powerful musical composition and continued to keep these skills alive of the festival since the genesis of the visual design. Dastaan Live created a and offer them up to the discerning bazaar in 2009. MSLF welcomed over melting pot of projections, imagery, eye. seventy crafts groups this year. This poetry, lights and an all-rock sound A special feature this year was the year’s theme specifically shedded to show its main protagonist -New karkhana. “The karkhana hosted light on Awadhi karigars, The Awadhi Delhi - in a way seldom seen. workshops on kite-making and water Crafts Bazaar included crafts that Collaborators Anirban Ghosh, colour painting. The team curated, rarely reveal themselves. The live craft Sumant Balakrishnan, Nikhil commissioned and archived the craft- demonstrations at shops gave a sneak Vasudevan mesmerised the audi- work of the artisans at the exhibition peek and a first-hand experience to ence. that was set-up in the tahkhana of the the processes involved. Course on science & tech for sustainable dev PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW and participated with full audience that sustainable for five days with topics to be enthusiasm. development and technology covered including water man- Surya Mani Singh lectrical Engineering were correlated with each agement, water pollution and Royekwar, who was the Eand Electrical and other. waste management, green chief guest, motivated partic- Electronics Engineering He said that the FDP buildings for sustainable ipants through his words of department, BBDNITM, helped in accumulating development, smart grid for wisdom. organised a five-day-long knowledge related to technol- sustainable power generation, He discussed the key role short-term course on Science ogy and engineering. Prof electrical vehicles and role of of a judge in delivering an and Technology for (Dr)Bhavesh Kumar Chauhan GIS in sustainable develop- unbiased judgement and its Sustainable Development said that this type of course ment. modern-day relevance to through ICT with the should be conducted in This course is designed to the practice and career oppor- National Institute of Technical every college for faculty enrich the knowledge of fac- tunities it holds for the stu- Teachers’ Training & Research development and sustainable ulties through the technical dents. (NITTTR), Chandigarh. development was a matter learning process. The programme was of concern as technology Meanwhile, the BBDU inaugurated by Prof (Dr) could play a vital role in also organised a judgement Subodh Wariya. Prof (Dr) identifying critical issues asso- writing competition which SMK Rizvi, PK Saxena, Prof ciated with sustainable devel- was judged by our chief (Dr) VK Singh, Prof (Dr) opment. guest, Surya Mani Singh Monica Mehrotra, Prof The organising members Royekwar. (Dr)Bhavesh Kumar Chauhan of the programme were Prof The competition was and Prof (Dr) SH Abdi Rafik Ahmad (HoD), Prof organised to inculcate the were invited for inaugura- Fazlur Rahman, Prof Adesh qualities of critical thinking tion with a ribbon-cutting Kumar Mishra, Prof and analysis in students. The ceremony. Shivanand, Prof Kalpana objective of this competition Prof (Dr) Subodh Wariya, Kureel, Prof Mrinalini, was to enable the students to chief guest, who is the Head Prof Shahab Ahmad, approach a factual matrix of the Department of Krishna Mishra, Prof Nikita from the point of view of a Electronics and Gupta and Prof Apoorva judge, apply the law and ren- Communication Engineering Srivastava. der a judgement. The students of IET College, told the This course is designed showed their keen interest LUCKNOW | WEDNESDAY | FEBRUARY 6, 2019 nation 05

INSHORT SC order blow to Didi, moral victory for CBI: BJP 15.77L GRIEVANCES RECEIVED IN 2018: GOVT New Delhi: A record 15.77 lakh PNS n NEW DELHI Banerjee had said the apex public grievances were court’s direction that no coer- received by the Government he BJP on Tuesday saw the cive step, including arrest of TMC, BJP shown their in 2018 of which 95 per cent Tapex court order directing Kolkata Police chief Rajeev were disposed, according to an Kolkata Police Commissioner Kumar, will take place during official statement issued on Rajeev Kumar to make himself the course of investigation is Tuesday. available before the CBI as a “our moral victory”. place by top court: Yechury The highest disposal of public blow to the Mamata Banerjee- Irani said the order should grievances was achieved in the led Government in West be a matter of introspection PNS n NEW DELHI fund case, the leaders said that out of the Saradha chit fund departments of Financial Bengal and a moral victory for and concern for Banerjee and while the CBI has been mis- scam probe. Services, Health and Family the investigating agency with alleged the TMC government ollowing the Supreme used in the past, in this case, it The apex court said Kumar Welfare, Posts, the State Chief Minister having has become a symbol of anar- FCourt order, CPI(M) was probing the matter on the will appear before the Central Telecommunications, Railways left with “egg on her face”. chy and ‘goondaism’. General Secretary Sitaram orders of the court. Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and Home Affairs. The party said the Supreme Mocking the get-together Yechury said on Tuesday that “In this instance when the for investigation at Shillong in Court direction has put a brake of different opposition parties it showed both the BJP and the judiciary orders the CBI to Meghalaya. 8,300 CR SUBSIDY GIVEN on the histrionics of Banerjee nection with chit fund scams. ‘With egg on her leaders at the site of Banerjee’s TMC their place and alleged investigate a case, the CBI’s The apex court also said no TO 3.7L HOME BUYERS as reflected in her sit-in protest Banerjee has been on a ‘dhar- face, to celebrate it dharna, Irani the two parties movement in the investiga- coercive steps, including the New Delhi: Subsidy of over at Kolkata. na’ since Sunday night over the said it has CHIT FUND SCAM were hand in tion into any State or territory arrest of the Kolkata Police `8,300 crore has been Senior BJP leader and CBI’s attempts to interrogate as a moral victory is become a glove in “shar- cannot be construed as an chief, will take place during the disbursed to more than Union minister Ravi Shankar the police Chief. a dichotomy podium for all “scamsters”, for ing the spoils” of the chit fund attack on the authority or the course of investigation. 3.7 lakh home buyers so far Prasad welcomed the order At a separate press confer- available only to all those who don’t believe in scam. powers of the state government. “Both corrupt parties, the under the Government’s and said it’s a blow to the ence at party headquarters law and support “state-spon- Speaking to reporters, “What is objectionable is TMC and the BJP get put in Credit Linked Subsidy Mamata Government and a here, Union minister Smriti Mamata Banerjee’s sored anarchy”. Yechury and Md Salim, the when the CBI suo motu their place by the Supreme Scheme (CLSS), the Lok Sabha victory for the CBI. It also Irani said Banerjee’s political realm of politics’ Responding to Banerjee’s party’s MP in Lok Sabha, said takes action and investigates Court. (CBI) must investigate was told on Tuesday in a showed that nobody is above histrionics have been brought claim that the court’s bar on the agenda of the CPI(M) was without permission of the state the top leadership of the TMC written response to a question the law, including the police to a screeching halt by the after she claimed a moral vic- arrest of Kumar was a victory clear — “defeat BJP, save India; government. That would be a too, of loot. Several TMC MPs by Union Housing and commissioner, he added. Supreme Court. tory following the court’s order, for her, Irani said the CBI defeat TMC, save Bengal.” violation. That is not the case have already faced arrests and Urban Affairs Minister Hardeep The Kolkata Police com- Irani said the Supreme Irani said the West Bengal never said in its communica- Reacting to the West here. So it is not a issue of charge sheets. Why did the BJP Singh Puri. missioner will appear before Court had ensured that a free chief minister has been left with tion to Kumar that it wants to Bengal Chief Minister who Centre-State relation,” said wait for five years to investi- the CBI in Shillong as the and fair investigation takes egg on her face. arrest him. earlier said that the SC order Yechur y. gate? To pull corrupt members OVER 36L LTVS ISSUED TO environment is not conducive place, adding that her party “With egg on her face, to Why is she (Banerjee) “hell was a “moral victory” for her, The Supreme Court into its own fold?” the CPIM PAK NATIONALS: GOVT in West Bengal, Prasad said. praises and welcomes the celebrate it as a moral victory bent” on political histrionics, Salim said that it was in fact a Tuesday directed Kolkata Police general secretary said. New Delhi: Over 36,000 Long The Mamata Banerjee-led court’s order which has put is a dichotomy available only to Irani posed, attacking the TMC “tight slap on the face of the Commissioner Rajeev Kumar Attacking both the BJP Term Visas (LTVs) were issued government in the state and the constitutional restraint on “didi Mamata Banerjee’s realm of supremo and asked what is in state government”. to make himself available and the TMC, Yechury said to Pakistani citizens and 236 to BJP are at loggerheads after the ki dadagiri” (Mamata’s intimi- politics,” said the BJP leader. Kumar’s possession that per- Accusing the State before the CBI and “faithfully” that the stand of both the par- Bangladeshi nationals in the last CBI tried to question Kolkata’s dation tactics). After the Supreme Court’s turbs Banerjee, prompting her Government of falsely impli- cooperate with the agency in ties was “equally contradictory seven years, Parliament was Police commissioner in con- Taking a swipe at Banerjee observations on Tuesday, to “save” him. cating CPIM leaders in the chit investigation of cases arising and inconsistent”. informed on Tuesday by Union Minister of State for Home Kiren Rijiju. Pan-India ASHOK GEHLOT MEETS India will send draft pact to CBI cop booked for stealing NARENDRA MODI New Delhi: Rajasthan Chief survey to Minister Ashok Gehlot met Prime ` Minister Narendra Modi here on assess plight Pak on Kartarpur corridor bag containing 6 lakh Tuesday, the Prime Minister’s Office said. During his first PNS n NEW DELHI ment to be signed with Pakistan According to the official, a PNS n NEW DELHI where he had hidden the courtesy call on the prime of farmers for the Kartarpur corridor. We detailed plan of ICP is expect- stolen money. On his dis- minister after becoming ndia will send a draft to hope the modalities will be ed to be finalised within the next he CBI has booked its closure, Rs 2 lakh was chief minister of Rajasthan, RAJESH KUMAR n NEW DELHI IPakistan for finalisation of an completed soon,” Punajb Chief few days. The Punjab Chief Town head constable recovered from the scrap Gehlot spoke on procurement of agreement for opening of the Secretary Karan Avtar Singh told Secretary said the process of land Sudesh Kumar in a crim- lying at the backside of the ‘mung’ beans and issues of o assess the plight of farm- Kartarpur Sahib corridor, which reporters after the hour-long acquisition is on the second inal case for stealing a bag premises and Rs 4 lakh farmers among other important Ters, the Ministry of will facilitate easy passage to Sikh meeting. India has already com- stage. On November 26 last containing `6 lakh dur- from under the sofa of matters. Agriculture has decided to carry pilgrims to the historic municated to Pakistan the coor- year, Vice President Venkaiah ing a search operation at another relative of the out a pan-India survey to ascer- Gurdwara Darbar Sahib in dinates of Zero Point for the Naidu laid the foundation stone the residence of retired accused. MOBILE APP TO HELP EASY tain their income and indebt- Pakistan. This was decided at a opening of the Kartarpur corri- of the Dera Baba Nanak - Wing Commander YS Being a member of ACCESS TO SCHEME edness among other issues for high-level meeting on Tuesday, dor, a home ministry official Kartarpur Sahib Corridor (up to Tomar at Sainik Farms in the search team, Kumar New Delhi: Four months after the current crop year (July- convened to discuss how to said. The meeting discussed the International Border) at an the national capital. should have informed the the launch of the Ayushman June). The last such survey was fast-track the implementation of land acquisition for the highway event at Mann village of Kumar, who was team leader and handed Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan conducted for the reference year the Kartarpur corridor project. and for the Integrated Check Gurdaspur district of Punjab. tasked to secure the back- over the bag containing Arogya (AB PM-JAY), Union 2012-13 (crop year). Thereafter, The meeting was chaired by Post (ICP). On November 28, Pakistan side of the residential the cash. The FIR said Health Minister JP Nadda the National Sample Survey Union Home Secretary Rajiv At the meeting, it was Prime Minister Imran Khan premises of Tomar at Kumar abused his official on Tuesday launched a Office (NSSO) has not con- Gauba and attended by Indian informed that the preliminary laid the foundation stone for the Western Avenue, Sainik Farms vant room and removed the position, threatened and locked mobile app with similar ducted any such survey. High Commissioner to Pakistan notification for land acquisition 4-km corridor which is expect- on Friday, intercepted the bag bundle from the bathroom the lady servant in the servant acronym to help users get easy Besides, the Government Ajay Bisaria, Punjab Chief for highway has already been ed to be completed by 2019. while a maid was trying to window, according to the FIR. room and hid the cash with dis- access to information on the plans to launch an index to rank Secretary Karan Avtar Singh and issued and the notification to The much-awaited corri- throw it out of the bathroom The conduct of Kumar honest intention and did not scheme, check eligibility, find states on the basis of ease of others. Kartarpur is located in acquire land for ICP will be dor will connect Darbar Sahib in window. came to light when Gaurav report to the team leader. hospitals nearby and get doing agri-business. Shakargarh in Narowal district issued on Wednesday. The Pakistan’s Kartarpur - the final The Deputy SP and search Tomar, a relative of the accused, The agency slapped assisted help. The newly In a written reply to Lok of Pakistan’s Punjab. Guru Punjab government has assured resting place of Sikh faith’s team leader had deployed told the Deputy SP that the charged under the Indian Penal constituted National Health Sabha, the Minister of State for Nanak Dev, the founder of that the land will be made avail- founder Guru Nanak Dev - Kumar, also a member of the Head Constable stolen huge Code including 342 (wrongful Authority (NHA) overseeing the Agriculture Gajendra Singh Sikhism, had spent more than 18 able for both the projects by with Dera Baba Nanak shrine in raiding party, to secure/control cash in a bundle that was being confinement and 380 (theft AB-PM-JAY has also got the new Shekhawat said that the years of his life there. The mid-March, the official said. India’s Gurdaspur district and the backside of the house where removed from the bathroom from a residential building) office at the 7th and 9th floors ‘Situation Assessment Survey Kartarpur Sahib Gurdwara is Meanwhile, the possession of the facilitate visa-free movement of the servant quarters are built. window. besides relevant provisions of of the Jeevan Bharati (LIC) of Agricultural Households’ will located on the banks of the Ravi land to commence preliminary Indian Sikh pilgrims, who will Kumar threatened the lady On being confronted, the Prevention of Corruption Building, in Connaught Place, be conducted during the 77th river, about three-four km from work will be made available to have to just obtain a permit to servant, locked her in the ser- Kumar disclosed the places Act. here. round of the National Sample the border in Pakistan. the National Highway Authority visit Kartarpur Sahib, which Survey in the current calendar “India will send within a of India (NHAI) and Land Ports was established in 1522 by Guru year. The survey aims to provide month the draft of the agree- Authority of India (LPAI). Nanak Dev. a “comprehensive assessment of the situation of agricultural Modi meets Monaco’s prince Albert II households in the country, SC asks amicus including their income, expen- SC raps Centre on NRC, DISCUSSES diture and indebtedness,” he to visit shrine to added. COMBATING “...As such, the comparable asks why hell bent on not estimates for rise in income of assess issues CLIMATE CHANGE agricultural households during 2014-2018 are not available,” the allowing process to go on facing devotees PNS n NEW DELHI minister informed. Shekhawat further said that PTI n NEW DELHI Earlier, the apex court had JAGANNATH TEMPLE CASE rime Minister Narendra the periodicity of such a survey extended till December 31, PModi and Monaco’s reign- is decided on the basis of he Supreme Court on 2018 the deadline for filing PTI n NEW DELHI ing monarch Prince Albert II requirements of the concerned TTuesday came down heav- claims and objections for inclu- on Tuesday held wide-ranging ministry, adequacy of the cur- ily on the Centre over the sion of names in the NRC in he Supreme Court Tuesday talks on stepping up coopera- rent data, availability of resources Assam National Register of Assam by those who have been Tasked senior advocate tion, especially in the renewable and manpower, emerging areas Citizens (NRC) process and left out in the draft NRC. Ranjit Kumar, who is assisting energy sector and in combat- of concern and development pri- said it is hell bent on not It had also made clear that it as an amicus curiae in a mat- ing climate change. orities of the Government. allowing the work to continue. the deadline for verifying the ter related to administration of Prince Albert, who arrived He also mentioned that The top court rapped claims for inclusion in the Jagannath temple in Puri, to here on Monday on a week- given the vastness of the coun- Ministry of Home Affairs for its NRC would be February 15, visit the shrine to assess the long India visit, met the Prime try’s size and resources involved, plea seeking to stall the NRC 2019 instead of February 1. ground reality there. Minister at Hyderabad House the NSSO conducts other sur- work for two weeks keeping in The apex court had A bench headed by Justice here. There was a good veys on household consumer mind the role of Central allowed the use of five more A K Sikri said this after the exchange of views on enhanc- expenditure and employment- Armed Police Forces (CAPF) documents by claimants for the counsel appearing for Odisha ing cooperation, especially in PM Narendra Modi shakes hand with Prince Albert II of Monaco before their delegation level meeting in New Delhi AP unemployment after every five in the election duty. draft Assam NRC, saying the argued that the amicus should environment and climate years. The inter-ministerial com- Reiterating that July 31 premise “better to exclude gen- visit the temple and himself see change and renewable energy, 2007, though their friendship eration in the areas of envi- attended the India-Monaco mittee on doubling farmers’ deadline for the completion of uine person than to include a the situation there. through sharing best practices, goes back much further in ronment, specially renewable Business Forum. income by 2022 has considered NRC exercise will not be wrongful person” can’t be When the bench asked Ministry of External Affairs time, he said on Twitter. energy, investment into India, The visiting dignitary will the estimates of agriculture extended, a bench headed by accepted. Kumar about it, he said he Spokesperson Raveesh Kumar Earlier in the day, External smart cities, marine ecosys- proceed on a private tour of households’ income obtained Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi would visit the temple on said. Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj tems, tourism and people-to- India after his official engage- from the 70th round of NSS sur- said the Centre is not cooper- February 22 and 23 and apprise India and Monaco estab- called on Prince Albert and dis- people contacts, Kumar said. ments and leave for home on vey data as the base level income, ating in the NRC process and Committed to the court. lished diplomatic relations in cussed opportunities for coop- On Monday, Prince Albert February 10. he added. it seems the entire effort of the Besides, the government MHA is to destroy the NRC complete NRC plans to launch an index to rank process. states on the basis of ease of The apex court asked the on time: Rajnath doing agri-business. Under this, Election Commission to con- BJP-TMC face-off washes out RS proceedings states may soon start receiving sider exempting certain state New Delhi: After the SC rap, extra funding for the Agriculture officers from election duty to Home Minister Rajnath PNS n NEW DELHI not have faith in CBI. You do Later in the day the their protest on the issue of CBI were washed out for the sec- Ministry’s flagship schemes on ensure that NRC process con- Singh on Tuesday asserted not have faith in Supreme Motion of Thanks on trying to question the Kolkata ond day in a row amid protests the basis of their performance in tinues. that the Government is com- he political face-off Court ... This is not done ... The President’s address was taken police chief in connection with by opposition parties, includ- encouraging agri-business, espe- The top court had said on mitted to complete the NRC Tbetween the BJP and the case is being heard by the SC. up for discussion that wit- the chit fund scam cases. ing TMC, SP and Congress, cially with regard to marketing, January 24 that the July 31, process in Assam within the Trinamool Congress over the Let Parliament do its function. nessed acrimonious scenes and When Yadav alleged that over alleged misuse of the CBI land and governance reforms. 2019 deadline to finalise the stipulated time and will CBI’s attempt to question Let all institutions perform slogan shouting in the Lok “corrupt and anti-social ele- in West Bengal. After India jumped 23 places in NRC for Assam cannot be ensure that no foreigner is Kolkata Police Commissioner their (respective) roles,” she said Sabha. ments” were grouping togeth- As soon as the House the Global Ease of Doing extended. It had asked the included or any Indian citizen on the chit-fund scam domi- while adjourning the proceed- Principal opposition er against Prime Minister resumed proceedings in the Business ranking of the World state government, the NRC excluded. He also said the nated both the houses of the ings till noon. Congress too staged a walk out Narendra Modi, most of the afternoon, members of the Bank last year, the Agriculture co-ordinator and the EC to home ministry wants that Parliament and led to a wash As soon as the House took saying its members should opposition members stood up TMC, SP and Congress Ministry planning to come out ensure that the upcoming gen- the National Register of out of proceedings in the Rajya up Question Hour, agitated have been the first ones to and urged the Speaker to trooped into the well raising with its own index to rank eral elections did not slow Citizens, a list of Assam’s Sabha for the second day on TMC members rushed to the speak but were being denied a expunge the statement. slogans like “Save Constitution, states on ‘ease of doing agri-busi- down the process. residents, is completed with Tuesday and triggered heated Well raising slogans against the chance. Speaker told As the verbal duel contin- Save Nation”. ness’. The Ministry has sent a The draft National Register fairness and for this the state exchanges between the rival Prime Minister and the Mallikarjun Kharge, leader of ued, Aparupa Poddar (TMC) Deputy Chairman proposal to this effect on all of Citizens for Assam was pub- government has been pro- MPs in the Lok Sabha. CBI.Members from Congress, the Congress in Lok Sabha, that and Veena Devi (LJP) made Harivansh said opposition States and Union Territories. As lished on July 30, 2018 in vided with all necessary assis- The proceedings of Lok TRS, SP, RJD also entered the he wasn’t present in the House threatening gestures at each members can raise issues under per the data available agriculture which the names of 2.89 crore tance, including funds. Sabha were adjourned for near- Well but did not raise slogans. when his name was called. other. The situation was laid down rules and procedures accounts for around 17 per cent of the 3.29 crore people were “Our government is ly 45 minutes on Tuesday Interestingly, when the As BJP MP Humkmdev salvaged by senior mem- of the House and they should of Gross Value Added while it included. The names of committed to complete the morning amid noisy protests by TMC members were shouting Narayan Yadav initiated the bers of the House. A visibly allow discussion on the Motion deploys 47 per cent of the work 40,70,707 people did not figure update of NRC within the Trinamool Congress members slogans, their fellow member discussion, most the TMC upset Speaker then asked the of Thanks on the President’s force in the country. The pro- in the list. Of these, 37,59,630 stipulated time so that no for- over the CBI versus Kolkata and former Union Minister members trooped into the Well members to maintain decorum Address. posed index will help in foster- names have been rejected and eigner is included in it and no Police issue. Dinesh Trivedi was asking a and started shouting slogans. and adjourned the house for 10 He said there is no limit on ing agriculture among states by the remaining 2,48,077 are on Indian is left out,” he told PTI A disturbed Speaker supplementary question on Despite requests from the minutes till 2.30 pm. the scope of discussion on an promoting a competitive spirit. hold. here. PTI Sumitra Mahajan said, “You do agriculture. Speaker, they continued with Rajya Sabha proceedings issue under rules. LUCKNOW | WEDNESDAY | FEBRUARY 6, 2019 nation 06

Clear all hurdles for Infighting rips Congress smooth trial in from inside: Milind Deora ‘Not sure if I my stance on fighting the Lok Malegaon case: Sabha elections. However, I have full faith in our central will contest leadership and its commit- ment to our party’s ideology Bombay HC to NIA 2019 elections’ and principles. Especially in Mumbai, where the Congress Mumbai: The Bombay High the bench led by Justice Oka had TN RAGHUNATHA n MUMBAI was born” Court on Tuesday directed the observed the special court Informed sources in the National Investigating Agency should not have allowed the use n a candid admission of dis- Congress said that Deora’s (NIA) to “clear all hurdles” in the of photocopies since there was Isension within the Mumbai our economic and cultural tweets are a clear indication of 2008 Malegaon blast case and no evidence to prove that they Congress, Milind Deora, capital, we need to bring peo- his strained relations with ensure that the trial proceeds were authentic copies of the Congress leader and former ple together. The Mumbai Nirupam, who is not involving “smoothly”. A bench of Justices original, certified statements. Union Minister, said on Congress cannot become a the old timers in the party in A S Oka and A S Gadkari noted On Tuesday, the bench reit- Tuesday that “infighting” was cricket pitch for sectarian pol- running the city unit. Nirupam that over 20 applications and erated that the use of photo- threatening “our base in itics, with leaders pitted against is understood to be one of rea- appeals had been filed in the copies without any verification Mumbai” and that the city one other”. sons for former Congress MP high court by various parties on was wrong in law. It told NIA party unit “cannot become a “@INCIndia is leading a Priya Dutt’s recent decision to varied grounds in the case. As a counsel Sandesh Patil that the cricket pitch for sectarian pol- powerful, united campaign quit electoral politics. result, the court had to sift NIA should have pointed out itics, with leaders pitted against across India. Infighting cannot, Deora, who is the son of through voluminous paperwork the problem to the special court one other”. and should not, be allowed to long-time Mumbai Congress and over 4,000 exhibits, it said. then and there and taken the A day after he said he threaten our base in Mumbai. late Murli Deora, had said in a “How’s the court expected to correct legal stand by not rely- might even re-consider “if it is I appeal to all Congress leaders television interview on clear these appeals in time if par- ing upon the photocopies. worth fighting elections or in Mumbai to unite as a team. Monday: “If feel sometimes ties keep filing applications. We “You (NIA) are a premier not”, Deora said he was “dis- We owe this much to our party what is happening in Mumbai are certain most of these appli- agency. You have been consti- appointed” with “infighting” and to Congress president (Congress). One of the reasons cations and pleas might even be tuted for a special purpose. within the Mumbai Congress @RahulGandhi.,” Deora tweet- I may even reconsider if it is frivolous,” the bench said. “As a Therefore, it was your duty to and indirectly blamed city ed. Deora, who has written to worth fighting the elections or prosecuting agency, it is your take the correct legal stand,” the party unit president Sanjay Rahul Gandhi that he was re- not. It is because of what is hap- (NIA) duty to ensure that all bench said. It is likely to hear the Nirupam for contributing to considering whether or not to pening in Mumbai and because hurdles are removed and the NIA’s justification, on use of “sectarian politics” within the contest the forthcoming Lok of what is happening between trial in the case goes on smooth- photocopies as secondary evi- party set up. Sabha elections in view of the the leaders. I have communi- ly,” it said. dence, in the next hearing on In a series of tweets put on lack of efforts to bring the peo- cated this to Mr Gandhi as well The bench was hearing an February 11. In January 2017, the sorry state of affairs with- ple together, said: “I’m disap- recently that if we are unable to appeal filed by Sameer Kulkarni, the special court had permitted in the Mumbai, Deora said: “In pointed with what is happen- bring people together, even I a co-accused in the case, chal- the use of photocopies after the a city like Mumbai, which is ing - and the party is aware of may not be in politics” Foreign pilgrims perform a ritual at the Kumbh in Prayagraj on Tuesday PTI lenging a 2017 order of a spe- NIA submitted that some files cial NIA court, which permit- containing original witness ted the use of photocopies of statements and confessions of statements of witnesses and accused under section 164 of the confessions of accused as sec- Criminal Penal Code had gone Gujarat CM flags off 26 ‘chariots’ ondary evidence in the case. missing and could not be traced. Shilpa Shinde joins Cong During a previous hearing, PTI TN RAGHUNATHA n MUMBAI to seek views for poll manifesto habi Ji Ghar Par hai televi- Gandhinagar: Gujarat Chief could be included in the party’s in Gujarat, said people can give Bsion serial fame and Bigg Minister Vijay Rupani on ‘sankalp patra’ (manifesto),” their suggestions in five ways Boss 11 winner Shilpa Shinde Tuesday flagged off 26 ‘raths’ Rupani claimed, adding that no under the programme. joined the Congress here on (chariots) in the State to seek other party has done this ear- People can give a missed Tuesday, in the presence of people’s suggestions for prepar- lier. Notably, BJP president call on mobile number Mumbai party chief Sanjay ing BJP’s manifesto for the Amit Shah and senior party 6357171717, after which they Nirupam. forthcoming Lok Shaba elec- leader Rajnath Singh had on will be called back to record Announcing her decision tions. Sunday launched “Bharat ke their suggestion or they can to join the Congress, Shilpa These saffron-coloured mann ki baat, Modi ke saath”, also put forth their views on the said at a news conference here, motorised vehicles will travel to a month-long exercise to seek website — bharatke- “People perceive me as an all 26 Lok Sabha constituencies suggestions from 10 crore peo- mannkibaat.Com, he said. actress. But I also want to Mumbai Congress president Sanjay Nirupam welcomes television actress Shilpa in the state for a month to to ple across the country to help They can also give sugges- showcase my love for the coun- Shinde into the Congress on Tuesday Pioneer photo gather views and suggestions in the party prepare its ‘sankalp tions directly in boxes that try by working for the people. different ways from people. patra’. will be kept at 7,500 places The Congress Party has run the Alluding to her earlier ‘Marathi’ angle to my plight”. “Earlier, manifestos of all BJP Gujarat unit president across the country, he said. country for ages which is why links with the Raj Thackeray- Welcoming Shipa into the parties were prepared at the Jitu Vaghani said PM Modi’s People can also post their sug- I have decided to join hands led MNS, Shilpa said: “The Congress, Nirupam said, “The party headquarters. Now, we ‘Mann Ki Baat’ has become gestions on social media, with them. Today, the country Congress Party does not look whole country is unhappy with have decided to take this exer- very popular in the country, but including Facebook, Twitter is in dire need of change and at any caste or religion while the current scenario and wants cise a step further and invite now the party will also listen to and Instagram, using hashtag only Congress Party can bring extending a helping hand to change. People who believe in direct suggestions from people,” ‘Bharat ke mann ki baat’ to pre- #BharatKeMannKiBaat, or this change. I am pleased with those who are in need. the core principles which form Rupani said. pare its manifesto. video record their views on the warm welcome I have However, MNS only focuses on the foundation of this country “This is for the first time in Party leader Bharat tablets that will be made avail- received from the party when the Marathi people. When I are joining the Congress Party the country that we are asking Pandya, who has been appoint- able in the chariots, Pandya I decided to join them”. needed help, MNS gave themselves”. people for suggestions that ed coordinator of the exercise said. PTI Child care homes in Mamata over-reacted: Jaitley PTI n NEW DELHI “destruction of institutions”?” to capture the reigns of India,” short-lived coalition of oppo- bad shape: Report Jaitley questioned in a Jaitley said. sition is disaster for India,” he nion Minister Arun Jaitley Facebook post titled ‘The Stating that it would be a said. Questioning whether PTI n NEW DELHI duced to the respective child Uon Tuesday termed West Kleptocrat’s Club’. “gross error” to assume that “New India” can be ever run by welfare committees for their Bengal Chief Minister Mamata The minister said, the CBI Banerjee did this because of a this “kleptocrat’s club”, Jaitley s many as 28 child care individual cases and eight Banerjee’s protest against CBI was being “brutally prevented” routine investigation involving said those who have lent sup- Ainstitutions in Odisha do homes need immediate neces- as a “disproportionate over- by physical force from investi- a police officer, Jaitley said port to the West Bengal dhar- not have basic facilities such as sary action, the report said. The reaction” and said opposition gating a crime which is legally “She did it to defocus from na are those who are battling proper toilets, safe drinking report said it was observed leaders supporting her is like a within its jurisdiction. “It is a other opposition aspirants for serious allegations of econom- water and cooking gas stove and that 28 homes lack minimum “kleptocrat’s club” aspiring to textbook illustration of a state the highest office and to pro- ic improprieties, criminal mis- in many of these homes the standard of care and facilities. capture the reigns of power in government assaulting feder- ject herself as the nucleus of conduct and even corruption. children are kept in “unhygienic “There were no basic facil- the country. alism,” said Jaitley, who is in the India’s opposition”. “2019 election will be conditions”, according to an ity like proper bathrooms, toi- Jaitley said the West Bengal US for medical treatment. Most of the opposition either Modi vs. chaos or Modi inspection report by the apex lets, safe drinking water, air chit fund fraud was unearthed Since Sunday, Banerjee is leaders or their affiliates, sup- vs. anarchy. Mamata Banerjee’s child rights body. The inspec- cooler during summer, gas in 2012-13 and its investiga- sitting on dharna in Kolkata porting Banerjee, are today latest acrobatics are the best tion carried out by the National stove for cooking, etc. The tions were handed over to the against the CBI’s attempt to grill being investigated, prosecuted evidence of the kind of gover- Commission for Protection of Juvenile Justice Act provides Central Bureau of Investigation the city police chief Rajeev and in some cases have also nance India’s opposition can Child Rights (NCPCR) also for minimum standard of care (CBI) by the Supreme Court. Kumar in chit fund scams, been convicted for crimes of provide,” Jaitley said. revealed that in two homes the for the children. However, in “The court monitored including Saradha. corruption, Jaitley said. The Supreme Court, earli- infrastructure was poor, even many homes the children are these investigations. The CBI “Mamata Banerjee’s dis- “Curiously, the AICC er in the day, directed Kumar the basic facilities are lacking, kept in unhygienic condition has interrogated and even proportionate over-reaction to President somersaulted his to appear before the CBI in therefore, children of these without providing them min- arrested some people. Many the CBI wanting to interrogate position from Saradha being a Meghalaya’s capital Shillong. homes may be shifted. imum standard of care,” it have been granted bail. If a the Kolkata Police Chief has scam to “shoulder-to-shoul- The court also said no coercive “Homes may be closed due said. police officer is also required to flagged several issues for a der” support to scamster. steps, including the arrest of the to multiple reasons like home is The report also showed be interrogated, how does it public discourse. The most Interestingly, the first family of Kolkata police chief, will take running without valid regis- that in 21 homes, security become a “super emergency”, important being that a Congress where most members place during the course of the tration, a large number of chil- arrangements were inade- “assault on federalism”, or Kleptocrat’s Club now aspires are on bail. A non-ideological investigation. dren kept without the order of quate. “There is no sufficient child welfare committee, chil- number of security cameras CITIZENSHIP BILL STIR dren are being influenced for installed in the homes. Maha Guv: RSS religious convergence, lack of Though homes have cam- basic facilities, no female staff eras, the cameras are not in the home despite girls are installed at a strategic loca- most secular, staying the home, and no care tion. Not sufficient number of Protesters booked plan for children,” the NCPCR security guards engaged for said in the report, accessed by protection of the homes,” the inclusive PTI. FIRs may be registered or inspection report said. police enquiry may be carried The National Commission for raising anti-India out against 13 homes for viola- for Protection of Child Rights organisation tion of various provisions of the conducted inspections at 56 Nagpur: RSS is one of the most secular and inclu- Juvenile Justice Act, the report randomly-selected children’s sive organisations as it has always respected the recommended. homes in 19 districts of Odisha slogans in Tripura right of individuals to practice their own faith, Further enquiry is required in the aftermath of the alleged Maharashtra Governor Ch Vidyasagar Rao said in six homes for detailed infor- sexual abuse of minor girls at Agartala: Tripura police on Monday people. On January 30, Movement against on Tuesday. Speaking at the inauguration of the mation and facts. Children a shelter home in Dhenkanal slapped sedition charges against a group Citizenship Amendment Bill (MACAB), New Academic Complex and a gurukulam from nine homes may be pro- district. of people for allegedly raising anti-India a political platform of seven tribal organ- named after late RSS sarsanghchalak Golwalkar slogans during a protest rally organised by isations, organised the rally in guruji at Kavikulaguru Kalidas Sanskrit tribal bodies and attended by several polit- Khumulwng, the headquarters of Tripura Vishwavidyalaya (KKSV) at Ramtek near here, ical leaders in the State six days ago against Tribal Areas Autonomous Territorial the governor said the journey of the Sangh has Are prayers recited in Sanskrit the controversial Citizenship Council, about 20 km from Agartala. A been spectacular as well as tough. (Amendment) Bill. The rally organisers, police officer said a group at the rally M S Golwalkar, popularly known as guru- not secular? asks BJD MP however, said the January 30 protest was shouted slogans that amounted to sedition. ji, was the second Sarsanghchalak of the peaceful and the allegation was baseless. “Around 40 people raised slogans like Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS). New Delhi: BJD leader B Mahtab on Tuesday wondered The bill, passed in Lok Sabha on ‘Bye Bye India, Hello China’, which is not “The sapling planted by (RSS founder) Dr whether reciting prayers in Sanskrit is not secular as he sought January 8, seeks to provide Indian citi- acceptable. We are in the process of col- KB Hedgewar in the form of Sangh has grown to raise in the Lok Sabha the issue of a petition in the Supreme zenship to non-Muslims from Bangladesh, lecting the video footage and other doc- into a large banyan tree having its branches all Court against Kendriya Vidyalaya students being asked to recite Pakistan and Afghanistan after six years uments,” said Pran Krishna Das, sub-divi- over the world,” an official release quoted Rao prayers in Sanskrit. of continuous residence in India, instead sional police officer of Jirania in West as saying. He also asked the government to put forth its view on the of 12, even if they do not possess the doc- Tripura district. Among those who attend- “This journey (of RSS) has been both spec- matter in the House as well as in the Supreme Court. uments required for it. ed the rally were members of Indigenous tacular and tough. The toughest challenge to the A petition has been moved in the apex court against the Protests against the bill have rocked Nationalist Party of Twipra, Twipra Sangh came soon after the assassination of revised education code for Kendriya Vidyalayas wherein recita- the entire northeast, including the BJP- Student Federation, Indigenous Peoples Mahatma Gandhi, when it was banned by the tion of common prayers in Sanskrit has been made compulso- ruled Tripura. Several organisations and Front of Tripura-(Tipraha), National government on February 4, 1948,” he said. ry for students. political parties in the region have claimed Conference of Tripura, Tripura Peoples Rao said Golwalkar played a crucial role and Raising the issue during the Zero Hour, Mahtab said that that the legislation threatens the identity, Front and Schedule Tribe cell of the oppo- gave the call for a nationwide satyagraha from common prayers are from the Upanishads. language and culture of the indigenous sition Congress. PTI the prison. PTI LUCKNOW | WEDNESDAY | FEBRUARY 6, 2019 nation 07

Didi architect of Mamata only interested federal front, says Andhra CM in saving corrupt: Yogi Kolkata: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu on Tuesday described his West Bengal counterpart Mamata Banerjee as the “architect” of the federal front. Naidu, who joined Banerjee’s “Save India” sit-in here to protest CBI’s attempt to question Kolkata Police Commissioner Rajeev Kumar, said her ruling Trinamool Congress will win all 42 Lok Sabha seats in West Bengal in the upcom- ing general elections. “She (Mamata Banerjee) is the architect of the federal front. She is the main pillar of the Opposition,” Naidu told reporters. The Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister said he had come on behalf of the 23 polit- ical parties who had participated in the January 19 Opposition rally in the city. Naidu also welcomed the Supreme Court Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath addresse a BJP rally in Purulia district of West Bengal on Tuesday PTI order which stated that the CBI would not be able to arrest Kumar, and supported PTI n PURULIA rally after flying to Bokaro in neigh- trying to save a corrupt officer. Banerjee’s move to stage a sit-in demon- bouring Jharkhand, also referred to the Nothing can be more shameful, unde- stration in protest. ttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Supreme Court’s order directing mocratic and unconstitutional than a Banerjee began the sit-in in front of UAdityanath on Tuesday accused Kolkata Police Commissioner Rajeev CM of a State sitting on a dharna (sit- Metro Cinema in the heart of the city on Mamata Banerjee of exploiting the Kumar to “faithfully” cooperate with in protest) to ensure that secrets of cor- Sunday night after a CBI team attempted poor in West Bengal being only inter- the CBI in the investigation of the ruption don’t spill out,” Adityanath to enter Kumar’s residence to question him ested in saving a “corrupt” officer Saradha scam. alleged. Calling the TMC Government in connection with chit fund scams. allegedly involved in the Saradha He questioned why West Bengal in West Bengal as “corrupt and unde- She alleged that the CBI action was tan- ponzi scam. Chief Minister Banerjee was trying to mocratic”, he criticised Banerjee for not tamount to stifling the spirit of Adityanath, who travelled by road protect the police officer. allowing benefits of central schemes to “Constitution and federalism” in the coun- to this West Bengal town to address a “You must have seen how she is be passed on to the people of the State. try. PTI Biswa terms Mamata’s charges Pak targets ‘frivolous’; Cong seeks his arrest Army camp Guwahati: Assam Finance Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday termed West Bengal Chief Minister in Poonch Mamata Banerjee’s charge that he was involved in the Saradha chit fund scam as “frivolous”, even as the State Youth Congress staged a protest in front of the CBI office here, seeking his arrest. The Minister also said he had offered full cooperation in the ponzi scheme case as a wit- ness. “The frivolous & baseless campaign by @MamataOfficial Didi against me is very painful. I am not fortunate enough PNS n JAMMU moved from the open air shed like your Police Commissioner. Police detain Youth Congress activists in front of CBI office during a protest by the care takers. I’ve joined the investigations demanding arrest of Himanta Biswa Sarma, in Guwahati, on Tuesday PTI he Pakistan Army on The Indian Army did not and offered my full cooperation TTuesday violated ceasefire retaliate the fire immediately, as a witness. And all this hap- deputy Chief Minister” in the They shouted slogans, accusing agreement by targeting an Army official sources said. pened much much before I case. The TMC chief had the Minister of receiving camp with two rounds of rock- Defence PRO in Jammu joined @BJP4India,” Sarma also dared PM Modi and BJP `20 lakh per month from et launchers along the Line of said, “Pakistan army initiated said in a tweet. president Amit Shah to get Saradha group chairman Control in Krishna Ghati sector ‘unprovoked’ceasefire violation Apparently referring to him arrested. Sudipta Sen for running his of Poonch. Instead of hitting the along LoC by firing 2twoshells Sarma, Banerjee, who is stag- Training guns on Sarma, business in Assam. target, the shells fell short of tar- of rocket launchers in KG Sector ing a sit-in protest since Sunday Assam Youth Congress activists One of the protesters said, get, triggering panic among the of Poonch around 10.30 am.” night over the Central Bureau staged a demonstration outside “The Modi-led BJP Govt is local residents as it exploded in Local residents in Jhallas of Investigation’s (CBI) attempt the CBI office here, demanding misusing the CBI. Sarma the civilian area. area again appealed to the State to question the Kolkata Police his arrest for his alleged switched to the BJP from the It was a close shave for local Government to expedite work chief in connection with the involvement in the Saradha chit Congress when the heat of the residents as one of the shells on construction of bunkers in chit fund scam, had said on fund scam and the Louise Saradha scam probe was landed in the cow shed. the area to ensure their protec- Monday that she had “enough Berger case, involving a water becoming too hot for him to Due to inclement weather tion at the time of cross LoC evidence against the Assam supply project in Guwahati. handle.” PTI conditions, the livestock was shelling. Back from US, Priyanka out on hustings

From Page 1 party did not fare well. former State Chief Minister Manish Tewari has been made In Puducherry, chief minister Prime Minister Narendra Reports suggest that the Chimanbhai Patel, has been the chairman of Media V Narayanasamy has been Modi’s parliamentary con- Congress could also discuss its made the campaign commit- Coordination Committee, made the chairman of stituency Varanasi and Chief election manifesto for the cru- tee chief in Gujarat. while Punjab minister Vijay Coordination Committee for Minister Yogi Adityanath’s cial polls during the meeting. He also led the party’s Inder Singla has been appoint- the state, while president of stronghold Gorakhpur fall in “While she fully understands campaign in the State in the ed the chairman of Publicity Puducherry Congress V the Eastern UP which falls her responsibilities, Priyanka 2017 Assembly election, but Committee. Namassivayam has been made under Priyanka’s charge. . would be present at the meet- had himself lost the election. In Gujarat, Rajeev Satav the chairman of Pradesh Jyotiraditya Scindia, the ing of AICC general secre- Punjab Congress chief has been made the chairman Election Committee and State new Congress general secre- taries and in-charge of various Sunil Jakhar is the chairman of of the Coordination Welfare Minister M tary in charge of western UP, States to plan the strategy for the Pradesh Election Committee of the state which Kandasamy has been made the was also present in the meet- the Lok Sabha election due by Committee, which includes has all top leaders in it includ- chairman of the Campaign ing. May,” said an AICC leader. Amarinder Singh, Rajinder ing senior party leader Ahmed Committee. Priyanka’s involvement Rahul appointed Punjab Kaur Bhattal, Pratap Singh Patel. OBC leader Alpesh Goa’s AICC in-charge A with the party so far was lim- Chief Minister Amarinder Bajwa and Navjot Singh Sidhu. Thakore has been made the Chella Kumar has been ited to campaigning in Rae Singh to lead the Congress’s Sidhu however is not part of convener of the Campaign appointed as chairman of the Bareli and Amethi Lok Sabha poll campaign in Punjab and any other committee, includ- Committee for Gujarat. Coordination Committee with constituencies represented by former chief minister ing the important Senior party leader Girish Chodankar as conven- her mother Sonia Gandhi and Digambar Kamat to lead Goa Coordination Committee Madhusudan Mistry has been er. State Congress chief Rahul Gandhi. She also cam- campaign. which has all top leaders from made the chairman of Chodankar has also been paigned in 2017 Assembly Former Gujarat legislator the state. Manifesto Committee with made the chairman of the Polls in Uttar Pradesh, but the Siddharth Patel, who is son of Former union minister Manish Doshi as its convener. state Election Committee. Mamata ends dharna, claims victory Anna ends fast From Page 1 The investigation should have started from them instead of TN RAGHUNATHA n MUMBAI Eight one-year-old Hazare, Fadnavis said, “The Government 2009,” Banerjee said adding “what they are doing is very sad, very who had been fasting since has appointed an independent bad and very mad.” enowned social activist Anna January 30 to demand among chairman for CACP”. Taking a firm stand on the issue the Andhra Pradesh Chief RHazare on Tuesday ended his other things the immediate On the issue of Minimum Minister Naidu said “Madam (Banerjee) is the Chief Minister seven-day-long fast in his native appointment of Lokpal at the Support Price (MSP), Union of Bengal. Like the Prime Minister is a sovereign in Delhi a Chief village of Ralegan-Siddhi in Centre and Lokayuktas in vari- Agriculture Minister Radhe Minister has sovereign powers in her State and no one can dic- western Maharashtra, following ous States, broke his fast after the Mohan and Fadnavis said the tate terms to her. We won’t tolerate if the Prime Minister con- his six-hour-long marathon with Chief Minister gave him written State Government had already tinues to suppress the State’s rights.” Maharashtra chief Devendra assurances on his various announced MSP of 50 per cent Fadnavis and others. demands. over the cost of production to the During his meeting with Apart from Lokpal and farmers. Radhe Mohan assured Hazare, Fadnavis — who was Lokayukta, Hazare’s other Hazare that the Centre would Didi rakes up Sudipto letter accompanied by Union demands were: the implemen- appoint a committee under the Agriculture Minister Radhe tation of the Swaminathan chairmanship of the Union to fire `3 cr... Mohan and Union Minister of Commission’s report on farm- Agriculture Minister, to make State for Defence Subhash ers”, one-and-half times of recommendations for fixing From Page 1 own State where the minori- Bhamre — assured the fasting Minimum Support Price (MSP) MSPs for farm produce based on Attacking her Uttar ties and honest police officers Gandhian that the Centre would for agriculture produce, total a comprehensive measure of Pradesh Counterpart Yogi are lynched and where there is take necessary steps regarding loan waiver for farmers and cultivation costs that includes the Adityanath, who in Purulia on a riot every other day.” the appointment of Lokpal based monthly pension of at least imputed cost of capital and the Tuesday accused the TMC This time round the BJP on the Supreme Court’s direc- `5,000 to every farmer in the rent on the land, called ‘C2’. Government with subverting would be routed from UP tions and that he would convene country. Fadnavis said the State democracy in the State, Mamata said, adding “even a meeting February 16 to discuss Alluding to Hazare’s Government had requested the Mamata said, “First ask him to Yogi will lose his seat if he and decide on the issue of demand that the Commission Centre to increase the quantum tame his own people and contests once again from appointing a new Lokayukta in for Agricultural Costs & Prices of assistances to former under bring rule of law back in his there”. the State. (CACP) be independent body, “Shetkari Sanman Yojana”. LUCKNOW | WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 6, 2019 op nion 08 www.dailypioneer.com facebook.com/dailypioneer | @TheDailyPioneer | instagram.com/dailypioneer/ PAPER WITH PASSION Round 1 to Mamata While the Supreme Court acted impartially and justly, A global challenge the political ripples of Bengal will impact LS polls o n the end, the Supreme Court emerged India has to realise that the 1.5 C target is now totally sacrosanct. This would require as the practical mediator in the Bengal Ivs Centre title clash on the CBI’s persuasion by stakeholders of national Governments to adopt effective measures inquiry into the Saradha ponzi scam, one that saw a rather aggressive agency team take on the Kolkata Police Commissioner no less for non-cooperation and drew in Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee as cham- pion of federal rights. It made it clear that no matter what the aggression and adven- turism by both sides, whatever the twists and turns of Constitutional niceties and pro- RK PACHAURI tocol, the wherefores of who is right or wrong, the evidence or lack of it, a Police he Conference of the Parties Commissioner could not be arrested or hounded but simply asked to coop- (COP) with its 24th session as a part of the United Nations erate with the CBI and provide information that he had collected as head Framework Convention on of the SIT probing the case. Justice should follow due process in neutral Climate Change (UNFCCC) took placeT in Katowice, Poland, in December environs. But the political takeaways from the firestorm that raged over the 2018. Particularly relevant was the fact that last few days have clearly given the general elections a polarity rather than Katowice is located at the very heart of ambivalence, an aggressive, muscle-flexing BJP posited against a combined Poland’s coal resources and this source of might of the Opposition front. A Modi juggernaut versus a challenger Mamata. energy provides Poland with about 80 per cent of the country’s electricity supply. The timing of pushing the Saradha probe so close to the election was Clearly, this is in sharp contrast with the not lost on anybody, given the bristling ego battles between BJP and Trinamool direction that is required to mitigate climate Congress over campaigning privileges in Bengal, a state that the former wish- change by phasing out fossil fuels. The Polish leadership has been es to break into with a double-digit scorecard. It’s no rocket science that the emphasising for some time now what it BJP needed to dent Trinamool supremo Mamata Banerjee, who solidified her calls a “just transition.” At another level, place as chief architect of the mahagathbandhan with her United India rally an unfortunate development, which goes counter to the science of climate change, and riled up her rivals no end. Besides, the Central agencies didn’t pick on is the obstruction of the delegations from her singularly for ensuring retrospective justice, they even went after Samajwadi the US, Saudi Arabia, Russia and Kuwait Party leader Akhilesh Yadav and Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati. But in questioning the special report of the what the BJP didn’t bargain for was Didi’s supreme ability to turn around Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), which clearly maps out any narrative to her advantage. So even if victimising the Opposition by going the science behind accepting the limit of after their Achilles heel is a known electoral ploy that has worked before, 1.5oC by the end of this century as o Didi turned it into a persecution so grave that it grew just beyond her party opposed to 2.0 C, which had tentatively to climate finance. eration in this would be the effective. A case in point been decided during the Paris Agreement It also lays down clear-cut avoidance of an overshoot would be that of Germany or state; it became an affront to the federal spirit of the Constitution and an on Climate Change in 2015. As the rules on voluntary market scenario. In other words, it where its programme ideological crusade. One that merited street-style tactics and a black or white special report clearly shows the impacts mechanisms such as carbon would be wrong to suggest “Energiewende” has been a simplicity of histrionics. Truth be told, in underestimating her capacity to turn and risks associated with the range trading. This rule book was that the world could exceed remarkable case of energy between average temperatures that cover the subject of considerable 1.5oC and then this could be transformation, despite the any liability into an asset, the BJP has gifted her the advantage she want- 1.5oC to those at 2.0oC are quite signifi- discussion and contention brought down quickly fact that Germany is com- ed, “us”, the puny “maanush”, versus them who paratroop in helicopters. cant. Risks associated with the 2.0oC between specific countries. through technologies, struc- pletely at the bottom of list in The Saradha scam doesn’t bother her because she herself initiated the probe limit are, therefore, considerably higher The homework for this was tural changes and human renewable energy resources. than those at 1.5oC. actually carried out on the behaviour by the end of the China is also making great and even punished several of her own people involved. In fact, it is no secret As a result there would be several vul- basis of a large meeting in WHATEVER IS century. Such overshoot sce- strides, and it would also that her one-time colleague Mukul Roy or even Union Minister Babul Supriyo nerable regions and communities across Bangkok, Thailand which was narios would create serious help us greatly to join hands have claimed immunity for their alleged complicity in both Saradha and Rose the globe which would suffer the negative held in September 2018, but REQUIRED TO BE impacts and risks, which with that nation. consequences of these impacts and risks. that conference failed to reach today’s younger generation A move towards a fossil Valley cases by switching sides. As far as the state is concerned, Mamata In fact, it is now obvious that extreme agreement on the subject, DONE BOTH WITH would find totally unaccept- fuel-free world is the new still has absolute control with the immediacy of her unbound energy and direct events related to heat waves, extreme pre- and thus took up time at the THE RULE BOOK able. Also the feasibility of diplomacy that India needs to interfaces. So her message was a national one, strong enough to bring the cipitation events, extreme sea level rise COP in Katowice. Overall descending below an over- practise. Diplomats do not related events and the damage carried out this resulted in a substantial AND THE PARIS shoot scenario is question- necessarily have to lose their entire spectrum of Opposition leaders rallying to her cause because some- by hurricanes and cyclones is on the effort being put in at Katowice AGREEMENT ITSELF, able, because the technolog- traditional base; in order to where it affected them individually and she stood up for all of them. The likes increase in frequency and intensity across on the technical and the other ical challenges and institu- do so, apart from going of TDP chief Chandrababu Naidu, DMK’s Kanimozhi and RJD’s Tejashwi Yadav the globe. This reality has to be seen details for coming up with an IT IS PARTICULARLY tional responses in that case around the cocktail circuit, against the well-established principle of acceptable system. It almost IMPORTANT THAT could prove to be insur- they need to push mitigation joined her dharna even as she coaxed the most non-committal player, BJD’s “common but differentiated responsibil- seems that in a rush to reach mountable. actions which are totally in Naveen Patnaik, into supporting her cause. This convergence of interests ity” because it indicates insensitivity on the agreement in Paris in 2015 HUMAN SOCIETY India has to realise, like the interest of India and cer- could hurt the BJP’s arithmetic. And make Congress chief Rahul Gandhi realise part of countries which are primarily the rule book was postponed WORKS OUT AN the other countries of the tainly in the interest of this that she could be the only bridge for an alternative front. Besides, by prais- responsible for increase in the concentra- for finalising subsequently. world, that whatever may planet and the species which tion of greenhouse gases historically Some policy makers and ana- ARRANGEMENT BY happen, the 1.5oC target is live on it. What we need, ing the state police force in hyperboles, she has won over a new constituen- while the most vulnerable societies in the lysts actually question WHICH WE REACH now totally sacrosanct. As a therefore, is a blending of cy. Didi has always staked her last limb and by pivoting a national counter- world are the ones who have had no whether this could have been democracy, a society dedicat- domestic actions with a huge point, may be taking the biggest risk of her political career. But then she has responsibility whatsoever in contributing done before the Paris PROMISED LIMITS ed to sustainable develop- step up in diplomatic relations to the emissions and concentration of Agreement, even if the agree- BY THE END OF THE ment and a country with a by which India is at the cen- no compunction being, in her own words, the LIP, “least important person.” GHGs in the past. ment itself was postponed to large percentage of youth — tre of promoting a sustainable Sadly, the only aftertaste that’s bitter is that the political slugfest reduced The one outcome of Katowice which 2016. CENTURY who would face the risks of society, however challenging institutions to pawns and their prestige to mockery. The ugliest question is can be treated as a contribution to the Whatever is required to climate change — we have and difficult that might be. efforts in dealing with climate change is be done both with the rule every reason to induce, That incidentally is also the of the duped investor, where does he go? what is referred to as the Paris Rule Book. book and the Paris encourage and motivate every direction in which trade will Essentially this is truly an operating Agreement itself, it is partic- country in the world to mit- expand, and we would do well manual which is required for implemen- ularly important that human igate emissions of GHGs. to build on these opportuni- tation of the Paris Agreement. There are society needs to work out an This, of course, would require ties ahead. First step to return a number of technical and socio-political arrangement by which we the persuasion by many stake- (The writer is former issues included in this rule book such as reach a limit of no more than holders of national govern- chairman, Intergovernmental how countries are required to report their 1.5oC by the end of the cen- ments to adopt policies and Panel on Climate Change, Vijay Mallya, the King of Good Times, seems to GHG emissions as well as contributions tury. One important consid- measures which are totally 2002-15) have fallen on some really bad times ijay Mallya lived it up once. The liquor S O U N D BITE tycoon owned India’s biggest beer Mamata Banerjee knew A Kleptocrat's Club now The fact that I am aware No one from the TMC Vbrand, which he leveraged into start- everything. She did this aspires to capture the about my strengths, has been in contact with ing an airline by the same name. drama to give a jolt to reigns of India. Mamata's makes me secure. I am us. We would like the Opposition groups. She is strategy is to hog centre never looking at what CBI to do a professional dharna Simultaneously, he started a calendar that a super nautanki master. stage through . others are doing. and non-political job. featured India’s top models, including some well-known Bollywood faces of today, Union Minister Union Minister Actor BJD chief —Giriraj Singh —Arun Jaitley —Kareena Kapoor Khan —Naveen Patnaik whom he gave a break. He was famous for his parties in Mumbai, Goa and Monte Carlo that featured tens of nubile models around his arm and many suspected much more. L E T T E R S T O T H E EDITOR He called himself the biggest brand ambas- Unnecessary ruckus announced that a massive con- sador of his airline and booze brands but as Mend fractures to keep trains on track gregation of sadhus will leave the old saying goes, the fastest way to become a millionaire is to be a bil- Allahabad and duly march lionaire and establish an airline. And Kingfisher Airlines cost Mallya a lot Sir — Congress leader towards Ayodhya, thus building Mallikarjun Kharge has shot et another train accident has taken place in Bihar. pressure for the construction of — he was forced to sell his brewery and spirits firms to foreign players. off a dissenting note against the The Delhi-bound Seemanchal Express came off the the temple to start. With such an The airline collapsed in a mountain of debt, employees lost jobs and a few appointment of Rishi Kumar Ytracks near Sahadai Buzurg station, claiming six lives. issue gaining prominence once even committed suicides. It also crumbled with billions of dollars worth of Shukla as ‘the’ not needed Rail track fracture is the commonest reason attributed again, there is a strong possibil- Central Bureau of Investigation to mishaps. Erratic weather causes railway track fractures ity of communal hostility increas- debt with the Indian public sector banks holding the can. (CBI) director. — both heat and cold have dangerous implications. ing. It is the responsibility of the Today, the ruins of Kingfisher Airlines are still visible in Chennai and The reason for his Thousands of railway personnel traverse the length and Government to ensure that no Mumbai where the once-serviceable planes are rusting away. The impact opposition is that Shukla does breadth of the huge network of tracks to detect fractures. violence in the name of religion not have enough experience in The enormous manpower has ensured thousands of takes place, especially when the of the collapse of the airline is also evident on the huge non-performing handling corruption cases. But Indian trains run safe on tracks. But crack and fracture ten track fracture. The ambitious ‘bullet train’ project is Ayodhya case is still sub judice. asset crisis that has overtaken Indian banks. Unlike many other non-per- experience is gained only after need differentiation because the latter is detrimental to expected possess an automatic track facture detection MFU Tandvi forming assets though, Kingfisher Airlines collapsed with nothing left to sell taking up a job. the smooth running of trains. Severe heat can ‘buckle’ system. But what about others? Special precautions to New Delhi — most of the planes were owned by leasing companies — other than a Moreover, the selection the tracks while freezing cold may cause ‘tensile stress’ identify big cracks with imminent danger should be panel included the Chief Justice to derail the train. Tracks, too, have an expiry period. undertaken. The solid bolt joints can be welded for bet- Valuable ticket to US few buildings and a private jet. To be fair, businesses collapse all the time of India, Ranjan Gogoi. It is the Up to 100 years can a track sustain itself with due ter durability. It goes without saying that weak tracks can and to hold people criminally liable for a business failing is unfair. However, writ of the Chief Justice or his care whereas some curved stretches of tracks may be spotted and train speed restriction be imposed there. to claim that there was no criminal negligence in Kingfisher Airlines’ case representative that runs large in require a three-four yearly replacement. That said, man- Ganapathi Bhat Sir — This refers to the editor- the appointment or removal of ufacturing, installation and maintenance defects may has- Akola ial, “Immigration dilemma” is wrong. Mallya used his airline’s brand valued at an obscene amount of a CBI director. It goes without (February 5). Students yearn to money, he was forwarded loans under strange circumstances, leading to saying that the Prime Minister get a visa to the US for educa- speculation that a quid pro quo deal had happened. So, Mallya’s imminent and the Opposition party leader, Cautious decision games altogether would solve Maintain peace tional purposes and also to get who also form the part of the the problem. Ultimately, it boils a well-paid job. But it is also a extradition from the United Kingdom should be welcomed and he should panel as members, do not see down to the parents and society. fact that many unscrupulous be questioned and face criminal proceedings for some of the fraudulent activ- eye-to-eye on any issue. Sir — This refers to the editor- We need to be pro-active in Sir — The Ayodhya land dispute elements defraud the system. ities that took place. However, to blame Mallya alone would be wrong. Indeed, ‘The’ not needed politics ial, “Video game problems” ensuring that we spend as much is in the news again with a dhar- Parents as well as students must has plunged to such a low level (February 04). The way technol- time as possible with our chil- ma sansad — a two-day conclave be vigilant and must not do any- if he goes to jail, so should the bank officers who lent him money, the con- that the Opposition leader is ogy, smartphones and data have dren and counsel them about the of Hindu saints — having been thing that brings disrepute. sultants that boosted his brand value as well as those politicians, who ensured hell-bent on opposing anything exploded in the last decade or so, potential harms of video games. organised at the Kumbh mela and Sunita that banks lent him the money. Mallya should pay if he has committed any that the Prime Minister propos- the day is not far when India, We must opt for a balanced sloganeering having taken place Via email es or favours. like China and South Korea, will approach to handle this issue. for the announcement of the date crime. The Government’s aggressive new law officers should be commend- KV Seetharamaiah have to establish de-addiction Bal Govind for the construction of the Ram Send your feedback to: ed but Mallya should not become a scapegoat. Hassan centres. But I wonder if banning Noida mandir. It had also been [email protected] LUCKNOW | WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 6, 2019 analysis 09 www.dailypioneer.com FIRSTCOLUMN The shape of POINTCOUNTERPOINT I FEEL THAT THE PARTY DOES NOT NEED MY AAP HAS NO INTENTION TO REMOVE LAMBA. WE our cities SERVICES. I AM FINDING IT DIFFICULT TO WORK EVEN TOOK BACK PEOPLE AFTER SUSPENSION LIKE THIS. AAP MUST CLEAR ITS STAND. WHEN WE FOUND THAT THEY HAVE CHANGED. One cannot call India a democracy if half of its —AAP MLA —AAP SPOKESMAN population lives under constant fear. Safety is a broad ALKA LAMBA SAURABH BHARDWAJ aspect and is not limited to disaster preparedness Political economy of job crisis GOONMEET SINGH CHAUHAN ivilian safety is increasingly becoming a cause for con- While announcing a slew of sops for the marginal farmers, middle class and the informal cern, taking a heavy toll on road and public safety. To put Cfigures in perspective, about 1.47 roadside deaths occurred in 2017, the top cause being over-speeding and drunk sector, the Government failed to address issues of unemployment and job losses driving. Accidents apart, targetted crimes have escalated expo- nentially in the last five years. India ranks among one of the most unsafe countries for women. National Crime Records Bureau report showed that in 2016, a total of 38,947 cases of rape were registered. All of these, compiled with the general unprepared- ness of cities towards emergencies and disasters, have rendered our public infrastructure unfit for mass usage. India cannot be called a democracy if half of its population lives under constant fear. Safety is a broad aspect that isn’t limited to female safety or disaster preparedness. The stampede at Elphinstone Road station in Mumbai in 2017, served as an eye-opener. It spoke volumes about what a public infrastructure with a poor safety BALWANT SINGH MEHTA quotient can lead to. The 2018 Kerala floods, too, were a live instance of a State struggling to efficiently manage its water. n unpublished periodic labour force While discussing safety issues, factors that impact their quo- survey by the National Sample tient can be categorised into physical and perception-based aspects. Survey Office for 2017-18 on the The former encompasses design features like the width of the walk- state of employment in India revealed the real story on job crisis way, height and strength of the baluster and so forth. The latter inA the country. The undisclosed report would includes factors like illumination and transparency. One definite- have been India’s first official survey on jobs after ly feels safe in well-lit areas like basements and parking lots and 2011-12. According to the report, unemploy- perpetrators of crime are also less likely to commit crimes in illu- ment rate rose from 2.2 per cent in 2011-12 to minated areas. Transparency, too, plays an important role in enhanc- 6.1 per cent in 2017-18, which is the highest in ing comfort and safety. Usage of transparent materials in eleva- the last 45 years since 1972-73. In particular, tors can ensure external visibility. Democratic architecture is trans- unemployment rate among the youth (15-29 parent and serves the people by providing safe spaces where one years) jumped from five per cent in 2011-12 to can feel comfortable even under constant surveillance. a massive 17.4 per cent in 2017-18 in rural areas, Our cities always suffer due to poor design. Discussion on safe while unemployment rate among women of the same age group in rural areas increased from 4.8 public infrastructure always start with transportation and road safe- per cent in 2011-12 to 13.6 per cent in 2017-18. ty in urban areas. In most metropolitan cities, the tangible problem In urban areas, a whopping 18.7 per cent of is the low factor of walkability — pedestrian facilities are first to young men and 27.2 per cent of young women take a hit. Be it the absence of a pedestrian map or encroachment were unemployed in 2017-18. of pedestrian space by vehicular parking, walkers are almost always This data was also confirmed by the Centre forced to take to the roads, thus increasing the rate of accident. for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE), an However, equally responsible are those who choose the convenience independent think-tank, which recently pub- of walking past the road for a faster commute over the safety of a lished a report stating that unemployment rate skywalk. A continuous city-wide pedestrian fabric, reinforced by a in India was at 7.4 per cent in December, 2018. walkway and free-on-board skywalks is the need of the hour. Ease However, there isn’t enough official information about job creation, except a few sectoral reports of access, constant surveillance, universal accessibility and a feel- with the limitation on job creation and specu- ing of personal safety can influence the acceptance of such a net- lation of job losses due to the implementation work. The challenge lies in bringing these factors together into one of demonetisation, Goods and Services Tax and report, which was vetted by the NSC in early the Labour Bureau have either been withheld or tangible solution that is accepted and utilised by all. automation. The CMIE report revealed that 11 December, 2018. They also reportedly com- sought to be massaged. This has raised concerns A safe public infrastructure also encompasses curtailing air million jobs were lost alone in 2018, while the plained that the Government released back- THE GOVERNMENT IS about these data being politically driven. Critics pollution. Public areas either need to be hard paved or covered Reserve Bank of India’s KLEMS database series Gross Domestic Product (GDP) data in STILL NOT wonder how bad the job data might be for the by grass to reduce dust pollution. Singapore, for example, showed that around seven lakh jobs were lost November, 2018, without even taking their Government to put it aside without explanation achieved a milestone by installing geotextile in all green areas in the textiles, textile products and leather sec- inputs into consideration. ACKNOWLEDGING AND IS and leave it to the people to decide. to ensure long-term ground coverage. All construction sites need tors between 2014 and 2016. The back-series data was controversial DISMISSING THE NSSO The Government, in its interim Budget, to be barricaded and water-sprinkled regularly to reduce SPM On the other hand, the Employees’ because it dramatically reduced the growth rate announced a slew of sops for the marginal farm- ers, the middle class and the informal sector work- pollution. Strict action on all non-compliant vehicles is essen- Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) data achieved during the United Progressive Front’s SURVEY REPORT revealed that 18 million jobs were created in the (UPA) tenure. Statistics commission head PC ers but remained silent on one of the most impor- tial. The ‘eyes on the street’ concept is important to enforce safe- last 15 months with some limitations and the Mohanan said, “Both of us in the commission FINDING, WHICH IS tant issues of job creation. Instead, interim ty measures. Kiosks can be leased to private sectors to con- labour bureau data showed that 4.2 million new have been feeling that we are not effectively dis- Finance Minister Piyush Goyal only mentioned duct micro-scale businesses. They will become the points of jobs were created during 2016-17. The charging the responsibilities supposed to be done DEEMED AS THE MOST about the number of jobs that have been creat- illumination and surveillance with the person-in-charge adding Government claimed that the transport sector by the commission.” CREDITABLE SOURCE ON ed in sectors such as aviation, railways and renew- to the safety factor. By putting inhabitants in all parts of the city, alone contributed 3.4 million jobs in 2018; lead- However, the Government is still not ables with the potential of many more jobs to be we can make the space safe and usable. When it comes to sur- ing cab aggregators, Ola and Uber, added acknowledging and has been dismissing the THE COUNTRY'S JOB created in the future as a part of the Government’s veillance, we must tap the potential of a CCTV camera. A con- about 2.2 million jobs; the IT sector contributed NSSO’s survey report finding, which is deemed PICTURE. AT LEAST THE push towards digital infrastructure. stant system of surveillance under proper signage ensures a sense close to 1.5 million jobs; around 10 million peo- as the most creditable source on the country’s The term ‘job’ found a mention only five ple were registered under the Pradhan Mantri job picture. It is defending its decision of not dis- times in the Budget speech. This shows the ner- of safety for users and deters potential criminals from acting out. ` GOVERNMENT CAN A nodal agency acting as a central monitoring station needs to Rojgar Protsahan Yojana; loans worth 15.43 closing the report by saying: “It is an interim vousness of the Government. The Government were given to 120 million people via Mudra report; methodology used in the survey to cal- PROVIDE SOME FUTURE can at least provide some future remedy about be set up. It should access all CCTV footages and ensure smooth scheme; road construction added three million culate job creation is faulty; the data collection job crisis by filling the existing huge 2.4 million usage of the footage by law and state when need arises. jobs; and around 19,000 start-ups have provid- method is different — it is computer-assisted now REMEDY ON JOB CRISIS vacant posts across Central and State A system or scale to measure safety should be welcomed. ed jobs to thousands of people in recent years. whereas it was person-to-person earlier; it does BY FILLING THE EXISTING Governments. Just filling these vacancies can pro- Any public/private building/infrastructure can be safety rated on Citing these figures, NITI Aayog CEO, not look at self-employment and entrepreneur- vide the much-needed relief to the unem- the basis of factors like walkability, lux levels, surveillance and Amitabh Kant, asserted, “So, are we saying that ships; all sectors are not captured, particularly HUGE 2.4 MILLION ployed youth of this country. This also reflects details of architectural design. Rating can be framed on the lines no jobs are being created. This to my mind is new types of internet-based services such as Ola VACANT POSTS ACROSS that the Government is now in election mode of existing ratings like LEED or GRIHA. Such a safety index can unbelievable.” There are stories of both job-gains and Uber and e-commerce.” Kant said, “The and is busy defending the reasons of unreleased have a 100-point rating system and a building can be rated based and job-losses in the past, yet the truth is that GDP growth data has come out today; you can’t CENTRAL AND STATE reports than acknowledging the findings and tak- on existing safety norms. Any building with low rating can we have achieved the highest level of unemploy- be growing at 7.2 per cent and say there are no GOVERNMENTS. JUST ing positive steps. One thing is sure that politi- improve safety performances by consulting a safety consul- ment, particularly among the youth. The impor- jobs being created in the economy… the prob- cally, job crisis or youth unemployment will be tant point here is that the much-awaited lem is there is a lack of good quality jobs and that an important agenda for the 2019 election. As tant. Such a rating will be highly beneficial for the public as this employment-unemployment data by the NSSO is what we need to focus on.” FILLING THESE George Orwell once said: “If liberty means any- gives them the desired data to choose from the safest options. survey was disclosed to the public by a nation- The Government is now faced with a diffi- VACANCIES COULD thing at all, it means the right to tell people what All cities need to ensure disaster mitigation measures and swift al newspaper and not by the Government. cult task to reassure the people that the data they want to hear.” This suitably fits the descrip- response in case of mishap. A city cannot be safe without its The fiasco on NSSO data started after the released by it is credible as some other recent PROVIDE MUCH NEEDED tion of job data for the Government, which is like- residents actively participating. Citizens need to realise the value resignation of two independent members — PC data on Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, Ujjwala RELIEF TO THE ly to present its superior economic performance of safe public infrastructure and come forward in utilising the Mohanan and J Meenakshi — of the National Yojana, rural electrification campaign, Mahatma in an attempt to sway the voters. However, vot- spaces that have been built for them. Statistical Commission (NSC) on January 29, Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee UNEMPLOYED YOUTH ers will choose to believe what they want to. (The writer is partner with a leading infrastructural who said that they did not like the way the Act, National Crime data, banking data and IN INDIA (The writer is a Fellow with Institute for company) Government shelved the NSSO employment Annual Employment-Unemployment survey of Human Development, New Delhi ) Regional parties take centrestage FOREIGN EYE Now that State parties have come out of their comfort zones to make a foray into national politics, the BJP has to opt for State-specific strategies to emerge victorious in the general election

late Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam emergence. at the hands of regional parties. alliances with some of them. This Jayalalithaa held their sway over their (DMK) and AIADMK, who have There are several reasons for the Therefore, it is clear that regional par- includes Maharashtra (Nationalist respective States. pitted regional narratives to counter growth of regional parties like dis- ties may play an important role in the Congress Party), Kerala (UDF), The BJP might have a tough time the nationalist narrative of the BJP. enchantment with national parties, general election. Karnataka (JDS), Jammu & fighting these parties. As a strategy, In the south, where the region- craving for development, emergence Interestingly, some regional Kashmir (National Conference) TIME TO RESOLVE the saffron party will have to face the al parties hold sway, the BJP won of strong regional leaders and emo- parties have national ambitions Tamil Nadu (DMK), Bihar (RJD) Samajwadi Party (SP) and the just 22 seats in 2014 despite the tional issues that catch the attention too. While Andhra Pradesh Chief and Jharkhand (Jharkhand Mukti THE BREXIT ISSUE KALYANI SHANKAR Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) combine Modi wave. It has no allies in the of the public. In some States like Minister N Chandrababu Naidu is Morcha). It is crucial for the The most likely outcome of in Uttar Pradesh, ally with the Janata southern States — the BJP’s attempt Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, working for a national anti-BJP Congress and its allies to perform egional parties will be the Dal (United) to take on the Rashtriya to strike an alliance with the Odisha, Bihar and Telangana, region- front, his bête noire, K well to cross the halfway mark (272) the next general election, if king-makers in the ensuing Janata Dal (RJD) coalition in Bihar, AIADMK and the DMK in the al parties have succeeded in achiev- Chandrashekhar Rao, is aiming to in the Lower House in the ensuing held within the next few RLok Sabha election. Even the try to expand in West Bengal and post-Jayalalithaa and Karunanidhi ing significant success by addressing form a federal front of non-BJP and Lok Sabha election. months, would be a hung New York Times last week pointed Odisha and wait for a post-poll deal era has failed so far. Kerala oscillates issues of development and gover- non-Congress parties to take on the If these alliances hold together parliament as incapable as out, “Most analysts believe neither with the Telangana Rashtra Samithi between two major coalitions, the nance. In Tamil Nadu, Governments BJP. during the general election, results the present one of deciding Modi’s party, the Bharatiya Janata (TRS) and the YSR Congress Party, United Democratic Front (UDF) led by the AIADMK or the DMK The SP-BSP-RLD alliance in will be very different from the Party (BJP), nor the Indian National as well as the All India Anna Dravida and the Left Democratic Front have performed well in public health. Uttar Pradesh might hurt the BJP in 2014 elections. Knowing their what to do about Brexit. As Congress will win an outright major- Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) (LDF); while Andhra Pradesh and In Odisha and Andhra Pradesh, the State. They contested the recent importance, regional satraps are in 2017, Theresa May ity. That means regional and caste- in Tamil Nadu. Telangana are under the hold of State Governments have done well in Lok Sabha and Assembly by-elec- also flexing their muscles; although would go to the country to based parties will probably become Interestingly, going for a regional satraps. dealing with natural disasters. tions together with stunning results. only the Congress and the BJP can seek a mandate, only to be the king-makers…” straight fight with the Congress There is a mushroom growth of Vote share of these regional par- Realising the importance, the cross the 50-seat mark. It’s clear that Despite the ‘Modi wave’ riding might be an easy task for the BJP regional parties since caste-based ties, too has grown in the last two Congress is stitching alliances with for the BJP, the winning tally will denied one. And after that? high, the combined strength of than facing different regional par- identity politics emerged in the decades. Even in the recent Assembly regional parties in several States. It depend largely on how the party If Brexit is cancelled, or if it regional parties in the 2014 poll was ties in these States. Confronting it 1980s. They work on four major polls in Telangana and Mizoram, it is going to be a direct fight between copes with these regional parties as actually ever happens, the 212 seats. This proves that they could just be ‘Congress-bashing’ but planks — autonomy, (parties like was the regional parties that per- the BJP and the Congress in at least they are the main challengers. It European issue that has cannot be ignored. Their vote share, it needs different narratives to National Conference), statehood formed well, a post-2014 trend clear- five major States — Gujarat, Madhya must go for a State-specific strate- split both parties so badly too, was almost equal. Regional counter different regional parties (earlier Telangana and now the Aam ly visible in States with sizeable Pradesh, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh gy to fight them. satraps like West Bengal Chief like the Telugu Desam Party (TDP), Aadmi Party), identity (Shiv Sena) presence of non-BJP and non- and Haryana. In other States, region- (The writer is a senior political will, to a fair degree, Minister Mamata Banerjee, Odisha YSR Congress, TRS, Biju Janata Dal and development. Often, they com- Congress parties. Also, in most State al parties will wield power. commentator and syndicated fade away. 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Entrepreneurs and busi- INDUSTRIAL educational experience in a For that, you differentiator between ACQUISITION TO focused on customer acquisition to nesses that stick to the basics will MANAGEMENT technical or scientific discipline. need to be marketing success and failure is FILTERING & RETAINING filtering and retaining customers thrive while the rest will just wither The University of Bachelor degree or recognised and not advertising as determined by how who actually spend money. away. Stay focused on the basics and Strathclyde, Glasgow, is inviting equivalent from an accredited a business. So the thumb strong their second line CUSTOMERS WHO The era of probability of success build a business which fulfills the aspi- applications for the new Global institution of at least three years rule in 2019 for businesses team of leaders are, that is, the ACTUALLY SPEND in business needs to move out and it’s rations of all its stakeholders. Master in Industrial full time study. 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Fee: €19,500 for interna- GMIM is ideally designed tional students for 2019/ 20. ‘Be creative while designing’ transformational strategy for students with a technical or Scholarship: Up to four scientific background and seeks partial, merit-based tuition to develop the managerial skills scholarships for applicants with MUSBA HASHMI talks to NANDITA ABRAHAM about evolution of designing, and competencies needed to first class degrees (or overseas pursue managerial careers in equivalent of a UK first class its scope and their recent collaboration internationally orientated man- degree) is available towards the ufacturing and service indus- Global Master in Industrial nHow is the collaboration with grammes? make sure that each and every stu- tries. Students will have the Management course. University of Derby? These programmes are a very dent of the university gains some option to spend the four semes- Two awards of €8,500 are We have collaborated with good pillar in moulding a student’s international experience, be it ters of the course in up to four available for a non-EU candidate the University of Derby (UoD) for personality and career. They give through summer projects or from renowned academic institutions and two awards of €6,500 for an providing Degree provision to student an opportunity to go and conducting joint classes with across Europe and Asia. EU candidate. the students of Pearl Academy. study in a foreign land, under- international universities. Term one begins in Glasgow Deadline: The closing date This decision was taken in co- stand its culture and look up to nWhat are the milestones in at Strathclyde Business School in for consideration of the schol- ordination with Kathryn Mitchell, things with a global perspective. Indian education system? September. Students then spend arships is July 14, 2019. For fur- Vice-chancellor, UoD keeping in The world is now shrinking to a The biggest challenge which is their second term in Italy, at ther information, log on to mind the requirement of the very small place and it is very faced by the whole education sys- Politecnico di Milano. In term https://www.strath.ac.uk/cours- course and industry. The UoD has important for the students to tem is a lack of practical knowl- three students can choose to es/postgraduatetaught. also recognised our syllabus and understand things on a global edge. I would want the colleges to mapped it with their curriculum. context. focus more on providing the stu- National Seminar on Transformation nWhat does this translate into? nHow do you see the design sec- dents with more practical knowl- AStrategies for the Emerging World of National conference This means that the students tor evolving? edge which will help them in their Business was organised recently by Lal Bhadur can study in Pearl Academy for The design sector has come a real life instead of just making Shastri Institute Of Management And he New Delhi Institute three years and then move to long way. There are multiple col- them study a particular subject for Technology in the Capitol. Tof Management Derby in their final year and get leges which offer this course and the sake of clearing the exams. It Seminar was inaugurated by former (NDIM), affiliated to the their degrees issued from an inter- also the industry demand for should become more multi- Central Minister and chairman for institute Guru Gobind Singh national university like Derby designers has increased. There are dimensional. Anil Shastri; K J Jawa, MD, and CEO, Daikin Indraprastha University, which lies in top-30 universities. better work opportunities for the Students should be aware of air conditioning India; SY Siddiqui, chief for its BBA programme, This is something beyond just students, which was not the case the hardships of the outside world mentor Maruti Suzuki Limited; institute head held a two-day national summer-exchange programmes some years back. Also, the stu- and how to handle them. The uni- Dr Sanjiv Srivastav, Director Prof Rajendra conference on Paradigm and it will contribute to a brighter dents nowadays are more willing versities should let students Bharti. Shift in Management future of our students. to take up designing as a career. explore things on their own and Chief guest K J Java, MD and CEO, Daikin Practices for Fostering nHow important are collabora- Designing was earlier limited not just preach them everything. air conditioning India deliberated that we are Excellence. Over 40 tions in the design sector? to just fashion but now it has Also the schools and colleges surrounded by business environment that research papers were presented and a book on the topic was inau- Collaborations play a key role paved its way in every sector of should become more student- keeps on changing. It is important to create, gurated by the chairperson Bindu Kumar, together with Ambassador not only in the design sector but work be it hotel management or centric though we are seeing this crystallise the market. He also told about how Augusto Montiel, Embassy of Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela; in the whole education system. It anything. There is an increased happening in some metros but this companies should focus on competitive advan- Rajiv Yadav, IAS, chairman, Brahmaputra Board, Secretary, is important for the students to need of designers who can come should be done on a larger scale. tage and people centered management. Parliamentary Affairs, GoI, and various other luminaries. While learn the working of other indus- up with innovative ideas to nWhat advise would you like to In his keynote address, SY Siddiqui, chief addressing the gathering, Venezuelan ambassador talked about how tries and understand their work enhance any business. Also the give out to the aspiring design- mentor, Maruti Suzuki Limited said that trans- everything, from the environment, to the global commons, must pattern. Collaborations also help future of fashion and designing is ers? formation starts at the top level and in the com- be stakeholders in public and private sector decision-making. Yadav Nandita Abraham in exchange of ideas and knowl- very bright all over the world. I would say just be confident ing time, BS-IV vehicles will be replaced to BS- spoke about the innovative HR practices implemented by Google. President, Pearl Academy edge which thereby result in nHow does the university aim to of yourself, be creative, don't let VI vehicles and top many should transform in Other luminaries like S Rajagopalan, chairman, Public Relations increased productivity. It is the reach its goals? ty to work on a live-project given the fear of failure hinder your abil- the emerging world business and also dicussed Society of India; Vijay Kumar, director, MSME Institute; Anil kind of exposure that every stu- We are trying to become bet- by the industry. The students can ity of exploring new things and about three box theory. Khaitan, former President, PhD Chamber of Commerce and dent needs in order to gain work ter each and every day. We are partner with any other student creating unique ideas because at In his presidential address Anil Shastri Industry; Dr Balmiki Prasad, director, Freedom Fighters and and industry experience. now focusing on multi-discipli- from any department. The other the end designing is all about how emphasised that committing mistakes is a Rehabilitation, Ministry of Home Affairs, GoI; Dr ChandanMitra, nWhat is your take on the trend nary education which means our thing that the university binds by creative you are and how well you learning process, so one should not be scared MD and editor-in-chief, Pioneer; Veena Swarup, ex-director (HR), of foreign exchange pro- students will have an opportuni- is internationality and we want to can implement your ideas. from mistakes and failure. Engineers India Limited); and many others. Educators honoured with Guru Drona Awards Mathematical contest for students

PNS n NEW DELHI articulated that teachers and learners are PNS n NEW DELHI third prize was won by the most important people in the society. Mangalambal Government he SRM University, Delhi-NCR, Dr P Prakash, VC, SRM University, he Department of aided Higher Secondary School, TSonepat, Haryana, celebrated Guru explained that SRM universities and TMathematics of VIT School Wallajah. Drona Awards at Principal’s Conclave to their branch institutions are numbering of Advanced Sciences recently In the contests conducted for honour eminent educationists, principals, more than 80000 students representing organised VIT Mathematical students in English medium, teachers and dignitaries for their out- India and foreign countries. The fledg- Meet was held at VIT campus. Sri Vardhaman Jain standing contribution in education. ling five-year-old budding institution, Executive director of VIT Matriculation Higher Secondary This programme brought many uni- with a motto, ‘learn, leap and lead’ Sandhya Penta Reddy, distrib- School of Virinchipuram, vellore versity and schools together who build an believes in imparting and inculcating uted prizes to the students who Dignitaries awarding the students for their winning at VIT Mathematical Meet won the first place. intractable mode in modelling a new gen- intellectualism through intelligent quo- had won in the different contests. Dr R Sivaraman, Founder of eration of teachers in different schools, tient of the students, which will be con- Shrishti Matriculation The competing students students in Tamil medium, the Mathematical Institute, Chennai representing Government, aided and verted into efficiency quotient and ulti- Higher Secondary School, were divided in batches and the first prize was won by was the chief guest on the occa- un-aided institutions. The chief guest at mately transformed into employability Vellore, won the overall prize in contests conducted for them Government Higher Secondary sion and handed over prizes to the event Prof MM Pant, former IITian, quotient. Dr Shankar Goenka, a motiva- the competition. Over 2,450 included quiz in mathematics, School, Karanampet, while the the winning students. Reddy emphasised the schemes conceptualised tional speaker inspired the young gener- students from Class six and 12 essay writing and mathematical second prize was won by handed over cash awards worth and implemented by the university for the Dignitaries giving away the trophy to the awardees ation and equip them for achieving from 65 schools took part in the models. Islamiah Boys Higher Secondary `45,000 and certificates to the welfare of the teachers and learners, and greater heights. contest. Among the contests held for School, Vaniyambadi and the students. LUCKNOW | WEDNESDAY | FEBRUARY 6, 2019 avenues 11 Good salaries are propelling MBA While degrees in MBA and MTech offer many opportunities, the youth are pursuing MBA because of better packages, says RACHIT JAIN

hether it is MTech or MBA, both the paths seem to be Wequally promising, but, the current trend shows that youth is more inclined towards the persuasion of MBA rather than MTech, due to attractive salaries and that it opens wider horizons. Therefore, a big ques- tion emerges in the minds of each after completing BTech that: Whether to be or not to be an Engineer? For The MTech degree gives you an opportunity to multiply your knowl- edge or one can say to dig deeper in Increasingly, as the children move your field and helps you to hold more up to higher classes their only command in the same. On the other better recourse to continued learning hand, pursuing MBA is considered as comes in the form of tuitions a deviation in the career for a tech grad- which become a way of life. uate but the fact is that acquiring a Improving pre-primary education MBA degree helps to learn newer education English and expect them to be able is the key to children’s success in ways to generate economic perspective to count, add, and subtract. They higher standards. for the people. It simply means to be see APS as springboards that will Ideally, the best way children into a real game together with vast Rachit Jain Good education unlocks a world of allow their children to have a bet- in pre-primary sections can be pre- career options. CEO of Youth4work ter life than them by imparting pared for success in later classes is Despite of opening new panorama endless possibilities for children. skills that will help them secure by participating in experiential and and creating things through technical individual level. Youth from every col- respectable and well-paying jobs. activity based learning rather than skills, there's worrying need for tech- lege or university need to be empow- Therefore, the best way forward is to Despite the high expectations being passive learners in a rote nically qualified people with M Tech ered to compete with each other at of parents, majority of APSs are based method. While some rote due to the meagerness that currently global level. We are not just catering to prepare kids by making them participate finding it difficult to impart high learning is good, it can’t be the exist in the country especially in the recruiters or a job-seekers, but also quality education, specifically to foundation for any system. research and development industry in helping take the nation ahead by in experiential and activity-based learning their pre-primary classes. A healthy early learning plan the government as well as in the pri- improving their skills which they lack rather than being passive learners, says These years are typically treat- must impart Math and English vate sectors. or simply add new ones to enhance ed in the same way as primary A healthy, early skills and also make parents aware Many established and branded their market value. Most importantly MRIDULA SHRIDHAR years, relying on an instructional of the benefits of experiential companies reach IIT and IIM to hire it is essential that each graduate today approach that is rote-based, but learning plan must learning. It would also lead to the the most talented and skilled profes- is industry-ready and this can be done with ‘lesser portions’. In this impart Math and overall development of a child by sionals. Although, both the premium by improving their employability good education is a key that sections are educated. The fee method of pedagogy, children keeping in mind cultural aspects institutes have different line of flow and through competitive spirit, adding unlocks a world of endless structure of such schools varies learn by repeating what is said by English skills and and constantly provide opportu- prepares elite workforce. But, this is a self-paced courses that create an edge, Apossibilities for children. from `18,000 to `20,000 per the teacher in a sing-along man- also make parents nities for social-emotional devel- restriction of many talented and skilled and yes creating more awareness of self Children who are well-educated annum for each child; as many as ner. This lowers learning out- opment. The plan must include youth towards the chances of getting assessment through social media. have a better chance of success and 60 per cent of the children enrolled comes for life. It also does nothing aware of the benefits teacher training so that they can hired in a good company. Also not all We can say that MTech and MBA, lead happier lives than those who in APS are the first generation in to prepare children for jobs in the of experiential effectively implement the cur- the postgraduates from such colleges both are equally fair. One is all required are not educated. What and how their family to attend school. In the future. riculum in the classroom. get their dream jobs. to have a good vision and break the old children are taught between the absence of APS’, the children Most children in Class V lack learning. The plan It is only by employing an inte- Young people from all the courses restricting trends. ages of two to six have a tremen- enrolled in them would be enrolled basic Math and language skills must include teacher grated solution in pre-primary and across India should be given equal There is need to provide even dous impact on their chances of in Government schools. which hampers their intellectual classrooms that children studying opportunities to demonstrate their handed opportunities to the aspiring success in the future. It is between The parents of such children growth and decision making abil- training so that they in APS can be ready for respectable skills and this is one good way to skilled youth from everywhere. Many these ages that children acquire an have relatively high aspirations for ities. The core reason for this can effectively and well-paying jobs as adults. improve employability in India. Good young people can be assets for our understanding of basic concepts their children and have enrolled deficiency is such children were Early Years is the one period of life decisions and good work comes from nation and the big question which con- which allow them to flourish in them in APS instead of not exposed to quality early edu- implement the that we can set the stage for chil- good experience. After all there is no fuses all that: Whether to be or not to later classes. Government schools because they cation during their pre-primary dren from any background to substitute for experience. be an Engineer, or to go for M.Tech or Across urban centers in India believe APS provide a better edu- years. curriculum in the become ‘academically and social- The world has to move from MBA will not bother much then. Of are a number of Affordable Private cation. Those who enroll their chil- The children end up seeing classroom ly successful’. degree-based hiring through IITs or course without an ultimate goal in Schools (APS) in which many chil- dren in APS expect their children learning as a chore and never The writer is Co-founder and Director at IIMs to skill-based recruitments. And mind it’s difficult to say which one is dren from economically weaker to be able to speak and write in acquire a passion for learning. Kreedo Early Childhood Solutions that is a big change to be done on the better, so follow your dreams.

elf-esteem is a reflection of one's own those individuals who put you down and shred job, presentation--whatever is next on your "to Exercise helps: Exercise is a great way to perception about oneself. In other words your confidence. MINDIT conquer" list. If you are prepared, and have the increase motivation, practice setting goals and Sself-esteem is our opinion of our self and Be positive, even if you're not feeling it knowledge to back it up, your self-confidence build confidence. Breaking a sweat also cues our abilities. It can be high, low or somewhere quite yet. Put some positive enthusiasm into will soar high. the body to release endorphins, the feel-good in-between. While everyone occasionally has your interactions with others and hit the with good posture and a smile and you'll be on an endless track. If you are constantly Make a gratitude list: Life is full of hormones. doubts about themselves, low self-esteem can ground running, excited to begin your next envisioning someone who is self-confident. bashing yourself and saying you're not good challenges and there are times when it's Always strive to be the best version of leave you feeling insecure and unmotivated. project. Stop focusing on the problems in your Look at the person you are speaking to, enough, aren't attractive enough, aren't smart difficult to keep our self-confidence up. Sit yourself, but it's also important to accept that You might be able to identify a few things that life and instead begin to focus on solutions not at your shoes--keeping eye contact shows enough or athletic enough, and on and on, you down and make a list of all the things in your perfection is an unrealistic goal. You've got to are affecting your opinion of yourself or it and making positive changes. confidence. Last, speak slowly. The added are creating a self-fulfilling prophecy. You are life that you are thankful for, and another list of make mistakes in order to learn and grow. could go undiagnosed. Either way, there are Change your body language and image: bonus is they will actually be able to becoming what you are preaching inside your all the things you are proud of accomplishing. Remember everyone has been there. Just effective steps which you can take to improve This is where posture, smiling, eye contact, understand what you are saying. head, and that's not good. The next time you Once your lists are complete, paste them practice these easy to build mantras to re-build your self-esteem. Here are a few: and speech slowly come into play. Just the Don't accept failure: Never give up. Never hear that negativity in your head, switch it somewhere where you can easily be reminded your self- esteem in a very short period of Stay away from negativity and leverage simple act of pulling your shoulders back gives accept failure. Make this your new mantra. immediately to a positive affirmation and keep of what an amazing life you have and what an time. positivity: This is the time to really evaluate others the impression that you are a confident Succeeding through great adversity is a huge it up until it hits the caliber of a self-confidence amazing person you really are. If you feel your your inner circle, including friends and family. person. Smiling will not only make you feel confidence booster. boost. self-confidence dwindling, take a look at those The writer is Pallavi Prakash, Motivational Speaker This is a tough one, but it's time to seriously better, but will make others feel more Low self-confidence is often caused by the Always be pre-prepared: Learn lists and let yourself feel and be inspired all and Founder-CEO of Knowledge consider getting away from comfortable around you. Imagine a person negative thoughts running through our minds everything there is to know about your field, over again by you. Seed Learning Centre

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Indian as well as global brands.” Sciences at the University of August 30, 2019. LUCKNOW | WEDNESDAY | FEBRUARY 6, 2019 money 12 Service sector activity slips for 2nd GAIL Q3 net profit jumps 33% PTI n NEW DELHI OTHER QUARTERLY RESULTS straight month; employment rises AIL India Ltd, the nation’s Gbiggest gas utility, on PNB Q3 NET RISES 7.12% TO `246.51 CR at `40.27 crore for the third quarter ended PTI n NEW DELHI Indian service sector have been three-month high. adjusted Nikkei India Tuesday reported a 33% jump Punjab National Bank (PNB) on Tuesday December 2018. The company had posted a net at similarly modest levels for the “The increasing willing- Composite PMI Output Index, in December quarter net prof- posted 7.12% increase in net profit at `246.51 profit of `37.89 crore in the October-December he country’s services sec- past four months, with January ness of companies to hire that maps both the manufac- it as it sold more natural gas and crore for its third quarter ended December 31, quarter a year ago. Total income during the quar- tor activity fell for the data extending the recent workers should help reduce still turing and services industry, transported higher volumes. 2018, driven by lower provisioning for bad loans. ter under review stood at `665.89 crore, up Tsecond straight month in trend,” said Pollyanna De Lima, high levels of unemployment in was at 53.6 in January, Net profit in October- PNB, which which was involved in a `14,356- 26.67% as against `525.66 crore in the corre- January, as new orders rose at Principal Economist at IHS the country,” Lima said. unchanged from December, December 2018 at `1,681.23 crore scam by Nirav Modi, had reported net prof- sponding quarter last fiscal, the company said the slowest rate in four months; Markit, and author of the On the prices front, a soft- and indicative of a solid expan- crore, or `7.46 a share, was it of `230.11 crore for the corresponding quar- in a BSE filing. Its total expenses were at `604.25 despite which companies con- report. er increase in prices charged for sion in private sector activity. higher than the earning of ter a year ago. The bank’s total income fell by crore in third quarter of fiscal 2018-19, an tinued to hire staff, a monthly Lima further noted that the provision of services was “Output growth in the pri- `1,262.22 crore, or `5.60 per 2.64% to `14,854.24 crore for the quarter under increase of 28.48% compared with `470.29 crore survey said on Tuesday. there is some sign that growth evident in January, with 97 per vate sector held steady for now, share, in the corresponding review from `15,257.5 crore in the year-ago quar- reported in the corresponding period the pre- The seasonally adjusted may run out of steam, in the cent of firms leaving their fees supported by a strengthening period of the previous fiscal, the ter. On PNB’s asset quality, the bank said its gross vious fiscal year. Nikkei India Services Business short-term at least, as seen by unchanged during the month. manufacturing industry. company said in a statement non-performing assets (NPAs) as a percentage Activity Index fell from 53.2 in the weakest improvement in According to experts, the Should data for services carry here. The profit was higher to total advances rose to 16.33% from 12.11% in APOLLO TYRES Q3 NET PROFIT DOWN December to 52.2 in January, demand for four months and signs of easing inflationary on a downward path, we could “mainly due to better perfor- the year-ago period. Its net NPAs, however, came 19% TO `198 CRORE indicating a softer expansion in relatively subdued optimism. pressures indicate that the see a slowdown in GDP expan- mance by natural gas marketing, down to 8.22% from 8.90% at the end of Apollo Tyres on Tuesday reported a output. According to the survey, a Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is sion in the final quarter of natural gas transmission, liquid December 2017, PNB said in a BSE filing. Total 19.18% decline in net profit to `198 crore in Despite easing marginally, key factor restricting the rise in likely to adopt an accom- FY18,” Lima said. hydrocarbon (LHC) and LPG provisions, excluding for income tax, made dur- the third quarter ended December 2018, the services PMI was in the services activity was a softer modative monetary policy Meanwhile, the govern- transmission segments”, it said. ing the third quarter of the current financial year owing to a rise in commodity prices. The com- expansion territory for the expansion in new work and a stance. RBI’s Monetary Policy ment on January 31, revised the GAIL sold 9% more natur- were `2,753.84 crore as against `4,466.68 crore pany had posted a net profit of `245 crore in eighth straight month. In PMI moderate increase in sales, that Committee is currently under- economic growth rate upwards al gas and transported 11% in the year-ago period. Out of which, provi- the corresponding period last fiscal, Apollo parlance, a print above 50 was the weakest in four months. way and the outcome of the to 7.2 per cent for 2017-18 from more LPG. Liquid hydrocarbon sioning for bad loans stood at `2,565.77 crore as Tyres said in a statement. Sales were up 16% means expansion, while a score Meanwhile, services meeting is scheduled for the 6.7 per cent estimated ear- sales were up 5%. During the against `2,996.42 crore reported during the third to `4,655 crore, against `4,016 crore in the cor- below that denotes contraction. employment continued to February 7. lier, mainly driven by perfor- April-December period of the quarter of the previous fiscal. responding quarter last fiscal, it added. Total “Expansion rates in the expand, with job creation at a Meanwhile, the seasonally mance of farm sector. current fiscal year, the compa- expenses during the third quarter were high- ny’s net profit at `4,903 crore was BHEL Q3 NET PROFIT RISES 25% er at `4,440.59 crore, against `3,746.11 crore 36% higher than the profit State-run engineering firm BHEL posted a with cost of materials consumed rising to Lupin launches generic earned in the year-ago period. 25.30% jump in its net profit at `191.95 crore `2,252.4 crore as compared to `1,818.23 crore Moody’s downgrades Bharti Airtel credit rating GAIL chairman and man- for the quarter ended on December 31, 2018, in the year-ago quarter. antidepressant drug in US aging director BC Tripathi said compared to the year-ago period. The compa- New Delhi (PTI): Moody’s Investors Service agency said in statement. in the third quarter of the cur- ny’s net profit in the third quarter last fiscal was TECH MAHINDRA Q3 PAT UP 27.5% New Delhi (PTI): Drug on Tuesday downgraded the credit rating of tele- Credit ratings reflect the company’s calibre rent fiscal, the LHC segments `153.19 crore, a company statement said. TO `1,203 CRORE firm Lupin on Tuesday said it com operator Bharti Airtel and the backed senior to repay debt and raise funds. Ratings range performed remarkably due to According to the statement, the board has IT company Tech Mahindra on Tuesday had launched in the US gener- unsecured notes issued by the telco’s Africa arm between Aaa, which means best, to lowest cat- better margins. “However the declared and approved payment of interim div- posted a 27.5% increase in consolidated profit ic Clomipramine Hydrochlo- on account of uncertainty around the compa- egory C. Ba1 rating means obligations are judged margins in natural gas trading idend at the rate of 40% (`0.80 per share) on the after tax (PAT) to `1,203 crore in the December ride capsules that are used in ny’s profitability, cash flow situations and debt to have speculative elements and are subject to and petrochemical segments paid up share capital of the company for FY 2018 quarter. It had reported PAT of `9,431 crore treatment of symptoms of obses- levels. “Moody’s Investors Service (“Moody’s”) substantial credit risk, but have a superior abil- were under pressure in the 2018-19. Interim dividend shall be paid/dis- in the corresponding period a year ago. The sive-compulsive disorder. has downgraded to Ba1 from Baa3 the senior ity to repay short-term debt obligations. “At the quarter,” he said without giving patched on February 21, 2019. company’s consolidated revenue from operations Clomipramine Hydrochloride unsecured rating for Bharti Airtel Ltd. (Bharti) same time, Moody’s has assigned a Ba1 corpo- details. GAIL declared an inter- increased 15% to `8,944 crore, against `7,776 capsules USP have been as well as the backed senior unsecured notes rate family rating (CFR) to Bharti and withdrawn im dividend of `6.25 per equi- TRENT Q3 NET UP 6.28% TO `40.27 CR crore in the year-ago quarter. The total head- launched in the strengths of 25 issued by Bharti’s wholly-owned subsidiary, the company’s Baa3 issuer rating. The ratings ty share (face value of `10 each) Tata group retail firm Trent on Tuesday count of the company stood at 1,21,842 by the mg, 50 mg, and 75 mg. Bharti Airtel Int’l (Netherlands) B.V.,” the outlook is negative,” Moody’s report said. for the financial year 2018-19. reported a 6.28% rise in standalone net profit end of December 2018. New Delhi|PTI

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Trump to call for unity in Nobel winner Murad, Guaido envoy invited to Trump’s State of Union State of the Union address AFP n WASHINGTON who has lived in exile since 2014, was invited by PTI n WASHINGTON obel Peace Prize winner Republican Senator Marco heal old wounds, build new American goods. He will approving the United States- NNadia Murad and Rubio of Florida, who has S President Donald coalitions, forge new solu- update Congress on the Mexico-Canada Agreement,” Venezuelan opposition leader called him a “tireless advocate UTrump will focus on key tions, and unlock the extraor- upcoming second summit with said the official. Juan Guaido’s envoy to for the restoration of democ- issues like immigration, dinary promise of America’s North Korean leader Kim The North American Free Washington are among the top racy and freedom of his national security and trade future. The decision is ours to Jong-un, developments in Trade Agreement (NAFTA) is guests invited to attend US beloved homeland.” “I antici- and call for unity in a hugely make,” Trump will say in his Venezuela and withdrawal of an agreement signed by President Donald Trump’s State pate President Trump will divided Congress in his annu- address, according to the troops from Syria and Canada, Mexico, and the of the Union address, law- reemphasize his administra- al State of the Union address excerpts of the speech. Afghanistan. “In his address, United States, creating a tri- makers have announced. In tion’s stance against tyrannical on Tuesday as he begins the The president and the the president will cast an lateral trade bloc in North keeping with tradition, the 535 leaders in Latin America and in second half of his first term in Democrats had a record 35- inspiring vision of American America. In addition, the pres- members of the US Congress who escaped the clutches of the Monday. support of the people of the White House.Contrary to day standoff with the greatness. He will outline a pol- ident will call on Congress to may invite someone to accom- Islamic State group to become IS fighters swept into Venezuela,” Rubio said. his aggressive tweets and his Democrats led by House icy agenda that both parties pass the United States pany them to the annual a leading campaigner against Murad’s village, Kojo, in August Venezuelan opposition frequent lashing out against the Speaker Nancy Pelosi over his can rally behind to achieve this Reciprocal Trade Act, which if speech, to be held Tuesday, sexual violence in war, and 2014, killing the men, taking chief Juan Guaido declared opposition Democratic lead- proposed controversial wall vision,” a senior administration signed into law could have where the president is expect- Carlos Vecchio, whom the US children captive to train them himself interim president last ership, Trump intends to por- along the US-Mexico border, official said. consequences on bilateral trade ed to tout his accomplish- has recognised as Venezuela’s as fighters and condemning month, triggering an ongoing tray a picture of national unity which shut down the govern- Safe and legal immigration with India. ments and outlines his vision top diplomat in Washington, thousands of women to a life of standoff with socialist leader in resolving the challenges ment and postponed the system; protecting American The Reciprocal Trade Act for the future. are among the high-profile forced labor and sexual slavery. Nicolas Maduro. being faced by the country, address which was earlier workers, rebuilding America would give him authority to It’s an occasion for the guests this year. Murad was Murad was taken to Britain, France and Spain officials familiar with prepa- scheduled on January 29. with infrastructure; lowering levy tariffs equal to those of a Democrats, Republicans and invited by Jeff Fortenberry, a Mosul, the Iraqi “capital” of the were among 16 European rations for the State of the And watching Trump from the cost of healthcare and pre- foreign country on a particu- independents of the 100-mem- Republican congressman for IS’s self-declared caliphate. She nations to side with Guaido on Union Address said on the House will be 2020 scription drugs; and protecting lar product if that country’s tar- ber Senate and 435-member Nebraska, who said the 26- was held captive there and Monday, following in the foot- Monday. Democratic presidential can- America’s national security, iffs are determined to be sig- House of Representatives to year-old’s tale “is a story the repeatedly gang-raped, tor- steps of key regional powers The annual State of the didates, including Kamala are expected to be the major nificantly lower than those bring guests who symbolize world needs to hear.” tured and beaten. IS fighters and the United States, which Union address is the keynote Harris, the first Indian-origin topics in his speech. charged by the United States. policy goals and bring attention “I am so honored that she will wanted “to take our honour, but has refused to rule out a mili- prime time speech by the pres- Senator and Tusli Gabbard, the “One can expect the pres- It would also allow Trump to the causes they hold dear. be my guest at this year’s State they lost their honour,” she has tary intervention in the crisis- ident to the Congress in which first Hindu lawmaker in the US ident describing his vision for to take into account non-tar- Murad, an Iraqi Yazidi woman of the Union,” he added on said about the ordeal. Vecchio, wracked country. he sets out his legislative agen- Congress. China, which is a safe and legal immigration iff barriers when determining da and national priorities for being considered as a major system,” the official said adding such tariffs. the next year and highlights his challenge for the United States, that he will reaffirm his deter- In terms of protecting Eight Indians achievements to the American is expected to figure promi- mination to stop illegal immi- America’s national security, Indian-Americans lead campaign people. nently in his address, which gration, human trafficking, Trump will update Congress The speech on Tuesday could last between 60 and 90 and the flow of drugs and on his diplomatic and military held in ‘pay and night (7:30 am IST on minutes. crime. efforts around the world, and against nomination of Neomi Rao Wednesday) will be Trump’s The US and China have Trump will update the reaffirm his determination to stay’ scheme third to a Joint Session of been locked in an escalating Congress on his fight to pro- protect American interests, Washington(PTI): Two leading elected to the House of Congress. His initial appear- trade spat since early 2018, tect American workers who and bring to an end to endless Indian-American women have Representatives. Senate plead not guilty ance on February 28, 2017 was raising import tariffs on have been hurt by decades foreign wars, said the senior led the Democratic party’s move Judiciary Committee “should weeks after his inauguration on each other’s goods. of flawed trade deals, the administration official familiar to oppose the nomination of fel- reject” Rao, she said on Monday. January 20, and not considered Last year, Trump official said. “The with the draft of the president’s low community legal luminary Now considered as among in US court a formal State of the Union. imposed tariff hikes President will update speech. Neomi Rao for the prestigious the leading Democratic law- Washington (PTI): The eight While the theme of the of up to 25 per cent Congress on our trad- Trump in his speech is and powerful US Court of makers, Jayapal was recently re- Indians, who were recently address is “Choosing on USD 250 billion ing relationship with expected to propose policies to Appeals for the District of elected for her second consec- arrested for recruiting several Greatness”, the president’s top of Chinese goods. China. He will also call expand prosperity and make Columbia Circuit, citing her utive term to the US House of hundred students mostly from aides say Trump will respect The move prompted on Congress to replace possible an amazing quality of “excuses” for sexual assault and Representatives. If confirmed by India to stay illegally in the US tradition in his speech. He will China to increase the NAFTA dis- life for all Americans.“And “hostility” to the civil and the United States Senate, Rao, by enrolling in a fake univer- call for unity as predecessors tariffs on aster then, having restored America’s human rights as reasons. US 45, would be the second Indian- sity, have pleaded “not guilty” have done in the century since USD by leadership around the world, President Donald Trump had American after Sree Srinivasan before a federal court in the custom of in-person State 110 bil- he will cast a vision for greater announced Rao’s nomination in in this powerful court, which is Michigan. One of them of the Union addresses was lion of security and peace,” the offi- November while celebrating health and would allow health considered a step below the US Phanideep Karnati, 35, who is revived by President Woodrow cial said. Diwali at the White House. care providers to deny care to Supreme court. However, on a H-1B visa and lives in Wilson. The last two times he Trump had nominated her in LGBTQ patients,” said Indian- unlike the nomination process Louisville, Kentucky was He will call for “an end to spoke before Congress, Trump place of Justice Brett Kavanaugh American Congresswoman of Srinivasan, wherein the entire released on a bond of USD the politics of resistance and tried to provide a unifying, who in October was sworn in as Pramila Jayapal. “This is simply Indian American community 10,000 on Monday. retribution,” a senior aide said. bipartisan, optimistic tone, the the Supreme Court judge. not appropriate for someone was united and campaigned The seven others - Barath “Together we can break official noted stating that he “Neomi Rao made excuses who wishes to serve on a federal aggressively for his confirma- Kakireddy, Suresh Kandala, decades of political stalemate. will be striving to do the same for sexual assault, blocked bench,” said Jayapal, the first tion, Indian-Americans are a Prem Rampeesa, Santosh We can bridge old divisions, this year. women’s access to reproductive Indian-American woman ever bitterly divided lot this time. Sama, Avinash Thakkallapally, Aswanth Nune, and Naveen Prathipati – consented to their continued detention before a 10 dead in possible arson attack judge in the Eastern District of Taliban kill 11 cops, 10 others Michigan, where they were produced along with Karnati AFP n KABUL men were also wounded and the defend their homes from the at Paris apartment block days after their arrest. he Taliban killed at least 21 Taliban seized all the weapons and insurgents. They were arrested last Tpeople in their latest attacks ammunition from the security The Taliban claimed both AFP n PARIS Monday from Detroit, Florida in Afghanistan, including 11 before reinforcements arrived, attacks in statements to the media. and Virginia in a nationwide policemen who were slain when he said. The two-day meeting in the t least 10 people died and 30 Immigration and Customs the insurgents stormed a check- “They arrived there late, Russian capital between the Awere injured in an overnight Enforcement (ICE) operation. point in northern Baghlan fought back and managed to get Taliban and Afghan figures, blaze at an apartment block in The ICE also detained some province, provincial officials said the checkpoint under control,” he which starts Tuesday, is seen as Paris that police are treating as 130 students, out of which 129 Tuesday. added. Earlier on Monday, the another step in a process aimed possible arson, officials said were Indians. All of them The attacks were reported Taliban targeted a local pro-gov- at resolving Afghanistan’s 17- Tuesday. The fire on the upper pleaded “not guilty”, John W as representatives of the Taliban ernment militia in a village in year war, one that has accelerat- floors of the building in the rue Brusstar, attorney for Karanati were to hold meetings in Moscow northern Samangan province, ed since the appointment last Erlanger in the upmarket 16th told PTI over phone from with prominent Afghan figures, killing 10 people there, including September of US peace envoy district of southwest Paris is the Michigan. including former President a woman, said Sediq Azizi, Zalmay Khalilzad. most deadly in the capital since He accused the federal Hamid Karzai, opposition lead- spokesman for the provincial But the meeting has sidelined 2005. government of entrapping peo- ers and tribal elders — but not governor. Afghan President Ashraf Ghani’s Videos from the scene ple by carrying out such a sting Kabul government officials. Four people were also government, which has criti- showed flames leaping out of top operation. “It was all choreo- In the checkpoint attack, the wounded in that attack, in cized the gathering. Abdullah floor windows and firemen graphed,” Brusstar told PTI in Taliban targeted the local police Samangan’s Dara-I Suf district, he Abdullah, the country’s chief climbing flimsy ladders to rescue response to a question. force in the province’s Baghlani said. According to Azizi, the executive, said Monday that the terrified residents, some dressed Except for Karnati, none of Markazi district on Monday Taliban targeted local villagers, Afghan government should be at only in pyjamas, from the top of the seven Indians, arrested on night, triggering a firefight that including women and children. the center of any peace talks, the eight-storey block. Described criminal charges for recruiting lasted for almost two hours, said As the area is very remote, the vil- adding that Kabul “would prefer by one rescue worker as a “scene foreign students to enroll in a Safder Mohsini, head of the lagers have their own militia to the Moscow meeting had a dif- of incredible violence”, the blaze fake university to illegally stay provincial council. Five police- provide security for their area and ferent shape.” left around 30 people — includ- in the US, had hired an attor- ing six firefighters — injured and ney on Monday. All of them at least 10 people have died, the are in late 20s or 30s. Pope celebrates historic fire service said. View of the apartment building after a fire broke Tuesday,in Paris. AP Brusstar said Karnati was “One person who lives in the released on a bail because of his building has been arrested. She’s “They had the trucks, the big “We’ll let the police give fur- up with emotion after the fire on good track record. An infor- a 40-year-old woman who has ladders, but they couldn’t do any- ther information, but it’s one of the rue Erlanger in Paris,” mation technology engineer on Mass in Arabian Peninsula prior psychological problems,” thing,” he said. Only once they the possibilities being examined President Emmanuel Macron H-1B visa, Karnati came to the Paris prosecutor Remy Heitz had fitted extenders to their by investigators,” deputy mayor tweeted. “Thoughts for the vic- US some 10 years ago. If con- AP n said from the scene on Tuesday equipment, which needed to be of Paris Emmanuel Gregoire tims. Thank you to the fire- victed he and seven others face ABU DHABI where smoke could still be seen carried manually into the court- told RTL radio. Another local fighters whose courage helped imprisonment of up to five rising from the area. An inves- yard of the building, were they resident, 46-year-old builder save many lives.” The fire is the years. ope Francis ministered on tigation has been opened into the able to begin rescue operations. Jose Emilien, was standing at a most deadly since 2005 when an According to the 16-page PTuesday to the thriving criminal charge of causing death Several times the blaze appeared police cordon anxiously seeking arson at a building in the 13th indictment, from February Catholic community in the by arson amid fears that the toll to have been brought under news of his cousin and nephew district of the city killed 17 peo- 2017 to January 2019, these United Arab Emirates as he could climb further. control before starting again, who lived on the sixth floor of ple, including 14 children. The eight Indians conspired to concluded his historic visit to The fire started at about 1:00 another witness told AFP. the building. blaze follows a powerful gas fraudulently facilitate hun- the Arabian Peninsula with am and was only brought under “The building was very dif- “I called both of them,” he explosion last month that killed dreds of foreign nationals in the first-ever papal Mass here control more than five hours ficult to access,” the mayor of the told AFP. “They’re not picking up four people in the city’s central illegally remaining and work- and a call for his flock to later by around 200 firefighters. 16th district, Daniele Giazzi, and I don’t have any news.” The 9th district. ing in the US by actively remain meek in following God. “At first we thought it was a fight, told BFM television as she paid wealthy neighbourhood is home Fire service spokesman recruiting them to enroll into A day after making a we could hear a woman scream- tribute to the young rescue to several private schools and lies Captain Clement Cognon told a metro Detroit private uni- broad appeal for Christian and ing really loud,” a local resident workers who had toiled through on the edge of the vast Bois de AFP that firefighters were yet to versity Framington University. Muslim leaders to work togeth- who gave his name as Nicolas the night. Several local resi- Boulogne park. fully search the upper floors of Unbeknownst to the conspir- er to promote peace and reject told AFP. “She was screaming, dents said that the fire had been It is close to the stadium of the block. “We had to carry out ators, Framington University war, Francis celebrated what screaming and we went outside started because of a dispute football club Paris Saint- many rescues, notably for around was operated by special agents some considered the largest and the building was already on between neighbours in the block, Germain, the Parc des Princes, a dozen people who had taken of the Homeland Security show of public Christian wor- fire. The firemen had just arrived which was built in the 1970s and the Roland Garros complex refuge on the roofs. In total about Investigations (HIS) as part of ship on the peninsula, the Pope Francis blesses worshippers during a Mass at the Sheikh Zayed Sports City but what was amazing was that unlike many of the older, classic used for the French Open tennis 50 people were evacuated by fire- an undercover operation, ICE birthplace of Islam. For the in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Tuesday AP they were completely impotent. Parisian buildings. tournament. “France is waking fighters,” he added. said in a statement. Gulf Arab region where public displays of non-Islamic faith are enormous diversity among the has seen an exodus of restricted, the hymns of 9 million people who live in the Christians fleeing persecution “Halleluja” booming out from UAE. at the hands of the Islamic State Men’s brains ‘age faster’ than women’s: Study speakers marked a milestone “We have to say it is really group and others. PTI n WASHINGTON and evidence of the Emirates’ a big event for us which we The Catholic Church esti- professor at the Washington aerobic glycolysis — that sus- much touted assertions of its never expected,” said Sumitha mates as many as 1 million of omen’s brains appear to University in the US. “Brain tains brain development and tolerance for other faiths. Pinto, and Indian native who the over 9 million living in the Wbe three years younger metabolism might help us maturation — in various Cheers erupted inside and has lived in the UAE for near- UAE are Catholic, nearly all of than men’s of the same age, understand some of the differ- regions of the brain. outside the Zayed Sports City ly 20 years. She attended the them foreigners drawn to the which may explain why females ences we see between men They trained a machine- Stadium as Francis arrived and Mass with her husband and oil-rich federation to work in stay mentally sharp for longer, and women as they age,” Goyal learning algorithm to find a looped through the crowd in four sons, the youngest of everything from white-collar say scientists, including one of said. relationship between age and his open-sided popemobile, as whom held up sign with the finance to construction. Indian origin. The brain runs on sugar, brain metabolism by feeding it chants of “Viva il Papa” and pope’s photo that read: Most are Filipino and “We’re just starting to but how the brain uses sugar the men’s ages and brain “We love you!” echoed from “Welcome Pope Francis. Indian, many of whom have left understand how various sex- changes as people grow and metabolism data. the crowd, estimated to be Make Me a Channel of Your behind families back home in related factors might affect the age. In the study published in The researchers entered around 135,000. Organizers Peace.” The Emirates’ Catholic order to come here and work. trajectory of brain ageing and the journal Proceedings of the women’s brain metabolism data said faithful from 100 countries community is something an They can face precarious labor how that might influence the National Academy of Sciences, pants — 121 women and 84 oxygen and glucose in their into the algorithm and direct- would attend, as well as 4,000 anomaly for the region — conditions, which human vulnerability of the brain to researchers studied 205 people men, ranging in age from 20 to brains. For each person, the ed the programme to calculate Muslims from this Muslim large, diverse and thriving at a rights groups regularly neurodegenerative diseases,” to figure out how their brains 82 years — underwent PET researchers determined the each woman’s brain age from its federation — evidence of the time when the wider Mideast denounce. said Manu Goyal, an assistant use sugar. The study partici- scans to measure the flow of fraction of sugar committed to metabolism. LUCKNOW | WEDNESDAY | FEBRUARY 6, 2019 sport 14 ‘KULDEEP WILL BE OUR NO. 1 SPINNER’ Impressed by Yadav’s brilliant spell in Sydney, Coach Shastri indicates shift in plan

PTI ■ WELLINGTON drop Pujara in England. "And I will do that again if I uldeep Yadav is firmly get the results like the way I have," ahead of veteran said the straight talking coach. KRavichandran Ashwin in Since coming back from the pecking order as India's front- Australia, Pujara has played three line spinner on foreign soil, head back to back first-class games for coach Ravi Shastri asserted, citing Saurashtra, including the ongoing his five-wicket haul against Ranji final in Nagpur and the Australia in the Sydney Test this coach feels it's time he takes year. some rest. Shastri made it clear that "...I feel like calling him from going forward, wrist spinners will New Zealand and saying, enough be in vogue in Test cricket and Puji, take off your pads now and Finger spinners need Kuldeep is "already" ahead of sit down!" Ashwin and Jadeja as country's "And like I said earlier, he is No 1 spinner. the quintessential professional. to reinvent: Bhajji "Already! He plays overseas That guy, when he gets in, he Test cricket and he gets five wick- smells the leather. He doesn't let ets, so he becomes our primary the bowler make him smell the PTI ■ NEW DELHI the right-hander, it is very difficult to overseas spinner. Going ahead, if leather. Chin music is different, dislodge the leg-spinners from short- we have to play one spinner, he is when the bowler makes the ball enior off-spinner Harbhajan Singh er formats." the one we will pick," Shastri told go past you," he said. Sfeels Ravindra Jadeja is still in with The veteran also feels that world- the 'Cricbuzz' website. And then there was an inim- a chance to make India's World Cup wide, there has been a decline in the "There is a time for everyone itable Shastri comment about squad on the back of his all-round skills quality of batting against spin bowling, (referring to Ashwin's poor fitness how Pujara goes about his job. but to survive purely as a finger spin- especially the wrist spinners. record in 2018). But now Kuldeep "Pujara smells the leather, ner, he will have to improvise. "The art of reading the spinners out is our frontline number one over- whether he is playing forward or Wrist spinners Kuldeep Yadav and of the hand is on the decline. Most of seas spinner," he added. backward defensive. No one Yuzvendra Chahal have become India's the overseas batsmen, if you see, are try- Kuldeep bagged a five-for in smells the leather in defence bet- preferred choices in the shorter formats ing to read wrist spinners after pitch- the rain-affected Sydney Test and ter than Pujara. You can ask him over the last 18 months, while Jadeja ing and that's dangerous," he lament- most of the Australian batsmen if it is Christian Dior or Armani." and R Ashwin have gone down in the ed. failed to read him. An unabashed fan of skipper pecking order. "However, Kuldeep and Chahal "I was very impressed with the Virat Kohli, Shastri compared Harbhajan, who has played three have been very consistent. Just check way Kuldeep bowled in Sydney. him to cult cricketing figures 50-over World Cups including two their pitch map through the 40-odd Even in Test cricket, it is going to like Sir Vivian Richards and the finals, is still not ready to count Jadeja games and the length has been very be the age of wrist spin, especial- iconic former Pakistan captain out even though he was not a part of accurate. But unlike Indian batsmen, ly in overseas Test cricket. The Imran Khan. the playing XI during the just-con- who are masters at reading the hands, way he bowled in Sydney, he "The closest I have seen to the cluded ODIs in New Zealand. it is not the case with most of the over- becomes our number one spinner great man. Virat is in your face, "If you remember, during the 2017 seas batsmen," Harbhajan explained. in overseas Test cricket," Shastri he wants to dominate and has a Champions Trophy, the weather in UK "I will give you an example. said. work ethic like no one else. was hot and humid. So, if conditions Kuldeep and Chahal would have had Cheteshwar Pujara was a rev- Whether it comes to discipline, are same, Jadeja could still be used as a tough time if they had to bowl to elation during the tour of training, sacrifice or self-denial, it a package, if the opposition team has Shikhar Dhawan and Rohit Sharma as Australia where he played a mas- is unbelievable. five to six right-handers in their line- both are very good players of spin sive role in the country's first ever "I think India is lucky to have up. Play him as No 6 with Hardik bowling." 2-1 series win, fetching the play- a leader of that sort. He reminds Pandya as No 7. Also he is still your best But Rohit has had his share of er of the series award for it. me of Imran Khan in many ways fielder," Harbhajan said. problems against leg-spinners? However, the same Pujara - in the way he sets the example One of the finest off-spinners of his "Yes, that's just in a few IPL games was dropped for the first Test and sets the standards, and goes generation, Harbhajan agreed that fin- during initial overs of an innings. If it's against England in Birmingham about defining it in his own way ger spinners' stocks are down compared a 50-over match and a player of Rohit's and Shastri revealed how a minor and leading from the front," to wrist spinners. calibre is batting against the wrist spin- glitch in his stance was corrected, Shastri said. "It's simple, wrist spinners have ners, he has that quality that he will hit which wasn't entirely technical. However, Shastri is confident three basic variations. Leg-break, goo- him to any part of the ground. "It wasn't a technical issue. It that Kohli will evolve further as a gly (wrong-un) and the flipper. If you Whenever and wherever he wants to." was in his posture and the way he captain. add top spinner, which is rarely used Kedar Jadhav has been India's stood at the crease. It was a small "As far as I am concerned, tac- in ODIs, it becomes four," the 38-year- specialist finger spinner in the 50-over thing, which can happen when tically, there is still room for old with 417 Tests and 269 ODI wick- format during the past two years you have played day in, and day File Photo plenty of improvement as captain. ets, said. (when not injured) and his low bounce out. I felt it was an issue," Shastri Kuldeep Yadav celebrates after dismissing Australian batsman in the first innings of fourth Test at Sydney Cricket Ground in Sydney He has gotten better and better, "Now come to an off-spinner. If makes him a useful bowler, said said. SHASTRI MADE IT CLEAR THAT GOING FORWARD, and better, and I thought in the you don't have an effective doosra, the Harbhajan. "We had to factor in if we that," the coach, known for his Australian Test series, tactically he off-breaks become predictable and "Kedar's low bounce makes him a wanted to take the risk of that first cricketing acumen, said. WRIST SPINNERS WILL BE IN VOGUE IN TEST outsmarted Australia. good batsmen will line you up for slog- difficult bowler. He grips the ball in Test or get him right for the next According to Shastri, the "I still see more room across ging. Even Nathan Lyon was struggling such a way that, it would never hit the 7-8 Tests. Or, take that chance of problem crept in when Pujara was CRICKET AND KULDEEP IS "ALREADY" AHEAD OF formats for him to evolve. As a in the ODIs and he is a classical off- seam and so there won't be true playing in all 8 Tests and he does- playing county cricket in 2018 and ASHWIN AND JADEJA AS COUNTRY'S NO 1 SPINNER captain, Virat will evolve fur- break bowler. bounce available to hit the deliveries n't have enough time to sort it was a "conscious decision" to ther," said Shastri. "Unless you have the ball that leaves through the line," he signed off.

AP n MADRID team's fifth consecutive win in all competitions. Solari may not start hile Barcelona remains silent Real fit for Copa Clasico Bale with Vinicius Junior on Wabout Lionel Messi's health, Wednesday as they usually play on Real Madrid's only concern is who the same part of the field and their to leave out for their Copa del Rey presence could make the squad too semifinal on Wednesday. unbalanced and more vulnerable The suspense about Messi's right defensively. There is little doubt leg injury entered a third day on Benzema will start, as he has six goals Tuesday, with Barcelona still quiet in the last four matches. The French about the full extent of the problem striker has 18 goals, six more than he and not saying whether he will be had in all of last season. available. It was an unusual delay by It would also be hard to leave out the club, which normally is quick to Vinicius Junior, who has taken full release reports about its players' advantage of Bale's absences to injuries. become a regular starter and a pop- Real Madrid coach Santiago ular player with Madrid fans. The 18- Solari said the uncertainty wasn't year-old Brazilian has added flair to affecting his team's preparations. the attack. "It's always good to have the best Messi was hurt on Saturday players playing in every match," he when Barcelona drew with Valencia said on Tuesday. "Whether he plays 2-2 at home, a result that halted the India aim for Fed Cup or not, it's not going to influence how team's eight-game winning streak in we prepare for the game." the Spanish league. The club has yet Madrid arrives for the first-leg to release a full medical report on the World Group II match at Camp Nou enjoying its best injury, and he didn't practice with his period of the season and with near- teammates on Monday. ly all of its players available. Solari has This first-leg semifinal in the PTI ■ ASTANA tougher in the Promotion Play-off. all of his best forwards, including an fully fit Gareth Bale. injury in recent days, along with other Sunday alongside Benzema and Copa del Rey is the first of three Due to sub-zero temperatures, in-form Karim Benzema, the quick- Bale is one of the many Madrid forwards Mariano Diaz and Marco Vinicius Junior as Alaves was beat- matches between the rivals in less ndia's top singles players Ankita the matches will be played indoors. ly maturing Vinicius Junior, and a players who have recovered from Asensio. Bale returned as a starter on en 3-0 in the Spanish league, the than a month. IRaina and Karman Kaur Thandi A lot would depend on how will have to punch above their Ankita fares and has shown the will weight when the battle to qualify for to fight it out even against higher- Fed Cup tennis tournament's World ranked players. LOCAL EVENTS Group II begins here on She recently won a $ 25,000 Wednesday. title in Singapore after playing a MAHARASHTRA EMERGE WINNER Jasleen and Sanjay Sinha were also present India have been placed in Pool Grand Slam qualifier in Melbourne Maharashtra defeated Jharkhand by six wick- A where getting past Thailand on and is at her career-best rank of ets to emerge victorious in the cricket match for SHIA COLLEGE ENTER FINAL Thursday is not expected to be a 165. physically challenged woman cricketers at Bharat Shia PG College defeated JNPG College problem. The real challenge would Karman too looks a better Ratna Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana International by six wickets to enter the final of Qamaryab be to upset hosts Kazakhstan, who player this year. Stadium on Tuesday. Batting first, Jharkhand Jilani Memorial Inter-Collegiate Cricket have two top-100 singles player, on The two singles players also scored 56 runs for the loss of four wickets in the Tournament at RDSO Stadium on Tuesday. Friday. won a WTA doubles event togeth- allotted 10 overs. In reply, Maharashtra achieved BRIEF SCORES: Kazakhstan's world number er and it won't be a surprise if cap- the target in 7.4 overs for the loss of four wickets. JNPG: 145 (Rishi 54, Jeevesh 31, Sudesh 24; 43 Yulia Putintseva and Zarina tain Vishal Uppal decides to field Cabinet Minister Reeta Bahuguna Joshi gave away Syed Murtaza 26/4, Vinay 30/3) SHIA; 146 Diyas, ranked 96, won't be easy to them together here too. the prizes. FicciFlo president Renuka Tandon, (Deepak 45, Raj Yadav 39, Saad Khan 21; beat for the Indian players in their "We are taking one step at a Madhuri Halwasiya, Deepali Garg, Nidhi Tandon, Harshit 18/2). quest to top Pool A. time. Our first challenge is to beat France women’s A hockey team being welcomed at Chaudhary Charan Singh airport in Lucknow on Tuesday. The French The winners of Pool A and B, Thailand. While Kazakhstan has a team will play a Test series with Indian A team in Lucknow and Gorakhpur which has four teams, will clash to strong team, our girls are hungry determine the nation which will to cause an upset," Uppal said. RDCA BEAT CAL Gymkhana ground on Tuesday. In ‘B’ division qualify for World Group II. "We came early to get used to RDCA Rewa beat Cricket Association, matches, Awadh Sky Sports Club edged past Pool B has China, featuring the indoor conditions. The ball is Lucknow by six wickets in a league match of NDBG Club by awicket while Indian Eleven world number 40 Shuai Zhang travelling slow through the air but the 25th All-India Subhash Memorial Cricket Club beat Unity Cricket Academy by five and world number 42 Saisai Zheng, the courts are a little fast. The play- Tournament at Bina Stadium in Sonedhadra wickets. along with Korea, Indonesia, and ers are getting familiar with the on Tuesday. BRIEF SCORES: Pacific Oceania. conditions with each practice ses- BRIEF SCORES: DCC: 262 (Mukesh 130, Ramji Gupta 74, In all likelihood, China will top sion." CAL: 174 (Rahul Rawat 43, Shivam Pandey Aman 29; Atul 30/1, Suraj 31/1) Pool B and it will be tossup between When asked about Ankita's 37, Prabhnoor Singh 30, Vishwajeet Mishra DCA: 172 (Abhay Raj 71, Shubham 56; Ravi India and Kazakhstan in Pool A. win over Putintseva last year, 19, Shaurya Singh 18; Abhishek Pathak 23/4, Gupta 13/3, Kushagra 30/2, Mukesh 31/2) Last year at home in New Uppal said, "It's new year and dif- Omkar Singh 37/3) Delhi, Ankita, in her unbeaten ferent conditions. Having said that RDCA: 176 (Abhishek Pathak 79, Vedant NDBG: 91 (Rajat Singh 23, Azad 15; Jitendra singles campaign, shocked Ankita is looking forward to play- Mishra 31, Mehul Singh 29; Hasan Akhtar 27/3, Yuvraj 6/2, Noor Alam 10/2, Anuj 22/2) Putintseva but the Kazakh will be ing her again and fancies her 30/2, Priyanshu Anand 35/2) ASSC: 92 (Hariom 15, Ravish 13; Akshay favourite in home conditions this chances." 16/3, Akhilesh 23/2) time. Prarthna Thombare is the lone MUKESH SLAMS TON Karman lost to Zarina last year doubles specialist in the Indian Mukesh Verma slammed a ton to help UCA: 99 (Aman Rizvi 44, Syed Wazid 10; but is expected to fight better now. squad, which also has two-time Divine Cricket Club crus Diamond Cricket Janardan 13/4, Arun Kumar 16/3) Even if India manage to upset national champion Mahak Jain Academy by 90 runs in a league match of BBD IEC: 105 (Umakant 32, Ananjey 25, Kanha Kazakhstan, the job gets only and former champion Riya Bhatia. ‘C’ Division Cricket League at Microlit 15; Aman 31/2) LUCKNOW | WEDNESDAY | FEBRUARY 6, 2019 sport 15 INDIA LOOK TO STAY PERFECT After winning ODI series, Men in Blue target maiden glory in T20s PTI ■ WELLINGTON

hey have hit the home- Tstretch of a memorable three-month tour and a ram- pant India will be fancying another series win when they clash with under pressure hosts New Zealand in the opening T20 International here on Wednesday. While regular skipper Virat Kohli is getting the much- needed rest, the Rohit Sharma- led squad will be hoping it has enough left in the tank to Eves eye series double record a maiden T20 series win in New Zealand, following a record 4-1 result in ODIs and PTI ■ WELLINGTON Jemimah Rodrigues, who both were not a historic tour of Australia. amongst the runs at Hamilton. The preceding ODI series marting from a heavy loss in the final one Mandhana, however, had a memorable solved a part of the puzzle as Sdayer, the Indian women's team will aim series with scores of 90 and 105, enough to India look to finalise their 15 for a solid showing in the opening encounter earn her the player of the series award. for the World Cup. But there of the three-match T20 series against New Tanya Bhatia had opened with Mandhana are still a few spots up for grabs Zealand, beginning on Wednesday. in the World T20 semifinal against England and the T20 series can help the The three-match series, which was part but since then Rodrigues has formed a team management zero in on of the Women's ODI Championship, was won potent pairing with the southpaw. the squad for the by India 2-1 but they suf- Eyes will also be on mega event in New Zealand vs India fered an eight-wicket loss at New Zealand vs India uncapped all-rounder England in May-July. Live from 12:30pm IST Hamilton on February 1 Live from 8:30am IST Priya Punia, who replaced Young wicket- after being bowled out for STAR SPORTS 1 NETWORK an out of form Veda keeper batsman STAR SPORTS 1 NETWORK 149 at Hamilton. Krishnamurthy in the Rishabh Pant, who Harmanpreet Kaur, who did not get to do squad. was not part of the ODIs, much in ODIs in which Mithali Raj was cap- The three-games will also help the team returns hungrier and has a big tain, will lead the T20 side. It will be India's management assess where it stands ahead of opportunity to stake a claim for tunity for Dinesh Karthik, who Besides Pant, the others Ahead of the game, he two-match away series in 2012 first game in the format ever since that infa- the T20 World Cup in Australia early next a World Cup spot in the has done well as a finisher but who have joined the team are was also seen practicing with before losing 1-2 in India in mous loss to England at the Word T20 in the year. upcoming three T20s. is still not a sure starter in the spin all-rounder Krunal a tennis ball to counter the 2017-18. Caribbean, where Mithali was dropped for the SQUADS Veteran Mahendra Singh eleven. Ambati Rayudu Pandya and Punjab pacer bounce and swing generated by The ball swung initially at all-important semifinal. India: Harmanpreet Kaur(c), Smriti Dhoni is back in the T20 mix grabbed his chance with a Siddharth Kaul. the home team's pacers. the Westpac Stadium on Questions were raised over Mithali's Mandhana, Mithali Raj, Jemimah after being omitted from the match-winning 90 in the fifth In the absence of seniors New Zealand will be des- Sunday and New Zealand pac- strike-rate in the shortest format and it Rodrigues, Deepti Sharma, Taniya Bhatia, series against Australia last ODI, probably enough to seal like Jasprit Bumrah, perate to turn things around ers will be itching to exploit remains to be seen how she approaches the Poonam Yadav, R adha Yadav, Anuja Patil, year and his performance will a place in the middle-order. Mohammad Siraj and Khaleel after a 1-4 drubbing. They do that but they won't have the series, having played a record 200th ODI at Ekta Bisht, Dayalan Hemalatha, Mansi also be keenly followed. He last Nineteen-year-old Ahmed have not made much hold an upper hand over India services of premier fast bowler Hamilton. Joshi, Arundhati Reddy, Shikha Pandey, played a T20 in July. Shubman Gill showed glimpses of an impact and they will be in the shortest format. They Trent Boult, who has been Surprisingly, the Indian batters struggled Priya Punia. Following the high of the of his much talked about tal- aiming for a breakthrough beat India 2-0 in the 2008-09 rested. most against spinners in the third ODI and New Zealand: Amy Satterthwaite(c), Suzie Test series Down Under, ent in the final two ODIs but performance. in the sole bilateral series It will be interesting to see that is one area they would be looking to Bates, Bernadine Bezuidenhout, Sophie another stellar showing might did not allow himself to settle Dhawan did not do well in played on New Zealand soil till what rookie all-rounder Daryl improve. Devine, Hayley Jensen, Caitlin Gurrey, just convince the selectors to in his debut series. In Kohli's the last three ODIs against date. Mitchell and pacer Blair Harmanpreet is expected to play a much Leigh Kasperek, Amelia Kerr, Frances include Pant in the final-15. absence, he might get to bat at New Zealand and is eager to The Black Caps edged the Tickner do in their debut bigger role with the bat and lot will depend Mackay, Katey Martin, Rosemary Mair, The series is also an oppor- number three again. finish the tour on a high. sub-continental side 1-0 in a series. on start provided by Smriti Mandhana and Hannah Rowe, Lea Tahuhu. Pant is an asset for team: Dhawan Mithali may calls time on T20 "He is an aggressive batsman, an asset for the team, can take PTI ■ NEW DELHI part of the playing XI. "But a player of her stature away games from opposition in Even if she is picked in the should get a warm send-off a very short time. I hope he grabs ndian women cricket team's playing XI, it has been learnt and that is likely to be against this opportunity (in T20s) with Iseniormost player Mithali that the 36-year-old will not England," the official said. both hands," said Dhawan. Raj in all likelihood will bring continue beyond the three- "It is still not sure whether On the three-match assign- down curtains on her T20 match T20 series against she would like to play the full ment against the Kiwis, Dhawan International career after the England, starting March 4 in series against England or like said it was important to end the home series against England Assam's Barsapara. former men's team pacer tour on a high and carry that while continuing in the 50- "Mithali understands that Ashish Nehra, play the first momentum into the home lim- over format where she is still skipper Harmanpreet Kaur game of the series and retire," ited-overs series against Australia the captain of the side. will like to concentrate on the official further added. later this month. While India's three-match building a team for the 2020 Mithali has so far scored It is an opportunity for the T20 series against New World T20 and that she is 2283 runs from 85 T20 youngsters and that could also Zealand starts in Wellington unlikely to feature in that tour- Internationals with a highest lead to some much needed rest Excited to test bench on Wednesday, it is still not nament," a senior BCCI official score of 97 and 17 half-cen- for the seniors including Dhawan clear whether Mithali will be a said. turies to her credit. and skipper Rohit Sharma, as strength: Kane PTI ■ WELLINGTON T20s against New Zealand after coach Ravi Shastri hinted after being left out of the ODIs which the fifth ODI. PTI ■ WELLINGTON throughout the series and it enior Indian opener Shikhar India won 4-1. "We too are humans and our is really exciting," the Kiwi Sarfaraz will lead Pak in WC: PCB SDhawan on Tuesday said ris- The 21-year-old is being seen bodies need a bit of rest. Of he deflating ODI loss skipper said. ing wicketkeeper-batsman as a successor to Mahendra Singh course, we would be looking to Tbehind him, New "It's a positive thing that PTI ■ KARACHI Rishabh Pant has become an asset Dhoni behind the stumps and has win the series and carry the Zealand captain Kane a number of guys are getting for the team due to his ability to already proved his worth as a momentum back home for the Williamson on Tuesday said opportunities to have those arfaraz Ahmed will be change the course of a game in no batsman with stellar perfor- Australia series," said Dhawan on he is excited about the experiences against a fantas- SPakistan's captain in the time. mances in England and Australia. the eve of the game. prospect of testing unherald- tic Indian side." World Cup later this year, the Pant, recently adjudged the On Tuesday, Dhawan had words India host Australia for two ed players against a "top" With Guptill not in the country's Cricket Board ICC's Emerging Cricket of the of encouragement for the young- T20s and five ODIs starting team like India in the T20 scheme of things, Williamson announced on Tuesday, back- Year, returns to the side for the ster. February 24 in Visakhapatnam. series starting on Wednesday. didn't rule out the possibili- ing the under-fire player, who New Zealand have draft- ty of opening the innings in is serving a four-ODI ban for ed in two debutants — all- the T20 matches. his racist comments in a game rounder Daryl Mitchell and "At this stage we are against South Africa recently. Saurashtra battle hard to right-arm pacer Blair Tickner going to look at the surface, Pakistan Cricket Board — in the T20 squad besides we are not decided just yet. Chairman Ehsan Mani told a all-rounder Scott Kuggeleijen, We are looking to pin down media conference in Lahore who has played just one T20 the balance. There are a that Sarfaraz would carry on as spice up Ranji final and wicketkeeper Tim Seifert. number of all-rounders captain for the World Cup and Williamson said with which will affect the positions praised his skills and contribu- to lead the team in the World Mani said. PTI ■ NAGPUR Martin Guptill ruled out due I suppose," he said when tion to the team. Cup after the board recalled Mani also insisted that he to a back injury, some rook- asked about Blackcaps possi- "There should be no doubt Sarfaraz from South Africa. was always clear in his mind aurashtra batsmen survived ie players will be in action in ble opening combination. that Sarfaraz is the Pakistan Sarfaraz was banned for about the captaincy. Snasty body blows from Umesh the three-match T20 series "There are a number of cricket team's captain. He will breaching the ICC's anti- "I was always clear in my Yadav during their gallant fight against India. guys who could potentially lead the team in the series racism policy during the sec- mind that Sarfaraz would be against Vidarbha in the Ranji "Martin has been ruled fill that role. Obviously against Australia and also in ond one-day international at the captain. Sarfaraz has been Trophy final, which is now on out of the series because of a (Colin) Munro is expected in the World Cup," the PCB Durban. an integral part of the even keel after third day. back injury. We have a differ- the top-three. Power players chairman said. "Sarfaraz has made great Pakistan's World Cup prepara- Resuming at a precarious ent squad altogether with could potentially move up the The confirmation ended progress since he led the team tions. He has proved to be a 158 for five, Saurashtra's lower some new faces. We are going order or it could be me," he speculation that the board in the Under-19 World Cup, he good strategist, leader and order batsmen showed remark- to see some debutants added. might consider Shoaib Malik has only improved with time," performer," he said. able gumption and grit to take the first innings to 307, just five short of hosts' first innings total. With the first innings lead virtually nullified, Vidarbha in Liverpool slip up again at West Ham their second innings lost skipper Faiz Fazal (10) and R Sanjay (16) AFP ■ LONDON record against opposition with hosts' first chance but the to left-arm spinner the top six in their first 23 Mexican and then Aaron Dharmendrasinh Jadeja (2/36) iverpool wasted another league games, Liverpool have Cresswell both fired inches before ending the day at 55 for Lchance to extend their lead now slipped up twice in as wide of Alisson Becker's left- two. at the top of the Premier many matches to mount the hand post. The hosts now lead by 60 League as a sub-par perfor- tension in their chase for a first James Milner was having a runs with reliable Wasim Jaffer (5) mance from Jurgen Klopp's title in 29 years. torrid time defending in an and Ganesh Satish (24) at the men was punished in a 1-1 Klopp's side looked like a unfamiliar right-back role crease. draw at West Ham on Monday. side playing under pressure in against the pace and trickery of There are six sessions left in Less than a week after a lacklustre display as the Felipe Anderson. the match and Saurashtra, who morning. career by digging in his heels with missing the opportunity to go absence of the injured Jordan However, the former have had a happy knack of chas- The team was gasping for Chetan Sakariya (28). seven points clear of Henderson, Georginio England midfielder created the ing down fourth innings totals, breath at 184 for seven but They piled on frustration of Manchester City with a 1-1 Wijnaldum and Trent opening goal in controversial will certainly fancy their chances. Kamlesh Makwana (27 off 61 Vidarbha by batting for 26.5 overs draw against Leicester, Alexander-Arnold took its toll. circumstances when given the Overnight batsman Snell balls) and Jadeja (23 off 32) added to add 60 runs for the last wicket Liverpool's lead is now just Hammers boss Manuel chance to go forward. Patel (102) completed his first 38 runs for the eighth wicket as they got tantalisingly close to a three over the champions, who Pellegrini claimed it was Adam Lallana's neat foot- century of the season and when stand. first-innings lead. can now go top with victory at "impossible to play worse" after work played in Milner, who India pacer Umesh Yadav sent Off-spinner Akshay Wakhare Vidarbha tired all their Everton on Wednesday. his side's 3-0 capitulation to was allowed to continue despite him back after smacking one on broke the partnership by getting options but could not break Sadio Mane put the visitors Wolves last week that followed being clearly in an offside posi- his helmet, Saurashtra were still Makwana caught in the first slip Unadkat and Sakariya's dogged in front at the London Stadium, a deeply disappointing FA Cup tion, and Mane cleverly spun 128 runs away from Vidarbha's and Sarwate got rid of Jadeja in the resistance. In Vidarbha's second but Michail Antonio quickly exit to AFC Wimbledon. onto his cross to score his 12th total of 312 all out. same fashion to complete his essay, Sanjay survived a strong leg- levelled and West Ham had the Even without the injured goal of the season. The lead However, what followed after five-wicket haul. before appeal, a caught and better chances to claim all Marko Arnautovic, Pellegrini lasted just six minutes as the Snell's dismissal was an extraor- But there was no respite for bowled chance off Makwana three points when Declan Rice got the response he wanted in visitors switched off from a dinary fightback by Saurashtra's the hosts as captain Jaydev before finally getting stumped by and Mark Noble failed to hit West Ham's performance if not well-worked free-kick and tail, which batted out two sessions Unadkat (46) then produced one Jadeja, who had also bowled rival the target. their end product. Antonio drilled Anderson's including the extended one in the of the best knocks of his first class skipper. After posting a perfect Javier Hernandez had the pass in off the far post. the pioneer LUCKNOW | WEDNESDAY | FEBRUARY 6, 2019 16