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The other step .$"12 2 P Wping India, the Narendra , # , 9''' # , being considered is doubling Modi Government is consid- # # collateral-free loans under he Congress on Monday enquiry into the incident a ering direct benefit transfer 0 # # - 3- 7 Kisan Credit Cards (KCCs) to suspended its Karnataka special enquiry committee had T (DBT) or transfer cash to farm- , , : ) 2 lakh and changes in the PM MLA JN Ganesh, who hit his been constituted under the ers and other low income rural ('''' * crop insurance scheme to colleague Anand Singh during leadership of Deputy Chief families to ease their financial 345 6, 7 # # , enhance coverage and ensure an alleged brawl at a private Minister G Parameshwara. burden, instead of offering # # # # faster settlement of claims and resort here on Saturday night. The panel also includes subsidies. As per the plan, the schemes. In further trouble for Ganesh, Ministers KJ George and Government may combine all Besides, the Centre pays 2 Anand — who suffered injuries Krishna Byre Gowda, the farm subsidies, including fer- per cent interest subvention in the scuffle and is admitted release said, adding that the tiliser costs, in the DBT. The against the base rate (9 per cent in a private hospital — has filed committee had been asked Government is also planning to in case of PSBs) on all farm an FIR against Ganesh. to submit the report at the tweak the guidelines of Prime credit. An additional 3 per According to the FIR, earliest. Minister Fasal Bima Yojna to cent interest subsidy on crop besides attempt to murder, A statement issued by the ensure minimum premium loans of up to 3 lakh is paid Ganesh, who was one of the KPCC said party leaders have and maximum benefit to to farmers who repay loans in MLAs reportedly under the conducted a preliminary farmers. one year, reducing effective BJP lens for desertion, has enquiry about the “unpleas- The additional cost will be rate of interest in such cases to been charged with causing ant” incident and have also limited to 70,000 crore ($9.8 4 per cent. grievous injuries and giving collected information from billion) annually after a full After electoral debacle in threats. Anand. rollout of the programme. three major States — Ganesh claimed he too “Whatever the media has Finance Minister Arun Jaitley Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh was injured in the scuffle but created about (me) hitting had budgeted 70,100 crore for and Rajasthan — in the last insisted that no “bottle attack” (Anand) with bottle ... and he farm subsidies in the year end- year Assembly polls, the had taken place as projected in getting14 to 20 stitches ... are ing March 31, 2019. Narendra Modi Government the media. However, he admit- all completely false. There Coming ahead of general has realised that its existing ted a scuffle had taken place were also reports about (me) elections next year, the pro- policies have failed to reach the between him and Anand at having bitten our gun man. He posal is expected to put more farmers. The Modi Eagleton Resorts on the city is physically present here. This money into the hands of farm- Government, which is seeking outskirts late on Saturday. is a lie,” Ganesh said. Stating ers, enabling more investments a second term, has to win over The Congress had shifted that Anand is like an elder in the industry, and raising to them to carry out farming officials of Agriculture simultaneously rework some subsidy alone stands at over discontented farmers before its legislators to the resort on brother to him, Ganesh said he consumption to boost the over- activities. An interest-free crop Ministry, Finance Ministry and subsidies being given to 90,000 crore followed by fer- the election. They have been hit Friday last fearing “poaching” and his family have respected all economy, said officials privy loan, from 50,000 to 1 lakh NITI Aayog to decide package farmers such as that on fer- tiliser subsidy at 75,000 crore. by falling crop prices and ris- by the BJP as bid to destabilise Anand, whom they knew for to the plan. for every farmer, is also on the for farmers. “The cash transfer tilisers and crop loans,” sources The Government has already ing input costs, prompting the Congress-JDS coalition the last 15-20 years. One proposal is to transfer Government’s relief package to farmers in a year by the added. rolled out fertiliser subsidy to thousands of them to protest in Government in the State. He added, “I have not 4,000 per acre to farmers, menu. The cash transfer for Centre for land-owning farm- Subsidies to the agriculture companies under DBT. the street to seek debt waivers. With the Congress is fac- done this to him purposeful- including small or marginal irrigation and power cost for ers appears to be favorable. The sector include power subsidy, In order to keep the cred- At the same time, the ing much embarrassment over ly. On some issue Bhima Naik farmers who are farm labour- running tube can also be scheme is expected to cost fertiliser subsidy, agriculture it flow to the farm sector Opposition Congress has raised the episode, KPCC president (another Congress MLA) and ers. Under the direct income worked out. 1.2- 1.3 lakh crore,” sources loan at lower rate of interest, robust, the Centre is also plan- pressure on the Government to Dinesh Gundu Rao said Anand (had differences), I support scheme, farmers would Sources said that the said. “The fiscal burden will irrigation subsidy, and insur- ning to raise the Budget outlay act after it waived farm loans Ganesh has been suspended tried to bring them together be entitled to a periodic pay- Cabinet Secretary had held a shift to the next fiscal year, giv- ance cover for farmers at lower for interest subvention for agri- following victories against the with immediate effect. In (compromise) ... but some ment. The amount will be paid several rounds of meeting with ing room for the Centre to premium rates. The power culture loans to 23,000 crore BJP in three States last month. order to conduct detailed wrong events happened.” !"#$ ' ( O P % " )'*+ ' "! $ %"&
$./0.1 mitment of sharing of 50 per Bengaluru: The “Walking cent subordinate debt towards God” as he is reverentially he controversy surrounding central taxes by the Delhi called, the 111-year old Sree TDelhi Metro’s phase-IV Government as it did not Shivakumara Swami of !" # $ refuses to die down. Fresh tus- approve of it. Siddaganga mutt has left an sle is brewing between the This was “contrary to the indelible imprint with his % $ " Ministry of Housing and Urban existing practice being fol- stellar contributions in edu- & ' ($"&') ' ' Affairs (HUA) and the Delhi lowed for all 50:50 joint venture cation sector and philan- * +% # , Government over it. metro rail projects”, including thropy targeted at children in - " . The HUA Ministry said earlier phases of the Delhi whom he saw the Almighty. " certain financial conditions Metro, the official claimed. Known as “trivida dasohi” & ' * "*/ imposed by the Delhi The HUA officials recent- for his triple sacraments — Government have jeopardised losses will be equally shared by “conveyed financial commit- ly had said it is examining the food, shelter and education — the metro phase IV projects, the Centre and the State, and ments in their in-principle condition that the Centre among his followers, the leading to substantial delay that the Delhi Government approval of the Phase-IV”. The equally share any operational swamiji, who died on and inconvenience to people as will not bear any liability of DMRC on January 10 this year loss with the AAP Monday, is considered as the conditions are contravention to external loan if the Delhi Metro had submitted the Phase-IV Government, while asserting incarnation of Basavanna, the the metro phase III and Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) fails detailed project report com- that it was a State subject and 12th century social reformer, Rail Policy 2017 passed by to pay back. prising six corridors with that other States might raise as he accepted all irrespective Parliament. An official said the Delhi revised costs, sources said. similar demands. of their religion or castes. The project is under Government had also put a Meanwhile, the Delhi Sources said demonetisa- Born on April 1, 1907 at appraisal of independent condition in its approval that it Government spokesperson tion and implementation of Veerapura in Magadi Taluk agency as certain changes have will not have any liability on countered the allegation, say- Goods and Service Tax (GST) near here to Honnappa and ! " been made by the State loan provided by the Japan ing, the city Government has has helped the Delhi Gangamma as Shivanna, he ## Government in the revised International Cooperation already cleared the project Government to reduce the cost was among the 12 siblings. detailed project reports of six Agency to fund the project is from its side and any delay that of the Metro phase IV six cor- Losing his mother at the #$ corridors. the violation of the Metro Rail is now happening is from the ridors from 55,000 crore to age of 8 is said to be one of the Sources said the proposal Policy 2017 wherein opera- Centre’s side. 46,845 crore. Among the pro- reasons for transformation ' % 0 cannot be passed with the tional losses are to be borne by “The Phase-IV project was jects chosen under the Phase- in Shivanna’s behaviour, that 0% 0 % * 1 & 1 "*/ financial conditions imposed the Delhi Government. cleared in December and we IV are Rithala-Narela (21.73 turned spiritual. ! by the Delhi Government. Officials said the metro had made conditions quite km), Janakpuri West-R K After completing prima- as optional Subjects. During the seven decades, ""#"$ Phase-IV was approved by rail policy 2017 is applicable for clear. We will respond further Ashram (28.92 km), ry education at his native vil- Siddaganga took over as he founded Sri Siddaganga & '( ) the Delhi Government on all States and Union Territories as and when we receive any Mukundpur-Maujpur (12.54 lage and Nagavalli, the the “peethadipati” (pontiff) of Education Society under which " December 21 after hanging and it cannot be changed for communication from the km), Inderlok-Indraprastha Swamiji completed his Siddaganga mutt succeeding thousands of students, mostly # fire for almost two years. the sake of the Delhi Centre,” the spokesperson said. (12.58 km), Tughlakabad- matriculation in Tumkuru, his Guru Sree Sree Uddana from villages and under priv- * * K The two conditions Government. The Delhi Metro on Aerocity (20.20 km), and Lajpat before coming here for Shivayogigalu Shivakumara ileged sections, are being edu- , # imposed by the Delhi Sources said the Delhi January 24, 2017 had submit- Nagar-Saket G-Block Bachelor of Arts degree Swami and reigned over the catedin both traditional and -, Government are: Operational Government in 2016 had not ted the proposal without com- (7.96 km). withPhysics and Mathematics seminary for about 76 years. modern learning.
! $./0.1 islands of Andaman and archival material on India’s cured from various sources. Nicobar archipelago as a trib- participation in WWI. This Some are original while a few head of the January 26 L< M ute to the freedom fighter. The interactive museum aims to are replicas. ARepublic Day celebrations, ) Ross Island was renamed as enlighten visitors particularly Prime Minister Narendra Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose youth about the occurrences in $./0.1 Modi will inaugurate on Dweep, the Neil Island as Punjab and the rest of India Wednesday three museums &'' Shaheed Dweep and the leading up to the Jallianwala ugitive diamond trader in the Red Fort as a tribute to Havelock Island as Swaraj Bagh massacre on April 13, FMehul Choksi, a prime martyrs of Independence era. Dweep as was suggested by 1919. accused in 13,000 PNB cred- These include a museum od that the Archeological Bose in 1943. Jallianwala Bagh houses a it fraud case, has surrendered his showcasing role of Netaji Survey of India (ASI) could Azadi-ke-Diwane muse- memorial of national impor- Indian passport at the Indian Subash Chandra Bose’s INA; gather from various sources. um houses original archival tance, established in 1951, to High Commission in Guyana, “Azadi-Ke-Diwane” in remem- Bose’s army INA trials material and replicas related to commemorate the massacre of official sources said on Monday. brance of martyrs of India; and were held inside the precincts 1857 with 70 original paintings peaceful celebrators, including Choksi had earlier acquired “Yaad-e-Jallian” museum to of the historic monument. on the uprising, said an offi- unarmed women and chil- Antiguan passport in 2018 and honour those who were killed Several officers of the INA cial, adding that names of the dren by British occupying the latest move is being seen here in the Jallianwala Bagh mas- were court martialled here in martyrs available from the forces, on the occasion of the as a ploy to frustrate extradition sacre 100 years ago. November and December ICHR has been put on display Punjabi New Year (Baisakhi). efforts against him. Choksi is The museums showcase 1945, said an ASI official. as a mark of tribute to known The exact number of fatalities uncle of fugitive diamantaire an interesting mix of archival The inauguration of muse- and unknown freedom fight- is unknown with various Nirav Modi, also an alleged material and state-of-the-art for visitors as well as students been tried to create based on um on Bose comes a less than ers. The third museum show- newspapers giving different architect of the PNB scam is said technology which would cre- of history. the letters exchanged and a month after the Prime cases incident on massacre of data. to be hiding in the UK. ate an immersive experience For instance, scenes have archival materials of the peri- Minister renamed three Jallianwala Bagh, alongside “These have been pro- Detailed report on P5 %# ( $#) *# #%) ++,+-./ + ," $-#' (! - #$ " Nagar and Dehradun were !" ranked at 11th, 12th and 13th $ " positions respectively. 0. 02$ Government to provide them )'$$ & ' Pant informed that as per with more staffers. “This is ' * " $$ the Human Development he Municipal Corporation imperative to rise up to the + ( " Report 2018 released by Tof Dehradun (MCD) has challenge posed by the inclu- UNDP, the ranking of India is sent a letter to the State sion of 40 wards in the geo- '- consistently improving in the Government, seeking new graphical area under MCD,” / 0. 02$ last four years. appointments in the civic body said another civic body officer '$('$' * While linking HDR with to speed up development work who requested for anonymity. ccording to the Human Vision 2030, in order to bring now going slow, thanks to the According to the informa- *)'$'' ( '- ADevelopment Report of desired results, formulation acute staff crunch. The MCD tion received from the civic ' ( the State, Dehradun tops the of implementation policy is a officers said that they have been body sources, the officials 0 list with Tehri district at the must. For this, each depart- facing problem due to the asked the State Government in bottom of the list. This was ment has to monitor the situ- non-availability of the required the letter written to clear decks revealed at a stakeholders con- ation of the outcome budget number of employees. “Things for the appointment of sub- senior city health officer, four sultation on the Human regularly according to the are now even worse after 40 mitted two more assistant city city health officer, two revenue Development Report presided budget demanded by them, wards were added to the geo- commissioners, one assistant inspectors, two cartographers, over by the State’s Finance and which is necessary to be reg- graphical contour of the civic municipal commissioner for four accounting clerks, 10 data Parliamentary Affairs Minister ularly monitored by the plan- body. waste management, one assis- entry operators, 12 tax collec- Prakash Pant here on Monday. ning department, in order to Councillors and residents tant commissioner for tax and tors and 60 environmental The State’s Human make effective use of the bud- from all the 100 wards are revenue, one chief tax assess- supervisors besides 440 sani- Development Report has been get being made available to the sounding unhappy over the ment officer, two tax assess- tation staff, 300 workers and prepared on the basis of survey departments. non-availability of facilities ment officers, one superin- helpers, two electricity inspec- in the districts’ urban and rural Instructions were issued being provided by the MCD. tending engineer, one executive tors, 25 linemen in four zones, areas. According to the initial by the Finance Minister to However, we are helpless. We engineer, four assistant engi- two surveyors, six work agents, estimation of the report, as per work in mission mode to cannot do much till the prob- neers, three additional assistant 46 gardeners, one welder, two Human Development Index, improve main indicators of lem of staff shortage is rightly engineers, nine civil engineers, stenographers, one law officer, Dehradun district is ranked good ranking of Dehradun, Dehradun and Haridwar were sanitation, drinking water, health-enrollment in institu- addressed and we get required two administration officers, one pharmacist, four treasure number one followed respec- Haridwar and Udham Singh ranked 11th, 12th and 13th electricity, institutional deliv- tional delivery, vaccination, number of employees to cater four head assistants, eight assistants and eight nursing tively by Haridwar, Udham Nagar is the high per capita position respectively. ery, education, school atten- infant mortality rate and sec- to the people’s expectations senior assistants, one account assistants among others. Singh Nagar, Chamoli, Pauri, income. Further, Multi-dimen- dance and school availability ondary education. Planning from us,” said a senior civic officer, two accountants, four Observers say that though Pithoragarh, Nainital, Similarly, regarding the sional Poverty Index (MPI) were compiled for its assess- secretary Amit Singh Negi body officer. assistant writers, three zonal the staff crunch is a real prob- Bageshwar, Almora, Uttarkashi, Gender Development Index, it has been prepared in accor- ment. stressed that for the effective To ensure that all facilities sanitation officers, 13 sanitation lem plaguing service of the Rudraprayag, Champawat and was informed that Uttarkashi, dance with the state of educa- In MPI, Chamoli, implementation of Vision like sanitation and door to inspectors, one tax assessment civic body, it is uncertain as to Tehri. This index was pre- Rudraprayag and Bageshwar tion, health and the living Champawat and Pithoragarh 2030, work plans should be door garbage collection are and revenue officer, three tax whether the State Government pared based on the indicators were ranked first, second and standard of life. Information were ranked first, second and drafted on the basis of data provided to the people living in revenue superintendents, six would clear the recruitment of of health, education and living third positions respectively, about living standards, prop- third respectively while contained in the Human all the assigned wards, the tax revenue inspectors, one so many employees in one go. standards. The main reason for while Udham Singh Nagar, erty, housing, domestic fuel, Haridwar, Udham Singh Development Report. MCD has appealed to the State senior veterinary officer, one 2 1 0% % !P & ** P 5 3 atures recorded at various towns 0. 02$ of the State on Monday was 22.4 667 degree Celsius and 10.1 degree 0 % he State Meteorological Celsius in Dehradun, 22.2 degree " $ - TCentre has forecast heavy Celsius and 9.5 degree Celsius in 1 P )' ' tion. rainfall and snowfall for a large Pantnagar, 14.6 degree Celsius The patron of the federation, swathe of Uttarkashi, Chamoli, and 5.7 degree Celsius in )- ) P Manveer Rawat said that thou- $ )' )' ' % 4 Rudraprayag, Dehradun, Mukteshwar, 13.4 degree Celsius sands of the unemployed B Nainital and Pithoragarh dis- and 8.0 degree Celsius in New Ed–TET qualified candidates tricts of the State on Tuesday. Tehri respectively. Dehradun:The sit-in by the are agitated over unwarranted 0. 02$ “We receive registration Besides, hail is also likely to lash Bachelor of Education (B.Ed), change being brought in the from all over the city. This is many places like Pauri, 1 Teachers Eligibility Test (TET) selection criteria. He warned s per the data provided by not very specific data of the Haridwar, Nainital and ! qualified unemployed Federation that the federation would inten- Athe employment office unemployed but as far the as Dehradun. Overall, forecast Dehradun:As per the forecast by at the education directorate here sify their stir in the coming days Dehradun for the past five the data is concerned, the fig- for the State indicates general- the State Met Centre of heavy has completed its 112 days on if their one-point demand of fol- years, while the registration has ures are like this. The data ly cloudy sky. Light to moder- ,% 3 % rain and snowfall in various areas Monday. The members of the lowing the old pattern in selec- decreased over the past five related to qualification varies. ate rain and snow is likely to . " 0 of the State, holiday has been federation are angry over the tion of primary teachers is not years, the carryforward is a still There are some PhD holders occur at most places across the announced for the schools from State Government deciding to met. a large figure though less last registering themselves. But State. places are also likely to experi- lashing some areas of the district. class one to class 12 based in change the ‘teacher recruitment The members of the feder- year as compared to the previ- most of them do not show it. Bikram Singh, director of ence either rain or snow on the The maximum and minimum some districts on Tuesday. The guideline’ which dispensed with ation had written letters with ous years. According to the It seems they too are looking the State Meteorological Centre, day.” temperatures are likely to be 20 announcement of the closure of the practice of following a pat- their blood to the President, the officials, though the data varies for employment,” the officer said, “There is a possibility of a For Dehradun, the climate is degree Celsius and 10 degree schools has been made so far in tern in selection of primary Prime Minister, the Union HRD every year depending on vari- added. good measure of snow and rain going to be generally cloudy with Celsius respectively on the day, five districts of the State- teachers in which the year-wise Minister, the Governor of ous factors, the figure is com- Ajay Singh, the regional in various areas of the State on the possibility of rain and thun- as per the Met department. Uttarkashi, Chamoli, seniority of doing the B.Ed Uttarakhand, Chief Minister paratively less last year as com- employment officer, said, “The January 22. A majority of the derstorm, accompanied by hail The maximum and mini- Rudraprayag, Pithoragarh, and degree was thought paramount and Education Minister reiter- pared to the past four years. data of the registration and mum temper- Dehradun. in making the merit list for selec- ating their demand. PNS According to the data, the carry forward figure is less in registration done in the year 2018 as compared to previous 2014 was nearly 36614 while years which is a good sign. & % 0 . the carry forward data from On our part, we organise that year was 150815. In the an employment fair in the city year 2015, the registration was which receives good response 2 $ $ 1 Institute of Technology, Roorkee nearly 23074 and carry forward every time. Also, we hold class- and the disaster management data was 16,2035. In 2016, es during which the students he problem of landslide at department had inspected the site around 21,742 was the figure of get training to qualify the TBaliyanala in Nainital has con- and warned of danger. registration and 17,0919 was Government examinations free tinued for decades now. Geologists It should be mentioned here the carry forward figure. In of cost. ” have pointed out various aspects of that at present, the Irrigation 2017, the registration figure the problem after recently inspect- Department is undertaking work was 18,540 while the carry ing the site. costing 44 crore to stop the land- forward figure was 17,2136. In / 1.&(99( Recently, geologists Prithvi slide. However, considering past 2018, 16,517 were the registra- /. .F 8. Singh and BN Fuljhare from the experience, the locals are skeptical tion figure and 12,9451 was the Geological Survey of India along about whether the treatment work forwarded figure. *.8*1.F 8 with municipal staff inspected the will effectively stop the landslide. Another data from 2018 Baliyanala landslide affected area. Many crores of rupees have gives a glimpse of degree hold- .@ .021.0 The geologists pointed out been spent on treatment since 1980 es through Nainital town various ers applying in the employment that buildings sit- without much success. The land- locations in the lake city are affect- office. While 6,853 were IIT @.&&6& uated along the slide poses a major threat to ed by geological activity. degree holders 8,975 are diplo- /. .F 8. Baliyanala on the Nainital town. Due to the landslide Meanwhile, officials state that ma holders, 478 were with right side of nala which has continued sporadically the Irrigation Department will also BTC degree, 16,326 were B.ED @ .021.0 number 54 are at for about three decades, settle- seek the assistance of THDC India and LT grade teachers. Women risk while build- ments in Harinagar, Malla Limited experts in the treatment of were the maximum to register .&6&&' ings on the left Krishnapur, Kailakhan, Raees Hotel, Baliyanala. The Irrigation in 2018 as 74,199 registrations side above the nala Nai Basti and other areas are under Department assistant engineer MM were done by the women that /. .F 88 are comparatively threat. Joshi informed that the work of year. $0&G5G/. . secure. The geolo- People in the Raees Hotel area Baliyanala treatment had been halt- While 17,447 were from gists and officials have been relocated in the past by ed due to the rains. the people from the Scheduled @*. 11< 1.0 inspected about the authorities while more than 26 Experts from THDCIL will Caste 1181 were from the four dozen build- families in various threatened sites inspect the works done so far and Scheduled tribe, 18,110 were *.8*1. ings checking the are yet to be relocated. their suggestions will also be sought from OBC, and 1595 were buildings affected According to geologist profes- regarding the works to be under- specially abled people . by land subsidence sor Bahadur Singh Kotaliya, the taken in the future. and cracks. In the main boundary thrust passes under In the past, experts from IIT past too, scientists the area from Baliyanala to Chopda Roorkee had also inspected the and officials due to which seismic activity fur- landslide site. The work being including those ther fuels landslide here. undertaken here is as per their rec- from Indian Further, as the lake thrust pass- ommendations, he added. .& %
0. 02$ organisation supports the merg- dinator Sanjiv Gupta addressed er for securing the future of cus- the students about the value of embers of the Nainital tomers and employees. On the hard work and exhorted them MBank Employees other hand, the Bank of Baroda to focus on efforts according to Association (NBEA) expressed Employees Union has also wel- their interests and capabilities. their views and concerns comed the NBEA initiative and Senior food official Ramesh regarding merger of the bank appreciated the step taken for Joshi spoke about how to ascer- with the Bank of Baroda. At the merger of the two banks. tain adulteration in food items general meeting of the NBEA and the health problems that held here on the weekend, ! may result from consumption members expressed concerns of such adulterated food. about their future. They were Dehradun district food safety assured that their concerns officer GC Kandwal spoke in would be raised with the top 0. 02$ detail about unadulterated food leaders of NCBE. s part of Udayan Care and aspects of food safety. All efforts will be made for AFellowship, students of var- He also replied to queries- merger of Nainital Bank with ious associated schools and raised by the students. The the Bank of Baroda. Office colleges learnt about various coordinator of Udayan Care bearers said that welcoming the aspects including healthful diet organisation, Vimal Dabral also recommendations of the par- at a workshop held here. addressed the gathering on the liamentary committee, the Udayan Care South Delhi coor- occasion. ! " # $ % S ' " (
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The Gupta said one should imme- he Uttarakhand Congress would travel through Arakot, +5& $$ CMO informed that five diately consult a doctor in case Tpresident Pritam Singh Tyuni, Mori, Purola, Naugaon, " 5 patients are presently under- of consistent fever and breath- started his ‘Parivartan Yatra’ Ghansali, New Tehri, Chamba going treatment at Mahant lessness. after paying obeisance at and Narendra Nagar and end 0. 02$ Indiresh Hospital while two On an alert mode, follow- Mahasu temple in Hanol in the first phase of his yatra on each are being treated at Max ing the outbreak of the disease, Chakrata on Monday. On the January 25 at Muni Ki Reti. fter one more patient-a and Synergy hospitals. the health and education maiden day of the yatra, he was The five phased Yatra, AFrench national-suc- On Sunday, a 72-year-old departments have also issued accompanied by his predeces- aimed at highlighting the fail- cumbed to Swine Flu on man, a resident of France liv- Swine flu advisory to the sor Kishore Upadhyaya and the ures of the Union and the Sunday, the district health ing in Nalalpani area of the city schools. leader of the opposition in State Governments would department reported four new for the past few months, had In the advisory, the schools Uttarakhand Assembly Indira cover extensively all the five cases of the disease on Monday. succumbed to Swine flu at have been asked to spread Hridayesh among others. Lok Sabha constituencies of The chief medical officer Max Hospital. awareness among the students, After offering prayers at the Uttarakhand. (CMO) of Dehradun, Dr S K The CMO further said that parents and teachers about temple considered to house Gupta said that four cases of all the medical professionals prevention of Swine flu during the most revered deity of $.F @ Swine flu have been reported have been asked to keep track the assembly and parent- Janusar region, Pritam Singh said that he had promised that Vidhan Sabha and the BJP for power,’’ he said. positive on Monday after their of the suspected cases of the teacher meetings (PTM). addressed a public meeting. In the State would progress by formed the Government with The PCC president also *@.. swab samples were found pos- disease and inform them to the The school heads have his address, he pilloried both leaps and bounds powered by an overwhelming majority. launched a scathing attack on itive for H1 N1 virus. He said district health department been directed to advise the stu- the Centre and the State the double engine if BJP Modiji also assured that the the Modi Government, citing * A $ that all the patients are now promptly. dents to avoid direct exposure Government, saying that the Government was formed in loans of the farmers would be the economic mess it has land- < /8210 undergoing treatment at He added that all the hos- with the flu-affected patients. people of the country as well as Uttarakhand in the run-up to waived off. ed the country in. He said that Mahant Indiresh Hospital. The pitals have adequate supply of The schools have been asked to those of Uttarakhand are the Assembly elections in 2017. But the tone changed once its wrong policies have wreaked A. @. patients thus being treated for Tami flu (medicine of Swine ensure that the students affect- counting days impatiently to “I want to thank the people of the election was over. He said havoc with the national econ- the disease included one-year- flu) and triple layer masks. ed by the disease are dissuad- show the BJP the exit door of Chakrata that they saw through that the State Government omy. “The economic growth of 82". old boy, a resident of Dunda The CMO said that since ed from attending classes. power. the false promises and stood by would decide on the loan waiv- the country has been crippled . 18-@ block of Uttarkashi district. the disease spreads by droplet “We are taking no chances In a barb targeting the the Congress during the elec- er and not the Centre. This thanks to the devastating move With the new cases, the infection the people should regarding the disease,” said a Prime Minister Narendra tion when the party was amounts to the cheapest kind of demonetisation. Add to it, 8$@ 2.$ < number of patients afflicted by cover their nose and face with senior state health department Modi, the State Congress chief reduced to just 11 seats in of cheating the people in greed the draconian GST and the H1 N1 virus this season in handkerchief while sneezing or officer. , % 5 &8" 0 P 1 9 00
0. 02$ also be attended by the party’s BJP national president Amit among others. This meeting to the afternoon on the same day, Sammelan. national vice president and Shah is slated to arrive in be presided over by Bhatt will the second meeting will be After that, he will preside n view of Bharatiya Janata state in charge Shyam Jaju and Dehradun on February 2. also be attended by MPs, MLAs, held regarding preparations for over a meeting with senior IParty national president Amit national joint general secretary He will address party office state and district level office the Lok Sabha elections. office bearers of the party and P Shah’s planned visit to (Organisation) Shiv Prakash. bearers of the Tehri and bearers along with other office It is pertinent to mention public representatives. About Uttarakhand and Lok Sabha The Uttarakhand Chief Haridwar Lok Sabha con- bearers concerned of the Tehri here that during his Dehradun 14,000 office bearers, MLAs election preparations, the State Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat stituencies in a Trishakti and Haridwar Lok Sabha con- visit, the BJP national president and MPs from Tehri and hours by the agitators. In such unit of the party will be organ- will also provide his inputs in Sammelan. To prepare for this stituencies. The party’s state will be addressing elected rep- Haridwar Lok Sabha con- 6')'$ a situation, much force was ising two important meetings the meetings. programme, a meeting will be general secretary Naresh Bansal resentatives and party workers stituencies are expected to applied as it was required by on January 23. The BJP State Informing about this, the held at the BJP state office here has informed all those expect- of the Tehri and Haridwar Lok attend this meet. After this, he ) the developing situation,” he president Ajay Bhatt will preside party’s state media in charge on January 23. It will be attend- ed to attend this meeting. Sabha parliamentary con- will be holding a meet with said. over these meetings which will Devendra Bhasin said that the ed by Jaju, Prakash and Rawat Bhasin informed that later in stituencies in a Trishakti party leaders and office bearers. 0. 02$ Tyuni resident, Moti Singh had been reported missing by neasy calm prevailed in his family members on January 2 UVikasnagar town and 16. The police had later arrest- '' ' 0 % nearby areas on Monday which ed Ehsan and Nadeem who witnessed flare-ups of violence confessed during interroga- on Sunday. However, the police tion that they had murdered 0. 02$ failed to retrieve the body of the Moti Singh and thrown his deceased Moti Singh from the body in Shakti canal. n order to address all types of Shakti canal on the day. The On Sunday, the anger of $ $ 1 deaths would be known later. Iissues and problems of the superintendent of police (SP) the local people over the per- Attempts were also being made public related to the Mussoorie Rural, Parmendra Dobhal told ceived delay in recovery of odies of two unidentified to identify the two bodies Dehradun Development The Pioneer that the services of body of the deceased and Bfemales were discovered in though so far no success had Authority (MDDA) and to underwater drones and divers alleged apathy of police regard- the jungle about three kilome- been met. facilitate redressal of the same, had been used to locate the ing the case, resulted in erup- tres from Devnagar Palda area the authority has decided to body. “However, we failed to tion of violence. here on Monday. The bodies F. . . A $" hold Samadhan Diwas every retrieve the body from the People from the villages of were spotted by women who Wednesday. canal,” he said. He further said Jaunsar and Pachwa Doon had gone to collect fodder in $F8 8$ The first such day will be that the operation would be areas had converged at the woods. 82. held on this Wednesday, resumed on Tuesday. Vikasnagar town. The agitators They informed the vil- January 23. Taking cognisance The SP further said that ten had forced the closure of the lagers who in turn informed 0 @ 8A. <8F of the issues faced by the pub- persons arrested by the police main market of the town after the Pradhan Sanjay Pandey. On lic, the authority has decided to on Sunday on charges of riot- which they had blocked being informed by the . 80 .@ take these up sector-wise. ing and damaging public prop- Yamunotri-New Delhi Pradhan, the Patwari Hem .A.$2.@2 On the first Wednesday of erty have been taken into the National Highway. Chandra Paladiya reached the the month, the issues of the judicial custody on the day. Violence had erupted site. He informed that the two $@*. 8 A general public from sectors, He added that Nadeem when the police tried to open bodies were that of one woman one, two and three will be and Ehesan who had been the National Highway. Many estimated to be aged about 35 *$0.<$0 heard. Similarly, issues from arrested for murder of Moti police personnel, including years while the other body is 8. 8FF 1@ sectors four, five and six will be Singh have also been sent to the sub- divisional magistrate that of a girl estimated to be heard on the second judicial custody. The police (SDM) Jitendra Kumar and about 15 years old. He further 1@8 . .0 Wednesday of the month, would demand police custody CO Bhupendra Singh Doni, informed that there were injury issues from sectors seven, eight of the two on Tuesday, he said. had been injured in stone pelt- marks on the body but the .@ .F. and nine will be heard on the While facing criticism for ing by the mob. identities could not be ascer- / . third Wednesday and issues using excessive force on Many agitators too had tained till the time of this from sectors 10, 11 and 12 will Sunday in quelling the mob, been injured when police cane- report being filed. 80 .@/. . be heard on the fourth the SP rural justified the police charged them. The police had It is being said that the .B .0/ Wednesday of the month. action. “The National Highway rounded up 12 persons on bodies are about two days old. Attempt will also be made to Wednesday, the hearing will be expected to bring the relevant secretary and other officers was blocked for over four charges of rioting. The Patwari informed that the ..1*8F resolve the problems on the held on the next working day. documents with them to get were also remain during the 7'$ *)'- )'')' " * '- bodies were found in a ravine spot. MDDA officials state that their issues resolved. The sec- hearing to be held on about 500 metres deep. While A 11". @ In case of a holiday on members of the public are retary of the authority, its joint Samadhan Diwas. ) ' * ) ' 8 $$'- the woman was dressed in a 8FF 1@ " (& $ 6 '*' sari, the girl was dressed in a salwar-kameez. F2 . !! " # "$ %& '! $') )' 9 M 4' $ !'- After receiving information ($ ) * * ( about the discovery of the $F8 .0 period July 1, 2016 to > " $ ) "'- bodies, revenue sub inspector 8. 80 .@ 0. 02$ December 31, 2016 should be -' 9 ) '' & ") Ravi Pandey and other officials paid before end of this finan- ' ) " & + ) * ) $' ' 8' ( also reached the site after which /8210 .@.$ he State Government cial year. " $ ( ' ' ' $ '- '' &N '9 the bodies were extricated with Twould start payment of the The amount of the arrear the help of villagers. Officials F8 *8@ remaining arrears of the VII after deduction of income tax ' )) * " $ ' ' ' & 0 ' '- ( further informed that both the 8 . pay commission to its employ- would be submitted in the ') ")'- ) '(' * + "' '- ( ' *"'$ bodies would be sent for post ees from February 1. The State General Provident Fund (GPF) ) $ ( " ( mortem examination after .B $ 8$ Cabinet in its recent meeting of the employees. " "( < +=9 $') which the investigation would F. / . had given its nod for the pay- For the employees coming 1 " '$ "''- " $ 4 " be started. ment of the arrears to the under the new pension * $ ( ' ' )$ Though the locals are $A.@ " 8$ employees. scheme, 10 percent amount ) * '- ' -' guessing that the women died In an order released on would be deposited in tier I " 0 ' '- accidentally when they had /8210 . Monday, the additional chief pension account of the ' ( ' ' )$ gone to collect fodder in the secretary, Radha Raturi direct- employees in which a match- would be made by the State amount of the arrears would be woods, the exact cause of their @ .0 ed that pending arrears for the ing contribution of 10 percent Government while remaining paid directly. !($) " ' %'$' ./.0 %'1
0. 02$ experiences of the Ardh the Char Dham shrines too. minister Madan Kaushik, Kumbh at Prayagraj will be put Stating that Uttarakhand had BHEL-Ranipur MLA Adesh isiting the Ardh Kumbh to use in the Kumbh Mela in started preparations for the Chauhan, CM’s industrial VMela at Prayagraj in Uttar Haridwar. 2021 Kumbh Mela in Haridwar, adviser KS Panwar, chief sec- Pradesh on the occasion of The Uttarakhand he said that top police officials retary Utpal Kumar Singh and Paush Poornima on Monday, Government will be focusing had been directed to accord top Tourism secretary Dilip Uttarakhand Chief Minister on providing necessary facili- priority to the management Jawalkar among others were Trivendra Singh Rawat invited ties to devotees from across and security of crores of pil- also present on the occasion. members of various Akhadas India and abroad who will be grims expected to attend the and religious fraternity to the attending the Kumbh Mela in Kumbh Mela. '- ' Kumbh Mela to be held in Haridwar. A ring road is proposed in ' Haridwar during 2021. The suggestions of the reli- Haridwar for the Kumbh Mela Reaching Prayagraj, Rawat gious fraternity and represen- while all departments have !' * visited the Ardh Kumbh Mela tatives of all the Akhadas will been directed to arrange their "( 0 $ area and viewed the facilities also be taken into cognisance budgets and resources on time. made for pilgrims. Meeting for ensuring necessary facilities. In the initial stage, works '$ $$ the head and general secretary The Chief Minister further amounting to 2,200 crore are " of the Akhil Bharatiya Akhada informed that the Char Dham being proposed for the 2021 ( Parishad, he also sought bless- road project in Uttarakhand Kumbh of which most of the ings of the members of the reli- will be completed before 2021 works are of a permanent ' ) gious fraternity. Meeting rep- while much of the work on the nature. The entire Mela area is - ' resentatives of various Akhadas Rishikesh-Karnprayag railway about 130 square kilometres and members of the religious line would also have been com- which will include areas of (- fraternity, he invited them all to pleted by then. Haridwar, Dehradun, Tehri ) the Kumbh Mela slated to be This will enable devotees and Pauri districts. held in Haridwar during 2021. visiting the Kumbh Mela at The State’s Urban '" Rawat said that facilities and Haridwar to conveniently visit Development and Housing %# ( $#) *# #%) ++,+-./ ' ? 0 11 1 (,
The closely watched high- Krishan Middha, Congress’ group is likely to eat into the INLD, the party will cer- Monday said that Digvijay is ' $0 " stake bypoll battle have nominee, sitting MLA from INLD’s Jat vote bank now. tainly be content with staying an “outsider”. People will not Congress’ heavyweight MLA Kaithal, Randeep Surjewala, a The INLD, founded in ahead of another regional vote for Digvijay who has he Indian National Lok Randeep Singh Surjewala, popular Jat face and the JJP’s October 1996 by Choudhary opponent, JJP in the bypoll. insulted INLD’s chief OP TDal, Haryana’s main oppo- Jannayak Janta Party’s Digvijay Digvijay Chautala, who comes Devi Lal, father of current Ajay Chautala’s party JJP Chautala. It is better to vote for 3 sition party and fledgling out- Chautala, great grandson of from Haryana’s influential party chief OP Chautala had will test political waters for the INLD-BSP candidate rather fit, Jannayak Janta Party will be former Deputy Prime Minister Chautala family, are seen as split last November following a first time. And, a positive out- than voting for those who are fighting for their stature in the Devi Lal, BJP’s Krishan strong contenders in the elec- power struggle between broth- come or more vote percentage lairs and selfish, he added $0 " “why action under the above state politics in Jind bypoll, Middha, son of late INLD toral battle. ers Abhay Chautala and Ajay for the JJP as compared to the while attacking his nephew. provisions of the Tenth scheduled to be held on MLA Hari Chand Middha and The INLD, on the other Chautala. INLD in Jind, would be a Dushyant Chautala, on the holath MLA Sukhpal Schedule of the Constitution January 28. INLD’s low profile candidate hand, is struggling to retain its With the split, the political major morale booster for it other hand, has claimed that BSingh Khaira’s ouster from of India should not be initi- While the bypoll is a pres- Umed Singh Redhu. Jind assembly seat, won by fortunes of the INLD are set to ahead of general elections 2019 JJP’s main competition is Punjab Vidhan Sabha appears ated against him”. tige issue for the national par- Making his electoral debut, late MLA Hari Chand Middha, take a hit during the current and assembly polls later this national parties like BJP and inevitable as he was put on “In case of failure to file ties –ruling BJP and Congress Digvijay is contesting as an by defeating BJP’s candidate Jind bypoll and also, upcoming year in Haryana, say political Congress in the Jind polls. 15-day notice on Monday the reply within the stipulat- –ahead of general election independent backed by the with a small margin of 2,257 general elections, feel political experts. The INLD has no chances in asking why he may not be dis- ed period, it will be pre- 2019, the stakes are also high JJP, which is yet to receive cer- votes in 2014 assembly polls. analysts. Having lost three consec- the bypoll, he added. qualified. sumed that Khaira has noth- for the regional parties—INLD tificate of registration from battle has gotten worse for In the past elections, utive assembly elections in the Under the Tenth ing to say in this regard,” the and the JJP –as the results the Election Commission. JJP the INLD, with the new entrant INLD’s Hari Chand Middha is state, the INLD has been try- Schedule of the Constitution, spokesperson added. would be an indicative of their was formed in December last Aam Aadmi Party on Monday believed to have managed two ing for a comeback in the P the Vidhan Sabha has issued The move came days after prominence in the politics of by OP Chautala’s elder son announcing its support to JJP’s consecutive victories due to state after being out of power ! notice to Sukhpal Singh AAP MLAs, led by Harpal Haryana state, where assembly Ajay Chautala and his two Digvijay Chautala. voting by Jats, core supporters since 2005. The INLD was Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Khaira for disqualification Cheema, had met the Speaker polls are also due to be held sons, Hisar MP Dushyant According to the political of the INLD and the Punjabi reduced from its tally of 31 on Monday announced to sup- after receiving two separate and submitted a petition later this year. Chautala and Digvijay observers, as caste factor is a community in the constituen- seats out of total 90 in the 2009 port the Jannayak Janata Party petitions in this regard. pointing that Khaira had Leader of opposition in Chautala. key to victory in Jind, the BJP cy. However this time, with assembly polls to just 19 seats (JJP) candidate Digvijay Khaira, who was sus- resigned from the party, and Haryana Assembly and INLD’s The bye-election to Jind, is eyeing consolidation of the Hari Chand Middha’s son in 2014 in the 90-member Chautala in Jind bypoll. pended by AAP after he sought his disqualification as senior leader Abhay Singh considered as the political non-Jat votes in the assembly Krishan Middha becoming Haryana Assembly while it AAP’s Rajya Sabha mem- rebelled against the party fol- member of Punjab legislative Chautala may have edged out heartland of the state, was constituency, while the Jat votes BJP’s nominee and many Jind won two Lok Sabha seats out ber Sushil Kumar Gupta on lowing his removal as the assembly. his elder brother Ajay Singh necessitated following the are likely to split between the leaders deserting the INLD to of 10 in last general elections. Monday said that Hisar MP leader of Opposition in Cheema, in his petition to Chautala and his sons, thereby demise of Hari Chand Middha Congress, the INLD and the join the JJP, INLD was left with INLD’s tally has already Dushyant Chautala had sought Vidhan Sabha and later the Speaker, had stated that assuming full control of the in August last year. INLD’s JJP, all these political parties little choice against the JJP’s fallen to 17 in the Haryana AAP’s support and we have resigned, has recently floated Khaira had voluntarily given INLD but this triumph of his Hari Chand Middha had rep- having fielded Jat candidates. Digvijay Chautala and fielded Assembly following the demise decided to campaign for his own political outfit — up AAP’s membership and will have a little meaning if JJP’s resented the Jind assembly seat The INLD is known to a low profile candidate, Umed of its Pehowa MLA Jaswinder Digvijay in the bypoll. Punjabi Ekta Party (PEP). had floated his own political candidate and his nephew for two consecutive terms in have a strong voter base in the Singh Redhu. Singh Sandhu on Saturday. In Gupta said the AAP has “One Harsimran Singh of party. Digvijay Chautala manages to 2009 and 2014. Jat community which consti- The Jind assembly seg- the absence of party’s patriarch decided to support the JJP Metla village in Bholath, Sukhpal Singh Khaira had secure a victory or even gets The bypoll has already tutes around 28 percent of ment has more than 1.7 lakh OP Chautala who is serving a due to the “similarities in Kapurthala, and Harpal Singh quit AAP on January 6, six more votes than the INLD in generated national interest and Haryana’s population. voters including over 1.07 lakh 10-year jail term since 2013 in their ideologies” and to fight Cheema, MLA and Leader of months after he was ousted the bypolls. the ruling BJP’s candidate However, the JJP, its splinter urban voters and nearly 62,500 a teachers’ recruitment scam, the Congress and the Indian Opposition in Punjab from the post of Leader of living in villages. the INLD led by his younger National Lok Dal who have Legislative Assembly, in their Opposition. Jind, predominantly an son Abhay Chautala is finding divided the people of respective petitions dated However, he had not urban constituency, will wit- it difficult to keep its flock Haryana on the basis of reli- January 10, 2019, and January resigned as MLA and had ness caste combinations play- together. gion and caste, 16, 2019, have made refer- dared AAP to get him dis- ing a key role in bye-election. INLD’s MLA Naina, wife JJP and AAP alliance for ences to the Speaker for qualified. The assembly segment has a of Ajay Chautala and mother Jind bypoll has triggered Sukhpal Singh Khaira’s dis- concentration of Bania voters, of MP Dushyant Chautala and speculation that both the qualification under the Tenth $ '- followed by Jats and Brahmins. other two party MLAs have parties could also join hands Schedule of the Constitution ' 8' The constituency also has a already lent their support to to contest Lok Sabha polls of India,” said Assembly < =& ' number of voters belonging to the JJP. Both Naina and and assembly polls in spokesperson. " * Scheduled Castes and Dushyant are also intensively Haryana. Spokesperson said that as Backward and Other Backward campaigning for Digvijay. Both the parties have directed by the Vidhan Sabha * " Castes communities. However, INLD’s senior announced to contest on 10 Speaker Rana KP Singh, * * Political analysts believe leader Abhay Chautala has Lok Sabha seats and 90 seats Khaira has been given 15 @ '' that in current scenario, the claimed that the candidature of in Haryana Assembly. days to file his reply as to INLD, which has an alliance Digvijay in the elections will In the past, Delhi Chief with the BSP, is hoping for con- not impact the INLD’s politi- Minister and AAP convener solidation of Jat and dalit vote cal fortunes. Arvind Kejriwal has show- bank in Jind. While a victory Abhay, while campaigning ered praise on Dushyant in Jind seems an uphill task for for the INLD’s candidate on Chautala for his ideology. . % 0 0 " :
vate NGOs, doctors or others health, electricity, et al, and $0 " for providing services in the brought drastic changes in Government Hospitals and education, health and power ven as the opposition par- running of health institu- sectors. Eties in Punjab lashed out at tions situated in difficult Quoting a recent survey the Congress Government’s areas. conducted by a private sur- alleged move to hand over “Inviting expression of vey agency, Cheema said that education and health services interest is to get ideas on how if report was any pointers, it to the private operators, the the government can provide is disgraceful that as many as State Government on Monday all healthcare services even in 1.5 lakh government schools clarified that there was “no remote areas where we have have faced closure and many such move”. dearth of manpower, that is more were on the verge of The state Health and doctors and para-medics,” he closure owing to the ill-con- Family Welfare Minister said. ceived policies of the previ- Brahm Mohindra, taking cog- He added that if at all, it ous governments in power. nizance of reports that the happens, “by no means shall Condemning the utterly State Government has decid- there be any extra financial inhuman decision of the ed to hand over health insti- burden on the patients, that Congress government, SAD tutions especially Primary is existing government hos- MLA and former minister Health Centres (PHCs) and pital rates shall be charged Bikram Majithia said that Community Health Centres from them. Based on the Congress Government (CHCs) situated in rural areas response, a pilot in one-two was set to increase rural to private parties in PPP institutions will be tried”. indebtedness and push more mode, made it clear that there Mohindra also cited “suc- farmers into committing sui- is no such move to hand over cessful PPP mode projects” cide by privatising rural these institutions to private in Health and Medical healthcare services. parties. Education Department — “Congress government’s He said that the intent of Punjab Institute of Medical decision to wash its hands off the present government is to Sciences (PIMS) Jalandhar, rural healthcare by handing strengthen the public health two Max Hospitals at Mohali over 426 primary health cen- system. “Due to shortage of and Bathinda and one Indus tres as well as 90 communi- the specialists and because Hospital in Village Pirjain ty centres and 14 urban com- of various reasons, the State (Fatehgarh Sahib). munity health centres to pri- Governments across India He appealed to the PCMS vate players would have cat- are not able to attract ade- doctors that they should have astrophic results in both quate number of special- no fear in this regard, the rural areas as well as among ists. The Department has Department has been issuing the urban poor. The move been getting requests from the advertisements time to will wreck the rural economy doctors, NGOs and others time for recruitment of spe- as surveys have already dis- for giving them an oppor- cialists and doctors. closed that farmers have to tunity to provide services in Earlier, Aam Aadmi take loans for access to pri- the government health insti- Party (AAP) and the vate healthcare. Now with the tutions. Three offers are Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) entire rural healthcare mov- already under consideration has lashed out at the State ing into private hands, the — one each from cardiolo- Government for the alleged burden on farmers is set to gist for SBS Nagar and move. increase,” he said. Patiala, and one for Reacting on the Punjab Majithia said that the providing service in government’s “dictatorial” entire decision smelled of Community Health decision, AAp MLA and the corruption and it seemed Centre in Ludhiana,” Leader of Opposition in government buildings, he said. Vidhan Sabha dubbed it as an equipment and furniture was Mohindra said attempt to debar a vast being handed over to corpo- that the Central majority of citizens of the rate players for ulterior rea- Government has also country from the basic needs sons. “There is no justifica- issued guidelines for of the citizens provided to tion for this exercise. In case co-locating private them under the Constitution. the government hands over players for treatment “The decision of govern- rural healthcare to private of diseases in the gov- ment is a malicious attempt players, it will need to pay ernment institutions. to promote private operators them more than the present “They can be engaged in the education and health budget of Rs 3,600 crore for for a particular ser- sectors which would debar a healthcare,” he said. vice for government teeming millions of Dalits, Demanding a high-level hospitals. Centre is the poor and the under-priv- inquiry into the entire issue, also prepared to ileged in the state,” he said. Majithia said that it seemed extend financial help “If a government in the the Congress Government in this regard. The saddle could not provide its was working overtime to Health Department is citizens with the basic right ensure profit to corporates by attempting to formu- to education and affordable handing over healthcare ser- late a policy after health services, it forfeited its vices to them. hearing all the stake- right to be in the top slot,” he Stating that the Congress holders,” he added. added. government did not have any The Minister said Referring to AAP right to hand over public that it was in this Government’s Delhi model, infrastructure to private play- context that an adver- Cheema said that Arvind ers, Majitha said that SAD tisement was given in Kejriwal-led Government would launch an agitation to the newspapers invit- had proved its mettle by ensure this anti people move ing expression of delivering on its poll promis- was not put into operation. interest from the pri- es in terms of education, %# ( $#) *# #%) ++,+-./ ' A
8 3 4 1 6 : 1 # & " ' have digested Shiv Sena's parties for the general elections % stand," it added. is to pursue anti-Modi agenda 37+ "6 Modi on Sunday dismissed and take advantage of the elec- the "mahagathbandhan" (grand toral arithmetic, he said in a &9+ )(4 " alliance) of Opposition parties, Facebook post titled 'Agenda - "4 5 alleging it was an alliance of for 2019 — Modi Vs Chaos'. New Delhi: "corruption, negativity and Recalling the 1971 General The CBI has $./0.1 instability" and one created by Elections, Jaitley said the sought the $./0.1 er and decided on Jan 19 itself hai," he asserted. those affected by his fight Opposition had formed a sanction of to consistently take up the For its part, the Election he Opposition's show of against graft. 'Grand Alliance' or the the Central s the Opposition on matter with EC. Yes, every Commission issued a state- Tunity led by West Bengal Finance Minister Arun 'Mahagathbandhan' teaming Government AMonday got fresh ammu- vote counts," she tweeted. ment saying, "It has come to Chief Minister Mamta Banerjee Congress(TMC) supremo was Jaitley who is abroad for a treat- up against the then prime min- to prosecute nition to further its contention The cyber expert has our notice that an event claim- last week has sparked a fresh taking the Narendra Modi- ment as per media reports, said ister Indira Gandhi but former that the EVMs can be tampered demonstrated how EVMs can ing to demonstrate EVMs used war of words with the BJP's Amit Shah combine head-on. its going to be advantage BJP in remained unsuccessful. His Finance after a cyber expert said so, the allegedly be hacked at an event by ECI can be tampered with, estranged ally Shiv Sena and "Most of the leaders who the general elections as an cabinet colleague Home Minister P BJP as well as the Election in London organised by the has been organised in London. Opposition Congress claim- attended the rally, including aspirational society will not Minister Rajnath Singh said it Commission (EC) came out Indian Journalists' Association ECI has been wary of becom- ing it has given Prime Minister Banerjee, were once allies of the commit a "collective suicide" by was the fear of BJP's successes Chidambaram in the INX with a strong counter. The BJP (Europe). ing a party to this motivated Narendra Modi the "shivers" BJP under Atal Bihari voting for a short-lived politi- that made the Opposition par- Media case, officials said accused the Congress of being Coming out hard, Union slugfest and stands by empiri- ahead of the 2019 Lok Sabha Vajpayee's leadership and there cal alliance. Jaitley said the ties come together. "They Monday. behind the move while the EC Minister MA Naqvi said the cal facts about foolproof nature polls. is no need to ridicule them. Opposition rally in Kolkata (mahagathbandhan parties) are The CBI had registered an backed the EVMs and said it Congress has a lot of free- of ECI EVMs." Hitting back, Union Modi's Government is not an became significantly "a non- afraid that BJP will form gov- FIR on May 15, 2017 against will even explore legal action lancers, who sometimes reach "It is being separately exam- Ministers Arun Jaitley and enemy of the country but he Rahul Gandhi rally" by his ernment again..," Singh told alleged irregularities in the against the expert. even Pakistan to take help for ined as to what legal action can Rajnath Singh said it is only the should not live in an illusion conspicuous absence. reporters in Greater Noida. Foreign Investment Promotion Leading "EVM can be removing Modi. "They are and should be taken in the mat- "fear" of Modi's popularity and that his Government is 'amar' Dismissing the Opposition Senior Congress leader Board (FIPB) clearance to INX hacked charge", West Bengal making a hacking horror show ter," it said even as it went to a "certain comeback" and BJP's (immortal). Why did Modi 'Mahagathbandhan' as unviable Ahmed Patel said Modi's recent Media for receiving overseas Chief Minister Mamata of their possible defeat in the point out that the EVMs are successes that is bringing mul- get shivers from the coming and unworkable, Jaitley said remarks about the Opposition's funds to the tune of 305 crore Banerjee said the Opposition upcoming elections," he said. manufactured in Bharat tiple disparate forces to come together of 22 Opposition par- India has moved ahead of 1971 'mahagathbandhan' and his in 2007 when Chidambaram will take up with Election Congress leader Kapil Sibal Electronics Ltd. & Electronics together against the Prime ties," it wondered," it added. and the aspirational society body language "proved" he was was finance minister. Commission the claims made didn't go by accident, Naqvi Corporation of India Ltd. under Minister. Banerjee had invited Sena will not commit a "collective "afraid" of its unity. Patel said Chidambaram's son Karti by expert Syed Suja. She said maintained adding he was sent very strict supervisory and Referring to the chief Uddhav Thackeray to the suicide" in the upcoming gen- the coming together of Chidambaram was arrested in every vote was valuable and the by the Congress, its president security conditions. Opposition's show of unity at rally. "All those present on eral elections. Opposition parties is guided by the matter for allegedly receiv- issue should be taken up."Our Rahul Gandhi and Sonia "There are rigorous a rally organised by Banerjee in Banerjee's platform were secu- BJP had described the a "common objective" to ing funds to the tune of Rs 10 great democracy must be pro- Gandhi. "Jin logon ko bhi desh Standard Operating Procedures Kolkata on Saturday, the Sena, larists. The Sena is not pseudo- Kolkata rally as a gathering of defend and protect the lakh. tected. Every vote of yours is aur desh ki loktantrik vyavastha observed under supervision of in an editorial in party mouth- secularist. Our ideology is 'hin- "opportunist elements" with Constitution. "Only those who The other accused in the precious. All Oppn parties dis- ko badnaam karne ki supari di a Committee of technical piece 'Saamna', asked Modi dutva' and we are firm on our the sole agenda of removing have undermined and tried to case include then directors of cussed the #EVM issue after the gayi hai,us supari ko lekar yaha experts constituted in 2010," it not to live in an illusion that his stand on the issues of Ram Modi without any roadmap for sabotage the Constitution seem the INX Media company, #UnitedIndiaAtBrigade rally. se koi dakiya to jaana chahiye pointed out. Government is "immortal". temple and uniform civil code. the country's future. The two- to be extremely perturbed by Indrani Mukerjea and Peter We are working closely togeth- na. 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A team from India citizenship by Antigua would also back it and bring `Yuva BJP` was denied for no Guyana, official sources said was also sent to Antigua to pur- Government, could not have about a political change even as visible reasons as the state wit- here on Monday. sue the request where the fugi- dual citizenship. He was grant- it alleged that the TMC-led State nessed killing of 36 BJP work- Choksi had earlier tive has been taking refuge for ed citizenship there under an Government was "crushing ers in the last `Panchayat` polls, acquired Antiguan passport in over a year. "investment criterion" that democratic rights" of the party he alleged and claimed that the 2018 and the latest move is Choksi is wanted in India allows businessmen to avail cit- and not allowing its public meet- law and order in the state has being seen here as a ploy to by the CBI and the izenship of the Carribean island ings and rallies in the State. gone out of control of the TMC frustrate extradition efforts Enforcement Directorate in in exchange for investments. Addressing a Press confer- Government. "The Opposition against him. Choksi is uncle of separate cases of fraud and Citizenship is up for sale in ence here, senior BJP leader alliance partners are not saying fugitive diamantaire Nirav money laundering in connec- some of these countries and the and Union Minister Piyush a word about the deteriorating Modi, also an alleged architect tion with the PNB scam, which authorities offer citizenship for Goyal said party president Amit law & Order in the state as BJP's of the PNB scam is said to be has been the biggest in the nearly 1.75 crore. Shah who is to address a public democratic rights are being hiding in the UK. banking sector. Choksi had fled India in rally at Malda on Tuesday is not crushed", he alleged. Stating that Since dual citizenship is not Choksi, 59, has deposited January last year along with being allowed to land in a given government was not allowing allowed as per Indian law, his Indian passport number Z- Nirav, his wife Ami Modi and helipad. Shah will be in the West `Durga puja` or `Saraswati puja` Choksi surrendered his pass- 3396732 to the Indian High brother Nishal Modi, and was Bengal for two days and address , he said "this is height of intol- ports after acquiring foreign Commission in Antigua. granted Antiguan citizenship in public rallies in Malda and erance which is not being ques- nationality. The Government Officials said he has also November 2017 after extensive Jhargram. He claimed that the tioned by Congress and others has also revoked his passport deposited the mandatory $177 vetting and he took the oath of 3 (3) % & % % 3 ' BJP was growing "rapidly" in parties." last year. India will continue to for relinquishing Indian citi- citizenship on January 15, 2018. 0 . ' "*/ ' > %% #1 8 ++*)' 7 / &P ;6 3 1 % ! ' 4 (' 3 *0 New Delhi: Vivek Doval, son of The Caravan, had in its spersion of random paragraphs, National Security Advisor January 16 online journal titled, has been done with the very New Delhi: A Delhi court on decreased. New Delhi: India is likely to the Home Ministry, which in BSF has been claiming that (NSA) Ajit Doval, filed a crim- "The D Companies" had said purpose of confusing the read- Monday dismissed Tihar Michel, extradited from hold talks with Bangladesh to turn is in regular touch with the they were from Bangladesh, inal defamation complaint on that Vivek, "runs a hedge fund er and leaving him with the Central Jail's plea seeking to Dubai, was arrested by the send back 31 Rohingya Ministry of External Affairs. another official said. Monday against a news maga- in the Cayman Islands" which belief that there is a larger con- reduce the time limit given to Enforcement Directorate (ED) Muslims, who were detained by All the Myanmar-origin The Indian government zine for allegedly publishing a is "an established tax haven" and spiracy at play, being spear- alleged middleman Christian on December 22 last year. the Border Security Force Rohingya Muslims were given had informed Parliament in defamatory article. was "registered merely 13 days headed by the Complainant," Michel, arrested in the The court had earlier (BSF) while attempting to cross "comfortable" temporary 2017 that over 14,000 Rohingya Besides the magazine and after Prime Minister Narendra said the complaint. AgustaWestland VVIP chop- imposed restrictions on over into Tripura, officials said. accommodation at Rayermura, Muslims, registered with the the author of the article, Modi's government demone- It also said that the social per case, to make phone calls Michel meeting his lawyers The Rohingya Muslims are where they were detained, United Nations High Kaushal Shroff, Vivek has also tised all existing Rs 500 and Rs media tweets put out by the to his family members and while he was in the ED's cus- stuck in no-man's land, beyond about 15 km from Agartala, in Commissioner for Refugees, filed the complaint against 1,000 currency notes, in 2016". magazine's handle gave snippets lawyers abroad. tody, after the agency had said the barbed wire fence along the West Tripura district, the offi- stay in India. Congress leader Jairam Ramesh Additional Chief from the article, which makes Special Judge Arvind he was misusing the legal Indo-Bangladesh border in cial said. However, aid agencies esti- for holding a Press conference Metropolitan Magistrate Samar it clear that it is merely a tar- Kumar, who had granted 15 access by passing chits to his Tripura since Friday. The 31 detained Rohingyas mate there are about 40,000 on January 17 reiterating the Vishal is likely to hear the mat- geted attempt to malign and minutes a week to Michel to lawyers, asking them how to The local commandant of include six men, nine women Rohingya people in the coun- "baseless and unfounded facts" ter on Tuesday. tarnish reputation of Vivek and make international calls, tackle questions on "Mrs the BSF is in touch with his and 16 children. They are cur- try, many of them suspected to as narrated in the article. Vivek has alleged that the his family, in order to gain junked the plea filed by the jail Gandhi". Border Guards Bangladesh rently at 'Zero Line', beyond the have arrived through The article claimed that contents of the article present "political credit in light of the authorities, saying there was ED counsels, D P Singh (BGB) counterpart, and the border fence. Bangladesh. Vivek was running a hedge "no illegality" on his part, but upcoming general election". no ground to curtail the relief and N K Matta, had also Ministry of External Affairs is The barbed wire fence Hundreds of thousands of fund whose promoters are of the entire narration has been "The title of the article granted to the accused. claimed that during the ques- expected to hold talks with the along the Indo-Bangladesh Rohingya Muslims, described dubious antecedents. presented in a manner, which itself is scandalous to say the The jail superintendent tioning, Michel had spoken Bangladesh government for border is 300 feet inside the by the UN as the most perse- He has claimed that the suggests "wrongdoings" to the least... Creating a prejudice in had approached the court, about the "son of an Italian their safe return, a home min- Indian territory. cuted minority in the world, magazine was "deliberately readers. the minds of the readers against saying the time limit was not lady" and how he was going to istry official said. The BGB has been stress- fled their homes last year to maligning and defaming" him "The very arrangement of the Complainant and his fam- as per the jail-manual and the become the next Prime The top brass of the BSF ing that the detained Rohingyas escape an alleged crackdown by to "settle scores with his father". the paragraphs and the inter- ily," the complaint said. PTI time duration should be Minister of the country. PTI has briefed senior officials of were from India, while the the Myanmarese military. PTI ' > 5 0% 9 0 % 0 :
New Delhi: Ahead of the 2019 waste, which are not recyclable referred to as disposable plas- phasing out single-use plastic potentially human health and parliamentary elections, the or bio-degradable, are well tics, commonly used for pack- as well as protecting human there was need for a strategic Ministry of Environment, known. I had earlier written to aging and items intended to be health and environment," he approach to manage plastic Forests and Climate Change you with a request to phase out used only once before they are said. waste. (MoEFCC) has asked all States single-use plastic in offices. I thrown away. The ministry has laid Under the Plastic Waste and Union Territories (UTs) am again reiterating the The ministry suggested down standard guidelines to Management Rules (PWMR) not to use single-use plastic for request, particularly with ref- alternative options to plastic in be followed by the states and 2016 notified by the ministry poll preparations and to erence to the upcoming gen- campaigning material such as UTs regarding single-use plas- to manage plastic in an envi- encourage use of alternative eral elections," Mishra said in natural fabrics and recycled tics to avoid ambiguity and ronmentally sound manner materials for election cam- his letter. paper material which have a maintain parity among action throughout their life cycle, 15 paign. The secretary, in his letter lesser environmental impact. at state-level. states and four union territo- The ministry also laid to the chief secretaries and "Such materials need to be "I invite you to adopt these ries have issued notifications down standard guidelines to chief electoral officers of all the promoted as a sustainable and guidelines in your state/UT completely banning plastic be adopted for minimising states and UTs on Monday, environmentally sound man- and hope that actions sug- carry bags and single-use production and use of single- said all government offices agement practice. The upcom- gested therein would be use- plastic items like food pack- use plastic. must completely ban all types ing general elections present ful for effective management aging, cutlery etc., the min- C K Mishra, Secretary, of plastic carry bags, thermo- an excellent opportunity to of plastic waste in your istry said. MoEFCC, has written to all col disposable cutlery and dis- introduce a behavioural state/UT. We would also urge The ministry also sug- the states and UTs reiterating courage the use of artificial change in election campaign- the states/UTs to come up gested the states to invest that single-use plastics need to banners, flags, flowers, water ing and to promote sustainable with innovative ideas to min- heavily in segregation of waste. be completely phased out from bottles, plastic folders, etc. practices. imise single-use plastic and "States/UTs may focus on the country by 2020 so they "All events organised by or "In this background, I improve upon these guidelines improving last mile delivery of should switch to alternate sponsored by the government would like to request you to in their states," Mishra said. collection and transportation options for election cam- shall be single-use plastic free," impress upon all concerned to Expressing concern over services. The focus should paign. he said, adding that awareness take up sustainable practices the rise in the amount of plas- also be placed on improving "You are aware about campaigns should be organ- and try using alternative tic entering oceans and seas, collection and transportation India's commitment to phase ised to discourage single-use options to single-use plastic. the secretary said marine lit- infrastructure and ensuring out single-use plastic by 2020. plastic. This will go a long way in ful- ter is harmful for marine segregated waste is collected," 0% 3 P &8" $ , 0 3 . ' The ill-impacts of plastic Single-use plastic is often filling India's commitment of ecosystem, bio-diversity and it said. PTI "*/ %# ( $#) *# #%) ++,+-./ ' = )( 0:') $ ' " $ A $@ 24 where also a tent city has 4#"5%6#%%4)0 '"'6%)68)%$%)5""'"' been set up. rime Minister Narendra A cultural village has been Varanasi: A booklet featuring gering a controversy with the as Minister. The booklet high- PModi will inaugurate the developed in Prayagraj, show- MJ Akbar, who resigned as Congress attacking the lighted achievements of the 15th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas on ing the history from the Indus Minister of State for External Government over it. MEA in the last four years and Tuesday in this temple town Valley Civilisation. The ‘prava- Affairs following allegations of Sources in the Ministry all the ministers in the MEA and hold talks with his sis’ will be taken to New Delhi sexual misconduct by several said Akbar is not at all associ- featured in it. “The booklet was Mauritian counterpart Pravind on the night of January 24 and women, was distributed to ated with the event and that the published months before Jugnauth after the inaugural will have a “Delhi darshan” the delegates at the Pravasi booklet was published in May Akbar quit as a Minister,” said session. External Affairs next day. Bharatiya Diwas here, trig- last year, months before he quit a Government official. PTI Minister Sushma Swaraj inau- They will also witness the gurated the Youth Pravasi Republic Day Parade on abroad at their homes as “fam- Rajyavardhan Rathore and Bharatiya Divas on Monday, January 26. Uttar Pradesh is the ily guests”. Singh, was held on Monday. along with Uttar Pradesh Chief partner state for the event and The First Plenary Session Uttar Pradesh Pravasi Minister Yogi Adityanath, and a novel feature this year is the on ‘Engagement with younger Bharatiya Diwas was also held said the Indian diaspora has concept of ‘Varanasi hospital- members of Indian Diaspora’, on Monday where renowned ! dramatically changed the ity’ under which local people co-chaired by Minister of State NRIs with family roots in the world’s perception of Indians are hosting the Indians living for Youth Affairs and Sports State took part. and India. Mauritian Premier A $@ Jugnauth arrived here in the afternoon and was received by nderlining that coun- Minister of State for External Utries such as the US, Affairs VK Singh. Later, Swaraj Japan and China are ageing called on the Mauritian PM and rapidly, External Affairs exchanged views on a range of Minister Sushma Swaraj on issues, including strengthening Monday said India is getting bilateral cooperation. younger and this demo- For the first time, the three- graphic perspective offers it 0 %% " " day-long convention is being an “unprecedented edge” 11 0 "*/ organised from January 21 to 23 that will help in building a instead of January 9 to allow “New Young India” by 2022. raving intense chill, over participants visit the Kumbh Sushma, in her inaugur- B1.07 crore devotees took a mela in Allahabad and attend al address at the Youth dip in the Ganga river here on the Republic Day parade here. Pravasi Bharatiya Divas, said Monday on the occasion of The theme of this year’s the Indian diaspora has dra- Paush Purnima — the second convention is ‘role of Indian matically changed the world’s auspicious bathing day of the diaspora in building new India’, perception of Indians and Kumbh Mela. a statement from the Prime our country. From Sunday night itself, Minister’s Office said. “India has the largest the Sangam area was buzzing Varanasi is Modi’s parlia- diaspora in the world, at with activity as devotees start- mentary constituency. almost 31 million, which is ed arriving even as security Jugnauth will be the chief guest spread throughout the globe. forces maintained a close watch of the convention, while However, what marks all of on the movement of pilgrims + 0 Himanshu Gulati, member of you is the shared and visitors at the mela venue. he said. Satish Shukla, who "*/ Parliament of Norway, will be common identity — of Even before the sunrise, came from Kanpur for the holy the special guest. Indianness — and a shared devotees were seen coming dip, said, “Various facilities at bolised by ‘Jap’, ‘Tap’ and ‘Daan’, Kanwaljit Singh Bakshi, common origin — India, out from the ghats after taking the mela venue have improved is one of the most ancient member of Parliament of New land of your forefathers,” the dip. “Over 1.07 crore devo- significantly. The Ganga river parv (festivals) of India.” Zealand, will be the guest of Sushma added. tees have taken a dip so far on looks a lot cleaner now as com- “Unlike the Shahi Snaans honour. President Ram Nath The Youth PBD marked the occasion of Paush Purnima. pared to earlier times.” — Makar Sankranti, Mauni Kovind will address the con- the start of the 15th Pravasi Drone cameras are being used On Sunday, UP Chief Amawasya and Basant cluding function on January 23. Bhartiya Diwas and was to keep a watch and maintain Minister Yogi Adityanath had Panchami — Paush Purnima is Over 4,000 NRI delegates attended by Swaraj, Minister vigil over the mela area,” Mela greeted people on the eve of a ‘Parv Snaan’ (a bathing ritu- from about 85 countries are of State for Sports and Youth adhikaari Vijay Anand told Paush Purnima. al), and hence the pomp of attending the event and many Affairs Rajyavardhan Singh reporters here. In a statement issued in Akharas leading the bathing of them will be staying in the Rathore, Uttar Pradesh Chief Officials repeatedly made Lucknow, Adityanath said, procession in the morning was tent city, built specially for Minister Yogi Adityanath announcements requesting “Paush Purnima, which is sym- missing,” the chairman of Akhil them. After Pravasi Divas, the and Minister of State for devotees not to venture into Bharatiya Akhara Parishad guests will be taken for a visit External Affairs VK Singh, deep waters and also keep an Mahant Narendra Giri said. to the Kumbh Mela on January among others. eye over suspicious elements in their vicinity and report it to the police. The full moon was at its Q R %' $$ - splendid best over Sangam before the break of dawn and devotional songs greeted visi- tors in the area. Fog too was New Delhi: Kinnar Akhara, a $ ' <$$' seen before the sunrise at var- group of transgender saints in ious places in the Sangam area. Prayagraj Kumbh, announced Allahabad: For almost a cen- Mela. “It runs under a social books like any other bank, and a ban on Jallikkattu, which is However, it failed to dampen on Monday it will set up an tury, people from different organisation, Ram Naam Sewa maintains the records of its .$$ described as sport of death. the mood of devotees, who ashram in the city, according to religions have been writing the Sansthan, and has witnessed at ‘depositors’. The only curren- Though a division bench of the turned up in large numbers for a statement issued here by the name of Lord Ram in a book- least nine Kumbhs,” he said. cy that works in this bank is the n attempt by a Minister in apex court had banned the the Paush Purnima bath. Ministry of Culture. let and depositing it in the The bank has no mone- name of Lord Ram,” she said. Athe Edappadi Palaniswami event, the Tamil Nadu As the day progressed, the The group, which had ‘Ram Naam Bank’ in search of tary transactions. Its members Gunjan Varshney said the Government to create a world Government got the court order number of devotees coming to attended the Ujjain Kumbh in solace and peace. It is a unique have a booklet of 30 pages, size of one’s account was deter- record in Jallikkattu in his nullified by enacting a law in the take the holy dip increased. 2016, have been taking part in bank with neither ATMs, nor containing 108 columns in mined by the number of times home district ended up in a Legislative Assembly in January The Purnima or full moon the holy baths at the Kumbh cheque books and its only only which they write ‘Ram Naam’ one was able to write the name tragedy on Sunday as two spec- 2017 and making the Centre day will also mark the begin- Mela this year along with the ‘currency’ is Lord Ram. 108 times everyday. This of the Lord and deposit it in the tators were gored to death by promulgate an ordinance. ning of Kalpwas (the period of other akharas. “Transgenders Ashutosh Varshney, who booklet is deposited in the bank. She said writing Ram bulls while 40 people were austerity) at Kumbh Mela. were badly exploited in the soci- manages the bank’s affairs, is individual’s account. Naam is called ‘Likhita Jaap’, and injured in the melee. Elaborating on the significance ety and even their parents were carrying on the legacy of his He said the name of the it comes in the category of writ- The incident happened “Jallikkattu stands out as a of Paush Purnima, Swami forced to live a disgraceful life. grandfather who had set up Lord should be written in red ing meditation. “This gives one within minutes of Chief Minister symbol of Tamil’s valour. By Adhokshanand said, “Paush Transgenders have been part of the organisation in early part ink as it is the colour of love. a complete sense of surrender to Palaniswami who inaugurated conducting such a grand event Purnima is a significant day for Sanatan Dharm and they have of the 20th century. “The divine name of Lord an inner conscience and peace the event at Viralimalai in Viralimalai has grabbed a place Hindus which falls on the full been given respectful status in “This bank was started by Ram is credited in the account while writing the golden words. Puthukotta district declaring in the list of Jallikkattu famed moon day of Paush in the religious epics and books of my grandfather, Ishwar of account holder. A passbook All the senses are engaged in the that Jallikkattu was Tamil Nadu’s places like Alanganallur, Hindu calendar. On this day, Hindu mythology. Akhara has Chandra, who was a busi- is issued like other banks,” said service of Lord,” she said. sport of valour. Palamedu and Avaniyapuram,” devotees from different parts of provided forum to transgen- nessman. Now, there are over Gunjan Varshney, the presi- Ashutosh Varshney said A Ramu, a 32-year-old said the Chief Minister while the country assemble at ders to pursue dignified life one lakh account holders from dent of the bank which is sit- people are not bound to wor- spectator and G Satish (35), a inaugurating the event. Sangam to take a holy dip.” with religious rituals,” Acharya different age groups and reli- uated at Civil Lines here. ship Lord Ram to be members bull owner were gored to death. Antony Rubin, an animal “Even Lord Krishna had Mahamandaleshwar Lakshmi gions,” said Ashutosh “All these services are pro- of the bank. They are free to The event was organised by the rights activist who has been said in the Hindu calendar, he Narayanan Tripathi, chief of Varshney, who has set up its vided free of cost. Ram Naam worship Gods of their reli- controversial Health Minister C waging a legal battle against the represents the month of Paush,” Kinnar Akahara said. PTI camp at Sector 6 of the Kumbh Bank has ledgers and pass- gions, he added. PTI Vijaya Baskar , who hails from Jallikkattu pointed out that the the district and who also owns exact number of persons killed costly bulls. It may be remem- in bull taming event would bered that the home and offices never be known. “We saw two of Vijaya Baskar were raided persons getting killed at twice by the Income Tax Viralimalai. The fate of those department in the run up to the persons who have been admit- April 2017 RK Nagar by-poll ted to hospitals would never be and had seized unaccounted known as these events take cash worth crores of rupees and place in remote villages. The incriminating documents. attenction of the media as well “The Income Tax authori- as the officials shift to the next ties have informed that sever- location and Viralimalai id al complaints were received forgotten,” said Rubin. recently indicating that Dr C Supreme Court is hearing a Vijaya Baskar is the main per- batch of petitions filed by ani- son involved in bribing the vot- mal rights activist pleading for ers in RK Nagar Assembly constituency which is going to bypolls on April 12, 2017. Some loose sheets were found with his accountant Mr Srinivasan indicating distribu- tion of Rs 89 crore to a num- ber of politicians for further distribution among the voters,” said the Election Commission of India order issued to announce the rescinding the bypoll in April 2017. Vijaya Baskar announced on Sunday that the Viralimalai Jallikkattu would be a regular feature in Tamil Nadu’s sporting calendar. A record number of 1,353 bulls and 700 tamers took part in the event. More than 300 persons had been injured in var- ious jallikkattu events which commenced after the Pongal festivities of this year. These are the first fatalities of the 2019 Jallikkattu season which is expected to last up to September. The year 2018 saw 32 persons getting gorrrd to death by bulls (unofficial fig- ures put that fatalities as 68 dead). More than 20 bulls got killed in last year’s event. %# ( $#) *# #%) ++,+-./ ' B
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-81- * @ # # O , ,* siderations so that all parties F, 6 * " , could concentrate only on dis- est Bengal Chief Minister lodging the Narendra Modi WMamata Banerjee on * # " Government, Kumarswamy’s Monday attacked the BJP for # / statement only underscored carrying out disinformation # ! her abilities and acceptance. campaign against her - ) #0- , ) His comments “only Government over the change in !# * , underscore the ability and landing location of BJP 03@7 O # acceptance of Mamata Banerjee president Amit Shah’s chopper #O throughout the country,” at Malda in North Bengal Chatterjee said adding “though where he will hold a rally later Mamata Banerjee is not in the this week. the BSF helipad. lies in between at various loca- Central Government now Mr The BJP is distorting facts The BJP president was to tions in the State.” Kumarswamy’s statements she said, adding her hold a series of rallies in Bengal Meanwhile, hours after prove that she is anyway in the Government had already grant- apart from the one’s to be Karnataka Chief Minister HD centre of everything.” ed her permission for the addressed by Prime Minister Kumarswamy backed Mamata Kumarswamy had earlier Malda rally. “We gave permis- whose reported February 8 Banerjee for the Prime told agencies that the Bengal sion for the meeting without rally at Brigade Parade Ground Ministerial chair a visibly Chief Minister by dint of her objecting to it,” she said, adding stood to be cancelled. thrilled Trinamool Congress long stint as a good adminis- “police had only said that the “The Central leadership leadership said the JD(S) trator had developed all the chopper should land at some has said that it will not be easy leader’s statements testified capabilities to lead the country. other location because of some to hold the Prime Minister’s Bengal Chief Minister’s accep- He said, “She is simplest of security reasons. But they are rally at Brigade at such a short tance throughout the country. simple and a very good admin- unnecessarily creating a hulla- notice and so it will be deferred Senior State Minister and istrator. I believe that Mamata baloo over it.” to March after the Class-X TMC general secretary Partho ji has all the capabilities of The issue was however and plus-two exams,” State BJP Chatterjee on Monday said leading the country and she has " 0 5% % 1 1 - 3 0 solved following reports that sources said adding “Modi ji though Banerjee currently was already proved herself by lead- % ,- * * % % 0 0% * "*/ Shah’s chopper would land at however would hold four ral- for postponing all other con- ing Bengal for so many years.” ! R" ' R ' %% 1 4 ' ) * 0 C '$ !" Lucknow: The country is looking for ing ‘pariwarwad’, she will not.” On the ) a new Prime Minister and the BJP controversy over BJP MLA Sadhana needs to come out with a new face, Singh’s remarks against BSP president Mumbai: India’s first-ever all-women polit- @ $*2 if it has one, Samajwadi Party pres- Mayawati, he said the language being ical party — the National Women’s Party ident Akhilesh Yadav said Monday used by ruling party leaders is the (NWP) — was launched on Monday in newborn was buried alive dur- while making it clear that he is not result of their frustration. Mumbai and it will contest half — 283 — Aing occult rituals in Uttar in the race for the top post. “Since the BJP did nothing dur- of the 545 Lok Sabha seats in the 2019 elec- Pradesh’s Shahjahanpur district, “As far as leadership issue is con- ing its tenure, how will its leaders talk tions. The NWP, described as “a party of officials said on Monday. cerned, it is actually the people who about work...Now that the elections mothers”, has been founded by a medico After hearing cries from under decide it...You will see, in time to are nearing, there will be a lot of and social activist, (Dr) Shwetha Shetty, and a pit, locals informed police and res- come, how many choices we have,” more things as well,” he said. will strive for 50 per cent reservation for cued the one-month-old girl. She he told reporters here when asked as On reports that the Yogi women in the lower House. has been admitted to a nearby hos- to who would be the leader of oppo- Adityanath Government was prepar- “This party is a historic step in our mis- pital, the officials said. sition parties against Prime Minister ing to give pension to seers, Yadav sion to ensure equal representation for The incident happened on Narendra Modi. said they should get at least Rs 20,000 women in Parliament. Our ideology is to Friday near Puraina village under He, however, made it clear that per month as pension. remove gender disparity in politics and thus Jalalabad police station area he was “not in the prime ministeri- “Those reciting Ramayana and create equal importance for females in the of the district. al race”. “But, one thing is totally clear other such persons should be given patriarchal Indian society,” Shetty told the The father of the girl, during that the country is waiting for a new will be made soon. at least Rs 20,000 monthly pension. media persons at the formal kick-start here. probe, said as she was not keeping Prime Minister...If the BJP, which is “As far as SP patron Mulayam Those playing roles of Ram, She pointed out that the battle to get well a relative took him to an so concerned about us, has a new Singh Yadav is concerned, the party Lakshman and Sita should also be reservations in Parliament is now over two occultist who advised him to bury PM, they should tell the people,” will field him from the seat of his given pension. Yash Bharti awards decades old, but the fact is that we continue her in order to save other family Yadav, who recently shared platform choice,” he said. should also be re-started,” he said. in a society where most political decisions members, ASP (rural) Sudhakar with opposition leaders in Kolkata, Asked whether his wife and He also called for restarting the are taken by males, with females not hav- Chandra Shakya said. said. To a question, the SP president Kannauj MP Dimple Yadav will con- Samajwadi Pension scheme and the ing an equal say in Parliament, thus dimin- The father, the occultist said the SP and the BSP have taken test polls again, Akhilesh said, “We one for Yash Bharti awardees which ishing the possibility of “women empow- and the girl’s aunt have been arrest- a decision on most of the seats and are liberal people...If you say she will was given by the previous erment”. IANS ed, he said. an announcement in this regard contest. If you say we are practicis- Government. PTI $ $ N $ , Mumbai: Mumbai’s first citizen, Mayor Vishwanath Mahadeshwar, on Monday shifted to an unusual neigh- Srinagar: Three unidentified terrorists were killed in an bourhood — the Veermata Jijabai Bhosle Udyan and Zoo encounter with the security forces in Jammu & complex, paving the way for the long-planned memorial Kashmir’s Budgam district on Monday, the Army said. to Shiv Sena’s founder-patriarch Bal Thackeray at the offi- A cordon-and-search operation was launched in cial Arabian Sea-facing Mayor’s Bungalow at Shivaji Park. Hapatnaar area following information about the pres- A spokesperson for BrihanMumbai Municipal ence of terrorists in the area, an official said. Corporation (BMC), Vijay Khabale, said that the tradi- The search operation turned into a gun battle after tional puja ceremonies were performed by the Mayor and the terrorists opened fire on the security forces. Three his family members before formally shifting into the new militants were killed in the operation, the official said, premises this afternoon. adding that the identity and affiliation of them were being “This will be a temporary official accommodation ascertained. for the Mayor. The BMC is already constructing anoth- Reports of stone-pelting were received from some er official bungalow at Shivaji Park, close to the exist- parts of Budgam and Pulwama districts, while author- ing bungalow. It is expected to be ready within three ities suspended Internet connection in some areas as a years,” Khabale said. IANS precautionary measure. PTI % 0 35 % @
-$R The couple will be tying the knot country,” the letter said. on January 22. Talking to media on “Best wishes and blessings to the Monday, Pokharna said he received couple for a happy and prosperous Surat: A Gujarati couple has earned Modi’s letter, which is addressed to life,” Modi said in the letter shared by praise from Prime Minister Narendra his mother Babita Prakash Pokharna, Yuvraj Pokharna with the media. Modi for designing their wedding on January 17 through e-mail. On the second page of the invi- invitation card with a dedicated “Heartiest Congratulations to tation card, the couple has tried to page justifying the NDA Pokharna family on the joyous occa- justify the multi-crore defence con- Government’s decision to buy Rafale sion of the marriage of Yuvraj and tract with France by enlisting sever- fighter jets. Sakshi. I noticed a unique feature of al points under the heading “Some In a letter sent to the Surat-based the marriage invitation card sent to facts about Rafale deal”. couple — Yuvraj Pokharna and the guests,” read the letter signed and “Even a fool will not compare bride-to-be Sakshi Agrawal — Modi sent by Modi. prices of a simple fly-away aircraft described the content of the card as “The ingenuity of its content with a weaponised jet,” reads the very “ingenious” and asserted that it had reflects your abiding concern and first line, followed by some figures, inspired him to work even harder for love for the nation. This also inspires comparisons and information. the country. me to keep working harder for our PTI %# ( $#) *# #%) ++,+-./ ' D *$!+ ! "* # , ) ? >0 * ? ? %<%3 ),%<(( & : !$ ' '% $(,' ' ! % "' ' ; 6 1 , 2 P Q ) )# 8> " ? @)A 6 " - < 4 P Q ( he anger in Assam and North- eastern States over the 8 $ 6 ! # ( Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2016 is understandable but not justified. All these States must appreciateT that Indian citizenship is a con- - tinuum of their civilisational heritage with- ( in the Indian Republic. Their leaders and intellectuals must rise above partisan con- 2 +?$ ; siderations and accept that Hindus, Buddhists, Sikhs, Jains and Parsis 6 (? @)A 6 ( (Christians cannot be abandoned either), S ( fleeing jihadi terror in Pakistan, Afghanistan 3 - 6 and Bangladesh, deserve refuge in India. The current political leadership in 6 8 ) 8> Afghanistan and Bangladesh is not party to S " - 8> the persecution of minorities there but externally-funded fundamentalism is pre- senting serious challenges to governance in > ) (( both nations. Pakistan is a cauldron of " Islamic fundamentalism, which now seems +?$ * - beyond control. In Bangladesh, radicals have become morbidly intolerant of dissent, B - ; as attested by the brutal murders of blog- 6 +( gers demanding ordinary human decencies away, have done no service to looted property, assist in the restored to them. But the # ; 6 in society. Recognising this reality, Prime their people. If as you suggest recovery of abducted women tragedy of the Hindus contin- Minister Narendra Modi, while campaign- things have gone too far already, and not recognise conversions ues to this day and has encom- 6 8 5 ; ( ing during the general elections of 2014, had then naturally, we shall all do made during communal distur- passed the Buddhist Chakmas 2 + 8 + asked the people, “where can persecuted what we can but I shudder at bances. In India, the problem of Chittagong Hill Tract. P Q ( Hindus turn for refuge if not India?” In the prospect and the magnitude was especially grim in West Before shutting their doors response to a grim humanitarian crisis, the of the human misery that will Bengal, Assam and Tripura. on their Hindu brethren, the 6 Centre is proposing that members of come in its train. To the last I Dr Triguna Sen, former people of Assam must own ( minority groups from the neighbourhood shall try to check migration Union Minister for Education responsibility for the illegal # 6 become eligible for Indian citizenship after even if there is war”. and former vice-chancellor of migrations that almost over- six years of residency instead of 11 years at In other words, the leader, the Jadavpur University and whelmed their State. Much has present. This applies to persons who who abandoned the fight to .F8 . Banaras Hindu University, been written about the role of # 6 entered India before December 31, 2018. regain territory grabbed by @2 $". observed in his book, The certain politicians in facilitating ? @)A The tragedy of Bengali Hindus is a lega- Pakistan in 1947-48, was will- 088 @8$. Marginal Men, “It is extraordi- the influx (even before 1947), ) S cy of former Prime Minister Jawaharlal ing to fight to keep unarmed, nary how passively West insinuating illegals into the Nehru’s supreme indifference to the plight desperate and indigent Hindus $02 Bengal accepted after Partition voters’ list and helping them % ( of refugees on both frontiers. His attempt away from Hindustan. the uprooting and the near with ration cards et al. The ) 6 to stem the tide of refugees from west Syama Prasad Mukherjee . .$. extermination of an entire peo- Assamese allowed the illegals ? @)A 6 ( Pakistan was robustly repulsed by Master resigned from the Cabinet on *.8*1.8F ple who participated almost to (overwhelmingly Muslims) to Tara Singh. In Bengal, the great revolution- April 1, 1950, in protest against a man in the Indian struggle for grab all vacant agricultural land ! % 6 ( aries were no more and barring Syama Nehru’s failure to take Pakistan @@ freedom...” The Hindu popula- and make deep inroads into the ? @)A Prasad Mukherjee, there was no one who to task for the continued suffer- 2@8/$ tion of east Bengal was almost socio-economic and political # 6 could talk tough with Nehru and no ing of his people. At a Cabinet entirely driven out by “riots fabric (as vote banks) before organisation which could manage relief in meeting the same day, .@*8$@ 1 < sponsored by an Islamic State they finally protested in the late ; # the manner that the Hindu Mahasabha and Mukherjee said, “What do you and social, economic and reli- 1970s. Other States, unhappy - 6 the Gurdwaras did in Punjab. care for us Bengali Hindus? F8 . 11."1 gious persecution of the with Bangladeshi immigrants, 8> Nehru’s attitude is best discerned in his What do you care for the crim- " 8$@ Hindus by Muslims in collusive have only spoken now when letter to the then West Bengal Chief Minister inal assaults on our women?” partnership with the bureau- humanitarian gestures are being C Dr BC Roy (August 16, 1948): “I have your (Soundings in Modern South 18@ cracy…” The brutal massacres mooted for Bengali Hindus. # 6 letter of August 4, about the influx from east Asian History, ed. DA Low) 8A. /.1.0 in various districts of east What has the political and Bengal…. But as I told you long ago, there Enraged at the renewed exodus Bengal in 1950, however, pro- civil leadership of each State is no reasonable solution to the problem if of Hindus, which he viewed as . @. voked Hindus to retaliate and done to preserve their respec- > ) - there is a large influx from east Bengal. That deliberate, he suggested an triggered a two-way exodus tive ethnic, social, cultural and is why I have been terribly anxious through- exchange of populations, which that “might have brought about linguistic identities? No women out to prevent this, whatever might happen. Nehru rejected vehemently. an unofficial transfer of popu- in modern Indian history have I still think that every effort should be made The need to stem the flow lation and the natural solution been so brutalised as the Hindu ; to prevent it. I think that it was a very wrong of refugees on both sides of the of the communal problem in women of Bengal. Syama thing for some of the Hindu leaders of east borders and avert internation- West Bengal”. Prasad Mukherjee fought for Bengal to come to west Bengal.” al opprobrium led to the Nehru, for his own rea- and died in Kashmir. His 65 R ' * Subsequently (August 22, 1948), Nehru Nehru-Liaquat Pact (April 8, sons, scuttled the de facto pop- daughters have a right to solace added, “I have been quite certain right from 1950), wherein each side ulation exchange with the 1950 in their original motherland. $"% ' ' '' 3 * the beginning that everything should be pledged to secure its minorities Accord. Thereafter, Muslims, (The writer is Senior Fellow, done to prevent Hindus in east Bengal from and give equality of citizenship who had left West Bengal, Nehru Memorial Museum and migrating to west Bengal…I think the regardless of religion. Both returned and Nehru ensured Library; the views expressed are Hindu leaders of east Bengal, who have come sides promised to help recover that their property was personal) )* + , @ 4 " - @3 7 , # # # *O S ./ ## , O # K K 8 S 01 , # # # # - # / # S # "56")"4": 2 ( 6')5 )56" ::"5'6')5 <)%5 6%6%=6')5 K0- K@ @ ! K- - - K ! @ " + " 3 @ ! @ - " 4 " " Bareli stations, is sure to be wel- comed, especially by the present generation that remains oblivi- " " Sir — The Indian start-up ous to the exotic earthen fra- % ecosystem is currently undergo- # L0O M grance of kulhad. ing volatile changes. The exit of 3 :&7 Ashutosh Garg Ananth Narayanan from # , New Delhi 5 Flipkart-owned Myntra has cre- 3 7 - ) ( ated uncertainty over the sus- , :' 8 tainability of start-ups in our K * # country. The rapid growth of $ Flipkart created a trend for small O, , Sir — This refers to the editor- 5 ( entrepreneurs and product man- # ) ial, “Didi’s headline act” (January agers to come on board the # # 0# N # ) 21). There can be no second ( ‘marketplace’ and thrive in a " # , ) # , # opinion that by getting most of seamless manner. The trend wit- 8 , F the leaders in the Opposition to # 6 nessed robust growth of products , # / # N converge in Kolkata and active- and Artificial Intelligence and ! O , ly participate in her rally, West innovation-based ventures, aided " Bengal Chief Minister Mamata - O # by ‘angel investors’ and Silicon # :'&51 )@ , Banerjee has proved that she can " ( - ( Valley tech-entrepreneurs, who , L M.#8 "6$"6"6 be a great organiser. were hired to oversee the ‘oper- , , * Now that the ball to remove " ations’ in India. With rapid the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) % progress in providing product- has started rolling, it is para- # based solutions, leaders were ecosystem is now witnessing shambles for quite some time mount that the Opposition then looked upon as the emerg- poster boys and Silicon Valley now. remains united and chalks out ing ‘Jack Mas’ of India. leaders are leaving the board- The use of plastic cups to ways and means to achieve this 6 + - But now, the focus has shift- rooms with a huge kitty. The vac- Sir — This refers to the report, serve tea and coffee not just goal without leaving any room ed to markets and survival uum created has, thus, resulted “Kulhads to make comeback at poses serious health threats but for complacency, egos or ( instead of improving product in no significant trail of either a rly stations after 15 yrs” (January puts enormous burden on our animosity till the target has strategy. The sudden urge to sur- commendable leadership to 21). Besides being eco-friendly, environment since proper dis- been achieved. 5 vive and make a dash in the mar- carry on the start-up story or no the Indian Railways’ initiative to posal of plastic is another grave Anna Mary Yvonne ket has lead to a series of rapid major achievement related to re-introduce the use of kulhads problem that countries, includ- Chennai # mergers and acquisitions. The innovation or a product legacy. to serve hot beverages at the rail- ing India, are grappling with. much-needed thrust on innova- Varun SD way stations bodes well for the The initiative, currently % : 8 .19: tion, too, is weakening. The Bengaluru pottery industry that has been in introduced at Varanasi and Rae ))5')%>%65?8="&<%= %# ( $#) *# #%) ++,+-./ $ ' 5 *$!+ ! "* > @04 "" '! " ! " ' @4 P P + !''! 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D en the former’s image and the Opposition need- .1. 8 1 8S + - ( ed to counter the BJP on ideological counts. @2**8 $0 5 6 + Raised hands and clenched fists of all leaders 11 $ .@ 8210 - .190 B 8 present in the Kolkata rally, organised by the .P2 .0 FF. .$ 6 ) $ 6 , Trinamool Congress (TMC), not only gave a per- F 8.8$.@ fect photo opportunity to Opposition leaders but ..$.0 @ A 8 B 8!$ somewhere down the line increased the frown lines * .*811 $ of the defender — the BJP-led National *8@@ 1.@ .$ 8 + -- @H01 A :G1 @( Democratic Alliance (NDA). Many considered the 9/G A D11 @H. A # rally largely as an exercise to project TMC chief /. ..$0 @ 9.9 - 8 .19D and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee 1 1.@8 8F FH1 G: as a possible prime ministerial candidate of the 8 <. @* # grand Opposition alliance for the Lok Sabha poll 82101/<@ 8 even though the stated objective was to bring all @* $" for themselves, this anti-BJP Opposition ly. It’s rare to see bonhomie between the permutations and combinations ahead. 8!$ ( anti-BJP parties on the same platform. But that’s @2 * @. @ front also has Dalit leader and Bahujan parties representing the Dalits (BSP) and Optimists in the party believe that at the ( just one aspect of the burgeoning index of @8 <8F Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati as the OBCs led by the Yadav community (SP end of the day, the SP-BSP alliance could Opposition unity. 1 "$ $"/ prime ministerial candidate. She has and RJD), as they have not only been at be a part of the UPA if the numbers so I 8 9D .19/ Of course, all the 20-plus parties that partic- 8@*$0 * been endorsed strongly not only by her political but also social loggerheads for demand and they are at a striking dis- ipated in the Kolkata rally on January 19 had dif- . .@ ..$$8 own party but also by her newly-found decades. tance of forming the next government. 8 ferent agenda on their minds. Most of them were political partner and nephew Akhilesh Tejaswi knows for sure that keeping Of course, Mayawati would throw her I looking for a better outing in the Assembly polls @ F $ @*O@ Yadav of the Samajwadi Party (SP). The the BSP in good humour would only hat in the ring for a possible go at the with their respective alliances, where the BJP has 0.818"<.A.$@ Bua-Bhatija alliance is the one which has help consolidate and expand the vote chair of Prime Minister if the situation become a force to reckon with since 2014. But "8.@8*811@ set the tone and template for the gen- base of the grand alliance in Bihar. Dalit so warrants and the mahagathbandhan given that the TMC hosted the first successful @ . 82$0 eral election and almost every political leader and Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) gets a respectable number of seats. This - Opposition rally and managed to get on board @F8 0 1. pundit now says that the road to New chief Ram Vilas Paswan is firmly in the situation would be conditional on the @ J almost all leaders and parties opposed to the BJP, F8 . $11 $ . Delhi this time would go through the NDA fold, at least for the Lok Sabha Congress not doing well and remaining 8A it can now safely claim to be the leader of this Third / .@* $ lanes and bylanes of Lucknow and Uttar election, and the RJD would be more well below 100 seats, regional parties % # Front. Banerjee also pitched herself as a sort of an 2 * 0.@ Pradesh. than happy to get any incremental dominating the results and the BSP itself S arbitrator for possible disputes, whenever and Days before the Kolkata rally of the votes of Dalits in the State if Mayawati performing well and getting a reason- wherever they arise, among this Front. Her Opposition, the SP-BSP alliance in is on board even if the BSP does not con- able number of the 38 seats it would be # diplomatic handling of the stage and giving impor- Uttar Pradesh triggered a wave of antic- test a single seat as part of the grand contesting out of the 80 in Uttar + ( tance to all the leaders present amply suggested ipation among the anti-BJP front and alliance in Bihar. In fact, the RJD could Pradesh. ( ( %8 her ease of managing diverse interests, her threw open a wide range of political pos- go to the extent of offering a seat or two But there is many a slip between the # acceptability and showed her national ambitions. sibilities at the cost of the saffron party to the BSP even though the Mayawati- cup and the lip. Post-verdict electoral ( 8 But the fissures in such a loose formation are in the largest State of the country. The led party does not have any foothold in understandings, support and alliances still too wide and its ability to pose as a united front TMC rally simply took the idea of unity the neighbouring state. could be quite different from the ones .19/ ! before the election is still a matter of speculation. ahead and sort of announced to the In this season of anti-BJP posturing, cemented pre-poll. In a possible scenario - ( Telugu Desam Party (TDP) chief Chandrababu world that the neutral Third Front was photo ops and alliances ahead of the Lok where the NDA is a little short of major- Naidu, who was present in the Kolkata rally, has alive and kicking and both the BJP and Sabha poll, the only motive seems to be ity, the BSP could always spring a sur- I - ) K 6 practically abandoned the Congress with which the Congress should consider it as a pos- removal of Narendra Modi as the Prime prise. It has a history of aligning with he had sewed an alliance for the Assembly polls sible contender for the throne in Delhi Minister by working out sound electoral both SP and BJP, and there has been no ( ( % K of Telangana. Congress president Rahul Gandhi provided it gets the numbers leaders are mathematics and ensuring a higher seat shift in BSP’s ideology even as it goes to 6 90 and Naidu had become the poster boys of this hoping for. And if all parties do well turnout than the BJP did in the 2014 polls this time around as a formidable ( ) ( mahagathbandhan then, beaming as they were individually, then the Congress can pro- polls. The SP-BSP alliance is simply force in alliance with the SP in Uttar K 9.11(9011 with hands raised in solidarity. vide outside support if the situation so banking on the fact that if it gets a com- Pradesh. O 8!$ + -- @ A As an afterthought, the TDP supremo perhaps warrants. bined vote share, which is higher than Similarly, the TDP, too, could go B % # realised that he cannot give much space to the Coming back to the SP-BSP alliance, the NDA’s in the state, it would be in the anywhere — from the NDA to the UPA, Congress to grow in his home state of Andhra even the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) in driver’s seat. Of course, chemistry and or to Third Front — in the post-poll O # ( Pradesh. An alliance with the Congress in the State Bihar, which has a vote base similar to adjustment are equally important in political calculations. In the last six % - ( would limit his chances to have a go at the chair the SP’s in Uttar Pradesh, is excited about alliances and it remains to be seen how months, we have seen the party travel- ( of Prime Minister. He might have perhaps looked its prospects. This perhaps explains why firmly it is cemented at the grassroots ling all platforms. So there we are. It all at the prospects of him somehow becoming a pos- Tejaswi Yadav, the de facto supremo of and booth levels. depends on numbers after the polling # ( sible compromise candidate in the event of this the party in the absence of the incarcer- Left out of the alliance in Uttar and till then, all political parties would # Opposition grand alliance getting close to govern- ated Lalu Prasad Yadav, dashed to Pradesh — a move on expected lines — be posturing and keeping their options ment formation. Lucknow to congratulate Mayawati on the Congress is neither happy nor open. Much water will flow till then. Besides, Mamata Banerjee and Chandrababu her birthday and tweeted pictures in unhappy at this moment, contemplat- (The writer is Senior Editor, The Naidu, who are possibly looking at a national role which he touched her feet reverential- ing the different possibilities along with Pioneer, Chandigarh) ) "% $
are partially dependent on the adjoining for- came into effect? Why it is taking so long for is a sine qua non. The project should also have est lands for daily needs. As per the 2011 officials to ascertain tribal occupation? Land a second component, based on a cluster Census, the tribal population in India stood is a precious resource. A lackadaisical attitude approach to be implemented by the Ministry at 10.4 crore and constituted around 8.6 per in implementation will yield to increasing of Human Resource Development, Ministry cent of the total population. In 2004, the then encroachments of our forest lands. Political of Housing and Urban Affairs, Ministry of NDA Government had brought to fore the parties as well as the Government must act Health and Family Welfare, Ministry of Power issue of historical injustice regarding settle- timely, pull up their socks to fix this mala- to create necessary infrastructure. - !14 ment of disputed claims of tribals over forest- dy. After this, focus must be shifted to devel- Questions now arise about its implemen- ribal development (especially adiwasis) lands, which were pending since decades, par- oping these lands for better returns to the ben- tation. Considering the interface between has been a hot topic of discussion for ticularly after the enactment of the Forest eficiaries. Land rights, however, are not the forests and tribes, the National Commission Truling Governments as well as politi- Conservation Act, 1980. A notification was only reason for tribal alienation. The lack of for Scheduled Tribes requested the cal parties. Ever since independence, sever- issued on February 4, 2004, recognising the infrastructure, deteriorating health condi- Government to rename Indian Forest Service al Governments have launched numerous rights of occupation of forest lands by trib- tions, struggle for livelihood and education- (IFS) as the Indian Forest and Tribal Service. programmes, which have seen minimal al people and a procedure was communicat- al deprivation, too, are some of the reasons This is an excellent proposal but renaming success in terms of enhancing the socio-eco- ed to the States to vest the occupied land. This mineral-bearing areas overlap each other. Due of the FRA. Though the basic surmise of the why they feel disenchanted. Unless the land IFS is not essential. What is needed is to nomic condition of the tribal population. Of recognition was welcomed but could not be to this, inherent conflicts occur. For long-term Act, before its enactment, was on commu- vested is demarcated, digitised on priority and encompass tribal welfare as a core value of course, a miniscule group of educated peo- implemented because the NDA could not sustainability of forest management and to nity rights, it is now focussed on settling indi- becomes productive, the real purpose of trib- forest management. For this, IFS training will ple have benefitted from the policy of job come back to power. Taking cue from this meet the climate change targets, it is essen- vidual rights. It will be interesting to note that al empowerment will not be achieved. require changes and the Indian Institute of reservation. But it is the land tenure reforms notification, the then UPA Government re- tial that not only does our forest land during the last 10 years, till May 2018, 58.5 The implementation of FRA should, Forest Management and Indira Gandhi that have been at the forefront of tribal strug- initiated the process and enacted the become productive enough but also that the lakh hectares of land were vested but more therefore, be linked with the creation of liveli- National Forest Academy should be assigned gles. Many NGOs as well as social workers Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional land vested under the Act can offer a decent than half of this figure was distributed in the hood. A nationally coordinated project, in col- this task. The IFS cadre will require revamp- have been raising the issue of tribal land with Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest livelihood to tribals, in a manner that their next five months, by the end of October 2018. laboration with the Ministry of Environment, ing to create a capable force. To begin with, the forest department. Tribal livelihood Rights) Act, (FRA) 2006. Ever since, it dependency on forests is gradually reduced. The Act is open-ended and for the past 10 Forest and Climate Change, Ministry of one Additional Director-General’s post rights, after all, are intricately linked with the remains one of the biggest reforms to correct The ultimate goal should be that our forests years, the process is still on. Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare, Ministry of should be created in the Ministry of management of forest ecosystems. For, it is the historic injustice done to tribals. It will are manned for ecological sustainability of all This reflects that either the system is Tribal Affairs, Ministry of Water Resources, Environment to deal with tribal affairs, ensure equally important that forest bio-diversity be appropriate to examine the impact of this kinds of landscapes. For this to happen, it is incompetent or the Act is being used as a tool River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation, convergence and plan future set-ups. In the remains in good shape to meet tribal needs. Act on the political economy of the tribals. essential that political parties assess the eco- to barter away forest land. The moot point Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium long-run, a tribal child should grow up imbib- Not only the tribal people but villagers One of the biggest constraints for forest nomic polity of the tribal-forests interface and is: Was it an easy task for the tribal, revenue Enterprises, Ministry of New and Renewable ing his culture while encompassing the fruits living in about 170,000 villages, situated in management and tribal development is that chalk out an integrated strategy. and forests departments to ascertain the land Energy, Ministry of AYUSH and Ministry of of modern development. and around 32 million hectare of forest lands, our forests, regions of tribal habitation and Let us first examine the implementation under occupation, as on 2006 when this Act Rural Development for livelihood generation (The writer is a retired civil servant) %# ( $#) *# #%) ++,+-./ " +
-5 0=. 8$" ' >? @ ,, ) *,' AB :5 F,&& 2 Among Sensex compo- nents, the oil-to-telecom con- $./0.1 he BSE benchmark Sensex glomerate Reliance Industries Tcontinued its winning run zoomed 4.36 percent to its tate-owned Oil and Natural for the fifth straight session on highest in two months in its sec- SGas Corp’s (ONGC) 4,022 Monday, rallying 192 points, ond session of gains after report- crore share buyback pro- and the NSE Nifty inched ing record quarterly earnings. gramme will open on January toward the 11,000 mark, riding Shares of HDFC Bank 29 and close on February 11, on strong Q3 earnings by some jumped 0.72 per cent after the the company said in its offer bluechip companies, coupled private sector lender reported letter to shareholders. # " % % 01 &29 with positive global cues. 20 per cent rise in net profit in ONGC’s board had on & " % " % 0 Sensex went past the December 2018 quarter. December 20 approved buy- % . "! 7A6B- * % 1 # '1 36,700-mark to scale a high of Sunil Sharma, Chief back of 25.29 crore shares for &291 *1 " 1 % . '- 36,701.03 (intra-day) on the Investment Officer, Sanctum 159 apiece as part of the back of widespread gains. Wealth Management said, “It is Government plan to get cash- Finally, the 30-share index clearly morphing into a market rich PSUs to part with their settled at 36,578.96, up 192.35 where strong earnings are surplus. points, or 0.53 per cent. It being rewarded. Capital con- The Government, which touched a low of 36,351.77. The tinues to seek growth at rea- holds 65.64 per cent stake in gauge had risen 533.05 points sonable prices.” the company, stands to gain in the previous four sessions. As we move forward this about Rs 2,640 crore from ten- The Nifty touched the ses- year, the macro factors remain dering some of its shares in the sion high (intra-day) of favourable, but stock perfor- buyback programme. 10,987.45; and finally closed the mance is increasingly likely to “The funds for the buyback session with a rise of 54.90 be driven by earnings and fun- will be met out of internally points, or 0.50 per cent, at damentals at the security level, generated cash resources of 10,961.85. he added. the company,” it said. $./0.1 It has also asked to exempt alone or in combination, “After opening in the green, Shares of Sun ONGC said buyback is the the duty on instruments for including the software intend- market remained in the posi- Pharmaceutical Industries rose acquisition by a company of its he Government may con- joint replacement and spinal ed by its manufacturer to be tive territory buoyed by posi- 1.94 per cent in opening trade own shares. A buyback is an # . % .## 30 % ' " # 0 Tsider reducing customs equipment. used specially for human tive global sentiments amid after it sought intervention efficient form of returning sur- 7A6B1 ' # duty on certain medical devices “Reduction of basic cus- beings or animals for one or signs that the US and China from market regulator Sebi, plus cash to the members hold- in the forthcoming budget with toms duty on PDS Plates to 2.5 more of the specific purposes. were closing in on a trade alleging unfair business prac- ing equity shares of the com- an aim to boosting domestic per cent would reduce the cost India has achieved a major truce,” said Paras Bothra, tices against the company. pany. manufacturing of such goods, and benefit the patients,” CII global position in the phar- President, Equity Research, This is the first uptick in After considering the sources said. has said. maceutical sector. However, Ashika Group. the counter after two successive mutual benefits to the compa- The move would also help The Government has the same has not been repli- Both benchmark indices sessions of beating, wherein the ny and the equity shareholders, promote the Government’s recently set up National cated in the medical devices were driven by strong gains in stock lost as much as 13.80 per “the board decided to recom- ambitious Make in India ini- Medical Devices Promotion industry. IT, teck, oil and gas, pharma cent. Others which supported mend buyback of not exceed- tiative, said the source. Council (NMDPC) to boost Currently, 100 per cent and banking shares amid earn- the key indices were Kotak ing 25.29 crore equity shares Industry chamber CII in its manufacturing, attract invest- FDI is allowed under the auto- ings optimism. Bank (2.42 per cent), Bajaj representing 1.97 per cent of has pre-budget memorandum ments and promote exports of matic route in the medical Sentiment remained Finance (1.89 per cent), Infosys the total number of equity has asked the Government to the fast-growing sector. devices sector to encourage upbeat after Reliance (1.61 per cent), Asian Paint shares in the paid-up share cap- reduce customs duty from 10 Medical devices include manufacturing of equipment. Industries, HDFC Bank and (1.33 per cent), TCS (0.28 per ital of the company at a price 3 1 ' 1 &/ 0 per cent to 2.5 per cent on PDS any instrument, apparatus, The Government would few others posted better-than- cent), HUL (0.26 per cent), Tata of 159 per share for an aggre- 0 #% 1 &/ Plates used for nasal recon- appliance, implant, material or present the Budget on expected Q3 numbers last Steel (0.22 per cent) and gate consideration of not C &/ 0 &/ - structive surgery. other article, whether used February 1. week, traders said. Vedanta (0.13 per cent). exceeding 4,022 crore,” it said. & 1 % % % % 0 % 1 0%% &/ #% 1 ' 1 &/ O&Q 12 " !' ' 0 00% / ' !"3 ' ' - # ,C5:'&6M8# !" 4 " ! #!+$ F,:' :: < 2E the country, continued to “India’s top 10 per cent of remain in debt since 2004. the population holds 77.4 per $./0.1 ' * Asking the political and cent of the total national 8-<8 his family had already rented business leaders who have wealth. The contrast is even an apartment in Tokyo where he International ( "/$* gathered in Davos for the sharper for the top 1 per cent arlos Ghosn will learn his he promised to reside while TAdvertising Association annual jamboree of the rich that holds 51.53 per cent of the Cfate on Monday as a Tokyo awaiting trial. (IAA) will be hosting the and powerful of the world to national wealth. court rules on his bail request He has also promised to IAA World Congress at the 0A8@ take urgent steps to tackle the “The bottom 60 per cent, after he vowed to remain in hand over his passports, refrain Grand Hyatt Lulu growing rich-poor divide, the majority of the population, Japan if released and offered to from contacting people con- International Convention ndian billionaires saw their Oxfam said this increasing own merely 4.8 per cent of the provide more collateral. nected with the case and pay for " .1 # '1 .9#/9 # / 9 1 3 < # ' Centrein between 20th and Ifortunes swell by 2,200 inequality is undermining the national wealth. Wealth of top The ousted Nissan boss has security guards approved by + % '% .9#/9 5 22nd February 2019. crore a day last year, with the fight against poverty, damaging 9 billionaires is equivalent to pleaded for bail after languishing prosecutors to monitor his move- % .9#/9 M # E9 Pradeep Guha Chairman top 1 per cent of the country’s economies and fuelling public the wealth of the bottom 50 per in custody for 64 days as he fights ments, according to Spurgeon. % 1 *% 1 / 00 %N 9G'#1 .- Steering Committee IAA richest getting richer by 39 per anger across the globe. cent of the population,” Oxfam charges of financial misconduct She added that Ghosn has World Congress, said, “This is cent as against just 3 per cent Oxfam International said while noting that high level that he strenuously denies. also offered a higher bail fee by being planned as the most sig- increase in wealth for the Executive Director Winnie of wealth disparity subverts In a statement released stumping up Nissan stock as nificant event covering mar- bottom-half of the population, Byanyima, one of the key par- democracy. earlier on Monday, he sought collateral and promised to wear & % keting, communications and an Oxfam study said on ticipants at the WEF summit, Between 2018 and 2022, to change the court’s previous an electronic tracking bracelet related technology areas in the Monday. said it is “morally outrageous” India is estimated to produce judgement that he represents a paid for by himself. O* P + / P world. We have assembled a Globally, billionaires’ for- that a few wealthy individuals 70 new dollar millionaires flight risk and might attempt to However, an official at the stellar array of 35 speakers, tunes rose by 12 per cent or are amassing a growing share every day, Oxfam said. tamper with evidence. Japanese justice ministry told $./0.1 focus and differentiation. Our each one a global leader in their $2.5 billion a day in 2018, of India’s wealth, while the “It (the survey) reveals how “As the court considers my AFP: “There is no system in unwavering commitment own rights. The topics would whereas the poorest half of the poor are struggling to eat their Governments are exacerbating bail application, I want to Japan in which a person accused ajaj Auto Ltd released its towards building the best appeal to professionals in the world’s population saw their next meal or pay for their inequality by underfunding emphasise that I will reside in in a criminal case can be released Bnew brand identity on motorcycles in the world areas of marketing, advertising, wealth decline by 11 per cent, child’s medicines. public services, such as health- Japan and respect any and all with such a tracking bracelet.” Monday — “The World’s through design, technology, media and technology, as well the international rights group “If this obscene inequality care and education, on the one bail conditions the Court con- “The court sets the bail sum and Favourite Indian” to announce quality and customer satis- as academics and students. We said in its annual study released between the top 1 percent and hand, while under taxing cor- cludes are warranted,” Ghosn can also add appropriate con- its dramatic transition from a faction have made us a truly even have a great line-up of before the start of the five-day the rest of India continues porations and the wealthy, and said in a statement released by ditions such as limitations on domestic scooter maker to a global brand. Bajaj brand is inspirational speakers to make World Economic Forum then it will lead to a complete failing to clamp down on tax his US-based representatives. where the accused should stay,” global motorcycle maker. not only The World’s this convention really com- (WEF) Annual Meeting in this collapse of the social and dodging on the other,” Oxfam He vowed to attend any added the official. Commenting on compa- Favourite Indian, but also plete. Our unique theme Brand Swiss ski resort town. democratic structure of this India CEO Amitabh Behar said. subsequent trial “not only The case of Ghosn, a once- ny’s journey, Rajiv Bajaj, perhaps the most illustrious Dharma addresses the growing Oxfam further said that country,” she added. The survey also shows that because I am legally obligated revered auto kingpin credited Managing Director, said, “Our ambassador for Make in India need for Brands to have a 13.6 crore Indians, who make Noting that wealth is women and girls are hardest hit to do so, but because I am eager with turning around strug- international performance is initiative of the Indian higher purpose.” up the poorest 10 per cent of becoming even more concen- by rising economic inequality, to finally have the opportuni- gling Nissan, has gripped Japan validation of our strategy of Government.” trated, Oxfam said 26 people he added. ty to defend myself”. and the business world since now own the same as the 3.8 “The size of one’s bank “I am not guilty of the his arrest out of the blue on billion people who make up account should not dictate charges against me and I look November 19 as his private jet the poorest half of humanity, how many years your children forward to defending my rep- at a Tokyo airport. down from 44 people last spend in school, or how long utation in the courtroom,” con- Since then, he has been year. you live — yet this is the real- cluded the statement. seen in public only once, in a The world’s richest man ity in too many countries The court has already reject- dramatic court appearance Jeff Bezos, founder of across the globe. While cor- ed previous attempts at securing where the much thinner exec- Amazon, saw his fortune porations and the super-rich his freedom on bail and even his utive pleaded his innocence in increase to $112 billion and enjoy low tax bills, millions of own lead lawyer has indicated it a packed courtroom. His wife just 1 per cent of his fortune girls are denied a decent edu- could be six months before he Carole has appealed to Human is equivalent to the whole cation and women are dying is released for a trial. Rights Watch, claiming he is health budget for Ethiopia, a for lack of maternity care,” A spokeswoman for being held in “harsh” condi- country of 115 million people. Byanyima said. Ghosn, Devon Spurgeon, said tions and subjected to round- the-clock interrogations intended to extract a confes- sion. ( %++ %# ( $#) *# #%) ++,+-./ 1 % 12 3 1 , %+, 2 1 1 4 1 11 1 2 4 1 1 54 3 1 ( %+ 1 4 1 1 241
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The low intensity requires many treatments. clothing, there are several ways an increase of about 300% in the inci- Speaking about this, Dr Manoj Kumar, Aabout 44 people However, the low intensity also preserves as much of the healthy to keep the body warm during Sdence of coronary artery disease Director & Head, Cardiac Cath Lab, Max died in Delhi between 1 tissue as possible. This produces an aesthetically pleasing result. (CAD) in Indians, especially in the last Super Specialty Hospital, Patparganj, New January and 6 January, After your surgeon has indicated that a laser can be helpful in cold winter months. three decades. Approximately 12% of Delhi, said: “Sudden change in temper- including a two-year-old child the surgery, your surgeon will explain the laser of choice and what ROSHANI DEVI tells you those affected are in urban India. ature causes thermal stress for the due to the cold weather conditions. can be accomplished. As with all surgery, the laser has its limita- what one can do to keep the Apart from the common risk body and the latter must work Several of these deaths may probably be tions. Often the results are very good. Your surgeon will give you factors including regular con- more to maintain a constant due to a condition called hypothermia. the best judgment for the particular procedure. chill away sumption of processed food temperature. This type of stress Hypothermia is generally defined as Some surgeons may use local anesthetics to numb the treat- and a sedentary lifestyle, the has direct effect on blood vis- having a core body temperature of 95 ed area before the surgery. Because safety is a major component iven that winter has into your bath and have a nice condition can exacerbate in cosity, making it thicker, stick- degrees Fahrenheit or lower and can occur of laser use, your surgeon will describe safety precautions before started to play hide and soak. winter. 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So over government strategy. rammed into the entrance of a The Taliban — who have Indian part of the border, but letin boards accused @ *B London and Brussels have you want the EU to be a bigger May’s Downing Street compound in Maidan Shahr — been waging a 17-year war Bangladesh border guards McDonald’s of violating ! spent the best part of two loser than the UK? Is this what office has called them the capital of Wardak province against the Western-backed stopped them from entering Chinese law by supporting # , years working on the divorce you really want? “This is a fair “extremely concerning”. that lies about 50 kilometers Afghan Government — later their territory. “They are now independence for Taiwan, deal but MPs in parliament’s deal that 27 members strong- “You’ve got a Leave popu- south of the capital Kabul. claimed responsibility for the living in two tents provided by which Beijing claims as part of @ @ lower House of Commons ly support so I would really not lation and a Remain parlia- However other sources assault. Indian border forces on the its territory. *1-L comprehensively rejected it on touch,” he said. ment,” International Trade claimed 100 people died in the The attack comes a day border’s zero line,” Mannan Some called for a boycott. Tuesday. After surviving a Secretary Liam Fox, one of the attack. At least three gunmen after a Taliban suicide bomber Jahangir, a local government Others said McDonald’s, whose EU leaders have signalled Commons confidence vote on senior Brexiteers in May’s cab- stormed the base following the targeted the convoy of Logar official at the Bangladeshi bor- mainland franchises are owned they could alter the agreement Wednesday, May last week inet, said on Sunday. explosion, igniting a firefight province’s governor, killing at der town of Kasba, told AFP. by a group that includes the if May dropped some of her reached out to opposition par- “Parliament has not got the with Afghan security forces. All least seven security guards. Lieutenant Colonel Golam Chinese Cabinet’s investment ! negotiating “red lines” but ties to seek a compromise solu- right to hijack the Brexit three gunmen were later killed Fights between security Kabir, a Bangladesh border arm, should be expelled from %6$%60, ,# British media on Monday tion but the talks appear to process... And in fact steal the in the exchange, according to forces and Taliban fighters guard commander, said the China. reported that she would instead have fallen through. result from the people,” he a provincial official. have continued to intensify group first arrived at the bor- “McDonald’s this is 5( ** attempt to negotiate some Jeremy Corbyn, leader of told BBC television. “So far our reports show 12 across the country during the der from the Indian State of what you want to do? ,# changes to the existing agree- the main opposition Labour Britain voted by a 52-48 have been killed and 20 frigid Afghan winter, which Jammu and Kashmir Help Taiwan independence?” # ment. Party stayed away, saying that margin in favour of leaving the wounded, most of whom were traditionally experiences a lull on January 18. Senior said a posting on the Sina.Com The reports were met with a “no-deal” departure must be EU in a referendum in 2016 Afghan security forces,” Akhtar in fighting. officials from both sides held a portal signed “Good Knife scepticism in Europe. ruled out first — something that exposed deep divisions in Mohammad Taheri — the head The recent Taliban attacks meeting on Sunday, with Dh- Still.” “I don’t think it can be May says is impossible. British society. of Wardak provincial council - come as Washington is step- aka insist- saved by marginal adjustments After May sets out her One of the most problem- - told AFP. ping up efforts for a peace deal ing that in the current plan. I don’t plans for the way ahead, law- atic areas of the divorce deal is “The Taliban used a that could pave the way for the New Delhi think she can convince MPs by makers are set to table a series the so-called backstop on the Humvee vehicle to hit the com- Taliban’s participation in the take the presenting the same thing to of amendments, to be voted Irish border -- a legal guaran- pound,” Taheri added. next government, with the US refugees as them with slight tweaks,” upon on January 29. tee that the frontier would Provincial health director peace envoy Zalmay Khalilzad they had Spanish Foreign Minister Josep At least two groups of MPs remain free-flowing if Britain Mohammad Salim Asgharkhail visiting regional powers this Indian Borrell said in Brussels. are planning to table amend- and the EU cannot agree a confirmed the toll. month after meeting health ca- “It therefore has to present ments to enable backbenchers long-term free trade pact. “Some wounded people Taliban representatives in rds and something substantially dif- to delay Brexit and prevent Changes in the backstop were taken to hospitals in December. docu- ferent.” Britain leaving the EU with no could help win over Kabul for further treatment as Khalilzad ended his visit to ments Asked if he would change agreement. Conservative eurosceptics, they were in critical condition,” neighbouring Pakistan Sunday issued by the Brexit deal, Slovakia’s One of the proposals and the party’s Democratic said Asgharkhail. after meeting with Pakistani the UN would enable MPs to debate Unionist allies that May Provincial governor Prime Minister Imran Khan refugee and vote on Brexit issues, giv- counts upon for a majority in spokesman Abdul Rahman last week to discuss ongoing agency. ing them far greater influence parliament. Mangal said the huge blast peace efforts. AFP 1 1##$ $ "$ '././<- % 2 '!"3 !'2
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Nikhil said, “It has happened to us 0 after 18 years and there isn’t anything more exciting than this. The first "2 A"2* Shantanu and Nikhil finale on a plat- form like Lakme Fashion Week which @$$2$ - 1 has continuously given fashion and makeup a new dimension.” # # Added Shantanu, “It is almost like being reborn in the world of fashion. 0 $ $ , We still feel like ‘Is this really happen- ' ) ing to us?’ It is like the ultimate fash- , ion show for us....as if it is our first & , ) and last fashion show. This is the ulti- mate exam in the fashion world.” Talking about how much this col- L laboration is going to add responsi- # bility to them as designers, Shantanu ! said: “First, we are always question- L , ing ourselves at work and always ) M looking to reinvent our styles and designs. We are looking for a distur- . > bance in our equilibrium at work, so Q = R it is not unusual for us to be putting # , ourselves into this position.” or people who find it difficult to take # # Added Nikhil, “As far as the out extra time for physical activity after responsibility is concerned, if you Fa hectic schedule, exercise just got sim- > have a story to tell and you stick to pler and harder to avoid. Researchers have @ $ , it, just go full-throttle and that’s shown that a few minutes of stair climbing $ what we are doing. How do we make called the “stair-snacking” approach, at L ringing together the delica- red, black and gold integrate seam- short intervals between work, can improve cy of hand-woven fabrics lessly. Then sort of weave it in with cardiovascular health. with the sharpness of his sig- a story that has a strong emotional The study showed that virtually anyone # ) nature gravity-defying, pat- connect of valour, pride and integri- can improve their fitness, anywhere and any , terned designs, designer ty that pretty much sets the tone for time throughout the day. “The findings make BGaurav Gupta is set to showcase his this collection.” it even easier for people to incorporate ‘exer- summer/resort collection — The The designers have been cise snacks’ into their day,” says Martin (Un)folding — at the opening of the focussing on gender-neutral clothing Gibala, professor at McMaster University in Lakmé Fashion Week 2019. for the last few years as they intro- Canada. “Those who work in office towers # M Gaurav said his collection will duced men to draped kurtas which is or live in apartment buildings can vigorous- bring together elements that are considered to be extremely feminine. ly climb a few flights of stairs in the morn- L “unique” to Indian design, highlight- “We have taken cue from that and ing, at lunch, and in the evening and know # ing his love for origami-folding and moved to a line for a woman who is they are getting an effective workout.” K fluid-structural construction through more empowered. The silhouettes are The latest study has challenged previous embellishments and textiles. He has more structured which give her that studies which had shown that brief bouts of , included many first-time elements opportunity to lead the path. It vigorous exercise or sprint interval training M such as Lucknawi chikankari draped speaks of women’s abilities through (SIT) are effective when performed as a sin- into demi-couture dresses, a particu- silhouettes,” said Shantanu. gle session, requiring a total time commit- lar tone of yellow that is traditionally Talking about being a trend-set- ment of 10 minutes or so. O ( $' - $'* called ‘basanti’, which means the ter, Nikhil said, “We’re always consid- For this study, researchers set out to - essence of sun-lit spring and Banarasi ered to be an anti-trend brand of determine if SIT exercise snacks, or vigor- $ brocades, which are turned into design. Even the gender equality ous bouts of stair-climbing performed as sin- deconstructed lehengas, perfect for a that we try to show is through the gle sprints spread throughout the day, ** ) modern bride on a destination wed- medium of couture, is more subdued would be sufficient enough to improve car- "G ding. Even the menswear features and brings in a little more sanity but dio-respiratory fitness (CRF). For the study, ) 9 G chikankari and brocades in unexpect- keeps it more occasion-driven. The one group of sedentary young adults vigor- '" ed ways. focus is not only on the garment but ously climbed a three-flight stairwell, three $'"' The colour palette features most- on the wearer, there is a story to every times per day. They repeated the protocol ly pastel shades like powder blue, yel- garment.” three times each week over the course of six $*9 low, ivory and rose. Along with his A brand that started in 2007, weeks. The researchers compared the change 7 " ) ' $$9 scaffold-like pattern, these tones are building it up was the toughest and in their fitness to a control group which did $ Gaurav’s vision of a glamorous and most challenging task “but at the not exercise. 6 $'- powerful spring of 2019. same time is the most fulfilling and The findings, published in the journal Fashion designers, it has taken us 14 years to understand Applied Physiology, Nutrition and ' $ $ Shantanu and Nikhil Mehra what Shantanu & Nikhil as a brand Metabolism, showed that although sprint L ' ') & are also going to present mean to the world. This rude awak- interval training works but the stair snack- " $9 $$ * ' their first-ever grand finale ening has happened recently where ing approach was also effective. “Vigorously ( '($ for the LFW. Inspired by the we have fallen in love with the coun- climbing a few flights of stairs on your cof- ( ) * ) beauty theme for the season, try we live in and feel the need to fee or bathroom break during the day Recruit SS’19 promises to bring back some of those glorious seems to be enough to boost fitness in peo- ( '- $ ' ' take the audience on an moments of India and modernising ple who are otherwise sedentary,” said ( '*$ empowering journey of This time they are giving red a it to cater to this new wave of the Jonathan Little, assistant professor at ' 9P the culmination of mod- @$$2$ - 1 new dimension in matte flavour. emerging market called the millen- University of British Columbia in Canada. L ern authority in the F..11 -. . $" Now this is a colour that they have nials,” said Shantanu. In addition to being more fit, the stair contemporary Indian never dabbled with. They are then They also feel that the Indian climbers were also stronger compared to framework of beliefs N . 8 $ $. sort of weaving it in with a story that fashion industry has now realised the their sedentary counterparts and generated and will highlight /8 108FF@ 8$O has a strong emotional connect of opportunity that lies in India’s histo- more power during a maximal cycling test. the evolution that valour, pride and integrity which ry without having to depend on In future, researchers hope to investigate dif- has led to the @.< 11. pretty much sets the tone for this craftsmanship only. ferent exercise snacking protocols with ## emancipation @8/@. time’s collection. (Lakmé Fashion Week is slated to varying recovery times and the effect on of the millen- The designers feel like being kickstart from January 30 to February other health-related indicators such as nial Indian N21 ..BO “reborn in the world of fashion” as 3.) blood pressure and glycemic control, the @ L /. 0 , woman. they call it their “ultimate exam.” As team noted. &56( L@ # , "$" 6 - ## $. ..0 A- 2$ O, ) , '2 2' $ ) , #M # # O L # ' ' " $ , , D+ , / -D '' , #" K # # M %' " ' ') * - ) ! doption is when a child grows t every stage of an # from her mommy’s heart Indian woman’s life, her # Ainstead of her tummy, believes Aname is invoked. She is Nandana Dev Sen, an award-win- portrayed as a quintessential ## ning actor, writer and child rights daughter, an ideal wife and a !"#! activist who released her first book, perfect mother in various ) In My Heart. illustrations, texts, stories, and 8 Accompanied with many illus- modern media. In Ramayana, trations, the book is well-imagined there are disparate perspec- , and sensitively told, encouraging O ' ' )'')$ tives and different brushes , all children to celebrate the ') ' '& with which people have paint- # unique ways in which different ) $ ed the character of Sita over families are born. the years. ' *)' L Nandana said, “As a child, Author Chitra Banerjee reader and an author, I’ve )'$ $' Divakaruni has launched her , always adored books that were ) $ ( * " novel, The Forest of imaginative. Books that pro- Enchantments, which delves in !# < mote a kind, brave, inclusive 6 ( some rare archives from the # and sensitive view of the world, "()'- "P Indian epic with a new per- ) M without being preachy.” spective. She further said that adop- During the launch, com- L ! tion is a critical topic in India, Her books focusses on a larger bining her immense knowl- Mandodari. A powerful com- she wanted to show Sita’s desire where we have countless disenfran- understanding of belonging based on absolute respect and ease without edge of Indian mythology and ment on duty, betrayal, infi- to experience the world outside ) chised children whose lives could be love rather than biological relation. bullying or persecution. I’ve always the fascinating stories and delity and honour, it is also her confinement in a space ## transformed just by embracing them. It would speak equally to all non-tra- believed that children’s books can go events in Ramayana, the about women’s struggle to where she only took care of her Yet the topic is rarely discussed in ditional families, for instance chil- a long way in fostering a lifetime of author took the audience on a retain autonomy in a world in-laws. ) , mainstream media or in Indian pop- dren with homosexual parents, step empathy in impressionable minds — voyage of retrospection from that privileges men, as While the Ramayana res- K) < ular culture. siblings or a surrogate mother. She that’s one reason why I love them so the perspective of Sita. Divakaruni transforms an onates even today, the author ##, )# “There is still a fear of bullying wrote this one for all kids, with the much.’’ In this retelling, ancient tale into a gripping, in her book makes it more rel- # attached to adoption. We don’t have objective of widening their under- She believes that children’s books Divakaruni places Sita at the contemporary battle of wills. evant than ever through the # enough books yet that foster fami- standing of and regard for how dif- are the most influential and deli- centre of the novel calling it Divakaruni said, “I contin- underlying questions in the lies can directly relate to. They ferent kinds of families grow togeth- ciously infectious literature in the the “Sita’s version.” ued to discover myself novel — How should women , could use books as a tool to discuss er through love. world. They encourage them to The novel is also a human through Sita, who for me has be treated by their loved ones? their precious family identities. But Nandana said, “The dynamics of soar with their imagination, think story of a few other women in always been at the height of What are their rights in a rela- M yes we can see a wave of change flow- a non-traditional family has a great critically, ask questions and commu- the epic, often misunderstood the Ramayana.” tionship? When does a woman ing, the interest is quite rapidly deal to do with the world accepting nicate their thoughts and and relegated to the margins She talked about the con- need to stand up and say, ‘it’s increasing,” added the writer. its ‘normality’ and bond with feelings. — Kaikeyi, Surpanakha and dition of women. She told how enough.’ ')' 1+? %# ( $#) *# #%) ++,+-./ .1
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he India Art Fair 2019 will see bring to mind the predicament of Neeraj Bakshy who excel in the strata a brilliant curation by young ‘being.’ What Camus submits to us in of the signature of Being. Daman aptly designer and thinker Ripu The Outsider, perhaps one of the most quotes Jean Paul Sartre’s “Being and Daman at the Art Indus cogent introspections into the heart of Nothingness” to echo the ideation. booth. Daman extols the ver- the human-condition, exposing our “Being-in-itself” is never either possi- Tbal philosophy and intentions of the existence ‘cut off from a sense of God, ble or impossible. This is what con- ageless Albert Camus in a curation that in benign indifference of the Universe’ sciousness expresses in anthropomor- includes stellar artists like Himmat — a stark realisation of the absurdity phic terms by saying that being is Shah, Rameshwar Broota, Rajendra that is life. Sartre and Heidegger have superfluous, that consciousness Tiku, Norio Takaoka, Amitava Das, examined this predicament as a absolutely cannot derive being from Vasundhara Tewari Broota, Neeraj “transphenomenality of being” — a anything, either from another being, or Bakshy, Nidhi Khurana, Anish Tiku and nothingness “where things overflow all from a possibility, or from a necessary R Erdjnz. the relationships and designations law. Un-created, without reason for Says Daman, “The exhibition which we attach to them and ‘being’ in being, without any connection with engages in pristine visual dialogue general and existence in partic- another being, being-in-itself is de trop with the visionary literature of ular is de trop (superfluous)”; for eternity.” Albert Camus as it brings to view “being existent one cannot Of course, when you look at Tiku’s works that instinctively depict escape this original contin- work, you think of the associations and the human condition. The exhi- gency, this obscene super- aspirations that add meaning and bition draws great relevance fluity” — a “Being for-itself,” momentousness to the sensibility of cre- from Camus’s humanitarian with no outside purpose to ating. Dummy and the Paper Bird 1980, quest as he looked for genuine give it meaning or direction”; created out of ink and vegetable stain on realities behind the order of a thrown projection of paper, has about it an ecological conno- things, positing a world inte- “Being.” This is akin to tation as well as a traversing of the past grated with nature, seeking what Heidegger refers to as when you look at the year it was creat- balance within the web of Dasein (as in Being-there- ed in. Tiku, the sterling sculptor who has complicities extant to a in-the-world). Rameshwar created silent soliloquies in sculpture, civilised world. The exhibi- Broota and Rajendra is a refreshing read in terms of what he tion endeavors to cross- Tiku’s works have always can offer the viewer on a winter’s day. examine our contempo- contemplated the “Being” Study for the Grey Areas of a Public raneity in light of the in a sense of the contra- Hydrant is another work that catches viewpoints that Camus positive, as a sublime your gaze for its subtle signature of nar- left us within a lifetime weakening from uni- rative and soothing tranquility even as of beauty and servi- versal to particular, a the image brings across a corollary of tude.” perspective of the conversations that flash through the He goes further omniscient narrator: tides of time. into the work and of light or time, like Then there is Himmat Shah’s thoughts of Camus God-searching Untitled (Kali 2006) and Neeraj Bakshy’s and adds that it is humans. Smelling the Roses, two works that the writer-philoso- However it is make us stop and think of all things pher’s first images Himmat Shah, amorphous and articulate in art’s many that definitively Rajendra Tiku and realms. 3 * 2
eaving in elements of flora and of the human race were originally fauna is not a first for artist deer. Deer are sacred animals to many WShampa Sircar Das as she has tribes of the southwestern United States ),3 !"R( <()<3 had a felicity with these for many years. too; they are believed to have sacrificed But what still enchants is the manner themselves to feed the people, or are in which she brings in miniature tradi- considered caretakers of the earth. '*' * ) $ tions to embellish her forests with ani- Deer songs and dances are common mal/bird and man/woman combina- throughout this region, with the deer % "" $ '0:/ tions beside flowers and trees. frequently serving as a symbol of the ' Centering around Indian mythol- people. In the Huichol tribe of central ogy, folklore and an intrinsic love for the Mexico, deer are especially sacred and beauty of nature, her Antardhwani at are associated with traditional spiritu- Chawla Art Gallery brings three art- ality. works into fore — Mayura, Mriga and Indian poets of antiquity used the Vriksha. They stand apart in their deer to embody our desires, and the depiction of the beauty of mother hunting of the deer as a metaphor for Earth and the songs and narratives that yoga, with the bow and arrow represent- can unravel and keep it blooming. ing simultaneous balance and focus. This work recalls all these epithets and !" is quite an epiphany. It is believed that Mayura or the peacock was created from one of the %"#&' feathers of Garuda (a bird in the Resplendent in red Sircar’s Vriksha is both a woman and a tree. If Hermann / !< Hesse said trees are sanctuaries, we also know that trees are sacred in India and t would have been one of the most often associated with a god or a goddess. intriguing parts of somebody’s child- Some scholars believe that it is the tree Ihood — puppet shows. There was a time ( that was worshipped first, maybe for its when puppets told stories, jokes, interact- medicinal or symbolic purpose. Trees ed with humans, made the kids laugh and are an integral part of a deity’s symbol- most importantly, seemed to be like a real @*@ 0@ ism. The mango tree, for example, is character. associated with the love-god Kama, the To bring back the experience, from # ) 0 tulsi plant is dear to Vishnu, bilva is Brazil to Italy, Iceland to Tunisia — the associated with Shiva worship, blades of Ishara International Puppet Theatre Festival ## dhurva grass are offered to Ganesha, once again travels the world to curate its neem or margosa is sacred to the moth- line-up for this year’s edition. The festival # 2$ er goddess, coconut and banana are celebrates its 17th anniversary with a / associated with Lakshmi. The banyan diverse range of performances, communi- tree is associated with Yama, the god of cating across language barriers and defin- Hindu mythology and a carri- "#$ death and the tree is often planted out- ing the social, cultural and emotional er of Lord Vishnu). It is Sircar’s Mriga with fer- side the village near crematoria. It is bonds that humanity shares. depicted as a mythical tile antlers from which a believed to be the abode of spirits. Besides many Indian puppet artists, bird which had killed veritable forest grows is Indians knew the banyan tree as the there will be performers from across four a snake. According another masterpiece. Vata-vriksha. When the British came to continents showcasing an array of talent to many Hindu The deer stands tall, India, they noticed that members of the from over 150 international puppet com- scriptures, it sym- strong and majestic trading community would sit under it panies. bolises the cycle as it looks at the and named it banyan, a derivative of From the traditional to modern forms of time. Sircar many predica- bania. Technically, ficus benghalensis, of puppetry, ranging from rod to string pup- creates Mayura as ments that whirl the banyan belongs to the fig family. pets, there will be a range of performances a beauteous crea- around it. Sircar Pipal is also a variant of fig, which with dance, theatre and music. The festival, ture, full of grace unconsciously her- became especially popular in Buddhist that has been curating puppet shows for and contoured alds man’s selfish- times because it was under this tree that over thirty years, aims to educate, enrich classicism, replete ness and the power Lord Buddha attained enlightenment. and transform communities through pup- with a deep adoration and uncanny grace of The tree also represents time as well petry. formances of new groups from Brazil to of the forest and its the animal in her paint- as space. The world is, according to Some participating countries are UK, Iceland along with various unconvention- habitat. Mythology says ing. In the Vedic texts, the Saraswati takes the form of a red deer Hindu, Buddhist and Jain mythologies, Spain, Turkey, Brazil, Sweden, Norway, al acts. For instance, the one by Italy uses that peacocks once had dull deer becomes a metaphor of the called Rohit. Saraswati is the goddess of shaped like a disc that rests on the back Israel, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Taiwan, Japan, soap bubbles as a medium for puppetry. tail feathers. In a battle between restless mind that is pinned to the sky learning, so learned men use deer skin of a turtle and is surrounded by oceans Iran, Afghanistan, Ireland, Belgium, Italy, There’s a lot in store and we are delighted Ravana and Lord Indra, the bird had by Rudra, the Vedic form of Shiva. as clothing and mats to sit upon. A gold- of milk and treacle.Vriksha then is about Germany, Switzerland, Australia and the to have the audience experience it,” says spread its feathers wide open to allow Tamil story images of Shiva often show en deer plays an important role in the the beginning and the end, indicating USA. Dadi D Pudumjee, founder, the Ishara Indra to hide behind them and thus him holding a deer in his hand, thus epic Ramayana. the radial nature of Indian thought. The “It’s been over thirty years of Ishara pup- Puppet Theatre Trust. wage a war. Indeed, it was able to save relieving the ‘mind-deer’ of anxiety. Deer are associated with fertility in seed that springs from the tree repre- pet theatre and the love for puppetry has (The festival begins from February 1 and Indra, in return for which the lord In Hindu mythology, the Aitareya many Native American cultures. In sents stillness and the elemental bindu grown in people. For us, 2019 is the year of will go on till February 9 at the Indian made the peacock’s feathers iridescent. Upanishad tells us that the goddess some Mexican tribes, the first parents from which all things emerge. celebration. One will witness that in the per- Habitat Centre.) 7! @ , F # / %& , ,- F :'&5 , 0) ! # # , / +( % ( ,-. 1 * # 37 /) $ @ , , @ - # * # &'' )# O * A, - ), "! F % 0 , (+ , @ )! , , 1 ( , , ) " # &C &' &G # # # # O ! , &:G ) # # ,! # # ) ! 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According to Gopichand, the @ @ :' "In 2008 (Beijing Olympics) — the change in Indian badminton over # , quarterfinal results was the biggest result, the last 10 years has been "fantas- / K , , , in 2012 (London Olympics) we had the tic". ,# first-ever Bronze (Saina Nehwal), in 2016 remembered for men's singles Championship medal, Olympic "Fantastic, I would say. The 0) ) (Rio Olympics) we had the first-ever players, whether it is Nandu medal and all other medals — and sport has jumped in all parameters. K , / K Silver (P V Sindhu) and, hopefully, 2020 Natekar, Suresh Goel, Prakash you can still look at her and say 'she Prakash (Padukone) Sir played , , , ! (Tokyo Olympics) we will have the first- (Padukone) Sir or Syed Modi. has two Olympics to go at least', and leagues in Denmark, Vimal , @ @ ever Gold," Gopichand said on Monday. "It is how that whole thing was. that is something fantastic," he (Kumar) played in UK, I have :5 ) The former All England champion was The change to that (perception) noted. played in Germany and today we ) , ,# speaking after felicitating the seven win- happened (and for that) Saina Gopichand said he was able to host the biggest league in the world , @K! ## # ners of the IDBI Federal Quest for Excellence (Nehwal) was important. pass on the formula for winning to (Premier Badminton League). , ) # / #Young Champ programme, who will "We needed somebody with his students at an early age. "Things have changed. We K undergo training at his academy in that kind of push, hunger, will to "I won the All England have (Carolina) Marin coming . K Hyderabad. win, because (being) the first per- (Championship) at 27 and all my here to play, Viktor (Axelson) com- Gopichand said earlier badminton son to come out and win is very dif- life I wish I had won All England ing here to play. was remembered for men's singles players ficult," the veteran shuttler said. at 20, then I would have had so "Tournaments in those coun- Al-Ain: @ - K ## like Nandu Natekar, Suresh Goel and He heaped praise on Sindhu, many more years of experience. tries are stopped because we have , # * 1 # - @ Prakash Padukone, among others, but saying the 2016 Rio Olympics "When we were starting off leagues more popular than theirs. # Nehwal changed the perception. Silver medallist has at least two (with coaching), it was my mom's The earnings of top players have ! :5 $ 2 "Well, yes. For a long time before these . 0 7A67 9 J 0% & K ( ) ", more Olympics left. statement — `if you had won gone up. They are encouraging a ,# , ) girls (referring to Nehwal, P V Sindhu) 7A6? 3 J 0% K ( ) " 0% 0 "It is great to see what Sindhu early, or if your kids (students) will whole set of people to take the sport came out, badminton was primarily 0 0 % ! " # has achieved — World win early, they will have enough forward," he signed off. ## @ - K * 0, -K @ - # :'&G ) # &T 1 1 % 0 / - # ) &'' ) ,:''6 - champion Carolina Marin at the quarterfinals. With the 2020 Olympic qualification period Saina, on the other hand, had an impressive starting from April, the Indian trio of Sameer, ! lympic Silver medallist P V Sindhu will start to the season, losing semifinal spot at Praneeth and Prannoy will look to put the best Wijk Aan Zee: F A Oresume her quest for glory in the new Malaysia Masters, which was the first World Tour foot forward. @ ) season, while Saina Nehwal and Kidambi Super 500 tournament of the season. Sameer will begin the season with a clash #, ! Srikanth aim to continue their impressive The London Olympic Bronze medallist will with the legendary Lin Dan, Praneeth faces $ K @ run when they start their campaign at the take on a qualifier in the opening round and faces Olympic champion Chen Long, while Prannoy A - ) Indonesia Masters, starting with qualifiers the prospect of meeting Japan's Akane Yamaguchi, meets Chinese Taipei's Chou Tien Chen in the # , ) # on Tuesday. seeded fourth, at the quarters. first round. Seeded second Sindhu has been a cut Srikanth, who also entered the quarterfinals In men's doubles, it will be a clash between above other Indians as she claimed Silver at Kuala Lumpur last week, plays his first match two Indian combination with Satwiksairaj ) ) medals at all the major events — against Malaysia's Liew Daren. Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty taking on Manu G G # , Commonwealth Games, Asian Games and The eighth seeded Indian will be joined by oth- Attri and B Sumeeth Reddy. , # World Championship, before ending the ers such as Sameer Verma, B Sai Praneeth and HS Women's doubles pair of Ashwini Ponnappa year with the prestigious World Tour Final Prannoy. and N Sikki Reddy will square off against # , # title, the first Indian to achieve the feat. Sameer had enjoyed a good run last season, Thailand's eighth seed Jongkolphan Kititharakul / # $ # After the engagements of Premier winning titles at Swiss Open, Hyderabad Open and Rawinda Prajongjai, while mixed doubles 0 1 # " Badminton League (PBL), Sindhu decided and Syed Modi International. He also qualified pair of Satwiksairaj and Ashwini will pair up to , # to skip last week's Malaysia Masters and she for the World Tour Finals at the last moment and clash with seventh seeded English husband-wife ! , # , ! 9 G will begin her campaign against former secured at a creditable semifinal finish. combination of Chris Adcock and Gabriella A "! Olympic Gold medallist China's Li Xuerui Praneeth also had a forgottable 2018 but Adcock. # F on Wednesday. dished out some good performances at the PBL Another mixed doubles pair of Pranaav Jerry # # The 23-year-old from Hyderabad is and would look to translate the confidence in the Chopra and Sikki will face fourth seed Indonesian expected to clash with reigning Olympic international circuit. combo of Tontowi Ahmad and Liliyana Natsir. Sydney: # - * K L # / 11 .F @1 ) # , P 2 +$"8' 3' ' ( # # :G $ @ / , .F8 . *1M@/ , ) , ) # ) B , , ) $ 32' !'2 - 2+!Q Recovering from an ankle injury * ,U # # that forced him out of the Australia tour, the U U/ , ) , .18$ young Prithvi Shaw on Monday said he will be # , $* . two pretty good openers at fit in time for the 12th season of Indian Premier # U U" the top, Sharma and Dhawan, League. usmane Dembele gave -K # # $@/ ew Zealand's senior-most before he gets in," Taylor was The 19-year-old Shaw suffered the injury OBarcelona a glimpse into , )K Nbatsman Ross Taylor on quoted as saying by in Australia before the the future but Barcelona still Monday urged his team to stuff.Co.Nz. start of the four-match needed Lionel Messi to beat @ 1 ) , focus on the Indian top-order Taylor had his first net Test series. Leganes 3-1 and restore their , L U# rather than "get caught up" session at the McLean Park "I will be fit before five-point lead at the top of K K , with run-machine Virat Kohli after his finger injury during the Indian Premier La Liga. , , during the upcoming limited the home series against Sri League and I am trying Messi had started on the overs series. Lanka. hard to reach full fitness. bench, rested by coach The tour starts on While Kohli averages a I am working on my Ernesto Valverde, and for just Wednesday with the first ODI staggering 113 in ODIs in ankle as well as on my over an hour at the Camp in Napier. India will be play- 2018, Taylor's average is 92 in upper body," Shaw told Nou, Dembele filled the void ing five One-dayers and three the same period across 13 'India TV'. by scoring the opening goal T20 against the 'Black Caps'. ODIs. The Mumbai open- in a sparkling individual dis- Entering the Test series "I've played a few inter- er has been retained by Delhi Capitals for what play. fouled by a high foot. worried about how to decode nationals now and under- will be his second season. The 21-year-old, howev- "It was a clear foul," Kohli, the Australians recently learnt it the stand my role in the team. I've worked on The batsman twisted his ankle while er, limped off with a sprained coach Mauricio Pellegrino hard way as Cheteshwar Pujara stole the my game and try and rotate the strike early fielding in the deep during practice match ankle in the 69th minute, said. thunder Down Under, helping his team to and be as busy as I can. Different shots ahead of the first Test in Adelaide. shortly after Leganes had "Barca don't need these an epic triumph. Taylor doesn't want his against spinners at different stages have Having stayed on with the team hoping to equalised through Martin kind of decisions to help team to follow a similar approach. maybe evolved my game in a positive way," be fit for the second Test in Perth, Shaw was Braithwaite and Valverde them." "He's (Kohli) a sensational player, the Taylor said. "But you're still human and you eventually ruled out of the remainder of the responded by intro- But VAR disagreed best one-day player going around, easily. still have to start again, and it's exciting series and sent back home for an extensive reha- ducing Messi. and Barca advanced to It's easy to get caught up in him. You've got against India." bilitation programme. PTI He needed only what was, in truth, a seven minutes to make fully deserved victory. an impact as his bend- It means they regain ing shot was followed their hefty advantage 4 % 7+' up by Luis Suarez, who over Atletico Madrid at the poked the ball in ahead of top of the table, with the dif- Leganes goalkeeper Pichu ference ahead of Real Madrid ! "$ $./0.1 "We have started becoming technical- Cuellar. Messi then rounded also back to 10 points. ly smart while earlier we just played a power off the win by scoring him- Leganes had beaten tubborn by her own admission, trail- game, it's giving results." self in injury-time. Barcelona at home in $! !""!"3 ' Sblazing Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat The significance of getting a nomina- Leganes had protested September but that remains doesn't mind being called arrogant for it tion for the prestigious Laureus awards has against Suarez's finish, con- the high point of their sea- since the attitude comes in handy to intim- still not dawned on the Haryana grappler. vinced that Pichu had been son. They stay 14th. 20 based defender Tomiyasu idate rivals on the mat. "Honestly I still don't know what this climbed above his marker and "I am very stubborn, since childhood. nomination is about. I just know that my akehiro Tomiyasu's lone nodded firmly into the bottom If I feel something is right, even if that is name has been put for voting. I had not even Tstrike sent Saudi Arabia corner for his first of the tour- wrong, I will be very stubborn about that heard of Laureus. And if no Indian athlete &<% !83<)!<> ) crashing out of the Asian Cup nament. and I make sure people agree with me even has been nominated before, I can only be as Japan beat the three-time The Saudis twice came close if I am wrong sometimes," she laughed. proud of it. champions 1-0 to reach the with headers as they strived for But would she call it a virtue, to be stead- "...It's definitely huge for wrestling in :33%(,) 0?73 quarter-finals on a way back, and Hatan fast even if wrong? India because it is still struggling for recog- Monday. Bahbri curled one just "If someone explains with love and ' & *' ' nition," said Vinesh, who is competing for 1$ Tomiyasu's first-half off-target as he went for proves that my thought process is wrong and $ ( the Mumbai Maharathi in the ongoing edi- header was enough to the top corner. I also start to realise that, then I concede and "' * tion of the Pro Wrestling League (PWL). apoli beat 10-man Lazio 2-1 to close the gap on lead- seal it for Japan as the Yoshinori Muto's step back," she said. 7 $ & $ The winner of multiple international Ners Juventus to six points and consolidate second place last-16 game between shot was blocked on the And what about the perception of ' ' "' * medals says her comeback from a career- in Serie A. two teams with seven hour-mark but most of being arrogant for being so headstrong? threatening injury, sometimes has even her First-half goals from Jose Callejon and Arkadiusz Milik titles between them the chances were falling "Yes people say that (arrogant) but I ' $ amazed. ensured all three points for the southerners. failed to live up to its billing. to Saudi Arabia, who will rue know what's inside me. And if it helps me - $*/( $' * "I have seen athletes struggling so Napoli have 47 points from 20 games and are now seven Japan, record four-time some wasteful finishing. on the mat, I don't bother," she said. badly after suffering injuries. Sometimes I ahead of third-placed Inter Milan who were held to a goal- winners of the Asian Cup, Bahbri's shot from outside "It helps me on the mat. People say it's "I feel India have 4-5 strong con- get shocked to see what and how I have less draw at home by Sassuolo on Saturday. march on to a quarter-final the box crept narrowly wide and over-confidence but for me it's belief. I don't tenders, who can beat any wrestler in the achieved this success. It's nothing but God's But it was a damaging defeat for Lazio who drop out with Southeast Asian champi- Ali Al-Bulaihi powered a strong get intimidated and your opponent also world. I won't take names but we can win grace." of the Champions League places into fifth at the expense ons Vietnam despite not yet hit- header over when the ball was notices the body language. Some people 2-3 Olympic medals. The mindset has Will she not give credit to her own hard of city rivals Roma. ting top form at the tournament. knocked back into the area work on it but for me it's God gift," she changed," she asserted. work? Eusebio Di Francesco's Roma are one point ahead of Saudi Arabia were in the after a free-kick. added. "Earlier people used to just look for par- "It's not just hard work because innu- Lazio who host seven-time reigning champions Juventus next ascendancy early on but it was But despite a late flurry it Vinesh, the first Indian athlete ever to ticipation or win a round at the Worlds but merable athletes do that. This is something weekend. Japan who snatched the advan- remained another goalless out- be nominated for Laureus World Sports now medals are a possibility for all. I know which I don't know. I beat even the formi- Napoli was without suspended defender Kalidou tage with a straightforward goal ing for the Saudis, who haven't Award, also insisted that the mindset of these girls. After Sakshi's Bronze, girls are dable Japan wrestlers after injury, it's God's Koulibaly, captain Marek Hamsik and forward Lorenzo from a set piece on 20 minutes. hit the net since scoring six goals Indian wrestlers have greater self-belief. now targeting Gold at Olympics. grace only." Insigne. From a corner, Belgium- in their first two group games. %# ( $#) *# #%) ++,+-./ += - - ! 1 P1 4 4 1 9 1
.1 82 $. three against the world's top-ranked player. Halep did better early in the second set, erena Williams subdued a stubborn and when the American did break her in the fightback from world number one third game she immediately broke back. SSimona Halep to take her quest for a Standing well behind the baseline, she record-equalling 24th major into the sea- drew Williams into more rallies and began son's first Grand Slam quarter-finals on to find her range, hitting the corners to move Monday. the American around. The 37-year-old American beat the Halep broke again to take a set off Romanian top seed 6-1, 4-6, 6-4 in an epic Williams, celebrating with a fired-up dou- three-setter to line up a last eight clash with ble fist pump. Czech eighth seed Karolina Pliskova. The turning point came in the sixth It was Williams' first match against a game of the third set when Halep clawed world number one since returning after three break points but Williams held and having a baby in September 2017 and the took a decisive break in the fifth. American showed why many already regard her as the greatest of all time. She unleashed an early onslaught and World number one Simona Halep Halep was in danger crumbling before the remained upbeat after a gutsy display French Open champion regrouped for a against 23-time Grand Slam champion stirring comeback. Williams, who is on a mission this year for "It was an intense match and there were a record equalling 24th title. some incredible points," Williams said. When asked to rate her campaign she '8J .1 82 $. Australian looks imposing. But Barty, whose best show- .1 82 $. ometown hope Ashleigh ing at a major is the US Open HBarty faces a tough battle fourth round last year, has wel- elentless Rafael Nadal will aim to snuff against Czech veteran Petra comed the pressure, saying this Rout the challenge of young giant- Kvitova for a spot in the semi- year's career plan was always to killer Frances Tiafoe on Tuesday, while finals on Tuesday but will have "go deep into Slams". young Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas has eyes on the entire host nation cheering "I feel like that was the next a maiden semi-final after knocking out her on. step for me," she said. Roger Federer. The other contest for a final Russia's Pavlyuchenkova, The tournament hits the quarter- four berth pits the unseeded the world number 44, is a play- final stage in Melbourne with 17-time pairing of Anastasia er who has been threatening to Grand Slam winner Nadal emerging as a Pavlyuchenkova and Danielle reach the next level for several strong title favourite. Collins against one another, years but still remains on the The Spaniard has not dropped a set with both players seeking Grand fringes of success at the majors. and demolished former world number four Slam breakthroughs. The 27-year-old's match Tomas Berdych 6-0, 6-1, 7-6 (7/4) in the Barty, 22, entered this year's against Collins is her second fourth round in an awesome display. tournament as 15th seed but car- appearance in the quarter-finals Lying in his path is American Tiafoe ries massive pressure from at Melbourne Park and her who has already an Australian public des- -!' .' fourth overall at Grand Slams. accounted for the ! &: % ! $+ perate for Grand Slam suc- She is yet to progress further fifth seed Kevin ! &:: cess after becoming the first ( &/)3&$&3) : but showed admirable resilience Anderson and ( &/)3&$&3) : local to make the last eight to fight back after dropping a set become a fans' in a decade. to US fifth seed Sloane Stephens favourite with his exuberant LeBron James She has already downed in a third-round match. style celebrations and inspiring life story. five-time Grand Slam champi- Her opponent was a large- The son of immigrants from Sierra 3 . % % $ on Maria Sharapova and is on a ly unknown quality after play- Leone, Tiafoe turned 21 on Sunday and red-hot run of form, winning ing much of her tennis on the celebrated his birthday by beating 20th four Grand Slams at least twice. He held off 12 break points before seven of her eight matches this US college circuit, but grabbed seed Grigor Dimitrov to reach a Slam quar- flummoxing the Swiss master in four sets. year. the tennis world's attention with ter-final for the first time. OE E He faces another Spaniard, the in- But against the eighth-seed- a 6-0, 6-2 drubbing of second "I'm so excited to play Rafa. We're "He's a very dynamic player, aggressive form Roberto Bautista Agut. ed Kvitova, Barty is up against seed Angelique Kerber in the going to have some fun, going to have one. Of course, he's dangerous. He's in The 22nd seed beat Novak Djokovic one of the few players on tour fourth round. some long rallies." quarter-finals." on his way to the title in Doha earlier this who can boast a richer vein of " < % % $ World number 35 Collins Nadal said he was aware of the young Tsitsipas was thrust into the global month before ending Andy Murray's 2019 form. had never won a match at a world number 39, and would be on his spotlight after ending double defending hopes, and possibly his career, in the first Kvitova has won all nine of With two Wimbledon titles Melbourne quarters is the fur- Grand Slam in five previous guard against a man he had never played. champion Federer's quest for a record sev- round in Melbourne. her matches this year, including in her trophy cabinet, the 28- thest she has gone at a major. attempts before arriving in "He has everything. He's quick. He enth title. Bautista Agut is looking to extend his a three-set win over Barty in the year-old Kvitova has experience Throw in the fact that Melbourne and putting three serves well. Very quick forehand," said the The gifted 20-year-old has already 2019 win streak to 10 matches and a final of the Sydney International going deep into Grand Slams, Kvitova has a 3-0 record against seeds to the sword on the way to 2009 champion who is aiming to become secured his place in history as the first potential all-Spanish semi-final against warm-up tournament. while Barty's run to the Barty and the task facing the the fourth round. the only man in the Open era to win all Greek to reach a Grand Slam quarter-final. Nadal.