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BRIEF In the state of Bengal Govt decides to Poors not getting the benefits withdraw NSG from of the centre’s welfare scheme VIP security duties Union Home Minister Amit It did not help Shah addresses during a „ This will be after cided to completely re- „ CAA brought to CAA awareness event, in move NSG commandos "syndicates" world’s notice : Modi Jabalpur, Sunday. over two decades from this task, official which remains that the 'black cat' sources said. Kolkata: Mounting a strong de- Each oppressed This will be after over bereft of 'Cut' fence of the new citizenship law, commandos of the two decades that the Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Pak refugee elite counter- 'black cat' commandos of „ PM renames KoPT Sunday said the dispute that has the elite counter-terror arisen over it has made the world will get Indian terror force will be force will be taken out after Syama take notice of the persecution of from VIP protection du- BJP MP & Bollywood Prasad Mookerjee, minorities in Pakistan, which now citizenship: Shah taken out from VIP has to answer for its "acts of op- ties, a task not originally Actress Hema Malini draws criticism Jabalpur, Jan 12: Union protection duties charted for it when the during a meeting with pression". Modi deplored that a section of the youth is being Home Minister Amit Shah The force provides force was conceptualised gold & silver ornaments from oppn "misguided" over the Citizenship on Sunday said the gov- „ and raised in 1984. traders and manufac- A protestor holds the tricolour during a rally to protest (Amendment) Act, which is ernment "will not rest" security cover The force provides tures, in Mathura, Kolkata, Jan 12 (PTI): against Prime Minister Narendra Modis visit, in aimed at giving and not taking until each oppressed proximate and mobile se- Sunday. Kolkata, Sunday. away anybody's citizenship. Pakistani refugee is given commandos curity cover commandos Prime Indian citizenship. He was armed with armed with sophisticated Encounter Minister was pained to see that the government. Bengal government was speaking at a public meet- assault weapons under Narendra poor in the state was not "I announce that the not implementing central ing organised here to sophisticated the top 'Z+' category to 13 Srinagar: An encounter Modi on getting the benefits of the Kolkata Port Trust will schemes as it did not help drum up support for the assault weapons 'high-risk' VIPs that en- broke out between mili- Sunday Centre's welfare schemes. now be known as Dr. "syndicates" (cartels), but Citizenship (Amendment) under the top 'Z+' tails about two dozen per- tants and security rechris- Modi, while addressing Syama Prasad Mookerjee people in this state would Act (CAA). sonnel for each one of forces in Pulwama dis- tened the 150th anniversary pro- Port. He was the father of not have to miss out on the "Congress people, lis- category to 13 them. trict of Jammu and Kolkata gramme of Kolkata Port industrialisation in India, benefits for long.West ten...Oppose (CAA) to the 'high-risk' VIPs Officials in the security Kashmir on Sunday, Port Trust after Jan Sangh Trust, invoked Mookerjee a man who made sacri- Bengal Chief Minister extent you can. But we establishment told PTI police said.Security founder Syama Prasad and BR Ambedkar and fices for one nation and Mamata Banerjee, who won't sit quiet till each op- that the protection duties forces launched a cor- Mookerjee, drawing criti- said their contributions one Constitution," Modi was scheduled to attend pressed refugee from New Delhi, Jan 12 (PTI): of NSG, which include don and search opera- cism from the opposition had led to the development said, while addressing the the port trust programme, Pakistan gets Indian citi- giving security to Defence tion in Gulshanpora area camp, which said he was of the country post ceremony at Netaji Indoor was conspicuous by her zenship," he said."We will After effecting a major Minister Rajnath Singh of Tral in the south more of a "name-changer" Independence, but sugges- Stadium here. absence. None of the rest only after giving citi- VIP security cut and with- and Uttar Pradesh Chief Kashmir district Sunday than a "game- tions made by them were Hinting at a change of Trinamool Congress min- zenship to all these people. drawal of SPG cover from Minister Yogi Adityanath, morning after receiving changer".The prime min- not implemented after guard in 2021 Assembly isters were also present at Nobody can stop us from the Gandhis, the Union will soon be transferred to specific intelligence ister also claimed that he they resigned from the polls, he said the West the event. doing so," he added. government has now de- paramilitary forces. about the presence of militants there, a police Setting up National official said.He said as Man seeks Rs 1.5 cr from the forces were con- Medical Commission Abhijit lauds Delhi govt schools ducting the searches, likely to be over in Feb themilitants fired at mother for abandoning For out-performing private peers them, triggering an New Delhi, Jan 12 (PTI): encounter. The process of setting up the cation, which is visible in Pratham's 25th anniversary him 38 yrs ago National Medical „ State-run schools aspects like teacher celebrations, Banerjee said Resisting voices Commission (NMC) in place can be better than salaries and the system, the Delhi government „ He was two pensate. As per the plea, of the Medical Council of the private ones and the focus needs to shift schools have "outper- New Delhi: CPI(M) gen- Aarti Mhaskar was earlier India for development and to making them perform formed" the private eral secretary Sitaram years' old and married to one Deepak regulation of all aspects of better. ones.He said private Yechury said the voices later refusing to Sabnis. The couple had a medical education, profes- Mumbai, Jan 11 (PTI): The comments from the schools are "terrible" from of those protesting child, Srikant Sabnis, in sion and institutions is likely MIT professor, whose work an outcome perspective. against the contentious accept him as February 1979 while resid- to be over in February,Health Education outcomes in on poverty alleviation won Education is largely a citizenship law, NRC and ing in Pune.As per the plea, Ministry sources said. state-run schools can be him the coveted Nobel state subject under the fed- National Population her son. the woman was ambitious The NMC Act, which seeks better than the private Prize recently, come weeks eral structure of India, but Register (NPR) cannot and wanted to move to to usher in mega reforms in ones, Nobel laureate ahead of the Delhi polls. stretched fiscal situations be muzzled, as he hailed „ As per the plea, Mumbai to work in the film the medical education sector, Abhijit Banerjee said on "Do I think that you can government school system are generally "bad news" the protests in West the woman was industry. In September received the assent of the Saturday as he lauded aspire to doing better in the like the municipal schools for the sector as lesser re- Bengal during Prime 1981, she took the child president on August 8 and Delhi government schools government system rela- are better than the average sources will be allocated, Minister Narendra ambitious and along with her and left for was published the same day. for "outperforming" their tive to the average private private school in Delhi, he he said, answering a specif- Modi's visit.Activists, wanted to move Mumbai. The Act provides for setting private peers. school? Yes. The Delhi pub- told reporters here. ic question on a Rs 3,000 who hit the streets on Once they reached up of an NMC in place of the He said state agencies lic schools have done it ac- Speaking ahead of deliv- crore reduction in the Saturday with placards to Mumbai to Mumbai, the woman aban- scam-tainted Medical have been "generous" with tually. Results in the Delhi ering a lecture at educa- Central government's edu- that read 'Modi Go doned her son in a train and Council of India. resource allocation for edu- public school system, the tion-focused NGO cation allocations. Back' and 'Down with work in the film left, the plea alleged, adding BJP', continued their sit- industry that the child was found by in all night at Esplanade a railway officer and sent to PRIYANKA GANDHI’S BIRTHDAY Demolition drive area of Kolkata, insisting a children's home. that their agitation Mumbai, Jan 12 (PTI): In 1986, Srikant Sabnis' would continue till the maternal grandmother suc- against four Kochi prime minister left the A 40-year-old man has ceeded in getting his legal city. "The voices of moved the Bombay High custody.He initially lived illegal flats completed those resisting the dis- Court against his biological with his grandmother, but criminatory CAA-NRC- mother and sought a com- was later brought up by his NPR cannot be muz- pensation of Rs 1.5 crore maternal aunt.The plea „ A strong mes- zled," Yechury tweet- from her for abandoning stated that in 2017, Srikant ed."The PM is out of him in Mumbai when he Sabnis learnt about his bio- sage to violators touch and thinks he can was two years' old and later logical mother. brazen it out. refusing to accept him as After procuring her of environmental her son. number, he contacted her norms Light snowfall The petitioner, Srikant in September 2018 when Sabnis, a make-up artist, she accepted he was her „ The Supreme Shimla : Light snowfall and has said he underwent a son and that she had to rain in some parts of life full of agony and men- abandon him due to un- Court ordered tal trauma after being in- avoidable circumstances, Himachal Pradesh demolition drive A view of Golden Kayaloram occurred in last 24 hours tentionally abandoned in the petition said.He later an unknown city, for which met his mother and her apartment, built in violation with the meteorological against four ille- of Coastal Regulation Zone department has issued his mother Aarti Mhaskar second husband, but they Prayagraj: Congress party workers pose with posters of Priyanka Gandhi Vadra norms in Maradu Municipality, orange and yellow warning and her second husband asked him not to disclose gal waterfront on her birthday, in Prayagraj (Allahabad), Sunday. being demolished using for January 13 and 16 of Uday Mhaskar (Sabnis's his real identity in front apartment controlled implosion, in Kochi. heavy rain, snowfall in the step-father) need to com- of their children, it said. state.Kalpa received 1 cm Commissioner Vijay snowfall, whereas Kothi Kochi, Jan 12 (PTI): Sakhare said the demoli- got 11 mm rain, followed tion drive was successful by Manali 6 mm, Seobagh Need to have exclusive special public prosecutors: SC Sending a strong mes- and said everything went 5 mm and Bhuntar 3 mm, sage to violators of envi- as planned.Explosives, Shimla MeT Centre „ ‘They need to know witnesses in sexual ha- "Therefore not only is Bose said. The apex court ronmental norms, the weighing totally nearly 750 Director Manmohan Singh rassment cases, the there a need to have ex- directed all states to ap- Supreme Court ordered kgs, were used in a con- said.On Friday, the MeT how to bring out the Supreme Court has said clusive public prosecu- point exclusive public demolition drive against trolled manner to bring centre has forecast rain, truth from children and laid emphasis on the tors but there is also a prosecutors in all the four illegal waterfront down the lakeside struc- snowfall in high, middle need to develop a pro- need to develop a train- courts that have been set apartment complexes here tures in Maradu, eight hills, and rain, thunder- who are victims of gramme to train them. ing programme where up exclusively for was completed on Sunday months after the apex court storm in plains, low hills sexual abuse and The top court said these special public pros- POCSO cases. with the last two high rises ordered their demolition till January 19. However, it there is a need to have ex- ecutors should be trained "We request the Chief pulled down using con- for violation of the Coastal issued orange warning for have to undergo the clusive special public to deal with issues which Justices of all High trolled implosion method. Regulation Zone norms. January 13 and yellow trauma again while prosecutors for cases reg- will arise in their courts. Courts to ensure that in In perhaps the first of its The Kerala government istered under the These issues may not the judicial academy of kind drive in the country stuck to its time line of 138 warning for January 16 recounting the trau- of heavy rain, snow in Protection of Children be confined to legal is- the state special pro- against illegal residential days given to the Supreme the state. POCSO cases For matic experience from Sexual Offences while recounting the sues which otherwise grammes are developed high risses, the four con- Court in September last (POCSO) Act. traumatic experience. public prosecutors may so that these special pub- crete colossuses housing year as the meticulously "They need to know The job assigned to the be trained to deal with. lic prosecutors attached nearly 350 flats were re- planned operation was suc- Weather New Delhi, Jan 12 (PTI): how to bring out the public prosecutor for The issues may be psy- to POCSO courts are im- duced to piles of rubble in cessfully carried out in a truth from children who POCSO cases is a very chological, health and parted training not only seconds one after another precise manner amid tight Public prosecutors are victims of sexual onerous one which must other related issues," a over the last two security and after people in High Low in law but also in child 23 16 must be trained to deal abuse and have to under- be carried out with great bench of Justices Deepak psychology, child behav- days.Ernakulam District the neighbourhood were with child victims and go the trauma again care and sensitivity. Gupta and Aniruddha iour,health issues, etc. Collector S Suhas and evacuated as a precaution- Kochi Police ary measure. 'Chhapaak' a glowing gem in your repertoire: Ranveer to Deepika Calling "Chhapaak" "one of the films of our times", Ranveer Singh praised actor-wife Deepika Padukone for her immensely complex portrayal of an acid attack LEISURE 02 survivor.Ranveer called Deepika the soul of the Meghna Gulzar-directed movie, which is based on the story of acid attack survivor and activist Laxmi Agarwal. It released CENTRAL CHRONICLE, MONDAY, JANUARY 13, 2020 countrywide on Friday. Saurabh and Saisha disrupt Ashnoor’s diet plan ony Entertainment Television's Patiala show, Saurabh Raaj Jain. The actor, who plan. While shooting a scene, all three of have a cheat day because we know that SBabes has enthralled the viewers with plays the headstrong character Mini, re- us had to try different delicacies. So, tak- she loves to eat but sacrifices her taste its interesting storyline and an outstand- vealed how the three have grown close to ing advantage of this situation, both buds to her dietician’s advice. We actually ing cast. Patiala Babes not just exhibits each other in such a short span of time. Saisha and Saurabh ganged up and wanted her to enjoy this meal.” the beautiful nuances of relationships like They all have a good time on the sets. In planned on making me have some sweet Meanwhile in the show Mini (Ashnoor mother-daughter and that of the bitter- fact, just the way Saisha and Saurabh are delicacies, just so that I mess up with my Kaur) has taken up double responsibility sweet moments between sisters, but it seen bonding well in the show, their off- current diet. And, they knew I won’t be of her stepsister Arya (Saisha Bajaj), and also gives wings to people’s dreams by screen camaraderie is only seen to be be- able to deny it especially while filming a her mother’s restaurant, Patiala Babes. showing them the results of dedication lieved, so much so that they even team up scene. How evil, no?” Ashnoor quips, Saurabh Raj Jain, who recently joined the towards your work. Post the leap Ashnoor to mess with Ashnoor’s diet. adding that she now must work out hard- cast as Neil, the head chef of Patiala Kaur is seen leading the star cast being “I am a foodie and I love eating all the er in the gym to burn those calories. Babes, is seemingly getting close to the main protagonist. time. However lately, as per my dieti- Sourabh Raj Jain said, “We always find Saisha. Only time will tell if their friend- However, Ashnoor is bonding quite cian’s instructions, I follow a strict diet to some or the other way to tease each ship would continue to grow by leaps and well with her Patiala Babes co-stars, maintain my fitness. I avoid eating any- other on the sets. This time, Saisha and, I bounds! Saisha Bajaj, and the latest entrant in the thing which is not mentioned in my diet decided to make Ashnoor indulge and Angad enters as When Bal Hanuman blessed actor Manoj Tiwari Anna’s real Tau in ythology is an evergreen Jiten Lalwani and Nirbhay Lord Ram at his residence and the Mgenre that never seems to Wadhwa, the launch event took a duo also took a stroll around his lose its charm. A favourite with au- spectacular turn when Mr. Manoj garden. Gracing the launch occa- ‘Bhakharwadi’ diences across age groups, the fas- Tiwari a Ram Bhakt himself sion, Manoj ji engaged in an inter- hakharwadi, the slice of cinating chronicles of Lord Ram, dropped in to pay his tribute to the active chat on Lord Ram and also Blife show of Sony SAB will Lord Krishna and Lord Hanuman almighty. spread an aura of positivity and di- soon be witnessing theentry of have captivated the viewers Prior to gracing the occasion, vinity by crooning to the tunes of Anna’s(DevenBhojani) real through the medium of television Manoj met the young Bal Hanuman the show’s title track. While leav- Tau, someone who he respects over the years. Narrating yet anoth- of the show, Ekagra Dwivedi at his ing, the humble actor bent to seek a lot and blindly obeys. The er fascinating tale of Lord residence where the former blessings of Bal Hanuman. Manoj character, Ramchandra Hanuman while depicting the sig- showed the young boy the different Tiwari also sang the title track of Gokhale aka Tau will be nificance of his origin, &TV recently Hanuman Gaddas he kept as a pos- the show at the recently hosted played by the immensely tal- launched their mythological show, session at his home. Amazed by the press conference. ented, AngadMhaskar. ‘Kahat Hanuman Jai Shri Ram’ in little wonder’s talent and enthusi- Kahat Hanuman Jai Shri Ram Previously in the show, New Delhi. Featuring a stellar star asm, Manoj ji narrated him devo- airs every Monday to Friday at Urmila(Bhakti Rathod) decid- cast with names like Sneha Wagh, tional stories of Lord Hanuman and 9:30pm only on &TV. ed to take the disguise of Tau to convince Anna to stop Abhishek and Gayatri’s di- vorce. While she succeeded in her attempt to persuade Anna ‘Jijaji Chhat Per Hain’ completes 2 wonderful years to change his decision, what will happen when Anna’s real ony SAB’s rib-tickling comedy show, JijajiChhat for their immense love and support and I want to Tau makes an entry in the SPer Hain has successfully spread laughter and keep sharing joy to their lives.” Gokhale household? joy amongst its viewers through the beautiful cama- Anup Upadhyay, playing the role of Murari said, On the other hand, raderie between the characters. The show brought “My journey with JijajiChhat Per Hain has been phe- Abhijeet(Gautam Rode) goes the quirky love story of Elaichi(Hiba Nawab) and nomenal. I consider myself very fortunate to have missing and a worried Anna Pancham(Nikhil Khurana) to the viewers’ lives in the such an amazing cast and crew to work with. While I reaches the police station to year 2018 and since then they have created a special leave my family every day and shoot on the sets for file a missing person’s report space in everyone’s heart. JijajiChhat Per Hain never nearly 12-13 hours and yet I never felt that I’m away where his path crosses with fails to give something new to the audiences, with from my family. This is my little family. We share our his real Tau. each character playing a pivotal role in the chaos joys, sorrows, we even fight and fix our problems the Will Anna and Tau recog- and in upping the comedy quotient of the show. next day. I am immensely grateful for all the love our nize each other? Currently, the show has hit the reset button on viewers have given us and I hope they keep support- Opening up about his role as Elaichi and Pancham’s love story where mischievous ing us.” Tau aka RamchandraGokhale, Elaichi is trying to win back Pancham, who lost his Soma Rathod, playing the role of Karuna said,“It’s AngadMhaskar said, “It is my memory in an accident. time for celebration for everyone associated with first ever Hindi show and the Excited about reaching the 2 year mark, the cast Sony SAB’s JijajiChhat Per Hain as we turn two. The brilliant combination of the production the Pune variant.I have recently started of JijajiChhatPer Hain shared their thoughts. sums up my journey in two words, masti and laugh- experience working for this show has been amazing house and channel, Sony SAB, is why I ac- shooting and it’s a lovely feeling on the Hiba Nawab, playing the role of Elaichi said, “My ter.” and we completed 2 years laughing and creating cepted this role of Tau in Bhakharwadi. set. The entire team treats each artist well excitement knows no bounds. The last 2 years have Nikhil Khurana, playing the role of Pancham comedy. The sets of JijajiChhat Per Hain has become The show is a light hearted comedy and and it’s a really comfortable atmosphere. I been one of the most joyous times of my life. I al- said,“JijajiChhat Per Hain has evolved me as an artist by second home and I always look forward to come as I have mostly essayed negative roles, I am very much thankful to the Sony SAB ways look forward to be on the sets because of the and I have learned a lot in these 2 years. I have to the set as there is something new that we create was excited and keen on exploring this team and JD sir (J.D. Majethia) for giving energy it has. I remember initially it was difficult for played more than 40 different characters on the everyday. My best moments while shooting has genre when offered to me. Although the me the opportunity to be a part of such an me to essay the role but I feel I have started living show and the journey has been like that of a school. been when the men on the show dress as women. character of Tau is almost double of my amazing show, Bhakharwadi. In fact, it is like Elaichi. Over these years we all have become a Whatever I have learnt here, I will be carrying it for- Whenever that happens, it is the most hilarious day. age, I still took up that challenge and I’m because of Sumeet Raghavan that I got tight knit family and I found my best friend ward in my life. There are so many beautiful memo- I hope we keep shooting this way and create content looking forward to it.” this opportunity as he introduced me to RaashiBawa on the sets of JijajiChhat Per Hain. The ries that we all have created here on the sets. that lights everyone’s lives.” Sharing his thoughts about the show, JD sir.” most memorable moments on the show has been Everyone here is so unique and the happiness that Watch this wonderful cast of JijajiChhat Per he added,“The name of the show really Watch AngadMhaskar as Tau on the times I played different characters with entirely each person carries here is what makes the show Hain as they fill your life with laughter every intrigued me. Bhakharwadi is one of Bhakharwadi every Monday – Friday at unique looks. These 2 years of JijajiChhat Per Hain run with full energy. I want to thank all our viewers Monday – Friday at 10PM only on Sony SAB. Maharashtra’s favourite snack especially, 9:30 PM only on Sony SAB. Pooja Bhatt Returns to Acting after a Netflix collaborates with Ashish Operation Parindey Teaser: Witness Decade marking her Digital Debut Chanchlani for Ghost Stories! the jailbreak that shook the nation! eteran actress Pooja Bhatt is EE5 is all set to Vall set to enter the digital space Zcome up with a after years of experience in film titled Operation Bollywood Industry. Pooja is well Parindey which will known for remarkable roles in premiere on 28th Feb. Bollywood movies. The film is directed As per the sources Pooja Bhatt is by Sanjay Gadhvi who part of a web-series which will pre- is widely known for miere on one of the leading OTT directing the popular platforms. The series will revolve Dhoom series. The se- around corporate world and along ries will portray the with Pooja there are other well- etflix which released it’s film Ghost dustry like Karan Johar, Zoya Akhtar, story of one of the known actors playing prominent NStories on 1st Jan has come up Dibakar Banerjee and Anuraj Kashyap. most controversial roles. The actress is returning to with a unique and quirky way to en- Netflix released it’s video titled jailbreaks in Indian acting after a decade with this proj- gage with the audience. Netflix for the ‘What if Your Life was a Horror Story’ history. Even though it is based on true tion, "They dared to break free, but can ect. She will be also seen in Sadak 2 first time has collaborated with in collaboration with Ashish. The video events, the film is fictionalized. Now, they fly high enough? DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT DIGITAL which also marks Mahesh Bhatt's Youtuber Ashish Chanchlani to pro- takes basic real-life incidents that the makers of the film has dropped the #OperationParindey begins 28th return as a director after 20 years. mote the film. scare you as a person and presents in a teaser of the same which has definitely February, only on #ZEE5.It stars Rahul The sequel of the movie also stars Ghost Stories is a horror omnibus hilariously over the top horror way. increased the level of curiosity and ex- Dev, Amit Sadh, Rucha Imandar, Sanjay Dutt, Alia Bhatt and Aditya that consists of four films, each direct- The video also stars Ahsaas Channa, citement amongst the fans. The mak- Aakash Dahiya, Amit Gaur and Kunal Roy Kapur. ed by prominent directors from the in- Rahul Subramaniam & Ayush Mehra. ers dropped the teaser with the cap- Kumar in pivotal roles.

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BRIEF DESIRE FOR GOVT JOBS ASI suicide ‘35 of 56 Sena MLAs in J Kollam: A 47-year old Assistant Sub- Inspector of Police al- Maharashtra dissatisfied’ legedly committed suicide in a police Thane, Jan 12 (PTI): mented. station here, police Referring to Chief said on Sunday. Former Maharashtra Minister Thackeray’s Stalin, who reported chief minister Narayan visit to Aurangabad on for night shift, was Rane has claimed that 35 Thursday, Rane said he found hanging from of the 56 Shiv Sena MLAs came back without an- the ceiling at the ve- in the state are “dissatis- nouncing any plans or randah of the police fied” with their party giving any funds to the re- station at Ezhukone, leadership. gion. they said. His col- Talking to reporters “What we can expect leagues on their re- here at a function, Rane, from such a government? turn from night pa- currently a Rajya Sabha They don’t know any- trol found the ASI MP from the BJP quota, thing about running the hanging and immedi- dubbed the Uddhav Narayan Rane government. They took ately rushed him to a Thackeray-led dispensa- five weeks to form the gov- hospital, where he tion as “non- perform- and the Shiv Sena only 56 ernment, from this one was declared broght ing”, saying the Shiv and of them also 35 are can expect how they will dead. Sena, NCP and Congress “dissatisfied”, Rane run the show,” he said. took more than five weeks claimed, without elaborat- Refusing to comment on Three killed to form government in the ing. speculations of a tie-up state. He also said that between the BJP and Raj J Rajgarh: Three per- He expressed confi- Thackeray government’s Thackeray-led sons were killed and dence that the BJP will re- promise of loan waiver Maharashtra Navnirman one sustained in- turn to power in for farmers is “hollow” as Sena (MNS), Rane said Aspirants stand in a queue before appearing for Madhya Pradesh Public Service Commission (MPPSC) juries when their mo- Maharashtra. there is no timeline on only the BJP chief will entrance exam, in Bhopal, Sunday. torcycle was hit by a The BJP has 105 MLAs, when it will be imple- speak on it. bus in Madhya Pradesh’s Rajgarh district, police said on Sunday.The Bhagwant Mann, others booked NCW team provided evidence mishap took place near Peeplebay vil- lage on Jaipur- Jabalpur road, Biaora Dehat police for rioting during protest of police brutality station inspector Aditya Soni said. The the IPC including rioting, allegedly started throw- Women protestors are speeding bus Punjab politics voluntarily causing hurt ing stones on them dur- Q Protesting against being badly beaten up, re- knocked down the Police had detained and to deter public servant in ing the protest. AP capital shift sulting in injuries. Police two-wheeler,killing released AAP func- discharge of his duty,dis- Leader of the move is brutally trying to sup- its riders Badri Lal tionaries who were obedience to order prom- Opposition and senior press the peoples voices, (25), Kamal (22) and trying to march towards ulgated by public ser- AAP leader from Punjab Amaravati, Jan 12 (PTI): Jayadev said. Govardhan (27), all the official residence vant, The protesters cre- Harpal Singh Cheema The NCW team com- local residents, he of the Punjab Chief ated law and order prob- slammed the Chandigarh Video and photographic prised Kanchan Khattar, said. Minister here. lem and violated the dis- Police for registering the ‘evidence’ of alleged po- senior coordinator and trict magistrate’s order case. Rubbishing the lice brutality on women in Praveen Singh, counsellor. Car crash under Section 144 in the claim that AAP workers the Amaravati region dur- The commission has Chandigarh, Jan 12 (PTI): area, police said. had assaulted the police ing the ongoing agitation taken suo moto (on its J New Tehri: Two per- Police had used water personnel on duty, against the move to relo- own) cognisance of the sons were killed and AAP’s Punjab unit cannons on Friday last to Cheema said, “We will cate the state capital was Galla Jayadev “police atrocities” on three others injured president Bhagwant stop the Aam Aadmi continue to raise the presented to the visiting women during the capital when the car they Mann and some party Bhagwant Mann Party leaders and work- voice of the people of team of National (of law) are being imposed protests and sent its team were travelling in fell legislators from the state ers protesting against the Punjab. We do not fear Commission for Women to deter people from tak- on a fact-finding mission. into a gorge in Tehri have been booked on seven-eight legislators hike in power tariff in from going to jail. Being in Guntur on Sunday. ing part in the protests, Pictures of alleged po- Garhwal district, po- charges of rioting, as- and others on the state- Punjab from moving to- in opposition, we have to A delegation, including Jayadev told the NCW lice high handedness have lice said on Sunday. sault and obstructing po- ment of a woman consta- wards Chief Minister play our role and raise Guntur MP Galla Jayadev team. gone viral on social media The mishap occurred lice from performing ble here, who complained Amarinder Singh’s resi- people’s voice”. of TDP and farmers, met Talking to reporters platforms and opposition on Dhatti- their duties during a that AAP activists had dence here. The main op- After the protest here, the NCW members and later, the MP said he also MPs on Saturday ex- Ghandiyaldhar Road protest here against pelted stones and assault- position party in Punjab the AAP in a statement complained about the po- told the panel that cases pressed outrage over the in Kirtinagar block power tariff hike, a po- ed her and some other was also seeking scrap- here had claimed that lice abuses against women were being ‘foisted’ on police action in the last killing two persons lice official said on cops during the protest ping of power purchase more than two dozen who were holding ‘peace- women and farmers and few days. on the spot, Sunday. on Friday last. agreements signed dur- party leaders and volun- ful’ protests on the capital they were being ‘tortured’. Farmers, who gave Kirtinagar Sub Around 800 unnamed SHO of Sector 3 Police ing the previous SAD- teers including MLA issue for the past 26 days. Women constables were their land for development Divisional AAP supporters have Station, Inspector Jaspal BJP regime with private Aman Arora sustained Women are being not present in many cases of Amaravati, have been Magistrate Raja also been booked. Singh said an FIR has plants. Police said at least injuries because of water abused. Police are creat- and where they were pres- protesting after the YSRC Abbas said. The FIR was filed on been registered here six of their personnel cannon and two of them ing a fear psychosis in the ent, their behaviour was government proposed Saturday against the against Mann and others were injured when un- were admitted to the villages (in Amaravati re- worse than the male con- three different capitals, in- Bikers dead Sangrur MP, around under various Sections of known AAP supporters PGIMER. gion). Aggressive sections stables, he charged. cluding Visakhapatnam.

J Baghpat: Two friends were killed Think-tank to improve after their motorcycle collided with a speed- CRZ violating flat complex now flat ground ing car here, police quality of education said on Sunday.Sunil Kochi, Jan 12 (PTI): Maradu, eight months ders, had managed to evict and Harvir,both in after the apex court or- the owners of the flat, who Mumbai, Jan 12 (PTI): know their experiences. their 30s, were re- Sending a strong mes- dered their demolition for staged protests, saying This will help us in com- turning from Delhi sage to violators of envi- violation of the Coastal they had invested their The Maharashtra gov- ing out with something when the accident ronmental norms, the Regulation Zone norms. hard earned money in ernment will set up a constructive to upgrade took place. The bod- Supreme Court ordered The Kerala government buying the flats. The “think-tank” to discuss the quality of education ies have been sent for demolition drive against stuck to its time line of 138 Supreme Court had or- strategies for improving in schools across the post-mortem. four illegal waterfront days given to the Supreme dered payment of Rs 25 quality of education in state,” she said. apartment complexes Court in September last lakh as interim compensa- the state, School The minister held meet- Shot dead here was completed on year as the meticulously tion. Education Minister ings with officials of the Sunday with the last two planned operation was On the eve of the demo- Varsha Gaikwad said on school education depart- J Mau: A former vil- high rises pulled down successfully carried out in litions, one of the owners Sunday. ment in the last one week lage head was shot using controlled implo- a precise manner amid had said: “It is injustice The think-tank will in- to review its functioning dead by unidentified sion method. tight security and after done by a state against its clude professionals from and the condition of edu- assailants in In perhaps the first of people in the neighbour- citizens. The government various sectors, elected cation being imparted in Sekvaliya village its kind drive in the coun- hood were evacuated as a is responsible for this situ- representatives, educa- schools across the state. here on Sunday,po- try against illegal residen- precautionary measure. ation.” tion experts, teachers, Gaikwad, who is from lice said. Bijli Yadav, tial high risses, the four Section 144 of the The drive was complet- parents, retired bureau- the Congress, was given a local SP leader,had concrete colossuses hous- Criminal Procedure Code ed at around 2.30 pm on crats who have been in- charge of the department gone out for a walk ing nearly 350 flats were Jain Coral Cove apartment, built in violation of Coastal (CrPC) was imposed in the Sunday with the demoli- volved in formulating ed- earlier this month after when he was shot reduced to piles of rubble Regulation Zone norms in Maradu Municipality, being evacuation zone of 200 tion of the 55-meter high ucation policies, NGOs her induction into the dead, Superintendent in seconds one after an- demolished using controlled implosion, in Kochi, metre radius from 8 am to “Golden Kayaloram” and media covering the Uddhav Thackeray-led of Police Anurag other over the last two Sunday. 4 pm on both days to en- building, the smallest education beat, Gaikwad Cabinet. The Shiv Sena Arya said. Family days. Ernakulam District sure there was no move- among the four complex- told PTI. and NCP are other allies members told police Collector S Suhas and tion drive was successful tally nearly 750 kgs, were ment in the area. es, after an about half-an- “I plan to start interac- in the Maharashtra Vikas that Yadav had no en- Kochi Police and said everything went used in a controlled man- The government, which hour delay due to some tion with them from next Aghadi government mity with anyone. Commissioner Vijay as planned. ner to bring down the made it clear that it will technical reasons, official week. Through personal formed in November last Sakhare said the demoli- Explosives, weighing to- lakeside structures in implement the court or- sources said. interaction, I will get to year. Bizman murdered Minor kidnapped, J Jalna: A 35-year-old ‘Prove majority via special assembly session’ real estate business- Tribal leader and ex-Cong killed by friend man, who was out Puducherry, Jan 12 (PTI): ernment are ‘too serious to on bail in a case of Pune, Jan 12 (PTI): A be ignored’ and this only ex- firing on a financier, 17-year-old boy was al- Puducherry unit of the posed lack of majority for the was shot dead by MP Maurice Kujur dies legedly kidnapped and Bharatiya Janata party (BJP) government. two unidentified killed by his friend for a on Sunday called upon Chief “The Chief Minister persons in Bhubaneswar, Jan 12 (PTI): “I am deeply saddened ransom of Rs 40 lakh in Minister V Narayanasamy to should prove his govern- Maharashtra’s over the demise of former Maharashtra’s Pune city, prove his government’s ma- ment`s majority in the back- Jalna district, police Noted tribal leader and Sundargarh MP Maurice a police official said on jority by convening a special drop of the allegations of said on Sunday. former Lok Sabha mem- Kujur. I convey my sym- Sunday. session of the territorial malpractices Dhanavelou Rajesh Nahar,a resi- ber Maurice Kujur died at pathies to the bereaved The body of the victim, Assembly. had made,” the BJP leader dent of Partur town, a hospital here on Sunday family,” the chief minis- identified as Abdulahad The BJP unit president said. Dhanavelou had point- was on his way following prolonged ill- ter said in a message. Siddiqui, was found in and MLA V Saminathan said ed out at a press meet here on home when he was ness. He was 84. Odisha Congress chief the premises of in a press release here that Saturday that he would sub- intercepted by two Kujur was undergoing Niranjan Patnaik also ex- Savitribai Phule Pune the ruling Congress party V Saminathan mit a detailed memorandum motorcycle-borne treatment at a private pressed profound grief University here in the legislator N Dhanavelou had to the AICC bringing to its persons who shot hospital where he over Kujur’s death. wee hours of Sunday, he come out with ‘serious alle- lances for poor patients in a notice the ‘corruption and him in the head near breathed his last in the Maurice Kujur “My deepest condo- said. His family runs a gations of corruption and Primary Health Centre malpractices derailing the Shingdepokari early hours, family lences on the demise of scrap business in Pimpri malpractices’ on the part of (PHC). administration.’ He had also Phata at Mantha sources said. He also worked as eminent Congress leader Chinchwad area of Pune. the Chief Minister and his He said the government- said the party high command and fled, an official at Born in November, 1935 chairperson of the & former MP of The accused, Umar ministerial colleagues prov- owned undertakings like was not aware of what is hap- Partur police station at Belmunda village in National Commission for Sundergarh, Shri Nasir Shaikh (20), has ing that the government as a AFT Mill and other concerns pening here and hence he said. The deceased Sundargarh district, Scheduled Tribes from Maurice Kujur. been arrested and booked whole was steeped in corrup- were defunct what with seri- would apprise the AICC was rushed a private Kujur won the 2008 to 2011. He will be remembered under IPC sections for tion. Saminathan said ous losses they had suffered leader Sonia Gandhi and the hospital in Jalna Sundargarh parliamen- A host of dignitaries in- for the decades of public kidnapping and murder, Dhanavelou had also staged a over the last few years. senior Congress leader Rahul where he was de- tary constituency as a cluding Chief Minister service he gave to India. a senior official at protest rally in Bahoor re- Saminathan said the charges Gandhi of the ‘worst admin- clared dead, he said. Congress candidate in Naveen Patnaik have con- May his soul rest in Bhosari police station cently highlighting the short- Dhanavelou had made istration the people are now 1984. doled his death. peace,” Patnaik said. said. age of medicines and ambu- against his own party gov- getting in Puducherry.’ Parineeti Chopra shares a heartbreaking post on the Australia bushfire Actress Parineeti Chopra, who is also the first Indian woman ambassador of Tourism Australia's SHOWBIZ Friends of Australia program, has raised an alarm regarding the South Australia bushfires. 04 Parineeti took to Instagram to share a few pictures with wild animals in Australia. She warned that the bushfire is happening due to climate change and it is time we should act. CENTRAL CHRONICLE, MONDAY, JANUARY 13, 2020

ctor-producer Ajay Devgn's "Tanhaji: The AUnsung Warrior" has opened on Friday along with the Deepika Padukone-starrer Ajay Devgn: Chhapaak "Chhapaak". He underplays any question of a clash at the box-office saying he wants both films to do well at the box-office because he feels both are based on really good subjects. and Tanhaji will do well Ajay Devgn was interacting with the media at a special screening of "Tanhaji" for school chil- do well at the box-office." The actor is also co- story, the emotions, the drama and the action dren on Friday in Mumbai. He was present at producer of "Tanhaji", and he is known for his has worked really well as per the media and my the event with along with co-actor Sharad acute sense of film business. Asked if the clam- opinion, so I keep my fingers crossed." Kelkar. our to boycott "Chhapaak" would help his film, Asked what kind of response he has got from Two days after Deepika visited JNU to express he replied: "You (the media) know that better. I school kids at the special screening, he replied: solidarity with the students who were attacked will get to know about it by the evening." "We got lovely response from the school kids. by a mob, a controversy erupted with #boy- Talking about initial audience response to They were asking questions to us. Honestly, cottchhapaak trending on Twitter. Many includ- "Tanhaji", Ajay said: "I am happy because our when kids ask you questions, it comes from ing Ramesh Biduri -- BJP MP from South Delhi -- film has released today. Yesterday, the media their heart and it feels really nice." asked people to boycott "Chhapaak" and watch watched the film and most of them have given it "Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior" is a biographi- "Tanhaji" instead. Reacting to a Twitter war that a four-star rating. If the media all across the cal period action drama in 3D, starring Ajay has erupted over the issue, Ajay said with a country have liked the film then, I am hopeful Devgan, Saif Ali Khan, Kajol and Sharad Kelkar. laugh: "A war is happening?! Who is doing it? I that the audience will also appreciate it. I urge The film is directed by Om Raut. Set in the 17th feel there is no such war is taking place. People the audience to go and watch the film in the- century, it is based on the life of Tanaji express themselves on social media and we atres because this kind of film hasn't been Malusare, who was a subedar in the army of don't take it seriously. I feel both films are made made earlier on such a big scale and with such Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, founder of the on really good subjects and I want both films to advanced technology. Apart from that, the Maratha Empire. Will Smith raps about history of his life ctor Will Smith recently (Allen Townes)'s the DJ, I'm Awent behind the micro- the rapper/ You can call him phone to rap about the history Jazz, you can call me dapper/ of his life. He did the rap on Then I was rappin' just to "The Tonight Show Starring make bus fare/ Then I moved Jimmy Fallon", putting his spin in with my Auntie and Uncle in on the show's fan-favourite Bel Air." musical bit "The History of…", He continued, "Six whole reports eonline.com. years I lived with the Banks/ Fatima Sana Shaikh: The "Bad Boys For Life" star So if you can dance to Carlton, and host Jimmy Fallon donned I'll still give thanks." I want to be on a film set matching black hoodies and Honouring his TV brother white tees as they took view- Alfonso Ribeiro, Will and ers on a trip down memory Jimmy then showed off their every day of my life lane, starting with Will's hum- dance moves by breaking out ble music beginnings. "The Carlton". atima Sana Shaikh is all set to take over 2020 by her back Jimmy rapped: "You seen As Will put it in his rap, "A Fto back releases turns 28 and she is all excited to have a him in billboards/ Starring in real big star needs a real big working birthday! Recently, when she was asked about her shows/ But there's a lot about screen", and he proceeded to birthday plans and surprises she shared, "As a kid, I used to him that you might not know." detail his start in the movie in- eagerly wait for surprises. But, now, I just don't want anyone Then, "The Fresh Prince of dustry. "What you gonna do to give me any surprises. I don't think I could've asked for a Bel Air" star took over with a when you hear the siren better way to celebrate my birthday. The greatest gift that an verse about his early rapping noise," he began. "Me and actor can ever get is he or she is getting work. I want to work career. "Back in '85/ I rocked Martin (Lawrence), a couple of and I'm happy doing that." the house till it turned to rub- Bad Boys/ Independence Day, Furthermore, she adds, "I want to be on a film set every ble/ Every time I told y'all girls aliens on my turf/ You invadin' day of my life. I just want to keep getting more and more ain't nothing but trouble/ Jeff us, nah/ Welcome to Earth." work" she shares her Birthday wish. Fatima's next project is Ishaan Khatter on Tabu: She’s a Mirchi, Bhoot Police, which is a horror-comedy where the actress is experimenting with the genre and trying her hands exploring her craft. For Bhoot Police, Fatima will be seen alongside Saif would love to gift her my heart Ali Khan and Ali Fazal. Fatima Sana Shaikh debuted as a child artist through Chachi 420 (1997) and re-entered in Bollywood by her amaz- ctor Ishaan Khatter says it was easy I am very much in possession of my because at one point it looked like I ing character as Geeta Phogat in Dangal. She crafted herself Ato romance Tabu in Mira Nair's antic- heart. I would gift her a book of Ghalib's wouldn't be able to do it. I sent her a as the character and got a lot of appreciation from the critics ipated, A Suitable Boy. Asked why, poetry," Ishaan replied. WhatsApp message if you must know, and audience. Ishaan replied: "Because that person is In A Suitable Boy, Ishaan plays Maan saying 'How are you doing Mira di?', be- Now, in the recently announced film, Suraj Pe Mangal Tabu, it really does half the job for you. I Kapoor, the rebellious son of politician cause that's what I call her. Bhari, the actress is teaming up with Manoj Bajpayee, Diljit have said this before and I have said this Mahesh Kapoor (played by Ram "But, yes a lot of thought, a lot of criti- Dosanjh for the family comedy. Suraj Pe Mangal Bhari is a in Dhadak as well, it is always easy for Kapoor), who develops an attraction to cal thought goes behind decisions, at unique family comedy that draws humour from the quirks of me to play the besotted lover. Because the beautiful courtesan Saaeda Bai (es- least for me. Both of them are different its refreshing yet relatable characters. The world is set in the she's mesmerising, she is and especially sayed by Tabu). from the work that I have done before innocence of the 1990s when there were no social media or in this character. I am really excited for Did he opt for Nair's A Suitable Boy and they are different from each other. I mobile phones. people to see Saaeda Bai." over Vishal Bhardwaj's Midnight don't think I'll be any good if I feel even The actress has been signed to be the first-ever female He has a nickname for Tabu as well. Children? "I wouldn't frame it like that, I slightly complacent on a set. So, I don't brand ambassador for a leading automobile brand as well. "It is Tabasco! Tabasco for Tabassum. I wouldn't say I had the option of choos- want to ever be in that," he said in a pod- Slipping into characters that were mentally as well as physi- came up with it. She's Mirchi!" he said. ing between, for whatever reasons I was cast of JioSaavn's #NoFilterNeha cally demanding, Fatima has exhibited immense persever- What would Ishaan like to gift Tabu? able to be a part of A Suitable Boy, I am Season 4. Asked if he was single, the ance and dedication for all her films. "My heart! I would like to gift her. I think really glad that it worked out that way actor replied: "Yes".

Sonnalli Seygall: Saif Ali Khan: Tabu Is Would love to explore Compelling To Watch Onscreen

action genre ctor Saif Ali Khan is happy to collaborate with actor Tabu on the Arom-com "Jawaani Jaaneman". He feels she is immensely talented ctress Sonnalli and compelling to watch onscreen. "It feels great as she's an amazing ASeygall, who is actor. She is immensely talented and compelling to watch onscreen. gearing up for the re- She's also extremely funny and such a delight to work with. I'm so lease of her upcoming grateful that she's a part of this film," Saif said. film "Jai Mummy Di", The trailer of "Jawaani Jaaneman", which marks debut of Alaya F, says she would like to was launched in London. The trailer is quirky, romantic and comes with explore the action genre. a dose of humour. Saif has also produced the film along with producer "I would love to explore Deepshikha Deshmukh. "This film is about acceptance, accepting your action. I feel I'll be really age, your responsibilities. I think most people who are like that would good at it. I like to stay react like this," Saif said. To this, Deepshikha added: "Saif just fits the fit, so I think my body bill. I think there's nobody else who could portray the role of jazz better type is good for action. than him." "Jawaani Jaaneman" is presented by Pooja Entertainment in I've learnt martial arts, association with Black Knight Films and Northern Lights Films. too. There are a lot of in- Produced by Jackky Bhagnani, Deepshikha, Saif and Jay ternational projects that Shewakramani, the film also features Chunky Panday, Kumud Mishra, really inspire me, like Kubbra Sait and Rameet Sandhu. It is slated to release on January 31. 'Kill Bill' or 'Lucy' with 'Scarlett Johansson'," Sonalli said. She said among other No compromising on Kashmiri Pandits’ story genres, she would like to explore drama. "Among or his return to direction other genres, I would Fafter 13 years with love to do a drama, Shikara, filmmaker Vidhu where it's just a beauti- Vinod Chopra has chosen a ful love story -- some- subject that stems from a thing real and slice-of- chapter of his life — the life," she added. movie revolves around the Currently, she awaits exodus of Kashmiri Pandits the release of her next from the Valley in the 1990s. film "Jai Mummy Di", To lend authenticity to the which is slated to re- real-life episode, the direc- lease on January 17. tor decided to rope in "Ever since the trailer Kashmir-born Aadil Khan and Sadia as the leads, while zeroing in on several launch, I've read four Kashmiri Pandits for the principal cast. Explaining his decision, Chopra says, "If I scripts in two weeks, were to cast artistes from Mumbai to play the refugees, the film would lose its and the kind of roles authenticity. It was generous of the inhabitants of the Jagti refugee camp [in that are being offered to Jammu] to agree to be part of this movie. We held auditions in Jammu, following me are very exciting which those shortlisted were flown down to Mumbai. Here, they had to undergo and something I've several rounds of auditions." Interestingly, Sadia, who was studying in Jammu, never done. I haven't fi- was helping casting director Indu Sharma in roping in locals for the ensemble nalised anything yet, cast. "Indu felt that Sadia would be the perfect fit [for the female lead]. but I'm going to do that However, her family had their own set of inhibitions [about her being part of a soon. I have four really movie]. I had to make long video calls to convince her family. It helped im- good options to choose mensely that I spoke in Kashmiri," laughs the filmmaker. Since the cast primari- from," she claimed. ly included real-life people who had no acting background, Chopra reveals they were made to undertake several workshops over two years to hone their skills. Ariana Grande to perform at 2020 Grammys The “Thank U, Next” hitmaker made the announcement on Sunday.”See you jan 26 #GRAMMYs @cbs @recordingacad,” she posted on Twitter.The Recording Academy also WORLD confirmed the news in an Instagram post, writing: “OFFICIAL #ArianaGrande will perform 05 at the #Grammys Jan. 26!” CENTRAL CHRONICLE, RAIPUR, MONDAY, JANUARY 13, 2020 JOURNEY Queen calls crisis meeting with Harry, Meghan nancially independent”. Q Over royal couple’s According to royal insid- future roles ers, the so-called Sandringham Summit, is London, Jan 12 (PTI): expected to thrash out some of the key details but a com- Queen Elizabeth II has plete resolution to the cou- summoned her grandson ple’s expressed wish to split Prince Harry for face-to- their time between the UK face talks on Monday to dis- and North America and be- cuss future roles for him come financially independ- and his wife Meghan ent is unlikely to be Markle following the cou- achieved at the end of ple’s bombshell announce- Monday’s meeting. ment that they want to step There are likely to be tax back from Britain’s royal implications as a result of duties. such unprecedented Prince Harry, the Duke of changes to their residential Sussex, his brother William, and financial status as the Duke of Cambridge, and royals. their father Charles, the A concrete plan is expect- Prince of Wales, have all ed to be broadly agreed and been invited to the meeting publicly announced some at the Queen’s time in the coming week, Sandringham estate in with details left to be fleshed Norfolk, while Meghan is Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Andrew, Duke of York, Meghan the Duchess of out over time. Some of the expected join the discussion Sussex and Prince Harry Duke of Sussex stand on the balcony of Buckingham Palace issues to be discussed at the over the phone from Canada in London. ( file photo) crisis talks would include where she is with the cou- how much “official” royal ple’s eight-month-old son face with Harry since the titles as the Duke and tend to “step back” from work Harry, 35, and Archie. Sussex crisis exploded. It Duchess of Sussex. being frontline royals, split Meghan, 38, will do in the Monday’s meeting will be will determine the couple’s The couple made their their time between the UK UK and overseas on behalf Passenger arrive at a train station in the city of Wuhan in Hubei province on Sunday. the first time the 93-year-old future roles and decide if bombshell announcement and North America, and of the royal family and the monarch has come face-to- they will retain their royal on Wednesday that they in- work towards becoming “fi- government. Ghosn’s Qquestioning averaged 7 hours a day Indian-Americans remember Pak FM Qureshi embarks Tokyo, Jan 12 (AP): A lawyer for former Nissan on visit to Iran, Saudi Chairman Carlos Ghosn, who fled to Lebanon while Shringla as people’s ambassador sult on the issues of re- awaiting trial in Japan, said Q Amidst regional tension gional peace and stability. his client was questioned an Washington, Jan 12 (PTI): successfully served as cials and were given con- “The recent develop- average of seven hours a day India’s Ambassador to the sular access. In a few Islamabad, Jan 12 (PTI): ments seriously endanger without a lawyer present. Indian Ambassador to US for about a year. The weeks, most of the stu- peace and security in an Takashi Takano said on his the US Harsh Vardhan 57-year-old diplomat ar- dents either left for India Pakistan’s Foreign already volatile region and blog post Saturday the ques- Shringla is one of the rived in Washington DC or were allowed to pursue Minister Shah Mahmood underscore the need for tioning continued through finest diplomats who in on January 9, 2019. Within their educational ambi- Qureshi on Sunday em- immediate and collective weekends, Thanksgiving and very short time won the two days he presented his tions in other academic barked on a visit to Iran efforts for a peaceful reso- Christmas. Takano has said hearts of the American credentials to President institutes. and Saudi Arabia amidst lution,” the FO said. he told Ghosn he couldn’t ex- officials and government Donald Trump at the Understanding the im- regional tension over the During these visits, pect a fair trial in Japan, but as well as the Indian dias- White House. portance of Indian stu- killing of a top Iranian Qureshi will share his chances of winning were pora, according to the Soon after his arrival dents in the US, who as general in a US drone Pakistan’s perspective on good because the evidence community members here, he was faced with per latest figures number strike in Iraq. Pakistan’s Foreign Minister the current situation, against him was so weak. here. the crisis of arrest of more than 200,000, Qureshi’s visit came Shah Mahmood Qureshi stress the imperative of Japan’s judicial system has Shringla, who has been Indian Ambassador to the scores of Indian students, Shringla took several ini- after Prime Minister avoiding any conflict, un- come under fire over appointed as India’s 33rd US Harsh Vardhan Shringla who had taken admis- tiatives to engage them Imran Khan directed him against anyone. derscore the importance of Ghosn’s case. Critics have for foreign secretary, leaves sions in a fake university and address their con- to travel to the region fol- In Tehran, Qureshi will diffusion of tensions, and years said the prolonged de- Washington for New pride to stress to argu- set up by federal authori- cerns. During his tenure, lowing the tension be- meet his Iranian counter- stress the need for finding tentions tend to coerce false Delhi on Sunday to as- ment - crammed into one ties as part of their efforts Shringla travelled to 21 of tween the US and Iran. part Javad Zarif and ex- a diplomatic way forward, confessions. Suspects can be sume the responsibilities short year with goodness, to unearth a visa racket. the 50 American States. Khan has said that change views on the evolv- it said. detained even without any of his new assignment grace and honesty, rather These students were de- In addition to his offi- Pakistan, which shares its ing situation in the Middle The Foreign Minister charges. Japanese prosecu- later this month. than traditional non-com- tained at various places cial engagements, in each border with Iran, will not East and Gulf region, the will convey Pakistan’s tors and Justice Minister “Ambassador Shringla mittal diplomacy,” Indian- across the US. He quickly of his visits, he made it a be party to any regional Foreign Office said. readiness to support all ef- Masako Mori have repeated- soon after arrival had to American attorney Ravi organised all the Indian point to interact with the conflict and rather play From Tehran, he will forts that facilitate resolu- ly defended the nation’s sys- become India’s Sir Batra said, summing up diplomatic missions in Indian students in those the role of a peacemaker. visit Riyadh on January 13 tion of differences and dis- tem as upholding human Thomas More, a ‘Man for his short tenure in the US. the US and made sure that States and have a separate Pakistan’s powerful mili- to hold talks with Saudi putes through political rights, noting Japan boasts a all Seasons,’ and dealt A 1984-batch foreign each of these students meeting with the commu- tary has also said it will Foreign Minister Prince and diplomatic means, the low crime rate. with many issues - from service officer, Shringla were met with Indian offi- nity members. not allow its soil to be used Faisal bin Farhan and con- FO said. Aramco’s ‘greenshoe option’ Top Guards commander briefs Iran parliament Tehran, Jan 12 (AFP): explain the killing of to address members of the Qasem Soleimani, the parliament about the acci- pushes IPO to record USD 29.4B Iran’s Revolutionary head of the Guards’ for- dental downing of a Guards chief briefed par- eign operations arm, in a Ukraine International liament on Sunday over January 3 US drone strike Airlines Boeing 737, which Dubai, Jan 12 (AP): The oil and gas compa- It’s IPO, even before the Iran and the United States. the killing of a top general in Baghdad, ISNA report- killed all 176 people on ny, which is majority added sales, was the Aramco was a target of by the US, Tehran’s retali- ed as the session got un- board. Those killed in the Saudi Arabian oil giant owned by the state, began world’s largest ever. rising tensions over the ation and the subsequent derway. The Guards chief air disaster were mainly Aramco announced publicly trading on the The shares sold in the summer when a missile downing of an airliner, had been expected to Iranians and Canadians, Sunday that its initial local Saudi Tadawul ex- over-allotment option and drone attack, which ISNA news agency said. speak about Iran’s retalia- including dual nationals. public offering raised a change on December 11. “had been allocated to in- Saudi Arabia and the US Major General Hossein tion to the killing of the Many were students. record USD 29.4 billion, a It hit upwards of USD 10 vestors during the book- blame on Iran, temporari- Salami addressed the general on Wednesday Iran said on Saturday figure higher than previ- a share on the second day building process and ly halved its production. members of the Majles in when it fired a volley of that the plane was mistak- ously announced, after the of trading. therefore, no additional Sunday’s trading fig- a closed session, the semi- Iran’s Revolutionary missiles at US troops sta- enly shot down on company used a so-called This gave Aramco a shares are being offered ures value Aramco at USD official news agency re- Guards chief Major tioned in Iraqi military Wednesday morning, “greenshoe option” to sell market capitalization of into the market today,” 1.85 trillion, still well ported. bases, it said. ISNA said hours after the missiles General Hossein Salami millions more shares to USD 2 trillion, making it Aramco said. ahead of Apple, the sec- Salami had been due to Salami was also expected were fired at Iraq. meet investor demand. comfortably the world’s Company shares traded ond largest company in The company said that most valuable company. down on Sunday, dipping the world after Aramco, the sale of an additional Aramco’s additional to around 34.7 riyals, or but below the USD 2 tril- 450 million shares took sales mean the company USD 9.25 a share, amid lion mark sought by place during the initial has publicly floated 1.7 per heightened tensions in the Crown Prince Mohammed public offering process. cent of its shares. Persian Gulf between bin Salman. Firms in China remain wary despite US trade deal

Beijing, Jan 12 (AFP): suppliers told AFP that Washington maintains USD 250 billion worth of they fear the agreement 25 per cent tariffs on about Chinese imports. Washington and Beijing could be upended even may be ready to sign a pre- after it is signed. liminary trade agreement, Rather than focusing but companies in China on the agreement, they are not taking any are planning for the worst chances, forging ahead — seeking new markets with contingency plans in abroad, increasing their case the tariff war re- presence at home or mov- sumes. ing production overseas. As Chinese Vice The “Phase One” deal Premier Liu He travels to signalled a de-escalation Washington from Monday in a trade conflict pitting to Wednesday to seal the the world’s two most pow- deal, manufacturers and erful economies against each other for nearly two SUDOKU SOLUTION years. But even as the US held off last month from a fur- ther escalation in tariffs, firms continue bearing the brunt of existing levies as well as suffering a lower volume of orders amid simmering trade tensions. My daughters and I have conversations about having the right to say ‘no’: Nicole Kidman Kidman, 52, said sexual harassment impacts people differently, and her latest release “Bombshell”, aims to FOREIGN educate and encourage people to talk about it.”I’m raising two little girls right now so there’s a lot of conver- 06 sations in our house about having the right to say no to many different things,” she added. CENTRAL CHRONICLE, MONDAY, JANUARY 13, 2020

BRIEF Huawei executive Taiwan leader meets top US official after her election win China says world should stick Chinese media blame ‘dirty to ‘One China’ after Tsai win tactics’ for Tsai’s Taiwan poll win Beijing, Jan 12 (AP): China said Sunday that the Beijing, Jan 12 (AFP): Chinese state media have world should abide by the idea that there is only one accused Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen of “dirty China, ruled by the Communist Party, after Taiwan tactics” and cheating after she was re-elected with reelected its democratic leader. We hope and believe a landslide victory in a stunning rebuke of Montreal: Canada’s that the international community will continue ad- Beijing’s campaign to isolate the self-ruled island. Department of hering to the One China principle, understand and Tsai, who has pitched herself as a defender of lib- Justice said a Huawei support the just cause of Chinese people to oppose eral democratic values against an increasingly au- executive arrested in the secessionist activities for ‘Taiwan independ- thoritarian China, secured a record-breaking win Vancouver could be ence’ and realize national reunification,” said a in Saturday’s presidential election. But Chinese extradited to the statement from Chinese Foreign Ministry state media sought to downplay her victory,casting United States, be- spokesman Geng Shuang. Taiwanese President Tsai doubt on the legitimacy of Tsai’s campaign. “This cause her offense is a Ing-wen of the Democratic Progressive Party won is obviously not a normal election,” said official crime in both coun- in a landslide Saturday against pro-China news agency Xinhua in an English-language edito- tries, according to Nationalist Party candidate Han Kuo-yu. Her victo- rial on Sunday. Tsai and her Democratic documents released ry speech warned China not to threaten force Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen (C) joins her hands with Vice President-elect William Lai Progressive Party (DPP) used “dirty tactics such as Friday.Huawei chief against the self-governed island. Taiwan’s voters (L) and Vice President Chen Chien-jen outside the campaign headquarters in Taipei . cheating, repression and intimidation to get votes, financial officer have shown that when our sovereignty and democ- fully exposing their selfish, greedy and evil na- Meng Wanzhou, who racy are threatened, the Taiwan people will shout Taipei, Jan 12 (AP): Nationalist Party. from China, and the Trump ture”, it added. Xinhua also accused Tsai of buying was originally de- out determination even more loudly,” Tsai said. Whom do you meet the morn- Brent Christensen, a U.S. administration has reciprocat- votes in a Chinese-language op-ed. It also said “ex- tained on a US war- Taiwan has developed its own identity since sepa- ing after winning reelection as diplomat who is director of the ed. The U.S. does not have ternal dark forces” were partly responsible for the rant in late 2018, faces rating from China during civil war in 1949, but has leader of Taiwan? If you’re American Institute in Taiwan, diplomatic relations with election results. Beijing, which has vowed to one an extradition hear- never declared formal independence. Beijing still Tsai Ing-wen, it’s the congratulated Tsai on her win Taiwan under the One China day take Taiwan — by force if necessary — loathes ing in Vancouver that claims sovereignty over the island of 23 million peo- Americans. and she thanked him for his policy but is legally bound to Tsai because she refuses to acknowledge the idea begins on January 20. ple and threatens to use force to seize control if nec- The Taiwanese president sat support in a meeting at the ensure that Taiwan can defend that Taiwan is part of “one China”. Over the last essary. No matter how the situation changes on down with the top American presidential office loaded with itself against threats. four years, the Chinese government has ramped up Former Boeing CEO Taiwan island, the basic facts that there is only one official in Taipei on Sunday, symbolism. Christensen is the de facto economic, military and diplomatic pressure on the China in the world and that Taiwan is part of China one day after her landslide Tsai has sought to deepen U.S. ambassador to the self- island, hoping it would scare voters into support- will not change,” Geng said. victory over challenger Han relations with the U.S. as she governing island of 23 million ing Tsai’s opposition. Kuo-yu of the opposition pushes back against pressure people. Britain’s Iran envoy denies DEMONSTRATION FOR ANIMAL RIGHTS attending demo before arrest Tehran, Jan 12 (AFP): Washington: The EU urges ‘de-escalation’ Boeing CEO who was Britain’s ambassador to after Iran holds UK envoy ousted last month for Tehran denied Sunday that the company’s he took part in a demon- Brussels, Jan 12 (AFP): The EU’s botched response to stration that broke out at a diplomatic chief criticised Iran on Sunday for briefly detaining two crashes and the memorial for the 176 people the British ambassador to grounding of its best- killed when a plane was Tehran, calling for “de-escala- selling plane will shot down. tion”. Iranian authorities held walk away with 62.2 Students held a gather- ambassador Rob Macaire at a million, the company ing at Tehran’s Amir Kabir student protest to pay tribute to disclosed Friday. University on Saturday those killed when a Ukrainian Boeing said, however, evening to honour those airliner was shot down outside that Dennis killed hours after Iran ad- Tehran, killing 176 people includ- ing Britons. “Very concerned Muilenburg will not mitted the Ukrainian air- about the temporary detention get additional sever- liner was downed by mis- of the UK Ambassador ance or a 2019 bonus, take. Iran’s Mehr news @HMATehran in Iran. Full and will forfeit stock agency said the ambassa- respect of the Vienna convention awards worth 14.6 dor, Rob Macaire, was ar- Britain’s Iran ambassa- is a must. The EU calls for de- escalation and space for diplo- million. rested for his alleged “in- dor, Rob Macaire volvement in provoking macy,” Josep Borrell tweeted. French kayak accident suspicious acts” at the when some started chanti- on Saturday the Ukraine gathering in front of the ng,” he said. “Arresting International Airlines Lille: Three people university. “Can confirm I diplomats is of course ille- Boeing 737 was mistakenly have died while wasn’t taking part in any gal, in all countries,” he shot down, after denying kayaking off the demonstrations! Went to an added. The British govern- for days Western claims it northern French event advertised as a vigil ment said Macaire was ar- was brought down by a mis- coast, authorities for victims of #PS752 rested and detained briefly sile. Police dispersed stu- said Sunday.A fourth tragedy,” Macaire said on in the Iranian capital in dents who chanted “radi- person aged 15 was Twitter, adding he had been what it called a “flagrant vi- cal” and “destructive” slo- rescued, suffering detained half an hour after olation of international gans when the tribute to from hypothermia, leaving the area. “Normal law”. Authorities in Tehran those killed in the air disas- and taken to hospital, to want to pay respects — have yet to make any state- ter turned into an angry Naked activists covered with fake blood take part in a protest against fur trade, called by international non they added. The some of victims were ments about the incident. demonstration, Fars news profit animal rights organisation AnimaNaturalis, in Madrid on Sunday. Amiens prefecture British. I left after 5 mins, Iran’s armed forces said agency reported. said the bodies of a man and a woman in their 50s were found Storms sweep southern US, Midwest on the beach at Qatar emir to visit Iran amid regional crisis Crotoy after mid- Houston, Jan 12 (AP): of people were left without Firefighter Lt. David Hill, night while the body Doha, Jan 12 (AFP): official at Qatar’s power from Texas to Ohio, 39, was taken to a local hos- of another man was Government Severe storms sweeping parts of highways were pital where he later died. recovered later.It Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Communications Office across southern portions closed in Oklahoma and Firefighter Matthew said eight kayakers, Tamim bin Hamad Al- said, adding Sheikh of the U.S. and up into the Arkansas due to flooding Dawson, 30, was hospital- members of a local Thani will visit Tehran, Tamim would fly to Iran Midwest were blamed and hundreds of flights ized in critical condition. club at Saint-Valery- the government said for what is believed to be Saturday in the deaths of were canceled at Chicago’s Lubbock Police Chief Sur-Somme, set out Sunday, amid soaring ten- his first official visit to the at least 11 people, including international airports. Floyd Mitchell called it an Saturday afternoon sions following the US Islamic republic, following two first responders, as Arkansas Gov. Asa extremely tragic day for but they split up into killing of an Iranian com- a stop in Oman. high winds, tornadoes and Hutchinson declared a the city. two groups, with four mander and retaliatory Sheikh Tamim left Doha unrelenting rain battered state of emergency to as- If people would respect returning to base and strikes. for Muscat on Sunday large swaths of the coun- sist crews working to re- road conditions, things like the others continu- Qatar is close to the US morning “to offer condo- try. Storm-related fatalities store power around the this wouldn’t have to hap- ing, aiming for and hosts Washington’s lences on the death of were reported in Texas due state. pen, said Lubbock Fire Cayeux-sur-Mer largest military base in Sultan Qaboos”, the state- to icy weather, in Alabama Two first responders Chief Shaun Fogerson. down the coast. the region, but it also en- run Qatar News Agency from a deadly tornado and were killed and another Another person had died joys strong ties with reported. in Louisiana, where winds was critically injured in in Texas Friday night Backing India Tehran, with whom it The visit follows the US were so strong that a trail- Lubbock, Texas, Saturday when a car flipped into a shares the world’s largest killing of Iranian general er home was lifted off its morning after they were creek in Dallas as severe gas field. Qasem Soleimani in a foundation and carried hit by a vehicle while work- thunderstorms passed Sheikh Tamim will Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani drone strike near several hundred feet. ing the scene of a traffic ac- through. Lightning from meet with President Baghdad’s airport, and A man drowned in cident in icy conditions, of- Friday’s stormy weather Hassan Rouhani and other Minister Mohammed bin during a visit to Tehran in Iran’s admission that it Oklahoma and the storms ficials said. was suspected of causing top Iranian leaders, Qatar- Abdulrahman Al-Thani the immediate aftermath shot down an airliner near even touched the Midwest Police Officer Nicholas fires that burned two hous- based broadcaster Al reportedly called for a of the US strike on Tehran by mistake on with at least one death on Reyna, 27, who had been es but caused no injuries in Jazeera reported. peaceful solution that January 3. Wednesday, killing all 176 an icy highway in Iowa. with the department for the North Texas cities of Qatar’s Foreign would lead to de-escalation “Yes it’s confirmed,” an people on board. Hundreds of thousands one year, died at the scene. Burleson and Mansfield.

Washington: US Congressman Scott SEA SHEPHERDS Sri Lankan PM Mahinda Rajapaksa to visit India next month Perry on Friday voiced strong support for the Colombo, Jan 12 (PTI): lion to Sri Lanka including Indian government’s USD 50 million to fight ter- move to revoke Article Sri Lankan Prime rorism after holding “fruit- 370 of the Minister Mahinda ful” talks with the island Constitution, saying Rajapaksa will visit India nation’s President. that the move has al- early next month and hold Last week, Sri Lankan lowed the government talks with his Indian coun- Foreign Minister Dinesh to address the stagnant terpart Narendra Modi, a Gunawardena was in India economy and high media report said on and held talks with his youth unemployment Monday. Indian counterpart S plaguing the Jammu This will be his first trip Jaishankar on exploring and Kashmir region by to India after assuming of- Sri Lankan PM Mahinda Rajapaksa ways to further deepen bi- providing economic fice in November last year lateral ties in a range of opportunity and sound and the third high-level nalised, Sri Lankan news and estate community areas including trade and governance. Perry Crew members of the marine conservation organisation Sea Shepherd visit to New Delhi by a website ‘The Sunday areas, the report said. investment. The Prime joined five other US Conservation Society (SSCS) rest in the canteen of the Sam Simon ship during a member of the new Sri Morning’ quoted sources In his first overseas tour Minister’s visit will come congressmen, namely campaign to film and picture fishermen that take part in a mid-water pair trawl Lankan government head- in the Prime Minister’s after taking over the reins as the Tamil National Republicans Joe to see if they fish dolphins on the Gulf of Gascony sea, off the coasts of France. ed by the prime minister’s Office as saying. of Sri Lanka, Gotabaya Alliance (TNA) in Sri Wilson, Pete Olson, The NGO Sea Shepherd patrols aboard of the Sam Simon, a former meteorologi- brother and President India is keen to establish Rajapaksa travelled to Lanka continues to push Paul Gosar,George cal observation vessel in the Bay of Gascogne, southwestern France. The boat Gotabaya Rajapaksa. closer links with the new India on a three-day visit for a political solution for Holding, and Francis Prime Minister Sri Lankan government and held talks with Prime the Tamils which includes arrived on December 22, 2019 and will stay there until the end of February, 2020 Rooney,who in the Mahinda Rajapaksa is ex- and offer financial assis- Minister Modi. the full implementation of past have voiced their for the second consecutive winter. Its goal? Put the spotlight on the accidental pected to travel to India in tance to develop the coun- Prime Minister Modi the Indian-brokered 13th support for the move. capture of dolphins by fishermen. early February but the try, particularly the Tamil- had announced a financial amendment to the dates are yet to be fi- dominated North and East assistance of USD 450 mil- Constitution. No going back on CAA, Govt firm on it Amid ongoing protests over the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), union METRO minority affairs minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Sunday said there was no 07 going back on the amended law. CENTRAL CHRONICLE, MONDAY, JANUARY 13, 2020

BRIEF Social media battle hots up PROTEST AGAINST US PREZ Dacoity murder

Ghaziabad: A 35- year-old woman was BJP, Congress try to breach ‘Kejri Wall’ allegedly strangled to death by four armed dacoits at her home New Delhi, Jan 12 (PTI): in a village here AAP changed country’s when she raised an The social media battle alarm early on is fast hotting up ahead of politics: Kejriwal Sunday,police said. the Delhi Assembly polls New Delhi: Delhi The incident took with the AAP triggering a Chief Minister Arvind place between 1 am to spoof-fest with its parody Kejriwal on Sunday 5 am in Behta of a cement advertisement said the Aam Aadmi Hazipur village of that had featured Boman Party has changed the Loni Border police Irani in which two broth- politics of the country station area, ers try to unsuccessfully to some extent and Ghaziabad Senior bring down a wall — in based it upon the work Superintendent of this case the “Kejri Wall”. done by its govern- Police Kalanidhi The parody advertise- ment. Naithani told PTI. ment ends with Irani, as in Arvind Kejriwal-led AAP. AAP social media strate- Samreen was asleep the original, asking why The high-stakes tussle gist Ankit Lal. with her husband does this wall not break, for power in the national “About 200 volunteers the AAP’s media cell Asif (35), son Aatif and the narrator saying, capital is also being hotly from across the globe com- added titles to the charac- (12), younger son “Kejri Wall — tutegi contested in the virtual prise the core team work- ters and changed the voice Taimoor (1), daugh- kaise? sacchai aur imaan- world with parties’ social ing on different social over at the end. ter Nameera (7) and dari se jo bani hai (How media warriors battle- media platforms for con- The two brothers, both brother Zunaid (14) can it break when its made ready with their ‘weapons’ tent creation and ideation played by Irani, living in in the first floor of from a mix of truth and of parodies, memes and for the Delhi Assembly two houses side by side, their house, the SSP honesty?)”. The Congress hashtags. polls,” he told PTI. which in the parody are said. Four armed rob- hit back with its own paro- “Especially in an urban The AAP’s spoof of the named the BJP and the bers barged in and dy of another Irani adver- constituency like Delhi, it original Ambuja cement Congress, unsuccessfully held them hostage at tisement for Dulux paints, is very important to have a advertisement caught eye- try to bring down the wall gunpoint, he added. while the BJP jumped in well defined social media balls and triggered a spoof- between them by using a Protest against US President Donald Trump over the recent US air-strike near with its parody version of strategy. We have been fest among the political tree log named “Delhi LG” Baghdad airport in which Iranian commander Qassem Soleimani was killed, in Drugs racket the same Ambuja adver- blessed that we have been parties. While playing the and explosives named New Delhi, Sunday. tisement used by the frontrunners in that,” says original advertisement, “CBI raid”. New Delhi: Nine Afghan nationals have been arrested VP asks youth to work towards India free of hunger and “high grade” ‘Wrong to boycott Deepika or her film’ over 1.6 kg heroin has would continue to be the been seized as part of Mumbai, Jan 12 (PTI): also criticised the 34-year- Pledge for values guideposts for the individ- a drug syndicate old actor over her JNU VP also asked the youth ual growth and collective busting operation, Shiv Sena leader Sanjay visit. to take a pledge to be advancement of the na- the Narcotics Control Raut on Sunday came out Talking to PTI, Raut physically fit and pro- tion. Bureau (NCB) said in support of actor said, “The demand for boy- mote India’s cultural Naidu described Swami on Sunday.They said Deepika Padukone, who is cott of the actress and her and spiritual values. Vivekananda as an embod- the accused had in- facing flak from the BJP film is wrong. The country iment of Hindu culture gested heroin cap- and some other quarters cannot be run in a and a social reformer, who sules and 7 of them over her visit to the JNU ‘Talibani’ style.” Chennai, Jan 12 (PIB): was against religious dog- were intercepted on campus in Delhi to express “Chhapaak”, directed by mas. He said that December 28 when solidarity with students Meghna Gulzar, hit the The Vice President of Vivekananda believed in they arrived from who were recently at- theatres on Friday. India M Venkaiah Naidu the uplift of humanity, ir- Kabul here while the tacked by armed as- Sanjay Raut The Congress govern- called upon the youth respective of caste or other two were resid- sailants. ments in Madhya Pradesh work towards shaping an creed. Calling upon the ing in Delhi. Raut, who is a Rajya but some others criticised and Chhattisgarh on India that is free of youth to take inspiration Sabha member and the ex- her for “supporting Thursday declared the hunger, discrimination from the life and teachings Killers nabbed ecutive editor of Shiv Sena Leftists”, saying it was a film tax-free in the two and inequalities based on of Swami Vivekanada, he mouthpiece ‘Saamana’, promotional stunt for her states. caste, creed and gender. urged them to dedicate Gurugram: The po- said the country cannot be latest film “Chhapaak”. Declaring a movie tax- Speaking at the Vice President Venkaiah Naidu felicitating students at their lives for the progress lice has arrested run in a “Talibani” style. Some also demanded a free means the state has Centenary Celebrations of Ramakrishna Mission in Chennai on Sunday. of country, welfare of the three men for alleged- After Padukone’s visit to boycott of her film, based waived the entertainment ‘Sri Ramakrishna downtrodden and uplift of ly killing one of their the Jawaharlal Nehru on the life of an acid at- levy imposed on it, there- Vijayam,’ Tamil Monthly there was a renewed inter- economy. At this juncture, the poor. We have opportu- friends after a joyride University (JNU) on tack survivor, played by by bringing down the tick- Magazine brought out by est on India world over as Naidu said that the time- nities to become strong, in an Audi car bor- Tuesday, many appreciat- Padukone. et rates and encouraging Ramakrishna Mission in the country was moving to less vision and teachings stable and more prosper- rowed by the victim. ed her “silent solidarity”, A section of BJP leaders more people to watch it. Chennai, he said that become a 5 trillion dollar of Swami Vivakananda ous nation, he added. The police registered the case on victim Arshad Khan’s wife, who told police that Man seeks compensation from ‘Renaming KoPT will have no her husband’s three friends, Julekar, Rizwan and Lukman, impact on its performance’ had visited their resi- mother for abandoning him dence in Sahibabad Kolkata, Jan 12 (PTI): the voices of those on January 7. Khan’s Srikant Sabnis learnt protesting against the widow said her hus- Justice from family about his biological The CPI(M) on Sunday contentious citizenship band later went out “The defendants (Aarti mother. After procuring criticised the Centre for law, NRC and National with his friends on a and Uday Mhaskar) her number, he contacted its decision to rename Population Register joyride on an Audi have disturbed the men- her in September 2018 the Kolkata Port Trust (NPR) cannot be muz- car that he borrowed tal peace of the plain- when she accepted he after Syama Prasad zled, as he hailed the from his another tiff, for which they are was her son and that she Mookerjee, contending protests in West Bengal friend Shahrukh bound to compensate had to abandon him due that the rechristening during Prime Minister Khan. As her hus- the plaintiff,” the plea to unavoidable circum- will have no material im- Narendra Modi’s visit. band did not return said. stances, the petition said. pact on the port’s per- Activists, who hit the the car to his friend, He later met his mother formance. streets with placards Shahrukh called him and her second husband, Prime Minister that read ‘Modi Go Back’ up and asked to re- Mumbai, Jan 12 (PTI): but they asked him not to Narendra Modi, while and ‘Down with BJP’, turn the car. disclose his real identity speaking at the 150th an- Mohammed Salim continued their sit-in all A 40-year-old man has in front of their children, niversary programme of night at Esplanade area Man held moved the Bombay High Bombay High Court it said. “The plaintiff, who the Kolkata Port Trust Haldia Dock Complex of Kolkata, insisting that Court against his biologi- has already undergone a on Sunday, had an- (part of KoPT) should their agitation would New Delhi: A 19- cal mother and sought a city,for which his mother move to Mumbai to work dreadful life seeking shel- nounced that it will be re- have been increased by continue till the prime year-old man was ar- compensation of Rs 1.5 Aarti Mhaskar and her in the film industry. In ter at relatives’ place and named after the improving its draft,” minister left the city. rested for killing his crore from her for aban- second husband Uday September 1981, she took wandering from fake par- Bharatiya Jan Sangh Salim told reporters “The voices of those elder brother who doning him in Mumbai Mhaskar (Sabnis’s step- the child along with her ents to observation home, founder. “When here. He also said the resisting the discrimina- was a drug addict in when he was two years’ father) need to compen- and left for Mumbai. was totally devastated by (Narendra) Modi came to BJP leaders are mislead- tory CAA-NRC-NPR can- northeast Delhi’s old and later refusing to sate. As per the plea, Once they reached this unacceptable condi- power, we thought the ing the people with vari- not be muzzled,” Karawal Nagar.The accept him as her son. Aarti Mhaskar was earli- Mumbai, the woman tion,” the plea said. In his government will be a ous interpretations of Yechury tweeted. accused’s father too The petitioner, Srikant er married to one Deepak abandoned her son in a plea filed before the high game changer. Now, we the Citizenship “The PM is out of was arrested for help- Sabnis, a make-up artist, Sabnis. The couple had a train and left, the plea al- court recently, Srikant see that the government Amendment Act (CAA) touch and thinks he can ing in disposing of has said he underwent a child, Srikant Sabnis, in leged, adding that the Sabnis sought a direction is a name changer,” and the National brazen it out. He cannot. the body of his elder life full of agony and February 1979 while re- child was found by a rail- to his mother to declare he CPI(M) leader and for- Register of Citizens India’s young have ar- son, they said. Nitin mental trauma after siding in Pune. As per the way officer and sent to a is her son and that she had mer MP Mohammed (NRC). Meanwhile, rived and will take this and Chander Pal (56) being intentionally aban- plea, the woman was am- children’s home. The plea abandoned him when he Salim said. “Ideally, the CPI(M) general secretary country forward,” the confessed to their doned in an unknown bitious and wanted to stated that in 2017, was two years old. navigability of the Sitaram Yechury said CPI(M) leader said. crime after sustained interrogation, police said, adding that a Cabinet Secy asks ministries to country made re- Factory blast: Missing volver used in the crime was recovered provide staff details by Jan 15 from their posses- sion. girl’s body found New Delhi, Jan 12 (PTI): Shops gutted Palghar, Jan 12 (PTI): Cabinet Secretary Rajiv Gauba has sought details New Delhi: A fire The death toll in the ex- of employees from all min- was reported on plosion at a chemical fac- istries by January 15 as Sunday at two ad- tory in Maharashtra’s the government launched joining luggage Palghar district rose to an exercise to formulate shops in New Lajpat eight on Sunday after the an accommodation action Rai Market in body of a missing girl was plan under its ambitious Proposed redevelopment of Central Vista in New Delhi. Chandni Chowk area recovered from the debris project to redevelop of the national capi- at the site, officials said. Central Vista in Lutyens’ blue print for its ambi- gular Parliament building tal, a Delhi Fire The blast took place Delhi. tious plan to redevelop next to the existing one, Service official said. during the testing of In his letter to secre- Central Vista — the na- common central secretari- No one was injured some chemicals at the taries, Gauba has asked tion’s power corridor in at for ministries and the in the fire, the offi- under-construction plant them to appoint a nodal of- Delhi — for which several revamping of the 3-km- cial said. The fire de- of Ank Pharma in ficer not below the rank of buildings such as Krishi long Rajpath from partment said it was Kolwade village, killing A view of the collasped chemical factory after an ex- joint secretary in their re- Bhawan, Shastri Bhawan, Rashtrapati Bhavan till informed about the six people. plosion in Palghar district, Sunday. spective ministries to facil- Vigyan Bhawan, Vice- India Gate. Shifting the fire at 11.33 am after During the debris clear- itate collection of all re- President’s residence and residences of the vice- which four fire ten- ing operation, one more Dasari (35), district disas- girl, who was missing quired information in this Nirman Bhawan are likely president and the prime ders were rushed to body was found on ter control cell chief since the mishap took regard, sources told PTI. to be razed. The redevelop- minister close to the the spot. Sunday.The deceased was Vivekananda Kadam place, was also found, an- The Narendra Modi gov- ment plan of Central Vista Rashtrapati Bhavan is also identified as Trinad said. Later, the body of a other official said. ernment has readied a is likely to include a trian- under consideration. Before we can forgive one another, we have to un- derstand one another. EDIT Emma Goldman 08 CENTRAL CHRONICLE, RAIPUR, MONDAY, JANUARY 13, 2020 COLD WEATHER ✍ LETTERS CENTRAL TO THE EDITOR Chronicle Demolition of the high rises Established 1974 Volume 45 No. 100 The demolition of the high rises in Kochi's Maradu com- plying to the SC's order ,as Political fallout of flight 752 these were built violating the coastal regulation zone rules, resident Trump's tweet in Farsi expressing his support is an eye opener and a warn- P for Iranians protesting Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has already earned over 200,000 likes, making it the ing to the local administration, "most liked Persian tweet" in the social media giant's history, the state machinery and the according to a leading think tank adviser. On Saturday, pro- various stakeholders who ig- testers in the country called upon Khamenei to step down after nored nature and believed Iran admitted to shooting down a commercial airliner on which that political influence,power dozens of Iranian citizens were traveling. That evening, the and money can get them president sent out a tweet in Farsi, saying that he stands with every thing. What they forgot their efforts. “To the brave and suffering Iranian people: I have was that law and justice is stood with you since the beginning of my presidency and my above everything. This is a les- government will continue to stand with you. We are following son meant for all cities, your protests closely. Your courage is inspiring,” Trump wrote. states, nations and mankind in After just one hour, the tweet had received over 100,000 likes general. and has since more than doubled that number. "This tweet by It was indeed an over- @realDonaldTrump with more than 100k likes is already the whelming sight to watch such most liked Persian tweet in the history of Twitter," Saeed huge skyscrapers that rose to Ghasseminejad, senior adviser and financial economist at the the sky with so much of Foundation for Defense of Democracies, claimed. "A strong human energy and labour, show of support by Iranians for Trump's Iran policy, something time and wealth raised to the the MSM does not and will not report." The president's inner circle began celebrating the news shortly after, with Dan ground in seconds. At the Scavino Jr., the assistant to the president and director of the same time along with the White House's social media, tweeting in Farsi, "Excellent." Iran flattening of these concrete responded to the U.S.' recent killing of its top Gen. Qassem A woman walks as a man rides a bicycle on the banks of the Dal Lake during a snowfall in Srinagar on Sunday. monster's Nature in the guise Soleimani by firing off over a dozen ballistic missiles at two mil- of law and justice has taught itary bases housing American troops in Iraq this week. While humans lessons to be learnt in the missiles were being launched, a Boeing 737 carrying over depth and to pass the same to 176 people from Tehran to Kyiv, Ukraine, crashed, killing every- generations to come. The les- one on board. On Friday, Iran admitted to "unintentionally" Can AAP knock out BJP in the Delhi Assembly Elections sons are- never to violate shooting down the plane after originally claiming there was a rules and regulations and mechanical problem and blamed "human error," sparking the T N ASHOK has 70 seats at stake. Currently been limited to its policy successes rules and regulations can't be protests. The crash of Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752 AAP has brutal majority of 67 seats in health and education sectors, amended according to any- over Iran, which killed all 176 people on board, is a tragedy. The of the 70 in the house. which means this is going to play body's wish and will, cash human cost should not be obscured by the recriminations that The AAP exhausted this as its out well for the party and greatly power can get anybody any- have followed. Many families in Iran, Canada, Britain and else- main plank in the 2019 LokSabha in favor of Kejriwal, who has ma- thing but not forever,laws and where have suffered a devastating blow. In addition to the lives polls without much success tured substantially as a political restrictions cannot be taken lost, countless more lives have been irreparably damaged. The against Modis Balakot bombing leader serious about the people for granted and above all Iranian government’s admission of responsibility is welcome. It campaign that raised nationalist welfare rather than behaving as an these not to ignore and dam- should have come sooner. Tehran’s hasty claim, within hours of sentiments and anti-Pak senti- opposition leader in the CM’s age Mother Nature . I would the disaster, that mechanical problems were to blame pro- ments to a new high. Can BJP sus- shoes in early 2014. This shift has voked immediate suspicion. Within 24 hours, video and other tain this now because the city’s gone down well with the people like to opine that this demoli- evidence emerged, clearly indicating the airliner was hit by a students, or for that matter, stu- and strongly in favor of Kejriwal, tion episode will be fully com- ground-to-air missile, yet Iranian spokesmen and diplomats dents across the country are agi- poll pundits claim. plete only when the corrupt persisted with their implausible denials. The otherwise com- tated over the implementation of BJP is on a weak wicket because officials, the politicians, the mendable decision by Hassan Rouhani, Iran’s president, to lhi, the capital of the coun- Can AAP pull it off? What are the CAA , which they think will be a propagandist electoral cam- builders and many others who express “deep regrets” for a “disastrous mistake” attributable Detry, becomes a battle- the issues at stake? Who holds the followed by the National Register paigns by it when the economic were behind this illegal con- to what he called human error is thus tainted by the delay in ground for BJP , ruling at the cen- edge as of today, can BJP pull off a of Population and consequently slowdown and joblessness are all struction are brought under doing so and by a sense that Iran ultimately had no choice. Its ter, which has lost as many as five surprise at the last minute before National Register of Citizens, giv- only going to play out in favor of law and punished. initial instinct was to attempt a cover-up, but it was not work- assembly elections in the last one February 08 as PM Modi, the star ing government unbridled power Kejriwal, perceived as an active M Pradyu, Kannur ing. International investigators were on their way. The elec- year – MP, Chhattisgarh, Haryana, campaigner for the party, is known to refuse or strip any refugee of policy-maker, who transformed tronic evidence was damning. Iranian culpability could not be Rajasthan, Jharkhand – reducing to pull the rabbit out of the hat? citizenship on any alleged false- Delhi’s landscape in critical sec- Long legal battle hidden. The consequences of this tragedy may be far-reaching, its hold on the states from 79% in The pre-election mood is reflect- hood or misdemeanor that may tors.. BJP has however set its After a seven-year-long not least for the domestic credibility and standing of the 2014 to 39% in 2019. ed in the statement of an auto hurt the national interests. Some agenda for Delhi’s poll campaign legal battle, Nirbhaya's family regime. In the short term, the exact circumstances must be The capital is a matter of pres- driver who says ;“Why would I sup- fear this could be misused by any on its Jan Jagran Abhiyan launched will finally heave a sigh of re- established. Why was the Ukrainian plane allowed to take off tige for the BJP to wrest from AAP, port someone so intensely if I am government against its adversary. by its working president Jagat lief and her departed soul will only hours after Iran attacked US military bases in Iraq and was which is riding high on stupendous not benefitted by it myself? I am The AAP and Congress, though Prakash Nadda . He told party be in peace. Perseverance on nervously anticipating a violent US response? How did military success of its health care and edu- sure Kejriwal will come back be- not aligned, may whip up a anti workers to explain the significance the part of her parents, media commanders fail to distinguish between the radar signatures of cation reforms. “ Look at the cause he has worked and helped BJP campaign on this issue, unless of the abolition of Article 370 to pressure and public support a large passenger airliner and an enemy missile? Iran’s leader- Mohalla clinics and the state-run all of us.” Surprisingly, this is how Modi invents a new scenario to di- the people. With this campaign, have all contributed to bring- ship has belatedly come clean with the world over Flight 752. schools, they look to be on par an auto driver reacted on the vert people’s attention from this BJP aims to reach out to people ing a closure to this case. But Now it faces a reckoning with the Iranian people. Trump and his with any other similar institution chances of the AAP in the Feb 08 burning issue. From winning 67 with the message that only a sidekick should back off – and show some respect for the dead. run by the private sector at much 2020 Delhi assembly polls , despite out of 70 assembly seats in 2014, strong will power of Prime today is also the time for some Mohammad Javad Zarif, Iran’s foreign minister, tempered less than the price they charge”, the fact the he voted for Modi ji in AAP was reduced to third place in Minister Narendra Modi could introspection: Could justice Rouhani’s apology by suggesting the tragedy was the result of an ardent supporter of AAP, who the 2019 Lok Sabha polls, media 47 of these assembly segments in achieve it. have been delivered faster? “US adventurism”. This defence, which will certainly be repeat- had previously voted for either BJP quotes the auto man as saying. It is the 2019 Lok Sabha general elec- “In our lifetime, we have been Has our Government done ed in the coming days, confuses the issue. Iran shot down the or Congress alternatively said. common knowledge that the voter tions. A significant but a decisive able to see ek vidhan, ek nishan enough to ensure women feel plane. The blame is Iran’s, fairly and squarely. And Iran has Some others in the capital are patterns are quite different in as- decision to put the assertive de- and ek pradhan in our country. All safe while travelling, especial- accepted it – unlike the US in 1988 after its missiles brought happy over the subsidized electric- sembly polls and Lok Sabha polls mand for full statehood (based on the actions of the Modi govern- ly after sunset? Have CCTVs down Iran Air Flight 655 over the Gulf, killing 290 people. Yet it ity rates and improvement in the at the center. the constitutional principle of pro- ment are aimed at protecting the and police patrolling covered is also true that the US has unnecessarily, provocatively and water supply situation in the city. This sentiment of passionate gressive democratic representa- unity, integrity and sovereignty of all such corners of the nation- irresponsibly escalated its confrontation with Iran to a point of So while AAP sits pretty on these support, based on policy delivery, tion) seems to be on the back the country. It is our responsibility al capital? We still have a long such extreme tension and fear that accidents were likely to achievements with a HEADS UP, was widespread and unanimous burner now. to tell people through this cam- way to go before we make the happen, as we warned here last week. US policy undoubtedly BJP is trying to douse the flames among all the auto and taxi drivers As 2019 Lok Sabha elections re- paign about the meaning of Article country safe for women. helped create the febrile conditions in which this disaster fanned by the passage of the we met in the last month and while sults show (in which full statehood 370 and 35A, when they were in- Changes have been there — occurred. Like Iran’s leaders, Trump should examine his con- Citizenship Amendment Act, more this does not make for scientific was the main election plank), not a cluded, and how were they abol- more women now feel em- science and think again. infamously known as CAA, that psephology, it does give a sense of single prominent reference has ished,” Nadda is quoted by media powered to speak against has caused a nation wide stir over the mood amongst the quintessen- been made to this core demand as saying. He claimed former CMs gender crimes and discrimina- the non-inclusion of the Muslims to tial aam aadmi of Delhi, says a re- now. Notable is AAP has backed of J&K Farooq Abdullah, Omar tion. But the security appara- be accepted for citizenship, while port circulated by the popular the Union government’s decision Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti, tus and the justice delivery BJP-MNS alliance refugees and asylum seekers flee- news service WIRE quoting two re- to scrap Article 370 and reduce the along with Congress leader system is marred with many ing from persecution from Muslim search students . One thing is status of the bifurcated state of Ghulam Nabi Azad, were mislead- may be on cards dominated countries such as clear, the campaign for full state- J&K to a Union Territory. Not only ing people. But the Congress , loopholes. Until and unless the Afghanistan, Pakistan and hood is certainly not on the agenda did AAP vote in favor of these leg- which is doing well in assembly system is strengthened, death new political formation may be in the offing in Bangladesh. It does not Tamils of the three political parties AAP, islations in the parliament, it also polls recently, has an entirely dif- penalties can do little to bring A Maharashtra if recent overtures by the MNS fleeing from Sri Lanka, which is not BJP and Congress battling to wrest supported this in public. ferent story to tell. But Congress is any change. (Maharashtra Navnirman Sena) to the BJP are anything to go a Muslim dominated state. the capital’s state assembly which AAP’s Mantra for the polls has not in the race in Delhi. Syed Ahmed Ali, Hyderabad. by. While BJP’s Devendra Fadnavis has for the record ruled out an alliance for now on grounds of ideological differences, it is not inconceivable that Raj Thackeray’s MNS may make some ideological adjustments to become more acceptable to the BJP. Raj Thackeray had gone hammer and tongs at the BJP, WHAT THEY TWEET! castigating Prime Minister Modi and party president Amit Shah during the election campaign for the Lok Sabha a few Harsh Goenka@ David Vance@ months ago but with Shiv Sena having set a precedent in hvgoenka DVATW embracing the Congress and the NCP despite earlier serious Despite people trying to Did we make a mistake in differences with those parties, another marriage of conven- creating Zimbabwe, which ience cannot be ruled out. When Shiv Sena founder Balasaheb disrupt and damage has since collapsed and is Thackeray had spurned nephew Raj and opted to pass the society and creating now selling itself to China? mantle over to his son Uddhav, Raj had felt estranged, but communal disharmony, Or should we have main- time is a great healer. Today, finding his party marginalised let us remember that tained full support for Rhodesia, which would have while Uddhav enjoys power as chief minister, Raj is re-assess- humanity goes beyond increased in prosperity and ing his priorities and his ideology. The recent setback to the religion and that religion also continued elevating the BJP in the zilla parishad and panchayat polls in Maharashtra is not supposed to be a local Africans into the ways would predictably goad the BJP to think whether it should divisive force. of modernity? embrace Raj and build him up as a counterpoise to Uddhav by rallying all those who were opposed to Shiv Sena’s tie-up with Jayant Sinha@jayantsinha the Congress and NCP. Having won just one seat in the Amish Devgan@ Assembly the MNS is truly down and out and needs BJP as a Made everyone aware of the realities of CAA through the Intellectuals Conference on Citizenship Amendment Act AMISHDEVGAN prop to bounce back into political relevance. With Bal 2019 in Hazaribagh.At the same time, he urged all enlightened people to convey the right information about this law Had a wonderful session at Thackeray’s birth anniversary later this month, the MNS reck- among the public. #VESIMLitFest in Mumbai . ons that it would be a good time to re-dedicate himself to the Must say today’s youth what is Shiv Sena founder and re-orient its strategy. The ball in Mohammad right for Nation. indeed in the BJP court. Kaif@MohammadKaif My Sudama moment with lord Central Chronicle welcomes, articles, write ups, comments on different issues for Krishna ?@sachin_rt editorial page (800-900 words), Letter to editor for this page. It can be sent by D Roopa IPS@D_Roopa_IPS e-mail at: [email protected] The letters can be edited or rewritten for clarity of thoughts. If U truly want to have digital Savio Rodrigues@PrinceArihan detox,go to breathtaking If a religion professes that Andamans. 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BRIEF Second round of HONEY EXPORT Solar revenue Aluminum industry wants capital infusion for non-life insurers reduced customs duty possible in Budget New Delhi, Jan 12 New Delhi, Jan 12 (PTI): aluminium producers (PTI): Finance Minister which are heavily depend- Nirmala Sitharaman The aluminium indus- ent on imported raw mate- may announce second- try has urged the govern- rials. It results in Indian round capital infusion J Mumbai: Japan- ment to reduce the basic finished goods (getting) for public sector general based Panasonic customs duty on critical costlier and uncompetitive insurance companies in Corporation's Indian raw materials like alu- in international markets, the upcoming Budget to subsidiary Panasonic minium fluoride, stating rendering negative protec- improve their financial Life Solutions is eye- that high import duties tion against cheaper im- health. ing Rs 500 crore rev- are a huge disadvantage as In its suggestions to the ports of finished products, The government in- enues from its solar they make Indian finished government for the up- and discourages domestic fused Rs 2,500 crore in the business in the next 3- goods costlier and uncom- coming Union Budget value addition within the three insurers -- National 4 years, with focus to petitive in the internation- 2020-21, the aluminium in- country," it said. Insurance, Oriental become a leading al markets. dustry said the basic cus- AAI has also suggested Insurance and United rooftop EPC player "To improve the cost toms duty on raw materi- to the government to in- India Insurance -- since 2014-15, JMD structure of the Indian als like aluminium fluo- crease import duty on through first supplemen- Dinesh Aggarwal Aluminium industry and ride, caustic soda lye and "aluminium scrap (HS tary demands for grants told PTI. enhance competitiveness, green anode/pre-baked Code 7602)" at par with pri- for 2019-20 last month. it is requested to reduce carbon anode should be re- mary aluminium metal to However, these compa- the basic custom duty on duced to 2.5 per cent from 10 per cent from the pres- nies would require addi- FPIs pullout the...critical raw materi- current 7.5 per cent. ent 2.5 per cent in a bid to tional Rs 10,000-12,000 J New Delhi: Adopting als," the Aluminium "The high import duties encourage recycling of do- crore capital dose to meet a cautious approach Association of India (AAI) on raw materials is a huge mestic scrap and restrict the prescribed solvency amid the US-Iran ten- said. disadvantage for domestic increasing scrap imports. margin, sources said. sions, foreign portfo- lio investors (FPI) have pulled out a net sum of Rs 2,415 crore India's gas pricing policy no from the Indian capi- tal markets in January so far.As per incentive for raising output: IEA latest depositories data, FPIs invested a net amount of Rs 777 New Delhi, Jan 12 (PTI): current 6 per cent is gas crore in equities and Economic pricing, it said. "Linking pulled out Rs 3,192.7 mismanagement The International domestic gas prices to a crore from the debt Energy Agency (IEA) has basket of (very low) inter- segment between ‘The reforms that allow slammed India's natural national reference prices January 1-10. This marketing freedom to gas pricing policy, saying has reduced incentives for translates into a cu- new supplies might linking domestic produc- domestic producers to in- mulative net outflow help. However, there is tion to very low global ref- sure gas is treated on a crease supply." of Rs 2,415.7 crore. still very low interest erence prices has reduced level playing field with The Narendra Modi gov- Overseas investors from new upstream incentives for producers to other fuels for taxation ernment, after storming to have turned net sell- companies to bid for raise supplies. and is included under the power in 2014, had ap- ers in January after acreage, given the In its first in-depth re- Goods and Services Tax proved a formula to price remaining buyers for competition from view of India's energy (GST). domestically produced gas four consecutive incumbent producers policies, IEA said for the However, one challenge at the average rate prevail- months since that sell gas at below share of environment- to raising share of natural ing in gas exporting coun- September 2019. its cost of production,’ friendly fuel to rise, the gas in the energy basket to tries such as the US, UK, IEA said. government needs to en- 15 per cent by 2030 from Canada, and Russia. Auto sales REITs, InvITs pick Changed IBBI norms to prevent up steam; mutual DPIIT to discuss with cos issues funds pour in backdoor entry of ex-promoters Rs 12,000 crore related with data storage New Delhi, Jan 12 (PTI): the same to a person who J New Delhi: Toyota is ineligible under the IBC. The Department for Kirloskar Motor ex- "This has been intro- Promotion of Industry pects auto industry duced to specifically over- and Internal Trade growth to pick up rule the decisions passed (DPIIT) has convened a only in the third by some NCLTs, whereby meeting of industry repre- quarter of this year it was held that no bar op- sentatives from IT and e- as consumers would erated on the sale of se- New Delhi, Jan 12 (PTI): commerce sectors on understand BS-VI cured assets to the ex-pro- Emerging investment in- January 14 to discuss the technology and asso- moters of the Corporate struments REITs and merits and de-merits of ciated cost increases Debtor, if such sale is car- InvITs seem to be finally draft e-commerce policy when it is implement- ried out by a secured credi- catching investors' fancy, on data storage, sources ed in April, Senior tor under Section 52 of the with mutual funds invest- said. Vice-President IBC," said PunitDutt ing a whopping Rs 12,000 Representatives from Naveen Soni told PTI. Tyagi, Executive Partner, crore in such units in 2019. different companies in- Lakshmikumaran and Fund managers infused Rs cluding Accenture, Adobe, the current financial year. draft and it is examining Sridharan Attorneys. 670 crore in real estate in- Facebok, Genpact, Google, The government in all the views and com- NLI premium New Delhi, Jan 12 (PTI): Resolution Process for Rachit Sharma, DGM, vestment trusts (REITs) HCL, Infosys, Intel, February last year re- ments. As the draft policy J New Delhi: Non-life Corporate Persons) Taxmann said the new and Rs 11,347 crore in in- Microsoft and TCS are ex- leased a draft national e- includes several provi- insurance companies The amendments in the Regulations, 2016 and the amendment to IBC norms frastructure investment pected to participate in the commerce policy, propos- sions related to data, the reported a rise of 11.5 IBBI regulations will pre- Insolvency and restricts secured creditors trusts (InvITs) last year, ac- deliberations, they said. ing setting up a legal and department is also look- per cent in premium vent backdoor entry of for- Bankruptcy Board of from selling or transfer- cording to the Securities Besides, officials from technological framework ing at the Personal Data collections at Rs mer promoters in compa- India (Liquidation ring assets of a liquidating and Exchange Board of Nasscom, E-commerce for restrictions on cross- Protection Bill approved 15,980.81 crore in nies under liquidation by Process) Regulations, 2016. - company to any person India (Sebi). Mutual funds Council of India, border data flow and also by the Cabinet last month. December 2019, covering the "loopholes" in Under the amendments who is not eligible to sub- have increased their expo- Informational Technology laid out conditions for Further, sources said showed Irdai data. As the law and are in line introduced to the liquida- mit an insolvency resolu- sure in these investment Industry Council, CII and businesses regarding col- that issues which needs to many as thirty-four with the objective of the tion process regulations, tion plan. avenues over the past one FICCI would also attend lection or processing of be looked upon include non-life insurance Insolvency and persons who were ineligi- "With the new amend- year. Investment by fund the meeting, they added. sensitive data locally and whether India should companies had collect- Bankruptcy Code (IBC), ble are now barred from ment, the legislature has houses in REITs jumped to The meeting will be storing it abroad. allow free flow of data ed a total premium of experts said. being part of any compro- not left any loophole Rs 72.5 crore in December chaired by an additional Several foreign e-com- across the border or inhib- Rs 14,334.98 crore in The Insolvency and mise or arrangement at which could allow the ex- 2019 from a mere Rs 7 secretary level officer of merce firms have raised it or regulate it in some the same month a year Bankruptcy Board of the stage of liquidation. promoters and other ineli- crore in January 2019, the DPIIT. The meeting as- concerns over some manner; and whether data ago. Of all the insur- India (IBBI) has amended Furthermore, a secured gible persons to buy the while the same in InvITs sumes significance as the points in the draft per- localisation is required or ers, 25 general insur- the Insolvency and creditor who chooses to stressed asset or even par- rose to Rs 948 crore from department is working to taining to data. The de- not. "These are the issues ance firms reported a Bankruptcy Board of sell secured assets inde- ticipate in a scheme of Rs 611 crore during the pe- release the national e-com- partment has received which have lot of pros and rise of 4 per cent in India (Insolvency pendently also cannot sell arrangement," he said. riod under review. merce policy by the end of huge response on the cons," they added. their combined premi- um during December at Rs 14,037.51 crore, as TWO WHEELER SALES Ordinance for amendment in laws against Rs 13,502.48 JK Tyre expands its light crore in the year ago to ease auction of coal mines period, according to commercial vehicle portfolio the IRDA. New Delhi, Jan 12 (PTI): Central Chronicle News Srinivasu Allaphan, Director-Sales & Marketing, The government an- Steel sector Mumabi, Jan 12: Indian JK Tyre & Industries Ltd, nounced promulgation of Tyre Industry major & the while commenting on the the ordinance for amend- market leader in Truck Bus launch said, “We are im- ment in the Mines and Radial segment, JK Tyre & mensely proud to introduce Minerals (Development Industries Ltd further our latest tyre offering for and Regulation) (MMDR) strengthened its tyre portfo- light commercial vehicles - Act, 1957 and the Coal lio for light commercial vehi- the Jet Xtra XLM Tyre right Mines (Special Provisions) Lease (PL- cum-ML), pro- cles by introducing Jet Xtra at the beginning of 2020. JK Act, 2015, aimed at open- mote foreign direct invest- XLM Tyre. Built to last espe- Tyre is the pioneer of radials ing up the coal sector com- ment in the coal mining cially on the diverse Indian in the country and is com- pletely for commercial sector by removing the re- roads, the Jet Xtra XLM is mitted towards bringing the mining for local as well as striction and eligibility designed to withstand extra best of products and servic- global firms. The Union criteria for participation. load and provide extra tyre es. Cabinet had earlier ap- It will also allow suc- J New Delhi: Union life. This new tyre comes This launch sets the tone proved the amendments cessful bidder/allottee to Steel Minister with reinforced bead area for for what’s in store for this intending to open up new utilise mined coal in any Dharmendra Pradhan high payload carrying capa- New Year as we continue to areas of growth in the coal of the plant of its sub- launched 'Mission bility,in different terrains. bring more product offerings and mining sector. sidiary or holding compa- Purvodaya' which The dual curb rib at the backed by research and inno- The amendments in the ny and attract large invest- aims at accelerated de- side wall protects the tyre vation, starting with Jet Xtra acts would enhance the ment in coal mining sec- velopment of eastern from various cuts and dam- XLM. With their unique ease of doing business, de- tor,the coal ministry said. India through inte- ages while a robust shoulder build and resilience, these mocratisation of coal min- Earlier, there was no grated steel hub. The area helps carry greater tyres are well suited for in- ing sector by opening it up provision for grant of eastern belt has the load. The Jet Xtra XLM Tyre trastate and interstate travel. to anyone willing to invest. composite prospecting li- potential to add more is made with special Tread It is also suited to haul mar- The move will also offer cence-cum-mining lease than 75 per cent of the Compound which helps in ket load, industrial goods, unexplored and partially (PL-cum-ML) in respect of country's incremental cooler running & the extra construction material, fruits explored coal blocks for coal/lignite. A coal/lignite steel capacity. rubber mass in center leads and vegetables, grains, logis- mining through prospect- block could be either be al- to extra mileage. tics and fishery.” ing license-cum-mining located for PL or for ML. Role of restorative justice questioned to help victims Alex Lloyd from Royal Holloway Universtiy has evaluated effective- OFFBEAT ness of restorative justice in reducing symptoms of post-traumatic 10 stress disorder in victims and has concluded more evidence is need- CENTRAL CHRONICLE, MONDAY, JANUARY 13, 2020 ed to suggest RJ helps reduce PTSD in victims. MONGOL HORSE CULTURE Ganges delta may see water level rise of up to 1.4 metres by 2100 London (PTI): searchers analysed monthly readings from 101 gauges The Ganges-Brahmaputra- measuring water and sea lev- Meghna delta covering parts of els across the delta. eastern India and Bangladesh, Aggregating this data over and home to 200 million inhab- geographical areas, they fil- itants, may experience a water tered out local effects and off- level rise of up to 140 centime- set quality differences be- tres by the end of this century, tween gauges. a new study says. Over time, the scientists ob- The findings of the study, tained more refined estimates published in the journal PNAS, for water level changes. These provides refined regional esti- values, the scientists said, are mates of water level rise, and lower than some local meas- land subsidence -- the gradual urements -- between one and settling or sudden sinking of two centimetres per year the Earth's surface -- and may (cm/year) in Dhaka, lead to better flood mitigation Bangladesh -- which have efforts in eastern India and been used as a reference until Bangladesh. now. The study cautions that if According to the re- Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna delta. subsidence continues at the searchers, including those same rate, and even under a from CNRS in France, this re- poorly known. This delta, land subsidence, according to greenhouse gas mitigation gion is the largest and most which covers nearly two thirds the researchers. Until now, the scenario, water level rise in densely populated delta in the of Bangladesh, and part of scientists said, it has been dif- the delta, depending on the world, and one of the most vul- eastern India, is already regu- ficult to disentangle these var- area, may reach 85-140 cm by nerable places to climate larly prone to flooding, the ious factors. Forecasts carried the end of the century com- change. study noted. The region also out so far have been based on pared to the period 1986-2005 A man gives a performance during a photography festival themed on the horse culture on grassland at However, they cautioned frequently experiences in- highly regional measurements -- twice as high as the projec- Bashang Pasture in Chifeng City, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. that the extent and impact of tense monsoon rainfall, rising of water level, they added. In tions provided in the latest water level rise there remain sea levels, river flows, and the current study, the re- IPCC report. Inexpensive approach to patterning cells in lab Mumbai: help us develop therapies and preserved the hexago- against disease-causing nal design. Adherent cells—group of cells. However, the most sig- cells that stick to and grow The researchers of the nificant advantage of the on a surface—can help re- current study made two proposed approach is its pair damaged skin, carti- types of stamps using low cost. The PDMS lage or retina. It is possible readily available materi- stamps made using novel to control the shape and als. For the first type, they approach cost mere ?350 size of adherent cells by used polystyrene beads— with no requirements for growing them on sub- like those found inside maintenance of equip- stances, such as proteins, bean bags—measuring ment. On the contrary, that enable or inhibit about half a millimetre. stamps made using photo- growth. To study the When the beads were kept lithography cost around growth and behaviour of in a puddle of water on a ?1500 a piece, with addi- such cells in the lab, re- Lab for patterning cells. glass surface and the tional equipment costs searchers grow cells on water was allowed to dry adding to lakhs of rupees proteins, printed in differ- (IIT) Bombay have created used in biology to study slowly, the beads being annually.An additional ad- ent shapes on glass or plas- a novel method for produc- cell functions, like differ- spherical in shape got vantage of using stamp tic. The protein is printed ing such stamps using entiation and migration, hexagonally packed. They fabrication methods de- on the surface using which patterns of proteins which depend on the then covered the beads scribed in this study is stamps, and the method is can be printed. The new shape of a cell. surface with a thin layer of that same stamp can be Electric vehicle adoption called microcontact print- approach is cost-effective Differentiation is the abili- polydimethylsiloxane used to print patterns of ing. and addresses many draw- ty of cells to change from (PDMS), a soft and elastic varying sizes as they can In a recent study, re- backs of conventional pro- one type to another. The material, to make the be flattened by applying searchers from the Indian tein-printing methods. information gathered stamp. This approach pressure, thus increasing yet to reach critical point Institute of Technology Microcontact printing is from these studies can fixed the beads in place their surface area. Washington: as a Nissan LEAF from trends continue. several years ago but 2–3 Electric vehicle batter- Republic Day Parade 2020 to Human brains are funny. times more range. You ies are going to keep Exhibition to focus on works by Indian We have a very hard time can buy a Kia Niro EV, coming down in price seeing past this moment. Hyundai Kona EV, or while specs improve. witness maiden NDRF tableau Even when we plan for 2020 Kia Soul EV that has Electric vehicle produc- modernist Benode Behari Mukherjee things, it's hard to gen- nearly 3 times the range tion is going to get cheap- New Delhi (PTI): uinely put our minds in of a Kia Soul EV from er and cheaper as pro- the place we’re planning just 3 years ago. And, yes, duction volume goes up. Indian artist Benode to be in the mid to long the king of the electric Electric vehicles are Behari Mukherjee's col- term. hill is the Tesla Model 3, going to keep getting bet- lages from the late 1950s Think back to where which has long range, ter and better while their and 1960s created follow- you were in 1999. Did you comes at an average vehi- prices stay the same or ing his loss of sight will be expect back then that cle selling price (in the drop. the focus of an upcoming you'd have the phone, TV, USA), and demolishes If electric vehicles are exhibition in London. computer, or life that you the competition. It is a competitive with gaso- Set to open on January 9 have now? dramatic improvement line vehicles — and I at the David Zwirner When you think about over a Model S from a think they definitely are gallery, "Benode Behari electric vehicles or solar few or several years ago. — then what does that Mukherjee: After Sight" energy, you most certain- In a sense, the place mean about electric vehi- will be the first solo presen- ly think about the tech where we are now feels cles 2–5 years from now? New Delhi (PTI): that it will be the first time tation in Europe devoted to Collage by Benode Behari Mukherjee. and prices we have. It’s like the peak of a large One of the most inter- that a tableau of the force Mukherjee. A pioneering hard to think outside of mountain. esting questions in this The National Disaster will roll down the Rajpath Indian modernist known uing not only to create the exhibits by shaping and that box, and it's especial- But it's not the peak of industry, in my humble Response Force will see its here during the Republic for his visual style influ- drawings but also to ex- organising his figures ly hard to put your whole the mountain. Electric opinion, is: what’s going tableau, depicting its hu- Day Parade on January 26. enced by Indian, East plore more tactile media, through touch, and decid- brain into the market 3 vehicle market share is to happen in 3–5 years manitarian efforts during "It is going to be a compre- Asian, and eastern art such as sculpture and espe- ing on and dictating specif- or 5 or 7 years from now. still at about 2% of the when much more of the catastrophes such as cy- hensive view of the work practices and traditions, cially collage," the David ic colours for the composi- Perhaps you go back in auto market globally. market realizes it’s not a clones and floods, rolling that NDRF does. It will de- the artist was among the Zwirner gallery said in a tions from memory. "The time a bit and reflect on And the tech trends that good idea to buy another down the Rajpath for the pict the experience that first students at Kala statement. On view at the collages also reveal how the how the tech has brought us the 2020 Tesla gas car or truck? first time this Republic the NDRF has earned over Bhavana, the fine-arts insti- show will be a range of artist continued, even after changed, or appreciate Model 3, 2020 Nissan Anyone looking at elec- Day Parade. the years. "The tableau tute founded by these late period collages. losing his eyesight, to de- that you've been able to LEAF, 2020 Hyundai tric vehicle tech and try- The force was raised in will also showcase the ca- Rabindranath Tagore. Although they evoke the pict subjects and imagery go electric in the past Kona EV, 2020 Kia Niro ing to predict the future 2006 for specific tasks of pacity that the force has Born blind in one eye and style and format of French that he had encountered year or three because of EV,2020 Kia Soul EV,and of the market is making relief and rescue during acquired in launching an myopic in the other, the artist Henri Matisse's throughout his life -- from prices coming down and other compelling EVs a major error. You have natural and man-made dis- effective rescue and relief artist lost his eyesight com- paper cut outs, Mukherjee's street processions to technology improving. are not over. These tech to consider what the tech asters or similar life- operation, be it floods, cy- pletely in 1957. "Rather collages are emblematic of Bengali theatre -- all ren- Setting Tesla aside, you trends have not hit a wall will be like in a couple of threatening situations. clone, the CBRN challenge than ceasing to produce vi- his own experience and dered from memory in a can buy a Nissan LEAF and left the market in a years, a few years, and NDRF Director General and the rescue in collapsed sual art, Mukherjee ex- style. The gallery statement bold, joyous, and vibrant that has the same price static position. These several years. (DG) SN Pradhan told PTI structures," the DG said. panded his practice, contin- noted that the artist created style," the gallery said. Farmers market to showcase local MOLASSES PREPARATION precision-agriculture products Hong Kong: vegetables. "We have intro- duced these technologies The largest outdoor farm- to Vegetable Factory for ers' market in Hong Kong better production of our opened on a warm winter local agriculture," said day, inviting tides of Kevin Wong, the crowds to enjoy a variety Agricultural Management of local agricultural and Officer of AFCD. fishery products. Vegetable Factory is not a Jointly organized by the real one but a concept. For Agricultural, Fisheries Hong Kong, a city faced and Conservation with both land and labor Department (AFCD) of the shortage, vertical cultiva- Hong Kong Special tion with customized Administrative Region growing environment government, the Vegetable Vegetables from precision agriculture. gave an answer to local Marketing Organization agricultural development. and the Fish Marketing ture and fisheries tech- Red Oak leaf lettuce were Wong pointed out that Organization, the three- nologies. Local experts in- exposed under an LED with the help of Vegetable day FarmFest 2020 accom- troduced how Hong Kong system with color-chang- Factory, vegetables and modates near 400 stalls. used technologies to pro- ing light. A tube insert liq- fruits cultivated were pes- The theme of the exhibi- mote precision agricul- uid nutrients within nano ticides-free with a relative- A man makes molasses for the upcoming Maghe Sankranti Festival in Lalitpur, Nepal. tion this year is agricul- ture. Red Coral lettuce and bubble into the roots of ly shorter growth period. BRIEF SPORTS

CENTRAL CHRONICLE, MONDAY, JANUARY 13, 2020 11 Serena ends three-year title drought Karolina Auckland, Jan 12 (AFP): Williams’ first serve. Pegula held her own Pliskova lifts Serena Williams serve and appeared set ended a three-year title to break again when Brisbane title drought and donated Williams, by this stage her winner’s cheque to yelling with every point Brisbane, Jan 12 (AFP): victims of the she won, fought back Australian bushfires in from 15-40 to hold her Karolina Pliskova said an emotional WTA second service game on her tough three-set win Auckland Classic final the fifth deuce. over Madison Keys in Marcus Stoinis slams highest on Sunday. Williams eventually the final of the Brisbane individual score in BBL Williams raised ex- achieved a break of her International on Sunday Melbourne: Marcus Stoinis on Sunday pectations for this own to level at 3-3, find- was the ideal prepara- scored the highest individual score in month’s Australian ing the power and preci- tion for next week’s Big Bash League (BBL) history, a 79- Open, where she can sion that had deserted Australian Open. ball 147 for Melbourne Stars here. His equal Margaret Court’s her until then. The Czech world num- sustained onslaught powered the Stars record of 24 Grand Slam With her confidence ber two won 6-4, 4-6, 7-5 to a 44-run victory over Sydney Sixers titles, with her 6-3, 6-4 boosted, Williams held in two hours, seven min- at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. victory — her first WTA to love in the next game, utes on Pat Rafter Arena. Stoinis, who was released by Indian trophy since she won in broke Pegula again and Pliskova’s third Premier League (IPL) franchise Royal Melbourne in 2017. then served to clinch the Brisbane title in four Challengers Bangalore ahead of the But the 38-year-old first set. years and her 16th on the auction for the 2020 season and was tempered celebrations Pegula was down 0-40 WTA tour stamps her as picked up by Delhi Capitals, smashed as she donated her US at the start of the sec- one of the favourites for 13 fours and eight sixes during his blis- 43,000 winners cheque ond set before rallying the year’s first Grand tering innings. He is not part of the to the Australian bush- to hold serve but the Slam. Australia squad for the upcoming fire relief fund and de- strain of facing the play- The former world scribed how the tragedy er who has dominated number one is yet to win three-match ODI series in India. had affected her deeply. women’s tennis for two a Grand Slam singles Stoinis broke the record held by D’Arcy “I’ve been playing in decades was showing. title, but she reached the Short, who made a 69-ball unbeaten Australia for over 20 Williams broke on semi-finals in 122 two years ago. Stoinis and Hilton years and it’s been real- Pegula’s next service Melbourne last year, Cartwright (59) propelled the Stars to ly hard for me to watch seed slipped 1-3 behind good, it feels like i was game and stayed in falling in three sets to 219 for one in the allotted 20 overs, all the news and every- in the first set against definitely improving as front until the end to eventual champion sharing a 207-run partnership for the thing that has been hap- the unseeded Pegula, a the week went on and take the title and extin- Naomi Osaka. opening wicket. In reply, Sydney Sixers pening in Australia fellow American. obviously I needed to.” guish a sequence of five Pliskova beat Osaka in were stopped at 175 for seven. with all the fire and... But once she found Pegula, who has only defeats in finals since a marathon three-hour animals and people that her range there was one title to her credit, her 2017 win in semi-final on Saturday Steele shoots 64 to seize have lost their homes,” never any doubt about had stunned former Melbourne. night, and the way she three-stroke Hawaii PGA lead she said. the final result, which world number one Williams, whose last backed up to defeat Keys Los Angeles: American Brendan Steele, “I decided at the be- Williams greeted by Caroline Wozniacki — a tournament was the US in another gruelling Naomi and Madison,” that, ‘Oh, she won a tour- who hasn’t managed a US PGA top-10 ginning of the tourna- raising her arms in tri- close friend of Williams Open in September, was clash on Sunday shows she said. nament two weeks ago’. finish in nearly two years, fired a six- ment... I’d donate all my umph while her hus- — in a three-set semi- looking for as much she has form and fitness “I think it always gives “I can still feel well under par 64 to seize a three-stroke prize money for a great band Alexis Ohanian final, winning every game time as possible in heading into the you some extra confi- and confident and what- lead at the Sony Open in Hawaii. In cause.” and two-year-old game in the deciding Auckland and an hour Australian Open. dence and at least you ever, but I think we still wet and windy conditions at It is Williams’ first daughter Olympia set. after winning the sin- She said while she still know which level are have to start from zero.” Honolulu’s Waialae Country Club, title since 2017 — and looked on. The 25-year-old con- gles crown she was back saw the Brisbane you at, so I think it was a Keys, who reached the 403rd-ranked Steele fired his lowest her first as a mother — “It’s been a long time, tinued in the same fear- on court partnering International primarily great way to start the US Open final in 2016 on round in three years and matched the since she won the I think you could see the less vein at the start of Wozniacki in the dou- as part of her year. her way to a career-high week’s low round with a six-under par Australian Open while relief on my face,” she the final, seemingly un- bles final. Melbourne prepara- “But of course, Grand world ranking of seven, 64 to stand on 12-under 198 after 54 pregnant. Her 73 WTA said, adding she could troubled by her heavily However, the pair tions, it was a good tour- Slam or any other tour- had a resurgent 2019, holes. “I feel like all phases of my titles now stretch across feel her game sharpen- bandaged left thigh as were beaten 6-4, 6-4 by nament to win. nament it always starts winning titles in game are as good as they’ve ever four decades, after she ing up as she prepares she chased down every- Americans Asia “Especially beating on zero, so there’s no- Charleston and been,” Steele said. “I need to stick won her first in 1999. to head to Melbourne. thing Williams deliv- Muhammad and Taylor the last two players, body’s really thinking Cincinnati. with everything I’m doing and keep the The tournament top “It definitely feels ered and even broke Townsend. pedal down, just keep doing what I’m doing and hope it’s enough.” Steele closed with three birdies in a row just Warne, Ponting to captain star-studded Don’t know why Padukone encouraged like Australia’s Cameron Smith, who was second on 201 after a 66 with teams in bushfire fundraiser game Saina to leave my academy: Gopichand American Kevin Kisner third on 202 New Delhi, Jan 12 (PTI): anything positive about after a 64. Americans Webb Simpson, me while I have always Ryan Palmer and Collin Morikawa Pullella Gopichand is looked up to him as my were on 203. Steele, chasing his fourth not known for showing his role model,” said Gopi. career title, has made 38 consecutive emotions but the inspira- Saina had a harrowing starts without a top-10 finish since tional coach has shared time at the 2016 Rio sharing third at the 2018 Phoenix the hurt he felt when his Olympics where she lost Open. protege Saina Nehwal left in an early round and was his academy to join carrying an injury for Jones looks forward to contest Prakash Padukone’s facili- which she had to undergo between Rohit and Warner ty, something that rankled surgery. New Delhi: Former Australia batsman him a lot. “It was clearly the worst Dean Jones says both Rohit Sharma Gopichand also won- phase in her life. She had and David Warner have huge appetite dered to why the leg- lost early in the Olympics for runs and looks forward to the con- endary Padukone, India’s and it had wasted months test between the two finest ODI open- first badminton superstar and years of hardwork. ers of recent times in the upcoming “never had anything posi- Gopi sir wasn’t with her three-match series. Prior to their face- tive to say about him”. anymore and she was soon off, Virat Kohli’s India crushed Sri In an upcoming book to have surgery to get Lanka 2-0 in a T20I series, while the ‘Dreams of a Billion: India had literally begged her progress in the two years things back on track... She visiting Australians had whitewashed Melbourne, Jan 12 (PTI): lion Australian dollar for bushfire and the Olympic Games’, (Saina) not to go. But by between 2012 and 2014. But didn’t really know what to New Zealand 3-0 in Tests at home. relief after putting his treasured the former All-England then she had been influ- I had never intended to do,” Kashyap recalled the “Rohit Sharma and David Warner are Australian cricket greats Shane baggy green up for auction. champion and national enced by others and had neglect Saina. May be I tough times. good at both sides of the ground. If Warne and Ricky Ponting will cap- “It is going to be a huge and special head coach Gopichand already made up her wasn’t able to convey this Saina reunited with her you shut one side of the ground, they tain star-studded teams in a one-off day.It’s nice to be part of it,” Ponting spoke about the difficult mind. While I didn’t want to her,”Gopi said. childhood coach after win- will find a way to get runs on the other Bushfire fundraiser match, to be told reporters. times, also corroborated to hold her back and stall But what hurt him more ning the 2017 World side of the ground,” Jones told ‘Game played on February 8. Spin great Warne congratulated by Saina’s husband and her progress, I knew this was the role he felt that Championship medal, Cricket Australia confirmed on Cricket Australia for the initiative former CWG gold medal- was something that wasn’t Padukone, Vimal or something her husband Plan’ on Star Sports. “These guys are Sunday that an all-star T20 match and hoped to raise enough funds. list Parupalli Kashyap. beneficial for either of Olympic Gold Quest feels was important before not only physically fit, but mentally fit will be played as a curtain-raiser to Other Australian cricketers to join Gopichand in the book’s us,” Gopichand revealed (OGQ) official and former she approached the coach as well and they have a vivacious the Big Bash League (BBL) final. the trio of Warne, Ponting and chapter titled ‘Bitter in the book co-written by Olympian Viren to get back into the fold. appetite for runs and I want to see Among other big names, the dash- Gilchrist are Justin Langer, Brett Rivalry’ revealed how mis- sports historian Boria Rasquinha could have “My wife is a perfect who wins this battle,” the former ing Adam Gilchrist will also feature Lee, Shane Watson, Alex Blackwell erable he felt when Saina Majumdar and senior played. Haryanvi Jatni, if you cricketer added. The series starts in in the charity match. and Michael Clarke. decided to join Padukone’s journalist Nalin Mehta. “May be Viren or Vimal know what I mean. She is Mumbai on January 14. The second The match, a bid to raise money The legendary Steve Waugh will academy to train under The grapevine was that or Prakash sir could have just too headstrong and ODI will be played in Rajkot on January for the victims of the devastating be involved in the game in a non- Vimal Kumar in Saina believed that spoken to her. I don’t know proud. She desperately 17 and the third in Bengaluru on bushfires the country has been wit- playing capacity. Bengaluru after 2014 Gopichand was focussing why they didn’t. In fact, wanted to go back to Gopi January 19. Jones also talked about the nessing for a while now, will be On the same day, the Indian World Championship. more on PV Sindhu. they encouraged her to sir and say sorry.She need- advantages of having pacers who can played either in Melbourne or women’s team will take on its “It was as if something “Yes, I indeed had other leave Hyderabad. It is a ed him badly but she was bowl 140 plus in modern day cricket. Sydney. Australian counterparts in a T20 very dear was being taken players to look after and mystery to me why too stubborn to admit it Malaga sack coach Sanchez Warne himself raised over 1 mil- World Cup clash. away from me. Earlier, I Sindhu had made serious Prakash sir has never said and open to him.” del Amo over explicit video Madrid: Spanish club Malaga on Saturday said they had sacked coach Victor Sanchez del Amo after an Bumrah set to receive Polly Umrigar Award: BCCI explicit video showing his semi-naked body was posted on the internet. Mumbai, Jan 12 (PTI): wicket haul in South other feather in the leg- at the Lord’s. the finest on-field per- Sanchez del Amo, a 43-year-old former Africa, England, spinner’s cap who re- He also captained formances right from Real Madrid and Spain winger, had India’s pace spear- Australia and the West cently received the India and post-retire- the age group to senior been suspended on Tuesday by the head Jasprit Bumrah Indies becoming the first Arjuna Award. ment served as the chief level and also honour club. However, the club said it had will receive the presti- and only Asian bowler to Former India captains selector and it was dur- our legends. been unable to reach “a friendly sepa- gious Polly Umrigar achieve the feat. Krishnamachari ing his tenure that the “It will be a special ration”. “Malaga Football Club has Award for his exploits in He played a stellar role Srikkanth and Anjum 2011 World Cup squad evening in Mumbai as made the decision to dismiss Victor international cricket in in the historic 2-1 Test Chopra will be present- was picked. we will also have the 7th Sanchez del Amo due to disciplinary the 2018-19 season, the series win in Australia, ed with the Col CK Anjum is one of the MAK Pataudi lecture reasons,” said a statement. “Malaga BCCI announced on India’s first Down Under Nayudu Lifetime finest batswomen and and I am delighted to in- has made the decision taking into Sunday. and which helped them Achievement Award and the first Indian to play form that it will be The world’s leading retain the Border the BCCI Lifetime 100 ODIs. In a career Virender Sehwag, who account the serious damage caused to pacer will be honoured Gavaskar Trophy. Achievement Award for spanning 17 years, will address the gather- the institution by the recent events, during the BCCI Annual While Bumrah nets women respectively. Anjum represented ing.” aiming to minimise the impact on the Awards here on Sunday. the biggest prize in the A member of the 1983 India in four 50-over Board secretary Jay team and the entire organisation. The world’s No. 1 ODI men’s category, Poonam World Cup-winning World Cups and two T20 Shah said, “The BCCI “Until a new coach is named, Sergio bowler made his Test Yadav will claim the top team, Srikkanth took on World Cup (played in Awards are an impor- Pellicer will act as first team coach.” debut during India’s prize in women’s section the fearsome West one). tant feature in India’s Sanchez del Amo had responded to the tour of South Africa in and will be awarded the Indies fast bowlers and BCCI president cricketing calendar, a appearance of the video by claiming January 2018 and hasn’t best international crick- scored an attacking 38, Sourav Ganguly said, melange of aspiration he was the victim of blackmail. “The looked back since. eter. the top individual score “The BCCI Awards is and inspiration. matter is in the hands of the police,” He picked up a five- The award will be an- in the low-scoring final our way of recognising “We wanted to make he said. BRIEF SPORTS

CENTRAL CHRONICLE, MONDAY, JANUARY 13, 2020 11 Serena ends three-year title drought Karolina Auckland, Jan 12 (AFP): Williams’ first serve. Pegula held her own Pliskova lifts Serena Williams serve and appeared set ended a three-year title to break again when Brisbane title drought and donated Williams, by this stage her winner’s cheque to yelling with every point Brisbane, Jan 12 (AFP): victims of the she won, fought back Australian bushfires in from 15-40 to hold her Karolina Pliskova said an emotional WTA second service game on her tough three-set win Auckland Classic final the fifth deuce. over Madison Keys in Marcus Stoinis slams highest on Sunday. Williams eventually the final of the Brisbane individual score in BBL Williams raised ex- achieved a break of her International on Sunday Melbourne: Marcus Stoinis on Sunday pectations for this own to level at 3-3, find- was the ideal prepara- scored the highest individual score in month’s Australian ing the power and preci- tion for next week’s Big Bash League (BBL) history, a 79- Open, where she can sion that had deserted Australian Open. ball 147 for Melbourne Stars here. His equal Margaret Court’s her until then. The Czech world num- sustained onslaught powered the Stars record of 24 Grand Slam With her confidence ber two won 6-4, 4-6, 7-5 to a 44-run victory over Sydney Sixers titles, with her 6-3, 6-4 boosted, Williams held in two hours, seven min- at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. victory — her first WTA to love in the next game, utes on Pat Rafter Arena. Stoinis, who was released by Indian trophy since she won in broke Pegula again and Pliskova’s third Premier League (IPL) franchise Royal Melbourne in 2017. then served to clinch the Brisbane title in four Challengers Bangalore ahead of the But the 38-year-old first set. years and her 16th on the auction for the 2020 season and was tempered celebrations Pegula was down 0-40 WTA tour stamps her as picked up by Delhi Capitals, smashed as she donated her US at the start of the sec- one of the favourites for 13 fours and eight sixes during his blis- 43,000 winners cheque ond set before rallying the year’s first Grand tering innings. He is not part of the to the Australian bush- to hold serve but the Slam. Australia squad for the upcoming fire relief fund and de- strain of facing the play- The former world scribed how the tragedy er who has dominated number one is yet to win three-match ODI series in India. had affected her deeply. women’s tennis for two a Grand Slam singles Stoinis broke the record held by D’Arcy “I’ve been playing in decades was showing. title, but she reached the Short, who made a 69-ball unbeaten Australia for over 20 Williams broke on semi-finals in 122 two years ago. Stoinis and Hilton years and it’s been real- Pegula’s next service Melbourne last year, Cartwright (59) propelled the Stars to ly hard for me to watch seed slipped 1-3 behind good, it feels like i was game and stayed in falling in three sets to 219 for one in the allotted 20 overs, all the news and every- in the first set against definitely improving as front until the end to eventual champion sharing a 207-run partnership for the thing that has been hap- the unseeded Pegula, a the week went on and take the title and extin- Naomi Osaka. opening wicket. In reply, Sydney Sixers pening in Australia fellow American. obviously I needed to.” guish a sequence of five Pliskova beat Osaka in were stopped at 175 for seven. with all the fire and... But once she found Pegula, who has only defeats in finals since a marathon three-hour animals and people that her range there was one title to her credit, her 2017 win in semi-final on Saturday Steele shoots 64 to seize have lost their homes,” never any doubt about had stunned former Melbourne. night, and the way she three-stroke Hawaii PGA lead she said. the final result, which world number one Williams, whose last backed up to defeat Keys Los Angeles: American Brendan Steele, “I decided at the be- Williams greeted by Caroline Wozniacki — a tournament was the US in another gruelling Naomi and Madison,” that, ‘Oh, she won a tour- who hasn’t managed a US PGA top-10 ginning of the tourna- raising her arms in tri- close friend of Williams Open in September, was clash on Sunday shows she said. nament two weeks ago’. finish in nearly two years, fired a six- ment... I’d donate all my umph while her hus- — in a three-set semi- looking for as much she has form and fitness “I think it always gives “I can still feel well under par 64 to seize a three-stroke prize money for a great band Alexis Ohanian final, winning every game time as possible in heading into the you some extra confi- and confident and what- lead at the Sony Open in Hawaii. In cause.” and two-year-old game in the deciding Auckland and an hour Australian Open. dence and at least you ever, but I think we still wet and windy conditions at It is Williams’ first daughter Olympia set. after winning the sin- She said while she still know which level are have to start from zero.” Honolulu’s Waialae Country Club, title since 2017 — and looked on. The 25-year-old con- gles crown she was back saw the Brisbane you at, so I think it was a Keys, who reached the 403rd-ranked Steele fired his lowest her first as a mother — “It’s been a long time, tinued in the same fear- on court partnering International primarily great way to start the US Open final in 2016 on round in three years and matched the since she won the I think you could see the less vein at the start of Wozniacki in the dou- as part of her year. her way to a career-high week’s low round with a six-under par Australian Open while relief on my face,” she the final, seemingly un- bles final. Melbourne prepara- “But of course, Grand world ranking of seven, 64 to stand on 12-under 198 after 54 pregnant. Her 73 WTA said, adding she could troubled by her heavily However, the pair tions, it was a good tour- Slam or any other tour- had a resurgent 2019, holes. “I feel like all phases of my titles now stretch across feel her game sharpen- bandaged left thigh as were beaten 6-4, 6-4 by nament to win. nament it always starts winning titles in game are as good as they’ve ever four decades, after she ing up as she prepares she chased down every- Americans Asia “Especially beating on zero, so there’s no- Charleston and been,” Steele said. “I need to stick won her first in 1999. to head to Melbourne. thing Williams deliv- Muhammad and Taylor the last two players, body’s really thinking Cincinnati. with everything I’m doing and keep the The tournament top “It definitely feels ered and even broke Townsend. pedal down, just keep doing what I’m doing and hope it’s enough.” Steele closed with three birdies in a row just Warne, Ponting to captain star-studded Don’t know why Padukone encouraged like Australia’s Cameron Smith, who was second on 201 after a 66 with teams in bushfire fundraiser game Saina to leave my academy: Gopichand American Kevin Kisner third on 202 New Delhi, Jan 12 (PTI): Saina believed that after a 64. Americans Webb Simpson, Gopichand was focussing Ryan Palmer and Collin Morikawa Pullella Gopichand is more on PV Sindhu. were on 203. Steele, chasing his fourth not known for showing “Yes, I indeed had other career title, has made 38 consecutive his emotions but the in- players to look after and starts without a top-10 finish since spirational coach has Sindhu had made serious sharing third at the 2018 Phoenix shared the hurt he felt progress in the two years Open. when his protege Saina between 2012 and 2014. Nehwal left his academy But I had never intended Jones looks forward to contest to join Prakash to neglect Saina. May be I between Rohit and Warner Padukone’s facility, some- wasn’t able to convey this New Delhi: Former Australia batsman thing that rankled him a to her,”Gopi said. Dean Jones says both Rohit Sharma lot. Gopichand also won- But what hurt him and David Warner have huge appetite dered to why the leg- more was the role he felt for runs and looks forward to the con- endary Padukone, India’s that Padukone, Vimal or test between the two finest ODI open- first badminton superstar Olympic Gold Quest ers of recent times in the upcoming “never had anything posi- (OGQ) official and former three-match series. Prior to their face- tive to say about him”. Olympian Viren off, Virat Kohli’s India crushed Sri In an upcoming book Rasquinha could have Lanka 2-0 in a T20I series, while the ‘Dreams of a Billion: how miserable he felt others and had already played. “May be Viren or visiting Australians had whitewashed Melbourne, Jan 12 (PTI): ing Adam Gilchrist will also feature India and the Olympic when Saina decided to made up her mind. While Vimal or Prakash sir New Zealand 3-0 in Tests at home. in the charity match. Games’, the former All- join Padukone’s academy I didn’t want to hold her could have spoken to her. I “Rohit Sharma and David Warner are Australian cricket greats Shane The match, a bid to raise money England champion and to train under Vimal back and stall her don’t know why they did- good at both sides of the ground. If Warne and Ricky Ponting will cap- for the victims of the devastating national head coach Kumar in Bengaluru after progress, I knew this was n’t. In fact, they encour- you shut one side of the ground, they tain star-studded teams in a one-off bushfires the country has been wit- Gopichand spoke about 2014 World something that wasn’t aged her to leave will find a way to get runs on the other Bushfire fundraiser match, to be nessing for a while now, will be the difficult times, also Championship. “It was as beneficial for either of Hyderabad. It is a mystery side of the ground,” Jones told ‘Game played on February 8. played either in Melbourne or corroborated by Saina’s if something very dear us,” Gopichand revealed to me why Prakash sir has Cricket Australia confirmed on Sydney. husband and former CWG was being taken away in the book co-written by never said anything posi- Plan’ on Star Sports. “These guys are Sunday that an all-star T20 match Warne himself raised over 1 mil- gold medallist Parupalli from me. Earlier, I had lit- sports historian Boria tive about me while I have not only physically fit, but mentally fit will be played as a curtain-raiser to lion Australian dollar for bushfire Kashyap. Gopichand in erally begged her (Saina) Majumdar and senior always looked up to him as well and they have a vivacious the Big Bash League (BBL) final. relief after putting his treasured the book’s chapter titled not to go. But by then she journalist Nalin Mehta. as my role model,” said appetite for runs and I want to see Among other big names, the dash- baggy green up for auction. ‘Bitter Rivalry’ revealed had been influenced by The grapevine was that Gopi. who wins this battle,” the former cricketer added. The series starts in Mumbai on January 14. The second ODI will be played in Rajkot on January 17 and the third in Bengaluru on January 19. Jones also talked about the Bumrah receives Polly Umrigar and Dilip Sardesai awards advantages of having pacers who can Mumbai, Jan 12 (PTI): the honour for scoring ing his tenure that the Shafali was picked for bowl 140 plus in modern day cricket. 677 runs in 8 matches at 2011 World Cup squad honour in the junior cat- India spearhead an average of 52.07 with was picked. egory. Malaga sack coach Sanchez Jasprit Bumrah on three centuries and two Anjum is one of the Virender Sharma was del Amo over explicit video Sunday headlined the half centuries. finest batswomen and adjudged the best um- Madrid: Spanish club Malaga on BCCI Annual Awards While Bumrah netted the first Indian to play pire in domestic cricket Saturday said they had sacked coach function, grabbing the the biggest prize in the 100 ODIs. In a career while Vidarbha Cricket Victor Sanchez del Amo after an prestigious Polly men’s category, Poonam spanning 17 years, Association were pre- explicit video showing his semi-naked Umrigar award apart Yadav claimed the top Anjum represented sented the best perform- body was posted on the internet. from annexing the Dilip prize in women’s section India in four 50-over ance award in domestic Sanchez del Amo, a 43-year-old former Sardesai honour for his and was awarded the World Cups and two T20 cricket for wining the Real Madrid and Spain winger, had exploits in international best international crick- World Cup (played in Ranji Trophy. been suspended on Tuesday by the cricket in the 2018-19 sea- eter.The award will be one). BCCI president club. However, the club said it had son. another feather in the Mayank Agarwal, who Sourav Ganguly said, been unable to reach “a friendly sepa- Polly Umrigar award leg-spinner’s cap who re- emerged as an impact “The BCCI Awards is ration”. “Malaga Football Club has is presented to the best cently received the batsman starting with our way of recognising made the decision to dismiss Victor male International Arjuna Award. his debut series in the finest on-field per- Sanchez del Amo due to disciplinary cricketer and it carries a Former India captains Australia in 2018-19, re- formances right from reasons,” said a statement. “Malaga citation, trophy and Krishnamachari ceived the best interna- the age group to senior has made the decision taking into cheque for Rs. 15 lakh. Srikkanth and Anjum tional debut in men’s cat- level and also honour Dilip Sardesai award Chopra were presented egory while talented 15- our legends.” account the serious damage caused to is conferred on both the the Col CK Nayudu year-old Shafali Verma Board secretary Jay the institution by the recent events, highest wicket-taker and Lifetime Achievement grabbed the same in the Shah said, “We wanted aiming to minimise the impact on the highest run-getter in Award and the BCCI women’s category. to make Naman bigger team and the entire organisation. Test cricket. Bumrah Lifetime Achievement India’s middle-order and better and have in- “Until a new coach is named, Sergio took 34 wickets in six Award for women re- batsmwoman Deepti troduced four new cate- Pellicer will act as first team coach.” matches with three five- spectively. Sharma received the gories highest run-getter Sanchez del Amo had responded to the wicket hauls. A member of the 1983 Jagmohan Dalmiya and wicket-takers in appearance of the video by claiming Prolific Saurashtra World Cup-winning fast bowlers and scored low-scoring final at the India and post-retire- Trophy for best woman WODIs and best interna- he was the victim of blackmail. “The batsman Chetshwar team, Srikkanth took on an attacking 38, the top Lord’s. ment served as the chief cricketer in senior do- tional debut men and matter is in the hands of the police,” Pujara was picked for the fearsome West Indies individual score in the He also captained selector and it was dur- mestic circuit while women from this year.” he said. SPORTS 12 CENTRAL CHRONICLE, RAIPUR, MONDAY, JANUARY 13, 2020 Vidarbha beat Bengal, Pujara scores double-ton, Tare leads mumbai charge Nagpur, Jan 12: while Sheldon Jackson Day 1. They lost Vinayak made 161 as Saurashtra Bhoir early on Day 2 but Left-arm spinner declared on 581 for 7 in Tare and Shashank Aditya Sarwate picked up Rajkot. Karnataka lost Attarde (58) added 123 for six wickets to set up Devdutt Padikkal for a the eighth wicket to frus- Vidarbha’s victory over first-ball duck while end- trate Tamil Nadu. Tushar Bengal in under two days ing the day 13 for no loss. Deshpande then hit 39 to at VCA stadium in Beginning the day on push Mumbai further. Sai Nagpur. 296/2 (90.0), Pujara and Kishore ended with four Sarwate’s 6 for 47 helped Jackson piled on wickets while R Ashwin Vidarbha bowl out Bengal Karnataka’s misery ex- got three. for just 99 in the second in- tending their partnership Tamil Nadu’s openers nings, setting up a target to 394 before the latter fell. then made a steady start of just 58. Vidarbha got Pujara missed out on a taking them to 66 for no there with nine wickets to 250 but Prerak Mankad loss. Abhinav Mukund spare. made a run-a-ball 86 to was unbeaten on 52 while Vidarbha began the day keep the pressure on L Suryaprakash was on on 89 for 3, trailing by 81 Karnataka. 11. runs after bowling out Jaydev Unadkat dis- Bengal for 170 on the first missed Padikkal in the Kerala v Punjab day. Captain Faiz Fazal fourth ball of the innings Kerala and Punjab had scored a half-century, as Karnataka ended the threw punches at each and contributions from day with a mountain to other before Kerale the lower order helped climb. ended Day 2 on 88 for 5, Vidarbha get to 212 on a leading by 97 runs at St spin friendly track. Aditya Tare leads Xavier’s College Sarwate then took over Mumbai’s charge Ground, Thiruvana- running through Bengal’s Tare scored 154 from nthapuram. batting, where only two No. 7 as Mumbai recov- Punjab began the day batsmen got to double dig- ered from a tricky situa- on 46/2 after bowling out its. tion to end on 488 all out Kerala for 227 on the first against Tamil Nadu at the day. Captain Mandeep Pujara scores double, MA Chidambaram stadi- Singh fought with an un- Saurashtra dominate um in Chennai. beaten 71 but Punjab were Overnight on 162, Mumbai began the day bowled out for 218, with Cheteshwar Pujara went on 284 for 6, having been pacer MD Nidheesh bag- on to fall two short of 250 129 for 5 at one stage on ging 7 for 88. Hope Test cricket continues for as much time as possible: Pujara Women’s World T20: Rookie batswoman Richa Rajkot, Jan 12 (PTI): Acknowledging T20 cricket’s growing popular- only new face in Harmanpreet-led squad ity, Cheteshwar Pujara is hoping that the traditional Mumbai, Jan 12 (PTI): World T20 Squad: Harmanpreet Kaur (captain), Challenger Trophy and do- them they will perform for Test format, in which he mestic cricket, so we will us,” Harmanpreet exuded thrives with his workman- Bengal’s rookie Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma, Jemimah stick to our best XI. Before confidence. like approach, will contin- batswoman Richa Ghosh Rodriguez, Harleen Deol, Deepti Sharma, Veda the World Cup, we will be She is well aware that ue to exist. “Times are was the only new face in a Krishnamurthy, Richa Ghosh, Tania Bhatia, able to decide our best XI,” 2019 didn’t start off well changing and white-ball 15-member Harmanpreet Poonam Yadav, Radha Yadav, Rajeshwari Gaikwad, Harmanpreet said. for them but they picked cricket has become popu- Kaur-led India squad for Harmanpreet has had up the pieces by the end of lar. But Test cricket is al- the ICC Women’s T20 Shikha Pandey, Pooja Vastrakar, Arundhati Reddy. the experience of playing the year. ways special and it will al- World Cup in Australia, Tri-Series (16 member) squad: Harmanpreet Kaur in the Women’s Big Bash “See, it is always about ways remain special. And starting February 21. (captain), Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma, League and that will help how you execute yourself. let us hope it continues for The team, announced on Jemimah Rodriguez, Harleen Deol, Deepti Sharma, her plan better. We did not execute on as much time as possible,” Sunday, has no other sur- “I think that experience what we were expecting Pujara was quoted as say- prises. Veda Krishnamurthy, Richa Ghosh, Tania Bhatia, will definitely help and we from ourselves (in the first ing in ‘ESPNcricinfo’. 15-year-old Haryana Poonam Yadav, Radha Yadav, Rajeshwari Gaikwad, know how the wickets are half in 2019). But against The ICC recently con- World Test Championship. Gavaskar, Sachin schoolgirl Shafali Verma Shikha Pandey, Pooja Vastrakar, Arundhati Reddy, over there and that defi- South Africa and West templated making Test On Saturday, Pujara Tendulkar and Rahul will be playing her first Nuzhat Parveen. nitely give us extra boost Indies, we played to our po- cricket a four-day affair joined a select group of Dravid. global meet following (over) there,” said the skip- tential and that is the rea- from 2023 but the idea has cricketing greats by reach- “It is the right time actu- some good performances per, who has played for son we were able to get been met with vehement ing the landmark ton dur- ally - we are going to New at the international level players, who are playing January 31 and also fea- Sydney Thunders in positive result,” she said. opposition from some of ing Saurashtra’s Ranji Zealand soon so it is good in her first season. now. tures England. WBBL. She also agreed The presence of coach the game’s greats such as Trophy Group B match for the preparation. Richa has been reward- “Richa Ghosh is a new Skipper Harmanpreet that spinners have been WV Raman and his tacti- Sachin Tendulkar and against Karnataka here. Whenever you score runs, ed for her exploits in the player and here the role of feels that playing the tri- India’s strength in bowl- cal acumen has also Ricky Ponting. “If you achieve such a you are high on confi- recent women’s selectors increases,” chair- series before the big event ing and it wouldn’t change helped the team. Pujara said his 50th thing before such tours, dence and you also get Challenger Trophy, scor- man of women’s selection will be advantageous for much on the bouncy “He is a very experi- first-class century will you feel confident and you back your rhythm.” ing 36 off 26 balls in one of committee Hemlatha Kala the team. Australian tracks. “We are enced cricketer and now boost his confidence start trusting your game The 31-year-old Pujara, the games with four told reporters at the press “Before the World Cup, looking for more spinners he is coaching us. He is ahead of India’s upcoming again.” “That is because who has 18 Test centuries boundaries and a six. conference. this series is going to be a in our side and we have got someone who always helps Test tour of New Zealand, when you are going to his credit, is fourth on “See, in the past one The selectors also an- big one for us and we will that. Now the only thing is us on how to calm our- where he will need to abroad and you are play- the list of active players year, we have taken five to nounced a 16-member look for our best combina- how we are going to use selves in pressure situa- “trust” his game. ing in challenging condi- with most first-class cen- six debutants. Earlier, the squad for a tri-series in tion and with that we will their strengths. They are tions and help each other The two-match series tions, you need to trust turies behind England’s same team used to play but Australia prior to the T20 give chances to newcomer very good and always give and he is doing a good job assumes significance as a your game, trust your Alastair Cook (65), South after 2017 ODI World Cup, World Cup, with Nuzhat also. us breakthroughs. for us and we are happy to win there will leave India preparation.” African Hashim Amla a lot of new prospects have Parveen being added as “As (Hemlata) ma’am “Our strength is spin have him in the side. His within touching distance With his 50th first-class (52) and India’s domestic emerged. We feel we have the 16th member. That mentioned, we have Richa, and we have to stick to that experience will help in the of making the 2021 final of century, Pujara joined cricket giant Wasim nurtured five or six new tournament starts on who did well in the and whenever we need World Cup.” the ongoing inaugural nine Indians led by Sunil Jaffer (57).

U-19 WC Warm-Up: Jaiswal, Sania-Nadiia pair to open campaign in Tyagi shine as India crush Djokovic beats Nadal, steers Serbia to ATP Cup Afghanistan by 211 runs with Feliciano Lopez part- tears after winning the Hobart against Oksana-Miyu team nering Pablo Carreno doubles. “I’ve been very for- Pretoria, Jan 12 (PTI): Busta. But they proved no tunate to have an amazing won two of them. Opener Yashasvi Jaiswal’s match for Djokovic and career these last 15 years, Sania is returning to the half-century and pacer Viktor Troicki, who but playing for the team, circuit after two years, Kartik Tyagi’s three-wicket bounced back from a break playing for my country having started a family haul were the highlights of down in the first set to with some of my best with Pakistan cricketer India’s resounding 211-run romp home 6-3, 6-4 and en- friends for a long time, you Shoaib Malik. win against Afghanistan in sure Serbia was the last can’t match that. It’s too Meanwhile, Sania has an U-19 World Cup country standing from the special.” The doubles drew decided to pair with com- encounter here on Sunday. 24 that began the season- the curtain on an event that patriot Rohan Bopanna at Batting first, India colts opening event. proved a big hit with play- the Australian Open as score 255 for 8 in 50 overs “I’ll remember this expe- ers and fans, dishing up Rajeev Ram, with whom with Jaiswal scoring 69 off rience for the rest of my competitive matches driv- she had originally planned 97 balls and NT Tilak Verma life. It’s one of the nicest en by the passion of ath- to play at the first Grand hitting 55 before retiring. In moments in my career,” letes representing their Slam of the season, has reply, Afghanistan were shot said Djokovic, who close to home countries. Sydney, Jan 12 (AFP): pulled out. Sania and out for 44 in 17.5 overs with Spaniard off court 6-2, 7-6 Hobart, Jan 12 (PTI): will compete in her come- Rohan had last played in Tyagi (3/10) being pick of (7/4) after world number back bid. the 2016 Rio Olympics. the bowlers. Akash Singh, An emotional Novak 10 Roberto Bautista Agut Sania Mirza and her The unseeded Indo- Bopanna began the sea- Djokovic overpowered caned Serbia’s Dusan Shubhang Hegde and partner Nadiia Kichenok Ukrainian team may run son in splendid fashion long-time rival Rafael Lajovic 7-5, 6-1 in the other Sushant Mishra getting a have been drawn to meet into Spanish fourth seeds winning the ATP Qatar Nadal and led Serbia to vic- singles. couple of wickets each. Brief Oksana Kalashnikova of Georgina Garcia Perez Open with Wesley tory in the inaugural ATP A fresh Djokovic re- Scores: India 255/8 in 50 Georgia and Miyu Kato of and Sara Sorribes Tormo Koolhof. Cup Sunday, capping a per- turned to Sydney’s Ken overs (Yashasvi Jaiswal 69, Japan in their opening in the quarterfinals. Last year also Bopanna fect build up to his Rosewall Arena for the de- NT Tilak Verma 55). round at the Hobart The Spanish players had had begun with a title win Australian Open title de- ciding doubles but Nadal Afghanistan 44 (Kartik Tyagi International, the first reached three WTA tour fi- in Pune with Jeevan fence. The world number opted not to, saying his en- 3/10). India won by 211 runs. tournament the Indian ace nals in 2019 season and Nedunchezhiyan. two blasted the top-ranked ergy levels were too low, BCCI set to appoint Madan Lal, Gautam Gambhir as CAC members New Delhi, Jan 12 (PTI): the panel is likely to be team, Lal, by virtue of The committee has to Mumbai-based woman being the senior-most find replacements of The BCCI is all set to international member will head the outgoing chairman appoint World Cup win- Sulakshana Naik, who committee while 2011 MSK Prasad (South) and ning former India play- has played two Tests and World Cup hero Gagan Khoda (Central). ers Madan Lal and 46 ODIs for the country. Gambhir will assist him Sarandeep Singh Gautam Gambhir as “Madan Lal and along with the third (North), Devang members of the Cricket Gautam Gambhir are all member. Gamdhi (East) and Jatin Advisory Committee set to be the CAC mem- In all likelihood, the Paranjpe (West) still (CAC) which will pick bers,” a senior BCCI offi- committee will meet just have a year left in their selection committees for cial told PTI on the con- once as only two respective four-year the next four-year cycle dition of anonymity. changes are required in terms. There will also be starting 2020. Hero of 1983 World the senior selection changes in the junior se- The third member of Cup winning India panel. lection panel. Public reps give patient hearing to Public representatives including Mayor, Speaker BACK PAGE RMC and others listening to CM's Lokwani pro- 16 gramme aired on AIR here on Sunday. CENTRAL CHRONICLE, RAIPUR, MONDAY, JANUARY 13, 2020 Health workers demand to redress COURTESY CALL problem and change in OPD timings CPSKS Maha Samiti meeting held Central Chronicle News

Raipur, Jan 12: The state level meeting of Chhattisgarh Pradaesh Swasth Karmachari Sangh (CPSKS) was or- ganized under chairman- ship of state president O P Sharma at the state office of CPSKS. The meeting discussed on the problems of health workers which include long pending wage anomalies, promo- tion, appointment against vacant posts, modification in the appointment, pro- motion rules of 2013 and change in the OPD tim- cant post. It leads to addi- in a day will again need to staff. The staff after dis- find an amicable solution India's famous boxer and Olympic medallist Vijender Singh paid courtesy call on ings and make it either tional pressure on the ex- come in the evening to at- charging their duty from to it. The meeting was at- Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel at his residence here this morning. The Chief 8am to 2 pm or 9 am to 3 isting staff. The staff after tend emergency. The staff 10 am to 5 pm also need to tended by Alok Mishra, R Minister welcomed him in Chhattisgarh and presented him with a memento. pm. working from 8 am to 2 pm is not against working. In come in the night which is D Diwan, Ravindra Vijender Singh arrived in Raipur to attend the three-day state level youth festi- The meeting highlight- is again forced to work in the Community Health practically creating prob- Mishra, Pradeep Sarkar, ed that in the hospitals ad- emergency conditions. Centres and District lems. The union requested Pradeep Bogi, Saroj val which began today on the occasion of Swami Vivekananda's birth anniver- equate staff are not posted Under present conditions Hospitals there is short- Health Minister to ad- Mishra, L Dhankar and sary in the capital Raipur. as per the actual and va- after attending OPD twice age of Class III and IV dress these problems and others. FLOWER EXHIBITION Youth Festival: Teams of Governor, CM try hard in tug-of-war

Central Chronicle News teams of Governor Ms Governor and Chief Anusuiya Uike and Chief Minister encouraged the Raipur, Jan 12: The three- Minister Bhupesh Baghel youth to take part in day youth festival was in- took part in the tug of war. Gonta, Bhangra, Fugri, augurated at Science Enthusiasm was writ large Gendi, Races and other tra- College Ground here on on youth during this com- ditional sports. The Sunday to mark birth an- petition. Youths have par- Governor Ms Anusuiya niversary of great philoso- ticipated in large numbers Uike played Banti and Variety of colourful flowers are on display at the ‘Flower, Fruit and Vegetable Exhibition’ being organized at pher and social reformer in the traditional sports of Pithul while Chief Nehru-Gandhi Udyan here on Sunday. Swami Vivekananda. After Chhattisgarh. While par- Minister Bhupesh Baghel the inauguration the ticipating in tug of war,the climbed 'Gedi'. SPORTS ROUND UP BSS distributes winter clothes to 500 families station Arang. It needs be Ch’garh bags overall championship  On 125th birth anniv of mentioned here, this year Swami Pranavananda region is witnessing chill- ing winter and it becomes  In 65th National Result of Raipur Zone Maharaj very difficult for the poor School Games Diksha Yadav(Dhamtari) people to anticipate this Central Chronicle News condition. Central Chronicle News Gold Dhanraj Vishwakarma( The representatives of Raipur) Silver Raipur, Jan 12: On the Bharat Sevashram Raipur, Jan 12: The re- Divya Reddy ( Raipur) occasion of 125th Birth Sangha, Shrimat Swami cently concluded anniversary of the Jibeshwarananda Bronze National School Games founder of Bharat Maharaj, Swami from January 5 to 9 at Sevashram Sangha(BSS) , Badrikananda Maharaj, Dongergarh witnessed Chhattisgarh team was Shrimat Swami Batan Kumar Chhattisgarh team bag- represented by 18 mem- Pranavananda Maharaj, Chandarkar, Pankaj, ging overall champi- bers ( 09 boys and 09 winter clothes were dis- Lakhan Nishad and some onship. In Softball U-17 is runners up, Thai Chhattisgarh Thai girls). 13 players were tributed successfully by volunteers of Sangha Boys Chhattisgarh Boys Boxing U-17 Boys Delhi is Boxing team. It needs to successful in winning Bharat Sevashram were present in this occa- is winner, Thai Boxing U- winner, Thai Boxing U-17 be mentioned here, play- medals. The boys won 03 Sangha, Raipur Branch to sion, informs release is- 17 Boys Chhattisgarh is Girls Maharshtra is win- ers of 16 states took part gold and 02 bronze while the 500 poor and needy sued by Mahadeo Mahato runners up, Thai Boxing ner, informs Anis in this championship. In girls won 01 gold, 04 sil- people of families at of Bharat Sevashram U-17 Girls Chhattisgarh Memon, coach of U-17 Thai Boxing Boys ver and 03 bronze. Paragaon, under police Sangha. Ch’garh emerging as a new hope of the Nation: CM New Era of Progess begins in the state with New Energy, Pride and Dignity, CM interacts with common people on radio programme ‘Lokvani’ Minister said that previous schemes did not cover Eight Model Colleges to be started : Baghel describes the first year of the expenses of medical tests during the treatment State Government’s tenure of diseases, which the patient and his family had to Agricultural colleges in Marra and Saja bear. Our government has rectified this and has Chief Minister Baghel said that we have taken Central Chronicle News particularly covered the expenses of medical tests several steps to improve quality of higher education along with the cost of medical treatment. in state. Recruitment of Assistant Professors, which Raipur, Jan 12: In the sixth episode of Chief Minister was pending since long time, has been started. This Bhupesh Baghel’s radio programme Lokvani, he S'karmis to be regularized soon will benefit nearly 1400 youth by providing them wished people of Chhattisgarh Happy New Year Chief Minister Baghel said that with completion dignified means of livelihood. Girls College will be 2020. Baghel said in his address to the listeners of of one year of State Government, implementation opened in Balod, Model Degree Colleges will be the programme that it is with their support and best of new initiatives and new schemes has already opened in Dantewada, Kondagaon, Bijapur, Sukma, wishes, we would succeed in changing the face of begun. In response to the questions of the listeners Narayanpur, Mahasamund and Korba, Agricultural Chhattisgarh. We are referring the first year of our regarding merging of shikshakarmis, Chief Minister Colleges will be opened in village Marra of Durg dis- government’s tenure as ‘Seva Aur Jatan Ka Ek Saal’ was a kind, practical and great social reformer. He Chief Minister Mr. Baghel said that continuing Baghel said that regularization orders are being re- trict and village Saja of Bemetara district. 14 new (A Year of Servitude and Efforts). 'I feel satisfied to always envisioned for youth to stay away from or- our efforts to bring relief to people, we launched the leased for the Shikshakarmis, on completion of pharmacy colleges have been opened in the state. say this on the occasion of first year completion, we thodox ways and to polish their talents and quali- biggest Health Service Scheme of the nation on their eight years of service. Likewise, regularization Nation’s first “Data Science and Artificial have succeeded in associating people of rural areas, ties, so that they may establish social harmony and January 1, 2020 in the state. Dr Khubchand Baghel order for nearly 8000 Shikshakarmis will be re- Intelligence Course’ has been started in IIIT Nava farmers, Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes become aware of their social obligations. His call to Health Support Scheme and Chief Minister’s leased this month. 1885 posts of Shiksha Mitan or Raipur. For advanced sports training facilities in and other weaker sections of the society with the ‘Arise, Awake and Stop Not Until the Goal is Special Support Scheme will cover every member guest teacher has been sanctioned, and the authori- state, Chhattisgarh Sports Authority has been con- development.' From education to employment, to Achieved’ inspires youth to dedicatedly pursue and of all 65 lakh families of the state. Chhattisgarh has ty for recruitment has been given at local level. stituted. We have decided to utilize CSR funds for providing opportunities to youth for all round devel- achieve their goals. 'I am glad to say that many gen- become the first state of the country to provide fi- Recruitment process of nearly 15000 lecturers is polishing young talents of the state. opment to providing a secured future, we have erations made this call of Swami Vivekananda their nancial aid of up to Rs 20 lakh to needy people nearing completion. Ever since our government taken every step. State Government’s multidimen- life’s motto. To motivate our new generation to under Chief Minister Special Health Support came to power, some or the other elections were CIDA: Promoting Food Processing Unit sional efforts and initiatives have saved make this vision of Swami Vivekananda come true, Scheme, so that poverty doesn’t come in the way of being held and code of conduct was effective, but Last one year will be remembered for various re- Chhattisgarh from the repercussions of world-wide we have organized Youth Fest'. This mega event medical treatment. This scheme would cover med- now the official works would pace up. Decision to liefs and major decisions as well as achievements. recession, instead in this phase, Chhattisgarh has started from October 15, 2019 at block-level. ical treatment of liver transplant, kidney transplant, constitute Junior Selection Board in tribal areas has In the new year, we are formulating various mega achieved new milestones. Competitions in 25 different categories were organ- cornea transplant, heart transplant, hemophilia, been taken so that youth of these regions get the schemes and developing infrastructure. ized. And now, state-level Youth Fest will be organ- thalassemia, cancer, heart diseases, aplastic ane- opportunity to be hired for government services at Chhattisgarh Irrigation Development Authority has Young talent of Ch'garh to stage 'Youth Fest' ized from January 12-14, 2020. This three-day youth mia, cochlear implant, sickle cell anemia, acid at- local level. Youth belonging to extremely backward been constituted to develop better irrigation capac- Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel mentioned about fest will mark colourful presentation of tack victims, muscular dystrophy and other such tribal areas will be given the benefit of direct re- ity in state. We have different parameters for indus- the pleasant coincidence of Swami Vivekananda Chhattisgarh’s culture, youth power and young tal- diseases which were not covered in other health cruitment. We are not only creating employment trial development. We aim to ensure value addition Jayanti and acknowledged the young talent of the ents. I believe that events like this are platforms of schemes. Through Dr Khubchand Baghel Health opportunities in government sector, but are in in- to our resources and produces. For this, we have state. He said that Swami Vivekananda’s birth an- cultural exchange and opportunity for youth to Support Scheme, government would provide cash- dustries under New Industrial Policy. We are also made provisions to promote food processing units niversary is celebrated as Youth Day. In last one widen their horizon. less medical treatment facility worth upto Rs 5 lakh providing various reliefs and benefits to encourage under New Industrial Policy. This will create em- year of our tenure, Chhattisgarh’s prestige and to 56 lakh families. Earlier, 42 lakh families were entrepreneurship. ployment and self-employment opportunities at glory has enhanced manifolds. Swami Vivekananda Nation’s Biggest Health Service Scheme launched being benefited under health schemes. Chief local level. RAIPUR CC

CENTRAL CHRONICLE, RAIPUR, MONDAY, JANUARY 13, 2020 NSS CAMP OF ST THOMAS COLLEGE AT SELUD...PG-14 CH’GARH EMERGING AS A NEW HOPE...PG-16 State govt made commendable effort to promote sports and culture: Guv related to rural culture Q State level youth have been included in festival kicks off the youth festival. to colourful start He appreciated the National Tribal Dance Festival organised by Central Chronicle News the state government re- cently and said that it Raipur, Jan 12: The was a matter of happi- three-day state level ness that the govern- youth festival was inau- ment of Chhattisgarh gurated at Science placed tribal develop- College Ground here on ment in its priority area. the occasion of birth an- Also present on the oc- niversary of great casion were philosopher Swami Chhattisgarh Assembly Vivekananda by Speaker Dr Charandas Governor Ms Anusuiya Mahant, Woman and Uike in presence of Child Development Chief Minister Bhupesh Minister Anila Bhedia, Baghel and other distin- Revenue Minister guished guests. Jaisingh Agrawal, Ms Uike congratulated the Chief Minister whole world, because will showcase their tal- Baghel and Minister of this day is the birth an- ent in three-day youth Sports and Youth niversary of our source festival in the capital Youth must imbibe ideals of Vivekananda: CM Welfare Umesh Patel for of inspiration and icon Raipur. More than 7000 Raipur. In Narayanpur the Youth Festival, and Swami Vivekananda’ youth and artists are Gives new slogan also, Swami Vivekananda said that various compe- she said. The Governor participating in this fes- ‘Khelbo-Jeetbo-Garhbo and Ramakrishna Mission titions based on various also appreciated state tival. Apart from cultur- are being run. The school rural sports, folk dance, government’s decision al events, the sports and Nava Chhattisgarh’ is being run in the name of fine arts and classical to develop ‘Dey-Bhavan’ intellectual competi- to youth Swami Vivekananda in music of Chhattisgarh at Budhapara in Raipur tions are also being or- Kota of Raipur. The Chief will bring forth rural as memorial. ganised during three- Chief Minister Bhupesh Minister said that Swami sports talent and pro- The Governor urged day festival, he said. Baghel while addressing Vivekananda had said that mote local art and cul- the youth to have strong He said that the youth the Youth Festival said ‘I want to see the youth in ture of the state. sense of determination of the state will gain a that today is a day of spe- the playground instead of Guv, CM release Sports Development Authority logo She said that the state to succeed in life. The new experience from cial importance for religion. May our youth be government made a Governor announced an this event and will come Chhattisgarh, because of morial. To this end Dey strong’. Raipur: Governor Ms Anusuiya Uike and Chief commendable effort to amount of Rs 5 to each back with new energy the birthday of Swami Charitable Trust was The Chief Minister said Minister Bhupesh Baghel today released the logo keep sports and culture party praising the next time. International Vivekananda. Swami handed over documents of that our youth should im- of Chhattisgarh Sports Development Authority alive through Rajyotsav, march past based on folk boxer and Olympic Vivekananda has a deep land in Malaria TB bibe the thoughts and during inaugural ceremony of Youth Festival. tribal dance festival and dances by artists from medalist for the country, link with Chhattisgarh, he Hospital Kalibadi. The ideals of Vivekananda. If Sports Development Authority has recently been now youth festival. different districts of the Vijender Singh, also at- said, adding that Swami ji Chief Minister said that the youth concentrate in constituted by the state government for the devel- Chhattisgarh is witness- state. Admiring march tended the festival. spent significant 2 years of Swami Atmanand Ji did sports and studies, then opment of sports in Chhattisgarh. ing all-round develop- past based on folk dance He addressed the his life in Chhattisgarh. the work of promoting they will certainly get rid ment under leadership by artistes from various youth on the occasion He said that the building Swami Vivekananda’s of bad luck. The Chief of Chief Minister districts of the state on and said that no one where Swami thoughts, ideals, and prin- Minister gave the new slo- Industry Minister Sharma, Chief Bhupesh Baghel, she the occasion of inaugu- loses in sports, the play- Vivekananda had stayed ciples and his relation gan of ‘Khelbo-Jeetbo- Kawasi Lakhma, Secretary RP Mandal, said, adding that under ration the Governor an- er either wins or learns. in Budhapara for 2 years, with Chhattisgarh. He es- Garhbo Nava Assembly Deputy Director General of his leadership, nounced Rs 5000 to every Vijender Singh con- will be developed as tablished Ramakrishna Chhattisgarh’ to the Speaker Manoj Police DM Awasthi, Chhattisgarh will set troupe of artistes. gratulated the Chief Swami Vivekananda me- Paramahamsa Ashram in youth. Mandavi, MLAs Mohan Revenue Board new records of develop- In his welcome ad- Minister Bhupesh Markam, Brijmohan Chairman CK Khaitan, ment. dress, Minister of Sports Baghel for the formation Agrawal, Vikas Raipur Mayor Ejaj ‘Today is most impor- and Youth Welfare, of Sports Development Chhattisgarh. Forest Minister Md Choubey, Tourism and Upadhyay, Kuldip Dhebar and Municipal tant not only for our Umesh Patel said that Authority for the devel- He said that for the Akbar, Agriculture Culture Minister Juneja, Shailesh Pandey Corporation Speaker country but for the the youth of the state opment of sports in first time youth sports Minister Ravindra Amarjit Bhagat, and Mrs Anita Yogendra Pramod Dubey. Online fraud dupes man YUWA MAHOTSAV Truck driver runs away of Rs 46400 on pretext with sugar consignment of reviving ATM card worth Rs 4 lakh Central Chronicle News upgrade his ATM card and Central Chronicle News Shraddha Infra Project thus continue operating it & Energy. Raipur, Jan 12: unabatedly as usual. CM accepts TV anchor’s Raipur, Jan 12: In a While the truck driv- Unidentified online fraud Not suspecting the challenge, spins ‘lattu’ sheer breach of trust, a er proceeded from has duped a customer of caller at all, the com- truck driver has fled Jalana with the con- UCO Bank of Rs 46400 on plainant accepted the Raipur, Jan 12: Chief with a consignment of signment on the same pretext of reviving his caller’s offer of online as- Minister Bhupesh Baghel sugar worth Rs 4 lakh date, he has not ATM card. A complaint in sistance. Hereafter, the attended a programme sent from Maharashtra reached Raipur yet and this regard was lodged in caller took from the 16- ‘Desh ka nai viswas to Raipur. A complaint neither is he accessible Civil Lines police station digit number of his ATM Chhattisgarh’ organized in this regard was over his mobile phone on Saturday night. card and also extracted by NDTV.During a discus- lodged in Mana police number which he had According to police, from him the subsequent sion on the state govern- station on Saturday provided to the com- complainant Surendra OTP sent on his phone. ment’s work, the vision of night. plainant. Nikhil then Mohan Kumar of New Sharing both these data the government and the According to police, contacted the truck Shanti Nagar received a with the unidentified national scenario, the TV complainant Nikhil owner Sandeep Singh call on his mobile phone caller proved costly for the anchor suddenly asked the Kumar Guh is a whole- Chahal but he too unre- from telephone number complainant as within Chief Minister if he could sale trader operating sponsive following 62917-29470 on Friday minutes of passing on the demonstrate spinning of his business from which a complaint was morning wherein the OTP, he received SMS de- Bhounra (lattu). Doomartarai wholesale lodged with police. caller identified himself noting withdrawal of Rs Anchor removed a lattu market. On January 3, Police, meanwhile, as an executive from the 46400 from his bank ac- from his pocket and gave it he had got loaded a con- have registered an of- UCO Bank and further count against an online to the Chief Minister. signment of 247 sugar fence under Section told him that operation purchase. During conversation, sacks worth Rs 4 lakh 406, 34 IPC against the through his ATM card will Police, meanwhile, have Baghel coiled a string rope in a tuck bearing regis- truck owner and the be suspended from mid- registered an offence around lattu and and then tration number CG04- absconding truck driv- night owing to lack of under Section 420 IPC demonstrated its spinning JD-5292. The consign- er and is now investi- modern security features. against the holder of the after dropping it on the Artists from different districts performing in the ‘Yuwa Mahotsav’ inaugurated at ment was loaded from gating the matter fur- Without giving any time to above mentioned tele- stage. He then lifted the Science college ground here on Sunday. Jalana-based M/s. ther. the complainant to think phone number and is now spinning lattu on his palm. further, the caller offered investigating the matter him online assistance to further. Two bikes lifted 402 Haj pilgrims selected through ‘Qurrah’ Raipur: Unidentified lifters Respective police stations ‘Qurrah’ was done for all the applicants who 2020, a total of 908-1 ap- Shamim Akhtar, Imtiyaz that it is the long-lasting escaped with two bikes from have since registered of- Q For Haj pilgrimage 402 seats. The Haj appli- have been selected, the plications were received Haider, Moh. Riyaz, wish of every Muslim separate police station fences under Section 379 2020 cation of rest of all 439 guests made an appeal to from the state and out of Noman Akram, Moh. that he or she should go areas during last 24-hours. IPC against unidentified applicants has been put wish for peace and pros- which 473 were that of Tahir, and other mem- on pilgrimage to sacred The first one, a Hero HF- lifters and now further in- Central Chronicle News into waiting list through perity for all. Addressing male and 435 were that of bers of CHC viz. ‘Mecca’ and ‘Madina’ Deluxe CG04-KU-5518, was vestigations are underway. ‘Qurrah’. the gathering, the speak- male applicants. This Mohammed Aslam and those who have lifted from outside Lunawat One arrested under Raipur, Jan 12: The se- The applicants from ers extended greetings to year the state Haj’s Khan, Secretary Sajid wished it from the bot- Bhawan in Station Road lection of Haj pilgrims the district selected have all the Haj pilgrims se- Committee received all Memon, member Nazo tom of their heart have while its owner Manish Arms Act from state was done been sent the list. The re- lected and wished them the applications online Siddiqui, Imtiyaz got the call and would be Tiwari was working in his Raipur: Kotwali police on through ‘Qurrah’ by sult of this ‘Qurrah’ is to go on ‘Safar-a-Haj’ and which is a big Ansari, Saeed Raza leaving on pilgrimage. office nearby. The lifting Sunday arrested a youth under Chhattisgarh Rajya Haj also available on CHC’s with ease and conven- achievement of the CHC. Chouhan, Moulana The state government was later complained in Arms Act from near Police Committee at New website viz. ‘www.haj- ience and pray for peace At the inauguration of Jahiruddin Rizvi, through CHC is all com- Ganj police station. The Lines petrol pump after he was Circuit House Bhavan, committee.gov.in’. On and prosperity of all in Qurrah-2020 was held in Moulana Asgar Mehadi, mitted to provide high- next one, a Bajaj Pulsar nabbed red-handed terrorising Civil Lines, here on completion of ‘Qurrah’, the country. The guests the presence of Moh. Salim Khan, level services to all the CG05-AB-5813, was lifted the locals armed with knife. Sunday. As per the Haj the cover numbers of the also welcomed the Haj Chairman Chhattisgarh Kamrujamma Faridi Haj pilgrims. from outside owner Identified as Devendra Singh Guidelines 2020, out of applicant was displayed Pilgrims selected with Rajya Waqf Board and other Haj applicants On maintaining trans- Liladhar Sahu’s house in Rajpur, the accused was imme- the total 469 Haj Seats, on the screen one-by-one garlands. Secretary of (CRWB) Salam Rizvi and from the district and parency in ‘Qurrah’, the Tiwari Colony of diately taken to police station deducting the 63 reserve and declaration of se- Haj Committee Sajid Girish Dewangan. On people from Muslim guest expressed grati- Doomartalab area. The lift- where he was later booked category and four seats lected applicants was Memon giving details of this occasion Shiv samaj were present in tude towards all the ing was later complained in under Section 25, 27 of Arms of woman with also made. procedure of ‘Qurrah’ Thakur, Ajay Sahu, large number. members of ‘Qurrah’ Amanaka police station. Act. ‘Mehram’ category, the Extending greetings to inforemd that for Haj- Sunny Agrawal, Girish Dewangan said committee. SAI defeats Haryana in final to lift championship trophy Bhilai, Jan 12: Sports Authority of India (SAI) defeated Haryana in the finals BHILAI of the NMDC Cup Junior Boys Handball Championship played on Sunday at 14 the Handball Complex, Sector-04 to lift the championship trophy. CENTRAL CHRONICLE, MONDAY, JANUARY 13, 2020 Do not concede defeat until you win: Dilip Wasnikar

Q 65th National School cant tole in character building in life. He added Sports Competition that the occasion be- inaugurated comes momentous as it is being inaugurated on the Q 1196 players from 32 birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda, states to compete in who is considered Youth the tournament Icon and the country cele- brates it as National Youth Day. Central Chronicle News He added that Vivekananda ji used to Bhilai, Jan 12: The 65th say that until victory is National School Sports achieved in life, one Competition was inaugu- should not give up. This rated on Sunday at Bhilai inspires us to move for- Vidyalaya, Sector-02 in ward in life. the presence of chief Mentioning that sports guest Dilip Wasnikar, is a symbol of unity and Durg Divisional exuberance, Wasnikar Commissioner. In his ad- said that playing with the Sports City, and it has a Presiding over the pro- wishes to the players he talent. He said that has been given the re- Competition. dress he wished the par- spirit of sportsmanship, glorious tradition of or- gramme, Collector Ankit said that here we will get Kabaddi generates enthu- sponsibility to organise The competitions were ticipants luck, encour- one should illuminate the ganising sports. He then Anand said that sports in- to see competition in a siasm and Throw ball is a sports tournament in inaugurated on Sunday aged them and said that name of the state and extended his best wishes creases enthusiasm and cordial atmosphere for field that should be seen three disciplines- during which 1196 partic- games have special im- country. to the players and sports boosts our morale. Sports the next three days. as an art. Kabaddi Throw Ball and ipants from 32 states will portance in life. He added that Bhilai is teachers who have come trigger action in our The talented players Here it needs a mention Yogmundu as part of 65th participate to prove their Sports play an signifi- known as Steel City and from different states. lives. Extending his best here will showcase their that Chhattisgarh state National Sports excellence in sports. Education is the first step towards social NSS Camp of St Thomas development: Guru Rudra Kumar College at Selud concludes

Central Chronicle News Commissions will be con- stituted soon. Bhilai, Jan 12: On Member of Parliament Sunday, PHE Minister Vijay Baghel also attended Guru Rudra Kumar said the programme. In his ad- that the Guru Ghasidas dress, Baghel said that he Baba's message of is the State President of "Mankha Mankhe Ek Kurmi Samaj and under- Samaan" is relevant for the stands all the organization- entire society. He asserted al problems. He asserted that every person is equal that it takes years of hard in the society and similar- work to organize and inte- ly all the samajs are also grate the samaj. He added equal. that members of Marar Speaking about the sig- Samaj are very hardwork- nificance of education, the ing. Minister said that educa- state participated in the were also unveiled. They grow vegetables Central Chronicle News camp. Chief Guest of the ture also NSS unit of Secondary School, staff tion lays the foundation for event. More than 200 youth Bhagwatacharya Niranjan and sell it in the markets. programme, OSD to CM Saint Thomas College members of Saint development of a person participated in the intro- Das Ji Maharaj was present Members of this samaj ex- Bhilai, Jan 12: NSS unit Ashish Verma said that will organise such activi- Thomas College, and ultimately the entire duction programme for as special guest. pect social, political and of St Thomas College or- Swami Vivekananda al- ties for the betterment of Chandrashekhar Verma, society. Guru Rudra marriageable youth. In his address, Guru economic development. ganised a grand cultural ways taught great lessons students and villagers. Kailash Verma, Santosh Kumar was addressing the During this event, 10 mar- Rudra Kumar further said The erstwhile state gov- programme in the clos- to youth and we all should Best NSS volunteer Yadav, Amit Tamrakar, J state-level convention of riages were also fixed. that the primary occupa- ernment had introduced ing ceremony of Seven try to apply his principles Harpreet Singh (B Com), Majju, Santosh Miri, Kosariya Marar (Patel) Prayers were offered to tion of Marar samaj is Shakambhari Scheme days special camp at in our daily life. NSS Secretary Varsha Neha Verma and Samaj here at village Maa Bhagwati agriculture. He opined that which is benefitting the Selud. The function Selud Gram Panchayat Rani Vaishnav (BA) and Sulgana Roy were pres- Limtara. Shakambhari. Krishak Kalyan Board and members of Marar Samaj. began with all the guests Secretary Mahendra NSS team leader ent. He urged the members Guru Rudra Kumar re- Shakambhari Board On demand of the vil- offering floral tributes to Sahu thanked the NSS Bahadur Singh Sonwani Vote of thanks was pro- of Kosariya Marar Samaj leased the magazine should be constituted by lagers, Cabinet Minister youth icon Swami volunteers for their effec- were awarded certifi- posed by Varsha Rani to make their children well "Parichay Mala" of the including the members of Guru Rudra Kumar an- Vivekananda. tive and innovative activ- cates by guests. Vaishnav and pro- educated for making the samaj in which details of Kosariya Marar Samaj. nounced funds for con- NSS programme ities for girls of higher On this occasion gramme was conducted samaj more influential and 400 marriageable youth has The minister further as- struction of community Officer Mahendra Ikhar Secondary School of Principal girls School by NSS programme offi- powerful. been published. Statues of sured to discuss this issue hall, informed Manendra presented a brief report Selud. Principal St Daljeet Koroda, Sheela cer Mahendra Ikhar, and Office bearers of the Mahatma Jyotiba Phule with Chief Minister and Patel (Secretary, Durg about activities conduct- Thomas College Dr MG Sharma, Principal student Aliya Anjum Samaj from across the and Mata Savitri Bai Phule hoped that the Boards and Raaj). ed during one week long Roymon said that in fu- Government Higher from BBA. Obituary Rameshwar Prasad Mishra 820 Athletes partake in Road Safety Marathon Yuva Chetna Rally marks Bhilai: Renowned educationist Vivekananda Jayanti celebrations Rameshwar Prasad Mishra left for heavenly adobe at the age of 87 years on Central Chronicle News relevant for the entire world. He Saturday. He was the Chairman of spoke about the Swami Ji's Chhattisgarh Kalyan Samiti, Kalyan Bhilai, Jan 12: On Sunday, Steel message on Hinduism. Anil RP Mishra PG College, Kalyan Law College and City youth took out a rally for Mishra outlined the differences Kalyan College of Education. Funeral propagating the messages of between Indian and Western procession was taken out from his residence situated Swami Vivekanand on his birth culture. He said that Indian spir- at House No 44, Street 7B, Maitri Nagar (Risali) on anniversary. Under the leader- ituality can only counter the Sunday and last rites of the mortal remains were per- ship of Nitesh Mishra, the rally Western materialism. Swami Ji formed at Ramnagar Muktidham. He was the father was taken out from BSNL has been a source of inspiration of Asha, Alok, Alka and Anamika. Square in Sector 01 and con- for the youth. His birthday is cluded at the memorial of celebrated as Yuva Diwas for Mahesh Bhatt Martyr Kaushal Yadav in Hudco. keeping his memories alive in Bhilai: Nehru Nagar resident Mahesh The rally was accorded rousing the society. He urged the citi- Bhatt (financial advisor) left for heav- Central Chronicle News The marathon began from the premises of CAF 1st Checkup of 662 drivers / welcome at several spots. Auto zens to follow the messages and enly adobe at the age of 62 years on Jayanti Stadium and Battalion. 339 school buses conductors was conducted. drivers welcomed the rally at teachings of Swami Ji and con- Saturday. Last rites of the mortal re- Bhilai, Jan 12: About 820 moved across Miraj / vans were examined out 540 of them were advised Globe Square; labour leader tribute towards development of mains were performed at New athletes participated in the Triangle, Globe Square, 7-8 of which 192 vehicles were to use specs, 180 were Ujjwal Dutta and members of the nation. Yogendra Singh, Rajendra Nagar Muktidham in Road safety Awareness Square, Panthi Square, certified as "fit". found suffering from hy- Women's Group welcomed the Devesh Sahu, Manoj Agrawal, Raipur. He is survived by Rama Bhatt Marathon organized here DPS Square and concluded Eight buses were found pertension; 97 were found rally at Sector 7 while social ac- Vijay Shukla, Raja Sindhu, (wife); Rites (son), Ramya Bhatt Mahesh Bhatt at Jayanti Stadium on the at its origin. The marathon to be of above 12 years age diabetic while 5 were suf- tivist Vijay Shukla and women Prakash Mishra, Ravi Kashyap, (daughter) and Priyanka Bhatt second day of Road Safety was divided into three cat- while speed governors fering from cataract. groups welcomed the rally at Chhatrapal Sahu, Anuraag (daughter-in-law). Week - 2020. This sporting egories viz 8 km, 5 km and were missing from four Cadets of NCC, Scout Hudco. Nitesh Mishra said that Devarkunde, Abhishek, Ajay and event was organized by 2 km. winners of all the buses. The inspection team and Guide, SPC and stu- the messages of Swami Ji are others were present. P Sarojini Naidu Durg Traffic Police with categories were awarded. found that "On Duty dents of Shankaracharya Bhilai: Retired BSP employee P Sarojini support of Steel City Traffic Police and School Bus" was not writ- Engineering College visit- Naidu left for heavenly adobe on Sunday. Athletics Club. DSP Regional Transport ten on 127 buses; while ed the road safety exhibi- Funeral procession will be taken out (Traffic) Gurjeet Singh ad- Department jointly con- PUC certificate and Fire tion. Anjor Rath visited from her residence situated at Sujata ministered oath to the ducted technical and phys- Extinguisher was missing the Madai / Bazars at vil- Tent House, Shop No 54, C-Market, gathering. The people ical examination of the from some buses. lages Arasnara, Pandar Sector 01 on January 13 at around 14:00 pledged to obey traffic school buses for ensuring The school manage- and Tarra. Through audio P Sarojini Naidu hrs and last rites of the mortal remains rules for ensuring safety of safety of the school chil- ments have been asked to visual presentation and will be performed at Ramnagar all on the roads. dren. Documents of the ve- resolve the shortcomings street plays, the villagers Muktidham. She was the sister of P Keshav Naidu and AIG (Traffic, PHQ, hicles as well as health / and produce the buses for were sensitized towards aunt of Srikant, Shashikant and Nishikant Naidu. Raipur) Sanjay Sharma eye checkup of the trans- re-examination on significance of traffic flagged off the marathon. port staff was conducted at January 14. Health rules. Villagers throng Madai mela Birkoni: On the occasion of Paush Poonima, Madai mela was 36GARH organised at Chandi temple premises on Friday and villagers in 15 large number visited this fair also Chandi temple to offer prayers. CENTRAL CHRONICLE, RAIPUR, MONDAY, JANUARY 13, 2020 All coming together can solve AWARD traffic-jam problem: CSP

lem will be solved. During this Patron of Association Puran Jain said that the corporation and police would identify the spot and ensure proper parking of the vehicles at the right place. Asst. SI Vijay Singh said that presently all will be explained in detailed till Jan 17 and then the next step will be taken. Traffic in-Charge Sharda Mishra gave information about Vaypar Sangh Raju Singh tend all possible assis- traffic rules and regula- z 31st National Road and other office bearers tance. tions. President Raju Safety Week and drivers of Taxi Upendra Singh of Singh said that it is with Association were present. Traders’ Association said assistance of all that this On this occasion they that he does not feels that traffic jam problem will be Central Chronicle News were given information the members of his solved. about the traffic and in Association would not ex- During this other speak- Chirmiri, Jan 13: The this CSP Singh informed tend help and added that ers also addressed the 31st National Road Safety that this meeting would this Road Safety Week gathering. Those who Week is being organised in not have been possible should not just be for one were present on the occa- Korea District and it was without their assistance. week, but for entire 365 sion were Viijay Meghani, observed by Chirmiri This is heart place of days, so that it benefits all. Ramshankar Mishra, Police at Taxi Stand in Chirmiri and it is natural Coprorator Rakesh Amit Jain, Deepak Singh, Raipur: The award under banner of ‘Swachchata Darpan’ was presented to District Collector Bemetara Hadibadi, which is in the and beautiful, but here Parashar said that when Taxi Sangh President Shikha Rajput Tiwari and CEO District Panchayat Prakash Kumar Sarve at the hands of Cine Actor Amir heart of the city. In this there is always traffic jam all will extend assistance Shivanand Tiwari and Khan in a programme organised by Ministry of ‘Jal-Shakti’, Drinking Water and Swachchata Department, City SP (CSP) PV Singh and he urged the business together, then automati- other drivers and traders Swachch Bharat Mission (Gramin) New Delhi. and Presiden Chirmiri and traders present to ex- cally this traffic-jam prob- were present. SNCU Dhamtari saves 91.2% newborns, highest in the state Digital cleanliness message z Get treatment Infant mortality mitted and only 53 in highly rate is 4.2% critical conditions were re- marks Cher Chera event on paying Rs 10 SNCU was established in ferred to higher centre. 2013 and 3950 newborns Mahasamund, Jan 12: Basant Sachdev have been treated here. In District wise figures 2018-19 infant mortality rate On the occasion of Dhamtari, Jan 12: in the district was 4.2% of newborns saved Paush Poornima, Digital (Special Newborn Care whereas in 2017-18 it was District % Cleanliness Cher Chera Units)SNCUs have been liness workers are on toes this level of treatment pri- 13.69%. In 2018-19 drop of Dhamtari 91.2 was organised at established at district and round-the-clock. The spe- vate hospital’s charges be- 9.49% was recorded. The Balod 89.1 Government Higher Sukma 85.7 sub-district hospitals with cialized doctors and staff tween Rs 1500- Rs 3000 per state level statistics of in- Raipur 85.2 Secondary School annual delivery to provide of this unit are creating day and here by getting a fant mortality rate is 12.3%. Balrampur 83.2 Komakhan. As part of care for sick newborns, miracles and have even paying slip for Rs 10 all the In addition 720 newborns Kawardha 81.7 the event organised every that is, all type of neonatal saved the life of newborns facilities are available free were treated in the district Kanker 81.7 year students led by their care except major surger- on whom their parents of cost. hospital in one year. In 2018- Jashpur 80-7 teachers move around Kondagaon 79-7 ies and assisted ventila- also lost hope. This unit is Patients of 5 districts 19 1096 newborns were ad- Durg 79-2 the village collecting dirt tion. SNCU at District giving new life to 600 new- are dependant Baikunthpur78-6 in the form of Cher Hospital Dhamtari has a borns per year. There are The newborns of Year wise admission Raigarh 77.4 Chera donation. carries a better impact and through this students record of saving the high- 12 staff nurse apart from a Dhamtari, Balod, Kanker, Narayanpur 77 School teacher Vijay among the audience. meet the parents and pub- est number of newborns. child specialist Dr Kondagaon and of newborn in SNCU Jagdalpur 73.4 Sharma through cleanli- Principal M L lic representatives re- Dantewada 71 The annual ranking re- Dewangan and an in- Gariabandh districts are 2012-13 09 Ambikapur 70-5 ness song celebrated Ghritlahare said, mes- quested to give them leased this month revealed charge. SNCU in this hos- dependent on this unit. 2013-14 266 Bijapur 71-0 Cher Chera and through sage given in the form of waste in bags as Cher that Dhamtari District pital saved newborns with The newborns are kept 2014-15 481 Bilaspur 69-1 a video took an oath to rally is time taking and Chera donation. Hospital is ranked no1 in 700-800 gram weight at here for one to one and 2015-16 635 Korba 68-4 spread the message of also more of labour is re- Principal added, this the state when it comes to birth by monitoring them half months and mother 2016-17 685 Rajnanadgaon 67-5 cleanliness among the quired. practice when carried out saving the life of new- for 24 hours. In the last 8 of newborn is offered free 2017-18 743 S C Raipur 58-3 students, teachers and Keeping this in mind regularly will take this 2018-19 1096 Mahasamund 55-7 borns. To achieve this feat years this centre has treat- meal till her baby is admit- 2019-20 720 Janjgir-Champa 53-9 parents. As the words of teacher Sharma took the place towards achieving doctors, nurses and clean- ed 3,950 newborns. For ted here. this song are simple it path of digital message the tag of ODF plus. Two accidents on Jugani ‘Nirbhaya’ of Surajpur bridge leave two dead still waiting for justice!

3 accused includ- from Thana to SP level, but so far no action has Chronology of the incident ing two minors get been taken and the ac- cused is roaming free. z 21 Sept 2014- Girls was abducted bail; threatening According to father of z 22 Sept 2014- Burnt body of girl found near the river family of dire-con- the victim, he has got z 23 Sept 2014- Case filed by the police sequences three daughters and his z 24 Sept 2014- People staged chakka-jam on Benaras -Ambikapur entire family is living in road fear and due to threats z 24 Sept 2014- Police arrest all 3 accused and produced them in the No action taken by from the accused, he is court and sent to jail z 30 June 2015- Accused Ramkumar sentenced life imprisonment SP despite com- not sending his daugh- and with appeal in HC, two minors granted bail by this time. ters to school and kept z 19 March 2019- Accused Ramkumar granted bail and right after plaint by father them confined to four this the accused are threatening the family members Passengers being taken out the bus after the mishap. Long queue of vehicles on both sides of the road after the mishap. walls of his house and z 10 Dec 2019- Father of victim filed complaint with SP, but no Central Chronicle News they are thinking of mi- action taken. z More than a dozen driver of the bus suc- through this bridge. The across buffalo on the road grating from this place. cumbed to injuries. As in- construction agency is car- and while trying to bypass Surajpur, Jan 12: Poeple know about the injured formed, Kanker Roadways rying out repairing work on dashed with stopper kept Though Nirbhaya got the case of ‘Nirbhaya’ of peal in the High Court the school and kept them Bus while coming from this bridge and a stopper their for road repairing justice after such a long Delhi, but there are many and after which at home. Since there is no Central Chronicle News Jagdalpur to Raipur collid- has been put on one side of work. Premalal died on the wait and on which there such cases and victims Ramkumar got the bail. brother, the other three ed with a truck coming the road. As the seat in front spot. is feeling of joy and satis- who are still waiting for But the family members girls are studying from Kondagaon, Jan 12: On from Raipur side and head- of the emergency door The accidents led to long faction among many, but justice. of the victim charged that home and confined to NH 30 between Kondagaon ing towards Raipur. Both could not be folded passen- queue of vehicles on the the ‘Nirbhaya’ of What was the case afte getting bail, the ac- four walls and are feeling and Farasgaon falls Jugani the drivers got trapped after gers were taken out of the road and some vehicles in a Surajpur is yet to get the In Oct 2014, a burnt cused are reportedely unsafe in the village. bridge which witnessed two the accident. With the help bus by breaking open the hurry tried to take the old justice. Two minors from body of a girl was found threatening the family fatal mishaps leading two of Farasgaon police JCB window glass. bridge which also could Gram Boga of Surajpur near the river in Gram members and on which death of two and over a was called and both the In the same place on have led to another mishap. first abducted a girl and Boga under Ramkola they have lodged com- dozen injured. At 7:10 am on drivers were taken out. As Saturday night motorcyclist Meanwhile Farasgaon po- then she gang-raped her thana of Surajpur and plaint three times in Sunday bus and a truck met 108 could not be contacted Premlal Markam (20), resi- lice team managed to clear by three minors. To hide when investigations were Ramkola thana in writ- with head-on-collision and injured passengers were dent of Masora while going the jam and vehicle move- their crime they strangu- carried, it was found that ing, despite this no ac- more than a dozen passen- sent to hospitals in the vehi- to Bahigaon for playing ment again started on the lated her and then tortur- a youth Ramkumar was tion has been taken by gers were injured while cles of passengers passing Kabaddi suddenly came road. ing her they burnt her to in love with this girl and the police till date. death and threw her near when the girl refused Having lost their in- the pond. then he along with two nocent girl, the family Khushi Lal Bharadwaj unanimously elected sarpanch In protest against this other minors gang-raped members are living in incident, the people of her and burnt her to state of fear and have Central Chronicle News dates unanimously elected the region had staged death pouring kerosene lost hopes for getting Bharadwaj to the post of chakka-jam on Baneras - on her. justice. They are living Katgi, Jan 12: Village sarpanch. On January 9, Ambikapur road and When the people took to in so much fear that Panchayat Madwa which is 2020 Krishna Kumar with- after which the police had street, then the police ar- they have stopped send- included in Prime Minister drew his nomination pa- arrested the three ac- rested the three accused, ing other three girls to Adrash Village list wit- pers and Bharadwaj got cused and sent them to including two minors and nessed unity of the vil- elected. It needs to be men- jail. In this two of the ac- sent them to jail. lagers in unanimously tioned here, Village cused had been sentenced Presently case of two mi- What official says electing a young candidate Panchayat Madwa is a pan- life imprisonment and nors is pending in the ju- “Nobody should be Khushi Lal Bharadwaj as chayat of 13 wards under the case that of a minor is venile court and themain scared, victim will be given sarpanch and thereby set- Janpad Panchayat Kasdol. still pending in the court. accused Ramkumar has full security, separate ac- ting an example for other Sarpanch Khusilal had lost The father of the vic- been sentenced life im- tion will be taken, con- cerned SDOP and Ramkola panchayats. the last two elections by few tim informed that the ac- prisonment by Pratapur PS in-charge has been im- Sarpanch post of Village votes and this time soft spo- cused after appeal in the court. mediately directed and I Panchayat Madwa is a re- ken Khusilal received enor- High Court has got bail At that time the family will also personally meet served SC seat and Khushi The aware voters of the vil- and goodwill. They made mous public support while and is now threatening members of the victim the victim family.” Lal Bharadwaj along with lage keeping in mind the both the candidates sit to- his opponent also sporting- them.A written com- felt that they may get jus- - Rajesh Kukreja Krishnakumar Purena development of village dis- gether and by taking the ly accepted to withdraw his plaint in this regard has tice soon. But after this SP Surajpur filed their nominations. played unity, brotherhood consent of both the candi- nomination. been filed by him right the accused filed an ap-