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The delegation cate in independent India to be February 2, 2018 and interim HC Judge PN Prakash was the at Lucknow airport from tak- alleged stopping of Akhilesh at marched from Andhra Pradesh served such a harsh punish- indefinite ban since September lead lawyer of the accused per- ing flight to to Prayagraj in the Lucknow airport. In UP, both Bhavan to Rashtrapati Bhavan ment and the third person in 2015 without being able to sons, including late Kanchi name of law & order, trigger- Houses were adjourned for and presented a memoran- the 395 years in Indian judicial frame a single charge, whatso- Shankaracharya. ing protests by party workers in !(, . / ( the day after Opposition mem- dum to the President with 18 history to face such ignominy. ever,” said Manikandan While all accused were Prayagraj, Jaunpur, Jhansi, , +. bers in Assembly and Council demands, including the Mahatma Gandhi was served Chettiar in his petition filed in acquitted in the case, Kannauj, Balrampur, Jalaun, protested against the Bifurcation Act promises and with life ban against practising the SC challenging the decision Manikandan continued with Azamgarh and Gorakhpur, ers-that-be that I would create Prayagraj when the district Government on the issue. Special Status to the State. as advocate by the British in of the BCI. his demand for probe into the where SP supporters smashed a law and order problem. They administration was apprehen- Meanwhile, BSP chief “We met the President and 1922 and freedom fighter He is represented by noted audio tape scandal. windscreens of vehicles and (BJP) are using this as a cover sive that his presence could cre- Mayawati termed the incident apprised him of our demands. Shyamaji Krishna Varma was lawyer Colin Gonsalves. The In 2013, advocate Prakash clashed with the police. to hide their nervousness.” ate law and order problems. as extremely condemnable. She The Central Government has the second person to be banned case is listed before a Bench was elevated as a judge in the Akhilesh hit back at UP “If there was a genuine “Was he going to create vio- sought to know whether the ignored the Andhra Pradesh from law practice in 1909. The comprising Justices DY Madras High Court. Two years Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath problem, the police there lence there?” Yogi questioned. ruling BJP was afraid of the SP- Bifurcation Act promises. The first two decisions of life ban Chandrachud and Hemant later, he took over the case over the latter’s comments that would have objected or asked “The SP should refrain BSP alliance as a result of Modi Government is passing were imposed by London’s Gupta. related to judicial bribing his Prayagraj visit could have for a change in my schedule,” from its anarchist activities. which it was “resorting to anti- the time without releasing Inner Temple, the then regula- In Chennai legal circles, from trial court and triggered violence. He alleged, said Akhilesh. The Allahabad University democratic methods”. grants to the State. For the tor of the Bar. Manikandan (45) is known as directed the Tamil Nadu Bar “I was stopped from boarding Defending the decision to administration had given in West Bengal Chief Minister development of Hyderabad “Ironically, both the an activist lawyer, who picked Council to initiate stringent a flight to Prayagraj to attend prevent Akhilesh from pro- writing that Akhilesh’s visit Mamata Banerjee said it hap- there has been a struggle for 60 Mahatma and Shyamaji were up fights with police and on action against Manikandan, a students’ union programme. ceeding to Prayagraj, Yogi ques- might create law and order pened because of “arrogant years and today it stands as a reinstated by the Inner Temple some judicial corruption relat- though his junior was the actu- I haven’t been given a reason tioned as to why the SP chief problem due to the dispute attitude of so-called BJP world-class city,” Naidu said. posthumously in 1988 and ed issues. al petitioner. why but it occurred to the pow- was so adamant on going to between student outfits. Hence leaders”. Detailed report on P5 2015 respectively, 66 years and He filed several cases seek- Continued on Page 4 0 ( ) ( (&$ !
* ( ( ( : ;! <=( “In our considered view, it of the CJI’s courtroom till 4 pm, “It is not wilful. Facts are is a case where contempt has the normal working hours of little muddled... Rao has put he Supreme Court in a been committed by both the the judicial side of the apex himself to the mercy of Trare judgment on Tuesday then acting CBI Director, MN court. They also remained seat- this court,” Venugopal said and R rejected the apology of former Rao, and the director prosecu- ed during the lunch session. sought leniency from interim CBI Director M tion (of the agency)” said a The Bench did not allow the Bench. Nageswara Rao and agency Bench headed by Chief Justice Attorney General KK Venu- “Let us see the sequence of top law officer S Bhasuram and of India Ranjan Gogoi. gopal’s request that the two offi- events. From the note of the ! awarded them day-long court- Rao and Bhasuram, who cers be allowed to leave even at Acting (CBI) Director, this room detention for “brazen” on Monday had already ten- 3.40 pm — 20 minutes ahead much is obvious that he knew contempt of its orders and dered unconditional and of time. The CJI responded that there was an order of the : ;! <=( asked them to sit in a corner of unqualified apologies for their furiously to Venugopal’s plea Supreme Court (against the the court till it rises for the day. roles in the transfer of Sharma, saying, “What’s this? Do you transfer of the CBI officer). He ongress president Rahul The punishment is reminiscent were in for a rude shock as the want us to sentence him till the also seeks the opinion of the CGandhi continued to attack Defence, however, said the of the classroom rebuke gen- Bench expressed its mind on rising of the court tomorrow? legal adviser,” the Bench said. Prime Minister Narendra Modi “proposed MoU” mentioned in erally handed out to students their culpability for contempt Go and sit where you were.” Later, Rao approved the over the controversial Rafale a purported email cited by the by teachers for indiscipline. at the outset. Holding them Before passing the order in relieving order of the CBI offi- fighter jet deal, accusing him of Congress president was a ref- Strongly rebuking the two guilty of contempt of court, the the pre-lunch session, the cer without “satisfying” himself “treason” and violating the erence to its cooperation with officials, the SC also imposed Bench, also comprising justices Bench told Rao and Bhasuram whether the sanction of the Official Secrets Act by alleged- Airbus Helicopter and had “no a fine of 1 lakh each for LN Rao and Sanjiv Khanna, they have been held guilty of court has been secured or not ly acting as industrialist Anil connection” with the Rafale transferring out an officer who said, “We could not have done contempt of court and it was and “if this is not the contempt Ambani’s “middleman” in the fighter jet contract. was probing the Bihar shelter anything else”. not accepting their uncondi- then what is contempt,” the Rafale contract. The BJP dismissed the alle- homes sexual assault cases “We have heard Rao and tional and unqualified apolo- bench said, adding “the axe falls In his second Press con- gations as height of shameless- despite an embargo put by the Bhasuram for commission of gies. At the outset, the Attorney on the Supreme Court orders”. ference in less than a week on ness and irresponsibility on the apex court. contempt of court and we General, appearing for CBI “He is the Acting Director the controversy, Rahul came part of the Congress president, Sparing Rao and Bhasuram impose one lakh fine and sen- and its officers, referred to the of the CBI...Would the heavens out with a fresh allegation and and asserted that the e-mail he jail, the apex court held them tence them till the rising of the noting on the file related to the have fallen if the relieving shared an email to claim Anil cited to criticise the Prime guilty for “wilfully disobeying” court. Go to one corner of the transfer of Sharma and said orders were passed after taking Ambani was aware of the deal Minister referred to some its orders by transferring CBI court and sit down till the ris- that it was a case of “error of the Supreme Court into confi- days before India and France chopper deal and not the pur- Joint Director AK Sharma, as ing of this court,” the judgment” on Rao’s part as he dence,” the furious CJI finalised it. chase of the fighter aircraft. Additional Director General of Bench noted. had acted on the “incorrect remarked. ' Ambani’s Reliance Continued on Page 4 CRPF on January 18. Both remained in a corner legal advice”. Continued on Page 4 !! $#( "% #%( )*+,-).
8./15/" /.5 .6 5"90"6 ./: : ;! <=( * % elhi Chief Minister Arvind DKejriwal ordered a magis- terial probe and announced compensation of 5 lakh each to the kin of 17 persons who lost their lives due to fire in a private hotel at Karol Bagh in : ;! <=( central Delhi. Kejriwal along with Home Minister Satyender fter the deadly fire in hotel Jain inspected the spot. AArpit Palace in central Jain said that prima facie Delhi gobbled up 17 precious hotel was operating in violation lives and left 35 baldy injured of building laws as it was hav- on Tuesday morning, Aam ing an additional fifth floor Aadmi Party (AAP) questioned while only four floors are the negligence in safety mea- allowed as per the building sures and accused the munic- bylaws. The Minister wrote to ipal corporation for utter care- the Revenue Minister, Kailash %, # lessness. Gahlot for instituting a magis- , ( “Every time there is a hor- terial inquiry into the matter as rific incident in Delhi killing ( , ( to how the hotel building had this probe. All relevant angles innocent people, we talk about more than four floors, whether will be brought under the negligence by some depart- Indian School where school Bharadwaj. deliberate violations were ambit of the probe,” the Chief ments, we speculate about fix- had constructed a totally ille- Delhi Congress president allowed to allow the building to Minister said. ( % & , ( ing the responsibility, but there gal basement and fourth floor. Sheila Dikshit also demanded operate commercially against Delhi Government has also is hardly any change in situa- As per records of MCD and fire the Delhi Government to con- building bylaws and responsi- directed the Delhi Fire Services tion. The hotel has five floors department, the school does stitute a committee to probe the bility be fixed for lapses, which Department to carry out an with fibre structure on the top not have a basement or fourth fire incident at Karol Bagh in led to such a serious and immediate inspection of the # P ( . floor. How did authority issued floor. The fourth floor was which 17 people including a painful incident. buildings in the area having approval for such building made of exactly same fibre women and a child died. “Government has ordered more than four floors and take : ;! <=( Minister said there were a lot plan? If there was no approval material which was used in Expressing shock over the inci- a magisterial enquiry to ascer- strict action as per the fire safe- of wooden structures inside, issued, how could such hotel hotel of Karolbagh. dent, Sheila met the family tain the cause of fire and the ty standards and guidelines to nion Minister KJ Alphons which may have helped the fire operate? How could they get “The fire department members of the 18 people who reasons behind it, “It is an prevent recurrence of such Uwho visited the site of the spread. certificate to operate from found not even single ventila- died in the major fire broke out, extremely painful incident and incidents in future. tragedy in central Delhi’s Karol “When I headed to the MCD? Will Delhi ever see a tion in basement because it was demanded for special enquiry the cause of fire has not yet “A bare inspection of the Bagh locality and Ram emergency exit, I found that it Commissioner of MCD or being concealed from author- committee to be formed to find been ascertained. A magister- area reveals that most of the Manohar Lohia (RML) hospi- had been locked yesterday (last chief of fire being suspended ities. Such is a sad state of affairs out the reasons behind the ial probe is being set-up, which buildings in the vicinity have tal to meet victims and condole night). Also, it was too narrow,” for such huge loss of innocent that no action could be taken incident. “The guilty must be should be able to determine the more than four floors and have families of the deceased on he told reporters. human lives?,” said Saurabh against the school as the elect- punished, but the immediate cause of fire and lapses which apparently come up in blatant Tuesday alleged that the emer- row” and also locked. The “Obviously, even if people Bharadwaj, AAP spokesper- ed Government does not have task should be to console and could have led to such a painful violation of the building regu- gency exit of the Arpit Palace Minister said he was sure that came to the emergency exit, son. a power to do so, but the join in the grief of those fam- incident. If there were viola- lations and without the requi- hotel, where 17 people were there would be violation of they could not have escaped as Adding further, he said, Lieutenant-Governor (L-G) ilies who have lost their near tions of building bylaws, that site fire safety standards and killed in a fire that broke out on norms. it was too narrow and it was recently petitions committee who have the power do not a and dear ones in the fire,” she will also be under the ambit of precautions,” said Jain. early Tuesday, was “too nar- The Union Tourism locked anyway,” he said. visited a private school named have an accountability,” added said. 1 + / ! # $ % #$! &$' - within three days. Based on the period of three years, he said. , : ;! <=( report action will be taken Soon after the incident against civic employees if they came in light, official of various acing flak for their inaction are found guilty of committing '&1%'67 -/% % % authorities in the city started Fto check violations of build- any lapses, he said. % $( &> the blame and tried to pass the ing by-laws and preventing As per the NMC records, & buck on each other. Residents such incident, North Delhi the hotel building had faced +%1'%7 > % of the adjoining areas accused Municipal Corporation (NMC) action years back under the 7$ corporation officials for failing Mayor Adesh Gupta has Delhi Municipal Corporation :%8 C% to check repeated violations in ordered an enquiry in Karol (DMC) Act for illegal con- the area which resulted in such Bagh fire incident to ascertain structions, he added. B a monumental tragedy. Even the lapses from the civic offi- The mayor and after many of such incidents cials’ end, or Delhi Fire Commissioner Varsha Joshi :%; % % : & reported in past, civic author- '( (( ( 0 Department’s end and also talk also visited the site of the fire '68 ' % ities have not learnt any lesson, ( *+ # , ( about ensuring that such inci- and took stock of the situation. :& ( they said. dents do not recur in future. The civic body in its pre- ' There are more than 800 New Delhi: Finding lapses in while 35 people were injured in A senior NMC official said liminary enquiry found that the :2<+%63 > % on the terrace with sitting hotels in the areas and many of the functioning and safety the incident. that there are obvious violations incidence of fire occurred on ! O ' % arrangement for at least 60 peo- them have not followed measures of Hotel Aprit Palace “Police have registered a of laid-down norms, including the second floor around 3.30 ) 4& 51 ple on roof, he said. required safety norms and even in Central Delhi’s Karol Bagh case under sections 304 (cul- running a makeshift restaurant am due to short-circuit,” the Again an inspection was some of them have illegal con- area, wherein a massive fire pable homicide not amounting on the rooftop. The committee official said. .<+%8 C % conducted on December 4, struction as well, one of the res- broke out on Tuesday, Delhi to murder) and 308 (attempt to will probe the matter from all A Delhi Fire Service (DFS) ! 2017 and the owner was idents said. Police have registered a First commit culpable homicide) of the angles and taking previous officer said that the fifth floor % “deemed complied” with fire The hotel was first granted Information Report (FIR) the Indian Penal Code. violations if any into account, was sealed with a brick wall % safety norms at the hotel a licence in October 2005 and against the management. The Conviction under both the he said. after which a fire safety cer- premises and it was declared was renewed every year. The last fire broke out early morning on sections leads to seven years of Mayor said that the tificate was issued but later the restaurant. being used as a terrace restau- “fit” for “occupancy class resi- licence renewal was done on Tuesday and 17 people, includ- imprisonment,” a senior police enquiry committee has been wall was demolished by hotel “The fifth floor was cov- rant by the hotel management. dential” (guesthouse) with effect May 25, 2018, which is valid till ing a child lost their lives, official said. SR asked to submit the report management to run the rooftop ered with acrylic roof and was They had also made a kitchen from December 24, 2017 for a March 31, the official said. 2 8
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7++7B= ' petition of threatening and what kind of PM I am for hav- % abusing investigating agencies, ing spoken about toilet from rime Minister Narendra court and Modi,” he said while the Red Fort, but those were PModi on Tuesday said his assuring that “this ‘chowkidar’ people who had no concern for Government will speed up the will neither be threatened or the problem and pain of ;'B=(: >: campaign to rid the country of browbeaten with their threats women of the country,” Modi the corrupt, claiming that only and abuses, will neither stop said. ndia and China are leading such people had a problem nor bow down”. He, however, said that he Ithe global greening effort, with him while the honest “Our ‘safai’ campaign to rid will continue with his efforts, which is quite contrary to the trusted the ‘chowkidar’. Modi this country of the corrupt and adding “the taunts of those general perception worldwide, sought people’s support in the the dirt is going to be further born with gold spoon do not a latest NASA study said, campaign while addressing a speeded up. For this campaign, affect me”. observing that the world is a gathering here at the “Swachh your blessings should contin- Modi said 10 crore toilets greener place than it was 20 Shakti 2019”, an event to recog- ue,” the PM said. have been constructed in the years ago. nise the leadership role played The ‘Swachchh Shakti last over four years, as he called The NASA study based on by rural women in the 2019’ event partaken by Modi upon people to ensure they are data received and analysed Swachchh Bharat Mission was attended by over 15,000 used so that there is no open from its satellite said that India populous countries from over increase in leaf area with only towards achieving a clean and woman sarpanchs and women defecation. The PM said a large and China are leading in green- exploitation,” he said. The 6.6 per cent of global vegetat- open defecation free (ODF) across the country and the number of women in rural ing on land. “China and India study published on February ed area. The greening in China country by October 2 this year. state associated with the areas were working hard to account for one-third of the 11, in the journal Nature is from forests (42 per cent) and The PM also inaugurated ‘Swachchhta’ campaign. ensure cleanliness and credited greening but contain only 9 per Sustainability said that recent croplands (32 per cent), but in and laid the foundation stone Referring to ‘Battles of them for being on the forefront cent of the planet’s land area satellite data (2000–2017) India it is mostly from crop- for six projects, including the Panipat Museum’, the founda- of the Swachchhta campaign. covered in vegetation,” said reveal a greening pattern that lands (82 per cent) with minor National Cancer Institute in tion stone for which was laid by Modi also hailed the efforts lead author Chi Chen of Boston is strikingly prominent in contribution from forests (4.4 Jhajjar, Shri Krishna Ayush uni- him, Modi, in a veiled attack on of authorities concerned in University. China and India and overlaps per cent), the NASA study versity in Kurukshetra and ESIC the Nehru-Gandhi family, said, ensuring cleanliness in the “That is a surprising find- with croplands world-wide. said. China is engineering Medical College and Hospital at ( * * ! ! ! “Some people think that coun- ongoing Kumbh Mela, a mega ing, considering the general China alone accounts for ambitious programmes to con- Faridabad from here. ! !. 2345 %. try’s history started from 1947 event which has been visited by notion of land degradation in 25 per cent of the global net serve and expand forests with “In 2014, you gave your and that too with a single fam- crores of people from India and the goal of mitigating land votes for an honest and trans- Haryana are worried over the dent Rahul Gandhi’s brother- ily and this has cut the coun- abroad, in Allahabad. degradation, air pollution and parent Government. ongoing investigations by probe in-law Robert Vadra for alleged try from the roots of history.” He said 5.5 lakh villages in climate change. Middlemen and those who agencies against them. irregularities in land deals in On his flagship pro- 600 cities have turned ODF, ( Food production in China snatched rights of poor have “Even in Haryana, you are the State. gramme of constructing toilets adding that the Swachchata and India has increased by over been eradicated from the sys- witnessing how some people The Prime Minister also across the country, he said campaign is not only helping 35 per cent since 2000 mostly tem,” Modi told the gathering. are worried because of probe by mocked the Opposition’s pro- there had been people who had women get rid of embarrass- owing to an increase in har- “Every honest person in investigating agencies,” he said posed grand alliance as “maha- mocked him for speaking ment and pain but also turning vested area through multiple the country trusts this ‘chowki- without naming anyone. milawat”, saying all the faces in about it from the ramparts of out to be a mode of employ- !! cropping facilitated by fertilis- dar’ (watchman), but those There are investigations this are indulging in threaten- the Red Fort. “At that time ment generation. As per esti- er use and surface- and/or who are corrupt, have a prob- against former Haryana Chief ing and abusing Modi. those who were in power ear- mates, almost 45 lakh people groundwater irrigation. lem with Modi,” he said. Minister Bhupinder Singh “All the faces of this ‘maha- lier mocked me, criticised me, got employment opportunities New Delhi: The Environment laborated with the TERI, “When the greening of the Modi said some people in Hooda and Congress presi- milawat’ are indulging in com- called me names, and asked under this campaign, he said. Ministry on Tuesday found sup- Bloomberg Philanthropies and Earth was first observed, we porters in international Shakti Sustainable Energy thought it was due to a warmer, organisation Bloomberg Foundation, aiming to bring wetter climate and fertilization 8%2 #$% Philanthropies and Delhi-based together research and civil from the added carbon dioxide "# $ $ % & $' ((( think-tank TERI on resolving air society organisations to offer in the atmosphere,” said Rama ! %& quality issues under the National technical assistance on air qual- Nemani, a research scientist at From Page 1 According to Rahul, it was mised national security. He ' Clean Air Programme (NCAP). ity issues in support of the NASA’s Ames Research Center Rahul Gandhi released to earlier an issue of corruption, has done what a spy does. He An initiative launched at NCAP. “The joint project will and a co-author of the study. the media an email dated of procedural inconsistencies has given defence information the World Sustainable help address and mitigate air This study was made pos- March 28, 2015 purportedly but was now a matter related to to a person who is not sup- ( Development Summit (WSDS), pollution, both at the national sible thanks to a two-decade- written by Airbus executive the Official Secrets Act posed to have it,” Rahul alleged. From Page 1 organised by The Energy and level and in a group of Indian long data record from the Nicolas Chamussy to three which he said was “much more Reacting to the Congress According to Manikandan’s Resources Institute (TERI), cities, by working to develop Moderate Resolution Imaging recipients with the subject line serious”. allegations, Anil Ambani’s petition, without hearing him, would help mitigate air pollu- better understanding and Spectroradiometer (MODIS) “Ambani”. He claimed the email “This is now treason, noth- group said the discussion on in 2015 the State Bar Council tion — both at the national awareness of the sources of air instruments on NASA’s Terra showed Ambani visited then ing less. Mr Narendra Modi is proposed MoU was clearly suspended him from practic- level and in a group of Indian pollution through emissions and Aqua satellites. “Now with French Defence Minister doing what spies do. He is with reference to cooperation ing, and in February 2018, Bar cities — a Press note issued by inventories and source appor- the MODIS data, we see that Jean-Yves Le Drian’s office and informing somebody of between Airbus Helicopter and Council of India imposed a life the TERI said. tionment studies,” the state- humans are also contributing,”
"'()+@: ;! <=( mentioned an “MoU in prepa- defence matters, he is under Reliance. “It had no connection ban on him. The Government has col- ment said. PTI she said. ration and the intention to oath to protect these secrets. He whatsoever with Government In his 206-page petition, MiG-27 fighter aircraft of sign during the PM visit (to has now given this secret to Mr to Government Agreement the advocate details his fights Athe Indian Air Force crashed France)”. Anil Ambani who knows that between France and India for against corruptions in police, 61 .%:5 on Tuesday in Eta village in The Congress president the biggest defence deal in the 36 Rafale aircraft. It is in pub- bureaucracy and judiciary and Pokaran tehsil of Rajasthan’s asked how Ambani knew about world is going to him 10 days lic domain that Airbus claimed he was punished by the Jaisalmer district, a defence offi- the deal and mentioned it in before the deal...This itself is Helicopter has partnered with BCI for this very reason. “Thus ";' cial said. The pilot ejected safe- the French Defence Minister’s criminal, this itself will put the Mahindra for the Military it is crystal clear that in order to ly, Defence spokesperson Col office when even then Foreign Prime Minister in jail,” the Helicopter Programme,” the protect the criminals and lawyers Sombit Ghosh said. Secretary S Jaishankar and Congress chief said. Reliance Defence spokesperson involved in the illegal framing of . " : ' “A MiG 27 aircraft air- then Defence Minister At the Press conference at said. Puducherry’s Chief Judge borne from Jaisalmer crashed Manohar Parrikar had no AICC, Rahul reiterated that “Purported email being Ramaswamy and also to protect during a routine mission today information on it. The there will no doubt in any- referred by the Congress Party the murder case approver from Bengaluru: The stand-off with the charge that he had the second consecutive day in evening. Pilot ejected safely. A Congress president also reject- body’s mind that the Prime is regarding the discussion being committed to trial in the between the Government and been “booked” for Rs 50 crore. the Assembly, with both the Court of Inquiry will investi- ed the Comptroller and Minister is a “corrupt man” and between Airbus and Reliance 2004 Sankararaman murder case the Opposition continued in During an intervention in ruling Congress-JD(S) coali- gate the cause of the accident,” Auditor General report on the he has helped Anil Ambani. He Defence regarding Civil & and to thwart an appeal against the Karnataka Assembly on the discussions on Tuesday, the tion and the Opposition BJP Ghosh said. Jaisalmer SP Kiran Rafale deal, and dubbed it read out the email to the media Defence Helicopter the acquittals, their erstwhile Tuesday over an SIT probe into Speaker, pointing to repeated refusing to budge from their Kang said no casualty has been “Chowkidar Auditor General” quoting it as saying that Programmes under ‘Make in counsel PN Prakash (now judge an audio clip showing BJP reference to charges against positions. reported so far, and a police report. Ambani visited the French India’,” said the Reliance of the High Court of Madras) has chief B S Yeddyurappa in a pur- him said his “situation was like “Let’s discuss and try to team is in touch with Air Force “This is a breach of the Defence Minister’s office and Defence spokesperson in a been consistently misusing his ported conversation to lure a that of a rape victim, as they too find a solution,” the Speaker officials. She said a police team Official Secrets Act. The Prime “told them he intends to work statement. judicial office in league with oth- JD(S) MLA in his alleged are supposedly questioned announced as he adjourned the rushed to the spot. Minister who is the only other with AH (Airbus Helicopters) “Also, for the record, the ers, and had the appellant ex- attempt to topple the Congress- about the incident repeatedly.” assembly proceedings to A few hours before the person who knows about the on commercial helos and then MoU for Rafale aircraft was communicated from India’s law JDS Government. The Speaker called for a Wednesday morning. The accident, in Delhi, IAF’s Vice deal has informed Anil Ambani on defence. Mentioned (an) signed between France and courts without any allegations, Kumaraswamy on Monday meeting of floor leaders on Speaker’s decision came after Chief Air Marshal Anil Khosla, about the deal. The Prime MoU in preparation and the India on January 25 2016 and and without any due process by had announced a comprehen- Wednesday to resolve the issue, Yeddyurappa, the leader of the during an interaction with Minister is acting as Anil intention to sign during the PM not in April 2015. From the means of an unjust disciplinary sive SIT probe into the audio as the BJP stuck to its strong Opposition, pointed out that reporters, had said that life of Ambani’s middleman,” Rahul visit”. above, it is evident that the facts proceeding judgment,” said clip. He had accepted an opposition to the SIT, saying it no effort was made by the a pilot is the most important, alleged and called for a crimi- “This is literally handing are being deliberately twisted Manikandan in his petition “advice” by an emotional could be used for “political Chair to seek the opinion of the and then other factors come nal investigation into the mat- over a defence secret...The and reality being ignored,” the against Bar Council of India for Speaker Ramesh Kumar to con- vengeance.” opposition before deciding on lower in priority list. ter. Prime Minister has compro- company said. imposing life ban on his career. stitute SIT to probe the episode He decided to convene the the investigation agency to to “establish the truth” as his meeting at the end of the day inquire into the case. name has also been dragged long discussion on the issue for PTI --- For Somshekhar from lem area, Sandip Khandelwal, Ernakulam in Kerala, whose president of the Delhi Hotel From Page 1 sister was the first one to alert and Restaurants Owners )--- them to the smoke and has Association, claimed fire ten- % & been missing since, it has been ders reached 15-20 minutes late From Page 1 % a nightmare without end. because the area was barricad- The CJI told the Attorney The family had come to ed for security purposes at General “Let us be very clear M attend a wedding in Ghaziabad night and fire tenders had to that I don’t think any of us have B %&L From Page 1 and was getting ready to go to take a longer route to reach the as judges had the opportunity ( Thirteen of the bodies were Haridwar when the fire start- hotel. to invoke the jurisdiction of the taken to Ram Manohar Lohia ed. His sister rushed out to Taking a serious note of the contempt”. “We are and I can % Hospital, two to Lady Hardinge check what was happening and incident, the Delhi say I have not invoked the con- M Hospital and two to BLK hos- that’s the last he saw her. Government ordered a magis- tempt powers and punished % & pital,” said a senior police offi- “The entire pathway was terial probe. Home Minister anyone. Speaking for myself I L cial. full of smoke. My mother and Satyendar Jain said he has also can say I have not invoked con- “The deceased have been brother were along with my sis- directed the fire department to tempt power in the last 20 identified as Suresh Kumar ter at the time. I immediately inspect buildings which are years. However, the dignity = & (IRS), Evs Chalpathi Rao (52), came to the room and opened five floors or more and submit and majesty of the court has to ; Vidya Sagar (60), Nalini (84), it for fresh air and we managed a report on their fire safety be maintained,” the CJI noted. 7 C Arvind (50), Rabia Menon to escape. We were on the sec- compliance within a week. “But this is brazen”, the CJI -2M #B %: (50), Pranav Kumar Bhaskar ond floor of the hotel,” he said. Action will be taken against said, adding he was of the & (32), Tara Chand (43) and Tun A busy commercial centre those found guilty,” he said. “firm view” that “the majesty of B % Hla Sein (32) and Dawmla May criss-crossed by narrow alleys The hotel was first granted judiciary” has to be main- % & (67) both Myanmar nationals where electric wires dangle a licence in October 2005 and tained. At this moment, the $ whereas five bodies are yet to overhead, Karol Bagh houses was renewed every year. The Attorney General said, “To err be identified,” said the senior around 800 hotels and is usu- last time it was renewed on is human, to forgive is divine.” police official. ally packed with tourists and May 25, 2018 and was valid till The Bench said the officers &' “A majority of the deaths shoppers. According to people March 31. have committed the contempt took place due to asphyxiation in the area, the hotel was put up Following the incident, and asked, “Why a contemnor 21 while there were some who for auction by a State-run bank North Delhi Municipal should be defended at succumbed to their burns. at a reserve price of Rs 27 crore Corporation (NMC) Mayor Government expenses?” Some used fire extinguishers on December 31, 2018. Adesh Gupta has ordered an Rao did not even seek &' were found suggesting people Prime Minister Narendra enquiry to ascertain the lapses “post facto” approval of the 42 # & trapped inside tried to douse Modi was among those who in Karol Bagh fire incident. apex court to the decision for ' the flames in a bid to escape. condoled the loss of lives. Gupta said that the enquiry two weeks,” the Bench said. But escape may have been “Deeply saddened by the loss of committee has been set up to Rejecting the defence of the almost impossible,” the senior lives due to a fire at Karol Bagh probe the matter and the report two officers, the Bench said &' police official added. in Delhi. I convey my condo- will be submitted within three though they have tendered an Mandeep Singh lences to the families of those days. Based on the report unconditional and unqualified # Randhawa, the Deputy who lost their lives,” he tweet- action will be taken against apology, “we don’t agree with &$) % Commissioner of Police ed. those found guilty, he said. the contentions raised by them”. ! ' L( (DCP), Central district said Putting blame on Hotel Delhi Chief Minister Rao’s “attitude is ‘I have % O that a First Information Report authorities, Union Tourism Arvind Kejriwal announced done what I thought was &( (FIR) has been registered Minister KJ Alphons said that Rs 5 lakh compensation for the required’,” the Bench said. “This % &(O against the management of the emergency exit was “too next of kin of those killed. “It is a blatant contempt of court. -4 Hotel Aprit Palace. narrow” and also locked. is a very tragic incident. It If this is not contempt of court % “The case has been regis- “There were also a lot of wood- seems that there may have then what is,” asked the Bench. & tered under Section 304 (cul- en structures which may have been some lapses. A magister- The court had on February L' -1 pable homicide not amounting helped the flames spread,” he ial probe has been ordered to 7 come down heavily on the to murder) and 308 (attempt to added. investigate the cause of the inci- CBI for transferring Sharma & commit culpable homicide) of The Minister who visited dent,” he said. out of the agency in violation = the Indian Penal Code (IPC). the site and RML Hospital The Delhi Government of the court’s order. It had also 0& Conviction under both the said that the emergency exit also cancelled its fourth taken note of the violation of sections leads to seven years of was locked at night. anniversary celebrations in two earlier orders and issued M) % & imprisonment, the DCP said. 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" opposition unity for the second : ;! <=( time in less than a month to take on the BJP ahead of the day after his fast for the Lok Sabha polls. Acause, Andhra Pradesh Naidu, who is trying to Chief Minister N Chandrababu unite opposition parties, has Naidu on Tuesday took his over the last three months held fight for special status to the a number of meetings with State to the Rashtrapati Bhawan opposition party leaders on as he along with TDP MPs and forming an anti-BJP front. The MLAs met President Ramnath TDP pulled out of the NDA Kovind and took up the issue government in March last year with him. over its refusal to grant special The delegation marched status to Andhra Pradesh. from Andhra Pradesh Bhavan He said that a possibility of to Rashtrapati Bhavan and pre- pre poll alliance with opposition sented a memorandum to the parties cannot be ruled out. President with 18 demands, “Nothing is decided yet but including the Bifurcation Act possibility of a pre poll alliance promises and special status to with opposition parties cannot the State. * be ruled out,” Naidu said at Press “We met the President ( ( & 6 conference. Naidu further said and apprised him of our * ( ! while entire nation extended : ;! <=( “Mahajhootbandhan”. ‘Peshbandi’ attack on the insti- demands. The Central , ( solidarity for ‘dharma porata “In relation to the Rafale tution of the CAG is launched,” Government has ignored the deeksha’, the YSR Congress nion Minister Arun Jaitley deal where thousands of crores Jaitley said. Andhra Pradesh bifurcation Andhra Pradesh many people memorandum he informed the far. The delegation complained failed to extend support. UTuesday accused the of public money has been Without naming Rahul , act promises. Modi govern- went into depression and President that the Central gov- to President over the neglect in Demanding that the Congress of peddling “lies” on saved, a new falsehood is man- Jaitley said “the dynast” and his ment is passing the time with- recently a physically chal- ernment has failed to fill the rev- fulfilment of state bifurcation Centre fulfil promises made the Rafale deal to save a “sink- ufactured on a daily basis. The friends have in the past even out releasing grants to the lenged man Arjun Rao has enue deficit gap. He also com- assurances. during Andhra Pradesh’s bifur- ing dynasty” and manufactur- latest is in relation to the pre- attacked the Supreme Court state. For the development of committed suicide over the plained to President that it was Bringing his battle for spe- cation in 2014, the TDP pres- ing a new falsehood every day. sent CAG and his participation when it rejected the writ peti- Hyderabad there has been a special status not being grant- decided in the parliament to cial status for his state to the ident has been alleging that The latest lie from the in the decision making process tion on Rafale. struggle for 60 years and today ed to the State,” Naidu said at accord special category status to national Capital, Naidu on Modi was not following ‘raj Congress, the finance minister of Rafale,” Jaitley said. He said the entire pricing it stands as a world-class city. a press conference. AP but the BJP Government has Monday went on a daylong fast dharma’ by denying the state said is in relation to the present In 2014-15, present CAG argument of the Congress was On seeing the injustice done to Naidu said that through a failed to fulfill the demand so that became a rallying point for special status. Comptroller and Auditor Mehrishi was Economic Affairs factually wrong and the pro- General (CAG) and “his par- Secretary in the Finance cedure argument that there ticipation in the decision mak- Ministry, and being the senior was no Defence Acquisition ing process of Rafale.” most bureaucrat was also des- Council, no CCS, no Contract . +! P Jaitley, in a Facebook post, ignated as the Finance Secretary. Negotiation Committee was a dismissed allegations of conflict “I say this without fear of blatant lie. of interest of CAG Rajiv contradiction that no file or “The 30,000 crore favour !"733 ( 6 ( Mehrishi saying he never dealt paper relating to the Rafale to a private company is non-exis- with any file or paper relating transaction ever reached him tent. The use of sliced document to the fighter jet deal during his nor was he in any way, direct- by a newspaper is unprecedent- : ;! <=( already taken place in the House. Kharge asked loudly, “What is tenure in the Finance Ministry ly or indirectly, associated with ed in the history. The use of an ( ' Kharge said the CAG this? We want JPC”. in 2014-15. the decision making on defence incomplete document is cer- ressing with its demand for report on defence was tabled “I will allow you to speak “How many more lies will purchases. Expenditure to be tainly not in consonance with the " ment with Russia Pconstitution of a Joint before the Rajya Sabha and was when the time will come. Now be peddled to sustain a sinking incurred on purchases by var- spirit of free speech. : ;! <=( and America are generally Parliamentary Committee to “leaked”. He said the report was sit down. You have shouted a dynast? India, certainly ious departments of the “The ‘no integrity pact’ already streamlined, or should probe Rafale fighter jet deal, the not tabled before Lok Sabha. lot. Give your throat some deserves better,” Jaitley said in Government needs the argument is belied by the fact ven as political slugfest is on I say evolved. With other Congress Tuesday staged a Mahajan said the reports rest,” she said. a Facebook post titled ‘How approval of Secretary that even in earlier purchases Eover media reports that the countries, it may not have walkout in the Lok Sabha when were tabled before the Lok With this, Kharge sat down Many Lies Need to be Peddled (Expenditure),” he said. through inter-governmental Government waived off some evolved, as the government-to- Government refused to Sabha, in an apparent reference but said, “If you don’t allow us to to Sustain a Sinking Dynasty?’. Asking as to why then a lie agreement with Russia and the clauses of anti-corruption government (agreement)... respond to it. to P Radhakrishnan tabling speak, why should we be here”. Congress President Rahul in relation to the CAG having United States, such pacts were penalties and sovereign guar- May have been the first or just Alleging corruption, three CAG reports, including UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi has dismissed the CAG a non-existent conflict of inter- not there. Now without a shred antee in the 58,000 crore initiated,” he said. Congress leader Mallikarjun one on defence services. Gandhi, who was sitting next to report on the Rafale deal as est is being raised, Jaitley said of evidence, a fictional conflict Rafale fighter jet deal with The Hindu newspaper had Kharge said that a JPC alone Intervening in the matter, Kharge, nodded in support. “Chowkidar Auditor General” “the dynast knows that his 500 of interest of the CAG is invent- France, top IAF officers said reported on Monday that the could detail out all the facts of Home Minister Rajnath Singh Kharge soon nudged other report crore vs 1600 crore kinder- ed,” he said. here on Tuesday the S-400 multi-billion dollar Rafale deal the controversial Rafale deal said the issue of Rafale has been Congress MPs to restart the Stating that the contagion garten argument was a fictional Jaitley said truth is both missile defence system deal saw critical provisions relating with France. discussed in the House and protests and they immediately effect of falsehood is fairly story. No one would ever buy precious and sacrosanct and in worth over 45,000 crore with to anti-corruption penalties, He also demanded discus- even the Supreme Court has trooped into the well, carrying large, Jaitley said the lies spread it because facts don’t support it. mature democracies those who Russia does not have a “sover- sovereign guarantees and mak- sion on the issue to which the given its judgement on it. placards and shouting slogans by the Congress have spread to Even before the contents of deliberately rely on falsehood eign guarantee” as the process ing payments through an Speaker said a debate had At this state an agitated seeking JPC on the Rafale deal. other colleagues in the CAG report are known, a are banished from public life. of inter-Government agree- escrow account being dropped ments with countries like days before the signing of the Russia and the US are already inter-governmental agreement “streamlined.” (IGA) in 2016. " 8 $ /" $ This assertion came at a The newspaper also said time when a political contro- this was significant because the " Allahabad to attend an oath- Meanwhile, the government versy erupted over a media government also chose to do : ;! <=( taking ceremony of a student introduced two bills - the report about Indian govern- away with a sovereign or bank leader at International Financial Services ment having made conces- guarantee from France and he Rajya Sabha on Tuesday Allahabad University, SP Center Authority Bill 2019 and sions by allegedly dropping settled for a letter of comfort, Twas marred by disruptions members said. Uttar Pradesh Cinematography (amendment) some key clauses relating to which is not legally binding, and adjournments following Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath Bill 2019. International Financial anti-corruption penalties and from the French Prime protests by the SP and other had told reporters in Lucknow Services Center Authority Bill sovereign guarantee in the con- Minister. opposition members over that the step was taken on the 2019 was moved by Minister of troversy-hit Rafale deal. While The S-400 deal was inked reported stopping of SP chief request of the university as State for Finance Shiv Pratap opposition parties led by the by India with Russia in October Akhilesh Yadav at the Lucknow there was apprehension that Shukla. The Cinematography Congress raised questions last year to procure a batch of airport to prevent him from a Yadav’s visit could trigger vio- (amendment) bill 2019 was about such clauses having been the missile systems. India function at the Allahabad lence on the campus. moved by Information and dropped, the ruling BJP and the went ahead to seal the deal University. The morning ses- When the Rajya Sabha re- Broadcasting Minister government rejected corrup- despite sanction warnings from sion of the Upper House was assembled at two pm, members Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore. tion allegations. the US. Russia in January had functioning smoothly when of SP, BSP, TMC and RJD con- Earlier in the day while In a bid a clear the air on said there will be no delays in SP leader Ramgopal Yadav tinued their protests following welcoming Azad’s plea for the issue while replying to a delivery of the S-400 air tried to raise the issue. which the House was adjourned smooth functioning of the question here during a press defence systems to India and a Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu till 2:35 PM. As soon as the house, Minister of State for interaction on the IAF’s fire payment mechanism for the did not allow him leading to House met again at 2:35 PM, Parliamentary Affairs Vijay power demonstration Vayu deal is being worked out protests forcing the Chair to members from various opposi- Goel said the government was Shakti 2019 at Pokhran ranges Russian Deputy Foreign adjourn the house. Similar !(, . tion parties trooped into the agreeable to the suggestion of later this week, Air Marshal V Minister Sergei Ryabkov, during scenes were witnessed in the +. 8 Well protesting against the inci- discussion the Motion of R Chaudhari, Deputy Chief of his India visit had said the mis- afternoon before it was dent involving Akhilesh Yadav. Thanks and the budget. “We the Air Staff, said, “There is no sile systems will significantly adjourned for the day. tional obligation of passing bers from various parties flag- notice. But the agitated SP Deputy Chairman can extend the session if there sovereign guarantee in the S- enhance India’s air defence The trouble started in the the motion of thanks to the ging issues of public impor- members did not relent and Harivansh tried to pacify the is an agreement in the House” 400 deal with Russia.” capability. The government first half after as many as 15 President’s address and the tance. However, after about Naidu then adjourned the members and urged them to go to discuss the six bills that are IAF’s Vice Chief Air had informed Lok Sabha earli- members had made Zero Hour general budget. He urged all to half an hour SP members tried house till two pm. back to their seats. listed for taking up after the Marshal Anil Khosla said, “We er this year that it will start mention on matters of public participate in the discussion as to raise the issue of their chief Akhilesh Yadav was However, opposition mem- Motion of Thanks is passed have had a lot of acquisitions receiving the missile systems importance. In fact, Leader of only two days were left before getting stopped at the Lucknow stopped at Chaudhary Charan bers did not oblige him and and the Budget approved, he from Russians and Americans from Russia from October 2020 Opposition Ghulam Nabi Azad the budget session ends on airport and Naidu saying he Singh International Airport in continued their protests, fol- said. However, his suggestion earlier. The process of the gov- and the deliveries will be com- said the government and the Wednesday. cannot allow them to raise the Lucknow by police in a bid to lowing which he adjourned did not seem to have found ernment-to-government agree- pleted by April 2023. opposition had the constitu- It set the tone with mem- issue as they have not given prevent him from visiting the house till Wednesday. favour with members. . / 86 , ( ) ! ! ' ! ) ;) ! # # ) '% + # ) % 012 : ;! <=( $$& -#!&!# &!%'# : ;! <=( mother by putting her through it. n a significant development, the “As I always have adhered to rules and ISupreme Court Tuesday referred the " : ;! <=( and Indian Navy websites. However, obert Vadra, Congress president Rahul overall being a disciplined person, I have the controversy over minority status for the equest for Expression of Interest RGandhi’s brother-in-law, and his mother ability to sustain any amount of hours of ques- Aligarh Muslim University to a 7-judge he Defence Ministry on Tuesday from foreign OEMs has been for- Maureen appeared before the Enforcement tioning and having nothing to hide, I will bench, which will also lay down parame- Tissues expression of interest for warded to companies that participat- Directorate’s office in Jaipur for questioning answer every question with respect and dig- ters for granting the tag to an education- short listing of potential Indian and for- ed in the global tender deliberations. in connection with the probe into the Bikaner nity. This too shall pass and will make me al institution. eign original equipment manufactur- The OEMs have been mandated to set land scam case. stronger,” Vadra said. A three-judge bench headed by Chief ers(OEM) for 111 naval utility heli- up dedicated manufacturing line, Newly-appointed AICC general secretary “So here we are—my 75-year-old moth- Justice Ranjan Gogoi agreed with the sub- ! #0 *90 copters. This project is the first under including design, integration and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra dropped them off at er and me in Jaipur— to depose in front of the mission of the AMU that the correctness the Strategic Partnership to build state manufacturing processes for heli- the ED’s zonal office in Jaipur. Priyanka took ED. Not understanding the lows of this vin- of the 2006 judgement of the Allahabad Government also filed an appeal against of the art weapon platforms within the copters in India and make Indian time off from her four-day Uttar Pradesh trip dictive government to be harassing a senior High Court, by which the minority tag to the 2006 verdict of the Allahabad High country. The Defence Acquisition Manufacturing Line as a global exclu- in a show of solidarity with her husband. citizen, who the world knows has lost her the university was taken away, needs to be Court holding that the varsity was not a Council(DAC) had given the nod for sive facility for the naval utility heli- Vadra took to the Facebook to accused the daughter in a car crash, her ailing son to dia- examined in detail. minority institution. the project in August last year. copter platform being offered. Narendra Modi Government of being vin- betes, and her husband as well,” he posted. Senior advocate Rajeev Dhavan, The BJP government at the Centre had The proposed new twin-engine Whilst Indian companies have dictive in the run up to the Lok Sabha polls. In the Bikaner case, the agency had sum- appearing for AMU, submitted that the in 2016 told the apex court that it will with- helicopters will replace the ageing been given two months to respond to This was Vadra’s first appearance before moned Vadra thrice but he failed to appear issue involved in the matter was important draw the appeal filed by the erstwhile UPA Chetak single engine helicopters of the the expression of interest, the foreign the ED in Jaipur in connection with charges before it. The Rajasthan High Court asked him as the apex court in its 7-judge bench government as “the previous stand (of the Navy. The new helicopters will be used OEMs have been given three months. of money laundering through land deals made and his mother to cooperate with the ED after judgement in the TMA Pai case in 2002 UPA government) was wrong”. for search and rescue missions and casu- Tata Advanced Systems Ltd, Mahindra by a company linked to him. they approached the court seeking directions did not deal with the aspect as to what It said a five-judge Constitution bench alty evacuations, navy officials said Defence, Adani Defence, L&T, Bharat Earlier, Vadra was asked by the Rajasthan that no coercive action is taken against them should be the requirement for establish- in 1968 in the Aziz Basha case had held here on Tuesday. Moreover, 95 heli- Forge and Reliance Infrastructure are the High Court to cooperate with the agency. by the AGENCY. ing a minority institution. that AMU was a “Central university” and copters out of the 111 will be manu- probable Indian companies that are like- Vadra’s Jaipur appearance follows soon The ED had registered a case under Since that question was not answered not a minority institution. It maintained factured in India by the selected Indian ly to participate in the process. The after he faced ED questioning for three days Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) in the TMA Pai case which dealt with var- that AMU was not a minority institution selected partners. The global tender was Indian companies would be shortlisted in Delhi on charges of money laundering in in connection with the deal in 2015, taking ious issues concerning the minority insti- as it was set up the government and not floated last year and four foreign com- based on their capability of system of a separate case relating to assets in London. cognisance of a clutch of FIRs and tution, there was a need to examine it, he by Muslims. panies were found fitting the bill. They system integration, facility in the aero- Vadra is also facing charges of irregular chargesheets filed by the Rajasthan police after said. After the 1968 verdict, the AMU will now respond to the expression of space domain and financial capability. land deals in Gurugram district of Haryana. the Bikaner tehsildar complained about Taking note of the submission, the (Amendment) Act, 1972 and thereafter interest catering to specific requirements The foreign OEMs likely to par- His mother, Maureen Vadra was allowed to alleged forgery in land allotment. bench, also comprising Justices L 1981 came into force. of the Indian Navy, they said. ticipate in the project are Lockheed go after some time. Vadra was permitted to leave Sources said Vadra was quizzed over his Nageswara Rao and Sanjiv Khanna, said The Allahabad High Court had in The request for expression of Martin, Airbus Helicopters, Bell around 1.30 pm for an hour-long lunch break. links with the Skylight Hospitality Private the issue needs to be decided and referred January 2006 struck down the provision of interest from Indian private compa- Helicopters and Russia. High level of Before the grillingbegun, Vadra accused Limited, the firm at the centre of the dubious the matter to the seven-judge bench. the 1981 amendment Act by which the uni- nies for participating in the project has indigenisation of about 60% of the the government of harassing his elderly land deals. Besides AMU, the then UPA versity was accorded the minority status. been hosted on the defence ministry helicopter is desired, they said. !! $#( "% #%( )*+,-). % +
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Jaipur: The Gujjar community ( agitation for five per cent reser- ' R vation in jobs and education Kolkata: Former Trinamool chit fund case during the joint entered its fifth day on Tuesday, Congress (TMC) MP Kunal questioning with me in with protesters blocking Chaksu Ghosh, who was jointly ques- Shillong. 7><7' ' town, about 40 km from here on tioned with Kolkata Police “Kumar is leaking whatev- National Highway 52, police Commissioner Rajeev Kumar er I had said during the joint engal Chief Minister said. by the CBI in connection with interrogation with him (at BMamata Banerjee on The blockades on the Agra- the Saradha chit fund scam, Shillong) and is instructing Tuesday lashed out at the BJP Jaipur-Bikaner National wrote to the probe agency on his subordinate officers to tam- leadership for stopping for- Highway-11 in Dausa district, Tuesday, accusing the top per with that evidence. I have mer UP Chief Minister state highway in Nainwa of police officer of tampering received information regarding Akhilesh Yadav from proceed- Bundi district, Malarna road in three trains were cancelled and on Friday evening. with the new evidence that has it. I request the CBI to take ing to Prayagraj saying the Sawai Madhopur and the two diverted on Tuesday. Bainsla has stuck to the emerged in the case in Shillong. immediate action so that the saffron party had lost its sens- Karauli-Hindaun road at Budla Meanwhile, Gujjar leaders demand of five per sent reser- Ghosh, whose two-day tampering of evidence is es before its destruction. village in Karauli district con- have refused to back-off from vation for the Gujjar, Raika- questioning ended on Monday, stopped,” Ghosh told PTI. Banerjee who left for Delhi tinued from the previous day. the tracks and roads. Rebari, Gadia Luhar, Banjara demanded that he should joint- When contacted, Kolkata for joining the dharna being “Apart from the routes that “We have not received any and the Gadaria communities, ly be interrogated with Police officials said they were staged in the national Capital were blocked till yesterday, agi- communication from the State and has to refused to move from Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) yet to receive any query from by her Andhra Pradesh coun- tators have laid a blockade in Government so far. Dharna the tracks until the same is met leader Mukul Roy as it might the central probe agency. “If we terpart Chandrababu Naidu, Chaksu town of Jaipur district. will continue,” Vijay Bainsla, son through an official announce- be helpful for the Central get any (query from CBI), we said “the recent incidents show No untoward incident has been of Gujjar leader Kirori Singh ment. A State Government del- Bureau of Investigation (CBI). will answer it,” a senior Kolkata how intolerant the BJP has destruction of democracy, but were prudent enough to give a reported so far. Law and order Bainsla, said. egation, including Tourism “I have written a letter to Police official said. become. They have lost their “vinash kaley buddhi nash (a befitting reply when the time situation is under control,” Gujjar agitation leader Minister Vishvendra Singh and the CBI, where I have categor- Ghosh claimed that sever- senses.” destruction of the BJP’s senses comes, she said. “The people Director General of Police (Law Kirori Bainsla and his support- IAS officer Neeraj K Pawan, had ically accused Kolkata Police al key persons were still out of Calling the UP incident as before its own destruction).” are watching and the BJP will and Order) M L Lathar said. ers began their indefinite sit-in held talks with the protestors on Commissioner Rajeev Kumar the purview of the CBI inves- an attack on the democracy, The people were watching get a befitting reply from them,” The North Western Railway on railway tracks in Malarna Saturday but failed to come to of tampering with the evi- tigation into the multi-crore- Banerjee said it was not only the the developments and they she said. informed through a bulletin that Dungar of Sawai Madhopur an agreement. PTI dence that has emerged in the rupee scam. PTI ( & 6/( R
, , 7><7' ' small and middle rung leaders leaders’ security were likely to found by a State highway, how the BJP was targeting his in the past 4-5 weeks,” a TMC be reviewed particularly in sources said. Roy, 45, was a party men but added the ith increasing number of MLA from North 24 Pargana Hooghly, East and West cooperative society chairman Trinamool Congress would Wlower and middle rung said adding he too was facing Midnapore, two 24 Parganas from East Midnapore’s retaliate in equally measures. Trinamool Congress leaders threat to his life from the sus- and Nadia, sources said. Marishda village. He was found “We are a peace-loving being attacked by unknown pected undercover saffron While unknown assailants dead near Hooghly’s Dadpur people and hate violence. But assailants, the Bengal police has operatives. on Saturday evening shot dead village. He had been missing the leftovers of the CPI(M)’s decided to review the security He has written to the Satyajit Biswas a vocal and since February 7. harmad brigade are now join- of all the State TMC leaders, Superintendent of Police for active TMC MLA and organ- A few weeks ago on ing the BJP and attacking us. sources said. reviewing his security, the pan- iser from Ranaghat-Hanskhali January 21 two TMC leaders But they should remember At least five TMC organis- icked leader said adding “I region of Nadia a former were murdered at Dalkhola in that the people will retaliate in ers, including an MLA from have one security personnel. I block president Ajit Pandit North Dinajpur district of equal measures. Each such Nadia district, have been have asked for one more as they was dealt near fatal injury at North Bengal. On the same day killing will be taken account of,” bumped off in the last one (the assailants) are emerging Keshpur in West Midnapore a TMC youth leader was shot he said. month. While the TMC lead- from nowhere and coming in on Monday. His brother dead at Alipurduar while on Meanwhile, BJP leader ership have pointed its fingers groups.” Nanda Pandit was literally the next day another TMC Mukul Roy on Tuesday at the killers backed by the BJP At the senior level police lynched while. leader was killed at North approached the Calcutta High and RSS. The latter have sources said they had decided Miles away on the same Dinajpur. Court for anticipatory bail in accused the vicious interest to review the security of MLAs, day in Hooghly the police Reacting to the recent the Nadia Trinamool MLA grouping within the Bengal MPs and even the Ministers, recovered the body of Ritesh killings senior leader and murder case. Roy’s name fig- ruling outfit. particularly from North Roy a popular TMC leader Birbhum district TMC presi- ured in the FIR of Krishnaganj “We have lost at least five Bengal. In South Bengal too the from Kanthi. Roy’s body was dent Anubrata Mondal said MLA Satyajit Biswas’ murder. ' . ( & ! %. 76$ . 8 * ." 0 , +$'( dered, before dumping in the was Mutha village. murder as Vinayak had been Pune district, was fatally Lavasa valley. Vinayak went missing from exposing issues relating attacked by “three to four” early a fortnight after he A resident of Shivane-Uttam his home on January 30 follow- to illegal constructions masked men with sword and : ! Nwent missing, the police Nagar, Vinayak had been cru- ing which his lodged a com- in the Vadgaon-Dhayari belt some other sharp weapons, have recovered the body of 32- sading against against illegal plaint with the police the fol- of Pune. when he stepped out of his year-old RTI activist Vinayak constructions in the lowing day. Meanwhile, police have reg- house for a morning walk. He Ahmedabad: Claiming that Shirsat in a valley near Lavasa in Vadgaon-Dhayari belt of Pune Having registered a case of istered a case under sections died before he could be rushed Prime Minister Narendra Pune district. which had led to the authorities abduction on February 5, the Sections 302 (murder) and 201 to nearby Pawana Hospital. Modi has rock-solid support Pune’s Bharatiya Vidyapeeth issuing stop work notices to police were looking for Vinayak (causing disappearance of evi- A fearless crusader known of people, BJP president Amit police said on Tuesday that builders concerned and before they were tipped about a dence of offence) of IPC. for effectively using RTI Act to Shah on Tuesday said the Vinayak’s body, which was levying fine. body lying in Lavasa valley. Maharashtra has witnessed fight corruption, Shetty — who coming Lok Sabha poll will recovered Monday evening, had Nine days ago. Vinayak’s The family members of Vinayak several killings of RTI activists was the district convener of the be an important step for been sent for an autopsy. brother Kishore Sirsat had later recognised his body over the years. It may be recalled Bhrashtachar Dakshata Samiti India to become a global The investigators prima lodged a missing complaint Vinayak’s family members that 39-year-old RTI activist — had exposed one too many superpower. facie suspect that Vinayak might about his disappearance from have told the police that they Satish Shetty from Talegaon shady deals in the Talegaon- Attacking the opposition have been abducted and mur- home. Vinayak’s last reported suspected real estate link to the Dabhade, a small township in Lonavala belt. parties which were trying to forge an alliance ahead of the Lok Sabha election to take on Modi, Shah said the “maha- gathbandhan” (grand &6 ( ! , * ; , alliance) was made up of O* '( 0 &6 '( P only state-level leaders and ( ( that it will not affect BJP’s poll prospects. “The 2019 Lok Sabha have any impact,” he assert- He sought to know from election is an important step ed. the opposition parties who for India to become a super- “What will happen if was their prime ministerial power in the world. I have (former prime minister and face and the leader of their travelled across the country, JD-S supremo) Deve Gowda proposed grand alliance. and I can see that people are gives a speech in Gujarat or Addressing BJP leaders standing like a rock with (West Bengal Chief Minister) and workers from Gujarat Prime Minister Narendra Mamata Banerjee in after launching the ‘Mera Modi. I have seen love for Maharashtra or (former UP Parivar-Bhajapa Parivar’ voter Modi in people’s eyes,” Shah chief minister) Akhilesh outreach campaign, he said a claimed. Yadav in Kerala? It will not full majority Government He said many party have any impact whatsoever was required to enable PM workers ask him about the because they are only state- Modi to continue serving ‘mahagathbandhan’. “I want level leaders,” the BJP presi- the needy. to tell them that it will not dent said. PTI ! 2" * # ,. . =>"0 =?3 ( *
Srinagar: Separatists on challenging Article 35-A Chennai: The Madras High Tuesday called for a two-day during the week. Court on Tuesday dismissed a shutdown to protest the legal To protest the “vicious PIL seeking action against the challenge to Article 370 and move”, the separatists called Tamil Nadu chief secretary for Article 35-A of the for a complete strike on not playing the national anthem Constitution, which grant Wednesday and Thursday. at a recent function in which the special status to Jammu & “The late announcement Prime Minister participated, Kashmir and special rights and ambiguity over the dates noting that even the petitioner and privileges to its “perma- of hearing of (PILs against) had not said it was mandatory. nent residents”, respectively. Article 35A and Article 370 When the plea came up Petitions have been filed by Supreme Court on 13 or before a division bench com- in the Supreme Court, chal- 14 of February is worri- prising justices S Manikumar lenging the constitutional some, and indicates mis- and Subramonium Prasad, the validity of Article 370 and chief,” the JRL, comprising petitioner said neither Tamil (an Article 35-A. Syed Ali Geelani, Mirwaiz invocation song to mother “People of Jammu & Umar Farooq and Yasin Tamil) nor the national anthem Kashmir will forcefully resist Malik said. was played when Narendra every challenge by New “(We) understand that Modi took part in the event to Delhi to change the demog- frequent shutdowns add to lay the foundation stone for the raphy of the State by rolling the hardship already expe- AIIMS at Madurai on January back hereditary state subject rienced by people as a result 27. Citing a Union Home laws of 1927 (protected by of occupation, but it is Ministry circular that outlines Article 35-A of the imperative to register our state events where the national Constitution), being con- strong protest in the wake of anthem should be played, the tested in the Supreme Court such threatening measures,” petitioner said and submitted of India through their it said. that neither the Tamil nor the agents,” separatists’ Joint The separatist amalgam national anthem was played Resistance Leadership (JRL) said it is an “extremely crit- despite the presence of said here. ical issue” about the very Constitutional authorities like The apex court is sched- existence of people and about Governor Banwarilal Purohit in uled to hear the petitions “our disputed status”. PTI the function. PTI !! $#( "% #%( )*+,-). % . 8 0 : , = 0 (
Ahmedabad: The Gujarat has gone missing from Ujjain. ascertained how long and Government has confirmed It is possible that the tiger seen where the lone tiger had been R $ the presence of a tiger in the here can be from any of these roaming in Gujarat. State, days after a man claimed neighbouring states which have “We are yet to ascertain if he saw the big cat crossing a tigers,” the minister stated. that area was the tiger’s per- Srinagar: In a major success, road in Mahisagar district. He said the state govern- manent residence or whether it security forces shot dead Hizbul State Forest Minister ment will now contact the migrated from neighbouring Mujahideen terrorist Hilal Ganpatsinh Vasava said on National Tiger Conservation states. It is certain that Gujarat Ahmed Rather, who had helped Tuesday that the carnivore was Authority (NTCA), which has is also a part of tiger’s natural dreaded LeT terrorist Naved caught on cameras set up by the the data of tigers across the corridor,” he said. Jhatt escape, during an forest department in that area. country, to ascertain where Principal Chief encounter in South Kashmir on “It has now been con- the feline came from. Conservator of Forests Tuesday in which an Army firmed. A tiger in the age-group The Wildlife Institute of (Wildlife) Akshay Saxena said jawan was also killed, officials of 7 to 8 years has been seen in India (WII) will also be evidences like pug marks and said. Mahisagar district,” Vasava told that he saw a tiger crossing a claim, the forest department involved to carry out a survey scats, as well as hair and scratch Rather, 21, was killed in the reporters in Gandhinagar. road near Boriya village in department set up several cam- in the area to find out if this marks on a tree had to some encounter in Ratnipora area of The striped animal was Mahisagar, around 120 km era traps in that area. region is conducive for tigers, extent confirmed the tiger’s Pulwama, a district highly last seen in Gujarat in 1989. from here, on February 6. Vasava said the tiger might he said. presence in the region. infested by terrorists, after a tip- Subsequent surveys carried out The teacher clicked the have come to Gujarat from any “We now agree that there is “Later, camera traps were off was received by the Jammu ( ( every four years by the central animal’s picture on his mobile of the neighbouring states of a tiger in Gujarat. WII will set up and we have now got & Kashmir Police about his 0 %( Government showed no pres- phone and shared it with Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh or study if the area could be visual evidence of a tiger in the presence during the intervening ence of tiger in the state, he friends on social media plat- Maharashtra, where the striped developed for tigers. We are area. It is not necessary that we night. to family members after com- had a long history of terror said. forms. animals are found. also seeking NTCA’s guidance,” will find the tiger in the same A cordon and search oper- pletion of all legal formalities. crimes, including attack on A local Government school The photo soon went viral “The Madhya Pradesh gov- he said. area, so we will continue to ation was launched by the The name of Rather, a class security establishments and teacher had last week claimed and based on the teacher’s ernment has said that a tiger Vasava said it was yet to be keep a watch,” he said. PTI police along with the Army and 12 passout, first surfaced when civilian atrocities, the the CRPF. As it was going on, a Special Investigation Team, spokesman said. the terrorists fired upon the formed to crack Jhatt’s escape, He said incriminating security forces, who retaliated found that he was the main materials, including arms and % /9( effectively, a police spokesman conspirator. He had hatched a ammunition, were recovered said. conspiracy with other terrorists from the site of encounter. In the ensuing encounter, to secure the release of Jhatt “A l l t h e s e m a t e r i a l s h a v e ' one terrorist was killed and his when he was taken to SMHS been taken in the case records body was retrieved from the site hospital for a routine check-up for the purpose of investiga- of encounter. in February last year. tion,” he said. He said two Sabarimala: The Lord Ayyappa authorities said. security. “Rather was the main Jhatt was killed in an security personnel also sus- temple here re-opened on The temple would remain The BJP and right-wing % 6+ accused in the escape of encounter with the police on tained gunshot injuries in the Tuesday for five-day monthly open for five days till February outfits had spearheaded the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) militant November 28 last year in encounter and were rushed to pujas under a heavy security 17 for the monthly pujas dur- agitations against implemen- Chennai: The Madras High MAC) with regard to issuing Naved Jhatt from a Srinagar Budgam district of Central a hospital. One of them, Jawan blanket as hundreds of police ing the Malayalam month of tation of the September 28 Court on Tuesday ordered the and collection of license fees hospital,” Inspector General of Kashmir. Baljeet Singh, succumbed to personnel were deployed in Kumbam, temple authorities Supreme Court verdict per- authorities concerned to imme- from bars. Police (Kashmir Range) The spokesman said Rather injuries, the spokesman said, and around the hill shrine in said. mitting women of all age diately close all illegal bars It was submitted before Swayam Prakash Pani said. was affiliated with the banned adding the other soldier is view of possible protest from Several special rituals groups into the shrine. across Tamil Nadu and file a the bench that during April- His body was handed over Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) and being treated. PTI right-wing activists, opposing including ‘kalabhabhishekam’, The areas in and around report by February 20. December 2018 surprise checks entry of young women. ‘sahasrakalasam’ and ‘lak- the temple had witnessed wide- Expressing surprise over a were conducted by senior divi- Despite security arrange- sharchana’ would be performed spread violence after the submission made on behalf of sional manager and district ments, a large number of devo- during the five days, they said. CPI(M)-led LDF government the State Government, which managers of TASMAC and tees, including those from There has been a sense of decided to implement the apex stated that 3,326 FIRs had they found that 2,505 illegal neighbouring states, turned up anxiety in and around court order. been against illegal bars, the bars were being run. to offer prayers when the shrine Sabarimala in view of the Marking the culmination court directed the home, pro- The head office was opened at 5 pm. reopening as the shrine had of the over two-month-long hibition and excise depart- squad detected 20 illegal bars Chief priest Vasudevan witnessed frenzied protests stormy annual pilgrimage sea- ment secretary to shut them all and the deputy collectors and Nampoothiri opened the sanc- during the recently concluded son, the shrine was closed on forthwith. the flying squad detected 801 tum sanctorum in the presence annual pilgrimage season over January 20. The division bench com- bars. of ‘tantri’ (head priest) the entry of women of men- Traditionally, women of prising Justice S Manikumar The petitioner alleged Kandararu Rajeevaru. struating age. menstruating age or in the and Justice Subramonium fraud in issuing purchase bills, There would be no specif- Though no prohibitory age group of 10 to 50 years were Prasad passed the order after a rendering periodical accounts ic pujas on Tuesday and the orders have been clamped not allowed to enter the petition from a Coimbatore to the Government, collection shrine would be closed at 10 down in and around the shrine, temple as the deity, Lord resident, D Prabakaran, sought of license fees from the TAS- pm with the rendition of ‘hari- the entire area from the base Ayyappa, is believed to be a direction against fraudulent MAC bars, charging of excess varasanam’, the customary lul- camp to ‘Sannidhanam’(temple “naishtika brahmachari” or acts in Tamil Nadu State rate, all of which cause loss to laby for Lord Ayyappa, temple complex) is under tight police perennial celibate. 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Southern States — Andhra accorded to State and Union Under the health flagship Pradesh tops the list with 1361 Territories for over 21,000 such scheme launched in September centres closely followed by centres for the current fiscal. last year, the Centre is provid- Tamil Nadu (1318) while other Overall, there are plans to ing health coverage up to Rs. 5 States are nowhere even near to convert a total 1.5 lakh Health lakh per family per year for sec- Centres and Primary Health ing, prevention and manage- the four digit mark. (See box1). Sub Centres and Primary ondary and tertiary hospital- Centres as HWCs for provision ment of common non-com- The Union Health Health Centres into HWCs in ization as well as supporting the of comprehensive primary care municable diseases like diabetes Ministry, which is overseeing a phased manner by December, States for strengthening Sub that includes universal screen- and cancer among poor people. !! $#( "% #%( )*+,-). % % / 0$!&'! 0%+ %& @ ? ! ) & @ @ 5/- := "" . / . !% 6 / (: & R + * ( ) ' N +B +, - . / ( # , / ! / 0, , ( ( ) +, / ( # , ( ( 1 ( P S here are eerie similarities in the , ( genesis, proceedings and the ) ( ultimate fate of the US involve- / Q + ment in both Vietnam and ) ( Afghanistan. First, both — the VietnameseT and the Afghans — pride S S themselves on their fierce history of resis- / tance to foreign invaders for centuries. In the case of the Vietnamese, it was the S 3 valiant repulsion of the Chinese, Mongols, + $ 4 French and the Japanese forces; whereas, % * /5 $ the unforgiving battlefields of the Afghan $ " swathes have been bloodied with forces of Alexander, Arab caliphates, Genghis Khan, 6 Timur, Persians, Mughals, Sikhs, British , ( empire and to the communist forces of the S ) S erstwhile USSR. Both races have a height- ened sense of history and destiny that mil- 0, itates instinctively against any notion of a ) 0, S -) ( foreign “invader.” Both these lands have . ( been at the forefront of the US’ efforts to counter the topical “ism” that threatened S American interests. In the case of Vietnam, # + / 0 in the 50s and 60s, it was the Cold War fear / $ of “communism” that drove US interest; whereas in the case of Afghanistan (post 0 7 4 2001), “religious extremism” replaced Vietnam as its longest war and er American withdrawal, this den vacuum following the US * / “communism” as the greatest security a record high number of time from Afghanistan, follow- withdrawal in Vietnam in 1973 /5$S # %$ threat. bombs dropped in a year were ing yet another stalemate. had led to the ultimate fall of In both these conflicts, the US had registered in 2018. The defin- Unfortunately, the looming the South Vietnam defences; played a covert, tactical and surreptitious itive imagery of 388,000 tonnes fears of the imminent future are the US “withdrawal” from role in inflaming the combustible ground of napalm bombs dropped in also similarly aligned as the Afghanistan in 1991 had led to # + 4( * ( situation. 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However, C+ + ' face-saving treaty was signed tor in Afghanistan, in Vietnam, 0 / 89:8 " * State (IS), along with the Afghan despite the colossal commit- 'B((<' (' (: north Vietnamese were know- Thousands of insurgents were ( Vietnam would face in the mid-70s when regime 17 years ago. The ingly violating the terms of killed in US military operations the forces of Ho Chi Minh overran Saigon, Vietnam War had led to over ;( = = ceasefire and agreement and by and multiple more of the same # /5$ 0 + as also in the essential US disinterest in the 58,000 American military casu- 'C=': '<($': 1975, the entire South Vietnam were borne out of the sense of * ( 90s as Pakistan-supported Taliban entered alties and the technology- territory had fallen to a full- revenge, hatred and retribution 6 ( and butchered their way into Kabul. The enhanced Afghan war to yet 8+:! = scale invasion by the North. It against the US. In both cases the genesis of both conflicts had unmistakable another 2,400 American mili- :+! ':! is this doomsday scenario that human, economic, military and ) /5$ ( fingerprints of the US handiwork prior to tary casualties. The “cost of has fuelled concerns in the the political “cost of war” 0 ( the full escalation of the crisis. In both war” to the locals (civilians, sol- ' (B>C = Ashraf Ghani-led Afghan became unsustainable and the cases, the US had erred in its initial diers and insurgents) was an P+'<C'(<( ' Government till 2016, to just flicts have also led to serious led them to honour and fete the Afghan 1955) to the signing of the about 7,000 (after the current questions on the morality, trust mujahideen in the White House, who later peace treaty in January 1973 for = ' (': US withdrawal plans), along and confidence on the US’ % turned on their original benefactors. facilitating the withdrawal of >>)BO with the well-known aspiration words and actions. Afghanistan Signs of American “shock-and-awe” American troops, the realisa- of “strategic depth” in is still an unfolding saga, yet % military tactics to bludgeon enemy lines tion of an unsustainable “no- ;( =!';'< Afghanistan for the Pakistani portents of a possible repeat of were visible in the killing fields of Vietnam, win” stalemate took 18 years. state – the military ability of the a Vietnam stare in the face. where the Americans dropped more than Today, nearly 18 years into the current Afghan Government in (The writer, a military vet- three times the tonnage of bombs that the Afghan War (started in 2001, Kabul to withstand the IS- eran, is a former Lt Governor of entire allied forces dropped in World War following 9/11), the Americans Taliban combined onslaught is Andaman & Nicobar Islands II. Today, Afghanistan has replaced are walking the talk of anoth- extremely suspicious. 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B)( = B result in the perception of barriers to invisible and maintain a low profile. complex tasks and generate more inno- + 4 There were some initial concerns that a size- '+ : B(: exerting influence on decisions in the Polarisation implies that the dominant vative solutions. It is also well recognised able portion of new women directors belonged >B group. group feels threatened or uncomfort- that pressures for uniformity are an # + to the promoter’s family and members were being >)>' Moreover, tokens are perceived able around tokens and, therefore, impediment to good problem-solving * $ ! + * appointed in a non-executive capacity just to $>'!B = negatively, sometimes with downright they heighten their boundaries by and homogeneous groups may hamper # 3 comply with the norms. But latest data invali- (B>:: derision and are often doubted and not exaggerating their commonality and innovation because high levels of cohe- /5$ dates this assumption. According to Prime ;>':>' trusted. As a result, being labelled as a their differences vis-a-vis tokens. The sion produce pressures towards confor- /5$ 4+ 4# ( Database, there were only 98 women promoter B'<<(:>( A token often creates discomfort, isolation majority may, thus, exclude tokens from mity. Therefore, heterogeneity, assum- 4 $ / directors (16 per cent) in the NIFTY 500. Of this >C;> : and self-doubt. Being perceived as a informal networks where important ing that persons differing in category set, 50 per cent were executives and were driving token can even interfere with perfor- socialisation takes place and as a result, will provide diverse approaches to # ( the company in a leadership capacity. This mance. In fact, because of their high vis- the tokens may experience social iso- problems and, therefore, overall perfor- ( implies that a bulk of the women getting ibility, tokens face additional perfor- lation. Finally, assimilation implies mance will improve, is considered valu- appointed had professional experience and mance pressures and are singled out that tokens are forced into stereotypi- able. 4 expertise. This suggests that companies are not because they are different and not cal categories defined by dominants. The size of the minority group of <$ paying mere lip-service to the regulations by pro- because of their own particular accom- Tokens are then not seen as they real- women directors requires particular 6 moting family members but have also inter- plishments. These reactions to tokens ly are and the majority group forces attention: Appointing only one woman ? 4 nalised the legislative intent of the mandated seem to occur whether the token is a them into limited and caricatured director would seem to be inexpedient thresholds. woman or a minority in a larger group. roles. Expectations as to what is “suit- since as suggested by tokenism theories, # The contribution of women directors to cor- However, when the size of the able behaviour” for a woman are an they will be categorised, stereotyped and # porate value-creation has been widely studied. minority group increases to the point example of this. Importantly, these three ignored by the majority group (of male Most of these studies make the “business case” that it is no longer a token, the perspec- mechanisms are predictions of how the directors). Thus, policy-makers should ( /5$ ) + for more women on corporate boards, arguing tive of board members and the nature dominants behave towards tokens, as move from “at least one woman direc- 6 that if a segment of society’s talent is systemat- of relations between the minority and well as the subjective reactions of the tor” to more and ensure that ( ically excluded from boards, not because of tal- majority change qualitatively. Therefore, tokens in terms of their own status. women reach a critical mass in the ent but gender, then such boards are sub-opti- the influence of a minority in a group Therefore, the question is: How boards to be able to have higher influ- mal. Despite these arguments, in most corporate depends upon the strength, immedia- many women should be a part of the ence and say. boards, there is only one woman or a small cy and number of its members. Critical board to elevate their position from (The writer is Assistant Professor, minority of women. As such, they are often con- mass theory, in particular, suggests that mere tokens to critical mass? Women, Amity University.) $
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whole world. They were the first to pre- to swallow that it is because of TISS that Over 40 social work academicians and This is the first university in India dedi- sent the philosophy of international peace social work was gradually included in uni- practitioners from over two dozen Central cated to rural development and is a great by presenting the concept of a global fam- versity curriculum and that we received it and provincial universities participated. centre of learning his social work models ily or Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam. The con- as part of our colonial heritage. Till date, The academicians also adopted a 10-point based on the philosophy of Mahatma tribution of ancient Indian academicians the curriculum related to social work in action plan to decolonise the curriculum Gandhi and the integral humanistic phi- has been recognised by their modern almost all universities follows a pattern set through an intellectual movement. losophy of Pandit Deen Dayal counterparts across nationalities, partic- in the British colonial period — import a During the workshop, they unani- Upadhayaya. ( 1 - ( ularly in contemporary inter-disciplinary template from Euro-American countries mously recognised the academic and Social service models, practices, reform (( 5 , researches where social work needs to bor- and implement them in Indian universi- professional contributions of Nanaji movements, rural reconstruction experi- row ideas from Indian philosophy through ties. Except some institutions with Indian Deshmukh to social work and adopted a ments and socio-developmental philoso- he conferment of Bharat Ratna to cross-pollination for negotiating function- academicians did design their curriculum proposal to celebrate his birth anniversary phies of Nanak Dev, Jyotiba Phule, B. R. Nanaji Deshmukh is a great gift to al deadlocks related to human behaviour. on the basis of the Gandhian philosophy. as Indian Social Work Day. Ambedkar, Mahatma Gandhi, Swami Tacademicians, professionals and stu- In our school days, we were taught a This strategy of “import and execute” has Bharat Ratna Nanaji Deshmukh was a Vivekananda, Narayana Guru and all dents of social work discipline in India lot about the great Indians who had done been best explained by Kalyan Shankar multi-faceted personality, a social work- those who evolved from the Indic perspec- who have been celebrating his birth great social service and also spearheaded Mandal in his research paper, ‘American er par excellence, educationist and devel- tive should be given due space in the cur- anniversary on October 11 as Indian Social reform movements from time to time. Influence on Social Work Education in opment economist. He was also active in riculum of social work at various levels. Work Day or Bharatiya Samaj Karya However, at the university level we were India and its Impact’, published in the politics but perhaps the only politician There is need for high quality research and Diwas and are dedicated to decolonising made to learn that social work as a prac- Economic and Political Weekly on who voluntarily proclaimed his retirement experimentation in this direction for social work education in Indian universi- tice was alien to the Indian sub-continent December 9, 1989. at the age of 60 and became a full-time which the government agencies should ties. before establishment of the Tata Institute We are not against idea exchange but social worker. He not only developed his provide required resources. Since time immemorial, Indian acad- of Social Sciences (TISS), Mumbai by an this intellectual import in the discipline of own model of integrated and holistic The conferment of Bharat Ratna is a emicians have been working for the inte- American citizen during British colonial social work has been unidirectional. The development of the villages but also welcome step and indeed a landmark for grated and holistic development of soci- rule in 1936. This is because in the social idea to dismantle this intellectual cage implemented them in practice. He single- social work discipline in India but there ety. Although termed in different typolo- work curriculum, there is hardly any men- imposed on us by the colonial government handedly turned the fate of over 500 vil- is a long way to go. gy, the ancient Indian academicians have tion of the social service and reforms of of British India was always on the mind lages in the drought-affected areas of (Dr Bishnu Modhan Dash is a Faculty developed various methodologies and the great Indian philosophers, academi- of our free-thinking academicians. A ray from across the country to design a new Chitrakoot in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan in Social Work Department of Delhi models to engage with and address the cians and legendary personalities who of hope came when the Mahatma Gandhi curriculum for the discipline in a two-day and Maharashtra. He also established the University’s B.R. Ambedkar College. concerns of society, from individual to flourished from the century before Christ. Antarrashtriya Hindu Vishwavidyalaya, national workshop titled “Bharatiyakaran Mahatma Gandhi Chitrakoot Gramodaya Siddheshwar Shukla has been Fellow in family, community to nation and the Students of social work are also compelled Wardha, invited social work academicians of Social Work Curriculum” last June. Vishwavidyalaya on February 12, 1991. Makhanlal Chaturvedi University, Bhopal.) '% 3 !! $#( "% #%( )*+,-).
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+$'( number of flights by the airline alternate flights with one-stop Fruits, vegetables and eggs beyond, she said. individuals, NGOs, charitable since last Saturday. connectivity with a long tran- continued to witness defla- ICICI Bank Head of institutions/hospitals, private hortage of pilots continued IndiGo has cancelled 30 sit time. tionary trend during January Global Markets Group B hospitals, trusts, societies, self Sto hamper budget carrier flights for Tuesday due to the Response to the queries this year, with their prices Pasanna said: “India’s indus- help groups and Government IndiGos operations with the on-going pilots issue. Most of sent to IndiGo and Directorate declining 4.18 per cent, 13.32 trial production data for agencies for opening PMBJP airline cancelling as many as 30 the flights have been cancelled General of Civil Aviation on per cent and 2.44 per cent, December was in line with Kendras through online as well flights on Tuesday from across from Kolkata, Hyderabad and this issue was awaited. respectively, according to the expectations and confirms our as offline mode. Application fee ! 09 * @ stations and passengers alleged- Chennai, the source said. In a statement on Sunday, CSO data released by the belief that the November print for opening PMBJP Kendras ! ; , C ,( ly being forced to buy last While eight flights are not the airline had blamed on Ministry of Statistics and was more an aberration.” has been waived off so that + ( & ; . ( minute high fares for its flights, being operated from Kolkata, weather for disruption in oper- Programme Implementation The recovery in growth in more and more people can . 8 a source said. another five flights are can- ations across its network. (MoSPI). consumer goods, especially apply under the scheme,” On Monday also, the celled from Hyderabad and “As part of recovering our The rate of price rise in the non-durables, is encouraging. Minister of State for Chemicals Gurugram-headquartered air- four each from Bangalore and schedule, positioning of the ‘fuel and light’ category was “Our expectations for the and Fertilizers Mansukh L line had pulled out 32 flights Chennai, among others, he crew and aircraft had to be 2.20 per cent in January 2019, next few months are also Mandaviya said in a written from its network. added. readjusted. As a result, a num- compared with 4.54 per cent in benign on headline CPI and, reply in the Lok Sabha. On the other hand, there The source also alleged ber of flights were cancelled, it December 2018. hence, we believe that there is A total of 5,001 PMBJP was no indication of any probe that IndiGo was forcing pas- had said without giving any The overall food inflation a room for further accommo- Kendras were functional in by the aviation regulator into sengers to either buy last specific number of flights were during the latest month dation in the next policy meet- 651 districts of the country, as the cancellation of such large minute fares or offering them cancelled. remained in the negative zone ing,” he said. on February 5. B(!$( I1Q H CA-H * /, $ ;
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Global the negative terrain for the Pharma, Coal India, Tata Steel, durables (0.07 per cent) and oil Service (NIS) and hence require prior wholesale of all Tata Motors' commercial vehicles and Tata Daewoo range in fourth straight session on NTPC, Asian Paints, Vedanta, and gas (0.06 per cent). he Ministry of Finance spent approval of Parliament,” CAG report January 2019 stood at 40,886 units, down 9 per cent from the same month last Tuesday, as investors intensified M&M and RIL were the gain- While metal, healthcare T1,157 crore on various heads said. year, the company said in a statement. It had sold 44,828 units in the same month selling towards the fag end of ers, rising up to 2 per cent. and infrastructure indices during 2017-18 without obtaining The Public Accounts Committee last year. The company's global sales of all passenger vehicles in January this year the day, even as global cues “The market closed the ended higher up to 1.65 per prior approval of Parliament, the (PAC) in its 83rd report had also taken were at 59,686 units, a decrease of 15 per cent from 69,969 units in the same remained positive. session with cuts of over half a cent. In the broader markets, Comptroller and Auditor General serious view on cases of augmentation month last year. Global sales for Jaguar Land Rover were 41,676 vehicles. Jaguar Realty, IT, FMCG and per cent amid weak global the small-cap index fell 0.43 per (CAG) report tabled in Parliament on of provision of object head 'grants-in- sales for the month stood at 12,904 units, while Land Rover sales for the month banking counters witnessed cues and ahead of inflation and cent, and mid-caps shed 0.06 Tuesday said. aid' and 'subsidies'. were at 28,772 units. heavy selling ahead of index of industrial output data,” said per cent. Tepid earnings by Excess expenditure aggregating PAC noted that these serious laps- the release of industrial pro- Paras Bothra, President, Equity some more companies and 1,156.80 crore was incurred during es are a pointer towards faulty budget ",,# # ! # duction (IIP) data for Research, Ashika Group. foreign fund outflows also 2017-18 without obtaining prior estimation and deficient observances New Delhi: Food ordering and delivery platform Swiggy Tuesday said it has December and consumer price “The underlying sentiment dampened trading sentiments, approval of Parliament, the CAG of financial rules by the ministries/ launched ‘Swiggy Stores’ moving beyond its core food delivery segment to pro- inflation (CPI) numbers for of the markets remained cau- brokers said. report 'Financial Audit' of the Accounts departments concerned. vide access to consumers items across multiple categories. The company will deliv- January. Indices failed to hold tious as another round of US- On a net basis, foreign of the Union Government said. There is an imperative need on the er from these stores “in categories such as fruits and vegetables, kiranas and super- on to opening gains as profit- China trade talks began with portfolio investors (FPIs) sold The report further noted that the part of the Ministry of Finance to markets, florists, baby care, health and supplements among others,” Swiggy said taking re-emerged in the later working-level talks in Beijing shares worth Rs 125.05 crore, Ministry of Finance did not devise a devise an effective mechanism for in a statement. With the launch of these stores, Swiggy wants to become the one- part of the session, wiping off and US congressional negotia- while domestic institutional suitable mechanism in respect of new imposing financial discipline on all the stop delivery app that enables access to every store in the city, it added. “Today’s initial gains, with the BSE tors reached an agreement in investors (DIIs) offloaded service/new instrument of service, ministries/departments so as to avoid announcement takes Swiggy to categories beyond food, where we hope to deliv- Sensex settling 241.41 points, principle to fund the govern- shares worth Rs 232.55 crore which led to the extra spending. recurrence of such serious lapses, er the same level of delightful experiences to consumers for their everyday needs," or 0.66 per cent, down at ment and avoid another shut- Monday, provisional data The Department of Economic CAG report said. Swiggy CEO Sriharsha Majety said. It is the first milestone in Swiggy's vision to 36,153.62 points. The gauge down ahead of a Friday mid- showed. In the Asian region, Affairs under finance ministry failed “Despite the PAC recommenda- elevate the quality of life for the urban consumer by offering unparalleled con- had lost 580 points in the pre- night deadline,” he added. Japan's Nikkei climbed 2.61 per to obtain legislative approval for aug- tions, Ministry of Finance had not venience, he added. Swiggy Stores will give its merchant-partners unmatched vious three sessions. Sectorally, the BSE realty cent, Korea's Kospi was up menting provision (for extra expen- devised a suitable mechanism, as access to a combination of core assets to reach more existing and new customers, The broader Nifty finished index emerged as the worst 0.45 per cent, Taiwan index diture), the report added. result of which, during 2017-18 in the statement said. For the delivery partners this will give them access to an addi- at 10,831.40, down 57.40 performer by falling 1.29 per gained 0.93 per cent and “As per the guidelines, any aug- cases across 13 grants, there was tional avenue for income, it added. points, or 0.53 per cent. cent, followed by IT index Shanghai Composite Index mentation of provision by way of re- excess expenditure over total authori- Top losers include Hero shedding 0.94 per cent, teck edged 0.68 per cent higher. appropriation to the object heads (i) sation aggregating to 1,156.80 crore 4/H 67 MotoCorp, HDFC, SBI, (0.90 per cent), bankex (0.81 Hong Kong's Hang Seng too up grants-in-aid (ii) subsidies (iii) major without obtaining approval of New Delhi: The smartphone market in India grew 14.5 per cent in 2018 with Infosys, HCL Tech, ICICI per cent), FMCG (0.73 per 0.10 per cent. works attracts limitation of New Parliament,” as per the report. shipment of 142.3 million units, as per research firm IDC. In the previous year, ship- ment stood at 124.3 million units. During the December quarter, smartphone ship- ment expanded 19.5 per cent year-on-year to 36.3 million units from 30.3 million units in the same period the previous year, driven primarily by multiple rounds of # '# %# # ! % $ 3 $%$ $))$6!&!#7 ' # sales by e-tailers beyond the festive Diwali period lasting into December. However, shipment numbers in December 2018 quarter were down 15.1 per cent compared New Delhi: The gov- said Tuesday. one price' formula, strength- able medicines to all people, on the need to boost expen- while taking decisions on to the July-September 2018 period, owing to high channel inventory. “Amongst the ernment and private players Arun Mitra, core com- ening of National he said at a roundtable meet- diture on R&D by the gov- price regulations for medi- big highlights of 2018 were the online-focused brands that drove the share of the need to work together in mittee member of the Pharmaceutical Pricing ing on 'Cost of Life Saving ernment on medicines. cines. “Multiple pillars are online channel to an (annual) all-time high of 38.4 per cent in 2018 and a whop- healthcare sector to increase Alliance of Doctors for Authority (NPPA) and pub- Medicines - Is there a way Priti Nanda Sibal, involved in this segment and ping 42.2 per cent in Q4 2018,” IDC India Associate Research Manager (Client affordability of medical ser- Ethical Healthcare, suggests lic sector units in pharma out?', organised by startup founder, AB Hospitals, said they have to come together to Devices) Upasana Joshi said. She added that this was primarily driven by several vices as rising cost impacts that the government should sector. These steps would Straight Drive. the government should promote the growth of the rounds of discounts by e-tailers driving affordability through various financing access to patients, experts take steps such as 'one drug, help increase access to afford- Mitra also emphasised involve all the stakeholders sector," she said. PTI options, cashback offers and buyback schemes.
SCRIP OPEN HIgh LOW LTP CHANGE NIFTY 50 10,879.70 10,910.90 10,823.80 10,831.40 -57.4 Script Open High Low LTP RECLTD 120 122.8 119.1 121.75 JSLHISAR 80.15 85 80.1 83.35 VIJAYABANK 40.45 41 40 40.25 ZEEL 404 419 401.6 418 16.3 APOLLOHOSP 1,130.00 1,190.40 1,100.00 1,135.45 TATACHEM 582 585.15 567.05 570.2 MUTHOOTFIN 507.9 515.25 506.55 512.7 RAMCOCEM 595.8 608 595.8 604.65 JSWSTEEL 261.55 274.5 257.5 272 10.4 TATASTEEL 479 496.95 476.6 487.95 PIDILITIND 1,134.85 1,142.10 1,110.00 1,133.00 SUZLON 3.42 3.6 3.34 3.43 JKTYRE 89.35 89.8 87.7 88 SUNPHARMA 427.2 444 424.05 442.45 13.9 PETRONET 222.85 226.05 221.8 222.65 UJJIVAN 274 274 257.8 264.5 TORNTPOWER 234 239.9 233.2 235.05 CHENNPETRO 217.75 219.4 213.65 216.8 NTPC 130.05 133.95 130 133.25 2.9 RELIANCE 1,253.00 1,272.00 1,251.90 1,256.70 JUSTDIAL 467 486.05 467 483.15 TEAMLEASE 2,792.95 2,875.70 2,792.95 2,839.85 CRISIL 1,579.70 1,644.90 1,574.00 1,621.60 COALINDIA 219.8 223.9 219.35 223.1 4.3 HEG 2,170.00 2,432.20 2,025.00 2,402.95 CANBK 226 227.6 220 221.15 SOUTHBANK 13.1 13.39 13.05 13.16 ALKEM 1,885.35 1,895.00 1,817.00 1,840.75 EICHERMOT 20,470.00 21,300.00 20,070.00 21,137.90 384.75 IBULHSGFIN 606 622.8 591.85 598.9 OFSS 3,776.15 3,844.45 3,764.75 3,801.35 JUBILANT 737 743 718 721.4 SCI 37.8 38.3 35.2 36.15 DRREDDY 2,619.00 2,676.45 2,584.00 2,663.00 47.65 YESBANK 173.7 176.1 171.75 172.35 GRASIM 718 727.3 710.4 718.75 JAICORPLTD 88.25 89.8 85.8 86.6 MOIL 156.05 157.4 155.85 156.6 BPCL 334 343.5 334 339.3 5.7 AXISBANK 700.75 713 698.5 705.85 ICICIGI 855.25 889.6 855.25 884.25 BAJAJELEC 482 485 458.2 462.75 WABAG 267.85 282.5 267.85 277.95 SAIL 45.1 48 44.55 47.25 LICHSGFIN 442.05 453.1 442.05 447.85 MCX 688.95 700 683 694.95 EIDPARRY 189.8 196.6 186.35 192.9 GAIL 322 326.55 321.45 326.25 4.1 RELCAPITAL 135.05 140.7 126.5 136.5 RBLBANK 566.1 571.7 560.5 563.45 VOLTAS 524.15 528.5 519.05 522.4 SADBHAV 176.1 180 170 173.8 TATASTEEL 478.4 497.2 476.7 486.55 5.85 RELINFRA 117.4 118.5 107 112.3 L&TFH 125.5 128 124.85 125.6 WABCOINDIA 6,162.00 6,266.80 6,139.20 6,155.30 SONATSOFTW 327.75 333.6 325.65 329.1 TITAN 1,058.00 1,073.95 1,050.10 1,066.00 9.6 GRAPHITE 417.1 431.4 395 421.5 TATAELXSI 905.05 911 885.1 889.25 MPHASIS 995 1,024.80 991.85 1,019.55 VBL 792.05 792.05 754.75 772.75 ASIANPAINT 1,438.50 1,456.90 1,435.25 1,449.00 11.9 ICICIBANK 349.85 352 343.25 344.45 HINDPETRO 232.5 237.55 231.5 233.6 GLENMARK 600 611.5 593.95 603.45 MOTILALOFS 590.9 590.95 573 575.25 ULTRACEMCO 3,440.00 3,498.30 3,415.05 3,467.00 17.6 JINDALSTEL 128.55 142.5 128.2 141.2 BIOCON 637.05 653 637.05 643.95 SUVEN 225 239 225 236.45 CORPBANK 25 25.6 24.8 25.1 HINDPETRO 231.25 237.95 231 232.75 1.15 BAJAJHLDNG 3,111.55 3,122.00 3,075.00 3,100.00 MRF 55,540.05 56,100.00 55,005.00 55,346.50 LAXMIMACH 5,750.00 5,750.00 5,515.00 5,525.45 FINCABLES 389.55 389.55 378.1 379.4 VEDL 151.9 157.95 150.7 152.9 0.75 JETAIRWAYS 205.25 224.4 203.9 220.85 INFIBEAM 32.4 34.7 32.1 33.4 HDFCLIFE 355 360.1 351.75 354.05 JSWENERGY 66.05 67.5 66 66.85 GRASIM 717 727.9 710 720.1 3.45 GRUH 245.3 250.2 242.3 243.65 AMARAJABAT 730 759.6 730 741.25 AVANTI 334.1 335.5 324.45 327.85 DEEPAKFERT 117 118.6 115.2 117.9 WIPRO 374.15 376.25 368.35 374.8 1.75 SUNPHARMA 428 443.95 424 436.75 ADANIPOWER 34.7 35.5 33.65 33.95 ABB 1,231.05 1,266.45 1,231.00 1,251.55 3MINDIA 21,875.05 21,875.05 20,900.00 21,190.75 RELIANCE 1,251.50 1,272.35 1,251.50 1,255.50 2.25 TATAMOTORS 153.6 154.2 150.75 151.45 OMAXE 212.5 212.5 210.35 210.85 ALBK 39.6 40.75 38.8 39.45 HONAUT 21,328.35 21,600.00 20,700.00 21,600.00 BAJAJFINSV 6,115.00 6,174.00 6,065.10 6,104.00 7.75 MARUTI 7,217.00 7,229.00 7,122.00 7,145.10 RAJESHEXPO 581.7 581.7 569 572.3 ISGEC 4,821.00 5,000.00 4,778.00 4,899.45 TIMETECHNO 79.9 80.75 76.2 78.45 M&M 647 657.8 644 647.6 0.05 INFY 763 763 741 750.4 BHARTIARTL 312 315.3 310 311.5 IDFC 37.15 37.5 35.5 35.7 MRPL 63.4 64.65 63.3 63.7 CIPLA 540.05 545.7 536.1 543.05 -0.25 BAJFINANCE 2,662.25 2,676.40 2,616.00 2,623.60 UPL 806 813 791.1 794.9 LALPATHLAB 1,040.55 1,052.90 992.05 1,007.80 CENTRUM 29 30.15 28.9 29.2 LT 1,244.50 1,264.90 1,241.55 1,245.00 -1.5 SBIN 280.25 282.2 274.5 275.4 MFSL 371 396 370.15 391.3 PERSISTENT* 640 668 629.15 647.95 CROMPTON 211 212.75 207.4 208.7 MHRIL 193.5 194.95 189.5 191.65 KOTAKBANK 1,300.00 1,310.00 1,295.30 1,298.00 -3.55 DHFL 102.3 108.7 102.3 106.1 GODFRYPHLP 920 920 867.05 878.4 SIEMENS 1,033.55 1,048.00 1,007.00 1,013.50 IFCI 12.4 12.5 12.11 12.37 MAXINDIA 77.4 77.8 75.15 76.15 POWERGRID 183 186.4 180.45 181.8 -0.55 M&M 649 657.55 644.75 648.6 CENTURYTEX 733 746 726.9 735 AARTIIND 1,533.80 1,559.60 1,470.00 1,486.95 PGHH 10,149.00 10,194.85 10,011.00 10,127.35 SOMANYCERA 330 330 313.4 316.7 YESBANK 173 176.25 172.1 172.65 -0.6 EICHERMOT 20,212.00 21,194.00 20,100.00 21,032.10 ULTRACEMCO 3,427.00 3,500.00 3,414.10 3,452.75 LINDEINDIA 429 448.2 425.4 437.65 WELSPUNIND 51.55 51.55 51 51.05 TAKE 128 128.3 125 125.55 TITAN 1,056.00 1,074.50 1,051.00 1,066.65 NOCIL 123.7 124.85 119.65 120.45 CARERATING 961 961 922.95 940.8 TATAMOTORS 152.95 154.4 150.6 152 -0.65 EXIDEIND 210 214 208.3 209.5 KNRCON 197.25 202 195.05 201.3 TCS 2,070.00 2,077.00 2,020.35 2,050.65 CEATLTD 1,084.00 1,092.50 1,055.00 1,060.95 PVR 1,514.90 1,514.90 1,448.90 1,454.70 NLCINDIA 62 68.7 61.7 64.7 HDFCBANK 2,138.00 2,148.00 2,124.80 2,130.05 -9.6 BASF 1,289.60 1,304.00 1,270.00 1,275.50 HINDALCO 200.15 202.7 197.15 198.6 BPCL 334 343 334 339.15 IRB 123.6 126.35 121 122.05 JAMNAAUTO 51 51.55 50.3 50.7 MARUTI 7,193.00 7,230.00 7,127.95 7,141.00 -36.9 COROMANDEL 456.1 458.2 452 456.35 ZEEL 408.6 418.65 401.7 414.9 BLISSGVS 147.25 151.4 147 148 TNPL 200 200 185 192.05 WELCORP 95.1 99.3 95.05 96.9 NESCO 444.85 445 434.45 441.45 TECHM 809.9 814.9 796.45 805 -4.4 BRITANNIA 3,094.45 3,095.00 2,991.10 3,004.95 JISLJALEQS 54 54.85 53.5 54.4 ABCAPITAL 79.45 80.35 79.1 79.95 ITDCEM 110.1 113.5 108.6 109.15 ITC 277.05 280.5 274.6 275.6 -1.5 ASHOKA 112.65 115.1 110.1 111.05 NCC 80.9 84.6 78.1 83.55 INFRATEL 322.75 322.75 310.5 312.85 CADILAHC 325 327.05 318.1 318.7 SYNGENE 595 596.05 588 594.6 KIOCL 125 130.1 120.6 123.6 BHARTIARTL 311.7 315.6 309.65 310.35 -1.85 ASIANPAINT 1,435.00 1,456.55 1,434.55 1,448.70 CGPOWER 34.15 34.7 32 33.75 PFIZER 2,955.00 3,037.55 2,860.00 2,901.55 SUDARSCHEM 301.9 308.65 301.9 306.65 HINDALCO 199 202.7 197 198.25 -1.2 NBVENTURES 103.25 104.35 99.75 100.35 DRREDDY 2,625.70 2,674.40 2,586.45 2,647.50 UNIONBANK 72.15 72.65 70.1 70.55 BERGEPAINT 300 307.1 299 305.8 IEX 163.85 168 162.4 167.2 SHOPERSTOP 488.15 504.95 480.85 500.2 ONGC 138.5 140.95 136.55 137.3 -0.9 IOC 137.3 137.95 133.7 134.5 ENGINERSIN 108.95 116 108.8 113.55 FSL 43 44.5 43 43.45 GRANULES 86.85 87.7 85.8 86.75 NILKAMAL 1,290.05 1,304.00 1,282.85 1,285.45 HINDUNILVR 1,810.00 1,812.00 1,789.00 1,793.00 -11.8 VEDL 152.05 158 150.6 152.9 BOSCHLTD 18,800.00 18,800.00 18,500.00 18,610.00 EVEREADY 217 218.6 197.75 203.35 KEC 246.95 251.4 246.6 250.55 EIHOTEL 187.55 191.45 187.35 189.55 IBULHSGFIN 607 623.7 593.3 594 -4.05 JSWSTEEL 262.4 274.25 257.5 271.8 CHOLAFIN 1,208.00 1,228.55 1,178.45 1,193.10 AMBUJACEM 205.8 209 203.95 207.4 CHAMBLFERT 169.05 170.8 166.65 167.65 SOLARINDS 975.05 975.65 957.75 967.6 TCS 2,070.00 2,070.00 2,018.00 2,051.00 -14.9 BALKRISIND 817.7 845 802.7 835.15 POWERGRID 182.5 186.25 180.65 181.3 KTKBANK 114 115.6 113.3 114.25 GALAXYSURF 1,008.30 1,008.30 952 978.85 ESSELPRO 107.35 108.55 104.1 107.85 INDUSINDBK 1,512.10 1,522.75 1,486.25 1,498.80 -12.2 IGL 275.65 275.8 258.25 269.35 IBVENTURES 274 283.4 271.15 276.5 NAUKRI 1,700.00 1,715.00 1,607.05 1,625.95 JMFINANCIL 74.55 76.45 74 75.1 J&KBANK 38.35 39 38.1 38.4 ADANIPORTS 328.8 329.95 323.25 325.65 -3.15 ITC 277.45 280.45 274.5 275.45 NMDC 94.55 96.4 93.95 95 PNBHOUSING 960 960 904.55 914.7 PTC 72.25 73.5 72 73.15 BLUESTARCO 583.2 595 577 578.9 BAJAJ-AUTO 2,845.60 2,854.00 2,819.50 2,825.00 -28.6 IPCALAB 733.95 750.05 730 738.6 MANAPPURAM 102.45 105.25 102.45 104.7 RCF 54.8 55.2 54 54.15 IOB 12.5 14.8 12.32 12.48 ZYDUSWELL 1,296.00 1,305.00 1,256.00 1,267.00 AXISBANK 701 713.4 700 703.45 -7.4 KOTAKBANK 1,303.95 1,311.00 1,295.25 1,298.60 IDBI 43.05 44.9 42.95 43.3 SYNDIBANK 32.05 33.9 32.05 32.4 MINDAIND 265.65 269.35 260 265.4 KALPATPOWR 349.75 359.25 345 354.15 IOC 137 137.9 133.9 134.4 -1.45 LT 1,245.95 1,264.05 1,238.00 1,244.65 GMRINFRA 14.65 15.1 14.45 14.65 LTTS 1,532.00 1,558.05 1,525.50 1,545.00 KANSAINER 461 463.8 451.4 459.4 GMDCLTD 76.95 77.15 74.1 76.45 BAJFINANCE 2,668.00 2,677.15 2,616.30 2,616.95 -40.25 GNFC 290 290 270.75 275.5 SREINFRA 23.65 24.3 22.85 24.05 FORCEMOT 1,367.00 1,383.00 1,346.25 1,351.80 GICHSGFIN 215.05 222.85 215.05 219.55 GET&D 277.7 295 277.7 291.6 OIL 170.25 171.95 168.25 169.85 ADANITRANS 216.95 217 210.7 211.3 INFY 760.35 760.35 741 750.4 -12.4 SUNTV 574 578.25 557.35 560.65 TVSMOTOR 489 498 485.8 489.55 GPPL 80.15 81.2 78.85 79.2 BATAINDIA 1,204.00 1,205.30 1,183.10 1,189.00 BHEL 62.2 62.55 61.25 61.6 GUJALKALI 482.1 482.1 465.25 469 SUPRAJIT 198.95 200 189.05 190.2 HCLTECH 1,076.00 1,078.40 1,052.75 1,061.00 -18.35 THYROCARE 482 497.25 482 494.15 BEML 796 800 756.2 765 CONCOR 519.8 523 509.5 512.3 MERCK 3,276.05 3,299.15 3,238.25 3,240.30 UPL 807 812.5 791.65 792 -13.85 TEJASNET 146.75 151.1 138 140.8 GAIL 322.5 327.05 322 326.15 PARAGMILK 209.05 211 204 204.6 ISEC 190 195.35 188.8 193.65 MAHABANK 13.2 13.29 13 13.01 ICICIBANK 349 352 343.25 344 -6.05 DISHTV 30.05 34.7 29.45 33.55 BHARATFIN 943.8 943.95 932.95 937.3 ANDHRABANK 24 24 23 23.35 SBIN 280.65 282.2 274.65 275.1 -5.4 ITDC 250.05 258.5 246.45 250.5 MOTHERSUMI 132.7 134.5 127.5 129 HEIDELBERG 143.8 150.95 143.2 147 GUJGAS 123.9 126 123.5 124.8 AKZOINDIA 1,724.35 1,727.55 1,700.00 1,701.50 HDFC 1,950.00 1,956.40 1,901.15 1,904.50 -43.7 MINDTREE 921 927.6 894.5 900.6 NAVINFLUOR 595 620.8 593 615.65 INOXWIND 66.9 70 65.5 68 HEROMOTOCO 2,896.85 2,896.85 2,785.00 2,802.00 -87.05 LEMONTREE 70.75 72.4 70.45 71.8 ESCORTS 638.1 647.35 608.85 610.55 REPCOHOME 363.4 375.05 363 368.65 MAHLOG 430.15 438.65 418.8 427.8 SKFINDIA 1,929.80 1,949.00 1,928.15 1,940.60 INFRATEL 323 324.4 310.65 312.7 -10.8 JUBLFOOD 1,324.00 1,325.00 1,275.35 1,296.50 NHPC 23.3 24.15 23.3 23.55 FDC 161.7 164.75 161 163.3 TIMKEN 558.9 561 546 547.9 TECHM 810.1 814.35 796.4 805.35 FRETAIL 418 436 418 432.5 ADVENZYMES 153 164.15 151.15 157.7 UCOBANK 17.6 17.6 17.1 17.25 SPICEJET 78.75 79.75 77.1 77.8 CAPPL 351.5 365 323.8 333.4 MONSANTO 2,620.00 2,651.00 2,535.85 2,543.15 TRENT 342.8 343.15 339.05 340 MGL 920 938 864.4 874.15 HINDZINC 248 253.45 247 250.15 SUPPETRO 203.95 210 203.95 209.7 TIINDIA 347.3 349.05 342.25 348.95 SCRIP OPEN HIgh LOW LTP CHANGE HDFCBANK 2,139.00 2,148.30 2,125.20 2,129.70 KRBL 323.65 332.45 311.5 315.7 SYMPHONY 1,174.25 1,187.50 1,160.00 1,172.60 SCHAEFFLER 5,514.85 5,536.65 5,435.85 5,529.95 NIFTY NEXT 50 26,259.25 26,336.60 26,060.60 26,094.40 -145.6 CANFINHOME 240.9 269.7 240.85 264.8 GSFC 89.05 90.15 88.55 89.35 ADANIGREEN 32.65 33.25 31.7 32.05 MINDACORP 132.55 136.85 129.95 132 SAIL 44.95 47.95 44.5 47.2 2.4 HDFC 1,951.00 1,955.95 1,901.90 1,905.60 MANPASAND 84.6 86 80.25 81.25 ALLCARGO 103.1 105.25 101.35 103.9 JKCEMENT 697.35 707.05 685 691.35 PEL 2,122.00 2,193.00 2,122.00 2,177.00 57.75 IDFCFIRSTB 45.25 45.75 44.7 45.15 VGUARD 196.7 196.7 191.9 193.3 JBCHEPHARM 311.25 316.7 311.25 315.35 CARBORUNIV 344.55 344.75 334.1 341.7 ICICIGI 856 889 856 880 22.2 PNB 71 72.2 70.9 71.35 COLPAL 1,285.05 1,292.00 1,273.00 1,274.65 AEGISLOG 192 195.9 185.5 193.5 GREENPLY 129.55 134 128.2 129.75 ABB 1,244.20 1,265.00 1,227.00 1,263.00 29.2 DLF 166.8 166.8 157.95 159.25 RAIN 100 104.7 98.6 100.25 SOBHA 462 462 449 449.35 SUPREMEIND 998 998.5 985.5 991.45 BANDHANBNK 463.6 477.95 457.25 472.3 8.1 AUROPHARMA 764 772 760.9 768.05 EMAMILTD 368 368 353.65 360.15 INOXLEISUR 261.2 262.2 250.65 252.75 PRESTIGE 201.2 202.5 198.6 201.2 BEL 76.85 79.95 76.15 77.9 1.15 SRF 2,206.60 2,237.45 2,161.35 2,196.00 GODREJAGRO 483.35 484.75 479.7 480.45 LAOPALA 205 211.95 200.75 209.9 GDL 103 103.5 100.1 101.7 NIACL 170.25 174.9 169 172.25 2.3 RPOWER 11.1 11.15 10.6 10.75 GODREJIND 486.4 497.05 485.1 491 RNAM 154.5 159 154.5 157.4 HATSUN 681.1 688.8 677.9 679.8 PIDILITIND 1,127.00 1,142.90 1,108.50 1,139.90 14.35 HINDUNILVR 1,805.00 1,808.05 1,789.00 1,794.85 HFCL 21.6 21.75 21.35 21.6 CERA 2,305.45 2,344.90 2,200.05 2,223.25 ECLERX 1,013.00 1,013.00 982.65 984 SBILIFE 569.85 585.65 562.1 574 7.15 COALINDIA 220.7 223.8 219.5 222.95 GEPIL 730.2 799.9 708.9 777.55 ASTRAL 1,139.75 1,154.45 1,126.00 1,148.40 LAURUSLABS 337 337.25 331 332.9 ABCAPITAL 79.4 80.25 79 80 0.9 ASHOKLEY 83.35 83.5 81.05 81.35 INTELLECT 168.85 171.05 165.6 167.85 COCHINSHIP 352.05 356.2 348.05 349.75 GUJFLUORO 867.2 880 850.2 855.95 NMDC 94.2 96.55 93.75 95.15 1 RAYMOND 689.95 715.2 681 701.45 M&MFIN 386 391.65 379.7 382 WESTLIFE 361 366.9 354 357.8 COFFEEDAY 255 255 248.75 250.6 BLUEDART 3,100.00 3,139.00 3,092.60 3,098.20 NHPC 23.4 24.15 23.35 23.65 0.2 SPARC 153.8 158 151.45 155.8 CUMMINSIND 725.05 725.05 706 711.05 NATCOPHARM* 679.3 682.5 652 666.15 NETWORK18 33.4 34.5 32.75 33.4 PHOENIXLTD 584 596.8 575.7 577.7 PGHH 10,160.50 10,205.05 10,018.00 10,200.00 81.2 PCJEWELLER 68 68.35 65.35 66.6 KAJARIACER 497 518.5 493.95 516.1 DCBBANK 176.7 180 176.7 178.9 LAKSHVILAS 58.05 60.8 58 60 JAGRAN 95.9 97.85 95.45 95.6 ICICIPRULI 296 307.85 295.55 300.2 2 PFC 100.65 101.55 99.4 99.85 PAGEIND 23,700.00 23,969.55 23,639.70 23,711.85 UFLEX 238 239.5 227 229.55 TATAINVEST 840 840 833 836.85 CCL 277.9 279.15 274.65 277.05 ACC 1,368.00 1,383.85 1,356.45 1,376.00 7.7 SRTRANSFIN 1,057.00 1,069.15 1,034.55 1,045.35 INDIANB 203 207.2 200.65 204.9 CYIENT* 582.9 590 580.6 588.6 FINOLEXIND 498.2 504.95 492 500.05 SIS 762.4 762.4 746 752.8 AUROPHARMA 770 772 760.1 767 3.85 INDUSINDBK 1,511.15 1,523.00 1,488.30 1,496.55 EDELWEISS 134.95 135.85 131 132.2 THERMAX 1,083.95 1,083.95 1,031.00 1,049.70 HAL 659 659 638.5 641.2 TRITURBINE 102.15 102.95 100.15 101.7 OFSS 3,780.00 3,848.95 3,762.90 3,792.85 4.45 PEL 2,122.65 2,193.00 2,122.65 2,179.50 EQUITAS 112 113.7 109.4 111.8 TATACOMM 482 487.75 481.35 485.35 SANOFI 6,296.15 6,375.90 6,258.80 6,314.95 BAJAJCON 349.95 356.2 349 351.7 LICHSGFIN 448.6 453.55 443.2 447 0.2 ACC 1,370.00 1,384.90 1,356.00 1,373.20 PHILIPCARB 153 155.95 150 152.9 CENTRALBK 28.4 28.95 28.3 28.45 GSPL 163.5 166 162.4 165.2 RELAXO 744.1 748.2 742.9 744.9 AMBUJACEM 207.55 209 203.75 207.6 0 RCOM 5.38 5.75 5.11 5.62 MARICO 368 368 354.25 357.85 GREAVESCOT 123.7 124.4 122.3 123.7 ZENSARTECH 216.2 219.95 209.6 217.2 SHARDACROP 327 327 320 321.1 MCDOWELL-N 531.2 535.5 525.05 527.45 -0.1 BANKINDIA 85.05 85.9 82.4 82.9 HCLTECH 1,078.00 1,078.00 1,052.85 1,059.35 FCONSUMER 43.3 44.35 42 42.6 JKLAKSHMI 305.85 308.2 294.95 300 GILLETTE 6,483.20 6,499.90 6,428.00 6,499.65 BIOCON 643 653.4 636.8 644 -0.2 BAJAJFINSV 6,070.00 6,166.70 6,070.00 6,102.95 ITI 95.85 96.6 92.7 93.3 SHREECEM 15,977.00 16,179.40 15,751.65 15,832.35 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81.8 82.8 79.85 80.1 HSIL 233.8 237.45 230.6 231.4 HERITGFOOD 463.55 475.65 455 464.9 SHREECEM 15,950.00 16,217.95 15,731.00 15,815.05 -148.3 DBCORP 176.2 178.5 175.5 175.85 WIPRO 373 375.3 368.5 374.3 DELTACORP 225.9 226.5 223.1 224.8 MAHINDCIE 227.4 228.4 224.5 226.9 FORBESCO 1,990.00 1,996.00 1,935.00 1,948.00 LUPIN 822.55 824.75 806.25 812.8 -7.7 NAVNETEDUL 105.3 106.1 104.5 105.8 STAR 402.1 417.9 399.6 412.25 CASTROLIND 146.95 153.1 145.5 152.65 SBILIFE 565 584.25 561.15 576.3 DENABANK 11.2 11.25 11.01 11.04 GODREJCP 701 705.45 688.95 691.35 -6.65 TVSSRICHAK 2,264.80 2,302.00 2,264.80 2,292.50 AJANTPHARM 1,017.95 1,020.00 982.9 1,006.70 BOMDYEING 103.75 108.95 102.5 105.4 KEI 345.55 352 340.1 345.75 AIAENG 1,650.05 1,660.00 1,619.45 1,654.90 ASTERDM 154.15 157 154.05 154.8 DABUR 450.9 452.9 444 444.5 -4.45 NESTLEIND 10,780.00 10,851.75 10,616.65 10,798.65 LTI 1,790.00 1,831.00 1,770.15 1,786.55 APLLTD 536.05 560 528.5 545.4 ENDURANCE 1,258.85 1,284.00 1,250.00 1,281.55 IFBIND 743 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The Pentagon lists er Brexit on time,” she said. hina and Russia have and capable space services, India as one of the nine coun- mbattled British Prime May said that by getting the Cdeveloped robust and including space-based intelli- tries and one international EMinister Theresa May on changes required to the con- capable space services and the gence, surveillance and recon- organisation which can inde- Tuesday asked MPs to give her troversial Irish backstop – the two countries pose a challenge naissance, the report said pendently launch spacecraft: “some time” to complete nego- insurance policy against a hard and threat to the space capa- China and Russia were making China, India, Iran, Israel, Japan, tiations with the European border between the UK and EU bilities of the US, the Pentagon improvements to existing sys- Russia, North Korea, South Union (EU) in order to bring member-country Ireland – she has said. tems including space launch Korea, the United States, and back a deal for a Parliament was confident that she could Chinese and Russian mil- vehicles and satellite navigation the European Space Agency vote and deliver Brexit in time bring back a deal more accept- itary doctrines indicate they constellations. (from French Guiana). for the March 29 deadline. able to MPs, who had voted view space as important to “These capabilities pro- While the European Union, In an important update to down her withdrawal agree- modern warfare and counter- vide their militaries with the Russia and the US’ satellite the House of Commons, May ment in a historic defeat last space capabilities as a means to ability to command and control navigation constellations offer called for patience as the talks month. reduce US and allied military their forces worldwide with global coverage, Japan and with the EU were at a “crucial “We can deliver for the effectiveness, the Pentagon said enhanced situational aware- India operate regional systems, stage” and promised MPs a people and the communities in a report released by the ness, enabling them to moni- it said. China operates both a “meaningful vote” over a that voted for change two and Defense Intelligence Agency. tor, track and target US and regional and worldwide satellite reworked withdrawal agree- half years ago – and whose The report “Challenges to allied forces,” it said. navigation system. In its report, ment. progress we need, we will bring voices for too long have not Security in Space” examines the Running into more than 40 the Pentagon said Chinese and “Having secured an agree- forward another meaningful been heard. We can honour the space and counterspace pro- pages, the report mentions Russian space surveillance net- ment with the European Union vote,” she said in her statement. result of the referendum,” she grammes that could challenge India a few times and describes works were capable of search- for further talks, we now need “The talks are at a crucial said, in reference to the June the US or partner interests in China and Russia as a major ing, tracking and characterising some time to complete that stage. We now all need to hold 2016 referendum in favour of the space domain. challenger to the US, Iran and satellites in all orbits. process. When we achieve the our nerve to get the changes Britain’s exit from the EU. : : '$ 5 0 ( / .R/ $ Bratislava(Slovakia): US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo ;'B=(: >: Senate and House negotia- other six bills,” Senator Richard on Tuesday invoked the 30th tors from both parties, who Shelby told reporters at the US anniversary of the demise of emocrats and Republicans held a closed-door meeting in Capitol Hill Monday night. <)'B> F'B from each other served as a communism to implore coun- Dhave reached an agree- Washington, did not comment As a result, the House and preview of the heated yearslong tries in Central and Eastern ment in principle to fund the on the details of the deal, say- the Senate are likely to pass a resident Donald Trump fight over the direction of the Europe to resist Chinese and US Government and avert ing the staff is still working on new resolution before the Pcharged ahead with his country. And they made clear Russian influence. another partial Government last-minute logistics. February 15 deadline. pledge to build a wall at the US- that Trump’s long-promised Speaking in the Slovak cap- shutdown at the end of the Sharp differences between According to reports, the Mexico border, skimming over border wall is sure to play an ital of Bratislava, Pompeo said week while denying President Democrats and President bill would provide $1.375 bil- the details of lawmakers’ ten- outsized role in the presiden- China and Russia pose twin Donald Trump much of the Trump over border security and lion for wall construction, far tative deal that would give him tial race, as both sides use it to threats to the democratic and money he has sought to build building a wall along the US- less than $5.7 billion congres- far less than he’s been demand- try to rally their supporters and free-market gains made since walls along the US-Mexico Mexico border resulted in a sional funding Trump has ing and declaring he’s “setting highlight their contrasting the fall of the Berlin Wall in border. record partial government shut- demanded to build the wall. the stage” to deliver on his sig- approaches. 1989. He said the post-com- The announcement by law- down for more than 30 days. But, if accepted, the deal nature campaign promise. Standing in a packed sta- munist countries are particu- makers on Monday night came “We’ve had a good evening. would end a standoff in which In the first dueling rallies of dium under a giant American larly vulnerable to Chinese and days ahead of a possible gov- We’ve reached an agreement in Trump has threatened to cut the 2020 campaign season, flag and banners saying “FIN- Russian predatory investment ernment shutdown in the principle between us on the budgets from swaths of Trump’s “Finish the Wall” rally ISH THE WALL,” Trump and political meddling. AP absence of such an agreement. 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he online job portal in India — the leading functional areas hiring he role of education is to Tshine.com, recently projected growth professionals in 2018. Tprepare our future genera- areas in the hiring sectors for 2019 while Speaking on the dynamic trends, tions to take their rightful place charting hiring trends in 2018. The Zairus Master, CEO of shine.com, said: in society, as future learners, tech-driven job search platform lever- “A greater focus on technology, across professionals and citizens. aged its vast pool of data collated over industries, has caused significant growth Yet, there is often a funda- the past year to map the Indian hiring in the hiring domain in the past year. mental mismatch between the landscape, focusing on key growth We have witnessed accelerated growth skills students are taught in regions and functional areas across in sectors such as healthcare and BFSI, classrooms and those they will industries. with players in the domain quickly need to function effectively in Top metro cities like Bengaluru, embracing innovation and evolving the wider world. A recent study Mumbai, Delhi, and Chennai have their processes. In 2019 and beyond, we conducted by a leading research cation can be strengthened retained their dominant positions as the are expecting to see the top hiring cities company named YouGov has with regular, consistent practice regions with the highest talent demand. including Bangalore, Mumbai and found that less than one out of — have children discuss their However, emerging cities like Delhi to retain their top positions. every five surveyed employers problems with you, rather than Hyderabad, Pune, Kolkata, and However, we won’t be surprised if Tier considered graduates as ‘work- only telling them how things Ahmedabad also staked their claim as 2 cities such as Indore and Jaipur take ready’. should be done. regional job hubs, having performed prime positions over the next few With the world evolving Work ethic: Good work ethic exceptionally well in terms of hiring in years. Furthermore, it is heartening to faster and workplaces becom- this teaches children to self-reg- will prove to be a key differen- 2018. see the education and training sector ing more competitive than ever ulate their own emotions and tiator for children as they On the back of its burgeoning IT picking up pace, as professionals gear before, it becomes especially allows them to move on to the mature into young adults. It is sector, Hyderabad broke through into themselves up by picking up new skills important for educators to next step, namely problem- therefore important to never the top five cities for hiring in the past BPO/KPO sector has made for which entered the top 10 list in 2018. for technologically-advanced job roles equip students — especially solving. stop stressing on the impor- year. According to the portal’s estimates, increased job creation and this trend is According to the report, increased hir- emerging across IT and non-IT sectors those preparing to undertake Impart critical-thinking: tance of them performing any the growth trend witnessed across tier- bound to continue in 2019 as well. ing across the engineering and con- alike. We expect our Shine Learning further education or to enter Facts and figures are important, task they take up to the best of II cities can be attributed to the sprawl- As more manufacturing plants are struction domain in tier-II areas can be business to also benefit from this the workforce — with key life but not enough for the bulk of their abilities. In school, this ing FMCG/consumer durables, phar- set up in India, new jobs will be creat- ascribed to infrastructural advances. trend.” skills, so that they are better children’s education to be cen- could mean submitting projects maceuticals and healthcare, and ener- ed in tier II and III cities where these In terms of functional areas As industries continued to gain equipped to face the challenges tred on memorising data. and assignments on time, and gy and renewables sectors in these geo- manufacturing plants are typically IT/Software, customer service, banking scale on the back of increased techno- that the future has in store for Children must also learn to making sure they prepare for graphies. located. The rise of Fintech firms, and finance, and production emerged logical deployment, a steady increase them. Key among these are: think for themselves — to use tests and evaluations. An industry-wise demand analysis mobile wallets, and numerous payment as the top functions in 2018. As an was seen in hiring across Sales and Seed emotional intelligence: evidence, logically evaluate Time management: highlighted that IT-Software, BFSI, apps has ensured the steady growth of increasing number of organisations Business Development functions as Emotionally intelligent chil- available information and form Professionals, today, are expect- Manufacturing and BPO/KPO, which the BFSI sector, which will also retain embrace technology to boost growth, well in 2018. Additionally, with more dren eventually grow into well- their own opinions. This will ed to do more with the limited were the most active recruitment sec- its spot in the highest job creating indus- IT/Software has become the most and more professionals focusing on adjusted, strong and self-aware play a crucial role in their time and means they have, in tors in 2017, continued to hold top posi- tries in 2019. Emerging industries that sought after job role across industries. upskilling themselves for new-age job adults. To teach your children higher studies as well as their order to truly differentiate tions in 2018 as well. Within the IT/ are displaying an increase in hiring in Furthermore, an increase in startups in roles, the education, training, and lan- emotional intelligence, begin by future careers. themselves. This makes it espe- software sector, job requirements have 2019 also include education and health- the Fintech sector has led to unprece- guage sector registered a significant first acknowledging their per- Improve communication: cially important for children to increased across technologies such as care. Numerous tech startups in these dented growth in the BFSI industry. As uptick in 2018 as well. spective and communicating Written and oral communica- be taught the basics of time data science, artificial intelligence, two sectors were launched in 2018, pro- India progresses towards becoming Industry experts are anticipating empathy, even if you do not tion skills will eventually play a management at an early age. A cybersecurity and progressive applica- pelling growth and job creation in 2019 the world’s youngest workforce, the pro- accelerated hiring across all current necessarily agree. Accepting a key role in every sphere of your good way to begin is by having tions. as well. duction sector is receiving a significant high-growth domains in 2019. These child’s emotions, rather than child’s life. Improve your child’s them buy a planner, which While job positions are on the rise, In an interesting development, sig- boost. In fact, India is projected to future trends, without a doubt, will be denying or minimising them, written communication by they can use to make a note of major upskilling is required for pro- nificant acceleration in hiring was wit- become a manufacturing hub over the majorly influenced by large-scale tech- enables him/her to accept the encouraging them to participate upcoming deadlines, goals and fessionals to take up these roles. nessed across previously sluggish indus- next few years. This has led production nological uptake and the changing emotion, resolve their feelings in writing-based extracurricu- key milestones. Widespread technological uptake in the tries like engineering and construction, and manufacturing to become one of nature of jobs across all industries. and move on. In the long term, lar activities. Oral communi- *1/; ! %"42 he PDM University, PDM Group. cation use and constant techno- TBahadurgarh, Harayana has These panels will generate logical advancements have encour- he St Frobel Senior Secondary testimony to the efforts being become one of the front runners in energy to run a 1,100 KW solar PV aged the university management to TSchool, Pashchim Vihar, Delhi invested by our staff and reaffirms the State to utilise solar energy plant project. adopt solar panel concept model. received the prestigious India K-12 our commitment towards the extensively for illuminating the All the energy needs of hi-tech “Learning about renewable ener- Awards for Excellence in Parent- School’s mission of delivering campus spread over 95 acres of land class rooms, laboratories, hostels, gy early and being exposed to Connect Programme from the quality education. Through puri- in Delhi-NCR. mess, sports gymnasium, offices solar panels on top of schools and Eldrok India K-12 summit. The ty of intention and synergistic The university has installed and administrative building of the colleges will have an incredibly pos- award is the recognition of the approach of both parents and the 3400 solar panels on the roof top university will be taken care by this itive effect on students who are school’s support to improve school- school we can light the fire of desire of all the buildings of its various solar plant. The solar panel systems future consumers,” he said. ing experience of its students in children’s heart and inspire them departments like Engineering, will be linked to a centralised elec- Dr Rajesh Sood, Director through multiple outreach pro- to take up a decision making glob- Dental, Pharmacy, Science, trical substation situated inside (IAH), of the university, said: grams between parents and teach- al career and dedicate life to chang- Humanities, Architecture, Arts, the campus for collective solar “Having a full fledged solar power ers. ing the world and make it a better Law, Business & Commerce, Mass coverage. plant will curtail the dependency on Dr Ragini Kaul, Prinicipal, St place for everyone.” Communications & Agriculture Chitresh Lather, CEO of PDM the power grid as it is designed in Frobel Sr Secondary School, said: By delivering quality educa- along with institutions like University, said that several bene- such a way that it will automatically “We are honoured to receive this %0 ! 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= ::'( got the opportunity in the national is likely to be a mirror-image management will be required team. Now my focus is on constant of the one that will be travel- more during the IPL. ijay Shankar, who has made a improvement. I have to step up and ling to UK for the World "As of now, there are only strong case for himself to be do well in every match I get to play. Cup. two spots that are up for Vincluded in India's World I see each game as an opportunity to There is a possibility that grabs. The battle is for second Cup bound squad, feels that his do well," he added. selectors may pick 16 mem- wicket-keeper between biggest takeaway from the Australia Asked about chief selector MSK bers for the ODIs instead of 15 Dinesh Karthik and Rishabh and New Zealand series is learning Prasad's recent remark that he was in order to check all the play- Pant along with third opener's the "art of chasing" from none other in the reckoning for a spot in the ers in contention for the slot. The team management at than Mahendra Singh Dhoni. World Cup squad, the all-rounder World Cup. least won't experiment during Shankar had some decent perfor- played it down. "There is a possibility that the first three games," he mances with the bat during the "I don't want to think too far Rohit Sharma may be rested informed. New Zealand leg, now wants to fin- ahead. I want to do well in every for the two T20 Internationals There is a school of ish games like Dhoni. game. Every day is important for as Virat Kohli will be back. thought that Shikhar Dhawan "I was happy to be around with me..." he said. But when it comes to select- may be rested for the final two the seniors. Just watching them pre- "I still need to fine-tune a few ing the ODI squad, there ODIs and just check if KL pare for matches and learning. things," he added. won't be any experiments Rahul has found his form Moreover, I learnt a lot by watching The 28-year-old Tamil Nadu with only five matches to go," back in order to keep him Dhoni during run chases. I learnt a cricketer, who made his ODI debut a senior BCCI official said on ready for the mega event. lot about how to pace an innings, against Australia at the Melbourne Tuesday. "However, it won't be a especially during chases. I learnt Sharma. It is important to watch and "I was surprised but at the same T20 International. Cricket Ground before the New Asked about the much case of any surprise selection about his mindset," Shankar, who learn from the seniors in the team," time was very happy to be asked to "I thought I should have got Zealand series, said it was a big thing talked about workload man- as of now. It will just be a case returned on Monday said. the soft-spoken Shankar said. bat at number three. I was told before more runs. Also, I felt disappointed and "a happy feeling" to get started agement programme, the offi- of who plays on the day. For him, it was like living a Shankar, who had confessed the series started that I would bat at that I could not take the team home at an iconic venue. cial said: "Most of our ODI Bumrah, Bhuvneshwar and dream as he shared the dressing after the final T20 International one-drop. In T20s, there is not in the third T20. I had the chance. "Yeah... To make my ODI debut boys will be getting good two Shami are all fit and available. room with Dhoni, Virat Kohli and that he was surprised when promot- much time to settle down and the It is a learning experience for me. I at the MCG was a big thing and a and half weeks of rest. Well, Along with Khaleel, these Rohit Sharma. ed up the order to No 3, said that he approach needs to be positive." need to adapt faster and also be con- happy feeling. Having watched so the pacers can be rotated dur- four will be rotated to check "It was a great experience to was specifically told by the team Though he got a few 40's, sistent..." he added. many matches and dreamt of play- ing the five matches but no the combination, more than share the dressing room with names management before the start of the Shankar lamented that he couldn't He got an important partnership ing at such venues, I was delighted one will be kept out of the the workload management," like Virat Kohli, M S Dhoni, Rohit series. take the team home during the final with Ambati Rayudu in Wellington to play there," he added. squad and rested. Workload the official said. 4 ' /. 77> .
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Sarwate got able support from the ambidex- India A did earn the bragging (<': trous spinner Akshay Karnewar (1-45) and vet- rights in the first Test with Gujarat eran off-spinner Akshay Wakhare (3-67). opener Priyank Panchal hitting a restrict the Lions to 340 despite be eyeing an improved performance. rsenal midfielder Aaron Ramsey has Vihari, who had scored a hundred in the last double hundred and 'keeper Kona allowing them to get off to a solid Ben Duckett and Ollie Pope, Asigned a four-year deal to join Juventus on Irani Cup, once again held the innings togeth- Bharat scoring a hundred at start. Speedster Navdeep Saini shone who have played Tests for England, a free transfer from next July, the Italian cham- er scoring 114 off 211 balls with 11 fours and Wayanad in the drawn encounter. with a five-wicket haul and the oth- did well in Wayanad and will hope pions said on Monday. two sixes. It was in complete contrast to Rahul, Panchal and Bharat ers including comeback man Shardul to get going again while the captain The 28-year-old Wales international will Agarwal's innings which was laced with 10 fours would like to continue their good Thakur along with young Avesh Sam Billings who didn't have a very arrive in northern Italy on July 1 with his con- and three sixes. run with the bat while Abhimanyu Khan had a good workout. happy outing will be expected to hit tract running until June 30, 2023. The 27-year-old Agarwal, who made his Test Easwaran, who missed out on a big The team think-tank may con- form again after his impressive dis- As his contract will have ended, Arsenal debut against Australia on Boxing Day last year, score in the Wayanad 'Test' and sider giving former Test bowler plays in the ODIs earlier. will not be entitled to a transfer fee. missed out on a deserving hundred after being Ankeet Bawne will aim to find Varun Aaron a go in this match The bowlers were put to sword "As a result of the registration of the play- dismissed by seamer Yash Thakur. form. given that the India selectors are by Panchal, Bharat and Rahul, and er, Juventus will incur additional costs of 3.7 Agarwal paced his innings well as he The out of favour as well Karun looking at genuine quick bowlers will have to step up in Mysuru. It million euros ($4.1 million), to be paid by July repeatedly peppered the off-side field and was Nair will also be lookjing to keep with an aim to broaden the pool. remains to be see if left-arm spinner 10," the Serie A champions said. in a mood to punish anything on his pads. its fizz. From 231 for 3, suddenly, they slumped himself relevant having done pre- The visiting batsmen defied the Danny Briggs, who bore the brunt The move brings to an end Ramsey's 11- Vihari, who took time to settle, was later in to 258 for 7 as Vihari reached his 16th first-class cious little in the past few months. India 'A' bowlers on the final day of in the first game, gets a second year spell with the Gunners having moved from his usual element. The Andhra batsman, how- hundred. The India A bowlers did well to the first 'Test' to force a draw and will chance. Cardiff City in 2008. ever, survived a scare on 24, when he edged to Shreyas Iyer (19) and Ishan Kishan (2) failed Over the past decade he has played 256 first slip off Sarwate, but the ball touched the to contribute, which brought about Rest's Premier League games, scoring 38 top-flight ground even as Vidarbha skipper Faiz Fazal downfall. goals, and winning three FA Cup and two claimed a catch. The third umpire, who was Vihari, despite the fall of partners at the P5!&& 6 !+' ! ; &!) Community Shield. approached but it was ruled not out. other end, continued to flourish as he took team He also had two loan spells at Nottingham However, once Rahane was gone, edging past 300-run mark before Sarwate bowled anoth- Forest in 2010, and back at former club, Cardiff one to the gully fielder after the delivery er classical left-armer's delivery that turned away in 2011. turned as well as kicked up, the Rest innings lost from the right hander to take the edge. 6$ = ( 3$Q "I wanted to issue a personal statement for all the Arsenal fans who have been extremely : ;! <=( loyal and supportive," Ramsey wrote on Instagram. !; $ 3$ $ he Delhi & Districts Cricket "You welcomed me as a teenager and have TAssociation (DDCA) is all set to ; % been there for me through all the highs and impose life ban on U-23 cricketer lows I have encountered during my time at the Anuj Dedha, who had physically ) club. + ' ! $ 2! ; assaulted former India pacer Amit "It is with a heavy heart that I leave after Bhandari for not selecting him in the > !' 11 incredible years in north London. Thank !+$'( Windies' Deandra Dottin state U-23 side. you. has grabbed the top spot Senior selection committee tan Wawrinka benefitted from a "I will continue to give the team 100 per ndian batswomen Jemimah among all-rounders. chairman Bhandari was attacked by SBenoit Paire collapse, with the Swiss cent and hope to finish the season strongly, IRodrigues and Smriti Dottin has been the Dedha and his hired goons at the St carving out a 7-6(7/4), 6-1 win on before heading on to my next chapter in Turin." Mandhana on Tuesday standout performer in a 2-1 Stephen's ground on Monday when Monday at the Rotterdam Open. Ramsey has 58 caps for Wales, scoring 14 goals, jumped four places to be sec- series win in Pakistan. Dottin he was watching a warm-up game of After fighting through a 45-minute and was a part of the Welsh side that reached ond and sixth in the ICC T20 has moved up two places to the senior Delhi team preparing for first set the 33-year-old Wawrinka the Euro 2016 semi-finals. rankings despite their team's third among batters after the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. needed just 26 more minutes to salt He becomes the third Welshman to play for 0-3 loss in New Zealand. scoring 158 runs in the series Dedha along with 15 others away the first-round victory as the Juventus following club legend John Charles and Rodrigues's 132 runs in while her three wickets have attacked Bhandari with hockey sticks, moody Paire had unleashed a trade- former European Golden Boot winner Ian the three-match series against lifted her two slots to 29th cricket bats and rods and the former mark racquet smash after dropping the Rush. New Zealand have lifted her among bowlers. pacer sustained injuries on his fore- Anuj Dedha. Whatever he has done, opening set. Ramsey had turned down the offer of a new to second position while Pakistan captain Bismah head and other body parts. he only deserves exemplary punish- The frustrated 58th-ranked deal at Arsenal, with clubs including Barcelona, Mandhana, who grabbed the Maroof has gained three slots He was taken to hospital and ment," Sharma said on Tuesday. Frenchman made little effort in the sec- Real Madrid, Paris Saint Germain, Inter Milan top spot in ODIs last week, to tie with compatriot Javeria subsequently discharged after treat- The DDCA president informed ond set, phoning it in with apparent dis- and Bayern Munich linked with the player. has gained four spots after fin- players to move up among Khan in 15th position among ment while Delhi Police arrested that he has summoned all age group interest as Wawrinka took complete "Everyone at Arsenal Football Club wish- ishing as the leading run-get- bowlers. batters while Sana Mir, who is Dedha. He is currently under police selectors as well as some distin- charge. es Aaron Ramsey a happy and successful ter in the New Zealand series For New Zealand, Sophie top ranked in the ODI format, custody. guished former cricketers for a meet- The field is headed by Asia's top future," the London club said in a statement. with an aggregate of 180. Devine has moved from 11th has moved up six places to DDCA president Rajat Sharma ing. player, Kei Nishikori of Japan, who "Aaron's made a fantastic contribution to The stylish left-hander to eighth position among bat- take 28th position among said that there will be a meeting held "We need to discuss selection opens in his tournament debut on our club since joining from Cardiff City in 2008. smashed two half-centuries ters after scoring 153 runs in T20 bowlers after taking three on Wednesday to decide the quan- issues but I want to assure all selec- Tuesday against Montpellier finalist He has always been a consummate profession- including a fluent 86 in the the series including a match- wickets in the series. tum of punishment. He said as of tors that they should continue to fear- Pierre-Hugues Herbert of France. al and will always have a special place in the last match in Hamilton that winning 72 in the last match, In the team rankings, now, life ban on Dedha seemed a lessly select sides. I am with them. I In other first-round results on hearts and memories of Arsenal fans around India lost by two runs. while captain Amy New Zealand have overtaken mere formality. have met the Lt Governor Anil Monday, Italian veteran Andreas Seppi the world." Spinners Radha Yadav, Satterthwaite's 87 runs have England to take second place. "We have a meeting tomorrow Baijal and requested him to ask the outlasted Peter Gojowczyk of Germany Ramsey will reportedly become Juventus' up 18 places to 10th after tak- lifted her from 23rd to 17th Australia continue to lead but as our former captain Gautam police authorities to probe all angles. 7-6(7/3), 3-6, 6-2 while Kazakh Mikhail second-highest earner behind Cristiano ing four wickets in the series, position. Among bowlers, Lea the table while the Windies Gambhir has suggested, I think I would like to know if there is any Kukushkin beat Dutchman Robin Ronaldo earning 7 million euros ($7.8 million) and Deepti Sharma, up five Tahuhu has moved up five and India are fourth and fifth there is no other option left apart deep rooted conspiracy in this Haase, a quarter-finalist here in 2018 a season. places to 14th, are the India slots to 11th position. respectively. from imposing a life ban on this man attack," Sharma added. who lost to Roger Federer, 6-2, 7-6(7/4).