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()$(*+, put in place an amphibious related departments like the of coastline on the mainland force that can operate both on Fisheries Department for and 2,094 km on the islands, decade after the deadly land and sea. patrolling. The cost of operat- stretching over nine States and - -.. A26/11 Mumbai terror In view of the varying sug- ing the jetties is also prohibitive. four Union Territories. There # attacks, India’s coastline has not gestions on strengthening This is why many jetties pro- are 3,331 coastal villages, 1,382 been fully secured even after an coastal security, the Home vided to some States are not islands, 1.2 crore people expenditure of over 2,200 Ministry and Intelligence being utilised properly. involved in fishing, 4.5 lakh / crore for strengthening the Bureau are examining three Maintenance of patrolling boats fishing boats of which only 2 Coast Guard and setting up options — strengthening Indian of 6 and 12 tonnes is also a lakh are registered, Exclusive coastal police stations across Coast Guard and placing it costly affair. Many States have Economic Zone of over 2.02 /+ nine coastal States and four under the MHA, raising dedi- asked the Centre to devise a million square km, 12 major Union Territories. cated Indian Reserve Battalions mechanism of maintenance of and 200 minor ports, five 0 , As many as 194 coastal earmarked for coastal security the boats, according to a Home major and 23 minor harbours, police stations have been set up, under State Police, and raising Ministry report. 95 landing centres 27 Single but only 204 out of sanctioned Coastal Marine Police Force India has a coastline of Point Moorings. 429 boats/vessels have been under the MHA. 7,516.6 km, including 5,422 km Continued on Page 4 issued and only 23 out of sanc- The MHA is also consid- tioned 60 jetties have been ering a proposal to bring costal provided to the coastal States. revenue villages under the juris- The police stations have been diction of coastal police stations provided 284 jeeps and 554 for better intelligence gathering motorcycles. As many as 97 and extend the jurisdiction on check posts and 58 outposts the sea to 200 nautical miles. besides 30 barracks have been The coastal police stations constructed, a senior Union do not have marine capabilities, The case, in which seven Home Ministry official said. and lack of coordination with !" LeT members are facing charges Out of 4.5 lakh fishing other stakeholders is a problem. of planning and executing the boats in use along the coastline These issues continue to dog strike, is still dragging on in a by fishermen, only 2 lakh have the security architecture for the Pakistani anti-terror court. been registered, the official coastline. Despite setting up of 1 ()$(*+, Mike Pompeo has asked “The 26/11 terrorist attack further said. Sources said the Marine Police Stations in all the Pakistan to act against those was planned, executed and Union Home Ministry is now nine coastal States, the coastal s the country solemnly responsible for the barbaric launched from Pakistan terri- considering a proposal of the police in most of the States are Aobserved the 10th anniver- 2008 Mumbai attacks as tory. The former Prime Joint Intelligence Committee to dependent on jetties of other sary of the horrific 26/11 Washington announced a new Minister of Pakistan had ear- Mumbai terror strikes which reward of 5 million for infor- lier this year admitted that the claimed 166 lives, India on mation leading to the arrest or terrorists were sent from Monday accused Pakistan of conviction in any country of Pakistan’s soil,” the MEA said. % & showing “little sincerity” in those involved in the carnage. Describing the Mumbai punishing those involved in India welcomed the US terror attack as a “barbarity”, the crime and said the terror statement calling on Pakistan the US Secretary of State said, attack plotters are still roaming to uphold UN Security “We call upon all countries, the streets of Pakistan. Council obligations to imple- particularly Pakistan, to uphold Asking Pakistan to give up ment sanctions against the their UN Security Council its “double standards”, India has terrorists responsible for the obligations to implement sanc- ! " ##$ $ # %&'(( asked the country to bring the 26/11 Mumbai terror tions against the terrorists ( #$ perpetrators of the attack to attacks, including responsible for this atrocity, justice. “We once again call on Lashkar-e-Tayyeba including LeT and its affiliates.” the Government of Pakistan to (LeT) and its affili- give up double standards and ates. to expeditiously bring the per- petrators of the horrific attack to justice,” the MEA said. “This is not just a ! matter of Pakistan’s accountability to the fam- ()$(*+, ilies of the innocent vic- tims who fell to terrorists, "R elhi Chief Minister Arvind but also an international DKejriwal on Monday obligation,” it said. ( ()$(*+, announced that the old pension Meanwhile, news scheme will be restored by his agency PTI reported /4 5 jawans who led from the front, nder pressure from the Government and he will write from Washington that were martyred in a battled UUttarakhand Government, to his counterparts in West US Secretary of State heavy contingent of para- that went on for hours. the Centre has finally given nod Bengal, Kerala, Andhra Amilitary CRPF troopers Special Director General of for culling wild boars ventur- Pradesh and Karnataka other and District Reserve Guard Police (anti-Naxal operations) ing outside forests, and States to follow suit. (DRG) jawans raided a forest- DM Awasthi heaped praise on declared the animal “vermin”’ He said a resolution to ed hideout of Naxals on troopers for `excellent job and However, the order is only restore the old pension scheme Monday in Chhattisgarh’s bravery’ and vowed to take the for one year instead of three in the city will be passed in a Sukma district and gunned fight against the insurgents to years as demanded by the hill special session of the Legislative down at least nine guerrillas their core areas. State. Last time the order for Assembly. while two cops also martyred, “A joint team of DRG killing wild pigs was given in “It will then be sent to the top police officials informed. (District Reserve Guard), CRPF February 2016 for one year. The however, not backed by any sci- Centre for approval. I will fight Heavily armed troopers and Special Task Force (STF) have State Government had applied entific methods. with the Centre to get it imple- stormed into rebels’ hideout cordoned off the attack site area in January seeking approval The decision to allow mented,” Kejriwal told a rally and opened indiscriminate fir- in a bid to block all escape routes for hunting the animal. declaring wild pigs as “vermin” organised by the All Teachers, ing on them from all sides at a for Naxals,’’ Awasthi informed. Confirming this, a senior permits the State authorities to Employees Welfare Association forested stretch under Kistaram Reports say that official of the Union Ministry carry out an extermination of at Ramlila Ground. police station, some 500 km Telangana’s Grehounds and of Environment made it clear the animal on a large scale “The Government employ- south from state capital Raipur. Indian Air Force also provid- that the State can cull only without attracting penal pro- ees have the power to change “The attack was carried ed logistic support to the con- those wild pigs which stray out- visions of the Wildlife the Government of the coun- out on Naxals in a flash and tingent of the CRPF and the side the protected areas, caus- (Protection) Act, 1972. try. I want to warn the Centre, before they realised what had DRG to walk into Naxals bas- ing harm to life and property, In a letter to the State, the if the demand of employees is happened exactly, we had killed tion and create a bloodbath. including large-scale destruc- Ministry said the Central not accepted in three months, over a dozen rebels, so far we Top police officials claimed tion of agriculture. Government has noted there will be an apocalypse in have collected nine bodies of that Monday’s attack on rebels’ The State is reporting over- Uttarakhand has reported 2019,” the AAP convener said. Naxals and the death toll could bastion was one of the biggest population of wild pig in areas harm to life and property, Slogans like “desh ka neta rise further as search operation meticulously planned attacks outside forests. The including large-scale destruc- kaisa ho, Kejriwal jaisa ho” was underway,’’ Abhishek by forces in recent years. Forces Government has done no cen- tion of agriculture, due to over- greeted the Delhi Chief Meena, superintendent of have recovered a huge cache of sus of wild boars after 2006, but population of wild pig in areas Minister as he made the police, Sukma, told The Pioneer. arms and explosives from the official estimates put their outside forests. announcement at the rally. ) $ * He informed that two DRG attack site. number at 50,000. This data is, Continued on Page 4 Q R ❝ was allowed to offer prayers at the erupted when the Congress president lone Brahma temple of the world. on his visit to the Somnath temple in When Rahul took to temple visits, Gujarat registered as a non-Hindu. 2013 including Kailash Mansarovar, the Meanwhile, on the occasion of O BJP tried to create controversy and celebration of Constitution Day on sought to know Rahul’s gotra. Monday, Rahul alleged that the pre- A temple priest in Pushkar who sent regime is conspiring to assisted Rahul in performing his puja, destroy the Constitution. Colours of revealed that Rahul belongs to the Constitution are “engrained in !!#$ ()$(*+, Dattatreya gotra and that he is a every part of us”, Rahul said on O Brahmin from Kashmir. Twitter. ongress president Rahul Gandhi The priest also shared an “The Constitution of India is the Con Monday silenced his detrac- instance about an entry made at hallmark of both our struggle and " tors, particularly the BJP, by “reveal- Pushkar around 15 years ago by the existence. It is our philosophy. It is ing” his Gotra that has been ques- Gandhi family. our pride... Let those who conspire tioned umpteen number of times by Last year in the run-up to Gujarat to annihilate it know that neither do # the ruling party leading to intense polls, the BJP had criticised Rahul for they have the capacity to do so nor debate over his religion lineage. his temple visits. To this, Rahul had will the Congress party and I ever During his visit to Pushkar tem- responded by saying he is a Shiv allow them...,” Rahul tweeted. O& P ple in Rajasthan in the midst of bhakt. “Main Shiv ka bhakt hoon, Constitution Day, also known as Assembly election campaign, Rahul sachaai mein believe karta hoon. BJP Samvidhan Divas, is celebrated on !!#$ $ O % said that he is a Kaul Brahmin and jo bhi bole main apni sachaai mein November 26 to commemorate the LM he belongs to Dattatreya Gotra. believe karta hoon (I am a devotee of Constitution’s adoption by the “I am a Kaul Brahmin and Shiv. The BJP may say anything, Constituent Assembly on November belong to Dattatreya Gotra,” the but I will remain honest),” Rahul 26, 1949. The Indian Constitution priest mentioned quoting Rahul. had retorted. came into effect on January 26, After revealing his gotra, Rahul A massive controversy had 1950. ( ) *+ ,-. ,/01
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$ precise intelligence about the gath- ! +% ering of militants in a hideout resulting in quick joint operations by the Army, Central Reserve Police Force(CRPF) and the local police. New Delhi: The Supreme Court on by the Government to introduce a pro- - Officials also stressed that at Monday sought the Centre's response vision which had already been held present all anti-terrorist opera- on a plea challenging the constitutional un-constitutional twice by the apex tions in the towns and villages of validity of a provision of the anti-graft court. ()$(*+, some of the top commanders and Kashmir were conducted jointly by law which mandates prior sanction for It has said that according to the most wanted. all the forces deployed there. starting a probe against a Government amended Act, prior sanction for he terrorists’ acts of targeting The successes, one after anoth- However, the Army was conduct- official in a corruption case. enquiry or investigation is required Tlocals and policemen in the er, including at least three major ing operations on its own in the A bench comprising Chief Justice only where the alleged offence by a Valley have boomeranged big time encounters last week, came about higher and inaccessible reaches of Ranjan Gogoi and Justice Ajay Rastogi public servant is relatable to any rec- on them. Instead of serving as a due to improved intelligence flow mountainous terrain of North and issued notice to the Centre on the PIL ommendation made or decision taken major deterrent for the locals to about the movement of militant wanted for the murder of Lt Omar Besides abducting and executing South Kashmir, they said. filed by NGO 'Centre for Public by such public servant in discharge of stop cooperating with the securi- leadership. "This, after the ultras Fayaz earlier the year, killing of youths in the last couple of days, Giving the break up for the last Interest Litigation' (CPIL) against the his official functions or duties. ty forces, the terrorists’ move has started terrorising locals by exe- four policemen and 19-year-old the militants also tried to paralyse six months, they said 32 militants validity of amended section 17A (1) of "It would be extremely difficult for only led to faster and precise flow cuting them and the videos of these youth some days back in Shopian. the local police by killing police were killed till November 25, 28 in the Prevention of Corruption Act. the police to determine whether a com- of information about them leading killings went viral on the social The other top leader was Umar officers. It resulted in the anti- October, 29 in September, 28 in Advocate Prashant Bhushan, rep- plaint about an alleged offence is relat- to major successes for the forces. media. In addition, the targeting of Majid alias Hanzla. As per police insurgency grid getting real time August and 11 in July. resenting the NGO, said the amended able to any recommendation made or In fact, a terrorist a day — policemen and security men from records, he was involved in the information about the movement The fight against terror, how- provision makes the prior sanction of decision taken by a public servant, espe- that's how the statistics about mil- Kashmir valley in the last few killing of four policemen and two of militant commanders almost on ever, came a cost with 60 security appointing authority essential to launch cially as even an enquiry cannot be itants neutralised by security forces months also contributed to intel- bank guards in a bank robbery daily basis as efforts to deter personnel including 56 Army men investigation against Government ser- made without prior sanction," it said. jacked up in the last two months. ligence pouring in about mili- attempt. policemen by killing them did not and four Jammu & Kashmir police- vants in corruption cases. The plea has claimed that discre- The number of militants killed this tants," sources said. Elaborating upon the better of work. men dying in various encounters in "We think that you are entitled to tion to determine whether or not an year has already surpassed the An instance of one such oper- flow of intelligence, especially Explaining this phenomenon, the hinterland and at the Line of a hearing and so we have issued the alleged offence is relatable to any rec- 2017 figures. Compared to 217 ation on Sunday in Shopian saw from the local police, officials in they said earlier the information Control(LOC) so far this year. notice," he bench said. ommendation made or decision taken killed last year, the figures in 2018 three district commanders of the security establishment said about top leadership of militants The figure stood at 83 for the entire The plea has alleged that the by a public servant could become a till November stand at 226. In the Hizbul Mujahideen getting killed here on Monday the trend started used to be patchy and not frequent. last year including casualties suf- amended section curtailed investiga- matter of litigation and would impede last 60 days itself, the security forces in the firefight. The dead includ- particularly after the militants However, the last few months saw fered by the army, para-military tion against corrupt officials at the time-bound action on cases of cor- have killed 60 militants including ed Mohammad Abbas, who was started terrorizing the locals. the security forces getting almost forces and the local police. threshold and it was the third attempt ruption. PTI $ $+(// R 0 1 !!#$ 5 # P - ." ) celebrated on November 26. ing that not doing so would The Constituent Assembly result in "sharp descent into $ 5 3 adopted the Constitution of chaos". The Constitution is the @3" / ()$(*+, ing by a statement from his India on November 26, 1949. voice of the marginalised as * office. Naqvi alleged that the It came into effect on January well as the prudence of the nion Minister Mukhtar Congress and its leaders were 7 4 26, 1950. majority and continues to be a + /5 UAbbas Naqvi on Monday suffering from "bankruptcy of Kovind also expressed guide in moments of crisis and attacked the Congress, alleging logic and facts". $ concern over disruptions in uncertainty, he said. N155 that it wears "road par tilak, room Their language during the Parliamentary proceedings as The second senior most 1 5 mein topi" and that the party car- election campaigning has also frequent adjournment of judge of the Supreme Court, , 5 B rying the "veil of secularism proved that they don't have any New Delhi: Horrific images" of cases in courts to the disad- Justice Madan B Lokur, Union and the "bag of communalism" issue to raise against the BJP the November 26, 2008 vantage of poor litigants. Law Minister Ravi Shankar 5 2 was its "brand new identity". and Prime Minister Narendra Mumbai terror attacks still He said justice in political Prasad and Supreme Court Bar Addressing a delegation of Modi, he said. remain in India's collective arena is not just free and fair Association (SCBA) president Muslim community members Carrying the "veil of secu- memory and "we are honour election and exercise of uni- Vikas Singh also referred to the here, the Minority Affairs larism and bag of communal- bound" to get justice for those versal adult franchisee but it 10th anniversary of the das- & Minister sought to say that ism" is the "brand new identi- who suffered, President Ram # . / 0 also calls for improving the tardly attack in which a large !!#$ "inclusive growth" was the 'rash- ty" of the grand old Congress Nath Kovind said on Monday. ! $ . ! transparency in "campaign number of people had lost tra niti' (national policy) and party, Naqvi alleged. Speaking at the inaugural finance" which the their lives. 4 # C safety and prosperity of India He said the Modi function of 'Constitution Day 26/11. and the people, we are honour Government is trying to do. The Law Minister said ter- 3 C the "raj dharma" of the BJP. Government from its first day, Celebrations' held here, "I refer to the terror attacks bound to get justice for the Chief Justice of India rorists and some others speak "We are taking the country has been working, keeping in Kovind shared the concern of in Mumbai on this day, exact- individuals and families that Ranjan Gogoi said in his about the human rights of forward on the path of becom- mind the development of vil- other dignitaries who spoke ly 10 years later. Those horrif- suffered," Kovind said. address that it is in "our best terrorists but what about the 4 -.:D $ ing 'vishwaguru' (world lages, farmers, women, and about the challenges posed by ic images still remain in India's Constitution Day, also interest" to heed the advice of human rights of the victims of leader)," he was quoted as say- youth. terror attacks like the Mumbai collective memory. As a nation known as Samvidhan Divas, is the Constitution while assert- such attacks. PTI !!#$ # # 1 1 + 3 2 $ New Delhi: The Supreme November 1-22 this year, they lodge their complaints about % New Delhi: External Affairs Minister Sushma spokesperson Ravish Kumar tweeted. Court on Monday asked the had received 749 air pollution pollution in Delhi-National Swaraj on Monday met her Maldivian counter- Earlier, Swaraj had "warmly" received Central Pollution Control complaints on their social Capital Region (NCR). + 3 part Abdulla Shahid to "deepen" bilateral coop- Shahid and also congratulated him on his Board (CPCB) to initiate pros- media accounts and action In an affidavit filed in the eration and ensure peace and security in the region. appointment as Foreign Minister. ecution against Government was taken on around 500 such court, which is seized of mat- This is Shahid's first visit after assuming "Harmonious synergy of India's officials who have not acted on complaints. ters related to pollution in 523 charge as Foreign Minister of Maldives and 'Neighbourhood First' & Maldives 'India First' 249 complaints received on its Regarding the court's sug- Delhi-NCR, the CPCB has !!#$ assumes significance as the ties between both policy. EAM @SushmaSwaraj warmly receivd official social media and e-mail gestion to prosecute the offi- said that "of 749 complaints the countries had severely strained under the (received) Foreign Minister of Maldives @adbul- accounts with regard to pollu- these officials? You should cials responsible for not acting received on social media and 5 =<. previous Government in the island nation. la_shahid on his 1st foreign visit to India. EAM tion in Delhi. prosecute them. Let these peo- on the complaints, he said that e-mails till November 22, 2018, "Working together to fulfil the develop- congratulated FM Shahid on his appointment A bench of Justices Madan ple realise what they have the CPCB would look into it. about 500 complaints (67 per 0 E4 mental priorities of Maldives. EAM as new Foreign Minister of Maldives," Kumar B Lokur and Deepak Gupta said done," the bench told The CPCB had on cent of the total) were attend- @SushmaSwaraj and FM of Maldives @abdul- tweeted. Prime Minister Narendra Modi had that officials who have failed to Additional Solicitor General A November 1 told the apex ed by 52 teams of CPCB while la_shahid had a warm and productive meeting attended the swearing-in ceremony of Maldivian act on the complaints were N S Nadkarni, who was appear- court that it has created social associating with clean air cam- on deepening bilateral cooperation and to President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih on required to be prosecuted. ing for the CPCB. media accounts on Twitter and paign during November 1-10, ; ensure peace and security in the region," MEA November 17 in Male. PTI "Why do not you prosecute Nadkarni said that from Facebook where citizens could 2018". PTI 3 # #234!!
( ,$87( man's disease, leprosy doesn't seem to be priority for the Government. 5 6 hen the Supreme Court ! " $ India still has large numbers of Wrecently noted that a majori- " new cases and accounts for the high- ty of the leprosy-affected people and est global burden of leprosy. ( ()$(*+, their families is living a marginalised & " ' "Though the multi-drug thera- life-deprived of basic facilities and ( ("" )*& py (MDT ) is free in all Government ndia's ambitious bid to provide a rehabilitation programmes, Sarang ( " " hospitals, there are not sufficient I12-digit unique identification Gaydane and Yadavrao Andeshwar ,! &" " funds for ulcer care and bandaging, (UID) number, just like the Aadhar from Indore in Madhya Pradesh ( & ) and for public awareness and soci- for human beings, to its entire could easily relate to the observation. ety sensitisation. Society should be 300-million cattle population would And so did their ilk from the ' made aware that there is an effective need a major thrust to achieve the Sant Dnyaneshwar Kusht Ashram in - ." treatment that can completely cure desired results. Of the total cattle Indore's Baanganga area, where only "( /"'( "" the crippling disease," she asserted, population, only 1.5 million cattle 11 people out of the 300 actually have ( ' ( pinning hopes on the recent Apex has been registered so far for being the disease. However, despite being * ' Court order. provided with the UID number, that completely cured, they and their "The court has shown remark- would make it easier to keep a tab ership. Now, however, the bigger Scheme initiated from November family members are forced to live as " " able and laudable sensitivity by on them through the database. picture has emerged. Keeping track 2016. outcasts, face discrimination and going beyond the elimination of the The unique identification of data helps experts to judge Tagging has long been used in lead a sub-standard life. disease and focusing on those (UID) number contains details of whether productivity can be wildlife conservation. Endangered While India declared elimina- nerve endings, destroying the abil- ration for the last six months, said already affected and excluded. the cattle's age, breed, sex, height, increased, without harming the animals are given UID numbers so tion of leprosy in 2005 itself and ity to feel pain and injury, which Basant Bhaloerao whose wife also Community based economic reha- body colour, horn type, tail switch animal's health. that comprehensive data regarding diverted funds to general health sys- makes patients susceptible to ulcers suffers from leprosy. " Also, as most bilitation and prevention of dis- and special marks. The UID tagging of animals is their health can be maintained. In tem, the fact that there still exist 700 and infections. Untreated, leprosy of the inhabitants settled here have crimination in schools are necessary "The data base of animals is cru- being done under the 'Pashu wildlife, tagging helps officials not plus colonies spread across the can cause progressive and perma- migrated from different States, they to not only take care of those who cial for control and spread of ani- Sanjivni' component of the National only keep track of the census but the country, and 33 in this Hindi heart- nent damage to the skin, nerves, eyes do not know about their castes, pre- have been affected and ostracised mal diseases, scientific manage- Mission on Bovine Productivity quality of health of that census. land itself, ironically, reflects on and the 'clawing' of hands and feet. venting them from availing but also of their children who suf- ment of animals, enhanced pro- Government's short-sightedness in A frail 50-year-old Noorjahan, Government loan," said Gaydane. fer even when they don't have the duction and productivity, improve- handling this debilitating health mother of two sons and who is lep- The habitants also complained of disease," she explained. ment in quality of livestock and live- $74 condition caused by bacteria. rosy-cured, is a worried lot. "I have contaminated water, poor civic Tehseen Zaidi, Communication stock products, increase in trade of Gaydane, who also heads the to beg to pay the education fee of my amenities at the colonies besides Manager, SILF added that rehabil- livestock and livestock products by State Association of Persons Affected kids as 300 pension is not enough. Government apathy in implementing itation programmes like saree-shops meeting out sanitary and phtyosan- & 08 by Leprosy (APAL), is lucky as he The Government should increase rehabilitation programme for them. and tailoring units in the selected itory issues," officials of agriculture earns his livelihood through a photo- the amount so that we can give qual- Many people suffer from serious foot colonies across the country includ- ministry said. Of the 300 million PNS: The country's milk produc- ous financial year. He said the copier shop run with the help of an ity higher education to our children. ulcers, eye problems and other lep- ing in Madhya Pradesh are some of cattle populace, 90 million are milk- tion has risen by 28 per cent in the annual growth in milk production NGO, Sasakawa- India Leprosy We do not want our children to rosy-related complications, for which the measures we are taking to make producing animals. past four years to 176.35 million stood at 6.5 per cent during 2014- Foundation (SILF). However, not all repeat our lives." they have to travel far off hospitals for them self-reliant. Identifying animals and giving tonne, while farmers are getting an 18, against 4.29 per cent during are as fortunate as him. Many do not have disability treatment. The medical attention is "Also, holding events from time them unique identities help, because average 7 per litre higher price for 2010-14. He said, "We had been seeking cards because of verification issues. a rare sight while the much-hyped to time, 'Youth against Leprosy' a database gets created with vital their milk. The average price that "Besides, INDUSCHIP has an increase in monthly pension Though the Government has pro- Leprosy detection Survey being con- festival, being the recent one at the details, unique to each animal. This farmers are getting has also risen been developed for genomic selec- from present 300 to at least 2,000 vided alternate methods of verifi- ducted by the Central Government is Oriental University in Indore where helps by controlling the spread of to 29 per litre from 22 per litre. tion of indigenous breeds and or 3,000 as is being done in many cation for people like them, the an "eye-wash, they alleged. we reached out to youths are aimed diseases, improving the quality of Addressing the gathering on the 6,000 dairy animals have been States. The paltry sum of 300 has order is yet to be implemented at the Vineeta Shanker, Executive to encourage their main-streaming," their life, and productivity. Some ear occasion of National Milk Day on genetically evaluated using it. forced even many of those cured to ground level in many districts. Director, SILF rued that while India she said. According to the reports, tags use Radio Frequency Monday, Union Agriculture Under the Dairy Entrepreneurship resort to begging or doing odd jobs "Every month, for pension and is in the race to become one of the only 543 districts of the total 642 dis- Identification Devices to keep track Minister Radha Mohan Singh said Development Scheme, 3,31,314 for livelihood." ration, so many of our people have fastest economies in the world, tricts in the country has achieved the of animal movements. Animal iden- that the country's milk production dairy units have been established They cannot even take jobs as to struggle during the fingerprint sadly a section of its citizens con- WHO-required prevalence rate of less tification started off primary for stood at 137.7 million tonne in and the Government has provid- agricultural labourers due to their verfication," said Andeshwar. tinue to face scourge of rejection than one case of leprosy for 10,000 ownership reasons-people would 2013-14 and now it has risen to ed subsidy of 1,401.96 crore," he physical disability. Leprosy attacks At least ten people have not got and discrimination. Being poor persons. often brand cattle, to denote own- 176.35 million tonne in the previ- said. ( ) *+ ,-. ,/01 (( "' (0 & + *8 9:
75,1/7 (Raw Material Handling System) inside the Steel Plant n a day of significant devel- where Dr NK Nanda inaugu- Iopments, Nagarnar Steel rated the Wagon Tippler, a ) Plant in Bastar region of mechanism that helps unload Chhattisgarh received the first incoming raw material speed- rake of imported coking coal ily. Rather than offloading into the plant, a company press material manually, each Wagon 7505$#58 release informed on Monday. is affixed onto the Wagon The company also com- Tippler that turns it upside ongress candidates missioned its Wagon Tippler at down, delivering it of its load Cand their polling the Raw Material Handling into the designated Hopper are keeping tight vigil System (RMHS) thereby bring- and thereon to conveyors that near the strong rooms ing the Plant commissioning to carry the material onwards to while fearing tampering its penultimate step. its destination within the Plant. of the stored Electronic N Baijendra Kumar, IAS, In all, four Wagon Voting Machines CMD, NMDC in his message Tipplers will be utilized at (EVMs). read out on the occasion Nagarnar Steel Plant to offload At Rajnandgaon , touched upon the significance 12 million tonnes of incoming round-the-clock vigil is being Congress President and of the function while applaud- raw material (iron ore, coking maintained by polling agent of Congress candidate Karuna ing the support of Indian coal, limestone, etc.) that Congress candidate; while the Shukla’s polling agent Dinesh Railways in supporting would be required annually to candidates are also registering Sharma registered the objection NMDC’s efforts. 6# * ( . 5# produce three million tonnes their presence near the strong stating that in the CCTV “Today a great milestone of steel. rooms on a regular basis . The installed near the shutter, the has been achieved that has put get. tion this morning in the pres- part of the first consignment of of NMDC. The Wagon Tippler is a polling in Rajnandgaon district lock of strong room is not vis- us on the threshold of com- “One of the positive factors ence of Dr. NK Nanda, 80,000 tonnes of Coal that has He emphasized upon the sig- critical part of the 1395 crores was held in first phase on ible. missioning the steel plant. This that propelled NMDC to think Director Technical, NMDC, been imported from Australia nificance of the first rake moving Raw Material Handling System November 12. Based on the objection, would not have been possible of setting up a steel Plant at Prasant Dash, Executive and offloaded at into the steel plant on (RMHS) of Nagarnar Steel The EVMs have been kept Rajnandgaon District Electoral without the support of Umesh Bastar was the assurance from Director and Project Incharge Visakhapatnam Port last week. Constitution Day and com- Plant. With these two major in FCI Godown, Gauri Nagar. Officer and Collector Bhim Singh, GM, ECoR and his Railways that they would facil- of Nagarnar Steel Plant, Sanjay Imported coking coal and mended the efforts of NMDC developments, NMDC looks Assembly-wise strong rooms Singh inspected the spots in team, the State and Central itate raw material movement,” Panjiyar, General Manager indigenous coal is blended and and Railways in helping bringing forward to starting production have been created. The count- presence of Congress repre- governments and all stake- he informed. (Projects & Maintenance), D charged into the Blast Furnace about a transformation in Bastar. at Nagarnar Steel Plant by July ing would also take place in the sentatives. holders”, he said. He thanked the Railways K Mohanty, General Manager along with iron ore to produce “Nagarnar is the future next year after deploying the same venue on December 11 He then directed to install Kumar added: “I congrat- for standing firm beside (Operations) of Nagarnar Steel Hot Metal. Bhilai”, he asserted, alluding to requisite manpower in various from 8 am. additional camera. ulate the steel plant collective NMDC and partnering its suc- Plant, M S Mathur, Divisional Umesh Singh, General the transformation that Bastar operational positions. Even as The district administra- Dinesh Sharma said that in making this possible”. cess story. Railway Manager (Waltair Manager, East Coast Railways, will witness, akin to that these major developments are tion has formed three-layered the administration is making Dr NK Nanda, Director Umesh Singh, General Division), and senior officials spoke about the symbiotic rela- brought about at Bhilai after underway, the steel plant man- security at the vote counting arrangements for installing Technical, NMDC dwelt upon Manager, East Coast Railway from Railways, NMDC and tion between Indian Railways establishing the steel plant”, agement is also meticulously venue while the whole campus additional camera. the support of Railways since flagged off the 1st Rake Nagarnar Steel Plant. and NMDC and assured that Singh said. following up on meeting all is being monitored with It is reported that three the inception of NMDC that through the Nagarnar Steel The 4106 tonnes of coal Railways shall continue to sup- The coal received today Safety and environmental CCTVs. additional cameras have been helps the company reach its tar- Plant siding at Amaguda sta- received today in 59 wagons is port every development effort was unloaded at the RMHS norms, the press release stated. 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75,1/7 Singhdeo 5 5*5#57 while replying xpressing optimism that to a query also n the direc- Ethe Congress would be able ruled out possi- Otives of the to form the Government in bility of any Union Ministry Chhattisgarh on its own after defection from of Social Justice counting of votes on December the Congress and 11, Leader of Opposition T.S. party. Empowerment, Singhdeo said that he will not “Each and the ‘Constitution be in favour of making any every candidate Day’ was cele- compromise to seek support of of Congress is brated across the Janata Congress Chhattisgarh well associated Chhattisgarh on (JCC) Jogi (J) Chief Ajit Jogi in with the party Monday. case party falls short for major- and there is no Schools and ity. chance of them colleges also Addressing a press confer- defecting to organised various ence here at Rajiv Bhawan, Bharatiya Janata events to mark Singhdeo said he would prefer Party, he said. the day. to ‘abstain’ from the uation. “I am a dedicated to safeguard it would perform Regarding possibility of At the Government if such a situation worker of Congress and its duty well and such a situa- someone blackmailing the Mantralaya , all arises. would be a part of it lifelong”, tion will not arise. Congress MLAs with sting the Department “It is my individual view he said. He however didn’t deny operations and preparation of officers and employees read As per information Bilaspur, Durg and Surguja izens towards the Nation. not to make compromises for To another query regarding that there could be possibility CD in a bid to stop Congress the ‘Preamble’ of the received, in district head- and Bastar, the Preamble was On this day in 1949, the political gains and I stand firm possibility of tampering and of tampering of EVMs. from forming the Government, Constitution in a group. quarters of Narayanpur, read out in a group by the offi- Constitution was adopted on this”, he said. hacking of Electronic Voting “It’s a universal truth that Singhdeo said the mandate Home Department Kondagaon, Raipur, Bilaspur, cers and employees. which came into force on Replying to query he fur- Machines (EVMs), Singhdeo all man made machines have was now secured and such Additional Chief Secretary Gariaband, Dhamtari and oth- The senior officials January 26, 1950 marking the ther denied he will take said he was optimistic that the the possibility of getting tam- attempts would not be able to Amitabh Jain read out the ers, including Office of explained the importance of beginning of a new era in the retirement from active politics system which is deployed by pered and EVMs are no excep- stop them from forming the Preamble for the staff. Commissioner at Raipur, Preamble and duties of the cit- history of India. or quit Congress in such a sit- Election Commission of India tion”, he said. Government. $ #57,525$
ongress candidate from $ - CBindranawagarh assembly segment, Sanjay Netam has urged the District Electoral Officer and District Collector Gariaband to 75,1/7 permit him to install a jammer and construct a concrete wall to f you donate blood to needy, protect Electronic Voting Imany lives can be saved, said Machines (EVMs) in the strong Raipur City Mayor Pramod room of his assembly segment at Dubey on Monday. his cost. He was addressing a func- In an application, the tion as chief guest on the Congress candidate urged that occasion of ‘Blood Donation the expenditure on installation of Day’ held at D B PG Women jammer and construction of con- College, Raipur organised by crete wall would be borne by him. 8th CG NCC Girls Battalion. Notably, directive has been College Principal Dr issued to all the Congress candi- Rekha Pandey presided over dates by All India Congress the function while Dr Committee to safeguard the Dharamveer Baghel from Red strong rooms where EVMs are Cross Society was present. sion. late at night. stored. NCC Officer Dr Shampa The Mayor while address- He called upon all present They have also been instruct- Choubey informed that NCC ing the gathering shared his to come forward to donate ed to even stay put round-the- clock sible EVM tampering and hacking. completely with a concrete wall”, he strong room where EVMs are stored. cadets and college employees experience of donating blood blood to save humanity and near the premises where strong rooms “In a bid to protect the strong said in the application. Apart from it, The expenditure for the work would donated blood on the occa- to an injured minor girl once contribute to the society. have been built in order to deter pos- room I want to close the entrance gate I also want to install a jammer in the be borne by me,” Netam said. O ' P * * - P ))'' ,, - /,
Singhdeo) was commenting / # / , / 1 75,1/7 on JCC (J) Chief Ajit Jogi”. In a statement, Agrawal +5$,#57+ ( ! ( eader of said by commenting on JCC 4& " (* " LOpposition T.S. (J) Chief Ajit Jogi actually n 11-year-old boy, who Singhdeo very well Singhdeo was making a clar- Awent missing for last two ( ( ( *( knows that the ification about his party’s months from Farrukhabad in 5 )6& &7"( Congress party failure to form the Uttar Pradesh, was reunited won’t be able to form Government. with his family members in the Government in Singhdeo already had Ladwa, Kurukshetra by a team staying in Bal Ashram, Ladwa approached the child, he did Chhattisgarh and problems with Ajit Jogi in the of Anti Human Trafficking for past about one and half not cooperate at first, but when would be short of a Congress party earlier and Unit (AHTU) of Haryana months, he said. repeatedly talked, the child majority, Janata only because of that he along Police Crime Branch. A team of AHTU com- informed about his address as Congress with Chhattisgarh Pradesh Giving details, a prising Sub-Inspector Mukesh village Bhareypur district Chhattisgarh (JCC) Congress Committee Chief spokesman of Police Rani, Head Constable Farrukhabad in Uttar Pradesh, Jogi (JCC) (J) Bhupesh Baghel hatched a Department said that AHTU Karamchand and lady consta- the spokesman said. Spokesperson conspiracy to oust Ajit Jogi team had completed the ble Kavita had got information After getting a clue about Sanjeev Agrawal from Congress party , he required formalities and the that an 11-year-old boy has the address, a detailed investi- said on Monday. said. boy was handed over to the been staying for the past one gation was made with the assis- He further JCC (J) is going to form father by Child Welfare and a half month at Bal tance of Farrukhabad police remarked : “ That the Government this time, Committee, Kurukshetra. Ashram, Ladwa. and after that family of the was why he ( Agrawal said. The missing boy has been As soon as team members child was contacted, he said.
! " # $ % S ' " ( P Q "" # $ % # &''( ) * # % ' +,-.//0 '1/00"2 ...3.4/50/ # * 67' 8 9 8 % ' +,-.//: 6; % 6; ) < &; $( 4 = 8 ) > $8 < +""/ //. ; /""+,/""/,:: &; ?+3" ) 4 $&@<9 = $ +./"3/" A(( ; /"./+,B0-B// C ,B0--//( ( ) *+ ,-. ,/01 4 R , ,# 8 7/ ,8 km construction of the six- over their land there. required land for further con- most of the time on present lane Brahmani bridge and A section of people in that struction work by the con- bridge, the need for another Q- 811($$/( 8 four -lane CC road at a cost locality had even moved the tractor,” said Project Director, bridge on Brahmani arose in of Rs 381.75 crore. Orissa High Court and have NHAI, Rourkela Saurav the 1990s. /5;5,*52,*, @ Sources said the issue of succeeded in bringing a stay Chourasia. In 2012, in Congress 5 +5#57+ share. The 89*5$ ‘Appointed Date’ is mandato- order. Significantly, Prime regime at centre, a budget of kingpin of ry for NHAI to start work. The contractor GKC had Minister Narendra Modi had Rs 884 crore was sanctioned. n yet another successful drive these poach- After much delay, the done about seven piling on announced to complete the Gammon Infrastructure Pvt Iwithin a fortnight, forest per- ers is in /$57#57+ Ministry of Environment and bridge but thereafter due to project at the earliest on April Ltd(GIPL) (a sister concern sonnel of the Athagarh Forest Nayagarh Forests had given the forest uncertainties in getting land, 1, 2015. Since then the bridge of Gammon India Ltd.) was Division arrested a poacher, whom they second bridge over the clearance in the first week of stopped construction activi- has been a big issue for polit- awarded the construction Ichhananda Jani (30) of sold it at Rs ABrahmani river seems to May this year and a fortnight ties. According to sources, ical parties as they are trying contract of Birmitrapur- Patrabhaga village under Sagar five lakh. be a far cry now for the peo- later, the NHAI issued GKC which had engaged to get mileage out of it but for Barkote four lane highway, GP of Narsinghpur block, on More ple of Sundargarh district as ‘Appointed Date’ to GKC to about 80 people here incurred the benefit of public, the sec- including a bridge on river Monday morning and seized investigation the contractor engaged for pave the way for construction losses in crores of rupees due ond bridge on Brahmani river, Brahmani on PPP mode for a an adult leopard’s skin from his and interro- constructing the bridge has activities. Work on the second to non availability of land as has not yet come. whooping Rs1,000 crore and possession. gation would completely stopped working Brahmani bridge, a part of per requirement. Significantly, the first the company at that time, had Athagarh DFO Sasmita be held on citing that the required land NH-143 at Balughat, has been “Since we have incurred bridge over the Brahmani started working for construc- Lenka said a patrolling team Badamba Ranger Govinda Tuesday when the whole truth was yet to be provided. stopped since last one month. huge losses because of non river was constructed in the tion of second bridge. comprising APR and Division Ratha told this paper that after can be known, said DFO The firm, which had been According to sources, the availability of required land, 1960s after the RSP was The work of bridge had mobile party nabbed registering case number 68 of Lenka. awarded the contract for con- contractor should have been we have stopped construction launched in 1955 in order to halted during that period due Ichhananda at Chhanchunia in 2018 in his office, he has start- It is to be noted that under struction of a six-lane bridge provided 90 per cent land work of bridge and road,” provide plant road connec- to problems regarding land the Badamba-Narsinghpur ed investigation of the matter. the direction of the DFO, and a four-lane road, has before construction of road said Sajjad Alam, Site tion. With heavy traffic on the acquisition. border jungle when he was car- When Ichhananda reached the another poacher, Matia Swain, stopped construction work and bridge but till now it has Engineer, GKC Infrastructure bridge every day, the bridge is The residents of Balughat rying the leopard skin in a sack Division Office, the DFO inter- had been arrested on due to non availability of not happened. Ltd. “As soon as we will be getting weaker. The bridge and Panposh opposed the bag. When the forest sleuths rogated him and he confessed November 15 from the land as per requirement. Sources said, the land for provided the required land, has already developed cracks project at that time and since searched his bag, they found that he had shot the leopard at Chandragiri Reserve Forest Hyderabad-based GKC approach road of bridge both we will commence our work.” and repairs have failed, lead- the required land was not pro- the skin pierced with a bullet least a year ago from the under the Narsinghpur East Infrastructure Limited had at Raghunathpalli and Alam added. ing to long hours of traffic vided to GIPL during that mark. After seizing it, the Narsinghpur jungle and kept Range from whose possession bagged the contract from Dandiapalli has not yet been “The State Government problems every day. time, the GIPL had quit the patrolling party arrested the the skin in a tanning condition. two horns of a spotted deer and Birmitrapur to provided to the GKC as some should take immediate steps Due to regular cracks on project after incurring huge accused, sent him with the He was assisted by two other a country made gun were Balughat(Rourkela) of 29.1 locals are refusing to hand and should provide us bridge and traffic congestion losses. skin to the DFO office. poachers with whom he had a seized. 6 8 2 3 1 5 ;1 15 6
+5$,#57+ "( '& ("( trying to weaken. Pakistan has agreed to ("(& ( Capt Amarinder, lashing build a similar corridor in its espite its approval to estab- ! 7" P" out at the Pak army chief, said territory, with Prime Minister Dlish a passage between ! ! that as an ex-army man him- Imran Khan scheduled to lay India and Pakistan to enable ( ' & /* 7 ' self, he saw no justification in the foundation stone for its Indian pilgrims to pay obei- 6 !& killing soldiers, which he construction on November 28. 5 ; sance at Kartarpur Sahib, ) ! described as an act of cow- Union External Affairs Pakistan was on target on "7(( & ' ardice, not becoming of army Minister Sushma Swaraj cited Monday during the function to personnel. prior commitments to decline ()$(*+, ( ( lay the foundation stone for the “Soldiers are taught to pro- an invitation, and deputed her corridor on this side of the " tect and serve their nations, not Cabinet colleagues Harsimrat he Centre on Monday border. " " * '7 to kill innocent people,” he said Kaur Badal and Hardeep Singh Tgranted sanction to the Punjab Chief Minister * ( while calling for immediate Puri to attend the event. Central Bureau of Investigation Capt Amarinder Singh was removal of General Bajwa say- Khan has also invited (CBI) to prosecute former the first one to warn Pakistan through brutal killings of ing that the Pak Army should Punjab Minister Navjot Singh Finance Minister P of serious consequences if it did Indian soldiers and innocent learn the message of love and Sidhu for the ceremony, who Chidambaram in the Aircel- 0 7 8 9 # not put a stop to the violence citizens. brotherhood, propounded by had stated that he has applied Maxis case. Producing the !35 1 # : # 15 6 perpetrated against India. He Taking a strong stand on Guru Nanak Dev. to the Union Ministry of sanction for prosecution before ! $ also vowed to protect Punjab the issue of terror, which was Capt Amarinder recalled External Affairs for permission 2G Court Judge OP Saini, and its people from the terror immediately endorsed and the 26/11 Mumbai attacks as a to attend the event. Special Public Prosecutor and 75+, Services Clinic at the University unleashed from across the bor- backed by the Vice President grim reminder of Pak-spon- Solicitor General Tushar Mehta campus. der “till the last drop of my Naidu, Capt Amarinder said sored terrorism in India. He 8& told the court that they need he ICFAI University, The purpose of establish- blood”. that India was a land of peace further pointed out that the & & “some more time” to produce TJharkhand, celebrated ing Legal Services Clinic is to Backing him, Vice- and did not want violence, but Dina Nagar and Pathankot the sanction for prosecution Constitution Day (Samvidhan impart free legal aid to the President M Venkaiah Naidu was prepared to counter attacks in Gurdaspur district Chief Minister Capt against Chidambaram’s five Diwas) on Monday. On the nearby villagers and create said that the objective of the Pakistan’s aggression in kind if also stood out as major exam- Amarinder has called for intro- other co-accused. Corruption Act. CBI’s request occasion Chief Guest Justice awareness among them about function is to work for peace. its peace and sovereignty con- ples of the terror unleashed by duction of m-visa for pilgrims The CBI and the for sanction of others is pend- (retd) Vikramaditya Prasad the contemporary legal issues. “Peace is the first condition of tinued to be threatened. Pakistan in this part of Punjab. travelling through the corridor Enforcement Directorate (ED) ing with the Finance Ministry. and Guest of Honour Fahim The Chief Guest addressed development...I hope people on Lashing out at those who Describing terror as mad- to visit the historic Kartarpur also demanded the custodial Former Finance Secretaries Kirmani, Secretary, District the students about striking the the other side are also listening felt he should have accepted ness, Naidu said that he fully Gurdwara in Pakistan. interrogation of Chidambaram Ashok Jha and Ashok Chawla Legal Service Authority, Ranchi right balance between to what CM Singh and I have Pakistan’s invitation to partic- endorsed Capt Amarinder’s Capt Amarinder, who sug- and son Karti and cancellation and two serving IAS officers inaugurated ‘LEGAL SER- Fundamental Rights and to say in this regard. The objec- ipate in their ground-breaking views and vowed that India will gested that there should be no of anticipatory bail. Senior Kumar Sanjay Krishnan, VICES CLINIC’ on the uni- Fundamental Duties and high- tive of this function is to work ceremony of Kartarpur not allow its people to be visa or passport for travel via advocates Kapil Sibal and Deepak Kumar Singh along the versity premises. lighted the importance of the for peace,” he said. Corridor, Capt Amarinder killed. While India wants peace the corridor, also announced Abhishek Singhvi, who repre- then Under Secretary in FIPB, Dr. B.M. Singh, Registrar, same. Fahim Kirmani, “Peace is the requisite for asked how he could go there and promotes friendship, it his government’s decision to sented Chidambaram, object- Ram Saran, are the co-accused ICFAI University Jharkhand Secretary, District Legal Service progress,” said the Vice when innocent Indian citizens will not allow terrorism to construct a grand Kartarpur ed to the demand of the agen- with Chidambaram. welcomed the Chief Guest and Authority, Ranchi assured the President, asserting that India and soldiers were being killed breed on its soil, he said, urg- Gate, which he said would cies. The court posted the mat- The Solicitor General sub- guests of honours. The event university for proper func- wants peaceful relations with its by them everyday. “I want to go ing countries that support ter- stand out as a monumental ter for further hearing on mitted on behalf of the CBI that started with the oath of tioning of the Legal Services neighbours and wanted them to Kartarpur, and also visit ror to shun this path. symbol to commemorate the December 18. Chidambaram “the competent authority in the Preamble of the Constitution of Clinic and agreed to extend full to change their mindset to Nankana Sahib and Panja Sahib The Centre on November 550th prakash purb of Guru was also present in the court. Central Government has India. The event also included cooperation by the District embrace peace. gurdwaras again, but cannot go 22 had approved the develop- Nanak Dev — proposal accept- Mehta reiterated that agen- accorded sanction for prose- Constitutional Law Quiz, Essay Legal Service Authority. While all the leaders speak- there as I have to pass Pakistan, ment of the Kartarpur corridor ed by the Union Minister for cies got fresh documents and cution of accused P competition on ‘Importance The Guests also distributed ing during the function did not which is killing my people from Dera Baba Nanak in Road Transport and Highways wanted custodial interrogation Chidambaram under Section of Fundamental Rights for the prizes for the various fail to thank Pak Prime every day,” he asserted. Gurdaspur district to the inter- Nitin Gadkari right away. of father and son alleging their 197 of the CrPC and Section 19 Common Man’, Nukkad Natak events. Minister Imran Khan along Pointing out that Punjab national border to mark the The Chief Minister urged evasive nature in responding to of the Prevention of on ‘Women Empowerment’ The villagers from the with his Indian counterpart had seen bloodshed for 20 550th birth anniversary of Union Minister Nitin Gadkari the questions. Corruption Act”. and Speech competition on Simalia Panchayat also partic- Narendra Modi for the corri- years, Capt Amarinder said Guru Nanak next year. The to try and ensure that the cor- There are 18 accused in the “Sanction for prosecution Constitutional Law issues. ipated and were assured of dor, Capt Amarinder was that while his family had close gurdwara is located at the site ridor starts functioning by the case. Besides Chidambaram, in respect of remaining accused In the inaugural speech, quick legal advice to solve scathing in his criticism of ties with Kartarpur Sahib, he, where Guru Nanak, the first next Gurpurab, and announced sanction is required for the public servants (five) are still Registrar Dr. B. M. Singh their issues. The vote of thanks Pak Army Chief General as the Chief Minister, had a Sikh guru, died in 1539, and is that he will accompany the first prosecution of five public ser- awaited,” he said, seeking two emphasized on the reason for was given by Dr. Rumna Qamar Javed Bajwa for pro- responsibility to the people of one of the holiest shrines in jatha (group) from the corridor vants as per the recently more weeks to get the nod. celebrating this day and the Bhattacharya, Associate moting state-sponsored terror his state, which Pakistan was Sikhism. to Kartarpur. amended Prevention of need for establishment of Legal Professor IUJ. 4/ ,/ , , 7 & '"6 $+(// 5, , ( ( 6
- - / ,/ From Page 1 non-State actors, and there is from 2005-2011 with an out- 2+/25()57 The Indian coastline likelihood of anti-national lay of Rs 646 crore and the accounts for 90 per cent of elements, including infiltra- Phase II is being implement- $(752525554 for Kartarpur Corridor. ockey India president India’s trade by volume, and tors and drug peddlers and ed from 2011 extended to As for the Central HMohammed Mushtaque 77 per cent by value. The terrorist, taking advantage of 2020 and Rs 1,589 crore has unjab Chief Minister Capt Government's decision to send Ahmad has appealed to the coastline also accounts of 70 the porous coastline. already been incurred under PAmarinder Singh on its ministers to the Pak cere- Kalinga Sena to withdraw its per cent of the country’s ener- The Coastal Security the scheme. The Coast Guard Monday said Navjot Singh mony, the Chief Minister said it threat of throwing ink at actor gy requirement. Scheme was launched in is the lead intelligence agency Sidhu's decision to go to was for them to do as they deem Shah Rukh Khan (SRK) during Security challenges along 2005-06 by Union Home for coordination and sharing Pakistan for their ground-break- fit but he personally felt thought his visit here for the inaugura- the coastline emanate from Ministry and is being imple- of intelligence among various ing ceremony of Kartarpur should have been more sensitive tion ceremony of the Men’s diverse sources, including mented in two phases. The agencies operating on the Corridor was "his way of think- to the feelings of Indian soldiers Hockey World Cup. adversarial neighbours and Phase I was implemented coast. ing" but he personally could not and citizens. The Centre can not In a letter, Ahmad said, think of going there while close its eyes to what is hap- “Shah Rukh Khan is one of the Indian soldiers and civilians pening in India as a result of most popular actors of India were being killed by them. Pakistan's policy and support to and is widely known in the As an army man, he could terrorist groups, said hockey community for his sup- not tolerate the killing of inno- Amarinder. port for hockey and movie cent Indians, said the Chief The Chief Minister world ‘Chak de India’; and because of ; ! 222 Minister, pointing out that even said the knows about this he has been invited to today an Indian army personnel Pakistan's role in perpetrating attend the opening ceremony.” From Page 1 Uttarakhand. The areas where was killed by Pakistani snipers. terrorism in India, as manifest Throwing ink at someone Hence, it has been consid- the order is implementable He could not go to the neigh- in the attacks in and Pathankot, who has been invited as a < ered necessary to balance local include Nanital, Ramnagar, bouring country in these cir- Mumbai, Dina Nagr, of course, guest shall bring a bad name to population of this species to Kaladhungi, Haldwani, cumstances, he said, in an infor- Jammu & Kashmir. The India and would show Odisha mitigate the damage to human Uddham Singh Nagar and mal chat with mediapersons Central Government if also in very poor light in front of all life, crops and other properties Tehri Garhwal among others. after laying the foundation stone fully aware of this. international guests including of the state for ensuring con- Wild pigs are a protected teams, he said, requesting the +5$,#57+ servation of wildlife in forests. species under Schedule III of outfit to withdraw its protest. “Now, therefore, in exercise the Wildlife (Protection) Act. Notably, the Kalinga Sena he event to celebrate the of the powers conferred by But if any wild animal poses a has threatened to throw ink at Tpassage between India and Section 62 of the Wildlife danger to human life or prop- Khan’s face for allegedly dis- Pakistan to Kartarpur Sahib (Protection) Act, 1972, the erty (including standing crops torting history in his film turned into a political slugfest Central Government hereby on any land), or is so disabled ‘Asoka’ which was released 17 ( ' 7 " (( "* on Monday, with both the BJP- declares wild pigs to be vermin or diseased as to be beyond years ago. It also threatened to " '&" "( * ' * SAD and the Congress party and to be included in Schedule recovery, the law allows for it show him black flags on his & "("( indulging in a credit war for the V of the Act for a period of one to be hunted. arrival. Kalinga Sena chief corridor.In an apparent attempt year from the date of issue of Using these provisions, any Hemant Rath has demanded ! '( to take credit for the corridor this notification,” the letter animal listed in Schedule I-IV an apology from Shah Rukh '&" " & ' ")( and running each other down, said. can be put in Schedule V for a Khan for allegedly hurting " ) 4&" ' (& ( the BJP-led Government at the The official made it clear specific period, declaring it as the sentiments of the Odisha "! " Centre “projected” its alliance that the inclusion of wild pigs vermin, allowing its killing. people in ‘Asoka’. He alleged partner and local Akali leaders in Schedule V of the Wildlife Schedule V include animals that the film dishonoured much to the annoyance of the Protection Act shall not be like the common crow, fruit Odisha’s culture and its people by portraying the Kalinga War in a wrong manner. ruling Cong in Punjab. applicable in the forest areas of bats, mice and rats. ( ) *+ ,-. ,/01 $
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27/(* Western allies to step up exist- ing sanctions implemented ATO will hold an emer- against Russia over Crimea Ngency meeting with and its role in the ongoing con- Ukrainian officials at alliance flict in eastern Ukraine headquarters in Brussels on between the government and Monday over the naval stand- pro-Moscow separatists. off with Russia off the coast of Moscow blamed Kiev for Crimea. the incident, with Foreign Russia fired on and then Minister Sergei Lavrov accus- seized three Ukrainian ships on ing Ukraine of a planned Sunday, accusing them of ille- provocation and of using “dan- gally entering its waters in the gerous methods” that put ships Sea of Azov, in a dramatic spike in the area at risk. in tensions that raises fears of Russian denials drew a a wider escalation. barbed response on Twitter NATO chief Jens from the US Special Envoy for Stoltenberg held phone talks Ukraine Negotiations, Kurt with Ukrainian President Petro Volker. Poroshenko, and officials from “Russia rams Ukrainian the two sides will meet later in vessel peacefully travelling the day. toward a Ukrainian port. Russia “The Secretary General seizes ships and crew and then expressed NATO’s full support accuses Ukraine of provoca- for Ukraine’s territorial integri- tion???” Volker tweeted. ty and sovereignty, including its Tensions have been build- full navigational rights in its ing over the Kerch Strait, where territorial waters under inter- Russia has built a new bridge national law,” NATO said of that gives it a land connection Stoltenberg’s call. to Crimea. Kiev demanded the return Kiev has accused Moscow of its ships and sailors, of blocking access for denouncing “another act of Ukrainian ships though the armed aggression” by Russia, strait, the only way in and out which annexed Crimea from of the Sea of Azov to the Black Ukraine in 2014. Sea. The Ukrainian military has The European Union been put on high alert and the warned Sunday that tensions in country’s parliament is to vote the Azov Sea and Kerch Strait on a request by Poroshenko to had “increased dangerously” impose martial law for 60 days. and demanded Russia restore Ukraine has also urged its freedom of passage. ( ) *+ ,-. ,/01 ! > I P $ 1 I I +6+.1,27+6 ,*& 2 8 ? > 1.6 ,$+(// , @# / 5 > / S ( 4 ) O ( % 17 @ @ he 50-odd day Mandala Puja at the ) ,, Sabarimala Ayyappa Temple, the *++9 ) climax of 41-day long austerities *A ,, ( by devotees who piously trek 1 ; barefoot through Pampa forest to reachT the shrine, has currently become a spir- ) S # S itual obstacle course for the faithful who have % to suffer shabby sabotage by the State (3 Government that has ruthlessly curtailed transport and civic facilities for pilgrims, while / )S hyperactively facilitating women of the pro- *A ,, $ hibited age-group to ascend the sacred san- ( / ) nidhanam (sanctum sanctorum). Interestingly, in its majority judgement )S of September 2018 allowing women of all ages 0 to enter the temple on grounds of gender ( $ ( equality, the Supreme Court did not actual- ly strike down Rule 6(c) of the Travancore- 4 53 1 $ Cochin Hindu Religious Institutions Act ) (1950, 2018) which prevents entry of women ) aged between 10-50 years to the Sabarimala shrine. Hence, it can be argued that the S Travancore Devaswom Board is duty-bound @ *A ,, ( to implement the rule and prevent women belonging to the said age-group from enter- ing the temple. otherwise treading on tricky has the left thigh folded, his ogy. Especially, as there was no The State Government-dominated Board terrain, leading to complaints of divine consort sits over it; the threat to public order, morality ) $ is refusing to implement its mandate, forc- judicial activism and overreach. folded right leg is for the child. or health. A bunch of busybod- ( ing devotees to brave stressful circum- In the Shirur Mutt case Normally, the deity’s legs are ies with no locus standi had no stances to protect the sanctity of the temple (1954), the Supreme Court crossed. right to tell a religious group B ) and its traditions. When police could mis- enunciated a doctrine of essen- However, Ayyappa Swami’s what rites and ceremonies are ( % behave with Pon Radhakrishnan, Union tial religious practice, and legs are not crossed as he is essential to its practice. ( # Minister of State for Finance, who came as ruled that what constitutes Naishtika Brahmachari (student In my considered view, the a devotee carrying the sacred irumudi kettu the essential part of a religion who accompanies his Guru Court negated its own wisdom 4 ) on his head, the plight of ordinary pilgrims is to be ascertained with refer- everywhere and learns Vedas as defined in the Shirur Mutt ; C can be imagined. Images of women of the tra- ence to the doctrines of that from him) and has no need to case and failed to honour the # ,D8E ) ditionally permitted age-group weeping at the religion itself. It stated that a fold his legs because he has no assertions of the respected $ prospect of the tradition being defiled would religious denomination or wife or offspring. His raised and Thantri regarding the tenets of surely have stunned those who had tried to organisation enjoys complete 52/+89 bound knees deny space to all. the faith, denied his autonomy ‘liberate’ them. autonomy in deciding what 2/@28$,( While divinities sit on to decide its rites and rules, and S $ So far, vigilant devotees have ensured that rites and ceremonies are essen- ), +8*8/ simhasanas (royal thrones), allowed the mischief of non- attention-grabbing women of the prohibit- tial according to its tenets and Ayyappa sits on his feet, on a devotees to prevail over believ- ed age-group do not ascend the sacred 18 no outside authority has any 5$,+58 peetham, in deep meditation, ers. The fact that well-funded 4 steps (pathinettaam padi) to the sannid- jurisdiction to interfere with with eyes open. In this state, he activists flew to Kerala to become > ( ( hanam; many have been halted along the their decision in such matters. 7,#+ 8 (**5 elevates one to the conscious the ‘first’ to shatter the sacred ) route itself. But until the temple opened for Over the years, however, 7(*,#,8/ awareness (observing) state, sat- barrier proves the iconoclastic Mandalam Puja on November 16, it was open experts have observed that chit-ananda, the supreme med- mindset of the group which " for only a few days in all. Such intense vigi- the Court has used this prin- #78/1)+5 itative state. The only other moved the petition. 53 1 4 lance may be difficult to sustain up to January ciple to itself decide what is 7, (5$ deity wearing yogapatta is In S Mahendran vs The $ ( 20-21 and this has heightened tensions “essential” and what is not, in Narasimha in Yoga-Narasimha Secretary, Travancore (1991), among the faithful. A devotee told this writer an interventionist manner. (7( 8,( form, but his legs are crossed and the Supreme Court opined that ( > that while he was there, two women sport- Ayyappa at Sabarimala is a his consort sits on his left thigh. the prohibition of women of a / ;1 $ ing false beards managed to escape scrutiny unique yogi (ascetic); he sits in 57((( ,5* This is the “essential reli- particular age-group was a rea- C # $ >S and reached the sacred steps; they were arddhasana (yogapadasana), a 8, 175 ,( gious practice” and core sancti- sonable restriction and did not stopped with the demand that all men must posture of extreme tapasya ty of the Ayyappa tradition that apply to women as a class. It $S ) ascend the steps bare-chested. (meditation). His knees are bent thousands of devotees, men and noted that the identity of a reli- 4 ) *A ,, ( It would be appropriate for the Supreme upwards, bound to his back by women alike, are fighting to pre- gious denomination consists in ( Court, when hearing review petitions listed ‘yogapatta’ (a belt made of cloth) serve. Only the oceanic depth the identity of its doctrines, for January 22, 2019, to reconsider its deci- with the right hand in and diversity of the Sanatana creeds and tenets, which ensure ) sion to permit women of all ages to visit the Chinmudra (gyan mudra) and Dharma can sprout such subtle the unity of the faith and bind its R S ) ( temple in violation of the specific tenets of the left hand facing downwards and profound forms of divinity. adherents together as one com- Ayyappa worship. The Court is also urged to and resting on the knee. This is They are not easy to compre- munity. It is submitted that the revisit the principles on which it has been rul- a rare yogic posture and symbol- hend, even for the devout, but Court should protect this bond ing on questions of faith. Too many judicial ises the wish of the ascetic to they are worthy of utmost rev- of unity. interventions in recent years appear to be dri- leave no space for anyone to sit erence. The minority verdict of (The writer is Senior Fellow, ven by personal opinions of the honourable on his lap. There is a powerful Justice Indu Malhotra under- Nehru Memorial Museum and justices of the day in effect flouting the symbolism in this posture. stood that the Supreme Court Library; the views expressed are 7- Constitutional separation of powers and even When the seated image of a god should avoid wading into theol- personal) <R ?; 8 : !2? 5 8 # ) *+,* - . / @ + " 0 1 ", ) 3 , B ) , ( , 2 / 3 #,!) 6!<: $!@()*?! :)*! #>>B! &?!!),!:* S K73# K5 K40 K; 4 % 5 1 8 6, " P) ) Sir — This refers to the editori- Sir — It is pleasing that India ) 4 al, “Listen without prejudice” L0 M accepted Pakistan’s invitation ) 6, ) S (November 26). Racism runs L -JM for the Kartarpur event. Really, deep in the minds of Indians. it bodes well for both countries ) ) ) ,++ This is not just against African if a peaceful relationship exists 89 ) 6, ) Q students, but also against their " between them. But any peace own citizens. The physical * " offer from Pakistan must be harassment and mental torture 9 " taken with a pinch of salt. % meted to students from the History is witness to many dis- # - . 89 North-East stand testimony to " tressing examples. India needs to S 1 / the fact. 3 be on guard against certain ele- If Americans are termed ments in Pakistan having a like- 5 “racist” due to stray incidents of 9 ) ly influence on pilgrims and 89 attack upon Indian students 5 =>LM attempts at disrupting commu- 3 studying there, then the assault " , GL " nal harmony. on African nationals or the M Azim / North-Eastern students in * M Mumbai 1 *+,9 ; S 5 . Bengaluru or New Delhi are no % ;*! 6(+ <6 less than racism. It must also be , noted that while many ) " 4 Australian/British goons have ( been sentenced for their barbar- especially Indian women. Stadium complex. Sir — The passing of ad guru # / 4 ic acts, we are yet to hear any Tariq Khan It is also heartening to learn Alyque Padamsee is a great loss news about punishing Indian Chennai that with six gold medals and a to the country. In the 1980s and brutes who dare assault/rape Sir — Mary Kom’s historic win of silver to her kitty, the diminutive 1990s, his jingles that were aired ( their own countrymen. Thus, the sixth gold in the World Mary now stands as the tallest during TV commercial breaks O O instead of beating their own Champions is reflective of her woman boxer in the 17-year-old were a delight. Many ads, such . trumpet of ‘tolerance’ or accus- indomitable spirit and she history of the event and equals as Lalitaji, were out-of-the-box. ing others of practising ‘racism’, deserves to be praised. With this Sir — With her recent win, Mary legendary male boxer Cuban TS Karthik / # / Indians must first learn to clean victory, she has become the most Kom has touched new heights as Felix Savon’s world championship Chennai > 33 ( their own backyard. successful boxer in the history of she claimed her sixth title in the record. $ - 0 S (( ( ? Kajal Chatterjee women’s championship. Mary world women’s boxing champi- FT Mulla #!**!)*66:!!=<>#7?6> Kolkata Kom is an inspiration for all, onships at the Indira Gandhi Secuderabad ( ) *+ ,-. ,/01 "" , A , , +! +! & / ! 4 D & P 7 & 7 @ L L 5 / 3 ,
$7 8= S S Q 1 ((> 9$/ - 6 ! 2 ,9 ) C 0 ! 6 6 1 ) . * P) ) Q # # G) 1 S ( H 4 # S 1 S > $ / 1 P) > $ O SQ # 1! 18 - P ;1 1 Q B @ ( ndia and China concluded the 21st round of 4 ( border talks between November 23 and 24 at # / 1 Ithe beautiful and scenic city of Dujiangyan ( near Chengdu, the capital city of China’s south- ( @ 5 1 western Sichuan Province. From the Indian side, # ;1(1 the talks were led by National Security Advisor ) # Ajit Doval. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi was 1 ( present from the other side. While Doval had led ) $ % # ( the special representatives’ talks with China on ) the border issue thrice, for Wang Yi, this was the first round of talks after he succeeded state coun- 1 cillor Yang Jiechi earlier this year. Wang has )S became the state councillor, a rank higher than ;1 ) # ( the Foreign Minister in the Chinese Government’s +(((89 () hierarchy, much like the fact that Doval now heads ) S the newly-formed Strategic Policy Group (SPG), 1(, , 8 S 1 ) replacing the Cabinet Secretary. (, +(7,$(+5 ;1 The history of India-China border talks can 5$( +(287$(7 # ) be traced back to the 1960s, going back to the years 5*( 5 (5 ) > of Jawaharlal Nehru and Zhou Enlai. Possibly the 82 5*(, G 1 ) first such ‘formal discussion’ between both the 2,*5 (75* countries on the border issue was held in April 4 >H " ;1 7(*5 ,8 8;(75 1960 in New Delhi during Zhou’s visit to India. 1(7,8$89 , ( B The talks failed to resolve disputes, as was ) ( ( +(287$(7 expressed in the press conference of April 25, 1960, $,1/ (), + ) held by Zhou in New Delhi. Two such discussions der areas, shaped by forces of history and Army flag meetings, a summit of the in a “positive, constructive and forward- # S ) also took place in Beijing and Rangoon in 1960 8 1( ,# colonial legacy. working mechanism for Consultation looking” manner. but the outbreak of the 1962 war between India (77, 87,5* Having existed since 2003, the and Coordination on India-China As we look towards the future of 0 ) 4 1 ) # S and China stalled the ongoing talks on the terri- *5, , +( special representative border talks have Border Affairs and the recently agreed India-China border talks, the most con- ) ;1 torial dispute for the next two decades. 57(5+5*57#(*@ played a critical role in India-China upon understanding of issuing “strate- tested and complex issue between both / Some importance was attached to the subject 2((, (75*,($ relations. Over the years, it has played gic guidance to their respective mili- countries faces some major challenges. when the then Chinese Foreign Minister, Huang ), +,7(1( ,;( a “key role”, helping to prevent any taries” to enhance communications and First, over the three decades of border Hua visited New Delhi in June 1981. Seven more major flare-up along the 4,057-km make for effective border management. talks and negotiations from early ref- 4 # S 1/2*, rounds were held from 1981 to 1987. But despite $,8/7( LAC. This remains disputed with both In 2006, during the visit of the then erences to leaving it for future genera- G C 4H expressing “common aspirations for the settlement sides having different perceptions based Indian Defence Minister to China, both tions to an early resolution of the dis- ) ) of India-China border”, nothing concrete as on history and colonial legacy. sides agreed and signed an MoU — the pute in recent times, we have so far I 5 # such was achieved or agreed upon. The dispute Nonetheless, the role of border talks has first ever between the two Defence seen an unwillingness by both sides to 0( 5 1 found “new attention” when both the countries been very significant in maintaining Ministries — calling for high-level move beyond a certain point. The sense 0 agreed to form the Joint Working Group (JWG) “relative stability” of the region. military exchanges, joint exercises, of pessimism on either side has made ) P 1 in 1988 to address this issue. Around 15 rounds Over the years, the special repre- counter-terrorism and anti-piracy the border a “stalemate” in India- J Q 5 of negotiations were held under the JWG mech- sentative talks have been able to reach cooperation. As part of this, both con- China relations. J ) G ( anism from 1988 to 2003. certain agreements between both the cluded their joint military exercise in Second, over a period of time, the @ H ) J While confidence-building measures (CBMs) countries on this particular issue. In Kunming (2007) and Belgaum (2008). India-China dispute, with their compet- dominated the agenda of the early talks of the 2005, both sides reached an agreement Then India participated as Observer ing territorial claims on the border areas, ) . 5 JWG, the focus was shifted to the clarification of on the “political parameters and guid- State in the International Fleet review has largely been internalised within their ( ( the Line of Actual Control (LAC) after 1999. ing principles” for the settlement of at Qingdao (2014), conducted joint public discourse. It has made it complex 1 ( Border talks between both the countries were boundary dispute. Since then, both exercises in Ladakh (2016) and held the to push up the issue towards any mean- 1( RS . rebooted to the existing mechanism of special rep- sides have been engaged in talks on a first India-China meeting on bilateral ingful resolution to the larger acceptance / resentatives in 2003 after Prime Minister Atal framework for boundary settlement security cooperation (2018). In the eco- of the domestic constituency. This, / ) ; Bihari Vajpayee’s visit to China. (second round), followed by the actu- nomic domain, too, between 2000 and backed by overt nationalistic positions 2 (% In between, the Border Peace and Tranquility al demarcation of the border (third 2010, bilateral trade rose 20-fold, mak- from both sides, makes the task even / 1 J Agreement (BPTA) of 1993 has been existing as round). ing it the only area where relations have more challenging and vexatious. And R% S 1 *+,* ( a larger framework for resolving problems bilat- Notably, both sides had agreed thrived. The India-China Strategic third, both the sides seem uncertain erally, through dialogue and negotiation between upon in 2012 that all boundary disputes Economic Dialogue (SED) is in place about the cost-benefit attached with the # S ) # both countries. BPTA was a key step to transform at tri-junction points (with Bhutan, to address concerns of trade deficit and resolution of the border dispute. the LAC into a normal border. First, it sought to Myanmar and Arunachal Pradesh) seek wider economic cooperation To sum up, the border dispute 5 promote peace through specific modes of conduct would be addressed in consultation between the countries. between India and China is undoubt- of the two Armed Forces. Second, it called for with third parties. During the Doklam Despite any key breakthrough, the edly linked with the strategic calcula- ) K I reduction in border deployment forces. stand-off last year in July, India consis- 21st round of special representative tions from both sides, both gauging the % # " For the Chinese, admission, and later discus- tently referred to the 2012 under- talks marks “positive development” consequences of “mutual loss and ;1 $ - C ( sions, on the differences over border issue between standing between the special represen- for both sides. They agreed to “inten- mutual gain” in one way or the other. I ,DA8 1 5 S ( both countries in more than five decades is more tatives on boundary alignment in the sify and advance” negotiation for a “fair, As both look towards any meaningful R S $ % @ 4S or less the formalisation of its stated position and Sikkim sector, objecting to the efforts reasonable and mutually acceptable resolution of the dispute, managing “rel- ) " *++< 1 J ( disapproval of the McMahon Line forming the bor- by the Chinese side to alter the exist- solution” to the disputed boundary. The ative stability” at the border should be / 1 der. For India, the loss of territory to China (1962) ing status quo unilaterally. Wuhan spirit, as agreed upon by Prime the only way to be practised by both # ) ) and its concerns on sovereignty remain the valid Over the years, India and China Minister Narendra Modi and President sides in letter and spirit. expression of national interest. Interestingly, what have built upon a series of military con- Xi Jinping, driving for a broader under- (The writer holds PhD from East %S is commonly referred to as the “border dispute” fidence-building measures to maintain standing, formed the pretext for bor- Asian Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru between both countries manifests itself in two very ‘peace and tranquility’ at the border, der talks. Both the sides reiterated the University and teaches at the University distinct and separate positions towards their bor- which include border personnel and way forward for a future as agreed upon of Delhi) ; A -=
there were a spate of terror attacks from the reported operation across of engagement. The elite civil ser- tiation, we must realise that our Why did the Kashmir Pandits have in Bengaluru and Ahmedabad in the border, nothing substantial has vice of Pakistan inherited a tradi- opponent has a history of denial to bear the consequences of leaving the summer of 2008. The perpetra- been done do arrest the menace of tion where political mud-slinging and hostility. a valley they cherished for decades? tor was the Indian Mujahideen or terrorism. became a pattern. Can we expect the newly- Is it really fair to expect people to the Harkat-ul-Jihad-al-Islam. This As a country, we need to ask In 1958, prior to the coup and inducted Prime Minister of leave their homeland while our should have been a signal that ourselves why our policies have Ayub Khan’s Presidency, a rather Pakistan, Imran Khan, to deliver on political capital, Delhi, stands something more serious was brew- been unsuccessful in addressing the disconcerting pattern emerged. what India wants? Going by his watching the events unravel? ! 1 B ing but that is the very nature of a draconian issue of terror. Why is it Power shifted to the Army and hawkish rhetoric and extreme When one refers to globalisa- gruesome attack. that an average citizen in Kashmir bureaucracy. They say traditions are stance on international matters, tion, a reference is made between One never knows when terror has to endure the brunt of terror hard to bypass. Pakistan’s case we can be certain that nothing the ‘old media’ and the ‘new media’. y most vivid memory of strikes. On the night when the and live in an environment of inse- clearly exemplifies this truth. Anti- much will change. The former refers to radio and cin- ) 8 the 26/11 terror attack was Ahmedabad attack struck, I was curity and fear? Can we not do national elements with a malicious India’s political prowess and ema; whereas the latter is about , Mbeing woken up by a with my friend in Delhi’s Saket, and much more? intent continue to run the show. bureaucracy will try their level satellite television and mobile friend, who told me about the das- when we were witnessing the attack One thing has become abun- What must be understood is best to engage purposefully with phones. Several popular television tardly attacks that unfolded in unfold, his response conveyed a dantly clear in the past 10 years: that the Partition of the Indian sub- our neighbour, but lamentably, the channels were screening the 26/11 Mumbai. My closest friend in col- message of indifference. Little did Pakistan lacks the will and resolve continent was not a one-off event. same story will repeat itself. If attacks. It will be hard to deny that lege faced his untimely demise he know that he would be a victim, to articulate and resolve its internal What happened in 1947 had irre- Imran Khan can suggest that in this case, the new media cost the that day. Ever since, I have closely a few months later. That was not mess. The recent terror attack versible repercussions. Following Prophet Mohammad got more hapless denizens of Mumbai their observed the political economy of surprising. How many of us will directed against the Chinese con- the 1971 war, which led to the cre- mention in history than Jesus lives. May the bereaved souls rest in terror. So closely that terror is really imagine being embroiled in sulate in Karachi reflects a deeper ation of Bangladesh, more chal- Christ, then this exhibits a profound peace. They often use the proverb: mostly what I write about. a situation where we can become a problem which the country is strug- lenges emerged. How does one misunderstanding of history. Can Spare the rod and spoil the child. What is unnerving is that little victim of terror? gling to admit. identify the threats? he really lead the nation forward? India has been practising this for seems to have changed in the past Not much has changed in As Ian Talbot points out in his The Indian administration can Should the Modi Government decades with its neighbour. May be, 10 years. India may have adopted a Pakistan since 2008. One had hoped remarkable account of nation- begin by recognising that a cookie engage in a fruitful dialogue with it’s time to refocus and engage in a ) 8 hawkish stand against jihadi terror that a weak UPA Government building in Pakistan in his widely cutter formula does not apply for Pakistan? discussion which will help us re- emanating from across the border would be succeeded by a bolder read book, India and Pakistan every country. We may be able to India has condoned two impor- align our foreign policy in the best but this strategy has not curbed the Government at the Centre, which (Inventing the Nation), the Army negotiate effectively with France but tant signals. The insurgency in the interest of national security. menace of terrorism. would curb the alarming rise in ter- and the bureaucracy have been not with another country. For all late 1980s should have been gauged (The writer is a socio-economic For those of us who remember, ror in the Kashmir valley. 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<+- Q4;+ 11 R -=6 people could never be the “spending money to purchase 0+57#75 friends of the society. “They voters’ allegiance but I will 2 who divide people can never be advise you all to accept their s the dates for the much the friends of the society. They cash but vote according to Thiruvananthapuram: The Ahyped BJP-sponsored Rath only thrive on division and not your conscience,” she said. Kerala unit of the CPM on Yatras drew near and as the saf- unity,” the Chief Minister said She said that during 2014 > Monday suspended PK Sasi fron outfit campaigned intense- alleging the BJP was importing election campaigns, the BJP had for six months from its pri- ly in the interior areas for its people from Jharkhand to cre- promised to bring back black mary membership for misbe- success, Bengal Chief Minister ate disturbance in Bengal. money stashed away in foreign 48*45 5 The rallies could be held having with a woman member, Mamata Banerjee on Monday “In Jharkhand the tribal banks so that they could be dis- at Durgapur, somewhere in a communique said. launched a vitriolic attack on lands are being usurped. But in tributed among the poor, “but rime Minister Narendra Birbhum district and Malda or The decision was taken the “divisive forces that sell gods Bengal we have proper land nothing has happened” since PModi will address four mass Siliguri in North Bengal, here after a meeting examined in the market for votes,” calling laws in place so that the lands then. “Now they (BJP) are trying meetings during the course of Ghosh said adding the names a detailed probe report sub- them “not the devotees of Lord belonging to the tribals cannot to use black money to spread the Rath Yatras in Bengal, State of the venue were tentative mitted by a party committee Ram but the worshippers of be taken away,” Banerjee said canards and divide people.” party president Dilip Ghosh and would be fixed finally consisting Law Minister AK (demon king) Ravan.” rally presumably on January 23. political mileage and votes.” alleging “they (BJP) are send- Reminding how 12,000 said on Monday, adding the after sometime. Balan and Kannur Lok Sabha The BJP had of late inten- Speaking to a huge crowd If they (read the BJP) pray ing people from Jharkhand to farmers had committed suicide proposed rallies would be in The State BJP will take member PK Sreemathi. sified its campaign for the at Jhargram, Banerjee said Lord Ram then “we pray to create disturbance here.” in (BJP-ruled State) addition to the final one that out three Rath (chariot) Yatras The Communist Party of three Rath Yatras scheduled to “some people were trying to Mother Goddess Durga who Attacking the Modi Maharashtra alone she said Modi would address at Brigade from Ganga Sagar, Birbhum India-Marxist communique said commence from three places , divide India for political Lord Ram worshipped and Government for “numerous her Government on the con- Parade Ground in Kolkata pre- and Coochbehar. The three the Shornur legislator had not Ganga Sagar, Birbhum and mileage by causing riots among took blessings from before scams” Banerjee said “this trary “has arranged for kisan sumably on January 23. Yatras will commence on behaved befitting his stature Coochbehar, in the month of various communities in the going to Lanka” Banerjee Government is tainted with credit cards, waived land taxes “The Prime Minister him- December 5, 7 and 9 and will and position while speaking to December. All the Yatras will name of Lord Ram.” But fact to reminded alleging the BJP scams from Gas scam to Jan for the farmers besides spend- self has expressed his willing- be inaugurated by BJP presi- the woman and hence the action be inaugurated by party pres- be told these “riot-mongers” Governments had actually Dhan scam. Wait and you will ing huge amount on people- ness to address these rallies in dent Amit Shah. was being taken. After the ident Amit Shah and will cul- were not the devotees of Ram failed in all fronts and hence “to so how many more cats tum- friendly projects like the course of the Yatras,” Ghosh “The Prime Minister has Congress and the BJP cried foul, minate in the historic Brigade she asserted saying “they are cloak its failures it is fanning up ble out of the bag.” Kanyashree, Rupashree, Sabuj said adding the State party already addressed a rally at Sreemathi told the media that the parade Ground in Kolkata actually the worshippers of communal hatred to divide Accusing the saffron camp Saathi regardless of the debt was elated and was in touch Midnapore, now we want him probe conducted was proper. where Prime Minister Ravan who have descended to people and garner vote.” for using money power to gar- burden we have to serve worth with the Prime Minister’s office to address similar meetings in "We found out that there Narendra Modi will address a sell gods and divinity to earn Those who divided the ner votes she said the BJP was 48,000 crore per year.” for the purpose. other places,” Ghosh said. was merit in her complaint and the party has taken the action," she said."I don't think she will .A approach the police as she has (& !! " full faith in our party," Sreemathi added. The woman member had to write to party General Secretary # 6 "( Sitaram Yechury after her D August complaint to the State leadership did not yield action. 05 / Srinagar: Scores of people on lantry in August 7,5#57 Tayyeba outfits. at Batagund village of Tral in In November, she wrote to Monday participated in the 2007 and in Shops, business establish- south Kashmir. Sources said Yechury that she had lost faith ours after BSF officers last rites of slain local army sol- August 2018,” said ormal life came to a grind- ments, schools and colleges terrorists lobbed a grenade in the state leadership as even Hattended a commandant dier Lance Naik Nazir Ahmed army spokesman. Ning halt in Kashmir Valley remained closed and vehicular towards Ghulam Muhammad after three months there had level flag meeting with their Wani, who was killed during an “The slain Late on Monday in response to a movement was affected in most Mir’s house who has contested been no action against Sasi. Pakistani counterparts in encounter at Batagund village Lance Naik Nazir shutdown call by separatists parts of the Valley. assembly elections unsuccess- She also pointed out that Ramgarh sector of Samba in of Shopian on Sunday. The sol- Ahmed Wani against a spree of terrorist and The authorities deployed fully in 2008. despite her complaint, Sasi was Jammu frontier, BSF jawans late dier had been twice awarded (SM), was 38 years civilian killings. The terrorists police and paramilitary per- Sources said that militants seen sharing a stage with Chief on Monday evening foiled an Sena Medal. old and had joined launched attacks at three vil- sonnel in strength to prevent also struck at Pinglish and Minister Pinarayi Vijayan. infiltration bid by a group of Reports said soon after the the Army in 2004. lages in Tral sub-district of any possible protest against Kuchmulla villages targeting a The action came just a day four infiltrators in the area. body of slain soldier reached He belonged to south Kashmir targeting main- the killings. panchayat election candidate ahead of the Kerala Assembly To confuse BSF jawans his native village, scores of village Check stream political workers a day Officials said the situation and a security petrol. session on Tuesday. IANS deployed along the people gathered and partici- $ 3 . . 5# ) Ashmuji of ahead of the fourth phase of remained peaceful through- International border Pak pated in funeral prayers. $ ! /# Kulgam tehsil, panchayat polls. out the Valley. The train ser- rangers had also fired two An army spokesman in a /# and is survived by The Joint Resistance vices were suspended by the sniper shots targeting BSF statement said, “In a solemn cer- his wife and two Leadership (JRL) comprising railway authorities in view of jawans at the Kandral border emony at Badamibagh Cantt, Lt bullet injuries during a gunfight children,” he said. Syed Ali Geelani, Mirwaiz the security concerns. post around 6.10 p.m Gen AK Bhatt, XV Corps at Batagund village in Shopian “The mortal remains of the Umar Farooq and Muhammad The JRL has called for 587$,# 8#78/$ Commander and all ranks, paid district. He was provided imme- deceased were taken for last rites Yasin Malik had called for day- shutdown on Tuesday in the 7(187 59 (78 ,,# homage to the soldier on behalf diate first aid and evacuated to to his native place, where he was long shutdown against the areas going for polls in the of a proud nation. In a show of 92 Base hospital, but unfortu- laid to rest with full military killing of 18 persons in a span fourth phase of nine-phased /1( ($ 8;( ( 89 solidarity, representatives from nately succumbed to his injuries. honours. In this hour of grief, of three days in the Valley dur- Panchayat elections, appeal- ,9,* 75 875*8# +( other security agencies also “The Braveheart from the Army stands in solidarity ing separate incidents of vio- ing people to stay away from , (75 ,85*287$(7 +( joined in to pay their last Kulgam district of south with the bereaved family of the lence. They included 13 ter- the polls. *85*298 5$(7+5$ respects to the deceased.” Kashmir was a highly decorated slain and remains committed to rorists belonging to Hizbul Meanwhile, terrorists 5*(7 ($5** +(( 7@ Late Lance Naik Nazir soldier and had been twice their dignity and well-being,” the Mujahideen, Jaish-e- hurled a grenade towards the Ahmed Wani (SM), sustained awarded Sena medal for gal- spokesman said. PNS Muhammad and Lashkar-e- residence of a Congress leader 18, ,8 898,*5@ ,9,* 75 ,82,$ In response, the BSF 0 5#$P /P jawans also opened fire to prevent armed infiltrators from sneaking inside the & 2(#5*/7/ died on Sunday. He was 85 and ing the Lok Sabha polls next Naagarahaavu and kicked off onym for success. During his Indian territory. admitted in a Bengaluru hospi- year one last time. He had his career in a splendid man- career, he shared with the "Our jawans fired some he last rites of Jaffer Sharief tal after his health deteriorated written a letter to senior State ner. Thereafter, went on to act Kollywood legend Rajinikanth shots in response following Tand Ambareesh were per- last week. Sharief has been Congress leaders expressing in several popular films and and remained one of his clos- which the four infiltrators formed in Bengaluru on credited with changing the face his wish to contest from the this helped him become a syn- est friends. retracted inside the Pakistani Monday with full state hon- of the railways in the country. Bengaluru North con- territory", official sources said. ours. Lakhs of fans bid farewell He had close association with stituency. However, the According to ground to the veteran actor and also Gandhi family. Born on 3 Congress leaders had dis- reports, after noticing suspect- huge fans attended the funer- November 1933 in Challakere couraged Sharief from pur- ed movement of infiltrators al of Jaffer Sharief. Congress in Chitradurga district of suing this request. along the International border leaders Gulam Nabi azad, Karnataka, Sharief was one of “It is a day of tragedy for the local BSF commander had Sushil Kumar Shinde, the senior most leaders of the the Congress party, with alerted all the sentry positions Venugopal, Chief Minister HD Congress and has been an eight- another senior, loved & to foil any infiltration bid. Kumaraswamy, Siddaramaiah, time member of parliament. respected member of our fam- According to intelligence HD Devegowda, BS Sharief was first elected to ily in Karnataka, Shri Jaffer reports, "large number of infil- Yeddyurappa of the BJP and the 5th Lok Sabha in 1971 and Sharief Ji, passing away today. trators in small groups have other leaders cutting across served as the Minister of State My condolences to his fami- been brought closer to the party lines attended the last for railways first from 1980- ly, friends & supporters in International border to push rites of Sharieff. 84. He later handled central their time of grief,” Congress them inside the Indian borders The death of former railway portfolios like irrigation and president Rahul Gandhi wrote by the terrorist handlers". minister CK Jaffer Sharief and coal among other important on Twitter. Meanwhile, the entire bor- film superstar turned politi- roles in several committees of MH Ambareesh, 66, pop- der belt is already kept in a State cian MH Ambareesh has left the Government. From 1991- ularly known as Ambrishanna of high alert following regular void in Karnataka politics. 95, he served as India’s died on Saturday night fol- movement of suspected infil- Former Union Railway Minister Railway Minister. lowing a heart attack at a pri- trators close to the and one of the senior most Sharief, whose electoral vate hospital in Bengaluru. International border across Congress leaders from outing was in 2009, had He had made his big screen Jammu frontier. Karnataka, CK Jaffer Sharief, expressed his interest in fight- debut in 1972 with the cut film ( ) *+ ,-. ,/01 G
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: 7 ' ! ed. reserves at 7 percent are high- ( " prises fresh issuance of equity 84@8 warrants, which can result in " " " Giving a break-up, the er than the BRICS (excluding ! shares worth up to 125 crore, heavier penalties. The cur- ! "" ' report said 1.05 trillion can India) average of 2 percent, it besides, an offer of sale up to itsubishi Motors execu- rent allegations could see be transferred if the contin- said, adding the revaluation ($ 31.64 lakh scrips by promoters Mtives on Monday ousted Ghosn facing 10 years behind "" gency reserve is capped at 3.5 reserves are also on the high- and other shareholder. Carlos Ghosn as chairman bars and/or a 10-million-yen ' percent of the RBI book. It er side relative to BRICS cen- ) ( In the offer for sale, pro- following his shock arrest for fine. " ' further said this level will be tral banks. * 7 ' moters — Janak Shah and Maya alleged financial misconduct, Separately, Kyodo has &! 0 75 percent higher than the As per a press statement Shah — and private equity fund capping a stunning fall from reported that Nissan paid average of BRICS economies, after the nine-hour marathon "& "" Jacob Ballas will sell shares. grace for the tycoon credited $100,000 annually since 2002 ( ! " excluding India. board meeting, the The IPO is expected to with saving the scandal-hit to Ghosn’s sister for a fictive & Additional forms of trans- Government and RBI will be fetch 450 crore, merchant Japanese firm. “advisory” role. fers can include 1.16 trillion jointly deciding on the panel ()$(*+, banking sources said. The move follows Ghosn’s And the Mainichi from the contingency reserves constitution and also its terms Proceeds of the issue will sacking as chairman of Nissan Shimbun reported on Monday / 25, if one restricts to yield rise of of reference. s many as three companies be used for payment of out- as he faces questioning in a that Ghosn used Nissan’s cor- 4.5 percent as against 9 per- Following widespread A— Inventia Healthcare, standing borrowings availed by Tokyo detention centre over kilometres apart. porate money to pay a dona- he Reserve Bank has cent at present. criticism from many quarters, Metropolis Healthcare and the company and for other gen- claims he under-reported his A seven-person Nissan tion to his daughter’s univer- T“more than adequate” Limiting the appreciation finance minister Arun Jaitley Xelpmoc Design and Tech — eral corporate purposes. salary to the tune of $44 mil- board decided unanimously sity and also charged family reserves and that it can trans- cover in RBI’s currency and had said over the weekend have received markets regula- ICICI Securities and lion over several years. on Thursday to jettison the trips to the company. fer over 1 trillion to the gold revaluation account to 25 that Government did not need tor Sebi’s approval to float ini- Centrum Capital will manage “During today’s board once-revered leader “based Both Ghosn and Kelly Government after a specially percent (53.25 per USD) will any support from the RBI’s tial public offerings. the company’s initial share-sale. meeting, it was decided that he on the copious amount and have reportedly denied the constituted panel identifies release about 72,000 crore to reserves for the next six With this, the total compa- Metropolis Healthcare’s is dismissed as chairman,” the compelling nature of the evi- allegations. the “excess capital”, says a the Government, it said. months. However, multiple nies getting clearance from the IPO will see an offer for sale of firm said in a statement fol- dence of misconduct present- Nissan’s current CEO report. It also said capping the reports had claimed that the Securities and Exchange Board up to 50,17,868 equity shares by lowing a gathering that lasted ed,” said a company Hiroto Saikawa told staff on An RBI board meeting overall reserves at 20 percent government is eyeing the extra of India (Sebi) to launch IPO Sushil Kanubhai Shah and up just over an hour. spokesman. Monday he was “shocked” at had last on Monday decided of the RBI’s book as against cash which will help it in the has reached 73 so far this year. to 1,02,51,816 equity shares by The 64-year-old Brazil- Meanwhile, further claims his former mentor’s alleged to form a committee, which is 28.3 percent now and higher run-up to the elections. Xelpmoc Design obtained CA Lotus Investments. born Frenchman rode to continued to leak out in the misconduct. likely to be announced later than 18 percent recommend- This comes amidst falling “observations” from the mar- JM Financial, Credit Suisse Mitsubishi Motors’ rescue in Japanese media of Ghosn’s At a 45-minute meeting this week. ed by the Usha Thorat panel GST collections and little bor- kets regulator on November 20, Securities (India), Goldman 2016 when the firm was bat- alleged misconduct. attended by hundreds of staff “We expect the proposed will be able to release 3.11 rowing window left for the while Inventia Healthcare and Sachs (India), HDFC Bank tered by a fuel efficiency cheat- Officially, prosecutors are at the firm’s Yokohama HQ committee on the RBI’s eco- trillion. Government, as it has already Metropolis Healthcare received and Kotak Mahindra Capital ing scandal, tying it to his looking into allegations that he and broadcast internally to nomic capital framework The statutes do not pro- used up close to 96 percent of the same on November 22, lat- Company are the managers to Nissan-Renault alliance and conspired with another exec- other sites, Saikawa stressed (ECF) to identify 1-3 trillion hibit transfer of excess capital borrowings as of end October. est update with Sebi showed. the issue. turning its fortunes around. utive, American Greg Kelly, to that the scandal should not which is 0.5-1.6 per cent of to the Government, it said, By taking the money from the These three companies had Xelpmoc Design and Tech Together, the three-way understate his income by affect day-to-day operations. GDP as excess capital,” ana- pointing out that the RBI Act RBI, the Government will filed their respective draft doc- plans to raise 23 crore through alliance is the world’s top- around five billion yen ($44 Saikawa, who rose lysts at Bank of America places no bar as long as only increase its fiscal deficit, uments with the markets the IPO and funds raised selling car company, with million) between June 2011 through the Nissan ranks Merrill Lynch said in a note Government maintains 5 as it will have to issue bonds watchdog during August- through the issue will be used some 10.6 million vehicles and June 2015. under Ghosn’s wing, has on Monday. crore of reserve funds under to the central bank. September. to purchase IT hardware and rolling off the production line. But the Asahi Shimbun already spoken of his “great The brokerage report said Sec 46 of the RBI Act. The Government for the The Sebi’s observations are networking equipment for its It employs around 450,000 said authorities are planning to resentment and dismay” at as per its stress tests, the cen- While Section 47 enjoins second year in a row has necessary for any company to development centres in people worldwide. re-arrest him on charges of the allegations and told staff he tral bank can transfer 1 tril- the RBI to credit its annual pegged fiscal deficit at 3.3 per launch public issues such as ini- Hyderabad and Kolkata, as But the future of the tie-up understating his income by a felt a “sense of powerlessness” lion to the Government if the surplus to the national exche- cent of GDP this fiscal year. tial public offer (IPO), follow- well as for its working capital is now uncertain as the talis- further three billion yen — for in the current situation. transfer is limited to passing quer, after provisions, it does Many analysts are expecting on public offer (FPO) and requirements. manic Ghosn was seen as the a total of $71 million — for the According to local media, excess contingency reserve not place any restrictions on Government to overshoot this rights issue. ITI Capital is the sole glue binding together a frac- following three fiscal years. Nissan formed a “secret” cell and can go up to 3 trillion further transfers, it added. by at least 20-30 bps by Going by the draft papers, book-running lead manager tious Franco-Japanese alliance Under Japanese law, sus- within the firm to look into the if the total capital is includ- The RBI’s contingency March. Inventia Healthcare’s IPO com- to the issue. with headquarters 10,000 pects can face additional arrest alleged financial misdeeds. 2 # # .21 5#, . # $ + 0B/ 2 6 A1 $ J>S , 5 7,5#57 who is on the brink of losing role of the State Government / 25, and housing finance companies ficient interest from banks, as eyesight. We too are humans in controlling the bank would 7 , (HFCs), a move aimed to a PCE provider in the near- 5 # he National Conference and should be treated like create too many issues and it he Reserve Bank of India’s enhance their liquidity posi- term, due to their lower desire T(NC) took out a protest ones. The killing of inno- would become like “a concu- ()$(*+, T(RBI) move to allow partial tion. to take standard senior expo- ()$(*+, march here on Monday cents in Kashmir is further bine of politicians and bureau- credit enhancement (PCE) to According to a report by sure of NBFCs or HFCs under demanding an end to civilian alienating Kashmiris,” he said, crats”. ew Holland Agriculture, a bonds issued by non-banking India Rating and Research, the the prevailing market condi- oMAGIC Technologies killings and rollback of the asking the Government to “Bringing the J-K Bank Nbrand of CNH Industrial, finance and housing finance RBI circular comes at the time tions,” the report said. Macquires Spice Mobility’s Governor administration’s stop such killings. under RTI has both positive has initiated a three-year pro- companies may not generate when the overall NBFC sector It expects that PCE-backed entire equity stake of 49% in decision to treat the J&K Bank On the recent decision and negative ramifications ject, in partnership with the interest from banks due to the is facing liquidity concerns bond issuances by NBFCs and AdGyde Solutions Pvt. Ltd., as as a Public Sector on the J&K Bank, the NC gen- and measures must be taken Indian Council of Agricultural tight liquidity, says a report. and banks are highly selective HFCs, which are subordinated part of its long-term strategy of Undertaking (PSU). eral secretary said the special to ensure that bringing J-K Research (ICAR) and the The RBI, on November 2, about providing additional instruments for banks, will transitioning into a robust dig- The State Administrative status of Jammu and Kashmir Bank under RTI helps in Indian Agricultural Research permitted banks to provide lending or renew their existing take time to take off. ital marketing (mobile) solutions Council (SAC) under the was “under attack”. bringing accountability and Institute (IARI), which PCE to bonds issued by sys- facilities. The report said the move is provider with technological chairmanship of Governor “First, they attacked our transparency in the bank launched the initiative with tematically important NBFCs “There may not be any suf- likely to improve funding edge, in South East Asia region. Satya Pal Malik approved last financial autonomy through rather creating more issues,” the aim of helping farmers access for entities rated IND A AdGyde is a Mobile Apps Thursday the proposal for GST regime and now by he said. towards an eco-friendly uses of or lower. Analytics Platform Solution, treating the Jammu and turning J&K bank into a The AIP president asked crop residue. RBI has said the proceeds launched in the year 2017, as a Kashmir Bank Limited as a PSU. The people of Kashmir when other commercial banks India generates some 620 from the bonds backed by joint venture between Spice PSU. would not tolerate any such do not have to submit their million tons of crop residue PCE from banks should only Digital Limited (subsidiary of According to officials, the attack on our autonomy,” annual reports to Parliament, annually, which has significant be utilised for refinancing the Spice Mobility) and SAC approved that the provi- Sagar said. why should the J&K Bank be nutrient potential. The dis- existing debt of the NBFC-ND- MoMAGIC Technologies. sions of the Jammu and Meanwhile, Awami “left to the mercy of state leg- posal of crop residue, gener- SIs/HFCs. AdGyde, is Indian startup Kashmir Right to Information Ittehad Party (AIP) led by islature”? ated in large quantities, has The report said this has the with robust, real-time, accurate Act, 2009 shall be applicable Sheikh Abdul Rashid held a “The decision is political- become a hazard as a result of potential of reducing refinanc- and transparent app attribution to the bank like other PSUs. sit-in here Monday to protest ly motivated and desperate on-farm burning which ing risk for issuers, given insur- tracking and analytics tool, in Besides, the bank shall follow the decision to treat the J&K attempt to bulldoze the auton- reduces land productivity due ance/mutual funds may be able an easy to integrate SDK, that CVC guidelines. Bank as a PSU. omy of the bank. Let people to its negative effects. Crop- to participate in the offerings monitors and reports analyti- On Monday, led by party Scores of AIP workers not forget that Governor’s residue burning also results in with enhanced ratings. cal data about app installs and general secretary Ali holding placards in their statement over backdoor haze, leading to the outbreak The guidelines on PCE in-app user behavior that helps Mohammad Sagar, NC work- hands assembled outside the recruitment in J&K Bank was of breathing ailments, partic- extended to NBFCs/HFCs for app marketers, re-work their ers and leaders carried out the J&K Bank corporate office more aimed at clearing the ularly in northern India. The bonds issuances require a min- digital outreach strategy. protest march from the party and shouted slogans against barriers to take control of the on-farm burning of crop imum debt maturity period of “MoMAGIC is expanding headquarters Nawa-i-Subah the SAC decision. bank by the Government and residues has intensified in three years. at an aggressive pace in the and shouted slogans against Talking to reporters, less related to the backdoor recent years as low cost and Digital Ad Tech sector and the the government to protest the Rashid said the Governor “has entries,” he said. easily adaptable technologies integration of AdGyde into killing of civilians and the no constitutional and moral He said the decision for its handling and manage- MoMAGIC, is part of our move concerning the J&K mandate to bulldoze” the would badly hamper the ment are unavailable, and the strategy to offer not only AI bank. autonomy and credibility of functioning of the bank and window between harvesting and Big Data driven mobile The protest culminated the J&K Bank. even ordinary customers one crop and sowing the next marketing services in the Ad at the corporate headquarters “While no other State would start losing faith in the is extremely short. Tech space but also provide the of the Jammu and Kashmir Government owns a bank, credibility, integrity and effi- In order to prevent the inter -linked solutions sought Bank on M A Road here. the J&-K bank is an exception. ciency of the bank. resultant pollution, this three- by brand heads and marketers Speaking to reporters, Turning it into PSU means not He appealed for a vast year project is focused on such as monitoring, reviewing Sagar said “a war has been only eroding its autonomous consensus between various researching and developing a and detecting of fraud traffic waged against the unarmed character, but laying a political parties and trade sustainable and economically- and inventory,” Arun Gupta, Kashmiris”. roadmap to make it like any organizations to force the viable crop residue manage- Founder & CEO, MoMAGIC “A 20-month-old infant is other failed PSU,” he said. Governor regime to rollback ment strategy in the form of a Technologies. being targeted with pellets Rashid said increasing the the decision. sustainable business model.
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Bayern was held to a 3-3 draw at home by promoted Fortuna Duesseldorf - a 1 2 63 2 5 5 relegation candidate - on Saturday, Group leader Juventus hosts Valencia and will and is already well behind resurgent " ( / would have won without first-half saves from be through with a draw or if Manchester United Borussia Dortmund. A seventh straight Anthony Lopes. loses at home to Young Boys. title is appearing increasingly unlikely. '" City has recovered well in Group F since that United coach Jose Mourinho is again under Kovac has a point to prove when his (( ! " initial loss to Lyon, winning pressure after poor results. team hosts Benfica, though a draw will '& (GG three straight games - scoring 11 6 :/ , 7 - , Since beating Juventus 2-1 in be enough to ensure progress to the next goals - to move three points )<&( ! Turin, United has been taken round. ' ") ' clear. A win in France would apart in the Manchester derby A look at the four Champions clinch top spot. *&/2.&&.2*1 by fierce rival City and then, in League groups on ( 7 Lyon would be through its first game back after the Tuesday = /, , > @& &" ( with a win. international break, held to a lackluster 0-0 home )<&( ! Hoffenheim hosts Shakhtar Donetsk in the draw by Crystal Palace in the Premier League. ! " other group game. United heads into Tuesday's game with sec- Bayern seems to *&/2.& &.2*1 & ond place in the group, two points behind Juventus be a shadow of its for- and two clear of Valencia. mer self after twice letting a two-goal lead slip Madrid's early season troubles are back after Valencia, which will be out of contention if against Duesseldorf. Kovac's position is under AEK Athens away in the earlier game. the demoralizing loss to Eibar. The team's attack it doesn't win and United does, will be wary of threat unless he can coax the side into the kind Benfica, on four points, needs to beat Bayern is under scrutiny after failing to make up for an even more motivated Cristiano Ronaldo. of performances it delivered at the start of the to maintain any hope of a top-two finish. Ronaldo's departure for Juventus, while its The Juventus forward is still smarting from season, when it scored 19 goals in its opening defense is among the worst in Spain. Madrid has his sending off against Valencia in September - seven games - all victories - including the already conceded 19 goals in 13 Spanish league his first ever red card in the Champions League. German Supercup win over Eintracht Frankfurt. Manchester City can qualify for the knock- matches. Ronaldo is the all-time leading scorer in the Bayern president Uli Hoeness, who previ- out stage with a draw in Lyon and is aiming to Madrid and Roma are level on nine points and Champions League with 121 goals, and got off the ously said he would defend Kovac "to the hilt," avenge a 2-1 loss at home to the French team, its seem assured of progress from Group G. The mark for Juventus in the competition last time out. appears to have changed his tune after saying only loss so far in any competition this season. Italian club will be through with a draw, or if CSKA Valencia appears to have finally put its strug- on Saturday that club officials would sit down Lyon's confidence-building 1-0 derby win over Moscow fails to beat Plzen in the earlier group gles in the past. After winning only one of its first after Benfica's visit to see "how things should Saint-Etienne last Friday showed both the good game. 13 matches, the Spanish club has won four of its continue." and bad sides of Bruno Genesio's inconsistent Roma will need to bounce back swiftly from last five games in all competitions. Bayern, which leads Group E with 10 points team. Saturday's loss at Udinese. The 1-0 defeat was the The 22-year-old striker Santi Mina has been from four games, would top the group with a win City coach Pep Guardiola will have noted that third time this season Roma has lost to a team near key for Valencia recently, having scored six goals over Benfica if Ajax, on eight points, fails to beat Saint-Etienne repeatedly breached Lyon's lines and the bottom of the standings. in his last five matches. ,&>=. -+ ><= ?# -2E Montevideo: /":< B begins its campaign against Thailand on #J"- " 157, Uruguay last week, while Neymar hurt January 6 in Abh Dhabi. -"- a groin playing for Brazil the same As per the October FIFA Rankings, ) aris Saint-Germain's teenage super- night. Both players watched from the Oman is ranked 84th in comparison to R Pstar Kylian Mbappe feels for all the stands as PSG laboured to a 1-0 win India's 97th. 1 0 Qatar-owned club's huge investments over Toulouse at the weekend. The Indian team head coach Stephen # in recent years, they will need the An injury to Neymar cost Paris Constantine said that Oman will be sim- breaks to fall their way if they are to dear against Real Madrid in the ilar to Bahrain and UAE in playing style, finally fulfill their dream of winning the Champions League last season, and both of whom India will be facing in the Champions League. they will be desperate to have both play- group stage of AFC Asian Cup. # :". 9 The French giants face Liverpool in ers fit. "Oman will be in some ways very sim- a crunch group game at the Parc des Mbappe, meanwhile, knows exact- ilar to Bahrain and UAE which is why we , # :" Princes on Wednesday, when a defeat ly what it takes at this level, having ()$(*+, wanted to play them so that we can get a . 0 + N= could end their hopes of even reaching starred in France's glorious World good idea of what we are going to face in -N the knockout rounds, unthinkable for Cup campaign in Russia, scoring in the he Indian football team will play the group stages," he said. a club with their ambitions. 4-2 final win over Croatia. Tagainst Oman on December 27 in Abu "It's now a question of trying to estab- They may have won all 14 Ligue 1 Mbappe — who turns 20 next Dhabi just before the start of its AFC Asian lish a rhythm and making sure we all know games this season under new coach month — believes PSG can learn from Cup campaign in the United Arab what we have to do. In our last game F Thomas Tuchel — meaning a success- France's campaign in Russia, and sees Emirates, the national federation said on against Jordan, the circumstances were Changzhou: ful defence of the domestic title is their 4-3 win over Argentina in the last Monday. exceptional and that was a good learning 5 D": ) B + inevitable — but PSG underperformed 16 as a reference point. This will be the third match for India experience for all the players." )3+ in a 3-2 defeat in Liverpool. in order to win a competition you need "At the World Cup, during the as part of its preparations against a team India last played Oman in the FIFA ) Two draws against Napoli fol- things to click into place," Mbappe said. group stage, nobody thought we would that is taking part in the January 5- 2018 World Cup Qualifiers (in 2015) and lowed, and now another defeat against It is not just on the field that PSG go on to win it," said the forward. February 1 Asian Cup, to be held in three lost 1-2 in Bengaluru and 0-4 in Muscat. J= Jurgen Klopp's side and a win for need things to go their way, with Tuchel "I had said our aim was to win it cities of the UAE. Constantine said his team is a "com- C) Napoli against Red Star Belgrade at the currently sweating on the fitness of both and people laughed at me a bit. So it India had drawn goal-less with China pletely different" outfit now. ) same time would send Paris packing. Mbappe and Neymar for Wednesday's can be difficult to look too far forward, while losing to Jordan 0-1 in its earlier two "After 3 years, we are a completely dif- C "We have struggled a bit so far, but game. all the more so in the Champions matches. ferent team and I believe we are getting bet- 5 5 5 we are still in the running and we have Mbappe came off with a shoulder League where there are so many match- India is placed in Group A in the Asian ter. It should be a great game for us," said $ our fate in our own hands. I think that injury during France's friendly against es." Cup while Oman is in Group F. India Constantine. ( # 2 1 3; 2 --"" 3; 7 1 4! !4 !> 4%+ ! +& ., = B 2 5 5 5 # 0 >! 4: >!4+%7 1/( -38 uoyed by their new found attack- Empoli: 5 " ( *,**( Bing prowess, a resurgent FC Pune ="- :." City would look to notch up another 5 5 roatia dethroned holders France to win win when they take on NorthEast 7 9 Cthe Davis Cup for the second time as United FC in ISL football fixture here 5 == J: Marin Cilic beat Lucas Pouille in straight on Tuesday. 5 + + sets to seal the victory. Even though it seems quite unlike- + 3 5 * Cilic won 7-6 (7/3), 6-3, 6-3 to secure ly, Pune, on five points from eight # ( 5 the title for Croatia for the first time since matches, were hoping to turn their for- -": 5 2005. tunes with a good run of results to pro- 5 5 Pouille took Cilic to a tie-break in the pel them further in contention for a ( % first set on the indoor clay in Lille but could ! play-off spot. << , NJ 5 not mount a challenge in the next two, los- The international break seemed to 0 , ing in two hours, 19 minutes. "I played a pretty good match but Cilic have given Pune some hope as they ( It meant Croatia won all three singles was better than me in every department. finally managed to register " matches in straight sets with the scheduled Last year I cried tears of joy. This year I their first win by beating 4/ , :"4 fifth match between Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and cried because I was sad." Jamshedpur FC last week. ;<&( ! for the very first at Balewadi. Pune could build a Borna Coric a dead rubber. France won a It was an especially sweet moment for The Stallions have also been 261 +*12 time in five sea- momentum from here onwards, while single match, in the doubles. Cilic. In the 2016 final, he also played the boosted with the signing of sons. NorthEast — being the dark horse this G "It's just a dream weekend, we all first reverse singles with Croatia a point star striker Iain Hume, who Interestingly, season — could go one step further to Mumbai: @ 5 0 dreamed of playing this well all weekend," ahead, but lost in five sets to Juan Martin coming out of a long injury showed unlike the earlier seasons, NorthEast cement their place in top four. /-= said Cilic. "We did not even concede a ser- del Potro and Argentina went on to win 3- flashes of brilliance in his brief time have a mean defence and have only On Monday, A late strike from vice (in singles)." 2. on the field. conceded eight goals from seven Udanta Singh helped Bengaluru FC B 73 % It was the last final in the traditional "We were in this position before and On the wings, Ashique games. This has given a lot of beat Delhi Dynamos by a solitary goal #3 format before a radical but controversial Marin did not manage to do it," said Kuruniyan has been in sub- teeth to their forwards. and top the table. ) ) L reorganisation of the venerable competition. Krajan. "This time, I told them they were lime form for the home side Bartholomew Ogbeche has The home side survived onslaughts -NM -."" 5 " "Yes, that makes it special," said Cilic. strong enough and that they would only and has troubled the opposi- scored seven goals and is very from Delhi Dynamos before Udanta -.:H 8 :H The victory gives Croatia some revenge have to focus on their game for this to hap- tion defenders with his pace much in the race for the Golden struck the lone goal in the 87th minute 5 for their football team's defeat by France in pen." and dribbling skills. Interim Boot alongside Ferran Corominas to win the match for his captain Sunil /"-= 4 the World Cup final in July. From next year a qualification tour- coach Pradyum Reddy will hope (8) and Sunil Chhetri (5). Chhetri who was playing the 150th 5 "We can't wait to be in Zagreb, like the nament will take place in February, from that Marcelinho can get back to his best. "Pune are under more pressure game for the club. =..=H<" -H footballers when they came back from the which 12 teams will progress to the finals NorthEast United, on the other than us. We need to maintain where we Bengaluru FC are now on the top :. 5 5 , World Cup," said Zeljko Krajan, the Croatia in November, along with the previous four hand, won a thriller against Kerala are and (meet) expectations and Pune of the ISL table with 19 points from B , captain. semi-finalists and two wild cards. Blasters with two goals in injury time. need to climb up. It will be an inter- seven games, while it seemed all but 58$, % The beaten Pouille made no excuses: The finals will take place at the Caja The win last week would have further esting game," Northeast coach Eelco over for Delhi Dynamos as they R 5R "They were better than us and all we can Magica in Madrid between November 18 boosted their confidence and the belief Schattorie said. remained rooted at the bottom with- do is congratulate them," he said. and 24. that they can qualify for the play-offs A lot is at stake in Tuesday's match out registering a win from nine games. ( ) *+ ,-. ,/01 "! G Q, R
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