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There is an obvious (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat on ! !'$ & game-plan of a few elements to Thursday put the contentious !&+(' $&! stall the judgment by present- Ram Mandir issue back on the ($7 !&+'!$'4 ing various newer interventions front burner, by exhorting the in the judicial process,” the RSS Narendra Modi Government N! &!&+('(( ( + chief said, as he called for “to clear the path for con- ! $ !& +$ expediting the decision on the struction of a grand temple # '(( '! ownership of the land and the through appropriate and req- !O BJP-led Government at the uisite law”. Centre bringing an “appropri- Addressing the RSS cadres '$ ' ate and requisite law” to facil- ) * ' ) at the RSS headquarters in - ' ' ' # !O itate construction of the Ram Nagpur on Vijayadashami, & , ' ' ! ! !! temple. six seats. Bhagwat charged that there 66 !*(' ' Through his remarks on Ruling BJP is expected to was “an obvious game-plan” of !! ('! ' ' & !'! Ram Mandir, Bhagwat has announce first list of candi- a few elements to stall the ($( indirectly given a poll plank to ongress which is desperate dates by Saturday. Congress judgment on Ram Mandir by 6* & ' 6 & the ruling BJP but also asked Cto end BJP’s winning has once again fielded trusted presenting various newer inter- ' # !& the Government to become streak in Chhattisgarh, on face Kawasi Lakhma from ventions in the judicial process. !'!!' (( (' & pro-active in taking Mandir Thursday announced its can- State’s worst Naxal-hit con- He, however, stressed that the !.&! ( issue to a logical conclusion in didates for all 12 assembly stituency Konta from Sukma construction of Ram temple *'# - ' $ the run-up to the 2019 Lok seats of restive Bastar region district. was necessary from the self- ! !'$!!&+( # $ % &' # ( % !" Sabha polls. It remains to be which goes to polls in first Lakhma is winning the esteem point of view. seen if the Narendra Modi phase on November 12. seat for past three elections “It (Ram temple) will also of Ram temple, saying legisla- Minister in the Uttar Pradesh spokesman in Uttar Pradesh ing the issue now because elec- Government would bring in a Congress has largely relied and he is largely described as pave the way for an atmosphere tion is a constitutionally valid Government and its spokesper- Rajendra Chaudhary told PTI. tions are round the corner and legislation in matters relating to on its sitting MLAs and ‘undefeated candidate’ in of goodwill and oneness in the option. Opposition and son, echoed the view, saying the Darul Uloom Farangi the BJP Government’s perfor- the Ram Mandir construction, accommodated seven out of its Bastar’s political corridor. country. This matter of nation- Muslim leaders, however, legislation to build the temple Mahal rector Maulana Khalid mance is dismal, he said. pending a Supreme Court ver- eight sitting MLAs in State Congress has al interest is being obstructed linked his call for the legislation at Ayodhya will be in accor- Rashid Farangi Mahali said Underlining the role of dict on the Ram the list. declared Anoop Naag from by some fundamentalist ele- to the 2019 Lok Sabha elec- dance with the Constitution. even a child knows that the Sangh Parivar in the proposal Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid Party has dumped Antagarh seat, Manoj Singh ments and forces that play tions, saying his demand is Terming Bhagwat’s speech Ram temple issue is raised by to construct Ram Mandir (in land dispute, the hearing for Shankar Dhurva, sitting MLA Mandavi from communal politics for selfish “politically motivated”. historic, former BJP MP Vinay the RSS-BJP every time before Ayodhya), Bhagwat said: “In which will commence from from Kanker and replaced Bhanupratappur seat, Santram gains. Despite such machina- AIMIM chief Asaduddin Katiyar rejected the contention the elections. this very same context of hon- October 29 before a three- him with an emerging local Netam from Keshkal seat, tions, the decision regarding Owaisi said Bhagwat’s remarks that he made the demand for Babri Masjid Action ouring the ‘Sewa’ of the nation, judge Bench. popular face Shishu Pal Sori. Mohan Lal Markam from ownership of the land should indicated that the RSS and the a law for the temple with an eye Committee convener Zafaryab Sangh has been associated with In his Dussehra rally In last Assembly polls held Kondagaon, Chandan Kashyap be expedited, and the BJP believed in totalitarianism on the 2019 elections. Jilani said Bhagwat is trying to the sentiments of countrymen, address, Bhagwat spoke on a in 2003, Congress had bagged from Narayanpur, Lakheshwar Government should clear the and not in the rule of law. In Lucknow, Opposition influence the court, referring to in the efforts of constructing a host of issues, including nation- eight seats while the BJP won Baghel from Bastar seat, path for construction of the BJP MP Subramanian parties and Muslim leaders the title suit for the disputed site magnificent Ram temple at al security, internal security, just four seats from Rekhchand Jain from grand temple through appro- Swamy said Bhagwat made a said Bhagwat’s call was meant in Ayodhya. the birthplace of Shri Ram “disturbing trends” in the coun- Bastar region. Jagdalpur seat, Deepak Kumar priate and requisite law,” constitutionally valid demand to serve political interests. “The Firebrand Hindu leader who is the personification of try, the recent verdict on Overall 18 seats will go to Baij from Chitrakot seat, Bhagwat said. and the Government should statement on Ram temple given Pravin Togadia questioned why the life energy of the nation and Sabarimala temple and the polling in first phase and Devati Karma from Several BJP leaders sup- bring an Ordinance for con- by the RSS chief is a political such a law was not enacted in an icon of upholding dharma. RSS’ role and views on the 2019 Congress has still been work- Dantewada seat and Vikram ported the RSS chief’s push for struction of the temple. statement before the upcoming the last four and a half years of “The place of general elections. ing on final candidates for Singh Mandavi from a law to enable the construction Shrikant Sharma, a elections,” Samajwadi Party the BJP rule. The RSS is rais- Janmabhoomi is yet to be allo- Continued on Page 4 Rajnandgaon district’s Bijapur seat. ! " $ ! %& New Delhi: The Editors Guild of India on Thursday asked MJ Akbar , to withdraw the criminal defamation case he filed against journalist media that doors of the temple Priya Ramani, as the top editors’ body came out in support of the *, would be locked if women in women journalists. The Guild also offered legal support to women nion Minister Pon - !$ !"# the “banned” age group reach journalists who have levelled the allegations against Akbar in case URadhakrishnan has said $# '&& ' the shrine. Asserting that he he does not withdraw the present case or files such cases against that the #MeToo movement was a law-abiding citizen, the other women too. was started by “people with &4!$$' $ priest appealed to the women The Guild’s support for the women came a day after Akbar perverted minds”. !' '!'$ in menstruating age group not stepped down as the Minister of State for External Affairs in the “If someone makes an '(( to climb the hills, hurting the face of mounting pressure following allegations of sexual harass- allegation that such a thing & ' ( sentiments of large number of ment against him by several women journalists. happened…when the inci- %&'(!)*1! Ayyappa devotees. In a statement, the Guild said it salutes the courage shown by dent happened we were play- ' $!+ +'(( Protesters kept a hawk eye several women journalists in bringing to light instances of how they ing together while in ++ %&'(!+)1 on the trek route to Sabarimala were sexually harassed. While Akbar is entitled to all legal instru- Class V….Would it be fair?” temple and made sure that ments available to a citizen to seek vindication, it would be para- Radhakrishnan, Union women from “banned” age doxical for a veteran editor to employ the instrument of criminal Minister of State group did not dare to make any defamation, the Guild said, adding that, “more so for Akbar who for Shipping and Finance attempt to reach the shrine. happens to be a former president of the Guild”. PTI said. After Wednesday’s violent protest and clashes, fewer women turned up on Thursday to reach the shrine. "# $ Amid ongoing protests at !"# Sabarimala, RSS chief Mohan 'R $N & '# & (' '#O Bhagwat also joined the issue ' !& N * O saying the Supreme Court ver- $ %& R +! & ,*-++ '!' dict has not taken into consid- + !O ( .( & *' eration the nature and premise ! !!' ' ! !" of the tradition that has been ''!'#'&$ &+ '#'# accepted by society and has elhi’s Patiala House Court !' ((1 State following protests against responsibility of the State given rise to “divisiveness” in Don Thursday accepted the ormer Uttar Pradesh Chief the Supreme Court order Government. society. surrender plea submitted by FMinister ND Tiwari who P rotesters blocked the entry allowing women of all age Sabarimala Thanthri (chief He said questions such as Ashish Pandey, who was seen served in various positions at Pof women belonging to groups to enter the shrine. In priest) Kantaru Rajeevaru why only the Hindu society brandishing a gun and threat- the Centre and in States and &+ “banged” age group in the an advisory, the Home appealed to those involved in experiences such repeated ening a man at a five-star hotel was even a strong contender for (+!'$ #'(O Sabarimala temple for the sec- Ministry said the maintenance the controversy not to make and brazen onslaughts on its in Delhi. Pandey, who is the prime ministership in 1991, * $ '3#( ' ond day even as the Centre of law and order, including pro- Sabarimala a centre of conflict. symbols of faith, obviously son of former BSP MP Rakesh died on his 93rd birthday at at !('O , 4+(' asked the Kerala Government viding security to women wish- He dismissed the alleged pro- arise in the public’s mind and Pandey, was missing since a private Hospital in the ' 1 to ensure peace across the ing to visit the temple, was the paganda through the social lead to unrest. October 14 when the incident national Capital on Thursday occurred at Hyatt Regency. after prolonged illness. The Metropolitan Magistrate veteran politician was admitted Neetu Sharma’s court consid- to the hospital on September 1990s. He quit the Congress in ered rival submissions and 20, 2017 after suffering a brain 1994 and launched his own ! allowed the Delhi police to quiz stroke and had been there party the Congress (Tiwari) Ashish in custody for one day. since. along with another prominent During the 20-minute Tiwari, a Congress veteran, Congressman Arjun Singh, but 3 ! ! ! + * drone strike by the US and his hearing, the counsel repre- had been in hospital for over a they later returned when Sonia 8!' ! (($ team members subsequently senting the police said that the year. A team of doctors was Gandhi took over as Congress he Intelligence agencies !! , joined JEM, Intelligence offi- accused is from Lucknow. monitoring his condition president. Thave received alarming & 3 ((#$! cials said. “Weapon has to be recovered round the clock. A three-day In 2008, Rohit Shekhar inputs that Pakistan-sponsored '! # ' The officials said the model to verify whether he has a State mourning has been filed a paternity suit claiming terror groups Al Qaeda in *! *+ ! $& of the robotic vehicle and its licence for the gun or not. His announced in Uttarakhand. that Tiwari was his biological Indian Subcontinent (AQIS) #$,& '$ usefulness for jehadi attacks are custody is required to know Tiwari had been admitted father. The result in 2012 of a and Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) +( *!#+ 4! being circulated within the top the whereabouts of other to the Max Hospital since court-ordered DNA test proved are trying to produce SAS313, !+ !' '(( # echelons of the AQIS and JeM accused and to recover the September last year, after suf- the claim right. Tiwari plead- a radio frequency-operated #'9 to their sympathisers to weapon,” said the counsel. fering a brain stroke. In July, he ed with the media to let him be robotic device made by school encourage them acquire such Whereas, advocate SPM was shifted to the ICU after himself. “I have every right to students from Jammu & technology. The sympathisers Tripathi, appearing for Ashish, multiple organ failure, his con- live my life my way. No one has Kashmir under a Do It Yourself and an indication of the high- of the these terror groups are said the custodial interroga- dition was described by hospi- the right to look into my pri- (DIY) project with an agenda tech nature of the next gener- also spreading on the social tion was not required as police tal sources as “very serious”. vate life. Please respect my to infuse technology into ter- ation terror attacks being media that the talent of Jammu already knew that he pos- A former Chief Minister of privacy,” he was quoted as say- ror operations in the Valley. planned by the Pakistani terror and Kashmir students involved sessed a licensed gun and he Uttarakhand, Tiwari was also ing. In 2014, Tiwari married The robot can be operated groups. in the DIY projects are not get- was being framed only because Chief Minister of undivided Shekhar’s mother Ujjwala from a range of one kilometer While the alphabets have ting their due recognition. his father was a politician. Uttar Pradesh thrice. He also Sharma in Lucknow, finding a and if deployed by terror been taken from a variant of “There is a need to com- “The police are well aware served as the Governor of new family in the mother and groups, the terror operations such a device from USA’s pact the children’s zeal in sci- that the gun is licensed. We are Andhra Pradesh for two years son at the age of 88. will undergo a sea change in Addressing commandos of lone wolf attacks are new and NASA, the numerals indicate ence and technology projects ready to provide the gun. after which he resigned in Tiwari had won his first Jammu & Kashmir as they can the National Security Guard are a major challenge for the linkages to the terrorist ideol- with counter radicalisation There are no cases registered 2009 after allegations of a sex election on a Praja Samajwadi hit police posts and paramili- (NSG) at Manesar on Tuesday security agencies. ogy. A top Al Qaeda operative measures. The science teachers against Ashish. This is only scandal at the Raj Bhawan. Party ticket from Nainital in tary camps from a distance. during the Raising Day cele- The name given to the Iqbal Kashmiri, a former need to be exposed to con- because the father of the accused A political heavyweight 1952. A decade later, he joined This will change the dimension brations, Union Home Minister robotic device — SAS 313 — Pakistan Air Force official had tainment of radicalisation,” a was a politician and the incident once, Tiwari was even consid- the Congress and stuck with it of the terrorist attacks against Rajnath Singh said threats itself suggests fusion of modern formed a group named Brigade counter terrorism expert said. was hyped by media. ered a potential candidate to be for most of his life. the security forces in the Valley. posed by DIY terrorists and technology with jehadi agenda 313. Kashmiri was killed in a Continued on Page 4 Prime Minister in the early Continued on Page 4 ( ) *+, -.*/ ( '' !* , +$ - . , 1 !&&!4& "'( (+&!'' ! , . '# (( $ / 0 #' +('!' (+ !' ! $&'! ( &&'!! '&& ' !(!(,'! 9 &+( '! $ ( +, + 6 &*'! ! &!1 , ' ndia's apex food regulator, the '=='.& ' !$ (('# ! ,$! '!!! ' !' (+ !' IFood Safety and Standards of >&# # itting out at the Congress, "# ! $$ DE#' (+ !' !$& India (FSSAI) has finally woken the BJP on Thursday ' ' ! ''!'#! !'( D&# # H '! ( &+( '! &&'!! up to ensure Indians do not accused the Opposition party "# ( # ' ! ( &! D&# # consume the highly toxic lentils of demeaning and demoralis- ! ( & + + !'$& !''! imported from countries like 6 * >I&# # ing Hindus and rubbished the $&"# + ' ! ( !'* '!1 Canada and Australia. The C := =!-. #=&D reported remark by its leader . ' '#!"# '(( lentils such as masoor dal and Ghulam Nabi Azad that the & , !$! moong dal are said to be number of Hindu candidates ! &&'! 6 induced with hazardous herbi- specified Known to be highly toxic inviting him for campaigning "# + ' ! cide Glyphosate which is being in the Codex standards. and harmful to health, every entry has reduced drastically. demean and demoralise spokesperson said. He accused (. ' !! , ! ' used indiscriminately by farm- Since 1961, the Codex Glyphosate can adversely affect point which is not being carried Azad reportedly made the Hindus," Patra said. the Opposition party of con- .&!! $ ( ers in some countries to clear Alimentarius international food immunity to serious diseases out presently, said the FSSAI comments at an event of the He also rejected Azad's spiring against Hindus and ( ((#'#! !'!#!' ! weeds in the crop. standards, guidelines and codes and the absorption of mineral official. Aligarh Muslim University allegation that the BJP is said its leaders have used terms ! ! !!*$'! While India is yet to have of practice has been providing and vitamin nutrients, apart Till 2015, the herbicide (AMU) in Lucknow on defaming the AMU and tar- like "Hindu Taliban", "Hindu +'! (' ! ' B its own standards for herbicide a common set of standards for from disrupting protein-relat- was considered to be safe but Wednesday, apparently to crit- geting Kashmiri students, Pakistan" and "Hindu terror- + !'##(* ((1 ; *, Glyphosate residues in lentils food safety, ranging from nutri- ed functions. then the World Health icise the political climate under saying if prayer meetings are ists" in the past. + !4. ' ' !! despite importing over 5 mil- tion labelling to maximum The FSSAI action came Organisation's IARC classified the BJP-led Government. held for terrorists then it will be He even alleged that #!' ! (4 ' ( lion tonnes of pulses, it has residue limits (MRLs) for pes- after Indian-born Canadian it as a probable human car- BJP spokesperson Sambit condemned. Congress was carrying out !#!! $$! (# now, for the time being, decid- ticides. However, countries can food security activist Santanu cinogen. In India, it seems Patra said the falling stock of Three Kashmiri students of advertisement in Pakistan to #!' ! '#!( ed to follow the international develop their own separate (Tony) Mitra alleged that that Glyphosate is being used the Congress was the reason for the AMU were suspended and oust the Modi-Government '! &$(! ! ' parameters to ensure that the standards. Australian moong dal and as a pre-harvest desiccant in fewer Hindu candidates invit- booked for sedition last week for and wondered as to what was +'(! !+!!'(' ! pulses being sold and import- "This MRL (as specified in Canadian masoor dal contain several crops resulting in high ing the Congress leader. He allegedly raising "anti-India" slo- the need for doing so in the ' ,$('#! '! # ed in the country are safe for Codex) will also be taken into high residues of Glyphosate. residues in food. accused the Congress of gans and trying to hold a prayer neibhouring country. ' $! !! (# consumption. consideration for the purpose Food safety and agricultural Dr GV Ramanjaneyulu, demeaning and demoralising meeting for Hizbul Mujahideen The BJP has been alleging ' ! &'!! !1 "There is a possibility of of import clearance (see box)," scientists too are warning that agricultural scientist and the Hindus. Patra also demand- commander Manan Bashir that the Congress has teamed higher levels of residues of the said an official from the top the use of glyphosate may prove founder of Centre for ed a response from Congress Wani, who was killed in an up with elements in Pakistan to herbicide Glyphosate in pulses food regulator. dangerous as in Sri Lanka, where Sustainable Agriculture said president Rahul Gandhi saying encounter in north Kashmir. remove Modi from the power. 8 which could adversely affect the The FSSAI, in a recent order many sugarcane farmers died in a report that while it is the Congress will never use The varsity revoked the Patra flashed copies of a ' ' ! health of consumers here. Since in this regard has also directed due to renal failure after being mandatory to label organic such remarks to refer to any suspension of two students on Facebook page which shows an ! '#! the minimum residual limits the authorised officers to instruct overexposed to the herbicide. products, imported pulses are other community. Tuesday. Patra said Azad had advertisement of the opposi- + &!$@F $ (3! (MRL) for Glyphosate in pulses laboratories to test for the pres- Mitra thinks that the Indian not labelled. "It's very difficult "These are not ordinary earlier claimed that the Army tion party calling for "Desh $&; !'&+ ! has not been specified in the ence of herbicide 'Glyphosate" diet might have become overly to find out if we are consum- words. It is an abuse for the kills more civilians in Kashmir bachao, Modi hatao" (Save ! !#!' *!!! FSSAI regulations, we have asked along with other parameters contaminated from imported ing Canadian pulses or locally country's secular fabric and than terrorists. country, remove Modi), with ! !#' + ! ! ((1G the concerned officials to follow when the samples for pulses are pulses. The pulses need to be grown ones, if they are sold in Hindus. It is yet another It seems he wants to cam- Pakistan being highlighted as !'!3 !# the MRL for the herbicide as forwarded for testing. tested for glyphosate residue at loose," he warned. attempt by the Congress to paign in Pakistan, the BJP the location. ( !' '+'!; 1!' ! !#' + !1 ! ! !' $ ( ! ! '&+ ! ( !' '+ ! ((4G ! " ! % +, + & ' 1 58 # $ 6 6' , '& series of well developed tactical '' ! '(' ,& '# New Delhi: The Central Board drills for neutralisation of like- ' !7 ' '!'! of Secondary Education ith the objective to further ly threats that may be encoun- '&!* !!' ' # (CBSE) has revamped its Wstrengthen strategic and tered in urban warfare scenario. $ 4' ( '#! norms for granting affiliation to bilateral Defence ties, Indian Experts from both sides will also ' !&! & '!'& schools, leaving the onus of the and Japanese Armies will hold hold detailed discussions to rime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the refur- '!1' ' '! & '! infrastructural audit on States the first-ever joint exercise in share their expertise on varied Pbished national police memorial, including a newly built * , +$ ! ' (& ' and limiting its own role to aca- India for a fortnight in operational aspects, they said. national police museum on Sunday. Home Minister Rajnath +! ! ! , ' ! demic quality monitoring. November. The exercise named Indian and Japanese navies Singh and the top brass of Central Armed Police Forces ' '!(('# Union HRD Minister 'Dharma Guardian-2018', focus- besides Coast Guard regularly (CAPFs), central security agencies and State police units will # $+(!!'#' Prakash Javadekar announced ing on honing anti-terrorism hold regular exercises in high be in attendance during the event on October 21 at the memo- ' !'4 ( '&$'&( on Thursday that the affiliation fighting skills, will take place at seas but this is the first time ever rial based in Central Delhi's Chanakyapuri area. 3 ! G$ ( G*"(&*1 by-laws of the CBSE have been Counter Insurgency Warfare that the armies of two nations "The day is observed to pay homage to ten policemen killed ' ,& '# '& completely revamped to ensure School, Vairengte in Mizoram will hold a joint exercise. It sig- in an ambush by Chinese troops in 1959 in Ladakh's Hot '' ! ''((( speed, transparency, hassle- from November 1. nifies deepening strategic and Spring area. Numerous other personnel who laid down their ' 7 #'#! (, 6 ! 1 free procedures and ease of The Indian contingent will Defence relations through exer- lives protecting India's unity doing business with the board. be represented by 6/1 Gorkha cises and likely exchange visits of and integrity are also remembered on the occasion," CRPF 9 2 "The new by-laws denote a Rifles while the Japan Ground officers from two armies to each Director General RR Bhatnagar said. major shift from the highly Self Defence Force will be rep- other's institutions in the com- Elaborate arrangements have been made for the event and '&'' ! ' complex procedures followed +# ! * , * ! resented by 32 Infantry ing years, sources said. the family of at least one personnel killed in the line of action ! !( &3'! earlier to a simplified system % ! Regiment, Army officials said, The decision to hold the first from each force and police unit has been invited for the cer- ' * ' ! ,7 based on preventing duplica- adding the drill will contribute army exercise was taken during emony, officials added. The memorial has been refurbished ( !! tion of processes. At present, immensely in developing mutu- the annual Defence dialogue and the central structure has been enhanced, they said. A large '&+ ' !'*! for issuing recognition under :;!'-':-=#:.#&-%''-&'=#>? .-%'- !'? al understanding and respect here in August between Defence stone engraved in a raised platform has been erected at the # ' ' ' !('$ the RTE Act and the NOC, the ?-&! %& !#:.;!'(&&=?!'=:"#:..:%#!"- for each other's militaries and Minister Nirmala Sitharaman memorial few years back at the same location. & #&!1" ''#! '! State education administration also facilitate tracking the world- and her Japanese counterpart The PM, during the event, will also unveil the country's :-;%&-%''-?'!#!::"' &%'=- &!'#$! !' (' ! verifies various certificates to be wide phenomenon of terrorism. Itsunori Onodera. The two sides first national police museum. The museum - depicting the #&!!'!' #-+32A/5-%''-#??#&.&'&#:.#(!'#.2&'!)7* obtained from local bodies, During the fortnight long also decided to raise the level of history, artifacts, uniform and gear of central and state police ('4' ! !''!' %!'!-& .:&-#:.='!&#:)3#>&#%!- revenue and cooperative exercise, due emphasis will be maritime exercises particularly forces - is coming up as an underground facility in the premis- $!$$ !'(& # departments. CBSE re-verifies #??#&':(8#-!?'!= #&.:&#!)**/#:.! laid on increasing interoper- in the sphere of anti-submarine es of the national police memorial. The museum project is + ! ' ! 1 them after the applications are #-&='.?.:+3)+ ability between forces from both warfare and mine detection mea- being steered by the Intelligence Bureau (IB) in coordination ( ' #'#+3 ! received and hence the process countries. Both sides will joint- sures. The IAF chief is also like- with the central armed police forces (CAPFs) that function :-;%&':'?:?!#-&! %& !(%#!!.' &':#& &#&8 ! ,*! !'!4 becomes long drawn," he told ly train, plan and execute a ly to visit Japan in December. under the command of the Union Home Ministry. *'$ ! !&!*!'& -%''-#&'"#: :.!&#>:"#(' &=#>:" reporters here. '' !B -$$' ' 1 "The board will now not -;'!&-=#:.#&'! revisit any of the aspects vetted , by the State during its inspection % & ' ! ( , and the delay due to scrutiny and ' '' ! non-compliance of deficiencies &! $ ++ ($ , , in these documents shall be New Delhi: India on Thursday proposal for a track 1 or track befitting reply to them." ' & ( *! ! drastically curtailed. Inspection said the onus was on Pakistan ! ,J! ,J1D ' (# 1.5 dialogue or a meeting India-Pakistan ties have &!'#*! ' (( !( ! of schools by the CBSE will now to create conducive conditions between India and Pakistan." nose-dived in view of a num- ,+( 4 !H be outcome-based and more for talks by taking steps such as ,' ! 4 &!:#??#!-:-&! "The onus is on Pakistan to ber of terror strikes by ;'>-;!-':#- =#! &+ '# !' !# ! academic and quality-oriented," action against terrorists and take credible steps, to create Pakistan-based groups. India ! & # ' ! ( Javadekar added. dismantling terror infrastruc- conducive conditions, for such retaliated by carrying out 'sur- &!$ *&' The CBSE has 20,783 ture operating from its soil. ing to the engagement, the talks which of course means gical strikes' in September 2016 ' + 1 , schools affiliated to it across the During a media briefing, Government called off the taking action against terrorists, across the Line of Control $ ! &&! country and abroad, with over and quality of pedagogy, capac- applications will also be dealt External Affairs Ministry meeting last month, citing the taking action against terrorist (LoC). India has been main- '# !'$,* 1 1.9 crore students and more ity of teachers and teacher with seriously and the applica- spokesperson Raveesh Kumar brutal killings of three police- infrastructure which operates taining that terror and talks than 10 lakh teachers. The training, inclusive practices in tions will henceforth be dis- reiterated India's stand that talks men in Jammu & Kashmir and from its soil," he said. cannot go together. 6 affiliation by-laws were for- school, quality of co-scholastic posed of in the same year, and and terror cannot go together Islamabad releasing postage Asked about Pakistan Accepting proposal for 8 mulated in the year 1998 and activities, whether the curric- the entire process will be online. and said this was one of the rea- stamps "glorifying" Kashmiri Army's statement warning of meeting in New York, India 6 ( were last modified in 2012. ular load is as per norms and The new provisions mandate sons why the scheduled meeting militant Burhan Wani. "10 surgical strikes" against had, however, made it clear that #&' '#$& & "The inspection by the whether there is adequate schools to make full disclosure in New York between the Asked if there was any India in response to a single it was not resumption of dia- + !&!* $ CBSE will focus on academic emphasis on sports," he said. of fee structure and prohibit Foreign Ministers of India and message or signal from the such attack, Raveesh said, "You logue and decision doesn't ! !'# ''>IIJ excellence and progress of stu- According to the new them from levying any hidden Pakistan was cancelled. Pakistani side for talks, he should ask this question to the change country's position on >IJ@4!"" * dents over time, innovations norms, the pendency of the charges, Javadekar said. PTI Barely 24 hours after agree- said, "I am not aware of any Indian Army, they will give a cross-border terrorism. PTI '$& 1$& !' "&&' ''& ((, ! '!'$! *'&!! + !&! ( !$' 2 $ 3 " '$& !' *!+ '$ '"! ++(' !1
quently impact winter tem- 20. "The conditions are also very little rains at a mere 35 per -$$' ' ( $ ' ( peratures," officials added. favourable for onset of north- cent, 2015 recorded a whop- '$ !! ( inter this year could be In a statement, the IMD east monsoon thereafter," it ping 132 per cent of rainfall, $ &!&+ ! ,* !! Wcomparatively warmer. said El Nino Southern said. The northeast monsoon rains were at 88 per cent in ' ! $$' ' (&!'# The India Meteorological Oscillation (ENSO) neutral season makes an appearance 2014, 86 per cent in 2013, 93 * $ ' !' !3' ! ( $$ ' '' ! $!!'# Department (IMD) on conditions are prevailing over after southwest monsoon per cent in 2012, 96 per cent in ' (' $& !'+ * 4!'' ! Thursday predicted that El equatorial Pacific Ocean and it bids adieu to the country and 2011 and a massive 154 per 6!- '(( !' ' 4'$' ! Nino Southern Oscillation is likely to develop in the next southwest monsoon may cent in 2010. Rainfall pattern 6-! ( &&! !' 1 (ENSO) neutral conditions are couple of months. "Currently, retreat any time in the country. will also undergo some changes '!' 6+, + & prevailing over equatorial neutral Indian Ocean Dipole Usually, Northeast Monsoon as the rainfall that usually + '('# ' ! $ Pacific Ocean and it is likely to (IOD) conditions are prevailing arrives during the third week occurs during afternoon and 5 !' ( '$' + '$' &!'#*! develop in the next couple of over equatorial Indian Ocean. of October. late evening, would now be - '!' (',(! ! ($$ ' '' !6 & months. And this is likely to Neutral IOD conditions are The country witnessed rain witnessed during night and (+'!! 6 3 ,* ! impact the coming rabi season likely to prevail during next two deficiency of 9 per cent this early morning hours. However, +($&! as also the winter season. Due weeks," the IMD said. year. This is despite that IMD if there is any system, we can ((# !' ((( # ' !'&1 to formation of El Nino over In contrast to the Southwest had predicted normal rainfall expect rain all along the day. Arabian Sea and Pacific Ocean, Monsoon which sees more in the country. As many The kharif planting season 58 6 the temperature in winter is rains in La Nina and lesser in as 254 districts are faced with ended with a drop in acreage :%':&!#-&&'& ' &-&':-'':% expected to be warmer than El Nino, rainfall activity during drought like situation due to over last year's figure. --='!!#:-: #:##:.--!: &* $ usual winter. the northeast monsoon season rain deficiency during south- According to latest numbers :'2!#:?##%&&. !:"&:'!&#-& '!4(#'&4!# ( Officials of IMD said El is higher during the El Nino west monsoon. from the Agriculture Ministry, =':-'':-#-':-"!. !:"& :' " &* ' + ! !' Nino refers to the cycle of and very less in La Nina. In the last few years, there kharif crop planting has cov- #:.!--: #:# !' ( ! ' ! & ! ' ! &( warm temperature in ocean The IMD said conditions have been varied rain amounts ered 1,052.38 lakh hectare from -#.%':.&':-#!?#' !#(?'! waters because of radiation. are favourable for withdrawal in the northeast monsoon sea- June up to September 28, a 1.90 ! ! + !' 4 &.!##'? ' &-&=':-'':?!'=& $$' ' ( ! !&! ' 1 "This will slowly move towards of Southwest monsoon from son with 2017 witnessing 86 per cent drop from 1,072.79 %' :&!#!' :.%&'(!+3 the Arabian Sea and subse- the country around October per cent of rain, 2016 seeing lakh hectare a year earlier. ( ) *+, -.*/ )"( #$ + Q $ + R " 6 * +, ; 6-- ( !'"&&' ' from the day following the & " # n the third day, two can- last date for withdrawal of can- 66 $ Odidates—one each from " ' ' !' ! didature and up to two days Dantewada and Bijapur of before the date of poll. Political "6. ; - 4 )!$" # M !"#$ Bastar division filed nomina- ((+('!' (+ !' parties have to put the C-2 for- # '' # + tion papers for first phase of 6-6 6 mat in their websites also. 66 8- 6 polling to be held in 18 ; 6-- Candidates have to fill up ' & # &$ ' Assembly constituencies in the the form as provided by the ' "" " >IJ? # "# 666 State. 8" ; - Election Commission and # ' ' ( Chabindra Karma has he Election Commission of should be written in bold let- filed his nomination papers TIndia and office of Chief ters, with regard to the crimi- # " ' # $ ! an Independent Candidate Electoral Officer has again nal cases pending against the # # ! # he Bharatiya Janata Party from Dantewada while except the two filed on issued directives to all the candidates. !) # T(BJP) is likely to announce ' Santosh Punem has filed his Thursday. political parties to publish the The candidate contesting the list of candidates for first # # # nomination papers as The first phase of polling details of criminal cases pend- an election on party ticket has $ ' # ' phase of polling in $ # Samajwadi Party candidate would have 31,79,520 electors ing against their poll candi- to inform the party about the ) "" Chhattisgarh by October 20 ) " $ from Bijapur. exercising their franchise. To dates. criminal cases pending against including even large number of Even though large num- ensure total polling ,4,336 Chhattisgarh is going to him/her. candidates for second phase of & # (N ber of nomination papers polling centres have been witness two phased polling The candidate and the con- antecedents of the candidate polls, informed Chief Minister like BJP national joint general have been purchased across formed. The first phase would next month. cerned political party shall and also give wide publicity in Raman Singh before leaving for secretary (Organisation) left for New Delhi to participate the state but no other nomi- have 16,21,839 women, As per the directive, the issue a declaration in the wide- the electronic media, at least New Delhi on Thursday. Saudhan Singh, State BJP in the BJP’s National Election nation was filed in other state 1557592 men and 89 third criminal record has to be pub- ly circulated newspapers in thrice after filing of the nomi- He along with key leaders President Dharamalal Kaushik Committee meeting. assembly constituencies genders as electors. lished in three different dates, the locality about the nation papers. - ( $+('!' ( + !' #!""!'
. & aigarh Media Certification and Monitoring $ ! & # RCommittee (MCMC) has issued notice to former IAS O P Choudhary who has joined the # #) #! BJP, sitting MLA Roshan Agrawal and former MLA Hridayram Rathia, sitting MLA Umesh $ ' "" # ) Patel besides 10 others after they allegedly post- ed publicity material in social media without # '" prior permission from authorities. All have been asked to submit their reply within 24 hours. && ' # As per information received, one youth put # & # a post related to former IAS and BJP leader O P Choudhary, on social media seeking votes for $ ' ) O P Choudhary, where the post even had party election symbol. + - # Lailunga's former MLA Hridayram Rahtira, Janata Congress Chhattisgarh (Jogi) candidate ' # Vibash Singh Thakur, Sunil Minj, Pawan - && Sharma, sitting MLA Roshan Agrawal had sim- ilar posts on social media, after which the notice ) & was issued. The notice mentions about the norms and standard procedure to be followed as per direc- tive of Election Commission of India and it was mentioned that before posting the content, the Media Certification and Monitoring Committee while Amar Agrawal of Aam Aadmi Party, Vijay permission was not taken. Agrawal former MLA, Umesh Patel MLA- Notices were issued twice to sitting MLA Kharsia, Sunil Minj, Ashish Tamrakar (BjP) and Roshan Agarwal along with seven others. Hridayram Rathia –JCC(J) were served one As per information received, O P notice each. Choudhary (BJP), Roshan Agrawal (MLA)-BJP, O P Choudhary did not respond to calls and Vibash Singh Thakur –JCC(J), and Pawan reply to the SMS sent for confirmation and com- . * / % %# 0 Sharma and BJP IT Cell were served two notices, ments on the issue by The Pioneer. ) "") ) . #
Dipanshu Kabra, Additional . CEO S Bharatidasan, joint CEO Sameer Vishnoi and hhattisgarh Chief Padmini Bhoi Sahu and elec- CElectoral Officer (CEO) tion expenses In-charge Sushil Subrat Sahoo conducted a Kumar Singh also reviewed tour of Bastar division where the status of preparation at the Assembly polls are sched- their level. uled in the first phase and The CEO directed the . reviewed the status of ground officers and employees deput- level preparations. ed for election related work to ahujan Samaj Party (BSP) /! ' The CEO visited the dis- carry out the work with total Bon Thursday declared its ' ' ) tricts of Narayanpur, Bijapur responsibility and remain alert list of six candidates for the and Sukma and held extensive while working to ensure first phase of polling to be held ') "" review meetings with the offi- Model Code of Conduct is in Chhattisgarh on November cials. properly enforced. 12. from Dongargarh, Ashok He assessed the prepara- He further directed the The list includes the names Verma from Dongargaon, tion for polling, status of elec- officials to remain updated of candidates for Rajnandgaon Hemant Poyam from toral roll, preparation for with all the directives and and Bastar division districts. Antagarh, Brahmanand counting of votes, electoral information regarding polls Notably, the BSP has got a Thakur from Kanker, Jugal awareness programmes, train- and updates to be be sent to quota of six seats for the first Kishor Bodh from Keshkal ing of all officers and employ- the office of CEO within the phase of polling among the and Narendra Netam from ees and security arrange- specified time-limit. total of 35 seats it has got in Kondagaon. ments. The security arrange- should have better coordina- areas, 40 polling teams would polling centres of Jagdalpur stock of vehicle arrangement alliance with Janata Congress Notably, BSP, JCC (J) and Sahoo also inspected the ments in remote areas of tion to ensure tight security be sent to the polling centres assembly constituencies, all for polling, duty of polling Chhattisgarh (JCC) (J) and CPI had formed an alliance in polling centres, strong room, Narayanpur, Bijapur and for safe polling. by helicopter. necessary arrangements are teams, internet connection, Communist Party of India the state in which the JCC (J) control room and counting Sukma were also evaluated. Sukma District Electoral He said that for 16 polling being made from Sukma dis- information technology relat- (CPI). has got 53 seats, BSP 35 seats centres of three districts. The CEO stated that local Officer and Collector centres of Chitrakote state trict. ed works and running of all The BSP list of candidates and CPI is going to contest on Security Nodal Officer and police force and security Jaiprakash Maurya said that assembly constituency of During the visit to three software sent from Office of includes Mishri Markandey two seats. Inspector General of Police forces coming from outside in remote and inaccessible Bastar district and four districts, the CEO also took Chief Electoral Officer. ((45 +6
declared the names of seven candidates of the sixth list. The names of candidates include Rohit Sahu from Rajim, Sanjay Chelak from Arang, Tankeshwar Bhardwaj from Chitrakot, Nawal Rathia from Dharamjaigarh Munna Toppo from Sitapur, and Phool Singh Rathia from Rampur. JCC (J) is thus well ahead of the two main political par- ties Congress and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) who are yet to declare the names of their Till date, the party had candidates. declared candidates for 45 seats JCC (J) General Secretary anata Congress Chhattisgarh for the polls scheduled to be asserted that declaration of J(Jogi) (JCC) (J) on Thursday held next month. candidates earlier provides suf- declared its sixth list of candi- In a press conference the ficient time for them to contact dates which includes seven General Secretary of the orga- the voters in their respective # 0 candidates. nization, Abdul Hamid Hayat assembly segments ! " # $ % S ' " (
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23 .4 3- . .% * )"( - 888 - notice that the picture was 4 8 originally tweeted in 2016 by a From Page 1 he ruling Bharatiya Janata "-. 66 4 . Bangladeshi a Bangladeshi cit- The major concern in the TParty (BJP) in Madhya izen Rifat Alam, who criticised security agencies is that if the DIY Pradesh filed a complaint with 6 "- - the Bangladeshi government enters chemistry labs, the fallout the police against Congress for the poor condition of roads. on the security situation in the state unit chief Kamal Nath for " 8 6 After Nath's post went Valley will be significant. Till now, tweeting a picture of a road viral, Chouhan highlighted the DIY projects are confined to from Bangladesh, claiming it to .-C that the photograph was fake. Physics labs. be from Madhya Pradesh to He also cited a similar instance The name of the project indi- allegedly harm the image of where another Congress leader, cates that science students are get- Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Digvijay Singh, was caught ting indoctrination in radical ide- Chouhan's government. had tweeted an image accusing was tweeted from his official sharing the image of a broken ology and the terror groups are While filing a written com- the ruling BJP government of verified account - 'Office of bridge from Pakistan as one out to exploit their technical plaint, the BJP leaders request- involving in corruption. Kamal Nath' - on October 15, from Bhopal. knowhow for furthering their Congress party’s diktat on be contesting against his moth- ed to take stern action against The tweet, written in Hindi shows a man rolling up a just Notably, Madhya Pradesh nefarious agenda. “There is a Thursday and filed nomination er Devati Karma who is at pre- Nath by registering an FIR. by the Congress leader, alleged laid road made up of tar like a will go to poll on November 28 need to engage the students in papers as an independent can- sent sitting Congress legislator Kamal Nath, one of the widespread corruption in the carpet as some puzzled chil- and the results will be more constructive work and fire- ormer Zila Panchayat didate from the Dantewada from Dantewada and is likely contenders to the post of Chief incumbent Madhya Pradesh dren watched. announced on December 11, wall their inclination to separatist FPresident of Dantewada Assembly constituency. to get party ticket to contest Minister from the Congress government. The image, which Twitter users were quick to 2018. ideology,” another official said. Chabindra Karma defied the Chabindra Karma would again from the constituency. +( (# ( !' # ' ! #($N ' !(', B &&!
haratiya Janata Party B(BJP) has strongly con- demned the allegations of Chhattisgarh Pradesh Congress Committee (CGPCC) President Bhupesh Baghel that BJP leaders had 'links with Maoists' during his recent visit to Kanker. BJP Member of Parliament Vikram Usendi said that BJP leaders or workers do not have any Congress party. So he is were kept in house arrest. relationship with Maoists. making efforts to level base- Bhupesh Baghel should reply “Naxalism has emerged less allegations without any to it and does it not underline from the policy of Congress evidence on BJP to save his the fact that Congress leaders which has became an existence,” he said in a state- have relationship with unhealed wound in ment. Naxalites, said Usendi. Chhattisgarh”, he said. Usendi pointed out that Usendi said that with Usendi said “Bhupesh when issue of urban Naxalites series allegations being lev- Baghel is unable to restrict came up in the country, it was elled by Bhupesh Baghel on himself from stooping low to the Central leadership of the issue, it has now prompt- save his political career due Congress which came in full ed the BJP to seek legal . * # 0 to the internal bickering in support, even after all of them recourse. . * 2 34 ... first judicial face-off. the post of Minister of State for complaint. During the 20-minute- External Affairs due to these “Ramani has tweeted he court of Additional long hearing in the Patiala allegations and this showed the defamatory tweets against the From Page 1 ities through intellectual and TChief Metropolitan house court complex, extent of damage caused to his complainant. Her 2nd tweet Among other things, other methods, through delu- Magistrate (ACMM) on Additional Chief reputation. She also referred to was clearly defamatory and Bhagwat charged that the sory public campaigns relat- Thursday said it will examine Metropolitan Magistrate the reputation of Akbar as a liked by 1,200 people,” Akbar’s “urban Naxals” were carving ed to agitations, while keep- the statements by former Samar Vishal heard the sub- journalist and sought judicial lawyer Luthra reportedly told out a psychological warfare ing a safe distance and main- Union Minister MJ Akbar and missions of senior advocate intervention in the matter by the court. — called “Mantrayuddh’ in taining their so-called emi- other witnesses on October Geeta Luthra, representing taking cognisance of the com- “Since I have decided to traditional Rajneeti Shastras nent positions”. 31, in the defamation case Akbar, who said the “contro- plaint. seek justice in a court of law - by manufacturing “vicious “So the emerging conclu- filed by the journalist-turned- versial” tweets and similar Akbar’s name had in my personal capacity, I and hostile atmosphere that sion is, this is a bigger canny politician against journalist social media posts of Ramani cropped up in the social deem it appropriate to step weakens and destroys the conspiracy in collusion with Priya Ramani. have cause irreparable loss to media campaign #MeToo down from office and chal- social cohesion - essentially forces from within and out- The #MeToo controversy Akbar’s reputation built over against alleged sexual harass- lenge false accusations levied the bedrock of internal secu- side the country. It no more had jolted the political quarters 40 years. ment when he was in Nigeria. against me, also in a person- rity of a nation”. remains just a power politics and led to the ouster of Akbar, “Let the matter be fixed Hours after returning home, al capacity. I have, therefore, Alluding to the recent by the Opposition, but in this who was Minister of State for for examination of the com- Akbar had termed the allega- tendered my resignation from activities of “urban Naxals”, process, politically ambitious External Affairs and had to plainant (Akbar) and his wit- tions as “false, fabricated and the office of Minister of State Bhagwat said: “To establish a individuals and groups - demit office on Wednesday nesses for October 31,” said deeply distressing” and said he for External Affairs. I am new, unfamiliar, uncon- either knowingly or unknow- evening. the magistrate. was taking appropriate legal deeply grateful to Prime trolled, out-rightly biased ingly - and weaker sections, Akbar has filed a defama- Akbar has listed names of action against them. Minister Narendra Modi and Naxal leadership with blind crushed under deprivation tion suit against Ramani, who sexual misconduct by Akbar. and onlookers thronged the two senior woman journalists As per the Code of to the External Affairs followers solely committed to and neglect get drawn as made allegations of sexual Over the past 10 days, at small courtroom at courts -- The Sunday Guardian’s Criminal Procedure (CrPC), Minister Sushma Swaraj for them is the ‘Neo - Left’ doc- ammunition unknowingly or harassment against Akbar. least 20 women have come for- complex on Thursday around Editor Joyeeta Basu and jour- the court would now record the opportunity they gave me trine of these urban Naxals. unwillingly,” he said. Ramani has accused Akbar ward to narrate their experi- 2 pm to witness the first hear- nalist Veenu Sandal -- and the pre-summoning evidence to serve my country,” Akbar Their cohorts already estab- “To eliminate such ten- of sexual misconduct around ences of alleged sexual harass- ing of the high-profile defama- four others as his witnesses to and statement of Akbar and had said in his plea. lished in social and other dencies, the Government and 20 years ago. Ramani’s claims ment at the hands of Akbar tion case. However, the curios- prove his defamation charges other witnesses, referred to in The women who accused media, intellectual circles and administration have to alert- were seconded by several other during his days as editor of ity, subsided drastically the against Ramani. the complaint and would issue Akbar of sexual harassment, other institutions are associ- ly ensure that such incidents, women, who took to the social several mainstream publica- moment they came to know The senior lawyer referred notice to Ramani to face trial included Ghazala Wahab, ated with such activities from of which trouble mongers media and revealed their har- tions. that neither Akbar nor Ramani to the sequence of events and if it is satisfied that there are Shuma Raha, Anju Bharti and start to finish. They execute can take advantage of, do not rowing accounts of alleged Scores of scribes, lawyers would visit the court for their said Akbar has resigned from prima-facie substance in the Shutapa Paul. this by defending such activ- take place,” he said. "# $ $ %& R
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Saudi consulate in Istanbul. “We’ve asked for it, if it on Thursday on his return ing and the Saudi government deal - which was USD 150 bil- The BRI, however, evoked Buddhism can serve as a bridge ! *(7* &' ( Turkish authorities suspect he exists,” he said. from Saudi Arabia and Turkey. has launched a probe. lion and USD 1.8 billion in negative reactions in India as the between the BRI countries to !' ! $!'! # ! was abducted and murdered by The New York Times, citing “That’s going to be the first “They’re going to do their cash. What was that all about?” controversial multi-billion dol- better communicate with each #' !' + $ the Saudis. the content of the audio made question I ask him,” he said. investigation. I know you all are he asked. lars China Pakistan Economic other, since the religious and cul- , 'O -! " 1 But Riyadh insists that the available through its Turkish On his way back from Saudi going to ask questions. I’m “They (Saudis) are an ally. Corridor (CPEC) remained its tural beliefs are similar in journalist, a known critic of sources, said the audio gave a Arabia and Turkey, Pompeo going to be very consistent: We have other very good allies flagship project. India has Central and South Asia. E Saudi King Salman, had left the detailed account of the alleged refused to comment on the We’re going to give them the in the West Asia. But if you look protested to China over the One immediate challenge 6 , building and that murder brutal murder of Khashoggi. existence of the audio tape. space to complete their inves- at Saudi Arabia, they’re an ally CPEC as it is being laid through of promoting the BRI through ,#-:"&':6 ' '! claims are “baseless”. “I’m not sure yet that it “Have you heard or asked tigations of this incident, and and they’re a tremendous pur- the Pakistan-occupied Kashmir. Tibetan Buddhism comes from ( ++'! !L ! 4 Trump told reporters at the exists. Probably does. 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He was critical of ##' ' !4 Thursday that merging the estranged half-brother and jail- S President Donald Trump of dissident journalist Jamal ' 1 disappearance of Saudi jour- some of Saudi Arabia’s policies. '#!'& # +*(' Jerusalem Consulate with the er suffered a shock election Uthreatened Thursday to Khashoggi. +,, ! O '! ($& nalist Jamal Khashoggi. Turkish officials claim he * +7.&! newly opened Jerusalem drubbing. send the military to close its International Trade !- !*>@7>D;! “I won’t go to Riyadh next was killed and dismembered in ,' + +1 Embassy will achieve “signifi- Gayoom, 80, ruled the southern border if Mexico fails Secretary Liam Fox is the lat- !&!'!' !'' ' 77 week,” Le Maire told France’s the consulate by a hit squad + +O +! cant efficiencies.” largely Muslim island nation for to stem the “onslaught” of est high-level Western official ** !L '! !M7 Public Senat TV channel, which arrived from Riyadh -- !& ( ( !! ' But the move also has sym- 30 straight years until he was migrants from Central to drop out of attending next 7$(( ! !$; ;' adding that “the current cir- claims denied by the Saudi gov- !6 ' (# (O &4 bolic significance, by in effect defeated at the country’s first America, in a series of tweets week’s summit in Riyadh. '' ! ' ; cumstances do not allow me to ernment. ,'#!$ ,' !( downgrading the standing of multi-party elections in 2008. that blamed opposition French Finance Minister '$"' !' # 1 go to Riyadh”. Le Maire’s decision to pull ( # '! ! *' ' 4 the consulate. He was arrested in Democrats. Bruno Le Maire and Dutch !( '! The minister echoed out of the October 23-25 ( '#,- !*>1 For years, the consulate has February and accused of par- The attack comes less than Finance Minister Wopke ( (('# +( ! President Emmanuel Macron’s Future Investment Initiative in +! & ,' '&7 served as a de facto embassy to ticipating in an alleged coup three weeks before midterm Hoekstra have also cancelled, &' '' '!!6 ' *' ' remarks last week on Riyadh -- dubbed the “Davos ' !'# ! $'' the Palestinians, reporting during a crackdown on rivals elections where Trump’s along with several senior busi- &*1L ' ++ $ Khashoggi’s disappearance, call- in the Desert” -- follows that of '#! $*!! straight to the State Department of President Abdulla Yameen, Republicans are fighting to ness executives. H ##'' ' & !!1 ing it a “very serious” matter. International Monetary Fund (# (O ' in Washington. Placing it under in charges his family and retain control of Congress, and Britain’s Department for 6 ' *' !!* *( “The important thing now is (IMF) chief Christine Lagarde. $! ( ! the authority of the embassy observers said were politically- as thousands of migrants from International Trade says Fox !+' ( '$' !'4M! that the full truth of this affair be The IMF said Wednesday '! ($ &' , O $ ! ! could be seen as suggesting motivated. Gayoom was grant- impoverished Honduras were “has decided the time is not ;'#'' !6!$(, ' known,” said Le Maire, who said that Lagarde had “deferred” her 6 ' !'!' ##' American recognition of Israeli ed bail at the end of September, marching north through right for him to attend the ! ' ''!!1 he informed his Saudi counterpart trip to the Middle East, with- ,'(( ' &&* ' ' ! control over east Jerusalem and a week after Yameen lost Guatemala toward the United Future Investment Initiative.” on Wednesday of his decision. out giving an explanation. '+(& !' &' '' ! *(1 the West Bank. AP national elections. AP States. P "! ) $ $8 " $P ( ' ++ # ! ! " " # ( ! - an electricity bill amounting to stipend of her mother was 75,000 to Tahira, who lives 25,000, which was stopped in $ +!' akistan’s revolutionary poet with her sisters and their chil- 2014 by the then Government PHabib Jalib’s daughter runs dren, the channel said. led by Chief Minister Shehbaz Kuala Lumpur: Malaysia’s oppo- private taxi in Lahore for the “I am the sole bread-winner Sharif. The Government of sition leader was arrested livelihood of the family after of the family and I drive a car Punjab used to pay the stipend Thursday on suspicion of cor- her mother’s stipend was to earn money,” Tahira was from the quota of the poets. ruption, a fresh blow to his party stopped in 2014 by the Punjab quoted as saying by the channel. “The stipend was stopped which was ousted at elections this Government. “The car that I am driving days before my mother’s death year after six decades in power. Tahira Habib Jalib, a resident is brought on loan,” she added. in 2014,” she said. Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, a of Mustafa Town in Lahore, is Tahira said that she does not Tahira urged the former Deputy Premier and serving as a captain of private taxi feel any shame in running the Government to resume the ally of scandal-mired ex-leader service in the city to earn their taxi as she is the daughter of stipend and introduce poor- Najib Razak, was detained after livelihood, Geo TV reported. Habib Jalib, who never compro- friendly system so that the being questioned by anti-cor- On Wednesday, the Lahore mised on principles till his death. poor earn their livelihood with- ruption authorities. He will be Electric Supply Company sent She said the monthly out difficulty. charged Friday. AFP ) COMMENT & ANALYSIS ) ( ) *+, -.*/ ( ) *+, -.*/
www.dailypioneer.com ((5 6% (*$ The global warming goal and India He had to go + ,$-- # )* S them are significant in comparison with the cent of its land area below sea level, but it has suc- and designed especially for decision-makers, is degree Celsius pathway as compared to the two impacts with the two degree Celsius limit. In ceeded in keeping the sea out with extensive infra- approved word by word by all the Governments degree Celsius pathways. Average annual invest- essence, the differences between these two goals structure which does not allow the sea get in, accepting the report by consensus. ments in low carbon energy technologies and * ,* ' '! '! ''#!!&L+! *(M deal with differences in mean temperature in referred to as dykes. That country is currently It is difficult to understand how any leader energy efficiencies would be upscaled by rough- '! !!$ + +' ( $ most land and ocean regions, hot extremes in engaged in strengthening and increasing the today can say that scientists have an “agenda” ly a factor of five by 2050 compared to 2015. #1((! ' + & !+$ !($'!' most inhabited regions, heavy precipitations in ;- "- 8 height of its dykes in anticipation of higher SLR behind these reports. The only agenda dictat- These figures may seem overwhelming, but several regions, and the probability of drought in the future. However, a large number of small ing the work of the IPCC is the objective assess- it would be useful to know that there are huge ' #1$( &* !4 7 '( '!4 ! ' 7 and precipitation deficits in some regions. For 4 - island states and low-lying coastal areas are essen- ment of all aspects of the scientific reality of subsidies on fossil fuels, estimated at 6.5 per cent !&+ 3 (' &4* !'# !' & ,'#' ( 4,* (- / instance, risks from droughts and precipitation tially part of the developing world. Consequently, human-induced climate change and credible pro- of global GDP in a study, which need to be !+' ( $$ & 3 (' !4 '! !1 deficits are expected to be higher at two degree . these societies just do not possess the means by jections of the future based on robust and plau- removed, and the savings thus achieved today Celsius compared to 1.5 degree Celsius global which they can construct their own protective sible scenarios of future developments. should be directed towards the investments &'# ! !+('!' 4' 3 ( + ! ( 1''#' $' ! , he early part of October has been taken warming in some regions. "-7 ;6; - infrastructure and, thus, adapt to the threat of In the Fifth Assessment Report of the IPCC required for transformation of the energy sector. 6 * ( !' "# &'$& ' # 3'' 4 * & up worldwide in a debate and discus- Similarly, risks from heavy precipitation . .8 higher sea levels. it had been assessed that in order to keep with- For a country like India there would be large 3'. 'B *(7 *4!3 !"# + ! +, & 1! sion on the recent report of the events are projected to be higher at two degree Similarly, with cyclones, hurricanes and in the two degree Celsius limit by the end of this co-benefits from a green energy future. There Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Celsius compared to 1.5 degree Celsius in sever- ; 1 typhoons, it can be seen that when a cyclone hits century relative to pre-industrial values, the world would be lower pollution at the local level and !*L+! M' + !! 4,* $!( # ' 4 #! Change (IPCC) assessing the scientif- al northern hemisphere high latitude and/or high a low-lying country like Bangladesh, there is con- would follow a mitigation pathway which would much higher energy security for the country. We '&'' ! 'B B ' !$ icT characteristics of climate change if the world were elevation regions, eastern Asia and eastern North - - siderable loss of life and property. A similar inten- involve an additional cost of 0.06 per cent of glob- are witness today to the harmful impacts of high- ! 3 6 * $' !$& , ( ! 1+,(7 to limit temperature increase to 1.5 degree Celsius America. Heavy precipitation associated with trop- sity hurricane which hits Florida with as much al GDP annually. The new special report has elab- er oil prices on the Indian economy, with a weak- over pre-industrial levels. The report also assess- ical cyclones is projected to be higher at two degree - - impact, fortunately, results in very little loss of orated on the dimensions of the energy transi- ening of the rupee, which further adds to the #$ !&+ ' ' ! +('!' ' *( #$ es what needs to be done to achieve this goal. The Celsius compared with 1.5 degree Celsius global life, simply because there are effective early warn- tion that would be required for the 1.5 degree import bill in dollar terms and other ill-effects. !' ( !' &*' !& ,' & +!( !++ *(' report has generally shaken the global commu- warming. On the impacts of sea level rise projec- -" C ing systems and houses are built far stronger than Celsius limit, and assessed that total annual aver- An earlier piece in these series had highlight- !1$ +' !'&'' !' ! '& nity which hardly needs a reminder of the seri- tions suggest that reduction of 0.1 m in global sea ". in a poor country. age energy-related mitigation investment for the ed the need for India to come up with a concrete '' !$6! !$ ! ($$ ' 4 3* +$&'#'! !7 ous impacts of climate change, given the destruc- level rise (SLR) implies that up to 10 million fewer It is unfortunate that some leaders in the period 2015 to 2050 for moving along pathways strategy for achieving greater energy indepen- tive extreme events which are taking place all over people would be exposed to related risks, based .86 " 8 world choose to ignore the voice of science. The which limit warming to 1.5 degree Celsius is esti- dence, which requires a large overhaul of the cur- ' !' +(&*4 (!#& $(!! ! (! (! ' ' (, the world. Consequently, it is hoped that this assess- on population in the year 2010 and assuming no IPCC is an intergovernmental body that mobilis- mated to be around $900 billion in 2015 values. rent economic infrastructure and substantial ! 'B $ ' !'$'&1!' + ! #!+'!,* 4 ment by the best scientists from all over the world adaptation. A country like Bangladesh and sev- ;- "- 8 es the best scientists from all over the world who This would correspond to total annual aver- increase in the use of renewable energy sources. $ &!' $ 1 !' $ '$$&&+(7 working under the umbrella of the IPCC brings eral small island states in the Pacific and Caribbean devote their time and talent without any com- age energy supply investment of $1,600 to $3800 It would not be a day too early if we embarked about the urgent shifts in the manner that we use region are particularly vulnerable to the physical pensation in return. The reports of the IPCC are billion and total annual average energy demand on such a course today. $# ' !' '! #' &* &!! fossil fuels and conventional sources of energy. impacts of SLR and associated risks. approved by all the Governments of the world, investment of $700 to $1,000 billion in 2015 val- (The writer is former chairman, !.&! !1! ' '! $ ! 4,* The impacts of climate change with the 1.5 A good example of adaptation to higher SLR and the summary for policymakers, the essence ues. This means that energy related investments Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, + ' ! *( #!!* !!&!'# # $ ( &! degree Celsius limit and the risks associated with is the case of the Netherlands, which has 25 per of the extensive scientific documents produced would be about 12 per cent higher for the 1.5 2002-15) !!,+( *' 7 (( # 1 !' # +' ! !!' '! ( (* ((# 4 (!#'!' ( '$ ! ((' (# ' '&' ('!'& $' *( # ' ! & B '((1 " ' '#!' + ! && &# ( # !'$ The number of Hindu candidates inviting They (Congress) are the ones who started me to campaign for them in elections has creating all this Hindu terror. They are A quintessentially postcolonial poet % . . 3 (' ! + ' (('!JE=I ?I 4,* & *!!! !+ $&' $$' ' (+ '!'*$! !' ! ( # ' 7 reduced drastically in the last four years. becoming the victim of their own propaganda. —Senior Congress leader —BJP leader 1# *(& *'# & '!!! '&!' ! ( * GHULAM NABI AZAD SUBRAMANIAN SWAMY ( '!!!$ ' B ( ! ! ' !$ L7!M&&!4*!,* With his multi-layered narrative techniques, Kedarnath chose to write about the inescapable predicament of the post-independent !(+ ( '# +*(' $$' !*! '# 1"( (4 nation which encouraged and even compelled young aspirational minds to go far from their rural, cultural backgrounds # ) % + ' !&'!6 '' 3 #&! ! ! !' identified the poetic talent of young lor and weaver and others like them. ( *! , # ' !,* '!! ++'5'4!*('#!' Kedarnath Singh in 1953, and chose A characteristic example can be to publish his poems in his presti- seen in the embodiment of uneasi- . . (& ($&!'' !1!'!! ((# ' !'& * '#!#!7 C ' '# ! ! , + ' ((# ! $'#! ! ' ' !4 ! Women who lead by example gious journal, Prateek when the lat- ness and enduring tension between ter was only 19-year-old, and later the rural and urban mindset which $$7 .&!B +!' !1!( *+ !' ( ( , $ 6" included him in his canonical anthol- is pretty much evident from the . ogy, Teesra Saptak, Singh emerged as poet’s persistent anxiety about the , . S '' !! ++ ' !!$ * !!$ ((+(' '! # 1 " ! ' & ! 4'!' (++! !$ ' B & ! (* ! 7 a wonderful poet. presence of a kudal (spade) in the . . 1234 / Singh almost equally wonderful- drawing room of a metropolitan 0 % ) 5%)6 7 !&+ '! &'!! +*(' $$' 4 &!'#( **!7 ven before Kedarnath Singh ly charted an impressive poetic tra- city like Delhi. In fact, his poetic 82222 . ! ' ! !$' !'$$$! ( !' * & was conferred the Jnanpith jectory during his five-decade-long endeavours can best be under- . +*(' 1.'' $ $! (! ## '!&+ &!4& !(' ometimes it is important to dream big. EAward in 2013, he enjoyed literary journey. He published as stood and interpreted in terms of . , 1232 ( It can be more exciting than just possess- tremendous critical acclaim as a phe- many as eight volumes of immense- his consistent engagement with as +!!+! *(! #1! ' 4!' +' '((#! Sing bookish knowledge in order to do nomenal Hindi poet who was ly engaging poetry written with a dis- realistic a representation as possi- $ # '#!& *,* !'((*('! #! some work and be successful in life. Often, favourably compared with some of tinctly different sensibility from ble of the emergent socio-political ( * ((+ ' ((&( !'#( *(& '#!' +' !7 people remain confined to the four walls of the major contemporary Indian what we witnessed in the preceding and cultural conditions in different their house because they feel that they can- poets. The highest literary prize was Chhayavadi poetry and with a more parts of the nation where he under- , 1232 %7 / '!1+$(( ' B ,+( '((* & ! $$& $!1 not do anything in life and people will mock in a way an attestation and confir- complex and remarkably consistent went the kind of experiences that ) * ! ( them. This tendency is mostly seen in mation of the fact that he had but independent poetic vision than a great majority of his compatriots . . # ( 5;:: women. Women, especially in the rural attained the status of a kind of cult we find even amongst many of his were simultaneously undergoing. ) / ' 9 S ( % areas, are victims of this mentality. And this poet for about a decade. younger and elder contemporaries. It is precisely such a serious / - 5%/-6 With 80 cases being reported from Jaipur alone, India is, mentality is because of the social environ- His classmate, a well-known It is often argued that Trilochan preoccupation with the post-colo- perhaps, witnessing the biggest zika virus outbreak thus ment, where due to lack of education, Hindi writer, Vishwanath Tripathy, Shastri, an elder contemporary poet nial conditions of the country for 7 ,S ) + : - far. With no cure in sight yet even as the deadly virus has women are considered to be objects of sex- mentioned that Singh became pop- who had begun to explore the com- the sake of giving them a vivid ual pleasure and reproduction. This is a major ular from the Intermediate class mon concerns of the ordinary peo- expression in his poetic composi- 5) 6 O < : been reported in about 86 countries with the first one reason for women not even dreaming of mov- itself. People used to praise him a lot ple much earlier along the lines sug- tions that primarily defines Singh 5 6 # < 5- 6 O having been reported from India, authorities have their ing forward. Education is very important for and he was often discussed by his gested by the Pragatavadi thought, as a quintessentially post-colonial 1228 . . # ( task cut out. While diagnosis at the right time is crucial, women and our society is not very success- fellow students like a famous poet. generated a great deal of influence poet. He chose to narrate with his ( preventive and containment measures are equally impor- ful in providing education to women. A major Hindi poet, Manglesh early on the way Singh began to con- multi-layered narrative techniques . tant as they will determine the spread of the disease. Education is an important factor for the Dabral, reinforced this perception ceptualise the idea of a poet. Many the inescapable predicament of . - = % , advancement of any society. On one side, and added that only Baba Nagarjun readers emphasise that the radical the post-independent nation which : " (. 5,:6 3> it explains the difference between good and can be said to be more popular a poet, Pablo Neruda, and the French encouraged and even compelled , " ( wrong, on the other, it arouses curiosity in poet than Kedarnath Singh. surrealist poet, Paul Eluard, made a young aspirational minds to go far . 88222 the mind. History has many examples, in took up the responsibility of improving the but also that of her children's. This she did As a matter of fact, Singh was greater impact on the making of away from their rural, cultural 41 . which educated women have played an condition of her home and raising her through her courage, hard work and enthu- not only popular but also a success- Singh’s poetic sensibility. grandmother from the maternal poems, Dharati (Earth). backgrounds that they nonetheless Faith and law , important role in preparing social struc- remaining five children. She started doing siasm. The circumstances in which they live ful poet who received the Kumaran Some discerning voices firmly side, and also those interesting songs 6- 6" . At BHU, he had the privilege of could not afford to forget and tures with enthusiasm. But despite know- sweeping and swabbing in houses and with today have changed completely from what Asan Award in 1980, and the believe that Singh eventually suc- that women of his village preferred being taught by the legendary indeed kept longing for the rest of ( ing the achievements of women over the that money she started buying women's it was earlier. She made sure that her daugh- Sahitya Academy Award in 1989. In ceeded in his efforts to develop an to sing in the early hours in honour C-" 6; 8 teacher, Hazari Prasad Dwivedi, their lives. . years, the present stratum of society makes makeup items and other women's accessories ters completed their graduation. She was able addition to the above prizes, he was effective and independent artistic of the mother Ganga. C who helped him shape his creative This is the personal dilemma of S 9 ('$' '#+4$ '!4 ( (('!4 * !' ( fun of them and their achievements instead from the city and selling it in the village. Even to get her daughters married into good fam- also honoured with many other framework which enabled his rural In fact, the river Ganga runs just sensibility in a significant way. the poet himself. But it is the collec- 59:.6 of idolizing them. Nevertheless, there are though she could not read the name of the ilies because they were well educated. Eight awards that were given by literary experiences to sit comfortably side by three kilometers away from his vil- Academic atmosphere of the univer- tive dilemma of post-colonial India ?2 # &+!$& '! ' !$' !& *'# + *($ #'!' 6. C 8 many women like Asma Bibi who, despite station, Asma used to go to Ferozabad to buy years later, finally, her missing son has also organisations from different States, side with his sophisticated urban out- lage, so does river Sarayu. The for- sity offered him opportunities to lis- too. This historical predicament P9 38 >2 !','#&# !+( !1$! (( ! ++ !' being uneducated, have been able to make items at cheap rates. At the same time, she returned home, to help him earn a living. such as Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, look. It helped him establish a har- mer flows to the south of the village 6"" 6 ten to the distinguished scholars makes our chances of upward mobil- +( !O+! ! ' !$!( ' $! # their own distinct identity in society. started traveling further and further in the Asma has taken a loan from people to send Madhya Pradesh and Odisha. He monious confluence between his and the latter to the north. For Singh, from both India and abroad. ity in life almost entirely dependent # ( Asma, who lives in a small village in Rohtas hope of finding her son. him to Saudi Arabia to work there. The also had the distinction of being a refined poetic diction and stun- it is indeed the rivers that made him ;;- 6- After finishing his studies at on a definite disconnection, a sort of 9:. ( +( !'!$ $ !$ * &+ ' + ' !'(! district of Bihar, is totally uneducated. She Asma was very keen to learn how to read, younger son is a Hafeez (one who recites the fellow at the Sahitya Academy, ningly unconventional images, and aware of the presence of nature Varanasi, where he stayed for about rupture with our nourishing roots in (! *'('!! !(!&1-# ' ('#' ,4 ! * ,! cannot read or write even a single alpha- whether it was in Hindi, English or Urdu. Holy Quran by heart). Her desire to read is which is usually considered to be the equipped him to put together in a whose influence remained undi- C - 17 years, his job brought him to an order to often preempt the possibil- ( # ( ( ( >III" '$ ' !!'&!$' !* ' *('$ $!P !' bet in any language, but through her own People used to make fun of her when she said still very much alive even today and that is greatest honour available to a cre- productive way an alert, direct poet- minished for the entire life. utterly backward place called ities of a genuinely satisfying exis- initiative, she has not only created an iden- the words wrong, but Asma never got angry why she is completing her incomplete ative writer in our country. ic voice with an apparently detached When he left his village for ;; "C Padrauna where he worked till he tence so evocatively articulated in the S ( $ '!$&( ! 1 (' !!! $' ' & ' & !* , tity for herself in the but also become an or discouraged. She felt the sense of a lack of dream by learning to read the Quran. She Otherwise deeply divided in kind of poetic contemplation so as Varanasi, where he studied first at moved to New Delhi when he was following lines: “My home is/Where 9 ( !JIII" 1+*(&' ! !(''#'!' & #$ &&' !' example of women's empowerment. education in her life and the difficulties she learnt Urdu from her son. their conceptualisation of the very to strike a fine balance between the Uday Pratap Intermediate College appointed as professor of Hindi at we witness tremendous cry”. 8> ! (# !$ !! ! ($!+( !' '#(+' The parents of 50-year-old Asma, living faced because of being uneducated. This was Asma today has become an example for idea of literature and, in turn, canon pulls of modernist tendencies and the and then at the Banaras Hindu 6" the Jawaharlal Nehru University. He We all can only aspire as the poet " 3A ( ' &!'#! !++(4!! '! '+! 4 ( in Akbarpur village, located at Dehri in Rohtas the reason that she was determined to give those women who give up their dreams and formation, Hindi poets belonging to pressures of indigenous sensitivities. University (BHU), Singh discov- was charmed by the creatively fer- does in his representative poem, Q - # . district, were illiterate. Being illiterate them- her children a good education. Along with lose heart by throwing their desires of both the progressive (pragatavadi) But a careful, critical look at his ered a new world which opened up ; - tile environment of the university Haath (hands): “While holding her '& #' 4& !!+$(! (( '# !!,1 selves, they kept their daughter away from managing the expenses of the house, she start- becoming someone great or of achieving and modernist (prayogvadi) persua- inextricably intertwined personal newer opportunities for his academ- " campus which provided him a plat- hands/ Into mine/ I thought / The " . 9:. ' 4+ !'( ! ! * ,!4&* ! acquiring any form of education. Asma was ed raising money for her children's education. knowledge. Thinking of themselves to be sions, had not just identical appre- and poetic journey tells us a differ- ic and artistic development. College form to refine his poetic skills, world should be as pretty and , married at an early age and she had six chil- She enrolled her three daughters in school and weak, they allow people to exploit them, both ciation for his poetic endeavours, but ent story altogether. Singh had an enabled him to hear poems from the 6 which, however, beautifully did warm/As hers.” Such aspirations for && '!' &' ('#! ,'(( ! 1"&&'!' dren one after another. Her husband started sent her two sons to a large Madrassa physically as well as mentally. The importance also preferred to put him on a high undying attachment for his village, veteran poets themselves, like embody from the very beginning a better and beautiful world embod- ) . . + '*(('#' +! '! &' *' ( ' 1 spending all the household earnings on liquor (Institute for Islamic Studies) in Aurangabad of education and the right of women in soci- literary pedestal. They are known to Chakiya, where he was born and Ramdhari Singh Dinkar and Q " 6- those realities that kept unfolding in ies the undercurrents of disappoint- ( ! ( ++(! ,*!!1 ,*!!! *!& and also used to beat Asma when she would to receive religious education. Despite being ety is not understood. However, with chang- have come together for throwing which is situated in the Balia district Harivansh Rai Bachchan, and in his immediate surroundings as well ing, rather disturbing post-colonial " . . C2 6"-;- 8 (. 9:. P !'((*('' '!' &4 & ,&' ! , 4 &$! ' refuse to give him money. Somehow life was uneducated, she used to run everywhere and ing times this mentality of society is gradu- such accolades before the way of only of Uttar Pradesh. His rural upbring- some way encouraged him to begin as in the distant places. moments which constitute an indis- carrying on despite all the problems when get admission forms and new updates about ally changing. But there is still not much of two other modern Hindi poets — ing allowed him to indulge in swim- writing poetry, that he eventually did. Despite the fact that circum- pensable part of the creative con- 9:. . . S 322 (( '+! +$( ( # ! 1! &*('$ suddenly one day her eldest son went miss- the schools and colleges. She would even a change in the situation in the rural areas. Gajanan Madhav Muktibodh and ming for hours and climbing trees as And then he happened to meet 6 86 stances compelled him to physical- sciousness of an enormously cultivat- (. 33A ( ( +( ' & 4$ 7(,'# '!1 ing. Her husband also went away to the city ensure she found out about scholarships and In such a case, the positive success story of Shamsher Bahadur Singh. a matter of routine. Like villagers of his mentor, Trilochan Shastri, a 66-6" ly disconnect with rustic roots, he ed poet with a fiercely independent 3AA ( 57$D6 ( 5 !'' !! ( #! *('$ *! in search of a job and never returned home. other government schemes to be able to pro- Asma Bibi will definitely prove to be a morale Ever since the highly influential his generation, he loved walking Pragatavadi poet who had already never ever lost sight of their impor- post-colonial mind. Q - # ( Even in this difficult situation, Asma did not vide her children with the best education. booster to many women and will help them Hindi writer, Sachchidananda barefoot and speaking Bhojpuri. revolutionised Hindi poetry by intro- - -- tance, and also that of his relation- (The writer is Assistant Professor ( #! *('$ 1!' ! !+! ! !! 9:. . . C2 give up hope. She kept on trying to find her Asma, without any support from any- realise their unfulfilled dreams. Hirananda Vatsyayan, popularly Moreover, he used to thoroughly ducing democratic and radical con- ship with nature, Bhojpuri bhasa and of English at Rajdhani College, Delhi ( son. After losing both husband and son, she one, has changed her own living conditions (Charkha Features) known by his pen-name ‘Agyeya’, enjoy the delightful stories told by his tents in his very first collection of rural people, such as carpenter, tai- University) *(''((!$'#!* ,$ ! #& !! &+(('#! , ( ! #' ' !' (1 ! !' ! ++'# !6 * '& ( # 122A . . '#!16+&"!$( '!' +( '#! !'!!'4*!'! - - ( ( '# !*('$ $&'((' 4'#!(4'!'+'' +(! , 122E !*( 1$! !('6 * '& ( 4 ' O ( & !' ' +( 7 Oriental College college led to “a spective of caste, creed, colour or reli- calls for a review of the entire process " P movement for Muslim separatism 8 gion, and should be celebrated with of obtaining arms license in the coun- . . //(, ) ) '# ('!++ '# ' *'#! , & ,'#& !! 1+7 Sir — This refers to the article, “Sir gathering strength”. Sir — Dussehra is actually the festi- gaiety and love. try. As directed by the Supreme Court, Q % / ! ! ! #( ! *'(!' (& ! '&' ((#7 Syed Khan: The renaissance man” Ashok Patnaik, in a review of BR val of the Kshattriyas. But all Hindus #'#' $!6+&"! * ,'#$!' '#! !$*( ,7 4!4!6+&"! ' !+7 Jubel D’Cruz the Modi Government should consid- - 5%/-6 . . # ('#!*! !'!' 1 $!6+&"!3 !' 4 '!!'#'(' (October 17) by MJ Warsi. The writer Nanda’s book, Witness to Partition — observe this festival with great joy. (('#&$ (( # !! '#O!' ( !! !!' + '$' '! ' ! !! +$ !4 Mumbai er framing a law that can keep crim- ! 6 * '& ( +&' + , '!! ' +!! '!' ( *! $! '#! $J> 1 %/- . . 7 3> 122E has paid rich tributes to the 19th cen- A Memoir, published by The Pioneer Traditionally, in Indian culture, inals away from politics much before + ! 9 1232 !*('! !'!! !,$+ # *$ & *' ( tury scholar and founder of the on August 29, 2004, noted that Sir Dussehra was always full of dances, !&$+! ! !!&+(# ! + !' 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! )"( ( R 6 64- the near future. A final decision names have been discussed," .6.# 6 - will be taken after consultation Sardesai said. he BJP has formally start- with the party high command The failure of Chief 8 P Ted its hunt for a leadership 6846 6- and State leadership," a BJP Minister Parrikar to attend to alternative to ailing Goa Chief leader said on condition of day-to-day administrative and reparations to hold free Minister Manohar Parrikar, 66 anonymity. political chores due to pro- 6 . Chamundeshwari in Mysuru Pand fair elections to the party leaders as well as an Among the names of leaders longed treatment of cancer has district. The Lingayats had Mizoram Assembly are satis- alliance partner said on G6 -6 8 -- .G discussed as possible Chief thrown Goa into a political cri- n a major embarrassment to seen the Congress' move as a factory, Chief Election Thursday. 666 1 Minister alternatives at the sis for several weeks. Ithe Congress, party’s strong- ploy to divide the Hindu reli- Commissioner Om Prakash The issue of leadership G6- 6C meeting held between Shah, The BJP earlier this week man and Karnataka Water gion. The RSS and BJP strong- Rawat said here on change had been a taboo sub- Goa Forward party President inducted two MLAs from the Resources Minister DK ly opposed this move and BJP Wednesday. ject for most of the Bharatiya 6"66 4G Vijai Sardesai and Congress into its own party, in Shivakumar, who cherishes the president Amit Shah and Prime "Mizoram has always had Janata Party leadership, includ- 6 66 Maharashtrawadi Gomantak a bid to foil a Government-top- ambition to become Chief Minister Narendra Modi used an excellent record of holding ing MLAs and State BJP pres- Party leader Sudin Dhavalikar pling plan being engineered by Minister, has admitted that it was this as a weapon to fight Rahul free and fair elections. In the ident Vinay Tendulkar, who tives to Parrikar appears to and other BJP leaders include the opposition party. a grave mistake by the Congress Gandhi and the congress. upcoming Assembly election, until late on Wednesday had have given way to a sense of Union Minister of State for Ever since Parrikar's to have interfered in the Lingayat In the Congress circles run the State would once again maintained that there was no pragmatism in the BJP ranks, AYUSH Shripad Naik, State health conditioned worsened, issue in the run-up to the State up to by polls and general elec- establish its record of free and question of even discussing especially with their national BJP president Vinay Tendulkar, allies like Goa Forward as Assembly elections in 2018. tions are maintaining a stoic fair polls," Rawat told possible alternatives to President Amit Shah formally Speaker Pramod Sawant and well as the MGP had been in The Congress government to divide the Lingayat com- salience over the issue and reporters before leaving for Parrikar's leadership as the broaching the subject with Health Minister Vishwajit touch with Congress leaders under Chief Minister munity. many feel that it might be part New Delhi after a two-day Chief Minister, who is suffer- leaders from Goa's ruling Rane, the party official said. tinkering with a possible Siddaramaiah had appointed The admission just five of a course correction to find visit to the hill State. ing from advanced pancreatic coalition parties. Sardesai, who met Shah regime change, even as they an expert committee to study months after the assembly elec- a new strategy in the ensuing Mizoram will vote to con- cancer, was "recovering" and "Amit Shahji spoke to lead- earlier on Thursday, has also had also been pressurising the proposals by Lingayat and tions which led to the route of elections. stitute the 40-member "governing the state well". ers from our coalition parties maintained that the BJP lead- BJP to allocate more plum Veerashaiva groups who were Congress and made the centu- Congress President Rahul Assembly on November 28. The obduracy over the today in Delhi. They discussed ership is "seriously looking" at portfolios to ministers from eager to dissociate themselves ry old party to compromise Gandhi, who addressed a gath- Rawat, who was accompa- issue of leadership alterna- possible leadership options for the leadership issue. "Some the coalition parties. from Hinduism and become a with the regional party JDs to ering in Bidar, one of the pow- nied by Election minority religion. The form a collation Government is erful centres of Lingayat agita- Commissioners Sunil Arora Congress then as part of a strat- going to have a political reper- tion, after the elections, did not and Ashok Lavasa, compli- 9 $ egy divided the Lingayat com- cussion in the State. It is histo- mention Basavanna in his mented the District 8.% % munity which supports the ry now that HD Kumaraswamy speech. Now, Shivakumar's Magistrates, who are also the ++ BJP as Lingayat and of the JDs with just 34 seats in admission appears to be the District Electoral Officers, for Veerashaivas. The community the 224 assembly seats formed new found strategy to take on the poll preparations. "Their + : which constitutes over 19 per the Government to keep the BJP and Modi – Shah meticulous preparations * / '. cent of the State population BJP led by BS Yeddyurappa a Combine. Many in the would help in conducting a Srinagar: A shutdown called by plays a decisive role in Lingayat strongman with 104 Congress say that this would smooth and fair election." separatists affected life across Karnataka politics. The seats away from capturing now become a potent weapon "Concerns and views O !"# $ their duty properly. Kashmir Valley on Thursday Congress lost because of this power. in the hands of BJP which is expressed by political parties, # # He claimed that the plan with heavy security deployed miscalculation and the first The run up to the hell bent on re capturing civil societies and officials over lleging that the Gujarat $ & # " $" "" mandates that officials need to here and other vulnerable places. ever public admission by Assembly Elections in May Karnataka as the gate way to the Reang tribal voters shel- AGovernment's lax attitude # (' &" walk inside the protected forests The Joint Resistance Shivakumar is an embarrass- saw several Congress leaders the south. tered in six Tripura relief led to the death of 23 lions in $ " &! for at least 50 kms in a month. Leadership (JRL), a separatist ment ahead of by polls and bring up the issue of recom- Lingayats are followers of camps, reliability of Electronic Gir forest, Leader of Opposition $ "In reality, officials hardly conglomerate headed by Syed 2019 general elections. mending Lingayats as a sepa- 12 the century social reformer Voting Machines and ceiling in the state Assembly Paresh ) $" ' follow this provision of con- Ali Geelani, Mirwaiz Umer He said, "Our party has rate religion. Congress Basavanna who preached limits on election expenditure Dhanani on Thursday sought ducting foot patrolling. They Farooq and Muhammad Yasin made a big mistake in this President Rahul Gandhi turned against the prevalent caste sys- were heard," he said. explanation from Chief & 7& # #+P only roam around in vehicles. Malik, called the shutdown state. I don't deny it. I always to Basavanna, the 12th centu- tem in Hinduism. There are These concerns would be Minister Vijay Rupani on this " # # As a result, health status of against the killing of Lashkar- believed, no Government ry philosopher who founded also Veerashaivas who follow addressed appropriately, Rawat "man-made tragedy". lions living inside deep forest e-Taiba (LeT) commander, should interfere in matters of the Lingayat as a new religion the teachings of Sri added. In a letter written to Such last minute arrangement is not known immediately," Mehrajudd in Bangroo, his religion and caste. It was a to woo voters. He started quot- Renukacharya, who believed in The statutory election noti- Rupani on the issue, Dhanani led to this man-made tragedy. Dhanani claimed. associate Faiz Ahmad Waza crime committed by our ing Basavanna and went to Vedas, puranas and the caste fication would be issued on sought action against those Why didn't we bring the vaccine Referring to a 2013 and Rayees Ahmad in a gun- Government. Many ministers, many mutts and temples to system. Veerashaivas and November 2 and the last date responsible for not devising a well in advance?" asked Dhanani Supreme Court judgment ask- fight on Wednesday in leaders spoke about the issue but appease the lingayats. Rahul Lingayats, who both worship for filing nominations is proactive action plan to deal in the letter. ing the State Government to Srinagar's Fateh Kadal area. the verdict of the people in the Gandhi also supported the Shiva, have always been con- November 9. The single-phase with Canine Distemper Virus "Lions could have been find a new home for lions, Shops, other businesses election is proof that move to divide the communi- sidered one and the same. But election will be held on (CDV), believed to be the saved had the vaccine been Dhanani asked Rupani what and public transport remained Governments should not inter- ty which backfired. there are some who contend November 28. main reason for the deaths. made available well in advance. steps his Government had closed in Srinagar and other fere in these matters. If our Siddaramaiah used his three they are different. They argue As many as 768,181 people He alleged that although I firmly believe that action taken since then in that regard. district headquarters of the Government has made a mis- senior Ministers who were part that Veerashaivas are a Shiva- out of a total population of the Government knew that the must be taken against those He alleged that the State Valley. Skeletal private trans- take, we ask you for forgiveness". of the Lingayat movement for sect of Hinduism, while the 10,91,014 are eligible to cast disease has killed a large num- who were responsible for this Government had only given port moved in the uptown He was speaking at the separate religion lost in their Lingayats must be deemed to their votes. ber of lions in Africa in the past, man-made tragedy," the assurances to the Supreme areas of Srinagar. Educational Dasara Sammelan of the constituencies while CM belong to a different religion. Women once again out- the vaccine for CDV, which was Congress leader said. Court, but failed to undertake institutions were closed due to Rambhapuri Seer Veera Siddaramaiah managed to BJP had cautiously kept away number men in Mizoram's imported at the last moment, He asked Rupani to probe any concrete step to save the the Dussehra holiday. The Someshwara Shivacharya scrape through with a win in from this controversy and electoral rolls. Of the total was not brought in advance. whether the unavailability of lions. Earlier, the State authorities have imposed restric- Swami in Gadag, in North Badami constituency by 1,696 always attacked the congress electorate, 393,685 are women "The Government knew that vaccine was a "conspiracy". Government had admitted that tions in parts of Srinagar's old Karnataka , on Thursday and votes. Siddaramaiah lost to and Siddaramaiah Government and 374,496 men. a vaccine is available to deal with Referring to the provisions enlist- CDV and Protozoa infection is city areas. Train services between the seer had opposed the JD(S) candidate GT Deve of dividing the society to draw In the last Assembly elec- CDV. However, we imported it ed in the Gir Management Plan for con- responsible for the death of at Baramulla and Bannihal towns Government(Siddaramaiah led Gowda in the other seat he political mileage ahead of the tions in 2013, the Congress had (from the US) only after 23 lions servation of lions, Dhanani alleged that least 11 of 23 lions in Gir for- were suspended as a precau- Congress Government ) move contested from last Assembly elections. won 34 out of the 40 seats. succumbed to the infection. senior forest officials are not carrying out est last month. tionary measure. IANS # O ; % 0 )"(
Modi is scheduled to unveil the ue due to upcoming Diwali world's tallest statue at 182 vacation, it said. ujarat Chief Minister Vijay metres, dedicated to the coun- Apart from the statue, the GRupani on Thursday took try's first Home Minister Sardar administration is working on ! stock of ongoing preparations at Vallabhbhai Patel, on October 31. setting up many other "world the site of the 'Statue of Unity' It is being built on Sadhu Bet class" attractions near it, such Mumbai: The Maharashtra be held by May next year at Kevadiya in Narmada district. island near the Sardar Sarovar as the 'valley of flower', which BJP is understood to be against while the tenure of the Prime Minister Narendra Dam on Narmada river. is spread across 230 hectares, simultaneous polls to the Lok Maharashtra Assembly is till and a tent city near the statue. Sabha and the Assembly next October next year. Rupani instructed the offi- year, according to some State Prime Minister Narendra cials to lit up the statue as well party leaders. Modi and Shah have been Deputy Chief Minister as other attractions, including The issue was discussed at favouring simultaneous elec- Nitin Patel also accompanied the dam, with lighting, it said. a recent meeting between BJP tions to the Lok Sabha and state Rupani, stated an official release. Meanwhile, state chief Amit Shah and Assemblies across the country. Meanwhile, Patel refuted Education Minister Maharashtra leaders where The state unit is also inclined media reports suggesting that Bhupendrasinh Chudasama the view of the State party unit to take the disgruntled ally Shiv the Prime Minister would board said in Ahmedabad that the was put forth, said the leaders Sena on board while contesting a sea plane to reach the site to BJP would take out "Ekta Yatra" who requested anonymity. A the two elections. unveil the statue on October 31. ahead of October 31 as a trib- leader claimed that Chief "There are 48 Lok Sabha "The PM is not coming to ute to Sardar Patel to spread Minister Devendra Fadnavis seats in Maharashtra, of which Kevadiya in a sea plane," he said. awareness about his contribu- too is opposed to simultaneous BJP won 22 last time, followed After the visit, Rupani held tion in uniting the country. elections and has conveyed by Sena which won 18. If we a high-level meeting at The Yatra would be taken this to Shah. want to maintain the tally in Kevadiya with government out in two phases during which "If Lok Sabha and 2019, Sena's support is valuable officials on the ongoing prepa- it will cover 10,000 villages, said Assembly elections are held for consolidation of votes," rations, stated the release. the minister. together, there may be a com- said another BJP leader. During the meeting, The Chief Minister would pounded backlash from "If we insist on holding Rupani told officials to stay pre- flag off the first 'Ekta Yatra' unhappy voters. If Lok Sabha Lok Sabha and assembly polls pared to handle a huge rush of chariot Friday at Bardoli town elections are held first, we can jointly in Maharashtra, Sena visitors after unveiling the stat- in south Gujarat, he added. do some damage control before will most probably contest the Assembly elections (later) separately and it could be a next year," he said. major setback, because "If Lok Sabha and Congress and NCP have joined Assembly elections are held hands," he said. separately, we can learn lessons In that case, he said, the from Lok Sabha's verdict and votes of the Congress and NCP can plan accordingly for the will get consolidated while < %% ) . ==* Assembly polls," he added. "ours will get divided. We must !" The Lok Sabha polls are to avoid it." PTI ( ) *+, -.*/ >
68-. ;' !+ $ 534# -0 : R ! ( ! ! ! ' $% '! # <" )"( - # ! + JMB activities have already continue to be so this festive 8-. entered Indian territories and season,” said a senior official. he Bengal police have " # # # are hiding somewhere in A low-intensity blast near he first phase of the pro- .. ' with Congress. In UPA Tstepped up security mea- # North Bengal. “Their target is a TMC party office at Tposed coastal road project Government he was made sures in Durga Puja pandals # & to cause maximum damage Nabgerbazar off north-eastern will have three interchanges, n an important political Union Minister and held cou- following Intelligence reports . "(M during the Pujas” and on the Kolkata killing two persons the Brihanmumbai Municipal # ) " " ple of portfolios also. Later on Vijaya Dushmi Day. and injuring at least 10 others Idevelopment, former that the banned terror outfit of ! Corporation (BMC) said on Gujarat Chief Minister 8 he was given the position of Bangladesh, Jamat-ul- JMB earned notoriety in had created flutter in the Thursday. & &!&# & Shankersinh Vaghela’s son # Leader of Opposition in Mujahideen Bangladesh, is Bengal following a bomb blast police brass. None has so far The first phase of this Mahendrasinh resigned from Gujarat assembly post 2012 planning to carry out subver- #! !? N # on October 2 in Khagragarh in been arrested in connection ambitious project runs between ruling Bharatiya Janata Party $ & state elections. sive activities in the State. @ ? Burdwan district when two of with the case. Princess Street and Bandra- on Thursday. & .8" # He however left Congress The inputs from the :!& : its militants were killed while Meanwhile, in an unrelat- Worli Sea Link Road and the Vaghela had joined the as he was denied to project Intelligence agencies become making bombs intended to be ed development the Bengal three interchanges will be locat- saffron brigade just three State Assembly polls. His father Chief Ministerial candidate in all the more important as people throughout the festive transported to find their targets Government had made special ed at Amar Sons Garden, Haji months back, but was feeling Shankersinh initiated his polit- the 2017 assembly polls. immersion of idols of major season,” said a senior police back in Bangladesh. ration packages this festive Ali and Worli Seaface, it said. neglected in the new set and ical career with Jan Sangh and The Congress party had Durga Puja committees will officer. Subsequent investigations season for the poorest of the These interchanges will ultimately decided to quit the went on to become senior also gave ticket to take place on October 23 when With Chief Minister conducted by the NIA took poor, officials said. have 18 alternative routes and party ahead of Lok Sabha most BJP leader. He however Mahendrasinh from Bayad the State Government will Mamata Banerjee fixing the day the lid off a wide JMB net- Subsidised packages of nine entry as well as exit routes polls. Junior Vaghela however left BJP in 1996 following dif- assembly constituency from organise the Durga Carnival of the Carnival on October 23, work raised in several bor- flour, rice, edible oil and sugar to facilitate the motorists, the cited the reason in his resig- ferences with then Gujarat where he got elected in 2012. — a procession of idols along the festive season gets extend- dering districts of Bengal is being given to the people civic body added. nation to Gujarat BJP presi- Chief Minister Keshubhai Patel Interestingly both Vaghelas the historic Red Road. ed four days beyond the Vijay including Nadia, Birbhum, coming within the Antodayaya "The total length of these dent Jitu Vaghani that he and formed his own political along with their 12 more sup- According to inputs the Dushmi Day which falls on Burdwan, Murshidabad and Special Prioity interchanges will be 14 kms. decided to quit the party due party and straight away became porters defied the Congress’ JMB terrorists may target Friday, the officer said adding and Malda. Programmes — under National They will be constructed as per to ‘personal reasons’. Chief Minister with the support whip in the Rajya Sabha elec- North Bengal cities like the police have further tight- “This is no new situation as Food Security Act, sources the international codes of stan- Following the footstep of of Congress party. tion held in Gujarat in August Jalpaiguri, Siliguri, Alipurduar ened security measures from we receive inputs from time to informed adding the total dards and using state-of-the-art his father, Mahendrasinh had Ahead of the 1998 Gujarat last year and had voted for the and Coochbehar. “We are not Mahashtami Day through the time from the Centre. In any number of baneberries this tools," the BMC said. left the Opposition Congress assembly polls Vaghela BJP against the senior Congress taking chances on Kolkata also Mahanavami Day. case the security has been tight festive season would come to The speed limit for vehi- party in July 2017 before the merged his political outfit leader Ahmed Patel. because the city draws crores of According to sources the throughout the Pujas and will about 3 crore. cles on these interchanges has been fixed at 40 kmph, it said adding that crash attenuators will be installed at important @:4 points along these inter- changes to minimise the impact of collision in case of possible accident. Q )"( # ! ' R According to a civic official, work on the first phase is expect- ed to start by the next month, C6 - solve the problems of the peo- when work orders will be issued. 6 . ;- ple those states?”. The entire project may take emanding to know as to 6 6 8 Slamming Union Minister almost four years to complete. Dwhy Prime Minister 6 6 Ravi Shanker Prasad for his "Work on the 10-km Narendra Modi had not gone -; -6 6- - comment that the Government stretch from Princess Street even once to Ayodhya during could not do much about the Flyover to south end of Bandra the last four and a half years, . >IJK "-6 hikes in, Uddhav said: “What do Worli Sea Link is likely to start Shiv Sena president Uddhav "6 8 you mean you can’t do any- by the end of the year," official Thackeray on Thursday said - -"- thing? How can you cannot said, adding that the first phase that if the ruling BJP declared -- bring down rates of petrol, will comprise an its poll promise of building a diesel and cooking gas or reduce under-sea tunnel starting Ram Mandir was nothing but Nitinji. You are also a inflation? You have Lord from Princess Street flyover to a “jumla”, then his party, along Mahrashtrian like us. It is not Vishnu’s 11th ‘avatar’ with you Priyadarshini Circle. with Hindus living across the the Maharashtrian culture to but you cannot stop inflation Infrastructure major country, would undertake the mouth lies. What late Balasaheb and galloping fuel prices and Larsen and Toubro (L&T) has construction of a Ram temple has taught us; think a lakh times zooming US Dollar rates. If you been awarded the contract to at Ayodhya. before you make a promise to can’t do this, then are you stick- construct a part of the project Addressing a largely * '! * ! % * the people. But once you make ing to power…?,” Uddhav asked. from Princess Street Flyover to attended annual Dussehra rally !" '! * !" the promise, you will keep the Targetting Maharashtra Baroda Palace, including an at the historic Shivaji Park in promise come what may”. chief minister Devendra underground tunnel passing north-Central Mumbai, (the ruling BJP) have so many will see what is to be done". Ayodhya during the last four start building Ram Mandir, Hitting out at Modi and his Fadnavis for his failure to below Girgaum Chowpatty, Uddhav announced that he false promises to the people that “Hence I have decided that and half years?,” the Sena pres- then we the Shiv Sena – along Cabinet colleagues at the Centre declare drought in Malabar Hills and would go to Ayodhya on the country is on the verge of I will go to Ayodya on ident asked. with Hindus across the coun- for not bothering about fulfill- Maharashtra, Uddhav said: Priyadarshini Park. November 25 to remind the erupting like a volcano.... You November 25. We have noth- “You ( Modi) may not have try — will build the Ram tem- ing the promises made to the “Karnataka has already The total length of the ruling BJP of its failure to keep promised that you would ing against Modi. But I would gone to Ayodhya during the ple there,” Uddhav said. people during 2014, Uddhav declared a drought and started Coastal Road project is 29.2 its promise of building Ram deposit 15 lakh in the bank like to tell him not to play with last four and a half years, but Uddhav slammed Union said: “Instead of concentrating relief measures, but in kms. The eight-lane road pro- Mandir there. accounts of everyone. Later on the sentiments of the people. I – as the son of late Bal Minister Nitin Gadkari for his on developmental works, Modi, Maharashtra, the CM is still ject will start from Princess Mincing no words against you said that promise was a This is not a normal promise. Thackeray – will go to Ayodhya remark that his party leaders his Cabinet ministers and BJP studying the issue… If Fadnavis Street Flyover in Marine Lines the Narendra Modi govern- jumla. My challenge to you This concerns Lord Sri Ram. with a saffron flag in hand. I had made all kinds of promis- chief ministers are now camp- does not declare a drought in and run up to Kandivli. ment for its failure to keep its shameless fellows: either you You have been touring all over will be going there for the first es to the people during the 2014 ing in five Assembly poll-bound Maharashtra in the next few The standing committee of promises, including the con- fellows build Ram Mandir or the world. But, I would like to time to remind you about your elections because they knew states. I call this as a big defeat days, then the Shiv Sena will the BMC had given its nod for struction of the Ram temple at declare the repeated promise to know from Modi as to why he poll promise of building Ram that the BJP would not come to for you. Even if you win those take to streets to protest against the construction of the 12,000- Ayodhya, Uddhav said: “You this effect was a jumla. Then we has not found time to visit Mandir there. If you do not power. “I would like to tell elections, will you be able to the State Government”. crore project last month. 9 .( ++
Lucknow: Twenty-four hours ily retired on August 31 last. leader was also entrusted with Kumar immediately, they after protesting with state The agitated ex-employees more powers to Kumar than would move court and chal- Congress chief Raj Babbar of Congress office said that even senior ministerial staff. lenge their forcible retirement against summary removal and Kumar, as per educational cer- They threatened that if the on the ground of having com- snapping of powerlines of their tificates submitted with the UPCC chief did not remove pleted 60 years of age. PNS homes on the party office cam- UPCC, was born on June 18, pus, now Congress office staff 1958, thereby he has complet- have threatened to move court ed 60 years in June this year. “A if the party adopts double stan- list was also prepared by dard in removing them from UPCC in which Kumar’s name their job. was mentioned for retirement “Ashok Kumar, an employ- but since he is close to a ee, has attained 60 years of age prominent leader, while 15 but is still working with the staff were forcibly retired on UPCC even as a cut-off age has August 31, Kumar was spared,” been set for forcible retire- a sacked staffer complained. ment,” cited a letter drafted by The employees even the staff who were compulsar- claimed that the aforesaid ( ) *+, -.*/ & A
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Brent had earlier tonnes. ufacturers during the conclave numbers issued using Aadhaar, The Supreme Court has the cost of production, accord- this month hit a four-year high F1=R “And if you see last eight next week. following the Supreme Court also not asked for deletion of ing to State-owned oil firms. of $86.74 a barrel. months steel production figures These foreign manufac- ruling that barred use of the the electronic-Know Your Petrol price was cut by 21 Prior to Thursday’s cut in in the current calendar year turers are from eight countries, national biometric ID by pri- Customer (a means of estab- paise per litre and diesel by 11 rates, diesel price had risen by 2018 India has become the sec- including Spain, Italy, Germany vate companies. lishing the identity of the per- obile service customers paise, a price notification issued 2.74 per litre since October 5 he Government has no ond largest steel producer in and Netherland. Debunking reports that son) data of telecom customers Mwho want to get their by state retailers said. This is the to more than wipe away the Tplans to scale down its tar- the world,” Singh said. Well known world over 50 crore, or half of the after six months, the state- Aadhaar details deleted from first price cut arising from a excise duty cut and oil firm sub- get for steel production unlike India’s steel production has renowned steel technology com- mobile SIMs in the country, ment said. records of their telecom oper- drop in international oil prices. sidy. Petrol price had during other countries as consumption been growing at the rate of 6.7 panies such as Paul Wurth and faced deactivation, the “What the apex court has ators can do so by providing The rates were reduced by this period risen by 1.33 a litre. of the alloy in India is growing per cent, which is highest Kawaski will be involved in the Department of asked that UIDAI should not another valid documents for a minimum 2.50 per litre Before the October 5 price slower than expected, Union growth in output amongst the signing MoUs, the minister said. Telecommunication and the keep authentication log for verification, industry body across the country on October cut, petrol in Delhi had hit an Minister Birender Singh said major economies of the world, “Total MoUs till today is 12-digit unique identity num- more than six months. The COAI said on Thursday. 5, when the Government cut all-time high of 84 per litre on Thursday. he added. worth about 36,000 crore. ber-issuing authority UIDAI in restriction of not keeping “Telecom players had a excise duty on petrol and diesel and diesel was at record 75.45. “...As far as China is con- The National Steel Policy Tatas may also join the signing a joint statement said, mobile authentication log beyond six meeting with the Department by 1.50 a litre and asked oil This came down to 81.50 per cerned they reduction is 112 (NSP)2017 that envisages 10 some of the MoUs. Then ..This phone users at their choice can months is on the UIDAI and of Telecom and they have been PSUs to subsidise the fuels by litre for petrol and 72.95 in million tonnes (MT)....We are lakh crore investment, to take is good beginning,” Singh said, seek a change of their Aadhaar- not on the telecom companies. clarified that customers willing another 1 a litre. The reduc- case of diesel. on a different footing and that’s capacity to 300 million tonnes adding that “Our ultimate based authentication done in Therefore, there is no need for to get their Aadhaar details tion in BJP-ruled states was In Mumbai, petrol had hit why we (have) decided in 2017 by 2030-31, has been reduced objective is to transform India the past with alternate proof of telecom companies or deleted from telecom operator more as they matched this cut a peak of 91.34 hit on October to have a capacity of 300 MT, to 8.8 lakh crore. into a world class manufactur- identity without any discon- AUAs/KUAs to delete authen- data base should be allowed to by an equivalent reduction in 4 and diesel was sold at a record which is at present...Is more “We are organising one ing hub through massive col- nection of the number. tication logs at their end,” it do so against valid identity and local sales tax or VAT. high of 80.10. than the double, rather 2.5 mega conclave on capital goods laborative efforts with best in An alternate form for buy- added. address proof,” COAI Director Petrol in Delhi now costs After the Centre cut excise time more than our present in steel sector manufacture in class institutes industry around ing new SIMs through a mobile AUA is Authentication General Rajan S Mathews said. 82.62 per litre as against 82.83 duty by 1.50 per litre and capacity,” the steel minister India. When we released our the world”. app that will time capture pho- User Agency (AUA) and KUA He said that telecom a litre previously. A litre of diesel asked PSU oil firms to subsidise said. national steel policy in 2017 to NSP 2017 envisages setting tograph of the persons along is KYC User Agency (KUA). operators will need some now costs 75.58 as compared to fuel by 1, Maharashtra and Excess production of steel create a capacity of 300 million up of 300 MT steel capacity by with ID proof such as Aadhaar DoT-UIDAI said telecom time to verify documents 75.69 previously. In Mumbai, Gujarat Governments were world over is a point of dis- tonne (MT) and about 260 MT 2030-31. This means increasing card, voter ID or passport is in companies are required to keep shared by customers but his petrol now costs 88.08 per litre among the first to announce a cussion globally, he said, production. So, that required the present capacity by 2.5 the works. authentication logs at their connection will continue to and diesel 79.24. matching 2.50 cut. adding “but in India the about (initial estimates) about times from 138 MT to 300 MT “The Supreme Court in its end as per Aadhaar regulations work as till the time docu- The price cut follows inter- They were later joined by Government stand is to aug- 10 lakh crore but now it is 8.8 in the next 12 years. judgement in Aadhaar case has to resolve any consumer griev- ments are verified. national oil prices trading near Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, ment it to 300 MT”. lakh crore and out of that we There will be a huge invest- nowhere directed that the ances. “Customers will need to the lowest level in a month on Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, “But, we made our stand will have to have machinery ment of over 8,00,000 crore. mobile number which has been The Supreme Court, it said, call their operators to check a bigger-than-expected gain Madhya Pradesh, Himachal very clear in that global forum from other countries to the Based on the current experi- issued through Aadhaar e-KYC has prohibited the issue of about point of sales or service in American stockpiles. West Pradesh, Haryana, Assam, of 34 countries and they have tune of 1,60,000 crore,” he said. ence, about $25 billion worth has to be disconnected,” it said. new SIM cards through where they need to go with Texas Intermediate for Uttarakhand, Goa, Arunachal also accepted what we argued. The Government is expect- of capital goods equipment is Terming the report as Aadhaar eKYC authentication request for deletion of Aadhaar November delivery traded 11 Pradesh and Bihar with simi- And the level of consumption ing that 20 memorandum of expected to be imported by “completely untrue and imag- process due to lack of a law. records,” Mathews said. cents lower at $69.64 a barrel lar moves. in the last two years has been understanding (MoUs) worth 2030-31. ; ! '&+ !'(! '('#+( < % % $" '( 44 " 8 ) *" them, much slower than the reporters on Wednesday minimal, stating that only up to rivals like Nayara Energy (for- evening. He, however, conced- 5 per cent of its refining out- he Government move to merly Essar Oil which operates ed that the company will have put of over 60 million tone is -6- fit human health and save lives + Tmake auto fuels cheaper by over 3,500 pumps now) and to cut the retail price due to consumed in the domestic in the future. asking state-run oil companies Shell. Reliance was forced to competitive pressures. market and therefore, the ndia could save an estimat- They found that eliminat- take a hit will not impact shut down its retailing business It can be noted that along impact from an overall num- Ied 11 million life years annu- ing harmful emissions from during the period under Reliance Industries’ retail fuel following the sharp increase in with a reduction in the Excise bers perspective is “very small”. ally by replacing coal-fired powerplants could save an review. expansion plans, a top official under-recoveries following the duty to the tune of 1.5 a liter, When asked if the compa- powerplants with clean, renew- estimated annual 15 million utual fund houses have Investment in domestic has said. spike in global crude prices government had early October ny is going slow on retail able energy, according to a years of life in China and 11 Mmade investments of over equities by fund managers The official also denied since 2011. also asked the State-run oil mar- expansion, he denied so, saying Harvard study. million years of life in India. 11,000 crore in domestic equi- could be largely attributed to notions of the company going “In a broader sense, I don’t keting companies which have a the perception may be “in the The 2.7 billion people who Previous research has ties in the first two weeks of this retail investors who continued slow on fuel retailing side. think it (the forced price reduc- dominate share of the fuel retail- context of some” rivals but his live in India and China — explored mortality from expo- month despite volatility in the to invest through systematic After the fuel price dereg- tion) is going to affect what we ing market to take a hit of 1 on company is moving as per its more than a third of the world’s sure to fine particulate matter stock markets, even as foreign investment plan (SIP), industry ulation, especially that of diesel are planning to do in terms of every litre of diesel and petrol. retailing plans. population — regularly breath (known as PM2.5) in India and investors pulled out a massive insiders said. in September 2014, RIL, which our fuel retail expansion. I don’t Many BJP-ruled states fol- He said RIL had signed an some of the dirtiest air on the China but few studies have 19,000 crore. The 30-share Sensex has licence to operate 5,000 think we are going to let this lowed suit with cut in VAT, to agreement with British oil planet, said researchers from quantified the impact of spe- This comes following a net declined 3.75 per cent in the pumps, had begun to reopen alter our strategy in terms of minimise the pinch of the rise major BP on the fuel retailing the Harvard University in the cific sources and regions of pol- infusion of 11,600 crore in first fortnight owing to sharp the shut pumps in a phased what we are doing,” V Srikanth, in oil prices on commoners. front, but it has not been US. lution and identified efficient equities by the fund managers fall in the rupee and boiling manner and so far it has re- the joint group chief financial Sriknath said RIL’s depen- enforced on the ground as it Air pollution is one of the mitigation strategies, and a net withdrawal of crude oil prices, turning FPIs commissioned only 512 of officer of the company, told dence on the oil retailing is very may be lacking in specifics. largest contributors to death in researchers said. 10,825 crore from stocks by into net sellers. both countries, ranked 4th in “This study shows how FPIs in September, latest data Himanshu Srivastava, China and 5th in India, and modelling advances and available with the markets reg- senior analyst manager harmful emissions from coal- expanding monitoring net- ulator Securities and Exchange research at Morningstar, said fire powerplants are a major works are strengthening the Board of India (Sebi) and while FPIs sold shares, domes- contributing factor, they said. scientific basis for setting depositories showed. tic mutual funds continued to In the study, published in environmental priorities to The sell-off by foreign port- pump assets into the equity the journal Environment protect the health of ordinary folio investors (FPIs) in the markets and the staggering International, researchers want- Chinese and Indian citizens,” Indian equity markets has pro- difference in their approach ed to know how replacing said Chris Nielsen, executive vided an opportunity to mutual could be attributed to the fact coal-fired powerplants in director of the Harvard-China fund managers, experts believe. that both view the markets China and India with clean, Project and a co-author of the According to the data, fund from different lens. renewable energy could bene- research paper. managers lapped up shares to “For FPIs, India is just the tune of another investment in their 11,091 crore portfolio. They continuously during October evaluate India against other 1-15. comparable markets and see On the what investment proposition it other hand, has to offer. They will not hes- FPIs pulled out itate in trimming their expo- 19,084 crore sure to India if it does not fare from equities well on the risk-reward profile. 0 PRASAR BHARATI INDIA'S PUBLIC SERVICE BROADCASTER #93; CIVIL CONSTRUCTON WING, ALL INDIA RADIO NOTICE INVITING E-TENDER The Executive Engineer (E), Division-I, CCW, AIR, 8th Floor ' .> #). * ?< @ % 6 . Soochna Bhawan, New Delhi invites on behalf of President of % ! / # . he Government has approved AIGP India, online item rate single/ two bids for following work:- TDevelopers (Pune) to set up IT/ITeS spe- cial economic zone in Maharashtra over an area 1. NIT NO. 69/2018-19/EE(E)-I/CCW-AIR/Delhi. Name of of 6.69 hectares. The decision in this regard was Work: Annual repair & maintenance of cultural centre at taken during the meeting of the board on Sirifort Auditorium, New Delhi for the year 2018-19 (SH:- September 12 here, an official said. Strengthening of Electrical Installation, providing energy “The board, chaired by the commerce sec- efficient fittings & service connection cable for DFF office), retary, after deliberations approved the proposal (i) Estimated cost Rs.818553/-, (ii) Earnest Money of AIGP Developers (Pune),” the official Rs.16371/- Period of completion: - 25 Days, Last date & added. The board also gave more time to seven Time of submission of bid 3.00 P.M on 25/10/18. units, including Q3 Infotech, JBF 2. NIT No. 70/2018-19/EE (E)-I/CCW-AIR Delhi. Name of Petrochemicals and temple Packaging to com- Work:- RMO AC plant of cultural centre at Sirifort plete their projects. Auditorium New Delhi (SH: Operation & General The commerce ministry is taking steps to Maintenance of 4 x 120 TR and 2X 120TR capacity AC revive investors interest in these zones. plant unit, Print Units). Estimated cost Rs. 2422860/- A group set up by the commerce ministry Earnest money Rs.48457/- period of completion:-12 to study SEZ policy will make suggestions for Months, last time and date of submission of bid 3:00 P.M. shifting from fiscal support to employment- on 31/10/2018. based incentives and introducing grandfa- Note: - The bid forms and other details can be obtained from thering clause for existing provisions. the website: - www.tenderwizard.com/AIR. SEZs have emerged as major export hubs in the country as the Government provides sev- Sd/- eral incentives, including tax benefits and sin- Executive Engineer gle window clearance system. davp/22433/11/0014/1819 ( ) *+, -.*/ ) AA < A % B C / . C D**
early lead and not letting Verma have - 6 a chance at catching up with him. He - ./0 ran away with the game 21-6. ndian badminton ace Saina Nehwal % (*% ; The decider was once a tight defeated world No 2 Akane affair, where both players had signifi- IYamaguchi of Japan for the first 17-17. cant leads before letting the other fight time in four years to enter the quar- At that stage, Nehwal cinched four back. terfinals of the Denmark Open, here points on the trot to win the second Christie started better, racing to a on Thursday. game and clinch the match. 8-3 lead before Verma fought back to Nehwal, an Olympic Bronze- Sameer Verma pulled off take a 11-10 lead into the final change medallist who has dropped to World another big win at the Denmark of ends. From 8-10 down, Sameer No 27, registered an easy 21-15, 21-17 Open Super 750 tournament in Verma won 7 straight points to take a win over second-seeded Yamaguchi in Odense on Thursday by defeat- 15-10 lead in the decider before the the pre-quarterfinal match that lasted ing Asian Games Gold medallist Indonesian fought back. just 36 minutes. Jonatan Christie 23-21, 6-21, 22-20 in Verma, then, had three match The 28-year-old Indian will now 70 minutes. points, which were all saved by take on World No 3 and another It was a day of upsets involving Christie. The Indian converted the Japanese Nozomi Okuhara in the Indian shuttlers as Ashwini Ponnappa fourth time of asking to record anoth- quarterfinals on Friday. and Sikki Reddy defeated the world No er impressive win. This was Nehwal's second career 7 pair in the women's double pre-quar- Verma will face the winner of K win over Yamaguchi, who has won six terfinals and Saina Nehwal downed Srikanth and Lin Dan later on times in the head-to-head encounters world No 2 Akane Yamaguchi. Thursday. between the two. After defeating world No 2 Shi Nehwal's first win against Yuqi in the first round, Verma upset ,8 Yamaguchi came in 2014 during the world No 13 Christie in a topsy-turvy Ashwini Ponnappa and Sikki China Open. encounter. It was another superb Reddy completed an excellent come- Since then, Yamaguchi has enjoyed & % % result for the Verma, who has been back to defeat world No 7 pairing of upper hand against the Indian. The India's most consistent male shuttler So He Lee and Seung Chan Shin 18- earlier two meetings this year -- Uber Nehwal grabbed five on tour in 2018. 21, 22-20, 21-18 in 61 minutes. Cup in May and Malaysia Open in "B game points at 20-15 The opening game was a tight After losing a hard-fought first June -- also went in Yamaguchi's # and then easily pocket- affair with neither player unable to game, Ponnappa and Reddy were favour. ed the first game. establish a clear advantage. The Indian, stretched all the way in the second Nehwal trailed 0-4 initially but she 4 & ! + In the second ranked 10 places below Christie, held game, with the scoreline reading 18- made a fine comeback to level the game, it was Nehwal's a three-point lead late in the game 18, 19-19 and then 20-20 before the scores at 10-10. But from there, Nehwal & #7 7 turn to take the lead initially as she before Christie fought back. Verma had Indian pairing sneaked past 22-20. showed tremendous resolve and reeled zoomed to 7-2 but Yamaguchi caught to save a game point before drawing The world No 22 pair for India led off five straight points to take a 15-10 # ! her up at 11-11. first blood. for the most part of the decider to wrap lead and then widened it to 19-12. $ After that, it was a close tussle The second game was a completely up the match and progress to the quar- ' % % Yamaguchi recovered a bit but between the two as they were locked one-sided affair with Christie taking an ter-final. ! ")2& &"2 " *. < 9
-6 6 Bronze at the Nanjing edition of the Games in 2014. . ".+7 <" !2 kash Malik became India's first Making a solid start to the final, ASilver-medallist in archery at the Akash started off with a 10 but then he Youth Olympic Games, providing a fit- shot a 6 in his second arrow and con- -6"- ting finale to the country's best-ever cam- cluded the first set with another perfect paign at the marquee event here. 10. ormer world number one Karolina Pliskova The 15-year-old son of a farmer lost The American, on the other hand, Fearned a place in the year-ending WTA a one-sided final to Trenton Cowles of the remained consistent with scores of 10, Finals despite a second-round defeat by USA 0-6 as India con- 9, 9 to take the first set 28-26. Russian veteran Vera Zvonareva at Moscow's cluded with three Gold, Stepping up his game, Cowles shot Kremlin Cup on Wednesday. nine Silver, and one two 10s and a 9 in the second set to win Pliskova's 6-1, 6-2 loss to Zvonareva, the Bronze at the event it 29-27. 2010 Wimbledon and US Open runner-up, that was launched in Under pressure in the third set, also secured Elina Svitolina's spot in the eight- 2010. Akash shot another six that ruined his woman field in Singapore next week. Seeded fifth after chances of a gold medal. He finished Czech star Pliskova's participation was qualification, the with two 10s but Cowles remained confirmed after fourth seed Kiki Bertens lost Haryana-boy was steady and sealed the issue 28-26 in the 6-3, 4-6, 6-3 to Aliaksandra Sasnovich of inconsistent in the * *?@ third set. Belarus. summit clash against the 15th seed Earlier, Akash finished in the last "I'm delighted to be appearing at the WTA Cowles, who only shot in 10s and 9s to proved to be the decisive factor. The sum- opportunity but he (Cowles) was stronger eight of the mixed international team Finals for the third time," Pliskova said. wrap it up easily on Wednesday night. mit clash was held under windy condi- and I had no chance," Akash said. event partnering Turkey's Selin Satir. The "I have such great memories from playing In the three-setter, both the archers tions following light rains. "I feel good but I lost the Gold duo lost in the quarter-finals to in Singapore in 2016 and 2017, and I can't wait shot four perfect 10s, but Akash's two "I have trained in the wind, but here medal," the 11th standard school-boy said Thailand's Aitthiwat Soithong and to close out the year competing against the wayward 6s in the first and the third set it was too much. I was waiting for an after bettering Atul Verma's feat of a Argentina's Agustina Sofia Giannasio. other elite players of 2018." Pliskova and Svitolina joined Germany's Angelique Kerber, Japan's Naomi Osaka, Czech Petra Kvitova, Caroline Wozniacki of $%$23 % $2324#5 Denmark and Sloane Stephens of the USA. They will battle for a $7 million (6.1 mil- < 7 4) !* % lion euros) prize purse in Singapore. ) . $ + " better show on Friday. The 34-year-old Zvonareva, who was - 1./0 "We are working good and hoping that on Friday unranked last year after taking a two-year hia- ith a loss and a we do better than the first (home) game and hoping tus to have her first child, claimed her first vic- (+!$ Wdraw in the % (*% ; also that we can get three points," said Costa. tory over a top-10 player since beating first two outings, a On the other hand, Pune, who managed to eke out Caroline Wozniacki at the WTA Tour Finals ;' ( '!* ,'3 struggling Mumbai City FC will be eyeing to record a 1-1 draw against Delhi Dynamos, will also be tar- in 2011. their first win of the season when they take on state getingtheir first win of the season. "I knew that matches against top-10 play- ( &*6'& (+ rivals FC Pune City in the Indian Super League on Pune's coach Miguel Angel Portugal said he was ers never come easy and tried hard to capitalise '! $&!;' ( '6'# +'! Friday. aware of Mumbai's problems. on every single opportunity that I had today * ,'3 4*'#'# Mumbai have started the season in an unimpres- "Its the second match for us. I know that they and it paid off," the current world number 161 ! +& ! 1 sive fashion — with a 2-0 loss at home to Jamshedpur (Mumbai) lost their first match here against Jamshedpur said after downing Pliskova. ; -+ &+'+(( !$( ! FC, followed by an away 1-1 draw against Kerala but against Kerala Blasters, Mumbai played well. Against Third-seeded American Sloane Stephens, &!B "' -+ $!3 !@J&'! 4 Blasters. <. % % Jamshedpur they played in the first half. But I know the French Open finalist and former US Open '! $&!' ,B &('"+* So the 'Islanders', coached by Jorge Costa, are whats the problem with Mumbai and well try to win," champion who qualified for the WTA Finals $!+ ' !!+*(&1 expected to come out Friday with all guns blazing. said Portugal. earlier this week, also slumped to a 6-3, 6-2 loss (+4>=4 ' + ! &+! !! Mumbai will have to improve in all areas, par- They also have Romanian Lucian Goian, Pune also possess a string of good strikers, along to Tunisian qualifier Ons Jabeur. $' ('6'# +4' ! ! ticularly in defence, as they have conceded three Arnold Issoko (Congo), Souvik Ghosh and with mid-fielders and defender, and will surely pose a In the quarter-finals, Jabeur will face 6 4*!! ! ! ,!G!#G goals in the two games so far. Anwar Ali to protect the citadel. threat to Mumbai in their own backyard. eighth seed Anett Kontaveit, who saw off ' '!+! (!$' !1 Mumbai boast of some of the best players All of them will have to buckle up against Frenchwoman Kristina Mladenovic 6-2, 7-6 G!B ( in the League — Paulo Machado (Portugal), a strong Pune attack. (7/3). '$$' (!! Senegal's Modou Sougou, striker Rafael Bastos The coveted ISL crown has eluded NorthEast United FC upstaged reigning champi- In the men's draw, left-handed Frenchman '! $& (Brazil) and Subhashish Bose. Mumbai for the past four seasons and a win will ons Chennaiyin FC in a seven-goal spectacle at the Adrian Mannarino cruised into the last eight *'# If Sougou and Bastos play to their potential, they surely boost the side's confidence going deeper into Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium here on Thursday. past top-seeded Italian Marco Cecchinato, ! &!4G can pose a threat to any side and Pune will be no excep- the tournament. A hat-trick from star striker Bartholomew Ogbeche beating this year's French Open semi-finalist ' ! tion in the 'Maharashtra Derby' at the Mumbai Also, all eyes will be on Amrinder Singh, whose (29th, 37th, 39th minutes), the second-fastest in the ISL, 6-2, 6-3 in just 50 minutes. & ' 4 Football Arena in suburban Andheri. role in keeping a clean sheet will be crucial for Mumbai. had pulled the visitors level in the first-half after a The 30-year-old Mannarino will next ! ' Mumbai have strengthened their defence with Bose, Conceding that the results so far have not been as Rowllin Borges own goal (4th) and a Thoi Singh brace meet Belarusian qualifier Egor Gerasimov, who !'3' but that area still remains a concern. what they wanted, Costa said the team will put up a (15th, 32nd) had propped Chennaiyin FC up. beat Benoit Paire 6-4, 6-4. ( ! &!1 6 6 6 6 G* ,' Anastasija Sevastova reached the Kremlin !, 1 Cup semifinals by beating Russian veteran Vera ' B!+ !' Zvonareva 4-6, 7-5, 6-3 on Thursday. $!( ! The Latvian said she was lucky not to lose $, 1B&! ! the match after Zvonareva - once ranked sec- &+! !!' (( B& Q6 Having tasted title defeats in the past, Aware that it was Kimi Raikkonen, ond in the world but in her first tour quar- !'(( 1G notably in his maiden F1 season in 2007 in a Ferrari, who took the 2007 title when terfinal since 2012 - broke her serve to level '! (& ! ! ewis Hamilton stands on the verge of and when former Mercedes team-mate Hamilton lost momentum in the final the second set at 5-5. ','! $&!!( & '!! Lhistory this week as he needs to out- Nico Rosberg beat him in 2016, races, and that the only other winner in "I started playing better and better and '#! $' (5 ('$'# +!'! score Sebastian Vettel by eight points at Hamilton can draw on bitter experience Austin has been Vettel, with Red Bull in toward the end I was playing one of my best ;' ( 1 the United States Grand Prix to become to drive himself toward his objectives. 2013, Hamilton himself knows he can- matches here in Moscow," said Sevastova, the ! * ' ++'!'# ! + ! ( only the third five-time Formula One "It's one thing dreaming it and one not relax. highest-ranked player left in the draw at No. $ (+4' ! 7 world champion. thing executing it," he said. "We knew we "There's still 100 points available and 11. &* ,'#'! ! '# If he does, the 33-year-old Briton will would have a tough battle this year -- you anything can happen," he said. Australian Open semifinalist, Sevastova $! '#1 join Juan Manuel Fangio, champion in saw the ups and downs at the beginning That focus and tenacity are among will next face Tunisian qualifier Ons Jabeur, 6 +!KI, !&*'>IJ?4 1951, 1954, 1955, 1956 and 1957 and of the season. the qualities that his Mercedes team chief who upset eighth-seeded Anett Kontaveit 7- !!'!( $& !7( '# '$' ( Michael Schumacher, the title-winner in + Toto Wolff highlighted when he 5, 6-1. ++ 4 & '# KF7JJ'7( 1 1994 and 1995 who delivered five more O H described him a "class act" and a driver Jabeur has won six straight matches, ' (+ !6-+4! for Ferrari from 2000 to 2004, in an "That part is easy for me because I'm "It was such an unknown. I always who is "more complete than ever before". including qualifiers. She has reached her first # "+ *!. 6( & ! exclusive hall of sporting fame. very, very strict on not being complacent do plan on coming back stronger in the Wolff also pointed out that WTA semifinals. ( . 1 Having won five of the previous six with our position and still there are 100 second half of the season and the prepa- Hamilton's level of performance was Jabeur was the 2011 French Open junior '!'4 !!'!(& ! !! American races held at Austin's Circuit points available," he said. rations I went through in my break were challenging the entire team to perform champion but has struggled to live up to her ! (' -+4' & "' ' !'1 of the Americas, in Texas, Hamilton is "I know we still have to continue spot-on — and allowed me to perform at higher levels. early potential. a hot favourite to win again and wrap up doing the job we're doing now right until better." He added that this title scrap is "far Nick Kyrgios withdrew from the men's "I'm going to choose to wrap up my sea- the title fight, but he is distancing him- the last flag. That's the goal -- knowing Hamilton can afford to be conserv- from over" and that past results in Austin tournament with an elbow injury, giving son, head home and start the recovery," the self from that narrative. from past experience that so much can ative in his racing and still take the title will "have no impact" this weekend. Mirza Basic a walkover to the quarterfinals, Australian said. "See you all in 2019." Instead, despite luxuriating in a 67- happen. if Vettel and Ferrari are unable to beat "Everyone knows that we cannot where he'll play Karen Khachanov. Second-seeded Daniil Medvedev reached point lead after a streak of six wins in "I'll focus on amendments I'd like him or win the race. take anything for granted, so we will be Kyrgios said it was a recurrence of an the quarterfinals with a 6-2, 6-1 win over seven outings, including the last four in them to focus on making for next year's But if he wins, the German must fin- as diligent as ever, keep our heads down injury which caused him to miss several tour- Dusan Lajovic in just 51 minutes. He will next succession, the Mercedes racer has done car, but also how we can also continue ish second to keep his hopes alive, albeit and work hard to get a good result in naments around and including the French face last year's defeated finalist Ricardas his utmost to warn against any sign of to extract from this car because there's only mathematically. Third behind a vic- Texas," said Wolff, adding that Ferrari Open. Berankis. complacency. still areas we can improve." torious Hamilton would not be enough. will push until the final corner. ( ) *+, -.*/ ) A
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' '1 = ' 6 4 $ ; # . wickets that limited Jharkhand Gambhir (27), Dhruv Shorey At one stage, Jharkhand to 199 all out in 48.5 overs. (15) and Nitish Rana (39), all were struggling at 85 for six, - awan Negi, batting at num- Delhi, who have won the got starts but none could con- with Navdeep Saini and Pber nine, scored an unbeat- tournament once, meet the vert them into a big score. Kulwant Khejroliya doing the oing forward, chinaman en 39 under intense pressure, mighty Mumbai in the final on Jharkahnd medium pacer damage. Gbowler Kuldeep Yadav will helping Delhi pull-off a Saturday. Anand Singh wreaked havoc Saini bagged four wickets become India's primary spin thrilling two-wicket win over With his stellar effort, Negi by claiming three wickets as and Khejrolia and medium weapon, feels veteran bowler- Jharkhand in the second semi- has attracted attention after a Delhi slumped from 51 for one pacer Pranshu Vijayran turned-cricket commentator final of the Vijay Hazare long time, having slipped off to 87 for four. claimed two each. Harbhajan Singh. Trophy here on Thursday. the radar after bagging a mil- Left-arm spinner Shahbaz Saini took the wickets of "Kuldeep has shown Chasing 200, Delhi were lion dollar IPL deal in 2016. Nadeem joined the party by Ishan Kishan (0), Saurabh glimpses of what he can do on down and out at 149 for eight The southpaw, who had also bagging two wickets as Delhi Tiwary (6), Kumar Deobrat (3), a first-day wicket. He is slower in the 38th over before Negi played a T20 for India in the collapsed to 123 for five to 149 while Khejrolia removed in the air and gets the ball to and Navdeep Saini (13 not out same year, collected five fours for eight, putting Jharkhand on Anand Singh (36) and turn both ways. Going forward, off 38) batted for almost 12 and a six in his gritty knock. the verge of a famous win Shasheem Sanjay Rathour (5). he should be India's key and overs, sharing a match-win- Unmukt Chand, who before Negi spoiled their party. deciding factor. He will be the ning 51-run stand for the made 17 off 13 balls, began the Sent into bat, Virat Singh's No 1 spinner in future," ninth wicket. chase with a flurry of bound- half century helped Jharkhand Delhi 200/8 (Pawan Negi 39*; Harbhajan said. Pacer Saini was deserv- aries before falling to pacer reach a fighting total. Nitish Rana 39; Anand Singh Kuldeep was the second- ingly named man of the match Varun Aaron, driving the ball He stitched 55 and 44 runs 3/39) beat Jharkhand 199 highest wicket-taker against the as he gave the much needed straight to Anand Singh at partnerships with Nadeem (29) (Virat Singh 71, Shahbaz West Indies in the just-con- support to Negi in the tense cover-point. and Rahul Shukla (11) for sev- Nadeem 29; Navdeep Saini cluded two-match series, pick- run chase after taking four ! % % , * %&' + In-form captain Gautam enth and ninth wicket. 4/30) by two wickets. ing up 10 wickets. Earlier, ) A # Kuldeep played just the second ! *% E * Test in England and was wick- etless, bowling nine overs and so is Zimbabwe. All these teams 6 leaking 44 runs. India lost by an used to be so good," said the # innings and 159 runs. most successful off-spinner the Harbhajan, a lethal and cel- country has produced. ebrated off-spinner in his time India will play four tests Gill, Delhi pacer Navdeep .' who was part of India's World starting December 6 in Saini, Jharkhand captain Ishan Cup-winning team, did not Adelaide. avichandran Ashwin and Kishan, Washington Sundar like this after basically lying for want to read too much into that "If we bat well there, we have RAjinkya Rahane have been and Rajneesh Gurbani. six years. I had to do it now performance. got the bowling to get them out. named in squads for the None of the players repre- because it was a burden on me "In England, the conditions Without Smith and Warner, this Deodhar Trophy beginning senting nine new teams in and I just couldn't take the stig- were seaming and the day he is our best chance to win a series here on October 23 with a domestic cricket have been ma of being called a spot-fixer bowled, it was the coldest day in there," Harbhajan opined. slight tweak in the format. picked. any longer and denying it," summer. So, for a wrist spinner, Lauding 18-year-old sensa- The tournament remains a Kaneria said. it is very difficult. He could not tion Prithvi Shaw, who ended three-team affair but it will not E Kaneria, who will turn 38 in do the things he wanted. He has the series as the highest run-get- feature Vijay Hazare Trophy India A: Dinesh Karthik (C & December and who took 261 time and again proved his cre- ter and was adjudged the Man champions this time. Instead, WK), Prithvi Shaw, wickets in 61 Tests, said he dentials and the team depends of the Series, and young wick- India A, B and C, captained by Anmolpreet Singh, wanted to rebuild his life and a lot on him and will in the etkeeper Rishabh Pant, Dinesh Karthik, Shreyas Iyer Abhimanyu Easwaran, Ankit hoped the cricket authorities future," said Harbhajan, who Harbhajan said while the former and Rahane respectively, will Bawne, Nitish Rana, Karun would accept his apology and was commentating during the has played fearless cricket, the fight for the title. Nair, Krunal Pandya, ! *%% ) show compassion. England tour and watched latter is ready to take over in all "It was decided during the Ravichandran Ashwin, "What I did was very Kuldeep from close quarters. three formats. technical committee meeting Shreyas Gopal, Shams wrong...I hope the people forgive Asked about the two-Test "He plays a fearless brand of of BCCI that there will be three Mulani, Mohammed Siraj, " me," he said. series sweep against the West cricket which is great to see. His teams instead of one being Dhawal Kulkarni, Siddarth "My mistake was getting Indies, Harbhajan said the vis- confidence is beyond his years Vijay Hazare champions," GM Kaul. anned Pakistan leg-spinner close to this guy, (alleged match- itors were no side to beat at the and that is due to the number of (Game Development) Saba India B: Shreyas Iyer (C), BDanish Kaneria on Thursday fixer) Anu Bhatt who became moment, adding that this Indian runs he made in school cricket Karim said on Thursday. Mayank Agarwal, Rituraj said he finally confessed to spot- like a family friend to us after he team has in it to win the upcom- and Ranji Trophy. This is where The presence of India Test Gaekwad, Prashant Chopra, fixing after years of denial to get came to Pakistan and we went ing Test series Down Under. credit should go to our infra- regulars like Rahane and Hanuma Vihari, Manoj closure for his mistakes and to India in 2005/06. He virtual- With Steve Smith and David structure and the BCCI. Ashwin is not a surprise as they Tiwary, Ankush Bains (WK), sought forgiveness from the ly started blackmailing me," he Warner unavailable, this is their "As far as Pant is concerned, both have been out of India's Rohit Rayudu, K Gowtham, country's "shocked" cricket added. best chance. the way he played in the IPL, he limited overs set-up. Mayank Markande, S community. Kaneria is serving a life ban "The result shows that this took the game away from the Teenage sensation Prithvi Nadeem, Deepak Chahar, "I just want the cricket since 2012 for indulging in was a one-sided affair. More opposition. He has got power, Shaw, who made a successful Varun Aaron, Jaydev board, my fans and the Pakistani spot-fixing in English county than how well India played, the balance and everything what Test debut against the West " '* # * ( * %+ 4 Unadkat. people to understand my situa- matches. The ban was imposed West Indies was not even com- you need as a batsman in the Indies, will play for India A. India C: Ajinkya Rahane (C), tion and forgive me. I made a on him by the English Cricket peting," said Harbhajan, who has modern era to score runs. He India A captain Karthik Mohammad Siraj, Karun Nair, a comeback trail. Abhinav Mukund, Shubman grave mistake in associating Board (ECB). 417 Test wickets in 103 match- deals in fours and sixes with so too will have a point to prove Krunal Pandya and Siddharth Aaron will be playing for Gill, Ravikumar Samarth, with a bookmaker(Anu Bhatt) Kaneria played his last Test es. much ease. after being dropped from the Kaul. Iyer-led India B, which also has Suresh Raina, Suryakumar and not reporting it to the con- on the tour of England in 2010 "They have always produced "He is someone who is ready national team for the first two The selectors have reward- Mayank Agarwal, Shahbaz Yadav, Ishan Kishan (WK), cerned authorities and I have after which the PCB withdrew some match winners, but at the to play in all formats. MS ODIs against the West Indies. ed players who have done well Nadeem, Hanuma Vihari and Vijay Shankar, Washington paid the price for it," Kaneria him from the squad when it was moment I doubt whether they (Dhoni) is playing which is The wicket-keeper batsman in the ongoing Vijay Hazare Jaydev Unadkat. Sundar, Rahul Chahar, Papu said. reported that the ECB was inves- have any. This is worrying for great as he will learn a lot from will lead a team comprising Trophy including Jharkhand Rahane's India C have the Roy, Navdeep Saini, Rajneesh "I am gutted at the moment tigating the leg-spinner for fix- cricket. Sri Lanka is going down, him." Tamil Nadu teammate Ashwin, pacer Varun Aaron, who is on likes of U-19 star Shubman Gurbani, Umar Nazir. because it is not easy to come out ing in county matches.