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wo senior Union Ministers Tin Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Cabinet on Tuesday made a whirlwind election campaigning for remaining two phases of elec- tion. While Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh, who #   $%  &  '  reached Jharkhand from '   )&'  #   *  !    Purnea (Bihar) campaigned  $ *&  )&'   + ' *& for NDA candidates in Pathargama (Godda), Jharia Singh the former BJP being taken up in the con- party was never serious about (Dhanbad), Adityapur national president in 2014 lead stituency. eradicating poverty despite (Jamshedpur) and Adityapur the BJP-led National Singh later addressing a being in power for 60 years. (Singhbhum), Surface trans- Democratic Alliance (NDA) to gathering at Circus ground at “The Congress kept people port minister Nitin Gadkari winning 336 seats out of 543. Jharia in Dhanbad said that due poor due to its wrong policies address public meeting in Highlighting the schemes of to Prime Minister Narendra and visionless and corrupt gov- Bokaro (Dhanbad) and Modi government he said, only Modi, country’s image in inter- ernance,” he said. Topchanchi (Giridih). 12 crore gas cyclinders were national arena has changed Gadkari said, “The previ- Singh addressing an elec- provided before 2014 but in last affirmatively after a long span ous Congress Government did tion rally in Pathargama four year the BJP government of time. On Left Wing not introduce any scheme to (Godda) in support of BJP’s had provided facility to 13 Extremism (LWE) menace, develop agriculture and vil- Nishikant Dubey, said, “In next crore people, similarly before Singh claimed that LWE men- lages. former Prime Ministers five years India would become 2014 only 5/6 km road were ace has been almost eliminat- Jawaharlal Nehru, Indira the third largest economy. Our constructed per day but the ed in Jharkhand and their Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi, government has been able to government which gives remaining pockets in the state Manmohan Singh and former instill belief in the minds of the emphasis to infrastructure will end soon. Rajnath solicit- Congress Chief Sonia Gandhi people by implementing devel- around 30/32 km road are ing people support for BJP were unable to end poverty opmental works.” constructed per day. candidate PN Singh also than how would Rahul Gandhi Highlighting the welfare Singh appealed the voters attacked Congress for having be able to do so.” schemes launched by Modi to vote for BJP candidate soft approach on terrorism. He asked the voters to government he said, “In the last Nishikant Dubey who is seek- Nitin Gadkari, the other choose between a “majboor” or four years the government had ing re-election from the seat senior minister in Modi cabinet, a “majboot” Prime Minister. provided pucca houses to 1.3 claiming that Dubey had raised lashed out at Congress over its “This election is choice crore people in the country and problems related to his con- promise to fight poverty if it between a leadership that is in next five years every family stituency in the Lok Sabha regains power. Gadkari alleged helpless before terrorism or a living below poverty line would and his initiatives had led to that Congress is the main cause strong (like Prime Minister be provided houses.” several developmental schemes of poverty in the country, as the Narendra Modi),” he said.            didates Geeta Koda and Champai scheme. Gilua. While in Jamshedpur, sit-    2 ( 4 Soren from Singhbhum ( ST) and “Modiji has said in the ting BJP MP Vidyut Varun 3   Jamshedpur seats respectively. Parliament that Congress made Mahato is against JMM law- Gandhi, who was on his sec- people dig holes while the maker Champai Soren. ongress President Rahul ond trip to the State to campaign scheme provided employment to After addressing the rally in CGandhi on Tuesday for Mahagathbandhan candi- lakhs and crore of people. You Chaibasa, the Congress party addressed a rally in Chaibasa and dates, took a jibe that Chowkidars should pay respect while you talk chief also participated in a road held a massive road show in are not found outside the homes about poor," he said addressing show for Congress candidate Dhanbad giving pace to Congress of the poor farmers but they are the gathering. Kriti Jha Azad. Azad the BJP MP campaign in State. Targeting found outside the home of the Promising to safeguard the from Darbhanga joined Congress Prime Minister Narendra Modi, billionaires. jal, jungle, zameen (water, forest few months back after he was he said, “Put your hands inside "Modiji is a Chowkidaar for and land) of tribals, he said that denied ticket from BJP. Azad was your pockets and then you will Anil Ambani and there are 15- in Chhattisgarh the Congress adamant to contest from know that from your wallets, 20 people who are doing Government decided to return Darbhanga, but the seat went to Modi has stolen all the money.” Chowkidaari outside Anil the land, which had acquired for RJD kitty as per seat sharing for- Referring to tribals, he said, Ambani's home," he said adding the Tata project as the project mula with RJD. The RJD has put “Look at your jungles, water that Modiji committed theft failed to start up in five years. senior leader Abdul Bari Siddiqui. bodies and land very keenly and from the pockets of the people He said it was the Congress, Thousands of Congress sup- then you will get to know that and gave the money to people which gave the tribals the land porters lined up on both sides of PM Modi has sold everything of like Ambani. acquisition Act, tribal bill and the road as Rahul Gandhi road show yours to Anil Ambani.” The rally was also show of Panchayati Raj system. He also passed away from CIMPR Gate He alleged that Prime strength of Mahagathbandhan as claimed that the standard of liv- to Naya Bazar. Rahul was stand- Minister Narendra Modi has former chief minister Hemant ing of the poor would also be ing atop an open van along with given 5 lakh 55 thousand crores Soren, Babulal Marandi and RJD improved through the 'NYAY' Dhanbad candidate Kriti Azad, to 15 influential persons which he State president Gautam Sagar scheme. Congress president Ajoy Kumar. 'looted' from people pocket by Rana attended the rally. He urged Singhbhum and Jamshedpur Women, children and elderly “imposing demonetization”. the PM to show respect while goes to poll in the sixth phase. In people cheered Congress scion Gandhi was addressing a talking about the poor stating that Singhbhum, there is direct fight and showered petals as he stood rally in Chaibasa soliciting sup- Prime Minister has insulted poor between Congress’ Geeta Koda in an open vehicle and port for Mahagathbandhan can- by questioning MGNREGA and State BJP president Laxman waved at them.   !"#"$#%  &% ' ()*+   

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       %    -   plished due to the underground implementation of this project, Bokaro district besides PN Singh, three-time MLA inferno. consultants from IIT Chennai Dhanbad district and it com- (1995, 2000 and 2005) from Bihar’s former Chief Minister 2.92 lakh votes. Congress’ Ajay alias Dadai Dubey bagged the in this region. As the areas have The study also reveals the and Building Materials and prises six Assembly Dhanbad and two-times MP Bhagwat Jha Azad, has won Kumar Dubey who had con- seat. Congress and BJP has several mines, illegal mining is shocking truth that inferno Technology Promotion Constituencies -- Bokaro (36), from Dhanbad LS seat (in 2009 Darbhanga Lok Sabha seat tested against him was placed been locked the horn since last also rampant. Land subsidence has a devastating effect on the Council (BMTPC) a unit of Chandankiyari (37), Sindri and again in 2014). thrice for the BJP. second. The poll percentage in two decades on the seat. and underground inferno are environment and about 17.32 government of India will be (38), Nirsa (39), Dhanbad (40) Kirti Azad (Darbhanga It is worth mentioning here 2014 election was 60.59 per Incidents of house and the major threats here. sq kms area of Jharia coalfield appointed shortly. The con- and Jharia (41). MP) has recently quit BJP and that in 2014, PN Singh had reg- cent. The Grand Old party won mines cave-in, trapping of lives Underground inferno raging has become sterile and barren. struction work will be allotted A total of 20,49,181 voters joined the Congress. Azad, a istered a thumping victory the seat in recent past in 2004 inside the illegal mines and since over 90 years in the var- Huge opencast and under- through a global tender process will cast their votes under the former cricketer and son of with a margin of more than when Chandrashekhar Dubey heap of coal slurry are common ious localities of Dhanbad dis- ground mines are threatening after the approval HPCC. %   .   #        $  

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    make a clean sweep after two rounds of polling in Jharkhand. "'"  aunching a scathing attack State BJP vice president, Aditya Lon Trinamool Congress Sahu said, “After two rounds of chief and West Bengal Chief polling in State, the BJP is con- Minister Mamata Banerjee, fident that the party will win all   2 ( 4 BJP national general secretary, seven seats.” Arun Singh on Tuesday said In first two rounds, polling hief Minister Raghubar that her comments against has been held in Lohardaga, CDas on Tuesday described Narendra Modi is a sign of des- Chatra, Palamu, Ranchi, JMM as Jharkhand Mudra peration showing that she has Khunti, Koderma and Mochan party, alleging that lost her mental balance and Hazaribag. only one family has benefited worried about Modi wave. Sahu also condemned the after state was carved out of In past few days, a lot of remark of Congress chief Rahul Bihar. Addressing a public heated debate has ignited Gandhi where he had said that meeting at Jaipura School between Modi and Mamata, Modi a boxer who punched his Ground at Baharagora Das with both the leaders attacking coach Advani. Sahu said that said, “JMM matlab Jharkhand each other. Advani Jee is respected leader Mudra Mochan Party. It The war of words between for BJP and he is in Marg (JMM) has looted adivasis and Modi and Mamata escalated as Darshak Mandal. moolvasis. JMM has become a the leaders attacked each other State BJP spokesperson budhha (old) morcha with over chants of ‘Jai Shri Ram’ Pratul Shahdeo, who was also people like Shibu Soren and     '+'    )&'  and cyclone Fani relief mea- present at the meeting, said that Champai Soren (mahagat-   ./  *& sures. After PM Modi dared the Supreme Court by dis- bandhan candidate from Mamata to arrest him for the missing the plea of 50 per cent Jamshedpur).” and plunder Jharkhand. 15,51,297 voters. Lok Sabha chant, the Trinamool Congress random physical verification of Das said that JMM is ruled The Chief Minister constituency comprises the fol- chief questioned him as to Electronic by a particular family only expressed confidence that his lowing six Vidhan Sabha (leg- why he has not built ‘one Ram Voting Machines (EVMs) using and if anyone wants to make party will win in all the 14 seats islative assembly) segments temple’ * !&,&        ) Voter Verified Paper Audit big in the party he needs to take of Jharkhand. He said that the Baharagora Ghatshila, Potka, Cornering Congress and Trail (VVPAT) have shown birth in that family. Das said BJP workers are determined to Jugsalai, Jamshedpur East and Mahagathbandhan (Grand Minister again.” about removing poverty as the parties stating that after May 23 them the mirror. that most of the CNT-SPT Act bring a complete majority in Jamshedpur West. Incidentally, Alliance), Singh the BJP leader Targeting Congress Chief party, which had ruled for the Mahagathbandhan will As many as 21 parties lead violation has been done by the Centre again under the there are nearly 1885 polling from Uttar Pradesh said, “The Rahul Gandhi’s poll promise more than 55 years failed to break as after five rounds of by Andhra Pradesh Chief Soren family in the State alone. leadership of Prime Minister booths in as many as 1133 Congress and ‘Nyuntam Aay Yojana (Nyay), do anything substantial for polling it has turn out to be big Minister N Chandra Babu The family bought large chunk Narendra Modi. CM also polling locations across the Mahagathbandhan have nei- under which 5 crore BPL fam- poor people in five decades failure. Naidu had filed a petition in SC of lands misusing the act. He addressed election rallies at district which represents ther any agenda nor any prin- ilies will get Rs 72,000 per they rule.” Meanwhile, the State BJP seeking physical also went on to add that the Ghatshila and Potka. Jamshedpur Parliamentary ciple, their sole aim is to stop year, Singh said, “Congress The BJP leader also leaders today once again exud- verification of at least 50 per grand alliance of opposition The Jamshedpur parlia- constituency. The Steel city Modi from becoming Prime party have no right to talk attacked Mahagathbandhan ed confidence that BJP will cent VVPAT. parties has been done to loot mentary constituency has will go to poll on May 12. &  ' 0  

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if there had been two parties only considered their own no dynastic rule, well being. They filled their homes and the country worked for the welfare of their relatives, would have been he said adding that only the sons and at the top of the grandson of leaders of the two parties are world. flourishing. He said that He further said that the two parties the dynasts have due to their family feuds are trying to derailed India’s outsmart each other with the result that progress. the state is suffering. Those parties Referring to which are faced with internal bickering the visit of can never develop the state; he said Congress general adding that time has come to eliminate secretary dynastic rule and family rule. Priyanka Gandhi Manohar Lal said that the ongoing Vadra to elections are not routine Lok Sabha elec- Haryana, the tions. The process of change started in Chief Minister 2014 when Narendra Modi became the said that she has Prime Minister. The time has come to   (4 2 4 ?  4 @ come to the state searching for land for ensure the return of Modi so that the sys- her husband Robert Vadra. tems can be further set right to ensure aryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal The Congress, which ruled the coun- corruption free administration and Hon Tuesday said that the dynastic try for most periods after Independence development of all sections of the soci- politics of the Gandhi family which India Is responsible for the backwardness and ety in different spheres, he said. saw after Independence has hampered poverty in the country today. The The Chief Minister further said that the country’s progress. Gandhi family did not want anyone else if the BJP returned to power the gov- Manohar Lal, while addressing the to attain the seat of power at the Centre, ernment will give pension to all having Vijay Sankalp Rally at Surajpur, which is he added. monthly income of 15,000. Manohar part of Ambala Lok Sabha constituency Besides the Congress, the Chief Lal taking a dig at the opposition said from where sitting MP Rattan Lal Minister attacked the two other opposi- that on May 23, on their defeat they will Kataria is the BJP’s candidate, said that tion parties – INLD and JJP – saying the put the blame of EVMs, which, howev- er, is acceptable when the Congress recently won the State Assembly elections in three states of Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh. %      4% 51
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A bench headed by Chief 9"" 7# ** "  '(' ( =>7 Justice Ranjan Gogoi took note of the submission of one Ajay Katara that either he be grant- ) !  % ( P(4 ed “round the clock” security or  (   )*+, be relocated to a “safer place”    Service of Signal Engineers Railway Minister and his by the security agencies con-    informing about transfer of against two firms — Brisk “Nitesh Gahlot, through (IRSSE), was posted as General nephew Vijay Singla was sidering the threat to his life. money to the tune of 1 crore Infrastructure and Developers his contact, approached he Enforcement Directorate Manager, Western Railways. caught red handed while He was the key witness in he Enforcement from India to Dubai through Pvt Ltd and Corporate Inderpal Wadhawan, a Delhi- Thas attached cash worth He wanted to get himself accepting a bribe of 89,68,000, the murder case of Nitish TDirectorate (ED) has seized hawala channel by Harish International Financial Services based hawala dealer for trans- 89.68 lakh in a money laun- appointed as Member the ED said in a statement. Katara who was kidnapped a flat in posh Vasant Kunj area Gahlot through a Delhi-based Ltd — that are reportedly oper- ferring the amount. dering case involving Vijay (Electrical), Railway Board ED probe revealed that N. and killed by Vikas Yadav, son of Delhi and a land in Haryana hawala dealer for making ated and owned by the family Wadhawan kept 4 lakh with Singla, nephew of Congress instead of Member (Staff). For Manjunath on behalf of Mahesh of controversial Uttar Pradesh worth 1.48 crore in connec- advance payments toward pur- members of Kailash Gahlot. him as commission and ille- leader and former railway min- this he was in touch with N Kumar was persuading various politician D P Yadav, Vishal tion with a FEMA and hawala chase of two flats in Dubai in Kailash Gahlot had denied gally delivered Dirhams equiv- ister Pawan Kumar Bansal. Manjunath, who was further in Railway vendors/S&T manu- Yadav and Sukhdev Pehalwan case against Harish Gahlot, September, 2018,” the ED said. any wrongdoing and the AAP alent to 96 lakh in Dubai ED initiated investigation touch with Sandeep Goyal, a factures/contractors for making in 2002. brother of Delhi minister Premises linked to the fam- had termed the action “politi- which was collected by the under the provisions of PMLA friend of Vijay Singla. arrangement of bribe amount for It was Ajay who had testi- Kailash Gahlot. ily and associates of Kailash cal vendetta.” friend of Nitesh Gahlot and on the basis of FIR and Vijay Singla demanded 10 promotion of Mahesh Kumar as fied that he had last seen the The agency said it issued a Gahlot, Aam Aadmi Party The ED probe revealed deposited the said amount in chargesheet filed by CBI under crore through Sandeep Goyal Member (Electrical) by alluring victim along with the accused seizure order under section (AAP) MLA and Delhi that in September, 2018 Harish the Dubai bank account of IPC section relating to criminal from N Manjunath to get them that all the contributors before his murder and this had 37A of Foreign Exchange Transport minister, were raid- Gahlot had given 1 crore Nitesh Gahlot,” the agency conspiracy and for provisions of Mahesh Kumar posted as would be taken care of/benefit- nailed the case leading to the Management Act (FEMA) ed by the I-T Department in cash to his younger son Nitesh charged. the Prevention of Corruption Member (Electrical). While ed from the desired posting of conviction of the three accused. freezing the flat and a land in October last year. The proper- Gahlot, who is an NRI and Out of these funds, Nitesh Act. The CBI had chargesheet- delivering a token amount to Mahesh Kumar, the agency said. The convicts are serving vary- Chauba village in Haryana in ties of his brother Harish studying in Dubai, for sending Gahlot made payment to ed Mahesh Kumar Member Vijay Singla and Sandeep Investigation further ing jail terms in the case. lieu of alleged illegal assets held Gahlot were also searched dur- this money to Dubai alleged- Dubai-based developers for (Staff), Railway Board, Vijay Goyal, the CBI team raided the revealed that first installment of The witness, who has abroad. ing the action by IT ly through unauthorised booking of two flats in the Singla, Sandeep Goyal and premises of office of Vijay bribe amount of 89,68,000 was already been provided four “Investigation was initiat- Department. hawala channel, that denotes name of himself, his father seven other accused persons. Singla at Sector 28, Chandigarh contributed by N Manjunath, Personal Security Officers ed under FEMA based on the The tax department skirting legal banking route to Harish Gahlot, his mother and CBI investigation revealed and recovered 89,68,000. MV Murli Krishna, Sushil Daga (PSOs), has now moved the apex information received from the searches were conducted as transfer money, the agency his elder brother, the agency that Mahesh Kumar, a 1975 During the relevant period, and private firm Venketeshwara court for enhanced security. Income Tax Department part of a tax evasion probe said. said. batch officer of Indian Railway Pawan Kumar Bansal was the Rail Nirman Pvt. Ltd. /
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He should have come Meanwhile, BJP strong- MLAs forged an alliance ing each other; am Minister HD Kumaraswamy led these constituencies. back again,” Patil told reporters man Yeddyurappa predicts to form a Government on I responsible for JD(S)-Congress Government in The results in the these in Bengaluru. ‘political ups and downs’ after the basis of a power- differences between Karnataka. Many Congress constituencies are expected to He was responding to a May 23. He strongly ruled out sharing deal, according them?” he ques- Ministers and legislators are also provide some hints about how query on “growing demand” any truck with JDS to form the to which Kumaraswamy and tioned. openly pitching for former Chief powerful dominant Vokkaliga among the Congress MLAs to government in case the present Yeddyurappa will be the CM Predicting the defeat Minister Siddaramaiah as the (Gowdas) and Kuruba (shep- see Siddaramaiah occupy the coalition Government falls with for 20 months each. of former Union Ministers Chief Minister again to lead the herd) communities have voted. top post again. His statement the disgruntled Congress leg- As JDS refused to transfer Veerappa Moily in party and the Government. Deve Gowda, the JD(S) resonates with Chikkaballapura islators. He said in Kalaburagi power to Yeddyurappa after 20 Chikkaballapur and KH Many observe in the polit- supremo leads a family party Congress MLA K Sudhakar’s that BJP was not in a hurry to months, the BJP in October Muniyappa in Kolar, ical circles that the mandate in JDS and has the support of remarks on Monday that it form the Government. 2007 decided to withdraw sup- Yeddyurappa said, in Tumkur the Hassan, Mandya and vokkaligas one of the dominant would be good if Siddaramaiah “I want to say one thing port to the Kumaraswamy the chances of our candidate Tumakuru (it’s now popular- communities and Siddaramaiah becomes CM again. clearly: Kumaraswamy had Government, ending an uneasy winning is more against former ly called HMT) where JDS is who belongs to Kuruba com- “Siddaramaiah had done a betrayed me after deciding to and often bitter relationship, Prime Minister HD Deve contesting with the help of munity made them a dominant lot of good work. He deserves share power 20 months each accusing the regional party of Gowda, in Mandya indepen- Congress might hold the key to community and made them one more term... But we have (in 2006). There is no question “betrayal.” dent candidate Sumalatha the survival of collation politically strong. to accept people’s mandate... of coming to an understanding Pointing out that there is a Ambareesh supported by the Government led by HD In another significant When we come to power on with JDS. There is no question “lot of confusion” in the state party will win “100 per cent” Kumaraswamy of the JDS. development Karnataka Home our own... but presently that of coalition Government (with politics, Yeddyurappa said it is against Kumaraswamy’s son In Hassan Prajwal Revanna Minister MB Patil on Tuesday question does not arise.. This that party),” Yeddyurappa said. certain that Narendra Modi Nikil, while there is a fight in grandson of HD Deve Gowda made a pitch for Siddaramaiah government has to complete “It’s too early to say any- will become the PM of the Hassan, where Gowda’s other and son of HD Revanna a PWD “as Chief Minister again,” but five years,” he said. thing... I have never said the country once again, and the grandson Prajwal Revanna is Minister, in Mandya con- clarified the present coalition “Siddaramaiah has got the Government will collapse and results of Lok Sabha polls will the JDS nominee. stituency Nikhil Kumaraswamy Government under HD eligibility (for the second term 2018 Assembly elections, though there have been strains I shouldn’t say it also. What I’m have an implication on the pol- Yeddyurappa also said the son of HD Kumaraswamy and Kumaraswamy would com- as Chief Minister),” Patil added. Kumaraswamy took over as the between the two ever since. saying is there will be political itics here. party high-command will decide another grandson of Deve plete its full term. After the Congress and CM of the State. The coalition Many Congress MLAs ups and downs after May 23 “I’m not day dreaming to on the next state unit president, Gowda and at Tumakuru HD “What’s wrong in that? JDS formed the coalition partners also fought the Lok were not content with the pre- results, anything may happen. say that their (Congress and and he would continue as the Deve Gowda are contesting. Siddaramaiah is our leader in Government following the May Sabha elections together sent arrangement and had stat- I’m not saying we will form the JDS) Government should col- Leader of the Opposition.   !"#"$#%  &% ' ()*+ @

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Sri Lanka’s fell out with the old regime’s Colombo is about how NSG                    ( Rajapaksa, Gotabaya Rajapaksa, now a near Batticaloa and saw an own counter-terrorism czar, top leaders, the Rajapaksas. messed up in Mumbai in 2008          ("  *     presidential hopeful for the elections this increased density of popula- the Singapore-based Rohan The Sirisena Government taking four days to complete year, the present Government dismantled tion, mosques and madrassas Gunaratna, confirmed that IS appointed Fonseka a Field the operation. Tongue-in-                       the elaborate intelligence and surveillance as also prosperity and devel- has created support groups Marshal and a Minister. cheek Sri Lankan military             #      network of 5,000 personnel he had set up opment. The Muslims were around the world and NTJ has Speaking in the Emergency veterans say what the IPKF                     in 2011 across the country, including the targeted by the LTTE notably joined the IS. debate in Parliament after the started and did not complete, Muslim majority areas of the east. in their massacre in Sri The rift and infighting bombings, Fonseka lambasted we finished.            5       Nine suicide bombers, including one Lanka’s biggest mosque in between Sirisena and his own Government, includ- Over-indulgent in its con-               ( woman, struck in coordinated attacks fol- Kattankudy near Batticaloa Wickremesinghe is a folklore. ing Srisena, Wickremesinghe quest of LTTE, Sri Lanka let its    #  S             lowed by two or three hara-kiri acts by in the 1990s. (Kattankudy is The politics of the carnage is and other defence and intel- guard down. A dysfunctional family members and associates of the the hometown of Hashim, beguiling. Sirisena has square- ligence officials. Demands for cohabitation Government has                  mastermind Hashim. It is now known the mastermind of the attacks ly blamed the Prime Minister, making Fonseka Minister for been rent apart by catastroph-                  that the suicide squad consisted of 15 and its training ground). the Defence Secretary and the law and order are increasing. ic terrorist attacks, which are         5    :   %    members and the support group was 150 Later, the Sinhala Buddhist Inspector General Police and Sri Lanka is under likely to take Sri Lanka a of whom 100 cadres have been arrested. extremists Bodu Bala Sena said he was kept in the dark Emergency rule with the decade back. The Easter      S            Thirty-six Sri Lankans are reported to (BBS), ostensibly supported and that he would reconstitute Prevention of Terrorism Act Sunday self-inflicted tragedy             S 7 >S  have gone to fight with the Islamic State by the Government, targetted security structures. On his in place but is likely to be was in military parlance a                        7  in Syria and many had returned. The Muslims periodically from part, Wickremesinghe said, “I replaced with the new total command failure. That                  preparation for serial human bombing of 2013, culminating in the big did not know…still we have to counter-terrorism Bill. It is the neither the Prime Minister nor this scale and sophistication would have anti-Muslin riots in Kandy last take responsibility for that first country to ban the face President has resigned is to            5        taken months if not years. Sirisena has year, which led to the part of Government machin- veil in South Asia. 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However, tion that it would be interesting to find out how research laboratory and other establishment con-       attitude resulted in severe decline of public-fund- there is a dimmer picture within the country. they are nurturing talent, dealing with gifted chil- nected with research and innovations in physics and ed schools, unprecedented mushrooming of pri- Graduates of highly coveted higher education cours- dren and the issue of a common language. Those related area. Same would apply to other disciplines.            vate schools and rise in demand for “good quali- es of technical and management education are were the days of a bipolar world and terms like ‘Iron’ In the music school, eminent masters were volun-                 ty schools”, which became synonymous with found deficient in their readiness to accept job curtain were in considerable usage. In every meet- tarily helping children move ahead of the regular                 high-fee charging schools. Government schools are responsibility in the job market and the propor- ing, the hosts spoke only Russian; translations were curricular prescriptions.               4   now patronised only by those, who have no other tion may indeed be alarming — up to 80. What a the only means of interacting during official meet- The most significant challenge before the                 alternative. This either because of their meagre eco- wastage of young manpower in an era where India ings. However, during dinners and receptions, they Indian education policy-makers and imple-    nomic resources or non-availability of a private is supposed to be in the “golden period of demo- spoke chaste English without any hesitation. menters can be summarized crisply as providing !   "#       ( school nearby. A feeble attempt was made with the graphic dividend”, solely because of its young man- When — and it happened on several occasions — “equality of opportunity of access and success and                 enactment of the Right to Education Act, 2009, to power. Around 50 per cent of India’s population the delegation tried to understand how Russian lan- nurturing the talented”, as said by John W       4          ( reserve 25 per cent seats in initial classes for chil- is below 25 years of age and 65 per cent below 35 guage was being accepted in federation units that Gardner in his book, Excellence: Can We be Equal               dren of weaker sections. But a majority of schools years. What a great chance to make India’s pres- had their own languages, the answer was short, crisp and Excellent Too? Though Gardner wrote these found “strategies” to hoodwink it. After the first ence felt globally through its young ones. The basic and precise: Everyone learns Russian voluntarily. lines in the context of the US around 1984, the              batch of children admitted under this category in responsibility is to offer good quality school edu- The discussion on language never proceeded relevance of some of his observations remains uni-     "         2010 completed Class VIII, schools asked them to cation and ensure dynamism and comparability in beyond this. However, there was much more to versally relevant even in current times: “Diagnosis     "           ( pay regular school fees or get lost. Such an obvi- higher education. Once access and participation in learn that could be examined gainfully in Indian of an individual’s future capacity to perform             )   ous concern was ignored by our policy-makers. The education is ensured with basic professional and conditions. remains a hazardous undertaking. There are mys-       S           psychological and emotional damage inflicted on infrastructural inputs, the issue of nurturing indi- One morning, the schedule included visit to teries in individual development that are far from              the learner and his family would be anything but vidual talented deserves attention. One can recall a music school and a physics school. The delega- understanding. No stone should be left unturned              devastating in such cases. This clearly indicates the several Indian initiatives on this count, two of which tion was told that the most important task of the to ensure that decisions are based on a wide range #            :  callous attitude and also prevalent ignorance deserve special mention: The introduction the teachers in every school is to observe the students, of evidence, carefully gathered and sifted.”                 within the education system on finer and subtle Science Talent Search — NTS — scheme in the find out their inclinations and interests, keep a For sure, in India, marks obtained in the board       4         aspects of learning. Is it not amazing, if not ago- 1960s and the opening of Navodaya Vidyalayas in record and once they find consistency, encourage examination are certainly no guarantee of total per- nising, that children of most functionaries respon- pursuance of the 1986 Education policy. The NTS the child to go ahead and see the progress. There sonality development and specialised talent.               sible for school education policies and its imple- was later transformed to include social sciences as may be a change of interest area, something else However, talent identification and fulsome person- )                 ( mentation prefer to enroll in private schools only? well and Navodaya Vidyalayas have indeed provid- may fascinate the child and that should be permis- ality development have to be a continuous process           4          Around 60-65 per cent of the school-going chil- ed great opportunity to the talented children from sible. The idea behind the approach was that USSR that must begin from the early stages. It should E/               dren still study in sarkari schools, which are invari- rural India. I have personally found lasting moti- needed not only scientists, engineers and tech- include traits of personality development, value      "<      ( ably deficient on infrastructure, teachers, learning vation among NTS scholars and the alumni of nocrats but also painters, poets, scholars, musicians, internalisation and character formation as an inte-                  materials and even in basic professional require- Navodaya Vidyalayas. This in itself is a great folklore specialists and the like. Teachers must be gral part of the process. The topmost national pri-                  ments. Expectedly, most of the surveys and stud- achievement. Numbers catered to by these initia- trusted to ascertain the right path of passage to ority for the investment of public funds must be                  ies on learning outcomes indicate not only low tives need to increase and it is encouraging that the excellence in each individual case. Once this was teacher training and school education. This will 5  S         learner attainments but also consistent annual same is under consideration by the authorities. done, the school would send a report to the region- ensure highest level of returns. Let the country >    (         ( decline. This is indeed worrisome. In spite of such It will be relevant to recall a model of talent nur- al level; the child in all probability would be picked realise it. Simultaneously, no let up in locating and a large chunk of school-going children complet- turing that was being successfully implemented on up by the State and shifted to a residential school. nurturing talent is a must. In Indian psyche, com-               4   ing their schooling under deficient conditions and large-scale in the erstwhile USSR. The essence of Here, he would study all the curricula as in other mercialisation of education is unacceptable and                sever impediments — and only a small proportion it can still be suitably digested and gainfully utilised. schools but there would be big plus in his area of must be discouraged effectively. Education is still                of them getting a place in higher education insti- A three-member delegation of the Government vis- his identified interest — be it music, physics, his- the only ray of hope for the weaker sections.    S       tutions — the educated youth of India are among ited several schools over there in 1982. The objec- tory, literature or sports. These special schools were (The writer is the Indian Representative on the           the most sought-after in the developed countries. tive was to study the school education system that located after thoughtful consideration of locally Executive Board of UNESCO) " '                         9 3                   

when it comes to the Bharatiya over what they called the question- silence on the complaints launched only five — in every Assembly seg- successful CECs like Sukumar Sen Janata Party (BJP) and Prime able functioning of the Commission, by parties against alleged hate ment has been rejected by the top and SY Quraishi. Minister Narendra Modi, the com- requesting him to intervene to ensure speeches, which have piled up all the court. On the other hand, the EC The question, however is: Has the mission toes the straight line and free and fair polls. The leaders more. The Congress claims that it has maintains that the EVMs are fool- EC played an impartial role in the cur- when it comes to the Opposition, it included former National Security given more than 37 representations proof and cannot be manipulated. rent Lok Sabha polls? The Opposition becomes biased. 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He also chopper of the Prime Minister in the 4) # erhaps the Election leader who has grouse against the EC. Commissioner recently pleaded help- which directed the Commission to stood his ground on his principles, course of his duty.  Commission of India (EC) has There are other Opposition leaders lessness in the Supreme Court, dispose of all complaints registered which prompted the then Prime Also, income tax raids were being Pnever ever been under such like Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister lamenting that he lacked the powers by the party immediately, that the EC Minister Rajiv Gandhi to make a conducted only on Opposition lead- '%%)# scrutiny as it is today. The polarised N Chandrababu Naidu, West Bengal to crack the whip? The court not only gave a clean chit to the Prime min- multi-member panel to clip the ers. It is nobody’s case that whatever '. campaign during the ongoing Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, blasted the Commission but also ister in six cases last week. powers of the Chief Election the Opposition wants, the EC must )#.) General Elections has put the spot- Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh reminded it that it had adequate Interestingly, Ashok Lavasa, one Commissioner (CEC). comply, but it should appear to have light firmly on the referee — the EC. Yadav, Bahujan Samaj Party supremo authority to enforce the Model Code of the Commissioners, dissented on Similarly, in the early 1990s, done justice. There is still time to send ')&&# As an impartial watchdog, it is the Mayawati, Aam Aadmi Party chief of Conduct under Article 324 of the the decision. The Congress has not former CEC TN Seshan had intro- a signal that the EC is impartial and )6 responsibility of the electoral body to Arvind Kejriwal and many other Constitution. given up and has gone to the top duced a number of reforms, includ- it must earn the trust of the $&.&&'# provide for a level-playing filed to all leaders in the Opposition, who have Even its decision to ban Union court on the orders once again, ing the issuance of voter IDs. He Opposition. The EC’s performance political parties. The perception that complained against the EC’s bias Minister Maneka Gandhi, Mayawati, alleging that the EC has been partial deployed the security forces to keep has not always been uniform but it is %# the EC has not been addressing towards the leaders of the ruling Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi to the ruling party. a check on booth capturing and voter a huge exercise to hold the elections %&%# Opposition complaints, in this case party. The BJP, too, has been lodging Adityanath and Samajwadi Party Many political parties have raised intimidation. He earned the nick- peacefully and in a free and fair man- ''%% against the ruling party, has been complaints against other parties to leader Azam Khan from campaign doubts about the functioning of the name of “Al-Seshan” and punished ner. No doubt poll reforms are doing the rounds. the EC. for specific hours for violating Model Electronic Voting Machines, too. those who flouted the Model Code required and the EC should be given % %'O An exasperated Congress presi- Recently, in an unprecedented Code of Conduct came only after the The petition filed by 21 Opposition and even recommended the sacking more teeth but within the constraints, %.6 dent Rahul Gandhi called the poll manner, a group of 66 former Supreme Court’s nudging. parties in the Supreme Court, for two Ministers to the then Prime the body can certainly perform.  panel “completely biased” against the bureaucrats wrote to President Ram Alas, even after the apex court counting of at least 25 per cent EVM Minister Narasimha Rao for violat- (The writer is a senior political com- Opposition last week. He said that Nath Kovind, expressing concern pulling it up, the EC has maintained paper trail machines — instead of ing the code. 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Council (RSDC), the sector skill CMinister Suresh Prabhu exchange for colluding with and Deviprasad Singh, head of expenditure mandates for the “However, states will con- council for Rubber & Tyre sec- Tuesday made a case for a brokerages which were found colocation support. social sector as well as capital tinue to run large deficits tor in the country, has launched Government-to-Government spending, says a report. because a significant part of a major drive to skill up tyre agreement between India and According to S&P Global this imbalance is from the mechanics dotting the length & the US to facilitate private "   68 Ratings the institutional frame- expenditure side. States are breadth of India. 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Therefore, the rev- and Odisha under this project. policy support that is required it analyst YeeFarn Phua in the enue-expenditure gap will The skill training of tyre for private sector emanates from 6&0 '    report titled “Public Finance remain large,” said Phua. mechanics popularly known as this umbrella agreement,” he said tyre fitters has won RSDC the here a function, which was  41   41 coveted ATMA Tyre safety part- attended by the US business del- ner award at the recently held egation, led by US Commerce benefits both the countries,” “These numbers are possi- aharashtra Government- ooking.com, a digital trav- ATMA Annual Convention 2019. Secretary Wilbur Ross. Prabhu said one needs to look ble to achieve only when we Mbacked non-banking Bel e-commerce company, Prabhu said public policies at big picture and make sure have friends like you (the US). financial company Sicom is announced the extension of may sometimes create chal- that irritants are tackled in a With this growth, US compa- looking to raise around 400 their scholarship initiative to lenges for corporates “but if we manner that helps foster this nies will also benefit,” he added. crore to help it come out of the two leading STEM (Science, have a government-to-govern- relationship. Further, the commerce lending curbs clamped on it by Technology, Engineering and ment agreement, we can clear- The remarks assumes sig- minister said that in the US, the Reserve Bank, a top official Mathematics) studies univer- ly spell out the certainty, sta- nificance as Indian companies President Donald Trump’s slo- said Tuesday. sities in India. These scholar- bility, forward-looking poli- are raising issues like restrictive gan that let’s “Make America The company, focused on ships build on an initiative cies and this will facilitate visa regime in the US, Great Again”, “I would add and financing infrastructure and launched by Booking.com in companies to prepare their American firms are flagging say let’s Make America Great industries in the State, is 2017 to encourage more corporate plans”. concerns related to India’s intel- Again by making India-US expected to seek cabinet women into the global tech He also expressed hope lectual property policies and e- relationship far better again”. approval for fund-raising as industry by supporting their that issues being faced by busi- commerce norms. Speaking on the occasion, soon as the model code of con- ongoing STEM education, with nesses in India and the US can Prabhu said India’s econo- Ross said, “I think we should duct ends. the goal to help close the gen- be sorted out in a way that ben- my is expected to touch $5 tril- rephrase that (slogan) to MAG- As per the FY18 annual der gap in technology and efits both the countries. lion in the next 7-8 years and AWIC — Make America Great report, its net NPA stood at open up more opportunities “I can clearly see that issues $10 trillion by 2035 and in this, Again with Indian 33.77 percent down from 35.79 for women to pursue tech can be sorted out in a way that US companies can help. Cooperation.” percent March 2017. careers. ' 9.5' ' # :F) C

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The company will continue to bring in new B  08" 5'( Tuesday, marking their longest lion worth of Chinese goods. net profit to 1,170 crore in the the consumer health business of Merck KGaA, technologies with a blend of frugal engineer- losing streak in nearly three In line with global markets, fourth quarter of 2018-19. Germany. “The company has received approval ing and global technology collaborations for months, as US-China trade the 30-share index ended Bharti Airtel stock also   satellite service operator in from the Registrar of Companies, Mumbai, domestic and global markets, enabled by tiff and lukewarm corporate 323.71 points, or 0.84%, lower declined over 3% post the India, and offers a range of Maharashtra, for change of name from Merck Ltd strong product mix and expanded distribution earnings stoked fears of uncer- at 38,276.63. The BSE index hit announcement of March quar- elecom operator Bharti broadband networking tech- to Procter & Gamble Health Ltd effective May 6, network, he added. The company’s board on tainty in markets. an intra-day low of 38,236.18 ter results. TAirtel and Hughes nologies, solutions, and ser- 2019,” Merck said in a filing to the BSE. The com- Tuesday recommended a dividend of 2.50 Both equity gauges traded and a high of 38,835.54. Intra- The company, whose prof- Communications India Ltd vices for businesses and gov- pany is taking necessary steps to comply with the (25%) per share or 10 each for 2018-19. The higher for better part of the ses- day, the index swung nearly 600 itability has been battered by (HCIL) on Tuesday announced ernments. formalities and documentation, as may be board also appointed Sunil Kant Munjal as inde- sion, only to give up gains points. intense price competition they would combine their “The combined entity will required by the stock exchanges to record the said pendent director for a period of five years. towards the fag-end of trade, Similarly, the NSE Nifty posed by richest Indian VSAT (Very Small Aperture continue to serve existing change in its records, it added. Procter & Gamble with the BSE Sensex closing dropped 100.35 points to set- Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Jio, Terminal) satellite operations in Hughes and Airtel customers,” Health Ltd managing director Milind Thatte said, /     -   324 points lower and the NSE tle below the 11,500 level at earned a net profit of 107.2 the country. the statement added. “Our new name reflects our new identity as part /      Nifty diving over 100 points. 11,497.90. During the day, the crore in the January-March The HCIL is a subsidiary Commenting on the of the P&G Group and signifies the coming New Delhi: Jaguar Land Rover India on Among other factors, bourse hit a low of 11,484.45 period as against 82.9 crore it of broadband satellite net- development, Partho together of strong consumer health capabilities Tuesday said it had initiated sales of locally man- depreciating rupee and weak and a high of 11,657.05. earned in the corresponding works and services provider Banerjee, president and man- and cultures”. Procter & Gamble Health Ltd will ufactured Range Rover Velar in the country with global sentiment dampened the Both Sensex and Nifty also period of the previous fiscal. Hughes Network Systems. aging director of Hughes be a part of P&G’s Personal Health Care prices starting from 72.47 lakh (ex-showroom). mood on domestic bourses. marked its longest losing streak The Indian rupee on Hughes will have majori- Communications India Ltd, International Business Unit led by Uta The locally manufactured model is offered in a sin- The Sensex was mainly since February 19 this year. Tuesday slipped further by 3 ty ownership in the combined said these are exciting times Kemmerich-Keil (vice-president, Personal Health gle trim, R Dynamic-S variant, and is available with dragged by Tata Motors, ICICI “Indian market has been paise to close at 69.43 against entity while Airtel will have a for satellite broadband service Care International), the company said. both petrol and diesel powertrains. The cost of the Bank, Bharti Airtel and on a shaky ground for the past the US dollar amid foreign significant shareholding, providers as Very Small trim has come down in the range of about 15-20 Reliance Industries — shedding couple of days driven by ambi- fund outflows. according to a statement. Aperture Terminal becomes % 3$  0"F per cent as compared with the completely built as much as 4.60%. guity associated with the US- In Asia, Chinese bourses, The statement did not mainstream, driven by grow- New Delhi: Engineering and farm equip- units (CBU) variants of the model. The start of The quarterly results of China trade negotiations and however, recovered with spell out the financial details ing demand from enterprise ment maker Escorts on Tuesday said its net Velar’s local manufacturing would enable the com- ICICI Bank and Bharti Airtel less-than-inspiring ongoing Shanghai Composite Index of the transaction, which is and government segments. profit rose 7.8% to 121.35 crore for March pany gain a competitive edge within the Indian failed to attract investors and corporate earnings season,” ending in the green. Equities in subject to requisite approvals. “We are very excited about quarter 2019, aided by robust tractor sales. The luxury SUV segment, JLR India said in a statement. both the companies saw con- said Jagannadham Japan and Korea closed in the “The combined entity will the synergies that this part- company had reported a net profit of 112.54 The Land Rover range in India includes the stant sell-offs during the session. Thunuguntla, senior vice-pres- red. European stocks were also benefit from enhanced scale, nership will bring to the crore for the same period of previous fiscal. Discovery Sport, Range Rover Evoque, all-new On the other hand, HUL, ident and head of research trading lower in early trade. improved operational effi- Indian ecosystem,” Banerjee Revenue from operations rose to 1,631.66 Discovery, Range Rover Sport and Range Rover. L&T, PowerGrid, Infosys, (wealth), Centrum Broking. Global benchmark Brent ciencies and wider market said. crore for the period under review as compared ONGC and Bajaj Auto ended Sectorally, BSE telecom, crude was trading 0.74% lower reach. The combined entity Ajay Chitkara, director with 1,436.10 crore in the fourth quarter of (/ 0/ %//  G higher. energy, oil and gas, bankex, at USD 70.71 per barrel. will be well positioned to and CEO, Airtel Business, 2017-18, Escorts said in a regulatory filing. The  0//&///%  Indian bourses, after start- metal and realty indices took a Meanwhile, foreign insti- leverage the demand for said the partnership would company’s tractor sales for fourth quarter stood New Delhi: Niche bike maker Royal ing the session on a high, came beating, ending up to 2.44% tutional investors (FIIs) sold secure connectivity in a rapid- bring synergies to the fore- at 25,136 units, up 6.7% from the same peri- Enfield on Tuesday announced the recall of under heavy selling pressure as lower. In the broader market, equity worth 948.98 crore on ly growing digital economy,” it front and combine the capa- od of 2017-18. For 2018-19, the company nearly 7,000 units of its Bullet and Bullet domestic investors’ sentiment BSE midcap and smallcap Monday, while domestic insti- said. bilities of both the companies. reported a net profit of 484.91 crore, up 40.7% Electra models to rectify faulty brake caliper took a beating after IMF chief indices too ended in the red, tutional investors (DIIs) pur- The VSAT is used to pro- “Customers can look for- as compared with 344.72 crore in 2017-18. bolt. The company said it was undertaking a Christine Lagarde said US- dropping up to 0.98%. chased shares to the tune of vide satellite based telecom ward to highly secure and reli- Revenue from operations stood at 6,196.36 proactive field service action, concerning China tensions were a ‘threat’ Shares of ICICI Bank fell 89.89 crore, provisional data and internet access to indi- able connectivity solutions crore in 2018-19. It stood at 5,015.97 crore in brake caliper bolt on motorcycles of the two to the world economy. by nearly 4% on Tuesday after available with stock exchanges viduals and enterprise users. across the length and breadth 2017-18. “Escorts is committed to providing models manufactured between March 20, 2019 Global markets have been the company’s fourth quarter showed. The HCIL is a broadband of India,” he said. state of the art technology and unique engi- and April 30, 2019. PTI

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466.00 M&M 641.75 642.90 634.20 635.55 -2.95 FEDERALBNK 101.00 101.85 98.10 98.80 SUPREMEIND 1080.00 1090.15 1015.35 1016.05 TATAGLOBAL 202.85 205.90 198.80 200.65 TIMETECHNO 88.15 91.10 84.10 84.85 UFLEX 223.40 225.25 220.05 220.15 COALINDIA 252.00 255.25 247.70 250.00 -1.35 MARUTI 6749.00 6780.15 6661.05 6698.50 SYNDIBANK 36.60 37.75 35.80 36.10 VOLTAS 607.95 611.05 598.45 602.65 SCI 33.75 33.95 33.10 33.40 SHREECEM 19757.30 19950.00 19636.75 19860.05 KOTAKBANK 1410.00 1425.00 1399.25 1402.15 -8.25 VIPIND 444.90 453.50 420.45 430.30 CANBK 265.55 268.55 255.50 257.20 RADICO 355.90 358.80 341.35 344.25 COFFEEDAY 260.50 260.50 251.00 252.20 VMART 2799.00 2840.00 2650.00 2700.00 INDUSINDBK 1539.80 1542.00 1495.50 1518.00 -10.25 STAR 459.45 492.15 454.00 488.65 UNIONBANK 84.20 84.75 80.75 81.45 DEEPAKFERT 141.15 147.00 136.10 138.00 AARTIIND 1599.00 1609.25 1583.95 1591.05 MANPASAND 105.90 121.25 105.90 114.10 PNBHOUSING 700.00 717.00 695.50 702.95 GMRINFRA 16.35 16.80 15.85 16.00 TATACOFFEE 87.00 88.45 85.15 85.55 ASTERDM 143.65 145.00 141.20 143.00 YESBANK 169.00 169.95 163.65 165.05 -1.20 CUB 197.00 198.00 196.15 197.50 NTPC 135.45 136.20 133.60 133.85 -1.15 INDIACEM 104.50 108.60 102.30 102.70 POWERGRID 192.40 193.85 190.45 191.60 GHCL 244.45 248.70 239.00 243.60 UBL 1389.80 1389.80 1371.50 1371.50 ASHOKLEY 88.20 88.70 85.50 85.80 DELTACORP 240.00 242.90 233.20 233.50 HINDCOPPER 45.25 45.30 43.70 43.85 BLUEDART 3107.05 3107.05 2950.10 3045.00 SUPPETRO 201.45 203.60 200.00 200.00 TECHM 822.00 824.30 809.70 812.00 -8.15 TCS 2155.00 2185.00 2140.10 2150.35 SUVEN 262.80 263.45 249.75 256.65 SHANKARA 523.95 527.70 496.35 505.25 ZENSARTECH 241.00 245.00 236.60 242.00 DBCORP 181.70 187.25 181.70 186.95 TATASTEEL 544.95 544.95 529.00 530.65 -5.30 LT 1360.00 1374.30 1350.00 1366.65 LICHSGFIN 485.80 485.80 470.00 473.95 J&KBANK 59.90 60.55 58.35 58.40 SFL 1295.00 1317.00 1252.00 1272.50 ALKEM 1703.55 1710.10 1680.00 1680.00 CIPLA 564.00 566.30 555.15 557.25 -6.10 BANKBARODA 117.50 117.65 112.10 112.55 LTI 1700.85 1720.95 1695.00 1708.00 NAVKARCORP 31.35 32.10 30.55 30.80 WELSPUNIND 53.10 54.55 52.65 52.85 ABBOTINDIA 7421.40 7425.80 7235.10 7265.00 SBIN 310.70 313.40 303.75 305.20 -3.55 HDFCBANK 2363.00 2363.00 2322.05 2327.45 RECLTD 142.50 142.55 139.15 139.70 ADVENZYMES 190.00 190.05 182.50 184.20 CENTURYPLY 170.35 170.35 161.00 165.00 SUNDRMFAST 545.00 545.00 537.35 539.00 SUNPHARMA 456.00 456.00 446.45 447.25 -5.90 JSWSTEEL 300.00 302.15 287.15 288.70 EQUITAS 126.30 132.50 125.90 127.90 BALKRISIND 871.10 880.00 853.20 854.05 JMFINANCIL 86.00 86.60 85.15 85.25 SOMANYCERA 414.00 414.00 400.10 400.25 GAIL 348.00 356.95 339.65 341.40 -4.85 BPCL 389.00 389.00 372.15 378.15 GRASIM 904.05 906.75 866.30 871.95 AJANTPHARM 1078.40 1080.00 1046.40 1053.30 GPPL 82.00 84.50 81.50 82.00 IEX 159.85 160.00 155.55 155.75 ITC 308.25 309.50 300.85 302.45 -4.55 WOCKPHARMA 419.30 420.00 396.40 400.80 BHARATFORG 474.50 476.00 462.50 464.80 CASTROLIND 149.20 151.05 147.95 149.55 NAUKRI 1982.70 1984.00 1945.30 1953.95 CORPBANK 26.45 26.65 26.10 26.10 BAJAJFINSV 7684.00 7698.75 7525.00 7553.00 -114.95 HDFC 1979.00 2008.90 1961.00 1965.00 IGL 306.90 316.95 306.15 307.15 MEGH 64.15 65.20 63.30 63.45 PRESTIGE 262.50 266.25 258.00 264.45 LAXMIMACH 5844.00 5844.00 5573.05 5597.30 ASIANPAINT 1426.80 1426.80 1376.35 1391.00 -21.80 BRITANNIA 2710.00 2720.00 2642.00 2652.60 GODREJPROP 807.95 814.00 771.00 776.00 CROMPTON 232.20 232.20 219.25 222.85 LINDEINDIA 494.00 494.75 489.75 492.35 ITDC 267.00 267.00 253.25 253.60 IOC 156.70 156.70 152.20 153.75 -2.95 DISHTV 35.00 35.20 30.90 31.80 WESTLIFE 386.10 392.50 366.00 371.65 HFCL 22.50 22.70 22.15 22.25 TAKE 142.60 142.90 137.00 137.25 THERMAX 973.55 974.35 945.00 954.70 GRASIM 900.00 906.90 865.50 875.50 -21.05 BOMDYEING 130.50 132.00 120.70 121.60 CEATLTD 1046.25 1052.80 1028.00 1035.45 IPCALAB 956.00 976.10 943.65 964.00 TEJASNET 193.00 193.75 184.70 185.65 AIAENG 1785.00 1785.00 1710.00 1715.65 ADANIPORTS 381.00 383.95 370.10 370.40 -9.40 TATASTEEL 540.00 543.95 529.30 530.65 RBLBANK 666.00 676.55 662.90 665.20 ABFRL 209.00 210.00 204.40 207.95 AEGISLOG 194.95 202.05 193.65 193.70 FINOLEXIND 458.50 469.70 456.00 469.45 VEDL 167.30 170.25 162.50 162.55 -4.20 HINDPETRO 290.50 290.50 277.80 284.50 HEXAWARE 339.00 346.20 336.65 344.95 GLENMARK 624.00 637.00 624.00 633.85 ASTRAL 1193.00 1218.15 1160.50 1170.80 KRBL 319.50 322.65 315.10 315.20 BPCL 388.45 388.45 372.10 380.00 -10.35 BHEL 66.70 66.70 63.35 63.90 CADILAHC 308.00 310.00 297.40 299.30 GREAVESCOT 148.50 149.10 142.70 144.90 SYNGENE 609.00 612.00 595.25 606.75 GET&D 241.00 246.40 241.00 241.50 NLCINDIA 64.90 65.40 64.50 64.50 BHARTIARTL 340.00 340.85 321.45 323.85 -9.60 BIOCON 546.30 558.95 545.55 551.40 MUTHOOTFIN 595.95 599.20 553.85 571.00 GSFC 98.00 98.65 94.00 94.35 VBL 895.00 906.80 890.05 905.00 SHILPAMED 375.45 384.95 375.45 384.95 JSWSTEEL 301.00 302.20 287.00 287.85 -8.85 TITAN 1096.00 1104.70 1082.50 1085.85 TECHM 816.00 824.00 809.70 812.00 TRIDENT 67.60 67.80 66.05 66.55 ANDHRABANK 24.70 24.95 24.10 24.20 GEPIL 898.00 925.40 898.00 907.90 RELIANCE 1394.80 1395.00 1340.20 1341.00 -43.90 HEG 1804.00 1833.60 1740.00 1751.20 FORCEMOT 1569.95 1595.00 1550.00 1554.55 IBULISL 279.10 280.00 263.90 263.90 VINATIORGA 1848.00 1865.00 1818.00 1827.00 PEL 2258.00 2318.00 2223.85 2272.95 GODREJCP 647.95 647.95 630.00 636.55 INFRATEL 268.00 270.20 265.95 266.65 WABCOINDIA 6280.00 6280.00 6214.00 6226.00 TEAMLEASE 2951.85 2965.40 2929.90 2929.90 ICICIBANK 398.00 407.35 384.30 386.20 -15.10 TTKPRESTIG 8145.00 8210.85 8051.50 8051.50 ZEEL 391.00 393.05 342.00 370.95 -16.80 ESCORTS 668.35 668.35 641.85 645.00 EDELWEISS 141.05 141.50 139.20 139.70 ALBK 46.50 46.90 44.60 44.90 WHIRLPOOL 1375.00 1387.20 1358.25 1363.90 INDUSINDBK 1543.50 1543.50 1494.60 1514.95 ULTRACEMCO 4518.00 4558.60 4514.55 4525.10 CYIENT 567.65 571.75 563.80 568.25 SYMPHONY 1368.60 1398.95 1351.50 1380.00 SUDARSCHEM 328.00 329.15 323.50 325.60 TATAMOTORS 201.70 202.85 189.35 190.00 -9.80 DMART 1247.15 1284.00 1233.00 1254.80 MANAPPURAM 119.00 119.00 115.60 116.20 NAVINFLUOR 667.20 696.00 664.00 683.85 CAPPL 348.45 350.00 330.05 336.00 NBVENTURES 97.70 98.85 96.50 96.65   HDFCLIFE 411.50 413.20 406.25 408.95 HIMATSEIDE 207.00 213.70 203.00 205.05 SOBHA 484.00 484.50 470.20 474.90 EIDPARRY 190.45 193.00 186.40 187.45 PETRONET 235.00 238.70 235.00 237.95 ORIENTBANK 96.10 96.50 91.75 92.10 CENTRALBK 29.70 29.95 29.05 29.20 GALAXYSURF 996.00 1005.00 990.10 990.10 ONGC 169.80 172.30 168.70 171.45 HINDZINC 273.00 274.50 267.30 269.45 SCHAEFFLER 5175.00 5190.00 4971.10 5145.00 SHARDACROP 398.00 401.00 385.90 400.00 SCRIP OPEN HIgh LOW LTP CHANGE GUJGAS 160.90 166.95 157.25 161.55 CIPLA 563.50 565.10 556.00 558.90 JSWENERGY 71.10 71.35 68.75 68.80 AKZOINDIA 1684.15 1705.40 1659.15 1668.60 NIFTY NEXT 50 27294.65 27361.55 26999.30 27020.40 -182.50 DLF 175.75 176.40 168.50 169.70 OIL 182.20 183.30 180.20 180.75 CHAMBLFERT 158.00 159.40 148.20 148.20 ASAHIINDIA 234.30 234.30 230.00 230.00 MARICO 351.70 367.35 351.05 359.15 19.55 KOTAKBANK 1413.00 1424.90 1398.25 1404.90 INOXLEISUR 308.05 310.95 296.00 299.75 MAGMA 127.25 128.05 125.80 127.05 BASF 1316.00 1322.65 1285.00 1289.00 PETRONET 234.60 239.00 234.55 238.00 3.40 ASIANPAINT 1431.50 1431.50 1377.15 1387.65 JINDALSAW 80.25 80.60 77.95 78.25 ITDCEM 123.60 124.00 114.55 115.95 ERIS 607.00 608.55 600.00 600.00 BIOCON 548.50 558.95 545.25 550.75 7.40 MOTHERSUMI 133.90 135.70 131.25 131.70 IDFC 37.70 38.55 37.00 37.15 MOTILALOFS 716.80 717.50 690.55 690.55 GILLETTE 7418.45 7444.80 7385.00 7418.00 SHREECEM 19820.00 19995.00 19555.00 19950.00 183.60 PNB 86.50 87.15 83.35 83.95 LAURUSLABS 392.60 392.60 381.25 384.50 FORTIS 136.15 136.50 134.40 135.00 UNITEDBNK 10.99 10.99 10.76 10.89 OFSS 3425.00 3458.25 3415.50 3450.00 27.20 IDFCFIRSTB 50.50 50.65 48.55 48.75 MAHABANK 15.55 15.75 15.10 15.20 HUDCO 41.30 41.30 40.30 40.40 CCL 256.00 258.05 255.15 257.15 UBL 1380.00 1388.00 1372.55 1382.00 7.80 TATACHEM 602.00 611.40 592.75 595.65 ENGINERSIN 109.30 111.00 108.00 108.30 KEI 398.00 399.50 393.05 393.50 NETWORK18 31.95 32.50 31.70 31.85 INDIGO 1586.95 1586.95 1547.30 1570.05 8.85 SUNPHARMA 455.05 455.40 445.50 446.90 GMDCLTD 74.40 74.40 73.40 73.60 SHOPERSTOP 448.55 449.20 444.35 445.05 3MINDIA 22569.00 23284.95 22569.00 23125.00 DMART 1255.15 1285.00 1240.00 1255.05 5.40 PERSISTENT* 632.00 632.75 613.30 621.60 JKTYRE 86.15 86.65 85.00 85.55 TIINDIA 375.95 377.10 366.00 366.00 RELAXO 884.80 884.80 871.20 878.45 SBILIFE 658.00 665.25 658.00 661.75 1.75 JINDALSTEL 175.70 176.80 168.20 169.35 WELCORP 134.30 136.50 132.15 132.75 TATAMETALI 617.00 622.95 605.10 615.65 MAHLIFE 380.80 383.70 379.60 379.60 NMDC 96.40 99.15 96.30 96.65 0.20 IDEA 16.40 16.65 15.00 15.45 RAMCOCEM 771.00 776.00 749.00 752.00 BOSCHLTD 17900.05 18027.70 17594.10 17812.50 TATAINVEST 875.00 875.00 851.30 854.00 HDFCAMC 1645.00 1672.00 1635.00 1642.00 3.40 TATAMTRDVR 96.75 97.15 90.20 91.20 SRF 2554.10 2570.00 2496.20 2510.40 GICHSGFIN 260.00 263.50 257.00 258.00 KPRMILL 586.00 604.50 586.00 600.20 PGHH 10427.95 10484.75 10280.00 10359.00 5.70 AXISBANK 753.50 755.35 740.50 742.55 BERGEPAINT 311.45 314.35 302.65 303.55 SCHNEIDER 94.25 95.40 93.20 93.50 NIACL 180.35 180.35 175.30 178.30 ICICIGI 1060.50 1067.35 1051.30 1059.00 0.15 BLUESTARCO 714.00 751.85 711.95 737.35 MAXINDIA 70.40 71.50 70.35 71.45 TNPL 190.00 191.50 186.00 187.35 INOXWIND 63.10 63.25 60.35 60.50 NHPC 23.25 23.45 23.00 23.25 0.00 L&TFH 125.00 125.45 122.00 122.45 INDOSTAR 385.00 387.10 375.00 377.00 QUESS 703.00 703.00 658.20 663.00 GAYAPROJ 164.35 165.10 156.65 158.00 PAGEIND 21988.80 22200.00 21701.50 21850.00 -2.25 BAJFINANCE 3055.20 3068.70 3011.55 3019.25 REDINGTON 94.40 96.45 93.20 93.35 LALPATHLAB 1029.25 1029.60 1000.00 1008.00 JCHAC 1805.00 1890.00 1784.05 1816.10 MCDOWELL-N 523.00 529.95 521.00 522.05 -0.15 RAIN 112.00 113.80 108.50 109.60 BAJAJCON 334.50 353.50 333.25 349.00 RALLIS 146.20 149.50 145.50 145.95 MAHINDCIE 225.90 225.90 219.50 224.45 CRISIL 1430.00 1448.15 1430.00 1436.35 GODREJCP 638.00 644.10 628.70 635.80 -0.20 KTKBANK 129.50 130.85 123.70 124.25 MINDTREE 989.00 989.00 975.50 979.30 GODFRYPHLP 1065.00 1072.40 1022.00 1027.75 PHOENIXLTD 598.30 624.70 593.45 620.50 MAHSCOOTER 3871.85 3871.90 3771.25 3775.00 BAJAJHLDNG 3185.20 3193.70 3168.00 3175.00 -6.00 INDIGO 1576.00 1584.80 1548.00 1564.00 IDBI 38.70 38.95 37.05 37.25 FCONSUMER 42.00 42.10 40.80 41.50 DCAL 217.15 219.00 213.90 214.00 ENDURANCE 1161.00 1161.00 1145.90 1145.90 ABB 1475.00 1496.90 1465.55 1476.00 -3.05 WIPRO 293.00 294.90 290.40 293.70 BAJAJ-AUTO 3031.00 3051.25 3025.00 3035.95 PAGEIND 22107.55 22156.00 21791.25 21850.10 FLFL 492.10 492.10 480.30 485.00 NESCO 497.90 497.90 491.35 492.15 HDFCLIFE 412.00 412.80 406.05 410.00 -1.10 DABUR 377.95 384.25 374.40 375.40 SIEMENS 1139.25 1142.00 1116.00 1127.00 INDHOTEL 152.55 152.80 150.10 150.75 COCHINSHIP 378.45 381.00 372.00 372.25 GDL 128.45 132.85 128.45 128.55 PEL 2285.00 2319.00 2225.10 2259.50 -6.85 JYOTHYLAB 177.00 179.95 168.50 169.40 COALINDIA 250.00 255.25 248.05 249.20 AMARAJABAT 644.00 650.80 641.50 643.00 GREENPLY 149.40 149.40 145.00 145.00 LAOPALA 202.55 209.40 201.15 203.40 PIDILITIND 1189.35 1199.90 1174.00 1183.95 -3.90 RAYMOND 809.00 821.50 799.40 807.65 DCBBANK 218.40 219.60 212.50 213.80 JSL 35.45 35.50 32.75 33.35 SHK 150.10 154.00 146.00 146.50 ZYDUSWELL 1339.00 1339.00 1301.00 1301.00 AMBUJACEM 221.25 222.45 217.50 218.85 -0.85 SBILIFE 660.00 664.15 655.55 658.60 CENTURYTEX 915.50 930.00 898.90 906.20 EMAMILTD 384.00 384.00 376.00 376.30 FDC 168.35 169.85 164.40 166.50 BAJAJHLDNG 3172.60 3209.95 3164.40 3209.00 DIVISLAB 1670.00 1706.30 1670.00 1688.00 -6.65 IBVENTURES 276.85 282.80 261.00 263.00 ICICIGI 1058.00 1065.00 1031.40 1045.75 SWANENERGY 107.45 107.90 106.40 107.55 LUXIND 1334.45 1350.00 1299.70 1305.00 MHRIL 236.15 236.45 235.30 236.45 COLPAL 1166.00 1174.80 1152.60 1158.70 -5.65 SAIL 55.40 55.90 52.75 53.00 NTPC 135.50 136.20 133.55 133.95 CUMMINSIND 714.95 715.00 698.25 703.90 BDL 286.80 289.95 280.25 281.00 TIMKEN 562.00 563.00 544.45 544.45 DABUR 378.55 384.35 374.45 375.00 -2.75 NMDC 95.30 99.25 95.30 96.65 AUBANK 626.00 646.00 625.95 639.50 OFSS 3441.20 3466.40 3385.00 3459.85 HAL 649.00 670.00 645.05 648.35 THYROCARE 488.05 491.00 482.05 482.05 NIACL 179.00 179.50 176.05 176.10 -1.50 IOC 156.60 156.60 152.25 153.50 EVEREADY 108.50 110.00 99.50 100.70 KEC 297.00 297.30 293.25 294.40 UCOBANK 18.00 18.00 17.50 17.55 SUNCLAYLTD 2720.00 2720.00 2689.20 2708.75 L&TFH 124.75 125.25 122.25 122.50 -1.15 RCOM 2.04 2.05 1.96 2.05 JUSTDIAL 579.60 582.70 560.00 568.60 PRSMJOHNSN 91.95 94.75 89.50 89.60 DHANUKA 399.90 399.90 380.15 382.50 SHRIRAMCIT 1556.40 1600.05 1526.65 1530.00 HINDZINC 273.70 274.95 267.35 269.85 -2.70 GRAPHITE 395.15 404.00 387.95 390.00 TV18BRDCST 31.15 31.90 29.90 30.35 REPCOHOME 423.85 425.00 407.35 408.00 ALLCARGO 105.35 105.55 103.00 103.00 KNRCON 236.45 236.50 230.50 235.50 GICRE 240.40 242.50 237.50 238.75 -2.40 FSL 50.50 51.45 49.85 50.80 ECLERX 1147.75 1147.80 1131.00 1138.00 IOB 14.00 14.06 13.10 13.24 PFIZER 3132.30 3149.90 3120.00 3149.90 TVTODAY 296.00 296.00 288.70 289.00 ACC 1624.15 1637.90 1590.15 1603.90 -16.50 KAJARIACER 550.00 577.00 545.15 561.65 JISLJALEQS 51.85 52.10 50.10 50.30 LEMONTREE 73.70 74.60 72.00 73.35 MONSANTO 2488.55 2489.15 2450.00 2465.05 TVSSRICHAK 2144.95 2160.00 2100.00 2103.00 AUROPHARMA 782.70 789.65 764.45 770.70 -8.20 AUROPHARMA 779.00 789.50 764.95 769.60 RAJESHEXPO 696.50 696.50 676.25 686.05 SIS 920.10 928.65 882.05 914.00 GICRE 241.50 241.50 238.00 239.75 CENTRUM 29.35 29.95 28.80 29.75 CONCOR 496.00 500.95 488.75 490.00 -5.50 M&M 641.60 643.15 634.50 636.00 MFSL 426.45 428.00 404.95 407.80 HEIDELBERG 176.25 180.60 173.35 174.35 NILKAMAL 1275.00 1286.00 1251.40 1270.05 VTL 1073.40 1111.00 1073.25 1110.95 HAVELLS 752.50 754.70 735.10 742.00 -9.00 INFIBEAM 44.35 44.90 42.05 42.45 ADANIPORTS 380.35 383.75 370.40 372.20 ESSELPRO 132.20 134.95 132.20 133.10 COROMANDEL 426.70 426.70 418.60 419.45 SUPRAJIT 221.00 221.00 213.40 217.20 LUPIN 869.00 870.80 851.55 856.40 -11.05 SRTRANSFIN 1068.00 1073.80 1016.60 1026.00 IRB 121.00 121.40 116.65 118.20 TORNTPHARM 1716.50 1731.35 1694.35 1703.65 EIHOTEL 181.65 183.00 179.00 179.00 SKFINDIA 1908.45 1930.90 1907.45 1930.90 MOTHERSUMI 133.60 135.65 131.30 131.70 -1.90 HCLTECH 1136.05 1149.00 1115.50 1126.75 LTTS 1710.00 1738.30 1669.05 1669.05 PARAGMILK 241.00 241.15 236.10 236.10 PGHH 10337.00 10433.50 10250.40 10303.60 HONAUT 23931.95 24040.00 23850.05 24039.00 ICICIPRULI 368.10 373.30 363.00 363.50 -5.25 SPARC 169.20 169.90 160.10 163.95 GESHIP 285.00 286.95 272.00 275.15 GRINDWELL 597.90 603.15 585.05 600.00 JBCHEPHARM 335.00 339.95 326.00 326.75 APARINDS 662.50 662.50 640.00 650.00 SIEMENS 1142.85 1147.85 1115.15 1124.00 -18.85 HINDALCO 199.00 204.20 199.00 200.50 OMAXE 207.75 207.75 205.40 207.00 STARCEMENT 110.05 117.60 104.00 107.55 SJVN 24.15 24.25 23.85 23.95 BAYERCROP 4089.95 4120.20 4089.95 4109.00 MRF 54000.00 54650.00 52666.30 52900.00 -917.85 TATAPOWER 66.30 66.40 64.10 64.40 APOLLOHOSP 1194.55 1198.15 1152.95 1164.85 ASHOKA 118.55 122.80 117.70 118.00 APLLTD 557.00 564.00 546.50 552.40 ELGIEQUIP 260.00 260.10 256.20 258.10 BOSCHLTD 18022.00 18073.90 17572.80 17700.00 -320.80 BATAINDIA 1369.65 1374.05 1351.85 1354.10 SUNTECK 476.95 479.85 463.00 470.10 NIITTECH 1269.80 1269.80 1253.70 1255.20 MAHLOG 515.00 518.15 496.00 500.20 RATNAMANI 884.00 884.30 869.00 869.00 BANDHANBNK 606.20 611.60 588.15 590.70 -13.10 UJJIVAN 311.00 319.90 307.00 310.00 COLPAL 1166.00 1174.95 1152.00 1159.00 BBTC 1210.45 1220.65 1190.00 1194.50 JSLHISAR 84.50 85.60 82.70 82.70 CERA 2800.00 2800.00 2753.20 2758.10 ASHOKLEY 88.70 88.80 85.60 86.10 -1.95 AMBUJACEM 220.80 222.45 217.30 217.30 SOUTHBANK 16.10 16.25 15.40 15.50 RNAM 194.90 194.90 187.35 190.95 WABAG 274.85 278.10 272.55 276.95 KIOCL 127.65 128.10 126.30 126.65 DLF 175.70 176.20 167.40 169.75 -4.15 BIRLACORPN 530.00 558.40 528.75 556.45 DRREDDY 2927.00 2951.40 2925.70 2942.70 ABB 1481.30 1488.50 1465.20 1472.55 PTC 69.10 69.30 68.00 68.00 NAVNETEDUL 112.90 112.90 109.20 109.95 CADILAHC 307.00 310.00 297.25 299.50 -7.95 GUJALKALI 527.25 564.00 526.85 545.25 APOLLOTYRE 197.45 198.95 194.75 195.35 NESTLEIND 10498.00 10596.75 10400.00 10446.60 BALMLAWRIE 169.30 170.00 167.20 168.60 SOLARINDS 1072.85 1076.55 1059.90 1065.00 HINDPETRO 290.05 291.00 277.50 284.25 -8.00 ADANIPOWER 42.80 43.50 41.20 41.45 ICICIPRULI 369.80 373.15 362.10 365.05 TORNTPOWER 253.90 256.90 252.20 256.75 ASTRAZEN 2320.00 2358.00 2300.00 2300.95 SADBHAV 236.50 237.30 235.00 235.00 SRTRANSFIN 1065.00 1073.75 1015.35 1028.00 -30.85 JUBLFOOD 1300.00 1320.65 1280.00 1284.15 RCF 56.45 57.55 55.55 55.90 EICHERMOT 20380.00 20500.05 20270.70 20305.00 KALPATPOWR 470.40 472.00 459.15 464.70 JAGRAN 111.20 111.20 110.05 110.25 BANKBARODA 117.00 117.45 112.00 112.45 -3.55 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The students get flexible study format where University from Odisha to make it to the Chancellor said that States travel professionals due to a going to take them to newer relevant insights into the working executives can also list, which also has two Government uni- can take as much water as big gap between the demand heights of success. If they diverse cultures and gain attend lectures on weekends or versities from the State. The universities are they want and provide the for qualified personnel and have to make success happen meaningful experiences from as per their convenience. judged across all their core missions- remaining water to their supply of qualified personnel and improve their employa- varied industries, eventually Apart from having interaction teaching, research, knowledge transfer nieghbouring states by inter- to cater to the needs of the bility in the competitive mar- helping them to increase the with the industry-experienced and others. linking their rivers. ever-growing tours and trav- ket, they must enhance credibility of their CVs. faculty, students are exposed KIIT deemed to be university is the Everybody will accept inter- el industry. their knowledge Also, travel brands are to practical learning through only self-financing university from eastern linking of rivers as it will help The industry is registering and learn new turning up to tech- educational tours, seminars India and Odisha to enter prestigious Asia all people and nobody will an annual growth rate of 7 to skills, tran- nology for producing and workshops. university rankings. Earlier, it had achieved oppose it. “The MLAs and 9 per cent, and according to scending the authentic and bet- The Ministry of Tourism, an impressive position in The Times MPs need to accord highest the World Travel and Tourism geographical ter booking approved the post-gradua- Higher Education World University priority to interlink rivers and KL Rao during 1967, Dr for interlinking of rivers, a lot Council (WTTC), India is boundaries if experiences. An tion degree in tourism which Rankings 2019 and World University save water and the new Viswanathan said that Rao of farmers would benefit,” he more likely to contribute 8, required. urgent need for further makes the candidates Impact Rankings 2019. Government which will felt that even though all rivers said. 50,000 crore to the world’s Popularising digital marketing eligible for a suitable job in the According to the ranking report, KIIT assume charge at the centre in the country could be inter- He said that water should GDP by 2020 through travel the trend of experts is realised industry. With a Master of has been rated high on number of FTE stu- soon should accord highest linked with Ganges, it would be stored in reservoirs, dams and tourism. The sector is not educational by such travel Tourism Administration dents (19,633); Number of students per staff priority to interlink rivers in be easy to link Godavari to and water bodies when it only doing well in India, but tourism, various brands who can degree (MTA) from Indian (14.0); international students (2 per cent) the country so that the coun- Cauvery and South will not rains, as people have been its global performance is even, schools and universities in effectively market Institution of Tourism and and female-male ratio (37:63). KIIT is just try’s people and farmers will face any problem for water. facing water shortage issue in more better. In the year 2017, India have started joining the brands online and win Travel or any other recognised twenty-two years old as an institution for benefit by this,” he said. The project can be done at an the country. “We need to use the worldwide industry turned hands with foreign institu- more customers online. SEO institute, candidates can apply professional education (1997) and 15 years Water is important to all inexpensive cost and no State drip irrigation for farming as out to be 10.4 per cent of glob- tions. On the other hand, the executives, content writers, for the best job positions in the old as a University (2004). But, despite countries, especially to India. would oppose it. we can save about 30 to 40 al GDP with 313 million outflow of Indian students and social media managers are industry. Also, ticketing skills, being a very young institution, it has got a India has about 18 per cent of “India’s Budget is about per cent of water and it is employees, as per the report of taking courses abroad is also massively hired to keep pace communication skills, man- place in the coveted Asia University world’s population but we 28 lakh crore and if we allo- being followed in several WTTC. These growth trends increasing significantly. As with the growing trend of trav- agement of foreign currencies, Rankings 2019, securing a position of 301- have only 4 per cent of fresh cate 1 lakh crore to interlink places in the world,” clearly depict that tourism per the recent data, the year el and technology. customer service, geography 350. water and 2.4 per cent of land rivers the scheme can be Viswanathan said. industry is opening new vis- 2018 saw 81 per cent of the Qualifications and skills knowledge, and expertise in Staff, students and well wishers of both area, so we need to preserve implemented in one year. Justice T Raja released a tas for job seekers, equipped students visiting Australia for required : A programme in digital marketing directly cor- KIIT & KISS profoundly thanked and our water and land else we The Centre has spent 5 lakh book Towards The Second with professional degrees. higher education enrolled in tourism management helps respond to well-paid jobs in expressed gratitude to Dr Achyuta Samanta, will face issues. crore for Mahatma Gandhi Freedom written by Professor Career opportunities: In various post-graduate cours- groom one’s overall personal- travel and tourism. Founder of KIIT & KISS for his vision to Recalling his interaction National Rural Employment A C Kamaraj and Dr the wake of globalisation, it es. 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Tottenham go into their biggest O 'E game for decades on a low note Pochettino remained upbeat after losing 1-0 at Bournemouth on despite the frustration of losing to Saturday, a defeat that stopped Nathan Ake's last-minute goal at them wrapping up a place in Bournemouth, and the next season's Champions Tottenham manager hopes his League via a top-four finish confident attitude transfers 0   ($ a lap of honour with his children impressive display from the visi- "It was outstanding the way Kompany looked short of in the Premier League. to his players against Ajax. to mark City's final home game of tors as City were made to sweat we played in the second-half. options as he strode forward It was a third successive "We have ahead two 'finals' anchester City manager the season and may have played but just got over the line for a vital The character, the personality, before unleashing a rocket of a loss in all competitions for against Ajax and Everton and Pep Guardiola led the for the last time at the Etihad with three points. knowing how difficult it is," added shot that arrowed into the top cor- Tottenham, who fin- it's in our hands to be Mtributes to Vincent his contract expiring at the end of And Guardiola admitted he Guardiola. ner. ished with nine men in a good position at Kompany after the Belgian's thun- the campaign. had urged Kompany not to shoot "Right now Liverpool play "At the end of the season we after red cards for Son the end of the season," derous strike earned a nervy 1-0 "There are players that help us as he lined up his first goal from without pressure. We have the are going to talk to him," said Heung-min and Juan Pochettino said. win over Leicester City on to be where we are right now," said outside the box since he was pressure, we know we can lose it Guardiola on whether Kompany Foyth. Although Tottenham Monday to move the English Guardiola. "Vincent is one of playing for Hamburg in 2007. because it is in our hands." will be handed a new deal. Fortunately for Tottenham, will know they have missed a champions to within one win of them. "It's not about the amount of Sergio Aguero came closest to "He is an incredible human they are still all but certain to fin- golden opportunity to reach the retaining the Premier League. "When is fit he is an goals you score it's about when opening the scoring before the being. He helped me a lot since ish at least fourth after Arsenal and final if they don't succeed in the City moved back one incredible central defender. you score them. Today it was nec- break with a header that clipped I've been here. Always we can Manchester United were both held second leg, Pochettino is adamant point clear of Liverpool He is beloved, he is a leader. essary," said Kompany. the inside of the post and was count on him for his personality." to draws on Sunday. his players have done more than despite not being at their I'm happy for him, for the palmed clear by Kasper Leicester still had a huge Tottenham are three points enough already to make him proud fluent best as centre-back club, for everybody." O'    E Schmeichel. chance to answer Liverpool's clear of fifth-placed Arsenal head- of their efforts this term. Kompany unleashed a long- After edging past "Every step in the last four Yet, it was not until after the prayers three minutes from time. ing into their last league game of "No-one believed we'd be in range shot into the top cor- Newcastle 3-2 on months was significant. Liverpool break that City upped the tempo But against his former club the season against Everton on this position in the last week of the ner 20 minutes from time. Saturday night, keep making the steps and now to lay siege on the Leicester goal. Kelechi Iheanacho shot wide with Sunday and a draw will be enough competition," Pochettino said. Guardiola's men will Liverpool, who have not we have a final to play in City thought their moment just Ederson to beat and a titan- to ensure their return to Europe's "We are in a position where it become the first side in a won the league since Brighton, Nothing is won yet." had come when the ball fell kind- ic tussle for the title remains in elite club competition. depends on us to be in the decade to retain the title at 1990, were left praying City have now won 13 consec- ly for Aguero inside the area, only City's hands heading into the But before that Tottenham, (Champions League) final or not Brighton on Sunday as that former manager utive league games to overhaul a for Schmeichel to make a mirac- final day. trying to reach their first European and then it depends on us to fin- long as they match or bet- Brendan Rodgers could seven-point deficit at the top of ulous stop. "He should score, I've said final since the 1984 UEFA Cup, ish in the top four. ter the Reds' result at home to do them a favour at the the table in January and Guardiola Guardiola's men have now that to him afterwards," said have to focus on the challenge pre- "It's a massive week and that's Wolves. Etihad. claimed it is his side that have had scored 157 goals this season but Rodgers. sented by Ajax's vibrant young side. why we need to move on, try to Kompany, who has endured Leicester's marked improve- to play under pressure despite there will not be a more spectac- "We didn't have many Having already eliminated Real recover as soon as possible and be terrible luck with injuries over ment since Rodgers took charge Liverpool's 29-year wait to win the ular or unexpected one than that chances, but the one that came Madrid and Juventus this season, ready again but whatever happens recent years, was in tears as he led in February was on show in an title. which may deliver the title. he's got to score that." Ajax showed their vast potential I am going to feel proud." $?09?9:0&" 5.50?@05

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Ahmadzai justified the unex- out of the tournament due to a fractured thumb. many half-centuries in the that the selectors would have to make 10.05 runs per over. Asked if he faced the sec- pected sacking of ODI skipper Chris Morris has been called up as his replace- five-match series. a "very difficult decision" following the "I have learnt a lot having ond season blues, something Asghar Afghan ahead of the ment for the mega-event, commencing on May 30. "It is always an honour to impressive form of newcomer Jofra spend quality time with which was evident when he World Cup, saying the decision Nortje overcame ankle and shoulder injuries represent the West Indies in the biggest World Cup, so Archer, who made his debut against Ravichandran Ashwin in the went for 66 runs in his four was taken looking at the long- over the course of the summer before he could make any format and this World there will be great expectations Ireland last week. KXIP set-up. He has given me overs against Sunrisers term future of the team. his international debut in March this year. On the Cup for me is special," Gayle and I know we will do very Speaking about the Barbados-born a lot of useful tips and I am sure Hyderabad, Mujeeb said it was "We realised that we can't basis of his performances, the 25-year-old was select- said after being named Jason well for the people of the all-rounder, Bayliss said: "He's fitted into that I will execute those plans part and parcel of cricket. win the World Cup at this ed in South Africa's World Cup squad. Holder's deputy on Monday. West Indies," said the 39-year- the group extremely well. I thought he in the World Cup. During this "You will have a few bad moment under Asghar's cap- Unfortunately, Nortje fractured his right thumb Gayle is a former West old, who has amassed 10151 bowled some good spells in Ireland edition of IPL, my shoulder days and it's just that you have taincy or anyone else who while practising in the nets, and it has now been con- Indies captain who last led the runs in 289 ODIs at 38.16. without too much luck and I thought he injury was an issue. But now I to be consistent with your line would have been in charge. We firmed that he would need six to eight weeks rest regional side in June 2010. It was also announced bowled pretty well in the T20 match a am fully fit for the World and length," Mujeeb said. made the decision not just to recover fully. "As a senior player, it is my that Shai Hope will be the vice- couple of days ago. Cup," Mujeeb told reporters at The youngster is hopeful thinking about this World Cup, The 32-year-old all-rounder Morris, who has not responsibility to support the captain in the on-going tri- "It's all looking good. It's going to a promotional event to that along with senior spinners we are thinking about the 2023 played an ODI in more than a year, has replaced captain and everyone else in series in Ireland involving the be a very difficult decision for the selec- announce Amul's association Rashid Khan and Mohammed edition. Nortje in the 15-member squad. the team. This will probably be hosts and Bangladesh. tors, whichever way we go."