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SSP/LW/NP-34/2016-18 Established 1864 OPINION 8 Published From WORLD 12 SPORT 16 DELHI BHOPAL 1984: AN INSIGHT INTO TALIBAN KILL DOZENS IN NOVAK BEATS POTRO BHUBANESWAR RANCHI RAIPUR CONGRESS BRUTALITY ATTACKS ACROSS NORTH AF IN US OPEN FINAL CHANDIGARH DEHRADUN Late City Vol. 154 Issue 245 *Air Surcharge Extra if Applicable LUCKNOW, TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 11, 2018; PAGES 16 `3 KALKI WANTS TO STAY RELEVANT} } 14 VIVACITY www.dailypioneer.com OPP’SPROTESTONFUELPRICEHIKES Cong-led Bandh gets mixed response Shutdown partial, violence in some States, Rahul questions Modi's silence Govt insensitive towards people, PNS n NEW DELHI says Akhilesh n an apparent rebuff to the ICongress-led Bharat Bandh Caused by global factors: BJP PNS n NEW DELHI call over the rising fuel prices, oil companies once again hiked PNS n NEW DELHI is a problem whose solution is sheeter” on the issue of price rise amajwadi Party president the prices of petrol and diesel not in our hands,” he said. whenever it was in power and is SAkhilesh Yadav criticised on Monday even as the shut- he BJP on Monday The Modi Government has now shedding crocodile tears. the Modi Government on down met with mixed response Tslammed the Opposition worked a lot to bring down Accusing the Opposition of Monday for hiking the prices across the country. The Bandh parties for the Bharat Bandh inflation and has achieved suc- tying to create a “negative of petroleum products on the turned violent in some parts of called against increase in fuel cess as well, said Prasad, adding atmosphere” in the country day Opposition parties the country and normal life prices and said the inflationary that inflation was 10.4 per cent since Modi came to power in staged Bharat Bandh. was hit in both the trend was temporary and between 2009 and 14 of UPA May 2014, he wondered if some Akhilesh said the heartland and in south . caused by global factors which rule and is now 4.7 per cent. “invisible hand” gave “supari” Government attitude shows Except Trinamool Congress, all were beyond the control of the “The people were indiffer- (contract) to destroy the its “insensitivity” towards major Opposition parties Central Government. ent to the nationwide shut- progress India has made. common people. backed the bandh. Hitting out at the Congress down, because they understand “The Congress is a cruise Akhilesh said, “While Normal life remained unaf- and its allies, Union Minister the rise in fuel prices, though of corruption and whichever the Opposition is protesting, fected in Delhi with offices, Ravi Shankar Prasad alleged temporary, is because of factors party joins it will sink with it,” prices of petrol and diesel schools and colleges opening at that they resorted to violence beyond the control of the Indian he said, adding this is the rea- have been hiked again this their regular time and vehicles during the Bandh due to lack Government,” he said. Union son several Opposition parties morning. This reflects the plying on the roads. The protest of support from the masses. Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi have kept away from the Government’s audacity and remained largely “peaceful”. Tires set on fire by Congress activists to block traffic during a protest against fuel price hike and other economy issues in “We are standing with the also criticised the Congress say- ‘Bharat Bandh’ call given by the arrogance and insensitivity In the national Capital the day Jammu on Monday AP people in their concern, but this ing it has been a “history- Congress. towards the common man.” began with Congress presi- dent Rahul Gandhi and senior to shed their differences and * party leaders, including Sonia move forward unitedly “to National Capital remained unaffected Gandhi and , save” sovereignty and democ- * A critically ill two-year-old girl died on Negativity saps Opp: Yogi offering prayers at Rajghat and racy in the country. The Modi her way to a hospital as Bharat Bandh PNS n LUCKNOW then leading protests that led to Government has acted against supporters blocked roads in Bihar's traffic congestion in the New the interests of the country and Jehanabad town itting out at the opposition parties, Chief Minister Delhi area. Nationalist has now “crossed the limits”, * Incidents of violence in Bihar, HYogi Adityanath said that they were plagued by Congress Party’s Sharad Pawar Singh said. and Rajasthan negative mindset because they were demoralised and and Loktantrik Janata Dal’s Hitting out at Modi, Sharad * Mixed response in Bengal could not withstand the popularity of Prime Minister Sharad Yadav were also present. Pawar said the BJP-led Central . “Why this Bharat Bandh?” he asked. Addressing a protest rally Government has “failed” to * Bandh had little impact in “This (bandh) call shows the negative mindset of the at Ramlila Grounds, Rahul deliver on its promises. RJD Congress-ruled Mizoram Opposition parties because they have nothing else to questioned the silence of Prime leader and Rajya Sabha MP * Roads in Bangalore wore a deserted do and, therefore, have put millions of people to hard- Minister Narendra Modi on Manoj Jha said people are suf- look ship,” the Chief Minister told reporters on Monday while rising fuel prices and the Rafale fering due to the unprecedent- * In Odisha, train services were hit as giving his reaction of the Opposition’s Bharat Bandh. fighter jet deal, in which the ed hike in petrol and diesel bandh supporters squatted on tracks Yogi hoped ‘Bhagwan’ (god) would give leaders of party has alleged a scam. Rahul prices. While in Bihar, opposition parties some sagacity to help them come said the country is being divid- Maharashtra and Rajasthan, * Petrol pump ransacked in Civil Lines out of their negative mindset and join the Prime ed under Modi, and hence a the Bandh received good area of Jabalpur; pumps remained shut Minister in making India strong. united Opposition will defeat response and saw sporadic inci- in Raipur “The Opposition need to change their mindset oth- the BJP in the next elections. dents of violence, it met with * Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh erwise people will reject them. The people have already “People believed in him and mixed response in said the Modi Government has taken a thrown them out of power and soon they will be helped form his Government,” and Tripura. Normal life was lot of steps not in the interest of the removed from the opposition benches if they contin- he said. also affected in BJP-ruled country and has now “crossed the ue to work like this,” he said. Former Prime Minister Assam and Arunachal Pradesh limit”, at a protest during a nationwide The Chief Minister said that India was galloping Manmohan Singh said it was and Odisha. protest against rising fuel prices on the path of development under the leadership of time for all Opposition parties Continued on Page 7 Prime Minister Narendra Modi. DyCM: UP Board ` hits new Interpol issues arrest CAPSULE HC DISMISSES PLEAS OF PMGSY delayed SONIA, RAHUL IN I-T CASE exams from Feb 7 closing low warrant against Nirav’s New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Monday dismissed the n PNS LUCKNOW registered themselves. The last pleas of Congress leaders date for registration was August of 72.45 and Rahul Gandhi ttar Pradesh Secondary 20. sister in PNB scam challenging reopening of their by fund shortage Education Board (UPSEB) UPSEB officials claimed that : The rupee on U tax assessment for 2011-12. has decided to conduct the High the drastic fall in numbers of Monday crashed below the 72- PNS n NEW DELHI formed solely for the purpose Centre directs States ry. While just seven months are School and Intermediate exam- candidates was due to the crack- mark to end at a life-low of to launder the proceeds of PROBE ORDERED INTO left for the March 2019 dead- inations of 2019 in 16 working down on ‘cheating mafia’ and 72.45 against the US dollar on he Interpol has issued a Red crime in companies located in DEATH OF 5 WORKERS to expedite work to line, a huge quantum of work days starting from February 7. In making Aadhaar mandatory for growing fears of contagion TCorner Notice (RCN) the UAE, British Virgin Islands New Delhi: The Delhi is yet to be awarded. 2018 also, the High School and registration. from an emerging-market rout against Purvi Modi, a Belgian and Singapore,” the ED has said Government on Monday complete 61,000 km Many States have been far Intermediate examinations were This year, 31.5 lakh students and escalation of global trade national and fugitive diaman- in its first Prosecution ordered a probe and the of road in 2018-19 too slow in transferring the completed in 16 days after they have registered for Class X or war. taire Nirav Modi’s sister at the Complaint (equivalent to national human rights body funds to the State Rural Roads commenced from February 6. High School examination and Heavy speculative dollar behest of ED even as the CBI chargesheet in police parlance) sought a report from the Delhi n ARCHANA JYOTI NEW DELHI Development Agency Deputy Chief Minister 24.9 lakh for Class XII or demand along with panic moved an extradition request in May at a designated court in chief secretary and the police (SRRDA) for fast execution of Dinesh Sharma, who holds the Intermediate examination. In among importers sent the for his brother Nishal Modi in Mumbai. Through the RCN, ` commissioner after five people elay in funding and award the job, the Centre noted at a Education portfolio, said in 2017, the figures were 36.5 lakh domestic currency tumbling by connection with the 13,000 the ED is seeking to secure her died due to asphyxiation while Dof works under the recent meeting chaired by Lucknow on Monday that it had and 29 lakh for Classes X and XII a sharp 94 paise to hit a historic crore PNB credit fraud scam. presence for the investigations cleaning a septic tank at DLF Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Rural Development Secretary been decided to conduct the respectively. low of 72.67 in mid-morning The RCN, an internation- as she did not comply to the Green Apartments in west Yojana (PMGSY) Phase 1 has Amarjeet Sinha. exams from February 7 and “Besides, online registration trade, triggering the central al arrest warrant, against Purvi, summons issued by the agency Delhi’s Moti Nagar area. slowed down road construction In this scenario, the target complete them in 16 working also checked fake candidates. bank intervention to defend the 44, relates to a money laun- in the case. In the chargehseet, in States like Bihar, Andhra under PMGSY-I seems days. The number of students from currency. dering case being probed by the the ED alleged that the dubious ED SEEKS CUSTODIAL Pradesh and Odisha, raising unachievable, admitted a senior However, the government is other states who write exams It finished the day 72 paise Enforcement Directorate. overseas companies run by her INTERROGATION OF KARTI concern over achieving the official from the Union Rural yet to officially announce the with the help of cheating mafia lower against the American Purvi has been charged by were “formed and managed in New Delhi: The Enforcement target set for 2019. The quali- Development Ministry over- dates along with the timetable of has also come down this year,” an currency — its biggest one-day the CBI and ED for her alleged a very complex manner to Directorate on Monday pressed ty of work being undertaken is seeing the PMGSY. Sinha has exams. official of the UPSEB claimed. crash since August 13. role in laundering the proceeds camouflage the criminal origin for the custodial interrogation of also said to be not up to the written to all the defaulter But in 2019, the number of In 2018, the High School After a short-lived recov- of crime generated from the of funds in these companies”. Karti Chidambaram, son of P mark. States, asking them to pull up students taking UP Board exam- and Intermediate exams had ery, forex market sentiment PNB scam and being a benefi- Trusts like Montecristo Chidambaram, in Aircel-Maxis Upset over the situation, their socks. inations has come down by nine commenced from February 6 once again turned volatile after ciary of the scam to the tune of Trust, Ithaca Trust and New ` case, telling a Delhi court that he the Centre has directed the Take the case of Andhra lakh. In 2017, around 66 lakh but while the High School exam- US President Donald Trump over 950 crore. Zealand Trust were found to be showed “irritation” and “anger” States to expedite the work so Pradesh. The Southern State students had registered for the inations had ended on February decided to raise the economic “She is also theassociated with Purvi, the ED during the probe warranting as to meet the target of con- has a target of completing con- UP Board examination but this 22, the Intermediate examination and financial stakes of the owner/director of several shell has charged. cancellation of protection from structing 61,000 km of road nectivity of 120 habitations by year, only 57 lakh students have concluded on March 10. global trade war on Friday. or investment companies Continued on Page 7 arrest. covering over 19,000 habita- March next year, but just 11 tions in 2018-19. Incidentally, habitations (10.09%) have been the Centre had advanced the connected so far. Similarly, deadline from 2022 to 2019 for against the target of 500 km 2 get death, 1 completion of all the works of road length, the achievement is Reinforcement in Bastar to foil Naxal poll sabotage plan the rural road scheme Phase I. only 24 km. life term in Hyd A closer look at the data “The slow pace of con- RAKESH K SINGH n NEW DELHI Maoist strongholds. warned that Maoists are ment base besides squeezing police is targeting the core pertaining to the construction struction by the State is much twin blasts case While one battalion will be imparting training to the geographical spread in view of areas of the Maoists as part of work in at least 18 States shows below the national average and he CRPF is deploying headquartered at Kistaram and cadres in fabricating IEDs and the continuous onslaught of the coordinated assault to free that progress under the is a cause for serious concern. OMER FAROOQ n HYDERABAD Tseven more battalions deployed in Kistaram-Chin- carrying out ambushes in order the security forces against the the so called liberated areas PMGSY is far from satisfacto- Continued on Page 7 (7,000 personnel) in the Bastar talnar axis covering areas of to disrupt the Assembly polls ultras as also the high-hand- under the control of the Hyderabad court on region of Chhattisgarh to rein- Potapalli, Dubbamarka, Sala- in Chhattisgarh, MP and edness and corruption of the banned outfit. AMonday sentenced two force its presence in the wake tong, Elmagunda, Minpa and Rajasthan. top leadership of the outfit. As The security agencies have terrorists convicted in the 2007 of inputs that Maoists have Mukram, another battalion Reports said such training many as 132 ultras were killed also advised the State govern- twin blasts case to death and plans to target the forthcoming will be put to use in Elangadgu, centres are functional in by the security forces in 2017 ment to fill the administrative another to life imprisonment Assembly elections in the State Kolsiguda, Dubbakonta, Karig- Rajnandgaon (Chhattisgarh) and the kill ratio has also been vacuum particularly in Sukma, on Monday. as also in neighbouring undam and Rasa Vang Nala in and Gadhchiroli in favour of the uniformed Bijapur and Narayanpur, with Second Additional Madhya Pradesh and in Bheji. (Maharashtra). Additionally, agencies since 2015. Hundreds a combined area of 6,000 Metropolitan Sessions judge Rajasthan. Likewise, two battalions the notorious People’s of cadres have surrendered in square kilometers, has just 40 T Srinivas Rao awarded capi- The move comes after the will be headquartered at Liberation Guerilla Army different States due to the mobile towers. To address the tal punishment to accused Union Home Ministry, Basaguda and one each at (PLGA) has stationed 150 coordinated assaults by the issue, the Chhattisgarh Anique Shafeeq Sayeed and through an order dated August Kont, Usur and Mirtu. The hardcore cadres in the forest security forces. The concept of Government set up 20 camps accused Akbar Ismail 14, directed the CRPF for the Maoists had killed 25 CRPF areas of South Sukma, consid- open jails like the one in and two police stations in Coudhary and ordered them to deployment of seven battalions personnel last year in Sukma ered a core area of the banned Hazaribagh district of South Sukma last year. Joint be hanged till death. Earlier, on following a request from the and the paramilitary force sub- Communist Party of India Jharkhand where the ultras can camps of the CRPF and September 4 court had found Chhattisgarh Government. sequently avenged the killings (Maoist). live with their families under Chhattisgarh Police have been them guilt of conspiracy and These battalions will be and liquidated over a dozen Assessments suggest the security cover have further set up in the police stations planting bombs, murder and deployed in Sukma and ultras. Maoists are seeking to revive given a fillip to the surrenders. Kistaram in South Sukma and many other offences. Bijapur districts of Intelligence inputs with the dwindling morale of the Additionally, the CRPF in Pamed in Bikapur for better Detailed report on P7 Chhattisgarh, both considered the Union Home Ministry had cadres and depleting recruit- conjunction with the State operations against the ultras. LUCKNOW | TUESDAY | SEPTEMBER 11, 2018 city 02 Traders support Congress-led bandh Teenager ‘sacrifices’ PNS n LUCKNOW closed their establishments self in Kali temple without any pressure,” he he Congress-led ‘Bharat claimed. Bandh’ to protest price The UP Congress chief Trise, hike in petroleum also raised the issue of Rafale prices and Rafale scam found fighter aircraft deal. at Barabanki support from the traders who Later, Babbar and his sup- shut down their establishments, porters went to nearby markets PNS n LUCKNOW Jai Ram and Jagesh suspect- though for a few hours, on and urged traders to down ed that their father would give Monday. their shutters. Babbar also went n a bizarre case of human the rest of the property to their The bandh call evoked to Naka Hindola, Aminabad, Isacrifice, a teenager fatally third brother Shree Ram. good response in Lucknow Chowk, Gomti Nagar and slit his throat to appease On Sunday night, Jai Ram and Kanpur where half of the other localities to appeal to Goddess Kali inside a temple and his wife Kiran, and Jagesh shops were closed till afternoon traders and petrol pump own- in Dariyabad area of and his wife Sheela reached Hari while in other parts of the state, ers and people at large to join Barabanki on Monday. Gaur’s house and had a heated the response was mixed. the protest against the Centre. The news spread like argument with him. However, schools, colleges Babbar was accompanied wildfire and locals thronged When Jai Ram and Jagesh and other educational institu- by MLA Aradhna Mishra, UP the temple for a ‘darshan’ of tried to assault Hari, his neigh- tions and essential services Congress general secretary the teenager and the deity. bours intervened and asked them remained unaffected. Vinod Mishra. As per reports, Anirudh to settle the issue amicably. Government and private offices Congress leader in Vidhan Yadav reached Kotwadham However, in the wee hours too worked as usual and traf- Parishad, Deepak Singh, led the temple in Dariyabad around of Monday, the neighbours fic remained unaffected. protest in other parts of the dis- 4 am on Monday and slit his heard screams from Gaur’s Congress workers and trict. throat with a knife in front of house and rushed there. On leaders took out a march and The Congress march was Goddess Kali’s idol. reaching there, they found Hari appealed to traders and petrol also supported by Left parties As the news spread, the Gaur and his son Shree Ram, pump owners to join the bandh and others. The protest affect- locals rushed to the temple for lying in pools of blood and Geni to register their ire against the ed vehicular traffic in the state ‘darshan’ and prevented the Devi groaning with serious rising prices of fuel and essen- capital for over an hour. police from getting autopsy injuries. They rushed her to the tial commodities. Protesters Congress workers and conducted. It surfaced that district hospital from where she from the Congress and other leaders also sat on a ‘dharna’ Anirudh used to come to the was referred to medical college parties burnt the effigy of outside some petrol pumps to temple every day and had in Gorakhpur. Prime Minister Narendra Modi register their ire. They also even organised a bhandara The police suspect that Jai and raised slogans against the staged demonstration there, recently. Ram and Jagesh hacked Gaur govern- disrupting working of petrol The local police are prob- and his son to death and critical- ment. pumps in Lucknow. Reports ing the incident. ly injured their mother over the “The people are feeling from other parts of the state, Meanwhile in property. the pinch of rising fuel prices including Allahabad, Maharajganj, an old man and A case has been registered and are angry and hence they Gorakhpur, Agra, Meerut, his son were hacked to death, and investigations are on. Efforts supported our bandh call on Mathura, Varanasi, said the while his wife was critically are also being made to nab Jai their own to register their bandh call received mixed injured when the couple’s two Ram, Jagesh and their family protest against the Central gov- response. Rail and road traffics sons attacked them over a members. ernment,” said UP Congress were disrupted by protesters in property dispute. Meanwhile, two minor president Raj Babbar. The Jhansi, Rae Bareli, Amethi, As per reports, Hari Gaur brothers drowned while taking a Congress state chief led a Varanasi, Kanpur, Allahabad (75) of Shyamdeoria hamlet bath in a pond in Parsia village march in Hazratganj area of and Bareilly. on Pipraich road in in the Haldi area of Ballia on Lucknow. Meanwhile, DGP OP Maharajganj, used to live with Sunday. Babbar said that they were Singh said that the situation his wife Gena Devi and son holding the protest in a was normal and there was Shree Ram, while his other Gandhian way and would not hardly any impact of the bandh. two sons, Jai Ram and Jagesh, indulge in violence. “We are He said that no untoward live separately with their getting people’s support in a big incident was reported from (Clockwise from top) UP Congress chief Raj Babbar urging Hazratganj traders to down their shutters; shops with their shutters down in the morning during bandh and families. way and the shop owners have anywhere in the state. police force deployed in Hazratganj area of Lucknow on Monday Pioneer Some days back, Hari sold some land at Mujhana locality of Kushinagar, after which Jai Ram and Jagesh Rajbhar cautions BJP UPSMA to boycott cane started asking for their shares. RDOs can change face As the property belonged to against ‘price rise’ Hari, he refused to give Lucknow (PTI): UP Cabinet area reservation meet money to them. Minister and Suheldev Bhartiya Samaj Party chief Om Prakash of UP villages: CM Rajbhar has warned the ruling BJP PNS n LUCKNOW millers have urged the government to saying the country has had a his- PNS n LUCKNOW work out a logical and economical- tory of governments falling he government ly-sustainable cane price, based on a because of price rise. “In our aking a step towards digitisation of Tand sugar mill owners in the state revenue-sharing model in addition to country, there is a history of gov- Tgovernment working, Chief Minister are likely to cross swords in the crush- financial assistance to clear cane ernments falling due to price rise. Yogi Adityanath on Monday allotted dis- ing season starting from October. arrears for 2017-18, which the indus- Whenever there is rise in petrol or tricts to the newly-appointed rural devel- Even as Cane Commissioner try is “unable to clear as it is beyond diesel prices, the party in power opment officers, saying that they could Sanjay Bhoosreddy has fixed the their capacity”. has to suffer as this affects traders, change the face of the villages. dates for the meetings to reserve cane In its supplementary budget last youths, farmers and poor,” he said. “People are now talking about smart areas for sugar mills for the 2018-19 week, the UP government has allocat- cities. Why should they not talk about crushing season from September 11 ed Rs 5,535 crore for payment of out- smart villages. This government is com- to 22, the UP Sugar Millers standing cane arrears. Out of this, soft mitted to saturating all villages with basic Association (UPSMA) has written to loans of Rs 4,000 crore are to be given needs so that they become ‘smart’ with increased transparency and has made him expressing their inability to par- to private mills for cane arrears pay- modern facilities at each doorstep,” Yogi officials accountable for their action,” ticipate in the meeting. ments. said while addressing the newly-appoint- Yogi said. Faced with the glut of sugar and The sugar mills will be given ed rural development officers in The Chief Minister said the appoint- bumper cane crop in 2017-18, private loans equivalent to amount of out- Lucknow on Monday. ment of rural development officers was sugar mills had earlier appealed to standing cane payments, which will The Chief Minister said that these made in a transparent manner. farmers to stop sowing cane and bring be directly paid into the accounts of officers had a big responsibility of pro- “Intelligent and dedicated youths have down the area under sugarcane cul- cane farmers against their arrears. viding houses to the poor, employment been selected for this job and the onus tivation. The mills have also been allocat- through MNREGA schemes, empower- is now on these officers to transform the The UPSMA said they had unan- ed Rs 500 crore as financial assistance ment of women through formation of lives of the people,” he said. imously decided to boycott the meet- at the rate of Rs 4.50 per quintal of self-help groups, and ensuring that all eli- Rural Development Minister ing with the government. cane purchased. gible beneficiaries get benefits of pension. Mahendra Singh also advocated the use It said they had been requesting However, the industry feels that “Effective implementation of these of technology. the government to address the press- the amount is inadequate and will not schemes will bring Ram rajya in villages, The rural development officers cadre ing issues and extend adequate finan- help either in clearing arrears or get- and they in turn will become smart vil- has around 8,000 posts but 4,000 posts cial support to enable sugar mills to ting the mills ready for the next sea- lages,” he said. are lying vacant. In the first go, 2,942 undertake crushing in the next season. son. Yogi exhorted the rural development appointments have been made. Saying that they have already The next crushing season is officers to take help of technology because Principal Secretary (Rural communicated to the government expected to be worse than the current it helped in weeding out corruption. Development) Anurag Srivastava said their inability to participate in activ- one as sugar production is likely to SITUATION VACANT “In this government, all appoint- that the process was on to fill the rest of ities related to 2018-19 crushing sea- exceed this year’s production of over ments are made digitally and this has the posts. son, the UPSMA letter says that the 12 million tonne. QUICK TAKES Sale of unapproved water TRADER KILLED IN SULTANPUR Sultanpur: A trader was shot dead by unidentified per- sons here, police said Monday. The deceased was identified as rampant in trains Krishna Singh (45), a trader in inverter batteries. The incident took place on Sunday night, when Singh closed his shop in PRABHA SHANKAR n LUC- Chennai, Mumbai and other water. Surapur market and was going home. He was shot at by uniden- KNOW distant destinations on month- “Instead of initiating concrete tified men. Passers-by alerted the police. Superintendent of Police ly basis. Even the Pushpak is action to check this menace, the Anurag Vats said the case is being investigated and the old enmi- ale of unapproved potable plagued by this menace,” the railway officials simply conduct- ty angle is being looked into. Swater is rampant on long sources said. They said these ed surprise checkings and then distance trains originating from ‘mineral’ water bottles were sold look the other way,” the sources TWO CARRYING CASH TO ALLAHABAD BANK SHOT Gorakhpur and those coming for `15 to `20 depending on the said. Amethi: One person and the driver of a van that was car- from eastern districts of UP. awareness of the buyer. On condition of anonymity, rying cash to an Allahabad Bank branch were shot by motor- Some trains originating from “Usually, the Railway a railway official disclosed that cycle-borne unidentified miscreants in Uttar Pradesh’s Amethi Lucknow are also not free of approved Rail Neer is allowed the vendors load the unapproved district on Monday, police said. The incident happened near this menace. for sale to passengers. But in its water bottles in the cabin of the Babuganj when the vehicle was going to the Gyanipur branch Despite a drive against the place, the vendors sell unap- guard or driver and soon after the of the bank in Sultanpur district, Station House Officer Dipendra illegal vendors selling unap- proved bottles of water,” the train starts they start selling the Singh said. The injured were rushed to a hospital and the dri- proved water to passengers trav- sources said. unapproved water. “One can see ver has been referred to a trauma centre in a serious condition, elling in general or sleeper class, Usually there are three-four the illegal vendors loading water the SHO said, adding that the cash was found safe. this trade goes on with impuni- general coaches in trains originat- bottles in trains at Barabanki, ty. ing from Gorakhpur. “The pas- Kanpur, Gonda and other sta- PROBE ORDERED AGAINST COPS Sources in the Lucknow sengers travelling in general tions. They have the patronage of Mathura: A departmental probe has been ordered against Division of North Eastern coaches usually come from lower railway officials who turn a blind three police personnel in Mathura district after a BJP legisla- Railway disclosed that the unap- strata of society. In the over- eye to this malpractice,” he added. ture levelled corruption allegations against them, police said on proved water bottles were being packed coaches, selling unap- NER senior divisional com- Monday. Baldev constituency MLA Pooran Prakash had sat on sold by vendors who did not proved water bottles does not mercial manager SK Singh said a dharna at the Mahaban police station for over six hours on have licence to sell water. require much push,” the sources drives against this menace were Sunday, alleging corruption and misbehaviour with the peo- “The stakes are high, as said. They said well connected conducted frequently and ple by SHO Arvind Pal, and Sub-Inspectors Arvind Chauhan unapproved water worth over `1 persons were behind this trade between April and August 150 and Ajai Havana. SP (Rural) Aditya Kumar Shukla has been lakh is sold on each train going and they had recruited jobless illegal vendors were fined and asked to probe the matter and submit a report within 24 hours. to Bengaluru, Sikanderabad, youths to sell the unapproved over two dozen were challaned.

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Phone: 0120-4879800 & 4879900 LUCKNOW | TUESDAY | SEPTEMBER 11, 2018 city 03 23 km in 40 minutes, @ `54 e-rick driver found Target date of N-S murdered near mutt corridor from PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW area. “The residents are not claimed that the man died after Munshipulia to supportive and some of them he met with some accident, res- missing e-rickshaw driver even refused to oblige the idents believed that the man was airport April 1 Awas found murdered and police. We hope to get some attacked and died of excessive his body dumped near clues related to the incident,” he bleeding. To counter residents’ next year: Keshav Ramakrishna Mutt in Nirala said. Sources disclosed that claim, the police said the body Nagar under Hasanganj police Rajkumar was probably killed bore no marks of injuries and PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW station area on Monday. As per during a drunken brawl or on added a detailed report on reports, Rajkumar (48) of Joshi some woman-related issue. “He wounds would be available after t will take 40 minutes for a Tola in Hasanganj locality left was repeatedly attacked with the autopsy was conducted. passenger to reach the house around 5 pm on some sharp-edged weapon like As per reports, Rahul IChaudhary Charan Singh Sunday saying he had to ferry knife. One of his eyes was also Dwivedi of Old Topkhana local- Airport from Munshipulia and some passengers. When damaged in the attack. He was ity informed the police about a will cost him/her Rs 54 for this Rajkumar did not return till killed with utmost brutality and man who was lying dead on the ride when the Metro begins its late night, his wife Sudha’s it seemed that the attacker(s) road near Balaji temple in the operations on the entire 23- anxiety peaked. She tried to wanted to be doubly sure of his locality. A team, led by sub- kilometre North-South contact him on his cell phone death,” the sources said. They inspector Janardan Yadav, Corridor next year. Managing but it was switched off. On added some members of his reached the place for investiga- Director, Lucknow Metro Rail Monday morning, she was family were on police radar. tion. Yadav said that the iden- Corporation (LMRC), Kumar informed by her neighbours “The attackers seemed to have tity of the man could be ascer- Keshav said that the passengers about the recovery of a body every detail related to the vic- tained despite strenuous efforts. would be able to traverse this and she went to the place only tim. His mobile phone was “We have sent the body for distance in one train. for railway safety and it might ing the addition of more cor- stitch in the Gomti special this year. “We have already to find that Rajkumar was recovered from his pocket and autopsy,” he added. In an interaction with take time. He admitted that ridors to the already existing span and finish this part. As far removed most of the boards on lying dead. it was switched off. Probably The residents contested mediapersons on the celebra- they were expecting the rider- North-South and East-West as the other special span is con- the elevated section on the “The man had injuries on the miscreants switched off police claim saying the man had tions of the first anniversary of ship to increase to one lakh per corridors, the managing direc- cerned on the Nishatganj Faizabad Road. The boards on his right temple and back. He the mobile phone at the time injuries on his head. “He was Lucknow Metro project on day once the entire North- tor said that he had asked Bridge, we have finished assem- the University Road will also be was probably attacked by some when they were executing the lying on the road and it seemed Monday, Keshav said though South Corridor became oper- Delhi Metro Rail Corporation bling it and now we have to removed by October this year,” sharp-edged weapon. It did crime or it got discharged,” they that he was pushed or attacked they had set the target date for ational. “Currently, the footfall (DMRC) which had been simply place it on the girder. he added. Regarding the prop- not seem that he met with opined. The police spokesman by some persons. It was also beginning the operations as is 13,352 per day which goes up working on it to explore more However, for this we have to erty development which they some mishap,” the police said. said a case of murder was reg- possible that he was hit by April 1 next year, they were try- to 16,000-17,000 and in the corridors in the city. “DMRC take permission from the were envisioning on the Metro Initial probe revealed that istered on victim’s wife com- some vehicle. We never spotted ing to complete it before the weekends,” he said. He added had been working on the pro- Commissioner for Railway stations, he said that they Rajkumar was an alcoholic. plaint. “Rajkumar had adopted him roaming in the area,” they due date. On being asked that that they would be running ject and I told it to continue so Safety since the span will be would be developing eateries at He was in the company of his a daughter of his relative some said. They criticised the police the higher authorities of the their own feeder services in the that new corridors emerge,” he placed above the railway line. the stations. Keshav was also nephew Ankit on Sunday night time back and used to ferry for being unaware of the inci- state government had stated remaining corridor once it added. We are waiting for the nod apprised of the waterlogging and was in a drunken state. passengers to eke out his liveli- dent till afternoon. “The body that the project was likely to opened for the public. “We are Giving the progress of the from the Commissioner of which takes place at the Ankit had told Rajkumar to hood,” he said. was lying at a close distance coincide with the beginning of currently running over 20 E- construction work in the Railway Safety after which we Charbagh railway station on return home around 8.30 pm Meanwhile, the body of an from the Balaganj police out- Ardh Kumbh at Allahabad, rickshaws in the priority corri- remaining 23 kilometres, he will proceed with the work,” he account of the water being but the latter did not listen to unidentified man was recovered post. It is surprising that the the LMCR managing director dor area which is from said that they had completed added. He said that the LMRC drained out from the roof of him. Hasanganj SHO Amber from the roadside near the police could not get a whiff of said that there were various Transportnagar to Charbagh,” almost 85 percent of the con- boards would be removed from the Metro Station to which the Singh said the police were try- Balaganj police outpost of the incident until it was brought things which needed to be he said. struction work. “On September the roads on major portions Managing Director said that he ing to find out the footage of Thakurganj police station area to their notice by the public,” carried out such as inspections On media queries regard- 30 we will complete the last along the route from October would look into the matter. the CCTVs installed in the on Monday. While the police they commented.

body seemed 15 days old and Woman’s body recovered was in a highly decomposed state. “It was swollen and had Lucknow (PNS): The for autopsy and an investiga- outpost of Chinhat. perforated so the wounds body of an unidentified tion is underway. Police sus- Subsequently, a police team could not be detected. The woman was recovered from pected that the woman died reached the scene to conduct woman was clad in a dress Indira Canal under Chinhat of drowning in some neigh- an investigation. As the body but her right earring was police station on Monday, bouring districts of Lucknow could not be identified, the missing,” the police fuelling speculations that and the body flowed to the police sent it for autopsy and spokesman said. He added the woman was killed and scene. As per reports, some passed on the details to the body flowed to the her body was dumped in the residents spotted the body police stations of neighbour- Chinhat locality from some canal by miscreants to con- stuck near the regulator in ing districts. other district. However, the ceal their crime. The the canal and alerted the Giving details, the police spokesman failed to explain Chinhat police sent the body incharge of the BBD police spokesman said that the what made him to think so. Bukkal quits Shia Waqf Board

PNS n LUCKNOW and had demanded con- struction of Ram temple in ikening Samajwadi Party Ayodhya. He had also creat- Lleader Mohammad ed a flutter among Muslims Azam Khan to Yazid, hated by writing to Prime Minister for his role in killing the Narendra Modi to ban revered Imam, Bharatiya Muslim religious schools Governor Ram Naik and Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath paid floral tributes to Uttar Pradesh’s first Chief Minister Govind Janata Party MLC Bukkal (madarsas), terming them as Ballabh Pant on his birth anniversary on Monday. The Governor and the Chief Minister paid tributes at the statue of Pant at Nawab resigned from the “breeding ground for Lok Bhawan. In his speech, Naik said that the contribution of the great leader would be remembered for ever while Yogi said membership of UP Shia extremism”. Prominent Shia that Pant was instrumental in the recognition of Hindi as the national language. “As the first Chief Minister of the state, his Central Waqf Board on cleric and Imam-e-Juma, contribution cannot be forgotten,” he said. Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav also went to Lok Bhawan to pay tributes to Monday. Alleging that Maulana Kalbe Jawwad, had the first Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh Pioneer financial irregularities were recently excommunicated committed by the present Rizvi from Islam. chairman of Shia Waqf Meanwhile, Shia Waqf Board, Nawab also demand- Waqf Board as the institu- Board chairman Wasim Several takers for Indian ed that the Board be dis- tion has become a den of Rizvi said here on Monday solved. corruption.” that Bukkal Nawab ceased to Nawab was earlier in Nawab’s resignation is be a member of the Board Samajwadi Party but later he being seen as a battle of on July 27, 2017 after resign- Constitution at book fair joined the BJP which nom- supremacy between the two ing from Legislative inated him to the Vidhan Shia leaders vying to get Council. Rizvi also asked the PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW Parishad. In a letter closer to the BJP brass. government to nominate a addressed to Principal Though Bukkal Nawab new member from Shia he Constitution of India is Secretary (Minority managed to get renominat- community and a legislator Tdrawing the attention of Welfare), Nawab said, “I ed to the Council, Rizvi has as member of the Board. readers at the National Book had voted for present Shia unnerved top Shia and He claimed that Nawab Fair which is going on at Waqf Board chairman Sunni clerics by his inflam- was trying to make an issue Ravindralaya. Kapil Bodh from Wasim Rizvi as the then matory statements in the out of his resignation only Samayik Publications (Delhi) Minority Welfare Minister recent past. In a recent state- to find favours from Shia said that they had already sold Azam Khan had asked me ment, Rizvi had asked clerics by showing that he 60 editions of the original to do so. But I never attend- Muslims to withdraw their was against the Shia Waqf Constitution. ed the meeting of the Shia claim from the Babri masjid Board chairman. Kapil, who primarily show- cases Dalit literature, said that the people were interested in the Constitution because it reflected their pride in Dr BR Girl student dies of Ambedkar who wrote it. Talking to ‘The Pioneer,’ he said that the edition carried the electrocution, kin hold copies of the signatures of Dr BR Ambedkar which was also a great attraction for the read- neighbour responsible ers. He said that as booksellers they felt it was a mission for PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW plant installed on the roof of them to take the Constitution his neighbour Mohammed to every house. “This is also our Visitors at the book fair on Monday Pioneer girl student, pursuing Arif’s house. “It seemed that mission because we want that AMCom from a PG college the current flowed through the copies should be available have been coming to the stall Rajesh Pal and ‘Dalit Samaj Ke in the city, was electrocuted at the RO plant in the kite string in all the homes of the country to purchase books on Dalit lit- Hashiye Pe Padi’ by former UP her house in Aminabad on which Richa had inadver- so that the people become erature,” he added. Governor Mata Prasad. Monday giving tense tently touched. In the process, aware of their rights,” he added. The bookseller said that Meanwhile, the cultural moments to the Lucknow she suffered a fatal shock,” he “We are selling them at a among the budding women evening was inaugurated by police as the family held their added. cost of Rs 300-350 which is authors Mayur Suman had mayor Sanyukta Bhatia, who neighbour responsible for the As the news of her death much cheaper than the editions written a book on ‘Dalit also conferred the lifetime mishap. Police sent the body spread, supporters from the which are available for Rs 1000 Vimarsh, Dalit Nari’ and Dr achievement award on poet for autopsy and started the girl’s side assembled at the each at the shops,” he said. The Kusum Aggarwal had also Munawwar Rana. The award investigation. scene in a huge number. After stall incharge said that they had written on the same topic. was received by litterateur As per reports, Richa knowing that Richa had suf- also brought the small pocket- Regarding books which Sarvesh Asthana. Other litter- Kesarwani of Marwadi Gali of fered electric shock from a sized editions of the were different from the league, ateurs were also honoured. the locality went upstairs to kite string made of wire, they Constitution which were also he said that a book ‘Maang Addressing the gathering, the reach to the roof as she had to demanded the police to take getting a good response. He Matang Jaati ke Aadipurush’ mayor said that she had a tem- practise skipping. When she an action. Following a huge said that being a stall of Dalits which was catching the inter- ple in one part of her residence did not return hours after gathering of people, pressure he thought the readership at est of the readers showed the and a library in the other. She having gone upstairs, her ratcheted up on the police. their stalls had increased four connection of the people from said that while the temple maternal uncle Devendra of Inspector Radhey Shyam times and included the cate- the Maang Matang tribe and inspired her to follow the right- Gannewali gali of Aminabad, Singh, who is conducting the gories of OBC, SC/ST. “We the royalty. He also mentions eous path the library inspired reached the roof only to find investigation into the case, have no dearth of visitors ever yet another book, ‘Raj Kalash,’ her to gain knowledge and her lying on floor. said the family had not given at our stall and there are a large which is a historic novel based move forward. “I always read “There were burns on her any complaint in this regard. number of students both from on the Rajbhar community something before I sleep and if hands and a kite string made “If they lodge any complaint, the OBC and the Dalit catego- from Rae Bareli. I cannot read anything then it of wire was stuck in her the police will register a case,” ry who visit the stall. We have Among the new books in appears as if the corner of the palm,” he said. he said. Singh said the police had visitors from Allahabad the edition were ‘Adivasi Jan books is calling me to read Devendra said that the were yet to start the investi- Banda and Rae Bareli who Jaati Andolan’ written by something.” wire was touching an RO gation into the case. LUCKNOW | TUESDAY | SEPTEMBER 11, 2018 city 04

Varsity seeks details CITYBRIEFS FOUNDATION DAY Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeosciences of students from (BSIP) organised its 73rd Foundation Day function which started with the inauguration of the Ancient DNA labora- associated colleges tory by NR Karmalkar, who is also the chairman of BSIP’s governing body. The PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW function was attended by several eminent geologists, palaeobotanists, geochemists he associated and affiliated and earth scientists of various other Tcolleges of Lucknow organisations. Prof VS Kale delivered the University are required to pro- Foundation Day lecture on ‘Late-quater- vide the data of all UG and PG nary fluvial records in Deccan traps’. He BSIP’s 73rd Foundation Day celebrations students admitted in semester- laid emphasis on behaviour of Deccan 1 during the 2018-19 session. rivers originating from Western Ghats due acquires a significant place,” he said. also a part of the training. He is the artis- LU admission coordinator tenary year of freedom fighter to varying monsoonal intensity. Sheela George, SB Jakhotiya, MQ Syed, tic director of Indian Ensemble theatre Anil Mishra said the data of all and former Chief Minister of Vinay Mangla and Ashish Singh received group in Bengaluru. Amit Sharma, who students who took re-admission Uttar Pradesh Hemwati ASIA BRAND AWARDS CEREMONY the brand awards in the ceremony. also was a part of the workshop, is a in BA, BSc and BCom also had Nandan Bahuguna. LU, in col- The 13th Asia Brand Awards Bengaluru-based theatre practitioner. to be entered. “The process had laboration with All-India Ceremony was held on September 9 in DIRECTOR TRAINING WORKSHOP to be completed by September Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna Hong Kong where awards for reputed Repertwahr Foundation organised a MoU SIGNED 10 so that student logins could Smriti Samiti, is organising the brands of companies in Asian countries director training workshop in the city. The Abdul Kalam Technical University be initiated. However, on the competition. Media spokesper- were given away. President of Indian final stage of the workshop was a presen- signed an MoU with Sunmoksha Power request of some colleges, the last son NK Pandey said that the Industries Association Sunil Vaish was tation in the rehearsal hall of Sangeet Natak Pvt Ltd at Pt Deen Dayal Upadhyay date was extended till September motion for the debate was ‘Social invited as the special guest to deliver the Akademi in the presence of noted writer Sabhagar on Monday. Media spokesperson 12 midnight,” he said. He said Media is proving more of a bane keynote address in the inaugural function and theatre-director Atam Jeet Singh and Asheesh Mishra said the MoU was pertain- that SMS messages would pro- than boon to the youth’. All the on ‘Creating a new era of brand value’. On founder of Repertwahr Foundation ing to the activities in setting up smart vide the students with the universities conducted debate the recommendation of IIA, five Indian Bhoopesh Rai along with theatre students green campus and development of course unique IDs through which they contests from September 1 to 10. companies were given away awards. The and enthusiasts. Three directors — Arav, curriculum and content, student partici- had to register on the college stu- Two winners — one for the companies included M/s Mohani Tea Devang and Hemant — were selected for pation in village development, and engag- dent login portal of University motion and one against — were Leaves Pvt Ltd, M/s Trinity Tapes (P) Ltd, the workshop and each prepared a short ing in research and development in the Data Resource Centre on the LU selected. The winners of round M/s Exhicon Impex (Mumbai), M/s Sainik narrative of the play ‘Evam Indrajeet’ by field of mutual interest. “The main objec- website. “Detailed stepwise 1 will be invited to Lucknow for Enterprises, and M/s God Gift Badal Sarkar. The directors had to cast tive is to assist in design and implement instructions and helpline num- round 2 of inter-university International. In his keynote address, their own actors, create the entire set, scene smart microgrids, smart energy and water bers will be available there,” he debate competition scheduled Vaish said Asia was the fastest growing eco- and sound design. The presentation was management solutions, and renewable added. Meanwhile, more than for September 18. The four nomic region in the world and largest con- followed by a feedback session with the energy and waste-to-energy solution,” he 100 teams were screened for finalists will participate in the tinental economy with China, Japan and participating directors. This workshop was added. selection for the inter-universi- finale on September 19. The India being the top three economies. an attempt to give back to the theatre com- ty debate competition, ‘Clash of selection for participation in the “India is the only trillion- dollar economy munity in Lucknow by promoting young LUCKNOW LAJAWAB CAMPAIGN Titans’, which is being organised debate competition will be held to rank among the top five fastest grow- and upcoming theatre directors. This Lucknow Municipal Corporation is on the occasion of the birth cen- in LU AP Sen Hall on Tuesday. ing economics in the world today. As per workshop focused on the bigger aspects of carrying out a ‘Lucknow Lajawab’ cam- the Reserve Bank of India report released play —rehearsal design, improvisations, paign to make the city open defecation- on August 29, the Indian economy regis- action and verb, scenography & sound free. Municipal Commissioner Indramani ‘Yudh Abhyas-2018’ from Sept 16 tered 7.4% growth during the current year design, scenography & set design, and var- Tripathi said that under the campaign, and it is expected to go up to 7.8% next ious other important components of which is an attempt to make behavioural Lucknow (PNS): As part of terrain under UN charter. The year. In such a world and continental sce- direction. Playwright and theatre changes amongst people, they were also the ongoing Indo-US defence two-week exercise will witness nario, the Asia Brand Awards ceremony director/actor Abhishek Majumdar was involving schools and educational insti- cooperation, a joint military participation of about 350 per- tutes to send across the message to gen- training exercise, ‘Yudh Abhyas sonnel of the US Army and eral public. He said the campaign would - 2018’, is being conducted in similar strength of Garud be held from September 11-19 during the foothills of Himalayas at Division of the Indian Army. which students from primary and mad- Chaubattia in Uttarakhand The exercise curriculum is hyamik sections will be involved. He said from September 16 to 29 under progressively planned where that under the campaign, the students the aegis of Central Command the participants are initially would take a pledge on September 11 and HQ. ‘Yudh Abhyas’ is a series made to get familiar with each clean their schools. Various competitions of one of the longest running other’s organisational struc- will be organised on September 12. On joint military trainings and a ture, weapons, equipment, con- September 13, an essay competition on major ongoing bilateral defence fidence training and tactical ‘Lucknow Lajwab’ will be held. He said that cooperation endeavour drills. Subsequently, the train- in the series of competitions to follow on between India and US. This ing advances to joint tactical September 19, the students would fill an will be the 14th edition of the exercises wherein the battle ODF protocol form. The Municipal joint military exercise hosted drills of both the armies are Commissioner said that the respective alternately by both the coun- coherently unleashed. The zonal officers could coordinate with the tries. The combined exercise training will culminate with a authorities of the schools in their areas for will simulate a scenario where final validation exercise in The 13th Asia Brand Awards Ceremony various programmes. both nations are working which troops of both countries together in a counter-insur- will jointly carry out an oper- gency and counter-terrorism ation against terrorists in a fic- environment in a mountainous titious but realistic setting. UPHDB approves engrs’ promotion PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW the proposed hike in the hous- ing and city allowances. he UP Housing It was also decided to probe TDevelopment Board at a cases of employees who had meeting held on Monday retired but their post-retire- approved the promotion of ment benefits were stopped junior and superintendent because of their unscrupulous engineers. Besides, the propos- activities during the service al to recruit 11 estate managers period. It was decided that a was also cleared. technical committee would be The meeting was held at set up to inquire into sub-stan- the board’s head office and was dards building materials used presided over by Housing in the construction of the Commissioner AK Chauhan Shikhar Enclave under the here on Monday. He said that Vasundhara Awas Yojana in estate managers would be Ghaziabad and also strict dis- selected through UP Public ciplinary action against the Service Commission after fol- superintendent and junior lowing the official procedure. engineers deployed there. A He assured members of total strict disciplinary action would transparency in the recruit- be initiated against administra- ment process. A departmental tive officer Banarsi Lal Sharma committee was set up to review for his misconduct. Girl falls into drain, dies

PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW parents did not suspect any foul play in the case,” he told. 16-year-old girl suffering Meanwhile, Mahesh of Afrom jaundice died after Bahrauli village of Nagram she fell down in a drain near died after he was buried under her house in Malihabad on the debris of a wall which col- Monday. Reports said the girl, lapsed around 10.30 pm on identified as Priyanshi of Sunday. He was pulled out Tarauna village, went to attend from under the rubble and was the nature’s call around 7.30 am rushed to a hospital where he on Monday but did not return. was declared “brought dead”. Following this, her parents On the other hand, 40- World Physiotherapy Day (September 8) brought sunshine in the lives of a large went out to search for her and year-old primary teacher group of men and women living in Sevarth old age home. A group of 10 young found her lying in the Behta Dharmendra Singh of sector L physiotherapists observed World Physiotherapy Day by reaching out to those who drain in the locality. She was of Ashiyana died after he fell ill could not reach them. Under the banner of Lucknow branch of Indian Association pulled out but was found dead. at his house in Ashiyana on of Physiotherapists and IAP women cell, a group comprising Dr Sudeep Saxena Dr The spokesman said the police Sunday night. He was rushed to Deepika Sharma, Dr Sanjay Shukla, Dr Aparna Pandey, Mayank Kant PT, Dr Sumit were investigating the case. Lokbandhu Hospital where he Srivastava, Dr Aparna Tewari and others went to the old age home in Rajajipuram “The girl was High School was declared “brought dead”. where they spent several hours attending to the physiotherapy needs of 28 inmates, passout and was suffering from Police are investigating the mostly women. They were told about simple exercises and lifestyle adjustments. jaundice for a long time. Her case. SCHOOLSCAN

House Group Mukhtarul Amin. Later, Amin spoke about mak- ing the future of students bright by giving a push to their innate talents so that they could become a part of progressive India. CLASS PRESENTATION The class presentation of senior section was organised at St Joseph Inter College (Thakurganj) on Monday. Students of class- es VI-VIII presented with zeal what they learnt in their respec- tive classes. They shared their knowledge in their own way. EDUCATION MEET Managing directors of the school Rajesh Agrawal and Seema Connect-2018, a conference on education, was organised by Agrawal appreciated the confidence and enthusiasm of students. all institutes associated with Super House Group, at a city hotel on Monday. Institutes associated with Superhouse Education Foundation included DPS (Indira Nagar, Kanpur, Eldeco, Jankipuram, Saharanpur, Gomti Nagar, Bareilly), Allen Public School (Khalasi Line, Kanpur, Rooma, Vasundhara, Ghaziabad, Jhansi, Swaroop Nagar, Kanpur, Vrindavan, Lucknow, Panki, Kanpur, Bareilly, Naveen Nagar, Kanpur). Principals and teach- ers of the institutes mentioned above participated in the confer- ence. The conference was inaugurated by chairman of the Super LUCKNOW | TUESDAY | SEPTEMBER 11, 2018 nation 05

LEAN AND MEAN FORCE FOR MODERN-DAY WARFARE NATIONAL HERALD CASE Produce ex-CRPF IG’s report on HC dismisses Sonia, Rahul fake encounters: Army plans to cut 1.5L jobs CIC to Home secy PNS n NEW DELHI allocation. The current revenue depots besides some other such plea against I-T notice New Delhi: In a stern order, the to capital ratio is around 83:17 units to free up more soldiers Central Information Commission n an effort to make the Army which is unviable. While the for combat duties from the PNS n NEW DELHI sented by former Finance had orally asked the tax depart- (CIC) has directed the Union Home I"lean and mean" to fight a ideal ratio is 60:40, the target is existing static functions which Minister and senior lawyer P ment not to take any coercive secretary to produce complete modern-day war, Army Chief 65:35 which itself will be a great can be outsourced. n a big jolt to the Congress Chidambaram and Rahul step against Sonia, Rahul and records related to former CRPF IG General Bipin Rawat will achievement, officials said. Moreover, such steps were Ileadership, the Delhi High Gandhi was represented by Fernandes till pronouncement Rajnish Rai's report on fake review the ongoing studies to Apart from reducing the taken to reduce expenses and Court on Monday dismissed noted tax lawyer Arvind Datar. of its verdict. encounters by forces. restructure the force with his strength to make the force improve teeth to tail ratio as the pleas of Sonia Gandhi, The Court has already rejected Appearing for the Income The order was issued as the commanders here on Tuesday. leaner and better equipped, recommended by a committee Rahul Gandhi and Oscar the Congress leaders' demand Tax Department, Additional Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), in The four studies entail reduc- the Army is also mulling doing headed by Lt General (retired) Fernandes challenging the for restraining media houses Solicitor General Tushar Mehta spite of two notices from the CIC, ing the 13-lakh strong Army by away with the rank of Brigadier D B Shekatkar. It was man- reopening of their tax assess- from publishing the news relat- had argued that the Congress failed to produce the records at least 1,50,000 over the next and brigade headquarters as dated to suggest ways to ments for 2011-12. ed to Income Tax process in the leaders had alleged mala fide on before it. Mincing no words, the few years and revamping the cers and review of terms and part of the officer cadre review. increase combat effectiveness The Income Tax National Herald cases. the part of the tax department Commission reminded the cadre to optimise the func- conditions of Junior This is expected to free up sig- of the Army and rebalancing Department had issued orders The Income Tax but had not made any aver- secretary that it was summoning tioning at various levels. It will Commissioned Officers (JCO) nificant number of officers defence expenditure. The com- to re-assess their tax returns, Department had in December ments in this regard. Congress records under the provisions of save `5,000 to 7,000 crore and Other Ranks (OR). who will be available for field mittee submitted its report in after finding that the Congress 2017, fined Young Indian ` 250 leaders accused Income Tax for the Right To Information (RTI) Act annually in revenue expendi- The proposed reduction duties. Army headquarters too 2016 and the Cabinet leaders did not reveal their crore for suppressing the tax- "coercing" and acting on the which give it the power of a civil ture. in strength, which will be in a is likely to see a major churn Committee on Security(CCS) directorship in the firm Young able income of `414 crore in complaints of the BJP leader court in summoning any The idea is to place the phased manner, is expected to with several departments doing approved some measures like Indian, which took over the 2011-2012. After this Income Subramanian Swamy. document from a public authority. studies for a threadbare dis- save at least `5,000-7,000 crore overlapping functions merged closing down military farms National Herald newspaper Tax issued orders in March The Income Tax "The respondent MHA through cussion at the Army's annually and will add at least or off-loaded away from the last year. publishing firm Associated 2018 for re-assessing the Department also found that Secretary, MHA shall take due Commanders Conference next 20% to the existing capital headquarters. Among other reforms Journals Limited (AJL). income of the leaders as they the Congress claim of giving notice under Section 18(4) of the month and finalise the modal- expenditure of the budget, they In fact, the Government approved by the CCS are Dismissing the petitions, the had suppressed the director- `90 crore to AJL was bogus RTI Act and no part of the ities and roll them out by said. has already approved rede- restructuring of base work- Bench comprising Justices S ship in Young Indian. and this claim was floated to document summoned shall be November-December, officials The Army is facing an ployment and revamping of the shops, advance base work- Ravindra Bhat and AK Chawla The High Court had on acquire the assets of AJL, withheld from the Commission," said. increasing burden of revenue nearly 58,000 including offi- shops, streamlining of ord- said that the Income Tax August 16 reserved its order on which has more than `5000 Information Commissioner The four studies now on by expenditure and pensions leav- cers, soldiers and civilians. nance depots, restructuring Department has the right to the pleas of the three leaders crore land assets across the Yashovardhan Azad said. separate study groups with 7- ing very little funds for new Last year, a decision was also inventory control mechanisms, issue such orders and directed after the Income Tax country. The tax department The case pertains to an RTI 8 officers each are tasked to purchases and modernisation. taken to close down British era better utilisation of supply and the petitioners to approach Department had contended had said the shares Rahul has application seeking a copy of the look into restructuring of Army In this year's defence budget, 39 military farms in a time transport echelons, animal the appropriate forum, if that Rahul Gandhi's tax assess- in YI would lead him to have report on a fake encounter by a Headquarters. The restructur- the Army's share was `1,28,076 bound manner. Similarly, nod transport units and closure of aggrieved by the Income Tax's ment for 2011-12 was an income of `154 crore and joint squad of security forces in ing includes cutting down the crore for revenue stream while was given to refashion the army postal units in peace order. reopened as material facts not about `68 lakh, as was Assam in which two persons were strength, cadre review of offi- `26,688 crore was the capital vehicle maintenance and repair locations. Sonia Gandhi was repre- were concealed. The bench assessed earlier. killed. PNS INSHORT SC seeks response RERA notified by 28 ‘PEOPLE-TO-PEOPLE TIES NCP not to damage Rlys to construct WITH LANKA NEEDED’ from trial court on New Delhi: Prime Minister States, UTs; 31,475 Narendra Modi on Monday called Cong poll prospects in for greater people-to-people ties deadline in Babri 100 barracks for between India and Sri Lanka, projects registered saying it would enhance relations Masjid case between the two nations. Raj, MP, C’garh: Pawar RPF personnel PNS n NEW DELHI The Prime Minister made the PTI n NEW DELHI remark during a meeting with a PNS n NEW DELHI Champawat who is an old s many as 31,475 real estate projects and 24,000 real delegation of Sri Lankan members hand in the State will certain- he Supreme Court on Monday sought PNS n NEW DELHI Aestate agents ( developers and property dealers) of the parliament here. The multi- CP chief Sharad Pawar on ly boost the party's prospect in Ta report in sealed cover from a lower have been registered under Real Estate Regulatory party delegation was led by NMonday announced that Rajasthan and will certainly court judge on how he intended to complete he Railways has decided to Authority (RERA) across the country. Speaker of the Sri Lankan he may contest the forthcom- help Opposition Congress to the trial in the Babri Masjid demolition case Tbuild 100 additional barracks According to Union Housing and Urban Affairs Parliament, Karu Jayasurya. ing Assembly polls in seal a good number in forma- involving BJP veterans LK Advani, Murli at key locations to depute Railway Ministry, 28 States and Union Territories (UTs) have Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh tion of the next Government. Manohar Joshi and Uma Bharti within the Protection Force (RPF) personnel. notified the rules under RERA, except Jammu & LEPROSY ERADICATION: and Chhattisgarh on its own "Ruling BJP is in bad shape April 2019 deadline. The decision comes following a Kashmir; 6 North Eastern States (because of land issues) SC SEEKS GOVT REPLY but will ensure that it does not in the State and Congress has A bench of Justices R F Nariman and crucial meeting between Railway and West Bengal. Of them, 12 have set up regular New Delhi: The Supreme Court on take any steps to harm the a good chance there. We will Indu Malhotra also issued notice to the Uttar Board Chairman Ashwani Lohani Authorities while 16 are interim authorities. As many Monday asked the Centre to prospects of the Congress to add on to their prospect and Pradesh Government on a plea of trial court and RPF Director-General as 20 States / UTs have set up the Real Estate Appellate respond in four weeks to the the advantage of the ruling BJP contesting elections does not judge S K Yadav, who is adjudicating the Dharmendra Kumar on the safe- Tribunals so far while 21 have set up web portals by suggestions mooted by an NGO to in these poll bound States. mean to dent Congress votes. Babri Masjid demolition case. ty and security issues of passengers and rail properties. giving facility of online registration. eradicate leprosy and on aspects Pawar announced this after We will contest on seats where Maintaining that his promotion to the DG RPF mentioned about non-availability of barracks Earlier, addressing the inaugural address at the "First like rehabilitation and curbing sharing the platform with BJP has been and is strong for post of district judge was due, Yadav has and said it was essential for the secure and safe operations Regional Workshop on RERA — a New Era of discrimination against those Congress chief Rahul Gandhi, years and thus add on sought a direction of the court to this effect. of railways. He requested barracks be built on priority. Transparency and Accountability in Real Estate — 2 suffering from the disease. former Prime Minister Congress numbers for the The bench told the counsel for Yadav Lohani has now directed the zonal railways to identify loca- years of implementation and way forward, Union Manmohan Singh and UPA assembly polls. We will cer- that it was issuing notice on the plea. tions and take immediate steps to ensure availability of bar- Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Hardeep Singh STERLITE CASE: DECIDE Chairperson Sonia Gandhi at tainly look for an alliance and "We also issue notice for a report to be racks. "In fact, a need for 100 additional barracks for the Puri said: "The NDA Government at the centre is com- ON MERIT, SC TO NGT the Congress called Bharat even if there is not any, NCP presented in a sealed cover as to in what RPF personnel was highlighted by the RPF DG. In phase mitted to provide positive solution to the problems of New Delhi: The Supreme Court Bandh to protest rising fuel will contest those seats where manner is the district judge going to com- one, 10 locations have been short-listed for expeditious con- home buyers, so that they get their home as soon as Monday asked the National Green price. it will feel either the seats are plete the trial with the specified time limit," struction of the barracks," said a senior rail official. possible." Tribunal (NGT) to decide on the Pawar said that the party worthy or the candidates are the bench said. There are 744 barracks in the country for residential Stating that the real estate sector has witnessed merits and maintainability of the was contemplating to contest winnable," Pawar said flanked Yadav had moved the top court after his facilities of RPF and RPSF personnel while 740 posts and transformative reforms in the last few years, Puri said, issue raised by the Tamil Nadu Rajasthan on its own for long by party General Secretary promotion was stayed by the Allahabad 527 outposts of the RPF across the railway network. The "According to CREDAI-JLL report, the contribution of Government on Vedanta's plea as the party feels that it is strong Praful Patel and Champawat at High Court on the ground that the apex barracks are usually built near railway stations for easy access housing sector to the Indian GDP is expected to be 11 challenging the closure of its in this agricultural State. The a Press conference in his Delhi court had directed him to complete the trial. to them. percent by 2020, up from current 5 to 6%" the Indian Sterlite plant at Tuticorin. former Union Minister during residence. On April 19 last year, the apex court had The 10 barracks include one each near station premis- real estate market is expected to touch $180 billion by the Manmohan Singh On a question whether the said BJP stalwarts Advani, Joshi and Uma es in West Bengal's New Jalpaiguri and Terminal 2020 and $350 billion by 2027 — where the products REVALUATION: SC NOTICE Government also announced Rajasthan model will be repli- Bharti would be prosecuted for serious in Sealdah, Kishanganj in Delhi, Raipur in Chattisgarh and will be more structured and pre-planned". TO CBSE the joining of former Congress cated in MP and Chhatigarh as offence of criminal conspiracy in the polit- Rayagada in Odisha. There would be two barracks each in According to a report by property consultant New Delhi: The Supreme Court on leader Umed Singh well, Pawar said we have ically- sensitive 1992 Babri Masjid demoli- Danapur, one for women personnel, and Lumding in Assam. ANAROCK, over 5.76 lakh housing units worth Monday issued notice to the CBSE Champawat whom he appoint- already contest there in past tion case and ordered day-to-day trial to be The railways board had said that basic amenities like `4,64,300 crore are delayed in seven major cities/regions on a plea seeking contempt action ed as the Rajathan State unit and the party have strong concluded in two years, that is April 19, 2019. drinking water, toilets and vehicles for the railways' secu- — Mumbai, NCR, Chennai, Bangalore, Hyderabad, against the board for allegedly NCP chief. Champawat has states' units in these regions. The apex court had then dubbed the rity personnel, both at their barracks and work, should be Kolkata and Pune — of India despite the implemen- "disobeying" the top court's order been a former legislator and "We will only help Congress demolition of the medieval-era monument improved as it had been pending for decades. tation of RERA that came into effect May last year. and charging exorbitant fees of up had once taken on BJP stalwart and in a large way consolida- a "crime" that had shaken the "secular fab- The RPF is a security force of India entrusted with pro- According to the report, the residential real estate to `1,200 from students for late Bhairon Singh Shekhwat in tion of the Opposition against ric of the Constitution" and allowed the tecting railway passengers, passenger area and railway prop- launched in or before 2013, that is stuck in various obtaining copies of evaluated Bali which he lost by a whisker. the Modi regime which has CBI's plea on restoration of criminal con- erty of the Indian Railways. It also has the responsibility of stages of (non) completion, is collectively worth answer-sheets. Pawar said that joining of failed in all fronts," he said. spiracy charge against the VVIP accused. escorting passenger trains in vulnerable areas. `4,64,300 crore for a total of 5,75,900 units. Filing false affidavit Deposit `66 crore in election a corrupt ED seeks custodial interrogation of Unitech with practice, observes of Karti in Aircel-Maxis probe registry, SC tells PNS n NEW DELHI from Karti by September 18. He is totally evasive to basic UP authority Apex Court Detailing the various inci- questions. He is not answering PTI n NEW DELHI he Enforcement Directorate dents of Karti's evasive and to questions like is this email T(ED) on Monday moved aggressive nature during the send by him or not," said Mehta, he Supreme Court Monday agreed for custodial interrogation of for- questioning and delaying tactics, reiterating that Karti was mis- Tin principle that filing of a false affi- mer Finance Minister P ASG Tushar Mehta argued that using the interim protection davit during an election is a "corrupt Chidambaram's son Karti in the agency must need the cus- granted by Judge OP Saini. practice" but refused to direct Aircel-Maxis probe. todial interrogation of Karti. In the petition, ED said Parliament to enact a law to disquali- In its detailed petition in the Mehta informed the trial judge that Karti is arguing his "right of PTI n NEW DELHI fy such a person from contesting the 2G Special Court, the ED OP Saini that Karti was totally silence" during questioning. polls. charged Karti with being evasive misusing the interim protection "Whenever he was confronted he Supreme Court on The top court said it "agrees that in replying to questions and granted by the trial court and with the documents, he showed TMonday asked a local the election affidavit should be treat- delaying his appearance, citing said that the agency is going to his irritation, sometimes anger authority in Uttar Pradesh to ed seriously, but we cannot direct for that the interim protection approach SC for getting more and then conveniently avoided deposit `66.82 crore, received a legislation". granted by the trial court is total- time for completion of the to answer the questions on one from realty firm Unitech Ltd, A bench of Justices S A Bobde and ly misused by him. After hear- probe. pretext or the other," said ED with its registry to refund those L Nageswara Rao tagged the plea ing the arguments of Additional As per the Supreme Court, narrating the tantrums played by who have opted out of one of along with the pending petition and Solicitor General Tushar Mehta CBI and ED have to finish the Karti due to interim protection its housing schemes in the said all the petitions will be heard and Karti's advocates, the Special probe by September 12. "We from arrest granted by Judge OP Greater Noida area. together. Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy meeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on Monday PTI Judge OP Saini sought replies need his custodial interrogation. Saini. A bench headed by Chief "We agree with you in principle Justice Dipak Misra, however, that the affidavit should be treated seri- made it clear that the aggriev- ously. We agree with you on morality, ed persons, who had booked but we cannot direct for a legislation. plots in the Uniworld City-Uni We cannot direct Parliament that they India to work with Africa Homes Plots Sector-MU at Greater NOIDA of the project, Election affidavit should could approach the consumer be treated seriously, but court for redressal of their we cannot direct for a to keep oceans open for all grievances. The bench, which also legislation PTI n NEW DELHI for one-third of humanity that of rival ambitions, but becomes a comprised Justices A M —SC lives in Africa and India. nursery for the aspirations of Khanwilkar and D Y ndia will work with Africa to India's own quest for reforms Africa's youth," Swaraj said. Chandrachud, asked lawyer should include it in corrupt practices," Ikeep the oceans open and free for in global institutions is incom- The Indian Ocean has been Pawan Shree Agrawal, assisting the bench said. the benefit of all nations, External plete without an equal place for witnessing a growing presence of the court as an amicus curiae, The bench was hearing a petition Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj Africa, she said. China. The African continent too to verify the names and other filed by BJP leader and advocate said on Monday and asserted that "We will work with Africa to has been witnessing increasing details of the plot applicants Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay seeking a the two sides must work together keep the oceans open and free for presence of Beijing. who wanted refund. direction to the Centre to take to ensure that the second largest the benefit of all nations. India's Swaraj was speaking at the Earlier, the court had asked appropriate steps to make false continent does not again turn into vision of Indian Ocean Security is signing of an agreement between Agrawal to create a portal for declaration before the Election a "theatre of rival ambitions". cooperative and inclusive, rooted the Ministry of External Affairs registering the names of the Commission and Chief Electoral Swaraj said the two sides in security and growth for all in and Telecommunications buyers of homes or plots of the Officer an electoral offence in line with will work together for a "just, rep- the region. We must all work Consultants India (TCIL), a gov- Unitech Ltd who wanted the important electoral reforms pro- resentative and democratic" glob- together to ensure that Africa does ernment owned enterprise, for Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal with Dy CM Manish Sisodia and other Ministers at the launch of the refund by opting out of the posed by the poll panel. al order that has a voice and a role not once again turn into a theatre the e-VBAB Network Project. scheme for doorstep delivery of public services in New Delhi Monday PTI realty firm's housing schemes. LUCKNOW | TUESDAY | SEPTEMBER 11, 2018 nation 06

BHARAT BANDH AGAINST FUEL PRICE HIKE Bandh draws Bandh is last, not first Violence marred strike in Bihar near total page in Patna who smashed 2-yrs old girl dies windscreens of several vehicles including Government buses. response in option, says Mamata in Jehanabad, Shops were forcibly closed and common people faced a lot of youth shot at in problems in reaching to their Assam destinations. Public transport Muzaffarpur system was fully paralysed. ANUP SHARMA n GUWAHATI Private educational institutions PNS n PATNA remained closed. he Bharat Bandh called by All the senior leaders of Tthe Congress, Left and two-year old girl died dur- Congress and RJD hit the roads other parties against the Aing Bharat bandh on and claimed success to their increasing fuel prices drew Monday in Bihar’s Jehanabad bandh call with spontaneous near total response in BJP when her father failed to take her support. In Bhojpur, Gaya and ruled Assam and other states to hospital as bandh supporters Jehanabad the Left parties par- in the northeast. did not allow the auto to pass ticularly CPI(ML) took the In Assam capital town through. A youth was shot at a lead in ensuring shut down. Guwahati and in other places, critically wounded when the However, the death of a 2- Congress leaders and sup- protestors chased him and fired years old girl came as a blot on porters took to the streets at his residence in Muzaffarpur. the parties behind bandh but shouting slogans against the After a great persuasion Jan Adhikar Party supporter vandalises vehicles during ‘Bharat Bandh' protest they pleaded she did not die of spiraling price of fuel prices when the auto carrying sick girl against fuel price hike and depreciation of the rupee in Patna on Monday PTI bandh. Leader of Opposition and against the failure of the and her father was allowed to Tejashwi Prasad Yadav said BJP led governments to keep proceed it was too late and the ers on zero mile under Ahiyapur Violence, clashes and the child died due to serious ill- its promises of bringing child breathed her last. police station. As he fled rampage marked the ness and she was suffering the change. Cradling the corpse of Gauri, towards his home nearby some Bharat bandh against from diarrhoea for some days. Some of the bandh sup- her father Pramod Manjhi of miscreants carrying weapons “Our workers were very disci- porters blocked the roads in Balabigha village said she was chased and fired several rounds. rising fuel prices across plined and they did not indulge many places by burning tyres Left front supporters participate in a rally to support 'Bharat Bandh' called by Congress and other parties against fuel price hike sick and on Monday her con- The injured was rushed to Bihar. The Congress in hooliganism, claimed Bihar and putting up obstacles on and depreciation of the rupee in Kolkata on Monday PTI dition deteriorated. “I crossed SKMCH hospital from where was supported by other RJD president Ram Chandra roads in different parts of the, a swollen rivulet and tried to he was referred to private hos- opposition parties like Purbey. State Congress chief which have also led to stray near-normal attendance. that Mamata Banerjee is doing find out a vehicle but could not pital under critical condition. RJD, Left parties, HAM Kaukab Quadri blamed BJP incidents in different parts. I support issues Barring some stray inci- everything to strengthen his due to bandh. Somehow I got Violence, clashes and ram- and Jana Adhikar Party and RSS workers of indulging There is also report of some dents the bandh passed peace- hands.” an auto but it was not allowed page marked the Bharat Bandh of Pappu Yadav in violence to give a bad name minor clashes between bandh but not bandh, fully with some interruptions in Banerjee made such state- to move ahead by the bandh against rising fuel prices across to bandh supporters. supporters and opposing train and bus services in the ments in a Government func- supporters. Had there been no Bihar. The Congress was sup- way divisions in Bihar and The BJP leaders including groups in some places. says TMC chief morning. As the day pro- tion ahead of the next month’s bandh she could have reached ported by other opposition local as well as long distance Union Minister Ravi Shankar “The ruling BJP gressed things came back to Durga Puja. Warning the peo- Sadar Hospital and saved,” said parties like RJD, Left parties, trains were stopped at many Prasad and former Union Government is cheating the normal, police said. ple and the police against the a wailing Manjhi. HAM and Jana Adhikar Party stations with bandh supporters Minister Shahnawaz Hussain people across the country. SAUGAR SENGUPTA n KOLKATA Attacking the Chief “nefarious designs of a partic- In Muzaffarpur a youth (JAP) of Pappu Yadav. squatting on tracks. Some strongly condemned the death Whatever they are doing now Minister for using the ular party” (read the BJP) Swayam Prakash Choudhary Apart from vehicular traf- trains were also brick batted. of child and violence in Bihar is anti-people and contradic- andh cannot be the first Government agencies to foil which was trying to ignite was shot at after he had heated fic, movement of trains was The workers of JAP and asked who was responsi- tory to what they have Bweapon of resistance the bandh CPI(M) State secre- riots and trigger clashes exchange with bandh support- badly affected in almost all rail- indulged in violence and ram- ble for the death. promised before the last elec- against undemocratic forces tary Suryakanto Mishra said between various groups in tions. They have failed to Bengal Chief Minister Mamata “Mamata Banerjee cannot go Bengal, Banerjee said “Durga control the price of fuels Banerjee on Monday said, pro- against Narendra Modi because Puja is coming and so is which is spiraling the price viding the reason why she her life is in his hands. This is Muharram. We must remain rise of essential commodities,” resisted the general strike in her why she is suppressing the alert about a political ideolo- said AICC incharge of the State regardless of her support people’s wishes by trying to foil gy that has been newly import- northeast Harish Rawat. to the issues behind the Bharat the bandh.” ed in Bengal with a view to President of the Assam Bandh called by the Congress Banerjee however said she ignite clashes between groups Pradesh Congress Committee and backed by the Left Front. “fully endorse the issues for and reap political dividends.” (APCC) Ripun Bora, Harish Congratulating the people which the bandh was called but Complaining how in 2017 Rawat and several other of the State for foiling another on principle I am against call- how malicious campaigns were Congress leaders, who had attempt to bring economic ing bandhs as a first weapon.” made through the social media registered a massive protest in activities to a standstill she said, “Bandh cannot be the first around an administrative order front of Assam Secretariat at “I too condemn their weapon of resistance but a last earmarking two different slots Dispur, were detained by the (Narendra Modi Government) resort to fight the undemocra- for the immersion pro- police. They were however, policies for ruining the Indian tic forces,” she said even as the grammes, post Durga Puja and released later. economy. I have been contin- State Congress lambasted her Muharram, Banerjee said “they Apart from the move- uously fighting against the for circuitously backing the will try to create nuisance but ment of vehicular traffic, the misrule perpetrated by them. Modi Government. we will have to remain alert.” the movement of the trains But I think bandh is not the “In Delhi her party leader Banerjee on Monday have been affected to a great answer to their misrule,” she Sukhendu Shekhar Roy is join- granted `10,000 each for the extent due to the bandh. said. ing Sonia Gandhi’s dharna and State’s 28,000 Durga Puja com- Chief Public Relation Her statements came even in Kolkata her Government is mittees. “The State will have to Officer of the NF Railway, PJ as the 12-hour bandh came to attacking the Congress workers spend `28 crore from the Sharma said that at least nine a close evoking minor response calling the bandh. The people Community Development mail/ express and passenger with most educational institu- has seen through her Programme funds so that the trains had to be detained and tions, industrial establishments hypocrisy,” PCC president people can observe their festi- were delayed by 20 to 80 including the IT sectors and Adhir Chowdhury said adding vals in a better manner,” minutes due to picketers Government offices reporting “Narendra Modi will be happy she said. obstructing tracks at various stations in Lumding and Tinsukia division of NF Railway. “Seven other trains had to be cancelled, two trains short- terminated and four trains had to be diverted because of damage to tracks due to heavy rain last night in Alipurduar Division. Picketers had resort- ed to blockade of railway tracks at Silchar, between Kalkalighat and Baraigram, between Moranhat and Sibsagar Town, at Digboi, and between Nakachari and Mariani. However, these blockades were lifted later and train services resumed,” Sharma said. AIADMK demands Bharat Ratna AP slashes petrol, diesel prices by `2 per litre OMER FAROOQ n HYDERABAD people from the burden of years in the form of the excise for Annadurai burgeoning prices of diesel tax on petrol and diesel, he said. KUMAR CHELLAPPAN n ndhra Pradesh Chief and petrol. The call for Bharat Bandh CHENNAI AMinister N Chandrababu “The increase in the prices evoked a mixed response in Naidu on Monday announced of petrol and diesel has become both the Telugu state. Massive harat Ratna, the country’s reduction of `2 per litre in an unbearable burden for the protest demonstrations were A security personnel walks past a burning tyre during ‘Bharat Bandh' protest against fuel price hike and depreciation of the Btop civilian award, has prices of petrol and diesel. He people of all sections. It is held in Vijaywada, rupee in Guwahati on Monday PTI become the new weapon for announced the reduction in the painful that the Centre has not Visakhapatnam and Tirupati the ruling AIADMK and the value added tax on the fuel in the taken any measure to reduce and other major cities and opposition DMK , the two State Assembly when most of the the prices which was causing towns. Apart from Congress HC upholds discharge of Vanzara, others main protagonists of Tamil non BJP political parties were acute financial difficulties to and left, the ruling TDP also Nadu politics observing Bharat Bandh (coun- the people. took out procession and held TN RAGHUNATHA n MUMBAI Justice AM Badar also dis- office, even if it is assumed that By Sunday evening, the try wide shut down) and protest- In solidarity with the demonstrations affecting the charged Gujarat police officer the discharged accused acted in State cabinet which met to ing against the steep hike in the countrywide protest Telugu traffic on the roads. he Bombay High Court on Vipul Aggarwal, a co-accused excess of his official duty, then invoke Article 161 of the fuel prices in the recent months. Desam supporters also took In Vijayawada the state TMonday upheld the dis- in the encounter of also he is entitled to claim pro- Constitution seeking remis- While the TDP did not official- active part in protest pro- Congress president N charge granted by a trial court Sohrabuddin Shaikh, his wife tection of section 197 of the sion from life sentence for the ly supported the shut down call grams and expressed the Raghuveera Reddy took out a of ex-Gujarat ATS chief DG Kausar Bi and their aide Code of Criminal Procedure,” seven assassins of former of Congress party, its workers resentment of the people”, proof of it”, he added. bullock cart rally. Vanzara and five other police Tulsiram Prajapati. the Judge noted. Prime Minister Rajeev organised protest programs. Naidu said in a statement in Drawing a parallel with In Telangana too the officers Gujarat and Rajasthan, Justice Badar held that there The Prosecution’s case was Gandhi, also disclosed that it The new prices will come in the State Assembly, 2014, Naidu said that at the Bandh call had partial impact. in the case of encounter of sus- was not enough evidence that in order to curb the nui- has recommended to the to effect from Tuesday morning. Central Government was time the crude price in the Opposition Congress orga- pected gangster Sohrabuddin against the accused police offi- sance created by Sohrabuddin Centre to honour late Chief `2 per litre reduction will put a doing propaganda that the international market stood at nized protest demonstration at Shaikh, his wife and aide, after cers to directly link them with Shaikh, who was “a dreaded Minister CN Annadurai with burden of `1,120 crore on the prices were increasing because 105.5 US dollars and today it different places and organised holding the pleas challenging the alleged fake encounters of criminal”, accused police offi- Bharat Ratna. state exchequer, Naidu said. of the increase in the crude was only 72.23 US dollars per Road blockades demanding their discharge were "devoid of Sohrabuddin, Kausarbi and cers from both Gujarat and Annadurai was the Andhra Pradesh has price in international market barrel. Petrol price in 2014 was the reduction in central taxes merit". Tulsiram Prajapati. He observed Rajasthan had entered into a founder of the DMK and was become the second State in the and increase in the VAT by the `49.60 and today it has gone up on the oil prices. In Hyderabad Dismissing revision appli- that prior sanction to prosecute criminal conspiracy to elimi- Chief Minister of the State of country after Rajasthan, a BJP State Government. Union to `86.71. Diesel price of `60.98 the opposition call did not cations filed by Rubabuddin a public servant under Section nate him which they did and in Tamil Nadu from 1967 to ruled State. Rajasthan Chief Petroleum Minister in 2014 has now gone up to have much impact as the traf- Shaikh, brother of deceased 197 of CrPC was required in the furtherance of this conspiracy, 1969. He had demanded Minister Vasundhara Raje Dharmendar Pradhan has said `79.80. The excise tax by the fic remained normal and bus Sohrabuddin Shaikh, and the case and that the accused police they killed Kausarbi and Dravida Nadu, a separate announced on Wednesday that reducing the petroleum central on diesel was increased services operated as usual. Central Bureau of Investigation officers enjoyed this protection Tulsiram Prajapati. The Gujarat country for Tamils in India. night reduction of 4 per cent prices was not possible. This is from `3.50 in 2014 to `17.33 in Earlier in the morning the challenging the discharge of under law. Police had earlier claimed that As member of the Rajya VAT on fuel which will result far from truth and an attempt 2017 and on petrol it was workers of Congress and left five police officers in the “In the instant case, as Sohrabuddin had links with Sabha, Annadurai delivered a in reduction of prices by `2.5 to hoodwink people. I con- increased from `9.48 to `19.48. parties held sit in protest out- alleged fake encounters, Justice allegations made against the Dawood Ibrahim and the ISI. power packed speech on May per litre both of diesel and demn it”, he said. Central Government has also side all the bus depots in AM Badar of the High Court discharged accused in charge The police officers, whom 1, 1962 demanding secession petrol. “The way the Centre and added a cess of Rs 7 and 8 on Hyderabad and other districts. granted relief to former IPS sheets filed by the prosecuting the High Court granted relief, from the Indian union to Pointing out that most of the oil companies have diesel and petrol, Naidu said Hundreds of workers were officers Vanzara, Rajkumar agencies show that the alleged were among the 33 accused in form the Dravida Nadu. the taxes on the fuel were increased the prices over the blaming the present burden of taken in to custody by the Pandian and NK Amin of the offence was committed by the the "fake" encounters of But the Chinese aggres- going in the kitty of the Centre, last four years has caused the people on the Centre. police all over Telangana. Gujarat police, Dinesh MN respondent/discharged accused Sohrabuddin Shaikh, Kausar Bi sion forced him to put the Naidu said that the Union nationwide anger among the Centre has collected massive 10 Many private schools and and Dalpat Singh Rathod of the no.1 in discharge of his official in November 2005 and demand for a separate nation Government should also people. Extraordinary response lakh crore (`10 trillion) from colleges were also closed in Rajasthan Police. duty and under the colour of Prajapati in December 2006. in backburner. decrease the taxes to save the to today’s Bharat Bandh is a the people over the last four view of the protest. LUCKNOW | TUESDAY | SEPTEMBER 11, 2018 nation 07

HYDERABAD TWIN BLAST CASE Telangana Opp heading towards grand alliance Two get death sentence, one gets life term OMER FAROOQ n HYDERABAD multi corner contest as the BJP has said it will field its candiates OMER FAROOQ n HYDERABAD Judge pronounced the from Pune, guilty on Tuesday he Opposition parties in in all the constituencies. Jana punishment on Monday last while acquitted two others TTelangana have taken their Sena party of film star Pawan court in Hyderabad has evening after hearing the Farooq Sharfuddin Tarkash first step towards forming a Kalyan and the Communist Asentenced two convicts of arguments of prosecution and and Sadiq Israel Shaikh of Maha Gathbandhan or Grand Party of India – Marxist (CPIM) twin blast case to death while the defence. The prosecution Maharashtra. Alliance against the ruling were planning to have their sep- a third convict was sentenced had demanded capital punish- The first two accused were Telangana Rashtra Samiti in the arate tie up. YSR Congress party to life imprisonment on ment in view of the gravity of convicted on many accounts forthcoming Assembly elec- of Jaganmohan Reddy was also Monday. the crime. The blasts on August including planting bombs in tions. Telugu Desam party and likely to enter the fray. Second Additional 25, 2007 in Lumbini Park, two crowded public places. the Communist Party of India Congress and CPI reached Metropolitan Sessions Judge T Open Air Theatre and Gokul Three other accused Riyaz have reached a broader under- the understanding at a meeting Srinivas Rao awarded capital Chat Bhandar eatery in crowd- Bhatkal, Iqbal Bhatkal and standing to fight the election L Ramanna had with the State punishment to accused one ed Kothi area had killed 44 Amir Raza Khan were together. This has come ahead CPI Secretary Chada Venkat Anique Shafeeq Sayeed and people and injured 68 others absconding. of state TDP President L Reddy. “We have decided to accused two Akbar Ismail while third bomb planted at Prosecution has charged Ramanna’s proposed meting have an understanding to effec- Coudhary and ordered them to Dilsukhnagar failed to explode. the accused with hatching con- with the State Congress meeting tively counter the ruling TRS and be hanged till death. Earlier on Defence lawyers said they spiracy and executing the blasts N Uttam Kumar Reddy to put an end to its autocratic and September 4 the court had will challenge the verdict in to avenge the bomb blast in his- explore the possibility of a tie up. anti people rule. The state which found them guilty of conspira- High Court. They argued before toric Mecca Masjid on May TDP was also in talks with was achieved by crores of people cy and planting bombs, murder the court that the accused were 17,2007 during Friday con- newly launched Telangana Jana is now under a dictatorship”, and many other offences. The innocent and the evidence gregation killing 8 and injuring Samit (TJS) of Kodandram, the Venkat Reddy told the media. court also imposed a fine of against them was only circum- dozens of others. Prosecution convenor of the erstwhile Though Kodandaram was insist- `10000 each on the two convicts. stantial but the court on the claimed that the accused knew Telangana Joint Action ing from time to time that his Earlier on Tuesday morn- basis of eye witnesses account that the blast in Mecca Masjid Committee under the banner of party will contest the elections on ing the court also convicted PTI (file photo) found them guilty. was carried out by Hindu which the movement for sepa- its own, party sources said that third accused Tarique Anjum The court had found A1 extremist groups and they car- rate State was spearheaded. in view of the present political sit- on charges of provision shelter Delhi after the blasts in2007. imprisonment. 11 years after the terror attack in Anique Shafeeq Syed and ried out counter attacks to However despite the moves, uation the party was willing to to the two other accused in The court sentenced him to life The verdict came more than the heart of Hyderabad. Akbar Ismail Choudhary, both take revenge. the State was likely to witness a join hands with other parties. BHARAT BANDH AGAINST FUEL PRICE HIKE Death of 5 sewage cleaners: Engineer held SHEKHAR SINGH n NEW DELHI Some parts of the DLF Prostesters Capital Greens residential com- Shutdown paralyses life in Kerala he unfortunate death of plex are still undergoing con- target buses in Tfive men while cleaning a struction due to which several sewage plant in a residential labourers are working there. Cong workers complex in West Delhi on Another worker said that at the Maharashtra Sunday has once again raised residential complex service firm attack women’s TN RAGHUNATHA n MUMBAI the issue of their safety and is forcing housekeeping staff to security. The contractors, who perform other tasks than panel member he “Bharat Bandh” called by blatantly flout laid down rules, assigned one. "We were never Tthe Congress against the ris- sent these five poor men to told that one day we will have ing fuel prices evoked a mixed clean the hazardous sewer tank to clean sewage plants. If we PNS n KOCHI response in Mumbai and other without any safety gears and oppose we are threatened by places across Maharashtra on also tried to hush up their superiors not to come on work he dawn-to-dusk shut- Monday, as the protesters dis- criminal folly. from tomorrow. We have no Tdown observed by the rupted briefly public transport Joint Commissioner of other option left as we have to CPI(M)-led ruling LDF and PTI services and forced closure of Police, (Western range) feed our family," she said. Congress-headed Opposition shops and business establish- Madhup Tewari said that they gation to ascertain the role of Hospital while the fifth Vishal A spokesperson of DLF UDF to protest fuel price rise system was paralysed with Commission for Women, and ments but normal life remained have arrested one Ajay others is underway, adding who was critical was referred by said that the company JLL was brought Kerala to a virtual buses of private operators and roughed up her in Kollam fol- by and large unaffected. Chaudhary, employed as an that nobody will be spared. doctors to Ram Manohar Lohia managing the faculty services standstill on Monday. The the State-owned KSRTC, lowing which she was hospi- The day began with pro- engineer with JLL, the com- Family members of one of Hospital where he died on at the complex. Whereas, JLL response to the hartal, autorikshaws and taxis keeping talised with injuries. testers belonging to various pany tasked with services and the five dead, alleged that the Sunday night. Even fire and spokesperson said: "We are observed in response to the off the roads. Not many private “A group of Congress work- Opposition parties, particu- faculty management inside. supervisor at the residential emergency services personnel working closely with the com- Congress’s call for Bharat vehicles were seen on the roads ers attacked me as I was going larly the Congress and MNS, A case under sections complex sent them to clean the who retrieved the men from panies that employed the Bandh, was total in the State in cities and major towns. to Pathanapuram. They broke staging “rail roko” at various 304A/304 of IPC , 7 & 9 of sewage plant after he offered the 30 meter deep tank fell ill deceased men to understand while isolated incidents of Incidents of stone-pelting the car’s windowpanes and suburban and metro railway Prohibition of Employment them extra money for doing soon after inhaling the toxic the events that led up to this stone-pelting and violence and other small-scale violence pulled on my hair. They attacked stations in the metropolis and as Manual Scavengers and the job. fumes. Satya, sister of Vishal incident and provide all assis- reported from some areas. were reported from several me physically and beat me in the the neighbouring Thane and their Rehabilitation Act 2013, The incident occurred on talking to The Pioneer said that tance to families affected by this Shops, commercial estab- places. UDF workers alleged- face. They also abused me by Palghar district. 3(1)(j) & 3(2)(v) of The Sunday afternoon at the Phase Vishal's job responsibilities did tragic incident. We have offered lishments and offices remained ly indulged in violence exten- calling me a traitor. They also Maharashtra Congress Scheduled Castes and the 2 section of DLF Capital not include cleaning the sewer our cooperation to the author- closed while Government sively in Kollam district. They attacked my driver,” Shahida president Ashok Chavan and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention Greens residential complex in tank. "He was lured by super- ities and government agencies offices recorded skeletal atten- blocked the vehicle of Shahida said. The incident took place Mumbai party chief Sanjay of Atrocities) Act has been reg- Moti Nagar. The deceased visor here who said him to pay as they investigate this tragic dance. The public transport Kamal, member of the State during early hours of the hartal. Nirupam led the charge by istered and investigation is identified are Vishal, Sarfaraz, extra money to do this sewer- case and we are carrying out staging a noisy protest outside underway, said the Joint CP Pankaj, Raja and Umesh. Four age plant cleaning job. There our own internal investigation the Andheri station bus depot, Madhup TiwariDLF Phase-II, of the victims were brought were no safety gears given to too," said company spokesper- later blocked the railway tracks Moti Nagar. Further investi- dead at the Acharya Bhikshu them," she alleged. son. Normal and shouted anti-government Gujarat received slogans. Following the protests, 100-odd Congress leaders and CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 life hit in workers, including Chavan, mixed response Nirupam, Naseem Khan, Manikrao Thakre, Baba CONG-LED BANDH... deserted look as Government on petrol and diesel to give also found to be very slow. For EDU INSTITUTES Rajkot, Surat and Siddiqui and Suresh Shetty, The bandh had little buses, private taxis and most relief to people. The BJP instance, Telangana has 484 Mehsana. Karnataka were detained by the police. impact in Congress-ruled autorickshaws did not ply. Government in Rajasthan, Km incomplete road length, of REMAINED SHUT, Interestingly State The police also detained Mizoram. Incidents of arson, Businesses, shops, malls, some which is to go to polls later this which 264 Km is unawarded WHILE Government schools KESTUR VASUKI n BENGALURU scores of protesters when they vandalism and disruption of private enterprises remained year, had reduced value-added while Arunanchal Pradesh has remained open in these staged a “raik roko” at Dadar rail and road traffic were closed. KSRTC buses kept off tax on diesel and petrol Sunday. 2117 Km incomplete road MARKETS, cities. DS- Congress ruled Karnataka wit- railway station. reported from Bihar during the the road and city buses also did In Jammu, hundreds of length, of which 726 Km is Protesting Congress Jnesssed a good response to the ‘Bharath Stone throwing was report- ‘Bharat Bandh’. In Patna, bandh not ply. In Mangaluru, inci- Congress activists were unawarded. The quality of PETROL PUMPS workers blocked roads in Bandh’ call given by various organisations ed in north-central and north- supporters indulged in van- dents of stone pelting at hotels detained during protests across roads was also found to be REMAINED OPEN Chhota Udepur, Surat and supported by opposition parties to east Mumbai in the early part of dalism in the old city area, and shops, which remained the region though the Congress poor. In Arunanchal Pradesh, and Bharuch areas. In protest against rising prices of petrol, the day, with protesters vandal- where they also disrupted open, were reported. In Tamil call to business community 67% of roads inspected were some places they burnt diesel and LPG. ising at least 15 Brihanmumbai movement of trains. Private Nadu, normal life largely and transporters to join the found to be unsatisfactory old tyres and as result of With coalition partners Janata Dal (S) Municipal Corporation (BMC)- schools and a sizeable number remained unaffected. However, nationwide strike failed to while in Assam, it was 70 per PNS n GANDHINAGAR it ST bus services were and Congress the State extending support run BEST buses across the of shopping establishments autorickshaws affiliated to trade evoke much response as major- cent. As per NQM inspections adversely affected in to the bandh, the entire State witnessed metropolis. remained closed but unions participating in the ity of shops and business estab- maintenance on 44% of roads harat Bandh given parts of Gujarat. a shutoff of business establishments, However, suburban trains Government offices and banks, shutdown kept off the roads. In lishments remained open and inspected has been found to be Bby the Opposition Though there was public transport was totally suspended operated normally for most however, functioned normally Odisha, train services were hit public and private transport unsatisfactory. In Chhattisgarh, Congress party in wake no major untoward inci- and while essential services were exempt- part of the day. Auto-rick- at some places. Activists of Jan as bandh supporters squatted operations were normal. 6.82% of roads inspected has of increasing prices of dent reported, more than ed from the bandh. shaws and taxis were on the Adhikar Party floated by con- on tracks at many places dur- been found to be unsatisfacto- petroleum products 300 Congress workers However, flood ravaged Kodagu roads. However, thousands of troversial Madhepura MP ing the bandh. In Guwahati, PMGSY DELAYED... ry while it was 33% in evoked mixed response were detained by the District was exempted from the Bandh as office-goers took advantage of Pappu Yadav vandalized a Assam Congress president For the next seven months, Himachal Pradesh. in the Prime Minister police as part of precau- rehabilitation works are going on in war- the bandh and chose to stay number of private vehicles. Ripun Bora along with party the State would require to con- Narendra Modi’s home- tionary measure. Among footing. The District Congress unit away from work. The sub-divisional officer of in-charge for the State Harish struct roads at an average rate INTERPOL ISSUES... State Gujarat those detainees were exempted itself from participating in the While the shops, hotels Jehanabad city in Bihar, Rawat led hundreds of party of 2.17 km per day,” said Sinha The ED probe further on Monday. Gujarat Congress in- Bandh stating that it would affect the ongo- and business establishments Paritosh Kumar, confirmed the workers during a rally this in the letter. The pace of award- revealed that bank accounts In the biggest city of charge Rajiv Satav and ing works and people will suffer further. remained closed in most parts death of a child, saying a resi- morning. The protestors tried ing works is also very slow in were opened in her name and the State Ahmedabad Gujarat Pradesh Almost all business establishments of the metropolis, schools, dent of a village in Gaya was to forcibly enter the State Andhra Pradesh, as in almost in the name of her companies educational institutes Congress Committee remained closed and public transport ser- colleges, banks and offices taking his daughter to a hospi- Secretariat, officials said. Party all other States. The located in overseas jurisdic- remained closed. president Amit Chavda. vices, including Karnataka Road functioned normally. tal when she collapsed. While workers in Madhya Pradesh Chandrababu Naidu-led tions like Barbados, Mauritius, However, petrol pumps They were detained from Transport Corporation bus service, taxis Essential services had been Kumar said bandh supporters carried out rallies and held Government has 1912 Km Switzerland, Singapore, and majority markets in Lal Darwaja area of and auto-rickshaws remained off the spared from the bandh. In did not delay the three-wheel- protests outside commercial incomplete road length, of United Kingdom and Hong the commercial capital Ahmedabad. Leader of roads, while the State government had Mumbai, the MNS activists er carrying the child, the BJP establishments and fuel pumps which 953 Km is unawarded Kong, the ED probe revealed. of the State remained Opposition in Gujarat announced holiday for schools and col- tried unsuccessfully to waylay alleged that the child died that were open. While the MP road length. All these works are The case pertains to cheating open. However in some Assembly Paresh leges as a precautionary measure. to Chief Minister Devendra because she could not be taken Congress called the shutdown required to be awarded on pri- the public sector PNB through areas, Congress workers Dhanani was detained Air passengers were warned by their Fadnavis’s motorcade near to hospital in time because of successful, the ruling BJP ority basis to achieve the target fraudulent issuance of Letters forcefully closedown from his home-town in respective aircraft operators yesterday itself Siddhivinayak Temple in bandh. The bandh call evoked accused the former of adopting of PMGSY-I by March 2019 of Understanding (LoUs) and petrol pumps. Schools Amreli by the police about Bharat Bandh and possibility of non- north-central Mumbai, a good response in the poll- “anarchic” ways to intimidate and PMGSY-II by March 2020. Foreign Letters of Credit also remained closed in when he set availability of transport from the airport to where he had come for bound States of Madhya people to enforce the bandh. In The same is the case with worth over Rs 13,000 crore other major cities like on protest. reach their respective destinations. an event. Pradesh, Rajasthan and Bhopal, a flower shop owned Telangana as also other States. allegedly by Nirav, his uncle Chhattisgarh where many busi- by Madhya Pradesh Chief Telangana has to complete con- Mehul Choksi in connivance ness establishments remained Minister Shivraj Singh nectivity of 100 habitations by with a few bank and other shut in their major cities and Chouhan’s son Kartikey was at March, 2019, but only 6 habi- Government officials. Both Dial 1076 to get 40 services at your doorstep buses stayed off the roads. No the centre of a protest by tations (6%) have been con- Nirav and Choksi have been untoward incident was, how- Congress workers. The shop, nected. Similarly, against the absconding since January this SAPNA SINGH n NEW DELHI project in the next one month nected and 369 appointments the scheme. The event was ever, reported from any part of situated in Ravishankar target of 500 km road length, year. Till now, the Interpol has and the number will rise to 100 were fixed. Launching the attended by all the Cabinet these States. There was a mixed Market, later downed shutters achievement is only 16 km. For issued such notices against he Aam Aadmi Party in two-three months. Delhi scheme, Kejriwal said that the Ministers of the Delhi response in Prime Minister following the protest. A petrol the next seven months, the Nirav, his brother Nishal, sis- T(AAP) Government’s one residents can dial 1076 to place AAP Government wants to set Government. Kejriwal Narendra Modi’s home State pump was ransacked in the State would require to con- ter Purvi, his executives of its kind Doorstep Delivery a request for doorstep delivery up a model through home appealed the media to highlight Gujarat, where a large number Civil Lines area of Jabalpur as struct roads at an average rate Subhash Parab and Mihir R was launched on Monday by of services which will be pro- delivery of services for the discrepancies in the imple- of educational institutions were well. About 110 protesters were of 2.21 km per day to achieve Bhansali. Meawhile, the CBI Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal vided from 8 am to 10 pm. entire country. In a first phase, mentation so that the shut while many vehicles arrested under section 151 of the target. The Centre has has moved an extradition amid much fanfare. The mega However, the call centre, set up the AAP Government will pro- Government can rectify them remained off the roads. While CrPC when they were trying to asked Assam to construct roads request to bring back Nishal in event was telecast live on 58 to facilitate delivery of services, vide 40 services such as caste within ten to fifteen days. Uttar Pradesh remained large- enforce the bandh while FIRs at an average rate of 21.8 km connection with the case. The locations across the national will function round the clock. certificate, driving licence, AAP had announced about ly unaffected, in States like have been filed at Ujjain, per day while Bihar will have to extradition request was sent to Capital as Kejriwal set the ball The Delhi Government is ration card, birth certificate, the door step delivery of ser- Kerala and Karnataka a day- Jabalpur and Katni. Almost all gear up its construction pace to the Union Home Ministry on rolling for making life easier for spending `12 crore for this pro- marriage certificate, water con- vices earlier this year and had long protests were held. The petrol pumps remained shut in 25 km per day. Chhattisgarh Friday that will transmit it to the people of Delhi by taking 40 ject. Delhi residents can dial nection at the doorstep of also accused Lieutenant dawn-to-dusk hartal, called by Raipur till late afternoon and would require to construct Belgium through the External crucial Government services, 1076 to make their request for Delhi residents. “It is a revolu- Governor Anil Baijal for the ruling CPI(M)-led LDF in private schools remained roads at an average rate of 9 km Affairs Ministry. Officials said including driving licence and doorstep delivery of services tionary work in governance. obstructing in implementing it. Kerala and Congress-headed closed for the day. Rajasthan per day. For the next seven India has extradition treaty marriage registration certifi- which will be provided from 8 Delhiites will now need not to However, a five-judge Opposition UDF was near- Chief Minister Vasundhara months, Jammu and Kashmir with Belgium. The ED has cate, being delivered at people’s am to 10 pm. However, dedi- stand in queues in govern- Constitution Bench had on total and passed off peaceful- Raje said the Congress was would require to construct sent a reminder to Interpol for homes. Kejriwal termed it a cated call centers will work ment’s department. It will save July 4 laid down broad para- ly. The hartal hit normal life engaging in a “drama” by roads at an average rate of 10 issuance of an RCN against “revolutionary change in gov- round the clock. Interestingly, people’s time. Citizens will also meters for the governance of and both public and private observing a nationwide shut- km per day in case they want fugitive diamond trader ernance”. on the very first day of the not need to pay money to the national capital, paving the transport buses and autorick- down over increasing fuel to meet their targets by March Mehul Choksi who is also Kejriwal said 30 more ser- launch, 21,000 people called touts to get their work done,” way for the Government to shaws stayed off the roads. prices, stressing that her 2019, said the official. The embroiled in the PNB vices will be included in the while 2,728 calls were con- Kejriwal said while launching proceed with the scheme. Roads in Bangalore wore a Government has reduced VAT pace of awarding works was scam. THE PIONEER THE PIONEER 8 LUCKNOW | TUESDAY | SEPTEMBER 11, 2018 COMMENT & ANALYSIS LUCKNOW | TUESDAY | SEPTEMBER 11, 2018 9

www.dailypioneer.com 1984: An insight into Congress brutality PAPER WITH PASSION By claiming that the Congress was not involved in the barbaric assault on the Sikh community in 1984, Rahul Gandhi is only rubbing salt on their wounds; there is sufficient evidence to the contrary Battle cry of Congress workers that had collected outside ing conclusions: Slogans like Khoon ka badla incited or helped the mobs in attacking the inordinate delay in calling in the army. the All India Institute of Medical Sciences khoon se lenge were raised by the mobs. . But for the backing and help of influ- The Indian state was in a state of paralysis BJP national executive lays out the contours for the began targeting Sikhs found in the vicinity and Rumours were circulated which had the effect ential and resourceful persons, killing of Sikhs after Indira Gandhi’s assassination and this is this set the trend for a kind of savagery that of inciting people against the Sikhs and prompt so swiftly and in large numbers could not have explained by the shocking non-response of the party’s re-election bid, but… India had not witnessed since Partition. Their them to take revenge; there was evidence to happened; in many places the riotous mobs then President Giani Zail Singh to the pleas for belligerence turned into slogans like Khoon ka show that at some places, mobs indulging in consisted of outsiders and bringing them from protection from the Sikhs. The noted writer here were no major surprises, and none were expected, at the Bharatiya Janata A SURYA badla khoon se lenge (we will avenge blood with THE violent attacks had come in Delhi Transport outside required an organised effort; there is Patwant Singh told the Commission that he was Party’s national executive meet in New Delhi over the weekend. And that blood) in Teen Murti Bhavan where India JUSTI Corporation buses with weapons and inflam- evidence to show that outsiders were shown the part of a delegation of eminent citizens which Tshould worry the party a wee bit, at least. For, there is a truism in Indian PRAKASH Gandhi’s body lay in state and this was no mable materials like kerosene, petrol etc or were houses of the Sikhs; when Sikhs collected at a called on the President on the morning of empty threat. For the next three days, Congress CE supplied such materials “soon after they were Gurudwara to defend themselves, the police November 1. They told him he had a moral and electoral politics that emotional issues — a catch-all phrase for the perception cadres roamed the national Capital and cities taken to the localities where the Sikhs were to persuaded them to return to their homes on Constitutional obligation to end the violence. of the narrative political parties go the hustings with — win crucial polls not ongress president Rahul Gandhi’s in the north torching Sikh places of worship, NANA be attacked”; there was evidence to show that the assurance that they would be protected; The President said he “did not have the power” governance issues. There is a reason for that. Broadly, the problems the coun- assertion that his party was not establishments and property and the victims “...persons who could organise attacks were con- thereafter the mobs took over and the police to intervene. The delegation asked Zail Singh involved in the barbarous assault on had nowhere to go because police stations VATI tacted and given instructions to kill Sikhs and looked the other way. if he was saying he had no power to stop anachy try faces are so gargantuan in magnitude that however good the governance the Sikh community after Indira closed shop and a good part of the police force loot their houses and shops; the attacks were Affidavits filed before the Commission show and bloodshed? “The President remained performance of a ruling party may or may not be, there will always be millions Gandhi’s assassination in 1984 flies rendered overt and covert support to Congress COMM made in a systematic manner and without fear that local political leaders exploited the situa- silent”. But the delegation persisted and urged inC the face of truckloads of evidence that was hoodlums. of the police, almost suggesting that they were tion; the affidavits state that Congress leaders the President to speak forcefully to the Prime whose lives have not been touched in a substantive way by the Government. placed before several commissions and com- Within hours of the announcement of the assured that they would not be harmed while and workers were behind the riots; “no other Minister. Zail Singh said “I will do so in three This is a structural issue for most if not all post-colonial states and especially mittees of inquiry that probed the violence. The death of India Gandhi, her son Rajiv Gandhi committing those acts and even thereafter”; person or organisation…in alleged to have taken or four days time”! That was the three or four those of immense scale such as India. It is against this backdrop that the BJP testimonies of thousands of witnesses not only was sworn in as Prime Minister and, techni- male members of the Sikh community were part in those incidents”; the slogans raised dur- days in which the mass murder of Sikhs took under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and party president Amit established instigation of frenzied mobs by cally speaking, a new Government was in place, taken out of their houses, beaten and burnt ing the riots also indicate that some of the per- place. Congress politicians but also the unpardonable but there was no Government. The state had had registered only 587 First Information alive; and tyres were put round their necks and sons who constituted the mobs were Congress There is sufficient evidence to indict the Shah whose term was extended till the 2019 Lok Sabha poll have laid out the paralysis of the administration and the police withered away. In all 2,732 Sikhs were killed Reports (FIRs) against the mobsters and even then set on fire by pouring kerosene or petrol workers or sympathisers. Some material was also Congress on two counts — for unleashing bru- roadmap for the party’s campaign for re-election. forces in the national Capital and many other in those riots — 2,146 in Delhi and 586 in some of these, the police declared 241 cases as on them. put before the commission which indicated that tality of the worst kind on members of a reli- First up, the BJP plans has quite audaciously but rightly given this is a con- cities in north India while the mobs were run- other towns in the northern region. The Sikhs “untraced” and another 253 cases ended in This is just a brief summary of the graph- Rajiv Gandhi, who had become Prime Minister gious minority and for the Government’s col- ning amok. suffered loss of homes and property in an acquittals. Further, 11 FIRs were quashed and ic description of the cruelty perpetrated by soon after his mother’s assassination had told laboration with the perpetrators of violence. stituency it has nurtured for decades now, made a concerted effort to put gov- The anti-Sikh pogrom began almost imme- unprecedented scale. in another 11 cases, the accused were dis- Congress goons that the Commission took note one of this officials that “the Sikhs should be Rahul Gandhi is only rubbing salt on the ernance-development issues centre-stage. The 50 years of Congress versus five diately after the Government announced on the The Justice Nanavati Commission of charged. The Commission was told that one of. As regards those who instigated the mur- taught a lesson”. The commission however did wounds of the Sikhs by now claiming that his years of BJP campaign in terms of development parameters ranging from infra- evening of October 31, 1984, that Indira Inquiry, which probed the riots, found shock- case was pending investigation and 42 cases derous, frenzied mobs against the Sikhs, the not pursue this because the evidence available party was not involved. He must read the Gandhi had succumbed to the bullets of her ing evidence of the complicity of the police in were pending trial. Commission made the following observations: was vague. However, the commission indicted Nanavati Commission reports and the affi- structure building to job creation and robust economic growth in the last few assassins. As news of her assassination spread, the riots in Delhi. Although the violence was After weighing the evidence that came Large number of affidavits indicate that local the government for the complicity of the police davits filed before it. quarters, the highlighting of naamdaar as opposed to kaamdaar, an emphasis the Government just packed up. A huge mob spread all over the national Capital, the police before it, the Commission came to the follow- Congress (I) leaders and workers had either and administration with the rioters and for the (The writer is Chairman, Prasar Bharati) on how silo-based governance models which led to policy paralysis have been replaced by an integrated, solutions-based administrative architecture and the showcasing of its clean record in terms of no corruption scandals or scams in POINTCOUNTERPOINT the upper echelons at the governmental level especially when compared to the The Bharat Bandh was successful across Everyone has a right to protest but what UPA’s second term are all part of this narrative. But while these issues have some the country. At least now, the Government is happening today? Several lives are Delusion and social resonance, especially among the party faithful and the educated classes, as it should reduce prices and mend its ways. being put at risk. Congress must answer. Redefining modern education were, it is doubtful if they will make for an electoral wave. Especially, because —Senior Congress leader —Union Minister the Opposition has enough ammunition to counter this discourse with its counter- ASHOK GEHLOT RAVI SHANKAR PRASAD On this day, as we celebrate the 125th anniversary of Swami Vivekananda’s famous Chicago Speech, we must be true to the ideals propagated by media influencers narrative from an ‘unthinking’ demonetisation, a ‘poorly prepped; GST roll-out, Social media influencer is an alleged graft in the Rafale aircraft deal and the mismatch between promise and him. His words, still relevant, hold the formula for revamping the education sector oft-quoted term today. It refers delivery. The BJP is betting on the fact that on the deal and GST in particular, ideas and beliefs. They are to be nur- to those who boast of their with Opposition charges not really adding up in the case of the former and the VV tured during the early years and as potential to enhance digital crying necessity of the latter for the India economy going forward, will find no they come to the tertiary level, they SUNDAR The rise of the militant Barelvi marketing solutions... traction. Party activists have been exhorted to take the party’s message to the must be exposed to different shades of ideas so that they develop as think- people but the cadre does need a ‘hook’ with which to connect with the people. The Sunni Barelvi sub-sect narrative has been moulded by changing CB ing individuals. ocial media has brought to fore some new and interesting vocabu- lary. Many have become part and parcel of our everyday conversa- In fact, the BJP seems to have missed a trick in not directing all its State state narratives but has also met resistance in Pakistan SHARMA Swami Vivekananda believed Governments to reduce taxes on fuel following Rajasthan’s example which would that education has a dual purpose Stions. But there are a few words that sound mystifying. One such word — that of creating new knowledge is the term ‘influencer’. While it sounds ‘delusional’ to critics, for its advo- have exposed other State Governments while simultaneously taking the sting Muslims’. In her book, Power Failure, Syeda he Indian education sector, through cutting-edge research and cates, it is a currency used to measure their ‘klout’ in the social media. It out of the Opposition campaign. The bottom line for now, however, is Modi’s Abida Hussain writes that the JUP “used the as also the global industry, reaching the benefits of research is another thing that the website by the same name, that scored on how popularity ratings at the national level remain high even in States where the party anti-Shia card” in Jhang during the 1970 elec- stands at crossroads. In a and knowledge for the creation of hefty you are on social media until recently, has now collapsed under its tions. In 1974, the JUP became one of the three complex world, individu- a common person. Universities is likely to suffer anti-incumbency and the ‘emotive issues’ that would enthuse NADEEM own weight or for the lack of it. So, this begs the question: What does social main religious outfits to demand the ouster als, groups and nations are cannot afford to be Eiffel Towers. media influencer mean? What do they do? Whom and what do they influ- the cadre are there and thereabouts at the moment without being over-aggres- PARACHA of the Ahmadiyya from the fold of Islam. tryingT to find solutions to material If we look at our ancient system, ence? sively pushed, though that may change as the poll campaign kicks off in earnest. The Barelvi majority was eventually and political problems through edu- exactly the same was our system of ver the years, a large percentage of overwhelmed by the political rise of Deobandi cation. In a world that has lost direc- education. Modern education cre- The closest parallel to the word ‘influencer’ is perhaps the age-old term The BJP will need both Modi’s sway and these ‘connect’ issues to be in full play analysis who penned on the issue of militancy during the Zia dictatorship. tion and when everyone wants to get ates individuals who become part ‘opinion-maker’ or the slightly grandiose word ‘thought-leader’. These were in consonance with their governance-development agenda to decisively best an Oreligious radicalisation in Pakistan, However, Ewing’s study demonstrates that the materially rich and affluent, of the system. This brings more the epitaphs one used for a person whom the world looked up to for per- Opposition mahagathbandhan which, even if its index of unity is only moder- have almost squarely concentrated on the pro- conservative Zia regime, too, remoulded the Governments and parents want edu- benefits to the rich and the affluent spective, analytical prowess, deep thinking, and who pontificated on mat- ate, could pose a significant challenge to its effort to get re-elected. liferation of the more belligerent strands of the image of the Sufi saints. They were now cation to develop competencies that and miseries for the poor and the ters of higher planes and societal magnitude. Their opinions were a syn- Muslim Sunni Deobandi and of Wahibi sub- explained as being ‘Islamic scholars’ and can help them earn more money and downtrodden. thesis of years of observation, domain knowledge and expertise, accumu- sects. Even though both are minority sub-sects Pakistan. imams. But as the rise of state-backed get materially rich. Education has, in Education is essentially a process lated over the years on a wide variety of issues. Their musings, read by 50WORDEDIT States should step in in Pakistan, they began to enjoy strategic state In her book, Arguing Sainthood, Katherine Deobandi militancy in the 1980s eventually fact, led to the destruction of an indi- of learning to live in diversity. thousands, set the agenda for public policy debates. support from the 1980s onwards — especially Pratt Ewing charted in detail how the state of led to the formation of various anti-state mil- vidual’s creativity and happiness ‘Tolerance’ is the key word. We need Of course, it was in the pre-social media era. They never received any High price of fuel has rightly irked many. The when Pakistan became a frontline state in the Pakistan (and various Governments) mould- itant groups, the Musharraf Government instead of being a ‘man making’ and to develop tolerance for different certificate of merit and never received a champagne bottle to accumulate cer- Opposition, especially the Congress, seized the opportu- insurgency against the Soviet-backed ed and remoulded religious imagery related (1999-2008) revived the idea of using state- soul-searching process. Most indi- ideas, ideologies, cultures. But in nity and called for a Bharat bandh blaming the Government in Afghanistan. The Sunni to Barelvi beliefs to fit whatever or however sponsored Sufism to colour his regime’s viduals, who successfully pass today’s times, we are witnessing tain number of ‘followership’. The ‘opinion-makers’ or ‘thought-leaders’ fol- Government for high price. While these could have to do Barelvi sub-sect, that a majority of Pakistanis the state, at the time, was demonstrating as ‘modernist’ disposition. through the system of education, more and more intolerance on our lowership remained an incalculable exercise. Clicks did not exist back then. belong to, did not have any historical tradi- the contents of Pakistan’s nationalist-existen- A National Sufi Council was formed and become more self-centered and mate- campuses. When Pandit Madan Only flips of newspaper or magazine pages existed. Readers’ letters in the with global happenings beyond our control, States must tion related to armed jihad. Therefore, the state tialist narrative. Since the veneration of the then a Rumi Forum. Both generated acade- rialistic. This is what our present sys- Mohan Malviyaji was establishing the tightly contested ‘Letters to the Editor’ column was the only avenue to gauge take the cue from Rajasthan and Andhra Pradesh and of Pakistan, with help from the US and Saudi deceased as well as living saints is a central mic, promotional and cultural paraphernalia tem is geared to impart. Institutions Banaras Hindu University, he was how opinion-makers or thought-leaders fared and influenced the public. Days reduce local taxes on petrol and diesel to provide relief. Arabia, forked out millions of dollars to pull plank in the Barelvi belief system, the state promoting Sufi philosophy, poetry and music. are being assessed on the salary the asked to reserve seats for the local beyond the apparent. Someone, who must have autonomy to decide on all that in the name of modernity. were slow, painstaking; were ruled by substance and grey cells and required in radical Deobandi elements from the tried to monopolise the writing of the histo- This time, Sufi saints were explained as being graduates get and not on how happy people. He had defined the univer- has been to the university and got what to teach and how to teach. Education should not be a process of the ability to write cogently on any topic. fringes and into the mainstream. Ever since ries of the saints. Ewing demonstrates how, men who promoted ‘true elements of Islam’: they are in life. sity as a ‘viswa’ global institution and good education, should be able to see Unfortunately, agencies outside transplanting the recipients of their Today, like many things, social media has created arbitrage, a super- 19th and early 20th centuries, both Deobandis on the suggestion of Javed Iqbal, the Ayub Peace, love and tolerance. Interestingly though, Around 125 years back, in 1893, said that as such there could be no below the surface. This would mean the university decide on what uni- own cultures but that is what has been structure and a hierarchy in order to run the social-order online. It identi- as well as Wahabis had histories of organis- Khan regime (1958-69) neutralised the pirs Phillipon writes that from within this narra- Swami Vivekananda, during his reservation for the local. Today, we not being caught up in the narrow SWAMI versities should teach. It is greater the process. We need to bring back our fies its own cheerleaders. Today, even a 13-year-old can boast to be an Purana Pakistan ing themselves during uprisings, enacted in (and also clerics) by bringing under state con- tive, “wittingly or unwittingly”, emerged an idea Chicago address to the World can’t find students in a university bigotry of mundane life. Swamiji, misfortune, it must be said in the own knowledge system into the main- With the sacking of an Ahmadiyya economist, Imran Khan the name of jihad. The Barelvis did not. trol the country’s Sufi shrines, mosques and which equated this version of Sufism with Parliament of Religions, had very coming from more than 50 or a 100 through an anecdote of a frog, had VIVEKANANDA same vein, that wherever autonomy stream without keeping the modern ‘influencer’ on social media. Increasingly, all you need is someone who can The Barelvis emerged as a Sunni sub-sect madressahs. This was done by forming a Pakistan’s majority Sunni sub-sect, the Barelvi. clearly delineated the essence kilometers. Our universities have explained how a frog, who lived all BELIEVED THAT was exercised, it has often been mis- out of our syllabus. crank-out content, has the ability to use mobile camera better than a pen has failed the first test of inclusive governance in the late 19th century. It was a reaction department called Auqaf. It is true that the religious Barelvi leader- Hinduism; and the essence of edu- become local instead of being glob- through his life in a well, could not used by our planners. One ideology Conclusion: Successive and a paper, and has the talent to use image editing tools and filters, and against the theological onslaught of the Then, the history of various famous South ship was staunchly against extremist groups cation cannot be anything but what al. This is the outcome of intolerance comprehend the vastness of the sea. EDUCATION HAS A has been promoted over others. Governments in India, since some passable linguistic skills. f there was much trepidation about Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan giv- Deobandis against the traditions of the Asian Sufi saints was written by Auqaf in the of opposing Sunni sub-sects. But what was was described by Swamiji as the on campuses for anything not local. Hinduism, with its long and deep phi- The purpose and ideal of the great Independence, have always We have got so attuned to the make-believe world of optic-filters, image majority of Muslims, who, during the 500-year light of how the Ayub regime was expressing overlooked was that they were equally opposed essence of Hinduism. The objective Students from other parts of the losophy and literature, teaches us to Indian university has been derailed. promised a new education policy ing into hardliners and their stranglehold on polity and the military, his latest DUAL PURPOSE — enhancements and beautification techniques that nobody wants to see the Muslim rule in India, had merged various ele- itself. According to both Ewing and Phillipon, to the idea of Sufism being formulated by the of any system of education or a uni- country are often under the threat of assimilate different people from dif- We need to reverse the process. We based on Indian values and systems. reality as it is anymore. Much alone read a biting critique in a long form Idecision to fire an Ahmadiyya economist tore his “Naya Pakistan” commit- ments of Sufism with the rituals of pre-Islamic the literature produced by Auqaf during the state. This was first demonstrated by the JUP, versity cannot be different to what unequal treatment. ferent cultures and backgrounds. In THAT OF CREATING need an education policy which rises But they have failed to come up with content. Social media, by its very structure and model, is not a great advo- ment asunder. Even the most hopeful among Pakistan liberals, who were latch- creeds existing in India. The Barelvi were never Ayub era described saints to be enlightened and later, more belligerently, by outfits such as Vivekananda spoke of at the World This is neither the Hindu ideal spite of people from different faiths NEW KNOWLEDGE above narrow bigotry and aspires for a policy that can be called a truly cate of anything long, engaging and at a deeper and meaningful level, it an organised lot. For example, when in 1919, and forward-looking men as opposed to the the Sunni Tehreek. The radical Barelvi final- Parliament as the philosophy of life nor the ideal of a university which coming to India, it could not destroy each individual to attain moksha Indian policy or system of education. runs on skids. It likes virality. The short and sweet. The palatable. A fleet- ing on to the cosmetic changes that Khan had initiated while in office, are now the Deobandi clerics organised themselves clerics whose literature presents itself as ly discovered their crusading niche by becom- and Hinduism. Today, the world has Swamiji had talked about. We have the basic tenets of Hinduism. THROUGH CUTTING through the process of education — Every Indian, who has been con- accusing him of cowering to the religious right, which he had endorsed in the into a large political party in India — the being reactionary. The saints were presented ing the self-claimed protectors of the Second started viewing education as an end conveniently forgotten about them. have given shelter to people driven Sa Vidya ya Vimuktaye. cerned about the content and ing glance worthy and snackable content. Nothing to strain your grey cells. past too but was expected to negotiate adroitly once he had the mandate. What Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam Hind (JUIH) — the as ancient projections of Ayub’s ‘modernist’ Amendment and Ordinance (regarding the in itself; whereas the need is to see it In recent past, we find more and from their own land in India with- EDGE RESEARCH Education is a continuum: process of education, especially Adept at these new-age skills, social media influencers have become Barelvi figureheads (pirs) instead joined var- approach towards Islam. ouster of the Ahmadiyya from Islam), and the as a means to an end. more university campuses under out losing its own identity. Similarly, Swamiji, in his address in Chicago, since Independence, which has been a mini celebrity in their own right. However, it is also increasingly becom- dashes hopes with a deafening thud is the fact that the country is on the brink ious non-religious political outfits. The saints’ personalities went through 1986 clause of the blasphemy laws in the Education has to be a search for turmoil. Students are up against our institutions must become centres AND DELIVERING had mentioned that it is said that the a continuation of Macaulay’s vision ing clearer that quite a few have been rigging the system. Creating fake of an economic crisis that may need an IMF bailout and the Princeton scholar For example, instead of forming a party another rewrite during the ‘socialist’ ZA Pakistan constitution. truth and this journey cannot have teachers or students and teachers are of learning where people from all dif- Vedas neither have a beginning nor of Indian education and pro-elite, is accounts to simulate interactions or engagement, buying armies of ‘followers’ Atif Mian, with established credentials as one of the world’s top 25 in line for of their own, they first joined the Union Party Bhutto regime (1971-77). Analysing the lit- Their distaste towards the state-backed a beginning or an end date. It has to up in arms against the vice-chan- ferent parts of the country and world THE BENEFITS OF an end. This needs to be understood amazed why we have not been able seems to be all part and parcel of the wild, wild west in the social media (in Punjab) and then, in 1945-46, Jinnah’s All- erature published by Auqaf during the Bhutto image of Sufism erupted more prominently in be a life-long process. Our universi- cellor and administrative staff. For must converge and learn to live in RESEARCH AND in context. He had also mentioned to propound our own system in spite sphere. the Nobel prize, was perhaps the best man to steer the country out of its intractable India Muslim League. However, a year after period, Ewing noted how the saints now the shape of the radical Tehreek-i-Labbaik. A ties do not impart skills to keep one or the other reason, the teach- peace. Unfortunately, our educa- that there is one truth and the of the fact that we have more than morass. Pakistan’s foreign exchange reserves are at record lows while it suffo- Fed-up with this lack of trust, brands are backing out and there is a Pakistan’s creation in 1947, a group of Barelvi became populist men who opposed oppres- sympathiser of the outfit told Phillipon that searching for truth and values, which ing-learning process is stalled or the tional campuses have become most KNOWLEDGE FOR process to reach can be different. 5,000-year-old tradition of knowl- larger backlash against the ‘influencers’. Specially of the ilk that promotes cates under external debt, most of it due to loans from China for the $62 billion clerics formed the Jamiat-i-Ulema Pakistan. sive kings, feudal lords and ‘their agents’ (i.e. Sufism (formulated by Ayub, Bhutto and can convert individuals into soul- university is closed. Incidents at the intolerant to different ideologies. Truth cannot be many. The concept edge creation and preservation. The from hotels, cosmetics, apparels to food, protein shakes and anything in CPEC. It was an insult to the country’s academia as two of Mian’s colleagues, But according to Mujeeb Ahmad in his essay the orthodox mullahs). Phillipon suggests that Musharraf) was ‘Washington’s agenda’ and that searching individuals. Students come Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Ever since the British estab- ALL-ROUND of university in India is the search for process needs no elaboration. Read in State and Nation Building in Pakistan: this was done to bring the histories of the saints Sufism doesn’t dissuade people from violent to universities to earn a degree. The Delhi; Banaras Hindu University, lished universities in India, especial- truth — the ultimate one. Universities Swamiji and hear his speech at between. The influencers are purely to push a product at a price and cap- Asim Ijaz Khwaja and Imran Rasul, who were also appointed to the Khan-led Beyond Islam and Security, the JUP hardly reg- in line with Bhutto’s idea of ‘Islamic Socialism’. struggle. This can be seen as the current strand better the quality of the degree ie, the Varanasi; Manipur University, ly after Independence, universities HUMAN should be the agencies to search for Chicago and you will get the formula italise the opportunity. Apparently, beauty brands reportedly pay huge sums economic advisory council, quit in protest over a move that prided religion over istered on Pakistan’s political landscape till It was also during the 1970s that the JUP of Barelvi radicalism looking to transcend its better the reputation of the univer- Imphal; and others speak volume have not been seen as centres of learn- DEVELOPMENT that ultimate truth. for revamping Indian education. of money to influencers to trash their competitors on social media platforms. economics and mindless rant over proven capability. What is shocking is that 1970. Nevertheless, Alix Phillipon, in the same became a lot more political. Its leaders reject- old image of being apolitical, ‘peace-loving spir- sity, higher are the chances of getting about the management of higher ing and knowledge creation, but as Vedas talk of all different areas of (The writer is Professor of The social media sphere has started to appear superfluous and its ‘influ- anthology, points that even though the ed the idea of Sufism that was formulated by itualists’. Should the Pakistan state start to a good salaried job. education in our country. centres for creating subjects to serve human knowledge, including sci- Education at Indira Gandhi National encers’ delusional and gross. Imran, who has so far been seen as educated, liberal, privileged and determined Barelvi majority was politically scattered, its the Ayub and Bhutto regimes. Ahmad writes worry? I’ll leave that for the state to answer. Universities as diversity in unity Education must expand its the masters. Ideals of the Indian edu- ence, but we do not find it anywhere Open University, New Delhi. Views are In the good old days, you had content and then the commercial break as a person and cricketer, completely appears to have sold himself to hawks for social influence was not lost on the state of that the JUP saw the saints as being ‘pure (Courtesy: The Dawn) centres: Individuals have different horizon: Education must help us see cation have been lost. Universities in our curriculum. We have rejected personal) in between. Today, you have a run of commercials with content to break in personal sustenance over political expediency. This rather tame cave-in on pro- between. Social media platforms are skewed too far in that direction. So, tecting minority rights means that the new regime may well turn out to be the LETTERS TO THE EDITOR the pirate and vanity metrics rules. most hardliner of them all and subsume the little dots of diversity that are still The question remains: What exactly do these social media ‘influencers’ influence? Do they tilt election results? Do they influence society by ush- left in that country. WOMEN TO THE FORE NEED FOR ACTION including the Congress, the Government at the helm. They claim SUCCESSFUL PACT Communist Party of India (Marxist) Serena’s on-court conduct will cost her dearly that it is their right to protest. Their ering in social movements or reforms? Do they provide solutions to the prob- Even Pakistan’s founding father, MA Jinnah himself belonged to a minority Sir — This refers to the editorial, Sir — The Bharath bandh called by as also other parties, must get their argument is that the Constitution Sir — This refers to the editorial, lems at a policy level? Do they bring blinding insights? Do they reach the Islamic sect and had from the very beginning assured Ahmadiyyas that they would “Three strikes...” (September 10). The Opposition parties over an increase in acts together in suggesting ways and n an individual game, healthy mutual lakhs of fans; though she has a past his- chair and also called the referee names. By guarantees the right to form associa- “Three strikes...” (September 10). masses in a way that justifies their influencer role? Do they protest out in be treated at par with any other Muslim sect, appointing his Foreign Minister most striking feature of the 2+2 prices of petrol/diesel was unwanted. means to control the situation that respect is a must. Many tennis players tory of screaming at the lineswoman in the the time she received her third warning, it tions and right to free speech and The 2+2 Dialogue between India and the sun mobilising opinion against rural distress, building dams or facto- Dialogue between India and the US The fact of the matter is that the occa- demands immediate attention. were, and are, known to throw temper 2009 US Open costing her a penalty point. was all over for Serena. More importantly, expression. That’s true. But it is also the US was a success. One hopes that from among them. Ahmadiyyas, when accommodated in Pakistan, have served I ries? Or raise a stink on pollution and urban mess? was that it brought women power to sion was used to show their strength Sravana Ramachandran on the court. Legend John McEnroe was But things turned topsy-turvy last she lost the goodwill. The entire episode a fact that the right is not an absolute issues and irritants with regard to Apparently, they do nothing of the sort. They post pictures and videos top jobs in the Army, academia, arts and sciences. All that changed in the mid the fore. The image of two women and unity. It is well-known that India Chennai one of the most temperamental and con- week at the women’s singles final of 2018 pushed to the background the brilliant dis- one. One must protest, but peaceful- India importing oil from Iran will in and some jumble of sponsored posts. They are just a part of the giant adver- 1970s when they were proscribed as non-Muslims. Pakistan’s civil society, already Ministers, Sushma Swaraj and and other countries are witnessing a frontational guys who threw verbal attacks US Open championship after Serena’s play of tennis by Naomi Osaka, who by her ly, without hampering daily busi- no way affect the landmark pact. The tising and marketing wheel. The perks seem to be flowing and there are Nirmala Sitharaman, being a part and steep rise in oil prices due to the PROTEST PEACEFULLY at the opponents as well as referees. But coach Patrick Mouratoglou was spotted by own account, is her admirer. At the twilight ness. While launching bandhs, parties call to Pakistan to end terrorism too entire careers being built on it. However, as a category, ‘influencers’ are compromised by years of military rule, has been virtually eroded by this move. parcel of crucial agreements con- return of US sanctions on Iran, which he often enthralled the crowd with his styl- chair umpire giving instructions to Serena of her career, she will be remembered as force the people to obey their orders. must not be left unheard. And that doesn’t bode well for that country or India, which Imran is looking at cerning the country spoke volumes has forced the latter to lower its Sir — It seems bandhs and hartals ish arguments with the chair umpires. from the stands in the second set. Ramos much for her uncouth bearing at the Arthur This is nothing but hooliganism. Shashi soon going to be on their way out, as brands understand one’s own stu- for some economic solace. But with the terrorist machinery-related groups slow- about the capabilities of the two exports. Besides, fluctuations in the have become a part and parcel of our Coming to Serena Williams, her record pulled up the coach through a warning. The Ashe stadium as for her accomplishments. They infringe on the fundamental Via email pidity and the perils of risking good will of the people. women in handling high-profile jobs. global market too are responsible. daily lives. Political organisations speaks for itself. Generally, she behaves her- 23-time Grand Slam winner banged the rac- Ganapathi Bhat rights of citizens. This must end. (The writer is a communications and management professional with ly steadying their power grip on our neighbour and its new PM parroting China Kusum These are things beyond our con- lose no time to declare bandhs, immi- self on the court, which has earned her quet on the court and quarrelled with the Akola Jubel D’Cruz Send your feedback to: cross-sectoral experience) as the cornerstone of neighbourly relations, it’s Purana Pakistan all over again. Via email trol. In any case, the Opposition, nently to protest every action of the Mumbai [email protected] pioneer THE PIONEER LUCKNOW | TUESDAY | SEPTEMBER 11, 2018 10 GoodNews Researchers reported recently that a repurposed drug significantly slowed the advance of brain atrophy in progressive multiple sclerosis patients. 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Boil a teaspoon of average Indian are given below: ndia can be regarded as the pioneer of surgery, with Ait is a member of the ginger mixed in buttermilk Go for a patch test because crushed cardamom seeds in a cup of water for Carbohydrates: These are the chief source Sushruta describing neurosurgery in his writings of 600 BC. family and the best use of haldi should be consumed in the pepper may cause 10-15 minutes and drink this. of energy for the body (amount of energy from More than 2,500 years later, neurosurgery has acquired great comes when it is used topically for cases of indigestion or some tingling. one gram of carbohydrates and proteins is four significanceI in India as it holds one-sixth of the global popula- a glowing skin. It can also be used heaviness in the stomach CLOVE calories) easily converting to ATP and fuel mus- tion while also having one of the highest accidents rates, road to treat inflammation, infected to alleviate discom- cle function. Sedentary persons must take 40- fatalities accounting for 16.6% of all annual deaths — the sixth wounds, and ringworm. fort. 50% of their diet in the form of carbohydrates biggest cause of deaths in the country. Given its prevalence rate Mix a teaspoon of haldi in two while those performing regular exercise and ath- of 2,400 per lakh people, the burden of neurological ailments tablespoons of besan, a tablespoon letes may require 60-70%. Whole grains, low- hangs heavily in India. Particularly for cases requiring surgery, of atta and yogurt or milk in enough fat dairy and whole fruits, as opposed to juices, the advance of novel neurosurgery techniques is critical. Unlike quantity to make a thick paste. are the best sources of carbohydrates in food. the early 1980s, when facilities were not up to the mark for treat- Apply this uptan on the face for a Proteins: These are essential building ing infectious/trauma cases, the scenario has changed complete- glowing complexion. blocks of tissue structure and plasma mem- ly during the last three-odd decades. To treat ringworm, make a branes. They also perform key roles in metabol- paste of fresh turmeric and water. love is a spice derived from the dried flower ic, transport and hormone systems, maintain Best-in-Class Apply it in the affected area and let Cbuds of the clove tree. Its oil acts as a acid-base balance in the body and make up the Today, endoscopic neurosurgery, functional neurosurgery, it dry. painkiller when applied topically for a toothache. enzymes that aid digestion. Sedentary individ- microsurgery, radiosurgery, endovascular neurosurgery, com- uals must take about 0.79 gm of protein per kg puter-assisted neurosurgery and complex, minimally-invasive of body weight. Professional bodybuilders may surgeries can all be performed in state-of-the-art neurosurgical require up to 2 gm per kg of body weight. In typ- units. Be it 3T MRI or 320 slice CT scans, biplane 3-D rotation- GINGER CUMIN ical Indian diets, soy tofu or soy milk, beans, al DSA labs or video EEG monitoring units, these are all avail- lentils and peas, skinless poultry, fish, egg whites, able at modern hospitals in metro cities. The operating rooms inger is a plant umin is a spice derived almonds, walnuts, peanuts or cashew, pumpkins, have world-class intraopera- Gwhose roots are Cfrom the seeds of the sunflower or flax seeds are excellent sources. Neurosurgery is not tive MRI and monitoring, used as an additive cumin plant. A great Fats: These may be monosaturated, polyun- neuro-navigation, advanced in many cuisines. benefit of this seed is saturated and saturated. Saturated fats are more all about individual fluorescence microscopes and It is a natural rem- that it helps in weight likely to increase cholesterol levels and increase skills. The emphasis endoscopy equipment, among edy for headaches. loss and fat reduc- the risk of atherosclerosis. Major sources of is on availability of others. Make a paste from tion. While it is not essential fatty acids are edible oils such as canola, These latest techniques, an inch of ginger possible to eat large rice bran, olive or sunflower oils, nuts, seeds and best-in-class which include the molecular and apply this on the qualities of jeera a simple meat. Each gram of fat supplies the body with infrastructure. The profiling of tumours, are all forehead. One can also way to consume is to boil about 9 calories. advances in available in India. As a result, add dry ginger powder to two teaspoons of jeera 200 ml Micronutrients: These perform various even for the most complex boiling water and inhale the water. Reduce it to half and essential functions in the body from the devel- computer-guided & procedures, patients no longer vapours for relief. drink this hot to results. opment of the nervous system (Vitamin B6, robotic surgery need to travel abroad to get Vitamin B12, Folic acid) to maintaining water mean the chances treated since the best sur- balance in cells (Potassium, Sodium). Zinc aids geons and facilities are avail- in healing wounds while Iron is a component of errors are able within national borders. CINNAMON SAFFRON GARLIC of blood cells. These are required in trace minimised Having said that, stan- amounts. Food sources for macro-nutrients con- dards in rural regions leave innamon is an affron is obtained from the flower of the arlic with its antiviral and antibacterial properties helps tain most micro-nutrients as well. However, much to be desired, although Caromatic spice Ssaffron crocus and is the world’s most Gin boosting immunity. If you feel that you are about experimenting with a variety of green leafy veg- almost 70% of the people obtained from the expensive spice by weight. It is considered to to get a cold add garlic to your diet by making tea. Though etables, red fruits, fortified foods, animal prod- reside there. Therefore, public and private stakeholders need to bark of certain kinds be a mild sedative as well and can be used by it does smell, prevention is always better than cure. Boil ucts or protein alternatives, fish and seeds will join hands in ensuring the same world-class tools and techniques of trees. It helps people who ha VR insomnia. Take a punch three cups of water and three crushed garlic cloves. Add ensure that you don’t miss out on any of these. are replicated in the rural zones, especially in public hospitals. decrease blood of the spice and add it to milk and boil for a half a teaspoon of honey and half a Water: Water keeps your skin hydrated, pre- sugar. A great few minutes. Drink this just before going to lemon juice with seeds and rind as vents constipation, dissolves minerals for use by Driving Better Outcomes way to con- bed for a good night sleep. it has Vitamin C and antiox- the body, transports nutrients and oxygen to Backed by global-standard neuro-diagnostic, neuro-radiol- sume dalchini idants. Strain this tea cells, lubricates joints and flushes out waste from ogy and neuro-intensive care facilities, the treatments available is to make tea. and drink the kidneys. The recommended intake for men in India match those of leading hospitals worldwide, achieving Take a small stick throughout is 3.7 liters a day and for women, 2.7 liters. It is the best outcomes in neurological disease management. Be it a of cinnamon, add a the day. best to take several meals and sips of water in wide range of neurological ailments like epilepsy, coma, stroke, glass of water, boil small servings for better digestion. Executing a brain tumours, nerve injuries, neuropathies, myopathies, mul- it for 10 minutes balanced diet plan and an adequate amount of tiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, Myasthenia Gravis and more, and let it steep for water, regular exercise, and good sleep will sure- all can be treated most efficiently in India — at one-fourth the another 5. Add lemon ly get the healthy body. cost of foreign institutions. and drink this. The writer is Assistant Professor, Institute of Health It needs to be acknowledged that neurosurgery is not all about Management Research, IIHMR University, Jaipur individual skills. The emphasis has shifted to the availability of best-in-class infrastructure. The advances in computer-guided and robotic surgery mean the chances of errors by neurosurgeons DadiKaKehna STUDYCENTRE are being minimised to a great degree. TIPTOP Together with artificial intelligence and machine learning, ccording to a neuronavigation is poised to wholly transform neurosurgery. As We all want to have a healthy he launch date for the ambitious to set up 1.5 lakh wellness centres with study by the and when neuronavigation is deployed for neurological proce- and glowing skin. Using health insurance scheme, the the hope of bringing health care closer AWorld Health dures, it will virtually eliminate manual errors, compress oper- readymade creams can be harsh TPradhan Mantri Jan Aarogya to the homes of the people. Organization, about 34% ating time and make minimal-access surgery with precision a Abhiyan (PMJAA), was announced As per a recent report, only 27% of of Indians — 24.7% male reality. on the skin. But a few simple recently by Prime Minister Narendra Indians have health insurance coverage. and 43.9% women — are not home remedies can leave your Modi. The PMJAA, touted as The Indian healthcare sector is active enough to stay healthy. Globally, SUMMERCOOLER the world’s largest healthcare largely underpenetrated with more than 1.4 billion adults are at risk of skin smooth and lovely, says scheme, aims to provide a Government expenditure con- diseases from not doing enough physical ROSHANI DEVI cover of `5 lakh per fami- stituting approximately 1.4% activity. The study also notes that there is RUNES: Also referred to as dried plum, they are not the ly annually, benefiting of the country’s GDP. The no improvement in global levels of phys- Pkind of dry fruit that one would want to eat. But once you anting a smooth and half teaspoon honey. Apply the more than 10 crore poor private sector expenditure ical activity since 2001. If the current know its benefits, a day will not go when this will not be part glowing complexion mixture on damp face and neck families. It will be constitutes 70% of the total trends continue, the 2025 global activity of your daily diet. Wis what most of us using circular motions. Leave it launched on September healthcare expenditure. Of target of a 10% relative reduction in insuf- Just one cup of prunes provides 87% of the recommended aspire for. We spend thou- on for 10 minutes. Wash with 25, 2018. this, about 62% is out of pocket ficient physical activity will not be met. daily intake of Vitamin K, more than 20% of most B sands of rupees on treatments cool water and pat dry. Medical expenditure and only 8% is covered through Lack of exercise can increase the risk Vitamins, 8% of calcium and 27% of potassium; it contains and or buying expensive face Moisturise as usual. Apply this remains one of the primary con- pre-financed instruments. of health conditions like cardiovascular beta-carotene as well. Each prune (approx 9.5 g) offers about creams. But a few simple tricks pack once a week for a glowing cerns for people in the country which Every hospital or healthcare estab- diseases, Type 2 Diabetes and dementia 23 kcal and 0.7 g of fibre. can get you the same result at skin. makes it imperative for further focus on lishment must try to improve and max- This coupled with unhealthy eating pat- People who are deficient home. Here’s how: Use green tea: You need a making healthcare affordable for one imise quality within the resources that terns and family history of diseases can in Vitamin A are prone to Use virgin coconut oil: tablespoon green tea leaves, a and all. Apart from PMJAA, the are available to them and with the best exacerbate the situation even further. night blindness, dry eyes, Warm the oil and cup of water, two tea- National Health Policy 2017 envisioned use of those resources. Poor quality ser- It has been shown in a study published macular degeneration and apply on the face spoons brown sugar ‘health and wellness centres’ as the vice indicates poor utilisation of earlier this year in the American journal cataracts. Eating and neck. and a teaspoon foundation of India’s health. The idea is resources. of Epidemiology that lack of exercise prunes are Massage for a cream. Boil the affects the human body right up to the cel- essential for few minutes in leaves in water. lular level. A few tips to follow: healthy vision. gentle circular When the water SLIMLINE nA diet rich in whole grain, fruits, They are motions. changes colour, The PD Hinduja Hospital & Medical The programme is supported by a fleet of and vegetables is very good for the body. sold as a popular digestive Leave it remove from Research Centre’s rural health programme — Basic and Advanced Mobile Health Units Fibrous food will ensure that you feel fuller remedy. This is because overnight. Add flame and cool it. Serve with Passion — was adjudged the (MHU) which are equipped with state-of-the- for a longer period and prevent any crav- prunes are high in fiber and sorbitol and help the body in some sugar to the oil Take two teaspoons winner of the Rural Health Initiative category at art diagnostic equipment, GPS tracking system ings. Avoid processed and refined food. digesting food properly, to relieve constipation and have a and use it as a scrub to exfoli- from this in a bowl. Add the the 2nd CSR Health Impact Awards 2018 held and medicines. The team of doctors, nurses nToo much alcohol leads to weight regular bowel movement. ate your skin once or twice a brown sugar and cream, and in New Delhi recently. The programme which and medical staff from the hospital travel along gain. Prune juice is healthy for the overall well being. It is also week. Do this every night mix well. Apply all over the face began in 2011 provides the highest standards with the MHUs to provide quality care. nUnderstand your risk factors. Doing very good for the skin as it is a natural fibre-packed fruit juice before going to bed. and scrub gently. of healthcare services, free of cost to the As a part of prevention, the team takes a so can help you in taking preventive mea- with the goodness of vitamins and minerals and is free from Use baking soda: Mix a tea- Rinse with cold water after poorest of communities in the rural areas of holistic approach by focusing on nutrition, safe sures at the earliest and avoid complica- any harmful ingredients. spoon baking soda, add a tea- 10 minutes. pat dry. Apply this Jawhar taluka, Maharashtra, and has water, health education and sanitation for all tions. spoon extra virgin olive oil and once or twice a week. witnessed over 2.75 lakh patient visits till date. the patients and villagers. — Heart Care Foundation of India LUCKNOW | TUESDAY | SEPTEMBER 11, 2018 money 11

Investors lose `1.96L cr ArcelorMittal sweetens BUSINESS CORNER LEXUS LAUNCHES HYBRID ELECTRIC CAR ES 300H IN INDIA offer for Essar Steel New Delhi: Japanese carmaker Toyota's luxury vehicle arm, Lexus, after market slump Monday launched all-new version of its hybrid electric car, ES 300h in India priced at `59.13 lakh (ex-showroom all India). The seventh Group-backed Numetal Ltd and mining generation ES 300h is powered by a 2.5 little petrol engine coupled PTI n NEW DELHI Revised proposal baron Anil Agarwal-led Vedanta are in the with Lexus' fourth generation hybrid system. “Our country is going race to acquire Essar Steel. through the problem of pollution and we strongly believe that hybrid nvestor wealth eroded by Rupee weakening credit negative to CoC submitted The Resolution Professional, overseeing electric vehicles are a solution for it,” Lexus India president PB `1.96 lakh crore Monday the auction of Essar Steel to recover over Venugopal told reporters here. With enhanced riding comfort and dri- I ` following slump in the equity for companies: Moody’s PTI n NEW DELHI 49,000 crore of unpaid loans had sent emails ving dynamics, the all-new ES 300h delivers a fuel economy of 22.37 market where the BSE bench- to all the three bidders to be present kmpl, the company said. The model is equipped with 10 airbags and mark index tanked more than PTI n NEW DELHI Monday for the opening of the second round other safety features such as vehicle stability control, hill start assist 1 per cent. orld’s leading steel giant ArcelorMittal of bids. besides anti-theft system with break-in and tilt sensors. When asked The 30-share BSE Sensex ustained weakening of the rupee is “credit negative” for Indian Whas sweetened its offer for Essar Steel, This followed a National Company Law about the company’s plans for India for future mobility, Lexus India closed at a three-week low of Scompanies which generate revenue in rupees but rely on US as the bids received in the second round for Appellate Tribunal's (NCLAT) judgement president N Raja said: “For us, all technology will co-exist. While elec- 37,922.17, down 467.65 points dollar debt to fund their operations, Moody's Investors Service the debt-ridden firm were opened by its last week on the eligibility of bids. It had tric vehicles are the future, hybrids will be the bridge.” “We are work- or 1.22 per cent. said Monday. lenders Monday. ruled that Numetal’s `37,000-crore sec- ing on several technologies, including hybrids, EVs and fuel cells and Following slide in stocks, The Indian rupee has depreciated 13 per cent so far in 2018 Without disclosing the amount, the ond-round bid for Essar Steel is valid, but we will come up with the appropriate technology,” he added. Lexus the market valuation of BSE- and has touched a historic low of `72.32 to a dollar. Luxembourg-headquarterd firm said that it asked rival bidder ArcelorMittal to clear Rs began its India journey in March last year. It has presence in eight listed companies plunged “Nevertheless, most rated India-based corporates have pro- has submitted a revised proposal to Essar 7,000 crore dues of its previously associat- cities covering 80 per cent of the luxury car market in India, Venugopal `1,96,130.84 crore to tections in place — including natural hedges, some US dollar rev- Steel India Ltd's (ESIL) Committee of ed firms within three days to qualify for the said. Out of its six models available in India, four are hybrid vehi- `1,55,43,657 crore at close of enues and financial hedges — to limit the negative credit impli- Creditors (CoC). acquisition. cles. trade Monday. cations of a potential further 10 per cent weakening of the rupee The revised offer also includes a com- A two-member bench of NCLAT head- “Markets slid as fears of to the US dollar from Thursday's (September 6) rate (of 72.11 mitment to pay `7,000 crore dues to the ed by its Chairman Justice S J ONLINE HIRING ACTIVITY DECLINES IN AUG: REPORT escalating US-China trade war a dollar),” Moody's VP and Senior credit officer Annalisa DiChiara financial creditors of Uttam Galva and KSS Mukhopadhaya in a 68-page order had asked New Delhi: Online hiring activity registered a decline for the third dented the confidence,” said said. Of the 24 Moody’s-rated India-based corporates across the Petron to be eligible in the race to acquire lenders, who are auctioning Essar Steel to consecutive month in August as corporate India adopted a cautious Vinod Nair, Head of Research, high-yield and investment grade categories, 12 generate most of Essar Steel. recover over `49,000 crore of unpaid loans, hiring approach owing to significant increase in merger and acquisi- Geojit Financial Services. their revenue in US dollars or have contracts priced in US dol- “ArcelorMittal confirms that it has today to consider the second round bid of Numetal tions, says a report. The Monster Employment Index for India stood The Indian rupee has lars, providing a natural hedge, and thus limiting the effect a weak- submitted a revised proposal to Essar Steel's and mining baron Anil Agarwal-led Vedanta. at 266 in August, down 5 per cent over the corresponding period last depreciated 13 per cent so far ening in the rupee could have on their cash flows, it said. Committee of Creditors for the acquisition ArcelorMittal's bid will be considered if year. On a month-on-month basis the index has slipped by 0.74 per in 2018 and touched a historic These 24 corporates include those in the IT, oil and gas, chem- of ESIL,” ArcelorMittal said in a statement it pays dues by September 11. cent. “The current ease in hiring activity is indicative of a cautious hir- low of `72.67 to a dollar icals, automobiles, commodities, steel, and real estate develop- Monday. “The financial terms of the proposal For ArcelorMittal India (AMI), which ing scenario owing to merger and acquisitions and an increasing Monday before a rebound. ment sectors. “A sustained weakening of the rupee would be cred- are confidential, but represent a material was the only other bidder besides Numetal demand for skilled candidates,” said Abhijeet Mukherjee CEO “The persistent weakness it negative for its rated Indian companies, particularly those that increase to the previous offers made by the in the first round, the NCLAT held that it Monster.com, APAC and Gulf. Sector-wise, production and manu- in the Indian rupee is now generate revenue in rupees but rely on US dollar debt to fund company,” it added. needs to remove the “stigma of defaulter” facturing (up 64 per cent) led the year-on-year growth in August this starting to show its impact on their operations and have significant dollar-based costs, includ- The revised offer, which includes a com- attached to it because of its previous 29 per year followed by retail (up 48 per cent). “The Indian economy marched all asset classes including the ing capital expenses,” Moody's said. mitment to pay the entire amount due to the cent stake in Uttam Galva Steel and KSS at an impressive rate in the first quarter of 2018-19 as also reflected equities. The "sentiment risk" is financial creditors of Uttam Galva and KSS Petron. in the positive GDP growth momentum on the back of strong per- now the major challenge for Sun Pharma, Mahindra & cent. At BSE, 1,691 stocks Petron, therefore represents unprecedented The NCLAT held that the first round of formance of the production and manufacturing sector,” Mukherjee said. stock markets,” said Mahindra, Vedanta and declined, 1,041 advanced, while value to all concerned creditors, the state- bid by Russia’s VTB Group-backed Numetal Regarding the uptick in retail, Mukherjee said "the retail sector has Jagannadham Thunuguntla, Sr IndusInd Bank. 195 remained unchanged. ment added. in February was ineligible as the firm was shown a phenomenal growth surge which can be attributed to a spurt VP and Head of Research Among sectoral indices, Broader markets also faced “Through the revised offer ArcelorMittal 25 per cent owned by Rewant Ruia, scion of in online shopping owing to end of season sale and discounts.” He (Wealth), Centrum Broking the BSE auto fell the most by selling pressure with the BSE demonstrates its serious commitment to Essar Steel's promoter Ruia family. But, he further noted that "demand for freshers with 0-3 years of experience Ltd. 1.75 per cent, followed by mid-cap index falling 1.68 per India, creditor banks and all ESIL's stake- exited the firm before the second round of is on rise especially for job roles such as HR and admin as well as legal, From the Sensex basket, 26 metal 1.74 per cent, energy 1.67 cent and small-cap declining holders,” it said. bid was submitted in March, making which re-emphasises the need for proper guidance and training pro- stocks ended with losses led by per cent and FMCG 1.65 per 1.07 per cent. Apart from ArcelorMittal, Russia's VTB Numetal eligible. grams for young talent,” he added.

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120.25 1.15 0.97 SUNPHARMA 639.5 -24.7 -3.72 ICICIBANK 331.8 335.75 330.4 333.3 -1.8 AEGISLOG 209.45 -7.1 -3.28 CUB 187.05 0.85 0.46 GUJALKALI 572.2 -3.85 -0.67 JKIL 247.4 -10.75 -4.16 NOCIL 168.9 -3.85 -2.23 SUNTECK 477.15 -3.35 -0.7 LT 1,347.75 1,352.00 1,335.00 1,340.00 -7.5 AIAENG 1760.3 19.5 1.12 CUMMINSIND 744 -18.9 -2.48 GUJFLUORO 856.75 -9.05 -1.05 JKLAKSHMI 323.85 -5.55 -1.68 NTPC 168.95 -0.5 -0.3 SUNTV 690.9 -3.9 -0.56 BHARTIARTL 389.3 397.5 382.2 387.35 -2.25 AJANTPHARM 1227.35 -42.9 -3.38 CYIENT 800.1 7.8 0.98 GUJGAS 701.4 -10.65 -1.5 JKTYRE 121.4 -1.7 -1.38 OBEROIRLTY 450.8 -1.35 -0.3 SUPPETRO 250.25 -4.75 -1.86 TECHM 774 776.6 758.65 767 -5.2 AKZOINDIA 1729.95 -0.9 -0.05 DABUR 449.7 -18.65 -3.98 GULFOILLUB 801.3 -10.5 -1.29 JMFINANCIL 117.6 2.2 1.91 OFSS 4157.05 -7.1 -0.17 SUPRAJIT 221.1 -10.65 -4.6 INFRATEL 273.9 279 272.7 275.25 -2.1 ALBK 40.2 -0.4 -0.99 DALMIABHA 2575.3 9.35 0.36 HATSUN 746.2 0.45 0.06 JPASSOCIAT 10.68 -0.41 -3.7 OIL 204.35 -2.65 -1.28 SUPREMEIND 1169.65 1.25 0.11 HDFCBANK 2,055.00 2,055.00 2,025.10 2,039.00 -17.95 ALKEM 2141.8 -60.65 -2.75 DBCORP 227.45 1.3 0.57 HAVELLS 640.85 -32.1 -4.77 JSL 65.85 0.95 1.46 OMAXE 220.2 -1.2 -0.54 SUVEN 318.65 9.25 2.99 TATASTEEL 619.95 625 611.25 613.7 -5.45 ALLCARGO 117.55 0.3 0.26 DBL 786.95 -11.6 -1.45 HCC 14.78 -0.16 -1.07 JSLHISAR 143.4 11.2 8.47 ONGC 168.65 -3.5 -2.03 SUZLON 7.12 0.06 0.85 MARUTI 8,700.00 8,750.00 8,625.00 8,634.85 -84.35 AMARAJABAT 807.2 -9.65 -1.18 DCBBANK 166.95 -1.65 -0.98 HCLTECH 1089.6 15.5 1.44 JSWENERGY 68.05 -2.1 -2.99 ORIENTBANK 75.9 -1.05 -1.36 SWANENERGY 159.4 2.15 1.37 UPL 714.95 722.8 700.6 707 -7 AMBUJACEM 220.35 -7 -3.08 DCMSHRIRAM* 385.3 -7.1 -1.81 HDFC 1883.8 -41.1 -2.14 JSWSTEEL 401.1 -4.6 -1.13 ORIENTCEM 112.25 -1.9 -1.66 SYMPHONY 1012.35 -13.55 -1.32 TATAMOTORS 276 282 271.75 274.4 -3 ANDHRABANK 30.85 -0.2 -0.64 DEEPAKFERT 241.8 -4.6 -1.87 HDFCBANK 2042.4 -15.45 -0.75 JUBILANT 804.65 -15.85 -1.93 PAGEIND 32499.85 -822.1 -2.47 SYNDIBANK 37.05 -1.05 -2.76 HEROMOTOCO 3,333.00 3,334.85 3,258.20 3,287.00 -42.35 APARINDS 615.5 -0.25 -0.04 DEEPAKNI 251.5 -5.8 -2.25 HDFCLIFE 450.25 -0.25 -0.06 JUBLFOOD 1389.85 -21.65 -1.53 PARAGMILK 293.45 0 0 SYNGENE 612.5 -5 -0.81 TITAN 864 868 850 856.05 -11.4 APLAPOLLO 1536.35 -4.5 -0.29 DELTACORP 269.2 -4 -1.46 HDIL 31.5 -0.95 -2.93 JUSTDIAL 519.1 -17.45 -3.25 PCJEWELLER 83.25 -2.8 -3.25 TAKE 196.45 -3.85 -1.92 ITC 310.2 310.75 305.55 306.1 -4.35 APLLTD 628.45 -10.25 -1.6 DENABANK 16.1 -0.05 -0.31 HEG 4073.4 -26.6 -0.65 JYOTHYLAB 205.25 -5.15 -2.45 PEL 3019.6 -23.95 -0.79 TATACHEM 747.35 -14.05 -1.85 LUPIN 965 986.1 940.2 946 -13.4 APOLLOHOSP 1127.35 -31.85 -2.75 DHANUKA 538.2 -15.3 -2.76 HEIDELBERG 164.35 -0.95 -0.57 KAJARIACER 431.4 -12.35 -2.78 PERSISTENT 881.35 12.35 1.42 TATACOFFEE 112.45 -0.25 -0.22 HINDUNILVR 1,632.70 1,640.40 1,604.00 1,614.90 -23.85 APOLLOTYRE 240.8 -6.45 -2.61 DHFL 630.1 -18.25 -2.81 HERITGFOOD 577.8 -0.4 -0.07 KALPATPOWR 338.4 -15.45 -4.37 PETRONET 243.35 0.7 0.29 TATACOMM 526 -1.85 -0.35 IOC 153 153 150.4 151.15 -2.25 ARVIND 401.65 7.45 1.89 DISHTV 67.75 -0.85 -1.24 HEROMOTOCO 3278.35 -49.1 -1.48 KANSAINER 486.35 -9.65 -1.95 PFC 88.45 1.65 1.9 TATAELXSI 1349.6 -14.6 -1.07 KOTAKBANK 1,241.00 1,241.50 1,215.00 1,226.60 -18.35 ASAHIINDIA 345.2 -1.9 -0.55 DIVISLAB 1277.9 -36.6 -2.78 HEXAWARE 456 14.05 3.18 KEC 290.55 -5.5 -1.86 PFIZER 3557.6 -11.8 -0.33 TATAGLOBAL 222.75 -0.5 -0.22 ADANIPORTS 375.65 382.95 370.6 371.75 -5.7 ASHOKA 136.5 -0.15 -0.11 DLF 204.75 -3.7 -1.78 HFCL 24.6 -0.2 -0.81 KEI 410.3 -2.85 -0.69 PFS 17.95 -0.75 -4.01 TATAINVEST 785.85 -16.4 -2.04 BAJAJ-AUTO 2,924.00 2,949.00 2,850.10 2,875.00 -48.55 ASHOKLEY 129.85 -1.9 -1.44 DMART 1527.3 -36.3 -2.32 HIMATSEIDE 290.65 0.15 0.05 KIRLOSENG 268.1 -12.1 -4.32 PGHH 9959.4 -155.1 -1.53 TATAMETALI 692.3 -25 -3.49 RELIANCE 1,275.00 1,277.00 1,250.10 1,254.40 -24.2 ASIANPAINT 1292.45 -24.9 -1.89 DRREDDY 2565.3 -68.2 -2.59 HINDALCO 235.95 -6.5 -2.68 KNRCON 207.8 -9.3 -4.28 PHILIPCARB 236.1 -6.25 -2.58 TATAMOTORS 275.55 -1.95 -0.7 COALINDIA 286 286.35 278.65 280.95 -5.6 ASTRAL 1099.85 -15.25 -1.37 ECLERX 1092.45 37.2 3.53 HINDCOPPER 58.6 -1.2 -2.01 KOTAKBANK 1225.15 -22.8 -1.83 PHOENIXLTD 605 -4.15 -0.68 TATAMTRDVR 146.85 -1.2 -0.81 ASIANPAINT 1,314.60 1,318.00 1,280.50 1,290.00 -26 ATUL 3169.2 -38.75 -1.21 EDELWEISS 256.75 -4.85 -1.85 HINDPETRO 246.9 -6.25 -2.47 KPIT 309.75 1.5 0.49 PIDILITIND 1141.25 -17.95 -1.55 TATAPOWER 73.7 -1.55 -2.06 HDFC 1,915.00 1,916.00 1,878.25 1,880.20 -39.8 AUBANK 681.25 -11.2 -1.62 EICHERMOT 28608.8 -42.45 -0.15 HINDUNILVR 1610.55 -28.4 -1.73 KPRMILL 688.3 -11.95 -1.71 PIIND 776.6 0.4 0.05 TATASTEEL 613.5 -5.5 -0.89 ONGC 170.5 171.3 168.1 168.3 -3.6 AUROPHARMA 796.75 -4.25 -0.53 EIDPARRY 215.05 8.1 3.91 HINDZINC 296.15 -2 -0.67 KRBL 375.35 12.4 3.42 PNB 82.75 -1.6 -1.9 TCS 2081.2 1.5 0.07 HINDPETRO 254 254 246 247.3 -5.8 AVANTI 409.65 -6.1 -1.47 EIHOTEL 173.1 -1.05 -0.6 HSCL 128.7 0.9 0.7 KSCL 636.45 -4.45 -0.69 PNBHOUSING 1300.45 -1.2 -0.09 TEAMLEASE 2491.1 -22.65 -0.9 INDUSINDBK 1,872.00 1,872.00 1,818.20 1,832.50 -43.35 AXISBANK 651.55 6.4 0.99 ELGIEQUIP 283.9 -3.05 -1.06 HSIL 311.2 -5.35 -1.69 KTKBANK 115.5 -2.55 -2.16 PNCINFRA 148.9 -2.35 -1.55 TECHM 765.95 -4.45 -0.58 SBIN 290.65 293.25 283.8 284.5 -7.15 BAJAJ-AUTO 2866.55 -57.45 -1.96 EMAMILTD 556.8 -0.8 -0.14 HUDCO 58.75 0.15 0.26 KWALITY 20.95 -0.1 -0.48 POWERGRID 193.05 -2.7 -1.38 TEJASNET 309.75 -8.65 -2.72 DRREDDY 2,623.80 2,659.80 2,555.00 2,561.10 -71.4 BAJAJCORP 421.8 7.8 1.88 ENDURANCE 1473.95 -2.3 -0.16 IBREALEST 145.35 -2.4 -1.62 L&TFH 161.35 -6.6 -3.93 PRESTIGE 224.1 -5.9 -2.57 TEXRAIL 77.45 -1.6 -2.02 ULTRACEMCO 4,260.00 4,260.00 4,138.00 4,144.15 -124.05 BAJAJELEC 533.85 0.05 0.01 ENGINERSIN 125.85 -0.65 -0.51 IBULHSGFIN 1164.95 -44.5 -3.68 LAKSHVILAS 92.9 -2 -2.11 PRSMJOHNSN 104.8 -3.6 -3.32 THERMAX 982.95 -17.35 -1.73 HINDALCO 242 243.9 234.85 235.2 -7.35 IBVENTURES 758.1 -28.55 -3.63 LALPATHLAB 998.7 -15.25 -1.5 VEDL 233 233.8 222.2 222.5 -7.75 BSE: GAINERS NSE: GAINERS ICICIBANK 333.05 -2 -0.6 LAOPALA 238.85 1.9 0.8 BSE: LOSERS NSE: LOSERS M&M 970.65 976.15 934.6 939 -34.7 Current (Chng %) Current (Chng %) ICICIGI 910.75 37.75 4.32 LAURUSLABS 436.45 5.5 1.28 Current (Chng %) Current (Chng %) BPCL 357 357.05 343.5 344.05 -12.9 ICICIPRULI 373.75 -4.8 -1.27 LAXMIMACH 7098.9 3.55 0.05 SUNPHARMA 656.5 667.25 635.35 637.75 -26.5 JSLHISAR 143.40 (8.47) HCLTECH 1,090.45 (1.54) ICIL 75.95 -1.15 -1.49 LICHSGFIN 484.8 -16.25 -3.24 IL&FSTRANS 25.95 (13.79) BAJFINANCE 2,607.60 (4.98) BAJAJFINSV 6,580.00 6,581.00 6,315.00 6,335.00 -265.1 ICRA 3713.9 52.9 1.44 LINDEINDIA 414.4 9.55 2.36 IBULHSGFIN 1,198.00 1,208.30 1,153.30 1,161.45 -51.3 MFSL 504.40 (6.39) AXISBANK 651.50 (0.92) IDBI 57.8 -2.1 -3.51 LT 1339.6 -9.15 -0.68 IIFL 650.50 (6.07) IBULHSGFIN 1,161.45 (4.23) BAJFINANCE 2,732.00 2,738.00 2,596.00 2,607.60 -136.6 IDEA 47.75 0.8 1.7 COFFEEDAY 312.35 (4.97) ZEEL 473.50 (0.66) LTI 1914.45 -48.95 -2.49 TORNTPOWER 253.10 (5.98) BAJAJFINSV 6,335.00 (4.02) NIFTY NEXT 50 IDFC 49.85 -0.7 -1.38 LTTS 1725.75 -20 -1.15 ICICIGI 910.75 (4.32) CIPLA 666.35 (0.24) IDFCBANK 44.85 -0.95 -2.07 LUPIN 944.2 -12.45 -1.3 CENTURYPLY 195.40 (5.63) SUNPHARMA 637.75 (3.99) IEX 1740.1 23.7 1.38 LUXIND 1741.85 13.75 0.8 SCRIP OPEN HIGH LOW LTP CHANGE EIDPARRY 215.05 (3.91) TCS 2,084.00 (0.20) IFBIND 1125.45 -26.45 -2.3 M&M 938 -35.45 -3.64 MANAPPURAM 91.00 (5.21) BPCL 344.05 (3.61) PFC 87.4 90.7 86.1 88.6 1.85 IFCI 15.6 -0.65 -4 M&MFIN 447.05 -13.3 -2.89 ABB 1,350.55 1,396.00 1,327.25 1,368.00 21.1 BAJAJFINSV 6353 -229.1 -3.48 ENIL 650.3 -8 -1.22 IGL 270.4 -5.7 -2.06 MAGMA 140.15 -2 -1.41 PTC 81.2 -1.65 -1.99 THOMASCOOK 245.1 -1.45 -0.59 IDEA 46.7 48.7 46.3 47.6 0.7 BAJAJHLDNG 3047.9 -65.5 -2.1 EQUITAS 149.25 -7.85 -5 IL&FSTRANS 25.95 -4.15 -13.79 MAHABANK 12.69 -0.05 -0.39 PVR 1339.25 -21.25 -1.56 THYROCARE 662.65 21.15 3.3 GICRE 327.5 334.9 325 330 2.9 BAJFINANCE 2616.8 -123.25 -4.5 ERIS 739.6 -1.2 -0.16 INDHOTEL 129.4 -0.15 -0.12 MAHINDCIE 297.8 9 3.12 QUESS 930.05 -16.55 -1.75 TIFHL 589.85 7.15 1.23 NMDC 119.8 121.8 118 120 1 BALKRISIND 1166.65 -4.4 -0.38 ESCORTS 771.3 -26.35 -3.3 INDIACEM 119.55 -1.55 -1.28 MAHLIFE 454.7 -8.65 -1.87 RECLTD 114.45 118.75 113.45 115.5 0.85 RADICO 453.75 -18.5 -3.92 TIMETECHNO 155.5 -5.45 -3.39 INDIANB 319.45 -2.6 -0.81 MANAPPURAM 91 -5 -5.21 EMAMILTD 556.85 568.1 555.15 560.3 4 BALMLAWRIE 207.15 -3.05 -1.45 ESSELPRO 117.7 0.4 0.34 RAIN 187.5 -4.1 -2.14 TIMKEN 656.8 -8.1 -1.22 INDIGO 890.65 -23.85 -2.61 OFSS 4,150.00 4,190.00 4,118.00 4,175.00 9.7 BALRAMCHIN 79.15 1.55 2 EVEREADY 244.35 -7.8 -3.09 MANPASAND 143 1.75 1.24 RAJESHEXPO 677.1 -2.8 -0.41 TITAN 857 -9.5 -1.1 PETRONET 243 245 241.7 242.7 0 BANKBARODA 146.2 -1.65 -1.12 EXIDEIND 270.45 -8.85 -3.17 INDUSINDBK 1828.6 -47.65 -2.54 MARICO 343.75 -13.75 -3.85 RALLIS 205.25 4.5 2.24 TNPL 312.25 0.4 0.13 CONCOR 656 668 653.85 658.45 -0.55 BANKINDIA 91.95 -2.1 -2.23 FCONSUMER 52.05 -1.1 -2.07 INFIBEAM 226.9 -1.65 -0.72 MARUTI 8648.15 -84.4 -0.97 RAMCOCEM 650 -14.85 -2.23 TORNTPHARM 1789 -38.85 -2.13 AUROPHARMA 803.5 816.8 782.35 798 -2.85 BASF 1930.7 5.1 0.26 FDC 254.95 7.65 3.09 INFRATEL 275.65 -2.15 -0.77 MAXINDIA 84.95 -0.15 -0.18 RATNAMANI 890.95 -4.4 -0.49 TORNTPOWER 253.1 -16.1 -5.98 SBILIFE 671.2 686.85 671.2 673 -3.1 BATAINDIA 1036.45 -19.3 -1.83 FEDERALBNK 75.5 -2.55 -3.27 INFY 731.95 -1.2 -0.16 MCX 790.4 18 2.33 RAYMOND 787.8 -19.9 -2.46 TRENT 358.35 -3.8 -1.05 SUNTV 693 702 687.1 689.25 -5.7 BAYERCROP 4355.85 -30.95 -0.71 FINCABLES 552.05 -7.05 -1.26 INOXLEISUR 231 -6.25 -2.63 MEGH 85.15 -0.7 -0.82 RBLBANK 598.9 -10.4 -1.71 TRIDENT 65.75 -1.45 -2.16 BANKBARODA 146.95 150 145.45 146.7 -1.35 BBTC 1742.95 -50.4 -2.81 FINOLEXIND 584.55 -11.4 -1.91 INOXWIND 97.1 -0.3 -0.31 MFSL 504.4 30.3 6.39 RCF 68.1 -0.55 -0.8 TRITURBINE 119.85 -1.85 -1.52 PEL 3,033.00 3,128.00 3,000.10 3,014.95 -29.2 BEL 90.95 -1.05 -1.14 FLFL 415.3 0.1 0.02 INTELLECT 256.2 -10.9 -4.08 MGL 845.8 -7.45 -0.87 RCOM 17 -0.25 -1.45 TTKPRESTIG 6783.6 -129.5 -1.87 MRF 71,501.00 71,550.05 70,450.00 70,569.00 -682.95 BEML 764.55 -11.4 -1.47 FORBESCO 2693.65 128.25 5 IOB 14.9 0 0 MHRIL 251.4 -0.95 -0.38 RECLTD 115.5 0.6 0.52 TV18BRDCST 41.9 -0.9 -2.1 OIL 207.75 207.75 203.85 204.8 -2.05 BERGEPAINT 300.75 -15.05 -4.77 FORCEMOT 2281.25 -56.95 -2.44 IOC 150.55 -3.1 -2.02 MINDACORP 148.05 -0.75 -0.5 REDINGTON 105.2 -3.9 -3.57 TVSMOTOR 589.8 -0.75 -0.13 COLPAL 1,140.75 1,144.90 1,125.00 1,129.05 -12.7 BHARATFIN 1122.6 -22.65 -1.98 FORTIS 145.15 -1.4 -0.96 IPCALAB 772.5 -18.25 -2.31 MINDAIND 405.05 -0.25 -0.06 RELAXO 832.6 -11.65 -1.38 TVSSRICHAK 2869.8 4.95 0.17 BEL 91.85 93.1 90.65 90.7 -1.15 BHARATFORG 666.4 -20.8 -3.03 FRETAIL 581.9 -5.4 -0.92 IRB 172 -6.4 -3.59 MINDTREE 1146.25 -14.75 -1.27 RELCAPITAL 439.75 -18 -3.93 TVTODAY 437.7 -15.85 -3.49 CADILAHC 423.95 432.5 417.2 420.65 -5.35 BHARTIARTL 388.3 -2.5 -0.64 FSL 75.15 0 0 ISGEC 5984.45 11.15 0.19 MMTC 31 -0.7 -2.21 RELIANCE 1257.15 -19.6 -1.54 UBL 1291.7 -50.95 -3.79 ICICIPRULI 381 383.8 372.35 373.4 -5.35 BHEL 77.95 -1.25 -1.58 GAIL 377.8 0.5 0.13 ITC 306.2 -4.2 -1.35 MOIL 187.4 -2.4 -1.26 RELINFRA 464.6 -7.05 -1.49 UCOBANK 19.7 0.15 0.77 SIEMENS 990 990 970.55 976.4 -16 BIOCON 640.15 -20.9 -3.16 GDL 181.4 -0.55 -0.3 ITDC 379.55 -3.05 -0.8 MONSANTO 2744.9 -35.9 -1.29 REPCOHOME 536.55 -4.45 -0.82 UFLEX 322.95 2.65 0.83 DLF 207.45 209.45 203 205 -3.35 BIRLACORPN 724.45 -30.55 -4.05 GEPIL 760.5 5.25 0.7 ITDCEM 135.15 -4.9 -3.5 MOTHERSUMI 296.45 -7.05 -2.32 RNAM 220.95 -7 -3.07 UJJIVAN 328.6 -15.65 -4.55 JSWSTEEL 411.4 414.95 399 399.95 -6.65 ITI 104.2 2.15 2.11 MOTILALOFS 790.2 -15.35 -1.91 ULTRACEMCO 4154.5 -116.4 -2.73 HINDZINC 298.2 298.9 292.55 293.1 -4.9 BLISSGVS 182.75 1.45 0.8 GESHIP 298 -4.65 -1.54 RNAVAL 15 -0.45 -2.91 J&KBANK 55.55 0.85 1.55 MPHASIS 1239.8 -2.1 -0.17 UNICHEMLAB 232.45 -5.9 -2.48 PIDILITIND 1,154.00 1,158.95 1,136.45 1,140.45 -19.15 BLUEDART 3322 2 0.06 GET&D 276.95 -3.75 -1.34 RPOWER 35.95 -0.8 -2.18 JAGRAN 122 -1.2 -0.97 UNIONBANK 81.35 -2.15 -2.57 PGHH 9,925.00 10,199.00 9,925.00 9,950.00 -167.15 BLUESTARCO 665.65 -15.1 -2.22 GHCL 255.75 -5.85 -2.24 MRF 70481.1 -847.8 -1.19 SADBHAV 270.05 -0.55 -0.2 UPL 703.8 -9.4 -1.32 SAIL 78.7 79 76.5 76.8 -1.35 BOMDYEING 256 -5.25 -2.01 GICHSGFIN 314.05 -8 -2.48 JAICORPLTD 155.95 -0.25 -0.16 MRPL 75.9 -1.95 -2.5 SAIL 76.75 -1.3 -1.67 VBL 772.2 -10 -1.28 ABCAPITAL 136.4 137.2 134.5 134.9 -2.45 BOSCHLTD 20790.3 -552.95 -2.59 GICRE 329.9 3.15 0.96 JAMNAAUTO 77.75 -1.5 -1.89 MUTHOOTFIN 453.35 -14 -3 SANOFI 6721.25 137.15 2.08 VEDL 223.1 -7.95 -3.44 MCDOWELL-N 603 604.95 589.05 594 -11.1 BPCL 345.15 -11.35 -3.18 GILLETTE 6753.85 -65.3 -0.96 JBCHEPHARM 341.55 -3.5 -1.01 NATCOPHARM 808.9 8.5 1.06 SBILIFE 674.85 -1.1 -0.16 VENKYS 2618.3 -36.85 -1.39 SRTRANSFIN 1,212.00 1,229.90 1,181.80 1,188.75 -23.8 BRITANNIA 6089.95 -141.6 -2.27 GLAXO 3587.8 89.6 2.56 JCHAC 1871.85 -13.3 -0.71 NATIONALUM 71.35 -0.5 -0.7 SBIN 285 -6.85 -2.35 VGUARD 200.35 -6.8 -3.28 PNB 83.75 85 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China, Pakistan decided US policy drives ‘Pak plans to renegotiate pacts Russia, China to extend CPEC to Af together ahead reached under China’s BRI’ PTI n BEIJING of summit PTI n ISLAMABAD received tax breaks, many breaks and have pleted and enter into operation, they will hina and Pakistan have Moscow: When Russian an undue advantage in Pakistan; this is one unleash huge economic benefits...creating Cdecided to speed up and President Vladimir Putin and akistan Prime Minister Imran Khan’s of the things we’re looking at because it’s considerable returns for Pakistan’s econ- extend the USD 50 billion Chinese President Xi Jinping Pnewly elected government plans to not fair that Pakistan companies should be omy,” the Chinese foreign minister had China-Pakistan Economic meet this week, they will have renegotiate the agreements reached under disadvantaged,” he said.Prime Minister said. Wang, who is also a state councillor, Corridor towards Afghanistan plenty to talk about, thanks to China’s ambitious Belt and Road Initiative Khan has established a nine-member had rejected concerns about CPEC pro- during Foreign Minister Wang US President Donald Trump. (BRI) as it “unfairly benefits Chinese com- committee to evaluate the CPEC projects jects’ transparency, insisting that such wor- Yi’s recent visit to Islamabad, Xi is travelling to Vladivostok, panies”, according to a media report. The and the committee is scheduled to meet for ries were “false” as all projects had been ini- the Chinese Foreign Ministry a Far East Russian city close to projects concerned are part of the multi- the first time this week, said Dawood, who tiated after securing necessary said on Monday. its borders, Tuesday and billion China-Pakistan Economic Corridor sits on the new committee. approvals.However, Pakistan’s second Wang, designated as Wednesday for an economic (CPEC) plan - the most ambitious part of The committee will “think through thoughts follow other recent setbacks for China’s top diplomat as he is conference where he is expect- the BRI, which seeks to connect Asia and CPEC - all of the benefits and the liabili- BRI, the pet project of Chinese President also the State Councillor — a ed to meet Putin, while China Europe along the ancient silk road, The ties”, the paper quoted him as saying. “I Xi Jinping.Governments in Malaysia, Sri higher rank in the Chinese joins vast Russian war games Financial Times reported. think we should put everything on hold for Lanka, Myanmar and elsewhere have political hierarchy — visited for the first time. The ministers and the advisors of the a year so we can get our act together,” he already expressed reservations over the Pakistan from September 7 to Neither side has said what Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf government said said. “Perhaps we can stretch CPEC out onerous terms of Chinese BRI lending and 9 and held talks with the new they’ll discuss, but Trump’s the agreement “unfairly benefits Chinese over another five years or so,” said Dawood, investment. government headed by crick- policies on trade and North companies,” the paper reported. The who is a leading businessman. Malaysia’s new government headed by eter-turned-politician Imran ple’s needs. “We will identify links between China’s Xinjiang Korea are topics of interest to CPEC, launched in 2015, is a planned net- Newly-appointed Finance Minister Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad has Khan. His visit was mainly the pathways and cooperation and Pakistan’s Gwadar port. both Russia and China. And work of roads, railways and energy projects Asad Umar has promised to bring about cancelled three China-backed pipeline pro- aimed at exchanging views for the CPEC. we will acceler- But several projects have been the US sanctions on Russia linking China’s resource-rich Xinjiang transparency to the CPEC projects. jects and put a showpiece BRI rail link with the new government and ate the industrial cooperation extended to different provinces have played a role in driving Uyghur Autonomous Region with “Several other officials and advisers to the under review. compare notes with Pakistan and the projects of the people’s following allegations that all the Russia and China closer togeth- Pakistan’s strategic Gwadar Port on the Khan government concurred that extend- Pakistan is facing a financial crisis and on cooperation in all areas, thus livelihoods and extend the main projects are garnered by er. The setting is also symbol- Arabian Sea. ing the terms of CPEC loans and spread- it must decide in the coming weeks making “our bilateral cooper- CPEC to the western area and Pakistan’s dominant Punjab ic — Vladivostok and the Prime Minister Khan, who was elect- ing projects out over a longer timeframe whether to turn to the IMF for its 13th ation to get off under the new make the people gets benefits province. Russian Far East are develop- ed on a platform of anti-corruption and was the preferred option, rather than out- bailout in three decades.Finance Minister circumstances”, Chinese from it,” Geng said. Prime Minister Khan in ing close ties with China, transparency, in the past had criticised right cancellation, the paper said.Chinese Umar said he was evaluating a plan that Foreign Ministry spokesman India has protested over the past had accused the pre- including building a vast new jailed former prime minister Nawaz Sharif Foreign Minister Wang Yi visited would allow Islamabad to avoid an IMF Geng Shuang told media brief- the CPEC, a flagship project of vious Pakistani government of casino complex aimed at for the lack of transparency and corrup- Islamabad at the weekend amidst reports programme, which several people close to ing here. China’s Belt and Road Initiative depriving other provinces, spe- attracting Chinese high-rollers. tion in the CPEC projects. Khan has of unease in Beijing over how the new the government say would involve new Asked whether any new (BRI) as it traversed through cially Khyber Pakhtunkhwa “Russia is the first choice pledged to publish details of existing Pakistan government would approach the loans from China and perhaps also from economic package by China the Pakistan-occupied Kashmir on the western borders with for Chinese tourists these days. CPEC contracts whose details remained USD 50 billion Chinese investments in var- Saudi Arabia, the paper reported. has been discussed as Pakistan (PoK).While Geng has not Afghanistan. First of all, people here are nice closely guarded secrets. ious projects under the CPEC.During his Umar and Dawood both said Pakistan is currently facing serious eco- elaborated on the extension of “During the (Wang’s) visit, and warm. Secondly, you come “The previous government did a bad meeting with Prime Minister Khan, Wang would be careful not to offend Beijing even nomic crisis, he said the two the CPEC towards the “west”, we have reached consensus on here, and the ruble is falling, so job negotiating with China on CPEC — conveyed the desire of Chinese leadership as it takes a closer look at the CPEC agree- sides have agreed to extend the Wang in April announced advancing the CPEC... The it’s practical,” said local busi- they didn’t do their homework correctly to work with the new government for fur- ments signed over the past five years, the China-Pakistan Economic plans to extend it towards key is to accelerate industrial nessman Liu Xing An. China is and didn’t negotiate correctly so they gave ther enhancing the strategic partnership paper said. Corridor (CPEC) towards west Afghanistan during the first tri- cooperation and the projects sending 3,200 troops to take away a lot,” Abdul Razak Dawood, Prime between Pakistan and China. “We don’t intend to handle this process to enable more people to ben- lateral foreign ministers meet- related with people’s liveli- part in Russia’s vast Vostok Minister Khan’s Adviser on Commerce, Talking to reporters in Islamabad like Mahathir,” Umar said, referring to the efit from it.“The two sides will ing held here. hoods. To extend the CPEC to (East) military exercises this Textile, Industry & Production and Saturday, Wang had said that the CPEC has newly elected nonagenarian Malaysian advance the CPEC in the light The CPEC is originally the western areas and make the month. They’re scheduled Investment, was quoted as saying by the “not inflicted a debt burden” on prime minister who has warned about the of Pakistan’s economic and conceived be a strategic link people get benefits from these every four years and some pre- UK-based paper. “Chinese companies Pakistan.“...When these projects are com- risk of Chinese “neo-colonialism”. social development and peo- with highways, rail and pipeline project,” Geng said. vious versions have modeled scenarios similar to a Russia- China conflict. “It sends a very strong message to China, say- Taliban kill dozens US-backed force launches Major Idlib raid could ing that Russia doesn’t see China as an adversary or a mil- itary threat any more,” says ana- assault on IS in east Syria spark worst catastrophe lyst Alexander Gabuev, who in attacks across Af st follows Russia-China relations for the Carnegie Institute in Mazar-I-Sharif: Taliban fight- send more reinforcements Qamishli (AFP): US-backed of 21 century: UN Moscow. ers killed nearly 60 members of soon,” Wahdat said. Elsewhere fighters launched a fierce assault “It also sends a signal to Afghanistan’s beleaguered in Afghanistan’s north, the Monday against a dwindling Geneva (AFP): The UN’s fighter in Idlib.” “We are Washington, DC, saying that if security forces in a spate of Taliban’s elite Red unit attacked pocket of territory held by the new humanitarian chief extremely alarmed at the sit- the U.S. continues on its cur- attacks across the country’s several police posts in Kunduz, Islamic State group in east Syria, warned Monday that a large- uation, because of the number rent course by pressuring north, officials said Monday, as killing at least 19 officers and a commander and a war moni- scale military operation of people and the vulnerabil- Russia and imposing more diplomatic efforts to end the wounding around 20, Dasht-e- tor told AFP. The Syrian against the rebel-held Syrian ity of the people,” he said, sanctions, Russia will fall even 17-year war intensify. Heavy Archi district chief Nasruddin Democratic Forces, an alliance province of Idlib could create warning that “civilians are more into the firm embrace of fighting overnight in four Saadi told AFP. Insurgents also of Kurdish and Arab fighters, “the worst humanitarian cat- severely at risk”. A major mil- China, America’s only strategic provinces followed a wave of raided two police checkpoints have been closing in for months astrophe” of this century.“ itary operation in Idlib is competitor in the 21st century.” violence across the war-torn in Dara-e-Suf district of on the town of Hajin in eastern There needs to be ways of expected to pose a humani- Russia’s involvement in the country in recent weeks that Samangan province, killing 14 Deir Ezzor province.On dealing with this problem that tarian nightmare because there war in Syria could also offer has left hundreds of civilians, officers, northern Afghanistan Monday, they began an offensive don’t turn the next few months is no nearby opposition terri- some lessons for China’s mili- police and soldiers dead. police spokesman Sarwar for the IS-held town itself. An in Idlib into the worst human- tory left in Syria where people tary, which last fought a war After seizing a military Hussaini said. SDF commander said the itarian catastrophe with the could be evacuated to. against Vietnam in 1979. Russia base in Sar-e-Pul, Taliban In Jowzjan province hun- assault, relying heavily on biggest loss of life in the 21st While appealing to the and China have a growing fighters were threatening the dreds of Taliban fighters artillery and US-led coalition air century,” Mark Lowcock told warring sides in Syria to avoid trade relationship, with Russian provincial capital in a situation stormed Khomab district cen- strikes, had killed at least 15 IS reporters in Geneva. a catastrophe, Lowcock said oil, gas and foodstuffs moving that could result in “disaster” tre, near Turkmenistan, killing fighters. The Syrian Observatory His remarks came as the UN and other aid organi- in one direction, and Chinese if reinforcements were not eight security force members for Human Rights monitor said Syrian troops, backed by sations were all doing “very consumer goods in the other. sent, the area’s police chief and seizing control of govern- the IS death toll was at least 17. In this Sunday, Sept. 9, 2018 photo, fighters with the Free Syrian army exit a cave Russia and Iran, massed detailed planning” to be able It’s not always clear sailing, Abdul Qayom Baqizoy ment headquarters, provincial “Our forces today began where they live, in the outskirts of the northern town of Jisr al-Shughur, Syria, west around the northwestern to respond quickly in the case though. Some big deals warned. Baqizoy compared deputy police chief Abdul attacking the last bastions of of the city of Idlib. AP province ahead of an expect- of a major assault on thep- announced at previous sum- the threat to the Taliban’s Hafeez Khashi told AFP. Daesh in Hajin, with intense ed onslaught against the rovince.“We very actively mits have stuttered or never extraordinary raid last month The increased violence artillery and air support,” said Observatory head Rami Abdel been backed by US-led coalition largest rebel-held zone left in preparing for the possibility been realized, and a USD 9 bil- on the provincial capital of comes as Afghan and interna- the SDF commander, who spoke Rahman. air strikes, artillery, and special the country. Since 2015, Idlib that civilians move in huge lion deal for Chinese company Ghazni — fighters held large tional players ratchet up efforts on condition of anonymity and He said the SDF had broken forces advisers. has been home to a complex numbers in multiple direc- CEFC to take a stake in Russian parts of the city located just to hold peace talks with the used the Arabic acronym for IS. into Hajin from its northwestern It ousted IS from swathes of array of anti-regime forces: tions,” he said. state-controlled oil company two hours from Kabul for Taliban, which was toppled “The clashes will be fierce in edge and taken control of part Syria’s north last year, including secular rebels, Islamists, Syrian He said that the UN had Rosneft collapsed in March days. from power by US-led forces in Hajin because Daesh has rein- of the area, while opening a from their main bastion Raqa. jihadists with ties to Al-Qaeda plans to reach up to 800,000 when Chinese media reported At least 17 security forces 2001. forced their positions, but we humanitarian corridor to allow In Deir Ezzor, the SDF is battling — and their foreign counter- people who might be dis- that the head of CEFC had have been killed near Sar-e-Pul US officials met with will take control of it,” the com- residents to flee.IS declared a IS on the eastern side of the parts.It is home to some three placed, and were bracing for been detained by the govern- city after militants seized a Taliban representatives in mander told AFP. self-styled “caliphate” in 2014 Euphrates River while Syrian million people — around half around 100,000 people to ment investigators. US policy checkpoint in Sayyad district Qatar in July and there is The Britain-based across swathes of Syria and regime troops backed by Russia of them displaced from other move into government-held has also driven Russia and and burned it to the ground, speculation the two sides will Observatory said the SDF had Iraq, but various separate offen- battle them west of the river. In parts of the country, according areas and some 700,000 to ini- China closer commercially. For provincial governor Zahir meet again this month, raising been amassing fighters and sives by the national armies of July, a coalition official said a few to the United Nations. tially flee within Idlib. Russian companies, China Wahdat told journalists hopes for peace. equipment and beefing up their both countries, Kurdish forces hundred IS fighters remain in Lowcock acknowledged that The UN’s World Food offers investment with much Monday. Air support has been On Sunday a suicide positions for weeks ahead of the and international backers have the eastern pocket. “there is a large number of Programme, he said had less risk of being affected by US called in, he said. bomber blew himself up in attack. “The operation to end seen the jihadists’ territory In a purported new audio fighters there, including ter- already prepositioned food and European Union sanc- About 39 Taliban fighters Kabul during commemora- Daesh’s presence in this pocket shrink dramatically. recording released on August 22, rorists from proscribed organ- stocks for some 850,000 peo- tions, though Gabuev says it have been killed and 14 tions for famed resistance began today, with the heaviest air In Syria, IS controls part of IS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi isations.” ple for the first week or so of can be “painful and uncom- wounded. “The fighting is still leader Ahmad Shah Massoud, strikes, artillery fire, and ground Deir Ezzor as well as some ter- remained defiant. “The caliphate But he stressed that “there any large-scale military oper- fortable” for big Russian firms ongoing near the city and the killing at least seven people and attacks in months by the SDF ritory in the south.The SDF, will remain... and is not confined are 100 civilians, most of them ation.“It is a very major pre- to negotiate with China as a central government is going to wounding more than 20.AFP and the coalition,” said founded in October 2015, has to Hajin,” he said. women and children, for every occupation for us,” he said. junior partner. AFP GLOBE TROTTING 7 hurt in Paris knife attack Pak Army chief ratifies Paris (AFP): Seven people death sentence of 13 Chloe Moretz once faced career crisis including two British tourists London: Actor Chloe Grace Moretz has said that she were wounded in Paris late went through career crisis a couple of years ago as she Sunday by a knife-wielding hardcore terrorists was contemplating what she should do next in her life.In man, a terrifying attack that an interview with The Telegraph, the 21-year-old actor bystanders tried to stop by PTI n ISLAMABAD said she reached a point where she had no idea about throwing petanque balls at the who she was. “I didn’t even know acting could be a job assailant. Four of the victims akistan Army chief until I was about 13, ‘cause I saw it as like playtime. But were in a critical condition, PGeneral Qamar Javed then when I was 19, I had a moment of being like, whoa, police said, after the man bran- Bajwa confirmed death sen- I’m 19, I’ve done 50-something movies, what am I? Who dishing a large blade and and tences awarded to 13 “hard- am I? “I felt the flame that I’d had my entire life start iron bar went on the rampage core terrorists” by the special to dwindle and that terrified me,” Moretz said.The actor next to a canal in the northeast military courts for their said she then decided to take time off from acting to of the capital. involvement in the killing of reflect back.“I didn’t know what to do. It was the silence The suspect is believed to 202 people, including 51 that I was unaware of, because I’d always been around be an Afghan national and has security personnel, the army so many people and then to just wake up and not have been arrested, said a source said Monday. anything to do and know that there’s no meetings to close to the enquiry, adding he “Chief of Army Staff go to, no script to read, was the most jarring, silent had targeted “strangers” but Police officers secure the site of a knife attack in Paris, Monday confirmed death sentences moment of my entire life. I realised in that moment that that “nothing at this stage awarded to 13 hardcore ter- I’d never had quiet,” Moretz said. She will be next seen shows signs of a terrorist known as boules.“Around four iron bar in his hand which he rorists,” the Inter Services in Desiree Akhavan’s “The Miseducation of Cameron nature”. Chaos erupted on the or five balls hit him in the head, threw at the men chasing him, Public Relations (ISPR) - Post”, alongside John Gallagher Jr and Sasha Lane. banks of the Bassin de la but they weren’t able to stop then he took out a knife,” he the media wing of the army Villette, an area popular with him,” he added. told AFP. - said in a statement. locals and visitors who frequent According to the same wit- The UK foreign office said The convicted terrorists Anthony Bourdain wins six posthumous the cafes, cinemas and other ness, the attacker then dived it was aware of reports of the were “involved in heinous cultural venues along its banks, into an alleyway, where the attack and was “urgently inves- offences related to terrorism, These convicts were tried Emmys for ‘Parts Unknown’ just after 11:00 pm (local time). man “tried to hide behind two tigating this incident” in coop- attacking armed forces/ Law by the special military courts Eyewitness Youssef Najah, 28, British tourists. We said to eration with French authorities, Enforcement Agencies, which also awarded impris- Los Angeles: Celebrity chef and food writer Anthony Bourdain was honoured with six Emmys at this year’s said he was walking beside the them: ‘Watch out, he has a British media reported. A destruction of educational onment of varying terms to Creative Arts Emmys for his CNN show “Parts Unknown” and its digital spin-off. The series, which was canal when he saw a man run- knife”. But they didn’t react”. police investigation has been institutions and killing of seven other militants. up for six awards, took home trophies for best informational series or special, writing for non-fiction pro- ning and holding a knife about The pair were then launched for attempted mur- innocent civilians,” it said. The special military gram, picture editing for a non-fiction program, sound editing for a non-fiction program and sound mix- 25-30 cm (10-11 inches) long. attacked, he said. A security der, according to a judicial “They were involved in courts were set up in January ing for a non-fiction program.Bourdain personally was the recipient of two of the Emmys, for writing and “There were around 20 guard at one of two cinemas on source. It is the latest of sever- killing of 202 persons includ- 2015 after a Taliban attack on informational series or special. “Tony was nominated for this Emmy many times, but it had always elud- people chasing him. They start- either side of the water said he al knife attacks France has ing 151 civilians, 51 armed an army school in Peshawar ed him. So it is with tremendous bitter-sweetness that I accept it on his behalf,” producer Lydia Tenaglia ed throwing petanque balls at had seen the attacker running seen in recent months, with ter- forces/frontier constabu- in 2014 which killed more said at the awards show, while accepting the outstanding writing trophy. him,” Najah said, referring to away from two men who were rorism being ruled out in most lary/police officials and than 150 people, mostly stu- the sport popular in France also trying to stop him.“He had an cases. injuring 249 others,” it said. dents. LUCKNOW | TUESDAY | SEPTEMBER 11, 2018 world 13 Sweden faces government deadlock as far-right gains

AFP n STOCKHOLM an editorial. Social Democratic ment of the ex-communist Left offer key positions on parliamentary weden faced political deadlock on Prime Minister Stefan Lofven’s “red- Party. But it would then be under committees that draft legislation. SMonday after the far-right made green” left bloc enjoys a razor-thin constant threat from the Sweden The Sweden Democrats won 17.6 gains in legislative elections that left one-seat lead over the centre-right Democrats, out to topple it at the first percent of votes — up almost five the question of who will form the opposition Alliance.Fewer than opportunity. They are ready to block percent from the previous election. next government up in the air.The 30,000 votes separate the blocs and any attempt to pass legislation, such The party’s leader Akesson told prime minister is usually the leader nearly 200,000 ballots have yet to be as the autumn budget bill. Lofven Swedish public radio on Monday he of the party with the most votes, but counted, including votes cast in could also invite the Centre and expected to wield major influ- Sweden’s fragmented political land- advance and abroad. The Social Liberal parties to join him at the ence.“He who understands first that scape after Sunday’s election makes Democrats won 28.4 percent of negotiating table. “If the red-green he can talk to me will have the eas- it impossible to predict who will votes, down 2.8 points from the 2014 bloc is bigger, the Centre and the iest time building a government and form the next government. elections, their worst score in a cen- Liberals hold the key and not Jimmie leading this country for the next four As expected, neither the centre- tury. Akesson,” the Sweden Democrat years,” he said. left nor the centre-right bloc “Nevertheless, voters made the leader, said University of But, he told news agency TT, obtained a majority. The far-right Social Democrats Sweden’s biggest Gothenburg political science pro- “we have a long list of demands we’re Sweden Democrats solidified their party,” Lofven said.He has extended fessor Mikael Gilliam on Swedish going to set in any negotiations.” To position as third-biggest party and an invitation to the opposition in a public radio. avoid that situation, Kristersson kingmaker, albeit with a lower score bid to break the deadlock. With one major caveat: the appears to favour some form of than they had expected. Far-right “We need a cross-bloc cooper- Centre and Liberals are members of broad cross-bloc cooperation with parties have gained strength in elec- ation,” he told his party supporters. the Alliance, together with the the Social Democrats. tions in recent years in several Lofven was meeting Monday with Moderates and Christian Democrats. In the past four-year mandate, European countries, including his party executive to discuss the Despite their differences, notably on the two have signed 26 deals to pass Germany and Italy. road ahead. The four-party Alliance immigration policy, the Alliance legislation, notably on immigra- Politicians in Sweden will now has however rejected his offer, urg- parties that ruled Sweden from tion, energy and the climate.“The “need a lot of imagination” to form ing him to step down and make way 2006 to 2014 have agreed to try to most likely situation will be that the a government, daily Svenska for them to build a government. form a government together. Alliance will form a coalition togeth- Dagbladet wrote. “This government has had its But that is no easy task. The er and try to seek cross-bloc sup- “However the dramatic bloc chance. It has to resign,” Alliance Prime minister and party leader of the Social Democrat party Stefan Löfven speaks at an election party in Stockholm, Sweden on Sunday. AP Alliance would need the far-right’s port,” David Ahlin, opinion chief at battle plays out, it looks like it will opposition leader Ulf Kristersson support to obtain a majority. the market research company Ipsos, be difficult for Sweden to have a told his conservative Moderate party year mandate but he will have diffi- categorically ruled out any cooper- one he formed in 2014: a minority It would have to either make said.Voter turnout, traditionally high functioning government,” paper of supporters. culty forming a stable government. ation with the far-right.He could try coalition with the Greens that relies policy concessions in exchange for in Sweden, was 84.4 percent, official reference Dagens Nyheter wrote in Lofven is seeking a new four- He, like all of the other parties, has to build a similar government to the on the informal support in parlia- the Sweden Democrats’ support or figures showed. Attack on Libya HQ of US raises pressure Russia prepares for biggest national oil firm kills 2 on Palestinians war games in its history AFP n MOSCOW AFP n RAMALLAH ussia on Tuesday will AFP n TRIPOLI he United States has decid- Rlaunch the biggest military Ted to close the Palestinian drills in its history involving rmed men on Monday mission in Washington in the 300,000 troops as well as Astormed the headquarters latest move against them by Chinese soldiers, in a move of Libya’s National Oil President Donald Trump, a NATO denounced as “exercis- Company in Tripoli killing at Palestinian official said ing large-scale conflict”.The least two people, officials said, Monday, denouncing it as a week-long deployment along- as witnesses spoke of hearing a “dangerous escalation”. The side Chinese and Mongolian blast and gunfire. The attack closure comes as Trump seeks armies dubbed “Vostok-2018” targeted the country’s vital oil to force the Palestinian lead- (East-2018) will start in eastern sector, repeatedly disrupted by ership, which has cut off con- “to protect Israel from war Siberia on September 11. violence since a 2011 uprising tact with the White House, to crimes, crimes against human- It comes at a time of esca- against toppled late dictator negotiate as his team pursues ity that Israel is committing in lating tensions between Moamer Kadhafi. Witnesses a plan for Middle East peace — the occupied Palestinian terri- Moscow and the West over said the building near the city what he calls the “ultimate tories.” Both Erekat and accusations of Russian inter- centre had caught fire and was deal”. Zomlot pledged to push for- ference in western affairs and rapidly surrounded by securi- The United States has ward with Palestinian efforts at the ongoing conflicts in ty services, who evacuated its also been angered by a the ICC. Ukraine and Syria. staff, including the NOC chair- Palestinian bid to have Israel The White House had not The Russian army has man Mustafa Sanallah. investigated for war crimes at yet commented, but the Wall compared the show of force to Two people were killed the International Criminal Street Journal reported that US the USSR’s 1981 war games that Putin is expected to attend ty of its member states,” the and 10 wounded, the health Court. Palestinian officials say National Security Adviser John saw between 100,000 and Vostok-2018 after hosting an Russian foreign ministry’s ministry said. Sanallah con- Ambulances and firefighters gather at the headquarters of the national oil company the reason given for the closure Bolton was due to announce 150,000 Warsaw Pact soldiers economic forum in Russia’s spokeswoman Maria firmed to the Libya 218 news after an attack by gunmen in Tripoli, Libya, Monday. AP was their campaign at the ICC. the closure in a speech later take part in “Zapad-81” (West- far eastern city Vladivostok Zakharova said. channel that staff members “We have been notified by Monday. 81) — the largest military exer- where his Chinese counterpart Relations between Russia had been killed and others The attack on the NOC cumstances beyond their con- a US official of their decision The Palestinian leadership cises of the Soviet era. But Xi Jinping is one of the star and the West declined sharply wounded, some of whom were headquarters comes four trol. to close the Palestinian mission cut off contact with the Trump defence minister Sergei Shoigu guests.Russian military ana- in 2014 with Moscow’s annex- in a “serious condition”. months after suicide bombers The move added to supply to the US,” Palestine Liberation administration after the US said this time would be even lyst Pavel Felgenhauer said the ation of Crimea and the sub- “The security services are struck the headquarters of worries on world markets at a Organisation secretary-gener- president recognised the dis- larger, with 300,000 soldiers, games were a “preparation for sequent conflict in eastern looking for gunmen in the Libya’s electoral commission, time of rising crude oil prices. al Saeb Erekat said in a state- puted city of Jerusalem as 3,000 military vehicles, 1,000 a future world war”. Ukraine.Since then Moscow building, but our priority is to killing 14 in an attack claimed But in July the NOC ment. “This is yet another Israel’s capital in December. planes and 80 warships taking “The army’s General Staff has increased the number of its evacuate the civilians stuck by the Islamic State (IS) group. announced that production affirmation of the Trump The Palestinians see east part in the drills. believes this will take place after large-scale military exercises in inside,” said Ahmed Ben Salem, The group overran Sirte, would resume at the Al-Hariga, administration’s policy to col- Jerusalem as the capital of “Imagine 36,000 military 2020 in the form of either a the Caucasus, the Baltic and the a spokesman for the Deterrence Kadhafi’s hometown, 600 kilo- Zweitina, Ras Lanuf and Al- lectively punish the Palestinian their future state. vehicles moving at the same global war or a series of con- Arctic. Force, a militia that operates as metres (370 miles) east of Sidra ports, which are conduits people, including by cutting Trump has since pledged time: tanks, armoured person- flicts with magnitude,” he said. At the same time the Tripoli’s police force. Tripoli, in 2015. IS was ousted for much of the country’s crude financial support for human- to withhold aid from the nel carriers, infantry fighting “The enemy is the United Kremlin has accused NATO of “The situation is under by government forces and and gas sales. itarian services including Palestinians until they return vehicles — and all of this, of States and its allies.” According expanding westwards and control,” he added. allied militias in December Petrochemical exports had health and education.” to the negotiating table. course, in conditions as close to to Felgenhauer, China’s partic- threatening Russian national He was not able to provide 2016, but has continued to accounted for some 95 percent Under longstanding US In recent weeks, the United a combat situation as possible,” ipation — although modest security. details on the identity of the carry out attacks. of state revenues under law, permission for the PLO to States has cut more than USD Shoigu said.The Russian army with only 3,200 men — will be This week, Russia held attackers.The Deterrence Force Libya’s vital oil sector has Kadhafi’s rule, with production maintain its mission in 200 million in bilateral aid to will roll out all of its latest addi- a key factor at the drills. military exercises in the labelled the incident a “terror- been repeatedly disrupted by at 1.6 million barrels per day. Washington must be renewed the Palestinians as well as can- tions for the event: Iskander “It’s not just about a sign or Mediterranean. ist” attack and posted on its violence since the 2011 NATO- But after his ouster, output every six months. US officials celled its support for the UN missiles that can carry nuclear a message, but about a prepa- More than 25 warships Facebook page photos it said backed rebellion that toppled fell to about 20 percent of that say Palestinian leaders breach agency for Palestinian refugees. warheads, T-80 and T-90 tanks ration for a real-life war of great and around 30 planes took part showed the remains of suicide Kadhafi, as two rival govern- level, before recovering to more the arrangement by calling for In making such moves, and its recent Su-34 and Su-35 magnitude,” he said. in the drills, as Russia increased bombers. An oil company offi- ments and a range of armed than one million barrels per Israeli officials to be prosecut- Trump has sided with Israel on fighter planes. This opinion was shared by its military presence in Syria cial, who asked not to be groups struggle for control of day by the end of 2017. ed at the ICC. core issues in the conflict with- At sea, the Russian fleet NATO, which said that Vostok- where it intervened to help the named, said masked gunmen the country’s resources. Last week, the NOC The United States had out publicly asking for any will deploy several frigates 2018 “demonstrates Russia’s Bashar al-Assad regime in had exchanged fire with guards The NOC was forced to announced plans to boost oil already threatened to close concessions in return. equipped with Kalibr missiles focus on exercising large-scale 2015. and attacked the firm’s head- suspend exports from all four revenues by 80 percent to USD the office in November. Palestinian leaders see his that have been used in conflict”. Around 2,200 Ukrainian, quarters. of the country’s key eastern ter- 23 billion, compared to from The decision to close the White House as blatantly Syria.Russia’s previous mili- “It fits into a pattern we American and other NATO “I jumped out of the win- minals after military strong- USD 13 billion in 2017. mission comes just ahead of biased in favour of Israel. tary exercise in the region, have seen over some time — a soldiers took part in military dow with other colleagues, and man Khalifa Haftar’s self-styled Despite disruptions this the 25th anniversary of the first “Part of it is bullying,” Vostok-2014, was almost half more assertive Russia, signifi- exercises in western Ukraine in then we heard an explosion,” Libyan National Army (LNA) year, its revenues from the Oslo accord on September 13, Zomlot said in response to a the size, with 155,000 soldiers cantly increasing its defence early September. the official said. regained full control of the start of the year to the end of sealed with a handshake on the question about the US strate- participating. budget and its military pres- Last month, the Kremlin’s No group has so far region from a rival militia in July reached USD 13.6 billion, White House lawn and meant gy. The country’s war games in ence,” said the alliance’s spokesman said Russia’s “abil- claimed the attack. Early this June. exceeding the total figure for to lead to Israeli-Palestinian “But the main part of it is Eastern Europe last year, spokesman Dylan White. ity to defend itself in the cur- month, days of clashes between The NOC declared force 2017. peace. just going ahead and imple- Zapad-2017, saw 12,700 troops Russia has denied the drills rent international situation rival armed groups in Tripoli majeure on oil loadings at the Oil producers’ cartel OPEC Husam Zomlot, head of menting the grocery list that take part according to Moscow. are a cause for worry. which is often aggressive and left at least 63 people dead ports, a legal measure that has estimated Libya’s oil the PLO mission in was submitted to them by Ukraine and the Baltic states “Vostok-2018 is far from unfriendly to our country is before a fragile UN-backed frees parties to a contract from reserves at 48 billion barrels, Washington, told journalists in (Israeli Prime Minister said the true number was far NATO’s area of responsibility justified, essential and without ceasefire took hold. their obligations due to cir- the biggest in Africa. Ramallah that the closure was Benjamin) Netanyahu.” bigger. President Vladimir and does not affect the securi- alternative”. 1976 Booker prize was Car bomb kills 6 outside decided by coin toss Smiling may not mean you’re happy: Study PTI n LONDON social fuel for smiling, even Somali government office London (PTI): The 1976 in that year’s novels she refused when socialising with a com- Booker prize was decided by a to take part in the debate. miling does not necessarily puter on your own,” he said. Mogadishu (AFP): Six people coin toss as the two judges “She was sort of leaving it Sindicate that a person is Statistically, the emotion that were killed and another 16 failed to agree on a winner, to the other two judges. And happy, according to a study. It was most associated with smil- injured when a car bomb according to a new archive put they could not agree and she is widely believed that smiling ing was ‘engagement’ rather exploded outside a local gov- online by the British Library. didn’t want to vote, and we got means we are happy, and it usu- than ‘happiness’ or ‘frustration’. ernment office in Mogadishu Author David Storey won the to a total stalemate,” Goff said. ally occurs when we are engag- The frame by frame smile on Monday, Somali police and 21,000-pound prize for his “Eventually one of the ing with another person or analysis broke down each of the rescue workers said. novel Saville through sheer other two judges said, ‘Well, I’m group of people. nine questions into a question “Our ambulance teams luck in 1976, after a three-judge in favour of one of the two Researchers from the and answer period. have collected the dead bodies panel was unable to decide on books’. The other said ‘I’m in University of Sussex in the UK Participants did not tend to of six people,” said Abdiqadir a winner, the prize’s former favour of Storey’, and the only show this is not always the case. smile during the period when Abdirahman, director of the including a mosque — with administrator Martyn Goff has thing we can do – and this has The way people often behave they were trying to figure out city’s Aamin Ambulance ser- rescue workers and civilians revealed. never been revealed before – is during one-to-one Human- the answers, researchers said. vice.He said 16 others were picking through the debris.Nur According to a report in to toss for it, and they spun a Computer-Interaction (HCI) However, they did smile wounded in the blast. Police Adan, a bystander, told AFP he ‘The Guardian, an interview coin and that was the winner,” is as if they were socially right after the computer game officer Ibrahim Mohamed said saw “several dead bodies being with the late Goff, made pub- Goff said in the interview engaged, researchers said. informed them if their answer a vehicle had rammed a secu- recovered from under wreck- lic in a new film from the reported by the newspaper. They asked 44 participants ested’ and ‘frustrated’. Their Behavioural Ecology Theory was correct or wrong, and sur- rity checkpoint outside the age” and that the blast had British Library drawing on The British Library film is part aged 18-35 to play a geography spontaneous facial expressions suggests that all smiles are prisingly, participants smiled Hodan district headquarters destroyed two local mosques. hundreds of hours of audio of a new online archive mark- quiz game consisting of nine were then computer analysed tools used in social interactions; more often when they got the then exploded. The attack was claimed by interviews about the prize, ing the prize’s 50th anniversary, difficult questions so that they frame by frame in order to that theory claims that cheer- answer wrong. “During these “The blast was huge,” he the Shabaab, an al-Qaeda novelist Walter Allen and crit- bringing together documents, often got the answer wrong. judge how much they were fulness is neither necessary computerised quizzes, smiling said.The explosion levelled aligned jihadist group fighting ic Francis King were torn images and videos from its his- Seated participants inter- smiling based on a scale of 0 to nor sufficient for smiling,” was radically enhanced just buildings and left a thick plume to overthrow the internation- between Storey’s novel and tory. Along with the unusual acted with a computer alone in 1. “According to some Witchel said. after answering questions of smoke which could be seen ally-backed government in another book. way in which 1976’s winner a room while their faces were researchers, a genuine smile “Our study showed that in incorrectly,” Witchel added. across the city.“It caused a Somalia. Mary Wilson, the poet and was chosen, the archive also video recorded. After the quiz, reflects the inner state of cheer- these Human-Computer “This behaviour could be huge blast and there was dust Active for the last decade, wife of Prime Minister Harold reveals the scorn with which the participants were asked to fulness or amusement,” said Interaction experiments, smil- explained by self-ratings of everywhere,” said Osman Ali, the militants carry out regular Wilson, should have had the Rebecca West, who judged the rate their subjective experi- Harry Witchel from Brighton ing is not driven by happiness; engagement, rather than by rat- who was in the area at the time. bombings and armed assaults deciding vote, but she was so prize in 1969 and 1970, regard- ence using a range of 12 emo- and Sussex Medical School it is associated with subjective ings of happiness or frustra- Images from the scene on government, military and offended by the amount of sex ed the contenders. tions including ‘bored’, ‘inter- (BSMS). “However, engagement, which acts like a tion,” he said. showed collapsed buildings — civilian targets in the capital. 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that first attracted me. And So while approaching roles, did when they told me that Abhishek, who has often displayed a The actor does not believe that Indian cinema has Anurag Kashyap was direct- knack for comedy, engage in method act- ing it, I was on. He was the ing or is it more of a spontaneous take changed, only the variety of stories is more visible reason I agreed to do the for him? “You should ask my directors film. Anurag and a love whether I am a method actor or a spon- because of an explosion of various media story... I instinctively knew taneous actor. I have studied the method platforms. SAIMI SATTAR listens in on why he he was going to do some- but everybody implements their own one. thing new, give it his It cannot be categorised as method or would give years to mature rather than be an magical spin. More spontaneous, it is too general. It changes Kalki trying out than that I knew he according to everything around, includ- different roles overnight success would challenge me ing the director. Every day you grow as as an actor and that an actor. So you always use different kinds KALKI KOECHLIN excited me. He is of approach. I have never found it easy doesn't want to possibly one of the to categorise that,” he says. follow any set rules to reach most gracious and Having shared screen space with both where she wants to as she METICULOUSLYMETICULOUSLY loving directors his parents — Amitabh and Jaya believes in improvising. that I have worked Bachchan — as well as wife Aishwarya, “It is enough if I can be with but his stan- who is the best co-star in the family? dards are very high. Undoubtedly, his dad. “As an actor, he dis- relevant. It is more He would not settle arms you, makes you very comfortable about me keeping up for just anything. So I in front of the camera. But I know he is with youngsters knew he would be my dad, so I can go back home and can than influencing someone who would discuss my character with him. My youngsters. So I make you go to uncom- experience with him is a combination of ABHISHEKABHISHEK fortable places that you father-son and co-workers,” he tells us, just want to stay need to go to for your adding, “I must mention that anybody relevant, really," bhishek Bachchan strides in sur- job,” he says. Of course, who has worked with him would love to she said.“I used rounded by a posse of guards but there’s a degree of nostalgia work with him again and again.” to stubborn and Ais completely devoid of any airs too because his grandmoth- And despite years of being subject- wanted to be just that most actors tend to ride high on. er Teji Bachchan was a Sikh ed to constant comparisons with his illus- Wearing a grey-black jacket (even though and Abhishek’s character trious parents, he has no qualms accept- an actor. But it is quite warm outside) and strikingly dons a turban onscreen. “I ing his limitations. “I am okay with get- today, I feel all flaming red shoes, the actor settles down think my Dadima would have ting harsh comments if the audience these roles are so to conversation while engaging in simul- been happy to see me as a sar- doesn’t like my performance. They are interlinked.Many taneous banter with his co-stars Taapsee dar onscreen,” he says wistfully. spending money to watch my films and Pannu, Vicky Kaushal and the script In the film Abhishek plays they have every right to be harsh. I have times I write, writer Kanika Dhillon of his new film, Robbie, an investment banker who no problems with them being direct to rewrite scenes Manmarziyan. It is this settled ease and lives in London. He comes to me.” with my direc- comfort that makes him introspect and Amritsar where his parents live. He Besides acting, Abhishek has also tor or with my rationalise the industry with logic rather has agreed to an arranged marriage emerged as a successful sports promot- co-actor,” she than gush. So when we ask him about the and meets Rumi, the character played er, having bought the pro-Kabaddi “content is king” formula that is sweep- by Taapsee, who in turn is marrying League franchise team, Jaipur Pink said. ing the industry now, he doesn’t agree. him because her boyfriend is commit- Panther and co-bought the Indian Super “We have always made different kinds of ment-phobic. “We sat down and League football team Chennaiyin FC. cinema. The change is more visible now IF WHATEVER YOU Anurag came up with facets to his char- However, he believes it would be too pre- because of evolution of tastes and media. DO IS ENTERTAINING acter. Although he looks a certain way sumptuous of him to say that he was try- The platforms through which you can and we worked on how he behaves, I ing to rescue the two sports. “They are reach the audience form a wide and AND ENRICHING, worked on what he would not do. We wonderful sports and they have had their democratic bouquet by virtue of which PEOPLE WILL WATCH thought of bringing in subtle elements of fair share under the sun. Whatever the we get a larger variety of subject matter,” him being a banker in the way he would sports have achieved after the start of the says the actor. IT. IN A BID TO approach personal problems like his leagues has entirely been due to these As he talks, he emphasises words to UNDERSTAND WHY A professional ones. Because you do tend sportsmen. Sports is something that I am make his point, taking care to select the to become a type when you work in a par- very passionate about and so the last five appropriate one to describe what he FILM DID WELL, WE ticular profession. He is not the kind of years have been very rewarding for me,” wants to say. Believing that lines have ARE BREAKING IT a definite character with a lot of attrib- he says. Jaipur Pink Panther incidental- blurred between media, he says the utes like the one I played in Guru. ly won the first championship held in story is the only thing in focus. “If you DOWN TO MORE Keeping that in mind, I could explore a 2014 and Chennaiyin FC won the ISL in go to these streaming devices, there are THAN IT NEEDS TO lot, which is nice, but at the same time 2015 and 2018. all kinds of cinema on offer. Even their tough because it took away a lot of the Abhishek feels heartened by India’s original content spans a variety of sub- BE BROKEN DOWN. traditional armoury that an actor would recent showing at the Asian Games but ‘I have apparently jects. They want to reach out to as many WE ATTRIBUTE IT TO get,” he adds. goes on to add, “Today’s world expects become a sequel people as they can. You just have to make And he does not want to characterise overnight results. Nothing happens queen. Even if I do entertaining material. If whatever you do BEING SET IN A the film as his return to a character-dri- overnight, especially in sports. There is is entertaining and enriching, people will ven role. “I think every film has its own a very famous quote that says, ‘it takes get stereotyped, I watch it. In a bid to understand why a PARTICULAR PLACE journey and has its own story to years and years of sacrifice and hard work would like to think film did well, we are breaking it down to OR CONTEXT. BUT tell. You should not try to to become an overnight success.’ It will that it is more of a more than it needs to be broken down. characterise or slot a happen as we are on the right trajecto- challenge because if We attribute it to being set in a particu- MOST FORGET THAT role as such,” he says ry,” he says and points to the example of you are given one lar place or context. But most forget that IT IS A VERY SIMPLE and adds that Anurag the Indian football team which in the last it is a very simple tenet, make a good film, incidentally worked four years has climbed in FIFA rankings. character and asked it will work,” says the 42-year-old actor. TENET, MAKE A on both Yuva and As one who embraces new media to play it in 10 This analytical mindspace is the GOOD FILM Guru – two films where with glee, Abhishek feels that while the different ways, it reason that Abhishek is coming back after he played unique char- outreach is fantastic, the focus on celebri- says more about me a break of two years with Anurag acters. “He was one of ty children is a bit intrusive. “I wish it as an actor. ’ Kashyap’s unconventional love triangle the dialogue writers on would not happen but it’s unlikely that I Manmarziyaan. “I felt I was becoming Yuva and he was the writer can wish it away. This is the life that — Kriti Kharbanda complacent in my work space and that of Guru but this is a unique Aishwarya and I chose but it is not the was the main reason why I decided to go and a very non-Anurag life Aradhya or any of the other children Actor AYUSHMANN KHURRANA on a break from film-making per se. Kashyap kind of a film. It is have chosen. Let them grow up as nor- went a mile ahead to get into the Complacency is like slow poison. That is new territory for him as well. mally as possible. When they do grow up why I needed some time off. To just re- That makes the journey exciting and if they decide to be a part of the skin of a blind person for his focus and I am glad that I did that.” for him, too, because you have a industry, you can focus on them. Till then upcoming character in Andha When he was ready to hear scripts director so out of his comfort let them be just children,” he says, sign- Dhun. again, this film came along. “It is the story mode.” ing off. Ayushmann read scripts with blindfolds that helped him a lot to focus on the char- acter. Whenever he needed to Celeb, insta homes focus on the char- acter, he blindfold- ed himself and acted as a blind guide our choices person on sets. The blindfold was his partner on the sets. In his A survey by YouGov India reveals how Gen X and Gen Y like to upcoming film Andha Dhun, style their spaces. By TEAM VIVA Ayushmann will be seen playing the role of a blind pianist whose ndians are looking towards ing room (33 per cent), with life goes for a toss as his path Icelebrities and social men preferring living room crosses with Tabu’s. media for inspiration to do and women favouring the up their homes. Most of bedroom. However, if they Emojis as good as them have moved on from had the funds to splurge, 43 traditional home decor like per cent people indicated Kourtney upset heavy wooden furniture, spending on furnishing their handicrafts and Indian tex- living room, followed by talking with gestures with Scott tiles and are increasingly bedroom. KOURTNEY seeking efficiency with style South India was the Researchers have found that the digital pictorial Reality TV star and are moving towards con- highest spender in the under KARDASHIAN is upset over the temporary decor. `10,000 category while East representations are seen as multimodal forms of fact that TV personality At least 23 per cent of the India was the highest Scott Disick intro- people of both gender get spender in the `50,001- communication duced their kids to his their home décor inspiration 75,000 group. At least 23 per from celebrity homes while cent respondents in the age hat winky-face emoji that you use at journal PLOS ONE, the team examined girlfriend Sofia Richie 57 per cent people derived bracket of 18-29 would Tthe end of a text isn’t just a fun pic- the brain wave patterns associated with without giving their their inspiration from social spend less than `10,000 in ture added to your sentence. It can con- language processing, including a pattern mother a head's up media. While Gen Y chose the next six months while vey linguistic meaning that changes the called the P600 — a kind of ‘error sig- first. social media, Gen X chose eight per cent of the respon- interpretation of the sentence, finds a nal’ that occurs when a person encoun- On Sunday's family and friends. A little dents in the above 40 group new study. ters something linguistically unexpect- over half of the respondents would spend more than The findings showed that the brain ed. episode of (52 per cent) said their fam- `1,00,000 in the next six processes ironic emojis in the same way The signal indicates the brain is Keeping Up ily and friends inspire them months. At least 45 per cent as ironic language, indicating emojis reprocessing or reanalysing the content with the to decorate their homes fol- respondents said they are convey meaning in a sentence. of the sentence. Kardashians, lowed by up to half (48 per always on a lookout for “Emojis are ubiquitous. They are Then they asked a total of 106 par- the exes got cent) stating lifestyle maga- pieces to improve the look of seemingly everywhere, and people use ticipants to read sentences followed by zines and travel and lifestyle their house and do not mind them a lot in text messages and online an emoji — either a smile, frown or into a bitter shows (43 per cent) as their spending if they find some- along with language,” said Benjamin wink — while their brain waves were argument. source of ideas. it evident that Indians are said they take part in the thing good and 36 per cent Weissman, doctoral student at the recorded. They were also asked how When One third of Indians said more than eager to bring decision but do not take the make spontaneous purchas- University of Illinois in the US. they interpreted the meaning of the sen- Kourtney, 39, they prefer contemporary new styling into their homes. final call all by themselves. es sometimes but don’t buy Words combined with emojis can be tences. styles over traditional ones The European brand is The respondents chose anything too expensive that considered another form a multimodal Sometimes the emojis matched the found out she and close to half are willing known for its do-it-yourself, contemporary styling, fol- often, while 19 per cent said communication, similar to words plus literal meaning of the sentence, but in started crying to spend the most on fur- light and contemporary lowed by modern and mid- they don’t spend too much gestures or words plus facial expressions, other cases they were construed as indi- revealing to sister nishing their living rooms. pieces of home decor. century modern. Only 16 per spontaneously and only buy the researchers said. cating irony. Kim Kardashian To beautify their homes, at Among the respondents cent chose traditional, Indian when necessary. “Spoken and signed languages According to researchers, the study West that she and least 56 per cent would hire to the YouGov India survey, interior design styles sug- The hardest part about evolved long before humans developed helps broaden our view of communica- an expert or designer to close to half of the respon- gesting that people today spending on home decor written representations of language, tion. It can be words, or words plus pic- Disick had been handle their interior design- dents (47 per cent) said they are more accepting of was deciding between qual- and spoken and signed languages have tures, or words plus gesture, and it can going to therapy ing, if cost is not a barrier, are the sole decision makers Western styles. Not just the ity and affordability and the ways of enhancing or changing mean- be words plus emojis. together and had but 44 per cent would like to while over half (53 per cent) millennials, even the 40+ response was same 29 per ing through mechanisms like intonation “You can’t just use a string of emo- agreed to wait before do it themselves. said they take part in matters group indicated similar cent among men and or gesture,” Weissman added. “Emojis jis, but when you pair emojis with bringing Richie The success that Swedish relating to home décor results. women. Among the respon- can convey irony or sarcasm in a writ- words, they can enhance each other. The home furnishing brand choices but are not the sole Among the two places in dents, at least 42 per cent ten format in the same way we might use combined effect of written words plus around. IKEA had when it opened its decision-makers. More men the house that people sought lived in self-owned homes intonation to convey the same thing emojis is bigger than words or emojis first store in India in indicated being the sole deci- to decorate well were bed- while 26 per cent were in when speaking,” he noted. alone,” the researchers stated. Hyderabad last month makes sion makers while women room (38 per cent) and liv- rented homes. For the study, appearing in the IANS LUCKNOW | TUESDAY | SEPTEMBER 11, 2018 sport 15 INDIA STRUGGLE IN EPIC CHASE Cook and Root score tons to help England post big total and gain control in final Test

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lastair Cook scored 147 in his final innings in company of skip- Aper Joe Root, who was back in form with a three figure mark as England reached 364 for 6 at tea on the penultimate day of the fifth Test. England now enjoy an overall lead of 404 runs and the 259-run stand for the third wicket between Cook and Root (125) killed the contest. While Cook made it a memorable ending to his illustrious career with a 33rd hundred, Root scored his first hun- dred in 28 innings as Indian bowlers struggled in absence of an injured Ishant Sharma. While Cook's 286 ball knock had 14 boundaries, Root hit 12 fours and a six English opener Alastair Cook walks to bat during his final innings ICC off 190 balls as both were dismissed off successive deliveries by debutant Hanuma Vihari (2/24). In the post lunch session, the duo CHEF'S looked to build on their partnership and further frustrate the Indian bowlers, CENTURY ON DEBUT AND LAST TEST MATCH bringing up their 200-stand off 303 balls. Score Batsman Opponent Venue Season Root, on 94, got a second life as LAST SUPPER Cheteshwar Pujara dropped him at first 104 Reggie Duff (Australia) England Melbourne 1901-02 slip off Mohammed Shami (2-97) in the 146 Reggie Duff (Australia) England The Oval 1905 PTI n LONDON 77th over. He then went on to score his 110 Bill Ponsford (Australia) England Sydney 1924-25 14th Test hundred off 151 balls. egend has it that Sir Don Bradman was teary-eyed Thereafter, Root started attacking as 266 Bill Ponsford (Australia) England The Oval 1934 Lwhen he was beaten by Eric Hollies' googly in his England crossed 300 in the 88th over. 108 Greg Chappell (Australia) England Perth 1970-71 final Test match at the Oval in 1948. India were a bowler short with Ishant 182 Greg Chappell (Australia) Pakistan Sydney 1983-84 However, just over 70 years later at the same ground, leaving the field due to ankle pain. Alastair Cook showed no such emotions as he scored Vihari struck twice in the 95th over. 110 Mohammed Azharuddin (India) England Kolkata 1984-85 another workmanlike hundred, his 33rd and final one First, Root holed out and then Cook was 102 Mohammed Azharuddin (India) South Africa Bangalore 1999-00 in Test cricket, against India. caught behind, with the opener walking 104* Alastair Cook (England) India Nagpur 2005-06 Interestingly, his debut hundred was also against off to a standing ovation as well as con- India, at Nagpur in 2006. gratulatory handshakes from the Indian 101* Alastair Cook (England) India The Oval 2018 Not many have scored a hundred on their debut and team. Faisel Features farewell Test and Cook joined the elite club which also Shami then got reward as Jonny has Greg Chappell and Mohammed Azharuddin. Bairstow (18) played on and Ravindra scoring left-handed batsman in Test the fifth batsman in Test cricket histo- He is only the fifth such cricketer with the other two Jadeja (2-147) removed Jos Buttler for cricket history, and will finish as the ry to score hundreds in his first and last being Bill Ponsford and Reginald Duff. a duck as England looked to score some fifth-highest run-scorer overall after matches, after Australians Reggie Duff, While Chappell's was an official retirement, in case quick runs in sight of a declaration. Sachin Tendulkar, Ricky Ponting, Bill Ponsford, Greg Chappell and India's of Azhar, the Test match against South Africa was his Earlier, Cook's hundred helped Jacques Kallis and Rahul Dravid. Mohammad Azharuddin. England reach 243-2 at lunch. Starting Meanwhile, at the other end, Root Further, this was his seventh Test MOST RUNS IN TESTS: from overnight 114-2, first up he reached scored his half-century off 81 balls as hundred against India, more than any Batsman M Runs AVG HS 100 50 his half-century off 127 balls. England crossed 200 in the 63rd over. other English batsman, ahead of Kevin Sachin Tendulkar (India) 200 15921 53.78 248* 51 68 He and Root continued to plunder He had been dropped at slip by Ajinkya Pietersen's six hundreds. He is now also runs at an easy pace as 55 runs came in Rahane, on 46, off Jadeja in the 56th the second-highest run-scorer in Test Ricky Ponting (Australia) 168 13378 51.85 257 41 62 the first hour of play, and 129 runs over- over. cricket after Ponting (2555 runs). Jacques Kallis (South Africa) 166 13289 55.37 224 45 58 all in this morning session, the best of The big moment then came in the With 15 hundreds in second innings Rahul Dravid (India) 164 13288 52.31 270 36 63 this fifth Test. 70th over of this innings as an overthrow in Test cricket, he also over took Alastair Cook (England) 161 12472 45.35 294 33 57 In doing so, the duo raised their 100- from Jasprit Bumrah (0-61) gave Cook Sangakkara (14 hundreds). Faisel Features partnership off 171 balls as Cook start- his 33rd Test century off 210 balls, sur- India seemed to have gone off the ed breaking records. First, on 76, he went passing Australia's Steve Waugh (32). boil especially with one strike bowler past Kumar Sangakkara as the highest- Additionally, Cook became only short, as the duo ground them for runs. Alastair Cook, right, celebrates reaching his century with his batting partner Joe Root on fourth day AP 99th and last one as he was never picked again due to match-fixing allegations. Purists equate left-handed batsmen with grace but Cook was a paradox with his effective batting that was SPEAKING TO DRAVID Bharat's ton puts devoid of elegance. David Gower's cover drive remains a stuff of leg- ends but Cook has been a working class hero as John Lenon would have put it. EASED MY NERVES: VIHARI Ind A in command If the ball is on his pads, he would just whip it and deliveries with width would be ferociously cut. However, it will be difficult to remember Cook's PTI n LONDON intent. Especially when Virat is PTI n BENGALURU shots even though the impact of his innings has always there, you just have to be there with been felt if one looked at the larger picture. bundle of nerves ahead of his him, rotate the strike and try to rikar Bharat hit a splendid "He is totally committed to England and he ATest debut, Hanuma Vihari build a partnership. Ston and his century stand deserved a sweet send-off," said Sunil Gavaskar, who said a phone call to Rahul Dravid Vihari also credited skipper with Kuldeep Yadav put India scored one century more than the former England cap- put his mind at ease and helped Virat Kohli for guiding him in his A in command over Australia tain. Cook's daughters were present and the applause him get the maiden fifty that res- Test debut. A in the second unofficial Test was generous as the Oval gave him a standing ovation. cued India from a difficult situation "...Having Virat at the other at Alur on Monday. But it never felt like an event taking place in an Mithali Raj in a file picture against England. made my job a little easier I guess. Bharat struck a brilliant amphitheatre like it happened with Sachin Tendulkar Vihari scored 56 and put on a His inputs helped me initially. He 106 off 186 balls with 12 at the Wankhede. vital 77-run partnership with gave me some cues so that I could boundaries and a six and The celebrations were as minimal as it they have Ravindra Jadeja (86 not out) to help play it comfortably," he said. together with Kuldeep (52) been for his eighth, 17th or 23rd century. Happy and Eves to tour India post 292 in their first innings "I will give a lot of credit to him shared crucial 113 runs for the matter of fact. on Sunday. for helping me out initially. But eighth wicket to take India A to Srikar Bharat in a file picture After all, he had a job at hand. To frustrate the Indian "I called him the day before I once I settled down, the wicket was 505 all out in their first innings attack no end and kill the match as a contest. Sri Lanka for made my debut. He spoke to me for very good to bat on especially with in reply to Australia A's 346. and Deepak Chahar (6) with Rahul Dravid's team tasted it first in 2006, a couple of minutes and I thought the medium pacers it got a lot slow- At stumps on day three, the scoreboard reading 370 for Mahendra Singh Dhoni's men suffered in 2011, 12 and it eased my nerves a little bit. He er yesterday," he added. Australia were 38 for two in seven. 14 and now it was the turn of Virat Kohli's band to meet World C’ship is a legend of the game; and his Vihari said that he found out their second innings, still trail- But then Bharat and the same fate in 2018, albeit the last time. inputs especially in the batting Hanuma Vihari in action on third day AP about his selection in the team a ing India A by 121 runs. Kuldeep managed to hold the Cook said that he had "nothing left in the tank" but PTI n DUBAI department (helped me)," Vihari day before the final Test. Earlier resuming the day at fort and stitched a fine stand to what he didn't say was that there was a last ounce pre- spoke about the influence of the Vihari said that he was nervous "Obviously, I was very thrilled. 223 for three, India A lost help India A post a mammoth sent and it was meant for the 'Three Lions'. he Indian women's team former captain, who is currently while facing James Anderson and Because that was my dream, grow- captain Shreyas Iyer (42) first, total. There was no place for any over-riding emotions Twill tour Sri Lanka from the India A coach. Stuart Broad in his maiden innings. ing up playing cricket. I first cleaned up by Mitchell Marsh. Ashton Agar (3/87) and and he was as focussed against Ishant Sharma's angu- September 11 to 16 for the "He just told me that 'you have "Initially I felt the pressure to informed my family about it and Then Bharat walked into Tremain (3/41) picked up three lar deliveries on third evening as he was against rook- third round of the ICC Women's the skill set; you have the mind set be honest...But once I got myself in, they were very happy as well. the middle and built a 41-run wickets apiece for Australia A. ie Hanuma Vihari's off-breaks at the stroke of lunch Championship, cricket's gov- and the temperament, just go out it eased my nerves and it was an "It's just the start. I know I have partnership for fifth wicket Australia A began their Monday. erning body announced on there and enjoy yourself'...I would important partnership between to do a lot of things to cement my with Shubman Gill (50), who second innings on a disastrous In the end, he has given it his all and even ensured Monday. like to give him a lot of credit Jadeja and me," he said. place in the Indian team, which I was bowled by Chris Tremain note, losing Kurtis Patterson that Mick Jagger donates 20,000 pounds for charity as The bottom four sides in the because my journey with India A "They are world-class bowlers. definitely want to do. Getting a 50 before lunch. and Matt Renshaw early. he had promised if someone scored a century or took points table — Sri Lanka, India, was very important for me to They have 990-odd wickets on debut is just the start. Going for- In the second session, India Patterson (4) was picked by five wickets. Really, he had nothing left in the tank and West Indies and South Africa come here, his inputs made me a between them. Going out to bat, I ward, scoring a lot of runs for India A lost two more wickets Gowtham while Renshaw (19) as his one-time teammate Graeme Swann aptly put it —will look to make up ground better player." just wanted to be positive in my is my main goal." —Krishnappa Gowtham (20) fell to Shahbaz Nadeem. "Cookie is the oldest 33-year-old on the planet." on Australia, England, Pakistan and leaders New Zealand in the race to qualify for the ICC Women's World Cup 2021. The ICC Women's World Boys proved their class: Pinto ‘Pak clash is just another match’ Cup 2017 finalists, India, are placed sixth with a tally of four PTI n DHAKA points after six matches, both PTI n NEW DELHI lenge and we are hopeful about wins coming in a 2-1 series win carving out a win. Those match- ndian football team head over South Africa, while Sri roud of his players for com- es will further help us in our Icoach Stephen Constantine Lanka are yet to earn a point Ppeting well against a superi- preparation for the season says the upcoming SAFF Cup after completing their engage- or French team, India's U-19 ahead," Floyd said. semifinal against arch-rivals ments against Pakistan and the football head coach Floyd Pinto In the match, goalkeeper Pakistan will be "just another West Indies. said his boys proved that they Prabhsukhan Gill denied the match". Sri Lanka will host India belonged on the same pitch as French colts a scoring opportu- India's back-to-back victo- from September 11 to 16 in a their elite opponents. nity in the eighth minute but the ries against Sri Lanka and series that is important for both The Indian U-19 team went opponents grabbed the lead in Maldives helped them book a teams. down 0-2 against the French U- the 18th minute. semi-final clash with Pakistan on For India, it is a chance to 19 side in the four-nation tour- India had a chance in the Wednesday. bounce back after their recent nament, which concluded on 34th minute to level proceedings "We are aware of the contest. defeat at the hands of defending Sunday. but Aniket Jadhav was unable to But that is nothing different. It's Indian coach Stephen Constantine speaks during the press conference IFT champions Australia at home. "I am happy with the team's IFT get the ball past the French goal- just another match. We can't let While Sri Lanka will look to cap- performance in the tourna- Indian colts practice during the training session in Zagreb keeper. the occasion get over us and Nepal's achievements and called his first international goal was italise on the opportunity to ment," Floyd said. imperative that we defend well. proud of my boys. Looking Goalkeeper Gill came up hopefully, we will beat them to them deserving entrants into the his "most delightful moment" as open their account in home con- "The boys stood firm and The two goals we conceded back, we were unable to take our with another acrobatic save in advance to the final," semifinals. a footballer. ditions while trying to forget restricted a far superior oppo- came from minor errors. We chances, especially those against the 44th minute as both teams Constantine said on Monday. "Nepal have played some "Scoring for the country is their 0-3 series loss to India in nent for most of the match. need to work on that aspect," he Slovenia. The only blip was the headed to the interval with The two sides last played an stupendous football and they always special. The first goal - it's the last edition of the tourna- Considering some of the French quipped. first half against Croatia where France enjoying a 1-0 lead. official match in September have deservingly reached the a different emotion. I was sniff- ment. players are playing in French The Indian team had earli- we conceded a lot of goals," Changing over, Aniket had 2013 in Kathmandu. India had semis. Hopefully, we get a win ing around but the goal was "We will definitely play to Ligue 1, our boys did a brilliant er lost by a late goal against Floyd said. another chance to level the pro- piped Pakistan by eking out a against Pakistan and face Nepal eluding me," he quipped. our calibre and potential to job. They proved that they Slovenia (0-1) and had gone The team will now depart ceedings in the 65th minute but solitary goal on that occasion. in the final," he maintained. "So finally, when I made it, help us gain maximum points belonged on the same pitch as down 0-5 to Croatia in its first for the Serbian shores where the his lob went inches over the Incidentally, Pakistan have Nepal will play Maldives in it was the most delightful from our series against Sri their elite opponents," he added. match. colts will clash against the hosts crossbar. qualified for the last-four of the other semi-final. moment for me as a footballer. Lanka. We look forward to A goal in each of the two "All three games were in back-to-back International France sealed the fate of the SAFF Cup after 13 years and Meanwhile, Manvir Singh, The win has been a result of our climb up the table and will halves helped France eke out a against high quality opponents, friendlies on September 13 and match in the 73rd minute, mak- they now lock horns with the who was declared the Most team game and now we're look- work together as a team," India 2-0 victory. preparing for the Euro U-19 17. ing it 2-0. India ended the tour- seven-time champions, India. Valuable Player for his perfor- ing forward to the semi-finals," captain Mithali Raj said. "In such matches, it is 2019 qualifiers. I am extremely "Serbia will be another chal- nament without a win. Constantine also lauded mance against Maldives, stated he added. LUCKNOW | TUESDAY | SEPTEMBER 11, 2018 sport 16 DJOKER HAD THE LAST LAUGH Novak beats del Porto in ‘Novak can break straight sets to win title, equals Sampras record Roger’s record’ AFP n NEW YORK AFP n NEW YORK uan Martin del Potro believes ovak Djokovic clinched his third US JNovak Djokovic can end his Open title on Sunday with a 6-3, 7-6 career as the most successful N(7/4), 6-3 triumph over Juan Martin del Grand Slam title winner, sur- Potro, taking him level with Pete Sampras's mark passing Roger Federer's current of 14 Grand Slams. mark of 20. Djokovic, playing in his eighth final in New Djokovic clinched his third York and already the champion in 2011 and US Open title on Sunday with a 2015, is now just three Slams behind Rafael 6-3, 7-6 (7/4), 6-3 triumph over Nadal and six back from the record 20 held by del Potro, taking him level with Roger Federer. Pete Sampras's mark of 14 Grand It was also the third time the 31-year-old Slams. Serb —who missed last year's tournament with The 31-year-old Serb is now an elbow injury which sent his career into a mini- just three behind Rafael Nadal crisis — completed the Wimbledon-US Open and six back from Federer. double. "Of course he can," said Del For world number three Del Potro, it was a Potro when asked if Djokovic heartbreaking experience coming in just his sec- can claim the record over ond Slam final, nine years after he was crowned Federer who is almost six US Open champion. years his senior. It was Djokovic's 15th win over the "He has 14 already. He Argentine and fifth in five at the Slams. Victory won two Grand Slams in also means that 50 of the last 55 majors have been one year. He's healthy. He win by the 'Big Four' of Federer, Nadal, Djokovic has a great team working and Andy Murray. with him. After taking just two points off Del Potro's "Hopefully him, Rafa, first three service games, Djokovic, in his Roger will still fight for Grand eighth final in New York and 23rd at the majors, Slams, because it is so nice to pounced to break for 5-3. watch them fighting for the Novak Djokovic, left, hugs del Potro after The key was his success with a lung-bust- history. defeating him in US Open final AP ing 22-shot rally and he pocketed the set when "We just do what we can the 29-year-old del Potro netted a forehand. against them. But Novak has these legends," said the 29-year- It was only the second set dropped by the Novak Djokovic kisses the trophy after defeating Juan Martin del Potro in men’s final on Sunday; (right) Novak reacts after winning third set AP everything to make records in old. Argentine at the tournament. this sport." Del Potro was play- "I've been during all my For Djokovic, it was an illustration of him title, just three months after he had left Roland Djokovic, playing in his strength to strength, adding a long-awaited ing in his first Grand Slam final career learning with Novak, growing into the championships as he took his Garros in despair after a shattering quarter-final eighth final in New York Cincinnati Masters title to his resume before since lifting the US Open title in Roger, Rafa, seeing them win- run of consecutive sets won to 14, stretching back exit. adding the US Open title to those he won in 2011 2009 at the age of 20, beating ning these events very often. It's to the second round against Tennys Sandgren. and already the champion and 2015. Nadal and Federer back-to-back. amazing. Djokovic was soon 3-1 up in the second set ‘I OWE FEDERER, NADAL' in 2011 and 2015, is now Djokovic faced neither of his greatest rivals He owns 10 wins over world "I don't feel sad that I could- before Del Potro carved out his first break point Novak Djokovic was thrilled to match Pete en route to the title in Flushing Meadows. number one players — the most n't win Grand Slams because of of the match to level at 3-3. Sampras with a 14th Grand Slam title at the US just three Slams behind Seeded to face Federer in the quarter-finals, by anyone who has never them. I am just one of the guys He had three more chances in the eighth, Open on Sunday, but he said it's Roger Federer Rafael Nadal and six back he found himself instead across the net from reached the top ranking them- that have lucky to be in the same all saved by Djokovic in a marathon 20-minute and Rafael Nadal who have made him the play- John Millman after the unheralded Australian selves. era as them, and it's great." game which left even Hollywood superstar Meryl er he is. from the record 20 held by stunned the Swiss great. This year he defeated Del Potro went into Sunday's Streep clasping her head in astonishment. "Pete Sampras is one of the biggest legends Roger Federer Nadal hobbled out of a semi-final match Federer in the Indian Wells final buoyed by seeing off The effort took its toll on a suddenly weary- ever to play the game," Djokovic said after earn- against Del Potro after two sets. Djokovic would Masters final while in 2016 he defending champion and world looking Del Potro as a 95-minute set was claimed ing a third US Open crown with a 6-3, 7-6 (7/4), behind Federer's record 20. have relished taking on either — or both, was a key figure as Argentina number one Nadal who was by Djokovic in the tiebreak. 6-3 victory over Juan Martin del Potro. It will also see him rise to number three in although he admits that early in his career that won a first Davis Cup. forced to quit their semi-final Del Potro was looking at having to become "He was my childhood idol. He was some- the world behind Nadal and Federer — the rank- wasn't always the case. Playing at a career high with injury. the first man since Pancho Gonales in 1949 to one I was looking up to. The first actual thing ings again reflecting the "Big Three" status they "Maybe 10 years ago I would say I'm not so three in the world, Del Potro But he had a 4-14 losing win the US title from two sets down. Djokovic I saw related to tennis on the TV was his first have shared for so long. happy to be part of this era with Nadal and insists he is happy to be playing record against Djokovic, includ- sprinted into a 3-1 lead in the third set before or second Wimbledon championship. That Djokovic had tumbled down the rankings, Federer," he said. in the era of Djokovic, Federer ing four at the Slams — two of a battling Del Potro clung on, hitting back for inspired me to start playing tennis. slowed last year by an elbow injury and a loss "Today I really am. I feel like these guys, rival- and Nadal. them at the US Open in 2007 and 3-3. "There is a lot of significance of me being of confidence that accompanied a 54-week title ries with these guys, matches with Federer and "Of course, it is a big chal- 2012. But off the back of a 24-shot rally, Djokovic now shoulder to shoulder in terms of Grand drought. Nadal, have made me the player I am, have lenge to take these kind of tour- "When you see a friend hold- broke again for 5-3 and he was within tantalis- Slam wins with him." The victory puts Djokovic Since bursting out of the slump with an shaped me into the player I am today." naments to them. But also I ing the trophy, it's good. I'm glad ing touching distance of his 14th Grand Slam three Slam wins away from Nadal's 17 and six unexpected Wimbledon title he has gone from "I owe it to them." think we are proud to be close to that Novak is the champion." SINGLES Serena tried to become INJURED ALLI OUT OF SWISS FRIENDLY WTA calls for equal treatment of players london: England midfielder Dele Alli will miss Tuesday's friendly in Leicester with Switzerland because bigger than rules: Court AP n NEW YORK "We also think the issue of coaching of a minor muscle strain, the Football Association needs to be addressed and should be announced on Monday. The 22-year-old Tottenham AGENCIES n SYDNEY he WTA is calling for equal treatment allowed across the sport," Simon said. "The Hotspur star suffered the injury in Saturday's 2-1 defeat Tof all tennis players and coaching to be WTA supports coaching through its on- to Spain in the Nations League. Alli may not have played ussie tennis great Margaret allowed across the sport in the aftermath of court coaching rule, but further review is for the World Cup semi-finalists in any case as England ACourt has offered little sym- the US Open final. needed." manager Gareth Southgate is believed to be set on pathy to Serena Williams after her Serena Williams was given three code making radical changes to the starting line-up against a controversial blow-up in the US violations by chair umpire Carlos Ramos in OSAKA ‘GRATEFUL' side that reached the last 16 of the World Cup. Southgate Open final believing that being out- her 6-2, 6-4 loss to Naomi Osaka on US Open champion Naomi Osaka on — who would become the first England manager to played by Naomi Osaka led to Saturday, and Williams and critics inside and Sunday tweeted that she was "grateful" for suffer four successive defeats if the Swiss prevail — is Serena’s meltdown in on Saturday. outside of tennis argued that she wasn't the chance to take on childhood hero Serena not calling up a replacement for Alli having already Serena has been criticised by treated the same as some male players. Williams for her first Grand Slam title. bolstered his squad with uncapped young Leicester City 24-time major champion Margaret Serena slams her racket on court during final The women's pro tour agreed. Osaka became the first Japanese play- duo, defender Ben Chilwell and winger Demerai Gray. Court for her dramatic outburst at "The WTA believes that there should be er to win a Grand Slam with a 6-2, 6-4 vic- the umpire during her US Open treated more harshly than a man no difference in the standards of tolerance tory over Williams. SCHULZ STRIKES IN GERMANY WIN final loss to Naomi Osaka. would in the same situation, but provided to the emotions expressed by men "So there's been a lot going on but I just sinsheim: Nico Schulz enjoyed a dream international In incredible scenes at Flushing Court, whose tally of Grand Slam vs women and is committed to working with want to say, I was grateful to have the oppor- debut on Sunday, as the Hoffenheim defender scored a Meadows, Williams, aiming to singles titles is being chased by the sport to ensure that all players are treat- tunity to play on that stage on Saturday. late winner in front of his home crowd to give Germany equal Court's record of grand slam Williams had little sympathy for the ed the same. We do not believe that this was Thank you," tweeted the 20-year-old Osaka, a hard-fought 2-1 friendly win over Peru in Sinsheim. triumphs, received a series of code 36-year-old. done last night," CEO Steve Simon said in Serena Williams, right, talks with chair umpire Carlos who is projected to rise to seventh in the Given his first cap for Germany in the stadium where he violations en route to a 6-2, 6-4 "We always had to go by the a statement. Ramos after being defeated by Naomi Osaka in final AP world rankings on Monday. plays his club football, the 25-year-old Schulz put in a defeat to her 20-year-old opponent. rules," said Court, in quotes report- Men's champion Novak Djokovic said She posed with her trophy at Top of the solid performance at left-back as the hosts came from Williams initially felt hard done ed by The Australian. he thought Ramos should not have pushed or the other way depending on the situation. Rock Observation Deck at Rockefeller behind to pick up their first win since crashing out of the by when handed a first-set warning "It's sad for the sport when a Williams so hard. It's hard to generalize things, really. I don't Center in New York. World Cup in June. It was Peru who struck first, brutally for what chair official Carlos Ramos player tries to become bigger than "Just maybe changed - not maybe, but see it's necessary really to debate that." Osaka's victory was overshadowed by exposing Loew's side on the counter-attack in the 22nd believed to be on-court coaching. the rules. he did change the course of the match," The first violation given to Williams was three code violations meted out to Williams, minute when Luis Advincula burst down the right wing The home favourite was then "Because the young player out- Djokovic said. "Was, in my opinion, maybe for coaching, which isn't allowed during any which led to an emotional outburst from the and beat Marc Andre ter Stegen at the near post. The lead docked a point for racket abuse, played her in the first set, I think unnecessary. We all go through our emo- men's matches but is permitted on the 23-time Grand Slam champion in the sec- lasted all of three minutes, as Julian Brandt levelled the having been broken in the second pressure got her more than any- tions, especially when you're fighting for a women's tour except in Grand Slam tour- ond set and made for a chaotic end to the scores with a delicate chip over Gallese. The vital one set, subsequently brandishing thing." Grand Slam trophy." naments. match. came in the 85th minute, when Schulz pounced on a Ramos a "liar" and a "thief", com- After the match, Williams' But he disagreed with Simon that men Though Williams said she follows the Williams was hit with a $17,000 fine for loose ball and squeezed his shot underneath Gallese. ments which the umpire deemed to 'class' was hailed by the USTA pres- and women are treated differently. rules and never receives coaching during a the violations, and debate raged as to be verbal abuse, warranting a game ident Katrina Adams, though plen- "I don't see things as Mr Simon does. I match, coach Patrick Mouratoglou acknowl- whether it was the actions of chair umpire FRANCE CELEBRATE HOMECOMING WITH WIN penalty. ty in the tennis world were less really don't," Djokovic said. "I think men and edged that he does it and says it's well known Carlos Ramos or of Williams herself that paris: France finally celebrated winning the World Cup Williams felt she had been complimentary. women are, you know, treated in this way throughout the sport that all coaches do. were more deserving of censure. with their home fans on Sunday after Kylian Mbappe and Olivier Giroud both scored in a 2-1 win over the Netherlands in Paris. Giroud swept in the winner from a Benjamin Mendy cross in the 75th minute for his first goal in 11 games in a France shirt, after the Chelsea striker went through the entirety of his country's Sindhu eyes successful outing in Japan triumphant campaign in Russia without scoring. On their first appearance on home soil since the World Cup, PTI n TOKYO vs final where she is However, B Sai Praneeth, who won Mbappe had earlier put France ahead in an explosive PV Sindhu S Takahashi likely to face the the Singapore Open last year, withdrew performance from the 19-year-old, before Ryan Babel historic Asiad Silver added to her Live from 12:00pm IST three-time either from the tournament. The reasons for his briefly restored parity in the second half. The Stade de Apath-breaking career collection, ace STAR SPORTS NETWORK world champion pullout are not known. France exploded in celebration at Giroud's winner in a Indian shuttler P V Sindhu would be des- Carolina Marin In men's doubles, Commonwealth game that had a competitive edge as part of UEFA's new perate to break the final jinx that has or the formidable Akane Yamaguchi of Games Silver-medallists Satwiksairaj Nations League. Overjoiced by win French coach Didier plagued her for a while when she com- Japan. Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty, who also Deschamps said, "The victory was the most important petes at the Japan Open starting Tuesday. Saina Nehwal, who won a Bronze won at Hyderabad, will square off against thing, so we can have a great party." Sindhu has been outstanding this sea- medal at the Asiad, has pulled out of the third seeded Japanese Takeshi Kamura CHANDIMAL OUT OF ASIA CUP son with Silver medals in all the major $ 700,000 BWF World Tour Super 750. and Keigo Sonoda. colombo: events this year -- the Commonwealth Among the men, Kidambi Srikanth Manu Attri and B Sumeeth Reddy will Sri Lanka Test captain Dinesh Chandimal Games, the World Championship and the and HS Prannoy will look to get over the meet Malaysia's Goh V Shem and Tan was withdrawn Monday from the 16-member squad for the Asian Cup because of an injury during a recent Asian Games. disappointing campaigns in the World Wee Kiong. domestic tournament, the board said. The 28-year-old They are all medals to be cherished championship and the Asian Games and CWG Bronze-medallists Ashwini batsman had injured a finger during a domestic but a hectic schedule leaves her with very go deep into the draw. Ponnappa and N Sikki Reddy will fight Twenty20 match and needed more time to recover, Sri little time to stay in the moment. Srikanth, a former world No 1 whose it out with Korean combination of Chang Lanka Cricket (SLC) said in a statement. Chandimal will Add to it, the questions that have been best finish this season has been a semifi- Ye Na and Jung Kyung Eun in women's be replaced by wicketkeeper and batsman Niroshan staring at the Olympic Silver-medallist for nal appearance at the Malaysia Open, will doubles. not being able to go the full distance in PV Sindhu plays a shot against face China's Huang Yuxiang. Prannoy will In mixed doubles, Pranaav Jerry Dickwella at the six-nation Asia Cup tournament which Tai Tzu Ying in the Asiad final PTI opens in the United Arab Emirates on Saturday, the SLC marquee summit clashes. take on Jonathan Christie, the Indonesian Chopra and Sikki Reddy, who lost the said. Sri Lanka squad: Angelo Mathews (Captain), Kusal Heading into the Asian circuit events, who earned his country a maiden Asian finals at Hyderabad on Sunday, face Perera, Kusal Mendis, Upul Tharanga, Niroshan which include China and Korea, Sindhu Games Gold in August. third-seeded Indonesian pair of Tontowi Dickwella, Danushka Gunathilaka, Thisara Perera, Dasun would look to put these questions to rest. Sindhu has been outstanding this season with Sameer Verma, who clinched the Ahmad and Liliyana Natsir. Shanaka, Dhanajaya de Silva, Akila Dananjaya, Dilruwan The third-seeded 23-year-old begins Silver medals in all the major events this year — Hyderabad Open Super 100 tournament Satwik and Ashwini, on the other Perera, Amila Aponso, Kasun Rajitha, Suranga Lakmal, her campaign against Japan's Sayaka the Commonwealth Games, the World on Sunday, will look to continue his good hand, will hope to put it past second-seed- Dushmantha Chameera and Lasith Malinga. Agencies Takahashi. run when he faces Korea's Lee Dong ed Chinese pair of Wang Yilyu and She is expected to reach the quarter- Championship and the Asian Games Keun. Huang Dongping.