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PNS n NEW DELHI members present and voting in Selection Panel’s the both Houses of Parliament. he Rajya Sabha on The passed the meeting on CBI TWednesday passed the Bill with 323 voting in favour Constitution (124th and three against. chief’s fate ends Amendment) Bill 2019 to To avoid the legislation amend the Constitution to being challenged in the inconclusively, to provide 10 per cent reservation Supreme Court, which had set to the poor among the gener- 50 per cent as the upper limit meet again today al category in jobs and educa- for quotas, Consumer Affairs tion. The Lok Sabha had Minister Ram Vilas Paswan PNS n NEW DELHI approved Bill on Tuesday and demanded that the amend- now it will go to the President ment be included in the day after he was reinstated for approval after which it will Schedule 9 of the Constitution. Aby the Supreme Court, become the law. Reservation should also extend CBI Director Alok Verma on The Bill was passed with to private sector and constitu- Wednesday resumed office and CBI Director Alok Verma leaves from CBI headquarters on Wednesday PTI 165 votes in favour and 7 ion of an All Judicial ser- revoked most of the transfer against it. vice, he said. orders issued by then director appointed by Rao to probe the Verma. The CVC had earlier The Bill was approved after He said reservation to SC, bers raised doubts about the (BSP) said the Bill was moti- The Ninth Schedule to the (incharge) M Nageshwar Rao. case against Asthana. probed allegations of graft the House rejected a motion ST and OBCs will not be legality of the Bill in view of the vated by meeting of his party Constitution was introduced to Rao had transferred 13 Through a midnight order against Verma under the mon- moved by Kanimozhi (DMK) touched by the amendment Supreme Court setting limit of chief and Samajwadi Party save land reforms law enacted officials, including those prob- on October 23, the itoring of retired SC judge AK and supported by Left parties and Opposition parties should quotas at 50 per cent. head for a possible poll alliance by various States from being ing the corruption case against Government had sent both Patnaik. The SC had during for sending it to a have supported the legislation Minister of State for Social in Uttar Pradesh, which sends challenged in the courts to second-in-command Rakesh Verma and Asthana on leave the hearing of Verma’s petition Parliamentary Select without any ifs and buts. Justice and Empowerment most MPs in the Lok Sabha. facilitate agrarian reforms. Asthana. They include Deputy pending an enquiry by the challenging the Government Committee for scrutiny. The changes in the Ramdas Athawale said he saw The Bill comes just four Anand Sharma (Congress) SP AK Bassi, who was probing Central Vigilance Commission decision to send him on leave Against 18 members support- Constitution being made to nothing wrong in bringing a months ahead of Lok Sabha said a Government “on depar- the case against Asthana, to and appointed Rao as the inter- termed some findings of the ing, 155 opposed it and one provide the reservation will Bill to win election. polls and weeks after BJP faced ture lounge” brought the Bill Port Blair. Other officers prob- im CBI director. Rao had CVC as “very uncomplimen- member abstained. hold scrutiny of the Supreme The Congress and other the wrath of the upper castes after facing “befitting” defeat in ing Asthana, including SS ordered the transfers on tary.” The Bill was approved after Court, he hoped. Opposition parties raised especially in Madhya Pradesh three States elections last Gurm and DIG MK Sinha, too October 24. During the meeting, the House rejected 5 amend- Filling up of jobs reserved doubts over the move actually and Rajasthan following its month. were transferred to Jabalpur Meanwhile, Prime Minister Kharge is learnt to have point- ments moved by Opposition for SC/STs and OBCs is an benefiting the deserving when, aggressive push to win over Derek O’ Brien (TMC) and Nagpur respectively by -led High ed out that Verma should be members. The quota will be ongoing process, he said, they said, Government jobs are backward classes and Dalits, charged the the Government of Rao on October 24. Power Committee for Selection given a chance to defend him- over and above the existing 50 adding the Bill was an attempt drying and the economy is wit- and is being seen as an attempt bringing “Cheat India” schemes A Sai Manohar, Joint of CBI Director met here late self before the committee head- per cent reservation to SCs, STs to benefit the poor among the nessing a jobless growth. by the party to win over the in housing for all, two crore Director, Special Investigation in the evening to take a call on ed by the PM. and OBCs. general category who have Questioning the criteria upper castes. jobs, doubling of farm income team probing several major the fate of Verma. Kharge also demanded that Replying to nearly eight been deprived so far. defined to classify economically Constitution envisages and `15 lakh for all citizens. cases, has been transferred by Chief Justice of India Verma lost 77 days of office due hour-long debate in the Rajya While Opposition parties backward classes in general quota for socially and educa- While Kapil Sibal Verma. Joint Director Policy Ranjan Gogoi’s nominee Justice to the Government’s decision to Sabha, Social Justice and questioned the motive behind caterogy as persons with annu- tionally backward classes (Congress) equated the law to AK Sharma, also incharge of AK Sikri and Leader of send him on leave so he should Empowerment Minister bringing the legislation just al family income of `8 lakh besides SC and STs, but has no the “disruptive” demonetisa- the anti-corruption wing, was Opposition in the Lok Sabha be compensated and a probe Thaawar Chand Gehlot asked four months before the gener- when income tax exemption mention of economically weak- tion, Praful Patel (NCP) said it transferred to Multi- Mallikarjun Kharge also should be ordered on the the Congress how it would have al elections, Law Minister Ravi limit is only `2.5 lakh, they also er section. will deliver a “still born” baby. Disciplinary Monitoring attended the meeting at the events of October 23/24 lead- implemented the promise it Shankar Prasad used cricketing asked why in the four-and-half- The amendment Bill seeks BSP’s Mishra termed it as Agency by Rao. PM’s residence at the Lok ing to the transfer of Verma. made in its election manifesto anology to justify the move say- years the Modi Government to insert a clause in Sections 15 “fraud on the upper caste” Deputy SP Tarun Gauba Kalyan Marg. The committee Kharge also demanded that of giving reservation to the ing “sixes are hit only in the slog did not bring women’s reser- and 16 of the Constitution. while Manoj Kumar Jha of the had replaced Bassi after inter- will again meet on Thursday. a copy of the CVC report poor among the general cate- overs” and said more such vation Bill and one for reser- A Constitution amend- RJD said it was “a midnight im director Rao’s orders and Sources said the CVC against Verma should be given gory without amending the “sixers” are in the pipeline. vation for SCs in promotion. ment Bill requires support robbery”. other officers Satish Dagar and briefed Modi on the findings of to him, sources said. Constitution. Several Opposition mem- Satish Chandra Misra from at least two-thirds of Continued on Page 6 DIG V Murugesan were the vigilance watchdog against Continued on Page 6 Cong mulls Plan B if SP-BSP dump it in UP Rivals coming together only to should not be seen as its weak- Rahul to chair ness. “Every party in this coun- today’s meet try is capable of fighting on its challenge BJP in LS polls: Modi own but an alliance some- times gives a greater advantage. PTI n AGRA to discuss LS An alliance with other parties will help the party gain more rime Minister Narendra poll strategy strength and push the BJP out PModi Wednesday attacked of power, said the former the opposition SP and BSP, say- JHA n Union Minister. ing the parties that opposed NEW DELHI “The fact that we have an each other were now forming open mind for an alliance an alliance just to take on the he Congress has convened doesn’t mean that we are weak. BJP. Ta meeting of top party lead- We can improve by an alliance The prime minister was ers and State unit chiefs to ini- and through it we can improve addressing a public meeting tiate the discussion to strategise the general theme of the grand here after launching projects for the Lok Sabha polls and alliance which is to try and worth Rs 2,980 crore. prepare a “Plan B” for the push the BJP out of power,” “Rivals are coming togeth- party if it has to face the Uttar Khurshid said. er just to oppose us. Political Pradesh election alone. The Meanwhile, NCP chief rivals who did not even like to meeting on Thursday will be called on Rahul scheduled to start a mass con- leaders from both the UPA look at each other are now chaired by party chief Rahul Gandhi to sort out differences tact programme - ‘Parivartan partners including NCP chief coming together just to oppose Gandhi. The meeting is also on the eight of the 48 Lok Yatra’ - next week in Sharad Pawar, Congress lead- us,” he said, without naming the expected to take a call on Sabha seats from Maharashtra to highlight “fail- ers Ashok Chavan, and two parties. appointing Delhi PCC presi- on which the two parties have ures” of the Central and State Prithviraj Chavan will lead a The prime minister dent following resignation of not yet arrived on a consensus. Governments. Separately, top ‘Jan Sangharsh Yatra’ next week. mocked their bid to stitch an Prime Minister Narendra Modi being received by Uttar Pradesh Governor , state Chief Minister and Ajay Maken. According to AICC sources, anti-BJP alliance, while recall- others on his arrival, in Agra on Wednesday PTI The reluctance of Akhilesh both the Opposition parties ing the 1995 state guest house Yadav-Mayawati combine to have so far decided to share 20 incident in Lucknow in which country’s watchman. investigating agencies are seek- “To hide their scams and include the Congress in the UP seats each. Bahujan Samaj Party chief “They fear the chowkidar, ing an answer from them about corruption, they are shaking “mahagathbandhan” has irked Also present in the meet- Navin: BJD won’t join Mayawati was targeted by which is why they want to their misdeeds and so they are hands,” he said. the grand old party. Reports ing was Congress leaders Samajwadi Party workers. throw me out of power,” Modi conspiring against the chowki- “Those who were not ready suggest that Congress may be Mallikarjun Kharge and NCP Modi’s attack came amid said, citing alleged scams in dar.” to see eye to eye with each left out in the SP-BSP combi- leader Praful Patel. Mahagathbandhan reports of the two parties agree- sand and gravel mining in “Some people are coming other are shaking hands for nation that will set aside just Both Congress and NCP Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on ing to form an alliance to take Uttar Pradesh when the SP and together against the chowkidar. petty political gains and ready two seats in its strongholds of had suffered a drubbing in the Wednesday made it clear that his BJD will not be a part of the on the Bharatiya in the BSP were separately in In Uttar Pradesh, you can also to forget the shameful guest Amethi and Rae Bareli. 2014 Lok Sabha polls, winning Mahagathbandhan (grand alliance). the upcoming Lok Sabha elec- power. see that those who deprived the house case and other inci- In this backdrop, senior only two and four parliamen- Patnaik said as part of his party’s policy, the BJD will con- tions. Referring to the recent CBI poor of their rights by snatch- dents,” Modi said. Congress leader Salman tary seats respectively of the tinue to maintain equal distance from both the BJP and the The prime minister said raids in the state in connection ing sand and gravel have now On the debate over the Khurshid said Congress’ will- total of 48 seats. Congress. “We will continue with our policy of equidistance from they are coming together with the alleged mining scams started a cooperation cam- Rafale aircraft deal, Modi said ingness to form an alliance Congress and NCP are the BJP and the Congress,” he said. PNS because they are afraid of the in that period, Modi said, “The paign in corruption,” he said. Continued on Page 6 CAPSULE TRINAMOOL MP JOINS IAS topper Faesal quits, to BJP, TMC EXPELS HIM New Delhi: Trinamool Congress MP on clear political air tomorrow Wednesday joined the BJP, giving a fillip to the saffron KHURSHEED WANI n SRINAGAR reaction to his resignation Government, the marginalisa- party’s campaign in ranging between appreciation tion and invisiblisation of in the run up to the ess than a decade after Shah and ridicule. around 200 million Indian Lok Sabha polls. Within hours of LFaesal was recruited to elite Faesal (35) was off-duty for Muslims at the hands of Khan, a young turk considered Indian Administrative Service a year to pursue a fellowship in forces reducing them close to ex-Trinamool (IAS) by topping the merit list Howard University in the US. to second-class citizens; insid- heavyweight , joining as first Kashmiri, he announced He returned a week ago amid ious attacks on the special iden- the BJP in Delhi, Trinamool to quit the coveted service in speculation about his intentions tity of the J&K State and grow- announced his expulsion, as also protest against “unabated to quit the Government service ing culture of intolerance and that of another young MP killings in Kashmir and mar- to join the electoral politics. hate in the mainland India in Anupam Hazra. ginalisation of Indian Muslims”. Faesal topped 2009 civil the name of hyper-nationalism, He will elaborate his reasons services examination and I have decided to resign from BUDGET SESSION LIKELY and future plans on Friday. arguably became the most cel- Indian Administrative Service,” FROM JAN 31 TO FEB 13 Former Chief Minister ebrated topper of the elite com- Faesal wrote on Facebook. New Delhi: The Budget Session Omar Abdullah hinted at petition. He became a youth He wrote, “I wish to remind of Parliament is likely to be held Faesal’s joining politics while as icon and his performance was the regime that subversion of from January 31 to February 13 senior separatist leader referred to by Prime Ministers public institutions like RBI, and the interim Budget is Mirwaiz Umar Farooq wished in their speeches in Kashmir. CBI and NIA has the potential expected to be presented on his stance over killing of “To protest against the to decimate the Constitutional February 1, Government sources Kashmiris would guide his unabated killings in Kashmir, edifice of this country and it said on Wednesday. IN NEW TERRITORY: Lucknow Metro undergoes trials in its last segment to Munshi Pulia on Wednesday Details on Page 3 future course in politics. The and lack of any sincere reach- needs to be stopped.” people have offered mixed out from the Union Continued on Page 6 LUCKNOW | THURSDAY | JANUARY 10, 2019 city 02

Yogi thanks PM for reservation Brazen ‘loot’ in mining during Woman killed as cops assault to upper castes BSP, SP regimes: Shivpal female relatives of accused PNS n LUCKNOW PNS n LUCKNOW in the attack. dren were aged 12 and 6 years The victims were rescued respectively. Another four-year- ragatisheel Samajwadi he inhuman face of Uttar by the villagers and taken to old girl was also injured in the Party (Lohia) chief TPradesh Police was once the district hospital where incident. PShivpal Singh Yadav again exposed in Baghpat Naushad’s injured mother was Efforts are on to identify the hailed the raids by the Central when during a raid to arrest pronounced dead upon bodies. The police suspect it to Bureau of Investigation teams an accused, the cops brutally arrival. be a case of suicide and inves- on the premises of Samajwadi assaulted the female members The news of the woman’s tigation is underway. Party leaders in connection of his family, leaving a woman death spread like wildfire and with the mining scam. dead and two others critical- soon hundreds of villagers “The action is late. There ly injured on Wednesday gathered at the spot and was brazen loot in mining morning. staged a demonstration, during the previous Bahujan Angered by the police demanding action against the PNS n LUCKNOW Samaj Party and Samajwadi conduct, the local residents guilty cops. Party regimes,” Shivpal said at staged a demonstration to The protest continued till hief Minister Yogi a press conference in Lucknow protest the police excesses late Wednesday evening. CAdityanath has expressed on Wednesday. and demanded registration of Senior officers claimed gratitude to Prime Minister Incidentally, Shivpal Yadav a case and action against the that the public was assured of Narendra Modi for bringing was a powerful minister in the guilty cops. a fair probe and punishment parity in the reservation system two previous Samajwadi Party Additional superintendent to the guilty if the cops were and making provision for 10 governments, headed by his of police Rajesh Kumar found to have used force on per cent quota for the econom- elder brother Mulayam Singh Srivastava, who reached the the women but the public ically weaker upper caste peo- Yadav from August 2003 to spot along with a heavy police refused to remove the block- ple. March 2007 and in the PSPL chief Shivpal Singh Yadav (sitting right) addressing mediapersons after several leaders joined his party, in Lucknow force, confirmed that the ade. In a statement issued in Akhilesh Yadav government on Wednesday Pioneer police raided the place to Meanwhile, in Deoria, the Lucknow on Wednesday, Yogi from March, 2012 to October, arrest an accused but denied bodies of a woman and her said this act of the Modi gov- 2016, when he was dropped “The Bharatiya Janata doubt whether all these the Congress, Shivpal said, that anyone was assaulted two children were found on ernment only buttressed its from the Cabinet by his Party has been late in taking promises can be fulfilled. This “My party is ready for a tie-up during the process. the railway tracks near commitment pt ‘Sabka Saath, nephew. CBI action against it. I was (reservation) is the BJP’s lol- with any party if given As per reports, half-a- Bhatpar Rani station on Sabka Vikas’. Shivpal’s comments came myself Mining Minister from lipop. When the Supreme respectable number of seats.” dozen policemen from Tuesday night. The bodies “We express gratitude to days after it surfaced that his 2004 to 2007, but there was no Court had once disallowed its On meeting Samajwadi Baghpat raided a house in were spotted by villagers who PM Modi and the Central nephew and former Chief allegation against me,” the PSPL implementation, how can Party chief Akhilesh Yadav Tanda hamlet of Chaprauli to informed the police about Cabinet for taking the decision Minister of UP, Akhilesh Yadav, chief clarified. reservation in this form be again if the later initiated the arrest Naushad, who is want- them. to provide 10 per cent reserva- might be questioned by the CBI Asked to comment on the given?” he asked. move, Shivpal parried a direct ed in connection with a crime, The woman was around tion to economically weaker in connection with the mining Centre’s move to provide 10 per Shivpal, however, sought to reply and said, “Whatever dis- on Wednesday morning. 35 years of age while the chil- sections of the upper caste. This scam. cent reservation to economical- claim credit for the 10 per cent respect I had to face, I have However, after failing to bill translates the PM’s princi- “During Bahujan Samaj ly backward sections of gener- reservation to economically faced. But, for defeating the BJP, locate Naushad, the cops tried ple of ‘Sabka Saath, Sabka Party regime from 2007-12 al category, Shivpal termed it as weaker upper castes saying, “I we are ready for alliance with to enquire about his where- Vikas’,” he said. and Samajwadi Party regime “lollipop politics”. would like to remind you that any secular party.” abouts from his family mem- The Chief Minister said from 2012-17, there was a “I was in its (reservation) at our first rally, we raised the At the press conference, bers. When they expressed that the decision had brought ‘loot’ in mining due to which support and it is good that the demand for reservation for former minister and senior ignorance, the cops brutally about parity as the demand for people had to face steep price BJP initiated this. But, there are economically weaker upper Samajwadi Party leader from assaulted the female family providing reservation to the rise of essential minerals like a number of promises made by caste people. We are happy that Kanpur, Shiv Kumar Beria, members present, even hitting poor among the upper castes sand and coarse sand,” Shivpal the BJP which are yet to be ful- the demand has been met.” joined Shivpal’s Yadav party them with rifle butts. Three was pending for many years. said. filled. I don’t trust the BJP. I On his party’s alliance with and vowed to strengthen it. women were critically injured He said the National Democratic Alliance govern- ment had removed the barrier in one stroke. When asked whether this bill for the upper castes quota Akhilesh hopes PM imbibes SP, BSP likely to would stand legal scrutiny, the Chief Minister said the govern- ment had proposed a bill after taking into consideration all lesson of affection from Taj announce anti-BJP aspects. PNS n LUCKNOW eral sites around the SP state office. alliance on Jan 15 amajwadi Party chief The SP-BSP gave a joint 3 IAS officers get SAkhilesh Yadav on statement against the BJP PNS n LUCKNOW Wednesday said that he hoped indicating to jointly fight the new postings that Prime Minister Narendra investigations by the CBI after he stage is almost set for the Modi would learn the lesson the agency conducted raids Tcoming together of PNS n LUCKNOW of affection and love from Taj early this month. Bahujan Samaj Party, Mahal during his visit to Agra. BSP chief Mayawati had Samajwadi Party and other he Uttar Pradesh govern- Akhilesh also stepped up spoken to Akhilesh over smaller outfits that could throw Tment announced new post- political campaign for his phone, assuring of her support up a mahagathbandan and add ings for three IAS officers on defence after teams of Central and asking him not to worry a new dimension to UP’s Wednesday. Bureau Investigation raided about the CBI raids. realpolitik on January 15. Awaiting posting, Prabhat several locations in the state Both parties are likely to January 15 — holds varied Kumar Sarangi was posted as for probing a mining scam announce their pre-poll significance as it is the first day Resident Commissioner in and indicated that it would alliance for Lok Sabha polls on of Magh month of Hindu cal- Delhi. Special Secretary, probe the role of the SP chief January 15, the birthday of endar and will witness Shahi Confidential department, as he was the Chief Minister Mayawati and Dimple Yadav, Snan at Kumbh, Devendra Kumar Singh of UP when the scam took wife of Akhilesh Yadav. Makarsankranti falls on the day Kushwaha was posted as place. Sources in the Samajwadi and also BSP chief Mayawati Former Chhattisgarh Chief Special Secretary in Youth “Hope the PM returns Party said that Akhilesh told and SP chief Akhilesh Yadav’s Minister Ajit Jogi along with Welfare department. from Taj Mahal after imbibing party leaders that he was pre- wife Dimple will be celebrating party legislators from Karnatak, Secretary, Aayush depart- affection and love from it” Pradesh. pared to face any eventuality. their birthdays that day. Rajasthan, Chhattishgar and ment, Jayant Narlikar, was Akhilesh tweeted hours before Meanwhile, the “The SP chief enjoys a clean While Mayawati will turn Madhya Pradesh would also given additional charge of Modi’s visit to Agra where the Samajwadi Party launched a image and if he is summoned 63 on January 15 this year, MP join in. Medical Education depart- Prime Minister is scheduled to hoarding war against the pos- and harassed by the CBI, we from Kannauj Dimple Yadav Mayawati has already sum- ment. launch several development sible interrogation of party are prepared to face the situ- will celebrate her 41st birthday. moned all senior party leaders Besides, four 2003 batch projects of road widening, chief Akhilesh Yadav by the ation and exploit it to our ben- A senior BSP leader con- to New Delhi on Tuesday to IAS officers of UP cadre were rail over bridge, drainage and CBI in the mining scam. efit ahead of the crucial Lok fided on Wednesday that the discuss a strategy for the com- promoted to super time scale. sewage, drinking water, A hoarding with photos of Sabha elections. We stand to announcement of a grand ing general elections. They are Amrita Soni, Dinesh defence corridor and health Bahujan Samaj Party chief lose nothing,” said a senior alliance in UP against the BJP Sources said that BSP lead- Chandra, Bhagelu Ram sector worth Rs 3,000 crore. Mayawati and SP chief Samajwadi Party leader. would be made by Mayawati ers from across the country had Shastri and Satyendra Kumar The SP chief also said Akhilesh Yadav, put up in Officially, the party and and Akhilesh Yadav on January been called to Lucknow for the Singh. The promoted officers that he hoped that Modi front of the SP state office said, Akhilesh Yadav have termed 15, and there could not be a celebrations on coming have been designated as would remember the pain of ‘Satya pareshan ho sakata hai, the CBI raid as acts of vendet- more auspicious day. Tuesday, which would be Secretaries. farmers growing potato, sug- parajit nahin’ (truth can be ta, deliberated at the instance Leaders from SP, RLD, observed as ‘Jankalyankari arcane and wheat in nearby harassed, it cannot be defeat- of its political masters to INLD, Janata Dal (Secular), Diwas’. Mayawati is slated to areas. ed) The hoarding also carried malign him. Janata Congress Chhattisgarh reach Lucknow on Thursday “UP was never so far from the photos of Ram Manohar The SP has also alleged (JCC) and other outfits would for the celebrations. Delhi that the country’s chief Lohia and Dr BR Ambedkar. that the CBI was let loose be invited for the celebrations “On Mayawati’s birthday, executive was unaware of the Posters depicting the SP against the party leaders after where Mayawati and Akhilesh party leaders help the needy, plight of farmers and traders,” chief saying, ‘Hamare pass the news of alliance between Yadav would share the dais to poor and handicapped and he said. gathbandhan hai, BJP ke pass the SP and BSP and seat shar- announce the alliance and visit Dalit villages and hospitals Agra in the Brij region is CBI’ (We have the alliance, ing among the two appeared launch a joint campaign for the to distribute fruits and blan- the potato belt of Uttar BJP has CBI), also dotted sev- in the media. 2019 Lok Sabha polls. kets,” said a senior BSP leader. 6 hurt as villagers clash with mining Trader shot at in Alambagh contractors over using road Lucknow (PNS): Three unidentified persons shot at a PNS n LUCKNOW ordered the villagers not to use the incident, summoned addi- garment trader in the busy the road through which their tional police force from Chandernagar market in dispute over using a road sand-laden trucks were plying. Hathinala, Duddi and Chopan Alambagh on Wednesday Afor plying trucks loaded The dispute took an ugly police stations to defuse the sit- night. The police suspect some with sand at Barahmori mining turn on Wednesday morning, uation. Later, the police got a money related dispute to be site of Kone in Sonebhadra led when the goons assaulted a vil- case registered and the situation behind the attack and are raid- to clash between contractors lager after which all local res- was being closely monitored to ing the hideouts of some sus- and villagers leaving over half- idents gathered and clashed ensure that there was no fur- pects whose names have come a-dozen injured on Wednesday with the goons resulting in ther clash. The police said that up during investigation. morning. injuries to half-a-dozen people. action would be taken against Around 10:30 pm, the The agitated villagers later The angry villagers later the mining contractor for assailants came to the garment torched over a dozen vehicles ransacked the mining contrac- instructing the villagers not to shop of Aman Preet (45) of of mining contractors to protest tor’s office and torched sever- use the public road. Chandernagar when he was the incident. Later, senior al vehicles of the contractor and Meanwhile, a 20-year-old closing the shutters and fired police officers backed by a the staff parked there. The youth, Yogesh of Kehari Ki seven rounds at him as he heavy police force rushed the mob torched four two-wheel- Gadhi village, was shot dead by turned around. Aman slumped spot and restored normalcy. ers, one Scorpio SUV, a Maruti three bike-borne assailants near to the ground as one bullet hit As per reports, some vil- car and a Safari, all owned by Jhandipur village in Mathura his head and two pierced his lagers were thrashed by goons the mining contractor. on Tuesday evening, when he chest. He was rushed to the of mining mafia at Barahmori Senior officers, who rushed was returning home on a Trauma Centre where his con- site in Kone as the latter to the spot after learning about motorcycle with a relative. dition was said to be critical.

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PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n included Hussaingunj, Secretariat, and excitedly discussing their plans tunnel under different operating movement continuously and opti- stand the importance of this mode by profession and who viewed the LUCKNOW Hazratganj and then on the elevat- of boarding the train. scenario. mising the train movements in case of transport that they do not have movement of the train, said it ed track through the KD Singh LMRC managing director “The trains have been provided of abnormalities,” he said. to wait for so long. We are current- would be a big relief for com- he signalling and integrated tri- ‘Babu’ stadium, over the Gomti Kumar Keshav said that the trials with the latest state-of-the-art In terms of the advantage which ly running the Metro at a gap of five- muters. Tals commenced successfully river then the Lucknow University, were successful and they would be Communication Based Train the Metro will give over other vehi- and-a-half minutes on the priority “I will not mind shelling out from Charbagh to Munshipullia IT College, Badshahnagar, Lekhraj conducted for three days wherein Control System (CBTC), signalling cles, the managing director said that corridor,” he said. He said that the some extra amount of money if I can on Wednesday wherein two Metro market, Bhootnath, Indiranagar, the trains would move on the tracks system with Automatic Train from Lekhraj to Polytechnic the dis- Metro train would stay at the station get convenience out of it. For my rel- trains were brought from Charbagh Polytechnic and then Munshipullia. and the recorded data would be sent Protection (ATP) for automatic tance would be covered in five for 30 seconds. “We will begin with atives coming from Amausi, the to the Munshipullia on both the Starting from the Charbagh station, to the designers of Alstom in braking to prevent any collision. The minutes, from Lucknow University the Metro standing at the station for Metro is a big relief because we can upline and downline tracks of the the first train reached the Lekhraj Bengaluru. Automatic Train Supervision (ATS) to Polytechnic it would be 10 min- 30 seconds and then reduce it to 20 tell them to board from the station North-South corridor. market station around 10.30 am fol- He said that the integrated system has been provided to ensure utes and from Hazratganj to seconds when the people get used just outside the airport,” he said. There was tremendous excite- lowed by the second train 15 min- testing of different systems, sig- automatic management of train Polytechnic it would be 15 minutes. to the idea of boarding the train,” he It will take around 4-5 weeks to ment that prevailed among onlook- utes later. nalling, track and traction were per- movement by Automatic Route “The trains will be available at added. complete the signalling and integrat- ers as they saw the train moving into People were seen taking photo- formed at different speeds on the Setting and Automatic Train every five minutes to start with Hari Shankar Dwivedi at the ed testing trials after which a veri- the underground stations that graph of the train from their mobiles elevated viaduct and inside the Regulation by supervising the train because then only people will under- Lekhraj market, who is a designer fication will be carried out by the Cop terminated for rigging exam Youth ditches Buddh Bazaar gets a new blueprint exam. To keep a close tab on police PNS n LUCKNOW YOUTH HANGS SELF activity, he was sitting inside his Lucknow (PNS): Failed to SUV outside the school. girl, nabbed nitiating an action against the crack the assistant teachers exam, Arun was posted in Lucknow Lucknow (PNS): A youth wheedled a girl student in love I‘black sheep’ in the Lucknow a youth ended his life at his house police and was attached with the and sexually exploited her for over one year. In the due police, SSP, Lucknow, Kalanidhi in PGI police station area on Reserve Police Lines. course of time, he refused to marry her and threatened Naithani terminated constable Arun Wednesday. His family pleaded He is a resident of Pratapgarh the girl with dire consequences for pressuring him to Kumar Singh, who was nabbed for the police not to opt procedure of and was running the racket for a marry her. Left with no option, the girl sought police help rigging the assistant teachers recruit- inquest and autopsy citing he took long time. Arun took to crime with and lodged a complaint against the youth. The accused ment exam-2019. Singh was nabbed the extreme step due to depression. the help of his elder brother Ajay was later arrested. by Special Task Force sleuths on The youth, identified as Alok Kumar Singh, who is an officer in As per reports, the accused, identified as Virendra aka Sunday from outside the National Kumar Maurya of Pathakpuram Ground Water department and Veeru, came in contact with the girl over a year back and Inter College. colony in PGI locality, had taken posted in Meerut. both became good friends. Later, Virendra proposed the “An inquiry was set up on the the exam recently and could not In his confession, Arun had dis- girl to marry her in the time to come. Believing him, the day, Arun’s name surfaced in clear after the online results were closed that his elder brother used to girl started the courtship with the accused. A couple of the scam and Hazratganj CO Abhay announced on Tuesday. “He got run coaching centre for those days back, the girl asked Virendra to marry her as her Kumar Mishra was assigned the disappointed and went to his room preparing for different exams. family was looking for a proposal.The girl said that task to probe the case. The CO without taking his lunch on By way of running the racket, Virendra blew his top when she insisted the same and submitted the report on Wednesday Tuesday afternoon. We thought he Arun amassed a huge wealth. Even started abusing her. “He told me that he was never serious after which the constable was would become normal after having though he was constable, he lived life in the relationship and started the same on my initiative. terminated from services,” the SSP a proper sleep. On Wednesday, he kingsize. In the investigation, the His statement came as a bombshell. I was shocked,” she said. did not wake up to resume daily cops found that Arun had several told the police. The Gudamba police said a case of rape He said there was zero tolerance routine and this made us apprehen- SUVs in his names and also had sev- and issuing threat was registered against Virendra. “We for corruption and no one would be sive,” his father Ram Bahal Maurya eral flats. He had a vast range of also slapped section 7/8 of POCSO Act on Virendra and spared for wrong deeds. “In past too, told police. He said he went to the friends from the top echelon of the nabbed him from Teripuliya,” the police said. PNS n LUCKNOW shifted the vendors towards action was taken against cops who room only to find it locked from society. The police said Virendra was planning to flee the city “WE HAVE SHIFTED the right side. were found guilty while discharging inside. “I broke the window panes He used his position as a con- and a police informer tipped off the team probing the case he Traffic department THE TRAFFIC On being asked if vendors their duty. to look inside the room as Alok was stable in building relationship with about his presence. Tchanged the layout of the at the Buddh Bazaar created Some of them were sent to not responding to the calls. I was influential people and also ducked Meanwhile, a girl accused the Gudamba police of Buddh Bazaar for the smooth TOWARDS THE any problems or protested for lines while others were suspended. shocked to see that he was hanging the police action against him on a protecting a youth against whom she had lodged a rape regulation of the traffic on LEFT SIDE EVEN AS the changes being made, he The drive to clean the department from the ceiling with a curtain tied number of times in the past. attempt case on January 5. In her statement, the victim Wednesday. SP, Traffic, Ravi said that they followed the of cops of shady past will continue,” around his neck. He had made a On the day, the STF had alleged that she had lodged a complaint against Amir on Shankar Nim, who was pre- THE VENDORS rules as directed. he said. noose of the curtain,” he told arrested Uma Shanker Singh (prin- January 5. “I was all alone when Amir barged into the sent on the occasion, said that Traffic officials said that it The Hazratganj CO said the act police. Ram Bahal Maurya added cipal) of Gudamba and invigilators house. He pinned me down and attempted to force the traffic flow was smoother STAYED ON THE was important since it was of the constable was found highly that he did not want inquest and identified as Shahnoor of Gomti himself on me. I cried atop my voice hearing which after the change and that they RIGHT SIDE OF THE causing a lot of snarls in the objectionable and it dented the autopsy of the body of his son. “We Nagar, Daya Shanker Joshi of several residents rushed to my house. Amir ducked the intended to continue with the area on the day of the Bazaar. police image in the eye of the pub- have no complaint to anyone. Alok Hasanganj, Ashok Kumar Mishra of residents and fled the scene,” she alleged. Her father change in coming days. MARKET GIVING A In an inspection which they lic. “The report was prepared after ended his life on his own,” he told Madiaon, Vijay Kumar Mishra of alleged that the police were not keen in lodging an FIR and “We have shifted the traf- SMOOTH FLOW TO had carried out last week, they a thorough investigation and we rec- police. Police said no suicide note Hardoi, Ram Ikbal Shukla of Indira agreed to the same when the residents protested against fic towards the left side even had found that the traffic which ommended his removal from the was recovered from the room. Nagar, Khursheed Alam of the police inaction. as the vendors stayed on the THE TRAFFIC” came down the Nishatganj job,” the CO said. “Further investigations into the Pratapgarh and Virkesh Yadav of “But the police did not slap provisions of POCSO Act right side of the market giving pull had two alternatives, either Constable Arun Kumar Singh case are on,” the police said. The Mau. Besides, centre incharge Ram on Amir even though my daughter is 14-year-old. The a smooth flow to the traffic,” the Ritz crossing, the post it went straight or it went had masterminded the racket and he police added that Alok was a native Ikbal Shukla and two candidates cops demanded me to show the age certificate,” he said the SP, Traffic. He said office crossing keeping the towards the Channilal crossing. had roped in the principal of the col- of Pratapgarh and was trying his identified as Khursheed Alam and alleged. Police said the complaint did not mention her age that the traffic which came area congestion-free. He said The officials worked on mak- lege and four invigilators, including luck in assistant teachers exams Virkesh Yadav were also nabbed on in the application and that was why her parents were down the Nishatganj bridge that they also removed ing the traffic movement more a woman invigilator, to rig the since last year. the day. asked to show age proof. moved towards the left side on encroachments even as they circular. Lucknow-Sitapur train operation resumes Easy for some, tough for others PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW held in the morning session, was easy. The PNS n LUCKNOW exam started at 9.30 am sharp and ended “UTTAR he IIT-JEE Mains for entrance to the B at 12.30 pm. A ball pen was given at the rain operation between Lucknow and PRADESH TTech courses was held centre and the admit card as well as ID proof TSitapur started after Minister of State on Wednesday at various centres in the was checked at the entry gate,” said an aspi- for Railways flagged off a HAS GOT A city. The test is being conducted online by rant appearing for the examination. train from Khairabad railway station in the National Testing Agency. NK Dubey from a well-known coach- Sitapur on Wednesday. MAJOR The immediate reaction from students ing institute said that in the Chemistry sub- The 88.25-km-long rail route was SHARE after examination was that Physics was rel- ject some questions were directly from the converted to broad gauge form the metre atively tough as compared to Chemistry, NCERT. “In Maths, all chapters were cov- gauge which came into being 132 years FROM THE Mathematics was of moderate level and ered and chapters in all three subjects were back on November 14, 1886 and was laid RAILWAYS Chemistry was overall very easy. The stu- given equal weightage. There were a total by the then Kumaon Rohilkhand Railway dents could not detect any error in ques- 90 questions with the Physics, Maths and Company. AFTER THE tions. “Overall JEE Main Paper I, which was Chemistry carrying 30 questions each. The trains on this section ran until NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC 2005 when their operation was shifted from Lucknow Junction to Aishbagh ALLIANCE GOVERNMENT railway station in Lucknow. Later, the CAME TO POWER AT THE train operation was stopped for several months which caused problems to passen- CENTRE” gers travelling between Sitapur and Lucknow. and the work was done by Rail Under the track conversion project, Development Corporation Limited. There the Railway Ministry cleared a proposal are 14 railway stations between Lucknow to change the 260-km-long track between and Sitapur, six subways of limited height Aishbagh and Pilibhit in 2011-12. In the and 41 manned railway level crossings. first phase, it was decided to convert metre From Wednesday, three pairs of pas- gauge to broad gauge between Aishbagh senger trains started operation on this and Sitapur. route and also Gorakhpur-Gomti Nagar Speaking on the occasion, Sinha said train has been extended to Sitapur for the with the completion of the track conver- convenience of people. sion project, Sitapur would get connect- In the inaugural run, a passenger train ed with other cities and stations of UP and from Khairabad to Lucknow Junction India. He said that track conversion reached the city around 5 pm on would help development works in Sitapur. verted into a model station soon. He mind the requirement of future and Wednesday. However, it was a routine “Uttar Pradesh has got a major share agreed to the demand of local people’s rep- therefore factories, workshops, track con- affair for the railway staff at Lucknow from the Railways after the National resentatives for running a train between version work, electrification, laying of Junction as there was no programme to Democratic Alliance government came to Sitapur and Gorakhpur. double tracks and also laying of new rail- celebrate the occasion there. power at the Centre,” Sinha said. Sinha said the Railway Ministry was way lines were being taken up on a pri- PRO, NER, Lucknow division, Alok The Union minister said that paying special attention to strengthening ority basis. The track conversion between Srivastava, said that the programme was Khairabad railway station would be con- the infrastructure of Railways, keeping in Aishbagh and Sitapur cost Rs 374 crore held at Khairabad railway station only. LUCKNOW | THURSDAY | JANUARY 10, 2019 city 04 UPRKM continues stir on second day CMEE to hold workshops

PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW on teaching, mkt research Uttar Pradesh Rajya PNS n LUCKNOW temporary research method- There would be Karmachari Mahasangh ologies to capture consumer (UPRKM) continued their he Centre for Marketing in insights and raise the quality two special strike on the second day on TEmerging Economies standards in the teaching and plenary sessions Wednesday with protests at (CMEE) at the Indian Institute practising marketing research. on ‘Contemporary several points in the city. The of Management-Lucknow, The previous CMEE work- Mahasangh went on a strike on NOIDA campus, will be shops have been effective in challenges and a call given by the Central holding two workshops on creating a unique platform for future prospects Trade Unions. teaching and practising mar- business school faculty from of marketing The members collected at keting research from January across the country to engage in the Public Works Department 10. skill development in teaching research’ for from where they took out a An IIM-L faculty member and research and identify earning a seat in two-wheeler rally which culmi- said that there would be two the best marketing research decision-making nated at the Agriculture depart- special plenary sessions on practices to deploy in their cur- ment. Media spokesperson of ‘Contemporary challenges ricula. Such workshops have and practitioner’s the Mahasangh CP Srivastava and future prospects of also been instrumental in perspective said that it had been continu- marketing research’ for bringing practitioners from ously carrying out protests in earning a seat in decision- diverse backgrounds to the enhance their skills through view of their 14-point charter making and practitioner’s per- classroom, something that methodologies such as of demands which included the spective. lets participants learn from teaching, practising, marketing revoking of the old pension The workshops will focus each other and develop an research, qualitative marketing policy. “Despite our protests a on how could marketing effective marketing strategy,” he research techniques, basic number of times neither the research help businesses build said. and advanced quantitative state nor the Central govern- an emerging new India. He added that the aim of marketing research techniques ment had paid any heed to our “The workshops are the workshop was to engage and learning through case demands. Regional president of aligned with CMEE’s goal of participants from academia studies in the Indian the Mahasangh Kamlesh bringing state-of-the-art con- and industry to explore and context. Mishra said that their primary demands were revoking of the old pension policy and the Copies of Kumbh regularisation of the out- State employees staging a dharna at Shaktio Bhawan on Wednesday Pioneer sourced staff. “If our demands coffee table book are not conceded we will hold were affected to a large extent affected,” he said. walked towards the Labour banks. He said that there were a gherao of the Parliament on because the banks, including The employees staged a Commissioner’s Office on AP demands regarding their wages now at airport February 21,” he added. the gramin banks, remained protest in front of their respec- Sen Road. He said that their too and if the government did Lucknow (PNS): Copies of Deputy secretary, UP Bank closed due to the protests of the tive banks and then collected in main demands were the revok- not pay any heed to them they the Kumbh coffee table book, Employees’ Union, SK Sangtani employees. “The services, espe- front of the LIC building in ing of the old pension policy would intensify their agita- which was launched by Prime said that the bank services cially clearing, were adversely Hazratganj from where they and the issue of merger of tion. Minister Narendra Modi recent- ly, will be placed at the Chowdhary Charan Singh airport Artificial lungs to judge air pollution in the city. Tourism information Ensure 24-hr uninterrupted power officer Parijat Pandey said that PNS n LUCKNOW also carried out in Delhi recent- tourists interested in Kumbh ly wherein artificial lungs had Mela could avail of those copies limate Agenda, an organi- turned black because of the free of cost from the airport. He Csation working in the area pollution levels,” she said. supply in Kumbh Mela: Sharma said that the coffee table book was of air pollution, will be placing It may be noted that the prepared by the Tourism depart- artificial lungs at Jhandi city has been facing poor air PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n ALLAHABAD The minister was review- Teliarganj and Minto Park ment primarily and their aim was Park opposite Nagar Nigam quality for the past several ing the power supply arrange- power sub-stations so that that tourists should know about in a bid to show how the pol- months raising concern for ttar Pradesh Minister for ments and their back-up plan power supply there did not get Kumbh because the book gave lution impacts the lungs of a the need to control it. UPower Shrikant Sharma here. The meeting was attend- disrupted. He also dwelt at details of the origin of the Kumbh, person. Climate Agenda had also at a meeting held here direct- ed by the officials of the length on the 64 power sub-sta- Kumbhs which were held in the Director of Climate recently sent its recommenda- ed the officials to ensure 24- Electricity department. Prior to tions established in the Kumbh past and other aspects. He said Agenda Ekta Shekhar said that tions to the CPCB (Central hour uninterrupted power sup- the meeting the minister Mela area. that serious tourists were always the occasion would witness Pollution Control Board) in ply for 48 days in the Kumbh inspected power supply in the The minister, along with interested in such books. “We are the presence of mayor Sanyukta connection with the growing Mela area. In case of any fault Kumbh Mela area. the chairman of UPPCL and trying to keep these copies at gov- Bhatia and Municipal scene of air pollution. The rec- it should be attended on a pri- Superintending engineer other power officials, boarded ernment departments. At the Commissioner Indra Mani ommendation stated that there ority basis without any delay. of Purvanchal Vidyut Vitran a steamer from the Qila Ghat airport the tourists can have a Tripathi. was a need to increase air Chairman of the Uttar Pradesh Nigam, Kumbh Mela Anil and went to the Sangam Nose look at these books at the arrival “This is being done to cre- quality testing centres and its Power Corporation Limited Verma said that the power and Naini and inspected the counter where people will also ate more awareness amongst deadline should be done before MC Sharma was present at the supply to the Kumbh Mela camp set up by the Electricity answer their queries,” he said. the people. This exercise was two years. meeting. had been given from the department.

PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW subjects,” it was said. PhD entrance exam today The overall merit list would be pre- ucknow University will be con- pared on the basis of marks obtained in Lducting the entrance examination A & B, Rana Pratap Marg. tiple choice questions of one mark each the written test and interview, it was for admission to PhD courses for 45 He said that for those who had based on the topics such as General said. subjects on Thursday. Lucknow opted for admission in one subject the Awareness, Statistical Data Regarding the number of seats for University admission incharge Anil examination would be held from 1.30 Interpretation, Mental Aptitude, the various subjects it was Ancient Mishra, said that teaching would remain pm to 3 pm and for those who had Numerical Aptitude, Logical Indian History and Archaeology 14 suspended at the University due to opted for two subjects, it would be held Reasoning, Information and seats, Anthropology 4 , Arab Culture 4, examinations. from 1.30 pm to 3.45 pm. Communication Technology and Arabic and Economics 16, English 17, He said that the examinations In all, 6,943 students applied for 45 People and Environment. French 3, 50, History (Medieval would be held at the old and new cam- subjects which include 1,838 of the OBC Paper II will be subject specific with and Modern Indian History) 2, puses of Lucknow University. “On the non-creamy category, 154 from the 145 multiple choice questions of one Journalism (Mass Communication) old campus, it will be held at the New OBC creamy category, 956 from the mark each to be answered in 45 min- one, Jyotir Vigyan 2 and Library and Commerce building and PG Block and Scheduled Castes, 23 from the utes. The questions will be based on the Information Science 3, Linguistics 4, on the new campus at the Faculty of Scheduled Tribes and 3,972 from gen- syllabus of PG programmes of Oriental 3, Persian 6, Law, Institute of Management Sciences eral category. About 832 students had Lucknow University. Philosophy 24, Physical Education 6, and Institute of Tourism Studies,” he applied for PhD in Hindi, 654 in “The test will be of 90 marks and Political Science 12, Population said. Education, 518 in Commerce, 386 in there will be no negative marking. Education and Rural Development 2, The other test centres are AP Sen Applied Economics, 237 in Ancient Candidates will have the option to Psychology 26, Public Administration Degree College, Charbagh, Bal Vidya History and Anthropology, 474 in appear in the test for maximum two 12, Sanskrit and Prakrit Language 10, Mandir, Block A, Block B of Charbagh, Sociology and 267 in English. subjects if they are eligible in both of Social Work 8, Sociology 19, Urdu 6, BSNV Degree College, Charbagh, Guru LU authorities said that there would them. The PhD entrance test will be Western History 18, Applied Economics Nanak Degree College, Block A & B, be two papers which the examinees held in one sitting, 90 minutes for can- 33, Business Administration 11, Charbagh, Jai Narain College, Block A would give. “Paper I will be on research didates appearing in one subject and Commerce 15, Law 36, Education 27 & B, and National Degree College, Block methodology which will include mul- 135 minutes for those appearing in two and Fine Arts 2. IIT aspirants find Physics tough, Chemistry easy PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW held in the morning session was easy. The tions and Chemistry 30 questions. Overall examination started at 9.30 am sharp and the students reported that the paper he IIT JEE Mains examination for ended at 12.30 pm. Ball pens were given ranged from easy to moderate. Physics Tentrance to the B Tech courses was at the centre and Admit cards as well as was relatively tough compared to maths held on Wednesday at different centres in ID proof were checked at the entry gate,” and chemistry. Chemistry was the easiest,” the city. The test is being conducted online said an aspirant appearing for the exam- he said. by the National Testing Agency. ination. There were other students who The immediate reaction from stu- NK Dubey from a well-known coach- found mathematics was lengthy. A student dents after the examination was that ing institute, said that in the Chemistry said that the pattern was the same as Physics was tough relatively as compared paper some questions were directly from compared to last year. “On the whole to chemistry, mathematics was of mod- the NCERT. “In Maths all chapters were Physics was easy but Mathematics I erate level and chemistry was overall very covered and those in all three subjects found lengthy and could not complete the easy. The students could not detect any were given equal weightage. There were paper. I felt that those who had solved the error in the questions. in all 90 questions with the Physics past ten years’ papers could have easily “Overall JEE Main Paper I which was paper carrying 30 of them, Maths 30 ques- solved it,” he added. MR Jaipuria School opens Kursi Road branch LUCKNOW (PNS): Seth MR Jaipuria Schools opened its branch on Kursi Road on Wednesday. The school will have its first intake of students starting January 2019 with the session scheduled to start in April 2019. The school aims to focus on creativity and innovation and provide all-round development of students. Among the distinguished guests pre- sent at the inauguration included Justice (Retd) Ashwani Kumar Singh, who was the chief guest and additional advocate general Vinod Kumar Shahi and vice- chairman, Jaipuria Group, Shreevats Jaipuria as guests of honour. Speaking on the occasion, Justice (Retd) Ashwani Kumar Singh hoped that the new school would provide new facil- ities and a much improved learning envi- ronment for students. “Educators are becoming increasingly aware of the inter- development. It is the human spirit and support of their teachers. So today action between physical spaces and learn- interaction between teachers and students marks another milestone in the develop- ing environment. Modern facilities which will make the difference and ment of their future,” he added. improve not only the school’s physical ensure the new building supports higher Additional advocate general Vinod environment but also its learning culture. levels of learning. The new school will be Kumar Shahi expressed his appreciation But the building alone cannot infuse the the place where students will build their to the authorities for opening a school of vision and passion that guide the school’s capacities and their aspirations with the high quality on Kursi Road. LUCKNOW | THURSDAY | JANUARY 10, 2019 nation 05

CITIZENSHIP BILL Opp questions extending RS 97 towns along Ganga Will preserve Northeast’s sitting ‘without’ consensus to become ODF by PNS n NEW DELHI identity, culture: Rajnath he Opposition on March, says Min Puri TWednesday raised objec- PNS n NEW DELHI tions over the extension of the PNS n NEW DELHI The findings advocated Rajya Sabha session by a day putting up install bar screens s the Congress protested in without consensus and charged nion Housing and Urban on drains falling into the Ganga Athe Rajya Sabha on the Government with “bypass- UAffairs Minister Hardeep to prevent solid waste flowing Wednesday against the ing” legislative scrutiny before Singh Puri on Wednesday said into the river, river surface Citizenship Amendment Bill introducing Bills. The that 97 towns and cities along cleaning and waste disposal and said it had led to unrest in Government, however, main- the Ganga will be declared arrangements among others. the North-East threatening sta- tained the chair and the gov- open-defecation free by March bility and security, Home ernment has the right to extend 2019. The Ministry has also Minister told the the session. Proceedings were announced a special category Creating hurdles House the Bill is intended to disrupted leading to two of awards for these 97 Ganga pave way for Indian citizenship adjournments in the pre lunch towns under the ongoing is AAP Govt’s to the persecuted religious session with several Opposition “Swachchh Survekshan 2019”. minorities from three coun- members including Congress Addressing a gathering at behavioural tries. He also assured the gov- raising slogans and storming a workshop on ‘Solid Waste ernment was committed to into the well. Management in Ganga Towns”, pattern: Minister preserving the distinct culture The ongoing winter session within rights to extend the the government and the oppo- the Housing and Urban Affairs and identity of the North East. of the Upper House was to end session to discuss important sition on that matter. Minister said a total of 44 PNS n NEW DELHI The Minister said he was on Tuesday but it was extend- issues. The debate on quota bill Sharma said it is the estab- Ganga towns have so far been aware of the concerns regard- ed by a day to take up the resumed in the afternoon ses- lished practice in Rajya Sabha declared open-defecation free. aking a dig at the Delhi ing the bill as well as miscon- THE MINISTER SAID THERE WERE Constitution (124th sion after Minister for Social that no bill be brought without “It is expected that all TGovernment’s decision to ceptions being spread about it Amendment) Bill to provide 10 Justice Thaavarchand Gehlot the scrutiny of parliamentary Ganga towns will achieve ODF put a condition of 50-50 shar- but would like to dispel the REPORTS OF SPORADIC VIOLENCE FROM per cent reservation in gov- introduced it in the morning committees but this was not status by March 2019,” the ing in operational losses in the apprehensions of the people of SOME PARTS IN ASSAM, TRIPURA AND ernment jobs and education for but din led to two adjourn- being followed. Sensitive bills minister said at the event. Metro Phase IV, Union Assam and the Northeast. the economical backward can- ments. are being brought bypassing He said the Government Housing and Urban Affairs He said it is not only for MEGHALAYA DURING THE BANDH CALLED didates among the general cat- Earlier, raising the issue of “legislative scrutiny” by the has accorded highest priority to (HUA) Minister Hardeep migrants from these states but OVER THE BILL, BUT THE SITUATION WAS egory. extending the session when the present regime, he added. S R rejuvenate the Ganga through Singh Puri on Wednesday to “protect migrants of six The Lok Sabha passed it on House met for the day, Balasubramoniyan (AIADMK) its flagship programme, said that the Delhi minority communities from FULLY UNDER CONTROL AND PEACEFUL Tuesday while it was to come Sukhendu Sekhar Roy (TMC) also obhjectedto the manner in Namami Gange. Government has such a three nations” and was applic- up the Rajya Sabha on cited Rule 12 of Rajya Sabha to which the session was “In this regard, the behavioural pattern that they able to the entire country. migration for long and wit- Rajbongshi, Chutia, Tea Tribes, Wednesday. state that the sitting can be extended. Ministry of Housing and Urban always create “hurdles”. Thousands of migrants nessed an agitation from 1979 Moran and Matak. Protesting against the extended by the Chairman Rejecting the Opposition Affairs (MoHUA) is supporting The Minister said that his from Western borders are to 1985 following which the He said the Government extension, the Opposition after making an announce- objections, Goel said members the Ganga towns in achieving officers are currently examin- residing in states like Gujarat, Assam accord was signed on has accepted the recommen- members said they were nei- ment in the House and the should have been concerned ODF status and effective solid ing the conditions imposed by Rajasthan, Delhi, Madhya August 15, 1985. dations and Ministry of Tribal ther informed nor was their change being published in the about half of the 20 days of the and liquid waste management the Delhi Cabinet, while Pradesh and other states and He said the Centre has Affairs has placed it before consent taken for the move. Rajya Sabha Bulletin. session being washed out in through the Swachh Bharat approving the Phase IV of the the bill is for them too and taken concrete steps to imple- Parliament. While giving ST Besides Congress, the TMC He said there was no pandemonium. He also said Mission (SBM -Urban) and Delhi Metro on December 21 would be implemented in all ment the Assam Accord status to these communities it and the AIADMK cited rule announcement, no notifica- the decision to extend the the Atal Mission for last year. states and UTs, he said. including completing the task will be ensured that “interests, book to criticise the extension. tion and the Opposition on House was first taken at the Rejuvenation and Urban “We are committed to exe- The Minister said there of National Register of Citizens rights and privileges of the Deputy Chairman Tuesday protested against it BAC meeting and then the Transformation (AMRUT) cuting the Metro Phase IV. were reports of sporadic vio- (NRC) and has constituted a existing tribes there will be fully Harivansh said it may be con- adding a bulletin was published Chairman holding an informal respectively,” Puri said. After obstructing the project for lence from some parts in high level committee to protected,” he added. sidered his “personal lapse” in the night for extension of the meeting with leaders of oppo- According to the minister, four years, especially two years, Assam, Tripura and Meghalaya implement clause 6 of the The Citizenship Bill was and a “lapse in his under- session. sition parties. all Ganga towns have been they have sent some approvals, during the bandh called over Accord. The committee after passed by the Lok Sabha on standing” in not conveying at Anand Sharma (Congress) However, the Congress and directed to implement scientific but they have such a behav- the Bill, but the situation was consulting the stakeholders on Tuesday and was brought to the the time of adjourning pro- said no decision on extending other Opposition members solid waste management expe- iourial pattern that they always fully under control and protecting the interest of the Upper House on Wednesday. ceedings on Tuesday that the the sitting of the House was were not satisfied with the ditiously. create hurdles,” Puri said on the peaceful. local people will give its rec- The bill was originally intro- sitting of the House has been taken at the Business Advisory government’s response and Puri said the ministry has sidelines of an event. Singh informed the mem- ommendations within six duced in 2016 and was later extended by a day. Committee (BAC) meeting and stormed into the well. The also deployed the Quality Asked whether his bers he was in touch with the months. sent to the Joint Parliament Finance Minister and no time was allocated. Congress also demanded Council of India (QCI) as a Ministry will agree with the Chief Ministers of these States A Home Ministry appoint- Committee (JPC) which sub- Leader of the House Arun Asserting that responsibility Home Minister Rajnath Singh’s third party agency (TPA) for AAP Government’s condi- and would convene meetings ed committee has given its mitted its report on Monday. Jaitley and Minister of State for of running Parliament rests statement on the independent on-site assess- tions, Puri said, “Our Ministry soon. recommendations on grant of On the basis of the recom- parliamentary affairs Vijay with the government, Sharma Citizenship(Amendment) Bill ment to evaluate the actual on- will announce how we pro- Singh said Assam was fac- ST status to six communities of mendations of the JPC, a fresh Goel maintained that the Chair said it was for the first time 2019 and charged that it had ground situation in these pose to go. We are examining ing the problem of illegal Assam namely Tai Ahom, Koch Bill was introduced on Tuesday. and the Government were there was no dialogue between led to unrest in the North-East. towns. them (conditions).” Terrorism new form of SC commutes SC rejects Guj Govt's Jagannath temple Need to to ensure zero tolerance plea, says final report warfare, need control Santosh Mane’s case: SC appoints towards terrorism, says Sushma death penalty to on encounters be senior advocate over social media: Rawat life term given to parties Ranjit as amicus PTI n NEW DELHI PTI n NEW DELHI PTI n NEW DELHI PTI n NEW DELHI New Delhi: The Supreme sserting that no country is Court (SC) on Wednesday he Supreme Court he Supreme Court on Aimmune to the “existential errorism is becoming a commuted to life imprison- TWednesday rejected the TWednesday appointed threat” of terrorism, External Tnew form of warfare and it ment the death sentence Gujarat Government’s plea to senior advocate and former Affairs Minister will keep growing like a “multi- awarded to bus driver Santosh maintain confidentiality of the solicitor general Ranjit Kumar on Wednesday said the need of headed monster” till nations Mane, convicted for killing final report of the Justice HS as amicus curiae to assist it in hour is to ensure zero tolerance continue to use it as a State pol- nine people in 2012, by mow- Bedi committee on 24 alleged a matter related to administra- towards terrorism and those icy, Army Chief Gen. Bipin ing them down in Pune. fake encounter cases from 2002 tion of Jagannath temple in using it as an “instrument of Rawat said Wednesday as he On January 25, 2012, Mane, to 2006 in the state and ordered Puri. convenience”. pitched for some control over a Maharashtra state transport that it be given to petitioners The apex court had on In an address at the Raisina social media to contain spread driver, had hijacked a bus and including poet and lyricist November 30 last year accept- Dialogue, Swaraj, touching on of radicalisation and terror- mowed down nine persons. Javed Akhtar. ed the request of senior advo- various geo-political develop- funding. He was awarded the death A bench headed by Chief cate Gopal Subramanium to ments, said India’s strength In an address at the Raisina sentence in 2013 by a sessions Justice Ranjan Gogoi said it was relieve him as amicus curiae in and success has been a force for Dialogue, India’s flagship con- court, which had termed Akhtar and veteran journalist the matter. global peace, stability and pros- ference on geopolitics, the Mane’s crime “rarest of rare”. BG Verghese, since During the hearing on perity and that it stands for a External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj addresses as MoS for External Affairs VK Army Chief said there should Mane appealed the verdict in dead, who had set the “ball Wednesday, the issue of democratic and rules-based Singh looks on, after the launch of a coffee table book titled, ‘Vaishnav Jan to Tene be talks with the Taliban so as the Bombay High Court but in rolling” by filing petitions in the appointing a new amicus in the international order in which all Kahiye' during a function, in New Delhi on Wednesday PTI to bring peace to Afghanistan September 2014, the Bombay case, and the copies of the case arose before a bench head- nations thrive as equals. but asserted the engagement adding Pakistan has always HC upheld the death penalty. panel’s report need to be given ed by Justice AK Sikri. Sushma said India’s con- Sushma said India’s lenges facing the world, she also must be without any precon- kept the Taliban in its backyard. Mane’s laywer had urged to to them besides the state gov- The Bench requested sistent message has been that consistent message said that with unwavering belief ditions. Identifying social media court to acquit his client of the ernment. Kumar, who was present in the unresolved border issues can be in multilateralism, India speaks In a clear reference to as a platform to spread radi- murder charges because he The bench, which also court, whether he would assist resolved bilaterally, when has been that not just for itself but also for the Pakistan, Gen. Rawat said a calism and generate financial was “mentally unsound” when comprised Justcies L it as an amicus in the case. approached in the right spirit unresolved border cause of justice, opportunity and “weaker nation” has been using resources for terrorism, the he committed the crime. Nageswara Rao and S K Kaul, Kumar agreed. and in an atmosphere free prosperity around the world. terrorists as a proxy to put pres- Army Chief said time has come Mane’s lawyers then made clear however that it The Bench has posted the from violence and hostility. issues can be “For us, transformation is sure on other nations to come to put some control over it. approached the SC against was neither accepting nor matter for hearing on The comments are seen as a resolved bilaterally, not just a domestic agenda, it to terms with them, and “We see a different kind of conviction and argued that his rejecting the 221-page report of February 5. veiled reference to China with when approached in is a global vision,” she said. warned against tolerating such radicalisation in Jammu and case be considered under pro- the committee at this stage. An advocate, who has filed which India has a lingering Talking about the chal- policy. Kashmir. My take is that ter- visions of Section 84 of the It said it would deal with an application in the court border dispute. the right spirit and in lenge of terrorism, she said “If this is going to happen, rorism is here to stay so long as Indian Penal Code, which this aspect later and directed seeking intervention in the Sushma also said India’s an atmosphere free there was a time when India then there will be States that there are nations which are grants immunity to a person that the parties including the case, told the commitment to upholding ter- would talk about terrorism, and will be funding the terrorists going to continue to sponsor who “commits a crime while state government file their Bench that person having ritorial integrity and sover- from violence and it would be treated as a law and and allowing them to move terrorism as a state policy. We being in a state of unsound responses or objections, if any, knowledge about Jagannath eignty remains unwavering. hostility order issue on many global around in the manner in which are seeing it happening in mind, thereby not knowing within four weeks from receiv- temple should be appointed as Delving into various chal- platforms. they want to move,” he said, Jammu & Kashmir,” he said the nature of the act.” ANI ing the report. an amicus. ASI to begin restoration work of ancient monastery India playing key role ARCHANA JYOTI n NEW DELHI from countries with sizable Kashmiri temple architecture. Buddhist population like Japan “On the first floor, there is in Afghanistan: Russia argely in a state of dilapi- and China to boost foreign another rectangular room Ldation, the 11th-12th tourist arrivals. flanked with open space. There PTI n NEW DELHI The comments by Russian Deputy Century old Buddhist The massive image of are some Bodhisattva and Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov monastery Wanla Gompa Avalokitesvara standing on lamas stucco image and inner ussia on Wednesday said about India’s engagement in the housing 16-feet-high statue of lotus pedestal, facing towards walls completely decorated RIndia’s role in Afghanistan war-ravaged country came days Avalokiteshvara, the east having 11 heads in three with mural paintings which are is “indispensable” and compli- after Trump mocked India’s role Bodhisattva (prospective or direction and eight hands in represented to various pos- mented it for carrying out var- in Afghanistan future Buddha) on lotus different postures, besides var- tures of Lord Buddha and pre- ious developmental initiatives. pedestal, in the cold deserts of ious murals of Buddha, life of Lord Buddha. The comments by Russian investment into economic Ladakh’s Wanla village is, final- Bodhisattvas and Mandalas are The wall of the Assembly Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei development, social stability,” ly, all set for a facelift. key attractions of this religious hall are decorated with mural Ryabkov about India’s engage- he said in response to a ques- The Government last site. Avalokite?vara or paintings of royal scenes, wheel ment in the war-ravaged coun- tion on India’s role in rebuild- month brought the Wanla Padmapani is a Bodhisattva of life, perching of Lord try came days after US ing of Afghanistan. Gompa complex in the list of who embodies the compassion Buddha and Budhisattva image President Donald Trump Indian efforts and that of national importance by issuing of all Buddhas and is revered by besides some mandalas,” said mocked New Delhi’s role in other countries in the area of a notification in this regard. Buddhists. the official. Afghanistan. material support to “The Archeological Survey of The monastery is located Surrounding the The Minister, currently vis- Afghanistan is an “indispens- India (ASI), under the Union near the Lamayuru Monastery Avalokiteshvara standing on iting India, was also critical of able one”, Ryabkov said at a Culture Ministry, will now and falls in the category of the lotus pedestal, white face bear- the US and some other coun- Press conference. start restoration work in this 108 monasteries which were prompting the Government to ing a golden colored crown tries for their tendency to dis- “Unfortunately, our colleagues ancient monastery constructed constructed during 958-1055 bring it under its fold. there are five “Dhyani-Buddha” play “raw power” in some in the US and some other on the top of a hill overlooking AD with the support of the The national tag would image in meditation posture. cases, without thinking of the countries are so much attached Wanla village,” said an official King of Ladakh. make this architectural marvel One of the important murals is consequences. to, what we describe as ‘raw from the Ministry. However, over the time, eligible for central government that of Rin-chen-znag-po “In all countries, where power’, military power, and The much-awaited move some of the mural paintings, fund. (Ratna Baitra), the great trans- we see domestic conflicts, the resort to military means, in has come at a time when the walls and wooden doors have “The front porch ceiling lator and philosopher in the issue of development is the some cases, without thinking Government is heavily pro- been badly damaged due to supported by wooden pillars beams and pillars are carved wooden sculpture which are region. He is said to have con- number one issue. Wars can be sufficiently of consequences moting Buddhist tourism in a snow and water percolation, and carved motives is in a frag- with Lord Buddha images and missing now. The wood work structed this Buddhist Gompa won, but peace cannot be of it... It itself becomes a desta- bid to attract more tourists neglect and maintenance ile state. Projected wooden frame for displaying small shows the influence of dedicated to Avalokiteshvara. ensured without any material bilising factor,” he said. LUCKNOW | THURSDAY | JANUARY 10, 2019 nation 06

Union Govt nixes Bandipur Marathi literature DMK vows action on Jayalalithaa's elevated corridor plan body's chief quits ‘mysterious’ death if voted to power Thanjavur (TN): DMK chief said when the late DMK patri- KESTUR VASUKI n BENGALURU amid invite row M K Stalin on Wednesday said arch and his father M the 'mystery' over late Chief Karunanidhi was hospitalised n a major relief to the con- TN RAGHUNATHA n learnt that Shripad Joshi has Minsiter J Jayalalithaa's death last year medical bulletins were Iservation efforts, the Union resigned from his post and I am persisted and asserted that if his issued to keep people posted on Government dumped the pro- he controversy over the awaiting details. However, the party was voted to power peo- the developments. posal to build elevated corridor Tdecision to revoke the invi- ABMSM will meet tomorrow to ple found guilty of causing her Jayalalithaa was DMK's in the Bandipur National Park tation extended to English lit- elect a new President in his place”. demise would be put behind political rival and although and tiger reserve which falls terateur Nayantara Sahgal for Incidentally, Joshi’s tenure the bars. "we may not like her...She was under the Nilgiri bio sphere. the inauguration of an all India as the president of ABMSM Proper medical bulletins a elected by the people and she The Karnataka Government Marathi literary meet at was to end after next three were not issued on her treat- to the death of Jayalalithaa on was Chief Minsiter when she captained by HD Yavatmal reached a flash point months. Though the exact rea- ment and health condition, he December 5, 2016 after pro- passed away," he said. Kumaraaswamy has also native route passing through the Karnataka High Court on Wednesday, as Akhil son for his resignation has not said addressing people of a vil- longed illness. Reiterating his party's opposed building of any such Thithimathi-Gonikoppa- banned traffic flow after dark Bharatiya Marathi Sahitya been spelt either by Joshi him- lage here as part of the DMK's His comments come days demand for a CBI probe into corridor in the Tiger reserve to Kutta." He was responding to while hearing a case pertaining Mahamandal (ABMSM) self or the conclave organisers, state-wide outreach pro- after the commission raised her death, Stalin alleged the rul- facilitate night travel inside MP Veerendra Kumar, a Rajya to roadkills, where at least 215 President Shripad Joshi resigned the outgoing ABMSM is gramme of panchayats. several questions, including ing AIADMK was afraid of a the corridor. Sabha member, from Kerala animals were being run over from his post in protest. understood to have been "Make a note, it will be my on why an angiogram was not probe by the Central agency as While answering in Rajya who asked about the between 2004 and 2007. Upset with the decision miffed with the manner in first task to find out who was performed on her during hos- "truths," would tumble out. Sabha to unstarred question Ministry's stand on the corri- The JD(S)- Congress coali- taken by the conclave’s local which the local organisers behind her death and put them pitalisation. Citing the ongoing Lashing out at both the Mahesh Sharma, Minister of dor proposal and its status. tion Government in Karnataka organisers— Yavatmal’s Dr V B revoked Sahgal’s invitation. in jail after the formation of probe by the commission into AIADMK and BJP led State of environment, forest Kerala has been insisting to has opposed construction of Kolte Sanshodhan Kendra Ani It may be recalled that on Government by the DMK," he the circumstances surrounding Governments at the Centre, he and climate change, said the open the night travel in the tiger the road or lifting of the nine- Vachanalay to revoke the invi- January 6, the organising com- said citing the ongoing probe her death, Stalin said, said Tamil Nadu could grow State Government has also reserve to connect Kerala, but hour night traffic ban on NH- tation extended to Sahgal to mittee of the 92nd Akhil by a commission of inquiry The DMK leader who is only if the two incumbent opposed any construction or environmentalists and govern- 212, that passes through inaugurate the three-day con- Bharatiya Maratahi Sahitya into the circumstances leading also the Leader of Opposition regimes were dislodged. PTI opening up of the road during ment here had opposed any Bandipur Tiger Reserve. The clave beginning on January Sammelan revoking the invi- night hours, which passes such proposal stating that it proposal to build four elevated 11, Shripad Joshi — through an tation to English litterateur through Bandipur Tiger would affect the flora and corridors, each 1-km long, on email to the conclave organis- Nayantara Sahgal to inaugurate Reserve. He categorically said fauna. According to Karnataka National Highway 766 by the ers — tendered his resignation the conclave on the ostensible there is no such proposal to forest department statistics the National Highway Authority of from his post as the president ground that it had received build elevated corridor in the night ban has reduced the acci- India as part of the Bharatmala of ABMSM. Confirming the threats that there would be dis- Bandipur Tiger reserve. He dental death of wild animals. project had united activists development, Vidarbha Sahitya ruptions in the proceedings if said” In fact, we have suggest- The existing traffic ban has under the banner of 'Save Sangh (VSS) President Manohar she attended the three-day ed strengthening of the alter- been in effect since 2009 when Bandipur'. Mhaisalkar said: “Yes, we have conference. Gold biscuits worth `1.09 cr smuggled from Myanmar seized Visakhapatnam: Gold biscuits inputs, intercepted two pas- made packets inside the cotton Secunderabad. worth `1.09 crore smuggled sengers travelling on the vests worn by them, the DRI A total of 3,314 grams of from Myanmar has been seized Guwahati-Secunderabad said in a statement. smuggled gold was recovered from two train passengers at Express on January 4 at the On being questioned, the from them, the release said. the railway station here, the Visakhapatnam railway sta- duo reportedly confessed that The two passengers and Directorate of Revenue tion. the gold was smuggled to India the mastermind involved in the Intelligence said here on On examination, it was from Myanmar and someone smuggling of the gold were Wednesday. found that they were carrying handed it over to them for arrested yesterday, the release It said that DRI officers, acting on specific intelligence gold concealed in specially onward transfer to added. PTI A view of a snow-covered hut in Gulmarg on Wednesday PTI Verma revokes transfers RIVALS COMING Major fire in under-construction TOGETHER ... Suspicious packages sent done in his absence From Page 1 hospital in Nagpur; none hurt Defence Minister had exposed oppo- From Page 1 tee considers the issue of Nagpur (Maha): A major fire sition leaders in Parliament. to Indian consulate in Oz While there was no offi- “divestment of power and erupted in an under-construc- In a possible reference to cial communication on the authority”. Verma is sched- tion hospital building in Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s Melbourne: Suspicious pack- outcome of the high powered uled to superannuate upon Maharashtra's Nagpur on remark at a rally in Jaipur earli- ages containing white powder, panel’s meeting, sources said completion of two-years’ Wednesday, officials said. er in the day, the prime minister some reportedly marked with it could meet again. tenure as CBI Director on No casulaties was reported, said the opposition leaders are the word "asbestos" were sent The apex court had on January 31. Chief Justice of however, one person was admit- bent upon insulting a woman to the Indian consulate and sev- Tuesday reinstated Verma as India Gogoi and senior ted to a hospital for inhalation defence minister. eral other diplomatic missions the CBI Director. It quashed Congress leader Kharge are of smoke. The blaze occurred in A major tragedy was avert- Gandhi had said Modi got “a here on Wednesday, prompting the government’s unprece- among the members of the the third floor of the ten-storey ed as around 400 labourers, who woman” to defend him in Australian authorities to evac- dented “overnight” order of panel. But Justice Gogoi is building at around 2 PM when work at the site daily, had gone Parliament because he couldn’t uate the facilities and launch an October 23, stripping him of learnt to have recused from interior works were underway, downstairs for lunch when the do so himself. investigation. his powers and sending him the Committee meeting and a Fire official said. fire broke out. “This is not an insult to a Australian Federal Police on leave after he and his nominated Justice AK Sikri as Eight labourers working in "Interior work was going on woman, but an insult to entire said a number of packages deputy Asthana were engaged a representative. the hospital got stuck due to in the hospital when the fire India’s women power, for which sent to at least 10 consulates in a bitter feud alleging cor- Following the SC order smoke for some time before they started from the third floor these irresponsible leaders will and embassies in Melbourne ruption against one another. on Tuesday reinstating Verma were rescued by fire personnel, auditorium where chairs were have to pay the price,” Modi said. and Canberra were being Hazmat and fire crews work outside the Indian and French Consulate in Melbourne, The court, while rein- as CBI chief, Verma joined he said. "No casualty is report- being fixed," Uchke said. The prime minister said it examined by emergency ser- Australia on Wednesday AP stating Verma, however, the office at about 10.40 am. ed yet. One person was admit- He said sparks from weld- was a matter of pride that a vices and the circumstances made it clear that he will The Modi Government ted to hospital for inhaling ing might have triggered the woman has become defence around the incidents were Sydney. cial said all was fine at the “cease and desist” from tak- had on October 23, 2018 sent excessive smoke," said Nagpur blaze. The flames were put out minister for the first time in the under investigation. Emergency services were building. ing any major policy decision Verma and Asthana on forced Municipal Corporation fire offi- completely at around 3:30 PM, country. Victoria Police said they first alerted to the packages at "Police and emergency ser- till a high-powered commit- leave. cer Rajendra Uchke. Uchke said. PTI He also referred to believed the consulates were the US Consulate and Indian vices have responded to suspi- AgustaWestland middleman specifically "targeted" and the consulate about 12.30 pm. cious packages to embassies Christian Michel, saying ‘Michel situation was "not impacting Firefighters and and consulates... The packages United RS the amendment Bill to the the Bill but expressed concern lected any data? It took 10 years mama’ is in the country’s custody the general community". Ambulance Victoria para- are being examined by attend- Constitution, Prasad indicated over the way the Bill is being to implement the Mandal and they are worried that he The incident comes just medics were attending the ing emergency services. The that the Government will take passed in a haste in a day. Commission report (on reser- might reveal secrets. two days after a suspicious Indian Consulate and US circumstances are being inves- OK’s... more welfare steps for the peo- He, however, warned that vation to SC/ST). Now you Describing himself as a white powder was found at the Consulate on St Kilda Road. tigated," the Australian Federal ple before elections. the Bill will have to face three- want to pass the Bill in a day “chowkidar”, Modi said he has Argentinian Consulate in An Indian Consulate offi- Police tweeted. PTI From Page 1 “We have come late. Better four major hurdles before without any data,” he said. undertaken a “safai” (clean-up) Mishra and Ram Gopal late than never. Parliament is implementation. Sibal sought “This is like demonetisa- mission to rid the country of cor- Yadav (SP) demanded reser- scripting history. If you are sup- to know if the Government has tion. This another jumla. ruption and he cannot be vation for Muslims. Abdul porting, support wholeheart- collected any demographic data Kamal ka amla, ek aur jumla,” “bought” “scared off”. Supplies to Bru relief camps Wahab (IUML) opposed the edly. Why ifs and buts.” on EWS and what would hap- he said. “This chowkidar doesn’t Bill, calling it illegal. Amar Taking an analogy of crick- pen in States where Dalits and Speaking on the legislation, sleep and can spot a wrongdoer Singh (Ind) asked why people et, Prasad said, “In cricket, OBCs are in majority. Congress senior leader and even in darkness. They may who are opposing the bill are slog overs have sixers. This is He also sought to know if former Minister Anand continue abusing me but I will may stop after Jan 15: Official voting in favour of it. the first sixer. There will be this Bill would stand scrutiny Sharma said. “You brought the not stop my mission to uproot Intervening in the debate, more sixers. Who will lose of the nine-member Bench of Bill in haste because you had to corruption,” Modi said. Agartala: Displaced Bru vey its decision on the matter, magistrate of Kanchanpur in Law Minister (general election), the public the Supreme Court that stuck before the Model Code of Defending introduction of refugees of Mizoram, shel- the supplies to the migrants North Tripura district, said. Prasad said the 10 per cent will decide. We will have huge down 10 per cent reservation Conduct comes into force, 10 per cent reservation for the tered in six evacuee camps in might be stopped mid-next Bruno Msha, the secre- reservation to poor in the gen- majority under the leadership to EWS while delivering the thinking ... Lets dangle a car- general category poor in gov- Tripura, will be deprived of week, an official said. "The tary of Mizoram Bru eral category will be applicable of Modi.” Mandal judgment. rot in front of the public, show ernment jobs and educational ration supplies and cash from State has been providing cash Displaced Peoples Forum to jobs in both Central and Participating in the debate, “How many people have 5 them another dream that institutions, Modi said the January 15, if the Union and food to the relief camps (MBDPF), said the commu- State Governments. Congress leader and noted acres of land, 100 yard plot, Modiji made arrangements for Constitution (Amendment) Bill Government does not extend as per instructions of the nity, comprising more than Justifying the timing of lawyer Kapil Sibal supported 1,000 sq ft house. Have you col- their children employment.” is a strong answer to those its deadline for doling out MHA, which had last year 35,000 refugees, was aware of “spreading lies”. benefits to them, officials halted supplies for a brief the situation and that Union Modi said the rights of the said. period after failing to repa- Home Minister Rajnath Singh deprived sections, including the As the Ministry of Home triate the Brus," Abhedananda will be apprised of the matter IAS topper Faesal quits, to clear... Dalits and the tribals won’t be affairs (MHA) is yet to con- Baidya, the sub-divisional soon. PTI affected because of this bill, which he described as a “historic From Page 1 sore over treatment meted out by GOI. Hope his outrage refining and changing the sys- step” aimed at welfare of the “I wish to reiterate that to him by some of the senior over killings and his sentiment tem. But I somehow feel his deprived sections of society. voices of reason in this coun- bureaucrats in the State. that #KashmiriLivesMatter intellect is overrated and Hitting back at the Moving forward with partners try cannot be muzzled for Unlike, most of the civil ser- guide his choice of politics and through this statement, he has Opposition for terming the quota long and the environment of vice officers, Faesal was vocal gets reflected in representing just shown how cynicism had bill an election gimmick, Modi siege will need to end if we on political and socio-eco- his people’s collective deep become predominant emo- asked if there ever has been a wish to usher in true democ- nomic issues. In a recent arti- driving desire of right to self- tion in Kashmir. Shah Faesal span of six months without the like India, Russia, says Iran racy,” he wrote. He said his cle in a national newspaper co- determination and their is not joining any revolution; country going through an elec- important tasks “hereafter will authored with a Srinagar based relentless struggle and sacrifice he is joining a political party tion. be to train and guide aspiring scholar of separatist leanings, in achieving it - also the rea- that has encouraged dynasty Criticising the functioning of New Delhi: Iran is working in good faith and then decided nuclear programme and inter- civil servants to help them in Faesal had discussed right to son behind killings and repres- and is part of Indian main- the previous Congress-led gov- with its traditional partners like abruptly to withdraw from the national inspections. achieving this dream”. self-determination and impos- sion on them by the State,” stream. Also, I am compelled ernments, Modi said they India, Russia and China on deal." Europeans, in spite of their In May last year, Trump had Without stipulating his sibility of Kashmiris’ quitting Mirwaiz tweeted. to think of his rant about indulged in vote bank politics and moving forward after the US political commitments and ver- announced that the US had future course he said he would the movement for resolution Many people have appre- being paid a low salary and ignored development. pullout of the nuclear deal bal commitments have not been withdrawn from what he look forward to “support and of political issue. ciated Faesal’s “courage” to small perks as a civil ser- “After coming to power, we despite assurances from able to carry out their part of the described as "the horrible, one- blessings in this new mis- Welcoming his announce- take a decision to quit such a vant!,” Khosa wrote. undertook developmental work European nations that they will bargain, he argued. sided" Iran nuclear deal. sion.” Before embarking on the ment, former Chief Minister lucrative career but others Another senior journalist and projects in areas which were work out a solution on the "They are promising us that Acknowledging that there foreign fellowship, Faesal held Omar Abdullah wrote on his said that he would join the Murtaza Shibli called Faesal’s ignored only because they issue, Iranian Foreign Minister they will be coming up with the was difference between the atti- several coveted posts includ- twitter handle: “The bureau- same people who have been patters as hypocrites. “Calling (Congress) indulged in vote bank Javad Zarif said Wednesday. solution...We are not waiting, we tude of the European countries ing District Magistrate of cracy’s loss is politics’ gain. killing Kashmiris for decades. his (Faesal’s) purely political politics,” he said. Zarif said that Iran had are working with our friends, and America, he said the US has Bandipora, Director School Welcome to the fold @shah- “I salute u Shah Faesal. I see act that seeks to further his Speaking on Ayushman been very patient with the our traditional partners like been blatant in violation of the Education, Kashmir and faesal.” “Actually I welcomed hope in u. Kashmir needs u personal ambitions as coura- Bharat, he said around seven lakh nuclear deal issue and has show India, Russia, China, mostly in deal that it worked out itself. Managing Director, Power him to the fold of politicians. more than u need Kashmir,” geous is pure hypocrisy and poor people were treated in var- a lot of restraint. our own immediate neighbour- "Europe claims that it con- Department. An inquiry was His future political plans are wrote Sameer Lone, a young fluff. Besides, his rationale for ious hospitals under the Yojana The Iranian foreign minis- hood, and we are moving for- siders the deal of security sig- ordered against him by the his to announce,” he wrote on writer. resignation is quite hollow as within only 100 days of its ter, while speaking at a Facebook ward," Zarif said. nificance, but it is not willing to Department of Personal and another tweet. Senior Delhi-based jour- this was in the making for launch. live interaction with the The nuclear deal was nego- make necessary investments Trainings, Government of Separatist leader Mirwaiz nalist AAsha Khosa described quite some time as revealed by “The GST has gone down by Observer Research Foundation tiated and agreed to by Iran and believing that gains can be made India, after he referred to Umar Farooq also welcomed Faesal’s reason for quitting as various newspaper reports 18 per cent for necessary items. on the sidelines of the Raisina the P5+1 (the US, UK, France, without much sacrifice," he said. South Asia region as Rapistan his decision. “Welcome the negative. “What a negative several months ago. Sadly, The GST was implemented to Dialogue, said: "Unfortunately China, Russia, and Germany), In his address at the Raisina in one of his social media stand to resign by way to make a new beginning! Faesal’s conscience seems to be make the taxation process easy the West is showing that it is not granting Iran sanctions relief and dialogue, Zarif said the emerg- posts. Faesal ridiculed the @ShahFaesal to protest I thought, by joining politics, the first victim of his political for dealers and businessmen,” he a very reliable partner. The US returning frozen assets in ing global order now is "post inquiry. Sources said he was unabated killing of Kashmiris he would like to play a role in ambition!,” Shibli said. said. first did not implement the deal exchange for restrictions on its western". PTI LUCKNOW | THURSDAY | JANUARY 10, 2019 nation 07

If ready to talk with TMC expels two DMK responsible for Sterlite mess: TN CM Taliban, why not KUMAR CHELLAPPAN n accidents were because of the Kashmiri separatists? CHENNAI It was the DMK which had gave company’s failure to ensure sufficient safeguards, the DMK ask Omar, Mehbooba he DMK, which was in the permission to the Government took a stand MPs, 1 joins BJP Tforefront of the anti-Sterlite Sterlite for their favourable to the plant,” said Srinagar: Former Chief agitation demanding the “per- Palaniswami. Ministers Omar Abdullah and manent closure” of the com- first and second He said though the High Mehbooba Mufti on Wednesday SAUGAR SENGUPTA n KOLKATA "There was some issues regard- take any responsibility for the pany alleging it of environ- plants and also Court had ordered the plant be wondered why the Centre was ing the use of FB but I deleted BJP, which he joined in pres- mental pollution finds itself in the 328 acres of shut down, the Sterlite manage- not initiating a dialogue with the he Trinamool Congress on everything after I was asked to ence of Union Minister a precarious situation following land demanded ment approached the Supreme separatists in Jammu & Kashmir TWednesday expelled two of do so by the party. There has Dharmendra Pradhan. He met the disclosures made by Chief Court and got a favourable if Army chief General Bipin its sitting Lok Sabha MPs — been no problem thereafter. BJP president in the Minister Edappadi K by the company order October 1, 2010. “The Rawat could bat for holding talks Anupam Hazra of Bolpur and Still the party has decided to morning before joining the Palaniswami in the floor of the rioting by anti-Sterlite activists —TN Chief Minister arguments placed before the with the Taliban in Afghanistan. Soumitra Khan of Bishnupur level anti-party charges on me. saffron outfit, sources said. Legislative Assembly on at Thoothukudi resulting in Supreme Court by the then "We bat for talks with tal- — alleging “lack of democracy I wonder how the party Reacting sharply to Khan's Tuesday. Palaniswami told the police firing which claimed 13 manent closure of Sterlite. But DMK Government resulted in iban, autonomy for Tibet & and dynastic rule in Bengal”. explains anti-party activities." allegations senior TMC MP House that it was the DMK lives. The Vedanta Group had the DMK is behind all the Sterlite getting a favourable Tamil areas of Sri Lanka yet we Khan later joined the BJP. Hazra, a Shanitniketan Abhishek Banerjee said which had gave permission to approached the National Green problems associated with the order,” said Palaniswami. are unwilling to look at engage- Hazra who had developed professor, said there was no "Soumitra Khan is nothing the Sterlite for their first and Tribunal against the Sterlite. The root cause of all the He also disclosed that the ment or political initiatives in serious differences with district corruption charges against him. without the Trinamool second plants and also the 328 Government order and got a problems faced now was the DMK had told the Madras J&K. Why is our policy all TMC president Anubrata He went to add sarcastically, " Congress. He has no credibil- acres of land demanded by the favourable verdict. Though permission given for the oper- High Court that permission about "do as we say, don't do as Mandal was expelled on "I was not involved in Narada ity without the party. He can- company. Tamil Nadu Government ation of the Sterlite plant by the was granted after following all we do"? Engagement for Taliban, charges of anti-party activities, or Sharada chit fund cases, not win even from a single MK Stalin, EMK chief and appealed to the apex court then DMK regime on October the rules and regulations of the Operation All-Out for Kashmir," senior leader and Minister either." booth." Leader of the Opposition pleading for the cancellation of 14, 1996, without considering Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Abdullah tweeted. Partho Chatterjee said. Khan the more vociferous Asking as to "why he did demanded in the House that the NGT verdict the Supreme the conditions set by the Tamil Board. “This submission was Earlier in the day, Rawat “Anupam Hazra had been of the two MPs cited "lack of not raise these questions earli- the Government should adopt Court declined to alter the Nadu Pollution Control Board. filed by the DMK Government said there should be talks with indulging in activities which democracy and dynastic rule," er," Abhishek , who is also the a policy decision for the per- Tribunal order. While in power , the DMK has as a response to the PIL filed by the Taliban to bring peace in are against the ideals and prin- as his reasons for quitting his nephew of Chief Minister manent closure of the Sterlite This led Stalin to allege in not taken any stand against Vaiko, the MDMK leader, who Afghanistan, but asserted that ciples of the Trinamool party and joining the BJP. Mamata Banerjee, said "first ask Copper Plant at Thoothukudi the House that the Tamil Nadu Sterlite,” said Palaniswami, now is the strongest ally of the the engagement must be with- Congress. He had been carry- When reminded that the TMC him to win one election single- in the backdrop of the Supreme Government failed in taking quoting records and facts. DMK,” said the Chief Minister. out any preconditions. ing out anti-party activities on criminal charges were being handedly and then raise a Court verdict which refused to effective steps for the closure of The Chief Minister said the He further stated that it was the Facebook and other places. brought against him the leader point. This time the BJP will quash the order of the National the plant. Chief Minister DMK ruled the State during the DMK Government which He was expelled from the party said "after I have quit the party win not a single seat from Green Tribunal to process the Palaniswami in his reply, 1996-1998. “Though many gave Sterlite the permission to after this issue was raised before they are now trying to frame Bengal." reopening of the plant. rebutted all the allegations lev- Public Interest Litigations were lunch and operate the second our party chief Mamata me. They have already arrest- Meanwhile, a senior State The plant was shut down elled by the DMK leader and put filed during this period in plant. “The DMK Government Banerjee,” said Chatterjee. ed my personal assistant non BJP leaders said six more TMC by a special order by the Tamil the ball back in the latter’s court. Madras High Court against also provided the company Refuting the charges false charges." MPs were waiting to cross the Nadu Government in May “We will take appropriate the plant, highlighting the facts with 328.54 acres of land for the against him, Hazra said, " Khan , said he was ready to hedge and join the BJP. 2018 following widespread legal steps to ensure the per- that pollution and industrial plant,” said Palaniswami. Left’s relations with TMC Citizenship Amendment Bill: 3 AGP ministers quit Guwahati: Three Asom Gana Ministers. it clear that the Centre would Asked what the chief min- Parishad(AGP) Ministers "The Centre's obstinacy not budge from its obstinate ister told them about the res- resigned from the Assam not to withdraw the bill forced stand, we decided to withdraw ignation, Bora said he talked ‘bitter’, to skip Jan 19 rally Cabinet on Wednesday, two us to take a decision to come from the Government," he said. about constitutional safeguards days after their party exited the out of the Government as we Bora said, "We are with the in the bill. Government over the cannot go against the interest people and will join in their PTI n HYDERABAD with Mamata Banerjee and grant 10 per cent quota to eco- Citizenship Amendment Bill. of the Assamese people," Bora, struggle to protect their inter- TMC in West Bengal, the Left nomically weaker sections Agriculture Minister Atul who is also the AGP president, ests at all cost." eft parties will not attend cannot participate in that from the general category as Bora, Water Resources Minister said. The AGP president also Lthe opposition rally con- meeting,” Reddy told PTI. an “election jumla”, Reddy Keshav Mahanta and Food The AGP is a "party thanked the people and vened by the TMC in Kolkata “We have decided to avoid said the step would open a and Civil Supplies Minister formed by the blood of mar- expressed the party's gratitude on January 19 as they share a that meeting,” he said. pandora’s box. He said if the Phanibhushan Choudhury tyrs (shahider tez) who sac- for electing them in 2016 and “bitter” relationship with West “If other parties want to government was serious, it submitted their resignations rificed their lives to protect said respecting their verdict, Bengal Chief Minister participate, we have no objec- should have convened an all- to Chief Minister Sarbananda the existence and identity of they had joined the Mamata Banerjee and her tion. But as far as we are con- party meeting as it was an Sonowal at the Janata Bhawan the Assam. We cannot disre- Government with the BJP and party, CPI general secretary S cerned, we are prepared to issue of national importance, (state secretariat) here, Bora spect their sacrifice by the BPF. Sudhakar Reddy said on have some sort of a joint plat- and not a party one. told reporters after tendering remaining in power when "We respect and are grate- Wednesday. The Mamata form (of opposition parties) at “Once 10 per cent is given, his resignation. the Centre decided to go ful to the people of Assam for Banerjee-led Trinamool the national level, but at the many upper castes will not be The strength of the BJP-led ahead with the bill. giving us a chance to serve Congress (TMC) has called a state level, in West Bengal, we satisfied with this; they will coalition Ministry, led by "We tried our best till the them," he added. “federal front” rally of oppo- cannot do it,” the CPI leader demand more. Ultimately, Sonowal, has been reduced to last minute to convince the sition parties on January 19 in said. there will be no reservation,” 15, of whom 12 are from the Centre not to go ahead with the the West Bengal capital. Meanwhile, describing the the CPI General Secretary saffron party, including the bill but when Union Home “As our relations are bitter Union cabinet’s decision to claimed. Chief Minister, and three BPF Minister Rajnath Singh made PM, Union Ministers will not be allowed to enter Assam: KMSS Guwahati: The Krishak Mukti "We will not allow them to Sangram Samiti (KMSS) and its hold any function, be it official 70 partner organisations on or non-official, in the state. Wednesday vowed to not let Everywhere, black flags will be Prime Minister Narendra Modi shown," he added. and Union Ministers enter Obstructions will be creat- Assam till the Citizenship ed in their every function, (Amendment) Bill 2016 was including political rallies for the scrapped. Lok Sabha polls, Gogoi said. Addressing a press confer- "We will also not allow the ence, KMSS leader Akhil Gogoi Chief Minister and other BJP said they will also protest in all MLAs to hold any meeting or meetings and functions of Chief official function in the state. We Minister will show black flags wherever and they go," he added. (BJP) MLAs in the State. Flanked by other leaders of "Till the time the bill is the groups, Gogoi said if the withdrawn, the Prime Minister, Rajya Sabha passes the bill on Central Ministers and other Wednesday, then a "civil dis- BJP leaders will not be allowed obedience movement" will to enter Assam," Gogoi said. begin from Thursday. PTI Make GST input tax Sadhus play instruments during a ritual for ‘Ganga Pujan' ceremony in Allahabad on Wednesday PTI credit claims online: IDOL THEFT CASE PROBE Prabhu to FinMin

Madras HC slams TN Govt for PTI n NEW DELHI

ommerce minister Suresh CPrabhu on Wednesday failing to provide basic facilities urged the Finance Ministry to make the process of refund of KUMAR CHELLAPPAN n stated Manickavel as the head GST input tax credit online. CHENNAI of the Idol wing,” said T R Prabhu, along with com- exporters as Goods and Ramesh, president, Temple merce and revenue depart- Services Tax (GST) refund, he Madras High Court on Worshippers Society. ment officials, met exporters to which was 93.77 per cent of TWednesday came down Manickavel succeeded in discuss the problems faced by total claims with the tax author- strongly on the Tamil Nadu solving many cases of idol the sector. ities. While Integrated GST Government for its alleged thefts that has happened in the Banking issues, like caution (IGST) refund process is failure to provide minimum last five decades. The retrieval listing of exporters, third party/ online, claiming of ITC refund basic facilities to AG Ponn of the statues of Raja Raja third country exports and list still requires manual interven- Manickavel, the former Chola and his royl consort of items to be traded with tion. Inspector General of Police from a private museum was a Iran, were also discussed. The Representatives of the who was appointed by the moment of crowning glory for finance ministry officials would export sector highlighted the Court as officer on special him. The statues, more than discuss the issues which were problems of pre-import under duty for a period of one year to 1000 years old and command- flagged in a meeting with banks advance authorisation and probe the missing temple idols. the functioning of Manickavel ing millions of rupees for their on January 22, an official state- requested the Commerce A division bench consist- and his team probing idol antique and artistic value were ment said. Minister to bring the notifica- ing of Justices R Mahadevan thefts from the temples in stolen from the Brihadeswara Prabhu also highlighted tion deleting the condition and P D Audikesavalu lam- Tamil Nadu. Temple at Thanjavur fifty years the declining trend of export with retrospective effect. basted the Tamil Nadu There were serious allega- ago. credit in recent months and " asked Government for closing down tions by temple worshippers Following his re-employ- suggested that banks may be DGFT and Department of the office used by Manickavel that the Tamil Nadu ment as officer on special asked to encourage flow of Revenue, Ministry of Finance, in Chennai as the head office Government was trying to clip duty, Idol Wing, some of the credit to the export sector par- to look into it so that genuine of the Idol Wing, Economic the wings of the Idol Wing as subordinate staff working in ticularly to MSMEs for gener- exporters are not harassed," the Offences Wing, Tamil Nadu well as that of Manickavel. the department met the Tamil ating more employment. statement added. Police. “Last year the Tamil Nadu Nadu Police Chief with the "The commerce minister Representatives from Manickavel had told the Government had transferred complaint that Manickavel also urged to make input tax Federation of Indian Export court on Tuesday that he has no Manickavel to the Railway was forcing them, to arrest credit (ITC) refund online to Organisations, Pharmexcil, place to work in Chennai fol- Police and handed over the innocent persons under fake ensure that the export refund Gems and Jewellery Export lowing the shut down of the investigation of missing idols to charges. In an unprecedented is seamless and also transpar- Promotion Council, office from where he was func- the CBI. But both the Madras move the officers held a press ent and accountable," the state- Engineering Exports tioning for the last six years. High Court and the Supreme conference and blamed ment said. Promotion Council and The move by the top honchos Court quashed the State Manickavel for harassing As of November-end, Rs Chemexcil attended the meet- of the State Police has paralysed Government’s move and rein- them. 91,149 crore has been issued to ing. LUCKNOW | THURSDAY | JANUARY 10, 2019 op nion 08 www.dailypioneer.com facebook.com/dailypioneer | @TheDailyPioneer | instagram.com/dailypioneer/ PAPER WITH PASSION Lameduck CBI Regional ragas Everybody has a takeaway from the Supreme Court ruling reinstating agency chief Alok Verma he Supreme Court’s reinstatement of If federal parties indeed play a major role in the next Union Government, is it not CBI director Alok Verma is a mixed bag Tand not quite the rap on the knuck- time for them to articulate their national priorities and worldview? les of the government as is being made out to be. Yes, the court did pull up the exec- utive rightfully for not following due process of referring his supposed misdemeanours to the selection committee and ordering an ouster overnight instead. But by curtailing his powers and confining them “only to exercise ongoing routine functions without any fresh initiative, having no major poli- ISHAN JOSHI cy or institutional implications,” the ruling has also reduced him to being a lameduck. he latest from New Delhi’s political drawing rooms is that on current There’s the other theory that Verma is being form, both national parties, the rul- allowed an honourable exit out of a botched-up mess. He will stand vindicated. ing Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Meanwhile, with seven days given to the selection committee — comprising the principal Opposition party the Congress,T could end up with a combined Lok the Prime Minister, Leader of the Opposition and the CJI (now his nominee, since Sabha tally that doesn’t exceed 300 MPs after he was part of the bench) — to ascertain his status given the vigilance probes the coming general election. Simple mathe- against him, and him due anyway to retire end of the month, there is hardly any matics tells us that if, and that’s a very big if at this stage because the Prime Minister is still window left for him to force a probe of nationwide consequence in poll season. quite popular across the country, that were to In that sense, the court, which likened the CBI to that of a “caged parrot” earli- come to pass, it would mean 243 legislators er, hasn’t specified how that can be uncaged. The ruling doesn’t specify routine would likely belong predominantly to region- al parties. functions, nor does it fall back on any precedent or reference to define what the It has once again become fashionable to court meant by the director desisting from “major” policy decisions. So while deride the unitary impulse of the Indian Verma can perhaps continue ongoing probes, is empowered to initiate prelimi- nation-state, which a responsible Indian political leadership post-1947 from Jawaharlal nary enquiries in new cases, register FIRs, and launch investigations for cog- Nehru to Indira Gandhi, Rajiv Gandhi to PV nisable offences, he cannot pursue those that have “political” or “systemic” impli- Narasimha Rao and to cations. Now who will decide which is which? Neither can he transfer officers Narendra Modi has in the main done a rea- implementation of the MS showcased. The manifesto The focus would be on agricul- sonably good job of preserving against the Swaminathan Commission promised to works towards a set- ture, aquaculture and export as that could have institutional implications or incur government displeasure. So depredations of the proponents of an India that Report, a review of the UPA-era ting up a “pro-people judicial processing zones in the coastal the Opposition goes back happy, saying the court rebuffed the government, the is federal in the sense of being a conglomer- MNREGA scheme to make it system” with fast-track and spe- districts of Andhra Pradesh BJP claims that it ensured the CBI’s top sparring men had been tamed, and the ation of sub-nationalities. This is not to argue more effective and timely com- cial courts apart from a massive while interior districts would be judiciary, which has been criticised by the government for overreaching itself, against functional autonomy for States of the pensation pay-outs for farmers jump in the appointment of judi- developed as textile hubs. Union which should certainly not be curbed suffering from natural disas- cial officers. A national health Cement and steel industries can pat itself for smartly pushing back the adventurism of the executive. But does in any manner or indeed to suggest that the ters. In terms of a social justice IT IS ESSENTIAL policy with the focus on “moth- would take centre-stage in ear- this anyway do anything to restore the glory and pride of the country’s top inves- subjects in the Central, State or Concurrent agenda, affirmative action for FOR THE REGIONAL er and child” and enhanced marked geographies, ditto elec- tigative agency? Will we forget the bitter fight and the in-your-face ugliness when List be fiddled with. And, of course, the afore- and prevention of atrocities on connectivity through the build- tronics and pharmacy manu- mentioned political leadership and the polit- backward classes and women is PARTIES TO WORK ing of rural roads are the other facturing hubs in others. The Verma challenged his unceremonious ouster alleging he was being made to pay ical parties they represent have on occasion highlighted but with nothing focus areas. On foreign relations commitment was to “put for going after “corrupt” special director Rakesh Asthana and alluding that he played dirty for political considerations. The specific apart from the promise OUT SPECIFICS including those with neighbour- Andhra Pradesh on the inter- was being targetted because certain moves didn’t suit the government? Wasn’t dismissal of the EMS Namboodiripad to distribute caste certificates to AND PRESENT AN ing countries, the party will be national map” by making the Government in Kerala by the Nehru-led fisherfolk, ensure the shepherd guided by the principles of State a residuary global manu- he himself a part of the chosen circle once? Centre in 1959, the turfing out of Karnataka’s caste is provided reservation INTELLIGIBLE SET “peaceful co-existence, resolving facturing hub complete with tax This bureaucratic one-upmanship and playing political favourites is not new SR Bommai Government in 1989 on Rajiv benefits under the SC category OF POLICY territorial/other disputes through incentives. to the CBI, which has since inception been a political tool for the government of Gandh’s watch and more recently the and provide justice for Marathas talks, self-interest, promotion Suffice it to say this federal Uttarakhand Government’s dismissal by the demanding a quota. Building PRIORITIES of social, economic, cultural, circle will take some squaring. the day, each using its investigative depth to pursue political and personal vendet- Modi regime in 2016 are prime examples of statues of Chhattrapati Shivaji NATIONALLY AND technological ties with all nations That, however, is not the issue. ta and upholding the power of coercion rather than dispensation of justice, deep- this mindset. Maharaj and Babasaheb and looking upon the world as After all, stranger bedfellows ening a fear of the establishment rather than truth. And though the Modi gov- But, on balance, the Centre must hold. For, Bhimrao Ambedkar just about IN TERMS OF one single family.” have been known in politics. But the very real fear of Balkanisation of India that rounds off the Shiv Sena’s nation- Telugu Desam Party: it is essential for these and other ernment is under the scanner at the moment, fact is the dilution of the CBI’s dogged the nation for, say, the first five decades al agenda, as it were. GEOPOLITICS Focussed almost entirely on regional, non-Congress, non- independence had begun much earlier in the Congress years. A CBI inquiry had after Independence, may have abated some- Trinamool Congress: RATHER THAN Andhra Pradesh (and BJP parties to work out specifics become the ruling dispensation’s bargaining chip to keep the Opposition and what but there are new dangers to the coun- Welfarism, federalism and sec- Telangana), the hi-tech vision and present an intelligible set of try’s unity and integrity in the 21st century and ularism dominated the mani- LEAVE statement of the party commit- policy priorities nationally and regional leaders in check, either by over or under-cooking of corruption cases one does not have to be a conspiracy theorist festo which focussed on promis- THEMSELVES TO ted itself to the development of in terms of geopolitics rather that every politician has indulged in this country. A CBI probe has even been to acknowledge this fact. National and inter- ing roti kapda aur makaan (food, growth corridors in different than leave themselves to the ten- dangled to buy allegiance, particularly of regional parties like SP, RJD and BSP, national issues have to be dealt with by the dress and shelter) and ushering THE TENDER sectors, a pilgrim corridor cov- der mercies of bureaucrats or the Union Government and the positions and in electoral reforms, transparen- MERCIES OF ering all major temples, rail whims of individual ministers in to stitch up grand coalitions of survival. And whenever an honest, upright offi- policies adopted on such matters impact the cy and a corruption-free India. rapid transport system (bullet a putative federal front-run cer has gotten too close for comfort to nail the political biggies, he has routine- welfare, security and prosperity of all Indian National issues are dealt with BUREAUCRATS OR trains), three international air- Central Government. ly been told to “go slow” or simply shunted out. However, this does not mean citizens. substantively though obviously THE WHIMS OF ports, smaller airstrips in each It is worth iterating, in con- So, to get back to our original inquiry, if with a Bengal bias and the “spe- of the 13 districts of the State clusion, that the purpose behind that the present government or any regime hereafter should not try to change a federal front of some description is in power cial thrust on the social and eco- INDIVIDUAL and development of port-based this exercise is not to imply that its ways. Besides, the government should have factored in that Verma was han- at the Centre come May 2019, what can we nomic empowerment of minori- MINISTERS IN A industrial clusters for accelerat- regional players can’t have a dling crucial cases like the Medical Council of India bribery case, corruption cases expect? To ensure an empirical basis for any ties” was highlighted. “By imple- ed economic growth of 10 to 15 viable national/world view or against higher government officials and had just about begun enquiries into the such assessment, here’s a look at the 2014 Lok menting reservations for OBC PUTATIVE FEDERAL per cent on an average over the national parties cannot be terri- Sabha poll election manifestoes of some ran- communities, 94 per cent of the FRONT-RUN next decade. A water transport bly parochial. The point being Rafale deal, issues that can strengthen the Opposition armoury at the moment. domly chosen regional parties and what they Muslim population of Bengal has channel, running along the made is that it would behove have to say on national/international issues: been covered, who can now avail CENTRAL coast connecting all the major those with ambitions to rule the Shiv Sena: Nothing whatsoever on inter- the benefits of reservation under ports for shipment of products country to articulate a coherent national issues though the party’s advocacy of the OBC category.” Opposition GOVERNMENT developed in the clusters to the idea of India and its place in the Climate conundrum a hard line including coercive military action to jobless growth, SEZs, FDI in nearest port, would also be world, the sooner the better. against some of our neighbours is well-known. retail/insurance sectors and an made functional. The effort to (The writer, a senior jour- On national issues, with an understandable advocacy of state-control of attract private investment, both nalist, is a media consultant With the US in a state of denial about climate change, no matter and very prominent Maharashtra skew, the prices, job creation by the state foreign and domestic, would be and commentator on contem- what India and others do, the consequences will have to be borne party promised for the agriculture sector the and state-funding of elections are led by the party chief himself. porary affairs.) ith two separate studies showing that the United States, the world’s S O U N D BITE Wsecond-largest carbon emitter Media and social media It is unfortunate that a When you see someone We can improve by an after China, showed a massive spike in car- must be first controlled very artificial competi- like (Trump) becoming alliance and through it, we to stop the spread of tion is going on. We President. I thought, well, can improve the general bon emissions last year, climate scientists radicalisation through understand the essential OK, let's see what he does theme of the grand alliance are worried that this will mean that it will misinformation about role of India regarding maybe he'll change. But which is to try and push make no attempt to temper its needs, with- religion. Afghanistan. he just got worse. the BJP out of power. drawn as it has officially from the Paris Indian Army Chief Russian Deputy FM Actor Former Union Minister Climate accord, though that process of —Bipin Rawat —Sergei Ryabkov —Robert De Niro —Salman Khurshid delinking will take three years. That said, with a climate-change sceptic in the White House and senior positions in L E T T E R S T O T H E EDITOR Donald Trump’s administration filled with persons who doubt modern climate science In quota we believe End reservation policy while overturning Obama-era carbon reduction programmes, and with an assur- BJP’s trumpcard is fraught with challenges ance that the United States will withdraw from the Paris Accords by 2020, can Sir — This refers to the editorial, Sir — This refers to the editorial, “Quota politics” (January 9). It isn’t his refers to the editorial, “Quota politics” (January “Quota politics” (January 9). The the world depend on it? surprising that there have been 9). The BJP's first aggressive foray into reserva- Union Government’s approval of It was almost certain that Trump would advocate a nativist and isolationist mixed reactions to the Narendra Ttion politics by playing the ‘general category' card 10 per cent reservation for the policy on many fronts. However, his denial of climate science and overturning Modi Government’s proposal for hinges on some broad pivots, which would give a whole economically backward class in carbon reduction schemes of the past are worrying as it becomes increasing- 10 per cent reservation to the eco- new spin to this tricky, yet politically lucrative subject: Government jobs and higher edu- nomically backward sections in the Approval of 10 per cent reservation for the economi- cation institutions is a cruel joke ly evident that the world is enduring more extreme climate events driven by high- general category. But wasn’t the cally backward in Government jobs and education aimed to remain in power. This will er overall temperatures. Ironically, much of the increased carbon emissions from Congress’ farmers’ loan waiver an at upper castes. Actually, the idea of job and admis- come at the high cost of curtail- the US took place despite coal-fired power plants closing and at a time when it election gimmick too? The sion quotas for the poor in unreserved categories is ing economic and social develop- Reservation Bill has been cleared not new but, like earlier attempts by many States, it ment of the country. It seems no is becoming a leader in clean-energy technologies and electric vehicles. It appears by the Lok Sabha, and if the Rajya may run into a 1992 Supreme Court ruling that bars including ways to ensure that those in the original 50 Government can survive without that the US economy doing well has led to more diesel haulage and a spike in Sabha, too, passes the Bill, the such reservations on the ground of poverty alone. per cent batch don't migrate into the second half. Also, reservation policies, which was air travel that have contributed to this carbon spiral. With US companies less Modi Government will have to To remember, in the Indira Sawhney case, the the Government will be Constitutionally bound to introduced as a temporary mea- make sure that the benefits and aid court had said that such quotas cannot be provided ensure that this remains caste and religion-agnostic. sure by the makers of the Indian concerned with environmental sanctions by regulators, they have not bothered reach those who truly deserve it. for poverty alone. It has to be poverty plus social and For now, it's the political dividends that will matter Constitution. Our learned authors to clean up their act. It is imperative for the US to stand up and face down the The Opposition has no other educational backwardness, which should reflect his- the most. wouldn’t have even dreamt that problem of global warming. While a nativist policy might appeal to Trump’s voter- option but to ensure its support for toric injustice through generations. The implementa- J Akshay various parties would make it a the Bill. For those who lament the tion of this decision is fraught with complexities, Bengaluru permanent political tool to exploit base, the fact is that the US will also face consequences. Meanwhile extreme development, they must under- the citizens of India for votebank. events like Hurricane Katrina that destroyed the city of New Orleans are expect- stand that a nation like ours is The economically weaker ed to become commonplace. While other countries, including India, have stood deeply rooted in a caste and reli- tory as the Indian cricket team Win, down under Test series (1-2) and later, it suf- sections need more opportunities gious system. Ours is a society that won its first ever series on fered a humiliating defeat at the to compete but in no case should up and are trying desperately to combat climate change and cap carbon emis- runs on this ‘fuel’. Australian soil, beating the hosts. hands of England (1-4) in the Test there be reservation for anyone. sions, meaningful change will be impossible without the US. It is, therefore, going M Pradyu Indeed, it was a long wait and the Sir — This refers to the editorial, series. Reservations have led to more to be important for countries like India to start preparing better for the conse- Kannur spectacular performance, splendid “A toast to Test” (January 9). It was Surely, the Indian team has chaos than delivering on the so- quences which will impact hundreds of millions of people in the country with efforts, dedication and determina- a historic victory for India on shown resilience and has come called benefits. They must be Australian feat tion of the Indian players must Australian soil. The twin wins in back stronger. This is also a time abolished completely. sea-levels rising and the Himalayan glaciers melting rapidly. However, changing be appreciated. Hopefully, the Adelaide and Melbourne are proof to congratulate the Indian team’s Mahesh Kumar the US President’s mind on this seems like a difficult task, and with other major Indian cricket team will achieve of the unfaltering dedication and coach, Ravi Shastri, who managed Via email Sir — This refers to the editorial, many more feats like this. hard work done by the Indian the team admirably. global leaders facing challenges of their own, this has gone off the backburner. “A toast to Test” (January 9). It was Mohd Umar squad. Last year, the Indian team Devendra Khurana Send your feedback to: By the time we get into acting about it, the fire might have gone out of control. a pleasure to see India script his- Madhya Pradesh was beaten in South Africa in the Bhopal [email protected] LUCKNOW | THURSDAY | JANUARY 10, 2019 analysis 09 www.dailypioneer.com FIRSTCOLUMN POINTCOUNTERPOINT Why is a pot calling IF AN ALLIANCE HAPPENS, THE BJP WILL ENSURE THEY (BJP) HAVE ALREADY LOST ELECTIONS VICTORY FOR ITS ALLIES, BUT IF IT DOES NOT, THE MISERABLY IN FIVE STATES. DON'T THREATEN US the kettle black? PARTY WILL THRASH ITS FORMER ALLIES. OR WE WILL BURY YOU. BNP’s fulminations about wholesale rigging of —BJP CHIEF — SHIV SENA LEADER the recent elections would make a horse laugh AMIT SHAH RAMDAS KADAM

HIRANMAY KARLEKAR Portraits of a city bard ime was when horse-drawn carriages were an important part of Dhaka’s transportation system. Those driving them, Taddressed as ‘Chaudhuris,’ were a law unto themselves. Their , the last of the triad of breakthrough Bengali film-makers with Satyajit favourite retort to requests for fare reduction was, “Ki koitachhen Karta! Shuinle ghodaye hashba! (What are you saying Sir! The horse Ray and Ritwik Ghatak, has left a legacy of craftsmanship that celebrated humanism will laugh on hearing it!).” I was reminded of this by the Bangladesh Nationalist Party’s (BNP) fervid allegation that wholesale rigging had rendered the recent parliamentary elections into a farce. How did it conduct elections when it was in power? On July 1, 2004, a by-election was held at the Dhaka-10 parliamentary con- stituency. The contestants were Major (Retd) MA Mannan of Bikalpadhara Bangladesh, and Mosaddek Ali Falu of BNP, a close confidante of Begum Khaleda Zia. The Daily Star reported on July 2, 2004: “The ruling [BNP-Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami] alliance’s intimidation of voters and polling agents, false balloting and absence of the army at every centre in violation of a High Court (HC) order marred the much-talked-about Dhaka-10 by-polls yesterday.” The GANGULY report then gave chilling details of how the voting was turned into SANTANU a farce and the Election Commission refused to act. y first introduction to Mrinal The BNP was all set to rig the 2006 parliamentary elections. Sen was through his films The Daily Star of September 21, 2005, reported that out of the 328 and Chorus. Both upazila (sub-district) election officers ahead of the next parliamen- the films were telecast on the tary elections, 150 were from a list of Chhatra Dal (BNP’s students’ national channel soon after he wing) leaders from colleges and universities. The report further cited passedM away. My father was a great admirer of a source saying that there could be many more persons loyal to Mrinalda’s films and he became my initial guide the Government among the controversial appointees. to understand his thought-provoking art films Effort to rig the elections had begun even before these appoint- that were based on contemporary political and ments with an attempt to ensure a friendly caretaker Government social issues of Bengal during the late 1960s and early 1970s. Thanks to Doordarshan, many of which, under the practice then, was to supervise the holding of the his films like Ek Din Pratidin, , elections. The increase of the retirement age of Supreme Court judges Akaler Sandhane, Akash Kusum, Interview, Neel from 65 to 67 years, provided for by the 14th Constitution Amendment Akasher Neechey and Padatik among others Act, passed on May 16, 2005, was widely perceived to ensure the were telecast over the years and exposed us lib- appointment of KM Hasan as the chief adviser and head of the care- erally to his worldview. taker Government. Hasan, a pro-BNP person, did not accept the And then finally one day I got the chance position in the face of massive wave of protest over it. Following a to meet the great master of our times at a dis- stalemate over the appointment of a chief adviser, the then President cussion in Nandan, Kolkata. I gulped whatev- Iajuddin Ahmed, who had been elected to office by the BNP, appoint- er he was saying to the listeners — about how ed himself to the position. There was tumult and violence. The mil- he was amazed watching a European film, where the hero and the heroine were supposed itary intervened on January 11, 2007 and Iajuddin Ahmed resigned to meet at a decided place, but the former did on January 12. Fakhruddin Ahmed of the World Bank was appoint- not turn up and, hence, the latter reached his ed chief adviser to head the caretaker Government. The parliamen- house and wondered if she should press the tary elections held under its auspices on December 29, 2008, were calling bell or not. Sen described that never ever swept by the Awami League and its allies. had he seen such beautiful fingers that played The BNP’s allegations now have to be seen in the context of around the calling bell but was unable to decide the fact that the charge of rigging has been levelled by the losing if it should be pressed or not. This scenario, side in every election since 1991. The Awami League proclaimed according to him, spoke about the self-esteem the 1991 parliamentary elections, which the BNP won, as rigged. and self-respect of a woman and played attempting his/her survival within it rather than ety was so real and penetrated multiple layers The BNP said the same about the 1996 elections, which the Awami around the conflict in her mind. asking the hows and whys. His protagonists of complexity. I was fortunate enough to min- In yet another case, Sen chose to describe learnt to compromise alright but within the gle with the pioneer of the Indian cinema once League won. It was the Awami League’s turn to cry foul when the a scene from his own film. As per the sequence, everydayness of life. again when Aruna Vasudev, who has been the BNP swept to power in 2001. The BNP did the same after the Awami in a particular shot, one of his actors had to ask Sen did not restrict himself to making director of many film festivals, decided to hon- League’s landslide victory in 2008. The BNP’s indignant condem- his wife if she was involved in an extra-mari- films in Bengali, Hindi and English but made our Sen with the lifetime achievement award at nation of the 2018 elections is, thus, a part of a well-established tal relationship with another man. The actor films in Oriya (Odia) and Telugu like Matira the 10th Osian’s Cinefan Festival of Asian and post-poll ritual. It would have been surprising had it been otherwise. asked Sen if while coming on a motorbike to Manisha Oka Oori Katha. His films were high- Arab Cinema in Delhi in 2008. Further, it has been said that the Awami League’s massive sweep pick up his wife, after she had heard the bike’s ly applauded for the relatable human condition THOUGH SEN NEVER As he suffered ill-health after 2002, Sen of parliamentary seats — 288 out of the 298 — could not have horn, he should strengthen his facial muscles and, therefore, won awards and prizes nation- could not direct any film but would attend the been possible without largescale rigging. What this overlooks is that to show the anger within him or not. Sen clear- ally and across the world, which included those BECAME AN ACTIVE Kolkata International Film Festival till 2011. the Awami League and its allies had swept the parliamentary elec- ly advised him not to do so because any actor at Cannes, Berlin, Venice, Moscow, Karlovy MEMBER OF ANY When the Singur and Nandigram episodes took tions in 2008, universally considered to have been free and fair, win- could get just 90 or 99 marks out of 100 but Vary and Montreal film festivals. Retrospectives place in West Bengal, huge social and apoliti- ning in 263 of the 300 seats. Of the 263, the Awami League had he/she cannot, by any chance, score 110 out of of his films have been shown in almost all major POLITICAL PARTY, HE cal protests were reported from across the State, 100 while acting. This conversation depicted cities across the world. particularly in Kolkata. Sen was the front-run- won 230. how Sen was completely against overacting. His international acclaim also helped BECAME A VICTIM OF ner of these marches on consecutive days, sid- The Awami League’s higher tally of seats this time could have In those days, we saw how after the India earn a prestigious identity in world cin- ing with both the Leftist and neutral lobbies. been due to a significantly higher turnout of Hindu voters. In all elec- destruction of the Berlin Wall, East and West ema. Besides, Sen also served as the jury mem- PETTY POLITICS. AS For him, Singur was about people. Incidentally, tions prior to 2018 — except perhaps so some extent in 2008 — Germany came together. In this process, the ber at international film festivals like in LONG AS HE WAS ALIVE, both the protest rallies happened at a time when BNP-Jamaat storm troopers had generally terrorised Hindus into Germans discarded communism. Sen, howev- Cannes, Venice, Berlin, Moscow, Karlovy the 2007 Kolkata International Film Festival not voting. For a long time before the 2018 elections, leaders of the er, came up with his own version of the narra- Vary, Tokyo, Tehran, Mannheim, Nyon, HE NEVER GOT HIS DUE was on. Though Sen never became an active Forum for Secular Bangladesh and Trial of War Criminals as well tion about the impact of the failure of commu- Chicago, Ghent, Tunis and Oberhausen. AND TILL HIS LAST member of any political party, he became a vic- as the Ekattorer Ghatak Dalal Nirmul Committee (Committee for the nism through his film Mahaprithibi (World Finally, the golden moment dawned upon tim of petty politics. As long as he was alive, Eradication of the Killers of ‘seventy one — Shahriar Kabir, Professor Within, World Without). Sen was a Leftist but me when I got the opportunity to interview him. BREATH, HE WAS he never got his due and till his last breath, he Muntassir Mamoon and Kazi Mukul — had sustained a powerful never ever entered actively into direct politics. Mrinalda was in Delhi for the release of his book, was denied the highest civilian honour of the Nor did he shy away from questioning its short- Always Being Born: A Memoir. Sen was very DENIED THE HIGHEST country, the Bharat Ratna award. campaign for creating conditions under which the minorities could comings. close to my mentor and godmother, Aruna It was also shocking and unfortunate that vote freely and fearlessly. The momentum thus generated as well Sen was a true master of craftsmanship Vasudev. It was, therefore, quite easy for me to CIVILIAN HONOUR OF during a committee meeting at the Kolkata as the iron-clad security arrangements made for the elections had and tempered it to reflect his humanist con- approach the great master, who agreed to meet THE COUNTRY International Film Festival, where noted film- clearly emboldened Hindus many Hindus to vote. cerns. His cinematic language was acknowl- me for the interview. The best part of the con- maker Gautam Ghose, the chairman of the fes- Besides, the surge of Islamist terrorist violence in Bangladesh, edged internationally as he always chose to por- versation with him was when he said, tival, proposed a retrospective of Mrinal Sen, underlined by the savage attack on the Holey Artisan Bakery in the tray the narrative from a local, Indian perspec- “Whenever someone asks me about my age, I some authorities within the political circles did upscale area of Gulshan in Dhaka, on July 1, 2016, had created a tive and not attempt a foreign grammar for the always say, I am one year older than last year, not think it necessary to honour him during climate of fear. A large section of people seems to have voted for heck of it. As his contemporary Ray was paint- and if they ask what was my age last year, I always his lifetime. Sen was the last representative of Sheikh Hasina who has taken firm steps to curb terrorism, veering ing an urban India emerging out of the pangs say, one year younger than this year.” And he the greatest trio of Indian cinema that com- away from the BNP, as the surge in fundamentalist violence began of early nation-building in an uplifting man- did have an ageless mind. During the interview, prised , Mrinal Sen and Ritwik ner, Sen never romanticised or universalised Sen did not fail to point out the mistakes in my Ghatak. An unmatchable story-teller, we have during its coalition Government with the Jamaat (2001-06) when the struggle. Rather he kept it stark. His every- way of conversation in Bengali. He had a rare lost the last of the Mohicans. it did little to counter the menace. day man, be it a job-seeker or a tribal, was a eye for seeking perfection in every detail. That (The writer is a Delhi-based film festival (The writer is Consultant Editor, The Pioneer, and an author) product of the systems in place and was just perhaps explains why his observation of soci- curator and a freelance writer) Rein in heavy metal exposure FOREIGN EYE Lead is a silent killer and its ever-increasing presence in our food and the environment is alarming. The Government needs to act fast and limit our growing exposure to it before it takes a heavy toll on human lives

manufacturer to pull the product from and toys and in some cosmetics too. ing, manufacturing and recycling activ- the shelves and submit samples for test- The Government has to clamp down ities, continued use of leaded paint, ing to the Government labs, but the on those products that have higher than gasoline and aviation fuel. It is high time problem of lead exposure is still wide- the advisable limit of lead content. that we rein in its use. spread and hazardous to on’s health. Lead is a cumulative toxicant that The phasing out of lead from petrol TRUMP RAISES The gravity of lead exposure can increases in quantity in the body over is a major international public health be gauged by the fact that toxic lead the years and adversely affects multi- achievement but global consumption THE STAKES KOTA SRIRAJ affects 1.5 to two million people in India ple body systems — neurologic, hema- of lead is still increasing because of high alone. Children are most vulnerable, tologic, gastrointestinal, cardiovascu- demand for energy-efficient vehicles. The president has broad arlier this month, a food manu- especially those under six years of age. lar and renal. While children can suf- Yet another area of contamination is power to declare facturer of a popular brand was The process of lead consumption by fer from permanent adverse health paint that is high in lead content. This emergencies to address Epulled up by the Supreme Court humans is the most unfortunate: We effects, adults, when exposed to lead, can cause a long-lasting hazard to natural disasters, epidemics for lead content in its noodles. The tend to confuse lead with essential ele- are at an increased risk of developing health for all age groups. Since leaded and other exigencies. The court put a poser to the manufacturer ments like calcium and start using it to high blood pressure and kidney dam- paint is a continuing source of expo- as to why Indians, especially kids, must make bones, muscles and brain con- of the proverbial iceberg. Lead expo- Lead poisoning is one of the most age. Exposure of pregnant women to sure in many countries, the World fight over the wall, however, eat noodles laced with lead. Earlier, the nections. Imagine what will happen if sure in India occurs from paints, common diseases of toxic environmen- high levels of lead can cause miscar- Health Organisation, along with the is no such thing. It’s an Food Safety and Standards Authority we allow a harmful substance to form canned food, old pipes in the drinking tal origin and accounts for about 0.6 per riage, still birth, premature birth, low United Nations Environment easily foreseen political of India, too, had banned the specific the building block for a child’s body. water system, cosmetics, indigenous cent of the global disease burden. Lead birth weight and malformations. Programme, formed the Global battle between Trump and brand of noodles after finding exces- Already, studies have confirmed medicine systems and battery and plas- is a naturally occurring heavy metal Lead has no essential role in the Alliance to Eliminate Lead Paint. Its Congress — congressional sive lead content in its product. Elevated the worst fears that Indian children tic recycling industry. found in the earth’s crust. It is soft, mal- human body and no safe level of expo- broad objective is to promote a phase- lead levels in food products, especial- under 12 years of age have a mean Motor fuels, too, contribute to lead leable, melts at a relatively low temper- sure has been established so far. Even out of the manufacture and sale of Democrats in particular. ly those that are popular among kids, blood lead level (BLL) of 10 μg/dl, exposure levels. Given the wide area of ature, is easily moulded and can be blood lead concentrations as low as 5 paints containing lead and eventually Trump’s fixation on the wall should be unacceptable. This displays which is twice the level considered as lead exposure sources, one question combined with other metals to form μg/dl may result in decreased intelli- eliminate the risks involved with it. has pinned him in a corner. the callous attitude of multinational cor- “action level” in the US. The poor IQ that comes to mind is: Where’s the alloys. Given these favourable proper- gence in children, behavioural difficul- Lead is a silent killer and its ever- He shouldn’t abuse the porations, which put profits and mar- of children due to such high levels of Government’s audit of all these possi- ties, it is widely used in many products ties and learning problems. Hence, pre- increasing presence is alarming. The limits of his authority to ket share before health and well-being lead is resulting in a loss of $236.1 bil- ble sources? And if an audit is already such as lead-acid batteries for motor vention from exposure is important. Government needs to act fast and limit of their consumers. lion (12.5 per cent of India’s GDP) in in place, why have we, the citizens, not vehicles, pigments, paints, solder, Apart from human health risk, our growing exposure to it. engineer a way out. The appreciable stand taken by the economic productivity every year. The been made aware of the risks from lead stained glass, lead crystal glassware, environmental damage due to lead is (The writer is an environmental (Los Angeles Times apex court earlier may have forced the lead content in noodles is only the tip exposure? ammunition, ceramic glazes, jewellery, also occurring through mining, smelt- journalist) editorial) LUCKNOW | THURSDAY | JANUARY 10, 2019 money 10

Sensex reclaims 36,000, IndusInd Bank Q3 net profit Shapoorji Pallonji enters Delhi-NCR realty rises by 5 pc to `985 crore ` New Delhi (PTI): Private sector lender IndusInd market with 1200-crore housing project Nifty above 10,850 Bank on Wednesday posted a marginal 5.2 per cent increase in net profit to `985.03 crore for the third PTI n GURUGRAM He expressed hope that the Mahadevan said the company quarter ended December 31, 2018. The bank had 18-km long Dwarka Expressway would install outdoor air pollu- PTI n MUMBAI On the other hand, Yes Bank, money off the table at record lev- recorded a net profit of `936.25 crore in the usiness conglomerate would become operational by tion controllers in children’s Tata Steel Hero MotoCorp, ONGC, els, cut down the session’s gains. October-December quarter of last fiscal. BShapoorji Pallonji on the time the project is complet- play areas, common walkways, ontinuing its rising spree Bajaj Finance, NPTC, HCL Tech Besides, optimism ahead of Q3 Total income of the lender also increased to Wednesday announced its entry ed. “The NCR market has bot- garden areas, club house and for the fourth session, and TCS were the top losers, falling earnings of some bluechip compa- `7,232.32 crore during the October-December 2018 into the Delhi-NCR market and tomed out. We expect good trac- similar outdoor locations with- Cbenchmark BSE Sensex up to 3.07%. nies such TCS and Infosys, too, bol- as against `5,473.54 crore over the corresponding said it would develop a housing tion in this project,” Mahadevan in the project. reclaimed the 36,000 mark by Market started on a positive stered trading sentiments, acceler- period of the previous fiscal, IndusInd Bank said in project here with an estimated and added, “The estimated cost Mahadevan said the com- jumping over 200 points on note but took some caution ahead ating buying by retail investors. a regulatory filing. investment of `1,200 crore. of this housing project is around pany would launch two other Wednesday tracking positive cues of major quarterly results scheduled Meanwhile, domestic institu- The gross non-performing assets (NPAs) declined The project ‘Joyville `1,200 crore,” he told PTI on the housing projects in Gurugram from global markets on rising on Thursday, said analysts. tional investors (DIIs) bought to 1.13 per cent of the total advances during the third Gurugram’, spread over 18 acre sidelines. and Noida, but those would not hopes that the US and China “In totality, with expectation of shares to the tune of `698.17 crore, quarter of the current fiscal, against 1.16 per cent at land on Dwarka Expressway, will The group had bought this be under this platform. would strike a deal to end their a breather from the US-China while foreign portfolio investors the end of third quarter. However, net NP1As of the be developed by a USD 200 mil- land parcel from another real Outside this development trade tiff. meeting led the market to close on (FPIs) offloaded shares worth a net bank rose to 0.59 per cent in the quarter from 0.46 lion platform established by estate developer, BPTP Ltd, and platform, Shapoorji Pallonji Real Moreover, optimistic buying by a positive bias. Buying interest has of `553.78 crore on Tuesday, pro- per cent of the total assets. Shapoorji Pallonji, ADB, IFC the land is fully paid. The con- Estate is currently developing investors ahead of Q3 earnings sea- been seen across sectors led by pri- visional data showed. Sector-wise, and Actis. struction of the project will four projects. son supported the rally. vate banks, IT and FMCG; while the FMCG index surged the most BAJAJ CORP Q3 PROFIT UP 9 PC TO `60 CR The group will develop 516 start soon and is expected to get The company has 80-90 The BSE Sensex after a gap-up PSU banks declined due to profit- by gaining 1.11%, followed by Bajaj Corp on Wednesday reported 8.93 per cent flats in the first phase of the pro- complete in four-and-half years. million square feet of develop- opening at 36,181.37, advanced fur- booking post recent gains,” said bankex 0.69% and realty index increase in standalone net profit at `60.09 crore for ject and is selling them in a price With the launch of this ment in the pipeline. Out of this, ther to the day’s high of 36,250.54, Vinod Nair, head of research, 0.66%. the third quarter ended December 31, 2018. The com- range of `58 lakh to `1.05 crore. project, he said, the company has it is launching 35 million sq ft before ending at 36,212.91, show- Geojit Financial Services. Oil and gas, metal, PSU and pany had posted a net profit of `55.16 crore in the The total units in this project launched development of 9.5 this fiscal, an equal number in ing a gain of 231.98 points, or Investor sentiment also got a infrastructure sector indices, how- same period of 2017-18. would be 1,500 in three phases. million square feet under the the next year and the rest in the 0.64%. The gauge had gained by boost after the World Bank pro- ever, ended in the red, falling up to Total income during the reported quarter went “We are entering into the Joyville platform. third year. The projects would be 467 points in the previous three ses- jected India’s GDP growth at 7.3% 1.74%. up 11.48 per cent to `236.94 crore as against Delhi-NCR which is the biggest This is the fourth housing developed across its product sions. in the fiscal year 2018-19, and 7.5% Furthermore, most Asian mar- `212.53 crore in the year-ago period, Bajaj Corp said real estate market in the coun- project under this platform. It is portfolio and in cities like The NSE Nifty also gained 53 in the following two years, attribut- kets ended in the green and in a BSE filing. try. We are launching a housing already developing housing pro- Mumbai Metropolitan Region points, or 0.49%, to settle at 10,855.15 ing it to an upswing in consump- European markets too were notably The company, which sells cosmetics, toiletries and project at Sector 102 in jects at Howrah-Kolkata, (MMR), Pune, Bengaluru, after shuttling between 10,870.40 tion and investment, traders said. higher in their late morning ses- other personal care products, said its board of direc- Gurugram,” Joyville Shapoorji Mumbai and Pune. Hyderabad, Kolkata, Howrah and 10,749.40. The bank said India would contin- sion. tors has recommended an interim dividend of `14 Housing MD Sriram Keeping the pollution level (near Kolkata), Delhi, Top performers that led the ue to be the fastest growing major Hong Kong’s Hang Seng per share of face value of `1 each. Mahadevan told reporters here. of the region in mind, Gurugram, Noida, Mohali. gains on bourses were Axis Bank, economy in the world. climbed 2.26%, Japan’s Nikkei ITC, Tata Motors, Bharti Airtel, Market sentiment was buoyant surged 1.10%, Korea Kospi rallied HDFC, IndusInd Bank, HUL, largely in sync with a positive trend 1.95%, Taiwan’s index gained 1.83% HDFC Bank, Maruti and ICICI at other Asian bourses, supported by and Shanghai Composite Index was MG Motor India to launch SUV Hector Hero Electronix forays into consumer tech, Bank, rising up to 2.94%. rising hopes that the US and China also up 0.71%. In European mar- New Delhi (PTI): MG Motor India, a Gujarat, MG Motor India said in a state- Infosys, the country’s second would reach a truce, traders said. kets, Paris CAC 40 rose 0.99%, wholly-owned arm of China’s SAIC Motor ment. MG Motor India president & man- to launch 10 products in 5 years largest IT services firm, rose 0.90% US President Donald Trump, while Frankfurt’s DAX gained Corp, on Wednesday said it would launch aging director Rajeev Chaba said, “Based New Delhi (PTI): Hero Electronix, the electronics and tech- after company on Tuesday said its on Tuesday, had said that talks with 0.96% in their late morning deals. a sports utility vehicle, Hector, in the mid- on the company’s global platform, the nology venture of the Hero group, on Wednesday announced board would consider a buyback Beijing on a trade deal were going London’s FTSE too gained 0.59%. dle of this year to kick off its journey in the Hector has been heavily re-engineered to foray into consumer products segment with plans to launch 10 programme and payment of special on “very well”. On Wall Street, the US Dow Jones country. The MG Hector will go in to pro- enrich product attributes and suit the artificial intelligence (AI) powered and connected devices in the dividend, among other proposals, However, selling towards the Industrial Average closed 1.09% duction in the second quarter of 2019 at the evolving preferences of the customers and next five years. The products will be across home automaton, at its meeting on January 11. fag end, as investors took some higher on Tuesday. company’s manufacturing facility at Halol, Indian road conditions.” automotive, health and entertainment domains, it said.

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1962.00 1991.30 32.35 BANDHANBNK 480.50 488.00 450.00 454.35 NOCIL 162.55 170.05 162.55 168.80 CUB 197.55 198.35 188.80 191.40 TRITURBINE 109.35 112.75 108.60 109.45 EICHERMOT 19890.00 20397.75 19850.00 20345.00 300.35 TATASTEEL 488.50 497.15 475.50 479.35 GMRINFRA 16.30 17.00 16.20 16.85 SOBHA 455.10 486.90 451.25 479.60 SUDARSCHEM 351.00 354.05 348.00 350.35 IBULHSGFIN 816.00 824.70 806.00 824.20 11.65 AXISBANK 652.95 672.00 652.70 670.05 WOCKPHARMA 515.00 517.50 504.65 509.80 WHIRLPOOL 1425.90 1471.55 1425.90 1453.25 SHREECEM 16750.00 16750.00 16260.00 16359.75 INDUSINDBK 1580.00 1610.00 1548.00 1599.70 21.95 INDUSINDBK 1570.10 1610.00 1549.30 1600.80 MCX 746.20 757.10 739.20 748.80 JUBILANT 717.40 720.95 712.05 715.30 CARBORUNIV 366.20 368.85 363.95 364.50 BHARTIARTL 333.20 337.90 327.30 333.20 3.95 ITC 284.20 291.90 284.20 290.70 BALKRISIND 875.05 896.60 871.20 887.50 JSWENERGY 70.10 70.50 69.00 70.05 INDOSTAR 341.40 352.75 341.40 350.15 DRREDDY 2580.90 2610.90 2580.90 2597.90 27.40 TATAMOTORS 181.90 183.90 180.30 183.10 CGPOWER 46.05 46.50 45.05 45.25 JISLJALEQS 67.00 67.45 65.90 66.75 LAXMIMACH 5712.00 5750.00 5712.00 5736.20 SUNPHARMA 450.00 453.60 443.65 447.40 ADANIPORTS 384.00 384.00 373.30 377.40 ABBOTINDIA 7750.00 8150.40 7750.00 7990.45 SYMPHONY 1128.70 1140.15 1111.00 1125.30 HINDUNILVR 1777.50 1797.00 1773.40 1786.00 15.15 SBIN 306.00 306.95 300.85 305.05 IBREALEST 88.85 89.50 86.55 87.90 UBL 1419.90 1419.90 1378.25 1386.85 JKLAKSHMI 312.85 312.85 300.00 302.65 WIPRO 324.55 332.60 324.55 328.30 2.75 SUZLON 5.40 5.40 5.25 5.32 AJANTPHARM 1173.05 1190.00 1145.05 1158.20 NAUKRI 1625.55 1650.00 1610.00 1627.35 ZYDUSWELL 1323.45 1341.50 1314.45 1322.55 INFY 686.20 689.80 664.00 675.60 5.55 DHFL 232.00 233.00 223.00 226.90 BATAINDIA 1130.05 1152.40 1127.00 1148.95 KTKBANK 116.50 116.50 111.95 114.15 NESCO 470.00 481.00 470.00 479.55 TITAN 949.00 955.35 945.35 953.50 7.35 DELTACORP 266.00 272.90 259.25 262.05 BEL 91.30 92.65 90.20 92.15 EIDPARRY 221.55 227.80 218.50 223.45 UFLEX 272.00 272.05 267.65 268.25 HDFCBANK 2118.00 2121.35 2102.60 2116.80 13.80 ICICIBANK 382.10 383.35 375.90 382.00 RPOWER 30.50 30.65 29.25 29.75 TATACHEM 705.95 705.95 692.80 697.50 NETWORK18 40.35 40.35 39.25 39.75 KOTAKBANK 1237.35 1244.00 1228.10 1236.70 7.80 EDELWEISS 182.10 184.40 175.40 178.15 SPARC 187.05 191.80 185.10 186.45 EXIDEIND 274.00 274.00 258.30 260.00 GET&D 297.40 302.00 293.00 293.80 MARUTI 7460.50 7529.00 7414.00 7481.00 41.50 RELIANCE 1111.90 1116.00 1098.50 1108.40 HDFCLIFE 394.00 398.40 392.00 396.45 TATACOMM 543.00 546.00 517.55 519.60 RELAXO 750.15 757.00 734.20 735.60 ICICIBANK 381.65 383.55 375.60 382.25 2.10 ASHOKLEY 94.00 95.60 93.55 94.40 DRREDDY 2571.00 2610.00 2571.00 2603.90 WESTLIFE 384.15 392.05 381.00 383.10 SCHNEIDER 99.20 101.00 98.05 98.90 TECHM 694.20 701.40 684.00 692.80 2.95 IBULHSGFIN 814.20 824.10 806.40 819.95 PAGEIND 23075.00 23340.00 22810.00 23201.20 TATAINVEST 895.50 899.00 891.35 893.70 JSL 33.25 33.65 32.55 32.85 LALPATHLAB 952.75 959.00 941.00 947.85 RELIANCE 1112.00 1117.00 1098.70 1109.25 4.60 JPASSOCIAT 7.72 7.72 7.36 7.43 IBVENTURES 385.00 390.60 383.85 385.70 VIPIND 512.40 512.95 500.00 502.20 MINDAIND 325.20 326.10 313.90 317.05 REDINGTON 87.00 87.40 85.45 86.05 M&M 729.00 729.95 720.15 725.80 2.40 SPICEJET 83.00 83.50 80.30 80.85 LTI 1688.50 1770.00 1688.50 1749.80 KSCL 536.85 550.85 532.20 548.40 MINDACORP 150.60 156.00 149.40 149.90 FORTIS 139.55 139.85 138.15 138.85 ZEEL 453.10 461.65 445.80 452.00 0.35 MARUTI 7493.00 7525.00 7417.50 7465.85 SREINFRA 35.50 36.75 35.25 36.10 TORNTPOWER 263.50 265.80 258.80 261.85 PRESTIGE 225.50 230.00 219.50 225.30 IOB 14.90 14.90 14.55 14.63 POWERGRID 197.35 198.75 195.60 197.50 0.15 VEDL 197.90 198.00 192.10 194.70 SBILIFE 618.00 648.15 617.00 642.20 J&KBANK 37.50 37.80 36.70 36.95 GSPL 170.65 171.40 168.60 170.05 HIMATSEIDE 213.25 215.40 208.65 209.35 LT 1389.50 1393.55 1372.00 1383.00 0.80 TCS 1915.00 1919.00 1869.05 1887.80 GODREJCP 781.00 789.00 764.40 774.80 BHARATFIN 995.60 1016.15 984.00 1011.35 CROMPTON 230.15 231.85 227.10 229.00 ELGIEQUIP 247.45 256.85 247.45 250.30 BAJAJ-AUTO 2702.50 2710.00 2672.50 2693.00 -1.85 JINDALSTEL 158.95 158.95 149.35 151.80 CIPLA 516.00 516.85 507.90 510.80 COLPAL 1313.15 1321.50 1302.05 1303.80 PTC 91.85 92.10 89.65 90.70 ASTERDM 159.55 165.00 159.55 163.50 ASIANPAINT 1402.50 1414.00 1397.15 1400.00 -1.25 HINDPETRO 246.50 247.60 238.00 239.35 CUMMINSIND 850.35 863.80 845.20 860.00 SUNTECK 348.50 350.35 341.10 343.15 HUDCO 42.65 43.50 42.45 42.65 PGHH 9979.85 10000.00 9921.50 9953.45 NTPC 147.00 148.45 145.40 146.80 -0.15 JETAIRWAYS 244.00 246.60 241.20 243.95 TVSMOTOR 536.50 544.30 532.55 538.50 RCF 63.35 63.65 62.30 62.75 GREAVESCOT 120.05 122.50 119.90 121.70 SKFINDIA 1925.00 1939.95 1896.85 1934.70 SBIN 306.00 307.10 300.75 304.75 -0.55 IOC 134.20 134.20 131.45 131.80 APOLLOTYRE 230.55 230.65 223.10 224.10 CENTURYTEX 909.00 913.00 885.25 896.45 KANSAINER 462.40 462.50 451.00 453.95 ZENSARTECH 232.80 233.30 228.60 231.70 CHAMBLFERT 157.15 159.25 156.40 158.05 SUNPHARMA 450.50 453.65 443.70 447.15 -0.90 AUROPHARMA 750.00 758.30 742.50 756.25 ALBK 47.70 47.80 45.65 46.15 MRPL 72.80 72.80 70.85 71.40 VINATIORGA 1620.00 1620.00 1604.00 1613.35 MMTC 29.20 29.70 28.65 28.95 HINDALCO 208.50 209.25 203.10 206.00 -0.50 NMDC 92.90 93.35 90.80 91.40 TATAMTRDVR 96.20 98.00 95.70 96.95 TATAGLOBAL 215.00 216.50 210.70 212.60 AKZOINDIA 1764.05 1770.70 1741.50 1751.80 HINDALCO 208.90 209.10 203.25 205.65 JUSTDIAL 497.00 499.00 483.20 486.55 PHILIPCARB 206.60 206.75 203.70 205.05 ICICIGI 868.00 872.30 856.00 864.00 ENDURANCE 1210.00 1215.95 1192.95 1200.85 BAJAJFINSV 6460.00 6476.00 6365.00 6425.00 -18.05 JAGRAN 121.00 125.30 116.35 117.55 HEG 3698.00 3698.00 3625.00 3657.90 KPIT 207.55 209.75 205.80 207.85 KALPATPOWR 383.90 383.90 375.30 380.85 SHARDACROP 300.00 304.95 298.00 303.25 VEDL 197.95 198.00 192.00 195.05 -0.60 ASIANPAINT 1411.95 1413.50 1390.00 1402.90 MGL 903.00 915.00 892.00 896.80 NHPC 26.00 26.20 25.90 26.05 MAHABANK 15.60 15.80 15.21 15.29 INOXLEISUR 251.05 257.10 251.05 251.65 COALINDIA 234.20 234.85 231.80 232.45 -0.85 L&TFH 149.00 150.10 142.70 144.75 JAICORPLTD 114.50 114.85 110.80 111.55 MOTILALOFS 706.05 709.35 680.00 684.35 ADANIGREEN 40.65 41.25 40.50 40.75 CARERATING 988.00 988.00 980.00 983.15 TCS 1907.40 1919.00 1866.70 1884.60 -8.95 BHARTIARTL 330.50 340.00 327.45 335.15 BHARATFORG 472.00 478.65 470.05 476.75 CENTRALBK 35.95 37.20 35.60 36.95 DCMSHRIRAM 358.00 364.00 355.00 361.20 ASTRAZEN 1473.00 1494.40 1470.00 1482.50 BAJFINANCE 2546.00 2559.80 2510.00 2523.00 -14.05 HDFC 1965.00 1997.85 1965.00 1993.30 RECLTD 121.65 122.20 119.30 121.05 FRETAIL 462.85 463.55 451.70 454.80 BAJAJELEC 490.00 494.00 482.00 489.30 BIRLACORPN 573.65 578.90 565.10 567.30 GRASIM 840.00 844.30 826.50 831.50 -5.10 RELCAPITAL 221.60 223.25 214.30 217.00 WABAG 275.50 289.40 274.90 278.80 MFSL 438.30 442.00 436.80 439.55 COCHINSHIP 364.80 373.00 363.85 367.05 CYIENT 605.40 608.90 603.00 604.35 CIPLA 515.55 516.75 507.50 510.40 -3.25 JUBLFOOD 1250.00 1265.25 1226.05 1234.40 RALLIS 170.90 172.60 168.50 169.25 VENKYS 2380.05 2397.05 2352.00 2371.50 ADVENZYMES 170.50 175.90 170.50 172.75 TNPL 246.45 246.45 237.10 238.75 ADANIPORTS 382.00 382.00 373.30 376.35 -2.40 BAJFINANCE 2550.00 2558.50 2510.00 2525.10 INFRATEL 301.85 301.85 289.05 290.75 TEJASNET 211.40 221.30 211.40 217.80 DEEPAKNI 219.15 224.00 219.15 220.35 SOLARINDS 1043.45 1065.00 1031.30 1058.60 HCLTECH 947.00 948.55 932.30 936.25 -8.90 FEDERALBNK 95.25 97.40 94.50 96.65 PETRONET 219.50 220.85 213.20 214.35 BERGEPAINT 325.00 326.70 322.05 325.60 LEMONTREE 69.15 69.75 68.50 68.95 BLUESTARCO 610.05 616.80 609.30 613.50 JSWSTEEL 295.00 296.80 286.55 290.55 -3.35 BPCL 351.00 351.55 338.70 341.25 GUJFLUORO 949.00 974.70 940.00 951.15 CASTROLIND 151.35 152.20 150.25 150.80 GREENPLY 140.85 144.50 139.40 140.45 ERIS 682.15 688.65 675.45 683.75 ONGC 147.90 148.20 144.85 145.35 -2.10 PCJEWELLER 83.50 83.50 80.50 81.25 MANAPPURAM 96.05 97.30 94.55 95.50 IRB 161.40 161.40 154.90 156.50 HSCL 129.50 130.00 129.00 129.15 ECLERX 1061.15 1070.00 1045.00 1045.55 IOC 133.75 134.30 131.60 132.00 -2.00 LT 1393.30 1393.30 1372.70 1385.20 CHENNPETRO 282.30 282.85 266.85 271.50 AARTIIND 1486.00 1499.15 1467.50 1485.10 NATCOPHARM* 699.95 699.95 684.75 685.80 KRBL 293.10 295.20 288.20 291.60 HEROMOTOCO 2985.10 2985.10 2907.00 2925.00 -45.30 TATAELXSI 971.10 993.00 964.50 969.90 EQUITAS 121.20 123.30 120.35 122.55 HINDCOPPER 49.95 50.40 49.25 49.50 SWANENERGY 100.00 100.00 97.90 98.40 GULFOILLUB 830.00 833.50 820.00 825.90 INFRATEL 299.90 299.90 289.25 291.25 -6.70 M&M 725.60 730.00 720.65 726.10 JSLHISAR 84.05 86.00 83.10 83.70 CHOLAFIN 1206.05 1219.05 1186.00 1197.70 HAL 790.00 798.00 782.00 783.90 THYROCARE 553.00 553.00 536.30 544.80 TATASTEEL 488.95 497.30 475.25 479.20 -12.15 PNB 82.25 82.25 79.80 80.70 RAYMOND 817.25 820.00 796.45 806.55 SOUTHBANK 15.30 15.55 15.20 15.30 DCAL 239.00 243.50 236.40 241.90 GSKCONS 7444.45 7535.00 7444.45 7500.85 ULTRACEMCO 3917.00 3934.90 3800.00 3810.10 -106.20 KOTAKBANK 1243.50 1244.20 1229.45 1238.90 CEATLTD 1270.05 1278.25 1250.10 1258.30 ITI 93.25 93.25 90.55 91.00 FINCABLES 450.00 452.25 446.00 449.30 VTL 1079.05 1083.05 1068.60 1075.70 YESBANK 193.95 193.95 181.50 186.55 -5.80 BANKINDIA 109.80 109.80 104.20 105.50 IDFC 44.00 44.30 42.50 43.25 MERCK 3188.90 3279.65 3163.55 3241.30 LUXIND 1280.00 1280.00 1210.00 1222.25 FDC 172.95 173.45 172.25 173.15 TIINDIA 343.00 345.45 334.35 335.15 BPCL 351.00 351.50 338.00 340.00 -11.95 TITAN 950.00 955.15 945.40 952.50 SRF 2048.00 2058.05 2027.10 2035.30 ALLCARGO 110.00 113.00 108.80 109.70 HEIDELBERG 149.90 150.95 149.50 149.90 SOMANYCERA 365.20 369.20 359.50 366.40 GAIL 356.00 356.25 338.05 341.00 -13.60 GAIL 355.00 356.00 338.50 341.75 SUNTV 602.50 602.80 585.60 588.65 SHANKARA 531.10 531.60 516.40 519.40 PHOENIXLTD 575.20 578.05 574.25 576.75 EICHERMOT 19900.00 20389.95 19890.00 20277.75 LUPIN 847.95 847.95 830.60 836.65 AUBANK 617.55 633.00 616.10 628.35 NH 202.00 212.00 200.40 205.30 GUJGAS 660.40 663.25 657.00 660.50 HINDPETRO 246.00 247.65 238.00 238.15 -9.80 UNIONBANK 95.25 95.45 91.10 92.10 MANPASAND 86.60 87.10 84.25 85.10 PFIZER 2740.00 2750.00 2715.00 2738.90 ABB 1306.00 1311.85 1294.10 1300.80 MAHLIFE 392.00 395.25 390.00 391.30 NIFTY NEXT 50 BANKBARODA 124.00 124.50 121.50 123.05 ACC 1483.50 1483.50 1444.00 1455.85 AMARAJABAT 738.00 745.00 735.40 738.65 CENTRUM 36.00 36.40 35.00 35.15 SUPPETRO 202.95 202.95 199.45 200.50 RELINFRA 303.00 306.30 294.75 300.55 FSL 47.90 48.45 46.80 47.30 VOLTAS 542.65 542.65 531.95 535.85 VBL 820.00 822.00 801.70 813.35 JCHAC 1797.80 1814.00 1750.00 1776.60 DBCORP 177.05 187.60 177.05 182.65 PNBHOUSING 908.85 909.00 883.00 897.30 EIHOTEL 188.45 191.60 187.45 189.95 CRISIL 1620.00 1641.70 1620.00 1631.85 SCRIP OPEN HIgh LOW LTP CHANGE DBL 405.70 408.55 384.70 391.30 EMAMILTD 423.50 424.05 420.00 421.75 LAKSHVILAS 83.00 83.00 76.70 77.15 EVEREADY 182.30 182.30 180.60 180.70 NIFTY NEXT 50 27780.05 27818.90 27470.90 27683.50 -5.60 HFCL 24.20 24.30 22.75 23.00 INDHOTEL 142.65 144.45 141.50 142.25 TORNTPHARM 1820.00 1833.00 1819.60 1822.95 TVSSRICHAK 2456.05 2483.60 2443.15 2445.25 SBILIFE 615.00 649.75 615.00 648.00 35.50 BHEL 72.00 72.00 69.80 70.30 TV18BRDCST 38.00 38.30 37.45 37.75 JMFINANCIL 89.75 90.60 88.00 88.45 ASAHIINDIA 255.05 257.45 255.00 255.05 ICICIPRULI 326.45 339.90 325.05 339.70 15.25 DMART 1574.00 1607.90 1565.40 1590.50 JINDALSAW 82.40 83.50 81.00 81.75 IEX 165.00 165.75 162.00 164.35 AIAENG 1640.00 1655.00 1630.05 1646.95 DMART 1575.10 1610.00 1566.55 1607.85 35.45 RADICO 403.90 419.50 403.15 409.20 IBULISL 323.05 336.40 317.55 320.90 GUJALKALI 532.00 536.00 529.50 531.35 NBVENTURES 118.50 118.50 115.90 116.30 MOTHERSUMI 158.90 162.40 158.15 161.60 3.35 ZEEL 452.90 461.40 446.50 451.90 NAVKARCORP 51.25 52.15 50.00 50.80 GODREJAGRO 498.00 500.25 495.60 498.05 TEAMLEASE 2804.00 2804.00 2740.55 2787.45 HAVELLS 672.00 684.35 672.00 683.00 13.30 NCC 89.10 91.35 89.10 90.55 APOLLOHOSP 1258.00 1270.35 1250.05 1265.25 BASF 1518.05 1537.00 1510.00 1513.80 MAHLOG 503.05 507.00 503.00 504.60 SRTRANSFIN 1192.75 1217.00 1188.55 1215.10 22.35 IDBI 62.65 65.80 62.65 64.70 TATACOFFEE 98.50 98.90 97.15 97.65 TIMETECHNO 102.65 102.65 99.80 100.45 JKCEMENT 708.00 708.00 698.50 699.65 ASHOKLEY 94.20 95.60 93.35 94.55 1.50 NIITTECH 1121.00 1171.00 1121.00 1161.60 DIVISLAB 1467.05 1476.00 1460.00 1474.25 BOSCHLTD 19478.40 19575.70 19270.00 19432.70 STARCEMENT 102.80 103.75 101.70 102.25 AUROPHARMA 749.00 759.00 742.40 756.85 10.30 SADBHAV 234.40 239.95 220.90 222.85 SCI 45.70 46.55 45.15 45.55 NIACL 178.10 182.05 174.00 178.25 ESSELPRO 108.05 108.05 106.30 108.00 PEL 2320.00 2352.50 2310.00 2338.00 29.45 WIPRO 325.90 332.55 324.60 329.10 JAMNAAUTO 62.85 63.25 61.60 62.00 SUNDRMFAST 522.75 524.55 519.45 521.60 WABCOINDIA 6450.00 6450.00 6365.00 6385.85 DABUR 419.75 426.80 417.00 421.60 5.20 NBCC 62.95 63.30 60.80 61.60 GODFRYPHLP 921.00 921.00 893.85 904.50 TRENT 352.40 356.30 349.10 350.15 CERA 2694.00 2694.00 2615.00 2631.15 BEL 91.10 92.85 90.20 91.90 1.05 GODREJPROP 737.00 743.00 717.50 741.05 PERSISTENT 578.00 610.00 562.00 565.00 ITDCEM 116.50 118.75 116.00 117.05 LAURUSLABS 372.60 379.30 372.60 376.40 CONCOR 681.30 691.75 677.90 685.50 5.10 MPHASIS 927.85 928.60 896.90 904.00 MARICO 382.85 385.65 378.95 383.95 GODREJIND 542.20 542.95 533.95 539.25 TTKPRESTIG 7371.40 7519.90 7363.20 7477.15 OFSS 3588.50 3644.00 3584.30 3606.00 24.40 INDIACEM 91.40 91.45 87.55 88.30 CONCOR 679.85 690.60 677.70 682.50 PRSMJOHNSN 87.10 87.10 85.20 86.10 INOXWIND 75.80 76.40 75.25 76.15 MARICO 384.00 385.70 378.50 383.55 1.70 SAIL 54.95 54.95 52.05 52.25 IFCI 14.95 14.95 14.64 14.74 DHANUKA 410.00 420.00 401.15 414.85 KPRMILL 537.00 538.20 532.65 535.95 DLF 182.25 184.70 178.10 182.30 0.80 JSWSTEEL 295.50 296.35 286.80 290.60 ASTRAL 1157.95 1197.00 1157.95 1173.25 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Pak CJ: Indian TV channels Suspicious packages found Kim ends Beijing visit ... as Trump summit looms rated in recent years over ‘damage our Pyongyang’s nuclear activities, but Kim has made sure to culture’ at various consulates in Aus keep Xi informed about his dealings with the United States PTI n ISLAMABAD PTI n MELBOURNE and South Korea as ties appear akistan’s Chief Justice Saqib ter, was addressed to the to have warmed. PNisar on Wednesday said uspicious packages contain- Consulate-General of Pakistan. “In order to resist the high that the Supreme Court will not Sing white powder, some Initial suspicions were pressure of the US, he must allow Indian content to be reportedly marked with the raised by a spelling mistake on communicate with Xi in shown on Pakistani TV chan- word “asbestos” were sent to the envelope, with “consulate” advance to see what steps he nels as it “damages our culture”. the Indian consulate and sev- misspelled. Inside, the worker can take to deal with Trump,” Chief Justice Nisar made the eral other diplomatic missions discovered a small item that Beijing-based independent remarks while hearing an here on Wednesday, prompting looked like a marble tile, and political commentator Hua Po appeal filed by the Pakistan Australian authorities to evac- three packages of tightly told AFP. Electronic Media Regulatory uate the facilities and launch an packed powder, The Age report “Kim needs the support of Authority (Pemra) against a investigation. said. Xi so as to ask the US to make high court’s decision to ban the Australian Federal Police The staff member did not substantial steps, such as pro- broadcast of Indian content on said a number of packages touch the contents of the pack- viding assistance to North TV channels in Pakistan, Dawn sent to at least 10 consulates age. Emergency workers wear- In this May 8, 2018, file photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korea and normalising rela- reported. and embassies in Melbourne ing chemical suits were seen Korean leader Kim Jong Un, left, meets Chinese President Xi Jinping in Dalian, tions with North Korea,” Hua Pemra’s counsel Zafar Iqbal and Canberra were being entering some of the buildings. China. Four of Kim's trips have been to China, signaling its importance to North said. Kalanauri informed the three- examined by emergency ser- There was no reports of any Korea. AP/ File photo Kim chose China for his member bench, led by the vices and the circumstances one injured so far. Ambulance maiden official trip abroad last n chief justice, that foreign con- around the incidents were Hazmat and fire crews work outside the Indian and French Consulate in Melbourne, Victoria confirmed a number AFP BEIJING confirming his presence in year before holding meetings tent had been banned on court under investigation. Australia on Wednesday. AP of patients were examined at im Jong Un’s train left Beijing, no details have been with South Korean President orders before a high court Victoria Police said they multiple consulates. KBeijing on Wednesday after provided by either North Korea Moon Jae-in and Trump. issued a stay order against it. believed the consulates were gency services have responded Police at a number of incidents “No patients have required the North Korean leader visit- or China on his schedule. Trump said Sunday that the Saleem Baig, the chairman of specifically “targeted” and the to suspicious packages to at embassies across Melbourne. treatment or transport to hos- ed his key ally on a trip seen as Kim met for one hour with United States and North Korea the Pemra, told the court that situation was “not impacting embassies and consulates... The “At this time we believe the pital,” it said in a statement. a strategy session ahead of his Chinese President Xi Jinping are negotiating the location of 65 per cent of the content the general community”. The packages are being examined matter is targeted and not The United Kingdom con- expected summit with Donald on Tuesday — believed to be their next summit. shown on Filmazia channel is incident comes just two days by attending emergency ser- impacting the general com- sulate, located on Collins Street, Trump. Kim arrived in Beijing the North Korean leader’s Discussions between the foreign and that the number at after a suspicious white powder vices. The circumstances are munity,” the MFB statement along with the Korean con- on Tuesday for his fourth visit birthday — and the two later US and North Korea over times goes as high as 80 per was found at the Argentinian being investigated,” the said. “We isolated the area sulate (St Kilda Road), German to Pyongyang’s sole major dined with their wives at Pyongyang’s nuclear arsenal cent, the paper said. Consulate in Sydney. Australian Federal Police tweet- then identified where the actu- consulate (Queen Street), diplomatic friend, reportedly Beijing’s Great Hall of the have stalled since Kim and At this, the chief justice Emergency services were ed. al substance was, collected it Italian consulate (St Kilda visiting a factory and meeting People, according to South Trump’s high-profile summit in said, “we will not allow Indian first alerted to the packages at There are reports the pack- and made it safe,” 9News quot- Road), Swiss consulate President Xi Jinping. Korea’s Yonhap news agency. Singapore in June where they content to be aired on the US Consulate and Indian ages contain white powder ed Bryan Kellett from the MFB (Ashwood), Pakistan consulate The North Korean leader’s The meeting focused on issued a vaguely worded dec- (Pakistani) channels”. consulate about 12.30 pm. laced with asbestos, and that as saying from outside the (Cardigan Place), Greek con- motorcade was spotted arriving Kim’s expected meeting with laration about denuclearisa- Counsel informed the chief Firefighters and Ambulance warnings were e-mailed to Indian consulate. sulate (Albert Road) and the at the Beijing central railway Trump, according to Yonhap. tion. The United States insists justice that “Filmazia is not a Victoria paramedics were staffers at the consulates prior A worker at the Pakistani Indonesian consulate (Queens station early afternoon, and the In a New Year speech, Kim that United Nations sanctions news channel but is an enter- attending the Indian Consulate to the delivery telling them to consulate in Melbourne opened Road) are also believed to have train departed shortly after on warned that Pyongyang may must remain in place until tainment channel; it does not and US Consulate on St Kilda “wear masks” when opening one of the packages about been affected. a day-long ride back to the change its approach to nuclear North Korea gives up its do any propaganda.” Road. the packages, 9News reported. 10am on Wednesday, The Age More than a dozen haz- northeast border, according to talks if Washington persists weapons, while Pyongyang “It is, however, damaging An Indian Consulate offi- The Metropolitan Fire newspaper reported. It is ardous material alerts have AFP journalists. The unan- with sanctions. wants them immediately eased. our culture,” the top judge cial said all was fine at the Brigade (MFB) said it was understood the envelope, been issued on the nounced trip was largely Relations between China China also wants the sanctions replied. Nisar observed that the building. “Police and emer- assisting the Australian Federal which looked like a normal let- VicEmergency website. shrouded in secrecy. Beyond and North Korea had deterio- to be relaxed. Pakistan Broadcasters Association’s counsel Faisal Siddiqui was not present in the court. “We cannot pass a judge- Trump calls Indian-origin cop ment without hearing him,” he Pompeo in reassurance mission to said. Subsequently, the hearing was adjourned till the first killed in US ‘national hero’ week of February. PTI n WASHINGTON Iraq over US Syria pullout plans In 2016, Pemra had imposed a complete ban on air- resident Donald Trump AFP n BAGHDAD press. ing Indian content on local tele- PTuesday invoked the Trump used his lightning vision and FM radio channels. supreme sacrifice of Indian-ori- S Secretary of State Mike December 26 visit — his first The decision was largely gin police officer Ronil “Ron” UPompeo sought to reassure to US troops in a conflict zone seen as a tit-for-tat move after Singh who was “savagely mur- Iraqi officials on Wednesday since being elected — to defend similar actions were taken by dered” by an “illegal alien” that Washington remained his Syria withdrawal plans and some channels and the enter- recently in California to press committed to the fight against declare an end to America’s role tainment industry in India the Democrats for funding his the Islamic State group as he as the global “policeman.” against Pakistani content and long-promised wall along the pressed a tour of regional allies He caused a political storm artists.In 2017, the Lahore High Mexican border to stop illegal troubled by US plans to with- when he announced the pull- Court had lifted the Pemra- immigration and drug traf- draw from Syria. Pompeo’s out claiming IS had been imposed ban, declaring it null ficking. talks on an unannounced visit defeated despite continued and void as the federal gov- Corporal Singh, 33, of the come less than two weeks after deadly fighting between US- ernment had no objections Newman Police Department in President Donald Trump drew backed forces and the jihadists regarding the same. Stanislaus County was shot Arriaga on charges of killing ly stabbing and beating a 16- criticism for failing to meet a in eastern Syria. In October 2018, the apex and killed during a traffic stop Singh.In his first address to the year-old,” he said. single Iraqi official during a Trump has since rowed court reinstated the ban on the on December 26 allegedly by nation from the Oval Office, Trump said over the last surprise Christmas trip to US back, vowing the withdrawal transmission of Indian content an illegal immigrant from Trump made a case for build- several years, he has met with troops at Al-Asad Air Base in will be done in a “prudent” way. on local television channels, Mexico. Trump spoke on ing a wall along the Mexico dozens of families whose loved western Iraq. The US top Members of his administration setting aside the Lahore High Thursday with the family border. ones were killed by illegal diplomat was in the Middle have gone further, saying that Court orders. On Tuesday, the members and law enforcement He said precious lives were immigration. “I’ve held the East to urge allies to continue the timeline of any pullout media regulator of the conser- colleagues of Singh, a native of cut short repeatedly by those hands of the weeping mothers to confront the “significant Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, left, walks alongside Iraq's Parliament Speaker remains dependent on events vative Muslim-majority coun- Fiji who joined the force in July who have violated the borders. and embraced the grief-strick- threats” posed by Iran and Mohamed al-Halbusi, right, in Baghdad, Iraq, during a Middle East tour, Wednesday. on the ground. There are many try directed all channels not to 2011.“America’s heart broke “In California, an air force en fathers. So sad. So terrible. jihadists despite Trump’s shock in Iraq, particularly in pro-Iran air television dramas contain- the day after Christmas when veteran was raped, murdered, I will never forget the pain in decision last month to with- support of the US,” he said, trip since taking office last factions, who would like an ing “intimate moments a young police officer in and beaten to death with a their eyes, the tremble in their draw all US troops from Syria. expressing “gratitude to the year. Ahead of his tour, the US accelerated timetable for a US between couples” or “bed California was savagely mur- hammer by an illegal alien voices and the sadness gripping In Baghdad, Pompeo met US for support over the years”. top diplomat said the campaign withdrawal from Iraq too. scenes”. dered in cold blood by an ille- with a long criminal history. In there. So how much more a raft of senior officials includ- “ISIS is defeated militari- to destroy the jihadists’ self- But Trump has stressed “Indecent scenes/dia- gal alien (who) just came across Georgia an illegal alien was American blood must we shed ing Prime Minister Adel Abdel ly, but (the) mission is not styled “caliphate” in war-bat- that he expects US troops to logues/extramarital relations, the border. The life of an recently charged with murder before Congress does its job,” Mahdi and President Barham accomplished,” Saleh added, tered Syria had been “enor- remain in Iraq, from where violence, inappropriate dress- American hero was stolen by for killing, beheading and dis- he said. Saleh. using an alternative acronym mously successful”. they can carry out operations ing, rape scenes, caressing, bed someone who had no right to membering his neighbour. “This is a choice between Pompeo ducked reporters’ for IS. “And I am confident that in neighbouring Syria if nec- scenes, use of drugs and alco- be in our country,” Trump “In Maryland, MS-13 gang right and wrong; justice and shouted questions about US Pompeo flew in from we will continue to ensure that essary. Any failure to root out hol, intimate moments between said. The Californian police members who arrived in the injustice. This is about whether pullout plans, but Saleh replied Amman and was also due to the kind of rise that ISIS had IS from border districts of couples are being glamourised have arrested 33-year-old ille- United States as unaccompa- we fulfil our sacred duty to the that Baghdad wanted visit Cairo, Manama, Abu under the (Barack) Obama Syria where they retain a pres- in utter disregard to Pakistani gal immigrant from Mexico nied minors were arrested and American citizens we serve,” Washington to remain Dhabi, Doha, Riyadh, Muscat administration doesn’t occur ence poses a security concern culture and values,” Pemra said. identified as Gustavo Perez charged last year after vicious- Trump said. engaged. “We will need the and Kuwait City on his longest again,” he told the travelling for Iraq. One dead, 50 hurt in B’desh GLOBE TROTTING garment workers’ strike Are Irina Shayk and Bradley Cooper engaged? Dhaka (AFP): Bangladeshi several places outside the indus- thousands of arrests and alle- Los Angeles: Golden Globes police Wednesday used water trial town of Savar, on the out- gations of vote rigging and nominee Bradley Cooper and his cannon to disperse 10,000 strik- skirts of Dhaka, for hours after intimidation. long-term girlfriend Irina Shayk ing garment workers who were some 50,000 workers walked Bangladesh raised the min- like to keep their relationship blocking a major highway in a out of their factories in the imum monthly wage for the private, so fans will be waiting to fourth day of industrial action, morning demanding higher garment sector’s four million see if a) they walk the red carpet an official said. Authorities wages. workers by 51 per cent to 8,000 at the prestigious awards cere- meanwhile confirmed that one “We used water cannon to taka ($95) from December. But mony together and b) if Irina is worker was killed and 50 oth- disperse them from the high- senior workers say their raise wearing a ring on *that* finger. ers injured on Tuesday after way,” police official Sana was less than this and unions, Although the couple skipped the police fired rubber bullets and Shaminur Rahman told AFP. which warn the strikes may Golden Globes in 2018, there’ll be tear gas at some 5,000 workers Some 2,000 workers from a spread, say the hike fails to no missing out on Sunday protesting in Dhaka and on the major factory in Dhaka also compensate for price rises in evening, as Bradley has been outskirts of the capital. walked off their shift and recent years. “We won’t leave nominated for two awards – best Bangladesh’s 4,500 textile blocked a road in the northern the road until our demand is actor in a drama motion picture and clothing factories exported suburb of Kalshi, an AFP pho- met,” said Asma Khatun, a and best director of a motion pic- more than $30 billion worth of tographer at the scene said. protesting worker at Kalshi. ture – both of which are for A Star apparel last year, making cloth- The protests are the first Mohammad Abdullah, anoth- is Born. It was during their New ing for retailers such as H&M, major test for Prime Minister er worker, said manufacturers Year’s holiday in 2018 that Bradley Walmart, Tesco, Carrefour and Sheikh Hasina since winning a have hired local musclemen to and Irina first sparked engage- Aldi. Police said some 10,000 fourth term in December 30 stop workers in other factories Pope Francis is framed by cellphones as he arrives for his weekly general audience, ment rumours, when the model shared an Instagram photo showing what could be a gold engage- workers blocked the highway at elections marred by violence, from joining the protest. in the Pope Paul VI hall, at the Vatican on Wednesday. AP ment or wedding ring on her left hand. The snap shows Irina holding a hermit crab in both hands while standing on the beach. While some fans commented simply adding ring emojis, others sent congratulatory messages to the couple. "I see a ring on *that* finger," one wrote, while another commented: "She's telling us she's married, congrats!" The celebrity couple have man- Negative social media behaviours may indicate depression aged to keep their relationship out of the public eye since they began dating in 2015. PTI n HOUSTON ‘GOT’ prequel to feature 8 young rising stars tain social media factors were MDD scored higher on the less likely to post pictures of an awareness of how they egative social media linked with major depressive Social Media Addiction scale themselves along with other currently use social media Los Angeles: HBO has cast eight up and coming stars in the prequel to its hit series “Game of Thrones”. Nbehaviours, such as com- disorder (MDD) in a study of were more likely to compare people “While this study and to determine what The network has announced that actors Naomi Ackie, Denise Gough, Jamie Campbell Bower, Sheila paring oneself to others or millennials. In the study of themselves to others better off highlights social media behav- changes could be made in Atim, Ivanno Jeremiah, Georgie Henley, Alex Sharp and Toby Regbo have boarded the cast of pilot, spending too much time 504 millennials who actively than they were. iours that are associated with their social media use to which will be helmed by SJ Clarkson. The eight young stars join Naomi Watts and Josh Whitehouse scrolling through Facebook or use Facebook, Twitter, They also indicated that major depression, it is impor- reduce the behaviours associ- in pilot. Clarkson is best known for directing the pilot of Netflix’s acclaimed Marvel-based series Instagram, may indicate major Instagram, and Snapchat, they would be more bothered tant to recognise that social ated with psychological dis- “Jessica Jones”. She is set to direct the fourth installment of the “Star Trek” franchise. According to depressive disorder, a study individuals who met the cri- by being tagged in unflatter- media use can offer many tress,” Howard said. the network, the new show will be set thousands of years before the events of “Game of Thrones”. has found. The teria for ing pictures positive benefits, including “Some changes could It will chronicle the world’s descent from the golden Age of Heroes into its darkest hour. From the study, published and were fostering social support,” include reducing the time horrifying secrets of Westeros’s history to the true origin of the White Walkers, the mysteries of the in the Journal said Krista Howard, of spent on social media, unfol- East to the Starks of legend, the official logline of the show read. The yet-untitled project hails from of Applied Texas State University in lowing individuals or groups creator Jane Goldman and author George RR Martin. The show’s pilot is based on a story from Biobehavioural the US. that cause distress, or limiting Goldman and Martin, with teleplay credited to Goldman. The duo will also executive produce the Research, “The key is for online social comparisons,” show alongside Clarkson, James Farrell, Jim Danger Gray, Vince Gerardis and Daniel Zelman. showed that cer- individuals to develop she said. LUCKNOW | THURSDAY | JANUARY 10, 2019 world 12

US-China trade talks spill into 3rd day Trump demands funding for AFP n BEIJING chief executive Tim Cook told S and Chinese negotiators CNBC.“I don’t speak for them Uextended trade war talks obviously,” Cook said in refer- into a third day on Wednesday, ence to the Trump adminis- US-Mexico border wall with President Donald Trump tration. “I do talk with them boasting that discussions to and I give them my ideas and resolve the dispute were going thoughts.” “very well”.An American dele- The US smartphone maker ... to end growing humanitarian crisis gation has been in Beijing has felt the pinch of the bruis- PTI n WASHINGTON since Monday for the first sit- ing trade spat, and warned that down talks since Trump and 2018 revenues would miss its resident Donald Trump Chinese leader Xi Jinping forecast — in large part due to PWednesday demanded the agreed to a three-month truce a slump in iPhone sales in Democrats to allocate a whop- on December 1. China. ping USD 5.7 billion funding Asian markets rose on The temporary ceasefire for his controversial US- increasing optimism that the came after the two sides Mexico border wall to halt “a two sides would be able to imposed import duties on growing humanitarian and hammer out a deal ahead of a more than USD 300 billion of security crisis”, citing the exam- March deadline and avert fur- each other’s goods. ple of an Indian-origin police- ther import tariff hikes. Without a resolution, puni- man’s murder by an illegal “Talks with China are A man checks on his mobile phone near the main entrance gate of the Ministry of tive US duty rates on USD 200 immigrant to implement his going very well!” Trump tweet- Commerce in Beijing on Wednesday. U.S. and Chinese envoys extended trade talks billion in Chinese goods are signature campaign promise. ed after the second day of into a third day Wednesday after President Donald Trump said negotiations aimed at due to rise to 25 per cent from Trump’s remarks during negotiations on Tuesday. The ending a tariff war were "going very well!" AP 10 per cent on March 2. in his maiden prime-time US delegation, led by Deputy The current trade round address to the nation from the Trade Representative Jeffrey ogy, as well as steep govern- Ross signalled in a CNBC coincided with an unan- Oval Office came amid a par- Gerrish, was supposed to end ment subsidies for Chinese interview on Monday that there nounced visit from North tial government shutdown that its visit on Tuesday. companies. was a “very good chance” of Korean leader Kim Jong Un, is days away from becoming But a US government offi- The Trump administra- reaching an agreement. who arrived in Beijing on the longest in US history. cial told AFP on condition of tion also wants Beijing to buy China’s economy was more Tuesday for talks with Xi in The president sought to anonymity that “the trade talks more American goods to nar- vulnerable to the fallout from Beijing ahead of a possible pressure Democrats to agree to have continued today row a yawning trade gap and the trade war, he said, noting second meeting between Kim his request for funding for the (Wednesday)”, without pro- allow foreign players better that Beijing exports more and Trump.China — wall as a condition of ending viding more information. access to the Chinese market. goods to the United States Pyongyang’s sole diplomatic the 18-day government shut- Washington has been clam- Neither Chinese nor US offi- than the other way around. ally and main source of trade down that has crippled many Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer of N.Y., and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., pose for photographers after speaking ouring for an end to the alleged cials have given any details “I think a deal is very pos- — said it would not use Kim’s offices. on Capitol Hill in response President Donald Trump's address, Tuesday in Washington. AP forced transfer — and even about the discussions. US sible and I’ve heard some very visit as a bargaining chip in the Trump said illegal immi- theft — of American technol- Commerce Secretary Wilbur encouraging words,” Apple US trade talks. grants and drugs flowing across Mexico pay for the structure. traffic stop on December 26 ly pay for itself. The cost of ille- the porous southern border Democrats are refusing to allo- allegedly by an illegal immi- gal drugs exceeds USD500 bil- posed a serious threat to cate the money, arguing that a grant. Singh, a native of Fiji, lion a year, vastly more than the Afghan envoy American safety. He also tried wall would be costly and inef- joined the force in July 2011. USD5.7 billion we have Afghan Envoy to visit India to ramp up support among fective. The Californian police requested from Congress,” Republicans who are getting Mexico has rejected have arrested 33-year-old ille- Trump said. The Democrats PTI n WASHINGTON conflict and ensures Afghanistan hopes 2019 nervous about government Trump’s demand to pay for the gal immigrant from Mexico immediately dismissed Trump’s onald Trump’s special never again serves as a platform workers and others who are border wall. The standoff trig- identified as Gustavo Perez assertion on border security DAfghan envoy Zalmay for international terrorism,” the to be year of feeling the pain of the shut- gered a partial government Arriaga on charges of killing and accused the president of Khalilzad is travelling to India for State Department said.Khalilzad down. shutdown on December 22, Singh. The president also said holding the nation hostage to his first visit to coordinate efforts will meet with Afghan govern- peace for “This is a humanitarian shuttering nine federal depart- that 90 per cent of heroin sold a partial government shut- to facilitate an intra-Afghan ment officials and other inter- crisis. A crisis of the heart, and ments and several smaller in the US came from Mexico. down for more than a fortnight political settlement, the State ested parties to support and a crisis of the soul,” Trump said agencies and forcing some “Last month 20,000 migrant now. Department has announced, a facilitate an inclusive peace Afghanistan in his maiden prime-time 800,000 workers to go on children were illegally brought “Much of what we have day after the US president dis- process in Afghanistan, empow- Islamabad(AP): The Afghan address from his Oval Office. unpaid leave or work without into the United States, a dra- heard from President Trump cussed with Prime Minister ering the Afghan people to chart president’s special peace envoy Noting that America proudly pay. The shutdown will enter its matic increase. These children throughout this senseless shut- Narendra Modi ways to enhance a shared course for their nation’s expressed hope Wednesday welcomes millions of lawful 19th day Wednesday, making it are used as human pawns by down has been full of misin- cooperation in war-torn future, it said. that the war that has ravaged immigrants who enrich the the second-longest in history. vicious coyotes and ruthless formation and even malice. Afghanistan. The State Department noted this country for over 17 years American society and con- Trump in the past few days gangs. One in three women are The President has chosen fear,” The State Department on without being to India.During a that Khalilzad continues to coor- and cost the United States tribute to the nation, Trump had threatened to declare a sexually assaulted on the dan- House Speaker Nancy Pelosi Tuesday said Khalilzad will lead telephonic conversation on dinate his efforts with the Afghan about USD 1 trillion will end said all Americans are hurt by national emergency over the gerous trek up through said in the Democratic address an inter-agency delegation to Monday evening, Modi and President Ashraf Ghani, Chief in 2019. However, Mohammad uncontrolled, illegal migra- issues that would have allowed Mexico,” Trump said. “Women to the nation immediately after India, China, Afghanistan, and Trump, among other things, Executive Abdullah Abdullah Omer Daudzai also cautioned tion. “It strains public him to start building the wall or children are the biggest vic- Trump’s prime time address. Pakistan from January 8 to discussed increasing their coop- and other Afghan stakeholders there won’t be peace until the resources and drives down with military funds without tims by far of the broken sys- “President Trump has cho- January 21. However, country- eration in war-torn Afghanistan. to ensure an intra-Afghan peace Taliban, who have held sever- jobs and wages. Among those congressional authorisation. tem. This is the tragic reality of sen to hold hostage critical ser- specific dates of his travel were Trump last week took a jibe at process. al rounds of talks with hardest hits are African- But in Wednesday’s address he illegal immigration on our vices for the health, safety and not announced.The announce- Modi for funding a “library” in It said the American goal is Washington’s special peace Americans and Hispanic stopped short of declaring a southern border. This is the well-being of the American ments of his visit to the region Afghanistan, saying it is of no use to promote dialogue among envoy Zalmay Khalilzad, agree Americans,” he said in an eight- national emergency. Making a cycle of human suffering that people and withhold the pay- came amid reports that Trump in the war-torn country as he Afghans about how to end the to direct talks with the Afghan minute address as he sought to strong pitch for the wall, I am determined to end,” he checks of 800,000 innocent plans to withdraw thousands of criticised India and others for not conflict and to encourage the government. “We are naming build a physical barrier along Trump said the federal gov- said. workers across the nation – troops from Afghanistan, which doing enough for the nation’s parties to come together at the 2019 as a year of peace for the southern Mexico border. ernment remained shut “As part of an overall many of them veterans,” she depends on the US and other security. India has been actively negotiating table to reach a polit- Afghanistan,” Daudzai Funding for a border wall because of Democrats. approach to border security law alleged. Senate Minority Leader foreign powers for military sup- involved in the reconstruction ical settlement where every summed up his optimism in an has been the main sticking Trump described Indian- enforcement professionals have Senator Chuck Schumer said port and training. efforts in war-ravaged Afghan citizen enjoys equal interview with The Associated point in negotiations with origin policeman Ronil “Ron” requested USD 5.7 billion for the American democracy does- Khalilzad will meet with Afghanistan. It has committed rights and responsibilities under Press. Democrats to reopen parts of Singh, who was recently killed a physical barrier. At the n’t work the way Trump wants. senior government officials in about USD 3 billion in assistance the rule of law. During his last The Taliban have so far the federal government. A wall in California, as an “American request of Democrats, it will be “We don’t govern by temper or each country to facilitate an to Afghanistan since US-led trip to the region in December, refused direct talks with Kabul along the US-Mexico border hero”. He said America’s heart a steel barrier rather than a tantrum. No president should intra-Afghan political settle- forces toppled the Taliban regime Khalilzad had reiterated that despite pressure by Saudi was one of Trump’s signature broke the day the young offi- concrete wall. This barrier is pound the table and demand ment. This is Khalilzad’s first trip after the September 11, 2001 the only solution to the conflict Arabia, the United Arab campaign promises. Trump cer was “savagely murdered” in absolutely critical to border he gets his way or else the gov- to India after he was appointed attacks. “The United States sup- is for all parties to sit together and Emirates and even Pakistan, wants USD 5.7 billion to build cold blood by an “illegal alien”. security. It’s also what are pro- ernment shuts down, hurting as the Special Representative ports the desire of the Afghan reach an agreement on the polit- where Washington says the the wall, even though he said Corporal Singh, 33, of the fessionals at the border want millions of Americans who for Afghanistan Reconciliation people and the international ical future of Afghanistan with Taliban leadership is head- repeatedly during his cam- Newman Police Department and need,”Trump said. “The are treated as leverage,” he last year. Since then he has community for a political set- mutual respect and acceptance, quartered. In response, paign that he would make was shot and killed during a border wall would very quick- said. made multiple trips to the region, tlement that ends the 40-year the State Department said. Washington has suspended hundreds of millions of dollars in reimbursements to Pakistan under a Coalition Support Sr UN official calls Fund paid out by the United MPs debate Brexit deal after stinging setback for May States to its partners in the war AFP n on terror. LONDON focused on winning approval for ry”, according to May. President Donald Trump for peaceful solution ritish MPs will on the prime minister’s plan. “We She is still seeking assurances has repeatedly expressed his BWednesday begin five days of are focused on getting any pos- from the EU on the most con- displeasure with Pakistan, debate ahead of a historic delayed sible vote in favour of the PM’s troversial elements of the Brexit accusing Islamabad of har- to Rohingya crisis vote on Prime Minister Theresa deal,” he told BBC radio. “I deal relating to Northern Ireland, bouring militants. Pakistan PTI n UNITED NATIONS May’s Brexit deal, a day after giv- don’t think the British public are in a bid to convince critics to denies the charge and says its ing her a stinging blow aimed at served by fantasies about magi- back the agreement.These assur- influence over the Taliban is xpressing concern over the preventing Britain from crashing cal alternative deals. ances are set to be delivered to overstated. Edeteriorating situation in out of the bloc with no agree- “The choice the people have lawmakers before they vote, Daudzai, who was Myanmar’s restive Rakhine ment. is this deal or no deal, or — as although not before they start appointed last month, made his State, a senior UN official has Lawmakers will vote next some MPs advocate — to reverse their debate on Wednesday. first visit to the region to urged all sides to intensify Tuesday on the agreement that the 2016 referendum entirely.” “The work to secure those Islamabad — an indication of efforts to find a peaceful solu- May has negotiated with the EU However, ardent Brexit sup- assurances is ongoing. I think Pakistan’s significance in find- tion to one of the world’s worst over the last 18 months, which porters who favour a clean break what’s important is that if we are ing peace. refugee crises. Acting Resident faces daunting opposition as when Britain is scheduled to to secure assurances, MPs are Pakistan has “influence” Coordinator and Humanitarian the clock ticks down before leave the EU on March 29 look aware of what they are before the over the Taliban but “forcing” Coordinator for Myanmar Britain leaves the European set to rebel over fears the draft vote takes place,” a Downing them into talks is unproductive, Knut Ostby said he was “deeply Union. The prime minister has A vote leave pro-Brexit demonstrator holds a placard with anti Brexit protesters in the divorce deal could lead to some Street spokesman said.The gov- said Daudzai, urging Islamabad concerned” over the January 4 warned rebels in her own party background as they voice their opinions outside the Palace of Westminster, in kind of customs union with the ernment has recently made instead to “encourage them to violence in which 13 Myanmar that defeat will lead to a no-deal London on Wednesday. AP bloc. much-publicised preparations come to the negotiation table, police officers were killed in tion and to ensure humanitar- Brexit, or no departure from the The prime minister has for leaving without a deal, make them realize it is to their raids by ethnic Rakhine rebels. ian access to all people affect- bloc at all. approved an amendment that effective deputy, called the House already pulled the vote once with regardless of whether May’s deal benefit.” Daudzai said Pakistan’s Around 350 militants from ed by the violence, Dujarric But in a major setback will curtail the government’s tax of Commons defeat “inconve- defeat looming, and a loss for the is approved, drawing ire from Prime Minister Imran Khan’s the Arakan Army stormed four said. Tuesday that presages likely powers in case of a no-deal nient” yet ineffectual and insist- government would plunge MPs who insist no deal must be “heart and mind is in the right police stations in the northern “The United Nations has defeat in next week’s vote, MPs Brexit. David Lidington, May’s ed the government remained Britain into “uncharted territo- ruled out. place. Rakhine State on Friday, been in close contact with the “killing 13 policemen and Myanmar authorities in recent wounding nine others”, accord- weeks and has offered to sup- ing to a statement released by port ongoing efforts to respond the Army chief’s office. to the humanitarian needs of Australia considering resettlement for runaway Saudi woman Ostby is “deeply concerned those affected by the violence,” AP n BANGKOK about the situation in northern Dujarric said. would “consider this referral in say many more similar cases and central Rakhine State” According to the UN esti- ustralia will assess run- the usual way, as it does with all will have gone unreported. where an estimated 4,500 peo- mates, nearly 700,000 minori- Aaway Saudi woman Rahaf UNHCR referrals.” In Bangkok, Thailand’s ple have been displaced so far ty Rohingya Muslims have fled Mohammed Alqunun for set- Indications from Canberra immigration police chief Maj due to fighting between the to Bangladesh to escape vio- tlement after the United suggest Alqunun may receive a Gen Surachate Hakparn said Arakan Army and Myanmar’s lence in Myanmar’s Rakhine Nations on Wednesday deemed sympathetic hearing. Before that Alqunun’s father and security forces, Stephane State since August 25 last year her a refugee. The Department the UNHCR’s referral, Health brother arrived together in Dujarric, Spokesman for UN when the army launched a of Home Affairs confirmed in Minister Greg Hunt said Bangkok on Tuesday but Secretary-General Antonio military crackdown. a statement that the UN High Australia would consider giv- Alqunun refused to meet them. Guterres, told reporters on Myanmar does not recog- Commissioner for Refugees ing Alqunun a humanitarian Surachate discussed her case on Tuesday. nise Rohingya as an ethnic had referred 18-year-old visa if the UNHCR process Tuesday with Saudi Charge Dujarric said Ostby was group and insists that they are Alqunun to Australia for con- found her to be a refugee. d’Affaires in Thailand shocked by the reports of Bangladeshi migrants living sideration for refugee settle- “Pending the outcome of Abdalelah Mohammed A attacks on January 4, regrets the illegally in the country. The UN ment. that, if she is found to be a Alsheaiby. loss of life and offers his deep- described the atrocities by the Alqunun arrived in refugee, then we will give very, In a video clip of the meet- est sympathies to the families Myanmar military on Bangkok on a flight from very, very serious consideration ing released by Thai immigra- of the police officers who were Rohingya refugees as a text- Kuwait on Saturday, and to a humanitarian visa,” he told tion police, Alsheaiby is heard killed. book example of ethnic cleans- planned to continue to the Australian Broadcasting telling Thai officials: “From the Ostby urges all sides to ing while the rights groups Australia, for which she held a Corp. Alqunun’s case has again moment she arrived, she ensure the protection of all called it a genocide. tourist visa. But after being In this file photo released by the Immigration Police, Chief of Immigration Police Maj. Gen. Surachate Hakparn, right, walks with highlighted the cause of opened a new account and her civilians and uphold their Buddhist-majority detained by Thai authorities, Saudi woman Rahaf Mohammed Alqunun before leaving the Suvaarnabhumi Airport in Bangkok, Thailand. AP women’s rights in Saudi Arabia. followers reached almost responsibilities under Myanmar, however, rejects the she refused to board a flight Several female Saudi run- 45,000 in a day. International Humanitarian charge, saying its security forces back to Kuwait, barricading aways fleeing abuse by their And I would have pre- and Human Rights Law. launched a counter-insurgency herself in a hotel room. return home to her family, she leading to her referral to Alqunun to Australia for con- families have been caught try- ferred it better if her phone was He also appeals to all sides operation on August 25 in After publicising her case was placed in the care of Australia on Wednesday after- sideration for refugee resettle- ing to seek asylum abroad in taken instead of her passport.” to intensify efforts to find a response to Rohingya militant via social media, saying she UNHCR workers as her bid for noon.“The UNHCR has ment,” Australia’s Home Affairs recent years and returned The comments sparked anger peaceful solution to the situa- attacks. feared for her safety if made to refugee status was considered, referred Ms Rahaf Mohammed Department said, adding it home. Human rights activists on social media. LUCKNOW | THURSDAY | JANUARY 10, 2019 usp 13

CORPORATE BRIEFS NSIC SUB BRANCH OPENED SITTING IS THE NEW SMOKING IN GOA The joint secretary of the Ministry of Micro Small and Medium Enterprises Ankylosing spondylitis, the chronic inflammation of the spine and the pelvis, is gradually becoming a (MSME) and the CMD of National Small Industries Corporation (NSIC), common disease among the Indian population. DR HAVIND TANDON, the senior consultant, Sudhir Gar, inaugurated the NSIC sub-branch office at the New Ortheopaedic and Joint Replacement department, Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals, identifies sedentary Building at Verna Industrial Estate in Goa recently in the presence of the lifestyle, abuse of alcohol and tobacco as major causes president of the Verna Industrial Estate, Damodar Kochkar, their nutosh Mishra, a 53 down elsewhere. Post the or third decade of life. He Executive Committee Members and year old man had necessary medical investiga- added, “This disease is various other MSME Units Abeen suffering from tions, the team of doctors majorly a genetic one, but is ankylosing spondylitis, a decided to perform the hip rapidly becoming prevalent NHPC-NTNU COLLABORATE TO recently. This collaboration will allow for form of arthritis that pri- replacement surgery and due to high adoption rate of RESEARCH ON HYDROPOWER research that is of mutual interest and will marily affects the spine. He replaced both his fused hips THE ONSET OF THE a sedentary lifestyle, abuse The NHPC Limited, India's premier aid in undertaking studies in the areas has reported severe back with artificial hips. Two DISEASE USUALLY of alcohol and tobacco hydropower company, has signed a namely dam construction and safety, pain and stiffness in both days after the surgery STARTS IN THE among the population. memorandum of understanding (MOU) sediment handling, variable speed his hips which hindered his Anutosh started to walk. Young-onset of this disease with the Norwegian University of Science operation, pump turbines in existing SECOND OR THIRD power plants, future market structures daily movements so much Dr Tandon said, “As the DECADE OF LIFE. leads to many young people and Technology (NTNU), to facilitate so, that he was unable to spine is fused in this condi- in their 20s and 30s facing cooperation in research and education of and prices, optimal hydro design in the walk for the last 15 years tion, it leads to various chest THIS DISEASE IS its debilitating symptoms. hydropower during the India-Norway future power system and hydrology and had to depend on oth- problems also. Surgeries of MAJORLY A GENETIC Incorrect use of steroid Business Summit 2019 held at New Delhi models. ers for his day-to-day activ- this kind have very high ONE BUT IS RAPIDLY worsens the condition. ities. In order to treat this complication rates and thus, BECOMING There are many complica- SECL REGISTERS GROWTH IN COAL condition, the senior con- they require a multi-discipli- PREVALENT DUE TO tions associated with this PRODUCTION IN Q3, 2018 sultant of the Orthopaedics nary medical intervention.” HIGH ADOPTION disease such as uveitis (eye The South Eastern Coalfields Limited (SECL), the largest coal and Joint Replacement Explaining the disease, RATE OF A inflammation), heart prob- producing subsidiary of Coal India Limited, has registered an department at the the doctor stated that anky- lems, chest problems, com- impressive growth heading towards the coal production target of the Indraprastha Apollo losing spondylitis is the SEDENTARY pression fractures, and so year. During the period from April to December 2018, SECL's coal Hospitals, Dr Havind chronic inflammation of LIFESTYLE, ABUSE on. The earlier this disease production and off-take grew by 8.89 per cent and 4.06 per cent Tandon, along with his team the spine and the pelvis. OF ALCOHOL AND is diagnosed, the easier it respectively. During the same period, SECL's coal production was of experts, operated on Severe inflammation caus- TOBACCO becomes to manage its pro- 110.751 Million Tonnes (MT) and the Off-take was 115.433 Million Anutosh for both side, hip es pain and stiffness. This gression with exercise, med- Tonnes (MT). The Over Burden Removal was 137.796 MT during this replacement surgery at the disease causes deformity icines and various other 9-month period. The coal production in the third quarter itself was 38.517 MT. hospital. and joint destruction that therapies. In severe cases, Anutosh had lost hope, leads to loss of mobility. such as the case of Anutosh, as many efforts to get treat- The onset of the disease a surgical intervention ment had been turned usually starts in the second becomes necessary.”

How has the performance of Seeds are the next business NFL been so far in 2018-19? segment where we are focusing NFL is steadily moving “Seeds are our next after fertilisers. We are setting towards a successful 2018-19 up our own seed processing after the best ever performance units at three locations. The for the last three years since company is also developing 2015-16. The company has priority after fertilisers” more seed research farms in performed exceedingly well in Nangalto to exclusively pro- the first half of this year. With duce the highest quality of a capacity utilisation of 118 per After a record production of urea, the National Fertilisers Limited is now foundation seeds from the The Lieutenant Governor of Delhi Anil Baijal, accompanied by the CMD of NBCC Dr Anoop Kumar Mittal, cent in urea production and a breeder seeds by ensuring the visited the NBCC's East Kidwai Nagar Redevelopment project in New Delhi. Dr Mittal apprised the LG on tremendous growth in the sale diversifying its product portfolio to agro-chemicals, City Compost and seeds. best isolation (avoiding any the project which is equipped with world class amenities and an eco-friendly and zero waste system. of fertilisers, our income has The Chairman and Managing Director of NFL, MANOJ MISHRA, shares varietal impurities). After grown by 35 per cent to `5,405 seeds, the trading of agro- crore and the profit has details of the company’s future plans chemicals is another segment jumped by 24 per cent at`178 where NFL’s Kisan brand shall crore in H-1. be wooing customers. The trading of Your fertiliser sale is soaring agro-chemicals is What are the future plans of since the last few years. What the company? are the key drivers? another segment We are making efforts to A major part of our income is where NFL’s Kisan increase our market share in now being contributed by the brand will woo the fertiliser business despite it non-urea business, which is the customers being a stagnant market. With growing year by year, since we our own production of 38 lakh changed the business model in MT urea and the growing vol- 2016. Riding on this business ume of imported fertilisers, we and our own fertilisers, we the rights for handling urea want to have a significant mar- The students of Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, Dwarka, participated in the All have touched a new sale figure imported on the Government’s ket share in all the categories. India Inter University Championship 2018-19 held at KIIT, Bhubaneswar. They won 1 Gold of 34.50 lakh MT during April- account at Tuna (Gujarat), We have expanded our market- Medal in 560 Kg outdoor mix category, 1 Gold Medal in the 600 Kg beach men's category December 2018. In addition to Vizag (Andhra Pradesh) and ing network even to the south- and 1 Silver Medal in the 540 Kg beach mix category. The vice chancellor of GGSIPU Anil importing and marketing fer- Paradip (Odisha) ports. ern states to distribute our Kumar Tyagi, the pro-vice chancellor Phusplata Tripathi, the registrar Satnam and the director tilisers like DAP, NPK, APS products all over the country. of student welfare C S Rai, felicitated the winners for their achievements. and MoP, we are also handling Is there any other area where So far, we were a single prod- and marketing the imported the company is exploring its uct company majorly focused urea now, as we have received growth options? in northern part of India. ASSAM RIFLES WINS ALL INDIA POLICE COMMANDO COMPETITION Offshore security as vital as exploration

he closing ceremony of the 9th All DG Assam Riffles stressed on the TIndia Police Commando importance of conducting such events Competition was held at the Karbi which foster competitive spirit, provide Make energy supply Anglong Sports Association Stadium in a platform to enhance professional Diphu, Assam yesterday. The event was skills and fine tune the Special Action attended by a number of senior Central drills which is an important aspect for Armed Police Forces (CAPF) and State any team undertaking the Special smart and green Police Force officers. The event was Mission tasks. He also felicitated he chairman of the Offshore on the importance of preemp- graced by the Director General Assam Brigadier Arjun Segan, SM, DIG, TSecurity Co-ordination tive measures and coordination TATA Power-DDL is exploring distributed pole-mounted Rifles Lieutenant General Sukhdeep ARTC&S for having conducted the Committee (OSCC) and the amongst various agencies dur- Sangwan, SM, as the chief guest. A cul- event efficiently. The Assam Rifles Director General Indian Coast ing disasters. storage tech to facilitate smart optimisation of distribution tural programme showcasing the team won the prestigious trophy and Guard (DGICG), DG Rajendra Drawing attention to the North East was the main attraction of the ITBP and BSF teams secured the Singh, PTM, TM, underlined trans-boundary and the dynam- ata Power Delhi PV/grid level battery storage, distribution transformers, the event. Speaking at the occasion, the second and third positions respectively. the importance of oil explo- ic nature of maritime threats, TDistribution (Tata Power- distributed pole-mounted thus significantly reducing ration and the maritime sector that pose typical challenges, DDL) and the Norwegian storage is yet another emerg- the network augmentation in India’s march towards a Singh impressed upon the power technology company— ing technology that has the investment needed to support ‘bhavya and divya Bharat’. He stakeholders for a collective PIXII, have joined hands to potential to facilitate smart a fast-growing urban land- ‘Meet 2 Travel' for exciting holidays also stressed upon the need for thinking and a co-ordinated explore the use of distributed optimisation of distribution scape. a safe and secure environment approach for achieving the aims pole-mounted storage for a ecosystems by ensuring vari- Speaking on the collabo- he Meet The Folks Events (MTFE) for exploration and production of offshore security. He resilient and sustainable dis- ous aspects of grid reliability. ration, Tata Power DDL’s Thas announced the first-ever con- activities to aid India’s quest for reviewed the progress on vari- tribution grid. The memoran- As a major distribution CEO, Sanjay Banga said, “At sumer tourism fest and exhibition— energy which extends farther ous ongoing projects and delib- dum of understanding company, Tata Power-DDL is Tata Power DDL, we are con- ‘Meet 2 Travel’, to be held at the Pacific and deeper. He was speaking at erated on various issues pertain- (MoU) for the collaboration in the process of integrating stantly looking for innovative Mall, Tagore Garden in New Delhi the 131st meeting of the OSCC, ing to offshore security, inter- was signed between the CEO Indian’s first 10MW of grid technologies to promote from April 5-7. Sharing the details on the held recently in Mumbai. agency coordination, surveil- of Tata Power-DDL, Sanjay storage to address grid stress smart sustainable solutions upcoming event, Vineet Gopal said, The chairman highlighted lance around ODAs and so on. Banga and the chief innova- situations and to compensate that can be integrated with “MTFE has covered four major aspects the impact of climate change He urged the stakeholders to tive officer of PIXII, Ole variability with renewable our grid and eventually with of the industry, where everyone can and stated, “With 14 depres- address the pending issues in a Jakob Sørdalen, on the occa- generation. As an extension the grids across the country. meet, connect and network with new travel companies, tour operators and sions and seven cyclones, the time bound manner with sion of the state visit of the to this effort, the company is We are excited to partner people and transact business. ‘Creating other stakeholders of the tourism indus- previous year had been a chal- urgency, so as to arrive at a logi- Prime Minister of Norway evaluating pole-mounted with PIXII to explore pole- Business Network’ is our tagline.” Meet try on a single platform over three days. lenging one. All the security cal end. He added, “While off- Erna Solberg, during the storage solutions to address mounted storage cost effec- 2 Travel (M2T), a unit of the MTFE, is “The exhibitors will get to meet and net- forces and other agencies have shore exploration is a national India-Norway Business the challenge of space con- tive solutions.” The chief providing a platform for the travel work with potential clients and cus- worked in cohesion to avert any demand for growing energy Summit 2019 in New Delhi. straints to bring a reliable and innovative officer of PIXII, companies to showcase their brand, ser- tomers and spearhead their business in major disaster during these nat- security, securing the offshore India is witnessing a a robust grid for customers Ole Jakob Sørdalen, added, vices and products directly to their the right direction. The event will take ural calamities.” Singh further areas is equally vital. Hence, as major revamp of its electricity and communities. With this “As a future oriented technol- clients. In today’s time, sourcing new place on weekends to ensure a higher emphasised the need to adapt an economically progressive generation system and distri- distributed storage, Tata ogy provider, we are very clients is one of the biggest challenges footfall,” she said. equipment, systems, operations peninsular nation, with proba- bution network. The country Power-DDL aims to reduce excited about the collabora- for organisations when the online trav- On the sponsorship front, Manoj and doctrines for climate bilities of maritime asymmetric is leveraging on renewable the strain on distribution tion with an innovation ori- el agents (OTAs) are taking up a major Babbar said, “This is a great platform for change and natural disasters. threats, an optimum balance has energy generation and transformers by smoothening ented organisation like Tata market share. M2T, the state-of-the-art the Tourism Ministry, state tourism Recalling the incident of listing to be brought out between the emerging smart grid tech- the daily electricity peaking Power-DDL. We are looking B2C exhibition, aims at providing help- boards, international tourism boards of the drilling rig Olinda Star off economics, productivity and nologies to make its energy cycle. The integrated system forward to contributing to a ful and successful solutions.” and others to come on board as spon- Kakinada and the grounding of security to ensure meeting the supply system smart and will also help reduce techni- greener, more cost-effective, Megha Mittal stated that with guar- sors to showcase their tourism products dredger Veera Prem off nation’s demand for both energy green. As a natural progres- cal losses and improve the and reliable grid together anteed return on investments and a 360° to consumers through cultural perfor- Karaikal, the chairman stressed as well as security.” sion from distributed solar asset health of feeders and with the company.” marketing strategy, M2T will bring mances.” LUCKNOW | THURSDAY | JANUARY 10, 2019 vivacity 14 Bigger, better and bolder ‘Confident of my Former Indian hockey captain film choices’ SANDEEP SINGH tells Actor AYUSHMANN KHURRANA AYUSHI SHARMA that through his life says his journey in Bollywood has been a great learning curve in story, he wanted to remind youngsters to which he has gone from being never lose sight of their goals, not only in cautious to being confident about sports but in all spheres of life his movie choices. He said, “I have always any people might not have been cautious. Initially, I known Sandeep Singh before use to do one film a year, Mthe film Soorma came along. And now there are not many who but now I am doing at don’t. For everyone has now seen or least two. It is not at least heard of Sandeep’s tragic called being cau- accident that shocked the country tious, but I think it is almost 12 years back. more about being But heroes are born when they same including rolls. overcome adversity. And the Indian true to your sensi- According to Swiggy, the most- hockey star did just that by proving bilities. For me, more WHAT searched for food item appeared to be his mettle by staying optimistic and than being cautious, pizza, chicken, burger and cake. The most productive throughout out his life it has made me braver. ordered dishes according to the app were journey till date. IS INDIA chicken biryani, masala dosa, paneer It wasn’t an easy journey back into There is a certain self- butter masala, mutton biryani, chicken the Indian team for Sandeep but he belief that my choices fried rice, tandoori chicken and dal kept pushing till he achieved it. So and sensibilities are makhani. when asked, did you ever feel like giv- working. I would like ing it up all and resigning to your fate, THE MOST ORDERED LOCATIONS to see that as being when you were paralysed, he says, As per the Foodpanda survey, cities “Trust me, when someone says they confident in my choic- like Delhi-NCR, Bengaluru, Hyderabad have never given up ever in the jour- es.” EATING? and Mumbai had the highest graph in ney of life, that’s completely dishon- terms of ordering food online. est because at some point or the other, While chicken biryani again emerged an individual does admit defeat and ‘When I Surveys reveal that biryani is the most preferred dish in as the most-ordered dish in Hyderabad, stop trying at all. Even I had aban- was diag- on the other hand, Delhiites order tikkas doned all hope and surrendered to my nosed with the country when customers order online. By TEAM VIVA and butter chicken the most. However, an fate. But, my elder brother, Vikram emerging new trend observed in Delhi- (Singh) never left me and has always cancer, ven though food needs no reason NCR region was ordering hakka noodles been my inspiration. He kept me “This is my first association with that time, I to be celebrated, but special CITIES LIKE along with chicken tikka. going.” a show and the concept of finding real was trau- occasions and festivals always HYDERABAD AND Swiggy observed how people are He believes in people who still life heroes propelled me. All of us have matised but add colour to our meals making making conscious efforts towards mind- choose to cross the line, be selfless and the potential to rise beyond the ordi- them perfect. CHENNAI ARE ful eating, and opting for healthy meals giving in their actions and accomplish nary and make a difference and that’s when I look EA survey by food ordering and deliv- and eco-friendly packaging options. Cities something exceptional in their way. what I believe.” back, I feel it has ering app, Foodpanda, researched over MAKING CONSCIOUS like Bengaluru, Hyderabad and Chennai Former captain of the Indian The biopic, Soorma, on Sandeep’s what is India ordering at special occasions, appear on top when it comes to order- hockey team, Sandeep says that life was made featuring Diljit Dosanjh given me new per- the most recent one being, New Year’s Eve. EFFORTS TOWARDS ing healthy food online. nobody can ever make you feel infe- in the lead. So while talking about a spective to see life The eve saw India celebrating the night MINDFUL EATING, While Mumbaikars came big on rior without your permission. spurt in biopics these days, especial- in a different light by ordering in vociferously. Well, biryani OPTING FOR HEALTHY milkshakes and burgers, sugar-free juices The real-life warrior is now ready ly those of sportspersons, he says, and lot of hope about turned out to be its favourite. As per the sur- and fruit and vegetable salads got more to play an altogether different game. “There’s never a right time for biopics vey, more than 20,000 biryanis were ordered MEALS AND attention in Bengaluru. Sandeep will make his small screen to be made, whenever they are made many things in life. It and delivered to customers across India on Soon-to-be-metros, and cities like debut with Roadies Real Heroes and is the right time starts. It’s more about also made me realise December 31, 2018. Adding to that, over 300 ECO-FRIENDLY Vizag, Jaipur, Bhubaneswar, were found quite excited to explore this arena. how many people get inspired by that how important biryanis were delivered in the last 30 min- PACKAGING OPTIONS drooling over thaalis and sweets the The show is about finding such them and how in a way they affect utes leading to 2019. Other popular food most. While Vizag had chicken biryani interesting individuals and stories to them for not giving up on life, no mat- my life and health items on the eve were Black Forest choco- and masala dosa the most, people in awaken the hero within through real- ter what the situation is. Biopics are is to me.’ late cake, chicken rolls, burgers and fried rice. THE MOST-LOVED FOOD Bhubaneswar relished rasgulla after their life stories of courage, honour and a great way to reach a wider audience —Manisha Koirala An interesting observation brought As per the Foodpanda survey, it has meal. Dishes like chole bhature, rolls, bravery, offering them a platform to and bring to light the forgotten sto- into notice a customer from Mumbai, who been observed that Indians love to order chicken tikka were the comfort food of the emerge victorious. As a concept, this ries of the legends. Participation will ordered food as many as 22 times on the eve. biryani, burgers, shakes and ice-creams. Northern region whereas biryanis, burg- season completely resonates with increase once people appreciate the Actress SONAKSHI Customers from Hyderabad, Delhi NCR, There are different dish preferences ers and salads were big hits in southern what Sandeep personally follows and history of the sport.” SINHA has Bengaluru, Mumbai and Vizag were hooked for different times of the day. While India. hence, he says he’s happy to associate Interestingly, Sandeep says that he wrapped up shoot- on to the app. favourite breakfast turned out to be idli The top searches in western India with the show as a gang leader. was approached before for his film to ing for the upcom- Another food ordering app, Swiggy and dosa, most loved lunch items hap- were food items like shakes, ice-cream, “For the last 15 years, no other be made in Punjabi but, “I refused as observed that desi or traditional Indian dish- pened to be biryani and shakes. paav bhaaji, whereas the eastern cities show has connected with the youth as I wanted my story to reach the mass- ing multi-starrer es seemed to rule the roost during the fes- A commonality between lunch and binged on chicken biryani, rasgulla and strongly by simply innovating and es. And a film made in Hindi would Kalank and says tive season. evening meals were shakes and ice- desserts. challenging the limits of action and have done that. I just wanted my life she is very proud Some popular items were Laddu and creams, and has dumplings and pasta. The survey also observed that most adventure. It’s going to be an all-new story to remind youngsters to never to be a part of it. Karanji, that saw a whopping 400 per cent While the favourite dinner dish number of orders are made between 8 to experience, to find people who are lose sight of their goals and to never increase during Ganesh Chaturthi the pre- turned out to be chicken biryani, the go- 9 pm, showing that dinner time is peo- inspiring. I am eager to explore some- give up — not only in sports but in all “Just the beginning of the year, vious year. to meal for late night hunger was also the ple’s favourite. thing I haven’t done before,” he adds. spheres of life.” and the end of a new film. It’s a wrap for me on Kalank, a project I am proud to be a part of. Can’t that if you inadvertently become Thief, she says, made it look very wait for all of you to see it. On top a witness to a crime, what does the “arthouse.” She adds, “But we A state infrastructure do to protect wanted to make a commercial of the world,” Sonakshi tweeted. you as a witness? film. Hence, Bombairiya also The film also stars Alia Bhatt, “We, in this nation, till date, evokes a feeling of love-hate rela- Sanjay Dutt, Varun Dhawan, serious have not had a fruitful or well- tionship that we have with the Madhuri Dixit-Nene and Aditya implemented witness protection cities with live in. And here, it is Roy Kapur. Directed by Abhishek act. Many a times the witness is with Mumbai.” only the one who is being preyed She says that the film is a “seri- Varman, the film is slated to hit upon and considered as the final ous comedy,” which itself implies the screens on April 19. comedy culprit,” says Pia. an oxymoron. Isn’t it? So how did The film is being produced by Director PIA SUKANYA tells CHAHAK MITTAL how She adds, “I wanted the story she bring together seriousness Karan Johar, Sajid Nadiadwala, to be much bigger than just a com- and comedy into one frame? Hiroo Yash Johar and Apoorva edy and show something that’s She explains that we laugh at a crisis-like situation can make somebody laugh relatable to the society and stands people when they are in crisis even Mehta. for a cause.” though we are aware of what they provided he is not the sufferer Hence, there are two broad are going through. This is because lines. First is Meghna, who is quite they are able to relate to them. magine. It’s a usual day, you Radhika Apte plays Meghna, who “self-absorbed” and having a bad “For instance, if someone falls Mcgowan pleads have lost your phone and you is a public relations manager and day as she loses her phone. And on a banana peel, it’s funny for us Iinadvertently come across a gets embroiled in a series of in the midst of that self-absorp- but the person will get hurt ‘no contest’ crime scene and become a witness events after her phone gets stolen. tion, “she is forced to interact with (Laughs). It is about how we, as ROSE MCGOWAN to it. You are, in turn, then trapped Pia believes that the film is the world. On the other hand, she third persons, perceive such Actress will in a pool of circumstances where “reflection of our personalities” finds herself swimming in a much scenes where people are struggling plead “no contest” to a reduced you are considered to be the and a lot goes on in it. She says, larger pool of chaos.” with their daily lives. We are all drug charge in Loudoun County, actual culprit eventually. How “It is complex and witty yet has a She says that making the film weird in our own way of looking Virginia, following her arrest for will you overcome such a situa- warm touch. People are describ- was a “vast game” as it needed a at the world. It’s somewhat laugh- possession of cocaine in 2017. tion? ing it as a dark comedy but it is lot of focus. “It unveils a new side ing at your own problems because Director Pia Sukanya’s direc- nothing like that. There is a lot of with every scene like Russian at the end, you also relate to them.” “The Commonwealth torial debut film, Bombairiya, hope in it. It’s a very gentle and dolls. There is a clue in every shot. Talking about Bollywood and has agreed to starring Radhika Apte, Akshay hopeful satire. Hence, to build that level of its ever-evolving course, Pia says reduce the current Oberoi, Adil Hussain, and Shilpa She says that the film includes curiosity and the right balance, the that she is excited to see how felony charge to a Shukla, brings something similar a huge cast of 54 actors, and yet script had to be written well.” things have changed to such an misdemeanour of to people’s conscience. It not only “each one of them shines. Even the Since the film shows only one extent in the industry. “We are hit- possession of a projects what happens when one watchman, who has just one dia- day throughout the story, Pia ting the right chord today. Films finds himself/herself under such logue in the film, has such an reveals that they used 40 different like Andhadhun, Newton, are controlled sub- circumstances, but also stands for important presence. I realised locations to shoot it and not even wonderful. There’s a feeling linked stance,” said a cause of witness protection in how real it is and that even minor one of them was a studio. It was to such films that ‘Wow! What did McGowan's India. things can make a great differ- all at live locations and streets of we just watch!’ I feel that we have attorney, James When the trailer of the film ence.” Mumbai, which was “extremely started getting that and most W. Hundley. was first released later in Pia reveals that she had got a tough.” importantly, filmmakers have November, there was curiosity bit emotional when she first She lists a number of chal- started understanding the impor- As part of her among the audience as to what the watched the film during its screen- lenges that the film’s eight-month tance of it.” plea agreement, film wanted to say. ing upon realising that her first long shooting process went She adds that the level of craft McGowan will Pia is glad to hear that the project has finally come alive. She through. She says, “We lost some that filmmakers have started avoid prison trailer intrigued the audience. says, “There’s magic in that locations, the city rains wiped us touching is “incredible.” time and pay a She narrates how the film is a moment since in your first film, out, the climax location got lost “Our cinema is increasingly “smart comedy that doesn’t have you have a lot to lose and give, and five days before its shoot. moving towards the realistic fine. Also, she any slapsticks or abhorrent con- at the same time there is one con- the story came into shape. “The out a limb? You lose all your data Eventually, even after writing the theme. It’s not only music and could have tent, rather keeps one focussed.” dition — you can’t stop. No mat- nugget of the story came when and important information with script a number of times, impro- dance that makes Bollywood dif- faced up She says that it will keep people ter how tired you are, whatever Aarti told us how her phone got the phone. In that sense, the film visation was all that helped. You ferent, there are musicals even in to 10 glued to the mystery that “unveils condition you are in, it’s a do-or- stolen on the streets of Mumbai is a very modern story.” The film think that everything is going the the Western film industry, like La years with every scene of the film.” die situation. You even give away and the thief who stole it never explores how three beings get con- way you had planned, but there La Land... but a Bollywood film is behind She says, “I realised this when your bone marrow if the need be.” switched it off. Since it was active, nected and their worlds collide are certain situations that always about the performance pitch,” I watched the film for the first However, she believes that she was able to negotiate with the with each other. “Amidst that, make you change the initial game.” she adds, saying that if people bars if con- time with a live audience in a the- such is the beauty of the first film thief to track it. Meanwhile, there Meghna finds herself trapped in She explains that the title of want to see Indian cinema to victed. atre during its screening. In a way, for a director. was also another person who was a much larger story.” the film, Bombairiya, signifies a match the world stage, “so we “McGowan has accepted this I was also watching my film for She shares the first part of helping her.” Under the title itself, it reads, number of things. It contains the need our performances to be agreement in order to spare her the first time, and I realised what their struggle that begun when That was where the spark of One witness, one hitman and one word, Bairiya, that “initially around reality rather than creat- family, her friends and her support- a mystery it is. It’s a smart come- they had to write the screenplay the idea for this film was born. She bunch of idiots. Michael didn’t know the meaning ing some larger-than-life charac- dy and the audience will realise it 27 times before executing the explains, “In today’s world, it She explains that story isn’t of. He found it interesting when ters. We just need them to be ers the emotional strain of a crimi- when they watch it for the second final plan. Giving credit to her seems difficult to work when you just a comedy but also brings a I explained him that it referred human beings.” nal trial,” Hundley added. time. It is actually a film that is a husband and also the writer of the have lost something that is like very serious issue to light that is towards an enemy who was also (The film releases on second- or third-time watch.” film, Michael Ward, and her your second hand, and also a extremely important to every cit- like a lover.” January 11.) Set in Mumbai, in the film, friend Aarti Bagdi, she tells us how habit. How do you function with- izen of the country. It questions The initial title, The Phone Photo: Pankaj Kumar LUCKNOW | THURSDAY | JANUARY 10, 2019 sport 15 Tendulkar hails Pujara, pacers’ contribution Former great praises Cheteshwar for stellar show Down Under referring him as stand out performer

PTI n MUMBAI ‘BOWLING ATTACK ricket icon Sachin COMPETITIVE IN ALL CONDITIONS’ Tendulkar on Wednesday Csingled out 'Run Machine' PTI n MUMBAI match (in Australia).... All Cheteshwar Pujara for his stellar these guys, have chipped in at show in India's historic maiden ricketing icon Sachin various points," he said. Test series win in Australia. CTendulkar on Wednesday Tendulkar said even the Tendulkar was also said the Indian bowling attack spinners came to the party in Elgar to captain impressed with the style of play has proved that it is capable of Australia, not just the pacers. dished out by the Indian team, delivering in all conditions. "Spinners have also saying the brand of cricket pro- "I can comfortably say that chipped in, it's not just the fast- SA in final Test duced by Virat Kohli and his men we are a competitive attack in bowlers, but the spinners. But in the four-Test series was "mag- any part of the world (or) on what you also want — your fast AFP n JOHANNESBURG nificent". any surface. We are ready to go bowlers to bowl those hostile "Fantastic. The team has and play anywhere in the spells in patches and that has pening batsman Dean Elgar done really well. The brand of world and be extremely com- happened more frequently, it Owill captain South Africa in cricket that India has been able petitive...," the legendary bats- was not just about the new ball the third and final Test against to produce Down Under has man said. game, it was also to do with the Pakistan, starting at the been magnificent," Tendulkar "If I have to name.... old ball and how consistently Wanderers Stadium on Friday, said. Bumrah, Shami, Ishant, one can bowl in 140 plus and Cricket South Africa announced Pujara scored 521 runs in the Kuldeep, Ashwin and Jadeja, that is something, which is on Wednesday. series with three centuries and Umesh also played one Test pleasing to the eye." Elgar, 31, will stand in for reg- one half century with 193 as his ular captain Faf du Plessis, who highest score and Tendulkar pin- "But somewhere Pujara has out along with the fast bowlers," was suspended for one match pointed that Pujara was out- been instrumental in laying that said Tendulkar. after South Africa fell short of the standing in the series. solid foundation (standing) on He also hoped that the Test required over rate during their "I find it difficult to pinpoint which there were a number of series victory in Australia, the nine-wicket win in the second one moment, but I think Pujara guys who went out and got runs. first ever in 71 years, would Test at Newlands. has been really outstanding. The Virat (Kohli) scored runs in the inspire the younger generation. It was the second offence number of statements made on second Test. Ajinkya (Rahane) "You need these kinds of under Du Plessis's leadership Pujara, which ideally weren't in had that crucial partnership (in results to inspire them (younger within a 12-month period. his favour, kind of undermined the series). Then Rishabh (Pant), generation) and make them It will be the second time (diminished) his contribution. (Ravindra) Jadeja - all these guys believe that you can go out and Elgar has captained the side. He Along with (Pujara), (we) cannot have done well. Mayank deliver your best and get laurels led South Africa in the first Test ignore the bowlers' contribu- (Agarwal) got off to a good start. to our nation. That is exactly against England at Lord's in 2017 tion. The bowlers have (also) "But (still) if I have to pin- what the team has done Down when Du Plessis returned home Cheteshwar Pujara bats during nets session ahead of fifth Test AP done exceedingly well. point one guy then Pujara stands Under," he emphasised. for the birth of his first child. South Africa have also called

up uncapped Pieter Malan on standby for Elgar's opening batting PANDYA OFFERS ‘REGRETS' IN partner, Aiden Markram, who will undergo a fitness test on Thursday. Markram suffered a badly bruised right thigh while field- ing during the second Test at Newlands and was unable to bat in the second innings. Malan, 29, has performed consistently as an RESPONSE TO BCCI SHOW-CAUSE opening batsman for the Cape Cobras franchise, scoring seven centuries during the past two seasons.

PTI n SYDNEY/NEW DELHI Karan Johar, and Rahul, On the show, Pandya PAKISTAN RECALL AMIR FOR ODIS who was the more boasted about hooking up LAHORE: Pakistan selectors on Wednesday recalled fast bowler ndian cricketer Hardik restrained of the two in his with multiple women and Mohammad Amir in a 16-man squad for the five-match series IPandya on Wednseday answers, has neither also how open he has been against South Africa starting later this month. offered "regrets" in responded to the show about it with his parents. The 26-year-old fast bowler failed to get a wicket in his last response to a show cause cause notice nor reacted to When asked why he five one-day internationals, including three Asia Cup matches in notice for his comments the criticism as yet. didn't ask women their September last year. on women on a TV show, The duo had been name in a club, Pandya He was left out of Pakistan's last series against New Zealand, which triggered a massive given 24 hours to give an responded by saying, "I but was redrafted for the one-day side on the back of good form outrage and might prompt explanation like to watch and observe in the ongoing Test series in South Africa the BCCI to bar players "I will have to check how they (women) move. from such appearances. their explanations. At this I'm little from the black Dhoni, Dhawan hit Pandya and teammate point, I cannot commit side so I need to see how K L Rahul were on what action will be taken," they move." Wednesday issued show Chairman of the Criticism started com- Sidhu keeps Delhi nets at SCG cause notices by the BCCI Committee of ing Pandya's way soon for their remarks on Administrators that runs after and it is learnt that he PTI n SYDNEY women which triggered a the BCCI, Vinod Rai said. was ticked off by the BCCI social media storm. Regret The 25-year-old top brass. in hunt against TN he 'red ball boys' are still savouring the sweet after- and not apology was what Pandya had earlier posted According to a source, taste of a maiden Test series win in Australia but Pandya offered in his reply. a regret message on his his comments were T Hardik Pandya, left, and KL Rahul, right, pose for photo with ‘Koffee PTI n CHENNAI for the 'white ball specialists', including veteran MS "I made an appearance with Karan’ host, film producer and director Karan Johar, center Twitter page. deemed "crass and cringe- Rinku, Upendra Dhoni, it was business as usual as they hit the straps on the chat show where I "After reflecting on worthy" and might have a at SCG on Wednesday. have made certain state- intent on my part to would be found offensive. my comments on Koffee bearing on whether Indian onty Sidhu's fighting ton slam tons With the 2019 ODI World Cup on the horizon, ments without realising offend anyone or portray Rest assured I hold the with Karan, I would like to cricketers appear on "such Jhelped Delhi reach 268 for 6 focus has firmly shifted to white-ball cricket with the that these could be disre- any section of the society BCCI in highest regard apologise to everyone con- non-cricket shows" after in 103 overs at stumps against KANPUR: Rinku Singh and arrival of limited-overs' specialists here on Tuesday. spectful and offend sensi- in bad light," he added. and will exercise complete cerned who I may have this. Tamil Nadu on the third day of Upendra Yadav slammed big India have a long white-ball season lined up ahead tivities of viewers for Pandya vowed never discretion and prudence to hurt in any way. "It will be considered the Elite Group 'B' match at the tons as Uttar Pradesh post a of the marquee tournament in England this summer, which I am sincerely to repeat the behaviour. ensure that such incidents "Honestly, I got a bit whether players should M A Chidambaram stadium. mammoth total of 619 runs with three ODIs in Australia and another five ODIs regretful," stated Pandya's "I made these state- are never repeated in carried away with the even be allowed to appear Tamil Nadu had made 432 against Assam in the Ranji in New Zealand along with a three-match T20I series response. ments in the flow of the future," he said. nature of the show. In no on such shows which have in the first innings, riding on Trophy Elite Group C match there as well. "I would like to assure show and had not com- The show in question way did I mean to disre- got nothing to do with Abhinav Mukund's solid knock at Green Park on Wednesday. Australia then you that there was no prehended the extent to was 'Koffee with Karan', spect or hurt anyone's sen- cricket," a BCCI source of 134. Sidhu's unbeaten 104 Resuming the day on the visit India for a malice or any sort of ill- which my statements hosted by film-maker timents. Respect." said. (235 balls) helped the team overnight score of 377/5, both return leg of five recover from 49 for 4 in Delhi's the batsman added 87 more ODIs and two first innings. runs before Rinku was T20Is, before the His 126-run seventh wick- trapped in front of the wick- 2019 Indian et partnership with Lalit Yadav ets by Ranjeet Mali at 149 Premier League Pucovski gets Aus call-up for SL Tests (65 batting) went a long way in runs. After that Upendra season gets under- blunting the Tamil Nadu added another 107 runs with way on March 23. attack. Saurabh Kumar (59), before MS Dhoni, AFP n SYDNEY ty despite misfiring in the domes- brightest batting talents in the Meanhile in Indore, losing his wicket to Jitumoni along with other tic Sheffield Shield this season. country, scoring a double century Andhra Pradesh recorded a on the score of 138 runs. white-ball special- oung batting prodigy Will Off-spinning allrounder for Victoria last year. 307-run win as Madhya Assam started their ists including YPucovski was parachuted into Marnus Labuschagne was retained But he has only played eight Pradesh imploded rather spec- innings on a positive note with Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma, Ambati Rayudu, the Australia squad for two Tests from the team that played the rain- first-class matches, and after that tacularly on the third day, slip- openers Rishav Das (37) and Kedar Jadhav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Dinesh Karthik and against Sri Lanka in a shock call- affected drawn Test in Sydney this double ton took a break from ping from 35 for 3 to 35 all out Rahul Hazarika (56) adding Khaleel Ahmed, has joined up with the Indian team up on Wednesday, with veteran week, as was Travis Head. cricket because of a mental health (one batsman was absent hurt), 102 runs in 28 overs. here. Shaun Marsh and his brother Selectors kept faith with their issue. losing six wickets while not On Wednesday, four members of the newly arrived Mitch dumped. pace attack of Mitchell Starc, Josh Burns, who has played 14 scoring a run. topped the table with 44 points bunch trained at the SCG. Dhoni, Dhawan, Jadhav and Also axed from the 13-man Hazlewood and Pat Cummins, Tests, has been knocking on the Right-arm medium-pacer with Bihar finishing second Rayudu went through the paces ahead of the first ODI squad after their humbling 2-1 with veteran Peter Siddle also door this season with K V Sasikanth (6 for 18) and D with 40 points. in Sydney on Saturday. series defeat to India were under- included. Queensland, while Renshaw has P Vijayakumar (3 for 17) The preparations will kick off in earnest from performing opener Aaron Finch National selector Trevor been unlucky not to get another wreaked havoc as the MP bat- MUMBAI SCORE 1ST WIN Thursday when the full squad holds it first training and middle-order batsman Peter Hohns said "there is no doubt the call-up until now, since his last ting line-up folded in just 16.5 MUMBAI: Hosts Saurashtra held session together since the home series against West Handscomb. India series produced some dis- appearance at Johannesburg in overs, chasing 342 for a win. the upper hand after they Indies in November. In-form Joe Burns was recalled appointing results" and change was April. reduced Vidarbha to 280 for 9 AMAN BREAKS RECORD The quartet primarily took throwdowns as no spe- for the first time since the South needed, after four Tests charac- Will Pucovski poses for a photo ICC Burns, Renshaw and on the third day of the Elite cialist bowlers from the squad were present for this Africa tour early last year and terised by the failure of any Pucovski will all play for a Cricket PATNA: Bihar left-arm spinner Group A game in Rajkot. And optional session. could open the innings with rook- Australian batsmen to score a level," he said. Australia XI against Sri Lanka Ashutosh Aman etched his it was Saurashtra skipper While Dhawan and Rayudu prepared with both ie Marcus Harris, who did enough century. "They have been given a good ahead of the Tests in preparation. name in record books, sur- Jaydev Unadkat who led from the right and left arm throwdown specialists, Dhoni against India to keep his place. "Ultimately Aaron, Peter, opportunity, but have not pro- The first Test will be a day- passing the great Bishan Singh the front grabbing six wickets worked in the indoor nets with assistant coach Sanjay But they face competition Shaun and Mitch have not pro- duced the scores we nefied." nighter in Brisbane from January Bedi as the highest wicket- conceding 56 runs. Bangar. Jadhav alternated between the two nets' from Matt Renshaw, who has duced the performances expected Pucovski was the shock call- 24, with the second in Canberra taker in a Ranji Trophy season The hosts had posted 356 options. been handed another opportuni- of them with the bat at the Test up. The 20-year-old is one of the from February 1. after claiming his 65th scalp on in their first innings and are Wednesday. still 76 runs ahead and well on Bihar defeated Manipur course to take the crucial first by three wickets, while innings lead. HOCKEY INDIA SACK HARENDRA SINGH Uttarakhand sealed the lone Meanwhile, 41-time cham- quarterfinal spot from the Plate pions Mumbai, who are already PTI n NEW DELHI Indian Men's Hockey Team "Hockey India will short- Development Committee on Group with a bonus point win out of quarter final reckoning, with results not going as ly be advertising and will Monday with an aim to build over Mizoram in the Plate defeated Chhattisgarh by 9 ndian men's hockey coach expected, Hockey India (HI) invite applications for the a "strong base" ahead of the Group. wickets to record their first out- IHarendra Singh was on believes investing in the junior position of the Chief Coach of 2021 Junior World Cup and The 32-year-old Aman right win of the season at the Wednesday sacked from the program which will reap long- the Indian Men's Hockey the 2020 and 2024 Olympics. achieved the feat when he Wankhede Stadium. position following a disap- term benefits," HI said in a Team which will be returning "The offer (of junior head trapped Manipur's Sagatpam The win meant that the pointing 2018 and offered statement explaining the rea- to training camp in February coach) has been made to Singh lbw for his 65th wicket multiple Ranji champions the task of helming the junior sons behind Harendra's axing. 2019 for the Sultan Azlan Harendra Singh for taking and eclipsed former India cap- avoided relegation to a lower squad by the national feder- The Junior World Cup- Shah Cup scheduled to com- charge of the Junior Men's tain Bedi's tally of 64 wickets Group. Chasing the 91-run ation. winning coach took charge mence from 23 March 2019. team commencing from the for Delhi in 1974-75. target, Mumbai resumed from Constant chopping and after India's medal-less show- "In the interim, the team camp slated to start in March An employee of Indian their overnight score of 77 for changing of coaches is a fre- ing at the Gold Coast will be overseen by Hockey 2019," HI said. Air Force, Aman, ended up no loss and hit off the required quent phenomenon in Indian Commonwealth Games but India High Performance Harendra took the junior with 7/71 against Manipur in 14 runs in the morning. hockey and Harendra, who was unable to change the Director, David John and team to the World Cup title the second innings to end the But they lost their opener was appointed in May, is the team's fortunes. current Analytical Coach, in 2016. As women's chief season with 68 wickets from 14 Vikrant Auti (34) when the latest casualty. He has become India was also below-par Chris Ciriello," the statement coach, he had swapped places innings at an average of 6.48. team score was 79. The other the sixth coach to be sacked in the Asian Games in added. with Dutchman Sjoerd Needing just a win to edge opener Jay Bista (49 not out) in six years. Indonesia, settling for a The decision to reassign Marijne to join the men's out Bihar, Uttarakhand secured then completed the proceed- "Though the year 2018 Bronze after going into the champions. They ended the the World Cup in Harendra was taken by the HI squad ahead of the August- a massive innings and 56 run- ings in 24.2 overs along with was very disappointing for the tournament as the defending year with a quarterfinal loss in Bhubaneswar. High Performance and September Asian Games. win over Mizoram in Yashasvi Jaiswal (0 not out) at Dehradun. Uttarakhand the other end. LUCKNOW | THURSDAY | JANUARY 10, 2019 sport 16 UAE TEST AWAITS INDIA After thrashing Thailand 4-1 in first game, spirited Blue Tigers look to seal last 16 spot

PTI n ABU DHABI UAE vs India er would not have Live from 9:30pm IST seen them maul f Thailand was big, India are faced with STAR SPORTS 1 HINDI, 2 & 3 Thailand the way a bigger test in hosts United Arab the did. IEmirates in the AFC Asian Cup here on And that is a good sign for Thursday, overcoming whom will require Constantine's team, which will enhance its them to play out of their skins. prospects of qualifying for the second Four days after creating a flutter with round of the tournament for the first time a stunning 4-1 drubbing of Thailand, India in over 50 years if it is able to win or at least are now looking an upbeat lot in the con- draw against the UAE. tinental showpiece. It is even better for the team that for While the result against Thailand, who all his achievements over the years, Chhetri Ritsu Doan, second from left, celebrates after scoring AP have three J-League players in their ranks, remains grounded. was no mean feat, it will be a bigger Minutes after coming off the bench achievement if the Indians are able to put against Thailand, Jeje Lalpekhlua found the Osako double triggers it across the hosts who are gunning for the back of the net, and so did young Anirudh title. Thapa. 3-2 Japan comeback Currently ranked 79th to India's However, the surprise package was 97th, the United Arab Emirates were rookie forward Ashique Kuruniyan, AFP n ABU DHABI placed as high as 24 in the FIFA chart Udanta Singh being the livewire down wide in January 2015. right. Udanta, in fact, set up a couple of uya Osako netted a quickfire double as for- Coach Stephen Constantine will goals including the inch-perfect cross Ymer champions Japan survived a scare to beat be pleased with how the second half from right flank, which Chhetri slammed Turkmenistan 3-2 in their opening game on against Thailand turned out. India United Arab Emirates players train during team’s practice session ahead of AFC Asian Cup clash Asian Cup home for India's second goal. Wednesday. not only managed to shut down a Chhetri and the FC Pune City winger The Blue Samurai reached the last 16 at last lethal Thai attack after being tied 1- ‘WE WILL FIGHT TOE-TO-TOE WITH UAE’ had their eyes on goal whenever they were year's World Cup but had to fight back from a 1 at the break, but also threatened at on the ball and the direct running goal down at halftime in an absorbing the other end through quick transitions in ABU DHABI: Stressing that the game is not of the latter and the technique and Group F clash. attack. played on paper, football team coach finishing prowess of the former left Turkmenistan captain Arslan That stupendous show earned India Stephen Constantine on Wednesday said the opposition's defence helpless. Amanov put the plucky underdogs ahead three valuable points, a place on top of the India will fight "toe-to-toe" with fancied More of the could be expected after 26 minutes, unleashing a ferocious group and a goal average of plus three. hosts United Arab Emirates. against a superior opponent in long-range drive that arrowed into the top "We have a very young side here and "We know all the three games are going to UAE. corner. they are excited. Of course, hosts UAE will be very tough. There'll be no easy game at India can expect the UAE to But Osako produced a smart turn and be a different game. They are a very good this level. But we'll go toe-to-toe with them. come hard at them after a 1-1 stalemate finish inside the box to equalise for Japan 10 min- side but they are just another team stand- A game is not played on paper, but on the against Bahrain in the tournament open- utes into the second half following sustained pres- ing in our way," said Constantine. pitch," Constantine was quoted as saying by er. They wouldn't be satisfied with their sure from the four-time Asian champions. As far as the Indian team is concerned, All India Football Federation's (AIFF) performances, especially in the attacking The Werder Bremen striker put Japan in Sunil Chhetri hogs the limelight wherev- website. third. It was the late goal by substitute front four minutes later, tapping into an empty er he goes, and the Blue Tigers will again "The UAE are the hosts and will be under Ahmed Khalil that saved them the blush- net after Yuto Nagatomo's dinked pass over goal- look up to him upfront. pressure. It's understandable they will go "Jeje is a very good player. But es. keeper Mammet Orazmuhammedow. It will not exactly be appropriate to say for all three points," Constantine said. unfortunately, he did not have much game Midfielder Ismail Hammadi is also a Ritsu Doan added a deflected third after 70 that Chhetri will be high on confidence UAE are currently ranked 79 in the FIFA time recently. You put Jeje in the position key player in UAE's scheme of things. minutes as Turkmenistan began to wilt. after his double strikes against Thailand, rankings, and they have been on the and he will score for you. I was so happy UAE will look to dominate the mid- But Ahmet Atayev swept home a penalty 11 which saw him go past Argentine super- winning side on eight occasions against that he scored the goal against Thailand. He field where Anirudh Thapa and Pronay minutes from time to ensure a nervous finish for star Lionel Messi in the goal-scoring chart Sunil Chhetri celebrates after scoring IFT/Twitter India out of 13 matches played between the deserves to get the goal, especially at this Halder will come up against a tightly-knit Japan, who are now unbeaten in six matches since among active international players, because two sides. The Blue Tigers have won thrice. level," Constantine said. unit. India will also be required to be vig- Hajime Moriyasu took charge after the World that is an ingredient the Indian talisman heavily dependent on Chhetri would not The last encounter between these two sides "They are a physical, as well as a skilful ilant at the back as the likes of Ali Cup. never lacked. He is never overconfident, have experienced a 13-match unbeaten run which took place in New Delhi in 2011 had side. I am not worried about our fitness. We Mabkhout and Ahmed Khalil are goal- The Japanese are seeking to make up for their though. on way to qualifying for the tournament. ended in a 2-2 draw, with the last goal have to play our best game to get the scorers with predatory instincts in the Asian Cup flop four years ago when they lost on In a team sport like football, a squad Over reliance on the 34-year-old strik- being scored by Jeje Lalpekhlua. result." PTI attacking third. penalties to UAE in the quarter-finals. SINGLES LYON OUT OF LEAGUE CUP KANE SPOT ON AS Salah retains African award Lyon: Lyon suffered a surprise exit from the French AFP n League Cup on Tuesday as Bruno Genesio's side were DAKAR Salah said soon after receiv- Manchester City and Ivory beaten 2-1 at home by Strasbourg in the quarter-finals. SPURS DOWN CHELSEA ing his trophy in Dakar. Coast star Yaya Toure. The hosts, who sit third in the Ligue 1 table behind ohamed Salah com- "My thanks go to my The other male awards AFP n LONDON runaway leaders Paris Saint-Germain and Lille, fell Mpleted a memorable family, my team-mates and went to France-born behind to an early Ludovic Ajorque spot-kick. Nabil day for Egyptian football by my fans and I dedicate this Morocco coach Herve auricio Pochettino retaining his African Player trophy to my homeland, Renard, the Mauritania Fekir wasted an opportunity to level on the stroke of Mhailed Tottenham's of the Year award in Egypt." national team, and half-time, blazing a penalty over the crossbar after he growing maturity as Harry Senegal on Tuesday. It was an identical out- Moroccan Achraf Hakimi had been tripped in the area, but Bertrand Traore Kane fired them a step clos- The 26-year-old come to last year when in the youth category. latched onto Memphis Depay's flick to power home a er to the League Cup final Liverpool star finished first Salah became only the sec- South African 49th-minute equaliser. Strasbourg responded quickly, with a 1-0 win over Chelsea with club-mate Senegalese ond Egyptian after 1983 Chrestinah Kgatlana was though, as Ivorian defender Lamine Kone headed in his in the semi-final first leg on Sadio Mane and Arsenal winner Mahmoud al voted Women's Player of second goal in as many games after netting against Tuesday. and Gabon striker Pierre- Khatib to be voted the best the Year and South Africa Nice in their last league match before the winter break. Pochettino's side are Emerick Aubameyang the footballer in Africa. coach Desiree Ellis and the chasing their first trophy other finalists. Having defended his Nigeria national team were HIGUAIN POISED FOR CHELSEA MOVE since winning the 2008 "I have dreamt of win- Player of the Year title, his the other female winners. Milan: AC Milan striker Gonzalo Higuain has "agreed League Cup at the expense ning this award since I was next goal will be to match The Goal of the Year terms" and is set for an imminent move to Premier of Chelsea. a child and now I have the four straight wins in the award also went to League club Chelsea, Italian sports daily Gazzetta Dello Kane's first-half spot- done so twice in a row," Mohamed Salah with the trophy competition by former Kgatlana. Sport reported on Wednesday. Higuain joined Milan on kick, awarded via VAR, set- Harry Kane, scores goal on a penalty kick during League Cup clash AP a season-long loan from Juventus in July with an tled a hard-fought option to buy but has struggled to settle at the San Siro, encounter to keep this squad," final." scoring eight goals in all competitions. And the 31-year- Tottenham on course Pochettino said. It was another frustrat- Pavard to join Bayern in July old Argentina international wants to join former Napoli for a first League Cup "We played one ing night for Chelsea, who coach Maurizio Sarri at the English club which would final appearance since of the best teams in recovered from a sluggish AFP n take over his 36 million euro ($41 million) buy-out their 2015 defeat Europe. To win this start to dominate the second DOHA Bayern's sports director Hasan clause. "Chelsea have an agreement with Higuain to against the Blues. type of game is an half without turning their Salihamidzic at their winter training take him immediately," Gazzetta reported. Higuain had That loss was one of amazing experience for us to possession into goals — a rench World Cup winning defend- camp in Doha. his most successful season under Sarri, breaking the several missed opportunities be more mature." familiar tale of woe for Fer Benjamin Pavard will join Pavard's status skyrocketed last for Pochettino to win the Pochettino challenged Maurizio Sarri's men. Bayern Munich from Stuttgart on a summer when the centre-back scored Serie A goalscoring record with 36 goals in the 2015/16 first silverware of his Tottenham to finish the job "We deserved more. We five-year contract as of July 1, the the goal of the World Cup with a campaign. promising managerial in the second leg at Stamford played better than them and defending German champions stunning net-busting strike in a 4-3 BAYERN EAGER TO SIGN HUDSON-ODOI career. Bridge on January 24. were in control of the revealed on Wednesday. last-16 win over Argentina that set This was an important "Of course it is only half- match," Sarri insisted. Media reports in Germany put France on their way to the Russia Munich: Bayern Munich, who are targeting young step towards ending that time in the tie. We have only "I'm really disappointed the transfer at 35 million euros ($40 2018 title. talent in the current transfer window, have confirmed drought. a little advantage," he said. with the result but really million) for the 22-year-old who Pavard has been at struggling VfB their strong interest in English teenager Callum "We were very compet- "It is going to be differ- happy with the performance. can play at right-back or centre-back. Stuttgart, who are currently third Hudson-Odoi amid reports the defending German itive. The effort was massive. ent in the second leg. We It is one of the most impor- "He is young and a world cham- from bottom in Germany's top flight, champions have agreed a fee with Chelsea. "We Whether or not we win have to show we can beat tant performances of the pion, so we are happy and proud to since 2016 after he joined from Lille definitely want to sign him — he has the qualities which titles, I'm so proud to have them there and go to the season for my team." have won over such a player," said Benjamin Pavard kisses World Cup trophy FCB for five million euros. would fit very well into our team," Bayern's director of sport Hasan Salihamidzic said on Wednesday at their winter training camp in Doha. "He is very fast and good at dribbling." According to Sky, Bayern and Chelsea Cilic advances as Kyrgios stumbles Halep stunned in Sydney have agreed a transfer of 39 million euros, but it is unclear whether Hudson-Odoi would move in the current Bundesliga transfer window, which closes on AFP n MELBOURNE margin takes the match. AFP n January 31, or in July. Kyrgios, who was knocked out in SYDNEY now ranked 15, brought the momentum orld number seven Marin Cilic the second round at Brisbane last into the new year and is now in the quar- SHARATH WINS 9TH NATIONAL TITLE Wtested a knee injury with the best week, was beaten 6-3, 6-4 by friend orld number one ter-finals, where she will meet either Cuttack: Veteran Sharath Kamal broke Kamlesh possible result on Wednesday, but and fellow comeback candidate WSimona Halep's prepa- Belgian 10th seed Elise Mertens or Mehta's long-standing record of most national titles by temperamental Nick Kyrgios' poor Bernard Tomic in an all-Australian rations for next week's Australian Open Estonian Anett Kontaveit. winning his ninth crown following a gruelling final start to the season continued at the battle. suffered a huge setback on Wednesday American world number five Kooyong Classic. Tomic ended his victory with a when she was bundled out of the Sydney Stephens was another casualty. against India teammate G Sathiyan here on Wednesday. Former US Open champion Cilic, flourish, sending over a sneaky serve International, along with fourth seed She narrowly escaped defeat An exciting final was on the cards with world number who led Croatia to a Davis Cup tro- on match point by hitting the ball Sloane Stephens. in the first round, and slumped 30 taking on 31st ranked Sathiyan. And what a final it phy in November, skipped last week's between his legs for a winner — a The Romanian hadn't played since out to Kazak qualifier Yulia turned out to be with Sharath securing it 4-3. Sathiyan Maharashtra ATP tournament to rest. Marin Cilic during training session Instagram move which totally caught Kyrgios off withdrawing from the WTA Finals in Putintseva 3-6, 7-6 (7/4), 6-0, matched Sharath stroke to stroke, yet, he failed to win The wait was worth it as he post- er that will be used at the Australian guard. October with a herniated disc, and was meekly surrendering in the final the elusive maiden trophy despite reaching the final on ed a gritty 6-3, 4-6, 15-13 win over Open for the first time next week. "It was a lot of fun just to get back no match for fast-rising Australian set. three occasions. Youngster Archana Kamath lifted the Kevin Anderson, recovering from 2- Under the rules, the first player to out there," the often edgy Kyrgios, who Ashleigh Barty, who scored the In other matches on women's trophy for the first time. Her confidence had 7 down in the new final-set tiebreak- win at least 10 points by a two-point has slipped to 51 in the world, said. biggest win of her career 6-4, 6-4. Wednesday, Switzerland's Timea soared after beating CWG Gold medallist Manika Batra Halep, the reigning French Open Bacsinszky beat Australia's Sam in the semifinals. champion and 2018 Australian Stosur 5-7, 6-4, 6-3 and will meet Open runner-up, had a bye Aliaksandra Sasnovich of Belarus INTER ACCEPT 2-GAME SAN SIRO CLOSURE PRAJNESH MOVES TO 2nd ROUND through to the second round, in the last eight. Milan: Inter Milan will not appeal their two-match meaning she heads to In the men's draw, third stadium closure imposed after racist chanting directed PTI n MELBOURNE okay, It was a tricky match, stayed Melbourne Park for the open- seeded Argentine Diego towards Napoli defender Kalidou Koulibaly, the Serie A tough mentally and got the job ing Grand Slam of the year Schwartzman booked his place in club confirmed on Tuesday. Inter were ordered to play ndia's top singles player done," Prajnesh said, reflecting on the with just one game under her the quarters by beating Spain's two domestic matches behind closed doors for the IPrajnesh Gunneswaran over- win. belt. Guillermo Garcia-Lopez in two abuse of Koulibaly during their Serie A clash on came a fighting Viktor Galovic in He will next face Spain's Enrique "It was a great match after sets. He will next face Japanese December 26. The club said they would not appeal the straight sets to move to the second Lopez Perez, ranked 213th. almost four months (since the last one). I qualifier Yoshihito Nishioka. Lega Serie A decision, and have asked the Italian round of the Australian Open qual- Prajnesh had a breakthrough think I played a good level of tennis but I Veteran Italian Andreas Seppi is also football federation if they can invite local schoolchildren ifiers here on Wednesday. 2018 in which he made four had no inspiration in some important through to meet top seed Stefanos Tsitsipas to the match against Sassuolo on January 19. The The left-handed sixth seed Challenger-level finals and won two points," she said. of Greece, while fifth seeded Alex De Indian prevailed 6-4, 6-4 over the titles. He also came close to making "She played really well and deserved to Minaur set up an all-Australian last eight stadium will be closed for Sunday's Italian Cup tie Croatian, ranked 228 as compared to his first ever Grand Slam main draw win. But I was also very close to winning. tie with Jordan Thompson. France's Gilles against Benevento. Inter will also have to play another 112 of his opponent. appearance at the French Open but Barty, who ended a breakthrough Simon will take on another Australian, game with their North Stand closed. Agencies "It was an average match, I played Prajnesh Gunneswaran returns a shot ATP missed out. 2018 with a WTA title in Zhuhai and is John Millman.