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SSP/LW/NP-34/2016-18 @TheDailyPioneer instagram.com/dailypioneer/ Established 1864 OPINION 8 Published From WORLD 11 SPORT 16 DELHI LUCKNOW BHOPAL A VESSEL MAY FIGHTS REBELLION INDIAN EVES FACE AUSTRALIA BHUBANESWAR RANCHI RAIPUR FOR SUCCESS OVER BREXIT DEAL IN T20 WORLD CUP CLASH CHANDIGARH DEHRADUN Late City Vol. 154 Issue 307 LUCKNOW, SATURDAY NOVEMBER 17, 2018; PAGES 16 `3 *Air Surcharge Extra if Applicable STREE HAS A SOCIAL MESSAGE:} RAO } 14 VIVACITY www.dailypioneer.com Andhra, Bengal clip CBI wings No clean chit to Verma; ‘General consent’ accorded to Central agency to exercise its authority in States withdrawn SC seeks reply in 3 days PNS n AMARAVATI/NEW 2 is a “dangerous trend” that Backing Chandrababu, CVC files ‘mixed' * DELHI/KOLKATA Mamata said, “What States Governments “no longer The SC also directed that a Chandrababu has done is have faith” in the CBI. copy of the CVC report etting the stage for a bitter right. The CBI receives “Unfortunately in the last findings against along with annexure be Sconfrontation between the instructions from the BJP.” four-and-a-half years, they given to Verma in a sealed Centre and States, Andhra (CBI and other agencies) have benched CBI boss cover and it “will be open 2 We have trust in the CBI but for” him to file his Pradesh and West Bengal the recent allegations been treated like private armies Governments have withdrawn of Amit Shah or Modi and that PNS n NEW DELHI response to it “again in against its top officials have sealed cover” by 1 pm on the “general consent” accorded made us withdraw the is why people doubt the abili- to the Central Bureau of ty of the CBI to act indepen- he Central Vigilance November 19. general consent. Henceforth, * Investigation (CBI) to exercise the CBI has to obtain the dently,” Congress leader Pawan TCommission (CVC) has The apex court has fixed its authority in the States. State Government’s Khera alleged. come out with “mixed” find- November 30 as the next First it was Andhra permission for investigating The Congress leader said ings while dealing with allega- date for hearing in the Pradesh Chief Minister every case, said AP Deputy the recent goings-on in the CBI tion of corruption against matter Chandrababu Naidu whose CM N China Rajappa are a “very serious matter” benched CBI Director Alok Government declared that the and people should not lose faith Verma. Taking note of the tive report. The report has and the report was filed in the CBI cannot conduct raids or Establishment to exercise the has to obtain the State request,” he added. in such premier agencies. CVC report, the Supreme been categorised in four parts court on November 12 follow- investigations in his State with- powers and jurisdiction under Government’s permission for On August 3 this year, the Ever since he snapped ties Court has given Verma time till and is very complimentary on ing a directive from the top out permission. Hours later the said Act in the State of investigating every case,” AP Government issued the with the NDA in March, November 19 to respond to some charges, not so compli- court. West Bengal counterpart Andhra Pradesh,” the Andhra Rajappa told the media. GO Ms No. 109 according Chandrababu had been accus- certain “very uncomplimenta- mentary on some charges and During the hearing on Mamata Banerjee followed suit. Government notification said. The general consent was “general consent” to all mem- ing the Centre of misusing the ry findings” in the CVC report. very uncomplimentary on Friday, the Bench made it clear Backing Andhra Pradesh Andhra Pradesh Deputy withdrawn on the advice of bers of the Delhi Special Police CBI to target political oppo- The SC Bench headed by some charges. CVC report says that the confidentiality of CM, Mamata said, “What Chief Minister (Home) N lawyers and intellectuals, Establishment to exercise the nents. The recent raids by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi some charges are required to be CVC’s report was necessary Chandrababu has done is right. China Rajappa justified the Rajappa claimed. powers and jurisdiction in AP Income Tax authorities on said there are some “very com- investigated and they need “keeping in mind the need to The CBI receives instructions State Government’s action say- Even the Government in against officials of the Central some business establishments plimentary”, some “not so com- time,” the CJI said and posted preserve and maintain the from the BJP.” ing it was taken against the Karnataka had withdrawn the Government, Central run by those close to the rul- plimentary” and some “very the matter for hearing on sanctity of the institution of the “In exercise of the powers backdrop of certain allegations general consent for the CBI, he Government undertakings and ing Telugu Desam Party in the uncomplimentary” findings in Tuesday. CBI and public confidence in conferred by Section 6 of the against the country’s premier pointed out. Rajappa, howev- private persons for investigat- State have left Chandrababu the “exhaustive” preliminary Earlier, Verma had the said institution”. Delhi Special Police investigating agency. er, clarified the CBI could take ing offences under various red-faced. Subsequently, he enquiry report. The Bench approached the apex court The Bench had noted that Establishment Act, 1946, “We have trust in the CBI up investigation against Central laws, including the Prevention announced that his included justices SK Kaul and challenging the Centre’s deci- a copy of the report and the Government hereby withdraws but the recent allegations Government officials without of Corruption Act. Government would not pro- KM Joseph. sion to divest him of his duties annexure be also furnished in the general consent accorded against its top officials have the State’s permission. “We will Reacting to the decision vide police cover to the IT offi- The SC also directed that a and sending him on leave fol- a sealed cover to the offices of (in GO Ms 109) to all the mem- made us withdraw the general grant necessary permission taken by Andhra and Bengal, cials for conducting the raids. copy of the CVC report along lowing his feud with his deputy Attorney General KK bers of the Delhi Special Police consent. Henceforth, the CBI whenever the CBI makes a the Congress on Friday said it Continued on Page 7 with annexure be given to Special Director Rakesh Venugopal and Solicitor Verma in a sealed cover and it Asthana, who has levelled cor- General Tushar Mehta, who is “will be open for” him to file his ruption allegations against him. representing the CVC. response to it “again in sealed Asthana was also divested of his The court turned down cover” by 1 pm on November duties and sent on leave. the plea of senior advocate Sabarimala opens, 19. The apex court has fixed The CVC’s enquiry against Mukul Rohatgi, appearing for Gaja tramples 13 November 30 as the next date Verma was conducted under Asthana, to also give him a for hearing in the matter. the supervision of former apex copy of the CVC report. to death in TN Trupti packed off to “CVC has filed an exhaus- court judge Justice AK Patnaik Continued on Page 7 Pune amid protests KUMAR CHELLAPPAN n KOCHI a hotel,” said Desai, who was accom- panied by six of her associates. he Kochi International Airport was Meanwhile, hectic activities are on Tliterally held to ransom for almost to resolve the stand-off between the 13 hours on Friday by devotees of Lord devotees and the Kerala Government as Ayyappa who had gathered in large Travancore Devaswom Board decided numbers to prevent social activist to approach the Supreme Court with a Trupti Desai, who flew down to Kerala, stay petition. If the stay is granted, the from entering Sabarimala Temple. Kerala Government may get some The activist who reached the airport breathing space to implement the at 4.45 am could not come out of the September 28 verdict of the SC. terminal and was confined to the The prelude to the Mandala Puja lounge till 6.50 pm when she told the (the 41-day festival when devotees media that she would return to Pune by throng the shrine after observing A view of the damage caused by cyclone Gaja after it hit Velankanni in Nagapattinam district of Tamil a late night flight. penance) took place on Friday evening Nadu on Friday PTI The devotees sat in front of the at Sabarimala Temple. The evening saw arrival lounge and sang Ayyappa bha- Thanthri (chief priest) Kantararu PTI n NAGAPATTINAM/CHENNAI built in accordance with Gothic archi- jans non-stop till Trupti announced her Rajeevaru and head priest (mel shan- tecture. Authorities said the 75-feet tall decision to return to Pune. “I’ll come thi) AV Unnikrishnan Nampoodiri yclone Gaja ripped through stone statue of Jesus erected in front of back soon unannounced and will sure- opening the sanctum in the presence of CNagapattinam early on Friday the Morning Star Church in the town, ly visit Ayyappa Temple at Sabarimala. hundreds of devotees and performing uprooting trees and snapping power sustained structural damage. According Today no one is willing to help me to the traditional Puja. lines leaving a trail of destruction in to church officials, the hands of the stat- proceed to Sabarimala or to check into Continued on Page 7 coastal districts besides claiming 13 lives ue have suffered damage. The roof of and flooding standing crops. The the Museum of Offerings in the town cyclonic storm crossed Tamil Nadu’s has also been damaged. coast between Nagapattinam and near- Expressing grief over the deaths, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath handles a weapon during his visit to the UP Defence Expo-2018 in Kanpur on Friday. State by Vedaranyam in the wee hours of Chief Minister K Palaniswami sanc- industrial development minister Satish Mahana and Chief Secretary Anoop C pandey are also seen in the picture Pioneer Friday, bringing in heavy rain in the tioned a solatium of `10 lakh to the kin coastal regions, according to a weath- of those who died and `25,000 to `1 er bulletin. lakh for the injured. Winds gusting up to 120 kmph The CM said he has ordered offi- UP govt committed to uprooted trees, snapped electric cables cials to immediately determine the and blew off roofing-sheets. According extent of damage to crops, fishing to officials, ten men and three women boats, houses, and cattle. “I have died and 28 head of cattle perished in ordered relief efforts on a war-footing,” economic uplift: CM cyclone related incidents despite author- he said, adding Ministers are carrying ities evacuating as many as 81,948 peo- out work in districts assigned to them. PNS n KANPUR nomic development of UP and and safety and added the gov- ple to 471 relief centres in Cuddalore, The Centre has assured the Tamil thus the state had been chosen ernment was committed to Nagapattinam, Ramanathapuram, Nadu Government of all assistance to hief Minister Yogi for the Defence Corridor. He providing a conducive envi- Thanjavur, Pudukottai and Tiruvarur deal with the situation arising out of the CAdityanath, while address- added that the work in that ronment to entrepreneurs and districts. The storm caused heavy dam- cyclonic storm ‘Gaja’. Home Minister ing the concluding session of direction had already taken off safeguard their financial inter- age to the 16th century Shrine Basilica Rajnath Singh also directed Home UP-Dexpo 2018 on CSA and the bhoomi pujan would ests. He said Single Window at Velankanni in Nagapattinam district. Secretary Rajiv Gauba to monitor the ground on Friday, said the be performed in January 2019. System had been introduced to Due to gusty winds, the rood cross situation in Tamil Nadu and provide all state government was com- He said every effort would be facilitate the quick establish- on top of the church broke and fell, help to the State administration. mitted to the economic uplift made to solve and settle issues ment of the Defence Corridor. Church authorities said. The church is Continued on Page 7 Devotees enter the Sabarimala Temple as it opens amid tight security in Sabarimala on Friday PTI of UP and thus to bring in eco- linked to the prestigious pro- He declared that the corridor nomic development and ject. would bring in financial investment the present gov- He pointed out with the progress and there would be Goyal faces ernment had girded up its Defence Corridor in the great employment opportuni- loins to not only improve the pipeline the entire world was ties. Raja Bhaiya announces contours of new party law and order but set up a con- looking to UP which was about He said the UP govern- protests ducive and safe environment so to metamorphose into a devel- ment had organised a UP PNS n LUCKNOW istration of FIR by the government. that investors could invest in oped and progressive state. He Summit in February 2018 in under the SC, ST “Reservation in promotion Lucknow: Union minister the state. He said Prime said top business houses were which Rs 468,000 crore was rat- triking a strident anti-Dalit Act. “No investiga- for Dalits is inappropriate. Piyush Goyal faced protests by Minister Narendra Modi was eager to invest in the state. He ified. He said Dexpo-2018 Sstance, six-time indepen- tion is required Promotions should be based railway employees here on Friday also eager to ensure the eco- assured investors of security Continued on Page 7 dent MLA Raghuraj Pratap under the SC, ST only on merit and seniority as over issues of restoring the old Singh alias Raja Bhaiya on Act before an arrest people join state government pension scheme and regularisa- CAPSULE Friday said he would float a is made,” he said, services after passing tough tion of the service of the appren- new party opposed to reserva- adding that should competition,” Raja Bhaiya said, tices. The railway minister was tion in promotions and the change and the adding that the wards of IAS here to attend the 70th annual Jet Airways’ takeover talks ARTICLE 370: SC TO “draconian” provisions of the arrest should be and IPS officers should be general meeting of the Northern HEAR PLEA IN APRIL SC, ST (Prevention of made only after barred from reservation as Railway Men’s Union. New Delhi: The SC on Friday Atrocities) Act. investigation. even the poor people were In his address, Goyal said the preliminary, claim Tatas said it will hear in April a plea The former minister, who The MLA from denied the Antyodaya ration government was sensitively con- challenging the validity of Article represents Kunda Assembly Kunda said there cards meant for those below sidering various demands of the PTI n MUMBAI Airlines (SIA) and AirAsia 370 of the Constitution, which constituency, said the new should be no dis- poverty line as they moved railway employees, like the prob- India in a similar arrangement gives special status to J&K. party would have ‘Jansatta’ crimination on upwards in the economic lad- lems faced in the implementation ata Sons on Friday con- with Malaysian carrier Air Asia (people’s power) as its prefix. basis of caste in the der. of the National Pension Scheme Tfirmed its interest in — have widely speculated to be MODI DARES CONG TO He said the Election distribution of Justifying the formation of (NPS) and regularisation of the acquiring the beleaguered Jet planning to acquire Naresh MAKE ‘OUTSIDER’ CHIEF Commission had been compensation and a new political party, the inde- apprentices. After his address, Airways but said no concrete Goyal-controlled airline with Ambikapur: PM Narendra Modi approached for the registration UP Independent MLA Raghuraj Pratap Singh alias Raja ex gratia to the rape pendent MLA said there were many gheraoed Goyal and raised “proposal” has been made by its Singaporean partner. “We on Friday dared the Congress to of the new party as “Jansatta Bhaiya announces the formation of a new political party victims. He said already many political outfits slogans against him. the group so far. The Tatas, would like to clarify that any make someone “from outside Party”, “Jansatta Loktantrik at a press conference, in Lucknow on Friday PTI rape was a heinous and many more would come Amidst chaos, the security which already run two carriers such discussions (to acquire Jet the family” as its chief for him to Party” or “Jansatta Dal”. crime and the vic- up in future but his party personnel escorted him to his —the full-service Vistara in a Airways) have been prelimi- believe the late leader created a Addressing a press confer- said he was also opposed to tim, irrespective of caste and would focus on specific issues vehicle, after which he left for joint venture with Singapore nary,” Tata Sons said. true democratic system. ence on Friday, Raja Bhaiya immediate arrest in case of reg- creed, should be compensated Continued on Page 7 Delhi. See Page 7 LUCKNOW | SATURDAY | NOVEMBER 17, 2018 city 02

UPSERC nod to CM: UP govt committed to UPPCL’s smart meter plan empowerment of women PNS n LUCKNOW ttar Pradesh State PNS n LUCKNOW UElectricity Regulatory Commission has approved the hief Minister Yogi proposal of UP Power Adityanath said that his Yogi to lead BJP bike Corporation Limited to roll out Cgovernment was commit- the plan for installation of ted to empowerment of women smart meters. The power reg- because the Bharatiya Janata ulator, however, has, as per the Party believed that a country rally in Varanasi National Tariff Policy 2016, could progress only if the women imposed certain conditions on were educated and had social PNS n LUCKNOW lead the bike rally in the power utility in the inter- security. Gorakhpur, the native place est of consumers. “Our government has taken enior leaders of Bharatiya of Chief Minister Yogi The UPPCL had submitted several measures to provide social SJanata Party, including Adityanath. the roll-out plan for the smart security to women in the form of and this will be possible only if Chief Minister Yogi The party leadership has meters to the power regulator 1090 Women Power Line and 181 the women get full support Adityanath and party state directed the cadre and lead- on August 6. In the plan, Women Helpline. Besides, anti- from society,” the Chief Minister president Mahendra Nath ers to get at least five motor- UPPCL submitted that installa- Romeo squad has been set up to said, adding that the need of the Pandey, will hit the road on cyclists from each polling tion of smart meter was an instil confidence among women,” hour was to bring this positive Saturday by taking part in the booth. All the party leaders, activity under Ujwal Discoms Railway Minister Piyush Goyal called on Governor Ram Naik at Raj Bhawan in Lucknow on Friday Pioneer Yogi said while addressing a func- change in society. Kamal Sandesh Bike Rally to including parliamentarians, Assurance Yojana (UDAY) to tion here on Friday. He said “The governments at the make people aware of the legislators and office-bearers, which the power utility was a women were now holding impor- Centre and in Uttar Pradesh are achievements of the Central have been directed to ensure signatory. tant posts in the government and working in tandem to bring a and the UP governments. full participation in the rally, UPSERC secretary Sanjay private sectors. “Lok Sabha qualitative change in the lives of The bike rally, being which will be a show of Srivastava said here on Friday Speaker, Foreign Minister and the fairer sex. The government organised in the run-up to strength. There are about that on scrutiny of the propos- UP Congress leaders Defence Minister of India are has launched Beti Bachao, Beti the 2019 Lok Sabha polls, 1,60,000 polling booths in al it was found that with the women. Girls have performed Padhao Scheme. Under the will be taken out in all the 80 the 80 parliamentary and installation of smart meters, the exceedingly well in the field of Ujjwala Yojana, efforts have Lok Sabha constituencies in 403 assembly constituencies AT&C losses would reduce and sport. This is a welcome sign. But been made to safeguard the the state with Yogi leading in 75 districts. billing efficiency would improve. against grand alliance much more is needed to be done health of women by introduc- the campaign in Varanasi, The Bharatiya Janata He said the smart meter also had ing liquefied petroleum gas the parliamentary con- Party leaders will highlight the facility of remote disconnec- (LPG) in their lives. The biggest stituency of Prime Minister the flagship schemes like tion of the supply of defaulter PNS n LUCKNOW alliance with two of three been again applied by Narendra achievement is construction of Narendra Modi. crop loan waiver, Ujjwala, consumers having dues. smaller parties, and the results Modi, Amit Shah and compa- toilets,” the Chief Minister said. Deputy Chief Minister Saubhagya, Swachh Bharat Most importantly, he said, ictory or defeat, the out- would have no impact. ny in the present assembly He said the previous gov- Keshav Prasad Maurya will Mission and others among the consumer would be benefit- Vcome of the assembly elec- “Victory or defeat is hard- elections in five states to save ernments had damaged the sys- join the bike rally at the people. “We are expect- ed as the meter reading and tions in five states will further ly going to make any impact on the BJP from certain defeat. tem badly and he was trying to Prayagraj (Allahabad) and ing participation of one lakh billing would be automated and create road blocks for the the proposed grand alliance as Replying on the affect of bring it back on rails. Deputy Chief Minister party workers and cadre in they would not bear the cost of Congress in it’s efforts for a BSP and SP both have already grand alliance on basis of the The Chief Minister also Dinesh Sharma in Lucknow. this mass mobilisation pro- the smart meter. mahagathbandhan (grand entered into a secret pact with results in the on-going assem- talked about the government’s Bharatiya Janata Party gramme, which aims at cre- The power regulator, while alliance) with other key oppo- the Bharatiya Janata Party by bly polls, Srivastava too sup- scheme to speed up paddy pur- state president Mahendra ating awareness about the approving the roll-out plan, has sition parties in Uttar Pradesh. contesting separately against ported Singh’s view, claiming chase. “This year, the govern- Nath Pandey will lead the rally good works being done by put some conditions on The party’s local leaders are us”, Singh said, adding that the that the victory would give ment has announced MSP in his parliamentary con- the Central and the state gov- UPPCL/discoms like — the already up in arms against any BSP and SP almost had no base them further confidence of (minimum support price) of stituency Chandauli and BJP ernments,” senior leader and smart meters should conform to such move, saying the Bahujan in other states but still they going it alone than making any `1,770 per quintal for paddy general secretary (organisa- party state spokesperson standards set by the Central Samaj Party has always back- fielded their candidates on truck with the two regional with an additional `20 per tion) Sunil Bansal in Kannauj, Chandra Mohan said here on Electricity Authority, the priva- stabbed other parties for per- almost all seats just to cut parties from UP, and in case quintal for cleaning. Similarly, the bastion of Samajwadi Friday. cy of personal data of con- sonal gains while they have their vote share and help the they lost fight, then the big the UP government has Party. “We are expecting at sumer shall be protected and the already tasted worst-ever defeat BJP candidates. question before them was how announced MSP for maize for BJP state general secre- least 10,000 bikes and over billing efficiency with smart by going with the Samajwadi Another senior leader and to ally with parties who would the first time. The target is to tary and MLA Pankaj Singh, 15,000 partymen in the rally meter consumers shall be not Party in the last assembly elec- general secretary in the UPCC, be mainly responsible for the purchase one lakh metric tonnes who is son of Union Home in every parliamentary con- less than 98% and bill collection tions. Siddarthpriya Srivastava, said Congress defeat in the on- of maize,” he said. Minister Rajnath Singh, will stituency,” he said. efficiency shall not be less than “Majority of the party lead- that the Congress made a big going elections. 95 per cent. ers in Uttar Pradesh have mistake by forging an alliance He also claimed that in MP already made it clear to the high with the SP in last assembly and Chhattisgarh, Congress command that they wanted to elections. tried to have an understanding go it alone in the coming par- “During last assembly elec- with BSP and SP but the two liamentary elections in 2019,” tions, we wanted a grand outfits once again failed to Ex-MLA manhandles tehsildar, said senior Congress leader RP alliance against BJP in Bihar muster courage to go against Singh, who till recently was but while Mayawati kept her- BJP so in UP also, both SP and looking after the organisation in self away from the beginning, BSP would take directions from Uttar Pradesh Congress. the SP ditched us at the last the BJP before moving ahead misbehaves with police officer Reacting to the proposed moment as both SP and BSP with the mahagathbandhan so alliance with the BSP or SP for were guided by the BJP diktat,” it would be better for the PNS n LUCKNOW room of tehsildar Madhusudan Reports said that senior later released but the cops parliamentary elections after Srivastava asserted, claiming Congress to teach both the par- Arya. After some argument officers reached the spot on refused to release the motorcy- the results of assembly polls in that the BJP used both SP and ties a lesson by distancing ormer MLA from Nanpara with the tehsildar, Verma learning about the incident cle. five states, Singh said that they BSP more as a ‘vote katwa’ them much before the dates for Fin Bahraich, Dileep Verma, reportedly manhandled him, and were making efforts to Subsequently, some senior had already made up their party outside Uttar Pradesh, next parliamentary elections whose wife Madhuri Verma is snatched the gun of the secu- pacify both the sides and make local leaders belonging to mood to fight it alone, or in and the same formula had are announced. now an MLA from the same rity guard and left the place, them reach an agreement. Both Pragatisheel Samajwadi Party constituency on Bharatiya hurling abuses at the officer. the sides were staging protests (Lohia), including a close lieu- Janata Party ticket, created a Verma later reached at the time of filing the report. tenant of Samajwadi Party ruckus in the district on Friday. Kotwali police station where he Meanwhile, in a separate patriarch Mulayam Singh 16 children Doctor kills self at nursing home Verma first reportedly man- misbehaved with circle officer incident reported from Mau, Yadav, called the police officers handled a tehsildar and misbe- of Nanpara, Vijay Prakash, leaders of Pragatisheel and requested them to release Varanasi (PTI): A 45-year-old gynaecologist, who was jailed haved with a deputy superinten- and also sat on dharna, Samajwadi Party (Lohia) cre- the motorcycle. When the cops injured as for allegedly killing her husband, was found dead at her nurs- dent of police-rank officer and demanding action against the ated ruckus and reportedly refused to oblige them, PSPL ing home in Ordly Bazar here, police. Shilpi Rajput, a resident then sat on dharna, demanding government officials. He torched a police outpost when leaders gheraoed the police sta- school van of Vindhyavasinii colony in Varanasi, left a suicide note, SP (City) action against the officers. The alleged that it was the tehsildar the cops refused to release a tion and misbehaved with the Dinesh Singh said. “In preliminary investigation, the matter tehsil staff also staged a massive who assaulted and threatened motorcycle. sub-inspector. They later seemed to be of suicide due to an overdoze of drugs, though we protest, demanding arrest of the him with dire consequences. Reports said that sub- attacked the cops and torched overturns are investigating the case from all the angles,” he said, adding former MLA. In the meantime, the tehsil inspector Rajan Maurya, post- the police outpost and escaped. the body had been sent for post-mortem. She had been jailed Reports said that Dileep staff, after learning about the ed at Dubari police outpost Interestingly, the local officers Lucknow (PNS): As many for her alleged involvement in her husband DP Singh’s killing. WANTED Verma reached the tehsil on incident, came on road and under Madhuban police sta- first tried to hush up the mat- as 16 children were injured, He was was shot dead in Varanasi in 2007. Friday morning and went to staged a demonstration, tion, learnt that some youths ter but when the sub-inspector four of them seriously, when a sub-divisional magistrate demanding registration of a were gambling in the area. He raised the issue through media, vehicle carrying them to school Siddharth Yadav’s chamber. case against Verma and his rushed to the spot and nabbed a case was registered against overturned near Aaspur cross- On learning that the SDM was arrest for manhandling two the youths and also seized a the accused and efforts were on ing in Etah on Friday morning. on leave, Verma entered the government officers. two-wheeler. The youths were to nab them. The children of DK Public School were travelling in a van when the driver lost control while trying to save a pedestri- an, police said. The children, all PSPL committed to plural and under the age of 10, were injured. Four of them have been seriously injured and admitted to a hospital. A youth crossing the road secular polity of India: Shivpal at that time was also injured and admitted to the district hospital, police said. PNS n LUCKNOW At least 20 people were injured when a tractor-trolley hivpal Singh Yadav, chief of in which they were travelling Sthe fledgling Pragatisheel overturned on the Delhi- Samajwadi Party (Lohia), Dehradun national highway lashed out at Samajwadi Party in Muzaffarnagar. chief and his nephew Akhilesh The accident took place Yadav, for dubbing his outfit as near Rampur Tiraha on the a B team of the Bharatiya highway Thursday evening Janata Party. when the people were return- “The PSPL is a mainstream ing home after attending a political party committed to the post-death ritual. The injured plural and secular polity of were mostly women, the police India and there is no question said. of any link with the BJP,” Shivpal Yadav said in Ferozabad on Friday. “Those who are afraid of our strength are speaking in intemperate language about us Aditya Yadav giving membership of the party to new members at PSPL office in Lucknow Pioneer as they are aware of their fate in the coming 2019 Lok Sabha Shivpal reiterated that he fit, Shivpal said “when time announced a new political party polls,” Shivpal said without was left with no option but to comes everything will be done”. on Friday, the PSPL founder naming his nephew. part company with the SP. “I “We have asked Mulayam said that he had not talked to “Why is he (Akhilesh) was repeatedly insulted in the Singh Yadav to contest on our the MLA from Kunda (Raja afraid when he is forming a SP and later when I could not party ticket. If he does, then it Bhaiya) yet. On the Ram tem- grand alliance for the Lok Sabha tolerate, Netaji (Mulayam Singh is good otherwise we will leave ple issue, Shivpal Yadav said that polls?” Shivpal asked, adding Yadav) asked me to float a new the seat from which Netaji will all parties should wait for the that he was ready to join the political party,” he said. contest and fight the remaining Supreme Court verdict as this grand alliance but his party When asked why he was 79 Lok Sabha seats in the state,” was the best solution of the dis- should be given the same num- not resigning as SP MLA even he said. When pointed out that pute rather than trying other ber of seats as given to SP. after floating a new political out- Raja Bhaiya had also means.

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Poor sanitation at RPL miffs CM Manfest begins with book launch PNS n LUCKNOW PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW hief Minister Yogi CAdityanath on Friday made IM-Lucknow’s annual business and a surprise inspection of the Icultural fest, Manfest-Varchasva Textiles has vast potential: Smriti Reserve Police Lines. He was 2018, started on Friday with the accompanied by DGP OP inaugural ceremony. A book titled Singh. “Duryodhanisation” authored by The Chief Minister Nishant Uppal, Students’ Affairs chair- inspected the premises of the man of IIM-L, was launched on the residential colony meant for occasion. officers and other ranks, arm The fest commenced with the and ammunition room, control energetic street plays under the room, stable, mess and kitchen. canopy of ‘Halla Bol’. Other cultural The Chief Minister expressed events included “The Joust”, a parlia- his dissatisfaction with the mentary debate competition that poor sanitary condition pre- construct multi-storeyed hous- tion of Defence Expo-2018. talked about various social issues vailing on the premises and ing accommodation by demol- The fleet took a turn to Reserve that included tax exemption, voting also was deeply concerned ishing the existing one to Police Line located in trans- rights of prisoners, “Sur”, a solo about the arms and ammuni- accommodate more and more Gomti area instead of going to singing competition and “Imperio”, a tion room which was in bad personnel and provide better Kanpur and reached there at 9 dance competition. shape. He later offered jaggery boarding and lodging facilities am. Management events that took to horses at the stable. for those coming here on emer- Panic gripped among offi- place on Friday were UPSRTC Pitstop, He questioned the DGP gency duty. cials when they came to know Markmania, Stratatel, Nashify and how police personnel coming The Chief Minister also that the Chief Minister had IT&EL . from other places on official visited the mess for newly- reached there and they rushed UPSRTC Pitstop is an opportuni- duty were accommodated in recruited women constables to show their presence. The ty to provide road safety incorporat- such rooms. The DGP told the and asked whether they were first to reach was IG, Lucknow ing strategic decisions and marketing Chief Minister that a new bar- satisfied with the boarding and Range, Sujit Pandey and SSP marvels. A market research competi- rack had been planned within lodging and the quality of the Kalanidhi Naithani. Later, the tion that aimed at understanding the compound to accommo- food available at the mess DGP held a meeting with offi- customers’ buying behaviour was also date 200 personnel at one time. kitchen. They expressed their cials and PWD engineers to held. Nashify played with the trans- Later, the Chief Minister satisfaction over the arrange- discuss the planning and forming game theory. A case solving visited the proposed site of the ments and other facilities avail- prompt completion of the pro- workshop was organised for students new barrack and inquired able there. posed barrack. which focused on solving real-life hur- about its progress with the There was no official pro- Principal Secretary, Home, dles faced by businesses and gave stu- incharge and issued directives gramme of the Chief Minister Arvind Kumar, additional dents a comprehensive and holistic that it be completed at the ear- to inspect the Reserve Police DGP, Police headquarters and understanding of case solving liest. Lines. He left the official resi- SSP were present at the meet- methodology. The Chief Minister agreed dence at 8.30 am for Kanpur to ing which concluded at 2.30 Leader’ Express, a workshop that to the proposal of the DGP to address the valedictory func- pm. incorporated talk show by Ankur Warikoo, CEO of Nearbuy, Richa Singh, CEO of Niine and Ashwin PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW gy. Jute, which was earlier being used for hence the requirement was to have a Sanghi, one of the best Indian authors, making bags, is being used for making labour-friendly economy. Woman hurt in murder bid provided students across India a inister of Textiles Smriti Irani told road. Similarly, we are teaching farmers She told IIML students that their unique opportunity to hone their lead- Mbudding managers at IIM-L that that the silk worm can be used for var- success depended on what they were PNS n LUCKNOW ed to be out of danger and stable. The police were ership skills, gain a fresh perspective there was a vast range of opportunities ious other purposes apart from making looking at whether they were challenges trying to find out whether he was mentally sick through interaction with leaders and in the area of textiles which they could silk sarees,” she said. She told budding or the final destination. 30-year old woman sustained serious or the family members were misguiding the learn from IIM professors. explore. In a question and answer ses- managers that the best way to maximise Later, Smriti Irani visited Awadhi Ainjuries when her brother in-law made an investigating officer. Ashwin Sanghi, a renowned sion for Leaders Express as a part of IIM- their possibilities was to go and look out and Film Festival organised by FICCI attempt to kill her at her house located in Indira Indian author, who has authored L Manifest programme, Smriti was in for themselves. FLO at Indira Gandhi Pratishthan on Nagar on Friday morning. She was identified as ARRESTED books like “The Rozabel Line”, her elements as she put across her views “The choice is entirely yours Friday. She said that the biggest challenge Shaheen Bano, wife of Mohammad Aslam, The police claimed to have worked out a “Chanakya’s Chants”, shared with stu- on a range of questions and doled out whether you want to work in the area of before the Indian woman was language. whose elder brother Mohammad Sadiq was murder case in which a man had strangulated dents his life story and motivated the management tips for both their person- medical textiles such as mass, scrubs Speaking on the occasion, she said: “It detained later in the evening for interrogation. his wife and threw her body in a nearby nullah audience to be brave enough to take al and professional lives. Lacing her and the vast range offered from the is important to empower women Both of them live in the same locality. in Kakori areas. Her body was found on risks, learn from failures and reach out answers with wit and humour, she han- fishing net to the outer space or whether because when you empower a woman The police said Sadiq was mentally deranged November 11. to new heights. dled questions with elan impressing the you wanted to go in for the convention- you improve the Human Development and attacked her in a fit but failed to produce The husband was identified as Ashok, a res- Following the tradition of 30 gathering with her ability to connect al textiles such as the handicrafts,” he Index of the country. Development of any certificates issued by doctors proving his ident of the Kakori and a native of Hardoi. years, this edition of IIM-Lucknow’s with them with natural ease. said. the country cannot be measured by the mental status. The immediate provocation was During the interrogation, the husband admit- Manfest-Varchasva will continue to Talking about the textile industry, Referring to challenges which they GDP alone and has to be measured in that both were engaged in an altercation on some ted he had strangulated his wife following an urge students through its numerous she said that India presented an explo- were facing in terms of the textile terms of the HDI. An empowered issue at her house in the morning and he extra-martial relation with one of his neighbours. competitions, interactions and work- sion in terms of choices from tradition- industry, she said was that with the com- women invests in health and education attacked her with a sharp-edged weapon. Aslam He was convinced about her illicit relations when shops to move forward in the quest for al to technical. “The scope of textiles is ing up of the artificial intelligence there and bring success in family and thus the rushed her to Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital with he saw her in a compromising position in inordinately great opportunities. vast with the intervention of technolo- was a reduction in the cost of labour and country.” multiple severe injuries. Her condition was stat- November first week. Lit fest gets off with talks on partition

PNS n LUCKNOW strength to look towards the ‘Bangla a vibrant language’ future and focused on rebuild- alks on partition resound- ing their lives and the country Ted at the sixth edition of Lucknow (PNS): The they had migrated to. This Literary Fest which kicked off Shonar Bangla session at the book captures stories of on Friday at Indira Gandhi Lucknow Literature Fest on resilience and sheer grit of Pratishthan. The three-day fest Friday at Indira Gandhi people caught in the vortex. It is being organised by the Pratishthan witnessed the par- comprises life stories of 21 Lucknow Expressions Society. ticipation of consultant Anjum extraordinary individuals who Mallika Ahluwalia, CEO Katyal from Kolkata. Talking to were deeply affected by the par- and the curator of the world’s “The Pioneer”, she said that the tition, yet went on to achieve first museum on partition at social networking had brought greatness in independent Amritsar, while speaking at about a change in the Bangla India,” she said. the session, said that she got the language which was not appre- Earlier in the day, president idea of the museum because of ciated by purists. of Lucknow Expressions the fact that the generation “However, I am happy with Society Jaideep Narain Mathur which had undergone so much this change because a language as it evolves it absorbs sever- declared the fest open and said of trials and tribulations dur- al words and which makes it more rich. See how the that the three-day fest would ing this period was passing Shakespearean language has grown to become the language capture the creativity of so away. which it is today,” she said. Anjum added that the city of Kolkata many people. Mallika said people had was steeped in arts. “The youngsters are culturally active and “People have penned vers- also gifted personal objects participate in all kinds of plays and cultural activities. There es on Atal and they will recite associated with the partition for is a lot which has changed in terms of the literature written them. Atal Bihari Vajpayee this museum She said that she today. Satyajit Ray had written an account of his times and the himself said he could be known also had a personal experience youngsters, who are writing today, are penning something as former Prime Minister but associated with the partition which is more edgy and non-sentimental. They are writing on not as former poet,” said because her family, which was sexuality, morality and politics,” she said. She said that Bangla Mathur. He added that the settled in Lahore, also experi- remained a vibrant language even in the current time and book purpose of the fest was to enced the same trauma while fairs attracted a huge footfall and Bangla Sahitya was introduce as many genres as migrating to India. immensely popular. possible. “The museum has been Key organiser Kanak placed in Amritsar because it is reconciling with the past,” she the author on the partition sto- Rekha Chauhan thanked essentially dealing with people said. ries of 21 people was also Lucknowites and said: “For from Punjab. It has received a She said that she would released on the occasion. the past five years, we at the great response with 2.5 lakh love to interact with refugees of “During the mayhem of Lucknow Literature Festival people who have already visit- Lucknow and record their the 1947 partition, lakhs of have aimed to bring to you a ed the museum in the past 14 statements for the museum. “ people lost their homes and confluence of love, poetry and months. There is also a separate I would like the people of livelihood, while lakhs died. It music and create a kaleido- section that deals with the Lucknow to visit the museum,” was a time of catastrophic loss. scope of culture which believes healing part of the journey and she added. A book penned by Despite this, people found the in the unity of all communities. Book wrapping present Lucknow released

PNS n LUCKNOW social classes all have made much more difficult,” he Lucknow, as well as India, a added. ucknow Diaries”, the vastly changed place. My Regarding upcoming “Lbook written by secre- novel tries to capture this books, he said: “I am trying to tary, Fertilisers, Parth Sarthi contemporary Lucknow,” he write a novel that is set in the Sen Sharma was released on said. future, say India and the the inaugural day of the Regarding his growth as a world in 2048 and try to move Lucknow Literature Festival writer, he said: “I have tried to back and forth in time, to on Friday at the Indira Gandhi weave multiple narratives imagine and guess how the Pratishthan. Sen said that his instead of one as is in the case world would turn out to be. book was a tale of fiction of ‘Love side by side’. I think my Let’s see. It is at a very forma- about contemporary Lucknow writing is more mature but tive stage.” Talking to The Pioneer, ultimately it is for the reader to When asked whether a the senior bureaucrat, while decide.” book based in Lucknow would sharing his views about con- On whether being a interest people from other temporary Lucknow, said bureaucrat has helped him or parts of the country, he said: that the city had changed from not as a writer, he said that it “The book is physically set in the time of nawabs and taluq- was both. Lucknow but the story could dars. “As a bureaucrat, it does be anywhere in contemporary “But we find in literature, provide you with a range of India. Like Sherlock Holmes it is the same old Lucknow experiences that wouldn’t have stories are very firmly set in though physically, geographi- been there in many, not all, London but that doesn’t lessen cally, sociologically, culturally professions but at the same its attraction to people across and psychologically it is a time it does impose some the world even now. So no I vastly changed place. restrictions on me, say choice think people from everywhere Democracy, electoral politics, of subjects. It also makes find- can relate to the novel and with rise and decline of various ing time and mind space so its characters.” LUKCNOW | SATURDAY | NOVEMBER 17, 2018 city 04

IWAAFFF makes ‘Creating a new world order for Panic in Madiaon a deep impact on women, men children’s safety is our mission’ after fire outbreak PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW

he concluding day of the ‘International TWomen Artisans’ Awadh Festival and Film Forum’ (IWAAFFF) at the Indira Gandhi Pratishthan began with a workshop by the Women & Girls Lead Global organ- ised by Smriti Minocha. The film ‘Girl Connected’ a story of five girls of five different countries with one dream was screened. It showed how girls were equally working to help others learn and evolve in the society and became equal bearers of power. A panel discussion was held on the topic “Creating global opportunities and impetus for women entrepreneurs and arti- sans”. The discussion witnessed the par- ticipation of Cabinet minister Rita Bahuguna Joshi, was moderated by Asma Hussain and attended by Jyoti Kapoor Das, Renuka Tandon, Ratna Sinhaa, Kireet Nadira Hamid, Jamshed Mistry-ICBC, Nisha Biswas –USIBC and Archana Somani. Later in the evening , ‘Ek Inquilab Aur Aaya’, a movie about the women of Farangi Mahal, was shown to the delegates PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW organisations from 19 countries as well warm welcome by CMS students and PNS n LUCKNOW ple were surprised to see the lakh. after which Mehru Jaffer explained its as more than 370 Chief Justices, teachers. With showers of rose and thick smoke emanating from Meanwhile, a fire was essence. hief Justices, judges, legal lumi- judges and legal luminaries from 71 marigold petals and the music of the anic gripped Madiaon area the second floor of the build- broke out at a boutique locat- The day finally ended with the screen- Cnaries and other eminent person- countries are participating in the con- band, the legal stalwarts were greeted Pafter the outbreak of a big ing housing the bakery and ed in Nagina market in ing of the Canadian film ‘The Sun at alities from across the globe, who have ference. in Lucknow and given a rousing fire at a bread-manufacturing gradually spread to the third Ghazipur area on Friday after- Midnight.’ This three-day-long event had gathered here to attend the ‘19th These eminent personalities were reception. unit located on the main mar- floor. There was panic in the noon. The boutique is being a great impact not only on women but on International Conference of Chief of the opinion that ‘rights for the safe Expressing his deep gratitude ket crossing near the country- entire area. The locals left their run by Mohammad Nisar, a the men as well. Justices of the World' being organised and secure future of the world’s chil- towards the dignitaries of various made liquor shop on Friday houses and were seen running resident of C block of Indira by City Montessori School, opined in dren’ was an issue which could only countries, founder director Jagdish morning. Chief fire service to seek safer places. The shop- Nagar and a native of unison at a press conference on Friday be attained by establishing unity, Gandhi said that the massive partici- officer AB Pandey said the keepers also pulled down their Barabanki district. The chief GPO to remain close that the purpose of their being here peace and harmony in the world. pation by eminent personalities spoke short circuit was the cause of shutter. fire officer said the cause of its together was to lay the foundation for The 19th International Conference highly of their commitment to the the outbreak. No was injured The police were informed outbreak was still not known LUCKNOW (PNS): Due to the roll a safe and secure future for over 2.4 bil- of Chief Justices of the World organ- cause of world unity and world peace but intense damage to the by some locals and they and investigation was in out of the Core System Integration (CSI) lion children of the world. ised from November 16 to 20 has and clearly pointed out the fact that property and the entire bakery reached the spot. Six fire progress. Three sewing at Lucknow GPO all the savings bank and The Prime Ministers, Presidents, begun on Friday at CMS, Kanpur Road there was no alternative before the was reported. engines were pressed into ser- machines and garments worth booking-related work will remain closed Governor-Generals, Speakers of auditorium. Earlier, on Friday morn- world to save mankind from destruc- The bakery is known as vice to control the fire. The esti- a few thousand rupees were from November 17 to 19, the Chief Parliament, Ministers of Justice, Judges ing, the dignitaries from various coun- tion but to take immediate steps Gauri Foods and owned by mated loss of the property and gutted. No one was reported to Postmaster, Yogendra Maurya, said in a of the International Court of Justice, tries landed at Chaudhary Charan towards creation of a new world order Bhupinder Agrawal. The peo- other was stated to be several be injured. press release. heads of the world-renowned peace Singh Airport and were accorded a based on unity, peace and justice.

PIL CHALLENGING RENAMING OF ALLAHABAD HC allows petitioners to make amendments

PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n ALLAHABAD 26. The petitioners had chal- he Allahabad High Court lenged the rechristening of Ton Friday allowed the peti- Allahabad to Prayagraj where- tioners in the public interest lit- by an order of the government igation (PIL) challenging the dated October 18 was ques- renaming of Allahabad as tioned. The order was chal- Prayagraj to make amend- lenged because it was violative ments in their petition. of Article 14 of the The bench, comprising Constitution of India. Chief Justice Govind Mathur The court fixed November and Justice CD Singh, passed 30 as the next date of hearing the order on a PIL filed by the in the case. Earlier, the same Allahabad Heritage Society bench had dismissed another and 12 others. The bench also PIL filed by Sunita Sharma sought the records of another challenging the renaming of PIL filed by Hari Shankar Allahabad as Prayagraj. Pandey which was pending However, it had granted liber- before its Lucknow bench on bench directed the petitioners ty to the petitioner of that PIL the same issue and now the one to file the amended petition to file a representation before presided over by Chief Justice along with all necessary docu- the state government while Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath at the inaugural of Uttarakhand Mahotsav on the banks of Gomti river Pioneer will hear that PIL too. The ments on or before November raising her grievance. More good news for Kumbh Mela pilgrims INTEGRAL VARSITY CONVOCATION PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n ALLAHABAD This facility will be extended to the dates of journey and on the other Degrees presented passengers during the mela period hand, it will decongest the booking he Railways has more good news only and will be available for tickets windows of the railway stations in Tfor the pilgrims and tourists com- purchased on or after January 11, 2019, Prayagraj region during the Mela ing to visit the Kumbh Mela scheduled up to March 6, 2019. The date of jour- period, allowing more effective crowd to students to be organised in the city of Prayagraj ney will be indicated on the ticket. control. from January 15 next year. Speaking about the facility, GM of PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW in the field of agriculture and sci- In view of the enormous rush of NCR, Rajiv Chaudhry, said that the ARRANGEMENTS REVIEWED ence and talked about the impor- passengers expected to visit the city of Railways was very sensitive to the he 10th Integral Convocation tance of agriculture and devel- Prayagraj to participate in the Kumbh needs of the pilgrims, tourists and Senior police and administrative Twas organised by the Integral opment of farmers for the Mela the Ministry of Railways as a spe- other regular passengers who would be officials reviewed the arrangements in University on Friday. The cere- growth of this University in cial case has decided to allow 15 days’ visiting the city of Prayagraj during the view of the forthcoming Kumbh 2019 mony began with the University particular, and India in general. advance booking of the unreserved Kumbh Mela. “We have made exten- here on Friday. The officials concerned Tarana which set the tone for this “Integrated agriculture railway tickets from 12 stations lying sive arrangements both in terms of chalked out a plan for ensuring 10th convocation. should be integral to Integral in the Prayagraj region and serving the additional infrastructure and special smooth traffic on all routes during the Acting Vice-Chancellor Aqil University,” he said. He con- Kumbh Mela. trains for the benefit of pilgrims com- discussion held at Police Lines. The Ahmad declared the convocation cluded by saying that ‘the stu- The stations from which this ing to Prayagraj during the Kumbh Divisional Commissioner, Ashish open to the house full of digni- dents are like the small seeds of advance booking of unreserved tick- Mela and the facility of advance book- Goel, the ADG, SN Sabat, IG Range, taries and students. Prof Ahmad the big banyan tree, i.e., filled up ets will be allowed are: Allahabad ing of unreserved tickets from 12 sta- Mohit Agarwal, the DM, Kumbh, highlighted the various achieve- with potential’. Junction, Allahabad City, Naini, tions of Prayagraj region will prove to Vijay Kiran Anand, the DM, Suhas LY, ments of the university in recent The registrar presented the Subedarganj, Prayag, Prayag Ghat, GM NCR Rajiv Chaudhry be a further boon to our esteemed pas- the SSP, Nitin Tiwari, and other senior years and reinforced the fact that degrees to the recipients. Daraganj, Phaphamau, Jhunsi, sengers in the Mela period,” he added. police officials attended the meeting Integral had always strived to be The total number of degrees Vindhyachal, Allahabad Chheoki and es to purchase a ticket to any station This move by the railways is a win-win and reviewed the plans for traffic a centre of excellence. “Integral given were 1973 in which there back. The return tickets will be allowed in Allahabad Mela area and back, situation for both the passengers and emergency, route of shuttle buses, University has advanced a lot in were 69 PhDs, 489 PGs, 1367 to be booked up to 15 days in advance he/she can purchase it 15 days in it as on one hand, it will help the pas- CNG/ auto/ e-rickshaw routes and academic research and develop- UGs and 48 diplomas in excluding the date of journey. For advance. No refund will, however, be sengers in getting tickets to their des- management of roadways and private ment activities. It has achieved a Pharmacy and 45 gold and sil- example if a passenger at Nagpur wish- allowed on such return tickets. tinations much in advance of their bus stations. vertical growth over a short ver medals which were given to period of time”, the Vice- the toppers. Chancellor said. Cabinet minister and guest LMRC managing director of honour Mohsin Raza, in his Kumar Keshav, who talked about encouraging speech, asked stu- People told about causes of the role of ethics in the life of a dents to bring a good name to diabetes & how to check it student, said: “One must always the university. “By the com- CORRESPONDENT n SONEBHADRA medicines and food and drinks he or she was tak- live with utmost integrity.” He bined efforts of engineers, ing. wished all outgoing students lawyers and doctors present at he Hindalco Rural Development Department He said that due to it the possibility of one and teachers all success in life the Integral University, our Talways remains awake to its social responsibil- becoming susceptible to serious diseases of the liver and told them to remain confi- nation can truly progress,” he ities. In this sequence the Department organised a and kidney besides heart attack increased. dent all the time. He thanked said. He talked about religious diabetes awareness and check-up camp in the audi- He said that the regulated lifestyle and regular Prof SW Akhtar for his support unity and the importance of torium of Aditya Birla Rural Technology Park locat- exercise reduced the possibility of diabetes and if to the LMRC project. peace of mind in education. ed in Myorpur on the occasion of World Diabetes one’s mother or father was suffering from it Secretary, department of The function concluded Day. one should be extra careful because it was heredi- Agriculture and Farmers’ with a formal inauguration of the In the camp Dr DP Saxena of the Hindalco Rural tary. Such people should from the very beginning Welfare, and director general Integral Institute of Agricultural Hospital told the people in great detail about the do regular exercise and see to it that the sugar intake and secretary of the Indian Science and Technology by causes of diabetes and its prevention and if they were in their diet was minimum to reduce its possibili- Council of Agricultural Research director general and secretary, afflicted with it on what things they should pay atten- ty. (ICAR) Trilochan Mohapatra department of Agricultural tion to keep it under control. He said that this was In the camp 62 villagers took part out of which appreciated how the current and Research and Education (DARE) a very serious disease and was the mother of many 29 got themselves checked up for diabetes volun- previous Vice-Chancellors and and the Indian Council of ailments. tarily. In the camp the officials of the Rural office-bearers leading from the Agricultural Research (ICAR), He said that if one was afflicted with diabetes Development Department like Rajesh Singh, Sanjay front took the university to Dr Mohapatra, in the presence he or she should get his or her blood sugar Runthala, Vikas, Rakesh, and Ajay Yadav remained newer heights. He appreciated of Chancellor and founder of examined regularly and pay special attention to the present. the role of the Integral University Integral University SW Akhtar. LUCKNOW | SATURDAY | NOVEMBER 17, 2018 nation 05 Can’t censor media due to tech: Jaitley Teen Murti Estate including JNMF PNS n NEW DELHI is in danger. Neither the view- of that 1950-1952 phase... I don't er or the reader, nor the one think that is capable of happen- belongs to Govt, Centre tells HC nion Finance Minister who wants to convey. You have ing today," he said. UArun Jaitley on Friday alternatives available," he said. "If the Emergency was ever PTI n NEW DELHI hearing. said that censorship on media He, however, cautioned to be re-imposed, because it is The court, which Additional Solicitor General is not possible now because of that the alternatives are some- fashionable to say it is another he Centre told the Delhi had on November 1 Maninder Acharya and Central technology. He said, if the times grossly abused, for per- Emergency. If the Emergency THigh Court on Friday that Government standing counsel emergency was ever to be re- sonalised grounds, collateral was ever to be re-imposed, it the land where Teen Murti stayed the Monika Arora told the court imposed, it would collapse for purposes, political purposes, or would collapse for the simple Estate, which includes proceedings before that they have filed a prelimi- the simple reason that one of for lobbying. reason that one of the strengths Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial the Directorate of nary affidavit along with nec- the strengths of the emergency "I think the worst that can of the Emergency was press cen- Fund (JNMF), is situated, Estates, said status essary documents. was Press censorship and tech- happen to free speech is that if sorship. And technology does belonged to the Government The JNMF has denied the nology does not permit a press a doubt in the mind of a read- not permit press censorship. since the establishment of the quo be maintained claims that it was in illegal pos- censorship today. er or a viewer is created with "You suddenly get access to national Capital. till the next date session of the property. Addressing National Press regard to the integrity of the information through various The Centre's response of hearing The affidavit, filed by the Day event in New Delhi on news or the opinion that he is instruments that technology came on a petition filed by deputy director of estates at Friday, Jaitley said, the greatest Finance Minister Arun Jaitley addresses during the National Press Day celebrations seeing," the finance minister. has provided," Jaitley said. JNMF seeking to set aside the Directorate of Estates, challenge before media is to and Conferring of National Awards for Excellence in Journalism-2018 in New Delhi In his remarks, Jaitley also The finance minister said estate officer's October 15 evic- ed the matter for further hear- claimed that the JNMF has retain its credibility. Reasserting on Friday PTI recalled that in the 1950s an he has not been able to under- tion notice. ing on December 4 after senior failed to produce any authori- that nobody can now complain amendment was brought in by stand the criticism of those The Fund has been located advocate Kapil Sibal, appearing ty which allows/ permits it to that their free speech is in dan- for Excellence in Journalism, with the prestigious Raja Ram the Jawaharlal Nehru "who criticise the maximum". at Teen Murti, once the resi- for JNMF, said they have use the demised premises. ger due to multiple forums for presented by the Press Council Mohan Roy Award for his out- Government restricting free "Well your speech can't be in dence of India's first prime received the Government's "Without prejudice, the readers and viewers, the min- of India (PCI). National Press standing contribution to jour- speech if it adversely affected danger if you are criticising minister Jawaharlal Nehru, since response on Thursday and contention raised by the peti- ister said technology has made Day which is celebrated on nalism. Awards in other cate- the country's relations with a seven days a week," he said. 1967. JNMF was set up in 1964. sought some time to file the tioner (JNMF) cannot be that putting pressures on media November 16 every year, sym- gories were also presented. foreign country. Speaking on the occasion, Its offices are not part of rejoinder. termed as a bonafide title dis- is next to impossible due to the bolises free and responsible In his address, Jaitley said He claimed that it was Chairman Press Council of the main building but occupy The court, which had on pute, as the Central growth of social media press in India. The Press every political viewpoint is brought in because Nehru- India Justice Chandramouli a set of barracks on its eastern November 1 stayed the pro- Government is the sole owner Media's credibility will be Council of India started work- able to find space in some sec- Liaquat Ali pact became a sub- Kumar Prasad said, regulating side with a separate entry from ceedings before the Directorate of the demised premises and its own maker and if misused, ing as a watchdog on this day. tion of the media or the other. ject matter of political debate and media is unacceptable and Teen Murti Marg. of Estates, said status quo be the Teen Murti Estate, in its it can also be its own breaker, Veteran journalist and "With multiple (media) forums Dr Syama Prasad Mookerjee Press Council work relentless- Justice Anu Malhotra list- maintained till the next date of entirety," it said. he said. At the event, Jaitley Hindu publishing group chair- now available, nobody can decided to lead a campaign ly to uphold the integrity and gave away the National Awards man N Ram was presented seriously complain my speech against it. "We have grown out impartiality of the media. Cong releases Surat to be ‘multi modal transport hub' soon first list of 152 PNS n NEW DELHI transport modes in the city. As Development Corporation be built at a cost of around Rs per plan, the transport hub will (IRSDC)," officials said. 5,000 crore. candidates for n a unique kind of project, the also be linked with the city Sources in the Railways "For the first time in the ISurat railway station will be metro rail network, Bus Rapid said that the project once com- history of the country the cen- Rajasthan developed into a world-class Transit System as well as sub- pleted, will transform the face tral government, state govern- facility 'multi modal transport urban network. Interestingly, of Surat. The total land area of ment and the urban local body PNS n NEW DELHI hub' (MMTH). The Surat multi- the Surat city railway station the station will be 3,19,700 sqm are coming together to make a modal transport hub will have will be the third one in the and the built-up area 57,739 multi-modal transport hub by our days after the BJP a swanky railway station, a country to get an internation- sqm with the size of the con- pooling their lands. It will also Freleased its first list for modular passenger friendly al-standard revamp, the first course at 9,825 sqm. The area have five road under-bridges Rajasthan, Congress late concourse, a bus terminal, wide two being Habib Ganj and under commercial develop- and a parking space for 900 Thursday night gave green sig- station lobby, big ticketing hall, Gandhi Nagar railway stations. ment would be around 5,07,054 vehicles. It is expected to cater nal to its first list of 152 candi- retail and offices space in the " A special purpose vehicle sqm. The station would be a to around 3,49,684 passengers dates for the December 7 commercial towers, seamless (SPV) 'Surat Integrated multi-modal transport hub every day",officials said. The Rajasthan Assembly elections, boarding facilities and con- Transport Development with a bus terminal having a commercial area at ground fielding former Chief Minister necting bridges among a host of Corporation (SITCO)', has built-up area of 40,724 sqm. level increased from 3,54,864 Ashok Gehlot from Sardarpura other facilities. In other words, been formed by the Centre "The built up area (BUA) of sq.m. to 7,84,596 sq.m. consid- and State party president railway station will have a air- (Railways), Surat Muncipal the proposed commercial devel- ering the local demand at Surat. Sachin Pilot from Tonk seat. port like facilities for passengers. Corporation and Road opment has been increased from While the Habib Ganj rail- The Congress list was report- According to officials, the Transport Corporation of the 5.06 lakh square meter to 8.40 way station work is expected to edly delayed over differences Surat multi-modal transport state. The bid opening date has lakh square meter. The built up be complete by December-end on distribution of party tickets. hub will aim at enabling seam- now been extended to area will exclude basements or this year, the Gandhi Nagar sta- AICC SECRETARY HARISH less transit - with simple con- December 7, .2018 based on any upper floors for satisfying tion will open in time for the CHAUDHARY WILL CONTEST nectivity between the railway the request of bidders by the the parking/ fire requirements as Vibrant Gujarat Summit in station, bus terminal and other Indian Railway Stations per local byelaws. The hub will January 2019. THE POLLS FROM THE BAYTOO SEAT. FORMER BJP MP HARISH Union Minister Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore shows a victory sign after BJP senior leader Satish Poonia files his nomination MEENA, WHO HAD MOVED papers for Amer Assembly seat in Jaipur on Friday PTI TO THE CONGRESS ON Erratic rainfall WEDNESDAY, HAS BEEN Fast entry gates of Ministries open FIELDED FROM DEOLI UNIARA impacts Rabi Former National SC to hear plea challenging Commission for Women chief crop sowing for persons with fake degrees: Rahul Girija Vyas will contest from RAJESH KUMAR n NEW DELHI Udaipur, while senior party PNS n NEW DELHI strikes' of RSS continue on Delhi leader C P Joshi will be party validity of Article 370 in April elayed withdrawal of south- University," he tweeted in Hindi. nominee from the Nathdwara Dwest monsoon and erratic ongress president Rahul The Congress chief also assembly seat. Leader of PNS n NEW DELHI ing nine-phase Panchayat polls court in the 2017 SARFAESI rainfalls across the country CGandhi Friday alleged that tweeted a picture of Modi, Opposition in the Rajasthan in the state. matter, where we have held impacted the sowing of wheat under the Modi Government Union minister Smriti Irani and Assembly, Rameshwar Lal Dudi, he Supreme Court on To this, the bench said that despite the headnote of and pulses crops in the ongoing "fast entry gates" of Ministries ABVP's Delhi University presi- is the Congress's candidate from TFriday said that it will hear that it can tag the matter along Article 370, it is not a temporary season of rabi crops. According "open for those who possess dent Ankiv Baisoya, alleging the Nokha assembly seat. AICC in April a plea challenging the with a batch of pending peti- provision," the court had said. to Ministry of Agriculture's fake degrees". Rahul also "Fake degree is in BJP's DNA". Secretary Harish Chaudhary validity of Article 370 of the tions challenging Article 35A of The court was hearing an data, area sown to pulses has fall- attacked the RSS alleging that Baisoya has stepped down will contest the polls from the Constitution giving special sta- the Constitution, under which appeal filed by petitioner Kumari en 18 per cent to 69.95 lakh its "farjical (fake) strike" con- from his post after reports of Baytoo seat. Former BJP MP tus to Jammu & Kashmir. The special rights and privileges are Vijayalakshmi Jha, against the hectare so far in the ongoing rabi tinues on educational insti- that under the BJP fast entry him possessing a fake degree. Harish Meena, who had moved court deferred the hearing after granted to the "permanent res- Delhi High Court's April 11, (winter) season over the year- tutes of the Delhi University. gates of Ministries open for The ABVP said Thursday to the Congress on Wednesday, Attorney General K K idents" of the state. 2017 order dismissing the plea ago period due to less planting Taking to Twitter, he those who possess fake degrees)." DUSU president Baisoya has has been fielded from Venugopal, appearing for the The suggestion of the seeking a declaration that Article in Karnataka and Maharashtra. launched a tirade against Prime There was no immediate resigned from his post after it Deoli Uniara. Centre sought adjournment on bench was opposed by the 370 is temporary in nature. Sowing of wheat, the main Minister Narendra Modi, say- comment from the Prime asked him to do so, and has The party's central election the ground that the current sit- counsels for the state saying The petitioner had claimed rabi crop, is also lagging behind ing,"Shri chappan aur unke Minister's Office or the BJP. also been suspended from the committee General Secretary uation is very sensitive. that the two issues are different before the high court that marginally at Rs 51.63 lakh mantriyon ne chatron ko dikhaya "The RSS' has an old tradition students outfit till an inquiry Mukul Wasnik released the list A bench of Justices D Y entirely and the plea should not Article 370 was a temporary hectare so far in the rabi sea- hai ki BJP mai mantrimandal ka of attacking educational insti- into allegations that he gained after hectic deliberations with Chandrachud and M R Shah be tagged along with Article provision that had lapsed with son of the 2018-19 crop year shighra dwar farzi degree dikha tutions and helping those with admission to the Delhi senior state leaders and the party said it will hear the matter in 35A pending petitions. The the dissolution of the compared with 54.28 lakh kar khulta hai. ('Mr 56' and his fake degrees attain power. University on the basis of a leadership. The notification for the first week of April 2019 bench then posted the matter Constituent Assembly in 1957. hectare in the year-ago period. Ministers have shown students "That is why the 'farjical fake degree. the polls was issued on Monday seemed to appreciate the con- for further hearing in first The petition had said that Sowing of rabi crops begins cern raised by the Attorney week of April, 2019. the continuance of the tempo- from October and harvesting General who said, "The polit- On April 3, the apex court rary provision of Article 370 from March onwards. SEVERE MENTAL DISORDERS ical situation in the state is such had said that Article 370 of the even after dissolution of In Maharashtra, that the matter should not be Constitution is not a temporary Constituent Assembly of J&K, heard at this time." provision. The court had said and that of J&K Constitution farmers have planted Senior advocate Rakesh that in its earlier verdict of 2017 which has never got the assent pulses in only 5.62 Dwivedi and advocate Shoeb in the SARFESI case, it has been of the President of India or lakh hectare so far WHO issues management guidelines Alam, appearing for Jammu already held that Article 370 was Parliament or the government this season as against and Kashmir said that a letter "not a temporary provision". of India, "amounts to fraud on ARCHANA JYOTI n NEW DELHI has been circulated seeking "The issue concerned is the basic structure of our 10.61 lakh hectare in adjournment due to the ongo- covered by the judgement of this Constitution". the year-ago period eople with severe mental Double whammy for people Pdisorders (SMD) of biopo- According to the data, farm- lar, moderate to severe depres- with severe mental disorders Mizoram Govt ers in Karnataka have sown sion and other psychotic dis- pulses in only 7.35 lakh hectare orders not only have to battle o Overall, people with SMD have 1.53 times greater risk of Ugratara temple idol, so far this season as against 12.98 with their mental conditions cardiovascular disease and 1.85 times greater risk of death due to allocates lakh hectare in the same period but also non-communicable cardiovascular disease. People with SMD, particularly those who last season. Northern and south and communicable diseases valuables looted `52.75 cr for interior parts of Karnataka are such as diabetes and tubercu- have had multiple episodes of illness, also have higher rates of reeling under severe drought. losis cutting their life expectan- diabetes mellitus, with 1.85 times greater risk than the general PTI n GUWAHATI These areas received deficient cy by 10-20 years when com- ensuring that people with SMD population ACCORDING TO THE CCTV poll expenses rains even during the kharif pared to general population. receive treatment," the WHO o In India, there are just 0.3 psychiatrists, 0.07 psychologists and he centuries-old idol of FOOTAGE OF THE TEMPLE, PTI n (summer) season. Sowing of rabi Coming to the rescue of said in a statement here recent- 0.07 social workers per 100,000 people in India. The ratio of TGoddess Tara has gone FOUR PERSONS WERE AIZAWL crops begins in November and this hapless and helpless sector, ly while releasing the guidelines missing along with other valu- SEEN LOOTING AND continues till February. the World Health Organisation recently for managing physical psychiatrists in developed nations is 6.6 per 100,000 and the ables from the famous Shakti he Mizoram Government In Maharashtra too, farmers (WHO) has issued for the first health conditions of such peo- average number of mental hospitals globally is 0.04 per 100,000 shrine Ugratara Temple in VANDALISING THE Thas allocated C52.75 crore have planted pulses in only 5.62 time "Guidelines on manage- ple. while it's only 0.004 in India Jorpukhuri area here, police SANCTUM SANCTORUM towards expenses of the lakh hectare so far this season as ment of physical health con- The recommendations said on Friday. OF THE TEMPLE AND November 28 state legislative against 10.61 lakh hectare in the ditions in adults with severe have come at a time when India port and considering possible and prevention, screening and The idol, made of 'astad- assembly polls, finance year-ago period. However in mental disorders" that aims to is witnessing sharp increase in interactions between different treatment. It is crucial to hatu' (eight metals), was found TAKING AWAY THE IDOL department officials Madhya Pradesh, pulses was help health workers to how to mental health disorders. An medications prescribed for address the disparities in health missing when the priest said Friday. covered in 29.23 lakh hectare as lookout and manage co-mor- estimated 150 million people mental and physical health care access and provision for opened the temple door on culprits and investigations have The officials said the against 30.9 lakh hectare in the bid physical and mental health across India are in need of conditions. people with such condition," Friday morning. Other valu- already begun, police said. finance department has said period. As many as pulses conditions among mental health care interven- "The majority of deaths they said. ables including cash from the The Secretary of the released `32.5 crore to the acreage remained lower at 69.95 such patients. tions, both short and long- amongst people with SMD are In India, poor awareness donation box was also looted, Temple Committee, Kailash state election department. lakh hectare so far this season as The majority of these early term, according to India's lat- attributable to physical health about the symptoms of mental they said. Sarmah, said that the idol Of the `52.75 crore elec- against 85.32 lakh hectare in the deaths are due to physical est National Mental Health conditions, both non-commu- illness, stigma and the lack of The temple authorities was in his family for centuries tion budget, `37.75 crore will same period last season. health conditions like diabetes, Survey 2015-16. The survey, nicable and communicable," mental health services available informed the Latasil police and the authorities must take be disbursed to eight district In case of wheat, farmers tuberculosis and cardiovascu- which was carried out across 12 said Graham Thornicroft, has led to treatment gap, with station, which is located bare- urgent measures to ensure election offices, while `4 crore have sown the crop in 51.63 lakh lar diseases. "As the physical states, found that the overall Chair of the guideline devel- insufficient numbers of trained ly 200 metres away from the that it was recovered at the will go to the State election hectare so far this season as health of people with SMD is prevalence for current mental opmental group and Professor mental health care profession- temple. earliest. directorate. against 54.28 lakh hectare in the commonly overlooked, not health morbidity was 10.6 per- of Community Psychiatry at als. The survey by the National According to the CCTV He said the idol dated The officials said `11 same period last season. Area only by themselves and people cent. King's College London, and Institute of Mental Health and footage of the temple, four back to to 1044 AD and the crore was the total estimate coverage remained lower in around them, but also by The WHO guidelines colleagues wrote in the WHO Neuro-Sciences (NIMHANS) persons were seen looting and temple is revered as one of the for expenses to be incurred on Punjab at 14.68 lakh hectare as health systems, they suffer include recommendations on executive summary. found that, depending on the vandalising the sanctum sanc- 51 'Shaktipeeths' in the deployment of 40 companies against 17.58 lakh hectare, while from crucial physical health healthy lifestyle behaviors "Unfortunately, such peo- state, between 70 and 92 per- torum of the temple and taking country. of Central Armed Police in Haryana it stood at 5.54 lakh disparities and limited access such as healthier diet, more ple often lack access to health cent of those in need of men- away the idol. The present temple was Force (CAPF), which was hectare as against 6.93 lakh to health services. physical activity and tobacco services or receive poor quali- tal health care failed to receive A massive search operation built in 1725 AD during the regarded as on the hectare in the said period. "Many lives can be saved by cessation, psychosocial sup- ty care, including promotion any treatment. has been launched to nab the rule of Ahom King Siva Singh. higher side. LUCKNOW | SATURDAY | NOVEMBER 17, 2018 nation 06

J&K headed for Prez rule, assembly Elaborate security arrangements in J&K not to be dissolved for now: Malik ahead of Panchayat polls PTI n JAMMU far and there is a clear message The fund had been put in coalition government. that nothing illegal will be suspended animation after the No party enjoys a majori- KHURSHEED WANI n SRINAGAR over 4400 Sarpanches and over ammu and Kashmir is head- allowed,” he said. fall of the Mehbooba Mufti ty in the 87-member Assembly, 35 thousand Panches. Jed for President’s rule but the However, he justified the government on June 19. Malik in which the PDP has 28 he authorities in Jammu & The Model Code of state assembly will not be dis- decision to keep the 87-mem- also authorised legislators to MLAs, the BJP 25 and the TKashmir have put in elabo- Conduct (MCC) imposed on solved for now, Governor ber state assembly alive on the inaugurate projects and infra- National Conference 15. rate security and logistic arrange- September 16 continues to Satyapal Malik said Friday. ground, saying that at least the structure related works in the President’s rule can be ments to conduct the maiden remain in force. His statement comes amid MLAs will be able to cater to state. Asked whether the state imposed after the Union phase of the elongated pan- The total number of elec- speculation that efforts are the daily needs of the people of was heading for a presidential Cabinet, headed by the prime chayat polls on Saturday. As tors in the State is over 58 being made behind the scenes their respective constituencies. rule, he said, “It is a normal minister, makes a recommen- many as 47 Panchayat blocks Lakh 54 Thousand who are to cobble together a coalition “I still don’t see any gov- course of action that after com- dation to the president to this covering 21 blocks in Jammu eligible to cast their votes in government by various parties ernment formation from the pletion of six months of gov- effect following a report of the province, 16 in Kashmir valley Panchayat Elections. to succeed the PDP-BJP dis- present assembly but I do not ernor’s rule, it will be followed governor. and 10 blocks in Ladakh region Over 29 Lakh 91 pensation that collapsed in wish to deprive people of their by President’s rule.” Under such circumstances, are going to polls in the first Thousand voters are regis- June when the BJP withdrew development. The MLAs can The state is under gover- there is no need for the Centre phase. tered in Kashmir Division support to the Mehbooba continue developing their nor’s rule which expires on to get parliamentary nod for According to the Chief whileas 28 Lakh 63 Voters are Mufti-led PDP. respective constituencies and December 19. Under the extension of central rule Electoral Officer, 427 candi- registered in Jammu Division However, the numbers for addressing the problems of the Constitution of Jammu and beyond December 19. dates are in the fray for 536 if the State. a government formation don’t people,” Malik told PTI. Kashmir, there is no provision While the Governor’s rule Sarpanch Halqas and 5951 Election Commission has seem to add up for now. Malik had reversed his for extension of Governor’s in Jammu and Kashmir is candidates for 4048 Panch devised a scheme to enable Malik himself is convinced predecessor N N Vohra’s order rule. imposed under Section 92 of Wards in the State for which migrant Kashmiri Pandits to that a popular government will by restoring the Constituency The state is under central the state’s Constitution, voting and counting is sched- vote through Postal Ballot in not be possible. “I still do not Development Fund (CDF) of rule since June 19 after the BJP President’s rule is imposed uled to be held tomorrow. Panchayat Elections. see any government forma- members of the Legislative withdrew support from the under Article 356 of the Indian The polling will take place The Commission tion. No party has numbers so Assembly. then Mehbooba Mufti-led Constitution. between 8 in the morning till announced poll schedules 2 O’ clock. despite the decision of two The Panchayat polls on main political parties National non party basis will be held in Conference and People's nine phases in 316 Blocks in Democratic Party to stay away CBI registers DA case against retired PNB 4483 Pachayat Halqas com- from Municipal and Panchayat prising of over 35 Thousand polls. Panch Constituencies. National Conference was The polls have been sched- the first mainstream political official accused in Nirav Modi case uled on November 17, 20, 24, party that announced boycott 27, 29 and December 01, 04, 08 of Municipal and Panchayat PTI n NEW DELHI income”, the CBI FIR alleged. suspicion. Bank of India, Bank of India, and 11. elections slated this year. It also said that Ashalata It is alleged that Shetty Axis Bank, Allahabad Bank — Adequate security arrange- he CBI has registered a dis- had “been found to have active- had been bypassing PNB’s core located in Antwerp, Hong ments in villages and poll Tproportionate assets case ly assisted her husband in the banking system and issuing Kong, Bahrain, Mauritius, bound areas have been put in Tribunal to against retired deputy manag- concealment and acquisition of LoUs fraudulently for seven Frankfurt without making place to ensure smooth and er of Punjab National Bank assets raised from ill-gotten years. entries in the banking software peaceful panchayat polls in review ban on (PNB) Gokulnath Shetty, a key wealth and thereby has abetted An LoU is a guarantee about the LoUs. the State. accused in the Rs 11,400-crore the offence of possession of dis- which is given by an issuing These LoUs and Letters of The last Panchayat elec- scam involving Nirav Modi, for proportionate assets by a pub- bank to Indian banks having Credits (LC) worth Rs 11,384 tions in the State were held in 2 Tripura allegedly amassing wealth 200 lic servant”. branches abroad to grant a crore were getting renewed or 2011 after a gap of 20 years and per cent more than his known Shetty was arrested by the short-term credit to the appli- issued afresh for six years with- Panchayats completed their militant groups sources of income, officials Central Bureau of Investigation cant. In case of default, the out the bank’s knowledge. term in July 2016. said Friday. (CBI) in February this year bank issuing the LoU has to The Indian banks abroad Instead of EVMs, ballot PTI n NEW DELHI The case was registered by after the banking fraud involv- pay the liability to credit giving did not mind as their money papers will decide the fate of the CBI’s Anti Corruption ing billionaire jewellers Nirav bank along with accruing inter- was safe (under guarantee from he Centre has set up a tri- Branch in Mumbai against Modi and Mehul Choksi sur- est. Shetty allegedly sent mes- PNB) and increasing because of Tbunal, headed by Delhi Shetty and his wife Ashalata for faced. sages of these LoUs using an the accruing interest. High Court Judge Justice allegedly amassing a large num- The scam surfaced when international messaging system The party was spoiled in Rajnath promises Suresh Kait, for adjudicating ber of moveable and immove- companies of Nirav Modi and for banking systems called January this year when the first whether or not two Tripura- able properties during the peri- Choksi approached PNB’s SWIFT (Society for Worldwide renewal arose after the retire- road facelift, more based militant outfits should be od between April 1, 2011 and Brady Road branch, Mumbai, Interbank Financial ment of Shetty, the officials declared banned organisations May 31, 2017, the day he in January this year seeking Telecommunication), which is said. power to tribal under the law. retired. Letter of Understanding (LoU) used to pass instructions An alarmed bank dug out The decision has been According to the CBI FIR, for payments to suppliers. The among banks globally to trans- all such LoUs and LCs showing councils in Mizoram taken by the Home Ministry the couple had amassed dis- official handling the case fer funds. a mammoth liability towards exercising the powers con- proportionate assets to the sought 100 per cent cash guar- It is estimated that millions other banks. Siaha (Mizoram): Alleging that ferred under the Unlawful tune of Rs 2.63 crore during the antee before any such letter of messages are sent daily using The conniving officer also the Congress Government had Activities (Prevention) Act, an period. could be issued to which the the SWIFT technology global- issued Foreign Letters of Credit not done anything to bring official notification said. Shetty and his wife company officials said no such ly wherein every member bank by entering a smaller amount about development in Mizoram, “...the central government Ashalata, who is a clerk with guarantee was sought in the can send or receive messages of in trade finance module of Union Home Minister Rajnath hereby constitutes ‘The Indian Bank, “had acquired past. financial transactions to anoth- Core Banking Solutions (CBS) Singh on Friday said the BJP, if Unlawful Activities disproportionate assets to the The official checked the er bank worldwide. system and generating the ref- voted to power, would upgrade (Prevention) Tribunal’ con- tune of Rs 2.63 crore, which are records which did not show The PNB officials alleged- erence number and a SWIFT the road infrastructure in the sisting of Hon’ble Shri Justice 238.44 per cent disproportion- such an LoU to Modi or ly sent these messages to Indian message was sent for the State within six months. Suresh Kait, Judge of Delhi ate to their known sources of Choksi’s company which led to banks — Canara Bank, State amount, the bank alleged. Addressing an election High Court, for the purpose of rally here, he said the condition adjudicating whether or not of roads in the North-eastern there is sufficient cause for State has gone from bad to declaring the National worse under the Congress rule. Liberation Front of Tripura “The BJP, if elected to (NLFT) and All Tripura Tiger power, will build highways and Force (ATTF) as unlawful asso- mend roads in the State with- ciations,” it said. in six months. The poll-bound State probably has the worst road infrastructure in the coun- Emission fiasco: try even after a decade of Congress rule,” Singh said. NGT directs The Minister also asserted that the Centre would ensure Volkswagen to passage of an amendment to the Sixth Schedule of the deposit ` 100 cr Constitution, providing more power to the autonomous dis- PTI n NEW DELHI trict councils of Mizoram. “If the two BJP nominees he National Green in the Mara Autonomous TTribunal Friday directed District Council (MADC) are Volkswagen to deposit an elected to power, the BJP-led interim amount of Rs 100 NDA Government at the crore with the CPCB in a Centre will be able to push for case related to allegations an amendment to the Sixth against the German auto Schedule of the Constitution to major for using ‘cheat device’ ensure more autonomy to the in emission tests of its diesel district councils,” he said. vehicles. MADC, one of the three A bench headed by NGT autonomous district councils Chairperson Justice Adarsh Finance Minister Arun Jaitley and Press Council of India Chairperson Justice Chandramauli Kumar Prasad present the ' Rural Journalism Award' to Chief Correspondent, within the State, has its head- Kumar Goel also formed a Deshbandhu, Ruby Sarkar, during the National Press Day celebrations, in New Delhi on Friday PTI quarters in Siaha. PTI committee comprising offi- cials of the Ministry of Environment and Forests, Ministry of Heavy ‘Fashion designer was killed by a man she helped get out of jail’ Industries, Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) and PTI n NEW DELHI Three men have been Nepalese national, were found Mala had even bought Anwar meet on Sunday but an unex- Automotive Research arrested in connection with the with at least 18 stab injuries a motorcycle so he could com- pected visit from a relative Association of India to cal- he wound up a long con- murder — Mala’s master tailor each. After the killings, alleged- mute to work. meant that they could not. culate the actual quantum of Sversation with her sister, Rahul Anwar (24), his cousin ly following a long-standing Aarti also ran a boutique. “Meenu’s winter clothes the environmental loss. saying she would call back Rahmat (24) and his friend dispute over unpaid dues, the About a year ago, Anwar had been kept in a cupboard in The green panel direct- after watching “Bigg Boss” but Wasim (25). accused looted jewellery worth visited her boutique to ask for the storeroom where Bahadur ed the committee to submit that was never to be. About an It was ‘Meenu’, as Mala was lakhs of rupees and ransacked work and did not inform her used to sleep. The storeroom the report within a month hour later, fashion designer known in her family, who the house, police said, esti- that he worked with her sister. was next to the workshop and asked the company and Mala Lakhani was killed, helped get Rahul out of jail mating that the incident took “I only learnt about it where the incident happened. the petitioner in the case to allegedly by her tailor who she when he was arrested for place between 10 pm and 11.30 recently when one of my “She was opening those appear before the panel had helped get out of jail, her molestation, Aarti murmured, pm on Wednesday. employees told me. I had never cupboards on Wednesday to within seven days with their sister Aarti Sharma said on almost as if talking to herself. Around 2.45 am on met Anwar in person before,” take out her things. Anwar contentions. The tribunal Friday. Anwar was arrested in Thursday, the three men went she said. She said she was must have thought she had kept was hearing pleas filed by a Standing outside the 2017 for allegedly molesting a to the police station to confess aware about the monetary dis- cash in those cupboards, which school teacher Saloni Safdarjung Hospital mortuary minor girl in Rangpuri Pahari to the crime. pute between her sister and is why they ransacked that Ailawadi and a few others to claim the body of her 53- area, police said. “They had even inflicted Anwar and had discussed it in room after killing Meenu and seeking ban on sale of year-old sister, who was found “She would always say that stab injuries on her face and it detail with Mala. Bahadur,” Aarti said. Volkswagen vehicles for brutally stabbed to death along Anwar is like my ‘bachcha’,” was hard to recognise her. She “Anwar wanted extra Police informed the fami- alleged violation of emission with her domestic help Aarti said. was very conscious about her money for every cloth he ly that the three accused norms. The automobile giant Bahadur in her bungalow in It is hard to believe that appearance but look what they stitched. They wanted some Rs allegedly searched Bahadur’s had earlier submitted a upscale Vasant Kunj Enclave in Rahul stabbed her so brutally did to her... Bahadur’s 50 extra per piece for stitching. room for money and were roadmap before the tribunal the early hours of Thursday, and did not even spare her face, intestines were visible. The Since it was a meagre amount, expecting to get Rs 30 lakh-40 to recall over 3.23 lakh vehi- Aarti was inconsolable. Aarti said, standing outside workshop where the murders we would have sorted it. We lakh but did not find any cash. cles in the country fitted “I had spoken to her at the hospital with her husband took place had blood splattered had never thought they would “I would speak to Meenu at with a ‘defeat device’ meant around 8.15 pm (on Rahul Sharma, the first person all over the floor,” Rahul hatch a conspiracy to kill her least four times in a day and we to fudge emission tests. Wednesday). I spoke to her to see the bodies with multiple Sharma told PTI. over it. In fact, it was Anwar met once a week,” she said. A ‘cheat’ or ‘defeat again and we ended up talking stab injuries in the workshop of The Lakhani family — who told police about Aarti and The family would caution device’ is a software in diesel till 9.50 pm. She wanted to the sprawling home. Mala’s two sisters Deepika and her boutique. Lakhani against keeping so engines to manipulate emis- speak to my daughter but later The bodies of Mala, who Aarti and her brother Gope — “That’s how police con- many people in her house sion tests by changing the said she will call us after ‘Bigg ran a boutique called Tulsi were waiting at the mortuary tacted me to inform me about since she lived alone but she performance of the cars Boss’ gets over. But she never Creations in Green Park, and along with a host of relatives the incident,” she said. would always say, “my home is globally. called back,” Aarti told PTI. 50-year-old Bahadur, a and friends. Rahul Sharma said The sisters had planned to my mandir”. LUCKNOW | SATURDAY | NOVEMBER 17, 2018 nation 07

Ex-Guj CM Vaghela Shirdi temple Mamata blames BJP for head booked Goyal faces to work against BJP for molestation protests by rail destroying institutions TN RAGHUNATHA n MUMBAI in Lok Sabha polls he Shirdi police have booked SAUGAR SENGUPTA n KOLKATA ties,” Banerjee said. TRajendra Jagtap, head of the employees Incidentally the CPI(M) Saibaba Temple run by Shirdi ontinuing her tirade which was locked in a battle Saibaba Sansthan Trust (SSST) Cagainst the BJP-led NDA with the BJP for the second for allegedly molesting a woman PNS n LUCKNOW which were not acceptable. Government for “taking India place in the State has also devotee from Rahata taluka in The situation went out of towards a political chaos,” announced rallies following Maharashtra’s Ahmednagar. ailway Minister Piyush hand when Goyal said that Bengal Chief Minister Mamata the same path that the BJP’s Acting on a complaint by a RGoyal faced the ire of Mishra had even incited Banerjee on Friday said the saf- Yatra is like to take. victim woman, the Shirdi railway employees here on apprentices against the rail- fron Government had ensured The BJP is scheduled to police registered an offence Friday over after he refused to way administration and this that the key institutions of the take out three Yatras in against Jagtap under sections accept the demands for was not good. “People who country were destroyed. December. While the first Yatra 354 (molestation), 323 restoration of old pension have done apprenticeship do In an apparent bid to catch will start from Ganga Sagar (Voluntarily causing hurt), 504 scheme and regularisation of not automatically qualify for the bull by its horn the Chief (the southernmost tip of (intentional insult with intent the services of apprentices. job in Railways. There is a Minister also announced country and implementing Bengal), the second one will to provoke breach of the peace) The railway employees binding by the court. The counter-Yatras in the wake of regimes like the National commence from Tarapeeth in and 506 (Punishment for crim- raised slogans against the court ruling says that equal BJP’s much publicised Rath Register for Citizens would Birbhum district. The third inal intimidation). minister and tried to stop his opportunity should be given Yatras beginning next month. force her party to “play a big- Yatra will start from the north- PNS n GANDHINAGAR 11 MLAs belonging to his Following the victim fleet. Goyal’s office, howev- to all. Earlier, some people The TMC Yatras will follow the ger role in the coming days. ern most district o the State camp. In the subsequent devel- woman’s complaint, Jagtap has er, denied that any such were given jobs but they were route of the BJP Yatras, she said. “We will not tolerate divi- Coochbehar bordering Assam. emanding to hold the opment, his son and Rajput absconded from the pilgrim protest took place. asked to leave even after The Narendra Modi sion in the society and perse- The BJP’s chariots will converge Dupcoming Lok Sabha polls joined BJP. However, Mahendra town of Shirdi. “We are look- Goyal was the chief guest putting in 10 years’ of service Government was tearing down cution of innocent people in at the Brigade Parade Ground using ballot papers instead of resigned from the saffron ing for Jagtap. He has been at a function organised by in the railways,” he added. the major institutions like the name of NRC,” Banerjee in Kolkata on January 23 the Electronic Voting Machines brigade in October this year. missing since yesterday. We Northern Railway Men’s “We cannot jump the gun Reserve Bank of India and said giving a call for “BJP birth day of Netaji Subhas (EVMs), former Gujarat Chief Coming down heavily on hope to find him soon,” Union (NRMU) on its 70th and give jobs to apprentices. Central Bureau of Investigation Hatao Desh Bachao (save India Chandra Bose, the party Minister Shankersinh Vaghela Prime Minister Narendra Investigation Officer attached anniversary at Railway During training, it was made Banerjee said promising to do by driving away the BJP)”. sources said. said that he would try his best Modi, the strong Kshtriya to the Shirdi town police sta- Stadium here on Friday. clear that those who complete everything to protect these The Chief Minister who Enroute the Yatras will to ensure BJP’s defeat in the leader said that Modi failed to tion B F Maghade said. The problem started the course would not auto- organizations. had called a mega rally in cover several thousand kilo- 2019 general elections. keep promises he had given to The victim woman, who when Goyal refused to accept matically qualify for job. But “They (Modi Government) January to be held at the his- meters, during which 60 mass “There is need to use bal- people ahead of 2014 Lok incidentally is a taluka the demands raised by gen- some leaders have tried to are destroying all the key insti- toric Brigade Parade Ground in meetings will be held. lot papers till the doubts on Sabha polls. He went on to say Congress office bearer, said in eral secretary of All-India mislead the apprentices,” the tutions of the country,” Kolkata where she had invited Top BJP leaders including EVMs in the minds of voters that Indian voters have decid- her complaint that she along National Federation of Railway Minister said. Banerjee who had earlier been all the anti-BJP parties said “all party president Amit Shah, would vanish. A mechanism ed to defeat NDA. with her women friends had Railways Employees Shiv He said this year the critical of changing the parties barring a few have con- Assam Chief Minister has to be developed to spread “I have started efforts to gone to Saibaba temple for Gopal Mishra, who demand- Indian Railway will give 1.25 Planning Commission into Niti firmed their desire to attend the Sarwananda Sonowal and his awareness on EVMs and VVPT unit anti-BJP political outfits. darshan on Thursday night. ed restoration of the nation- lakh jobs and it had reserved Ayog said adding how the rally,” adding the same will act UP counterpart Yogi among the voters across the For the purpose I am visiting “At that time, Saibaba al pension scheme, regulari- some percentage of seats for Centre was “trying to change as the final nail in the BJP’s cof- Adityanath will address the country,” said Vaghela in an across the nation and already palanquin procession was on. sation of the services of those who had completed the way the RBI and the CBI fin. BJP rallies sources said. interaction with media persons. visited nine states. My aim At around 8.30 pm, the temple apprentices and government apprenticeship from Indian function.” Attacking the saffron out- “The Yatras will be taken On Friday the former would be to create a national official (Jagtap) came close to job for the dependents of Railway. But they would The ruling outfit (read fit for reintroducing the age-old out against Trinamool Union Minister popularly level political front to counter me and my other friends. He railway employees who died have to appear in tests, he BJP) that was making “‘build- tactic of Rath Yatras to polar- Congress’ reign of terror, its known as ‘Bapu’ in political and BJP,” said the veteran politician touched and my friends mis- during their service. added. ing statues’ its poll agenda will ize the Hindu vote, Banerjee appeasement policy and its social circles had organised claiming that even if anti-BJP behaved with us and threw me The Railway Minister, Hearing this, the employ- itself become a statue after the said, “the BJP is organizing the aiding the continuing infiltra- media get together lunch at his political party would fight with out of the temple premises. He during his address, categori- ees started raising slogans coming Lok Sabha elections,” Rath Yatra to divide the people tion through Bangladesh bor- palatial residence on the out- each other at local level, they threatened me not to be seen cally refused to accept the against the minister, forcing Banerjee told a party meeting but we will organize similar der,” BJP State Rahul skirts of Gandhinagar to mark would get around 300 seats and on the temple premises once demands of the employees’ Goyal to cut short his speech. in Kolkata. Yatras which will be called Sinha said. beginning of Vikram Samvant form UPA type government at again in future,” the com- union. He said that railway Later, the security personnel Dropping hints that the “Ekta Yatra (Unity Rally)” on However TMC MP and 2075 (Gujarati New Year). the centre. He gave examples of plainant said. employees’ associations escorted him to his vehicle, Trinamool Congress was plan- the same route that their Yatra Chief Minister’s nephew said Vaghela had resigned from West Bengal where Mamata The victim woman, in her sometimes raised demands after which he left for Delhi. ning to take central stage in follows.” the Rath Yatra would in fact be Congress in 2017 ahead of Banerjee’s political outfit would complaint, also claimed that Delhi post 2019 general elec- The Trinamool Congress’ a “luxury tour of the State in assembly polls along with his fight against communist party this was not the fitst time that tions, Banerjee said the way the Yatra “is aimed at uniting and air-conditioned vehicles by the MLA son Mahendra, relative at local level but BJP wouldn’t Jagtap was misbehaving with UP GOVT COMMITTED TO ... BJP was trying to divide the not dividing the communi- BJP leaders.” Balwantsinh Rajput and other get anything there. women inside the temple. From Page 1 would greatly benefit Kanpur-Bundelkhand region and thus the segment was on the threshold of economic progress once the Defence Corridor became functional. He said this mega event had emerged to be one of the most remarkable events to chan- Gaja tramples 13 to death in TN Upset Mungantiwar unwilling to hold nelise efforts being made for making UP Defence Corridor a ground reality. Later, Yogi also made a surprise visit to Galla From Page 1 Cuddalore district reported rainfall between 9 Mandi where he personally interacted with the farmers and “Spoke to CM Shri K Palaniswami regard- cm and 12 cm. alliance talks with Uddhav assured them that they would not get less than what the support ing the situation in the cyclone affected areas of “The system has now become a depression price had been fixed by the UP government. He warned the entry Tamil Nadu. Assured all possible assistance from and has entered land area of neighbouring Kerala PTI n MUMBAI the Avni episode. I did not the Anvi episode had caused of middleman and directed officials and farmers to ensure they the Centre in mitigating the situation arising due through Dindigul and Theni districts,” the expect this from him, especially him, Mungantiwar said, "I eliminated the role of middlemen so that the benefits could be to cyclone. Asked the HS to monitor the situa- sources said. enior BJP leader Sudhir when I considered him a good am not active on social media availed by them. He warned officials of strict action in case there tion & provide all help to the State admin (sic),” The CM said 216 medical camps have been SMungantiwar has said he is friend. During the course of the platforms. However, when my was any victimisation of farmers. UP Industrial Development Singh tweeted. organised to check spread of epidemics in storm- upset at Shiv Sena chief conversation, he told me daughter showed me the mes- Minister Satish Mahana, Satya Dev Pachauri and all MPs and Besides loss of lives, 1,471 huts were partially hit regions. As many as 7,000 electricity poles Uddhav Thackeray’s criticism Maneka ji had called him and sages posted on Twitter and MLAs were present along with office-bearers of the party. damaged and 216 fully destroyed. A total of had been dispatched to vulnerable districts in of him on tigress Avni's killing, askedFacebook, I was deeply upset. 4,987 trees got uprooted in these districts. advance for replacement, he said, adding steps and therefore is not willing to him to oppose the killing of the People used abusive language Farmers’ leader PR Pandian told PTI lakhs have been taken on a war-footing to restore participate in alliance talks tigress," Mungantiwar, who against me. I felt upset when RAJA BHAIYA ANNOUNCES ... of coconut trees, plantain and acres of paddy power supply. with the latter. also holds charge of the state I saw my family in distress From Page 1 crop have been seriously affected due to the gusty Adequate precautionary measures were Mungantiwar, the state's Finance portfolio, said. reading such messages." concerning the lives of the masses. “People are enthused over winds. He demanded adequate compensation for taken by authorities to tackle the situation, he Forest minister, has been at the Mungantiwar further said When approached for a my floating a new party,” he added. the farmers. State owned Tamil Nadu Generation said. Power supply has been suspended since centre of attacks from politi- he was in favour of an alliance response, Menaka Gandhi, Asked whether his party would forge alliance with other par- and Distribution Corporation’s field assets, Thursday evening in Nagapattinam district. cians like Thackeray and Union with the Sena at a time when Union Minister for Women ties, Raja Bhaiya said: “This question should be posed to other including 13,025 electricity poles, 13 local dis- Traffic remains disrupted in most parts of minister Maneka Gandhi as nobody else in the party was and Child Development, political parties, whether they want to ally with us on the issues tribution transformers, and 1,000 cables were Nagapattinam and Karaikal districts. well as animal rights groups for willing to do so, as they (party refused to comment. we are focusing on.” He said the main agenda of his new party damaged in rain-related incidents. A holiday has been declared for education- the killing of tigress Avni, colleagues) were irked with Thackeray has been vocal would be to raise the issues related to disparity in the reserva- The heavy rain in districts, including al institutions in regions, including allegedly a man-eater, on the Sena's constant criticism of in his criticism of the killing tion system vis-à-vis non-Dalits and issues concerning the youths. Tiruvarur and Thanjavur, and widespread rain Nagapattinam and Tiruvarur districts. Revenue November 2 in Yavatmal. the BJP and the state govern- of Avni and had termed the Refusing to say anything when asked whether his party would in other parts, has come as a boon to the State Minister RB Udaya Kumar told reporters that Speaking to select media- ment. state's government's decision contest the Lok Sabha polls in 2019 or he would go for an alliance which was staring at a rainfall deficit during the the Government has tackled the cyclone situa- persons recently, Mungantiwar "Despite this, he indulged to set up a committee to in the elections, the Independent MLA clarified that the deci- monsoon season which commenced on October tion successfully. claimed when he called up in cheap criticism of the probe the killing as a "farce". sion on contesting the election would be taken after the ECI recog- 1. “Now the deficit stands at 23 per cent. The “This was a challenging task...We are con- Thackeray to convey his dis- episode. I am no more willing Thackeray had also said if nised his party. The MLA from Kunda, who completes his sil- rainfall ranged between the lowest of 1 cm in fident that we have faced it safely 100 per cent,” appointment over the latter's to hold alliance talks with him Chief Minister Devendra ver jubilee in politics on November 25, has already announced several towns to the highest of 17 cm in he said, adding all post-cyclone tasks like remarks, the Sena chief told now," Mungantiwar, who has Fadnavis backed Mungantiwar to hold a big rally in Lucknow on November 30. Asked about Tiruvarur district followed by 16 cm in cleaning up storm affected areas has begun. him that Union minister been instrumental in saying he could not be held the Ram temple in Ayodhya, Raja Bhaiya refused to make any Thanjavur,” a Met official said. In a rare gesture, DMK president and Maneka Gandhi had asked trying to get the Sena on board responsible for the killing, comment on the issue or on Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar According to weather office sources, 6 cm Opposition leader MK Stalin lauded the State him to do so. for the forthcoming elections, why did Prime Minister Pradesh and the Narendra Modi at the Centre. He, however, said: rain was reported in Nagapattinam district Disaster Management Authority for its efforts "I told Uddhav ji I was said. Narendra Modi take credit for “We will accept the verdict of the Supreme Court on this issue.” which bore the brunt of the storm, while to tackle the severe cyclonic storm. deeply hurt by his remarks over Speaking about the anguish the surgical strike, when the Reverting to his main agenda, Raja Bhaiya said: “My party will PM had not himself conduct- fight for the cause of the non-Dalits who face discrimination at var- Nampoodiri’s day begins at 3 ed it. ious levels in government and its controlled institutions.” Sabarimala... am everyday and concludes by Andhra, Bengal... 11 pm with the night Puja. From Page 1 Devotees in large numbers From Page 1 Government order, barring the CBI, to a “tis- Later, the new head priest have reached the foothills of Meanwhile, CBI spokesperson in Delhi, said sue paper” and said it would damage AP’s image. VN Vasudevan Nampoodiri Sabarimala by Friday evening. they have not yet received any such orders and “The State Government order is not valid. The assumed the charges from A heavy posse of policemen and will respond legally to it. CBI can take up probe on the directions of the Unnikrishnan Nampoodiri. women cops have been Opposition parties in AP decried the move court. Only in matters related to the State does The new head priest was deployed in and around the and asserted the State Government did not have the agency require the Government’s permis- administered the sacred hymn shrine. The Kerala Government the authority to bar the CBI. The principal oppo- sion,” he said. CPI State Secretary K by the Thanthri of the temple. has taken all precautions to sition YSR Congress alleged the controversial Ramakrishna also questioned the State The temple was closed maintain the law and order in decision was taken only because the Chief Government’s authority in prohibiting the after the evening Puja and will the shrine, which witnessed Minister was scared of the CBI. functioning of CBI. BJP spokesperson GVL be reopened on Saturday early unprecedented protests by “Chandrababu should explain why he is Narasimha Rao also alleged the Chandrababu morning at 3.30 by the new devotees as a follow-up to the blocking the CBI from the state,” YSRC Political Government’s decision was a “clear malafide head priest. Vasudevan September 28 SC verdict. Affairs Committee member Ambati Rambabu exercise of power” to ensure that its “corruption” Nampoodiri began his strict Meanwhile, the TDB dis- said. The ban order was issued at a time when was not exposed. It showed that the Telugu and strenuous regimen for the closed by Friday evening that it the YSRC requested President Ram Nath Desam Party (TDP), which was in power in the next one year on Friday would move a stay petition in Kovind and Union Home Minister Rajnath State and had formed an alliance with parties evening. He has to stay in the the SC on Monday asking for Singh for a “third party investigation” into the like the Congress to take on the BJP, had many temple premises for the next time to implement the attack on Leader of Opposition Y S Jaganmohan skeletons in its cupboards, he alleged. one year and is not allowed to September 28 verdict of the Reddy, he said. “A nervous and completely rattled Naidu is go out anywhere from the Constitution Bench that allowed Former Congress MP Undavalli Arun trying to save his Government,” Rao told shrine in the deep forests. entry of women into the temple. Kumar, a trained lawyer, likened the State reporters in Delhi.

rity of the nation. Why should your (Verma) response, we in the court a list of decisions No clean chit... this report be kept in a sealed will take a decision”. taken by him from October 23 DIP holds seminar cover?” Rohatgi said. The Bench told senior till October 26. on journalism From Page 1 To this, the Bench initial- lawyer Dushyant Dave, appear- When Dave said he would “At this stage, we are not ly questioned Asthana’s move ing for NGO Common Cause file the list of decisions taken by New Delhi: For the first time, inclined to call upon either the to lodge a complaint with the which has filed a separate plea Rao, the court observed that “it Directorate of Information and Union of India or any other Cabinet Secretary saying, seeking a probe by a special will be open for any party to Publicity (DIP) organised a party to submit any “Under what authority in law investigation team against CBI supplement the said list” and seminar on the theme of response/reply to the said you had filed a complaint to the officers, that the NGO has not the issue would be considered Journalism Ethics and report of the CVC and the only Cabinet Secretary?” filed a list of policy decisions on the next date of hearing. Challenges in Digital Era to response the court is permit- When Rohatgi said, “That taken by acting CBI director M The Bench also dealt with observe National Press Day at ting is that of the petitioner — (complaint) I can file”, the Nageswara Rao. the application filed by Media Hut on Friday. Several Alok Kumar Verma...”. Bench observed, “Anybody can Dave had earlier claimed Congress leader Mallikarjun media persons and officials Rohatgi said Asthana has file a complaint”. Senior advo- that despite court’s order that Kharge and CBI DSP AK Bassi, attended the event. Dr Jayadev been facing a criminal case for cate Fali S Nariman, appearing Rao would not take policy deci- who has been transferred to Sarangi, Secretary (PR) wel- complaining against Verma for Verma, told the court that sions, the acting CBI Director Port Blair and said that they coming the participants said, and demanded the report, say- the CBI Director would file his has taken several such decisions. would also be considered on “Social media has lent pace to ing it was Asthana who had response to CVC report as “We will presume that he (Rao) November 20. On November 4, dissemination the news and filed a complaint against the soon as possible by November has not taken any major policy Kharge had moved the top views and also made the space CBI Director to the Cabinet 19 as “the earlier it (issue) is decision because you have not court contending that divesting more participative and com- Secretary, which was subse- resolved, the better it is”. given us list of decisions taken Verma of his statutory powers petitive. I hope that this media quently sent to the CVC. To this, the Bench told by him,” the Bench told Dave, and functions is “completely will be utilised more respon- “This is not a case of secu- Nariman, “Once we will have adding that Rao has already filed illegal and arbitrary”. sively and not for propaganda.” LUCKNOW | SATURDAY | NOVEMBER 17, 2018 op nion 08 www.dailypioneer.com facebook.com/dailypioneer | @TheDailyPioneer | instagram.com/dailypioneer/ PAPER WITH PASSION Fight for survival A vessel for success Unused to being hemmed in from all sides, the tiger is hitting out with aggression when prodded by human intervention Given the aim of big data is to find connections and patterns in the vast amount of information es, the cubs of Avni, the tigress who was hunted in Maharashtra in a state- collected and then relate it to human behaviour, insights gleaned can lead to innovative ideas Ysanctioned kill, are alive and well. They are being kept in captivity and awaiting reha- bilitation in a forest area conducive to their growth. But relocating or translocating them poses an even bigger challenge following recent reports of a tiger kill from Odisha’s Satkosia tiger reserve. The National Tiger Control Authority (NTCA), in an attempt to improve tiger density here, had assiduous- SWAPNA MAJUMDAR ly worked on developing a prey base for years and translocated a male and female nowledge is power and in this age from Kanha and Bandhavgarh respectively, the first inter-state transfer experi- of information technology, big ment. But the male has died, having fallen to poachers’ traps and the female is data has become the real power. But how the power of big data is currently being kept in captivity, fearing attacks by aggressive villagers who have harnessed is crucial. Since the aim already proclaimed her a man-eater. The Avni killing was just the tip of the new Kof big data is to find connections and patterns dynamic of the man-animal conflict, one where man is challenging prevailing in the vast amount of information collected and then relate it to human behaviour, or conservation efforts and legitimising his claim of ownership of the forests, reduc- understanding of complex systems, process- ing the arc of the wild habitat and throwing it into disarray. The male fell to poach- es or institutions, insights thus gleaned can ers’ traps in the core area, which is anyway constricted, just about capable of lead to innovative ideas and solutions. One such interesting innovation has been sustaining no more than five tigers. Any addition and they could stray into buffer developed in Guizhou, a mountainous zones. Wildlifers say that Satkosia has 102 villages in both core and buffer zones province in the southwest of China. Here, big with 50,000 cattle entering the park every day. They may have begun as encroach- data analytics have been applied in the judi- ciary to create a ‘smart court’. The Judicial Big ers but are now an encashable demographic of settlers. Without making them Data Application Platform provides judges performing city in 2016 by the commerce Poverty Alleviation Government’s active push to a stakeholder in conservation efforts of the tiger, keeping them invested as park with case assistance, trial assistance and case Milken Institute, a not for prof- District Managers in Action” ensure infrastructure has given patrollers and monitors, generating a subsidiary tiger economy that ensures them analysis and has improved the efficiency of it think tank which analysed campaign to help farmers sell almost 96 per cent of its villages revenue, incentivising forest produce and enhancing the tiger gene pool that can the judiciary. The “judicial intelligent robot”, Guiyang’s growth in jobs, wages, their rice to bigger markets out- access to fiber-optic broadband helps to process and analyse the history of gross domestic product, and THE JUDICIAL BIG side the district. Big data was and 4G. Over 200 e-commerce promote “sighting tourism,” the tiger will continue to be their enemy. Though case data of courts at all levels and establish- foreign direct investment. used to analyse consumer needs, training sessions by Guizhou E- tiger density has increased through sustained efforts from 1972 — and there es a large database to provide ‘intelligent’ assis- Guizhou embarked upon DATA APPLICATION forecast sales, manage the inven- Commerce Cloud, which tance to the judges. At present, the Guizhou its technology overdrive after tory and, help improve produc- reached out to over 100,000 peo- are still viable tracts of pristine forests that can be turned into reserves by relo- High Court is using this system to make bet- the Chinese President Xi PLATFORM PROVIDES tion efficiency. However, it was ple throughout the province, cating animals from overpopulated stretches — fact is forests are a state sub- ter-informed decisions, say local officials. Jinping underlined big data JUDGES WITH CASE not just the excellent quality of raised awareness of the power of ject and an inter-state agreement on shared corridors needs to be ironed out But what makes this innovation really technology as a priority in ANALYSIS AND TRIAL the various varieties of Pingba this platform. and coordinated if translocation is to succeed. Meanwhile relocation needs are novel is its judicial big data public consulta- 2014. Guizhou has now the sec- rice that boosted sales. Additionally, the Guiyang tion system. Here, the litigants can fill in the ond highest data centres in ASSISTANCE. IT HAS Endorsement of its quality Big Data Application mounting as are funding operations. The entire process cannot be fast-tracked details of their case and the system analyses China with over 70,000 servers. by the local government added Demonstration Centre has been but needs to be graded and spaced out to ensure tigers’ acceptance of a new data of similar cases and judgments to guide At the centre of this boom is the IMPROVED THE extra value leading to the sale of instituted to further understand- territory as their own household. Apart from peripheral villagers, a new tiger also them even before they come to the courts Gui’an, a newly developed 1,795 EFFICIENCY OF THE more than 150,000 kilograms ing of big data usages. Also help- about their chances of winning or losing their square kilometres suburb. online in a period of three ing to show the practical use of has to deal with resident cats or in the total absence of its kind, reconcile to being case. This kind of system could be extreme- Gui’an , which is just a hour’s JUDICIARY months. It is being sold to over big data is Duocaibao, a cloud a lone ranger and sync up with other relocated companions. ly useful for India where about 3.3 crore cases drive from Guiyang, houses 100 cities located in 20 provinces based mobile application devel- The tiger is a roamer and can cover long ranges for survival but natural tran- are pending in various courts in the coun- over 200 influential national and and has boosted the incomes of oped by Guizhou Colorful try. According to a Law Ministry data, of all international companies. A slew 191 poor households. Official Treasure, a web portal of the sit corridors connecting forests are vanishing fast due to human encroachment the pending cases, 60 per cent are more than of incentives, including rent-free records state that Guizhou cur- Guizhou government service and development. Unused to being hemmed in from all sides, the tiger is hid- two years old, while 40 per cent are more than office space, tax benefits, state incomes and alleviation of rently has 6,949 e-commerce ser- network. The app is based on the ing out for survival and hitting out with desperate aggression when prodded by five years old. In the Supreme Court, more support, lower costs and its nat- poverty. State officials say that 6.7 vice stations reaching out to 80 needs of the people as analysed than 30 per cent of pending cases are more ural temperate cool weather, million rural people have been per cent of its towns and villages. by big data gathered by the net- human intervention. This is the reason why we are hearing about tigers charg- than five years old. This is because the judi- have encouraged Apple, lifted out of poverty over the past In 2017, e-commerce platforms work. Downloaded by 1.33 mil- ing at vehicles and intruders in areas where they have never displayed such behav- ciary faces a shortage of over 6,000 judges, Microsoft, Huawei, Hyundai five years and the growth rate of helped rural Guizhou secure lion people, this app is a handy iour for decades. This mutative behaviour needs to be addressed immediately. including over 5,000 in the lower courts. No Motor, Tencent, Qualcomm, disposable household income in sales of agricultural produce to one stop platform that inte- wonder there are 2,76,74,499 cases awaiting Dell, IBM and Alibaba to set up the province is the highest in the tune of 15.3 billion yuan grates more than 100 And if three tiger cubs straying into rail tracks in Maharashtra were mowed down appeal in the district and subordinate courts. data centres here. China. This, they say, has been ($2.2 billion). Government services including by a running train in the wee hours, it only shows how wayward they have been On an average, there are 19 judges per 10 lakh India’s presence here is in the possible by accumulating real India too, has recently real estate registrations, social forced to become. Agreed that it may not be possible to realign existing roads people. A scientific collection of data across form of a training academy as a time information on the poor launched an online platform security applications, seeking all courts and its intelligent use can bring part of a strategic partnership population and using it to make for its farmers. The National appointments for marriage reg- and rail tracks that cut through forests, but care must be taken to ensure that down pendency and deliver speedy justice. between NIIT and the Guizhou targeted interventions. So by Agriculture Market (eNAM), is istration, birth registration cer- newer transport corridors skirt the periphery of parks and reserves. Also bypass- At least then, justice delayed will not be jus- provincial Government to train using big data, they track pop- a single-window service that tificate, driving license applica- es, whether as an over or under passes can be created around existing railway tice denied. students, professionals and gov- ulations who are poor, their geo- integrates agriculture markets or tions etc. At the same time, it also Big data has also been leveraged by ernment employees in big data. graphical locations, and their mandis online so that farmers allows citizens to make payments tracks to let the animals pass through. World over, park managers have noted Guizhou to achieve remarkable economic Further, NASSCOM has estab- immediate and necessary needs and traders can view all agricul- for water, gas and electricity bills. that over time, the wild animals re-programme themselves to use these pass- growth. Once considered industrially back- lished an IT corridor to facilitate to be able to provide the right ture produce market related One of its most useful fea- es, thus preventing accidents and adjusting their migratory routes. One must see ward and poor because of its hilly topogra- Indian software companies set support. One such way has been information (buying and selling) tures, which should be adapted the larger picture of evolution. The tiger sits on top of the food chain in the for- phy, Guizhou has used big data technology up office in Guizhou. Zeta-V to create e-commerce platforms and services. Farmers can bid for in India, is for the senior citizens. to leapfrog from the fringes to register the Technology Solutions, an Indian and use the data to help connect the best price across markets in They no longer need to physical- est and by saving it and giving it a home, we are protecting all sub-species and third-fastest economic growth among China’s start-up, has been funded by people from different provinces 21 mandis in eight States. But ly present themselves to get curating a biosphere that even includes grasslands and rivers. 31 provinces in 2016. The number of big data Guiyang Municipal Government to sell their farm produce or poor internet connectivity and their pension or social security. related companies in Guizhou increased from to develop a Sino-Indian Digital handicrafts online and increase availability and a lack of under- All s/he needs to do now is use less than 1,000 in 2013 to over 8,900 in 2017 Collaborative Opportunities their incomes. standing of digital media may the app to send his/her photo- and big data investment into Guizhou was Plaza (SIDCOP) to connect In Guizhou’s Anshun city, throw a spanner in the works for graph to the relevant govern- Decline and fall approximately 35.28 billion yuan ($5.5 bil- Indian and Chinese companies. the Pingba District People’s rural farmers. ment department and the pen- lion) this year. Its swanky high rise buildings In addition to creating Government and Guizhou E- Ensuring connectivity was sion will be transferred to his/her The resignation of Ankiv Baisoya as Delhi University’s Student and high tech infrastructure are a testimo- employment opportunities, big Commerce Cloud,(the govern- also a challenge for Guizhou account. ny to its upward mobility. In fact, Guizhou’s data is contributing to Guizhou’s ment’s commerce department where 92.5 percent of its land is (The writer is a senior jour- Union President highlights the mess student politics in India is in capital city, Guiyang was ranked as the best economic growth by increasing initiative), launched the “E- covered in hills. The nalist) any of India’s top politicians have emerged from the ranks of stu- S O U N D BITE Mdent politics. Arun Jaitley and Lalu Prasad Yadav were famously involved in UN has become guardian South China Sea does Most of the time, critics We will constitute an anti-Emergency politics in Delhi and Patna of the status quo due to not belong to any one are right about an inquiry team to look into Universities respectively, for example. But its inaction in the face of nation. US will continue artiste's work because the pervasive nature of global challenges. to sail and fly wherever they point out things sexual harassment in AIR as Indian politics has moved down the international law allows. that s/he is unaware of. stations across India. path of nepotism and extreme positions, India's Permanent only those who have a shrill voice stand Representative to the UN US Vice President Actor NCW chairperson —Syed Akbaruddin —Mike Pence —Amitabh Bachchan —Rekha Sharma out nowadays. At the same time, what is possibly worse is that student politi- cians are entering the fray only to further their own political careers in the ‘senior’ L E T T E R S T O T H E EDITOR league later rather than look after the concerns and problems of students they are ostensibly elected to represent. The problem has been particularly exac- True champion for World Wild Life Fund-India Rhino conservation, has erbated in Delhi University where students union leaders rarely belong to cam- No short-term solutions to fight pollution expressed his confidence in pus colleges and are in the main postgraduate students in obscure depart- Sir —Though India’s ace cueist, going all the way to protect the ments. More often than not, they have not obtained their under-graduate degree Pankaj Advani, in his 33years of his refers to the editorial, “Gaping hole” Rhinos. It’s time we give some- age, won his third straight IBSF (November 16). Indeed it tells us the clear pic- thing to the Nature instead of from Delhi University, most likely because they were not good enough to get billiards crown in the 150-up Tture of our attitude when we are happy to live in just taking from it. in. Some would obviously do anything to get admission in Delhi University, to format (defeated Nay Thway Oo very poor air quality. Bringing back odd-even Ganapathi Bhat pursue politics rather than academics, naturally, and faking a degree is just of Myanmar), taking his overall scheme, banning crackers, banning non-CNG vehi- Akola the tip of the iceberg. It is unlikely that Ankiv Baisoya was the first or will be tally of world titles to a stagger- cles in NCR are short-term solutions and will not help ing 20, the media mostly us in the long run. It's sad that we look at this issue Grim picture the last student to forge a marksheet but this was a huge failure both for the remained silent. Why not? Like as a seasonal one rather than realising that we face Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) and Delhi University. Both should country’s politics, sports and this all year around. The Union Government should games coverage also depends bring States like Haryana and Uttar Pradesh on the Sir — This refers to the editori- have vetted the candidate’s credentials far more carefully than they did. Either upon peoples pulse. As a brilliant table to discuss this critical issue. being the backbone of the National Capital, we still al, “Gaping hole” (November that, or they were complicit in the fraud perpetuated. sportsperson, Pankaj rightly said: One critical area which really needs a relook is need to go a long way to opt for a eco-friendly mass 16). Delhi has become store- Given the sheer size of Delhi University, even if one excludes the thousands “This win is extremely special for pollution test of the vehicles. To be honest, all cer- public transport. Honestly, mere micro-climate man- house of dreadful gases. The me. It’s a perfect 20 and I’m glad tificates issued by the pollution testing outlets are just agement won’t take us far enough. It needs to be National Capital must improve of students who take correspondence courses, it might be a better idea to divide that I’m still hungry for more. It’s formalities, as even polluting vehicles are issued cer- somthing beyond that — a more comprehensive its public transport system so the students union into two separate entities — one for north campus colleges pleasing to be able to play at a tificates as a routine exercise. That practice has to action plan. that people can switch from and for all the others under the south campus umbrella. At the same time, Delhi quality level over the years and end — random check and audit of these units are Yvonne Fernando their private vehicles to public Chennai University as well as other universities must follow the Lyngdoh Committee rec- looking to take this tally beyond non-negotiable. Last but not the least, despite Metro buses. a ‘score’.” It is an inspiration to The ultra-rich class must ommendations to the letter albeit funding limits should be adjusted to account every sport enthusiast out there. make economic use of their for contemporary times what with social media and online campaigns ruling the Bidyut Kumar Chatterjee centrate on other parts of the Save the rhino with few tribes hunting them cars. The other Indian cities roost. In recent students union elections, much like in legislative elections, Whatsapp Faridabad country other than Mumbai and down. Interestingly, many for- must start working on the pol- Delhi, where income tax collec- mer poachers have been roped in lution right from the outset. messages, Facebook and Twitter have become campaign tools but fly under the I-T collections up tion is lesser than it should be. Sir — Recently, China revoked as Rhino conservationists in Delhi’s problem can be sum- radar of university authorities. Student politics is important although much like Senior officers in different Income the ban on the use of parts of Manas. With their deep insights marised by this saying, “man the real thing it has become twisted and a tool for enrichment and a forum for Tax circles should be motivated Rhinoceros and tigers for med- on the methods used for poach- now be silent otherwise nature Sir — Delhi saw an all-time 45- through incentives and proper icinal purposes. Their horns are ing, they are doing a great job in will silence you permanently.” virulence, even violence. Student leaders themselves should realise that the vast per cent high growth in collection training so that tax collection wit- used for water purifying purpose Rhino conservation. There has Gourang Naryani majority of the student body in most universities is disillusioned with student pol- of Income Tax leaving Mumbai far nesses an increased growth rate in and as an aphrodisiac in some been a lot of celebrity endorse- Ujjain itics and many want to do away with the headache of student body elections behind with a growth rate of just every city. parts. Yemen makes daggers out ment in the conservation of rhi- Send your feedback to: 4.6 per cent. The Income Tax Madhu Agrawal of Rhino horns. Rhino poaching noceros. Indian cricketer, Rohit altogether. This is not a good sign for democracy. Department should now con- Delhi has escalated in recent years Sharma, the brand ambassador [email protected] LUCKNOW | SATURDAY | NOVEMBER 17, 2018 analysis 09 www.dailypioneer.com FIRSTCOLUMN Politics of POINTCOUNTERPOINT IT WAS DUE TO THE INSTITUTIONAL STRUCTURE I DARE THE CONGRESS TO MAKE SOMEONE FROM appeasement CREATED BY NEHRU THAT EVEN A CHAI WALA COULD OUTSIDE THE FAMILY ITS CHIEF FOR ME TO BELIEVE BECOME INDIA'S PRIME MINISTER. NEHRU HAD CREATED A TRUE DEMOCRATIC SYSTEM. State institutions may believe that a policy of —CONGRESS LEADER —PRIME MINISTER appeasement avoids conflict but in reality it SHASHI THAROOR NARENDRA MODI offers nothing more than a brief respite MP poll: Opening for Congress NADEEM PARACHA After an extensive tour of the State, the writers found that neither Narendra Modi nor Rahul Gandhi n a recent statement, Shireen Mazari, the Minister of Human Rights, equated her Government’s ‘agreement’ with the agitat- is likely to play more than a marginal role in influencing the outcome of the Madhya Pradesh election Iing leaders of the Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) to former British Prime Minister, Neville Chamberlain’s “policy of appease- ment” towards Nazi Germany. According to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, the word ‘appease’ originated in the 14th century CE and means ‘to pacify’. However, the word’s political context is entire- ly a 20th-century construct. According to Frank McDonough’s “Neville Chamberlain, Appeasement and the British Road to War”, the word ‘appeasement’ (in its political context) was first used by Chamberlain’s critics to censure his ‘peace deal’ with German leader, Adolf Hitler. In his 1983 essay for the Journal of Contemporary PARAKALA KOTA History, Prof Anthony Adamthwaite wrote that the British PRABHAKAR UMA DEVI Government’s soft stance towards the increasingly belligerent Nazi regime was explained as a way to avoid another war in Europe. he door is ajar in Madhya Pradesh — This was the reason given by the British regime even when news for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) about Nazi atrocities against opponents and its expansionist ambi- to exit and the Congress to enter the tions began to come out of Germany. The perception that Germany corridors of power in Bhopal. That is had been handed a humiliating deal in 1919 Treaty of Versailles the impression we gathered after was also used by the British Government to draw support for travellingT about 2,500 kilometres, touching Chamberlain’s policy. Adamthwaite wrote that Chamberlain’s interior areas of all the regions, starting clock- Government imposed strict media restrictions to curb newspapers wise, from Malwa — both north and south, from reporting criticism against Chamberlain’s policies, and even Madhya Bharath-Bhopal, Chambal-Gwalior, news about Nazi expansionism was largely repressed. Bundelkhand, Bagelkhand and Mahakoshal In 1938, on his return from Germany, Chamberlain triumphant- between last week of October and the first week of November. ly waved a piece of paper — “the Munich Agreement” — claim- We met farmers, farm labour, young peo- ing that this agreement will herald “peace in our time.” To critics, ple from both urban and rural areas, govern- this was an act of surrender by an imperial power in front an aggres- ment employees, traders, female farm workers sive fascist foe. On the other end, Hitler saw the agreement as as well as home makers, professionals such as STATE Britain’s inability to halt Nazi Germany’s territorial ambitions. Hitler doctors and lawyers, small businessmen, advo- CONGRESS IS thus hastened his plans to invade various European nations and cates, and students in campuses. In the process, ORGANISATIONALLY eventually triggered the Second World War in which millions of lives inescapably, we also met persons who are affil- AN ENFEEBLED were lost. Adamthwaite wrote that even though Chamberlain’s crit- iated to major political parties. We have chosen ENTITY AS THE ics had warned that his “policy of appeasement” would only embold- not to meet political leaders or opinion mak- PARTY HAS BEEN en Hitler, he dismissed them as being ‘pro-war’. ers. We spoke to all these segments in all the OUT OF OFFICE regions of the State at length. In his book, Strategy and Diplomacy 1870-1945, British his- FOR THREE The method was not about administering of torian, Paul Kennedy, offered a more sympathetic view of CONSECUTIVE a questionnaire to generate quantitative data and TERMS. IT IS A Chamberlain’s policy. He wrote that there were limited choices at arrive at percentages of vote share and number the time for Britain and one of them was appeasement. Britain’s or seats of each party. It was about gathering of DIVIDED HOUSE, economy had suffered during the global economic depression of qualitative data in contradistinction to quanti- UNABLE TO STITCH the 1930s. Despite being an imperial power, the British state and tative data. The method adopted was to conduct TOGETHER A Government(s) were feeling vulnerable. Yet, when in 1940 Winston a series of rather long conversations with indi- NARRATIVE FOR Churchill was elected Prime Minister, he immediately undid viduals and small groups (not exceeding six THE STATE OR Chamberlain’s policies. With some fiery rhetoric and carefully con- members) to understand their socio-econom- CONSTITUENCY, structed alliances with the opposition Labour Party, the US and ic condition in order to grasp what issues were REGION SPECIFIC the Soviet Union, he managed to militarily hold back the Nazi war salient for them and how their life experiences VARIANTS OF THE in grappling with those issues was likely to influ- machine. Nazi Germany fell in 1945. After the war, appeasement CAMPAIGN THEME. ence their voting choices. THE BJP IS AHEAD as a policy became anathema to Western states. Its opponents It was to sniff the air, so to speak, and see suggested that whereas the idea of holding negotiations is agree- which way the wind was blowing. The over- ON THIS SCORE ken in high decibels across the State, Karyakartas of the saffron party, tive terms. It is a divided house, unable able, appeasement should be divorced from it because it imme- whelming sense that our team gathered was that more prominently in the countryside. who participated in the conversations to stitch together a narrative for the diately hands over the advantage to the other party. not a single person among those we met was People who claimed to have voted for are assertive about the BJP’s winning State or constituency, region specific This sentiment was found not only among the Western post- indifferent to the upcoming election. They’re the BJP last time said they wanted to chances. The Congress workers, on variants of the campaign theme. The war leadership. For example, Pakistan’s founder, M A Jinnah was fully aware of the power they wield with their shift to the Congress this time. the other hand, are meek and lack BJP is ahead on this score. conscious of not giving too much leverage to India’s religious par- participation in it. Polling in this election, there- However, Shivraj Singh Chouhan confidence about their party’s victo- The large number of conversations ties — even those who backed his call for a separate Muslim- fore, is likely to be on the higher side. remains popular. Those who want to ry. It is the common unattached pub- we had across the State in essence majority state. To Jinnah, Islam was something dynamic, demo- Acute farm distress is evident from the con- vote against the BJP, too, acknowl- lic who are more emphatic about the revealed that the Madhya Pradesh versations in the countryside. ‘Bhavantar’, a State edged his good work. He comes Congress’ chances of forming the election is not a wrestling contest cratic and ‘modern’. The founders of Pakistan had their own idea Government’s scheme to give price support to across as a much popular leader and Government. between an incumbent BJP and a chal- of Islam that was rooted in the scholarly works of ‘Muslim farmers is unlikely to yield any substantial div- more influential with the voter than Those who wanted the BJP to win, lenger Congress. Modernists’. There was no room in it to appease the idea of an idends to the ruling party. Deep resentment Prime Minister Narendra Modi in do not think that an anti-incumbency It is a spectacle of the two con- Islamic state held by radical religionists. Even five years after Jinnah’s against price rise across the State is palpable. Madhya Pradesh. However, the pos- could cut so deep as to unseat the party. tenders with strong political head- demise, the state of Pakistan unblinkingly crushed the first anti- Anger against demonetisation is likely to wound sibility of “Shivraj fatigue” neutralis- But they’re prepared to accept that the winds in the form of anti-incumben- Ahmadiyya movement, headed by religious groups in 1953. the ruling establishment in the forthcoming ing the impact of his popularity and party will return with much reduced cy, farm distress, price rise, ill-effects The Ayub Khan regime, too, refused to exhibit any such lenien- Assembly elections. Lack of employment oppor- letting farm distress, price rise, unem- strength in the 230-strong House, and of demonetisation, erosion of upper cy. Ayub refused to budge when religious parties protested against tunities has alienated the youth in both rural and ployment and demonetisation effects the party’s candidates will win with caste support, unemployment and his Government’s take-over of mosques, shrines and seminaries urban areas. to hurt the ruling party cannot be reduced majorities in the constituen- consequent youth apathy, and, “Shivraj and the introduction of new family laws. The Islamic outfits decried In Malwa especially, the upper castes are ruled out. cies. Even strong BJP supporters are not fatigue.” decidedly opting to desert the BJP because of There is still a significant chunk prepared to think that it will be an easy Neither Prime Minister Modi nor these as being “un-Islamic.” Ayub held his ground. The state, till Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan’s 2016 of undecided voters in the State. A ride this time for the party. Political Congress president Rahul Gandhi then, was confident and clear about what the founders had stood ‘mai ka lal’ remark on the SC/ST reservations good number of them are likely to go headwinds are strongly sensed by the are likely to play more than a margin- for. But things in this context began to change after the 1971 East issue. Many rural women said they would wait along with the tide that becomes evi- BJP sympathisers and its cadre. al role in influencing the outcome of Pakistan debacle. In 1974, while facing a 1953-like situation, ZA for their menfolk and other family members to dent nearer the polling day. The The Congress argument, if it has the Madhya Pradesh poll. The Bhutto regime decided to agree to the demands of the agitators. tell them whom to vote. Or perhaps they did not majority of the BJP voters said they one, is not yet part of the political con- Congress, our conversations across the Bhutto believed the state of Pakistan was not strong enough to want to reveal their minds to the strangers from would vote in its favour to reward versation among voters. Chouhan is State reveal, stands to benefit from the withstand the consequences of the kind of operation undertaken Hyderabad. Chief Miniter Chouhan’s work and not at an advantage on this score as his failure of the BJP to contend with the in 1953. But even though his ‘capitulation’ in 1974 did manage Significantly, Hindu-Muslim issues, Ram because of the Prime Minister. Those work is known and talked about. headwinds. And the headwinds are to avoid what he feared, it turned out to be a short-term respite. Mandir, the so-called Rafale and Vyapam scams who preferred the Congress were Congress president, Rahul Gandhi, as strong at the moment in the State. Just three years later in 1977, his Government was being attacked did not find any resonance with the voters. unconcerned about the Chief a campaigner, is yet to make an (The authors are Managing Professionals did mention about the Narendra Ministerial face of the party. They are impression in the State. Director and Executive Director respec- by the same forces he had appeased. He tried to appease them Modi Government’s attempts to weaken the con- prepared to take anyone who the State Congress is organisational- tively of RightFOLIO, a Hyderabad again but fell in a reactionary military coup. stitutional institutions. Congress decides as the Chief Minister ly an enfeebled entity as the party has based Research and Policy (Courtesy: Dawn) Words like ‘badlaav’ and ‘parivartan’ are spo- after the elections. been out of office for three consecu- Consultancy) The Great Game continues... FOREIGNEYE Though Arihant has happened at the right time, future projections of defence acquisitions and indigenous production need to be scaled up. Our maritime strength is meagre as compared to the Chinese fleet

It is worth recalling that after their keenness on Payra port. This lished a maritime cordon against becoming the number one trading port in Bangladesh along with submarines and deploys almost partner of Africa, in its policy Kyaukpyu in Myanmar would be 200, P-3 Orion and S-2 aircraft statement, China in 2015 had important locations on the patrols for detection of submarines. emphasised that it would seize the proposed Maritime Silk Route. In Satellite technology is being strategic initiative to effectively the given scenario, the great game used these days to track enemy secure its overseas interests. as of now, seems to be going the shipping and even the deeply sub- KK PAUL Following this, we have seen heavy Chinese way, as they can claim merged nuclear submarines. It is investments being made by China legitimate access to the Bay of often said that there is now hardly ven after over a century and in our neighbourhood for the devel- Bengal as also to the Arabian Sea on any place left to hide the naval a half, Rudyard Kipling’s Great opment of the Maritime Silk Route either of our flanks. All these devel- assets particularly the carriers. NEW TREND EGame continues to be played, along with CPEC. opments have serious implications In the given circumstances, it is IN REGIONAL only the turf and the players have Simultaneously, development for diplomacy in the neighbour- high time that considering our changed. The target, that is access of the ports by China at Djibouti, hood as well as our navy. expertise in space missions, we DEVELOPMENT to and consolidation in Indian Gwadar and Hambantota virtually Though Arihant has happened at develop our own satellite based Ocean remains the same, of course completes a secure triangle around the right time, future projections of naval surveillance systems and are It's not a bad thing if the with different nuances. the Arabian Sea and a strategic defence acquisitions and indigenous able to detect the threats well in South Pacific becomes a In this context, our Prime positioning on the access routes to production need to be scaled up. Our advance for putting effective place where China, Minister Narendra Modi’s forth- Red Sea and the Persian Gulf. Also, maritime strength is meagre as com- counter measures in place. Australia and the US seek coming visit to Maldives to partic- plans of the Chinese to develop pared to the Chinese fleet. It is a his- In the long run, it has to be left ways to reduce their ipate in the inauguration of the new Ihavandhoo as a deep sea port on torical fact borne out of the World to our diplomats and the political presidency is most welcome and a an atoll in the Northern Maldives On top of this, very recently an rail/road to Kunming and provide War II and our own 1971 (INS executive supported by armed strategic doubts about one step in the right direction. But com- have since come to light. This loca- agreement has been signed with access to the Bay of Bengal on the Khukri was sunk by submarine PNS forces to create a strong and another. Most importantly, ing after over three years of the ear- tion would virtually stand guard on Myanmar for construction of a same pattern as Gwadar does to the Hangool) that far more damage to favourable geopolitical environ- China reaches out to the lier cancelled visit of 2015, a lot of the seven degree channel, the main multi-billion dollar port at Arabian Sea. enemy shipping is caused by sub- ment in our neighbourhood and the South Pacific with kindness ground will now have to be covered navigational route from China and Kyaukpyu , in the Rakhine state not However, the Chinese plan of marines than any other vessel. Indian Ocean region. and without any further time to South East Asia for Europe and Gulf far from Bangladesh. This developing Sonadia into a port As such a fresh look in our pri- (The writer is a retired Delhi in pursuit of common lose. After all, today, the Indian and carrying about $18 trillion in Kyaukpyu special economic zone was cancelled by Bangladesh in orities and strategy would be in Police Commissioner and former interests. Ocean is no longer India’s ocean. the terms of annual trade. will be ultimately linked by 2017. But now they are showing order. For instance, Japan has estab- Uttarakhand Governor) (Global Times editorial) LUCKNOW | SATURDAY | NOVEMBER 17, 2018 money 10

All telcos, except Jio, fail Mercedes-Benz launches new Myntra, Jabong to merge Trai’s call drop test on Ananth Narayanan technology, marketing, catego- reports, Narayanan told PTI: “I ry, revenue, finance and creative continue to be here and I con- CLS starting `84.7 lakh teams,” it added. tinue to lead the business”. select highway, rail routes stays CEO The company said Myntra’s Narayanan had joined New Delhi (PTI): All telecom operators, except Reliance Jio, PTI n NEW DELHI independence as a business Myntra as the chief executive in failed to meet call drop benchmark in drive test conducted by sec- PTI n MUMBAI/NEW DELHI would be preserved and the 2015, succeeding Myntra co- tor regulator Trai on different highway and rail routes, says a report. erman luxury carmaker team would continue to operate founder Mukesh Bansal. According to a Trai report published on Thursday, while network GMercedes-Benz on Friday nline fashion retailer independently. “The closer inte- Narayanan asserted that performance of telcos differed on highways, none of them, except launched new CLS model with OMyntra on Friday said it gration of Myntra and Jabong is while there would be “some RJio, could meet call drop benchmark on the three rail routes cov- a starting price of `84.70 lakh would completely integrate its a necessary step in our contin- redundancies” as a result of the ered under the test. “Only RJio is meeting quality of service bench- (ex-showroom, all India). sister company Jabong, which uing development. By better integration of the back-end mark of drop call rate ...,” the report said. The third generation CLS is would continue to operate as a aligning our resources with our functions of Myntra and Jabong According to the quality of service rules, not more than 2 per powered by a new two-litre BS separate brand. long-term plans, we can put the like technology, marketing, cent of total calls in a telecom circle on a network should automat- VI compliant diesel engine with Myntra chief executive offi- best structure in place to serve finance and creative, but “it’s less ically get disconnected. The highways between Asansol to Gaya, power of 180 kw, the company cer Ananth Narayanan would our sellers and brand partners than 10 per cent of the overall Digha to Asansol, Gaya to Danapur, Bengaluru to Murdeshwar, said in a statement. lead the Myntra-Jabong team, and ultimately benefit our cus- Myntra and Jabong headcount”. Raipur to Jagdalpur, Dehradun to Nainital, Mount Abu to Jaipur “With the launch of the new the company said in a release, tomers,” it added. Narayanan, however, and Sri Nagar to Leh were covered in the test. Railway routes CLS 300 d, Mercedes-Benz con- dismissing speculations about The development comes declined to quantify the number between Allahabad to Gorakhpur, Delhi to Mumbai and Jabalpur tinues its offensive with its 12th his exit. just days after the resignation by of people impacted as a result of to Singrauli were covered. Either 3G or 2G network of product launched in 2018,” Flipkart had acquired online Flipkart group chief executive the integration process or the Bharti Airtel, Vodafone Idea and state-run BSNL failed to meet call Mercedes-Benz India vice-pres- fashion portal Myntra in 2014 officer and co-founder Binny total headcount. drop benchmark on four highway routes and all the three rail routes. ident (sales and marketing) ation CLS would offer “superi- speakers precisely tailored to the and Myntra had acquired Bansal following a probe into an “The integration process is Trai also named Tata Teleservices Ltd (TTL) network for not Michael Jopp said. or luxury and comfort” to its vehicle interiors providing an Jabong in 2016. alleged “serious personal mis- still on. Our employees are valu- complying with service quality norms on select highways. The report “We have an exciting line-up customers and will continue to acoustic experience, the compa- The company said since conduct”. Bansal, however, has able but... reason we are doing found that TTL, which is in the process of merging mobile busi- for 2019 as well and our prod- delight them. ny added. Myntra’s purchase of Jabong, the denied the allegations. it is eventually, this is the best ness with Airtel, failed to even complete call connection as per uct innovations will continue in The new CLS has luxury The vehicle is also equipped two brands had been steadily There were also some business process to have in the benchmark between Bengaluru to Murdeshwar, Dehradun to the coming months,” he further features like Burmester sur- with smartphone integration, integrating key business func- reports that Narayanan is likely market and serve the customers,” Nainital and Gaya to Danapur and on the three rail routes. Airtel said. Jopp said the company is round sound system, which which supports android auto tions and streamlining process- to step down after being asked he said. could not meet call connection rate or call setup success rate (CSSR) confident that the third gener- includes 13 high-performance and Apple CarPlay, it added. es. “As the next step in this to report to Flipkart chief exec- US retail giant Walmart on Gaya to Danapur highway and the three rail routes. process, Myntra and Jabong utive officer Kalyan had in August bought 77 per Vodafone Idea network could not meet CSSR rate on Raipur will now fully integrate all the Krishnamurthy. cent stake in Flipkart for USD 16 to Jagdalpur highway and all the three rail routes. Some of these remaining functions including Clearing the air over recent billion. tests were conducted before completion of their merger. GVK Power and M&M to hike Marazzo price Infra to raise by up to `40,000 from Jan ` New Delhi (PTI): Mahindra & Mahindra on Friday said it 8,000 crore would increase price of its newly-launched multi-purpose vehi- Govt to unveil new industrial policy soon: DIPP Secy New Delhi (PTI): GVK cle (MPV) Marazzo by `30,000 to `40,000 from January 1, 2019. New Delhi (PTI): The gov- tion in India’s economic sible. said at a CII event here. ment (FDI) annually. Power and Infrastructure The Marazzo was launched in September with introductory ernment will soon unveil a new progress, Secretary of the “We are also bringing out DIPP, in August last year, The proposed policy will Friday said that it has got prices starting at `9.99 lakh and going up to `13.90 lakh, depend- industrial policy which may Department of Industrial a new industrial policy soon floated a draft industrial pol- completely revamp the shareholders’ approval to raise ing on variants. “As mentioned at the launch, the price of Marazzo include a dedicated chapter Policy and Promotion (DIPP) and we are proposing to icy with the aim to create jobs Industrial Policy of 1991. up to `8,000 crore. The resolu- was an introductory one. Effective January 1, 2019, we will be tak- on the importance of design, a Ramesh Abhishek also include a substantial chapter for the next two decades, pro- Among other things, the tion to raise the funds has been ing a price hike on the Marazzo, after a reasonable period of four top official said on Friday. extended his “full support” to and paragraphs on the impor- mote foreign technology policy would endeavour to passed by the requisite major- months from its launch,” Mahindra and Mahindra chief of sales Highlighting the signifi- the setting up of a National tance of design, and how it transfer and attract USD 100 reduce regulations and bring ity, the firm stated in a BSE fil- and marketing (Automotive division} Veejay Ram Nakra said in cance of design and innova- Design Centre as early as pos- should be taken forward,” he billion foreign direct invest- new industries in focus. ing on Friday. a statement.

NIFTY 50 BSE 500 SCRIP OPEN HIGH LOW LTP CHANGE NIFTY 50 10,644.00 10,695.15 10,631.15 10,682.20 65.50 Script Last Abs Change COALINDIA 263.45 0.4 0.15 MRF 65700 90.85 0.14 SKFINDIA 1864.95 -0.35 -0.02 BHARTIARTL 302.90 336.80 302.00 332.10 27.70 Traded Price Change % COCHINSHIP 380.5 -2.9 -0.76 MRPL 80.5 -0.4 -0.49 SOBHA 464 22 4.98 EICHERMOT 24,120.00 24,830.00 23,925.10 24,796.10 850.75 3MINDIA 20623 -62.45 -0.3 COFFEEDAY 276.3 -1.85 -0.67 MUTHOOTFIN460.4 -6 -1.29 SOLARINDS 995.5 -5.4 -0.54 HCLTECH 997.00 1,037.80 993.75 1,022.00 33.25 BAJFINANCE 2,342.00 2,417.20 2,340.00 2,413.00 71.70 8KMILES 117.35 5.55 4.96 COLPAL 1147.8 23.85 2.12 NATCOPHARM735.05 12.35 1.71 SOMANYCERA303.45 3.8 1.27 RELIANCE 1,097.95 1,129.95 1,097.10 1,125.00 28.15 AARTIIND 1436.1 -1.25 -0.09 CONCOR 672.85 -8.65 -1.27 NATIONALUM 66.1 -0.5 -0.75 SONATSOFTW 332.9 -2.3 -0.69 GRASIM 816.00 837.70 810.00 829.00 20.30 ABB 1321 28.65 2.22 COROMANDEL 421 0.75 0.18 NAUKRI 1370 -6.65 -0.48 SOUTHBANK 14.54 -0.16 -1.09 CIPLA 521.70 534.00 521.10 531.15 12.00 ABBOTINDIA 7575 -53.3 -0.7 CORPBANK 27.8 0.1 0.36 NAVINFLUOR 673.7 6.25 0.94 SPARC 270.6 -1 -0.37 SBIN 285.90 291.80 282.60 291.55 6.15 ABCAPITAL 113.35 3.2 2.91 CRISIL 1505 10.35 0.69 NAVKARCORP 61.8 -1.65 -2.6 SPICEJET 81.45 -1.5 -1.81 BAJAJFINSV 5,640.00 5,730.00 5,612.70 5,710.00 112.90 ABFRL 191 1.75 0.92 CROMPTON 205.05 1.75 0.86 NAVNETEDUL 107.8 0.15 0.14 SREINFRA 35.05 0.25 0.72 TECHM 714.70 732.30 711.00 727.95 13.05 ACC 1502.4 -8.65 -0.57 CUB 164.25 0.4 0.24 NBCC 59.4 -1.05 -1.74 SRF 2042.95 -12.1 -0.59 HDFC 1,861.00 1,892.90 1,850.00 1,884.05 30.45 ADANIPORTS 346.65 1.35 0.39 CUMMINSIND 795 -21.45 -2.63 NBVENTURES118.95 -0.65 -0.54 SRTRANSFIN 1231.1 -29.5 -2.34 INFRATEL 257.80 262.25 256.00 259.40 4.00 ADANIPOWER 47.4 -1.25 -2.57 CYIENT 654.15 -3.15 -0.48 NCC 87.8 -1.95 -2.17 STARCEMENT 99.1 -1.15 -1.15 ULTRACEMCO 3,952.00 3,980.00 3,911.05 3,970.00 57.05 HDFCBANK 1,981.00 2,013.00 1,980.00 2,002.80 27.65 ADANITRANS 214.6 5.2 2.48 DABUR 394.55 5.65 1.45 NESTLEIND10655.05 207.25 1.98 STRTECH 356.65 -7.25 -1.99 HEROMOTOCO 2,930.00 2,970.00 2,925.25 2,954.00 31.85 ADVENZYMES 190.6 4.1 2.2 DALMIABHA 2246 6.5 0.29 NETWORK18 39.15 -0.4 -1.01 SUDARSCHEM374.45 2.85 0.77 UPL 762.00 774.65 757.85 771.45 7.80 AEGISLOG 216.75 -5.2 -2.34 DBCORP 179 -0.1 -0.06 NH 235.7 -4.4 -1.83 SUNCLAYLTD 3605 -19.95 -0.55 BAJAJ-AUTO 2,680.00 2,705.90 2,675.15 2,694.95 26.10 AIAENG 1682.95 18.65 1.12 DBL 481.2 -9.65 -1.97 NHPC 26.25 0.2 0.77 SUNDRMFAST 526 -6.7 -1.26 SUNPHARMA 518.40 525.55 513.40 520.05 4.95 AJANTPHARM1119.65 36.35 3.36 DCBBANK 154.95 -1.4 -0.9 NIACL 210.7 -10.4 -4.7 SUNPHARMA 519.6 4.65 0.9 ITC 275.80 278.30 275.25 277.00 2.50 AKZOINDIA 1580.15 7.8 0.5 DCMSHRIRAM407.6 -3.6 -0.88 NIITTECH 1128.85 -18.9 -1.65 SUNTECK 347.15 -0.5 -0.14 TCS 1,889.00 1,899.80 1,870.25 1,889.00 16.15 ALBK 43.25 1 2.37 DEEPAKFERT 177.35 -5.5 -3.01 NILKAMAL 1551 -14.35 -0.92 SUNTV 607.85 11.45 1.92 KOTAKBANK 1,172.00 1,173.00 1,152.75 1,172.00 9.75 ALKEM 1940 -1.95 -0.1 DEEPAKNI 257.15 -7.2 -2.72 NLCINDIA 81.45 -0.15 -0.18 SUPPETRO 200 -3.15 -1.55 WIPRO 323.50 330.40 323.50 325.60 2.45 ZEEL 444.00 451.50 435.50 444.00 2.80 ALLCARGO 107.9 1.85 1.74 DELTACORP 238.85 -0.15 -0.06 NMDC 100.6 -6.5 -6.07 SUPRAJIT 218 -2.4 -1.09 DRREDDY 2,463.00 2,496.80 2,442.05 2,472.90 11.10 AMARAJABAT734.55 -4.35 -0.59 DENABANK 16.65 0 0 NOCIL 166.5 -2.25 -1.33 SUPREMEIND 982.5 0.85 0.09 ASIANPAINT 1,320.00 1,329.80 1,313.20 1,323.90 5.60 AMBUJACEM 216.2 -0.9 -0.41 DHANUKA 442.2 20.55 4.87 NTPC 154.05 0.15 0.1 SUVEN 247.45 -7.2 -2.83 ADANIPORTS 346.00 351.40 342.00 347.20 1.00 ANDHRABANK 28.7 0.45 1.59 DHFL 225.4 -18.95 -7.76 HAVELLS 677 -8.75 -1.28 INDIGO 1044.1 0.9 0.09 OBEROIRLTY 412.6 7.25 1.79 SUZLON 5.67 -0.01 -0.18 M&M 767.65 776.50 759.75 768.20 1.70 APARINDS 611.5 -13.3 -2.13 DISHTV 37.3 -0.7 -1.84 HCC 13.88 -0.17 -1.21 INDUSINDBK 1497 -16.8 -1.11 OFSS 3566 83.6 2.4 SWANENERGY 106.1 5.15 5.1 COALINDIA 264.00 265.80 261.30 263.50 0.35 APLAPOLLO 1288 17.65 1.39 DIVISLAB 1557 26.15 1.71 HCLTECH 1022.2 33.2 3.36 INFIBEAM 47.2 -5.35 -10.18 OIL 199.2 -4.05 -1.99 SYMPHONY 974.3 7 0.72 LT 1,402.75 1,414.00 1,391.50 1,400.00 1.50 APLLTD 565 -13.8 -2.38 DLF 169.45 -0.2 -0.12 HDFC 1883.2 31 1.67 INFRATEL 259.3 3.55 1.39 OMAXE 210 -0.1 -0.05 SYNDIBANK 35.55 0.4 1.14 POWERGRID 187.00 190.00 186.20 187.30 0.20 APOLLOHOSP1233.95 -31.7 -2.5 DMART 1384.4 -6.25 -0.45 ONGC 156.55 -2.35 -1.48 SYNGENE 579 1.85 0.32 TATAMOTORS 180.90 181.85 177.85 180.25 0.05 HDFCBANK 1998.9 24.85 1.26 INFY 650.45 -5.9 -0.9 NTPC 153.20 155.50 153.00 153.60 -0.20 APOLLOTYRE 226.6 -3.2 -1.39 DRREDDY 2475.2 13.25 0.54 HDFCLIFE 392.7 -5.9 -1.48 INOXLEISUR 214.8 0.05 0.02 ORIENTBANK 91.65 3.7 4.21 TAKE 141.6 -14 -9 TITAN 921.00 928.70 912.70 919.00 -1.80 ARVIND 319 8.55 2.75 ECLERX 1149 -7.85 -0.68 HDIL 22.05 -1 -4.34 INOXWIND 82.75 -2.65 -3.1 ORIENTCEM 83.35 0.15 0.18 TATACHEM 696.15 6.75 0.98 VEDL 208.00 209.00 205.55 206.80 -0.75 ASAHIINDIA 274.8 -2.65 -0.96 EDELWEISS 169 1.55 0.93 HEG 4216.85 105.95 2.58 INTELLECT 240 -3.7 -1.52 PAGEIND 25302 -393.7 -1.53 TATACOFFEE 98.25 -0.3 -0.3 INFY 659.90 662.50 644.20 652.00 -4.40 ASHOKA 125.55 0.25 0.2 EICHERMOT24718.8 842.05 3.53 HEIDELBERG 147.4 -1.3 -0.87 IOB 15 0.1 0.67 PARAGMILK 244.35 1.65 0.68 TATACOMM 548.35 30.6 5.91 BPCL 319.60 325.25 315.90 319.50 -2.35 ASHOKLEY 105.7 -0.65 -0.61 EIDPARRY 223.1 -6.8 -2.96 HERITGFOOD 509.4 -17.3 -3.28 IOC 143.4 -3.55 -2.42 PCJEWELLER 74.35 -1.8 -2.36 TATAELXSI 963.45 -34.2 -3.43 HINDUNILVR 1,704.90 1,718.00 1,683.30 1,693.00 -13.05 ASIANPAINT 1327 14.75 1.12 EIHOTEL 163 -1.7 -1.03 HEROMOTOCO2970 52.8 1.81 IPCALAB 755 1.9 0.25 PEL 2356.1 66.3 2.9 TATAGLOBAL 222 0.6 0.27 ICICIBANK 370.10 375.30 365.55 366.95 -3.05 ASTRAL 1044 -1.65 -0.16 ELGIEQUIP 236.65 -9.2 -3.74 HEXAWARE 308 -7.5 -2.38 IRB 135.1 -7.75 -5.43 PERSISTENT 549.45 12.3 2.29 TATAINVEST 823.05 18.65 2.32 INDUSINDBK 1,519.00 1,526.00 1,486.75 1,498.35 -13.80 ATUL 3540 44 1.26 EMAMILTD 464 5.25 1.14 PETRONET 216.9 3.55 1.66 TATAMETALI 683 -16.75 -2.39 AXISBANK 626.60 636.70 616.55 617.55 -8.55 HFCL 19.95 -0.2 -0.99 ISGEC 5321 -131.45 -2.41 GAIL 349.00 351.70 341.25 342.70 -4.85 AUBANK 596.7 12.05 2.06 ENDURANCE 1150 -48.45 -4.04 HIMATSEIDE 240.05 1.65 0.69 ITC 276.25 1.8 0.66 PFC 101.3 -6.35 -5.9 TATAMOTORS 179.4 -0.55 -0.31 ONGC 158.00 158.00 152.80 156.00 -2.85 AUROPHARMA780.25 0.05 0.01 ENGINERSIN 115 -4.05 -3.4 HINDALCO 230.1 -3.3 -1.41 ITDC 306.2 -0.15 -0.05 PFIZER 2828.8 50.05 1.8 TATAMTRDVR 98.8 0.4 0.41 MARUTI 7,500.00 7,544.05 7,302.55 7,340.00 -138.30 AVANTI 372.5 5.25 1.43 ENIL 614 -13.55 -2.16 HINDCOPPER 50.7 0.15 0.3 ITDCEM 111.55 -1.5 -1.33 PFS 17 -0.25 -1.45 TATAPOWER 76.4 -0.2 -0.26 HINDALCO 232.60 235.45 228.50 229.00 -4.60 AXISBANK 616.8 -8.85 -1.41 EQUITAS 109 -0.2 -0.18 HINDPETRO 243.2 -6.15 -2.47 ITI 87.1 -2.5 -2.79 PGHH 9500 7.95 0.08 TATASTEEL 574.1 -14.55 -2.47 IOC 144.60 145.70 141.25 143.25 -3.40 BAJAJ-AUTO 2694.95 23.65 0.89 ERIS 609 -9.1 -1.47 J&KBANK 39.7 0.6 1.53 PHILIPCARB 212.55 -2.4 -1.12 TCS 1882.25 16.75 0.9 TATASTEEL 590.00 591.00 569.55 574.60 -14.75 BAJAJCORP 357.9 1.05 0.29 ESCORTS 663.6 -1.45 -0.22 JAGRAN 116.55 2.6 2.28 PHOENIXLTD 609 6.4 1.06 TEAMLEASE 2731.45 -66.75 -2.39 HINDPETRO 246.30 251.65 239.10 242.60 -6.50 BAJAJELEC 502.25 9.45 1.92 ESSELPRO 87.35 -0.05 -0.06 JAICORPLTD 116.15 6.05 5.5 PIDILITIND 1109.05 2.85 0.26 TECHM 726.8 13.3 1.86 JSWSTEEL 344.10 344.25 332.20 335.50 -9.10 BAJAJFINSV 5684.4 87 1.55 EVEREADY 202.05 11 5.76 PIIND 828.05 -4.2 -0.5 TEJASNET 259.15 -4.55 -1.73 IBULHSGFIN 808.40 816.70 755.10 765.00 -39.85 JAMNAAUTO 71.15 -0.35 -0.49 BAJAJHLDNG 3120 158.15 5.34 EXIDEIND 246.3 -2.6 -1.04 PNB 73.2 2.05 2.88 TEXRAIL 64 -0.4 -0.62 YESBANK 201.75 201.75 187.80 192.50 -13.35 JBCHEPHARM309.15 1.1 0.36 BAJFINANCE2397.15 57.75 2.47 FCONSUMER 51.5 -0.2 -0.39 JCHAC 1778 -10 -0.56 PNBHOUSING 996 -4.25 -0.42 THERMAX 997.15 -20.85 -2.05 NIFTY NEXT 50 BALKRISIND 953.15 -10.9 -1.13 FDC 189.35 -4.2 -2.17 JETAIRWAYS 346.85 25.9 8.07 PNCINFRA 149 3.85 2.65 THOMASCOOK 226 0.55 0.24 BALMLAWRIE196.05 -2.1 -1.06 FEDERALBNK 79.8 1.35 1.72 JINDALSAW 83.65 -1.1 -1.3 POWERGRID 187.95 0.75 0.4 THYROCARE 551.8 0.05 0.01 SCRIP OPEN HIGH LOW LTP CHANGE BALRAMCHIN109.45 -3.3 -2.93 FINCABLES 488.25 0.1 0.02 JINDALSTEL 175.2 -5.95 -3.28 PRESTIGE 179.9 2.4 1.35 TIFHL 490 11.7 2.45 NIFTY NEXT 50 27,307.80 27,435.15 27,207.20 27,359.35 104.7 BANDHANBNK476.05 16.05 3.49 FINOLEXIND 515 1.8 0.35 ZYDUSWELL 1130 24.2 2.19 PRSMJOHNSN 87.1 -0.4 -0.46 TIMETECHNO111.65 -3 -2.62 IDEA 37.00 43.90 36.20 42.35 5.45 BANKBARODA115.15 2.15 1.9 FLFL 381.5 -6.4 -1.65 KRBL 338.85 -2.65 -0.78 PTC 80.9 -0.3 -0.37 TIMKEN 525 -0.6 -0.11 SIEMENS 936.00 986.20 920.50 979.85 47.00 BANKINDIA 88.15 3.85 4.57 FORBESCO 2055 19.55 0.96 PVR 1423.7 16.7 1.19 TITAN 917.95 -3.15 -0.34 MOTHERSUMI 141.00 153.30 140.50 149.25 5.75 KSCL 519.35 0.2 0.04 BANDHANBNK 465.00 489.90 462.00 474.70 14.95 BASF 1525.05 -34.5 -2.21 FORCEMOT 1808.5 -7.35 -0.4 KTKBANK 108 1.15 1.08 QUESS 765.5 -1.6 -0.21 TNPL 252.05 -5.95 -2.31 PEL 2,313.45 2,369.80 2,286.75 2,361.20 71.40 BATAINDIA 1004 3.9 0.39 FORTIS 146.35 2.7 1.88 KWALITY 8.07 0.38 4.94 RADICO 437.6 -1.25 -0.28 TORNTPHARM1652.5 -19.65 -1.18 BANKBARODA 113.45 116.30 110.05 116.10 3.30 BAYERCROP 4050 48.25 1.21 FRETAIL 534.25 5.1 0.96 L&TFH 132.45 -3.1 -2.29 RAIN 151.3 -15.2 -9.13 TORNTPOWER 260 -6.2 -2.33 OFSS 3,494.90 3,619.35 3,455.00 3,580.00 98.55 BBTC 1357.15 0.75 0.06 FSL 52.95 -1.25 -2.31 LAKSHVILAS 89.3 -1.15 -1.27 RAJESHEXPO 567 7.4 1.32 TRENT 331.35 -0.95 -0.29 SUNTV 596.60 615.50 584.00 613.10 16.50 BEL 93.1 -3.45 -3.57 GAIL 342 -6.05 -1.74 LALPATHLAB 829 -32.85 -3.81 RALLIS 165 1.6 0.98 TRIDENT 69.3 1.1 1.61 ABCAPITAL 110.75 114.00 110.75 113.45 3.05 BEML 700.4 -24.35 -3.36 GDL 165.4 7.55 4.78 RAMCOCEM 620 -8.6 -1.37 TRITURBINE 115.5 -1.6 -1.37 ABB 1,296.00 1,329.95 1,296.00 1,322.00 30.35 LAOPALA 230.55 -1.3 -0.56 BRITANNIA 5,833.00 5,990.00 5,790.00 5,944.65 126.50 BERGEPAINT 317.05 -1.8 -0.56 GEPIL 830 -19.5 -2.3 LAURUSLABS 396.8 14.4 3.77 RATNAMANI 885.9 5.9 0.67 TTKPRESTIG 6870 127.3 1.89 COLPAL 1,126.00 1,157.00 1,126.00 1,148.10 22.60 BHARATFIN 926.15 -13.55 -1.44 GESHIP 280.95 -2.7 -0.95 LAXMIMACH* 6000 38.3 0.64 RAYMOND 776.4 10 1.3 TV18BRDCST 36.8 0 0 DABUR 392.85 397.00 388.30 395.45 6.60 BHARATFORG 592.4 3.05 0.52 GET&D 233 6.5 2.87 LICHSGFIN 453.1 -13 -2.79 RBLBANK 557.75 6.5 1.18 TVSMOTOR 551 0.85 0.15 ICICIPRULI 327.45 334.70 325.10 329.80 3.85 BHARTIARTL 333.6 29.8 9.81 GHCL 217.65 -4.7 -2.11 LINDEINDIA 644.85 -8.05 -1.23 RCF 59.65 -0.6 -1 TVSSRICHAK 2617 -0.5 -0.02 PETRONET 213.00 217.05 212.15 215.60 2.35 BHEL 66.65 -0.15 -0.22 GICHSGFIN 249.4 -4.25 -1.68 LT 1396 -1.35 -0.1 RCOM 13.56 0.12 0.89 TVTODAY 381.3 -1.25 -0.33 LUPIN 857.90 869.90 855.45 862.00 8.25 BIOCON 624.35 -1.95 -0.31 GICRE 310 -1.8 -0.58 RECLTD 120.9 -5.25 -4.16 UBL 1312.25 0.9 0.07 NHPC 26.10 26.35 26.00 26.25 0.25 LTI 1640.2 5.3 0.32 PIDILITIND 1,109.00 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May soldiers on amid ongoing Brexit rebellion ‘PM Modi-Xi summit PTI n LONDON some reports, such a vote could be would pay as a price to exit the eco- in Wuhan removed ritish Prime Minister Theresa held as soon as Monday if the 48-MP nomic bloc. European Council pres- BMay on Friday soldiered on with mark is crossed on Friday. ident Donald Tusk has confirmed a rare move of directly addressing the At a press conference in Downing November 25 as the date of an emer- public’s questions over their Brexit Street on Thursday evening, May gency summit where the remaining many misconceptions concerns amid an ongoing rebellion was asked if she was ready to fight any EU members are set to formally within her own Conservative Party confidence vote, and she replied, approve this deal. over a controversial European Union “Am I going to see this through? Yes”. The British premier then faces the (EU) withdrawal agreement. A day “I believe with every fibre of my tougher prospect of getting British between India, China’ after she was hit by a number of min- being that the course I have set out is MPs to approve this in Parliament, PTI n BEIJING to have an open system where isterial resignations, including Brexit the right one for our country and all with Northern Ireland’s Democratic multilateral system works,” he secretary Dominic Raab who stepped our people,” she said. Meanwhile, the Unionist Party (DUP), which props up he Wuhan summit between said, adding that both the down over “fatal flaws” in the divorce EU has already indicated that it was her minority Tory government, threat- TPrime Minister Narendra countries can work on many deal with the EU, there are reports that not willing to re-negotiate another ening to vote down the deal. Modi and Chinese President Xi issues like globalisation. his potential replacement may also be deal and is keen to press ahead with “Leadership is about taking the right Jinping has removed several He said the issue that pondering stepping down from the getting the remaining 27 member- decisions, not the easy ones,” May told “misconceptions” between the divides the two countries is the Cabinet. states to sign off on the current plan. reporters when asked about this two countries which would unresolved boundary ques- Michael Gove, who is the current The biggest sticking point in the conundrum. Britain had voted in enable them to work together tion. “But even as we work for environment secretary, was reportedly Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May leaves Downing Street in London on Friday. AP over 500-page draft remains over favour of Brexit in a referendum in on many issues like globalisa- the resolution of the boundary asked to step in as the new Secretary what is termed as a Northern Ireland June 2016, which led to the triggering tion, India’s envoy here has said. problem between us, we have of State for Exiting the EU but he has backstop, which leaves the EU with of Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty to In Wuhan, Modi and Xi spoke agreed that we will maintain been reluctant. “I haven’t appointed movement. These are the things the letter of no-confidence to the chair of the option of keeping the whole of the set the clock on the country’s formal to each other for almost 10 peace and tranquillity at our a new Dexeu (Department for Exiting British people were most concerned the Conservative’s influential 1922 UK within a common Customs Union exit from the 28-member bloc by hours, which is characterised as borders and for the last 30 years the European Union) secretary yet and about. That is what the people voted Committee on Thursday. if a future trading relationship fails to March 29, 2019. a strategic communication by we have succeeded in that,” he I will be making appointments to the for and that is what I am delivering”. His decision is expected to be thrashed out during the transition The controversial withdrawal both sides, Ambassador said. The India-China border government in due course,” May said “I am doing my job. I am bring- have led to other Brexiteers to submit period, set to run until December agreement is the result of months of Gautam Bambawale said. dispute covers the 3,488 km during her phone-in with London’s ing back what I believe to be the best similar letters to Graham Brady, the 2021. negotiations on both sides and is cru- “Both leaders were very long Line of Actual Control LBC radio, when asked about the deal for Britain and MPs will then do Chair of the committee of backbench The current draft is a provision- cial for the exit process to be com- keen to have this kind of (infor- (LAC). While China claims issue. Confronted by some angry their job, thinking about the impact Tory MPs. This could mean that a no- al agreement until both sides can agree pleted within the set time-frame. mal) meeting. The reason why Arunachal Pradesh as Southern callers over allowing the UK to be of that on their constituents,” she confidence vote in May’s leadership on a final pact for their future trad- However, if an orderly exit arrange- we did an informal summit was Tibet, India asserts that the dis- locked into following EU laws with added. The 62-year-old premier could be held within days, with party ing relationship and sets out com- ment cannot be finalised, Britain that we wanted the two leaders pute covered Aksai Chin area this agreement, she said, “We are not remains defiant despite the prospect rules dictating that it must be held “as mitments over citizens’ rights after faces the prospect of crashing out of to talk to each other for the which was occupied by China being locked in, we are taking control of a no-confidence vote after Jacob soon as possible” if 15 per cent of the Brexit, the proposed 21-month tran- the EU without any deal, which maximum amount of time,” he during the 1962 war. of our laws, our borders, leaving the Rees-Mogg, a leading Tory Brexiteer, parliamentary party – meaning 48 sition period, and a 39 billion-pound would open up a whole new set of said on the April 27-28 summit. Bambawale is retiring later single market and we are ending free piled on the pressure by submitting a MPs – submit letters. According to so-called “divorce bill” that the UK complications. “We removed several miscon- this month and will be suc- ceptions may have about each ceeded by India’s current other. I think a lot of things Ambassador to Myanmar, Rape case thong bring India and China can do Vikram Misri. To a question together. There are only few about Japan and China decid- Lankan Parl disrupted again, adjourned till Monday triggers consent things where we differ with ing to undertake a joint project PTI n each other,” Bambawale told in third countries, Bambawale COLOMBO Wickremesinghe’s UNP that a the state-run China Global said New Delhi and Beijing are ival Sri Lankan lawmakers vote be taken on a statement protests in Ireland Television Network on also trying out such a cooper- Rthrew chilli powder and made by Rajapaksa demand- Dublin (AFP): Protests have Thursday. ation and pointed to the recent furniture at each other and ing fresh polls. flared across Ireland this week He said both the countries decision to jointly train Afghan disrupted the proceedings of Jayasuriya allowed triggering a viral campaign are beneficiaries of multilater- diplomats. “At the Wuhan sum- Parliament for a second day Rajapaksa to make a state- online after a defence lawyer alism and India is a votary for mit, Xi and Modi have agreed Friday, forcing Speaker Karu ment as a lawmaker after showed a 17-year-old girl’s globalisation like China. The that India and China will do a Jayasuriya to summon police stating that he does not recog- thong or G-string in court as two countries agree that they joint project in Afghanistan. inside the House and adjourn nise the claim of the Sri Lanka alleged proof of her consent in are developing countries who Here is yet another example of the session until Monday. Freedom Party (SLFP) leader a rape case. The outrage has are focused on improving the two Asian countries working The brawl occurred a day who lost a no-confidence included a female lawmaker living standards of about 2.4 together to help another Asian after the Speaker announced motion on Wednesday. brandishing underwear in par- billion people. “India and country. So, I think the future there is no prime minister or Rajapaksa’s side has dis- liament and women posting China have similar view points is bright as far as this aspect is government following a no- puted the no-trust motion, pictures of their thongs online on global issues. We both want concerned,” he said. confidence motion against saying proper procedure was with the hashtag disputed prime minister not followed and accused #ThisIsNotConsent. “It might Mahinda Rajapaksa. Jayasuriya of bias towards his seem embarrassing to show a Friday’s proceedings were own party. Parliament on pair of thongs in this incon- to repeat the floor test which Wednesday passed the no- gruous setting,” said member of was disrupted on Thursday. confidence motion against parliament Ruth Coppinger — President Maithripala Rajapaksa after the Supreme pulling the underwear from her Sirisena, who installed Court overturned the presi- sleeve against the objections of Rajapaksa as prime minister dential decree to dissolve the the speaker on Tuesday. last month in a controversial House and hold snap polls on “But the reason I’m doing move, had agreed for a floor Lawmakers supporting disputed Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa hold placards and shout slogans against Speaker Karu January 5. it — how do you think a rape test with the leaders of oust- Jayasuriya, as they occupy the speaker's seat inside parliament in Colombo, Sri Lanka on Friday. AP Amid raucous scenes, victim or a woman feels at the ed prime minister Ranil Parliament on Wednesday met incongruous setting of her Wickremesinghe’s coalition the Speaker with more MPs Dilum Amunugama was sittings until November 19 for the first time since October underwear being shown in a during crisis talks last night. surrounding it. Gamini injured in clashes inside the and left the House surround- 26, when Sirisena sacked pre- court?” She was referring to a The MPs supporting Jayawickrema Perera, a senior chamber. Police Friday pro- ed by police. President mier Wickremesinghe, rape case in the republic’s Rajapaksa took over the seat parliamentarian, was injured tected Jayasuriya from the Sirisena said that he would installed Rajapaksa in his place southern city of Cork, where a of the Speaker, delaying the in the melee. rioting MPs as he called the not ‘prorogue the Parliament and suspended the House, girl’s underwear was shown to proceedings, officials said. The rioting United Tamil National Alliance law- under any circumstances.’ plunging the island nation jurors. The 27-year-old defen- They shouted slogans against People’s Freedom Alliance maker MA Sumanthiran to “I urge all into an unprecedented dant was acquitted, Irish media Jayasuriya broke furniture. (UPFA) members demanded propose the suspension of Parliamentarians to uphold Constitutional crisis. The reported. “A barrister actually Some Rajapakse loyalists were the arrest of two legislators of the standing orders. principles of democracy par- vote of no confidence against told a jury to ‘look at the way also seen throwing chilli pow- the Wickremesinghe’s United Jayasuriya on the basis of a liamentary traditions at all Rajapaksa has further com- she was dressed’, that she was der at rival legislators and National Party (UNP). They voice vote announced that times. I will not prorogue plicated the political crisis. It ‘open to meeting someone’ police, Colombo Gazette charged that two UNP legis- the motion against Rajapaksa Parliament under any cir- is not yet clear whether because she was ‘wearing a reported. The Speaker sum- lators, Palitha was defeated as physical vot- cumstances,” the president Rajapaksa will resign or thong with a laced front’”, moned police inside Thewarapperuma and Ranjan ing could not take place due tweeted. whether the ousted Coppinger added. Parliament chamber after 45 Ramanayake were carrying to the brawl. The trouble erupted in Wickremesinghe, who has the “Women in this country minutes of disruption. One of knives during the brawl which The rioting MPs threw Parliament on Thursday when support of 122 lawmakers in are getting a little bit weary at Chinese President Xi Jinping, left, and Papua New Guinea's Governor General Bob the rioting MPs Arundika took place yesterday. books at the police. Jayasuriya the Speaker agreed to a the 225-member House, will the routine victim-blaming Dadae pose for photos before a meeting at Parliament Haus in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea on Friday. AP Fernando occupied the seat of Yesterday, UPFA MP immediately suspended the request from ousted premier return to power. going on in Irish courts.” Assange charged in US: WikiLeaks Toll of missing in Calif wildfire GGLLOOBBEE TTRROOTTTTIINNGG Washington: WikiLeaks founder Washington. climbs, Trump set to visit Julian Assange has been charged But the charging of Assange Zayn Malik says he has stopped in the United States, the organ- in the US could have implica- Paradise (US) (AFP): The which engulfed parts of Malibu, isation said, in a development tions for special counsel Robert number of people missing in one destroying the homes of several identifying as a Muslim that could have implications for Mueller’s probe into whether of California’s deadliest wild- celebrities. President Donald London: Pop star Zayn Malik has revealed he no Robert Mueller’s probe into Donald Trump’s election cam- fires soared to more than 600 on Trump is set to visit the western longer considers himself a Muslim because he does alleged Russian meddling in the paign team colluded with Russia Thursday as the remains of seven state on Saturday to meet with not “believe any of it”. In an interview with British US presidential election. to influence the 2016 presiden- additional victims were found by victims of the wildfires, believed Vogue, the former One Direction star said while he Prosecutors inadvertently dis- tial vote, and whether Trump rescuers. The seven additional to be the deadliest and most has a spiritual belief, he does not subscribe to the closed the existence of a sealed tried to obstruct the probe into victims brings to 63 the number destructive in the state’s history. tenets of Islam.\ “I don’t believe you need to eat a indictment in a court filing in an that. of people who have died in the Many of the victims and the certain meat that’s been prayed over a certain way, unrelated case, WikiLeaks said In July, Mueller charged 12 Camp Fire. Authorities said the hundreds missing in the Camp I don’t believe you need to read a prayer in a cer- Thursday. case and urged a judge to keep Russian spies with conspiring to list of missing people had jumped Fire were elderly people who tain language five times a day. I don’t believe any of The exact nature of the that filing sealed. Dwyer wrote: hack Democratic National from 300 to 631 during the day lived in the Butte County town it. “I just believe if you’re a good person, everything charges against Assange was not “Due to the sophistication of the Committee computers, stealing as investigators went back and of Paradise, in the foothills of the is going to go right for you,” Zayn said. The singer immediately known. “SCOOP: defendant and the publicity sur- data from the organisation and reviewed emergency calls made Sierra Nevada mountains. is the son of British-Pakistani father Yaser, and moth- US Department of Justice ‘acci- rounding the case, no other publishing those files in an effort when the so-called Camp Fire in It is believed they were er Trisha, who converted to Islam. Zayn dentally’ reveals existence of procedure is likely to keep con- to sway the election. One of the northern California erupted on unable to flee the fast-moving said his personal rejection of religion was not a major sealed charges (or a draft for fidential the fact that Assange has indictments referred to November 8. blaze or were trapped in their cars issue in his house, and that he still finds beauty in them) against WikiLeaks’ pub- been charged,” according to The WikiLeaks, described as “I want you to understand as they attempted to escape the world faiths. “I’ve never spoken publicly about what lisher Julian Assange in apparent Washington Post. “Organisation 1,” as the platform that the chaos we were dealing inferno. Honea said the number my religious beliefs are. I’m not professed to be a cut-and-paste error in an unre- The charges would “need to the Russians used to release the with was extraordinary” when of those missing was likely to Muslim. I believe whatever people’s religious beliefs lated case also at the Eastern remain sealed until Assange is stolen emails. US media were the fire broke out, Butte County fluctuate as people call in to are is between them and whoever or whatever they’re District of Virginia,” Wikileaks arrested,” Dwyer wrote. Federal alerted late Thursday to the Sheriff Kory Honea told jour- report loved ones unaccounted practising. For me, I have a spiritual belief of there wrote on Twitter. The still- prosecutors have been investi- inadvertent disclosure, thanks to nalists, in explaining the stag- for or found alive. is a god. Do I believe there’s a hell? No,” he added. unsealed charges against Assange gating Assange over WikiLeaks’ a tweet from Seamus Hughes, gering new toll of missing. At “If you look at that list and were revealed by Assistant US 2010 publication of a trove of US deputy director of the Program least three other people have died see your name, or the name of a Hugh Grant to join Nicole Kidman Attorney Kellen Dwyer as he diplomatic cables that proved an on Extremism at George in southern California in anoth- friend or loved one, please call to made a filing in the unrelated acute embarrassment to Washington University. er blaze dubbed the Woolsey Fire, let us know,” he said. in HBO Series ‘The Undoing’ Los Angeles: Actor Hugh Grant is set to star opposite Nicole Kidman in the upcoming HBO limited series “The Undoing”. The six-episode series is based on Jean Hanff Korelitz’s People sensitive to caffeine’s bitterness drink more coffee: Study book “You Should Have Known”, report- ed Variety. The story revolves around PTI n WASHINGTON by caffeine,” Cornelis said. ciferous vegetables, avoided erage consumption in more Grace Sachs (Kidman), who is living the “People who have a coffee. than 400,000 men and women only life she ever wanted for herself. She’s eople who are more sensi- heightened ability to taste cof- For alcohol, a higher sen- in the UK. The genetic vari- a successful therapist, has a devoted hus- Ptive to coffee’s bitter taste fee’s bitterness — and partic- sitivity to the bitterness of ants linked to caffeine, quinine band, Jonathan (Grant), and young son actually drink more of the ularly the distinct bitter PROP resulted in lower alco- and PROP perception were who attends an elite private school in brew, a study suggests. The flavour of caffeine — learn to hol consumption, particular- previously identified through New York City. Overnight a chasm study, published in the journal associate good things with ly of red wine. “The findings genome-wide analysis of solu- opens in her life: a violent death, a miss- Scientific Reports, found that it,” she said. In the study pop- suggest our perception of bit- tion taste-ratings collected ing husband, and, in the place of a man the sensitivity is caused by a ulation, people who were ter tastes, informed by our from Australian twins. Grace thought she knew, only a chain of genetic variant. more sensitive to caffeine and genetics, contributes to the These genetic variants terrible revelations. Left behind in the “You’d expect that people were drinking a lot of coffee preference for coffee, tea and were then tested for associa- wake of a spreading and very public dis- who are particularly sensitive consumed low amounts of alcohol,” Cornelis said. tions with self-reported con- aster, and horrified by the ways in to the bitter taste of caffeine tea. Scientists applied sumption of coffee, tea and which she has failed to heed her own would drink less coffee,” said suggest coffee consumers The study also found Mendelian randomisation, a alcohol in the current study. advice, Grace must dismantle one life and create another for her child and herself. Grant’s Marilyn Cornelis, assistant acquire a taste or an ability to people sensitive to the bitter technique commonly used in “Taste has been studied for a character of Jonathan is described as an acclaimed pediatric oncologist, devoted hus- professor at Northwestern detect caffeine due to the flavours of quinine and of disease epidemiology, to test long time, but we don’t know band to Grace and doting father, whose past undergoes scrutiny when he suddenly dis- University in the US. “The learned positive reinforce- PROP, a synthetic taste relat- the causal relationship the full mechanics of it,” appears, leading to a chain of terrible revelations. opposite results of our study ment (ie stimulation) elicited ed to the compounds in cru- between bitter taste and bev- Cornelis said. LUCKNOW | SATURDAY | NOVEMBER 17, 2018 world 12 ‘India and China should North Korea deports American citizen get the United States. A string of such tests last year pushed boost military exchanges’ ... even as it boasts of new weapon always uncomfortable ties on AP n SEOUL the peninsula to unusually high PTI n BEIJING tension before the North turned ndia and China should orth Korea on Friday said to engagement and diplomacy. Iboost military exchanges Nit will deport an American Still, any mention of and improve mutual trust and citizen it detained for illegal weapons testing could influence properly manage and control entrance, an apparent conces- the direction of stalled diplo- any “disparities”, Chinese State sion to the United States that matic efforts spearheaded by Councillor and Defence came even as it announced the Washington and aimed at rid- Minister Gen Wei Fenghe has test of a newly developed but ding the North of its nuclear said. Defence Secretary unspecified “ultramodern” weapons. Experts say the Sanjay Mitra, who headed the weapon that will be seen as a weapon test was likely an Indian delegation at the ninth pressuring tactic by expression of anger by North India-China Annual Defence Washington. The two whiplash Korea at US-led international and Security Dialogue here on announcements, which seemed sanctions and ongoing small- November 13, called on Wei aimed at both appeasing and scale military drills between on Thursday. annoying Washington, suggest South Korea and the United At the dialogue, held North Korea wants to keep alive States. over a year after the 73-day dialogue with the United States It’s the first publicly known Doklam military standoff in even as it struggles to express its field inspection of a weapons the Sikkim sector, top defence frustration at stalled nuclear test by Kim since he observed officials of India and China File Photo: Prime Minister Narendra Modi shakes hands with China’s defence diplomacy. North Korea in the In this March 12, 2014, file photo, a North Korean soldier, center top, looks at the southern side as three South Korean soldiers the testing of the Hwasong-15 agreed on the importance of minister, General Wei Fenghe, during a meeting in New Delhi on August 21, 2018. past has held arrested American guard at the border village of Panmunjom, which has separated the two Koreas since the Korean War, in Paju, South Korea. North intercontinental ballistic missile maintaining peace in the bor- citizens for an extended period Korea said on Friday. AP in November of last year, der areas while implementing is one of its most important Military Commission. At the before high-profile US figures according to South Korea’s the consensus reached bilateral relationships, the talks, Mitra was accompa- travelled to Pyongyang to North’s spelling of the man’s goodwill gesture weeks ahead of their declarations of guilt had Unification Ministry. “It’s North between Prime Minister report said. nied by senior officials of the secure their freedom. name was correct, and past leader Kim Jong Un’s June 12 been coerced while in North Korea-style coercive diploma- Narendra Modi and President He hoped they will further ministry of defence and the Last year, American uni- reports from Pyongyang have summit with President Donald Korean custody. cy. North Korea is saying ‘If you Xi Jinping at the Wuhan sum- develop relations between the Indian Army, Navy and Air versity student Otto Warmbier contained incorrect spellings. Trump in Singapore. Warmbier and other previ- don’t listen to us, you will face mit in April. While meeting two countries and two mili- Force. died days after he was released A short KCNA dispatch The three Americans ous American detainees in the political burdens,’” said analyst with Mitra, Wei said China taries. At the dialogue, both The defence dialogue was in a coma from North Korea said North Korea decided to returned home on a flight with North were imprisoned over a Shin Beomchul of Seoul’s Asan and India see far more com- sides agreed on enhancing held ahead of the 21st round after 17 months in captivity. deport him but did not say why US Secretary of State Mike variety of alleged crimes, Institute for Policy Studies. mon interests than divergen- defence exchanges and inter- of border talks between the On Friday, the Korean and when. Pompeo. Weeks after the sum- including subversion, anti-state Earlier this month, North cies between each other, actions at different levels Special Representatives of the Central News Agency said The North’s decision mit, North Korea returned the activities and spying. Earlier Korea’s Foreign Ministry stressing that the two coun- between the two militaries, an two countries in the Chinese American national Bruce Byron matches its general push for remains of dozens of presumed Friday, KCNA said Kim warned it could bring back its tries should boost military Indian Embassy press release city of Dujiangyan on Lowrance was detained on Oct engagement and diplomacy US soldiers killed during the observed the successful test of policy of bolstering its nuclear exchanges, improve mutual said here on Thursday. November 23-24.National 16 for illegally entering the with the United States this year 1950-53 Korean War. The an unspecified “newly devel- arsenal if it doesn’t receive trust in the security field and The dialogue was held Security Advisor Ajit Doval country from China. after a string of weapons tests United States, South Korea and oped ultramodern tactical sanctions relief. Shin said the properly manage and control between the defence delega- and Chinese State Councillor It said he told investigators in 2017, and a furious US others have previously accused weapon,” though it didn’t weapon North Korea tested any “disparities”, state-run tions headed by Mitra and Lt and Foreign Minister Wang Yi that he was under the “manip- response, had some fearing North Korea of using foreign describe what the weapon was. could be a missile, artillery, an Xinhua news agency reported General Shao Yuanming, are the designated Special ulation” of the US Central war on the Korean Peninsula. In detainees to wrest diplomatic It didn’t appear to be a test of a anti-air gun, a drone or other on Thursday. Mitra said Deputy Chief of Joint Staff Representatives for the border Intelligence Agency. May, North Korea released concessions. Some foreigners nuclear device or a long-range high-tech conventional India’s relationship with China Department of the Central talks. It was not clear if the three American detainees in a have said after their release that missile with the potential to tar- weapons systems. Khmer Rouge leaders found guilty ‘UN member states guardians of status quo, of genocide in landmark ruling need for rejuvenating, revitalising UNGA’ PTI n UNITED NATIONS a proliferation of new transna- expanded,” he said. sentative character and the cred- AFP n PHNOM PENH Cambodian history,” he said. he UN member states have tional threats such as terrorism Given that the world is ibility that it derives from such The hybrid court, which uses Tbecome “guardians of the requiring comprehensive coop- awash with new challenges, representativeness. wo top leaders of a mix of Cambodian and inter- status quo” due to their inaction eration, accelerating techno- Akbaruddin said the 75th “Decision-making in the TCambodia’s Khmer Rouge national law, was created with and inertia in the face of stark logical change requiring broad anniversary of the UN, to be General Assembly is not a threat regime were found guilty of UN backing in 2006 to try global challenges like terrorism norm setting, and worsening marked in less than two years, to sovereignty. genocide on Friday, in a land- senior Khmer Rouge leaders. and climate change, India has environmental degradation is an appropriate opportunity It is an expression of sover- mark ruling almost 40 years Only three people have been said, calling on the international requiring immediate climate for all nations to catalyse their eign equality and opportunity after the fall of a brutal regime convicted by the court, costing community to catalyse its efforts action. Our challenges have efforts to rejuvenate and revi- for all to influence global prob- that presided over the deaths of more than USD 300 million. to rejuvenate the world body as become stark,” Akbaruddin said talise. The agenda for such revi- lem-solving,” he said. a quarter of the population. Former Khmer Rouge foreign it is set to complete 75 years of here Thursday. talisation needs to be broad and Emphasizing that proliferating The Khmer Rouge’s former minister Ieng Sary and his existence. “Our inertia is considerable, inclusive, as well as ?transfor- global problems demand new head of state Khieu Samphan, wife died without facing justice, Participating in the UN even when it is clear that col- mative and imbued with the narratives, the Indian envoy 87, and “Brother Number 2” while Pol Pot passed away in General Assembly debate on lective action is required. We objective of breathing new life. said if the General Assembly is Nuon Chea, 92, are the two 1998. The number of allega- ‘Revitalisation of the Work of steer clear from action, pleading “…To effectively make a differ- not delivering all that is want- most senior living members of tions against Nuon Chea and the General Assembly’, India’s consensus is required for ence, we need to undertake a ed, the solution is not to give up the ultra-Maoist group that Khieu Samphan was so vast the Permanent Representative to change,” he said. Akbaruddin new journey. A journey which on it. “Rather, we must make it seized control of Cambodia court split the trials into a series the UN Ambassador Syed called for nations to acknowl- needs to begin soon. The deliver results for today,” he said. from 1975-1979. of smaller hearings in 2011. Akbaruddin said that despite edge that their collective record General Assembly, with its uni- Quoting Swami Vivekananda, The reign of terror led by Many believe Friday’s decision being faced with such chal- as the General Assembly is versal membership, can be a Akbaruddin said people reap “Brother Number 1” Pol Pot will be the last for the tribunal, lenges, UN member states have mixed. “Just as generals too precious asset in this effort for what they sow, Akbaruddin left some two million In this photo released by the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia, which has been marred by tended to “muddle along, hold- often refight their last war, we change,” he said. Noting that the said the revitalization agenda is Cambodians dead from over- Khieu Samphan, left, former Khmer Rouge head of state, stands at the dock in a court allegations of political inter- ing meetings, taking some diplomats are struggling to principal purpose of the General a challenge for diplomacy but it work, starvation and mass exe- room during a hearing at the U.N.-backed war crimes tribunal in Phnom Penh, ference. Prime Minister Hun minor stabs at enhancing inter- overcome our legacy issues, Assembly is not to usurp the is a challenge worth taking up, cutions but Friday’s ruling was Cambodia, Friday. AP Sen — himself a former Khmer national cooperation at the even as the variety and intrica- role of sovereign states, “if we want to maximise the the first to acknowledge a Rouge cadre — has repeatedly margins, becoming guardians of cy of new demands for inter- Akbaruddin said other global prospects for a peaceful & pros- genocide. The defendants were single term, Nil Nonn said. were targeted and killed, warned he would not allow the status quo. “Today, there is national cooperation has institution can match its repre- perous 21st century.” previously handed life sen- Hundreds of people, including Buddhist monks forcibly more investigations to pro- tences in 2014 over the violent dozens of Cham Muslims and defrocked and groups of peo- ceed, citing vague threats to sta- and forced evacuation of Buddhist monks, were bussed ple executed, while men and bility. Clair Duffy, a senior Satyarthi Phnom Penh in April 1975. But to the tribunal located in the women were coerced into mar- teaching fellow at Australia’s Japan PM Abe lays wreath in the judgement at the outskirts of Phnom Penh to riages and forced to have sex to Bond University who moni- Extraordinary Chambers in attend the hearing. The events produce children for the tored the tribunal for years, said calls on Pope; the Courts of Cambodia covered by the verdict span the regime. The atrocities fell under the court’s “excessively high” Australian city bombed in WWII (ECCC) also found Nuon Chea four years of the Pol Pot regime the additional list of charges, bill compared to other tri- Sydney (AP): Shinzo Abe “stable and secure regional mar- seeks support guilty of genocide against the and include extensive crimes which the two men were found bunals was due to “persistent became the first prime minister itime ... order is central to both ethnic Vietnamese and Cham against humanity. “The ver- guilty of as well. political barriers to justice of Japan to visit Darwin since the Australia and Japan’s visions for for law against Muslim minority group, among dict is essentially the Los Sat, a 72-year-old erected by the Hun Sen gov- northern Australian city was the region, and is underpinned a litany of other crimes. Nuremberg judgement for the Cham Muslim man who ernment”. bombed by Japanese forces in by respect for international law.” “The chamber finds that ECCC and thus carries very attended the verdict hearing The court has launched World War II, as he and his Morrison also said he child abuse Nuon Chea exercised ultimate significant weight for with his wife, said he had lost investigations into four more Australian counterpart spoke looked forward to increased Vatican City (PTI): Nobel Peace decision-making power with Cambodia, international crim- “too many” family members Khmer Rouge cadres, though Friday of strengthening defence cooperation with Japan to sup- Laureate Kailash Satyarthi on Pol Pot and... therefore finds inal justice, and the annals of under the regime. “I am really one was dismissed in February and other ties between their port regional maritime safety Friday called on Pope Francis Nuon Chea is responsible as a history,” said David Scheffer, satisfied with the sentences,” he 2017, highlighting the diffi- countries. and security. and sought his support for a new superior for all the crimes,” pre- who served as the UN secretary said, beaming as he left the culties of bringing lower level Abe’s one-night stay was The leaders said they hope legally binding international law siding judge Nil Nonn said. general’s special expert on the court. “They brought suffering members of the brutal regime described by Australian Prime to conclude early next year an against growing digital and “This includes the crime of Khmer Rouge trials from 2012 to my relatives.” Youk Chhang, to justice. Minister Scott Morrison as a agreement on increased defence online forms of child sexual genocide by killing members of until last month. head of the Documentation Craig Etcheson, who pre- deeply symbolic one. It was also united on the importance of links, including more joint mil- exploitation and abuse cases. The Cham ethnic and religious The revolutionaries who Center of Cambodia — a viously served as an investiga- another chance for Japan and resolving disputes in the South itary exercises. Abe said Japan extraterritorial jurisdiction for group.” Khieu Samphan was tried to recreate Buddhist- research organisation that pro- tor in the tribunal, said that Australia to present a united China Sea, peacefully and in and Australian would promote the proposed law is absolutely also found guilty of genocide majority Cambodia in line vided the court with evidence despite the “expensive, slow, front as regional partners in the accordance with international cooperation to strengthen the essential as online crimes tran- against ethnic Vietnamese, with their vision of an agrari- — said the verdict will “affirm complex” process of the tri- Asia-Pacific amid ongoing con- law, and we are strongly opposed rule of law at sea. They also scend across borders, Satyarthi though not against the Cham, an Marxist utopia attempted to the collective humanity of the bunal, the ECCC has provided cerns of spreading Chinese to any actions that could agreed to promote cooperation said during his meeting with the he added. abolish class and religious dis- victims and give recognition to some form of symbolic justice influence, including the coun- increase tensions within the in providing building assistance head of the Catholic church Both parties were sen- tinctions by force. The verdict the horrible suffering”. to the victims.“It is not enough, try’s building of islands in the region,” Morrison said., reading for maritime security-related here. The Nobel laureate is meet- tenced to “life in prison”, merg- read out by Nil Nonn present- “It can provide a sense of perhaps, but some justice is bet- disputed South China Sea. from a prepared statement after projects in Southeast Asian and ing all stakeholders irrespective ing the two sentences into a ed a society where minorities closure to a horrible chapter in ter than no justice,” he said. “Australia and Japan also stand meeting Abe. He added that a Pacific island nations. of caste, creed, religion, ethnic- ity, political affinity and nation- ality to garner support for the movement. Satyarthi, who has been FB says it’s better at detecting rule violations demanding for a new conven- tion, has written to all the heads New York (AP): Facebook said Facebook said most of the fake during a call with reporters that professor of information at the of states. This request has also it’s making progress on detect- accounts it found were finan- he learned about the company’s University of Michigan, said it’s been submitted to the UN ing hate speech, graphic vio- cially motivated, rather than relationship with Definers only difficult for people to agree on Secretary General and the lence and other violations of its aimed at misinformation. The when he read the Times report. what constitutes bullying or Organisation for Economic Co- rules, even before users see and company has nearly 2.3 On community guidelines, hate speech — so that makes it operation and Development, an report them. Facebook said billion users. Facebook also released difficult, if not impossible, to intergovernmental economic that during the April-to- Facebook’s metrics on issues teach artificial intelligence sys- organisation with 36 member September period, it doubled report comes a such as child nudi- tems how to detect them. countries. The meeting between the amount of hate speech it day after The ty and sexual Overall, though, Lampe said Satyarthi and the Pope took detected proactively, compared New York exploitation, ter- Facebook is making progress place in the backdrop of him with the previous six months. Times pub- rorist propagan- on rooting out hate, fake summoning the Presidents of The findings were spelled lished an da, bullying and accounts and other objection- Catholic Bishops worldwide to out Thursday in Facebook’s extensive spam. able content, but added that it the Vatican in February 2019 to second semiannual report on report on While it is dis- could be doing more. “Some of discuss ways to protect children enforcing community stan- how closing how this is tempered by (the fact and prevent sexual abuse by dards. The reports come as Facebook many violations that) they are a publicly trad- priests. The Pope’s response was Facebook grapples with chal- deals with crisis it is catching, the ed company,” he said. that the meeting would definitely lenge after challenge, ranging after crisis over company said it can’t “Their primary mission be a “practical meeting and from fake news to Facebook’s the past two years. always reliably measure isn’t to be good for society. It’s come out with practical solu- role in elections interference, The Times described how prevalent these things to make money. There are tions”, Satyarthi quoted the Pope hate speech and incitement to Facebook’s strategy as “delay, are on Facebook overall. For business concerns.” Facebook as saying. Satyarthi also sought violence in the US, Myanmar, deny and deflect.” Facebook instance, while Facebook took also plans to set up an inde- the support of the Pope for his India and elsewhere. The com- said Thursday it has cut ties action on 2 million instances of pendent body by next year for ongoing global efforts to end pany also said it disabled more with a Washington public rela- bullying in the July-September people to appeal decisions to child trafficking, slavery and all Marvin Ochoa, center, of Honduras, waits in line for a meal behind his wife Diana Marylin Ochoa after they arrived with a Central than 1.5 billion fake accounts tions firm, Definers, which the period, this does not mean remove — or leave up — posts forms of violence against chil- America migrant caravan to Tijuana, Mexico on Thursday. Members of the migrant caravan started to meet some local resistance in the latest six-month period, Times said Facebook hired to there were only 2 million that may violate its rules. dren to ensure peace, freedom, as they continued to arrive by the hundreds in the Mexican border city of Tijuana, where a group of residents clashed with compared with 1.3 billion dur- discredit opponents. Facebook instances of bullying during Appeals are currently handled safety, health and education for migrants camped out by the U.S. border fence. AP ing the previous six months. CEO Mark Zuckerberg said this time. Clifford Lampe, a internally. them. vivacity {48 hours} 13 LUCKNOW | SATURDAY | NOVEMBER 17, 2018 ENCOUNTERAs 60 BoundlessMINUTES as India GALLERIA 10 MINUTES

GAURAV BHATIA, managing director Sotheby, walks SAIMI SATTAR through the organisation’s inaugural auction of some artworks including a Tyeb Mehta and Amrita Shergill that are up for public viewing for the first time

he transluscent paper still cov- girl in the painting was her mother- ers the huge 149.5 x 105 cm in-law who was 94 years old and lived Tpiece which rests against the in Delhi,” says Gaurav. Needless to say wall as it is yet to be hung up. People Babeet Kaur attended the preview at hover around as “the pièce de résis- Bikaner House yesterday. tance” as Gaurav Bhatia, managing There is also Francis Newton director, India, Sotheby’s describes Souza’s Untitled (St Paul’s Cathedral) Tyeb Mehta’s Durga Mahisasura 1961, a piece in blue, white and black Mardini (1993), is to be unveiled. He that makes use of his slashing tech- A new life emphasises, “You are officially the nique to perfection. “When you look first Indian journalist to see this,” at the painting, it is beautiful but a He then embarks on the story closer look reveals a lot of violence. SANJAY KANDASAMY had a liver behind the painting. “A Muslim, the The artist grew up in Goa with strict cosmopolitan ethos of Bombay (now Catholic parents and he almost start- transplant when he was 18-months-old. Mumbai), where he settled down, ed rebelling against the church as they really appealed to the artist who was put too much emphasis on religion,” Today, he is a healthy medical student who born in Kapadwanj, a small town in explains Gaurav. Gujarat. But his faith was rudely Moving from the master, in the also aims to donate organs one day shaken when during the 1992-93 post contemporary oeuvre, Gaurav ges- Babri Masjid demolition riots, he tures at a work by Arpita Singh who ow 21, Sanjay Kandasamy gap to be filled,” Dr Reddy said. received threats on account of his reli- is considered one of the most impor- Nwas just 18 months old Ace Indian cricketer, gion. He left for Santiniketan to tant female artists of India. “This when his father had to donate Gautam Gambhir, a long-time escape this madness. In the heat of extraordinary work, Men Sitting, a part of his liver to him in proponent of organ donation the moment, when all this political Men Standing is a political statement November 1998. was also present on the occa- upheaval was happening, he was ask on the political chair revolving only In doing so, Sanjay and his sion. ed to make a painting and he creat- among them,” he says. doctors created history in the “Every three minutes a per- ed a strong political statement with One cannot miss out on anoth- annals of Indian medicine as son gets added to the list who this,” says Gaurav gesturing towards er contemporary artist Bharti Kher the country’s first successful need a transplant. Today, over the painting. It reveals a blue back- and Priti Paul’s Belladonna, an instal- liver transplant surgery, two lakh Indians are on the list drop and there are just three more lation which features a dressing table Indraprastha Apollo hospitals while less than 10 per cent get colours — saffron, white and green with lipsticks, shoes and a sari — all said in statement. a transplant. We have to work as — and when the idea hits you in all made in steel. “This too is a political Not only has Sanjay done a nation to increase our organ its force, it makes for a goosebumps statement about women’s perception exceedingly well, without hav- donation rate. I have pledged my moment. “It is interesting to note that of themselves in the society. Is it just ing any other complications organs in 2011 and encourage Tyeb, a Muslim, painted a Hindu make up, hair, shoes and sari or her since the transplant, he is now the youth to raise awareness on Goddess for the first time and that outward appearance that make for a training to be a doctor himself. organ donation and become too in colours of the Indian flag to woman’s identity or is there more to Since it has been more donors themselves. This needs reiterate what the country was about,” her?” explains Gaurav. than 20 years that the trans- to become a national move- emphasises Gaurav. The work is The exhibition also has a lot of plant took place, he explained ment,” he said. painted with an economy of lines and sculptures as this was an important how the difficulty level of such Apollo Hospitals’ Group is deeply symbolic as Goddess Durga art form even before the written word surgeries have changed. medical director and senior represents enlightenment and hope existed in India. “A terracotta head He said, “At that time, my pediatric gastroenterologist, over darkness and ignorance. done by G Ravinder Reddy is impor- father donated his organ oth- Dr Anupam Sibal, said that “It is a positive painting where a tant because he usually makes these erwise it wouldn’t have been over the last 20 years the large part is painted blue like the in metallic gold. It is the first time that that easy.” Being a medical Apollo Institutes of Transplant Ashoka chakra but the colour also he worked in this medium.” student himself, he added, has performed more than 3,200 stands for hope and renewal. It is def- Another striking sculpture is “Today, the situation has liver transplants in patients initely more relevant today,” says are a visual commentary on South country a few clients have even Churchgate Station, Western Railroad Prodosh Das Gupta’s Egg Bird (1975). changed due to a better avail- from over 50 countries of Gaurav, who has his roots in Asia that narrate the story of the rich- started buying Monets and Picassos. Line, Bombay, India 1955 which best “It’s sophisticated and refined where ability of resources, technolo- which 302 have been children. Lucknow and takes pride in the ness and sophistication of art and “Maybe not in terms of volume but showcases an outsider’s view of India the bird is protecting her egg and nur- gy, doctors and even donors, “While there is still lack in Ganga Jamuni tehzeeb with its inter- design from the Indian Subcontinent. in value, these are big. The numbers with its crowd, din and flurry of turing it like a mother,” says Gaurav which have risen in numbers. infrastructure for life-saving mingling of cultures, religion, food The 50 artworks including paintings, picking these works are small due to movement. who earlier worked with LVMH The information has spread organ donations and trans- and language. sculpture, photography and design a mix of prohibitive pricing as well Gaurav recounts interesting tales Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton. much easily today.” plants, the numbers in the He goes on to recount how he are made in and inspired by the as taste,” he adds. behind some of the art. An early work But what really caught the atten- On the 20th anniversary of country are showing some chanced upon this piece that has not Indian subcontinent. Interestingly, But coming back to the auction, of Amrita Shergill Girl in Blue where tion was an interesting series of 20 the operation that changed the improvement in the country. been displayed by any gallery in India except for two, none of the works he says, “The ethos of the sale is she painted her cousin Babeet Kaur photographs by Nandini Valli face of medical sciences in Out of 301 hospitals equipped till date. “I had gone to my father’s have ever been displayed to the pub- India’s boundless treasures. We curat- in 1934 is mounted on one wall. Muthiah which show Vishnu on India, the hospital showcased to handle the process, 250 friend’s place for a drink along with lic.” ed this over two years so we literal- “Amrita’s mother said it wasn’t good. earth for a day. So he can be seen rid- the evolution that liver trans- have registered with National my wife in December 2016. He has Gaurav says that there is a reason ly had the cream of the crop. We Babeet’s mother too didn’t like it as ing a Cadillac to a wedding, visiting plants have gone through over Organ and Tissue Transplant an impressive art collection, most of Sotheby, a brand which was estab- selected 50 works which are super she thought her daughter had been a house where he is treated as a god, the last two decades. Organisation (NOTTO), show- which is displayed on the ground lished in 1742, decided to set up office clean and each piece represents a painted a bit too dark. Amrita kept going to a bar and finally reaching his Dr Preetha Reddy, vice ing that in order to conduct an floor of his house. As we took the in India two years back. “We have the visual vocabulary as well as the it away and displayed the painting at hotel room where he can be seen dis- chairperson of the Apollo organ transplant, there exists stairs for the first floor, I saw this first records in 1930s of an Indian sophistication and elegance of India.” her first show at Falleti’s Hotel in illusioned with what is going on on Hospitals Group, said liver dis- one fully equipped hospital painting on a wall. When I was leav- transacting with Sotheby’s when the So, there are works by artist based in Lahore. It was bought by Charles earth. ease is a major cause for con- for around 43 lakh people,” Dr ing, he told me that if I ever wanted Maharaja of Darbangha bought the country and even those outside Fabri, a historian with whom Shergill There are works by other artists cern in the country with as Sibal said. anything, all I had to do was ask. My Marie Antoinette’s jewels in London. it. He flips through the catalogue and is rumored to have had an affair and like Bhupen Kakkar’s water colours, many as two lakh people dying Sanjay, who is currently prompt reply was, ‘The Tyeb Mehta’. So Indians have been doing business points to an image Blue City, Jodhpur was in his family for the last 80 years. Gulam Rasool Santosh’s take on from it every year. While pursuing his medical studies at It’s another story that my wife chid- with Sotheby’s for almost a hundred by Steve McCurry which was clicked This work is important because just tantra, Krishna Reddy’s print called around 1,800 liver transplants the Srilakshmi Narayan ed me later for saying so. But with- years. What further prompted the in 2010. The intensity of the colour after this she painted her very famous, Whirlpool, the Aligarh artist Zareena are done annually, as many as Institute of Medical Sciences, in two days he called up and agreed move was in the last five years we reminds one of his other iconic Three Girls. Stylistically the move- Hashmi’s works which question the 20,000 people need a liver Pondicherry, has been on to sell it. It was timely as we had just recorded that South Asians, which is work Afghan Girl which featured ment and fluidity in both the works idea of home and displacement, A transplant at any given point. immuno suppressent medica- started putting Boundless:India, largely Indians, had done transactions Sharbat Gula. The other one called is same,” he says. Bala’s glamorous thumb print as well “The fact is around 10 tion for 15 to 16 years. He Sotheby’s inaugural auction in the worth over $250 million across all Taj Mahal and Train, Agra, 1983 too But interestingly, the story does as a series of photographs by Madan lakh people are diagnosed with aspires to be a blood donor country,” he says. The painting is a categories including Impressionist art, is up at the auction. The list of famous not end there. When Sotheby’s Mahatta. The immersive walk cer- liver disease every year, mak- himself. However, his suppres- part of the display at the Bikaner Western art, jewellery watches and international artists don’t end there. acquired the painting six months ago, tainly encompasses what can be ing it the 10th most-common sants medication wouldn’t House and will feature in the auction cars with us,” he says. There is also Henri Cartier Bresson’s it was published in an English news- called some of the best representation cause of death in India as per allow him to donate. “I want to which will take place at the Taj He also points out that while the stunning black and white image, paper. What happened after that is of art that looks at India. the WHO. While India has be a donor, but unfortunately Mahal Hotel in Mumbai on artworks that Indians gravitated Srinagar, Kashmir 1948. But perhaps what history is made of. “Sotheby’s The show is on till 1 pm on come a long way since the first I can’t donate,” said Sanjay. November 29. He says, “The artworks towards were mostly from the home it is the Brazilian Sebastiao Salgado’s got a call from a lady saying that the November 17. operation, there is still a huge (With inputs from agency) TALKING POINT 10 MINUTES THE CELLAR 15 MINUTES CHILLED NOT STIRRED

The dwindling numbers ELENA BORTOLETTO of Donnafugata talks about new gle, which hasn’t been explored in Wildlife filmmaker JONATHAN KEELING 60,000 years. Local people haven’t markets in Asia. By A SARKAR tells ASMITA SARKAR about his adventures gone there since it is a sacred place. I picked a Tree Kangaroo off a ne of the primary cultures that and the impact of documentaries branch and held it and it was just OIndian students and young relaxed. We picked up a Cuscus, professionals who live abroad bring looked at it and put it back. It was- back with them is their love of fine n the tussle between man and the lights at night. Technology has n’t bothered. We also found the wine. While everyone loves food Iwild, animals have drawn the advanced enough that miniature world’s biggest rodent, the Bosavi made by their mother, quality short straw. With land encroach- cameras, that can be mounted on rat, which was the highlight for me. wines and spirits they have had are ments in every part of the world, animals, drones and buggies are And, it was super relaxed. It is a sought out on their return to India wildlife population is estimated to used. The storytelling technique has complex relationship,” he said. as well. And in the third largest decline by two-third till 2020. We also changed so that it’s emotional As more urban centres come up liquor market of the world, where have already lost 60 per cent of the and dramatic, with a protagonist and humans move into animal every year almost 20 million peo- wildlife, according to a report. and an antagonist, which is what is landscape and dominate that with ple enter legal drinking age, it is the People are aware of climate pulling younger crowds, he believes. buildings and roads, it’s hugely young that a Sicilian wine brand is change, of plastics’ harmful effects “Last year, when Blue Planet II transformed which is true for large vying for. but not enough about wildlife loss, released, it had the highest viewing parts of Europe and Asia. In such “It is my dream that we serve according to Jonathan Keeling, con- numbers in the UK and soon ban- situations, wildlife corridors are Sicilian wine with Indian food. It is sulting executive producer of BBC’s ning plastics was on the agenda for important which make space for a misconception that Italian wine clearly that the white wine goes bet- China has wine bars in Shanghai Planet Earth II. His work has taken the parliament and companies. animals is important. “Forty years can only be paired with food from ter with fruits and cheese while the and Beijing and with the opening him to each of the seven continents People on the streets were talking ago we made the first global wildlife the region,” says Elena Bortoletto, red is meant for meat. The Anthilia of Wine & Spirit Education Trust, and his next, Seven Worlds will show about how plastic was damaging the documentary called Life on Earth. export manager, Donnafugata. made with peach and pear scents, awareness has been percolating into the challenges that wildlife is facing. marine life,” he said, adding that the Since that time we lost somewhere It doesn’t hurt that the 1983 ori- is crisp and soft on the palate and the urban people. She also added Most of his shows are on view on younger generation is now interest- close to 2/3 of the population of big gin company comes with an inter- is better served with fish or vegeta- that tourism to Italy has been the Sony BBC Earth in India. ed in watching documentaries as animals. We are the first generation esting history that involves runaway bles while the Sedara has a balance key to a growth in their market. The show is partially shot in much as sports events or pop real- that has been able to observe the queens. The name Donnafugata of red fruits and spicy flavours. While an entry level wine is Mumbai, which is a city of 20 mil- ity shows, which he also enjoys impact through satellites and also on translates to fugitive woman or the To ensure the wine quality, they placed around `700-1500, the lion people and also has the dens- watching. the ground. Previous generations woman who fled. The town has a harvest grapes by handpicking Donnafugata is priced more than est population of leopards any- During his travels, he’s closely weren’t aware but now we are. It’s castle with the same name. And one them for their Chardonnay, for `3300, which is definitely not an where in the world. “It is a unique observed how human encroachment time to do something,” he said. of the legends say that it refers to which the fruits ripen the earliest. inaccessible mark for the upward situation. No jungle, no other is affecting animals and their They have also been able to Queen Blanche of Navarre, widow At their vineyard in the town of moving Indian. It has already made place but Mumbai has the behaviour. So, while reach a Chinese audience now of King Martin I of Aragon. The Ragusa they are harvested by night, inroads into key metros in the most concentrated num- conservation has which translates to around 250 mil- labels on the bottles are a work of when the temperatures are as low country and has been placed at ber of leopards,” said become a hot topic lion people and the global scope, age art by the famed Stefano Vitale, as 18-20 degree Celsius instead of well-known places like the Indian he. in this space so is group and sheer numbers have a who had designed the cover for the peak of 45 degree Celsius in the Accent. But they agree that to reach To shoot the showing the really big impact. Paolo Coehlo’s The Alchemist. day. No chemical fertiliser or pes- a new market of amateur wine sequence, they new species and go to a temple, there are monkeys While politicians debate global- It seems just like the drink, ticides go into the grapes. Their drinkers, dinners and workshops used cameras old with their but they have seen humans for ly if climate change is real or not and families that run wineries also get focus has been on sustainability as that lets one experience the wine that didn’t behaviour. hundreds of years and their behav- it’s impacts — the North and South finer with each generation. The well since harvesting at night saves and how it should be had is the key. need “How a monkey would iour is calm. There are places where Pole are melting. And Jonathan fifth-generation run family business electricity needed to cool down the However, they are in no hurry behave with you depends on if animals encountered people but wonders if the penguin population has fresh and fruit wines that are fruit if it is picked during the day. to see results since the normal turn- it’s being fed,” jokes Jonathan. are much more shy. In Papua New can adapt quickly enough for it to accessible but premium and make Bortoletto adds that the mar- around time to see profits is five “Some run and hide, some are Guinea, my team looked for a new survive through this man made cri- for easy drinking. The bottles, ket in Asia is opening to wine while years. During that time, they hope more relaxed with people. If you species in a volcanic crater in a jun- sis. which come with instructions, tell it was earlier dominated by spirits. to triple their sales. {48 hours} LUCKNOW | SATURDAY | NOVEMBER 17, 2018 vivacity 14

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SUBCULTURE 30 MINUTES STUDIO CHAT 20 MINUTES Behind the lens Actors SHWETA TRIPATHI and ALI FAZAL get candid about their roles in Mirzapur which shows the story of India’s youth. By CHAHAK MITTAL

ailing on a giant cruise Sship with arms open in the air, the breeze passing through the hair, running around in an open field or just dreaming about a prince on a white horse... all these have been a part of MEALS ON WHEELS the fantastical world that the Hindi film industry has given to many young women. As the mercury dips, the capital is warming up to food festivals and Horn OK Please has some Actor Shweta Tripathi, who has Chinese choley Idli Italiano chaat become one of the Indo-western fusions like and on its platter. By AYUSHI SHARMA prominent names in the industry, had also he word festival brings cheer fer using the ingredients, spices dreamt of running and when you add food to it, and even breads that are made around in an open Tyou get the undivided atten- inhouse,” he said. field wearing a yellow tion of all gourmets. And a food The concept of bringing food suit while its dupatta truck festival in the capital is trying from different parts of the country flew in the air. She to do just that. under one roof is not something said, “I didn’t know Skewers of meat and paneer unheard of. But the dishes laid out about anything like being barbequed on hot coals while by vendors from more than 150 Indie cinema, parallel customers line up with a chill beer eatries across the city can’t go unno- cinema, or even the or mocktail is a normal scene at this ticed. And the festival scored not just content of the films. I three-day annual market. The just knew that I wanted Jawahar Lal Nehru stadium has to be an actress and be been transformed into small kiosks on the stage, or in front of that smell of food and baked goods. the camera.” We started our food journey at The actress, who Horn Ok Please with sushis and made her acting debut dimsums, which tried to stay with TV show, Kya Mast authentic to its Japanese origins, Hai Life, shared that she while an Italian food truck served ‘THE AUDIENCE has come a long way pastas and pizzas nearby and given since her role of Zenia Delhi’s love for food from this USUALLY TRIES Khan, a geek but full- Mediterranean country, a long line of-life and ever-excit- of waiting people was certainly not TO EXPLORE ed college student, to a surprise. DISPARATE today’s Golu Gupta in The culture of food trucks is a Mirzapur. norm in the US where young pro- CUISINE AND “It was a very hyper active fessionals step out of their offices to kind of a role where I would crib For Tripathi, grab a bite for lunch and is catching DELICACIES AND about food or other petty little up in India and has added colour things. If I look at that, I would say learning and and variety to the Indian food THAT IS WHY A that I have come a really long way,” understanding scene. COMPLETELY she says. A food truck, Wheelys, offered It was all because of working the subtleties of coffee on wheels with a twist where INDIAN MENU under various directors that she acting happened one got a chance to brew their own understood the subtlety of roles coffee. You could choose a flavour DOES NOT WORK And then there were those who group. parate delicacies which I haven’t and acting. “I realised that there on the job when and add your favourite topping like were there for a cause. The Keshav This also a great trial space for tasted before. Like I would be really was a lot more to acting and cin- she worked crushed oreo, vanilla scoop, or BECAUSE IT IS Suri Foundation which aims to work fusion food. The brave can venture interesed to try something which is ema than just being romantic or whipped cream. Owner Abhay EASILY towards the upliftment of the mar- into unchartered territory like from Kolkata or from some other happy or running around with with different Singh Luthra said that they have ginalised LGBTQ+ community, had Chinese choley or a fusion like Idli ital- state, which I cannot get in Delhi. I excitement. I explored the other directors over seven crore combination of cof- AVAILABLE painted their food truck in the rain- iano chaat that caught our eye but we think these food festivals need to side of being an actress.” fee and toppings on offer. bow colours. This caught the atten- shied away from this unexpected change their concept in terms of get- Films like Masaan, “In my experience, when it EVERYWHERE’ tion of the visitors and was a huge hit. combination. However, you can try ting cuisines across the globe and if Haraamkhor, Trishna star Shweta Guddu Pandit, it is a treat.” comes to food festivals, the audience “This time we have Mexican these at your own peril. not from across the globe then in some unconventional roles Among the huge star cast of the usually tries to explore disparate cui- dishes like, Crunchy fried avocado A drawback of festivals is that it atleast from various states of all the compared to the ideal of of some- show is Pankaj Tripathi, Sheeba sine and delicacies and that is why taco, Mexican sliders, Mexican chick- offers only the tried and tested countries.” one glamourous, who is supposed Chaddha, Rasika Dugal, Vikrant I think keeping your menu com- en rice with brownie. I think food fes- brands. A food blogger Anamika Apart from the cons, the festi- to support an actor’s heroic image. Massey, Divyendu Sharma, and pletely Indian does not work because tivals are a good way of promoting Karmakar said, “If I’m attending a val is a really great way to enjoy a Her roles rather take centrestage Shriya Pilgaonkar. Ali was the last it is easily available everywhere. It’s and marketing your new ventures. food fest, my focus is on trying and warm Sunday afternoon and an even with a fierce approach. How? one to enter the stage. And, this last very difficult to judge the demands on account of its rich traditional and We have also set up a pop up of Kitty exploring things that are new and not better way to spend your Saturday She says that it works both minute entry has a unique run-and- of the public which is why we keep contemporary flavours, but also Su, our nightclub, in addition to the available in the market. Why would evening grabbing few beers and ways. “It’s not like you choose return story that Ali tells us. trying out new thing,” said Pulek due to the pricing where some of food truck this time,” said Prerna I be heading for something which I plenty of scrumptious grub while scripts rather sometimes they “I had put my feet in the West, Agrawaal, who runs Flip, which spe- them were priced as low as `40 per Thakur, assistant manager, market- can get easily in the market. hanging out with friends. choose you. I had also auditioned and then I was back here when I got cialises in a variety of cuisine. “I pre- plate. ing and communication of The Lalit Obviously, I would be looking for dis- Photo: Pankaj Kumar for Fukrey once, but didn’t quite Mirzapur. I was stuck when I read like the role. Not like I didn’t want the script. But that wasn’t the part to do any commercial films but offered to me and I made an excuse EVENT 10 MINUTES somehow all the scripts that I was to escape from it. But after a few getting, I didn’t want to do those.” days, the role of Guddu Pandit came And then, “Haraamkhor, to me and I immediately agreed,” Masaan, and Mirzapur really excit- laughs Ali. ed me. And that’s how I chose He believes that the heart does In pursuit of them.” If the scripts “excite” her, she stick to something and there are would definitely take it up. certain roles that “don’t leave you” Actor Ali Fazal’s story is also until you make them happen. quite similar. He talks about his role, While the actor had also pre- Guddu Pandit, the kid who has pared for a role in his forthcoming, knowledge grown up watching his lower mid- Milan Talkies, he says, “I did eat a dle class family and aspired to be lot. It took a lot of patience as I had Six different books aimed at giving one a deeper insight like them. “The family has always to shed around 10 kg weight for the wanted their kid to be a ‘hero.’ Even role.” into disparate subjects were released recently his aspirations’ length is as short as While Shweta’s role of Golu, a transitioning from having a bicycle young nerd, is a very tender and rom Gandhi’s friendship to criti- book, Postcolonial Indian Literature to having a Luna (scooty),” he says. mild one. Ali describes it as “A Tom Fcal theories on postcolonial Indian Toward a Critical Framework by If there is a problem with the cycle Hanks film — slow yet beautiful.” literature, the night was a rewarding Satish C. Aikant takes a comprehen- and he finds a jeep nearby, he would They both agree that there is a Golu one for readers and academicians. sive view of Indian literatures from a be excited to see that and only think in every girl as “she is the one liv- The Indian Institute of Advanced postcolonial perspective. Consciousness authored by Social Fabric of Punjab and Haryana we have to maintain a fine balance of having it and “looking like a hero” ing in this world of misogyny just Study, Rashtrapati Nivas, Shimla, Mahesh Champaklal’s Bhasa’s Aleksandra Wenta is an interdiscipli- which is edited by Yogesh Snehi and between modern science and phi- when his hair would flow in the like we have been since ages, but organised, The Fifth Rabindranath Ramayan Plays From Page to Stage, nary attempt to look at various Lallan S Baghel. losophy. This balance helps us in open jeep. there’s more to her today, much Tagore Memorial Lecture, which was meanwhile involved the analysis of dimensions of aesthetics of power in In his lecture, professor Shah setting our minds free from the “Hum banayenge Mirzapur ko more fierce and ahead of time,” says delivered by Padma Shri professor the epic ascribed to Bhasa namely, medieval Cidambaram temple and spoke about, “The Indian tradition of materialistic world. The philosophy Amrika (We’ll transform Mirzapur Ali. Ramesh Chandra Shah, a noted poet, Abhisheka Natakam and Pratima beyond. It weaves its discourse around Advaita Vedanta emphasises on of west and India tried to seek and into America.),” says Guddu Pandit Her apparent masturbation novelist and critic on the rehabilita- Natakam both in terms of language the figure of dancing Siva, to whom Jivanmukti, the idea that moksha explore the ultimate reality and aka Ali Fazal of Mirzapur. That is scene in the show has become the tion of sacred. in theatre. It tries to establish the inter- the temple was dedicated. Incidentally, (freedom, liberation) is achievable in same was also searched through the how Ali’s role adds various shades talk of the town and she feels that Six books were launched during relation between both, the dramatic the god is one of the most powerful this life in contrast to Indian philoso- rule and principals of Physics. of red to the show’s palette, where it is not anything that is “unusual” the lecture. In Gandhi’s Ark authored text composed by the playwright and icons in the history of world religions. phies that emphasises on moksha after Knowing the complete truth is even though it is the 21st century or even “bold,” rather something by Shashi Joshi, the focus was on the performance text designed by the The book tries to combine the fields death.” very important, for instance, one “his aspirations are full of innocence that is real and “was hidden for a Gandhi’s relationship with his director for the production of the play. of philosophy, history, aesthetics, Ven. Geshe Dorji Damdul could have tremendous craving and non-materialistic.” long time. Now through such Christian friends with whom he dis- How the dramatic text is trans- performing arts, architecture, ritual who’s a Buddhist scholar, was the for cheese cake, but when you’ll see Shweta finds his role “endear- scenes, the quietness around it will cussed religion and spirituality. The formed into the performance text and textual studies. moderator of the lecture and he cheese from a microscope and ing” as even though “he appears to seem unusual. It should be normal. central theme of the book reveals his forms the subject of the book thus The last two books included summed it up when he said, “We you’ll see the bacteria in the cake be the Hulk or Thor, he is very sim- It’s not just a scene, rather a reali- affinity to Catholic Christianity and establishing the relation between text Urban Spaces in Modern India edit- have to admit that modern science your craving for the cake will go ple in his own world.” She says, “If ty. Men do it, women do it as well.” openness to all the religious ideas, and performance. ed by Partho Dutta and Narayani has changed the world but to get the away. This is the result knowing the you look at Fukrey’s chocolate boy Photo: Pankaj Kumar beliefs and practices while another Dancing in the Sky of Gupta and Modernity and Changing inner freedom and peace of mind ultimate truth.” and 3 Idiots’s sweet Joy to today’s LUCKNOW | SATURDAY | NOVEMBER 17, 2018 sport 15

extra pressure. "As long as I think Novak is in the draw any- how, he's playing so good again, it's never going to be easy." The first set was a topsy-turvy affair, with both players quickly into their groove on serve before a succession of breaks. - Service breaks - Federer, buoyed by his customary vocal sup- Federer port, broke to lead 4-3, only to lose his momen- tum immediately as Anderson levelled. cruises past The Swiss broke the South African in the next game, sealing the break with a crisp back- hand volley at the net but was immediately in trouble at 0-40 on his own serve before winning five successive points to take the set. BWF/ File Picture Anderson The second set went with serve until the sev- Kidambi Srikanth prepares to return a shot against his opponent enth game, when Federer produced an immac- ulate sliced backhand that landed on the line to earn a break. Srikanth, Sameer lose Second seed Roger thrashes Anderson in last Now playing with R Federer vs A Zverev freedom, the 37-year-old group match to seal last four clash against Live from 7:30pm IST broke again to seal the in quarterfinals SONY TEN NETWORK victory and guarantee Alex Zverev; Djokovic will face Anderson in that he tops the group. PTI n KOWLOON LAKSHYA ENTERS Q/F OF Alexander Zverev set up a other semifinal today last-four clash against Roger ndian challenge ended WORLD JR C'SHIP Federer in the ATP Finals after Iat the Hong Kong Open MARKHAM: Young Indian shuttler Lakshya seeing off John Isner 7-6 (7/5), 6- World Tour Super 500 Sen progressed to the quarterfinals of the BWF 3 on Friday while Novak tournament after World Junior Championship after defeating Djokovic will take on Kevin Kidambi Srikanth and Chinese Taipei's Chen Shiau Cheng in a men's Anderson. Sameer Verma lost their singles event here. AFP n LONDON Zverev played American respective men's singles The 17-year-old from Almora, who had Myneni to meet Prajnes in Bengaluru final giant John Isner at London's O2 Arena know- quarterfinal matches here clinched the Asian Junior Championships title oger Federer gained sweet revenge over BENGALURU: Saketh Myneni will square off with helping Aleksandr win four games on the trot ing a win by any scoreline would take him on Friday. in July this year, saw off ninth seed Chen 15- Kevin Anderson at the ATP Finals on compatriot Prajnesh Gunneswaran in an all-India before closing the match in the 10th game. through to the semi-finals of the season-ending Fourth seed Srikanth 21 21-17 21-14 in a match that lasted a little RThursday but is putting thoughts of his summit clash at the Bengaluru Open ATP Having lost the first set, Myneni was down 1-3 tournament. suffered a 17-21 13-21 under an hour on Thursday. 100th title to the back of his mind after both play- Challenger tournament on Saturday. in the second set but held his serve and broke The turning point in the round-robin loss to eighth seed Kenta Fourth seeded Lakshya will take on Malaysia's ers reached the last four. In Friday's first semi-final, Myneni beat Aleksandr in sixth game to make it 3-3. match came at the end of the 12th game, when Nishimoto for his first Aidil Sholeh ALI Sadikin next for a place in the The Swiss broke the giant South African's Kazakhastan's Aleksandr Nedovyesov 4- In the ninth game, Myneni brought about a the 21-year-old German saved a set point on his loss to the Japanese in semi-final, which will assure him of a medal serve four times in a comprehensive 6-4, 6-3 vic- 6, 6-4, 6-4 in a thrilling three-setter to couple of first winners on his serves, racing own serve with an ace, going on to force a tie- four meetings. The Indian in the tournament. tory at London's O2 Arena even though make it to the title round of $ 150, 000 past his rival 5-4. break. had beaten Nishimoto Lakshya, who received a bye in the opening Anderson had not faced a single break point in event. Serving at 0-15, Aleksandr was stunned by a The players swapped mini breaks but the thrice before this match. round, beat Mexico's Armando Gaitan and his two earlier round-robin victories. In the second semi-final, Gunneswaran forehand winner by Myneni, who broke his giant Isner then faltered again on his own serve Later, world no 18 Italian Giovanni Toti in the earlier rounds in Second seed Federer suffered a painful loss breezed past Canadian Brayden Schnur 6- opponent to win the set and restored parity to hand the set to Zverev -- meaning he no longer Sameer also failed to tame straight games. at the hands of Anderson in the Wimbledon 4, 6-1. before winning the decider. PTI had any chance to qualify for the last four. local hope Lee Cheuk Men's doubles pair of Vishnu Vardhan Goud quarter-finals this year after leading by two sets, World no 213 Myneni made an easy third set In the second set a single break of serve in Yiu, who came through Panjala and Srikrishna Sai Kumar Podile also his only defeat against him in five meetings before difficult after racing to a 5-0 lead in the decider. the eighth game proved decisive as Zverev served the qualifiers to seal his entered the quarters with a 21-11 21-17 win Thursday's clash. He committed far too many unforced errors, out the match. maiden semi-final spot over Indonesian combination of Dwiki Rafian The six-time champion started the week with "I am unbelievably happy to be through to with a 21-15 19-21 21-11 Restu and Bernadus Bagas Kusuma Wardana. an uncharacteristically ragged display in a the semi-finals," he told Sky Sports. win in a match that last an The Indian duo will face 10th seeded Korean straight-sets defeat by Kei Nishikori but has beat- to the semi-finals for the 15th time in 16 attempts ago. But I was able to come back and play good "John is such a tough opponent. The last two hour and 13 minutes here. pair of Tae Yang Shin and Chan Wang next. en Dominic Thiem and Anderson in straight sets at the season-ending finale and means he will tennis. matches for him against (Marin) Cilic and me Srikanth couldn't Other Indians in fray, Priyanshu Rajawat, Alap and is looking more like his old self as the tour- likely avoid a meeting in the last four against in- "Personally I'm still not thinking of the num- could have gone either way. The first set was threaten Nishimoto, who Mishra and Kiran George lost in the third nament progresses. form Novak Djokovic. ber 100. I won't let that get in my head, make unbelievably tight. I am just happy to be lead 12-7 at one stage in round of men's singles, while Malvika Bansod The victory over fourth-seed Anderson in "I'm happy that this is another week like this," me go crazy because it should be something I'm through. I will prepare myself the best for tomor- the opening game. The and Gayatri Gopichand were ousted in the the Lleyton Hewitt Group takes Federer through said Federer. "Didn't look like it maybe 72 hours excited about and not something I should feel row." Indian did claw back and opening and second rounds of the women's even had a slender 14-13 singles competition respectively. lead but the Japanese Eighth seed Purva Barve, who received a bye soon left him behind with in the first round, lost in the third round. PTI four straight points before SARITA, MANISHA GIVE INDIA FLYING START pocketing the opening game. The Indian looked PTI n NEW DELHI Women’s Boxing WC winner as she dominated all the three clueless in the second Live from 1:00pm IST rounds. The five judges gave her a game as he struggled eteran L Sarita Devi and rookie unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 30- right from the start even VManisha Mouna gave India a fly- STAR SELECT 1 & 1 HD 26, 30-26, 29-28). as Nishimoto surged to 6-2 and then reeled off seven straight ing start in the women's World Boxing The 36-year-old Sarita faced a points to grab a massive 13-3 advantage, a deficit which the Indian Championships with dominating vic- ment. She beat Troy Garton tough fight from her experienced couldn't erase to bow out of the contest. tories in their respective bouts here on of New Zealand on Friday. Swiss opponent, who also has been in Later in the day, Sameer, who had reached the finals of the Friday. Zholaman is the defend- the international circuit for more Hong Kong Open in 2016, couldn't find a way to outwit an ath- While Manisha punched above ing world champion but than a decade, before winning 4-0 (28- letic Lee Cheuk Yiu, who was rewarded for his con- her weight to outclass veteran Manisha has beaten her in the 28, 29-28, 30-27, 29-28, 29-28). trol and precision. American Christina Cruz in an unan- Silesian Women's Boxing The Manipuri boxer, who has Sameer had beaten Lee at the New Zealand imous verdict in 554kg, 2006 edition championship in Poland ear- been competing in the World Open earlier this year but that didn't matter as Lee Gold medallist Sarita (60kg) had to lier this year. Championships since the first edition opened up a 4-0 lead in the opening game and con- work harder to emerge 4-0 winner on The 20-year-old Manisha in 2001, was clearly the better boxer solidated it to 12-3 at one stage. points against Diana Sandra Brugger from Haryana, who was making her as all the five judges gave points in her Sameer managed to claw back to 15-16 but the of Switzerland in their opening bouts debut in the World Championships, favour. Hong Kong player reeled off the required five points to take the at the K D Jadhav Stadium here. was in complete control during the first In other bouts of the day, 2016 opening game. The Indian lagged again in the second game, before Both Sarita and Manisha advanced round bout against the American World Championship and Rio he managed to erase a 5-8 deficit and take a 14-11 lead. to the prequarterfinals where they will who is almost twice her age. Olympics Bronze medallist Mira In the third game, the duo split the initial 10 points before face Kellie Herrington of Ireland and The 36-year-old Cruz from New Potkonen of Finland beat Lee eked out a five-point advantage, reaching 11-6 at the break. Dina Zholaman of Kazakhstan respec- York was the last edition's Bronze Commonwealth Games Gold winner After changing the sides, Sameer couldn't break the run of tively on Sunday. medallist besides winning the same Anja Stridsman of Australia in 60kg. points, going wide and long. The local qualifier looked more Harrington had won a Silver in colour of medal in 2012 also. Another Rio Bronze winner in aggressive and seized the opportunities to continue his domi- 64kg in the 2016 World Manisha, who had won a Gold in 60kg, Anastasia Beliakova moved to nation. Championships but she has gone one the India Open and a Silver in the the pre-quarters with a unanimous Lee eventually sealed his place in the semifinals when Sameer's weight category down in this tourna- Rookie boxer Manisha Moun (blue) wins against the Christina Cruz in Women's 54kg last-16 PTI Poland event this year, was the clear verdict win over Elisa Williams. return hit the net. CHHETRI-LESS LOCAL EVENTS Indian Green lift U-19 Challenger Trophy ROWING LUCKNOW (PNS): India Green INDIA FACE JORDAN The trials to select the Uttar Pradesh team, defeated India Blue by six wickets to lift for the 37th National Rowing Championship, the Under-19 Challenger Trophy at Atal PTI n AMMAN probably Subhasish Bose. will be held at Police Boat Club in Prayagraj on Bihari Bajpai Ekana International India's defence impressed against Lippi's Sunday. Interested may contact Sudhir Sharma Stadium on Friday. ndia, despite missing their talismanic China but Constantine will be banking on on 9839279037. Electing to bat, India Blue got off Istriker Sunil Chhetri, will fancy their his midfield and attack to have an influence to a decent start with openers Qamaran chances when they take on hosts Jordan in in the match against a Jordan side whose KIDS MARATHON Iqbal and Swastik Samal added 65 runs an international football friendly here on form has been patchy. Little Millennium is organising the 4th Kids in 9.4 overs before Swastik was sent Saturday. Jordan, who are ranked 15 spots below Marathon at KD Singh ‘Babu’ Stadium on back by K Nithish Kumar Reddy. Then The match at the Jordan capital is in India in the rankings, last won a match in November 18. Kids aged between 2-10 years may skipper Pradosh Ranjan Paul came to preparation for the AFC May when they defeated take part in the event, which is being organised the crease and they both added 27 runs Asian Cup, scheduled to be India vs Jordan Cyprus 3-0. In their last four to support the cause against child abuse and pro- as Qamaran (63) was removed by held in January-February Live from 10:30pm IST games, they have had two mote healthy development of children. Athrava Vinod Ankolekar. next year. STAR SPORTS 3 draws and two defeats, capping After that no big parnerships happ- India are ranked 97th with a 1-2 loss to Croatia in ATHLETICS MEET ned for the Blue team as they kept los- while Jordan are placed 112th in the FIFA October. LPS Gomti Nagar bagged 202 points to win ing wicket at the regular intervals and rankings. For India, mid-fielder Jackichand Singh the Lucknow Public School Inter-Branch ultimately bundled out for 206 runs in Even though they will be without and left back Nishu Kumar were on Athletics Meet at LPS Vrindavan on Friday. LPS, 47.3 overs. Chhetri, the country's all-time leading Thursday included in the 22-member Virnadvan-II and LPS Sitapur finished second In reply, India Green achieved the BRIEF SCORES: Choudhary 34/2) scorer, Stephen Constantine's men will squad for the away international FIFA fix- and third respectievly. Hritik Goswami was target in 43.4 overs for the loss of four INDIA BLUE: 206 (Qamran Iqbal 63, INDIA GREEN: 209 (Arya Sethi 73, take confidence from their goalless stalemate ture. adjuged best athlete while Kajal Kumar won the wickets with the help of the fine Pradosh Ranjan Paul 63, Dhruv Chand SA Ahuja 26, Nehal Wadhera 51, in their previous friendly against higher- The likes of Udanta Singh, Pronay best athlete prize in girl’s category. SAI execu- knocks by Arya Sethi (73) and Nehal 12, Akash Raj 13; Anirudh 38/2, Rishabh Chouhan 20; AS Sandhu 39/3, ranked China, managed by World Cup-win- Halder, Halicharan Narzary and Anirudh tive director RAchana Govil gave away the prizes. Wadhera (51). Nithish Reddy 25/3, Atharva 32/2, Ra Pradosh 32/1) ing coach Marcello Lippi. Thapa are likely to control possession in the Chhetri's absence has been dubbed a midfield against a Jordan side that will look "big blow" by coach Constantine, under to hit on the counter in the absence of a few whom India enjoyed a dream 14-match attacking players. unbeaten run till it was broken by In the absence of Chhetri, experienced Kyrgyzstan in Bishkek. men like Jeje Lalpekhlua and Balwant Singh England beat USA on Rooney farewell With only about two months to go for will need to take up the mantle up front. the Asian Cup, the upcoming friendly pro- While the former has struggled in front of AFP n LONDON The decision to honour Rooney with a added Rooney. vides Constantine are the last opportunities goal, the latter's form is encouraging. first cap for two years divided opinion. Kane didn't get the chance to add to to analyse his squad and ready his backup Ahead of the match Constantine said, ayne Rooney believes the future is However, the biggest cheer of the his 19 international goals as Southgate pri- plans. "We want to do well in the AFC Asian Cup Wbright for England as a youthful night was reserved for the introduction oritised keeping most of his key players Goalkeeper Gurpreet Singh Sandhu and the clash against Jordan will aid us. Three Lions eased past the United States of England's greatest ever goalscorer just fresh for Croatia's visit on Sunday. will lead the backline which will have Pritam Jordan are a good side and they have a num- 3-0 at Wembley on his international swan- before the hour mark on his 120th inter- England quickly put the game to bed Kotal, Sandesh Jhingan, Narayan Das and ber of good players in their ranks." song. national appearance. with two goals in as many minutes mid- Jesse Lingard, Trent Alexander- "It will live with me for a long time," way through the first half as firstly Arnold and debutant Callum Wilson added Rooney. Lingard received Dele Alli's pass before grabbed the goals in a dominant England "It is something which created debate curling high into the far corner. display despite Gareth Southgate fielding because it was the first time something Sancho has quickly made a name for a very inexperienced side on Thursday. like this happened, but it is the right thing himself at Borussia Dortmund and the 18- Should England avenge their heart- to do for the players if you achieve and year-old built on his fine Bundesliga form breaking World Cup semi-final defeat by leave your mark on the England team." by teeing up Alexander-Arnold to drill his Croatia on Sunday at Wembley, England's former captain was also first international goal into the far corner. Southgate's men can build on the progress honoured before kick-off with a guard of Wilson did get his goal to cap a dream made by surpassing expectations in Wayne Rooney battles for ball during his farewell honour and the presentation of a plaque debut for the Bournemouth striker, who Russia this summer by qualifying for the match against United States AP bearing a golden Three Lions badge by has battled through the lower leagues and semi-finals of the inaugural Nations current skipper Harry Kane. two cruciate ligament injuries in both League. "It's my opinion that England are brilliant, it's a great group of young play- "I asked Harry Kane to present me knees to make it to the international stage. in very safe hands from what I've seen this ers who have a bright future. with the award because I believe he will Wilson got ahead of his marker to week," said Rooney. "They will go close to being the next beat my goalscoring record and I look for- turn Fabian Delph's cross in at the near Indian players jog during training session ahead of AFC tune up clash against Jordan Indian Football Team "The way they are being coached is team to bring a trophy back for England." ward to presenting him with the trophy," post 13 minutes from time. LUCKNOW | SATURDAY | NOVEMBER 17, 2018 sport 16

Shaw shines while ‘Hardik's absence will hurt India’ Vijay, Rahane fail Veteran Aussie Mike Hussey feels Pandya’s game was best suited for Australian conditions against NZ ‘A’ n n PTI NEW DELHI TEAM INDIA DEPARTS FOR AUSTRALIA PTI MOUNT MAUNGANUI ike Hussey, who has a fair idea enior pros Murali Vijay and Ajinkya Rahane were about the current crop of India MUMBAI: Eyeing a maiden Test series win Sdismissed cheaply but young guns Prithvi Shaw and Mplayers, feels that all-rounder Down Under, the Indian cricket team left Hanuma Vihari warmed up nicely for the Australia Hardik Pandya's absence will "hurt" the for Australia on Friday for a gruelling tour, Test series with half-centuries for India ‘A’ against New visitors in the upcoming Test series which will see them play four matches in Zealand ‘A’ in the first unofficial 'Test'. against Australia staring from December whites, three ODIs and as many T20 At stumps on the opening day, India A scored 340 6 in Adelaide. Internationals. for five with Australia bound opener Shaw (62, 88 Pandya is undergoing rehabilitation Various members of the team took to balls), middle-order batsman Hanuma Vihari (86, 150 after suffering a lower-back injury dur- Tweeter to share their feelings ahead of balls) and comeback man Parthiv Patel (79 batting, ing the Asia Cup in Dubai last September. their departure with chinaman Kuldeep 111 balls) utilised the opportunity to the fullest. "I think Hardik is a wonderful talent Yadav terming it an "exciting challenge". However opener Vijay and I am sure his game style would have "Exciting challenges ahead. Off to Australia (28, 64 balls) and Test been suited to the Australian conditions. with the boys #TeamIndia," tweeted vie-captain Rahane Add to that, the balance he offers the team Kuldeep, who posted a picture with his (12, 19 balls) found with his all-round abilities, yes I think his teammates comprising young their defences absence will hurt India," Hussey said. wicketkeeper and batsman Rishabh Pant, breached by Blair Rohit Sharma and others. India have a good chance of doing TOUR SCHEDULE Tickner and Doug well against a depleted Australia but 'Mr Pacer Jasprit Bumrah tweeted his Bracewell respective- Cricket' is confident that the home picture and wrote, "Off we go! Date Match Venue ly. #Australia #Travelbound". team's seasoned bowling attack will test Nov 21 1st T20I The Gabba, Brisbane In-form Vihari, "Taking off to head down under," some of the younger batsmen in the vis- Nov 23 2nd T20I MCG, Melbourne who made his Test iting team. wrote Krunal Pandya on the micro debut against England India are being dubbed as favourites blogging site as he posted snaps Nov 25 3rd T20I SCG, Sydney with a half-century, with team mates. in many quarters primarily due to the Dec 06- 10 1st Test Adelaide Oval, Adelaide was dismissed in the At the pre-departure press absence of Smith and Warner. Dec 14-18 2nd Test Perth Stadium, Perth last ball of the day. But India could face a different chal- conference on Thursday, Kohli Vihari hit eight emphasised on the need for the lenge with the likes of Prithvi Shaw, Dec 26-30 3rd Test MCG, Melbourne boundaries during his Hardik Pandya returns to pavilion after clinching his maiden 5-wicket haul against England AP/File Photo batsman to step up. Jan 03-07 4th Test SCG Sydney Rishabh Pant and Hanuma Vihari set to Experts and former players are stay in the middle, face Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood, Pat seeing this tour as India's best bet Jan 12 1st ODI SCG, Sydney while Patel has so far Cummins and Nathan Lyon for the first HARDIK PANDYA STATISTICS found the fence 10 times. to defeat Australia in Tests as the Jan 15 2nd ODI Adelaide Oval, Adelaide time. BATTING CAREER SUMMARY Also scoring a half-century was Mayank Agarwal hosts will be without Steve Smith Jan 18 3rd ODI MCG, Melbourne "I do think India have a good chance and David Warner. PTI (65), who came in at No 3. as they have an excellent team with some M Runs HS Avg SR 100/50 4/6 After the visitors opted to bat first, India A were very good fast bowlers. However, I think Test 11 532 108 31.29 73.89 1/4 68/12 given a fine start by Shaw and his senior partner Vijay. Australia's bowling attack is world class ODI 42 670 83 29.13 114.53 0/4 42/31 The Mumbaikar then added exactly 50 runs for and will challenge the Indian team, par- T20I 35 271 33 16.94 153.11 0/0 15/17 accurate representation of how well India up for the fight against India. Yes, he has the second wicket with Agarwal, before he was dis- ticularly the younger players in Australian competed, said the former left-hander. the mental strength to lead this Australian missed by slow-left-arm spinner Theo van Woerkom. conditions. Australia always play well at BOWLING CAREER SUMMARY "It's a completely new series in com- side," he asserted. Vihari joined Agarwal in the middle and added home and hence will be very hard to beat." M Wkts BBI BBM Average Econ 5W pletely different conditions. I think India The Indian bowling attack has been 73 runs for the third wicket till the Karnataka play- Virat Kohli remains the biggest threat Test 11 17 5/28 6/50 31.06 3.38 1 played some brilliant cricket in England top notch in all away series but Hussey er was bowled by medium pacer Blair Tickner. to Australia having scored four hundreds but unfortunately, the results didn't go wants the Australian batsmen to look at Shaw struck six boundaries and a six in his 88- during the 2014-15 series and Hussey ODI 42 40 3/31 3/31 40.95 5.56 0 their way," opined Hussey. the upcoming series as an opportunity to ball stay, while Agarwal hit 10 fours and two sixes. reckoned that the home team bowlers T20I 35 33 4/38 4/38 23.97 8.0 0 Unlike some of the experts who are cement their place in the side. Skipper Rahane did not last long but the duo of need to be patient against the Indian skip- still not convinced about Tim Paine's lead- "The batting will be tested against an Vihari and Patel put together a stand of 138 runs for per. be incredibly patient and disciplined for Australia. ership skills, the current Test captain has excellent Indian attack but there are some the sixth wicket to consolidate India A's position at "The Australians will prepare well long periods of time against a world class India's 1-4 series defeat against Hussey's vote of approval. great opportunities for Australian batters the Bay Oval. against Kohli, but it comes down to exe- player like Kohli," said the 43-year-old, England will have no bearing on the "I wouldn't underestimate Tim Paine, to cement a place in the team with some Tickner was the most successful bowler for the cution. In my view the Aussies need to who has played 79 Tests and 185 ODIs for Australia series as the scoreline is not an he is an excellent competitor and will be big runs. So motivation will be high." hosts, finishing the day with 2/48 in 15 overs. SINGLES Already in semis, India face Aussies in World T20 SHUBHANKAR CARDS 67 TO REMAIN TIED 20TH Dubai: A limping Shubhankar Sharma shrugged off a heel injury to card an impressive five-under 67 to n remain tied 20th at the end of the second day in the PTI PROVIDENCE India vs Australia HEAD TO HEAD moment is opening batter and wicketkeeper Alyssa Healy. DP World Tour Championships (telecast live on Live from 8:30pm IST Matches Ind Aus Tied N/R DSport) here on Friday. Sharma, who rose to as high ndia will face their biggest chal- STAR SPORTS 1 Her form with the bat recent- lenge so far in the ICC Women's 14 3 11 0 0 ly has been very impressive and she as tied-fifth at one stage, dropped a double bogey on I World T20 when they lock horns While India skipper MOST T20I RUNS FOR INDIA has scored more runs than any of Par-5 14th, but recovered with birdies on 15th and with a gifted Australian team in an Harmanpreet Kaur provided the her teammates. Since the begin- 18th as he was seven shots behind England's Matt inconsequential game here on best possible start to the tourna- Player Runs Average ning of October, Alyssa has scored Wallace (65). Meanwhile, Wallace, with whom Saturday. ment with her blazing century Mithali Raj 2,232 37.20 six half centuries in eight innings. Shubhankar Sharma, played in the lead group of the Considered title contenders, against New Zealand, the seasoned Harmanpreet Kaur 1,820 29.35 Hero Indian Open, which the Englishman won, was in both India and Australia stormed Mithali Raj showed there is no sub- SQUADS the pole position at 11-under after a sizzling seven- into the semifinals of the show- stitute for experience with two fine Smriti Mandhana 896 20.83 India: Harmanpreet Kaur (cap- under. piece with a game to spare. half-centuries, the knocks coming Poonam Raut 719 27.65 tain), Smriti Mandhana, Mithali Assured of a place in the last- in times when the team needed Veda Krishnamurthy 657 19.32 Raj, Jemimah Rodrigues, Veda GUKESH, SAVITHA WIN GOLD IN CADETS four stage, the result of Saturday's them the most. Krishnamurthy, Deepti Sharma, New Delhi: International Master Gukesh D and match may not be of much sig- While Harmanpreet's scintil- Taniya Bhatia, Poonam Yadav, Savitha Shri B won Gold medals in U-12 Open and nificance, but India are aware that lating innings, which contained as were knocked out of the tourna- Radha Yadav, Anuja Patil, Ekta girls category respectively at the World Cadets Chess beating a superior side will help many as eight sixes, will be remem- ment. Bisht, Dayalan Hemalatha, Mansi Championship in Spain. The Championship, which them take the confidence into the bered for years, Mithali got into the The Aussies, too, have been in Joshi, Pooja Vastrakar, Arundhati BCCI Women/File Picture ended at Galicia on Thursday, was held for the age knockouts. act in the much-awaited match Australian batswoman attempts to play a shot against India exceptional form. They easily saw Reddy groups U-8, U-10 and U-12, girls and Open. Gukesh The two fancied teams wast- against arch-rivals Pakistan and off Pakistan in their first pool Australia: Meg Lanning (cap- with 10 wins and a loss comfortably won the title by ed no time in switching into top calmly saw the team through. anchoring the innings till finals with a 52-run defeat of match by 52 runs, comprehensively tain), Rachael Haynes, Nicole a huge margin of 1.5 points. Savitha of Tamil Nadu gear in the Caribbean, having A downpour in the morning the 19th over. Ireland at the Providence defeated Ireland in their second by Bolton, Ashleigh Gardner, Alyssa convincingly won all their three made the conditions difficult for The spinners then rattled Stadium. The result meant nine wickets and then beat New Healy, Delissa Kimmince, Sophie effortlessly won the Gold in U-12 girls category with matches so far, and another victo- batting against Ireland, but open- the Irish batswomen and that Group B's top-two spots Zealand by 33 runs. Molineux, Beth Mooney, Ellyse 8 wins and 2 draws. Apart from this, India stood ry in the next round robin game er Mithali battled her way to her ensured an easy win for were decided, with Australia While Meg Lanning's side has Perry, Megan Schutt, Elyse Villani, second with two Gold medals for best performance, would certainly be a huge morale 17th T20I half-century helping her India. being the other semifinalist. It also quite a few match-winners, the Tayla Vlaeminck, Georgia while China with two Golds and a Bronze and USA booster. side put up a challenging total, India cruised into the semi- meant New Zealand and Pakistan name that stands out at the Wareham, Nicola Carey. with a Gold, a Silver and two Bronze medals took the 1st and 3rd place respectively.

CHENNAI CITY FC BEAT AIZAWL 2-1 Aizawl: Chennai City FC rode on twin strikes from Root’s ton puts Eng on top Sandro Rodriguez to pip Aizawl FC 2-1 thereby Pak reign supreme on 12-wicket day maintaining their pole position in the I-League AFP n KANDY football tournament on Friday. Liberian striker AFP n ABU DHABI Pakistan vs New Zealand Ansumanah Kromah's 72nd minute goal for the hosts aptain Joe Root smashed 124 and Live from 11:30am IST was not good enough to prevent a second Cnewcomer Ben Foakes again hit eg-spinner Yasir Shah led a SONY SIX NETWORK consecutive loss. The southerns now have 13 points valuable tail end runs to put England Ldouble-barrelled attack of from five games, seven points clear of second placed in command of the second Test against spin and pace to leave Pakistan BJ Watling (four) — both were East Bengal and third placed Churchill Brothers. Sri Lanka on Friday. sitting comfortably on the trapped leg-before. Aizawl, who won the I-League two seasons back, find England reached 324 for nine — a opening day of the first Test Mohammad Abbas, who themselves at the bottom of the table with three second innings lead of 278 — when bad against New Zealand on Friday. has figures of 2-13, had light stopped play for the day at Kandy. Yasir led the varied attack removed Nicholls, caught losses and two draws from their five games so far. Foakes was batting on 51 alongside with 3/54 as New Zealand, behind by Sarfraz soon after James Anderson on four. who won the toss and batted on lunch. BAYERN YOUTH CUP TO BEGIN FROM NOV 24 Spinner Akila Danajanya, whose a grass-less Sheikh Zayed Pakistan dominated the New Delhi: The sixth edition of the FC Bayern Youth action is under investigation by the Stadium pitch, were bowled out first session as New Zealand Cup, an under-16 seven-a-side inter-school football International Cricket Council, claimed for a below-par 153 in 66.3 were 81-3 at lunch, with leg- tournament, is set to kickstart from November 24 six wickets on the turning pitch. overs at the stroke of tea. spinner Yasir Shah taking the across six cities in India. The FC Bayern Youth Cup — He trapped Root lbw and then The day saw 12 wickets fall first of his two wickets in his a joint initiative by adidas and Germen giants FC bowled Sam Curran for nought with his as Pakistan closed at 59/2, hav- opening overs. Bayern — will see participation of over 2,000 kids next ball. Adil Rashid thwarted the hat- ing lost both their openers Yasir had derailed New from schools across India. The city legs of the trick but soon fell to Dananjaya's guile Imam-ul-Haq (six) and Yasir Shah celebrates after dismissing Kiwi batsman in first innings AFP Zealand's progress in the first tournament spanning over a period of 14 weeks, will for two. Mohammad Hafeez (20) before session with the wickets of be played in New Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, Kolkata, It was his third five wicket haul in Haris Sohail (22 not out) and mid-wicket — both caught by Williamson's 112-ball opener Tom Latham (13) and Chennai and Srinagar. The final will take place in just his fifth Test for Dananjaya, who Azhar Ali (10 not out) stopped Kane Williamson. knock had five boundaries and Ross Taylor (two) in his first February next year in Delhi. The winning team will must rush off to Australia after the game the rot. New Zealand skipper he added 72 for the fourth spell. represent 'Team India' in the FC Bayern Youth Cup for an ICC examination of his bowling. Pakistan need 94 more to Williamson, declared fit after wicket with Henry Nicholls New Zealand handed Test He, however, could not stop Root take a lead and enforce a 1-0 missing last Sunday's third one- who made 28 with four bound- debut to 30-year-old left-arm World Finals and get to train under the professionals Joe Root celebrates after completing his ton AP in Munich in May next year. and Foakes swinging the game. lead in the three-match series. day international due to a groin aries. spinner Ajaz Patel, leaving out Root reached his 15th Test ton soon Imam was first to go as he injury, top-scored with 63 In the same over Hasan experienced pacer Tim ARMAAN SLAMS 300 IN CK NAYUDU TROPHY after tea, making the sweep and reverse on his Test debut in the opening game edged Colin de Grandhomme's before falling softly to medium trapped De Grandhomme for a Southee. The second Test is in Mumbai: sweep valuable weapons, as he hit 10 of the series, Foakes mixed caution and delivery to the slip while Hafeez pacer Hasan Ali, who finished first-ball duck before Sohail Dubai (November 24-28) and Young batsman Armaan Jaffer on Friday fours and two sixes in his 146-ball aggression to push up the England miscued a pull straight to short with 2-38. dismissed Ish Sodhi (four) and third in Abu Dhabi (Dec 3-7). slammed an unbeaten triple hundred for Mumbai in knock. score. their U-23 Col CK Nayudu Trophy match against Root said he enjoyed making the Earlier, left-hander Rory Burns Saurashtra here. 20-year-old Armaan, who has played runs despite the pressure. registered his maiden Test half-centu- three first-class matches, slammed unbeaten 300 off "That's what it should be. You ry in just his second match. He was Du Plessis to retire after T20 World Cup 367-balls, striking 26 boundaries and 10 sixes. shouldn't feel pressure trapped lbw off n Courtesy Armaan's knock, Mumbai declared their first like the pressure is too Sri Lanka vs England Malinda AFP BRISBANE T20 STATISTICS innings at a mammoth 610/5 after bundling out much for you, you Pushpakumara M Runs HS Avg SR 100/50 4/6 Saurashtra for 175 in their first innings. In the second should enjoy the occa- Live from 10:00am IST for 59. outh African captain Faf du 41 1237 119 35.34 134.02 1/7 114/40 outing Saurashtra are 157/4 at stumps on the sion and make the most SONY TEN NETWORK Perera wast- SPlessis said on Friday the penultimate day of the four-day match. Saurashtra of the opportunity in ed little time in Twenty20 World Cup in trail by 278 runs. The knock came at the right-time for front of you," he said after the day's play. sending nightwatchman Jack Leach Australia in two years' time will 2020 is something I'm really across all three formats, made Armaan as he had recently made a comeback after Root made an 82-run seventh back to the pavilion for one in the sec- be his last. looking forward to. I think his T20 debut in 2012 and has suffering from a knee injury which had kept him out wicket stand with Foakes, who reached ond over of the day. The 34-year-old, who has right now that will probably be played 41 times, scoring 1,237 for an year. Armaan's uncle Wasim Jaffer is a former his fifty with a six off Dilruwan Perera. Burns then put together 73 runs for led his country in two World the last tournament for me," he runs at an average of 35.34. India player. Armaan was part of India's Under-19 The hit turned out to be the last ball of the second wicket with Keaton T20 campaigns, in 2014 and said in Brisbane ahead of a one- The 2020 World Cup takes team at the 2016 World Cup. He was also a part of the day with dark clouds gathering and Jennings, who made 26, to steady the 2016, is keen to play a third but off T20 against Australia on place between October 18 and thunder heard in the distance. innings and help England overcome will then step aside. Saturday. November 15 across eight Kings XI Punjab squad. Agencies As he did in his sparkling century their 46-run deficit. "The T20 World Cup in Du Plessis, who is skipper Australian cities.