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  dates of will   Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Home Affairs, be announced in the first seats on  %% !(  '  1  told the media. This was the first meeting fter both the NDA list. “Talks on another 4- March 16.  ' % O. !.0  ndia on Thursday sought visa-free access between an Indian and a Pakistani delegation Aand Opposition par- 5 seats, including those The State       '  (  Ifrom Pakistan for 5,000 pilgrims per day to since tensions between the two countries spiked ties nearly formalised that the BJP could not core com- !"# !(  ! *' the historic Sikh shrine in Kartarpur. This was after the terror attack in Pulwama, followed by their respective alliance win in 2014, are still mittee will  "$   )* +  ' 2. conveyed to the Pakistani delegation at a retaliatory air strikes on Pakistan’s Balakot. for the Lok Sabha polls, going on. If they are not meet on   !    '. * . meeting here to discuss the opening of a Das said Delhi wanted access for both the focus has now shift- finalised by then, those March 15    "# 0  !"3 planned corridor for pilgrims between Punjab’s Indians and people of Indian origin to the ed on selection of candi- names would be to finalise  Gurdaspur district and Kartarpur Sahib across shrine, located where Sikhism’s founder Guru dates amid intense lob- announced later,” the the names the border. Nanak Dev spent the last years of his life. bying by the aspirants. leader said. of candi- “From our side, we have pressed for at least “We have also strongly urged them to allow The central election The State BJP core dates which will be sent Sabha, formally joined 5,000 pilgrims per day to be allowed to visit the the visit of pilgrims for all seven days a week committee (CEC) of the committee meeting was to the CEC. Congress last week, but holy Sikh shrine in the initial phase,” SCL Das, without any break,” he said. BJP is expected to meet on held in here on Meanwhile, the NCP Sinha is yet to make his March 16 and 18 to decide Thursday, where names announced its first list of choice between the the names of candidates of probable candidates candidates on Thursday. Jalgaon, Udyanraje date for the contentious Congress and RJD. A Lok for the seats going to the were recommended to Party chief Sharad Bhosale from , Ahmednagar and Madha Sabha member polls in the first phase of the BJP’s national parlia- Pawar’s daughter Supriya Dhananjay Mhadik from seats. Pawar was expect- from Patna Shahib con- the Lok Sabha polls, mentary committee. Sule figures in the first list Kolhapur, Sanjay Dina ed to contest from Madha stituency, the Shotgun has beginning on April 11. “Once the national of 12 candidates. The list Patil (Mumbai North but recently declared he repeatedly asserted he The CEC may committee finalises the does not include the East) and Anand won’t do so. would contest from his old announce its first list of nominees, the final list name of Pawar’s grand Paranjpe from . The Opposition seat. candidates for will be announced on nephew Parth Pawar, as it Others in the list Mahagathbandhan in Sinha may have kept Maharashtra, Karnataka March 16,” another does not mention Maval include Rajendra Bihar is also likely to suspense over his choice and Uttar Pradesh on senior BJP leader said. constituency from where Shingane from Buldhana, announce the seat-shar- of party, but there are March 16. Names of some With 48 seats, the young politician is Rajesh Vitekar from ing arrangement on enough indications that candidates for other States Maharashtra sends the likely to be fielded. Parbhani and Babaji March 17 in Patna. There he will seek re-election on going to polls in the first second highest number Sule has been renom- Balaram Patil from the the constituents of the the ticket of either of phase on April 11 also may of Parliamentarians after inated from the Pawar Kalyan seat. The NCP has grand alliance will waste them. However, Azad will be announced on that day. Uttar Pradesh, which has family turf Baramati, left the Hatkanangale seat no time in releasing their have to wait for the out- Names of more candi- total 80 constituencies. which she represents in for Swabhimani Shetkari list of candidates, which come of talk between the dates will be announced Presently, BJP has 21 Lok the outgoing Lok Sabha. Sanghatna chief Raju are nearly ready. Congress and RJD before on March 18. BJP chief Sabha members from Prominent among Shetti. The Pawar-led Suspense remains on he knows his fate. Amit Shah on Wednesday Maharashtra, followed those named are former party has fielded the candidature of sus- RJD reportedly is had personally met ticket by ’s. The Irrigation Minister Sunil Mohammad Faizal from pended BJP MP Kirti Azad planning to field Md Ali aspirants and received Central leadership is also Tatkare from Raigad, for- Lakshadweep. and BJP MP Shatrughan Ashraf Fatmi, who has their credentials. expected to release the mer State Minister The party has so far Sinha. Azad, who repre- been a longtime associate Around 18 candi- list of 22 of 28 Karnataka Gulabrao Devkar from not announced its candi- sents Darbhanga in Lok of Lalu Prasad Yadav.    !  O                 + 4

hile his son Sambit Routray is "R  Wbeing considered as an aspirant sleep. “It can have harmful effects for the BJD ticket for the Paradip  *   because of the vibration,” he said at Assembly constituency and was seen at the inauguration of a four-day the Naveen Niwas for the purpose on  + National Master Class. Thursday, former Minister Damodar Prof Mohapatra, former head of the Rout joined the BJP in New Delhi in the Department of Neurosurgery at AIIMS, presence of party Odisha-in-charge ,-  New Delhi, said continuous exposure Arun Singh, Union Minister to such radio waves can lead to loss of Dharmendra Pradhan and party nar-  + 4 memory and other disorders like tional vice-president Baijayant Panda. insomnia and irritation. Besides, cell Earlier before leaving for Delhi on adio waves from a cell phone can phone towers should not set up on the day, Rout said he did not know Raffect the metabolism of the brain; housetops and in the localities inhab- whether Sambit is aspiring to be the and more powerful the cell phone, ited by people as they emit high-fre- BJD candidate for Paradip, but he L1O 1 )1 greater is the danger, eminent neuro- quency radio waves. would ensure that Naveen Patnaik surgeon Prof Ashok Mohapatra has “The World Health Organisation fails to form the Government this   4 !  4 said. had stipulated in 2005 that there should time. 4 6 1 “We are getting damaged every day be no school, college, hospital, market Speaking to reporters at the airport as the radio frequency in public places or habitation within 50 metres of a cell here, Rout said, “I have given birth to %   71   ( is much more today,” Prof Mohapatra, phone tower, but we don’t have any Sambit. But he is grown up and is 45- +  1+4+  Director (Health Programmes) of the guidelines in our country as yet,” he year old. How can I stop him from SOA University, said while addressing said, adding that such guidelines exist going against me? But I would fight to   8  ) a meeting in the university on in the US and China. Addressing the prevent Naveen Patnaik from forming 7 4 171 ! 618 Wednesday. Prof Mohapatra pointed dental students, he said that while there the Government.” out that people even use three cell were only two dental surgeons in Later, Sambit said, “Though my  4 !M phones simultaneously and put them Odisha in 1970, their number has risen candidature is not confirmed, I am keen under their pillow when they go to to more than 2,000 today. to contest the polls from Paradip.” "  #R  %& %' ! ()"  + 4

head of the elections, ANabarangpur MP Balabhadra Majhi resigned from the BJD on Thursday. He alleged that he has been ignored in intra-party matters. “I was being ignored in the party during discussions and meetings, for which I have resigned. I handed over my res- ignation letter to the political of the area,” Majhi wrote in his secretary of BJD president resignation letter. Naveen Patnaik,” he said. Speaking about his future “I was kept out of discus- political move, Majhi said he is sions and deliberations in the yet to take any decision in this organisation. Visit by party regard. “I had come to politics functionaries to my area were to serve people and I am with either not intimated or them,” he added. informed at the last moment. In the 2014 elections from For this reason, I could not the Nabarangpur parliamentary attend some of the meetings, constituency, Balabhdra Majhi including official ones, which had won defeating his nearest hampered not only me but also Congress rival Pradeep Majhi the development of the people by a narrow margin.             

  "Only after we decide the preliminary objection raised he Supreme Court on by the Centre, we will go into TThursday said it will first other aspect of the review peti- decide on the preliminary tions," said a Bench headed by objections raised by the Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi. The Centre that the review peti- Bench, also comprising Justices tioners in the Rafale jet deal SK Kaul and KM Joseph said case cannot rely on privi- that "only if we overrule the pre- leged documents obtained liminary objection, we will go illegally. into other details".  ""# $!#%%#( )#%*+,-.*/

 -       #  &       (%.( the party.    ()" Not to be left behind, the '  Congress has also announced to provide several benefits to    womenfolk if it is voted to      + 4 power. Party president Rahul Gandhi during his visit to    inning women’s votes in Odisha on the International Wthe forthcoming Lok Women’s Day announced mar- mittee. Besides, Soumya Ranjan Sabha and Assembly elections riage assistance to poor girls, D3200  Patnaik, Prasanna Acharya, seems to be a major concern free education for girls and   0 Mangala Kisan, Kasturi for all political parties in the increase in widow pension Mohapatra and Padmanav State. As women constitute allowance to Rs 2,000. * . Behera were designated as co- about 50 per cent of the State’s He also announced to chairpersons of the panel. population, the parties are try- appoint a special officer in The other members of the ing hard to dole out sops to every panchayat for women’s panel included AU Singh Deo, grab their attention. security and a financial corpo-  + 4 Bhartruhari Mahtab, Atanu As per the final voter list ration for women entrepre- Sabyasachi, Arun Sahoo, released in January this year, neurs running small and medi- ith less than a month left Achyuta Samanta, Sudam there are over 3.17 crore voters, um businesses. Wfor the elections, BJD Marandi, Subash Singh, Sanjay comprising 1.63 crore male The BJP, on its part, is try- supremo and Chief Minister Dasburma, Ramesh Chandra and 1.54 crore female, who will ing to reach out to women with Naveen Patnaik announced a Majhi, Rabi Narayan Nanda, exercise their franchise in the 33 per cent of the Lok Sabha under the scheme. The women under the Biju the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala 37-member manifesto com- Nalini Kanta Pradhan and elections. seats. Besides, the party’s Government is also providing Swasthya Kalyan Yojana are Yojana, under which about 40 mittee for the party on Naba Kishore Das. The three major parties, Government has also decided monetary support for preg- also being implemented. lakh women have received free Thursday. Many farmer leaders, stu- the BJD, the Congress and the to provide loan at zero-per nant women and lactating Women are likely to turn LPG connections in the State. Senior party leader Bed dent leaders and women SHG BJP, have all come up with cent interest to women’s Self mothers under the Mamata out in larger numbers this Besides, the party is bank- Prakash Agarwal was appointed members were also included in promises of special schemes Help Groups for their socioe- scheme. time to vote, according to ing on the Mudra Yojana, toi- as the chairperson of the com- the committee. and policies to attract women conomic empowerment under Besides, the Biju Kanya political observers. In fact, the lets in rural areas and the voters. the Mission Shakti pro- Ratna Yojana to improve child womenfolk had generously Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana, a  The BJD has announced gramme. Nearly 70 lakh sex ratio and a Rs 7-lakh annu- voted for the BJD in 2014 small deposit scheme for the   to field women candidates in women are to be covered al health assurance cover for ensuring a landslide victory of girl child.  + 4

JD supremo and Chief 40 '' BMinister Naveen Patnaik          on Thursday appointed and former Mayor of Bhubaneswar '!?> Municipal Corporation ' .  Sri Ravi Shankar advised to GautamMukerjee and (BMC) Ananta Narayan Jena   Q"  introduce courses on Artificial Executive Registrar as a State general secretary of The general body meeting Intelligence and Commodore Ghanashyam the BJD.  chaired by association president 6 Cinematography as well, which Ojha among others. Besides, Jena was also Bijendriya Pradhan also decid- will be introduced soon. Sri Sri University also has given an additional charge of   ed to suspend the relay hunger The Board of Governor put a revised curriculum to party observer for the #  $%  + 4 fast from March 14. As per the meeting was presided over by place whereby statistics, com- Bhubaneswar organisational   resolution, the restriction on the president of the varsity puter applications and commu- district and the Patna  + 4 functioning of the District Sub- n the Board of Governors Rajita Kulkarni. Other mem- nication skills will be part of all Assembly constituency in Registrar, Sambalpur and Imeeting of Sri Sri University, bers present include, Vice the existing courses. Self-study Keonjhar district. he Congress would  4 ! + Executive courts would be lift- the annual revenue and capital Chancellor Dr SK Gakhar, and seminars have also been Earlier on March 7, the Tannounce its candidates’ ed from March 18, but “no reg- budget was approved. The uni- Director Operations Narendra added to the revised curricu- Chief Minister had appointed list for the Lok Sabha and he Sambalpur District Bar ular hearing shall be taken up versity is also introducing many Lamba, Trustee SSRVM Trust lum. Jena as the Chairman of Assembly elections “anytime TAssociation has decided to except urgent matters”. new courses at Bhubaneswar Development after March 16”, said Pradesh partially suspend their agita- “Restriction on functioning Masters level Authority (BDA). Congress Committee presi- tion and boycott over the issue of civil courts is hereby lifted which includes Sources said Jena was dent Niranjan Patnaik on of establishment a High Court from March 25, but advocates MSc in Physics, assigned additional responsibil- Thursday. Bench in western Odisha and shall observe cease-work. Chemistry, ities in the party to appease him He reiterated that priority allow the courts to function However, only urgent matters Mathematics, ahead of the elections as he was would be given to women, from March 25 for urgent mat- like bail, injunction and filing Botany, Zoology, interested to contest polls from youths and new faces in the tions by misusing government ters only. The decision was taken of cases and written statements Biotechnology, the Bhubaneswar Central party for the polls. funds. in a general body meeting of the are to be allowed,” the resolu- Geography, Assembly constituency. Reacting to the alleged “The BJD and the BJP association on Wednesday. tion said. Psychology, Meanwhile, the BJD pres- bribe offering by Health have enough money to spend "#" $% Economics and ident has cancelled the order of Minister Pratap Jena to voters, in the elections. But the # MA in English. suspension of former Paradip Patnaik said that both BJP and Congress will fight the polls ""( )*M# #  Life time Municipality Chairman BJD have money and these two with people’s support,” Patnaik ,#N president of Sri Govinda Tarai, said BJD State parties would fight the elec- said. Sri University Sri secretary Bijay Nayak. ,  -'  &   #    , -,$O , -P$# *   0 2A 0  )  ' ( ." #"         ).  !!   ' N 1O . .    + 4 .* '  ;    %&' '.      ..;  he Odisha Kinnar  ' '* *.*  TMahasangha on  %+ %) Cuttack city were part of the   ?B  ''. Thursday felicitated raiding team that was headed by  .'  0 .! Kajal Kinnar for he Commissionerate police the City DCP Akhileswar Singh. "CD"; being a Bahujan Ton Thursday conducted a Jail staffs heaved a sigh of relief Samaj Party (BSP) surprise raid in the Choudwar after the raid. The police have , -*,$-#3 candidate to fight the Circle Jail here and searched earlier conducted several sur-  0 2A 8  'E8 F0 ensuing election from each under-trial prisoner (UTP) prise raids in the jail premises ' *.'  the Korei Assembly and convict in the presence of when the law and order situa-  '. seat in Jajpur district. jail staffs. While no objection- tions in the city worsened and 0 Mahasangha able material was traced from sized objectionable items like 6'* president Meera the jail or from any of the cell phones and sin goods. !"B2"#0. Parida, vice-president inmates; Police Commissioner Last week, a video went '0' Sweety Kinnar, secre- Satyajit Mohanty said the raid viral on the social media in 0 tary Sadhana Kinnar, was conducted following which an UTP was seen dis-  '  ;  working secretary instructions from the Election playing objectionable materi- 8  Meghna Sahoo, joint secre- attended the programme held BSP and nominate candidates Commission (EC). als from inside the jail. The  + 4 . .'* '0 taries Meghana Kinnar, here. from the transgender commu- At least six platoons of UTP, however, died under    *2'   ;  Chinmayee Behera and Sonam Meera Parida called upon nity as they are an important armed police and as many as mysterious circumstances on he Realme on Wednesday  8 0  . ( G.. '( Kinnar and Madhuri Kinnar all political parties to follow the constituent of the society. eight police inspectors from Sunday. Tannounced to expand the  ' )G  '  offline sales to 150 cities in 8 '00; 2019. The “Proud to be Young” brand has collaborated with     O !!  !     P offline retailers which would be known as Real Partners and !! would give a value addition to  !4   customer experience. &'("     618 !  4 In Odisha, there would be 40 top Real Partners in 6 814  Bhubaneswar and 180 partners  " #   + 4 Township and took part in a % 617 in overall Odisha. Realme cleanliness drive near 4  4   devices would be available in Sir, s a part of societal concern Shivashakti temple. 11%)4  250 retail outlets in the State by I call upon our young generation to build up real patriotism Aand community aware- They also organised skit end of the year including 55 and discipline through the National Cadet Corps (NCC). ness, students of the DAV show and monodrama at near- 4+2%1% 1 4  retail outlets in Bhubaneswar. Nowadays, expressing patriotism has become a fashion and is Public School, by villages to create awareness  1 % 6 The brand already has sic restricted to selected days when one can see insincere display for Chandrasekharpur participat- on eradication of malaria, 17 4  4 service centres in Odisha and publicity only. Further, I call upon our politicians and VIPs to send ed in a three-day community imbibing healthy habits, obey- would expand more across their children to the NCC. Politicians who run schools and col- service camp at Dhamra. ing traffic rules. the region. Realme CEO leges must introduce NCC at their institutions and encourage the More than 300 students School chairman MM of these officers should be Madhav Sheth said the Realme students who join the NCC by giving concessions in donations from Class-VIII and IX joined Panda and Principal Dr KC cancelled soon,” the BJP as a young brand is committed and fees. I also request the younger generation to serve the NCC the camp and resided at the Satapathy flagged off the jour- urged the CEO. to delivering the best con- voluntarily. I am proud to say that NCC training helps one lead Adani DAV School, Dhamra ney. Principal of the host president Sameer Mohanty Naming Rangeilunda sumer experience to cus- a disciplined life. However, it is a matter of great concern that the Port. During the stay students school Krishnapriya Sarangi  %1 lodged a complaint before BDO Srikumar Nagabhushan, tomers. number of youths losing their way during student days is grow- visited the Dhamra Port, Adani and other officials praised the Chief Electoral Officer the team alleged that ing. In this backdrop, the Centre should seriously consider mak- the benevo- and requested him to take Nagabhushan has always been  ing NCC compulsory at least for two years so that students can lent approach  + 4 action soon. working as a leader of the  learn discipline, nationalism, etc. apart from getting appropriate of the stu- The team said the BJD. He should be shifted to  .  guidance on leading a successful life. The State Governments too dents espe- he BJP on Thursday Government has given BDOs another place, demanded the   can play their part by providing reservation to NCC-trained high cially civil Talleged that the State the charge of Tehsildars in team. school students in admission to higher classes and, thus, making defence Government is transferring their own blocks and Sub- Among others, BJP youth "  NCC an attractive choice for students. The Defence Ministry already units. A cul- officers to suit the BJD’s poll Collectors the additional president Tankadhar Tripathy, #.. has NCC authority under its domainh. The Government must pub- tural pro- plan in violation of the guide- charge of Tehsildars. election cell member  licise and further promote NCC by granting more funds to it. gramme was lines of the Election “These appointments Rabishankar Patnaik, Surya  also organ- Commission of India. have been made for benefit of Narayan Das and Jayant Jena K Ravi, E-237, GGP Colony, Bhubaneswar-751025, Mob: ised. A team led by BJP vice- the BJD. Hence, appointment were present. 9437616497

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12  /$&"-  /   ()"      $0123-   * 0    "?(#$C 39 group, 1,94,454 in 40-49 group, 1,32,143 in 50-59 age '  O involvement in May 29 coup eye-catching development as 0 1      group, 87,853 in 60 -69 age against the CM. the Chairman of Rourkela group, 45, 608 in 70-79 age .2! Following his removal Development Authority, which group and 19,205 are above the from the Cabinet, people lost he had received as a gift from  + 4 had raised issues like supply of He has also been striving  )   age of 80.    confidence in him and anti the party supremo after his drinking water, supply of elec- hard to create health awareness Out of total voters, per- incumbency factor also led to defeat. anesh Munda of village tricity, repairing of roads and in the area and has been taking total of 14,78,689 voters are centage of literate male voters his defeat in 2014. Giving tick- Stiff hike of holding tax, GPadmapur under the Sadar on issues like protesting against a lead especially in the inocu- Ascheduled to exercise fran- is 86.18 and percent of female  1+ ) et to Nayak in 2014 election defective Sarbakhyama policy police station of Keonjhar is an the indiscriminate cutting lation programmes of the State chise at 1,020 polling booths in voters is 71. The Dhenkanal was a setback for the BJD as and no new housing projects aspirant for the BJD ticket to down of trees by government Government and in malaria the Dhenkanal Parliamentary Parliamentary constituency question is haunting BJD well, according to observers. during his tenure have aggra- contest from the Keonjhar and nongovernmental agencies invasion programmes along constituency on April 23 2019, consists of seven Assembly Asupporters as to whether “Calling him corrupt on vated public's ire against him. Sadar Assembly constituency in in the name of development. with a youth brigade including the third leg of the scheduled segments spread over two dis- the party would be able to cap- one hand and awarding a party Besides, Nayak is also facing the forthcoming elections. They have reaped instant suc- students comprising 62 mem- General Elections. tricts, Angul and Dhenkanal. ture the prestigious Rourkela ticket to him on the other was tough challenges from the BJD After having BSC (IT), he cess under his pioneering lead- bers. Impressed by his con- The voters comprise 7, As many as 15 flying Assembly seat in this election. actually a blunder, which was rank and file, as a group of BJD completed a four-year soft- ership in the constituency. structive works, Special 72,105 male and 7, 03,499 ones squads have been constituted to The BJD had won the seat reflected in the result,” said workers under the leadership of ware engineering course from Ganesh’s major contribu- Development Council and they include 12,684 voters ensure a free and fair electoral in three consecutive terms in Narayan Prasad Das, a senior former Rourkela Municipality a national institute in 2014. tion for the poor and down- Chairman Ram Ray Mundulya in the 18-19 age group, 1,95,090 process during the ensuing 2000, 2004 and 2009, but lost political observer. Chairperson Rashmibala Relinquishing all tempta- trodden people of his commu- persuaded him to join the BJD in 20-29 group, 2,31,824 in 30- General Election. to the BJP in 2014 election. Although, Dilip Ray has Mishra has launched a tirade tions for a government job or nity lays in the assertion of the at a Pandapada meeting in There is a faction and intra resigned from the BJP and against him. corporate opening at hand, fact that he has set up an insti- 2015. rivalry among BJD leaders and announced not to contest from Under these circumstances, Ganesh has devoted himself tute in the name of ‘Smart Asked why he opts for BJD  ()   workers in the Assembly seg- Rourkela anymore, still the the BJD supremo needs to entirely in the service of the Daughter, Smart India’ through politics, Ganesh says, “Our ment because of which it would BJD has to be very cautious to field a neutral candidate, tribal people of Keonjhar Sadar which he has been successful in Popular leader and Chief   6 4 6+ Biswal’s move has already be tough for the party to win nominate a proper candidate to preferably a new face, who since last five years. With the imparting computer literacy Minister Naveen Patnaik stands become first in kind in the seat if a proper neutral can- recapture the seat, he feels. can be able to maintain a bal- popular mass support on his to over 500 students in the last as an icon before the Adivasi ocal Congress MLA Chiranjib Jagatsinghpur district. Congress didate is not fielded, feel polit- Sharada Nayak, besides his ance among the fraction forces side, he has resorted to peace- couple of years and is inces- youths of the State as he has ini- LBiswal has launched a website supporters have expressed hap- ical observers here. damaged goodwill factor, has for achieving success in the ful means of agitation by pick- santly continuing on the same tiated programmes wherein to ensure quick redressal of peo- piness over the move. “We want Sharada Nayak, who had not been able to contribute any election. eting before the district programme. He has not no family of the State shall per- ple’s problems in the to reelect Biswal to the State switched from Congress to Collectorate many times to received any governmental aid ish out of starvation.” Jagatsinghpur Assembly con- Assembly for the second time,” BJD in 2004 and successfully M3#   solve the problems of the peo- so far and is continuing the “Today, we want a new stituency. People can get access to said a supporter of Biswal. contested in two consecutive ple and has received phenom- programme through private youth leader like Ganesh who him though the website. The launching ceremony elections before losing the seat #,  enal success in this regard each endeavour. “In this way, I want is selflessly trying to mitigate The website www.chiran- was attended by senior party to the BJP’s Dilip Ray in 2014,    time as he says “98% of the to contribute my best by mak- the sufferings of our people jibiswalinc.in provides informa- leaders like DCC president is an aspirant in this election problems of our people have ing our tribal youths comput- unlike self-seeking and profes- tion about his MLA funds and its Natabar Barik, former too.   " N been solved through these er-savvy and literate to face the sional politicians,” said Gurei utilization during from 2014. Municipality Chairman Biplab Notably, Nayak was a  7$ means over the last five years”. challenges in and around Munda, a leading member of The website will act as a platform Choudhury, RN Mohanty, Raj Minister from 2009 to 2011 Asked about the details, them,” Ganesh says with an air Ganesh’s community to The to establish direct contact between Kishor Behera and Nityananda until he was removed from the  Ganesh says his supporters of enthusiasm. Pioneer. people and me, said Biswal. Panda, among others. State Cabinet for his alleged (2566" 12  11 $575$5   +!4 ! -,4 *,* $     ," 1       * 052AG'% 0'!'(* 8(' 0'''    4 ing the victim for about eight ' . '. months while her parents were         ';*.0.* he special POCSO Court residing outside the State in *('   ' ; . TJudge cum Additional connection with their jobs. 'O   *     Sessions Judge Ajanta Sadangi However, the victim dis-  )   7 4 8 %4 .' ; 04. ;  convicting a 72-year-old rape closed about the atrocity by the       41   .  .     . *( 414*; accused has awarded 10 years accused to her friends and fur- school student drowned 1 7  !  % rigourous imprisonment (RI) ther, the incident became pub-  )1 is yet to be ascertained, the Aand his classmate went along with Rs 10,000 penalty lic. The complainant alleged Ghatagaon police have missing while bathing in the 41 K ( 7  ,"-4 -!* * and in default another three that the accused was establish- youth was charred to death launched an investigation. Birupa river in the district on   4 8  2A '' ..  0' .' ''4' months’ term. ing physical relationship with Awhen a bus in which he Ghatagaon SDPO Thursday. The body of the 1 1( %18  The victim was a minor the victim forcibly by threat- was sleeping caught fire on the Rabindra Kumar Mallick said deceased one was recovered. ' .;     4* ' ; and differently abled of ening her of dire consequences. wee hours of Thursday at after getting information from According to reports, 1I17 ) 4 .  0 ;  Kamarda area of Baleswar dis- The police registered a case Santrapur village under the the locals, Fire Brigade ten- Lipan Pradhan and Akash Das 7 1!  8  O0..' ( trict and the accused is her dis- under section 376(2)(i) ,506 Ghatagaon police station in the ders rushed to the spot and of Choti village under the .  0*  0'   . tance grandfather. This was a and 6 of POCSO Act. The spe- district. doused the blames, following Derabish police station had reports came in, efforts were on %  '0( 1 . .0;'  red flag case and probed by the cial public prosecutor, POCSO The deceased was identi- which the youth’s body was gone to the river for taking bath to trace the missing student . 0 ; State Crime Branch police. court, Pranab Kumar Panda, fied as Rajesh Giri of recovered. but slipped into deep waters Lipan. The incident came to light said, “The court pronounced Nusuripasi village. Sources “Though we have begun during the process. Hundreds of locals 6!3 *$-$!  ! P when the minor victim’s moth- the verdict after cross examin- said the bus had gone for mar- an investigation we are not Being informed, Fire thronged the spot to watch the  2A ">22.*.0' 0  er lodged a complaint with ing the witnesses and other rel- riage ceremony and after it sure about the cause of the fire. Services personnel and an rescue operations. Both the )' 4' . ' ; police on September 28, 1994. evant evidences. The parents returned from the bride’s place, But we are investigating into ODRAF team reached the spot; students had appeared for the *  )G.' .0*  The convict, Sashikanta should be careful when they all the passengers de-boarded all the angles including and, after an intensive opera- recent HSC Examinations. ' 0  0  * Jena , a retired defence per- leave their wards alone even Giri slept on the bus. whether there is any foul play,” tion, recovered the body of After the incident, a pall of ! G;  '0  G'   sonnel, was physically assault- with their relatives.” While the cause of the fire said Mallick. Akash from the river. Till last gloom descended in the area. .((0   G'.; N>BB '. O !'  P! 43  4 -#&(

Pradhan and other BJP leaders names. president Harekrushna .   .4'  for publication books. Oil Stating that a magazine Khuntia. This organisation petro companies like IOCL, brought to the fore the mis- has taken over 50 crore BHUBANESWAR: The conduct is in force is highly %. BPCL, HPCL, GAIL, ONGS, appropriation, he said he too towards cost of advertise- BJP on Thursday filed a com- unfortunate, said BJP Cuttack OIL and EIL have paid over collected some data in sup- ment and evaded taxes,” plaint against Health and district president Hemant Sahu. 100 crore for publication of port of the allegation. After alleged Pradhan. Family Welfare Minister Pratap “We have lodged a complaint  + 4 advertisements. However, only the wrongdoing came to the Pradhan alleged that over Jena alleging violation of the with the Salepur police 50 books of very low quality fore, Pradhan resigned as the 500 crore belonging to the election model code of conduct demanding Jena’s arrest,” added he Pradesh Student have been published by the head the Odisha Tribal and seven petro companies have by him and demanded stringent Sahu. Later, a BJP delegation TCongress has brought a trust,” alleged Pradesh Student Rural Tourism Cooperative been looted in the name of action against him. Addressing led by party State vice–presi- serious allegation that BJP Congress president Itish Society and handed over the advertisement and banners and a meeting of party workers in dent Samir Mohanty met the State leaders have misappro- Pradhan at a Press meet here charge to BJP Bhubaneswar posters. Salepur on Wednesday, Jena Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) priated hundreds of crores of on Wednesday. had allegedly said that the BJD and lodged a complaint against rupees of seven petro compa- Pradhan further alleged # ##  would give Rs 35 lakh to the the Minister. “We appraised the nies of the country in the that the petro companies vio-  "   panchayat and Rs 15 lakh to the CEO about the matter and name of publication of adver- lated all norms as they gave booth which casts maximum demanded his (the Minister’s) torial books. advertisements to the books 7    votes in favour of local BJD can- prosecution under the Sections “An unregistered trust was which were of only two " # didate Prasant Behera. 171 B, 171 C of IPC and ban formed under the guidance of months’ old and published Such announcement by him from contesting the 2019 Union Minister Dharmendra without publisher and printer Jena when the model code of elections,” said Mohanty. PNS 34$ 56 ,4   278 2A '!'  *'I ' *0 !?J ?#(4'0)' including sand cast coasts for coast, easy access to sand laden The Subarnarekha river mouth 5 " E F0     his selfish motives. seacoast and safety of the off- is very close to Gahirmatha ; 6G % 4 0' The whole seacoast of springs. rookery. "  '   0 '. Odisha is now used by us for Sometimes due to sea ero- Gradually, rookeries are   ;(0 ' commercial motives which sion, the shores become stiff increasing along the sea coast Due to mechanised fishing they move towards the ocean   . warrant climatic disasters. The and cannot be accessible for of Odisha and the mass nesting and use of nylon net for catch- after being hatched through  00'.; sources of ocean like rivers and these reptiles to climb up to dig of Olive Ridley turtles and ing fish, the Olive Ridley tur- nature’s support, they face rivulets are heavily used for holes to lay eggs. their sites are also increasing, tles are killed in large numbers. threats of predatory animals *6# *4, 4--! commercial purposes due to Under such a situation, which represents the richness However, due to intensive and birds. Adequate protection 278 2A 6G rising number of industries either the reptiles are forced to of seacoast from biological efforts of the State Forest need to be provided to them. It .. and faulty agricultural prac- leave the shore and go back to point of view. Needless to say, Department and thanks to the is good to find that the people  tices. A major part of the their original habitats or meet strict vigilance and protective yearly ban on fishing, the of nearby villages and employ-    Odisha coast is sand cast with death on painful conditions measures by the State Forest causalities of reptiles could be ees of the State Forest . sand bars. A variety of reptiles, being pregnant. In such a case, and Environment Department reduced to a great extent. Department are jointly pro- ( birds and rodents prefer to lay we have to help them overcome have to be taken to maintain a At present the Government tecting the hatcheries of Olive  eggs there. such painful experiences. healthy biological process in of India is going to establish a Ridley turtles. ';!  Similarly, the vegetations in There should be a man- the rookeries and the sanctu- number of fishing jetties along Before Independence when  ' sand cast areas of seacoast are agement policy and plan for the aries. the sea coasts for greater har- the Gadjats were under control % 4'  .'   ; ! "$!3*- quite different from the silted rookeries of Olive Ridley tur- The predatory animals like vest of fish which will give by British rulers, the sale of tur- .*) )'( ' areas of river mouths and tles. Now whole seacoast of jackals, stray dogs, crows, sea maximum commercial benefits tles and turtle eggs for table 8* (4'4'( )'4' ! he coastal ecological sys- creeks. Odisha is going to be a petro eagles apart from birds and to the fishing communities. purposes and for eateries were ' ; (4 * . Ttems have features like estu- At present, while the estu- chemical commercial hub and rodents eat and damage the Recently, Prime Minister going on. The Rajkanika State  ' ; .(4.. aries, mangroves and sand aries and mangrove lands are other polluting commercial nests and eggs of the reptiles in Narendra Modi has announced ruler was selling the eggs for 8)'' % 4'(4'( 0 ( bars. Estuaries and mangroves occupied for different agricul- units, including piscicultural the rookeries. The roots of big to create the jetties along the revenue from Gahirmatha and 4 1)'4'('.  are noticed in the river mouths, tural and piscicultural prac- fields. The Hadadia Petro and small trees with weeds seacoasts for greater procure- Dangmal. Such practices are no  6.* ; where rivers and rivulets join tices, the sand cast areas of the Chemicals is going to spend Rs should be removed from the ment of sea food. It should be longer continuing since the the sea. sea coast are occupied for 28,700 crore in the sites of rookeries to facilitate the duties of State Government turtles are protected under the -#!  , *4 *4 3 ,, The river mouths are very establishment of industries and Subarnarekha Port of Odisha smooth nesting by the turtles. and Government of India to Wildlife (Protection) Act 1972. 2A C#22 ' 4 rich in biodiversity. The ocean tourism resorts. Our seacoast is for refinery works of petro- This year a record number prevent jetty-activities in rook- The Olive Ridley Turtle is a  '*0.. ' .;4 based food of humans and very famous all over the globe chemicals. If such things mate- of Olive Ridley turtles came to eries, as this could hinder mass schedule- I animal under the   4'*4';4'*'. animals are received from estu- for the Olive Ridley sea turtles, rialise, then the entire ecolog- Gahirmatha and Rushikulya nesting of the Olive Ridley Act. (..'*!';4'  aries and rivers joining the sea because there are three dis- ical systems of Odisha coast rookeries for laying eggs. Sea turtles. 6 (    or ocean. But man always tinctive advantages available for will be polluted. As a result, the turtles apart, different birds are Another worry is the (The writer is a former for- 0'.  ; spoils the ecological systems of the reptile to continue its prog- whole rookery systems of also coming to our seacoast to causalities of new-born or est officer and environmentalist, estuaries and mangroves, eny, such as the sand cast sea- Odisha coast will be spoiled. pass severe cold of winter. newly hatched reptiles. While M-9937460649) ""# $!#%%#( )#%*+,-.*/  9 2    # P- 8&  # ' Q (33<$ Club members, college stu- their safety does not find poverty and child labour, traf-   4+6+ dents, SHGs, Basti Committee enough space and scope in the ficking, child marriage and  leaders and members of urban planning and manage- sexual abuse are some of the he Vedanta Ltd, Jharsuguda Bhubaneswar Young Urban ment system in Odisha. Lack of areas which need to be paid Tobserved the 48th National Women Forum joined. access and opportunities to attention by the urban plan- Safety Week from March 4 to  + 4 Children’s right to play and education resulting in child ners, opined the speakers. 11 with events and activities designed around the year’s multi stakeholders’ con- theme ‘Cultivate and Sustain a Asultation on cities safe for Safety Culture for Building the children was organised by vol- Nation’. untary organisation the Centre The campaign had kick for Child and Women started with a safety rally to Development (CCWD) here spread awareness on safety and with the support of the National prevention of accidents and Foundation for India (NFI). injuries at the workplace and Awareness generation oath taking ceremony. During among people about the urban the week different competitions basic services as well as smart and case study presentations of solutions are highly essential in dangerous zones were held for the context of children, said employees, families and in District Child Protection schools in the community. Officer, Khordha Banishree On the concluding day, Pattanayak. Factories and Boilers Deputy Vedanta CEO Abhijit Pati Among others Rameswar Director Swaroop Jena and $# ,"" said that the organisational Prasad Dwibedi and Dr Assistant Director Anil Nanda "# culture has a safety-first Priyanath spoke. attended as guests and award- ""   approach driven by some of the The objective of the pro- ed the winners of activities and  industries’ best fire, safety and gramme was shared by CCWD events. sustainability experts. secretary Sadasiv Swain. Child :4; 3! 4 3355;5  33 !6 ,9$"'  $"& Q&   .R      R '(     :  + 4  %  6  $" he Youth for Unity and  #  TVoluntary Action’s (YUVA) uring its election cam- nationwide anti-eviction drive Dpaigning for the Lok Sabha 2" =7# caravan during its arrival here polls, the ""#"  on March 11 took stock of the will focus on highlighting the eviction of the slum dwellers of path-breaking initiatives of , the Neela Madhab Basti near Narendra Modi Government at  #  Chandrashekharpur and dis- the Centre and good gover- cussed about their plights. nance model of Manohar Lal # Notably, more than 280 Khattar Government in households have been evicted Haryana. from the slum for resettlement This was decided during spokesman. party cells and committees at under the Rajiv Awas Yojana. the meeting of BJP election He said that a dozen of various levels to mobilize the They have temporarily been es. city has been historic. management committee held senior party members present workers to reach out to the vot- shifted to a transit camp near The activists demanded (  *     As of 2017, there were in Rohtak on Thursday under in the meeting decided that ers and apprize the voters Niladri Vihar. They have been land rights for the evacuees " " 2 around 436 such settlements in the chairmanship of Vishwas major policy decisions of BJP about the working style of BJP provided with an allotment rather than rehabilitation in 562 the city of which most of them Sarang, party’s co-incharge regime and its initiatives for and its achievements. letter which do not specifical- colonies and united social are considered to be unautho- for Lok Sabha polls in uplifting of the weakest section Discussion was also held ly mentions the area of reloca- action for demanding right to States over two months. people’s needs for adequate rized by the local Government. Haryana. will be apprized to the voters on campaigning before the tion. People are outraged over adequate housing. It will reach out to com- housing in India. The dialogue and capaci- During the meeting, a during the election campaign announcement of party candi- the unlawful demolitions and The caravan is being munities, lawyers, academi- The activists said that even ty building on this issue was campaigning strategy was in Haryana. dates and during the period seeking justice for the loss of organised in collaboration with cians and social workers across though Bhubaneswar is a held with around 60 people in chalked out to achieve party’s Vishwas Sarang, party’s co- when the candidates are education of their children and different civil society organi- cities, linking local struggles planned city, the proliferation from Brahmapur and goal to register victory on all 10 incharge for Lok Sabha polls in announced in Haryana, the the loss occurred to their hous- sations across 25 cities and 18 and bringing to the forefront of informal settlements in the Bhubaneswar. seats in Haryana, said a party Haryana has also directed all party spokesperson said. + -  .   11 3    3 %  !      /* )   3' 4 7*40! $B            .   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Not far away is ly embezzling money from the return of the award money with Most of the MPs have scored Jamshedpur MP Bidyut Baran 0* exchequer. 12 per cent interest. well and passed with dis- Mahato who scored 98.14 The probe made the rec- Singh and his two children tinction in terms of utilisa- per cent closely followed by “We recommend MPLAD ommendation after indicting have been issued a show cause tion of the fund coming Laxman Gilua of Singhbhum funds as per the demand and IAS officer Jagdeep Singh for notice to explain within a fort- under the Member of and Shibu Soren of Dumka need of the locals. In most of securing cash awards of Rs 60 night why a criminal case Parliament Local Area who figured into nineties. the cases people have to face lakh for his children on the should not be lodged against Development Scheme knows The members have man- fund crunch for building basis of their fraudulent claims them. as MPLADS. aged to utilise 91.61 per cent roads and other basic ameni- during his tenure as the state's Jagdeep Singh, who is cur- Notable here is to men- and 91.49 per cent. ties. Some proposals also Sports Department director rently posted in the state gov- tion that two of the repre- Five Lok Sabha MPs are come for bigger projects like between 2013 and 2016. ernment's Finance sentatives have even gone on in 80s as far as their percent- canal or reservoir which are The inquiry has also asked Department, however, spending over and above the ages of expenditure are con- pending,” said an MP the government to lodge a Thursday refuted the allega- fund sanctioned to them by cerned and two—PN Singh of requesting anonymity. The case of cheating and criminal tions, saying his children won the Government. The funds Dhanbad and Sunil Kumar Godda MP however could breach of trust besides a cor- several international champi- are meant to be spent in Singh of Chatra- fall in the 70 not be reached for his com- ruption against the trio. onships on their own merit. building assets for the use of per cent bracket. Both the ments. the people and also to BJP members have spent The performance holds  1!   %1!! 1 7  improve amenities for them. 77.27 per cent and 76.45 per importance especially during  % 6 4177 %  64 671 Hazaribagh Lok Sabha cent of the 22 crore and 20 the poll year since the voters MP Jayant Sinha has spent crore released respectively. of the constituency judge 4%+ 6% 4  417 4#B )71 105.40 per cent of the sanc- Worst amongst the list of their leaders on the basis of  4%  1  4 417  tioned 20 crore, whereas 14 is Nishi Kant Dubey from their local activities very 7 ++ % !4+ 6 4 +  4 his companion from Godda who could manage prominently along with the Rajmahal, Vijay Kumar meager 57.61 per cent spend- raising issues in parliament 4 =441 4 !  % 1 Hansdak, clocked 103.52 per ing out of 7.50 crore released interest for utilisation. been used mainly for build- drainage constructions and and the legislative stands  ?B"D ?B"# cent of 17.50 crore released. and 7.71 crore available with Moreover the fund has ing PCC roads, guard-walls, construction of Chatth ghats. their respective parties take. ,9" &" "#            +,      A Shimla: The airlifting of people he added. "  8 $5; 0  from snow-bound tribal areas of Markanda, who is a BJP Himachal Pradesh could MLA from Lahaul-Spiti, said,  become an poll issue as the "The passengers are sent on pri-  %  contenders’ names will be dis- candidates name for Lok Sabha Congress has written to the ority basis by the district admin- cussed. Sources said that the and State Assembly elections.  4 ! state chief electoral officer, alleg- istration and the BJP leaders are he BJP list of candidates for BJP State unit is likely to sub- Sources said that as there is ing that BJP leaders were inter- playing no role in it as the Model T13 Lok Sabha constituen- mit the list of two to three prob- some resentment with some he search and rescue oper- fering in the process to influence Code of Conduct is already in cies will be finalised by next able contenders for each Lok sitting MPs, the State unit is Tation for the remaining voters. force." week and the party high com- Sabha constituencies. State BJP likely to have discussion on two two missing soldiers who were The BJP termed the allega- The Lahaul-Spiti and mand will release the list for in-charge Mangal Pandey said, to three contenders for each trapped after an avalanche in tion baseless, saying it was lev- Kinnaur districts, and Pangi, first phase candidates by March “The election committee meet Lok Sabha constituency. Himachal Pradesh's Kinnaur elled by the Congress out of frus- Bharmour areas of Chamba dis- 20. is scheduled on March 15, 16 Sources said that BJP State district was called off on tration on foreseeing its defeat in trict, falling under Mandi par- As the nominations for where the names of the candi- unit has also started initiative Thursday with the recovery of the Lok Sabha elections. liamentary seat, remain cut off the first phase of elections in dates for Lok Sabha elections to curb resentment within their bodies. The Congress alleged that during winters, usually from State is to start on April 2, the will be discussed.” senior party leaders, and in this The bodies of Videsh people close to local BJP leaders November 15 to April 20, BJP high command is likely to Sources said that once the connection State BJP in-charge Chand and Arjun Kumar were were being airlifted on a prior- Thakur added. release the list of first and sec- name is discussed at State unit, Mangal Pandey on Wednesday recovered after 22 days of ity basis as they were using their The former Lahaul-Spiti unbiased functioning, alleging The Rohtang Pass, located at ond phase of candidates by Chief Minister Raghubar Das held a closed-door meeting search, a defence spokesperson influence with the administra- MLA alleged that the BJP lead- the BJP leaders set priority of the height of about 13,050 feet, March 20. In the first phase is likely to fly to Delhi for con- with former chief minister and said. He said the bodies would tion and police to benefit in the ers are interfering through passengers through the admin- and Kunzum Pass, located at three Lok Sabha constituencies sultation of probable names senior BJP leader Arjun reach their native places on elections. administration and police in ply- istration and the police. about 15,060 feet, remain closed Palamu, Chatra and Lohardaga with BJP Central High Munda. Pandey met Munda at Friday. In a fax to the Himachal ing of choppers and setting pri- State CEO Devesh Kumar several feet of snow. are to go for poll on April 29, Command. In Delhi it is the latter’s residence in Ranchi While Chand belonged to CEO Wednesday, state Congress orities to influence voters in the could not be contacted, despite Helicopters are used for while in second phase the Parliamentary Board which and discussed with him about Himachal Pradesh, Kumar was general secretary Ravi Thakur Lok Sabha elections. repeated calls and messages. patients and other emergency polling will be held for will give its final nod to candi- Jharkhand’s poll scenario and from Jammu and Kashmir. requested the (EC) to monitor He demanded that the ply- When contacted, passengers in tribal areas where Koderma, Ranchi, Khunti and date names. political developments. The Six Jawans of the Jammu the chopper services being run ing of helicopters in all tribal Agriculture and Tribal there are around 22 helipads. Hazaribagh on May 6. The BJP Parliamentary three-time former chief min- and Kashmir Rifles were buried by the state for airlifting patients, areas and passengers priority be Development Minister Ram Lal Over 1,600 people have State BJP in-charge Mangal Board headed by president ister, Munda, is one of the top following the avalanche on students and other emergency monitored by the EC. Markanda termed the allega- requested the administration to Pandey is to hold election Amit Shah is highest decision leaders in Jharkhand’s BJP and February 20 near the Tibet bor- passengers from snowbound Thakur sought the deploy- tions baseless. He claimed the be airlifted from tribal areas as committee meeting on March making body of party deciding he is the party’s most popular der, around 350 km from the tribal areas of Lahaul-Spiti, ment of CAPFs at all the heli- Congress was acting out of frus- most parts are still covered with 15 and 16 where the probable important decisions and even tribal face. state capital. Kinnaur and Chamba districts. pads in tribal areas to ensure tration on foreseeing its defeat, four to 12 feet snow, he added. ""# $!#%%#( )#%*+,-.*/  .

$  5! ==(33 55!!4 !  P  !   * 1R 3   4  (   71.       office of Jaish-e- Muhammad with much merry...I ask with  - $ 5 5 ndia on Thursday expressed great pain today that what is the   I“disappointment” after China Congress’commitment today blocked yet another move at to fight against terror.” ebriefing of Wing   the United Nations to designate Meanwhile, China defend- DCommander Abhinandan Pakistan-based terror group ed its stance against designation Varthaman by the IAF and ""  Jaish-e-Mohammed’s chief of Azhar as a global terrorist, other agencies is over and the    Masood Azhar as a “global ter- saying the move would give it pilot, who was captured by rorist”. The latest Chinese move time for a “thorough and in- Pakistan on February 27 and 2"  is the fourth instance in the last depth assessment” of the case released on March 1, has pro- ( % )  over one decade that it has and help the parties concerned ceeded on at least four weeks’ blocked sanctioning of the to engage in more talks to find medical leave. An IAF medical "  dreaded terrorist. a “lasting solution” acceptable review board will shortly con-   For her part, Union to all. duct fitness test of the pilot, Minster Harsimrat Kaur Badal On a question as to why who had to eject from his # #> exhorted people to boycott China once again blocked the MIG-21 Bison after it was shot  Chinese goods even as #boy- move, Foreign Ministry down thereby putting his body cottchinesegoods trended on spokesman Lu Kang told a under great stress. He may be "#"" " microblogging site Twitter. media briefing in Beijing that allowed to resume active flying “We are disappointed by the decision is in line with the if found physically fit. this outcome. This has pre- rules of the committee. Giving this information Delhi on March one and Kashmir(POK) and landed vented action by the interna- Stung by the Chinese here on Thursday, sources said underwent preliminary med- there after ejection. He was tional community to desig- move, US National Security here debriefing included get- ical tests here the next day. He beaten up locals before the nate the leader of Jaish-e- Advisor John Bolton said in a ting fist person account from was allowed to meet his imme- Pakistan Army rescued and Mohammed (JeM), a pro- tweet, “Met with Indian FS Varthaman about the treat- diate family for a short while, captured him scribed and active terrorist Gokhale to advance progress ment meted out to him during sources said. Prime Minister Imran organisation which has claimed O .   ( P            ,   0   !     on the US-India strategic part- captivity and questions asked As regards the detailed Khan announced in Pakistan responsibility for the terrorist     .    11(   2(3!(       5   ,5/ nership & our shared vision for by the Pakistan Army. He was medical review board review, Parliament on February 28 attack in Jammu and Kashmir the Indo-Pacific, as well as in custody for not more than 50 they said as per standard oper- about the decision to release on February 14,” the MEA sue all available avenues to Congress. Congress President Modi and President Xi,” the reiterate that the US stands hours or so and kept blind- ating procedure a pilot who has the downed pilot as a peace said. ensure that terrorist leaders Rahul Gandhi tweeted, “Weak Congress said on its official shoulder-to-shoulder with folded in a small room, they to eject from a crashing plane gesture and Varthaman was The proposal to designate who are involved in heinous Modi is scared of Xi. Not a Twitter handle. India in the fight against ter- added. While Varthaman was has to undergo the examination released on March 1. He set Azhar under the 1267 Al attacks on our citizens are word comes out of his mouth Reacting to Congress’ rorism.” not subjected to physical tor- as his body is put to great stress. foot on Indian soil at the Qaeda Sanctions Committee of brought to justice,” the MEA when China acts against India. charge, the BJP hit back at “Both (Gokhale and ture, the Pakistani interrogators Varthaman had to eject Attari-Wagah land border in the UN Security Council was said expressing gratitude to NoMo’s China diplomacy: 1. Rahul, asking why he is in a cel- Bolton) underlined the impor- put the pilot through mental his MIG-21 Bison on February Amritsar and then flown the moved by France, the UK and Member States who moved Swing with Xi in Gujarat. 2. ebratory mood whenever India tance of Pakistan taking tangi- harassment, officials said. 27 after it was hit by Pakistan same day to New Delhi. the US on February 27, nearly the designation proposal and Hug Xi in Delhi. 3. Bow to Xi is in pain over China blocking ble and irreversible action Harassment entailed air defence after he successful- IAF chief BS Dhanoa on two weeks after the suicide the unprecedented number of in China.” a UN resolution against Azhar. against terrorist groups based Varthaman forced to stand for ly brought down a Pakistani F- March 4 had said Varthaman bombing in Pulwama in all other Security Council “With China having Law Minister Ravi Shankar in territories under its control long hours and loud music 16 in aerial combat when at will fly an aircraft again after he Jammu and Kashmir in which members as well as non-mem- blocked our bid to designate Prasad said, “Why is Rahul and denial of safe haven for blaring to deny him rest, it was least three Pakistani jets intrud- is declared fit and may rejoin 40 CRPF personnel were killed. bers who joined as co-sponsors. Masood Azhar a global terror- Gandhi in a celebratory mood these groups to launch cross - learnt. ed into the Indian airspace in his Srinagar based No. 51 The JeM had claimed respon- The development at the ist, the question on every when country stands failed by border attacks,” the Indian The Indian authorities Rajouri sector. During the Squadron of Mig-21 Bisons. sibility for the attack. UN also led to a sparring Indian’s mind is, what was the this attitude of China? Your Embassy in Washington said in commenced debriefing soon chase, Varthaman entered He was posted in the same “We will continue to pur- between the ruling BJP and the use of all the swinging with tweet would be shown in the a readout of the meeting. after Varthaman reached New Pakistan Occupied squadron there. (  !    .1 / ("8  (24          # <       s many as 40 farmers he Election Commission (EC) on Thursday started high-level team headed by Deputy Aunions on Thursday said    Ta new mobile app called ‘Observer App” for election AElection Commissioner in charge of political parties should include observers. Using this App, General, Police and West Bengal will be in West Bengal, various demands, such as Expenditure observers can submit their Observer’s report Assam, Tripura and Manipur in the 5,000 monthly pension and an   and have been registered as securely to the EC, to upload the relevant document from coming days to assess poll preparedness additional income support electors. These first-time vot- the mobile app. after BJP urged the poll watchdog to under the PM-KISAN scheme, n a move to reach out to ers’ accounts for 1.66% of the According to EC, the observers will get all impor- declare West Bengal a “super sensitive in their election manifestos. Iyoung voters and increase the total electorate compared to the tant notifications, alerts, and urgent messages on this App State”. The All India Coordination voting percentage in the last Lok Sabha elections in while they are on duty. It will also facilitate observers to Sources said that a team led by Committee of Farmers’ upcoming Lok Sabha polls, 2014, where the voter turnout get their deployment status, download the ID card and Deputy Election Commissioner Sudip Movement (ICCFM), com- the Election Commission (EC) was recorded to be 814.5 mil- update their profile. Jain is expected to visit West Bengal to prising major farmer bodies has asked chief electoral officers lion including 23.1 million “Since the observers will be closely involved in real- assess the ground reality from March 16 like Bharatiya Kisan Union of all States and Union new voters. The total voter time disposal of the cVIGIL Model code and expendi- to 19. Jain will lead the team to West (BKU), Karnataka Rajya Raitha Territories to remove doubts of turnout in the last general ture violation cases, this App would help see all the Bengal on Saturday, Tripura on Sunday, Sangha (KRRS), Tamilaga voters and answer all their elections was 66.4%, the high- cVIGIL cases under their jurisdiction. The Observers can Assam on Monday and Manipur on Vivasayigal Sangam (TVS) and queries through live streaming est since 1952 elections. make a written observation after the flying squads have Tuesday to assess election preparedness Adivasi Gothra Mahasabha on social media sites like Sources said that through investigated the matter. Observers are put on deputation in the four states. (AGM), also demanded a white Facebook and Twitter. social networking sites, first with ECI for the entire duration of the election process,” While Lok Sabha elections in West paper on all the free-trade scheme is insufficient and does tee from the government for The officials will also time voters will be made aware the EC said. Bengal are spread across all the seven agreements signed by India, its not cover everyone. 100 per cent procurement of all inform the electorate about about election process and vot- On Thursday, EC held a meeting with Chief phases, they will be held in two phases performance, a special session “We want the government crops. voter verifiable paper audit ing. “Youth constitue a large Electoral officers of all states and Union Territories and each in Tripura and Manipur and three in Parliament on agricultural to give an additional income On crop loan, the farmers’ trail (VVPAT) , Electronic chunk of voters and social net- election observers. Over 1800 senior officers drawn from in Assam. issues and lifting of ban on support of 10,000 per acre per body said there should be an Voting Machines (EVMs) , working site Facebook is the IAS, IPS officers as also from Indian Revenue Service The sources in the poll panel said diesel vehicles older than 10 year per farmer to all farmers “unconditional” waiver of all election procedures, registra- best option to reach out to and few other Central Services attended the briefing that the chief electoral officer of West years used in agriculture. across the country,” Singh told types of loans of all farmers, tion in voter list or steps to them”, said EC officials. At pre- meeting. These officers are being deployed as General, Bengal has also been asked to file a The Lok Sabha elections reporters. including tenant ones. enroll those who are left out. sent a large chunk of voters Police and Expenditure Observers. report on the actual ground situation. are scheduled to be held in Small and marginal farm- ICCFM demanded tweak- CEO Chhattisgarh will go especially youth are on Reminding the Observers of their crucial role, the The BJP had on Wednesday also seven phases starting from ers should also be given a pen- ing of the Pradhan Mantri live stream on Facebook on Facebook social networking Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora pointed out demanded that central forces be April 11. The Model Code of sion of at least 5,000 per Fasal Bhima Yojana (PMFBY) March 15 at 12 pm. Through site so this is the best way to get that the officers need to be earnest and have no choice deployed at all polling stations in the Conduct has already kicked in month after the age of 60, he to ensure the entire premium this they will answer the connect with them. but to ensure that no mistakes are committed. Election state. and the political parties are added. Among other demands, is paid by the government, queries. The Facebook page The move will help to Commissioner Ashok Lavasa reminded the group that Briefing the media after meeting EC busy finalising candidates and ICCFM wants the government payment of sugarcane arrears, will have all necessary infor- remove doubts on EVMs, as Observers, they need to ensure implementation of all officials, Union Law Minister Ravi the election manifestos. to fix minimum support price free electricity for irrigation via mation about enrolling one’s VVPAT, or any doubts on elec- instructions of the EC in letter and spirit. During the day Shankar Prasad had said, “We have “We have 18 key demands (MSP) based on the formula tube wells, specific social secu- name in voter list, list of cen- tion proceedings including long briefing sessions, the officers were given compre- requested the Election Commission and we want all the political suggested in the Swaminathan rity scheme, and linking of tre and other necessary infor- model code of conduct. hensive and thorough inputs about the various aspects that the state of West Bengal should be parties to include in their elec- report to ensure 50 per cent MGNREGA to agriculture. mation. Anyone having any First time voters behave of election management by the Senior Deputy Election declared as super-sensitive. And have tion manifestos with clear man- profit over the cost of the pro- Among others, the query or even complaint can differently. They are often bet- Commissioner, DECs and DGs of ECI. Detailed thematic also demanded that central forces should date of timeline when they duction. ICCFM demanded zero goods post on this page and officials ter informed, more educated presentations were made on Election planning, Observer’s be deployed at all polling booths in the would implement,” Yudhvir It should be ensured that and services tax on all equip- concerned will reply to it. and tech-savvy than the rest of roles and responsibilities, electoral roll issues, enforce- state.” Singh said. the crops should not be pur- ment used in agriculture, Nearly 900 million people their family, and they can take ment of Model Code of Conduct, legal provisions, He said the party also requested the He said the direct income chased below MSP under any detailed action plan for pro- have so far registered for the a stand that goes against the EVM/VVPAT management, media engagement and the poll panel to transfer those police offi- support of 6,000 per hectare condition. There should be a tection from wild and stray elections, out family’s established political wide array of activities undertaken for voter facilitation cers whose electoral impartiality is (comprising 2.5 acres) being provision of penalty if this is animals, non-eviction of of which 15 million are first leanings. “Many voters in the under the Commission’s flagship SVEEP (Systematic questionable as well as the withdrawal offered in three instalments in not followed by the agriculture indigenous people and forest time voters between the age of age group of 18-35 years do not Voter’s Education and Electoral Participation) pro- of former Kolkata Police Commissioner a year to small and marginal mandi, it said, adding that dwellers, and keeping agricul- 18-19.This includes the citizens exercise their voting rights for gramme. Rajeev Kumar from election duty. farmers under the PM-Kisan there should also be a guaran- ture out of WTO. who turned 18 on 1 January, whatever reason,” he added. #  ) 2     5 .      !    6- 

   44 5 $6"-4   are unknown but annually mil- Life as well as Forest Advisory lions birds are killed. It has has already made it mandato- n a move that would go a been observed that the two ry for power transmission line  - $ can reduce your risk of WNV Ilong way in saving the criti- major impacts of power lines agencies to deploy bird divert-  by using insect repellent and cally endangered Great Indian on birds are electrocution and ers on conductors and paint wearing long-sleeved shirts Bustards (GIB) from being collision. Electrocution most the vane tips of wind turbine ollowing confirmation that and long pants to prevent mos- crushed by the wind turbines’ commonly occurs at medium with orange colour to avoid Fa seven-year-old boy from quito bites,” said a statement spinning rotor blades and their voltage distribution lines (1 kV bird hits. Malappuram in Kerala suf- from the Ministry. associated infrastructure — to 60 kV), due to the close spac- Underscoring the need to fered from the mosquito-borne The Indian Council of power lines and towers — the ing of the structures. It often save the GIB, Scientist Dr disease West Nile Virus, the Medical Research (ICMR) has Union New and Renewable involves large perching bird Rahul Rawat from MNRE in Union Health Ministry on also been alerted and a close Energy Ministry has directed species, such as storks, birds of the letter said “it is requested Thursday sent a multi-disci- watch is being maintained at wind farm developers to adopt prey and corvids, which can that power transmission line plinary team to support the cause of mosquito-borne dis- Central and State level. There birds-friendly measures like easily bridge the gap between agencies and wind energy farm State health authorities in man- ease in the continental United are no reports available so far bird diverters on the conduc- two cables, or the charged developers may identify criti- aging the virus which is most- States. It is most commonly for spread of this virus in other tors, paint vane tips of the wind parts and the power line struc- cal power transmission lines ly reported in the continental spread to people by the bite of parts of the country. turbines and lay underground ture,” the report said. and wind energy firms passing United States. an infected mosquito. Secretary Sudan has also transmission lines. A senior official from the through the Great Indian In a statement here, Union “Cases of WNV occur dur- spoken with Additional Chief The move follows request Ministry said that an ambitious Bustard (GIB) habitats in Health Ministry said that ing mosquito season, which Secretary Rajeev Sadanandan from the Union Environment Great Indian Bustard Species Rajasthan and Gujarat in con- Union Health Minister JP starts in the summer and con- in Kerala and reviewed the sit- Ministry Secretary SK Mishra Fewer than 150 GIBs sur- population of the GIB suc- Recovery Programme in col- sultation with the Wild Life Nadda is “closely monitoring tinues through fall. There are uation. who had, early this month vive today. A majority of them cumbs to power line collisions laboration with WII and GIB Institute of India (WII) and the situation and has reviewed no vaccines to prevent or med- The WHO says that about shot off a letter to the Union live in the fragmented grass- every year,” he said. range States like Rajasthan and concerned States Governments it with Secretary (HFW) Preeti ications to treat WNV in peo- 20 per cent of the people who Ministry of Power and New lands of Rajasthan and Gujarat, The Bombay Natural Gujarat has already been and accordingly take up risk Sudan. He has directed for all ple. Fortunately, most people become infected with WNV and Renewable Energy besides said Mishra as he highlighted History Society (BNHS) too in launched which includes iden- mitigation measures against support to be extended to infected with WNV do not feel will develop West Nile fever. the Rajasthan and Gujarat that collision with overhead one of its recent reports has tification of the critical power bird hits.” Kerala in its prevention and sick. About 1 in 5 people who Symptoms include fever, Governments, highlighting the power lines has proved to be pointed out that power lines are transmission lines and wind NGOs like Conservation management.” are infected develop a fever and headache, tiredness, and body critically endangered status of the most serious threat to the one of the major causes of energy farms in GIB habitats India, The Corbett Foundation According to the Centers other symptoms. aches, nausea, vomiting, occa- the (GIB) and the threat posed survival of this species. “Based unnatural deaths for winged and making them GIB friend- and Sanctuary Nature for Disease Control and “About 1 out of 150 infect- sionally with a skin rash (on the to them by overhead power on ground surveys, the Wildlife beauties in a large part of the ly. Foundation have already Prevention (CDC), West Nile ed people develop a serious, trunk of the body) and swollen lines in their habitat. India is Institute of India (WII) esti- country. 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()&   5%.  5 Q4"R   Q 3 4  1 3 5         -R %6/ /'       6  Amaravati: Creation of 10 lakh **4 )1) “He is a traitor, a man of jobs every year and introduction Kozhikode: Launching his questionable conduct. Even last of a universal free health scheme  % R party's poll campaign in Kerala, he Bengal BJP continued to evening he was here in Mamata with an insurance cover of 10 Congress chief Rahul Gandhi Tpoach the Opposition, Banerjee’s house saying he was lakh per person are some of the on Thursday flayed the ruling clinching erstwhile Trinamool with the party and would follow highlights of the Jana Sena Party Bengaluru: Former Prime CPI(M) in the State and BJP- Congress strongman and MLA the party discipline and today he manifesto released on Thursday. Minister and JD(S) supremo H RSS for allegedly indulging in Arjun Singh as the latest pick is there. Soon he will see the real Party founder-president D Deve Gowda on Thursday violence and accused Prime even as senior saffron leader face of the BJP,” Hakim said. Pawan Kalyan released the man- announced the candidature of Minister Narendra Modi of Mukul Roy went on record say- The Chief Minister had ear- ifesto for the April 11 election on Nikhil, son of Karnataka Chief ignoring voices of farmers, ing “this was a picture and trail- lier in a circuitous reference to its foundation day at Minister H D Kumaraswamy, fishermen and small business- er follows.” Singh had said “there are some Rajamahendravaram on from the party bastion of men. Singh, a fourth-time MLA greedy people who want more Thursday night. Mandya Lok Sabha con- "BJP and CPI(M) use vio- enjoys a substantial clout in the and more. I have already set Fifteen per cent budgetary stituency. lence which is the weapon of Bhatpara-Barrackpore labour them free. It hardly matters allocation for the education sec- "After consulting with all the weak," Gandhi said mount- belt comprising largely of whether they stay or go from the tor and a major thrust to agri- our legislators, our party chose ing a scathing attack on the two migrant labourers from Bihar party.” Singh is the fifth turncoat culture sector with an offer of Nikhil as JD(S) candidate from parties at a massive election and Uttar Pradesh. Though the in the past few weeks to join the 5,000 monthly pension for Mandya Lok Sabha con- gains," he said. rally here this evening. BJP leaders would not comment BJP. He follows Khagen Murmu farmers over 60 years are the stituency," Gowda said at a Kumaraswamy said farm- In a whirlwind visit to the      #  -      O (  #  much on Singh’s political future a CPI(M) MLA from Malda, other main highlights. party rally in Mandya, about 90 ers across the State have bene- state after the election schedule    8 .  5   ,5/ apart from the Thursday’s floor Dulal Chandra Bhar a Congress The Jana Sena promised to km from here. fited from the farm loan waiv- was announced on Sunday, crossing, insiders said he was MLA from North 24 Parganas, move from the existing Kumaraswamy said Nikhil er scheme implemented by his Gandhi also referred to the Minister Narendra Modi on this country. definitely going to be fielded Birbhum MP Anupam Hajra Minimum Support Price system was interested to serve the Government. Rafale deal to attack Modi and Gandhi said "the Prime The Congress party wants against TMC veteran and former and his Bishnupur colleague to a new Profitable Price System people of the constituency and Prajwal Revanna, son of reiterated his promise that a Minister's job is not to tell the to listen to what the people Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi Soumitra Khan who had already (PPS) by including 25 additional added that party leaders would Gowda's elder son and PWD Minimum Guarantee Income nation his Mann ki Baat but to have to say and act according- who had already been nomi- joined the saffron party and crops that are not covered under ensure his victory in the elec- Minister H D Revanna, is con- would be provided to all citi- listen to the mann ki baat of the ly. That's why the doors of nated from the Barrackpore were likely to land tickets. MSP. It also promised to supply tions. testing from the party strong- zens if the Congress party is people," he said. Congress is open to every- parliamentary constituency. Reacting to the continued farm inputs like high-quality Countering BJP's allega- hold of Hassan Lok Sabha con- voted to power. The congress president said one," he said. Even as BJP’s Bengal observ- floor-crossing by the TMC seeds, micronutrients, fertilizers tions that he was promoting his stituency, which the JDS chief Stating that he was happy the Congress was the "voice" of "While Congress listens er Kailash Vijaybargiya echoed leaders, another senior Min and biocides free of cost, besides family by using his official had represented. to come to a state where peo- the country and not just the to to everyone, RSS wants to Roy’s “trailer-picture” observa- said “these are the people who 150 units of free electricity to position, Kumaraswamy said The Congress will contest ple of different ideas and reli- voice of one person or a com- tell India what to do. They tion saying, “there is no full stop have gone there with the lust farmers houses. he was not working for mone- 20 seats and JD(S) eight in the gions live happily together, he munity. It was the voice of all have an ideology which they or coma to what you see today. for ticket. The BJP cannot find A zero-interest agriculture tary gains but for the people of Lok Sabha polls in Karnataka said an "ideological battle" was the people, he said. are convinced about and they Such things will continue in the candidate for even half of the loan for unirrigated and fallow the state. under a deal finalised by the being played out in the coun- "Congress does not want to want to tell everybody that coming days,” senior State 42 seats which is why they are lands will also be ensured under "Karnataka and people are two ruling coalition partners try today. impose anything on India. We their ideology is the truth," he Minister Firhad Hakim cursed delaying the announcement of a new scheme Rythu Sampada, my assets, not money. I am not on Wednesday after weeks of Taking pot shots at Prime do not want to impose any idea said. PTI Singh for playing the traitor. their list.” Kalyan announced. PTI keen on making monetary haggling. PTI (7+ -  #.&R   R     ""!(" SSS. The SSS is an ally of the hood field its senior leader and country’s commercial capital.  1!  NCP and a constituent of the sitting MP Vijaysinh Mohite- Rajesh Vitekar (Parbhani), *  Opposition Patil as its candidate from (Thane), Babaji  3 “Mahaghatbhandhan” in Madha constituency.nHis son B. Patil (Kalyan)and  Maharashtra. Ranjitsinh is also lobbying for Mohammed P. P. Faizal The NCP did not name the the Madha seat. Ranjitsinh has (Lakshadweep Isles) are other 4*4 !+! candidate for the Maval con- threatened to quit and join the candidates. The NCP has allo- 4*4 !+! stituency in Pune district from BJP in the event of his being cated the Hatkanangale con- n an effort to curb use of where Parth Ajit Pawar, the denied the Congress ticket. stituency for of the Iblack money in the Lok he NCP on Thursday grandson of NCP President Among the named candi- SSS. “We will announce two Sabha polls, the office of Treleased its first list of 12 can- is expected to con- dates are: -Pawar for more lists of candidates in the Director General of Income tax didates —including 11 candi- test. The NCP also did not Baramati, coming days,” NCP’s (Investigation), Mumbai, will dates from Maharashtra and announce its candidate from (Raigad), Maharashtra President Jayant keep a close watch over the one candidate from the Madha constituency in western (Satara), Patil said. The NCP’s first list of movement of cash and valu- Lakshdweep Island —for the Maharashtra, from where Sr (Kolhapur), Rajendra Shingane candidates for the Lok Sabha ables and on other unlawful Lok Sabha polls. Pawar was to contest but he (Buldhana) and Gulabrao pollst came out a day after its ally means that influence elections Raju Shetty, founder presi- opted out on the ground that he Deokar (Jalgaon). Congress announced its second in the six constituencies of dent of the Swabhimani Shetkari had to pave way for younger Sanjay Dina-Patil (Mumbai list of candidates which includ- Mumbai. Sanghatana (SSS), is among the generation. North-East) is the only NCP ed five candidates from For the purpose, the  .   51    !         !)  8 .   5   ,5/ 12 candidates released by the The NCP will in all likeli- candidate who will contest in the Maharashtra. Investigation Directorates of Income Tax has set up a 24 x 7 control room in Mumbai. /  1, .   . 8   In a statement issued here, ,9   -" # .      the office of Director General of Income tax (Investigation),    98    ! Mumbai, the Director General   of Income tax (Investigation),    * ,.   Mumbai—to ensure free and  * (  fair elections and curb the use %6' $. " ' of black money in elections — Srinagar: The National two-day visit to the state. Mohammad Sagar said post- Srinagar: PDP chief Mehbooba their first meeting Thursday to -has urged citizens to pass on Conference has decided not to "In view of the EC visit to ponement of assembly polls can Mufti on Thursday said India finalise the modalities for the any information regarding *  "* Magistrate Jaya Agarwal of meet the Election Commission Srinagar today, the National have serious ramifications and Pakistan were holding talks corridor linking Gurudwara stocking, movement and dis- Gangapur city court found of India (EC) delegation arriv- Conference has decided not to across the State. on Kartarpur corridor but the Darbar Sahib in Pakistani town tribution of black money, cash,    Meena guilty of violating ing in Jammu & Kashmir on meet the EC delegation," a "The ones who took this people of Jammu & Kashmir of Kartarpur with Gurdaspur gold silver on its specified tele- Section 144 (prohibiting an Thursday, saying the party has party spokesman said here. incoherent decision must be up were bearing the brunt of the district in Punjab. phone numbers assembly of more than four per- nothing more to add to its He said the NC has already to some mischief otherwise hostilities between the two Mehbooba said the PDP “The Office of Director Jaipur: A court in Rajasthan sons in an area) of the CrPC in demand of having simultaneous made its position clear on Lok there is no sound reason for not countries. wants that assembly polls be General of Income tax has sentenced BJP MP Kirodi two separate cases. Lok Sabha and assembly polls Sabha and Assembly elections conducting both assembly and "This is what we have been held as soon as possible in the (Investigation), Mumbai is Lal Meena to six months He was booked under IPC in the state. in the State. Lok Sabha elections together. If talking about that why is it only State. gathering intelligence and keep- imprisonment and asked him Section 188 (disobedience to Three special observers "Our demand of having the situation is conducive for that Jammu & Kashmir bears "Our party's stand is clear ing a strict watch over the to pay a compensation of 1 order duly promulgated by appointed by the EC is arriving simultaneous Assembly and parliament elections, what stops the brunt whenever there are that elections should take place movement of cash and valu- lakh to the Railways in con- public servant). here on Thursday to assess the Lok Sabha elections in the state them from conducting assem- hostilities between India and and take place sooner. People ables and on other unlawful nection with two separate cases The court sentenced six- ground situation for holding in our earlier meetings with the bly elections at the same time?" Pakistan. If Kartarpur is open- are facing tremendous difficul- means of influencing elections registered against him in 2009- month imprisonment each in Assembly elections. EC team remains as it is. We he said. Sagar said the powers ing, Wagah is open, (then why) ties — when there are arrests in the constituencies of 10. both the cases along with the They will interact with rep- have, therefore, nothing more to that be "are up to something the Poonch-Rawalkote is closed, going on and hardships in every Mumbai, so as to take necessary The court has also imposed penalty, Assistant Public resentatives of mainstream add," the spokesman said. which will create more fis- Uri-Muzaffarabad road was way. The polls should take place action under Income Tax Laws,” a fine of 10,000 on the BJP MP. Prosecutor Kuldeep Singh political parties and district In a statement issued here, sures" in a sensitive state like closed," she told reporters here. soon and a Government be the IT statement said. PTI A bench of Munsif Baroliya said Thursday. PTI election officers during their party's general secretary Ali Jammu & Kashmir. PTI India and Pakistan held formed," she said. PTI 98,     5 % . /"% :      !      

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The announce the details of con- ing with the BJP. “We will dence to seek the custody of ments recovered from him ruling AIADMK signed the stituencies by early next week. share the stage with them and the grenade thrower who was shows that he turned 16 on deal with Tamil Manila The Tamil Manila Congress will campaign along with Prime arrested in connection with Tuesday and another shows Congress (TMC) on is returning to the AIADMK Minister Narendra Modi,” said the Jammu bus stand attack that he's 14. Wednesday evening. This has, fold after 18 years. The party Gnanadesikan. last week. During his initial interro- in a way, ended the process of was born when G K Moopanar, Veteran commentators dif- The juvenile board had gation, the 'juvenile' had said alliance formation for the ensu- a senior leader came out of the fered in their opinions about the earlier rejected medical that he was paid 50,000 by a ing election in the State. Congress in 1996 in protest TMC’s decision of joining the reports suggesting the teenag- Hizbul Mujahideen militant to As per the agreement against the then Congress AIADMK led front. “It will not er allegedly involved in the carry out the grenade attack. signed by Chief Minister President Narasimha Rao’s deci- make any impact in the grenade attack was in fact an Replying to a question Edappadi Palaniswamy , sion to fight the assembly and prospects of the DMK-led front "adult" and had asked police to about the board rejecting the Deputy Chief Minister O parliament election in alliance which is expected to win most submit all relevant documents medical report, the SSP said: Panneerselvam and Tamil with the AIADMK. The TMC- of the seats. The AIADMK’s to establish his age. "We are going to present our Manila Congress president G K DMK combine had swept the popularity is at its lowest ebb The reports of the bone case before the board with all Vasan, the AIADMK would 1996 election. But in 2001, and the BJP’s strategy of exploit- and teeth tests conducted on the documents and proof allocate one constituency to the Moopanar joined the AIADMK ing the Hindutwa sentiments the accused showed that he which have been collected, latter in return for the whole front and contested the assem- would not work in Tamil aged around 19 and based on including the doctor's report, hearted support of the TMC to bly election which saw the Nadu,” said Govindarajan the report, police had sought so that they can take a call." the NDA candidates for the Lok obliteration of the DMK. Satyamurthy, columnist. a 10-day remand which was He said police are taking Sabha election and the 21 B S Gnanadesikan, former Though Sam Rajappa rejected by the board. various steps to prevent such AIADMK candidates in the president of the TNCC who agreed with Satyamurthy, he "We will project our case type of attacks in the city in by-polls to be held for the quit the party along with Vasan was of the view that the ruling afresh with all documents and the future. vacant assembly constituencies. in 2014 told The Pioneer that party-led front was in for a total proof, including the doctor's "The daily footfall at the The AIADMK has PMK there was nothing strange in the rout. “The incidents since the report," Senior bus stand is around 10,000. So, (seven seats), BJP (five), DMDK TMC joining the front consist- 2016 assembly election are still Superintendent of Police, we are working on developing (four), Puthiya Tamilakam, ing of the BJP. “The DMK fresh in the minds of the peo- Jammu, Tejinder Singh told and improving intelligence New Justice Party, All India NR itself was an ally of the BJP from ple. There is strong anti-incum- reporters here. network to ensure safety and Congress and TMC (one each 1998 to 2004 and was in the bency feeling against both the The teenager was nabbed security of people," the officer for the last four) in its front. The council of ministers headed by Centre and the State govern- immediately after he alleged- said adding the main focus is DMK-led UPA has the A B Vajpayee. The Congress ments and it would be reflect- ly threw the grenade at the on intelligence gathering and Congress, the CPI(M), the CPI, leadership should ask itself why ed in the results,” said Sam Jammu bus stand that left being "pro-active". PTI VCK, Muslim League, IJK, KJK we had to come out of the party. Rajappa. ""# $!#%%#( )#%*+,-.*/  @

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Mumbai: The Bombay High then it is a tragedy. What mes- committed, it was unlikely the <     Court on Thursday said the sage are we sending to the soci- accused would stay somewhere State has been reduced to a ety?" the judges asked. within the state, or close to the "laughing stock" by adopting They were irked after read- crime spot. Srinagar: The National ratist groups in Jammu & elementary methods in probing ing a progress report, submitted "What stops them from Investigation Agency (NIA) on Kashmir. rationalist Govind Pansare's in a sealed cover by going and hiding anywhere Thursday issued fresh sum- The NIA team, accompa- killing. Maharashtra CID's Special across the country? Merely mons to moderate separatist nied by police and CRPF per- A bench of Justices S C Investigation Team (SIT), in the because someone owns a prop- leader Mirwaiz Umer Farooq to sonnel, searched residences of Dharamadhikari and B P Pansare case. erty doesn't mean he will stick appear for questioning at the some of the separatist leaders, Colabawalla summoned As per the judges' observa- around in that area. The accused probe agency headquarters in including the Mirwaiz, Naseem Maharashtra Home tions made in an open court, the can seek shelter anywhere in the connection with a terror financ- Geelani and Ashraf Sehrai, the Department's additional chief SIT submitted, among other country. The elementary steps ing case, officials said. chairman of the Tehreek-e- secretary on March 28 to things, that in order to trace two you are taking to nab the According to the notice, Hurriyat. The houses of Jammu explain the cause of the slow absconding accused persons in accused have reduced you to a the Mirwaiz has been asked to Kashmir Liberation Front progress made in the case. the case, it questioned their rel- laughing stock," the bench said. appear at the National (JKLF) leader Yaseen Malik, "Let the state feel some atives. "Because of you, the public Investigation Agency (NIA) Shabir Shah, Zaffar Bhat and pressure. It must face conse- It also submitted that one of has a perception that some headquarters in New Delhi on Masarat Alam were also raided. quences some day. For most the absconding accused owned people can get away, remain March 18, the agency officials Barring the Mirwaiz and often, the police gets away. No an immoveable property in the uninvestigated only because said. Sehrai, all other leaders were memos are issued, no explana- state and, therefore, the SIT vis- they enjoy a certain patronage," The NIA had on February jailed for some time. tions sought," the bench said. ited the place to trace his where- it said. 26 carried out searches at The NIA had questioned "If crimes will be probed abouts. It said a "progressive State" premises of separatist leaders, two maternal uncles of the only after the court's interven- The bench, however, said such as Maharashtra must feel including the Mirwaiz, in con- Mirwaiz — Maulvi Manzoor tion...If in matter after matter, the SIT must realise that after proud of its thinkers and ratio- nection with the case related to and Maulvi Shafat — and his judiciary is the only saviour, four years since the crime was nalists. PTI financing of terrorist and sepa- close aides last year. PTI #  .    !  !                 (   5   ,5/ 15!A557(A$35 Mumbai: Five persons were cial said. among those injured, he added. (   killed and 29 injured after a An eywitness said when the "Fire brigade personnel major portion of a foot over- bridge collapsed, there was a red reached the spot immediately bridge near a train station in light at the nearby signal, and and rescue work is in full  + ,-()&     ! /  south Mumbai collapsed on that is why the death toll was swing. We have appealed the Thursday evening, officials said. not more. motorists to avoid the D N road The bridge which con- Another eyewitness said to JJ flyover section," he said. . &    nected the area near the Times the overbridge was being used "Foot over bridge con-    ) 6 of India building with the icon- despite repairs being carried out necting CST platform 1 north ic CSMT station was com- this morning. end with B T Lane near Times Ahmedabad: Over two dead in a moving train on monly known as 'Kasab bridge' The incident took place of India building has col- months after the murder of for- January 8 (this year), Patel had Jammu: Former BJP leader she went missing from the for- case, arrested eight people, as the 26/11 Mumbai attack ter- around 7.30 pm when a major lapsed. Injured persons are mer Gujarat MLA Jayanti fled to Muscat on January 2. and founder of the Dogra est area while grazing horses. including the alleged master- rorist passed through it during portion of the bridge caved in, being shifted to hospitals. Bhanushali, former BJP leader Thereafter, Patel went to the US Swabhiman Sangathan (DSS) "The demand for CBI mind Sanji Ram, in connection the terror strike. the official said. Traffic affected. Commuters to Chhabil Patel, a prime accused on January 10 and lived with Choudhary Lal Singh on probe will be the core issue of with the case which is present- All the injured have been Some motorists who were use alternate routes. Senior in the case, was arrested as soon his daughter in New Jersey, Thursday said the demand for this election...We will continue ly being heard on daily basis in rushed to nearby hospitals, a passing beneath the bridge officers are on spot, Mumbai as he landed at the Ahmedabad Bhatia said. a CBI probe into the rape and to strive for the probe and take a court in Punjab under the disaster management cell offi- when it came down, were police tweeted. PTI international airport on "Patel was arrested from murder of a minor girl last year the agitation to its logical con- supervision of the Supreme Thursday morning, officials the Ahmedabad airport as soon would be the core issue of his clusion because the incident Court. said. as his flight from New York party in the Lok Sabha polls. has put a question mark on sec- According to the charge &% Q   7    The arrest was made the landed here early today morn- Singh had launched the ularism in Jammu and image of sheet, the girl was allegedly Gujarat CID-Crime. ing. He confessed to us that he DSS on July 22 last year to Dogras," Singh said. raped in captivity in a village Talking to reporters, played a key role in the mark the 100 days of his cam- Singh was addressing a temple and was kept sedated for    %     Director General of Police, Bhanushali murder case. He paign in support of the demand well-attended rally at Kootha four days before being blud- CID-Crime Ashish Bhatia said, revealed how he contacted for a CBI probe into the rape Morh near the scene of the last geoned to death. Singh, along Patel admitted that he played a sharp shooters and conducted and murder of an eight-year- year's crime. with his colleague Chander New Delhi: Prime Minister of a foot overbridge near a train bereaved families. Wishing that key role in the conspiracy to kill a recce of Bhanushali," Bhatia old girl from a nomadic com- The DSS has announced Prakash Ganga, had resigned Narendra Modi on Thursday station in south Mumbai col- the injured recover at the ear- Bhanushali, his political rival. said. munity in Kathua district of Singh as its candidate from from the previous PDP-BJP expressed deep anguish over the lapsed in the evening. liest," Modi tweeted. Patel had fled to Muscat in He said, more details will Jammu & Kashmir. Kathua-Udhampur-Doda Lok Government on April 13 2018, loss of lives in the Mumbai foot "Deeply anguished by the He said the Maharashtra Oman a week before emerge once they secure his Body of the minor was Sabha constituency. after uproar over his participa- overbridge collapse. loss of lives due to the foot over- Government was providing all Bhanushali was murdered. remand after he is produced recovered from a forest on The Crime Branch of J&K tion in a rally allegedly in sup- Five people were killed and bridge accident in Mumbai. possible assistance to those While Bhanushali was shot before the court. PTI January 17, 2018, a week after Police, which investigated the port of the accused. PTI 29 injured after a major portion My thoughts are with the affected. PTI   4-1 ,  71- - ,*   4   !    

Pratapgarh (UP): The BSP )  ;   in-charge for the Pratapgarh Lok Sabha constituency is among 68 people booked for Dimapur: The ruling People's the sitting MLA, on September violating the model code of Democratic Alliance (PDA) in 22, 2018. conduct, police said on Nagaland on Thursday Polling for the lone Lok Thursday. announced its candidate for Sabha seat and the by-poll will On Saturday, sector mag- the lone Lok Sabha seat in the be held on April 11. istrate Pradip Kumar reached State. The PDA comprises the Verma Nagar crossing where The candidate, Tokheho NDPP, the BJP, the National an election meeting was going Yepthomi, is the sitting Lok People's Party, the Janata Dal on without permission. Sabha member and a leader of (United) and Independents. The organisers failed to the Nationalist Democratic Nagaland Chief Minister produce any document to Progressive Party (NDPP), a Neiphiu Rio said the PDA establish they had permission major constituent of the PDA. candidates need to win by a for the meeting, Sub-Inspector The NDPP also huge margin. Dharmendra Singh said. announced the candidate for PDA chairman A case was registered the by-election to Aonglenden Chingwang Konyak, also the against BSP leader and Lok Assembly constituency. president of the NDPP, asked Sabha constituency in-charge Sharingain Longkumer, the alliance partners to work Ashok Tripathi, divisional pres- the consensus candidate of hard and not to be complacent. ident Ajay Pasi, Kamlesh the PDA, would contest the by- The Opposition Naga Verma and 65 unnamed peo- poll. People's Front (NPF) and the ple at Lalganj Kotwali on It was necessitated by the Congress are yet to declare Wednesday evening, the SI passing away of Imtikumzuk, their candidates. PTI said. PTI ""# $!#%%#( )#%*+,-.*/  * 1 "( 1' 0*;   :  .;    ; #(+ ($)  4  )1  0'R   ( *   /8&   #"/   *          *       1,$ S    ' (' >B(0  ' 6      % $  7%$8                0 ;' ..?>. 0 0*     1 1          (   1                   %$      : /                          +   (            1,$           (  ! )         / : $A!!5     %$             (  he Rajdhani Express, running     $  )     1 $  S 5   between New Delhi and Howrah,   # 1,$               Trecently completed 50 years in service.  (         $  )    )S :( But it is no longer the same train that was introduced on March 1, 1969 as 101 Up and                      102 Dn between New Delhi and Howrah.                   It has become a brand and proliferated on 1  1      *   -        a number of routes connecting different state capitals with New Delhi. Its current avatar                     ( reflects the socio-economic and mental    (            )   transformation of the Indian society as  )*            1   1,$    much as the technological evolution of the Indian Railways.                      The time taken to travel between New 1          P    Q     1 Delhi and Howrah has remained more or          +           less the same though. It was 17 hours and 20 minutes in 1969, when the train ran at            /       a maximum speed of 115 km per hour. It              /  - 1 is in the vicinity of 17 hours now (unless one /              (  gets trapped for an extra hour between Ghaziabad and Delhi as is often the case) -     "              running at a maximum of 120 km per hour.   (   ; 9     %$     )   But way back then, the engine could haul      1,$                only five coaches to meet that speed requirement. Out of the five, only one was    (            # %$    the AC Sleeper Car having 18 berths while                    the remaining four were AC Chair Car com-                   partments, each having 71 chairs. The fares                /  1,$  of two categories were as different as 280 and 90. But it was still able to find 96 per without suffering retardation in Express was started from Hazrat nights sleeping rather than be        0*     1      cent occupancy within three years. speed. Madhav Rao Scindia, Nizamuddin to Madras. seated. It was actually this fea-             2      Chair cars are not conducive for long Rajiv Gandhi’s Railway Minister, Simultaneously, both the orig- ture that made the Rajdhani 1,$                   and overnight journeys. But few complained is considered one of the best inal Rajdhani Expresses to Express India’s favourite train about it for auxiliary advantages that the ever. Under him, the railway  8 17 % Howrah and Bombay Central whereas earlier it was just exot-                          Rajdhani Express entailed like end-to-end locomotion, dominated by D2  (  % 6 respectively became a daily ic. Today it is a brand among           +       S   ( air conditioning, great speed, complimen- steam engines until the middle % % ( phenomenon. long distance AC superfast                       tary quality food, books and magazines and of the 1980s, gave way to diesel Sharief was somehow deter- trains. The demand for intro- excellent upkeep. It was like a flight on the engines. But it was a barren 4 6 7   mined to play Santa Claus with ducing the service on new           +  "      1,$  rails. Only one had to endure it for 17 hours period as far as Rajdhani the Rajdhani Express. By the routes is constantly heard in              9      too long. But chair cars were not intention- Express was concerned. There 17    end of his term in 1996, the pre- both houses of Parliament. In    0           ( al on the part of the Indian Railways. Just were clamouring voices in 41) mium train was operating on 11 October 2017, the present gov- that in those days, it was not possible to Parliament to introduce different routes from New ernment introduced a weekly     2           <=      manufacture coaches having enough safe- Rajdhani Express to Madras 71 ?>I 4; Delhi. He also took an impor- service on the New Delhi- #        > (      1,$     ( ty features to accommodate sleepers and (now Chennai), Secunderabad  41 tant decision to replace the AC Agartala route, the longest dis-    (0   ?@    # 1,$      ( simultaneously travel at such a high speed. and Bangalore which he stern- chair cars with AC 3-tier on all tance covered by any Rajdhani On May 17, 1972, the first Rajdhani ly rejected. He rather introduced N1 ! O Rajdhani Expresses. The Express. But at the same time,                    Express between New Delhi and Bombay the Shatabdi Express in 1988, 4+ 7 4   bedrolls were to be supplied by the frequency of the New Delhi-       (  5        %     Central was introduced. Since both New which ran faster than the the Indian Railways. This, how- Bhubaneswar Rajdhani via ,    ,  /  . 7,/.8        Delhi-Howrah and New Delhi-Bombay ran Rajdhani but for a lesser dis-   ever, had a cost to the customer, Bhadrak and Adra was reduced twice a week, both trains were oversub- tance without the need for an which was 25 per cent higher. from thrice to twice a week as /  )           + #   +)A scribed. For a long time, there was a overnight journey.  446 4 The AC 3-tier coaches an alternate route was opened    )A     )           demand to increase the accommodating But a new phase opened up %1+4 (with 67 berths) manufactured up through Sambalpur City.   $  / 1              A S capacity by adding coaches, increasing the in the early 1990s, when C.K.   6 4 at Railway Coach Factory at With the introduction of ,7.8  1    "        / /   )   frequency of trains and introducing Jaffer Sharief became the Kapurthala (estd.1986) around dynamic pricing, a berth in Rajdhani Expresses on new routes. These Railway Minister. Sharief, per- 4 6;  4 1994 were innovative products Rajdhani Express could be dear- +             demands pointed towards the growing haps being from Karnataka, that became extremely popular. er by 150 per cent than its noti- clout of the Rajdhani brand. By the 1980s, treated those voices from the  47 +   By the end of 1996, they had fied price. But on the other Indian Railways was reportedly developing South with sympathy. In his first !   been introduced on 46 trains, hand, the government is exper- high speed coaches. But high speed loco- railway budget on February 25, including 11 Rajdhani Express imenting with cost-cutting mea- -R  - motives were still not there. Thus on April 1992, he announced weekly   Q 44 routes. It was a game-changer sures that hit service quality. For 1, 1981, when another AC Chair Car coach Rajdhani Expresses from New  O47 81+ ; for the Indian Railways. instance, from last year, snacks (in view of increased demand) was added Delhi to Secunderabad and The advent of AC 3-tier, and soups have been reduced or .         % on the New Delhi-Bombay Central route, Bangalore respectively. Based on      4 replacing the chair car, signified taken off from the menu. Is /9    :       authorities conceded that the speed would passengers’ response, he even +4 Q1 % a reconceptualisation of the Rajdhani Express still evolving be reduced, which could be compensated by announced that new Rajdhani Rajdhani Express. It was the end or scrambling?  *        putting an additional locomotive. services would be introduced on of that elite train as one knew (The writer is an indepen- Since the mid-1980s, powerful locomo- the Madras and it for 25 years. It was now a dent researcher based in New  +       tives took over gradually. The Express Thiruvananthapuram routes. “normal” super fast train where Delhi. The views expressed here- ) hauled no less than 16 habitable coaches In 1993, a weekly Rajdhani passengers could spend their in are his personal)   #                   ,( ()                (  4 A $ !              0  !! 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What prevents India needs to understand is that the           0    #    and burn their behinds, then they almost half of our electorate and though tabled in the House many from enacting a law earmarking Indian voter is mature and has        +S       0 will just have to sit on their blisters.” their representation in Parliament times, was allowed to lapse. a certain percentage of seats in seen both the UPA and NDA It was a good beginning by all is a dismal 12 per cent. All polit- The main reason for rejecting our legislature as a form of administrations. They will vote           +        ( means. ical parties talk of women’s reser- the bill by our male-dominated empowerment? 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/  : 5 5  - &%    ;        40"               ?BCD   #C=?@=D      DEBFB              : 5 *               + +                     #                        (( (     2S                       (  2             (   "                          %                 (               (    >   1  1 7>118   (                  7 ,  =4  8 >   1  1    "      ear Modi ji, Rahul ji, Pawar ji, Mamata di,               Akhilesh ji, Babu Garu, Rao Garu, Naveen      +    CBB      ( Dji, Stalin ji, Thackeray ji, Gowda ji and all                   ( the leaders of parties contesting the 2019 gener-    #         ( al elections: In a few days’ time, India will choose         +     ( its new government. This means one among you has a chance to become the next Prime Minister                 +  of India. For each one of you, including the incum-                  bent Prime Minister, it will be a new beginning    2            ( to lead the country.                Having served as the director in the Prime              7C<  Minister’s Office, I have seen how leaders evolve.  8              =B  The moment a leader becomes the Prime            +       Minister, one sheds the political colour and makes                 #  “development of the nation” as the priority. When cation for education has only decreased danger- olution, which powered India to create the high- Continuing with policies like GST, Aadhaar    (              Narendra Modi held his first meeting with ously. If this trend continues, the next generation est number of professionals, industry, education and strengthening them with legislative reforms   senior officers in the PMO, he said, “I want to will not forgive you. In 2013-14, when the direct institutions and FDI. The IIMs are the top man- was a good step forward. Not only the policies, achieve development like never before. Please sug- tax collection was over 6 lakh crore, the budget agement institutes in the country and their flag- even the professionals hired for the Digital 9                 gest the policies I should focus on. You don’t need for education was over 63,000 crore, at 6.15 per ship programmes are on Agriculture Management. Multi-media Centre that I had started during my                  to bother about what I said during the election cent of the budget. And this year, when the direct But 99 per cent of the students don’t work in agri- tenure in the PMO are completing another full- 7./8 #   >11       /    campaign, that’s for elections. Now that I am the tax collection has crossed 12 lakh crore, the bud- culture anymore. However, if the next government term. But the executive may not advise this. The                Prime Minister, I would like to take forward the get allocation for education has been reduced to could allocate substantial funding for agri-star- babus ensured that an effective specialist heading                 good policies of previous governments and 50 per cent at over 90,000 crore, which is just over tups to tap into these bright MBAs, it could be NSDC was shown the door. Eventually, when the    #               remove the wrong ones. Your job is to suggest the 3.3 per cent of the budget. another game changer for India. What is pulling skills programme started showing negative effect,               >11 best policies to take the country forward.” It was If you are sincere in your intention of devel- back the rural economy is lack of innovations in Modi had to replace the officers and even the   CBB              audacious of him to say this. Similar was the oping the people and the country, allocate at least agriculture. Similarly, there should be focus on the Minister. Always remember, nobody in the exec-        2    approach of all past Prime Ministers, from 10 per cent of the budget to the education seg- manufacturing and the service sector. utive will know the pulse of the people the way                 Pandit Nehru to Dr Manmohan Singh. ment in the first year and increase it by two per Another area to lay emphasis on could be pol- the political class would know. Specialist leaders As one of the participants of this meeting in cent every year. A part of this may be earmarked icy initiatives for preventive healthcare. Most of and not generalists are the need of the hour. The    1              the PMO, I suggested the importance of focus- for technological intervention. The world of edu- the healthcare spending is on hospitals. By way reputed economists are brought in by every    2 >11             ing on the youth and PM Modi was very inter- cation is changing and it could become inclusive adding a subject in school curriculum on preven- PM to run the finance and economic departments,            #    >11 ested. However, there was little follow-up to this. with the use of digital, mobile and internet tech- tive healthcare for 12 years of school education, the next PM could bring in 25 best educators from                 Though I have had multiple careers since, my work nologies. Nehru had started adult education but it could instill a culture of prevention. Like bud- across the world to run the Human Resource               +   with the youth has remained constant. It is with classes for seniors are still using the convention- get allocation for education, the allocation for Development (HRD), and youth specialists to    /            ( this experience that I am putting forward a few al methods or doing almost nothing. Transform healthcare has also been reduced to half this year. head youth-linked organisations. They will ensure                policy ideas that could help you become the best these departments with tech-interventions. Among the start-up initiatives, the greatest pos- that set goals are achieved, targets are met and the            Prime Minister. A country’s potential for growth Classroom teaching, by the best IIT professors, sibilities for growth are for healthcare and hence mission is accomplished. Remember, it is Kurien,               ( is determined by its policies for its youth. About could be made available to anyone in the world the government should start a special scheme to Swaminathan and Homi Bhabha who led the                $     75 per cent of India is below 40 years of age, and at a very low cost. Harvard, MIT and so on are support entrepreneurial initiatives by medical pro- white revolution, green revolution and the in the next quarter century, India will have this using these ways to make education inclusive. fessionals. Engage youth for community service. nuclear revolution respectively. >11             envious demographic advantage with a majority The AAP government in Delhi has shown Projects like ‘Swachh Bharat’ could have easily Kerala sets an example of how education and                   young population. The business community how a good budget could transform education and involved the youth groups like National Service engagement of their youth could transform a soci-       #        ( may project oil, land or data as the greatest empower the next generation. By consistently allo- Scheme (NSS), NYKS among others. If these insti- ety. It was in 1846, when a Christian priest from                 2 resources for growth but none of them can match cating 25 per cent of its budget to education, it tutions are headed by people with no connection my village of Kainakary, Fr Kuriakose Elias               S   the invaluable power of the youth. If nurtured has brought visible changes. This has empowered with volunteerism or headed by secretariat ser- Chavara, insisted on “pallikoppam pallikoodam”,             properly, the youth can become the greatest game educators, enhanced infrastructure and trans- vice officers, they are bound to fail. The NYKS meaning “a school with every church.” As he uni-          changer for the next government. But don’t for- formed the students. As the 13th child born to a was started as a department for engagement of the versalised education, there was opposition from   !"# get that having 75 per cent of the population as farmer and brought up in a village, that is not con- rural non-student youth. It remains headless for the elite as they felt education was their fiefdom. youth is as much an advantage as it is a danger. nected by roads even today, I endorse this as it is almost two years, after the ex-Army officer, who His schools were open for everyone irrespective If not nurtured and treated well, this segment education and reading that have transformed me after heading it for two years was asked to leave of caste, creed and economic status. Inspired by could also become the greatest threat to India. In from a village boy to a social innovator. since he failed to connect with the youth and work his work, every religious/caste group started Kashmir, marginalised youth turn to terrorism and Second, focus should be on skill development. with his colleagues cohesively. Youth development schools: SD/NSS schools by upper caste Hindus, in other areas, where they are disadvantaged, they Though Modi is the one who started a Ministry cannot be achieved with an ornamental event; they SNDP by the Ezhavas and the MES by the turn to anti-social activities. With the advent of for Skill Development, eventually the PM had to should be engaged consistently. The long-stand- Muslims. Today, Kerala has an educated, devel- mobile, digital and media technologies, the remove even the Minister! The entire allocation ing programme of the NSS has not been able to oped and vibrant society. The Keralites are able youth are now living in a globalised world. Access meant for skilling the youth and providing them attract the youth organically. Since the colleges to find jobs in India and abroad. Most important- to any information or any place in the world is with a job became a bogus affair as the business- have a compulsory programme, the students join ly, they remain the symbol of peace and progress. just a click away. It has made them ambitious and es could take money on the pretext of “re-skilling” NSS as it fetches grace marks for participating in If you as the next Prime Minister could take they are aware that they could make their dreams the already employed. Simply put, the business an annual event and one campus event. If the next a leaf out of his example and initiate a ‘Mandir ke into reality. If utilised well, “information” could houses, especially in the manufacturing industries government could do so, not only would the goal saath Shiksha-Mandir’, you could transform become the greatest empowering tool because it like textiles, could take away the money meant for of nation-building be achieved, it could also incul- India. No youth aspires to remain unemployed. is key to development in a democracy. If planned the unskilled and unemployed youth. And a well- cate the culture of service. They want to make progress; economically and and executed well, you could turn this threat into intended dream was again wasted. The future of governance will be based on a socially. Education and engagement are the only your greatest resource. The third area that needs focus is equipping hybrid model, where youth are engaged in poli- route to attain this. With this youth focussed man- The first step to nurture the youth is to pro- youth for innovations and entrepreneurship cy formulation along with the executive. This will ifesto and policy interventions, I am confident that vide high-quality education to catapult them into because it is through these that jobs can be cre- have a greater impact, as they will come up with you will become the best Prime Minister that India employable and empowered citizens. ated. For an emerging economy and a develop- policy ideas that work for all and are more futur- has produced. Unfortunately, budget allocation for education ing nation, there should be adequate policies and istic. In any case, it is the legislature, the repre- (The author is a young global leader of the does not match the talk. While the direct tax col- budget allocation for innovations and entrepre- sentatives of the people, who will have the final World Economic Forum and founder of many ini- lection has been increasing consistently, the allo- neurship. Rajiv Gandhi started the IT/telecom rev- say on this. tiatives for the youth. He was director in PMO) 5   *                   E          D E!  "      

with the rise of the right-wing nationalist which is still “hard-wired” in the human day political tribes. But eventually, they leaders are either billionaires and/or have quote to Khan. It received dozens of parties and individuals in various coun- psyche, reappeared. have all been relegated to the fringes. had close links with rich men and “likes” and positive responses. However, tries. Yet, a controversial book by the Chua sees the polities of many nation Chua herself is not a fan of modern women. an hour or so later, when someone Chinese-American academic Amy Chua, states now as extremely polarised by tribalism. However, her ideas have also But as Professor Rothman is likely to pointed out that it was a 2016 quote by Political Tribes: Group Instinct and the Fate modern-day tribes competing against been criticised for facilitating the narratives suggest, this form of nationalism has exist- former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, not of Nations, claims that political tribalism each other. These tribes see themselves as of those groups who claim that the more ed long before Trump or Brexit. It failed only did the “likes” decline but the can be found among liberal and/or pro- victims of an economic and political elite. progressive and egalitarian notions of to neutralise the reaction and retaliation informer was told that Sharif said this gressive groups as much as it can in con- These include working-class Whites, work- democracy are the vocations of the polit- of conventional and wider nationalism and because “he had illegal business interests servative or reactionary ones. ing-class Blacks, gays and lesbians, femi- ical and economic elitists who want to democratic institutions and norms. In fact, in India.” / 75535 Chua writes that thousands of years nists, White supremacists, anti-immigra- undermine the voices of the “disaffected it either faded away or became part of the On Twitter, as most Indians seemed ago, when humans began to organise as tion activists, anti-racist groups, majority.” For example, recently the famous mainstream political apparatus that it to have been sucked in by the rather con- merican professor of history Adam tribes, tribalism offered safety and iden- Islamophobes, anti-Islamophobes and so Indian journalist, Barkha Dutt, wondered had set out to demonise and challenge. voluted narrative being shaped by the Rothman, in a November 14, 2018 tity, for which one had to fully identify with on. Chua writes that the US and Europe whether the rise of Hindu nationalism in Chua is clear that even though mod- hyperbolic Indian news channels, one Aarticle for the Washington Post, whatever the tribe stood for. That mind- became too haughty about their scientif- India was mainly due to the way her coun- ern-day tribalism is more prominent Pakistani gentleman suggested that the writes that “tribalism” has become a “hot set was overcome by ideas such as consti- ic, political and ideological triumphs and try’s secular and left-liberal elite ridiculed among right-wing groups, many left or Indian pilot captured by Pakistani forces topic” to explain the deep divisions with- tutionalism, nationalism, science and completely undermined the fact that trib- the religiosity and beliefs of conservative liberal groups are not immune to it. The should be released. The gentleman is a in the American polity. Tribalism, in this modern economics. Nationalism, in fact, al mindsets not only existed in develop- Hindus. American professor of psychology, Daniel self-described “leftist” and “proudly anti- context, means that societies are rejecting was a more sophisticated form of tribal- ing nation states but also within the One can also argue that Chua’s expla- R Stalder, agrees. In his essay for establishment.” But when PM Khan conventional notions of ideological nation- ism, but one which attempted to eschew developed ones. nation of tribalism is a renegade branch Psychology Today (June 18, 2018), Stalder ordered the release of the pilot, the same alism and pluralism, and the economics of ethnic and religious divisions within a Chua’s thesis has faced severe criticism of nationalism. The populist nationalist writes that conservatives as well as lib- gentleman tweeted it was the wrong move globalisation and the multiculturalism nation, even if through force. Are we more by many of her peers in the Western intel- parties and figures such as Donald Trump, erals have a tendency to exhibit “group- undertaken under pressure! that it inspired, and adopting the prima- concerned about who is saying something ligentsia (her own tribe?). Professor Narendra Modi, Vladimir Putin, Brazilian centric bias.” However, Stalder maintains Stalder writes that those who become cy of tribalism. Rothman cites examples in than what’s being said? Chua argues that Rothman writes that indeed the tribal president Jair Bolsonaro, UK’s pro-Brexit that tribal thinking is more ingrained in part of a tribe (on the left or the right) which various American analysts have once the nation states based on national- mindset has been a reality for centuries, activists and — at least before he became modern conservative groups. invest a lot of ego into the group they posited tribalism as the thing that is mak- ist impulses and ideas consolidated them- but it has been constantly checked through the Prime Minister — Imran Khan, all Recently, at the height of the Indo- have become a part of. That’s why they ing American politics so polarised and selves, economic factors such as rising progressive political, economic and social claimed to be the voice of an ignored Pak tensions, a Pakistani woman on cannot admit the other side has a good toxic. These analysts believe that the income inequalities and the formation of legislation. The US has had a history of moral, political and economic majority Facebook posted a quote about why war idea because they would feel like they are same is happening in many European ruling elites created severe divisions with- producing violent groups which under- being exploited and undermined by a cor- was not the answer to the two countries’ giving in to the “enemy.” In tribalism, rea- countries as well. in these nations’ polities. This is when, mined the American democracy long rupt ruling elite, who pose as enlightened problems. Being an Imran Khan fan, she son is willingly replaced by myopia. Interestingly, this debate has erupted according to Chua, the tribal mindset, before the emergence of Chua’s modern- democrats. The irony is that most of these intentionally or mistakenly, attributed the (Courtesy: Dawn) ""# $!#%%#( )#%*+,-.*/ )

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Jet Airways operates bookings for four or more pas- work with other Government bonds have recovered from date in March which has par- year. over 600 flights within Indian sengers travelling together, as per agencies for making bio-jet day’s low and turned positive tially helped market rally,” said Meanwhile, Brent crude and overseas. Jet Airways website. fuels commercially viable. even after RBI’s plan to inject Sunil Sharma, Chief futures, the global oil bench- “We may ask Jet Airways It has, however, not given Besides, the watchdog $5 billion liquidity via three- Investment Officer, Sanctum mark, rose 0.16 per cent to not to accept forward bookings any cut-off date for booking would assess and understand year foreign exchange swap Wealth Management. trade at $67.66 per barrel. beyond a particular period,” a tickets under the offer. emissions from all aviation auction,” said V K Sharma, At the Interbank Foreign Benchmark indices senior DGCA official told PTI “The tickets are valid for 12 related sources, their contri- Head PCG & Capital Markets Exchange market, the rupee Sensex and Nifty closed Thursday. The comments came months from the date of com- bution to the local air quality Strategy, HDFC Securities. opened weak at 69.75 a dollar almost flat Thursday after a in the wake of the full service mencement of journey,” accord- and their effect on compliance The Reserve Bank over its previous closing price volatile trade. The BSE Sensex carrier announcing on its web- ing to the website. with local air quality regula- Wednesday said it will inject of 69.54. The local unit moved erased its early gains to end up site sale at an starting all-inclu- The Naresh Goyal-pro- tions, as per the paper. long-term liquidity worth $5 in a range of 69.78 to 69.26 by just 2.72 points, or 0.01 per sive fares of 1,165 for travel to moted carrier has been looking According to the paper, the billion into the system through before finally ending at 69.34, cent, at 37,754.89, extending 37 domestic destinations with at various ways to raise funds ministry would create a dollar-rupee swap arrangement showing a gain of 20 paise over the winning run to a fourth one-year travel period validity amid acute liquidity crunch “favourable regulatory regime  ,@   %A5   ,     -   with banks for three years. its last close. session. The broader NSE under a discount scheme. that has forced it to ground air- for clearances of aviation pro- M@!!  !      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On March 8, Jet Airways laboration with central and hedging costs,” Sharma said. of six currencies, gained 0.24 rupee/dollar at 69.6657 and for At that time, it allowed chairman Naresh Goyal wrote state government bodies, envi- The strong foreign fund per cent to 96.78. rupee/euro at 78.8416. The SpiceJet to sell tickets only for to Etihad Airways Group CEO ronment Ministry, pollution flows in current month also Foreign institutional reference rate for rupee/British travel within a month. Tony Douglas seeking an urgent control boards and the DGCA bode well for the rupee investors (FIIs) remained net pound was fixed at 92.2880 and The official also said that a funding of 750 crore under an to speed up the developmental strength. buyers in the capital markets, for rupee/100 Japanese yen final decision on the issue will MoU signed between various activities with due care envi- “FIIs have flooded Indian putting in 1,482.99 crore at 62.43. be taken after seeking a report stakeholders. ronment sustainability, it added. ,     ! !=H81HI8  JE=' &# " 

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Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh loans declining to 8.1-8.4 per- (NNPAs). es, even though overall prof- March 2019 and; 10.9 percent Mohammed bin Zayed Al cent by March 2020, says a It also helped them in itability will remain weak with and 6.3 percent as on ash-strapped Pakistan has Nahyan, Pakistani authorities report. improving their capital ratios return on net worth (RoNW) December 31, 2018. Cfailed to secure a $3.2 bil- had hoped that he would lion oil on deferred payments announce the UAE credit oil , /*    facility from the UAE, a media facility following the same report on Thursday quoted model of Saudi Arabia. Later, Finance Minister Asad Umar as the February deadline was <=:;>(  ;=>  saying. given that was also missed, the The oil facility was part of report said. the $6.2 billion that the It will be a setback for the      United Arab Emirates Finance Ministry that had announced to give to Pakistan declared fully bridging the in December to help the financing gap on back of $14.5  + Previously, Etihad report- country overcome the serious billion financial support from ed losses of $1.52 billion for economic woes. the UAE, Saudi Arabia and bu Dhabi’s Etihad Airways 2017 and $1.95 billion in 2016. “Most probably, the UAE China, the report said. Asaid Thursday it lost $1.28 It blamed “challenging market oil facility agreement will not So far, only Saudi Arabia billion in 2018, the third- conditions and effects of an materialise,” Finance Minister has given $3 billion in cash and straight year the Government- increase in fuel prices” in part Umar told The Express Tribune. its oil facility on deferred pay- owned long-haul carrier has for the loss in 2018. The development could ments has also been finalised. lost over a billion dollars. Abu Dhabi’s rulers again bring under stress The development on the Since 2016, Etihad has lost launched Etihad in 2003, com- Pakistan’s foreign currency UAE front came amid a delay a total of $4.75 billion as its peting with the established reserves that have so far been in finalisation of an agreement strategy of aggressively buying Dubai government-owned car- maintained with help of with the International stakes in airlines from Europe rier Emirates that flies out of friendly countries, the report Monetary Fund (IMF), the to Australia to compete against Dubai International Airport said. report said. Emirates and fellow rival Qatar only 115 kilometers (70 miles) But Umar said the Umar said the IMF is Airways exposed the company away. Last year, Etihad began Government has made alter- demanding free float of to major losses. loaning pilots to Emirates native arrangements to meet its exchange rate but the govern- In the time since, it has under a new program. external financing needs for ment wants to move ahead embarked on a cost-cutting ini- In February, Etihad said this fiscal year. towards this objective in a tiative and recently announced that it will take delivery of five The reasons for cancella- phased manner. it would restructure planned Airbus A350-1000, 26 Airbus tion of the $3.2 billion oil “The timing and pace of aircraft purchases from Airbus A321neos and six Boeing 777- facility by the UAE could not adjustments on flexible and Boeing. 9 aircraft “over the coming be immediately ascertained, exchange rate was a matter of “Our transformation is years.” The airline said it also the report said while noting difference but now the differ- instilling a renewed sense of will continue to accept its orders that the UAE had also post- ences have narrowed down,” he confidence in our customers, for Boeing 787 Dreamliners, poned a scheduled meeting of said. our partners and our people,” without elaborating. the Joint Ministerial The negotiations with the Etihad Aviation Group CEO It said its remaining orders Commission last month. IMF are continuing since Tony Douglas said in a state- will be affected by “reschedul- The UAE has already trans- October last year. China is ment announcing the results. ing, restructuring or reduction.” ferred $2 billion cash into the also expected to provide $2 bil- The airline reported rev- In its 2013 purchase, Etihad coffers of the State Bank of lion dollars as loan next week, enues of $5.86 billion in 2018, made orders for 87 Airbus and Pakistan (SBP) and another $1 said the Finance Ministry that down from $6 billion in 2017. 56 Boeing aircraft. Etihad cur- billion was expected very soon, tried to downplay the cancel- It flew 17.8 million passengers rently has a fleet of 106 aircraft. the report said. lation of the UAE oil last year, down from 18.6 mil- During the visit of Abu facility. lion the year prior. ""# $!#% %#( )#%*+,-.*/ ))

)!     3      4 HH    #1           '>:? 4  " -  -! (+  New Delhi (PTI): India’s life insurance industry witnessed a rise of 32.7 per cent in its col- 4   According to the latest WPI In its analysis of the WPI 4  !+! up with the emerging market lective new premium income at data, the inflation in the food data, CARE Ratings said infla- O  #   peers after a steep underperfor- 18,209.50 crore during nflation based on wholesale basket was 4.28 per cent in tion in the economy has started enchmark indices Sensex ##," mance in first two months of February 2019, data from Irdai Iprices inched up to 2.93 per February, compared with 2.34 moving up from the trough and Nifty closed almost "" " 2019. FIIs have flooded Indian showed. The life insurers had cent in February over the pre- per cent in the previous month. reached last month both at Bflat on Thursday after a )B>  " , markets with USD 1.8bn till date collected first-time premium vious month on account of On a monthly basis, the data retail and wholesale levels. volatile trade as gains in finan- in March which has partially worth 13,724.96 crore in same firming up of prices of food showed that inflation was high- “The rise in wholesale infla- cials and power stocks were  A$)>*(     helped market rally,” Sunil month a year ago. items, including vegetables and er in cases of cereals, paddy, tion can be ascribed to increase balanced out by heavy profit  ,P Sharma, chief investment officer Insurance behemoth LIC, cereals, according to govern- wheat, pulses, vegetables, fruits in primary articles viz food and booking in IT and energy at Sanctum Wealth which has the largest market ment data released on and other protein-rich kitchen non-food articles... The build-up counters. rose up to 2.41 per cent. Bharti cent and the smallcap index end- Management, observed. share of 66.26 per cent, regis- Thursday. essentials such as egg, meat and inflation so far (April 2018-Feb The BSE Sensex erased its Airtel, Vedanta and Tata Steel ing 0.09 per cent higher. Among On the market rally, Hemang tered a growth of 42.2 per cent The Wholesale Price Index fish. However, the rate of price 2019) was 2.75 per cent, higher early gains to end up by just 2.72 also gained. Losses in index sectoral indices, the BSE real- Jani, head (advisory), Sharekhan in its new year premium at (WPI)-based inflation was 2.76 rise in February was slower in than the 2.56 per cent registered points, or 0.01 per cent, at heavyweight Reliance ty, metal, telecom and health- by BNP Paribas commented: 12,055.81 crore during the per cent in January this year and the case of milk. in the corresponding period 37,754.89, extending the win- Industries, ICICI Bank, and IT care indices ended the day in “The markets seem to be in a month, according to Insurance 2.74 per cent in February 2018. The wholesale inflation in last year,” it said. ning run to a fourth session. stocks such as TCS, Infosys and the green while IT, auto and positive mood ahead of the 2019 Regulatory and Development Earlier this week, the the fuel and power segment was Now, all eyes are on the The broader NSE Nifty HCL Tech offset the gains. power indices settled in the red. general elections. FII’s have Authority of India (Irdai) data. Consumer Price Index data also also higher at 2.23 per cent, Reserve Bank of India’s closed marginally up by 1.55 RIL touched a 52-week high Bank Nifty hit a record pumped around 30,000 crore The rest of the 23 market showed that retail inflation, compared with 1.85 per cent in Monetary Policy Committee, points, or 0.01 per cent, at of 1,361.45 in early trade but high of 29,070.35 in day trade this year which is a positive for players in life insurance business which is factored in by the RBI January. which will be meeting in April 11,343.25 as gains in financials failed to hold onto the gains due before settling up 0.13 per cent the markets. The markets seem (market share 33.74 per cent) while deciding key interest rate, Meanwhile, the WPI for for the first bi-monthly mone- like IndusInd Bank, Yes Bank, to heavy profit booking and on hopes that RBI may con- to be factoring another term for collected premium of 6,153.70 rose to 2.57 per cent, which was December 2018 has been revised tary policy review of the next fis- pharma and power stocks were ended down by 0.41 per cent. sider a rate cut on the back of the current government.” crore from new customers, wit- a four-month-high level, in downwards at 3.46 per cent as cal, at a time when growth rate offset by losses in IT, energy and HCL Tech with a 2.11 per cent moderate inflation and slow- Markets may continue to nessing a rise of 17.25 per cent February due to costlier food compared to provisional esti- of industrial production is slow- auto stocks. fall was the biggest loser among down in growth. remain volatile with the run-up from a year ago. articles. mate of 3.8 per cent. ing and inflation inching up. Financials such as IndusInd Sensex scrips. Hero MotoCorp, According to the official towards the elections, he added. Bank, Yes Bank, Kotak Bank Tata Motors and PowerGrid data, wholesale inflation inched Elsewhere in Asia, Hong and HDFC rose up to 2.84 per were also among the laggards. up to 2.93 per cent in February Kong’s Hang Seng rose 0.15 per cent on expectations of loan “Market was range bound over the previous month on cent, Korea’s Kospi was up 0.34 #/ !     . 1 5 #   +  growth following the RBI’s and ended on a flat note while account of firming up of prices per cent, while Shanghai move to inject liquidity through FIIs continued to pour liquidi- of food items. Foreign investors Composite Index fell 1.20 per New Delhi (PTI): Reliance formed by global infrastructure fund-I in Delhi-Agra (DA) Toll Road Private the dollar-rupee swap auction. ty into the domestic market. remained net buyers in the cap- cent, and Japan’s Nikkei ended Infrastructure Ltd on Thursday said it Squared Capital and a wholly-owned sub- Limited, the company said in a statement. The RBI on Wednesday said it RBI’s new mechanism to pump ital markets on Thursday also. 0.01 per cent lower. Similarly, in would sell its entire stake in Delhi-Agra Toll sidiary of the Abu Dhabi Investment “The total deal enterprise value is over would inject long-term liquid- additional liquidity of USD 5 bil- On a net basis, foreign institu- the Eurozone, Frankfurt’s DAX Roadway to Singapore-based Cube Authority. The transaction is in line with 3,600 crore. In addition, NHAI claims of ity worth USD 5 billion into the lion through foreign exchange tional investors (FIIs) bought gained 0.43 per cent. Paris CAC Highways for 3,600 crore, following which Reliance Infrastructure’s strategic plan of 1,200 crore to be filed by DA Toll Road Pvt system through dollar-rupee swap from banks is likely to shares worth 1,482.99 crore on 40 rose 0.69 per cent and the Anil Ambani led company’s debt will be monetising non-core business and focus on Ltd will flow directly to Reliance swap arrangement with banks boost loan growth,” said Vinod Thursday while domestic insti- London’s FTSE was up 0.46 per reduced by 25 per cent to less than 5,000 major growth areas like engineering & con- Infrastructure,” the company added. for three years. Nair, head of research at Geojit tutional investors (DIIs) were net cent in early deals. crore. Reliance Infrastructure (RInfra) has struction (E&C) business. RInfra said, it would utilise the proceeds NTPC was the top gainer Financial Services. sellers to the tune of 817.77 Global crude benchmark entered into a pact with Cube Highways in RInfra on Thursday announced the of this transaction entirely to reduce its debt. among the Sensex stocks, rising The trend in broader mar- crore, provisional data avail- Brent crude futures rose 0.41 per this regard. signing of Definitive Binding Agreement Reliance Infrastructure’s special purpose by 3.53 per cent. Coal India, kets was mixed with the BSE able with BSE showed. cent to USD 67.83 per Cube Highways and Infrastructure III with Cube Highways and Infrastructure III vehicle DA Toll Road Private Limited oper- ONGC and Sun Pharma also midcap index shedding 0.26 per “India seems to be catching barrel. Pte Ltd is a Singapore-based company Pte Ltd for the sale of its 100 per cent stake ates the 180-km long six-lane road on NH 2.

  SCRIP OPEN HIgh LOW LTP CHANGE NIFTY 50 11382.50 11383.45 11313.75 11343.25 1.55 Script Open High Low LTP TRIDENT 71.50 72.55 70.05 70.65 BALKRISIND 935.35 948.40 921.10 931.60 GPPL 92.55 93.45 92.20 92.90 NTPC 148.90 154.90 148.10 153.50 5.30 SUZLON 6.89 7.19 6.80 7.05 HINDUNILVR 1752.75 1752.75 1728.75 1737.35 APOLLOHOSP 1122.00 1143.85 1122.00 1131.80 CENTURYPLY 194.80 194.80 189.65 191.50 INDUSINDBK 1649.00 1701.00 1635.00 1681.85 45.50 RCOM 4.90 4.95 4.65 4.69 INDIGO 1301.00 1325.00 1292.00 1299.55 FRETAIL 439.00 439.00 425.00 435.95 IFBIND 945.00 969.00 941.00 962.45 BHARTIARTL 337.00 345.95 334.55 345.95 8.20 YESBANK 247.00 254.00 246.25 249.85 BAJAJ-AUTO 3022.00 3022.00 2970.05 3010.50 GRASIM 822.00 837.00 809.45 833.05 SONATSOFTW 332.00 332.70 328.00 329.15 YESBANK 248.00 254.00 246.15 250.15 5.85 JUSTDIAL 626.00 654.50 617.20 638.45 GRUH 272.00 279.50 271.50 277.55 FLFL 450.00 475.20 450.00 465.95 HAL 683.00 685.00 675.00 675.85 SUNPHARMA 456.90 468.50 456.00 466.40 9.90 LAURUSLABS 360.95 384.40 347.65 375.45 UNIONBANK 82.90 83.85 81.50 82.75 CADILAHC 332.00 335.50 328.50 330.35 BALMLAWRIE 184.90 188.90 184.90 187.10 COALINDIA 240.90 244.10 238.50 243.80 5.15 JPASSOCIAT 6.57 6.68 6.10 6.20 ECLERX 1117.00 1174.00 1095.55 1149.70 INDHOTEL 154.60 154.60 149.05 149.80 SANOFI 5688.90 5790.00 5640.00 5724.65 GRASIM 823.15 837.40 808.50 837.40 14.25 RELIANCE 1350.00 1361.45 1334.00 1341.20 DISHTV 37.70 38.95 36.85 38.35 RNAM 202.05 204.60 189.05 192.60 TIMETECHNO 104.00 104.00 101.45 101.70 IOC 149.50 152.15 149.15 151.15 2.40 RELCAPITAL 188.10 188.95 170.10 171.95 UJJIVAN 343.80 344.90 336.70 339.70 TVSMOTOR 497.00 501.55 488.00 491.80 SYMPHONY 1353.45 1353.50 1314.00 1317.10 ONGC 150.00 152.50 149.50 152.00 2.25 DHFL 134.00 136.65 130.45 132.05 CHOLAFIN 1364.00 1393.20 1345.00 1362.85 ABB 1310.00 1324.00 1291.50 1307.20 GDL 124.45 128.00 122.05 124.55 GAIL 352.55 357.00 346.95 356.55 4.95 PCJEWELLER 82.25 88.85 81.20 86.25 STAR 441.75 456.95 438.20 449.20 ICICIGI 969.25 970.35 940.60 946.70 BAJAJHLDNG 3324.00 3375.00 3320.00 3338.90 INDUSINDBK 1644.60 1701.15 1637.45 1682.80 ONGC 149.70 152.15 149.60 151.35 GAIL 351.05 357.00 347.10 354.40 SJVN 24.15 24.30 24.00 24.15 VEDL 171.70 174.70 171.40 173.50 1.90 RELINFRA 129.15 131.15 124.10 124.90 DCMSHRIRAM 460.00 479.00 457.10 466.10 BHARATFORG 538.95 540.75 528.00 529.25 JYOTHYLAB 186.35 190.35 185.35 187.30 ASIANPAINT 1437.60 1446.95 1420.00 1440.00 11.70 BOMDYEING 135.95 141.90 132.60 139.85 EXIDEIND 230.45 231.70 227.60 229.15 COFFEEDAY 298.90 306.50 297.45 303.50 TTKPRESTIG 9020.15 9160.00 8985.35 9092.20 TATASTEEL 513.95 521.80 513.50 517.15 3.40 SPICEJET 76.50 80.15 76.00 79.65 BHEL 67.90 68.70 66.65 67.35 SRF 2399.00 2425.00 2349.00 2356.75 MERCK 3460.00 3485.00 3400.00 3422.40 KOTAKBANK 1263.00 1277.45 1257.00 1269.55 8.30 IBREALEST 83.30 90.85 83.30 88.05 SUNTV 615.00 623.00 603.25 613.55 OMAXE 210.00 210.45 206.65 208.50 COROMANDEL 481.35 488.00 475.00 480.05 TITAN 1078.90 1089.00 1063.15 1085.25 6.95 DLF 192.95 203.00 189.90 201.35 POWERGRID 189.00 189.50 186.75 187.45 SOUTHBANK 15.22 15.39 15.10 15.14 ANDHRABANK 26.70 26.70 26.25 26.35 HDFC 1971.80 1975.10 1949.30 1961.10 10.45 IFCI 14.10 14.17 13.70 13.84 ADANIPOWER 51.50 51.75 50.30 50.90 KSCL 435.50 441.00 431.40 437.85 CCL 297.15 297.15 286.80 287.60 BAJAJFINSV 6900.00 6955.00 6857.65 6935.00 36.80 IBULHSGFIN 715.00 727.95 700.10 702.15 FORCEMOT 1763.00 1797.90 1741.00 1755.60 PETRONET 241.90 242.90 236.45 237.55 SUPRAJIT 232.70 236.75 225.45 228.00 BPCL 388.95 391.35 382.65 390.90 1.85 ITC 290.30 296.00 290.30 295.45 MOTHERSUMI 166.00 167.20 161.50 163.35 ULTRACEMCO 4025.10 4055.70 3935.40 3965.40 3MINDIA 24300.00 24350.00 23861.00 23896.65 AXISBANK 740.00 749.70 737.40 741.30 3.30 WESTLIFE 411.90 450.00 411.90 445.05 VOLTAS 616.45 617.00 598.50 602.80 OIL 176.10 179.05 175.60 178.70 BAYERCROP 4299.00 4335.00 4295.00 4319.10 INFRATEL 314.00 318.00 312.00 314.15 1.00 SBIN 294.15 294.60 290.45 291.15 GUJGAS 156.10 157.00 154.25 155.05 DIVISLAB 1669.00 1701.65 1669.00 1694.25 CENTRALBK 33.95 34.25 33.60 34.00 ITC 295.40 296.00 290.45 295.50 0.60 IDBI 43.15 44.00 42.45 43.10 BAJAJFINSV 6897.00 6944.00 6857.20 6909.70 ALKEM 1729.00 1738.50 1704.00 1717.20 RADICO 400.40 401.35 394.00 396.25 CORPBANK 31.25 31.25 29.05 29.15 M&M 683.00 688.00 677.15 685.50 1.30 TATAGLOBAL 203.65 211.85 203.35 206.40 TATACHEM 578.00 582.50 568.90 576.50 IRB 152.10 153.15 149.35 151.85 SHANKARA 471.00 471.00 446.35 448.05 SHARDACROP 378.55 381.00 377.20 380.60 LT 1384.70 1396.00 1377.00 1379.95 1.35 SUNPHARMA 463.00 468.90 456.30 467.10 NETWORK18 35.20 36.50 35.00 35.85 ICICIPRULI 338.00 344.70 334.10 336.50 MAHINDCIE 247.00 247.00 240.05 243.80 LINDEINDIA 515.00 516.00 503.00 505.55 HINDPETRO 265.95 269.00 263.05 268.00 0.15 RPOWER 11.50 11.59 10.67 10.77 PEL 2595.05 2673.00 2584.15 2654.05 GRANULES 111.15 114.00 110.15 112.80 IGL 293.00 296.15 289.50 291.70 GREENPLY 152.00 152.00 146.55 150.35 TECHM 792.10 795.00 775.00 790.20 0.25 KTKBANK 131.00 131.10 126.40 128.05 EIHOTEL 204.50 214.95 203.00 204.80 SUVEN 251.00 254.00 247.00 250.50 ASTRAL 1220.95 1234.90 1150.00 1157.30 JBCHEPHARM 335.85 340.50 331.95 336.30 ZEEL 455.00 463.00 447.95 448.90 0.10 BEML 972.05 985.95 954.15 970.40 CASTROLIND 166.15 170.25 166.00 166.40 JSWENERGY 68.55 69.15 66.50 67.15 PTC 78.90 79.75 77.50 78.05 GESHIP 291.50 292.00 287.50 288.50 IBULHSGFIN 707.25 728.00 700.00 701.90 0.05 JUBLFOOD 1324.00 1369.90 1317.40 1331.20 TATAPOWER 74.00 74.00 72.70 73.00 GLENMARK 633.95 635.55 624.60 630.40 WELSPUNIND 64.35 64.80 63.35 63.65 KPRMILL 594.00 594.40 586.70 590.85 MARUTI 7103.00 7148.00 7047.25 7091.00 -0.05 INFY 714.00 715.00 706.30 708.35 DRREDDY 2652.00 2666.15 2616.55 2653.65 HFCL 24.50 24.70 23.65 23.75 MINDAIND 362.40 369.60 358.20 360.75 APLAPOLLO 1389.70 1391.80 1361.90 1370.35 INFY 714.00 714.90 706.20 708.45 0.00 TATAMOTORS 181.00 182.30 177.65 179.70 PIDILITIND 1185.00 1188.00 1166.00 1169.90 LEMONTREE 84.45 85.40 81.00 83.65 CHENNPETRO 264.35 266.20 261.05 264.30 SUPREMEIND 1135.05 1142.65 1126.00 1130.70 JSWSTEEL 286.35 289.80 284.00 286.15 -0.10 ICICIBANK 392.00 393.00 386.95 387.90 FORTIS 139.05 140.25 135.30 136.65 NIITTECH 1330.00 1340.20 1315.60 1319.80 GICRE 250.00 260.20 250.00 255.75 UFLEX 222.50 222.50 219.10 220.10 NBCC 60.00 65.10 59.50 64.65 MEGH 63.95 64.95 61.60 61.85 CENTURYTEX 896.10 896.95 879.65 891.90 CYIENT* 670.00 682.95 670.00 674.30 BDL 288.95 288.95 283.40 283.90 CIPLA 532.05 534.10 530.50 532.55 -0.25 AUBANK 610.70 627.00 573.70 586.65 GNFC 312.40 313.00 305.90 311.00 ESSELPRO 112.00 119.00 111.00 117.10 TORNTPHARM 1830.00 1840.60 1820.00 1835.40 TATAINVEST 846.00 849.45 843.00 844.80 BAJAJ-AUTO 3012.00 3025.00 2970.00 3007.40 -2.60 JETAIRWAYS 235.80 242.00 232.50 236.90 ORIENTBANK 97.05 100.60 95.60 99.70 OBEROIRLTY 484.55 487.45 477.95 479.65 SCI 36.60 37.60 36.60 37.30 JCHAC 2039.80 2039.80 1985.00 1997.10 ADANIPORTS 367.00 369.20 360.20 366.70 -0.45 ENGINERSIN 113.25 115.05 112.45 114.35 HEROMOTOCO 2824.95 2824.95 2745.00 2755.35 MARICO 343.00 348.55 339.75 346.50 IBULISL 320.00 330.50 305.15 323.70 MAHABANK 13.40 13.65 13.34 13.43 HDFCBANK 2244.85 2247.50 2210.60 2223.05 -3.50 AXISBANK 743.95 749.55 737.50 740.45 CONCOR 519.90 521.30 502.30 507.15 AJANTPHARM 1001.00 1033.75 1001.00 1028.40 PAGEIND 23800.00 24052.00 23572.05 23691.75 ASTERDM 152.50 157.85 152.10 156.30 DRREDDY 2655.85 2670.90 2616.00 2647.95 -7.90 JINDALSTEL 168.50 171.65 163.75 165.15 ISEC 263.00 264.20 253.35 258.95 DEEPAKFERT 136.05 137.60 134.60 135.55 STARCEMENT 107.50 109.90 104.00 104.45 ATUL 3330.45 3330.45 3285.00 3299.70 WIPRO 259.35 259.70 255.00 257.10 -0.80 WIPRO 259.75 259.75 255.00 256.80 ACC 1577.00 1583.80 1535.70 1539.80 EICHERMOT 22600.00 22960.00 22540.95 22640.10 SBILIFE 615.00 620.75 611.00 612.95 NAVNETEDUL 109.40 111.20 108.10 110.30 SBIN 294.50 294.70 290.75 292.10 -1.05 LUPIN 755.00 779.40 755.00 766.60 JSWSTEEL 287.50 289.80 284.00 287.00 MAHLIFE 380.00 380.00 360.30 363.15 GMDCLTD 87.55 88.10 85.00 85.35 MAHLOG 496.90 501.75 488.30 493.55 BAJFINANCE 2832.00 2835.00 2787.10 2814.90 -13.25 KOTAKBANK 1267.60 1277.70 1259.00 1270.50 KALPATPOWR 443.60 449.60 437.00 445.30 ASHOKA 139.85 141.85 136.50 138.55 QUESS 783.85 785.10 764.65 779.50 THYROCARE 531.10 548.00 523.00 534.15 TCS 2004.95 2007.80 1981.00 1990.40 -10.10 HDFCLIFE 368.20 369.30 366.00 366.60 TAKE 133.35 133.35 124.25 124.95 FSL 45.05 45.20 44.20 44.35 SADBHAV 253.80 258.40 252.75 256.50 AIAENG 1761.75 1795.00 1740.00 1750.80 HINDUNILVR 1750.75 1751.70 1730.20 1738.00 -9.60 ESCORTS 788.00 811.00 785.35 800.85 MOTILALOFS 610.10 640.00 610.10 626.60 BRITANNIA 3135.65 3168.25 3116.15 3149.90 NIACL 200.10 201.30 194.00 195.00 CARERATING 1006.75 1006.80 995.00 1001.70 RELIANCE 1349.75 1362.00 1336.10 1339.50 -7.80 HINDPETRO 267.55 269.00 263.50 267.35 ABFRL 228.60 233.90 226.35 229.95 AMBUJACEM 231.40 231.40 224.00 224.65 ADANITRANS 211.00 214.75 206.45 207.35 THOMASCOOK 222.05 223.00 220.40 222.60 POWERGRID 188.95 189.75 187.25 187.70 -1.25 PNB 85.60 85.75 83.70 84.45 BANDHANBNK 520.00 524.50 511.25 513.35 RCF 59.00 59.20 57.55 58.25 PRESTIGE 210.10 212.05 207.00 211.25 CUB 189.00 189.00 185.45 185.95 EICHERMOT 22800.00 22986.95 22501.00 22620.00 -157.25 ZEEL 453.00 463.00 448.05 450.55 PFC 111.00 112.85 109.60 111.25 ADANIGREEN 40.40 40.40 38.25 38.50 AARTIIND 1470.00 1470.00 1421.00 1425.95 TIINDIA 378.75 384.90 378.75 382.70 HINDALCO 202.35 204.60 199.75 200.50 -1.80 BEL 94.10 94.80 91.20 93.10 INTELLECT 200.75 203.55 198.80 199.70 GODREJIND 528.00 533.00 518.80 530.30 INOXLEISUR 309.35 316.20 300.80 311.60 FINOLEXIND 541.50 543.00 528.10 536.25 UPL 911.20 916.25 900.30 902.80 -8.40 TATASTEEL 514.05 522.00 513.45 517.80 HEXAWARE 340.10 342.00 333.10 336.85 RELAXO 742.00 789.00 742.00 757.60 TATACOMM 595.00 610.90 592.00 607.70 DBCORP 198.90 203.80 198.70 202.30 ICICIBANK 392.00 393.00 386.80 388.00 -3.90 LT 1378.70 1395.00 1376.75 1379.30 APOLLOTYRE 225.05 226.95 220.10 223.10 DCBBANK 202.00 202.20 199.25 199.90 BOSCHLTD 18708.15 18708.15 18316.00 18603.55 NILKAMAL 1403.05 1413.45 1386.50 1390.30 TATAMOTORS 181.50 182.45 177.65 179.40 -2.30 INFIBEAM 43.10 46.10 43.10 45.70 ALBK 53.15 56.05 53.15 55.00 ISGEC 5350.00 5650.00 5255.10 5544.20 SCHNEIDER 103.00 109.00 103.00 107.60 ITDC 285.05 290.35 284.00 285.45 ULTRACEMCO 4036.90 4061.15 3932.00 3961.00 -64.65 GRAPHITE 461.00 473.75 460.05 462.05 UPL 912.10 915.00 900.80 903.30 SUNTECK 452.40 457.20 449.40 454.85 AEGISLOG 202.00 205.60 200.80 205.05 PGHH 10456.05 10456.05 10250.00 10287.00 HEROMOTOCO 2813.00 2818.00 2744.10 2753.00 -50.65 HDFCBANK 2235.00 2247.25 2210.60 2223.25 HUDCO 44.95 45.05 44.20 44.75 BAJAJELEC 505.00 508.50 502.60 505.15 ORIENTCEM 88.00 89.45 86.10 87.20 ASHOKLEY 94.00 94.55 92.90 93.80 PRSMJOHNSN 100.10 100.10 96.20 96.85 UNITEDBNK 11.05 11.14 10.85 10.95 HCLTECH 1035.00 1040.55 1004.10 1006.00 -22.35 MHRIL 240.15 252.80 240.15 244.40 VEDL 173.75 174.70 171.55 173.70 KEI 424.00 431.45 420.70 428.50 SHK 151.85 154.15 150.00 150.45 SHREECEM 18000.00 18000.00 17568.90 17687.90   M&M 685.00 687.90 678.00 685.70 WELCORP 120.40 124.75 119.20 121.25 MMTC 28.00 28.50 27.70 27.90 TVSSRICHAK 2261.00 2290.00 2255.00 2271.55 IOC 150.00 152.15 149.50 151.40 EQUITAS 135.90 137.10 133.05 135.20 KNRCON 263.70 263.70 252.85 257.05 GALAXYSURF 1139.75 1145.95 1094.05 1097.60 NATIONALUM 52.50 53.50 52.15 52.60 JINDALSAW 93.10 95.35 92.60 93.55 TORNTPOWER 255.70 257.85 253.55 255.85 GLAXO 1307.15 1312.35 1300.00 1310.20 SCRIP OPEN HIgh LOW LTP CHANGE TCS 2009.00 2009.00 1982.30 1988.60 OFSS 3433.90 3433.90 3350.00 3378.20 GSFC 103.15 104.10 101.25 101.80 MRF 57800.00 57800.00 57098.60 57205.35 NIFTY NEXT 50 28104.40 28143.85 27848.25 27942.10 -105.75 JUBILANT 829.00 874.55 810.70 859.45 PNBHOUSING 901.05 902.50 883.15 889.05 MOIL 160.65 162.70 160.10 160.85 TEAMLEASE 3000.00 3000.00 2831.05 2874.80 DLF 192.80 203.15 190.05 201.75 9.60 AVANTI 425.95 441.20 420.10 424.25 IPCALAB 917.75 918.25 895.35 897.45 IEX 164.20 167.00 163.20 165.30 FORBESCO 2295.00 2295.00 2235.00 2240.50 MCDOWELL-N 573.40 591.00 567.00 591.00 14.60 CGPOWER 41.30 42.85 40.80 42.15 GMRINFRA 16.95 17.30 16.70 17.15 ZENSARTECH 216.00 217.50 212.05 215.70 ELGIEQUIP 250.80 250.80 242.05 244.55 PEL 2601.00 2675.00 2568.75 2651.55 50.30 RECLTD 134.30 138.00 133.95 137.65 CUMMINSIND 738.00 749.50 738.00 741.55 CAPPL 434.00 444.90 423.00 425.85 MINDACORP 145.20 147.00 143.20 144.85 OIL 175.65 179.10 175.30 178.65 3.20 COALINDIA 240.05 244.35 238.65 243.35 SYNDIBANK 38.90 39.15 38.25 38.85 JSLHISAR 91.00 93.90 84.00 92.10 APLLTD 553.00 554.00 547.05 548.80 AUROPHARMA 767.00 786.00 764.00 778.85 12.60 MINDTREE 933.00 954.00 925.00 950.75 RAJESHEXPO 618.00 627.70 616.50 619.05 GUJFLUORO 1056.85 1073.85 1055.00 1062.85 SOMANYCERA 385.60 386.85 380.00 384.45 LICHSGFIN 507.40 519.00 505.05 511.50 6.90 EDELWEISS 184.30 189.00 184.10 187.50 NAVINFLUOR 688.00 712.05 684.75 705.55 VMART 2833.40 2852.40 2655.00 2671.65 JAGRAN 111.55 113.80 111.05 112.85 MARICO 342.90 348.50 339.65 346.50 3.60 TECHM 796.50 796.50 775.65 788.50 UBL 1361.00 1387.80 1361.00 1378.60 PIIND 1000.50 1023.25 994.95 1011.00 MAHSCOOTER 3406.90 3406.90 3315.00 3322.60 COLPAL 1276.25 1294.00 1273.95 1288.90 12.65 MARUTI 7100.00 7147.95 7049.00 7086.80 NHPC 24.90 25.15 24.50 24.80 SREINFRA 31.70 32.00 31.20 31.40 CRISIL 1476.20 1476.20 1463.00 1467.30 BANKBARODA 116.00 117.90 114.40 116.60 1.05 HDFC 1967.10 1974.30 1949.50 1957.85 RALLIS 162.20 163.30 160.00 160.25 KANSAINER 462.10 465.20 458.80 462.55 KIOCL 143.15 146.50 142.50 144.90 ABB 1306.10 1325.00 1291.05 1308.10 11.15 MGL 928.10 950.00 923.80 928.00 HEIDELBERG 178.05 180.05 173.90 174.65 INOXWIND 74.00 74.45 71.25 73.05 SHOPERSTOP 477.50 478.50 469.45 473.20 ICICIPRULI 336.00 344.95 334.30 336.45 2.65 BANKBARODA 116.00 117.90 114.40 116.60 NOCIL 143.50 143.70 140.90 142.20 HSCL 122.30 122.95 121.10 121.85 WABCOINDIA 6485.00 6492.65 6390.00 6415.85 BRITANNIA 3135.00 3170.00 3116.00 3151.00 24.05 MANPASAND 130.00 130.00 116.00 118.80 MAGMA 118.10 119.20 116.00 116.55 LUXIND 1297.20 1321.15 1276.80 1304.50 MONSANTO 2644.35 2658.00 2602.00 2635.60 BOSCHLTD 18730.00 18745.00 18265.00 18745.00 136.10 BHARTIARTL 338.45 346.00 334.95 342.85 PVR 1630.00 1641.80 1617.55 1632.95 TV18BRDCST 36.85 37.05 36.00 36.45 SUDARSCHEM 343.75 345.95 341.20 345.15 HDFCLIFE 369.50 369.50 366.05 366.25 1.70 FEDERALBNK 91.25 92.35 89.90 90.20 JKTYRE 96.50 96.80 94.75 95.05 CIPLA 531.00 534.15 530.60 533.55 INDOSTAR 357.75 357.75 342.25 343.85 APARINDS 652.00 654.25 635.05 643.85 NMDC 114.20 114.80 112.80 114.30 0.45 NCC 107.00 107.85 104.85 106.20 ALLCARGO 114.30 126.00 111.70 121.15 EVEREADY 208.60 212.00 205.40 209.05 NATCOPHARM* 587.95 587.95 575.05 576.50 CARBORUNIV 384.20 384.95 375.10 377.30 SAIL 52.80 53.75 51.60 52.85 0.20 DMART 1500.00 1515.60 1462.00 1467.95 BATAINDIA 1369.00 1372.45 1339.00 1363.70 INFRATEL 312.85 317.80 312.65 314.00 HERITGFOOD 526.90 538.10 525.30 535.65 GHCL 246.30 246.30 243.25 245.10 LUPIN 757.60 782.00 755.50 765.95 2.65 DELTACORP 247.60 258.25 247.60 250.65 VIPIND 439.00 439.00 425.20 428.10 CEATLTD 1155.00 1167.80 1145.10 1151.55 SYNGENE 580.00 596.00 574.40 584.00 LAXMIMACH 6057.00 6262.10 6057.00 6171.35 SUNTV 614.00 623.65 603.05 614.40 1.85 M&MFIN 435.55 447.00 421.10 426.55 TATAELXSI 965.90 968.05 945.90 949.70 KAJARIACER 585.00 593.05 573.75 582.90 GSPL 178.60 182.20 178.00 180.05 TRITURBINE 119.90 120.30 115.50 116.20 ASHOKLEY 94.10 94.50 92.85 93.90 0.10 IDFCFIRSTB 50.20 51.10 49.80 50.45 DABUR 441.00 441.10 435.15 438.95 LTI 1640.00 1657.00 1630.40 1650.30 MRPL 73.00 73.60 72.70 73.40 LALPATHLAB 1043.70 1057.25 1030.10 1039.25 BIOCON 618.00 624.00 611.60 618.40 -0.15 JMFINANCIL 87.95 89.15 87.25 88.10 ADANIPORTS 366.45 368.20 360.40 364.95 DCAL 210.00 215.00 205.00 214.20 TATAMETALI 666.10 671.05 652.50 655.50 TVTODAY 335.00 338.30 330.80 332.50 INDIGO 1302.70 1327.95 1290.55 1300.00 -1.70 BAJFINANCE 2826.00 2833.20 2789.00 2808.75 VENKYS 2266.70 2323.15 2264.35 2277.95 KRBL 361.00 373.00 361.00 370.55 RAMCOCEM 724.95 726.00 711.60 716.75 CERA 2611.20 2645.70 2611.20 2622.75 CADILAHC 332.45 335.70 328.50 330.00 -0.65 HCLTECH 1033.50 1040.50 1004.65 1006.55 HINDALCO 202.00 204.60 200.00 201.25 FCONSUMER 46.95 47.45 45.75 46.10 CENTRUM 35.45 35.50 34.40 34.85 TIMKEN 581.05 585.95 574.05 575.25 ABCAPITAL 96.55 98.50 94.80 96.05 -0.20 JAICORPLTD 110.10 114.80 110.10 112.25 SOBHA 447.50 447.50 430.00 435.05 MAXINDIA 61.90 64.00 60.90 62.90 THERMAX 1044.05 1057.20 1018.10 1030.30 ASAHIINDIA 262.10 270.55 262.00 265.80 MRF 57990.00 57990.00 57001.00 57220.00 -194.60 MANAPPURAM 120.00 122.15 117.10 118.00 MFSL 434.40 444.00 433.40 435.90 IDFC 41.70 42.25 41.10 41.90 GUJALKALI 524.65 524.70 513.95 517.45 AKZOINDIA 1791.05 1792.90 1749.65 1765.15 SBILIFE 619.00 620.95 611.00 613.10 -2.25 SPARC 192.00 200.60 192.00 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 4  0 -1   ? %&         ( - " !4!!  *"#-" - London: In yet another day of pass the necessary legislation O , ! -4P#3 hyper activity in the House of and ratify the agreement we  8 ?'. Commons, British MPs will have reached with the EU,” May !8*10 return on Thursday to debate said in her Commons state-  . '  Q( 74R and then vote on delaying the ment on Wednesday night.  . March 29 Brexit Day deadline “But let me be clear, such a L'' M2 that was set in motion after the short technical extension is only ? *    +00  .' UK voted to leave the EU in a likely to be on offer if we have a  G     referendum in June 2016. deal in place,” she said, in a kind ' O  The latest vote follows a of ultimatum to MPs to recon- 2.0; Q   R decisive rejection by Parliament sider their stance on voting for on Wednesday night to rule out her Brexit deal with the “legal- 4#4 ,,-4 # 4 $ leaving the EU without any deal, ly binding” changes to the con- *$   4 6 1 -$ 4!4,3 in two separate votes. British PM troversial Irish backstop clause.  050?  Theresa May soldiered on amid She warned that '     / ,( :  ;   *D he United States no longer a further blow to her leadership @!! !   !  *, (  5  ( *  Parliament will have to accept . ' 0' #    ) -   Trefers to the Golan Heights and told the Commons that     ( -      . )  G   , that, if it is not willing to sup- .. D   /   as an “Israeli-occupied” terri- Territories” heading. leaving the 28-member eco- port a deal in the coming days,  %( J   -  + J  tory in its latest annual human Nabil Abu Rudeineh, nomic bloc without any deal in make a third attempt to get her “If the House finds a way and as it is not willing to sup- .*L.. rights report, published on spokesperson for Palestinian place by March 29 remains the withdrawal agreement passed in the coming days to support port leaving without a deal on ;ML . Wednesday, though the State Bureau of Democracy, Human Authority President Mahmoud default option unless a new vote through, after it was rejected by a deal, it would allow the gov- March 29, then it is suggesting %*(M Department insists the word- Rights and Labor. Abbas, said that the US drop- calls for a delay and then the EU huge margins in two previous ernment to seek a short limit- that there will need to be a  ; ing change doesn’t mean a “What we try to do is to ping the term “occupation” accepts such an extension. votes — in January and then ed technical extension to much longer extension to policy change. report on the human rights sit- from the Occupied Palestinian Meanwhile, May will also again earlier this week. Article 50 to provide time to Article 50. PTI # -4*!! The report now calls the uation in those territories, and Territories and the Syrian 4-*- * - area the “Israeli-controlled so you’re just trying to find the Golan Heights is “a continua- 0 20: :?70* Golan Heights”. way of describing the place that tion of the hostile approach of (   -    00*  When asked about the you’re reporting on,” he said. the American administration D;  !   '  change on such a sensitive “And ‘occupied territory’ has a toward our Palestinian '..  Middle East subject, a senior legal meaning to it; I think what people and is contrary to all *  @  '  '  (. US official told reporters in they tried to do is to UN resolutions.”   .O    P  * Washington, “There’s no shift more to just a geograph- He stressed, “These  '  . change in our outlook or our ic description.” American titles will not change ' ; policy vis-a-vis these territories Another semantic change the fact that the Palestinian ter-   **  *      and the need for a negotiated that appeared in last year’s ritory occupied since 1967 and @-# , *4 - settlement there.” report showed up again this the occupied Arab Golan are Paris: The black box flight experts. 4   4 6 1 block this designation, respon- #- ,A <4!,3 “This, by the way, is not a year, with a section titled “Israel, territories under Israeli occu- recorders from the Boeing 737 On Wednesday, US author- sible member-states may be 4 ?  * human rights issue, it’s a legal Golan Heights, West Bank and pation in accordance with UN MAX aircraft that crashed in ities said new evidence showed esponsible member-states forced to pursue other actions   . status issue,” said Michael Gaza,” instead of its previous resolutions and international Ethiopia were flown to France similarities between the Rof the Security Council at the Security Council. It    0 Kozak of the State Department’s “Israel and the Occupied law,” Abu Rudeinah said. on Thursday for analysis as the Ethiopia crash and that of a may be forced to take “other shouldn’t have to come to that,”  00 . ban on the model went world- Lion Air flight in Indonesia in actions” if China continues to a Security Council diplomat  .*;  wide after President Donald October that claimed the lives block moves to designate told PTI in an unusual tough '   +4 4  Trump added the US to coun- of 189 people. Pakistan-based JeM chief warning to China, a close ally L0.M. tries that have grounded the The Federal Aviation Masood Azhar as a global ter- of Pakistan.  0 -  - aircraft. Administration said findings rorist, diplomats at the UN’s India has expressed disap-   France’s BEA air safety from the crash site near Addis principal organ have warned. pointment over China’s deci-  *; =?= 3@ 4 agency confirmed it has Ababa and “newly refined satel- The senior diplomats sion but said it will “pursue all received the recorders from the lite data” warranted “further spoke on condition of available avenues” to bring to    !3 ,, Washington: US President plane that crashed shortly after investigation of the possibility anonymity to give a sense of the justice terrorist leaders involved +$  ,  "  Donald Trump on Wednesday takeoff from Addis Ababa on of a shared cause for the two frustration of the other mem- in attack on Indians.  2 ? '** announced a plan to ground all Sunday, killing all 157 people incidents”. bers of the Security Council “This is the fourth time "D(' . Boeing 737 MAX aircraft amid aboard. BEA investigators will An FAA emergency order after China on Wednesday put that China has placed a hold on  (   0 intense international and polit- try to remove information grounded 737 MAX 8 and a technical hold on the pro- this listing. China should not ('  ical pressure following the sec- from the cockpit voice and MAX 9 aircraft until further posal to designate Azhar as a prevent the Committee from 4 0' ( ond deadly crash in less than flight data recorders, which notice, effectively taking the global terrorist. doing the job the Security  ; 20 five months. “We’re going to be were damaged in the disaster. aircraft out of the skies global- China has blocked four Council has entrusted it to do,” 410' issuing an emergency order of The information that black ly after a growing number of bids in 10 years to get Azhar, a another Security Council . ' #B   prohibition regarding all flights boxes contain about what the airlines and countries had blue-eyed boy of Pakistan’s spy diplomat told PTI. '   of the 737 MAX 8 and 737 pilots and plane were doing decided not to fly the planes agency ISI, listed as a UN-des- The second diplomat also *'* MAX 9,” Trump told reporters help explain 90 per cent of all until it was ascertained there ignated global terrorist. slammed Pakistan for depend-  ( the White House. AFP crashes, according to aviation are no safety issues. AFP Azhar masterminded ing on China to protect ter- 4OG0 many audacious attacks on rorist groups and leaders that 0; India, including the 2001 operate from its soil. ! 5 *  Parliament strike and the recent Pulwama carnage in    D February that pushed both India and Pakistan to the brink 1  - 1   ! E  of war. The proposal to designate   -!    14  050? +44 Azhar under the 1267 Al ..0 0'* Qaeda Sanctions Committee of   ' O.  the UN Security Council was  -  -    (. moved by France, the UK and ' 0 4' 2  the US on February 27, days Beijing: China on Thursday China once again resorted to I;* after a suicide bomber of the defended its fourth “technical block the move, Foreign  '02 0 Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) hold” on the designation of Ministry spokesman Lu Kang   ' killed 44 CRPF soldiers in Pakistan-based JeM chief told a media briefing here that     Pulwama, leading to a flare-up Masood Azhar as a global ter- Beijing’s decision is in line with ' L+4  in tensions between India and rorist, saying the move would the rules of the committee. 72 Pakistan. give it time for a “thorough China “sincerely hopes .IMDB ;  “If China continues to and in-depth assessment” of that relevant action taken by the case and help the parties this committee will help rele- concerned to engage in more vant countries to engage in talks to find a “lasting solution” dialogue and consultation and  -1  1 acceptable to all. prevent adding more compli- The proposal to designate cated factors into regional Azhar under the 1267 Al peace and stability,” he said. ?    51 1-- Qaeda Sanctions Committee “As to the technical hold at of the UN Security Council the 1267 Committee our   68 respond to calls that was moved by France, the UK action is to make sure that the the kingdom accept interna- and the US on February 27, committee will have enough he head of Saudi tional support in investigating days after a suicide bomber of time to study the matter so that TArabia’s Human Rights the killing. the Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) the relevant sides will have Commission says judicial Al-Aiban spoke as the 47- killed 44 CRPF soldiers in time for dialogue and consul- authorities in the kingdom member Human Rights Pulwama, leading to a flare-up tation,” Lu said. have held three court Council conducted Thursday a in tensions between India and “Only a solution that is sessions over the killing of regular review of Saudi Arabia’s Pakistan. acceptable to all sides could Washington Post human rights record, a The al-Qaeda Sanctions fundamentally provide a journalist Jamal periodic process faced Committee members had 10 chance for a lasting solution to Khashoggi, calling it by all UN Member working days to raise any the issue. China is ready to an “unfortunate acci- states. objections to the proposal. communicate and coordinate dent” and a “heinous He said his coun- Just before the deadline ended, with all sides including India crime.” try “refutes complete- China put a “technical hold” to properly handle this issue,” Bandar bin ly” calls for parts of the on the proposal seeking “more he said. The Security Council Mohammed Al- legal process to be time to examine” it. 1267 Committee has clear Aiban replied sim- “internationalised,” The proposal was the standards on the procedures of ply that the case was saying such demands fourth such bid at the UN in the designating terrorist organi- “in the courts” in Saudi Arabia cast doubt on the integrity of last 10 years to list Azhar as a sations and individuals, Lu when asked by a reporter to the Saudi judicial system. global terrorist. Asked why said. 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O" )B %  mbroidery hold instinctive appeal best to progressively build a craft-based lin- organza petals in shades of blue, appliquéd for internationally-acclaimed eage that empowers the artisan. This lin- onto light fabrics and embellished with >(" Edesigner Rahul Mishra. The physi- eage, at the heart of his brand DNA, is in Swarovski crystals, form a story in them-  cist-turned-artist grew up in the sleepy turn a tribute to the universal DNA that selves of how the flawed perfection of the "  village of Malhausi, 83 km from Kanpur has created a kaleidoscopic lineage of thriv- human hand can imitate and imbibe city. What was simply a delightful recre- ing life on this planet. In elevating the arti- divine perfection.” " ational activity in childhood, became a pre- sanal spirit and honouring the creative A private tour of Musee d’Orsay in 5 cious treasure trove of inspiration to deal spark that gives it shape and form he hopes 2016 brought him closer to the surrealist   with existential philosophies of adulthood to pay his dues to the beautiful life. magic of Van Gogh. His ‘sunflowers’ 2 for him. The artistic genesis of life, the spir- The designer says that his sacred series reminded him of the flowers grow- ituality in its pre-ordained symphony, the relationship with metamorphic memories ing wild and free in Malhausi. 1 >< role of change in igniting its versatility, they fuelled the shape-shifting He says, “The sweet nostalgia ,  all began to captivate him. level of embroidery that manifests itself in the ""#  He feels that his collection for Lotus defined his debut collec- O , " diaphanous silk gown from "><  Make-up India Fashion Week (LMIFW) tion. Inspired by the  Fall 2017-18, which graced the looks back on a decade long journey, which tessellated prints of MC   runway yesterday at LMIFW.” "E, began with the exploration of an impor- Escher’s woodcuts, these ""> Many of the looks in this   # tant fact of life — metamorphosis. He says, changing embroidery   collection have never been  "  “I didn’t consciously intend to make the patterns seem to give % showcased in India.   concept a brand signature, when I the garment a life of its # Rahul says, “They are rem- E,>< launched ‘The Butterfly Effect’ back in own. The depiction of  " iniscent of the 10 Paris Fashion 2010. Maybe, it has become one now, life in motion remains G Week collections, that have E,  because that first exploration was hon- to tell the tale of the # " given me the privilege of pre-   est, straight from my heart, steeped in hands that made them.   senting the best of Indian hand-  >P the metamorphosis of the artist from He says, “As time icrafts on an international plat- the physicist.” Since he’s learning passed, I found that the , form. The collection includes a L2 something new with each day, this physicist within me ""  range of fabrics and techniques, metamorphosis is continuous, both awoke from his deep  " from gossamer tulle and organ- within him and his brand. slumber and produced ""  za to plush velvets; and tradi- 4. * “The celebratory collection the 2018 Spectral Forest   tional aari work with resham 0C, 0  '  would be incomplete without a Doppler dress. I meta-  threads, to French knots  ; tribute to embroidery,” he says. morphosed into a  inspired by pointillism art. The  .( They have come alive through Father. Growing up, I "P idea is to combine Eastern .' intelligent separates. They knew little of the world mysticism with Western metic- have a strong aura of I saw and more of the ulousness and highlight the over- ' dynamism in them world I imagined. I want my daughter, lap, so as to demonstrate that the world    because of the interplay Aarna to develop a fertile imagination too. shares common ideas of timeless intrica-   ; between architectural I want to teach her how spending time in cy and elegance in fashion.” 4 silhouettes, vibrant nature is the only way out.” With the ‘Rahul Mishra in Retrospect’ colours, as well as Rahul narrates how once he and essence of this collection, he wishes to ( prints and motifs Aarna sat for sketching in a village near share a message which is close to his heart .2 inspired by the Nainital. Bold blue hydrangeas of varying — completing a full circle and then 0'   unapologetic, sizes and distinctive tints inspired him to returning to the source is a celebration of  (P' unbridled create life-like renditions for the 2019 our roots and a testament to our ever- .  ; beauty of Spring/Summer collection. evolving aesthetic. As Rumi once said, “Let nature. He says, “It took months of arduous the beauty of what you love be what you .(4 ( Rahul research and development to achieve a do.” L *0' has tried his refined surface. But, the hand-embroidered ,  6, . :8  . 4=0' 'P'.;  4G'    ;' . G' ';M :>, 

heavier on super hero films, and for 1   7 R  I+4 4 !  us, it is the theme of realism which is  making a good amount.” *.0'  Ali feels that it’s the need of the      3 4 hour to work on more good content  *4-4'  (0  when it comes to evolution of cinema. . #(  He says, “With digital platforms like +1 -1 770  ingle-screen theatres today film. He explains why, “I had gone Netflix and Amazon, you are already .*; Shave become as outdated as to congratulate Tigmanshu for competing on a global level. You can- pinball games and tamagotchis. Paan Singh Tomar (2012) and at not send in garbage, it won’t work. So   G' With the advent of plush multi- that time Milan Talkies was we have to strengthen the quality — in   "C plexes, their era has long died. already the talk of the town. terms of content.” fter being banned for eight 1 And today’s cinema houses are Then four years later, he called me He feels that we have had great cin- Amonths by the censor board, No  = tweaked to cater different kinds of for the same film. It was my fate ema in the 1960s and 70s, but some- Fathers in Kashmir will finally be audience at the same time. that it came to me. I just couldn’t where post that, “we went down. Then released across the country. ( Making headway with the put it down. It was right after we tried to come up again and here we The film made headlines earli-  advancement of technology and Mirzapur. It’s very special to me are now. Because of the competition er this week when it finally got jus-  4 digitisation, it suddenly went because I am really fond of level, in the idea of cinema, realism has tice and the U/A certificate that it  ; missing and could hardly even Tigmanshu’s style of working. He to be the spine. The reception of web had been fighting for all these 4 come into people’s notice. Actor teaches you to make a mark as an shows is growing larger than films now. months. Ali Fazal’s forthcoming film, individual in the industry. He This must make one wonder why not The film is directed by Ashvin   Milan Talkies is one such film knows Bollywood like nobody films at the same level? We have the Kumar, who has previously been "D  ( which he feels is a great tribute to else.” potential, the writers, directors, and sto- nominated for an Oscar for his  4 2 all those old classics, iconic actors Ali smilingly tells us, “This ries — the major reason that the tales short film, Little Terrorist, and has .; and single-screen cinema houses. film is a simple story, also quirky are coming from our own heartland.” won two National awards for his eye * Ambition, passion, love and in its own way but the romance of Ali will soon be working with opening films on Kashmir — politics is what dominates the cinema has its own novelty.” actors Sanjay Dutt and Manisha Inshallah Football and Inshallah ' trailer of the film, he explains. Ali Ali has experienced working Koirala in a remake of a Telugu Kashmir. No Fathers in Kashmir is 12. is from Uttar Pradesh in the film in both the industries, Bollywood political thriller, Prasthanam. He the third in his Kashmir trilogy. The 4( and aspires to be the greatest film- as well as Hollywood. The Victoria says, “Sometimes a story hits you and film runs on themes of hope, peace    maker in the country. The trailer and Abdul actor says that there’s this is the reason of remaking the film. and humanity, with a bold tagline, *  makes it eveident that he will be a huge difference of cultures We are all in the same country and Everybody thinks they know seen paying tribute to legends like between both. “When I am doing sometimes a regional film might Kashmir.   !  Prithviraj Kapoor and Dilip a film like Victoria... I am differ- have a really good story that might Besides being its writer and 4;( Kumar from Mughal-e-Azam, and ent in my approach, but here, in connect well with someone else- director, Ashvin also stars as one of  Amitabh Bachchan from Deewar, Bollywood, our celebrations are where. So why not remake a region- lead characters of the film, besides "  # while the film itself is a special loud. We express emotions in a al film? There’s a justification for Soni Razdan, Kulbhushan $  % honour to Tigmanshu’s (Dhulia) way that no one can. But if we talk everything.” Kharbanda, Anshuman Jha and passion for filmmaking. about the similarity, I think both (The film is slated to release on Maya Sarao. It took nearly four years for the industries are working on par- March 15.) The film is slated to release on Ali to grab the lead role of the ticular themes. For them, it is ,  6, . :8  April 5. ""# $!#%%#( )#%*+,-.*/ 1 )9

always had a passion and an inclination towards creative arts like painting and sketching. And as he entered the culinary world, fruit and vegetable carving, he says, “re-ignited my passion for arts and I started doing it for plating techniques at state banquets.” Even back in my hotel management days, I used to experiment with various fruits and vegetables, it has been a long time but that hasn’t settled the fire in my belly to learn newer techniques in food craving and grow in the space. Fruit carving is one of the oldest tra- ditions followed in Oriental countries like China, Japan, Thailand and some other Asian countries in particular. While fruit carving can also be done on other fruits such as carrots, papaya, pumpkins, etc., the chef explain why he chose only +1 watermelon to carve, “Watermelon carv- ings appear to be highly attractive on account of its varied colours and sizes. I at the competition. prefer the fruit as my carving centerpiece As the carving has become the talk because it adds a vibrant colour effect on 1 of the town, we question him that how the display. The contrasting colours of did he come up with such an idea. Well, melons (three layers) lend a striking effect for him, the idea behind this creation was to the finished product, making them all very “simple.” “Whatever happened at the the more appealing.” borders in the last few weeks was very He believes that watermelon carving fresh in our minds. What commander can be great fun with the kids too. “In  Abhinandan did for the country is fact, being an excellent source of vitamin beyond courage and bravery. Being a and a tasty fruit, kids can have a great hotelier and a chef, it’s not possible for time learning this art and absorbing the me to go to the frontline but I can always benefits of it. Lastly, it also provides what   he nation relieved a sigh of contribute and pay regards with the tal- we call in culinary terminology — HSP relief the moment the news of ent I have. Hence, through this fruit carv- (Hard, Soft and Plum) textures that )+!  0' Wing Commander ing, I wanted to pay tribute to the brave makes the carving more efficient.” Abhinandan Varthaman’s pilot, our Army men and other defence The chef feels that a culinary carver '. homecoming broke on nation- forces. The carving is a mark of respect turns fruits and vegetables into magnif- Tal television. While artists made sketch- to our soldiers and their sacrifice and icent shapes and decorative master- %  es and paintings paying a tribute to him, bravery. I wanted to beautifully depict pieces. Carved vegetables and fruits Twitterati filled the internet with various Abhinandan’s heroism through the skill enhance the buffet table, which was ini- 0 8 hashtags that went viral throughout the I have developed so far. The image was tially a Thai art but today has become night. He became the toast and hero of in my mind and I just wanted to give it globally popular. 0.' the country overnight. a shape. Nothing could have been better This intricate art of fruit carving has Well, the celebration of this brave- than this — to pay homage through my gained a lot of popularity over recent ( heart’s return from the face of death does- art to our armed forces,” says he. years, he says, “People are giving great n’t seem to be over yet. As part of the 14th Winning the competition was never importance to aesthetics as this paves the *0' edition of the Culinary Art India 2019, the motive behind carving the way to a man’s stomach. Sculptured Jitender Singh, chef at The Ashok Hotel, Commander’s face for Jitender. He says, N  !1( 6 Q% pieces of fruits simply attract and any '* pays tribute to the commander by creat- “For me, as a chef, my medium of vegetable or fruit can be turned into a ing yet another masterpiece. expression is food. Through food, we re- 41+ %178 !    4 I7 + (%  stunning piece of art with imagination.” . The chef carved out Abhinandan’s ignite all the five senses of our body. I  6    6 1171 ) 4; He says that the future of culinary “iconic” moustache on the watermelon, chose his face as my medium of expres- carving is bright as people are becoming   ; along with Jai Hind in Devanagari script, sion as I wanted to pay tribute to his val- 41 18 4 %  more aware of the “importance of food a couple of army men, Amar Jawan Jyoti our and at the same time present some- %+  I  ! 116IK4 presentation. These skills are built for the %  ) !  on Pumpkin, MIG 21 on Yam and high- thing that is one of its kind.” For him, this masses.” He asks the masses to “Pick up est honour of bravery, the Ashok Chakra was a perfect blend and his recipe for suc- E (417  +!F! ) 6 your knife. It is not important what the on Honeydew Melon. He was awarded cess. % 8 6!1 77 %  O end result is, what matters is that you with a silver medal, scoring the highest The chef apprises us that he has tried.” ! 1  33 43  5 ;( ;

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ven though the idea of exper- imenting with options avail- Eable for the United Kingdom bound flight for the ICC World Cup which starts from May 30th in cricket's birthplace didn't really clicked out for India in the recent- ly concluded five-match One Day series against Australia. Indian skipper Virat Kohli feels that the lost series has helped him to jerk off all the confusions about the team combination by giving him a clear /  .  8         J  G    picture of India's playing eleven at the marquee event. Speaking after India's defeat in the final game on Wednesday at his B .   home ground Feroz Shah Kotla, which cost India's its first home series defeat since October 2015 local lad Kohli said, "As a side com-   R  bination wise we are very sorted for the World Cup. Depending on the conditions there (in England) one  4 4  He also reflected upon the can see max only one change in the idea of making smart decisions on World Cup side. But we are very ith the cricket's biggest the field in order to make the clear about the eleven that we are Wshowpiece event less than most of any opportunity available going to play with," he said. three months away, Indian skip- saying a skipper is as good as his In the course of the series, India per refused to term any side as side is. tried various combinations, favorites to lift the upcoming ICC "You are as good as a side you whether it was the hit and trial World Cup in England starting are in, if you don't make good method to choose between Ambati from May 30. decisions there's no guarantee Rayudu, KL Rahul and Rishabh After the shocking defeat by that the other team is just going Pant for the still to figure number /   .     !   !       J       !  / /       J  8   G    hands of defending World to come and hand you victory on four spot in the playing eleven or Champions at home in the last a plate. So any team is dangerous." experimenting with the successful along with the fact that he adds times and sometimes not but unless better than us. They deserve to win pressure moments and more posi- international assign- Citing the exam- wrist spin duo of Yuzvendra Chahal depth to our batting unit. So we you try you wouldn't know. So the last three games. In the first two tive and brave in precious situa- ment before the gala ple of the West and Kuldeep Yadav with Jadeja as know where we have to go as a that's exactly what we wanted to do games, we showed composure. But tions. And hence they won those event, talismanic H E , Indies, who could the other preferable option because combination. Our eleven is very in these games, he answered. then we lost three, against the important moments in the game." batsman who will   turn out to be a dark of his ability to go handy with the clear in our mind; it's just that we However, on being asked about team that has been more passion- "And when you capitalize on lead India as the horse in the tourna- bat too. None of it really worked out need to take good decisions in pres- the readiness of Pant and Rayudu ate and more energetic than us in probably every important moment prime contender for  ment after holding for India as the moves backfired sure situations to go far in the to come and play responsible knock pressure moments. And they have that comes in the game as a side it the glory in   World Cup hosts and India paid its price by losing World Cup. So this is the thing that at pressure situation during World grabbed the crucial moments in the gets very difficult to go past that England said that England for series series against a depleted Australian we want to focus on and now there Cup, the world number one bats- game better than us and they side. The way they batted in Mohali the tournament will <3 draw recently, he side that was touring with some of is no confusion about combination man said that he cannot comment deserve to win." after Maxwell got out chasing 130 be an evenly poised "H said that as the tour- their premier names. or team. We are very clear," he about who should take pressure till "The moment they sensed that odd in 13 overs was an outstand- contest terming all nament is getting However, the Indian skipper added. the time squad is announced. they had a foot in the door they ing effort and even here (in Delhi) the ten participating L;1  close, everything is said he won't excuse experiments Quizzed about the idea behind "I can't comment on that in the made sure that they let us close the and in Ranchi as well that constant side as a threat and getting exciting and for the harsh result in home turf opting for changes in the last series World Cup who is going to take door in the series. They deserve pressure on us throughout and the capable enough of the mindset will play and believes that the side is well bal- before World Cup, Indian captain pressure or they should be or they credit because they are a very areas that they bowl really made us lifting the trophy. a big part. anced and good to go and compete said that he wanted to test his side shouldn't be. One has to wait until young and inexperienced side com- play those shots that we played. So "Well, honestly every team in "You see how the West Indies at the World Cup. in pressure situations and see how the side is announced. You can't lit- pared to us they showed more heart the credit has to be given where it the World Cup is a threat. Anyone have come along. They are going "We definitely will not look our the players respond but there was erally speak about any of the com- and confidence in the precious is due and we certainly were not up who gets on a roll in the tourna- to be a serious threat in the experiments as an excuse for the no noticeable resistance both by binations of the team that is going situations and they believed that to the mark and they were and ment like this is difficult to stop World Cup as well because of the series defeat. Anyone who plays for Indian batsmen and bowlers. to go to the World Cup unless the they can play better cricket in hence as I said the deserving win- that team and having said that a balance they have been able to India is expected to come and While the bowlers failed to side is announced." crunch moments. " ners." team having said that a team on crack. England has been a very deliver that performance. Even if we restrict run flow in the slog overs "But having said that being "The win is good for Australian He also shrugged off the a roll can be knocked out in the strong side. Australia is now look- go with the same eleven (the World in Mohali, it was a combined bat- any International game, whoever side as well. They have won a big thought that it affected India's semis or even in the final they can ing balanced. We are a strong side. Cup playing 11) and don't perform ting failure in the series decider at plays, whoever gets the chance to series like this against India at mindset in any which way, "None be defeated immediately by a New Zealand is good. Pakistan accordingly then one can't say that Delhi where India could never play, we expect that guy to take home. It's good for their confi- of the guys in the changing room side that is more brave on that can defeat anyone on their day." we picked the wrong players. So I really recovered after the early responsibility and pressure." dence." are panicking or not feeling down particular day. And who wants it "It's very important to under- think what we need to breakdown departure of 'King Kohli'. The skipper also credited Dismissing the talks about the after this defeat because we know more and is more expressive as a stand what mindset you are tak- is the decisions what we didn't take "We expect the guys to take Australia for the historic comeback on-field conditions going against the things that we were wanting to side." ing into the World Cup. And I am right." responsibility and pressure and in the hard-fought series win and India in the last three games espe- do in these last three games." "I don't think that any team in sure every team would want to "As a side, we are very balanced. hence we expose guys to these kinds referred it as the better unit in the cially in Mohali. 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They deserved to win," said Katich. about their top player's partici-         .       /,)='%>  '   ' ;  4 ' well for India and for us. You know what you will He was all praise for the top order. pation in the league, putting *   E4F(  0  2 get from him down the innings. He is hard to "The top order was outstanding especially national duty above league com- the Royal Challengers Bangalore team good balance," added Kohli.  *   (   P' bowl to," Katich told reporters on Thursday. Khawaja, Ashton Turner was great too. Ahead of mitments. skipper said. The modern-day batting leg-  .?B?B'I' "So he will be in the mix for the World Cup. World Cup, important decisions are there for the Kohli said it's not that he is "Not to say we won't be end added that he is proud of 1  6;       It will give the Indian selectors a tough job to pick selectors to take. Having Smith and Warner back asking the Indian players not to committed to the IPL but we've India's achievements in the "hec- .0   .  with so much talent around," he added. before World Cup gives us more confidence." be committed to their IPL teams got to be smart. We have to work tic" season and would like his     '0;      He was all praise for young Shubman Gill, The Australian team is peaking at the right but to be smart and aware dur- in balance and make smart deci- players to enjoy the IPL now. .4= . (4 8( who, he though, will play across formats for India. time, felt Katich. ing the course of the tournament. sions. "From that point of view, I 1  %    1% .  "I am sure pretty soon he will be permanent- "Their form hasn't been brilliant in the last "All the workload will be "The responsibility and the think all of us just deserve to go '..  * ly in the Indian setup. He obviously has got tal- few months but World Cup cricket is all about monitored and given a window, onus is on the player. No one will to the IPL and just enjoy these ' 4=.1 ; ent and had a fantastic IPL last year." playing six weeks brilliantly," said Katich, who was the guys can afford to rest. The be forced to do something. two months and not think of per- The former Australia left-handed batsman an integral part of both Tests and ODI side dur- World Cup comes every four Eventually, no one wants to miss formance pressure that I have to ,$# , 4- -#-4- was happy that the team had a great limited overs ing his playing days. years and we play IPL every year," the World Cup and cost the do this or that," he said. Madrid: !    .       !( ?"(  '.'   7%    (   '0 '   ' ; '  20*4 .=.. 5)+5 %("+ 3B+C %( +$ D  R  R  '    '0  !O (         *;   !' G'2 '?B?>; 4  1  home. %* !('.'* Put into bat, Maharashtra posted a .(   .   pener Mayank Agarwal smashed an respectable 155/4 on the board courtesy 4    =  '  >B  ' Ounbeaten 85 off 57 balls as Karnataka Shaikh's unbeaten 69 off 41 balls. EU>#;>F( V       V; dished out a clinical all-round performance Shaikh along with 'ever reliable' Ankit ormer Australian captain !(      .20*    to beat Maharashtra by eight wickets and Bawne (29 off 25 balls) rallied the FMichael Clarke on Thursday 0     0 (    lift the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy on Maharashtra innings with their 81-run warned critics to "never underes- 0  0G' Thursday. stand for the fourth wicket after the timate" the importance of veteran ; Karnataka bowlers, led by experienced Surendra Bhave coached team was in a spot Mahendra Singh Dhoni in the !" #--36!$4-EF  Abhimanyu Mithun (2-24), put up a spir- of bother at 55-3. Indian limited overs teams. ited show to restrict Maharashtra to 155/4 Then Shaikh and Bawne not only took Clarke tweeted after the Basel: 4'0*     !*G despite an unbeaten 69 by all-rounder the opposition bowlers to task, but also in Australian team beat fancied India     =   = . Naushad Shaikh. the process pulled the team out of trouble. in the fifth and final ODI for a P'     4 1  Later, they overhauled the target with Shaikh struck five fours and three sixes, stunning come-from-behind 3-2 0  '  ' ;  .  2'."?2?"(??2?B(?"2"3 Agarwal and Rohan Kadam (60 off 39 while Bawne hammered four boundaries. series win.  %   balls) striking half-centuries. The loss Meant that Maharashtra will "Never underestimate the =. ' "" Karnataka chased the target with nine have to wait longer for a major Domestic importance of MSD — experience '(  !*G      balls to spare and ended their otherwise title. in the middle order is so impor- P'      % ( ordinary season on a high. BRIEF SCORES: Maharashtra 155/4 ( tant," Clarke, a World Cup-win- ! ' "$2"# Chasing 156, the duo kept on scoring Naushad Shaikh 69 not out, Rahul Tripathi ning captain, wrote on his twitter  '    ;  = '0( at a brisk pace and took a listless 30, Ankit Bawne 29; Abhimanyu Mithun handle about the seasoned player   4**  .  Maharashtra attack to cleaners in their 92- Karnataka were cruising at 106/1 in 12 Kadam's departure did not deter Agarwal 2-24) lost to Karnataka 159/2 (Mayank who has also led his country to two .2.?"2"C?"2"3; 5 0: run stand for the second wicket, which laid overs and needed 50 runs. But then from playing his natural game as he and Agarwal 85 not out, Rohan Kadam 60; D World Cup triumphs in 2007 and foundation of the eight-wicket win. Kadam threw his wicket away. However, Karun Nair (8 not out) then took the side M Hinganekar 1-21) by 8 wickets. 2015. ""# $!#%%#( )#%*+,-.*/ )?

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adio Mane scored twice to steer     Liverpool into the quarter-finals on SWednesday after a superb 3-1 win at (    ='=& Bayern Munich dumped out the German %/#,R giants. Having missed the goalless first leg at   ! %4  Anfield three weeks ago through suspen- sion, Virgil van Dijk's long pass led to #845 # %?#.4 anchester City midfielder Mane's excellent first-half goal at the MBernardo Silva's stunning form Allianz Arena. this season was rewarded with a new "His first goal was ridiculous, the calm- six-year deal on Wednesday. ness with how he's finished it off," )   .    :.    The Portuguese playmaker has Liverpool midfielder James arguably been the English champi- Milner told BT Sport.  ='%K!    H1%    ons' player of the year so far, scor- "He's on fire at the minute ing nine goals in 40 appearances. and let's hope it continues for Klopp had urged his side to "be brave "It's an honour to extend my deal the rest of the season." V .' ; on the ball" and it was that, combined with with Manchester City," Silva said in Dutch centre-back 0 an amazing piece of skill by Mane, which a club statement. "This club offers Van Dijk then headed last .(  ;  gave them the lead. everything a player needs to fulfil season's runners-up Liverpool * '.' (  Van Dijk's pin-point pass over 40 their ambitions and there's nowhere into a 2-1 lead from a    '; metres found Mane in the Bayern box with else I want to be. Milner corner on 69  ='0 ;V goalkeeper Manuel Neuer off his line. "As soon as I heard City want- minutes after Joel K 3-3-$E!'.F Mane spun away and looped his shot ed me to stay longer, my mind was Matip's own goal had inside the far post to give the visitors a made up. I love the club, the man- handed Bayern a V =0.( = '  valuable away goal in the 26th minute. ager, the players and the fans. first-half equaliser. 0   ; = However, the hosts drew level six min- "The style of football we play Mane made ' ; utes before the break when Serge Gnabry here excites me, and I am deter- absolutely sure of   =. slipped his marker Andrew Robertson and mined to win more trophies. City Liverpool's place in EF; =0. .'0 hit a cross intended for Robert gives me the best chance of doing the quarter-final 0*' .   Lewandowski. that." draw by nodding in  ;V The ball went in off Matip, who was Silva has already won a Premier six minutes from time. K6*3,- E .F focused on marking the Polish striker, to League title and two League Cups Liverpool's 3-1 aggre- the despair of the Liverpool centre-back since joining from Monaco for a gate victory means they join !  " ))  and the delight of the home crowd. reported £43 million ($56 million) Tottenham Hotspur, Manchester  ",  The tempo of the game dropped in 2017. City and Manchester United in the quar- G%"E sharply after the restart, but Bayern wast- "Under the guidance of Pep and ter-finals, completing a clean sweep of > ed a chance on the hour mark when the backroom staff we have here, we English sides reaching the last eight for the  ,)?" Gnabry fired in a cross, only for expect to see him develop into one first time since 2008/09.    Lewandowski to mistime his slide. of the world's best players over the It is a bleaker picture in Germany as # Liverpool were heading for the quar- coming years," said City's director of Bayern's exit leaves no Bundesliga club in  # ter-finals when Milner swung in the sec- football Txiki Begiristain. the quarters for the first time since  G%"" " ond of two corners in quick succession and "Bernardo is an exceptional tal- 2005/06, as Borussia Dortmund and  ? Van Dijk powered a header past Neuer. ent, so offering him a new deal and Schalke also bowed out in the last 16 — Mane scored his second when ensuring he spends the best years of to Tottenham and Man City respectively. Mohamed Salah's chip found him at the his career with us was a very easy This is the first time since 2011 that belief out of us," said Bayern defender Mats "We didn't play well enough to create Jordan Henderson hobbled off on 12 min- far post to head home his sixth goal in four decision. Bayern have failed to make the quarter- Hummels. enough clear chances at this level." utes. matches, as Liverpool's travelling fans start- "We are constructing a side that finals. "Jurgen Klopp is good at neutralising Milner was preferred to Fabinho in Brazilian Fabinho made an early ed singing "You'll Never Walk Alone", will provide a platform for sustained "Both teams were very cautious for a the opponents' strengths and he did that Liverpool's midfield, but Jurgen Klopp was entrance and Milner took the skipper's while the Bayern supporters began to slip success. Bernardo fits neatly into our long period, but the second goal took the once again. forced into an early change when captain armband. away. plan." - E    F

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   4   (1 7  1I ?BB3(?BB$ entry to the second round ianca Andreescu's breakout season continued on when fifth-seeded Kevin BWednesday as the Canadian teenager swept past two-time  (  ormer champions Roger ?B"D( 4  1 4  6 71 7 4  ! Anderson withdrew with an Grand Slam champion Garbine Muguruza and into the FFederer and Rafael Nadal elbow injury, is in his first Indian Wells WTA semi-finals. edged closer to a blockbuster   I 4 7  ! 44 6 4 I =4 ATP quarter-final. Andreescu, 18 and ranked 60th in the world, won the semi-final showdown at the  1(4)  61   4  Kecmanovic is the first nine games on the way to a 6-0, 6-1 victory that '$#- ATP Indian Wells Masters on last teen left in the took just 52 minutes. Wednesday with brisk fourth- ! ! ! 4  4   + I men's draw, after the She reached her third semi-final of the season round wins. departure of 19-year- after a run to the final in Auckland and the last four    %1 V World number two Nadal number nine John Isner 6-4, the world, sent 25th-ranked old Shapovalov. in Acapulco. * ( overpowered Serbian qualifi- 7-6 (7/1). Canadian Denis Shapovalov At the other end of "I just went out there, went for it," Andreescu said. ionel Messi came up just  er Filip Krajinovic 6-3, 6-4 to Khachanov produced just packing 7-6 (7/3), 2-6, 6-3. the age spectrum, 40- "I didn't focus on who was on the other side. Lshort of matching Cristiano ' 0; book his quarter-final berth in one ace to the big-serving Although he'll be an over- year-old Croatian Ivo "It really helped me. I used my serve to my advantage. Ronaldo's hat-trick a day earli-  ' ;V one hour and 26 minutes. American's 12 but stretched whelming favorite against Karlovic's run came to an She didn't serve so well today, so I took advantage that as er but still scored twice and set K-* - Federer, seeking a record his record over Isner to 4-0. Hurkacz, Federer said he end with a 6-4, 6-3 loss to 25- well." up two more as Barcelona beat EF sixth title in the California Fourth-seeded Federer, wouldn't take a semi-final year-old seventh seed Andreescu, who began 2019 ranked 152nd in the world, Lyon 5-1 on Wednesday to reach desert, needed just 64 minutes fresh off his 100th career title, meeting with Nadal for grant- Dominic Thiem. is now headed for the top 40. the quarter-finals. V  to get past Britain's Kyle looked poised to finish off ed. Thiem needed less than The win over Muguruza, now ranked 20th, followed a After Ronaldo's treble on *( Edmund 6-1, 6-4. Edmund in less than an hour. "I hope I can get there," an hour to subdue the 89th- victory over 18th-ranked Wang Qiang of China in the fourth Tuesday for Juventus sent ( =0 Nadal said his perfor- But the Swiss great had to Federer said, "but I'm not ranked Karlovic, surrendering round and took her win-loss record to a remarkable 26-3 Atletico Madrid packing in .;I' mance on a windy stadium fight off three break points as going to underestimate just seven points on his own in 2019, including qualifying matches. Turin, Messi delivered his own * court wasn't as good as his 6- he served for the match, just Hubert." serve and punishing Karlovic's Andreescu could get a shot at a top-10 player in the semi- symphony at the Camp Nou, '' 0'   3, 6-1 third-round win over a small speed bump in a second serve. finals, or she could find herself up against another fast-ris- where Lyon were outplayed save   ;V Argentine Diego match that he took charge of # -# $ 4, @ Thiem said putting 87 ing teen. for a very brief period in the sec- K , $-4 - Schwartzman. early. A day after world number percent of his first serves in She'll take on the winner of Wednesday's match between ond half when they threatened a But he was more than a "He didn't have the best one Novak Djokovic tumbled play was key in his first meet- seventh-ranked Ukrainian Elina Svitolina and 19-year-old comeback in this last-16 tie. Ronaldo's imperious 124, but his match for 113th-ranked start, so that cost him the first out of the third round, 19- ing with Karlovic. Czech Marketa Vondrousova. "Cristiano yesterday (on latest double takes his team one Krajinovic, breaking him early set," Federer said. "Second year-old Miomir Kecmanovic "I felt pretty confident on Vondrousova, who reached her second WTA final in Tuesday) was impressive," Messi step closer to the trophy they in each set and saving the only set, it was definitely better. I kept the Serbian flag flying. my own service games. That's Budapest in February, arrived in California ranked 61 in the said afterwards. "It was a big sur- crave the most. break point he faced. think he probably struggled Kecmanovic became the what I transferred also to the world and is also projected to crack the top 40 by reaching prise because I thought Atletico Barcelona go into Friday's Nadal, who lifted the throughout a little bit. He first lucky loser to reach the return games," he said. "I the semis. would be stronger but Cristiano draw for the last eight as the sole Indian Wells trophy in 2007, never really got going. last eight at Indian Wells since made two breaks in the right The remaining quarter-finals will be played on Thursday, had a magical night." Spanish representative, along 2008 and 2013, is in the last "Conditions are tough the ATP's Masters 1000 series moment I would say." with Belinda Bencic taking on Karolina Pliskova and Venus A 0-0 draw in France in the with Juventus, Manchester eight for the first time in with the glare, and the jump launched in 1990. Thiem booked a meeting Williams facing Angelique Kerber in a battle of former world first leg last month meant Lyon United, Manchester City, three years after missing last of the ball it's sometimes hard Kecmanovic, ranked with 18th-seeded Gael number ones. always had a chance to make Liverpool, Tottenham Hotspur, year's edition, skipping both to find the rhythm and tim- 130th in the world, had taken Monfils of France, who defeat- Bencic, 22, stunned world number one Naomi Osaka 6- Barca nervous, but Messi's sump- Porto and Ajax. Indian Wells and the Miami ing." the first set against Yoshihito ed Philipp Kohlschreiber 6-0, 3, 6-1 in the fourth round, bringing the Japanese star's first tuously chipped penalty and a The last time Spain only had Masters with a hip injury. Federer will fight for a Nishioka 6-4 when the 74th- 6-2 in 57 minutes a day after WTA title defense to an abrupt end. simple finish from Philippe one team left at this stage was He next will take on 13th- semi-final berth against 22- ranked Japanese retired the German stunned world The Swiss player is on the rise after a spate of injuries Coutinho looked to have fin- 2010 and after defeats for ranked Russian Karen year-old Pole Hubert Hurkacz. because of injury. number one Novak Djokovic slowed her career and is ranked 23rd in the world after claim- ished them off before half-time. Atletico and Real Madrid, it Khachanov, who beat world Hurkacz, ranked 67th in Kecmanovic, who gained in the third round. ing her first title in four years at Dubai last month. Yet Lucas Tousart's volley left was up to Barca to avert a first Lyon one goal away from putting Spanish blackout since 2005. Barcelona out, only for Messi to Coutinho had been whistled take charge again. He scored off by his own fans last weekend 3         @    once more, before teeing up but was picked to start, preferred Gerard Pique and Ousmane to Dembele who had just recov- Dembele to complete the victo- ered from a hamstring strain.   !1+  season." Leclerc in for the experienced Raikkonen. ry. The Brazilian was bright, enjoy- Vettel is a winner and having to settle Asked if Ferrari were in a better situ- Messi now has 108 goals in ing one of his best performances our-time world champion Sebastian for second in the drivers and constructors ation now than 12 months ago, the 31-year- the Champions League, behind in weeks. FVettel on Thursday vowed to shrug off championship last year was tough to take. old replied: "Yeah quite frankly because last a "disaster" 2018 and topple arch-rival He said it was normal for Ferrari fans year's winter testing didn't go well for us. Lewis Hamilton, with his refreshed team to consider finishing runner-up a "disas- "We had some issues with the car to $(  4A!4A7!45(4 ! passionate about returning Ferrari to the ter". fix. We got a bit lucky during the race $,-? 1'0    top. "You know the winner takes it all. Lewis weekend (in Melbourne) with the safety ' =' .4= ( The German won the opening race of has been in that position the last couple of car to grab the win. the season in Melbourne last year and years and we will try to turn it around," he "In this regard we are more prepared. ... !  . 0;   backed it up with victory at the next in said. Our car seems to work fine, there are no 0 ' Bahrain. But Hamilton roared back to "In the end we are racing for Ferrari problems at this stage." ' 0''  '. .G'; sweep 11 of the remaining 19 Grand Prix and we will try to get Ferrari back to where But he added: "It's a tough weekend '  '. 0* and the 31-year-old is desperate to turn the we've been trying to get it back to for the ahead of us." Despite his huge experience, ' ..'.  8* ; tables. past few years." Vettel admitted to being "a bit nervous" (  8 V    "There is a lot of passion inside this Ferrari haven't won the constructors' ahead of the 2019 campaign. G'' '*  0 team willing to get out and to express our- title since 2008 and their last drivers' crown "You don't know exactly where you . 'G' selves through winning I think is the best came in 2007 through Kimi Raikkonen. are, you don't know what's going to hap-   #; .(V we can do," he said. The Italian team have a new look head- pen," he said. .% ''  ;V  ' "So that's the target. So far the atmos- ing into the season, with tech chief Mattia "At this point we are all hunters and  ( 0'*;V   phere is good, the spirit is right within the Binotto replacing Maurizio Arrivabene as we are all the hunted. We have zero team and we will try to carry that into the team principal and young gun Charles points."