RNI No.2016/1957, REGD NO. SSP/LW/NP-34/2019-21 Follow us on: @TheDailyPioneer facebook.com/dailypioneer instagram.com/dailypioneer/ Established 1864 OPINION 8 WORLD 11 SPORT 16 Published From THE ART OF ONE OF THE ‘HIGHEST ROYAL CHALLENGERS DELHI LUCKNOW BHOPAL BHUBANESWAR TAXING NATIONS’: TRUMP RANCHI RAIPUR CHANDIGARH THE POSSIBLE TO FACE KKR IN IPL VIJAYWADA Late City Vol. 155 Issue 91 *Air Surcharge Extra if Applicable LUCKNOW, FRIDAY APRIL 5, 2019; PAGES 16 `3 WILL SMITH PERFORMS GANGA} AARTI} 14 VIVACITY www.dailypioneer.com Shotgun’s wife vs Rajnath likely BJP never dubbed political SP MP Praveen Nishad joins BJP, saffron party ties up with RLP in Raj rivals anti-national: Advani PNS n NEW DELHI The essence of Indian DEEPAK K UPRETI n NEW DELHI reaking his silence after democracy is respect for he Samajwadi Party is like- Bfive long years, BJP patri- diversity and freedom of Tly to line up an interesting arch LK Advani on Thursday expression. Right from challenge for the BJP by field- penned a blog saying the ing “Bihari Babu” Shatrughan essence of Indian democracy is its inception, the BJP Sinha’s wife Poonam Sinha respect for diversity and free- has never regarded against Union Home Minister dom of expression and that the those who disagree with from Lucknow, 2 Praveen Nishad, the MP from Gorakhpur and the giant killer of the BJP never regarded those who us politically as our a prestigious seat last bypoll in UP, who joined the BJP on Thursday, seemed to be disagree with the party politi- also held by party’s patriarch an important catch for the party cally as its “enemies” and “anti- “enemies”, but only as late AB Vajpayee in the past. 2 Poonam, a Sindhi, may garner support of around 1.30 lakh Sindhi nationals.” our adversaries This came on a day BJP community in UP’s Capital city, besides the minority vote While the blog remains brought in Nishad Party to the focused on highlighting the BJP — LK Advani NDA fold in 2 Congress has, as of now, not announced any candidate from core commitment and Advani’s where it faces a tough faceoff Lucknow constituency personal journey, the BJP vet- Advani ji perfectly sums up to the people of Gandhinagar”, with the SP-BSP-RLD alliance. 2 Former Congress MP from Ananda Bhaskar Rapolu too eran has tried to show mirror the true essence of BJP, most who have elected him to the Praveen Nishad, the MP joined the BJP on Thursday to many of the party leaders notably the guiding mantra of Lok Sabha six times since 1991. from Gorakhpur and the giant who have been quick to tag as ‘Nation first, party next, self “Their love and support has killer of the last bypoll in UP, “anti-national” anyone who last’. Proud to be a BJP always overwhelmed me,” who joined the BJP on Senior BJP leader and the BJP, SP chief Akhilesh opposed the BJP’s idea of karyakarta and proud that Advani said. Thursday, seemed to be an Union Minister JP Nadda said Yadav termed it as a “ghaatey nationalism. great leaders like LK Advani He recalled his old days important catch for the party. both the leaders wield consid- ka sauda” (loss-making deal) Prime Minister Narendra ji have strengthened (it) saying serving the motherland BJP also announced an alliance erable influence in their for the saffron party and also Modi lauded Advani’s write-up has been his passion and his in with the Rashtriya regions, and that they had alleged that money changed and said, “Advani ji perfectly — mission ever since he joined Loktantrik Party headed by joined the party due to their hands. sums up the true essence of BJP, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak MLA and former BJP leader faith in the policies of the In an attempt to consoli- most notably the guiding indebted me with their affec- Sangh (RSS) at the age of 14. Hanuman Beniwal, a jat leader. Modi Government. date its votes in Rajasthan, the mantra of ‘Nation first, party tion and respect.” “My political life has been Poonam Sinha, one time Rapolu was associated with BJP announced an alliance next, self last’. Proud to be a BJP “The essence of Indian inseparably associated with my actress and former ‘Miss India’ the Telangana movement and with the Rashtriya Loktantrik karyakarta and proud that democracy is respect for diver- party for nearly seven decades, will be contesting against had quit the Congress last Party headed by MLA and for- great leaders like LK Advani ji sity and freedom of expression. first with the Bharatiya Jana Union Home Minister Rajnath month. mer BJP leader Hanuman have strengthened (it).” Right from its inception, the Sangh and later with the in what promises to be an Nishad, whose father Beniwal on one seat in the The blog shows red-flag to BJP has never regarded those Bharatiya and I interesting contest. Poonam, a Sanjay Nishad is the head of the State. loose cannons within the party who disagree with us political- have been a founding member Sindhi, may garner support of BJP leader and Union Minister JP Nadda greets Nishad Party leader and Gorakhpur Nishad Party, had emerged Beniwal will contest Lok who indulge in vitriolic criti- ly as our ‘enemies’, but only as of both. It has been my rare around 1.30 lakh Sindhi com- (UP) MP Praveen Nishad after he joined the BJP in New Delhi on Thursday PTI victorious in the Gorakhpur Sabha polls on Nagaur seat as cism of rivals, making it sound our adversaries,” he said. privilege to work closely with munity members in UP’s bypoll last year, after the SP and RLP candidate, BJP’s poll as they were not political oppo- “Similarly, in our concep- stalwarts like Pandit Deendayal Capital city, besides the minor- Poonam’s candidature could Joshi, then a Congress MLA the BSP joined hands to take on incharge and Union HRD nents but sworn enemies. tion of Indian nationalism, we Upadhyaya, Shri Atal Bihari ity vote. be the reason for delaying her and former Uttar Pradesh the BJP. He had then contest- Minister Prakash Javadekar Sharing his views ahead of have never regarded those who Vajpayee and many other great, The Congress has, as of husband’s entry in the Congress Committee chair- ed on a SP ticket. said. He said the RLP will be a the BJP Foundation Day on disagree with us politically as inspiring and self-less lead- now, not announced any can- Congress. Shatrughan will now person, was the runner-up in The BJP which has not yet part of the NDA. April 6, Advani said, “As one of ‘anti-national’. The party has ers,” he said. didate for Lucknow con- be joining the Congress on by securing 2,88,357 votes. announced its candidate for Jat leader Beniwal had the founders of the BJP, I deem been committed to freedom of In the beginning of his stituency. In case of the April 6. Meanwhile, besides Gorakhpur, the political turf of floated his own party RLP it to be my duty to share my choice of every citizen at per- blog, the BJP veteran said the Congress opting out of the Rajnath had won the Praveen Nishad, former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister ahead of the 2018 Rajasthan reflections with the people of sonal as well as political level,” guiding principle of his life has contest, Poonam could give a Lucknow seat in 2014 with 55.7 Congress MP from Telangana , may nominate Assembly elections and the India, and more specifically Advani said. been “Nation first, party next, tough challenge to Rajnath. per cent of the total 10,06,483 Ananda Bhaskar Rapolu joined Nishad from Gorakhpur. party won three seats, includ- with the millions of workers of The BJP founder leader self last.” According to sources, votes polled. Rita Bahuguna the BJP on Thursday. Hours after Nishad joined ing one by Beniwal. my party, both of whom have expressed his “sincere gratitude Continued on Page 6 CAPSULE Modi biopic to Four BSF jawans RAJ GUV IN TROUBLE AS Govt suspends PREZ FORWARDS PLAINT miss release killed in Kanker New Delhi: In a move that can spell trouble for Rajasthan Naxals ambush Governor , Barabanki SP date, SC to hear President Ram Nath Kovind has PNS n RAIPUR forwarded EC’s report to the plea on Monday Union Home Ministry. The EC our Border Security Force had written to the President on graft charge New Delhi: The biopic on the F(BSF) personnel were killed against Singh for violating the life of Prime Minister Narendra and two others injured on model code of conduct. PNS n LUCKNOW initiating action, the govern- Modi will not hit the theatres Thursday in an ambush by President Kovind forwarded the ment had taken permission from this Friday (April 5) as sched- Maoists in Chhattisgarh’s insur- letter to the Home Ministry after he Uttar Pradesh govern- the Election Commission. uled. The release of Omung gency-hit Kanker district. returning from an international Tment on Thursday suspend- It may be mentioned that Kumar’s PM Narendra Modi The incident comes a week visit. ed 2013-batch IPS officer Satish sub-inspector Anup Kumar has been postponed to April 12, before the first phase of Lok Kumar, posted as Superintendent Yadav, who was in-charge of the trade sources said on Thursday. Sabha elections in the State on 2 IAF PERSONNEL KILLED of Police of Barabanki, for his cyber cell in Barabanki, alleged- The Supreme Court has April 11. A joint team of BSF’s IN ROAD ‘ACCIDENT' alleged involvement in a ` 65 ly took the bribe from three per- agreed to hear a fresh petition 114th battalion and the district : Two IAF personnel, lakh bribery case. sons — Shankar Gyan, Dheeraj seeking to defer the release of force of police were out on an including a squadron leader, “SP Barabanki Satish Kumar Srivastava and Prasanji Sardar — the film on April 8. “area domination” operation were killed and as many others has been suspended after a probe on the pretext of helping them in The Vivek Oberoi-starrer around noon in a dense forest suffered injuries in a road against him on a complaint that a forgery case. Yadav was booked film ran into controversies near Mahla village when they “accident” early on Thursday some policemen of cyber cell by the Hazratganj police of after the Congress and other were attacked, said Deputy near the Awantipora Air Force took a bribe of ` 65 lakh from Lucknow and arrested last Opposition parties approached Inspector General of Police station in Jammu & 's a private company owner by Tuesday and sent to jail. the Election Commission alleg- (anti-Naxal op) Sundarraj P. Pulwama district, a Defence threatening him,” according to The FIR against Shankar, ing that the release of the film The deceased were identi- official here said. Principal Secretary (Home) Dheeraj and Prasanji was lodged during the election period fied as Assistant Sub-Inspector Arvind Kumar. on charges including forgery amounted to violation of the Bipul Borah from Assam, con- DELHI POLICE ASI JUMPS “Prima facie his involve- and cheating by impersonation at model code of conduct, that stables Silam Ramkrishna from TO DEATH BEFORE METRO ment could not be ruled out and City Kotwali police station of kicked in on March 12. Andhra Pradesh, Ishrar Khan New Delhi: A 46-year-old Delhi it needed a thorough probe. Due Barabanki, and the three were The first phase of the Lok from Jharkhand, and Police ASI committed suicide by to his lack of supervision and and sent to jail. After being Sabha elections kickstarts on Tumeshwar from Dongargaon. jumping before a metro train on negligence, such charges were released on bail in February, April 11. BSF’s Assistant Thursday, police said. Ajay levelled which maligned the Shankar filed a complaint with The Opposition raised Commandant Gopu Kumar Kumar, Assistant Sub-Inspector image and credibility of the DGP OP Singh, following which objections to the release of and Inspector Gopal Rang sus- (ASI), was posted with the police department and the gov- an internal probe was started PM Narendra Modi on April 5, tained injuries in the exchange communications unit of the Delhi ernment,” the Principal Secretary against the Barabanki SP, sources a week before the elections. Congress president Rahul Gandhi, accompanied by sister Priyanka Wadra, waves to supporters as he returns after filing his of fire. Police, they said. (Home) said, adding that before said. Continued on Page 6 nomination for election from the Wayanad Lok Sabha constituency in Kalpeta, Kerala, on Thursday AP Continued on Page 6 Muslim candidates bear Climate to give jumbos Himalayan task

ARCHANA JYOTI n NEW DELHI more conducive environments, Global warming and ronmental predictor variables “The negative effect is brunt of division of votes suggested the study published conflicts with humans covering India and Nepal for especially severe in the human- t is not just human-animal in the recent edition of global will wipe out 41.8% of this study,” explained Surendra dominated landscapes in east- RAJESH KUMAR n NEW DELHI Iconflicts, rampant urbanisa- journal Diversity and elephant habitat in P Goyal from Dehradun-based ern and southern India,” said tion and poaching, the Asian Distributions. India by the century Wildlife Institute of India, study co-authors Priya Davidar s many as 882 Muslim elephants in India and neigh- Using an ensemble of which was part of the study. and Jean-Philippe Puyravaud Acandidates had contested bouring Nepal are facing a species distribution models end, pushing elephants Relying on climate and from Sigur Nature Trust. either as an Independent or on bigger challenge — climate (SDMs), the conservationists into higher elevations land use data projections for The study stressed that the ticket of political parties in change, which is set to cast a predicted changes in distribu- along the Himalaya 2050 and 2070, different sce- while a few regions in the 2014 and only 23 managed to shadow on their survival — tion of the Asian elephant in narios were calculated and “all north and northeast of the win. As per data, they managed according to a recent study. South Asia due to increasing water supplies drying up. scenarios strongly indicate that subcontinent may provide to get vote share of 10.69 per It is predicted that around climatic variability under “We compiled a large data- the interaction between climate more suitable habitats in the cent. In 2009, 819 Muslim can- 41.8 per cent of the 2,56,518 warming climate and human base of more than four thou- change and land use will com- future, overall a heavy loss is didates contested and only 28 square km of habitat available pressures. sand elephant occurrences and pound existing threats to the probable in all scenarios. won their seats. at present will be wiped out by In response, the jumbos a large geo-database of envi- elephant.” Continued on Page 6 In most cases, Muslim can- the end of this century due to would shift their range upwards didates lost because of division combined effects of climate along gradients of water avail- of votes since the “so-called sec- change — which alters the ability and seasonal droughts, ular” parties have a tendency to 3 votes is a Muslim vote. ulation. Based on this the ideal water cycle and plant growth — said the researchers from Spain, field Muslim candidates from Uttar Pradesh has maxi- number of MPs in Lok Sabha and human pressure, prompt- Germany, India, Portugal, these seats, much to advantage mum 28 such constituencies, should be 73. In the 2014 elec- ing jumbos to seek refuge at Denmark, Nepal, Italy and of the BJP. West has 20, Jammu & tions, the BJP came to power higher elevations along valleys Myanmar. Despite the fact, there are Kashmir has five, Kerala has without a single elected Muslim with greater water availability As elephants lives on plants 145 Lok Sabha seats in the six, Assam and Bihar has four MP — in any case it had field- in Himalayan mountains. and fruits in their natural habi- country where Muslims each and Andhra Pradesh has ed only seven Muslims (5 in Conservation and man- tat, rise in temperature will account for 20 per cent of the two. The Lakshadweep seat is J&K and Bengal alone) out of agement of elephant popula- have impact on growth of the overall vote share on each seat. yet another Muslim-majority a total of 482 candidates. The tions under climate change plants and trees. Also, ele- There are 46 seats where constituency. total Muslim representation in should include design of move- phants need lots of water, both Muslims have a vote share of 30 According to Census 2001, Parliament fell to 4 per cent, the ment corridors to enable dis- to drink and to bathe in. When per cent and above. There are Muslims in India comprise lowest since 1957. persal of the elephant and that isn’t in place they fall ill. 35 seats in which out of every 13.4 per cent of the total pop- Continued on Page 6 other associated species to Global warming can result in LUCKNOW | FRIDAY | APRIL 5, 2019 city 02

Rahul's decision to contest from BJP portraying Law-order, jobs and health facilities Modi as India, top priorities of voters in UP: ADR says Wayanad ‘insult' to Amethi: Irani Lucknow (PNS): Bahujan PNS n LUCKNOW The survey, which was con- ers’ priorities of agriculture loan Samaj Party chief Mayawati on ducted in all the 80 Lok Sabha availability (2.13 on a scale of 5), PNS n LUCKNOW two-day visit to Amethi, Irani people of Amethi. Thursday accused the Bharatiya mployment opportunities, constituencies of UP by seeking electricity for agriculture (1.94) said that Rahul’s decision to Talking to reporters, she Janata Party of portraying Prime Ebetter health facilities and replies from 40,000 respon- and better employment oppor- alling Rahul Gandhi as contest from Wayanad was an said that the person who has Minister Narendra Modi as law and order are the three top dents, also found that perfor- tunities (2.04) was rated as the “missing Amethi insult to the people of Amethi been MP from Amethi for 15 India and India as Modi and said priorities of the voters in Uttar mance of the government on all below average. CMP”, Union Textiles who elected him for 15 years years has betrayed his support- it was repeating the same mis- Pradesh in the ongoing Lok these three voters’ priorities — In addition, the govern- Minister and Bharatiya Janata “This is a betrayal which is ers. “If people in Wayanad take which the Congress made Sabha elections though the better employment opportuni- ment has performed poorly in Party candidate unfortunate,” she said. have any questions about Rahul in Indira Gandhi’s rule. government has performed ties (2.06 on a scale of 5), better providing agricultural subsidy said that the Congress nation- “After fooling the people of Gandhi’s capability they only Mayawati’s remark comes below average in these sectors. hospitals/ primary healthcare for seeds/fertilisers (1.92) and al president’s decision to con- Amethi, he will now fool the need to visit Amethi and see days after Chief Minister Yogi A survey by the Association centres (2.64) and better Law higher price realisation of farm test from the Wayanad Lok people of Kerala,” she added. what he has done here,” she Adityanath called the Indian for Democratic Reforms (ADR) Order/Policing (2.56) — was products (2.15). Sabha seat in Kerala was an Irani referred to Rahul said. Army “Modiji ki sena” (PM conducted between October rated as below average. For the urban voters in UP, insult to the people of Amethi Gandhi as the missing MP Irani also tweeted, “While Modi’s Army) during an election 2018 and December 2018, prior The three main objectives of the top-most priorities were who elected him as their rep- from Amethi and charged that Rahul is taking support of rally in Ghaziabad. to the announcement of gener- this survey were to identify vot- better employment opportuni- resentative for 15 years. the Congress president with ‘desh virodhi’ (anti-India) “By portraying ‘Modi is al elections to the Lok Sabha in ers’ priorities on specific gover- ties (49%), traffic congestion “Rahul Gandhi has filed his cheating the people of Amethi forces, BSP candidate from India and India is Modi’, the 2019, revealed the priorities of nance issues, voters’ ratings of (43%), and water and air pollu- nomination from Wayanad in as he had done nothing for the Gauriganj assembly constituen- BJP/RSS (Rashtriya the voters of UP. The report of the government’s performance tion (40%). Kerala. His going to Wayanad region. cy Vijay Kishore Tiwari is join- Swayamsevak Sangh) are com- the survey, released here on on those issues, and factors The performance of the was imminent as Congress “I, as a leader, kept constant ing the BJP with a strong deter- mitting the same mistake and Thursday, says that the Uttar affecting voting behaviour. government on urban voters’ workers here had given him the touch with the people of Amethi mination to empower the insulting India and democracy Pradesh Survey 2018 shows that The ADR survey says that in priorities of better employment report of an internal survey during the past five years and country.” which the Congress had done 42.82 per cent of the average vot- rural Uttar Pradesh, the top- opportunities (2.10), traffic con- which said he would lose from tried to meet them and solve Amethi were won by the BJP Smriti Irani will be in earlier by declaring ‘Indira is ers want better employment most voters’ priorities were agri- gestion (2.10), and water and air Amethi. So he decided to flee,” their problems,” she said. and Congress could not win Amethi for two days during India and India is Indira’,” opportunities, 34.56 per cent culture loan availability (44%), pollution (1.92), was rated as Irani said at an election rally in Irani said the political even one. which she will go to the resi- Mayawati said in a tweet. She want better hospitals/primary electricity for agriculture (44%) below average. In addition, the Amethi on Thursday. chemistry had changed in Earlier, in Lucknow, Irani dences of eminent persons of said, “A huge pity and most con- healthcare centres and 33.56 and better employment oppor- government has performed Addressing a series of small Amethi as in the 2017 Vidhan had hit out at Rahul Gandhi for the district to seek their sup- demnable. People should not per cent want better law tunities (39%). The performance poorly on better roads (2.07) and election meetings during her Sabha election, four seats in insulting and betraying the port. forgive them for this sin.” order/policing. of the government on rural vot- noise pollution (2.13). 206 papers Cong yet to name candidates for key seats AIPEF writes letters filed for PNS n LUCKNOW traditional seat to be more be close to Rita Bahuguna to all political parties comfortable and stuck to it. Joshi and had earlier tried for uspense over Congress Now, with Prasada’s name an Assembly ticket, is once BJP spreading rumour Lucknow (PNS): The All-India Power Engineers Federation 3rd phase Schoice for the prestigious ruled out from Lucknow on his again lobbying to get his name (AIPEF) has written a letter to the heads of , Lucknow, Varanasi, Allahabad request, senior Congress lead- cleared. about Congress poll Congress and major political parties, suggesting that improve- and Gorakhpur parliamentary ers have again launched a Sources said that for the ment in power sector should be included in their election man- election constituencies continues as the search for a candidate to be Varanasi seat, the names of for- ifestos while demanding revival of the old pension scheme for party has not yet taken a deci- fielded from Lucknow. mer MP Rajesh Mishra as well manifesto: Shukla government employees. PNS n LUCKNOW sion on the candidates to be There were speculations as powerful eastern UP leader, PNS n LUCKNOW In letters sent to BJP president , Congress chief fielded on these seats. that Poonam Sinha, wife of Ajai Rai are doing the round. Rahul Gandhi and presidents of other political parties, AIPEF ltogether 206 candidates While the party is still in Bollywood star-turned-politi- Sources said if AICC general ongress has accused the chairman Shailendra Dubey has highlighted the problems being Ahave filed their nomination search of a strong candidate to cian could secretary Priyanka Gandhi CBharatiya Janata Party of faced by the employees of the power sector and has given sug- papers for 10 Lok Sabha seats challenge Union Home contest from Lucknow on Vadra gives consent to take on spreading rumour about gestions to improve the working of the power sector. In his let- in Uttar Pradesh that will go to Minister Rajnath Singh in Congress ticket. However, this Prime Minister Narendra Modi Congress manifesto promising ter, which was sent on Thursday, Dubey said entry of private sec- polls in the third phase on April Lucknow, Prime Minister again turned out to be a distant from Varanasi seat, both to repeal the law on sedition if tor in both power sector and coal mining had led to indiscrim- 23. Narendra Modi in Varanasi, dream. Although Shatrughan Samajwadi Party and Bahujan it comes to power. inate privatisation leading to the present problems and the dele- On the last date for filing and Rita Bahuguna Joshi in Sinha has joined the Congress Samaj Party are likely to give “There is no such promise terious effect on the country’s financial institutions. nominations on Thursday, 104 Allahabad, the local leaders are and is all set to enter the poll her full support to ensure as being said by the BJP lead- The AIPEF suggested that a high-powered committee with candidates filed their papers, mounting pressure to take a fray from his traditional Patna defeat of Modi. Priyanka had ers. They are only trying to representatives of all stakeholders, including common consumers Election Commission officials final call so that they get Sahib seat, sources say the said “why not Varanasi” when confuse the people. Congress and power engineers, be set up to review the impact of the here said on Thursday. enough time for campaign- film star is not interested in a supporter had asked her to has ended the British period Electricity Act, 2003 and attempt to further amend it . Regular The scrutiny of the papers ing. allowing his wife to contest contest the poll from Rae laws and even enacted two the Congress leader, who is also recruitment on regular posts is a must and time has come to do will be done on Friday and the Sources in the Congress against Rajnath Singh, as the Bareli. new laws during the UPA the chief of Indian Premier away with contractual appointment or outsourcing in power sec- candidates can withdraw their said the high command had two had close relations in the In Allahabad also, the regime for the anti-national ele- League (IPL), said BJP’s dream tor by regularising all such workers in power sector, Dubey has nominations till April 8. stopped looking for a candidate BJP. name of Bollywood actor ments,” said senior Congress to retain power had already said. All power sector employees need to be covered by the old For the third phase polls, for Lucknow parliamentary Now the prominent local Sanjay Dutt is doing the round leader and in-charge of media been shattered and their can- pension scheme for their secure future, he suggested. The AIPEF the highest number of 28 nom- constituency after Jitin Prasada names doing the round are of as Congress candidate to chal- in Uttar Pradesh, Rajiv Shukla, didates would lick the dust in said pension was not only justified but it was the right of power inations have been filed in expressed his reservation from widow of late Congress leader lenge BJP nominee Rita here on Thursday. the hustings. employees and so it needs to be restored on priority. Bareilly, followed by 25 in contesting from his tradition- Akhilesh Das, and Brahmin Bhauguna Joshi. Besides the Shukla, while narrating in When his attention was Budaun, 24 each in Moradabad al Dharaura seat and he was faces like former MLA Shyam name of former Congress MLA detail the Congress manifesto, drawn to the demand for and Aonla, 22 in Firozabad, 19 offered to fight from Lucknow Kishore Shukla, UPCC gener- Anugrah Narain Singh has also however, refused to utter a revival of old pension scheme in Rampur, 17 in Etah, 16 against Rajnath Singh. The al secretary (incharge of come to the fore. word on by the government employees CPI(M) TO BACK NON-BJP CANDIDATES each in Mainpuri and Pilibhit senior leaders were happy as Lucknow Zila Congress) Vinod In Gorakhpur, Siddharth president Mayawati or that was not mentioned in the and 15 in Sambhal. Jitin Prasada appeared a perfect Mishra, former MLA, Vinod Priya Srivastava’s candidature Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Congress manifesto, Shukla Lucknow (PNS): The Communist Party of India (Marxist) Meanwhile, on the third choice as the party was looking Chowdhary and three more has been recommended by Yadav on their outburst against said, “Priyanka Gandhi Vadra will not field any candidate in Uttar Pradesh in the Lok Sabha day of nominations for the for a strong Brahmin candidate leaders. While Vinod many leaders as he is not only the party. and Rahul Gandhi have already polls to avert division of votes to prevent the Bharatiya Janata fourth phase poll to 13 seats, to take on Rajnath Singh. Chowdhary, a youth leader, is a prominent students’ leader “We respect both the lead- promised to look into this Party from forming government again at the Centre. CPI(M) state seven candidates filed their The supporters of Jitin active as he hopes to get the from the district and has a good ers and our president Rahul matter when the party comes to secretary Heera Lal Yadav said the party would support the nominations on Thursday. Prasada in Lucknow had start- ticket, Shyam Kishore is also following but the party is also Gandhi has given strict instruc- power.” winnable candidate of SP-BSP-RLD alliance, Congress and even With this, the total number of ed making preparations to pose making all efforts despite his under pressure to give at least tions not to make any comment UP Congress MLA independents to ensure defeat of the BJP in UP. papers filed for this phase is 13. a stiff challenge to Rajnath old age and health related one ticket to Chitransh com- on these leaders,” he said. Aradhana Mishra Mona along “We have decided to check division of votes as it may help April 9 is the last date for fil- Singh but soon after the BJP problems. munity who constitute a size- Claiming that Congress with several spokespersons of the BJP indirectly. We will support the strongest non-BJP can- ing of the nominations. announced its candidate from Interestingly, a leader hail- able vote bank in Gorakhpur, would come back in UP with the party were present in the didate in all constituencies as our aim is to stop the saffron party Dharaura, Prasada found his ing from Hardoi who is said to Allahabad and Lucknow. a bang in this Lok Sabha polls, press meet. from forming government at the Centre,” he said. Policewoman injured in acid attack night shift and left for her home PNS n LUCKNOW at Damodarpura locality of Sadar Kotwali area in Mathura, early nidentified miscreants Thursday morning. When she Ustruck terror in Mathura was near her home, some when they threw acid on a unknown miscreants intercepted woman constable injuring her her and before she could sense critically early Thursday morn- foul play, they threw acid on her ing. face and body and escaped. The The victim was taken to a constable raised an alarm after local hospital from where she which the local residents came to was referred to SN Medical her rescue and shifted her to hos- College Hospital in Agra after pital. Local police claimed to her condition was found to be have registered a case and were critical. making investigation. Senior officers also visited the spot and met the victim to get clue about the attackers but Driver attached with so far they have failed to get any success. CM’s fleet dies in Reports said that 25-year- old Neelam, a woman consta- road mishap ble attached to the security at Shri Janmabhoomi A driver of Estate temple, had completed her Department, attached with Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath’s fleet, died in a road mishap at Sonebhadra. Adityanath, has expressed grief at the death of the driver and has directed the offi- cials to ensure all possible help to his family members. According to an official com- muniqué, released on Thursday, NOTICE Yogi Adityanath also asked the local officers to ensure necessary medical help to those injured in Be it known to all that in my the mishap. Reports said that son Hamd Akhtar School Sandeep, the driver of the Estate record name of Son's Mother department, was going in CM’s wrongly mentioned as Alka fleet when his jeep met with an Azeem, Correct name of moth- accident on Thursday morning. er is Prema Azeem which is to While Sandeep was killed, the be corrected in School other staff sitting on the vehicle records. Azeem akhtar were injured. They were admitted R/o ES-1 / 794, Sector - A, to hospital. Jankipuram, Lucknow.

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Printed and Published by Vijay Prakash Singh for and on behalf of CMYK Printech Ltd., 4th Floor, Sahara Shopping Centre, Faizabad Road, Lucknow-226016 and Printed at Tin Tin Printech Pvt Ltd., C-33 Amausi Industrial Area, Nadarganj, Lucknow. Editor: Chandan Mitra. Resident Editor: Vijay Prakash Singh. RNI No. 2016/57. Lucknow Telephones: EPABX: 4036600 Fax: 2345582. Allahabad Office: (0532) 2420818, 2421018, 3290460. Kanpur Office: (0512) 2304006, 2304416. Varanasi Office: (0542) 2414294, 2414295. Delhi Office: No. 6, Behind Gulab Bhawan, Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg, New Delhi-110 002, Phone: 011-40110455. Communication Office: F-31, Sector 6, NOIDA, Gautam Budh Nagar-201301, U.P. Phone: 0120-4879800 & 4879900 LUCKNOW | FRIDAY | APRIL 5, 2019 city 03 Hotel receptionist found murdered Hospital prescriptions to house owned by one Vinod THE GIRL, WHO WAS living in Aurangabad Jageer Sexual assault Singh. Vinod said he got a call since August last year. She urge people to vote from Deepu (girl’s friend) who A RESIDENT OF came in touch with Deepu suspected informed him about the inci- (24) who helped her in finding dent around 7 am on Thursday. SAROJININAGAR, the accommodation on rent. PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW “The girl was found lying dead WAS STAYING IN A Deepu also has a shop in front on a bed in the room,” he said, of her house. 26-year-old reception- adding that he later informed HOUSE OWNED BY “The family members of ist of a hotel was mur- the police. ONE VINOD SINGH the girl did not attend calls Adered allegedly after sex- Without thoroughly inves- when the police tried contact- ual assault at her house in tigating the case, the police ing them to inform them about Aurangabad Jageer area in claimed that the girl commit- the incident,” the sources said. Ashiyana on Thursday. Initially, ted suicide. “The body has house owner. “We are yet to recovered from the scene in They said some youths police tried to downplayed the been sent for autopsy and the track Deepu,” he said, adding which she had last called a having a good rapport with incident, saying they were yet cause is yet to be ascertained. that he had no information youth at around 2.56 am on low-rung cops at the Ashiyana to collect evidence. However, The family of the girl has not about the articles recovered Thursday. The youth runs a police station used to hang the cops later admitted that the given any complaint, and we from the room. Contrary to his kiosk selling fast food in the around shops in the locality. “It girl was strangulated. are waiting for them,” police claim, sources said the victim locality,” the sources said. is strange that nobody was As per reports, the girl, spokesman AK Dwivedi said. had head injuries and there They said the girl had left aware of the incident till the who was a resident of He said the police were were also scratches around her her home in Sarojininagar police were informed,” they Sarojininagar, was staying in a recording the statement of throat. “A mobile phone was about two years ago and was exclaimed. Woman duped of Day after recovery of girl’s body, jewellery by conman posing as policeman police say she committed suicide PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW ed missing on April 1. Her mother ther said that the no circumstantial PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW had told the police that the girl was evidence suggesting the girl was day after the mysterious death of last seen going towards the forest assaulted was detected during inves- man posing as a policeman duped a Aa missing 28-year-old girl and cover alongside the drain. The next tigation. However, the sources said District Magistrate flagging off a voter awareness rally organised by a school on Thursday Awoman of gold ornaments in Peeli Colony recovery of her body from a drain day, a police officer had recovered a the police did not conduct any inves- in Aishbagh locality under Bazaarkhala police near the DGP office in Hazratganj, diary and girl’s clothes from a tem- tigation on this line on the day of the PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW Saturday, Sunday and number of voters can exercise station on Thursday. The victim, identified as police claimed on Thursday that the ple near the crime scene. recovery of girl’s diary and clothes. Monday,” he said. their franchise. We had over Shyama Agarwal, is a resident of LDA Colony girl committed suicide and rub- Interestingly, the investigation offi- “The police swung into action only he district administration He said detailed instruc- 5,000 people with disabilities in Aishbagh. According to police, around 7 am, bished the reports of her murder. The cer could not trace the body of the after the body was recovered and Thas roped in hospitals to tions would be issued to two months back and over Shyama left her house for a temple. When she police, however, had no evidence to girl,” the sources said. They said the mediapersons suspected foul play. In encourage voters to exercise ‘Matdan Mitras’ on how exact- 11,000 one month ago when reached near Peeli Colony, she was intercept- support their claim. Playing safe, the police had recovered a smartphone a time period as long as a day, there their franchise by writing the ly they will carry out their the team of the Election ed by a bike-borne unidentified person, who police sent vaginal swab for forensic from the scene and found a selfie of are feeble chances that the crime messages on prescriptions work. “We have also talked to Commission of India came claimed to be a cop. test. “The girl had injuries. Drowning the girl with Lord Shiva’s idol in the scene was not invaded as the area is given to patients. Chief devel- e-rickshaw, autorickshaw and and now, their number has The trickster told her that he was on was ascertained as the cause of temple. The gallery also had some a hub of drug addicts and a lot of opment officer Manish Bansal tempo associations and we grown to 29,000 and it will patrolling in view of the upcoming Lok Sabha death. We also have a suicide note other photos and the girl had talked them hang around there,” the sources told The Pioneer that doctors are also pooling in our continue to grow,” he added. elections and women found to be wearing jew- which confirmed that the girl was to a suspect,” the sources said. said. They said the police focused on in the hospitals had already resources to arrange wheel- Regarding the usage of ellery were being challaned. “He asked as to upset over failure in love,” a police The sources said the police did the arrest of the suspect. “Since started writing messages on chairs for the ‘Matdan Mitras’ the postal ballots, he said they why I am wearing a gold chain and other orna- spokesman said. He said the family not hunt for the suspect after they police have admitted that the suspect prescriptions. from government and private could be used in two cate- ments when there is an order against it in view of the girl had accused a youth, Uday recovered her clothes, diary and was not at the crime scene, the “Necessary instructions hospitals,” he said. gories. “One is for the armed of the elections. Thereafter, he asked me to put Raj, of abetment to suicide. smartphone. “The girl had ante- charges of abetment to suicide will have been given to both gov- The CDO said the forces and the other for civil- off the ornaments and keep them in a piece of “On their complaint, the police mortem injuries on her back and it hardly stand in the court,” they said, ernment and private hospitals. ‘Matdan Mitras’ would be ians involved in election duties paper,” the woman told the police. She said as have registered a case under section suggested that she was assaulted,” adding that the girl had not written We will cross check which all interacting with all the people who will be able to vote on she was scared, she wrapped her gold chain, 306 of IPC and hunt for the accused they pointed out. The police admit- anywhere in the diary that she was hospitals have been issued tagged as people with disabil- April 26,” he said. rings and four bangles in a piece of paper. The is on,” he said, adding that the pres- ted that girl had ante-mortem injuries going to end her life. The police con- instructions,” he said. He ities. “The volunteers will About the student activi- conman engaged Shyama in a conversation and ence of the accused was not found at but contested that the girl was injured tested this, saying the girl had writ- pointed out that they had sent come with e- rickshaws and ty on April 8, the CDO said managed to change the ornaments with arti- the crime scene. Meanwhile, sources when she jumped into the drain. ten in the diary that she did not want advisories to private hospitals other vehicles and will take the some changes had been made ficial ones. When the woman reached her ripped apart the police theory, say- “The doctors told us that the injuries to live and would meet her lover in but did not make it mandato- differently-abled people to the for the event. “The students house, she was shocked to find plastic ing the autopsy report was inconclu- were like scratches and were proba- the next birth. “This indicates that ry. However, he added, some polling booths. It will be done will no longer be making the ornaments. sive and doctors did not give any bly caused by the filth or stones in the she committed suicide due to failure of the hospitals had started only between 7 am and 10 am formation of a flag. They will clear opinion. “The girl was report- drain,” the police said. The police fur- in love,” the police insisted. writing voting awareness mes- on the polling day. We have instead form a few words to sages on prescriptions. been contemplating this exer- encourage the voters and then Meanwhile, he said the cise for long so that maximum form a human chain,” he said. jail inmates would be voting through postal ballots. “When a person is jailed, he or she loses the right to vote but those under preventive detention can vote. There may be no jail inmate in Lucknow under this category, but we have asked all the officials across the state about inmates under preven- tive detention who can vote through postal ballots. That number should be very less,” he said. About a meeting held to review poll preparations, the CDO said they had tagged a total of 29,000 differently- abled voters and senior citi- zens. “We have over 7,000 ‘Matdan Mitras’ — two per booth. The training of these Women making purchases ahead of Navratri in Lucknow on Thursday Pioneer volunteers will be held on Spiritual guru’s murder: Protesters demand CBI probe, ex gratia for kin PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW The victim was he public anger spilled onto the shot as many as Tstreets as scores came out to stage protest demanding a CBI seven times amidst probe into the murder of spiritu- the presence of al guru Dineshanand Saraswati, Rs one crore ex gratia to the kin and revenue officials and a government job to one and cops. His wife member of the family. Saraswati was sprayed with bullets in had accused the Chinhat on Wednesday. police of siding Mayor Sanyukta Bhatia, direc- tor general of Logistics, UP Police, with the attackers Mahendra Modi, and head of Nanakshahi Trust visited the seer’s would report to the government house on Thursday. For police, it laxity of the revenue officials, the was hectic day full of challenges. CO said their priority was to track The victim was shot as many down Pawan and Rakesh who as seven times amidst the presence have been named in the case. of revenue officials and cops. His “Sushil, Rakesh and Pawan are the wife had accused the Chinhat notorious persons and the local police of siding with the attackers, police knew about their past. Still, alleging that the cops took her hus- no preventive action was taken band to the crime scene pretend- against them,” sources said. ing that the Revenue department They said the accused were was to carry out land measurement acquainted with several inspectors in the area. On the other hand, the who held charge of Chinhat revenue officials lodged a case Kotwali in the past. “The list under 7 Criminal Law includes an inspector posted in Amendment Act and hindering Chinhat during then SSP the government work against the (Lucknow) Manzil Saini, while attackers identified as Sushil Yadav, another one is presently posted in Dilip Vishwakarma, Rakesh, Lucknow,” the sources claimed. Pawan and few others on They said the root of the dis- Thursday. Also, there were reports pute was a land occupied by the that the Election Commission has hutment in which the seer lived sought a report from the SSP with his family. “Several builders (Lucknow) regarding the incident. had an eye on the land worth “The police were not present at the crores,” they said. Meanwhile, the site when the murder was execut- residents and supporters of slain ed. It is up to the revenue officials spiritual guru flayed the police for whether they choose to take police downplaying the incident and protection or not,” circle officer AC terming the murder a fallout of Srivastava said. Asked if the police rivalry for gram samaj land. 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As a con- vf/k'kklh vfHk;Urk] fo|qr ikj"s k.k [k.M number of children watched my childhood memories and it have asked me when did I first greatly appreciated by people, when I reached Lucknow, to study and also enables other sequence of discussions held & f}rh;A i=kad&684] fnukad& the films,” he pointed out. took me 44 years to be a part start watching films and I he said he was passionate someone came and told me girls of her village to be allowed with representatives of the 04-04-2019 ^^jk"Vªfgr e as fctyh cpk,*a *A “My whole life is about of this dream. The moment I always say that when I was in about his work. “I have always that I should have only authen- to study. department of Science and Technology, Government of India, a first-of-its-kind initia- tive was started at AKTU on CRIMELINE CANTTWATCH Thursday to form a cluster of academic and research organ- ARRESTED ing. The accused were being MECHANISED INFANTRY isations for promoting collab- Two persons were arrested interrogated. REGIMENT CELEBRATES orative research to comple- for running internet calling RAISING DAY ment each other and form a centre by the Anti-Terror CHAIN LOOT The Mechanised Infantry sustainable ecosystem to foster Squad from Vibhuti Khand Two bike-borne unidenti- Regiment celebrated its 41st research and innovation of on Thursday. Those arrested fied miscreants looted the gold Raising Day in Lucknow national interest and societal were identified as Anshu Yadav chain of a property dealer, Cantonment on Thursday. The benefit in Lucknow region. of Sitapur and Anil Kumar Pankaj Sharma of Jankipuram celebrations began in the The meeting was chaired by Yadav of Jaunpur. The call (sector I) in Gudamba on morning by paying homage to KGMU Vice-Chancellor Dr centre was being run from a Thursday night. As soon as he the martyrs. Lieutenant MLB Bhatt while Anita house in Vibhuti Khand. As per got down from his car, he was General JK Sharma, Chief of Aggarwal represented the police, an Ayodhya resident got struck by the miscreants. Staff (COS), Central Infantry Regiment is one of the Eriteria, Sierra Leone, and department of Science and a call about supply of arms and Command, laid wreath at youngest regiments of the Lebanon. The regiment has a Technology. She assured full explosives on April 2 and he FOUND DEAD Smritika war memorial. All Indian Army formed post 1965 special distinction of operating support in implementing the complained to the police. An unidentified man was officers of the Mechanised war. The regiment has partic- even in high altitude and the initiative. Other institutions Subsequently, a team of ATS found dead with the body Infantry Regiment posted in ipated in ‘Operation Pawan’ in most gruelling terrains of included IIT-Kanpur, IITR, worked on the case and traced lying alongside railway tracks Lucknow were in attendance Sri Lanka, and ‘Operation and Sikkim. The regi- CIMAP, NBRI, CDRI, IIIT the caller’s address in Vibhuti in Bhithuali locality in during the solemn ceremony. Rakshak’ in Punjab and Jammu ment has a glorious past with (Allahabad and Lucknow), Khand. It surfaced that Anshu Madiaon on Thursday. Police Veterans were represented by & Kashmir. It has also made a large number of officers, SGPGI, BBAU, Birbal Sahni had taken PRI line of a private said the man died after he fell Brigadier KK Tiwari (Retd), immense contribution to junior commissioned officers Institute of Paleobotany, telecom company and he used down from a train. However, who also laid a wreath at the United Nation peacekeeping and men having made the ulti- RMLIMS and MNNIT- to bypass the internet gateway the police did not recover any war memorial on behalf of all operations in Somalia, Congo, mate sacrifice in the service of Allahabad. to facilitate illegal internet call- train ticket from the deceased. the veterans. The Mechanised Angola, Sudan, Ethiopia & the mother land. AKTU media incharge Asheesh Mishra said the idea of having a knowledge cluster was SCHOOLSCAN CITYBRIEFS appreciated by everyone and valuable inputs were provided for taking this idea forward. ANNUAL PRIZE DAY IIM-L DIRECTOR and CEO of a private company “Similar knowledge clusters or The Annual Prize Day at Archana Shukla has taken from USA, on ‘Medical devices consortiums are formed as a La Martiniere Girls’ College over as director of Indian as tools for drug delivery: global best practice for conduct- saw over 1,000 prizes being dis- Institute of Challenges and opportunities’ ing collaborative research and tributed on Thursday. Students Management, at Dr Akhilesh Das Gupta audi- provide viable and affordable from classes 1-12 received Lucknow. She torium. The programme start- solutions for the betterment of prizes for academic excellence, has been a ed with felicitation of Syed H human life,” he said. sports and co-curricular activ- professor of Askari by Shailendra Sarraf, The knowledge cluster will ities. Special prestigious prizes Organisation director (Pharmacy), BBD- be used for conducting research and medals for various achieve- Behavior in NITM, followed by a welcome on drugs and medical devices, ments in all the possible acad- Human address by dean, School of use of artificial intelligence and emic and co-curricular fields Resources Basic Sciences, S Ahmad Ali. machine learning to be were also given away. Rita Management Group. She Askari is a scientist and an explored under the consor- Teaotia, chairperson of Food obtained PhD in Organisational expert in polymeric drug deliv- tium. A common website will Safety and Standards Authority Behaviour from IIT-Kanpur ery. He has discovered many be developed to display research of India, was the chief guest on and has more than 28 years of new ideas, including the new strengths and thrust areas of the occasion. She is also an teaching, training and research concept of composite lenses member institutions. A com- alumna of the college. The ‘Sir experience. She has published and polymerisable devices. In mon access card will be issued George Thomas Medal’ for a number of papers and book his lecture, Askari spoke about to faculty and students, example and services was chapters in international and his discovery of polymer mate- enabling them to use labs and awarded to Vasundhara Prasad national journals. She has writ- rials and various applications in facilities across member insti- while the Lifetime ten several cases in the fields of medical devices such as contact tutions. There will be one nodal Achievement Award to knowledge management, lenses and stents, cure of dis- officer from each member insti- Mauveen Shaw and Naheed organisational adaptation, and eases like cancer and develop- ship at Unity PG and Law University Roop . tution for better coordination. Hasnain. The ‘Mrs Farida organisation structure & change ment of polymeric glue to fill College, in collaboration with She delivered a keynote lecture It was suggested that school stu- Abraham Labor Durus Medal’ management. retinal holes and seal detached CALEM (Centre for Academic on stories of institutional excel- dents should be allowed to for effort and perseverance retina, and also explained the Leadership & Education lence. The second session was visit research institution labs was awarded to Anoushka LECTURE technologies invented by him in Management), Aligarh Muslim chaired by Madhurima and other facilities so as to Vaish while ‘Suparsh Avasthi The department of the drug deliveries. University, started at Unity Pradhan, head of LU’s develop their interest in science. Memorial Medal’ for the best Chemistry, School of Basic Degree College on Thursday. Psychology department. She The next meeting will be held basketball player in the senior Sciences of Babu TRAINING The programme was inaugu- spoke on effective communica- at KGMU on June 1 and a joint school was awarded to Muniba University, organised a guest lec- A 6-day training pro- rated by former Vice- tion with key external stake- MoU involving all the member Ali and Isha Chappria. ture by Syed H Askari, president gramme on academic leader- Chancellor of Lucknow holders. institutions will be signed. LUCKNOW | FRIDAY | APRIL 5, 2019 nation 05 Poll ad: BJP spent `1.2 cr, Cong `54 K on Google

* BJP has been running a combination of video, print and digital YSR Cong spent around ads around its ongoing campaigns such as “Main Bhi Chowkidar ` * Congress has been highlighting the promises made by its PM 1.04 cr since Feb 2019 candidate Rahul Gandhi through multiple digital advertisements * Narendra Modi-led BJP has spent around `1.2 crore in advertising since February 2019 across 554 advertisements RAJESH KUMAR n NEW DELHI another advertiser which spent `26,400 on 43 ads to promote * Yuvajana Sramika Rythu (YSR) Congress Party that spent he BJP has topped the chart YSR Congress Party candi- around `1.04 crore across 107 advertisements Tof political advertisers on dates, emerged seventh on the * The highest amount on election advertisements of `1.73 crore Google with an advertisement list. was reported from Andhra Pradesh, followed by Telangana spent share of around 32 per According to the search where parties spent over `72 lakh, Uttar Pradesh over `18 lakh cent, while its rival Congress is engine giant’s Indian and over `17 lakh ranked sixth with a meagre 0.14 Transparency Report released * In the run-up to the elections, Google has been actively working to bring transparency in political per cent share. Political parties on Thursday, the BJP emerged advertising on its platforms. It enforced its election ads policy for India on 20 February 2019 and their affiliates have spent as the top advertiser with a total `3.76 crore on 831 advertise- advertisement expense of `1.21 of its ad policy. ifies the identity of advertisers cal advertising on Google, ments since February 19 on crore for 554 ads, which In the run-up to the elec- before their election ads run on YouTube, and partner proper- google platform. accounted for 32 per cent of the tions, Google has been active- its platforms. ties. Narendra Modi-led BJP total ad expenditure on Google. ly working to bring trans- It is making ‘paid for’ dis- This report includes infor- has spent around `1.2 crore in BJP has been running a com- parency in political advertising closures across its ads plat- mation about Lok Sabha elec- advertising since February 2019 bination of video, print and on its platforms. It enforced its forms. For most ad formats, the tion ads that feature or are run across 554 advertisements, fol- digital ads around its ongoing election ads policy for India on company said it automatically by a political party, a political lowed by Yuvajana Sramika campaigns such as “Main Bhi ads, accounting for a meagre list respectively. Pramanya Andhra Pradesh, followed by 20 February 2019. generates a “Paid for by” dis- candidate, or a current mem- Rythu (YSR) Congress Party Chowkidar”. Meanwhile, 0.14 per cent share. Strategy advertisement expen- Telangana where parties spent The policy requires adver- closure, using the information ber of the Lok Sabha,” it said. that spent around `1.04 crore Congress has been highlighting Pramanya Strategy diture stood at `85.25 lakh for over `72 lakh, Uttar Pradesh tisers running election adver- provided during this verifica- Google made the political across 107 advertisements. the promises made by its PM Consulting Private Limited 53 ads, while that of Digital over `18 lakh and Maharashtra tisements in India to provide a tion process. The disclosure advertising data public as part Meanwhile, Rahul Gandhi-led candidate Rahul Gandhi and Digital Consulting Pvt Consulting was `63.43 lakh for over `17 lakh. pre-certificate issued by the displays the organisation name of its India-specific Political Congress occupied the sixth through multiple digital adver- Ltd, which promotes the Telugu 36 ads. According to Google, it Election Commission (EC), or or individual name to users Advertising Transparency spot with an ad spend of tisements. The Congress Desham Party (TDP) and its The highest amount on has also blocked the advertise- anyone authorised by the ECI, who see the ad. Report along with a searchable `54,100 on 14 advertisements. ranked a distant sixth with an chief Chandrababu Naidu, election advertisements of ment of four of 11 political for each ad they wish to run. “Our goal is to provide political ads library announced Pammi Sai Charan Reddy, expenditure of `54,100 on 14 ranked third and fourth on the `1.73 crore was reported from advertiser due to the violation Further, Google said it ver- greater transparency in politi- in January this year. Defence Ministry kicks off ITBP to boost mental toughness of jawans to counter China RAKESH K SINGH n NEW DELHI Papta besides two DIGs, one war between the two countries, ` Commandant and a Deputy troops of the People’s 50K cr submarine project n its bid to be better prepared Commandant. Liberation Army often trans- Iagainst the Chinese troops The Board of Officers sub- gress into sections of the near- PNS n NEW DELHI along the Indo-China fron- mit the Board Proceedings and ly 3,500 km Line of Actual tier, the Indo-Tibetan Border recommendations within 15 Control between the two coun- aving received the nod Police (ITBP) that guards the days from the date of the tries. Hfrom the Government for Indo-China border will now issuance of the order. Besides Officials said the move to manufacturing six submarines subject officers of the syllabus, the Board will also subject the senior officers to in India earlier this year, the Commandant rank and above detail the capacity of the course physical training is aimed at Defence Ministry has started to physical fitness tests along and frequency in a year. rejuvenating the health of the the process of issuing expres- with theoretical sessions to The move comes close on supervisory officials of the sion of interest or global tender boost their mental toughness. the heels of shifting of the force that operates at high alti- expected to be floated in the The move is expected to mations of ITBP are to be put mental toughness, the order Chandigarh-based command tudes along the LAC where sur- next four to five weeks. The bolster the morale of the troops through a physical fitness further said. to Leh in Jammu & Kashmir in vival from the harsh weather is total cost of the project is who frequently have to deal refresher course with the dura- In order to design the order to place the personnel a daily battle. about `50,000 crore and the with face-offs and skirmishes tion of 3-4 weeks.” course syllabus with the twin closer to the frontier. The With 5,619 under Low submarines will be built as with the Chinese troops. The syllabus must have objective of instilling physical Chandigarh based headquarter Medical Category, the ITBP is per the Strategic Partnership According to an order component of physical exer- and mental toughness, the was shifted to Leh on April 1. way below the CRPF which has model. issued by the Force on April 1, cises which makes an officer paramilitary also constituted a While the Indo-China bor- as many as 22,120 personnel The model entails an “It has been felt necessary that physically fit enough as well as Board headed by Inspector der has not witnessed firing of under LMC which is nine per Indian shipyard in private or officers posted at various for- theory classes to boost their General of ITBP Academy PS a single bullet after the 1962 cent of the total strength. public sector forging a joint venture with the foreign orig- ered committee appointed in is a follow on order of the inal equipment manufacturer January to implement the mega Scorpene submarines project. TROUBLE FOR RAJASTHAN GUV (OEM) and then constructing project has already held con- Six such submarines are now the six conventional diesel- sultations with short-listed under construction with Indian Army discovers wreckage of electric submarines known and Indian defence majors includ- French collaboration at the Project-75 I(P-75I) in India. ing Adani Defence, Larsen and public sector Mazagon Dock Prez forwards EC’s The Government had cleared Toubro and state-run Mazagon Limited, . World War II in Arunachal Pradesh the project in January this year. Dock Shipbuilders Ltd (MDL) The follow-on order PNS n NEW DELHI and ferry troops by air from Based on the information Giving this information as part of the process to iden- known as P-75I is the second India to Myanmar then known received from local trekkers of about the process of firming up tify the domestic partner. The project to be implemented 12-member Indian Army as Burma in the fight against Lower Dibang district through complaint to Centre the tender, sources said here on defence ministry has already under the strategic partnership Apatrol along with a police the Japanese troops there. the police, a special patrol of Wednesday the submarines drafted an Expression of model. The first project to get representative recovered wreck- Several aircraft had crashed in Army was sent to locate the will be fitted with anti-ship Interest for the procurement, government’s nod for imple- age of a World War II vintage Arunachal Pradesh and the wreckage in a remote location, cruise missiles and other lethal and it has been shared with mentation under the new US Air Force aircraft in Roing North-east and the US in last 30 kms from Roing. weapons. The tender or expres- prospective contenders, they model was acquisition of 111 district of Arunachal Pradesh many years have sent several The patrol moved cross sion of interest will be issued to said. utility helicopters for the Navy on March 30. The wreckage representatives to locate the country for 30 kilometers in leading manufacturers of The project will be imple- at a cost of over `21,000 crore. was buried under snow and wreckage of the aircraft. thick jungles and snow covered advanced submarines in four mented under the strategic Sources said construction thick foliage and the discovery Giving details of the latest areas for eight days to trace out weeks, adding the defence min- partnership model which pro- of six submarines under Project of the debris will lead to reve- discovery, army officials said the wreckage. The region had istry has started the process for vides for joint ventures between 75 (I) will provide a major lation of some historical inputs. here on Wednesday the patrol seldom been ventured by any- selecting both the Indian and Indian private and public firms boost to the existing submarine During World War two, the located the aircraft debris cov- one in the past and is even foreign defence entities. with foreign manufacturers. design and manufacturing eco- US air force as part of the Allied ered by thick undergrowth and obscured from air due to thick They also said an empow- The tender for six submarines system in India. forces used to supply weapons buried under five feet of snow. foliage. PC tries to corner Azad may contest from Dhanbad or face Gambhir PNS n NEW DELHI leadership has assured Azad sidered a party stronghold. Dhanbad and Hazaribagh Lok Jaitley on AFSPA that he wont be disappointed. Punjab Chief Minister Sabha seats. Hazaribagh cur- PNS n NEW DELHI Governor Kalyan Singh’s ormer BJP MP Kirti Azad Sources said he is being con- Amarinder Singh’s wife and rently represented by Union remark that Narendra Modi PNS n NEW DELHI ty from prosecution to securi- Fwho recently joined sidered for Dhanbad seat in former Union minister Preneet Minister Jayant Sinha has two n a move that can spell trou- should be re-elected as the ty forces deployed in “dis- Congress will have to shift his Jharkhand or New Delhi Kaur will contest from Patiala strong claimants from Congress Ible for Rajasthan Governor Prime Minister. ormer Finance Minister P turbed areas”. He had alleged political base either to Parliamentary seat. for the upcoming parliamen- while one is liquor mafia Gopal Kalyan Singh, President Rajasthan chief minister FChidambaram on Thursday that the “tukde tukde gang” Jharkhand or face cricketer While former Union tary polls. The party also re- Sahu and another is social Ramnath Kovind has forward- Ashok Gehlot had also object- tried to corner Finance drafted the parts of the turned politician Gautam Minister Pawan Bansal got a nominated sitting MPs Sunil worker Shivlal Mahto. ed Election Commission’s ed to the “unfortunate” Minister on the Congress manifesto dealing Gambhir from the New Delhi ticket from Chandigarh Lok Jakhar from Gurdaspur, While 80 years old Sahu is report to the Union Home remarks. He stated that Singh, AFSPA issue, asking why he with issues of Kashmir and Lok Sabha seat if the alliance Sabha seat, former Union Gurjeet Singh Aujla from brother of Congress former Ministry. The EC had written as the Governor, should be was mum on the withdrawal of national security. between Congress-AAP is Minister Subodh Kant Sahay Amritsar, Ravneet Singh Bittu MP Dhiraj Sahu, to the President against Singh non-partisan and that it does the controversial Act from Chidambaram also asked forged. has been fielded from Ranchi from Ludhiana and Santosh party chief Rahul Gandhi is for violation of model code of not suit the dignity of his post. Tripura, Meghalaya and parts Jaitley whether he supports Congress sources said that and former Jharkhand Pradesh Singh Chaudhary from understood to have sought conduct. President Kovind for- Last month, Kalyan Singh, of Arunachal Pradesh. “enforced disappearance, sex- Kirti has expressed his dis- Congress chief Sukhdeo Bhagat Jalandhar. In Hoshiarpur, the more details on Shivlal who warded the letter to the Home 87, had called for PM Modi’s He also alleged that there ual violence and torture”, the pleasure over the treatment will contest from Lohardaga party fielded Raj Kumar was instrumental in organising Ministry after returning from re-election “for the sake of the is a “flip flop gang” in the rul- allegations which are common meted out to him in joining the seat. Chhabbewal. In Himachal the rally of Hardik Patel in an international visit. country”. He was on camera ing BJP. in areas where AFSPA is in grand old party in lieu of Bansal’s nomination how- Pradesh, the party cleared the Jharkhand early this year. Election Commission (EC) saying at his hometown Aligarh Jaitley had criticised the force. “We say that in these promise of retaining the ever did not go well with the name of Pawan Kajal from the Shivlal Mahto is a prominent had written to President after that PM Modi’s re-election is a Congress on Tuesday after the three cases there Darbhanga Lok Sabha seat Sidhus. Navjot Kaur Sidhu, Kangra Lok Sabha seat. Kurmi leader and given the it found that Rajasthan necessity for the country and Opposition party announced in should be no immunity under candidature. He has insisted the wife of Punjab minister Similarly, for Jharkhand caste equation in Hazaribagh Governor Kalyan Singh’s the society and every party its manifesto that if voted to AFSPA. What does Mr Jaitley that he be fielded from any of Navjot Singh Sidhu, and former the decision to announce all the and the differences between remark on re-election of member should work for it. He power, it will review the Armed say?” the former the remaining seats under Union minister Manish Tewari, seats as part of the JMM Cong Jayant Sinha and his father Narendra Modi as the Prime made the remarks as he was Forces (Special Powers) Act home and Finance Minister Congress quota of Bihar maha- had also staked claims to the grand alliance hit a road block Yashwant Sinha makes him a Minister for violation of model faced with BJP workers protest- that gives a degree of immuni- asked. gathbandhan but Congress ticket from Chandigarh, con- due to several claimants on the formidable winner of the seat. code of conduct. ing against the party’s choice President Kovind, who has for Aligarh. returned from Chile, has sent “We are workers of BJP. the Election Commission Going by that, we definitely report to the Home Ministry as want the BJP to win. Everyone EC to take final call on release of PM biopic today per the laid down procedures.. wants that once more, Modiji “It is a normal procedure. should become PM. It is nec- RAJESH KUMAR n NEW DELHI Twitter on Thursday. Though The Deputy Election The film has Vivek Oberoi the query of the Censor Board on its release. The court will The home ministry, after essary for the country and the he did not clarify further, cen- Commissioner said that the in lead role and is directed by on how it should certify polit- hear the plea on Monday. The receiving the letter, is expected society that Modi-ji becomes he release of biopic of “PM sor board sources said the Commission has already told “Mary Kom” maker Omung ical films when the Model biopic ran into trouble over to take legal opinion on it PM,” Kalyan Singh had said. TNarendra Modi” on Prime process of getting CBFC certi- the Central Board of Film Kumar. The movie has been in Code is in effect. It clarified that credits as well. Lyricists Javed before formulating its opinion,” Singh has been a Governor Minister Narendra Modi, has fication is still underway. Certification (CBFC) to take a news with various political when the Model Code of Akhtar and Sameer said they a source said. At the briefing on since 2014. In the 1990s, then been postponed. The Election Responding to a query call on the issue as it had “no parties saying that releasing it Conduct (MCC) is in force, were credited without con- Thursday, the EC said that Himachal Pradesh Governor Commission (EC) on pertaining to the release of role” in the issue. less than a week before the gen- CBFC should certify political tributing to the project. The they have recommended to Gulsher Ahmed was forced to Thursday said it will take a biopic on Modi, Deputy The official said the EC’s eral elections begin is a viola- films (or films that are politi- producer, however, countered the President through the resign for violating the poll final call on the release of a Election Commissioner decision, based on the direc- tion of the model code of con- cal in nature) as per extant pro- their claims, saying their old MHA. code by campaigning for his Hindi biopic on Narendra Sandeep Saxena said that the tives of Chief Election duct. The Congress made a visions of the Cinematograph songs were reworked so they The EC wrote to President son. Modi on Friday after the full Commission will take a final Commissioner Sunil Arora and formal complaint to the Act. Opposition parties, includ- gave credit where due. Ram Nath Kovind on Monday Singh is a former chief commission meeting. call on Friday. We have sought Election Commissioners Ashok Election Commission over the ing the Congress, said the film The seven-phase Lok (April 1) to bring the issue to minister of Uttar Pradesh and According to sources, the comments from the produc- Lavasa and Sushil Chandra, release of the film. would give undue advantage to Sabha polls begin on April 11 his notice. In its letter to the was in power in the state when Central Board of Film er of the movie and also from will be a response to the com- EC had sent a letter to the the BJP in electioneering and and end on May 19. The model President, the EC highlighted the 16th century Babri mosque Certification (CBFC) has yet to BJP’s general secretary. plaint raised by Congress in Central Board of Film its release should be deferred code of conduct, which among how remarks of the Governor was demolished in December give clearance. “This is to con- “...That also has been received. this regard. The EC officials Certification (CBFC) in which till the elections are over. other things, calls for an even- were in violation of the neutral 1992. He quit the BJP in 1999 firm, our film ‘PM Narendra The file is under examination said as Lavasa and Chandra it clarified that the Censor The project is also facing playing field for all parties and post he holds. The EC had and returned in 2004. In 2014, Modi’ is not releasing on 5th and it has been listed for were travelling to south India, Board has the last word on such legal hurdles with a Congress candidates, came into force on sought a factual report from the soon after the BJP came to April. Will update soon,” tomorrow (before the EC), the decision could not be taken matters. leader filing a PIL in the March 10 when the elections Uttar Pradesh Chief Electoral power, Singh was appointed Sandip Ssingh posted on Saxena said. earlier. In this letter, the EC cleared Supreme Court, seeking a stay were announced. Officer (CEO) on Rajasthan Governor LUCKNOW | FRIDAY | APRIL 5, 2019 nation 06

2 IAF personnel AT GROUND ZERO OF SABARIMALA AGITATION BJP worker found killed in road hanging in office ‘accident' outside BJP trying to loosen grip of Left, Cong PNS n ing the previous elections Awantipora base Pathanamthitta (Ker): The He alleged that no other player in every field of devel- killing our men. They have traditionally bipolar election political party was interested in opment including infrastruc- n yet another poll-time con- already started that. We had Srinagar: Two IAF personnel to the Pathanamthitta Lok developing the shrine. ture for schools, colleges and Itroversy, the BJP on asked the ECI to deploy more including a squadron leader Sabha constituency, ground LDF candidate and former hospitals. Thursday pointed fingers at the central forces in North Bengal were killed and as many oth- zero of the Sabarimala agitation, journalist Veena George The Nair Service Society Trinamool Congress after a but they are yet to do so,” senior ers suffered injuries in a road has gone triangular this time expressed satisfaction over the (NSS), which is a body repre- 42-year-old party worker from State party leader Raju Banerjee "accident" early Thursday near with the BJP hoping to win over response of the people during senting the powerful Nair com- Jalpaiguri was found hanging in said even as local TMC MLA the Awantipora Air Force sta- voters who are opposed to the campaign. munity and has been in the a booth party office. and Minister Gautam Deb said tion in Jammu and Kashmir's implementation of the apex "LDF would register his- forefront of the Sabarimala The deceased had been “my party is not in the death. Pulwama district, a defence court order on entry of women toric victory in the coming protests, in a circular Tuesday identified as Nitya Mondal, a In fact we don’t need to do such official here said. "Four IAF in the hill shrine. Lok Sabha polls. made it clear that it will con- labourer, party sources said things because we are winning personnel met an accident The BJP has fielded its The number of partici- tinue to maintain equi-distance adding the “murder” was com- here comfortably.” this morning at Malngpora in State General Secretary K pants in our poll campaign itself towards all the three fronts. mitted in the Ward number 36. The incident comes a day Awantipora. Two of the injured Surendran, who led the is a proof for the immense This would be music to the “He had no fight or enmi- after Prime Minister Narendra personnel succumbed to Sabarimala protests against acceptance of the party," she ears of the ruling Left as the ty with anyone, had been Modi addressed a mammoth changing temple traditions, said. NSS had been upset with the unwell. Don't know if it’s a rally in north Bengal`s Siliguri. while the ruling Left George said she will take up Government over the handling murder or suicide,” the Calling state Chief Minister Democratic Front has nomi- with the Centre the issues of of the Sabarimala issue, and the deceased's wife Rina said even Mamata Banerjee a “speed nated Veena George, its jailed on various charges, stituency," said a local leader Erumely airport and rejuvena- UDF and the BJP were hoping as the BJP leadership lodged a breaker”, Modi accused her of Aranmula MLA, to take on including attempt to murder who is assisting Antony in the tion of Pamba river. to woo Nair voters. complaint at the Election hindering a number of central two-time Congress-led UDF and the use of criminal force to campaign Pathanamthitta is consid- Prime Minister Narendra Commission of India office in welfare schemes in the state, MP Anto Antony. outrage the modesty of a However, both Veena ered one of the best districts in Modi had attacked the Left New Delhi. like Ayushman Bharat, PM- The Opposition to the Left woman. George and Surendran are also the country with high human Government over the “We had repeatedly been KISAN, and Real Estate Government's decision to The constituency consists confident of putting up a good development indices matching Sabarimala issue, saying it was telling that the TMC will let (Regulation and Development) implement the September 28 of Assembly seats from fight to wrest the seat from the most of the developed coun- trying to disrespect Kerala's loose its goons like it did dur- Act, 2016. injuries," the official said, with- Supreme Court order on allow- Pathanamthitta and Kottayam UDF. tries. The district boasts of the culture. out giving any further details. ing entry of women of all ages district. Surendran has been busy cleanest air in India as per a The LDF Government, The deceased personnel in the shrine of Lord Ayyappa UDF's Antony, who won visiting families and meeting World Health Organisation which had incurred the wrath are Squadron Leader Rakesh here snowballed into a huge from the constituency in 2014 prominent personalities in the (WHO) report. It is also one of of a section of Hindu commu- Pandey and Corporal Ajay agitation that grabbed nation- and 2009, is leaving no stone constituency. the least poverty affected dis- nity by deciding to implement Kumar, according to the offi- al headlines. unturned to continue his win- "We need to bring back tricts in the country with a lit- the apex court verdict on cial. The injured personnel — The protests, one of the ning streak. He won 41 per cent Modi government. It's only the eracy rate of 96.55 per cent. Sabarimala, had set apart `739 an officer and an airman — most violent religious agitations of votes in the 2014 election and BJP that can promote Out of the total population, crore for overall development have been shifted to a hospi- in the State, was led by a section had a winning margin of 56,191 Sabarimala as a world famous 56.93 per cent belongs to Hindu of the temple town in its bud- tal for treatment, the official of devotees, right wing outfits votes. pilgrim centre. When community where as 38.12 per get and another `100 crore to added. The Indian Air Force and the BJP-RSS. "He is banking on his devel- Sabarimala develops, the cent are from Christian com- the Travancore Devaswom will conduct an inquiry into During the protests, opmental credentials. He had Pathanamthitta district and munity. The church is an influ- Board (TDB), which adminis- the incident, he said. PTI Surendran was arrested and done so much for the con- constituency develops," he said. ential body and has been a key ters the Ayyappa shrine. PTI J&K Govt to provide ‘safe BJP shows Army destroys Pak corridor’ to military convoy exit gate to post along LoC MOHIT KANDHARI n JAMMU delayed Assembly election Farooq also called the decision Lal Singh now this shocker — never "dictatorial". MOHIT KANDHARI n JAMMU he latest decision, taken by before in 30 years has the Senior Congress leader PNS n JAMMU Tthe J&K Government to national highway ever been Ghulam Nabi Azad said the ndian Army late Thursday provide 'safe corridor' to the closed for civilian traffic like government "should work out aking up from their deep Inight completely destroyed convoy movement, on the 300 this,” the National Conference a more people-friendly strat- Wslumber, Bharatiya Janata another post of Pakistan Army km long Jammu-Srinagar vice-president tweeted. egy than disallowing all civil- Party (BJP) Thursday showed opposite Degwar sector along National Highway, till the cul- PDP Chief Mehbooba ian traffic for two days in a exit gate to the former Cabinet the Line of Control in Poonch. mination of Parliamentary Mufti too reacted on week". Minister, Lal Singh, from the Indian Army resorted to polls, has attracted sharp reac- twitter. She wrote, "GoI's Former IAS officer- party. With this action against strong retaliatory firing after tions from Kashmir based current approach towards turned-politician, Shah Faesal him, Lal Singh formally ceases Pakistan Army initiated mainstream politicians and Kashmir has been consistent tweeted: "Policies imported to be a member of the BJP. 'unprovoked' ceasefire violation separatists. only when it comes to from Israel will turn Kashmir According to a statement in Degwar and Gulpur sectors Both and repression. Suffocate into Palestine. issued by the party spokesman, of Poonch around 6.00 p.m. Mehbooba Mufti came on the Kashmiris, throw them in "The decision to close "Lal Singh was found involved Official sources claimed, same page shortly after the jails, deprive them of basic national highway to civilian in gross indiscipline against the after a long gap of almost 20 order was made public. rights and make them suffer. traffic on every Wednesday party". years, Pakistan Army on The State Government on "They only want Kashmir. and Sunday is extremely The statement said, "the Thursday fired 'airburst' shells Wednesday had announced Don't give two hoots about shocking. @RajnathSingh_in day Lal Singh field nomination to inflict maximum damage on often used to hit enemy targets that no civilian traffic will be what happens to its people how will the employees attend forms to contest from two the Indian soldiers deployed in behind a wall, in a defensive allowed on the Jammu- (sic)," Mufti tweeted. office? How will patients trav- Parliamentary seats as candidate the forward posts. Local fighting position. Till the time Srinagar highway on Sundays Omar Abdullah had also el? School children?" of the Dogra Swabhimaan reports suggested Pakistan of filing the report intense and Wednesdays from 4 a.m. suggested to utilise the rail People’s Conference chair- Sangathan party he committed army had previously used Air mortar shelling was going on to 5 p.m. to ensure the safety route to transport security man Sajad Gani Lone too an act of indiscipline as he Burst shells in 1998 at the peak in the area. Tension prevailed of the security convoys. forces between Baramulla and reacted strongly against the refused to withdraw his nomi- of hostilities along the Line of in the forward areas as Pakistan The restrictions will Banihal. diktat. nations on the schedule date of Control. army was deliberately hitting remain in force till May 31. "I've made this suggestion “In the civilised world, withdrawal". Anticipating further esca- civilian pockets to disturb local National Conference Vice before and in light of today's military needs will and always Clarifying why it took so lation, Indian army too decid- population in the area. President, Omar Abdullah highway closure order I feel be subservient to civil needs. long for the party to take note of ed to hit back strongly and Ministry of Defence labelled it as a glaring exam- the need to repeat it — why This certainly will be a first of his acts of gross indiscipline, BJP destroyed Pakistan's 'Manuwali Spokesman in Jammu, Lt Col- ple of failure to manage the can't the forces travel between its kind and will have disas- spokesman said, in the begin- post opposite Degwar sector. Devender Anand said, internal security in J&k. In Banihal and Baramulla by trous social, political and eco- ning Dogra Swabhiman In the heavy exchange of fire, Pakistan army initiated cease- series of tweets he slammed special trains? Quicker, safer nomic consequences. The Sanghthan was declared by Lal one civilian was injured in fire violation in Gulpur and the Government's decision. and more comfortable for the Govt should not carve a mil- Singh to be non-political organ- Poonch. Retired Army officers, Degwar sectors in Poonch. He "Another 1st for the Modi security forces." itary identity for itself,” Lone isation so no action was taken in familiar with the use of said , Indian army retaliated Government after the 1st ever Separatist Mirwaiz Umar wrote on his Twitter handle. the past. Airburst shell, revealed it is strongly and effectively.

CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 Cong insists on 3 seats, AAP offers MUSLIM CANDIDATES... “Muslim voters get con- (42.53%) and Purnia (37.65%); toral funding, which is so Muslims, by and large, fused between SP, BSP, Jammu & Kashmir seats essential for a corruption-free CLIMATE TO GIVE... have voted for non-BJP parties, Congress in UP and RJD, include Baramulla (97%), polity, has been another prior- In India, there are around only 2; talks on or anti-BJP parties in States JD(U) and Congress in Bihar. Srinagar (90%), Anantnag ity for our Party,” he said. 27,312 elephants in the wild STAFF REPORTER n NEW where BJP has been an impor- These parties are known to (95%), Ladakh (46%) and Advani desired that all of while in Nepal their number is DELHI tant player for long. In States having the vote bank among Udhampur (31%); Assam’s four should collectively strive to estimated to be between 100 like UP, Bihar and Muslim and generally give the seat include Karimganj, (45%), strengthen the democratic edi- and 125. The study also said the fresh round of talks has where there has been more ticket to Muslim candidates in Dhubri (56%), Barpeta (39%) fice of India. “True, elections projections could be effective- Astarted between the than one ‘secular’ option, their concentrated seats. Such and Nagaon (33%). Andhra are a festival of democracy. But ly used to identify critical habi- Congress and the ruling Aam Muslims have adopted ‘tactical confusion within the favourite Pradesh’s two seats Hyderabad they are also an occasion for tat areas that require immedi- Aadmi Party (AAP) to discuss voting’, where they vote for the parties leads to splitting their (41.17%)%) and Secundrabad honest introspection by all the ate conservation attempts and the seat sharing formula for the best possible candidate who votes and makes the election (41.17%) are Muslim seats. stakeholders in Indian democ- adjust current habitat protec- seven Lok Sabha seats in the can defeat BJP. three to four cornered,” the The study finds that 89 per racy - political parties, mass tion strategies to minimise national Capital. Muslim scholar Maroof report said. The report further cent of Muslims face chal- media, authorities conducting biodiversity loss due to habitat A senior Congress leader Khan said that the Muslim stated that Muslims are con- lenges as a minority commu- the election process and, above degradation. said the possibility of an identity on the ground is high- sidered as a vote bank only by nity. A whopping 86 per cent all, the electorate,” he said con- The analysis suggested that alliance is still alive and talks ly fragmented based on various mainstream political parties. of the respondents were not cluding his blog. the fragmented core areas that are going on. The speculation religious denominations, lin- According to data com- aware of the Government are located along the foothills, of tie-up started on Wednesday guistic differences, caste divi- piled by The Pioneer, Bijnor schemes. Around 44 per cent FOUR BSF JAWANS... forests and floodplains of the evening after AAP’s Rajya sions, and class hierarchy. “For (39.33%), Amroha (37.50%), of the respondents were not Reinforcement was rushed Himalaya could be “connected Sabha member Sanjay Singh instance, in a State with a Moradabad (44.78%), Rampur aware of the Sachar Committee to the spot, Sundarraj said, by a mixture of poor and high- met All India Congress bipolar contest, the Congress (49.14%), Meerut (30.86%), report. The Study shows that adding a search operation was quality habitat that should Committee (AICC) incharge of wins most of the Muslim votes Muzaffarnagar (36.94%), Muslims, with 14.2 per cent underway in the area. form specific targets for man- Delhi PC Chacko. According if the BJP is its only competi- Kairana (38.53%), Saharanpur population according Census According to a BSF official, agement.” to sources in the Congress, the tor. And if a strong regional (39.11%), Sambhal (45.54%), 2011 are lagging behind in all the patrolling team, comprising ruling party offered to give two player is present in the State, Nagina (41.71), Bahraich parameters of development 42 personnel of the BSF, had MODI BIOPIC TO... seats to the Congress, which is then the Congress has to fight (34.83%), Bareilly (33.89%) index. The total sample size for launched the operation from Congress spokesperson demanding three seats — New hard to win the support among and Shrawasti (31.34%) are the study was 3,400, which Mahla camp of the ‘A’ compa- Aman Panwar filed a petition Delhi, Chandni Chowk and Muslims. In some cases, among the 28 seats in UP included both Muslim and ny of the BSF 114th Battalion, and mentioned the matter North East Delhi. regional parties garner maxi- where Muslim dominates 30 Non-Muslim respondents in 13 around 250 km from Raipur. before the bench of the top “Both leaders discussed mum votes from the commu- per cent and above. States including West Bengal, When the security men court. Panwar had knocked the the seat-sharing formula and nity. For example, the Muslim There are 11 seat among Assam, , Telangana, were advancing through a for- doors of the top court seeking AAP offered two seats to the vote in Jammu & Kashmir is the 20 minority-dominated Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, est near Mahla, a large group immediate intervention and a Congress. The Congress was divided among the National seat which include Raiganj Jammu & Kashmir. of Naxals opened fire, he said. direction to ensure that the film determined to contest on three Conference (NC) and Peoples (47.36%), Malda North After a brief gun-battle, the is not released during general seats if the AAP is ready for an Democratic Party (PDP), (49.73%), Malda South (53.46) BJP NEVER DUBBED... ultras fled the spot, the official election. Senior advocate Dr alliance,” he said, adding that among the Trinamool Jangipur (63.67%), And in all situations, I said. The bodies and the Abhishek Manu Singhvi, there are many leaders in the Congress (TMC) and the Left (58.31%), have tried to adhere to this injured personnel were brought appearing for the petitioner, Delhi Congress who favour Front in West Bengal, among Baharampur (63.67%), principle and will continue to to the Mahla camp and airlift- Panwar, submitted to the court alliance with the AAP. the Samajwadi Party (SP) and Diamond Harbour (33.24%), do so. “Defense of democracy ed to Raipur, he said. bench that the release of the However, a final call in this the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) Birbhum (35.08%) , Jadavpur and democratic traditions, both Governor biopic Hindi film will disturb regard will be taken by party in Uttar Pradesh,” Khan said. (33.24%), Joynagar (33.24%) within the party and in the and Chief Minister Bhupesh level playing field and ruling president Rahul Gandhi in The report “Vision 2025 and Mathurapur (33.24%) have larger national setting, has Baghel expressed grief over party will be benefitted in the next few days, the leader Socio Economic Inequalities, 30 per cent and above Muslim been the proud hallmark of the the death of the BSF personnel. polls. Directed by Omung added. Meanwhile, Delhi Why does India’s economic population. BJP. Therefore the BJP has Baghel directed officials Kumar, the movie traces Congress president Sheila growth need an inclusive agen- In Kerala Kasaragod always been in the forefront of to provide all necessary med- Narendra Modi’s evolution Dikshit, at a party programme, da”, authored by economist (32.54), Kozhikode (37.47), demanding protection of inde- ical facilities to the injured and through various phases of his gave a cryptic reply showing Amir Ullah Khan and histori- Mallapuram (68.53%), Ponnani pendence, integrity, fairness prayed for their speedy recov- life, including his enrollment in her reservation against alliance an Abdul Azim Akhtar points (64%) Wayanad (57.98%) and and robustness of all our demo- ery, an official statement said. the Rashtriya Swayamsevak with the AAP. “Rest assured we out that Muslim votes usually Vadakara (34.70%) are Muslim cratic institutions, including Polling in the Kanker parlia- Sangh (RSS), his long stint as will remain as we are,” Sheila split into the different favourite dominated. Bihar four seats the media. Electoral reforms, mentary constituency will be Chief Minister of Gujarat, and said when asked about the pos- political parties in their con- include Araria, (41.14%), with special focus on trans- held on April 18, the second his elevation to a national role sibility of the Congress’ alliance centrated seats. Kishanganj (56.66%), Katihar parency in political and elec- phase of elections. in 2014. Agencies with the AAP. LUCKNOW | FRIDAY | APRIL 5, 2019 nation 07 Rahul's ‘emotional' Field more women in elections: Shaina NC to BJP Mumbai: Maharashtra BJP minister Vijaykumar Gavit, North Central, is the daughter we are still having dialogues and spokesperson Shaina NC on while the party's Raver nominee of late actor and politician Sunil discussions on the most basic Thursday said she was “upset is the daughter- Dutt. rights that any human being and appalled” as most of the in-law of BJP leader Eknath Actor Urmila Matondkar, should be entitled to. That's why leading political parties, Khadse. who joined the Congress recent- a 33 per cent reservation must link with Wayanad including her own, have not Similarly, ly, is contesting from Mumbai be a collective, concerted, con- given enough representation (Dindori) is the daughter-in-law North constituency. scious effort of all women in Wayanad (Ker): Congress to women in the Lok Sabha of NCP leader late A T Pawar, Sharad Pawar's daughter public life," she said. president Rahul Gandhi has an elections. (Mumbai is seeking a re-elec- She vowed to champion emotional link with Kerala's Praising West Bengal Chief North Central) is daughter of tion from Baramati for the the cause of reservation and said Wayanad Lok Sabha con- Minister Mamata Banerjee and BJP leader late Pramod third time, while Navneet Rana she will do it even if she has to stituency from where he is Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Mahajan, (Beed) is contesting from Amravati as fight the male chauvinistic contesting polls besides his Patnaik for giving 41 and 33 per board need to give more women is daughter of late BJP leader an ally of NCP. mindset in her own party and family bastion Amethi, party cent to women candidates politicians a chance for us to and Kanchan MP Bhavana all other parties. leaders said here on Thursday. respectively, she said all other prove our electoral competence. Kul (Baramati) is the wife of Gawli is seeking a re-election "Here on, I will champion An urn containing the parties need to "wake up" as they All parties need to wake up," she RSP MLA Rahul Kul. MLC from Yavatmal-Washim for the the cause of reservation even if ashes of his father and former only pay "lip service" to women's said. Smita Wagh is BJP's candidate fourth time. I have to fight the male chau- Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi causes. The BJP has fielded seven from Jalgaon. "Women are 50 per cent of vinistic mindset in my parties in was brought here in 1991 and Of the 48 Lok Sabha seats women candidates this time, Gavit, Khadse, Munde, the electorate. Upset and all other parties too," she said. they were immersed in in Maharashtra, only 13 women Congress three, NCP and Shiv Mahajan are seeking a second appalled to know that other "Requesting all women to Papanasini, a stream connect- fielded by prominent parties are Sena one each. Independent term. They had been elected for than Mamata Banerjee, who has speak up and demand all par- ed to a famous temple dedi- Congress president Rahul Gandhi files his nomination from Wayanad Lok Sabha in the fray. MLA Ravi Rana's wife, Navneet, the first time in 2014. given 41 per cent and Navin ties to give 33 per cent tickets to cated to Lord Mahavishnu in constituency as party general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra looks on, ahead of In a statement issued here, is contesting from Amravati as Congress has fielded Patnaik, who has given 33 per women as part of their mani- picturesque Thirunelli village, the general elections in Wayanad on Thursday PTI Shaina said, "Ability requires an ally of NCP. Charulata Tokas (Wardha), who cent to women candidates, all festo of their individual party Leader of Opposition in the opportunity. Talent needs to be BJP candidate for is the daughter of party leader other parties only pay lip service irrespective of legislation in Kerala Assembly Ramesh website. paved with huge square pieces showcased." Nandurbar seat, Heena Gavit, is late Prabha Rau. Priya Dutt, to our cause. Parliament for reservation," Chennithala recalled. The shrine, situated among of granite. "Leadership across the the daughter of former NCP who is contesting from Mumbai "What is worrisome is that Shaina said. PTI "The then Chief Minister K scenic mountains and forests, Gandhi on Thursday filed Karunakaran, myself, is shielded with 30 granite his nomination from Wayanad Mullappally Ramachandran columns and the ground is Lok Sabha constituency. PTI and K C Venugopal had attend- ed the ritual of immersing the Modi is old and in ashes of Rajiv-ji in Papanasini," Chennithala told PTI here. Elephant in the room: Wayanad Rajiv Gandhi was killed in a suicide bomb blast at tribals weigh priorities in poll time hurry, so telling Sriperumbudur in Tamil Nadu on May 21, 1991 during an Wayanad (Ker): Wayanad may which are reserved for tribals. election campaign. be the centre of heated political Issues of everyday survival The Congress leaders indi- debate with Congress chief such as food and drinking water lies: Rahul Gandhi cated that Rahul Gandhi is like- Rahul Gandhi choosing to con- as well as lack of roads, owner- ly to offer prayers at the holy test elections from the con- ship of land and the man-ani- place when he visits the con- stituency but people in the hill mal conflict that has led to stituency for campaigning next district have many other things increasing instances of ele- time. on mind — food, shelter and phants trampling their homes Papanasini means destroy- marauding elephants. and even killing is what troubles er of sins. According to Tribals constitute around 18 them. Thirunelli temple officials, if per cent population of Wayanad The main issue is fighting the ashes of the dead are district, famed for its forests and elephant attacks, said one trib- immersed in Papanasini, it is hills, which has been propelled al woman, highlighting the equivalent to doing the rituals into the national electoral map pressing problems of shrinking in Gaya. with the Congress president's habitat and the many instances Surrounded by the decision to reach out to voters of man-animal in the State. Kambamala, Karimala and the in the South by contesting from "We face problems due to Varadiga peaks, the Thirunelli the Wayanad parliamentary attacks by elephants at our temple near Mananthavady constituency. homes inside the forest. We Congress president Rahul Gandhi with MPCC president during an embodies traditional Kerala The Lok Sabha seat has two won't cast our votes this time. election campaign for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls in Nagpur on Thursday PTI architecture, the Kerala Assembly segments — Sultan There is no use participating in Tears roll down the cheeks of a Kashmiri woman as the head priest displays a relic at the Hazratbal shrine on the occasion of Tourism department said in its Bathery and Mananthavadi — elections," she said. PTI Mehraj-u-Alam, believed to mark the ascension of Prophet Muhammad to heaven, in Srinagar on Thursday AP Nagpur: Congress president Gandhi said all economists Rahul Gandhi on Thursday have told him that the scheme said that unlike Prime Minister to deposit `72,000 every Narendra Modi who is "old month in the bank accounts of and in a hurry", he was not the poor was feasible and can Arunachal: Cong interested in telling lies. be implemented without hurt- Chowkidar is a liar: Mamata Addressing a poll rally ing India's economy. SAUGAR SENGUPTA n KOLKATA delivering new promises with here, the Congress leader "The 'Nyay' scheme is a no intention to keep them.” asserted that he was in politics surgical strike by Congress on says ‘achchhe din' or Mamata Banerjee, Attacking Modi for failing for the long haul and "here for poverty. Every Indian should FChowkidar (watchman) is to create his promised 2 crore another 10 to 15 years." get a minimum of `12,000 not a Chor (thief) but a Jhootha jobs she asked “where is the job "I want to build a long- every month," he said, adding for Khandu, Modi (liar). Addressing another mas- you promised Modi Babu? In standing relationship with you. the Congress government will sive rally at Mathabhanga town place of giving the people jobs I will not speak lies. Modi has provide enough funds for the Itanagar: A day after cash worth Khandu's motorcade. of North Bengal, the Bengal you have robbed them of grown old and is in a hurry. So scheme. `1.8 crore was seized from "This is unheard of in the Chief Minister on Thursday employment as India has lost he is telling lies," Gandhi said. Corruption, unemploy- Arunachal Pradesh Chief history of the State that official attacked Prime Minister more than a crore job due to He did not lie since lies ment and farmers' problems Minister 's convoy, vehicles are used to transport Narendra Modi for bamboo- demonetisation. In the past 45 gets exposed sooner or later, were the priority issues for the Congress on Thursday cash for voters," Sanjoy said. zling the electorate with years the rate of unemploy- the Congress president said, elections this time, and Modi mocked the BJP saying “achch- He alleged that BJP candi- promises but doing nothing to ment is the highest.” adding that his party works should explain what he had he din” (good days) have come date for Arunachal East Lok keep them. Asking Modi to cite even a while the BJP "only makes done to tackle them in the last for him and Prime Minister Sabha seat Tapir Gao is distrib- “People say that Chowkidar single bank account that had hollow promises". five years, Gandhi said. He reit- Narendra Modi. uting cash to voters. Chor hai(the watchman is a received `15 lakh promised by Polling will be held in erated his challenge to Modi to The Congress had alleged The BJP also purchased thief) but I don’t say that. Resuming from where she Wala. But in five years much him in 2014 Banerjee said ask- Nagpur Lok Sabha con- take part in a 15-minute open on Wednesday that a "cash for some assembly candidates of the Because I know that left on Wednesday, calling of the tea and sugar have dis- ing “has anyone of you have stituency in the first phase on debate on corruption, econo- votes" scam had been busted in Congress, who withdrew their Chowkidar is jhootha. I will say Narendra Modi an “expiry solved and so he is coming in received the promised amount April 11. Union minister Nitin my and national security with the state with the recovery of the candidature, to pave way for vic- Chowkidar jhootha hai (the Prime Minister,” whose date a garb of Chowkidar. in one’s account?” Gadkari of the BJP is pitted him. cash "from Khandu's convoy" in tory of its contestants, he watchman is a liar) because he and right to rule had expired, “Real chowkidar is not a Coining a new slogan she against Congress' "He (Modi) will not be able Pasighat. It had asked the claimed. makes promises to befool the she said “this expiry Prime liar. He is a genuine struggler said “Modi Babur teenti goon: here. to show his face to you since he Election Commission to regis- "If this is the situation, people, to win elections and Minister had during 2014 who slogs it out in poverty. loot, danga aar khoon (Modi is Making a strong pitch for knows he can't answer ques- ter a case against Modi as well where is democracy? The not to keep them,” Banerjee approached you for votes iden- This chowkidar is one who marked by three qualities: loot- the 'Nyay' minimum income tions. This is the reality," as Khandu and his deputy. Election Commission should said. tifying himself as the Chai changes his colour by the day ing, rioting and murder).” guarantee scheme of his party, Gandhi said. PTI "This is the sign of 'achche immediately act and disqualify din' for Modi and Pema such candidates," Sanjoy said. Khandu," state Congress presi- No senior BJP leaders were dent Takam Sanjoy said at a available for comment. press conference here. Polling for two Lok Sabha Tamil Nadu politicians The money belonging to the constituencies and 57 Assembly son of a BJP candidate and a for- seats in the state will be held mer MLA was seized from two simultaneously on April 11. vehicles parked in a Darang had said both meet ECs, air grievances Government guest house at Christopher and Ralomg were Pasighat, State Additional Chief present at the guest house at KUMAR CHELLAPPAN n hour long interactive session. the candidate for Vellore Lok Electoral Officer (ACEO) Kanki Pasighat when the cash was CHENNAI “All political parties wanted Sabha constituency Kathir Darang had said on Wednesday seized on Tuesday night. a check on the distribution of Anand of the DMK, the election night. While `1 crore that was Christopher claimed that eaders of all political parties cash and gifts to the electorate commissioner said that he was seized from the Government he got part of the seized cash Lin Tamil Nadu, including the by certain outfits. They also waiting for a report from the vehicle was claimed by after selling traditional beads ruling AIADMK, opened up wanted us to instruct the Flying Income Tax department whence Christopher Perme, son of Mebo and ornaments and the rest he their woes in front of the Squads deployed by the Election held the raid. “We will take a call BJP candidate Dr Dangi Perme, had borrowed from his relatives. Election Commissioners who Commission not to harass the on the course of action after `80 lakh was found inside a pri- He had said he needed the met them on Wednesday in common man under the garb of hearing from the IT Department vate vehicle of former MLA money for building houses at Chennai. There were no dearth inspection,” said Lavasa while because the raid was carried out Ralomg Borang, the ACEO said. Ngopok and Bapkota. Ralomg, of complaints as all of them had addressing reporters at Chennai by them,” said Lavasa, He also The Government vehicle a former legislator, claimed he their own grievances to air to on Thursday. denied the allegation that a was registered in the name of had borrowed the money from Ashok Lavasa and Sushil When his attention was book on Rafale aircraft deal transport deputy secretary, relatives to buy a piece of land. Chandra, Election drawn to the seizure of unac- authored by a CPI(M) activist Darang said, denying reports Both demanded that the money Commissioners who gave them counted money from the resi- was seized by the flying squad as Superintendent of Police Harkishore Rai shows fake currency notes worth `5.23 lakh with the five people arrested in this that the vehicles were part of be returned to them. PTI a patient hearing in the three- dences and business premises of per the directive of the EC. connection at Bhakhura Bhitthi village under Baniapur police station area in Saran on Thursday PTI Tight security around Bagdogra airport; Gorkhaland demand alive in Hills: Gurung GJM leader postpones return to Hills Kolkata: Gorkha Janamukti of late GNLF chief Subash Binay Tamang faction which is with his "absence" from Morcha leader Bimal Gurung, Ghising, said the coming elec- supporting TMC candidate Darjeeling during the 2017 Kolkata/Siliguri: Police threw a Bagdogra airport following the Hills are eager for his return. who is currently in hiding, has tion is a fight between the West Amar Rai. Polling for Darjeeling Gorkhaland agitation and com- tight security ring around the which he has postponed his He maintained he is still the asserted that the demand for a Bengal government's "dictator- Lok Sabha seat will be held on plained about it. "Most people, Bagdogra airport near Siliguri plans to return." GJM supremo and commands separate Gorkhaland State is ship" and the will of the people April 18. Unlike the Tamang fac- we spoke to, were not willing to on Thursday after GJM leader The airport has no night the respect and love of the peo- “still alive” in the Darjeeling Hills to stand up against it. tion, Gurung said though his vote for him. So we talked to Bimal Gurung, who is in hiding landing facility. ple of the Hills. The GJM and that he continues to be the "This election is about faction is supporting Bista it has Ahluwalia and he volunteered to for the past one and a half years, Gurung had announced he Gurung faction and the GNLF, president of the party. standing up and saying we are no complaints against the cur- withdraw himself from consid- announced he would return to would return to the Hills on another major player in the His assertion comes in the not scared. Winning this elec- rent BJP MP S S Ahluwalia. eration for the Darjeeling Lok Darjeeling Hills during the day. Thursday, a day after the politics in the Hills, are sup- face of claims by main political tion will take us one step closer Darjeeling had witnessed a Sabha seat," Gurung said. Police also whisked away Supreme Court asked him and porting BJP candidate parties in the region — the BJP towards realising our dreams," 104-day-long strike in 2017 for He said, the claims by the Gurung's two aides — Roshan his aide Roshan Giri to move the on the Darjeeling Lok Sabha and the TMC — that the state- see every election as a step the GJM leader, who went into the statehood demand and sev- West Bengal Government of Rai and Yogen Pradhan — from Calcutta High Court for antic- seat, while the faction led by hood demand is not a political towards reaching our goal (of hiding after the June 2017 clash- eral people including police developing the Darjeeling Hill the airport but said no arrest has ipatory bail in connection with Binay Tamang is supporting issue in the upcoming Lok statehood). This election is very es in Darjeeling, said. personnel were killed, which area is "laughable". been made. the cases filed against them. TMC candidate Amar Rai. Sabha election. important as it will send a He rubbished projections forced Gurung to flee the Hills. "We have a saying in Nepali Later, a leader of the GJM Loksang Lama, the working Gurung had gone into hid- The issue this time is devel- resounding message to the rest that the upcoming election in He has been on the run since — 'bahira rumaley, bhitra (Gurung faction) told PTI that president of GJM's Gurung fac- ing after the June 2017 clashes opment, the spokesmen of the of the country that the people of the Darjeeling Lok Sabha seat then. Ahluwalia, he said, had undruk umale'y — those who Gurung would not return to the tion, too had said the Morcha in Darjeeling. The GJM split parties had said. Darjeeling, Terai and Dooars would be a fight between two worked honestly and sincerely cannot feed themselves are talk- Hills on Thursday. "He could not leader would arrive in the Hills after it and Tamang, his deputy, Speaking to PTI from an areas have not given up their factions of the GJM, one led by towards raising the GJM's con- ing about organising picnic for come to the Hills as the police Thursday. When contacted, took over the reins of the undisclosed place in Darjeeling, demand for a Gorkhaland state." him which is supporting BJP cerns and issues at the national others," Gurung said to explain had cordoned off the entire Gurung told PTI that people in Morcha. PTI Gurung said Wednesday, "We Gurung, one time close aide candidate Raju Bista and the level. But the people were irked his point. PTI LUCKNOW | FRIDAY | APRIL 5, 2019 op nion 08 www.dailypioneer.com facebook.com/dailypioneer | @TheDailyPioneer | instagram.com/dailypioneer/ PAPER WITH PASSION Modi vs Mamata The war of words shows the BJP’s determination to breach The art of the possible a bastion that may give it breakthrough status his one was a gladiatorial fight like no other, perhaps even coming closer to a The Congress’ manifesto represents everything that the BJP is not. It was drafted Tpresidential style debate, the crossfire between second time prime ministerial aspi- with the underlying belief that diversity is better than rigid uniformity rant Narendra Modi and his archrival and Trinamool Congress (TMC) chief Mamata Banerjee. Visceral spectacles such as these, what with open dares and debates, heat up the campaign and the news wires. So when Banerjee tweaked her schedule around Modi’s rallies so that she could drive home the coun- terpoint equally strongly and rob him of monop- olising the optics, it made for a day of colourful rhetoric. He called her a “speed- AJOY KUMAR breaker” in Bengal’s development, she called him the “expiry PM”, he called her he Congress released its mani- out for questioning the surgical strikes, she shot back with “voter strikes” to deflate festo this week. After months of his tall claims. And in the end, the war of words headlined election reportage in hard work by the research team, the media. It is significant that Modi doesn’t even engage with Congress chief it pleases me a great deal to say that the party has a document Rahul Gandhi, the supposed national claimant to the top chair, as blisteringly as thatT it can be proud of. A glance at the com- he does with the Bengal Chief Minister. This speaks a lot about Banerjee’s nation- ments and feedback received on social al relevance as the key architect of the Opposition front or mahagathbandhan, media and my interaction with people on the ground prove that many in the coun- which at least has a mathematical possibility of posing a challenge to the ruling try are of a similar view. The manifesto gen- Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) at the hustings though the chemistry may have gone erated such a buzz that the party’s website, a bit askew. Besides, West Bengal has the third largest number of seats in the where it was uploaded, actually crashed due to heavy traffic. Lok Sabha at 42, just behind Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra, and its Chief Minister, The manifesto embodies the ethos of therefore, is in a position to be the kingmaker. Perhaps that explains why Modi the Congress, which is to “create wealth and accords his adversary equal status in a rather back-handed manner because he guarantee welfare.” It not only provides details of the Congress’ Nyuntam Aay wants to breach the monolithic citadel of Bengal. Whatever the josh of the mus- Yojana (NYAY) scheme, but also details cular militarism displayed in the Balakot airstrikes and even the A-SAT space tests, other promises that are relatively path- fact is these are not palpable on the ground and in the 24-hour amnesia of news breaking. Of course, the pessimist (BJP), would say that these are mere promises but cycles, are not good enough to swell up a tide till voting day. So the BJP is tak- by putting such ideas down on paper and ing rearguard action and planning an insurance policy should there be a dip in making it part of the manifesto, the the heartland due to anti-incumbency and a poor showing in the South. The Congress has shown that it is not going to shy away from taking responsibility and Northeast, where the BJP has its own or alliance governments and which it has holding itself accountable. This, on its own, cultivated as its new votebank, has just 25 seats that are not enough for the party would be a marked shift from the attitude to offset losses. of the present BJP Government that has blamed everything and everyone for its It is, therefore, hoping that Bengal becomes its happy hunting ground. Of course, governance failures. in the last Lok Sabha elections, it had just two seats in its kitty despite a tidal While I would encourage everyone to will help promote growth in the and coming down hard on any impact” on transparency of during the BJP’s tenure than Modi wave. But that election still held a semblance of a multi-cornered fight. Five read the manifesto themselves, I under- country and encourage entre- harassment of new businesses funding of political parties. during the UPA’s. years later, the Congress and the Left have all but been decimated while the BJP, stand that this may not be possible for preneurship. These reforms by tax authorities. Another The Congress will roll back Confucius, the Chinese everyone of you. So in this week’s article, include introducing a single positive step is to do away with this scheme and has proposed teacher, had said, “The strength though way behind the TMC, has notched up the second highest vote share in I will highlight certain features of the man- rate Goods and Services Tax the requirement for approvals to introduce a National of a nation derives from the all the byelections held in the State since 2015, most of it by default. Its perfor- ifesto and also briefly deal with the rattled (GST) and fix some of the for a new business in its first Election Fund that anybody integrity of the home.” mance in last year’s panchayat polls further fed its possibility of making inroads. reaction of the BJP. monumental errors of the BJP. three years so that they get a can contribute to so that the However, when you hold a A separate ‘kisan’ budget: It will not While GST has the potential to chance to flourish before being damage already done by the hammer, everything looks like Armed with a clutch of anti-TMC votebanks and scientific assessment of where be an exaggeration to say that perhaps no promote growth by introduc- stomped out by the weight of BJP can be minimised. a nail, even when you’re deal- it can play its communal card to polarise sentiments on voting day (Bengal has group of people has suffered from the BJP’s ing efficiency, the faluda GST regulation. The reaction: While the ing with fellow citizens. The about 30 per cent Muslims), even re-igniting the historical animosity of the Partition policies as much as the farmers have. An introduced by the BJP has Electoral reforms: I have response to the Congress’ man- fact is that the oppressive poli- indicator of the distress caused to this com- actually hit growth negatively previously written on many ifesto has been extremely pos- cies of the BJP have increased among the usually assimilative gentry, the BJP is ambitiously staking its all in munity due to the BJP Government’s by creating different rates and occasions that the “electoral itive and encouraging, it was- anger and uncertainty at home. Bengal. It is targetting the dissatisfied industrial belt — Modi even taking up the insensitive policies are the many protests ensuring that even those busi- bonds scheme” introduced by n’t surprising that the BJP If the BJP was actually serious plight of tea garden workers in Siliguri — the border seats and south Bengal, that have been held by farmers all over the nesses, which never needed a this BJP is one of the most raised ridiculous objections to about tackling terrorism and country. It has become increasingly clear professional chartered accoun- brazen instances of organised it. One such objection is how ensuring that India is safe, it supposedly with the most victims of a chit fund scam. But raising issues selec- over the past few years that the issues that tant, now find their services lobbying and corruption. the manifesto will weaken would have paid a little more tively has a limited pitch considering Banerjee is solid in her receptiveness to plague the farmers are unique and, there- mandatory. Through the electoral bonds India. In fact, the Finance attention to its home. That may people’s issues and her organisational matrix. Then there is her overarching per- fore, require a more focussed examination. The Congress has instead scheme, which is currently Minister in his latest blog be difficult, though, since every The Congress in its manifesto has, there- proposed to simplify this entire under jurisdiction before the talked about how the manifesto third word out of a BJP sona. She draws on popular pulse and has lived the best campaign pitch all her fore, proposed a separate budget for the process by introducing a single Supreme Court, the BJP has will aid terrorists and destroy spokesperson’s mouth is life, as a self-made leader who has fought an oppressive Left regime and won kisan, where such issues can be dealt with rate GST. In a rush to be the made the process of electoral institutions. His suggestion Pakistan. despite a hostile State machinery. True after over 30 years of the Left’s politics in a specialised manner. first one to criticise the mani- finance more opaque than it would be laughable if it was not In summary, the Congress’ In the same vein as the presentation of festo, Union Finance Minister has ever been. It has used its so disconnected from reality. manifesto represents every- of denial, the expectations were huge and she has delivered but a bit of them, a separate railway budget, the kisan bud- Arun Jaitley spoke about how majority in Government to While this BJP Government thing that the BJP is not. It was working assiduously in the rural areas. True she has been compelled to adapt a get, coupled with a national commission this single slab would treat amend all Acts that provided does have the expertise to talk prepared using suggestions system that was in use for her electoral ends and this has cost her goodwill. But for farmers, will enable the Congress items of necessity the same way some scope for transparency, about “destroying institutions” from people with expertise in Government to devote time and resources as luxury items, ignoring the including the Income Tax Act, (Reserve Bank of India, Central their respective areas and draft- her change-making effort is still in stark contrast to the projected and crafted to an area that may not be fashionable fact that such necessities are the Representation of People Bureau of Investigation etc), ed with the underlying belief glory of Modi and perceptibly more hard-won. And in this titular clash, she does- enough for the BJP but is, in fact, the engine proposed to be exempted. It’s Act and the Companies Act. such an allegation against the that diversity is better than n’t want to remain David anymore or yield the slightest ground but be the Goliath. which can drive the country’s growth. not for the first time that What is worst is that it pretends Congress is just opposing for rigid uniformity. It counters the Walk the talk on reforms: The BJP Jaitley has succumbed to the to have brought in the scheme the sake of it. BJP’s language of hate with a That story still has takers, one that Modi has to push over. Government has indubitably failed to social media practice of com- in the name of “transparency.” The second allegation patois of progress. The para- provide jobs and growth during its tenure. menting before examining. In an affidavit to the apex about the document containing noid reaction of the BJP, The Congress is clear that its goal of “guar- Other than GST, the court, the Election elements that would make then, is understandable and anteeing welfare” will not be possible Congress has also proposed tax Commission has stated that India unsafe, too, is wholly telling. Erdogan's hubris without growth. Often unfairly criticised reforms that will encourage electoral bonds and the without any reason or merit. (The writer is Jharkhand for not being business-friendly, the entrepreneurship. These removal of cap on corporate The fact is that India has seen PCC president, former MP and The Turkish President may have lost the local Congress has actually detailed reforms that include abolishing angel tax funding would have “serious more attacks and casualties IPS officer. Views are personal) elections but he is still holding, for now oups, even if they are unsuccessful, S O U N D BITE tend to fatally weaken leaders in most Prime Minister Modi Patriotism shouldn't be People from Tibet have been seeking Modi, who claims to be an parts of the world. The events of the is the uncle of Hitler. taken as a sellable thing. a mutually acceptable solution to the advocate of women's rights C talaq evening of July 15, 2016, where a faction If he comes to power Whenever I have done Tibetan issue with China since 1974 and triple , allegedly again, there will not anything, I have believed but Beijing considers me a splittist left his wife without saying of the Turkish armed forces led an attempt- be elections anymore. in the characters. though I am not one. talaq even once. ed coup against Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the TMC chief Actor Spiritual leader RJD chief President of Turkey, did not have such an —Mamata Banerjee —Sunny Deol —Dalai Lama —Ajit Singh impact. It strengthened Turkey’s leader as he used the coup as an excuse to act against his political rivals, particularly the followers of Fetullah Gulen, the leader of an L E T T E R S T O T H E EDITOR Islamic sect whom Erdogan despises. Failed strategy resonated across the country Gulen’s continued presence in the United States is a major reason Erdogan, Congress must face some home truths and the people voted for her a leader of a NATO nation, has been gradually pivoting towards the Russians, resoundingly. Zuzana Caputova’s all the while pursuing an aggressive policy against both American and Russian Sir — This refers to the report, his refers to the editorial, “The Wayanad gamble” smart, eclectic and dignified “Hum Nibhayenge, pledges (April 2). The Congress has of late started acting campaign contrasts with the interests in Syria. He has leveraged his immense political strength at home Congress” (April 3). In its poll Tmaturely. It was really sad to see the fall of the grand shrill election propaganda let to project himself as a new Ottoman Emperor, the leader of the Islamic world manifesto, the Congress has old party to such an extent that it was prepared to act loose in this country now. in a matter of speaking, particularly in his battles with Mohammed bin-Salman, promised to repeal colonial-era as a second or even third fiddle to quell its thirst for Haridasan Rajan laws on criminal defamation and removing Prime Minister Modi. In doing so, it was for- Kozhikode the young crown Prince of Saudi Arabia. He has made the re-establishment sedition. Rightly or wrongly, mis- getting that the main aim of any party is to strengthen of Turkey’s once awesome power as the Ottoman Empire a centrepiece of use of these laws is often alleged. itself, evolve and learn from past mistakes. Apart from Act on air pollution his policy and that is reflected in much of what he does. The fact is that every law is sus- the old adage that “power corrupts and absolute power ceptible to misuse but that does- corrupts absolutely”, which fit the Congress’ case before, In all this, the political power at home was unquestionable, the AK party n’t mean that we should not have there are few other things that the party will do well to Sir — This refers to the editor- that he ruled had even managed to neuter the once powerful Turkish armed a law. Amending a rule that not take note of in order to bring back its past glory. and relates to its policy of announcing doles and free- ial, “Dying by breathing” (April forces and had imposed a soft Islamism on the secular state founded by only provides safeguards against The first is its over emphasis on dynastic politics, bies. Such populist promises feed the ‘hope’ factor among 4). With elections round the cor- Mustafa Kemal Ataturk. He railed against the media and increasingly had crit- its misuse but also penal provi- which has become a thing of the past now. The Congress the voters when only a fraction of what is promised mate- ner, it’s high time that we ques- sions against those found guilty must shed this dependence. Second, it lays too much rialises. In short, the Congress will do well to take a long- tion our leaders as to why issues ical outlets shut down. In his actions and policies, both domestic and abroad, is quite different than not having stress on minoritism. This even at the cost of hurting sen- term view of itself and make a query within as to what related to climate change and air Erdogan was the archetypal strongman. But he never undermined Turkey’s a law at all. sibilities of the majority community, notwithstanding the has gone wrong with it to lose pre-eminence. pollution are not adequately democratic nature and the electoral process although some of his changes, Further, the Congress’ pro- noble creed of secularism of providing equal opportu- BP Srivastava discussed during this time. posed Nyuntam Aay Yojana nities to one and all. The third is on the economic front Noida According to the World including giving the vote to Turks living abroad, did consolidate his hold on scheme that aims to put `72,000 Health Organistaion, 6.2 lakh power. So while five of Turkey’s six biggest cities voted the AK party out in per year minimum income for the people die of air pollution and local polls, it must not be seen as the beginning of the end for Erdogan. The poor is the worst kind of freebie Peaceful elections Republic have remained stead- Caputova had led a thoroughly lung-related issues every year in ever promised to the voters. This fast partners since then. And positive campaign to win peo- India. In other countries like the electorate for these elections is completely local and civic issues dominate. is sheer open bribing of the vot- now, Zuzana Caputova, the 45- ple’s hearts and capture power. UK and China, when the air So much like in India, extrapolation from local polls to a national level is impos- ers for vote banks. The promised Sir — A united sovereign state year-old leader of a progressive In her own words, the election quality becomes poor, they sible. While Gulen continues to have millions of Turks as supporters, by being sum will dissuade the poor from in Europe, Czechoslovakia was Slovakia, who is a lawyer by pro- campaign had exhibited that declare a health emergency. It’s seeking jobs and will, hence, dissolved to form two republics fession, an anti-corruption cru- “values such as humanity, soli- an emergency situation in India, in effective exile in the United States, there is no unifying opposition leader ruin the country’s economy. One in 1993 — an event, popularly sader and an environmental darity and truth were important too, one that needs correctives. in Turkey strong enough to stand up to Erdogan. The results of these polls wonders why during the 10 years known as “velvet divorce.” It was campaigner, is all set to become for lots of people in Slovakia.” Sangeet may be worrying for his tenure but do not in any way signify the end of the of UPA rule, the Congress didn’t a peaceful separation, which the first female President of She had also said that the elec- Via email do all that it is promising now. happened without even a sem- Slovakia. She comes from a tions could be won without vil- road for him. If there were national polls for Ankara today, he would still win MC Joshi blance of rancour generated. working class family. ification of the opponents. Her Send your feedback to: comfortably. Lucknow Both Slovakia and the Czech The charming Zuzana words and the majesty in actions [email protected] LUCKNOW | FRIDAY | APRIL 5, 2019 analysis 09 www.dailypioneer.com FIRSTCOLUMN Where are POINTCOUNTERPOINT THE CENTRE AND CIVIC BODIES HAVE NOTHING TO DO IF THE GOVERNMENT HAD THE INTENTION, IT the funds? WITH THE SEALING DRIVE. IT WAS MANDATED BY A COULD HAVE BROUGHT IN AN ORDINANCE TO STOP SUPREME COURT-APPOINTED PANEL. THE DRIVE. IT CAN’T SHRUG OFF RESPONSIBILITY. The Congress has assured regular income for the —UNION MINISTER —AAP'S LOK SABHA CANDIDATE poor but how will it identify the beneficiaries? And HARDEEP SINGH PURI BRAJESH GOYAL won’t the NYAY scheme burden the economy? History through a colonial prism UTTAM GUPTA uring its over five decades of rule, the Congress institution- Kesari alised the culture of doles in the name of its much trumpet- Most people have a better sense of history through popular culture than books. fails to Ded garibi hatao (poverty alleviation) programme even as major- ity of the people continued to remain poor. Even Prime Minister Modi portray the commonality of Indians with Pashtuns and forces a White man’s reading of the past continued with doles but changed the narrative with a pledge to empower the poor, create jobs and increase their income to ensure that these benefits reached the beneficiaries in full. Besides, under the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) scheme, his Government is giving `6,000 per year to 120 million small and mar- ginal farmers. With general elections nearing, the Congress has res- urrected its doles idea with a big bang. On March 25, Congress chief Rahul Gandhi promised Nyuntam Aay Yojana (NYAY) scheme, under which `72,000 would be deposited per annum to India’s 20 per cent poorest families. The party is targeting a total of 50 million families to ensure that each family is assured a monthly income of `12,000. A fam- AVEEK SEN ily earning less than this threshold will get direct benefit transfer (DBT) of an amount equal to the shortfall. For instance, if its month- ollywood actor Akshay Kumar’s latest ly earning is `6,000, it will get DBT of `6,000. The offer on the film Kesari is about the Battle of table is juicy (this is 12 times a poor farmer gets under PM-KISAN). BSaragarhi, which was fought between But has the grand old party given a thought on its financial impli- 10,000 Afghani tribesmen and 21 soldiers from cations? According to the plan, the scheme will cost the exche- the 36th Sikh regiment of the British Indian quer about `3,60,000 crore annually. This in itself is a huge amount Army (the colonial army which was different from the ‘Indian Army’ formed post indepen- that is capable of destabilising the overall Budget of the country. dence). While the film highlighted Sikh val- Further, the actual need could be many times more than our, it showed how it never got its due as it thought. By drawing the line at `12,000 per month and repeat- served British imperial interests. In the edly proclaiming that all families, who earn less than this amount, process, it also played up the hostility between will be enabled to reach this level, Congress chief Rahul Gandhi Sikhs and Pashtuns when fact is much of it was has raised the aspiration level to a new high. To gauge the mag- created and fomented by the British with both nitude of the burden, let us look at the following facts. In 2014, communities becoming pawns in the great a committee under C Rangarajan had identified a poor person Afghan game. In that sense, Kesari just ended as one who earns less than `32 per day or `1,000 per month up stereotyping a complex chapter of history. in rural areas and `47 per day or about `1,400 per month in Let us go back in time, to 1897. Following the decline and fall of the Sikh kingdom, which urban areas. Taking inflation at four per cent per annum, the ` ` had extended till Afghan lands, the British took current poverty line would be 1,200 per month and 1,700 control of the three forts of Lockhart, Gulistan per month in rural and urban areas respectively. and Saragarhi. Between August and September Further, the committee had estimated the number of poor peo- that year, a general uprising of Pashtuns took ple to be at 30 per cent of the population. With current population place, wherein they attacked fort Gulistan at around 1.32 billion, this consequent figure will be 400 million, which was repulsed. On September 12, an esti- of which 300 million are rural poor and 100 million are urban poor. mated 10,000 strong force of Pashtun tribes- This translates to a total of 80 million poor families (five people per men attacked Saragarhi. Despite repeated family), including 60 million in rural areas and 20 million in urban communications sent to fort Lockhart for rein- areas. To reach the threshold, viz `12,000, the rural poor should forcements, none arrived. There were attempts to break open the gate but they were unsuc- get `10,800 a month whereas the urban poor will be eligible for ` cessful. Later, one of the walls was breached. 10,300 per month. For 60 million rural and 20 million urban fam- What followed thereafter is considered by ilies, this would require a mammoth `1025,000 crore annually (any many as one of the fiercest hand-to-hand com- exclusion merely to lower the outgo is untenable as it will create bats in history. divisions among the poor with the lucky ones getting `12,000 per The battle was a result of some propagan- Truth is there was also the modern way of military leader of that time. Why not glorify month and others continuing with measly `1200-`1700 per month). da and a cry for autonomy. From time to time, life among the Pashtuns, a large number of him as he was a strong liberal voice during The ball does not stop here. All those earning more than `1,200- mullahs (Islamic clerics) would incite Afghan whom were Left-leaning. The major party in the Aurangzeb’s reign? Aurangzeb imprisoned `1700 per month but less than `12,000 cannot be left out either. tribesmen to wage jihad against the foreign Pashtun belt of Pakistan, the Awami National him in the fort of Ranthambore. Taking a conservative 100 million people in this income range, occupiers. Saragarhi is situated in Khyber Party (ANP), is a Left-leaning progressive party. He even feels that Indo-Afghan ties run `6,000 per month top-up on an average, this would require Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan, which was The Afghan politicians, too, espouse the cause deep because of Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan ` ` known as the North-West Frontier Province of women’s rights. Former Ambassador Rajiv (Frontier Gandhi), who was a close aide of 720,000 crore. That takes the grand total to 1745,000 crore or during the British Raj. The area was consid- Dogra, who has written a book, Durand’s Curse: AS SUCH, KESARI Mahatma Gandhi and fought for the indepen- close to 10 per cent of the GDP. This will consume nearly two- ered as an occupied territory and till date, A Line Across the Pathan Heart, which talks dence of the sub-continent. “In Pakistan, peo- third of the Centre’s total budget (2019-20) and almost all of its Afghanistan does not accept the borders the about the Durand Line and British occupation ONLY SERVES TO ple call us Indian agents because we are the fol- tax revenue. Even if the Government withdraws all existing subsi- British drew through Afghan and Pashtun ter- of Afghan lands, says that we must not confuse PIN THE BLAME lowers of Frontier Gandhi. Many books have dies like those of food, fertilisers, petroleum, PM-KISAN and ritories. Once the seat of the Gandhara civil- a battle with the war. A movie on a specific bat- been written by Indian authors on Ghaffar Ayushman Bharat among others — this is unthinkable in the cur- isation, it had been predominantly inhabited tle will give the impression that the battle is FOR BRITISH Khan but Bollywood has ignored him and his rent socio-political-economic scenario. To cite an example, can a by Pashtuns for thousands of years and not just greater than the war. The valour of the Sikh sol- OCCUPATION OF struggle. This is injustice against the Pashtuns poor man, who gets wheat at `2 per kg under National Food Security the few centuries after the creation of the mod- diers of the colonial British Army is unquestion- who supported the Congress before Act, afford to buy it at over 10 times? The scheme would still need ern Afghan state by Ahmad Shah Durrani. able but it has to be seen in the larger context. AFGHAN LANDS ON Independence. It has a wider dimension than a huge `12,15,000 crore. Can the scheme then be funded through The Durand Line border drawn through The Afghan tribesmen were reacting to the the battle of Saragarhi and could have had an the Afghan heartland is a colonial British cre- British occupying their lands by forcing Afghan HOSTILITIES epic reach in soft diplomacy,” he argues. increase in tax revenue? This is unimaginable as it will require dou- ation. The film has a scene in which Havildar king Abdur Rahman Khan to sign the Durand Indian soft power is projected across the bling of tax collections (67 per cent increase if subsidies are with- Ishar Singh (Akshay Kumar) laments that he Line agreement. BETWEEN THE world by Bollywood, which is immensely pop- drawn). The Congress’ NYAY scheme will lead to fiscal imbalance, and his men are a “slave Army” of the British. Moreover, Sikhs and Pashtuns do have a TWO ular both in Afghanistan and the Pashtun belt entailing crisis on multiple fronts viz, high twin deficits (fiscal and He doesn’t outrightly vilify the “other enemy” cultural history of antagonism. But this was of Pakistan. Most people — whether in India, current account), run-away inflation, unsustainable debt, exorbi- (Afghans). This reflects the dilemma of the aggravated by the colonial masters for their COMMUNITIES Pakistan or Afghanistan — have a better sense tant interest rates and steep decline in economic growth. Even worse, Sikh soldiers, who are shown helping rebuild own selfish ends. The Sikh empire’s writ did- WHICH WERE of history through popular culture rather than this will render majority of the work force dysfunctional. When a a mosque of the local Afghans and the Afridi n’t go beyond Peshawar even when parts of through books. As such, Kesari only serves to person gets `12,000 a month for doing nothing, why would he/she tribal sardar (head) declaring that the pag (tur- Afghan territory were under its rule. There was MICROSCOPIC IN pin the blame for British occupation of work? One shudders to think of the negative impact this will have ban) of the Sikhs wouldn’t be desecrated. Later, a line that both sides didn’t cross till the impe- NATURE BUT Afghan lands on hostilities between the two on the availability of workers, farms and a host of other econom- that word of honour is depicted as broken. In rialists played on the latent insecurities of each communities which were microscopic in ic activities. At present, there is hardly any data on the income of an earlier scene, there is a depiction of a trib- side, based on “otherness.” Human rights MAGNIFIED BY THE nature but magnified by the imperialists. Such al jirga (panchayat) where a mullah sentences activist and advocate Tariq Afghan from niceties of interpretation play a big role in cul- households. So, identification of deserving families will be a a woman to death by beheading for running Upper Dir, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, IMPERIALISTS tural diplomacy and the easy stereotyping in Herculean task. Using technology for DBT will be no less daunt- away from the house of her husband to argued that such stereotyping happens because Kesari certainly doesn’t attempt an objective ing. Furthermore, this will be an open invitation to corruption as whom she was forcibly married. Ishar Singh of a colonial rendition of history. Otherwise, assessment of realities. people clamour to get certificates showing income more than intervenes and saves her. Here the “us” versus there could be a film on Khushal Khan (The writer is an independent journalist `12,000. At the moment, while the idea is dreamy, there are some “them” narrative was built up, possibly draw- Khattak, who fought against Mughal emper- working on cyber security and the geopolitics of hard practicalities to be dealt with. ing from a contemporary scenario of a soci- or Aurangzeb, he says. Khattak was a warrior, India’s neighbourhood, focussing on Pakistan, (The writer is a freelance journalist) ety held together in fear by Taliban diktats. poet, writer, politician, tribal chief and a great Afghanistan, Iran and Bangladesh) Gift life, it’s the greatest karma FOREIGN EYE Given the poor organ donation rate in our country, it’s high time citizens, Governments as well as various communities take the moral responsibility and ensure that myths are busted and precious lives saved Expecting the Government or or part of the intestines. It is truly altru- the general public towards deceased various organisations to take the bur- istic and magnanimous of someone to organ donation. Ultimately, the den of improving life expectancy and become a living donor but one should National Organ and Tissue Transplant well-being of the people while not take into account one’s health and any Organisation (NOTTO) needs to be doing our bit is unfair to humanity. unforeseen health complication. strengthened so that it may play a Thanks to science and technology, The most prevalent one is central role in coordinating the transplantation of human organs deceased person organ donation but activities of deceased organ donation WHAT NEXT has become a mature and safe most relatives fear this practice As many as 1.47 lakh people died process today. Living donors can would disfigure their loved one. No on Indian roads in 4.64 lakh accidents FOR ALGERIA? SHREYA GARG resume their ordinary lives. such thing happens and, in fact, the reported during 2017, as per a report Algeria’s protesters are As per statistics, nearly five lakh departed leaves behind a legacy of by the Ministry of Road Transport and perhaps more aware than eople waiting for life-saving people in India lose out on their lives good deeds. Apprehensions ranging Highways. Had even five to 10 per cent anyone watching of the organ transplants are a common due to organ failure. Also, the waiting from socio-cultural factors, supersti- of these served as organ donors, we Psight in India, their numbers far time period for transplant at AIIMS, tious beliefs, cost-laden procedure wouldn’t have had a shortage. potential disappointments outweighing donors. Imagine if there Delhi, is eight months. Though we Netherlands are examples where the ed with the “gift of life” through a life- and mutilation of body among oth- Several initiatives to encourage and dangers ahead. But in were enough organ saviours, that have a population of almost 1.3 billion number of donors has grown explic- saving organ. Realise the beauty and ers are all unfounded to say the least. deceased organ donation include the their hundreds of many more lives could have been people, only 0.08 persons per million itly due to the “opt-out” policy. power of this act. Anyone, regardless Except the superstitious factors, all Indian Network for Organ Sharing, a thousands they have sent saved and they would have con- offer to be organ donors. Despite the India follows the “opt-in” frame- of age, caste, religion or colour can others have been negated by organ- sub-division of NOTTO, the an urgent reminder to tributed positively to the country’s willingness shown, deceased donor work under which organs can be pledge to be a donor. If a person below isations and doctors working for the Transplantation of Human Organ economy. And yet with a bit of aware- donation rate in our country is transplanted only after receiving the the age of 18 wishes to donate, all he cause of organ donation. Act (THOA), as well as the authoritarians that their ness, we could spare a bit of our bod- abysmally low when compared to person’s consent. The other reality is needs is a consent from either a par- Even in the case of individuals Transplantation of Human Organs citizens expect something ies to revive the suffering. World reli- other developed countries like the US. that organs do not go to those who ent or a guardian. The only deciding who have given consent for donation and Tissue Rules. There are stringent better and will not settle gions have seen organ donation as our Countries which have registered great need them the most but ones who factor is the health of the organ one after death, the influences of the criteria instituted for the retrieval, for stability alone; that attempt at good karma. What else success in organ donation mostly fol- can pay for it. wishes to pledge. familial members might change the preservation and transportation of could have prompted the oldest altru- low the “opt-out” or tacit consent Certainly, there are quite a few There are fundamentally two types actual decision. It is here that the donor organs. Organ donation has there is real power in istic living organ donor, an 85-year-old method. This means that people must organisations who have been work- of organ donation — the living and the involvement of other stakeholders, changed lives and will change many people power; and that the woman in Britain, who donated her expressly indicate that they do not wish ing towards the cause of organ dona- deceased. Living donors can potential- non-governmental organisations and more if there’s the will to do something legacy of the Arab spring kidney to a stranger in 2014 after hear- to donate. And if they do not, it is tion. Their mission is to ensure that ly donate one of the two kidneys, one religious leaders would help in for our compatriots. It’s a blessing for has yet to be settled. ing how many people needed to taken that they are willing. Countries every Indian, who is suffering from of the two lobes of their liver and a imparting awareness and knowl- both the donor and the recipient. (The Guardian Editorial) receive a transplant? such as the UK, Germany and an end-stage organ failure, be provid- lung or a part of it, part of the pancreas edge and in changing the attitude of (The writer is a freelancer) LUCKNOW | FRIDAY | APRIL 5, 2019 money 10

India’s services sector Fitch affirms India’s rating for 13th year Equities extend losses output growth at 6-mth low in March: PMI in row, says weak fiscal position a drag PTI n MUMBAI ‘Investors new work. The seasonally adjusted New Delhi (PTI): The country’s services sec- cy agenda, but over the past 30 years doing business in India continue to turned cautious PTI n NEW DELHI arkets nursed losses about the Nikkei India Services Business tor activity eased in March with slowest pace of governments of different political linger, coinciding with lacklustre FDI for the second straight Activity Index fell to 52 in output growth in six months due to a slower persuasions have been generally inflows. Modest fiscal slippage rel- Msession on Thursday downward revision March from 52.5 in February. expansion in new work, leading to weakest rate head of the general elections, reform-minded. ative to the Central government’s after the RBI slashed the inter- in GDP growth to Sectorally, BSE IT, energy of hiring since last September, a monthly survey AFitch on Thursday retained “Polls indicate that the next own targets in recent years has est rate but lowered the GDP 7.2 per cent for and oil and gas indices suffered showed on Thursday. India’s sovereign rating at ‘BBB-’, the government will likely have a small- resulted in a stalling of fiscal con- growth forecast for 2019-20 FY20 while most losses, shedding up to The seasonally adjusted Nikkei India Services lowest investment grade, with stable er majority in the lower house of solidation. Campaign promises to and kept its monetary policy premium valuation 1.53 per cent. Business Activity Index fell to 52 in March from outlook, saying a weak fiscal posi- Parliament, the Lok Sabha, than the support farmers’ incomes, including stance ‘neutral’ amid uncer- and concerns over Broader indices too ended 52.5 in February, indicating the slowest expan- tion continues to constrain its rat- current government and it might direct cash transfers and farm loan tainty over monsoon. monsoon further in the red, with the BSE Midcap sion since last September. Despite the modera- ing. This is the 13th year in a row find it more difficult to garner sup- waivers will, moreover, add to Lacklustre services data, impacted the and Smallcap indices slipping tion, the services PMI was in the expansion ter- that global rating agency Fitch has port for major reforms such as the spending pressures in current fiscal,” depreciating rupee and weak sentiment’ up to 0.32 per cent. ritory for the 10th straight month. In PMI par- rated India at ‘BBB-’. It had last GST. However, there seems plenty of the agency said. overseas cues also weighed on The rupee depreciated 63 lance, a print above 50 means expansion, while upgraded India’s sovereign rating potential for a continued focus on The general government deficit trading sentiment, brokers said. auto and realty indices rising paise to 69.04 against the US a score below denotes contraction. from ‘BB+’ to ‘BBB-’ with a stable reforms, for instance through has remained broadly stable at After a volatile session, the up to 0.61 per cent, while the dollar intra-day. “Indian service sector growth weakened at outlook on August 1, 2006. enhancement of the efficiency and around 7 per cent of GDP in the past BSE Sensex settled 192.40 BSE bankex lost 0.67 per cent. Foreign institutional the end of the fourth quarter of FY18, with activ- “India’s ratings balance a strong effectiveness of the administration five years, while off-budget financ- points, or 0.49 per cent, lower TCS was the biggest loser investors (FIIs) pulled out ity expanding at the slowest rate since last medium-term growth outlook and and the legal and judiciary system,” ing has gained importance and the at 38,684.72. The broader NSE in the Sensex pack, sliding `1,040.48 crore Wednesday, September,” said IHS Markit principal economist relative external resilience stem- the agency added. general government debt increased Nifty dropped 45.95 points, or 3.17 per cent, followed by HCL and domestic institutional Pollyanna De Lima, author of the report. ming from strong foreign reserve Fitch said a robust growth out- to a Fitch-estimated 68.8 per cent of 0.39 per cent, to end at 11,598. Tech, Yes Bank, IndusInd Bank, investors (DIIs) sold equities to Meanwhile, optimism regarding the year- buffers, against high public debt, a look continues to support India’s GDP in FY19 from 67.1 per cent in In a bid to boost the slug- RIL, Kotak Bank, ICICI Bank, the tune of `80.83 crore, pro- ahead outlook for business activity strengthened weak financial sector and some lag- credit profile and expects the coun- FY14, it added. gish economy before elections, Tata Steel, L&T and Infosys, visional data available with for the second month in a row. “Business expec- ging structural factors,” Fitch Ratings try to grow at 6.8 per cent to 7.1 per The government had revised the RBI on Thursday cut the down up to 2.34 per cent. stock exchanges showed. tations strengthened in March, indicating that said in a statement. cent in the current fiscal and the upwards the fiscal deficit target for policy rate by 25 basis points On the other hand, Tata Global markets slipped services companies are hopeful that conditions Stating that a weak fiscal position next, respectively, supported by 2018-19 fiscal to 3.4 per cent from for the second time in as many Motors, Hero MotoCorp, Bharti from eight-month highs as will advance in the months to come. However, continues to constrain India’s sover- accommodative monetary policy, 3.3 per cent projected in the budget. months, a move that may trans- Airtel, HDFC, Asian Paints, investors fretted over the an anaemic pace of job creation hints that ser- eign ratings, Fitch said the next gov- easing of bank regulations, and For current fiscal, which begun on late into lower EMIs for home Vedanta and Sun Pharma were progress of US-China trade vice providers are not fully convinced about a ernment’s medium-term fiscal poli- government spending. It said as per April 1, the fiscal deficit target has and other loans. The repo rate among the top gainers, rising up negotiations. shift into a higher growth gear,” Lima said. cy would be of particular importance the official data, India’s growth had been set at 3.4 per cent. now stands at a one-year low of to 2.49 per cent. In Asia, Korea’s Kospi rose Meanwhile, the seasonally adjusted Nikkei from a rating perspective. “Significant averaged 7.5 per cent in the five years “India continues to exhibit some 6 per cent. “Investors turned cautious 0.15 per cent, Japan’s Nikkei India Composite PMI Output Index, that maps and politically difficult fiscal deficit up to 2018-19, which was more than structural weaknesses relative to However, the central bank about the downward revision inched up 0.05 per cent and both the manufacturing and services industry, reduction would be key to meet the twice as fast as the historical ‘BBB’ peers and is less developed on a added that the domestic econ- in GDP growth to 7.2 per cent Shanghai Composite Index dipped from 53.8 in February to a six-month low general government debt ceiling of 60 peer median of 3.6 per cent. number of metrics. Governance omy is facing headwinds, espe- for FY20 while premium valu- gained 0.94 per cent. Hong of 52.7 in March. “Digging deeper into the anec- per cent of GDP by March 2025, as The current government has standards remain weak, as illustrat- cially on the global front, as it ation and concerns over mon- Kong’s Hang Seng declined dotal evidence provided by surveyed firms, there introduced in the Fiscal implemented some ambitious and ed by a low score for the World lowered its economic growth soon further impacted the sen- 0.17 per cent. are concerns about delayed payment from Responsibility and Budget transformative reforms, notably the Bank’s governance indicator (47th forecast for 2019-20 to 7.2 per timent,” said Vinod Nair, head In Europe, Frankfurt’s clients and a challenging economic situation,” Management (FRBM) Act in Goods and Services Tax (GST) and percentile versus the ‘BBB’ median cent from 7.4 per cent esti- of research at Geojit Financial DAX was down 0.03 per cent, Lima said. Firms commented that successful mar- February 2018,” Fitch said while the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, of 59th percentile). India’s ranking mated in February. It also kept Services. Paris CAC 40 fell 0.31 per cent, keting efforts and greater demand underpinned affirming the country’s long-term for- while some other reforms so far seem on the United Nations Human its monetary policy stance Meanwhile, the country’s while London’s FTSE slipped the rise in sales, but some noted that an increas- eign-currency Issuer Default Rating to have had less traction, it added. Development Index (32nd per- ‘neutral’ amid uncertainty over services sector activity eased in 0.57 per cent in early deals. ingly competitive environment acted as a brake (IDR) at ‘BBB-’ with a stable outlook. “Easing of foreign direct invest- centile versus the ‘BBB’ median of monsoon. March, with the slowest pace of The benchmark Brent on growth. On the prices front, input cost infla- Fitch said that though the gen- ment regulations and a reduction in 67th percentile) also indicates rela- Rate-sensitive stocks ended output growth in six months crude futures fell 0.39 per cent tion eased, while an acceleration was seen for ser- eral elections result in some tem- red tape appear to have reduced tively low basic human develop- on a mixed note, with the BSE due to a slower expansion in to USD 69.04 per barrel. vices charges. porary uncertainty about the poli- transaction costs, but difficulties in ment,” Fitch said.

NIFTY 50 BSE 500 SCRIP OPEN HIgh LOW LTP CHANGE NIFTY 50 11660.20 11662.55 11559.20 11598.00 -45.95 Script Open High Low LTP ORIENTBANK 112.00 116.35 111.15 112.30 AVANTI 402.25 409.30 397.95 399.35 ECLERX 1143.00 1143.00 1133.15 1134.85 IBULHSGFIN 882.00 904.90 872.15 898.50 28.65 SUZLON 6.50 6.83 6.24 6.70 ASIANPAINT 1510.00 1525.00 1504.00 1518.70 NMDC 104.60 106.20 104.25 105.00 ERIS 615.50 626.95 610.70 622.25 ZEEL 401.00 420.00 391.00 417.80 13.25 JPASSOCIAT 6.33 6.47 6.01 6.09 ADANIPORTS 384.90 384.90 375.00 380.60 NOCIL 145.00 145.00 139.40 140.15 FORTIS 136.20 137.50 136.00 136.65 ULTRACEMCO 4026.40 4112.00 4001.60 4100.00 98.40 RCOM 3.50 3.65 3.42 3.42 STAR 481.95 503.00 471.20 496.30 IEX 161.70 165.90 161.10 162.20 WABCOINDIA 6350.00 6370.00 6300.00 6329.40 TATAMOTORS 201.85 206.90 201.05 206.30 4.95 IBULHSGFIN 880.00 904.00 872.65 898.35 BEML 1002.05 1012.00 980.00 983.40 FRETAIL 462.65 462.65 446.30 450.70 KALPATPOWR 469.70 469.70 453.25 463.70 BHARTIARTL 352.00 359.50 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UFLEX 232.85 233.50 230.50 232.55 SBIN 321.50 325.75 318.30 322.30 1.80 PNB 94.40 95.80 92.95 93.60 SIEMENS 1160.00 1164.35 1138.00 1142.85 MGL 1005.00 1016.70 985.00 990.55 FLFL 478.50 484.00 475.80 479.40 MARUTI 7120.00 7170.00 7061.65 7108.90 36.00 KOTAKBANK 1333.95 1346.45 1318.65 1324.05 GRAPHITE 453.00 456.30 446.50 451.00 INOXLEISUR 311.00 316.40 299.35 302.85 MAHABANK 13.95 14.06 13.80 13.83 TITAN 1112.70 1122.60 1094.30 1106.00 5.50 MARUTI 7101.00 7161.60 7058.65 7114.25 GRUH 285.80 288.45 280.00 283.20 SUNTECK 470.25 475.00 460.00 471.90 ITDCEM 132.50 132.50 125.45 127.55 GRASIM 834.20 840.70 825.40 834.95 3.25 TCS 2080.00 2080.75 2006.00 2014.30 UBL 1412.00 1433.25 1398.70 1427.40 RAIN 100.00 100.35 98.40 99.35 GAYAPROJ 164.65 166.70 158.55 161.35 COALINDIA 235.00 235.55 232.55 234.80 0.70 RPOWER 10.49 10.53 10.20 10.32 SUVEN 261.00 266.80 252.00 255.40 DIVISLAB 1676.00 1713.15 1676.00 1703.60 TVTODAY 313.95 318.50 302.80 312.85 NTPC 134.80 136.80 134.45 135.20 0.40 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314.70 316.20 -1.05 INDIGO 1380.50 1440.00 1374.00 1432.85 EICHERMOT 20198.90 20590.00 19960.00 20503.00 CADILAHC 338.80 347.00 337.95 344.15 JKCEMENT 839.00 860.00 836.30 848.75 WABAG 315.55 317.00 307.50 308.90 TECHM 777.90 781.75 767.25 775.00 -2.70 PETRONET 243.90 244.00 236.80 238.65 GNFC 315.85 325.00 315.25 323.40 GREAVESCOT 147.00 147.00 141.75 145.90 SHARDACROP 390.00 395.20 383.00 385.40 PIIND 1045.00 1061.65 1020.10 1024.30 INTELLECT 216.00 217.40 211.25 214.55 SOBHA 494.00 494.00 480.00 482.80 GMDCLTD 81.35 81.45 79.25 79.75 ONGC 155.25 156.35 153.30 154.80 -0.65 ULTRACEMCO 4015.00 4111.30 4015.00 4079.90 MMTC 29.50 29.65 28.10 28.25 GRINDWELL 594.00 602.00 580.00 580.70 SUPPETRO 224.20 225.45 219.60 221.75 JSWSTEEL 289.85 290.30 285.20 288.65 -1.25 AUBANK 599.00 607.45 586.45 596.85 SHANKARA 428.00 454.35 428.00 450.60 JSLHISAR 95.00 95.55 92.00 93.05 SANOFI 5970.00 6016.10 5855.00 5869.45 INFY 751.40 753.80 745.10 748.95 -4.35 SUNTV 630.05 635.25 621.20 627.10 CENTRUM 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239.40 242.10 JCHAC 2040.00 2070.00 1990.00 2036.50 WIPRO 261.00 262.25 254.95 259.20 -2.45 CHOLAFIN 1463.05 1487.00 1437.90 1453.10 RADICO 399.85 399.85 390.25 391.45 ABFRL 222.00 222.00 218.50 219.60 NESCO 480.70 480.70 467.40 472.45 TATASTEEL 532.75 537.40 526.50 530.20 -5.25 JUBLFOOD 1430.70 1441.35 1421.00 1432.55 BAJAJHLDNG 3391.50 3412.05 3290.00 3336.50 LEMONTREE 81.10 81.20 79.60 80.00 CRISIL 1425.25 1444.20 1417.65 1435.10 POWERGRID 201.45 203.25 198.50 198.70 -2.25 CANFINHOME 352.00 356.55 343.20 346.70 VGUARD 223.85 223.85 220.00 220.90 PAGEIND 25199.85 25199.85 24270.05 24544.40 TIMKEN 597.00 603.80 588.90 590.20 BAJAJFINSV 7411.55 7422.00 7282.00 7313.40 -88.15 DRREDDY 2757.00 2792.90 2753.75 2772.35 HINDZINC 281.00 284.90 281.00 283.20 TORNTPHARM 1910.50 1922.15 1895.45 1902.20 GREENPLY 161.60 163.50 161.10 162.60 RELIANCE 1379.00 1383.70 1347.25 1354.50 -20.70 ADVENZYMES 179.30 187.80 179.30 185.70 GSPL 176.35 177.00 172.50 176.20 NESTLEIND 11005.05 11035.60 10870.20 10972.80 TEJASNET 168.50 172.00 166.65 167.90 INDUSINDBK 1773.60 1782.75 1723.25 1742.00 -31.60 SBILIFE 603.00 604.90 590.00 595.00 JKTYRE 92.40 94.50 92.10 92.85 NETWORK18 35.40 35.40 34.75 34.90 TEAMLEASE 2948.00 3063.25 2948.00 3030.60 GAIL 354.70 355.00 343.60 345.85 -6.60 BANDHANBNK 553.20 557.95 541.65 545.00 GODREJAGRO 524.95 528.60 515.00 519.75 ENDURANCE 1166.30 1177.80 1152.90 1172.75 JYOTHYLAB 183.00 183.95 181.25 183.10 YESBANK 274.00 275.00 265.00 268.30 -5.40 EQUITAS 137.60 138.90 134.80 135.65 AJANTPHARM 1024.90 1028.95 1008.45 1016.75 RELAXO 831.35 850.00 826.00 844.60 BDL 287.00 287.00 280.20 281.00 HINDALCO 215.45 215.45 210.00 210.50 -5.45 LTI 1714.80 1714.80 1660.00 1671.40 FSL 48.85 48.85 47.00 47.25 CARBORUNIV 393.00 394.00 386.00 387.90 ITDC 278.85 281.95 272.20 274.40 DCBBANK 198.00 200.60 197.00 198.20 BPCL 363.00 363.00 353.50 353.90 -9.30 HDFCLIFE 384.20 385.85 377.60 378.45 CYIENT* 591.50 594.00 580.00 583.20 MOTILALOFS 615.00 615.00 606.35 610.50 SREINFRA 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103.85 101.15 102.60 HERITGFOOD 546.80 548.00 538.00 541.15 JAGRAN 121.55 121.55 117.90 119.15 SCRIP OPEN HIgh LOW LTP CHANGE HDFC 2013.00 2059.00 2010.65 2041.25 STRTECH 220.00 221.00 215.10 216.75 TATAMETALI 649.00 663.00 646.00 650.80 SHREECEM 18530.00 19225.75 18530.00 18815.80 VMART 2710.00 2710.00 2630.25 2657.85 NIFTY NEXT 50 28119.50 28128.35 27864.05 28020.55 -12.60 ONGC 155.40 156.80 153.35 155.15 MOTHERSUMI 150.35 151.80 149.10 150.55 RCF 59.05 59.50 58.40 58.70 GET&D 284.80 284.80 278.90 282.10 APLLTD 534.95 544.00 532.00 537.65 INDIGO 1380.00 1441.60 1370.20 1430.00 64.75 TATASTEEL 537.00 537.00 527.10 530.55 ESCORTS 774.90 774.90 761.80 770.40 FCONSUMER 44.50 44.85 43.70 44.10 BOSCHLTD 18169.95 18169.95 17801.15 17853.50 MAXINDIA 70.25 71.05 69.90 70.60 LUPIN 775.90 792.50 771.00 790.00 16.40 IOC 154.50 156.05 153.10 154.90 AMBUJACEM 228.00 229.40 222.05 222.75 HEIDELBERG 176.45 183.70 176.45 180.30 SHK 153.00 154.60 151.50 152.55 GILLETTE 6655.00 6655.00 6585.20 6633.10 AUROPHARMA 775.00 789.50 772.80 788.50 15.85 HEROMOTOCO 2590.00 2647.85 2590.00 2637.70 RNAM 196.00 200.05 192.90 197.85 CHENNPETRO 261.60 264.00 258.45 261.65 CENTRALBK 35.20 35.65 34.75 35.20 ASTERDM 153.50 153.50 151.35 152.25 CADILAHC 339.70 346.00 337.45 345.70 6.95 PERSISTENT* 630.90 633.00 609.40 616.55 HSIL 274.50 285.55 273.70 282.35 TRIDENT 69.00 69.00 66.95 67.40 COCHINSHIP 392.35 394.55 386.45 389.05 LUXIND 1383.20 1392.30 1370.00 1375.65 SAIL 57.65 58.65 56.05 58.40 0.85 LUPIN 771.00 792.00 771.00 788.55 MPHASIS 978.90 980.35 961.10 974.75 TRITURBINE 117.75 117.75 111.45 113.05 NIACL 190.20 192.00 182.65 186.05 CAPPL 404.00 404.00 391.20 395.95 UBL 1404.95 1426.00 1398.50 1421.60 20.60 RECLTD 151.05 152.65 149.45 151.20 CUMMINSIND 734.00 743.75 715.15 718.60 MUTHOOTFIN 613.00 617.30 604.50 606.40 MINDTREE 941.80 946.80 941.00 942.25 KNRCON 254.35 255.00 250.00 254.15 GODREJCP 667.10 681.40 667.10 675.05 9.05 WIPRO 261.80 262.00 254.90 258.95 EIHOTEL 202.00 202.90 197.50 198.75 J&KBANK 59.00 59.00 56.50 56.90 APLAPOLLO 1474.00 1485.25 1411.20 1451.45 CCL 285.75 287.50 281.05 285.20 DIVISLAB 1679.95 1714.00 1675.80 1698.00 22.20 SUNPHARMA 463.95 469.90 460.00 465.80 ITI 102.00 104.00 100.55 102.75 MCX 784.50 791.10 776.15 783.35 GODREJIND 532.55 533.75 526.00 529.60 3MINDIA 23900.00 23900.00 23526.00 23677.95 SHREECEM 18800.00 19092.95 18600.00 18840.00 233.70 LT 1391.00 1393.30 1366.00 1368.95 GAIL 353.25 354.90 344.40 347.35 AARTIIND 1565.10 1592.45 1564.60 1585.45 PHOENIXLTD 672.30 679.50 645.00 658.20 MAHINDCIE 229.00 229.55 226.10 226.30 MCDOWELL-N 536.95 543.00 527.00 542.50 6.70 BHEL 74.50 74.95 71.90 73.00 PFC 119.25 120.90 118.00 119.50 JSWENERGY 72.95 73.90 71.80 73.20 IOB 15.19 15.40 14.78 14.85 DHANUKA 393.70 399.55 383.50 386.50 BIOCON 607.00 614.45 605.45 614.00 6.10 GODREJPROP 899.00 921.00 895.55 914.30 CGPOWER 40.25 40.90 39.40 39.70 TV18BRDCST 34.05 35.70 34.05 34.90 SONATSOFTW 349.00 349.00 341.55 345.40 SUPRAJIT 240.30 245.00 239.00 242.95 OFSS 3524.00 3573.75 3462.25 3543.00 34.65 SOUTHBANK 16.65 16.90 16.30 16.60 DABUR 405.75 406.80 403.00 405.75 FINCABLES 464.00 475.00 447.00 467.90 GUJALKALI 492.80 499.25 488.55 495.25 GESHIP 285.00 288.00 285.00 287.55 ICICIGI 1015.00 1019.85 994.45 1018.00 8.55 ASHOKLEY 87.90 88.80 87.00 87.50 POWERGRID 202.00 203.10 198.30 199.20 LTTS 1585.00 1614.90 1573.00 1582.90 GODFRYPHLP 1135.40 1136.35 1113.95 1126.20 HATSUN 731.20 747.00 731.20 746.00 PIDILITIND 1284.95 1294.50 1263.50 1287.00 10.00 PNBHOUSING 920.00 967.00 915.00 958.80 GUJGAS 148.90 155.00 148.30 149.40 RAJESHEXPO 688.00 688.00 668.50 674.20 TTKPRESTIG 8500.00 8513.75 8312.00 8372.80 VTL 1079.00 1095.00 1067.85 1074.90 NMDC 104.85 106.20 104.25 105.30 0.75 VEDL 183.15 188.90 183.15 187.15 CEATLTD 1109.60 1118.70 1103.10 1111.65 SCI 37.80 37.80 35.90 36.00 PTC 75.45 75.50 74.70 75.20 KPRMILL 565.10 569.00 557.50 561.70 DABUR 405.60 406.80 403.25 406.00 2.55 NATIONALUM 55.90 56.50 55.20 55.45 TVSMOTOR 491.00 494.30 483.50 487.85 DBL 630.00 639.90 610.10 625.85 MAHLOG 514.05 522.70 507.55 511.05 IFBIND 942.40 942.40 925.00 927.90 HINDZINC 281.55 285.20 281.00 284.00 1.65 JINDALSTEL 184.70 184.70 178.95 181.55 ASHOKA 131.10 132.70 126.15 130.80 BAJAJELEC 551.10 554.80 536.80 540.75 MINDACORP 136.10 136.65 132.75 133.70 ASTRAZEN 2016.00 2016.00 1973.85 1985.40 SRTRANSFIN 1210.00 1219.90 1195.65 1205.10 6.65 CANBK 292.00 292.00 281.10 282.00 VOLTAS 628.50 628.50 602.00 607.05 IBULISL 336.95 347.20 329.00 332.50 HIMATSEIDE 212.00 216.55 211.00 214.35 GALAXYSURF 1035.00 1042.50 1028.95 1033.00 ACC 1629.90 1652.15 1616.75 1631.00 6.40 BHARTIARTL 353.00 359.20 352.60 356.60 RAYMOND 810.00 813.70 795.35 801.00 DEEPAKFERT 134.20 134.55 130.85 132.05 TATACOMM 598.00 599.10 591.00 596.15 TNPL 211.15 213.05 210.20 210.50 COLPAL 1245.00 1255.55 1242.00 1254.95 4.85 BANKINDIA 101.90 104.65 100.55 101.00 TATAPOWER 70.65 72.25 70.50 70.90 BBTC 1278.00 1303.00 1275.10 1293.95 SUPREMEIND 1127.00 1135.00 1121.00 1128.70 ASTRAL 1165.55 1175.90 1162.20 1164.25 PEL 2601.00 2627.50 2582.10 2610.00 5.30 DMART 1475.00 1480.00 1431.10 1444.45 INFIBEAM 41.70 41.80 40.70 41.05 JINDALSAW 85.40 86.05 83.60 83.90 LALPATHLAB 1042.45 1042.95 1019.10 1021.60 INOXWIND 69.00 69.50 68.70 68.90 MOTHERSUMI 150.50 151.80 149.10 150.20 0.20 BEL 97.50 99.00 96.20 97.35 SYNDIBANK 42.90 44.15 42.40 43.30 MRPL 73.40 73.40 69.25 70.80 CUB 199.00 203.80 196.85 202.75 SOLARINDS 1065.00 1080.00 1050.00 1070.55 MARICO 356.35 358.40 353.75 355.00 0.10 JUBILANT 704.85 721.00 699.70 718.45 PHILIPCARB 173.00 173.00 168.50 169.90 PRESTIGE 251.90 258.10 251.65 255.55 EIDPARRY 213.65 215.00 206.00 207.00 GULFOILLUB 884.70 886.00 871.95 881.25 MRF 60262.00 60498.90 59750.05 60000.00 -40.20 TATACHEM 590.95 606.70 588.40 603.30 BATAINDIA 1397.35 1407.00 1386.05 1400.90 COFFEEDAY 276.90 280.00 273.00 275.20 AKZOINDIA 1783.55 1861.80 1775.35 1835.85 ABBOTINDIA 7320.10 7349.00 7250.00 7276.45 HDFCAMC 1560.00 1567.90 1550.00 1559.55 -2.05 UJJIVAN 325.00 330.85 316.95 319.95 JMFINANCIL 92.95 92.95 89.00 90.95 BLUESTARCO 687.45 703.00 676.60 697.85 GSKCONS 7024.00 7050.00 6951.00 6977.80 BAYERCROP 4328.60 4328.60 4275.05 4305.55 GICRE 265.80 268.00 258.55 262.95 -0.35 AUROPHARMA 772.20 788.10 772.20 782.35 NIITTECH 1360.00 1360.00 1319.00 1329.90 INDOSTAR 403.00 403.00 385.50 391.70 OBEROIRLTY 539.85 539.85 528.55 536.30 AIAENG 1713.00 1717.40 1702.95 1712.45 CONCOR 535.90 537.50 526.35 530.25 -2.15 BPCL 364.80 364.80 353.60 354.75 SPARC 187.90 189.80 184.15 185.55 KEI 415.00 418.45 410.00 413.10 SCHNEIDER 110.00 110.00 104.70 105.15 DBCORP 186.40 189.00 186.40 187.30 ABB 1335.00 1337.95 1310.00 1326.00 -6.15 TECHM 780.90 781.65 767.05 774.15 OMAXE 212.55 212.55 210.60 210.65 HINDCOPPER 49.75 50.25 48.60 48.75 CORPBANK 28.90 29.10 28.00 28.35 MAHSCOOTER 3651.65 3693.20 3646.85 3657.85 BHEL 74.30 74.95 72.00 73.50 -0.35 M&M 664.00 664.00 652.10 654.55 SRTRANSFIN 1215.00 1218.80 1197.20 1208.25 GRANULES 109.00 109.35 105.50 108.65 TIINDIA 388.00 391.85 382.00 390.15 PGHH 10673.00 10700.00 10580.15 10684.90 ASHOKLEY 87.50 88.80 87.00 87.35 -0.45 IDBI 44.90 44.90 43.70 44.10 KEC 300.05 300.05 285.70 288.10 PRSMJOHNSN 96.00 98.20 93.10 94.95 MAHLIFE 379.00 380.00 371.20 374.40 SKFINDIA 2050.00 2069.00 2050.00 2061.00 NHPC 24.60 24.70 24.30 24.45 -0.15 HEXAWARE 364.80 365.00 354.70 362.45 GRASIM 830.15 840.00 825.75 834.65 KSCL 471.30 471.30 459.50 461.90 BASF 1420.00 1420.00 1381.65 1413.15 BLUEDART 3465.80 3467.45 3308.40 3330.75 BOSCHLTD 18030.00 18052.05 17775.95 17890.00 -115.95 HCLTECH 1117.10 1118.00 1082.00 1097.65 TATAGLOBAL 206.10 211.95 205.65 210.85 TRENT 353.70 357.20 345.00 349.45 FINOLEXIND 499.00 499.00 475.00 477.60 ASAHIINDIA 252.85 252.85 248.65 249.25 HAVELLS 767.65 769.50 756.40 765.35 -5.20 NCC 110.85 110.95 104.10 104.65 COALINDIA 233.70 235.45 233.10 234.75 CHAMBLFERT 165.95 166.60 163.50 164.55 TIMETECHNO 103.95 103.95 98.65 99.30 SOMANYCERA 415.40 418.25 411.00 413.15 BANKBARODA 133.20 134.00 130.20 131.15 -0.90 JUSTDIAL 590.95 593.50 574.00 576.10 LICHSGFIN 541.45 543.00 530.45 534.15 NATCOPHARM* 561.00 565.00 551.95 555.65 JSL 42.40 42.40 41.15 41.25 TIFHL 484.55 502.00 484.50 497.80 HINDPETRO 261.85 263.65 256.50 258.40 -2.10 HDFCBANK 2295.00 2311.05 2280.05 2284.30 BAJAJFINSV 7393.25 7411.60 7280.00 7323.35 KAJARIACER 605.80 615.00 601.00 610.50 GDL 133.85 133.85 129.05 130.15 LAOPALA 210.00 210.40 206.50 207.60 PAGEIND 24799.00 24820.00 24225.00 24457.00 -205.80 HINDALCO 214.20 214.95 210.00 210.50 TATAELXSI 977.10 977.10 957.60 962.95 COLPAL 1249.55 1255.50 1243.00 1250.70 SUNDRMFAST 578.00 591.50 570.00 573.30 NH 216.50 219.90 214.20 218.05 BANDHANBNK 551.00 557.70 541.10 544.90 -5.30 IDFCFIRSTB 54.10 54.75 53.55 54.00 GODREJCP 668.00 681.00 668.00 675.25 SYMPHONY 1355.55 1392.45 1340.00 1382.95 RALLIS 161.00 161.60 160.40 160.60 NAVNETEDUL 110.65 110.65 108.80 109.25 DLF 203.35 204.80 198.10 199.90 -2.20 INDUSINDBK 1770.55 1781.45 1726.65 1739.80 ISGEC 568.00 584.40 567.05 576.20 KANSAINER 464.90 470.15 461.30 467.05 HONAUT 22967.30 23290.90 22800.00 23139.70 KIOCL 143.50 143.50 138.55 139.15 SBILIFE 603.90 603.90 590.00 595.05 -6.90 UPL 929.95 936.70 901.45 931.75 GMRINFRA 18.60 19.30 18.50 19.05 MERCK 3737.45 3776.40 3651.50 3712.90 THERMAX 968.00 971.00 952.90 962.05 STARCEMENT 101.75 101.75 98.90 99.15 ICICIPRULI 365.80 365.80 359.05 360.65 -4.85 NTPC 135.35 136.65 134.50 135.40 TORNTPOWER 261.95 263.25 256.80 261.70 GICHSGFIN 275.00 275.00 262.00 263.90 THOMASCOOK 248.00 249.90 243.00 248.40 MONSANTO 2570.30 2579.00 2565.00 2579.00 PGHH 10834.00 10834.00 10570.00 10690.00 -146.35 ACC 1629.45 1652.00 1618.00 1627.00 ICICIGI 1013.95 1015.00 995.00 1010.10 DEEPAKNI 268.15 274.35 263.30 271.75 ADANITRANS 218.40 222.60 218.40 221.50 ELGIEQUIP 249.10 250.60 246.15 247.15 HDFCLIFE 385.15 385.95 377.50 379.40 -5.25 INDIACEM 107.65 110.25 106.90 108.25 WELCORP 145.70 149.50 144.00 148.50 DCMSHRIRAM 409.45 410.40 405.00 406.45 JBCHEPHARM 348.05 356.80 345.00 349.50 SHILPAMED 334.00 335.00 332.00 333.75 NIACL 190.20 192.00 185.65 186.55 -2.90 IFCI 13.38 13.42 12.95 13.10 MARICO 355.50 358.30 352.30 354.80 HUDCO 45.70 45.70 44.60 44.95 EVEREADY 190.35 191.65 188.50 189.20 SFL 1325.00 1328.50 1315.00 1315.05 AMBUJACEM 226.75 229.35 222.05 222.50 -4.25 LAKSHVILAS 85.90 88.35 84.15 88.35 CASTROLIND 167.40 170.00 165.15 166.20 TAKE 146.20 148.80 146.15 147.30 BAJAJCON 315.60 318.50 313.20 317.50 TVSSRICHAK 2195.00 2206.95 2191.05 2204.00 L&TFH 152.75 152.80 148.80 149.15 -2.95 SRF 2425.00 2500.00 2411.85 2487.10 APOLLOTYRE 220.75 222.95 217.05 222.30 RAMCOCEM 743.75 761.40 741.85 757.15 BIRLACORPN 513.25 522.80 513.00 518.80 APARINDS 676.40 683.95 675.00 680.05 SIEMENS 1165.90 1165.90 1136.15 1136.45 -24.35 HINDUNILVR 1673.00 1687.00 1658.05 1668.00 CROMPTON 229.50 235.95 228.10 231.05 KRBL 334.50 339.00 329.80 336.00 BALMLAWRIE 185.70 186.85 184.30 184.95 SIS 842.85 875.00 842.85 865.80 PETRONET 243.90 243.90 237.00 238.45 -5.45 MANAPPURAM 119.45 120.70 116.00 118.45 CONCOR 535.00 537.55 527.55 532.75 MOIL 160.50 163.65 160.50 162.25 SHOPERSTOP 469.90 477.85 460.20 461.75 GEPIL 813.25 825.00 813.25 822.40 BAJAJHLDNG 3433.00 3433.00 3270.55 3330.00 -76.15 RBLBANK 666.90 666.90 646.60 649.75 BAJAJ-AUTO 2860.25 2882.40 2854.50 2866.65 MINDAIND 332.35 342.00 331.65 339.15 LINDEINDIA 478.70 483.00 467.25 469.25 SHRIRAMCIT 1793.20 1850.00 1789.15 1850.00 DMART 1478.00 1481.50 1427.25 1441.55 -37.00 HINDPETRO 261.05 263.80 256.70 259.15 NAVINFLUOR 767.00 774.00 732.00 735.80 HSCL 116.50 117.20 115.35 116.00 ALLCARGO 111.55 111.55 108.60 109.05 RATNAMANI 900.00 905.00 883.15 902.70 IDEA 15.90 15.95 14.90 15.15 -0.75 BHARATFORG 503.50 509.85 498.60 507.75 IDFC 45.45 47.30 45.20 46.35 APOLLOHOSP 1260.00 1267.45 1248.80 1257.55 MRF 60021.15 60500.00 59599.95 59815.70 SUNCLAYLTD 2945.00 2950.00 2901.00 2901.00 LUCKNOW | FRIDAY | APRIL 5, 2019 world 11

British govt, opposition European Parl India is one of the ‘highest approves in Brexit crisis talks no-deal Brexit taxing nations’: Trump AFP n LONDON rowest of margins late are prepared to accept. Both Wednesday in favour of draft sides showed “flexibility and a PTI n WASHINGTON largest economy after the US, he British government and legislation that would force commitment to bring the cur- visa waiver imposed tit-for-tat tariffs on Tthe main opposition were the government to seek to rent Brexit uncertainty to a Brussels (AFP): The European ndia is one of the world’s USD 110 billion of American to hold further crisis talks on delay Brexit beyond April 12. close”, said a spokesman for Parliament on Thursday I“highest taxing nations”, US goods. Thursday after MPs voted in The vote passed by just one — May’s Downing Street approved a law allowing President Donald Trump has Top trade officials from favour of a Brexit delay that 313 votes in favour and 312 office.“We have agreed a pro- Britons visa-free EU visits even alleged as he again criticised the America and China are hold- would avoid Britain crashing against — in the lower House gramme of work to ensure we after a “no deal” Brexit, despite country for imposing 100 per ing talks to negotiate a com- out of the EU on April 12. With of Commons and the bill will deliver for the British people, a furious dispute over the sta- cent tariffs on American prod- prehensive trade deal. “I think options running out, May now pass to the upper House of protecting jobs and security,” he tus of Gibraltar.The law means ucts, including the iconic we’re doing very well. They switched course and invited Lords for final approval on added. British visitors making trips of Harley-Davidson motorcycles. need the deal more than we do. Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn Thursday, much to the gov- Corbyn said: “There hasn’t fewer than 90 days to the Such a high tariff is not fair, They need the deal. And they for talks on Wednesday in a bid ernment’s annoyance. “We are been as much change as I Schengen passport-free zone Trump said Tuesday while getting hurt badly with they’re to forge a compromise that disappointed that MPs have expected but we will have fur- will not need visas, even if addressing the National paying 25 per cent on USD 50 avoids a chaotic “no-deal” chosen to back this bill,” a gov- ther discussions... to explore Britain crashes out of the EU Republican Congressional billion worth of technology departure from the European ernment spokesman said. technical issues” on without a deal in place. Committee Annual Spring stuff and they were going to pay Union in eight days’ time. “The prime minister has Thursday.He told May that The parliament approved Dinner here. 25 per cent on another USD Negotiating teams for both already set out a clear process Labour wanted a customs the measure by 502 votes to 81, Early this year, at a White 200 billion,” he said. sides were to meet again on through which we can leave the union with the EU, access to its with 29 abstentions, paving House event to announce his taxed us 100 per cent,” Trump Annual Spring Dinner, Trump Trump said his adminis- Thursday for a full day of European Union with a deal single market and raised “the the way for millions of British support for reciprocal tax, said reiterating his often-heard explained how his trade poli- tration is fixing broken trade urgent discussions. May’s and we have already commit- option of a public vote to pre- holidaymakers to flock to the Trump had said he was satisfied remarks on the Indian tariff cies are successfully addressing deals to protect the American divorce deal with the other 27 ted to seeking a further exten- vent crashing out or leaving on beaches of the Mediterranean with the Indian decision to structure. the balance of trade issue with workers.“We are standing up to EU nations has been rejected sion. a bad deal”. this summer regardless of the reduce the import tariff on “They charge us 100 per other countries. Trade talks China’s chronic trading abuses three times by parliament and “If passed, this bill would If the talks between the outcome of Brexit. high-end Harley-Davidson cent tariffs on goods. So they with China are going on very and theft of intellectual prop- patience is wearing thin in place a severe constraint on the government and Labour fail to Implementation will motorcycles from 100 per cent send a motorcycle—and they well, he said. The world’s two erties and so many other things Brussels as the deadline to end government’s ability to negoti- reach a compromise that both depend on Britain granting to 50 per cent. “Even this is not make a lot of them—Indian largest economies are locked in that they’ve done to us,” he Britain’s 46-year membership ate an extension and reflect this can support, May hopes the EU citizens the same rights in enough, this is okay,” he said at cycles. They send them to our a trade war since Trump said.“I don’t know how you nears with no agreement in new date in UK statute books two sides can come up with return, but London has said it that time. Trump has repeat- country, we charge them noth- imposed heavy tariffs on people allowed this to happen sight. The premier said Tuesday before April 12.” mutually acceptable options will do so and the principle of edly claimed that India is a “tar- ing. We send a Harley imported steel and aluminium for so many years. You’ve been she would seek another “short” May said Wednesday’s talks that would be put up for bind- the law has broad support. iff king” and imposes “tremen- Davidson to India and they items from China in March last here longer than me. But they Brexit extension at an EU lead- with Corbyn were “construc- ing parliamentary votes. The But the text of legislation dously high” tariffs on charge us 100 per cent. Not fair, year, a move that sparked fears really have, they’ve taken ers’ summit in Brussels on tive”, suggesting she might be British premier’s suden change itself triggered a bitter row in American products. “I got a call okay. Not reciprocal. It’s not of a global trade war. Trump advantage of our country. And April 10. prepared to bend her previous of tack was received with cau- Brussels, after member states - from Prime Minister fair,” Trump said. imposed tariff hikes of up to 25 you know what? I respect them In a rushed parliamentary principles and listen to pro- tion by EU leaders who wish to at Spain’s urging - referred in a (Narendra) Modi of India. During his address to the per cent on USD 250 billion of for it. I say it. We should have bid to avoid Britain leaving the posals for much closer post- see the split resolved before the footnote to the draft to They’re one of the highest tax- National Republican Chinese goods. In response, been doing that to them,” he EU without a divorce deal next Brexit trade relations with the European Parliament elections Gibraltar as a “colony of the ing nations in the world. They Congressional Committee China, the world’s second said. Friday, MPs voted by the nar- bloc than many Conservatives begin on May 23. British crown”. Carlos Ghosn vows he won’t be ‘broken’ after re-arrest in Tokyo

AFP n TOKYO for the first time Wednesday to losses to Nissan and paid a Saudi announce plans to “tell the contact who provided collater- apanese prosecutors Thursday truth” at an April 11 news con- al from the company funds.In Jre-arrested Carlos Ghosn on ference that now looks unlike- an interview with French tele- fresh allegations of financial ly.Prosecutors can hold Ghosn vision to be aired later Thursday, misconduct, as the former auto for up to 22 days while they Ghosn reiterated he was “com- tycoon slammed an “outra- investigate the new claims and bative and innocent” but geous and arbitrary” detention may re-arrest him again or seek acknowledged “it’s hard.” “A lot and vowed he would “not be to hold him in pre-trial deten- of lies have been told and these broken.” In the early hours, tion.Deputy chief prosecutor lies have come one after anoth- officials raided the central Tokyo Shin Kukimoto justified the er,” he said. Ghosn, who holds apartment the 65-year-old arrest by saying they judged French, Brazilian and Lebanese Ghosn has called home since there was a “risk of destruction nationalities, appealed to the winning bail last month after of evidence.” But Ghosn’s lawyer French government to “defend” more than 100 days of detention Junichiro Hironaka, known as him and his “rights as a citizen.” on different charges. the “Razor” for his mental French Economy Minister It was the latest twist in a sharpness, told reporters the Bruno Le Maire stressed Ghosn rollercoaster drama that has fresh arrest was “against the spir- “should benefit from the pre- gripped Japan and the rest of the it of the law” and “should not be sumption of innocence and world since his shock arrest at tolerated in a civilised nation.” consular protection” in an inter- a Tokyo Airport on November He added his client had view with BFMTV French tele- 19. Prosecutors said Ghosn had expected prosecutors would vision station.Thursday’s arrest been detained over transfers of rearrest him and had therefore came after French car firm Nissan funds totalling USD 15 prepared a video, without spec- Renault, which Ghosn also once million between late 2015 and ifying the contents or exactly headed, handed French prose- the middle of 2018. They sus- when it would be released. cutors documents showing the pect Ghosn used USD 5 million Visibly angry, he vowed to fight auto tycoon had authorised of that for personal expenditure. likely attempts by the prosecu- suspicious transfers worth mil- “The suspect... was respon- tor to extend the detention, lion of euros. sible for overseeing the whole of claiming the arrest was “not A Nissan spokesman said Nissan’s operations and per- necessary” and designed mere- the firm’s own internal probe In this photo provided by the UK Parliament, Britain's Speaker John Bercow addresses MP's in the Palace of Westminster in London, Wednesday. A Brexit-related vote in Britain's House of Commons on Wednesday forming his duty loyally so as ly to pile pressure on Ghosn. He had uncovered “substantial evi- ended in a tie, the first time that has happened in a quarter-century. Under Parliament's rules, the speaker of the House has tie-breaking power. Speaker John Bercow cast his vote with the noes. He said that was in not to cause losses to Nissan, but added prosecutors had confis- dence of blatantly unethical keeping with the principle that "it is not for the chair to create a majority that otherwise doesn't exist. AP he betrayed that duty in order cated not only diaries and doc- conduct” and that their focus to benefit himself,” they said in uments belonging to Ghosn, but was on “addressing weaknesses a statement.Ghosn also the passport and phone of in governance that enabled this released a statement the tycoon’s wife Carole. misconduct.” Body of Israeli soldier missing since 1982 found: Putin through his repre- Ghosn already faces Ghosn had maintained his sentatives attacking three separate charges. silence since paying around AFP n MOSCOW be able to receive the right mil- been recovered and returned to not easy,” Putin said. Baumel’s what he called the The first two relate to the USD 9 million to win bail on itary honours in his home- the country. case is highly sensitive for “outrageous and alleged deferring of March 6 when he walked out of he body of an Israeli soldier land,” Putin said, adding that Neither Putin nor Israel Israelis. Baumel had been miss- arbitrary” deten- around USD 80 million his detention centre dressed in Tmissing since the 1982 Russia would send the remains gave details on how the remains ing since what is known as the tion.“Why arrest me in income and conceal- a workman’s uniform in a Lebanon War has been found to Israel.Netanyahu said were found. “The remains are Battle of Sultan Yacoub. The except to try to break ing this in official docu- bizarre attempt to evade the by the Russian and Syrian Baumel would be laid to rest in with us and, in accordance to battle between Israeli soldiers me? I will not be bro- ments to shareholders. world’s media. armies, President Vladimir Israel Thursday evening. military tradition, we will send and Syrian forces took place in ken,” said the former The third, more com- Reports emerged early Putin said during a meeting “There will be a very mov- them to Israel with your par- a Lebanese village near the high-flying executive. plex, charge is that Wednesday that prosecutors Thursday with Israeli Prime ing ceremony tonight,” he said. ticipation,” the Russian leader Syrian border. In comments He has he attempt- were considering further Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. “Zachary’s friends and family said. translated into Russian, denied any ed to charges against him whereupon Netanyahu visited Putin in will take part.” “As far as I know, all the Netanyahu said he asked Putin wrongdo- trans- Ghosn suddenly popped up on Moscow five days before he is found the place of his burial,” Putin’s statement contra- necessary genetic tests have two years ago to “help in the ing and fer Twitter to announce he would to seek a fifth term in office in Putin said, referring to Sergeant dicted an earlier report by the been completed,” he added. search of the remains of our sol- took to per- “tell the truth” about his case at a difficult election.“Our military First Class Zachary Baumel. Israeli army which announced “For the group of special forces diers, including the Sergeant Twitter sonal a news conference on April 11. together with Syrian partners “We are very happy that he will Wednesday that the body had that was working on this, it was (Baumel).” Ethiopian Airlines CEO ‘proud’ of crashed pilots’ efforts AFP n ADDIS ABABA into a field outside Addis stall system, but switched it Ababa just minutes after take- back on because they could not he head of Ethiopian off, having reportedly experi- regain control, citing people TAirlines said Thursday he enced erratic steep climbs and briefed on the preliminary was proud of the efforts of the descents. findings. pilots in trying to stop their jet Citizens from over 30 Dagmawit did not give from crashing, as he repeated countries were on details of what happened in the condolences to the families of board.Similarities quickly cockpit during the fateful final the 157 people who died.“We emerged between the crash minutes of the flight, but said are very proud of our pilots’ and that of an Indonesian Lion takeoff “appeared very normal” compliances to follow the Air 737 MAX 8 flight in and that all the crew had the emergency procedures, and October last year which killed requisite qualifications to oper- high level of professional per- 189 people. Scrutiny has cen- ate the jet. formances in such extremely tred on an anti-stall system, The head of the accident difficult situations,” CEO developed specifically for the investigation bureau Amdiye Tewolde GebreMariam said in latest versions of the planes, Ayalew said the full probe a statement. that has given pilots problems. would take six months to a “All of us at Ethiopian tigators’ report released manufacturer,” she Dagmawit did not make year, but that there had been no Airlines are still going through Thursday. The initial report, said.“Aviation authorities shall specific reference to the auto- sign of “foreign object damage” deep mourning for the loss of unveiled by Ethiopian verify that the review of the air- matic anti-stalling system, but to the aircraft. our loved ones, and we would Transport Minister Dagmawit craft flight control system has did mention a “repetitive nose- “Within this one year we’ll like to express our deep sym- Moges, cast further doubt on been adequately addressed by down” movement of the air- analyse whether other prob- pathy and condolences for the the system controlling the the manufacturer before the craft. lems are existing on this air- families, relatives and friends of Boeing 737 MAX 8 model, release of the aircraft for oper- The Maneuvering craft,” he said. the victims,” he added. (AFP) which has been grounded ations,” she added. Characteristics Augmentation The head of Ethiopian worldwide for almost a month. The release of the report System (MCAS) is designed to Airlines Tewolde GebreMariam Report: Ethiopian crew “The crew performed all came after the US Federal automatically lower the air- said he was proud of the efforts followed procedure, the procedures repeatedly pro- Aviation Administration (FAA) craft’s nose if it detects a stall of the pilots in trying to stop but unable to control jet vided by the manufacturer, but announced a review of the or loss of airspeed. their jet from crashing. The crew of the Ethiopian was not able to control the air- certification of the automated Boeing issued a bulletin “We are very proud of our Airlines plane that crashed last craft,” said Dagmawit Moges, flight control system on the 737 reminding operators of emer- pilots’ compliances to follow month killing 157 people, unveiling results of the pre- MAX. Boeing is reviewing the gency guidelines to override the the emergency procedures, and repeatedly followed procedures liminary probe into the crash. report. The Ethiopian Airlines anti-stall system after the Lion high level of professional per- recommended by Boeing, but The report recommends flight was headed to Nairobi on Air crash. The Wall Street formances in such extremely were unable to regain control “the aircraft flight control sys- a clear morning on March 10 Journal reported Wednesday difficult situations,” he said in Beto O'Rourke speaks to a crowd gathered at Iowa State University, Wednesday in Ames, Iowa. This is O'Rourke's second trip to of the jet, according the inves- tem shall be reviewed by the when it plummeted nose-first that pilots had shut off the anti- a statement. Iowa after announcing his presidential campaign. AP LUCKNOW | FRIDAY | APRIL 5, 2019 world 12 Taliban kill 20 troops, NATO mins meet to celebrate 70th anniv AP n WASHINGTON spending. “Each nation has the duty to make the case to policemen: Af official ATO foreign ministers are our people ... about why these Nmeeting in Washington to resources are important to celebrate the alliance’s 70th keep not only our own coun- AP n KABUL anniversary amid rifts between tries, but our alliance, strong,” members over security and Pompeo said.In an address to nder the cover of dark- trade issues. Secretary of State Congress on Wednesday, Uness, the Taliban Mike Pompeo opened the NATO Secretary General Jens launched a brazen attack early meeting Thursday with an Stoltenberg acknowledged seri- Thursday on an Afghan gov- appeal for unity to confront ous divisions within the ernment compound in west- “great power” challenges from alliance and called for bigger ern Badghis province, killing Russia, China and Iran. defence budgets to cope with at least 20 soldiers and He said the alliance was global challenges such as policemen, officials said. It well positioned to move for- Russian assertiveness, the core was the latest attack by the ward. But a deepening dispute reason NATO was created in Taliban who target Afghan with Turkey over its planned Washington 70 years ago this forces on a daily basis even as purchase of a Russian air week. they hold talks with a US defence system and US President Donald Trump peace envoy. Fighting con- demands for allies, particular- has questioned the value of the tinued into the day and early ly Germany, to boost their alliance and suggested that afternoon in Badghis, and defence spending threatened to some members are freeload- officials expressed fears the overshadow the proceedings. ers.The Trump administration casualty tolls would be much Pompeo said every NATO is threatening to stop delivery higher. According to member had an obligation to to Turkey of the newest US Mohammad Nasir Nazari, a explain to its citizens the need fighter jet, the F-35, if the provincial councilmember, ing Kabul where he lobbied wounded 18 civilians, accord- to increase their defence bud- Turks go through with their the “massive attack” in for “intra-Afghan dialogue” ing to Javed Basharat, gets. He rejected what he plan to buy Russia’s advanced In this Saturday (Jan. 28, 2012) (file photo) U.S. soldiers, part of the NATO- led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) Badghis took place before — talks that would encom- spokesman for the province’s called “tired” arguments about S-400 system instead of the walk west of Kabul, Afghanistan. NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg is playing down differences among member countries dawn, targeting the local gov- pass prominent Afghan fig- police chief. Two children public opposition to such American Patriot system. as the military alliance marks its 70th anniversary in Washington on April 4, 2019. AP ernment’s headquarters in the ures, government representa- and a woman were among the district of Bala. The Taliban tives and the opposition, as wounded. first stormed all the security well as the Taliban.Khalilzad And in eastern Nangarhar posts around the compound. has held several rounds of province, a sticky bomb UAE honours The attack put the lives of talks with the Taliban, most attached to a mini bus Pak court issues notice to Zardari for hiding assets some 600 members of the recently last month in Qatar wounded five people, said PTI n ISLAMABAD PM Modi security forces deployed there where both sides said progress police official Zaman, who 63-year-old Zardari who is also million). Zardari was elected as at risk, he added. Jamshid has been made. like many Afghans uses only he Islamabad High Court the co-chairman of the a member of the National with Zayed Shahabhi, spokesman for the But despite the talks, the one name. No militant groups Ton Thursday issued a notice Opposition Pakistan Peoples Assembly from the NA-213 Badgis governor, said intense Taliban still inflict staggering immediately claimed respon- to Pakistan’s former president Party. The petitioners alleged Nawabshah seat of Sindh fighting was still underway on casualties on Afghan forces sibility for the attacks in Asif Ali Zardari on a petition that the former president province in last year’s general Medal Thursday afternoon. Taliban and now hold sway over half Baghlan and Nangarhar.In seeking his disqualification as owned a flat in New York election.Under the law, a can- spokesman Qari Yousf of the country. The insurgents Kabul, the country’s intelli- an MP for hiding his assets which he failed to disclose didate should reveal all his Dubai (PTI): The UAE Ahmadi claimed responsibil- refuse to talk directly with the gence agency — the National worth over USD 1 million while contesting elections held properties or he would be dis- Thursday honoured Prime ity for the attack in a state- government in Kabul, con- Directorate of Security — including a flat in New York in 2018. They further alleged qualified. Minister Narendra Modi with the ment to the media. sidering it a US puppet.In said its officers arrested at and bulletproof vehicles in the that Zardari was also the owner Zardari, who was the 11th prestigious Zayed Medal for The attack came as US other developments Thursday, least six suspected members election nomination papers last Sher Zaman and Usman Dar. of two bulletproof vehicles President of Pakistan from 2008 to playing a “pivotal role” in giving peace envoy Zalmay a bombing at a clinic in the of the Islamic State group try- year. Chief justice Athar which were not shown in his 2013, has rejected the allegations, a “big boost” to the bilateral Khalilzad was heading to city of Puli Khumri, the cap- ing to recruit young Afghans The petition was filed by Minallah said Parliament is election papers. The petition saying it was part of a vilification strategic ties. President of the Islamabad for talks with ital of northern Baghlan for attacks through social the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e- the right forum for such mat- says that the assets are worth Rs campaign by the ruling party to UAE Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Pakistani officials after visit- province, killed a doctor and media. Insaf (PTI) leaders Khurram ters but issued a notification to 143.7 million (over USD 1.09 malign opposition leaders. Nahyan conferred the Prime Minister with the award, the highest decoration awarded to kings, presidents and heads of Aus targets social media firms states. Mosque massacre suspect to face “We have historical and comprehensive strategic ties with in new extremist footage laws India, reinforced by the pivotal 89 charges in court on Friday role of my dear friend, Prime AFP n SYDNEY AP n WELLINGTON Minister Narendra Modi, who but had denied all of them. He gave these relations a big boost. he man accused of carrying said reporters could remain ocial media executives In appreciation of his efforts, the Tout the Christchurch throughout and take notes, Scould be jailed if they fail UAE President grants him the mosque attacks will face 50 although would be restricted in to remove extremist material Zayed Medal,” Crown Prince of murder charges and 39 what they could report. from their platforms quickly, Abu Dhabi Mohamed Bin Zayed attempted murder charges He said media could still under controversial Australian tweeted. when he makes his second use pixelated images of Tarrant laws adopted Thursday, in The Crown Prince, who is court appearance, New Zealand which the district court judge the wake of the live-streamed also the Deputy Supreme police said Thursday. had allowed. mosque shootings in Commander of the UAE Armed Police had earlier filed a The pixilation obscured Christchurch. Lawmakers Forces, said Modi played a key single, representative murder his face. Retired law professor voted overwhelmingly in role in enhancing bilateral ties to charge against 28-year-old Bill Hodge said the idea behind favour of the laws, which the level of comprehensive strate- Australian Brenton Harrison obscuring his image was that make it illegal not to remove gic relations. Tarrant. He is due to appear via the prosecution might need a footage of “a terrorist act,” “By granting our dear friend video link during a brief hear- witness to be sure he saw the murder, torture, rape and kid- the Indian Prime Minister the ing on Friday, and won’t be gunman at the mosque rather napping, and spell out that their technology products are ing questions about how the Zayed Medal, we express our required to enter a plea. than recognizing him from internet service, content and not exploited by murderous law will be implemented. appreciation for his role and Fifty people died in the media stories. hosting providers will be held terrorists.” The opposition The Institute of Public efforts in developing friendly March 15 attacks on two Hodge said New Zealand culpable. Labor party expressed serious Affairs described the legisla- relations and extending bridges mosques and another 50 were and Australia were trying to Platforms like Facebook misgivings but voted in favour tion as a “blatant attack on the of cooperation between the UAE injured. Police said in a brief preserve the ancient common- and YouTube could face fines of the legislation. freedom of the media.” and the Republic of India in var- statement that they were con- In this Monday, March 25, 2019,( file photo) New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda law approach to a fair trial, but approaching billions of dollars Australia’s Law Council “Throwing media executives ious fields,” he said. sidering filing more charges Ardern discusses a top-level inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the that it seemed quaint in an era — or 10 percent of global described the legislation as in jail will increase costs to The award comes in appre- against Tarrant but couldn’t massacre in two Christchurch mosques on March 15, during a press conference in where people could easily find annual turnover — for failing “knee-jerk” and warned it taxpayers without improving ciation of Modi’s role in consol- comment further as the case Wellington, New Zealand. Australia's Parliament has passed legislation that could more information or images on to allow the “expeditious could have “serious unin- community safety or address- idating the long-standing friend- was before the court. imprison social media executives if their platforms stream real violence such as the the internet. removal” of the offending tended consequences.” ing concerns about violent ship and joint strategic cooper- Tarrant’s first appearance New Zealand shootings. AP New Zealand’s Department material, while executives President Arthur Moses content being shared on social ation between the two countries, was on the day after the attacks of Corrections said in an email could face 3 years in jail. warned the laws could be media platforms,” said the Khaleej Times reported. “I in the Christchurch District New Zealand law. The intent of during his district court they wouldn’t answer ques- Technology companies, used to curb whistleblowers, researcher Andrew Bushnell. am extremely happy to welcome Court. His case has now been the law is to avoid the possi- appearance. Peters said Tarrant tions such as where Tarrant was policy experts and lawyers and “could also lead to cen- “Companies and execu- the announcement of Order of moved to the High Court due bility the reporting and images told him that he wants to rep- being held due to operational pilloried the legislation — sorship of the media, which tives may respond to the Zayed for a great son of India to the seriousness of the would taint the views of poten- resent himself. security reasons. which was jammed through would be unacceptable.” threat of criminal penalties by Prime Minister Narendra Modi charges. Tarrant has reported- tial jurors before they hear Many worry that Tarrant They said that despite some parliament in two days and Attorney-General Christian erring on the side of censor- by His Highness Mohamed Bin ly been moved to a high-secu- evidence in court. Judge will try to use his trial as a soap- restrictions, he was being man- faces an uncertain future Porter said the legislation ship.” Zayed,” External Affairs Minister rity prison in Auckland, which Cameron Mander said in a note box to push his white suprema- aged in accordance with New beyond elections expected in could be used to target plat- The laws are expected to tweeted. She said is why he’ll appear via video that the brief hearing will cist views. Zealand and international laws May.Prime Minister Scott forms used by the far-right be followed by steps toward the prestigious award was link. During the scheduled mainly be about the accused The judge said he had regarding the treatment of pris- Morrison, who is facing a like 4Chan and 8Chan. treating social media giants bestowed on Modi in recognition court hearing, media pho- gunman’s legal representation. received applications from 25 oners. “At this time, he has no difficult reelection battle, said: It will be up to a jury to more like publishers, which of his “stellar role” in ushering in tographs won’t be allowed and Tarrant earlier dismissed media organisations to take access to television, radio or “Big social media companies decide whether the platforms would make them legally a new era of strategic partnership reporting on the proceedings lawyer Richard Peters, who film, photographs or audio newspapers and no approved have a responsibility to take acted with good speed to take responsible for the content on with the UAE and the “best ever” will be severely restricted under was assigned to represent him recordings of Friday’s hearing visitors,” the department said every possible action to ensure down offending content, rais- their platforms. relations with the Islamic world. S Korea launches 5G networks to secure world first Study: Having pets may AFP n SEOUL it to the wife of a technician set- ting up its network on the dis- lower stress in older adults outh Korea launched the puted island of Dokdo, while LG PTI n WASHINGTON Sworld’s first nationwide 5G Uplus provided it to a television mobile networks two days early, personality and her racing-dri- aving a pet can help older its top mobile carriers said ver husband. Hadults cope with mental Thursday, giving a handful of For general customers, the and physical health issues, users access in a late-night services will be available from according to a US poll which scramble to be the first Friday - the original launch date showed that owning an animal providers of the super-fast wire- - when Samsung Electronics lowers stress and gives people a less technology. Three top tele- rolls out the Galaxy S10 5G, the sense of purpose. While pets com providers - SK Telecom, world’s first available smart- come with benefits, they can also KT and LG Uplus - began their phone with the technology built bring concerns, and some peo- 5G services at 11 pm local time in.Verizon’s network will work ple may even put their animals’ Wednesday, despite previously with Lenovo’s Moto Z3 smart- needs ahead of their own health, announcing the launch date phone fitted with a special the poll found. would be April 5. accessory, while rival US carri- In all, 55 per cent of adults Hyper-wired South Korea er AT&T launched a 5G-based ages 50 to 80 have a pet, accord- of these older adults said their physical health,” she said. has long had a reputation for system in parts of 12 cities in ing to the new findings — and pet helps them cope with phys- The poll results indicates a technical prowess, and Seoul December - although it is only more than half of those have ical or emotional symptoms, and need for physicians and other had made the 5G rollout a pri- accessible to invited users multiple pets. More than three- 46 per cent said their pets help health care providers to ask ority as it seeks to stimulate stut- through a free hotspot device, quarters of pet owners say their take their mind off of pain. We older adults about the role of tering economic growth. Along rather than paying customers animals reduce their stress, and have long known that pets are a pets in their lives. More than half with the US, China and Japan, with mobiles. nearly as many say pets give common and naturally occur- of those who owned pets said South Korea had been racing to Qatari firm Ooredoo said it them a sense of purpose. ring source of support,” said they did so specifically to have claim the title as the world’s first n this Tuesday, April 2, 2019 file photo, Lee Pil-jae, second from right, Vice President at KT Corp., and models introduce various offers 5G services in and around However, 18 per cent also said Cathleen Connell, a professor at a companion — and a slightly provider of the ultra-fast net- 5G services available on smarpthones during a press conference on 5G service at KT Corp's headquarters in Seoul, South Korea. Doha - but does not have having a pet or pets puts a strain University of Michigan. higher percentage said their work. South Korea's telecommunications carriers on Wednesday, April 3, have turned on super-fast 5G mobile internet networks devices available to use them - on their budget. “Although the benefits of pets sleep in bed with them. But speculation that US abruptly ahead of schedule in an attempt to ensure the country becomes the first in the world to launch the services. The signs while Japan is also expected to Two-thirds of all pet own- pets are significant, social con- Sixty-five per cent of pet own- mobile carrier Verizon might read: "Play with the world with KT 5G." AP/File roll out a limited deployment in ers, and 78 per cent of dog own- nections and activities with ers said having a pet helps con- start its 5G services early forced 2019 before full services start in ers, said their pet helps them be friends and family are also key nect them to other people, too. South Korean providers to hasti- ahead of schedule. Korea as of 11 pm April 3, 2019,” heroine Kim Yu-na - were “the time for next year’s Tokyo physically active, according to to quality of life across the lifes- “Relationships with pets tend to ly organise a late-night launch, But according to Yonhap, the country’s biggest mobile world’s first 5G smartphone Olympics. Experts say 5G will the findings from University of pan,” Connell said. “Helping be less complicated than those Yonhap news agency reported. the South Korean launches operator said in a news release subscribers”, it said. bring smartphones near-instan- Michigan in the US. For those older adults find low cost ways with humans, and pets are often In the event, Verizon began came two hours earlier. “SK Thursday. Both KT and LG Uplus said taneous connectivity - 20 times who reported that their health to support pet ownership while a source of great enjoyment,” rolling out its 5G services in Telecom today announced that The celebrities - including they also went live at the same faster than 4G - allowing users was fair or poor, pet ownership not sacrificing other important said Mary Janevic, an assistant Chicago and Minneapolis on it has activated 5G services for two members of K-pop band time, with a total of three spe- to download entire movies in appeared to offer even more relationships and priorities is an research scientist at the Wednesday in the US, a week six celebrities representing EXO and Olympic ice-skating cially-selected users: KT offered less than a second. benefits. More than 70 per cent investment in overall mental and University of Michigan. LUCKNOW | FRIDAY | APRIL 5, 2019 vivacity {food} 13 The art of togetherness Delicacies at the Le Meridien’s Together@12 are a healthier option as compared to regular chips or nibbles that are usually served at fine-diners, says SHAMBHAVI SURI mid the rush of urban living, we a bit of crunch and freshness, on the forget to just sit back once in a side. Awhile and savour the city that The Duck, pasta made a grand we live and breathe everyday. Le entrance, as the first main. Seared and Meridien’s new 12th floor restaurant pulled, the duck breast was tucked into in Gurugram offers a magnificent view a ravioli, stuffed agnolotti and drizzled of the Aravali skyline dotted with city with a cheese sauce. For anyone who lights and skyscrapers. Its décor is loves pasta, this is to die for. 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An innovative take over the tables, grey- a new flavour and texture in each dishes, of course, would APPROPRIATE, GIVEN on South Indian food, the prawns were coloured,T cemented walls, lined bite. remain constant. Adding to served wrapped in rice crepes, that with antique paintings, huge Baked Pita bread, along with which Tewari said, “The THE SETTING OF THE substituted the appam. Though it French windows dipped in black. hummus, the classic Middle- drinks have been made in a DISH WHICH ELEVATED was a western version, the From the jet-setters in need of a Eastern snack was up next. The way that the customers IT OUT OF THE STREETS overall effect was few moments of solitude, writers hummus was delicious and would be hit by nos- such that one still and artists looking to gather their creamy while the triangular pita talgia and at the felt that one was thoughts to intimate dinner dates was fresh and soft. Apart from its same time these eating a dish from with the beloved, the quintessen- lip-smacking flavours, it was the would suit every down south. tially French Cafe We in Sultanpur freshness of the ingredients as well palate.” Since every fabu- suits everyone. The only sore as the artful plating which made The drinks — lous meal needs a dessert point was the furniture with its the dish memorable. the Candy Crush to bring it to a fantastic black and white tables paired mushroom topping missed the Having dug into Italian and and the Marigold — end, two were served with orange and brown chairs, mark and that is despite the fact Middle Eastern fare, I travelled all did live up to the here — Rum, pineapple and which were far from impressive. that I love fungi. It was merely THE LOUISIANA WAY the way to China in a matter of promise. With pineapple, three Pistachio, rose. The first consisted But then coming down to bread that tasted like mushrooms SANDWICH, SOFT minutes — by way of a dish, of ways — candied, fresh and syrup, this of ragi discs which sandwiched a mas- what I was here for, food, I decid- without any other flavour and that course. I ordered the Vegetarian drink was refreshing and sweet, where- carpone rum cream, giving it a s'mores ed to begin with Bruschetta and was where the dish faltered. INSIDE-OUT, SERVED platter which was served with as the marigold was more for the ones first one was the Star fruit, sweet pota- look. It was served with a side of a sor- ordered two different toppings. Next up was the Louisiana WITH FRENCH FRIES, Manchurian balls, Stir fried rice with a mature palate because of its to. The chef played around the bet and a pineapple and fennel com- The first had smoked jalapenos, Way, a sandwich filled with cajun- WAS LIKE A BLAST OF and Peri peri potatoes. The balls sourness with a touch of sweetness at Delhiites' love of shakarkandi chaat, pote. The plate had all the elements mushrooms, fresh corns, bell pep- styled cottage cheese, bits of FLAVOURS IN MY were soft and spicy but when the end. It was finished with dried but with a dash of sophistication, that that would satisfy each of the senses. per and cheese and the other was grilled veggies like capsicum, red paired with the fried rice which marigold powder. What the bar- was appropriate given that this dish This truly was a soul-indulging dessert. topped with olives, marinated and yellow bell peppers, lettuce MOUTH WHICH WERE was a little bland, tasted just tenders have cleverly done, is to play had all the flavours of the original yet, As for the pistachio, rose dessert, this tomato chunks and creamy moz- and some garlic mayo. The sand- PERFECTLY BALANCED. right. with known flavours or emotions to there was one element that elevated the one consisted of a cute little pistachio zarella and basil pesto. Served in wich, soft inside-out, served with THE GRILLED I had a Lemon and mint moji- prepare some of these cocktails that dish out of the streets. The star fruit cupcake, topped with rose Chantilly a rectangular black-coloured tray, French fries, was like a blast of to where the freshness of the were innovative, different and take you along with the roasted sweet potato and garnished with a candied rose the presentation seemed appeal- flavours in my mouth which were VEGETABLES ADDED mint and the citrus tang of the down memory lanes. added to the flavour and balanced the petal. Sitting on a bed of apricot jam, ing however, the one with the perfectly balanced. The grilled THE CRUNCH WHILE fruit made for a great accompani- With the drinks, we were served sweet and sour flavours of the dish. it was a phenomenal offering for some- vegetables added the crunch while THE MAYO GAVE IT A ment. a bowl the Vegetarian chip bowl with The second plate served was the one who doesn't have a sweet tooth the mayo gave it a creamy garlic As they say desserts are the mustard salsa as an accompaniment. Celery toot, sweet potato gnocchi, black and loves their dessert to be well bal- flavour. Imagine a square-shaped CREAMY GARLIC fairytales of the kitchen and the The bowl, as the name suggests, had garlic. I bit into these small and soft anced. The pistachio gave a nutty and heavy, scrumptious burger. The FLAVOUR. IMAGINE A ‘happily ever after’ to supper, I chips of several kinds — kale, sweet balls of deliciousness only to realise an earthy taste to the cupcake and the sandwich was no different. SQUARE-SHAPED ordered their speciality, Choco potato and banana. These tasted deli- that they just melt into the mouth and rose Chantilly added the flavour and Moving to the main Nile. The soft-centred, warm cious, were a healthier option as com- flooded the palate with their creami- the fragrance of rose. All the sweetness course, I ordered the Alfredo HEAVY, SCRUMPTIOUS chocolate dessert was enough to pared to regular chips or bar nibbles ness and richness. The sauce had a a was only derived from the apricot jam. Penne pasta, choosing it from BURGER. IT WAS NO sweep me off my feet. that are usually served and dipped in garlicy flavour, though it was not over- Certainly a perfect end to an among three others. Slathered DIFFERENT Except for a few niggles here the mustard salsa, packed a punch. powering. To offset the softness, there unforgettable meal. with silky, creamy bechamel, this and there, the place is worth a Next up were the appetisers. The were roasted celery roots which added one turned out to be different visit. gorge us ook, sweep and slog all at RECIPES Hone go with an exciting IPL ike fresh Spring RAVA DHOKLA SUSHI WITH CARROT treat laid out for cricket lovers. Lbreeze, the city WHAT YOU NEED Enjoy the live matches with welcomes a new ● liquors along with lip-smacking Tex-Mex cafe, Pablo: Idli batter: 3/4 cup vegetarian and non vegetarian The Food Cartel. ● Carrot: 20 appetizers such as Marinated Enjoy the cuisine aniell’s Tavern brings all ● Oil: 1 tsp Chicken Piccatas, Mustard from Italy and DBengali flavours under ● Curd (dahi): 1 tbsp Flavoured Fish Kebab, Cashew Mexico and the eight one roof, offering Mate ● Salt to taste and Peas Kebab and Garlic types of coffee from chorchori, Potal chingri, ● Flavored Cottage Cheese Kebab eight different Murgir jhol, Basanti pulao, Fruit salt: 1/2 tsp along with their regular menu. countries. The menu Hilsa fish, Mishti doi and ● Cheese spread: 2 tbsp Date: Till May 12 Time: 4 pm elebrate Navratri with a includes delicacies many more delicacies ● Koro sambhar: 1 tsp to 12.30 am Price: `1,250 to like Flourless ` Venue: Cwholesome meal at specially curated by chef ● Oil for brushing 3,000 plus taxes The chicken pizza, Bacon Prem K Pogakula. Date: Leela Ambience Convention AnnaMaya as it has curated To be mixed in black sesame-chilli flakes mixture a special Navratri Thali, wrapped Artichoke, Arancini, Fluffy omelet, Soba April 8 to 20 Time: 6.30 pm Hotel. ● offering special fasting noodles salad, Pesto Risotto, Blue Berry Mascarpone to 11.45 pm Price: `5,000 Black sesame seeds (kala til): 1 tsp Time: dishes such as Kuttu poori, Cheese Cake and Opera among others. 8 am to for two (plus taxes; without ● Freshly grated coconut: 4 tsp Price: ` Venue: ueva presents the irresistible Peruvian Sago khichdi, Samak rice. 10.30 pm 1,200 for two Pablo - The alcohol) Venue: Daniell’s To be mixed in a Wasabi mayo inspirations as you relish on fine delights Food Cartel, Paras Trinity Mall, Sector 63, Gurugram. Tavern, The Imperial. N The menu also includes ● Curd: 3 tbsp such as Tiradito (your choice of salmon / dessert favourites such as ● Mayonnaise: 2 tsp tuna with Brazilian nut pesto, Andean corn Badam halwa and f you are in mood to spend the weekend with plenty of beer salsa and rocoto tiger milk), Shrimps Amarkhand. Date: April 6 Iand food, head to Food Exchange, which has launched a ● Wasabi sauce: 1/2 tsp Ceviche, Duck Tiradito, Tartare, Tenderloin to 14 Price: `1,445 (all special lunch buffet accompanied with some chilled draft beer, METHOD tataki, Sesame Tuna and much more. inclusive rate per Thali) beer coolers and beer cocktails. The buffet includes cuisines like ● Combine idli batter, oil, curd and salt in a deep bowl Date: Time: Time: Till April 12 pm to 11.45 pm Venue: AnnaMaya, Andaz North and South Indian, Oriental, Italian and more. 12.30 and mix well. Price: `1,500 plus taxes Venue: Nueva, pm to 3.30 pm, every Saturday and Sunday Price: `2,150 plus Delhi, Asset no 1, Northern ● Pour 1/3 cup of the prepared batter on a greased Sangam Courtyard, RK Puram. taxes Venue: Food Exchange, Novotel, New Delhi, Aerocity. Access Road. thali and tap well to spread evenly. ● Keep it in a steamer for three to four minutes till done. Keep aside. BADAM, ANJEER AUR GUD KA EASTER BUNS HALWA WHAT YOU NEED ● Repeat second and third steps to make one more dhokla thali. WHAT YOU NEED ● Flour: 500 gm ● Cool, slightly loosen the edges and remove using a ● Almonds: 250 gm ● Sugar: 50 gm flat steel ladle. Keep aside. ● Desi ghee: 150 gm ● Salt: 10 gm ● Place a cling film on a clean, dry and flat surface, ● Dried figs (anjeer): 50 gm ● Yeast: 15 gm brush it with little oil and sprinkle half the black ● Jaggery (gud): 150 gm ● Butter: 70 gm sesame-chilli flakes mixture evenly over it. ● Khoya (for garnish) ● Eggs: 1 ● Place one dhokla sheet over it and spread one tbsp cheese spread evenly over it using a butter knife. METHOD ● Cinnamon: 5 gm ● Place 10 carrot strips over lapping each other on ● Blanch the almonds in hot water. Peel off ● Tutti Fruity: 100 gm the almond skin. one side and sprinkle 1/2 tsp koro sambhar evenly ● Raisins: 50 gm over the carrot strips. ● Put them in a blender and grind till it round shape. Put them in the cross with thin flour dough ● Cashew nut: 50 gm ● Roll it very tightly, pressing each time while rolling. becomes a course paste. baking tray and keep in the strips. ● ● Milk: 250 ml Make sure you do not roll the cling film while rolling. Heat desi ghee in a thick bottom proving chamber for 45 ● Bake at 190 degrees METHOD ● Place the rolled dhokla sushi on a clean dry surface pan/kadhai and add the almond paste along minutes. Celsius for 15 minutes, cool with chopped figs. and cut it into eight equal portions using a sharp knife. ● Mix all ingredients together ● Mix 100 gm flour and 70 ml them in room temperature ● Add sugar and sauté on slow fire till it Serve with wasabi mayo and soya sauce. ● Serve hot, garnish with pieces of almonds and make dough. water to make dough. and serve. Courtesy: Chef light golden brown. ● Serve hot. and khoya. ● Divide the dough into 50 ● Apply egg wash on top of Shivanand Kain, Jaypee Greens Golf ● Add jaggery and cook further for two gm each and give them a proved buns and make a & Spa Resort. Courtesy: Chef Ramesh Rana at Decode Air Bar, Gurugram. minutes. Courtesy: Chef Rajat Chandna from Alila Fort Bishangarh. LUCKNOW | FRIDAY | APRIL 5, 2019 vivacity 14

fter the Supreme Court Aset the date for hearing on the biopic PM Narendra Modi, directed by Omung Kumar, for April 8, its makers said they won’t release the film as sched- uled for today. “This is to confirm, our film PM Narendra Modi is not KJo unveils his releasing on April 5. Will wax statue update soon,” Sandip Ssingh wrote on social media. He is Filmmaker KARAN JOHAR was the creative director, singer surrounded by the love of his fam- and also the one who came up ily and friends as he unveiled his with the story, for the movie. Earlier, Ssingh and other wax figure at Madame Tussauds makers of the film received Singapore. flak for planning to release the Sharing the photographs of his movie on April 12, a day after waxed doppelganger on the first phase of voting for the Instagram, Karan wrote, Lok Sabha elections. Its release date was brought forward to “Waxed at Singapore ‘I‘I WASWAS April 5. The Supreme Court Madame Tussauds.” has said it will hear on April 8 The 46-year-old director a plea seeking to block its was accompanied by release. his mother Hiroo A bench of Justice SA Bobde, Justice S Abdul Nazeer Johar on the occa- and Justice Indira Banerjee sion. “What fun SCARED agreed to hear the plea by with my mom and Aman Panwar, a Congress my family, and my spokesperson, contending that surprise from the release of Modi biopic OFOF KALANKKALANK’’ ahead of the election would friends who are too disturb the level playing field. shy to be named,” IANS he added. Karan’s, who has become the first Indian filmmaker to Director OMUNG KUMAR says that influencing the elections was never the aim of releasing the make his mark at Tussauds, wax figure is forthcoming biopic on Modi now. He just wanted to avoid a clash with KJo’s big multi-starrer. By TEAM VIVA inspired by his signature seflie pose, and is hat if one had to make a a political background, I am not looking he was trying to make since three years. film on Mahatma at him through that prism. For me, it’s the He had completed his research and dressed in a printed Gandhi today? Or write ‘I OBSERVED THAT story of a kid who served tea 60 years ago. asked me to take it up. I felt that it was blazer. a book on some great And if at that time someone told me that a huge story, so I might not be able to do personality to pay them PEOPLE REALLY LIKE, this kid is going to rule the country one justice to it.” aW posthumous tribute? The film’s/ book’s day, I simply wouldn’t have believed it.” However, Sandip’s faith made him ‘Kashmiris are content would be based completely on LOVE AND WORSHIP This is why, he says, he wanted to fol- take up the project. He says that, “He told presented as anti- research, oral histories, first person low this story and know the answers to me that you can mould any actor the way accounts and people’s perspectives. The HIM. A FEW PEOPLE many questions like, “what did he do? you want. But Vivek, undoubtedly a fan- nationals content creator could never meet the per- HATE HIM AS WELL. How did he grow up? How did he get into tastic actor, immediately agreed to do the as only son to know him better. But he would try politics and later into a political party? film as well. Somewhere down the line, pictures of to extrapolate a convincing vision nev- HOWEVER, LIKE OR What was the process? I am disinterest- it was destined to happen.” stone- ertheless. ed in politics or even Elections. I am just He believes that this is not some “nor- Director Omung Kumar says he did HATE, BEING THE making a film on someone’s journey that mal kahani” that he is showing, “rather pelting just that in his forthcoming biopic on I found inspiring. This is the biggest story the story of the biggest superhero that we youngsters Prime Minister Narendra Modi (played CITIZEN OF THIS that we have today — a person’s journey have. This is indeed the first time in the are coming by actor Vivek Oberoi) and it should be COUNTRY, ONE from being the biggest zero to a super- history of cinema and our country that out. It is just seen as an independent effort of hero.” a biopic is being made on a living, work- recreating the life of a person he was CANNOT AVOID HIM’ It’s the personality of a person, ing Prime Minister.” but inspired by and no other motive should wouldn’t give out everything. They would “keeping aside that he is the Prime The director tells us that he later obvious to assume be attributed to it. However, it has raised talk about what they’ve done. I would Minister,” that is being showcased here, realised that this was actually a “bonus” that they are anti- questions not because it recreates the life have been influenced by it and hence, I he says. “I observed that people really like, for him, which would make people of the BJP’s prime ministerial hopeful but there was nothing special about elections. did not meet him. The film is complete- love and worship him. A few people hate remember him for long. He says, “This nationals because they lionises him at a time of the Lok Sabha “I am sure that questions would have ly based on my independent research,” him as well. However, like or hate, being will always be talked about. Agar meri are throwing stones at elections. Though the film was supposed been raised even if it was Eid, Diwali or says Omung. the citizen of this country, one cannot movie log bhul gaye (If people forget my the Army. But do we to be released today, it has been stayed . The Opposition would have raised He tells us that his 2016 film, Sarabjit avoid him. I have included minute details film), it would mean that isn’t a good one. really know how they by the apex court till a hearing next week. questions irrespective of the release date. was also created in the same way. “How — his looks, the way he talks, dresses, Standing out from the crowd is really Omung explains an early release in After all, kuch toh log kahenge, logo ka could have I met Sarabjit?” he questions. walks, the works — including the way he important for me. If today I am remem- are harassed every April had nothing at all to do with the kaam hai kehna.” But doesn’t he know of When one is working on projects that was when he was young.” bered for making a biopic on India’s first single day, just to live polls. He just wanted to avoid a clash with the model code of conduct? Omung clar- include politics, one’s personal and polit- It was during the shooting of a real- female boxer (Mary Kom), I will be a normal life.’ the multi-starrer Kalank, which made his ifies that the film is his take on a person- ical perspectives are bound to change or ity show — India’s Best Draamebaaz — remembered for this as well.” —Ashvin Kumar team apprehensive. “Initially, when it was ality and not an authorised biopic. While get slightly influenced. The Mary Kom when Omung and Vivek bonded. “My The time period between the scheduled to release on April 12, we had crafting his film, he did not try to meet director clarifies that since he isn’t into mother suggested that I work with him.” announcement and the release date of the PAAKHI TYREWALA only five days to pick up business as the Prime Minister for a reason. “I “politics at all,” there are “zero political Even though today he feels confident film was also very short. He explains, Director , who Kalank’s release date was April 17. We never met him in person to get to know perspectives.” He says, “I am just making about his creation, Omung had apprehen- “The film was finished in 38 days, while wrote and directed the Sikkimese wanted a bigger audience to watch the him for the film. I did not want my per- a film which is larger than life. It’s a film sions initially. He tells us, “In the middle most take 50 days. No content was com- feature film Pahuna: The Little film. Polls were never the target.” spectives to be influenced. When a per- about a person’s journey and his inspir- of the show, Sandip (Ssingh, producer), promised or cut short. Everything just fell Visitors, says Of course, he quickly clarifies that son talks about himself/herself, they ing life story. Even though the person has my partner, told me about the film, which in place.” she faced hur- dles in the jour- ney as people did not take women directors seriously even More than ordinary just a few years KUSHAN MITRA ago. Paakhi said, “Pahuna... is not a commercial film. Many people ques- The mid-life refresh on the BMW 7-series does make it stand out from the crowd. But tioned me why I am not making the film in Hindi and then things started it also makes it a very good car coming out of nowhere that I am a woman director. Three years ago, ast week we found ourselves But most importantly for there were not many female direc- in the Algarve, a region on VIPs on the seat diagonally tors. But many women filmmakers LPortugal’s southern coast. behind the driver, it is more It is one of the most beautiful comfortable and quieter than are now coming out and have start- places in the world, with hills before, thanks to new acoustic ed receiving equal representation in flush with an abundance of citrus shielding and and window-panes. the industry. However, we still face trees bearing lemons and oranges The seat options and massage many issues.” and every ridgeline topped with functions remain and with quilt- a wind-turbine. One can under- ing on the Napa Leather on the stand why BMW loves Portugal door handles, it feels a lot more so much for their media drives. luxurious than before. So all in all, Smith performs But we were driving the BMW 7- this is a limousine that is actual- Ganga Aarti series, not the sort of car which ly good to drive, comfortable at you would imagine that is the back and something you designed to handle either the smaller roads. I had to keep on should consider buying if you are sharp corners of the mountain reminding myself that I was not looking for a car in this class. roads or the long sweeping high- driving a 3-series or a 5-series, the Now, BMW India has a speed turns of the Portuguese handling almost did not compute loaded year coming up. The new highways. The 7-series is after all in my head. X4 has just come onto the mar- a limousine, it’s a car meant for Of course, no matter what ket as has the new (and brilliant) VIP’s extremely comfortable drive BMW’s engineers do to the roll M2, and the X5 and X7 are on from his or her home to office and characteristics of the car by defy- their way shortly, the new 3-series back with an occasional trip to the ing the laws of physics, the human is also on its way and the WILL SMITH airport. body can’t be re-engineered by the refreshed 7-series is still a few Actor recently visited But as I drove the 750Li boffins in Munich. So if I was dri- months away. It will be worth the Haridwar and also performed the through the occasionally worry- ving the 7-series for a living and wait though. While I drove the Ganga Aarti. ingly narrow mountain roads of I drove like that, I would proba- 750Li, which has a 4.4-litre V8 There had been a huge buzz ever Algarve, I began to realise why the bly lose my job. After all, you do that produces 530 horsepower, since he made a visit to India. The company was making us drive not want the big man at the back India will likely get fewer options. this car through these roads. It is spilling his lunch over all that There will be the veritable international icon started the year because, while the 7-series expensive leather and touch- favourite, the 730Ld with its with an interesting show titled remains an extremely comfortable screens. But it is good to know three-litre diesel motor produc- Bucket List wherein every week he cruiser, the subtle changes to the that you can escape from a kid- ing 265 horsepower. There will unfolds a set of real-life adventures. car’s chassis are quite obvious. The napping attempt or a terrorist also be the 745Le, which is In the last episode of the series, the 750Li had BMW’s active all- attack at a considerable rate of BMW’s plug-in hybrid variant, wheel drive and steering XDrive knots and this car will not let you more of which in a later column actor can be seen worshipping Lord technology, but when you take a down. And if you are the rare sort drive from BMW executives that locked Gs of Gucci. three-dimensional elements, the and the top-of-the-range, 6.5 Shiva and performing the Aarti. corner hard, the adaptive roll sta- of person who does drive a 7- 44 per cent of all 7-series sold in The Chinese love major big grille and logo will definitely litre V12 engined, 585 horsepow- In the video, Smith lands in India bilisation on this iteration of the series occasionally, the adaptive the world are in China. BMW brands, so the big visible change announce your arrival. And it is er 760Li, which is used by billion- and witnesses the culture and diver- car seems to defy the axioms of suspension is fabulous. This feels sells more 7-series in China annu- on the refreshed 7-series is the not just Chinese who will like aires and politicians alike (the sity of the country while riding and physics. Seriously, you would like a smaller BMW to drive, and ally than they do in India for their new kidney grille, which is 40 these elements, because I feel Prime Minister’s fleet has this think something as large as a I mean that as the greatest com- entire product line. That is how per cent larger and milled from a Indian buyers will appreciate car). There is a minute possibil- auto across the lanes. cruiseliner on the roads would pliment. important China is for the single piece of aluminum. And them as well. There are some ity that BMW India might bring He later talks about how starring in roll grotesquely if you threw it But chances are that when Bavarian manufacturer. And if that is coupled with a new BMW minor changes to the air breathers more powerful variants of the a Bollywood song has always been into a corner at anything above 50 you buy this series, it will not be there is one thing that marketers logo on the nose that is 12 mm down the side, but major changes diesels as well the M750Li that I part of his bucket list. He even kilometres an hour, but as I for its exhilarating driving expe- and manufacturers should know larger in diameter, which is quite are to the rear, particularly the drove, the 7-series is sold in gained confidence while driving, rience. You would want to buy about rich Chinese, it is that they clearly obvious to the naked eye. taillight unit which also gets a 740Ld and 750Ld specifications meets actor Ranveer Singh and pro- there were corners I took at a something like this because you love showing off their brands, not The strange thing is that as BMW three-dimensional design and in Europe, but that depends on ducer Karan Johar later. scarcely believable 80-90 kilome- want to be seen, and the refresh that we’re different but the big ‘LV’ has gradually moved away from the exhausts, making the car the market although prices will tres an hour, which by the way, of the 7-series is all about being logo of Louis Vuitton was creat- the iconic ‘corona’ headlights in look very attractive from its back not change dramatically from the was the speed limit on Portugal’s seen. Now, I learnt during the ed for China. Ditto for the inter- the recent cars. They have become portion. current model. LUCKNOW | FRIDAY | APRIL 5, 2019 sport 15 Man City back on top

First half goals from De Bruyne and Sane help Manchester City regain top spot; Spurs back to winning ways

Daniel Parejo celebrates after winning the match AP Valencia beat Real 2-1

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inedine Zidane dropped Gareth Bale and AFP n MANCHESTER League start. Today we touched the glory. Now we of the season and praised Hudson- Zendured his first defeat since returning to Real Despite the win, Guardiola said his need to touch the glory of lifting trophies. Odoi. Madrid as his side were deservedly beaten 2-1 by anchester City brushed aside side, who had 11 shots on target, need- Now is the start of a chapter. We close one "Callum played very well and a resurgent Valencia on Wednesday. struggling Cardiff to leapfrog ed to be more clinical. chapter and open another chapter and defended very well," he said. "He has The last time Zidane left Bale on the bench, the MLiverpool at the top of the "We played really well," he said. "We bring victory to our fans." improved during the season a lot. He’s Welshman proved a spectacular substitute against Premier League on Wednesday as started really well. A magnificent goal Chelsea boss Maurizio Sarri made ready to play 90 minutes in very impor- Liverpool in the Champions League final 10 Tottenham opened their glittering stadi- from Kevin De Bruyne. Unfortunately we multiple changes from the team that start- tant matches." months ago but there was to be no rescue act at um in style. missed a lot of chances, we ed Sunday's tense 2-1 win at Cardiff, with City's victory against Cardiff was Mestalla. City's 2-0 victory over Cardiff took need to score more goals. Eden Hazard and N'Golo Kante back in their eighth consecutive Premier League Instead, Valencia surged to a convincing victo- Pep Guardiola's quadruple-chasers to 80 The defeat leaves Neil the starting XI. win and puts them back in pole position ry, Goncalo Guedes and Ezequiel Garay scoring in points — one clear of Jurgen Klopp's Warnock's Cardiff third But the main talking point was a first in the Premier League. each half to leave Marcelino's team within a point Liverpool, with both sides having six from bottom, five points Premier League start for 18-year-old With the League Cup already in the of La Liga's top four. Karim Benzema headed in a matches to go. from safety, with only rel- Callum Hudson-Odoi, who has already bag, City are struggling to quell grow- late consolation in injury-time. Tottenham marked their long- egated Huddersfield and impressed for Gareth Southgate's young ing talk of a historic quadruple even as "We lacked a bit of spark up front," Zidane said. delayed move into their state-of-the-art Fulham below them. England side. Guardiola attempts to keep his players' "I am not going to criticise my players. They have new home with a 2-0 win against Crystal Spurs, who were on Sarri has angered Chelsea fans with feet on the ground. tried and we played a good team. But losing always Palace, while Chelsea thumped Brighton the edge of the title race his refusal to start the winger and they After this weekend's match against hurts." 3-0. for a large chunk of the season, started vented their feelings at Cardiff on Sunday. Brighton at Wembley, they will take on After a miserable start to the season, Valencia Kevin De Bruyne put City ahead in their match at home to Palace in fourth Hudson-Odoi was in the thick of the Tottenham in the first leg of the could yet enjoy a barnstorming finish. the sixth minute at the Etihad Stadium, spot, behind north London rivals action at Stamford Bridge, setting up Champions League quarter-final, with a Champions League qualification is now with- firing in from a tight angle and Leroy Arsenal. Olivier Giroud for just his second maximum of 13 games to make history. in touching distance while a Copa del Rey Sane doubled the lead for the defending Premier League goal of the season in the The race for the top four is tight, with final against Barcelona and Europa champions with a sharp finish just SPURS BACK ON WINNING TRACK first half. just three points separating third-placed League last 16 tie against Villarreal before half-time. But Son Heung-min and Christian Hazard doubled Chelsea's lead in the Spurs from Manchester United, in sixth still await. Guardiola, whose team take on Eriksen made sure the celebrations did it was a "special night" as they re-ener- 60th minute and midfielder Ruben position. "The game played out how we Brighton at Wembley in the FA Cup not fall flat, scoring second-half goals that gised their bid to finish in the top four. Loftus-Cheek put the game beyond Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's team suffered hoped," said Marcelino. "It was a semi-final on Saturday, made seven enabled Spurs to end a wretched run of "The emotion was amazing from the doubt just three minutes later. their second Premier League defeat in complete performance." changes to his starting line-up, handing four defeats in five league games. beginning," he told Sky Sports. Sarri said his team had returned to three games on Tuesday, losing 2-1 to For Zidane, after two opening teenager Phil Foden his first Premier Spurs boss Mauricio Pochettino said "To win was so important to us. the good form they showed at the start Wolves. victories, this was perhaps some- thing of a reality check, even if Madrid's reappointed coach has insisted he is under AFP n TURIN Ivan Perisic for the third. no illusions regarding the task ahead. Roberto Gagliardini bagged They now trail leaders Barcelona by 13 points, apoli fell to a 2-1 defeat by his second brace this season the exact same margin they were behind the Nrelegation-threatened Icardi ends exile in style against Genoa, after also scoring Catalans under Zidane at this stage last season. Empoli on Wednesday, opening two in the reverse fixture. Valencia were far superior in the first half and the way for Juventus to claim an tive, we didn't follow plans. Inter, in third, Inter, in third, lost 1-0 to the only surprise was that it took 35 minutes for eighth consecutive Scudetto from "It was a subdued perfor- lost 1-0 to Lazio Lazio last weekend but have them to score. as early as this weekend, while mance in general. We lacked again reduced the gap on Napoli Navas punched a corner to the edge of the box Mauro Icardi returned to help ideas and legs." last weekend to seven points, and are four where Guedes bounced the ball off Carlos Soler, Inter Milan get back to winning Diego Farias opened the but have again ahead of AC Milan who were stopped it and curled between the goalkeeper's right ways. scoring on 28 minutes for the reduced the gap held 1-1 by Udinese on Tuesday. hand and the near post. The Turin giants play AC hosts in Tuscany with a shot on Napoli to The battle for the final Valencia unleashed a series of efforts in search Milan at home this weekend and which took a deflection off seven points, and are Champions League berth of a second. Kevin Gameiro headed wide, Geoffrey would claim another title if they Napoli midfielder Piotr Zielinski. remains tight with Atalanta, Kondogbia half-volleyed over and Rodrigo's bend- open up a 21-point gap on Former Empoli loanee four ahead of AC Milan Lazio and Roma all within touch- ing shot whistled inches past the post. Napoli, who have lost both their Zielinski made up for his error ing distance. Madrid had barely featured as Bale came on for matches this season to Juventus. just before the break with a The Argentine was whistled Lazio, with a game in hand, Marco Asensio in the 64th minute, along with Isco, Juventus, who are currently superb shot from distance to and insulted by the travelling fell 1-0 to lowly SPAL, with who replaced the quiet Toni Kroos. missing Cristiano Ronaldo equalise. Inter fans in the western port city, Andrea Petagna scoring from the Bale might have had an equaliser shortly after through a thigh injury, would But Giovanni Di Lorenzo but shrugged off the cobwebs of spot to move the side from had it not been for Dani Parejo's sliding block and need to beat AC Milan and for sealed a precious three points for his weeks of absence, although he Emilia-Romagna four points then the he sent a sumptous pass to the far post, Carlo Ancelotti's Napoli to lose Empoli on 53 minutes, with the was denied the opener by the clear of the relegation zone. but it was cleared away from the waiting Benzema. to Genoa on Sunday in order to strugglers holding on to move post in the 20th minute. Claudio Ranieri's Roma Valencia should have wrapped it up with 15 seal the championship. out of the bottom three. Icardi scored Inter's second avoided a third straight defeat by minutes left as five sprawled forward on the break "We deserved to lose," said goal from the spot after Cristian snatching a 2-2 draw at home but Rodrigo miscontrolled while his cutback was Ancelotti after his side's fifth ‘WINNING RETURN’ Romero was sent off for a foul on against Fiorentina, after twice flicked by Soler, harmlessly into the hands of Navas. defeat this season, as they prepare Icardi marked his return the striker five minutes before being led by the team who had If Madrid were more threatening they might for next week's Europa League after nearly two months out half-time as he raced through on hammered the Romans 7-1 in have capitalised but there was no counter and quarter-final first leg against amid a contract dispute which goal. the Italian Cup. instead victory was secured when Garay headed in Arsenal. saw him stripped of the - Icardi converted the penalty Atalanta, in fifth, can edge Parejo's cross with seven minutes left. "We have to roll up our cy by scoring Inter's second goal for his tenth league goal this sea- closer to the Champions League Sergio Ramos had a late penalty taken off him, sleeves and think about the next from the spot in a 4-0 thrashing son and first since December 15. places when they host Bologna ruled out by VAR, before Benzema nodded in a con- game. We were messy, inatten- of Genoa. The Argentine then set up on Thursday. solation in added time. It was too little too late. PSG set up French India climb two Lewandowski settles 9-goal thriller spots up in AFP n MUNICH er just before the half-hour Cup date with Rennes mark. FIFA rankings obert Lewandowski saved Ten minutes later, the Rhis team from a humiliat- Allianz Arena was silenced as IANS n NEW DELHI AFP n PARIS ing German Cup exit as Marc Schnatterer fired Bayern Munich came from Heidenheim in front. he Indian football team moved olders Paris Saint-Germain will play behind to beat second-tier Mueller brought Bayern Tup two places to 101 in the lat- HRennes in the French Cup final Heidenheim in a 5-4 thriller level after half-time, turning in est FIFA rankings released on later this month after beating 10-man on Wednesday. Lewandowski's header with a Thursday. Nantes 3-0 in their semi-final tie on Bayern were 2-1 down at marvellous, swivelling finish. India, who have not been in Wednesday as Kylian Mbappe scored one half-time having gone down to He then returned the action since the AFC (Asian Football penalty after missing another. ten men early in the game, and favour three minutes later, Confederation) Asian Cup in Mbappe's two spot-kicks came after threw away a two-goal lead in setting up Lewandowski to January, had dropped six spots to 103 he set up Marco Verratti for the opener the second half. restore the lead for Bayern. in the February edition after ending in the first half at the Parc des Princes, Yet Lewandowski's late Serge Gnabry added a last year at 97. with substitute Daniel Alves wrapping up winner ended a rollercoaster fourth for Bayern on 65 min- The team is at present without a the victory late on. resistance from Heidenheim utes, slotting the ball in at the head coach after Stephen Constantine The result keeps Thomas Tuchel's and sent Bayern into the semi- far post at a corner. stepped down from his position team on course to win a domestic league finals. Yet Glatzel stunned post their Asian Cup sojourn. and cup double, which would go some "I don't really know what Bayern again when he scored In the continental competition, small way to easing the pain of their exit to think of this game," said twice in three minutes to India bowed out in the group stages from the Champions League in the last Bayern striker Thomas make it 4-4. after back-to-back defeats against 16 at the hands of Manchester United. Mueller on Sky Sports. Having pulled a goal back hosts UAE (2-0) and Bahrain (1-0). "After the first goal it was a little eas- "After such a great start, it on 74 minutes, the But Sunil Chhetri and Co. start- ier," said PSG captain Thiago Silva. should have gone differently Heidenheim striker complet- ed the tournament with a bang by "We had to try and score the second Kylian Mbappe reacts ater scoring a penalty AP for us. We didn't play well, ed his hat-trick from the recording their biggest win in the because if it had stayed at 1-0 it would particularly after the red card, penalty spot. competition's history after they have been more difficult. and a record 13th time overall, when they and it doesn't feel all that Niklas Suele was initially booked for It ended in disappoint- thrashed Thailand 4-1 in a Group A "I think we deserved this result even play Rennes in the final at the Stade de good." ment for Heidenheim. clash. if it was difficult and we still deserved to France in Paris on April 27. Everything seemed to be a challenge on Robert Andrich, but a However, as a handball at Meanwhile, Asian Cup champi- be in the final, which is important for the Rennes reached the final by winning going according to script when video review convinced the referee the other end allowed ons Qatar continued to be ranked club." 3-2 at Lyon on Tuesday, but the Brittany Leon Goretzka headed Bayern Lewandowski to score the 55th with UAE on 67 and Bahrain on PSG are 20 points clear at the top of club have been knocked out of the Cup in front from a corner on 12 that Suele had denied Andrich a winner with an 84th minute 111. Thailand rose by a spot to 114. Ligue 1 with nine matches left and could in each of the last two seasons after heavy minutes. goalscoring opportunity penalty. At the top of the rankings, be crowned champions for the sixth time defeats against PSG. Yet the script went up in Werder Bremen also Belgium continued to rule the roost in seven seasons as early as Sunday, if they Paris might also have Neymar back flames when Bayern went reached the semi-finals after followed by France and Brazil while beat Strasbourg and second-placed Lille for the final after the Brazilian returned down to ten men just minutes Robert Andrich, but a video The red card galvanised they eased to a 2-0 win over England displaced World Cup run- lose their game. to training on Wednesday following later. review convinced the referee Heidenheim and they forced Schalke thanks to goals from ners-up Croatia to the fourth spot The Qatar-owned club can also win more than two months out with a foot Niklas Suele was initially that Suele had denied Andrich several chances before Robert Milot Rashica and Davy and Uruguay climbed over Portugal the French Cup for the fifth year running, injury. booked for a challenge on a goalscoring opportunity. Glatzel headed in the equalis- Klaassen. to sixth place. 16

LUCKNOW | FRIDAY | APRIL 5, 2019 LEADERBOARD RUNS 254 David Warner (SRH) 8 Y Chahal (RCB) 6S 198 Even if we had given away 180-odd { against KXIP, we also scored 200-odd } 4S 475 runs. We could bowled better against DC. — PIYUSH CHAWLA

Up Next 3rd straight win for Sunrisers RCB in search of success n NEW DELHI rassing for Delhi, if not for the LAST YEAR’S MATCHES cameos from Morris (17 off 15) fghanistan’s Mohammad and Axar Patel (23 not out off *Kolkata Knight Riders Nabi played a pivotal 13). defeated Royal Challengers Arole as Sunrisers The pace-spin combination Bangalore by 6 wickets at Hyderabad dished out an all- of Bhuvneshwar Kumar (2/27) Bangalore round effort to record a five- and Nabi gave Sunrisers a good *Kolkata Knight Riders beat win over hosts Delhi start, restricting Delhi to 19 for Royal Challengers Bangalore Capitals and register their third one in first four overs. by 4 wickets at Kolkata consecutive victory in the After conceding a first ball FOR THE RECORD Indian Premier League here boundary, Bhuvneshwar came Thursday. back to clean up Prithvi Shaw *Andre Russell scored 159 Nabi (2/21) took two wick- in the third over. runs off 64 balls with a strike ets with the ball and also played Iyer then deposited one at rate of 248.43. His strike rate a crucial 9-ball 17-run unbeat- the stands after Siddarth Kaul is the highest among the en knock towards the end to (2/35) was introduced into the batsmen who scored over 150 help Sunrisers keep their win- attack, while Shikhar Dhawan runs in this IPL. ning run intact. hit a four with a sweep shot off PTI n BENGALURU Live on Star Sports 1& 2 HEAD *Royal Challengers By virtue of this win, Nabi. TO Bangalore lost all four Sunrisers have moved to the But another sweep shot n a losing streak in the last HEAD matches in this IPL. They are top of the eight-team standings proved costly as Nabi had Ofour matches, Royal M 22 the only winless team this with six points from four Dhawan caught at short fine leg Challengers Bengalore are RCB vs KKR year’s tournament. games. by Sandeep Sharma. Delhi thus expected to ring in changes and RCB 9 BENGALURU Faisel Features Chasing a modest 130, slumped to 36 for two after the experiment in search of their KKR 13 opener Jonny Bairstow end of the powerplay. first win when they take on FRIDAY | 8:00 PM smashed a 28-ball 48 to set the A lot was expected from Kolkata Knight Riders in an complete 8,000 T20 runs and foundation but Sunrisers lost Rishabh Pant but he too IPL match here on Friday. In their first match against de Villiers 15 runs short of five wickets for 48 runs to slip departed just after time-out in RCB's performance this Chennai Super Kings, RCB becoming the second highest to 111 for five by the end of the the 10th over. IPL has been disappointing, were bowled out for a paltry 70 T20 run-scorer for RCB. He 16th over. Sandeep Sharma (1/25) both with the bat and ball, and in 17.1 overs after their top- has 3,406 runs under his belt. Nabi and Yusuf Pathan (9 then bamboozled Rahul a dejected captain Virat Kohli order crumbled before the The department not out) then held their nerves Tewatia with a knuckle ball as has conceded that his strug- bowling of Harbhajan Singh has also been disappointing. to take Sunrisers home, scoring Delhi slipped to 61 for four in gling team is yet to get the right and Imran Tahir. Apart from Yuzvendra Chahal, 131 for five in 18.3 overs. 11 overs. balance but will continue Against Sunrisers all the other RCB bowlers The win took Sunrisers’ In the 14th over, Manish experimenting with its combi- Hyderabad, the RCB bowlers have not been among wickets overall head-to-head record Pandey took a superb catch at nations. allowed SRH to post a mam- and have conceded far too against Delhi at the Feroz Shah point to remove Colin Ingram They lost their last game by moth 232 with centuries from many runs in death overs. Kotla stadium to 4-1. off Kaul’s ball as Delhi lost half seven wickets against Rajasthan Jonny Bairstow and David Though KKR lost their Earlier electing to field, their side for 75. Royals in and now they Warner. RCB then collapsed to last game by 3 runs in Super Sunrisers dished out a superb Morris blasted two fours to will be up against a balanced an embarrassing 35 for 6 in the Over against Delhi Capitals, bowling effort on a slow and give some momentum to KKR side, who have won two eighth over, with Kohli and de their confidence level is still dry wicket to restrict Delhi to Delhi’s innings but Rashid matches out of three they have Villiers contributing just four high with their batsmen, a lowly 129 for eight. next over. tournament by having him Khan got rid off Iyer, who tried played so far. runs between them. In the end, including Nitish Rana, Andre It was skipper Shreyas Iyer, Kagiso Rabada was intro- caught at mid off. to sweep across the line and Last time, the RCB beat they were skittled out for 113 Russell, Robin Uthappa and who emerged as the highest- duced but he too was treated The hosts then removed ended up being bowled as KKR was in May 2016 at Eden to lose the match by a massive Shubhman Gill, being in top scorer for Delhi with a steady with equal disdain by Bairstow, Manish Pandey (10) , Vijay Delhi were reduced to 93 for Gardens and they have suffered 118 runs. form. 41-ball 43. sending him across the fences Shankar (16) and Deepak six. defeats in their last three Against Rajasthan Royals Russell has been in sensa- Chasing a lowly target, thrice as Sunrisers once again Hooda (10) quickly to give With three overs to go, encounters against the Kolkata- too, RCB top order failed, tional form with his incredible Bairstow got a reprieve early on didn’t lose any wicket in the themselves a chance of a come- Morris sent Sandeep Sharma based side at Chinnaswamy except Parthiv who scored a power-hitting ability that when Axar Patel dropped a powerplay, scoring 62 for no back. over the mid-wicket area to Stadium here. half century. The RCB think- helped KKR win two matches. caught and bowl chance in the loss. Earlier, Sunrisers bowlers take Delhi across the 100-run collapse is the tank would be hoping that Restricting him will be a chal- second over. Bairstow was finally dis- exploited the conditions well, mark. biggest worrying factor for their top order batsmen come lenge for Chahal and compa- The Englishman made missed in the seventh over making life difficult for the Once Morris was dis- RCB and to made matters out with flying colours on ny. Delhi pay for the mistake, with Rahul Tewatia trapping hosts, who simply failed to get missed by Bhuvneshwar in the worse captain Kohli's form has Friday against KKR. Rana has been impressive blasting a six and a four off him in front of the wicket. The going right from the start on a 19th over, it was upto Axar not been up to the mark by his Despite their struggling as an opener and in the mid- Sandeep Lamichhane in the opener asked for a review but slow wicket. Patel to take the score to some high standards. He has man- form, Kohli and de Villiers are dle order too in the first two next over. He next took Chris the decision was not over- Skipper Iyer tried to anchor respectability and he tried his aged a below 20 average in four nearing personal milestones. games. The performance of Morris to the cleaners, smash- turned. the innings but he didn’t get best, smashing a four and two games. Parthiv Patel and AB de Kohli is 17 runs away from Gill will be watched keenly ing three boundaries and Rabada then ended support from the other end. It sixes in the last over to take Villiers are the only batsmen becoming the second Indian since he is tipped to be a another hit to the fence in the Warner’s rampaging run in the would have been more embar- Delhi close to 130-run mark. who have above 20 average. cricketer after Suresh Raina to future India star. Rules of Mankading need clarity: Buttler Selectors happy to see Pandya's hit form IANS n NEW DELHI his approach. Say, you are faced with a sit- AFP n JAIPUR it and it is quite distracting," uation in the World Cup when you have Buttler said. ff field controversies and issue with an improbable chase on hand, he could os Buttler has broken his "That is why it was nice to Othe core saw Hardik Pandya miss win you the game. Or if you need quick Jsilence after falling victim to get some runs in the win and quite a few games for the country. But the wickets, the captain can always hand him a controversial 'Mankad' dis- get back to thinking about 12th edition of the Indian Premier League the ball. He is one of those guys who loves missal in the Indian Premier batting and not worrying about has seen Pandya return with a bang and to rise to the challenge. An in-form League, calling for clarity in the how I back up at the non-strik- with the World Cup round the corner that Hardik is always an advantage for the laws of the game. er's end." makes the national selectors feel relieved. Indian team. The England batsman, "I think if you look at the The selectors are keeping a close eye on "Also, if you look at how he is playing playing for Rajasthan Royals in footage, probably the wrong the performance of the players in the ongo- for MI in this IPL, it definitely augurs well the IPL, was run out for 69 on decision was made because at ing T20 league and the all-rounder's for the national team. The World Cup is March 25 by Kings XI Punjab the time he was expected to match-winning show on Wednesday round the corner and momentum is an skipper Ravichandran Ashwin release the ball I was in my brought them immense joy. important thing. A good show here will as he backed up. crease," he added. Speaking about it, one of the nation- see him carry confidence into the show- The method of dismissal, Buttler told ESPNcricinfo: al selectors said that whatever happened piece event," the source said. named after former India play- "Of course, a 'Mankading' has in the last few months were unfortunate Pandya has been doing a great job with er Vinoo Mankad, is legal but to be in the laws of the game, and Pandya's performance in the ongoing both bat and ball for MI. While he has is seen by many as going because a batsman can't just IPL is a clear indication that he has left the scores of 32* off 14 balls against RCB, 31 against the game's values, run halfway down the pitch past behind and is looking to make up for off 19 balls against KXIP and 25* off 8 balls unless the batsman has been R Ashwin (second right) and Jos Buttler (pink) during the Mankading controversy trying to get a headstart." lost time. against CSK to show for his batting warned first. "But I do think, the way the "The World Cup is round the corner prowess late into the innings, the all- The incident was particu- like the style of it," Buttler told missed for scores of just five law is written, there is a bit of and as selectors it is pleasing to the eye rounder has also picked four wickets in the larly contentious as Buttler Britain's Daily Mirror newspa- and six in his subsequent two a grey area in that saying 'when when you see someone like Hardik doing season so far. He has himself also made it was still in his crease when per. matches but returned to form a bowler is expected to release so well for Mumbai. It clearly shows that clear that his focus is the upcoming Ashwin arrived, only for the The hard-hitting batsman on Tuesday against Royal the ball'. he has moved ahead and is focusing on his World Cup. bowler to pull out of his action was also a victim of the unusu- Challengers Banglaore, smash- That is a bit of a wishy- game. Whatever happened cannot be "These seven months weren't easy and and wait for him to step for- al dismissal at the hands of Sri ing 59 runs off 43 balls. washy statement." undone. But how you learn from those I wasn't sure of what to do. My goal is to ward before whipping off the Lanka's Sachithra Senanayake "What was more disap- Cricket's lawmakers, the mistakes and rise is what is a true test of Pandya has the X-factor that is needed to keep performing and hopefully, help bails while playing for England at pointing is that suddenly over MCC, have previously said the your character," he said. be a match-winner and that is why the India win the World Cup," Pandya said "At the time, I was really Edgbaston in 2014. the next two games I found incident was "not within the Sources in the Indian team manage- team backs him to the hilt. after his efforts against Chennai on disappointed with it. I didn't The 28-year-old was dis- myself being really conscious of spirit of the game" ment echoed the sentiments and said that "He has that X-factor. He is fearless in Wednesday. ‘You can't select WC team India beat Malaysia 3-0 SINDHU CRASHES OUT, PTI n KUALA LUMPUR SRIKANTH ADVANCES based on IPL performances’ triker Vandana Katariya scored a brace to help SIndian women's hockey team beat hosts PTI n MUMBAI the same (during the World Cup). If Malaysia 3-0 in the opening game of the five- PTI n KUALA LUMPUR 13-21 to local combination of it is (the same) we need an extra spin- match series here on Thursday. Tan Kian Meng and Lai Pei Jing ndia have more or less a settled ner there - it's as simple as that," he Vandana struck in the 17th and 60th min- ndia's Kidambi Srikanth of Malaysia India to bow out. Isquad for the World Cup barring said. utes before Lalremsiami (38th) scored in the Imade it to the men's singles Srikanth opened up a 6-2 one slot and vice captain Rohit Sharma "If it's not, probably we will need third quarter to hand India the easy win. quarterfinal but an erratic P V lead early on and then jumped feels skipper Virat Kohli's preference an extra seamer there. I also under- It was Malaysia who got a head start with Sindhu went down in straight to a 14-6 advantage. The Indian would matter a lot while sorting out stand we would not know what the a penalty corner in the third minute of the match, games in women's singles com- continued to dominate the pro- that position. weather conditions will be (but) we but it was well-saved by an experienced Savita petition at the $750,000 ceedings to pocket the opening Rohit, who is a certainty in the have to select the team in the next few guarding the Indian goalpost. India shook off Malaysia Open here on game. World Cup squad as an opener, also days or weeks, actually." the initial nerves and young Lalremsiami took Thursday. Nothing changed in the said that the specific spot that needs Rohit also believes that for World a brave shot on goal in the fifth minute but her Eighth seeded Srikanth, second with Srikanth again to be filled would be dictated by con- Cup selection, the players should be effort was saved. who had reached the finals of a marching ahead early and hold- ditions that are likely to prevail in Rohit Sharma speaks during an event judged on the basis of 'performance Two minutes later, Navneet Kaur attempt- BWF World Tour event after 17 ing his fort to comfortably shut England during the World Cup, com- and form' in the last four years and not ed a shot on goal but was denied by an alert months at the India Open last out the match. mencing May 30. tled. A few spots are there which on how they perform during the IPL. Malaysian goalkeeper. Soon India got a penal- week, defeated Thailand's In the women's singles "I know how it works with the everyone knows about. It all depends World Cup will begin days after ty corner but the resultant try went wide. Khosit Phetpradab 21-11, 21-15 match, after some good rallies, captain. The preference of the captain on what captain, coach and selectors conclusion of IPL on May 12. After a goalless first quarter, India broke the in little over half an hour to set Sindhu enjoyed a three-point is very important in terms of that extra think about the combination, whether The national selectors are keeping deadlock in the 17th minute when Vandana up a meeting with Olympic PV Sindhu in a file picture lead at 8-5 but Sung Ji Hyun player he wants in the squad. I think we need to go with an extra middle a close eye on the IPL for picking the scored a fine field goal. champion and fourth seed drew level with a cross court Virat and (Indian team's head coach) order batsman, extra opener, extra 15-member Indian squad for the With a one goal cushion, India maintained Chen Long of China. Sung Ji Hyun for her third smash. The Indian again man- Ravi shastri have to decide what seamer or spinner. Conditions in mega-event. a good structure and controlled the proceedings The 26-year-old is now the straight defeat to the Korean. aged to held a 11-9 lead after the exactly the combination that they want England will matter a lot." "With their inputs, the selectors in the third quarter too. India doubled their lead lone Indian survivor in the The Indian had to the Korean Korean went wide. or what extra player or where is that Rohit also said that the team man- will keep an eye on what is happen- in the 38th minute through another field strike BWF World Tour Super 750 in the first round of All England Sung Ji grabbed a 11-6 extra cushion they are looking for. agement will have to play a gamble in ing with those guys in IPL although by young striker Lalremsiami. tournament. Championship and 2018 Hong advantage at the break. That is something that will matter the picking up that extra player. I feel IPL should not be the criteria for The 2-0 lead put India in a comfortable posi- Fifth seed Sindhu blew a Kong open. Eventually two unforced most," Rohit said at the launch of web- "Last summer when we were team selection," he said at the launch tion in the fourth quarter and the visitors 13-10 advantage in the opening Mixed doubles pair of errors from the Indian helped site cricket.Com. there the conditions were really dry. of a new website Cricket.com here on increased their lead just seconds from the final game to go down rather meek- Pranaav Jerry Chopra and N Sung Ji seal the quarterfinals "I think we are pretty much set- But we don't know whether it will be Thursday. hooter through Vandana. ly 18-21, 7-21 to World No 10 Sikki Reddy lost 21-15 17-21 spot.