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 February 19 whether they are Senior advocate AM of IPC has been lodged,” Man Friday in Assam “extract- Yogi will lose his seat if he con- Ministry sent a communication party or any organisation required to be present before Singhvi, who appeared for the Singhvi added. ed 3 crore over the past six tests once again from there”. to the West Bengal Chief which takes part in politics, nor  
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 !"## Minister Mamata Banerjee at The Ministry also said no Minister Yogi Adityanath on the Metro Channel in Kolkata, member of the service shall, in Tuesday travelled by road which is prima facie in con- any radio broadcast or com- from Jharkhand to Purulia to travention of the extant provi- munication over any public address a rally there after the sions of AIS (Conduct) Rules, media or in any document Mamata Government denied   P   1968/AIS (Discipline & published anonymously, pseu- permission for landing his Appeal) Rules, 1969. donymously or in his own helicopter in the State. “In view of the above, the name or in the name of any He accused Mamata of West Bengal Government has other person or in any com- trying to protect a “corrupt”   (RIMS) from administrative Under the scheme, been requested by MHA to ini- munication to the press or in officer and said there could be works, two posts, additional Jharkhand, unlike other states, tiate action against the officer any public utterance, make any nothing more “shameful and roposal for creation of more director, finance and deputy also provides a free stove to the and intimate the action taken statement of fact or opinion unconstitutional” than a CM Pthan 1,300 posts of doctors director, finance will be creat- beneficiaries along with LPG in this regard,” it said. The which has the effect of an staging a sit-in to prevent for various Government hos- ed to look after the adminis- connection. Home Ministry, which is the adverse criticism of any current “secrets related to corruption” pitals, primary health centres tration. This proposal has been Another major decision of cadre controlling authority of or recent policy or action of the from spilling out. Yogi accused and sub divisional hospitals was sanctioned by the Cabinet.” the Cabinet was regarding the the Indian Police Service offi- Central Government or a State Mamata of exploiting the poor sanctioned by Jharkhand cab- The Cabinet also approved Planning and Finance cers, cited Kumar’s “indisci- Government which is capable in West Bengal and not allow- inet on Tuesday. formation of Jharkhand Department under which   %  &'(      ' *  plined behaviour” and violation of embarrassing the relations ing benefits of Central Addressing the media post Nurse Rules, 2019 for recruit- dearness allowance (DA) of  %     +(   * % of service rules for initiating the between the Central schemes to reach them. Cabinet meeting, State Health ment and promotion of nurs- government workers who come   ,, %*-  -   proceedings. Government and any State Detailed report on P7 Minister Ramchandra es in the State. under the unrevised pay slab Chandravanshi said, “To meet In another major decision, has been increased from 274 the shortage of doctors in the the State Cabinet approved per cent to 284 per cent. State, a total of 513 posts of providing gas connection and A total of 20 proposals       doctors will be created for stoves to over 30 lakh women were approved by the council of Patliputra Medical College and within a month under Pradhan ministers which included leas- Hospital (PMCH) Dhanbad Mantri Ujjwala yojana ing out of 12.5 acre land in   against the cut motion. “Opposition levels charges of and 713 posts for MGM (PMUY). Kanke to CCL for 24.29 crore Speaking against the misuse of Constitutional agen- Medical College Jamshedpur. Food and Civil Supplies for construction of a medical he Jharkhand Legislative Opposition’s cut motion move, cies by Government, but the Also, 94 posts of doctors will be Minister Saryu Roy said, “All college, sanctioning of 211.26 TAssembly on Tuesday State Rural Development entire country is witnessing created for superspeciality sec- women, whose names are in crore for construction of 304 passed the annual Budget to the Minister Neelkanth Singh what is happening in West tion of PMCH, excluding the ration card will be given gas check dams, leasing out 1019.44 tune of 85,429 crore for the Munda said that the Bengal under the Mamata 513 posts.” connection now. There are hector area of Pachwara Central year 2019-20. Out of total bud- Government under Raghubar Banerjee Government. The BJP Creation of posts for 154 over 57 lakh ration card hold- Coal Block to M/s Punjab get, 65,803 crore is on the Das is committed to develop- does not need certificate from health officers for primary ers and we have given connec- Corporation for coal mining head of revenue expenditure ment of State and Jharkhand is Opposition, it is the people health centres (PHC) and 284 tion to around 26.5 lakh and suspension of Mandar cir- while 19,626 crore is on cap- moving ahead at the rate of not who are to issue the certificate posts of doctors and other women. The remaining will be cle officer Dinesh Prasad for ital expenditure. 100 per cent, but it is moving to Government.” staff including nurses, OT assis- covered this month.” taking bribe, among others. Earlier, Jharkhand Vikas at the rate of 1,000 per cent. Participating in the debate, tants and others for 12 sub divi- Department secretary Also, the proposal to estab- Morcha (P) MLA Pradeep Munda said that the left BJP MLA from Godda, sional hospitals has also been Amitabh Kaushal informed lish a State Firearm Bureau and Yadav moved a cut motion. wing extremist affected districts Amit Mandal said State GSDP sanctioned. The recruitment on that in financial year 2018-19, district firearm units for brin- Along with Yadav, JMM MLA in State have reduced from 21 is growing, while the inflation   
           all these posts will be done a budgetary provision of 224 ing transparency in the work of Kunal Sarangi and Congress to 19 while number of severe is down.     through Jharkhand Public crore was made and a supple- maintaining inventory or MLA Sukhdeo Bhagat speak in LSW affected districts has been There has been growth of Service Commission (JPSC). mentary budget of 45 crore destroying of seized, confis- favour of cut motion. While, reduced from 19 to 16. During State revenue by 15 per cent. Speaking in favour of cut CBI, the episode in West Chandravanshi said, “In was taken for the scheme. cated or surrendered firearms, speaking against the cut the debate of cut-motion, the BJP MLA Laxman Tudu too motion, JVM (P) MLA Bengal is clear cut example how order to free the director and The provision in the budget of section 103 and 104 of Arms motion, from treasury bench- issue of tussle between West appreciated the work being Pradeep Yadav said that the Government had misused other doctors of Rajendra FY 2019-20 for PMUY is Rule 2016 was approved by the es Amit Mandal, Kedar Hazra Bengal Government and CBI carried out by the Raghubar democracy is in danger as the the Central agencies. Institute of Medical Sciences 150 crore. Cabinet. and Laxman Tudu spoke was also raised. Munda said, Das Government. Government is misusing the Continued on Page 4     %# ! $#( "%#%( )*+,-.

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 .6 5 The Haryana Chief have started improving. Our Minister arrived in a State party’s efforts have yielded aryana Chief Minister helicopter from Haryana at results and in the last four year HManohar Lal Khattar on Sonari Airport and left for the image of the state has Tuesday asked BJYM activists Chaibasa on road route. He improved. of Singhbhum Parliamentary returned to Chandigarh today The effort to transform and Jamshedpur Parliamentary late afternoon. village administration through seats at Singhbhum Sports “Our party gives equal panchayats is also yielding pos- Association ground, Chaibasa importance to the promotion itive results," said. He also to project BJP as a winnable of youths. But for the young thanked the people of party in the State. leaders it is important to be in Jharkhand for their support. He also asked the workers discipline while in the party. Party leaders also went on to pull out all stops to ensure The future of the party depends to add that the Government is win in all the 14 Lok Sabha on them so they must unite to now meeting people seeking seats in the State. spread BJP’s message to fulfill their aspirations and feedback The function was also the vision,” noted the Chief on budget. The Government addressed by Singhbhum MP Minister. He observed that wants each and every person,   battalion has developed a big the victorious gardening team and BJP State president Laxman youths should take to politics   %  &'(    
 
right from the level of villages orchard on the premises of the in the 2019 Kisan Mela at Gilua. Both the leaders attacked to root out the three grave evils       -0   to come forward with their hile vindicating the ITBP Camp with a large num- Birsa Agricultural University. the Opposition joining hands of caste, crime and corruption. demands and accordingly the Wfamous slogan ‘Jai Jawan bers of plants of vegetables, In this exhibition, SAIL won against the BJP and described He said as BJP youth work- country, should wage a battle Government has fulfilled expert budget makers working Jai Kisan’ Governor Doupadi fruits and a very beautiful gar- the first prize in four different Bengal development as a bad ers with competency, character, to raise the standards of living promises made by him at the for state government would be Murmu handed over excel- den of flower. “We produce a categories ‘Flory Band’, Fern, precedence for federal structure commitment and compassion of the people. time of elections. directed to allocate funds to lence award to 40th Battalion large quantity of flowers and Antranium and Samiya and of the country. to serve the people and the Gilua said Ragubar Das led "We are pleased that things meet their needs. of Indo-Tibet Border Police, with these flowers we manu- Second Prize in six other sec- Ranchi at ‘Agrotech Kisan Mela’ facture bucket of flowers. We tions Gulab Brihat, Gulab organised by Birsa Agriculture also produce a sufficient quan- Miniature, Gulab Common, University (BAU) in Ranchi, for tity of vegetables for ourselves Dalia, Genda and Seasonal  '  + 3'     ! its excellent performance in the as we don’t consume vegetables Flowers. Due to such a great field of horticulture. from outside,” he added. performance the organizers Commandant of the bat- SAIL Ranchi units at Ispat conferred a trophy to the SAIL % ,  %%  "#$Q! &  talion, Dinesh Kumar said, the Bhawan on Tuesday, honored team.

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 ,         .6 5 )#  he Milanee, the oldest  6 Tsocio-cultural club in the    *  city has completed its 105 16-year-old class IX student Shardha year’s journey. The club which ASuman of Crescent Public School, now has about 500 members  6 Bokaro committed suicide at her sector was earlier known as Sakchi VIII C home on Monday night. Dramatic Club, Milanee was he Bokaro police continuing anti-coal smuggling The family members of the student, formed after Oriya Dramatic Tdrive on Monday and Tuesday seized six tractors who belonged to sector VIII C, Club and Saraswat Sammilani with loaded with 13 tonnes of illegal coal and also made Qr no 2259 said that she took the merged with the former in accused three persons involved in the illegal trade extreme step due to "pressure" of exam- 1920. That explains the name under the Pannak police station here. ination. Milanee. Inspector, Nawadih Police Station, Laxamikant said Her parents were sleeping in other Social work and cultural that the coals seized in six tractors are weighed 13 room of the house and in early morning programmes marked the 106th tonnes which cost more than 80,000. they found the door locked from inside. anniversary of The Milanee, the The Inspector said that the six tractors ferrying “We broke open the door and found her oldest socio-cultural club in the illegal coal were caught by a police team at hanging from a ceiling fan. city. Kolkata based singer Mungorangamati area in Nawadih block on Tuesday She was rushed to BGH Hospital Debashree Tarafder and morning. The coal was loaded in the tractors near where she was declared dead, said her SaReGaMaPa 2007 fame abandoned mines under the Pannak-Narayanpur father Janmejai Prasad a Government Prasun Bhattacharjee enter- Police Station and was being transported to other des- school teacher. tained the audience. tinations. A police team scanned the house but Dr Shantiram Chakraborty Three coal smugglers managed to escape during could not find any suicide note from the established the Milanee Hall in the raid, police said. Bokaro Superintendent of Police spot. 1914. The Milanee is an ample P.Murugan said that he instructed all police stations The family said that the student was truth in this regard what was a to stop illegal mining and transportation in the dis- under pressure due to studies, but didn't receding dream and a modest trict or otherwise be ready to face the music. elaborate further. They are now seeking endeavor to begin with, stands In its pursuit of a great cul- charkha on its stage. " %!  today Milanee is not only the Economic crime will not be tolerated in the area, said legal advice to explore further course of today. Half a century later as tural heritage it was conceived The legendary Prithviraj oldest but also one of the most Murugan. action. the pioneering institution of its that performing arts could sur- Kapoor performed with a   well managed socio-cultural Laxamikant said that they may conduct raids at A police official said that the family kind in this Steel City, provid- vive only by devotion and ded- teenaged Shashi Kapoor here    organisation in the city. the spot where coal is excavated in Nawadih block, but has not filed any written complaint so far. ing the forum for cultural and ication of true artists. and Netaji Subhash Chandra “Milanee first started at a it is instruction of higher officials to concentrate on “The body has been sent for a post- recreation amenities for one Many great artists like Bose addressed a large gather-  !  )23 small quarter in Bistupur and curbing illegal coal transportation first. Though the mortem and reports are awaited. We will and all. Pandit Ravishankar Sitar ing here during his tenure as later shifted to a place where entire Nawadih block area is Maoist affected and cov- investigate the matter once a complaint What it is today is the All Rakha others have per- the president of Tata Workers’    today stands the Yashkamal ered with thick forests, he added. is filed,” an officer said. result of years of concerted and formed their mastery and Union. 0   complex in Bistupur. It was in untiring efforts of many with music on the stage of the Formed by a handful of 1960 that the present structure determination and broad imag- Milanee. like-minded citizens in Sakchi,   came up. ination behind them. Mahatma Gandhi spun the today Milanee is not only the Before that there was a Q"-     4  three-storeyed opera house on    the spot,” said an official. Today, the members after the inaugural functional also  !      !   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The final selection be dedicated to general train- lodged a complaint regarding encroach- campaign in West-Singhbhum. fits within 15 days. results will be announced on ing about aircrafts. During the ment in 700 bigha land. On this the But, the list submitted to Block Kiran Kumari Ojha got the first place February 8 after aspirants from second half of the training, the      Additional Secretary instructed the con- Development Officer, Chakardharpur by in Medha list for the post of Nutritionist all 24 districts of Jharkhand candidates will be imparted cerned department to submit report by Mukhiya, Panchayat Sevek, Panchayat in the Anganwadi center in Sirsai Village, give a shot at making it to the special lessons depending on removing encroachment from such land Swayamsevek, do not have those schemes. Tandva, Chatra but instead of her Pinki Indian Air Force. their area of specialization. within 15 days. On this, the nodal officer told the Devi has been appointed. In a bid to clear the phys- During the training, the can- In another complaint from East- Additional Secretary that form 'A' is In this case, the nodal officer of the dis- ical test, the aspirants had to didates will be given a stipend Singhbhum district related to encroach- being prepared against the culprits. trict informed that the appointment of run 1.6 Kilometers in 6.30 of 14,000 per month and ment, a community building, Mithila Anil Kumar Das was working as peon Pinki Devi was canceled in the light of the minutes, do at least 10 sit-ups their monthly salary after com- Cultural Council, Jamshedpur, was given in Block House, Sahibganj died during ser- complaint and the re-election process for in one minute, followed by 10 mencing services will be close for the operation of Vidyapati School. At vice on April 26, 2008. His dependent son the said post is being started from the level pushups in one minute and 20 to Rs.40,000, said Singh. present, the school is not being operated Lalit Kumar Das had applied for a job on of the Deputy Commissioner. squats in one minute. On Tuesday candidates in the said building but they still occupy compassionate grounds on The additional Secretary ordered the The ones who passed this from Deoghar, Bokaro, Latehar, the building. April 19, 2011. execution of the case within 15 days. test were sent for verification of Simdega, Palamu, Hazaribagh, documents. Lohardaga, Chatra, Dumka,  %    ' ,    %%'  To be eligible for appearing Giridih, Saraikela and Ramgarh   -   in the selection procedure, a appeared for the selection. ((#& )* + ""  candidate has to pass class 12 The written examinations,   elections as the elections are from an institution in to be held for the candidates likely to be held during Jharkhand, or be a domicile, who cleared the physical tests hief Minister Raghubar summer.   leaders is likely to be held by as the face in the general elec- and score at least 50% marks in and document verification on CDas today said that sum- He asked to issue instruc- end of this week in Delhi tions, while the JMM will be English and in class 12 board Tuesday, will include two mer is about to come so they tions to the deputy commis- he JMM legislative meeting where all four constituents of alliance face in the state elec- examination. papers of 50 marks each. One need to prepared so that peo- sioners in this regard and run Twas held today where the grand alliance—Congress, tions. Congress will be in the The candidates have to be of the papers will be basic ple do not face difficulties get- a campaign for water avail- party MLAs decided to be part JMM, JVM(P) and RJD will role of big brother in general born between January 19, 1999 English and the other will be on ting electricity and water dur- ability. of Mahagathbandhan (Grand participate. elections, while JMM will get and January 1, 2003, and be at reasoning and general aware- ing that time. He asked them to complete alliance) so as to defeat BJP in Though the JMM has more seats in assembly elec- least 165 centimeters tall, which ness. The aspirants will get 45 Reviewing the works of all the work till March. upcoming Lok Sabha and decided to be part of Grand tions. is around 5’4’’. minutes to answer each of the the Energy department, here Chief Secretary Sudhir Assembly election in the year- Alliance, the all four con- Sources said that Congress “The ones who qualify papers. on Tuesday, the CM asked off- Tripathi, Additional Chief end. stituents are yet to decide on strong posturing as the big here will go for the medical test The ones who pass the cials to complete the process Secretary cum Development JMM MLAs who partici- seat sharing formula. Sources brother in the alliance gains in Gorakhpur to be held in July. written tests will appear for the of purchase of Commissioner DK Tiwari, pated in the meeting unani- said that the main hurdle importance as the party is in The Final call letter will be sent Group Adaptability Test, which hand pumps or purchase of Additional Chief Secretary mously decided to be part of said, “The party in larger inter- behind finalising the seat shar- cloud nine after winning to the qualifiers in the month is the final parameter for selec- transformer-insulators. All Sukhdev Singh, Principal grand alliance. The party lead- est has decided to be part of ing formula is Congress strong Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh of October,” Wing tion. The candidates will be things are chalked. Secretary to Home Department ers also apprised Hemant Soren grand alliance so as to defeat tactics bargaining for more and Chhattisgarh, also the Commander, Ravi Ahlawat, divided in groups of 15 mem- The CM also instructed SKG Rahte, Secretary of Energy the party’s executive president BJP in Lok Sabha and assem- seats. Kolebira by-election result has the in-charge of the selection bers and will be given topics to officials for repair of electrici- Department Vandana Dadel to take a final decision on the bly elections.” Sources said that The grand alliance leaders come as an added advantage for procedure in Jharkhand said. discuss on, said Warrant ty and water resources on all and other officials were present issue. Party MLA, Nalin Soren a meeting of grand alliance have decided to make Congress the party. Warrant Officer Raghuvir Officer Raghuvir Singh. polling booths of Lok Sabha in the meeting. . *    %   


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',   ' 8- unemployment after every five in the election duty. draft Assam NRC, saying the argued that the amicus should environment and climate years. The inter-ministerial com- Reiterating that July 31 premise “better to exclude gen- visit the temple and himself see change and renewable energy, 2007, though their friendship eration in the areas of envi- attended the India-Monaco mittee on doubling farmers’ deadline for the completion of uine person than to include a the situation there. through sharing best practices, goes back much further in ronment, specially renewable Business Forum. income by 2022 has considered NRC exercise will not be wrongful person” can’t be When the bench asked Ministry of External Affairs time, he said on Twitter. energy, investment into India, The visiting dignitary will the estimates of agriculture extended, a bench headed by accepted. Kumar about it, he said he Spokesperson Raveesh Kumar Earlier in the day, External smart cities, marine ecosys- proceed on a private tour of households’ income obtained Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi would visit the temple on said. Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj tems, tourism and people-to- India after his official engage- from the 70th round of NSS sur- said the Centre is not cooper- February 22 and 23 and apprise India and Monaco estab- called on Prince Albert and dis- people contacts, Kumar said. ments and leave for home on vey data as the base level income, ating in the NRC process and    the court. lished diplomatic relations in cussed opportunities for coop- On Monday, Prince Albert February 10. he added. it seems the entire effort of the Besides, the government MHA is to destroy the NRC  &  plans to launch an index to rank process. states on the basis of ease of The apex court asked the !  K -! ;140  4%  "   doing agri-business. Under this, Election Commission to con- states may soon start receiving sider exempting certain state New Delhi: After the SC rap, extra funding for the Agriculture officers from election duty to Home Minister Rajnath     not have faith in CBI. You do Later in the day the their protest on the issue of CBI were washed out for the sec- Ministry’s flagship schemes on ensure that NRC process con- Singh on Tuesday asserted not have faith in Supreme Motion of Thanks on trying to question the Kolkata ond day in a row amid protests the basis of their performance in tinues. that the Government is com- he political face-off Court ... This is not done ... The President’s address was taken police chief in connection with by opposition parties, includ- encouraging agri-business, espe- The top court had said on mitted to complete the NRC Tbetween the BJP and the case is being heard by the SC. up for discussion that wit- the chit fund scam cases. ing TMC, SP and Congress, cially with regard to marketing, January 24 that the July 31, process in Assam within the Trinamool Congress over the Let Parliament do its function. nessed acrimonious scenes and When Yadav alleged that over alleged misuse of the CBI land and governance reforms. 2019 deadline to finalise the stipulated time and will CBI’s attempt to question Let all institutions perform slogan shouting in the Lok “corrupt and anti-social ele- in West Bengal. After India jumped 23 places in NRC for Assam cannot be ensure that no foreigner is Kolkata Police Commissioner their (respective) roles,” she said Sabha. ments” were grouping togeth- As soon as the House the Global Ease of Doing extended. It had asked the included or any Indian citizen on the chit-fund scam domi- while adjourning the proceed- Principal opposition er against Prime Minister resumed proceedings in the Business ranking of the World state government, the NRC excluded. He also said the nated both the houses of the ings till noon. Congress too staged a walk out Narendra Modi, most of the afternoon, members of the Bank last year, the Agriculture co-ordinator and the EC to home ministry wants that Parliament and led to a wash As soon as the House took saying its members should opposition members stood up TMC, SP and Congress Ministry planning to come out ensure that the upcoming gen- the National Register of out of proceedings in the Rajya up Question Hour, agitated have been the first ones to and urged the Speaker to trooped into the well raising with its own index to rank eral elections did not slow Citizens, a list of Assam’s Sabha for the second day on TMC members rushed to the speak but were being denied a expunge the statement. slogans like “Save Constitution, states on ‘ease of doing agri-busi- down the process. residents, is completed with Tuesday and triggered heated Well raising slogans against the chance. Speaker told As the verbal duel contin- Save Nation”. ness’. The Ministry has sent a The draft National Register fairness and for this the state exchanges between the rival Prime Minister and the Mallikarjun Kharge, leader of ued, Aparupa Poddar (TMC) Deputy Chairman proposal to this effect on all of Citizens for Assam was pub- government has been pro- MPs in the Lok Sabha. CBI.Members from Congress, the Congress in Lok Sabha, that and Veena Devi (LJP) made Harivansh said opposition States and Union Territories. As lished on July 30, 2018 in vided with all necessary assis- The proceedings of Lok TRS, SP, RJD also entered the he wasn’t present in the House threatening gestures at each members can raise issues under per the data available agriculture which the names of 2.89 crore tance, including funds. Sabha were adjourned for near- Well but did not raise slogans. when his name was called. other. The situation was laid down rules and procedures accounts for around 17 per cent of the 3.29 crore people were “Our government is ly 45 minutes on Tuesday Interestingly, when the As BJP MP Humkmdev salvaged by senior mem- of the House and they should of Gross Value Added while it included. The names of committed to complete the morning amid noisy protests by TMC members were shouting Narayan Yadav initiated the bers of the House. A visibly allow discussion on the Motion deploys 47 per cent of the work 40,70,707 people did not figure update of NRC within the Trinamool Congress members slogans, their fellow member discussion, most the TMC upset Speaker then asked the of Thanks on the President’s force in the country. The pro- in the list. Of these, 37,59,630 stipulated time so that no for- over the CBI versus Kolkata and former Union Minister members trooped into the Well members to maintain decorum Address. posed index will help in foster- names have been rejected and eigner is included in it and no Police issue. Dinesh Trivedi was asking a and started shouting slogans. and adjourned the house for 10 He said there is no limit on ing agriculture among states by the remaining 2,48,077 are on Indian is left out,” he told PTI A disturbed Speaker supplementary question on Despite requests from the minutes till 2.30 pm. the scope of discussion on an promoting a competitive spirit. hold. here. PTI Sumitra Mahajan said, “You do agriculture. Speaker, they continued with Rajya Sabha proceedings issue under rules. %# ! $#( "%#%( )*+,-.  $ ; 0$*11           '   Q(
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  '    SBSP chief and senior he had talks with leaders of against the CBI’s attempt to actress. But I also want to showcase my    -   Agartala: Tripura police on Monday indigenous people. On January 30, Cabinet Minister Om Prakash either of the two parties — the question the Kolkata Police love for the country by working for the slapped sedition charges against a group Movement against Citizenship Rajbhar has been making sharp SP and the BSP — Rajbhar said chief in connection with people. The Congress Party has run the helping hand to those who are in need. of people for allegedly raising anti-India Amendment Bill (MACAB), a political statements against the BJP and that he had not met anyone on chit fund scams. Her protest country for ages which is why I have However, MNS only focuses on the slogans during a protest rally organised platform of seven tribal organisations, had recently threatened to walk this issue so far. entered the third day on decided to join hands with them. Marathi people. When I needed help, by tribal bodies and attended by several organised the rally in Khumulwng, the out of the NDA. On the developments in Tuesday. Today, the country is in dire need of MNS gave ‘Marathi’ angle to my plight”. political leaders in the State six days ago headquarters of Tripura Tribal Areas “In case there is no head- Kolkata, Rajbhar came out in She sat on a “Save India” change and only Congress Party can Welcoming Shipa into the against the controversial Citizenship Autonomous Territorial Council, about way with the BJP, the option of support of West Bengal Chief dharna in front of Metro bring this change. I am pleased with the Congress, Nirupam said, “The whole (Amendment) Bill. 20 km from Agartala. A police officer said going along with SP-BSP Minister Mamata Banerjee and Cinema in the heart of Kolkata warm welcome I have received from the country is unhappy with the current The rally organisers, however, said a group at the rally shouted slogans that alliance (in the coming Lok questioned the CBI action, on Sunday night insisting that party when I decided to join them”. scenario and wants change. People the January 30 protest was peaceful and amounted to sedition. Sabha elections) is open to saying how could the sleuths go the latest CBI action was tan- Alluding to her earlier links with the who believe in the core principles the allegation was baseless. “Around 40 people raised slogans like us,” the Suheldev Bhartiya without any order. tamount to stifling the spirit of Raj Thackeray-led MNS, Shilpa said: which form the foundation of this coun- The bill, passed in Lok Sabha on ‘Bye Bye India, Hello China’, which is not Samaj Party (SBSP) chief said. “Why has the CBI not “Constitution and federalism” “The Congress Party does not look at try are joining the Congress Party January 8, seeks to provide Indian citi- acceptable. We are in the process of col- The Minister for backward raided the house of the main in the country. PTI any caste or religion while extending a themselves”. zenship to non-Muslims from lecting the video footage and other doc- Bangladesh, Pakistan and Afghanistan uments,” said Pran Krishna Das, sub-divi- after six years of continuous residence in sional police officer of Jirania in West India, instead of 12, even if they do not Tripura district. Among those who       .''   *,, possess the documents required for it. attended the rally were members of Protests against the bill have rocked Indigenous Nationalist Party of Twipra, the entire northeast, including the BJP- Twipra Student Federation, Indigenous &  !  &' ruled Tripura. Several organisations and Peoples Front of Tripura-(Tipraha),     ' $=& political parties in the region have National Conference of Tripura, Tripura claimed that the legislation threatens the Peoples Front and Schedule Tribe cell of Mumbai: The Bombay High Court hurdles are removed and the trial in Patil that the NIA should have point- ,- 2   .665 the Lok Sabha polls”, Lal Singh identity, language and culture of the the opposition Congress. PTI on Tuesday directed the National the case goes on smoothly,” it said. ed out the problem to the special told reporters in Jammu. Investigating Agency (NIA) to “clear The bench was hearing an appeal court then and there and taken the ormer BJP Cabinet Minister For over nine months, Lal all hurdles” in the 2008 Malegaon filed by Sameer Kulkarni, a co- correct legal stand by not relying Fand ex-MLA from Basohli Singh, unhappy with the BJP’s blast case and ensure that the trial accused in the case, challenging a upon the photocopies. Assembly segment, Lal Singh, handling of Kathua rape and proceeds “smoothly”. 2017 order of a special NIA court, “You (NIA) are a premier agency. who had floated Dogra murder case, had been staying A bench of Justices A S Oka and which permitted the use of photo- You have been constituted for a spe- Swabhiman Sangathan after away from party functions, A S Gadkari noted that over 20 appli- copies of statements of witnesses and cial purpose. Therefore, it was your courting controversy in the devoting all his time and ener- cations and appeals had been filed in confessions of accused as secondary duty to take the correct legal stand,” Kathua rape and murder case gy to raise his own regional the high court by various parties on evidence in the case. the bench said. last year, is set to spoil BJP party outfit. He even accused BJP of varied grounds in the case. During a previous hearing, the It is likely to hear the NIA’s jus- in the coming Lok Sabha polls hurting ‘Dogra’ pride by not As a result, the court had to sift bench led by Justice Oka had tification, on use of photocopies as from Jammu region. firmly supporting demand for through voluminous paperwork and observed the special court should secondary evidence, in the next On Tuesday, Lal Singh a CBI probe in the Kathua rape over 4,000 exhibits, it said. not have allowed the use of photo- hearing on February 11. announced he will field his and murder case to unravel the “How’s the court expected to copies since there was no evidence In January 2017, the special party candidates for both the murder mystery. clear these appeals in time if parties to prove that they were authentic court had permitted the use of pho- Lok Sabha seats in Jammu. Ousted Lal Singh himself keep filing applications. We are cer- copies of the original, certified state- tocopies after the NIA submitted that “At present, we are awaiting toured all the district head- tain most of these applications and ments. some files containing original witness formal registration of our party. quarters of Jammu division pleas might even be frivolous,” the On Tuesday, the bench reiterat- statements and confessions of The process has been set into and addressed road side meet- bench said. ed that the use of photocopies with- accused under section 164 of the motion. Soon after receiving ings in support of CBI “As a prosecuting agency, it is out any verification was wrong in law. Criminal Penal Code had gone miss- the formal nod, we will launch probe in the Kathua rape and your (NIA) duty to ensure that all It told NIA counsel Sandesh ing and could not be traced. PTI aggressive campaign ahead of murder case. >   83 08 # Q  R ! %  
     
  Gandhinagar: Gujarat Chief across the country to help the party Minister Vijay Rupani on Tuesday prepare its ‘sankalp patra’. Nagpur: RSS is one of the most secular and flagged off 26 ‘raths’ (chariots) in BJP Gujarat unit president Jitu inclusive organisations as it has always the State to seek people’s sugges- Vaghani said PM Modi’s ‘Mann Ki respected the right of individuals to prac- tions for preparing BJP’s manifesto Baat’ has become very popular in tice their own faith, Maharashtra Governor for the forthcoming Lok Shaba the country, but now the party will Ch Vidyasagar Rao said on Tuesday. elections. also listen to ‘Bharat ke mann ki Speaking at the inauguration of the These saffron-coloured baat’ to prepare its manifesto. New Academic Complex and a guruku- motorised vehicles will travel to all Party leader Bharat Pandya, lam named after late RSS sarsanghcha- 26 Lok Sabha constituencies in the who has been appointed coordi- lak Golwalkar guruji at Kavikulaguru state for a month to to gather views nator of the exercise in Gujarat, Kalidas Sanskrit Vishwavidyalaya (KKSV) and suggestions in different ways said people can give their sugges- at Ramtek near here, the governor said from people. tions in five ways under the pro- the journey of the Sangh has been spec- “Earlier, manifestos of all par- gramme. tacular as well as tough. ties were prepared at the party People can give a missed call M S Golwalkar, popularly known as headquarters. Now, we have decid- on mobile number 6357171717, guruji, was the second Sarsanghchalak of ed to take this exercise a step fur- after which they will be called back the Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS). ther and invite direct suggestions to record their suggestion or they “The sapling planted by (RSS from people,” Rupani said. can also put forth their views on founder) Dr KB Hedgewar in the form “This is for the first time in the the website — bharatke- of Sangh has grown into a large banyan country that we are asking people mannkibaat.Com, he said. tree having its branches all over the for suggestions that could be They can also give suggestions world,” an official release quoted Rao as included in the party’s ‘sankalp directly in boxes that will be kept saying. patra’ (manifesto),” Rupani at 7,500 places across the country, “This journey (of RSS) has been both claimed, adding that no other he said. People can also post their spectacular and tough. The toughest chal- party has done this earlier. Notably, suggestions on social media, lenge to the Sangh came soon after the BJP president Amit Shah and including Facebook, Twitter and assassination of Mahatma Gandhi, when senior party leader Rajnath Singh Instagram, using hashtag it was banned by the government on had on Sunday launched “Bharat #BharatKeMannKiBaat, or video February 4, 1948,” he said. ke mann ki baat, Modi ke saath”, a record their views on tablets that Rao said Golwalkar played a crucial month-long exercise to seek sug- will be made available in the char- role and gave the call for a nationwide gestions from 10 crore people iots, Pandya said. PTI satyagraha from the prison. PTI %# ! $#( "%#%( )*+,-.  $ = 0
 

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  Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday termed West Kolkata: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Bengal Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu on Tuesday described Mamata Banerjee’s charge that his West Bengal counterpart Mamata he was involved in the Saradha Banerjee as the “architect” of the federal chit fund scam as “frivolous”, front. Naidu, who joined Banerjee’s “Save even as the State Youth India” sit-in here to protest CBI’s attempt Congress staged a protest in to question Kolkata Police Commissioner front of the CBI office here, Rajeev Kumar, said her ruling seeking his arrest. Trinamool Congress will win all 42 Lok The Minister also said he Sabha seats in West Bengal in the upcom- had offered full cooperation in ing general elections. the ponzi scheme case as a wit- “She (Mamata Banerjee) is the ness. “The frivolous & baseless architect of the federal front. She is the campaign by @MamataOfficial main pillar of the Opposition,” Naidu told Didi against me is very painful. reporters. I am not fortunate enough -'     
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The TMC chief had 20 lakh per month from order which stated that the CBI would not   55  rally after flying to Bokaro in neigh- trying to save a corrupt officer. joined @BJP4India,” Sarma also dared PM Modi and BJP Saradha group chairman be able to arrest Kumar, and supported bouring Jharkhand, also referred to the Nothing can be more shameful, unde- said in a tweet. president Amit Shah to get Sudipta Sen for running his Banerjee’s move to stage a sit-in demon- ttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Supreme Court’s order directing mocratic and unconstitutional than a Apparently referring to him arrested. business in Assam. stration in protest. UAdityanath on Tuesday accused Kolkata Police Commissioner Rajeev CM of a State sitting on a dharna (sit- Sarma, Banerjee, who is stag- Training guns on Sarma, One of the protesters said, Banerjee began the sit-in in front of Mamata Banerjee of exploiting the Kumar to “faithfully” cooperate with in protest) to ensure that secrets of cor- ing a sit-in protest since Sunday Assam Youth Congress activists “The Modi-led BJP Govt is Metro Cinema in the heart of the city on poor in West Bengal being only inter- the CBI in the investigation of the ruption don’t spill out,” Adityanath night over the Central Bureau staged a demonstration outside misusing the CBI. Sarma Sunday night after a CBI team attempted ested in saving a “corrupt” officer Saradha scam. alleged. Calling the TMC Government of Investigation’s (CBI) attempt the CBI office here, demanding switched to the BJP from the to enter Kumar’s residence to question him allegedly involved in the Saradha He questioned why West Bengal in West Bengal as “corrupt and unde- to question the Kolkata Police his arrest for his alleged Congress when the heat of the in connection with chit fund scams. ponzi scam. Chief Minister Banerjee was trying to mocratic”, he criticised Banerjee for not chief in connection with the involvement in the Saradha chit Saradha scam probe was She alleged that the CBI action was tan- Adityanath, who travelled by road protect the police officer. allowing benefits of central schemes to chit fund scam, had said on fund scam and the Louise becoming too hot for him to tamount to stifling the spirit of to this West Bengal town to address a “You must have seen how she is be passed on to the people of the State. Monday that she had “enough Berger case, involving a water handle.” PTI “Constitution and federalism” in the coun- supply project in Guwahati. try. PTI   ,' ? 9    '' (       P , Malappuram: A village court offering prayers at the $ 9 here on Tuesday directed that Sabarimala hill shrine on Kanakadurga, who had trekked January 2, was forced to take the Sabarimala hills and offered refuge at a ‘One Stop Shelter’ at prayers at the Ayyappa temple, Perinthalmanna here after her should be allowed to stay in her house was locked and family husband’s home. members shifted to another An interim order was building. issued by the ‘Gram Nayayalya’ Upon her return from (village court) on a petition Sabarimala, Kanakadurga, an filed by Kanakadurga under the employee of the Kerala Civil Domestic Violence Act stating Supplies Corporation, had not she had the right to stay at her been able to go home as she husband’s home. ended in hospital after being Nyayadhikari Nimmi K K, allegedly attacked by her moth- in her order, said Kanakadurga er-in-law over the temple entry had all the right to live in her issue. The case has been post- husband’s home. Gram ed to March 11 for further  .665 said, “Pakistan army initiated Nyayalayas are presided over by hearing. ‘unprovoked’ceasefire violation a Nyayadhikari, who have the Kanakadurga, along with he Pakistan Army on along LoC by firing 2twoshells same powers of a Judicial another woman, Bindu (42), TTuesday violated ceasefire of rocket launchers in KG Sector Magistrate of First Class. had scripted history by offering agreement by targeting an Army of Poonch around 10.30 am.” Kanakadurga (44) who prayers at the hill shrine on camp with two rounds of rock- Local residents in Jhallas faced stiff opposition from her January 2. The duo also et launchers along the Line of area again appealed to the State husband and other relatives for received death threats. 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      A0$-BC&0-/<-"C/0" AIL India Ltd, the nation’s Gbiggest gas utility, on &A+   4'B -'! 3"  at 40.27 crore for the third quarter ended      Indian service sector have been three-month high. adjusted Nikkei India Tuesday reported a 33% jump Punjab National Bank (PNB) on Tuesday December 2018. The company had posted a net at similarly modest levels for the “The increasing willing- Composite PMI Output Index, in December quarter net prof- posted 7.12% increase in net profit at 246.51 profit of 37.89 crore in the October-December he country’s services sec- past four months, with January ness of companies to hire that maps both the manufac- it as it sold more natural gas and crore for its third quarter ended December 31, quarter a year ago. Total income during the quar- tor activity fell for the data extending the recent workers should help reduce still turing and services industry, transported higher volumes. 2018, driven by lower provisioning for bad loans. ter under review stood at 665.89 crore, up Tsecond straight month in trend,” said Pollyanna De Lima, high levels of unemployment in was at 53.6 in January, Net profit in October- PNB, which which was involved in a 14,356- 26.67% as against 525.66 crore in the corre- January, as new orders rose at Principal Economist at IHS the country,” Lima said. unchanged from December, December 2018 at 1,681.23 crore scam by Nirav Modi, had reported net prof- sponding quarter last fiscal, the company said the slowest rate in four months; Markit, and author of the On the prices front, a soft- and indicative of a solid expan- crore, or 7.46 a share, was it of 230.11 crore for the corresponding quar- in a BSE filing. Its total expenses were at 604.25 despite which companies con- report. er increase in prices charged for sion in private sector activity. higher than the earning of ter a year ago. The bank’s total income fell by crore in third quarter of fiscal 2018-19, an tinued to hire staff, a monthly Lima further noted that the provision of services was “Output growth in the pri- 1,262.22 crore, or 5.60 per 2.64% to 14,854.24 crore for the quarter under increase of 28.48% compared with 470.29 crore survey said on Tuesday. there is some sign that growth evident in January, with 97 per vate sector held steady for now, share, in the corresponding review from 15,257.5 crore in the year-ago quar- reported in the corresponding period the pre- The seasonally adjusted may run out of steam, in the cent of firms leaving their fees supported by a strengthening period of the previous fiscal, the ter. On PNB’s asset quality, the bank said its gross vious fiscal year. Nikkei India Services Business short-term at least, as seen by unchanged during the month. manufacturing industry. company said in a statement non-performing assets (NPAs) as a percentage Activity Index fell from 53.2 in the weakest improvement in According to experts, the Should data for services carry here. The profit was higher to total advances rose to 16.33% from 12.11% in -- $ A+  -%  -  December to 52.2 in January, demand for four months and signs of easing inflationary on a downward path, we could “mainly due to better perfor- the year-ago period. Its net NPAs, however, came )B -) " - indicating a softer expansion in relatively subdued optimism. pressures indicate that the see a slowdown in GDP expan- mance by natural gas marketing, down to 8.22% from 8.90% at the end of Apollo Tyres on Tuesday reported a output. According to the survey, a Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is sion in the final quarter of natural gas transmission, liquid December 2017, PNB said in a BSE filing. Total 19.18% decline in net profit to 198 crore in Despite easing marginally, key factor restricting the rise in likely to adopt an accom- FY18,” Lima said. hydrocarbon (LHC) and LPG provisions, excluding for income tax, made dur- the third quarter ended December 2018, the services PMI was in the services activity was a softer modative monetary policy Meanwhile, the govern- transmission segments”, it said. ing the third quarter of the current financial year owing to a rise in commodity prices. The com- expansion territory for the expansion in new work and a stance. RBI’s Monetary Policy ment on January 31, revised the GAIL sold 9% more natur- were 2,753.84 crore as against 4,466.68 crore pany had posted a net profit of 245 crore in eighth straight month. In PMI moderate increase in sales, that Committee is currently under- economic growth rate upwards al gas and transported 11% in the year-ago period. Out of which, provi- the corresponding period last fiscal, Apollo parlance, a print above 50 was the weakest in four months. way and the outcome of the to 7.2 per cent for 2017-18 from more LPG. Liquid hydrocarbon sioning for bad loans stood at 2,565.77 crore as Tyres said in a statement. Sales were up 16% means expansion, while a score Meanwhile, services meeting is scheduled for the 6.7 per cent estimated ear- sales were up 5%. During the against 2,996.42 crore reported during the third to 4,655 crore, against 4,016 crore in the cor- below that denotes contraction. employment continued to February 7. lier, mainly driven by perfor- April-December period of the quarter of the previous fiscal. responding quarter last fiscal, it added. Total “Expansion rates in the expand, with job creation at a Meanwhile, the seasonally mance of farm sector. current fiscal year, the compa- expenses during the third quarter were high- ny’s net profit at 4,903 crore was & A+  -%   '3B er at 4,440.59 crore, against 3,746.11 crore 36% higher than the profit State-run engineering firm BHEL posted a with cost of materials consumed rising to &'    earned in the year-ago period. 25.30% jump in its net profit at 191.95 crore 2,252.4 crore as compared to 1,818.23 crore 0 R  
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 GAIL chairman and man- for the quarter ended on December 31, 2018, in the year-ago quarter.      6 aging director BC Tripathi said compared to the year-ago period. The compa- New Delhi (PTI): Moody’s Investors Service agency said in statement. in the third quarter of the cur- ny’s net profit in the third quarter last fiscal was ", A+ '43B New Delhi (PTI): Drug on Tuesday downgraded the credit rating of tele- Credit ratings reflect the company’s calibre rent fiscal, the LHC segments 153.19 crore, a company statement said. -#'(+" - firm Lupin on Tuesday said it com operator Bharti Airtel and the backed senior to repay debt and raise funds. Ratings range performed remarkably due to According to the statement, the board has IT company Tech Mahindra on Tuesday had launched in the US gener- unsecured notes issued by the telco’s Africa arm between Aaa, which means best, to lowest cat- better margins. “However the declared and approved payment of interim div- posted a 27.5% increase in consolidated profit ic Clomipramine Hydrochlo- on account of uncertainty around the compa- egory C. Ba1 rating means obligations are judged margins in natural gas trading idend at the rate of 40% (0.80 per share) on the after tax (PAT) to 1,203 crore in the December ride capsules that are used in ny’s profitability, cash flow situations and debt to have speculative elements and are subject to and petrochemical segments paid up share capital of the company for FY 2018 quarter. It had reported PAT of 9,431 crore treatment of symptoms of obses- levels. “Moody’s Investors Service (“Moody’s”) substantial credit risk, but have a superior abil- were under pressure in the 2018-19. Interim dividend shall be paid/dis- in the corresponding period a year ago. The sive-compulsive disorder. has downgraded to Ba1 from Baa3 the senior ity to repay short-term debt obligations. “At the quarter,” he said without giving patched on February 21, 2019. company’s consolidated revenue from operations Clomipramine Hydrochloride unsecured rating for Bharti Airtel Ltd. (Bharti) same time, Moody’s has assigned a Ba1 corpo- details. GAIL declared an inter- increased 15% to 8,944 crore, against 7,776 capsules USP have been as well as the backed senior unsecured notes rate family rating (CFR) to Bharti and withdrawn im dividend of 6.25 per equi-  A+  ' B -!('4" crore in the year-ago quarter. The total head- launched in the strengths of 25 issued by Bharti’s wholly-owned subsidiary, the company’s Baa3 issuer rating. The ratings ty share (face value of 10 each) Tata group retail firm Trent on Tuesday count of the company stood at 1,21,842 by the mg, 50 mg, and 75 mg. Bharti Airtel Int’l (Netherlands) B.V.,” the outlook is negative,” Moody’s report said. for the financial year 2018-19. reported a 6.28% rise in standalone net profit end of December 2018. New Delhi|PTI

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29.25 30.35 0.30 L&TFH 128.00 129.85 125.05 126.45 AUBANK 577.60 595.00 574.80 584.05 PRESTIGE 199.80 200.35 197.95 198.50 CCL 266.75 270.50 266.75 269.50 LICHSGFIN 456.00 462.15 454.10 458.95 3.05 TCS 2049.00 2054.75 2028.05 2044.35 TIINDIA 330.00 340.95 324.65 337.85 CARERATING 981.30 990.00 972.30 974.95 SHRIRAMCIT 1637.90 1656.30 1580.00 1610.60 PGHH 9880.00 9989.00 9820.05 9940.00 62.90 UJJIVAN 281.95 294.70 277.50 289.25 PIDILITIND 1125.05 1133.00 1117.55 1121.30 SUDARSCHEM 318.00 324.40 309.00 312.90 BLUEDART 3145.75 3145.75 3043.20 3098.60 ICICIPRULI 283.60 287.80 281.15 286.15 1.40 DMART 1474.00 1490.15 1456.00 1472.75 NAUKRI 1720.05 1773.95 1705.15 1758.20 ADVENZYMES 157.95 162.50 157.95 161.80 SKFINDIA 1929.85 1930.00 1905.30 1910.30 DABUR 447.90 453.00 444.20 449.50 2.05 SRF 2031.00 2037.00 1961.50 2021.65 PARAGMILK 205.00 213.95 205.00 208.25 MUTHOOTFIN 500.00 503.45 494.00 497.70 BDL 252.00 253.55 240.60 246.35 VBL 800.00 810.00 791.60 798.70 BOSCHLTD 19100.00 19219.95 18950.30 19100.15 52.05 HEROMOTOCO 2805.00 2870.25 2800.00 2855.40 HCLTECH 1047.90 1055.15 1040.15 1045.40 DCBBANK 179.30 179.80 176.55 178.70 GMDCLTD 82.35 82.50 80.15 80.60 JAGRAN 100.90 101.60 99.00 99.70 CONCOR 518.90 524.40 511.15 520.00 1.40 RBLBANK 600.00 607.50 581.30 585.60 TATAMTRDVR 94.30 94.30 90.00 90.50 TRIDENT 64.45 64.80 61.50 62.05 TTKPRESTIG 7770.75 7946.90 7695.75 7797.05 SUPPETRO 196.85 196.85 190.65 190.95 HDFCLIFE 375.00 377.30 370.60 377.00 0.80 DLF 163.00 165.20 154.80 159.85 MARICO 367.50 369.40 358.15 364.15 TV18BRDCST 32.00 32.05 31.10 31.30 ITDC 276.50 283.85 275.60 279.75 TVTODAY 348.25 351.45 347.75 349.60 MRF 60299.00 60400.00 59500.00 59999.00 92.45 ABFRL 210.20 216.20 208.75 213.15 FCONSUMER 46.00 46.80 43.50 44.00 GUJALKALI 499.00 512.90 499.00 507.30 NAVKARCORP 45.60 45.60 43.00 43.35 RELAXO 724.45 736.35 720.85 731.90 JBCHEPHARM 311.45 318.40 311.35 316.70 COLPAL 1292.00 1310.00 1286.20 1290.00 0.55 BEML 796.15 799.05 754.00 762.25 TRENT 355.10 365.00 349.55 359.50 KAJARIACER 553.75 553.75 539.00 549.75 EIDPARRY 199.05 202.45 195.60 197.85 APLLTD 592.80 593.25 582.00 582.50 ASHOKLEY 82.00 83.40 81.20 82.25 -0.05 TECHM 762.00 762.00 740.40 750.00 ITI 95.45 95.85 90.70 91.80 VGUARD 195.45 195.95 192.70 194.10 TRITURBINE 104.05 105.15 100.10 102.20 CRISIL 1619.75 1650.00 1619.75 1642.90 SUNTV 523.15 528.65 513.10 523.00 -1.10 BRITANNIA 3270.00 3317.00 3149.00 3164.65 HEXAWARE 355.00 362.70 350.00 356.65 OBEROIRLTY 452.15 456.05 447.05 449.80 LAXMIMACH 5337.20 5497.00 5301.00 5314.60 ZENSARTECH 224.35 228.10 222.00 224.45 MARICO 367.00 369.50 358.30 366.80 -0.95 ONGC 146.90 148.20 142.10 142.75 SOUTHBANK 13.20 13.25 12.81 12.88 SOBHA 481.95 483.90 470.25 476.95 COFFEEDAY 262.20 266.00 257.55 263.65 JYOTHYLAB 183.00 185.45 183.00 184.35 DMART 1475.00 1492.30 1455.00 1470.00 -3.90 WOCKPHARMA 416.25 424.50 406.55 411.65 ORIENTBANK 94.15 96.25 91.05 92.25 INOXWIND 64.85 64.85 61.30 61.80 KALPATPOWR 366.05 374.25 358.05 364.10 KNRCON 206.50 207.50 205.40 205.90 HINDZINC 256.30 258.80 253.70 254.00 -0.70 NOCIL 133.00 133.00 122.10 125.20 MFSL 366.85 376.00 361.20 367.40 KSCL 576.70 583.00 572.30 580.55 NAVNETEDUL 104.30 105.50 102.00 104.85 PIIND 834.75 838.85 830.00 833.45 HAVELLS 735.00 739.80 725.00 733.00 -2.55 MOTHERSUMI 138.20 140.20 134.70 136.70 SAIL 45.70 46.30 44.75 45.35 LEMONTREE 70.50 71.50 70.20 70.80 ESSELPRO 105.20 110.40 105.20 108.00 SOLARINDS 978.40 993.15 977.90 983.65 PIDILITIND 1125.55 1134.20 1115.95 1117.00 -4.20 KOTAKBANK 1275.00 1286.85 1269.00 1279.10 INTELLECT 164.80 170.55 163.00 167.85 CHOLAFIN 1216.00 1243.80 1216.00 1238.20 BALMLAWRIE 187.30 187.30 182.65 183.35 ERIS 653.40 659.90 643.40 657.60 BIOCON 655.50 659.30 646.00 649.25 -3.20 BANKBARODA 110.50 111.60 107.20 108.25 PHILIPCARB 163.80 166.00 161.00 161.55 ISEC 199.90 200.10 188.00 196.95 NETWORK18 35.45 35.80 34.80 35.00 ASAHIINDIA 258.65 258.95 255.50 256.15 OIL 171.00 172.15 168.80 170.05 -1.05 IDFCFIRSTB 43.40 44.00 42.30 42.80 BOMDYEING 114.40 116.95 109.45 109.45 SHANKARA 356.00 360.15 338.10 338.10 CUB 188.15 188.20 187.00 187.40 GUJGAS 128.45 130.05 126.25 126.90 SHOPERSTOP 496.15 508.10 494.40 505.75 SAIL 45.65 46.35 44.70 45.40 -0.35 IDEA 30.10 30.60 29.25 30.30 MOIL 164.05 164.05 161.20 162.85 COROMANDEL 456.40 459.00 450.05 452.10 CHAMBLFERT 162.80 165.45 160.20 161.15 MAGMA 99.25 99.90 95.00 96.70 TVSSRICHAK 2330.00 2411.00 2303.25 2316.35 L&TFH 127.65 129.80 125.20 126.45 -1.10 WHIRLPOOL 1378.00 1497.00 1331.00 1462.15 SUVEN 202.75 208.25 202.45 205.55 JISLJALEQS 54.00 55.70 52.00 52.65 NATIONALUM 59.10 59.45 57.35 57.80 VTL 1060.00 1068.40 1033.60 1044.40 SUPREMEIND 985.00 1015.00 985.00 1003.75 GILLETTE 6450.00 6510.00 6440.00 6468.20 ABCAPITAL 82.50 84.60 80.10 81.75 -0.75 PETRONET 210.00 221.00 210.00 219.85 WELSPUNIND 57.80 57.80 55.00 55.30 SYNGENE 602.45 610.00 595.20 600.35 GESHIP 298.00 302.00 292.40 293.55 ISGEC 5075.80 5086.95 5021.00 5032.70 ICICIGI 883.00 895.00 874.70 875.15 -8.45 JUSTDIAL 481.00 481.00 460.05 469.20 JAICORPLTD 98.40 98.40 94.40 95.15 NMDC 95.65 95.65 93.35 93.95 SONATSOFTW 325.50 327.60 323.45 325.80 GREENPLY 131.00 131.40 130.05 131.00 MOTHERSUMI 138.30 140.25 134.65 136.95 -1.35 UPL 771.00 800.00 771.00 796.25 DEEPAKFERT 114.25 115.00 111.30 112.90 GSPL 170.65 170.95 168.00 169.35 CORPBANK 25.65 26.00 25.00 25.20 NH 192.20 198.65 192.20 193.75 ABB 1275.10 1293.95 1252.00 1258.90 -14.40 LUPIN 856.95 856.95 831.70 837.25 INFRATEL 296.00 296.00 287.10 290.55 CONCOR 518.00 524.00 511.50 516.65 SUNDRMFAST 519.95 525.65 516.20 521.65 THYROCARE 542.00 543.95 539.30 539.95 ACC 1400.00 1436.45 1356.20 1390.00 -16.10 KEC 245.10 257.20 243.85 248.25 RAJESHEXPO 597.50 607.00 574.00 580.70 PVR 1577.75 1605.00 1575.00 1595.50 SADBHAV 194.00 194.30 188.50 190.25 3MINDIA 20566.55 20566.55 20425.05 20510.60 MCDOWELL-N 559.70 560.30 545.00 550.00 -6.45 ESCORTS 678.00 693.50 675.65 684.10 RADICO 437.00 445.00 432.00 439.85 PAGEIND 24214.00 24424.40 24080.70 24209.25 THOMASCOOK 213.20 213.20 210.90 212.25 ZYDUSWELL 1320.00 1329.50 1318.60 1322.15 SBILIFE 589.75 594.00 582.00 582.40 -7.35 INDIACEM 79.00 80.15 75.25 78.90 AMBUJACEM 213.00 215.10 206.50 209.05 ANDHRABANK 25.00 25.95 24.00 24.35 ECLERX 1022.45 1032.00 999.00 1010.65 GEPIL 763.00 765.35 750.15 755.15 CADILAHC 319.90 319.90 311.95 314.65 -4.25 HDFC 1971.00 1983.75 1962.15 1978.00 NIITTECH 1310.35 1332.00 1305.00 1321.15 SYNDIBANK 36.55 36.75 35.20 35.60 COCHINSHIP 363.15 368.00 363.15 365.45 KIOCL 135.65 138.95 133.00 133.75 NMDC 94.95 95.65 93.25 93.90 -1.45 IBVENTURES 333.00 340.00 312.75 323.00 COLPAL 1295.00 1309.50 1287.55 1292.90 MRPL 64.90 64.95 63.45 64.00 INDOSTAR 321.00 325.00 310.00 311.05 SIS 751.95 761.80 751.80 761.00 AMBUJACEM 212.10 215.30 206.05 208.90 -3.60 EQUITAS 121.60 123.75 120.95 121.75 AARTIIND 1727.00 1791.50 1675.05 1683.70 PNBHOUSING 913.80 926.55 900.10 903.45 CERA 2369.85 2369.85 2309.00 2313.70 RATNAMANI 860.05 863.00 850.00 850.55 GODREJCP 698.45 700.00 680.00 684.90 -12.85 SIEMENS 1030.00 1032.95 990.60 997.55 NTPC 137.25 138.30 136.25 138.00 PFIZER 3055.05 3055.05 2977.00 3002.35 HERITGFOOD 492.00 506.00 480.75 481.95 JCHAC 1799.00 1820.00 1765.00 1794.15 SHREECEM 15860.00 15944.00 15600.50 15610.15 -296.75 ADANIPORTS 334.90 341.00 330.80 339.50 PTC 75.35 77.00 75.35 76.00 EMAMILTD 408.00 408.00 402.00 403.40 ORIENTCEM 65.00 66.40 63.90 65.30 TIMKEN 575.00 575.00 564.45 567.60 DLF 163.05 165.35 154.55 160.00 -3.60 FRETAIL 453.10 456.40 430.10 434.15 FORCEMOT 1391.05 1412.00 1375.00 1383.65 J&KBANK 38.15 40.05 38.15 39.20 LUXIND 1196.65 1215.60 1180.10 1188.55 AIAENG 1616.30 1631.00 1614.00 1614.80 GICRE 250.00 255.00 246.15 247.00 -5.80 LTTS 1560.00 1603.95 1548.00 1595.00 CUMMINSIND 795.85 810.00 792.65 797.05 GODFRYPHLP 944.05 948.00 927.25 933.70 HIMATSEIDE 190.15 190.15 182.35 183.25 SOMANYCERA 340.00 343.00 340.00 341.00 NIACL 180.30 182.00 175.00 176.00 -4.20 LAKSHVILAS 56.00 62.30 55.00 57.80 INDIANB 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EU candidate. the students of Pearl Academy. study in a foreign land, under- international universities. Term one begins in Glasgow Deadline: The closing date This decision was taken in co- stand its culture and look up to What are the milestones in at Strathclyde Business School in for consideration of the schol- ordination with Kathryn Mitchell, things with a global perspective. Indian education system? September. Students then spend arships is July 14, 2019. For fur- Vice-chancellor, UoD keeping in The world is now shrinking to a The biggest challenge which is their second term in Italy, at ther information, log on to mind the requirement of the very small place and it is very faced by the whole education sys- Politecnico di Milano. In term https://www.strath.ac.uk/cours- course and industry. The UoD has important for the students to tem is a lack of practical knowl- three students can choose to es/postgraduatetaught. also recognised our syllabus and understand things on a global edge. I would want the colleges to mapped it with their curriculum. context. focus more on providing the stu- National Seminar on Transformation What does this translate into? How do you see the design sec- dents with more practical knowl- AStrategies for the Emerging World of   ")  This means that the students tor evolving? edge which will help them in their Business was organised recently by Lal Bhadur can study in Pearl Academy for The design sector has come a real life instead of just making Shastri Institute Of Management And he New Delhi Institute three years and then move to long way. There are multiple col- them study a particular subject for Technology in the Capitol. Tof Management Derby in their final year and get leges which offer this course and the sake of clearing the exams. It Seminar was inaugurated by former (NDIM), affiliated to the their degrees issued from an inter- also the industry demand for should become more multi- Central Minister and chairman for institute Guru Gobind Singh national university like Derby designers has increased. There are dimensional. Anil Shastri; K J Jawa, MD, and CEO, Daikin Indraprastha University, which lies in top-30 universities. better work opportunities for the Students should be aware of air conditioning India; SY Siddiqui, chief for its BBA programme, This is something beyond just students, which was not the case the hardships of the outside world mentor Maruti Suzuki Limited; institute head held a two-day national summer-exchange programmes some years back. Also, the stu- and how to handle them. The uni- Dr Sanjiv Srivastav, Director Prof Rajendra conference on Paradigm and it will contribute to a brighter dents nowadays are more willing versities should let students Bharti. Shift in Management future of our students. to take up designing as a career. explore things on their own and Chief guest K J Java, MD and CEO, Daikin Practices for Fostering How important are collabora- Designing was earlier limited not just preach them everything. air conditioning India deliberated that we are Excellence. Over 40 tions in the design sector? to just fashion but now it has Also the schools and colleges surrounded by business environment that research papers were presented and a book on the topic was inau- Collaborations play a key role paved its way in every sector of should become more student- keeps on changing. It is important to create, gurated by the chairperson Bindu Kumar, together with Ambassador not only in the design sector but work be it hotel management or centric though we are seeing this crystallise the market. He also told about how Augusto Montiel, Embassy of Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela; in the whole education system. It anything. There is an increased happening in some metros but this companies should focus on competitive advan- Rajiv Yadav, IAS, chairman, Brahmaputra Board, Secretary, is important for the students to need of designers who can come should be done on a larger scale. tage and people centered management. Parliamentary Affairs, GoI, and various other luminaries. While learn the working of other indus- up with innovative ideas to What advise would you like to In his keynote address, SY Siddiqui, chief addressing the gathering, Venezuelan ambassador talked about how tries and understand their work enhance any business. Also the give out to the aspiring design- mentor, Maruti Suzuki Limited said that trans- everything, from the environment, to the global commons, must pattern. Collaborations also help future of fashion and designing is  88 , ers? formation starts at the top level and in the com- be stakeholders in public and private sector decision-making. Yadav in exchange of ideas and knowl- very bright all over the world. -   !-  '8 , I would say just be confident ing time, BS-IV vehicles will be replaced to BS- spoke about the innovative HR practices implemented by Google. edge which thereby result in How does the university aim to of yourself, be creative, don't let VI vehicles and top many should transform in Other luminaries like S Rajagopalan, chairman, Public Relations increased productivity. It is the reach its goals? ty to work on a live-project given the fear of failure hinder your abil- the emerging world business and also dicussed Society of India; Vijay Kumar, director, MSME Institute; Anil kind of exposure that every stu- We are trying to become bet- by the industry. The students can ity of exploring new things and about three box theory. Khaitan, former President, PhD Chamber of Commerce and dent needs in order to gain work ter each and every day. We are partner with any other student creating unique ideas because at In his presidential address Anil Shastri Industry; Dr Balmiki Prasad, director, Freedom Fighters and and industry experience. now focusing on multi-discipli- from any department. The other the end designing is all about how emphasised that committing mistakes is a Rehabilitation, Ministry of Home Affairs, GoI; Dr ChandanMitra, What is your take on the trend nary education which means our thing that the university binds by creative you are and how well you learning process, so one should not be scared MD and editor-in-chief, Pioneer; Veena Swarup, ex-director (HR), of foreign exchange pro- students will have an opportuni- is internationality and we want to can implement your ideas. from mistakes and failure. Engineers India Limited); and many others. -    %>  &%  ( /  "!) !
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     ' record a maiden T20 series win in New Zealand, following a record 4-1 result in ODIs and  ■  7 Jemimah Rodrigues, who both were not a historic tour of Australia. amongst the runs at Hamilton. The preceding ODI series marting from a heavy loss in the final one Mandhana, however, had a memorable solved a part of the puzzle as Sdayer, the Indian women's team will aim series with scores of 90 and 105, enough to India look to finalise their 15 for a solid showing in the opening encounter earn her the player of the series award. for the World Cup. But there of the three-match T20 series against New Tanya Bhatia had opened with Mandhana are still a few spots up for grabs Zealand, beginning on Wednesday. in the World T20 semifinal against England and the T20 series can help the The three-match series, which was part but since then Rodrigues has formed a team management zero in on of the Women's ODI Championship, was won potent pairing with the southpaw. the squad for the by India 2-1 but they suf- Eyes will also be on mega event in   " +! + fered an eight-wicket loss at   " +! + uncapped all-rounder England in May-July. ) >?& Hamilton on February 1 ) =>?  Priya Punia, who replaced Young wicket- after being bowled out for 9*#"#9&(,9!"# an out of form Veda keeper batsman 9*#"#9&(,9!"# 149 at Hamilton. Krishnamurthy in the Rishabh Pant, who Harmanpreet Kaur, who squad. was not part of the ODIs, did not get to do much in ODIs in which The three-games will also help the team returns hungrier and has a big Mithali Raj was captain, will lead the T20 side. management assess where it stands ahead of opportunity to stake a claim for tunity for Dinesh Karthik, who Besides Pant, the others Ahead of the game, he two-match away series in 2012 It will be India's first game in the format ever the T20 World Cup in Australia early next a World Cup spot in the has done well as a finisher but who have joined the team are was also seen practicing with before losing 1-2 in India in since that infamous loss to England at the year. upcoming three T20s. is still not a sure starter in the spin all-rounder Krunal a tennis ball to counter the 2017-18. Word T20 in the Caribbean, where Mithali A  Veteran Mahendra Singh eleven. Ambati Rayudu Pandya and Punjab pacer bounce and swing generated by The ball swung initially at was dropped for the all-important semifinal. India: Harmanpreet Kaur(c), Smriti Dhoni is back in the T20 mix grabbed his chance with a Siddharth Kaul. the home team's pacers. the Westpac Stadium on Questions were raised over Mithali's Mandhana, Mithali Raj, Jemimah after being omitted from the match-winning 90 in the fifth In the absence of seniors New Zealand will be des- Sunday and New Zealand pac- strike-rate in the shortest format and it Rodrigues, Deepti Sharma, Taniya Bhatia, series against Australia last ODI, probably enough to seal like Jasprit Bumrah, perate to turn things around ers will be itching to exploit remains to be seen how she approaches the Poonam Yadav, R adha Yadav, Anuja Patil, year and his performance will a place in the middle-order. Mohammad Siraj and Khaleel after a 1-4 drubbing. They do that but they won't have the series, having played a record 200th ODI at Ekta Bisht, Dayalan Hemalatha, Mansi also be keenly followed. He last Nineteen-year-old Ahmed have not made much hold an upper hand over India services of premier fast bowler Hamilton. Joshi, Arundhati Reddy, Shikha Pandey, played a T20 in July. Shubman Gill showed glimpses of an impact and they will be in the shortest format. They Trent Boult, who has been Surprisingly, the Indian batters struggled Priya Punia. Following the high of the of his much talked about tal- aiming for a breakthrough beat India 2-0 in the 2008-09 rested. most against spinners in the third ODI and New Zealand: Amy Satterthwaite(c), Suzie Test series Down Under, ent in the final two ODIs but performance. in the sole bilateral series It will be interesting to see that is one area they would be looking to Bates, Bernadine Bezuidenhout, Sophie another stellar showing might did not allow himself to settle Dhawan did not do well in played on New Zealand soil till what rookie all-rounder Daryl improve. Devine, Hayley Jensen, Caitlin Gurrey, just convince the selectors to in his debut series. In Kohli's the last three ODIs against date. Mitchell and pacer Blair Harmanpreet is expected to play a much Leigh Kasperek, Amelia Kerr, Frances include Pant in the final-15. absence, he might get to bat at New Zealand and is eager to The Black Caps edged the Tickner do in their debut bigger role with the bat and lot will depend Mackay, Katey Martin, Rosemary Mair, The series is also an oppor- number three again. finish the tour on a high. sub-continental side 1-0 in a series. on start provided by Smriti Mandhana and Hannah Rowe, Lea Tahuhu. !  !   ("  K !       "He is an aggressive batsman, an asset for the team, can take   ■    part of the playing XI. "But a player of her stature away games from opposition in Even if she is picked in the should get a warm send-off a very short time. I hope he grabs ndian women cricket team's playing XI, it has been learnt and that is likely to be against this opportunity (in T20s) with Iseniormost player Mithali that the 36-year-old will not England," the official said. both hands," said Dhawan. Raj in all likelihood will bring continue beyond the three- "It is still not sure whether On the three-match assign- down curtains on her T20 match T20 series against she would like to play the full ment against the Kiwis, Dhawan International career after the England, starting March 4 in series against England or like said it was important to end the home series against England Assam's Barsapara. former men's team pacer tour on a high and carry that while continuing in the 50- "Mithali understands that Ashish Nehra, play the first momentum into the home lim- over format where she is still skipper Harmanpreet Kaur game of the series and retire," ited-overs series against Australia the captain of the side. will like to concentrate on the official further added. later this month. While India's three-match building a team for the 2020 Mithali has so far scored It is an opportunity for the T20 series against New World T20 and that she is 2283 runs from 85 T20 youngsters and that could also +!#/ Zealand starts in Wellington unlikely to feature in that tour- Internationals with a highest lead to some much needed rest on Wednesday, it is still not nament," a senior BCCI official score of 97 and 17 half-cen- for the seniors including Dhawan clear whether Mithali will be a said. turies to her credit. and skipper Rohit Sharma, as ! */>3   ■  7 T20s against New Zealand after coach Ravi Shastri hinted after being left out of the ODIs which the fifth ODI.  ■  7 throughout the series and it enior Indian opener Shikhar India won 4-1. "We too are humans and our is really exciting," the Kiwi    #  $ % # & SDhawan on Tuesday said ris- The 21-year-old is being seen bodies need a bit of rest. Of he deflating ODI loss skipper said. ing wicketkeeper-batsman as a successor to Mahendra Singh course, we would be looking to Tbehind him, New "It's a positive thing that  ■  Rishabh Pant has become an asset Dhoni behind the stumps and has win the series and carry the Zealand captain Kane a number of guys are getting for the team due to his ability to already proved his worth as a momentum back home for the Williamson on Tuesday said opportunities to have those arfaraz Ahmed will be change the course of a game in no batsman with stellar perfor- Australia series," said Dhawan on he is excited about the experiences against a fantas- SPakistan's captain in the time. mances in England and Australia. the eve of the game. prospect of testing unherald- tic Indian side." World Cup later this year, the Pant, recently adjudged the On Tuesday, Dhawan had words India host Australia for two ed players against a "top" With Guptill not in the country's Cricket Board ICC's Emerging Cricket of the of encouragement for the young- T20s and five ODIs starting team like India in the T20 scheme of things, Williamson announced on Tuesday, back- Year, returns to the side for the ster. February 24 in Visakhapatnam. series starting on Wednesday. didn't rule out the possibili- ing the under-fire player, who New Zealand have draft- ty of opening the innings in is serving a four-ODI ban for ed in two debutants — all- the T20 matches. his racist comments in a game rounder Daryl Mitchell and "At this stage we are against South Africa recently. 
!/ # "/ + right-arm pacer Blair Tickner going to look at the surface, Pakistan Cricket Board — in the T20 squad besides we are not decided just yet. Chairman Ehsan Mani told a all-rounder Scott Kuggeleijen, We are looking to pin down media conference in Lahore !&
& @) " who has played just one T20 the balance. There are a that Sarfaraz would carry on as and wicketkeeper Tim Seifert. number of all-rounders captain for the World Cup and Williamson said with which will affect the positions praised his skills and contribu- to lead the team in the World Mani said.  ■ 75 Martin Guptill ruled out due I suppose," he said when tion to the team. Cup after the board recalled Mani also insisted that he to a back injury, some rook- asked about Blackcaps possi- "There should be no doubt Sarfaraz from South Africa. was always clear in his mind aurashtra batsmen survived ie players will be in action in ble opening combination. that Sarfaraz is the Pakistan Sarfaraz was banned for about the captaincy. Snasty body blows from Umesh the three-match T20 series "There are a number of cricket team's captain. He will breaching the ICC's anti- "I was always clear in my Yadav during their gallant fight against India. guys who could potentially lead the team in the series racism policy during the sec- mind that Sarfaraz would be against Vidarbha in the Ranji "Martin has been ruled fill that role. Obviously against Australia and also in ond one-day international at the captain. Sarfaraz has been Trophy final, which is now on out of the series because of a (Colin) Munro is expected in the World Cup," the PCB Durban. an integral part of the even keel after third day. back injury. We have a differ- the top-three. Power players chairman said. "Sarfaraz has made great Pakistan's World Cup prepara- Resuming at a precarious ent squad altogether with could potentially move up the The confirmation ended progress since he led the team tions. He has proved to be a 158 for five, Saurashtra's lower some new faces. We are going order or it could be me," he speculation that the board in the Under-19 World Cup, he good strategist, leader and order batsmen showed remark- to see some debutants added. might consider Shoaib Malik has only improved with time," performer," he said. able gumption and grit to take the first innings to 307, just five short of hosts' first innings total. With the first innings lead /     ? $  virtually nullified, Vidarbha in their second innings lost skipper Faiz Fazal (10) and R Sanjay (16) %■   record against opposition with hosts' first chance but the to left-arm spinner the top six in their first 23 Mexican and then Aaron Dharmendrasinh Jadeja (2/36) iverpool wasted another league games, Liverpool have Cresswell both fired inches before ending the day at 55 for Lchance to extend their lead now slipped up twice in as wide of Alisson Becker's left- two. at the top of the Premier many matches to mount the hand post. The hosts now lead by 60 League as a sub-par perfor- tension in their chase for a first James Milner was having a runs with reliable Wasim Jaffer (5) mance from Jurgen Klopp's title in 29 years. torrid time defending in an and Ganesh Satish (24) at the men was punished in a 1-1 Klopp's side looked like a unfamiliar right-back role crease. draw at West Ham on Monday. side playing under pressure in against the pace and trickery of There are six sessions left in Less than a week after a lacklustre display as the Felipe Anderson. the match and Saurashtra, who morning. career by digging in his heels with missing the opportunity to go absence of the injured Jordan However, the former have had a happy knack of chas- The team was gasping for Chetan Sakariya (28). seven points clear of Henderson, Georginio England midfielder created the ing down fourth innings totals, breath at 184 for seven but They piled on frustration of Manchester City with a 1-1 Wijnaldum and Trent opening goal in controversial will certainly fancy their chances. Kamlesh Makwana (27 off 61 Vidarbha by batting for 26.5 overs draw against Leicester, Alexander-Arnold took its toll. circumstances when given the Overnight batsman Snell balls) and Jadeja (23 off 32) added to add 60 runs for the last wicket Liverpool's lead is now just Hammers boss Manuel chance to go forward. Patel (102) completed his first 38 runs for the eighth wicket as they got tantalisingly close to a three over the champions, who Pellegrini claimed it was Adam Lallana's neat foot- century of the season and when stand. first-innings lead. can now go top with victory at "impossible to play worse" after work played in Milner, who India pacer Umesh Yadav sent Off-spinner Akshay Wakhare Vidarbha tired all their Everton on Wednesday. his side's 3-0 capitulation to was allowed to continue despite him back after smacking one on broke the partnership by getting options but could not break Sadio Mane put the visitors Wolves last week that followed being clearly in an offside posi- his helmet, Saurashtra were still Makwana caught in the first slip Unadkat and Sakariya's dogged in front at the London Stadium, a deeply disappointing FA Cup tion, and Mane cleverly spun 128 runs away from Vidarbha's and Sarwate got rid of Jadeja in the resistance. In Vidarbha's second but Michail Antonio quickly exit to AFC Wimbledon. onto his cross to score his 12th total of 312 all out. same fashion to complete his essay, Sanjay survived a strong leg- levelled and West Ham had the Even without the injured goal of the season. The lead However, what followed after five-wicket haul. before appeal, a caught and better chances to claim all Marko Arnautovic, Pellegrini lasted just six minutes as the Snell's dismissal was an extraor- But there was no respite for bowled chance off Makwana three points when Declan Rice got the response he wanted in visitors switched off from a dinary fightback by Saurashtra's the hosts as captain Jaydev before finally getting stumped by and Mark Noble failed to hit West Ham's performance if not well-worked free-kick and tail, which batted out two sessions Unadkat (46) then produced one Jadeja, who had also bowled rival the target. their end product. 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 ■  7 drop Pujara in England. "And I will do that again if I uldeep Yadav is firmly get the results like the way I have," ahead of veteran said the straight talking coach. KRavichandran Ashwin in Since coming back from the pecking order as India's front- Australia, Pujara has played three line spinner on foreign soil, head back to back first-class games for coach Ravi Shastri asserted, citing Saurashtra, including the ongoing his five-wicket haul against Ranji final in Nagpur and the Australia in the Sydney Test this coach feels it's time he takes year. some rest. Shastri made it clear that "...I feel like calling him from going forward, wrist spinners will New Zealand and saying, enough   be in vogue in Test cricket and Puji, take off your pads now and Kuldeep is "already" ahead of sit down!" Ashwin and Jadeja as country's "And like I said earlier, he is No 1 spinner. the quintessential professional.

<< "Already! He plays overseas That guy, when he gets in, he Test cricket and he gets five wick- smells the leather. He doesn't let ets, so he becomes our primary the bowler make him smell the  ■    the right-hander, it is very difficult to overseas spinner. Going ahead, if leather. Chin music is different, dislodge the leg-spinners from short- we have to play one spinner, he is when the bowler makes the ball enior off-spinner Harbhajan Singh er formats." the one we will pick," Shastri told go past you," he said. Sfeels Ravindra Jadeja is still in with The veteran also feels that world- the 'Cricbuzz' website. And then there was an inim- a chance to make India's World Cup wide, there has been a decline in the "There is a time for everyone itable Shastri comment about squad on the back of his all-round skills quality of batting against spin bowling, (referring to Ashwin's poor fitness how Pujara goes about his job. but to survive purely as a finger spin- especially the wrist spinners. record in 2018). But now Kuldeep "Pujara smells the leather, ner, he will have to improvise. "The art of reading the spinners out is our frontline number one over- whether he is playing forward or Wrist spinners Kuldeep Yadav and of the hand is on the decline. Most of seas spinner," he added. backward defensive. No one Yuzvendra Chahal have become India's the overseas batsmen, if you see, are try- Kuldeep bagged a five-for in smells the leather in defence bet- preferred choices in the shorter formats ing to read wrist spinners after pitch- the rain-affected Sydney Test and ter than Pujara. You can ask him over the last 18 months, while Jadeja ing and that's dangerous," he lament- most of the Australian batsmen if it is Christian Dior or Armani." and R Ashwin have gone down in the ed. failed to read him. An unabashed fan of skipper pecking order. "However, Kuldeep and Chahal "I was very impressed with the Virat Kohli, Shastri compared Harbhajan, who has played three have been very consistent. Just check way Kuldeep bowled in Sydney. him to cult cricketing figures 50-over World Cups including two their pitch map through the 40-odd Even in Test cricket, it is going to like Sir Vivian Richards and the finals, is still not ready to count Jadeja games and the length has been very be the age of wrist spin, especial- iconic former Pakistan captain out even though he was not a part of accurate. But unlike Indian batsmen, ly in overseas Test cricket. The Imran Khan. the playing XI during the just-con- who are masters at reading the hands, way he bowled in Sydney, he "The closest I have seen to the cluded ODIs in New Zealand. it is not the case with most of the over- becomes our number one spinner great man. Virat is in your face, "If you remember, during the 2017 seas batsmen," Harbhajan explained. in overseas Test cricket," Shastri he wants to dominate and has a Champions Trophy, the weather in UK "I will give you an example. said. work ethic like no one else. was hot and humid. So, if conditions Kuldeep and Chahal would have had Cheteshwar Pujara was a rev- Whether it comes to discipline, are same, Jadeja could still be used as a tough time if they had to bowl to elation during the tour of training, sacrifice or self-denial, it a package, if the opposition team has Shikhar Dhawan and Rohit Sharma as Australia where he played a mas- is unbelievable. five to six right-handers in their line- both are very good players of spin sive role in the country's first ever "I think India is lucky to have up. Play him as No 6 with Hardik bowling." 2-1 series win, fetching the play- a leader of that sort. He reminds Pandya as No 7. Also he is still your best But Rohit has had his share of er of the series award for it. me of Imran Khan in many ways fielder," Harbhajan said. problems against leg-spinners? However, the same Pujara - in the way he sets the example One of the finest off-spinners of his "Yes, that's just in a few IPL games was dropped for the first Test and sets the standards, and goes generation, Harbhajan agreed that fin- during initial overs of an innings. If it's against England in Birmingham about defining it in his own way ger spinners' stocks are down compared a 50-over match and a player of Rohit's and Shastri revealed how a minor and leading from the front," to wrist spinners. calibre is batting against the wrist spin- glitch in his stance was corrected, Shastri said. "It's simple, wrist spinners have ners, he has that quality that he will hit which wasn't entirely technical. However, Shastri is confident three basic variations. Leg-break, goo- him to any part of the ground. "It wasn't a technical issue. It that Kohli will evolve further as a gly (wrong-un) and the flipper. If you Whenever and wherever he wants to." was in his posture and the way he captain. add top spinner, which is rarely used Kedar Jadhav has been India's stood at the crease. It was a small "As far as I am concerned, tac- in ODIs, it becomes four," the 38-year- specialist finger spinner in the 50-over thing, which can happen when tically, there is still room for old with 417 Tests and 269 ODI wick- format during the past two years you have played day in, and day (' 
 '  %  , 8 '  ,  %  %%      4    plenty of improvement as captain. ets, said. (when not injured) and his low bounce out. I felt it was an issue," Shastri He has gotten better and better, "Now come to an off-spinner. If makes him a useful bowler, said said.  6      77   # and better, and I thought in the you don't have an effective doosra, the Harbhajan. "We had to factor in if we that," the coach, known for his Australian Test series, tactically he off-breaks become predictable and "Kedar's low bounce makes him a wanted to take the risk of that first cricketing acumen, said.      =75   outsmarted Australia. good batsmen will line you up for slog- difficult bowler. He grips the ball in Test or get him right for the next According to Shastri, the "I still see more room across ging. Even Nathan Lyon was struggling such a way that, it would never hit the 7-8 Tests. Or, take that chance of problem crept in when Pujara was    5   S  S   formats for him to evolve. As a in the ODIs and he is a classical off- seam and so there won't be true playing in all 8 Tests and he does- playing county cricket in 2018 and    . .  5P  8  captain, Virat will evolve fur- break bowler. bounce available to hit the deliveries n't have enough time to sort it was a "conscious decision" to ther," said Shastri. "Unless you have the ball that leaves through the line," he signed off.

 6  team's fifth consecutive win in all competitions. hile Barcelona remains silent     Solari may not start Bale with Wabout Lionel Messi's health, Vinicius Junior on Wednesday as Real Madrid's only concern is who they usually play on the same part of to leave out for their Copa del Rey the field and their presence could semifinal on Wednesday. make the squad too unbalanced and The suspense about Messi's right more vulnerable defensively. leg injury entered a third day on There is little doubt Benzema will Tuesday, with Barcelona still quiet start, as he has six goals in the last about the full extent of the problem four matches. The French striker has and not saying whether he will be 18 goals, six more than he had in all available. of last season. It was an unusual delay by the It would also be hard to leave out club, which normally is quick to Vinicius Junior, who has taken full release reports about its players' advantage of Bale's absences to injuries. become a regular starter and a pop- Real Madrid coach Santiago ular player with Madrid fans. The 18- Solari said the uncertainty wasn't year-old Brazilian has added flair to affecting his team's preparations. the attack. "It's always good to have the best Messi was hurt on Saturday players playing in every match," he when Barcelona drew with Valencia !  ("  )& said on Tuesday. "Whether he plays 2-2 at home, a result that halted the or not, it's not going to influence how team's eight-game winning streak in we prepare for the game." the Spanish league. The club has yet " 7")&  Madrid arrives for the first-leg to release a full medical report on the match at Camp Nou enjoying its best injury, and he didn't practice with his period of the season and with near- teammates on Monday.  ■  tougher in the Promotion Play-off. ly all of its players available. Solari has This first-leg semifinal in the Due to sub-zero temperatures, all of his best forwards, including an fully fit Gareth Bale. injury in recent days, along with other Sunday alongside Benzema and Copa del Rey is the first of three ndia's top singles players Ankita the matches will be played indoors. in-form Karim Benzema, the quick- Bale is one of the many Madrid forwards Mariano Diaz and Marco Vinicius Junior as Alaves was beat- matches between the rivals in less IRaina and Karman Kaur Thandi A lot would depend on how ly maturing Vinicius Junior, and a players who have recovered from Asensio. Bale returned as a starter on en 3-0 in the Spanish league, the than a month. will have to punch above their Ankita fares and has shown the will weight when the battle to qualify for to fight it out even against higher- Fed Cup tennis tournament's World ranked players.  &! !(!  ()" Group II begins here on She recently won a $ 25,000 6 / /&*/ &  Wednesday. title in Singapore after playing a India have been placed in Pool Grand Slam qualifier in Melbourne ! 6! "  "& )! A where getting past Thailand on and is at her career-best rank of %■ 6 , "! ,   Thursday is not expected to be a 165. problem. The real challenge would Karman too looks a better be to upset hosts Kazakhstan, who player this year. anchester City captain Vincent %■ 65 have two top-100 singles player, on The two singles players also MKompany expects to play a part Friday. won a WTA doubles event togeth- in the club's quest for four trophies ertha Berlin captain Vedad Kazakhstan's world number er and it won't be a surprise if cap- this season despite a frustrating HIbisevic sees Wednesday's 43 Yulia Putintseva and Zarina tain Vishal Uppal decides to field injury setback. German Cup clash against Bayern Diyas, ranked 96, won't be easy to them together here too. The City skipper has been out Munich as a "mini final" with the beat for the Indian players in their "We are taking one step at a for the past month with what club hosts hoping to topple the Bavarian quest to top Pool A. time. Our first challenge is to beat officials have labelled a "muscular" giants again. The winners of Pool A and B, Thailand. While Kazakhstan has a problem. Ibisevic scored when Hertha which has four teams, will clash to strong team, our girls are hungry No date has been set for the 32- shocked Bayern 2-0 in the determine the nation which will to cause an upset," Uppal said. year-old Belgium international's Bundesliga last September and the qualify for World Group II. "We came early to get used to return but Kompany said his previ- Liverpool at the top of the Premier last-16 tie at the Olympic Stadium Pool B has China, featuring the indoor conditions. The ball is ous experience of injury meant he League while still being involved in offers a chance to deal last season's world number 40 Shuai Zhang travelling slow through the air but knew how to ensure he returned to three other competitions. finalists Bayern an early exit. and world number 42 Saisai Zheng, the courts are a little fast. The play- action as soon as possible. They face Chelsea in the League Ibisevic, 34, is out of contract in along with Korea, Indonesia, and ers are getting familiar with the "As a human being and an ath- Cup final later this month, Newport June, but the veteran striker has net- Pacific Oceania. conditions with each practice ses- lete I feel great but I have to deal with or Middlesbrough in the FA Cup ted 10 goals this season and took In all likelihood, China will top sion." certain niggles from over the years," fifth round and Schalke in the last heart from seeing Bayern suffer Pool B and it will be tossup between When asked about Ankita's Kompany told Britain's Press 16 of the Champions League. their fourth league defeat of the cam- goalkeeper Manuel Neuer back the underdogs even though Berlin India and Kazakhstan in Pool A. win over Putintseva last year, Association on Monday. "Every season has been special paign at Bayer Leverkusen last between the posts, but playing with last lost to Bayern in September Last year at home in New Uppal said, "It's new year and dif- "I will deal with it as I always at City but at this point in time, we Saturday. a plastic cast on his right hand after 2016. Delhi, Ankita, in her unbeaten ferent conditions. Having said that have and then we're back rolling are that much with our noses into "This feels like a mini final for damaging his thumb in training last "We don't need to talk about singles campaign, shocked Ankita is looking forward to play- again." He added: "I'm not the guy what's been happening day-in, day- us," said Ibisevic. "You can see that week. being the favourites here, they are an Putintseva but the Kazakh will be ing her again and fancies her that can give you the timings right out we forget how much of a special they have lost points this year that Berlin's Olympic Stadium has opponent who are one of the top favourite in home conditions this chances." now but the key thing is I have a road season this could be," Kompany said. they wouldn't have given away nor- been an unhappy hunting ground for teams in Europe." time. Prarthna Thombare is the lone map as to how best to recover from "I want to play my role in mak- mally. Bayern on their most recent visits, "If they have a good day, you're Karman lost to Zarina last year doubles specialist in the Indian setbacks. I'll follow that and you'll see ing sure everyone realises that and "Of course, it gives us hope that losing last May's German Cup final 3-0 down," said Hertha coach Pal but is expected to fight better now. squad, which also has two-time me on the end of it as strong as ever." does the right thing. There is still so they could slip up again, so we know 3-1 to Eintracht Frankfurt before the Dardai, who refused to read too Even if India manage to upset national champion Mahak Jain City, the reigning English cham- much to look forward to," explained what's possible." defeat by Hertha. much into Bayern's defeat at Kazakhstan, the job gets only and former champion Riya Bhatia. pions, are trying to overhaul Kompany. Bayern hope to have Germany Ibisevic firmly sees his team as Leverkusen.