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We shared     Congress, TRS supremo and the matters of mutual interest Telangana Chief Minister K and national interest,” said      wind speed and other meteo- received around 7,600 com- Chandrasekhar Rao kept up his KCR, adding the topics of dis-   rological factors remained plaints related to violation effort to float a Front excluding cussion were “usual,” as they “highly unfavourable” for dis- against norms with regard to both these major players as he veered around “issues that are s Delhi continues to choke persion of pollutants. He, how- pollution, construction activi- engaged with his West Bengal likely to crop up when two Awith air quality slipping to ever, hoped that the anti-pol- ties and stubble and waste counterpart and TMC chief national leaders meet. We dis- “severe” in the last few days, the lution measures will help the burning. Action has been taken Mamata Banerjee. cussed certain issues that are Central Pollution Control pollution level to go down. in 70 per cent complaints. Both the Congress and the needs to be approved by the crucial for the nation.” Board (CPCB)-led task force The Graded Response Talking about anti-pollu- NCP had contested the last Lok party leadership. The other On whether he still want- on Monday recommended clo- Action Plan (GRAP) task force tion measures, he said the pol- Sabha polls together but went minor issues that are left over ed a non-BJP, non-Congress sure of all factories situated in that includes Government offi- lution watchdog has slapped separately in the Assembly sharing of seats will be resolved Government at the Centre and the six industrial hotspots — cials and environment, health fine of 1 crore each on three polls held a few months later. by Congress president Rahul whether he still was working Mundka, Narela, Faridabad, and weather experts, advised oil companies for their failure “In Maharashtra, the NCP Gandhi and NCP chief Sharad towards that end, Rao said, Wazirpur, Faridabad and the Environment Pollution to install anti-pollution “vapour and the Congress will togeth- Pawar,” said Congress leader “That is the mission of KCR. I Sahibabad — till Wednesday. Control Authority to intensify recovery” systems at fuel sta- er contest the 2019 . will continue to give my efforts. The ban will also cover con- ground actions as suggested in tions. Vapour recovery device elections, along with the In the 2014 Lok Sabha This (a Federal Front) is not a struction activities in Delhi, a meeting chaired by Member is an instrument to capture dis- Peasants and Workers Party of elections, the Congress had small thing to do. Dialogues are Faridabad, Gurugram, Secretary (CPCB). The details placed vapours that emerge (PWI). Till now, we have fielded 27 candidates in '! ( )  *    going on and they will Ghaziabad and Noida till of the meeting were shared by from inside a vehicle’s fuel decided seat-sharing on 40 Maharashtra, while the NCP !    ( ! '% continue.” December 26. According to the CBCB Chairman SPS Parihar tank during filling. “We have seats, still eight are left. If any had contested on 21 seats. On the future of the con- SAFAR, the overall air quality to reporters here. also issued notice to SDMC consensus is not reached on The Lok Sabha seats that draw its demand. for the Rajendra Gawai-led tinuing dialogues, he said, “We in Delhi is expected to remain Traffic police has been sug- and EDMC for failing to check remaining eight seats then the are yet to be agreed upon Though the Congress is yet Republican Party of India (RPI) will give you good news soon. in severe range till Tuesday. gested to ensure smooth traf- pollution in their areas,” he final decision will be taken by includes Ahmednagar, to decide its candidate from and Akola for the Prakash Our talks will continue and we The move aims to give fic flow in areas with high traf- added. the two party chiefs in New Ratnagiri-Sindhudurg, Pune, party insiders said a Ambedkar-led Bharip Bahujan will come out with a concrete respite to residents from the fic. The police department is The authorities have swung Delhi,” tweeted NCP president Aurangabad, Yavatmal, Nashik, senior leader, who is Mahasangh (BBM). The SP plan. We are discussing things. increasing air-pollution level in strictly advised to ensure that into action as Delhi’s air qual- . Nandurbar, and one in likely to defect, is being con- has also been demanding one I will continue with my efforts,” the city. But it will also leave non-destined heavy duty vehi- ity remained in the severe cat- AICC sources in Delhi said which the Samajwadi sidered the party candidate seat in Mumbai. he said. KCR is likely to meet thousands of daily wagers cles travel through eastern and egory for the third consecutive the performance of the two Party is desiring to contest in from Jalna Lok Sabha con- Meanwhile, K SP chief Akhilesh Yadav and employed with the industrial western peripheral express- day on Monday and the city parties in the in the 2014 case the SP-BSP and Congress stituency. State BJP president Chandrashekhar Rao on Bahujan Samaj Party supremo units and construction centres ways. Concerned authorities faced its highest pollution level Assembly polls has been the alliance takes place in Uttar is a four-time Monday met Mamata Banerjee Mayawati in Delhi. high and dry in the absence of are expected to take stringent since Diwali. While the CPCB basis of the seat-sharing Pradesh. MP from this constituency. at Nabanna (Bengal State sec- Rao is expected to stay in any work in these areas. action against illegal indus- data showed the overall air arrangment as then the A senior Congress leader Both the Congress and the retariat) in Kolkata where the Delhi for a few days during Addressing a Press confer- tries. The residents have been quality index (AQI) at “severe” Congress had won 61 seats, said the NCP was keen to con- NCP have also agreed to share two leaders engaged in a “pro- which he is also likely to meet ence, Union Environment advised to avoid all physical level of 448, the Centre-run while the NCP 41. test from Pune and Jalna Lok three seats with other allies — ductive discussion” over the Prime Minister Secretary CK Mishra said that activities outdoors and shift the System of Air Quality and “Our talks for seat-sharing Sabha seats, which are from the Hatkanangale in for possibilities of stitching togeth- and some senior Union Delhi’s air quality remained in same indoors, said Parihar. Weather Forecasting (SAFAR) with alliance partners have Congress quota but said the the -led Swabhimani er a viable Federal Front ahead Ministers. the “severe” level for the third The official said that since showed an AQI of 468. come to the final stage, which NCP has now agreed to with- Paksha, Amravati in Vidarbha of the 2019 general elections. Continued on Page 4 consecutive day on Monday as November 1, they have Continued on Page 4 

     !"   #$%               "          ays after hike in “one time Dparking fee charges” in    the national Capital, Delhi Transport Minister Kailash n anti-corruption court in Gahlot on Monday withdrew   APakistan on Monday sen- the order of a 18-fold hike in   !"O%&'(  tenced ousted premier Nawaz one-time parking charges for  % )* +% Sharif to seven years in jail in cars and annual fees for com-  , ,, the Al-Azizia Steel Mills graft mercial vehicles from January %,-../+++  case but acquitted him in the 1. The order issued by the /++  Flagship Investments case, con- Transport Minister cited that  + " + 0  cluding a series of three court the December 21 order cases against the Sharif family “appears to be irregular for     in the high-profile Panama many reasons”.       Papers case. Gahlot tweeted, “Transport !"#!1  + 2/3, Three cases — Avenfield department has been directed  44  %%"/3(3 properties case, Flagship invest- to withdraw the order dated " %, ment case and Al-Azizia steel 21.12.2018 regarding increase 3* %,O%+)%, mills case — were launched in parking charges in % !* "6,, against the Sharif family by the South/East/North Delhi +,/ 3, National Accountability Bureau        ! "    Municipal Corporations. % +%%3+4 on September 8, 2017, follow-      %   ! & Owners of commercial/non revised charges in the first Corporation Commissioner. Earlier in the day, a dele- , %"" 4 ing a judgment by the Pakistan commercial vehicles need not instance. For instance The order had raised the gation of State Transport //0 $ Supreme Court that disquali- Al-Azizia steel mills in Saudi the court, was immediately deposit the enhanced parking Transport Department is only one-time parking charges of Authority Operators Ekta fied Sharif in the Panama Arabia by his family in 2001 taken into custody. His lawyer fees till the matter has been a collection agent on behalf of cars from existing 4,000 to up Manch met the Transport % &'()  Papers case in July last year. and later on the Hill Metal requested the judge that the examined afresh.” the corporations. Secondly to 75,000 based on price of the Minister demanding with- %)    Accountability Court II Establishment also in Saudi PML-N quaid (supreme) be He said in the previous there is no reference to the vehicles. The annual parking drawal of the hike. %!#!1 ,7 ( , Judge Muhammad Arshad Arabia. shifted to Kot Lakhpat Jail in order the revised charges were parking lots under the control charges of commercial vehicles “We will continue to strug- */8 *9!%2, Malik Monday announced the The court sentenced Sharif Lahore instead of Adiala Jail. not notified by the Union the New Delhi Municipal like buses were also raised gle for the demand for com- ,:' %)/3,4  short verdict in the two cor- to seven years in jail and The request was granted. Urban Affairs Ministry that has Council (NDMC) and the from existing 6,000 to plete withdrawal of the annu- / %" +  /) ruption cases against the Sharif imposed a $2.5 million and 1.5 The verdict was administrative control over the Delhi Cantonment Board,” said 75,000. al parking charges,” Delhi Taxi  !3 ,, family, after reserving the deci- million pounds fine on him. announced almost immedi- municipal corporations. Also, Gahlot in the order. The order further said, Tourist Transporters (3%/ 4+%2,,, sion on December 19. The court also ordered to seize ately after Sharif arrived in the no opinion was sought from The December 21 order “The opinion of the Law Association president Sanjay  ,,4 4 Judge Malik said there was the Al-Azizia and Hill Metal courtroom. He has the option the Law Department of the was issued on behalf of then department ought to have been Samrat said, adding a demon- 4++37 4 concrete evidence against the properties. to challenge the verdict against Delhi Government. Transport Commissioner taken before issuing this order. stration will be held in the 40 ( 68-year-old former premier in Judge Malik, however, said him. Sharif was also disquali- “Union Urban Affairs Varsha Joshi on her last work- Also, department could not national Capital on December the Al-Azizia case, and that he that there was no case against fied for 10 years from holding Ministry, being the adminis- ing day at the department. She have issued this order without 27 to demand complete lifting  )  was unable to give the trail of Sharif in the Flagship case. any public office. trative department for MCDs, is currently holding the charge placing the file before the of annual parking charges for     the money used to set up the Sharif, who was present in Continued on Page 4 ought to have notified the of the North Delhi Municipal Minister (Transport).” commercial vehicles. !**+1 *2% "% , % , ,%/ + 44 &   ;!3 ,% /++3   P  %  $        < %+ )" +"4   '   3 %/%%/%% " /3 +%3 0 (      $ (( ) "     ! "#$"%&'              sent, broadly 183 are not taxed,  ) (      ple in the vehicle and were 308 at 5 per cent, 178 at 12 per 1 3" +;3  heading for Delhi’s Najafgarh nother bid by two women inance Minister Arun Jaitley cent and 517 at 18 per cent. %%/,3,23"(/ n a setback to the BJP, the t least eight people died in area to condole the death of a Ain their forties to trek to the Fon Monday hinted at fur- “The 28 per cent slab is "%  4 ISupreme Court on Monday Aa pile-up due to dense fog relative, the inspector said. hill shrine of Lord Ayyappa in ther rationalisation of GST by now a dying slab,” he said. ++(+7( %!, refused its plea for an urgent on Rohtak-Rewari national The injured were admitted Sabarimala was foiled on merging the 12 and 18 per cent Currently, 28 items, including ,%"3/%3 '0 hearing against a Calcutta High highway in Haryana’s Jhajjar to hospital in Jhajjar town, Monday by protesting devotees, slabs, while criticising the luxury and sin goods, auto ,%3+ % Court order not allowing its district on Monday, police said. from where two of them were a day after a similar effort by a Congress for oppressing the parts, dishwashers, air condi- %,( (//+" %4 Rath Yatra in West Bengal. Around 10 vehicles were referred to another hospital in group of 11 women failed. country with a high indirect tax tioners (ACs) and cement ;3%/!=4, The BJP had challenged involved in the crash. It was dif- Rohtak, the SHO added. The attempt by the two rate of 31 per cent. remain in the highest slab of 28 3%/30 last Friday’s order of the ficult to pinpoint which vehi- The district deputy com- women — Bindu (42), a With an increase in rev- per cent. Division Bench of the High cle had hit the other first. missioner has constituted a CPI(ML) activist from enue, India will eventually have “With the GST transfor-     Court which had set aside the An SUV was sandwiched seven-member committee, Koyilandy in Kozhikode dis- a standard goods and services mation completed, we are close  )   order of a single judge allowing many of them were injured between two trucks, with sev- headed by the sub-divisional trict, and Kanakadurga (44), tax (GST) rate between 12-18 to completing the first set of ,-!"!1  ;*89, the yatra. The party when police resorted to lath- eral vehicles following closely magistrate, to find out the said to be a civil supplies per cent for commonly used rates of rationalisation i.e. phas-  3"+)%3 % approached the Supreme Court icharge on a saffron crowd behind. Eight people, including exact reason behind the acci- employee from Angadipuram goods. This would be in addi- ing out the 28 per cent slab %4O%,3% % seeking permission to hold the staging a civil disobedience seven women, travelling in the dent. “The committee will sub- in Malappuram — came after tion to 0 per cent and 5 per cent except in luxury and sin goods,” % ",,3% 4  campaign “Save Democracy rally at Basirhat in North 24 SUV were killed and 10 others mit a detailed investigation 11 women activists of a for essential items and a high- he said. GST was rolled out on (3% Rally”, which would cover 42 Parganas. The police lath- injured, said Seema, SHO of report within two days, along Chennai-based outfit were pre- er rate for luxury, sin and July 1, 2017. A future road map  " !/  parliamentary constituencies icharged the crowd after stones Jhajjar city. with solution/suggestion for vented from reaching the demerit goods. could be to work towards a sin- " %%),, , in the State ahead of the 2019 were pelted at them injuring The deceased, aged rectification of the accident- shrine and chased away by In a Facebook post titled gle standard rate instead of two  " 4,%%)+ general elections. some men on duty, sources between 30-60, belonged to prone spot,” an order issued by devotees chanting Ayyappa “Eighteen Months of GST”, standard rates of 12 per cent %3 /%%,0%?@0 . Meanwhile, in West Bengal said. Kirodh village of the district. the deputy commissioner mantras on Sunday. Jaitley said, of the 1,216 com- and 18 per cent, he said. BJP workers were arrested and Continued on Page 4 They were among the 10 peo- added. Detailed report on P6 modities which are used at pre- Jaitley’s FB post on P10 !($#) *"%+,-+./0 

+              / /              issued by the (NCRTC) Detail Project Plan, the Delhi- between and the third phase is with covering about 71 km National Capital Region,” said include, ‘Pile Loading Test’ Gurugram - SNB Corridor will from SNB to Alwar. which includes 11 stations and the CPRO.        addressing to customers’ con- fter getting approval from and ‘Geo-Technical Survey’ for be constructed in three phases “The SNB station will be the remaining 35 km will be Officials at NCRTC further cerns and queries. Athe Haryana Government around 75km length of the cor- which will be extended up to one of the major interchanges underground with 5 stations said that the estimated time of ata Power Delhi Sanjay Banga CEO of Tata and national Capital Region ridor in Haryana. Alwar in . The SNB from where people cn change that will fall mostly in completion of this corridor TDistribution Limited (Tata Power-DDL said, “I strongly Transport Corporation “The NCRTC board station will also be act as a major the trains and go three places Gurugram and Delhi. excluding the excluding 1 year Power-DDL) on Monday inau- believe every step towards (NCRTC) board for the con- recently approved the DPR interchanges which will provide including Rajasthan and “This corridor will con- of pre-construction activities is gurated the first women bridging the gap, whether big struction of Rapid Rail con- (Detailed Project Report) of an interchange to three lines. Haryana. It will also help a lot verge with other RRTS corri- 2024. Currently, the NCRTC is customer care centre at or small, will help reach the nectivity from Delhi- Delhi-Gurugram-SNB RRTS The first phase is from Sarai of farmers, students and work- dors in Sarai Kale Khan and working on the first line of Pitampura. milestone faster and help cre- Gurugram-Shahjahanpur- corridor. Once implemented, it Kale Khan in Delhi to SNB ers who travel to and from will be interoperable, facilitat- RRTS i.e. Delhi-Ghaziabad- A senior discom official ate and empower the next gen- Neemrana-Behror Urban will encourage people to leave which wil cover a length of 106 Delhi and Haryana as this line ing commuters’ movement Meerut line. The pre-con- said that this centre will be eration of female leaders. Complex (SNB) corridor under their personal vehicles behind km stretch with covering Bawal will pass through the industri- from one corridor to another struction work such as Geo- entirely managed by a team of “I am sure that our the Regional Rapid Transit for a world class public trans- (Haryana), Gurugram, alised areas of Haryana,” added without the hassle of changing Technical Survey, Utility 10 women who are trained to all-women customer care cen- System (RRTS), the authorities port system like RRTS,’ said Manesar, Panchgaon, Rewari Sharma. The 106 km Delhi- trains. Similarly, RRTS will be Diversion works and Road handle customer services offer- tre will encourage organ- have floated tenders for pre- Sudhir Kumar Sharma, Chief and other areas. The Last station Gurugram-SNB corridor will seamlessly integrated with widening work is under ing such as new power supply isations to promote their construction work on the Public Relation Officer at SNB will be then extended to be both elevated and under- other modes of transport like progress. This RRTS line is 82 applications, monthly bill pay- women employees take chal- Phase-1 corridor. NCRTC. Sotanala, with Shahjahanpur, ground. The Rapid Rail will Railway Stations, Metro sta- km in length and has a total 16 ments and other customer lenging roles and excel in the The two tenders that were As per the official and the Neemrana and Behror in run on the elevated stations tions, ISBTs and Airport in RRTS stations. related services, including same,” he said. ()     !#$%&&' #()& D ( 2%3 =;/                #*+,      G,3%, ater supply would be    Waffected in parts of the           national Capital this week due   !  to flushing of underground  ! engue cases in Delhi have reservoir and booster pumping  ! "  Dreached 7,130 this year station and some other main- $   ! with 48 new cases reported last tenance work being carried   week, according to the latest out by the Delhi Jal Board report released by Municipal (DJB). Delhi Jal Board has        Corporations. However, the Areas where supply would advised residents to store suf- number of cases reported last not be available or available at ficient quantity of water in fire broke out on Monday year till the time was 9,232.Out low pressure are Najafgarh advance as per their require- Aafternoon on the second of the total 7,130 cases, Town, Miraon Village, Kair, ment to avoid any inconve- floor of the University Grants 3561were diagnosed belongs to Jharoda, Paprawat, Khaira nience. It also said that water Commission office near ITO in other states. Village, Shyam Vihar Phase- tankers will be available. The Central Delhi, the UGC said. At least four deaths, includ- I&II, Deenpur Village Gopal helpline numbers are 1916, A call about the blaze in the ing that of a minor boy, have Nagar Group of Colonies, 1800117118, 23527679, office record room on the sec- been reported due to the vec- Nangli Sakrawati Village, Arjun 23634469, (Central Control ond floor of the building was tor-borne disease till the third Park, Deepak Vihar, J-II Madan Gir, Arvindo and adjoining areas, Room), 26388976, 26388977 received at 2.16 pm and six fire week of December. Three of the AMaksoodabad and Ghasi Market, Pamposh Enclave, 246 Kalyanpuri, Khichripuar, (Sarita Vihar), 29819035 (Jal tenders were rushed to the deceased have been identified South Corporation (279) and breeding checkers found mos- Pura Village etc. Janta Flats Pitampura, CC Kalyanvas, Suraj Mal Vihar, Sadan), 29234746, 29234747 spot, said an officer from the by the South Delhi Municipal East Corporation (213). The quito breeding in 2,34,535 The DJB in a statement Block Shalimar Bagh, Paradise Vishwas Nagar, Kasturba (Grater Kailash), 27308015 Delhi Fire Service, adding the Corporation (SDMC) as Aman rest of the cases were reported households till December 22 said that the supply would also Apartment Sector-18 Rohini, Nagar, Yozna Vihar, Shresth (Ashok Vihar), 9650291444, fire was brought under control Tiwari (13), Sanskriti (21) and from areas outside the juris- and 1,87,210 legal notices have be affected in some of the Rangpuri Village, Moti Bagh, Vishar, Jwala Nagar. 27700231 (Holambi), 27677877 by 2.45 pm. Gagan (23). Gagan had died on diction of the municipal cor- been served for various viola- areas on Wednesday due to Janta Park Baljeet Nagar, BE It further said that supply (Kewal Park), 23814338, According to the UGC, September 30 and the other two porations of Delhi. tions and 25,981 prosecutions annual programme for flushing Block Janakpuri area, 80 SFS will also be affected on Thursday 27915965 (Mangolpuri), the fire broke out in Room No persons succumbed in October. Moreover, 473 malaria and initiated in this regard. of Underground Reservoir and Green View Apprtment, and Friday in these areas Kewal 22727812 (Mandawali), 219 of the UGC building. At least 583 cases have 165 chikungunya cases have According to the SDMC, Booster Pumping Station, Madipur, Nazampur Village , Park, Mukherji Nagar, Kingsway 22812683, 22812050, “Immediately, the UGC admin- been reported from areas been reported this season, the 10 people had died and 9,271 water supply will be affected on Mansarover Park, Karawal Camp, Model Town, Adarsh 22817228 (Yamuna Vihar), istration came into action and falling under three civic bod- report said. people were affected due to December 26 in the following Nagar, Dyalpur, Mustafabad Nagar, Jahangirpuri and adjoin- 22816023, 22814651, 22814518 tried to extinguish the fire and ies — North Corporation (91), The report said domestic- dengue in Delhi last year. areas Sector D-2 Vasant Kunj, and adjoining area, Trilokpuri ing areas. (Loni Road). informed the Delhi Fire Service and the police department as well. The Delhi Fire Service and the police department con-      trolled the fire without any loss of life,” the UGC said.   *& 

    the informer he was nabbed by of these drugs are coming from == the STF team. He was found to Afghanistan, Pakistan, South be carrying ‘heroin’ weighing Africa, America and in India he Special Task Force (STF) 3.2 kg, estimated to be worth Rs areas of Jammu and Kashmir, Tof the Haryana Police on 12 crore in the international Uttar Pradesh, Himachal Monday arrested a Nigerian market”, STF Deputy Inspector Pradesh, and Rajasthan. with 3.2 kg of heroin valued at General (DIG) of Police Officials with the STF said, 12 crore. Police suspects Satheesh Balan said. several groups of Nigerian that the man arrested is a Police suspect that the national involved in the drug gang member of a drug cartel seized heroin was to be deliv- trafficking in the Delhi and which is active in Delhi and its ered to a Delhi-based drug NCR region. “They frequently peripheral. dealer, on the occasion of visit pub and bars and rave par- The accused has been iden- Christmas and New Year’s cel- ties to catch their clients and tified as T Ahmed, who is in his ebrations, they said. later provide them illegal sub- early 40s. He is currently living He has been taken on stances. They charged 4,000 in rented accommodation in police remand for interroga- for 1 gm heroin”. New Delhi. tion. “The STF is making an According to a senior It may be noted that the effort to connect all backward police official, specific inputs STF of the Haryana police had and forward links to unearth were received by STF regarding set up a dedicated Anti the entire chain of supply and the accused following which Narcotics unit at the Hisar mode of trafficking, end users the team laid a trap at range to prevent illegal con- and source of origin of drugs. Sikanderpur Metro station and sumption of drugs and keep an We have discussed the issue in the accused was apprehended. eye on drug cartels across the details and passed directions to “Ahmed was driving a two State. our team to start action with- wheeler when on instance of The STF suspects that most out any delay,” Balan said. --    R   /   

       wing. Delhi AAP convener higher education. The three and Minister of Labour Gopal wings will look deeply into the fter contesting Delhi Rai launched three wings i.e, issues of the teachers, non- AUniversity Students Union ‘Delhi Teachers Association’ teaching staffs and research polls and with eyes set on the (DTA), Delhi Research scholars and will take it to the general elections, the ruling Association (DRA) and Delhi concerned authority to solve Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has Non-Teaching Staff Association the issues and will work on launched its teachers wing in (DNSA) on Monday. ground level,” said Gopal Rai. universities situated in the Among the 63 colleges of As per the sources, till national Capital. Delhi University (DU), there 2004, like teachers and students The AAP’s area of focus is are 21 undergraduate colleges union, DU also had a research Delhi University (DU) where a that are funded by the AAP association known as Delhi large number of teachers are ruled Delhi Government. University Research active as the members of vari- “The AAP government has Association (DURA). However, ous political parties. worked and is working a lot for the AAP has decided to revive It may be recalled that The the development and up-gra- the closed union this year in Pioneer had reported earlier on dation of the school education, which students of Post 15 December about the AAP’s now the time has also come to Graduate (PG), MPhill and plans to launch its teachers focus on the development of PhD are expected to join.

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     /+"% 32 .4R  '  -B % -C&    Nilothi Lake. the area. Some would have with the announcement made  )    "  The cumulative lake area treated sewage water of the by the Delhi government’s plan      will be spread across over 350 local area; those in the dry areas of rejuvenating 200 water bod- acres with water potential to will be revived through nearby ies in Delhi. The consultants for         2 ; ; 6 hold 1,581 million litres or 135 sewage treatment plant,” it said. the project are NEERI, IIT million gallons. “The water- This is being done in line Delhi and WAPCOS. he proceeding details of               bodies will be designed scien- TDelhi Assembly session on tifically to recharge ground- 43 %33 %, December 21 released he Delhi Metro which start- he Delhi Jal Board (DJB) on water to the maximum extent on Monday do not mention the Ted its journey with an oper- TMonday approved a pro- possible. Apart from rainwater, name of former Prime ational network of 8.4 kms in posal amounting to 376 crore treated water from Sewage  //%'F. Minister Rajiv Gandhi in the the year 2002 with six stations for rejuvenating 159 water- Treatment Plants will be pol- resolution passed on 1984 anti- completed 16 years of bodies across the national ished using natural wetlands /%3, ***4%, Sikh riots. operations in the national Capital. The Board has also and other methods to maintain According to a three-page Capital with expanding its net- approved 77 crore to create the water levels in the water- “brief summary of House pro- work across the city to to 317 two mega lakes at Nilothi and body throughout the year,” it New Delhi: The Delhi Jal Board will be completed in six ceedings” issued by the km with 231 stations in year Rohini sewage treatment plant. said. has approved the scheme for months,” a statement issued by Assembly Secretariat, the res- 2018. The move to approve 376 It further said, the step will regularisation of unauthorised DJB stated. olution had sought to term the “Delhi Metro experience crore to rejuvenate the lakes improve depleting groundwa- water connections in 480 It also said the laying of 1984 anti-Sikh riots as “geno- has been good for country.The aims to recharge groundwater, ter levels of Delhi apart from colonies falling under Public sewer lines in Begampur cide” and it does not have any metro will expand to 380 km in create additional reserves of making the city sustainable Private Partnership (PPP) area Group of colonies. The sewer mention of Gandhi’s name. the upcoming days with water among other benefits, the for water supply. Excess water of ‘Nangloi Water Services lines once completed would On Sunday, Youth Speaker Ram Niwas Goel, Gandhi should be the inauguration of the other statement said. from the ground will be taken Private Limited’ on fixed benefit a total population of Congress members protested the Delhi government and the withdrawn for “justifying lines. With the approval of out to augment Delhi water down payment and balance on 2.45 lakhs in the area. The outside the office of the ruling AAP have been maintaining anti-Sikh riots”. Singh had later The safety inspection of the Nilothi and Rohini mega lakes, supply wherever required, the installment. total length of the sewer lines Aam Aadmi Party’s (AAP), that the resolution did not said that the resolution was 9.7-km extension of the Pink the total number of lakes to be DJB said. In 143rd board meeting of to be laid is 191.11 km, it said. demanding that it apologise for demand revoking of Rajiv adopted. Line Lajpat Nagar-Mayur Vihar created in Delhi goes up to five. In addition to the lakes the Delhi Jal Board (DJB), it The board also approved allegedly passing the resolution Gandhi’s Bharat Ratna. Amid the row, Goel clari- Pocket-1 section of the Phase Lakes in Dwarka and Najafgarh being created and rejuvenated has also accorded approval to that the areas of unauthorised demanding revocation of The Delhi Assembly had fied that Singh’s proposed 3 corridor has also started by are already approved and by the Delhi Jal Board, 29 the rehabilitation of sewage colonies (built on forest land) Gandhi’s Bharat Ratna. on Friday adopted by voice vote amendment for taking back the the Commissioner of Metro Timarpur will be approved lakes are being rejuvenated by line (750mm) at an estimated which are not under forest will Congress’ Delhi unit chief the resolution which called for “Bharat Ratna” from Rail Safety (CMRS) and are soon, it said. the Irrigation Flood cost of 6 crore under rede- be provided water supply. It Ajay Maken has accused the speedy trial of cases and Gandhi over the 1984 expecting the stretch will start Out of 77 crore, Department, added. velopment of Chandni Chowk approved providing of water to AAP of being “hand in glove” termed anti-Sikh riots as geno- anti-Sikh riots in the “original soon once the inspection done,” 53.85 crore would be spent to “Different models would Plan. “The rehabilitation will eight unauthorised colonies of with the BJP and said the party cide. AAP MLA Jarnail Singh, resolution” was not adopted as said Mangu Singh, Managing develop 32-acre Rohini Mega be used for different lakes take place from Fatehpuri Deoli constituency during the should also call the 2002 while moving the resolution, he did not inform the House Editor of Delhi Metro Rail lake and 23.5 crore for 25-acre depending on the condition in Masjid to Lal Quila and work meeting. SR Gujarat riots a “genocide”. had said the Bharat Ratna to beforehand. 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  12  %        “The main reason behind fumes which are contributing contribution to pollution. on Monday recommended a the rise in air pollution over to pollution. Faridabad and Ghaziabad closure of factories located in New Delhi: With an aim to have even resulted in serious here is no crop burning in Delhi is unusually cold air In Delhi numbers of two which are just adjacent to Delhi hotspot industrial areas and a ensure no ‘VIP treatment’ is repercussions, including mur- Tneighbouring States but including fog and lack of wind. wheelers are 10 times in num- have many industrial plants ban on construction activities meted out to inmates inside the ders. “This proposal of the Delhiites are compelled to It means that vehicle fumes, ber than cars in the city,” said emitting gases. The wind flow till Wednesday in view of the Delhi prisons premises, Delhi Home Department will be exe- breathe poisonous air laced pollution from coal-fired Bhuwan Bhaskar, an environ- is slow and these gases due to severe air pollution in the Government has approved a cuted by the PWD and will with highly noxious pollutants. power plants and industries, as mentalist and presently a lack of wind flow get trapped national capital. proposal recommended by the include supply, installation, test- December has been the hard- well as smoke from burning of Consultant at National Bank in atmosphere and moves in People have been advised Expenditure Finance Committee ing and commissioning of est month for the air pollution wood to keep people warm for Agriculture and Rural and around Delhi,” said an by the authorities to minimise (EFC) to install high resolution CCTV surveillance system, level in the national Capital as hangs over the city,” said Dr Development (NABARD). environmentalist. outdoor activities and avoid use Closed Circuit Television including comprehensive main- the slow wind speed has result- Chander Veer Singh, former “BS vehicles norms should “Air pollution is a nation- of private vehicles as the city Camera (CCTV) in the premis- tenance at Tihar, Rohini and ed in Suspended Particulate Senior Scientist in Haryana be followed and all vehicles vio- al public health crisis as almost battles its worst pollution lev- es of Tihar, Rohini and Mandoli Mandoli Prison complexes,” the Matter (SPM) hanging in the Pollution Control Board “The authorities are not lating norms should be none of the authorities in els since Diwali. prison with a cost of 120 crore. Government said in a statement. atmospheric mist. (HPCB). implementing ‘odd and even removed from Delhi- NCR. National Capital have bothered These are short terms mea- The decision was taken in The project will be execut- According to experts, air “The authorities to deal scheme’ due to vested interests This might result in a bit reduc- to keep air pollution in check, sures say experts as the prob- the cabinet meeting chaired by ed at a cost of 120 crore, it pollution is hard to be miti- with pollution should shut down resulting in unprecedented air tion of pollution,” said Bhaskar. making them unlivable. We are lem remains the same. the Delhi Chief Minister added. The statement said that gated since it is a multi-dimen- all construction activities. The pollution. We can blame cars “People should opt for pub- facing an apocalypse right now “Authorities should implement Arvind Kejriwal on Monday. the state government’s move to sional problem; industry, trans- authorities also should start or trucks as major sources for lic transport but after metro due to unbreathable air,” said an effective mechanism to con- According to the provide such a large sum of port, biomass/waste burning sprinkling water on roads on causing pollution. Two wheel- fare were increased people gen- Aditya Okhade, a social activist. trol pollutants in the air much Government, the project will money for better functioning of and dust all contributing sig- early hours so that dust particles, ers that run on oil mixing erally using the vehicle or hire Acting on the pollution before the winters. It is of lit- ensure safety and security of jails and to introduce trans- nificantly, and each has its which are also one of the major technology have been ignored auto-rickshaw,” said an expert. level reaching to severe cate- tle use once the situation aggra- inmates since there has been parency in them was the first own political, regulatory and reasons for air pollution, settles for years. We should know “National Capital Region gory, Central Pollution Control vates beyond redemption”, the incidents of violence which in the country. SR technical challenges. down,” said Dr Chandra Veer. that two wheeler also emit (NCR) cannot be ignored for its Board (CPCB)-led task force expert added. !($#) *"%+,-+./0 &

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Banihal (J&K): An Indo-         '  Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) personnel was killed and 34 others, including three officers       of the paramilitary force, were 0 /( injured on Monday when a bus carrying them skidded off the From Page 1 pated with sufficient sunshine,” Jammu: Pakistani troops and to avoid any untoward road and fell into a gorge along On Monday, Delhi’s air it said. Monday resorted to indis- incident, he added. the Jammu-Srinagar National quality was recorded at 448 According to the Indian criminate firing along the LoC Army personnel guarding Highway, police said. which falls in the ‘severe’ cate- Institute of Tropical in Rajouri district of Jammu the Line of Control (LoC) retal- Nine of the injured per- gory, the CPCB said. Thirty Meteorology (IITM), the air and Kashmir, prompting iated effectively to silence the sons, including a sub-inspector, areas in the city recorded quality is likely to improve on authorities to close all schools Pakistani guns, the officer said, two assistant sub-inspectors ‘severe’ air quality while it was Tuesday, but will remain in the as a precautionary measure, the adding there was no immediate and a civilian driver, were air- ‘very poor’ in five areas, it said. upper end of the ‘very poor to police said. report of any casualty. lifted to the Government In the adjoining areas, severe’ category. The unprovoked and He said the latest incident Medical College (GMC) hos- Noida recorded the worst air “The wind speed and ven- intense firing and shelling from sparked panic among the border pital here for specialised treat- quality with an AQI of 464. tilation index are highly across the border started in residents but there was no report ment, a police officer said. Faridabad and Ghaziabad also unfavourable for dispersion of Keri, Lam, Pukharni and Peer of migration from the area. He said the vehicle was car- recorded ‘severe’ air quality pollutants,” it said. Ventilation Badaser areas of Noushera sec- There was a lull in the fir- rying ITBP personnel, &%'              ! '% and Gurugram recorded very index is the speed at which pol- tor at around 9.30 am and con- ing after 2.30 pm but the deployed in Rambun district poor air quality, the data lutants can get dispersed. A tinued intermittently for over security forces are keeping for recent panchayat elections from falling further down in He said an ITBP personnel the Ramban district hospital. showed. ventilation index lower than five hours, a senior police offi- tight vigil and patrolling has and was part of a Jammu- the gorge and the rescuers identified as Mohammad Ali Besides the nine critically The overall PM2.5 level -- 6000 sqm/second, with average cer said. also been intensified to scut- bound convoy. comprising of Army, police was declared brought dead injured persons, who were air- fine particulate matter in the air wind speed less than 10 kmph, The authorities ordered tle any attempt by terrorists to The accident occurred near and local volunteers immedi- while 34 others, including the lifted from accident site, two with a diameter of less than 2.5 is unfavourable for dispersion the closure of all schools with- infiltrate by taking advantage Khuni Nallah in Ramban dis- ately reached the accident site driver and conductor of the more wounded ITBP person- micrometer -- was recorded at of pollutants. The index was in five-km radius for the safe- of the firing, the officer said trict around 8.45 am, he added. and evacuated the victims, the vehicle, were rescued in an nel were shifted to the GMC by 407 and the PM10 level at 581 4500 sqm/second on Monday, ty and security of the students further. PTI Trees prevented the bus officer said. injured condition and shifted to road, the officer said. PTI here, the CPCB said. the IITM said. The national Capital In a health advisory, the recorded its second highest SAFAR asked Delhiites not to pollution level of the year on rely on common dust masks for !!    /  Sunday with an AQI of 450. protection. The agency has According to the SAFAR, the advised people to avoid all overall air quality in Delhi is outdoor activities, such as tak- expected to remain in severe ing walks.    2 3    range until Tuesday. “If the room has windows, “Recovery got delayed close them, if the air condi- Bhubaneswar: Prime many claim, was the first war with the revenue system. mainly due to slowing of wind tioner provides a fresh air Minister Narendra Modi on of Independence against the Bakshi Jagabandhu speed leading to persistence of intake option then choose it, Monday released a stamp and British. Bidyadhar, the military chief fog which rapidly multiplied avoid burning anything such as a coin to commemorate the Odisha Governor Ganeshi of the King of Khurda, had led finer particles leading to rapid wood, candle or even an Paika rebellion of 1817 in Lal, Chief Minister Naveen his army of Paikas forcing the increase in PM2.5 and even incense stick,” it said. Odisha. Patnaik, Union Minister British East India Company PM1 (fine particulate matter in The advisory also recom- He also inaugurated the Dharmendra Pradhan among forces to retreat. the air with a diameter of less mended frequent wet mopping new campus of IIT- others were present on the The rebellion of 1817 than 1 micrometer),” the and using masks known as N- Bhubaneswar, built at a cost of occasion. came to be known as Paika SAFAR said. 95 or P-100 respirators only for 1,660 crore, and launched a In the early 1800s, the Bidroh (Paika rebellion. Paiks “Improvement is expected outdoor activities. “Do not rely slew of projects worth 14,523 farming community of Odisha were traditional landed mili- from late Tuesday evening only on dust masks for protection,”                   O) 3  crore for the State. had risen in rebellion when tia under the State's Gajapati when radiation fog get dissi- the advisory added.    3   +   ! '% The Paika Rebellion, the British started tinkering rulers. PTI !"   #$%  '  % .4    "      New Delhi: Tolerance is a cru- Delivering the 31st cial aspect of the Indian cul- endowment lecture of the ture which has taken in peo- Intelligence Bureau, Gadkari From Page 1 money laundering, tax evasion and hiding Shahid Khaqan Abbasi said. ple from different countries said unity and diversity is an The disqualification will go into effect offshore assets culminated in Monday’s He said the deposed premier should after they migrated here, integral part of the Indian cul- following his release from jail after serving judgment. Since September 2017, Sharif has have been acquitted in both cases as the top Union minister ture. "Justice for all and the seven-year sentence. appeared before the accountability courts accountability watchdog had no evidence said here on Monday. appeasement of none... It's a In July, 2018 Sharif, his daughter some 165 times. against the Sharif family. Security was beefed The Minister's remarks fact that an individual is con- Maryam and his son-in-law Captain (retd.) Commenting on the verdict, Sharif said up around the court, with heavy contingents come amid a raging debate on sidered great because of his or M Safdar were sentenced to 11 years, eight that his conscience was clear as he was never of police and Rangers deployed around the actor Naseeruddin Shah's her religion, caste, language years and one year respectively in prison in involved in any kind of corruption. building and along roads leading to the statement on mob violence in and but his quality and pro- the Avenfield properties case related to their “I was never involved in misuse of author- court. the country. ductivity," he said. PTI purchase of four luxury flats in London ity and corruption so my conscience is at A large number of Sharif’s Pakistan through corrupt practices. However, the peace,” he said. Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) support- three were bailed out by the Islamabad High His daughter Maryam broke months- ers and senior party leaders, including Court in September. long silence and took to twitter to criticize Abbasi, were present outside the court to "% R The apex court set the deadline for the judgment as “vengeance”. “Punishment show their support for the party’s supreme December 24 to wrap up the remaining two to the same man for the fourth time. (This leader. Following the verdict announce- corruption cases against the Sharif family. was) blind revenge’s last hiccup but victo- ment, PML-N supporters clashed with The three-time former prime minister has ry is Nawaz Sharif’s, thank God,” she security personnel. Tear gas and baton-  333 maintained that the cases against him tweeted in Urdu. charge was used to disperse the protesters. were initiated on the basis of allegations lev- “...These verdicts will vanish, what will Meanwhile, legal expert Shah Khawar elled by his political rivals and the report remain is Nawaz Sharif’s honesty and the said that acquittal of Sharif in one case and From Page 1 The BJP has been staging of a joint investigation team in the Panama opponents’ burden of tyrannies because conviction in the other will go in his favour. “The police beat our civil disobedience rallies Papers case was biased. government, power and privileges are “The two cases are connected as in both workers mercilessly and throughout the State against In an emergency meeting after the ver- there to end. It does not take long for tides cases money trail was required. So Sharif’s arrested many of them though the State Government’s denial dict, the NAB decided to challenge Sharif’s to turn. Remember, when tyranny crosses lawyer will use it at appeal level,” he said. stones were not pelted by of permission of the Rath acquittal in the Flagship case in the high limits, it ends,” she said. The court also issued permanent them. The stones were actu- Yatra. Though the party got court. The Supreme Court initially set six She accused Prime Minister Imran arrest warrants of Sharif’s two sons — ally pelted by some outsiders a favourable order in the month deadline to conclude the three Khan’s party of conspiring against her father, Hasan and Hussain. Both are co-accused that the police administration Single Bench of Calcutta cases but it was subsequently increase claiming that “the government officials head in all three cases but they were declared should find out,” Bengal BJP High Court that okayed the around eight times on the request of the to work each day thinking ‘what do I have absconders for failing to appear before the president Dilip Ghosh said. yatra, the order was set aside accountability court. to do against Nawaz Sharif today?’” “We will court even for a single time. The court Such small incidents by the Division Bench. A long series of court cases in which the protest against the verdict and overcome it,” decided to hear their cases separately once were not out of ordinary Sharif family have fought accusations of former premier and senior PML-N leader they returned back. and it was beyond the strength of the leadership to control such large crowds, Ghosh said apparently not doing any good to his party’s case seeking judicial permis- ◆ CHANGE OF NAME ◆ sion for triple Rath Yatras that have been denied by I, Nugraj Jain S/o Sh. Prakash the State Chand Jain R/o Government appre- A-5/305, Paschim Vihar New hending law and order Delhi- 110063, hereby declare and communal tension. that I have changed my name from Nugraj Jain to Raj Jain to all purposes.    PD(8247)A / /  

From Page 1 Earlier on the day KCR said the “country needs a change for which dialogue has begun. We are doing our part but nothing concrete has emerged. We have just begun the dialogue and we will meet again to dis- cuss how to take things forward.” Dwelling on the meeting with the Odisha Chief Minister, KCR said the leaders needed to talk to more people across the nation adding there was a “dire need for the unification of the regional parties as there is a strong need for an alternative to the Congress and BJP.” Both Rao and Mamata had met in March when he had come to visit the Bengal Chief Minister in Kolkata. His Monday’s visit came days after the visit of former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah. !($#) *"%+,-+./0  '

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Over the years, the NCB oxygen for certain people and  % 4  activities so that specific strate- At present, the NCB’s pri- has also stressed on the need to they become restless even out  3 %%2% gies to counter menace can be mary counter-narcotics focus have a mechanism for of power for two or five years. ,  !!)( + put in place. areas include surveillance and increased international co- Releasing a 100 com- " + 3 %3 4 )= A scientific data analysis is enforcement at import points operation, both in operational memorative coin in the mem- *%")(44, also proposed to be used to and land borders besides pre- and long term intelligence as ory of Vajpayee on the eve of  %,%/,"  %"/ plan an effective strategy to ventive and interdiction efforts well as in investigations and his 94th birth anniversary,  ! "!        ) &  6"+ 34 counter the flow of drugs. The along the known drug routes. mutual legal assistance. 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To achieve these tasks, the the contraband during the year stay out of power even for two Minister Arun Jaitley and BJP The party which “Atal-ji “Though he was away from %3 4/+"  Campuses of the universi- agency has emphasized even as the agency is compil- or five years, they become rest- president Amit Shah were also built brick by brick” is now public glare for nearly a decade  )  !% /4%, ties and educational institutions improved co-ordination ing the data of seizures from less,” he told the gathering. present at the event. Discussing among the largest political par- due to ill health, the way peo-  "" ( 3+  are considered to be one of the between the various drug law various States. “For some people, power is Vajpayee’s political journey, ties in the world, the prime ple gave him a farewell on his /, )%, !4), major points for consumption enforcement agencies for iden- Officials suspect a portion oxygen...They can’t live without Modi said he always kept the minister said, adding that demise showed the mark he 8 3 %3 4 "9%"0 of the contraband drugs and an tification and eradication of of the contraband ultimately it. A long part of Atalji’s career nation and democracy before Vajpayee had sown the seeds of had created in people’s minds,” effective strategy to check the illicit cultivation and the wild reaches the campuses besides was spent in the opposition himself and the party. the lotus (the BJP symbol) in Modi said. The former prime %)  consumption pattern has to growth of cannabis and the hotels and lodges especially in benches but he spoke about “Atal-ji wanted democracy the country. minister died in August this   5.95: factor in the educational hubs, opium poppy. the tourist places and an national interest and never to be supreme. He built the Jana “When he spoke, the year at the age of 93 following  3* +% sources said. It also seeks to strengthen exhaustive mapping of the compromised on the ideology Sangh. But when the time nation spoke... When he spoke, prolonged illness.  % 4( 7 A mechanism could help the intelligence apparatus to areas besides coordination of the party,” the Prime came to rescue our democracy, the nation listened. Atal-ji’s Modi said he would go to ,%, + 3 %,) track the drug peddling chan- improve the collection, colla- among the various agencies Minister’s Office (PMO) added he and others went to the voice was not only voice of the Vajpayee’s memorial on ,3 4/,2% nels and profiling the end users tion, analysis and dissemina- could lead to better results in on Twitter while quoting the Janata Party. Likewise, when BJP, it was an expression of the Tuesday to reiterate his com- /3 "   , ,) who could subsequently be tion of operational intelligence. choking the supply lines of the Prime Minister’s speech. the choice was between common man’s aspirations,” mitment to the ideology and /%%,,0 subjected to de-addiction The NCB has already been drugs, officials added. Vajpayee’s long-time asso- remaining in power or com- he said., narrating Vajpayee’s path shown by the statesman. < %8  4 P  5 / / 6                ; ,9         ,#;<002*!#22 be dead leading to exposure of "!"" ,<#*#" the data, calls, messages of    Directorate, the Central Board he Congress on Monday ordinary people to    of Direct Taxes (for Income Tax Taccused the Modi "2*1<5,<2< the platforms will just need to he BJP on Monday termed Ttions (PIL) were filed on Revenue Intelligence, Central ‘extra constitutional detective be adapted at the whims and TCongress farm loan waiv- Monday in the Supreme Court Bureau of Investigation, agency’ to ‘snoop us’, ‘steal our 2011’provide immunity for fancies of the Modi er in five States a hoax and said against the Government’s noti- National Investigation Agency, data’ and ‘clamp down on free- online platforms, Internet Government. This is the perfect the latter was asking national- fication authorising 10 Central the Research and Analysis dom’. It also alleged that a Service Providers (ISPs) — big, recipe to ensure a ‘Nanny State’! ized banks to bear the burden agencies to intercept, monitor Wing, Directorate of Signal “systematic and systemic large, and small — for the con- Modiji’s ‘Gujarat Model’ of thus incurred. and decrypt any computer Intelligence (in service areas of ground work is being laid by tent which is transmitted and Snooping has now reached Addressing a Press con- system. J-K, North East and Assam) the present regime to convert published by end users. This humongous proportions,’’ he ference here, Union Minister Advocates Manohar Lal and Delhi Police commission- India into a ‘nanny state’”. allows these conduits of infor- said. and senior BJP leader Prakash Sharma and Amit Sahni filed er. The party demanded that mation to facilitate a core func- Terming the alleged move Javadekar alleged that going separate pleas seeking to quash Sharma sought urgent list- the Government withdraw the tion of ‘free expression’ and pre- by the Government as one back on promises was not a the Government’s December 20 ing of his plea but his request December 20 order, that vents them from throttling seeking to undermine legiti- new habit for the Congress. He notification that empowers 10 was declined by the apex court allowed Central agencies mon- content or overbroad censor- mate speech by requiring said there was no loan waivers central probe and snoop agen- registry and he was told the itor computer data and to place ship, thus securing our privacy. online platforms to become of farmers’ debt in five states cies for computer interception petition would come up for these Draft Amendments in “Modi Government seems pro-active arbiters and judges of Karnataka , Punjab, Madhya and analysis. hearing in the normal course. public domain for public con- to be seeking major technical of legality (not their own terms Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and 9;)+!          Both the petitioners Sahni, in his plea filed sultation “so that India is saved changes in such platforms as of use which is a contract Rajasthan. In Karnataka the    3"+! '% claimed the notification was through advocate Preeti Singh, from becoming a Police State”. that use encryption. With the between the user and a plat- total debt is 45,000 crore but “unconstitutional” and the claimed the December 20 noti- AICC spokesperson requirement of traceability of form), Singhvi said ,’’this colos- even 75 crore is not allotted “blanket surveillance” bad in fication was liable to be set Abhishek Manu Singhvi said, end-to-end, the platform will sally violates legal foundations, in the budget. Karnataka law. aside according to the mandate “Modi Government is seeking either need to be substantially principles of natural justice Government, he claimed has  '     The 10 agencies notified of the right to privacy judge- to amend ‘The Intermediary altered or completely done and treats ‘Everyone as asked nationalized banks to under the new order are the ment delivered by a nine-judge Rules, 2011’ governed under the away with,” said Singhvi. Criminal’. It also shifts the bear the burden of farm debt    Intelligence Bureau, Narcotics Constitution bench of the top ‘Information Technology Act, “In a nutshell either end to duty of the state to a private which banks have refused say- Control Bureau, Enforcement court. 2000. The Intermediary Rules, end encryption platforms will party.’’ ing it was a public money New Delhi: The BJP is of the view that the Supreme Court which could not be used for should hear the Ram temple land dispute case on a daily basis waving off loans. to deliver an early judgement, Union Minister Prakash Javadekar said the forms Javadekar said on Monday. “Our wish is that there should be *$*"+" ,+""-)-")(+""(-+" meant to be filled to get loan a daily hearing on that matter so that we have an early judge- waver have 52 conditions and ment,” he said responding to a question on the issue. PNS even 15 per cent of farmers were not illegible for it. He 90,000 crore but the sanc- ryots in the name of waiving %/& /%   claimed 397 farmers have tioned amount in the budget their loans,” he said. committed suicide in was only 3,000 crore. To aggravate the prob- Karnataka in last six months Congress has “fooled” farmers lems of the farmers, Banks, he    tionalisation of the Trilateral A study would also be ini- and passengers across the three under the Congress-JD(S) rule. in the five States, said said are demanding farmers - !  Transit Agreement for inter- tiated for determining mea- nations. Similarly, the BJP leader Javadekar. “The Congress is pay-back their debts and have crucial trilateral meeting of  !2   national transit and transport sures to make the route attrac- The port in the Sistan- said Punjab has a debt of anti-farmers. It has duped been served notices by banks. Aofficials from India, !    through the Chabahar Port. tive, decrease logistic costs and Balochistan province on the Afghanistan and Iran on the They agreed on the routes for pave the way for smooth oper- energy-rich nation’s southern strategically-important !  the trade and transit corridors ationalisation of the Chabahar coast is easily accessible from Chabahar port was held on     ! between the three countries,” Agreement. India’s western coast and is Monday during which they     the MEA said. The next Follow-up increasingly seen as a counter agreed on the routes for trade (     It was agreed to finalise at Committee meeting, followed to Pakistan’s Gwadar Port, and transit corridors between the earliest, the protocol to har- by the second Coordination which is being developed with the three countries. "   monise transit, roads, customs, Council Meeting at the level of Chinese investment and is The first meeting of the fol-   and consular matters. secretaries or deputy ministers, located at distance of around 80 low-up committee for imple-   4. During the meeting, it was will held in India. km from Chabahar. mentation of the trilateral agreed to allow cargo move- In May 2016, India, Iran The Chabahar Port is con- Chabahar agreement between ment at Chabahar using and Afghanistan inked a pact sidered a gateway to golden India, Afghanistan and Iran at Ports Global Limited company Transports Internationaux which entailed establishment of opportunities for trade by the level of Joint Secretary or opened its office and took over Routiers Convention provi- Transit and Transport Corridor India, Iran and Afghanistan Director General was held in operations at the Shaheed sions, the MEA said. among the three countries with central Asian countries the Iranian port city of Behesti port at Chabahar. It was decided to hold an using Chabahar Port as one of besides ramping up trade Chabahar, the Ministry of “Positive and constructive event to promote and popu- the regional hubs for sea trans- among the three countries after External Affairs (MEA) said. discussions were held between larise the potential of Chabahar portation in Iran, besides Pakistan denied transit access 9!   ; & ()   ==  O  3 ==   On the occasion, India the three sides on full opera- on February 26, 2019. multi-modal transport of goods to India.      "+! '% -    2 % 4         

  )    Gandhi have been the iconic granite solid stone blocks, ment led by Atal Bihari struct a Samadhi, a society — rallying points for the capped with a ‘diya’ in the cen- Vajpayee had decided against “Atal Smriti Nyas Society” (reg- n order to enable the people Congress. ter. The number nine holds conversion of official bunga- istered under the Societies Ito pay their respects, The BJP has had no such significance and represents the lows in Lutyens Delhi of Registration Act XXI of 1860) Rashtriya Smriti Sthal, where place to converge in the capi- navarasas, navaratras and nav- national leaders into memori- formed by eminent persons. former Prime Minister Atal tal. In Vajpayee’s final resting agrahas. als. A Cabinet note in the year The founding members of the Bihari Vajpayee was cremated place, the BJP would get the “ The placement of the 2000 had taken a decision to Society include Lok Sabha with full State honours on first samadhi at the Rashtriya nine square Samadhi is in a cir- that effect. speaker Sumitra Mahajan, August 17, has been developed Smriti Sthal for any of its cular lotus shaped pattern. The Modi Cabinet, in senior BJP leaders Lalji as a Samadhi named as “Sadaiv leaders. The nine-square platform is October 2014, also decided Tandon, OP Kohli, Vajubhai Atal”. The Samadhi will be The Samadhi has been accessed in four cardinal direc- not to convert the official bun- Rudabhai Vala, Vijay Kumar dedicated to the nation on completed by CPWD at a total tions by pathways made in galows into memorials. Malhotra, Ram Lal and Ram December 25, on the occasion cost of Rs. 10.51 Crores with- white composite tiles so that The decision was taken Bahadur Rai. of his 94th birthday anniver- out felling of a single tree. The the floor does not get heated. weeks after former Union In 2013, the UPA sary. The Samadhi is spread on entire cost of construction of The Samadhi is enclosed Minister Ajit Singh demanded Government had decided to a 1.5-acre of land. the Samadhi has been borne by by nine bas-relief walls which that his 12, Tuglaq Road bun- develop the Rashtriya Smriti With the construction of the Atal Smriti Nyas Society. have inscriptions of the prose/ galow be converted into a Sthal as the common site for Sadaiv Atal, the BJP in a way Officials of Ministry of poetry of Vajpayee which can memorial in the name of his performing last rites of nation- would get its own ‘Rajghat’. The Housing and Urban Affairs be read by the visitor while tak- father and former Prime al leaders such as past and memorials of former prime (HUA) said that the central ing a pradakshina on the outer Minister Choudhary Charan incumbent Presidents, Vice- ministers Jawaharlal Nehru, Samadhi platform comprises of circular path,” officials added. Singh. Presidents, Prime Ministers Indira Gandhi and Rajiv nine square black polished Interestingly, the govern- Officials said that to con- and others. !($#) *"%+,-+./0  5

$"(.)"6 1%    $ =>! '         7    ! Bengaluru: JD(S) supremo and Sabarimala: Another bid by $   demonstrate the secular and former Prime Minister HD two women in their forties to progressive mindset of the  /   Deve Gowda on Monday dis- trek to the hill shrine of Lord      state". missed any threat to the ruling Ayyappa here was foiled on     BJP State president P S coalition headed by his son HD Monday by protesting devotees, Sreedharan Pillai said the party Patna: In a remark that could Kumaraswamy after the recent a day after a similar effort by a     was waging a 'Dharma Yudh' trigger fresh speculation about Cabinet rejig. group of 11 women failed.     (religious war) and until the rift within RJD national presi- The Government was sta- The attempt by the two Government protects the faith dent Lalu Prasad’s family, his ble and the alliance will effi- women — Bindu (42), a    of Hindus, the protests would elder son Tej Pratap Yadav on ciently fight the 2019 Lok Sabha CPI(ML) activist from     continue. CPI(M) veteran V S Monday made it clear that he polls, he told reporters. Koyilandy in Kozhikode dis- Achuthanandan wanted the would not shy away from "Nothing will trict, and Kanakadurga (44),       Government to arrest those assuming the leadership of the happen...Why do you have said to be a civil supplies    who protested in front of the party if given a chance. doubts? It is all your (media) employee from Angadipuram houses of the two women. Yadav was responding to creation," Gowda said in in Malappuram — came after    Earlier, Bindu told reporters queries from journalists at the response to a question about 11 women activists of a     ! that the government should RJD State headquarters here, to four hours inside the cham- troubles for the coalition Chennai-based outfit were pre- implement the September 28 after beginning a daily 'Janta ber that had been reserved for Government after the Ministry vented from reaching the shrine      Supreme Court verdict and Durbar' programme. his father, sitting on his chair, expansion and reshuffle on and chased away by devotees they be allowed to go to the He had a week ago declared listening to grievances of party Saturday. chanting Ayyappa mantras on shrine. that he would henceforth take supporters. Pointing out that there are Sunday. "The protestors are behav- The women said they had active interest in the party Responding to queries of senior leaders and high com- A case has been registered ing like Taliban militants," not asked for any police pro- affairs. journalists afterwards, he said mand in the Congress to resolve against 150 people for rioting Jayarajan said. tection. "The Supreme Court Why not, Yadav shot back "The Janta Durbar has been all issues, he said "don't worry, and causing obstruction, police Attacking the State has given a verdict. So it is the when asked if he was ready to started at the party headquar- the coalition Government will said. Though the police at first Government, Opposition leader government's duty to help us take over the reins of the party ters but I will be similarly hold- work efficiently." gave them protection and tried Ramesh Chennithala said it climb the hills," they said. if the need arose. He also has- ing such darbars at various "We (alliance partners) will to take them to the temple was playing a "double game." Some BJP workers raised tened to add The leadership places including at my assem- fight efficiently during parlia- despite protests, they soon "What was witnessed in slogans at Thiruvanathapuram vests with the people and I am bly constituency Mahua. I do ment polls, there are no realised that it was dangerous (/    (!  / Sabarimala on Sunday and railway station against three here to serve them. not wish to cause inconve- issues...I'm saying there is no and advised them to abandon       /         Monday is a drama, which is an women activists of "Manithi" The RJD MLA and former nience to our supporters living trouble for coalition their plans. The two women,  /                insult to Kerala, police and who were returning to Tamil Bihar Minister had been in a away from Patna. Government," Gowda added. who reached Pamba at around ! '% people of the State," he said. Nadu this afternoon. prolonged state of reclusion There are speculations that Kumaraswamy on Saturday 4 am, faced massive protests Senior Congress leader and The three had come to after filing a petition seeking the mercurial elder son of Lalu- had expanded his six-month- from devotees at Apachimedu children, and to prevent the sit- media personnel and police former Chief Minister Thiruvanathauram reportedly divorce from his wife of six Rabri has been feeling uneasy old Cabinet, inducting eight and Marakootam, about one uation from getting out of when the former tried to talk to Oommen Chandy said the to meet the Chief Minister, a months as he has been miffed with the growing clout of members from the Congress in km from 'Sannidhanam' (tem- hand, the women were advised the two women when they Government's interest was to day after 11-members of the over the refusal of his family to younger but more savvy broth- the much-awaited exercise, ple complex), as they were to return by the police. were being moved to the hos- put up a "women's wall" from outfit unsuccessfully tried to back his decision. er Tejashwi Yadav, who has while dropping two Ministers. being escorted by police. Though both women, who pital. Kasaragode to make it to the Ayyappa shrine He was last week allotted a emerged as the partys de facto The rejig was marked by Ayyappa devotees surged in had trekked about 4.5 km, ini- Bindu told reporters that Thiruvananthapuram, on Sunday. bungalow by the Nitish Kumar leader in the absence of their rumblings of dissidence, as large numbers to the narrow tially insisted they would offer both were fine and there were Flood relief and rehabilita- However, since Vijayan was Government about a kilometre father. many senior Congress MLAs pathway while the women were prayers at the shrine, no health issues and it was only tion, Sabarimala pilgrimage away at Kozhikode, the meet- away from the residence of his Notably after their simul- were upset over their exclusion. being escorted, and there was a Kanakadurga complained of a ploy by police to shift them to season are not matters which ing did not take place, official mother Rabri Devi, where his taneous electoral debut in the The JD(S) was not part of minor scuffle with police for uneasiness shortly thereafter the hospital to prevent them are of any concern of the sources said. Since the top father also used to live prior to 2015 assembly polls Tej Pratap this round of Cabinet expansion. over an hour. Police tried to and fainted and had to be from reaching Sannidhanam. Government, he told reporters. court verdict, no women in the his imprisonment in a fodder was awarded with a cabinet Asked when JD(S) will fill evict the pilgrims who shouted rushed to Pamba hospital, While Industries Minister Chief Minister Pinarayi 10-50 age group, who are tra- scam case, as he was reported- berth but Tejashwi was appoint- vacant slots under its quota, the "go back" and chanted Ayyappa police said. EP Jayarajan insisted that the Vijayan, earlier this month, ditionally barred from entering ly reluctant to live with his fam- ed the Deputy Chief Minister. party patriarch said "JD(S) is a mantras and a tense situation Bindu was also taken to the Government would not take had announced that the the shrine, have been able to ily members. After the party lost power small party and whatever we prevailed with the restive devo- hospital. Both were later shift- any stand which will destroy the 'Women's Wall' would be enter the 'sannidhanam' and After announcing the com- because of Chief Minister Nitish get, it is great for us, we don't tees showing no signs of back- ed to the Kottayam medical col- peace in Sabarimala, formed on January 1 from the offer worship to the presiding mencement of his daily 'Janta Kumars exit from the ruling have any dispute."After the ing off. lege hospital. A cameraman of Opposition Congress hit out at northern district of Kasaragode deity Lord Ayyappa, who is a Durbar' programme at the par- alliance, Tejashwi was desig- recent cabinet expansion, Seeing the growing number a Malayalam TV channel was the Left Government, saying it to the southern most district of "Naishtika Brahmachari" tys Veerchand Patel Marg office nated the leader of Opposition Kumaraswamy Cabinet's of protesters, including young injured in a the scuffle between was playing a "double game". Thiruvananthapuram "to (perennial celibate). PTI on Twitter, Prasad spent close in the State Assembly. PTI strength now stands at 32. PTI *)  $   '       %  

Jaipur: Seeking to balance caste Pilot said the formation of Ministers, Shanti Kumar and regional factors, the the Cabinet reflects a balance Dhariwal, Master Bhanwar Lal Rajasthan Cabinet was on between age and experience, Meghwal, Pramod Jain Bhaya Monday expanded with as many caste and different geographical and Parsadi Lal Meena were as 23 Ministers — 13 Cabinet regions. Ministers in former Congress and 10 Ministers of State — "It is a balanced Cabinet. We Government (2008-13) while being sworn in, a week after have a lot of people who are being BD Kalla was the Minister in Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot given chance for the first time and Congress Government (1998- and Deputy Chief Minister also some who got experience in 2003). took oath, earlier Congress Governments. Both these Governments Eighteen legislators including So it is a balance between geo- were led by Ashok Gehlot, who Subhash Garg of RLD are first graphical regions, different com- has now become the chief min- time Ministers, while the other munities, and between experi- ister of the State for a third time. five have held ministerial posts ence and age," Pilot told PTI. Apart from the member of earlier, as efforts were made to "It is a forward looking, the erstwhile royal family of have a mix of young faces and fully charged energetic Cabinet. Bharatpur and influential Jat experienced legislators from both We have added 23 Ministers to leader of eastern Rajasthan Gehlot and Pilot camps. our existing strength and the Vishvendra Singh, Harish The Cabinet includes one Government is fully equipped to Choudhary, Lalchand Kataria woman, Mamta Bhupesh, and a deal with the challenges and and Govind Singh Dotasara are Muslim face, Saleh Mohammad. expectations people have from Jat leaders who have found a Portfolios of the Ministers us,” he said. place in the Council of are yet to be allotted. Of the 23 newly inducted Ministers. PTI )?       R   8" 9 4                1   

Muzaffarnagar (UP): The Special Investigation Team probing the 2013 Muzaffarnagar riots is yet to get the permission of Uttar Pradesh Government to prosecute the accused, which include several MLAs and MPs, in around 20 riots Agartala: High alert will be the border to avoid any unpleas- cases. sounded along the interna- ant situation in poll-bound According to sources in the tional border in Tripura, hours Bangladesh," said AK Yadav, the Special Investigation Team (SIT), before the Bangladesh general officiating Inspector General the State Government has not election, as the BSF steps up (IG) of BSF, Tripura Frontier. responded to the investigative efforts to avert any "untoward Talking to reporters, Yadav agency's request of initiating legal situation" in the poll-bound claimed that militancy has proceedings against the accused country, a senior official said been largely contained in under IPC Section 153(A) here on Monday. Tripura owing to persistent (offence committed in place of Tripura shares 856-km- efforts by security forces over worship) since the last five years. long border with the neigh- the past few years. The SIT had sought permis- bouring country. "Law enforcement agen- sion from the State Government Bangladesh is set to go to cies of Bangladesh have also to prosecute the accused for polls on December 30. Pitted adopted a zero tolerance atti- allegedly making hate speeches against the Sheikh Hasina-led tude to anti-Indian activities on during the riots in about 20 cases, ruling Awami League (AL) their soil and our joint efforts including the Kutba mass killing, and its various allies is the have paid off well," he said. they said. Bangladesh Nationalist Party The IG, however, cau- The police had registered (BNP) which had boycotted the tioned against militant activi- cases against BJP MLA Umesh last parliamentary elections. ty in the border areas, given the Malik, BJP MP Bhartendu Singh, Security has already been fact that Bangladesh law Hindutva leader Sadhvi Prachi beefed up in the border areas enforcement agencies have among others over their alleged in Tripura to check infiltration demolished their hideouts in role in the riots. bids, the senior Border Security the past few months. It is alleged that the accused Force (BSF) official said. "The militants often participated in a 'mahapanchayat' "Our main objective is to befriend local people or try and at Nagla Mandor and incited vio- check influx of anti-social ele- make inroads into the country lence through their speeches dur- ments. We will ensure that law with the help of their relatives ing the riots. PTI and order is maintained along residing here," he said. PTI !($#) *"%+,-+./0  7

   "   !  $93)    9   " /        Kolkata: Veteran CPI(M) leader Nirupam Sen, whose   )  to drought-affected farmers in tenure as West Bengal’s the State, snooping notifica- Industry Minister saw rapid aking a cue from Congress tion efforts to bring in unde- industrial growth in the State Tpresident Rahul Gandhi clared emergency in the coun- but also the exit of the Tata and indirectly calling Prime try, failure to protect cow, Nano project after violent Minister Narendra Modi violence on the issue of cow protests, died here on Monday “Chowkidar Chor hain”, a b e l - protection and the Devendra after a prolonged illness, fami- ligerent Shiv Sena president Fadnavis Government’s failure ly sources said. He was 72. on Monday to implement the 35,000 The former politburo warned the Government on the crore farm loan waiver member of the party is survived Ram Mandir issue, saying that scheme. by wife, a son and a daughter. Hindus would teach the BJP a Uddhav made an indirect Sen passed away at 5.10 am lesson if it did not wake up That being the case, do you passing reference to following a cardiac arrest, hos- from its slumber and keep its expect us to back the “Chowkidar Chor hain”, when pital sources said. promise of building the Ram Government that committed he spoke about the severe West Bengal Chief Minister temple at Ayodhya. sins, merely on the Hindutva drought prevailing in Mamata Banerjee, who had Invoking the “Jai Jawan, issue?,” the Sena president Maharashtra. “I had recently spearheaded the anti-land Jai Kisan” slogan, Uddhav asked. gone to a village in Beed dis- acquisition movement in charged that the Modi Addressing a huge public trict where I saw a tree eaten Singur, and CPI(M) general Government had cheated sol- rally in the temple town of away by insects. I could not secretary Sitaram Yechury con- diers through the Rafale scam Phandarpur in western even recognise it was a lemon doled the death of the Marxist and had taken the farmers for Maharashtra, Uddhav casti- tree, till an old farmer told me leader. a royal ride through the crop gated the Modi Government about it. This was the first time The state government has insurance scam. “When we at the Centre and BJP I was seeing such a sick lemon announced a half-day holiday talk Jai Jawan, we see scam in Government in the State on a tree. The old man told me that in educational institutions and the purchase of Rafake air- host of issues, including Ram there was a time we would offices on Monday as a mark of craft. When we talk about Jai Mandir, Rafale and crop use lemon juice to insects respect to the departed leader. Kisan, we have in front of us insurance scams, the BJP sur- but the same lemon tree has The former state Commerce crop insurance scam. rendering to Nitish Kumar been eaten away by insects. and Industry minister was on life (Journalist-tuned-activist) P and , the Such things do happen in support system after his health Sainath has said that the crop Prime Minister’s promise to country where these chowki- condition deteriorated in early &       +8>  ?7   %/    insurance scam is of the same double the agricultural dars have turned thieves in December and had been critical            @7   /&    7    '% magnitude as the Rafale scam. income, failure to extend relief these strange days”. since then. PTI !      P+(,)-       '     #.%&!&Q         

Muzaffarnagar: An accused in the 2013 at the local police station and alleged Lucknow: Union Minister Ravi Shankar said.   )  up,” NCP president Sharad Chavan also said that the Muzaffarnagar riots was found dead that his 60-year-old father was mur- Prasad appealed to the Supreme Court Supreme Court Justice M R Shah, Pawar said. talks were also on with Prakash under mysterious circumstances at dered, they said. on Monday to fast-track the hearing of Chief Justice of the Allahabad High aharashtra may emerge as Maharashtra’s Chief Ambedkar-led Bharipa Sikheda village here, police said on Based on the complaint, a case was the Ayodhya title suit, stressing if it can Court Govind Mathur were among Mthe first State in the coun- Minister and senior Congress Bahujan Mahasangh (BBM) Monday. registered against Anup, Rajesh, Sunil happen in the Sabrimala issue why can others present at the event. try where the constituents of leader said "We want that they should be Sodan Singh's body was found on Kumar and Ramgopal, police said. it not be done to resolve this long pend- The minister also said "why should ‘Mahagathbandhan’ will form a that the talks over the formation with us," he said. Sunday evening hanging from the ceil- The communal clashes in ing matter. we worship Babar". grand Opposition alliance to of a grand Opposition alliance What is coming in the way ing of a room, which housed a tube well, Muzaffarnagar and adjoining areas in The Union Minister for law and Showing a copy of the Constitution, take on the BJP in the forth- were in final stages. "We are of the BBM agreeing to be a they said. August and September 2013 had Justice was speaking at the inauguration he said, "There is a mention of Ram, coming Lok Sabha polls. working on it (the formation of part of the grand Opposition The body was sent for postmortem claimed more than 60 lives while over of the 15th National Conference of Akhil Krishna as well as Akbar but there is no The leaders of the an alliance). We have had sev- front is its alliance with and the matter is being investigated, 40,000 people were displaced. Bharatiya Adhivakta Parishad here. mention of Babar... But if we talk about Opposition Congress and NCP, eral meetings. We would be hav- Asauddin Owaisi led All India police said. Singh was also named as an accused He said, "I appeal to the Supreme such things in the country, a different which are the two main parties, ing a few more meetings in the Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen Singh's son has lodged a complaint in a sexual harassment case. Court, in my personal capacity, to hear kind of controversy is raised." said on Monday that they had coming days. We expect to for- (AIMIM). The two parties had the Ram Janmbhoomi issue at a fast- He also talked about bringing an all arrived at a broad consensus on malise the alliance soon," he said. contested the Telangana track court for a prompt disposal of the India judicial services system for the sharing of seats for the Lok Apart from the Congress Assembly elections in alliance case". appointment of judges in future. Sabha polls. and NCP, the other constituents with the K Chandrasekhar 6; /  "When the Supreme Court can give He appealed to the members of the “We (NCP, Congress and include include Peasants and Rao-led TRS. Rao has been its verdict on the Sabrimala Temple case Adhivakta Parishad to ensure that the other allies) have held Workers’ Party and Hitendra rooting for forming a non- promptly, why is the Ram Janmbhoomi cases related to the poor and needy peo- discussions on seat sharing. Thakur-led Bahujan Vikas Congress, non-BJP front for the )       /%9 issue pending for the past 70 years," he ple are heard promptly. PTI The alliance is being firmed Aghadi. Lok Sabha polls.

Mathura (UP): Former VHP president a Ram temple at Vishnu Hari Dalmia, one of the three the disputed site. major exponents of the Ram The Supreme <     Janmabhoomi agitation, has been admit- Court is scheduled ted to the ICU in a Delhi hospital. to take up a batch Dalmia has been kept in the ICU in of petitions for Apollo Hospital, Kapil Sharma, secretary hearing in the      87 of the Shri Krishna Janmasthan Seva Ram Sansthan, said. Janmabhoomi- The nonagenarian is the trustee of Babri Masjid title Shillong: Authorities in Meghalaya's East the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Nyas and dispute case on Jaintia Hills district on Monday temporarily member of Kendriya Margdarshak January 4. suspended operations to rescue 15 miners Mandal, Sharma said. The bench is likely to constitute a trapped in a 370-foot-deep illegal coal mine in With veteran VHP leaders Ashok three-judge bench for hearing as many as Ksan area of Lumthari village since December Singhal and Giriraj Kishore, Dalmia 14 appeals filed against the 2010 13. played a major role in the agitation. Allahabad High Court judgement, deliv- The exercise will resume once more pow- The Babri mosque was demolished ered in four civil suits, that the 2.77-acre erful pumps are made available to district on December 6, 1992, by 'kar sevaks', land be partitioned equally among three authorities, district Deputy Commissioner, F who had converged as part of the move- parties — the Sunni Waqf Board, Nirmohi M Dopth, told PTI. ment by the BJP and Hindu outfits for Akhara and the Ram Lalla. PTI The miners were trapped in the illegal pit after water from nearby Lytein River gushed into the mine. About 20 miners on December 13 entered the quarry owned by Krip Chullet. After reach- ing the bottom of the pit, they entered hori- zontal manholes, often termed as 'rat-holes', as each just about fits one person. Five persons were able to climb out of the flooded mine, leaving the others behind. "We have temporarily suspended pumping of water out of the mine as the exercise did not yield any positive result. The water level has not subsided," Dopth said. NDRF assistant commandant S K Singh said the current water level in the mine shaft is about 70 feet. PTI - 7  :    ;

Banihal (J&K): The PDP on Monday suffered another setback when its senior leader and for- mer bureaucrat Bashir Ahmad Runyal announced his decision to quit the party. Runyal, a former IAS officer who was Ramban district president and State secretary of the PDP, had joined the party prior to the 2014 Assembly polls after his retirement and had unsuccessfully contested the elections from Banihal constituency. "I have tendered my resignation from the basic membership of the party and I am fight- ing the upcoming assembly elections as an inde- pendent candidate," he told reporters here. Runyal was accompanied by BJP leader Showkat Javaid Daing who also announced his resignation from the basic membership of the saffron party. "We have decided to join hands in the larg- er interest of the development of our area which was ignored by the previous PDP-BJP Government," he said. 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( 1  0()    #    ( hen a scientist, who     1     basked for decades in the 1       glory of a technology                     that ‘rescued’ India from starvation, says that the            1 S  Wgreen revolution was a failure and the                  claims made for generation next   267>  ?   =      89$    1  Genetically Modified (GM) crops are utterly bogus, the shock waves are like-    89$              9*?+ ly to resonate for a long time.   @9$  8  #               Unsurprisingly, “modern technologies for                 ) =1!  sustainable food and nutrition security” by geneticist PC Kesavan and agriculture          (1       scientist MS Swaminathan (Current    < 267> -      (       Science, Vol. 115, No. 10, November 25,          1      #$S 2018), has set the cat among the pigeons. Given the sharp rebuttal by angry sci- 1   8 9 S   $ ) $  S entists, the article merits scrutiny. *)$+   A  8 ) $  S *8)$+ <  # ? Kesavan-Swaminathan state that none of $            1   )$    the modern technologies, aimed at boosting food production, including the  <  $   1  < = S      Green Revolution of the 1960s, is sustain-        <            ( able because of “adverse environmental       (     1   <  and social impacts”. The Bt and HT (her- bicide-tolerant) crops are highly unsus- $   # ? $                tainable, cause environmental damage, )          S   =1!          exhibit “genotoxic effects” and have           1       (89$   failed to achieve “the original objective sonous effects of glyphosate; 1,500 people. Hence, Kesavan- 12069 of 2015), correlated brinjal, imposed by Jairam B               8     of reducing the need for chemical pes- India must also fix responsi- Swaminathan insist that “the farmer suicides with failure of Ramesh, then Union Minister ticides”. Swaminathan claims he warned bility. Swaminathan says he assumption of ‘substantial Bt-cotton. Simultaneously, for Environment , Forests            # <(=1!      ( about the ecological consequences of the warned that the Green equivalence’ to give market leading American cotton sci- and Climate Change. Two       "         ( Green Revolution at the Indian Science Revolution was showing approval to genetically modi- entists, Gutierrez and co-work- Parliamentary Standing    S            " Congress, Varanasi, in 1968. This is hard- ‘yield fatigue’ by the late fied (GM) crops is wholly ers, showed that farmers’ Committees (of 2012 and ly known even today and does not 1980s and reached peak unscientific and extremely annual suicide rates in rainfed 2017) concluded that regula-    =1!              ( match his public positions, especially the decline by the mid-1990s. dangerous”. Ironically, all argu- areas are directly related to tors failed to uphold rigorous    89$            (   ) promotion of GM crops, in recent years. Modern biotechnology ments in favour of commercial increases in Bt-cotton adop- and independent test proto-    1   .           )     The gene-based Green Revolution using recombinant DNA (r- cultivation of GM Mustard rest tion (ie costs). Indian data cols for GMOs and conflicts reduced the height of wheat and rice crops DNA) allows genes from on equivalence. establishes the failure of Bt- of interests hampered proper             89$ -    without altering the length of the grain- widely different species to be The duo debunk claims cotton due to rising resis- regulation. P   Q                 bearing panicle, hoping that these dwarf ‘inserted’ into another species. that hybrid Bt-cotton has led tance, hybrid policy and sec- All HT-crops of corn, soy    =1!              and semi-dwarf plants could uptake high This is so undesirable and to an unprecedented increase ondary pests. and cotton are resistant to levels of chemical fertilisers and water, fraught with danger that one in India’s cotton production. Blaming Monsanto is not roundup, whose active ingre-          1          8   and produce greater number of heavy is astonished it never raised According to Keshav Kranthi, enough. Why did State dient is the herbicide     =1!     = ,E       grains. This high-input technology of moral qualms with scientists former Director, Central Governments allow poor glyphosate, which was classi-   8  S         (89$ inorganic chemical fertilisers, chemical worldwide. As Kesavan- Institute for Cotton Research, farmers to incur debt from fied as a group 2A carcinogen pesticides and fungicides needed copious Swaminathan now admit, the Nagpur, from 2008 onwards, private money-lenders (not by the World Health           irrigation with groundwater drawn with problem with genetic engi- Bt-cotton yield stagnated at covered by loan waivers) and Organisation’s International ,                thousands of pumps (electricity was neering is that all molecular around 500 kg/ha and may be grow high-input food and/or Agency for Research on             .        given free). Some of these high-yielding and cellular events triggered lower at present, despite large cash crops in rainfed areas? Cancer, in 2015. Today, varieties were grown continuously over by the process are not yet increases in the area under The failure of these crops trig- Argentina suffers significant  ! %          )      ( large areas, displacing several locally understood. As the cost of GE Bt-cotton cultivation. Pest gered farmer suicides year birth defects and cancers in            F .          ( adapted varieties and landraces, leading seed, like Bt cotton, and resistance to Bollgard II was after year, yet no State agricul- HT-soy regions. After the             "       ( to loss of biodiversity, while being more inputs, are exorbitant com- already evident in 2008 and ture Ministry ever told poor California Supreme Court’s susceptible to pests and diseases with pared to non-GE seeds, small secondary pests are a serious farmers to grow hardy crops verdict on Roundup’s link to    F ?   F potential for widespread failure. and marginal farmers cannot concern. As Kranthi observes: and practice sustainable agri- cancer, Kesavan-Swaminathan Kesavan-Swaminathan claim it “was withstand financial losses if “Bt-cotton was supposed to culture. In irrigated areas, advocate that Deepak Pental’s already known that chemical inputs crops fail for any reason. have conferred two major farmers were not educated HT-mustard hybrid DMH-11, exert deleterious effects on soil and GE organisms have shown benefits to cotton production: about the soil and water pol- tolerant to glufosinate, must be !      water”, which constitute the ecological many ‘unintended’ effects, rais- (a) high yields due to effective lution caused by chemical banned as the genotoxic glu- foundations of sustainable agriculture. ing health safety concerns. protection of bolls from boll- fertilisers and pesticides. fosinate is as hazardous as Given the extent of soil and water degra- Calgene Company’s ‘Flavr worm damage and (b) reduc- The Supreme Court- glyphosate. They add that 5"1      36    dation, and the explosion of health epi- Savr’ tomato, the first GE food tion in insecticides recom- appointed Technical Expert India has several mustard vari-          '   demics among the population, we need crop in the US, was withdrawn mended on bollworm control. Committee had recommend- eties and hybrids that out-yield a White Paper on which authorities know in barely two years in the late Official data show that none ed a total ban on HT-crops. DMH-11. This is what activists about the ill-effects of chemical agricul- 1990s after stomach lesions of these promises was kept in Given the failure of Bt-cotton have consistently argued.  %  )   # *%)#+ ture and let it be extended all over the developed in experimental the past ten years in India”. and rising health concerns (The writer is Senior        ( country, barring the hill regions. In the rats. GE failed in L-tryptophan, The Union of India in its with Bt-crops, Kesavan- Fellow, Nehru Memorial # West, private companies are being sued causing the deaths of 37 peo- counter affidavit in the Delhi Swaminathan support the ban Museum and Library; the        ,        #    for suppressing data that exposed the poi- ple and paralysis in about High Court (in WPCC No. on commercialisation of Bt- views expressed are personal)                 (  +  ) - $(            7" /% /3 /33+ 4(3,4+% *"3%3,       -    ( ,0 %/%%3,( 7 % ,//4 (/%, ,(3 ,0         , 2 %( ,+2%3,% !3%4(4(3,4) %,+4 "/,7  ,,) , % 2 ),"7 ,,% %0  ,,0D,/K3%       %)# ( (, ,," %% ,4,  %3%         ( % /0 /40 %/ "0 ,O%,"+0   *    +    ,#;<00@<02#" >9<02#" >",<9<"<92<>",< )#,#,*#0"<            K3=, K 2 ,3 K 4+%33 K!4             ((( .             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14 3     @  /                /  +*( *+ -*"6              (  03@         ;                    B                        #               (                       ,                 ( S   <       S           ,                ,               1 2 1                                     he State of Jammu & Kashmir is pass- #         %      ( ing through a very crucial phase.  O          8  While Government agencies are work-       %       ing diligently to restore normalcy in the   (      State, vested interests, which include ,             pro-PakistanT sympathisers and soft separatists, are      ,           determined to ensure that the State remains in tur-        *$<+76 *    moil. The modus operandi adopted by spoilers is  76  +  $<25 *     25 to build a situation that alienates people and gives    25  766        + rise to an anti-Government mindset. In other words, an anti-Government perception is built #         ,S 1   $ 1  among the public to promote their narrative of 8        $<25 $<76  the Government being anti-Kashmiris. In such a                scenario, media has an important role to play. The  S            manner in which an event is presented to the 6   1 "             ( Kashmiris and the nation at large, helps build per-             ceptions to a large extent.  D    @       #       Let’s have a look at the recent Pulwama inci-    N          $<76 $<25   dent which once again was an ugly attempt by   ;      #        spoilers to derail the process set in by the DD  ;         (     O  Governor’s Administration to win over the youth and restore normalcy in trouble-torn south                  ( Kashmir. Most media headlines read: ‘Seven civil-                      ( ians, three militants, one jawan killed in Pulwama   0 around encounter sites are now the want the security forces to kill the ter- The seven should have used dis-               gunfight.’ The vernacular Press crossed all limits ;     norm, not the exception. Why are we rorists and eliminate the terror support cretion and stayed away from the       S   and chose to highlight National Conference leader    unable to learn how to handle them bet- network? Was no lesson learnt from the encounter site. A thorough scrutiny of .               Omar Abdullah’s tweet, who described the inci- D=  =D  ter?” Indirectly, the leader tried justi- unsuccessful experimentation of giving their call history revealed that they   $<25  $<76         dent as a “massacre.” Local Kashmiri media, too, O; *  D   fying the stone-pelting on our securi- amnesty to stone-pelters who were were summoned to reach the site after               did not lag behind in arousing passions. *  O ty forces and blamed them for not being eventually recycled to strengthen the the encounter began and that they          #    Both, technically and grammatically, there is =  D able to handle stone-pelting mobs who terror network? Why should terrorists came from different places. They               ( nothing much wrong in the quoted headlines. But N  =  are blood thirsty. be referred to as militants? There is a were not essentially locals. They were             ( factually, it appears to be incorrect and worded Another former Chief Minister distinct difference between a militant summoned as part of an escape strat- inappropriately. The same headlines should have  = tweeted, “No country can win a war by and a terrorist. What cause are these ter- egy, which TA soldier-turned-terror-           actually read: ‘Seven stone-pelters, three terror-   ; NO killing its own people.” Even without rorists fighting for except furthering ist Gowhar Thokar, had mastered and            ists killed and one jawan attained martyrdom in    going through the facts, this leader Pakistan’s agenda of “bleeding India successfully escaped from the securi- #            Pulwama encounter.’ The usage of correct termi- Q   blamed the Indian nation for the civil- through thousand cuts?” There is quin- ty forces’ cordon on numerous occa-             nology helps build correct perceptions. The  ;  * ian causalities that occurred because the tessential evidence to prove that what sions previously. ,           media needs to realise this. The second is a mat-    so-called ‘civilians’, who were actually is going on in Kashmir is not militan- How can the jawan, who laid         ,      ter of fact headline and portrays a better image =  =    friends and sympathisers of the trapped cy but Pakistan-sponsored proxy war. down his life for the motherland, be            of the security forces who undertake these oper-   6 terrorists, were hurling stone missiles The entire terror infrastructure clubbed with the terrorists, the nation’s   ,          ( ations as duty and service to their nation.    ;6  at the soldiers. They were preparing to and network has the support of traitors and referred to as ‘killed’? Let                  Terrorists are enemies of the nation and those *  7 return to their barracks after a success- Pakistan, including arming, equipping nobody in this country harbour any          #      ( who assist them are their sympathisers. They ful encounter with no collateral dam- and financing. Unfortunately, even the doubt that the martyrdom of jawans in deserve no leniency. The nation needs to recog- *    age. In the bargain, they lost one of their official handouts issued by the State the line of duty cannot be belittled by              nise the sacrifices made by soldiers and should * O6 comrades who made the supreme sac- Government use the word ‘militant’ using wrong terminology. The jawans G             be indebted to the forces who are involved in anti- rifice to ensure that Kashmiri awam is and not ‘terrorist’, for reasons best (term used for all ranks including               terror operations — be it in Kashmir, the North- not troubled by the terrorists. known to the police and bureaucrat- officers) are not killed but they willing-               B ( East or in the Maoist heartland. It is time that the Rather than being indebted to the ic machinery of the State. Hopefully, ly die for a cause, which is neither his                mainstream leadership in Kashmir and the civil martyr and his family, these goons the Governor will take note of this personal agenda nor his ideology. He    (         society start investing in the return of normalcy. dared to not only attack the jawans with anomaly and issue directives for its lays down his life unflinchingly for           /     ( It appears to be difficult because there are stones, but also had the audacity to rectification. namak, naam and nishan and his             numerous vested interests involved whose exis- climb on their vehicles and snatch the It is a fact that civilians are sup- country without caring for his family.                tence, politically or otherwise, depends on bodies of terrorists. How then can our posed to be civilised. Certainly those He is a martyr and deserves to be ,              Kashmir remaining a melting pot. security forces be blamed for the civil- using stone-pelting to kill security per- referred to as such. There is no greater             But the majority, who has only been suffer- ian causalities? Human rights are uni- sonnel deliberately cannot claim to be sacrifice known to man than to lay ing and has gained nothing from the ongoing tur- versal and applicable to everybody, civilised. The truth is that there were down one’s life in defence of the nation.      76 3 moil, is yearning for peace. At least for their sake, including the soldiers. three heavily armed terrorists and A nation that fails to honour its mar- ,           the need to change mindsets and give peace a Another tweet of the same Chief seven lightly armed terrorists. All of tyrs is bound to fail. In the words of            $<76 $<25 # chance is essential. Kashmiris have been exploit- Minister read: “South Kashmir has been them were killed in a mandated mil- Napoleon Bonaparte, “It is the cause,                ed to the hilt by these power brokers who have reeling under fear for the last six itary operation conducted by the not the death, that makes the martyr.” <               given nothing to them except false and broken months.” As if prior to that, when the security forces in an area declared Discretion is better part of valour.                promises. The effect of the turmoil is equally being leader was at the helm, south Kashmir “disturbed” by a competent civilian Insensitivity needs to be replaced       #          felt by other two regions of the State where was a heaven. What does the leader authority. with apathy and care. Proper selection  %             demand for trifurcation is gaining momentum but want to convey? If at all south Kashmir All of them died of their own will and use of correct terminology will    <        it is not in the nation’s interest. is reeling under fear, it is due to the bar- and security forces cannot be held certainly help the nation win the bat-   . "       Rather than pacifying the public and preach- baric jihadi terror unleashed by the ter- responsible or blamed for the same. The tle of perceptions. ing restraint, leaders, who have occupied the high- rorists, duly financed and supported by three heavily armed terrorists could (The author is a Jammu-based             est chair in the State, issue provocative statements. Pakistan. Does the leader want south have surrendered when appealed by the political commentator and strategic               Nothing could have been more ill-timed than this Kashmir to be handed over on a plat- police and lived thereafter. They chose analyst. The views expressed are entire-     tweet of a former Chief Minister: “Protests ter to the jihadis? Or does the leader not to do so out of their own will. ly personal) ?         ,+"(1)6 9qyƒu“xu„xuCt‘sqy „‰us ˆy‰vqsut“yx‰uˆy ‘‰sxq‚‚u„wu‰Qq‚q’y•q‰’y‰y „vy„t‰ˆu‚u’q„suq„tqˆuq‰ „ s „uƒ†‚qu

ratio and apathy for talent. All of these motto of this pioneering institution, must build a system combining tradi- towards self-realisation ie salvation or minds away from misery, ignorance have come at the cost of undermining which suggests: “The end of all knowl- tional wisdom with modern innova- moksha, which is considered as the and darkness to new levels of devel- nation-building efforts and the failure edge is the attainment of immortality.” tive thinking and scientific rationality supreme duty for Hindus. He believed opment and empowerment. to respond and take along the palpa- For Malaviya, the essence of our edu- with spiritualism. He believed that that religion and education were inter- Malaviya very well understood ble amount of youth energy, driven by cation system must be “openness and India’s spiritual traditions, given its lib- dependent and existed in harmony the problem of unemployment and a sense of confidence and aspiration. acceptance” of noble thoughts from all eral and non-conformist beliefs, will with each other. The relation between its relation with quality of education. To put it on factual terms, a former directions, and also sending out its own always attract philosophers, scholars both, he argued, was going through a Hence, his vision outlined the role for 3   ()1* Indian Ambassador to the US told this message to the outer world. and educationist. As the urban-based new change. In pursuit of serving the developing the mind even with aver- writer: “Almost close to six billion dol- Knowledge remains the biggest middle class look for inner peace, it has humanity, it shall be build on the foun- age intelligence, based on imparting )   s we celebrate the birth anniver- lar is the amount spent by Indians only source for balance of power in contem- made deep inroads into the newly afflu- dations of social charity, higher moral- new skills, technological tools and      sary of Mahamana Madan on tuition fees at universities in the US”, porary times. In the past, India has ent society. Rabindranath Tagore noted: ity and greater public good. vocational training. For him, the AMohan Malaviya today — a emphasising on the importance of always been recognised as an epitome “Is not the East the mother of spiritu- While addressing the second ses- framework of modern higher educa- *"D /%,4 + freedom fighter and a great son of higher education among the present of ‘civilisational wisdom’, but at a time al humanity and does not the West sion of the Congress in Kolkata in 1886, tion should always address and ,4% " ,  mother India who was born on this day generation. Faced with new challenges when the system is faced with serious quite often turn their faces to that Malaviya emphasised that to revi- respond, keeping in mind societal " %%)%, in 1861 — we must also remember of ‘fiscal prudence’, the country’s high- challenges, Malaviya’s vision for edu- serene mother, the East?” talise our motherland, we need to trends, nature of economy and demo- 0L,3 %  about his phenomenal contribution er education sector reflects a sense of cation finds much relevance and con- Being a great votary of protecting impart our young minds with educa- graphic composition. and his vision for higher education of disillusionment. Contrarily, Malaviya templation today for both our leader- vernacular languages and accessible tion founded on Indian ideals, which In the present age, driven by con- 3+!3%/)," "  this country. Besides being a great edu- dreamt of establishing an ‘ideal scheme’ ship and educationists. The same was public education, Malaviya always must be combined with the richness of sumerism and capitalism, Malaviya’s  ,!3%/)M*" cationist, Malaviya was a social for the higher education that would act echoed at the 2009 World Conference warned against the modern education science and learning from the West. vision of education, establishing it as %,; %+% reformer, who founded the BHU. as a ‘foundational block’ for the creation on Higher Education which noted that, system becoming subservient to the Malaviya believed that the the most honoured value against ,, %%0  % While the formation of the BHU of an inclusive, accessible, equitable and “Higher education must pursue the forces of market and privatisation. As demands of modern industry would wealth, must form the guiding force to "/ (%"% holds the foremost expression of his diverse knowledge society. For him, all goals of equity, relevance and quality our current system of education is faced make it essential for India to intro- formulate and execute educational vision par excellence, his ideas on edu- of this was above parochial interests. simultaneously.” with financial crunch, Malaviya laid duce an extensive system of techni- policies. Nations that fail to learn ,0+) cation remain highly relevant in the Malaviya conceived a unique Malaviya emphasised that as the emphasis on higher public spending on cal and industrial education. The cen- from the vision of its great leaders are ,4(, present scenario. The higher education model of education based on the val- system fails to insulate itself from the education. Interestingly, while China trality of skill-based technical educa- most likely to remain in non-viable fan- / ," +%%) system as it exists today is marred by ues of integration, harmony and peace, challenges of marketisation and glob- spends almost four per cent of its GDP tion was at the core of his education tasy for long in the future. By carrying , ,/ % + administrative corruption, nepotism deriving from our rich cultural heritage alisation, collective efforts must be put on education, India remains much scheme. His educational policy was forward Malaviya’s vision and mission, %/ )" 4,)7 and promotion of vested interests, fail- and combining the same with science, to protect our indigenous knowledge, below at 2.7 per cent of its GDP, as per envisioned on multi-disciplinary we can surely pay tribute to him. ing institutional integrity and quality reason and an inquisitive mind, much tradition, culture and values. In search latest financial estimates. research-based academic model. For (The writer holds PhD from East +/ //33  research, managing cost and crumbling like the way he shaped and formed the of the new, we must not fall prey to For Malaviya, good education and him, modern universities were like Asian Studies, JNU and teaches at the / %;3 /0 infrastructure, poor student-faculty BHU. This is very well expressed in the complete Westernisation. Rather, we critical learning were the noble ways ‘power houses’, taking the young University of Delhi)     ! ($#) *"%+,-+./0 :

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to a large extent. (          increasing, we started bringing period of 18 months. Any India comprised       ;$  down the rates. Most of the abrupt transformation could of multiple mar-  < 1    commodities have seen tax have been either detrimental to kets. Each State reduced. Today, barring tobac- revenue or to trade. was a separate      ;  co products, luxury vehicles, The GST Council market because     ; molasses, air-conditioners, aer- The GST Council has had the rate of tax    2   2  ated water, large TVs, and dish 31 meetings. It is India's first could be differ- washers, all 28 items have been experiment with the federal ent. Interstate      2  transferred from 28% slab to institution. It is a body that has sales became       ; 18% and 12% slab. Only behaved with utmost respon- inherently inef-      cement and auto parts are sibility. Several thousand deci- ficient because items of common use which sions, including legislative trucks had to     ! remain in 28% slab. Our next drafting, rules drafting, notifi- wait for hours priority will be to transfer cations, fixing initial rates and " :  8        %  and days at the cement into a lower slab. All rationalising rates have all been A11   B)  State borders. revenue increase. ing the gap will substantially other building materials have taken unanimously with con-  /"           The revenue trends increase. Those States which already been transferred from sensus. The political noise out-   @A  )  The GST impact on 1st A frequently made com- do not achieve the target of 28% to 18% and 12%. The sun side is inconsistent with the July, 2017 ment has been that the revenue 14% are paid out of the com- is setting on the 28% slab. harmony inside the Council. he Goods and Services Tax From the date of its imple- positon has been disappointing. pensation cess. The require- Of the 1216 commodities A personal thought with Twas implemented w.e.f. 1st mentation, the GST changed The comment is based on an ment of compensation cess in which are used, broadly 183 are regard to the future road map July, 2017. It hasn't completed the situation radically. All inadequate understanding of the second year is expected to taxed at zero rate, 308 at 5%, With the GST transforma- eighteen months of imple- seventeen taxes were com- both the targets and the rev- be much lower than the first 178 at 12% and 517 at 18%. tion completed, we are close to mentation as yet. The GST has bined into one. The whole of enue increase. The targets set year. This increase in the tax The 28% slab is now a dying completing the first set of rate of been at the receiving end of a India became one market. The for the State in the GST regime collection has to be factored slab. Restaurants are being rationalisation i.e. phasing out the lot of ill-informed and moti- interstate barriers disappeared. is unprecedently high. Even keeping in mind the significant levied a tax compounded under 28% slab except in luxury and sin vated criticism. What has Entry into the cities became though GST commenced on rate reduction which has taken the composition of turnover at goods. A future road map could been its real performance? open with abolition of the 1st July, 2017, the base year for place in the GST. The reduc- 5%. Assessees with turnover well be to work towards a single The Pre-GST regime entry tax. States were charging revenue increase has been cal- tion in monetary terms upto Rs.20 lakhs are exempted standard rate instead of two India had the worst indi- an entertainment tax ranging culated is 2015-16. For each amounts to about Rs.80000 from tax payment. standard rates of 12% and 18%. rect tax system anywhere in the from 35% to 110%. This came year a 14% increase is guaran- crores per year. Assesseesupto Rs.1 crore It could be a rate at some mid- world. Both the Centre and the down radically. 235 items were teed. Thus, even when 18 Notwithstanding the substan- turnover can get a composition point between the two. State Government were entitled being charged at either 31% tax months have not been fin- tial tax reduction, the GST by paying 1% tax. The com- Obviously, this will take some ':     B + &  to levy a set of taxes. There or even higher. All except 10 ished since the launch of GST, collection in the first six position scheme for small ser- reasonable time when the tax will   "  ( /! /    /9 were seventeen taxes levied. such items were brought down on this day every State has a months of this year has shown vice tax assessees is under con- rise significantly. The country !  % & !7'  An entrepreneur, therefore, immediately to 28%. The 10 target of improving its revenue a significant improvement as sideration. Cinema tickets tax should eventually have a GST      /9!    faced seventeen inspectors, such items were brought down with three 14% increases com- compared to the first year. between 35% to 110% has been which will have only slabs of zero, & /) (D/9!   )+  /  seventeen returns and seven- to even a lower rate i.e.18%. pounded annually over the The average monthly tax col- brought down to 12% and 5% and standard rate with luxu- ( !/+ ! /      teen assessments. The rate of Multiple slabs were fixed tran- base year of 2015-16. This is lected in the first year was 18%. The GST has helped in ry and sin goods as an exception. taxation were exorbitantly high. siently in order to ensure the close to a 50% being reached in Rs.89700 crore as compared to controlling inflation. Evasion Epilogue The standard rate of VAT and tax of no commodity goes up the second year itself. It is Rs.97100 crore per month in has also come down. Those who oppressed India excise was 14.5% and 12.5% radically. This contained the almost an unachievable target. the second year. The net effect with a 31% indirect tax and respectively. To this could be inflation impact. Most Yet six States have already The rate rationalisation Lower rate of taxes, consistently belittled the GST added the CST and the cas- aamaadmi items were placed in achieved it, another seven are We were faced with a situ- increased tax base, higher col- must seriously introspect. cading effect of tax on tax. The the zero or 5% tax bracket. within a striking distance of ation with a large number of lections, easy for trade and least Irresponsible politics and irre- standard rate thus became 31% Returns became online; assess- achieving it and only eighteen commodities being taxed heav- interface in assessments with a sponsible economics is only a on a large number of com- ments will be online; multiple are still more than 10% away ily in the pre-GST regime. significant part of the tax ratio- race to the bottom. modities. The assessees had inspectors had disappeared. from achieving it. By the The Congress legacy of indirect nalisation over, the growth (The writer is Union only two options — either to The States were guaranteed third, fourth and fifth year, as tax was a 31% tax. We tran- percentage in the years to come Finance Minister, Government pay a high rate of tax or evade that for the first five years they in the case of VAT, the ability siently put them in the 28% will increase. The transfor- of India. Views expressed in the it. Tax evasion was prevalent will be ensured a 14% annual to increase revenues and clos- slab. As the revenues kept mation has been done over a article are personal.)

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Incorporating nut such to decrease blood pressure which ing habits at a younger age. A change in food Wchallenge for the Diabetic patient as, over the months of cold while indulging in feast and as much as possible, but when as cashews, almonds, walnuts, and reduces the risk of cardiovascular labeling policy may discourage the public from weather, diabetic patient’s blood glucose levels creep up much high- festivities. Festive meals tend required use MUFA rich oils to fry others can also provide you with diseases. Similarly, have control choosing such food products not only for them- er than summer. Then changes in diet and exercise and the stress to be rich in fats, sugar and or sauté the food. MUFA, meaning healthy fats and good nutrition. over how much sugar you are con- selves, but most importantly for their children. of the holidays can make managing blood sugar even more chal- Icarbohydrates. The sluggishness Monounsaturated fatty acids, are suming to avoid a ‘sugar rush’. Speaking about this, Padma Shri awardee, lenging. However, with a few precautionary measures, you can get one feels after indulging in more heart friendly. MUFA rich oils #%- "%))# /(/(-&(," Increased consumption of sugar is Dr KK Aggarwal, president, HCFI, said: “The through the Diabetes with ease. These tips will help you to keep Christmas feast (also known as such as peanut oil, mustard oil, Another way to limit your also associated with increased risk health ministry has made it mandatory for some blood glucose levels under control during a cold snap. postprandial somnolence) is due canola oil, among others, help in food intake is to reduce the pro- of heart disease. Use jaggery or medicines to have a red vertical line on their to consumption of foods that controlling high blood pressure portion of your meal. The dining molasses instead of refined sugar. strips to sensitise the public to the fact that these  Keep testing your blood: The cold weather can leave you with have a high glycemic index. which is a risk factor for many heart table is always groaning under the medicines are meant to be consumed only with cold hands which can make blood testing measurement more Such foods quickly increase diseases. They have also proven to weight of scrumptious Christmas #%- +((* #%- the doctor’s prescription. Along these lines, pack- difficult. Despite that, regular testing is a must as it will ensure blood sugar, which can induce an be helpful in preventing oxidation treats which are hard to resist. 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This way, These saturated fats can increase nutritional content of that particular food  Keep your activity levels up: Freezing temperatures combined diabetic, serious health complica- The best way to avoid over-con- you can indulge without over-eat- the risk of heart disease and car- product as a symbol warning the consumer that with holidays can make it difficult to exercise and stick to a healthy tions can occur. sumption of fatty foods is to balance ing. diac arrest. On the other hand, fish the food product contains unhealthy amounts meal plan, and depression can threaten to derail your motiva- Here are a few things one can your meal out with green vegetables. is rich in Omega-3 fatty acids, of fats, sugar and salt. This will perhaps encour- tion. 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If discussion in the surgical and operation in difficult access for AVF. raw food lifted to an increase in blood sugar level. Hence, this winter, keep your- one is to believe the advancements in the field of Live demonstration of laparoscopic Racross Chennai self healthy by maintaining proper hygiene before eating or touch- weatherman, there are colder Arenal transplant was organised at donor nephrectomy and robotic kidney have tested positive for ing anything so that the germs doesn’t get entered in your nerves. the Department of Urology and Renal transplantation were the highlights. colistin-resistant bacteria, days ahead. Transplantion at Max Hospital, Saket. “In the last few years, there have been conforming to a global trend.  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Middle District of North scholars also continue to con- determined, as the F, M, and J %/24%   Harvard and MIT, have chal- change, individuals only began clock” will render tens of thou- The brief explains that the Carolina. tribute to the US economy regulations are not always clear 4 O%S+ %)%%% lenged the Trump administra- to accrue unlawful presence the sands of F, J and M categories new ‘backdating’ rule intro- “International students and beyond their periods of enrol- and may be subject to varying ,"/%,,0 tion in a court against its new day after the government of visa holders subject to three duces considerable uncertain- scholars are vital members of ment. interpretations) until the indi- %%3/+!3%,% @C stringent visa policy for foreign issued an official determination and 10-year re-entry bars with- ty into the calculation of unlaw- our campus communities and For example, in a study of vidual reapplies for another "" 2,%+  ,% students, warning that the new that the visa holder was “out of out any opportunity to cure. ful presence and needlessly important contributors to our American startup companies immigration benefit, such as an 4% 40 ‘backdating’ rule will have a status”. According to the National exposes international students nation,” said John J DeGioia, valued at USD 1 billion or optional practical training detrimental effect on America’s With the new rules, the Association of Foreign Student to devastating reentry bans. Georgetown University more, it was found that nearly allowance or an H-1B visa, it ) &    higher education system. Department of Homeland Advisors (NAFSA), interna- “The new rule will harm President and Presidents’ one quarter of such business- said. 4 53 The new policy announced Security (DHS) can set retroac- tional students contributed international students and Alliance Steering Committee es had a founder who first came “A ban, in turn, could have ,#2,# ,,",4, by the Trump administration in tive start dates for unlawful USD 39 billion to the US econ- scholars, as well as institutions Member. to the United States as an devastating immediate conse-  2/%"%7 % August places restrictions on presence that begin the day omy during the 2017-2018 aca- which host them,” it said. “The talents, perspectives, international student, it said. quences for a student’s course ( %+,  , overstaying a visa. after an individual’s degree demic year. It notes the new backdating insights and passion to serve The backdating rule intro- of study and would outright bar %+@.-F) / Under longstanding immi- programme is complete or the The same study found the rule by US Citizenship and our world that they bring our duces significant uncertainty the student from reentering the ,%/ ,+! ,"+/ gration policies, when an indi- day after a person’s visa expires. economic activity of foreign Immigration Services will like- campus communities benefits and punishes students for rea- US for any reason — even for /  %/3  , , vidual is no longer authorised The top institutions, students supported over ly result in fewer international our nation and contributes to sons that are frequently beyond business purposes, or to see a  ,K3 (  ! to remain in the US — such as including Harvard, MIT, 455,000 American jobs. students, scholars and instruc- the common good that we all the students’ control. child — for a period of ,(/2+ when a visa expires — a peri- Cornell, Yale, and Princeton The 65 institutions and tors contributing to the com- share,” he said. In some cases, students year,” the brief said, adding 4,(2 3,0 od of “unlawful presence” signed onto an amicus brief one higher education system munities. The brief argues that a 10 and exchange visitors can fall that the new rule will  @.-F%+"  begins. 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  ; OOS overcrowded camps.    More than 450 police will be angladesh will seal off refugee camps deployed in the camps alongside bor- Bhousing about one million Rohingya der guards and community police, a  Muslims for three days around the coun- spokesman said. try’s tense general election this week, Thousands of troops were also put  = officials said on Monday. on law and order duties across the Rohingya living in the southeast- country Monday amid escalating poll raq's prime minister says his ern border district of Cox’s Bazar will violence, said a military statement. IGovernment could deploy not be allowed out of their settlements Media reports said some 30,000 troops inside Syria, in the lat- from Saturday. soldiers were joining more than 20,000 est fallout from the US decision The election is Sunday with Prime paramilitary forces already deployed. to withdraw from the war- Minister Sheikh Hasina, who earned At least six people have been killed torn country. international praise for accepting the in the election violence while the Adel Abdul-Mahdi says refugees who fled a military crackdown opposition Bangladesh Nationalist his government is "considering in Myanmar, seeking a record fourth Party (BNP) says at least 152 of its can- all the options" to protect Iraq term. didates have been attacked. from threats across its borders. 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West Indies this month. the the Islamic State group They cannot go inside the camps The BNP said though alone. unless it is an emergency,” he told AFP. that Mashrafte could not be a IS militants hold a pocket Police said extra roadblocks would candidate when he earns public money of territory along the Syrian- be set up around the camps. as a cricketer. Iraqi border. Iraq is keeping Over 720,000 Rohingya “We welcome youngsters like him reinforcements at the frontier. Muslims fled what the UN called eth- joining politics. But the law cannot be Abdul-Mahdi spoke to nic cleansing in Myanmar’s Rakhine different for a superstar and a layman,” reporters at a press conference state after August 2017. There were opposition spokesman Rizvi Ahmed on Monday. already nearly 300,000 refugees in the told AFP.   :% !($#) *"%+,-+./0  1 121 000 (  >     4   )#: 32 '.1 '..&)#3 2 !! 2 /   &% 2(" /% %#%$&88)!#'.7'77+&'%;< ,)2%%/ " ,/,4+0 group of people are standing ing. 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But I didn’t have to play says that there were many complex steps   with the state politics and power games a stereotype here.” that were involved including spontaneity  >" in the state where he was in touch with For Aahana, who is from Lucknow, and pre-researching. “Before being actu- -@ ; several politicians and police officers. This fitting into the character was not a great ally present on the field, I had to be pre- *  was unprecedented as nobody had ear- challenge since the set up was familiar. pared with all the information about the lier done something like that. A task force She laughs to say that when she first heard players and their previous records. I was > 2 was made for the first time to catch a that the web show would be set in strictly instructed to not even once ques-   gangster like him. It is also a story about Lucknow, she instantly agreed. Adding, tion them about ‘how did the match go?’  >  his transition as the 90s saw the liberal- “It was a great story. There were some I had to study all of it myself to actually    isation and globalisation in the country. things that I have actually seen before. I ask them relevant questions.”     It is a very fascinating period that way. had taken stories and character references There was yet another factor. “The Indians saw cable TV for the first time from my family itself.” coordinator who was from Yorkshire had   ;" then. Things started becoming easily She says that she has known the belt, a hard-to-get accent. I had to constantly   P accessible to some extent. So it is about especially in the 90s, since that was the keep listening to what he was saying     how he was influenced by and in turn time when she spent her childhood through micro phones and then ask ques-   !   influenced the political and liberal land- there. It was her family background that tions accordingly and he would often scape,” says he. that it was all about changing his conven- influenced by what others are doing too. gave her a better understanding of a change the questions at the last minute.  !  ( Saqib, known for his roles in films like tional understanding of a hero. I observed that everybody is playing char- woman in that time and what conse- There were 20,000 people in the stadium      >  Mujhse Fraandship Karoge, Hawa He says, “I have never done a role acters today, especially ‘flawed’ ones. I quences she had to go through when peo- and you can’t make a mistake because it’s      Hawaai, Mere Dad ki Maruti, and more, similar to this one. Even when I did Race realised, why such roles would always be ple caught her or got to know about her all live,” she adds.   the most recent one being Dil Junglee and 3, it was on a very different track, I was larger-than-life characters. 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evika Daulat Singh of Photoink stands apart amongst gallery persona in Delhi. She has a quiet sophis- tication far-removed from Dother profit-pursuing self-proclaimed curators. At Photoink the finale for 2018 is a historic legacy which belongs to Vivan Sundaram, the nephew of Amrita Shergil. “These are letters and archival material found in an old trunk,” says Devika as she supervises the show’s display. Wakefulness and the Dream State: A Self-Study by  =   Umrao Singh Sher-Gil consists of pho- tographs, drawings and scholia (grammat-    ical, critical, or explanatory comments, * ; 6   either original or extracted from pre-exist- ing commentaries, which are inserted on    the margin of the manuscript of an  ;    ancient author) from the Sher-Gil Archives is a delight to behold. D   ;; ;0  Album of archival images There are small black and white **6; ; = D images, typed rumination and letters and *     = reflections from the enigmatic Umrao Singh Sher-Gil’s photographic archive. He       was a man with the physique that is both enviable and perfect and his notes tell us  O   D about his practice of abstinence, his per- ;  O ; 0 despondent grace that tells us that her are a valuable document in the archives of but nevertheless undeniably beautiful. be feted in history, to be seen as a pioneer- sonal fears and his love for his family mem- father’s photographic universe began and modernity — in the large sense of that Clad in a zari sari, she is the epitome of ing figure of Indian photography, an bers. Indeed once you look closely at his     = ended with members of his immediate term. grace. auteur. He had followed Amrita’s self-trans- notes as well as the images of Shergil, that *) *  family. In his essay Deepak Ananth wrote, formations, probably as beguiled as she are riveting, you know this archive is an The images tell us also that Umrao was Amrita’s allure “Was it (melancholy) due to a growing was, by the face she presented to the world. album that echoes a parallel legacy. * ;;   a princely individual who was both a Two images of Amrita call for scruti- sense of isolation that had crept upon her And yet many of the photographs taken When you study the private nature of its      recluse as well as a fastidious eccentric. He ny — the artist at her easel, Simla, India, in the years prior to her sudden death in in the late 1930s disclose a lingering dis- contents you realise that unconsciously was happy clicking self portraits in an age 1937 and Amrita wearing a zari sari Simla, 1941? (The artist alludes to her intellec- quiet in her expression. By figuring so cen- Umrao Shergil was every bit a mini-his- 6;  when the world hadn’t heard of such an 1936. tual solitude in some of her letters.) And trally in her father’s photographic art, torian in the manner in which he con-    exercise. Obviously he loved dressing up, The image which shows Amrita yet the pictures she painted at the time Amrita Sher-Gil helped forge a record of structed an archive that speaks of a mod- kept an impeccable home and seemed to momentarily turning away from her easel, hardly indicate a failure of artistic nerve. a hybrid culture, one that was nourished ern proto-postcolonial subject in which the be very much in love with his own image paintbrushes in hand suggests a hint of On the contrary, they suggest that she was by both East and West yet managed to personal and the private both become ele- as well as his mirror. restlessness that shades into something poised to become a truly major artist. But transcend both. giac emblems. The book on Umrao Shergil published more melancholy than in the more formal- that promise was to remain unfulfilled.” And one wistfully remembers Amrita’s by Photoink tells us that the hundreds of ly posed portraits. words. “How can one feel the beauty of a Shergil’s photographic universe photographs that he took of his family Amrita is always impeccably and Umrao a pioneer form, the intensity or the subtlety of a The Amrita images have about them form an extraordinary record of the life exquisitely draped, but appears sometimes After reading and studying the prints colour, the quality of a line, unless she is a haunting gravitas as well as a forlorn, and world of an Indo-European family, and wistful, sometimes elusively withdrawn, you know that Umrao Shergil deserves to a sensualist of the eyes?”

the artist I am today.” Q-  R So was India always in your -".6"+.) mind to make a big impression? “India has always been impor- tant to me. If my own people don’t /    O%"1 0%%(/2  % 4  7 "" %%/ %%7/33  know me, then how can I represent our culture worldwide? Touring he bittersweet, nostalgic story of three friends /( % 4 ,% India has been the greatest gift. I whose love life revolved around handwritten let- have learned so much about myself Tters, bicycles, and meetings — agreed to after and you can really hear that on my much prodding by peers — with equally shy girls next upcoming album BloodLine,” she door, formed the storyline of the play Prem Kabootar. said. It was staged recently as a part of an ongoing theatre Her first big placement was Iggy festival and successfully transported the viewers to a Azalea’s Change Your Life and she bygone era. also wrote six songs for Gwen Performed at the Shri Ram Centre for Performing Stefani album, This Is What the Arts (SRCPA) as a part of the eight-day Panna Bharat Truth Feels Like, which debuted Ram Theatre Festival, Prem Kabootar is a light-heart- number one on the Billboard Top ed play written by thespian-filmmaker Manav Kaul. 200 chart. Kaul was nominated at the 63rd Filmfare awards Talking about the initial days, for best supporting actor for 2017 film Tumhari Sulu. she said, “Sometimes it looks like an The two-hour comedy, peppered with moments overnight success, but countless of uproarious laughter by the spectators, might be sim- hours were spent learning and ple and without too many plot twists, but that is exact- practicing my craft. It’s been so ly what made it relatable. incredible to have commercial suc- The characters, sporting high-waisted bell-bot- cess with artists that I admire and toms, shiny shirts and haircuts inspired by what love.” Bollywood figures got photographed in that month, And she feels much more ener- take us a few decades back. gised now. When Saleem, the tailor receives his first letter “I feel energised and ready to from his sweetheart Meenakshi; or when Suneel, an give my new music to the world. ardent follower of Hindi films, agrees to write a love Shook was a personal triumph for letter on behalf of his tea-seller friend Raju, only to me. Releasing that record started a find the writer inside him, it brought forth many mem- new journey for me and I'm excit- ories that most of the audience found buried within ed to share that with all of you,” said themselves. Kumari. The dreamy love affair, in an age with no dating This year the Riders Music apps, takes one to the “era of school days, teenage love Festival (RMF) showcased a perfect affairs, romance in the air and enthusiastically follow- rammy-nominated Indian- in America so have things changed Azalea, Fifth Harmony and Fall Out line-up of contemporary musicians ing the heroes, heroines and even the story-lines of American songwriter-rap- now especially with so many cross Boy. She was also nominated for a with different genres of music at Hindi Cinema.” Gper Raja Kumari, who lent cultural musical collaborations hap- Grammy award in February 2015 Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, here. “There was no social media, but there were feel- her voice to the title track of Salman pening? and featuring on BBC Asian From Nucleya’s high octane gig, ings. If you had to say something to someone, you had Khan-starrer Race 3 and Husn “Things are evolving in the US. Network programme Bobby Lucky Ali’s husky Bollywood charm to go to their house, pursue for weeks or say it through Parcham in Shah Rukh Khan’s Zero, I like to call it the “brown renais- Friction on July 5, 2016. to Mame Khan’s folk music, the friends. The human feelings of love and desire are still feels that things are evolving for sance” Indians are more relevant in Talking about her growth plan event saw over 20 thousand biking the same today,” the play’s director Sameep Singh, an Indians in US when it comes to so many fields, especially entertain- and how she balanced being both and music enthusiasts. Adding jazz NSD graduate and currently the repertory chief in ond day, after Prem Kabootar and another powerful cross-cultural collaborations and ment. It’s exciting to be a part of that Indian and American with her to the line-up, was Shirley Setia’s SRCPA said. play Tughlaq written by Girish Karnad and directed terms it a “brown renaissance.” wave and really influence the cul- performances, she said, “My parents filmy vocals with Divine’s new-age Asked how he adapted Kaul’s story for the prosce- by K. Madavane. In one of her previous inter- ture,” she said on the sidelines of always valued the arts so I always rapping and some soulful music nium, Singh said, “Kaul did write it as a story, but even Also lined up are plays Arsenic and Old Lace, Dadu, views, Kumari mentioned that RED FM’s Riders Music Festival immersed in classical dance and with Bhuvam Bham. while dramatising, I’ve tried to retain its flavour. There Kala Suraj Safed Sayee, Poem of an Ending (based on Indian classical training helped her where she performed recently. music. 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Nath, their bowlers ensured that the bats- ets for their first victory of the ongoing sea- After bundling out Maharashtra for men need not bat again. son, here on Monday. 239 in their first innings, Chhattisgarh Resuming at the overnight score of The 25-year-old Mishra, who had secured the crucial first innings lead by 33/4, Tripura's first innings folded up at taken six wickets in the first innings as well, posting 462 in their first essay. 108 in just 44 overs. finished with career-best match figures of !    %      )'   *  J> ?"       )  At Nagpur, hosts Vidarbha posted a Apart from skipper and wicket-keep- 12 for 71 to help Delhi bundle out Madhya hefty 485 in their first essay and overhauled er Smit Patel (47) no other batsmen Pradesh for just 157 run in 64.3 overs on left-arm pacer Kulwant Khejroliya snared match went till tea on third day. At the start Mumbai ended day three of the four- Gujarat's first innings score of 321. delivered for the visitors. the third day of their Elite Group B fixture. the former, it opened the floodgates. it looked like it could finish in two days," day Elite Group A match by making 175 Veteran Wasim Jaffer slammed 126 For the hosts, leggie Zeeshan Ansari The hosts needed to score just 29 runs The MP batsmen again struggled to MP captain Naman Ojha. for five in their second innings, an and there were crucial contributions by the (3-33), Saurabh Kumar (2-9), Ankit without losing wicket to claim the win with counter the guile of Mishra, who ran "We should have taken the overall lead of 221 going into the middle order batsmen for the hosts. Rajpoot (2-42) shared the wickets. a bonus point but lost opener Kunal through the middle order. lead when Delhi were 36 for 5. final day Tuesday. Gujarat ended the penultimate day At 22 Meanwhile at Guwahati, Goa needed Chandela (6) two runs short of the target Not only Mishra (6/30), but the visit- But save Avesh Khan, others Iyer, who looked out for for 1, still trailing by 142 runs. another 52 runs for an outright win to settle for six points. ing batsmen also struggled to counter off- didn't take wickets. Avesh is runs from the first ball he At Shivamoga, Railways needed 318 against Assam and have four wickets in Hiten Dalal (15) and Dhruv Shorey spinner Shivam Sharma (3/52) as the two now ready to play for India as faced after coming to the crease runs to win against hosts Karnataka, with hand. completed the win in 6.4 overs. Delhi will spinners shared nine wickets between he has pace as well as varia- at 20 for one, also struck 5 fours nine wickets in hand. Their hopes depend on Amit Verma next take on Bengal in an away match from them. tions," added Ojha. and got involved in a rapid-fire and Lakshay Garg, who are unbeaten on December 30. Rajat Patidar (21), captain Naman fourth wicket stand of 74 in 57 ) ) )  62 and 57, respectively. "At the start of the season I was bowl- Ojha (22) and Yash Dubey (15) got starts    )%   balls with all rounder Shivam Dube )  4Uttar Pradesh defeated Tripura At Jammu, Odisha would aim to go for ing a bit faster and after talking to coach but the kind of fight MP needed was no )%Shreyas Iyer blitzed his way to who made a brisk 29-ball 39 with the help by an inninngs and 384 runs in their Elite an outright win as Jammu and Kashmir are Mithun Manhas, I started bowling slow- where to be seen or rather the wily 83 of just 60 balls after Mumbai pressed of three sixes and as many fours. Group C game. 76 runs ahead with just three wickets er. This created confusion in batsman's Mishra made the rival batsmen dance to on for a much-needed outright victory Earlier, resuming at the overnight 213 Uttar Pradesh, who were in command remaining and an entire day's play left. mind whether to come forward or play on his tunes. after taking the first innings lead over table for five chasing Mumbai's first innings total right since the beginning of the four-day At Jaipur, visitors Haryana ended the backfoot," Mishra said on his 12 wicket After dismissing Ojha and Dubey, toppers Saurashtra. of 394, Saurashtra were bowled out for 348, game, posted a convincing win with a day third day at 244/3, but still are trailing haul. Mishra trampled the lower-order along Iyer slammed seven sixes, three of with 12 minutes left for tea. to spare. Rajasthan by 128 runs. The visitors resumed at seven for none with spin colleague Shivam, who claimed them off successive balls from left-arm Meanwhile at Raipur, Chhattisgarh After posting a mammoth 552/7 in Rajasthan secured the first-innings and their inexperienced openers — the last wicket in Avesh Khan (6). spinner Dharmendra Jadeja before per- were in a good position to score an out- their first innings, courtesy a double hun- lead after posting a massive 490/6 declared Aryaman Birla (32) and Anand Bais (46) "The pitch wasn't great to start with but ishing to the fourth ball while trying for right win over Maharashtra, who ended the dred by Priyam Garg and hundreds by with Robin Bist remaining unbeaten on — put up a fighting 83-run stand but once local curator did a splendid job that a fourth maximum hit. third day at 172 for 3 in their second Rinku Singh and skipper Aksh Deep 150.  1=2  )     F 4      !!!#7&'%&!'.> Liverpool: + %"3  %,  +4  3 / */ %  , + (      %4  B7@=,%* 2/% '.?.&)# '.&  % "%  * +  43 , % iverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has said the fact his  "0 "3 %  ,  /"   Lside top the Premier League table heading into the 3,*/(42, busy holiday period counts for little.     /%  , !( 4 % The Anfield club are four points clear at the sum- 3 R%%/24%203%, mit going into their Boxing Day clash at home to he Indian football team's %4%(4,% /,%  ,(/2 + Newcastle, with champions Manchester City second and Tfortunes in the upcoming 4,2%,3(% +347+ Tottenham Hotspur six points adrift in third place. Asian Cup will depend a lot on , ,; % 2% Liverpool, however, have not won the English title its opening match against % 40T  % 3+3 %(33 !( in the Premier League era — their last domestic Thailand and it should go all out % +,(/3%, ( Championship crown came back in 1990. to get a result, feels former play- %3//%%3)T %, */0   " /4 And with Tottenham having hammered Everton, er Renedy Singh.  % , /%  ;   "777( Liverpool's local rivals, 6-2 on Sunday, Klopp does not "We have to go all-out %     &     /%       4+%    % expect to have things all his own way during the rest of against Thailand in the first " ,) +   "" 3  3 the season. title. match. Do not think about UAE, When India played last time rent skipper became one of the +%%    7  /   "You (the media) make these stories about who is There may have only been two occasions in the past do not think about Bahrain. Just in the Asian Cup in 2011, the set piece takers in the team. +%, ,%%=,%0 in and who is out," said Klopp. 10 years where the team top on December 25 failed to go after the result in the first team lost all their group match- "It's good to see that Sunil %       "I saw the game against Everton who played win the Premier League but in both instances it was game," Renedy, who was a key es (against Australia, South Korea has improved as a dead-ball Paris: D 4 %) /3,4  +"/ absolutely more than okay and then they (Spurs) hit pret- Liverpool, in 2008 and 2014, who could not complete member of the Indian team that and Bahrain). Skipper Sunil player. Back in our days, he never /+"%)(" %%3%",, ty much everything and it was really impressive how the job. played in the 2011 Asian Cup in Chhetri is the only current play- used to take free-kicks — it was %%  3  %+"% " ,, ,3 4  Tottenham did. Only James Milner among Liverpool's current squad Doha, said. er to feature in that team. either me or Steven Dias," @.-@ , +"/%)    "The same will happen to Arsenal and Chelsea. No knows what it's like to win the Premier League, having "Only after the match we can Renedy, a dead ball special- Renedy recollected. 44 D,  3/,  ,0 decision is made, why should it be? Nobody should feel been a member of Manchester City's victorious squads decide on the next course of ist of the Indian team then, said "But then one fine day, he 2  2%  2) +"/ 7-.C24 =, safe, no one should feel out of the race. It is not a time in 2012 and 2014. action. If they can get a result that Chhetri has been leading the walked up to me and said, +,% %  % 4) , (2 3% to think about it. But Klopp, who won the Bundesliga title with against China, we should be current side by example. 'Renedy-bhai, you can't take 3 3,)%+/4 @.-B "For me they (Tottenham) were never out so why Borussia Dortmund in 2011 and 2012, insisted: "I know able to do the same against "There are many players both free-kicks and penalties. I  ,   =+%) ( %, "%  should people be surprised they are now in? A lot of that all players who have won the title, at one time it was Thailand," the former midfield- who have been doing well recent- want to chip in too. So we (/% ,%0   2%,%%% teams are in whatever you call the title race and that is their first time. er told the official website of the ly. But for me, Sunil sets the best decided that Sunil will take )%%+"% %, 43  % how it should be." "You don't know what is more important, is it expe- All India Football Federation. example. He has done so well penalties, and we would contin- (  3 3,R% =,7+, 4 The German added: "That is maybe only the dif- rience, potential, attitude, desire or joy, being completely The Asian Cup is being held consistently over the past few ue taking the free-kicks," said "  +/ 0  % (!) ference to last year when pretty much nobody was in any fresh having never had it before? "Experience is always in four venues of the United Arab years. He may not be growing Renedy who also had captained /3  % 4  47  ( 4  more at this time and that is good for all supporters out good if you are young enough to use it. We have to use Emirates from January 5 to younger, but most significantly, the Indian team on a few occa- "%,"4%%@.-:,@.-C)/3,% there. all experience from the last games, especially from the February 1. India has been he's not just there to support. He sions. %@.-@ +, +7CB24/4  "Being unbeaten in the league until December is not last season, and that's much more important. clubbed with Thailand, Bahrain is there to lead by example," the "But he did not stay content %%4"% (/40  something I had too often in my life. We did really well "Character is always very important but with these and hosts UAE in Group A. India 39-year-old Renedy said. with the penalties. Rather, he  %  % "% K  +R%  so far, and we have to do even better from now on. That's boys there is no doubt about that because we achieved play Thailand on January 6, He also feels that Chhetri has improved himself as a free-kick 3, 3%2 23K ,, the challenge for us." Liverpool fans know only too well already in the past big things: finals, good positions in UAE on January 10 and Bahrain improved a lot as a dead-ball taker. In fact, he has scored from +,% ,0 that being top at Christmas is no guarantee of the league the league." on January 14. player and disclosed how the cur- many free-kicks since then." % 4 )    Pune: ,3"  438 9 /%D;*3 ;,3/,* %  & 3 !    -6 6"1<A6 1< ,//  +4@.-F7-&%%0 /%   ,/,%  +4  " /)  %(+" 4%(    D,"-E"- A"@ /3(% 2 /2") 3 , ,) * % looking to cement their lead at the top   ,)  ( ;3 , 3 ;)  +, of the table. %%%3,(/3(%,0 % 4% rsenal midfielder Henrikh "For me, it is almost clear and if we  ;  +4 /   4,-&&&) ", AMkhitaryan will be out of action for can be better than three teams, it will / %% 4, /3(%2,  %, at least six weeks because of a foot injury, be another miracle. ndia's number one singles player Prajnesh /2"  -F %0TD;*3;%( the Premier League side revealed on "It was a miracle last year. People IGunneswaran, who is coming off a suc- 4,/3%%(3+"+%/(3 their website on Tuesday. were thinking, 'Oh, you finished 10th...', cessful season during which he won two 243"%!(%"%( % Mkhitaryan fractured the but with a couple fewer wins, we could Challenger titles, said 2018 was his best year  " %%%4 metatarsal in his right foot in last have been in the bottom five, so it was and the aim is to "ideally be in the top 50". /3()T%, % 0 " Wednesday's Carabao Cup defeat by a miracle. "2018 has been my best season. I'm look- /3(%/4,+ 24  , Tottenham and was replaced at half- "If we do the same this year with ing to have a better 2019. I have given myself  %%D;*3;)T,,,0 time. He missed the win against Burnley teams spending even more money than a good platform to push and I hope that hap- at the weekend. last year, it will be a miracle." pens," the 29-year old left-hander, ranked  )   Arsenal said the Armenian play- He added: "I know what is coming 107 in the ATP rankings (as of Dec 24), said. MAdrid:  %  4+/@.-F) maker is "expected to return to full now and I know where we are. You can The Chennai player, who has overcome / ,,  @7-) 3% "34 training in six weeks". see the team — the team is trying a lot injuries to fight his way back into the cir- +%%(/%  %,  Mkhitaryan has been a regular ;!      of things, but still it's not enough cuit, said the priority was to stay in the top /3,, 4"%(430 under Unai Emery and has scored four sometimes to get the points, and it will 100.  44% /3,,  4  ,,3   ( Premier League goals this season. O    E be like that. "I mean being inside the top 100, pos- ideally be to get around 50," Prajnesh said R%   ) / ,    4 ( The 29-year-old will miss key league Rafael Benitez believes it will be "If we are under pressure and we feel sibly if I do well there is a chance to be in on the sidelines of a TNTA event to honour  = /)"34++( , games against Liverpool, Chelsea and "another miracle" if his Newcastle side this pressure, we will not be better, we the top 50 in the world. But I am more inter- past and present players from Tamil Nadu @: ,+30/4  Manchester City as Arsenal continue retain their Premier League status. can make more mistakes," explained ested in making sure I improve enough to on Sunday night. 4+C&+34 % %) their pursuit of a top-four place. "We have to be realistic and under- Benitez. be able to compete in the Tour level, in the Asked whether he intended to play more 4+/-7-03,,R24  Mkhitaryan arrived at the Emirates stand that we will be in the bottom half Newcastle are currently five points Tour events. Tour events in 2019, he said initially he + +  %/   , %/ 4  Stadium almost a year ago as part of the during the whole season," said Benitez above the bottom three heading into the "... And as I long I am inside the top 100, would participate in some Challengers and  % /, !/%)4 +% swap deal that took Alexis Sanchez to ahead of the Boxing Day clash away to busy holiday period after last weekend's then I have done a decent job of keeping my some Tour events and later take a call %/ BB+30 ;#>0 Manchester United. his former side Liverpool who are goalless draw with Fulham. ranking and my level. But the goal would depending on how well he does in them. !($#) *"%+,-+./0   :5 1 #77   ,/ %              

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ustralia coach Justin Langer AMonday expressed surprise that the ICC had rated the Perth pitch 'average', saying Test becomes "boring" in the absence of balance between bat and ball. "I was really surprised (about Perth rating). A couple of deliveries stayed low, but I thought it was entertaining Test. unbelievable Test innings. He's That was the fastest pitch I've a great player and great bowlers ever seen in Perth and I've been get out the great batsmen. there a long time," he said. Australia will have a deci- About the Melbourne sion to make as all-rounder Cricket Ground, venue for the Mitchell Marsh looks poised to third Test, he offered caution get in the side in place of Peter knowing how the pitch plays out Handscomb who has looked out over the course of five days. of sorts. "It's great to see some grass. "In a perfectly balanced side I've said forever the most impor- you have someone who can tant thing in Test cricket are the bowl some overs so Mitch &)         &     '    J> ? &)      pitches. If you have great pitch- becomes an attractive com- es you'll have contest between modity on a wicket, unlike     play like that it will be better for the "      responsibility," he added. first innings at Perth — and said his bat and ball, then Test cricket Adelaide and Perth were we team. Personal milestones can be     :5&  Coach Ravi Shastri on Sunday visualisation has really helped him will be alive and well. knew it would be an even con- ndian vice-captain Ajinkya Rahane achieved later as well. stressed on the opportunity to secure counterattack the opponents. "If we play on flat wickets test. was on Monday confidence per- "I am really happy (to return here       the four-Test series after being placed "Batting at 4 or 5, sometimes you then it becomes a boring game "Our pacers had been lucky, Isonified, saying his rhythm and for Boxing Day Test). We all know      E 1-1 with two matches still to play. have to think 1-2 steps ahead of the and that's from someone who they have bowled less overs counter-attacking mindset could help how big it is and to come here at 1-1  !     Rahane said that it is important to game and think of the counter attack. loves Test cricket. Hopefully it's than the Indians at the moment, him rack up not just a ton but a dou- is really good. We had our chances in learn from the past, but more impor- So visualization helps me in that," he a contest between bat and ball particularly Jasprit Bumrah, and ble at the Boxing Day Test. Perth but it is important to stay in the     tant to take the next two Tests session said. because it's important, not just the more we can look after Rahane has hit two fifties in his present right now and give our best   !     by session. "It comes naturally because I am for this series but also for world those guys the better. It will 164 runs from the first two Tests but starting from December 26." !    >   "I do believe in momentum espe- an attacking batsman ... Reading the cricket." come down to that decision," a three-figure score has eluded him Rahane said the batting unit cially while playing cricket. We had situation is really important because Langer was full of praise for Langer added. since scoring a century against Sri needs to step up and support the    some great chances to dominate the we all know the Australian attack can Nathan Lyon who has taken 16 He said that the duo has Lanka in Colombo last year. bowlers if they are to win consistent- Perth Test and result would have been come really hard at us. The best option wickets in two Tests, and has their own strengths, but the final "I am sure it will come in this ly overseas. and support our bowling unit results different. to go in the middle and putting them been a pivotal member of the call will be made keeping the match. The way I am batting, from India lost 1-2 to South Africa will be different," Rahane told "In Test cricket you have to grab on the backfoot. attack. balance of the side in mind. Adelaide to Perth, the mindset I was before suffering a 1-4 defeat against reporters on Monday. small little opportunities. From now "Counter-attacking in Perth was He talked up his duel with "We weight up all those in to counter attack and the rhythm England this year, mainly due to the "Yes we played some good crick- on it's two match series for us. We got completely my own decision. The way Kohli, whom Lyon has dis- things. Pete's a very good play- I was batting in, maybe 100 or even batting line-up's failure to produce et but right now it is important to start nice break after second Test, which I was visualizing I was thinking about missed seven times in Test crick- er of spin bowling and Mitch is 200 can come," said the 30-year-old. consistent performances. well and giving your best in each and was so necessary. We are starting what are the important shots on that et. a good player of spin too. They "I think it is more important for "As a batting unit we must support every session, because the game can afresh," he said. particular wicket. You have to take that "I hope it's 11 by the end of are the hard decisions. You gen- me not to think about it. I have to con- the bowlers. Since South Africa tour change in a session. We need some Rahane has scored two half-cen- risk and you have to be brave to take the series because we know erally talk about one position tinue batting the way I am. I can read Indian bowlers consistently got oppo- good batting in these two Tests and I turies in the series — 70 in the sec- that call because it can go either way," Virat is another level. That hun- and they are the ones that give the situation a bit better and if I can sition out twice. If we batters play well am sure the batsmen will take this ond innings at Adelaide and 50 in the he said. dred in the first innings is an you the most headaches."  0    0 7   4    , 

     prepared to wear his heart on his     emerged as a key bowler for the IPL sleeve and like all professional team. He parted ways with Bangalore ustralia skipper Tim Paine athletes, hates to lose," he said. ustralian pace spearhead Mitchell in February last year before being Asaid on Monday he is "rel- "I like the way Virat plays. I AStarc has described Virat Kohli as picked by Kolkata Knight Riders early ishing going head-to-head" with don't know him personally but a "fantastic captain", having shared the this year. his Indian counterpart Virat I've always admired — not only dressing room with the India captain Starc, though, was ruled out of the Kohli in a Test series and looked his obvious skill as a player — while representing Royal Challengers 2018 IPL season due to injury and was forward to "intense, hard" crick- but the passion and aggression Bangalore in the Indian Premier released from KKR last month. et in the Boxing Day game at he plays with. People like to see League. On Sunday, Indian coach Ravi Melbourne. that and he gets fans through the Kohli's on-field heated exchanges Shastri called "an absolute gentleman", The pair had heated gates." with Australia skipper Tim Paine in the while former Australian opener exchanges in the second Test at Meanwhile, Australian second Test turned out to be a subject Matthew Hayden suggested Kohli was Perth, prompting the umpire to coach Justin Langer said all- of discussion with many former play- more Australian than Indian in many intervene. Australia won the rounder Mitch Marsh is "an ers, including Mitchell Johnson, criti- ways. game to level the four-match attractive commodity" and cising the batting maestro's behaviour. Kohli also received the backing of series at 1-1. remains in contention for a However, Starc backed Kohli. Australia coach and Paine himself, Paine said he understands return to the Boxing Day Test "I've played a couple of IPLs with who said he relished his war of that Kohli never liked to lose. because of the MCG pitch. Virat and he's been fantastic to play words with the combative Indian. "A lot was made of my bat- "In a perfectly balanced side under, as a captain," Starc told India and Australia are tle with Virat in the second Test, 6 (   &   '         you'll have someone who can reporters. currently tied 1-1 in the and for the past few years when bowl some overs so Mitch "Obviously, he's a fantastic player. four-match series after topsy- I haven't been playing interna- "Now to be out in the mid- Paine said he was not becomes an attractive com- The way India play this series and go turvy contests in Adelaide and tional cricket, he was one guy I dle going head-to-head with annoyed "in the slightest" by modity on a wicket probably about their cricket, it's up to them." Perth. The two teams will face off in the loved watching," he said in a col- him in a Test series is something Kohli. unlike Adelaide and Perth," he Starc, who was bought by Royal third Test on December 26 at the icon- umn for 'Herald Sun'. I'm really relishing." "Virat is someone who is said. Challengers Bangalore in 2014, had !     6 (   ic Melbourne Cricket Ground. 1-)#.&&' + '

   ; ;;    The squad is also an indicator that till the World Cup, all doors are closed ew Zealand and Sri Lanka ahendra Singh Dhoni was on for Test vice-captain Ajinkya Rahane Nboth have unfinished busi- MMonday brought back to India's and premier spinner R Ashwin. ness when they head into the T20 squad to ensure he gets "enough The other senior bowler Ravindra series-deciding second Test in game-time" before the ODI World Cup Jadeja, however after a good show in the Christchurch on Wednesday. but the young Rishabh Pant was axed Asia Cup, is in the mix with first choice The home side have put the from the 50-over side for the upcom- wrist spinner Kuldeep Yadav and frustration of the drawn first ing series against Australia and New Yuzvendra Chahal. Test aside as they push to win a Zealand. Left-arm pacer Khaleel Ahmed fourth consecutive series for the While Dhoni's inclusion in the has impressed the team management first time. shortest format came as a surprise after enough and if all goes well, will surely Sri Lanka are equally deter- he was dropped for the Australia leg just board the UK-bound flight. mined to show the epic part- last month, Pant's omission is an indi- India are currently engaged in a Test nership by Angelo Mathews cation that he is currently not in the series against Australia and will play and Kusal Mendis to save the team management's 2019 World Cup three ODIs against them starting in match in Wellington last week radar as a first XI player. Sydney. was no fluke. The convenor of selection com- This will be followed by a limited- "We got so much confi- '           '  mittee, Amitabh Chaudhary, refused to overs engagement with New Zealand, dence from that game for this comment on the matter but a source beginning with five ODIs from January game," wicketkeeper Niroshan target of winning a fourth con- The Hagley Oval wicket tra- privy to the development justified the 23. Dickwella said during nets prac- secutive Test series. ditionally offers pace and 37-year-old Dhoni's selection. tice on Monday, ahead of the In their 88-year Test histo- bounce and both New Zealand "Since there are only eight ODIs  C) Boxing Day Test on what ry they have won three consec- and Sri Lanka voiced the impor- (three against Australia and five against !+        6 (     ODI against Australia and New promises to be a green wicket. utive series on only four occa- tance of winning the toss and New Zealand), selectors want to give MS Zealand: Virat Kohli (Capt), Rohit "If we get some movement sions. bowling first. as much game time as possible (before sion to bring back Dhoni is set to raise he added. Sharma (VC), KL Rahul, Shikhar here our bowlers will do the job But having put down the Neither side has finalised the World Cup). Three T20Is means 11 a few eyebrows as the logic given Interestingly, skipper Virat Kohli, Dhawan, Ambati Rayudu, Dinesh and they know what areas they West Indies, England and their playing XI, and while international matches through the next before the Australia T20s was that he when asked about Dhoni's T20 omis- Karthik, Kedar Jadhav, MS Dhoni must bowl at. Unlike in the sub- Pakistan over the past year, changes are unlikely, the empha- one month," a BCCI official said. was not going to be in the scheme of sion in November, had stated that the (WK), Hardik Pandya, Kuldeep Yadav, continent we have to bowl fuller and posting 578 in their sole sis for the fast bowlers could be Pant, on the other hand, will come things for the T20 World Cup in veteran had offered to give up the for- Yuzvendra Chahal, Ravindra Jadeja, here." New Zealand went into innings in the first Test against less on the short-pitched deliv- back to play five ODIs against England Australia in 2020. The former captain mat so that Pant could be groomed for Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah, the two-Test series with a Sri Lanka, they sense a historic eries New Zealand used to Lions in India from January 23. is already retired from the Test format. the job. Khaleel Ahmed, Mohammed Shami. chance to move to number two fourth is within reach. pound Sri Lanka with in The 16-member squad for the twin "That's the reason Rishabh is a part "...He (Dhoni) just feels that in the T20I series against New Zealand: in the world rankings if they "We're very proud of our Wellington. ODI series against Australia (starting of T20 squad. Also now with Kedar T20 format, someone like Rishabh can Virat Kohli(Capt), Rohit Sharma (vc), won both Tests. home record and I guess that's The last time New Zealand January 12) and New Zealand (starting (Jadhav) and Hardik (Pandya) are fit get more chances," Kohli had said last KL Rahul, Shikhar Dhawan, Rishabh That opportunity dissolved one of the challenges now," and Sri Lanka played at Hagley January 23) is pretty much the core team and Kedar being an off break bowler, it month. Pant, Dinesh Karthik, Kedar Jadhav, in Wellington with the heroics batting coach Craig McMillan Oval, in the 2014 Boxing Day for the World Cup in England that starts will be difficult for the team manage- From the last T20 squad, Shreyas MS Dhoni (WK), Hardik Pandya, of Mathews and Mendis, as well said. "This is a one-off Test Test, the tourists won the toss May 30. The three T20 Internationals ment to fit in Rishabh in playing XI in Iyer and Manish Pandey have been Krunal Pandya, Kuldeep Yadav, as the rain which washed out match and with the series on the and bowled first only for New against the Kiwis are lined up from the World Cup unless someone gets dropped as Hardik expectedly made a Yuzvendra Chahal, Bhuvneshwar most of the final day, leaving line there's a lot for the side to Zealand to win by eight wick- February 6. injured. Already Dinesh Karthik and KL comeback and Kedar was also includ- Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah, Khaleel New Zealand with their next play for. ets. The selection committee's deci- Rahul are there in case MS gets injured," ed to give him more game time. Ahmed.