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 matic, official, patients have a travel history to one of the candidates from had last won the seat in 1999, UN/International organisa- affected countries. Mumbai: Maharashtra Health Madhya Pradesh for Rajya when Rajmata Vijaya Raje  (. ./&* party. his failure in getting heard by tions, employment and project The Union Health Minister Rajesh Tope on Sabha, denial of which was one Scindia — Jyotiraditya’s grand- While the Congress chose Rahul. visas, stand suspended till 15th Ministry asked overseas firms Wednesday said the of the reasons for his parting mother — won it. n a day it lost Jyotiraditya to ignore Scindia, former party “He was with me in col- April 2020. This will come into to initiate ‘work from home Government has two options: company with the Congress. BJP leaders, however, OScindia, one of its most chief Rahul Gandhi said, “He lege,” Rahul said, breaking his effect from 1200 GMT on facilities’ to its employees com- either postpone IPL matches But then, the entry of maintain that it was necessary promising and prominent was the only chap who could silence on the exit of Scindia 13th March 2020 at the port of ing from a few virus-hit coun- or limit them to TV audience Scindia with his loyalist MLAs to induct leaders of influence young leaders, to the BJP and enter my home anytime.” from the party. Rahul also departure,” the statement said. tries for 14 days. only in view of the coron- could create uneasiness to the from the Opposition into the its Government in Madhya Scindia used to assist the shared a photo of December 13, The Government also Continued on Page 4 avirus situation in the State. homegrown BJP leaders and party to achieve a “Congress- Pradesh runs the risk of losing Gandhi scion by prompting rel- 2018 of him with Scindia and legislators, some of whom had mukt” India, a pet theme of power after the 19 party MLAs evant points during debates in Kamal Nath ahead of the delib- lost Assembly polls contesting Prime Minister Narendra reiterated their loyalty to the Parliament and used to share erations over nomination of     against the Congress in Modi. “Maharaj”, the Congress on chits to Rahul to speak at chief ministership in Madhya     December 2018 in Madhya As Congress removed Wednesday chose to speak on times. Scindia’s exit from the Pradesh. Pradesh. The BJP as also Prime Scindia’s nameplate from falling crude oil prices even as party is also being attributed to Continued on Page 4    Minister Narendra Modi will Parliament House (as Deputy the threat of many others fol-    have to do the fine balancing leader of the party in Lok lowing in Scindia’s footsteps is     act as they accommodate Sabha) , Scindia quietly “moved being sounded from within Scindia both in the on” and joined the saffron the Congress camp itself. 

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 remaining 88 MLAs from MLAs close to him announced Bhubaneswar Kalita from     Bhopal to Jaipur in order to to withdraw support from the Assam, Vivek Thakur from        (. ./&* prevent poaching by the BJP. Nath Government. Bihar, Udayanraje Bhosale           The MLAs, who were In 2018 Assembly results, from Maharashtra and      he Lok Sabha on received by Rajasthan Chief the Congress, which won 114 Rajendra Gehlot from    TWednesday passed a Minister Ashok Gehlot at the seats in the 230-member Rajasthan. Abhay Bhardwaj 
   
 
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  on reaching Bhopal on Friday. Later, after regaining con- Bijnor’s Superintendent of his father. “I am closely watching the scious she revealed the sensa- Lucknow (PNS): A sub- a village in the Indira Nagar area, political situation of MP but tional facts to the police follow- inspector has been suspended by the police officer allegedly in an will act only when I go to ing which the cops registered a the Lucknow police commis- inebriated state was seen press- Bhopal,” he told reporters here. case and arrested the man. sioner after a video allegedly ing the dancer to perform on a But the decision of the This incident was reported showing him pressing a dancer Bhojpuri song. The sub-inspec- governor could create some from Bijnor’s Tikkopur village. to perform on a Bhojpuri song tor will be terminated and the constitutional crisis in MP as he According to reports, Sanju went viral on social media. process has been initiated in this is slated to address the assem- of Tikkopur hamlet in Bijnor is “Sub-Inspector Bhrigunath Ojha regard, the official said. The bly on March 16 for the bud- mentally ill. posted at the Indira Nagar police police commissioner has also get session and the cabinet He brought the hand of a station has been suspended by ordered a probe against Indira approves his address. corpse from the cremation Lucknow Police Commissioner Nagar Inspector Dhananjay On Tuesday, some ground to cook dinner two Sujit Pandey after his video Kumar Pandey for his failure to Congress legislators had sent days ago. The deceased had went viral on social media,” a check indiscipline. If found their resignations from the been buried last weekend. On senior official said here on guilty, strict action will be initi- assembly to the governor but it coming home, Sanju asked his Wednesday. In the video stated ated against him too, the official was redirected to the assembly wife Sunita to cook the hand to be shot on Monday night at said. speaker. but on seeing the severed arm

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This data is segregat- Expo organised at Gautam depending on how it unfolds ed and distributed among all Buddha Nagar. “Nearly 40 per the new date (of convocation) 1  2%        )  - . - *4     O   P)     /  the teams which are coordinat- cent of the space had been shall be announced,” the ing with the districts. These booked by Chinese compa- spokesperson added. teams compile the inputs for nies. There were some trav- Meanwhile an awareness every district and send them to ellers who had arrived in the walk on coronavirus epidemic + " ,-    " the districts concerned,” he district and we insisted that was organised at Rajajipuram said. they not be allowed to enter the by Lovely Sharmaa Foundation. He said the districts start auto expo venue and we suc- The walk began from MIS tracking those people who ceeded,” he said. crossroads towards Our Lady  +    avirus scare this time. A city degree Celsius and 16 degree 1..  have to be monitored, giving He said that taking into of Graces church crossing at /$(1 resident said that this was the 1    Celsius respectively. Holi revelries and drunk- them individual calls and vis- account the huge size of UP, Gol Chauraha Post Office and first time Lucknow was facing " ,  The forecast of the state en driving left over 500 people iting them at home and send a the control room had done a returned to organisations C- oronavirus scare and cold weather conditions of this kind said rain and thunder showers with injuries, mostly minor, in report by the next evening. remarkable job. “Look at the Block head office. Cweather conditions impact- during Holi celebrations. #  "  , were very likely at few places. the city on Monday and “The districts in which we other states where the coron- Students from many ed Holi celebrations on Incidentally, the weather      There is a warning of thunder- Tuesday. Over 100 injured peo- have carried out maximum avirus outbreak was first schools, including Mamta Tuesday. A large number of conditions did not improve "   storm accompanied with hail- ple were brought to Ram activities are Agra, Ghaziabad reported. They now have mul- Modern School, Aminabad people stayed back at home and on Wednesday, a day after the storm, lightning and gusty Manohar Lohia Institute of and Gautam Buddha Nagar,” he tiple cases. In the case of the Inter College, Scholars’ Nest, played with dry colours. Holi celebrations. The weath-   ,  winds (upto 30-40 kmph) at Medical Sciences on Monday added. family at Agra, we have not Swami Yogananda Girls’ The roads, which are nor- er conditions changed several  . 1 isolated places over the state. and 60 on Tuesday. They were There are two components allowed the disease to spread College, Vidyant Degree mally filled with the Holi rev- times starting from sunny to  "  Met office Director JP discharged after treatment. of the control room. One is the anywhere,” he added. College, and their parents par- ellers from early morning, cloudy followed by light rains Gupta said that the change in Around 70 injured people core data team consisting of 25 “When as person arrives ticipated in the walk. remained deserted till late after- too. The Met department fore-   " the weather conditions was were brought to Balrampur people and the call centre from a foreign country, we The walk aimed to make noon after which the festivity cast similar weather condi- # " because of western disturbance Hospital. While most of them which is working 24x7 in three check him pr her even if he or people aware of the need for picked up some pace. tions and rains in the city on "  " over Pakistan. were released after first aid, shifts. Any information which she does not have any symptom hygiene to check such epi- The overcast skies and Thursday. The city recorded a maxi- those with serious injuries were comes is processed on real of Covid-19 — cough, fever demic. cloudy weather deterred any The forecast for Lucknow  - mum temperature of 27.4 admitted. Over 370 injured time basis. and breathlessness. These trav- Head of the organisation . brisk celebrations. Only for a said partly cloudy sky with rain  "  '3 degree Celsius, which was 3.4 people were brought to the “I got a call from Hamirpur ellers are monitored later also Lok Nath Sharma suggested to brief while the sky became and thunder showers were like- -  " degrees below normal, and a Trauma Centre of King from a person at 4 am that he when they reach their respec- people to greet people with sunny. ly in some areas. The maxi- #
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25-year-old youth died under mysterious circum- Astances at his house in Saadatganj on Tuesday. Police initially claimed that the youth, an Ola cab dri- ver, had shot himself but later said that his father did not lodge a complaint and buried the body. As per reports, the youth, identified as Shadil of Naubasta locality in Saadatganj, was at his home when he fell down and sustained injuries. Shadil was rushed to the KGMU Trauma Centre where he was pronounced brain dead. The Saadatganj SHO said that he was initially informed that Shadil had shot himself. He said when he went to the house of Shadil, he was told by the family that the body had been buried. “Shadil’s father gave us in writing that his son fell down in the house on Tuesday night and died,” the SHO said.  A labourer, Kishan Kumar Patel (20) of Chhattisgarh, died after he fell down from the 11th floor of an under-construction building in Gossainganj on Monday. Reports said Kishan was hired by a contractor to work at an apartment being constructed behind Dial 112 office in Arjunganj area of Gossainganj. Kishan was working on the 11th floor when he lost balance and fell down. He was rushed to Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital where he was pronounced brought dead.  Unidentified thieves stole Rs 35,000 in cash and orna- ments from a house in Chinhat on Tuesday. Reports said the house owner, Kaushalya of Radhapuram Colony, had gone to see her grandson admitted at Command Hospital on Tuesday and stayed there. Kaushalya said she was informed by her neighbours that her house had been bur- gled. “I reached home and found cash and ornaments miss- ing,” she told the police.  (    !"#"$"$    .(   
 .   "   /$(1 Q  R- % wo youths were killed in sep- Tarate road accidents in the "  city during the last 24 hours. A 22-year-old youth Shivam  of Sarojini Nagar along with his friends went to Gomti Nagar to  meet their friends on Holi on   +      Tuesday. Around 2:30 pm, the   +           car on which the group was rid- he Lucknow Police passed through    , ing hit a road divider at Tbrain-taxing moments during the missing youth was found Ambedkar Park and overturned. last 24 hours (Tuesday and Wednesday)  
   Adead in Sushant Golf City Shivam sustained fatal injuries on an issue involving a sub-inspector,    -   police station area on Monday. and was rushed to Ram who was punished for playing colour on The body was sent for Manohar Lohia Hospital where Holi in violation of the orders.      autopsy and investigations are he was pronounced brought Joint Police Commissioner Naveen   ,  underway. dead. Police are investigating the Arora had ordered to send the SI to     -  The deceased, Vivek Singh case. reserve police lines as punishment but Rathore aka Golu of Daudnagar In Chinhat, a 31-year-old later the order was revoked by       . 8 locality in Gossainganj, had left man, Ajay Kumar Singh of Commissioner of Police Sujeet Pandey.   
,  his house on Sunday night. Barabanki, died after a speeding After the JCP’s order, social media #"  -
  As per reports, Golu along unidentified car hit him near a activists targeted him for the action and with his father Sriram Milan car showroom on at Faizabad batted for SI Sanjay Gupta.  $ Singh left for the vegetable mar- road on Monday night. As the twitter war intensified, a ket in the area as they had to Ajay worked with Ola minister of cabinet rank intervened in After the action was initiated, the purchase vegetables for a func- Company and was returning the matter following which the social activist took on the JCP and crit- tion the family had organised on home on his motorcycle. Commissioner of Police asked the offi- icised the action saying Gupta had Holi. While Sriram returned Police rushed the critically cials to bring the file to his office. He embraced some citizen under commu- home around 3 pm on Sunday, injured man to RML Hospital later revoked the punishment given to nity policing. SI Gupta also claimed that Golu left for the city on his where he was pronounced the SI. someone embraced him on the occasion motorcycle. Around 10 pm on brought dead. On Tuesday, SI Sanjay Gupta of of Holi and his uniform smeared with Sunday, Golu called his mother In a separate incident, a 46- Ambedkar Udhayan outpost was sent colour. and informed her that he would year-old man died after he was to reserve police lines for violation of Initially it was said that a probe had be late as he had to meet some hit by a moving train in Kakori. instruction that policemen were not to revealed that Gupta met above a dozen friends. The family went to sleep The victim was identified as play Holi on March 10. The instructions persons to celebrate Holi. after waiting for Golu till late Ramratan of Kakori. He was were that the policemen would play Holi A police spokesman said the CP night, thinking he would return crossing the railway tracks on March 11 in two shifts. verbally revoked the punishment given by Monday morning. around 2:30 pm on Tuesday However, when a video showing to Gupta as he could not sign the papers On Monday morning, Golu’s when he met the mishap. Gupta with his back smeared with as he was busy with other work. The CP cousin Ghanghor Singh Police sent the body for colour went viral, JCP Naveen Arora could not be contacted for his comment informed the family that Golu’s autopsy. sent the SI to reserve police lines. despite several attempts. motorcycle was lying abandoned near the canal in Senwai locali- ty and Golu was lying dead there. 9:/; 4 ' The family members rushed to the spot and found Golu lying in a pool of blood. There were *(*&$(*(.+* Congress party. This is a huge blow to the 10,000 of its office-bearers have resigned members to avoid mentions on Judges. Indian, six are Italian and rest three people wounds on different parts of his party that will have strong ripple effects from the party in Madhya Pradesh and sev- Facing Opposition criticism over alleged are from the United States. body. Sriram suspected foul play 81*("+*B+ down to the grassroot level,” Vikramaditya, eral more are likely to do so, a former leader inaction by the Delhi Police during the vio- The officials also said a team of doctors and said someone had killed son of Karan Singh, tweeted. of the grand old party claimed on lence last month, Shah appreciated the police will be sent to Italy on Thursday to collect Golu and dumped his body. On his part, Scindia thanked Nadda, Scindia’s cousin and erstwhile Tripura Wednesday. The ruling Congress, however, for not allowing the riots to spiral. While and bring swab samples of Indian students SHO Ajay Kumar Singh said Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home royal, Pradyot Manikya Debbarman, claimed refuted this claim and said the supporters expressing grief over the death of people in stranded there so that they can be tested the police were waiting for Minister Amit Shah, saying they have given that the miffed leader had tried to meet of Scindia were creating pressure on other the violence, Shah said the Delhi Police suc- before being brought back to the country. autopsy report and investigations him the platform to serve the people. Rahul for months before he quit the party. leaders to leave the party. ceeded in controlling riots within 36 hours. The Ministry further said the were underway. Hailing Modi for his leadership, Scindia “I know for a fact that Jyotiraditya Scindia “About 10,000 office-bearers of the He said a total of 2,647 people have been Government is undertaking measures to said the country’s future is secure in his was trying to meet Rahul Gandhi for Congress in Madhya Pradesh- from state- detained or arrested. ensure safety and security of its citizens in   hands. Prior to sending his resignation to months; no appointment was given. If he level to block-level, including some district Shah said that around 3,000 people Iran after it became clear that the country Unidentified miscreants Congress president Sonia Gandhi, Scindia (Rahul Gandhi) did not want to hear us, why presidents, have resigned from the Congress entered through UP border to create chaos was facing a COVID-19 outbreak. stole Rs 40,000 in cash and along with Shah met Modi at latter’s resi- did he even bring us to the party?,” said since Tuesday morning owing their alle- in the North Eastern area of Delhi. “We will Indian nationals in Iran include pilgrims, ornaments worth several lakh dence for over an hour on Tuesday. Debbarman who was the Tripura Congress giance to Scindia ji,” former state Congress identify these people through face identify- students and fishermen, the Ministry said. from a house in Vikas Nagar on Talking about Madhya Pradesh, the erst- chief before he too decided to quit the party spokesman Pankaj Chaturvedi, who also quit ing software. Already many involved in vio- On March 7, 108 samples were received Monday. The house owner, while Congress leader said the dream which a few months ago. the party along with Scindia, told PTI on lence around 1,200 persons identified. More from Iran. These samples are being tested Roli Dixit, runs a shop at he saw with his former colleagues for the The Congress accused the BJP of being Wednesday. than 50 social media accounts were creat- at the laboratory of AIIMS. Also, six scien- Engineering College crossing. State has been shattered in the last 18 in the “business of poaching and abducting The district presidents of Guna, Sagar, ed to incite violence and wrong narratives. tists from the Indian Council of Medical She was informed by her son months. Instead of creating employment, MLAs, and stealing Governments”, claiming Ashok Nagar, Gwalior, Indore, Shivpuri and Some accounts have closed by February 26. Research (ICMR) have been stationed in Naman Dixit about the theft. there is corruption, and transfers and post- that the party has fine-tuned the art. some other districts have resigned from the By account closing none is going to escape,” Iran and they so far have collected swab sam- “I reached home and found ings (of officials) is a business, he said. Terming the developments in Madhya party, Chaturvedi, a staunch Scindia sup- said the Home Minister detailing the probe ples of over 400 Indians stranded there. the house burgled. All household “Rojgaar ki jagah bhrastachaar ho gaya,” said Pradesh an insult to democracy, senior porter, said. findings. Equipments and reagents have also articles were lying on the floor,” the four-time MP who first got elected from Congress spokesperson Anand Sharma said Reacting to Opposition accusation that been dispatched to enable them to setup a she said. Guna in MP in 2002 after winning a bye- the BJP has fine-tuned the art of poaching 0.*.*(*08" he was in the programme of US President lab. “The first batch of 58 evacuees from Iran election necessitated by his father’s demise. and abducting MLAs and stealing Trump, Shah said he attended only the pro- has arrived on March 10 with 25 men, 31 He was only 31 years old at that time. Governments. (,.>)1++"1// gramme in Ahmedabad only as it is his con- women and 2 children on board. All evac- Scindia wields political influence main- At a time when acute crisis prevails, the stituency. “Then I was fully engaged with the uees are asymptomatic at present,” the ly in and around Gwalior region including Congress demanded that the Modi Vivek Thakur is the son of former Union Delhi Police and Intelligence officials to con- Ministry said. Guna and Shivpuri and his overarching pres- Government bring down the prices of Minister CP Thakur, whose term is ending, trol the situation. I have not gone to lunch Giving State-wise breakup, the Union ence in the State could add political muscle petrol, diesel and LPG to the pre-2004 lev- the BJP’s decision to field him underscores and dinner of US President in Delhi. I was Health Ministry said five positive cases have to the BJP in Madhya Pradesh which has an els as global crude oil prices have fallen dras- its bid to keep Bhumihars, a strong support fully with officials and monitoring,” he said. been reported in Delhi while nine people overwhelming presence of the RSS network tically. Rahul asked the Prime Minister to base for the party, in good humour in Bihar “We will spare no one irrespective of were diagnosed with the infection in Uttar that almost anchors the parivar’s advances slash the price of petrol to under Rs 60 a litre. where Assembly polls are due later this year. their religion, caste and political affiliation. Pradesh till Wednesday evening. in the Hindi Heartland. The exit of key men from the Congress Bhosale, who traces his lineage to Such action will be taken that it will be les- Karnataka and Maharashtra have report- Blessed with family legacy, Scindia, 49, started with former Congressman Himanta Maratha king Shivaji, had left the NCP to son for the country on what befalls those ed four and two confirmed cases of COVID- may not find it difficult to dye himself well Biswa Sarma (now Assam Finance Minister). join the BJP before the 2019 Lok Sabha polls who indulge in rioting,” he reiterated, ask- 19 respectively. Ladakh has recorded two in the saffron colour and as he said “serve At least, five former Chief Ministers and half but had lost from Satara. ing AIMIM leader Assaduddin Owasi to positive cases. Rajasthan, Telangana, Tamil Bharatmata”. Besides the ‘Rajmata’ connec- a dozen former Union Ministers of the The list does not include the names of control his colleague Waris Pathan from hate Nadu, Jammu & Kashmir and Punjab have tion, two of Scindia’s aunts are in the BJP, one Congress quit the party since 2014, when the Vijay Goel and Prabhat Jha, among the speeches. reported one case each, the Ministry said being Vasundhararaje, former CM of Congress was reduced to its lowest tally. incumbents whose terms will expire next Responding to the Opposition’s criticism while Kerala has 17 cases, including the three Rajasthan and Yashodhara Raje, a former Most of these leaders had strong commu- month. on not visiting riot-affected areas, Shah said patients who were discharged last month fol- Minister in MP. His father too was an MP nity appeal and have helped the BJP reach BJP’s Rajasthan vice-president and for- he didn’t want to divert the attention of Delhi lowing recovery. from Jana Sangh in 1971 before moving to out to new voters’ constituencies. mer Jails Minister Rajendra Gehlot will be Police at such a sensitive time. “I did not go According to reports, two employees the Congress. Scindia’s exit was imminent almost 15 the party’s Rajya Sabha candidate from the to the ground because I did not want the from tech companies Mindtree and Dell The BJP would like the former Congress months ago when ahead of the Madhya State. police to get distracted and divert their have tested positive for the deadly coron- leader to prove his utility to the party by out- Pradesh Assembly election, Rahul had Bihar’s JD(U) chief, Vashishtha Narayan resources for my security,” he said. avirus here, having travel history to abroad. flanking Congress in Madhya Pradesh as also assured him that he would be under consid- Singh, made the announcement about the Shah said it was on his request that Besides, in what could be the first death due come handy in other States, particularly in eration for chief ministership after the two RS nominees of the party at a Press con- Doval visited the riot-affected areas to raise to coronavirus in India, a patient suspect- UP of which he was appointed general sec- polls only to opt for Kamal Nath, a move ference at Patna in the presence of its nation- morale of the Delhi Police. Taking on the ed of being infected with COVID-19 virus, retary by his erstwhile party. many young leaders in the party privately al general secretary RCP Singh, who is the Opposition, Shah said the Government has died in Hyderabad. However, no official The first task ahead of Scindia would be attributed to Sonia Gandhi’s reluctance to JD(U)’s leader in the Rajya Sabha. wanted a discussion on the Delhi violence confirmation has been received from the to dislodge the Kamal Nath Government and make a young leader CM who might out- Elections to five Rajya Sabha seats from in Parliament after Holi to avoid commu- Telangana Government so far. win at least two of three Rajya Sabha seats, shine her son and emerge as his challenger. the State, which will fall vacant next month, nal flare up during festival time, but some Amid rising cases of the COVID-19 elections for which are due on March 26. That was exactly why, these young will be held on March 26. Chief Minister have other priorities. pandemic globally, India on Tuesday barred Prior to his entry to the BJP, one seat each leaders said, Sonia kept the post of deputy Nitish Kumar’s JD(U) holds three of these Strongly defending CAA, he said there entry of the nationals of three more coun- was fixed for the BJP and the Congress with leader of the Lok Sabha vacant for two years and its alliance partner BJP, the remaining were more than 25 laws drafted on the basis tries -- France, Germany and Spain -- sus- third set for a keen contest with the vote of after 2017 even though Scindia was keen on two. of religion, while CAA doesn’t discriminate pending the regular as well as e-visas grant- first preference. Now with 19 of Scindia loy- it. Harivansh is a veteran journalist and was with anyone. He also said 76 per cent of riot ed to them till date. alists sending in their resignations, the BJP Scindia was made general secretary of the editor of Prabhat Khabar for many years. related deaths so far have been under the “All regular (sticker) visas/e-visas grant- is game for two RS seats. Of the three seats, Western Uttar Pradesh and Priyanka Gandhi Ram Nath Thakur, besides being from Congress rule and the party had “no moral ed to nationals of France, Germany and two were held by BJP’s Jha and Jatiya and one Vadra, as general secretary in-charge of east- an extremely backward caste, is the son of right to question us”. He cited the 1984 anti- Spain and issued on or before March 11 and is with Congress’s Digvijay Singh. The BJP ern UP who overruled Scindia in appoint- late Karpoori Thakur, a former Bihar Chief Sikh riots and the controversial statement who have not yet entered India stand sus- would again pin hopes on Scindia’s coup to ments across the State. Scindia also expressed Minister and arguably the tallest OBC made by a Congress leader to attack the pended with immediate effect,” said a get hold on the third RS seat too. But, here, his view on abrogation of Article 370 leader in the State whom Nitish Kumar and Opposition party. Bureau of Immigration notification issued the Speaker of the Assembly, who is from against the party lines. socialists of his generation consider their Giving details of the casualties due to late Tuesday night. Congress, would hold the key. On a day when he made hectic parleys political mentor. riots, Shah said, “52 Indians lost their lives Regular visas, including e-visas, grant- with BJP leadership including Prime The JD(U)-BJP coalition’s strength in the during the violence”. Unlike the Opposition, ed to all foreign nationals who have travel 1(%O+."1(.1( Minister Narendra Modi, Scindia was Assembly this time, however, is poised to win Shah said he doesn’t want to name how history to these countries on or after expelled from the party due to anti-party only three out of these five seats because the many Hindus or Muslims died. “I won’t give February 1 and who have not yet entered .E*,$. activities. Congress-RJD combine, which had fought figures in ‘Hindu-Muslim’. 52 Indians have India also stand suspended, it said. the 2015 State Assembly polls in alliance with died, 526 Indians have been injured. Shops However, Scindia’s departure seems to +.1+"1/**1(1 the JD(U), had seen dramatic rise in their of 371 Indians were set ablaze and houses $".(*1(1)< have forced the Congress to make the tally and are slated to bag two Rajya Sabha of 142 Indians were burned,” he said. much delayed appointment of party presi- B.+"1&*(%1)," seats. 1(%,"/*). dents in Karnataka and Delhi. While young /.%*/1+ %1B$".(// face Anil Chaudhary was appointed as its ./&*+*1 The Speaker then announced that the Delhi unit chief, party’s trouble shooter DK “I just came from Bengaluru and now I B*B.). suspension stands revoked with immediate Shivakumar took over as the head of the am going to Jaipur. Besides 5-6 Ministers and 1("*+AA&& effect. After the unruly scenes on March 2 Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee. one MLA, we all are going to Jaipur. They On the international front, India has when the House met after a recess, a As for Scindia, sources said, he had been (MLAs) have said they have the blood of “You were also with Trump,” evacuated 948 passengers from coron- “pained” Speaker had stopped coming to the making attempts to reach out to other young Congress and they will remain in the party. Chowdhury added, pointing to Shah. avirus-affected countries. Of these, 900 are House and the proceedings were presided leaders in the Congress and he allegedly con- Since Scindia was a senior party leader, all He said the situation came under con- Indian citizens and 48 are foreigners. by a panel of chairpersons in Birla’s absence. tacted Rajasthan Deputy CM Sachin Pilot, our MLAs followed his order as a courtesy,” trol soon after National Security Adviser Ajit External Affairs Minister Jaishankar told After a meeting with leaders of all par- former Union Ministers RPN Singh, Milind he said. Doval visited the violence-hit areas. “Why Rajya Sabha on Wednesday that the 58 ties on Wednesday, Birla came to the House Deora, Jitin Prasada, Haryana MLA Kuldeep He also claimed that he is in contact with could not the Home Minister go... NSA Indian pilgrims who returned from Iran have at 1.30 pm and chaired the proceedings of Bishnoi and others - all close aides of Rahul 7-8 BJP MLAs. reports to the Prime Minister. Does this tested negative and as many as 529 samples the House. Gandhi. Senior party leader Digvijaya Singh mean that the Prime Minister’s Office had have been collected in the second batch and Members from across the political spec- Speculation is rife that his brother-in- claimed on Wednesday that thirteen of the lost faith in the Home Ministry,” Chowdhury whosoever will test negative will be brought trum welcomed the Speaker and expressed law and another senior Congress leader from 22 rebel Congress MLAs don’t want to quit said hitting out at Shah. Chowdhury alleged back in the next flight. happiness that he was again presiding over Jammu & Kashmir Vikramaditya Singh may the party and were led away only to create that Delhi High Court judge S Murlidhar The Government will hopefully send on the House. The members from various par- also follow his footsteps. Sources said senior pressure on the leadership to nominate was transferred out as he had questioned the Thursday a medical team to Italy for carry- ties also sought revocation of suspension of most Congress leader Dr Karan Singh too Scindia to the Rajya Sabha. He also assert- failure of the Delhi Police in containing the ing out testing facilities for Indians strand- the seven Congress MPs. made futile attempts to convince Scindia to ed that the Nath-led Government in the violence. He said the “midnight” notification ed there, he said. Birla said he was personally pained and reconsider his decision to go with BJP. State, pushed to the brink of collapse with was aimed at preventing adverse strictures Also, a total of 83 individuals, who hurt over the happenings in the House in “It is unfortunate that Jyotiraditya the resignation of 22 MLAs, will win a floor against the Government. arrived from Italy on Air India flight on recent days and actions of some members Scindia has been pushed to the corner by his test. BJP MPs objected to the mention on Wednesday, have been quarantined at Army who tore papers in the Well, snatched papers own leaders with damaging results for the After Scindia quit the Congress, around Judges and Speaker OM Birla reminded the facility at Manesar, Haryana. Of them, 74 are from marshals and displayed placards.   !"#"$"$   ) #(   # 
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  1      23! ing Congress regime, which was 73 Sabha speaker Om Birla expunged response from the Treasury benches, per cent,” she said. certain names taken by Lekhi and with at least two Union Ministers — Lekhi countered Chowdhury’s asked her not to name people. Ravi Shankar Prasad and Kishan   (. ./&* Home Minister would go and sit in a remarks on the role of Mussolini in She alleged that after the speech Reddy — registering their protests. police station? Would that have not the RSS ideology. She said that of Congress leader Sonia Gandhi at Reddy accused Owaisi and his party he BJP on Wednesday alleged that caused splitting of security forces just Chowdhury’s leader’s - who is sitting Ramleela maidan, people started for erasing Hindus population from Tthe communal violence in Delhi to guard him?” Lekhi asked. behind him (pointing at Rahul gathering. Similar speeches were certain areas of Hyderabad. was a pre-planned conspiracy and The Lok Sabha discussed the Gandhi without mentioning his given by Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka This led to heated argument lauded Union Home Minister Amit Delhi riots under Rule 193 of the name) - maternal grandfather was Gandhi as well, Lekhi said. “Why the between the ruling and the opposition Shah for containing the Delhi violence House proceedings which means Mussolini’s soldier. Somehow opposition is spreading rumours,” benches. Reminding members to within 36 hours. The Opposition hit there will be no voting after the debate. Congress did not pick this mention she said. keep cool and avoid mention of any out at the Government as the riots had Earlier, initiating the debate in the as an issue, though Treasury Benches Tejasvi Surya of BJP alleged that communities, Speaker Om Birla international ramifications and called Lok Sabha, Congress leader sought were supporting Lekhi with thump- while there wasn’t anything anti- ordered to expunge certain remarks for an impartial probe. resignation of Shah, a demand echoed ing in the desks. Muslim in CAA, the anti-CAA made by Owaisi. Participating in the debate in Lok by TMC’s Saugata Roy and NK Lekhi, alleged that some people protests had “a lot of anti-Hindu” T R Baalu (DMK) said that the Sabha on Delhi riots that have claimed Premachandran of RSP. are taking political benefit out of the feelings. BJP MPs Nalin Kateel also Delhi riots and the law and order sit- 52 lives, BJP MP Meenakshi Lekhi Responding to Congress leader incidents of violence. Referring to the countered the Opposition accusa- uation of the national capital were dis- defended the Home Minister Amit Adhir Ranjan Choudhury allega- killing of IB officer Ankit Sharma dur- tions. BJP leader Nishikant Dubey cussed in parliaments of the UK, Iran, Shah and said the violence was tions, Lekhi defended party leaders ing the riots, she said 400 wounds said the transfer was recommend- Indonesia, Turkey and Malaysia. brought under control within 36 Anurag Thakur, Parvesh Verma and ed on February 23. Kapil Mishra was “During 1950 to 1964, as many as 243 were found on his body. “What kind ed by the Supreme Court collegium These countries “are making fun of hours which, if you look at in hind- Kapil Mishra, who have been accused held responsible for acts of riots are documented. When Indira of hatred was this... We should discuss and the Government had nothing to us”, he said. sight, was in the making for months. by the Opposition of setting the Amanatullah Khan, Sharjeel Imam Gandhi was Prime Minister, 337 riots that also,” she said, adding the riots do with it. Baalu said that “what went She also claimed that the Home stage for the violence that rocked and Tahir Hussain, she said. happened during 1966 to 1977 and were pre-planned. The BJP leader AIMIM leader Asaduddin Owaisi wrong” as over 50 people were killed Minister did not go to the violence- northeast Delhi and left more than 50 Without naming the Congress, 1980 and 1984. Similarly, when Rajiv alleged that the opposition are defend- said there is a “tsunami of Hindutva in the Delhi violence. He said that hit areas of northeast Delhi to avoid people dead. Anurag and Verma she blamed the grand old party for the Gandhi was Prime Minister, 291 ing minority vote bank politics and hate” and called for an impartial probe although Delhi Police is efficient in “splitting of security forces to guard made comments on January 20 and riots and said the Government had riots occurred during 1984 and 1989. have forgotten about Sharjeel Imam to find the prepatrators of the violence. manging the issues, “why all went him”. “What do you expect? That January 28, while the violence start- controlled the violence in 36 hours. Out of 1094 riots, 871 happened dur- and AAP MLA Amanatullah. Lok Some of his remarks evoked sharp wrong” on those days. *0"   
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    +    screening the Indians there. countries. marily from J&K, about 1,000 (. ./&* Giving this assurance to the Making a suo moto state- fishermen mainly from Kerala, 0)% elders after they expressed con- ment, Jaishankar said Iran and Tamil Nadu and Gujarat, and erming the situation in cern over the plight of Indians, Italy have an “extreme” situa- others who are on longer term   (. ./&* TIran and Italy as “extreme” including students, pilgrims tion and the Government is stay in Iran for pursuing their due to coronavirus, the and fishermen, the Minister “focusing on those countries livelihood and religious studies. TBP Director General SS Government on Wednesday said the situation in Italy and where coronavirus is strong.” Jaishankar said the IDeswal on Wednesday took said it is focusing on bringing Iran is “a cause of great con- He also said the two countries Government will first focus on additional charge of the BSF back those stranded Indian cern” and the Government is are under stress due to pan- bringing pilgrims to India from after its incumbent VK Johri citizens who test negative. making all efforts to bring demic and are doing their best. Iran and then students. He was repatriated to parent cadre Giving this information in the back Indians after appropriate Noting that the disease has pointed out that infrastructure to take over as the Director Rajya Sabha, External Affairs testing and screening. The spread to about 90 countries, situation in Iran is stretched. He General of Police of Minister S Jaishankar said a entire House lauded the efforts Jaishankar said if the said 58 Indian pilgrims have Madhya Pradesh. medical team from India will of the Government in reaching Government starts the process already come back from Iran An official order issued leave for Italy on Thursday for out to the Indians in those two of bringing back Indians world- and have tested negative for on Tuesday said Deswal will coronavirus. As many as 529 handle this charge “till the samples have been collected in appointment and joining of the the second batch and whosoev- successor or until further /"   er tests negative will be brought orders, whichever is earlier”. back in the next flight, he added. The Kamal Nath-led wide, then it will be only add pandemic was not prevalent that over 6,000 Indian nation- On Italy, he said the Congress Government in to the panic. there. However, the als in various provinces of Iran Government will hopefully Madhya Pradesh had recently  0   Elaborating upon this Government will make all are stranded which includes send a medical team for carry- issued an order appointing aspect, he said India only inter- arrangements including food about 1,100 pilgrims mainly ing out testing facilities for Johri, a 1984-batch IPS officer, vened in Wuhan, China and and water to the fishermen from the union territories of Indians stranded there like it the new Director General of  +    Trinamool Congress(TMC) on discussing the two ordi- brought back Indians. stranded there, Jaishankar said Ladakh and Jammu&Kashmir was done in the case of Iran. Police. (. ./&* raised the issue of recent com- nances on Wednesday and Similarly, the fishermen from after several MPs raised the and Maharashtra. “The situation in Italy is In the same order, the MP munal violence in the nation- the latter on Thursday, various parts of India now in issue. The Minister said there now emerging as a cause of Government has shifted he Rajya Sabha on al capital. Some Congress the chair adjourned the Iran were relatively safe as the He informed the House are nearly 300 students pri- great concern,” Jaishankar said. incumbent DGP VK Singh to TWednesday witnessed members raised the political proceedings. the Sports and Youth Welfare repeated adjournments over a happenings in Madhya With no agreement in Department as its Director. clutch of issues, including Pradesh. Chairman M sight for some time, the house DG of Cyber Cell of MP Delhi riots, ban on some Venkaiah Naidu adjourned was adjourned repeatedly till Police, Rajendra Kumar, a media channels in Kerala and the proceedings till after lunch at 3:40 pm Deputy Chairman 1985-batch officer, has been the treasury and the at 11.05 am. Harivansh called asked to officiate as the DGP Opposition differing on taking The afternoon session Parliamentary Affairs Minister till Johri takes over. up two ordinances which are commenced with External Prahlad Joshi to give his state- Johri is expected to reach lapsing on Thursday. All the Affairs Minister S Jaishankar ment. State capital Bhopal on parties finally agreed to discuss making a suo moto statement Joshi told the House as Thursday and subsequently the ordinances pertaining to on the Government’s efforts to agreed in the meeting in the take over his new assignment mines and minerals and insol- bring back stranded Indians Deputy Chairman’s Chamber, soon. The Appointments vency code on Thursday from Italy and Iran. Several the two ordinances (listed in Committee of the Cabinet morning followed by a dis- Elders from several parties supplementary agenda) would (ACC), headed by Prime cussion on the Delhi riots. expressed concern over the be discussed on Thursday at Minister Narendra Modi, had The first adjournment till issue. However, when Deputy 11 am. Thereafter, there would issued an order on Wednesday 2.00 pm came minutes after Chairman Harivansh moved be a discussion on Delhi vio- approving the proposal of the the House met for the day at to the other business of taking lence in the House. home ministry for repatriation 11.00 am when the Opposition up the two ordnances namely Leader of the Opposition of Johri to his parent cadre with parties raised the issue of the Insolvency and Ghulam Nabi Azad then said an immediate effect. communal violence in Delhi Bankruptcy Code all parties have agreed that Deswal, a 1984-batch and the Government ban on (Amendment) Ordinance, they will finish the discussion Haryana cadre IPS officer, has two Malayalam news channels 2019 and the Mineral Laws on two ordinances in the earlier headed the Sashastra for their coverage of the riots. (Amendment) Ordinance, morning and discuss the Delhi Seema Bal (SSB)as its DG apart While Left parties raised 2020, several Opposition MPs violence in the afternoon. from handling the additional the issue of the Union including Derek O’Brien He then requested the charge as the chief of Central Information and Broadcasting objected. chair to adjourn the House for Reserve Police Force (CRPF) Ministry imposing a 48-hour With the treasury and the the day and Harivansh did so and National Security Guard telecast ban on Asianet News Opposition sticking to their saying it was the sense of the (NSG). and Media One TV, the guns with the former insisting house. !    %  .0,%-1"    2'   % 0 &   
   
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    ing declaration of the NIA Act as ernment in the apex court which was at an advance stage. Sodhi said that the court has Wednesday (March 11). unconstitutional and arbitrary on pertains to challenge to the con- He said that under provi- to decide whether the central The IMD has traced out the ground that it affects the stitutional validity of the NIA sions of the NIA Act, the pre- Government has unbridled pow- the latest western disturbance the region,” the IMD said. Thursday and Friday. Isolated Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan state’s sovereignty. Act. scribed period for registration of ers to direct the NIA to take over over Afghanistan, which has On the other hand, agri- heavy showers are also likely before entering North-West The Chhattisgarh govern- During the hearing, offence by the central agency is the investigation of any sched- induced the formation of an culture ministry officials said over Punjab on Thursday, and India. In between, comparably ment has challenged the high Attorney General K K 15 days but the Centre while uled offence at any stage under offspring circulation over that unseasonal rains and hail- across Uttarakhand, Haryana, weaker disturbances may chug court’s order of last year by Venugopal, appearing for the exercising suo motu powers section 6(4) of the NIA Act, South-West Rajasthan. “On storm accompanying with high and Chandigarh on Friday. their way into North-West which it had dismissed its appeal Centre, submitted that the inves- issued the notification handing 2008. PTI Thursday, however, the western velocity wind has damaged the Apart from these isolated India,” the IMD said. challenging an earlier order of disturbance activity is set to hit standing crops of wheat and heavy showers, the rest of the Moreover, thunderstorms the court directing handing over its peak, due to which all of the muster in Punjab, Haryana, Western Himalayan region accompanied by lightning, hail, of the probe into the killing of /1: /9 71$> :/11: $7 +7/? north and northwest India and Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh (WHR) and northwestern and gusty winds (speed reach- Mandavi and four security per- union territories will be under Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and plains are likely to experience ing 30-40 kmph or more) at sonnel by Maoists to the NIA. the orange alert. Uttarakhand face the risk of light to moderate fairly wide- isolated places are also in the The State Government had $"%

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      , G3   . 13  ,       ,     /.&78,,$ Agartala: The Tripura may be closed for the time being North Tripura district bordering he Ladakh administration Government has decided to tem- in consultation with Bangladeshi Assam, it said. Panaji: Goa Health Minister Vishwajit Rane on Thas closed all colleges and porarily shut two border 'haat' authorities,” a memo signed by the The Dharmanagar Railway Wednesday said Government employees and    ", the university in the union ter- (markets) along the India- Secretary of the Health and Family Station is one of the main entry staff of state-run hospitals will be equipped with ritory from Wednesday until Bangladesh border as a precau- Welfare Department, Debasish points to the state. masks as a precautionary measure against the Mumbai: The Maharashtra on a couple of fronts, including March 31 as a precautionary tionary measure to check the Basu said. Passengers would be checked spread of coronavirus. Government plans to set up iso- setting up isolation wards and pri- measure in consideration of the spread of novel coronavirus, offi- Tripura has two border haat and awareness created, encourag- Talking to reporters here, Rane also said the lation wards and coronavirus vate testing facilities at Mumbai- coronavirus outbreak. cials said on Wednesday. along the India-Bangladesh border ing visitors to report about their use of hand sanitizers is important and should be testing facilities at private hospi- based hospitals and seeking “In view of the prevailing A State health department —at Kamalasagar in Sepahijala dis- health status to the authorities, the encouraged in schools and colleges. tals here to deal with the outbreak accreditation from the Centre for circumstances and as a pre- advisory asked Land Custom and trict and Srinagar in South Tripura memo said. “Masks will be provided to Government of the deadly virus in the state, an the same,” a senior official, who cautionary measure for con- BSF officials to direct their staff to district. Both the border haat Meanwhile, Director of Health employees and hospital staff. Every department official said on Wednesday. was present at the meeting, said. tainment of COVID-19, all follow hygiene protocol for con- function on Sunday. and Family Welfare, Radha is advised to make use of masks and sterillium,” Representatives of private The State Government also the colleges and the university taining the infection, particularly The memo also asked the dis- Debbarma said no positive case of he said. People who visit hospitals need to take hospitals in Mumbai met Chief plans to improve screening facil- of Ladakh shall remain closed from Bangladeshis. trict authorities and chief medical coronavirus has been detected in extra precautions, he added. “In view of the Minister Uddhav Thackeray, ities at international airports, till March 31,” Commissioner- “For the time being, officers to maintain strict surveil- Tripura so far. exponential rise in coronavirus cases, circulars on Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, especially in Mumbai, he said, Secretary Higher Education, Bangladeshis suffering from any lance on gatherings, bus termi- “No positive case of coron- safety measures will be issued to every depart- Health Minister Rajesh Tope and adding that doctors and nurses UT Ladakh, Rigzian Sampheal respiratory problem should be nuses and railway stations to check avirus has been found in the state ment,” Rane said. senior ministers to discuss the ris- will be trained about standard said in an order. assessed properly before their the spread of coronavirus. so far. We had identified 28 per- The Minister said he would be writing to the ing number of coronavirus cases treatment procedures to keep Schools in the entire union entry into our State. Help desks will be set up at sons who returned from affected secretaries of all departments to notify the staff in the state. “The State patients safe from other infec- territory of Ladakh were shut “Moreover, all border haat Dharmanagar Railway Station in countries. PTI about safety measures. PTI Government has decided to work tions. PTI by the administration last week. A 76-year-old man, Mohmmad Ali, who recently ) F
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Maharashtra RMinister Vasundhara Raje Delhi. Raje is the sister of outfit of ‘horse-trading’ in Citing how the BJP had instances to show how the 70 MLAs in Bengal House. last long, Shiv Sena spokesper- chief minister Uddhav on Wednesday welcomed her Madhavrao Scindia, the father Madhya Pradesh even as senior been pulling down TMC either arm-twisted or “We can’t say as to whether son Sanjay Raut said here on Thackeray is running the gov- nephew Jyotiraditya Scindia’s of Jyotiraditya, who died in a Congress leader Jyotiraditya Governments or indulging in purchased dozens of Congress we will field the fifth candi- Wednesday that the Madhya ernment well and is taking all decision to join the BJP, saying plane crash in September 2001. Scindia quit his party to join horse-trading in States like and Left leaders to join their date,” TMC general secretary Pradesh’s virus would not the constituents with him,” he has followed high ideals of Other BJP leaders in the the BJP along with an impres- Karnataka, Manipur and other ranks. Everyone knows how Partho Chatterjee said adding spread to Maharashtra, while Pawar said. the legacy of Vijaya Raje Scindia. state also welcomed sive bunch of party legislators. states where “they are forming Congress and the Left lost sev- “talks are on and let us see NCP chief Sharad Pawar and “Yes. I am told that there “Jyotiraditya has followed Jyotiraditya Scindia joining the Hours after Scindia’s som- Government with parties that eral of their MLAs who joined whether we can field a fifth State Congress president was an attempt by the BJP to the high ideals of the legacy of party. ersault TMC and BJP traded are in second or third position,” the TMC without even being candidate or support anyone Balasaheb Thorat said that the pull down the MVA govern- Vijaya Raje Scindia and took the BJP State president Satish fire as senior Trinamool MP Bandopadhyay said “in such expelled from the Assembly,” he from some other party or Uddhav Thackeray-led ment some time ago. But, they decision in the interest of the Poonia, deputy leader of Sudip Bandopadhyay said that circumstances people cannot said. not.” Government would complete failed. They are not left with country. I welcome this decision Opposition Rajendra Rathore, the latest development in MP be faulted for suspecting horse- Meanwhile in an unrelated Bhattacharya a former its full term. any special occasion that they personally and politically,” Raje, Vasundhara Raje’s son and would go down in the history trading.” development the Trinamool Advocate General of Tripura A day after senior BJP can use to bring down our also a BJP’s national vice pres- Jhalawar MP Dushyant Singh as yet another shameful chap- “This incident” (of Scindia Congress kept its decision Assembly had successfully leader and former State govenrnment,” the NCP chief ident, said in a statement here. welcomed the Scindia’s deci- ter in Indian democracy. joining the BJP) would go reserved on whether to field a appeared for senior Congress Minister Sudhir Mungantiwar said. She also tweeted saying it sion. Not ruling out “horse-trad- down as yet “another shameful fifth candidate in the Rajya leader Abdul Mannan the main went town — in the wake of On the fluid political situ- is good to be on the same team. Poonia said Scindia took ing” in that State causing chapter in the history of Indian Sabha elections. petitioner in the Sharada chit political developments in ation in Madhya Pradesh, “If Rajmata Sahab was here the decision with the sentiment Scindia to join the BJP, democracy,” he said inviting For the five vacant posi- fund case and the Narada pay Madhya Pradesh after Pawar said: “We will wait and today, she would be elated to see of ‘nation first’. “Scindia was Bandopadhyay said “our strong condemnation from the tions the party has nominated off case to obtain a Supreme Jyotiraditya Scindia – saying see if the Kamal Nath govern- you put the nation first. I disturbed with the Congress Trinamool Congress is of the State BJP which said the TMC four former MPs --- Dinesh Court order directing CBI that the Shiv Sena-led MVA ment will survive or fall. People admire your strengthen of char- policies and was impressed firm opinion that the party that should first search its own Trivedi, Mausam Benazir Noor, investigation into these cases. Government would collapse have confidence in the leader- acter and courage. It’s good to with Prime Minister Narendra has been voted out of power basket of wrongs before blam- Subroto Bakshi and Arpita The TMC Government had within a month and half, Sena ship of Kamal Nath. They be on the same team. Welcome Modi’s policies,” he added. PTI should not try to stage a back- ing the others. Ghosh. For the fifth vacant opposed CBI investigation. MP Sanjay Raut rubbished think that he can perform a him through a miracle. There is no point in tweet. Maintaining that the predicting as to what will hap- 6 >-  ; < 8 , 4 BJP’s “operation Lotus” would pen in MP. Let’s wait for two #*   # )  not succeed in Maharashtra, more days,” the NCP chief   Raut tweeted: “Maharashtra’s said. State Congress President 4
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The BJP with complete coordina- Rajinikanth would be meeting them again on ers in Tamil Nadu which are disgusted with the Wednesday brokered peace in Government. Madhya Pradesh virus will not tion”. There was an intense # ( 28$ Thursday. Though there is no official kind of politics practiced by AIADMK and the the ongoing battle of nerves But the Division Bench con- make inroads into speculation in the Maharashtra announcement from the RMM about the DMK. Both these parties are known for cor- between Kiran Bedi, the sisting of Chief Justice A P Sahi Maharashtra. There is nothing political circles that the BJP   (. ./&* agenda of the meeting, it is speculated that the ruption, nepotism and favouritism. That sec- Lieutanant Governor and V and Justice Subramonium to worry. Jai Maharashtra”. might pull off a coup ahead of film star may disclose some details about the tion of voters are anxiously waiting for an alter- Narayana Samy the Chief Prasad ruled on Wednesday Talking to media persons at “Gudi Padwa” festival that it s many as 1,487 Indian pris- political party he is planning to launch. native option and Rajinikanth fits the bill,” said Minister of the Union Territory that the Government of the Vidhan Bhavan after filing had tried in November last Aoners are lodged in various Though there were reports in a section of Maalan. of Puducherry. Union Territory of Puducherry nominations for the March 26 year, when it roped in NCP jails of Bangladesh, Nepal, the media that Rajinikanth may announce the But Maalan said that possibilities of The verdict was on a peti- and the Lieutenant Governor Rajya Sabha polls, Pawar leader Ajit Pawar and installed Pakistan and Sri Lanka, the launching of his party on April 14, the Tamil Rajinikanth’s party crossing the half-way mark tion filed by the Union of India should rule in unison and not in expressed confidence that the its government for a brief 80- External Affairs Ministry said on New Year Day, his close associate Tamilaruvi in the Assembly is highly unlikely. “At the best against a single bench judgment division. The justices ruled that Sena-led MVA would com- hour period. Wednesday. Responding to a Manian told The Pioneer on Wednesday that he may be one of the factors deciding who con- of the MHC that had ruled that the role of the Government and plete its full five-year term However, Ajit Pawar question in the Lok Sabha, it was not correct. “I saw some reports like that stitute the next government,” he said. the Lieutenant the administrator were inter- and that Maharashtra would returned to the NCP, foiling the Minister of State for External which appeared in some dailies with the claim Kolahala Srenivaas, author and commen- Governor/administrator is twined. The administrator has a not witness a situation similar BJP’s attempt to have govern- Affairs V Muraleedharan said 83 that it was disclosed by me. I was being mis- tator, is expecting Rajinikanth to disclose on bound by the aid and advice of segregated control over the mat- to the one currently witnessed ment in the State on a term missing Indian defence person- quoted by these dailies,” said Manian. Thursday the reason behind his “disappoint- the council of Ministers in mat- ters falling under Rule4(2) read in Madhya Pradesh. basis. The Sena-led MVA gov- nel, including prisoners of war, While Manian said the stage is set for the ment” about which he mentioned last week. “He ters where the Legislative with Chapter 4 of the 1963 “There would not be a ernment assumed office on are believed to be in Pakistan’s launching of the political outfit by Rajinikanth, may also reveal some more details about the Assembly is competent to enact Rules. The judges also said that repeat of the Madhya Pradesh November 28, last year. custody. “The government has he is in the dark about the name of the party outfit because he has been functioning till now laws as contemplated under the basis of parallel drawn consistently taken up the matter and its programmes. “Rajinikanth is the sole as per the script prepared by his advisors. It all Section 44 of Government of between a State and a Union with Pakistan. However, so far, authority who could give you details about the sound very dramatic,” said Srenivaas. Union Territories Act 1962 Territory by the single Division Pakistan has not acknowledged programme of the party and its stance on var- Insiders who are in the know of things said though she is empowered to dif- Judge was not appropriate. the presence of these missing ious issues. All I could say is that there would that the manifesto, party programmes and blue Indian defence personnel in its be a political party led by Rajinikanth contesting print for the development of Tamil Nadu has custody,” he said in a written the 2021 assembly election,” said Manian, a for- been drawn out by the close aides of reply. According to the data mer Tamil Nadu Congress Committee presi- Rajinikanth. Pandhappilli Gopala Menon, well 1
% ( given by Muraleedharan, as of dent who had quit the Grand Old Party in dis- known Thanthric scholar, said April 14 being January 31, 1,487 Indians were gust. the Tamil New Year Day, chances of the actor lodged in various jails of Maalan, Tamil Nadu’s leading political launching the party are high. “First day of     Bangladesh, Nepal, Pakistan and commentator is of the view that the entry of Chithirai, the first month as per Tamil Almanac Sri Lanka. In Pakistan, 337 Indian Rajinikanth into the political arena is expect- is an auspicious day for all new ventures,” said   (. ./&* Union Bank of India, and of the prisoners (Indian and believed- ed to make some major impact in State poli- Menon. Allahabad Bank into the Indian to-be Indian prisoners, including s the bank merger becomes Bank. fishermen) are lodged, the data Aeffective April 1, Finance The amalgamation would showed. In Bangladesh, 157 Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is result in creation of seven large Indian prisoners, including fish-   2      scheduled to meet the chief PSBs with scale and national ermen, are lodged, while in executives of the amalgamating reach with each amalgamated Nepal, 886 Indian prisoners,    ,$,0* banks on Thursday to review entity having a business of including fishermen, are lodged, the preparedness for merger. over 8 lakh crore. The mega it said. CP chief Sharad Pawar on The Union Cabinet already consolidation would help cre- In Sri Lanka, 107 Indian pris- NWednesday filed his nom- approved consolidation of 10 ate banks with scale compara- oners, including fishermen, are ination for the March 26 Rajya public sector banks into four, ble to global banks and capa- lodged. “The concerned gov- Sabha polls from Maharashtra, earlier in the month. ble of competing effectively in ernments in these countries even as the ruling BJP named The meeting would deal India and globally. inform our Embassies about former MP and Chhatrapati also on readiness of anchor The Punjab National Bank arrest of Indian citizens. In case Shivaji Maharaj’s descendent banks to minimise disruption would be the second largest of Pakistan, as per the Agreement Uddhayanraje Bhosale and to customers and ensuring public sector bank after the on Consular Access signed Union Minister Ramdas credit flow to productive sec- amalgation of Oriental Bank of between Indian and Pakistan Athavale as its candidates for tors of the economy. Commerce and the United on May 21, 2008, the list of civil the polls. Sitharaman is likely to Bank of India with it, with over prisoners and fishermen in Seventy-nine-year-old check the readiness and capac- 10,900 branches. It would have Pakistani jails is provided by Pawar was accompanied by from Maharashtra have been October 2019 – and Union ities of the amalgamating banks a business of 17.91 crore and Pakistan government twice a Shiv Sena President and necessitated by the impending Minister and Dalit leader to handle and address customer have a CRAR of 14.46 per cent. year,” the minister said. Maharashtra Chief Minister end of the terms of NCP supre- Ramdas Athavale as its candi- queries and difficulties. The The amalgamation of He further said that steps Uddhav Thackeray, mo Sharad Pawar, Union dates for the RS polls. banks may also be asked to set Canara Bank and Syndicate taken by Indian missions include Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Minister Ramdas Athawale, With less than 36 hours to up a common call centre with Bank would form the fourth requesting local authorities for Committee president and State Congress’ Hussain Dalwai, go for the closure of the nom- regional language support, so largest PSB with over 10,300 speedy trials, seeking remission Minister Balasaheb Thorat, Sena’s Rajkumar Dhoot, BJP’s inations, the ruling Shiv Sena that customer issues are branches and business of of sentence, providing advice State NCP president and Amar Sable, BJP-backed and Congress have not yet addressed and responded at the 15.64 crore and CRAR of and guidance in legal and other Minister Jayantrao Patil and a Independent Sanjay Kakade announced their candidates earliest. 13.90 per cent. matters, ensuring fair and host of leaders from the three and NCP’s Majeed Memon, on for the polls. In one of the biggest con- The merger of Union Bank, humane treatment in foreign MVA constituents, when he April 2. The electoral college for solidation exercise in the bank- Andhra Bank and Corporation jails, issue of emergency certifi- filed his nomination for the RS Meanwhile, the BJP these seven RS seats is the 288- ing industry, the government Bank would form the fifth cates and repatriation to India of polls. announced Udayanraje member Maharashtra last year announced amalga- largest PSB in the country with those who are released. “In cases The elections for seven Bhosale -- the 13th descendent Legislative Assembly. While mation of the Oriental Bank of 9,593 branches and a business of arrest of fishermen, the con- Rajya Sabha seats are being of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj the BJP has a strength of 105 Commerce and the United of 15.08 crore. The banks cerned government is also held on March 26. The last date from the Satara royal family members in the lower House, Bank of India with the Punjab would also present their busi- requested to consider the issue for filing nominations is March who had switched over from while the seat tally of the rul- National Bank, of the Syndicate ness and financial plans to the from a humanitarian and liveli- 13. Elections, if needed, will be the NCP to BJP in the run-up ing constituents is: Shiv Sena- Bank into the Canara Bank, of minister, including credit and hood perspective,” held on March 26. to 2019 Maharashtra Assembly 56, NCP -54 and the Andhra Bank and the deposits growth and year-wise Muraleedharan said. The elections to seven RS polls but was trounced in the Congress -44. Corporation Bank into the synergy realisation plan. -    
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The crew of the Type satellites, rocketry and biotech- taken over the controversial         $          $   case with symptoms of the novel 054A multi-role frigate, nology. The future of all these Wuhan lab, originally a civilian  *   1       /         S Coronavirus pneumonia, and January 23, Changzho, carrying anti-sub- institutions remained undecided. research lab, partly funded by the 2020, when the JLSF troops first arrived marine missiles had to be quar- According to Xinhua, China French Government. When he      1=#       "          ! on the scene. antined. The Navy admitted the had to postpone its military visited the research facilities in    *                  But what is JLSF? The body was cre- fear of an outbreak and the cap- recruitment drive, scheduled for February 2017, Bernard  <   * #           ated on January 11, 2016, as part of Chinese tain of the frigate, Yu Song Qiu, )1+*(**O the first half of this year to sup- Cazeneuve, the then French President Xi Jinping’s in-depth military and a number of sailors were port the country’s epidemic pre- Prime Minister, declared: “France                    reform measure. According to Xinhua, the placed on lockdown. Shore leave *,"1+(1 vention and control work. Wu is proud and happy to have con- " 1=#         /  #    * JLSF “comprises the support forces for rules for crew members aboard (/A.&. Qian, the spokesperson for the tributed to the construction of the          3     !     inventory and warehousing, medical ser- the Shandong were tightened to Ministry of National Defence, first P4 high bio-safety laborato- vices, transport, force projection, oil prevent the spread of COVID-19 *,"/**1(1) asserted: “Approved by the State ry in China. …This cutting-   *  * <         8C      pipelines, engineering and construction on China’s second aircraft carri- &."/O Council and the CMC, the post- edge tool constitutes a central ele-   *S               *    management, reserve assets management er. By the end of January, there *(B1/B.,.(*( poned conscription will be com- ment in the achievement of the   A /              ! and procurement.” Coincidentally, it is were 54 declared cases of virus in bined with that of the second half, 2004 inter-governmental agree- based in Wuhan. The first task given to the Sanya in Hainan Island where the &.0/. which will run from August 1 to ment on Franco-Chinese coop-          " 1=#          JLSF of the Central Military Commission Shandong is based. September 30.” Though Wu said eration in the prevention and             S         (CMC) was to build the Huoshenshan At the same time, the CMC %*(&. that the overall annual recruit- fight against emerging infec-      "            B;8@ Hospital, an emergency speciality field started regulating the relations B*+$#(&. ment targets would remain tious diseases.” Something obvi- facility that accommodates 1,000 beds. between the PLA and the civil- unchanged, experts believe that ously went wrong.         8;D      BC;!  Believe it or not, it was constructed in just ians: Thirteen forms of activities "/0.1,. the PLA could be badly affected. For India, it is important to 3  " <   8B; /     B8 /     eight days. were banned, including receiving &+.1&. This was also the time when analyse the implications of the   8;E                 ! At first, 450 Army personnel were money/securities and asking "+A8$*( an enigmatic personage appeared PLA’s involvement in the battle   "  !        <      ! flown in to Wuhan. They were joined in non-military organisations/indi- on the scene. Chen Wei, a 53- against the virus. Will the JLSF by 1,400 military medical staff on February viduals to provide money or .&. year-old leading Chinese epi- emerge stronger? Can the PLA           *            3 and 2,600 additional medical personnel commodities. Corrupt officers demiologist and a Major-General become a threat to the party, just F .   <  /           "   from the armed forces on February 13. were warned: No illicit enrich- N".1"/.O +O in PLA, is known for developing in case the “people’s war” against       1=#            /  Today more than 10,000 troops (includ- ment would be permitted. the world’s first gene-based vac- the “virus” is won by the Army? ing the militia also serving under the CMC) Probably sensing the lack of %*(&. cine on Ebola in 2014. She was Will it re-emerge stronger despite       $     <         =  * have been deployed. enthusiasm on the part of the NB*+$O* 1(0A also apparently involved in com- Xi’s efforts to restrict the Army’s   <   P    Q              ! Though the Generals were probably PLA to participate in the risky &.+,AP *// bating the SARS outbreak. influence? What will be the      "       <    . ! reluctant in the beginning, it became clear- operations, the CMC opened a According to the implications for the PLA’s pre- er to the Communist leadership in Beijing life insurance scheme for those *+.'.,.+%. International Business Times, the paredness on the borders with                  !     ! that only the PLA could save China. On personnel going to the “frontline.” controversial Major-General India? It may be too early to                      January 29, Xi, who is also the CMC It further declared that those, +1(%.+."*. injected herself and her six- answer these questions but even                       Chairman, had to personally intervene to who would die combating the E*O.))1+1 member team with an untested though PLA activities on the exhort the military to save the nation. And virus, would be named “martyr” Coronavirus vaccine. She has cre- Tibetan plateau have reduced due *S                 the party. 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The intransigent attitude of the “Gupkar                gang” to accept the new reality — that separatism         <       and terrorism would be things of the past as          "     ! would dynastic rule — had brought to a stand-                   still political activity, the heartbeat of democra-        cy. The indifference shown by the Kashmiris *     *            towards the Gupkar Gang had not only taken           <    *  them by surprise but also conveyed a message    <   !       C;;; * that the people in Kashmir are fed up with oppor- &."+A tunistic parties bordering separatism. ,$1,.       $  /          The people were hoping for a new leader-        "         ship to fill the political vacuum thus created. They 1$ *&         <       were hoping that the old order would give place *B**1( )            <    '  to a realist regime. However, complexities of 1$,.(  8;;;;                Kashmiri politics prevented that from happen- &. )               ing. In that scenario, the initiative was seized by .+/*.(                 a group of old politicians, who were willing to )1+,$/.               # >  accept the new reality and move away from soft /.+ pockets of influence and hence will the notification has been withdrawn by righteous politician image that he per-                    separatism. Unfortunately, the new entity com- +1," ensure the party’s penetration among the Government for the time being, the ceives to build. The people are elated )  " #  @C               prises rejects of the old order. )1+.1(1,* the awam. Centre is reportedly examining other by the fact that the Jammu & Kashmir This is significant considering the adminis- +.B*B/ The party has chosen a few issues options for opening up employment Bank has been saved from becoming a               )  3   tration’s attempt to devolve power to grassroot on a priority basis and flagged them to opportunities, land ownership rights personal fiefdom of the Gupkar Gang        #          leadership through development of Panchayati *& be raised on behalf of the people. and seats in institutions of higher edu- and is now being reformed to become                 Raj Institutions (PRIs) has failed to yield the /.+(*B. However, these will serve no purpose cation, including professional colleges, a true bank of the people. They want     <             desired results due to various reasons. Though (1"*1( except to keep the people amused for non-Kashmiris. This is similar to the corrupt to be exposed, nepotism                =# /  the BJP continued to raise issues of public inter- +&.+ temporarily. The reversion to what has been done in other States like and favouritism prevailing in the bank    ) S     D:         ! est, the people were feeling the lack of a viable &(&..+ Statehood, which is on the top of the Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and to end and for the awam be the real                  !  alternative. Thus, the formation of the JKAP, +&.1+*# agenda, is a non-issue as it has been other Northeastern states, which are beneficiary. Bukhari and his party will                  drawing from the Peoples Democratic Party &.(. repeatedly said that the existing covered under Article 371 of the have to come out with a clear stand on /                 (PDP) and the National Conference (NC) under *".(*1( arrangement is temporary with a view Constitution. this. The major issue left with the party 1     8E      !   <   .   the stewardship of ex-PDP Minister Altaf (..1 to fighting terrorism, separatism and Fortunately, the party has not set its immediately is to focus on development Bukhari, has raised some hope, if not generate "+1B./1 *)* widespread corruption. Both the Prime eyes on early elections and has given and the economic well-being of the UT. "               reassurance. On the face of it, the new party is Minister and the Home Minister, archi- adequate hints of it not expecting the It is heartening that Bukhari has cho- 1     =     $        1    an amalgamation of leaders who have parted (1 *( tects of the reorganisation, have assured elections to be held in the next one to sen to draw inspiration from Bakshi      $            ways with the parties led by the intransigent &.&.+ the nation on more than one occasion two years, till the process of fresh delim- Ghulam Mohammad, whose tenure at   *      >         Gupkar Gang. The biggest sufferers are the dis- (,*(1) that statehood would be restored as itation is completed. The fact that the the helm of the State’s affairs can                 integrated PDP and the sinking Sonia Congress. &.".1"/. soon as normalcy is achieved. To keep party admits to the need for meeting undoubtedly be termed as the golden 3   <              )  A sangam (confluence) of differing ideologies, its promise alive, the Union “rational aspirations” of the people, era of economic development. Bakshi                   beliefs and loyalties, the JKAP has yet to come Government has ensured separate without promising them the “moon and not only avoided discriminatory poli-                 out with a clear-cut ideology which would guide awards by the 14th and 15th National the stars”, sounds good but one only tics but also did not allow the rise of             its future course and survival, since no political Finance Commissions for J&K and hopes that it sticks to its promise in let- fundamentalists in the Valley by        ,       party can survive merely with the assurance of Ladakh UTs, as a departure from the ter and spirit. encouraging and promoting the Sufi raising the current issues faced by the awam in routine practice of combined awards to The bane of J&K politics has been culture. One can just hope that the                  the changed scenario. the Home Ministry in respect of the the “wada khilafi” (broken promises) JKAP rises to those ideals and works for            /    Nonetheless, it is a very bold move under the UTs. made by the Gupkar Gang, that led to the return of peace, harmony and co-   , S    P           present circumstances, though it could turn into Negotiating the domicile laws for the disillusionment of the youth and existence, the hallmark of the Bakshi  <           3 3   , as much of a puppet as the NC or the PDP. The people of the UT could be controver- was one of the causes of the emergence era. The party must come out with its        "     ! easiest way for it would be to pass the buck with- sial and tricky for it. The people fear of the “gun culture” in Kashmir. With vision document at the earliest and for- Q out carrying out any introspection within its own that such a move will further curtail the promise of acknowledging the mulate a clear road map for economic 3                  house. The new party has an advantage to begin employment opportunities for the awam as the real stakeholders, the revival with alternatives and options                ,  with but it would need political acumen, person- youth of the UT and lead to a demo- newly-floated party is making a big rather than sheer rhetoric. Bukhari and                3 al sacrifices and matured leadership to turn this graphic disruption in the Valley. departure from the prevailing cult of his team will do well to remember that    *  S          ! advantage into a successful combination with Their apprehensions were further personality-driven politics. Another there is always resistance to any tran- wide acceptance. It would need to avoid being fuelled by the fact that the J&K High noble thought, but one that needs to be sition and change management should                   labelled as yet another Kashmir-centric party by Court on December 31, 2019 invited watched as the days go by, since actions form the JKAP’s key strategy. Neither   (  B;8E (   H      B;8I   adopting a holistic approach and rising above applications from across the country will speak louder than words. should he allow himself to be used as             regional and religious considerations. It appears for filling 33 vacant non-gazetted posts. Altaf Bukhari in his press confer- a mouthpiece and implementer of     3         ! to be a Herculean task going by the present com- Thankfully, the notification was can- ence also mentioned the Jammu & Delhi. His integrationist ways should      *          position of the party because most of the heavy- celled after Opposition parties in Kashmir Bank and it being “converted not result in a trust deficit all over again.                 weights belong to Kashmir and the leaders who Jammu slammed the move and pressed into sub-office of the Anti-Corruption (The author is a Jammu-based 5         have joined from Jammu do not enjoy the same for enactment of laws for safeguarding Bureau.” Here one wonders if the busi- political commentator, columnist, secu-         7 status. Most of the ex-legislators have their own the interests of the local youths. Though nessman in him has overshadowed the rity and strategic analyst.) )     9/:$47 A   !" # $A#"& "#' &#( $$A$)*'+!"$$ ,#( ,  $!- ,.!$, ,#$/ !)0*,- -#$)1! ,#"#'2''".$)*'+!" !,#(#,$3,#') .",'*(4,$,$ #*45"4 -"*, ,#-"#-# ,#)

of Hindutva.” The Maharashtra Chief headed by Uddhav recently complet- identity was visible when his plans to Modi in Delhi in February, he said ular is vulnerable, as it had to go for Minister is keen to ensure that his ed 100 days in office. To mark the visit Ayodhya were announced. The the law has been misunderstood. He this partnership to remain relevant ideological platform remains intact occasion, the Chief Minister visited local Congress leaders were quick to also spoke in favour of the NPR. in Maharashtra politics. This was the by asserting time and again that he Ayodhya with his family and make it clear that they had no prob- Frowning on this indecisive- calculation that the Sena made when has not abandoned the Hindutva announced a donation of  crore for lem with it because the Congress, too, ness, Congress leader Manish Tewari it parted company with the BJP. And, 0+*//*("*.. nurtured carefully by the Sena building the proposed Ram temple. was in favour of building the Ram tweeted, “CM Maharashtra with the perception quickly gaining 1),$* founder, the late Balasaheb “This sum is not from the temple in Ayodhya. In fact, a signif- @UddhavThackeray requires a brief- ground that Uddhav was diluting his Thackeray. Maharashtra Government but from icant number of local Congress and ing on Citizenship Amendment Hindutva identity due to coalition        . 87+: No one knows the perils of hav- my trust,” he announced pointing out NCP leaders feel that the alliance has Rules, 2003 to understand how NPR compulsions, he had to move fast and    ing an anti-Hindutva image better that it was his third visit to the tem- helped them to counter the BJP pro- is the basis of the NRC. Once you do reassure his cadre that the ideology   
  # hiv Sena supremo Uddhav than Uddhav and hence the stress on ple town, in the last one-and-a-half paganda that they were pro-Muslims. NPR you cannot stop NRC. On CAA was intact. Being a regional party, the     Thackeray is trying to do a fine the Hindutva roots. He knows that years. Though Uddhav has kept his he needs to be reacquainted with the Sena will have nothing to fall back Sbalancing act between what he Sena workers might suffer any Addressing a huge crowd in party intact after the death of his design of the Indian Constitution upon if the party gets weakened and     
  calls his own brand of Hindutva and humiliation out of love for him but Ayodhya, he said, “I have parted ways father these past seven years, head- that religion cannot be the basis of there is a risk that Sainiks might shift       
  the secularism of his new-found they will never digest being called with the BJP but not with Hindutva.” ing the Government and running a Citizenship (sic).” to the Raj Thackeray-led  #0    coalition partners — the Congress anti-Hindu. And they want Uddhav The Sena mouthpiece Saamana also coalition are new challenges for Now Uddhav has announced a Maharashtra Navnirman Sena    and the Nationalist Congress Party to give the BJP a befitting reply to the in its latest editorial said Lord Ram him. committee to study the NPR and he (MNS) or the BJP. Therefore, all that (NCP). Significantly, Uddhav’s ide- saffron party’s smear campaign, and Hindutva were not the sole prop- For instance, despite the bon- had also assured the legislators he is doing is to protect his turf while 
   ological platform revolves around painting them as anti-Hindu. erty of any single political party. So homie, the coalition partners had before the start of the Budget Session swearing by the Common Minimum    Hindutva, which is at odds with the Also he has realised that ceding it is clear that Uddhav is designing some anxious moments when that contentious issues would not be Programme, which swears by secu-      “secular” political agenda of his rul- the Hindutva space might cost him his own brand of Hindutva. Uddhav did flip-flops on contentious allowed to disturb the coalition. larism. =4 '<4 #  ing coalition partners. big, given his cousin Raj Thackeray’s The Chief Minister has been issues like the Citizenship However, despite the best efforts Meanwhile, as a strategy, the       Claiming that his brand of recent efforts to rebrand himself as consistent in his assertion and even Amendment Act (CAA), National on the part of the coalition partners, three partners should keep asserting Hindutva is different from that of the a pro-Hindutva leader. Uddhav has told the Assembly on December 1, Register of Citizens (NRC) and the all these issues have made the deli- their respective positions for public     O BJP he clarified recently, “We don’t to reclaim the space. Hence, Uddhav’s 2019, “I am still with the ideology of National Population Register (NPR). cate equation a little more fragile. consumption and Uddhav should       have the same thought process. I much-publicised visit to Ayodhya last Hindutva which cannot be separat- In December 2019, Uddhav said the Though the stakes are high for all the keep harping on his Hindutva ide-     don’t want a Hindu Rashtra (nation), week is part of his new political strat- ed from me.” The fact that Uddhav’s CAA will not be implemented in three partners of the Maha Vikas ology. This is the only way that the      # which is not peaceful. Using religion egy. coalition partners understand his Maharashtra and subsequently after Aghadi Government to keep the coalition Government can continue. L     M and grabbing power is not my idea The Maharashtra ruling coalition need for asserting his ideological meeting Prime Minister Narendra coalition going, the Sena, in partic- (The writer is a senior journalist)    !"#"$"$  '

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On the contrary, silver prices rose by 146 to 47,234 dollar amid mounting fears of The bank also waived the er market witnessed heavy among others. Going ahead, Venkatesh Mhigher on Wednesday, per kg as compared with the previous close of 47,088 per kg. a coronavirus-led economic requirement for maintaining volatility amid concerns over Multi-cap, large-cap, mid- expects continued buoyancy in propped up by value buying in “Spot gold of 24 karat gold in Delhi were trading down by slowdown. minimum balance in SB the impact of coronavirus. cap and small-cap funds saw SIP flows in March too, though index heavyweights RIL, ICICI 516,” HDFC Securities Senior Analyst (Commodities) Tapan At the interbank foreign accounts. Overall, mutual fund inflows of 1,625 crore, Rs a few institutional investors Bank and HDFC Bank, even as Patel said. exchange market, the rupee Keeping in mind the industry witnessed a net out- 1,607 crore, 1,451 crore and may re-assess their investment risk sentiment remained sub- opened higher at 73.88 gained ‘Customers First’ approach, the flow of 1,985 crore across all 1,498 crore, respectively. strategy, given the deep cor- dued amid rising coronavirus and mixed cues from global Ashika Stock Broking. further ground to touch a high bank further said it has also segments, mainly owing to Investors continued to rection in markets. cases in the country. markets. BSE energy, telecom, cap- of 73.55 in day trade. The local waived SMS charges, which will withdrawal from liquid or focus on multi-cap category as Apart from equities, Gold Despite rebounding over The number of confirmed ital goods, finance and bank- unit finally settled at 73.61 bring significant relief to all the money market category. This it provides them exposure in all ETFs too received a net inflow 386 points during the day, the cases of coronavirus in India ing indices gained up to 2.11%, (provisional) against the US customers. comes following an inflow of the three segments of the equi- of 1,483 crore in February, 30-share BSE Sensex pared rose to 60 on Wednesday, with while realty, oil and gas, metal, dollar, registering a rise of 56 “Bank has also rationalised 1.2 lakh crore in January. ty markets (large, mid and sharply higher than net inflow most gains to settle 62.45 points two fresh cases in Delhi and IT, consumer durables and paise over its previous close. interest rate on SB Account to According to data released small caps). The aim is to ben- of 202 crore in the previous or 0.18% higher at 35,697.40. Rajasthan. auto settled in the red. The forex market was a flat 3 % p.a. for all buckets,” by Association of Mutual efit from the opportunities month. Interestingly, invest- On similar lines, the The coronavirus epidemic The broader BSE midcap closed on Tuesday on account it said. Funds in India on Wednesday, arising in all three market seg- ments into gold ETFs have broader NSE Nifty closed 6.95 has wreaked havoc across the and smallcap indices under- of Holi. Currently, the interest rate net inflows into equity and ments by staying invested in been rising for the fourth points or 0.07% up at 10,458.40. world, killing more than 4,000 performed the benchmarks, “Rupee traded strong after on SB accounts is 3.25 per cent equity-linked schemes rose one fund, Srivastava added. straight month Investors made a cautious people and leaving close to ending up to 0.89% lower. flat positive opening on selling for deposits up to 1 lakh in SB from 7,547 crore in January to The staggering investment With global economy star- return to some recently-mauled 120,000 infected. Global markets were mixed of USDINR pair by exporters accounts, and 3 per cent for 10,730 crore in February. in equity schemes could be ing at a major slowdown as counters in the energy, bank- “Market seems to be pric- as investors assessed the impact following likely intervention by deposits above 1 lakh. This is the highest invest- attributed to steady flow of coronavirus epidemic tightens ing and consumption sectors, ing in a large dose of liquidity of the coronavirus outbreak the Reserve Bank of India The State Bank of India ment since March 2019, when 8,513 crore through system- its grip across the globe, Gold traders said. infusion by global central amid expectations of coordi- (RBI) to curb sharp volatility (SBI) decided to waive main- equity schemes attracted an atic investment plan (SIP) ETF emerged as the go to asset Top gainers in the Sensex banks. Overnight US market nated measures by various cen- in the currency pair USD- tenance of Average Monthly inflow to the tune of 11,756 route. class as it regained its safe pack included Hero MotoCorp rose on the prospect of fiscal tral banks to boost growth. INR,” said Jateen Trivedi, Balance (AMB) for all SB crore. “Individual investors con- haven appeal. (4.08%), Reliance Industries stimulus measures by the US Bourses in Shanghai, Hong senior research analyst (com- accounts. As the spread of coron- tinue to repose trust in the Overall, the industry, (3.60%), ICICI Bank (1.80%) Federal Reserve to curb slow- Kong, Seoul and Tokyo ended modity & currency) at LKP “The charges on main- avirus epidemic scared global equity market, investing which witnessed a net outflow and HUL (1.51%). er economic growth stemming with significant losses, while Securities. taining AMB are now waived equities, Indian stock market through mutual funds via the of 1,985 crore across all seg- On the other hand, Tata from the coronavirus outbreak those in Europe rallied up to Trivedi further said that off on all 44.51 crore SBI sav- too found itself in its grip and SIP route and am happy to note ments, saw a pull out of 43,825 Steel, IndusInd Bank, ONGC, and similar measures are also 2% in early trade. “more or less the market will ings bank accounts,” it said. registered a fall of almost 6.5 that SIP monthly contribu- crore from liquids funds and Rs SBI and Infosys tumbled up to expected from European Brent crude oil futures keep trading volatile as coro- Currently, SBI customers per cent (for S&P BSE 100) in tions have breached the 8,000 1,474 crore from overnight 7.11%. Central Bank. slipped 2.02% to USD 36.47 navirus updates keep the buy- need to maintain AMB of February 2020. crore mark for the 15th con- funds. According to analysts, “Bank of England today per barrel, after Saudi Arabia ers interested in USIDNR pair 3,000, 2,000 and 1,000 in “However, showing matu- secutive month,” said NS The outflow has pulled equity benchmarks gave up cut rates in an emergency hiked production by one mil- but falling crude prices give the metro, semi urban and rural rity, Indian investors viewed Venkatesh, Chief Executive, down the assets under man- most gains as nervousness move to combat coronavirus lion barrels a day. strength to rupee”. areas, respectively. this fall as an opportunity to AMFI. agement of the industry to heightened among investors impact by 50 basis points to On the currency front, the Going ahead the rupee The bank used to levy a buy into equities and invested Further, he said equity 27.23 lakh crore in February- amid rapidly increasing coro- 0.25%,” said Paras Bothra, Indian rupee recovered 56 can trade in range in 73.45- penalty of 5 to 15 plus taxes in equity funds,” said linked saving schemes contin- end from 27.86 lakh crore in navirus cases in the country President of Equity Research, paise to settle at 73.61 (provi- 73.85, he noted. on non-maintenance of AMB. Himanshu Srivastava, senior ued to find favour with indi- January-end.

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2037.05 81.00 TCS 1955.00 1988.35 1923.60 1954.55 NESTLEIND 16050.00 16220.30 15785.10 16056.15 NATIONALUM 31.30 31.55 30.10 30.25 GESHIP 223.90 248.00 223.00 223.95 RELIANCE 1108.00 1178.45 1108.00 1152.00 37.85 YESBANK 23.35 29.45 23.35 28.80 CIPLA 430.00 430.00 410.50 417.55 IGL 418.00 421.00 408.95 416.25 BDL 233.65 241.40 230.40 231.60 BRITANNIA 2982.20 3065.90 2944.10 3059.90 63.40 IBULHSGFIN 208.40 218.75 186.65 195.45 CASTROLIND 134.00 137.15 133.65 135.75 TATAMTRDVR 45.85 46.70 43.20 43.50 OFSS 2449.95 2457.35 2310.10 2367.30 ICICIBANK 450.00 471.75 449.60 465.55 7.80 BAJAJ-AUTO 2584.00 2630.35 2564.00 2590.70 GRAPHITE 188.50 195.25 182.30 189.05 BASF 1093.40 1142.35 1050.00 1060.55 ADANITRANS 215.95 216.65 202.45 203.85 HINDUNILVR 2066.00 2169.45 2066.00 2155.05 33.55 SUNPHARMA 396.85 396.85 380.05 386.30 GRASIM 637.00 640.85 615.40 625.55 RADICO 349.90 356.25 331.75 338.95 JMFINANCIL 97.45 102.60 97.45 98.70 LT 1090.00 1120.95 1085.80 1119.00 17.05 TATAMOTORS 105.20 106.50 97.75 99.00 TATACONSUM 330.00 337.05 325.60 328.10 RAYMOND 440.30 441.10 404.45 412.80 RESPONIND 86.00 86.00 82.45 84.05 ICICIBANK 456.00 471.65 450.10 465.40 SADBHAV 52.40 52.40 49.90 50.80 SIEMENS 1286.00 1294.05 1261.00 1285.10 CESC 590.00 594.05 563.00 566.10 BAJAJ-AUTO 2580.00 2630.00 2562.70 2598.60 25.25 INDUSINDBK 899.00 928.75 844.40 853.65 DBL 292.10 332.30 285.00 326.80 BLISSGVS 96.55 106.00 85.60 98.75 HEIDELBERG 176.00 177.60 172.00 172.25 TECHM 681.00 713.90 666.00 710.80 6.00 RBLBANK 204.00 238.95 201.40 226.65 NIITTECH 1658.40 1667.10 1596.25 1625.00 JAICORPLTD 72.90 74.80 70.95 71.55 EIDPARRY 166.05 173.70 165.00 171.75 ASIANPAINT 1874.95 1905.00 1851.50 1882.90 15.75 IDEA 4.35 4.94 4.10 4.34 NMDC 85.40 85.40 79.90 81.35 SONATSOFTW 310.10 312.00 291.20 294.05 ASTRAL 1115.90 1153.50 1115.90 1146.45 UPL 498.55 523.45 497.60 517.00 4.00 PETRONET 222.00 225.50 213.40 221.25 SHREECEM 21949.85 22288.55 21600.00 21856.05 PFIZER 4315.00 4375.80 4240.00 4272.90 FORTIS 143.00 145.85 139.80 144.95 KOTAKBANK 1575.95 1604.90 1542.50 1590.20 12.05 BAJFINANCE 4082.00 4119.85 3987.10 4030.30 SRF 3690.00 3754.40 3645.60 3718.50 RAJESHEXPO 688.00 690.00 671.00 685.50 HINDCOPPER 27.95 28.40 26.90 28.10 TEJASNET 43.00 46.50 42.65 45.95 BAJAJFINSV 8180.00 8397.10 8128.05 8265.00 57.90 TATASTEEL 323.10 326.00 296.25 299.40 DMART 2135.00 2220.00 2105.00 2124.40 INFIBEAM 48.00 56.60 45.40 46.45 LAXMIMACH 2990.00 3003.55 2850.10 2876.60 UCOBANK 11.99 11.99 11.36 11.49 HDFC 1970.00 2073.85 1970.00 2040.35 12.45 GAIL 97.40 97.50 90.00 90.40 MRF 64234.50 65527.30 62800.00 63506.90 PTC 42.25 43.80 42.00 42.20 PARAGMILK 73.05 75.10 71.65 73.70 GICHSGFIN 78.10 80.00 76.10 77.35 BAJFINANCE 4014.00 4118.90 3985.00 4039.00 12.20 INFY 693.00 696.25 669.60 685.15 BEL 69.90 70.10 67.60 68.75 AJANTPHARM 1400.00 1442.00 1356.70 1394.05 EMAMILTD 229.20 229.50 220.75 225.55 MINDAIND 339.80 341.00 332.70 338.55 HDFCBANK 1105.00 1120.00 1092.00 1110.00 2.70 ITC 174.30 176.70 172.35 175.70 IRB 68.40 78.05 67.70 77.25 BALRAMCHIN 123.20 126.85 120.40 121.35 SUPREMEIND 1195.00 1209.95 1184.75 1193.15 CARBORUNIV 290.85 298.75 290.00 293.70 NESTLEIND 16005.15 16200.00 15772.80 16036.90 5.55 UPL 509.35 523.50 497.60 516.80 GRANULES 164.00 173.50 163.00 171.65 METROPOLIS 1692.00 1750.00 1651.00 1737.40 WELSPUNIND 34.95 36.90 33.30 34.60 BLUEDART 2624.50 2624.50 2525.50 2553.95 NTPC 103.00 104.80 101.50 102.70 -0.20 POWERGRID 180.00 183.75 177.60 181.50 UJJIVAN 298.20 305.75 292.25 302.80 EQUITAS 86.50 89.40 82.85 87.75 HSCL 41.00 41.80 39.50 40.55 LINDEINDIA 570.00 583.15 554.20 559.20 POWERGRID 179.50 183.90 177.25 180.40 -0.55 CHOLAFIN 274.35 279.45 256.55 262.45 STAR 444.00 466.00 444.00 461.45 AMBUJACEM 194.70 196.15 189.80 190.25 IBREALEST 62.35 62.85 62.35 62.35 MAXINDIA 83.00 84.80 82.55 84.75 AUROPHARMA 465.00 474.60 444.55 449.85 RECLTD 109.00 109.35 104.35 104.80 SOUTHBANK 7.55 8.15 7.53 7.92 OBEROIRLTY 490.00 492.45 475.65 483.65 ADANIPORTS 322.80 326.35 316.20 320.90 -1.00 JYOTHYLAB 124.00 126.65 124.00 124.55 BHARTIARTL 494.45 508.50 488.15 493.70 OIL 92.95 93.00 84.30 84.70 ALKEM 2620.00 2630.00 2524.30 2588.75 PIIND 1544.00 1544.00 1499.80 1503.10 HCLTECH 526.75 542.65 514.00 538.05 -2.40 TTKPRESTIG 5698.60 5789.45 5622.00 5652.15 HDFC 1974.00 2074.00 1974.00 2035.95 INDIACEM 87.95 91.00 87.10 88.00 VINATIORGA 906.00 918.00 842.00 845.05 HFCL 10.95 11.62 10.70 11.41 BHARTIARTL 487.00 508.50 487.00 494.00 -2.25 ORIENTCEM 73.00 74.40 73.00 73.45 ZEEL 192.40 213.60 188.10 209.65 BALKRISIND 1067.00 1085.00 1034.00 1036.75 GMRINFRA 18.85 19.15 18.20 18.40 ALBK 9.49 9.57 9.01 9.07 ITC 174.00 176.75 172.35 176.25 -0.95 GREAVESCOT 122.75 122.75 119.90 121.05 ONGC 78.00 78.00 71.10 71.65 NBCC 21.25 21.95 20.05 20.15 INOXLEISUR 394.00 394.00 350.50 360.55 LTTS 1569.95 1569.95 1505.00 1533.85 AXISBANK 613.65 634.40 612.10 620.00 -3.55 DALBHARAT 692.00 751.10 692.00 724.30 MARUTI 6179.00 6311.00 6109.05 6141.40 ICICIPRULI 397.95 408.45 379.80 404.70 COCHINSHIP 312.00 312.00 288.10 289.80 NLCINDIA 46.90 48.70 46.70 47.10 WIPRO 203.70 214.40 203.70 212.95 -1.45 GARFIBRES 1400.00 1450.00 1400.00 1440.10 HINDUNILVR 2089.00 2168.50 2076.60 2153.85 HAVELLS 605.20 618.00 602.00 613.10 KAJARIACER 538.00 538.00 519.15 523.95 AEGISLOG 206.75 212.95 192.00 196.10 TCS 1933.00 1987.30 1920.00 1952.75 -19.60 ALLCARGO 103.60 107.00 102.30 105.55 LT 1099.00 1120.45 1086.65 1116.85 TVSMOTOR 400.00 409.15 392.00 403.85 SUNTECK 307.00 314.35 293.00 302.05 GILLETTE 5642.00 5698.70 5620.00 5665.50 MARUTI 6160.00 6310.95 6105.00 6137.95 -63.15 EIHOTEL 115.00 120.80 111.65 118.30 DRREDDY 3063.00 3083.00 2984.90 2999.60 MINDTREE 905.00 911.00 868.05 892.55 NOCIL 87.50 89.60 86.20 88.80 HAL 592.00 605.75 585.00 588.00 EICHERMOT 17885.80 18266.95 17517.00 17679.95 -205.85 VSTIND 3949.55 4062.55 3890.30 3917.45 L&TFH 94.95 98.85 93.60 97.35 GODREJIND 394.65 397.20 377.00 378.80 FORCEMOT 964.00 1003.15 960.00 992.30 CREDITACC 861.15 863.65 818.55 833.25 TITAN 1197.95 1213.35 1177.55 1185.95 -17.50 SYMPHONY 1251.00 1255.95 1224.00 1236.30 BAJAJFINSV 8199.00 8398.25 8135.35 8250.60 SOBHA 265.00 265.00 230.50 236.00 GNFC 136.60 148.05 136.00 141.50 MEGH 49.90 50.40 48.50 49.70 GRASIM 635.00 640.50 616.00 625.10 -9.50 VMART 2160.35 2185.00 2120.00 2125.65 COALINDIA 159.90 169.30 157.00 168.30 LTI 1864.00 1898.00 1712.80 1771.70 RELCAPITAL 5.10 5.20 5.01 5.06 NATCOPHARM 563.85 594.70 563.85 587.45 TAKE 68.30 71.00 62.90 63.30 SUNPHARMA 394.40 395.25 380.05 386.85 -6.50 M&M 463.00 469.70 450.00 452.55 TATAPOWER 39.50 40.10 37.75 37.95 GUJGAS 277.60 286.50 274.70 276.35 INTELLECT 114.45 114.45 95.10 96.30 LAOPALA 203.90 213.90 190.60 203.50 DRREDDY 3070.00 3083.90 2983.00 3005.90 -55.35 BPCL 424.80 424.80 401.15 404.70 PCJEWELLER 13.35 14.00 12.85 13.10 AMARAJABAT 623.00 629.00 600.00 601.80 LAURUSLABS 402.00 417.05 399.10 413.55 ANDHRABANK 11.19 11.45 10.81 10.93 CIPLA 425.00 426.15 410.20 418.10 -8.05 JINDALSTEL 131.00 133.20 125.05 126.40 BERGEPAINT 526.90 529.35 499.00 502.40 RELINFRA 14.95 15.70 13.90 14.25 ITDCEM 44.45 49.95 43.45 47.55 ORIENTREF 183.50 184.50 176.00 180.80 ULTRACEMCO 4070.00 4111.85 3962.70 4000.00 -97.35 JUSTDIAL 474.00 474.00 439.00 443.75 APOLLOHOSP 1638.00 1641.70 1612.45 1627.35 CARERATING 425.00 440.40 409.00 414.45 PGHL 3990.00 3999.60 3890.00 3945.00 BAYERCROP 4180.00 4221.00 4127.40 4188.35 M&M 462.85 469.65 449.70 450.65 -12.55 JSWSTEEL 232.00 232.00 220.20 223.50 IDFC 27.55 29.20 27.55 28.90 APLLTD 626.00 638.15 598.20 619.55 THYROCARE 525.00 550.00 514.95 526.05 GPPL 72.60 75.90 68.20 73.15 JSWSTEEL 227.00 228.50 220.10 222.80 -6.25 AXISBANK 611.60 634.55 611.60 618.75 DELTACORP 120.80 124.10 112.20 114.20 ORIENTELEC 232.00 244.80 225.30 229.60 GODREJAGRO 442.00 447.70 426.50 429.85 ASTERDM 144.00 147.30 142.00 142.70 INFY 690.65 695.95 669.05 682.15 -22.30 HDFCAMC 2850.00 2963.00 2834.00 2919.15 LUPIN 655.00 659.40 635.45 638.45 MASFIN 1120.00 1130.00 1040.00 1052.70 JSWENERGY 47.50 49.60 46.15 48.30 ZENSARTECH 128.00 130.90 125.20 125.70 SBIN 253.00 258.50 243.10 244.25 -9.20 ASIANPAINT 1879.00 1905.00 1852.55 1882.65 MARICO 268.00 276.00 265.80 269.80 SWANENERGY 109.00 109.00 101.60 105.00 TATACOFFEE 72.25 74.35 71.00 71.30 THERMAX 861.90 861.90 826.05 852.60 VEDL 92.00 95.50 91.25 91.35 -3.55 KOTAKBANK 1579.90 1605.05 1543.35 1589.10 ACC 1246.00 1263.90 1212.00 1215.55 CAPPL 299.90 329.35 287.00 321.45 SCHNEIDER 86.00 89.00 82.10 82.55 TCIEXP 760.00 760.00 715.00 720.35 ADANIENT 196.00 204.90 192.25 195.45 NAVINFLUOR 1408.05 1480.00 1406.45 1460.50 COROMANDEL 612.00 629.00 605.30 620.90 FINOLEXIND 551.00 585.00 551.00 562.80 HINDALCO 142.00 142.35 137.10 137.60 -5.85 JSLHISAR 60.95 61.30 58.55 59.60 ASHOKLEY 68.60 70.10 67.95 68.80 ADANIGAS 120.95 126.10 118.20 119.70 TORNTPOWER 309.60 314.15 305.20 307.35 MOTILALOFS 722.00 731.95 711.45 723.85 ONGC 76.75 77.40 71.05 71.50 -3.05 DHANUKA 423.35 423.55 412.85 416.65 VEDL 94.60 95.50 91.25 92.05 MCX 1226.00 1268.70 1226.00 1238.20 BOSCHLTD 12200.00 12508.20 12046.10 12400.45 JKTYRE 62.80 62.80 59.65 60.60 IOC 100.05 100.10 95.05 95.10 -4.30 ADVENZYMES 140.00 140.20 136.40 137.65 BAJAJCON 171.05 171.20 165.00 166.10 KTKBANK 62.70 63.30 60.75 62.10 MOIL 116.45 120.00 109.60 111.70 BPCL 423.35 423.35 401.05 402.00 -21.85 SIS 530.00 544.05 517.25 520.10 IOC 100.95 100.95 95.10 97.05 SUZLON 2.23 2.31 2.21 2.29 KALPATPOWR 299.00 301.45 286.80 296.10 INDUSINDBK 889.90 929.00 845.00 845.15 -57.95 KNRCON 254.85 258.00 251.85 255.95 MPHASIS 801.95 802.20 765.00 779.25 RAIN 86.00 87.70 83.05 84.30 PNCINFRA 165.75 170.60 162.60 167.00 TATAMOTORS 104.85 106.50 97.80 98.35 -7.35 TATAMETALI 582.10 589.30 571.90 580.30 NAM-INDIA 297.45 311.60 291.75 297.80 LALPATHLAB 1630.00 1670.85 1585.45 1628.50 CYIENT 381.55 394.10 379.00 383.10 TATASTEEL 324.00 326.05 296.10 297.30 -25.00 ENDURANCE 950.00 966.55 926.05 938.35 DLF 181.00 184.80 176.95 178.30 AKZOINDIA 2414.95 2500.00 2414.95 2476.45 BAJAJELEC 405.00 419.80 380.10 391.95 GAIL 96.65 97.55 90.00 90.20 -10.25 BRIGADE 210.55 215.50 207.80 208.05 NCC 30.45 30.70 25.90 26.95 HUDCO 26.55 27.20 25.80 26.10 ITDC 178.05 189.95 178.05 180.95 REDINGTON 107.35 110.00 107.00 109.10 HINDALCO 147.00 147.00 137.20 138.00 WHIRLPOOL 2125.00 2213.30 2091.00 2130.55 BBTC 1110.00 1110.00 1072.55 1079.30   ECLERX 494.85 510.10 492.25 496.15 BANDHANBNK 378.00 389.05 372.30 376.45 ERIS 427.70 440.30 424.40 435.65 NETWORK18 23.45 23.45 22.30 22.60 CENTRUM 15.90 16.70 13.70 16.15 PEL 1225.00 1245.00 1183.95 1227.05 ORIENTBANK 45.00 46.25 43.15 43.65 LUXIND 1335.70 1400.00 1320.00 1329.20 MINDACORP 96.10 96.10 89.00 91.20 SCRIP OPEN HIgh LOW LTP CHANGE WELCORP 121.90 125.90 101.10 119.50 ABFRL 242.90 247.75 232.55 235.60 GALAXYSURF 1508.35 1540.15 1494.05 1519.65 IOB 8.29 8.60 8.29 8.39 NIFTY NEXT 50 25065.40 25454.30 24888.10 24955.60 -183.85 BANKBARODA 69.40 70.70 65.25 66.35 NESCO 684.00 684.00 616.85 651.25 FINCABLES 306.75 307.45 279.30 291.20 NILKAMAL 1318.30 1318.30 1292.05 1304.20 IDEA 4.40 4.95 4.20 4.40 0.40 BHEL 27.50 28.60 27.20 27.55 VBL 739.15 796.50 726.60 787.50 CRISIL 1508.00 1508.00 1424.65 1433.80 VRLLOG 224.30 224.30 211.00 213.40 BAJAJHLDNG 2925.80 3082.75 2900.10 3071.90 189.10 M&MFIN 324.10 331.75 318.25 323.85 SANOFI 7310.00 7400.00 7270.00 7338.60 JAMNAAUTO 31.00 31.45 29.80 30.85 MAHLOG 327.50 339.75 310.00 314.05 NHPC 20.05 21.40 20.05 21.15 1.05 ULTRACEMCO 4100.00 4110.60 3965.00 3994.10 CROMPTON 265.90 265.90 250.00 253.75 CCL 216.85 218.00 207.75 208.50 CHOLAHLDNG 475.35 494.00 463.05 488.80 PIDILITIND 1622.25 1709.90 1620.95 1705.00 65.55 FRETAIL 286.00 290.00 228.30 266.80 IEX 168.30 178.00 163.20 169.90 BIRLACORPN 690.00 696.35 660.70 667.75 GET&D 118.00 119.95 114.90 115.50 L&TFH 94.45 99.00 93.40 97.75 3.30 INFRATEL 211.15 226.65 207.25 224.60 JUBILANT 451.50 461.30 434.95 442.10 SYNGENE 290.00 292.00 284.50 289.85 UFLEX 192.75 192.80 185.30 185.85 ICICIPRULI 393.35 408.70 370.30 406.30 12.95 BANKINDIA 42.25 42.25 38.60 38.90 EXIDEIND 155.00 156.20 151.20 153.10 JKCEMENT 1322.00 1322.00 1250.00 1285.50 TNPL 152.15 152.15 145.30 145.40 HDFCAMC 2860.10 2962.45 2826.00 2929.00 80.25 SBILIFE 821.95 847.35 783.70 810.50 RITES 270.10 279.50 267.10 274.40 AAVAS 1900.00 1908.20 1871.65 1883.35 VARROC 343.20 343.20 331.40 335.00 BOSCHLTD 12199.95 12518.65 12011.70 12500.00 298.35 MFSL 497.00 518.85 495.25 501.60 EDELWEISS 65.30 70.50 65.30 68.20 NH 319.00 319.50 306.80 307.75 MAHSCOOTER 3934.55 3934.55 3750.00 3767.95 NIACL 98.00 102.00 97.45 99.35 2.25 BIOCON 304.00 312.50 293.25 296.40 KANSAINER 482.00 484.00 450.00 474.75 BALMLAWRIE 94.00 94.00 89.15 90.35 JCHAC 3016.60 3016.60 2880.00 2975.60 MARICO 266.05 276.00 265.20 270.00 3.95 TITAN 1203.50 1212.90 1178.25 1188.85 INDIANB 66.00 66.95 62.60 62.85 NIACL 104.00 104.00 97.95 99.50 HIMATSEIDE 89.00 91.55 87.20 88.45 DABUR 479.80 494.35 476.45 488.55 5.40 TATAELXSI 930.00 987.65 918.00 972.40 RALLIS 216.00 223.20 209.05 212.30 ESSELPRO 169.45 175.95 166.65 174.60 FLFL 338.85 360.00 332.05 349.05 PEL 1210.00 1246.90 1180.35 1225.55 12.85 EICHERMOT 17999.00 18257.50 17547.80 17731.00 DISHTV 6.35 6.54 5.96 6.29 J&KBANK 16.70 17.35 16.70 17.00 TEAMLEASE 2325.00 2405.00 2305.65 2385.15 HINDZINC 168.55 168.55 158.20 160.70 1.40 MGL 960.00 992.70 958.00 976.05 ENGINERSIN 68.00 69.35 66.25 68.15 CORPBANK 13.05 13.05 11.90 11.95 MRPL 37.00 38.15 36.60 37.00 BANDHANBNK 376.45 389.00 372.00 377.30 3.00 ESCORTS 776.10 790.15 745.00 747.70 GLAXO 1320.35 1329.85 1281.20 1296.15 GUJALKALI 291.00 296.95 275.75 283.65 BLUESTARCO 773.00 789.20 762.70 780.50 CADILAHC 258.55 264.30 254.20 258.15 1.95 CUB 199.50 205.80 198.35 203.75 GSKCONS 9175.00 9400.00 9090.00 9348.65 GDL 119.00 119.00 112.20 114.75 DBCORP 101.40 105.45 98.50 100.35 PETRONET 218.00 225.60 213.10 223.35 1.00 INDIGO 1221.00 1221.00 1117.90 1155.45 SYNDIBANK 18.90 19.35 18.00 18.10 RVNL 18.10 18.45 17.85 17.90 ARVINDFASN 306.00 325.00 297.00 307.85 NBVENTURES 61.50 61.50 59.10 59.85 HAVELLS 610.00 618.30 601.75 612.95 2.75 PIDILITIND 1664.00 1709.85 1620.60 1702.65 CONCOR 421.00 421.00 391.00 394.10 PHILIPCARB 92.00 94.75 89.45 90.35 QUESS 496.00 498.00 469.65 475.15 DHFL 15.10 15.10 15.10 15.10 SHREECEM 21780.00 22303.95 21578.20 21921.00 60.85 HEROMOTOCO 1974.00 2048.00 1951.75 2037.15 HEG 860.00 880.00 842.50 850.20 WESTLIFE 408.50 417.55 397.30 399.65 KRBL 240.00 254.95 236.20 241.50 SCHAEFFLER 4360.00 4374.40 4216.95 4247.40 SIEMENS 1275.00 1295.05 1260.50 1284.85 -1.75 HDFCLIFE 516.80 525.55 508.00 513.80 DABUR 485.00 494.25 476.95 488.20 PGHH 10651.55 10651.55 10010.00 10086.45 GHCL 137.90 142.40 135.70 137.20 INOXWIND 26.50 27.00 26.00 26.10 DMART 2146.80 2223.30 2075.00 2139.10 -6.60 PNB 40.00 40.70 37.85 38.50 SCI 43.50 48.75 43.00 48.10 GODREJPROP 915.90 917.00 900.00 908.25 IFCI 4.85 4.94 4.74 4.77 MAHINDCIE 123.30 125.55 119.55 120.55 GICRE 153.15 159.80 151.10 151.50 -0.65 GODREJCP 610.00 630.45 603.15 607.25 CANFINHOME 421.00 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210.90 TRENT 662.00 697.40 645.20 659.50 ITI 66.30 69.70 65.90 66.95 CENTRALBK 14.65 14.65 13.55 13.85 TVTODAY 204.85 207.00 194.15 195.95 BIOCON 303.00 312.50 293.00 296.00 -5.00 DEEPAKNI 506.10 509.00 471.00 474.35 ADANIGREEN 132.00 136.10 130.90 130.90 RELAXO 661.20 688.55 661.20 673.95 TIMETECHNO 40.25 40.80 38.00 39.20 ZYDUSWELL 1428.50 1430.00 1400.00 1402.40 LUPIN 652.10 659.60 635.45 640.20 -10.95 AVANTI 374.00 399.95 350.00 357.75 IPCALAB 1457.65 1519.00 1404.80 1409.90 FINEORG 2177.80 2205.00 2079.75 2141.30 LEMONTREE 45.70 47.55 45.30 46.00 SOMANYCERA 161.55 165.35 156.85 158.15 ICICIGI 1210.00 1225.10 1160.50 1186.90 -21.00 OMAXE 153.95 156.85 150.60 156.15 PFC 103.60 106.25 102.20 102.65 ASTRAZEN 2467.00 2509.00 2421.20 2462.65 WABCOINDIA 6600.00 6685.30 6592.10 6611.60 MHRIL 204.50 207.35 198.90 200.00 UBL 1194.00 1196.20 1132.00 1167.00 -21.25 APOLLOTYRE 126.70 127.25 114.10 114.95 VOLTAS 650.00 655.00 634.90 640.80 WABAG 162.15 168.80 158.40 161.05 SUNDRMFAST 380.00 397.30 376.45 394.35 KPITTECH 74.90 79.70 74.30 78.10 AMBUJACEM 194.10 196.45 189.80 190.05 -3.65 WIPRO 215.00 215.00 204.90 213.15 IRCON 398.00 421.70 391.20 402.45 BAJAJHLDNG 2975.15 3083.60 2974.20 3045.25 PRSMJOHNSN 48.50 50.75 48.00 49.00 JAGRAN 54.00 55.40 53.10 54.70 MOTHERSUMI 89.50 92.60 88.30 89.50 -1.90 MOTHERSUMI 90.00 92.65 88.35 89.85 PAGEIND 21630.00 21782.25 20800.00 21024.45 CUMMINSIND 483.00 489.05 472.00 477.75 JISLJALEQS 5.05 5.05 4.70 4.75 GRINDWELL 574.00 574.00 551.10 559.45 PAGEIND 21588.25 21817.10 20750.00 21105.00 -483.25 FEDERALBNK 73.50 75.20 71.00 71.40 POLYCAB 1000.00 1034.00 989.00 1004.60 DCMSHRIRAM 295.00 307.40 288.85 304.75 TIMKEN 923.60 946.50 918.30 938.45 SOLARINDS 1109.95 1126.80 1106.80 1116.45 NMDC 83.50 85.30 79.80 81.30 -2.20 SPICEJET 64.20 66.00 60.00 60.35 IDBI 25.45 26.35 25.20 25.70 PRESTIGE 295.80 303.00 277.35 281.55 MAHLIFE 325.80 331.30 308.30 324.80 STARCEMENT 81.50 81.50 77.40 80.85 ACC 1243.00 1264.75 1211.25 1214.00 -34.35 JUBLFOOD 1651.00 1691.95 1628.95 1642.20 TORNTPHARM 2100.00 2160.70 2050.10 2138.20 REPCOHOME 256.40 276.80 255.15 257.65 VTL 995.90 997.00 949.05 954.40 INDOSTAR 280.05 280.55 279.00 280.55 DLF 182.35 184.80 177.00 177.15 -5.20 SUNTV 400.10 421.35 397.45 411.80 ADANIPORTS 323.35 326.40 316.30 319.40 JINDALSAW 73.00 74.15 71.40 71.70 GEPIL 681.00 681.00 642.00 643.50 TCNSBRANDS 502.00 520.00 495.00 499.40 OFSS 2449.00 2460.00 2309.10 2352.10 -72.95 BATAINDIA 1530.00 1532.30 1469.00 1488.35 DCBBANK 159.00 159.00 137.85 152.05 RATNAMANI 1225.00 1298.90 1182.25 1275.70 JSL 38.75 38.75 35.65 36.00 SFL 1531.00 1549.95 1484.05 1540.65 SBILIFE 819.00 847.90 784.15 800.20 -25.10 CANBK 124.00 124.00 115.25 116.65 GLENMARK 263.00 267.20 256.40 258.85 TV18BRDCST 18.90 19.85 18.80 19.45 CERA 2439.40 2450.00 2351.40 2380.75 SUPRAJIT 180.80 185.40 171.80 174.90 INDIGO 1205.00 1215.25 1149.70 1169.95 -43.25 TECHM 700.00 713.80 665.70 708.75 STRTECH 84.50 86.75 81.75 83.80 CENTURYPLY 145.10 150.85 143.00 148.60 MAHSEAMLES 300.00 300.00 276.65 277.65 IBULISL 86.95 86.95 86.95 86.95 PNB 39.75 40.65 37.90 38.00 -1.75 SAIL 29.90 30.40 28.50 28.70 SPARC 139.90 140.00 129.75 133.95 FSL 40.60 40.90 39.25 39.55 GMDCLTD 45.00 45.30 43.35 43.75 SHK 90.10 91.95 89.00 91.10 PGHH 10400.00 10685.00 10000.00 10000.00 -471.60 VENKYS 966.00 1074.00 941.50 1029.40 UBL 1223.00 1223.00 1135.00 1171.90 DEEPAKFERT 83.50 87.35 82.10 82.60 VGUARD 202.95 202.95 193.00 193.60 LAKSHVILAS 14.35 14.35 14.35 14.35 BERGEPAINT 527.15 529.70 498.25 499.00 -28.15 CGCL 210.00 212.75 203.35 207.70 COLPAL 1280.00 1280.25 1247.05 1251.65 CEATLTD 969.00 1001.00 940.00 950.85 AIAENG 1770.00 1787.40 1724.85 1758.95 CHALET 273.00 285.70 262.20 279.90 AUROPHARMA 459.50 475.00 444.25 446.00 -25.30 DIVISLAB 2182.00 2194.30 2125.90 2150.60 HONAUT 34799.00 34800.00 33500.00 33737.45 GSFC 52.00 52.55 50.55 50.90 TIINDIA 504.80 504.80 497.80 502.45 SHRIRAMCIT 1403.00 1425.00 1380.60 1396.10 BANKBARODA 69.75 70.65 65.30 65.40 -3.95 IDFCFIRSTB 34.00 34.50 32.60 33.30 INDHOTEL 115.10 115.55 111.70 114.25 GSPL 216.15 223.50 215.00 218.95 ATUL 4975.00 4985.70 4943.80 4975.90 KPRMILL 581.00 582.00 555.00 567.40 CONCOR 414.90 417.00 391.05 391.05 -26.20 MANAPPURAM 142.30 146.80 139.10 145.00 BOMDYEING 60.50 62.70 59.90 60.25 CHAMBLFERT 131.45 139.25 130.00 137.60 SHILPAMED 436.95 448.00 414.15 415.45 GAYAPROJ 15.35 15.35 15.35 15.35 IBULHSGFIN 206.65 218.95 186.50 187.60 -26.05 HCLTECH 538.90 542.65 513.55 536.80 3MINDIA 21315.00 21315.00 20243.90 20634.95 GICRE 154.90 159.00 151.00 151.75 UNITEDBNK 6.20 6.20 5.30 5.33   !"#"$"$  '' + " "" " 4/-5;6<$$758- 2 3)4        %.(.B President Xi Jinping made his and different cities to join Xi, who initially came pace, prompting a lockdown of first visit to the worst-hit duties. under criticism for not acting the city and the Central Hubei  .1$/ a broader spread through pub- of the church. he new coronavirus out- Wuhan city and lauded the Also on Tuesday, 10 in time to 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South Korea’s caseload is break can now be char- authorities and medical staff for imported cases of novel coro- it emerged in December last ple. virus cluster connected to Call centre workers may be the fourth highest in the world Tacterised as a pandemic, “turning the tide” against the navirus infection were report- year but later won praise for a Xi called for firm and Aa call centre in one of the vulnerable because they work after China, Italy and Iran. the head of the World Health deadly epidemic, saying that ed on the mainland. Among decisive follow-up action, meticulous prevention and busiest areas of Seoul has raised long hours in crowded and For most people, the virus Organisation said on the initial success has been them, six were reported in vowed to resolutely fight for a control efforts to defend Hubei alarms that South Korea’s out- confined spaces, Yoon Tae-ho, causes mild or moderate symp- Wednesday. made in stabilising the situa- Beijing, two in Shanghai, one in victory in the war against the and Wuhan. break — thought to have been an official from South Korea’s toms, such as fever and cough, “COVID-19 can be charac- tion. Shandong Province and one in virus, state-run Xinhua news He said the situation in the waning — has gained a health ministry, said. but severe illness is more like- terised as a pandemic,” WHO Twenty-four new con- Gansu Province. agency reported. province has shown positive foothold in the more populat- Park said Seoul is investi- ly among the elderly and those chief Tedros Adhanom firmed cases of the novel coro- By the end of Tuesday, 79 Xi said the spread of coro- changes with important ed capital region. gating the working conditions with existing health problems. Ghebreyesus told reporters in navirus and 22 deaths have imported cases had been navirus had been curbed in progress, but the task of pre- More than half of South of more than 400 call centres in More than half of the Geneva. been reported on the Chinese reported, the officials said. Hubei Province and its capital vention and control remains Korea’s 51 million people live in the city and will push employ- world’s almost 120,000 people “We have never before seen mainland on Tuesday, China’s Xi, 66, on Tuesday made Wuhan where over 50 million arduous. He stressed on taking the Seoul metropolitan area. ers to allow more employees to infected with the virus have a pandemic sparked by a coro- National Health Commission his first visit to Wuhan, the people lived in total isolation epidemic prevention and con- So far, 93 people have test- work from home. The mayor recovered. navirus.” (NHC) said on Wednesday. epicentre of the virus, which since January 23 following a trol as a task of paramount ed positive among the call cen- said authorities were respond- Much of South Korea’s G7 MINISTERIAL TO All the 22 deaths were in along with the entire Hubei complete lockdown of the importance. tre’s employees and their fam- ing actively so the cluster does- anti-virus efforts has focused TAKE PLACE VIRTUALLY: Hubei Province and its capital province with over 50 million areas. Praising the people of ilies, Seoul Mayor Park Won- n’t intensify like South Korea’s on isolating patients and trac- A meeting of Group of Seven Wuhan, the NHC said. people was kept under total The initial success has been Wuhan, Xi said the positive soon said Wednesday in a earlier cluster around the ing their contacts. foreign ministers set this The overall confirmed lockdown since January 23, made in stabilising the situation trend in epidemic control could briefing broadcast over southeastern city of Daegu. Since Saturday, people month for Pittsburgh will take cases on the mainland reached banning all movement of and turning the tide in Hubei not have been achieved with- YouTube. The number could Most of South Korea’s 7,755 under self-quarantine have place virtually instead due to 80,778 by the end of Tuesday, transportation. and Wuhan, Xi said. out their sacrifice, devotion and grow as tests are being done on cases of infection with the been required to use a smart- coronavirus concerns, the including 3,158 people who The president visited a Meeting medic represen- perseverance. people who worked on other virus that causes COVID-19 ill- phone app that reports their United States said on Thursday. died of the disease in the last hospital treating severely ill tatives in the hospital, Xi said With their concrete floors of the Korea Building in ness have been in Daegu and health status and alerts offi- “Out of an abundance of three months, 16,145 patients COVID-19 patients and a res- the spread of the virus has been actions, the people of Wuhan Seoul’s Guro district. nearby areas. Many were con- cials if they leave their quar- caution, the United States has undergoing treatment and idential community. basically curbed in Hubei and have demonstrated the strength While most of the infected nected to the local branch of antine areas. Strengthened decided to host the upcoming 61,475 discharged after recov- He visited patients, medics, Wuhan, and attributed the and spirit of China, as well as workers live in Seoul, some of the Shincheonji Church of laws on infectious diseases G7 ministerial virtually by ery, it said. community residents and achievement to efforts of the the Chinese people’s love for them commuted from nearby Jesus, and in the past week, impose 1-year prison terms video teleconference instead of Meanwhile, 31 new sus- workers, police officers, mili- whole country and the whole their family and nation, which cities such as Incheon and health authorities completed and fines for those who vio- gathering in Pittsburgh,” State pected cases were reported tary personnel, officials and society. enables them to stick together Bucheon, raising concern about testing thousands of members late self-isolation. Department spokeswoman taking the total number to volunteers who have been “But you are the biggest through thick and thin, he Morgan Ortagus said. 285, it said. fighting the novel coronavirus. heroes,” Xi told the medics. said. 22 FRESH DEATHS IN With COVID-19 gradual- Wearing a protective mask This is the second visit by On behalf of the ruling CHINA: China has reported ly abating in the country, China and accompanied by a retinue a top Chinese leader to Wuhan. Communist Party of China 22 new coronavirus deaths, has now turned its attention to of military and health officials, Chinese Premier Li (CPC), he condoled the death taking the death toll to 3,158, growing number of “imported Xi visited a makeshift hospital Keqiang visited Wuhan on of people and medical staff who health officials said on cases” as more foreigners and and community residents and January 26 when the COVID- sacrificed their lives fighting on Wednesday, as Chinese locals started arriving in Beijing frontline workers in Wuhan. 19 virus spread at an alarming the frontline. 3  R 13: ," , "

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Public happens as rapidly as possible,” have been reported. side China, but it has since cut That helps with early detec- tancing” campaign, resulting in Shincheonji Church of Jesus, a with many declaring a state of gatherings have been cancelled, he added. He said National Guard infection rates significantly and tion and tackling the spread of quiet streets and half-empty secretive religious group often emergency. travel has been restricted, Meanwhile, representatives will help deliver food to homes has one of the lowest fatality infection. stores and restaurants, even in condemned as a cult. A total of 1,037 people authorities have urged employ- of top tech companies such as and clean public spaces in the rates anywhere. South Korea has conducted normally busy parts of Seoul. Most of its members are have been confirmed COVID- ees to stay at home, schools Facebook, Google, Amazon, containment area. As of Wednesday, it had more diagnostic tests faster than Scores of events — from K- women and many are in their 20s 19 positive in the country, have shut down and colleges Apple, Microsoft and Twitter The containment is a “dra- 7,755 confirmed cases — the any other country — around pop concerts and sports games — and 30s. according to a tally by the John have shifted to online classes. will visit the White House on matic action” that’s also a “mat- fourth-highest total in the world 10,000 per day — which spe- have been cancelled and most But global figures show the Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Major events, including Wednesday for a meeting to ter of life and death,” he said. — but only 60 deaths, well below cialists say has helped the coun- people wear masks, according to virus is most deadly among Center. Boston’s St. Patrick’s Day discuss coordination for a “We’ll go in, we’ll clean the the World Health Organisation’s try with early detection of government recommendations. older generations, and men in One person each in South Parade and Austin’s South by coherent response to the novel schools and assess the situation. global average. What has South patients and tackling the infec- The South is a democracy particular. Dakota and California and two Southwest festival, slated to be coronavirus. State of This will be a period of dis- Korea done and can it set an tion’s epicentre. but also has a disciplined civil — Should South Korea be seen in Washington state died from held this weekend, have been Massachusetts has declared ruption for the community,” he example? AFP takes a look. — How has it tested so many society, something analysts point as an example? the virus, taking the total num- cancelled, the report said. emergency as 51 new coron- said. — How has South Korea han- people? to as a factor: “In democracies, we Japan — where nearly 600 ber of fatalities in the US to 31, “We stand here today, the avirus cases were reported. Earlier in the day, Trump dled the epidemic? South Korea can carry out often are a little dismissive of people have been infected, with a report in the Washington Post risk to the average American of “Today, there are 51 new compared coronavirus to the Instead of taking the Chinese more than 15,000 diagnostic whichever government is in 12 deaths — has not undertak- said. contracting the coronavirus presumptive positive cases of common flu. approach of locking down affect- tests a day, and had conducted power and take their advice with en widespread testing and could The virus has been detect- remains low, but we’re absolute- COVID-19, bringing the total “So last year 37,000 ed cities, South Korea has 220,000 as of Wednesday. It has a grain of salt,” said Marylouise learn from South Korea’s ed in more than 30 states, it ly determined to give every number of confirmed or pre- Americans died from the com- embraced a model of open infor- more than 500 designated testing McLaws of the University of response, said Masahiro Kami, said. American the tools and the sumptive positive cases in the mon Flu. It averages between mation, public participation and clinics, including over 40 drive- New South Wales, an epidemi- head of the Tokyo-based Medical Eleven states of New York, information that they need to commonwealth to 92,” said 27,000 and 70,000 per year. widespread testing. through facilities that minimise ologist and advisor to the World Governance Research Institute. California, Washington, protect themselves, their fam- Marylou Sudders, secretary of Nothing is shut down, life and Each confirmed coronavirus contact between patients and Health Organisation. “Testing is a crucial initial Florida, Oregon, Utah, ilies, their workplace, their Massachusetts’ health and the economy go on. At this patient’s contacts are traced and medical workers. — Why is the death rate so low? step to control the virus,” Kami Maryland, Kentucky, schools,” Vice President Mike human services. moment there are 546 con- offered tests. The South has had the ben- Several factors are behind the said, adding: “It’s a good model Massachusetts, New Jersey and Pence told reporters at the New Jersey too declared a firmed cases of Coronavirus, The infected person’s move- efit of experience: it struggled South’s unusually low death rate for every country.” South Korea Colorado have declared emer- White House. state of emergency as coron- with 22 deaths. Think about ments over the preceeding 14 with a lack of testing kits during — 0.77 per cent against a global had “gone in hard and fast”, said gency. By the end of this week, avirus cases surged in the tri- that!” Trump tweeted. days — determined through the 2015 outbreak of Middle East average of 3.4 per cent. Early McLaws of the University of “We’re taking this unbe- there will be more than four state area of New York and The global death toll from credit card use, CCTV footage Respiratory Syndrome (MERS), detection enables early treat- New South Wales, contrasting its lievably seriously, and I think million more tests made avail- Connecticut. the new coronavirus has and mobile phone tracking — are prompting it to create a system ment, and widespread testing approach with that of Italy, where we’re doing a really good job. able in jurisdictions around the The State of Colorado too crossed 4,250 and the out- also posted on government web- to expedite approvals. means mild or asymptomatic she said the outbreak could have And, again, the task force, country and one million are declared a state of emergency break has spread to over 100 sites, with text message alerts sent Within weeks of the out- cases are more likely to be iden- taken a different course if con- headed up by the vice presi- already in place, he said. after confirming seven coron- countries. to people when a new infection break emerging in China, newly- tified, driving up the total num- tainment measures had been emerges in the area where they developed COVID-19 testing ber of cases so the proportion imposed earlier. live or work. kits which show results in just six dying goes down. “It’s very hard for the author- /  The tactic has raised priva- hours received emergency gov- In addition, the infected ities — the government — to take + "   .   
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 down in hopes of not becoming infected worldwide and over increasingly sealed off as other The man has been kept at the next epicentre of the spread- 4,200 have died. countries sought to keep infec- the isolation ward of the ing coronavirus epidemic now By encouraging many of tions contained. Infectious Diseases Hospital   0.*8*(% in a row — prompting Xi to ered high-risk, where companies day after Hubei authorities loos- that life in China is edging back Italy’s 62 million people to stay Malta and Spain announced in North Colombo, Director declare that the spread of the involved in epidemic prevention, ened travel restrictions, allowing to normal. home and further drying up a ban on air traffic from Italy. General of Health Services hina on Wednesday virus has been “basically curbed” public utilities and providing people from medium and low Infections in Italy topped what was left of the country’s British Airways and Air Canada Anil Jasinghe said in a state- Cannounced that key compa- in the province. necessities are among those that risk areas to move within the the 10,000 mark — more than already battered tourism indus- suspended all Italy flights. ment. nies will be allowed to resume The Hubei provincial gov- may resume work. province if their health code is anywhere but China — and the try, the lockdown could increase Austria barred travelers from The man, a tour guide by work in coronavirus-hit Wuhan, ernment said Wednesday that In areas considered medium labelled “green”. number of deaths from the the likelihood of a recession, crossing the border without a profession, had worked with a in another sign authorities are Wuhan businesses involved in or low risk, there is a broader A mobile app will be used to virus rose Tuesday to 631 from dealing another blow to reeling medical certificate. Slovenia group of Italian tourists and confident the quarantined city is providing daily necessities, pre- range of companies allowed to give residents a coloured health 463 a day earlier, Italian Civil global markets. closed its border with Italy, and contracted the virus, according winning its battle against the epi- vention and control of the epi- return to work. code. Green indicates holders Protection authorities said. Italy’s economy, the third- Albania banned Italy air and to a statement released by demic. demic, or in the operations of Passenger flights, trains, cars, have no contact with virus cases, Police across the country largest of the 19 countries that ferry traffic. President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s The decision came a day public utilities, are among those ships and city buses in middle- while those with yellow codes are patrolled cafes to ensure owners use the euro currency, relies Britain, Ireland, Hong Kong office. COVID-19 has so far after President Xi Jinping paid his that can resume work and pro- and low-risk areas — moving close contacts. kept customers 1 metre (3 feet) heavily on industries requiring and Germany strengthened trav- killed 631 people and infected first visit to the capital of Hubei duction immediately. within the province and exclud- Confirmed or suspected apart during daylight hours and the physical presence and prox- el advisories and urged their cit- over 10,000 in Italy. The province since it was placed Wuhan firms that are key to ing Wuhan — will “gradually cases will get a red code, and must then enforced a strict 6 pm clo- imity of workers: tourism, man- izens to leave. Even the Vatican Lankan authorities are gather- under lockdown in late January “global industrial chains” may do resume operations” as well, be quarantined. sure order. “It’s bad. People are ufacturing, and retail. erected a new barricade at the ing information on the places after the outbreak became a so as well, after getting approval, although no timeframe was Authorities added in the lat- terrorised,” said Massimo Italians shouldn’t leave edge of St Peter’s Square. visited by the Italian tour group. national emergency. the government added. given. est statement on Wednesday Leonardo, who runs a market home unless for work, health “Get out of northern Italy if The island nation has The number of daily new Other companies are expect- But authorities said they will that outside of Wuhan, a “point- stall. “I’ve never seen any- care or “necessities” such as you’re there,” said Erik Broegger announced several measures in cases has fallen steadily in Wuhan ed to resume production only continue strict control measures to-point” system will be adopt- thing like it.” grocery shopping, the premier’s Rasmussen, head of consular recent weeks to try and stop the in recent weeks, while all other after March 20. on channels out of Wuhan and ed to send employees back to For most, the coronavirus office said. Early closures of services for Denmark’s foreign spread of viral infection in the cities in Hubei have reported zero Similar rules apply to areas Hubei. work, and help those stranded in causes only mild or moderate shops, cafes and restaurants ministry. country. fresh infections for several days outside Wuhan that are consid- The announcement came a Hubei to return home.   !"#"$"$  ' 97  9;. %       CG    $(*. (*1( ment signed between attacks against the US. talks with the Taliban into again be used by international in Afghanistan’s future. Washington and the Taliban. Under the terms of the chaos terrorists to threaten the world,” “We expect to see the effec- he UN Security Council “The developments deal, the Taliban would also The US has welcomed Norman Chalet said. tive and meaningful participa- Thas unanimously adopted a endorsed by this resolution participate in an intra-Afghan President Ghani’s steps towards The Security Council vote tion in the peace process of   resolution welcoming the are the product of more than a dialogue. While negotiations agreement on an inclusive gov- took place just hours after the women, as well as youth and recent deal between the US and year of unprecedented US were scheduled to begin on ernment, and Abdullah’s com- Group of Friends of Women in other minorities. And while   (. 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Afghanistan seize the oppor- Mission to the UN, champion fundamental rights and free- years in prison for rape and sex- reaction to the sentence. war. around the world,” Acting Afghanistan’s rival leaders tunity to achieve an historic women’s participation in the doms of all,” she said. ual assault, a sight the disgraced Beforehand, he broke his court- The US-Taliban peace deal Deputy Permanent — incumbent President Ashraf peace settlement that ends the country’s future. It is co-chaired Prior to voting, Council Hollywood mogul’s multitude room silence with a rambling was signed in Doha on Representative of the US to UN Ghani and his former unity conflict in Afghanistan; pre- by the UK and comprised of members observed a minute of of accusers thought they would plea for mercy in which he said February 29. Cherith Norman Chalet said. government partner Abdullah serves the gains of the last two women representatives to the silence in honour of former UN never see. his “empathy has grown” since his All 15 members of the The agreement with the Abdullah — claimed victory in decades in human rights, basic UN and its senior officials. Secretary-General Javier Perez Weinstein, who has been downfall. UNSC on Tuesday supported Taliban calls for the funda- the presidential election held freedoms, and the meaningful Group co-chair de Cuellar, who died last week accused of violating scores of He told the court he felt the resolution, tabled by the mentalists to severe ties with last September and each sworn participation of women in Ambassador Karen Pierce of at the age of 100. The Peruvian women, was convicted last “remorse for this situation” but United States, which endorses international terrorist groups in as the country’s new presi- political and civil institutions; the United Kingdom said the diplomat was the UN’s fifth month of raping a once-aspiring said he was perplexed by the case the joint US-Afghan declara- and to prevent them from dent in separate ceremonies on and ensures that the territory UN resolution sends a clear Secretary-General and served actress in a New York City hotel and the #MeToo climate in which tion on peace and the agree- using Afghanistan to carry out Monday, throwing plans for of the Afghan people will never message on women’s inclusion two terms: from 1982 to 1991. room in 2013 and forcibly per- it unfolded. “Thousands of men forming oral sex on former TV are losing due process. I’m wor- and film production assistant ried about this country,” he said, Mimi Haleyi at his apartment in arguing that men are being    ;444    
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Rahimi told AFP. ing political crisis in Kabul. helped seal his conviction at the creaking voice, adding that he Tgradually release 5,000 country, he added. in Qatar to sort out prisoner Troops have started leaving The Taliban have ramped Ghani’s rival Abdullah landmark #MeToo trial. had fond memories of his Taliban prisoners starting this The decision attempts to details. one base in Lashkar Gah, the up attacks since halting a week- Abdullah also declared himself “It takes a very special kind accusers. week if the insurgents signifi- resolve one of the long-running The State Department capital of Helmand province in long partial truce in place until president and held a simulta- of evil to exploit connections to Looking back during the cantly reduce violence, spats that has stymied potential voiced confidence that Afghan the south, and another base in the signing of the Doha accord, neous swearing-in ceremony leverage rape,” said the 2013 trial at emails they exchanged, he President Ashraf Ghani’s peace talks between the insur- peace talks would open soon, Herat in the west, a US official ending a welcome reprieve for on Monday, minutes after rape accuser. said, he thought they had a good spokesman said early gents and the Afghan govern- saying Ghani was speaking to told AFP on the condition of ordinary Afghans who have Ghani took the oath for his sec- “Rape is not just one friendship: “I had wonderful Wednesday, seeking to resolve ment. Although the Taliban rivals and would name a nego- anonymity. Helmand is where born the brunt of the deadly ond term. moment of penetration. It is times with these people.” a dispute that has delayed were due to start talks with tiating team “in the coming few US and British forces fought violence. A member of the Taliban’s forever,” added the woman, who The executive behind such peace talks between the mili- Kabul on Tuesday, negotia- days.” The UN Security some of the bloodiest cam- Under the US-Taliban deal, leadership council — the recalled a moment during the Oscar-winning films as tants and Kabul. tions were delayed because the Council on Tuesday endorsed paigns of the 18-year war. the militants are to prevent Quetta Shura — told AFP on trial when she left the witness “Shakespeare in Love” and “Pulp The announcement came insurgents’ demanded as a pre- the US-Taliban deal, a rare step The initial drawdown groups including Al-Qaeda Tuesday the insurgents had stand in tears and then could be Fiction” became Exhibit A for the hours after the US said its requisite the prisoner release in for an agreement involving comes as the Taliban, which see from using Afghanistan as a delivered a list of the 5,000 cap- heard screaming from an adja- #MeToo movement after years of forces had started pulling out exchange for 1,000 captives. insurgents. themselves as having achieved base to threaten the security of tives they wanted freed to the cent room. whispers about his alleged behav- of two bases in Afghanistan, in Ghani had refused but The Council urged the “victory” over America, test the the US and its allies. Afghan government. “The day my screams were ior burst into public view in The line with a deal signed between Wednesday’s decree signalled a Afghan government “to Pentagon’s resolve to protect In congressional testimony But he accused Kabul of heard from the witness room was New York Times and The New Washington and the Taliban in softening of his stance, with the advance the peace process, local partners by conducting on Tuesday, a top US general, acting in bad faith, alleging that the day my voice came back to its Yorker in 2017. Doha last month aiming to end proviso that none of the including by participating in dozens of low-level attacks Kenneth McKenzie, said the “the government (planned) to full power,” she said. More than 90 women, America’s longest war. released prisoners would return intra-Afghan negotiations”. against Afghan forces. Islamist extremist Taliban have release only those prisoners Asked later about her reac- including actresses Gwyneth The government will to the frontlines. Under the US-Taliban deal, The US has only respond- been “very effective” against the who are elderly, very ill, or tion after the sentence, she wiped Paltrow, Salma Hayek and Uma “release 1,500 Taliban prison- According to the decree, foreign forces will quit ed to a few of these attacks, but Islamic State group in those whose sentences have her eyes, raised her arm and nod- Thurman, eventually came for- ers as a gesture of goodwill” after the first 1,500 captives are Afghanistan within 14 months, the State Department warned Nangarhar province over the expired”. Kabul did not respond ded her head. ward to accuse Weinstein of starting Saturday, with anoth- freed, a further “500 Taliban subject to Taliban security Tuesday that the level of vio- last few months. to the allegations, but Ghani’s The Associated Press has a sexual assault and sexual er 3,500 to be freed after nego- prisoners will be released every guarantees and the insurgents lence was “unacceptable.” In the “There was very limited decree on Wednesday said that policy of not naming people who harassment. The takedown tiations begin, spokesman two weeks” once negotiations holding talks with Kabul. previous 24 hours, the insur- support from us,” he said, with- “prisoners will be released have been sexually assaulted energized the #MeToo cam- Sediq Sediqqi said on Twitter. begin. The US is initially sup- gents carried out attacks in 32 out elaborating. based on their age, health sta- without their consent. It is with- paign of speaking up about sex- The agreement, which will US negotiator Zalmay posed to cut its troop presence out of 34 of the country’s There was no immediate tus and the remaining jail holding the rape accuser’s name ual assault and holding perpe- initially see 100 prisoners freed Khalilzad welcomed the from about 12,000 currently to provinces, killing seven people reaction from the insurgents to term” because it is not clear whether she trators accountable.   
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NLD MP Aung Thein told tions and none against. ble for Putin to run again if the dent additional powers to fire meet Thursday, including an control. Among the most bank expect Britain, not a The vote on Tuesday was AFP his party had anticipated The measures must now be constitutional court allows it. judges in the country’s higher interest rate cut and corporate affected are companies member of the eurozone but an the climax of a year of fierce the loss but had a duty to live approved by the upper house The changes “are not just courts and to reject laws passed bond purchases aimed at sup- involved in travel. The number important trade partner, to debates between MPs as the up to its pledges to voters Federation Council and be put justified... they plan... for the by parliament. porting business borrowing. of people going through announce fiscal stimulus of civilian government attempted ahead of its landslide victory in And the European European airports is expected about 1% of GDP when the to reform the constitution and 2015. Commission says it plans to to fall by 187 million this year. budget is announced Thursday. reduce the military’s strangle- “We would like the people bring forward existing funding Lufthansa said it would cut up Even Germany is softening hold on Parliament. to know we tried,” he said. to create a 25 billion-euro ($28 to half of its flights from April. its longstanding opposition to The country is gearing up Emotions have been at billion) investment fund to Ryanair suspended all flights to increasing government spend- to polls likely to be held later fever pitch on both sides with support the health care system, and from Italy. Exhibition cen- ing to boost growth. this year, only the second since rallies of both nationalists sup- businesses and labor market ters have seen trade fairs post- The cabinet has discussed outright military rule came to porting the military and Suu measures. poned, hitting hotels,restau- a package of measures includ- an end. Kyi’s followers calling for Yet any such actions will rants and cabdrivers. Football ing 3.1 billion euros in extra But the military still wields reform. likely be more damage limita- matches are taking place in investment spending per year considerable power, appointing Another key vote on tion than cure. Monetary stim- empty stadiums. from 2021 to 2024. That is only three key ministers — defence, Wednesday will be held on ulus and government spending The investment fund 0.1% of GDP but experts say it’s border and home affairs. whether to strike down a clause can spur demand for goods. announced Tuesday night by a step in the right direction and Crucially, it holds a quar- widely thought to target Aung But the coronavirus deals a European Commission can always be scaled up. ter of parliamentary seats, San Suu Kyi, banning anyone shock from the supply side by President Ursula von der Leyen The German government effectively giving it a veto over with foreigners as immediate closing businesses and making is drawn from the existing EU meanwhile agreed to make it any legislation. family from becoming presi- people stay home, highlighted budget. The 25 billion size of easier for companies to put Suu Kyi’s ruling National dent. by Italy’s dramatic decision the fund is only around 0.1% of workers on shortened hours. League for Democracy (NLD) Even though Suu Kyi’s late this week to limit travel and the annual 18.8 trillion euro The short-time work pro- has been fighting for reforms of husband was British and her public gatherings across the ($20.7 trillion) EU economy. gram is credited with limiting the military-scripted 2008 con- two sons are British citizens, country. Lower interest rates or Von der Leyen said nation- job losses during the Great stitution. In unprecedented her party circumvented the tax cuts cannot solve that. al leaders including German Recession in 2009 and with scenes in Myanmar’s young rule by creating her position of Meanwhile, action to help Chancellor Angela Merkel and speeding the rebound after- Parliament, the tempers of state counsellor outside of the the 19 countries that use the French President Emmanuel ward, since companies kept civilian and military MPs have constitution. euro currency faces constraints Macron agreed during a video their workers on and did not frayed during discussions of the In a counter proposal, the from the lack of a large central conference Tuesday to “use all need to reassemble a trained amendments, with MPs shout- military instead seeks to extend . )   ) 0)      9M0   )     ?N treasury, a hurdle other large the tools at our disposal so that factory workforce. The gov- ing at each other across a nor- the clause to include any min-   5   % ' / -  #      1# 2  ; ! #      
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His experience will be a big They have got great balance, but for fast bowlers. of rain once again playing spoil- hernia surgery) makes India course correction in his most pre- maiden India tour call as the 16th help for us in this series,” De Kock I am sure we are also coming here “It’s difficult to maintain pace when you sport, Pandya’s all-round flam- favourite on paper against a ferred format. member of the squad after his said. with a lot of confidence,” De Kock are returning from an injury because it boyance will keep skipper Virat South African side that com- Heinrich Klaasen and Kyle match-winning ton in the second “We understand that we are said. always plays on the mind that if you strive for Kohli in a good headspace as he prises of seasoned campaigners Verreynne, both of whom played ODI against Australia. coming here with quite an inexpe- De Kock said left-arm seam- pace then the injury might reoccur. The best would be desperately trying to like Quinton d Kock, Faf du crucial roles in South Africa’s ODI This will be South Africa’s rienced side in these conditions er Beuren Hendricks has recov- option in such a case is to play matches as forget the 0-3 mauling in the last Plessis and David Miller in series win over Australia, would maiden ODI at this venue while but it’s important Faf, me, David ered from his illness and is avail- much as possible to gain confidence that you series in New Zealand. their ranks. look to carry on their form in India India have played four ODIs here, Miller to help out these guys able for selection but batsman are fit,” Bhuvneshwar said. Pandya last played an ODI The three players automat- while Temba Bavuma has also losing two and winning two. The around, lead the way. Pass on our Temba Bavuma is uncertain as he With rain predicted on Thursday, against New Zealand in the ically pick themselves in the returned. side batting second has won three knowledge to the youngsters.” is yet to fully recover from the Bhuvneshwar also hinted that India would pre- World Cup semi-final in playing XI while Manish Pandey Janneman Malan earned his of the four contests at the ground. The Proteas skipper said the visi- hamstring injury. PTI fer to bowl first if they win the toss. PTI Manchester and his last interna- might just get a longer run at No tional game was a T20 against 6 now that Kedar Jadhav has the Proteas in Bengaluru in finally been dropped from the September last year. squad. 4&&!#,)/&!$(!#,= (& He forced his way back into In the absence of Rohit the national team with his all- Sharma, who is yet to recover   ,$,0* Kohli, Mayank Agarwal and Rohit round performances at the DY from a calf injury, Dhawan’s Sharma had stuck half-centuries Patil Corporate Cup, where he return would lend valuable nsisting that Indians are not bad in the first-innings. looked completely fit and ready experience to the Indian top- Iplayers of short-ball, Test vice- “Personally if you see my to go. order, which badly missed both captain Ajinkya Rahane on Melbourne innings against Skipper Kohli and coach the openers in New Zealand Wednesday said the team’s bad Australia, I was counter-attacking Ravi Shastri has spoken openly Bhuvneshwar’s return will run in New Zealand was largely and played short-balls well. It is about ODIs being least of prior- give India good depth during due to the wind factor. important to learn what went ity in a World T20 year. But his the slog overs where Shardul Rahane, who had scores of 46, wrong playing short balls in New men can ill-afford to lose anoth- Thakur had seemed complete- 29 (in Wellington) and 7, 9 (in Zealand. As long as I am on that er series against an inexperi- ly misfit. Christchurch), said the criticism path to improve, if next time the enced South African side which Mohammed Shami has been that they do not play short-ball opposition come and bowl short is buoyed after crushing rested for the series after getting well, does not hold any merit. balls at me and if I feel like hitting Australia 3-0 in their own den. a blow on his shoulder in the “People are speaking too it, I’ll hit,” he said. Especially having lost five second Test in New Zealand. much about it (short balls). If you “We have really done a good international games (two Tests Ravindra Jadeja is expected see Melbourne innings, we have job in the last three-four years. included) on trot, the Indian to be the lone spinning option dominated. We all play short-balls Now Test Championship has skipper, enduring one of his on a seamer-friendly well. One game doesn’t make you started. In this journey, you are rarest of rare bad patches in last Dharamsala track unless team bad player of short ball. I don’t going to win and lose some six years will be keen to buck the management feels the urge to think we have to make too much matches,” he added. trend. include Kuldeep Yadav in the C4C3 O  
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A tice in the first ODI. per skipper Quinton de Kock said Hagley Oval (Christchurch). Tinclement weather 16,000 tickets over the because of the current sit- Adverse weather con- heavy spell of thunder- Bhuvneshwar, however, said the visitors will continue with it The iconic Basin Reserve will stage the highly here have affected the tick- counter but we still haven't uation." ditions have also affected showers also lashed the hill a decision on this will be taken by as they are not affected by the anticipated Trans-Tasman showdown between New et sales for the opening got sales figures from Not a single journalist the ticket sales with rains town just after the team's the team doctor during a meeting virus. Zealand and Australia on February 13. ODI of the three-match paytm. Normally, the from South Africa is tour- and thundershowers pre- practice sessions on later on Wednesday. “We understand the corona Auckland will host the opening game between the series between India and demand for tickets of inter- ing with the national team dicted for Thursday, the Wednesday, forcing the “We have thought about this thing but it doesn’t change. There hosts and a qualifying team, the semifinals will be South Africa. national matches here are for the series. day of the match, and ognaisers to cover the thing (not using saliva) but I can’t are some fine lines but I think played in Tauranga and Hamilton on February March Only 16,000 tickets huge but the coronavirus The HPCA, on its Friday because of fresh entire playing area. say right now we will not use sali- both the teams are healthy. We 3 and 4 respectively with the summit clash scheduled out of 22,000 were sold till outbreak has taken a toll part, have put in place western disturbance over Rains have played va because if we don’t use saliva have been tested on our way to to take place in Christchurch on March 7. Tuesday for the series this time," a top HPCA huge hoardings both inside north Pakistan and adjoin- havoc here in the past as then how will we shine the ball,” India so I think we will still shine New Zealand, Australia, England and South opener at the picturesque official told PTI. and outside the ground, ing Jammu and Kashmir. well with the last interna- the 31-year-old pacer said. the ball. Our team doctor and Africa have already qualified for the World Cup. The Himachal Pradesh Cricket "Foreign fans, which educating people on pre- "Rain is also a factor tional game between India “We will get hit and you management have made sure that remaining four teams will be established following the Association (HPCA) amount to around 1,000 cautionary measures but weather is not in our and South Africa -- a T20 people will say you are not bowl- we all are fit and don’t have coro- completion of the ICC Women’s Championship and Stadium. The numbers, are not travelling this time against coronavirus. hands. But in case of rains, -- washed out without a ing well. But it’s a valid point (con- navirus so we will keep the ball a subsequent qualifying tournament in Sri Lanka in though, are expected to because of various travel "We have placed we have equipments to ball being bowled in cern) and let’s see we will have a shinning,” he added. July. rise as the orgainsers are advisories. 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Bengal coach Arun Lal asked clearly showed how tough it has Mujibur Rahman, owing to the novel coro- Chatterjee (47 not out off his players to remain optimistic become to bat on the uneven sur- navirus outbreak. 145) and Tiwary (35 off 116) took and stretch the fight. face. The matches were scheduled to be played a leaf out of Cheteshwar Pujara’s “Fight on. It was an impor- Chirag Jani had him trapped on March 21 and 22 in Dhaka and were set book to share a gritty 89-run part- tant toss. First couple of days the in front of the stumps with a ball to include international stars including Virat nership off 226 balls after Bengal wicket still played better now it that came back in sharply at a low Kohli, Lasith Malinga and Chris Gayle. were in a spot of bother at 35 for is misbehaving. There is rapid height and there was not “There’s no guarantee that those who are two at lunch. wear and tear but we will much Tiwary could do supposed to play will be able to arrive, or can Batting is only going to get fight it till the end,” Lal said. about it. It was a sort of leave after the matches,” ESPNCricinfo quot- tougher on this surface with the Saurashtra coach redemption for Jani, ed BCB president Nazmul Hasan as saying. ball keeping low right from day Karsan Ghavri said, “We who had overstepped “There are a lot of restrictions, so we have one, making it a steep challenge are doing okay at the when Tiwary, batting deferred both programmes. We will organ- for Bengal to get past Saurashtra’s moment. But cricket is a on 18, played on to his ise after a month taking stock of the situa- first innings total of 425. funny game, things can change stumps. tion. It is postponed for the time being,” he Bengal reached 134 for three quickly. It is not a bad wicket. Our The afternoon session was a added. in 65 overs at close of play, trail- batsmen showed it. The odd ball good one for Bengal as they did He said that the matches have been ing Saurashtra by 291 runs with is keeping low. That is it.” not lose a wicket and collected 59 “deferred” until further notice. Chatterjee and Wriddhiman Saha On day two, Pujara and Arpit runs. The board also decided to postpone the (4 off 43) in the middle. Vasavada batted together for five Tiwary and Chatterjee pro- AR Rahman concert at the Shere Bangla Saurashtra, who resumed the hours to put Saurashtra in a vided the much needed fight National Stadium, which was to be a part of day at 384 for eight, went on to bat strong position and Bengal too back after Bengal lost their open- the celebrations. for one hour and 10 minutes in will have to come up with some- ers — debutant Sudip Kumar Bangladesh are currently playing a T20I the morning session to add 41 thing special to stay in the game. 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