Case All Booths: Modi Against BJP: Rahul Gang Murdered Dalit Man in Udumalpet in March Last Year

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NEARBY Campaign winds down for second and nal phase of elections in Gujarat Six get death sentence in Ensure BJP win in Massive current T.N. ‘honour killing’ case all booths: Modi against BJP: Rahul Gang murdered Dalit man in Udumalpet in March last year

Govt to foot accident mahesh langa special correspondent R. Vimal Kumar victims’ treatment bill AHMEDABAD AHMEDABAD Tirupur NEW DELHI Prime Minister Narendra The Congress will win the A trial court here on Tues Victims of road accidents, Modi on Tuesday ended a Assembly polls in Gujarat as day awarded the death pe res and acid attacks would gruelling campaign for the there is a “massive under nalty to six persons, includ be given free treatment if Gujarat Assembly elections current” and the “mood has ing the father of a caste rushed to a private hospital, with a ride on a seaplane changed” in the State, said Hindu girl, for hatching a with the Delhi government while urging the people to Congress presidentelect conspiracy and killing a Da picking up the tab. “not only give the BJP an Rahul Gandhi, exuding con lit youth who had married DELHI METRO Ī PAGE 1 overwhelming majority but dence on the last day of DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD her. also ensure that BJP wins in campaigning for the second On March 13 last year, an Sharad Yadav moves HC every polling booth across Denied permission to hold a phase of polling. Rahul Gandhi at a press armed gang hacked Shan against disqualication the State.” road show, Modi took a ride “There is massive under conference in Ahmedabad kar, the Dalit youth, and his NEW DELHI Voting for 93 seats will be on a seaplane. * VIJAY SONEJI current because the mood on Tuesday. * VIJAY SONEJI wife Kausalya, belonging to Former JD(U) president held on Thursday in central has changed here. I have the Thevar (OBC) communi Sharad Yadav approached the and north Gujarat regions. ry of BJP is a guarantee for a seen all communities like getting nancial support ty, outside a shopping com Delhi High Court on Tuesday, Denied permission for a bright future.” Patidars, tribals, Dalits and from the government and plex in Udumalpet in Tiru challenging his The accused in the Sankar murder case arriving at a trial road show here, Mr. Modi In a rst such ight by a OBCs are agitating against the banks. * disqualication from the pur district, with knives. court in Tirupur ahead of the sentencing on Tuesday. PTI nevertheless infused excite prime minister, Mr Modi the BJP government,” he “During our campaigning Rajya Sabha. He argued that While Shankar died, Ms. the authorities did not give ment into the last day of boarded the singleengine told journalists here as he in Gujarat, we met many pe Kausalya sustained serious prisonment term to another the government. him a chance to make out his campaigning by taking a sea seaplane from near the Sar wrapped up his campaign. ople from all sections of so injuries. accused. She acquitted An Among those awarded case before passing the plane from the Sabarmati dar Bridge connecting the At his press conference, ciety and prepared a blue The police arrested 11 per nalakshmi (accused 2), P. the capital punishment order. river in Ahmedabad to the old city with Ahmedabad Mr. Gandhi reiterated the is print for the State’s sons, including Ms. Kausa Pandidurai (A3, Ms. Kausa were accused P. Jagadeesan, Dharoi dam in Mehsana to West from a sp ecially con sues he has raised on the balanced development that lya’s parents Chinnasamy, lya’s uncle) and the 10th ac 31, M. Manikandan, 25, P. NEWS Ī PAGE 10 DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD visit the Ambaji temple in structed jetty amid crowds campaign trail, questioning our government will imple 40, and Annalakshmi, 35, cused, V. Prasanna Kumar, Selvakumar, 25, P. Kalaitha north Gujarat. of onlookers and supporters the BJP’s ‘Gujarat Model’ ment,” he said. and the assailants. Follow 19, stating that the prosecu mizhvanan, 24, and M. Ma Though he did not ad chanting “Modi, Modi.” and saying lopsided deve “The Congress wants to ing the trial, principal dis tion had failed to prove their dan alias Michael, 25, all as dress any rally on the last After landing at Dharoi lopment had not touched take along all sections of trict and sessions judge Ala involvement beyond reason sailants hailing from day, he took to Twitter to Dam, Mr. Modi drove to the the lives of the common pe Gujarat together as against melu Natarajan held eight of able doubt. Dindigul district in the State. thank the people. In a series temple town of Ambaji. ople. the BJP which has worked the 11 accused guilty and The court ordered that Stephen Dhanraj (23) was of tweets, he said, “... the af Crowds lined the road to the He asked the BJP to come for 10 to 15 industrialists,” awarded the death sentence compensation of 11,95,000 given life sentence without fection I have received from shrine and Mr. Modi greeted clean on the Rafale deal and Mr. Gandhi said. to six of them, including be collected from the eight provisions for remission and the people is unparalleled... them and waved as he drove debt waiver of top corpo Chinnasamy (prime ac convicts to be paid in die M. Manikandan (39 – the CONTINUED ON Ī PAGE 10 No Gujarati will let go of a by. rates. cused), life sentence to one rent proportions to Ms. Kau A11) veyear rigorous STARTING OVER; UNEDIFYING OPPORTUNITIES Ī PAGE 2 golden opportunity of deve CONTINUED ON Ī PAGE 10 He said small and medi accused and a veyear im salya, Shankar’s father and imprisonment. #460490 Ī DELHI METRO Ī 6 PAGES lopment of our youth. Victo SPARKS A ROW Ī PAGE 11 um enterprises were not CAMPAIGN EDITORIAL

Legal Correspondent Trigger was exCBI ocer’s adavit Special Correspondent NEW DELHI legal correspondent New Delhi NEW DELHI The Supreme Court has Retail ination accelerated dismissed a plea to provide The Supreme Court on to 4.88% in November on equal statutory protection Tuesday expressed its wil the back of food and oil to ‘Vande Mataram’ as the lingness to hear detailed ar price rises, according to of national anthem ‘Jana Ga guments to reopen the en cial data released by the na Mana’. tire case against A.G. government. A Bench of Chief Justice Perarivalan, who is serving A separate release of India Dipak Misra and a life sentence for purchas showed that industrial ac Justices A.M. Khanwilkar ing two batteries allegedly tivity growth slowed in Oc and D.Y. Chandrachud dis used in the bomb which tober to 2.24%. missed the plea represent killed former Prime Minister ed by senior advocate Pra Rajiv Gandhi in 1991. A.G. Perarivalan is serving Fuel segment vin H. Parekh, saying that a The immediate trigger for life sentence in the Rajiv Ination as measured by court of law cannot direct the court to hear Perariva Gandhi assassination case. the Consumer Price Index the legislature to make lan was an adavit led by was at 3.58% in October. It amends in the legislation. former CBI ocer V. Thiaga his innocence, were deliber quickened to 4.41% in the The special leave peti rajan, who had recorded the ately omitted to bolster the food and beverages catego tion had challenged a Delhi then 19yearold Perariva assassination case. ry in November from High Court order dismis lan’s confession under the Mr. Thiagarajan stated 2.26% in October. sing a petition led by Gau TADA. that Perarivalan had “abso In the fuel and light seg tam Morarka that the song Mr. Thiagarajan, in Oc lutely no idea” about the ment, it accelerated to ‘Vande Mataram’ should tober this year, after 26 deadly purpose of the two 7.92% from 6.36% over the get the same statutory re years, came forward to tell ninevolt batteries he had same period. cognition, respect and dig the Supreme Court that cer bought and handed over to nity as the national A woman and her children cross a log bridge during snowfall in Srinagar on Tuesday. The JammuSrinagar National Highway tain portions of Perariva the assassins. VOLATILITY IS DUE TO FOOD, anthem. * NISSAR AHMAD (REPORT ON PAGE 10) and the Mughal road remained closed for the second day because of snow and rain. lan’s confession, showing CONTINUED ON Ī PAGE 10 SAYS EXPERT Ī PAGE 10

CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC Jallikattu CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC ‘Will prayer reach God if you issue for A college that has just one student statute Bench pray from illegal property’: HC The lone teacher is the principal and there are no takers for 5-year B.A. in Sanskrit Krishnadas Rajagopal Court’s displeasure at illegally erected Karol Bagh Hanuman idol NEW DELHI V. Chalapathi Rao the Ramanarayanam Veda VIZIANAGARAM The Supreme Court on Patasala, a project run by Soibam Rocky Singh particulars of the persons Tuesday said it will have a The Maharajah’s the NCS Group (a business New Delhi who funded it and are in Constitution Bench exa Government Sanskrit house with interests in the “Will prayer reach God if control of these mine whether the people College in Vizianagaram is sugar industry), in 2010. you pray from an illegal pro encroachments. of Tamil Nadu and Maha possibly the only one of its The attraction was free perty,” remarked the Delhi During the hearing, Delhi rashtra can conserve jalli kind anywhere: it has only meals. “Ever since, High Court on Tuesday, ex government additional kattu and bullockcart rac one student, one principal admissions have been dull,” pressing displeasure at the standing counsel Satyakam, es as their cultural right and one nonteaching sta, said Swapna Haindavi, the illegally constructed Hanu appearing for the PWD, said and demand protection un a sweeper. And it is located principal. She said the B.A man idol in Karol Bagh here. while one paw of the idol fell der Article 29 (1). not in the rural hinterland (Telugu) course was A Bench of acting Chief on the pavement, the rest of A twojudge Special but in bustling aliated to Andhra Justice Gita Mittal and Justice the structure was primarily Bench was hearing a batch Vizianagaram. University, Visakhapatnam, C. Hari Shankar made it located on land belonging to of petitions, led by the Peo One of the oldest in the Lost lustre: The Maharajah’s Government Sanskrit College at and B.A (Sanskrit) to the Sri clear that ocials responsi ‘Ocials responsible for the DDA. He said the road

ple for Ethical Treatment of country, it was established Vizianagaram is almost empty. * SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT Venkateswara Vedic ble for allowing the 108foot allowing the 108foot idol and the pavement was the Animals (PETA), to quash by the Gajapati rulers of University, Tirupati. idol to be erected would be will be prosecuted’. responsibility of the munici the new jallikattu law Vizianagaram in 1860, and of B.A. (Sanskrit). The deputation to government “Lack of government prosecuted. pal corporation. passed by the Tamil Nadu handed over to the State principal doubles up as the colleges in Salur and S. support, especially lodging, “Even if we can’t remove vealed largescale enchoach Earlier, the court had re Assembly, which brought government in 1957. But the teacher. There would be no Kota. boarding and scholarships the temple, people who are ment on public land, includ marked that religious struc bulls back into the fold of Sanskrit College is now student once the last one The college used to oer for integrated courses is a responsible for it will meet ing the construction of the tures cannot be allowed to “performing animals.” Arti gasping for survival as completes her course in the courses on the Vedas, reason for lack of interest,” their fate,” the Bench said af Hanuman idol, in the area. encroach on public land for cle 29 (1) is a fundamental nobody is ready to join its current academic year. Only Sanskrit, and Telugu. But Ms. Haindavi said. “The ter it was informed that the The court called for full private gain and at the ex right guaranteed under veyear integrated oriental the principal and the the course on the Vedas was institution would have idol was built in 2002, and particulars of the persons pense of others' rights. The Part III of the Constitution language courses of B.A sweeper would remain. suspended after all the retained its glory had the the temple along with it was responsible for erection of court was hearing a bunch to protect educational and (Sanskrit) and B.A (Telugu). Given the lack of students of the M.R. government attached it to run by a trust. the idol as well as the un of petitions relating to illegal cultural rights. The college now has only students, two junior Samskruta Patasala, a Sri Venkateswara Vedic A committee appointed authorised buildings and constructions and encroach CONTINUED ON Ī PAGE 10 one student in the nal year assistants have been sent on feeder school, enrolled in University.” by the High Court had re constructions, including ments in Karol Bagh. CM A ND-NDE YK 460490 © 2006-2017 Kasturi & Sons Ltd. -UPSC [email protected] -+91815015301

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Nine pillars of eective HR lessons break talent management through the smog Without them, it is dicult to build an edice that will withstand hostile market forces When the air over Delhi was thick with pollution, companies demonstrated a Dipali Naidu tion, give importance to val- deep interest in their employees’ wellbeing ues while delivering results ere are reasons why and demonstrate a mastery of Amit Ramani the ability to effect- complexity. Performance: Hively hire, retain, en- How well the person is doing hen the frightening gage and deploy talent, at all in the current role. Readi- smog situation in levels, is extremely important ness: An individual’s ability to Wthe Delhi-National for organisations. step into a new level of re- Capital Region (Delhi-NCR) sponsibility and meet de- was at its height, many com- One, There is a demon- mands of the role within a panies swung into action, strated relationship between short period of time. and started taking various better talent and better busi- measures to ensure the ness performance. According Make right choices health of their employees. to a study by the Hackett The nancial value of a company often depends upon the With their actions, these Group, companies that excel quality of its talent. PHOTO USED FOR REPRESENTATIONAL PURPOSE ONLY Talent management is all companies demonstrated at managing talent post earn- about putting the right their interest in their employ- ings 15 percent higher than Align those strategies management activities. people in the right jobs. For, ees’ well-being. their competition. not everything can be Two, talent is a rapidly in- Start with the end in mind — Develop all talent developed. Pollution masks creasing source of value talent strategy must be tightly Lack of motivation for a creation. aligned with business The talent pipeline is only as specific role or a poor fit Companies operating in The financial value of a strategy. Far too often, the strong as its weakest link. between employees’ values Delhi-NCR were distributing company often depends connection between talent While succession planning is and those of the organisation anti-pollution masks in N95 upon the quality of its talent. and business strategy is con- obviously important, talent leads to poor performance, and N99 variants and also Three, hyper-competition sidered long after strategic management must encom- and no classroom experience enlisting the services of doc- makes it more difficult than plans are inked in. pass a far broader portion of or learning activity will tors to attend to their em- ever to sustain a competitive the employee population. change this fundamental mis- ployees who might be experi- advantage over the long term. Integrate talent plans Value creation does not come match. encing symptoms associated With new products and from senior leadership alone. with prolonged exposure to new business models having Talent management profes- The ability of an organisation Use CASAM approach smog. The masks were dis- shorter life cycles, there is a sionals need to move from a to compete depends upon the tributed to all the employees, need for constant innovation. seat at the table to setting the performance of all its key tal- Execute your talent manage- both permanent and support Four, boards and investors table HR needs to own and ent, and its ability to develop ment initiative using the staff. Companies were also are putting senior leaders un- put in place professional tal- and promote that talent. CASAM approach. Follow the urging various teams not to der a microscope, expecting ent management processes five realisation factors for undertake field work when them to create value. and work with line managers Ensure differential focus sound execution: Communic- the air quality was poor. This pressure drives a to develop business plans ation, Accountability, Skills, Companies took many measures to help their employees deal with the deadly smog. growing emphasis on the that integrate talent plans, in- Organisations realise the best Alignment and Measurement. Air purifiers quality of talent — not just at cluding advice on the ability returns when promising indi- ers to employees on how to munity at large, as there will ies encourage employees to the C-level, but at all levels to meet the business goal viduals, those who create Create that blend Companies installed air puri- tackle pollution include diets be fewer cars on the road, opt for carpooling, especially Five, employees today are with the talent on board. value for the organization, re- fiers with a high efficiency plans and best time to exer- and the factor of vehicular during periods of high pollu- increasingly interested in hav- ceive a differential focus Talent management is about particulate air filtration cise. pollution contributing to the tion. They are also offering ing challenging and meaning- Design success profiles when it comes to develop- a potent blend of content, ex- (HEPA) filter at dedicated smog can be reduced. Preg- last-mile connectivity by fa- ful work, more loyal to their ment investments. pertise, and technology. It spaces across office centres Work from home nant women within the cilitating a ferry service to profession than to the organ- You must know what you’re takes best-in-class content to for employees to enjoy workforce were strongly ad- and from the nearest Metro isation, less accommodating looking for — for that, success See subtle differences drive the assessment and de- unadulterated oxygen and Companies got more aggress- vised to take the work-from- station. of traditional structures, profiles are necessary. A suc- velopment of people, and a breathe in fresh air, thereby ive with their already-exist- home option. These companies will more concerned about work- cess profile defines the know- While organisations under- system constructed by know- improving indoor air quality. ing flexi-working pro- need to further strengthen life balance and are prepared ledge, experience, competen- stand the idea of a high-po- ledgeable experts who have grammes. In many of these Carpooling option their carpooling policies by #460490 to take ownership of their ca- cies and personal attributes tential pool, they fail to con- seen a range of implementa- Spreading awareness programmes, employees are maintaining a database of reers and development. for exceptional performance sider the differences between tions — they should know encouraged to operate either Carpooling is an environ- employees who commute by So, what best practices in each role or job. Success potential, performance and what works, and what From the time smog began to from home or from work mental-friendly and sustain- cars and offer them free car- should an organisation adopt profiles are designed to man- readiness. Potential: Those doesn’t. take over Delhi-NCR, com- centres near their homes, es- able way of travelling as shar- pooling services. and ensure a strong founda- age talent in relation to busi- who demonstrate leadership (Dipali Naidu is Head of panies have been sending pecially on Fridays. This ing journeys reduces carbon (Amit Ramani is Founder tion for a talent management ness objectives across the en- promise, have a high per- Consulting at DDI India Pvt. out advisories to all employ- measure will help not only emissions and traffic conges- and Chief Executive Officer of system? tire spectrum of talent sonal development orienta- Ltd.) ees. Regular memes or mail- employees, but also the com- tion on the roads. Compan- Awfis.) Why we need to empower the tech ecosystem in India Innovators and entrepreneurs in digital technologies have to be promoted

Deepak Visweswaraiah most Indian startups is the lack of pioneering innova- ith almost every tion. However, all is not lost, vertical market be- what with well-established Wing transformed by technology companies align- digital technologies, the ing themselves with specific nature of businesses is chan- technology-led startups ging. To enable the delivery whose pioneering innova- of innovative new services as tions have the potential to well as to optimise internal enable their businesses. working processes, every Such accelerator pro- sector has to evolve in line grammes can be extremely with the changing land- beneficial for startups, giving scape. them access to business and Why is this happening, Photo used for representational purpose only technology mentoring, net- and why now? At the very working opportunities, infra- heart of digital transforma- try with IoT being touted as and reskills themselves. This structure such as co-working tion, is data. With the swift the torchbearer for this tech is something that NetApp ac- spaces and tools along with and rampant adoption of revolution that is set to complishes through its Aca- market/customer access. automation and technolo- change lives in India. But demic Alliance and Univer- In turn, the advantage for gies such as Internet of even with several companies sity Research partnerships tech companies is that they Things (IoT), the world is looking to ‘Make in India’ programmes. can partner with and even producing more data than and creating home-grown learn from the startups to ever before in history. To solutions, how many tech Enabling tech innovators create symbiotic relation- deal with the data deluge in workers actually have the ships. By actively supporting a way that it can be har- necessary IoT skills to be India has a dynamic and startups, larger tech giants nessed to a business out- able to tackle the challenges thriving startup ecosystem. are enabling the develop- come is the need of the hour. that are bound to occur? One In 2015, there were over ment and advancement of For example, reskilling of the ways to enable this 4,200 startups, behind only the entire ecosystem where the entire tech workforces could be to reduce the gap the United States and neck- innovation is necessary to with competencies in com- between technical education to-neck with the United survive. plex subjects such as Data and technical skills needed Kingdom, according to Zin- Technology is an enabler, Science and Machine Learn- in the job market. Increas- nov and NASSCOM. be it for business, the eco- ing is easier said than done. ingly, some of the world’s India also ranks third in nomy, healthcare or educa- However, it is undeniably the leading technology compan- the world for the number of tion. So, it’s time for the in- need of the hour. ies are focusing on creating incubators and accelerators dustry to come together to Indian firms must make industry-ready workforce and is seeing a trend of sec- strengthen the tech ecosys- top priorities of adopting through joint Industry-Aca- tor-specific incubators and tem at all levels. analytics and improving the demia partnerships. accelerators. To some With old technical skills skills of employees across The idea is to provide hol- though, it may look like the falling behind the fast pace the organisation, something istic training to students, in heyday of India’s startups of technology, the only way that has been reinforced by consultation with highly ac- seems to have passed, with to truly equip our country the 2017 Forbes Insights-EY complished professors from funding becoming increas- with the right set of technical report on analytics. How can premier science and techno- ingly tight and the competi- and business skills is by en- we empower the tech eco- logy institutes of the coun- tion having increased by couraging more collabora- system, whether it is stu- try. To create technology leaps and bounds. tion at every level. With tech dents, entrepreneurs or or- professionals who are mar- In fact, a recently-released industry stalwarts, educat- ganisations, to prepare ket-ready, these pro- entrepreneurial study con- ors and innovators working themselves for the era of di- grammes evaluate the cur- ducted by the IBM Institute together, India will be truly gital transformation? rent academia curriculum for Business Value based on prepared for the challenges required to produce specific a survey done in collabora- and joys of digital transform- Holistic training skillsets which are relevant tion with Oxford Economics ation. in the dynamic technology found that more than 90% of (Deepak Visweswaraiah is The Indian Government’s environment. It is also the startups in India fail in Senior Vice-president & Man- Smart Cities initiative cre- equally important to ensure their first 5 years. The top- aging Director at NetApp ated a buzz around the coun- the faculty evolves with time most reason for the failure of India.)

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DELHI Timings Wednesday, December 13 Two shot dead in RISE 07:05 SET 17:26 Emergency detenues get new RISE 02:29 SET 14:27 shoot-out at wedding Thursday, December 14 RISE 07:06 SET 17:26 Press Trust of India RISE 03:23 SET 15:02 recognition in Rajasthan Amritsar Friday, December 15 Two persons were killed and three critical RISE 07:06 SET 17:26 ly injured when two groups red at each RISE 04:16 SET 15:39 State Cabinet also amends rules for pension, other benets to them other at a wedding function here, police said on Tuesday. Special Correspondent to them were also amended. two years or more to other However, the Congress SSP Amritsar (Rural) Parampal Singh JAIPUR Parliamentary Aairs Mi States. The dairy farmers or workers staged protests said a marriage function was being hosted Political activists who were nister Rajendra Rathore said cattle rearers will be re against the State government at a banquet hall near Chehertha on the detained or served prison the Emergency detenues be quired to submit an adavit and alleged that it had not outskirts of Amritsar on Monday where term under the Maintenance longing to Rajasthan, who stating that the calves would fullled any of its promises two rival groups were invited by the of Internal Security Act were detained in any jail in be used for dairy and agri made in the manifesto. bride’s brother. The situation got out of (MISA) and Defence of India the country, would be entit cultural works and would control when the groups came face to Rules (DIR) during the Emer led to monthly honorarium, not be slaughtered. ‘Misgovernance in State’ face, he said. gency got recognition as Lok medical facilities and other Mr. Rathore said the ex Pradesh Congress president Both the groups allegedly opened re at tantra Senani (democratic benets after the amend port of calves would be per Sachin Pilot said in Jaipur each other, resulting in the death of two ghters) in Rajasthan on ment in rules. Earlier, only mitted only to those States that the BJP government’s and injuries to three, including a woman Tuesday on the occasion of those persons who were de which had enacted a law for countdown had begun be guest. Harwinder Singh and Manpreet completion of four years of tained in any of the jails in prohibition of cow slaughter. cause of its “antipeople pol Singh had longstanding grudges against the Bharatiya Janata Party Rajasthan were entitled to The Amendment Bill will be icies, increasing crimes, cor each other, the SSP said, adding that both government. the benets. forwarded to the Centre for ruption, farmers’ suicide died on the spot. Amid the Statewide prot obtaining the President’s as and atrocities on Dalits and ests by the Opposition, Con Calves’ export sent before it is introduced minorities”. gress, workers at all district In another decision, the in the State Assembly. Mr. Pilot released a book headquarters, the State go State Cabinet approved an Chief Minister Vasundha let containing the facts and Snow, rain vernment announced the amendment to the Bovine ra Raje will inaugurate the gures of “misgovernance” change in the terminology Animal (Prohibition of weeklong celebrations, in the State and inaugurated lash H.P. for describing the Emergen Slaughter and Regulation of marking the completion of an LED screen displaying the cy detenues. At a Cabinet Temporary Migration or Ex four years of her govern “countdown” at the Pradesh Staff Correspondent meeting, the rules for giving port) Act, 1995, to allow the ment, at Jhunjhunu on Wed Congress Committee head SHIMLA pension and other benets export of calves of the age of nesday. quarters. Cold wave conditions gripped Himachal Pradesh on Tuesday and almost all the districts received inter mittent snow or rain throughout the day. Strong, icy wind lashed high altitude areas, includ ing Shimla, forcing the resi dents to remain indoors. With subzero tempera tures at many places, the long dry spell was also bro ken and the rain brought cheers to farmers and fruit growers. The hill resorts and high alleviated apple growing areas, including Theog, Kotkhai, Jubbal, Rohru and Kumarsain, got very good rainfall since Monday night. The higher peaks of Narkanda and Khara Path er had a moderate spell of snow. The Hatu Peak turned white, much before Christmas. There was mild to moderate snowfall in tri bal areas.

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THE HINDU NOIDA/DELHI WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2017 SOUTH 5 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE IN BRIEF Migrant worker found guilty After Kumta, Sirsi turns violent BJP wants NIA probe; Minister says party spreading falsehood in Perumbavoor murder case Staff Reporter Bengaluru/Hubballi Sporadic violence in Uttara Kannada district continued Tax evasion: Crime Court likely to pronounce quantum of sentence today after hearing the convict unabated on Tuesday too, as Branch summons actors Staff Reporter THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 30yearold woman was a bandh in Sirsi town turned KOCHI The Crime Branch on Tuesday found dead in her tworoom violent, with cases of stone directed actors Fahadh Fazil The Ernakulam principal asbestos house by the side of pelting and vandalism tak and Amala Paul to present sessions court on Tuesday a canal when her mother re ing place. Police had to re themselves before the found Ameerul Islam, a mi turned from work around tear gas shells to control the agency’s investigators on grant worker from Assam, 8.30 p.m. mob in some parts of the December 19 in connection guilty of raping and murder town. with its inquiry into the ing a Dalit law student near No explanation oered This comes a day after a vehicle tax fraud. Meanwhile, Perumbavoor last year. The court accepted the pro similar bandh and protest Damage control: A Fire and Emergency Services personnel actor Suresh Gopi, who is Special judge N. Anilku secution’s argument that rally in Kumta, called by the dousing ames in Sirsi on Tuesday. * SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT also facing similar charges, mar found the accused guil Ameerul Islam forced his BJP, turned violent. Prohibi has moved the Kerala High ty of oences, including rape way into the house and com tory orders continue in the Mesta was tortured and NIA was out of question be Court for anticipatory bail. (Section 376 IPC), murder mitted the rape and murder district for the next two killed, despite the doctor, fore the postmortem report (Section 302 IPC), causing between 5.30 p.m. and 6 days. A rally was taken out who conducted autopsy on was out. “If the report con Man ‘burns alive’ death or resulting in persis p.m. The judge also noted by BJP and other Hindutva the body, refuting the cludes that it was a murder, mentally ill son tent vegetative state of victim Ameerul Islam of Assam, who was tried for rape and murder of that during the trial, the ac outts in deance of the pro claims. The BJP alleged the we will nab the culprits,” he DEVARAKONDA (Section 376 A), wrongful a Dalit woman, being taken to court on Tuesday. * H. VIBHU cused had not oered any hibitory orders in Sirsi on doctor’s statements were said. He came down heavily A man allegedly burnt his 30yearold son alive late on connement (Section 342 reasonable explanation for Tuesday. only “part of a coverup”. on the BJP for “Goebbels Monday. He was vexed over IPC) and house trespass knowledge about the caste nounce the quantum of sen his presence at the crime Meanwhile, the political speak,” comparing the pat his son’s mental condition and (Section 449 IPC). identity of the victim. In the tence on Wednesday after scene. row over the alleged murder ‘BJP spreading rumours’ tern of campaign to the one erratic behaviour, the police However, the court ob presence of concrete evi hearing the accused. “The deceased was resist of Paresh Mesta has reached Home Minister Ramalinga carried out by the propagan said. The charred body of the served that the prosecution dence against him, the court The case pertains to the ing the act (rape), tooth and Raj Bhavan, as BJP legisla Reddy accused the BJP of da Minister of Nazi Germa victim, Subhash, was found failed in proving the charges also found him not guilty of brutal rape and murder of nail, but succumbed to the tors petitioned Governor Va spreading false rumours and ny, Joseph Goebbels. He said on the outskirts of the under the SC/ST Prevention destruction of evidence un the student at her house in injuries which included jubhai R. Vala demanding an politicising the issue for the BJP had similarly tried to Mudigonda town, the of Atrocities Act, 1989, as the der Section 201 of IPC. Vattolipadi, near Perumba those sustained to her geni NIA probe into the case. The electoral gains. He said communalise the death of a Telangana police said. accused had no requisite The court is likely to pro voor, on April 28, 2016. The talia,” the judgment stated. BJP continued to claim that handing over the case to the girl in Thirthahalli in 2014. HAL to produce 100 of TRS MLA, Naidu launches village malls Toll in Cyclone Ockhi aides attack its own trainer aircraft toll gate sta People can take essential commodities in lieu of rice here crosses 50 in Kerala Special Correspondent over 80 Indian and foreign Staff Reporter Special Correspondent cretary of the Fishermen BENGALURU vendors of its key projects, Indo-Asian News Service VIJAYAWADA Kozhikode Merchants and Commission Military aircraft manufac Mr. Raju said, “Given our Hyderabad A.P. Chief Minister N. Chan The toll in Kerala due to the Agents Association, who turer Hindustan Aeronaut large number of platforms A woman legislator of Te drababu Naidu launched the Cyclone Ockhi has crossed was at Beypore, said. ics Ltd. on Tuesday said it with the Indian Defence langana’s ruling Telangana Chandranna Village Mall in 50, with the recovery of It was the men shing o plans to make 100 of its own Forces, we remain commit Rashtra Samithi, her hus Guntur and Vijayawada as a nine bodies o the coasts o Beypore who had alerted product, the basic trainer ted to increasing the scope band and their aides at pilot project in the State on Beypore and Tanur on the police after they spotted aircraft HTT40, over the of work for our vendors.” tacked the employees of a Tuesday. Tuesday. the bodies oating in the coming years once the air HAL is internally deve toll gate in Renigunta on The existing Fair Price Eight bodies were reco sea. The Indian Coast Guard craft clears the ongoing crit loping the indigenous basic Tuesday. Shops will function as Chan vered o the coast in Bey boat C144 recovered the bo ical ‘spin’ tests. military aircraft trainer, Bodiga Sobha, a mem dranna Village Malls. In the pore and another o Tanur dies. The lone body re Another immediate goal HTT40, for training newbie ber of the Telangana As rst phase, the government in Malappuram district dur trieved from Tanur was is to work towards getting pilots of the Air Force. sembly, got impatient is proposing to develop ing a search carried out by shifted to the Ponnani taluk the basic ight certication The rst prototype de when her vehicle had to 6,500 malls across the State. the Coast Guard, the Marine hospital. The bodies could of another home product, monstrated a short ight in wait at the toll gate. She There are about 28,000 FPS Enforcement Wing of the not be identied. the Light Utility Helicopter June last year. had an argument with one outlets in the State. New experiment: A woman interacts with Chandrababu Naidu Fisheries Department, and However, All Kerala Fish or LUH, by the middle of Having spent 350 crore of the employees who said The idea of mall is to take in a video chat at a Chandranna Village Mall. * T. VIJAYA KUMAR the coastal police during the ing Boat Operators Associa 2018, T. Suvarna Raju, HAL’s of its own funds on the pro he was helpless. She facilities available at the day. The ocial gure of tion State vicepresident Ka Chairman and Managing Di ject since 2013, HAL had slapped him and her hus malls in urban areas to the the malls. The commodities jective of the village malls dead across the State now rikkadi Preman said the rector, told the fth annual earlier said the project band Galanna allegedly doorstep of villagers. will be worth equal to the was to provide branded pro stood at 54. deceased shermen could global vendors’ meeting would need another 200 used foul language while “The government will rice being supplied right ducts at aordable prices to The bodies were in a be from the southern parts here. crore to build three more one of her bodyguards supply goods in lieu of rice now,” the Chief Minister consumers living away from highly decomposed state, of the State, particularly #460490 Updating a gathering of ying versions. thrashed the employee. being supplied to the poor at said. Mr. Naidu said the ob the urban areas. Moideen Koya, general se Thiruvanthapuram district.

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IN BRIEF Weather Watch Naveen writes to PM on Mahanadi issue Rainfall, temperature & air quality in select metros yesterday Requests for constitution of a tribunal to resolve the water dispute between Odisha and Chhattisgarh

Special Correspondent ilaterally and surreptitiously stituting a tribunal. es Department, Government BHUBANESWAR gone ahead with construc “However, to the utter sur of Odisha, has pointed out Odisha Chief Minister Na tion of dams and barrages in prise of the people of Odisha clearly on January 17, 2017, SAD to contest polls in Haryana on its symbol veen Patnaik has written a Mahanadi basin far exceed for whom the Mahanadi is a that the said JCB is not in CHANDIGARH strongly worded letter to ing its share of water”. lifeline, the Union Ministry tended to resolve interState The Shiromani Akali Dal will Prime Minister Narendra “The Hirakud dam in of Water Resources led a disputes on sharing of Maha contest all forthcoming Modi, requesting issuance of downstream Odisha has al written statement on De nadi water, particularly the elections in Haryana on its instructions for the constitu ready suered and is likely to cember 4, 2017, changing its dispute on the prejudicial own symbol, a statement tion of a tribunal to resolve suer heavily much to the Odisha Chief Minister stand completely by stating impact of diversions planned issued by the party said on the Mahanadi water dispute prejudice of the people of Naveen Patnaik * PTI that the tribunal cannot be by the State of Chhattisgarh.” Tuesday. The SAD, which was between Odisha and Odisha,” he added. constituted. This volte face is Pointing out that the JCB earlier an ally of Indian Chhattisgarh. State for Water Resources in not only surprising but pri was intended for monitoring National Lok Dal (INLD), also The Chief Minister re Clear stand the Rajya Sabha on July 31, ma facie smacks of consider certain projects then con said that it will contest the quested the Prime Minister Drawing Mr. Modi’s attention 2017, and the Lok Sabha on ations other than legal or templated in 1983 by Odisha forthcoming elections to the to issue the necessary noti to the fact that the Odisha go August 10, 2017, stating that what is just and fair,” said Mr. and Madhya Pradesh (prede civic bodies of Ambala and cation under Section 4(1) of vernment had led a com the dispute cannot be re Patnaik. cessor of Chhattisgarh), Mr. Rohtak. A decision to this the Inter State River Water plaint with the Centre on No solved by negotiation and it Patnaik said that none of effect was taken at a meeting Disputes Act, 1956, “to pro vember 19, 2016, seeking had been decided to consti ‘Agreement misread’ those joint projects were ta Temperature Data: IMD, Pollution Data: CPCB, Map: Skymet (Taken at 18.00 Hrs) of the SAD’s Haryana unit tect the interest of the four appointment of a tribunal to tute a tribunal for adjudica “The pretext used by the Un ken up and therefore, the Forecast for Wednesday: Thunderstorm with lightning is likely presided over by party andahalf crore people of adjudicate the water dis tion of the dispute, Mr. Pat ion Ministry of Water Re JCB had not been constituted president Sukhbir Singh at isolated places over interior Tamil Nadu, south interior Odisha”. pute, Mr. Patnaik pointed naik pointed out in his letter sources is the Agreement of in the last 35 years. Karnataka and Kerala Badal. PTI Emphasising that the fed out that the Union Ministry to Mr. Modi. 1983, which the State of Od “In any case, JCB is only a city rain max min city rain max min International herbal fair eral scheme of the Constitu of Water Resources had ta The Chief Minister further isha and State of Madhya deliberative mechanism and Agartala...... —.... 24.0.... 22.0 Kozhikode ...... —.... 33.4.... 25.0 Ahmedabad...... —.... 27.2.... 13.1 Kurnool...... —.... 33.9.... 18.1 in Bhopal from Dec. 14 tion does not countenance ken a clear stand that the wa informed Mr. Modi that dur Pradesh had agreed to con its formation and delibera Aizawl ...... 2.... 27.0.... 11.4 Lucknow...... —.... 24.9.... 12.6 BHOPAL forcing the unwilling State to ter dispute cannot be settled ing the hearing of the Odisha stitute a Joint Control Board tion before it is not a condi Allahabad ...... —.... 28.8.... 12.1 Madurai...... —.... 32.8.... 23.6 Some rare medicinal herbs negotiate or deliberate, Mr. through negotiations and a government’s petition on the ( JCB).” “But, the Union Mi tion precedent for formation Bengaluru...... —.... 28.1.... 18.5 Mangaluru...... —.... 33.0.... 22.8 would be on display during Bhopal...... —.... 26.5.... 15.4 Mumbai...... —.... 29.1.... 18.5 Patnaik said his “govern tribunal was required to be dispute, the counsel appear nistry has wholly misread of a tribunal, which is a man Bhubaneswar ...... —.... 30.8.... 18.6 Mysuru...... —.... 30.0.... 19.3 the seven-day International ment does not see any pur constituted. ing for the Centre before the the said Agreement of 1983 datory statutory obligation Chandigarh ...... 13.8.... 18.1.... 13.9 New Delhi ...... 7.8.... 21.7.... 13.8 Herbal Fair being organised in pose in further negotiating An identical statement in Supreme Court had said that with regard to the functions of the Central government Chennai ...... —.... 31.0.... 24.0 Patna ...... —.... 28.4.... 13.8 Bhopal from December 14. Coimbatore...... —.... 31.3.... 22.3 Port Blair ...... —.... 30.8.... 24.2 with the recalcitrant State of this regard was made in this a notication will be issue of the JCB. The Principal Se under Section 4(1) of the Act Dehradun...... 0.7.... 17.7.... 13.0 Puducherry...... —.... 31.4.... 21.8 Union Minister for Chhattisgarh which has un regard by Union Minister of before November 19 for con cretary in the Water Resourc of 1956,” he added. Gangtok...... —.... 17.6...... 9.9 Pune ...... —.... 29.2.... 14.4 Environment, Forests and Goa ...... —.... 30.6.... 20.8 Raipur ...... —.... 31.3.... 13.6 Climate Change Harsh Guwahati ...... —.... 29.5.... 19.1 Ranchi...... —.... 28.8.... 13.8 Vardhan will inaugurate the Hubballi...... —.... 29.0.... 17.0 Shillong...... 0.5.... 18.7...... 8.1 Hyderabad ...... —.... 32.2.... 13.6 Shimla...... 4...... 8.3...... 4.0 fair at the Lal Parade Ground, Woman’s chopped body Imphal...... 17.7.... 24.4.... 16.9 Srinagar ...... 2.9...... 5.0...... 3.1 a senior officer said on Engineer shot dead in Bihar Jaipur...... 4.9.... 20.7.... 12.3 Trivandrum ...... —.... 31.7.... 24.4 Tuesday. PTI Kochi...... —.... 31.0.... 24.8 Tiruchi ...... —.... 31.9.... 24.0 parts found in Rohtak Kohima...... 12.9.... 19.5...... 6.7 Vijayawada...... —.... 32.5.... 21.8 Special trains for pilgrims Police suspect property dispute behind the incident Kolkata...... —.... 28.9.... 20.3 Visakhapatnam ...... —.... 31.2.... 23.0 travelling to Patna Sahib Pollutants in the air you are breathing Yesterday CITIES SO2 NO2 COPM2.5PM10CODE CHANDIGARH Press Trust of India report,” Rohtak’s Shivaji Co Press Trust of India Chandigarh Ahmedabad...... 52..35..16 ... 95.....— ....* The Haryana government will ceived bullet injuries in his hind the murder,” the SP lony police station SHO, In Bengaluru...... 6..25..60 ... 28.....— ....* arrange for two trains from Patna chest,” Superintendent of said. In a shocking incident, a wo spector, Umed Singh said ov * In observation made at 4.00 p.m., Chennai ...... 5..18..60 . 141.....— .... Muzaffarpur, Bihar recorded an Ambala and Sirsa on December A junior engineer, employed Police, Saran, Harkishor Rai, “As of now, we are not dis man’s chopped body parts er phone on Tuesday. Delhi ...... 27 ...—102 . 292 .213 ....* overall air quality index (AQI) 22 to facilitate pilgrims Hyderabad ...... 24..66..46 . 155 .144 ....* score of 361 indicating an with the irrigation depart said. A police party rushed closing the identity of the were found on the outskirts Kolkata...... — ...— ...— .....—.....— ....— unhealthy level of pollution. headed to Patna Sahib * In contrast, Varanasi recorded ment in Bihar, has been shot to the spot and took the engi suspects since they may be of Rohtak city with dogs Assault not ruled out Lucknow...... 8105..76 . 372.....— .... a healthy AQI score of 39 gurdwara in Bihar to mark the dead by unidentied per neer to a hospital where he come alert and try to escape. chewing on them, the police Asked if there was possibility Mumbai ...... 11..12..63 ... 58 ...83 ....* concluding ceremony of the Pune...... 34..13..52 ... 75 .102 ....* sons in Saran district while was declared brought dead, We are hopeful of arresting said. The torso of the woman that the woman had been Vishakhapatnam 16..61..43 . 162 .122 ....* 350th ‘Prakashotsav’ of Guru he was on his way home in the SP said. them soon. The manner in was recovered on Tuesday, sexually assaulted before be Air Quality Code: * Poor * Moderate * Good (Readings indicate average AQI) Gobind Singh, a top official the State capital, the police which the murder took place they said. ing murdered, he said: “We SO2: Sulphur Dioxide. Short-term exposure can harm the respiratory system, said on Tuesday. PTI said on Tuesday. ‘Identity of suspects’ showed that the killers were Ocers said they were cannot rule that out at the making breathing difficult. It can affect visibility by reacting with other air “Veermani Kumar, who Mr. Rai claimed that investi familiar with the route the awaiting the postmortem re moment. The body, it seems, particles to form haze and stain culturally important objects such as statues Decomposed body of and monuments. was posted at Hajipur in the gations have revealed that engineer took for commut port and did not rule out sex was chopped into pieces. We tiger cub found in M.P. NO2: Nitrogen Dioxide. Aggravates respiratory illness, causes haze to form by reacting with other air particles, causes acid rain, pollutes coastal waters. UMARIA adjoining district of Vaishali, the engineer was involved in ing to and from his place of ual assault before the gory have registered a case and was shot dead in the Sone a property dispute and a work,” the SP said. killing. Some people roam further investigation is un CO: Carbon monoxide. High concentration in air reduces oxygen supply to The decomposed body of a critical organs like the heart and brain. At very high levels, it can cause tiger cub was found in a pur police station area late case had been lodged in this A countrymade pistol ing in the area had informed der progress“. dizziness, confusion, unconsciousness and even death. forest under Ghunghuti range on Monday night. Kumar connection at a police staion was used in the killing and the police after spotting a bo The incident comes close PM2.5 & PM10: Particulate matter pollution can cause irritation of the eyes, lived in Kurji locality of Pat in Patna. the possibility of the master dy part being eaten by stray on the heels of the brutal nose and throat, coughing, chest tightness and shortness of breath, reduced in Umaria district, where the lung function, irregular heartbeat, asthma attacks, heart attacks and famous Bandhavgarh Tiger na and he was returning “We suspect that those minds having hired contract dogs. rape and murder of a six premature death in people with heart or lung disease Reserve is located, on home when unidentied as with whom Kumar was in killers cannot be ruled out, “We are waiting for the yearold girl in Uklana in Hi (Individual pollutant data for various cities are averages for the previous day) Monday night. PTI sailants red at his car. He re volved in the dispute, are be he said. postmortem examination sar district last week. #460490

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IN BRIEF Mineral water Centre to give 500 to TB patients every month rates: court

“Some States are already provide this. Rather than backs hotels Experts suggest providing nancial support. processed food, take home takehome rations Similar support will be ex rations will be better. Some Legal Correspondent apart from cash tended to all TB patients and States like Kerala and Tamil NEW DELHI Qureshi gets bail in their families which can be Nadu are already doing this,” The Supreme Court reject money laundering case benet covered under the ambit of he said, adding that this will ed the government's plea NEW DELHI DBT using Aadhaar,” he said. also help in early case detec that restaurants and hotels A special court for CBI cases Afshan Yasmeen tion and treatment should be taken to task for here on Tuesday granted bail Bengaluru Nutritional support compliance. charging in excess of MRP to meat exporter Moin About 35 lakh identied Tu The guidance document, “Undernutrition at the for bottled mineral water. Qureshi in a money berculosis patients across based on which the decision population level contributes A Bench of Justices Ro laundering case. Special the country will soon get was taken, was prepared by a to an estimated over one mil hinton Nariman and Navin Judge Arun Bhardwaj granted 500 every month from the team including Anurag Bhar lion new cases of annual TB Sinha did not agree with him bail on his furnishing a Centre as social support. gava, Professor, Department incidence in India... Studies the government's view personal bond of 2 lakh Sunil D. Khaparde, Depu of Medicine, Yenepoya on nutritional status of TB that charging patrons over with one surety of a like ty Director General (TB) and (Deemed to be Univeristy) patients in India have shown the MRP for bottled water amount. The judge asked him Head of the Central TB Divi Manguluru, Anura V. Kur high levels of moderate to attracted ne of 25,000 to deposit his passport The Hindu immediately and not to leave sion, told that pad, Head of the Department severe undernutrition in and imprisonment. the country without the although the earlier proposal of Physiology and Nutrition enmeshed in a vicious cycle “Nutritional assessment, cial deprivation and margi both women and men,” Dr The court held that es court’s permission. was to provide the benet at St John’s Medical College of worsening disease and un counselling and support are nalization. Poor nutrition is Bhargava said. tablishments like restau only to tribal and BPL pa and Research Institute along dernutrition, which can be now considered integral as increasing the risk by three Quoting former Indian rants and hotels were not Teacher held for sexual tients, all the 35 lakh patients with other experts in TB and detrimental and even fatal. pects of care of TB patient. fold,” he said. Council of Medical Research bound by the Legal Me harassment of students would be covered now. “We nutrition. It has pointed out Food insecurity in house Therefore these elements Director General Sowmya trology Act and could not BERHAMPUR will start providing the cash that undernutrition is an es hold contacts of TB patient need to be integrated into Case detection Swaminathan’s paper, Dr be punished for charging A teacher in a government benet for social support tablished risk factor for pro sincreases their risk of deve the overall management of Welcoming the move, Dr Bhargava said: “Ultimately over the MRP. run school in Odisha’s Ganjam that will cover loss of wages, gression of latent TB infec loping active TB. This has patients,” Dr Bhargava told Bhargava said apart from reduction of TB burden in In The court said the am district was arrested on travel and mainly nutrition tion to active TB. serious implications, espe The Hindu. “TB is inextrica this patients should also get dia and its elimination will bience provided by these Tuesday for allegedly soon...We are waiting for Fi “In the absence of nutri cially for contacts of patients bly linked to determinants of nutritional assistance. “The require improving the nutri establishments need to be outraging the modesty of two nance Department’s appro tional support, undernour with multidrugresistant TB,” health such as malnutrition State Governments should tional status of the commun accounted for while consi Class VII girl students. The val,” he said. ished patients with TB do get according to the document. and low immunity due to so take it upon themselves and ity as a whole.” dering the issue. assistant teacher in the Gahangu Upper Primary School was arrested on the CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC basis of complaints lodged by the girls, both aged around 12 Girl power HC reserves order on years, the police said. PTI

Moments before taking Tarun Tejpal’s petition oath, RLD leader dies BAREILLY RLD leader Mohammed Special Correspondent as she, along with Tejpal, Usman died of heart attack Panaji stepped out of the elevator, here on Tuesday, moments The Bombay High Court at where the oence is alleged before he was to take oath as Goa on Tuesday reserved its to have occurred. the newly elected member of order after hearing a peti Tejpal has been charged the Thiriya Nijamat Khan tion led by former Tehelka under Sections 341 (wrong nagar panchayat. RLD district president Bakar Ali has editorinchief Tarun Tejpal, ful restraint), 342 (wrongful who has been chargesheet connement), and 376 condoled the death. PTI ed for alleged rape and other (rape) of the Indian Penal charges in a case involving a Code(IPC). Section 354 (b) Tripura announces junior female colleague, at a (criminal assault with intent 24-month maternity leave Goa resort in November Tarun Tejpal * FILE PHOTO to disrobe) was added. He AGARTALA 2013. was arrested subsequently The Left Front government Justice Nutan Sardesai re Lekhi and Pramodkumar and is now on bail. on Tuesday announced 24 months of maternity leave to served her order after she Dubey argued that the CCTV Tejpal is accused of sex its women employees — for heard arguments from spe footage obtained from cam ually assaulting consecutive the first two children. cial public prosecutor (PP) eras at the ve star hotel ly for two days a junior fe Information and Finance Sarvesh Lotlikar who plead where the oence occurred, male colleague in the Minister Bhanulal Saha said ed for the trial to begin. No showed that the accusations elevator of a hotel in north women employees can take date has been specied for against Tejpal were false, cit Goa during an event of Te the leave in one go or Agile movements: Students show their self defence skills at the closing ceremony of ‘Sashakti’, an initative of the Delhi police the order. ing the lack of distress in the helka group, in November IANS intermittently. * SANDEEP SAXENA Defence lawyers Aman body language of the victim, 2013. towards empowering women, in New Delhi on Tuesday. Over 4,000 students participated in the programme#460490 Action against U.P. ocials NGO withdraws plea for false ODF declaration against former CJI Petition was pending for over four years

Probe reveals irregularities, use of substandard material Legal Correspondent “What is the procedure to NEW DELHI be followed,” asked Justice Staff reporter tant Development Ocer of toilets when the probe was After keeping it pending for Mishra. Meerut the panchayat. done. over four years, the Su “An FIR has to be regis The administration of sever The Block Development Similarly, 192 villages in preme Court on Tuesday al tered,” Mr. Bhushan replied. al districts in western Uttar Ocer and the Assistant De Bulandshahr district were lowed the NGO, Common “Have you led a com Pradesh has initiated action velopment Ocer of the declared ODF. According to Cause, to withdraw its peti plaint rst? If not, this peti against gram panchayat level panchayat were earlier sus the probe report, not even tion alleging the possession tion is premature,” Justice ocials and village heads for pended after allegation of half of the residents of Kish of disproportionate assets Mishra said. irregularities in the imple corruption surfaced last anpur village of Sikandara against former Chief Justice Mr. Bhushan chose to mentation of the Open Defe month. The ocial probe re bad subdivision have toilets of India K.G. Balakrishnan. withdraw the petition to cation Free (ODF) project in vealed that the village and at their homes. The villagers A Bench led by Justice take “whatever appropriate the villages of Meerut, Bu block level ocers, in nexus had complained that people Arun Mishra said the prayer steps” with the authorities landshahr and Saharanpur. with the village head, had were forced to defecate in in the petition to remove concerned. After a probe revealed declared the Racchauti vil the open even as the village Justice Balakrishnan as In 2015, the Supreme that substandard material lage ODF. It was claimed that was declared ODF on paper. NHRC Chairperson was in Court had agreed to look in was used in the construction 444 toilets had been con District Public Relation fructuous because he had to the alleged income tax of toilets in the Racchauti vil structed. On the ground, on Ocer Amarjeet Singh said already retired from the violations but had said it lage of Machhara block in ly 80 toilets of the total 444 that a report had been de post. would not go into any allega Meerut, Divisional Commis were constructed. Construc manded from panchayat le Justice Mishra asked ad tions of ‘benami’ sioner Prabhat Kumar or tion work in 83 other toilets vel ocials who had de vocate Prashant Bhushan, transactions. dered that an FIR be regis was still on. Substandard clared the village ODF. who represented Common Mr. Bhushan had alleged tered against ocials quality material was used in “Action will be taken against Cause, whether the appro that around 21 properties associated with the project, the construction of the 80 the ocials responsible if priate procedure was fol were acquired in the names including the village head, toilets. Work had not even the allegation is found to be lowed before ling the peti of son, daughter and broth panchayat ocer and Assis started in the rest of the 281 true,” Mr. Singh said. tion in the Supreme Court. er of the former CJI. Afrazul’s family faces an uncertain future He was the sole breadwinner, and is survived by wife, an ailing mother and daughters

Soumya Das In another video the ac neither did he ever mention Malda cused Shambhulal Raigar Raigar [who allegedly killed Sitting on an old sack on the purportedly claimed that he him],” said Ms. Bibi, in tears. rooftop of her onestorey will punish all those who are brick house, Gulbahar Bibi, engaged in ‘love jihad’ a Capital punishment the widow of Afrazul Khan term made popular by right As she tried to console her seemed to be rather baed wing Hindu groups. mother, Mr. Khan’s daughter by the large number of peo “He [Mr. Khan] was the Rejina Khan said that even ple visiting her house at breadwinner of our family. more than “jobs and nan Syedpur village in Malda dis God knows how I will be able cial help” they want capital trict’s Kaliachawk area. Hav to deal with the situation punishment for Raigar. “We ing recently undergone sur now. I am unable to do any want him to be hanged,” Ms. gery she could barely stand work due to my physical Rejina said. up. condition,” said Ms. Bibi. The incident has created Speaking to The Hindu According to family mem discontent against the Bhara she narrated the ordeal of bers Mr. Khan, who worked tiya Janata Party (BJP) among having to hear the news of as a mason in Rajasthan for Gulbahar Bibi, the widow of Afrazul Khan, with their the locals. Pointing out that her husband’s brutal murder the past two decades, had a daughters at Kaliachak in West Bengal. * SOUMYA DAS State BJP leaders are yet to in Rajasthan. A day before daily income of about 400 meet Mr. Khan’s family the video of Mr. Khan’s mur to 500 and often struggled his wife, mother and three West Bengal government as members, locals said, “We der surfaced (December 6) to support his family. daughters (two of whom are announced by Chief Minister don’t think they are both neighbours told her that Mr. married). His family is also Mamata Banerjee. ered about the incident at Khan had died in an accident No property or land struggling to deal with the Mr. Khan last came home all. The top BJP leaders are in Rajasthan. Even before Apart from the threeroom medical expenditure of his in September and was in his still silent on the murder.” she could overcome the in house which his family 80yearold mother who has usual cheerful mood. He did They also said that they itial shock of her husband’s shares with his two brothers, been bedridden with paraly not show any signs of being have been going to other death, on December 7 she they do not have any other sis for the last one year. under pressure. “He never States for work for more saw the video of her hus property or land. However, Ms. Bibi said she said that anyone was threa than two decades but have band’s murder. Mr. Khan is survived by received 3 lakh from the tening him in Rajasthan and never seen such an incident.

NOIDA/DELHI THE HINDU 8 EDITORIAL WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2017 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE Human rights and Indian values Neither civilisational ethos nor the mere enshrining of constitutional morality is enough to deliver on basic rights that civilisational values, in our of the instrumentality of economic case Indian, are far from sucient growth combined with constitu to deliver us the rights that we tional morality in achieving such a Starting over seek to make our own. state. While “constitutional moral Rahul Gandhi’s task as Congress chief is more Though the UN’s declaration of ity”, a term used by Ambedkar to human rights is expansive, in his appropriately reject any role for challenging than that of his predecessors pulapre balakrishnan speech the V icePresident took it “societal morality ” in the Repu ahul Gandhi spent so many years stepping up to further to include social and eco blic, is of course a useful guide to nomic rights. It is clear that Indian the courts when it comes to adjud become president of the Congress party that adri, Alwar and Rajsamand civilisation has not had much suc icating between individuals, it is Ronce he was elected unopposed, the biggest sur are names that must ring a cess in ensuring their delivery. If by itself helpless in preventing acts prise remained the timing: in the middle of an Assemb Dbell for every aware Indian. any progress has at all been made of violence. The ecacy of consti ly election campaign in Gujarat, Prime Minister Naren In a little more than a year these in the desired direction, it has tutional provisions is entirely de dra Modi’s home turf. Indeed, after the devastating have been sites where a fellow citi been after the adoption of a demo pendent on the government ma blow to the Congress in the 2014 Lok Sabha election, zen has been brutally murdered cratic form of governance; an ar chinery entrusted to our elected and other electoral reverses since then, it was a bold de by another Indian. They should be rangement that is distinctly non representatives. An eective pro a source of deep shame to us as GETTY IMAGES/ISTOCKPHOTO Indian in its origins. In terms of tection of individuals, in this case cision — a signal that he is in for the long haul and that these were not random events. In deliberations, India has, in inter VicePresident had said that the human development, 21st century women and minorities, from acts he is going to be undeterred by an election result t hat every case the victim was a Muslim national fora, constantly endorsed constitutional provisions are in India is radically dierent from of violence requires the power of pundits, at least in the early days, had all but giv en to from the poorest sections of our the charter of rights that the decla adequate by themselves and the what it was in the 20th century. the state to weigh in on their side. the Bharatiya Janata Party. No matter which way the re country. Mohammad Akhlaq, Peh ration unfurled. role of government is fundamental That economic inequality has stea In too many cases of violence sult goes on December 18, Mr. Gandhi has made it clear lu Khan and Afrazul Khan were On December 10, at an ocial in advancing them. In fact, it is dily risen and ecological stress is against women, Muslims and Da that the responsibility of the party’s success rests on his murdered for the identity assigned ceremony at Delhi’s Vigyan Bha precisely because we cannot rely written all over the country can lits, the Indian state is distin shoulders and that there is no one but himself to blame to them and the alleged guilt that van VicePresident Venkaiah Nai on civilisational values that may or not take away from the fact that guished by its absence. is thereby claimed to cling to du said two noteworthy things. He may not be enshrined in the con there has been progress of a form In a recent paper Canadabased for any missteps. That he would take over as president them. rst armed India’s commitment stitution to deliver us rights that that has collapsed social distance. economist Mukesh Eswaran de was clear since his mother Sonia Gandhi’s gradual re to human rights emphasising the we adopt democracy as the form The rise to the prime ministership monstrated that it is possible to treat, but with a mere 18 months to go before the ne xt Acts of hate duty of governments to ensure of government. of India of Mr. Narendra Modi is understand “ 9/11” and home general election, Mr. Gandhi doesn’t have the luxury of Union Minister for Minority Aairs them to individuals. Second , he Historically, votaries of civilisa the best testament to this. There is grown terrorism in western Eu a great deal of time in reversing the party’s political for Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi was quick to observed that human rights exist tional values have struggled to social churning in India, with rope as a response to the historical tunes. Given the personality cult that attaches itse lf to respond to the murder of Afrazul ed in India not due to some consti break free of cultural prejudices some of it having come through af wrongs inicted on Muslim socie the Gandhis in the party, with every appointment and Khan stating that it should not be tutional morality but because of and accord similar status to other rmative action and some of it ties by Western powers, notably seen as religiously motivated but the DNA of Indian civilisation. To civilisations. Not very long ago, co through economic transformation the invasion of Iraq. This is a use gesture read to see who’s in and who’s out, Mr. Gandhi as a criminal act. Not only is this clarify what he meant he chanted lonialism had been justied on ci in which the more recent liberali ful corrective to the collective gasp will send the rst signal about his leadership quali ties dicult to sustain given the expla from the Upanishad “Sarve Janaha vilisational terms, with the very sation of the economy has had of incredulity let out by Western by the speed and professionalism with which he consti nation by Afrazul Khan’s assailant Sukhino Bhavantu”, loosely tran term “civilised” being used to dif some role. elites when addressing the vio tutes his Ateam. His swiftness in suspending family that he was only seeking revenge slated as “May all be happy”. ferentiate the West from the indi However, as India has managed lence unleashed against them by loyalist Mani Shankar Aiyar was an early indication of for “crosscommunity” marital re The V icePresident was ob genous populations of the lands to shed some of the centuries old Islamic groups. Transferring Eswa decisiveness and drawing a red line for partypersons. lationships but it also ignores a viously referring to the many assu colonised by Europe. It is perhaps practices that maintained social ran’s reasoning to the Indian con Leadership is vital for the Congress to address its pattern in the three killings in rances of the freedom of thought this that led Gandhi to respond to distance due to caste and econom text, one might argue that India question. In all cases the murders and expression and the right to life the query of what he thought of ic dierentiation, newer axes of should contain violence against its three big challenges: reviving the party organisation; have been justied in the name of and liberty in the Constitution, Western civilisation by saying, “I power have emerged. We have be Muslims to ensure the safety of rming up alliances; and formulating a cohesive pro injuring the sensibilities of Hin suggesting that their provenance think it would be a good idea.” gun to see an unimaginable rise of Hindus. But such crass instrumen gramme as the main opposition party that is looking for dus. They are, for all to see, unmis lies in the immemorial history of Gandhi is unlikely to have been violence against women and Mus talism would be unworthy of a another chance to govern India. Historically, once t he takably acts of hate committed the country’s civilisation. While any softer on champions of the su lims. Hardening patriarchy and great civilisation. We want to en Congress is edged out of a twoparty contest in a State, against a member of a religious there may be a grain of truth in periority of eastern civilisations. Hindu chauvinism are India’s un sure the ourishing of all the peo its local organisation tends to fray. With the party ruling minority. this observation it doesn’t count Civilisational hubris abounds in anticipated demons. These have ples of India not out of selfpreser in halfadozen States and running at third or lower Four days after the killing of for much when it comes to repeat claims of “the inclusivity of Hin taken us by surprise, and as a so vation but because we want to be place in big States such as Uttar Pradesh and smaller Afrazul Khan on December 6, In ed violation of human rights in In duism” or “the egalitarianism of ciety we appear to be incapable of civilised. Vasudhaiva Kutumba dia celebrated Human Rights Day. dia, of which the murders of Mo Islam”. Whatever be the exhorta handling them. kam, anyone? terrains like Delhi, the challenge is obvious. Allianc e December 10 is the anniversary of hammad Akhlaq, Pehlu Khan and tions in the texts that underlie formation has remained reactive since 2014 and Mr. the adoption of the Universal De Afrazul Khan are instances. these religions, the history of caste Ways to tackle intolerance Gandhi will have to forge decisions on pacts with re claration of Human Rights by the and gender inequality in India and Our task of ensuring human rights Pulapre Balakrishnan teaches economics gional parties, somewhat similar to what Ms. Gandhi UN General Assembly. As an early Role of government Islamic societies, respectively, in India is, however, made no at Ashoka University, Sonipat, Haryana did painstakingly before the 2004 election. A transi supporter of the UN movement In the light of these violations, it show them to have been neither more easy after rejecting the po and the Indian Institute of Management, tional moment such as the leadership change also gives and a constant participant in its may have been more helpful if the inclusive nor egalitarian. It is clear tential of civilisational values and Kozhikode, Kerala the Congress an opportunity to bring its oshoots, such as the Trinamool Congress, into an understanding. Al l of this will be easier achieved if the Congress can artic Information at the court’s discretion ulate its outlook and agenda. It needs to spell out where it stands on the economy, social inclusion, minority The judiciary’s brazen disregard for the#460490 RTI has now got a stamp of approval from a high court rights, foreign policy, welfare. Simply reacting to the Modi government or being unModi will not suce. before the apex court that he had Supreme Court Rules and the RTI The rst point is irrelevant, as already lost. In an evident attempt Act. The Registry rejected both re the Registry could have disposed at using RTI to ght a judicial bat quests. The Additional Registrar’s of the application under the RTI tle already lost, he sought “ action oce told me quite transparently Act in 2010 itself. The issue before Unedifying campaign taken” reports on his letters. over the phone that it would simp the High Court was the Registry’s The Registry could have lawful ly not release the information. refusal to abide by the RTI Act. The The Gujarat election campaign aniket aga ly disposed of this RTI request by Returning to Mr. Misra’s case, second and third points are in con was marked by more heat than light simply stating that no such infor faced with an adverse order from tradiction. If the RTI Act and Su sixyearlong farce conclud mation was available. Instead, the Mr. Gandhi, the Registry led a preme Court Rules are mutually he Gujarat election campaign, the second and ed at the Delhi High Court Registry rejected the application, writ petition before the Delhi High consistent, then why should the last phase of which concluded on Monday, was Aon November 21, 2017, and and asked Mr. Misra to apply un Court in 2011, prolonging the mat Registry privilege the latter? More Thigh on decibels and low on substance. Election the Right to Information (RTI) Act, der the Supreme Court Rules. Mr. ter. In essence, the Registry turned over, Justice Manmohan did not campaigns often generate more heat than light, but this 2005 is the worse for it. At issue Misra challenged this response be Mr. Misra’s request into an RTI v . examine the obvious contradic one was riddled with a string of controversies, which was the right of citizens to get in fore the then Central Information Rules contest, as it has done for tions between the two. And if the formation from the Supreme Commissioner Shailesh Gandhi. others too. RTI does not apply to judicial func served to deect attention from the real issues, particu Court , and by implication, India’s In May 2011, appearing before GETTY IMAGES Justice S. Muralidhar of the High tioning, then it is inconsistent with larly those relating to Gujarat’s development. For much higher judiciary, which has strong the Commission, the Additional also make disclosures to citizens Court stayed Mr. Gandhi’s decision the Supreme Court Rules, and of the campaign, the focus was on such things as Rahul ly resisted the RTI. The apex court Registrar of the Court, Smita Shar contingent upon “ good cause immediately without addressing must be declared ultra vires or an Gandhi’s religious identity, a rash and intemperate re summarily rejects RTI requests, ma objected only to the use of the shown”. In sum, the Rules allowed Section 23 of the RTI Act, which overreach. The nal point is even mark against Prime Minister Modi, and more broadly and insists that applicants exclu RTI, and not to Mr. Misra’s request the Registry to provide informa forbids courts from entertaining more untenable. The CIC is not a on personalities rather than issues. This was odd given sively request information under per se. She maintained that the Su tion at its unquestionable discre “any suit, application or other pro court of record and Commission that Mr. Modi swept the 2014 general election on the its administrative rules (Supreme preme Court Rules alone governed tion, violating the text and spirit of ceeding in respect of any order ers are not beholden to prior promise of expanding the socalled Gujarat model of Court Rules) framed in 1966, and access to the information he had the RTI. Consequently, Mr. Gandhi made under this Act ”. The High decisions. reissued with minor changes in sought. Claiming that the Rules held that the Supreme Court Rules Court did not justify how its writ The nub of the matter is that the development to other parts of the country. Ironically, 2014. To see why the High Court’s were consistent with the RTI, she are inconsistent with the RTI Act, jurisdiction applies to an appeal Supreme Court Registry wants to very little was heard of the State’s record on the eco judgment strengthens a culture of asked Mr. Gandhi to re instate the and that the Registry must res against a CIC order. provide information at its absolute nomic front during the campaign, which ended on a bi opacity in the higher judiciary, we primacy of Supreme Court Rules pond to applications within the discretion. Its brazen disregard for zarre and jarring note — with the Prime Minister accus need to delve into the Supreme over the RTI, in line with previous RTI framework alone. Another ruling the RTI has now got a stamp of ap ing the Congress of colluding with Pakistan on the Court’s engagement, or rather per Central Information Commission Six years on, this November, Jus proval from a court of record. The Gujarat election. This accusation was made on the basis sistent nonengagement with the (CIC) rulings. A ruse tice Manmohan overturned Mr. RTI has suered another blow, not that the Pakistan High Commissioner and its former fo RTI. However, as Mr. Gandhi noted This was a landmark ruling. As Gandhi’s order. His judgment re from the berated political class or in his decision, the Supreme Court many applicants, which includes lies on four planks: Mr. Misra’s ap the much maligned babus, but reign minister had attended a dinner at which some The background Rules undermined the RTI in four this writer, have found, the apex plication went beyond the RTI; Su from the “gems of institutions” en Congress leaders, including former Prime Minister In April 2010, a former school key ways. Unlike the RTI Act, the court’s insistence on its own Rules preme Court Rules are consistent joined to protect the law. Manmohan Singh, were present. The allegation that the teacher, R.S. Misra, led an RTI re Rules do not provide for: a time for providing information is a with the RTI Act; the RTI Act can meeting was held in “secret” is laughable given the pre quest with the Supreme Court Re frame for furnishing information; ruse. Between 2014 and 2016, I at not apply to the Supreme Court’s sence of a clutch of political leaders, diplomats and gistry. He had earlier sent two an appeal mechanism, and penal tempted to access documents re judicial functioning; and Mr. Aniket Aga is an Assistant Professor at the journalists, not to mention a former Army Chief of Sta letters to dierent Justices, essen ties for delays or wrongful refusal lated to a disposed public interest Gandhi should not have deviated University of Michigan Ann Arbor. E-mail: and a former VicePresident. A stung Manmohan Singh tially demanding redress in a case of information. Finally, the Rules litigation, ling requests under the from previous CIC rulings. [email protected] has exposed the irresponsibility in painting such a LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Letters emailed to [email protected] must carry the full postal address and the full name or the name with initials. meeting as an act of collusion with foreign ocials. It is not clear whether the unseemly edge and ran cour in the campaign rhetoric was a consequence of the Invoking Pakistan Minister referred to it. Even meaning and is logical. it? A communal slant is also shadow of a doubt that the Magazine article, “One life, perception that this would be a closely fought election, The Prime Minister, if he has tried to gain A.G. Rajmohan, apparent. party has changed for the many partners” (December Narendra Modi, appears to political mileage out of it, Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh B. Gurumurthy, better and will follow 12), which we believe will as some pollsters have predicted. But there is no deny have played his cards the people involved are Madurai democratic norms. hasten the moral fall of our ing that for both parties there is a huge stake riding on wrong by linking the “low answerable to the nation. I It is shameful that senior K.R. Srinivasan, society, under the guise of this Assembly election. For the Congress, which was prole” meeting in Mani R. Rajaraman, leaders of the national New role Secunderabad modern thought. charged with adopting a soft Hindutva approach follow Shankar Aiyar’s house to Bengaluru parties have stooped to the At last the reluctant prince, The Hindu commands ing soontobe Congress president Rahul Gandhi’s fre the Gujarat elections. The level of levelling wild brimming with condence I The Oxford English respect from a crosssection quent visits to temples, a win here could reverse the gae has naturally deected I It is unfortunate that the allegations in matters totally after being elected Dictionary denes “era” as a of society, and to present political narrative of the last few years. The stakes for public attention from the Prime Minister appears to unrelated to the Assembly unopposed as president of “system of chronology ‘perverted thoughts’ is main issues. The debate is have fallen into a trap of election in Gujarat. The the party appears to have reckoning from a particular regrettable. Such acts may the BJP are arguably even higher — a narrow victory in now around the Centre political compulsions. Going “dinner party” that has brought some cheer to the event; a long and distinct have been practised in the home turf will be insucient to prevent the percep insinuating Pakistan’s by his statements, one is triggered the latest round of rank and le, but whether period of history”. One history at some point in tion of a decline given the performance in the 2014 gen involvement, polarising made to feel that he is political calumny has his elevation will change the needs to wait and see time, but should not occupy eral election, when the party won almost 60% of the Gujarat and making behaving more like a Chief resulted in many valid fortunes of the Congress is whether Rahul Gandhi mainstream thinking. popular vote. To demonstrate that it retains the pol iti remarks against a minority Minister than the Prime questions. still unclear as he does not elevates or erases the Why should the mainstream cal momentum, the BJP would have to, at the very least, community. Minister of the country. Even Apart from the controversy seem to have a clear political Congress party. media start encouraging better its 2012 Assembly election performance, when it On a dierent point, it is if there were inputs about over the timing, venue and vision (“Rahul Gandhi era Vedanayagam M., degeneration which will surprising that the media such a meeting of background of this begins for Congress”, Coimbatore impact the next generation? won 115 of the 182 seats. The big question is whether it too has not considered it personalities from India and “meeting”, which seems to December 12). As Rahul K.S. Varadarajan, can pull this o in the face of a new caste coalition that necessary to grill the Pakistan, as a Prime Minister, have had diplomats from Gandhi is still unused to the Not a bond Palakkad the Congress has cobbled together, spearheaded by the people involved in the “get with all the resources of across the border, the major rough and tough of politics, Many readers like me were more letters online: inuential Patidar community, which seems palpably together” and bring out the agencies at his disposal, he point of concern is around it may not be smooth sailing. upset to come across the www.hindu.com/opinion/letters/ angry. Given Mr. Modi’s personal stake in the BJP retain crucial facts regarding the should have waited a little the violation of normal It is perhaps wise that he ing his home State and Mr. Gandhi’s need to prove him agenda and outcome of the more to ascertain the details protocol. If it was “normal seems to have given up the corrections & clarifications: “What will be Sonia’s responsibility?” (Dec. 12, 2017) erro self as the Congress president, this Assembly electio n meeting. and then acted. practice” to hold such idea of looking only towards There seems to have been The move by former Prime meetings, why was it hushed youth within the party in neously said Sonia Gandhi decided not to accept the Prime Minis has had the character of a presidential contest — so ter’s oce in 2009. It should have been 2004. no news about such a Minister Manmohan Singh in up and then acknowledged trying to rebuild the party. mething that explains the huge interest in the result. meeting till the Prime seeking an apology has after the media highlighted He has to show without a The Readers’ Editor’s office can be contacted by Telephone: +91-44-28418297/28576300; E-mail:[email protected]

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THE WEDNESDAY INTERVIEW | OMAR ABDULLAH ‘A dialogue without a purpose is meaningless’ With no time frame and end goal for the dialogue process, Dineshwar Sharma’ s mandate in J&K is not clear, says the former Chief Minister of the State

Peerzada Ashiq I Absolutely not. When was tion of Parliament in 1994 my to Kashmir is a legacy of the last time Ms. Mufti visited that Pakistan should vacate Jawaharlal Nehru and not the As Jammu and Kashmir’s oldest regional party, the National Iraq or Syria? All she needs to the territories held by it in Sangh Parivar, one would Conference (NC), ratchets up its criticism of New Delhi a nd do is see the visual images Kashmir. Do it. You have a have expected the Congress separatists on their failure to address the Kashmir problem in coming out of Syria. Don’t 56inch chest, you do surgi to be more forthcoming, and a bid to reinvent its politics in the conictridden State, th e play to the galleries. Even in cal strikes at will. Why Oper own an important part of party’s working president and former Chief Minister Omar the 1990s, when the situa ation All Out here, do it there that legacy. That is the disap Abdullah speaks on the Centre’s appointment of a special re tion was worse, we were also. You have accepted by pointing part. I guess the presentative, Dineshwar Sharma, to initiate dialogue, the nowhere close to the situa your inaction that a part of Congress thinks it has to op past failures of governments, and the way forward. Excerpts: tion in Iraq or Syria. It shows Kashmir is now with Pakis erate in the India of today her poor understanding of tan, which is a reality. and not of 1947. It’s real polit Will the government’s vernment in the forthcoming what J&K is all about. ics that trumps legacy. appointment of Dineshwar session of Parliament. Mr. Your party supported the Sharma yield results? Sharma has a tougher job You mentioned the Zakura Instrument of Accession The Peoples Democratic than previous interlocutors attack, which was claimed between J&K and India in PartyBJP relationship has I If the intent is there and because none of the previous by the Islamic State’s online 1947. Do the court petitions not been smooth in the past the idea is to have sustained interlocutors’ eorts were ta magazine. Do you think against Article 370 and one year. Was the BJP in political dialogue, we will ken anywhere close to the militancy can take a new Article 35(A) infuse any touch with the NC for an welcome it. My worry is that logical conclusion. People turn here? sense of betrayal for you ? alternative? New Delhi seems confused as are not wrong when they ask to who Mr. Sharma is and questions like, ‘What good is I I very much doubt that. I I Betrayal is a harsh word. I There was no approach what his role is. By who, I this?’ That is why there was a have no recent evidence to It’s true that New Delhi has made to me for a realign mean his designation. A Mi cold reception for Mr. Shar base my scepticism on. Until not been fair to J&K. New ment of political forces in nister in the Prime Minister’s ma on his rst visit. You can’t 2014, whatever intelligence Delhi expects that the State J&K. As far as I know, there Oce, no less, said, ‘Don’t blame people for not being reports I saw, nothing sug will live up to its commit was no approach made to my call him an interlocutor’. interested in talking. gested to me that the Islamic ment of 1947 to be a part of father either. May be with There is confusion about State or al Qaeda were realis India without fullling its some lowerrung NC leader

who Mr. Sharma is mandated Both factions of the Hurriyat NISSAR AHMAD tic threats to J&K. There have part of the deal. The deal was there was conversation from to speak to. The Union Home have demanded revocation been more IS recruits in Ker that accession was condition the BJP on the sidelines of Ministry’s order was unclear of the Armed Forces (Special Bharatiya Janata Party has There have been the State government itself ala than in Kashmir. al and India will deal with some foreign trip. That was a about his exact mandate. Powers) Act, the release of made a Uturn on Kashmir <> more Islamic State said that the situation is so currency, communication, conversation that they have On the question of separa political prisoners, by oering to engage in recruits in Kerala bad that we can’t have pan NC president Farooq defence and foreign aairs. had, but there has been tists, the Centre said he is demilitarisation, and an end dialogue with the than in Kashmir. chayat elections and for the Abdullah talks about But New Delhi changing the nothing actionable. free to decide who he wants to the violation of human separatists. Anantnag parliamentary Pakistanoccupied Kashmir terms and J&K not being able to speak to. Mr. Sharma is not rights for a dialogue process this dialogue will become seat. The rest of the state (PoK) being part of Pakistan. to complain about it, that is There is new buzz around representing himself but the to start. Has the time come I I am not convinced yet that what the Hurriyat calls ‘trilat ments are meaningless. Is the NC acknowledging the inherently unfair. That un Rahul Gandhi, who has been Indian government. He, in for a grand gesture from it’s a Uturn because I have eral’ — where India, Pakistan There is not a single day Line of Control (LoC) as a fairness needs to be done elected Congress President. his personal capacity, may New Delhi? not seen any indication that and representatives of J&K when an encounter is not permanent border? away with. That is the pre What has changed about want to speak to Syed Ali they are keen to engage sepa are at the same table. But taking place. Even militants mise on which the NC has him since you know him Geelani, Mirwaiz Umar Fa I The Hurriyat making these ratists at the level of Mr. Shar that doesn’t stop parallel dia are able to strike aggressively I What he said is not new. based its greater autonomy closely? rooq, or Yasin Malik, but that demands as a precondition ma. Keenness to engage was logues from taking place at in areas hitherto unknown, PoK does not belong to Pakis demand. Ours is the only doesn’t matter to me if the to dialogue also makes the displayed by former Prime the same time — New Delhi like Zakura. Killing 200 mili tan but is occupied. A solu conditional accession in the I He went to the U.S. and so government doesn’t want to government set precondi Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee engaging J&K and Pakistan. tants is no success but a fai tion will fall in the scope of country. mething changed. In all fair speak. It’s important that the tions. Let the Hurriyat say, when he met separatist lead One has read reports of a lure. The fact you were LoC being turned into a per ness, I think the coverage he government remove the con ‘We want unconditional dia ers at 7, Race Course Road. backchannel engagement forced to kill 200 militants manent border and then be Congress leader P. got from his visit to the U.S. fusion around his mandate. I logue with the government’. with Pakistan but visibly shows that you allowed the ing made a soft border. I Chidambaram talks about was a lot more balanced and am not sure if there is a time These conditions should be a The BJPled National there is very little to suggest situation to reach a point don’t see why it should granting autonomy to J&K. fair than the coverage within frame or an end goal. A dia part and parcel of the initial Democratic Alliance (NDA) that the two countries are where there are that many create such a furore. The What stopped him and his his own country. He is still logue without a purpose is dialogue between the Hurri engaged both separatists talking to each other. Unless militants active in J&K. If I truth is, for any solution to party from granting it when the same person. He is saying meaningless. I am yet to un yat and New Delhi. The move and Pakistan in the past. we resolve both aspects of was in their place, I would work between India and Pa they were in power? roughly the same things in derstand what the purpose is to remove cases against rst What motivated the NDA to the Kashmir problem, this not be bragging about it. The kistan, it will have to be a so the same manner. I think it’s other than keeping the en time oenders came at the take the leap then and what will continue to fester. part that they are silent lution where neither side can I Mr. Chidambaram had the because we are getting to see gagement going. behest of Mr. Sharma and stops it now? about is the extent of losses claim victory. That is possi same views then. What the real him as opposed to was announced by the go The Centre claims that the to security forces, which has ble if there is no further give stopped him was that he was the image that some chan What is the possible key to vernment. It may not have I It was the realisation that Army’s ‘Operation All Out’ also gone up in recent years. and take of territory. My li in a Cabinet where he had to nels tried to create. That is make the interlocutor been a very grand gesture, there are two facets to the and the National mited question to the BJP, carry other colleagues with the only thing that has deliver? but it is a start. If the Hurriyat problem in J&K: internal and Investigation Agency’s raids J&K Chief Minister which got outraged by Dr. him and he wasn’t able to do changed. Some news chan is asking for everything as a external. If we want to solve helped improve the ground Mehbooba Mufti says there Abdullah’s remarks, is this: If it. There isn’t a consensus in nels continue to run tickers #460490 I Dialogue for the sake of precondition, what will they this problem once and for situation. Do you buy that? are chances of Kashmir you disagree with Farooq sa the Congress on autonomy and hashtags in an unfair dialogue is pointless. We talk about? all, we can’t do it by resolv becoming Syria and Iraq. hib, please do something even today. It disowned Mr. manner. The general popula hope that there will be some ing one part of the problem. I I I would have bought that if Have we reached that point? about PoK. You are mandat Chidambaram’s views. Con tion seems to be willing to clarity from the Central go Many suggest that the don’t see a situation where it wasn’t [for the fact that] ed by a unanimous resolu sidering that greater autono give him more of a chance.

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So, when The Sinatra I didn’t know mises, there was already a the basic gist of the pro milies, and the arguments it comes to the war on cash, there is a lot more to it t han throng of journalists cla ceedings and the number made those 90 minutes so what just meets the eye. http://bit.ly/2C7bs50 mouring to get into posi of years in prison awarded unforgettable. CM A ND-NDE YK 460490 © 2006-2017 Kasturi & Sons Ltd. -UPSC [email protected] -+91815015301 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

NOIDA/DELHI THE HINDU 10 NEWS WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2017 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE FROM PAGE ONE 5 soldiers trapped under snow in Kashmir Ensure BJP win in all Special rescue team engaged in search operations; Valley cut o as National Highways remain closed

booths, says Modi Peerzada Ashiq Deputy Commissioner, Srinagar Bandipora, Sajjad Hussain Speaking about Mr. Modi’s any transport facility; it has Five soldiers swept away in on Tuesday asked people in seaplane ride, Union Minis nothing to do with Gujarat heavy snowfall near the fron the Gurez and Tulail areas ter for Shipping Nitin Gad election. If Rahul Gandhi tier posts in Kupwara and not to venture out in ava kari said, “Today is a histor wants he can also use it, no Bandipora remained un lancheprone areas till the ic day as PM travelled in a politics in it,” Mr. Gadkari traced after more than 24 weather improved. seaplane. It will be a big re added, dismissing sugges hours on Tuesday, while an volution in the transport tions that the Prime Minis Army porter’s body was Snow in the plains sector...” “As per rules and ter’s seaplane ride was a recovered. The plains of Kashmir Valley regulations, the PM can use “stunt” to entice voters. “Two soldiers slipped also witnessed the season’s down the slope in the Nau rst snow spell in the past 24 gam sector of Kupwara. hours, badly aecting road Massive current Three soldiers went missing connectivity. from a forward post in the The national highways Kanzalwan subsector of Gu connecting Srinagar to Jam against BJP: Rahul rez in Bandipora,” a Srina mu, Leh and Poonch, be garbased Army spokesman, sides the MughalSinthan “It is for the rst time in an Asked about his temple Colonel Rajesh Kalia, told Top, JammuDoda and Ar election that Modiji has not visits during the campaign, The Hindu. nasMahore highways are spoken about corruption, Mr. Gandhi said he visited An Army ocial said an 11 closed. about farmers and lower mi temples in every State and member patrol team of 36 “Men with machinery are nimum support price (MSP) blamed the BJP for politicis Rashtriya Ries was on an in busy clearing snow for vehic for cotton and groundnut,” ing the issue. . terpost movement around ular movement,” said Colo he said. Mr. Gandhi said streng 8.30 p.m. on Monday when nel Awadhesh Singh, Direc Mr. Gandhi also con thening the base of the Con three jawans slipped into a Caught unawares: The crew of hundreds of goods carriers were stranded as snowfall led to closure of roads. * NISSAR AHMAD tor, Works, Project Beacon, demned Mr. Modi's insinua gress was his top priority as ravine. Border Roads Organisation. tion that former Prime Mi Congress president. He also The posts are close to the School reached the site and troopers of 20 Dogra fell into snowfall, ocials said. Preli these areas. Ghulam Qadir Sonum Lotus, Director, nister Manmohan Singh and accorded high priority to Line of Control in the Bak started rescue operations, a ravine at Naugam around 5 minary reports suggest hea Khan, an Army porter from Meteorological Department, other Congress leaders had changing the political dis htor area, more than 200 km which are still on,” the o p.m. on Monday. vy snowfall, which started Kilshey village of Tulail, fell said Kashmir would witness connived with Pakistan to course which had become from here, of Gurez. cial said. The specialist team was on Monday, caused these ac to death during snowfall. “a gradual improvement in inuence the Gujarat “ugly and nasty” in the “A specialist team from Two soldiers of a patrol unable to reach the site on cidents. Over four feet of The body has been the weather conditions from elections country. the High Altitude Warfare team of an ocer and 10 Tuesday because of heavy snow has accumulated in recovered. Wednesday”.

Perarivalan case: SC Sharad open to review A stormy winter session on the cards Yadav moves

The court’s readiness to against you [Perarivalan],” Gujarat election results will decide the decibel levels; Opposition to raise Rafale deal, farm distress Delhi HC hear Perarivalan on January Justice Gogoi advised Mr. 24 came even as it observed Sankaranarayanan. Special Correspondent cost, saying the previous At a recent strategy meet Staff Reporter NEW DELHI New Delhi that the prolonged investi Perarivalan has been in UPA government had nego ing of the TDP parliamentary gation into the “larger con solitary connement for 23 The Union government has tiated the price at 526.1 party, it was decided that the Former JD(U) president spiracy” behind Mr. Gand years. In his midforties called for an allparty meet crore per plane, while the issue would be raised during Sharad Yadav approached hi’s assassination has not now, he was granted parole ing on Thursday, a day ahead NDA government has agreed the session. the Delhi High Court on made much headway all for the rst time recently. of the start of the winter ses for 1,570 crore each. Tuesday, challenging his these years, and seems to be The court however, did sion of Parliament. An hour Another topic of discus Two key Bills disqualication from the “endless.” not agree with Mr. Sanka before this meeting, the Op sion the Opposition parties The government needs to get Rajya Sabha. He argued A Bench of Justices Ran ranarayan pressing for a sus position parties will meet to will take up is farm distress. Parliament’s ratication for that the authorities did not jan Gogoi and R. Banumathi pension of Perarivalan’s discuss their strategy for the The recent resignation of the two key Bills. give him a chance to make told advocates Gopal Sanka sentence, saying that would session, which will be held Bharatiya Janata Party MP One is the Financial Reso out his case before passing ranarayanan and Prabhu be an extraordinary reme from December 15 to January Nanabhau Patole from the lution and Deposit Insurance the order. Ramasubramanium, ap dy. 5. Lok Sabha citing the BJP go Bill to simplify the resolution His plea will come up for pearing for Perarivalan, that When Mr. Sankarana The Congress has invited The scene shifts: Parliament will be in session from Friday vernment’s “absolute indif process of bad loans for hearing once a date is given they had two options before rayanan said review peti all Opposition parties for a after a long delay. * KAMAL NARANG ference” towards farmers banks, insurance companies by the High Court Registry. them. tions had been dismissed meeting from 4 p.m. to dis will arm the Opposition with and other nancial institu Mr. Yadav, along with Ali “One is to seek an early earlier, Justice Gogoi res cuss their strategy ahead of Christmas, has been delayed decide the decibel levels of more ammunition. tions. Second, the GST Bill Anwar, was disqualied on conclusion to the Multi Dis ponded that the “court is the ocial allparty meeting. this year. For the rst time, the Opposition this session,” Among the regional par has to be amended after the December 4 . #460490 ciplinary Monitoring Auth not powerless” and can de Congress general secretary Parliament will be in session a Rajya Sabha member said. ties, the Telugu Desam Party government decided to in The JD(U) had sought ority enquiry (into the larg nitely consider a fresh re Ghulam Nabi Azad will chair on New Year’s day. The Congress will press (TDP), an NDA ally, is partic crease the annual turnover their disqualication, argu er conspiracy). Two, view in light of the recent the rst meeting. “The Gujarat Assembly for a debate on the Rafale ularly disturbed at the slow eligibility for the composi ing that they had attended reopen the entire case developments.. The winter session, which poll results, which is sche deal. The party has accused pace of disbursal of the spe tion scheme from the pre a rally of Opposition par usually begins in midNo duled to be declared on De the government of buying cial package for Andhra Pra sent limit of 1 crore to 2 ties in Patna in violation of Jallikattu issue to go vember and ends before cember 18, will essentially the Rafale jets at an inated desh. crore. its directive. to Constitution Bench Special courts to try politicians Volatility is due to Though used to protect in to the part of Article 29 (1) terests of minorities, it says which says “any section of food, says expert “any section of the citizens the citizens residing in the Centre has allotted 7.8 crore and framed a scheme to set them up, SC told residing in the territory of territory of India.” India or any part thereof “And Tamil Nadu is de Legal Correspondent criminal cases involving solved by having a Central Special Correspondent down from 4.15% in Septem having a distinct language, nitely a part of India,” Justice NEW DELHI “political persons”. The scheme for setting up of New Delhi ber and 4.46% in August. script or culture of its own Nariman remarked orally. The Centre on Tuesday in court is hearing a PIL peti courts exclusively to deal As retail ination zoomed in “Prior to this, the Pur shall have the right to con Mr. Venugopal referred to formed the Supreme Court tion led by Supreme Court with criminal cases involving November, experts attribut chasing Managers’ Index for serve the same.” the Ahmedbad St. Xavier’s that it will set up at least 12 advocate Ashwini Upadhyay political persons on the lines ed it to the rise in food and October signalled a reduc “It has never been looked College Society case in special courts to try exclu who has sought a lifetime of the fast track courts...” oil prices. tion in manufacturing into whether a State can which the court had said Ar sively criminal cases involv ban on all convicted A Bench of Justices Ranjan “The volatility is primari growth and that has been claim constitutional protec ticle 29 (1) may well cover ing MPs and MLAs. politicians. Gogoi and Navin Sinha had ly because of food and oil conrmed by IIP,” D.K. Sri tion under Article 29 (1) for the rights of the majority al The government, in an af In a determined eort to ordered the government to prices,” Ranen Banerjee, vastava, Chief Policy Advi what it thinks is a cultural so. davit, said it had allotted cleanse politics of criminali place the scheme before it Partner, Public Finance and sor at EY India said. right,” Chief Justice of India PETA contends that the 7.8 crore and framed a ty and corruption, the court on December 13, the next Economics, PwC India, said. “This is partly due to the Dipak Misra orally observed. new law violates the ve in scheme to set up the special said it took years, probably date of hearing. “But that seeps into oth base eect, as last year Oc “This may have a far ternationally recognised ani courts. decades, to complete the The scheme should give ers things as well. If oil pric tober saw strong growth.” reaching eect. So far, nobo mal freedoms – freedom The document, led trial against a politician. the details of the funds that es go up, it aects all the “The onset of GST initial dy has plumbed the depths from hunger, malnutrition through Reeta Vasishta, Ad involving MPs and MLAs, as By this time, he or she are required to set up such other elements in the CPI. ly led to people destocking, of Article 29 (1),” Justice Ro and thirst; from fear and dis ditional Secretary, Law and declared by the politicians at would have served as a Mi courts. The expectation was that in so demand for newly manu hinton F. Nariman said. tress; from physical and Justice Ministry, said that the the time of ling their nomi nister or legislator several The Bench said the Su ation would go up. If you factured products went AttorneyGeneral K.K. Ve thermal discomfort; from scheme had been given in nations during the 2014 gen times over. preme Court would directly look at the variance bet down to almost zero,” Mr. nugopal said people’s sup pain, injury and disease; principle approval by the Fi eral elections. interact with the State go ween RBI’s projections and Srivastava added. port to jallikattu was irres and the freedom to express nance Ministry on December The adavit was in res Call for Central scheme vernments on issues like the actual ination, it is primari “Thereafter it picked up, pective of religion or caste. normal patterns of beha 8. ponse to a Supreme Court di Countering the Centre’s ar appointment of judicial oc ly on account of food. If you but not too much. This Justice Nariman referred viour. rection in November to the gument that setting up such ers, public prosecutors, take out food, then their should pick up pace from 1,581 cases government to frame a Cen courts would depend on the court sta and other require projections would come November onwards, and the The court on November 1 di tral scheme for setting up availability of funds with the ments of manpower and in quite close.” rate should be higher then.” Jayalalithaa wanted to take rected the Centre to place special courts across the States, the apex court said frastructure for the special The Monetary Policy The manufacturing sec before it details of 1,581 cases country exclusively to try “the problem can be re courts. Committee in its latest poli tor saw growth slowing to action in gutkha scam: Rao cy review on December 6 2.47% in October from 3.8% kept rates unchanged and in September. raised its ination forecast While the infrastructure ‘She was hospitalised before she could’ for the second half of the and construction goods sec S. Vijay Kumar Rahul to address Mahila Cong. meet nancial year to 4.34.7%. tor saw growth accelerating CHENNAI the claim of the State go Ination in the housing to 5.21% from 0.4% over the Breaking his silence on the vernment in the Madras segment quickened to 7.36% same period, the consumer multicrore gutkha scam, High Court (Madurai Bench) It will be his rst organisational programme as presidentelect of the party in November from 6.68% in goods segment saw a sharp former T.N. Chief Secretary that no such report on the October, while the clothing slowdown during this pe P. Rama Mohana Rao on gutkha scam was available Nistula Hebbar The meeting is also being and footwear segment saw a riod—from 3.8% to 0.79%. Tuesday said the then Chief on record. The court had or NEW DELHI looked at as signicant be more modest acceleration, The consumer durables Minister Jayalalithaa had dered an inquiry into the The rst organisational pro cause, party sources told to 4.96% from 4.68% over segment contracted for the wanted to take “appropriate “missing” documents. gramme to be addressed by The Hindu, women as a com the same period. second consecutive month, action” against those named “The Principal Director Congress presidentelect Ra munity need to be mobil Growth in the Index of In by 6.89% in October, com in the scandal by the In of Investigation, IT, met me hul Gandhi, before he for ised. “Mr. Gandhi feels that dustrial Production slowed pared to a contraction of come Tax department, and gave two reports. One mally takes charge, will be a the most eective counter sharply to 2.24% in October, 3.4% in September. based on a note sent by him was regarding the gutkha policy workshop on gender point to the RSS agenda will to her. However, she was matter and the other per issues organised by the Ma be the mobilisation of wo hospitalised before she taining to police security hila Congress. men who stand to lose the could crack the whip. during IT raids. I imme Statelevel Mahila Morcha most in hard Hindutva cultu A top IT ocer had met diately asked the Home Se ocebearers will attend the ral nationalism,” a source Mr. Rao on August 12, 2016, cretary to ensure that adeq daylong workshop here on said. and handed over a report uate police protection is Wednesday. Stepping up: Congress president-elect Rahul Gandhi speaks The Modi government re with details of corrupt polit given during such raids. Mr. Gandhi will speak to at a press conference in Ahmedabad on Tuesday. * VIJAY SONEJI cently included two women icians and ocials suspect Everything was on record wards the end of the Ministers, External Aairs ed to be involved in allowing that cannot be tampered programme. Imaan Semmalar of the acti organisational programme Minister Sushma Swaraj and illegal sale of the banned to with. Later, I was trans Apart from senior advo vist group Sampoorna will being addressed by Congress Defence Minister Nirmala bacco product in Chennai. ferred without a pos cates like Rebecca John and speak on the Transgender presidentelect Rahul Gand Sitharaman, in the most po Mr. Rao conrmed this in an ting...there was no Chief Se Malavika Rajkotia, who will Bill now before Parliament. hi, and reects his emphasis werful Cabinet subcommit exclusive interview with The cretary in the State for two speak in a session on “The Mahila Congress chief on going forward with mea tee, the Cabinet Committee Hindu. days. Anything could have gap between enactment and Sushmita Dev will helm the ningful advocacy of gender on Security, which may also The former Chief Secre happened after I left oce,” enforcement” of gender sen programme. “It is signicant sensitive policy making,” she be a reason for such a tary’s revelation punctures he said. sitive policy issues, Gee that this would be the rst said. stance. CM A ND-NDE YK 460490 © 2006-2017 Kasturi & Sons Ltd. -UPSC [email protected] -+91815015301 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

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Special Correspondent EC orders repolling in NEW DELHI six booths on Thursday Prime Minister Narendra For PM, a sensational end GANDHINAGAR Modi’s seaplane ight from The Election Commission the Sabarmati river in Ah on Tuesday ordered medabad to the Dharoi dam repolling in six booths, to a gruelling campaign where first phase polling in Mehsana district on Tues day, the last day of cam was held on December 9. The repolls will be held on paigning, attracted contro Nistula Hebbar People of Gujarat lies being cancelled be versy over outing of safety NEW DELHI <> cause of Cyclone Ockhi). December 14. Chief will give a tting Electoral Officer of Gujarat norms for travel of VIPs. Prime Minister Narendra The huge campaign exer reply to the B.B. Swain said the EC had The Kodiak seaplane that Modi signed o the Gujarat cise was sealed by Mr. Modi cancelled the results stored election campaign on Tues negativity and lies in a series of six tweets, the Prime Minister ew in is in the EVMs in six booths in day by ying on a seaplane of the Opposition which, sources said, “not a singleengine aircraft, four constituencies of the while norms require him to from the Sabarmati river Narendra Modi only summed up the entire Prime Minister first phase of polls. The travel in a twinengine front to the Dharoi dam to campaign for him but was presiding officers forgot to aircraft. pray at the Ambaji temple vel of aection I have re also a heartfelt appeal to erase mock drill poll The Air Safety Circular near there. ceived is unparalleled in 6.5 crore Gujaratis for the results, thus necessitating No. 2 of 1981 for use of priv Mr. Modi addressed a my 40 years of public life. upcoming polls”. the repoll. IANS ate or Stateowned aircraft whirlwind 34 meetings in 15 This aection gives me “The lies that our worthy for carriage of Chief Minis On the waterfront: Prime Minister Narendra Modi waves after landing on the Sabarmati in days, covering all districts strength and motivates me opponents have spread, Modi eats exotic ters and other high dignitar Ahmedabad on Tuesday. * VIJAY SONEJI of the State and ending the to devote all my time for In about Gujarat, its growth mushrooms: Alpesh ies says, “Twinengined air electioneering with a series dia’s development,” he and about me personally is GANDHINAGAR craft with good operational curity guidelines were re tin Gadkari had a dierent “The Prime Minister can of emotional tweets asking tweeted. something I had never ima OBC leader and Congress capability, reliability and ea laxed for this ight? No Z+ take on the use of seaplane, chose any mode of transpor for votes in a State where The tweets were timed gined. It is natural for every candidate Alpesh Thakore sy maintainability characte protectee is allowed to y in which he said would revolu tation. It is a moment of he won three consecutive for the 5 p.m. deadline for Gujarati to feel hurt. People on Tuesday alleged that Prime Minister Narendra ristics should be used.” a singleengine aircraft, tionise the transport sector pride for us that he chose it elections and which pro ending the campaigning. of Gujarat will give a tting Modi disliked Gujarati food There are no separate much less the PM of our of the country. for trial run. [If Congress pelled him to the highest In total, 42 leaders of the reply to the negativity and and was fond of Taiwanese political oce in India. BJP addressed 550 public lies of Opposition,” Mr. Mo rules yet for seaplanes. country.” In another tweet, “It is a big revolution in presidentelect] Rahul mushrooms which cost Twinengine planes are con Mr. Abdullah said: “Single the transport sector of our Gandhi wants, he can use “Campaigning for the meetings in what is seen as di said. 80,000 per piece. Mr. sidered safer as pilots may engine plane. Foreign pi country,” the Minister told it,” the Minister said. Gujarat Assembly elections the most signicant State “With the Government Thakore, who is contesting be able to take o or land on lots. Is there any security presspersons in New Delhi. Mr. Gandhi had taken a 2017 ends. After threeand level election before the of India and Gujarat work from the Radhanpur one engine even if the other guideline that will not be Mr. Gadkari said his and jibe at the Prime Minister, ahalf years, I got the ho Lok Sabha elections of ing together, the strength constituency, also alleged fails. thrown out today?” the Civil Aviation Ministries saying the seaplane ride was nour to travel across the 2019. rises manifold. This one at an election rally that the In a tweet, the former would frame rules for such a distraction from the main length and breadth of Guja BJP president Amit Shah plusone is not two but ele BJP’s Gujarat leaders Jammu and Kashmir Chief Gadkari defends ight form of transport on the issues of Gujarat during the rat to seek the blessings of addressed 31 meetings ven and together we will siphoned off 1,500 crore Minister Omar Abdullah Union Minister for Road lines of regulations in Cana elections. the people. During my tra since he started o on No take Gujarat to new meant for the Banaskantha said: “How is it that the se Transport and Highways Ni da, the U.S. and Japan. (With PTI inputs) vels across Gujarat, the le vember 21 (with three ral heights,” he said. flood victims. IANS With EVMs, no room Role of CBI takes centre stage at Mallya hearing for malpractice, says EC Defence cites media reports questioning impartiality of agency, and the appointment of CBI director Rakesh Asthana Special Correspondent and reinforcing the faith NEW DELHI and trust of the people in Vidya Ram over Mr. Asthana’s appoint as the politicisation of the meant that both parties at adding that the CBI’s inde Ahead of the second phase the electoral democracy of London ment and role took place as controversy around Mr. Mal tempted to use the case, pendence had fallen over the of polls in Gujarat, the Elec our country.” The fourth day of the de Mr. Asthana sat in the cour lya by both main political blaming each other. The BJP years. tion Commission on Tues The EC said it had put in fence arguments in the extra troom, giving yet another parties and the Shiv Sena. blamed the Congress for the He also highlighted re day said there was no room place an elaborate frame dition hearing of business ty dramatic ourish to what has He also highlighted criti initial disbursement of loans, search conducted between for any electoral malprac work of administrative sys coon Vijay Mallya was been a complex and intense cism and concerns ex while the Congress blamed 1988 and 2009 that looked at tice during the rst phase of tem, security protocols and marked by intense exchang hearing beginning last pressed in India about the the BJP for the waiver of the correlation between elec the Assembly elections due procedural checks and ba es over the picture portrayed Monday. CBI and the way it pursued loans and allowing Mr. Mal tion cycles and the number to its robust security and ad lances in Gujarat, which of the CBI and its director, cases, as well as the appoint lya to leave the country. of corruption cases regis ministrative protocols for prevented any possible mis Rakesh Asthana, as well as Politicisation of case ment of Mr. Asthana, sug On the issue of the CBI and tered. He said the evidence the handling of Electronic use of the machines or any the Enforcement Directo Following Monday’s session, gesting that his appointment it being susceptible to politi pointed to the ‘politicisation #460490 Voting Machines (EVMs) procedural lapses in their rate, by a Londonbased pol where a legal expert sought by the Prime Minister was cal interference, Professor of the allegations brought up and Voter Veriable Paper use. itical economist. to link the decisionmaking linked to his pursuance of Saez cited a number of stu in those corruption cases”. Audit Trail (VVPATs). The safeguards were be The prosecution sought to process of Supreme Court this particular case. dies including a Supreme Turning to the appoint The Commission, in a ing implemented transpa discredit the interpretation justices to future appoint Vijay Mallya While Mr. Mallya’s politi Court reference to the CBI as ment of Mr. Asthana, Profes statement, reassured the vo rently “with the active and of events, including through ment prospects, one of the cal ideology was not the rea a “caged parrot speaking in sor Saez highlighted the NGO ters that “it would leave no documented involvement of the reliance on media re authors of the report wrote Lawrence Saez, a Profes son for the eagerness of both its masters voice”. This was challenge to the appoint stone unturned in preserv political parties, candidates ports and the SupremeCourt to the prosecution rejecting sor of the political economy the Congress and the BJP to “unfortunately” a perspec ment, which was nally re ing the purity, integrity and and their representatives at verdict on Mr. Asthana’s ap the “defence’s understand of South Asia at SOAS, testi use the case for political tive “widely acknowledged jected by the Supreme Court credibility of the elections every stage.” pointment. The discussion ing of the paper.” ed about what he regarded ends, his “prominence” to be true,” in India, he said, of India. India, Australia call for ‘open’ AsiaPacic zone

Special Correspondent “Both sides agreed that a lian counterparts Frances NEW DELHI free, open, prosperous and Adamson and Greg Moriar Continuing with the strateg inclusive IndoPacic region ty. The dialogue indicated ic bilateral discussion, Aus serves the longterm inter that the focus remains on tralia and India on Tuesday ests of all countries in the re freedom of navigation in the discussed the need to main gion and of the world at South China Sea, where Chi tain the AsiaPacic region large. There is a growing na has been reclaiming land as a “free” and “open” zone convergence of strategic per for infrastructure, boosting under the “2+2” dialogue spectives between the two its maritime inuence. model which includes the countries,” said a press “All aspects of bilateral re foreign and defence secre statement from the Ministry lations with a focus on stra taries of both sides. The dis of External Aairs. tegic and defence relations cussion was the rst meeting between the two countries of this level since the two Freedom of navigation were reviewed,” the MEA sides participated in the qua The “2+2” dialogue of Tues said. Australian PM Malcolm drilateral discussion for a day was held between Fo Turnbull and PM Modi had new strategic partnership reign Secretary S. Jaishankar met on the sidelines of the targeting the AsiaPacic and Defence Secretary San East Asia Summit in Manila region. jay Mitra and their Austra in November.

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New York Alabama votes for Senator bomber Dita Bhargava’s Governor charged with bid picking up speed in test for GOP and Trump terrorism Reuters Says she wants to follow the Modi model in Connecticut The President has thrown his weight behind scandal-hit judge Roy Moore New York Varghese K. George ken to all party functionar Agence France-Presse Attorney General. U.S. prosecutors on Tues Washington ies and they are all very Midland City The campaign, the rst day brought federal charg Mudita ‘Dita’ Bhargava was supportive,” she said. After weeks of scandal and for a Senate seat since Mr. es against a Bangladeshi elected vicechair of the Ms. Bhargava was born in Republican Party hand Trump’s election, has been man, accusing him of using Connecticut State Democrat Ontario, Canada, and wringing, Alabama voters memorably virulent, in a a weapon of mass destruc ic Party in January but the earned a degree in electrical went to the polls on Tuesday State accustomed to rough tion in Monday’s bombing former Wall Street banker engineering from McMaster in a Senate contest between politics. of a Manhattan commuter did not want to stop there. University in Hamilton, be a Republican accused of Ostracised by his own par hub. Akayed Ullah, 27, was The Indian American’s cam fore moving to the U.S. She once preying on teenage ty, Mr. Moore has taken a charged in a criminal com paign for the Democratic worked as a Wall Street trad girls, and a Democrat seek page from Mr. Trump’s play plaint led in the Manhat nomination for the election er and portfolio manager be ing an upset win in this deep book, rejecting the women’s tan federal court with pro of the State Governor next fore moving to Connecticut ly conservative State. allegations as “fake news”, a viding material support to year is picking up speed. Ms. in 2007. Her husband Dan U.S. President Donald slogan his supporters repeat a foreign terrorist organisa Bhargava is one of the four Pelletier was also a Wall Trump has made the special with relish. tion, bombing a public in the Democratic primary Street banker earlier. The election a test of his brand of place, destruction of pro contest. Dita Bhargava is pushing for couple has two children — populism by urging loyalists A partner to Trump perty by means of explo “I am not a wellknown a Democratic nomination. Arya, 8, and Kalyan, 7.

to elect Republican re In addition to being hostile sive and use of a destruc entity, and hence I will have * SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT “I am very proud to be an brand Roy Moore, an ultra to abortion, gays and trans tive device. to work a lot harder than Indian American and very conservative former judge genders, he has attacked ille others. When people get to humble background and be proud of my culture, my her who has been the focus of gal immigration and voiced Inspired by IS hear my message, they are lieve that we need to take itage. I speak Hindi and my the race from the start. support for a strong defence, Ullah told police interview quickly buying in,” she told care of our most vulnerable children, who are halfIn Mr. Moore, who wants to presenting himself as a relia ers after the blast that “I The Hindu in an interview. people. But to fund progres dian, are learning it. The va bring his religious activism ble partner to Mr. Trump. did it for the Islamic State,” Ms. Bhargava is racing fast to sive ideas, where will the re lue system that I have, about to the U.S. Senate, has for the Democrats have invested according to court papers cross the rst hurdle, which sources come from? It has to giving back to the communi past month been ghting ac heavily in the battle. Thanks led by federal is to raise $2,50,000 in small come from economic ty... that we must always cusations he fondled two un to an avalanche of dona prosecutors. contributions not exceeding growth, and more tax reve pace forward, comes from derage girls in the late 1970s tions, they have ooded the Ullah began the process $100 apiece. nue. For me, the two go the Indian root. Also, the va when he was a state prosecu airwaves with TV ads, and of selfradicalisation in Once her campaign cross hand in hand,” she said. lue of education that we tor in his 30s. Tight contest: A campaign event for Roy Moore in Midland deployed leading black De 2014 when he began view es that threshold, it becomes have comes from the Indian The scandal has put a Se City, Alabama. * AFP mocrats to mobilise the Afri ing proIslamic State mate eligible for public funding Listening tour heritage...,” said Ms. Bharga nate seat from Alabama can American vote — about a rials online, and carried which allows political cam She is now on a listening va, who is the granddaught within reach of Democrats that keeps on giving for De Mr. Moore in what he has quarter of the electorate. out his attack because he paigns to be insulated from tour around the State. She er of the late Dr. P.L. Bhar for the rst time in a quarter mocrats,” Senator Lindsey depicted as a battle against a Mr. Jones, a 63yearold was angry over U.S. poli bigmoney donors in Con attends Democratic meet garva, a renowned Indian century. Graham, a Republican from Republican “establishment” former federal prosecutor, cies in West Asia, prosecu necticut. In less than three ings and gatherings at tem scholar of Sanskrit and his South Carolina, told CNN. out to thwart the Trump has also tried to win over tors said. weeks in September, after ples, mosques and church tory. “I want my children al A no-win situation If Mr. Moore loses, Repu revolution. moderate Republicans and New York ocials on she announced her candida es. “Wherever there could so to understand what India And it has created a major blicans will see their U.S. Se The Democratic candi upper middle class voters re Tuesday also charged Ullah cy, Ms. Bhargava raised be a community. And edu is all about.” headache for Republicans. nate majority eroded, slip date, Doug Jones, received pelled by the accusations with terrorism, accusing $53,000. cate them on my ideas, and She follows Indian politics The party’s leaders and ping from 52 to 51 seats out support from former presi against Mr. Moore. him of setting o a pipe “There is still more work listening to them,” she said. — “though not in great de members of Congress called of 100 and reducing the dent Barack Obama, who Mr. Jones is known for bomb, as investigators in to be done. We need around The new tax proposals tails” — and is inspired by on Mr. Moore to step down GOP’s margin for maneuvre made his own robocall in a having convicted two Ku his home country ques 3,000 people, but we are go that the Donald Trump ad Prime Minister Narendra after the allegations rst sur to the bare minimum. State where the African Klux Klan members for tioned his wife. ing to get there in time,” she ministration and the Repu Modi. She wants to do for faced, to no avail. Now, re To protect that precious American vote could prove bombing a black church in Ullah told investigators said. The campaign has to blicans are pushing in the Connecticut what Mr. Modi gardless of the outcome, seat, Mr. Trump ultimately decisive. “This one’s serious. Birmingham, killing four that he built the bomb at meet this requirement by U.S contradicts her political has done for India, which they face a nowin situation. endorsed Mr. Moore — You can’t sit it out,” Mr. Oba AfricanAmerican girls. his Brooklyn home one May 2018. notions. “The new tax pro she says is about changing If Mr. Moore wins, the Re throwing caution to the wind ma said in the call. “So get His support for abortion week before the attack, ll Ms. Bhargava is oering to posals are Robin Hood in re the perception. “PM Modi as publican brand risks being for the 2018 midterm elec out and vote, Alabama.” rights, however, is anathema ing the pipe with metal blend her Wall Street expe verse — stealing from the an example in changing the sullied by association with tions, and for the party’s im The latest survey by Fox to many conservatives, who screws to maximise dam rience and progressive polit poor and the giving to the perception. He presented a the judge, particularly at a age. “I need Alabama to go News put the Democrat may choose to write in age. He chose a work day to ical values in her political ca rich. It is nonsense, it is re vision that really resonated moment when the country is vote for Roy Moore,” Mr. Jones ahead by 10 points, another candidate aside target as many people as reer. The 45year old, who gressive,” she says of one her with the people. The day he in the midst of a social Trump said in a robocall to although a new Emerson from the two on the ballot. possible. now runs a small business, talking points in the tour. took over, investment began upheaval over sexual harass Alabama voters on Monday. poll has Moore ahead by And in deeply conserva Investigators in Bangla describes herself as a “pro Ms. Bhargava is encour to pour into India. He had ment and the right of victims Mr. Trump’s former chief nearly that much. The two tive Alabama, people are desh were questioning Ul business progressive”. “Con aged by party functionaries not done anything yet, but to be heard. strategist, Steve Bannon, has are competing to replace Je loyal to their President and lah’s wife, according to two necticut has been a progres and the South Asian Ameri the perception changed. ,” “Roy Moore will be the gift thrown his weight behind Sessions, who become U.S. their party. ocials. sive State. I come from a can community. “I have spo she said.

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Asks him to resign over abuse claims Agence France-Presse Moscow Associated Press who accused him of sexual Washington misconduct on Monday. The rst Russian troops re Mugabe visits Singapore U.S. President Donald Earlier, on Monday, Mr. turned home on Tuesday for medical checks Trump laced into Sen. Kir Gillibrand said Mr. Trump from their deployment in HARARE sten Gillibrand on Tuesday, should resign because there Syria, the army said, begin Zimbabwe’s former President tweeting that the New York were credible accusations ning a partial withdrawal Robert Mugabe has left the Democrat would come to against him. And barring announced by President country for medical checks in his oce “begging” for cam that, she said, “Congress Vladimir Putin. Singapore, his rst foreign paign contributions and “do should investigate the multi State television broad travel since the army forced anything” to get them. De ple sexual harassment and cast images of soldiers him out of oce last month, mocrats accused Mr. Trump assault allegations against marching out of the aircraft a state security ocial said on of making unsavoury insin him.” Mr. Trump’s tweet on onto a sunny runway in Tuesday. He left Harare uations. Tuesday morning inamed Dagestan airport. with wife Grace and aides Ms. Gillibrand, Demo Democrats who said the The crews of Tu22M3 on Monday evening, bombers also returned to a the ocial said. Reuters cratic Senator from New President was again debas York, who had called for Mr. ing a woman. military airport in North Russia halts diplomatic Trump’s resignation a day Rep. John Yarmuth, D Ossetia before ying out to presence in Yemen earlier because of allega Ky., said Mr. Trump had their permanent base in MOSCOW tions of sexual misconduct, “proven to be a poison for central Kaluga region, the Russia has halted its called Mr. Trump’s attack a the presidency, a cancer on army said. diplomatic presence in “sexist smear attempting to the country, and a truly dis On a visit to Syria on Yemen and its embassy sta silence my voice”. graceful human being.” Monday, Mr. Putin ordered have left the country amid “I will not be silenced on Patti Solis Doyle, a one the partial withdrawal of the deepening conict this issue,” Ms. Gillibrand in time Hillary Clinton cam Russian troops, saying between the government and their task had been largely Houthi rebels, the Foreign sisted. “Neither will the wo paign ocial, wrote that men who stood up to the Trump’s tweet made a “vile, completed. It was the third Ministry said Tuesday. “The Gas supply disrupted: An explosion and re that ripped through Baumgarten, Austria’s main gas pipeline hub, on Tuesday killed announcement of a partial President yesterday,” refer disgusting implication” one person and injured 21 others. The site is a major regional transfer node pumping gas to European countries, including Russian Ambassador and withdrawal since troops some of the Russian ring to the three women about Ms. Gillibrand. Germany and Italy, which is its biggest recipient. Italy subsequently declared a state of emergency.* REUTERS were deployed in 2015. diplomatic corps... will carry out their duties in Riyadh,” said spokesperson Maria Zakharova. AFP Hezbollah turns to Israel after Syria war U.S. soldier who deserted EU to harden position on trade talks with U.K. to North Korea dead STRASBOURG The European Union (EU) will Nasrallah asks Muslim countries to evict Israeli embassies and cut diplomatic ties with the nation harden its position on Brexit Jenkins spent nearly 50 years there NADA HOMSI ity it lost in recent years be who spoke from an undis trade talks after London said BEIRUT cause of its involvement in closed location, made no Reuters it would only pay its divorce Tokyo bill if it got a deal, leading The leader of the Lebanese the war in Syria. suggestion that they would European parliamentarians militant group Hezbollah Many former Hezbollah leave any time soon. A U.S. soldier who deserted said on Tuesday. Guy vowed on Monday to return supporters in the Arab world On Monday, demonstra to North Korea more than Verhofstadt, the European the group’s focus to ghting soured on the Iranbacked tors marched down a road in half a century ago, but who Parliament’s Brexit Israel after years of battling group when it entered the the southern Beirut neigh was eventually allowed to coordinator, said EU leaders rebels in neighbouring Syria. war in support of the author borhood that houses Hezbol leave the secretive state, has meeting for a summit this Speaking via a video feed itarian government of Presi lah’s headquarters, chanting died in Japan aged 77. week would now insist on the at a rally in Beirut, the Leba dent Bashar alAssad. “Death to Israel! Death to One of the Cold War’s divorce terms being legally nese capital, that was organ The Syrian government’s America!” and “Zionists strangest dramas began in binding. Reuters ised to protest President Do counterinsurgency crack must die, die, so Jerusalem 1965 when Charles Robert nald Trump’s decision to down included bombing and doesn’t die!” Jenkins, then a 24yearold

Aussie Senator resigns recognise Jerusalem as Is besieging Palestinian refu Alaa Dahab, a halfPalesti army sergeant, disappeared Charles Robert Jenkins. * AP over China links rael’s capital, the Hezbollah Intifada call: Supporters of Lebanon’s Hezbollah movement gee camps, where there was nian, halfLebanese teenager one January night while on SYDNEY leader, Hassan Nasrallah, taking part in a protest on Sunday against the U.S. decision to some support for the Syrian who grew up in Gaza, attend patrol near the demilitar English to soldiers and por An Australian Opposition called on Arab and Muslim recognise Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. * AFP rebels. That, too, led Palesti ed the rally Monday to show ised zone between the two trayed an evil U.S. spy in a Senator, Sam Dastyari, said countries to cease normalis nian and other Arab critics her support for Hezbollah. Koreas. propaganda lm. Later, he on Tuesday that he would ing relations with Israel, ev Palestinian territories of the which upset a decadesold to complain that Hezbollah “We are with anyone that At an emotional court met and married Hitomi So resign from Parliament after a series of allegations ict Israeli embassies and cut West Bank and Gaza. “Mus diplomatic status quo. had strayed from its roots of loves, helps and resists for martial in Japan in 2004, ga, a Japanese woman 20 emerged about his links with diplomatic ties with Israel. lims and Christians are all The Trump declaration resisting Israeli occupation Palestine,” she said. Mr. Jenkins said he deserted years his junior who had Chinesealigned interests. united to defend their holy gives Hezbollah, a Lebanese and abetted in the oppres The rally included a di to avoid hazardous duty in been kidnapped by North Australia had announced last Thousands of protesters sites in Jerusalem.” Shia movement that rose to sion not only of Syrians, but verse group of people of va South Korea and escape Korea to help train spies. week that it would ban “Today, we are witnessing a The rally drew thousands prominence as a militia ght also of Palestinian refugees rying ideologies, religions combat in Vietnam. He said Ms. Soga was allowed to foreign political donations true intifada,” or uprising, of protesters and was the lar ing the Israeli occupation of in Syria. and nationalities — Islamists he had planned to go to Rus return to Japan in 2002 and as part of a crackdown Mr. Nasrallah told the crowd, gest yet in Lebanon in res southern Lebanon in the ear Hezbollah is still believed and communists, Muslims sia and turn himself in, and Mr. Jenkins followed with aimed at preventing speaking of protests that ponse to Mr. Trump’s Jerusa ly 1980s, a chance to try to to have thousands of troops and Christians, Palestinians had not expected North Ko their two North Korean external inuence. Reuters have spread throughout the lem declaration last week, reclaim some of the popular in Syria, and Mr. Nasrallah, and Lebanese. NY TIMES rea to keep him. He taught born daughters in 2004.

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dddddddddddddddddddddd ddddddddddddd ‘Fix GST credit claims or face scrutiny’ Sensex 33,228 -0.68 US Dollardddddddddddddddddddd 64.40 ddddddddddddd-0.04 Gold ddddddddddddddddddddddddddd ddddddddddddd by end2018: sources 29,400 -0.60 Brent oil ddddddddddddddddddddd 64.55 ddddddddddddddd1.06 Centre ags ‘extraordinarily high transitional credit’, warns taxpayers at risk of losing authorities’ trust ‘Telecom rm’s protability a priority’ Special Correspondent nistration, which is the be carefully look at their claims NIFTY 50 NEW DELHI drock of selfassessment re and revise it if needed. Large Special Correspondent PRICE CHANGE The Centre urged taxpayers gime in GST,” the ministry claims would most likely be MUMBAI Adani Ports...... 402.50...... 10.75 to correct their TRAN1 said. The ministry urged tax scrutinised by the authori Reliance Industries Ltd. Ambuja Cements...... 265.30...... -3.80 Asian Paints...... 1117.40...... -8.45 forms to avail transitional payers who had claimed ties in the next few months.” (RIL) aims to list its telecom Aurobindo Pharma ...... 678.20...... -12.65 credit under GST by Decem transitional credit errone Under GST, a tax payer munications arm Reliance Axis Bank ...... 538.60...... -6.50 ber 27, failing which the go ously to revise their TRAN1 could le the TRAN1 form Jio on the stock exchanges if Bajaj Auto ...... 3165.70...... -45.15 Bajaj Finance ...... 1699.25...... -8.55 vernment would be forced to forms by December 27, 2017, and avail input tax credit on the telecom rm’s plans to Bharti Airtel ...... 523.85...... -8.85 initiate audit proceedings in and ensure that only correct the basis of the closing ba turn protable by the end of Bosch ...... 19952.75...... 25.45 cases of high credit claims. and bonade credit was lance of the input tax credit BPCL...... 498.95...... -15.25 this scal year bear fruit. Cipla ...... 591.65...... -12.00 The Finance Ministry said availed , “failing which the declared in the last return “IPO plans will be spelt Coal India ...... 263.40...... -6.45 while it had received some tax administration would be under the preGST regime. out only after Reliance Jio Dr Reddys Lab ...... 2256.35...... 63.45 claims for high transitional constrained to initiate audit This was to be done on a self Eicher Motors...... 28598.65. .. -649.25 completes a full year of GAIL (India)...... 491.90...... 10.70 credit for which there were and enforcement action declaration basis. nancial reporting with visi the company, making it In HCL Tech...... 875.20...... -4.80 legitimate explanations, it against the identied units”. “Transition to GST provid ble prots,” sources close to dia’s largest public oering HDFC ...... 1710.80...... 0.85 Tough talk: Finance Ministry suspects high claims have been HDFC Bank...... 1819.90...... -26.50 had also noted that several Tax consultants opined ed for trustbased transition the development said. “No at the time. * K.V.S. GIRI Hero MotoCorp ...... 3441.70...... -73.15 claims were not bonade. made in many cases without bonade reason. that large claims for credit of input tax credit...,” the mi doubt, it will be India’s big RIL chairman Mukesh Hindalco ...... 237.95...... -0.15 This behaviour, the ministry risked drawing scrutiny and nistry asserted. gest,” they added. The IPO is Ambani has directed invest HPCL ...... 414.95...... -17.60

Hind Unilever ...... 1314.65...... -9.40 said, could erode the trust maintained by the taxpayer claimed in many cases for that the onus was on compa “The government has being planned for the end of ments of more than 2 lakh Indiabulls HFL ...... 1190.00...... -8.60 between tax authorities and himself in the past,” the Fi which perhaps no bonade nies to exercise care while l asked businesses to be cau 2018 or early 2019, the crore into Jio, which dis ICICI Bank ...... 307.60...... -3.85 the taxpayers. nance Ministry said in a explanation exists. Analysis ing these claims. tious with their claims and sources said. Reliance Jio rupted the Indian mobile te IndusInd Bank ...... 1650.25...... -19.85

Bharti Infratel ...... 355.40...... -12.65 “It has been noted that statement. “Some of these to identify such units is un “Quantum of opening cre they should revise it if need had posted a net loss of lephony market. Infosys ...... 1010.50...... 5.20 some taxpayers have availed high transitional credits may derway.” dit claimed has been a con ed,” said Ansh Bhargava, 270.59 crore on revenue of An RIL spokesperson said Indian OilCorp...... 395.10...... -9.30 extraordinarily high transi have a bonade explanation cern for the Government,” Head Growth and Strategy, 6,147 crore for the quarter the reports of a listing were ITC ...... 261.55...... -4.70

Kotak Bank ...... 1000.40...... -8.10 tional credit of CGST which or may be a case of bonade ‘Erodes trust’ said Pratik Jain, Leader In Taxmann. “One has to be ended September 30, 2017. speculative and as a policy, L&T...... 1202.90...... -18.95 is neither commensurate mistake. However, it has “Such behaviour leads to direct Tax at PwC India. careful with the large claims Coal India had raised the company did not com Lupin ...... 846.80...... 7.65 with the trend of input tax been noted that high transi breach of trust between the “Therefore, the press release since they can be scruti more than 15,000 crore in ment on ‘media specula M&M ...... 1419.15...... 0.90

Maurti Suzuki...... 9131.35...... -2.45 credit of the industry nor as tional credit has been taxpayer and the taxadmi nudges the businesses to nised,” he added. 2010 diluting 10% stake in tions and rumours’.

NTPC ...... 175.90...... -2.45

ONGC ...... 183.30...... 4.40

PowerGrid Corp ...... 202.90...... -1.40

Reliance Ind ...... 915.60...... -0.55 State Bank ...... 318.45...... 0.05 PNB raises Sun Pharma ...... 520.85...... -8.75 Centre issues bid guidelines SEBI probing social media Tata Motors ...... 406.85...... -3.30

Tata Steel ...... 689.85...... -9.70 5,000 crore

TCS ...... 2612.15...... -48.95 Tech Mahindra ...... 501.20...... 0.55 for procuring wind power via QIP data leak; to cut IPO timeline UltraTech Cement...... 4222.50...... -18.05

UPL...... 730.45...... -15.10 Vedanta ...... 293.15...... 1.80 Aims to prod windy States to opt for bidding process Special CORRESPONDENT Not going to sit ‘quietly’ on leak issue: Chairman Ajay Tyagi Wipro ...... 287.80...... -1.60 Mumbai YES Bank...... 306.80...... -4.80 Special Correspondent Zee Entertainment ...... 568.95...... 0.95 mechanism, standardise the Punjab National Bank has SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT ed companies are leaked NEW DELHI bidding process, and spell raised 5,000 crore MUMBAI quite close to the nancial The government on Tuesday out the risksharing frame through qualied institu The Securities and Exchange results? [This] is something EXCHANGE RATES issued guidelines for the work among stakeholders. tional placement to boost Board of India (SEBI) is we are not going to sit quiet Indicative direct rates in rupees a unit except yen at 4 p.m. on December 12 procurement of wind power its capital. Funds will be probing whether some indi ly on,” the SEBI Chairman CURRENCY TT BUY TT SELL through a bidding process, ‘Good for developers’ used to meet provisions viduals were allegedly leak said on the sidelines of a se US Dollar...... 64.20...... 64.52 which included the standar “The payment security ap and growth requirements. ing pricesensitive informa minar organised by the As Euro ...... 75.58...... 75.97 disation of the process and a proved in the new bidding The lender sold shares tion, including nancial sociation of Investment British Pound...... 85.68...... 86.11 denition of the roles and guidelines has not been seen Japanese Yen (100) . .. . 56.59...... 56.88 at 168, a discount of 2.9% data, related to blue chip Bankers of India. Chinese Yuan ...... 9.70...... 9.75 responsibilities of various in PPAs [power purchase to the closing price on De companies to a select group Select sharing of informa Swiss Franc ...... 64.82...... 65.14 stakeholders. agreements] signed by the cember 11. The bank exer through social media before tion by rms or even ana Singapore Dollar ...... 47.51...... 47.75

Canadian Dollar...... 50.09...... 50.34 “The guidelines are ap state distribution utilities cised the green shoe op the data was being made pu lysts is barred under the cur Malaysian Ringitt ...... 15.73...... 15.84 plicable for procurement of [discoms] with wind power tion of 2,000 crore blic ocially. Ajay Tyagi rent regulatory norms. Source:Indian Bank wind power from gridcon above at one site with mini developers in the past,” Sa following ‘good’ demand. On Tuesday, SEBI Chair SEBI is also working to re nected wind power projects mum bid capacity of 50 MW byasachi Majumdar, senior Bankers indicated LIC par man Ajay Tyagi said the reg to the stock exchanges and duce the timeline and proce (WPP) having (a) individual for interstate projects,” the VP & group head, ICRA Rat ticipated in a major way in ulator had received com that it is “seriously” examin dures for a public issue. BULLION RATES CHENNAI size of 5 MW and above at Centre said in a release. ings said in a note, agging the issue. Bank of America plaints about instances ing the matter. “The focus is to further cut December 12 rates in rupees with pre- one site with minimum bid The guidelines include the development as favoura Merrill Lynch, Credit when such information was “We are taking that down on the time taken for vious rates in parentheses capacity of 25 MW for intra provisions for compensation ble for developers while im Suisse, Goldman Sachs and allegedly shared by indivi [WhatsApp leaks] very se listing a company on an ex Retail Silver (1g) ...... 39.20. ....(39.40) state projects; and (b) indivi in case of grid unavailability, proving the bankability of HSBC, among others, were duals in a select group be riously. How come such change after the IPO to four 22 ct gold (1 g) ...... 2,719. ....(2,722) dual size of 50 MW and put out a payment security the PPA document. the bankers to the issue. fore the same was disclosed messages about reputed list days from the six days now.” #460490 Ministry claries tax SEC halts virtual coin norms for IT exports oering, raises alert Apprehensions misplaced, says Centre Warns investors risk violating U.S. law Special Correspondent Reuters NEW DELHI WASHINGTON The Finance Ministry on The chairman of the U.S. Se Tuesday claried that ap curities and Exchange Com prehensions related to the mission (SEC) has warned negative eects of certain investors of the dangers of tax demands on the soft putting their money into ware industry were without cryptocurrencies, saying basis. trading and public oerings “It was reported in cer in the emerging asset class tain sections of the press may be in violation of feder REUTERS

that tax ocials had raised al securities law. * tax demand in respect of ex The statement by Jay port of IT/IT enabled servic Clayton came just hours af because it showed SEC es provided to clients ter the U.S. securities watch would step in to address abroad and that this had dog stepped in to stop an in ICOs for registration viola been done on the basis of adjudicating authority itial coin oering (ICO) from tions even if there were no place of supply rules in res where refund was disal a restaurant review app, af claims of fraud, according to pect of these services which lowed and has also upheld ter the company failed to re SEC ocials. were apparently provided in the orders where refund gister it as a security. “If an opportunity India and therefore were lia had been granted. ICOs allow startups sounds too good to be true, ble to be taxed,” the state “Thus, the apprehen founded on cryptocurrency or if you are pressured to act ment explained. sions expressed in those technologies such as block quickly, please exercise ex It added that subsequent sections of the press about chain to quickly raise capital treme caution and be aware ly, the Commissioner (Ap the negative eects on the by issuing virtual tokens to of the risk that your invest peals) had set aside the or software industry are with investors. ment may be lost,” Mr. Clay ders of the lower out basis,” it added. The action was signicant ton said in a statement. Investment facilitation, norms for small rms gain push at WTO talks

China, Pak. among many others seeking discussion; India rm on food security

ARUN S facilitation at the (Buenos Buenos Aires Aires) Ministerial Confe Midway through the negotia rence, led by a facilitator, for tions involving 164 World members to discuss this im Trade Organisation (WTO) portant topic. We also en member nations being held courage all WTO members to here, India is holding its actively participate in this ground on issues such as dedicated session and to en food security as well as the dorse the Draft Ministerial centrality of development in Decision on Investment Fa the talks. cilitation for Development.” However, a notable group Meanwhile, in a similar of countries, including Pa submission to the WTO on kistan and China, have de At China’s call: All members were urged to endorse the draft Monday, 82 nations (includ manded taking forward dis decision on Investment Facilitation for Development. * REUTERS ing the EU members) called cussions on investment for a dedicated Ministerlevel facilitation and proposed issues relating to food secur In a communication to the meeting on micro, small and norms relating to small ity that are part of the ongo WTO sent on Monday mainly medium enterprises rms. ing round of negotiations at the request of China, 66 (MSMEs) at the Buenos Aires which began in Doha in countries (including Euro meeting for all members to ‘New issues’ 2001. pean Union members), both discuss the “important” top According to India, these are The Argentinian capital is from the developing and the ic. “new issues” and, therefore, hosting the Ministerial Con developed world, said: “We (The writer is in Buenos should be considered only ference, or WTO’s apex deci call for a dedicated minister Aires at the invitation of In- after resolving outstanding sionmaking body. level meeting on investment dian Commerce Ministry)

NOIDA/DELHI THE HINDU 14 BUSINESS WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2017 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE IN BRIEF Too early to regulate Ashok Leyland opens Will adjust to Australia Africa headquarters project curbs: Adani ecommerce: Jack Ma Unveils four models in Ivory Coast Queensland premier vetoes govt. loan Alibaba founder’s view amid India’s tough stand at WTO Special Correspondent Reuters election promise to veto the CHENNAI SYDNEY loan to Adani immediately ARUN S Ashok Leyland, the agship Adani Enterprises said on after being formally sworn Buenos Aires company of the Hinduja Tuesday it would “adjust” to in on Tuesday for a second ONGC seeks data access Even as India and many Group, rolled out four mo any constraints placed on its term. The loan was to come to x HPCL buying price countries, especially from dels of vehicles from its A$16.5 billion ($12.4 billion) under the federal govern NEW DELHI Africa, have been opposing West African headquarters coal mine project in Austra ment’s Northern Australia Stateowned Oil and Natural attempts by nations includ inaugurated at Abidjan, Ivo lia after seeing a govern Infrastructure Facility pro Gas Corporation (ONGC) has ing China to initiate negotia ry Coast, on Tuesday. ment loan vetoed by the gramme. A number of other sought access to a data room Queensland state premier. lenders, including Deutsche to help x the price at which tions on ecommerce rule Captain (range of tip Adani planned to use the Bank, Commonwealth Bank it can acquire the making at the World Trade pers), Boss (an intermediate A$900 million loan from the of Australia and two Chi government’s 51.11% stake in Organisation, Jack Ma, the commercial vehicle), Hawk Rajive Saharia HPCL. ONGC has so far been billionaire founder of Chi (intra city bus) and MiTR (a federal government to help nese state banks, have alrea given an information nese ecommerce giant Ali mini bus) were customised growth. With comprehen build a 400 km rail line to dy said they will not provide memorandum (IM) by the baba Group, sprang a sur for the African market, the sive plans for the West Afri connect its proposed Carmi funding for the Adani pro government’s transaction prise by saying the sector company said in a release. can region and an instru chael coal mine with a Pacif ject, given the opposition to adviser, which the company wasn’t yet ripe for regulation mental partnership with the ic Ocean port in investment in fossil fuels. felt was not sucient to and that rules could be made Automotive hub Government of Ivory Coast, Queensland. Ms. Palaszczuk, who long arrive at a valuation of may be a decade from now. Rajive Saharia, president, Ashok Leyland is all set to supported Adani’s applica Hindustan Petroleum “We need regulations may Crystal clear: Billionaire Jack Ma said his job was to promote Global Sales & Distribution, consolidate its eorts to Poll promise tion for the loan in the face Corporation Ltd. (HPCL), be 10 years later… ,” Mr. Ma, ecommerce, whether or not policymakers liked it. * AFP Ashok Leyland, said: “For wards making Ivory Coast a The state’s premier, Annas of widespread opposition, sources said. PTI Executive Chairman of Aliba us, Africa is important for central automotive hub for tacia Palaszczuk, said she reversed her position early ba Group, said at a ‘new in then, he had decided that what is needed now is not the company’s global West Africa.” would make good on an in her campaign. Warburg Pincus to buy itiative designed to drive pu “whether they make rules or rulemaking on ecommerce 20% in Bharti’s DTH arm blicprivate dialogue on not, I will do it [start an e at the WTOlevel, but at the NEW DELHI ecommerce’ that was un commerce company]… Let nationallevel. Besides, they Private equity rm Warburg veiled on Monday by the policy makers worry about added that China, the U.S, NCLT nod Essar Oil’s Pincus will acquire up to ‘Cotton production WTO, the World Economic this and that. ” He also said the U.K, France, Germany 20% equity stake in the DTH for TataYara investors get arm of Bharti Airtel, Bharti Forum (WEF) and the Elec his “lifetime job now is to and Japan, account for a vast may climb this season’ Telemedia Limited, for tronic World Trade Platform promote ecommerce. If you majority of the ecommerce urea deal 891 cr. more approximately $350 million. (eWTP). The unveiling took [policymakers] like it, I will market and hence, any place here on the sidelines of move ahead. If you don’t like agreement on ecommerce The two rms said in a Special Correspondent Textile mills may need 315 lakh bales Special Correspondent the WTO's Ministerial it, I will still move ahead.” rules will benet only them. statement: “An aliate of MUMBAI Mumbai Warburg Pincus will acquire Conference. Mr. Ma said incentives to India and the African Special Correspondent up to a 20% stake in Bharti promote ecommerce and ef Group countries opine that The National Company COIMBATORE The former promoters of Telemedia Limited.” Bharti ‘Unfounded fears’ forts to ght counterfeit discussions on ecommerce Law Tribunal (NCLT), The Cotton Advisory Board, Essar Oil paid an additional Telemedia had about 14 Recalling the time when he goods were needed now. at the WTO should be limit Mumbai Bench, has sanc which met in Mumbai on 891 crore to its erstwhile million subscribers and $550 was engaged in starting an e Taking a dig at the WTO’s ed to the current structure of tioned the Scheme of Ar Tuesday, said it expected public shareholders, or million in revenues in the commerce rm in the 1990s, “thick” rulebook (on global the ‘Work Programme’. rangement between Tata cotton output to rise by al 76.41 a share, after the clo year ended September 30. Mr. Ma said there were sever trade), he said it was written At the WTOeWTPWEF e Chemicals Ltd. (TCL) and most 9% this season (Octob sure of the 86,000crore al experts then who could at a time when the Internet commerce event, WTO Di Yara Fertilisers lndia Priv er 2017 to September 2018). EssarRosneft deal. Suit against Trivitron at not even comprehend the did not exist. He added that rectorGeneral Roberto Aze ate Ltd. for transfer of Last year’s production Essar Energy Holdings NCLT withdrawn signicance of the sector but an extremely thin and sim vêdo said, “This could be the TCL’s urea and customised was estimated to be 345 lakh Ltd. and Oil Bidco (Mauriti CHENNAI were keen to regulate ecom ple version of it was needed. greatest force for inclusion fertilisers business to Yara bales, which is expected to us) Ltd., disbursed the The Corporate Insolvency merce and bring out laws However, Indian ocials in the global economy that by way of a slump sale, TCL climb to 377 lakh bales this might go up to 67 lakh bales amount on December 11, Resolution Process initiated that would virtually stop the were not amused. They told the world has ever seen. But said in a statement. year. Imports last season as against 58.21 lakh bales after the sale of EOL by against Trivitron Healthcare growth of the then infant The Hindu that such state inclusion is not automatic.” The urea and custo stood at 30.94 lakh bales, last season. EEHL and OBML to Rosneft by the National Company sector, due to their ‘un ments could be an indirect He added that without the mised fertilisers are manu which would likely drop to Production is expected to and a consortium led by Law Tribunal Chennai bench founded’ fears over its nega attempt to get WTO mem right approach, big players factured by Tata Chemicals about 17 lakh bales this year. be higher in Punjab, Harya Tragura and UCP, EEHL has been withdrawn, tive impact. He said, howev bers to soon begin ecom could dominate the market at its plants located in Ba na, Gujarat, Telangana and said in a statement. following the settlement of er, ecommerce had since merce negotiations. The at the expense of smaller bu brala, Uttar Pradesh. Demand from mills Andhra Pradesh. According Investors who tendered dues to RNB ARC Design “The order was deli Consumption by textile to industry sources, cotton EOL shares in the exit oer Systems. Since Trivitron had grown into a major sector sources said out of the esti sinesses. “Poorer countries vered by NCLT on Decem of December 2015 are be paid the outstanding dues as providing employment to mated $25 trillion global e could be left behind. If we mills and exports is expect exports to Pakistan might be ber 7, 2017, and that the neciaries. agreed by the petitioner, millions, helped several commerce market, the want it to be inclusive, we ed to increase. Demand higher this year. Further, “the order is recalled and is small rms go global and im transborder component have to work at it.” certied copy of the same from textile mills is likely to consumption by domestic This disbursement is in ‘dismissed as withdrawn’,” proved the logistics sector. was only 5% — meaning the (The writer is in Buenos is awaited,” TCL said in a be 315 lakh bales this season textile mills will increase addition to the 3,064 said NCLT Member Judicial in Mr. Ma said as a budding balance constituted domes Aires at the invitation of In- ling with the stock as against 288.86 lakh bales provided export of yarn and crore paid to EOL’s public the order dated December 6. technology entrepreneur tic ecommerce trade. So, dia’s Commerce Ministry) exchanges. last season, while exports fabric picks up. shareholders at the time. #460490

THE HINDU NOIDA/DELHI WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2017 SPORT 15 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE IN BRIEF One down, India needs to dig deep Washington wants It would be interesting to see if the technically sound Rahane is included for the second ODI to deliver in every LANKANS IN INDIA which way possible Vijay Lokapally MOHALI Special Correspondent “I really feel good to be MOHALI part of this Indian setup. Gayle smashes T20 The Ajinkya Rahane mystery clouded the Indian team’s Watching M.S. Dhoni con For any cricketer, playing records in BPL final preparation ahead of the se struct his halfcentury the for India is the ultimate DHAKA cond OneDay International other day was a ne lesson dream. To get an opportuni West Indies star Chris Gayle against Sri Lanka at the PCA for Washington Sundar. ty at 18 is a great feeling. toppled several records on Stadium here. On the eve of Washington, in for the in “I have prepared a lot for his way to a matchwinning the match, he presented a jured Kedar Jadhav, said, “I this result. I trust a lot in my knock for Rangpur Riders in desolate gure on Tuesday, observed a lot of things. The preparation and I think it the final of the Bangladesh even as the rest of the mem way Mahi bhai batted was has paid o. All I have to do Premier League (BPL) cricket bers went through the rituals really good. The only bat now is to go there and per tournament here on Tuesday. of nets and elding drills. sman who scored was he. form and win the game for Gayle smashed 18 sixes — the For Rahane, it must be dif He sort of wanted to coun my country.” most in a Twenty20 innings — cult to comprehend the rea terattack their bowling. On his role in the team, on his way to an unbeaten sons for his exclusion from One or two batsmen with Washington said: “I think I 146 off 69 balls as Rangpur defeated Dhaka Dynamites the playing XI. Only last him would have made a denitely need to be ready by 57 runs. He also crossed June, he had scores of 62, dierence.” to bowl my 10 overs of o the landmark of 100 sixes in 103, 72, 60, 39 in the West In Washington said he was spin and contribute with the the BPL. Gayle also became dies when he performed the loving being in the team. bat. I want to bat wherever the first batsman to cross the role of an opener and won “This is my fourth day and I my team wants me to bat. milestone of 11,000 runs in the manoftheseries ho don’t feel I am a new part of “That is the kind of bat T20s. The southpaw also nours. In the home series the team. I know a lot of the sman I want to be talked posted the highest individual against Australia, he justied players. I played with Mahi about. I should be able to do score in a T20 league final his place with a sequence of bhai in the last IPL. They all whatever the management and is the only batsman to 5, 55, 70, 53, 61 in Septem made me feel as one of the wants me to. I hope I will be post 20 centuries in the ber, all as an opener. guys. able to do that.” shortest format. IANS The ocial explanation Dicult to comprehend: With the South African tour just round the corner, it is hard to imagine Ajinkya Rahane, snapped at the for keeping Rahane out is practice session ahead of the second onedayer, not guring in the scheme of things.* AKHILESH KUMAR Tufan appointed COO of that he is to be considered a National Cricket Academy designated opener. No place South African tour just teshwar Pujara, Rahane and condence despite a decent about but the Indians would Good chance for us NEW DELHI in the middleorder for him. round the corner. The Mum K.L. Rahul — and Rohit Shar consistency this year. Even have to dig deep and work The BCCI, on Tuesday, The team management, to bai batsman has a fabulous ma has joined the list Sunil Gavaskar has asked hard to prove that the Dha appointed Tufan Ghosh as the avoid uncomfortable ques record overseas and is consi recently. questions and wondered ramshala debacle was just an to wrap it up: Perera Chief Operating Officer tions, sent rookie Washing dered among the most tech Rahane, the vicecaptain why Rahane has been aberration. (COO) of the National Cricket Special Correspondent The teams (from): XI Punjab team for a few Academy in Bengaluru. He ton Sundar for the mandato nically adept at tackling the for the Test series, is relegat targeted. MOHALI India: Rohit Sharma (capt.), years and as usual it looks a has been tasked with setting ry matcheve press seaming and bouncing ball. ed to second choice in the Rahane, with proven ta Shikhar Dhawan, Ajinkya Ra For Sri Lankan skipper This very good batting wicket. It up the new NCA. Tufan has conference. The young Ta He had made a shaky start to oneday scheme because the lent and ability, is known to hane, Shreyas Iyer, Manish Pan ara Perera, the win at Dha will be a highscoring game. been one of the top mil Nadu allrounder han his First Class career but Pra team management has to ad absorb pressure and set up dey, Washington Sundar, Di ramshala was a good one. We have to handle the situa professionals in the health dled the media with credit vin Amre, the Mumbai just others. the stage for the middleover nesh Karthik, M.S. Dhoni (wk), “It was our rst win after tions well.” care and hospitality industry. but did not have to deal with coach, backed him. “I was True, Shreyas Iyar and batsmen and the nishers. Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Kul “Ghosh will play a key role in questions related to Rahane. convinced of his potential,” Manish Pandey have won the When the ball ies close to some time as we had gone On the injuries in the deep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, through 12 games without setting up the facility and On the one hand, the In said Amre. This team man faith of the management but the face on pitches overseas, Jasprit Bumrah, Bhuvneshwar team, the Lankan captain winning,” he said on creating a centre of dian team management agement, however, thinks doubts persist as far as their it is batsmen like Rahane Kumar and Siddarth Kaul. said, “Suranga is ne. Only excellence,” BCCI acting wants us to believe that the dierently. technique and temperament who will shoulder the res Sri Lanka: Thisara Perera Tuesday. issue is Dananjaya. He is not secretary Amitabh Choudhary focus is on creating a exible For any team to do well in are concerned when faced ponsibility better than the (capt.), Upul Tharanga, Da “Our bowlers bowled available for the next game.” said in a release. PTI set of players where anyone challenging situations over with a pitch amiable to the best. Coaches point out he is nushka Gunathilaka, Lahiru Thi brilliantly and kept to the can play any role. But Ra seas, it is mandatory to have bowlers. superb when picking the line rimanne, Angelo Mathews, right areas on that wicket. No pressure hane does not belong to that six batsmen as the core of Among this lot, Rahane is of the ball and leaving it — a Asela Gunaratne, Niroshan That is why we were suc Perera denied there was any plan. He is just an opener. the lineup. No team can win the one batsman who has muchneeded quality when Dickwella (wk), Chaturanga de cessful. Now the focus is on pressure. “No pressure for Silva, Akila Dananjaya, Suranga Even if it means the middle in tough situations by bank proved he can bat at any slot. countering the moving ball. another match,” he added. Lakmal, Nuwan Pradeep, Sa us. Just another game. Eve order may assume a brittle ing on only two or three. He can shore up the middle Rahane may not necessa deera Samarawickrama, Dha About Mohali, he said, “I ryone knows that if we win appearance. Building a batting unit takes order or wear the mantle of rily get to play on Wednes nanjaya de Silva, Dushmantha know the conditions here. I tomorrow, we will win the It is hard to imagine Ra time and India has identied opener with equal nesse. day on a pitch where batting Chameera, Sachith Pathirana, have been part of the Kings series.” hane not guring in the its core — Virat Kohli, M. Vi To tag him as an opener has rst would be the key. Sri and Kusal Perera. Ghosal crushes Coleman; scheme of things with the jay, Shikhar Dhawan, Che only resulted in denting his Lanka has little to worry Play starts at 11.30 a.m. Joshna, Dipika lose MANCHESTER

#460490 India’s Saurav Ghosal breezed past Ben Coleman of England 114, 113, 114 to move into South Africa tour: preparatory camp may not happen the third round of the World squash championship. The S. Dinakar nature ahead of the Test se heavily in Dharamshala blamed for scheduling an cus on the series and get ac National champion has a Chennai ries in South Africa. during this period. Moreov ODI and Twenty20 series climatised to the pace and tough assignment in the next A preparatory camp in Dha er, the coaching and tness against Sri Lanka so close to bounce. round as he faces the second ramshala for cricketers Own schedules sta, guiding the Indian a major Test campaign in This included travelling seed Karim Abdel Gawad of picked for the Test series in But then, The Hindu has team in the shorter format South Africa. to South Africa and having Egypt, the current World No. South Africa — these players learnt that the Test special matches against Sri Lanka, Many cricketers will have at least two threeday rst 4. However, it was curtains are not a part of the ODI or ists had their own tness will not be free until De to switch to Test cricket class matches — all the for 14th seed Joshna Twenty20 teams — doesn’t and training schedules to cember 24 when the Twen mode and mindset so soon cricketers in the squad Chinappa and Dipika Pallikal seem to be happening. follow and indicated to the ty20 series ends and the after playing the shorter could have got a run — in the first round. Unseeded Egyptian Salma Hany beat The idea had been moot teammanagement that team leaves for South Africa format games. ahead of the rst Test be Joshna 119, 1113, 115, 119 ed some time back and act such a camp at a short not in four days’ time. Even as India eyes a mai ginning on January 5. while Dipika went down ing BCCI secretary Amitabh ice would not quite suit There is very little time den Test series triumph in Sadly, the Board has gi fighting to 13th seed Olivia Choudhary did speak about their plans. on hand for preparation South Africa, its cricketers ven little thought to the In Blatchford of United States having a gathering of this It is also expected to rain and the BCCI has to be deserved more space to fo dian team’s preparation.

117, 511, 119, 1214, 118. PTI Upul Tharanga... key player. * AKHILESH KUMAR The philosophy of team selection: The German grit — exibility has to be the key one for all, all for one UTHRA GANESAN winning side, ew back. But sports internationally. But BHUBANESWAR Germany closed ranks and there is a reason Germany is The common sense approach is to understand the skill sets of the players and then make Every sport needs its heroes. pulled through, topping its also considered the toughest the choices that provide the best balance And if hockey needed men pool and then entering the in the game. to prove what it meant to seminals via shootouts. The World No. 5 stunned ing poor technique against the seam that a player returning from injury the reverse is equally true. play the sport for your coun Then, tragedy struck. the world when it scored ing ball, “sitting out” was the man would get his slot back in the team if India’s most venerated captain, try, Germany provided 11 on Captain Martin Haner, Ju twice in the last minute to whose last ten innings had yielded he conrmed his form in a domestic Tiger Pataudi, believed that the best Sunday. lius Meyer, Christopher win its quarternal against six fties and a century. tournament. Australia go by this team ought to take the eld, especial Eleven men. Twenty two Ruhr and Marko Miltaku had New Zealand at the Rio This is not about an individual, but rule, and it serves them well. ly the best bowling team. legs. Fourteen minutes of fever as the twiceOlympic Olympics. Sunday would BETWEEN WICKETS an inexible philosophy. Does this rest (Dan Nguyen got 16). It champion took on defend rank as high, maybe higher. mean that when Virat Kohli returns Intriguing concept Spin rules was a throwback to the days ing and eventual champion “I think this game I spoke suresh menon to the side, Shreyas Iyer (who made Team balance is an intriguing con If it meant three topclass spinners of yore when substitutions Australia with 13 men. It still only about the emotional his debut at No. 3) won’t get a game cept in cricket. Sometimes player (four, on one occasion), then so be it. were unknown in hockey. put up a brave ght. Twenty things. But it’s always good couple of generations ago, the but will have to follow the original form dictates selection, but playing It meant that for a whole generation, Those days ended 44 years hours later, Ferdinand to keep the emotions down chairman of selectors in South No. 3 around like an understudy for conditions trump form. India produced no fast bowlers. Even back. Germany wound back Weinke and Dieter Linneko and nd little things. Today AZone, while choosing the side just that role? On a track helpful to seamers, for the medium pacers quickly disco the clock to almost do the gel joined the sick bay and the whole power and spirit for the Duleep Trophy was keen to example, it makes no sense to play vered they were not welcome. Yet impossible in modern times Mark Appel found himself came o the team. The idea appear fair. Thus he listed the No. 3 Important role the extra spinner. That seems ob there is something to be said for play — play an entire game with discarding the goalkeeper’s to win for each other can be batsmen from each of the States and In cricket, specialists play an impor vious, but teams often get that ing to the team’s strengths. out replacements and pull kit, holding a stick in hand the most important and we discussed their respective claims. tant role. No one expects a fast bow wrong. Just as pace bowlers struggled to o a victory. It fell short, but and positioned at the other showed what 11 players ght However, Karnataka’s No. 3 was Gun ler to turn spinner (Garry Sobers is a The ideal XI, according to Don break into Indian teams of the 60s not for lack of eort. end from where he stays — ing together for a common dappa Vishwanath, then India’s best glorious exception, of course), or Bradman would comprise “two re (Ramakant Desai was an exception), An injury in the very rst the opposition striking cir goal can do,” German coach batsman, and the attempt to nd a vice versa. cognized opening batsmen of whom spinners were usually excess to re game of the tournament is cle. He was destined to Stefan Kermas admitted af false equivalence was an exercise in Although a wicketkeeper has one shall be a lefthander; three oth quirement in the fastbowling heavy not a good omen for any score. ter the game. mock rationality. And literally, a been known to open India’s bowling, er batsmen of whom one at least Windies teams of the 80s. Four fast team. Timur Oruz, member Modern hockey is one of “I am really happy with waste of time. his job description is unambiguous. should be a lefthander; one all roun bowlers bowling in rotation doesn’t of the 2016 Olympic bronze the toughest and fastest the performance...It’s much Something of that mock rationali Yet, even Test players, whose roles der; one wicketkeeper who is also a make for balance, but it sure wins more important to see the ty continues to haunt team selection one might expect to be written in good bat; one fast bowler who opens matches! kind of spirit this team deve today, even at the national level. stone, know that rigidity is anathema with the wind; one fast or medium loped to push each other in “We have identied him as a top in sport. pace bowler to open into the wind; Batting the key in one-dayers such an important match. order batsman and that’s the only The great opening batsman Sunil one right arm o spinner; one left If in Test cricket, it is usually the ba Look at the smile (on captain reason he has to sit out,” said India’s Gavaskar made his highest Test score arm orthodox spinner.” lance in bowling that calls for extra Mats Grambusch),” he ODI captain Rohit Sharma justifying batting at No. 4. Team selection in Even that can only be a general thought, in oneday internationals, it laughed. the nonselection of Ajinkya Rahane oneday cricket, which by denition guide, and to try to squeeze a team is the batting. Star striker Florian Fuchs in the Dharamshala onedayer is more exible and calls for quick into a theory is an exercise fraught The reason is simple. In the longer managed to laugh too. He against Sri Lanka. “He is an opening changes in plans, cannot be so with danger. The commonsense ap format, teams have to take 20 wick found it funny that the only batsman and we don’t want to keep uncompromising. proach is to understand the skill sets ets to win; in the shorter, they only goalscorer on the team sheet changing his batting slot.” If your top batsman or bowler is of the players and then make the se have to score more than the opposi was its goalkeeper. It is an interesting theory, suggest forced to sit out for neither balance lectorial choices that provide the tion, regardless of how many wickets That the Germans could ing that India would rather lose a reasons nor owing to playing condi best balance. they take. This shift in focus drives aord to laugh was testa match than upset a top player by in tions, then something cries out for In Bradman’s ideal team, for ex selection. ment to the fact that there cluding him in the team in a dierent change. Logic is usually a good guide ample, if the all rounder also bowls There are few things more frus was no shame in the defeat. position. in these matters. left arm spin, then you might not trating in sport than watching your Winning hearts: Germany played an entire game without If anything, they showed As batsmen struggled against the It was logical, for instance, when need a specialist. Balance is often the top player on the bench while the replacements in a throwback to the days when substitutions what ghting for, and along Sri Lankan medium pacers, display the previous management decided byproduct of good selection — but chosen ones make a hash of the job. were unknown in hockey. * BISWARANJAN ROUT side, each other meant. CM A ND-NDE YK 460490 © 2006-2017 Kasturi & Sons Ltd. -UPSC [email protected] -+91815015301 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

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TV PICKS Good day NBA: Sony Six (SD & HD), New Zealand completes a clean sweep for Aryan 5.30 & 8.30 a.m. India vs Sri Lanka: 2nd ODI, Sports Bureau STAR Sports 1 (SD & HD), Boult reaches 200 Test wickets as the hosts post a big victory CAIRO 11.30 a.m. Reuters ILeague: STAR Sports 2 (SD Brathwaite has been ned Aryan Goveas beat Olexiy Hamilton & HD), 1.50 p.m. 40% of his match fee, while Kolisnyk of Ukraine 61, 76 Badminton: Dubai Super New Zealand’s bowlers stea his players have received (5) in the rst round of the Series final, STAR Sports 2 dily chipped away at the 20% nes. $15,000 ITF men’s Futures (SD & HD), 4 p.m. Club World Cup football , West Indies lineup to record tennis tournament here on Neo Sports & Neo Prime, a ruthless 240run victory SCOREBOARD Tuesday. 10.30 p.m. shortly before tea on the The results (rst round): Premier League: SS Select 1 fourth day of the second Test New Zealand —1st innings: 373. $15,000 ITF men, Cairo: Sin & 2 (SD & HD), 1.15 a.m. at Seddon Park here on Tues West Indies — 1st innings: 221. gles: Thomas Statzberger (Thursday). day and wrap up a 20 series New Zealand — 2nd innings : (Aut) bt Garry Tokas 62, 62; sweep. 291 for eight decl. Aryan Goveas bt Olexiy Kolis nyk (Ukr) 61, 76(5). Mitchell Santner took West Indies —2nd innings : K. Taylor for Brathwaite c Williamson b Boult Doubles: Aryan & Arjun Kadhe wickets o successive balls to 20, K. Powell c Southee b Boult bt Anwar Elkamony (Egy) & Baker end the tourists’ second in 0, S. Hetmyer c Wagner b Yacoub Makzoume (Syr) 60, nings on 203 for nine as they Southee 15, S. Hope c de Grand 60. Press Trust of India tried in vain to chase the 444 homme b Wagner 23, R. Chase c $15,000 ITF men, Doha: Dou KOLKATA runs needed to secure an un de Grandhomme b Wagner 64, bles: Aslan Karatsev (Rus) & likely drawn series. S. Ambris retired hurt 5, S. Fran Zvonimir Zgombic (Cro) ATK on Tuesday an Dowrich c Nicholls b Wagner 0, bt Jules Okala (Fra) & Haadin nounced that the team had The hosts did not need to take all 10 wickets after Sunil R. Reifer c Williamson b Bava 63, 61. signed former Newcastle Tuna Altuna (Tur) & Markus Ambris retired hurt when a Southee 29, K. Roach b Santner United player Ryan Taylor 32, M. Cummins c Boult b Sant Eriksson (Swe) bt Jabor Al short Neil Wagner delivery as a replacement for the in ner 9, S. Gabriel (not out) 0; Ex Mutawa (Qat) & Shahbaaz jured Carl Baker. broke his arm, as the visitors tras (lb5, w1) 6; Total: (for Khan 64, 61. Taylor, a former En resumed on 30 for two and nine wkts. in 63.5 overs): 203. gland under21 internation were never really able to es Fall of wickets: 14, 227, 343, al, has the ability to play as tablish a solid partnership 468, 480, 580, 6158, 7166, Easy win for a fullback or across the throughout the day. 8203, 9203. “New Zealand did a great New Zealand bowling: Southee IndiaA mideld and has excellent 193712, Boult 161522, freekick taking and dead job but when we batted we Breathing re: Neil Wagner captured three wickets and also broke Sunil Ambris’ arm, hastening West Indies’ capitulation.* AFP didn’t produce, especially in Wagner 155423, de Grand Sports Bureau ball skills. homme 95200, Santner the rst innings of the rst Belagavi on the bouncy pitches that sixth New Zealander to claim visitors oundering at 43 for overrate. Match Referee 4.50132. Test,” the standin West In we have to be better with our 200 Test wickets when he three and they failed to re Chris Broad imposed the ne ManoftheMatch: Ross Radha Yadav and Anuja Pa Rutuja packs dies captain Kraigg Brath shot selection and we need had Brathwaite caught in the cover from the early blow. after Brathwaite’s side was Taylor. til shone as IndiaA waite said. to be more incisive.” gully by skipper Kane Wil The West Indies team was ruled to be two overs short of New Zealand won by 240 thumped BangladeshA by o Ankita “Tough loss, but we saw Trent Boult became the liamson for 20 to leave the ned for maintaining a slow its target. runs to clinch the series 2-0. eight wickets in the rst women’s T20 here on Sports Bureau Tuesday. PUNE CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC Radha took two for four CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCNEW DELHI ROUND-UP Wild card Rutuja Bhosale \ \ and Anuja two for nine as Ekam Singh made to sweat the visitors were shot out knocked out thirdseeded Ankita Raina 63, 67(6), 62 balls while Yash Kothari Santosh Trophy at the for 57. Narender shines Special Correspondent scored 71 as Ravi Brothers Ambedkar Stadium from 114, 117; Lakshit Bohra bt Ni 110, 110, 112; Anshuman in the rst encounter of in the rst round of the for Osat Club GREATER NOIDA NECC ITF tennis tourna defeated Anand Sports by Dec. 16. ranjan Sundararajan 119, 1311, Jaising bt Ayush Pal 1210, 113, this threegame series. Narender Kumar scored an 114; Diwakar Singh bt Mayank 115; Aakash Kannan bt Hriday ment here on Tuesday. 148 runs in the DDCA Fifth seed Ekam Singh had In response, IndiaA unbeaten 65 and Kapil Only Delhi players Sachdeva 112, 114, 112; Shub Rajani 118, 115, 115; Saarthak Important results (rst to sweat it out before defeat cruised home in 10.4 overs, Dagar picked up three league. Seemant Bisht registered before Nov. 1, ham Sehgal bt Ashwin Kandath Bhargava bt Raghav Vashishtha round): Gabriella Taylor (GBr) ing Ishaan Nayar 112, 1412, S. Meghana remaining un wickets as Osat Club beat picked up ve wickets for 1311, 114, 117; Shaurya Verma 110, 114, 110; Ritwik Singh bt bt Ana Veselinovic (Mne) 67 2017 are eligible to register 911, 711, 1210 in the un beaten on 30. NSCC by nine wickets in the the winner. bt Shanay Sanghavi 119, 113, Arjun Morey 116, 116, 119; (4), 63, 62; JiaJing Lu (Chn) between 5 and 8 p.m. from Rumana Ahmed was The scores: der15 boys’ prequarternal 1210; Prithvi Singh bt Gaurav Gurveer Singh bt Agastya Ban bt Aliona Bolsova Zadoinov Skylark T20 cricket Dec. 13 to 15 at the venue. Ravi Brothers 261 for four of the second HCL interna Kumar 111, 112, 113. sal 113, 114, 115. Bangladesh’s topscorer (ESP) 62, 75. tournament. (Sanyam Arora 105 n.o., Yash Fifty probables will be tional junior ranking squash with 24. Fatma Al Nabhani (Oma) bt The scores: Under15: Jaivir Singh Dhillon Girls: Under17: Megha Bhatia Kothari 71, Shivam Tripathi 46) shortlisted by Dec. 18 and tournament here on The second game will be Diana Marcinkevica (Lat) 64, NSCC 111 (Kaizal Khan 48, bt Prithvi Yadav 115, 113, 113; bt Shamita Yadav 111, 116, bt Anand Sports 113 (Aditya further pruned to 30 by Tuesday. played here on Thursday. 75; Valeriya Strakhova (Ukr) Chandan Kumar 39, Kapil Kulvir Sharma bt Ahaan Bhan 112; Naira Kothari w/o Smriti Gupta 43, Seemant Bisht ve The scores: bt Y. Pranjala 64, 63. Dagar three for 15) lost to Osat Dec. 22, including eight u22 In the quarternals, Ekam sali 117, 115, 611, 119; Ekam Bajaj; Aamna Munjal bt Adya for 22). BangladeshA 57 in 17 ov Rutuja Bhosale bt Ankita Club 113 for one (Narender players as per AIFF will play Jay Vaknalli, who Singh bt Ishaan Nayar 112, 14 Wadhwa 114, 115, 1210. Kumar 65 n.o., Kapil Dagar 32 Football trials guidelines. The nal 20 will 12, 911, 711, 1210; Jay Vaknal ers (Radha Yadav two for four, Raina 63, 67(6), 62; Mai breezed past Vasuman Bais Under15: Parinistha Surya bt Anuja Patil two for nine) lost n.o.). Delhi Soccer Association be named by Dec. 24 with li bt Vasuman Baisla 114, 115, Minokoshi (Jpn) bt Dhruthi la in straight games. Shreeya Ghosh 111, 113, 119; to IndiaA 60 for two in 10.4 Venugopal 76(4), 64. Sanyam scores will hold open trialscum practice beginning the next 112; Aryan Khandelwal bt In the girls’ under17 pre Nakshtra Sharma 113, 114, Aarzoo Dhindsa w/o Suhana overs (S. Meghana 30 n.o.). Georgina GarciaPerez century coaching camp to select the day. The tournament is quarternals, Aamna Munjal Chopra; Gurlin Kaur bt Sonam (Esp) bt Dea Herdzelas (Bih) Sanyam Arora smashed an Delhi team for the North scheduled to be held from 111; Aaryaman Jaising bt Saat beat Adya Wadhwa 114, 115, wik Narang 116, 114, 115; Ka Pahlajani 113, 110, 112; Neh 64, 36, 61; Olga Doroshina unbeaten 105 o just 76 Zone competition of Jan. 15, 2018. mat Mann bt Navya Gupta 110, Big win for HP (Rus) bt Elena Bogdan (Rou) #460490 1210, which was an excep bir Rebello bt Siddhant Sinha 5 tion as most of the other 11, 115, 117, 113; Athrva Yadav 114, 116; Tishaa Lalith Boka HYDERABAD: Himachal Pra 64, 62; Amina Anshba (Rus) dia bt Alma Ali 115, 118, 116. bt Anna Morgina (Rus) 63, matches were onesided. bt Abhishek Yadav 112, 110, desh scored a sixwicket 61. The results 113. Under13: Nandini Jain bt Aa win over Hyderabad in a Doubles: GarciaPerez & Lazio loses to Torino (prequarternals): Under13: Yuvraj Wadhwani bt drita Gupta 113, 110, 113; fourth round Group A Maansha Bohra bt Vedika Ka Strakhova bt Erin Routlie Agence France-Presse Boys: Under19: Rahul Baitha Raj Yadav 112, 113, 113; Dhai match of the senior wo poor 112, 112, 111; Vasudha (Can) & Karman Kaur Thandi Milan bt Akash Banodha 117, 117, rya Shah bt Arush Chatterjee 9 men’s cricket league (one 75, 62; Albina Khabibulina & 118; Jairaj Singh bt Jaideep 11, 114, 115, 711, 115; Ansh Surange bt Khushi Puranik 112, day) here on Tuesday. Ciro Immobile was sent o 111, 115; Chitrangda Goel bt Anastasiya Vasylyeva (Ukr) bt Singh Sethi 116, 116, 116; In Tripathi bt Meyyappan 110, The scores (fourth round): as 10man Lazio crashed to a Perina Sharma 111, 114, 110. Snehal Mane & Ho Ching Wu derjit Singh bt Mridul Rawat 111, 115; Devrath Singh Bisht Group A: Hyderabad 202 in (Chn) 61, 62; Samantha 31 Serie A defeat against To 116, 111, 112; Shivam Bansal bt Rajasmin Sharma 111, 811, Under11: Anahat Singh bt 48.3 overs (Sneha More 35, Murray (GBr) & Veselinovic bt rino in Rome on Monday. bt Nitish Rana 117, 115, 118; 117, 119; Shaurya Bawa bt Aadi Dhrith Kandpal 112, 111, 110; V.M. Kavya 33, S.K. Sravanthi Riya Bhatia & Britt Geukens Italian international Im Vivaan Jaikishan bt Madhav Ba Tayal 112, 111, 111; Vivaan Pia Singh bt Chhavi Saran 113, Naidu 31) lost to Himachal (Bel) 62, 63. mobile saw red just before hety 118, 116, 113; Vaibhav Bhatia bt Arjun Gupta 114, 116, 118; Navya Sundararajan Pradesh 203 for four in 49.3 the break for a headbutt Chauhan bt Kunal Singh 119, 113, 112; Aryan Pratap Singh bt Diva Shah 113, 118, 111; Di overs (Harlin Deol 79, Neena aimed at Torino defender Ni 115, 114; Siddharth Rathore bt bt Karan Yadav 114, 119, 511, ya Dhillon bt Narayni Yadav M. Chaudhary 43, Sushma B. 211, 119; Rutva Samant bt Ab India Green colas Burdisso. The defeat Aayaan Bery 117, 117, 119; 112, 113, 116; Unnati Tripathi Verma 30, Gouher Sultana Aryan Parakh bt Aryaman Dhi hyuday Singh 111, 111, 113. ended Lazio’s hopes of join bt Aranya Chopra 114, 112, three for 34). man 111, 117, 114. shares lead ing city rival Roma in fourth. Under11: Ekambir Singh bt 112; Ipsa Mishra bt Aradhya Andhra 156 for eight in 50 Under17: Sankalp Anand w/o J. Siddhant Sharma 113, 110, Porwal 114, 111, 113; Ritwika overs (S. Hima Bindu 53) lost AHMEDABAD: India Green, Andrea Belotti and Immo Rithik; Abhir Khanna bt Keshav 113; Udit Mishra bt Dhruv Singh bt Sanvi Batar 116, 119, to Railways 157 for four in 42 the main team of the host, bile both rattled the wood Pillai 116, 119, 114; Didar Re Khanna 112, 119, 1311; Dev 113; Khushboo bt Raheeni overs (Punam Raut 34, M.D. Armenia, Russia, Iran, Uz work in the rst half before Setback: Lazio’s Ciro Immobile, left, was sent o just bello bt Rohan Padhye 117, Sharma bt Shaurya Gautam Bhargava 114, 112, 113. Thirushkamini 39). bekistan and Mongolia tempers ared following a before the break for a headbutt aimed at Torino shared the lead at the end blatant Iago Falque handball defender Nicolas Burdisso. * AP of the second round of the in the penalty area. World youth chess Olym A furious Immobile, an All four goals were scored hope to the hosts who Sports Minister felicitates Gurudev Singh Gill piad on Tuesday. gered at Lazio not being in the second half with Alex played the entire second half Important results (second awarded a penalty, jerked Berenguer opening after 54 without Immobile, their top Press Trust of India The minister presented with football’s progress as round): India Green bt Turkey his head towards Burdisso in minutes and Venezuelan To scorer. New Delhi Gill, who missed the felicita the FIFA U17 World Cup at 31; Kazakhstan lost to Iran a facetoface between the mas Rincon adding a second The results : Serie A : Lazio 1 Sports Minister Rajyavard tion by PM Narendra Modi at tracted a lot of attention 13; Russia bt Belarus 2.51.5; rivals. ten minutes later. Simone (Luis Alberto 69) lost to Torino Israel lost to Armenia 13; Uz han Singh Rathore on Tues the FIFA U17 World Cup’s throughout the nation. Edera sealed the win on 73 3 (Alejandro Berenguer 54, Rin bekistan bt Argentina 2.51.5; The Lazio player was sent day felicitated former India opening ceremony, ₹5 lakh, An Arjuna awardee, the minutes. con 64, Edera 73). Mongolia bt India Red 2.51.5; o after the referee consult football captain Gurdev a shawl and memento. 67yearold Gill had cap India Blue drew with Malaysia ed the VAR (video assistant Luis Alberto pulled a goal La Liga: Girona 1 (David Timor Singh Gill for his contribu Speaking after the cere tained the India team at the 22. referee). back to give a glimmer of 45+1) bt Espanyol 0. tion to the sport. mony, Gill said he was happy 1978 Bangkok Asian Games.

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13 Shy bridegroom content to 5 Lean over the body of a car (4) While all accept that spiritual wealth is rooted in renuncia have mixture (6) 6 Duly pick at random in a game tion not many are prepared to bring it into practice in daily 15 Without selfcontrol, of chance (5,3) living. That is why saints who live the disciplined life of aus Scintillator's ne (4) terities and seek God alone are worthy of respect and vener 7 Well, some from the south are ation for they inspire spiritual values in those who really 16 Telugu capital moved out with lionhearted (5) creation of Telangana? That's search for them in life. The following story featuri ng a dis an illusion! (10) 8 Sensitive and at the right cussion about values and devotion illustrates this point, frequency (5,2) pointed out Swami Budhidananda in a discourse. 19 Battered Tyson hides lack of A reputed king once wages a war against a powerful 11 Key elements of ear bone with sincerity (10) neighbouring king and defeats him. He is willing to restore limited length (7) 20 Pounds and pennies, say (4) the entire kingdom to the defeated king provided he pros 14 Daft king surrenders in assault trates with his crown at the king’s feet. But the latter values 23 They order and assist to form a (7) his self respect over his life and disregards the oer. On the line (6) 17 Twice in charge of protecting way back to his kingdom, the minister is baed and sur 25 Make tea on hearing laughter antelope — one belonging to prised when the victorious king gets down from his p alan and commotion (8) Scandinavia (9) quin and falls at the feet of a Sivan Adiyar in obei sance. In 27 Covering unlimited discontent, stead of a direct reply, the king asks him to get the heads of a 18 Plain and empty dumplings run away (8) goat, a tiger and of a human being. With great diculty, the have these right inside (26) three heads are brought and then the king asks the minister 28 Tolerates biased characters (6) Solution to puzzle 12186 Solution to yesterday’s Sudoku 19 They can leave you in stitches, to sell them all. The heads of the goat and tiger get sold but I ACROSS 29 Drove home under a lot of running errands (7) the human head is unwanted proving the transience of all 1 Outline of endless space to be pressure (8) human eort and achievement. 21 Correct parsers rather scarce clearly visible (6) The minister still has other doubts. In what way is the 30 He sells food that's reportedly (7) 4 Draft in Cho's Thuglak about more disgusting (6) saint more pious and venerable? Does he not worship Siva lack of special public hospital 22 One can wipe out the decider for his mukti? Is not the king also equally devoted to Go d (5,3) I DOWN (6) and does he not perform yagnas for the benet of humani 9 He evaluates answer scripts, ty? The king is honest and says that his bhakti and ac ts of 24 Suitor's suit and top stripped not necessarily using this (6) 1 Very much a country that’s philanthropy are not devoid of selsh and egoistic end s (5) 10 Antibiotic injection originally easternmost in Africa (7) while the Sivan Adiyar teaches the highest lesson that the va left out? Put down for the 2 Notorious, for example, about 26 Lecturer forgetting break/ lue of human existence is in renunciation of all that is world time being (6,2) getting grand notes (9) recess (4) ly and in seeking God alone.

THE HINDU NOIDA/DELHI WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2017 SPORT 17 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE All set for the season nale Maradona has Barasat spellbound Y.B. Sarangi kids, who wore No. 10 jer Sindhu and Srikanth will be watched with interest BARASAT seys, before conducting a For this small town close to football clinic for them in the Kolkata, an ILeague derby warm weather. It was a once SUPER SERIES FINALS between East Bengal and inalifetime moment for the Mohun Bagan was the ulti kids who learnt the nuances Press Trust of India mate football experience. Dubai of shooting the ball into the Not any more. goal. Top shuttlers P.V. Sindhu and Barasat was bowled over After getting drenched in K. Srikanth would be aiming by Diego Maradona, as the sweat following the halfan for a great nale to what has legendary footballer hour long clinic, Maradona been a good year for Indian charmed close to 7,000 peo doed his cap and bowed to badminton when they take ple in the oneandahalf the crowd. He also posed for the court at the $ one million hours he spent at the Aditya photos with the students. Dubai Super Series Finals School of Sports (ASOS) cam starting here on Wednesday. If that was not enough, pus here on Tuesday. Maradona sprang another Both Sindhu and Srikanth Donning grey shorts, a surprise by taking up the are coming into the tourna matching Tshirt and a pair mike again and belting out a ment after a highly success of blue shoes, the Argentine Spanish song, with the Ko ful year. Sindhu clinched the waved to the crowd and chibased singer Charles An India Open and Korea Open, went near the stands to the thony playing the guitar. besides bagging a silver at delight of his ardent admir The 57yearold per Glasgow World Champion ers. Holding the mike, Mara formed the ceremonial kick ship and nishing runners dona addressed the au o for an exhibition match, up at Hong Kong Open last dience impromptu. “I am featuring wellknown cricke month. Tough opener: K. Srikanth needs to be at his best when he takes on World No. 1 Viktor very happy to be here. I am ters, including former India

Srikanth, on the other Axelsen. * AFP here for football. So many captain Sourav Ganguly, and hand, became the only In CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC footballs gives me the kick,” Bowled over: Diego Maradona sent his fans into a frenzy on footballers, before winding dian, and fourth player ever, said Maradona. Tien Chen (No. 7) and Shi Yu has been clubbed with the Indians in action Tuesday. * PTI up the day. to win four Super Series tit qi (No. 8), apart from Axel Japanese duo of No.2 ranked ț Sindhu vs Bingjiao The legend, who had trig The spell, however, conti les in a calendar. sen. Akane Yamaguchi and World gered a wave of celebration to the stands to drive the from the 1986 World Cup nued as the fans headed Srikanth has been placed Sindhu , who made the No. 15 Sayako Sato, besides ț Srikanth vs Axelsen during his last visit to Kolka crowd crazy, the fans eager winner. Maradona spent home reliving each of their in Group B along with Chou seminals at the last edition, Bingjiao in Group A. CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC ta in 2008, shot footballs in to grab a ball as a memento time with around 60 school Maradona moment. Veterans, but young at heart and hungry for more Caruana emerges on top

K. Keerthivasan The Hindu here on Monday. took him six months. He was that things are in favour of However, Carlsen wins the Grand Chess Tour DUBAI back on court, ready for the men’s singles, as it was in Both are in their 30s, but still Turbulent times Rio Olympics. We won the other sports, too. LONDON CLASSIC ruana (US) and Ian Nepom- niachtchi (Rus) 6/9; 3-5. Mag- going strong. The veteran French Open in 2016, it was However, it has not been all Sports Bureau nus Carlsen (Nor), Maxime Danish pair of Mathias Boe smooth sailing for the Danes. remarkable. We have played Biggest names and Carsten Mogensen, cur London Vachier-Lagrave (Fra) and Wes- For, in early 2016, Carsten for so long. We know each “The best paid are male ly So (US) 5; 6. Nakaru Hikamu- rently ranked World No. 2, is Fabiano Caruana was the fainted at his hotel during a other so well,” said Mathias. players, it is how things are. ra (US) 4.5; 7. Levon Aronian considered one of the best rst to break the monotony tournament and was later The twotime All England It is also because in this era, (Arm) 4; 8. Sergey Karjakin doubles combinations in the of draws at the London (Rus), 9-10. Viswanathan diagnosed as having been Open champion said dicult Boe Mathias. we have some of the biggest history of the sport. Chess Classic. The American Anand (Ind) and Michael Adams times make you realise how * men players: Lin Dan, Chen caused by a ruptured brain SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT won the last game too, Mathias, the 37yearold, small sport is. Long, Lee Chong Wei and (Eng) 3. aneurysm. He underwent though it was in the blitz for feels that 2017 has been the work. “It requires a lot of now rising star Viktor (Axel The results (ninth round): Ca- major surgery and was back “Just thankful that he was mat, to become the cham duo’s best year, winning two work as the competition is sen). The rivalry in singles is, ruana bt Adams; Nepomniacht- on court within seven able to recover and we could pion at the last stop of the titles — Singapore Open and extremely tough. Badminton of course, great” he said. Fabiano Caruana. chi drew with Vachier-Lagrave; months. continue our career. In such Grand Chess Tour. * Aronian lost to Carlsen; Anand Korea Open — and reaching Recalling those days, situations, badminton is se is one of the biggest sports in Mathias said the pair was SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT three nals. The tour, however, was lost to Wesly; Karjakin drew Mathias said it was obviously condary, as it is more about the world. looking forward to compet it was a disappointing out won by World champion with Nakamura. “Of course, reaching ve quite tough, but the best survival,” he said. “Winning 16 titles is re ing in the 2020 Tokyo Olym ing. The former World Magnus Carlsen, who defeat Grand Chess Tour standings: 1. nals is a major achieve thing was that they won a tit Mathias attributed the markable. We are still hun pics. “Time travels fast. 2020 champion was beaten in the ed World No. 2 Levon Aro Carlsen 41 points; 2. Vachier- ment. We have never done le after his partner’s pair’s success — 16 Super Se gry for more, even though is just around the corner. It is nal round on his 48th birth nian of Armenia, in the nal Lagrave 38; 3. Aronian 29; 4. that. We have reached four comeback. ries titles, an Olympic silver we are not young anymore,” something that excites us,” day by Wesly So of the Unit round. The Norwegian n Nakamura 25; 5. Caruana 24; 6. nals before. It’s been a re “It is never easy to see so (2012) , two All England titles he said. Mathias also does he said. ed States. He nished ninth, ished with 41 points. Karjakin 23.5; 7-8. So and Ne- markable season,” said Math mebody being close to dying. (2011 and 2015) and 11 Grand not believe doubles is being The writer is in Dubai at with three points. pomniachtchi 22.5; 9. Anand ias in an exclusive chat with He (Carsten) got through it. It Prix titles — to pure hard shortchanged, but admits the invitation of Sportzlive For Viswanathan Anand, The standings: 1-2. Fabiano Ca- 15.5.

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State media calls for curbs after 26yearold fell to death from 62storey building while lming himself

Reuters bo, China’s equivalent of “Some of them try to hype videos of himself scaling tall BEIJING Twitter. A month later, his things up with obscene and buildings with no safety A young Chinese climbing girlfriend conrmed the dangerous things, and their equipment, hoped to use the Woman gives birth on enthusiast’s fatal fall from a death of the 26yearold in a purpose is to attract more prize to pay his mother’s ight from Saudi skyscraper while making a Weibo post. eyeballs and make a prot,” medical bills, the Changsha ISLAMABAD sele video on a 100,000 it said in a commentary. Evening News said. A woman on Tuesday gave yuan (9.72 lakh) “rooftop Wanted a prize It was unclear which live birth on board a Multan ping” dare has spurred Mr. Wu, who had more than Bid for stardom streaming platform Mr. Wu bound flight from Saudi warnings by the state media 60,000 followers of his Wei Tens of thousands of Chinese intended to post on. “There Arabia. The crew of the against the perils of bo account, was looking to post videos of themselves in should be a bottom line for Pakistan International livestreaming. win a prize of 100,000 yuan Livestreaming is often used a bid for stardom on the live livestreaming platforms, Airlines’ PK 716 flight came Wu Yongning plunged to for a lmed stunt atop Huay for ecommerce. * AFP streaming scene, whose pop and supervision should leave to the aid of the woman. The death from a 62storey build uan Hua Centre in Chang ularity has grown rapidly, no loopholes,” ran a com airline tweeted the pictures of the crew holding the baby. ing in central China on No sha, capital of Hunan pro of the need for stronger su particularly in the ecom ment in the online edition of “We had our little miracle vember 8, the day he vince, the media said over pervision of livestreaming merce, social networking the People’s Daily. Mr. Wu’s today. A beautiful baby girl stopped posting videos of his the weekend. apps, the ocial China Daily and gaming sectors. videos had attracted several was born!,” the PIA said. PTI skyscraper exploits on Wei His death was a reminder said on Tuesday. Mr. Wu, who used to post million views each. NASA’s Juno probes depths A seatsharing app to help of Jupiter’s Great Red Spot Tokyo’s pregnant women Priyanka gets Mother Teresa Memorial Award MUMBAI The storm penetrates about 300 km into the planet’s atmosphere Preregistered commuters can oer their seat on the metro Actor Priyanka Chopra, who has taken up the cause of Press Trust of India Agence France-Presse tate to speak to a person fighting for the rights of oval’s perimeter with wind Washington Tokyo who may need a seat,” said a displaced people as a Unicef speeds greater than any Goodwill Ambassador, has Jupiter’s Great Red Spot, the storm on the earth. Pregnant women struggling spokesperson for DNP. “Ma been feted with the Mother solar system’s most famous to bag a seat on the famously ny people are also looking at Teresa Memorial Award for storm, is almost oneanda Warm at the base packed Tokyo subway could smartphone screens and do Social Justice from Harmony half times wider than the Measuring 16,000 km in nd their salvation in a new not always realise quickly Foundation. Her mother, earth and penetrates about width as of April 3, this year, app connecting them with that someone in need is Madhu Chopra, collected the 300 km into the gas giant’s the Great Red Spot is 1.3 nearby passengers willing to standing nearby,” said the honour on her behalf. IANS atmosphere, according to times as wide as the earth. give up their coveted perch. ocial, who declined to be data collected by NASA’s Ju “Juno found that the Great The app being trialled this named. no spacecraft. Red Spot’s roots go 50 to 100 week on the metro aims to “We try to take advantage Other revelations from times deeper than the overcome two problems es of the situation.” the mission include that Ju earth’s oceans and are pecially prevalent in Japan: piter has two previously un warmer at the base than they passengers generally have Expanding the service charted radiation zones. are at the top,” said Andy In their nose buried in their Maternity tags are used to It is yet to be decided when “One of the most basic gersoll, professor at Caltech phones and talking is strictly let commuters on public the service will be rolled out, questions about Jupiter’s and a Juno coinvestigator. frowned upon. transport know that the user but the companies also hope Great Red Spot is: how deep “Winds are associated The service allows a preg is pregnant. * REUTERS to expand assistance to el Author J.K. Rowling are the roots?” said Scott with dierences in tempera nant woman to send a mes derly and disabled people. receives royal honour * Bolton, Juno’s principal in Monster storm: Jupiter’s Great Red Spot. NASA/ESA/AP ture, and the warmth of the sage when she wants a seat. out giving personal informa Japan has one of the LONDON vestigator from the South spot’s base explains the fero tion to each other. world’s lowest birth rates Harry Potter creator J.K. Generous touch Dai Nippon Printing and authorities are trying Rowling can add another west Research Institute in responsible for this indepth “It is proving to be an ex cious winds we see at the top The app will then look for (DNP), a printing and IT out several policies to en magic moment to her list of the U.S. “Juno data indicate revelation was Juno’s Micro cellent instrument to help us of the atmosphere,” said Mr. generous preregistered us group, has been testing the courage people to have achievements she has been that the solar system’s most wave Radiometer (MWR). get to the bottom of what Ingersoll. made a royal Companion of famous storm is almost one “Juno’s Microwave Radiome makes the Great Red Spot so The future of the Great ers who have said they are service on one of the key more children. Public o Honour. Rowling received the andahalf Earths wide, and ter has the unique capability great,” said Mr. Janssen. Jupi Red Spot is still very much willing to give up their seats. subway lines in conjunction cials distribute a round pink honour from Prince William has roots that penetrate to peer deep below Jupiter’s ter’s Great Red Spot is a giant up for debate. While the If there is a match, the wo with Tokyo Metro and the “Maternity Mark” tag to on Tuesday at a Buckingham about 300 km into the pla clouds,” said Michael Jans oval of crimsoncoloured storm has been monitored man gets a seat map on her Line messaging app pregnant women to encour Palace ceremony for her net’s atmosphere,” said Mr. sen, Juno coinvestigator clouds in Jupiter’s southern since 1830, it has possibly ex smartphone screen showing company. age people around them to services to literature and Bolton. from NASA’s Jet Propulsion hemisphere that race coun isted for more than 350 her partner’s location. The “This may be particular to be considerate before they #460490 philanthropy. 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Charging stations are meeting points Says it sets up unrealistic expectations

Agence France-Presse price to over US$80,000, a Agence France-Presse Singapore freeze on car numbers on London Singapore on Tuesday the roads, and major new in Peppa Pig, a cartoon loved launched an electric car vestments in public by children around the sharing service, the latest transport. world, could be to blame for transport innovation aimed The electric car scheme is creating unrealistic expecta at encouraging people away being launched in partner tions of doctors, according from owning vehicles and ship with the government, to an article in the light keeping gridlock at bay in and the company hopes to hearted Christmas edition Video clip of Dr. Brown on the spacestarved citystate. eventually provide Singa of the British Medical a visit. * AFP BlueSG, a subsidiary of pore with the secondbig Journal. France’s Bollore Group, gest electric carsharing ser Catherine Bell examined care?” she asked. The BMJ rolled out the scheme with vice in the world, after whether the cartoon’s jolly traditionally carries jokey 80 cars and 32 charging sta Paris. Dr Brown Bear was respon pseudoscientic articles in tions — which serve as drop BlueSG plans to increase sible for people calling out its Christmas special. o and pickup points — and the number of its cars to 100 doctors over minor Dr. Bell cited examples of plans to expand its eet by the end of the year, and is ailments. Dr Brown Bear making more than 10fold in coming targeting 1,000 cars and “Dr Brown Bear... ap home visits to treat a rash years. 2,000 charging points by pears to provide his patients and a respiratory infection, It is the latest eort by 2020. with an excellent service — and of him catching a cough authorities in the tightly The speciallybuilt Blue prompt and direct tele after attending a playgroup. controlled nancial hub of cars — fourseaters with two phone access, continuity of She argued the character 5.6 million to prevent the doors — were designed with care, extended hours, and a could encourage people to sort of gridlock that has Italian coachbuilder Pinin low threshold for home vi expect home visits for mi blighted other fastdevelop farina. Users will be able to sits,” Dr. Bell, mother of a nor conditions, appeared to ing Asian cities. book an electric car online toddler, wrote. be administering antibiotics Ocials have already in or with a mobile app, and “But could this depiction in an era of rising antibiotic troduced tough measures, charged for the time they of general practice be con resistance, and that his wor including a licence fee that rent the vehicle rather than Shiny ice cream: Veronica Faye, owner of Small Potatoes Ice Creamery in Singapore, makes a 24carat edible gold leaf ice cream tributing to unrealistic ex kload has him showing signs

has pushed the average car the distance travelled. on Tuesday. Each scoop costs Singapore $12 (572). * REUTERS pectations of primary of “burnout”. Ice Age treasures found under the streets of Los Angeles As work on a subway extension progressed, fossilised remains of creatures that lived in the region about 10,000 years ago have been discovered

Associated Press sion began in 2014, fossilised “It looks big,” he told her. Palaeontologists have staed vered, construction workers viewing inside the museum’s Los Angeles remains have routinely The next morning, Ms. all L.A. subway digs begin helped deliver it to the glasswalled Fossil Lab. As part of the crew digging a turned up from creatures Leger knelt at the site and re ning in the 1990s, when work mouth of the site. With a nod to Hollywood, subway extension under the that roamed the grasslands cognised what appeared to started on the city’s inaugu the Colombian mammoth streets of Los Angeles, Ash and forests that covered the be a partial elephant skull. It ral line, said Dave Sotero, A rare relic was named Hayden, for the ley Leger always keeps her region during the last Ice turned out to be much more. spokesman for the Los An From there, the skull was actress Hayden Panettiere, safety gear close by. When Age, about 10,000 years ago. After 15 hours of painstaking geles County Metropolitan hauled a mile or so to Los An featured in the TV series her phone buzzes, she quick They include a partial rabbit excavation, the team unco Transportation Authority. geles’ La Brea Tar Pits and Nashville and Heroes.The ly dons a neon vest, hard hat jaw, mastodon tooth, camel vered an intact skull of a ju Paying for the palaeontol Museum, home to one of Cogstone monitor at the con and goggles before climbing foreleg, bison vertebrae, and venile mammoth. “It’s an ab ogist sta from Cogstone Re America’s most fossilrich struction site had been deep down into a massive a tooth and ankle bone from solute dream come true for source Management is fac sites. Assistant curator Dr. watching her on television construction site beneath a a horse. me,” said Ms. Leger, who tored into the project’s cost, Emily Lindsey called it a before spotting the speck of boulevard. spent the previous decade at he said. When scientists are “pretty remarkable nd”, bone that turned out to be Earthmovers are divert ‘Dream come true’ a South Dakota mammoth brought in to see what crews noting that while thousands the intact skull. ed, and Ms. Leger gets on her Prize nd: Palaeontologist Ashley Leger shows the skull of a But the discovery that still site with no discoveries even might have unearthed, work of dire wolf and sabre Similar endeavours have hands and knees and gently young Columbian mammoth found at the construction site of makes Ms. Leger shake her close to the size of the one in on the project continues, al toothed cat remains have turned up subterranean trea brushes the dirt from a spot the Metro Purple Line extension in Los Angeles. * AP head in disbelief came about Los Angeles. “It’s the one fos beit in a dierent location. been uncovered in L.A., sures during digs in other ci pointed out by a member of a year ago, shortly after con sil you always want to nd in “Our crews try to be as there have been only about ties. Workers at a San Diego her team. Her heart beats gist who digs for fossils in the sportation ocials to keep struction began on the pro your career.” mindful as possible to help 30 mammoths. construction site found fos faster because there’s a middle of a city rather than palaeontologists on hand as ject’s second phase. She was California’s stringent envi them do their jobs. We get The skull is especially rare sils, including parts of a chance she’ll uncover what an open plain or desert. She workers extend a subway at home getting ready for ronmental laws require out of their way,” Mr. Sotero because both tusks were at mammoth and a grey whale she calls “the big nd”. works for a company con line to the city’s west side. bed when a call came in from scientists to be on hand at said, adding that when the tached. It’s being studied and multiple layers of an Ms. Leger is a palaeontolo tracted by Los Angeles tran Since work on the exten one of her monitors. certain construction sites. mammoth skull was unco and is available for public cient seashells. CM A ND-NDE YK 460490