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&'(!')* coastal belt of the State. Several Fani, AIIMS Delhi is cancelling trees were uprooted and the exam centre in yclone Fani (also known as thatched structures destroyed Bhubaneswar. Another exam CPhani, meaning “hood of at some places, including will be conducted for students the snake” in Bengali) rolled Bhubaneswar. All flights from affected by this cancellation as through Odisha’s Puri on Bhubaneswar have been can- soon as normalcy returns (sic),” Friday, bringing rain and celled since Thursday mid- Union Health Secretary Preeti windstorm that gusted up to night, and Kolkata airport is Sudan tweeted. 175 kmph, leaving at least 8 shut from 3 pm on Friday till KJ Ramesh, Director people dead, and blowing 8 am on Saturday. 140 trains, General of the India away thatched houses, uproot- including 83 passenger trains, Meteorological Department ing trees, electricity polls, cut- have been cancelled so far. (IMD), predicted light to mod- ting off power supply, and In Bhubaneswar, people erate rain in northeastern States swamping towns and villages took shelter under shades as the — Arunachal Pradesh, Assam in the State. heavy rain lashed the city. They & Meghalaya and Nagaland, The strongest cyclone in said their “homes were shak- Manipur, Mizoram and Tripura India in 20 years made landfall ing”. After crossing Odisha, due to cyclone while heavy to around 8 am in Puri, with roar- cyclone Fani is likely to move very heavy rain predicted over ing winds flattening huts, towards West Bengal before Arunachal Pradesh and Assam enveloping the pilgrim town in tapering off. Cyclone Fani also on May 4 and 5. sheets of rain, and submerging triggered heavy rain in parts of “After making landfall this homes in residential areas. north coastal Andhra Pradesh, morning, cyclone Fani has The extremely severe where gusty winds with speed started weakening and it’s like- cyclone Fani, a name given by reaching up to 140 kmph ly to enter Bangladesh by Bangladesh, weakened from uprooted trees and electricity Saturday evening,” he said. an “extremely severe” to “very poles, officials said. No cyclone ever had such severe”, and is predicted to The Odisha Government a long duration in April. The further weaken to a “severe has evacuated over 11 lakh Home Ministry said an eye of cyclone” before moving to West people, including at least 600 cyclonic storm ‘Fani’ “com- Bengal. pregnant women, to camps on pletely moved into land” by 10 In several videos doing higher grounds. am on Friday weakening its rounds on social media showed “I assure the affected peo- fury, but heavy rainfall is still the impact of the powerful gale ple that the nation and the cen- predicted in Odisha, Andhra and heavy rain. In videos post- tre are with them,” Prime Pradesh, West Bengal and parts ed by Sitangshu Kar, the Minister Narendra Modi said at of the northeastern States. Director General of the Press a rally in Rajasthan. He said The system is likely to Information Bureau, the roof of over 1,000 crore had been weaken gradually and emerge an undergraduate hostel in the released in advance for the into Gangetic West Bengal as a Bhubaneswar AIIMS was seen states affected by Fani. “severe cyclonic storm” by the being blown off. Later the The Union Health early morning of May 4. wind speed of Fani came down Ministry has announced can- Thereafter, it is expected to to around 140-165 kmph. cellation of Bhubaneswar as a move further north-north- According to officials, large centre for the AIIMS PG 2019 eastwards and emerge into areas in Puri and other places examination due to Fani. Bangladesh by May 4 evening were submerged with water as “AIIMS PG exam is sched- as a cyclonic storm. heavy rain battered the entire uled on May 5. Due to cyclone Continued on Page 4 ' " " "# ' " ( $ ) $ R " !"# &' * $! Q(R) # $%# & *, Q R + )+ &,( &'(!')* &, ! he Congress candidate -$$+ Tfrom Lucknow on Friday am Aadmi Party (AAP) wo sewer cleaners — resi- took strong exception to party AMLA from Gandhi Nagar Tdents of Janakpuri in West joint team of security ! leader Shatrughan Sinha can- Anil Bajpayi quit his party and Delhi and engaged by the Aforces early on Friday ! vassing for his wife, who is the joined the BJP on Friday. Noida Authority via a con- morning dealt a body blow to #$ Samajwadi Party candidate in “I worked with the AAP for tractor — died in a sewer tank top Hizbul Muhajideen (HM) % the constituency. many years. I was hurt by the in Salarpur in Noida on Friday, commanders active in Kashmir # Shatrughan was present lack of respect and the peculiar officials said. Valley by neutralising Lateef # during the filing of nomination functioning of the party. AAP Though police are ascer- Ahmad Dar, alias Tiger of papers by his wife, Poonam has deviated from its original taining the cause of the death Dogripora Pulwama, the lone Sinha. He attended an election path,” Bajpayi said. of Hamid and Aslam late on surviving member of Burhan meeting on Thursday with The move comes at a time Thursday, preliminary investi- Wani group, along with two Samajwadi Party president when AAP leaders, including gation suggests that they suf- other local terrorists in a fierce Akhilesh Yadav. Delhi Chief Minister Arvind focated to death inside the firefight in South Kashmir’s “From the behaviour of Kejriwal, have accused the BJP sewer tank. Shopian district. Shatrughan Sinha, it appears !"# $ of indulging in horse trading. Police, the Fire Timing of the clinical oper- that although he has joined the Bajpai joined the BJP in the Department, and the National ation is set to boost the morale Congress, but has not yet &'(!')* In a tweet on Thursday, presence of party national vice- Disaster Response Force of the security forces deployed resigned from the RSS,” Kejriwal had claimed that Hans president and Delhi BJP in- (NDRF) were called in for res- in the area to ensure peaceful Acharya Pramod, the Congress’ day after the Aam Aadmi would be declared ineligible to charge Shyam Jaju and Union cue, officials said. The bodies The Noida Authority has polling in the final phase in Lucknow candidate, tweeted. AParty (AAP) claimed BJP contest the election for fighting Minister Vijay Goel at the of the workers were retrieved dismissed a contractual Junior Shopian and Pulwama districts Shatrughan Sinha quit the candidate from North West on a reserved seat. Delhi unit office here. after nearly four-hour rescue Engineer (JE) from job and on May 6. BJP recently and is the Delhi Hans Raj Hans convert- Rejecting Kejriwal’s allega- Earlier Kejriwal had hit operation by a team of the proposed police action against After the killing of HM’s Congress candidate from the ed to Islam in 2014 and there- tion as canard, Hans asked at a out at Vijay Goel for saying that NDRF, said an official of the the contractor. “The JE has poster boy Burhan Wani in July Patna Sahib constituency in fore can’t fight from a Lok Press conference, “I am used to 14 AAP lawmakers were in disaster response force. been dismissed and a com- 2016, several other top com- Bihar. Poonam is the SP-BSP- Sabha seat reserved for the speaking Urdu but that does touch with the BJP and ready “We reached the spot at plaint is being made against the manders were neutralised by RLD alliance candidate from Scheduled Caste, Hans on not mean I am a Muslim. Does to switch loyalty. On 3.15 am and began operations contractor with police to reg- the security forces. Lucknow, who is contesting Friday said he would file a a Muslim speaking Hindi Wednesday, Manish Sisodia at 3.20 am. The first body was ister an FIR over the lapses that Lateef Ahmad Dar, killed against Union Home Minister defamation case against Delhi becomes a Hindu? I was born had claimed seven AAP MLAs recovered at 6.25 am and the led to the death of the two in Shopian, was lone surviving Rajnath Singh and Pramod. Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in a Valmiki family and my had been offered 10 crore second at 7.20 am,” said workers,” Noida Authority’s member of the group who was Polling will be held in and other AAP leaders for mother worships Valmiki.” each to join the BJP. Jeetender Yadav, who led the Officer on Special Duty Rajesh still active in the area. Lucknow on Monday. “maligning” his image. Continued on Page 4 Continued on Page 4 nine-member NDRF team. Kumar Singh said. 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over three lakh votes. But in the - +./.+.)012*.3 +. November 2018 Assembly elec- tions for the eight Assembly he Jaipur Rural Lok Sabha seats in this Lok Sabha con- Tseat is all set to witness a stituency, four were bagged by very interesting contest the Congress, three by the BJP between two Olympians — and one by an Independent. sitting BJP MP Union Minister Punia has been working on Given the caste equation of Suraj Jatav. The Congress is Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore a successful caste equation by Bharatpur Lok Sabha seat, working hard to end the enmi- and Congress’ Krishna Poonia. banking on the support of Jats, Congress candidate Abhijit ty between Jatavs and the Jats An equally keen contest is on and a combination of Ahirs Kumar Jatav, a retired bureau- arisen in the 1992 Kumher the cards in the neighbouring (Yadavs), Dalit and Muslim. crat, seems to have an edge over massacre when Jats set ablaze Bharatpur, a stronghold of Jats, Faced with such challenging BJP’s Ranjeeta Koli. In the more than 100 houses of Jatavs. between two Dalits — a retired scenario, Rathore is relying on recent Assembly elections, the Erstwhile ruler of Bharatpur bureaucrat and a daughter-in- the charisma of Prime Minister Congress and its alliance part- and a Minister in the Ashok law of three times BJP MP Narendra Modi. ner RLD won six of the eight Gehlot Government, Gangaram Koli. Both the seats “While Modi magic can Assembly seats in Bharatpur Vishvendra Singh, has been will go to polls on Monday. work on youths and middle the Parliamentary constituen- deputed by the party to win While Rathore is a Rajput class, a large section of voters cy. While the BSP bagged the over Jats for the purpose. and an Olympic gold medalist, here are upset with Rathore, remaining two seats, the BJP Once represented by tall Poonia is a Jat from Haryana claiming that he confined him- failed to even open its account. leaders of the Congress such as and married in Rajasthan. She self to inaugurating projects Ranjeeta will also have to face Natwar Singh, Rajesh Pilot, is also a sitting MLA and inter- and remaining inaccessible. the backlash from the sup- Raj Bahadur and Vishvendra national gold medal-winner But Poonia worked at grass- porters of sitting party MP Singh, the Jat Kingdom was in discus throw and three times roots with her husband (athlete Bahadur Singh Koli, who was declared a reserved con- Olympic participant. Virender Poonia) and thus has denied the ticket. stituency for SC in 2008 delim- In 2014 Jaipur Rural Lok a chance this time,” said Though the Congress has itation. The Congress won in Sabha polls, Rathore defeated Sukhbir Chauhan of village an upper hand in Bharatpur, it 2009, but lost to the BJP in 2014 Congress veteran CP Joshi by Jomwar Ramgarh. has to guard against BSP’s in the heat of Modi wave. !"
,((+ ( ' " " !'*.!+& !$ able to observe are the sign that our environment is far from convincing to most and improved the Garhwali sion- some crediting the strat- " ' D College celebrated its !$ immensely affected. In order level-headed citizens. army under its chief general egy of the queen, others cred- Dannual festival here on to save mankind and live in Then there is the appar- Madhosingh Bhandari. Among iting a combination of rains, # Friday. The vice chancellor of this world in a proper man- ently fiery lady from West her advisers was Dostbeig courage and tactics of the Shri Dev Suman University ner we should save our envi- Bengal, whose statements in Mughal who was made a cap- queen’s generals but eventual- !'*.!+& University, US Rawat and !# ' ronment as now we have the media and rallies would tain in the Garhwali army ear- ly the invaders were repelled. chairman of Garhwal Mandal time.” have been quite comical had lier and probably on his sug- Karnavati handed over reins of aking cognisance of a com- Vikas Nigam (GMVN) ) Expressing his views, the intention and reality behind gestion, she started handing out the kingdom fully to her son Tplaint received regarding private Mahavir Singh Rangad were ( Rangad said that the stu- them been so simple to explain. stern punishments to dissenters after he reached 18 years of age. hostels being operated in the State, present on the occasion. dents should put their heart Having had enough of this, and criminals like cutting off The second lady one the State Commission for Protection Addressing the students !2M ! into studying. instead of observing the other the noses of those violating the recalled is the wealthy widow of Child Rights (SCPCR) chairper- during the event Rawat spoke !# The academic chairman 1 stalwarts, one was reminded of State’s order. of the 19th century, Jasuli son Usha Negi has written a letter on the importance of hard of DD College, VK Tyagi some real women of substance While this led to her also Saukyani. It is said that in to the chief secretary Utpal Kumar work and honesty. He said, “It $ felicitated Rawat and Rangad or a working journalist it is here in Uttarakhand. being referred to as Nak-Katti dejection following the death of Singh, director general of police Anil is important the young stu- on the occasion. Cultural Fnearly impossible to ignore There are many women Rani, it is also believed that her only son at a young age, the K Raturi and other officials con- dents work hard and with presentations were also held the elections even if one is not and also men with impressive dacoity and other crimes were wealthy widow started to throw cerned to ensure registration of pay- honesty. ! N as part of the event which also that much interested in stereo- characters, who have done nearly eradicated in the king- her large quantities of silver ing guest accommodations and pri- Also, it is very important consisted of distribution of typical politics. Barring a few great deeds here when the dom. coins and other valuables into vate hostels. The officials have been to save the environment for one. The unseasonal weath- prizes to winners of various politicians most have little new times were much more chal- Historians state that when the Ramganga river. When the provided copies of the new manu- which we should all work as er changes which we are all sports and cultural events. to offer in their speeches and lenging than they are now. Shah Jahan ruled the Mughal then commissioner of al prepared by the commission ideas. One was reminded of a queen empire, the sixth Sikh guru Kumaon, Henry Ramsay saw regarding such facilities. They have To delve into something of Garhwal who was famous for Hargobind Singh after fighting her dumping sacks of silver been asked to ensure that the said different from what was learnt taking stern decisions, defeat- three battles against the coins in the Ramganga, he was private facilities are registered as per in past elections, one thought ing the Mughal army and also Mughals between 1628 and able to convince her to use her the manual. of listening to some prominent developing parts of the king- 1634 decided to visit Srinagar, wealth to benefit the The chairperson of the com- lady politicians more this time. dom including what is now Garhwal to rest. people in stead of throwing it mission stated that crime like However, in general, observing Dehradun. At that time, Samarth away. molestation and harassment of boys the prominent lady politicians From historical records, Ramdas- later the guru of She then got more than 100 and girls have been rising, which is from different parties in the so one learns that after the death Chhatrapati Shivaji- who was roadside Dharmshalas or car- an alarming situation. Also, the called Mahagathbandhan and of Garhwal king Mahipati Shah on a pilgrimage to Badrinath, avansaries built along the operation of unregistered hostels is a few others in the other in 1631, his wife Karnavati took met Guru Hargobind at trade/pilgrimage route to Tibet also a factor affecting the effective party was by and large disap- over administration of the Srinagar in 1634. (Kailash Mansarovar) from prevention of such incidents. pointing. kingdom on behalf of the It is said that Karnavati Haldwani to the Johar valley in Negi said, “The commission Not that they were any seven-year old prince who was had assured Ramdas at that the high Himalayas of has a 28-page manual providing an worse than the male politicians ceremoniously anointed king. time that the Garhwal army Pithoragarh district during overview of the necessary factors to in general, but it was all the Rajmata Karnavati got roads will protect this sacred land British rule. It is another thing be considered while registering a more disappointing to hear built in various parts and facil- from Mughal invaders. that the ruins of these hostel. We along have also sent the election speeches of the politi- itated irrigation to boost farm- Later, when the Mughals Dharmshalas remain mostly manual to various officials con- cian campaigning for her ing as in villages located invaded this region in 1635 ignored now, despite being cerned. This manual covers all the brother and party. between Dehradun and Rajpur they took over various locations part of the State’s valuable her- points from food and management The speeches comprised which at that time were not as in the Doon valley and had itage. to security, cleanliness and various either of ill-timed smiles and conveniently connected as they crossed Haridwar. They were However, reading about other aspects. Registration com- giggles while the translator are now. planning to move towards the these women turned out to be mittees are being set in the districts rendered her dialogues in the Karnpur, which is now a capital Srinagar which was said a much better use of time than and reports being sought from local language in South India or locality in Dehradun is also to be about 55 miles from listening to the politicians these so that the commission can of the usual amateurish and stated to have been established their location. going overboard in the heat of also conduct inspections from time even false statements that seem by her. She also reorganised There are different ver- election campaign. to time.” + " $ # !2'33 # ? 3 ( # !'*.!+& # ) ' "!$ "! ' # # ustomers looking for cool- ! # ), $ ""$! # Cing appliances are seen "" ! ! ) ## * 2 bustling about in Paltan Bazaar # # as temperatures continue to rise ' " !$ ## ( 2 # in the Doon valley. Though 2 "" ) !! spells of rain in the recent past ! # have affected the sales of such ' "2 ) 3 ' ) # appliances, the traders expect ' # ' # # better sales in the near future. Fans, coolers and air condi- ) " ' !' ! tioners are in higher demand " !2'3+ ' this time compared to the cor- ( ! responding period in 2018, that as temperatures rise, more Shalini, a customer says # $ claim sellers. people will look to buying that she looks for offers when # # * The demand for cooling coolers. buying a cooling appliance. # appliances in the month of May Kishore Kapoor who has This helps her save money as # generally gives sellers a tenta- owned an electronic appli- coolers are only used for three tive idea of the expected sales ances shop on Chakrata Road to four months in the year dur- *!.%7 # ) 3 during the summer. However, for 15 years says that most cus- ing summer. # $ due to spells of rain in tomers buy coolers in the range It is important to see the # : Dehradun recently, the fre- between Rs 3000 to Rs 5000. cooling features like dust and # quency of customers has come The owner of another elec- but expects to sell a higher heat in the city leaving his shop According to him only 25 blower control of the appliance * $( .,) 7 down says the owner of an elec- tronics shop, Vinay says that he number this year. The rains selling lesser units in recent per cent customers buy coolers to determine its efficiency, she # tronics shop in Paltan Bazaar. sold about 400 coolers in 2018 provided some relief from the days. However, he is confident up to the range of Rs 12,000. says. # * # .3 3 # ) $ . # # . ++ P# # ' " + " !2'33 are still few and far between. tonment. /)0 # !'*.!+& Complete revamping of facili- Around fourteen kilome- + ties on these routes can add a tres from the Library Point ' hile the Char Dham Yatra new dimension to adventure (Gandhi Chowk), which is one . Win the mountain state of tourism in the state. of the ends of the Mall Road, Uttarakhand will begin soon for These routes include the is Kempty Falls at an altitude of /+'. 0! the spiritual seekers, the fasci- ones between Sartali and 4500 feet on the Mussoorie- 7 nating trek routes of the state will Bhadraj Temple and Dudhli Chakrata Road. The walk to ## be now frequented by adventure and Bhadraj Temple.Efforts are this picnic spot is a long one #+'. seekers from all over the coun- also being made to repopularise but tourists usually like to walk 3 try and abroad. Tourists, pil- the treks from Rajpur to upto Kempty, taking a few tea # grims and trekkers swarm Mussoorie and Raipur to breaks on the way which has Uttarakhand in this season and Suakholi. many little tea and 'bun # # many a quiet and remote place Amenities for trekkers and –makhan' joints. # in the mountains comes alive for “Hawaghars” need to be set up The walk from Mussoorie a couple of months. on the trek routes as also rest to Clouds End is an eight kilo- Uttarakhand has always houses on these metres’ picturesque walk from been seen as an amazing desti- routes for trekkers to stay at the Library Point. The bunga- nation by trekkers and attracts night low built at Clouds End by the them in large numbers. Several Uttarakhand has the British in 1835 is among the popular treks are found in the potential to emerge as a major first four buildings of region, promising breathtak- world class trekking destina- Mussoorie. It is now a resort. ing views at every turn a trekker tion. Trekkers from all parts of The trek from Mussoorie takes. Garhwal has been the country and abroad come to Suakholi is 11 kilometres described as “the most beauti- in large numbers to long and passes through ful land in the mountains of the Uttarakhand. rhododendron forests. The Asian sub-continent” by T Many Tourist Rest Houses view of the Himalayas is Longstaff, renowned moun- of the Gahwal Mandal Vikas breathtaking along this route. taineer and trekker. Treks are Nigam and Kumaon Mandal The Mussoorie -Nagtibba Trek available throughout the year. Vikas Nigam have been reno- Mussoorie are the walk from is also very popular. Among the most popular are vated for the convenience of ! " # $ Mussoorie to Landour, the walk The Nagtibba Trek begins the Nagtibba Trek which takes trekkers and other visitors to # % "'" !$ from Mussoorie to Kempty from Thatyur which is is thir- one from Rishikesh to the state. and walk to Clouds End. ty kilometres from Mussoorie Mussoorie, Kedarnath- The Pauri-Khirsu - ! ! ( ) # "" ) The walk from Mussoorie while Nagtibba is 20 kilometres Vasukital Trek, Valley of Flowers Lansdowne trekking circuit in ' + ' # !" $ #+ to Landour begins from Picture ahead of Thatyur. Trek and Devi Darshan Trek. Garhwal and the Pithoragarh- (, ! Palace point and passes The trek to Nagtibba (9990 Till the 1970s and 1980s, Munsyari circuit in Kumaon ) - ", ".! !$ # through the mile-long Landour feet) is very steep. One can view treks up to Mussoorie and to are spectacular. In and around Bazaar known for its quaint Banderpoonchh, Gangotri places around this famous hill Mussoorie itself, there are 21 / # , ".! !$ # + shops, selling antiques. peaks, Nanda Devi and station were extremely popular kilometres of trekking routes. ) ' ! ' ) The four kilometre walk Chaukhamba. among adventure seekers. Even Mussoorie is a “Trekker’s ! ! takes one past the old church- Fifteen kilometres from school students used to come Delight”. Students of schools es of the hill station and offers Mussoorie is Bhadraj. The up here from Doon through from Dehradun and Mussoorie magnificent views of the Doon Bhadraj temple is dedicated to the old trek routes, the most can be seen trekking and camp- pristine destination, affording and panoramic views of the Valley and the splendid Bal Bhadra. Bhadraj offers a popular being the one from ing on these routes during campers the delight of experi- Himalayas. All aspects of envi- Himalayan range.When one commanding view of the Doon Rajpur village. However, the their mid-term breaks. encing nature in its purest ronment awareness and out- reaches the Saint Paul’s Church valley. trend faded away over the last Suakholi which lies form. These camps have none door skills are taken care of at near the popular “Char The temple is located on few decades. There have been between Mussoorie and of the trappings of a profes- the camps and the students Dukaan” one can take the road the top of a hill. The trek goes some efforts to revive this and Dhanaulti and is twelve kilo- sional resort. They are raw come back well-informed. going up to Sisters Bazaar through Clouds End and some other routes but facilities metres from Mussoorie is a camps with hikes and walks, Walks and treks starting from which is also part of the can- Dudhli village.
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!'*.!+& When contacted by The Pioneer, the #$ # Secretary (in- charge), Higher and fter much deliberation, the final draft technical education, Ashok Kumar said # * Aof the much talked about ‘Umbrella that last touches are being given to the draft Act’ for all the universities of Uttarakhand of the proposed act. He said that the new ' ! is ready and is likely to be placed before act would help in removing the the State cabinet anytime after the end of inconsistencies which at present prevail in . the model code of conduct enforced in the the governance of different universities. state in view of the parliamentary elections. Kumar added that the objective of the act raised astronomically. The state administration has also taken is to ensure better education and better The act while granting maximum legal opinion on the act which would teachers. autonomy to the private universities would govern all private and state run universities The ‘Umbrella Act’ for all the at the same time give some control on their as well as the medical colleges of universities of the state is the brain child functioning to the government. Uttarakhand. At present different of the minister of state for higher education The proposed act would cover all 22 universities of the state are governed with Dhan Singh Rawat. The need for the act private universities and the all government their own acts. The proposed act would be was felt as complaints against autocratic universities of the state and would replace overriding on all the existing acts under functioning of the private universities the existing ‘Uttar Pradesh University Act which the universities of the state are being became rampant. In many cases especially 1073, which is followed by Uttarakhand governed. in private medical colleges, the fees were ever since its creation in the year 2000. ( # ( ' "$ 0 # 1 ! (#+ '2 # # )# "+ # " !'*.!+& According to sources, some child beggars !'*.!+& centre. usually shift from one place to another within Meanwhile, the patients n the third day of Operation Mukti, field months. fter the malfunctioning of are continuing to facing Ounits continued to collect information They live like nomadic people, travelling Athe CT scan machine, the problem as the lone CT scan about child beggars, regarding their parentage from one place to another. Magnetic Resonance Imaging machine of department of and detailed family history. However, some However, they are street smart because of (MRI) machine of Government radiology of GDMC hospital people are raising questions on the campaign the survival tactics they have to follow from early Doon Medical College which developed plans. According to them, the campaign has childhood. Due to this, if the police collect (GDMC) is also not malfunctioning in last week of ground level flaws as things which should be information by questioning them, they are likely functioning properly. It is learnt February has not been replaced done by the police in the first phase have been to move away soon after. that the machine is not or repaired yet. As an amount kept for the last phase. Observers state that child It is important to mention here that unlike working on full capacity from of Rs 40 Lakh was expected to beggars being questioned by the police will most earlier drives that were conducted by last few days due to which most the spent on repair of this probably leave on the next day. Uttarakhand Police; this drive has three phases of the patients visiting the important radio diagnostic When asked about this issue, Director starting from observation period which will be facility are not getting their machine, the hospital General, Law and Order, Ashok Kumar said, “If for initial 15 days to the third phase of MRIs done. The administration has decided to this an issue we will combine two phases in one. enforcement and rehabilitation period. malfunctioning of the replace the old error prone As per the requirement we will keep on adding According to DG, Law and Order, the idea is to important machine has made machine with a modern CT measures as the campaign progresses. The remove children from begging and motivate things difficult for the patients scan machine. campaign is on trial basis, if the results in two them towards education, to enroll them in already suffering due to The new machine months are positive, we will continue this in schools so that they can have a normal absence of CT scan facility. however has not arrived yet. other districts too.” childhood too. When inquired, the in- charge More than 40 CT scans are of the MRI machine, done by this machine daily and Mahendra Bhandari claimed in absence of this facility the that the machine has not patients are forced to visit 012 / # developed any snag. He expensive private hospitals and however added that due to diagnostic centres to get the CT continuous power fluctuations able to do only 7-8 MRIs in a the private hospitals or MRI scan. done. In absence of CT scan & 3 4/ && due to disturbed weather day as compared to 20 to 25 on diagnostic centres. The fee of The associated hospital of facility in the hospital the conditions, the operator has to a normal day,’’ he said. an MRI in the hospital is Rs the GDMC is only facility in doctors in some cases were change the power phase As the MRI machine is not 3500 only but on the other Dehradun and nearby districts advising MRI scans for the !'*.!+& regularly which is taking operating on its full potential hand the private centres charge where facility of MRI is patients resulting in extra load considerable time. “ We are the patients of forced to visit about Rs 7000 to 10000 for an available in a government on the machine. he owner of the taxi hired Tby Uttarakhand Government for Dehradun 3 municipal commissioner Vinay # #34 (5 Shankar Pandey was served a Haldwani: An eight year old tiger was notice by the Regional !'*.!+& department has also decided to deploy at Yamunotri. The CMOs have been killed in a fight with another tiger in the Transport Office (RTO) for 30 specialist doctors for the Yatra. asked to make arrangements for Bijrani range of Corbett national park. The having a white number plate. he state health department is The office of Director General of Oxygen cylinders on the bridle paths. Corbett warden Shivraj informed that a Dehradun Assistant Tgearing itself for upcoming Char Health services has directed all Chief The DG health added that the patrol team received information about a Regional Transport Officer Dham Yatra which is commencing on Medical Officers (CMO), and Chief CMOs have been financial powers to tiger’s carcass being spotted in the Fultal (ARTO) Arvind Pandey said, May 7. The department would deploy Medical Superintendents (CMS) of purchase medicines and other area. “We have sent a notice to the 84 doctors for providing health care hospitals to ensure that these doctors equipments for the Yatra. The Corbett director Rahul and others owner of the taxi UKO7 TB facility to the pilgrims arriving for the are relieved from the places of their The DG has tersely ordered the reached the site. The warden informed that 0625, Ameena Kauser on the Char Dham Yatra. These doctors postings to the mentioned points on CMOs and CMSs to initiate all the body parts of the dead tiger were grounds that the vehicle’s would be deployed on a rotational Char Dham Yatra routes. disciplinary action against the doctors found intact. The tiger found dead was a registered number plate is a taxi basis. The specialist doctors would be Dr Thapliyal said that the Chief who do not join their Yatra duties. He robust and strong male but the fight with number, which is supposed to deployed for a duration of 15 days Medical Officers ( CMO) of the has also directed the senior officers to another tiger was so severe that its jaw was be in black colour on a yellow while the medical officers would be districts concerned have been asked to prepare the travel plans for the doctors broken and there were severe injuries on background. This number plate posted for 30 days on the Yatra points. make all arrangements of all medical deployed on Yatra duty. Apart from the his body. Considering this, the Corbett has the number in black colour Commissioner Vinay Shankar (UKO7 TA 9185) on the same The director general (DG) of facilities like oxygen cylinders and deployment of doctors the health administration has deployed a team to on a white background.” Pandey. grounds. medical, health and family welfare medicines for the pilgrims. The Gas department has also directed the 108 monitor the activity of the other tiger It is pertinent to mention It is also worth mentioning This vehicle is reportedly department of Uttarakhand, Dr Authority of India Limited (GAIL) has emergency ambulance service to make involved in the fight. Patrol on elephant- here that the said vehicle is that the RTO has also issued being used by an official in the Ravindra Thapliyal said that the decided to station a cardiac ambulance necessary preparations for the Yatra. back has also been increased. PNS used by Dehradun Municipal challan to another taxi number secretariat. 5 & /
!'*.!+& of GVK -EMRI, the company #+ " ' !' '" !# ) Surya Kant Dhasmana who said that the agitation of the which was operating the # !$) ' "" # !$ attended the Dharna on the day association would continue till n an apparent attempt to ambulance service prior to warned the government that their demands are accepted. Idisrupt the operation of the CAMP are engaged in making #+ " ' ' !"2 the interests of the youths The contract of GVK- vital 108 ambulance service in fake calls to the ambulance #! ' ! ! '!$ )) would not be allowed to be EMRI Company to operate the state some people, who service with an objective of affected. He said that the 108 emergency ambulance allegedly are former workers of disrupting the vital service. ! # !$ # Trivendra Singh Rawat service ended on April 30 after the ambulance service, are Giving details, the complainant ' +" government has become so the new company, CAMP took making fake emergency calls to said that after making fake calls stubborn that it is unmoved by over the operation of summon the ambulances and making the ambulances (marketing) of the CAMP, operation of ambulances, Rai the agony of hundreds of ambulance service. needlessly. The district run unnecessarily for more Pradeep Rai also confirmed said that 100 ambulances out of workers who were removed The new company CAMP programme officer of than 70 kms, these elements are such mischievous incidents. fleet of 139 are operational. He from their jobs after working is offering less salary to the Community Action and either switching off their He said that two such cases claimed that the company has dedicatedly for 11 long years in experienced worker which is Motivation Programme ( phones or making them not both in Pithoragarh district has so far recruited 600 employees. an organisation. the bone of contention between CAMP) of Pithoragarh, reachable. In the complaint, the come to his notice. “ We have Meanwhile, the agitation The general secretary of it and the association of Parmanand Pant has submitted names and phone numbers of asked our district programme and Dharna of the field workers the association of field workers, workers. The workers are a complaint to the district the former 108 ambulance officers to take action on such of the 108 ambulance service Vipin Jamloki said that 717 demanding that they should be Superintendent of Police. In the service employees are also cases,’’ he said. On the effect of continued on fourth day on workers of the ambulance absorbed into the new complaint he has alleged that mentioned. When contacted, the strike of the former Friday. The vice president of workers were thrown out from company on existing salaries. some of the former employees the General Manager employees of the service on state unit of the Congress party the job for no fault of theirs. He !" ! 8 ) 6' 7" 6' / 8 8 New Delhi: The Election ) !$ , !9 Addressing a rally in Commission concluded on Varanasi, Modi had stressed on New Delhi: The Election . ! ' ( 2 Friday that Prime Minister !":2 national security, saying a new Commission on Friday found R ( Narendra Modi did not violate India gives a befitting reply to no violation of model code or its the model code or its advisory $ )!" ! terrorism. instructions on armed forces in % !'*.!+& some objectionable photographs and voice on armed forces in his speech #! ! ) At the meeting after a mas- two speeches delivered by BJP 2 notes to her in-laws because of which they asked in Varanasi. + " ' ! 2 sive show of strength in his Lok president Amit Shah in West married woman had recently filed a writ- her to leave. She is currently living with some It also found nothing ! !" Sabha constituency, Modi said Bengal and Maharashtra. ( 2 #$ Aten complain in Dehradun Cantt police sta- relative.” wrong in his comments made ) ! ) his government had dealt effec- The Commission conclud- $2 %C ## tion accusing a man of sending objectionable According to the SHO, “The accused sent in Nanded, Maharashtra where " ' "))!' 2 tively against terrorism. ed that it is of the considered photographs and other material to her in-laws those messages to the victim. According to our he reportedly dubbed the + ! In an apparent reference to view that in this matter, no such because of which she has been abandoned by her investigation, during their relationship they tried Congress as a 'sinking Titanic'. the Balakot air strike after violation of MCC or ECI's the extant advisories, provi- husband. The police have filed a case under sec- to marry in Dharchula but the day they were reg- With this, the EC has Pakistan-based militants killed instructions is made out. sions of the Model Code of tion 376 Indian Penal Code (IPC) and 67 IT Act istering for marriage, brother in-law of the vic- decided on five complaints take on the BJP. 40 paramilitary men in Addressing a rally in Conduct and after examination and arrested the accused. The accused, Zeeshan tim objected, because of which they could not against Modi and gave him a Modi was apparently refer- Pulwama, he said the world Krishnanagar in West Bengal, of complete transcript of speech was arrested from Almora and sent to district marry. clean chit in all matters. ring to the Wayanad seat in now backed India in its fight Shah reportedly said when IAF sent by the DEO Nadia, the jail Suddhowla by the court on Friday. The accused during interrogation said that "In a matter related to a Kerala from where Rahul is against terror. jets pounded terror camps in Commission is of the consid- Station House Officer of Cantt Police they got married but he has no documents as complaint concerning alleged contesting, besides Amethi in Modi also referred to the Balakot, the act was mourned in ered view that in this matter, no Station, inspector Nadeem Athar said, “The lady proof. According to the accused even after the violations of advisories of the Uttar Pradesh. recent bomb blasts in Sri Pakistan and West Bengal Chief such violation of MCC or ECI's filed the complaint on the night of April 29, stat- marriage of the victim they kept sharing mes- Commission and Model Code He had reportedly said Lanka, saying innocent people Minister Mamata Banerjee's instructions is made out," it said. ing that she was in a relationship with the sages and the one day he sent those messages of Conduct, in a speech deliv- that in Wayanad, the country's observing Easter lost their lives. office. Addressing another rally accused between 2015 and 2017. In 2017, she to the victim, her in-laws saw the same by ered by Narendra Modi at majority is in minority. The Election Commission He also reportedly said that in Nagpur on April 9, the BJP got married in Dehradun and even after the mar- chance, resulting in the present situation. Now, Nanded, Maharashtra on April Referring to Modi's had on Thursday given a clean Prime Minister Narendra Modi president reportedly said when riage the accused was in touch with her. we are investigating to ascertain who is telling 6, a detailed report of the Chief Varanasi speech on April 25, chit to Modi, saying he did not "sent his Air Force" to destroy the whole country was rejoicing The victim said that the accused had sent the truth.” Electoral Officer, Maharashtra where he had gone to file his violate the model code of con- terror camps in Pakistan after over the air strike on a terror was obtained. The matter has nomination for Lok Sabha elec- duct during his election speech the deadly Pulwama attack in camp in Balakot, there was been examined in detail ... tions, the EC said a detailed in Rajasthan's border town of February this year. mourning only in Pakistan and (the) Commission is of the report of the Chief Electoral Barmer where he invoked the "Forty-four of jawans were Rahul Gandhi-led Congress & ' ' considered view that in this Officer, Uttar Pradesh was armed forces and martyred in Pulwama terror party. matter no such violation of the obtained. said that India's nuclear button attack. Earlier, nothing used to Shah also took a jibe at extant advisories/provisions is "The matter has been was not kept to be used for happen after such incidents. Gandhi's public rallies in ' ( attracted," the EC said. examined in detail in accor- Diwali. Narendra Modi ordered his Air Wayanad. The Gandhi scion is $ In his Nanded speech, dance with the extant advi- Earlier, the EC had had Force on the 13th day (of the contesting the Lok Sabha polls Modi had reportedly said that sories, provisions of the Model found nothing wrong in the incident) and our aircraft blew from Wayanad in Kerala along the Congress today is like Code of Conduct and after prime minister's speech at the terrorists to pieces in with his traditional bastion of % $ ( Titanic ship which is sinking. examination of complete tran- Wardha on April 1 where he Pakistan," Shah said at the rally. Amethi in Uttar Pradesh. All those who are in the ship script, Commission is of the attacked Congress chief Rahul Responding to a complaint Shah said Gandhi's rallies in Patna: A senior journalist asso- Chandigarh: Punjab Chief Balakot," he said. like the Nationalist Congress considered view that in this Gandhi for contesting from by Congress spokesperson Wayanad appeared as they were ciated with a national Hindi Minister Amarinder Singh said Singh has been continu- Party are either sinking or matter no such violation of the minority-dominated Randeep Singh Surjewala being organised in Pakistan. He news channel was heavily trolled, on Friday that there was "noth- ously accusing Prime Minister jumping off to escape, he had extant advisories/provisions is Wayanad seat. It has also against Shah, the poll body also said the Modi govern- after a snide remark on a tweet ing wrong" in seeking proof of Narendra Modi of taking cred- reportedly said. attracted," it said. cleared the PM for his appeal said a detailed report of the ment's biggest success was that by former Bihar Chief Minister the Balakot air strikes as it for the actions of the Indian Targeting Rahul Gandhi, The Congress had also to first-time voters by invoking Chief Electoral Officer, West it had made India secure which Rabri Devi in which she had demanded by the Congress Air Force (IAF) and seek votes he had said that the Congress referred to an interview given the Balakot air strikes and the Bengal was obtained. was not the case when the taken a swipe at Prime Minister from the central government. in the names of martyred sol- chief has traced a seat using by the PM to Aaj Tak and said Pulwama martyrs in Latur on "The matter has been exam- Congress-led UPA was in Narendra Modi's recent inter- "If the strikes were as suc- diers. "Have they (BJP) forgot- microscope from which he can it found nothing wrong. April 9. PTI ined in detail in accordance with power. PTI view to Bollywood actor Akshay cessful as the Modi government ten who won India its wars Kumar. "Modi was in claimed them to be, it was actu- against Pakistan in 1965 and Muzaffarpur yesterday where ally a matter of immense pride 1971? I am a military historian people expressed curiosity about for our country and for all of us. also and if Modi does not want (' ' # ' ! the way he ate litchis the fruit the So let us see how our forces to give the proofs of the strikes town is famous for. They had destroyed Pakistan buildings to the press or the Congress, he *&! 7.* appointed organiser and co- On May 10, Shah will again Sabha poll campaign in already known how he savoured and shattered their inflated can send them to me," the organiser for the success of visit Haryana and address ral- Haryana, Congress president + 2 7 mangoes and wondered whether ego," the chief minister told a Congress leader said. ith polling for Lok Sabha Modi’s rally on May 10 in lies in Hisar and Dadri. Rahul Gandhi and party gen- he enjoyed litchis by biting the TV channel. He was asked to In any case, Singh said, it Welections just 10 days Rohtak, known as political cap- Jannayak Janta Party’s eral secretary Priyanka Gandhi '"2 fruit or sucking on it or while comment on BJP's allegation was the BJP that started the away in Haryana, top leaders ital of Haryana. leader Dushyant Chautala is Vadra will tour the state over standing near a wash basin," that the Congress was being number game by going over- across the political spectrum Fatehabad falls in the Sirsa seeking re-election from Hisar the next few days for election Rabri Devi had tweeted in Hindi anti-nationalist by asking proof board to "usurp" the accom- including Prime Minister parliamentary constituency constituency, where the BJP has campaigning. .& * on Wednesday. of the operation, according to plishment of the air force by Narendra Modi, BJP chief Amit from where the BJP has field- fielded Union Minister The Congress chief will The RJD national vice-pres- a party release here. claiming "hundreds" of casual- Shah, Congress chief Rahul ed bureaucrat-turned-politi- Birender Singh’s bureaucrat- address an election rally in hief Minister Raghubar Das ident's comment came a day after "This is not the first time ties in Balakot. Gandhi, Congress general sec- cian Sunita Duggal to take on turned-politician son Brijendra Gurugram on May 4 in support Ctoday reassured people of Modi's rally in the north Bihar proof had been asked. Even in The Congress only coun- retary Priyanka Gandhi will hit Haryana Congress president Singh while the Congress has of party’s candidate Capt Ajay the State that no Government town. "The PM did not reply the 1965 war, an Army major tered with its demand for proof, the campaign trail in the state. Ashok Tanwar. In the outgoing fielded senior leader Kuldeep Yadav, who is facing a tough will take their land and advised since the question had not been brought chopped ears of those he said, adding that the BJP Prime Minister Narendra Lok Sabha, Sirsa is represented Bishnoi’s son Bhavya. electoral battle against BJP’s them not to get misguided by posed by a hero or a heroine. killed on the other side of the should not hesitate in grabbing Modi and BJP chief Amit Shah by INLD's Charanjit Singh Dadri falls under Bhiwani- nominee and Union Minister ‘corrupt politicians’. The CM, Moreover, since the question was border to put all doubts of a cer- the opportunity to show the will be addressing eight election Rori, who is seeking re-election. Mahendergarh Lok Sabha con- Rao Inderjit Singh. while addressing people at an not pre-planned and choreo- tain Indian operation at rest," world, and all doubt-mongers, rallies in Haryana, where From Kurukshetra parlia- stituency, where Congress for- Another rally of Rahul is election rally in favour of for- graphed, he could not come with the chief minister said. great success of the Indian polling for all 10 Lok Sabha mentary seat, Congress has mer MP Shruti Choudhary, scheduled on May 6 in mer CM Arjun Munda in a reply," she added, in an obvi- Photographs were released forces. Singh also denied BJP's seats will be held on May 12. fielded former Minister Nirmal the granddaughter of former Mahendragarh, which falls Khunti said on Friday that ous dig at the nearly hour-long of the Kargil operation too, allegations of 'tukda tukda gang' The two top leaders of BJP Singh against BJP's Nayab Saini, Chief Minister late Bansi Lal, is under Bhiwani- Mahendragarh those talking about land, jun- "non-political" interview of Modi Singh said, adding that against the Congress, saying it will be addressing election ral- who is a Minister in the pitted against BJP’s outgoing Lok Sabha constituency. gle and water are the real by Kumar. The journalist in demanding proof from the gov- was the saffron party and its lies in areas where opposition Manohar Lal Khattar cabinet. MP Dharamvir, who is seeking The party’s general secre- exploiters of tribal people. question quickly came out with ernment was not unpatriotic by leaders who were making 'tuk- Congress has fielded its stal- Haryana BJP chief Subhash mandate for the second term. tary Priyanka Gandhi will visit “In 2014, Congress and its a riposte on the micro-blogging any standard. das' (pieces) of the nation with warts in Haryana. Barala on Friday said that the Barala added that the party Ambala, Hisar and Rohtak on allies had said that if BJP comes site, saying, "So, Rabri Devi, "I am very proud that our their "divisive politics" and Prime Minister Modi will party national president Amit has stepped up preparations for May 7 for campaigning. to power it will snatch land of too, tweets. Somebody should aging MIG 21 plane brought "nefarious agenda" to create address three rallies on May 8 Shah will also be addressing successfully holding these ral- Priyanka will hold public tribal people. They are again challenge her to just pronounce down a Pak F-16 and would be bad blood among the people on and May 10. On May 8, Modi three poll rallies on May 5 in lies in the state. meetings in Ambala and Hisar playing the same tune, but the the word twitter thrice non-stop." delighted to know about the account of caste, religion, etc. will be addressing public gath- Sonipat, Panipat and Apart from PM Modi and to seek votes for party candi- government has not taken any PTI success of our Air Force in PTI erings in Fatehabad and Yamunanagar. Amit Shah, BJP’s star cam- dates Kumari Selja and Bhavya one’s land in last four and half Kurukshetra while on the last Two-time former Chief paigners including Home Bishnoi respectively on May 7. years. No one can take your day of campaigning for the sixth Minister Bhupinder Singh Minister Rajnath Singh, Road Later in the evening, she will ‘Khuntkari’ land; not even gov- , # ',"P phase on May 10, he will be Hooda is contesting from the and Highways Minister Nitin hold a roadshow in Rohtak in ernment. But, the corrupt peo- 6 ," addressing a poll rally in Rohtak Sonipat Lok Sabha seat against Gadkari, Finance Minister support of party candidate, ple are spreading rumours that #7(' district. BJP’s outgoing MP Ramesh Arun Jaitley and External three-time MP Deepender your land will be looted. Those Former Chief Minister Kaushik, who is seeking re-elec- Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, Singh Hooda. who have looted the land are Chandigarh: Punjab Bhupinder Singh Hooda’s son tion for the second term. In BJP vice president Uma Bharti, Former Chief Minister levelling allegations on BJP , ' Congress on Friday demanded Deepender Singh Hooda is Sonipat, JJP-AAP has fielded Railway Minister Piyush Goyal, Bhupinder Singh Hooda on and trying to keep people away from the poll panel to bar the seeking re-election for the Digvijay Chautala, a fourth HRD Minister Smriti Irani, Friday said that the rallies by from development,’ he said. *&! 7.* been registered as the voter by airing of actor-turned-politician fourth term from Rohtak and generation member of Chautala UP Chief Minister Yogi top party leaders would boost Hitting hard on Opposition the same name. Sunny Deol’s movies on the the Prime Minister has chosen clan. Panipat is part of Karnal Adityanath will also address Congress’ poll campaign in parties, the CM said, “Those n a big sigh of relief for the For the same, the Bharatiya national and regional television the last day of campaigning of parliamentary constituency election rallies in Haryana next Haryana. Hooda said that the talking about tribal interest, I‘worried’ saffron brigade, the Janata Party (BJP) had urged the channels till the elections. The sixth phase to address a rally from where BJP’s candidate week. Notably, the saffron party, Congress is confident of win- water, jungle and land should election panel has agreed to poll panel to mention its candi- state Pradesh Congress com- there, which is considered as Sanjay Bhatia is pitted against which was riding high on the ning all 10 seats in Haryana. introspect and find out how have actor-turned-politician date’s name as “Sunny Deol” mittee secretary Amit Singh stronghold of the Hooda fam- Congress sitting MLA and for- Narendra Modi wave in the The former Chief Minister, they snatched land of poor Sunny Deol’s screen name on the instead of his real name. Mantoo had written a letter to ily. BJP has fielded a Brahmin mer Speaker Kuldeep Sharma 2014 Lok Sabha elections had who is contesting from Sonipat tribals of the State. JMM and EVMs (electronic voting Playing a minor role in the Election Commission of candidate, Arvind Sharma while Yamunanagar forms part won seven seats out of 10 seats Lok Sabha seat said he has been Soren family has violated machines) instead of his real Punjab politics with just one India urging it to direct nation- against Deepender Hooda n of the Ambala Lok Sabha seat, in Haryana. touring various parts of the state CNT/SPT Acts and bought name — Ajay Singh member in the Lok Sabha, and al and regional channels to Rohtak. Haryana Agriculture from where senior Congress and people are eagerly waiting land at 26 places worth Rs 500 Dharmendra Deol. three in Vidhan Sabha, the BJP stop airing of Sunny Deol’s Minister Om Parkash Dhankar leader and former MP Kumari to vote out the non-performing crore. It’s merely an irony that After finalising the list of is eyeing to grab a bigger and bet- movies till the elections end. and Cooperation Minister Selja is pitted against BJP’s out- +45 NDA Government at the those talking about tribals’ contesting candidates for May 19 ter share by riding high on the PNS Manish Grover have been going MP Rattan Lal Kataria. In a bid to boost party’s Lok Centre. interest are real oppressors of elections, the Election Bollywood action hero Sunny tribal people. These people Commission has written Deol’s star power in the May 19 gathered on the same stage in approved BJP’s request to have Lok Sabha elections in the state. R 5 : Simdega yesterday.” “Sunny Deol” on the EVMs. The A senior BJP leader had ..7 "9. % +*7 The CM said that Congress party had argued that the peo- contended that the people knew party ruled for decades in the ple know him by his screen him as Sunny Deol. “They don’t !" ### 2 region, still Khunti, Torpa and name, and most of the people are know who is Ajay Singh. When Simdega are lagging behind on not aware of his real name Ajay people would come to vote for From Page 1 development front. “They could Singh Dharmendra Deol — the Sunny, they may get confused Hans said, “My mother would have killed me ;;; not develop the country, but name by which he has filed his by not finding his name there. had I converted to Islam.” reached from Jeep scam to 2G nomination papers. That is why we have requested & Accusing the AAP chief of spreading fake From Page 1 scam while giving the slogan of Taking his first electoral the election commission to news, Hans said, “I am deeply hurt. I have a pass- Earlier on Friday morning, ‘Garibi Hatao’. Why there is no plunge, the junior ‘Punjab da write Sunny Deol instead of his port in the name of Hans Raj Hans. I will file a Fani had crossed the Odisha change in the life of poor peo- puttar” filed his nomination real name,” the leader added. From Page 1 senior AAP leader Gopal Rai said his defamation case against Kejriwal and other AAP coast close to Puri with sustained ple? Someone must tell this to papers on April 29 to contest as Moreover, Sunny’s real “Modi ji, will you topple every party has for sometime been accusing leaders.” wind speed of 175- to 185 km/hr the thieves’ alliance,” he said. the SAD-BJP combine candidate name has not been mentioned Government run by an Opposition the BJP of trying to “buy” its MLAs. At a Press conference on Thursday, Kejriwal’s gusting to 205 km/hr between 8 Das said that the bugle of from Gurdaspur Lok Sabha seat in the publicity material, and party by buying lawmakers? Is this “As far as Bajpai is concerned, no per- Cabinet colleague Rajendra Pal Gautam cited news am and 10 am and weakened freedom struggle was blown by the name of ‘Ajay Singh only his screen name, “Sunny your definition of democracy? And son would say that they have taken reports claiming that Hans had converted to Islam into a very severe cyclone. from the land of Jharkhand by Dharmendra Deol’, as he has Deol”, is being publicised. from where do you bring so much money and going to another party, they and that the BJP candidate did not disclose this The IMD said it would con- Birsa Munda, Sido Kanhu, money to buy MLAs? You have tried would be finding faults within the information in his nomination papers. tinue to move North-North- Phulo Jhano and other martyrs. to buy our MLAs many times. Buying party. Bajpai had himself come from Hans said by accusing him of converting to East over land and weaken fur- But, Nehru family never took AAP leaders is not easy,” the Delhi the Congress, so what issue did he have Islam, Kejriwal and other AAP leaders had also ther into a severe cyclonic storm their names. Chief Minister said in a tweet. from the alliance talks that were going hurt the sentiments of the Valmiki community. over a period of nine hours. The Vijay Goel had refuted Sisodia’s on?” he asked. AAP’s Chandni Chowk “I pity his (Kejriwal’s) intelligence. He seems to severe cyclone would then allegation of the BJP offering Rs. 10 MLA, Alka Lamba who has been side- be scared that the Valmiki community will not emerge into the plains of Bengal crore to lawmakers to switch and said lined within the party following dif- vote for him,” he said. with wind speeds reaching up to AAP lawmakers wanted to quit their ferences with Kejriwal and other lead- Leader of Opposition in the Delhi Assembly 100 kilometres/hour (km/hr) party out of “frustration and humili- ers, claimed that Bajpai was insulted Vijender Gupta said Kejriwal and his party were gusting to 115 km/hr by ation”, so the BJP “did not need to buy repeatedly and he quit the party out of “losing credibility” by levelling baseless allegations Saturday morning. them”. “The lawmakers want to leave self-respect. “Bajpai’s decision to join on their opponents and then seeking apologies. Further movement towards AAP because the party has strayed the BJP would negatively impact the BJP had denied a poll ticket to Udit Raj, the the North-North-East would from its objectives,” Goel claimed. AAP more than him. The party insult- sitting MP from North West Delhi, and fielded take Fani as a cyclone into “Goel, baat kahan phasi hai? Aap ed him on multiple occasions. His age Hans from the seat. Raj joined the Congress sub- Bangladesh by Saturday evening kitna de rahe ho? Woh kitna mang rahe and physical disability was not even sequently. with wind speeds of up to 70 hain. (Where are your talks (with the taken into consideration by the party. Hans is pitted against Rajesh Lilothia of the km/hr gusting to 80 km/hr. AAP lawmakers) stuck? How much are The AAP MLA has taken this step not Congress and Gugan Singh of the AAP in North Apart from Odisha coast, Fani is you paying? How much are they for money but for self-respect. The West Delhi. Polling for all the seven Lok Sabha expected to affect West Bengal, demanding?)” Kejriwal had tweeted. AAP should definitely think over it,” seats in Delhi will be held on May 12 and the Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Reacting to the development, she said. results will be announced on May 23. Nadu. !" ! :
( ,, ' ' " :, + ## . # 2 " + " # ' 1 6 + 7 ## &'(!')* ,8$) 1 1 1 $ New Delhi: f India cuts down consump- New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday , " " Instant mes- Ition of dirty household fuels -592 ' &#:3 #3 agreed to hear next week a review plea filed saging app such as wood, dung, coal and ()9;2#%&2#< by 21 Opposition leaders seeking further New Delhi: The Supreme Court on WhatsApp on kerosene that produce high lev- increase in random matching of VVPAT Friday appointed former apex court judge Friday told the els of household air pollution -59;2#%=! =! 2&'% % slips with EVMs in the ongoing general Justice AK Sikri to look into the evalua- Supreme with a range of health-damaging -.9;2#=!2#3=#%&2=& : #32 elections. tion process of the main exam for the post Court that it is pollutants, it can save as many '% % @ A The apex court had on April 8 direct- of Civil Judge (Junior Division) in conducting a as 2,70,000 lives every year, )9;2# 3B=3= 2 ed the Election Commission to increase Haryana, in which only nine people were trial run of its payment service according to a joint study con- random matching of Voter Verifiable Paper shortlisted out of more than 1,100 candi- and will comply with RBI norms ducted by researchers from dioxide and methane, these to fix air pollution — they've got Audit Trail (VVPAT) slips with Electronic dates. The exam was conducted to fill 107 on data localisation before University of California, dirty fuels kick out chemicals to stop garbage burning, they've Voting Machines (EVMs) in five polling vacancies. launching the full service. Berkeley and the India Institute and other fine particulate mat- got to control the power plants, booths per Assembly segment from one A Bench headed by Chief Justice The trial run is likely to be of Technology (IIT), Delhi. ter that can stick in the lungs and they've got to control vehicles booth. Ranjan Gogoi said more than 1,100 can- completed by July end this year, There are 3,000 chemicals trigger a whole host of diseases, and so forth. But they need to The top court, however, had not agreed didates appeared for the main exam and it said. that have been identified in including pneumonia, heart dis- recognise the fact that house- to the demand of 21 Opposition leaders for only nine have qualified. A bench of Justices R F wood smoke, and if taken at a ease, stroke, lung cancer and holds are very important con- counting of at least 50 per cent of VVPAT The Bench said Justice (retd) Sikri will Nariman and Vineet Saran was macro level, it is very similar to chronic obstructive pulmonary tributors to outdoor air pollu- slips with EVMs in every Assembly seg- look into whether the evaluation was ious RTI applications were filed immedi- hearing a plea filed by an NGO, tobacco smoke, they warned. disease. In 2015, India's average tion, too." ment. acceptable or not and will submit the ately after the result of the main exami- Centre for Accountability and "Household fuels are the sin- annual air pollution level was 55 In 2016, India instituted a Opposition leaders led by Andhra report to the apex court. nation seeking disclosure of marks, copies Systemic Change (CASC), gle biggest source of outdoor air micrograms per cubic meter (ug national programme to distrib- Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu The Bench, also comprising Justice of answer scripts, model answers and which has claimed that pollution in India," said Kirk R m-3) of fine particulate matter. ute clean burning stoves and Naidu had sought the review of the apex Deepak Gupta, directed the Punjab and marking criteria, but to no avail and the WhatsApp has not fully com- Smith, professor of global envi- Complete mitigation of bio- propane to 80 million impover- court's order, saying the "increase from 1 Haryana High Court to submit answer interview tests were scheduled on the basis plied with RBI's circular which ronmental health at UC mass as fuel — which could be ished households, or about 500 to 5 is not a reasonable number and does sheets to Justice Sikri. of the already declared results. prescribed data localisation Berkeley and director of the achieved through widespread million people. The rationale not lead to satisfaction desired by this The top court's order came on a plea The petitioners have also alleged that norms. Collaborative Clean Air Policy electrification and distribution of behind this programme was to court". filed by 92 aspirants to the post of Civil there was a "serious problem" with the Senior advocates Kapil Sibal Centre. "We looked at what clean-burning propane to rural prevent illness due to cooking The plea was mentioned for urgent Judge (Junior Division) in Haryana, seek- evaluation method being conducted for and Arvind Datar, appearing for would happen if they only areas — would cut India's aver- and heating smoke trapped hearing before a bench comprising Chief ing quashing of the result of its Main selecting judicial officers in Haryana. the messenger app owned by cleaned up households, and we age annual air pollution to 38 ug within the home. Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justice Deepak (Written) Examination which was A total 14,301 students took the pre- US-based Facebook, told the came to this counterintuitive m-3, just below the country's However, Smith hopes the Gupta. declared on April 11. The apex court had liminary examination held on December bench that they are only having result that the whole country National Ambient Air Quality study's findings will bolster sup- Senior advocate Abhishek Manu on April 29 directed the Punjab and 22, 2018 for total 107 vacancies. a trial run which is likely to be would reach national air pollu- Standard of 40 ug m-3. While port for reducing outdoor air Singhvi, appearing for petitioners, told the Haryana High Court Registry not to "1,282 students, out of 14,301, who completed by July and it will not tion standards if they did that." this is still far above the World pollution, as well. Similar pro- bench that the review plea be listed for hear- appoint any civil judge in Haryana with- were declared successful in preliminary launch payments services with- Smith is co-author of a Health Organisation (WHO) grammes have been successful ing next week. out its nod. examination, took the main examination out fully complying with RBI paper describing the analysis standard of 10 ug m-3, it could in China, where air pollution is The bench accepted Singhvi's submis- The petition challenged the selection held on March 15 and 17, 2019," it said. norms. that appeared this week in the still have dramatic impacts on now on the decline in 80 cities. sion and said the matter will be heard next process and evaluation method adopted The plea further said that it was "sur- "We cannot launch the journal Proceedings of the the health of the country's resi- "We've realised that pollution week. in the examination on the grounds of prising" and "invited disbelief" that at least product without complying with National Academy of Sciences. dents, Smith said. may start in the kitchen, but it The plea said: "The petitioners submit being "unreasonable, arbitrary and mala 20-30 candidates, who had appeared for the norms," Sibal said. Till early 2016, nearly half of "You can't have a clean envi- doesn't stay there — it goes out- that the aforesaid increase to a mere 2 per fide". It alleged that if the examination's the main exam but were not selected for Advocate Virag Gupta, the Indian population was ronment when about half the side, it goes next door, it goes cent is not sufficient and will not make any selection process was not stayed, it would the interview are those who have already appearing for the NGO, said that reliant on biomass for household houses in India are burning dirty down the street and it becomes substantial difference to the situation that cause irreparable damage to the petition- cleared judicial examinations of other WhatsApp was allowed to run fuel. In addition to generating fuels every day," Smith said. part of the general outdoor air existed prior to the passing of the impugned ers and other un-successful candidates. states or are sitting judges in their respec- the trial of its payments services greenhouse gases like carbon "India has got to do other things pollution," Smith said. order. PTI The petitioners have alleged that var- tive States. PTI with one million users. PTI 1 ' 7 ! ,; , 99' ' " 2 7(1 &'(!')* Goyal claimed that the way Goyal said Rahul had won party was going it may touch a Amethi by the margin of three s Amethi goes to poll on lower figure than what it got in lakh vote in 2009 which New Delhi: In a sensational accused, a particular spot in a from the statement of excavated and a bundle of AMonday, BJP on Friday last Lok Sabha poll. He, how- declined to one lakh in 2014 . revelation by CBI in the burial ground was excavated victims recorded by IOs (inves- bones were recovered from claimed that its candidate ever, did not elaborate on his He said Irani would have Supreme Court on Friday, 11 from where a bundle of bones tigating officers) and the spot," CBI said in the affi- Smriti Irani has an upper hand analysis. trounced Rahul in 2014 itself girls were allegedly murdered was recovered. NIMHANS (National Institute davit filed on an application in the seat and Congress pres- The BJP leader insisted but for "our delay in announc- by key accused Brajesh Thakur Several girls were alleged- of Mental Health and which had alleged that it had ident Rahul Gandhi was "losing that BJP's nominee Irani was ing her name". "This time round and his accomplices and "bun- ly raped and sexually abused at Neuro-Sciences) team, names not conducted a proper probe steam" in his home con- winning from Amethi and our sister will win", he said. dle of bones" recovered from a an NGO-run shelter home at of 11 girls emerged who were in the case. stituency. pointed to Rahul's move to con- Amethi votes in the fourth- burial ground in the Muzaffarpur in Bihar and the said to be allegedly murdered The matter came up for Addressing a Press confer- test from a second Lok Sabha phase of polling on Monday. Muzaffarpur shelter home sex- issue had come to light fol- by the accused Brajesh Thakur hearing on Friday before a ence here, BJP leader and constituency in Kerala. Goyal Rahul's sister and Congress ual abuse case. lowing a report by the Tata and his accomplices," the CBI bench comprising Chief Justice Union Minister Piyush Goyal said Congress leader did good General Secretary-in-charge of In its affidavit filed in the Institute of Social Sciences said. Ranjan Gogoi and Justice maintained that the US Gallup by not selecting a seat in Eastern Uttar Pradesh has been top court, CBI stated that from (TISS). "Based on the facts Deepak Gupta. polls survey report has given Karnataka as he claimed that campaigning in Amethi as the statement of victims record- The probe into the case was revealed by one accused, name- The bench said that it would credit to Modi-Government the Congress was on a losing Irani alleged that Rahul was a ed during the probe, names of transferred to CBI and the ly Guddu Patel during his issue a formal notice to the CBI for making people "secure" and tracking in the southern state "missing MP". Rahul has held 11 girls have emerged, who accomplices. agency has chargesheeted 21 interrogation, a particular spot on the application and the "safe" during its tenure. governed by Congress-JD(S) Amethi for three consecutive were said to be allegedly mur- The agency said that on the people, including Thakur. in burial ground as identified agency would file its response Hitting out at the Congress, coalition. times. dered by Thakur and his pointing out of one of the "During investigation, by accused Guddu Patel was within four weeks. PTI - (12+6,1( + ' 6 + 5 # .< ! . 92 2 "## D # #$ &'(!')* a statement soon after the inci- we are moving very closely and &' dent on February 14. Forty very fast with India," he said. &'(!')* then working as medical offi- Vikas Gupta had official deal- /' 0 # ailing the listing of Jaish- Central Reserve Police Macron had visited New Delhi cer, and Goldar as Director ings with Goel Medicos and # # He-Mohammad(JeM)chief Force(CRPF)personnel were In March last year. he CBI has booked two (medical), Delhi, had alleged- Basant Goel, an empanelled 6 ' Masood Azhar as a "global ter- killed in a suicide attack in Meanwhile, diplomatic Tdoctors of ESIC for ly induced the supplier to pay chemist for supply of day to 7 6 rorist" by the United Nations Pulwama and the JeM had sources said providing more allegedly taking a bribe of 1 1 crore as bribe for awarding day medicines and drugs and 3 Sanctions Committee two days claimed responsibility for the hard credible evidence to UN crore from a medicine suppli- a contract in Central Rate dressings to various hospitals 7 # back, France on Friday said for act. Sanctions Committee finally er with the assurance of get- Contract (CRC) of ESIC for and dispensaries of Delhi and ' the first time, a consensus has & Kashmir Assembly. All Zeigler said France can led to the listing of Azhar ting him listed as an agent of supply of medicine and dress- NCR. The said chemist was # emerged in the world and all efforts to impose sanctions appreciate and gauge the sig- which China also backing it. a noted pharmaceutical man- ings by engaging him a agent allocated and was supplying the members of the United against JeM had earlier failed. nificance of this the UN deci- Evidence by several countries ufacturer under Central rate of a reputed manufacturer medicines to VK Nagar dis- P Nations Security Then France took the lead and sion on Tuesday last and said was given after China on contract. during the process of ensuing pensary of which Vikas Gupta Council(UNSC) stood firmly moved the UN body in 2017 listing Azhar as a global ter- March 13 put on hold the list- Vikas Gupta and Kajal tender for CRC, according to was the IMO. Therefore, ! 3. on the issue. Moreover, France for getting Azhar listed as a rorist has "concrete conse- ing, they said adding the pro- Goldar, both medical officers the FIR. Basant Goel has business inter- 7 $ took the lead in getting him global terrorist but the attempt quences." These entailed freez- posal to designate Azhar has to of Employees' State Insurance Basant Goel, the supplier, est and dealings as well as - declared as a "global terrorist" did not succeed. However, after ing of all his assets and restric- stand stringent legal scrutiny. Corporation (ESIC), now post- allegedly paid 1 crore to acquaintance with both the in the European Union(EU) the Pulwama attack, France tion on getting finances and Moreover, the evidence ed at its hospitals in Tirunelveli Gupta — 38 lakh in his officers," said the complaint, # and it may also get through. took the initiative and last international travel. given to the UN clearly high- and Kolhapur respectively, account, 10 lakh in his wife's which now part of the FIR. $ & $ Making this assertion here, year, put Azhar on its ban list. On efforts to fight terror- lighted link between Azhar have been booked by the CBI account and another 52 lakh Goel also furnished video # French ambassador to India, France, the UK and the US had ism, he said India has been and the JeM and terrorist activ- for alleged criminal conspira- in cash on various dates to be evidence of the negotiations 3 Alexandre Zeigler, said France moved a fresh proposal to invited to attend the G-7 meet- ities, sources said adding not cy, cheating and under the rel- delivered to Goldar. with the two doctors who #: played a vital role in getting declare Azhar as global terror- ing in France later this year and mentioning Pulwama and evant provisions of the On receiving complaint received the bribe from him. Azhar designated as a global ist by the UN in the wake of the one of the topics will be cyber Kashmir in the final proposal Prevention of Corruption Act. from Goel, the ESIC conduct- The ESIC also alleged sus- terrorist though the process February 14 Pulwama terror space terrorism. "The fight was more technical but the The action has been initi- ed a vigilance inquiry which picious high-value transac- E.7 E was long. Highlighting his attack. against terrorism is one of the larger objective of listing the ated on a complaint from the confirmed payment of 48 tions in Gupta's accounts and - # .C country's support in this effort, Stressing on the point pillars of our strategic part- JeM succeeded. They also said ESIC which conducted a vigi- lakh to Vikas Gupta and his property dealings by him dur- D the envoy said France backed about consensus, the ambas- nership with India. Our two the UNSC condemnation of lance probe against the two on wife Geeta Gera, the com- ing 2013 and onwards for E India in 2001 when there was sador said it was for the first leaders had recalled this during Pulwama incident helped in the a complaint from a Delhi- plaint from ESIC said. which no satisfactory expla- $ C an attack on Parliament of time that the UNSC con- the State visit of President final process of getting the based medicine supplier. "It has also been estab- nation could be provided by E India and earlier on the Jammu demned the Pulwama attack in Macron and I can tell you that JeM listed. During 2016-17 Gupta, lished that Kajal Goldar and him. * ! 3 +! $F # !$$)63 &'(!')* other leading institutions with CSCs will 3& further strengthen the government's # E: SC e-Governance Services India vision of Digital India. It will also E : CLimited, a Special Purpose Vehicle improve the technical skills of our # under the Ministry of Electronics & IT, VLEs and make CSCs future-ready to has tied up with Indian Institute of implement more government schemes," " Technology (IIT)-Kanpur to upscale said CSC CEO Dr. Dinesh Tyagi. 1 'Unnat Bharat Abhiyan', the HRD The 15 higher education institutions New Delhi: The BJP on Friday Describing Madhya Pradesh Ministry's programme which is spear- which have been associated with CSC attacked the Congress over as a new ATM of Congress, Rao heading to evolve solutions for accel- are IIT-Kanpur; School of Management unaccounted money being alleged that as per entries in a erating sustainable growth in rural Sciences, Lucknow; Bundelkhand traced from "close associates" of diary traced by Income Tax India. University, Jhansi; Allahabad College of Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Department, senior Congress Under the Unnat Bharat Abhiyan, Engineering & Management; Pranveer Kamal Nath, saying the State has leaders Digvijay Singh and IIT-Kanpur has brought together 15 Singh Institute of Technology, Kanpur; become a "new ATM" for the Randeep Surjewala also got a cut leading higher education institutions tional institutions under Unnat Bharat ventions of IIT Kanpur," said Dr. Reeta Kiranlata Singh Mahavidyalaya, grand old party. from this unaccounted cash. ! 3 from UP who have now agreed to work Abhiyan will adopt gram panchayats Singh from IIT Kanpur who is heading Fatehpur; Seth Badri Prasad Smriti Addressing a Press confer- The Congress dismissed the with CSC for the development of vil- and equip them with all citizen-centric Unnat Bharat Abhiyan project. College, Jalaun; SRSSD College, ence at the party office, BJP charge, saying it was a sign of # lages under the scheme. IIT Kanpur has services through CSCs. These institu- "All the participating institutions Auraiya; Virendra Singh Group of spokesperson GVL Narasimha desperation of the ruling party. ## already adopted five villages — tions will train village level entrepre- have been informed about various ser- Institutions, Unnav; Allen House Rao alleged that the Congress Senior party leader Anand # # Hridayapur, Baikanthpur, Ishwariganj, neurs (VLEs) who run CSCs as part of vices being delivered through CSC to cit- Institutions; Rama University; National dispensation in the state is Sharma said that raising these & $ 7 Pratappur Hari and Saxupurva — sit- the village development plan. The izens and further potential which CSCs Post Graduate College, Lucknow; "minting money and diverting issues at this stage shows the uated on the outskirts of Kanpur for its VLEs will also be skilled about the use offer in empowering communities and Lucknow Polytechnic, Lucknow; government funds. Rs 281 crore mindset of the BJP and the rul- . % overall development. of solar energy, cleanliness, and use of overall village development. We hope Dayanand Girl's PG College and CSM unaccounted cash was traced ing Government which were EGH < " 8 # = &'(!')* and the Pacific Panel on nated in Arabian Sea, off the These lists are used sequen- communicated to the director “Before the end of 1900s, Tropical Cyclones, at its twen- Gujarat coast between tially and they are not rotated general of the IMD. forecasters started using male ala, Helen, Nargis and ty-seventh session held in 2000 September to October 2004. It every few years, unlike the According to the IMD, in names for those forming in the MNilofer may sound like in Muscat, Oman, agreed to made landfall in the state, but Atlantic and Eastern Pacific lists. the beginning, storms were Southern Hemisphere. Since the names of yesteryear assign names to the tropical impacted both India and “A storm causes so much named arbitrarily. Laxman 1953, Atlantic tropical storms Bollywood actors, but they are, cyclones in the Bay of Bengal Pakistan. death and destruction that its Singh Rathore, a former direc- have been named from lists in fact, lethal cyclones that have and Arabian Sea. Cyclone Phetai, suggested name is considered for retire- tor general of the IMD, said the originated by the National brought violent winds, heavy After long deliberations by Thailand, originated in the ment and hence is not used practice of naming the storm Hurricane Centre. They are rains and wreaked destruc- among the member countries, Bay of Bengal and made land- repeatedly. first started in the United now maintained and updated tion. As Cyclone Fani pound- the naming of tropical cyclones fall in Andhra Pradesh, rav- “If the public wants to sug- States. This helped identify it by an international committee ed the Odisha coast on Friday, over north Indian Ocean com- aging the coastal districts in gest the name of a cyclone to be and also aided the researchers. of the World Meteorological the name ‘Phoni”, which was menced from September 2004. December last year. included in the list, the pro- Earlier, the storm was Organisation,” the IMD added. suggested by Bangladesh, also The eight countries along The next cyclone, when- posed name must meet some named after the coast it hit, Storms over South Pacific evoked curiosity. How the the Bay of Bengal and Arabian ever it originates, will be named fundamental criteria,” a circu- Rathore added. “Then the mid- and Indian Ocean are known as Cyclones named? Sea suggest names that are ‘Vayu’, suggested by India. lar on naming the cyclones over 1900s saw the start of practice cyclones. In the North Atlantic, Mritunjay Mohapatra, the sequentially listed. The nations Of the 64 names suggested the North Indian Ocean said. of using feminine names for central North Pacific, and east- Additional Director General of suggest names alphabetically - by these eight countries, 57 “The name should be short storms. In the pursuit of a more ern North Pacific, the term the India Meteorological - Bangladesh, India, Maldives, have been utilised. Some of the and readily understood when organised and efficient naming hurricane is used. Department (IMD), said Fani, Myanmar, Oman, Pakistan, Sri names suggested by India are broadcast. Further, the names system, meteorologists later The same type of distur- pronounced as ‘Foni’, means a Lanka and Thailand. Agni, Jali, Bijli, Akash, while must not be culturally sensitive decided to identify storms bance in the Northwest Pacific snake’s hood. The Regional Specialised Mala, Helen and Nilofar were and must not convey some using names from a list is called a typhoon, according The World Meteorological Meteorological Centre (RSMC) the names list. The identifica- Bengal. So, for instance, suggested by Sri Lanka, unintended and potentially arranged alphabetically,” the to the National Ocean Service Organisation/Economic and based here gives a tropical tion system covers both the Bangladesh suggested ‘Onil’ Bangladesh and Pakistan inflammatory meaning,” it IMD said explaining the gen- of the US’ National Oceanic Social Commission for Asia cyclone an identification from Arabian Sea and the Bay of the first in the list. Onil origi- respectively. added. The name can be esis of the naming process. Atmospheric Administration. " 7.1 2; 1 + RQ'R 9& & & -$$+ ‘Tiger’ was reportedly involved Similarly, Tariq also had a in grooming young recruits for long history of terror crime joint team of security pro-Pakistan Hizbul Mujahideen records and was involved in sev- Aforces early on Friday terror outfit. He was active in the eral terror attacks. Several terror 0 >;> & morning dealt a body blow to area since 2014 and was a close crime cases were registered top Hizbul Muhajideen (HM) confidant of Burhan Wani. against him. He was part of commanders, active in The killing of three local groups involved in planning $+$2 Surve alias Majeed Naik, es by the borrower. Kashmir Valley, by neutralising terrorists also sparked off and executing terror attacks on Reshma Kunte @ Smt. Reshma The accused also availed Lateef Ahmad Dar, alias Tiger protests in the area. Local res- the security establishments in special CBI court on Friday Rajendra Patil and Premnath another facility of Secured of Dogripora, Pulwama, one of idents tried to assemble near the area. He was instrumental in Asentenced one person to Atmaram Nikumbhe , all pri- Overdraft of Rs.139.95 lakh lone surviving members of the encounter site provoking luring youth to join terror organ- life imprisonment and imposed vate individuals and imposed against term deposit worth Burhan Wani group, along the security forces to use tear isations. Moreover, he was also a fine of Rs 3.13 crore and fines of Rs 18,000, Rs 12,000 Rs.155.50 lakh which was also with two other local terrorists smoke shells to disperse the involved in several weapon awarded rigorous imprison- and Rs 12,000 respectively on not cleared and thereby in a fierce firefight in South unruly mob. The authorities snatching cases reported from ment to four persons, includ- them for allegedly causing a Andhra Bank was put to a total Kashmir’s Shopian district. immediately snapped mobile the area. Shariq was also ing a former branch manager huge loss to the Andhra Bank. loss to the tune of approxi- Timing of the clinical oper- Internet services in south involved in several terror attacks. of Andhra Bank, for periods The CBI had registered a mately Rs. 2.30 crore. ation is set to boost the morale Kashmir whereas train ser- safer places”. During the oper- Shopian,” the spokesperson said. Incriminating material ranging from three years to ten case on 30.01.2010 on a com- After its investigation, the of the security forces deployed vices through the area also ation, one Army jawan According to the police including arms and ammunition years and levied fines collect- plaint from General Manager, CBI filed a charge sheet in the in the area to ensure peaceful remained suspended. Yugendar Kumar also sustained records, all the three terrorists were recovered from the site of ing amounting to Rs 3.70 lakh Andhra Bank, Andheri, special court against the polling in the final phase in According to police gunshot injuries. He was evac- were affiliated with the pro- encounter. Police has registered in a bank fraud case. Mumbai against Rajendra Patil, accused under 120-B (con- Shopian and Pulwama districts spokesman, “The operation was uated to hospital and is under- scribed terror outfit HM and a case. All these incriminating The CBI court handed out Bandalmudi Mahipal, then spiracy), 420 (cheating), 465 on May 6. launched on the basis of a cred- going medical treatment,” the were wanted by law for their materials have been taken in life imprisonment to one Branch Manager, Andhra (punishment for forgery), 467 After the killing of Hizbul ible input about the presence of police spokesman said. complicity in a series of terror case records to probe their com- Rajendra Marutrao Patil, a pri- Bank, Ghodbundar Road (forgery of valuable security, Mujahideen’s poster boy, terrorists at Adkhara Village in “In the ensuing encounter, crimes including attacks on plicity in other terror crimes. vate individual, and imposed a Branch, Thane (Maharashtra) will etc) 468 (forgery for the Burhan Wani, in July 2016, sev- Imam Sahab area of district three terrorists were killed and security establishments and Police also appealed to cit- fine of Rs. 3.13 crore. and three others. purpose of cheating), 471 eral other top commanders Shopian early on Friday morn- the bodies were retrieved from civilian atrocities. izens not to venture inside The court sentenced The Prosecution’s case was (using forged document as too were neutralised during ing.” “During searches, the hid- the site of encounter. The three As per police records, encounter zone since such an Bandalmudi Mahipal, then that the accused persons had genuine one) & 511 (punish- sustained operations by the ing terrorists fired upon the killed terrorists have been iden- Lateef had a long history of ter- area can prove dangerous due to Branch Manager, Andhra availed a term loan of Rs. ment for attempting to commit security forces. search party. The fire was retal- tified as Lateef Ahmad Dar ror crime records since 2014 stray explosive materials. Bank, Ghodbundar Road 203.35 lakh for purchase of 15 offences punishable with Lateef Ahmad Dar, killed iated leading to an encounter. alias Tiger of Dogripora and was involved in planning “People are requested to coop- Branch, 10 years’ rigorous Skoda Laura Cars. However, imprisonment for life or other in Shopian, was lone surviving Initially, with the efforts of Pulwama, Tariq Ahmad Sheikh and executing several terror erate with police till area is com- imprisonment with fine of Rs. they purchased only one car, imprisonment) of IPC and member of the group who was police and security forces, the alias Mufti Waqas of Moolu attacks in the area. Several ter- pletely sanitised and cleared of 3.40 lakh and awarded three while they allegedly siphoned Section 13(2) r/w 13(1) (d) of still active in the area. civilians trapped around the Chitragam Shopian and Shariq ror crime cases were registered all explosive materials if any,” years’ rigorous imprisonment off rest of of the money was Prevention of Corruption Act, According to police, Lateef encounter site were evacuated to Ahmad Nengroo of Chotigam against him. said a detailed police advisory. each to Nizamuddin Ismail siphoned off for other purpos- 1988 and substantive offences. . (, # " Q" # " ' # ) ( ( 7 " #" ##$ " % .'2.') would occupy the post of cab- in his complaint which the & $ *'&& inet secretary, the topmost post Tamil Nadu police refused to ongress leader Priyanka a civil servant could aspire. accept. Joshi and Srinivasan are (Q R CGandhi Vadra advised espite Prime Minister A group of officials ganged under secretaries in the central Prime Minister Narendra Modi DNarendra Modi pitching in up and devised strategies to Government with unlimited to protect the fields of farmers on with his moral support to the derail the progress of Raju’s power at their disposal. 2 &'. and Indians hold the comput- Friday, saying that is nationalism Scheduled Castes, Scheduled career by foisting false fake and Raju’s complaint is replete er mouse now. “Now it is as well. “You are protecting peo- Tribes and Backward frivolous cases on him. with the modus operandi fol- day after Congress leader ‘mouse charmers’ and not ple from Pakistan’s aggression. Communities, a cartel of Though all cases were lowed by the quartet of Joshi, APriyanka Gandhi Vadra ‘snake charmers’.” This is a big achievement. bureaucrats are working found to be fake by the inves- Srinivasan, Mishra and impressed photographers dur- He said the country’s Everyone is happy. But you round-the- clock to victimise, tigating agencies of the Chowdary, the last named ing an interaction with snake young people have changed the should also protect fields of disgrace and humiliate Government of India and judi- being the chief vigilance com- charmers, Modi accused her of image of the country by mak- farmers. That is nationalism as Government officials belonging ciary, the people responsible for missioner of the country. projecting an image of the ing a name in the field of IT. well,” she told an election meet- to the SC/ST and BC sections. removing the blots on the Despite Raju being cleared country that did not sit well “But the fourth generation ing in support of her mother and This has been brought to light career of the officer ganged up in all the inquiries held by the with the reality. (of the family) is seeking votes the Congress candidate from Rae by a Chief Secretary grade IAS and retained the charges with vigilance department of the “Now it is ‘mouse charm- by showing snake charmers,” he Bareli in the ongoing Lok Sabha officer in Tamil Nadu. more vigour. government of India, these ers’ and not ‘snake charmers’,” said. He also accused the polls, Sonia Gandhi. (' ' +! " ' # ' The 13-pages long com- Police complaint accessed officials succeeded in retaining Modi said on Friday, referring Congress of doing nothing “Loving people also means +,2# 2 $ .1 plaint filed by Jagmohan Singh by The Pioneer threw out the charges against him by to the young Indians in the IT for the welfare of the respecting them. If they are Raju, Commissioner of Land shocking goings on in India’s tampering the Vigilance sector. He did not directly nomadic community of snake saying something, you (PM) should listen to them as their they had made in the last five Reforms (additional chief sec- bureaucracy. Information System of the name the Congress general charmers. voice is the voice of democracy. years. They had a majority retary) Government of Tamil “My career has nosedived Department o Personnel and secretary. Photojournalists cov- What kind of nationalism is this Government, but did nothing in Nadu, and which the Tamil because of caste based dis- Training (DOPT) of the ering Priyanka Gandhi’s elec- that you ignore farmers, young- the interest of people,” she added. Nadu Police refused to accept crimination at the hands of Government of India. tion campaign in her mother sters and women?,” the Congress Claiming the Government reveals shocking developments senior government func- The National Commission Sonia Gandhi’s constituency general secretary in-charge of only focussed on its own pub- and happenings in the coun- tionaries and others. I have for Scheduled Castes (NCSC) of Rae Bareli had caught her eastern Uttar Pradesh said. licity, Priyanka said, “Wherever try’s civil service. been in particular victimised by which went into the woes of talking with snake charmers. “When you demonstrate for you go, you see his (Modi’s) face. The Pioneer had brought Kabindra Joshi, G Srinivasan, Raju expressed its anguish and “Nothing will happen, it’s your rights, your voice is curbed. Half of his speech targets the out the news that Raju, a KV Chowdary (CVC), PK shock over the way the officer fine,” she had said when some- Why is this done? Because the opposition. Everyone is a nation- Punjab-born IAS officer Mishra (additional principal has been subjected to the worst one warned her against holding Government is afraid of your alist. What does nationalism belonging to the SC communi- secretary to the Prime kind of treatment. a snake. At an election rally here, power. They know that they did mean? It means you should ty is being denied promotion to Minister). With the sole motive “What is shocking is the Modi referred to a photo of not honour any of the promises hear the voice of the people.” the post of additional secre- of harming my current and denial of justice to Raju has Jawaharlal Nehru. “There was a tary/secretary to the future professional/employ- happened despite the Prime time when the `naamdars’ of the Government of India because of ment prospects and social Minister’s assurance to the Congress used to feel happy his status as a member of the SC standing they have been ruin- members of the SC, ST and showing snake charmers to for- Raju , who began his er in ing my impeccable reputation OBC sections that this was eign guests,” he said. the civil service at the age of 22 as an honest officer by giving going to be their century,” said “There is popular picture has been honoured interna- false information against me to a senior civil service officer of the first Prime Minister tionally and nationally for the public servants , instituting privy to the goings on in showing a snake charmer to meritorious and exemplary false and malicious inquiries India’s corridors of power. foreign guests. It is available on services rendered by him for against me contrary to estab- People who cry from social media. He was feeling the upliftment of the society. lished norms and practices rooftops for any alleged viola- proud,” he said. He was due for empanelment and creating an atmosphere of tion of the rights of the Such pictures made the as additional secretary /secre- distrust and prejudice to dis- oppressed classes have not world call India a country of tary to the Government of criminate against me. Thereby uttered a single word in support snake charmers, Modi said. India in 2016. they have committed atrocities of Raju. “The fourth generation of But certain people in the on me which are an offences They may be indifferent the ‘naamdar’ family is doing corridors of power cannot inter alia under Section 3 of the because Raju does not com- this now as well,” he added. digest the fact that an officer SC/ST (Prohibition of mand any vote bank in Tamil Modi said they forget that # 2+ " ' from the SC community Atrocities Act) 1989,” Raju said Nadu. the country has moved ahead, +,2# + $ .1 4 0$ 4% #+ "## '# +## $+$2 which had been named after cally unviable for his family to legendary filmmaker Raj renovate and maintain the umbai’s landmark prop- Kapoor. place. “Even before the fire, for Merty RK Studios, which According to informed years RK Studio had become a had been up for sale ever since sources in the real estate mar- huge white elephant, toting up a massive fire gutted the ket, the estimated valued of the losses,” Rishi Kapoor was quot- premises in September 2017, prized property is anywhere ed as saying. has finally changed hands. Its from Rs 500 crore to 600 crore. Constructed in 1948, RK new owner is: realty major The ongoing rates of Studios contributed a great deal Godrej Properties Ltd (GPL), Developed residential-cum- to the Indian cinema. After the which is now planning to commercial rates in Chembur first film Aag made at this stu- develop a swanky residential is any where Rs 25,000 to Rs dio bombed at the box office in complex-cum-shopping plaza 30,000 per sq feet, 1948, the Studios — which on the premises. “We are happy to add this made films under the RK Films Confirming that it had iconic site in Chembur to our — tasted first success with inked a deal with Kapoors, development portfolio. This Barsaat (1949). The banner GPL said in a statement here on fits well with our strategy of Significantly enough, went on to make successful Friday that 2.2 acre RK studio deepening our presence in key Kapoors have sold the property films like Awaara, Boot Polish, property, located at Chembur locations across India’s leading more than six months after the Jagte Raho and Shree 420. in north-east Mumbai, would cities. We will seek to ensure we late Raj Kapoor’s widow, Krishna, Many RK Films movies offer to the new owner an celebrate the remarkable lega- passed away at the age of 87, on featured Kapoor opposite approximately 3,50,000 sq ft ( cy of this site with the goal of October 1, 2018 last year. actress Nargis. Raj Kapoor 33,000 square meters) of delivering an outstanding The Kapoor family had appeared in 15 RK films with saleable area comprising mod- lifestyle for its residents,” been looking out to sell the Nargis and travelled around the ern residential apartments of Godrej Properties’ Executive famous property ever since a world with her to promote the various configurations as well Chairman Pirojsha Godrej said. huge fire broke out on the studio’s films. The music direc- as a luxury retail experience. Filmmaker and late Raj premises on September 16, tor duo-Shankar Jaikishan also Located on the main Sion- Kapoor’s son Randhir Kapoor 2017. After the fire reduced the worked frequently on RK Films Panvel Road, the property of RK Studios said, “This prop- studio and also precious mem- productions during this period. offers an extremely well devel- erty in Chembur has been of orabilia and costumes from In the following decades RK oped social and civic infra- tremendous significance to my the RK Films & Studios banner Films produced many films, structure with multiple schools, family over the many decades films to ashes, Kapoors had including Jis Desh Men Ganga hospitals, retail malls, residen- that RK Studios has operated expressed their inability to Behti Hai (1960), Mera Naam tial, and commercial spaces in from there. We are excited to revamp and restart the studio. Joker (1970), Bobby (1973), close proximity. have chosen Godrej Properties So much so that after the Satyam Shivam Sundaram Not surprisingly, GPL has to script a new chapter for this fire mishap, senior actor Rishi (1978), Prem Rog (1982) and not disclosed the amount at location and build upon its rich Kapoor had gone on record Ram Teri Ganga Maili (1985), which it purchased RK Studios, history”. that it had become economi- which was Raj Kapoor’s last film. !" ! > &"#'" & # 1 43! 1 1 ).), ). 0& - 2 . / / 1 '+6 ( ,7=,+S 7 ?// ! ( 98 @ > ( S @ # " 988 (( ( # 92AB8 B1 he selection of a Prime Minister is a relatively smooth affair in case 0B 93202 389: BC3BB the results of a general election are B8 ( 7=,+ ( decisive. In such cases, the Prime 7! Minister virtually selects himself. TBut this is not always the case. There have been instances post a general election, as also D 7=,+S ( a mid-term poll, where Presidents have had "( to undertake strenuous exercises before mak- " ing the final selection. Some such cases — where the decision-making was not so B8S S smooth and conventions were not followed — will be recalled in this column. @ 7 ( India’s Constitution is one of the longest in the world. Its drafting took almost three # ( years and was debated extensively before being finalised. Despite being a comprehen- /S ( sively written document, ambiguities remain, resulting in varying interpretations, some- (" + 6 times leading to controversies. @ , , S S Article 74 of the Constitution is mod- ( BB31 E # ( elled on Section 9 of the Government of India Act, 1935, which lays down the basis of a Cabinet system (Council of Ministers) " / with the Prime Minister as the head of the Cabinet to aid and advise the President. Article 75 lays down that the Prime :8 ( Minister shall be appointed by the # President. Obviously, it is left to the latter / to take a decision and appoint the former. supporting MPs, both from KR Narayanan, when one of the President Shankar Dayal because it had the largest pre- As per the Constitution, the Prime Minister Morarji Desai as well as Ch claimants was unable to furnish Sharma had invited Atal Bihari poll support (UPA) in numbers. ( and the Council of Ministers are responsi- Charan Singh. Ultimately sup- the requisite numbers, leading to Vajpayee to form the The modalities of the , ble to the House of the People. Article 75(3) ported by the Congress, Charan the post-Kargil war general elec- Government, as the BJP was selection process were looked , + ! -,+!. says such a person chosen as the Prime Singh was sworn in as the tions in September 1999. the largest party with 161 seats, upon in detail by the Sarkaria Minister has to have the confidence of the Prime Minister on July 28, Earlier in November 1989, its allies having 34, thus mak- Commission, which had rec- / House. Though not mentioned explicitly almost two weeks after Morarji after the ninth general election, ing it a total of 195. ommended that the President ( in the Constitution, ultimately, it becomes Desai’s resignation. He was sup- as no party had secured an On the other hand, the should invite the leaders of the # the weightiest factor in the selection posed to prove his majority dur- absolute majority, President R United Front had a total of 318, parties in the following order, D ( process with the President. ing the Monsoon Session of Venkataraman invited Rajiv including the Congress’ sup- (i) Leader of the largest pre- In the case of a single political party or Parliament but had to resign on Gandhi in his capacity as the port. Embarrassingly, also for poll alliance of parties, (ii) a pre-poll alliance having majority, who have August 20 for want of support leader of the largest party in the President, Vajpayee failed to Leader of the single largest chosen a leader, the decision-making is from the Congress. Parliament to form the secure the vote of confidence party, (iii) Leader of the post- uncomplicated and smooth. Complications While resigning, he had Government. After his refusal, and had to resign within 13 poll alliance. arise in cases where claims of relative advised the President to dissolve VP Singh, with letters of support days of being sworn as the Later, the Commission, strengths conflict and overlap. For such sit- the House for a fresh election. from the Left Front as well as Prime Minister. Obviously, to review the working of the " ( uations, too, over a period of time, conven- Strictly following the conven- the BJP, formed the while extending the invitation Constitution chaired by for- # tions and precedents have evolved, facilitat- tion, the advice of a Prime Government. As the latter with- to Vajpayee, his capacity to win mer Chief Justice of India MN ing the decision-making process. Minister, who had failed to win drew their support on October confidence of the House had Venkatachaliah, had suggest- Presidents have adopted varying yard- the confidence of the House, was 23, 1990, VP Singh was asked to not been considered. ed that in certain ambiguous sticks for different situations, which are now not binding on the President. In prove his majority in the House. Ultimately, what matters is situations, the President could part of our Constitutional history. After the this case, President Neelam Having lost the vote 142 to 346, the satisfaction of the President send a message to the Lok 3 ' sixth general election in March 1977, Sanjiva Reddy, instead of mak- he had to resign on November that his choice would be able to Sabha to choose a leader, who Morarji Desai of the Janata Party had ing an offer to Jagjivan Ram, 7, 1990. The Congress was once win the confidence of the House. would then be appointed the become the Prime Minister. He had to resign then Leader of Opposition, dis- again asked to form the Based on this principle, after Prime Minister. Such a proce- . $ R # & mid-term on July 15, 1979, on account of solved the House and Ch Government, but they instead Indira Gandhi’s assassination, dure would do away with the # & 3 certain intra-party stress factors, even Charan Singh continued as the supported Chandrasekhar’s Giani Zail Singh as President requirement of a vote of con- though he continued to be the leader of the care-taker Prime Minister for breakaway group. Accordingly, had invited Rajiv Gandhi to be fidence in the House. Ever ) ( * Janata Party. The next day, the then Deputy almost five months till the sev- Chandrasekhar was sworn in as the Prime Minister in 1984, even since our independence, + , -*+,. Prime Minister Ch Charan Singh broke enth general elections were held the Prime Minister. Later, in though at that time, he had not despite our initial lack of # away from the Janata Party and formed his in December 1979. It has been March 1991, after the withdraw- been formally elected as the experience in running demo- own party. As per the convention, the then often observed that this decision al of support from the Congress, leader of the party. cratic institutions, it is heart- President Neelam Sanjeev Reddy invited was propelled by the previous he resigned, advising dissolution In 2004, the difference ening that we have, as the Leader of the Opposition YB Chavan to history of the President and of the Lok Sabha, which was between the Congress (145) world’s largest democracy, form the Government. Expressing his Jagjivan Ram from their days accepted by the President. and the BJP (138) was very evolved in a manner to set an inability, Chavan suggested to the President together in the Congress at the At least on one occasion, small, but the then President, example to the rest. that a combination of parties had emerged time of its split in 1969. the principle of making the first APJ Abdul Kalam had invited (The writer is a former " / led by Ch Charan Singh, which could form The precedent of obtaining offer to the largest party the Congress to form the Governor of Meghalaya and the Government. The President at this stage lists of MPs in support was later appeared to be embarrassing- Government not only because it Uttarakhand and a former set a precedent when he asked for lists of repeated in 1999 by President ly impractical. In 1996, the then was the largest party but also Commissioner of Police, Delhi) $ / / / ( #) C 8 /$ 0 C $ $ # # C 3 2- / ' C : # ) 2 : .7 # ## $ # 01 23 *+, $ 45 #<!: < 2 = #3B2 %% ' 2 2=%& K $% K K 7 K- % / *+, " ) 6 7 389: 7 , , , # ( # /,( , ; , / % Sir — This refers to the editori- ! # $;I Sir — This refers to the editori- (/ 6 al, “Azhar nailed, finally” (May 3). : , al, “Azhar nailed, finally” (May The Pulwama terror attack on ' ' ! 2- C 3). Kudos to the European coun- < * February 14 was, perhaps, the 77 $ # tries, the US and the UK, who * deadliest that occurred in the / 0 7 # played an important role in Valley in the past three decades % 2- * : pressuring China to toe the line. of militant activity in Kashmir. $ New Delhi should now mount This Pakistan based-terror out- # pressure on the UN as also those * ( fit, the Jaish-e-Mohammad # , L : nations who are a witness to ter- (JeM), claimed responsibility for # M# #7 : rorism like India, to fight collec- / the attack and was also respon- ! # tively and ensure that the most sible for many other attacks in $ $ $7 wanted terrorists are extradited 5 * ( India, including on the LM ## to face trial in Indian courts. Parliament, Pathankot and Uri 2 # ! # : Abhinav Kumar $ * # ( among others. # # Via email For the last 10 years, India 7 : S # 6 had relentlessly tried to put him # #7 = ( on the terror list but China’s R # : # opposition was the thorn in # 7 : # India’s side. It was only after # 3:&!1!& Sir — Congress chief Rahul 6 Pulwama that the US, the UK ,# + : Gandhi should have put the and France moved a fresh pro- matter to rest by admitting his > / posal in the UN Security if the ISI and Pakistani Army con- BJP leader Subramanian Swamy. mistake for attributing the Council on February 27 to des- tinue harbouring terrorists and The Congress says such phrase ‘chowkidar chor hai’ to the ignate JeM chief Masood Azhar using terror as a tool of state pol- doubts had been clarified in Supreme Court. The top court’s # as a global terrorist. The efforts icy, international sanctions may Sir — There seems to be an acri- 2016 itself and this charge was stand, asking him for an apolo- ; put by these countries as also by be slapped on it. monious controversy over the old wine in a new bottle. Now gy, will act as a deterrent against the Modi Government, which Meanwhile, the Indian Indian citizenship of Congress that the Supreme Court has being irresponsible. ; , raised the costs for Pakistan’s Government must build the chief Rahul Gandhi. The agreed to hear the case in the Anish ( sponsorship of terrorism, led to momentum hereon. It must also Ministry of Home Affairs has coming week, matters should be Via web ( ! ( this diplomatic victory. Times continue working with the West. sought for clarification from resolved once and for all. are becoming harder for Pakistan MC Joshi Gandhi on the basis of allega- Nimai Charan Swain , " 2+ 7 day by day. It stands isolated and Lucknow tions made by none other than Bhubaneswar && 2%&#:#3 2DB $=# !" " ! ? &"#'" & , +"" )*)* $ -%'" E 1 " " P " $ $ +&' ,O N, O # L L # . + 1 & " .< / & ; + ( / & # / = " ( # # $ F , G:8 G988 > F)( *F,> *- 088 3892 ndia has secured a big diplomatic victory with ! the listing of Masood Azhar, Pakistan-based $ ! 6 IJaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) chief, as a global ter- 6 7 > $ 4 ( rorist by the United Nations Security Council 6 (UNSC) after China decided to lift its earlier > $ 4 ( imposed technical hold. It has been a long strug- gle for the Indian diplomatic corps since the issue had been hanging fire for almost a decade now. > ( Incidentally, the JeM had already been listed as a global terror organisation by the UN since 2002. D ( However, Azhar continued to avoid the listing due to Chinese patronage. The decision from the UN Security Council’s 1267 Al Qaeda Sanctions Committee came after China lifted its technical hold, imposed on March 13, on a proposal made F ( O 92 by the US, the UK and France to this end. Even ( O before that, China, a permanent member of the F / UNSC, had been blocking India’s attempts to = ( I secure designation of Azhar for almost a decade. Certainly, India’s consistency has paid off. It was not an easy task to propel China to change / ( its mind, especially when it had clarified after the Brics summit declaration that it was “for banning / ( terrorist organisations but not individuals.” China still had three months to lift the technical hold but $ stretched it to the last limit. Now that it has given * 08888 7 in, it is definitely a victory of the Modi + ! # - 7+!#. 1 Government. The declaration, coming as it does 5 $ in the midst of the electoral battle, indicates the / respect the Chinese leadership has for the current Kashmir and Pulwama, a face-saving gimmick for declared as a global terrorist and that has been to be vigilant and guard against any Sino- # ( leadership in India with Modi at the helm. It is a Pakistan, in the Sanction Committee’s declaration achieved. With the JeM already on the ban list and Pakistan collusion militarily. After the Balakot spin-off of the Wuhan spirit and definitely a win- listing Azhar as global terrorist. now its chief also meeting the same fate, it would strikes, both India and Pakistan continue to main- win for India. “On this listing issue, China has been com- be a Herculean task for Pakistan to defy the tain the stand-off. It is the conventional edge that F +,7> % /S ( In diplomacy, there are no clear cut winners municating with relevant parties in a construc- Sanctions. It will have to act, and act swiftly. the Indian armed forces enjoy over their coun- or losers until a decisive victory in a war has already tive and responsible fashion. Recently, relevant A word of caution: The deep state in Pakistan terparts in Pakistan and the international pressure / 7 -9B12. # declared the winners. In the instant case, both India countries revised and re-submitted the materials has mastered the art of circumventing internation- that has kept Pakistan reined in so far. A misad- and China had been pursuing their national inter- for the listing proposal to the 1267 Committee. al sanctions as is evident from its past behaviour. venture from Pakistan to avenge Balakot with the 6 ests. The latter was also treading the path very care- After careful study of the revised materials and The banned organisations appear in a new avtar collusion of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) fully. Chinese national interests were under attack taking into consideration the opinions of relevant or with a different name and their leaders is a possibility that cannot be ruled out straight 4 389A ( from America as a result of the ongoing trade war parties concerned, China does not have objection assume charge again though ostensibly of a dif- way. A lot would also depend on the electoral between the two countries that had begun much to the listing proposal,” Chinese Foreign Ministry ferent outfit, generally portrayed as a philanthrop- results on May 23 that would determine the new 6 7 P+ before Pulwama. China’s GDP was on a decline. spokesman Geng Shuang said in a press statement. ic organisation. But the watchful eye of FATF may Government in New Delhi. Before resorting to any make the task difficult for Pakistan this time. misadventure, Pakistan will like to determine the " Many companies are contemplating shifting their “The proper settlement of the above-men- manufacturing units to India. China, which con- tioned issue again shows that in international Undoubtedly, India has secured a huge diplo- thresholds of the new regime. In a nutshell, the siders itself as an emerging global power, can ill- counter-terrorism cooperation, we have to uphold matic victory but this should not be the end. India coming months are going to be very critical for K L Q D afford a declining economy. Also, China’s image as the rules and procedures of relevant UN body, fol- has to tread its path carefully to ensure that this India not only diplomatically but militarily as well. / a responsible member of the global community was low the principle of mutual respect, resolve dif- victory is not turned into defeat through a Sino- Pakistan’s mindset against India will change ( being dented due to its continuous support to Azhar, ferences and build consensus through dialogue, Pakistan collusion. India also has to be prepared only if its Army changes its attitude towards India thus labelling it as pro-terror. The recently held sec- and prevent politicising technical issues,” he added. for the immediate consequences of this decision. and stops projecting us as a quintessential threat. F +,7> ond summit of the Belt Road Initiatives (BRI) also In his statement, Geng pointed out that The JeM sympathisers in Kashmir may carry out That can only happen when Pakistan’s economy D forced China for a re-think. India’s persistence to Pakistan has made “enormous contributions to a sensational attack to show their solidarity with cannot be saved from a collapse. Fear of FATF R> S stay away from the initiative and not very encour- fighting terrorism”, which should be recognised Azhar and as a protest to his listing. Pakistan is sanctions may also, to some extent, force the Army aging response from those who attended, includ- by the international fraternity. Thus, it is a win- already singing a different tune. It says that by not to concede a bit. When IMF’s bailout package ( ing Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan, made the win situation as far as China is concerned. It is a naming Kashmir and Pulwama in the declaration, becomes almost a certainty, the Pakistan Army will Chinese think-tank a bit nervous. win-win situation for France, the US, Britain and the global community has accepted their con- have no option but to relent. Islamabad will be = 3898 F +,7> D China was feeling the heat of international iso- other members of 1267 Committee as well. tention that what is happening inside Kashmir is forced to denounce terrorism as the instrument ($ > -D$>. lation with majority nations not aligning with it Pakistan is also claiming a win-win situation an internal resistance movement. Indirectly, both of state policy. in the matter of terrorism. America’s threat to take on the pretext that no mention has been made of China and Pakistan have continued to support India has a long haul ahead. It has to ensure the matter to the UNSC further weakened Kashmir and Pulwama since India has been blam- their consistent policy of “good” and “bad” ter- that it further tightens its grip against Pakistan % China’s insistence because it was hardly left with ing Azhar as the mastermind and JeM as the rorists. Pakistan has also made its intentions clear through diplomatic, economic and military ( any allies. The fear of losing a huge market like executor of the dastardly Pulwama terror attack. that there would be no laxity as far as Kashmir is means. It also has to ensure that the global watch India — one of the major trading partners of Let Pakistan rejoice but the bare fact remains that concerned and that it will continue to follow its over Pakistan does not slacken. With all indica- China — also weighed heavily in the minds of the it has been recognised and designated globally as policy of “thousand cuts.” tions that Modi may return to power and India / ( Chinese leadership. It was, therefore, perceived by a fountainhead of terror. The Damocles’ Sword India will have to ensure that Pakistan and continuing with its tough policy against Pakistan, China that in its national interest, it can no longer in the form of Financial Action Task Force (FATF) China are compelled to give up their policy of clas- there is a hope that coming years may see a decline afford to be seen as a pro-terrorist nation. continues to hang on its head. A fragile and fail- sifying terrorists to suit their convenience. As far in cross-border terrorism. However, the univer- However, it also did not want to offend its only ing economy is an issue, which cannot allow this as China is concerned, India has to keep its sal fight against global jihadi terror will contin- ally, Pakistan, with whom it pronounces its rejoicing to be a long lasting pleasant experience. counter-narrative active and play the ‘Tibet card’ ue relentlessly. friendship as stronger than the Himalayas. Hence, India should also not particularly worry about the tactfully. In view of the ensuing summer, when (The writer is a Jammu-based political com- ! " #$ %&' China ensured that no reference was made to fine print because the intent was to have Azhar passes in the Himalayas are open, India will have mentator, columnist and strategic analyst) - & -@ sort of vaudeville, with a distinctive three-to-one, Ukrainians voted to put about what the new President has in Jewish inflection and people love it. their future in his hands. Although, to mind. But that’s a thankless task Congratulations to Ukraine, by the be frank, most of them doubt that he because a lot of the show is sheer fan- way, for having Jews as both President can really deliver the future of peace and tasy (like the sequence where the frus- and Prime Minister (Volodymyr prosperity that they hope for. trated Holoborodko machine-guns &'3:5'., .2,& Groysman) at the same time in the The only evidence they have of the entire Parliament). '$ ,& heart of traditionally anti-semitic Zelensky’s industry, honesty and wis- Ukrainian voters are not fools. Eastern Europe and not even making dom is the television series he writes They know they are buying a pig in an # a fuss about it. But what is Zelensky and stars in, Servant of the People. It’s poke. But they calculate that things D # ./**@ going to do for Ukraine now that he has a heart-warming story of a humble high might change if Zelensky becomes been swept into office with a landslide school history teacher, whose rant President, whereas they certainly kraine has a new President and majority (73 per cent)? Nobody actu- about the dreadful state of the country wouldn’t change if any of the usual sus- # he’s a comedian. Oh, wait a ally knows and this may include is secretly recorded by his students and pects won the presidency. And things # Uminute, that’s not such a big Zelensky himself. goes viral when they upload it to You are certainly not good now. R deal. Guatemala was the first country When Zelensky did offer more Tube. So he is elected President of Ukraine has become the poorest 3 to elect a comedian as President: than jokes, in the short videos he timent to fend off accusations that he’ll before the sole presidential debate in Ukraine. country in Europe — far poorer than # : Jimmy Morales in 2015. Although released from time to time during the sell us out to Russia,” Likhachev con- Kiev’s huge Olympic Stadium last Zelensky is not a high school Russia. Millions of Ukrainians have left Morales turned sort of serious once he campaign, it still wasn’t policies. More tinued, “but that seems unlikely to me. Friday, he tried to play the patriotic teacher; he is a show business million- the country seeking work in Poland or D took office: He’s a Right-wing nation- like mood music, really. He probably realises that it’ll be hard card: “There’s no room for jokes here. aire with his own production compa- Russia and the low-intensity war # alist, who supports death penalty and “He’s from a family of Jewish for him to win over the most nation- Being a President and supreme com- ny. He may be just as warm and sin- against the Russian-backed separatists K IK: opposes abortion. Whereas Volodymyr Soviet intellectuals from a Russian- alist-oriented part of society, so he’ll mander is not a game... it means being cere in person as Vasyl Petrovych in the east drags on endlessly. No post- Zelensky hasn’t turned. speaking industrial region (in eastern wash his hands of them so as not to responsible for the people, for the coun- Holoborodko, the former teacher and Soviet leader of Ukraine has made even Right through the presidential Ukraine,” Vyacheslav Likhachev of the alienate the majority.” try.” It would have sounded more per- accidental President, whom he plays in a dent in the corrupt rule of the oli- election campaign in Ukraine, Zelensky National Minorities’ Rights Monitoring That will be a welcome change after suasive if Poroshenko had done some- Servant of the People. (It’s one of garchs. Indeed, most of them have been % # avoided speeches. Mostly, he just Group in Kyiv told the Haaretz news- five years of the pompous nationalist thing about the corruption that has Ukraine’s most popular series and is oligarchs themselves. So why not vote toured the country with a comedy paper. “He has repeatedly made fun of bilge of billionaire Petro Poroshenko, made oligarchs like him rich. now nearing 50 episodes). Or he may for Zelensky? Most Ukrainians feel that # troupe, performed in skits and did over-the-top (Ukrainian) national who won the presidency in 2014 after Zelensky’s response was lethal: not be. they have nothing left to lose. stand-up. And he’s not just a comedi- patriotic discourse.” a popular revolt overthrew the pro- “I’m not your opponent. I’m a verdict Journalists are now working their (The writer’s new book is Growing an, he’s a Jewish comedian — the very “Zelensky might make some sym- Russian stooge Viktor Yanukovych. on you. I am the result of your mis- way through all the box sets of Servant Pains: The Future of Democracy and best kind. His style is south Ukrainian, bolic gestures toward nationalist sen- In a video Poroshenko released just takes.” And by a majority of almost of the People, trying to glean some clues Work) !" # A " ' 1 ! " 1 @,# " ' +* " + ( 5 *=94 1 &'(!')* he Government has again ( ) ) $+$2 Textended its deadline to impose retaliatory import he Reserve Bank of India duties on 29 US products, $+$2 T(RBI) on Friday said no including almond, walnut and gold was shifted outside the pulses, till May 16. India’s exports to the US worth he Reserve Bank of India country in 2014 or A notification of the USD 5.6 billion under this Ton Friday said it has thereafter. Finance Ministry has said that scheme. America has given 60 imposed penalties on five pre- The statement comes implementation of increased days notice, which would end # ,6 # . % KF #GF paid payment instrument (PPI) against the backdrop of reports customs duty on specified this week, to withdraw these ,6 2 & issuers, including Vodafone m- in certain sections of the print imports originating in the US benefits. Amid this, US -''$ 3 . % pesa and PhonePe, for violation and social media regarding has been postponed from May Commerce Secretary Wilbur # # of regulatory norms. the central bank shifting 2 to May 16 this year. Ross and Commerce Minister -''$ -'' L( MIL Also, penalties have been abroad a part of its gold hold- These deadlines were Suresh Prabhu will hold bilateral # ,6 imposed on Western Union ing in 2014. extended several times since meetings on May 6 here to dis- -''$ M $ .% $ Financial Services Inc and It is a normal practice for June 2018, when India decid- cuss trade-related issues. ! *. , IM #9H # 2 ;M MoneyGram Payment Systems central banks world over to ed to impose these duties in According to sources, India #IF # & # Inc, both US firms, for non- A penalty of 3.05 crore Services Inc, USA, and keep their gold reserves over- retaliation to a move by the US may go ahead with its decision $ compliance of guidelines. has been imposed on Vodafone MoneyGram Payment Systems seas with central banks of other to impose high customs duties to impose retaliatory tariffs if O P “In exercise of powers m-pesa and 1 crore each on Inc, USA, respectively, for non- countries like Bank of England on certain steel and aluminium the US would withdraw the ( % vested under Section 30 of the Mobile Payments, PhonePe, compliance of regulatory for safe custody, according to products. GSP benefits. # ) Payment and Settlement Private and GI Technology. guidelines. the statement. This extension comes in Further extension of GSP * )/) *)0 Systems Act, 2007, the Reserve Also, a penalty of 5 lakh Penalty on Western Union “It is further stated that no the backdrop of the US decision benefits was part of a trade pack- L+!8$MN Bank of India (RBI) has has been imposed on Y-Cash and MoneyGram has been gold was shifted by the RBI to withdraw export incentives age being negotiated between imposed monetary penalty Software Solutions. imposed by the RBI under the from India to other countries being provided to them to the countries. However, those +!8$$ on...Five PPI Issuers for non- In another statement, the provisions of the Payment and in 2014 or thereafter. Thus the Indian exporters under negotiations hit a roadblock 6$! compliance of regulatory RBI said it has imposed penal- Settlement Systems Act, 2007, media reports cited above are Generalised System of after the US announced its deci- T ', #) * guidelines,” the central bank ty of 29,66,959 and 10,11,653 for compounding of the con- factually incorrect,” the state- Preferences (GSP) programme, sion to roll back GSP benefits ) L said in a statement. on Western Union Financial travention. ment said. which is expected to impact from Indian exporters. # . / .0 012 ' " " # + +!8$ $ + 2+ # , # 2 #' / ,'0 !2 34&5' 3645 M &'(!')* over the budgetary allocation. 1G In February 2019, the he Finance Ministry will Government had announced Treview the capital infusion capital infusion of 48,239 crore requirements of PSU banks into 12 public sector banks to after September and there will help them maintain regulatory be separate allocation for recap- capital requirements and italisation in the general Budget finance growth plans. likely to be presented in July. Before that in December Sources said the interim 2018, the Finance Ministry had Budget did not have the provi- increased capital infusion into sion for any recap from April these banks for FY19 by a to July as the banks were ade- combined 41,000 crore to &'(!')* 9,809 crore, up 8.95 per cent, quately capitalised till 1.06 lakh crore from as against 9,003 crore in the September. banks will also require fresh PSU bank recapitalisation plan, the originally planned 65,000 MCG major Hindustan corresponding period a year According to official funds to come out of the in which 1.35 trillion was to crore. FUnilever (HUL) on Friday ago, HUL said in a regulatory 3 : # #& /& 0 sources, by September (end of Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) come from the sale of recapi- Now the entire recap reported a 13.84 per cent filing. D &! HI:H9$IH;< ( second quarter), the capital framework for weak banks. talisation bonds and the amount has been exhausted. increase in its net profit to HUL’s total expenses for # )7.% 6$! 7 & position with regard to the reg- But for this, the banks would remaining 76,000 crore After the removal six banks 1,538 crore for the quarter the said period was 7,765 ## ulatory requirements and have to match the performance through the Indradhanush plan from the PCA framework, ended March 31. crore compared to 7,181 # # # growth of all the PSU banks parameter targets required for (Budgetary allocation) and fund Central Bank of India, IDBI The company had posted a crore, up 8.13 per cent. which received funds in 2018- PCA removal and would have raising from the markets by Bank, Indian Overseas Bank, net profit of 1,351 crore in the Shares of HUL settled at 19 will be clear. to show improved performance. non-core assets sales. UCO Bank and United Bank of January-March quarter of the 1,692.80 apiece on the BSE, The remaining PCA In 2017, the Government The bank recapitalisation India remain under the PCA previous fiscal. Sales during the down 2.04 per cent from pre- (Prompt Corrective Action) announced its 2.11 trillion package saw a sharp increase now. quarter under review stood at vious close. 6 +" 2 " P & ? progress. ed: twice a week compulsory experts to guide the students and R “There is hardly any con- interactions, unlimited doubt- accompany them on the acade- &'(!')* (HMIL) National Sales Head structive support available to stu- clearing sessions, practice tests mic journey towards excellence. Vikas Jain said in a statement. & : dents when it comes to building and worksheets, motivation and The programme enables stu- ' # yundai Motor India on The company is receiving # personalised learning plans suit- mentorship, scheduling and dents to solve their doubts , 7 # : HFriday said it has received customer enquiries at all its ed to their unique needs,” said planning studies, and empha- instantly, rather than waiting to # I9 # # 2,000 bookings of its upcoming touch points across the coun- &'(!')* Atul Kulshrestha, founder and sising on the importance of meet the teacher next day in ' 2 #2 compact SUV Venue on the try, he added. “Further, the CMD of Extramarks Education. self-study. class, and potentially forgetting first day of initiating the process. notable traction in online book- xtramarks Education, a glob- He added, “Through Not just this, a monthly per- the doubt. A personal guru also The company had opened ing is coming from semi- Eal EdTech company, on Achieve, we also seek to rein- formance and progress report is takes away the fear of being the pre-launch bookings for urban areas due to strong tele- Friday announced the launch of force the importance of self- also generated, which is shared judged in public from the stu- the model on May 2. “The com infrastructure. This show- Extramarks Achieve, a unique study and look to meticulously with parents, in order to keep dents by serving as a friend, Day-1 response is a record cases emergence of new era of programme to tackle learning guiding students towards acad- them posted about their ward’s motivator and guide, all rolled booking for an SUV, with an connected-mobility solutions woes faced by students and emic success.” performance. Because of inte- into one. average of 84 Venue cars every and acceptance of technology improve their comprehension Extramarks Achieve begins gration with the learning app by Atul Kulshrestha said, “Our hour,” Hyundai Motor India Ltd in day-to-day life,” Jain said. and confidence. with a scientific assessment pro- Extramarks, a student avails full academic gurus are motivated The programme provides gramme called SNAAP - benefit of the LPT (learn-prac- educators, who hold student for personal academic gurus, Student Needs Analysis and tice-test) pedagogy, which is welfare and success paramount.” who offer custom guidance and Academic Profile. SNAAP helps focused on concept clarity. Launched on May 1, 2019, support to students. It aims to identify the learning gaps and The concept of Achieve Extramarks Achieve is another address the root of the many needs of a child, based on which functions on the 9-9-7 model - game-changing offering. In a sit- problems in the nation’s educa- an academic profile is built. which means that from 9 am to uation where the deep-set fears, tion system: lack of personal Mapped to this academic profile, 9 pm, all 7 days of a week, the worries and lack of under- $ . , ' $!&) ) attention due to abysmal an appropriate academic guru is academic gurus are only a standing among individual stu- # teacher-student ratio, inade- appointed, who charts an acad- chat/mail/call away for the stu- dents are hardly addressed, this $ L3 #32N quate emphasis on self-study, emic course for the student. dents. Extramarks has already new venture by Extramarks is # * ) M % , ' # absence of mentors to clear Under Extramarks Achieve, a implemented a team of over 300 poised to be a plausible solution ' / '0 - #$T doubts and to keep tabs on plethora of services are provid- experienced subject matter to student woes. . / - $.0 7 " # "8 "##" ## #" &'(!')* divulge the size of the deal but straints to exponential growth The deal will also provide and IBM in Europe. Achieving some reports pegged it at of data usage driven by increas- a platform for fast-track joint synergies post-merger from ndia’s largest telecom opera- about USD 700 million. ing consumption of video, initiatives in Artificial the combination of Vodafone Itor Vodafone Idea Ltd on “The collaboration will streaming and digital com- Intelligence and Internet of India and Idea Cellular is a Friday announced a five-year provide Vodafone Idea with a merce, the statement said, Things. “This five-year col- strategic priority for us and we multi-million-dollar IT out- hybrid cloud based digital plat- adding that it will also drive laboration with IBM, opens continue to be ahead of track,” sourcing deal with tech giant form to enable more intimate enhanced customer experience new opportunities for us to Balesh Sharma, CEO, Vodafone IBM. engagement with its over 387 to millions of connected con- partner together in domains Idea, said. “This engagement will also million subscribers (as of sumers and businesses in India. vations. We believe that use of like cloud, AI (Artificial IBM is supporting contribute to Vodafone Idea’s December 31, 2018), enhanc- “Vodafone Idea is collabo- IBM’s hybrid and multi-cloud, Intelligence) and IoT (Internet Vodafone Idea with an option merger synergy objectives by ing business efficiency, agility rating with leading global tech- analytics and AI security capa- of Things). of extended flexible payment reducing its IT related costs,” and scale plus simplification of nology partners including bilities will accelerate Vodafone “We will also be able to plan structure for the term of the telecom firm said in a state- its business processes,” it said. IBM to deploy new age tech- Idea’s progression to an open, leverage collateral from the the contract through its whol- ment. The new infrastructure nologies with built-in cus- agile and secure IT environ- cloud partnership already ly owned subsidiary IBM The company did not platform will remove con- tomisations and novel inno- ment,” the statement said. announced between Vodafone Global Financing. !" # AA $ ' >; ' ' 7 $' 2 @. $789 9:; $+$2 &'(!')* &'(!')* that the company, despite its January-March quarter of the The CTIL board has recom- arket benchmarks surrendered client centricity and innovative previous fiscal. mended a dividend of 7.50 per early gains to end with mod- ugar output in India has reached 32.11 mil- T company Cognizant has spirit, was not yet delivering Sales during the quarter share of 10 each equivalent to Mest losses on Friday, led by sell- Slion tonnes in the first seven months of the Ireported over 15% drop in net against the market opportunity. under review stood at 9,809 75% on paid-up equity share ing in IT bluechips, as investors await- ongoing marketing year that started October income for the quarter ended “While I am encouraged by crore, up 8.95%, as against capital of the company for the ed fresh buying triggers amid frothy supported by strong rupee and fall in 2018, and the total production could touch a new March, and slashed its full- our client centricity, our 9,003 crore in the corre- year ended March 31, compared valuations. oil prices. However, gains are capped record of 33 million tonnes, the industry body year revenue growth outlook. employees’ winning spirit and sponding period a year ago, with 65% paid for the previous After trading on a positive note due to the premium valuation. ISMA said on Friday. Much of the sugar has The US-headquartered our innovation, we are not yet HUL said in a regulatory filing. year for the year. through the day, the BSE Sensex ended “Fall in 10-year yield led the bank already been manufactured and only a few mills company, which has a signifi- delivering against the market HUL’s total expenses for 18.17 points, or 0.05%, lower at index to outperform. Market is likely are in operation at present, it said. cant portion of its employees opportunity. We are committed the said period were 7,765 38,963.26. to stay range bound due to weak glob- The country’s sugar output during the based in India, revised its full- to strengthening our execution crore compared to 7,181 crore, I($I9 In similar movement, the broader al cues while better quarter results may 2017-18 marketing year (October-September) year 2019 revenue growth out- to invest in growth and drive up 8.13%. H NSE Nifty slipped 12.50 points, or provide opportunity to accumulate,” was a record 32.5 million tonnes. The annual look to 3.6-5.1% in constant shareholder value,” Humphries Homegrown FMCG major 0.11%, to close at 11,712.25. During the said Vinod Nair, head of research, domestic requirement of India, which is the currency, significantly less than added. 6 Godrej Consumer Products holiday-truncated week, the Sensex fell Geojit Financial Services. world’s second largest producer, is only 26 mil- 7-9v projected just months ago. Cognizant said its second H+ Ltd (GCPL) on Friday report- 104.07 points, or 0.26%, while the Nifty Sectorally, BSE IT, teck, healthcare lion tonnes. Cognizant follows January- quarter 2019 year-over-year --5$*- ed a 51.53% increase in con- shed 42.40%, or 0.36 per cent. and FMCG indices fell the most, drop- According to the Indian Sugar Mills December as financial year. revenue growth was estimated Century Textiles and solidated net profit to 935.24 IT stocks came under pressure after ping up to 1.91%. Association (ISMA), mills have manufactured It cited “first quarter under- to be in the range of 3.9-4.9% in Industries Ltd (CTIL) on Friday crore in the fourth quarter tech giant Cognizant slashed its full- However, telecom, realty, auto and 32.11 million tonnes of sugar between October performance” and likelihood constant currency. In the com- reported a standalone net prof- ended March 31. year revenue growth outlook. A strong bankex rose up to 1.56%. 2018 and April this year. Only 100 mills were in of slower growth in financial ing quarters, the company it of 227.62 crore for the fourth The company had posted rupee also weighed on the counters. The broader BSE midcap and operation as on April 30. The country’s top three services and healthcare as rea- intends to bring cost structure quarter ended March 2019. It a consolidated net profit of The US-headquartered Cognizant, smallcap indices followed the bench- sugar producing states — Uttar Pradesh, sons for the massive cut in full- closer in line with the revised had posted a net profit of 617.19 crore in the corre- which has a significant portion of its marks to end up to 0.31% lower. Maharashtra and Karnataka — have produced year outlook. revenue expectations but will 108.69 crore in the January- sponding period last fiscal, employees based in India, revised its Meanwhile, foreign institutional 11.26 million tonnes, 10.7 million tonnes and 4.32 The first quarter net income continue to invest in growth, tal- March quarter a year ago, GCPL said in a BSE filing. full-year 2019 revenue growth outlook investors (FIIs) bought equity worth million tonnes, respectively, during the October- at USD 441 million was 15% ent, and innovation, Century Textiles said in a BSE However, its total revenue to 3.6-5.1% in constant currency terms, 597.54 crore on Thursday, while April period of the 2018-19 marketing year. lower than USD 520 million McLoughlin said. Also, the filing. from operations during the significantly less than 7-9% projected domestic institutional investors (DIIs) “Even though the quantum of sugarcane clocked in the year-ago period. strong balance sheet enables The company’s total income quarter fell 3.06% to 2,481.72 just months ago. sold shares to the tune of 791.69 crore, crushing in the current year is less than that in The quarterly revenue rose to Cognizant to maintain financial during the quarter was 1,008.54 crore, compared with In the Sensex pack, losers includ- provisional data available with stock the last year, the sugar production in 2018-19 will USD 4.11 billion, up 5.1% (6.8% flexibility while returning cap- crore. It was 993.32 crore in the 2,560.14 crore in the corre- ed TCS, HUL, Tata Steel, HCL Tech, exchanges showed. be marginally more than last year,” it said in a in constant currency) from the ital to shareholders. corresponding quarter of the sponding quarter of the pre- Infosys, Bajaj Finance, HDFC, IndusInd Elsewhere in Asia, Korea’s Kospi statement. year-ago period , the company’s previous fiscal. CTIL’s total vious fiscal. Bank, Asian Paints, ITC and Vedanta, and Hong Kong’s Hang Seng ended on Sugar recovery in northern India has been own estimates. H+ expenses stood at 765.38 crore. The firm’s total expense shedding up to 3.70%. a mixed note, while other major bours- substantially better than last year. In the other “Cognizant’s growth and (8$)9 Meanwhile, the company stood at 1,974.73 crore, HUL too ended in the red ahead of es in China and Japan were shut for hol- parts of the country, including Maharashtra and performance in the quarter (,I8) said its results were not compa- against 2,016.65 crore, a drop its quarterly results. idays. European equites started off on Karnataka also, the sugar recovery is better than leave room for improvement,” FMCG major Hindustan rable as it had granted right to of 2.07%. On the other hand, Bharti Airtel, a firm footing. last year, though not as high as it achieved in Brian Humphries, chief execu- Unilever (HUL) on Thursday manage and operate its Viscose During the quarter, ICICI Bank, NTPC, Yes Bank, Tata The rupee, meanwhile, appreciat- north India. “Therefore, the sugar production in tive officer of Cognizant, said in reported a 13.84% increase in Filament Yarn business, part of GCPL’s India sales were mar- Motors, ONGC, Bajaj Auto, M&M, ed to 69.34 against the US dollar intra- the current year for the whole country is a statement. its net profit to 1,538 crore for the textile segment, to Grasim ginally down 0.9% to Maruti, Hero MotoCorp and Kotak day. Global oil benchmark Brent crude expected to be around 33 million tonnes, about Humphries, who took over the quarter ended March 31. Industries for 15 years from 1,356.09 crore, compared Bank rose up to 3.11%. was trading 0.62% lower at USD 70.31 5,00,000 tonnes more than last year,” the ISMA the baton from the Francisco The company had posted a net February 1, 2018, which has paid with 1,369.76 crore in the “Market started on a positive note per barrel. predicted. D’Souza on April 1, admitted profit of 1,351 crore in the an upfront royalty of 600 crore. year-ago period. 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RAYMOND 740.00 764.95 735.85 759.30 MEGH 66.30 67.20 65.00 65.00 COROMANDEL 433.60 433.60 420.80 427.30 TCS 2191.00 2191.00 2125.15 2132.50 EVEREADY 111.95 114.55 107.05 108.25 PRESTIGE 262.00 272.15 262.00 264.20 VBL 889.00 910.00 889.00 902.10 JSWSTEEL 308.00 310.45 305.10 308.90 2.25 IBREALEST 116.30 119.20 114.00 117.30 VOLTAS 609.25 620.85 601.20 604.20 CEATLTD 1058.70 1060.70 1043.95 1052.00 FCONSUMER 42.80 42.80 42.15 42.60 TITAN 1145.00 1154.80 1135.05 1145.00 6.85 BOMDYEING 134.00 134.00 125.50 126.50 NCC 97.95 98.90 95.70 96.80 NMDC 100.85 102.15 99.55 99.95 MINDAIND 342.65 356.00 341.00 349.15 BPCL 384.95 386.50 378.55 380.60 2.15 INFY* 723.75 730.60 719.00 723.75 HEXAWARE 341.80 342.80 333.35 334.40 PETRONET 239.90 240.35 232.20 233.70 GSKCONS 7100.10 7170.00 7000.00 7000.00 SBIN 309.00 311.80 308.80 309.70 1.55 HDFCLIFE 402.00 418.80 402.00 413.60 RBLBANK 664.95 673.90 663.60 671.20 DRREDDY 2920.00 2932.65 2890.45 2904.00 PARAGMILK 238.10 240.15 237.00 237.70 HEROMOTOCO 2550.00 2587.00 2537.40 2563.20 11.50 SUZLON 6.85 6.86 6.70 6.74 COALINDIA 254.00 255.75 251.05 251.80 POWERGRID 190.00 192.90 190.00 190.70 GODREJAGRO 514.00 520.75 514.00 516.70 BAJAJFINSV 7595.00 7669.90 7590.00 7610.00 31.15 RELINFRA 111.15 112.20 108.25 110.00 INDIACEM 106.30 108.20 105.00 106.40 AVANTI 373.00 374.50 366.30 370.70 MARICO 354.95 357.60 351.50 355.50 HDFCBANK 2364.20 2378.00 2356.50 2365.00 9.20 SBIN 308.10 311.50 308.10 309.15 ICICIGI 1105.00 1119.20 1082.35 1082.35 CONCOR 513.50 525.00 500.55 504.50 EIHOTEL 188.50 189.35 184.80 186.20 UPL 961.20 974.00 959.05 967.65 3.75 MARUTI 6669.15 6780.00 6669.15 6710.90 ZENSARTECH 246.00 257.00 240.50 246.50 NESTLEIND 10601.00 10636.10 10389.00 10501.90 PFIZER 3130.40 3150.00 3110.25 3125.00 POWERGRID 190.90 192.95 190.20 190.95 0.75 ICICIBANK 397.45 405.25 394.75 401.85 BANKINDIA 89.10 90.65 89.00 89.65 CARBORUNIV 356.00 359.80 352.80 355.00 JSLHISAR 86.45 87.45 85.60 86.00 RELIANCE 1407.95 1417.50 1402.65 1409.90 4.85 ASHOKLEY 90.00 90.75 88.45 89.30 GRASIM 900.00 909.70 881.85 899.00 ABFRL 210.10 210.10 205.00 208.00 TIMETECHNO 91.00 91.00 84.95 87.00 GRINDWELL 609.95 609.95 591.00 591.00 AXISBANK 754.15 763.80 753.45 754.90 2.55 HEG 1736.05 1801.90 1710.00 1770.05 LUPIN 879.60 880.00 865.40 870.00 NHPC 23.10 23.70 23.10 23.50 MOTILALOFS 733.00 734.30 709.45 712.50 SHREECEM 19850.00 20100.00 19794.95 19893.15 MARUTI 6675.00 6780.00 6675.00 6705.50 22.25 BIOCON 560.90 563.10 550.05 551.50 RECLTD 145.10 145.60 142.25 142.55 GLENMARK 626.05 634.70 618.80 631.95 JSWENERGY 70.05 70.80 69.80 70.75 CAPPL 352.15 360.00 350.00 351.15 LT 1362.00 1373.20 1360.00 1362.50 3.75 BRITANNIA 2785.50 2801.05 2688.20 2706.00 JUBLFOOD 1346.00 1361.30 1321.00 1329.00 TATAGLOBAL 206.40 207.10 203.15 204.00 REPCOHOME 420.00 425.95 415.05 416.10 BAYERCROP 4090.35 4150.00 4080.50 4140.00 HINDALCO 206.00 206.00 202.65 205.00 0.30 MFSL 422.00 424.95 415.00 422.25 INTELLECT 225.25 228.55 216.55 217.65 VIPIND 461.05 464.15 450.00 450.00 FINCABLES 429.15 429.15 415.00 421.00 NETWORK18 32.80 33.00 32.10 32.10 SUNPHARMA 455.00 456.20 448.85 452.45 0.25 INDIGO 1550.00 1604.25 1549.75 1570.10 DEEPAKNI 269.05 274.90 266.75 273.50 ADANIGREEN 42.40 43.60 41.45 41.85 COCHINSHIP 382.30 384.45 376.85 379.95 IOB 14.00 14.29 14.00 14.04 ASIANPAINT 1443.80 1456.00 1432.20 1436.00 -0.60 WIPRO 293.55 293.55 289.10 291.00 ULTRACEMCO 4623.40 4628.70 4557.50 4566.00 ADANITRANS 217.15 222.50 214.30 217.70 CENTRALBK 31.25 31.45 30.05 30.40 MHRIL 237.75 245.00 233.50 240.00 M&M 645.05 652.50 642.85 645.00 -0.90 KOTAKBANK 1409.00 1435.50 1401.05 1418.15 NIITTECH 1290.00 1290.00 1248.20 1268.15 TRIDENT 66.55 67.00 66.05 66.45 SCI 34.10 34.45 33.50 33.85 SHOPERSTOP 455.00 463.00 454.30 459.00 NIACL 180.50 182.90 180.05 182.90 ITC 304.25 307.45 303.30 304.55 -0.45 L&TFH 130.10 131.25 126.30 127.25 DISHTV 35.85 36.55 35.45 35.85 SPARC 169.45 169.45 165.30 168.00 MMTC 25.90 25.95 25.55 25.65 CRISIL 1442.00 1445.00 1425.00 1425.05 GRASIM 900.00 909.95 881.55 897.00 -2.30 AXISBANK 754.95 763.30 753.65 755.00 WOCKPHARMA 406.50 410.80 402.70 407.00 MANPASAND 122.90 122.90 107.00 107.00 NAVINFLUOR 677.00 681.25 670.00 679.85 ATUL 3416.20 3465.95 3409.00 3435.00 COALINDIA 253.05 256.00 251.30 251.70 -0.65 BANKBARODA 117.00 121.00 116.55 118.95 EDELWEISS 140.00 144.30 139.00 142.25 SIEMENS 1150.00 1177.65 1146.00 1172.50 GODREJIND 503.80 510.00 499.00 505.25 CENTURYTEX 934.00 954.00 904.25 941.40 LTTS 1765.00 1781.20 1676.50 1680.00 ACC 1614.35 1638.65 1612.10 1630.00 MAGMA 126.50 129.00 126.05 126.40 HATSUN 720.70 748.90 709.00 724.00 VEDL 168.70 169.00 165.80 167.70 -0.60 TATASTEEL 552.50 555.30 545.85 547.60 AJANTPHARM 1063.55 1080.00 1040.80 1055.80 HFCL 22.50 22.75 22.45 22.55 SHARDACROP 410.00 410.00 393.55 398.90 FORTIS 137.20 138.45 137.10 137.20 INDUSINDBK 1565.00 1579.00 1546.80 1554.15 -7.15 HINDUNILVR 1720.00 1727.00 1683.35 1692.80 FORCEMOT 1616.00 1635.50 1595.00 1600.65 ECLERX 1154.90 1154.90 1136.85 1141.75 SYMPHONY 1378.75 1395.00 1337.90 1380.20 TVSSRICHAK 2195.00 2195.00 2124.25 2124.25 DRREDDY 2910.10 2932.75 2890.70 2906.10 -13.80 PERSISTENT* 628.00 629.90 617.00 622.15 JISLJALEQS 52.90 53.40 51.80 52.15 KTKBANK 126.00 129.40 126.00 128.90 RELAXO 957.00 957.00 871.00 899.95 JCHAC 1880.00 1880.00 1851.05 1859.80 CIPLA 568.00 573.00 561.65 562.95 -2.65 HDFCBANK 2361.20 2376.00 2360.00 2368.80 TITAN 1139.00 1153.65 1136.00 1145.55 SYNGENE 610.00 615.00 588.70 600.45 JYOTHYLAB 178.70 183.50 178.50 179.05 GHCL 252.85 252.85 247.70 249.20 GAIL 346.80 350.90 342.40 345.80 -1.75 GRAPHITE 403.00 405.90 392.50 398.40 UNIONBANK 84.90 85.75 84.30 85.20 OMAXE 208.80 208.80 207.15 207.45 COFFEEDAY 262.65 267.90 259.70 261.45 PNCINFRA 152.00 152.45 148.35 149.50 BAJFINANCE 3130.10 3165.00 3102.30 3110.90 -20.85 DLF 172.05 178.95 172.00 177.90 RNAM 198.15 199.15 190.00 193.35 PIIND 1039.25 1081.00 1039.25 1052.50 GLAXO 1276.55 1290.00 1275.00 1280.00 SUPPETRO 202.05 204.20 200.00 200.00 WIPRO 293.50 293.70 288.55 291.65 -2.00 GODREJCP 652.70 653.00 627.60 642.15 APOLLOTYRE 203.10 204.50 201.10 201.55 BERGEPAINT 315.00 317.00 310.20 311.55 ASHOKA 121.25 121.25 118.65 119.15 GICHSGFIN 260.95 260.95 255.20 257.80 HDFC 2017.50 2037.60 2000.00 2002.80 -14.60 BHARATFORG 465.00 490.90 460.00 486.00 PVR 1809.85 1814.75 1793.80 1809.05 RCF 56.50 57.20 56.40 56.85 SUDARSCHEM 334.15 337.50 329.00 330.60 NILKAMAL 1315.00 1338.00 1300.35 1309.55 INFY 722.90 731.00 718.20 723.65 -7.15 BANDHANBNK 624.00 635.55 618.30 621.45 DCMSHRIRAM 465.00 479.00 452.00 463.25 MANAPPURAM 118.00 119.45 117.00 117.75 GICRE 240.00 243.00 239.40 241.00 NLCINDIA 65.10 65.40 65.00 65.15 EICHERMOT 20571.00 20600.00 20340.00 20356.00 -209.10 JINDALSTEL 181.00 182.85 177.15 181.60 JUSTDIAL 589.00 592.35 583.05 585.25 DCBBANK 213.35 216.60 213.35 214.15 GMDCLTD 74.00 75.10 73.65 74.00 IEX 159.50 160.45 158.50 159.00 ULTRACEMCO 4620.50 4628.00 4552.00 4559.80 -56.50 PNB 86.95 87.75 86.30 87.20 GNFC 315.25 316.60 309.00 310.50 IDFC 39.50 39.85 38.75 39.00 SOMANYCERA 450.00 450.00 415.00 422.00 HERITGFOOD 502.05 504.30 490.00 490.00 TATASTEEL 554.00 556.00 546.60 547.70 -7.25 BAJFINANCE 3133.70 3162.35 3099.60 3109.25 TORNTPHARM 1758.00 1786.85 1702.80 1755.35 UJJIVAN 324.80 327.00 319.50 322.70 HUDCO 41.60 41.70 41.00 41.35 BASF 1376.00 1376.00 1346.20 1353.00 IOC 159.95 160.00 155.70 155.90 -2.20 ITC 304.00 307.35 302.90 303.60 HINDALCO 203.10 205.85 202.70 205.10 MRF 52450.00 53500.00 52450.00 53307.70 OFSS 3440.00 3466.80 3415.00 3450.00 SHK 148.30 149.55 147.15 148.75 HCLTECH 1144.00 1149.15 1126.25 1142.00 -18.05 ADANIPOWER 44.70 45.25 42.95 43.75 ASIANPAINT 1441.00 1455.00 1433.40 1434.70 HSCL 108.40 113.00 107.60 109.25 CROMPTON 230.65 233.95 229.10 231.40 SKFINDIA 1966.05 1980.50 1948.20 1948.25 ZEEL 418.90 422.40 410.10 411.55 -6.90 INDUSINDBK 1561.30 1580.00 1549.05 1559.00 SUNTV 562.00 562.00 551.40 555.70 VENKYS 1988.00 2014.00 1960.00 1964.90 APLAPOLLO 1567.95 1575.00 1536.20 1550.00 JAGRAN 111.10 113.65 110.55 111.95 HINDUNILVR 1720.00 1727.00 1682.00 1690.65 -32.90 VEDL 167.10 168.95 165.95 167.75 STAR 483.00 485.60 476.30 482.30 MPHASIS 979.05 979.05 963.50 972.05 PRSMJOHNSN 93.10 94.00 92.00 94.00 ITDC 257.90 258.95 253.70 257.60 ADANIPORTS 393.00 398.40 385.05 387.30 -8.00 BHARTIARTL 324.70 334.90 324.40 334.80 TATACOMM 575.00 581.00 542.55 550.05 EICHERMOT 20543.00 20563.55 20264.10 20310.00 MAHSCOOTER 3731.40 3830.00 3705.00 3800.65 ERIS 618.00 627.90 608.05 614.40 AEGISLOG 195.90 197.00 194.00 194.75 TECHM 830.00 834.45 813.00 815.15 -21.85 HINDPETRO 284.90 290.25 281.60 285.75 UPL 970.00 974.75 959.00 970.00 JUBILANT 655.10 657.00 647.20 650.50 SJVN 23.95 24.40 23.95 24.35 AIAENG 1760.00 1771.25 1741.00 1748.00 BRITANNIA 2782.95 2803.85 2690.00 2702.50 -80.55 FEDERALBNK 94.50 98.45 94.50 97.75 RAJESHEXPO 700.85 700.85 670.55 681.80 GUJGAS 161.50 164.75 157.45 157.50 ASTRAZEN 2318.85 2346.90 2304.05 2329.50 JPASSOCIAT 5.25 5.40 5.22 5.27 BEML 874.95 881.35 869.00 875.40 HINDZINC 272.15 274.90 268.00 274.10 MINDACORP 125.50 126.00 120.00 122.00 CHAMBLFERT 152.10 156.50 152.00 154.35 TCS 2185.00 2186.05 2125.00 2137.00 -78.40 TATAMTRDVR 97.90 102.90 97.10 100.40 JAICORPLTD 114.85 115.65 112.20 112.70 ABB 1474.00 1515.50 1474.00 1490.55 BALMLAWRIE 171.05 172.10 167.60 169.00 APLLTD 550.70 550.70 540.00 542.40 NTPC 133.00 136.70 133.00 135.55 PHILIPCARB 154.95 159.00 150.50 151.45 SWANENERGY 107.50 109.40 106.10 106.50 MONSANTO 2460.30 2550.00 2442.00 2446.00 CORPBANK 27.05 27.10 26.60 26.75 STRTECH 191.00 196.00 189.90 191.85 APOLLOHOSP 1190.25 1211.60 1184.65 1192.00 SYNDIBANK 37.20 37.95 37.20 37.35 KEI 411.25 414.20 402.60 406.00 THERMAX 970.00 985.00 961.55 968.00 KANSAINER 415.00 438.80 372.00 435.00 WESTLIFE 403.00 405.90 390.60 393.35 TV18BRDCST 31.10 31.50 31.00 31.25 MAHINDCIE 225.40 226.00 221.00 222.00 FORBESCO 2282.35 2383.95 2275.00 2324.00 SCRIP OPEN HIgh LOW LTP CHANGE DABUR 382.00 385.60 377.70 382.00 IRB 120.75 124.90 120.70 122.00 IBULISL 298.00 303.15 287.10 291.00 LALPATHLAB 1066.55 1067.85 1035.00 1046.00 TRITURBINE 105.00 106.80 105.00 105.00 NIFTY NEXT 50 27656.30 27732.25 27486.05 27537.75 -121.35 GUJALKALI 496.00 535.00 496.00 525.00 JMFINANCIL 86.60 88.10 84.20 85.30 MAXINDIA 70.70 71.90 70.05 70.10 ALKEM 1712.30 1721.30 1701.00 1701.00 THYROCARE 480.50 489.50 480.00 484.90 DLF 172.95 179.20 171.95 177.90 6.05 TATAPOWER 65.75 68.10 65.50 67.15 DELTACORP 241.00 244.35 239.75 241.45 GPPL 87.00 87.00 84.00 84.50 TNPL 196.00 196.95 189.65 190.90 SADBHAV 237.45 237.45 235.00 236.80 BANKBARODA 117.05 120.45 116.50 119.10 3.20 JSWSTEEL 307.50 310.40 305.30 308.60 BAJAJ-AUTO 3032.45 3068.00 3032.45 3060.00 INOXLEISUR 313.90 313.90 304.90 307.35 PTC 69.65 70.00 69.05 69.55 PHOENIXLTD 605.30 605.30 595.40 595.75 SBILIFE 650.00 666.00 648.95 665.00 14.50 IOC 160.00 160.00 155.55 156.15 ADANIPORTS 394.30 398.10 384.60 385.80 RAMCOCEM 778.00 787.85 774.20 777.00 RCOM 1.87 1.87 1.87 1.87 SOLARINDS 1063.00 1091.00 1052.00 1091.00 NHPC 23.10 23.75 23.05 23.60 0.50 BHEL 69.65 70.65 68.40 68.55 SRTRANSFIN 1090.10 1094.55 1071.00 1081.50 ISEC 216.00 225.00 216.00 218.25 BAJAJELEC 574.95 574.95 556.35 557.00 BOSCHLTD 17950.00 18089.85 17931.50 17940.00 SIEMENS 1153.95 1179.25 1145.00 1174.00 24.40 BLUESTARCO 699.00 711.25 684.35 697.00 ENGINERSIN 111.50 112.00 110.05 110.20 GMRINFRA 16.70 16.85 16.45 16.50 INDOSTAR 394.85 397.40 387.30 391.70 LAOPALA 211.45 211.45 203.25 206.80 INDIGO 1550.00 1604.30 1546.05 1570.10 29.65 DBL 491.15 513.00 472.05 479.85 GRUH 317.05 327.20 317.05 319.00 GREAVESCOT 150.00 150.00 145.70 147.50 CUB 199.00 201.40 193.50 197.00 CARERATING 980.00 988.25 980.00 985.00 MRF 52500.00 53400.00 52500.00 53300.00 875.15 ZEEL 418.45 422.45 410.00 411.10 VINATIORGA 1879.00 1935.00 1879.00 1897.05 CENTURYPLY 165.85 174.40 162.35 168.85 DBCORP 184.00 185.10 179.00 183.65 KNRCON 238.90 246.00 233.40 243.30 HINDPETRO 287.00 290.45 281.70 286.30 4.35 LT 1364.70 1373.20 1358.30 1361.00 CHENNPETRO 259.00 259.00 250.20 251.00 JKCEMENT 902.00 902.00 870.95 875.95 UNITEDBNK 11.01 11.05 10.95 11.00 SAIL 56.45 57.20 55.75 57.05 0.80 BPCL 383.20 386.05 378.65 380.05 MUTHOOTFIN 599.45 608.40 593.65 599.00 MOIL 153.00 153.20 151.90 152.55 ESSELPRO 134.65 134.90 132.10 133.35 ACC 1619.90 1637.85 1610.65 1635.00 21.90 SUNTECK 467.95 470.45 452.20 467.45 DEEPAKFERT 133.65 136.65 132.90 134.80 THOMASCOOK 247.80 249.35 244.20 244.95 HONAUT 23900.00 24100.00 23200.00 23750.85 MOTHERSUMI 140.00 142.00 139.00 141.60 1.30 SUNPHARMA 455.20 456.00 449.40 453.00 IPCALAB 973.70 982.05 967.45 971.10 SUPREMEIND 1116.95 1116.95 1088.00 1088.00 KALPATPOWR 490.00 490.00 471.05 472.65 ASHOKLEY 90.00 91.00 88.60 90.30 0.75 TATAELXSI 888.70 890.40 868.00 873.65 EQUITAS 129.95 130.10 127.15 128.55 VGUARD 217.75 218.20 215.10 216.55 TATAINVEST 855.00 860.00 854.00 860.00 HINDZINC 266.50 275.55 266.50 274.00 2.10 ABCAPITAL 100.00 102.50 99.10 101.65 UBL 1411.90 1413.60 1378.85 1382.10 LUXIND 1331.40 1340.00 1286.15 1339.00 PGHH 10260.00 10448.45 10227.90 10361.00 ABB 1476.00 1517.80 1472.50 1487.00 10.15 TATACHEM 578.00 578.00 554.15 557.50 TAKE 147.65 150.00 143.85 144.00 GESHIP 284.60 291.35 280.60 280.60 3MINDIA 23103.05 23103.05 22800.00 22800.00 PGHH 10136.00 10400.00 10136.00 10330.10 69.70 GODREJPROP 830.00 863.00 816.00 821.10 JKTYRE 85.60 87.85 85.50 87.00 DCAL 220.25 223.70 218.55 221.75 TIMKEN 565.00 565.55 560.50 562.00 OFSS 3445.00 3470.60 3413.65 3459.80 20.65 INFRATEL 274.65 278.05 270.00 273.55 PAGEIND 22550.00 22685.65 22010.75 22157.35 HEIDELBERG 181.25 182.75 180.05 180.10 TVTODAY 301.50 302.00 292.55 294.55 NIACL 180.50 181.25 179.35 180.75 0.25 TRENT 366.15 392.00 361.40 384.05 ORIENTCEM 110.00 110.00 107.25 107.25 EIDPARRY 198.80 198.80 191.05 192.50 IFBIND 867.00 870.00 858.20 858.20 AMBUJACEM 221.50 223.30 220.15 221.30 0.25 INFIBEAM 42.55 44.70 42.05 43.25 SONATSOFTW 329.00 332.20 323.10 328.70 REDINGTON 96.35 98.70 94.50 94.60 CHOLAHLDNG 508.00 515.00 496.00 510.00 MARICO 355.00 357.15 350.45 355.50 0.30 AUROPHARMA 799.00 799.10 777.40 779.10 SRF 2580.00 2590.90 2560.00 2570.10 KPRMILL 600.95 604.90 596.05 601.30 ASTERDM 144.10 146.85 142.55 142.60 BOSCHLTD 18099.25 18099.25 17874.15 18000.05 14.10 TECHM 831.00 832.85 814.20 816.55 OBEROIRLTY 520.00 526.50 516.25 523.90 BAJAJHLDNG 3292.00 3292.00 3181.00 3195.05 VTL 1120.00 1130.90 1106.60 1125.00 HAVELLS 766.25 774.35 765.55 771.00 0.00 IDEA 16.60 16.60 16.00 16.10 ALBK 47.45 48.05 46.95 47.00 SCHNEIDER 98.00 98.00 95.65 95.95 LAXMIMACH 5750.00 5753.95 5673.00 5673.00 IDEA 16.25 16.50 15.90 16.20 0.00 MGL 959.95 963.75 939.75 945.70 SOBHA 488.00 498.00 480.25 485.85 GUJFLUORO 1030.55 1060.00 1030.00 1039.85 BLUEDART 3381.95 3381.95 3130.10 3155.25 DABUR 382.15 385.90 377.30 382.00 -0.15 BLISSGVS 168.20 174.00 160.35 162.10 WABAG 276.35 295.50 269.00 270.70 NH 205.80 205.80 195.00 200.50 MAHLIFE 385.00 385.00 376.20 377.60 BAJAJHLDNG 3200.35 3240.20 3175.05 3200.00 -4.55 GAIL 347.40 350.85 342.45 345.80 BBTC 1235.80 1255.00 1221.55 1225.45 ENDURANCE 1165.05 1173.50 1156.05 1173.40 ADVENZYMES 192.00 192.00 190.50 190.50 BANDHANBNK 625.25 635.90 619.00 623.50 -1.20 LEMONTREE 74.00 77.85 74.00 74.55 TATAMETALI 635.00 635.00 613.10 622.00 BDL 275.05 283.05 275.05 278.00 FDC 177.00 177.00 171.35 171.35 DMART 1271.00 1282.70 1257.20 1262.00 -3.20 HCLTECH 1150.90 1150.90 1125.50 1143.65 UFLEX 222.00 230.00 211.60 222.70 BIRLACORPN 505.00 505.25 500.00 500.00 GDL 130.00 134.95 130.00 131.40 SHREECEM 19776.00 20100.00 19776.00 19850.00 -49.90 ESCORTS 680.00 685.75 663.30 665.20 QUESS 694.15 696.60 674.00 676.70 ITDCEM 118.50 125.00 118.20 122.00 GILLETTE 7500.00 7520.00 7450.00 7480.00 GICRE 241.35 242.85 239.15 239.25 -1.80 LTI 1713.95 1714.00 1662.55 1675.00 AARTIIND 1589.25 1609.00 1578.00 1590.35 AKZOINDIA 1700.00 1734.40 1660.00 1660.15 SANOFI 5588.70 5588.70 5511.05 5511.05 ICICIPRULI 376.00 377.25 371.00 371.80 -3.15 DMART 1273.00 1280.90 1256.00 1260.15 WELCORP 132.15 133.65 129.20 129.95 HAL 661.30 670.00 653.00 670.00 SUPRAJIT 229.00 229.00 226.50 226.50 HDFCLIFE 402.00 419.80 401.10 413.30 -3.90 ONGC 169.50 171.75 168.00 170.10 MERCK 3681.35 3695.25 3651.20 3672.50 INOXWIND 63.70 63.70 59.85 63.15 TEAMLEASE 3050.00 3054.00 2952.00 3004.75 DIVISLAB 1718.00 1725.00 1696.25 1698.00 -16.30 M&M 653.00 653.00 643.30 649.90 IGL 312.30 312.30 307.25 308.05 JKLAKSHMI 371.00 374.75 362.05 364.05 CENTRUM 30.00 30.15 29.10 29.90 PAGEIND 22430.00 22690.00 22100.50 22185.20 -252.30 SBILIFE 650.00 666.00 650.00 664.15 TORNTPOWER 257.00 260.45 253.00 255.30 LINDEINDIA 480.55 500.65 473.00 493.30 JBCHEPHARM 342.25 348.00 342.00 346.80 TTKPRESTIG 8146.20 8146.20 8035.10 8070.00 NMDC 101.00 102.25 99.85 100.00 -1.15 CADILAHC 314.00 318.75 300.00 304.00 SOUTHBANK 16.00 16.20 15.90 16.00 KRBL 331.20 334.20 320.00 321.25 ALLCARGO 106.90 106.95 103.75 104.75 SIS 850.00 850.00 818.70 824.55 BIOCON 558.00 563.00 549.20 551.40 -6.45 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"A + / & - )$ . - @ was also barred from having 6 (1 . / any weapons due to the listing 1 O# 'P$ .$# ' ,3,&,+ effectively barred opposition 3 ' O under the ATA. parties from fielding candi- His name was also already roops in Benin maintained dates. ;HHH * '& on the list of proscribed per- ' + 7+$ ') Ta tight clamp on protests The final results, issued late ( *, sons maintained by the after two days of deadly vio- Thursday by Joseph National Anti-Terrorist )$2! meet international standards in lence sparked by elections in Djogbenou, president of )$2! CRPF soldiers and led to a Authority (NACTA). stopping financial crime. which not a single opposition Benin’s Constitutional Court, O spike in military tensions According to Foreign ndia has been “politicising” “We want Pakistan down- candidate took part. showed that all seats were won akistan has issued an official between India and Pakistan. Office spokesman Mohammad Ithe proceedings at the FATF graded on the FATF list,” Jaitley Soldiers broke up demon- by the only two parties allowed () Porder to freeze the assets of The Security and Exchange Faisal, Pakistan would fully against Pakistan, the Foreign told reporters in New Delhi, strations with gunfire on to take part — both allied to " 1 and impose a travel ban on JeM Commission of Pakistan cooperate with the interna- Office claimed on Friday, a day adding that the Paris-based Thursday around the home of President Patrice Talon. 1<# ;M chief Masood Azhar after the (SECP) ordered all non-bank- tional community. after the Indian government Financial Action Task Force ex-president Thomas Boni Turnout was 27.1 percent, UN declared him a “global ing financial institutions and Pakistan’s foreign ministry, said it seeks downgrading of (FATF) was due to meet in Yayi, which had become a focal a record low since Benin tran- $C terrorist”. regulating authorities on in a notification issued Pakistan on the global watch mid-May and India would point of protests. sited to democracy nearly 30 ## Pakistan-based Azhar is Thursday to block all invest- Wednesday said: “the Federal dog’s terrorism financing list. make its request then. Life returned back to nor- years ago, although higher than also banned from selling or ment accounts of Azhar. Government is pleased to order Finance Minister Arun “The statement re-con- mal in much of the economic the 23 percent given in pre- E 1 purchasing arms and ammu- The SECP ordered that all that the Resolution 2368 (2017) Jaitley said on Thursday that firms Pakistan’s longstanding capital Cotonou on Friday, but liminary results, Djogbenou 1 nition. companies should scan their be fully implemented” against India will ask the global money concerns that this technical soldiers and police kept a said. 3@#2'3A The UN sanctions com- data and inform the SECP Azhar. laundering and terror finance forum is being politicised by strong presence on the streets The protests began hours #- ## mittee on the Islamic State within three days about the The government directed watchdog to put Pakistan on a India against Pakistan,” around Boni Yayi’s house, after the initial results were # # and Al-Qaeda on Wednesday necessary action being taken officials to take actions “as blacklist of countries that fail to Pakistan Foreign Office said. according to an AFP reporter. released on Wednesday. announced the designation of against the accounts of Azhar. appropriate for the implemen- At least two people were Large numbers of troops 3 Azhar, leader of Jaish-e- An official of interior min- tation of sanctions” against the posal by the US, the UK and Council’s 1267 Al Qaeda confirmed killed in the vio- and riot police — as well as Mohammed (JeM), over its istry said that Azhar was JeM chief, according to the France to blacklist him. Sanctions Committee in lence. hundreds of protesters man- ties to Al-Qaeda. already on the Fourth Schedule notification. The US, the UK and February, just days after the Parliamentary elections last ning burning barricades — # # The JeM has claimed of the Anti-Terrorist Act (ATA) The UN designated Azhar France had moved the proposal deadly Pulwama terror attack Sunday were marked by low squared off in the streets of responsibility for the Pulwama and could not travel without as a “global terrorist” after to designate Azhar as a “glob- carried out by the JeM in turnout and widespread anger Cotonou. * suicide attack that killed 40 permission of the police. He China lifted its hold on a pro- al terrorist” in the UN Security Jammu and Kashmir. at changes to electoral rules that On Thursday, soldiers E - A>$ 0(Q " ' " . '3! 7 E ( ( 3&( ?< # % B " - " " Moscow: Russia emerged as a Moscow hit back, dismiss- 7'&'6 the UK for breaching bail con- crucial power broker in the cri- ing the claim as fake and accus- ditions. sis in far-away Venezuela this ing Washington of supporting CD@ # he 50-week jail sentence The group is “deeply con- week when Washington a coup “that has nothing to do " # # # " Tgiven to WikiLeaks founder cerned about... The dispro- accused Moscow of convincing with democracy” by backing Julian Assange for breaching a portionate sentence imposed President Nicolas Maduro not opposition leader Juan Guaido. London: Britain’s two main aging results continued to pour British court’s bail conditions on Mr Assange,” it said in a to flee to Cuba. Moscow has its reasons political parties, the ruling in and admitted that voters had seven years ago is “dispropor- statement. US Secretary of State Mike for standing behind Maduro - Conservatives and the sent the “simple message” that tionate,” the UN Working It accused Britain of Pompeo said Maduro had a - he’s a rare ally in Latin Opposition Labour Party, suf- her party and Labour had to Group on Arbitrary Detention extending “the arbitrary depri- plane on the tarmac ready to fly America and Russia has poured fered a severe Brexit bruising as “get on” with delivering Brexit. said Friday. vation of (his) liberty.” The to Havana when “the Russians billions into the Venezuelan local election results poured in “These were always going to be Assange took refuge in experts took further issue with indicated that he should stay”. economy. AFP from around the country on difficult elections for us and there Ecuador’s London embassy in Assange’s detention Friday. were some challenging results for 2012 after a British judge at the Belmarsh high-security The Liberal Democrats cel- us last night, but it was a bad night ordered his extradition to face prison. 9 ,< ebrated a major boost to their for Labour too,” she said, amid Swedish allegations of sexual “This treatment appears figures as voters overwhelm- chants of “out, out, out” from the assault and rape, which he to contravene the principles of ingly used the polls, to elect audience. strongly denied. necessity and proportionality < 6 2&& local councillors in nearly 250 “I just don’t think we can He was arrested last month envisaged by the human rights councils across England and continue like this. We need after Ecuador gave him up. He standards,” the panel said. Pemba (Mozambique): Addis Ababa: Dozens of civil- (* &73,& longest in history in July. Northern Ireland, to punish the change, we need a change of will now serve the nearly one- The US has charged the 47- Isabella Mussa has not set foot ians were shot dead in ethnic Many businesses say main parties for failing to find leadership. Perhaps the time has year jail sentence while fight- year-old Assange with “con- in a classroom or read a book clashes in Ethiopia’s northern S employers added a robust they’re struggling to find work- a solution to the ongoing Brexit now come for that,” said Priti ing a separate attempt to extra- spiracy” for working with for- for the past week. Amhara state, a regional offi- U2,63,000 jobs in April, sug- ers, yet each month they seem uncertainties. Patel, a prominent Brexiteer and dite him to the United States. mer US Army intelligence ana- For the 13-year-old, dis- cial said, describing the attacks gesting that businesses have to add a substantial number. Smaller parties like the former Indian-origin minister The UN working group lyst Chelsea Manning to crack placed by a deadly cyclone in as retaliation for violence. shrugged off earlier concerns Some have taken a range of Green Party also gained hun- in May’s Cabinet. noted that the Swedish allega- a password stored on northern Mozambique, it feels “Search and rescue mis- that the economy might slow steps to fill jobs, including dreds of seats, but the far-right Speaking in Greater tions — the initial offence that Department of Defence com- like a lifetime. Yet she is called sions are still ongoing to find this year and now anticipate training more entry-level work- pro-Brexit UK Independence Manchester, Labour leader triggered his British arrest — puters in March 2010. one of the lucky ones. More victims and survivors from strong customer demand. ers, loosening educational Party (UKIP) lost much ground. Jeremy Corbyn said he had had been withdrawn and that Manning passed hundreds than 1 million children have Monday’s attack, but I can The unemployment rate fell requirements and raising pay British Prime Minister “wanted to do better” and con- the original bail terms should of thousands of classified doc- been affected by a pair of confirm the death toll runs into to a five-decade low of 3.6% sharply. Theresa May, who is facing ceded that voters who dis- therefore have been nullified. uments to WikiLeaks, exposing cyclones that ripped into several dozen,” Geleta Hailu, from 3.8%, though that drop Years of steady hiring have renewed calls to resign, agreed with the party’s backing It noted too that he had US military wrong-doing in the Mozambique in less than two the director of communications partly reflected an increase in the sharply lowered unemploy- appeared at a Conservative for Brexit had deserted Labour. been given near the maximum Iraq war and diplomatic secrets months, the United Nations in neighbouring Benishangul number of Americans who ment for a range of population party conference as the dam- PTI 12-month sentence available in about scores of countries. children’s agency says. AP Gumuz state, told AFP. AFP stopped looking for work. groups. The unemployment Average hourly pay rose 3.2% rate for women fell last month from 12 months earlier, a healthy to 3.1%, the lowest point since . ' "' increase though unchanged 1953. The rate for Latinos A ' # from the previous month. dropped to 4.2%, a record low Friday’s jobs report from since 1973, when the govern- Q ( % the Labor Department showed ment began tracking the data. (')) &73,& Ardern, 38, had Neve last ings that claimed the lives of 51 2+) in Afghanistan's gruelling con- that solid economic growth is For Asians, joblessness has June, becoming only the sec- Muslim worshippers. flict, which is now in its 18th still encouraging strong hiring matched a record low of 2.2%. ew Zealand Prime ond prime minister in the Ardern said in an interview historic "loya jirga" peace year. nearly a decade into the econ- And the unemployment rate NMinister Jacinda Ardern world to give birth while in last year that she would not Asummit in Kabul ended on "The government of the omy’s recovery from the Great for veterans of the Iraq and and her long-term partner office and later taking the propose to Gayford, even Friday with delegates from Islamic Republic of Recession. The economic Afghan wars dropped to 1.7%, Clarke Gayford have become infant onto the floor of the UN though she regards herself as a across Afghanistan demanding Afghanistan and the Taliban expansion is set to become the also a record low. engaged to be married, her Assembly in New York. feminist. an immediate and permanent movement should declare and office said on Friday. Since the birth, Gayford, a “I want to put him through ceasefire, and President Ashraf implement an immediate and A spokesman for Ardern television fishing show host, the pain and torture of having Ghani saying he was condi- permanent ceasefire," delegates and Gayford said the couple, has taken on the role of stay-at- to agonise about that question tionally prepared to imple- said in a declaration at the end who have a baby daughter set or who had proposed to home dad. himself,” she told the BBC. ment the call. of the jirga. Neve, agreed to tie the knot whom. The engagement comes News of the engagement This week's loya jirga, or They said the ceasefire over the Easter break. “I can’t say anything about after a trying time for Ardern, broke after journalists noticed grand assembly, saw about should start at the beginning of He could not reveal it other than they are engaged who has been widely praised Ardern was wearing a dia- 3,200 religious and tribal lead- the holy month of Ramadan, whether a date for the prime and it happened over Easter,” for her response to the March mond ring while carrying out ers, politicians and representa- which gets underway in the ministerial nuptials had been the spokesman told AFP. 15 Christchurch mosque shoot- her duties on Friday. tives try to find a breakthrough coming days. ! 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But before I could (&,3 well as with more brand sponsors and encourage its interest in peo- play, movie or a series is the best way to Mulaqat alongside Deepti Naval who race tracks — I had only change my mind (not that I had and investors, the racing industry ple in order that the the charm of reintroduce these great figures back to essayed the role of novelist-poet Amrita witnessed them in dreams any intention to), we took off! The &! : '&3. *! has definitely evolved over the this sport is not lost. It’s an uncon- the society,” said actor Shekhar Suman Pritam. orS while scrolling through my first few moments were the scari- years. ventional sport choice which not who will be essaying the role of late Urdu “I enjoyed playing Sahir saab thor- &, ,&&' 3 ,&( 3* social media feed, until today. est but so was the thrill which was The racing league, he said, many opt for freely in this coun- writer Saadat Hasan Manto in Randhir oughly and have followed Manto’s work Even before I entered inside the out of this world. All I could 3*' &! & +2) would be the world’s first profes- try. To encourage more participa- Ranjan Roy’s play Ek Haan. closely. It would be interesting to play main campus of the Buddh imagine was a huge audience &,7,6'.&$'&3 sional franchise-based motorsport tion, this was very important. We Manto, who died in 1955 at the age him on stage,” said the actor, who will International Circuit at Greater cheering for us and the checked- league, which will include a mix of couldn’t have relied on F1 to come of 43, penned an impressive body of begin readings and rehearsals with Noida-Yamuna Expressway, the white and black waving flag to 2 &7,. track and street races. Racer back after years. The young talents work touching various genres. He Suchitra Krishnamoorthi later this week. whizz of the racing cars as they ran announce that we had cleared the Armaan Ebrahim, who is co- and aspirants need proper training churned out about 22 collections of sto- Suchitra will play a journalist in the through the tracks was audible. As finish line in record time. The lap &3'.&3 ,&) launching the racing league, said, and exposure and a platform which ries comprising a novel, essays, person- play who navigates the life of the writer. I stepped into Pit 5 to attend the X1 ended. Too soon, too fast. But it was + ,.3 3*''*6' “This will be a new face of car-rac- is specific to India. Also, such an al sketches and movie scripts. His work She has started preparing for the role. Racing League Summit, the tracks certainly the experience of a life- ing in the country. India has never initiative will bring people from the also gained attention for weaving stories “My character of an Indian journal- were what immediately caught my time. It was back from terra firma 2''&' 3 &$ &!3, had a history of racing but this will grassroot level,” said Armaan. around the ordeal of partition as well as ist visits him in Pakistan, just around the attention. But the best was yet to be and to reality. '' 3* ,&' initiate a legacy which will last for There are still a few training cen- sexuality. time of partition and through his sto- for we could experience life in the Indian car racers and young years to come. You learn from his- tres in India, he claimed, and they Actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui brought ries, is trying to understand both the fast lane in a racing car alongside enthusiasts and aspirants lost their ,$ '3 3 6'O tory.” Looking back, he goes on to “need to grow.” the character to life in Nandita Das’ countries, the socio-political and emo- the driver. Even from far, I could hopes of ever witnessing a Formula add, “F1 was not India-centric, had For someone who has been Manto, which follows the most tumul- tional situation. She is also trying to hear the whizz of the car which 1 Indian Grand Prix at the Buddh Indian car racer Aditya Patel, at the no connection with the Indian following the evolution of racing tuous years in the life of the writer and understand herself through their con- made my spine tingle. The speed International Circuit after it was Summit. public, no government backing or culture as a part of the circuit for those of India and Pakistan which versation. was equally thrilling. But let me besieged with financial problems Talking about what went international support. These have 15 years, he said, “It’s been ever- Manto inhabited and chronicled. “There is a lot of imagery from that confess, that my legs trembled at including a tax dispute with the wrong and how it could have had been kept in mind to keep this one evolving. There are certain com- Shekhar is glad that Nandita made the era of how women dressed, how would the thought of sitting inside the government. been encouraged after 2011-2013 competitive.” panies who do host championships film. people speak among a lot of other things. mean machine... yet I was extreme- However, all that is set to (the first Grand Prix in India), Patel He added that the league, on small scales. The only need now But he has not seen it. “I haven’t seen So while I have a few references in mind ly tempted to do so. change. The Summit saw the said, “F1 indeed had a lot of prob- which includes participation by 32 is to take them to the next level. Manto though, which in a way is good I would like to explore some more as we The next moment I was sign- announcement of the X1 Racing lems and unfortunately, even the drivers including both national and The rationale has been great since as I want to have my own interpretation proceed with the rehearsals. We would ing a declaration which said that League that begins from October government did not back it international, males and females, India has had so many internation- of the play and not get influenced by also be speaking a lot of Urdu and I am the racing authorities wouldn’t be 2019, the biggest feature of which enough. So they themselves weren’t had been worked to keep in focus al car racers as well over the past anything that I have seen before.” going to work very hard on my dialogues responsible for any injury or death, is, “that it is backed by government willing to come back. I feel that if the factors which would “sustain in few years.” Talking about Manto, Shekhar said, to get them right,” said the actress. if a mishap took place while I am and the Federation of Motor Sports the government would have sup- India and be suitable for it. We have Well, the races, each of which “Everybody knows who Manto was and Roy said “We will be in theatres in on the track premises. As I sat in Club of India (FMSCI) assuring ported it financially, it would have gone in-depth to find such things will be of 45 minutes, will take now we are making it simpler to under- June this year.” The production is by the car, with the harness strapped long-term partnership rights for certainly worked.” out.” place at the Buddh International stand who Manto was. An intense Panache Media, screenplay and direction on and the helmet tightly fitted on city-based 4W racing events and However, he said that with The league, he informed us, Circuit and the MMRT in writer who presented the world during is by Roy. my head, my heart was pounding competitions in league format,” said growing technological advance- will go on for 12 weekends, have 24 Chennai. the time when the reality was so harsh L1 , 8. ay the 4th is here to be with you, which means it’s that Mtime of the year when you : - " must leave everything aside to cel- ebrate the iconic space saga by George Lucas, Star Wars and embrace the force within you. While it all started in a galaxy, far " . " #" " # # - away, we can celebrate Star Wars in a galaxy, which is not so far away. - Jatin Varma, founder of Comic Con India suggests five different ways to 6), The Force Awakens (Ep: 7), The celebrate the day. last Jedi (Ep: 8) and The Rise of Skywalker (Ep: 9). Talk like Yoda with your col- leagues and friends the entire Save up for a once-in-a-life- day time trip to the new Star Wars There can be no better way to land at Disney World . celebrate the day than starting with Your fandom for Star Wars the oldest, wisest and the most pow- will not be complete if you don’t eter Mayhew, who became est any human being could be to erful Jedi from that universe. His visit the much-anticipated known to fans worldwide as a Wookiee: big heart, gentle peculiar language, Yodish is simi- Disneyland’s new Star Wars-themed Pthe lovable Wookiee nature... and I learned to always lar to English but in a disordered Galaxy’s Edge land, which will Chewbacca in the Star Wars let him win. He was a good friend sentence structure where the object open on May 31. Imagine getting a galaxy of films, has died. He was and I’m saddened by his passing.” comes first followed by the subject chance to fly the Millennium 74. The actor died on Tuesday in Star Wars veteran Mark and the verb instead of the usual Falcon, join the Resistance, build a his North Texas home with his Hamill tweeted, “He was the subject-verb-object order used in custom lightsaber and design a family by his side. His official gentlest of giants. A big man with English sentences. So, ‘Yoda, talk droid. Start saving up for this a Twitter account shared the news an even bigger heart who never like’ the entire day with friends/col- once-in-a-lifetime trip to Disney on Thursday, as per the reports. failed to make me smile and a leagues or throw a Star Wars- World in Orlando. Mayhew had undergone spinal loyal friend who I loved dearly. themed party and’ ‘Yodish lan- surgery in July in an effort to I’m grateful for the memories we guage at the party interact in’. Prepare for the Revenge Of improve his mobility. shared and I’m a better man for The Fifth (of May) The actor had done some just having known him.” Invest in a Star Wars Lego Set This unofficial fan holiday cel- minor acting — he played a Harrison Ford, who played and spend the day building it ebrated on May 5, the day after Star minotaur in the Ray the Han Solo also expressed his Lego has introduced a new Wars Day marks the louder side of Harryhausen fantasy Sinbad and condolences. line of a 279-piece building set the film. Rhyming with the Star the Eye of the Tiger (1977) — and “Chewbacca was an impor- based on Star Wars to celebrate the Wars: Episode III — Revenge of the was working as a hospital order- tant part of the success of the classic saga’s 20th anniversary this Sith, this day covers the dark side ly when he tried out for the part films we made together. He knew year. The set comes with three of the force universe, with all things of Chewbacca. He got the role how important the fans of the miniature figures of Anakin silly and funny, which is not neces- based on his physique, as writer- franchise were to its continued Skywalker, Luke Skywalker, and sarily a part of the original trilogy. director George Lucas was in des- success and he was devoted to Padme Amidala. Do a Star Wars movie The celebrations will not be com- all of them in the mentioned order: Lastly, the nostalgia will not be perate need of someone who them. I and millions of others will The brand also has plenty of marathon plete without revisiting all the films Prequel -The Phantom Menace (Ep: complete without remembering would be able to play taller than never forget Peter and what he other building sets from the chron- With all the events, Cosplay, that have made this series so 1), Attack of the Clones (Ep: 2), Late Carrie Fisher who portrayed Darth Vader. gave us all. Rest easy, my dear icle already on the shelves. So, merchandise, and other celebrations beloved. And, make sure you get Revenge of the Sith (Ep: 3); Rogue the role of the popular self-rescu- Lucas mourned the death of friend,” Ford said. Mayhew is sur- invest in one and spend the day taking place everywhere, it’s easy for someone from your team, who has One (Spin-Off); Sequel - A New ing Princess Leia and made her last the actor, saying, “Peter was a vived by his wife Angie, and three building your own model of Anakin them fans to miss out the crucial never watched the series before, join Hope (Ep: 4), The Empire Strikes appearance in Star Wars: The Last wonderful man. He was the clos- children. L1 , Skywalker’s custom-built podracer. part of Star Wars Day, the movies. you in the movie marathon. Watch Back (Ep: 5), Return of the Jedi (Ep: Jedi. !" ! '! $% & 'A8 +I ;; " " #" "# Q . -" " 342 6= n a non-descript building in North Miami, two dozen dancers in bouncing yellow skirts are high kicking the can- can, aerialists are spinning Iperilously high from silk cords and frantic seamstresses are hemming outfits in a 20,000 square-foot cos- tume shop. They are all part of a company that puts on more live pro- ductions a year than Broadway and London’s West End combined. Royal Caribbean International’s cruise line directs 134 shows in 50 theatres on 26 ships around the world, including seven Broadway- originating shows, eight aqua shows, 18 ice shows and dozens of original musicals. “We have a nightly audience of about 100,000. It is by scale a very, very large operation. Probably under one roof, the biggest in the world,” coordinate fittings for dozens of said Nick Weir, senior vice president shows. of entertainment. “At any one time, The cast on each ship per- there’s 1,500 to 1,800 cast members forms not one, but three shows — employed to make this all come to a Broadway musical like Hairspray life.” or Grease, a ballroom style show and It takes two to four weeks for an a pop show. The shows are upbeat army of dancers, singers and aeri- and family-oriented and chosen to alists to learn a show before they’re appeal to a wide audience — noth- dispatched to ports as far away as ing too sexual or intellectual. Australia and China. Scheduling all the rehearsals is On a recent afternoon, dancers more precise than the choreography. roamed the halls in crop tops and 3*' 3,& The new casts arrive, rehearse and buns. One stretched into a wide split depart to sea at a dizzying pace on the floor. There are 14 dance stu- ' ** every few weeks. It takes exactly 26 dios, 15 rehearsal rooms, a record- '.,.$&,3 days to train a new cast to perform ing studio, gymnasiums and audi- the musical Cats. torium. Exercise equipment lines ,&'2+33*.'' Typical theatre productions will some hallways. Nearby are living Graham, who was the resident put the focus on the performing, it *,(K rotate in new cast members period- accommodations for 470 of the per- choreographer for Billy Elliot on was more about the destinations,” ically, but Royal Caribbean prefers formers. Broadway before coming to the said Reynolds, who stressed that’s 2.,!(8 to sign performers to roughly nine- Often dismissed in the past as cruise line to choreograph changed. “People come from Cirque month contracts. They spend a few second-tier, cruise entertainment Hairspray. du Soleil, they come from Vegas, $+ )) ' weeks learning three shows from has evolved to a genre that Royal Roughly 3,000 hopefulls showed they come from London, they come ,. scratch and then head to sea. When Caribbean says commands some of up to recent auditions for Hairspray from Broadway and it is a progres- it’s over, the cruise line casts a new the best talent and technology in New York and London. sion in my career for me.” set of performers and begins again. around. Weir said the casting operation John Kenrick, a musical theatre 2)).,,$38)' Staging a show at sea has its own Several of the main characters is massive, culling talent from 75 historian and adjunct professor at challenges and quirks. Performers in Mama Mia are from the cities a year auditioning nearly New York University, says the evo- *,(&! , need extra core strength to adapt to Broadway version of the show. 25,000 performers last year alone. lution was inevitable as more *,( 3*''.' rough waves and pitching ships. If While New York theatre has strug- “At my audition, there were sophisticated cruise audiences — a costume is ripped, there’s no one gled to turn profits with its small, hundreds of girls... it’s very compet- accustomed to seeing shows in + 2'3&! to run to the store. intimate venues, fickle crowds and itive. There are so many people who spots like Vegas and Atlantic City — $ )8:,. '&3'! There are also perks that even finite real estate, the cruise indus- want to be doing this,” said Taryn are demanding better entertain- the most legendary theatres on try’s onboard audience is growing Borman, a 21-year-old Australian ment. &! *,'&3, land can’t compete with — pic- exponentially. dancer, who’s performing on a ship “It’s certainly upped the game. ')3, turesque ports, free meals, room and Royal Caribbean is building for the first time in a new show with (Cruise theatre) used to be a little board, the chance to interact with five ships in the coming years, each aerialists and contortionists. She’ll better perhaps than summer stock ( !'+! '& ' the audience and the sense of with a custom-built theatre with head to Asia with the cast in a few just with better costumes,” said onboard community not found at sophisticated stages and high-tech weeks. Kenrick, adding “it’s definitely other venues where performers effects. A few years ago, they built Singer and dancer Oli Reynolds, improved. I can’t say it’s Broadway.” simply go home each night. a small plane with a 22-foot 26, wrapped up a starring role in Each performance on every hall, six singers are harmonizing a a seamstress works on a gold glitter “You definitely become more of wingspan that now flies over the London’s West End production of ship worldwide is rehearsed at the number from Once Upon a Time. In costume competes with the hiss of a family,” said Mya Carpenter, a 22- audience in every production of Mama Mia and came back to Royal roughly 1,33,000 sq ft facility where a recording studio next door, the a steam iron. One of the head year-old dancer who performed in FLIGHT: Dare to Dream. Caribbean where he’s reprising the the halls are literally alive with the walls reverberate with what sounds seamstresses is busy completing a Paris before joining Royal “The stages that they have on same role. sounds of music. like theme music from an adventure white sequin ballroom dress, with Caribbean. “You come to know peo- the ships, the technology is far bet- “I think there’s still a stigma In one room, dancers with movie. flowing feathers and a rhinestone- ple inside and out. They’re friends ter than it ever was on a Broadway about cruise ship performing... his- black top hats are perfecting chore- At the massive costume shop, studded bodice. The cruise line for life.” stage, even 10 years ago,” said Greg torically, a lot of cruise lines didn’t ography to All That Jazz. Across the the hum of a sewing machine where makes its own costumes and must L 1 8. ! O '$ . / % N # film was about our dog going from person to person to ctor Akshay Kumar on Friday issued a state- and declare it officially — get back to Ethan. But with ment regarding the controversy over his cit- ‘Most in-demand’ TV pre- this film, our dog is on a Aizenship. He says he has never hidden or miere. mission to protect one per- denied that he holds a Canadian passport and that The Parrot methodology son: a girl who becomes a he doesn’t understand the unwarranted interest and claims to use global, real- woman. Of course, the negativity about it. time and platform-agnostic dynamics of issues with “I really don’t understand the unwarranted TV demand measurements. young girls and their interest and negativity about my citizenship. Guinness and Parrot charted mothers is a differ- I have never hidden or denied that I hold worldwide demand for all ent perspective.” a Canadian passport. It is also equally series premieres from April Since the true that I have not visited Canada in 2015 to the day of Game of makers of the the last seven years,” Akshay tweeted. Thrones season eight premiere film were, in par- “I work in India, and pay all my to determine the measure- ticular, looking taxes in India. While all these years, I ment. for a director have never needed to prove my love for “The fantasy series with great deal India to anyone, I find it disappoint- amassed a per capita global of experience ing that my citizenship issue is con- audience demand of 25.46 on with comedy, stantly dragged into needless contro- the premiere day. Compared Gail was an versy, a matter that is personal, legal, to its per capita global demand obvious choice. non-political, and of no consequence of 24.74 on the day of its sea- A women’s per- to others,” he added in the statement. son seven premiere, the latest spective was key He concluded by saying, “Lastly, and final season has pre- for the makers. I would like to continue contributing miered 2.9 per cent higher Polan further in my small way to the causes that I globally. Premiere day adds, “I had believe in and make India stronger and demand has been particular- worked with Gail stronger.” ly strong in the US, United Mancuso on His absence from the polling booth Kingdom and France,” said Gilmore Girls, and made netizens think that it was due to his Samuel Stadler, Vice President there are things alleged Canadian citizenship. of marketing, Parrot tonally and comed- In 2017, Akshay had said that he has Analytics. ically that are reminis- been bestowed with an honorary citizen- Craig Glenday, editor-in- cent of that show with ship by the Canadian Government, and chief at Guinness, said, “GoT this movie” hence, he carries the Canadian citizenship. looks like it’s going to contin- ased on the eponymous An animal lover her- Akshay, who recently grabbed head- ue breaking records right up novel by W. Bruce O )!"#P self, director Gail says, “I lines for his “non-political” interview with to the final, undoubtedly dev- BCameron, A Dog’s ! + loved the first film and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, was astating episode.” Journey is about a dog being on $+ !$ when the opportunity was widely trolled for not casting his vote this he global demand for exceeded the global premiere Game of Thrones, based a mission to protect a person. given to me to direct this year. the premiere of the demand of every other TV on George R.R. Martin’s nov- The film, sequel to the global #! ! ' one, it was a blessing. I “Chaliye, chaliye (let’s go, let’s go)” Teighth and final season series for any season across all els, is about the quest to claim hit The Dog’s Purpose, is direct- (!' ! have five dogs and truly is how Akshay responded when at a spe- of Game of Thrones exceeded platforms and markets under the Iron Throne. But it also ed by two times Emmay ! " ' !$ love animals.” cial screening of the film Blank, a the global premiere demand measurement, as per the stands for complicated polit- award-winning director Gail This heartwarming mediaperson asked him about giving of every other TV series — reports. ical gambits, scheming and the Mancuso. $$! "2! adventure of Bailey (dog) voting a miss. He then walked away. setting a new Guinness World Parrot Analytics, a TV backstabbing nature of people Producer Gavin Polone ! through multiple lives filled The actor has featured in many films Record. content analytics firm special- and finding love in troubled feels that since the film - !", ' with love, friendship and like Kesari, Baby, Holiday - A Soldier The last season premiered ising in global audience times. The final season will involved protecting a young devotion music and laugh- Is Never Off Duty and Airlift, with internationally on April 14. demand measurement, part- wrap up on May 19. It is aired girl it was most appropriate to ! ! ' P ter is set to release in India patriotism as a theme. The global demand on nered with Guinness World in India on Star World. have a female director for the on May 17 by Reliance L1 , the day of the premiere Records to chart the demand L1 , film. Polone says, “The first Entertainment. !" A: Q % % ? $ '( B 22 B!2 " ) B( ' " ' 6"# '" ' 2 6 " ." ■ . and Monte Carlo champion in recent !6&37'.'&) weeks, Federer saw a glimmer of hope. oger Federer returns to clay court ten- That shaft of light brightened when Rnis for the first time in three years at world number one Novak Djokovic Madrid next week, admitting it feels like exited Monte Carlo in the quarter- !" ' 2 >9 6"# '" 9 ' a journey into "no-man's land". finals. The 37-year-old last tested his abil- "Roger is still very hungry," Federer's ■ ),&!,& is 50-50," said Emery. start Lacazette and Aubameyang hat-trick as he firstly failed to ity on European dirt at the Rome Masters coach Ivan Ljubicic told Sky Sports Italia. Arsenal are desperate not together up front, but the game connect with an inch-perfect in 2016, before opting to concentrate on "And he has got used to playing on rsenal manager Unai just for silverware in Emery's first turned on one moment of magic Aubameyang cross before Neto the world's hard surfaces and grass clay again pretty quickly." Emery insisted his side's season but the guarantee of K 1 from Arsenal's two prolific strik- made a brilliant save at his near courts which have yielded the majority Federer's last clay title was in Istanbul AEuropa League semi-final Champions League qualification $ ers. post to keep the Spanish side in of his 101 titles. in 2015, the same year which saw his last against Valencia is still "50-50" for next season that winning the 1 1 Lacazette played in the tie. But with his career in its twilight, the Roland Garros appearance end with a despite the Gunners taking a 3- Europa League would bring. Aubameyang and the Gabon At the other end Petr Cech Swiss has decided to re-enter a realm of quarter-final exit at the hands of close 1 first leg lead to Spain. A run of three straight $K international left his marker also had to make a smart stop tennis for so long dominated by rival friend Stan Wawrinka. Valencia's bright start at the Premier League defeats has left —Unai Emery and Valencia goalkeeper as he raced from his goal to Rafael Nadal — and Madrid seems the Rome in 2016 witnessed the Swiss Emirates on Thursday was Emery's men needing more Neto on the ground deny substitute Kevin logical venue. star's most recent competitive outing on rewarded with Mouctar favours from Chelsea or K before squaring for his Gameiro. Federer has won two of his 11 clay clay, a straight sets loss to Dominic Thiem Diakhaby's away goal. Tottenham to stand any chance of strike partner to roll into The veteran stopper titles in the Spanish capital where the in the third round seemingly convincing But Alexandre Lacazette Champions League qualification an empty net. has announced he will high altitude helps him negate the tra- him that his dirt court career was done. quickly turned the game around via a top-four Premier League Seven minutes later, retire at the end of the ditionally pedestrian pace of the dusty "I'm not very confident going into with two goals in eight first-half finish. 1 Arsenal led as terrible season. surface. this clay court season, I can tell you that minutes before Pierre-Emerick The Gunners had conceded $K defending allowed And Cech's final game "I'm very excited. It's a good chal- — I don't even remember how to slide Aubameyang's late strike gave three times in all three of those —Alexandre Lacazette Lacazette a free header could well be against his lenge, a good test. Confidence, I don't anymore," said Federer. Arsenal a two-goal advantage to defeats to Crystal Palace, Wolves from Granit Xhaka's former club Chelsea in know, it's in no-man's land. I have to start "You know, I'm taking baby steps at defend at the Mestalla on May 9. and Leicester and the same defen- K cross and a weak next month's final as from scratch," said Federer after winning this point. To be honest, I didn't play one However, Emery, who man- sive deficiencies cost them again " hand from Neto the Blues secured a his most recent title in Miami. point — not one shot on clay last year. aged Valencia between 2008 and early on. could not prevent the 1-1 draw away at His long-term aim this spring is Two years ago I played two days. 2012, knows the tie is far from Valencia had already missed ball crossing the line. Eintracht Frankfurt in the Roland Garros where he was champion "Three years ago I played not feeling over due to Arsenal's terrible a glorious chance to take the lead $ "We had the game complete- first leg of the other semi-final. in 2009 and where he has been a four- great in Monaco and Rome and all that. away record this season. when Ezequiel Garay blazed over ly in control until their first Arsenal still have work to do, time runner-up in 2006, 2007, 2008 and So it's been so little that I really don't "It is a good result at home, before Diakhaby forced the ball goal," lamented Valencia coach but they moved much closer to 2011, losing on every occasion to Nadal. know what to expect." Despite his cau- but the second leg is going to be home at the back post for the vital $K Marcelino Garcia Toral. booking their trip to Baku when However, with 11-time French Open tion, his longtime rivals are wary of very difficult and maybe differ- away goal on 11 minutes. —Marcelino Garcia Toral Lacazette missed two glorious Aubameyang turned home at the winner Nadal in something of a claycourt under-estimating the 20-time Grand ent. I consider for both teams it Emery has been reticent to opportunities to complete his back post in the final minute. slump, having been deposed as Barcelona Slam champion next week. 5" # ' .+*+( &-/, 1 8 1 Paris: ( $ *0))0+ # # ("#75" + : ## # :7 C # ■ 2. 2&' . 3 # /0 ■ $+$2 just because he hit four quality bowlers he was batting against. teve Smith and David Warner $ C & # uvraj Singh, hero of India's vic- "When you are doing that, you Shave been welcomed back to . ## # Ytorious campaign in the 2011 know that someone is batting very the Australian team with "no ten- # $ World Cup, is expecting "special well," added Yuvraj, who is known sion", coach Justin Langer said #. # !! performances" from all-rounder for hitting six sixes in the 2007 edi- on Friday, with the World Cup # * Hardik Pandya in the 2019 edition, tion of WorldT20 in South Africa. offering another opportunity $ C beginning May 30. The man of the tournament of for redemption. & Pandya is back to his best, at the 2011 World Cup also backed The duo returned to the # # least with the bat, following testing Virat Kohli-led India, hosts England national side for a World Cup # times which saw him serve an and Australia to do well in the mega training camp on Friday in interim suspension. event. Brisbane after serving year-long 1 The 25-year-old has been in "My first two teams are England bans for their part in the "sand- Liverpool: ) # & remarkable form this IPL and his and India. Obviously with (David) papergate" scandal in Cape # % Mumbai Indians teammate Yuvraj Warner and (Steve) Smith coming Town. 7 # hopes that he extends his explosive back, Australia will be in con- "There is no tension," a - run to the 50-over mega event. tention. West Indies also looked a smiling Langer told reporters. ## # # # "I was actually having this con- very power-packed side. You can't "They're back in the team now. ) C 9:H 2 & versation with him (Hardik) yester- say much at this stage. I think it They've been selected, which is ( C ) :# day where I told him that 'you have would be India and England first, brilliant." # E2 : % third would be Australia. Fourth I ning eight one-day internation- # a great chance of performing real- The duo have enjoyed a "One of our really strong val- E # ly well with the ball and bat', the "It is probably the best shape as don't know," said Yuvraj. solid comeback in IPL, with ues is humility, so there will be als on the trot, against India and C & kind of form he is in at the moment. a batsman to get in. I have been He also backed chinaman Warner in blistering form, top- great opportunity to develop Pakistan. 2 ( :: "Definitely, the way he is batting watching since the practice games, Kuldeep Yadav to do well in the ping the batting rankings with that." "We have had great success ) C # ) at the moment, it is phenomenal he was hitting the ball really well. I World Cup. 692 runs from 12 innings. The Aussie coach welcomed in the past. While we celebrate E2 # # 7 and I hope he carries that form (into had told him 'it is going to be a spe- "I don't asses T20 cricket (form) Langer acknowledged there the selection dilemma Smith that, it means nothing on how # #& & E7 the World Cup). He has been bowl- cial tournament for you, the way over 50 over (cricket). I think would need to be some adjust- and Warner added to the top we play this (World Cup)," ing well in patches but as I said it you are hitting the ball'," said the Kuldeep has been a fantastic bolw- ments for the former team lead- order, joining Aaron Finch, Langer said. is all about how you handle the pres- southpaw. er for India and I'm sure he will ers, but said the team would be Usman Khawja and Shaun He said the team needed to J sure," said Yuvraj. "Over the years, as an experi- bounce back quickly. He has been boosted by their experience. Marsh, made it "exciting to have use every tournament on the cal- Auckland: * # # Pandya has been in the form of enced player you know if someone very effective against England, "When you come from the those five 100-makers at our dis- endar to "make Australians ## 3 #- his life and Yuvraj said that his 91 is hitting the ball well, he is in great South Africa, Australia," said Yuvraj titled position of captain then posal". proud of us again". "We must C D # against the Kolkata Knight Riders shape. He got 91 from 34 balls when asked whether Kuldeep's cur- there is going to be a certain Australia are the reigning make the most of every oppor- C & 5 , was the best IPL innings he has against KKR, probably that is the rent form in the IPL was a concern degree of humility that comes World Cup champions and have tunity that comes up, including + seen. best innings I have seen in the IPL ahead of the World Cup. with that," he said. been in recent red-hot form win- this World Cup," he said. D :# I;:;J;G:I;;K:I; ;; - : ;9 3 % ;:;: : Q4 % & R 3 - 7 7 - :# ■ &'(!')* problem. He who has no person- the 2007 World T20 final. He infamous heated exchange with , ality. He who is barely a charac- retired from all forms of cricket in Gambhir during an Asia Cup Kuala Lumpur: C 7 - hey have never shared a great ter in the great scheme of crick- December last year. game when they nearly came to # Trapport on and off-the-field et. He who has no great records However that didn't stop blows. and now former Pakistan captain just a lot of attitude," writes Afridi. Afridi from taking a sarcastic dig "I remember the run-in with D Shahid Afridi has gone a step fur- Gambhir played 58 Tests, 147 at Gambhir. Gambhir during the 2007 Asia 7 C # ther terming former India open- ODIs and 37 T20 Internationals "Gambhir behaves like he's a Cup, when he completed his sin- er Gautam Gambhir as someone scoring more than 10,000 interna- cross between Don Bradman & gle while running straight into me. #$ C $ with "no great records and just a tional runs across formats. Afridi James Bond. In Karachi, we call The umpires had to finish it off or &# # ;;:K;;: lot of attitude". played 398 ODIs for Pakistan guys like him saryal (grumpy). It's I would have. Clearly we had a K;;:9 - In his just released autobiog- with a lot of matches as opener but simple, I like happy, positive peo- frank bilateral discussion about 3# raphy 'Game Changer', Afridi the average despite 8000 plus ple. Doesn't matter if they are each other's female relatives," ;I:;H;9:;;;;:J 3 launched a scathing attack on runs stand at less than 24 com- aggressive or competitive, but Afridi recalled the uncharitable Gambhir, some of which termed pared to Gambhir close to 40. In you have to be positive & verbal exchange. # out to be factually incorrect. Tests, Gambhir has an average of Gambhir wasn't," he writes. Afridi featured in 27 Tests, +# # "Some rivalries were person- close to 42 compared to Afridi's Afridi, who also reveals his 398 ODIs and 99 T20 # al, some professional. First the 27 plus. real age in the book making him Internationals. He retired from 3 - # curious case of Gambhir. Oh In fact, Gambhir was the top five years older than what the offi- international cricket after the # : !6(16, poor Gautam. He & his attitude scorer with 75 against Pakistan in cial records state, recollected the 2016 World T20 in India. A !" 96.,60+2.0, +0* + ? .( : (" +->? @ <=A ' 2 G F 2 A88> , L ,,, // 0&=0//. .& ,("P# ' #: 'C1 # 93>D " ■ $,*) am Curran notched up his maiden Indian Premier SLeague (IPL) half-century as Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) posted a competitive 183/6 in 20 overs against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in a crunch encounter at the PCA IS Bindra Stadium here on = Friday. Curran, who did not play the last couple of matches, came in to $( ( bat when Kings XI were 140/4 after 13.3 overs, having lost Mayank ■ &'(!')* Agarwal (36; 26 balls, 4x2, 6x1) Live on Star Sports 1& 2 HEAD and, more importantly, Nicholas TO Pooran (48; 27 balls, 4x3, 6x4) in heir play-off berth HEAD quick succession. Tsealed, Delhi Capitals (/ The England all-rounder will aim for a big win = smashed an unbeaten 24-ball 55 against Rajasthan Royals 66 1 with the help of seven fours and to enhance their chances for 3+.!8 KNHH $ two sixes as Kings XI plundered 58 a second-place finish when runs in the last five overs. the two teams clash in their Curran made the most of a final league match here on They need to win against reprieve after he was dropped on 17 Saturday. Delhi and hope for by Rinku Singh off Sunil Narine, A big win on Saturday favourable results from other hitting Harry Gurney for 22 runs will not only will boost remaining games to secure a in the final over, including three Delhi's morale after the 80- play-off berth as the fourth fours and a six off the last four run hammering at the hands team. deliveries. square-leg where Shubman Gill of CSK but it could also pro- But a win against Delhi Earlier, Pooran had set the took an easy catch. :6=*B=3C pel the side to the second might just not be enough for platform with a brilliant knock as Kings XI were in some sort of ## # )'' " " 7 position in the eight-team Rajasthan as it will take them he shared 69 runs for for the third trouble at 41/2 after the powerplay 3D "% >C3? ((+ (#% standings. to 13 points, after their last wicket with Agarwal. overs. This is when Pooran came to 35 +" -- >D5E? -" " -" Delhi are currently sitting game against Royal Sandeep Warrier (2/31) jolted the party, taking the likes of Piyush B3 + ##>@6? + (#% third with 16 points from 13 Challengers Bangalore was Kings XI early, accounting for both Chawla, who had a forgettable BB (" ## >54? (" F G- -" games, just behind Mumbai washed away. of their top-performing batsmen day, to the cleaners by scoring at a B4 + ##>@B? #"'" # #" Indians (16 points) and table With Steve Smith having K.L. Rahul (2) and Chris Gayle brisk rate. B4 ((+ #" toppers CSK (18 points). departed home for World (14). Rahul was the first to go with The hosts were 84/2 at the B2 . >6=? ( - A win against Rajasthan Cup preparations, Ajinkya Chris Lynn taking his catch at mid- halfway stage with Pooran going B2 #">@@? ((+ (#% will enhance Delhi's chances Rahane will return to cap- on after the India batsman tried to great guns, and KKR skipper of featuring in Qualifier 1, taincy duties. Ashton Turner clear the infield. Dinesh Karthik failing to stop him and the move worked as Pooran after Pooran's dismissal but once giving them two shots at the is expected to replace Smith Warrier then set Gayle up with even with spinners operating from holed out to Sandeep Warrier at Curran got going, there was no May 12 final. in the playing eleven. a short ball which the veteran both ends. deep mid-wicket, bringing his looking back even after Gurney In the absence of Rabada, The departure of Smith, West Indies opener failed to nego- This is when Karthik intro- knock to an abrupt end. bowled a brilliant 18th over to leak Delhi's bowling attack looked Jos Buttler and Ben Stokes tiate, hitting straight to backward duced Nitish Rana into the attack Kings XI Struggled to get going just four runs and take a wicket. miserable, but it is the shod- has weakened Rajasthan's dy performance of the batting batting, putting more respon- unit which would be a cause sibility on the shoulders of of concern for skipper Rahane, Sanju Samson and ."## % (, 2+2 Shreyas Iyer. Liam Livingstone but the The likes of Prithvi Shaw, team's bowling unit would be Shikhar Dhawan, Rishabh pumped up after the leg-spin- Pant and Colin Ingram ner Shreyas Gopal's hat-trick " ' $ 1 would like to forget the dis- in the rain-truncated match astrous outing against CSK against RCB. ■ &'(!')* To enter the Indian team you need to and come out afresh in In the last encounter know how to make a comeback, you been a tremendous season for me Delhi's last home game. between the two sides last anju Samson has always been need to be strong enough and you with the Delhi Capitals, both on and Rajasthan, on the other month, it was Delhi Capitals Sconsidered as a bright prospect but only get strong when you fail. I failed off the field, and I truly believe that hand, are mathematically still who came out on top in he has not been able to break into the a lot of times and now I am strong our team can win the trophy." alive in the tournament with Jaipur by six wickets in a Indian team and the Kerala wicket- enough to play for India," he said. Proteas team manager 11 points from 13 games. high-scoring affair. keeper batsman on Friday said Steve Smith has flown back to Mohammed Moosajee said Rabada's instead of feeling frustrated he would Australia to prepare for the World recall was precautionary based on his work harder to earn a spot for him- Cup but Samson said his team has history. , ') self. good bench strength. "Kagiso experienced stiffness in Samson, who has played just one "Definitely, it (Smith's depar- his lower back a few days ago and was T20 International for India against ture) is a great loss. First Jos Buttler, taken for scans for further investiga- Zimbabwe in 2015, has been one of Ben Stokes and now Smith but we tion. The scan results, combined consistent performers with the bat in knew this before the tournament. We with further assessment by our phys- this IPL with 337 runs from 11 games have enough bench strength to cover iotherapist Craig Govender who is that included a century and a half- the losses," Samson said. fortunately in Delhi, led the CSA century. The Royals are mathematically medical committee to the decision to Legends like Brian Lara have still in the play-off hunt with 11 withdraw him from the remainder of found it difficult to understand why points from 13 games but to progress the IPL," Moosajee said in a Cricket a talented player like Samson has not any further they will first have to win South Africa statement. even been considered in India's against Delhi Capitals and then hope "Kagiso has a history with back World Cup probables. for favourable results from the other injuries and the CSA medical team is "It feels really great when legends remaining league games. &'(!')* taking the best measures to ensure he like Lara talk highly of you. It boosts is fully fit for the ICC Men's Cricket your confidence. I am very confident njured Kagiso Rabada was on World Cup next month. He will and happy the way I have been play- + 8''" ++ ' " IFriday ruled of the rest of the IPL consult with a back specialist upon his ing. But I am excitingly waiting for after South Africa decided to call the return and proceed with a treatment ) my opportunity to play for India," the ##" " A ' pacer back as a precautionary mea- and rehab programme." Rajasthan Royals player said. sure ahead of the World Cup. Delhi Capitals' head coach Ricky "There is no point in getting frus- Ajinkya Rahane was on the Australian team ahead of the Rabada had missed Delhi Ponting termed the development as ' + trated. You can use it as a motivation Friday re-appointed captain of World Cup. Capitals' last match against Chennai "unfortunate". and push more. It's not easy to get Rajasthan Royals following the "We have requested Ajinkya to Super Kings due to stiff back and his "It's unfortunate that Rabada is ■ 2'&7)+.+ Live on Star Sports 1& 2 HEAD into the Indian team. You need to departure of Australian Steve Smith. take on the captaincy of the team; unavailability is a severe blow to Delhi having to leave us at this stage of the TO work hard and earn that spot." Rahane returns to lead Royals as a true Royal he has shown great Capitals, who are striving to win their tournament. But I have full confi- unrisers Hyderabad HEAD Insisting that failure is the secret for the game against Delhi Capitals courage and character in gracious- maiden title. dence in our team and I'm sure each would look to complete S (8 of success, Samson said he has gone on Saturday after Smith replaced ly accepting the responsibility, According to a statement from and every member of this unit will the unfinished business and + through many tough phases in his him as captain in the middle of the which accompanies this role, whilst the Delhi Capitals, Rabada, the cur- step up to the occasion," Ponting said. seal their place in the IPL 1 6! @@ career which only made him a bet- season following the team's disap- it would have been easier for him rent Purple Cap holder, has been He is now banking on New Play-offs when they clash ter, determined cricketer. pointing run which saw it lose six to take a back seat and focus sole- advised to return home by CSA. Zealand pacer Trent Boult's experi- with laggards Royal 3+.!8 MNHH $ "If you talk about my career or out of their first eight games. ly on his batting," said Zubin "It is indeed very hard for me to ence in the upcoming play-offs. Challengers Bangalore, here anyone's career, there are definitely However, there was a revival of Bharucha, Head of Cricket at leave the Delhi Capitals at this stage "It's a massive loss obviously but on Saturday. Mumbai home with three ups and downs. Going through such fortunes of the side under Smith Rajasthan Royals. of the tournament," said the 23- it's a loss that we can cover. We have The defeat against balls to spare. phases I feel is very lucky because which led Royals to winning three "A true team man and a true year-old Rabada, who took 25 wick- someone like Trent Boult, who is a Mumbai Indians via Super Captain Kane when you go down then only you will out of the last four games, giving Royal, we are extremely fortunate to ets from 12 matches that he played world-class fast bowler. He had a ter- Over must be hurting but Williamson, all-rounder know how to climb up. them a slender hope of making the have characters like him playing this this season. rific season for the Daredevils (erst- they need to shrug it off and Vijay Shankar and come- "I am lucky that I have gone play-offs with a game to go. sport and even prouder he is part of "But with the World Cup just a while) last year. With him coming to add two points to take their back man Wriddhiman Saha down many times in my career. I'm Smith has returned home to join Rajasthan Royals franchise." PTI month away, a collective decision has the side now, we think we can cover tally to 14, good enough to will look to score in the key happy to have all these experiences. been made for me in this regard. It's for the loss of Rabada quite well." stay in top-4. match. Despite their defeat Hyderabad bowlers have against Mumbai, performed well in patches Hyderabad's net run rate is and need to get their act E H &# / 0 +0.653, which is superior to together against Bangalore's others in contention for the master blasters AB de Villiers Play-offs. and Virat Kohli. ■ $+$2 we have done well is that we rated. big-hitters Hardik Pandya and Even if Hyderabad lose The visitors boast of have handled the pressure situ- Rohit said the eight overs of Kieron Pollard higher. their last match, they can still multi-pronged attack in ot depending on specific ations well," said Rohit. spin bowling done in tandem by "If you look at the whole reach playoffs if Kolkata which Afghanistan's Rashid Nindividuals and handling "A lot guys have put their left arm Krunal Pandya (2-22) tournament, they (Hardik and Knight Riders and Kings XI Khan has been the standout the pressure situations with hand up and taken the respon- and Chahar (0 for 21) did the Pollard) have batted around the Punjab don't win more than performer. aplomb has been key to Mumbai sibility which is why we don't trick in stopping SRH from 14th or 15th overs and scored one of their last two match- Sandeep Sharma, Khaleel Indians' Play-off journey, an have anyone, barring Quinton winning the game. 70-80 runs the maximum num- es. Ahmed and experienced elated skipper Rohit Sharma (de Kock), in the top five (of the "They understand the con- ber of times. Right from num- In the absence of their Bhuvneshwar Kumar, along said. highet run scorers). It's not ditions really well. Vijay Shankar ber 3-7 all our batsmen are flex- batting mainstay David with the Afghan spin twins Mumbai Indians sealed about one or two individuals. and Manish were batting and ible. They can bat anywhere at Warner, young Manish Rashid and Mohammed their place in the Play-offs with "If you want to win the tour- they kept varying the length. any given time which makes our Pandey (71 off 47 balls) Nabi add sting to Hyderabad a Super Over win over Sunrisers nament everyone needs to do Their eight overs were probably job easier. shouldered the responsibili- attack. Hyderabad. They still have a well. That's the hallmark of this the turning point. They bowled "And Pollard and Hardik we ty pretty well against Mumbai Bangalore will be playing game in hand. team, whether it is (leggie) really well with a wet ball, which have that option. Polly has done as he pushed the match into for pride after their hopes of "It's a good positive for us to Rahul Chahar or Quinton. We is not easy," he said. it a few times — if you remem- the super over. entering playoffs went up in qualify with one game to spare. don't believe in individuals to Looking ahead, Sharma said ber he had done that against But with just nine runs to smoke after their match In 2017, when we won the tro- win the game on their own. We the team's batting order was flex- (Kings XI) Punjab (batted at No win in super over, Pandya against Rajasthan Royals was phy, we qualified with two want everyone to chip in and ible from positions 3-7 which 4 and made 83 off 31 balls). We and Kieron Pollard took abandoned due to rain. games in hand. As a team what take us over the line," he elabo- gives them the option to send will keep our options open."