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      The Prime Minister’s post Meanwhile, TDP supremo      should go to one of the con- and Andhra Pradesh Chief n a dramatic political devel- stituents of the Federal Front. Minister N Chandrababu Iopment, the Telangana The Prime Ministerial candi- Naidu on Monday termed Rashtra Samithi (TRS) on date will be a consensus can- a “good leader Tuesday announced it is open didate from among the con- who has concerns for the to taking support from the stituents (of the Federal Front),” nation” and asserted that unlike Congress to form a Federal Khan said. 1996, non-BJP parties won’t Front Government at the However, the proposed commit the mistake of keeping Centre if the latter don’t ask for Federal Front is not going to the Congress out if such an the driver’s seat. However, the align in any way with the BJP, alliance forms a Government at TRS made it clear that it is not Khan said. “We are averse to the Centre. going to align in any way with the BJP. We do not want to have In an interview to PTI on the BJP. anything with the BJP, neither the sidelines of a poll meeting “We are open to talk to to support them or take their in East Midnapore district's them (Congress), and see support. Haldia in support of TMC whether they support us to Most of the constituents candidates, he claimed the BJP form a Government. If they do, speaking with KCR are also of is on its way out regional parties are not averse the same opinion that they will On whether a coalition of                as long as they (Congress) not have any truck with the regional parties will include the    ! "    #  $    don’t come into the driver’s BJP,” he said. Congress in Government for- seat. KCR is very firm that a The TRS spokesperson said mation or keep it out if such an   communal and caste based Federal Front constituent parties such as SP, BSP, YSRCP, opportunity arises, he said, politics. They (JMM and JVM) should be in the driver’s seat DMK and TRS would do well “You cannot have such restric- hief Minister Raghubar has been exploiting people of and run the Government,” TRS in the elections, but the tions. You need the magic fig- CDas today asked people in different castes in the name of spokesman Abid Rasool Khan Congress would not cross the ure (272 seats) to form the gov- Deoghar to vote for BJP and castes only. Now, the JMM, said on Tuesday. 100-seat mark. ernment. Restrictions will ulti- finish JVM(P) from Godda. JVM and Congress have The development comes a If the Congress does not mately break the unity.” While addressing an election changed their face and formed day after TRS chief and win 180-200 seats on its own, “All of us will sit together rally in Deoghar on Tuesday a coalition for looting the Telangana Chief Minister K its allies like the DMK would and reach a consensus to build the CM said that JVM Chief masses of the State and the Chandrasekhar Rao met DMK see “no fun” in being with it the future of this country,” Babulal Marandi was finished country,” he said. Das said that president MK Stalin in Congress in forming the been pursuing his idea of a fed- outside would be explored, and would come to the Federal Naidu said. in Koderma, now it’s the turn the JMM has been selling the Chennai and sought his sup- Government at the eral front of non-Congress, said the TRS spokesman. Front, Khan said. The TDP president, who of people in Godda to eliminate State for last 14 years. “For over port in forging a non-Congress, Centre. non-BJP regional parties for a “The Government would “JD(S) will have an upper was the convener of the United JVM(P). a decade the party has been non-BJP Federal Front. The new stand of the TRS year. be of the federal front and the hand in Karnataka. We have Front Government from 1996- The CM said that involved in looting the State, However, according to sources, is seen as a big change in In case, the front falls short Congress will have to extend started speaking to Communist 1998, said that time the exper- Jharkhand Mukti Morcha and snatching land from poor trib- Stalin rejected KCR’s request to KCR’s attempt to forge a of number to form the support from outside. We are parties, expecting they will do iment failed because the JVM have been playing als and violating the CNT and join Federal Front and instead Federal Front minus the Government, the option of the very firm that regional parties well in Kerala and some other Congress was kept out of the destructive politics. “The State SPT Act for buying tribal land. urged him to support the Congress and the BJP. KCR has Congress supporting it from should be in the driver’s seat. places,” he said. Government. has suffered a huge loss due to Continued on Page 4    !"#      Q R

returning officer Amit Kumar Both the BJP and the JMM who have worked very hard   has ensured smooth conduct of have pitched up makeshift tents during the elections. We have the counting exercise, the polit- at the ground to keep a watch garnered good number of votes ical parties are all set to hold a on the EVMs which will decide and the cadre was elated,” he     ‘show of strength’ near the the fate of saffron brigade’s added. Champai Soren also strong room on the day of Bidyut Baran Mahto and grand visited the tent on Monday late counting. alliance’s Champai Soren. evening to take stock   6%# ( As of now, JMM and BJP The counting for six con- “We have arranged news- of things. have set up camps at the stituencies in the district, papers, drinking water, refresh- “On the basis of the reports ays after polling in Jamshedpur Cooperative Bahragora, Ghatshila, Potka, ment, food, tables and chairs received so far from the con- DJamshedpur, election fever College from Monday to keep Jamshedpur East, Jamshedpur for the party workers. The stituency, we are confident that is yet to sink amongst party a vigil on the EVMs at the West and Jugsalai would take entire exercise is aimed at our candidate from workers and if the camps near strong room. place at Jamshedpur Co-oper- keeping a watch over the EVMs Jamshedpur Champai will Jamshedpur Co-operative Party workers are camping ative College on May 23. at the strong room,” emerge the winner. Almost all College (JCC), near strong in makeshift tents at the venue Separate counting tables would said BJP spokesperson Anil the political analysts of the city room are an indication that the where EVMs from six assem- be arranged for each assembly Modi. has expressed confidence over fight for Jamshedpur parlia- bly segments — Jamshedpur area. JMM district president his victory are we mentary seat has narrowed East, Jamshedpur West, The BJP camp located 100 Ramdas Soren said they need all assured,” said a JMM func- down between JMM and BJP Bahragora, Potka, Ghatshila meters away from the JMM’s to keep an eye on the EVMs. tionary. and the talks related to all the and Bahragora — have been camp near the Jamshedpur “We have dedicated cadres He said that every party calculations doing the rounds kept. Cooperative College has worker was involved in the have centred near the strong While the Deputy arrangements for indoor games %                     election campaign and worked room. Commissioner-cum-district like carrom and ludo.        #  $    hard to mobilise the voters. " &  '()*             + ")),-!   &$&     administration along with its pro-        +      posed plan to supply pit water from ver billion litres of water reserved    its 21 mines after treatment. Ointo closed coal mine pits in According to the plan about 90   masses in districts of Singhbhum, West Dhanbad would be supplied to solve ! " lakhs liter of water would be supplied Singhbhum & Saraikela-Kharsawan. the water crisis after treatment.   after treatment per day after the tep Industries Pvt. Ltd, a cable and It's a testimony of our commitment in According to an estimate, near- #  " implementation of the project and at Swire manufacturing company, has making India power ready .We look for- ly 94 billion gallon water is reserved ! ! least 5 lakhs population will get bagged a rural electrification project ward to work closely with Jharkhand into 39 closed coal mine pits potable water supply while 6 lakhs over Rs 132 crore from Jharkhand Bijli Bijli Vitran Nigam to drive the trans- belonging to BCCL in Dhanbad  will get the supply for domestic pur- Vitran Nigam ltd. formation” said Ankit Tayal, co-founder would be treated to make it potable. poses after treatment of the water of This would be a full scale supply Step Industries. Around 11 lakhs population residing mines (Dharmabandh, Phulwaritand Phulwaritand, BOCP, New and erection (Composite contract) Step Industries is a Delhi based in Dhanbad Municipal Corporation and Katras) has been identified for Akashkinari colliery, Block 4, Katrash rural electrification project comprising cable and wire manufacturing compa- (DMC) area will get the supply supply of its reserved water in the Chatudih, Govindpur Colliery, East Singhbhum, West Singhbhum & ny and specializes in EPC (Engineering through pipe line in their houses, an DMC area; project will be operated Goddudih, Dhansar, KB Five pit, PB Saraikela-Kharsawan districts on a Project Construction) contracts and is official informed. jointly by the District Administration Project, South Balihari, Bhagabandh, ++-+,7#,! "++!,7, turnkey basis under the Jharkhand currently a key contributor in many Billions of liters of water are lying and Water and Sanitation Ldona, Shimlabahal, Barodaghar, 6+,! "++,!,,!, + Sampurna Bijli Achchhadan central & state electrification schemes unused in these pits, while residents Department, informed Jairampur, Barari, Jaingora, Lohapatti, # , 3 3++,,+#,, Yojna(JSBAY) Phase-1. like ‘Saubhagya Yojna’, IPDS (Integrated of Dhanbad and in its outskirts are an official. Murlidih, Basantimata, Dabibari  #,,3+! "++-+ The project is a full scale electrifi- Power Development Scheme), R- suffering from acute drinking water Water of these three mine pits including others, report reveals. ,,,#,,!3-,,#,, , cation project and would include ser- APDRP etc. crisis. After getting the preliminary would be supplied in Sinidih, Besides the State 3++:++-!!+!"3,! vices like site survey to installation of In a short span of seven years, the feasibility report (PFR) that water Nawaghar, Mohanpur, Bansjora, Government, ministry of coal has !-,3--- +,"+,!3,", poles and commissioning etc. and will company has grown tremendously and from the mine pit can be treated to Brahamadih, Chatudih and Malkera also given clearance for supply of pit !+:!3,  , ,+-,,! be completed over a period of 18 has partnered with many government make it usable Government has villages through pipelines, he said. water, informed an official. Unused ++-+ -, ,,,++-,,3+ months. and corporate conglomerates to deliv- given node for supply of pit water in Meanwhile, BCCL has also pre- water from closed mine pits at BCCL , “We are proud to partner with er critical power projects around rural the DMC area. pared reports on its 39 closed mines in Dhanbad will be treated to make JSBAY to enable rural electrification of electrification in Tier 2, 3 and 4 towns. For the first phase three closed and submitted report to the district it potable, said the official. #./!"+,., ) +6O! -          ,     "!3, +!+ !        - 

             " &&  !  '  !, 6%# ( ( M "*+ ' pending quality, fun-filled time with family and     ' ! Sfriends is anyone’s dream, and moreover with mer-      cury soaring high what better place to hang out at a !N water park or swimming pool right here in Jamshedpur. %,;+!+,!," ++# #3+!    Apart from being the coolest solution to the heat,  &$& ,<!, ,+:,"3"+$ *,5 swimming pools are also a good option for a rigor- ""!3,3!+!3!,+,"3"+57= ilms of Jharkhand based ous and fun workout. pset over getting fewer marks in class 10 "!,-+,3-,3,,, ,! Fproducer and director Lal Vijay The swimming pools at G Town Club, United UBoard exam in comparison to his "+,!,,,+", ,+ !"+!!  Sahdeo will be screened in Cannes Club, Beldih Club and JRD Tata sports complex are younger brother a youth committed suicide !"5 +!,,,+,,+!3,!,   Film Festival 2019 at France. abuzz with activities these days. In the last fortnight in Bokaro Steel City. His body was fished out 3+!,++,,+,3!,+,!+,!+ ‘Lohardaga’ and ‘Phulmania’, the the strength of budding swimmers have increased form cooling pond last night, police said. , ,+ " <,$3+!,,, +- two films made by Shahdeo will be manifold. Officials of the club informed that they are “Subham Kumar (15), a resident of %,+; +,!-,,3,, ,+ screened on Wednesday and receiving anxious calls for admission. Sector 9D Quarter No. 1100 under Harla 3,3-,! Thursday respectively. On the other hand the city has also got its first wet or run in the summer. Automatically, the first thing police station, killed himself as he scored Both the films are based on the park at the Jubilee Amusement park which already that comes to mind is swimming,” said Druv Parikh, fewer marks in board examination. Subham -0). +1.$).- issues of Jharkhand and shot in houses a dry park. With the old rides having lost their an active swimmer. got 59 per cent marks, while his younger ,(+,6!-, ""+, Jharkhand. The story of ‘Lohardaga’ charm, a new water park, Splash Zone, is now pulling He adds that with the second the heat wave hit- brother Suraj got 85 per cent marks,” said Jai -!3, --3++!!,!+"++3+ revolves around the life of a young boy the crowds. ting the city, there is a huge flow of people booking Govind Gupta OC of Harla Police Station. % ,-: - --:', -- who gradually took the path of The Splash Zone Water Park has fun rides for vis- batches. “In our city, you can swim anytime of the year, Subham left his house on May 11 after !+3 - ,: "3,#!-! Maoism due to various social and eco- itors of all ages. It consists of a large pool of water with barring a few cold months. So, there is literally no leaving a suicide note. “Shubham wrote that, +",#!--,+,-!3, nomical issues. The film cast includes rainbow and wave slides, a rain dance floor, a small excuse not to swim now.” Mummy-Papa I could never be able to score 3+%+, 3+++%- , 5 some of the noted actors including kiddies pool with aqua cycles, a multiple water play “The response has been excellent this summer. good marks in exams so I am leaving. If any- ++!$3 !L!3M:++# 3 : Sanjay Mishra, Vijay Raaz and many platform as well as a big tilting bucket, all with the aim By the beginning of May, the rush increased. In our body asks tell them that Shubham’s feet were -+,!++%<$3 :++7-! + others. of providing entertainment for families. club strokes like freestyle, backstroke and breaststroke slipped and he died,” added Gupta. -,3,,(63,+!    ,:++, ‘Phoolmania’ is a story of a young An instructor at United Club said that with the are taught here under the watchful eyes of the coach- On May 11 we have received a written ++: ", , - --:  *<!+! girl who is declared a witch by the vil- start of the summer season, pools are witnessing a es. Moreover the specially treated antiseptic water complaint from the parents of the deceased #-:++,++: ", ,+! lagers after demise of her husband and heavy rush. Swimming coaching camps are mush- ensures that the swimmer’s complexion doesn’t get and filed a missing report. Cops were in -:!  %!#-:+++,,++: ", , the hardships she had to face. rooming and every swimming pool in the city has tanned,” said an in-charge of G Town Club. search of Subham and found his body float-  3+++! +,, , """++ Shahdeo, who has already left for something to offer to enthusiasts. He went on to add that Jamshedpur has a greater ing in the cooling pound yesterday, said OC. France said that both the films were “People of our city are generally active and health- number of swimming pools than any other city in the Subham’s father is an ex-army man and -###.+-!,+).+ made in limited resources and bud- conscious. And while there are running clubs sprout- State. It also has one of the finest pool infrastructures presently working as a contract worker in a 37!+3  "--+!, -"$!+ get. ing everywhere, it is horrible to workout in the gym in Jharkhand. private company at Bokaro Steel Plant. ! : 3,3!!,33+! ,,+ ,",!++ ",,!,! -+, 3!-! *3+,#-:! #",%33! : 5+# ,"+3" :,!#-       !      -,,+"+,,+        .   .-##  6%# (  *  in past over the some issues lma, the globally reputed medical in Giridih. Aaesthetic device company, has part- 40-year-old local daily “On Monday night, the nered with the city based renowned Dr. Areporter escaped unhurt cop and his son, armed with Kumar Skin & Laser Clinic to offer treat- after a retired ASI and his sharp weapons, assembled ment for Pigmentation, Scars, Melasma, son fired at his scooty on near market in drunken on Hirsutism, Vitiligo and Psoriasis using market road near Pampu two-wheelers to teach him a globally renowned systems like Harmony Tank late on Monday night. lesson where scribe was XL, Soprano Hair reduction and Excimer According to reports standing near sweet shop from Alma. Anjani Kumar Sinha did and but before they could do Dr Raju Kumar, who has been asso- not suffer any injuries as the anything, scribe was alerted ciated with Alma for more than five bullets got misfire. but both them fired on years, is very successful in addressing He has registered an FIR him.But bullets missed their chronic diseases like Vitiligo and Psoriasis against Mithlesh Kumar target as they spend away,” thus transforming life of thousands of Singh and his son, and his said Sinha. patients. In addition to this,with intro- first to bring the latest skincare Trichologist & Laser expert, practicingat accomplices for attempting Later Sinha informed 3,!+,", ,+3  duction of new multi-treatment plat- technology and innovations to Jamshedpur for more than 8 yrs. He to murder under sections of his elder brother and also - ,+3 ++ 5O+,3-"",+ form,Harmony XL by Alma,at Dr. Kumar Jamshedpur. Harmony XL is a platform operates at three location in Jamshedpur the Indian Penal Code as alerted town police. Soon +3,+":,"-3+3  Skin & Laser Clinic,will truly trans- that provide comprehensive solution for all - Mango, Adityapur and Golmuri. well as the Arms Act at after police rushed to the " +,,+3+!:,+" !3,+ formthe scale of treatment. skin types treating pigmentations, scars, Soumen Dutta, managing director, town Police Station. Sinha is spot and overpowered Cop + ,-+ !,+"++!! “The quest for a youthful and flawless melasma, Hirsutism and removal of dif- Alma India & SAARC Operations Said, senior journalist and is also and his son and recovered a -,,-, look is never ending.With introduction of ferent tattoo inks”, said Dr. Kumar who “We have been enabling practitioners like a known lawer. gun and around 3,&+"!,-!++ new technology, the beauty aesthetic, does all kinds of cosmetic and aesthetic Dr. Kumar to offer safe and effective Monday’s attack on the 40 cartiadges from them ,3,! 3<+3 ,+ cosmetic and laser procedures are grow- procedures. Dr. Raju Kumar is a procedures while allowing patients to get reporter was the fallout of a and started its investiga- -,3,-3,,,3--3+ ing than ever before. Our aim is to be the Consultant Dermatologist, Venereologist, benefit. petty dispute that occurred tion. 

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TScience and Commerce In commerce, the best per-   of MCC violation through As the election commis- was declared by the Jharkhand forming district turned out to cVigil with the state capital sion has launched the app for Academic Council (JAC) on be Simdega with 89.31 percent he Office of Chief Electoral receiving 203 cases of MCC first time in general election, Tuesday evening. An improve- students passing the examina- TOffice, Jharkhand since the violation, but out of 203 cases many people have shown ment in the result was record- tion. Khunti, which is the worst imposition of model code of of violation, only 43 cases were activeness in making com- ed as compared to 2018 and performing district in science conduct (MCC) has received found correct. plaint. 2017 with the total pass per- stream bagged the second place 865 cases of model code of con- Ratio wise Dhanbad dis- Ajay Kumar Chaudhari, a centage in science stream being in commerce stream with a duct violation through its cVigil trict has received 67 cases of 36-year-old man and resident 57 per cent and that in com- pass percentage of 80.48 per- app. model code of conduct viola- of Palamu, prompt actions on merce being 70.44 per cent. cent. The third best perform- The cVigil app allows peo- tion and out of these 31 cases the Election Commission of In 2018, the pass percent- ing district was Koderma with ple to record any violation of were found true. India’s (ECI) cVigil App has led age in science was 48.34 per 79.09 percent. the code of conduct and send The CEO office had also to unearthing of at least four cent while that in commerce The worst performer in it to the relevant election received cases of MCC viola- Model Code of Conduct was 67.49 per cent. In 2017 the commerce stream was authority. tion by some persons to tarnish (MCC) violations in March. pass percentage in science was ination and 24,436 passed. A "              %         Sahebganj with only 39.56 per- By using the cVigil app, cit- the image of some candidates. Chaudhari has exposed the 52.36 per cent and that in total of 7115 passed with first ')     #   !$  cent students of the district izens can record on his One such case include, a case highest number of MCC vio- commerce was 60.09 percent. division marks, 15,428 got sec- passing the examination. Android mobile and promptly lodged by BJP sitting MP lations through the cVigil App A total of 94,326 candidates ond division marks, 1886 got appeared in the examination having a pass percentage of Palamu, the best performer in to election authorities report Nishikant Dubey. in Jharkhand since registered for examination in third division and 7 passed pro- 12,382 passed thus making the 69.63 per cent and Garhwa science stream turned out to be any violation of model code of A case was lodged in cyber it was launched on March 10 science stream of which 93,298 visionally. pass percentage of boys 63.68 with a pass percentage of 64.75 the second worst performer in conduct, any incident of police station, when one Sanjay here. appeared and 53,186 students Performance of girls in percent. However, 79.07 per- percent. commerce with only 49.11 per- intimidation or inducement Kumar Yadav tries to change He lodged a total of six passed the examination. Of both science as well as com- cent girls passed in commerce The worst performing dis- cent commerce students pass- within minutes of having the picture profile of Dubey complaints on the App and these, 20,447 passed with first merce stream was better than stream as out of the 15,244 girls tricts were Khunti and Jamtara ing the examination. witnessed them and without with an attempt to tarnish his four of them were found to be division, 30,874 with second that of boys. Of the 65,419 boys who appeared, 12,054 cleared with 34.89 per cent and 39.14 Pass percentage of com- having to go to the office of the image. correct. division, 1841 with third divi- who appeared in the science the examination. percent students passing the merce stream in the State cap- returning officer. Similarly, in Dumka cases cVigil, which stands for cit- sion and 24 passed provision- examination 55.01 percent The best performing dis- examination in these districts, ital was 73.21 percent. 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+<3+,! comment of Congress leader is Balakot air strike. 6    not his personnel remark, but Hours after Congress +02/GN the remark has given by leader’s remark become viral, Congress High Command. The PM Modi attacked Congress   ,,"++:3, ! O , remark once again re-estab- for Aiyar’s remark. Addressing lished the fact that Congress’ an election rally today, he said, he second phase of ,,,/B1C, -+,%! working style is not going to “These Mahamilawati people, Tallotment of retail liquor D3+"+++ change.” Shahdeo said, on ear- Congress, BSP and SP all are shops concluded on Tuesday   lier occasions too Aiyar had abusing me. Not a single day with allotment of 219 retail ,#,,:/EFE apologised for his remark, has passed when they have not shops through e-lottery system. he State BJP unit on which he gave during Gujarat abused me.” In the second phase, a total +,,!: - TTuesday hit out at elections, the Congress leader- Shahdeo also attacked of 258 shops had to be allotted FG B",, reinstated Congress leader ship taking cognizance on JMM leader and former chief in 169 groups for which the Mani Shankar Aiyar for his Aiyar’s remark had even sus- minister Hemant Soren’s applications were invited a ,,+"+ comment, justifying the pended him for two years, but remark where he had called week ago. ‘Neech’ slur he had used for later he was re-inducted in Chief Minister as However, applications out of 1664 shops were settled. Prime Minister Narendra party fold. ‘Murkhmantri’. Soren in his came in for 219 shops in 143 Excise commissioner Bhor Modi, for which he was sus- “A i y a r ’s r e m a r k d i s p l a y s twitter targeting Raghubar Das groups, all of which were set- Singh said, “Of the target rev- pended by his party two years the right picture of Congress, had termed him as tled through e-lottery on enue of 1,558 crore against the ago. which is full with hatred and his sycophant aides are still to "  -$    $  "    *  " + ‘Murkhmantri’. Shahdeo said, Tuesday. These shops include total shops, settlement for Aiyar, in his article pub- arrogance,” says Shahdeo. digest that a man coming from $ $        -$    “Going through the twitter 56 shops of country liquor, 83 1,522 crore worth revenue has lished at Rising Kashmir and The BJP leader claimed humble background has #   $  remark of Hemant Soren it foreign liquor and 80 compos- been done making latter republished in The Print, that dynastic politics is like become the Prime Minister of appears that he is taking about ite shops. it 97.7 percent of the total rev- the Congress leader has justi- venom. “Some Congress lead- the country,” he said. strikes. also referred to Jawaharlal his tenure when he was Chief In the two phases, out of enue target.” fied his 2017 ‘Neech Aadmi’ ers, who are sycophant are Justifying his remark Aiyar in the article pub- Nehru's education and attack- Minister of State.” the total 1634 retail liquor In 2018-19 the State earned comment against Prime giving such remarks. For them against , Mani lished at Rising Kashmir had ing PM Modi for ‘stunningly Shahdeo said, “The JMM shops across the State, 1595 a revenue of 1,082 crore as Minister Modi saying leaving aside a particular fam- Shankar Aiyar cited comments even questioned on educa- illiterate claims’, most recently leadership should not forget have been settled, making 97.6 against the set target of 1,000 that his remark was prophetic. ily, all the poor people are made by the Prime Minister in tional qualification of Prime his comment that ‘clouds would their days when JMM MLAs percent of the total shops. In crore which is 108 percent of State BJP spokesperson, ‘Neech’. election rallies and interviews Minister Narendra Modi. help Indian jets escape even hurled shoes before the first phase, a total of 1376 the target. Pratul Shahdeo said, “The The Gandhi family and on Rajiv Gandhi, Balakot air The Congress leader has Pakistani radars’ during the Speaker’s chair.” "         (        voters. #"! Deputy Development the booths wherein there will The polling percentage in Commissioner (DDC) Varun be separate Matdata Mitra for inghbhum Dhanbad was 60.37 percent +,+"- Ranjan said, “We have made the PWD and elderly voters. S constituency recorded the which was 0.20 percent lesser food arrangements for around The Dumka election 2019 highest polling percentage than that in 2014. In +:" 10,000 people including 5,000 mobile application is another among the four constituencies Jamshedpur the polling record- ! polling personnel and 5,000 important highlight for the that went into polls in the ed was 67.19 percent. police personnel. The arrange- elections. third phase of Lok Sabha elec- Of the 20,68,233 electors in , !,+ ment has been made to ensure The app has been pre- tions in the State which was Dhanbad, 12,48,603 stepped that our officers do not go hun- pared by students of NIT held on May 12. out of their homes to cast their 2++"2+"   gry amidst the nonstop work Durgapur after a competition The final polling percent- vote. Among these were on polling day.” conducted by the district age for the third phase was 6,81,400 men, 5,67,196 women o ensure that the polling Apart from this, administration to choose the released by the State election and seven third gender voters. Tofficers, who spend long Anaganwadi Sevikas and constituency. Of the 1,157 best app developer. department on Tuesday which In Jamshedpur, out of the hours under the sun living in Sahiyas have been tagged to booths, 55 are model booths, “The App has a variety of showed that the constituency total 17,01,342 electors, adverse situations to conduct every booth, who will provide the primary focus of which is facilities right from information recorded 69.4 per cent voting. 11,43,054 exercised their fran- peaceful voting get some relief, food to polling personnel dur- to enrich voting experience of and direction to the polling Of the total 12,68,111 elec- chise. Of the total 8,71,103 male the Dumka district ing the day time in lieu of some the voters. booths to details of BLOs and tors in Singhbhum, 8,78,017    6             #  electors 5,90,418 voted while of administration has come up amount. The district adminis- “The model booths will contact number of all impor- exercised their franchise. Of -     " " 7 $ $  8,30,183 female voters 5,52,621 with unique initiatives. The tration will also be arranging have waiting lounge, children tant officers of the district. these 4,41,645, 4,36,371 female casted their vote. The con- district goes into polls under for tea and sherbet for the offi- corner or crèche with toys for One can also see the SVEEP and one third gender voter. In 66,85,401 electors in these con- However, only 26 out of 116 stituency had a total of 56 third Dumka Lok Sabha cers. those who come to cast their related activities conducted by 2014, the constituency record- stituencies, 43,73,252 exercised third gender electors casted gender voters of which 15 constituency in the seventh “We are also providing vote with children, selfie point the district administration and ed 69.04 per cent polling. their right to vote. Among their vote. exercised their right to vote. phase of election on May 19. special charging points at all the and many other facilities,” the also participate in the various The overall voting per- these, out of 35,05,565 male Girdih Lok Sabha con- The overall polling per- Special provision for paid clusters because there is usual- DDC said. competitions through this app,” centage recorded in the third electors, 22,90,307 voted while stituency witnessed 66.98 per centage on these seats in 2014 food stalls has been made for ly a complaint by the officers First voter to cast their Ranjan said. phase was 65.41 per cent, among the 31,79,720 female cent polling which is a rise of was 64.57 percent. The polling the polling officers at the dis- that the phone battery drains vote at all the model booths will The application also have a which is 0.84 per cent more electors 20,82,919 exercised 2.72 per cent as compared to percent in Giridih was 64.24 patch and receiving area of out through the day and they be given a certificate and a t- number of election themed than 2014. their franchise. 2014. Of the total 16,47,715 per cent that in Dhanbad was EVMs. The polling officers are unable to contact their shirt with the slogan 'Dum games like Ludo based on The four seats which went The phase also witnessed electors in the district, 60.57 per cent, Jamshedpur can pay 45 to get a regular families,” Ranjan said. Dikhao Dumka' written on it. social inclusion, maze based on into polls were Giridih, the highest number of third 11,03,578 voted among which recorded 66.37 per cent and thali and 75 for deluxe thali, There are a total of 1,157 Special provisions for various election forms, snake Dhanbad, Jamshedpur and gender electors among all the 5,76,844 were male, 5,26,731 Singhbhum recorded 69.04 per along with many other delica- booths in the district and 1891 PWD (persons with disability) and ladders based on good vot- Singhbhum. Out of the total four phases in the State. female and three third gender cent polling in 2014. cies available at nominal rates. booths in the entire Dumka voters will also be available at ing practices and others.  +!    '  

   eral occasions, BJP had broken JMM wall as its MP represent- he three seats of Santhal ed the seat in 1989 and TPargana—Dumka, 2009. Rajmahal and Godda go to poll Like others Lok Sabha seats in the last phase of election of Santhal in Rajmhal too (May 19). Both the BJP and Shibu’s magic works. However, Grand Alliance are making the BJP to regain the seat has last ditch efforts campaigning been working hard starting up extensively in these three seats. various welfare schemes along Out of three seats—JMM holds ""  +8 ""  $  , 9  3 with boosting the infrastruc- Dumka and Rajmahal—both 8   ture of the region. seats reserved for tribals, while As per the seat sharing Godda has remained break JMM stronghold had while BJP rely on Modi magic. In 2017, Prime Minister BJP Nishikant Dubey is sitting arrangement, the Godda seat Saffron bastions as BJP has rep-  6,,, ",,6%% been working hard and in this Rajmahal Lok Sabha con- Modi laid the foundation stone MP from Godda. was given to JVM, but the resented the seat for maxi- connection Chief Minister stituency which borders for a multi-modal terminal in Prime Minister Narendra senior Congress leader Furqan mum times in past three +,-!!-!! Raghubar Das had visited the Dumka too is considered as Sahibganj. Modi’s rally in Godda on May Ansari too was one of the decades. areas several times. Also, Chief JMM bastion. The foundation stone was 15, makes the contest strong claimants of the seat. The BJP’s victory founda- ,+,%+,-3 Minister Das chose to launch The tribal dominated Lok also laid for four lane bridge on interesting as Santhal gears up The claims made by two tion in Godda was laid by various government events and Sabha seat has strong influence the Ganga river in Sahibganj for final battle. Grand Alliance partners lead to Janardhan Yadav in 1989, how- +!+,!,++, + programme from the tribal of JMM chief Shibu Soren and district of Jharkhand. The In Godda, the saffron party exchange of war of words ever, non-BJP MPs Suraj district. for tribals of the area there is no bridge will connect Sahibganj has once again reposed faith on between JVM and Congress. Mandal and Furqan Ansari BJP, while from Poreyahat JVM Soren who had learnt the polit- The Dumka parliamen- other leader than Shibu. to Manihari in Katihar district its sitting MP Nishikant Dubey, However, at last moment, too had represented the seat. Pradeep Yadav is MLA. ical nitty-gritty from Shibu, but tary seat comprises six seats, In Rajmahal the main con- of Bihar. who had represented the seat Furqan keeping the interest of Godda Lok Sabha seat In Dumka the fight is later switch side to BJP. two are held by BJP (Dumka test is between BJP’s Hemlal The Lok Sabha seat com- twice. Pitted against Dubey is Grand Alliance decided to comprises six assembly seg- between Guru and his disciple. It is for third time that and Sarath), while JMM has Murmu and JMM sitting MP prises six assembly segments Grand Alliance supported JVM leave the seat for Yadav. Last ments—Godda, Mahagama, JMM strongman Shibu Soren both Shibu and Sunil are face MLA in Shikaripara, Jama and Vijay Hansdak. In 2014 elec- out of which two (Rajmahal candidate Pradeep Yadav. week, senior Congressman and Deoghar, Madhupur, Poreyahat who had represented the seat to face in Dumka. However, in Nala. One seat Jamtara is held tion, JMM Vijay Hansdak and Borio) are held by BJP After Chatra, Godda was leader of opposition in Rajya and Jarmundi. Out of these six for eight times will make his- last two elections, Sunil Soren by Congress. defeated BJP Hemlal Murmu while in rest four seats three are the seat, which witnessed much Sabha, Ghulam Nabi Azad also assembly seats—four Godda, tory in State if he reaches Lok had to face defeat on the hands Sources said that in this despite Modi wave. held by JMM while from Pakur infighting between grand campaigned for Yadav in Mahagama, Deoghar and Sabha for ninth times. Pitted of Shibu. seat, tribal plays a decisive The seat though is consid- Congress Alamgir Alam is alliance partners. Godda. Madhupur are represented by against, Shibu Soren is Sunil The BJP with an attempt to role. The JMM banks on Shibu, ered as JMM bastion, on sev- party MLA.    !"#  7 #   $    +) ,    -  

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I was not nated with frenzied chorus of Rajasthan and Gujarat, hit the %%$  +  Vidyasagar, a noted philoso- allowed to reach Swami “Modi! Modi!”. streets performing eye-catching "   . ? % pher and a key figure of Bengal Vivekananda’s house to pay More than 15,000 kg of north-Indian ballet, loads of   *-$ Renaissance, was smashed to tributes and I am saddened by flower worth 2 lakh, hundreds flowers were showered on them smithereens. Police were seen it,” Shah claimed. of vividly dressed artistes from from neighbouring houses. trying to douse the fire with Mamata hit right back, outside Bengal and thousands “Look at the flowers falling           >"  buckets filled with water. calling Shah a “goonda”. of “visiting” saffron cadres from above. Do you think they Chandigarh : Contingents of the Kolkata “If you lay your hands on from neighbouring districts are BJP workers? They are all was ready to join hands with a Police deployed for the road- Vidyasagar, what will I call you and States joined the North common people fed up of "non-BJP" front at the Centre to show swung into action and other than a goonda,” she told Kolkata locals shouting, “Up! Mamata Banerjee’s violent raj. keep the saffron party out of were seen chasing away the a rally in Behala in the city. “I Up! Modi; Down! Down! This rally heralds the beginning power, senior party leader warring groups. “There was an hate your ideology, I hate your Didi!” and “Jai Shri Ram!” of TMC’s end in Bengal,” Manish Sisodia said here on attempt by TMC hooligans to ways,” she said, and announced Shah clearly wanted to take claimed Shah. Tuesday. Sisodia, also the deputy attack me. Mamata Banerjee a protest rally on Thursday the electoral battle against the On whether the BJP too Chief Minister of Delhi, accused tried to provoke violence. But against the vandalisation of TMC to the Bengal Chief will do the same once it comes BJP of playing "divisive" politics I am safe,” Shah told a Hindi the bust of Vidyasagar. Minister’s own backyard riding to power, he said, “They have and termed Prime Minister TV news channel. Shah Earlier, there was a scuffle a sea of humanity joining his killed our 60 supporters in the Narendra Modi and the saffron claimed police remained mute when a group shouted slogans mega six-km roadshow — past several months. Will they party's chief Amit Shah as the spectator as clash erupted . against Shah outside the from Esplanade to Swami kill me also? Let them do that. "biggest danger" to Shah said he was told by Calcutta University campus Vivekananda’s ancestral house But we will not do the same. the country. police that the permission for and showed him black flags. at Simla Street. The final phase We will restore democracy in "The Modi-Shah duo is the the roadshow ended near the Police, however, swiftly brought of elections to nine con- Bengal and bring it back to its biggest danger to this country. college and that he will be taken the situation under control. stituencies of Kolkata and former glory.” They promote divisions in soci- to the ancestral home of Swami Before the clashing mobs neighbouring districts will take The BJP would win in New Delhi: WhatsApp has to deliver spyware, which takes oped by Israeli cyber intelligence ety and want to capture power Vivekananda on Bidhan Sarani. took over the streets of central place on May 17. upwards of 23 seats, he said. urged its 1.5 billion users glob- over the functions of mobile company NSO Group. The vul- by dividing the society. "In this ally to update their app to pro- phone operating systems. nerability allowed installation of backdrop, we fear that if Modi tect against “potential targeted In an emailed statement, a spyware on the device through and Shah come to power again, exploits” after it discovered a WhatsApp spokesperson said a WhatsApp voice call — irre- then riots will increase in the !       Q/R0 vulnerability that allows spyware the company encourages peo- spective of whether the call country. to be installed on users’ phone. ple to upgrade to the latest ver- was answered or not. The situation in the country   '  by using “downright insult- enemy as was shown by Rahul political opponents,” Surjewala The Facebook-owned sion of its app, and to keep their WhatsApp — which is will become like Afghanistan ing” and “abusive language” Gandhi on the floor of said. company said it had, earlier this mobile operating system up-to- end-to-end encrypted — did and Syria," he told reporters enior Congress leader Mani against his political Parliament,” Congress’ chief The “truth” is that Modi month, identified and prompt- date. not disclose of the number of here. It is necessary to defeat SShankar Aiyar kicked up opponents. spokesperson Randeep has seriously lowered the pres- ly fixed a vulnerability that “(This will help) protect people that may have been them, the Aam Aadmi Party another row by justifying his “We completely reject and Surjewala said. tige of the office of the Prime could enable an attacker to against potential targeted affected by the vulnerability. (AAP) leader said. “Neech” jibe against Prime condemn the remarks of the He alleged that hatred, vio- Minister by his choice of words, insert and execute code on exploits designed to compro- India has the largest base of "To keep Modi and Shah out Minister Narendra Modi, invit- likes of Mani Shankar Aiyar lence and abuse are the modus anger, uncontrollable rage, and mobile devices. It has also mise information stored on WhatsApp users globally with of power, we are ready to join ing acrimonious war of words and every other person who is operandi of the BJP and not of by his quest to seek revenge made changes to its infrastruc- mobile devices. We are con- well over 200 million users. hands with a non-BJP, non- between the Congress and violating the time-tested prin- the Congress. “We have seen against every Opposition ture to deny the ability for this stantly working alongside The company said it Modi government at the the BJP. ciple of self-discipline in polit- how in the last five years, leader, particularly Congress attack to take place, it added. industry partners to provide has launched an investigation Centre," he said when asked The Congress first defend- ical discourse, of mutual including in the current elec- president Rahul and his fami- Without naming the the latest security enhance- into the matter, and has also about what role the AAP could ed Aiyar but later condemned respect and adherence to ideas tion, rage and revenge has ly, he claimed. Surjewala’s reac- attacker, WhatsApp said the ments to help protect our provided information to play in government formation at his comments in an apparent and ideology, and not to ver- blinded Narendra Modi in tion came hours after Congress attack has all the hallmarks of users,” the spokesperson added. US law enforcement agencies the Centre once the Lok damage control exercise. The bally abuse while fighting an using completely unacceptable, spokesperson Jaiveer Shergill a private company that report- According to reports, the to help them conduct an inves- Sabha results are declared on party also accused the PM of election, to give due regard downright insulting, abusive said his party is not on the back edly works with Governments spyware was allegedly devel- tigation. PTI May 23. PNS lowering the political discourse even to your worst political language for his foot regarding Aiyar’s remarks. -  @        

02-#  '  This is likely to aggravate west India and south the situation as Marathwada Peninsula,” Singh said. he monsoon is likely to and several parts of Gujarat According to Skymet, there Tarrive in Kerala on June 4, have been facing farm distress are 55 per cent chances of a three days after its normal and drought-like situation. below normal rainfall, which onset date, and deliver less The region like Vidarbha, will have an influence of El rainfall than average under the Marathwada and some parts of Nino, a phenomenon linked to shadow of El Nino. This could Gujarat had declared drought the heating of Pacific waters. dampen the prospects of high- in 2018. East and northeast India er farm income and economic Conditions will be more or will get 92 per cent of the LPA growth. less similar in rice growing which falls under the below Monsoon rain usually lash- South peninsula. “North inte- normal category. es Kerala around June 1 and rior Karnataka and Risk remains high for covers the whole country by Rayalaseema may see poor Bihar, Jharkhand and West mid-July and retreat from “Onset of monsoon will be Six States — Maharashtra, rainfall. Kerala and coastal Bengal, while it will be mar- Rajasthan by September. around June 4, with an error Jharkhand, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka are likely to perform ginal for northeast India, Farmers take up sowing of margin of plus/minus two days. Karnataka, Gujarat and better,” Skymet said. Skymet said. kharif crops such as paddy, soy- It seems that initial advance- Rajasthan — were declared The IMD will update its Northwest India that com- bean, cotton and jowar keeping ment of monsoon over penin- drought-hit. forecast in the first week of prises all north Indian States the monsoon schedule in mind. sular India is going to be slow,” Adequate rain in the mon- June. IMD defines average, or will receive 96 per cent rainfall According to Skymet, said Jatin Singh, managing soon season is critical for India’s normal, rainfall as between 96 of the LPA, which falls on the monsoon will be “below nor- director of Skymet, a private more than 100 million farmers, per cent and 104 per cent of a border line of normal and mal” in the country with a weather forecaster. as the rainy season accounts for 50-year average of 89 centime- below normal rainfall catego- Long Period Average (LPA) of The monsoon in Vidarbha, over 70 per cent of the coun- tres for the entire four-month ry. Hilly States of Jammu & 93 per cent and an error mar- Marathwada, west Madhya try’s annual showers. season beginning June. Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh gin of five per cent, while the Pradesh and Gujarat will be Central India, which is key “All the four regions are and Uttarakhand are likely to India Meteorological “poorer than normal”. The in the production of cotton, going to witness lesser than perform better than the plains Department (IMD) has pre- stakes are high as farmers are soybean and corn, is likely to normal rainfall. Rainfall in east of Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan dicted “normal” monsoon this still recovering from the impact receive rainfall of 91 per cent of and northeast India and central and Delhi-NCR, the Skymet year. of below normal rain last year. the LPA. parts will be poorer than north- said. )( *** $     '1<= *"  

From Page 1 They are afraid that if -#0 “Another leader has resur- thought “hua toh hua”, Modi Now, they are misleading Modi comes back some will  * faced, who had described me as said while referring to Railway the people that BJP will snatch land in Tihar jail and others ‘neech’ during Gujarat Board Bribery Scam 2013 and the land of poor people,” he will land in Hotwar jail. This is pping the ante against the Assembly elections and former Union Minister Pawan said asking JMM chief Shibu because they have looted the UCongress, Prime Minister indulging in name calling Kumar Bansal, who is Soren and JMM executive pres- treasure of the State,” said the Narendra Modi on Tuesday again. He was suspended but Congress’ candidate and pitted ident Hemant Soren as to what CM. invoked the 1984 anti-Sikh his suspension was revoked,” against BJP’s candidate and they did for the State being Appealing people to rise riots saying that a Congress said Modi while referring to the outgoing MP Kirron Kher in Chief Minister. above caste and religion the leader’s remarks ‘hua toh hua’ fresh controversy erupted over Chandigarh. The CM said that in last CM said that the government on the riots shows how arro- Congress leader Major projects got delayed, four and half years they gave a has not done divisive politics gant the party is and this is Mani Shankar Aiyar’s opinion one rank one pension was not spotless government. since 2014. “Works have been their attitude towards key piece justifying his ‘2017 ‘neech’ implemented, black money was “Opposition cannot level any done for women, youth, vil- issues. jibe. stashed in banks but Congress charges on us. But, the lagers, poor, oppressed and “Namdaar is just pretend- Lashing out at Rahul attitude was “hua toh hua”, ‘Mahagathbandhan’ made an people from socially excluded ing to scold this Congress Gandhi, the Prime Minister said the Prime Minister getting independent MLA Chief sections of society and the leader (Sam Pitroda) over his said that the naamdaar speaks an affirmative response from Minister of the State and exe- benefits were also given to the remarks as elections are sched- about ideology but Congress’ the cheering crowd. cuted a scam worth 4,000 common man. uled to be held in Punjab,” ideology and attitude can be Acknowledging that enthu- crore. It caused image loss to Now, you have to decide Narendra Modi said at a ‘Vijay summed up in these words siastic youth are in large num- the State in the country. whether you want a govern- Sankalp rally’ here while “hua to hua”. bers at the rally, Modi also used The people in the opposi- ment of scams or a spotless renewing his attack on The Congress has ruled the cricket to attack the Congress tion camp are giving slogan of government. You all show Congress chief Rahul Gandhi nation for 70 years and their saying that when the UPA gov- ‘Modi Hatao’, they do not have social harmony and help the for party leader’s Sam Pitroda tenure was filled with arro- ernment was in power, the development as their motto lotus bloom. Rise above caste ‘hua toh hua’ (whatever hap- gance, he said. IPL tournament was shifted to because they are not able to and religion while voting. Each pened has happened) state- A relative of Railway another country in 2009 and touch the treasure of the coun- one of your vote will help ment on anti-Sikh riots last Minister was caught in recruit- 2014 as general elections were try. Modi,” he said. week. ment scam but Congress being held in India.    !"#  8 % & '  (     >-$  D     >"   '  ''     -$  .       '  day judicial custody just for   "  sharing the post which was   '  tary constituencies), Jharkhand The BJP in 2014 had won he Supreme Court on already widely viral. (3), Madhya Pradesh (8), its maiden majority by winning TTuesday directed immedi- "She is not the creator of ot ruling out a two-thirds Punjab (13), West Bengal (9), 282 of 543 Lok Sabha seats.   '  5 '  ate release of BJP's youth wing the meme but only shared it on Nmajority for the National Chandigarh (1), Uttar Pradesh Questioned about the SP- 5 !  leader Priyanka Sharma on social media which was already Democratic Alliance (NDA) in (13) and Himachal Pradesh (4). BSP alliance, he said his party he BJP's youth wing will   ! bail, days after she was arrest- shared by thousands of people," the Lok Sabha polls, senior BJP The BJP's re-assertion on earlier believed that it will be an Tchallenge the Supreme ed by the West Bengal police Kaul said. leader and Union Home `Modi versus none` in the "effective" combine but it has Court order asking its activist   ' for allegedly posting a morphed To this, the bench said, Minister Rajnath Singh on final round is clearly aimed to fizzled out and that the BJP has Priyanka Sharma to apologise    ! image of Chief Minister "There cannot be any equality Tuesday asserted that squeeze out the best results set a target of winning 74 of the for posting a meme of West  !    Mamata Banerjee on social to the wrong. Your freedom of Narendra Modi had no com- before the high-pitch cam- state's 80 seats. Rajnath said Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee media. speech and expression is non- petitor for the top post and paigning concludes on May 19. people are keen to give Modi on social media. The party's ' < The top court directed negotiable but your freedom dared the opposition parties to UP, where SP-BSP-RLD another term as they have a youth wing chief Poonam '  Sharma to tender a "written ends when it infringes upon the name their leader without alliance is giving a major chal- sense of satisfaction with his Mahajan on Tuesday asserted   apology" at the time of her rights of other." keeping voters in the dark . lenge to the NDA for total 80 tenure. that the verdict has sent out a release from jail for sharing the Sharma, is directed to be The top court said it could Just five days to go before seats, would vote for 13 seats The three hallmarks of the "wrong message". ' + meme on Banerjee saying that immediately released on bail. direct her forthwith release the last phase of polling on on Sunday. Modi government's success The court earlier Tuesday #< ' freedom of speech of an indi- The detenue shall, however, at but she has to tender an apol- Sunday, the senior most cabi- Rajnath's statement marks were in 'antyodaya' (uplift of granted bail to Sharma, against   "5 : vidual ends when it infringes the time of release, tender an ogy for sharing the post. net minister in Modi regime the BJP's renewed bit to attract the last person in queue), and whom a complaint was filed in upon others' rights. apology in writing for putting "We have seen the picture asked who is the opposition's the apparent face-sitters in 59 ensuring the country's devel- Bengal for sharing a photo in    = Sharma was arrested on up/sharing the pictures com- which has been shared. If leader vis-à-vis Modi ? Rajnath Lok Sabha seats in eight states. opment and security, he said. which Banerjee's face was pho- May 10 by the police under sec- plained of on her Facebook someone is hurt then you can said opposition's leader is Asked about the likely Accusing the Congress of toshopped onto actor Priyanka West Bengal police arrest- tion 500 (defamation) of the account. It is made clear that apologise for it," the bench said. "unknown" even as it claims to meeting of opposition leaders, "weakening" India's battle Chopra's picture from a MET ed Sharma on May 10 under IPC and under other provisions this order is being made in the Kaul contended that apol- be winning the Lok Sabha poll. he took a swipe at them, say- against terrorism, he slammed Gala event in New York. section 500 (defamation) of the of the Information Technology special facts and circumstances ogy will have a chilling effect on "2014 was about Modi ver- ing they are unable to elect a the party for coining terms like The apex court also asked IPC and under other provisions Act on a complaint of a local of this case and shall not oper- the fundamental right of free- sus Manmohan Singh and leader as they know that they "Hindu terror and saffron ter- Sharma to apologise in writing of the Information Technology Trinamool Congress leader ate as a precedent," the bench dom of speech and expression. Sonia Gandhi. In 2019, it is will not get a majority. ror" and said all parties should on her release from jail. It Act on the complaint of local Vibhas Hazra. said. "We do not see that there Modi versus who? That is Rajnath asked the opposi- stand together on such an observed freedom of speech Trinamool Congress leader She was sent to 14-day The court also sought should be any difficulty for you unknown." tion to not play "hide and issue. ends when it infringes upon the Vibhas Hazra. BJP leaders and judicial custody by a trial court response from West Bengal in apologising for your post on "If they are claiming, they seek" with people by not The BJP leader counted it rights of others. social media users have protest- there. government on whether a per- social media. We are not ask- should say who will lead them. announcing who is its leader. as one of the big successes of Mahajan said she was ed Sharma's arrest. A vacation bench, com- son can be arrested for sharing ing you to apologise for others. People should not be kept in He said voters should not be the government that price rise "delighted" with the SC order "We have been battling the prising justices Indira Banerjee a post or meme on social "Let her tender an apology dark in a healthy democracy. kept in the dark in a healthy was not an issue for the oppo- and "grateful" to the court for TMC in Bengal for two years and Sanjiv Khanna, which ini- media and posted the matter we will forthwith grant bail. The opposition should not democracy. sition, saying it showed how the releasing Sharma on bail. "But and many of our activists have tially said that Sharma's apol- for further hearing after the You take instruction. Since play hide and seek," the BJP BJP leader claimed that a government had tamed infla- the direction of apology sends been arrested, beaten up and ogy will be a bail condition, summer vacation. you are member of BJP the leader said at a press confer- two-thirds majority for the tion. out a wrong message on the even killed by their goons. later clarified that it will not be At the outset, senior advo- insinuation is different. The ence here at BJP headquarters. ruling NDA cannot be ruled He said in a lighter vein question of free speech," she said. This has exposed how anarchy a condition for bail but she cate Neeraj Kishan Kaul, other side may have taken it The last seventh phase will out as the hope and expectation that inflation rate was over 12 "In July, when the writ has spread in Bengal and how should apologise for sharing appearing for Priyanka's broth- differently. Had you been a have 59 Lok Sabha con- from Modi during the 2014 per cent in Pakistan, and India petition is coming up, we are in Mamata didi's rule, freedom the post at the time of her er Rajib Sharma who has filed common person, then may be stituencies spread across eight polls had turned into confi- did not allow it to cross the going to contest it because this of expression has been stran- release. the plea in the apex court, said it could have been no problem," states of Bihar (8 parliamen- dence and belief this time. Wagah border. is a bigger issue," said Mahajan. gled to death," Mahajan alleged. "The detenue, Priyanka she was arrested and sent to 14- the bench said.

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It is learnt that the issue fig- visited Tehran in May 2016 ++3!%0/  from arrest till May 23 when the court registry for travelling "The applicant (Karti) shall ured in the talks. with an aim to craft a strategic results of the general elections abroad and since he has make a deposit of Rs 10 crore "EAM @SushmaSwaraj relationship with Iran and ,..2O. 7P will be announced. returned to India, the money only before the Secretary and Iranian Foreign Minister expand India's ties with West +-! "Registration of an FIR should be returned by the reg- General of this Court, which @JZarif held constructive dis- Asia. ! 5 3+3+ does not bar you for contesting istry. will be returned to him after he cussions on all bilateral issues During the visit, India and 3!N#''+ the elections," the bench told "I (Karti) had taken a loan comes back to the country," the of mutual interest. Good Iran signed nearly a dozen K;,,#!, Rai's counsel. of Rs 10 crore. I am paying bench had said in its May 7 exchange of views on the evolv- agreements, centrepiece of 3,++,  3-, To this, the lawyer said interest on it. I had returned to order. ing regional situation, includ- which was a deal on develop- 3:3,#! there was no provision of antic- India," the counsel said, adding, The apex court had in ing Afghanistan," External A B %  "" + & 7  ment of Chabahar port. "+,!,, ipatory bail in Uttar Pradesh and "I (Karti) was allowed to trav- January also granted Karti Affairs Ministry Spokesperson  C      9   #  $#& Later, India, Iran and + #"-, since the high court had on May el abroad after depositing Rs 10 permission to travel abroad Raveesh Kumar tweeted. Afghanistan signed a trilateral +:#!+! 3 8 dismissed Rai's petition seek- crore. I have returned back. The after depositing Rs 10 crore After the exemptions on three factors -- the country's interests. agreement providing for trans- +3++!,, ing protection, he may be arrest- registry is saying that you give with the secretary general of expired on May 2, India said it energy security, commercial In May last year, the US port of goods among the three ,+ ed in the case. us a formal order of the court the Supreme Court. will deal with the issue based consideration and economic had brought back sanctions on countries through the port. ?       ' !,+   )#)#)R # ' B  "!@      , +, *  !+ !  ""#  '   &       >A$ "  ",! +,     '     !,+- New Delhi: Former ICICI     "<,+ Bank CEO Chanda Kochhar !,+,+,"+ .   he Uttar Pradesh 5    and her husband Deepak TGovernment has told the ,,+3,   '   '  Kochhar Tuesday again   '  ! Supreme Court that it has direct- 3 -,+,    appeared before the ed chief medical officers to he Central Public Works he Central Government on 3 0' Enforcement Directorate here he Enforcement  +"40 inspect all such religious places ",,-! TDepartment (CPWD) has TTuesday extended for five ?+@ 0' &ABC in connection with an alleged TDirectorate (ED) on   where "faith healers" are engaged +  , directed its officials to make more years the ban on  '   bank loan fraud and money Tuesday attached immovable !   in treatment of people to ensure short videos of some of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil  3 9 laundering case registered properties consisting of land that they do not indulge in any ",!3,3 infrastructure projects it has Eelam (LTTE), the terror group against them. admeasuring 2,70,374 square D  kind of human rights violation. completed, with a voice-over that was behind the assassina-  (  They were questioned by feet along with a shopping The State Government said practices which may amount to explaining the significance of tion of former Prime Minister    455 the agency on Monday for mall in Nagpur worth Rs 483 "* this in its affidavit filed in the apex gross violation of human rights". the "iconic buildings". Rajiv Gandhi.    over eight hours. This was the crore of KSL & Industries Ltd, ' court which is hearing a petition The affidavit further said The agency has written to The ban has been extend- first time they were grilled in Mumbai, under Prevention of  :  &AA&( 5    that has raised the issue of 17 all the chief medical officers in senior officials, asking them to ed under the Unlawful    !  Delhi. Money Laundering Act in bank mentally ill people being chained the state have been directed to provide videos of such projects Activities (Prevention) Act, They have been questioned fraud case. KSL & Industries  !  in a faith-based mental asylum in identify all such religious places across the country by May 25. 1967, a notification issued by     by the agency in Mumbai in Ltd., Mumbai is one of the Budaun district of Uttar Pradesh. of their district and to recognise According to a CPWD official, the Union Home ministry stat-   &7 March. The couple arrived at group companies of Tayal    The State Government told mental health camps running the department has listed some ed. India had banned the the Enforcement Directorate's group of Companies. ' the court that these 17 persons there. of the projects it completed in LTTE after the assassination of headquarters in Khan Market ED initiated investigation were chained in the 'dargah' on It said that state govern- the recent past - such as Sadaiv Gandhi in 1991. The ban on "The group continues to adopt here around their scheduled under PMLA on the basis of maze of shell companies which the pretext of treatment but ment has directed all the chief Atal Samadhi in New Delhi; the group was last extended for a strong anti-India posture appearance time of 11:30 am, three FIRs of CBI against three were used for routing of the released after a committee, medical officers and chief med- National Salt Satyagarha five years in 2014. and also continues to pose a official sources said. different companies of Tayal diverted funds. Funds were constituted by the state, visit- ical superintendents of Uttar Memorial in Dandi; and Dr B The LTTE, a terror outfit grave threat to the security of While it was not immedi- group of Companies like Actiff routed through these shell ed the place and directed their Pradesh to implement the pro- R Memorial in Delhi. based in Sri Lanka but having Indian nationals," the notifica- ately known as to what was the Corporation Ltd, Jaybharat companies to the companies of immediate release. visions of the Mental Health Sadaiv Atal Samadhi, a its supporters, sympathisers tion said. ED's line of questioning on Textiles & Real Estate Ltd, the said Tayal group and used The affidavit also gave Care Act 2017. memorial of former prime and agents in India, came up in Even after its military Monday, sources said the two KKTL and Eskay Knit (India) up for creation of assets in the details of the steps taken by the Regarding the 'dargah' at minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, 1976. Its objective for a separate defeat in May, 2009 in Sri were questioned about their Ltd for cheating and fraudu- name of M/s KSL & Industries State to ensure that such vio- Budaun, the affidavit said that was inaugurated on his 94th homeland (Tamil Eelam) for all Lanka, LTTE has not aban- personal and official dealings lently availing loans to the Ltd. These immovable proper- lation of human rights on the after the issue came to light fol- birth anniversary on December Tamils threatens the sover- doned the concept of 'Eelam' with the Videocon group. tune of Rs 524 crore from ties in the form of a Mall situ- pretext of religion and exorcism lowing the filing of the plea in 25 last year. eignty and territorial integrity and has been clandestinely Their statement was Bank of India and Andhra ated at Nagpur worth Rs 483 may not be repeated in future. the apex court, the state con- CPWD also stated that the of India, and amounts to ces- working towards this cause by recorded under the Prevention Bank during the year 2008. crore has been provisionally It said all chief medical stituted a committee to look videos of these completed icon- sion and secession of a part of undertaking fund raising and of Money Laundering Act Investigation under PMLA attached as "proceeds of crime" officers have been instructed by into it and the members of the ic projects should be of 3-5 the territory of India from the propaganda (PMLA) by the investigating revealed that during the year and for involvement in money the state mental health author- panel visited there. minutes with voice-over pro- Union and thus falls within the activities, and the remnant officer of the case, they said. 2008, these Mumbai-based laundering. Earlier in another ity to "inspect all such religious It said that "over a period viding information them. ambit of unlawful activities, the LTTE leaders or cadres have The Kochhars were sup- companies diverted the loan similar case, involving UCO places where treatment is done of time, 'dargah' earned a rep- CPWD, which comes notification said. also initiated efforts to regroup posed to depose before the amount through a maze of Bank properties worth Rs 234 by faith healers in coordination utation that whoever would under the Union Housing and The LTTE's continued vio- the scattered activists and res- agency early this month but shell companies, the ED said. crore of Tayal group was also and help of district administra- visit this holy place, he or she Urban Affairs Ministry, is the lent and disruptive activities are urrect the outfit locally and they had then sought an exten- It was also revealed that for attached. Total attachment tion in order to ensure that faith would got exorcised of the evil largest construction agency of prejudicial to the integrity and internationally, the Home sion of time and were allowed, the purpose of money laun- against the group is worth Rs healers may not indulge in spirits possessing him". the central government. sovereignty of India, it said. Ministry said. they said. PTI dering, they had created a 717 crore.    !"# B #13 521 "$ 04%& # ,)+ -    ./ $ 

-))- $& $ “all our revolutionary history from neighbouring districts forming eye-catching north- will be torn into pieces,” he rues and states joined the North Indian ballet loads of flowers of! Not again! This is the wondering “what will our Kolkata locals shouting, “Up! were showered from neigh- -    3 Othird edition of ‘foreign future generation imbibe.” He Up! Modi, Down! Down! bouring houses down the invasion’ of Bengal! After trails off reminding “politics is Didi!” and “Jai Shri Ram!” boulevard. 3 +++!!, Bakhtiyar Khalji and Robert the last resort of scoundrels.” This even as BJP president “Look at the flowers falling Clive here comes the Sakas As the professor scurries Amit Shah on Tuesday took the from above. Do you think they +,,+!!,",+: from the West,” mumbled an inside the historical Albert electoral battle against TMC to are BJP workers? They are all 3!!/2:222- -!3-,  - old book-seller at the histori- Hall a free-for-all ensues with the Bengal Chief Minister’s common people fed up of cal College Street insisting, hundreds of saffron workers own backyard riding a sea of Mamata Banerjee’s violent raj. “Bengal had never seen this trying to force their way into humanity joining his mega This rally heralds the beginning bizarre trend. Not even during the Calcutta University pelting six-km roadshow — from of TMC’s end in Bengal.” naxal period which was a war bottles and stones at a band of Esplanade to Swami On whether the BJP too of ideology. This is dirty dog- Trinamool Congress Chhatra Vivekananda’s ancestral house will do the same once it comes fight between goons for control Parishad workers raising “Amit at Simla Street. The final phase to power he said, “They have of power.” Shah Go Back” slogan. of elections to nine con- killed our 60 supporters in the A bearded professor, a reg- Half a dozen TMCP work- stituencies of Kolkata and past several months. Will they ular at Indian Coffee House ers, including girls were injured neighbouring districts will take kill me also? Let them do that. concedes and added, “Mamata in the skirmish. place on May 17. But we will not do t he same. Banerjee is responsible for this More than 15,000 kg of Even as artistes — clad as We will restore democracy in all. She only through her semi- flower worth Rs 2 lakh, hun- Ram, Hanuman and other Bengal and bring it back to its communal politics invited dreds of vividly dressed artistes Hindu icons — and dancers former glory.” these scalawags.” Now Bengal from outside Bengal and thou- possibly from Rajasthan and BJP would win in upwards would suffer for eternity and sands of ‘visiting’ saffron cadres Gujarat hit the streets per- of 23 seats, he said.     -   >-$ B

1R-       '  Naqvi accused Banerjee of istration and the violence in “complicity” in violence Shah’s road show is an example he BJP on Tuesday urged allegedly aimed at the BJP, of this, he claimed. Kolkata: A controversy erupt- removed from a long stretch of Police claimed the drive Tthe Election Commission to claiming that she has been The credibility of the com- %    ! 8    % "P       ed hours before BJP President Lenin Sarani. was taken up under the direct bar West Bengal Chief Minister “provoking” her Trinamool mission is at stake, he said,   .#  $#& Amit Shah’s rally here on BJP leaders accused the instruction of the Election Mamata Banerjee from cam- Congress workers to attack the likening the situation in the Tuesday after banners and flex- state administration of “resort- Commission, as the flexes were paigning in the State and saffron party’s functionaries. State to Bihar in 2005 when the   $& $ grow in size with more and es of the saffron party leaders ing to hooliganism” to impede put up on state government alleged that “constitutional “She holds a constitution- EC had sent a special repre- more people joined in. including that of Prime Shah’s rally and alleged that the properties without permission. machinery” has collapsed there. al post but has been using sentative to take control of the he heart of Kolkata was Thousands more watched the Minister Narendra Modi were state’s ruling Trinamool The BJP leaders and After violence and arson unconstitutional comments, administration there to ensure Tdrowned in a deluge of saf- spectacle from balconies, shops, removed from the roadside. Congress activists were deliber- activists on the spot, however, marred BJP president Amit asking her party workers to free and fair polls. fron on Tuesday as thousands roadside buildings and pave- Shah is scheduled to hold ately damaging the posters and claimed that Trinamool Shah’s road show in Kolkata, a take revenge and indulge in The BJP also demanded of BJP workers — many of ments, embellished with huge a roadshow from central cut outs while removing them. Congress activists were remov- party delegation, including violence. She is complicit. She that “miscreants” and “history- them dancing, singing and cut-outs of Shah and Prime Kolkata’s Shahid Minar to “The Election Commission ing flexes in presence of police. Union Ministers Nirmala should be immediately barred sheeters” present in the con- chanting “Modi, Modi” — Minister Narendra Modi. Swami Vivekananda’s residence has given us permission to “If EC has asked them to do Sitharaman and Mukhtar from campaigning,” he told stituencies, which go to polls in took part in party president Half an hour into the pro- in north Kolkata’s Maniktala on hold the roadshow. How is it so, the personnel of the electoral Abbas Naqvi, rushed to the EC, reporters after the BJP delega- the last phase of the Lok Sabha Amit Shah’s roadshow ahead gramme, large stretches of the Tuesday afternoon. possible that party banners body should be present on the seeking its immediate inter- tion met the EC. election on May 19, should be The colourful procession city hub came to a standstill, Just two hours before the and flags are not allowed on the spot. But these people are vention to ensure free and fair The “goons” of the TMC arrested and removed from wound its way from the Shahid with a sea of humanity par- roadshow, a large number of road? Bengal government’s Trinamool activists. They are polls in the State. have hijacked the state admin- these places. Minar in Central Kolkata to ticipating in the roadshow, cut outs and flexes of Shah, hooliganism is going on here. deliberately damaging the cut the Dharamtala Crossing, the likes of which the city has Modi and north Kolkata’s We will talk to the EC about outs and flexes and throwing Lenin Sarani and Subodh rarely seen. (BJP) this,” BJP General Secretary them on the roadside to damage Mallick Square amid constant It was more than a mere candidate Rahul Sinha, were Kailash Vijayvargiya said. them,” a BJP leader alleged.   !   '  shouts of “Jai Shree Ram” political programme. The cul- Shah stood on a truck, tural side was hard to miss. !   " accompanied by Kolkata North Artists, brought from several candidate Rahul Sinha, state states and districts, performed Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata ken the bust of Vidyasagar. They are all outsiders. party chief Dilip Ghosh and song and dance routines, to Banerjee on Tuesday launched a scathing attack They BJP had brought them to be used on the senior party leader Mukul Roy. present the culture of their var- on BJP president Amit Shah asking if he were day of polls,” she said. BJP Rajya Sabha member ious areas. a god that no one can protest against him. There was also a scuffle when a group of Roopa Ganguly, once famous as Punjab’s bhangra, tribal Banerjee said this after supporters of the BJP people shouted slogans against Shah outside the the ‘Draupadi’ of tele-serial dance of Chhattisgarh’s Bastar and the TMC fought pitched battles on the Calcutta University campus and showed him Mahabharat, egged on the region, Rajasthan folk, and streets of Kolkata during a roadshow by Shah. black flags during the roadshow. crowd as the sound boxes blared popular dance forms of east- A college named after Iswarchandra Vidyasagar, Banerjee also visited the university campus. “Modi sarkar, fir ek bar” slogan. ern Indian States, like Odisha a key figure in the Bengal renaissance, was ran- “Does he (Shah) know the heritage of the Innumerable saffron bal- and Bengal, caught the atten- sacked and a bust of the 19th century social Calcutta University? Is he aware of the famous loons were released and the tion of bystanders. reformer shattered allegedly by BJP workers dur- personalities who had studied here? He should streets were bedecked with Over 100 pick-up trucks ing the clashes. “What does Amit Shah think of be ashamed of this attack,” she said adding that flower petals, which included carried activists, and more himself? Is he above everything? Is he God that there will be a protest rally on Wednesday. 10,000 kg of marigold bought than 500 male and female no one can protest against him?” Banerjee told The TMC leader also criticised the Election from Bagnan in the Howrah ‘dhakis’ (drummers), as also reporters after visiting the Vidyasagar College Commission for allegedly not taking enough district. ‘Bauls’ (roving minstrels of in north Kolkata. action against the BJP for spending huge amount Amid showering of petals, Bengal) and classical dancers -$           .   .  .  . #  $#& “They are so uncultured that they have bro- of unaccounted money in the polls. PTI Shah’s roadshow continued to lent colour to the roadshow.   #'# $(%)*+#+*(* "#)Q $( "*"-#('

  5# Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and Delhi have arrived in Varanasi ith the Lok Sabha elec- to help in the campaign. "12 P "15 1 04 Wtions entering the last The campaign has been phase, all eyes are now on started at the behest of Shah Varanasi, the constituency of who will be monitoring its   >    Q  Prime Minister Narendra progress every day till the cam- Modi, who is seeking re-elec- paign ends. tion from here. “Our workers will visit  ($&' had come here several times in thank them once the result of BJP is set to use all its every home in Varanasi with the past five years, and added the elections was out, implying  R resources to ensure Modi’s vic- voters’ slip and convince peo- triking an emotional chord that it is believed that if a per- that he might not come here to tory with a big margin in this ple to cast their votes. People Swith voters of the temple son comes here even once, he campaign. constituency which he won usually become complacent town, Prime Minister Narendra becomes an insepa- In a video-recorded appeal, last time by bagging 3.37 lakh when they know that their Modi om Tuesday described rable part of the city. Modi said that it was a matter votes more than his nearest candidate — Prime Minister himself as a ‘Kashi-vaasi’ and The PM had come of great satisfaction for him that rival, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Narendra Modi in this case — sought their bless- here last he was in service of the city, chief Arvind Kejriwal. is winning but we are working ings to pave the way time on April whose presiding deity is Lord Ajay Rai of the Congress, for a much bigger margin of for his election to Lok 26 to file his nom- Vishwanath. who forfeited his deposit in the victory for the Prime Minister,” Sabha for a second term ination papers. In his appeal the prime 2014 elections, is the main said a local BJP leader. from the seat. Modi held a mas- minister mentioned the devel- rival against the Prime Minister According to sources, Terming Kashi his guid- sive roadshow opments that have transformed   5# in the campaign. entrusted the responsibility of this time. every party worker has been ing spirit, the prime minis- during which he Varanasi and its neighbour- “Our workers will visit visiting ten homes. The work- Polling in this constituen- entrusted the responsibility of ter said his bond said that he hood, and cited the construc- nock the door’ is the BJP every home in Varanasi with ers will be required to furnish cy will take place on May 19, visiting 10 homes. The work- with the holy will come to tion of highway, railway station Kcampaign in Varanasi in voters’ slip and convince peo- details of the homes they visit marking the seventh and last ers will be required to furnish city was very the people and multi-modal terminal on Uttar Pradesh. The Bharatiya ple to cast their votes. People at the party office. phase of the mega electoral details of the homes they visit. strong as he again to river Ganga. Janata Party (BJP) workers usually become complacent The campaign has been exercise. On the other hand, the Modi, however, said that a have been directed to knock on when they know that their launched even as Congress BJP president Amit Shah Congress is also making a lot still needs to be done, a task every door and seek votes for candidate — Prime Minister leaders are making hectic has already reached Varanasi determined bid to defeat Modi. which, he said, he will complete Prime Minister Narendra Modi Narendra Modi in this case - is preparations for the scheduled and will be in the constituen- Congress leaders are mak- together with the people so that and urge people to cast their winning but we are working for roadshow of Congress General cy for the next four days. He ing hectic preparations for the the speed of development does votes on the polling day. a much bigger margin of vic- Secretary Priyanka Gandhi on will meet party workers and road show of Congress General not stop. This campaign has been tory for the Prime Minister,” May 15. The BJP workers will give necessary instructions for Secretary Priyanka Gandhi “I know that every resident initiated to ensure a high per- said a local BJP leader. follow a similar campaign in the polling day. Vadra on Wednesday. of Kashi is fighting elections for centage of polling in the The campaign has been the neighbouring Chandauli He will campaign in vari- Rai is confident that and as Narenda Modi,” he said Prime Minister’s constituency started at the behest of BJP constituency where state BJP ous constituencies during the Priyanka’s road show will prove ending his appeal by asking the on May 19. President Amit Shah who will President Mahendra Nath day and return to Varanasi in to be a game changer for him. voters to participate in the Over 10,000 BJP leaders be monitoring its progress every Pandey is contesting. He is fac- the evening to take stock of the “There is so much enthu- biggest celebration of democ- and workers from Gujarat, day till the campaign ends. ing a tough challenge from the progress of campaigning here. siasm in the people for the racy in a grand manner and Madhya Pradesh and Delhi According to sources, SP-BSP alliance candidate Although there is no doubt Congress. I can see that chang- create a record. have arrived in Varanasi to help every party worker has been Sanjay Chauhan. about the result of the Varanasi ing situation,” he told IANS Lok Sabha seat, the question is amidst campaigning. mainly about the margin of vic- Rai, who had polled tory for the Prime Minister. 75,614 votes against 5,81,022 “This time Prime Minister votes polled by Modi in the %)0/-*/R$%(/,$1(23(,/0 Narendra Modi will double 2014 elections, claims that his margin and we are all he is better positioned this Varanasi: Congress general sec- pull in the crowds for Priyanka The Congress has fielded The manifesto, “Vachanpatra”, working towards this. There time than he was last time. retary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra Gandhi’s roadshow. Ajay Rai against Modi, after promises that the party will work should be no complacency in “In 2014, there was a will hold a roadshow on The roadshow will begin from much speculation that Priyanka towards reinstating the temples mobilising voters. He has Modi wave in the country Wednesday in the constituency Madan Mohan Malviya’s statue at Gandhi, who is in charge of east- which were “demolished” to build changed the face of Varanasi and no one spoke a word represented by Prime Minister Banaras Hindu University gates, ern Uttar Pradesh for the party, the Kashi Vishwanath corridor. It and the development is there against him. Now, in Narendra Modi, her party said. the spot from where Modi’s well- may herself take on Modi. also lists creation of jobs, for all to see,” said Vijay Varanasi, people are disil- The Congress show of attended event began on April 25. The Samajwadi Party has boosting farmers’ income and Bahadur Pathak, BJP General lusioned with his perfor- strength in the temple town Like Modi’s roadshow, it will end nominated Shalini Yadav, as the women’s empowerment among Secretary. mance. There is unem- comes nearly three weeks after at the Dashashwamedh ghat. She Opposition alliance candidate. various issues. The BJP has started a ployment, economy is in Modi held his own roadshow will then offer prayers first at the Ajay Rai and party Meanwhile, ‘sadhus’ associ- ‘Knock the door’ campaign in tatters, temples have been here, a day before filing his Kashi Vishwanath temple and spokesperson Pankhuri Pathak ated with the Vrindavan-based Varanasi to seek votes for the broken and the Ganga is as nomination papers. Congress then at the Kaal Bhairav temple in Tuesday released the party’s Ram Sena, headed by Vishnu Prime Minister. Over 10,000 dirty as ever,” the Congress leaders here said the party’s local Kotwali area, Congress district unit manifesto for the Varanasi Lok Vinodam, is holding a yagna here BJP leaders and workers from candidate said. unit has made elaborate plans to president Prajanath Sharma said. Sabha constituency. for the Congress nominee. PTI    !"#  C

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 ##% (= fed up and crying out ab bahut candidate from Sasaram, the When you go out to vote on several smaller outfits like the  ##% serving sentences in fodder guilty for a charge by the court hua (now, enough is enough),” prime minister also spoke of May 19, just recall the huge RLSP, VIP and HAM. scam cases as per court orders. and awarded punishment,” ambasting the Congress he said. the unbearable insults” that wealth they (Congress) have Without naming any party ihar Chief Minister Nitish Addressing a rally here in Kumar, who heads the JD(U), Lover Sam Pitrodas hua to The people are fed up with were allegedly “heaped” on amassed through their stints in or leader, he said, these parties BKumar alleged on Tuesday presence of Prime Minister an NDA ally in Bihar, said with- hua remark on the 1984 anti- their dynasty politics, their Babu Jagjivan Ram which had power. On the other hand, this think that there are certain castes that opposition RJD was trying Narendra Modi, Kumar took out mentioning the opposition Sikh riots, Prime Minister corruption and arrogance. forced him to quit the party. chowkidar of yours has been the which will always remain to foment social strife in the potshots at his arch rival for party or its leader by name. Narendra Modi on Tuesday “The message on May 23 when Kumar is the daughter of pradhan sevak (chief servant) beholden to them and with their state with the claim that its having written an “open letter” “But they have been alleg- said the nation is fed up and is counting of votes is sched- the late deputy PM who part- for the past five years,” he said. support they (the parties) will be jailed president Lalu Prasad has addressed to him the previous ing ‘phansaya gaya hai’ (he has saying “ab bahut hua” (enough uled, will be loud and clear, ed ways with Indira Gandhi in Modi said though he had able to enjoy power forever. been “framed”, though he was day and warned the people of been framed). We cannot say is enough). Modi said evoking chants of the 1970s. She is a two-term been the Gujarat CM for a long the State, referring to the oppo- anybody has been framed Modi charged that Pitroda’s phir ek baar Modi sarkaar MP from the Lok Sabha seat, time yet his possessions are like sition party’s poll symbol, “If by when he is convicted by a comment was a reflection of from the crowds. which she lost to BJPs Chhedi an “open book. Please draw this any chance they get success in court of law. But they keep lev- the partys arrogance with The arrogance of the Paswan five years ago and comparison on the voting day. elections, Bihar will be back to elling the same allegation to which it has been shrugging off Congress was on display when it which was represented by her Take into account what the the lantern age.” foment social strife hoping its misdeeds committed when had imposed Emergency, humil- father several times during his Mahamilavatis (opposition) “On the one hand is our that it would bring them elec- it was in power. iated socialist leader Jayaprakash long political career. did for themselves, how much development plank, our com- toral gains,” the CM said. The three words hua to hua Narayan and in the way it sought Modi also accused the ill-gotten wealth they amassed mitment to serving the people. “I was amused to read in (whatever happened, happened) to erase the contributions of Congress of genuflecting before and compare that with what On the other hand are those newspapers today that he has uttered by the guru (Pitroda) of Ambedkar from history. “But Pakistan-based terror during they did for the poor, he said. who are after power for the sake written an open letter to me. I the Naamdaar (Rahul Gandhi) those swearing by the legacy of the years it ruled the country, Earlier, addressing a rally at of pelf. They speak of the wonder how he could do that in front of TV cameras sum up JP and Ambedkar are carrying seeking the bodies of terrorists Buxar from where Union Constitution and the perceived while in jail. Moreover, the way their (Cong) attitude. This is the the flags of the Congress in Bihar, after surgical strikes and air Minister Ashwini Kumar threats to it. The Constitution he has spoken about the lantern way they have brazened it out he said in an obvious dig at Lalu strikes by our jawans and Choubey is seeking to retain his provides that a person is held makes me warn the people of whenever their regimes have Prasad’s RJD. standing with the tukde-tukde seat, Modi came down heavily the State. Beware, if by any been discredited by corruption Without naming former gang and claimed these are on the ‘Mahagathbandhan’ $   9   - chance they get success in elec- scandals, Modi told an election Lok Sabha Speaker Meira other reasons why the nation is (Grand Alliance), which com-   9    tions, Bihar will be back to the rally in Sasaram. The nation is Kumar, who is the Congress saying ab bahut hua. prises the RJD, Congress and  - . #  $#& lantern age.” ' 45%)    17 7 -:          >    )- %(%  convicted doctor would under- Pune.”        %  go simple imprisonment for Dr Neena Mathrani and Dr     n a major success for ongo- three months in the event of Ranade were arrested after  )5!  * while hydraulic operator Anil      Iing campaign against prena- her failure to pay the fine of Rs they were caught red-handed Budhwar, who had suffered tal gender determination tests 10,000 imposed on her. while carrying out the gender ive personnel of the Border grievous injuries in his spine and in Maharashtra, a Pune court The Prosecution’s case was determination tests banned  * (( FRoad Organisation (BRO) pelvis, died during evacuation to on Tuesday sentenced a lead- the convicted doctor’s crime under the stringent PCPNDT has been killed in Upper district headquarters Daporijo, ing doctor to three years’ rig- came to light after a few NFOs, Act and were arrested. Their uling out any possibility of Subansiri district of Arunachal Brigadier Rawal said. “The body

 .  #& orous imprisonment and including Janwadi Mahila clinics and a sonography RBJP MLA’s switching over Pradesh while constructing a of the four pioneers got stuck at imposed a fine of Rs 10,000 for Sangathan, took up the issue machine allegedly used in to Congress after the May 23 steel bailey bridge, an official the bridge but three were recov- )- %(%  But, it is high time that gov- carrying out illegal fetal sex with the Pune Municipal Mathrani’s clinics, were sealed Lok Sabha poll results, as said on Tuesday. ered when the last report was ernment must come forward to determination tests. Corporation way back in 2011. by the police. claimed by AICC General The incident happened on received and being sent to their he Ministry of Defence clean the air to rest assure the Pune’s First Class Judicial Giving the details of the Subsequently, two sepa- Secretary KC Venugopal, the May 11 when the personnel of native places,” he said. T(MoD) has ordered an citizens of the country about the Magistrate (Mrs). Vishakha B. case, (Dr) Vaishali Jadhav, rate cases were filed against the saffron party’s state chief B S Project Arunak were con- internal enquiry into the leak of deal, otherwise people will read Patil found the accused (Dr.) PMC’s Assistant Medical Officer two doctors and they were Yeddyurappa on Tuesday dared structing the 180-feet-long “classified official information” so much between the lines” Neena Anil Mathrani guilty of Health said: “Following the booked under several sections him to spell out the number of bridge along the strategically relating to the Rafale scam and The MoD’s clarification under various sections of the 2011 Census when a significant of the PCPNDT Act. seats the Congress party would important Nacho-Tama Chung “violation of security instruc- comes amid the Supreme Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal drop in the sex ratio was During the trial that fol- win in Karnataka. Chung Road near the remote tions”, according an RTI reply. Court reserving its verdict on Diagnostic Techniques noticed, the Maharashtra lowed, one of the two accused The former CM also stated Limeking circle in the district Responding to a query petitions challenging its (Prohibition of Sex Selection) Government decided to deal Dr. Ranade died and his name that the rift between the ruling that shares border with China, posed by Mumbai-based activist December 14 judgment against Act, 1994, and its subsequent with the issue on a top priority. was dropped from the case. coalition partners in Karnataka Project Arunank Chief Anil Galgali under the Right to a probe into the controversial amendments. Our PMC and state government Welcoming the judgement, would intensify after the Lok Engineer Brigadier RS Rawal Information Act (RTI), Sushil fighter jet deal. “The accused shall under- health officials, along with some They were trapped red-hand- Sabha poll results are declared. said. He said he received the Kumar, the deputy secretary In first week of March this go rigorous imprisonment for NGOs, carried out a successful ed carrying out the tests “What does Venugopal information of the incident on (Air Acquisition) and CPIO year, Attorney General KK three years each for the offences sting operation on two promi- banned under the stringent know about Karnataka? Which Tuesday from officials at the Air Acquisition (Capital) Wing, Venugopal had — during the punishable under section 23 of nent doctors — gynaecologist PCPNDT laws and were arrest- corner of Karnataka has he vis- accident site due to poor tele- stated that Ministry of Defense hearing on a review petition in PCPNDT Act for the breach of (Dr.) Makarand Ranade of ed. Their clinics and a sonog- ited? I want to ask Venugopal phone connectivity. (Security Office) had ordered an Rafale aircraft purchase case — all the relevant sections and Sadashiv Peth, and radiologist- raphy machine allegedly used how many seats you will Pioneers Baidur Rehman, internal inquiry on disclosure of told the SC about the theft of rules,” the Judge ruled. cum-sonologist (Dr.) Neena A. in Mathrani’s clinics, were win..Tell me if you have the Pramod Kumar, Mahabir Sah classified official information classified documents relating to The Judge also said that the Mathrani of the Laxmi Road in sealed by police. guts. Your’s is a coalition and Tapan Nath died instantly, into public domain. Rafale aircraft purchase. Three Government... Tell us- you will “Ministry of Defense days after making submission win these many number of (Security Office) has ordered before the Supreme Court about seats,” Yeddyurappa said. an internal inquiry on disclo- theft of Rafale papers, Venugopal sure of classified official infor- had reneged on his earlier claim mation into public domain and said that the petitioners and violation of manual of had used “photocopies of the security instructions,” Kumar original” papers, deemed secret stated in his reply dated May 7. by the Government. Anil Galgali had filed an The MoD ordered an online RTI query with the internal enquiry into the Defense ministry seeking infor- alleged leak of classified docu- mation about the “stolen” ments relating to the media, Rafales files and action taken by following investigative reports the ministry in this regard. on Rafale scam published by Galgali had also sought to know The Hindu newspaper, based whether PMO and defense min- on the documents accessed ister were aware about the stolen from the defence ministry files. files and if yes, then whether a During the course of hear- police complaint was filed or not ing on petitions challenging the Alluding to inadequate apex court’s December 14 judg- reply provided by MoD on the ment against a probe into the queries posed by him under RTI controversial fighter jet deal, Act, Galgali said: “It possible Attorney General KK Venugopal that matter is sub-judice and had claimed privilege over doc- therefore government may not uments pertaining to the Rafale have provided full information. fighter jet deal.    !"#   D  .     !"   +,-  !" /+%2)31/$$)(- '     9    +#)   0   8            8 1              / 3,,!++3,,,,,,+3,+", ", -3  4/35     $           6  7          ( ",+:,<3+,!3,++,-: 3+, ,-,,+,++,3,         (        8            (          / $             9:

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That the      *   $  7    7S (8 unprecedented reform undertaken saved the situation and moved India to a growth path,      $         which was healthy and robust, is now a mat- (     /3$         2 ter of record. Fortunately, despite a few voic-          < )          ( es in the wilderness criticising these reforms,    ;    7    $      there was, in general, support from most political parties in the country.                      6  Traditionally, when it comes to external         -           relations, including global agreements, exter- (                /    8( nal trade relations and political relations between nations, the continuation of estab- see around us are rapidly mov- result in transforming the cur- develop extreme avarice in a sys-                $     lished policies generally gets bipartisan sup- ing us towards disaster. Some rent system into a dynamic mer- tem where the loaves of office                  port. If we look back at the Marshall Plan disruptive actions should, there- itocracy. With a continuation of can be grabbed in any position /        $      ( implemented by the US, which provided $12 fore, involve major shifts in the existing system that favours occupied by those without a gen- billion in 1948 (which was the equivalent of policies and, perhaps, radical seniority over performance, uine stake in success.         6      #     /3   $100 billion in 2018), this measure was put restructuring and reform of India would miss the bus in Whether it is restructuring          = 2      /3$ in place by the then President Harry Truman, institutions. every aspect of development. of Government service to suit the   /3S     /  7  /  $ # a Democrat, but with support from a Mahatma Gandhi was Our institutions and struc- challenges of the future, the for- Republican-controlled Congress. During always critical of retaining the tures were far superior to those mulation of policies that require 6  7          6      the Cuban crisis at the peak of the Cold War, structure of the Indian Civil   (# ### of China 70 years ago but if we a radical shift or totally different      ) (          ( President John F Kennedy received unani- Service, which after indepen- (#( & look at the global standing of priorities for resource allocation,   -        /3      mous support from the Republicans. dence, transformed into the universities and research organ- which deviate substantially from Similarly, when President Ronald Reagan was Indian Administrative Services. ' &'&$ isations as well as the widespread past trends and practice, we                 ( in office, his “Star Wars” programme perhaps Perhaps at that stage of India’s capacity for innovation, China require all political parties to     ) $    /     7 /  S  received greater questioning from within the independence, there were few (#  has outstripped us significantly. come together and move for-            6             administration than from Democrats in choices but to retain institution- & ## #' # This is certainly not the result of ward boldly with disruptive Congress. al arrangements that would a unitary centralised system, actions, where justified.             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If we do not ensure a dis- If we want a secure future for      )  "   "    $  S   country, as president of the Jana Sangh, mag- change in the structure, which ruptive shift at the senior-most human society and all species  $              nanimously stated: “The Prime Minister must has remained largely frozen #(5 levels of Government service, on this planet and if we do not now lead the country to total victory over the since 1947. There are extreme- &##&( : individuals are likely to focus on wish to see a continuation of the  8            O      6  enemy. If the Government wanted to secure ly bright and accomplished civil seniority-based promotions, trends which are creating dis-     $  7   ? 4$7?5 4%  5   any more powers to handle the situation, this servants today, who are perform-   )& : scarcely seizing exciting chal- parities between the rich and            (   /    /3$  party would not hesitate to accord its fullest ing outstanding service for the 5& 5 %6& lenges, and performance will poor, then sharp changes in      < )           #   cooperation.” country while dealing effective- remain mediocre. direction are now overdue. A country like India and several others ly with the baffling complexities #)#&  # Today, civil service person- India cannot tolerate the con- /3$      $    7     $   #  across the globe must now also consider and facing Indian society. However, nel have moved into major reg- tinuation of poverty and depri-   7 3 2           /  S mobilise support across all political parties there is now a dire need for a sys-  : #: ulatory bodies, unaware of vation, which differs little from                 # /3$  for unprecedented steps that are required to tem based on merit and some   domain knowledge and are at the conditions, perhaps, in the 19th deal with trends, which threaten the very sur- degree of specialisation with the top in public sector units, univer- century under colonial rule.        /3          $ vival of this planet, the welfare of the least induction of expertise that is in  #((* sities, tourism departments and Our colonisers were banished          @ (       ( privileged and the destabilising disparities tune with the explosion of   )&%&) Ministries, which require an over seven decades ago but the   )                     between a few rich people and a large ocean knowledge and technological increasing level of specialised structures and systems, which of impoverished masses. Clearly, the trends choices evolving today. To this #(&# expertise. Some even chair reli- characterised colonial rule, find     (              we see imperil our future and would, perhaps, extent, the recent induction of gious bodies, unheard of any- reflection even today in our need major shocks and disruptive actions nine people from outside the sys- where else. institutions and some who are because inherent in them is a future that goes tem as Joint Secretaries in the In this column earlier, refer- responsible for running them. against the stability of human society and the Government of India is a wel- ence was made to the hubris, (The writer is former chair- 2   ' welfare of billions. Business as usual will, come development and if which often overtakes people in man, Intergovernmental Panel on therefore, not work because the processes we expanded appropriately, could positions of power. Some also Climate Change, 2002-15) !              *9  , : 1 3 2  5        ( %!* ,O+ ,!,, +7 3-+7,3          ,++-   "+,+,  !,,;++,3- %!+-  ) +,+ --+, !;,!, 3++3,,,+  ,,"" !       (  "+,,,## !,-++- +<3+, , :;--,!3" O, ""O+     )     ++!+,-, 3+,3",  -,,--,3++ !!3,,3!, *   S    (  ,:; : < -< =  =@<  <        K%, K3+#  K !3 " K*! +,           (               (            S        -     4  5 5   5 1 55 9  2 51         (   # -             creed, religion. Therefore, the          allocation of the nation’s         R  S            ( resources, including facilities                  (( Sir — This refers to the report, +",,* ,,-+ +3+, like job opportunities and  -                 “Mumbai pulls IPL off in -,+,:,3 !,!,+ admission to premier education cliffhanger” (May 13). Mumbai ,3+,+ - ++,+ institutions, that uniquely con-                  Indians became the most success- ,!,-3++O&+"!-:!+":37 sider caste of the aspirants while )      /             ful franchise in the history of the ++:,,!"+++  -+ neglecting their educational               R S     Indian Premier League (IPL) 3+3!,- ,,  qualifications and genuine mer- after their bowlers snatched a +3++:,-!"!+,!,7 its, is unequivocally against                thrilling one-run victory over ! ', ++++!, -7 democratic ethics.           -       ( three-time champions Chennai ,!, ,+,, : The ruling Government is  *                 Super Kings (CSK) in an edge-of- ,+ +,3,,3+P,+3+ fully aware of this blatant incom- the-seat final. This was the fourth ++  patibility and yet feigns igno-                    time that the Super Kings and MI #-,3,,",!,+3, +"!-!:,, ",,!37 rance over such critical issues for         clashed in an IPL final. The  , +"!-   - , +,,  ",!,3!,7:-!: ! reasons best known to it. Our *        *       Mahendra Singh Dhoni-led side )3,:+!+ " ,  ,,!,53+ - ,""7 political highbrows and tech- prevailed in the first instance in + (+3:+:""!,, -+ +,!, %+3!,+,!3,+37 nocrats are well enlightened        0 1   *      2010. But in 2013 and 2015 at !,+ ,,-,3,3- ,+,,+!3,3+!+, that India is bound to strive hard               #     ( Eden Gardens, Rohit Sharma’s !,: 3,,!, ,,+ ++ ,+:-,-!+,!  against global behemoths in                     - MI lorded over the Super Kings. ,""!,$3!, 3,7 )=>, every sector, particularly in sci- With both sides winning 3,, !",3+:-/E""  ence and technology, and                   the title thrice each and doing mediocre professionals would be                        the right things at the right time, thrown out at the preliminary     -        *      Sunday’s decider did appear to Super Kings in this edition has previous three meetings, but the       stage itself. If the Modi be having all ingredients of an been fantastic to say the least. results do underline that MI Government is indeed with the                   ( intriguing final. MI have com- Rohit and his men had could read their rivals’ game well poor, the benefits to citizens for    "             ( paratively been a complete side, defeated the Super Kings in all enough and know the script Sir — In India, casteism is so caste-related reasons must be                    not relying on just one aspect of three meetings this year. Thirty- required to beat them. Needless intrinsically blended with poli- altered to suit poor people and the game. In most of the victo- seven runs, 46 runs and six wick- to say, MI have by far been the tics that for the past several implemented without any caste                ries they have registered so far, ets — these have been their mar- Super Kings’ toughest opponents, decades, policies have been discrimination.       2      -       its batsmen and bowlers have gin of victory against Dhoni and holding an upper hand on most framed around caste-related TKM Kumbalamchuvattil                   performed in unison as they Co in 2019, which only reflects occasions whenever the two sides issues. Poverty is a phenomenon Muvattupuzha )            *     haven’t really been over-reliant the one-sidedness of these match- went into a contest. that has taken a toll on every on any particular player. Besides, es. 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Over the years, many researchers, econo- mists, academicians and investors have tried to        @      predict the pattern of stock market movements     0 I   ( to find anomalies in the returns that deviate from                 their fundamentals and provide arbitrage oppor-           #     tunities. In particular, the concept of ‘election effect’               ( is interesting as it examines stock returns around               *   ( election date. Whether or not the effect is found-    S        S ed in rational or irrational choices made by mar-              ket participants is still hotly contested but gener- al consensus remains that the effect is very real;                      $           although it may differ between economies. Volatility in stock market returns in the run- 5 #&#'  ?#  8  *  #     ( up to an election is warranted on at least three  &* %            (  ( grounds. First, uncertainty about the electoral out- 5 #%              come has important implications for risk-averse &L&#&(         #       investors. Since they hold predominantly domes- &'&            -     ( tic assets, country-specific political risk will not dif-  &(              fuse in their portfolios. Consequently, the sole event of elections in home country can have serious impli- % &) secure parliamentary majorities. In all of right-of-centre Government as they are stocks will go up. If that is not the case,           *  /3$    &                ( cations for the risk level of portfolios. Second, any these cases, investors perceive increased more likely to legislate in favour of busi- then the markets will see some correction. market-wide fluctuation in response to election  #( #& uncertainty. ness and are less concerned with welfare Stock market movements cannot be   R     S  6      ( #&$%$            9:+D     ! shocks will augment systematic volatility of all stocks Historically, it has been seen that the issues with a preference towards a free predicted most of the times. There have listed. It is, therefore, conceivable that option prices 5 )  # election effect on the stock market has market. Left-of-centre political parties been situations when election results were %        can increase around the time when voters cast their )( been strong but short term and can be tend to increase the level of inflation with- as per the market sentiments and Sensex    FD    (         ballots. Finally, the results reported can be of inter- %  : broadly divided into two different phas- in economies through increased employ- rallied for some time to give you a promis-           +,         est to pollsters as they provide indirect evidence on %$ #' es. ment and this leads to a decrease in stock ing return, but then by the next elections,    +F  +E   #          whether the accuracy of pre-election forecasts suf-  & The run-up to the elections: The returns. the compound returns were disappoint-   (          fices for practical applications.  #&  stock market works on concrete news or Over the last six months, it can be ing. The absolute returns on Sensex dur-   O            O     Developments in the political scene affect the information. But till there is such news or seen that there has been a steady increase ing the 1999-2004 period were near 14 per financial markets on two counts. First, political par- &## #  information, stock markets will work on in the BSE Sensex. From the levels of cent. The compound returns in the same    #I      &*&'               )  ties in power can enact economic policies either by assumptions and speculations. If the around 35,000 points in November last period were just three per cent. Though facilitating their re-election or by maximising the $*  general perception is good, the markets year, it has grown to a robust 39,275 in the elections affected markets and mutu-                  (               ( welfare of their own constituencies. One can take are positive and vice versa. As noted ear- April this year. Considering an aberration al funds, the impact was short-term and the example of the United States, where it has been 5 #& lier, there is a general consensus among last week, which showed a sharp decline, impactful. During the 2004-2009 period,       6     1   # documented that both large-cap and small-cap stock #&(   5 the financial community that the direction has mostly been upwards. the absolute returns on Sensex were near                 returns exhibit a presidential cycle pattern, ie, returns    Governments have the ability to affect The current BJP Government is with 150 per cent, despite the fact that this dura-              are significantly higher in the last two years than *&'#& stock returns through the use of both right-of-centre ideology and if it is re-elect- tion witnessed the worst global recession. #     RS           in the first two years of the presidential term, also monetary and fiscal policy. However, any ed with a clear majority like in 2014, mar- Also, the compound returns were       -       ( known as the ‘second-half effect’. Governments either attempt on behalf of a Government to kets will definitely show a strong short- over 20 per cent. These figures can     O               increase or restrict monetary and fiscal policy in influence an economy through monetary term uptick due to positive sentiments. attract an investor and will astound    #       -#    ( order to bolster prosperity and, thus, their re-elec- or fiscal policy will be anticipated by com- If the BJP falls short of a majority but them, keeping in mind that this happened               7     tion chances. panies and investors and their effects will, still manages to stitch up alliances and during a recession period and when the                 ( Second, electoral uncertainty increases in the therefore, be negated. Debate still contin- form a Government, markets will be election result made the market crash                   pre-electoral period due to investors’ anticipation ues as to whether such moves produce volatile for a while but will recover and drastically. Similar trends were noticed of policy changes. In addition, during the pre-elec- more predictable markets or whether they stabilise once a stable Government is during the 2009 Lok Sabha elections when        -      /3$S    -#   tion period, the Government usually engages in an lead to inefficiencies within the market. formed at the Centre. If there is no clear the results were as per the market senti-                ( aggregate consumption increase, raising transfers, When election results are out: winner and there is clearly a fractured ments and the Sensex crossed the 20,000   9:+D 7         J  for instance, cutting various taxes and increasing Several studies indicate that despite many mandate, markets are likely to crash and mark. The absolute returns observed dur-                 Government spending in public projects with high efforts to accurately predict election out- may not recover until a stable Government ing the term of the Government from     ;            ( immediate visibility. This action results not only in comes, investors are still surprised by the is formed. In a scenario where the 2009-2014 were around 67 per cent, but                 R( an inflation increase and/or a rise in employment ultimate distribution of votes. This hap- Congress gets a clear majority, the mar- annualised returns were near 8.7 per cent.    S *         level but also raises uncertainty in the stock mar- pens even when they were almost certain ket may show some initial signs of being However, retail investors with a long   @             ( ket, which consequently changes investors’ sentiment they knew who the winner would be. negative but once the Government is term investment horizon should not         during the pre-election period. Stock prices react strongly in response to formed, it will bounce back. worry about the impact of election results                 ( So, it is an established fact that stock markets this surprise and temporarily elevated lev- In order to understand the election on the stock market and try to time the are volatile during elections. But what factors con- els of volatility are observed thus, present- effect on the stock market, the bottom line markets. Even if there is a fractured man-           ( tribute to their volatility? Four of the variables prove ing some opportunities for arbitrage is that irrespective of which Government date, markets will be able to absorb the           $         ( to influence the magnitude of election surprise in around election effects. comes to power, the stock markets like sta- losses and be on a growth track again. A                    ( a significant way. Stock markets tend to react in a World over, there is a general consen- bility. When there is uncertainty, markets prudent investor should believe in the               ( more volatile manner during closely contested races, sus that an observable pattern exists react in an adverse manner. Right now, a India growth story and rely on the fun-      when the outcome of the election brings about a throughout a number of economies lot of investors are buying stocks with the damental principles of investing.                change in the political orientation of the around the world. It is common belief that hope that when a stable Government is (The writer is Assistant Professor,      Government and when Governments do not markets should perform better under a formed at the Centre, the value of their Amity University) !                 1 : =          ! "!

achche din. This time around, it is not tions were fought on local issues. Modi Prime Minister Modi and Shah to vio- a cake-walk for him as the voters are had a tough time fighting these late the Model Code of Conduct and disenchanted. The outcome of the satraps at multiple levels. rejected all complaints. The 2019 election will depend on three Fourth, the money power was Opposition, led by the Congress, things — the BJP’s performance in the even more effective this election sea- even went to the Supreme Court seek- Hindi heartland, where it lost badly in son than in 2014. Corporates were ing justice. Added to all of this were Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and encouraged to buy anonymous elec- glitches in EVMs about which many Chhattisgarh; effectiveness of the tions bonds, which could be donated Opposition parties complained. regional satraps to hold their fiefdoms; to political parties. According to offi- Sixth, this was one of the most % ## '(* 90 >0 and the BJP’s ability to make up the cial data, in 2018, election bonds worth polarising polls in recent times. People deficit in eastern parts of India. 10.6 billion rupees were purchased. either loved Modi or hated him and &%&%# he 2019 elections are coming to Looking back, what will one Election spending in 2019 may be at the polls revolved around him. The a close. On May 23, it will be remember about the 2019 poll? This around $7 to $8 billion, up from an BJP used the religion and Hindutva 33O+- Tknown which party will form is a lacklustre election and the poll estimated $5 billion in 2014 as per an card to the hilt while the Congress !-, + the Government at the Centre. The atmosphere in many States has been ers, who cast their vote for the first and attacking the Gandhi family for estimate. The final price tag for the played its soft Hindutva card. Caste !+-!,!,  satta bazaar worth 1,000 crore is pre- lukewarm. Second, little voter enthu- time, did not show much enthusiasm. their omissions and commissions 2016 US election was $6.5 billion for also played a crucial role. Poll violence +",+  3,, dicting that the BJP will emerge as the siasm has been seen. In 2014, there was Third, 2019 saw the poll cam- over the past decades. the presidential and congressional marred elections in some States like single largest party; that the Congress a good voter turnout as two in every paigns stoop to a new low with all sides The Congress, too, did not lag elections combined, according to West Bengal. ,3,,-3, will improve its tally; and regional par- three Indians voted with gender gap using below-the-belt remarks. This behind and used the ‘chowkidar chor campaign finance watchdog Seventh, social media, too, played ",+"! ties will continue to be powerful. In almost negligible. The common man was true of BJP leaders — even the hai’ slogan extensively. Congress chief OpenSecrets.org. Allegations of brib- its role in facilitating the spread of fake -, ,!+ 2014, there was a call to “vote out the is indifferent to the current polls and Prime Minister and party chief Amit Rahul Gandhi stuck to his pet issue of ing voters with cash and luxury news. However, with all its ups and  ++! corrupt Manmohan Singh NOTA (None Of The Above) option Shah — all of whom lowered the bar the Rafale deal. The verbal battle goods, too, were doing the rounds. The downs, it is a wonder how democra-  ","++  Government.” In 2019, Prime Minister has gained popularity. Conscious vot- to attack their opponents. Modi between West Bengal Chief Minister Election Commission (EC) had seized cy in India has been thriving and Modi is at his best in defending his ers, who do not want any candidate in referred to former Prime Minister Mamata Banerjee and Modi was at its over 3,999 crore, including cash, power has changed hands 16 times so "++3+,, throne. There was a ‘Modi wave’ the list but want to prevent bogus vot- Rajiv Gandhi as “accused number one” lowest. Meanwhile, the Opposition has drugs, liquor and gold. far peacefully. With all the com- ! ,+,+ back in 2014, which is absent today. ing, have been using this option judi- in the Bofors scam and even said that been unable to stick to the poll nar- Fifth, the EC failed to play its role plaints, the EC must be compliment- ,+3+! But Modi has subsumed the party, ciously. “Koi bhe aane do, humein kya he and his family had used the Indian rative by raising bread and butter issues as a referee. Opposition parties have ed for conducting the polls by and ,+  3,, which is asking for votes in his name. farak padha hai,” is what most poor Navy’s aircraft carrier INS Viraat to go like jobs, farm crisis and rise in oil alleged that it has been partial to the large peacefully. ,,++ Modi was untested then and sold people say, who are wooed by politi- for a vacation. Further, Modi fought prices. However, at the State level, ruling party. Despite the polarising (The writer is a senior political com- a ‘big dream’ to the people, promising cal parties. Even the 8.4 crore new vot- the elections by invoking “nationalism” where the regional satraps rule, elec- speeches, the commission allowed mentator and syndicated columnist)       !"#  &

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Ross and Commerce Minister points, in its June monetary %"  .&%".7  "   .     " B  ! . Tuesday. Agarwal’s resignation as CEO in August 2017, Dube with his wife Anita Goyal as The previous extension Suresh Prabhu held bilateral policy review to reverse the 7  "   .   .:&  9#$     is effective from May 13, it said. had served in various roles at well Etihad Airways’ nominee will end on May 16. meetings on May 6 here to current economic slow- OB  "  "  P '( )F'13"      O “We wish to inform that Delta Airlines, Sabre Inc and director Kevin Knight stepped The commerce ministry discuss trade-related issues. down, said an SBI research #8     P3$ # .  G:   H. Amit Agarwal, the deputy chief American Airlines in the US, down from their respective has asked its finance counter- Further extension of GSP report.         9#$           . executive officer and CFO of Europe and Asia. position following a debt-recast part to issue a notification benefits was part of a trade The RBI had cut the II  9#$ +        the company, has resigned He took over the reins of plan. with regard to further exten- package being negotiated key short-term lending from service due to personal Jet Airways almost 15 months Naresh Goyal also stepped sion of the deadline, the offi- between the two countries. rate (repo) by 25 basis reasons, with effect from May after the exit of his predecessor down from the post of cial added. However, those negotiations points each in its last two 13,” Jet Airways said in a reg- Crammer Ball. During this Chairman. These deadlines were hit a roadblock after the US policy reviews. The central ulatory filing. Jet Airways’ chief period, Agarwal was the acting Etihad is a strategic extended several times since announced its decision to roll bank is slated to announce executive Vinay Dube also CEO. investor in Jet Airways. June 2018, when India decid- back GSP benefits from its next bi-monthly policy resigned on Tuesday, ending a Earlier on Tuesday, Jet In November last year, ed to impose these duties in Indian exporters. decision on June 6. 21-month long tumultuous Airways informed stock Independent Directors Vikram retaliation to a move by the The US administration “Are we currently facing tenure during which the once- exchanges that Agarwal has Singh Mehta and Ranjan US to impose high customs has alleged that India in a quasi growth slowdown? storied carrier shuttered oper- resigned from the company, Mathai had resigned from Jet duties on certain steel and alu- imposing high import duties The apparent nervousness is ations due to cash crunch. with effect from May 13, due to Airways’ board. minium products. on products such as paper and clearly reflected in the An Indian-American, personal reasons. At present, Etihad nominee This extension comes in Harley Davidson motorcycles trends exhibited in key stock Dube joins the growing list of The exit of the two top offi- Robin Kamark, Ashok Chawla the backdrop of the US deci- from America. indices,” said the SBI’s exits at Jet Airways, which cials also comes at a time when and Sharad Sharma, are the sion to withdraw export India wants US to exempt research report ‘Ecowrap’. served the Indian skies for the SBI-led lenders’ consortium only directors on Jet Airways’s incentives being provided to them from the high duty As per a report pub- more than 25 years. is trying hard to find a buyer board, as per the airline’s web- Indian exporters under imposed on certain steel and lished by ICICI Bank, there &#  $   :   G&#$:H           His resignation comes a for the ailing Jet Airways. The site. 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  55 have booked their tickets of the sive growth with average seat   '  Refusing to entertain the take up the matter of an appeal Indian carrier, to take neces- occupancy around 80 per cent plea by banks, a two-member against an NCLT order that llaying fears among grow- sary steps to recover their making it one of the most he NCLAT on Tuesday NCLAT bench headed by directed Jaiprakash Associates Aing number of Israelis money. lucrative sector. Trefused to stay voting by the Chairman Justice S J Ltd (JAL) to return nearly 760- using Air India flights to Delhi, “Air India (AI) strongly The Indian carrier started creditors’ panel of Jaypee Mukhopadhaya also warned acre land to its subsidiary India’s national carrier has refutes the canards being its operation on the route on Infratech on the revised offer of banks that they would get “zero Jaypee Infratech. rubbished as “baseless” the spread by a section of the March 22 last year with three state-owned NBCC Ltd to rupees” if the process is stalled. Jaypee Infratech’s interim claims in certain sections of the media in Israel and a few flights per week. The rising -  $ .A$&    .  "  3 acquire the debt-laden realty Justice Mukhopadhaya said resolution professional (IRP) Israeli media that it is on the web/online portals about the demand forced the airline to #        " firm through insolvency pro- the interest of thousands of Anuj Jain had filed a petition in verge of bankruptcy. airline being on the verge of increase its flights from three  3 ceedings. home-buyers was of prime the National Company Law Some Israeli media outlets collapse. This is totally baseless, to four per week. Soon after a Committee of importance and the matter Tribunal (NCLT) seeking direc- recently reported that Air India false and hatched to malign the Recently, the airline cele- Creditors (CoC) decided to put needed to be resolved even if tion over transactions entered was trapped in huge debt run- image of the organisation and brated its one year of success- for vote NBCC’s bid, banks there is just one bidder. by the company’s promoters, ning over a billion and may thwart its rising graph by vest- ful operations on the route and sought a stay on the voting The banks made the plea creating the mortgage on its 858 collapse soon. They also ed interest,” according to a threw a small get together process. before the bench which was to acres to secure debt for JAL. advised Israeli passengers, who statement issued by AI’s Tel with various stakeholders at Aviv office. the airport here. “We would like to clear the Speaking on the occasion, air that, contrary to these Indian Ambassador to Israel, speculation, Air India is grow- Pavan Kapoor, said that the ing from strength to strength connectivity between India and has, in fact, been standing and Israel will influence the by passengers in distress left bilateral relationship and help stranded by airlines abruptly in increasing the tourist flow shutting down,” it said. on both the sides. “It is requested that any “It was a long journey with &, G&,H$ ! 3.       *      such attempt to create confu- lots of ups and downs. Lots of #             'F  &3&, sion and tarnish the credibil- interesting history which shall             &'1