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Opposition calls it ‘illegal’, demands asked him to direct the go­ BJD members: PM vernment to release Dr. Ab­ National Conference leader’s release dullah. “What has hap­ ‘They do not rush to the well of House’ pened with Farooq is Sandeep Phukan Chowdhury’s description of illegal...You are the custo­ Special Correspondent Kejriwal dares Paswan New Delhi the delegation as one that dian of the House...You NEW DELHI to test Delhi water A united Opposition in the was “hired on rent” invited have to make [an] interven­ Prime Minister Narendra NEW DELHI Lok Sabha on Monday at­ strong protests from the tion,” he said. Modi on Monday told the Delhi Chief Minister Arvind tacked the Narendra Modi Treasury benches, with Rajya Sabha that all mem­ Kejriwal on Monday hit out at government over the deten­ Parliamentary Affairs Mi­ ‘Not in judicial custody’ bers, including those of his Ram Vilas Paswan, who had accused him of doing politics tion of National Conference nister Pralhad Joshi urging “Farooq Sahab represents own party, should learn over water in the Capital, and (NC) leader and Lok Sabha the Speaker to remove the Srinagar and it is the right from the Nationalist Con­ challenged the Union member Farooq Abdullah, Hindi expression. of the 20 lakh people of Sri­ gress Party and the Biju Ja­ PM Modi speaking to Minister to test it. "I invite calling it “illegal” and de­ nagar that their voice be nata Dal, whose MPs follow journalists in New Delhi on * SANDEEP SAXENA Mr. Paswan to come along manded his immediate re­ ‘Operation over’ heard in the House... I have the discipline of not rushing Monday. with us and take 1,500­ lease so that he could at­ “The operation is over but proof that he is not in judi­ to the well. Mr. Modi said 2,000 samples,” Mr. Kejriwal tend the winter session. the patient is dead,” said cial custody, he is in preven­ the House should play the progress has not stopped. said. On the first day of the Mr. Chowdhury, referring tive custody. Your one or­ role of a “check and ba­ That means that without CITY Ī PAGE 2 new session, Opposition to the government’s August ded,“Isn’t it an insult to all tention an “atrocity.” der can revoke it,” NC MP lance” and not be “clogging jumping into the well, we DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD leaders also raised the issue 5 decision to abrogate Jam­ MPs. I want to ask MPs of The Congress leader also Hasnain Masoodi said, and blocking.” can win the hearts of the pe­ of MPs not being allowed to mu and Kashmir’s special the ruling alliance, don’t raised the issue of withdra­ while addressing the Chair. Speaking during a discus­ ople...,” Mr. Modi said. visit Jammu and Kashmir af­ status and convert it into a they think it was their wal of Special Protection Trinamool’s Sougata Roy, sion on the ‘role of the Rajya Quoting former Prime Mi­ ter the removal of its special Union Territory. “Our lead­ insult.” Group (SPG) cover for form­ who had given an adjourn­ Sabha in Indian polity and nister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, status under Article 370, er Rahul Gandhi was not al­ Mr. Chowdhury said it er Prime Minister Manmo­ ment motion, on Dr. Abdul­ the way forward’ at the start Mr. Modi said the Rajya Sab­ while a delegation of Euro­ lowed to visit [Jammu and was the “right” of Dr. Ab­ han Singh and the Gandhi lah, also expressed concern of the 250th session, he said ha was “the second House, pean Union (EU) lawmakers Kashmir], several MPs were dullah, in detention under family. about the former Chief Mi­ the two parties had decided but no one should think of it was allowed. sent back,” said Mr. Chowd­ the Public Safety Act (PSA) DMK leader T.R. Baalu nister’s health. on their own not to jump in­ as a secondary House.” Leader of the Congress in hury, while pointing to the for 106 days, to attend Par­ sought Lok Sabha Speaker to the well. “Despite follow­ CONTINUED ON Ī PAGE 12 the Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan EU delegation’s visit and ad­ liament and called his de­ Om Birla’s intervention and CONTINUED ON Ī PAGE 12 ing this rule, their political UNIFORM CHANGED Ī PAGE 12 JNU students injured in face­off with police during ‘march’ Pawar silent on ties with Vodafone Idea, Airtel to Police resorted to lathi­charge when students tried to break through barricades to reach Parliament Sena after meeting Sonia raise tariffs Jaideep Deo Bhanj tear­gas shells on students Govt. formation not discussed, he says NEW DELHI during the protest. Over 100 Special Correspondent Scores of students of Jawa­ protesters were detained at Special Correspondent New Delhi/Mumbai harlal Nehru University different police stations and New Delhi Vodafone Idea and Bharti (JNU) participating in a “long released in the evening. Nationalist Congress Party Airtel have said they will march” to Parliament House Several of the students chief Sharad Pawar, who met increase tariffs from next on Monday were injured in who were detained shared vi­ Congress president Sonia month. police lathi­charge when deos of themselves engaging Gandhi here on Monday for While Vodafone Idea they tried to break through in a dialogue with the police, over 45 minutes, claimed will increase the tariff barricades set up at multiple explaining to them that their from December 1, Airtel that he didn’t talk about go­ Sharad Pawar addresses a spots in the city. protest was to ensure that vernment formation in Mah­ said it will “appropriately The march was organised policemen’s children too press conference after arashtra but only briefed her meeting Sonia Gandhi in increase” price offerings to “save public­funded edu­ were able to access subsi­ from December. about the situation. New Delhi on Monday. * PTI cation” and demand a “com­ dised public­funded “There was no talk of go­ Both companies posted plete rollback” of the hostel education. vernment formation. This ers of both Congress and NCP losses for the second quar­ JNU students protesting against the fee hike in New Delhi on Monday. * R. V. MOORTHY fee hike. Police had barricad­ CPI(M) leader Sitaram Ye­ meeting was all about dis­ will meet and discuss further ter — Vodafone Idea’s the ed all roads leading to JNU chury, who was the JNUSU cussing the Congress and the and get back to us,” he ad­ highest ever in India Inc. and created a two­tier securi­ er” committee to restore nor­ House on the first day of the sions that the ‘high­level’ president during the Emer­ NCP,” he told reporters, ded. His meeting with Ms. at ₹50,921 crore — follow­ ty cordon on Baba Gang Nath mal functioning of the un­ winter session. committee formed by the gency days, said: “This is not asked if Ms. Gandhi was op­ Gandhi at her 10, Janpath re­ ing the recent Supreme Marg outside the university’s iversity and initiate a The JNUSU said it met G.C. MHRD has been mandated to the way to deal with a demo­ posed to a coalition govern­ sidence comes days after he Court ruling in favour of main gate. dialogue with the students Hosur, Joint Secretary, De­ carry out. We have been in­ cratic protest. The police de­ ment with the Shiv Sena. reportedly spoke with the the Department of Tele­ The Union Human Re­ and the JNU administration. partment of Higher Educa­ vited for a meeting on Wed­ ployment is much larger than “We discussed in detail Shiv Sena leadership on go­ com’s interpretation of ad­ source Development Minis­ The students, however, tion, on Monday evening and nesday and we will partici­ deployment during Emer­ Maharashtra’s political situa­ vernment formation. justed gross revenues try tried to pacify the stu­ continued with their planned submitted a memorandum to pate in it,” said JNUSU gency days. This is [Naren­ tion. I briefed her on it. Mr. (AGR). dents, announcing ahead of march and thousands exited him. “We were assured by member Satish Yadav. dra] Modi’s emergency. We A.K. Antony was also there. CONTINUED ON Ī PAGE 12 the march that it had formed the campus to make their the official that the JNUSU The police denied using strongly condemn it.” We will keep an eye on the SHIV SENA MPS SHIFTED TO THE a three­member “high­pow­ way towards Parliament would be a part of the discus­ sticks, water cannons and SEE ALSO Ī PAGE 4 situation. Some senior lead­ OPPOSITION BENCHES Ī PAGE 12 DRIVEN BY LOSSES Ī PAGE 15 Security for Gandhi family inadequate: Congress All Delhi roads to be paved by Union government working in an irresponsible manner, says Venugopal August 2020 Varghese K. George Centre playing the chilling tragedies that vehicles for travel. Under New Delhi <> politics over the struck the family, not once, SPG protocol, they were us­ SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT Ten days after the Special but twice. In Rajiv Gandhiji’s ing ballistic­resistant Range security of a family NEW DELHI Protection Group (SPG) cov­ case, his assassination oc­ Rovers. The SPG had phased All unpaved roads in Delhi er for the Gandhi family was that lost two of its curred because his security out Safaris as they were and the National Capital withdrawn, the Congress on members to was downgraded by the then found inadequate once rein­ Region will be fully paved Monday said the alternative terrorist violence government. The current go­ forced heavily. “It is scanda­ by August 2020, said Union security protocol in place K.C. Venugopal vernment is acting in an ir­ lous and dangerous,” Mr. Ve­ Congress general secretary Environment Ministry Se­ was “alarmingly unsafe and responsible manner by play­ nugopal said. cretary C.K. Mishra at a dangerous”. the SPG — staffed by the ing politics over the security The Centre had also with­ press conference here on Congress president Sonia CRPF. of a family that lost two of its drawn the SPG protection of Monday. Gandhi and her children, Congress general secre­ members to terrorist vio­ former Prime Minister Man­ He also warned of a former party president Ra­ tary K.C. Venugopal told The lence,” he said. mohan Singh, but in his “huge crackdown” on in­ hul Gandhi and party gener­ Hindu that party leaders Congress leader in the Lok case, his new Z Plus security dustries and construction al secretary Priyanka Gandhi were extremely upset and Sabha Adhir Ranjan Chowd­ detail came with the car that work over the next fort­ Vadra, were protected by the concerned over the quality hury raised the issue on the he was using earlier. Former night and promised “in­ SPG until November 8. The of the security being provid­ first day of the winter Prime Minister A.B. Vajpayee tense monitoring” to keep Centre withdrew the SPG ed by the CRPF and the Delhi session. had SPG cover until his sources of local pollution cover for the family on No­ police. According to the Con­ death, though he was be­ in the city under check un­ vember 8 and replaced it “November 19 is the 102nd gress, all three members of dridden for several years. til December 31. with Z plus category of se­ birth anniversary of Indira the family have been provid­ curity — the highest outside Gandhi and we cannot forget ed 10­year­old Tata Safari CONTINUED ON Ī PAGE 12 DETAILS ON Ī PAGE 3 No more waiver, Bhutan to levy charges on Indian tourists New charges necessitated by the sharp increase in tourists from the region, says visiting official

Suhasini Haidar too many hassles to Indian policy was under threat.” NEW DELHI visitors,” and would want a In 2018, of the 2,74,000 In a major shift in policy, predictable and reasonable tourists visiting Bhutan, the Bhutan plans to levy charges policy. council estimated that about on tourists from regional “The essence of our “High 2,00,000 were from the re­ countries, including India, Value, Low Impact” policy gion, of which about Bangladesh and the Mal­ (also called the “High value, 1,80,000 were from India. In dives, who at present are ex­ low volume” policy) is that contrast to other interna­ empted from any charges. we will monitor our tourist tional tourists, who pay $250 The new draft tourism arrivals depending on our (Approx. INR. 18,000) as a policy, which is likely to be fi­ capacity to cater to them,” minimum charge per day per nalised by the Bhutanese Ca­ Director­General of Tourism person, which includes a $65 binet next month, was Council of Bhutan (TCB) Dor­ a day “Sustainable Develop­ among issues to be discussed Bhutan Foreign Minister Tandi Dorji with External Affairs ji Dhradhul told The Hindu ment Fee”, as well as a $40 by visiting Foreign Minister Minister S. Jaishankar in New Delhi. * SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT in a recent interview. “Over visa charge, tourists from In­ Tandi Dorji with External Af­ the last few years the num­ dia, Bangladesh and the Mal­ fairs Minister S. Jaishankar at from the region was cited for ing to an official aware of the ber of tourists has been in­ dives had so far paid no fees, meetings in New Delhi on the move. discussions, India has “some creasing at a really rapid and were able to cross over Monday. The sharp increase The MEA declined to com­ concern that the measures rate, growing about 10 times without visas. in the number of tourists ment on the policy. Accord­ proposed should not cause in the past decade, and this CONTINUED ON Ī PAGE 12

CM YK DELHI THE HINDU 2 CITY TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2019 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE Kejriwal challenges Paswan, asks him to test Delhi’s water CM says 98.57% samples taken by govt. since January have passed the test

Staff Reporter Cong. says CM should New Delhi resign as DJB chief Of the 1.55 lakh water samples NEW DELHI tested by the Delhi govern­ The Delhi Congress on Monday ment since January this year, protested outside a Delhi Jal 98.57% passed the test, Chief Board (DJB) pumping station Minister Arvind Kejriwal said near Ramlila ground following a on Monday in response to a study which stated that study released by the Bureau contaminated water was being supplied by the DJB. Delhi of Indian Standards (BIS), Pradesh Congress Committee which stated that Delhi’s wa­ president Subhash Chopra said, ter was the most unsafe “The Aam Aadmi Party among 21 State capitals. Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal addresses the media regarding government has failed to supply The CM said that only potability of water, on Monday. * PTI clean drinking water and clean 1.43% of the samples were air to the people of Delhi.” found to be unsatisfactory He added that the Centre son”. “It is very unfortunate Demanding Chief Minister and it was well within the had taken only 11 samples for that the Minister is generating Arvind Kejriwal’s resignation as World Health Organization’s their study from Delhi and fear among the people about DJB Chairman, Mr. Chopra said: limit of 5%. ideally 2,000 samples should Delhi’s water, which is good,” “A criminal case should also be Earlier in the day, Union have been taken. Mr. Kejriwal said. registered against him for... Minister Ram Vilas Paswan “On September 26, 2019, The CM also hit out at the distributing contaminated water had accused the CM of doing Union Jal Shakti Minister Ga­ Centre for allegedly not list­ which is not fit for drinking.” politics over the issue and jendra Singh Shekhawat had ing a Bill for regularisation of had challenged him to name said that Delhi’s water quality unauthorised colonies in the people for a team, compris­ is better than European stan­ winter session of Parliament. tion,” said Mr. Kejriwal. ing city and central officials, dards. From 20 locations in “The Centre always used to “But until you actually get to test the water. Speaking in Delhi, the Union Water Minis­ give irrelevant excuses for not the registry, do not believe Lok Sabha during Zero Hour, try collected samples to come clearing our proposal. After anyone. We have already the Minister said that water to this conclusion. All were continuous pressure from our been misled once using provi­ supplied by the Delhi Jal better than European stan­ government and the people sional certificates. Now they Board was not fit for drinking. dards. These are his words, of Delhi, the Centre an­ are trying website numbers,” In response, the CM said: not mine.” nounced the regularisation he said. “I challenge, you [Mr. Pas­ On Sunday, Union Minister process just before the As­ The Aam Aadmi Party said wan] to test the water, we will Harsh Vardhan had said in a sembly elections. Not listing it it will launch a protest march also test it. I invite Mr. Paswan tweet that in the “name of in the government’s agenda to Parliament if regularisation to come along with us and free water, Kejriwal is making for the upcoming winter ses­ of unauthorised colonies is take 1,500­2,000 samples.” people of Delhi drink poi­ sion exposes their true inten­ not done by the Centre. Land pooling policy: DDA looking at areas in Bawana, Sultanpur Dabas ‘Three sectors have accumulated 70% of contiguous land’ Shinjini Ghosh <> Under internal tors. “To qualify a sector for New Delhi exercises carried out development, a minimum of HC refuses to According to internal exercis­ by the DDA, Sectors 70% contiguous land of the es carried out by the Delhi 17, 20 and 21 of Zone developable area within a Development Authority sector, free of encumbranc­ N have qualified to hear plea on (DDA), certain sectors near es, is required to be pooled,” Bawana and Sultanpur Dabas be developed under the policy states. new security areas have accumulated 70% the policy Once a particular sector of contiguous land required Senior DDA official accumulates the required for courts for a particular sector to be amount of pooled land, the developed under the land loped as there is 70% land ac­ urban body will invite stake­ Staff Reporter pooling policy. cumulated. However, it will holders to form a consortium New Delhi Under the policy, at least depend on the final verifica­ for the development to take The Delhi High Court on 70% contiguous land is re­ tion to be carried out by the place, the official explained. Monday declined to enter­ quired to be accumulated be­ Delhi government. Once the “We are also planning to hold tain a plea by two lawyers fore it can be developed. verification also shows 70% a meeting soon with the land seeking to replace the pol­ Senior DDA officials said contiguous accumulated owners and those who have ice with some other securi­ that the urban body has ap­ land, the areas will be consi­ applied under the policy to ty force in the courts here proached the Revenue De­ dered for development,” said pool their respective land. in view of the clash bet­ partment of the Delhi go­ a senior DDA official. They will be invited to form a ween the two sides earlier vernment to appoint nodal The land­owning agency is consortium, which is a requi­ this month. officers to carry out verifica­ also carrying out mapping site before the development A Bench of Chief Justice tion of the applications. exercises to verify other can start,” the official said. D.N. Patel and Justice C. Ha­ areas and sectors where 70% The land pooling policy, ri Shankar refused to hear Verification process land has been accumulated. which has projected dwelling the matter saying that the “Under internal exercises Under the land pooling units for approximately 76 situation between lawyers carried out by the DDA, Sec­ policy, Delhi has been divid­ lakh people in the Capital, and the police needs to be tors 17, 20 and 21 of Zone N ed into five zones, which are was approved by the Centre settled and such petitions have qualified to be deve­ then divided into smaller sec­ in October last year. would not help. It also said that the Centre, represented by its Submit sealed standing counsel Anil Soni, DDA not obligated may consider providing ad­ ditional training to police, reply to Subodh if it was required. to provide power Gupta’s plea: HC Reepak Kansal and Yadu­ nandan Bansal had claimed in their petition that since to guardrooms: HC Staff Reporter the November 2 clash bet­ New Delhi ween lawyers and police, Court pulls up Rohini RWA for filing plea The Delhi High Court on advocates feared for their Monday allowed Instagram life as the policemen had Staff Reporter handle — Herdsceneand — fired upon them and also New Delhi to submit, in a sealed cov­ destroyed property at the The Delhi High Court has er, its response to artist Tis Hazari Court Complex. said that there is no legal Subodh Gupta’s plea seek­ obligation on the part of the ing removal of alleged defa­ DELHI TODAY Delhi Development Authori­ matory content made ty (DDA) to provide electric­ against him on the photo­ Talk: “Raag Rang ­ A visual explora­ ity or water to the guards en­ sharing app. tion of North Indian classical music”, an illustrated lecture by Los Angeles­ gaged by Residents’ Welfare Justice Rajiv Sahai En­ based award winning computer visual Associations (RWA). dlaw also allowed the In­ effects designer Dipankar Goswamy at A Bench of Chief Justice stagram account handle to Lecture Room­II, Basement Annexe, In­ The RWA should dia International Centre, 6:30 p.m. D.N. Patel and Justice C. Hari <> file in a sealed cover its ‘va- have provided kalatnama Book release: “Moments of Being” Shankar made the observa­ ’ (document book launch. Presentation of paintings tion while dismissing a plea these facilities at empowering a lawyer to by Subhash Malik and poetry by Sukrita the guardrooms Paul Kumar; edited by Anjali Capila. The seeking direction to the DDA act for and on behalf of his book will be launched by Arpana Caur to ensure electricity connec­ instead of filing the client) to maintain its inte­ and Shobha Broota. The launch will be tion, drinking water supply petition rim anonymity and furnish chaired by Prof. Neera Chandoke, at Conference Room – II, India Interna­ and toilet facilities at the High Court Bench a redacted copy of its res­ tional Centre (IIC), 6:30 p.m. guardrooms of Pockets 1, 3 ponse to Mr. Gupta. Book release: Launch of the book and 4 of Sector­34, Rohini. engaged those guards,” the The anonymous account “The Perfect Predator: A Scientist’s Race to Save her Husband from a “It appears that facilities High Court remarked. holder will have to submit Deadly Superbug”, co­authored by like electricity, water, toilet The Bench noted that the its response to Mr. Gupta’s Steffanie Strathdee and Tom Patter­ etc. are not available at the DDA has already provided 11 suit within two weeks. son. The launch will be followed by a lecture by Prof. Steffanie Strathdee. guardrooms of the colony of toilets for the guards apart Mr. Gupta, in his suit, Besides, there will be a panel discussion the petitioner, and the peti­ from electric fittings and fix­ has sought ₹5 crore for on “Charting a Path Towards Bacterio­ phage Therapy” by eminent speakers at tioner wants the facilities to tures in the guardrooms. damage caused to him and Multipurpose Hall, IIC, 6 p.m. be provided in the guard “So far as supply of the his family due to the al­ Music: SaMaPa Sangeet Sammelan rooms,” the Bench noted. electricity, water etc., the leged defamatory posts. 2019. The event will feature a Hindus­ “In fact, the RWA should RWA of the colony should The HC had earlier di­ tani classical vocal concert by Piu Mukherjee with Durjay Bhaumik on the have provided these facili­ have provided these facili­ rected social media giants, tabla and Paromita Mukherjee on the ties at the guardrooms in­ ties to its own guards,” the including Google, Face­ harmonium. This will be followed by a stead of filing the petition,” Bench stated. book and Instagram, to re­ sitar duet performance featuring Rais Khan and Hafiz Bale Khan with Rafiud­ it said. “In view of the above, move anonymous posts din Sabri on the tabla at The Stein Aud­ “The guards belong to the there is no legal obligation containing sexual harass­ itorium, India Habitat Centre, 7 p.m. RWA. If the residents of the on the part of the respon­ ment accusations against Exhibition: “Phantom Limb", an ex­ hibition of contemporary artists, cur­ colony are unable to provide dent (DDA) to provide elec­ Mr Gupta that emerged ated by Meera Menezes at Shridharani electricity, water, toilet facil­ tricity or water to the guards during last year’s #MeToo Gallery, Triveni Kala Sangam, 205, ities to their own guards engaged by Residents’ Wel­ movement. It has listed the Tansen Marg, 11 a.m. ­ 8 p.m. (Mail your listings for this column whom they have engaged, fare Association of the colo­ case for further hearing on at [email protected]) then they should not have ny,” the Bench concluded. January 22, next year.

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IN BRIEF Two, including minor, held Man robbed of AAP government to provide free gold chain at for stabbing man to death fuel station sewer connections till March 31 ‘Victim used to abuse, thrash accused’ STAFF REPORTER Staff Reporter NEW DELHI More airlines get check-in NEW DELHI A man, who was waiting to facility at metro station Cabinet nod for scheme is expected to benefit around 2.34 lakh households NEW DELHI A 21­year­old man has been refill air in his car tyres at a Staff Reporter having a sewage line in their arrested and a minor de­ fuel station on Pushta Road DIAL in collaboration with the New Delhi DMRC on Monday extended area,” he said. The Delhi go­ tained for allegedly stabbing in Rajendra Place, has the check-in facility at New The Delhi Cabinet on Mon­ vernment will bear all costs a youth to death in south been robbed of his gold Delhi metro station, on the day passed a scheme to pro­ for the infrastructure, instal­ Delhi’s Ambedkar Nagar on chain by two bike­borne Airport Express Line, for vide free sewer connections lation, and development Sunday night, the police men, the police said on outbound passengers flying to residents in areas where charges of household sewer said on Monday. Monday. The incident was AirAsia, GoAir (International) sewer lines have been laid. connections under the The accused told the pol­ caught on a CCTV camera. and SpiceJet. Earlier, this The residents have till scheme. ice that the victim used to The incident happened facility was available only to March 31 next year to apply “As per the Delhi Jal abuse and thrash them registered and an investiga­ when victim Sandeep Bho­ passengers flying with Air for the service, said Chief Mi­ Board’s data, around 2.34 regularly. tion was taken up. la came out of his car to ask India and Vistara. nister Arvind Kejriwal. lakh households in Delhi Deputy Commissioner of During investigation, it the petrol pump staff to re­ Development, road­cut­ have not installed a sewer Police (South) Atul Kumar was revealed that the victim fill air in his car tyres. Two ‘Non-forest activities’ on forest land: reply sought ting and connection charges connection in areas where Thakur said that the victim was stabbed by three per­ men riding a motorbike NEW DELHI will be waived under the Residents can apply for the service till March 31 next year. we have laid sewer lines. We has been identified as Manoj sons following an argument. drove past him and * FILE PHOTO: R.V.MOORTHY Following a plea seeking ‘Mukhyamantri Muft Sewer hope that more households alias Lavi (21), a resident of The accused were identified snatched his gold chain. action against alleged non- Yojana’. The move is expect­ can take connections and Madangir. The 21­year­old after a police inquiry. Mr. Bhola ran after them forest activities on a parcel of ed to benefit around 2.34 sewer lines across the city. square metre to ₹100 per take advantage of the accused is Sooraj, who lives “The accused, Sooraj, but the duo went to the land falling under the Aravali lakh households, said the Despite this, lakhs of house­ square metre, “but the indi­ scheme. This will also pre­ in the same area. was arrested and a 16­year­ wrong side of the road on plantation in Gurugram, the Delhi government. The deci­ holds have not taken sewer vidual charges to instal a vent waste from being The PCR received a call at old juvenile was apprehend­ their two­wheeler and National Green Tribunal sion comes months ahead of connections due to high in­ sewer connection still dumped into stormwater 11.12 p.m. regarding an inci­ ed on Monday. Teams are sped away. The victim told (NGT) has directed the the Assembly elections, stallation and development burned a hole in the pocket drains and the Yamuna,” dent of stabbing in Madan­ looking for the other ac­ the police that the snatch­ Principal Chief Conservator of which are due in February charges,” said Mr. Kejriwal. of the people”. said Mr. Kejriwal. gir. When a police team cused involved in the case,” ers were not wearing any Forests, Haryana, to furnish a 2020. The CM added that the “At a meeting on Monday, He added that the Delhi reached the spot, it was in­ the officer said. helmet or mask. report within one month. “The Delhi government Delhi government had ear­ the Delhi Cabinet decided to government would be publi­ formed that the injured per­ During interrogation, the Mr. Bhola said he was on “Meanwhile, no tree may be has invested thousands of lier decreased the develop­ provide relief to those peo­ cising the scheme so that pe­ son had been taken to a accused told police that the his way home after visiting cut without following due crores of rupees and laid ment charges for sewer con­ ple who have not taken the ople are aware of the private hospital by his rela­ victim, under the influence his in­laws when the inci­ process of law,” NGT said. thousands of kilometres of nections from ₹500 per sewer connections despite scheme. tives. “It was found that the of alcohol, used to abuse dent happened. victim was declared brought them regularly. “They also The police have ob­ dead by doctors. Stab inju­ said that Manoj used to tained the CCTV footage of ries were found on his bo­ thrash them reguarly. They the incident and are exa­ Air quality likely to be ‘All unpaved roads in Delhi Odd­even dy,” the officer said. decided to take revenge and mining it to get registration will not be A case under Section 302 bought a knife from Harid­ number of the bike. “An ‘severe’ again by Thursday to be fixed by August 2020’ (punishment for murder) of war. The knife has been FIR has been registered,” extended: CM the Indian Penal Code was seized,” Mr. Thakur said. said a senior police officer. Condition may worsen from today Union govt. commits to tackle pollution Staff Reporter SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT <> Intense New Delhi NEW DELHI monitoring of Chief Minister Arvind Kejri­ All unpaved roads in Delhi pollution activities wal on Monday said there and the National Capital Re­ is on. Deliberate is no need for the odd­even gion will be fully paved by omission by scheme to be extended as August 2020, said Union En­ industries and pollution levels in the city vironment Ministry Secre­ construction will have come down. tary C.K. Mishra at a press be punished “The sky is clear now, conference here on Monday. there is no need of it C.K. Mishra He also warned of a “huge Union Environment Ministry Secretary [scheme],” he said at a crackdown” on industries press conference. The air quality of Delhi on Monday was in the ‘poor’ and construction work over to get all roads paved comes The government had de­

category. * FILE PHOTO: PTI the next fortnight and pro­ in the backdrop of the Su­ cided to implement the mised “intense monitoring” preme Court summoning scheme starting November Staff Reporter The average level of PM to keep sources of local pol­ Chief Secretaries of Punjab, 4 after the city’s air quality New Delhi 2.5 on Monday was 104.3 ug/ lution in the city under Haryana, U.P. and Delhi over plunged into the ‘severe’ The air quality of the city on m3 at 6 p.m., according to check until December 31. pollution in the Delhi­NCR category. The scheme con­ Monday was in the ‘poor’ ca­ the CPCB. The safe limit is 60 Mr. Mishra was speaking and expressing concern ov­ cluded on November 15 tegory, and is expected to de­ ug/m3. at the press conference after er the role of stubble burn­ with Mr. Kejriwal saying it teriorate from Tuesday and The contribution of stub­ chairing a meeting with offi­ ing in worsening the region’s could be extended if re­ reach ‘severe’ level by Thurs­ ble burning in neighbouring cials from Haryana, Punjab air quality. quired. day. States to Delhi’s pollution and U.P. governments. The The increase in pollution was 9% on Monday, and is meeting was also attended ‘Intesified action’ levels will be due to slow expected to rise to 13% on by representatives from the “Unfavourable meteorology wind speed and increased af­ Tuesday. The contribution Union Ministries of Agricul­ is a major cause for Delhi’s fect of stubble burning hap­ was high as 44% earlier this ture, Housing and Urban Af­ pollution and we have had a pening in the neighbouring season, stated SAFAR. fairs, Power and Petroleum. spate of bad days recently. States, said forecasting agen­ “Pollutant accumulation Such meetings involving the We have taken intensified cy SAFAR. leading to quick deteriora­ Environment Ministry and action and intense monitor­ Delhi’s Air Quality Index tion is predicted by Novem­ States are routine, particu­ ing of pollution activities is (AQI) on Monday was 214 ber 20 and probability of AQI larly in winter when the na­ on. Deliberate omission by (poor), a notch down from touching the lower end of tional capital grapples with industries and construction 215 (poor) on Sunday, the ‘severe category’ on Novem­ high levels of pollution. will be punished,” Mr. Mis­ CPCB said. ber 21 is high,” SAFAR stated. Mr. Mishra’s commitment hra added.

Ola, Microsoft to analyse street­level air quality

Special Correspondent NEW DELHI Ola Mobility Institute and Microsoft Research on Monday announced a part­ nership to measure street­ level air quality in Delhi­NCR. The companies will lev­ erage their strong research and data science capabili­ ties to jointly conduct re­ search to provide periodic reports and insights from the data collected, read a statement issued by the firms. Data will be collected ov­ er the course of one year to record the spectrum of va­ riation in Delhi’s air­pollu­ tion. “PM 2.5 data will be collected through sensors mounted on Ola’s fleet of cabs... vehicles have been identified based on a com­ plex algorithm to ensure maximum geographical coverage of data. The sen­ sors will be mounted in the engine compartment,” the statement added. Deputy managing direc­ tor of Microsoft Research, India, Venkat Padmanab­ han said: “We are excited to be partnering with Ola ... leveraging their reach in the country and our exper­ tise in cutting­edge tech­ nologies such as IoT­based sensing and AI, to perform a rigorous research study with the goal of enabling informed solutions.” The data collected will be made public in the form of dashboards and reports. CM YK EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

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Staff Reporter New Delhi Jawaharlal Nehru University ( JNU) students staging a dharna near the Jor Bagh metro station on Monday evening said that the police and paramilitary forces re­ sorted to lathi­charge to dis­ perse them. JNU students’ representa­ tives were in discussion with the police when the lights A policeman lathi­charges a student near Safdarjung Tomb suddenly went off and the on Monday. * SUSHIL KUMAR VERMA lathi­charge began, the prot­ esters at the site said. his short torn in half, Mr. Ali Five metro stations said that the police carried shut due to protest ‘Positive atmosphere’ out the charge with reckless NEW DELHI “There was a positive at­ abandon. PhD student Sar­ Five metro stations were shut mosphere, we thought the bani Chakrobarty said JNU­ on Monday for around two hours due to protest march by Students clash with police and paramilitary personnel during a massive protest near the JNU campus on Monday. * R.V. MOORTHY representatives would get to SU leaders were addressing talk to MHRD officials,” said the students when the lathi­ JNU students. Initially, Udyog Bhawan, Patel Chowk and Shezad Ali, who was caught charge took place. Central Secretariat metro in the attack. “The forces Police personnel present stations were closed. Later, Lok had gheraoed us and just as at the protest site, however, Klayan Marg and Jor Bagh ‘Will be part of meeting to resolve issue’ the representatives were said that the lights were not metro stations were also shut about to go, the lights were cut off by them and that they down. Normal operations cut and it happened.” had gone off as part of a rou­ resumed around 8 p.m. JNUSU says it has been assured by MHRD officials that students will be involved in talks on Wednesday Walking with a limp and tine temporary power cut.

Jaideep Deo Bhanj said that the MHRD should evening when protesters sit­ NEW DELHI hold the JNU V­C and his ad­ ting on the streets were lathi­ While thousands of Jawahar­ ministration accountable for charged. “We were given as­ lal Nehru University students disruption to normal func­ surances that we would be Delhi Police denies allegations sat in protest, blocking the tioning of the university, and dropped back to our campus road outside Jor Bagh metro the the V­C must be removed after the meeting with the station, JNU Students’ Union for his complete mismanage­ MHRD officials by the Delhi of lathi-charge on protesters members were taken by the ment of the university. Police. But what followed Delhi Police to meet officials Commenting on their shows that we can never of the Ministry of Human Re­ march being stopped by the trust any assurances given by Around 100 students were detained during the agitation source Development Delhi Police, the JNUSU said the police,” the JNUSU said. (MHRD) on Monday evening. that the action by the police The union added that it Staff Reporter JNUSU general secretary was “the most brutal muz­ was happy that the MHRD New Delhi Satish Yadav said they met A JNU student is arrested by the police during a protest zling of democratic rights”. was recognising it as a repre­ The Delhi Police said that its G.C. Hosur, Joint Secretary of against hike in hostel fee, on Monday. * R.V. MOORTHY “JNU students have been sentative of the students of personnel did not use sticks the Department of Higher brutally attacked by the pol­ JNU and that the university or lathis during the protest Education, and submitted a “We have been assured that established processes of ice and the CRPF. The police officials should also do the march by Jawaharlal Nehru memorandum to him ex­ that the JNUSU, which the JNU must not be short­cir­ used brutal force to disrupt same. The JNU administra­ University students on Mon­ plaining their position on the university administration cuited in the name of the our peaceful march and sev­ tion has maintained that the day. The march began from hostel fee hike, and the rea­ has not been talking to, will high­level panel decisions eral students were injured. JNUSU had not been notified the university and was con­ sons for their protest. They be invited for a meeting on and that the JNUSU, as the Many students, including by the administration and it tained near Safdarjung said this was done so that the Wednesday at which all sta­ elected representative of the JNUSU office bearers, have was therefore not a repre­ Tomb, said the police. “high­level” committee ap­ keholders will be present,” students, needs to be an ac­ been detained,” it said. sentation of the students and “Delhi Police staff acted pointed by the MHRD could Mr. Yadav said, adding that tive participant. The JNUSU said that the hence would not be included with restraint... despite con­ make an informed decision. the memorandum requested The memorandum also worst attack came in the in any discussions. tinued defiance by some groups of students, the pol­ ice resorted to methods of persuasion. There was no Will collect data, then talk to students: panel member Left condemns use of water cannons, tear­ gas shells or lathi­charge at police action any point,” said Delhi Police V.S. Chauhan says dialogues must take place ‘very fast’ to normalise situation Additional Public Relations Police personnel drag away a JNU student protesting against Special Correspondent Officer Anil Mittal. hostel fee hike; the massive agitation caused traffic chaos Priscilla Jebaraj member V.S. Chauhan told appointed Dr. Chauhan, who submit recommendations on New Delhi Around 30 police person­ across central Delhi on Monday. * R.V. MOORTHY NEW DELHI The Hindu on Monday when is a former chairperson of the action to be taken to res­ Communist Party of India nel and 15 students were in­ A three­member panel ap­ asked how the panel pro­ the University Grants Com­ tore normal functioning. (Marxist) general secretary jured during the day­long pointed by the Centre to res­ posed to carry out its task. mission, along with current “Our mandate is only to Sitaram Yechury strongly protest, said an officer. tore normal functioning of Ja­ “The panel was only UGC secretary Rajnish Jain resolve this particular issue,” condemned police action waharlal Nehru University formed today... We must do it and All India Council for said Dr. Chauhan. “It’s not to against JNU students who ‘Released in evening’ ( JNU) will initiate dialogue very fast. It cannot be a mat­ Technical Education Anil Sa­ make an enquiry. We will were marching to Parlia­ The police said that around with students once it has ter of weeks. The dialogues hasrabudhe to the panel, simply initiate dialogue with ment in protest against the 100 students were detained gathered data on the hostel must happen very fast,” he with UGC providing any sup­ all stakeholders.” recent hike in hostel fee during the protest march fee hike, which is the cause of added. The panel was set up port needed. Dr. Jain said the stakehol­ proposed by the university and were taken to different the ongoing agitation. by the Human Resource De­ The panel has been asked ders include JNU Students’ administration. police stations, including “Our primary target is the velopment Ministry to act as to initiate “dialogue with all Union office­bearers, hostel “This is not the way to Badarpur and Fatehpur Be­ students, because we want to a mediator between the stu­ the stakeholders and to ad­ presidents, faculty members deal with a democratic ri police stations. hear directly from them what dents and the university ad­ vise the university adminis­ and university administra­ protest. The police deploy­ They were released in the their issues are. But we need ministration. tration for resolution of con­ tion authorities as well as ment is much larger than evening, they added. Senior officers, including The police said that stu­ to gather data first,” panel On Sunday, the Ministry tentious issues”. It will HRD Ministry officials. deployment during Emer­ The force had made elab­ Deputy Commissioners, dents were constantly told gency days. This is Modi's orate arrangements for the Joint Commissioner and by senior officers not to con­ emergency. We strongly march, which the students Special Commissioner were tinue the march as a high­ condemn it,” Mr Yechury had planned to start from present at the spot. powered committee had JNU administration is root cause of crisis: teachers said at a press conference. the university and conclude The police said that thou­ been constituted to look in­ He was the JNU Stu­ at Parliament street. sands of students who had to their demands. ‘JNU V­C asking us to tell students to accept exorbitant hike is reprehensible’ dents’ Union president The police had put up gathered at the university during the Emergency. barricades at several points, were contained for a while, Traffic snarls Special Correspondent bility of our hostels”, the fa­ gested. The reasons are very the administration led by CPI general secretary D. including the main gate of but subsequently started In a parallel development, NEW DELHI culty members said that the straightforward. We cannot the V­C that was responsible Raja said. “Repression un­ JNU, but the students man­ slipping away and took the traffic at certain points in Responding to an open let­ idea of urging students to disagree more with the view for the disturbed atmosph­ leashed against JNU stu­ aged to overcome the obsta­ Munirka Vihar route, which the Capital remained affect­ ter by JNU V­C to teachers, accept such an exorbitant that the changes in hostel ere of the campus as it had dents fighting for genuine cles and reach Safadarjung has nearly 20 entry and exit ed in the evening, including in which he asked for their hike was reprehensible to charges are reasonable and consistently refused to have and justified demand is Tomb where they were points to proceed towards on Nelson Mandela Marg, “cooperation in maintaining them. necessary. We are all well any dialogue with the stu­ highly condemnable. The eventually contained. New Delhi area. Aurobindo Marg, Baba a peaceful academic at­ “As teachers, we are aware of what our students dents. The teacher identi­ unprecedented fee hike The students finally Gang Nath Marg, AIIMS mosphere in JNU campus” keener than you [the V­C] are going through and the fied the administration as doesn't just affect the pre­ Huge deployment reached Safdarjung Tomb. flyover up till Prithviraj and to “make extra effort to that academic normalcy be idea of urging them to ac­ the “root cause” of the pre­ sent students, it also stops Over 800 officials and 10 “Some agitated students Road. convince the students that restored. Unfortunately, ho­ cept such an exorbitant hike sent crisis. entry of students from companies of Central still attempted to forcibly Delhi Traffic Police up­ the changes in hostel charg­ wever, we are unable to res­ is reprehensible to us,” the The teachers also con­ marginalised sections Armed Police Force (CRPF) break the barricades again dated commuters on social es are not only reasonable pond to your appeal in the JNUTA said in its reply. demned the “brutal” police from far away parts of our were deployed to maintain and had to be pushed back,” media advising them to take but vital for the financial via­ manner that you have sug­ They added that it was action against the students. country,” he said. law and order. Mr. Mittal said. alternative routes.

North civic body proposes tax hikes Two schoolteachers held nearly Ceiling plaster falls in school, Proposals need to be placed before deliberative wing for nod a year after student found dead student hurt Staff Reporter the Municipal Valuation sources, the corporation New Delhi Committee have also been hopes to get up to ₹550 In a note, the girl had alleged harassment by accused Staff Reporter Presenting the revised bud­ put forward. This would in­ crore. New Delhi get estimates for the North crease the base value upon Having not received exter­ Hemani Bhandari that the information of her her classmates and friends Roof plaster in a municipal Delhi Municipal Corporation which the property tax rate nal revenue in the form of va­ NEW DELHI death must reach the school were recorded and CCTV school in east Delhi’s Jaffra­ on Monday, Commissioner would be calculated, thus in­ rious grants from the Delhi Nearly a year after a Class VII authorities. footage from the school was bad fell on Monday, injur­ Varsha Joshi made a slew of creasing the tax to be paid. government this year, the girl was found dead, two As an FIR was not regis­ also obtained and examined. ing a student, EDMC offi­ proposals for different types From revisions in these North corporation revised its teachers of a private school tered after the incident, the On Sunday evening, the cials said. of tax hikes. These will have rates, the civic body hopes to income estimates downward were arrested on Sunday mother approached a Delhi two teachers were arrested Additional commission­ to be placed before the delib­ earn and additional revenue by about ₹25 lakh. evening on charges of abet­ court which ordered an FIR from their residence and er Alka Sharma said that the erative wing of the civic body of up to ₹100 crore, it said. However, the civic body ment to suicide, the police in the case. A case under Sec­ were produced before the student did not need to be for final approval. Additionally, the commis­ will also not be meeting tar­ said on Monday. The girl had tion 305 (abetment to sui­ court on Monday after which hospitalised. An inquiry has Ms. Joshi proposed the 2% sioner also proposed the in­ gets set under the heads of alleged in a note that she was cide) of the Indian Penal they were sent to judicial been initiated. Ms. Sharma increase in each of the rates troduction of a ‘Betterment taxes, rents, internal revenue harassed by the teachers. Code was then registered on custody. said that Engineering and charged from residential pro­ Tax’ — 15% of the annual va­ and miscellaneous sources, On December 1 last year, February 15. On November 30 last year, Education Departments perties in categories A to H. lue of the property tax — le­ under which income esti­ the girl was found dead at her Unsatisfied with the inves­ the girl had come home and staff have been told to con­ Rates of non­residential have vied for the improvement in mates have also been signifi­ residence in west Delhi’s In­ tigation by the district police, told her mother that she was duct inspections on the also been increased to 20%. value of a property brought cantly cut. derpuri when her mother, an the mother approached the scolded and humiliated by building, constructed in Apart from this, an educa­ about by provision of various Despite this, budget esti­ advocate, reached home in court again after which the the teachers and that she did 1993, and on all of about tion cess of 1% of the annual civic services and a profes­ mates for 2020­21 have the evening. A note was case was transferred to the not want to go to school any 235 EDMC school buildings. value of the property has sional tax, also proposed by pegged income sources un­ found at the spot in which Crime Branch in April and an more. On December 1, her A decision regarding the been proposed. A hike in the the South Delhi Municipal der the same heads much she had alleged that her investigation was taken up. A mother let her stay at home demolition of the building unit area value as proposed Commission earlier in its higher than the current science teacher and class police official privy to the and returned to find her will be taken based on a fi­ under recommendations of budget. Through these two year’s estimates. teacher harassed her and probe said that statements of dead. nal report, she said.

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DELHI Timings Farmer found 11 killed in Tuesday, Nov. 19 Gram Sabha to have RISE 06:46 SET 17:26 BJP blames AJSU Party RISE 23:47 SET 12:40 dead, kin blame Rajasthan Wednesday, Nov. 20 power to ban liquor RISE 06:47 SET 17:26 loan burden road accident RISE 00:00 SET 13:24 Haryana to amend State Panchayat Act for failing to reach pact Special Correspondent Special Correspondent Thursday, Nov. 21 Ghaziabad JAIPUR RISE 06:48 SET 17:26 Special Correspondent Chandigarh RISE 00:52 SET 14:04 ‘Won’t make any dent on BJP’s prospects in Assembly polls’ Unable to repay a loan of In a gruesome accident, 11 around ₹50,000, a 38­year­ The Haryana Cabinet on persons were killed and ov­ Press trust of india old farmer in Bijnor district Monday took an in­principle er 15 injured when a bus Jamshedpur allegedly killed himself on decision to bring an amend­ full of passengers collided The BJP on Monday held its Sunday. The police, howev­ ment in Section 31 of the Ha­ head­on with a truck on NDA ally AJSU Party respon­ er, suspect depression be­ ryana Panchayati Raj Act, National Highway­11 near sible for not being able to cause of trouble in domes­ 1994, allowing devolution of Shri Dungargarh in Rajas­ reach a seat­sharing arrange­ tic life could be the cause. powers to the Gram Sabha than’s Bikaner district on ment between the two par­ Neighbours saw the to ban liquor within the lo­ CM Khattar chaired a Cabinet Monday. The injured were ties for the Jharkhand As­ farmer, a resident of Salem­ cal area of a Gram meeting in Chandigarh on rushed to the trauma sembly polls. pur village under Heempur Panchayat. Monday. * PTI centre at P.B.M. Govern­ Except for two­three Deepa police station, leav­ A Cabinet meeting, held ment Hospital in Bikaner. seats, the AJSU Party cannot ing his house around noon. under the chairmanship of Minister for a further period Both the vehicles caught make any dent into the BJP’s When he didn’t return, re­ Chief Minister Manohar Lal of 6 months for all matters fire after the accident. The poll prospects in the elec­ latives started searching for Khattar, decided that a pertaining to the implemen­ bus overturned and its tions, BJP State unit presi­ him. His body was found in Gram Sabha may, at any tation of the Goods and Ser­ front portion was mangled, dent Laxman Gilua claimed. the nearby jungle. time, during the period vices Tax in the State includ­ in which several passen­ “The BJP had given eight CM Raghubar Das flashes the victory sign after filing his According to local sourc­ commencing on the 1st day ing framing of new rules and gers were trapped. Res­ seats to the AJSU Party in nomination papers in Jamshedpur on Monday. * PTI es, only his elder daughter of April and ending with the rate of tax, amendments cuers faced difficulty in ex­ 2014 Assembly polls. This was at home when the 31st day of December of any thereto and issue of notifica­ tricating the passengers, time, the party was ready to agreed on seats proportion­ 23. On the other hand, the farmer left home. year pass a resolution ban­ tions under the Act. though the local residents IN BRIEF consider 13 to 14 seats. But ately,” he said referring to AJSU Party has released lists The deceased’s wife said ning the opening of a liquor and policemen doused the AJSU president Sudesh Mah­ the regional status the AJSU of 27 candidates so far for he was the sole earning vend in its region from April More HRA for Ministers fire by fetching water from Petrol pump manager to was rigid on his claim of 18 Party has. the 81­member House. member in the family and 1 of the next year. The Cabinet also decided to the nearby villages. shot dead in Gorakhpur to 22 seats,” Mr. Gilua said. Till now, the two NDA was tense for the past year “The quorum of the revise the house rent allo­ The bus was on its way GORAKHPUR (U.P.) Mr. Mahto had earlier said BJP names 73 candidates partners will come face to because of being unable to Gram Sabha meeting for wance of Ministers from from Bikaner to Jaipur and Bike­borne assailants his party had given a list of 17 So far the BJP has an­ face in 19 constituencies. repay the loan. passing such a resolution ₹50,000 to ₹80,000 plus the mishap occurred out­ allegedly shot dead a petrol candiates for consideration nounced names of 73 con­ However, none of them Suicide prevention hel- shall be one­tenth of its ₹20,000 to cover electricity side Lakhasar village. Pol­ pump manager and looted by the BJP. testants for the five­phase has officially admitted that pline: Sanjivini, Society for members,” said an official and water charges by bring­ ice said the early morning his bag containing ₹11.22 lakh “The BJP is a national par­ Jharkhand Assembly elec­ they have parted ways, leav­ Mental Health; 011-4076 statement. ing amendment in Rule 10­ fog and over­speeding near the Baghabeer Baba ty and should be respected tions to be held between No­ ing the scope open for a 9002 (Monday-Saturday, The Cabinet also gave AA of the Haryana Ministers could be the possible caus­ temple here on Monday. PTI as such. They should have vember 30 and December post­poll alliance. 10 a.m.-7.30 p.m.) authorisation to the Chief Allowances Rules, 1972. es for the accident. Will Agra be renamed? Odisha Assembly witnesses noisy scenes Panel to examine if city had ‘old name’ Congress stalls proceedings over hardships faced by farmers in selling paddy Press trust of india Monday. Agra (U.P.) According to him, some Special Correspondent manding withdrawal of the Patro adjourned the pro­ of the day demanding a CBI An Uttar Pradesh depart­ Agra residents posted a de­ BHUBANESWAR system of centralised is­ ceedings till 3 p.m. as nor­ probe into the death of a wo­ ment has set in motion an mand to rename Agra on The Odisha Assembly wit­ suance of tokens to farmers malcy could not be restored. man panchayat executive of­ exercise to examine if this the State government’s nessed noisy scenes on Mon­ to sell their produce. The issue was again raised ficer in Jajpur district and sat city was known by any other Stamp and Registration De­ day with members of the Op­ They said that thousands by the Congress members in on dharna near the statue of name in ancient times, trig­ partment website. This was position Congress stalling of farmers were agitating the post­lunch session. Mahatma Gandhi in the As­ gering speculation that the then referred to Agra admi­ the proceedings blaming the since they had not been is­ State Food Supplies and sembly premises. Yogi Adityanath govern­ nistration, which in turn ap­ government for the hard­ sued the tokens for the past Consumer Welfare Minister ment is planning to rename proached the university. ships that farmers were fac­ four days due to mismanage­ Ranendra Pratap Swain, ho­ Memo to Governor Agra. In State capital Lucknow, ing to sell their paddy in sev­ ment in the online issuance wever, said that the tokens The BJP members, who had Agra’s Bhim Rao Ambed­ there was no official confir­ eral districts in the State. of tokens introduced by the were being issued scientifi­ boycotted the proceedings kar University has now con­ mation on any such move. government at the State cally and no farmer will face on Saturday over the same stituted a committee to go However, in the recent past, Slogans raised level. any discrimination. demand, later went to Raj into the issue, following a Allahabad has been re­ The Congress members The farmers should be is­ On the other hand, the Bhavan and submitted a letter from the local admi­ named Prayagraj and Faiza­ rushed to the well as soon as sued token at the district le­ main Opposition Bharatiya memorandum to Governor nistration, Vice­Chancellor bad district is now called the House assembled for the vel, they demanded. 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Overhead tank Parties gang up on Governor, Cane crushing to be held up collapses in as Shetti seeks FRP at one go Ahmedabad demand more aid for farmers Press Trust of India Factory owners say one­time payment difficult Ahmedabad BJP, AAP join chorus, Koshiyari’s office says amount already exceeds NDRF norms An overhead water tank col­ Shoumojit Banerjee lapsed while it was being de­ Sharad Vyas Pune molished by workers in the Mumbai The Raju Shetti­led Swabhi­ Gota locality of Ahmedabad Governor Bhagat Singh Kosh­ mani Shetkari Sanghatana around 1:10 p.m on Monday. yari is at the receiving end of (SSS) has demanded that “The dilapidated water the ire of political parties, sugar factories across Mah­ tank was being demolished which have demanded an in­ arashtra pay the fair and re­ when it fell suddenly. Nobody crease in financial relief to munerative price (FRP) to was injured in the incident nearly one crore rain­affect­ sugarcane farmers at one though two nearby houses ed farmers in Maharashtra. go, warning factory owners were damaged partially and On a day the Supreme of an agitation if the FRP is the rubble blocked the access Court criticised the State go­ paid in instalments. road,” additional chief fire of­ vernment for not imple­ The cane crushing sea­ ficer Rajesh Bhatt of the Ah­ menting the previously an­ son in the State is expected Pending: As per the SSS, many sugarcane farmers have not medabad Municipal Corpora­ nounced assistance for the to be delayed well till the received FRP payment from the previous year. * FILE PHOTO tion said. rain­hit Sangli and Kolhapur end of the third week of He said fire personnel regions, the Shiv Sena, Con­ November. It is expected to urged two factories owned our fight is for the interests were clearing the debris gress and Nationalist Con­ start only after the SSS, by Congressman Satej ‘Bun­ of the farmers. So irrespec­ blocking the access road to gress Party (NCP) on Monday which is influential in the ty’ Patil and senior Nation­ tive of whether a sugar fac­ the houses using heavy ma­ demanded that the norms sugar heartland of Sangli alist Congress Party (NCP) tory is owned by a leader of chinery. “The tank, which set by the National Disaster and Kolhapur, decides on leader Hasan Mushrif to the Congress, NCP, Bharati­ was over 20 years old, be­ Response Force (NDRF) be the FRP during its sugar halt crushing operations. ya Janata Party or Shiv Se­ longed to the Gujarat Hous­ expanded to give more help conclave at Jaysingpur in In a stormy meeting with na, our activists will not ing Board which was carrying to farmers. Losses pile up: Farmers and brokers wait with heaps of soya bean at Kalmana market in Nagpur Kolhapur district on No­ factory owners on Sunday, permit sugar mills to com­ out the demolition,” he said.

By the end of the day, the on Monday. Damage to yield and quality of the crop has resulted in a low price. * S. SUDARSHAN vember 23. SSS representatives reject­ mence crushing opera­ Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) “Because of the drought ed their requests to pay the tions,” he said. had joined the chorus for a ture/ perennial crops. This is its mouthpiece, Saamana, awarded by the AAP govern­ in the summer, the excess FRP in instalments due to SSS leader Jalinder Patil hike in compensation, along a hike from the ₹6,800 per criticised the Governor for ment in Delhi. The AAP de­ rains and now the unseaso­ the dire straits of the sugar said many farmers had not with the Aam Aadmi Party hectare suggested for agri­ the “low” amount. The Con­ mands that given the large­ nal showers, hundreds of market. “The SSS ought to received FRP payment (AAP), which demanded the cultural Kharif crops, and an gress and NCP, too, have de­ scale devastation of the Kha­ acres under sugarcane cul­ accept the FRP payment in from the previous year. relief amount be matched to increase in the upper limit in manded compensation of rif crops due to unseasonal tivation in Maharashtra instalments owing to the “It is detrimental to the the ₹50,000 given by the all categories from ₹16,800 more than ₹20,000. rain, the government de­ have been ruined. This situation brought on by interests of the farmers if Delhi government. to ₹18,000. The AAP has gone a step clare ₹50,000 per acre as time, the State will witness first the flood and then un­ the mills begin crushing Sources in the Governor’s “The declared amount is ahead. Preeti Sharma Me­ compensation for farmers a 40% decline in sugarcane seasonal showers,” said Mr. operations early as they office said the package an­ already hiked and there is lit­ non, national executive immediately.” production. The extensive Patil, a senior Congress will not get a decent price nounced last week is already tle margin for more improve­ member of the party, said, A Cabinet sub­committee destruction due to the leader from Kolhapur who for the standing crop beyond what is recommend­ ment,” an official from the “The Governor has an­ headed by the then chief mi­ floods that hit Kolhapur is chairman and president which escaped the ravages ed by the NDRF norms. The Governor’s office said. nounced ₹8,000 and nister Devendra Fadnavis and Sangli will take a heavy of the Dr. D.Y. Patil coopera­ of unseasonal rain. If we Governor on Saturday an­ The Shiv Sena has de­ ₹18,000 per hectare for Kha­ had approved ₹10,000 crore toll in the sugar belt, while tive sugar factory. settle at a low FRP this year, nounced ₹8,000 per hectare manded that the amount be rif crops and horticulture to provide immediate assis­ the drought has ravaged Incidentally, Mr. Shetti’s we will not be able to nego­ up to two hectares for agri­ hiked to ₹25,000 per hec­ crops respectively, which is a tance to farmers. But the de­ the sugarcane crop in Ma­ political party, the Swabhi­ tiate a better FRP for the cultural Kharif crops and tare. The party held a prot­ pittance when compared to cision could not be formal­ rathwada,” Mr. Shetti told mani Paksha, is in alliance next crushing season ₹18,000 per hectare up to est outside Parliament on ₹50,000 per hectare, the ised with the imposition of The Hindu. with the Congress and the [2020­21],” said SSS leader two hectares for horticul­ Monday, while an editorial in highest in the country President’s Rule. He said SSS activists had NCP. “Even if we are allies, Savkar Madnaik.

CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC Applicants CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC allege delay in Pune sanitation worker aid from CM relief fund recreates old songs for Press Trust of India anti-trash campaign Mumbai Hopefuls seeking financial aid under the Chief Minis­ Press Trust of India ter’s Relief Fund (CMRF) in Pune Maharashtra are complain­ Pune­based sanitation worker ing that their applications Mahadev Jadhav’s unique style of are not getting processed. parodying old Bollywood songs Governor Bhagat Singh to discourage citizens from Koshyari had on November dumping unsegregated garbage 15 issued a government re­ in public spaces is earning him solution resuming the re­ kudos on social media. lease of financial help un­ The idea to recreate the old der the CMRF, which had songs struck the 57­year­old been suspended after the employee of the Pune Municipal model code of conduct Corporation (PMC) when he saw kicked in for the October 21 some “educated people” Mahadev Jadhav wants to create Assembly polls. throwing plastic bags containing awareness of waste management Beed resident Dinesh trash on roads in Parvati while and segregation at source. Denge, one such hopeful going for a morning walk. * PICTURE FOR REPRESENTATION seeking financial assis­ “Since I have a penchant for tance for heart treatment singing and writing poems, I have importance of waste of his uncle, said he re­ been using the same interest to management. turned empty­handed on create awareness of waste Taking the ‘Kajra Monday. “I have already management and segregation of mohabbatwala…” theme submitted the required dry and wet garbage at source, forward, Mr. Jadhav added, documents. Despite sever­ and discouraging people from “Carry bag ye plastic wala, isko al visits, my file has not dumping garbage in public,” said aadat kar dala, aadat ne le li been cleared. There is no Mr. Jadhav, who is attached to the sabki jaan, gaur se suniye one to inform us about waste management department. mehereban’ (the habit of using whom to approach. The Videos of Mr. Jadhav holding plastic carry bags has killed us).” CMRF office is almost emp­ people’s attention by singing Mr. Jadhav said he was getting ty,” Mr. Denge said. while sweeping the streets have invitations from residential Suresh Bandi and Surek­ gone viral on social media. societies who want him to create ha Telam from Mumbai Mr. Jadhav said it all started awareness among the residents made similar claims. one morning he saw well­to­do about waste management Besides providing assis­ people dumping garbage on the through his unique style. tance to people affected by roadside while out for a morning His senior, Dnyaneshwar natural calamities like walk. “Annoyed by their attitude, Molak, who heads the PMC’s floods and drought, and I decided to create awareness waste management department, fires, the CMRF also grants about the bad practice through said Mr. Jadhav had turned a funds to citizens from the singing. I twisted the classic social cause into a personal economically weaker sec­ Hindi song, ‘Kajra Mohabbat mission, which is a matter of tion for medical treatment. Wala’, into ‘Kachara sookha aur pride. “We are planning to Since the State was geela, sabne mila kar dala, appoint him as our cleanliness brought under President’s kachare ne leli sabki jaan re, brand ambassador for the Rule on November 12, Man­ gaur se suniye mehereban… Central government’s cleanliness tralaya wears a deserted (everyone is dumping survey, to be conducted by the look. Ministers staff had unsegregated garbage, which has civic body,” Mr. Molak said. been directed to hand over killed us)’,” he said. Prime Minister Narendra Modi the offices to the adminis­ A member of a PMC cultural has appealed to people to stop tration. But officials said troupe, Mr. Jadhav and his like­ using plastic to take care of that despite the GR, there minded colleagues visit schools, environment. Last month, the was no senior officer to ac­ colleges as well as housing PM had himself collected garbage cept and process the docu­ societies where they perform at Mamallapuram beach during a ments of the needy. skits and songs on the morning walk. EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

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I N BRIEF Ready to ‘Maoist held in Coimbatore was resume work, say TSRTC involved in Chhattisgarh ambush’ workers

Cong. MLA Tanveer Sait Sukma SP says they are trying to get a prisoner transit warrant for Deepak MARRI RAMU critical after assault HYDERABAD MYSURU Wilson Thomas The condition of Congress when the STF men arrested The 45­day­long strike by COIMBATORE MLA and former Minister him. Deepak is believed to the Telangana State Road Tanveer Sait is critical after Maoist leader Deepak, who be a central committee Transport Corporation an assailant stabbed him with was arrested by the Special member of the People’s Lib­ workers, longest one in its a machete at a wedding Task Force from a forest near eration of Guerrilla Army, a history, is likely to end with ceremony in Mysuru late on Anaikatti in Coimbatore on military component of the Show of strength: Supporters of political parties during the their counsel D. Prakash Sunday. A bleeding Mr. Sait November 9, was part of the CPI (Maoist), and a member last day of filing nominations. * K. MURALI KUMAR Reddy informing the Telan­ was rushed to a private group of naxals who am­ of the Dandakaranya Special gana High Court on Mon­ hospital nearby. “He is bushed and killed 76 Central Zonal Committee. day that they were ready to responding well to the Reserve Police Force (CRPF) A weapons trainer and an Karnataka bypolls: rush resume duty since the treatment,” doctors said. The personnel near Chintalnar expert in making improvised State government was “not assailant has been identified village in Chhattisgarh on explosive devices, Deepak taking any step forward”. as Farhan Pasha, 24, a April 6, 2010, the State’s pol­ Deepak undergoing treatment at the Coimbatore Medical reportedly escaped after a to file nominations Making this submission, handicraft artisan, who told ice have said. College Hospital. * SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT gun battle with the Thunder­ the senior counsel request­ the police that he had “A former friend who later bolt special force of Kerala ed the HC to direct the go­ approached Mr. Sait a couple turned informer has identi­ were trying to get a prisoner A police team from Sukma police at Agali forest in Pa­ Monday was last date to file papers vernment to facilitate the of times for a job, but was fied Deepak. According to transit warrant to take Dee­ consisting of Deputy Supe­ lakkad district on October 28 workers’ withdrawal of disillusioned by the delay. him, Deepak had a role in pak to Sukma and produce rintendent of Police, an in­ and 29, in which four PRESS TRUST OF INDIA daughter Srishti Patil filed strike. A Division Bench W alayar case: special the 2010 ambush on CRPF him before a court for inves­ spector and an assistant sub­ Maoists were killed. Bengaluru their nomination papers. comprising Chief Justice public prosecutor sacked men. Deepak was also in­ tigation into attacks he was inspector visited Deepak at The Principal District and There was a rush of candi­ The JD(S) sprang a sur­ Raghvendra Singh Chau­ THIRUVANANTHAPURAM volved in other major attacks involved in. He added that the Coimbatore Medical Col­ Sessions Court, Coimbatore, dates to file nomination prise in Hirekerur by field­ han and Justice A. Abhish­ Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi on forces between 2010 and he was informed about Dee­ lege Hospital (CMCH) late on will hear a petition filed by papers on Monday for the ing Shivalinga Shivacharya ek Reddy declined to do so Vijayan told the Assembly on 2012,” Shalabh Sinha, Supe­ pak’s hospitalisation and ef­ Sunday. the Tamil Nadu police seek­ byelection to 15 Assembly Swami of the Kabbina Kanti but hoped the government Monday that the government rintendent of Police, Sukma, forts to get the prisoner tran­ Deepak is currently un­ ing Deepak’s custody for segments in Karnataka to be Math to take on Mr. B.C. Pa­ would not create any ob­ has dismissed Latha told The Hindu over phone. sit warrant might get dergoing treatment for inju­ further investigation on held on December 5. til. This was a decision taken stacle upsetting the work­ Jayarajan, the special public Mr. Sinha said the police delayed. ries he suffered in the forest Tuesday. Majority of the candi­ overnight. ers’ decision. prosecutor for POCSO dates chose to file papers as Others who entered the The employees, who de­ (Protection of Children from it was the last date and an fray as the BJP candidates cided to withdraw the agi­ Sexual Offences) cases under auspicious day. were Dr. K. Sudhakar from tation in the larger interest whose watch the accused in Third Maoist More than anybody, it Chikkaballapura, Anand of the public, were a bit ap­ the Walayar case, relating to Kerala varsity begins internal was a show of strength by Singh from Vijayanagar, prehensive of the govern­ the rape and death of two suspect the disqualified MLAs who M.T.B. Nagaraj from Hos­ ment’s response, the coun­ minor Dalit siblings in 2017, are seeking re­entry to the kote, S.T. Somashekhar sel said. This doubt gained were let off unpunished by investigation into marks scam identified Assembly on the BJP ticket. from Yashwanthapur, By­ currency as TSRTC MD in­ the court for want of evidence. The government They were previously in the rathi Basavaraj from K.R. charge Sunil Sharma filed Special correspondent Special Correspondent had suspended the sub­ Meanwhile, Governor Arif Congress and the JD(S) and Puram, Narayana Gowda an affidavit three days ago Thiruvananthapuram Kozhikode inspector who had conducted Mohammed Khan sum­ had resigned from the As­ from K.R. Pet and Mahesh maintaining that the work­ the investigation. The University of Kerala has moned Vice­Chancellor V.P. A special team of Kerala sembly and were eventually Kumathalli from Athani. ers had made it difficult for commenced an internal in­ Mahadevan Pillai to under­ police has claimed that it disqualified. Rizwan Arshad too filed the RTC management to No daytime flights for quiry into the illegal modifi­ stand the circumstances that has identified the third sus­ However, the Supreme his nomination as a Con­ take a call on their conti­ four months from Kochi cation of moderated marks could have led to the ongo­ pect in the Maoist link Court upholding their dis­ gress candidate from Shiva­ nuance even if they volun­ KOCHI that were obtained by stu­ ing controversy and the re­ case. qualification allowed them jinagar, who will take on tarily resume duty, Mr. The four­month­long runway dents pursuing career­relat­ medial measures that have A senior officer said that to contest election. Tanveer Ahmed from the JD Reddy told the court. re­surfacing work at Cochin ed courses. been adopted to prevent C.P. Usman, 40, hailing Those who filed their (S) and M. Saravana from Citing a Supreme Court International Airport is set to The expert team, led by Arif Mohammed Khan such malpractices in future. from Pandikkad, Malappu­ nominations on Monday in­ the BJP. There seems to be a verdict, the senior counsel start on Wednesday and there Pro Vice­Chancellor P.P. ram district, was arrested cluded the Jarkiholi broth­ triangular fight in Vijayana­ contended that the em­ would be no flights from 10 Ajayakumar, recorded the cluding Syndicate member UDF walkout oncharges of having asso­ ers — Ramesh Jarkiholi (BJP) gar. Besides battling out ployer should not view the a.m. to 6 p.m. till March 28, 2020. Since almost all statements of senior officers, K.G. Gopachandran, Senate Leader of Opposition Ra­ ciation with the and Lakhan Jarkiholi against his former Congress strike as abandonment of services have already been including the Controller of member K.S. Anil Kumar mesh Chennithala has de­ CPI(Maoist). (Congress). candidate Venkat Rao Ghor­ jobs. It should be consi­ re­scheduled, the project Examinations, Director of and Ignatius Kunjumon, a manded a judicial inquiry in­ The police have been In Mahalakshmi Layout, pade, Mr. Anand Singh is al­ dered as an attempt at rais­ period would see cancellation the Computer Centre, Joint retired professor of the Co­ to the issue. trying to find the third sus­ K. Gopalaiah, a former JD(S) so confronting with a rebel ing demands for better of only five services — one Registrars and Assistant Re­ chin University of Science The United Democratic pect in the case after they MLA, is contesting as the BJP leader Kaviraj Urs. Mr. working conditions or wag­ service to Maldives, operated gistrars of various sections, and Technology, also Front staged a walkout in the had taken two CPI(M) BJP candidate. His wife filed M. Anjanappa and Mr. Raju es. Taking a note of a Su­ by Spice Jet, and four services and employees of the IT cell blocked the related hard Kerala Assembly on Monday workers, Alan Suhaib and the nomination as an Inde­ Kage filed their nominations preme Court observation, in the domestic sector — , a in the examination wing. disks from the examination demanding an impartial in­ Thaha Fasal, into custody pendent candidate. as the Congress candidates the Bench said the State statement from the airport The panel, which com­ wing as part of the ongoing vestigation into the com­ on November 1. Both were In Hirekerur, BJP candi­ from Chikkaballapura and should be a “model em­ said on Monday. PTI prised technical experts, in­ probe. plaints. booked under UAPA. date B.C. Patil and his Kagwad. ployer”.

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Staff Reporter drew the ire of Sridevi for lit­ Special Correspondent VIJAYAWADA tering the house which was VISAKHAPATNAM A six­year­old is being treat­ just cleaned. Sridevi con­ In a major setback to Telugu ed for severe injuries at a fronted Krishna over his be­ Desam Party MLA from Vi­ hospital here after she was haviour, which escalated in­ sakhapatnam (North) and thrown from the third floor to a heated argument former Minister Ganta Srini­ of the building allegedly by between the couple and the vasa Rao, the Indian Bank her uncle, who was report­ accused,” Inspector M. has published a notification edly in an inebriated condi­ Prabhakar said. announcing the auctioning tion, at Vambay Colony on “In a fit of rage, Krishna of his properties and those the outskirts of Vijayawada grabbed Sridevi’s elder of other directors of Praty­ in A.P. daughter Janaki and threw usha Resources and Infra The accused has been ar­ her from the balcony of Private Limited, in which Ganta Srinivasa Rao rested and would be pro­ their flat located on the the MLA had served as di­ duced before a court. third floor of the block in rector. It is learnt that about 26 the housing colony,” Mr. According to the notifica­ properties, including those Inebriated condition Prabhakar said. tion published by the public belonging to Mr. Rao, had The incident took place late The accused was booked sector bank, both firms had been attached. on Sunday night when the for attempt to murder and defaulted on the payment of Mr. Rao said that he had accused, Kondaraju Krish­ outraging modesty of wo­ a loan of ₹141.68 crore, and stepped down as director of na, a mason, had a heated man under Sections 307 and the bank had issued a de­ the company a few years argument with his elder 509 of IPC. mand notice on October 4, ago and only one of his pro­ brother Kondaraju Yesuba­ Krishna has been arrest­ 2016. As the company did perties had been attached bu and his sister­in­law Kon­ ed and the girl, who re­ not clear the loan, interest for auction. He resigned as daraju Sridevi. ceived injuries including on Members of the Tamil Nadu Thowheed Jamath (TNTJ), a non­political Islamic organisation, staging a protest against the on it accumulated to over director of Pratyusha in 2011

“Krishna who came the head, is out of danger, recent Supreme Court verdict in Ayodhya case, in Chennai on Monday. * R. RAGU ₹208.68 crore as on Novem­ and there were no financial home drunk for dinner the Inspector said. CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC ber 7, 2019. transactions with it, he said. 32 bonded labourers wait to be rescued ‘Conversions Man trampled to Mechanical high during failure delays They were found working in deplorable conditions at a brick kiln in A.P. YSRCP rule’ death by elephant train in A.P. Ramesh Susarla Hindu that the labourers ANANTAPUR were Dalits, STs and OBCs Staff Reporter He ventured into Bandipur forest Staff Reporter Thirty­two bonded labour­ and they had to be compen­ VIJAYAWADA GUNTUR ers from Odisha working at a sated under the Bonded La­ BJP Andhra Pradesh unit Special Correspondent there were hundreds of ele­ A mechanical failure in brick kiln at Kanumpalli bour Act and proper rehabil­ president Kanna Laksh­ MYSURU phants moving around in Prasanthi Express delayed Cross in Garladinne mandal itation process minarayana on Monday al­ A villager, who ventured in­ the vicinity, the Conservator the train for more than two of the district sent out an implemented. leged that religious conver­ side Bandipur Tiger Re­ of Forests T. Balachandra hours on Sunday causing a SOS to their relatives and Sandeep Tandi, 21, work­ sions increased after YSR serve, was found trampled said. commotion in the railway friends back home to rescue ing there, had called up Mr. Congress Party (YSRCP) to death by an elephant on On Monday morning, station. them from the travails they Sushant unable to bear the came to power and there Monday. The victim was when the elephants had dis­ Railway sources said were undergoing for the past harsh conditions. Six chil­ was no doubt that it was identified as Rangarajan, 54. persed, the forest staff ven­ that a failure in the aircon­ several months. dren were also found work­ sponsored by the govern­ The incident is suspected tured into the reserve and ditioning in the A­1 coach When the issue was ing at the factory as they had ment. to have taken place late on discovered the body in the of the train was noticed brought to the notice of Dis­ Bonded child labourers working at a brick factory at come along with their pa­ Governments were sup­ Sunday. Yalchatti beat, which is in when the train chugged in­ trict Collector S. Satyana­ Kanumapalle of Anantapur district. * R.V.S. PRASAD rents. The women and chil­ posed to be secular and re­ The relatives and family the Kundukere range of the to the Guntur Railway Sta­ rayana by Human Rights ac­ dren were staying in deplor­ frain from specially sup­ members of Rangarajan tiger reserve. tion. When the passengers tivist Sushant Panigrahi, the isha. The brick kiln owner and on Tuesday they would able conditions without any porting any religion and lodged a police complaint brought the issue to the district administration im­ got these labourers from Od­ make further inspection and basic amenities, Mr. Sushant encouraging their activi­ on Sunday night when he ‘No compensation’ notice of the railway auth­ mediately sent Galadinne isha from a manpower sup­ book the owner of the facto­ alleged. ties. The YSRCP govern­ did not return home. Officials said people have orities, the railway person­ Tahsildar R. Madhav Reddy, plier for a period of six ry under the Bonded Labour Child Welfare Committee ment would bear the con­ been repeatedly advised nel shunted out the coach along with the Garladinne months to work at the facto­ Act, if necessary. Chairperson Nallani Rajesh­ sequences of its actions, he Search operation and warned against ventur­ and attached another sub­inspector of police and ry abutting the Bengaluru­ The District Labour Com­ wari, when contacted, said cautioned. The police informed the ing inside the forest. coach. Tense moments surveyed the working condi­ Hyderabad National High­ missioner said the issue was the issue had not come to Addressing pressper­ Forest Department staff, As the incident took place were witnessed when the tions. Mr. Madhav Reddy way. They are reportedly not under their purview, so her notice and that she sons, Mr. Lakshminaraya­ and they launched a search within the forest limits, the irate passengers entered told The Hindu that all the 32 paid ₹600 for making 1,000 he had not inspected the would definitely book the na alleged that government operation with the help of family members will also into a verbal duel with the workers had expressed wil­ bricks. factory. owner of the factory if all money was being spent on villagers. not be eligible for compen­ railway personnel. lingness to be rescued and The Tahsildar said the liv­ Tribal welfare activist this was true and try to reha­ the programmes of a par­ The search had to be sation as per government Finally, the train moved return to their village in Od­ ing conditions were very bad Rebbapragada Ravi told The bilitate the children. ticular religion. postponed till morning as norms, they added. on after two hours.

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Weather Watch ‘Maternity scheme reaches only one­third of beneficiaries’ Rainfall, temperature & air quality in select metros yesterday

PMMVY scheme benefitted just 31% eligible mothers, say researchers who extrapolated data obtained under RTI

JAGRITI CHANDRA to reach at least 49% of all machal Pradesh, Jhark­ the programme that aims to NEW DELHI mothers who would have hand, Madhya Pradesh, Ut­ fight malnutrition among A vital programme to sup­ delivered their first child (an tar Pradesh and Odisha — in children. These include an port lactating mothers and estimated total of 123 lakh 2019 to interview women application form of about pregnant women by com­ for 2017 according to the re­ and inspect anganwadis. A 23 pages, a slew of docu­ pensating them for loss of searchers), the scheme was total of 706 women were in­ ments such as mother­child wages during their pregnan­ able to benefit only 31% of terviewed, including 342 protection card, Aadhaar cy has been able to reach its intended beneficiaries. pregnant and 364 lactating card, husband’s Aadhaar less than a third of the eligi­ The PMMVY is targeted women. card and bank passbook ble beneficiaries, research­ only at women delivering aside from linking their ers who extrapolated from their first child. A cash Inadequate awareness bank accounts with Aad­ data obtained under the amount of ₹6,000 is trans­ The study found that only haar. Right to Information (RTI) ferred to the bank account 50% of pregnant women The requirement to pro­ Act said. of the beneficiary in three and 57% of nursing women duce the husband’s Aad­ Almost 61% of beneficiar­ instalments upon meeting surveyed were eligible for haar card results in exclud­ ies registered under the certain conditions including the scheme. It also throws ing women who may be Temperature Data: IMD, Pollution Data: CPCB, Map: INSAT/IMD (Taken at 18.00 Hrs) Pradhan Mantri Matru Van­ early registration of preg­ light on the need for higher living with men they are not Forecast for Tuesday: Heavy rainfall likely over Tamil Nadu, Pu­ dana Yojana (PMMVY) bet­ nancy, having at least one awareness among the pool married to, single mothers ducherry and Karaikal. Thunderstorm accompanied with light­ ween April 2018 and July ante­natal check­up and re­ mate, asserts Ritika Khera, consistent with a survey of beneficiaries — only 66% and those who may be stay­ ning likely at coastal Andhra Pradesh and Yanam, Tamil Nadu, 2019 (38.3 lakh out of the to­ gistration of child birth. Assistant Professor, IIM Ah­ coordinated by three deve­ of pregnant women and ing at their natal home. Wo­ Puducherry, Karaikal and Rayalseema. Moderate to dense fog tal 62.8 lakh enrolled) re­ Given the stipulated con­ medabad. The actual num­ lopment economists Jean 69% of nursing women men must also have the ad­ likely in isolated pockets over south Assam & Meghalaya. ceived the full amount of ditions, the scheme brings ber of beneficiaries would Dreze, Anmol Somanchi knew about the scheme. dress of their marital home city rain max min city rain max min ₹6,000 promised under the under its ambit 23% of all have been higher for 2018­ and Ms. Khera. The survey Only 8% of pregnant wo­ on their Aadhaar card, Agartala...... —....30.2....19.3 Kozhikode...... —....34.5....25.0 Ahmedabad...... —....31.6....18.8 Kurnool ...... —....33.4....22.9 scheme, according to an RTI births and pays full benefits 2019, she contends, as the fi­ was conducted to assess the men and 23% of nursing which often results in newly Aizawl...... —....23.1....12.1 Lucknow...... —....28.0....14.9 reply. However, the re­ to a mere 14% of all births, gure increases from one implementation of the mothers received some be­ weds being either left out or Allahabad...... —....31.4....15.7 Madurai...... —....33.4....24.5 searchers, who are develop­ which was at 270.5 lakh for year to the next. scheme. The survey team nefits. forced to go from door­to­ Bengaluru ...... —....29.4....20.0 Mangaluru ...... —....34.4....23.8 Bhopal ...... —....28.3....14.8 Mumbai ...... —....34.8....24.0 ment economists, assert 2017. The meagre reach cal­ The data extrapolated covered a district each in six Several factors impeded door when pregnant and Bhubaneswar...... —....31.0....20.0 Mysuru ...... —....30.1....18.8 that since the scheme failed culated is also an overesti­ from the RTI reply is also States — Chhattisgarh, Hi­ proper implementation of needing rest and care. Chandigarh ...... —....25.7....13.0 New Delhi ...... —....26.5....15.3 Chennai ...... 2.8....32.4....25.6 Patna ...... —....29.6....16.6 Coimbatore ...... —....31.4....22.3 Port Blair...... 0.5....31.2....24.3 Dehradun...... —....26.6....11.1 Puducherry ...... —....32.2....23.8 Gangtok...... 0.8....16.8....12.4 Pune...... —....30.1....16.2 Goa...... —....34.8....24.5 Raipur ...... —....30.9....18.1 Guwahati ...... —....29.7....18.3 Ranchi...... —....28.0....13.8 ISRO gets set for launch Hubballi...... —....29.0....21.0 Shillong...... —....18.0...... 9.1 Hyderabad ...... —....31.7....17.6 Shimla...... —....19.9...... 9.7 Wonders happen, says Rajini Imphal ...... —....26.5...... 8.9 Srinagar...... —...... —...... — of Cartosat-3 next week Jaipur ...... —....27.0....18.4 Thiruvananthapuram.... 37.4....33.3....24.1 Kochi ...... 6.4....32.0....24.8 Tiruchi...... —....32.7....24.0 Kohima ...... —....24.2....11.5 Vijayawada ...... —....32.5....24.5 Special Correspondent Chandrayaan 2, the lunar Kolkata ...... —....31.0....20.1 Visakhapatnam ...... —....31.8....25.4 while taking a dig at T.N. CM BENGALURU (Rainfall data in mm; temperature in Celsius) orbiter probe, in July, its The Indian Space Research previous functional satellite Pollutants in the air you are breathing Yesterday CITIES SO2 NO2 CO PM2.5 PM10 CODE Film star’s speech at Kamal Haasan’s event triggers buzz about 2021 alliance Organisation (ISRO) returns was RISAT­2B, launched in Ahmedabad..... 121 179 34 . 113 ...84 ....* to launching its operational May. Bengaluru ...... 13 .93 97 .....— ...65 ....* In observation made at * 4.00 p.m., Muzaffarpur, Udhav Naig was about to finish his satellites this month after a Chennai ...... 6 .12 28 ... 87 .....— .... Bihar recorded an overall CHENNAI Delhi ...... — .82 72 . 320 .220 ....* air quality index (AQI) speech, Mr. Haasan signalled hiatus of six months. Best resolution Hyderabad ...... 4 .56 45 . 165 .137 ....* score of 330 indicating a At what was meant to be a to him to stay put, and ran Cartosat­3, an advanced Cartosat­3, with an ISRO­ Kolkata...... 9 .79 39 . 283 .209 ....* severe level of pollution. In * contrast, Eloor, Kerala concert by Ilaiyaraaja to ce­ up on stage to join him. earth imaging and mapping best resolution of 25 cm, Lucknow...... 3 .28 90 . 232 .....— .... recorded a healthy AQI Mumbai ...... 4 .48 28 . 178 .121 ....* score of 31. lebrate actor Kamal Haasan “Only love has seen us last satellite, will be flown on will be the first of a series of Pune...... 75 .13 55 . 173 .124 ....* completing 60 years in cine­ 43 years together in this in­ November 25 on the PSLV­ high resolution, third gener­ Visakhapatnam .10 .29 33 ... 75 ...86 ....* ma, fellow film star Rajini­ dustry — don’t you think we C47 vehicle, subject to ation satellites planned for Air Quality Code: * Poor * Moderate * Good (Readings indicate average AQI) kanth gave a speech about will last longer?”Me. Haasan weather conditions, the observing the Earth. SO2: Sulphur Dioxide. Short-term exposure can harm the respiratory system, how ‘wonders’ could hap­ asked. Just like our cinema space agency announced on The satellite will be able making breathing difficult. It can affect visibility by reacting with other air particles to form haze and stain culturally important objects such as statues pen, opening up the possibil­ careers took off in different Monday. to pick up objects of that and monuments. ity of Mr. Rajinikanth and directions after we acted to­ The 1,560 kg satellite will size (25 cm) from its orbital NO2: Nitrogen Dioxide. Aggravates respiratory illness, causes haze to form by Mr. Haasan joining hands to gether, we may move sepa­ have 13 small U.S. customer perch about 509 km away. reacting with other air particles, causes acid rain, pollutes coastal waters. CO: Carbon monoxide. High concentration in air reduces oxygen supply to take on the Dravidian parties rately in the next facet of our satellites riding as secon­ This will make Cartosat­3 critical organs like the heart and brain. At very high levels, it can cause in the 2021 Assembly elec­ lives. But no matter where dary passengers. They will among the few sharpest, if dizziness, confusion, unconsciousness and even death. tion. MNM party President Kamal Haasan and actor Rajinikanth our paths take us — and we be placed in a polar orbit. not the best, civil earth im­ PM2.5 & PM10: Particulate matter pollution can cause irritation of the eyes, nose and throat, coughing, chest tightness and shortness of breath, reduced * FILE PHOTO seen together at an event earlier in November don’t know what the future Although ISRO sent up agers worldwide. lung function, irregular heartbeat, asthma attacks, heart attacks and premature Wonders possible holds for either of us — our death in people with heart or lung disease After actor Vijay's father S.A. K. Palaniswami. two years. So, wonders will friendship will never fade,” Chandrasekaran set the ball “Two years ago, Edappadi happen,” Mr. Rajinikanth Mr. Haasan said. rolling by saying he wished Palaniswami wouldn't even said during Sunday’s event. “Rajinikanth’s seen it all to see Mr. Rajinikanth and have dreamt of becoming “It happened yesterday, it during his time in this indus­ Mr. Haasan in an alliance for CM. [But] It happened. And is happening today and it try. That’s why he is still sup­ the 2021 polls, Mr. Rajini­ then, they said he will be the will happen tomorrow,” he porting me and standing by kanth appeared to take a dig CM for only a few days. But added. me. Only love wins in the at Chief Minister Edappadi he has been in the post for Just as Mr. Rajinikanth end,” he added.

IN BRIEF Revisiting Jallianwala Bagh through Victoria Memorial Kolkata monument to hold exhibition Shiv Sahay Singh Bill Gates bats for Kolkata seed development Victoria Memorial Hall, a NEW DELHI To support small farmers, it is symbol of the grandeur of important to double the colonial era, will for the investment in technology first time host an exhibition innovations to develop new on what is considered the seeds which are resistant to worst blot on the British heat, drought, humidity and Empire, the Jallianwala pests, said billionaire Bagh massacre of 1919. philanthropist and tech The installation exhibi­ mogul Bill Gates. Mr. Gates tion titled, ‘Ways of Remem- was speaking at an bering Jallianwala Bagh & international agricultural Rabindranath Tagore’s Res- statistics conference on ponse to the Massacre’ is un­ Monday. ique not only because it links Punjab and Bengal al­ Dalit man’s family to most 100 years after the kill­ Victoria Memorial was receive compensation opened to the public a few ings but because of the ve­ CHANDIGARH years after the massacre. The Punjab government on nue hosting it. It was only a Monday offered to pay couple of years after the compensation of ₹20 lakh massacre that Victoria Me­ May 31, 1919, giving up his and a government job to the morial was opened to the knighthood. Tagore en­ deceased Dalit man’s wife and public in 1921 and this is the gaged with the atrocities in free education for his first time that the hall is Punjab in a major way in children. The family of 37­ holding some event around 1919­20 till the matter was year­old Jagmel Singh who the killings. discussed in the British Par­ was mercilessly thrashed and “It was a conscious liament. forced to drink urine earlier choice to approach the Vic­ His letters with C.F. An­ this month ended their toria Memorial Hall and we drews and other public fi­ protest after the are happy that they agreed,” gures and various other announcement. PTI Sarmistha Dutta Gupta, a kinds of archival documents TikTok causes religious Kolkata based scholar and have been used in the instal­ hate, says petition writer who is curating the lation. MUMBAI exhibition, told The Hindu. Ms. Dutta Gupta is collab­ A Public Interest Litigation “The VMH and Ministry of orating with Sanchayan has been filed at Bombay Culture are providing full Ghosh, who teaches at Kala High Court seeking ban on support for putting up the Bhawan Santiniketan, for TikTok because it claims that installation,” she added. the artistic direction of the the app is “causing hatred, Ms. Dutta Gupta said that installation and both of disbalance and enmity among the exhibition was not about them travelled to Punjab to religious groups and has providing information to pe­ trace local memories affected the country’s ople as to what happened around the massacre. diversity”. on April 13, 1919, but to “We are using oral narra­ place it in context. “There is tives recorded in the form of 3 professors quizzed over IIT-M student’s death something called the polit­ videos of families who were CHENNAI ics of memory. This installa­ directly affected by the mas­ A special team on Monday tion is to question our for­ sacre,” she said. “We have interrogated three getfulness around many also explored parts of the ci­ professors, whose names significant facets of this epi­ ty of Amritsar that faced allegedly figured in the notes sode in our history,” she brutally racist martial law left by 19­year­old Fathima remarked. orders like the Crawling Or­ Latheef, the first year student In Bengal, the response der and traced the changing who ended her life in her to the massacre was not li­ meanings of the Jallianwala hostel room at the IIT Madras mited to a letter by Tagore Bagh site for local people,” 10 days ago. to Viceroy Chelmsford on she added. CM YK EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

DELHI THE HINDU 10 EDITORIAL TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2019 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE The mother of non­issues Rules and provisions on maternity entitlements have been brazenly violated and ignored for years, but who cares?

For lack of knowledge or power, would be around 270 lakh. Of respondents mentioned that they most of the sample households these, a little less than half would had faced difficulties because the Wrong signals were unable to take care of the be first births. address on their Aadhaar card was special needs of pregnancy, These figures imply that in that of their maika (parents’ The release of killers of Melavalavu sends out whether it was food, rest or health 2018­19 only around 22% of all home), not of their sasural (in­ an undesirable message to society at large care. Among women who had deli­ pregnant women received any laws’ house). Why women are re­ J ean Drèze vered a baby in the preceding six PMMVY money, and around 14% quired to submit their Aadhaar he release of 13 life convicts responsible for the months, only 31% said that they received the full benefits. This card in the first place, let alone massacre of six Dalit men in Tamil Nadu in 1997 ometimes I wonder what the had eaten more nutritious food scheme, in other words, is a damp their husband’s Aadhaar card, is Thas caused understandable disquiet among acti­ world would be like if men, than usual during their pregnancy. squib. far from clear. vists and members of the Scheduled Castes. The Ma­ Snot women, were bearing Their average weight gain during The JABS survey suggests that dras High Court has voiced its displeasure over the re­ and delivering babies. Quite likely, pregnancy was just seven kg on av­ PMMVY has been ruined in three Examples of T.N., Odisha lease of the convicts, on grounds of ‘good conduct’ in the maternity (oops, paternity) erage, compared with a norm of 13 steps. First, the coverage and be­ Meanwhile, some State govern­

wards in hospitals would have the kg to 18 kg for women with a low GETTY IMAGES/ISTOCKPHOTO nefits were reduced (compared ments have put in place effective prison, and asked the State government to produce the best equipment and doctors. The body­mass index. In Uttar Pra­ with NFSA norms, which are very maternity benefit schemes of their relevant orders. The murder of Murugesan, who was shelves of grocery shops would be desh, 39% of the respondents had scheme, however, violate the modest in the first place). This de­ own. One notable example is Ta­ elected president of the Melavalavu panchayat in Mad­ filled with special food items for no clue whether they had gained NFSA: benefits are restricted to the fused public demand for PMMVY. mil Nadu, the serial pioneer in the urai district, along with five others, by members of a do­ pregnant men. Women and chil­ weight during pregnancy, and 36% first living child, and to ₹5,000 per Had the benefits been higher and field of social security. Under the minant caste, who resented the local body’s leadership dren would be mobilised to attend had gone through it without a woman. A budget provision of universal, the scheme would have Dr. Muthulakshmi Reddy Materni­ being reserved for Scheduled Castes, had created a sen­ to the needs and wishes of the he­ health check­up. It is only in Hima­ ₹2,700 crore was made for it in the been a hit. Second, the application ty Benefit Scheme, pregnant wo­ sation then. That was an era in which there was consid­ roic lads who give birth. An array chal Pradesh, where rural women 2017­18 budget — a fraction of the process is tedious. Aside from fill­ men in Tamil Nadu receive finan­ of new professions, products and are relatively well­off, well­educat­ ₹15,000 crore required for full­ ing a long form for each instal­ cial assistance of ₹18,000 per child erable communal tension between Dalits and interme­ technologies would develop to ed and self­confident, that the spe­ fledged implementation of mater­ ment, women have to submit a se­ for the first two births, including a diate castes. In the Melavalavu case, the Sessions Court make their life easier, and preg­ cial needs of pregnancy received nity benefits as per NFSA norms. ries of documents, including their nutrition kit. Odisha’s Mamata and the High Court had sentenced 17 men to life terms. nant men would also have free bus significant attention. The actual expenditure was barely ‘mother­and­child protection’ scheme also covers two births, al­ The Supreme Court confirmed the convictions in 2009. passes and separate queues. Maternity benefits could help to ₹2,000 crore; the allocation oddly card, bank passbook, Aadhaar beit with lower entitlements — Three convicts in the Melavalavu case were released in Further, paternity benefits would relieve these hardships and give reduced to ₹1,200 crore in the re­ card and husband’s Aadhaar card. ₹5,000 per child, as with the 2008 by the DMK regime. Now, the AIADMK govern­ be given through flagship social babies a chance of good health. vised Budget of 2018­19. Essential details in different docu­ PMMVY. The JABS survey suggests ment has courted controversy by freeing the remaining programmes, with hefty budgets. Under the National Food Security ments have to match, and the that the Mamata scheme is work­ In contrast, maternity benefits Act, 2013, all pregnant women (ex­ A damp squib bank account needs to be linked ing reasonably well: among wo­ 13 (one is no more). Last year, it convinced the Gover­ in India are a non­issue. The Cen­ cept those already receiving simi­ Until recently, little was known with Aadhaar. Had the govern­ men who had delivered in the last nor to agree to the release of three men found guilty of tral government is clueless about lar benefits under other laws) are about the performance of PMMVY, ment tried to discourage applica­ six months, 88% of those eligible burning alive three students when they set fire to a bus their legal, financial and political entitled to maternity benefits of but two helpful sources of infor­ tions, it could not have done bet­ for Mamata benefits had applied, in Dharmapuri during a protest in 2000. The Supreme aspects; as are the Opposition ₹6,000 per child. For more than mation are now available: sum­ ter. Third, there are frequent and 75% had received at least one Court had initially upheld the death penalty for the parties. three years, the Central govern­ mary statistics obtained from the technical glitches in the online ap­ of the two instalments. three, but, on a review petition, commuted it to life, cit­ Maternity benefits, of course, ment simply ignored its duty to act Ministry of Women and Child De­ plication and payment process. It would take very little to ex­ ing their lack of intention to kill members of the public are reasonably generous (by inter­ on this. Whenever the Supreme velopment under the Right to In­ When an application is rejected, tend and consolidate these initia­ national standards) for a small mi­ Court enquired about it, the go­ formation Act, and the JABS or returned with queries, the ap­ tives on a national basis. The Modi and that they had been gripped by “mob frenzy”. nority of Indian women employed vernment made false promises. Fi­ survey. plicant may or may not get to government, however, is not inter­ The Supreme Court has repeatedly clarified that ‘life in the formal sector and covered, nally, on December 31, 2016, the According to the Ministry’s res­ know about it. Grievance redressal ested. Nor, it seems, are the Oppo­ sentence’ means imprisonment till the end of one’s nat­ in principle at least, under the Ma­ Prime Minister proudly an­ ponse to our RTI query, 80 lakh facilities are virtually non­existent. sition parties: efforts to draw their ural life. However, the law also provides for remission ternity Benefit Act. The vast ma­ nounced that pregnant women na­ women received at least one in­ Special mention must be made attention to these issues earlier of sentences, including life terms. Under Section 433A jority of pregnant women, howev­ tionwide would soon be getting stalment of PMMVY money bet­ of Aadhaar­related problems. this year, in the run­up to the Lok of the Code of Criminal Procedure, a convict sentenced er, are left to their own devices. maternity benefits of ₹6,000. He ween April 1, 2018 and July 31, Some of them are replays of pro­ Sabha elections, made little head­ to life for an offence that also attracts the death penalty, said this without any reference to 2019, and 50 lakh received all blems observed earlier with pen­ way. Even the Congress Party, Jaccha­Bachcha Survey or has had his death sentence reduced to life, can be the NFSA, as if maternity benefits three instalments. On a 12­month sions, scholarships and the Na­ chief sponsor of the NFSA, did not We had a telling glimpse of the were an act of generosity on his basis, this would correspond to 60 tional Rural Employment mention maternity entitlements in considered for release only after completing 14 years in hardships they face last summer, part — perhaps to sweeten the de­ lakh and 37.5 lakh partial and full Guarantee Act: for instance, re­ its elaborate manifesto. If only jail. Last year, the AIADMK government released hun­ during the Jaccha­Baccha Survey monetisation pill. beneficiaries respectively in the Fi­ jected payments due to mismatch men were the ones who give dreds of prisoners to mark the centenary of late party ( JABS), conducted with student In pursuance of this announce­ nancial Year 2018­2019. Based on (say, in the spelling of the benefi­ birth… founder M.G. Ramachandran. While decongesting pri­ volunteers in six States of north In­ ment, a maternity benefit scheme an estimated population of 134 ciary’s name) between a person’s sons by freeing inmates, especially for good conduct, dia — Chhattisgarh, Himachal Pra­ was rolled out in 2017: the Pradhan crore and a birth rate of 20.2 per Aadhaar card and bank account. T he author is a visiting professor at the and after they have served specified years, is permissi­ desh, Jharkhand, Madhya Pra­ Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana thousand (2017 estimates), the an­ There are also new problems. For Department of Economics, Ranchi ble in law, there will be a question mark over mass re­ desh, Odisha and Uttar Pradesh. (PMMVY). The modalities of the nual number of births in India instance, more than 20% of the University lease without regard to the nature of the crimes com­ mitted. Guidelines for remission do exclude those in prison for specified crimes such as terrorism, rape and economic offences. But when those guilty of a caste When longevity is the biggest achievement atrocity such as the Melavalavu massacre are released, it is certain to send out an undesirable message. Ideally, This week, Abe is set to become Japan’s longest­serving PM; but his legacy may not be as enduring as his term in office mass release of prisoners should be avoided, and the desirability of freeing each one of them should be sep­ around the world are all too fami­ mains mired in a slow­growth, deterioration in relations with Se­ arately considered. The Advisory Board that recom­ liar with. high­debt deflationary trap. The oul were prompted by unresolved mends such release should have the benefit of a social When Mr. Abe returned to pow­ government recently downgraded grievances involving Koreans who impact report as well as the opinion of the trial court. er in 2012, Japan had been through its 2019 growth forecast to 0.9% were forced to work in Japan’s five Prime Ministers in as many from an earlier prediction of 1.3%. mines and factories during the years. His immediate order of bu­ war, as well as “comfort women” P allavi Aiyar siness was implementing a set of Moving away from pacifism who were made to service the mil­ A precedent economic reforms to stimulate the Domestically, Mr. Abe’s vision of a itary’s brothels. Far from helping n November 20, Shinzo Abe economy, popularly dubbed Abe­ less pacifist Japan remains deeply heal the historical wounds inflict­ The court ruling on Essar Steel is important in will become the longest­ nomics. The three pillars of this contested. His most cherished pol­ ed by Japan, Mr. Abe’s nationalistic AFP enabling quick resolution of bankruptcy cases Oserving Prime Minister of stimulus included monetary eas­ icy goal is the amendment of Arti­ stance is seen as unrepentant at Japan, overtaking Taro Katsura’s ing, fiscal spending and deregula­ with rival China on an even keel. cle 9 in the Constitution: the best and provocative at worst. he Supreme Court’s judgment on Friday in the record of 2,886 days in office. tion to promote private invest­ Mr. Abe made an official visit to clause that restricts Japan’s ability Finally, for all his cosying up to matter of Essar Steel’s bankruptcy is a landmark Mr. Abe has been in power for ment. He also vowed to bring Beijing last October (the first such to maintain a military deterrent. the U.S. President, Mr. Abe has Tin the short history of insolvency and bankruptcy two different spells: a short­lived more women into the workforce, visit in nearly seven years) and But it is looking no closer to fulfil­ failed to insulate Japan from Mr. resolution in India. Apart from clearing the way for one, between July 2006 and Sep­ an attempt nicknamed “wome­ President Xi Jinping is expected in ment than it did at the beginning Trump’s transactional approach to tember 2007, and the current nomics”. More recently, Mr. Abe Japan next year. For Japan, it has of his reign. The Prime Minister international relations. The U.S. eventual sale of Essar Steel to ArcelorMittal, the verdict stretch since 2012. Over the last se­ has reinvented Japan, from a recal­ been a difficult balancing act, to wants to write the existence of Ja­ administration has recently asked has clarified on important aspects of insolvency resolu­ ven years, he has brought stability citrant participant in trade liberal­ avoid excessive dependence on pan’s Self­Defense Forces, as the Tokyo to pay roughly four times as tion that had been interpreted variously by the National to a political landscape that had isation to a leader of the Trans­ the U.S., while anticipating the military is known, into Article 9, much as it currently does to offset Company Law Tribunal and the National Company Law been fractured, honing the image Pacific Partnership bloc, after the dangers associated with a more as­ giving constitutional standing to the costs of stationing American Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT). First off, the apex court of a strong, conservative leader U.S. withdrew from it in 2017. sertive China. Mr. Abe has demon­ de facto reality. However, a survey troops in Japan. The White House has upheld the primacy of financial creditors over oper­ readying Japan for a newly muscu­ Under him, Japan has boosted strated considerable tactical prag­ conducted by the Asahi Shimbun also threatened Japan with puni­ ational creditors in the repayments waterfall, and right­ lar role in a shifting geopolitical defence spending and enhanced matism in walking this tightrope. newspaper earlier this year tive tariffs on Japanese vehicles landscape. its ability to project power outside Mr. Abe has also reached out to showed that 64% of respondents even as it was negotiating a bilater­ ly so too. It is the financial creditors who provide capital Mr. Abe has steered the econo­ of its borders. In a historic shift in strengthen alliances with regional opposed even this modest revi­ al trade deal with Tokyo. The ad­ to an enterprise and their interests are secured in the my out of deflation and decline, if 2014, Mr. Abe’s government rein­ powers like India and floated the sion. While Mr. Abe continues to ministration had earlier raised ta­ form of collaterals on the firm’s assets. Operational not into growth. He has presided terpreted (without amending) the idea of a Free and Open Indo­Pac­ reiterate his pledge to push riffs on Japanese steel and creditors, who are largely suppliers of goods and servic­ over a significant increase in the Constitution to permit Japanese ific for which he has gained the through the revision by 2020, it is aluminium. es, are unsecured creditors and they cannot claim country’s military capabilities and troops to fight overseas for the first backing, to varying degrees, of the looking increasingly unlikely that Barring any major upheavals, equality or precedence over financial creditors. Se­ attempted to expand Japan’s stra­ time since the Second World War. U.S., Australia and India. he will prove successful. Mr. Abe’s long reign will come to cond, the Supreme Court has shown the NCLAT, which tegic options beyond its traditional A five­year defence programme But, despite this smorgasbord It is also not clear how effective­ an end in September 2021 when reliance on the United States. announced in 2018 allocated 25.5 of initiatives, Mr. Abe’s tenure has ly, or if at all, Japan can meet the his term as leader of the Liberal was attempting to appropriate the role of the Commit­ trillion yen ($233.7 billion) in not been entirely rosy. The Japa­ challenge of China’s increasing Democratic Party finishes. At the tee of Creditors (CoC) in an insolvency resolution, its The TINA factor spending, a 6.4% rise over the pre­ nese economy remains limp and heft. Relations with neighbour and current juncture it looks as though place. The ruling is clear that the CoC is supreme when And yet, his legacy might not be as vious five years. Japanese corporations have so far potential ally, South Korea, are he will get a pass in the history it comes to deciding on commercial issues, including long­lasting as his time in office. On the diplomatic front, Mr. proved unable to transform them­ worse than ever. Under Mr. Abe, books, though not with distinc­ the repayment waterfall, in an insolvency resolution. Critics say the only reason Mr. Abe Abe has reached out to traditional selves into 21st century technology Japan has made little progress in tion. ‘A’ for longevity, but a ‘B,’ at These two clarifications should alone help in quicken­ is still in power is because of a partners like the U.S. (he was the leaders. Though, during his te­ facing up to its historical responsi­ most, for everything else. ing a number of other cases, big and small, that are weak and uninspiring Opposition. first foreign leader to meet with nure, Japan has benefited from pe­ bility for the widespread atrocities In other words, the TINA (there is Donald Trump after the Presi­ riods of economic growth and low of the Japanese Imperial Army in P allavi Aiyar is a writer and journalist stuck in the insolvency courts across the country. no alternative) factor that voters dent’s election), while keeping ties unemployment, the country re­ the Second World War. The recent based in Tokyo The apex court has also held that the 330­day limit for resolution is not sacrosanct. This will ensure that creditors are not pressured to accept a below­par deal LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Letters emailed to [email protected] must carry the full postal address and the full name or the name with initials. due to paucity of time. 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clarified, there may also not be reason to fear that en­ T o read more letters trenched promoter­defaulters can misuse the unlimited R eviewing the verdict the faith of one party was people (Front page, the questionable measures await the Supreme Court online, scan the QR code time now available to them. With the go­ahead given to The Ayodhya verdict was given a legal status against ‘Gotabaya wins in adopted by the government judgment of the review unique in that the Supreme the faith of the other, which presidential poll,” Nov. 19). such as appropriation of petition pertaining to the communal politics. It the sale of Essar Steel, it is expected that banks will re­ Court gave a self­ had placed incontrovertible The security of the country central bank reserves and entry of women of a certain should be said that there cover over 90% of the over ₹40,000 crore that the com­ contradictory message to proof (Front page, “Muslim appears to have been the privatisation of many age in the Sabarimala cannot be any compromise pany owes them. Operational creditors are set to re­ the Muslims: ‘the land law board to file review paramount consideration, undertakings. The temple, knowing full well on the emancipation of ceive close to ₹1,200 crore. This should clearly help belongs to you but it does plea against Ayodhya and the voters have backed government is facilitating the interplay of religion and women but such improve the financial position of weak public sector not belong to you.’ Many verdict,” Nov. 18). We only a person known for his accumulation of wealth in politics in today’s context. emancipation cannot be banks and bolster profitability as the Essar dues were pieces of evidence were hope that the review strong but reportedly the hands of corporates, The Left government faced secured solely by entry of fully written off by them. Shares of banks such as State clearly placed showing that petition results in a controversial ways of who are euphemistically a lot of difficulty in women of a particular age the Babri Masjid was in the correction of the putting down acts of terror. called ‘wealth creators’. Dr. enforcing the verdict last into temples. In taking this Bank of India, and Punjab National Bank rallied follow­ possession of Muslims discrepancies by the court. R.V. Easwar, Singh’s article is also silent year when right­wing forces decision to send the review ing the verdict. More importantly, the decision, it is be­ between 1857 and 1949. The K. Malikul Azeez, N ew Delhi on the agrarian crisis. With tried to disrupt the peaceful petition to a larger Bench, lieved, will serve as a useful precedent when it comes to court itself accepted that Chennai the regime engrossed in atmosphere. The review the Supreme Court perhaps deciding on future bankruptcy cases. The insolvency the placement of idols in Economic malaise non­issues like building a has to be seen in the saw the writing on the wall. and bankruptcy process is still young in India. There is the masjid in 1949 and its Sri Lanka election The article by the former temple in Ayodhya, the context of such forces N.G.R. Prasad, a long way to go yet, especially in the matter of recovery demolition in 1992 were It cannot escape notice that Prime Minister Dr. common man’s future has wanting to consolidate Chennai percentages. The Essar Steel resolution has raised the both illegal, but the verdict what has driven the Manmohan Singh lays out never been so bleak. gave an impression of majority voters in Sri Lanka threadbare India’s G.B. Sivanandam, bar but the overall recovery in all cases that have been corrections & clarifications: >>The report titled “MPs, bur­ rewarding the perpetrators to vote for Gotabaya economic situation C oimbatore adjudicated is less than 50%. This has to improve, along eaucrats skip meeting on Delhi pollution” (Nov. 16, 2019) erro­ of the acts, instead of Rajapaksa is the fear (Editorial page, “The neously gave the Cabinet Secretary’s name as Pradeep Kumar with the time taken for resolution, because significant punishing them. Faith must instilled in their minds by fountainhead of India’s Sabarimala entry Singh. The current Cabinet Secretary’s name is Rajiv Gauba. capital is locked up in bankrupt companies. also have some grounding the blasts earlier this year, economic malaise,” Nov. The Kerala government has The Readers’ Editor’s office can be contacted by Telephone: +91-44-28418297/28576300; in reason. On this occasion, which killed more than 250 18). It is, however, silent on rightly said that it would E-mail:[email protected]

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THE HINDU DELHI TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2019 OPED 11 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE An elusive reconciliation in Sri Lanka BRICS on the ball? It can be achieved only through democratic, inclusive, and accommodative means The grouping must first focus on its existing commitments

— in many electorates over 80% of open its membership selectively. The sum­ the valid votes — among Tamil and mit leaders are understood to have agreed Muslim voters. The Tamil and Mus­ on the criteria and probably on a list of na­ lim citizens seem to have had an inse­ tions as possible new members, although a curity problem different from their formal decision has been left to the bank’s Sinhalese counterparts. The source board of governors. NDB has opened its re­ Jayadeva Uyangoda of this is the political elite of the Sin­ R ajiv Bhatia gional centres in South Africa and Brazil, and halese nationalist coalition led by the will do so in Russia and India in 2020. Rajapaksas. The latter’s past track re­ Second, with a successful Contingent Re­ The outcome of Sri Lanka’s presiden­ cord, from the point of view of the The 11th summit of the BRICS grouping com­ serve Arrangement in the bag, BRICS govern­ tial election has surprised the win­ minority communities, has had a dis­ prising Brazil, Russia, India, China and South ments are set to establish a local currency ners, the losers as well as the obser­ tinctly Sinhalese­nationalist orienta­ Africa was held in Brasilia last week. Pitted as Bond Fund. But the earlier proposal to vers. The most obvious, arguably tion. Mr. Rajapaksa’s development a counterweight to G7, the combine of deve­ launch a credit rating agency remains disquieting, and unanticipated trend agenda for Tamil­ and Muslim­major­ loped economies, BRICS represents the shelved due to internal differences. is the re­sharpening of the majority­ ity provinces could hardly resolve world’s top emerging economies and claims Third, business promotion among mem­ minority divide in electoral choices. the insecurity dilemma of the ethnic to serve as a bridge between the developed ber­states has been accorded a new salience. Gotabaya Rajapaksa, the winner, has “Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s campaign focused primarily on the promise of minorities. In the districts where the and developing world. What are its current The BRICS Business Council held a substan­ received overwhelming backing of establishing a national security regime.” Supporters of the Rajapaksas rejoice Tamil and Muslim communities are concerns and priorities? Questions are also tive dialogue to foster cooperation in areas the majority Sinhalese­Buddhist in Colombo after Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s victory. * GETTY IMAGES dominant numerically, Mr. Premada­ being raised about its efficacy and impact. ranging from infrastructure and energy to fi­ community. He has been almost to­ sa polled more than 1 million votes nancial services, regional aviation and digital tally rejected by the minority Tamil changed the contemporary politics ing political alternatives presented over Mr. Rajapaksa. These votes con­ Brasilia outcome economy. Its cooperation with the NDB is be­ and Muslim voters who are concen­ of the U.S. and Western Europe. by the two principal candidates? Mr. tributed to his national total and na­ With Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro as the ing encouraged. The national trade promo­ trated in the Northern and Eastern The political impact of the attacks Premadasa was the candidate of the tional average quite significantly. In chair, BRICS was supposed to go into a slow tion agencies signed an MoU on cooperation provinces, the Central province’s was seen in multiple ways. The New Democratic Front, a broad coa­ many electorates in the North and mode. Instead, it hosted 116 meetings of among themselves. A BRICS Women Busi­ plantation country, and some urban bombings created a deep sense of in­ lition formed a few weeks before the East, Mr. Rajapaksa’s share of votes is leaders, ministers and others. During Bra­ ness Alliance was created, both as a women areas of the Western and Southern security among citizens as well as a election. Its key partner is the United as low as 20%. zil’s chairship, the grouping reported 30 new empowerment measure and as a tool to provinces. Sajith Premadasa, Mr. Ra­ loss of faith in the capacity of the lea­ National Party (UNP), headed by Mr. The pressures of big electoral vic­ outcomes, initiatives and documents. The bring “a distinctive perspective on issues of japaksa’s main challenger, has re­ dership to provide security and safe­ Wickremesinghe. The multi­ethnic tories are such that the new Presi­ latest summit needed a 73 para­long Brasilia interest for the business community.” ceived support of a majority of Tamil ty. Amidst public outrage, the go­ coalition is supported by the main dent and his family members, who Declaration to spell out the leaders’ shared Fourth, following up on the decisions ta­ and Muslim voters. He has been re­ vernment began to face an Tamil and Muslim parties. will constitute the core of the new re­ worldview and spectrum of their work. ken at the previous summit, operationalisa­ jected by the Sinhalese voters. unprecedented crisis of public confi­ Mr. Premadasa, deputy leader of gime, might find it difficult to resist However, it is difficult to identify new ele­ tion of the Partnership on New Industrial Re­ The vote shares show that Mr. Ra­ dence. The attacks also set in motion the UNP, was given party candidacy the temptation of giving into the ments in the BRICS’s endeavour to streng­ volution is underway. It is focused on japaksa has received a clear mandate a new wave of Islamophobia, spear­ only in late September, due to inter­ wishes of their Sinhalese nationalist then and reform the multilateral system. The cooperation in digitalisation, industrialisa­ that has also rocked Mr. Premadasa’s headed by social media, which nal party differences between the constituency. This is particularly so “urgent need” to reform the UN, the World tion, innovation, inclusiveness and invest­ coalition, the New Democratic Front. spread rapidly, particularly among two factions led by him and Mr. in view of the ethnic polarisation of Trade Organization, the International Mone­ ment. This partnership will be concretised The vote distribution between the the Sinhalese­Buddhists. Wickremesinghe. Having entered the the verdict. tary Fund and other international organisa­ by establishing industrial and science parks, two candidates is a reaffirmation of This new phase of Sinhalese na­ fray rather late, Mr. Premadasa deve­ tions was stressed once again, even as little innovation centres and business incubators. the continuity of ethnic polarisation tionalism gave rise to a fresh political loped a welfare state narrative that Healing wounds progress has occurred on this score. Interest Fifth, the stress on developing people­to­ in shaping the political destinies of consensus: the ‘weak and ineffective’ countered his government’s neolib­ However, to fulfil his promise of tak­ in open and free trade was reiterated, des­ people interaction remains unchanged, with Sri Lankan society. This is a factor government should be replaced with eral economic and social reform pol­ ing the country out of its present pite growing protectionist tendencies. On ex­ each chair­country drawing up a calendar of that the new government should not ‘a strong government’ headed by ‘a icy agenda as well as his opponent’s state of deep economic and gover­ pansion of the UN Security Council, BRICS activities to strengthen links of culture, arts, fail to address in a manner that will strong leader’ with the capacity and national security narrative. During nance crisis as well as ushering in an exposed its disunity yet again by sticking to sports, media and academic exchange. heal the wounds of the past. The out­ resolve to protect citizens from a the election campaign, Mr. Premada­ era of economic prosperity and polit­ the formulation that refuses to go beyond come is also a severe blow to candi­ new generation of terrorists, with in­ sa also projected himself as the can­ ical stability, the new President will China and Russia supporting the “aspira­ To what avail? dates who emerged to form a ‘third ternational connections and modern didate of the poor and marginalised. need to rebuild the trust between the tion” of Brazil, India and South Africa “to The contribution of BRICS to project the per­ force’, with the hope of breaking the technological capabilities. Election results indicate that Mr. majority and minority communities. play a greater role in the UN”. spectives of developing economies is lauda­ monopoly of the two main political By this time, Mr. Rajapaksa, a Premadasa’s central promise of The best, incurring possibly the low­ Much to India’s satisfaction, the commit­ ble. However, by hosting outreach meetings coalitions in the near future. These former Defence Secretary who was bringing the welfare state back, with est political cost, to achieving that ment of BRICS to counterterrorism seems to with countries in its neighbouring (or broad­ ‘alternative’ candidates could not se­ in charge of the war against the an ideology of paternalistic popu­ goal lays through democratic, inclu­ be getting strengthened. Its working group er) region, each chair (with Brazil’s excep­ cure even 4% of the total votes. LTTE, had already begun his cam­ lism, failed to make any significant sive, dialogical, and accommodative on countering terrorism has expanded its ac­ tion) gave the impression that BRICS would paign to be a candidate for the elec­ impact on the Sinhalese­Buddhist means, despite the popular support tivities through five thematic subgroups that do more for them. But the NDB has been lag­ Impact of the Easter attacks tion. He and the Sri Lanka Podujana electorate. The fact that he was the for a possible retreat from traditional deal with terrorist financing, use of Internet ging behind on this score. It needs to start ex­ There is one major reason that seems Peramuna had also developed a pol­ candidate of a ruling party that had forms of democracy. for terrorist purposes, countering radicalisa­ tending loans for projects in non­BRICS to have contributed to this polarising itical campaign focusing primarily lost public trust and the resultant an­ Thus, the election outcome high­ tion, issue of foreign terrorist fighters, and countries to create a solid constituency of outcome: the political impact of the on the promise of establishing a na­ ti­incumbency disadvantage added lights once again how inter­ethnic re­ capacity building. If these exertions make In­ supporters. Also, is such a plethora of meet­ Easter Sunday bombings. The at­ tional security regime led by a strong to his woes. However, the most im­ conciliation continues to be centrally dia more secure, they will be most welcome. ings really essential? Do the results justify tacks targeted Sinhalese and Tamil leader free from the shackles of liber­ portant reason why he was rejected relevant to any recovery and reform Where the BRICS shows signs of advanc­ the expenditure? India’s representatives Catholics as well as civilians. The at­ al democracy. This was the alterna­ by the Sinhalese section of the elec­ agenda for post­war Sri Lanka. Re­ ing is in the economic domain. Here, five fa­ should ask, do they help the poor and vul­ tacks exposed the utter failure of the tive offered to replace the deeply di­ torate by a substantial margin was conciliation is needed to heal the cets need to be highlighted. First, the New nerable sections of the BRICS community? government leadership and the de­ vided, inept and crisis­ridden the perception that he was not na­ wounds in a country that is strug­ Development Bank (NDB), the grouping’s Finally, BRICS should ponder if in the short fence establishment to prevent government jointly headed by Presi­ tionalist enough to be President in gling to come out from a recent past flagship achievement, has 44 projects with term it needs to focus on fulfilling existing them, despite prior warnings. The dent Maithripala Sirisena and Prime the post­Easter Sunday context. of violence and democratic setbacks. its lending touching $12.4 billion, in just five commitments instead of taking on new ones. far­reaching consequences of the at­ Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe. It is also Mr. Premadasa’s weak years. This is not a small gain, but the bank tacks run parallel to the way in which How did the Sinhalese, Tamils and Sinhalese nationalist credentials that J ayadeva Uyangoda is Emeritus Professor of needs to grow as “a global development fi­ R ajiv Bhatia, a former High Commissioner to South the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the U.S. Muslims respond to the two oppos­ ensured him overwhelming support Political Science, University of Colombo nance institution”. A move is now afoot to Africa, is Distinguished Fellow, Gateway House

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Shoba Suri is high in 25 out of 30 districts . Al­ Fresh efforts to effect settlement most half of the under­five children Odisha, which is one of the Empo­ from tribal communities in Odisha Encouraged by their easy victory in Parlia­ wered Action Group States, or eight are underweight, and 46% are stunt­ ment, the Prime Minister and her senior col­ socioeconomically backward States ed. The infant mortality rate among leagues are now making an ambitious bid to of India, has done remarkably well in tribals is the fourth highest in Odisha, forge ahead with a well co­ordinated plan of health and nutrition outcomes over after Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and action to capture the Congress organisation, the past two decades. Its infant mor­ Chhattisgarh. reshuffle the Central Cabinet and consoli­ tality rate has significantly declined. Supplementary food given under date their political grip on the country be­ Its under­five mortality rate almost the ICDS programme has shown a sig­ fore the next Republic Day, if possible. After halved in the National Family Health nificant increase. However, data moving a no­confidence motion against Mr. Survey (NFHS)­4 from NFHS­3. It has show that less of such food is given as Nijalingappa and electing an acting Con­ seen a steep decline in stunting in children grow older. There is also a gress President in his place at the requisi­ children under five. Anaemia in chil­ decline is children receiving timely tioned meeting of AICC members in Delhi dren and pregnant women has also complementary feeding. Less than this week­end, Mrs. Gandhi’s supporters decreased since NFHS­3. Antenatal 10% of children receive a minimum want to hold a plenary session of their own care and institutional deliveries have acceptable diet. This can be attribut­ in the first week of January to formalise this shown good improvement. All these ed to a possible lack of understand­ seizure of power. According to her present changes have been possible with fi­ time­table, the Prime Minister will thereaf­ ing and awareness about nutrition CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC nancing, policy support, robust lea­ due to illiteracy. CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC ter make some radical changes in her Cabi­ dership, and innovations in delivery D ATA POINT net to make it more representative of the of services. Improving implementation new Congress Parliamentary Party and pro­ Another challenge for Odisha is in vide some additional berths for the starry­ Nutritional interventions reaching out to remote and particu­ eyed younger elements in her camp who Nutrition has a strong correlation to larly vulnerable tribal groups. This have been in the forefront of this power health, and is integral to growth and could be the reason why tribal wo­ struggle. Mrs. Gandhi is reported to have in­ development. Timely nutritional in­ men and children are lagging behind dicated to some of her senior colleagues that terventions of breastfeeding, age­ap­ the national average on nutrition and she would not like the total strength of the propriate complementary feeding, health indicators. It is essential to im­ new Cabinet to exceed 50 as far as possible. Vitamin A supplementation, and full prove the implementation of immunisation are effective in improv­ schemes, and ensure last­mile deliv­ ing nutrition outcomes in children. ery of nutrition services. A part of the A HUNDRED YEARS AGO NOV. 19, 1919. Odisha has performed better than solution lies in setting up mini An­ other Empowered Action Group ganwadi centres catering to far­flung Elementary Mathematics Association. States in reducing undernutrition, tribal hamlets. Raising awareness and sets an example with its nutrition through community campaigns on The second meeting of the Association was action plan calling for convergence the need for good nutrition would held at 4.15 P.M. on the 15th instant., at the with health, nutrition, and WASH help improve utilisation of services Hindu High School, Triplicane, with Mr. K.R. (water, sanitation and hygiene) pro­ by beneficiaries. Ramasami Aiyangar M.A. L.T. in the Chair, grammes. Odisha has taken a deci­ The International Food Policy Re­ when Mr. K. T. Sundara Rajachariar B.A. L.T. sive step of decentralising the pro­ search Institute, in its research, delivered a lecture on “The Present Day curement of supplementary called for inter­department engage­ Mathematics Teacher.” The lecturer pointed nutrition under the Integrated Child ments to accelerate the nutrition out­ out one improvement at the present day that Development Services programme. come in Odisha. There is a need to the subject was taught only by teachers who This has led to fair access of services improve sanitation, women’s educa­ had specialised in it; another distinct advan­ under the ICDS by all beneficiaries. tion and underlying poverty, to be tage was that the old hard and fast lines bet­ This is evident from the rise in utilisa­ able to tackle undernutrition. ween Arithmetic, Algebra, and Geometry tion of services under the ICDS as Underweight children should also had been broken through, and the subject compared to a decade ago. There has be identified precisely so that the now lent itself to a harmonious development been a marked improvement in sup­ monitoring mechanism for improv­ as one whole. But the Mathematic teacher plementary nutrition received by ing service delivery can be streng­ had yet to face a number of difficulties in his pregnant and lactating women in thened. The National Nutrition Mis­ way, chief among them being the want of a NFHS­4 compared to NFHS­3. sion sets an example with its common syllabus, absence in the school li­ However, despite progress in child inter­ministerial convergence and braries of up­to­date books on method and and maternal indicators, Odisha con­ real­time monitoring mechanism for subject­matter, want of adequate co­ordina­ tinues to be plagued by a high level of tracking each beneficiary and tack­ tion of the work of the lower forms with that malnutrition. There is stark variabili­ ling malnutrition. of the higher, the medium of instruction, ty across districts in stunting ranging and lastly the widely differing aptitudes of from as high as 47.5% in Subarnapur Shoba Suri is Senior Fellow, Health Initiative, pupils for the subject, especially in large to a low of 15.3% in Cuttack. Wasting Observer Research Foundation classes of forty.

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DELHI THE HINDU 12 NEWS TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2019 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE F ROM PAGE ONE Sena in Opposition benches Uproar in LS over Party signs notice moved by Trinamool seeking discussion on economic crisis Sobhana K. Nair assurance that the govern­ see two ordinances being in­ Farooq’s detention New Delhi ment was prepared to hold troduced: one on banning e­ Sanjay Raut, Rajya Sabha discussions on any topic pro­ cigarettes and another on On his part, the Speaker in­ House can debate Kashmir. member of the Shiv Sena, on posed by the Opposition. amendments to taxation formed the House that The Lok Sabha witnessed Monday, signed a notice “We will be taking up the laws. though Dr. Abdullah was slogan shouting and uproa­ moved by the Trinamool to fact that the GDP is on a de­ The surrogacy Bill that not under detention when rious scenes as soon as initiate a short duration dis­ cline and to hide it all, the bans commercial surrogacy Home Minister Amit Shah question hour started, with cussion on “the grave eco­ government has been sup­ will also be tabled in the Ra­ had spoken in the House, around 30 members from nomic crisis in India and pressing data,” said a senior jya Sabha. Mentor remembered: Trinamool leader Derek O’Brien subsequently he was taken the Congress trooping into how to improve the situa­ Opposition leader, declining addressing the Rajya Sabha on Monday * PTI into custody. the Well and shouting slo­ tion” in the Rajya Sabha. to be identified. “Apart from CPI(M) stand He also assured the mem­ gans against the govern­ This comes days after the Sanjay Raut this, the government is do­ CPI(M) general secretary Sit­ bers that the Business Advi­ ment for registering false Sena walked out of the ruling ing large­scale disinvestment aram Yechury said India’s Rajya Sabha offers sory Committee (BAC) cases against Opposition National Democratic Al­ netra Kazgham, Samajwadi of PSUs and Air India which economy had entered a re­ would discuss when the leaders. liance over sharing of power Party, Aam Aadmi Party, CPI is as good as selling the fami­ cession. in Maharashtra. The Sena’s (M), CPI, the Rashtriya Jana­ ly jewels,” he said. “As per the international tributes to 5 leaders three MPs have been shifted ta Dal and the NCP. The Con­ The Congress had called standards, if the GDP falls to the Opposition benches. gress has submitted a sepa­ for a meeting of the Opposi­ continuously for two quar­ Learn from NCP, BJD In keeping with the alliance rate notice. tion on Monday. The meet­ ters then it’s officially consi­ Jethmalani, Libra, Mishra remembered talks with the Nationalist The Opposition had de­ ing, however, was cancelled dered as recession. India’s Congress Party (NCP), Mr. manded a discussion on the at the last minute as the Lok data credibility is the lowest Special Correspondent <> Occasional duellist members, says PM Raut was seated next to Ma­ state of the economy during Sabha was not adjourned in in the world, which is why New Delhi with us in the media jeed Memon of that party. the all­party meeting on Sun­ time. our global ratings are also In a departure from parlia­ — yet, to many of us, He said the Rajya Sabha re­ tion with far­reaching con­ The signatories to the not­ day where Prime Minister Over the next few ses­ being downgraded,” Mr. Ye­ mentary norms, the Rajya he [Arun Jaitley] presented the country’s di­ sequences, like “redrawing ice include the Dravida Mun­ Narendra Modi had given an sions, the Upper House will chury said. Sabha allowed many lead­ was a mentor in versity and reflected the spi­ the boundaries of States”, in ers from various parties, in­ Parliament rit of the federal structure. a reference to the Reorgani­ stead of just the Chairman Derek O’ Brien Speaking about the contri­ sation of Jammu and Kash­ of the House, to pay tributes Trinamool MP bution of the House, he said mir Bill, 2019 that was to five parliamentarians, in­ it had passed important le­ passed in the last session. Marshals’ olives raise hackles cluding former Finance Mi­ the Opposition Ghulam Na­ gislation on Goods and Ser­ nister Arun Jaitley. bi Azad said, was a loss not vices Tax, triple talaq and ‘Need to introspect’ Members recounted their only to the BJP but also to Article 370. Earlier, Rajya Sabha chair­ Veterans voice concern over resemblance to the uniform of Army officers personal experiences with the country. Speaking after Mr. Modi, person, Vice­President M. Arun Jaitley, Ram Jethmala­ Deputy Leader of the Op­ former Prime Minister Man­ Venkaiah Naidu, kick­start­ Special Correspondent ment, and now the respect­ ni, Jagannath Mishra, Sukh­ position Anand Sharma said mohan Singh said the Rajya ed the discussion by saying New Delhi ed Rajya Sabha want dev Singh Libra and Guru­ Jaitley was a bridge builder Sabha had a central role in there was a need to intros­ Military veterans have similarity in attire with das Dasgupta. between the Opposition providing “checks and ba­ pect, while appreciating the voiced concern over the re­ armed forces without any “He was a democrat to and the treasury benches. lances to a majority govern­ Upper House’s semblance of the new un­ consideration for the dignity the core and a consummate Trinamool Congress MP ment in the Lok Sabha, contribution. iform of Rajya Sabha mar­ of soldiers ... Is it because strategist, knowing when to Derek O’Brien said, “Polar along with its other key role “A week back, one com­ shals to the military the public holds them in the take a hard stance and opposite in ideology across to represent the interest of mittee appointed by the Par­ uniform, complete with highest esteem? Legal provi­ when to be accommodative. the floor, occasional duellist the States in our federal liament, a Standing Com­ peak caps and lanyards. sions needed to respect un­ This talent combined with with us in the media — was Union.” mittee, led by Jairam At the 250th session of the iform,” he tweeted. his innate and unique abili­ yet, to many of us, he [Arun Hitting out at the govern­ Ramesh was able to com­ Upper House, which opened Rajya Sabha members, ty of offering solutions, Jaitley] was a mentor in Par­ ment, he said misuse of the plete its work and submit on Monday, the marshals too, were taken by surprise. without compromising on liament,” he said. money Bill provision by the the first report. That is the came wearing a new olive Jairam Ramesh, of the Con­ the basic position, made NCP supremo Sharad Pa­ executive had been ob­ positive side. One commit­ green uniform in place of the gress, raised the issue, but him the most effective inter­ war recounted the begin­ served recently. This had tee when its meeting was safari suits they wore during was not allowed to complete locutor of the government, ning of his relationship with led to the Rajya Sabha being called, 25 of the 29 mem­ summer and the bandhgalas his statement. “Sir, the mar­ both inside and outside Par­ Jaitley as adversaries in the bypassed on important bers were absent from the during winter along with shals...,” he started, but liament,” Rajya Sabha election to the Delhi & Dis­ legislations. meeting which drew wides­ turbans. Chairman Venkaiah Naidu Chairman M. Venkaiah Nai­ trict Cricket Association but “Those in the Treasury pread criticism,” he said. “Copying and wearing of cut him short, saying, “We du said about Jaitely. never let bitterness seep in. benches must ensure that Meanwhile, addressing military uniforms by non­ are in the midst of a condo­ Many members paid such instances are avoided. the media earlier in the day, military personnel is illegal Sartorial shift: Rajya Sabha Chairman M. Venkaiah Naidu lence motion.” Champion of the law glowing tributes to Gurudas It dilutes the stature and im­ Mr. Modi said the govern­ and a security hazard. I hope flanked by Upper House marshals in new uniform on Monday Speaking to The Hindu la­ Referring to Ram Jethmala­ Dasgupta too. portance of our institutions, ment wanted an open de­ VP Secretariat, Rajya Sabha and, below, in their previous uniform on August 8, 2018.* PTI ter, Mr. Ramesh said, “It ni, he said the country had Binoy Viswam of the CPI including the Rajya Sabha,” bate on all issues and hoped and Rajnath Singh ji will take seems ‘marshal’ law has lost an advocate par excel­ said Dasgupta had fought all he said. that the winter session of early action,” former Army was similar to that of senior the red band,” an officer said been imposed in the Rajya lence, a great champion of his life for the working He said the House should Parliament would be a pro­ chief Gen.V.P. Malik wrote on officers. “The peak cap with on condition of anonymity. Sabha.” legal assistance to the nee­ class. “His slogan to the have a greater role in legisla­ ductive one. Twitter. two oak leaves resembles Lt. Gen. Vinod Bhatia Rajya Sabha Secretariat dy and an outstanding par­ workers was, ‘live to fight Army sources said the that of a colonel and those (retd) asked, “Why do organ­ officials said the uniform was liamentarian. and fight to live’,” Mr. Vis­ new uniform of the marshals ranked above. There is also isations, private and govern­ designed in­house. Jaitley’s death, Leader of wam said. Bhutan to levy charges on tourists from India RBI had warned of the Govt. ignored RBI fears: Congress According to the new policy, the new charges were aimed pitfalls of electoral bonds however, they would be at cutting down tourism BJP used electoral bonds scheme to tap black money, says Priyanka charged a Sustainable Deve­ numbers, especially from ‘Identity of donors will be unknown’ lopment Fee, which is yet to India, in the next few years, S pecial Correspondent issue electoral bonds would the RBI’s concerns, had said, be determined, as well as a but at allowing them to MANOJIT SAHA ments is that, while the in­ NEW DELHI result in multiple, non­sove­ “It appears to me that the “permit processing fee.” “grow in a sustainable man­ Mumbai formation of the person The Congress on Monday ac­ reign entities being author­ RBI has not understood the Mr. Dhradhul denied that ner.” The Reserve Bank of India who is buying the bond is cused the Modi government ised to issue bearer instru­ proposed mechanism.” (RBI) had advised the go­ known (to the bank), the do­ of overruling the RBI to in­ ments, which was the RBI’s He said the central bank’s vernment that the electoral nors’ identity is not known. troduce electoral bonds to preserve. fears about electoral bonds bonds it proposed in 2017 This is because these are enable “black money to en­ being used as currency were Pawar silent on ties with would not solve the pro­ bearer bonds. ter the BJP coffers”, and de­ ‘Undermine faith’ “totally unfounded.” blem of unaccounted­for A person who buys the manded that the scheme be “Bearer instruments have “Also, this advice has Sena after meeting Sonia money since the donor’s bond, can give to it to anoth­ scrapped immediately. the potential to become cur­ come quite late at a time identity will be never be er person who actually do­ Attacking the government rency and if issued in sizea­ when the Finance Bill is al­ Last week, the NCP chief Court verdict) after report­ known. nates it to a political party, over the issue, former Con­ ble quantities can under­ ready printed,” Mr. Adhia ad­ had said a government will ed reservations by the Con­ Former Finance Minister and there is no record of the gress president Rahul Gand­ mine the faith in bank notes ded. “We may, therefore, go soon be in place and will gress­NCP alliance. Arun Jaitley first announced person who takes it from hi said, “In ‘New’ India, issued by the central bank,” ahead with our proposal.” last the full term of five “Sharad Pawar met the the idea of electoral bonds the person who buys it. bribes and illegal commis­ nications between the RBI the RBI letter said. “Amend­ The Congress called it a years. Congress president... and it in his Budget (2017­18) “One hesitation RBI had sions are called electoral and the Ministry of Finance ing Section 31 of the RBI Act “corruption­inducing However, after his meet­ was decided that in a day or speech and the scheme was was that it almost becomes bonds.” on electoral bonds. would seriously undermine scheme” and demanded an ing with the Congress presi­ two, representatives from notified by the government currency. Because it is a The electoral bonds sys­ The communications a core principle of central inquiry on what prompted dent, Mr. Pawar displayed the NCP and the Congress in January 2018. A person bearer bond. So anybody tem was implemented hurri­ showed that while the RBI banking legislation and do­ the Finance Ministry to de­ no sense of hurry and said will meet in Delhi to discuss can buy these bonds from a can become its owner. I buy edly and national security had expressed serious con­ ing so would set a bad prece­ vise the scheme. they still have to consult a the way forward,” Congress know your customer com­ it, I am a legitimate person, concerns were dismissed cerns, the Ministry had dent.” “We demand that the BJP few more pre­poll allies like chief spokesperson Ran­ pliant account from desig­ and you buy it from me and simply to help “black mo­ brushed these aside and im­ The central bank further government reveal the Samajwadi Party and the deep Surjewala said in a nated branches of the State you donate it to party X. In ney” pour into the BJP’s coff­ plemented the system. said that “there is no special names of the entities who Swabhimani Shetkari San­ tweet. Bank of India. These bonds record, your name will ers, Congress leader Priyan­ The RBI, in a letter dated need for, or advantage by” have bought bonds and to gathan headed by Raju On November 12, Maha­ are valid for 15 days. nowhere be there. Only the ka Gandhi Vadra tweeted. January 30, 2017 and re­ the creation of an “electoral what extent,” Congress MP The Hindu Shetti. rashtra was put under Presi­ According to central person who bought it, his The Congress comments viewed by , said bearer bond.” Rajeev Gowda said at a press “We want to talk to all dent’s Rule after no party or banking sources, the pro­ name will be there,” a were in response to a media the government’s proposal Revenue Secretary Has­ conference, demanding that parties who supported us. alliance could provide num­ blem with these instru­ source explained. report that quoted commu­ to enable scheduled banks to mukh Adhia, in response to the scheme be scrapped. We did not talk about the bers to back their claim. Shiv Sena,” the NCP chief Though the Sena had met said and refused to categor­ the Governor and claimed Equal representation to ically rule out the possibili­ ‘in­principle’ support from Citizenship Bill still in draft stage ty of a government with the the Congress­NCP alliance, Sena. To a question on the it could not produce any possibility of the NCP pro­ formal letter as none was gi­ It is one of 27 ing that his biological father, all States in RS sought viding outside support to a ven to them. Northeast erupts in protests former Governor of Pakis­ Bills on the winter tan’s Punjab province Sal­ BJP­led government, Mr. Pa­ The issue of supporting SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT Members offer fresh suggestions session’s agenda Students’ Union (AASU) man Taseer, had British and war said “majority of the the Sena had divided the GUWAHATI Special Correspondent seats won by the NCP was Congress: while the Maha­ marched up to a point near Pakistani citizenship. Mr. Ta­ eastern States, he said, did Vijaita Singh Students’ organisations the Raj Bhavan in Guwahati seer has denied the allega­ NEW DELHI not have enough represen­ against the BJP.” rashtra leaders wanted to New Delhi The NCP chief’s Monday be part of a Sena­led go­ across the northeastern from where a small group tions and said that his pa­ Giving all States, irrespec­ tation. He said the House meeting also comes amid vernment, several national The Citizenship Amendment States took to the streets to submitted a memorandum rents were never married tive of their population and should also be able to dis­ reports that Shiv Sena chief leaders, especially those Bill that seeks to grant citi­ protest against the Centre’s to Governor Jagdish Mukhi. and that is why his father’s size, an equal number of cuss matters related to Uddhav Thackeray had from Kerala like Mr. Antony zenship to non­Muslims move to introduce the The union demanded the name was not even on his seats in the Rajya Sabha and judiciary. postponed his plan to visit and K.C. Venugopal, are op­ from Bangladesh, Afghanis­ Citizenship (Amendment) withdrawal of the proposed birth certificate. all members, irrespective of Prasanna Acharya of the Ayodhya (post the Supreme posed to it. tan and Pakistan without Bill during the winter Bill in the memorandum The Bill introduced in the their parties’ strength in the Biju Janata Dal too said pop­ proper documents is still in session of Parliament. addressed to Prime Minister last session of the Lok Sabha House, the same amount of ulation should not be the ba­ the draft stage and yet to be The Bill seeks to fast­track Narendra Modi and Union lapsed after it could not be time to speak in debates sis for deciding representa­ cleared by the Union the process of granting Home Minister Amit Shah. cleared in the Rajya Sabha. were among the suggestions tion. Security for Gandhi Cabinet. citizenship to six non­ “This is a communal bill “The Bill is still in the made by members during a In response to former The Bill also seeks to in­ Muslim communities who and threatens the existence drafting stage, once it is rea­ discussion of the role of the Prime Minister Manmohan troduce a provision to “em­ left Afghanistan, Bangladesh of the indigenous peoples of dy it will be presented before Upper House on Monday. Singh’s charge that only 25% family inadequate: Cong. power the Central govern­ and Pakistan allegedly due Assam and elsewhere in the the Union Cabinet. Only af­ During the discussion of Bills in the 16th Lok Sabha ment to cancel the to religious persecution. northeast,” Samujjal ter the Cabinet has cleared held on the role and future were referred to committees Access control to Ms. Gand­ riorating by the day. The registration of Overseas Citi­ Members of the All Assam Bhattacharyya of AASU said. the Bill, will it be introduced of the Rajya Sabha on the as opposed to 71% and 60% hi’s 10 Janpath residence, Delhi police are taking a ca­ zen of India (OCI) card in CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC in Parliament,” said a senior occasion of its 250th ses­ in the previous two Lok Sab­ handled by the Delhi police, sual approach,” Mr. Venugo­ case of any violation.” government official. sion, several members has, BJP’s Bhupender Yadav is also turning out to be a se­ pal said. The Citizenship (Amend­ liament that commenced on ment of material facts” and Till Monday, the Bill was called for equitable repre­ said while 17 Bills had been rious concern, Mr. Venugo­ He also requested the ment) Bill, 2019 is one of the Monday. Recently the Union “false representation” when not on the agenda of the Ca­ sentation. Ram Gopal Yadav referred to committees in pal said. Centre to take measures to 27 Bills mentioned in the list Home Ministry cancelled the he applied for his original binet meeting chaired by of the Samajwadi Party said the past five years, only five “The quality of access “ensure that our leaders are of business to be transacted OCI registration of author Person of Indian Origin (PIO) Prime Minister Narendra all States should have per­ had been from 2009 till control at 10 Janpath is dete­ protected”. in the winter session of Par­ Aatish Taseer for “conceal­ status in 2000, by not reveal­ Modi. haps six each. The north­ 2014.

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THE HINDU DELHI TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2019 NEWS 13 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE Tight curbs on Internet in J&K offices No ‘cut and paste’ in bail Security agencies seek complete access to digital content and infrastructure to restore access order, says Delhi High Court Peerzada Ashiq Forest Department, Plan­ Srinagar ning Department, the office Judge says only a reference made from another case order Security agencies have di­ of the Deputy Commission­ rected top J&K officials to ers at the district level, hos­ Staff Reporter sign undertakings to grant pitals, etc.,” a senior govern­ New Delhi ED seeks rectification of order complete access to digital ment official told The Hindu The Delhi High Court on content and infrastructure on the condition of Monday clarified that there Press Trust of India the INX Media money in government offices if their anonymity. was no “cut and paste” from New Delhi laundering case. The ED leased line­based Internet However, the government an unconnected money­ The Enforcement urged the court to correct were to be restored. The has so far denied the service laundering case order to its Directorate on Monday the “accidental slip/ agencies fear there will be to local newspapers and me­ 41­page judgment passed approached the Delhi High inadvertent error” in the “online mobilisation and an­ dia houses, including the last Friday denying bail to Court seeking rectification November 15 verdict passed ti­government protests” Kashmir Press Club. A go­ former Finance Minister P. of an “inadvertent” error in by Justice Suresh Kait. The against the revoking of the vernment­run media felicita­ Chidambaram. the order denying bail to ED sought correction of the special status of J&K under tion centre continues to re­ A Bench of Justice Suresh former Union Finance errors in paragraphs 35, 36, Article 370. main single window for Kumar Kait took up the issue Minister P. Chidambaram in 39 and 40 of the order. Going by a signed official hundreds of journalists to on its own, pursuant to a No­ CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC undertaking by a senior offi­ file their daily reports. vember 17 report in The Hin- cial, accessed by The Hindu, A majority of hospitals du which had highlighted Bail Appln. No.119/2017 has tions made in paragraph the security agencies have No connection: Newspaper offices and other media houses still function without Internet in and universities, including that facts from an uncon­ been recorded,” Justice Kait No.35 shall be read as and sought “complete access” to Kashmir. * NISSAR AHMAD Kashmir University and the nected case of Delhi­based said. “In paragraph No.35, are confined to the case of all content and infrastruc­ Islamic University of Science lawyer Rohit Tandon seem the facts of the aforesaid ‘Rohit Tandon vs. Enforce­ ture “whenever required”. generate proxies, VPNs and reads. It makes it clear that were departments that com­ and Technology, continue to to have crept into the order. case have been mentioned. ment Directorate’,” Justice The undertakings, signed Wi­Fi connections. “annexation” will follow pletely relied on Internet function without Internet. “I hereby clarify that in It has nowhere been men­ Kait clarified. “The above by the heads of government “No encrypted file con­ “any kind of breach and and access had been res­ However, a few FM ratio sta­ paragraph No. 34 of the tioned that the observations mentioned portion in the departments, are vetted by taining videos or photos misuse”. tored to allow them to func­ tions have been allowed con­ judgment dated 15.11.2019 made in para 35 of the judg­ judgment dated 15.11.2019 the security apparatus. Even should be uploaded. Inter­ The authorities have de­ tion normally. trolled access. [in the case of P. Chidamba­ ment are of the present passed in Bail Appln. if Internet access is ap­ net will be restricted to regis­ cided to provide government “Limited Internet access A police official said the ram], only a reference to the case,” the judge added. No.2718/2019 titled ‘P. Chi­ proved, there will be no ac­ tered devices through a sin­ offices with Internet that has has been provided to the Sri­ government may restore In­ observations made by this “Thus, there is no cut and dambaram vs. Directorate of cess to social networking gle PC. All USB ports will be remained blocked for 108 nagar Municipal Corpora­ ternet in phases and with Court in ‘Rohit Tandon vs. paste as alleged and I hereby Enforcement’ thus stands platforms or permission to disabled,” the undertaking days. Sources said there tion, Health Department, certain restrictions. Enforcement Directorate’ in make it clear that observa­ clarified,” the judge added. Don’t militarise 6 killed in Siachen avalanche Woman languishing in Assam ED takes over South China 7 properties Sea: Rajnath Four Army personnel, two civilian porters lose their lives detention centre since 2010 in Kashmir Special Correspondent extreme hypothermia,” the Seven individuals who Special Correspondent New Delhi Army said in a statement. were critically injured, ac­ Special Correspondent NEW DELHI Four Army personnel and The eight personnel were companied by medical Wrong details received twice have delayed her release NEW DELHI Taking note of the start of two civilian porters were operating in the northern teams providing critical The Enforcement Directo­ negotiations between the killed after an eight­member sector of Siachen Glacier at care, were evacuated by hel­ RAHUL KARMAKAR More than 25 declared fo­ old. Both brothers were rate on Monday took pos­ Association of South East team was buried under an an altitude of 19,000 feet. icopters to the nearest mili­ GUWAHATI reigners have been released brought up by their elder sis­ session of seven properties Asians Nations (Asean) and avalanche about 20,000 feet Avalanche rescue teams tary hospital, where resusci­ Wrong details received twice and another 56 are to be re­ ter who was still a minor. She attached in Jammu and China for a Code of Con­ on the Siachen Glacier on from the nearby posts were tative measures were by the authorities have de­ leased soon. Ms. Nessa is not dropped out of school and Kashmir in connection duct on the South China Monday. rushed to the location for initiated, the Army added. layed the release of a woman among them. worked as maid to raise with a terror­funding case Sea (SCS), Defence Minister “Despite best efforts, six rescue work, the Army said. Army sources said the lodged in one of Assam’s six “Her case is in process. them at their maternal un­ against Hizb­ul Mujahideen Rajnath Singh said on Mon­ casualties, which include “All eight personnel were team was proceeding to res­ detention camps for foreign­ Police are hand­holding to cle’s place,” Mr. Wadud said. (HuM) chief Syed Salahud­ day that India “emphasises four soldiers and two civi­ pulled out of the avalanche cue someone who wasn’t ers since 2010. submit the correct informa­ Ms. Nessa was married in din and others. the need to protect the lian porters, succumbed to debris.” well in a post ahead. Mamiran Nessa, lodged in tion,” Bhaskar Jyoti Mahanta, the 1990s to Jel Hussain of “The properties are lo­ rights of states that are not western Assam’s Kokrajhar Special Director General of village Takakata near Bagh­ cated in Anantnag, Sopore party to these detention centre, should Police (Border), told The bor in western Assam’s Bar­ and Bandipora. They were negotiations.” CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC have been set free following Hindu via message. peta district. Her family said earlier provisionally at­ “It is natural for the in­ the Supreme Court’s order in she was randomly marked a tached. After confirmation ternational community to Taking charge May to conditionally release Formalities fulfilled doubtful voter in 1997 with­ of the orders by the com­ have an interest in open sea all declared foreigners who Guwahati­based lawyer out any investigation. petent authority, the ED of­ lanes of communication. have completed three or Aman Wadud, who fights “She was subsequently ficials visited the places We hope that the situation more years in detention. cases of poor declared fo­ declared a foreigner without and put up notices declar­ remains stable, without the But officers of the Assam reigners pro bono, said all any competent legal repre­ ing that the agency has ta­ use, or threat of use of Police Border Organisation – formalities according to the sentation,” Mr. Wadud said. ken over physical posses­ force, or militarisation of it has been tasked with de­ Supreme Court’s guidelines Ms. Nessa’s parents took sion of the parcels of land,” the region,” Mr. Singh said tecting and deporting fo­ have been fulfilled in Ms. her children home after her said a senior official. at the 6th Asean Defence reigners or illegal immi­ Nessa’s case. The formalities husband fell ill and was Under the Prevention of Ministers’ Meeting Plus grants since 1962 – said she include two sureties of ₹1 mostly confined to the bed. Money Laundering Act, the (ADMM Plus) in Bangkok. could not be released as they lakh each and collection of He could visit her in the de­ ED had issued orders for He hoped that the out­ “twice received details biometric information. tention centre only once in provisional attachment of come of the talks would be wrongly”. On Sunday, a team that in­ nine years. Mr. Hussain died 13 assets belonging to ac­ in keeping with all relevant In July, the State govern­ cluded activist Harsh Man­ two months ago due to car­ cused Mohammad Shafi international laws, includ­ ment informed the Assembly der, SC lawyer Prashant diac arrest. Members of his Shah and six other HuM ing the United Nations Con­ that 335 out of the 1,145 de­ Bhushan and Mr. Wadud vi­ family said his last wish was terrorists. vention on the Law of the clared foreigners across the sited Ms. Nessa’s paternal to see his wife out of jail and The action was taken on Sea, and promote freedom six detention centres had home near Abhayapuri in beside him. the basis of a chargesheet of navigation, overflight New beginning: President Ram Nath Kovind administering the oath of office to Justice Sharad spent three years or more in Bongaigaon district. Ms. Nessa has not been filed by the National Inves­ and lawful commerce in Arvind Bobde as the 47th Chief Justice of India, on Monday.* PTI captivity. About a dozen had “When she was detained, told about her husband’s tigation Agency against the SCS. CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC by then been released. her sons were 2 and 9 years death yet. them. Diplomats seek talks on Kalapani Withdrawal of Indian military sought Kallol Bhattacherjee NEW DELHI Dialogue is the only way for­ ward for addressing the Ne­ pal­India border issue, a se­ nior Nepali diplomatic source said on Monday. The comment from the diplomat came a day after Prime Mi­ nister K.P. Sharma Oli de­ manded withdrawal of In­ dian military personnel from the Kalapani region which the new political map Mohan Baidhya of India has shown as part of Uttarakhand. his strong views. “Dialogue is the only way Nepal has witnessed out given our centuries­old street protests since India multifaceted bilateral rela­ published a new political tionship,” said the Nepali di­ map on November 2 which plomatic source on Monday portrayed the newly­creat­ requesting anonymity. He ed Union Territories of Jam­ described the Kalapani is­ mu and Kashmir and La­ sue as “a highly sensitive dakh as separate entities. matter” which requires cau­ The same map drew tious diplomacy. strong protest from Nepal’s The border issue flared Foreign Ministry on Novem­ up again on Monday after ber 6 as it depicted the Kala­ Mohan Baidhya, leader of pani region as part of Utta­ the Nepal Communist Party rakhand. (Revolutionary Maoist), Nepal’s Foreign Ministry asked for the withdrawal of had said Kathmandu is com­ military presence. mitted to safeguarding its Addressing a press confe­ sovereign territory. rence organised by his party Its Ambassador Nilambar at Janakpurdham in Dha­ Acharya met Foreign Secre­ nusha district, Mr. Baidhya tary Vijay Gokhale on No­ said the stationing of the vember 8 and the embassy military in Nepali territory is of Nepal announced that the a matter that calls for diplo­ two sides discussed the matic solution. “boundary issue”. “The government should Sources indicated that a be serious about the en­ preliminary dialogue to re­ croachment of Kalapani and solve the issue was held and seek its resolution,” said Mr. more talks were not ruled Baidhya who is known for out. 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Meera Srinivasan gemunu defeated Elara — a Beijing will not sit back if protests continue, warns China envoy COLOMBO Tamil prince from the Chola Sri Lanka’s new President kingdom — more than 2,000 Agence France-Presse Gotabaya Rajapaksa has years ago, and reigned as the Hong Kong urged minorities — who em­ king of entire Lanka. The site Dozens of Hong Kong prot­ phatically voted against him has remained symbolic in esters escaped a two­day in the recent election — to the stage of Sinhala­Buddhist police siege on a campus late work with him to build the political history, according on Monday by shimmying country. to Nirmal Ranjith Dewasiri, a down a rope from a bridge to Mr. Gotabaya was sworn historian at the University of awaiting motorbikes in a in on Monday, following a Colombo. “There are many dramatic and perilous brea­ huge win in the November 16 mythical constructs around kout that followed a re­ presidential poll, with Dutugemunu that some his­ newed warning by Beijing of 52.25% votes. torians are sceptical of,” he a possible intervention to Beating his main challen­ told The Hindu. end the crisis engulfing the No let-up: Protesters taking cover from tear gas canisters in ger Sajith Premadasa by a Centre of attraction: President Gotabaya Rajapaksa greeting people after the swearing-in However, the king “defeat­ city. Kowloon area of Hong Kong on Monday. * AP margin of more than 13 lakh ceremony at the Ruwanwelisaya Buddhist shrine in Anuradhapura on Monday. * AP ing” the Tamil prince be­ Clashes rumbled through­ votes, he paved the way for came a “paradigmatic” event out the day between protes­ Court rules ban on face Britain upped the ante on his family’s return to power, votes of the Sinhala majority. our foreign relations and from the country’s Sinhala­ in popular Sinhala­Buddhist ters and the police who had masks unconstitutional Monday. “The Hong Kong five years after his brother But I asked Tamils and Mus­ stay out of any conflict of majority areas. perception and “whoever is threatened to use deadly HONG KONG government is trying very and former President Mahin­ lims to be a part of my suc­ world powers.” trying to defeat a perceived force to dislodge activists Hong Kong’s High Court ruled hard to put the situation un­ da Rajapaksa was dislodged cess. Their response was not Fielded by the Sri Lanka Symbolic start enemy is seen by some as a holed­up in the Hong Kong on Monday that a British der control,” Liu Xiaoming from office. what I expected. However, I Podujana Peramuna (SLPP On Monday, he was sworn in reincarnation of the king,” Polytechnic University (Po­ colonial-era emergency law said. “But if the situation be­ Mr. Gotabaya succeeds urge them to join me to build or People’s Party), Mr. Gota­ near the Ruwanwelisaya, a he said. “The image was in­ lyU). The university siege revived by the government to comes uncontrollable, the President Maithripala Sirise­ one Sri Lanka,” he said in a baya campaigned on a plank Buddhist shrine in the histor­ voked when they [Rajapaksa ban protesters wearing face has become a battle of wills Central government would na, who did not seek televised speech. of enhanced national securi­ ic city of Anuradhapura in administration] defeated masks was unconstitutional. It between Hong Kong’s certainly not sit on our re­election. Emphasising national se­ ty — a dominant concern for the island’s North Central Prabhakaran [LTTE] too.” said the law was “incompatible stretched police force and with the Basic Law”, the mini- hands and watch. We have “The main message of the curity as a top priority, the many citizens after the East­ Province. The symbolism The choice of venue and the constantly­innovating constitution under which Hong enough resolution and pow­ election is that it was the Sin­ 70­year­old President vowed er terror attacks in April — was hard to miss. the symbolism around it, Mr. protest movement. Kong returned to Chinese rule er to end the unrest.” hala majority vote that al­ to rebuild the state security development, and prosperi­ Considered a sacred site Dewasiri said, went in line Late on Monday, dozens in 1997. REUTERS Earlier, the police made lowed me to win the presi­ structure. Speaking of a non­ ty for citizens. He beat the in­ by Buddhists, the shrine was with Mr. Gotabaya’s vote of black­clad protesters used DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD dozens of arrests as protes­ dency,” the former Defence aligned foreign policy ap­ cumbent United National reputedly built by Sinhalese base this election, which was a rope to slither down sever­ ters made a dash for it — so­ Secretary said. “I knew that I proach, Mr. Gotabaya said: Party’s Mr. Premadasa with a King Dutugemunu. Accord­ “overwhelmingly” Sinhala­ al metres on to a motorway police nearby in Kowloon. It metimes beating people could win with only the “We will remain neutral in decisive mandate, mostly ing to popular legend, Dutu­ Buddhist. below where they were was not immediately clear with batons as they held picked up by waiting motor­ how many protesters re­ them on the ground. bike riders. mained inside PolyU. “Other than coming out to In an apparently co­ordi­ China has refused to surrender I don’t see any ‘Unfair to attribute racist nated effort, thousands of budge on any of the protes­ viable option for them,” U.S. tells Gotabaya to uphold Hong Kongers streamed to­ ters’ demands, and warned Cheuk Hau­yip, Police Com­ wards the PolyU campus to it will not tolerate dissent in mander of Kowloon West, dimension to Tamil vote’ break the siege, as clashes si­ the semi­autonomous city. told a press conference, be­ human rights commitments multaneously raged with the China’s Ambassador to fore the daring breakout. People’s choice Ready to work gion where all countries can must be accepted, with him, says prosper, deepening good go­ I N BRIEF vernance, and promoting says Sampanthan Three dead in shooting Secretary of State justice, reconciliation, and human rights,” Mr. Pompe­ Meera Srinivasan Sriram Lakshman o’s statement said. COLOMBO at Walmart store in U.S. Washington The return of the Rajapak­ It is unfair to attribute a “ra­ The U.S. has called upon Sri sa clan could pose a chal­ cist” dimension to the Tamil Agence France-Presse ven an “all clear” by the pol­ Lanka’s new President, Go­ lenge for the U.S.’s “free and vote in Sri Lanka’s presiden­ R. Sampanthan Washington ice, according to a Facebook tabaya Rajapaksa, to uphold open” Indo­Pacific policy. tial election, according to Three people were killed in statement from Duncan Pu­ Sri Lanka’s commitments to A case in point is the pro­ senior Tamil leader R. tators pointed to an “ethnic a shooting early on Monday blic Schools. human rights and non­re­ posed rollout of develop­ Sampanthan. divide” in the mandate, or Will consider testifying, says Donald Trump at a Walmart store in Dun­ The shooting took place currence of violence, saying Michael Pompeo ment projects funded by a His remark comes a day called it a “polarised ver­ WASHINGTON can, Oklahoma, local media shortly before 10 a.m. on it stands ready to work with $480 loan from U.S. aid body after the election results dict”. Others went a step President Donald Trump said reported citing the State’s Monday, the police said. him. wariness of the new govern­ the Millennium Challenge were declared. The winner further and accused the Ta­ on Monday he is “strongly” highway patrol and the local They said two men and a “The United States con­ ment in Colombo. Corporation (MCC). The — newly elected President mils of having voted on “ra­ considering accepting a police. woman died in the incident. gratulates the people of Sri MCC funding has been prot­ Gotabaya Rajapaksa — gar­ cial lines” by rejecting popu­ challenge from Opposition According to reports, The incident comes in the Lanka on their democratic China’s influence ested, turning it into an elec­ nered his 52.25% vote share lar candidate Mr. Rajapaksa. Democrats to testify in his Duncan Police chief Danny wake of another shooting election and stands ready to The U.S.­ Sri Lanka relation­ tion issue. Buddhist monks, almost entirely from areas “If the Tamil people had own impeachment Ford said the shooting took that took place in Fresno, work with Gotabaya Raja­ ship has been challenging, who have strongly support­ where the majority Sinha­ wanted to vote on racial investigation. After the place in a parking lot in California, on Sunday. The paksa as the new President with China making inroads ed the Rajapaksa brothers, lese community is concen­ lines, wouldn’t they have Speaker of the lower house, front of the store and the police said four people were of Sri Lanka,” a statement into the country during the are among those who have trated. On the other hand, voted for Tamil candidate Nancy Pelosi, upped the ante suspect is one of those shot dead and six others from Secretary of State Mi­ 2005­2015 term of Mahinda been in opposition to the Sajith Premadasa — who was M.K. Shivajilingam who, it by suggesting that Mr. Trump killed. wounded on Sunday during chael Pompeo on Monday, Rajapaksa, Mr. Gotabaya’s MCC. defeated — drew huge sup­ may be argued, had racist come forward to tell the Schools in the area had a shooting at a gathering in a released to The Hindu, said. brother, when Sri Lanka With Mr. Gotabaya now in port in the north, east and overtones in his manifesto? “truth,” the President said he been placed on lockdown backyard to watch a football “We call on President Ra­ drifted towards Beijing rath­ the President’s seat, the rol­ central parts of the country Instead, they voted in large was keen. “Even though I did temporarily before being gi­ game. japaksa to uphold Sri Lan­ er than New Delhi or Wash­ lout of the MCC project may that his home to Tamils and numbers for Sajith nothing wrong, and don’t like ka’s commitments to securi­ ington. be all the more challenging. Muslims. Premadasa.” giving credibility to this No ty sector reform, Specifically, the U.S. has “The U.S. will worry All the same, the ques­ Due Process Hoax, I like the accountability, respect for been concerned about some about two issues: human tion of a vote on “racial Various factors idea & will, in order to get human rights, and non­re­ countries in the Indo­Pacific rights and governance and lines” does not arise, said It is also important not to re­ Congress focused again, Iran’s Guards warn of currence of violence. Sri region accumulating unsus­ ties with China. The Raja­ Mr. Sampanthan, who leads duce Mr. Gotabaya’s man­ strongly consider it!” AFP Lanka continued to show tainable debt and getting in­ paksas have claimed they the Tamil National Alliance date to a vote on racist lines, action if unrest continues the strength and resiliency to ‘debt traps’ with China’s have learned from the past that endorsed Mr. Premada­ Mr. Sampanthan argued. Pak. successfully tests of its democracy with a free, infrastructure and develop­ about over reliance on China sa this election. “Both Gota­ “Many people who voted for nuclear-capable missile Reuters manding that top clerical fair, and transparent presi­ ment projects as part of its but their track record is un­ baya and Sajith are Sinhala­ him have done so because ISLAMABAD Dubai leaders step down. At least dential election befitting Belt and Road Initiative inspiring. There is little rea­ Buddhists. On economic of their disappointment Pakistan on Monday Iran’s powerful Revolution­ 100 banks and dozens of Asia’s oldest democracy,” (BRI). Beijing has pumped son to expect any positive matters, they are probably with the performance of this successfully test-fired a ary Guards warned anti­go­ buildings and cars have the statement said. billions of dollars into infras­ movement on human rights on the same page, but in re­ government. The non­deliv­ nuclear-capable surface-to- vernment protesters on been torched. Mr. Gotabaya has a repu­ tructure projects in Sri Lan­ or reconciliation,” Paul Sta­ gard to minority issues, Sa­ ery on various fundamental surface ballistic missile which Monday of “decisive” action “If necessary we will take tation for ruthlessness — he ka — most notably the Ham­ niland, a South Asia special­ jith was more forthcoming issues like costs of living, can strike targets up to 650 if the unrest over gasoline decisive and revolutionary is accused of war crimes for bantota Port. ist and academic at the Un­ in this campaign,” he said. corruption, fertiliser [subsi­ km. According to a press The release issued by the media price hikes does not cease, action against any conti­ his role during the civil war “Sri Lanka is a valued iversity of Chicago told Since the time Sri Lanka’s dy], and employment,” he Hindu wing of the Pakistani military, state media said, in a hint nued moves to disturb the in Sri Lanka. The new Presi­ partner, and we want to . “But American inter­ poll outcome emerged on said, emphasising there the launch of the Shaheen-I that a harsh security crack­ people’s peace and securi­ dent has cases against him in work with the government ests in competing with China Sunday, many social media were “various factors”. missile was held as part of a down could be on the cards. ty,” the Revolutionary the U.S., including for and people of Sri Lanka to may limit Washington’s in­ users shared a map of the is­ “People are entitled to training exercise “aimed at The protests have spread Guards, Iran’s heavily torture. advance cooperation on bi­ terest in pushing too hard on land, colour­coded to distin­ make their democratic testing the operational across the Islamic Republic armed main security force, Mr. Gotabaya’s own hu­ lateral and regional issues, human rights, especially in a guish the regions that voted choice and as long as their readiness of Army Strategic since Friday, turning politi­ said in a statement carried man rights record is not the including fostering a free Trump administration,” he for Mr. Rajapaksa and Mr. vote has been validly cast, it Forces Command”. PTI cal with demonstrators de­ by state media. only cause for Washington’s and open Indo­Pacific re­ added. Premadasa. Some commen­ must be accepted.”

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THE HINDU CROSSWORD 12784 (set by KrisKross) SUDOKU FAITH Log on to crossword.thehindu.com for more puzzles 12 Mostly ride llama around ring 3 One substituting nothing in — a tame animal (9) work by editor, gets derided Amazing simplicity 13 Strange to exchange rook for (5) Nammazhvar says that the Lord is accessible and easy to knight, or another piece (5) 4 Buzz circulating over crazy old gangster (7) comprehend as far as His devotees are concerned. He can 14 Home of the ape perhaps — easily be won with our love, as seen in the case of His atti­ man’s original race (4) 6 Nobody quips about wearing tude towards Yasoda. When Yasoda wanted to punish Krish­ 16 Where you can see a matinee crown (9) na, He yielded to her wish and allowed her to tie Him up. If program at three (7) 7 Again chooses rock, pop etc. one thinks of His immeasurable greatness, of His infinite 19 Universities welcoming queen over core classical (8) auspicious qualities, one cannot help wondering at His sim­ with money for key 8 Used long pole’s tip for plicity. Yasoda was not a practitioner of any of the three component of Manhattan support, finally (8) types of yoga, which Krishna later recommended to Arjuna. project (7) But her love for Krishna was huge, and it was this love that 11 Student going through note 21 Punch bag (4) bound Him, said Kidambi Narayanan in a discourse. gets a shock (4) How great a matter this is can be seen if we pick up an ex­ 24 One regularly beating up even 15 Tore helter­skelter around ample from life. Think of a temple elephant that is led to a elders, unfortunately (5) burning English shrub (5,4) river every day by its mahout. He scrubs its body and splash­ 25 He can recall everything in 17 Bottle with sticker on top: es water all over it, and the elephant enjoys the bath. But on moments, surprisingly (9) “Please turn it over” (8) its return to the temple, it picks up dust and sprinkles it over 27 Private eye, when talking on its body. Of course, the mahout, even if unhappy, cannot ask 18 Permitted husband to lead, the phone, pulled over (6) the elephant why it does so. Let us assume the elephant can being worthy of respect (8) 28 Believe it or not, Bill heartily answer. Then what will the elephant say? It will say that it 20 Poem I made up describing an S olution to puzzle 12783 Solution to yesterday’s Sudoku denounced a friend (8) likes putting sand all over its body, and it will do what it ■ actor (4) likes. If the mahout were to ask, “If so, then why did you ACROSS 29 Slept off as agreed (6) 21 Hurt and angry without a bathe?” The elephant will then reply, “I allowed you to 1 Read out one of the gospels as a 30 Daughter headed off outside, piece of chocolate after bathe me, because I also like baths.” farewell message (4,4) as mentioned (8) dessert (7) So, in both cases, the elephant does only what it wants to do, and is not bound by what someone else wants. If an ani­ 5 Entrance of sadly empty plant ■ DOWN 22 KrisKross will break iron bar (6) to make a narrow strip (6) mal can have so much independence, then think of how 1 Study short story about canines, much more independence the Supreme One will have. The 9 Computer to be assembled perhaps (6) 23 Remained calm in discussion Lord is described as an elephant by Thirumangai Azhvar. during recess (8) (6) 2 Sons and I somehow got lost in But whereas, a four­legged elephant does what it wants, the 10 Alert to look around for Rocky Mountains (US) this 26 Cracked by you: “Love” Supreme One as Krishna submitted Himself to Yasoda, so sustenance (6) season (6) cryptically means “egg” (5) that she could tie Him up.

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Special Correspondent track to offer 4G services to 1 Secretaries headed by the Changes proposed to 46 provisions N IFTY 50 MUMBAI/NEWDELHI billion Indian citizens by Cabinet Secretary is examin­ PRICE CHANGE Reeling under the impact of March 2020,” the statement ing the financial stress in the Special Correspondent The committee was Adani Ports...... 365.65...... -0.65 <> NEW DELHI set up to further Asian Paints...... 1739.00...... -21.70 the Supreme Court’s ruling said adding that the compa­ sector, and is likely to soon Axis Bank ...... 722.95...... 6.05 on adjusted gross revenue ny would continue to active­ recommend measures to mi­ A government­appointed decriminalise the Bajaj Auto ...... 3156.90...... -58.45 (AGR), Vodafone Idea and ly invest in making its net­ tigate it. high­level panel has recom­ provisions of the Bajaj Finserv...... 9104.25...... 46.40 mended amendments to 46 Bajaj Finance ...... 4154.90...... -32.70 Bharti Airtel on Monday an­ work future­fit by “While continuing to pro­ Companies Act, Bharti Airtel ...... 409.20...... 16.15 nounced that they will be in­ embedding new age technol­ vide affordable tariffs to cus­ provisions under the com­ 2013 BPCL...... 521.75...... 15.20 creasing tariffs from Decem­ ogies and launching new tomers, it would balance the pany law to reduce or re­ Britannia Ind ...... 3140.90...... -54.65 move criminality and de­ nal, or Registrar of Compa­ Cipla ...... 460.60...... -2.65 ber, although both telcos did products/services to cater to needs of the company to re­ Coal India ...... 200.30...... -0.85 not specify the quantum. the evolving needs of its over main viable and thereby con­ clog the criminal justice sys­ nies. For both offences, a Dr Reddys Lab ...... 2737.00...... 6.20 Vodafone Idea Limited 300 million customers. tinue to invest in the much tem, the government fine of ₹20,000 will be le­ Eicher Motors...... 21477.40. .... 153.35 announced on Monday. vied, up to ₹3 lakh. GAIL (India)...... 124.80...... 0.50 (VIL), India’s second largest Bharti Airtel’s tariff hike needed digital infrastructure Grasim Ind ...... 769.50...... 14.35 telco by number of subscrib­ announcement comes close and maintain the quality The government had set There are three Category HCL Tech...... 1141.10...... -1.20 ers, has decided to increase Distress call: The telecom industry, under severe financial on the heels of the company standards required by our up the Company Law Com­ B offences, which have to do HDFC ...... 2236.30...... 12.25 * P.V. SIVAKUMAR HDFC Bank...... 1262.05...... -15.85 the tariff from December 1, stress, has been demanding a relief package. posting a quarterly net loss customers,” the company mittee under the chairman­ with default in respect of Hero MotoCorp ...... 2502.90...... -40.30 2019, due to the acute finan­ of ₹22,830 crore for the July­ said. ship of Corporate Affairs Se­ maintenance of certain re­ Hindalco ...... 193.60...... 5.85 cial stress in the telecom sec­ nuing to provide seamless India were by far the cheap­ September period cretary Injeti Srinivas to cords in the registered office Hind Unilever ...... 2056.20...... -1.50

ICICI Bank ...... 498.35...... -1.50 tor. mobile services to customers est in the world even as the “The telecom sector is ‘Prices unsustainable’ further decriminalise the of the company. Here, the IndusInd Bank ...... 1374.40...... 15.40 “To ensure that its cus­ across India despite posting demand for mobile data ser­ highly capital intensive with Bharti Airtel has for long provisions of the Compa­ penalty has been recom­ Bharti Infratel ...... 226.80...... -0.35 tomers continue to enjoy a loss of ₹50,921 crore for the vices continued to grow fast changing technology cy­ been pitching for an increase nies Act, 2013, based on the mended to be in the range of Infosys ...... 705.20...... 1.30 Indian OilCorp...... 132.55...... 0.85 world class digital experienc­ second quarter, the highest rapidly. cles that require continuing in telecom tariffs stating that gravity of the offences and ₹50,000 to a maximum of ITC ...... 250.75...... 0.10 es, Vodafone Idea will suita­ in India Inc. Vodafone Idea shares on investments. It is, therefore, the current prices were “un­ to take other measures to ₹5 lakh. JSW Steel...... 249.60...... 4.85 bly increase the prices of its “The acute financial stress the BSE gained 21.47% at extremely important that the sustainable.” “provide further ease of liv­ Three Category C offenc­ Kotak Bank ...... 1627.20...... 4.45 L&T...... 1364.50...... -13.15 tariffs effective December 1, in the telecom sector has ₹4.47 on Monday, as inves­ industry remains viable to “We understand that Tele­ ing for corporates in the es, which are defaults on ac­ M&M ...... 573.70...... -9.35 2019,” Vodafone Idea said in been acknowledged by all tors anticipate government support the vision of Digital com Regulatory Authority of country”. The government count of non­disclosures of Maruti Suzuki ...... 7098.45...... -48.75 had earlier, through the interest of persons to the Nestle India Ltd...... 14085.55. .. -210.00 a statement without elabo­ stakeholders and a high level relief for the sector. India,” the company said in a India is likely to initiate a NTPC ...... 117.45...... 0.10 rating on the quantum of Committee of Secretaries “Building on its largest statement. consultation for bringing ra­ Companies (Amendment) company, which vitiates the ONGC ...... 133.90...... -1.65 increase. (CoS) headed by the Cabinet spectrum footprint and by It added that Airtel would tionality in pricing in the In­ Act 2019, decriminalised 16 records of the company, PowerGrid Corp ...... 190.65...... 3.00 minor procedural or techni­ have also seen penalties re­ Reliance Ind ...... 1459.20...... -11.65 However, the telco reiter­ Secretary is looking into pro­ accelerating its network inte­ ‘appropriately increase’ dian mobile sector which has State Bank ...... 325.10...... 3.20 ated its commitment to play viding appropriate relief,” gration, VIL is speedily ex­ price offerings in the month been operating at prices that cal lapses and had categor­ duced. The other offences Sun Pharma ...... 424.55...... 9.50 its due role in realising the vi­ the statement said, adding panding both its coverage beginning December. have been eroding the viabil­ ised them as ‘civil wrongs’. for which the committee Tata Motors ...... 170.10...... 1.55 “In Chapter I of the re­ has recommended reduced Tata Steel ...... 410.05...... 15.55 sion of Digital India by conti­ that mobile data charges in and capacity and is well on Currently, a Committee of ity of the sector,” it added.

TCS ...... 2152.60...... -21.85 port, the committee has penalties include two Cate­ Tech Mahindra ...... 751.80...... -0.15 proposed amendments in gory E offences (technical Titan ...... 1158.80...... 0.35 46 penal provisions, so as to defaults relating to intima­ UltraTech Cement...... 4126.35...... 48.95 UPL...... 549.00...... 18.70 Jio may buy RCom assets ‘at discount’ as Airtel backs out either remove criminality, tion of certain information Vedanta ...... 143.40...... 1.30 or to restrict the punish­ by filing forms with the Re­ Wipro ...... 249.45...... -3.10 ment to only fine, or to al­ gistrar of Companies or in YES Bank...... 65.85...... -2.85 Zee Entertainment ...... 294.15...... 6.25 Valuation will differ from that of the 2017 deal, as bids this time are under IBC, says Jio executive low rectification of defaults sending of notices to the sta­ through alternative meth­ keholders), and 11 Category Piyush Pandey E XCHANGE RATES was for buying certain assets Harjeet Kohli, authorised sig­ weak Mumbai market on ods, which would lead to F offences (defaults involv­ MUMBAI of RCom like spectrum, tow­ natory for Bharti Airtel, in a Monday, after the company further de­clogging of the ing substantial violations I ndicative direct rates in rupees a unit except yen at 4 p.m. on November 18 Reliance Jio is likely to buy ers, fiber assets and allied in­ letter to resolution profes­ withdrew its bids, while criminal justice system in which may affect the going CURRENCY TT BUY TT SELL out bankrupt telco Reliance frastructure. But this time, sional Anish Niranjan Nana­ RCom shares fell 3.4% to 57 the country,” the govern­ concern nature of the com­ US Dollar...... 71.64...... 71.96 Communications (RCom), the bids are for RCom under vaty. paisa on Monday after its ment said in a release. pany, or are contrary to the Euro ...... 79.22...... 79.57 under the Insolvency and the IBC process, so the valua­ Investment advisor S.P. chairman Anil Ambani re­ Among these are, re­cate­ larger public interest). British Pound...... 92.82...... 93.23 Japanese Yen (100) . .. . 65.86...... 66.16 Bankruptcy Code, with Bhar­ tions will change.” Tulsian said, “Mukesh Amba­ signed on Friday. A Bharti gorising 23 offences out of The quantum of penalties Chinese Yuan ...... 10.19...... 10.24 ti Airtel withdrawing its bids. On request by Reliance ni will be the biggest benefi­ Airtel spokesperson declined the 66 remaining compoun­ overall recommended by Swiss Franc ...... 72.39...... 72.72

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(3638) tive said, “Earlier, the deal spectrum and tower assets, communicated now,” said 4% to close at ₹401.95 in a V­P, IIFL Securities. tional Company Law Tribu­ alternative frameworks. ‘Indian pharma Hoping for regulatory SC stays SAT’s order holding that ‘RBI surplus transfer will can gain from U.S.­China stability in India: Bezos SEBI lacks power to bar auditors be as per panel norms’ ‘Amazon doing extremely well in India’ Policy as per Section 47 of RBI Act trade war’ SEBI challenged SAT’s ruling quashing ban on PwC in Satyam Press Trust of India Press trust of INdia balance sheet and ‘available Special Correspondent Washington Press Trust of India the order but partly allowed New Delhi realised equity’ as a per cent New Delhi HYDERABAD E­commerce giant Amazon disgorgement of the ₹13 Finance Minister Nirmala of RBI’s balance sheet in the Chairman of CII National is doing “extremely well” in The Supreme Court on Mon­ crore fee from the auditors Sitharaman on Monday said coming years, and shall be Committee on Pharma­ India, its founder and CEO day stayed an order of the concerned. transfer of surplus reserves governed by the legal provi­ ceuticals and Dr. Reddy’s Jeff Bezos has said while ex­ Securities Appellate Tribu­ from the Reserve Bank of In­ sions of the RBI Act, 1934 Laboratories co­chairman pressing hope for regulatory nal (SAT) which had held Satyam case dia (RBI) to the government read with the recommenda­ and managing director stability in the country. that markets’ watchdog Se­ The fraud at erstwhile Sa­ in future would depend on tions of the committee as ac­ G.V.Prasad on Monday said Bezos’ remarks came in curities and Exchange Board tyam Computer Services net income and other finan­ cepted by RBI,” Ms. Sithara­ the U.S.­China trade war response to a question on of India (SEBI) does not have came to light on January 8, cial parameters of the cen­ man said. was an opportunity open­ Amazon’s concerns over the power to bar auditors. 2009 wherein the compa­ tral bank besides the recom­ The Minister was replying ing up for the pharma in­ some Indian policies with A Bench comprising Jus­ ny’s founder Ramalinga Raju mendations of the expert to a question asked by Gopal dustry of India. regard to digitisation. Jeff Bezos tices Arun Mishra and Indira publicly admitted to cooking committee on excess Chinnaya Shetty if the issue The trade war was mak­ “Regulatory stability is Banerjee also issued notice the books to the tune of capital. of surplus reserves of RBI ing companies in the West the thing that we would al­ business in India is doing ex­ on the appeal filed by the SE­ ₹5,004 crore over a period The surplus distribution was resolved as per the sug­ take a re­look at the tariff ways hope for India. Wha­ tremely well. It’s growing BI against the SAT’s Septem­ of time. policy of the RBI is deter­ gestions of the Jalan com­ structure as well as wor­ tever the regulations are ... very rapidly,” Bezos said. ber 9 order. nection with the ₹7,800 A SEBI probe had found mined in accordance with mittee and whether in fu­ ried about security of sup­ they are stable in time and He said the head of his In­ The SAT, in its order, crore Satyam fraud. that the scam was much larg­ Section 47 of the RBI Act, ture the government was ply from China. Other fac­ that’s one of the things dia operations, Amit Agar­ which set aside the ban on On January 10, 2018, the er at ₹7,800 crore. 1934, Ms. Sitharaman said in likely to get additional divi­ tors emerging as a window we’re hoping will now be wal, with whom he had audit firm Price Waterhouse watchdog slapped a two­ Setting aside the ban, the a written reply to the Lok dend from RBI as per the re­ of opportunity were, Chi­ true. We’ll see,” Mr. Bezos, worked for 20 years, was an (PwC), had noted that the year ban on Price Water­ tribunal had said that only Sabha. commendations of the said na’s stress on shutting high 55, told reporters on the si­ extraordinary leader and SEBI does not have the pow­ house (PwC), an arm of Pri­ the Institute of Chartered “The quantum of surplus committee. polluting industries and delines of his induction into was doing really well. er to bar auditors. cewaterhouseCoopers In­ Accountants of India (ICAI) transfer to the government The Bimal Jalan expert move away from low­end, the National Portrait Gallery Amazon is pumping in Earlier, the SEBI had chal­ dia, from auditing any listed could take any action against in the coming years would committee had submitted low­value add products to here on Sunday. over ₹4,400 crore (more lenged SAT’s decision to company in connection with auditors and that frauds can­ depend on RBI’s net in­ its report to the Reserve more innovation. Moreov­ He said Amazon was do­ than $600 million) in its va­ quash a two­year ban that the PwC’s role in the scam. not be proved on the basis of come, ‘required realised Bank of India on August 14, er, China is a big market for ing very well in India. “Our rious units in India. was imposed on PwC in con­ The tribunal had quashed negligence in auditing. equity’ as a per cent of RBI’s 2019. Indian pharma. “China was giving com­ petition in starting mate­ Sundaram rials [but] they have vacat­ Bank deposits finding way to ed that space,” Mr. Prasad ‘India needs to do a lot on patents’ said at a Health and Phar­ BNP Paribas ma Conclave of CII and the equity markets, says SBI report One patent is filed for a population of 6 lakh: Nivruti Rai Institute of Management HF renamed Technology here and in an Mini Tejaswi 2018, the U.S. had only interaction with the media ‘Retail investors’ participation in equities on rise since April’ Special Correspondent Bengaluru 56,000 patents, but China on the sidelines. CHENNAI Being the torchbearer of In­ had 60,000 patents and In­ Highlighting the need SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT ween February and October ing. It used to be till April 30 The name of Sundaram dian IT, Karnataka’s contri­ dia just 2,100 patents. That for Indian pharma firms to Mumbai to boost the slowing econo­ for Q4 and October 31 for Q2. BNP Paribas Home Finance bution will be extremely cru­ means, for every 6,000 peo­ give shape to their back­ With interest rate on fixed my. In response, banks have “However, recently, ma­ Ltd. has been changed to cial for the country to reach ple, the U.S. has a patent, for ward and forward integra­ deposits fallen significantly reduced both the term depo­ cro­stress tests for credit risk Sundaram Home Finance its ambitious mandate of be­ every 25,000 people, China tion projects, he said “larg­ over the past many months, sit rates and the lending of the RBI indicate that un­ Ltd. with effect from Mon­ coming a $1­trillion digital files a patent and in India er companies are looking bank deposits may be find­ rates. “As we are transcend­ der the baseline scenario, day, following the receipt economy by 2025, according one patent is filed for a pop­ at India more for product ing their way to the equity ing to a lower interest rate re­ SCBs’ gross non­performing of all regulatory approvals to industry leaders. ulation of 6,00,000 people. sourcing and services.” markets, a research report gime, we are clearly witness­ asset (GNPA) ratio may de­ relating to the acquisition The State government “This is no sad story, but it On the regulatory con­ from State Bank of India ing relatively lower pace of cline from 9.3% in March of BNP Paribas Personal Fi­ said it had a commitment to Nivruti Rai is a huge, 600 times bigger cerns for the Indian phar­ said. increase in time deposits 2019 to 9.0% in March 2020. nance S.A. France grow its technology business opportunity out here for In­ ma industry, in the wake of “We believe, in the Indian compared to participation of Simultaneously, bank results In June 2019, Sundaram to $150 billion in the next five journey. dia, its entrepreneurs, start­ the increased scrutiny by context, there could have individuals (retail and HNI) are now being pushed to be Finance Ltd. (SFL) and BNP years from the current $50 Speaking on the occasion, ups, innovators and R&D the US Food and Drug Ad­ been the flight of bank depo­ in the NSE cash market,” the declared more within the Paribas Personal Finance billion. Nivruti Rai, country head, outfits,’’ insisted Ms. Rai. ministration, he said “lot of sits to the equity markets as report said. first month of the preceding had reached an agree­ However, large technolo­ Intel India, said, at present, Participating in a session companies have approvals evident from increasing par­ The other trend the re­ quarter that went by,” it said. ment, whereby BNP Pari­ gy firms, start­ups, R&D out­ the focus areas for R&D in In­ on Bengaluru’s Role in stalled because of warning ticipation of retail investors port highlights is that Indian The report estimates, bas Personal Finance had fits, accelerators, incubators dia were electrical engineer­ Achieving $1­trillion Digital letters [from the USFDA]. from April 2019, albeit with banks are pushing the quar­ with the available results of agreed to sell its entire and educators participating ing, chemistry, mechanical Economy, Biocon CMD Kiran That has affected new pro­ some volatility,” the report terly results to earlier dates, public sector banks for Q2 49.9% equity stake in Sun­ at the State’s annual IT show, engineering and healthcare. Mazumdar­Shaw said: “To duct introduction and authored by Soumya Kanti which could be seen as im­ FY20, the GNPA ratio is daram BNP Paribas Home Bengaluru Tech Summit, However, in the patent achieve something big, one growth.” The companies, Ghosh, Group chief econom­ provement in the asset qual­ around 11.7%, lower than the Finance Ltd. to SFL. here on Monday, unani­ front, the country has to do a need to be a risk­taker and a however, needed to “up ic adviser, SBI, observed. ity cycle. overall PSB March 2019 ratio The transaction was mously said the technology lot more. Giving out data, change­maker. We need to their game, systems, inte­ Interest rates have fallen The report said when the of 12.6%. “Thus, pushing for­ completed on September sector in the State required a she said, in 2008, India had have a clear strategy and grity of data…,” he said, sharply since the beginning asset quality review was in­ ward of the result date could 30 after regulatory appro­ revamp for it to get back to filed 750 global patents, roadmap to make it happen. even while citing the regu­ of the year, with the Reserve itiated by the RBI in 2015, the clearly act as an indicator of vals. The name change is a quick growth and contribute when China had 6,000, and We also need to have regula­ latory actions as a reason Bank of India (RBI) lowering dates of bank results went banking sector asset quali­ consequence to this, the meaningfully to the coun­ the U.S. had 53,000 patents. tions and policies to build an for slowdown. the repo rate by135 bps bet­ well beyond their usual tim­ ty,” the report said. company said. try’s $1­trillion digital In the next 10 years, that’s in economy around data.’’

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PRODUCTS In the 1670s Maratha Royal menu Chef Praveen Anand (left) along with the A brief history of time King Shivaji’s son Thanjavur Maratha royals Abaji Rajah Bhonsle and Now wear a Kanjeevaram silk on your wrist, or just the Sambhaji Bhonsle Dhanashree Bhonsle Tamil script, in a watch added tamarind to the * SAMPATH KUMAR GP dal, creating sambar. Now the Palace of cord. A comprehensive 150­odd re­ Thanjavur is, for the cipes with exact measures are men­ first time, sharing tioned,” says Bhonsle adding that about 50 of these were shared with other heirloom recipes Chef Praveen for the festival menu. This included kelyachi bhaji , Ranjani Govind which is raw banana tossed with ka­ rivadagam and hurit, which is a Did you know that the Thanjavur blend of dals that are roasted with Marathas first started combining sesame and rice before being dal, vegetables and tamarind to pounded into a grainy powder. make sambar? This royal kitchen, There is khendatta, a curry of ve­ which does not use tomato, was al­ getables made with four kinds of so the first in South India to make pulses, and a bowl of brinjal gravy kebabs. that is rich in coconut, all these At Dakshin ITC Windsor in Ben­ served with lad bakri or rice pan galuru, Abaji Rajah Bhonsle, the cake and hot rice. younger brother of the present king The meaty dishes include poppy Rajah Bhonsle of the Palace of and chilli­smeared fish fillets, pan Thanjavur, is discussing his family’s fried in ghee and the komdiche, heirloom recipes. A member of the chicken kebabs made with corian­ T amil Nadu is famous for the timeless architecture of the 16th generation of the Thanjavur The king who der, pepper and ginger. Madurai Meenakshi Temple, the delicate craftsmanship of Marathas, from Rajah Venkoji’s The recipes also include direc­ Kanjeevaram silk weavers and a script that carries the (who was the half­brother of Ma­ tions for Dhanedhar Shunti, which legacy of the mighty Pallava dynasty. Now, you can carry a ratha king Shivaji) lineage, Bhonsle are parcels of pounded lamb meat piece of the state’s heritage with Titan’s Namma Tamil will be travelling with his royal me­ with spices and the unusual kesari Nadu Collection, timepieces that celebrate it . nu from Bengaluru to Jaipur and made sambar maas, a mutton mince tossed with Inspired by the state’s culture, there are three themes. Kolkata next. saffron. The palace’s answer to biri­ The first presents the Annapakshi or ‘divine swan’ motif, which is thread embroidered on silk and positioned next to Tracing a culinary trail from the yani is komda pulao, Tanjore’s a mother of pearl dial. Yali, a mythical creature commonly times of Venkoji (the first Raja of The Maratha kingdom in Thanja­ dating back to the 1780s,” says chicken pulao. found on the pillars of South Indian temples is the Thanjavur from the Bhonsle dynas­ vur under the rule of Rajah Serfoji II Bhosle. He explains how these form “We have some of the best highlight of the second design, alongside an abstract lotus ty who took over administration in I n a pickle thrived as the king was a scholar a compendium of palm leaf docu­ sweets. Shakar Biranji , for exam­ pattern and the iconic skyline of the Meenakshi temple of 1674) Bhonsle and wife Dhanashree ● The Thanjavur kitchens and an eye surgeon whose achieve­ ments, more than 500 bundles in ple, which is sweetened pulao with Madurai. The Slip on the third watch has the Tamil script Abaji Bhonsle, spoke about rare dis­ make an unusual pickle. ments spanned culture, music and all, written in Modi­script under the almonds, coconut and sultanas. denoting the time with a smart date sub dial encased hes that have never been cooked Made with lime, fish, cuisine as well. Serfoji built Saras­ name ‘Sarabendra Pakashastra.’ And grated bottlegourd cake with within a gold-plated bezel. outside the royal kitchen before. mutton and prawns, they wathi Mahal Library in Thanjavur “Although the first print of the dry fruits and sugar,” says Dhanash­ Walking customers through the collection, Revathy “We are happy to make some herit­ avoid vinegar as a within the precincts of the Palace to palm leaf was taken in 1812, it was ree. She adds that some of the fa­ Kant, chief design officer, Titan Company, said, “The age dishes from our platter public,” preservative, instead using house his enormous book and ma­ only in the 20th Century that we vourite foods of Rajah Serfoji, such collection pays a contemporary ode to the legacy of the he says. He adds that “Praveen turmeric and salt along nuscript collection. translated some of the dishes from as lad bakri, khendatta and kesari state.” She added that the symbols chosen represent the Anand (Executive Chef Southern with garlic, mustard seeds, “One amongst the umpteen trea­ just 50 bundles into Hindi, Tamil maas are still being cooked today. state’s vibrant past. “The design resonates with the local Cuisine, ITC Hotels) has translated red chilli and gingelly oil. sures are ancient heirloom recipes and Marathi for a present­day re­ Consider another revolutionary culture while catering to the modern man and woman,” them impeccably in this seven­city ● Their sweet Dood Bhopla invention of the royals. Shivaji Mah­ she adds. The watch also features the brand name in tour (of the festival titled Thanjavur Peta is largely made of araja’s son Sambhaji Bhonsle, in the Tamil, a first in the regional language. Royal Kitchen).” grated bottlegourd, which late 1670s, was the first to use veget­ With seven time-pieces for both men and women, the All the vegetables used are of In­ is then mixed with khoya ables and dal with tamarind for a craftsmanship also boasts artistic dials crafted with and milk. The consistency dian origin. “We don’t use cauli­ new dish, according to Palace re­ different techniques — material fusion, embossing, 3D of the sugar syrup is flower, carrot, beet or potato. Even cords. It later came to be known as forming and knurling. They are available in gold, rose-gold very important, so and steel finishes. the fish we use is from the nearby this dish requires a sambar, our staple today. lakes of Thanjavur. Now tell me, “Sambhaji was attempting to skilful hand. A vailable at Titan.co.in and the World of Titan stores; aren’t we different in our taste make amti, the Maharashtrian dal, upward of ₹4,495 buds?” jokes Bhonsle. but instead of lemon juice he used ADITI SUBRAMANIAN He explains how the royal kitch­ tamarind with extra vegetables,” ens were earlier divided into very said Bhonsle. specific categories. There were Ma­ obdhar khana (water) and “His accidental innovation was ratha (non­vegetarian), vegetarian thatti mahal khana (milk). widely appreciated. Gradually with SERVICE and angrezi (European) kitchens, From these kitchens mouth­ a mixture of masala powders it of course. But the palace also had watering kebabs, khalias, kor­ started being called sambar as peo­ kitchens with very specific func­ ma, kozhambu and many­splen­ ple would say ‘ Sambhaji Aahar Home for a haircut tions: sherbet khana (sherbets), doured delicacies were produced. Aahe’ (dish made by Sambhaji).”

#DELHIMOVES Meet after work Gagan Dhillon Kullar Play team sports at After sunset, the AstroTurf at the pay­to­play venues, National Sports Club of India as an outlet for (NSCI), near Pragati Maidan, is lit by stadium lights. On most days you stress and an can catch players defending their opportunity to goalpost against the opposite team. These are not professional football­ build or make new ers but regular office­goers who connections prefer to sweat it out on the field be­ fore calling it a day. Vikalp Mudgal, 31 a Delhi­based mately ₹2,000­3000 to book the lawyer, often plays here . Twice a ground for an hour. week 12 lawyers get together after Venues are relatively easy to work for a sweat session reminis­ book but it can be challenging to cent of their childhood. “Playing find teammates. Usually co­ordina­ football after work lets me unwind tion and joining a game takes places O n International Men's Day today, the five-year-old from a pressure driven routine,” on WhatsApp. It is a matter of se­ UrbanClap has launched a men's grooming in Delhi-NCR says Vikalp. curing an invitation from a member and eight other Indian cities, including Mumbai, Bengaluru, The Vasant Kunj Tricky Taka set of a football or cricket group on the Pune, Hyderabad, Chennai, Chandigarh, Kolkata, and up FIFA­approved AstroTurf for 6 chatting app. Facebook is another Ahmedabad, out of the 14 cities they operate in. On offer vs 6 football matches with facilities great platform to find active sports are services such as a hair cut, shave, beard grooming, open around the clock. TheFoot­ groups in your area. Do look for lo­ facials, pedicures, and hair colour. The services are available ballLink, also in Vasant Kunj, offers cal sports and fitness groups on across ages, including for children. Similar to the at-home Sweating it out Vikalp Mudgal in action * SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT salon services for women, professionals will arrive on site similar amenities, and also a 5 vs 5 meetup.com/cities/in/delhi/sports­ with grooming products and tools. Expect disposable ground option. fitness. To book a field or join a and college­going students too. It’s Besides burning off steam, play­ plays after work. towels and sheets along with a post-service clean up. There is clearly a demand for game try apps like Sportido or a great opportunity to interact with ing a sport with peers can go a long “Since most of the players are la­ sporting venues that function past Playo. professional in a non­formal setup. way in building relationships and wyers too it is a smooth way to net­ O n the UrbanClap app, between 7 a.m. and 10 p.m., daily, sunset. Both companies offer a pay Connecting with others over a The lucky ones may even find a networking, minus the small talk. work without the rigid rituals of so­ including weekends to play option. It takes approxi­ game can be rewarding for school mentor in a teammate. That’s another reason that Vikalp cializing,” he says. C ontact us at [email protected]

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ART FOOD WORKSHOP GIG EXHIBITION Canvas Winter special Skincare Latin grooves Oil on canvas Art curator Kishore Labar has a group art Time Machine, a North-Indian and Continental Beauty author and The Hindu columnist Vasudha The Piano Man Gurugram is hosting the Raffaele Yaatra, a solo show of paintings by Pathologist exhibition titled Conversation that has the restaurant in Noida has unveiled a special Rai will conduct a skincare workshop called Matta Trio live this evening. Raffaele Matta is a and Medical Teacher Dr. Anjali Solanki is participation of about 30 artists who are Tandoori Menu for the winter. The Maharaja's Glow, named after her book, this evening. modern guitar player inspired by Western currently on display at the All India Fine Arts & showcasing their memories on canvas. The Tandoori veg platter offers dishes like Tandoori Vasudha will offer tips and tricks on how to classical, Indian classical, and contemporary Crafts Society. A self-taught artist, Anjali's participating artists include Amrit Kapoor, Malai Broccoli, Bhatti ka Paneer Tikka, and the detoxify in order to enhance the skin’s radiance. musical forms. With Andrea Parodo on the bass paintings depict vulnerability, fragility and Christina Dipa Patowary, Deepika Bedi Puri, non-veg platter has Lamb Galouti, and Chicken The session also includes three breathing and Nicola Vacca on the drums, this Italian trio sufferings of life along with the quest to attain Deepika Singh, Rashmi Malhotra, Shobha Nagar. Kathi Rolls, Ajwaini Fish Tikka, and more. techniques that help to cleanse the body. promises Latin grooves and modern jaaz. unison with the environment. Venue: Visual Arts Gallery, India Habitat Centre Venue: Gardens Galleria, Sector 38 Venue: Second Floor, Select Citywalk, Saket Venue: 32nd avenue, Sector 15 Part 2 Venue: AIFACS, 1 Rafi Marg Time: 11 a.m. - 8 p.m. T ime: 12 noon - 12 midnight Time: 4 p.m. - 6 p.m. Time: 9 p.m. - 11:55 p.m. Time: 11 a.m. - 7 p.m.

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a looping hallway of jump scares. While the game did not have cut­ O des to scenes, the entire hallway sequence Kojima was structured like a playable hand­ held horror movie. To many gamers’ delight, it was co­ “ In films, you see the same ideas, directed by Kojima and Guillermo del the same tropes, the same What a player Toro, and this experience would even­ something that a few years earlier (Clockwise from tually lead to a reboot of the well­ might have been groundbreaking bottom left) known Silent Hill franchise. Sadly, now become kind of cliché. And, Hideo Kojima, things soured between Kojima and Ko­ that’s where the creative courage stills from nami, and as a result, P.T. was pulled comes in. Somebody, like Death out. Till today, those surviving P.T. de­ Kojima­san, who’s Stranding, mos have remained undeleted on prepared to push the boundaries.” Metal Gear PlayStations and players are actively — George Miller, Solid 4 and experiencing new phenomenon. Prior Metal Gear director of Mad Max: Fury to leaving Konami to re­form his stu­ Solid, Kojima Road, to IGN dio, Kojima made Metal Gear Solid V: with Guillermo del Toro The Phantom Pain. Kojima Produc­ tions is entirely independent, and they * SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT with Sony unleash his full potential “ Kojima is in a league of his own and I with Death Stranding, of which the love his work for two things: his Godfather of trailer was unveiled at the E3 confe­ storytelling style and the way he mi’s MSX home computer division. rence in 2016. keeps the world in suspense till MSX is a standardised home architec­ He explained his philosophy in a re­ the game’s release.” ture system favoured by early game cent interview with Game Informer, — Vinay Karantha, a developers, including Konami. This “Previously, in design, you had to marketing professional who would later frustrate him due to the create the rule because you couldn’t has worked for gaming restrictions of technology then. Even­ do the realism. In our everyday lives, brands throughout his career tually, his bold visions would motivate there are so many mechanisms we him to innovate and create the tech­ have to work through, and we have to gaming nology that would support them. “Kojima is a true auteur of A foray into the intense storytelling in gaming, due to his Kojima’s début title Penguin Adven­ expressive ideology of human Through Metal J ulian Almeida ture (1986) was one of the first instanc­ connection, his detail of game­play es of multiple endings in a game. It al­ mechanics and underlying truth that Gear Solid and As we have been pulling apart the mas­ so opened a door for him to take on as a species we hold responsibility to Death sive onion that is Death Stranding, Hi­ the reins of the Metal Gear franchise — the world. Kojima is an deo Kojima has been having quite the which not only introduced Solid Snake important voice in a Stranding, week. His game has opened to criti­ to us, but was also one of the first true world of storytelling, far beyond cinema.” cal acclaim, and just last week, on stealth games. His other success then Hideo Kojima — Amit Tida, November 10, he was awarded came in the form of the Blade Runner­ take the balance of what we do, how has proven to documentary producer and two Guinness World Records for esque game called Snatcher (1988), we maintain ourselves, and how we shamanic gamer be a marker of the ‘most followed video game where he first experimented with cam­ live. I wanted to free the game design director on Twitter (36,26,300 era tilts and mature content. Kojima concept that we had to live by because the evolution of across two accounts) and Insta­ kept evolving this cult favourite with we didn’t have the technology to do so entertainment gram (9,71,000)’ underpinning recorded dialogue as it transitioned to in the past.” he created the Fox game engine from his impact on gaming and pop CD­ROM formats in 1992. Kojima is known to flagrate global the ground up. With up­to­date perfor­ tech culture. Kojima, over the years, Metal Gear Solid was unveiled at the anticipation prior to his creations’ re­ mance capture tech, Kojima also push­ has garnered legions of interna­ 1996 Tokyo Game Show in Chiba, and leases. For example, the feverish viral es actors to the next level in the game, tional fans. — much like Death Stranding now — no confusion that followed the trailer of a trait vocally commended by Norman Born in the Setagaya area of Tokyo, one had experienced anything quite the recent Death Stranding. Now, gam­ Reedus (who portrays Death Strand­ Japan, Kojima nurtured a love for cine­ like it, for its complex storyline and ers are working hard at piecing togeth­ ing’s protagonist). ma and literature through his teenage movie quality cut­scenes. er that one big puzzle he created. The 56­year­old is one of the first years, but faced a lot of pressure to Never wanting to be in one vertical, Meanwhile, Kojima has already got fu­ game directors to explore cinema­ pursue a more lucrative career. He he also worked on other projects , in­ ture plans, to get back to what got him style cut­scenes at an early stage to wound up studying economics at un­ cluding space­mecha­combat game started down this path in the first support his zest for film­making. This iversity, during which time, he disco­ Zone of the Enders, courting mild suc­ place: making films. prompted Mad Max director George vered video games on a Nintendo Fam­ cesses in rebooting vampire­based Miller to praise his “creative courage”, icom. This fuelled a switch to video game Castlevania with Lords of Sha­ Driving tech a trait he sees in all great film­makers. game design in the fourth year of his dow. Yet, his fate was always entwined But what about the futurist in Kojima? Plus, Kojima has star power on quick­ degree. His first big break as a de­ with that of the Metal Gear universe, He is a proponent of technology, open­ dial, as seen by the all­star cast in signer came in 1986 with Japa­ until a radically different project. ly adapting the tech to be a conduit for Death Stranding, and the full support nese entertainment Released as a free demo in 2014, P.T. his stories. If the stories in his head re­ of Sony. The stage is set for the next conglomerate (or Playable Teaser) is a first­person quire Virtual Reality, he will do so. For phase of Hideo Kojima’s journey and Kona­ psychological horror video game set in Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain, everyone has front row seats.

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DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD FOOTBALL identical 1­1 draws against DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD This campaign is also a for a fact that match is going lower­ranked Bangladesh The squad joint qualifying round for the to be very difficult for us,” P ress Trust of India and Afghanistan. 2023 Asian Cup and the the high profile Croatian Muscat After three draws and a B Gurpreet Singh Sandhu, third­placed teams and the coach said. Winless in four games so far defeat, India is fourth in the Amrinder Singh, Dheeraj best four fourth placed in an increasingly disap­ Group E table with three Singh Moirangthem, Pritam teams from the eight groups Historical underdog Kotal, Nishu Kumar, Rahul pointing campaign, the In­ points while Oman is second Bheke, Narender Gahlot, automatically get a spot in Historically too, India is the dian football team faces high­ with nine points from four Adil Khan, Sarthak Golui, the third round of the quali­ underdog, having not won er­ranked Oman in a matches. Qatar is on top with Subhasish Bose, Mandar Rao fiers of the continental any of the 11 matches it has do­or­die World Cup qualify­ 10 points from four matches. Dessai, Udanta Singh, championships. played against Oman, which ing round match here on An upset win over Oman Jackichand Singh, Seiminlen has emerged victorious on Tuesday. will certainly keep Igor Sti­ Doungel, Raynier Fernandes, No attack or defence eight occasions. A first half strike from Su­ mac’s side in the hunt for a Vinit Rai, Sahal Abdul Stimac’s side has struggled Before the Guwahati nil Chhetri gave India hopes next round berth but a loss Samad, Pronay Halder, not just in defence but four match in September, the two Anirudh Thapa, Lallianzuala of beating Oman in the first will virtually send India out Chhangte, Brandon matches into this campaign, sides played out a 0­0 draw leg in Guwahati in Septem­ of reckoning as far as the Fernandes, Ashique it is also clear that its attack is in the run­up to the 2019 ber but it ultimately turned 2022 World Cup qualification Kuruniyan, Sunil Chhetri, also not in the best of form. Asian Cup in the UAE. In the out to be so­near­yet­so­far as is concerned. Manvir Singh, Farukh India is no longer depen­ two legs of the 2018 World the Gulf nation struck twice If India loses, it will trail Choudhary. dent on only Chhetri to score Cup qualifiers played in 2015, in the final 10 minutes to out­ Oman by nine points and has DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD the goals but the inability to India had lost to Oman 0­3 in wit the home side. only three matches — maxi­ Its last three matches — all to convert the chances has cost Muscat before a 1­2 defeat in Oman is coming into this mum nine points — left to be played next year — are the team dear. Bangalore. match after an emphatic (4­1) play in this second round of against Qatar (at home on Stimac has no illusion India welcomes the return win over Bangladesh here on the qualifiers. March 26), Bangladesh about who is the favourite on of senior central defender November 14. Even the runner­up sides (away, June 4) and Afghanis­ Tuesday but he is also hop­ Anas Edathodika after he from the eight groups are not tan (at home, June 9). ing that his players will con­ missed the Afghanistan Late equalisers guaranteed an automatic But getting at least a point vert the chances which come match due to a family emer­ India, on the other hand, is spot in the third round of the against Oman may prove cru­ their way and score goals. gency. struggling after an impres­ qualifiers. cial as it will make it easier “Oman are much better India, however, will miss sive goal­less draw against A draw against Oman will for India to get an automatic now than the team we played the services of Sandesh Jhin­ Asian champion Qatar as it also make it difficult for India third round berth for the against in Guwahati. They gan, Rowling Borges and Key person: With its back to the wall, India will need skipper Sunil Chhetri to step up and needed late equalisers in its to qualify for the next round. 2023 Asian Cup qualifiers. are the favourites. We know Amarjit Singh due to injuries. deliver. * SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT Ombudsman rejects Chinmay and Sharath star Rajat Sharma’s resignation for India

Resumes charge as president of DDCA Bengaluru: Chinmay Sutar (104 n.o.) and B.R. Sharath Vijay Lokapally Rajat Sharma said, “In the point in holding the said (90) set up India’s thump­ NEW DELHI light of present develop­ Apex Council meeting to­ ing 120­run win over Hong Rajat Sharma is back as pre­ ments, no meeting of the morrow. I accordingly direct Kong in the ACC Emerging sident of the Delhi and Dis­ Apex Council can be con­ that the said Apex Council Teams (under­23) Asia Cup trict Cricket Association vened without my concur­ meeting or any such sche­ being held in Savar, (DDCA). rence. I would, therefore, duled meeting stands Bangladesh. Two days after submitting urge all of you to neither cancelled. The scores: India 322/5 in 50 his resignation, Rajat Shar­ convene nor hold or attend “I would request you all to overs (B.R. Sharath 90, Ar­ maan Jaffer 28, Chinmay Su­ ma assumed charge follow­ any meeting of the Apex cooperate with me in run­ tar 104 n.o., Shubham Sharma ing a directive from DDCA Council which has not been ning the affairs of the DDCA 65 n.o., Kinchit Shah 3/33) bt Ombudsman Justice (retd.) convened by me or has been in an efficient, honest and Hong Kong 202 in 47.3 overs Badar Surrez Ahmed. The convened without my transparent manner,” he (Ahsan Abbasi 25, Shahid Wa­ Ombudsman rejected the re­ concurrence.” concluded. sif 68, Ehsan Khan 36, Shub­ signation on Sunday. On the Apex Council Former India cricketer ham Sharma 4/32). In a letter to the Apex meeting called by the dissi­ Kirti Azad welcomed Rajat Council on Monday, Rajat dent group, Rajat Sharma Sharma's return. “We are Sharma stated, “Pursuant to said, “I have also learnt that happy that you have with­ India women my resignation on 16.11.2019, a notice for a meeting of the drawn your resignation and certain members ap­ Apex Council has been sent have resumed office. We are make it 4­0 proached Hon. Ombudsman to a few select members for sure that you realise the im­ who, in an interim order dat­ a meeting to be held on plication of leaving a rudder­ Press Trust of India ed 17.11.2019 has put in 19.11.2019 to discuss certain less ship — even more, when Providence (Guyana) abeyance my resignation agenda items which have it is a ship like DDCA which The series already won, In­ and directed me to continue been rendered infructuous never moves in the right di­ dia continued its domina­ as president, DDCA. Hon. on account of the aforesaid rection. Now that you have tion over the West Indies Ombudsman has fixed order passed by Hon. resumed charge of DDCA, by notching up a five­run 27.11.2019 to formally hear Ombudsman. we implore you to initiate ac­ win in the rain­truncated the matter.” “There is, therefore, no tion on our suggestions.” fourth women’s T20 Inter­ national here on Sunday. India now leads the five­ match series 4­0. Pospisil gives Canada early lead Fairytale finish for Stefanos Tsitsipas In the rain­marred fourth T20I, reduced to nine overs a side, India Russia and Belgium also take opening singles Overcomes Thiem to stake claim as the best of generation next made 50 for seven wickets after being put in. DAVIS CUP FINALS A TP FINALS between sixth­seed Tsitsipas The Indians then bow­ and Austria’s World No. 5 led and fielded with disci­ A gence France-Presse Agence France-Presse Thiem in the first set as a to­ pline to restrict the West MADRID London tal of five break­points went Indies to 45 for five in their Canadian Vasek Pospisil Stefanos Tsitsipas battled abegging. nine overs. claimed a surprise victory back from a set down against Both players had im­ The scores: India Women over Italy’s Fabio Fognini to Dominic Thiem to win the pressed on serve during the 50/9 in nine overs (Hayley put his side ahead in their ATP Finals title, emphatical­ tournament, with Tsitsipas’ Matthews 3/13, Afy Fletcher Davis Cup Finals tie on Mon­ ly staking his claim as the figures especially striking — 2/2, Sheneta Grimmond 2/10) day, while Andrey Rublev leader of the next generation 44 service games won out of bt West Indies Women 45/5 in got Russia off to a winning of aspiring global superstars. 47 leading into the final. nine overs (Anuja Patil 2/8). start on the opening day. The Greek 21­year­old, World No. 12 Fognini who won, 6­7(6) 6­2, 7­6(4) Competition slumped to a 7­6(5), 7­5 de­ Well begun is...Vasek Pospisil took out Italy’s Fabio Fognini in on Sunday, is the youngest Tsitsipas has competition Bhubaneswar feat by the 150th­ranked Pos­ straight­sets to give Canada a good start. * REUTERS champion since Lleyton He­ among his peers as the new pisil in Group F at the Caja witt in 2001 and the fourth generation attempt to dis­ to host HPL Magica. In­form youngster group. tournament. first­time champion at the lodge Federer, Novak Djo­ home matches Rublev eased to a 6­3, 6­3 In Group D, Belgium also The teams will face off in season­ending event in as Worthy winner:Tsitsipas on Sunday became the youngest ATP kovic and Rafael Nadal, who victory over Borna Gojo, took an early advantage as two best­of­three­set singles many years. Finals champion since Lleyton Hewitt in 2001. * AFP have dominated the men’s who is playing for reigning Steve Darcis saw off Colom­ matches in each tie, with game for the past 15 years. Press Trust of India New Delhi champion Croatia in the ab­ bian Santiago Giraldo 6­3, one doubles rubber. Season’s third tions right now,” said Tsitsi­ pointment for Thiem, who World No. 4 Daniil Medve­ sence of the injured Marin 6­2. The South Americans The results: It is Tsitsipas’ third title of pas. “It’s amazing to be re­ won five titles this year, in­ dev won two Masters titles Bhubaneswar will host In­ Cilic, in Group B. are playing at the top level of Group B: Russia leads Croatia the season and comes a year membered as the 2019 cluding the Indian Wells this year and reached the US dia’s home matches of the Russia is without US Open Davis Cup tennis for the first 1­0 (Andrey Rublev bt Borna after he was crowned cham­ champion. It is a dream Masters, and reached a se­ Open final while Alexander 2020 Hockey Pro League, runner­up Daniil Medvedev time. Gojo 6­3, 6­3). pion at the Next Gen ATP Fi­ come true and the best way cond successive French Zverev was in London de­ the sport’s governing body after he pulled out due to ex­ The nations have been Group D: Belgium leads Colom­ nals in Milan. to end this match.” Open final. fending the title he won last announced on Monday. haustion following a gruell­ split into six groups of three, bia 1­0 (Steve Darcis bt Santia­ “I can’t sum up my emo­ Defeat is a bitter disap­ There was little to choose year. The second Hockey Pro ing end to the season. with the pool winners and go Giraldo 6­3, 6­2). League will be played bet­ Rafael Nadal’s Spain is the two best runners­up to play Group F: Canada leads Italy 1­0 ween January 11 and June other team in what promises in the quarterfinals of the (Vasek Pospisil bt Fabio Fognini 28, the FIH said in a to be a closely­contested first edition of the revamped 7­6(5), 7­5). India-Pakistan Davis Cup tie in Kazakhstan statement. The first team that India will host is the Netherlands Injured Rohan Bopanna opts out; Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan included on Jan. 18. The Pro League Hamilton penalised, drops to seventh will feature 144 matches in Special Correspondent the formalities are believed communicated his unavaila­ the coming season. reer podium finish in his their collision that wrecked NEW DELHI to be a lot more easy than el­ bility to non­playing captain F ORMULA ONE Australia’s home match­ rookie season. the team’s hopes. The International Tennis sewhere, with the tie sche­ Rohit Rajpal. Aisam pulls out es will be played in Perth Agence France-Presse Hamilton apologised to Federation (ITF) has in­ duled to be staged on No­ The 39­year­old was ex­ The pair, who collided and Sydney, while England Sao Paulo Albon immediately after the formed the All India Tennis vember 29 and 30. pected to be paired with vet­ in protest while fighting for fourth will be playing in London. Lewis Hamilton was handed race and said the clash was place on Sunday, were Association (AITA) that if the Originally Pakistan had eran Leander Paes for the Press Trust of India Karachi The venues: a five­second penalty and re­ all his own fault. forced to retire from the venue for the Indian­Pakis­ been given five days to con­ doubles rubber of the No­ legated to a provisional se­ His demotion means that tan Davis Cup tie is con­ firm the neutral venue on vember 29­30 tie. Pakistan’s doubles player Argentina: Buenos Aires, San race, leaving Ferrari embar­ Miguel de Tucuman; Austra- venth, after finishing third, Spaniard Carlos Sainz of firmed to be staged on neu­ November 4, but that has Left­handed Nedunchez­ Aisam ul Haq Qureshi on rassed and pointless and the lia: Perth, Sydney; Belgium: following his clash with Alex­ McLaren was promoted to drivers arguing about who tral ground, then it would be been stretched till Novem­ hiyan was named as one of Monday refused to Antwerp. ander Albon in the final laps third to claim his first For­ in Kazakhstan. ber 18. the three reserves in the compete , protesting was to blame. China: Changzhou; Germany: of Sunday’s dramatic Brazi­ mula One podium finish. The Pakistan Tennis Fed­ Meanwhile, Rohan Bo­ eight­member squad an­ against ITF’s decision to Mengladbach, Hamburg, lian Grand Prix won by Red “There will be time (for us eration had appealed to the panna pulled out of the tie nounced by the AITA selec­ shift the tie to a neutral all) together at Maranello to Berlin. Bull’s Max Verstappen. Vettel, Leclerc ITF to reconsider its decision against Pakistan due to a tion committee. venue. Aisam took to Great Britain: London; India: The newly­crowned six­ summoned understand what hap­ to shift the tie out of Islama­ shoulder injury, paving the Now the two best­ranked Instagram to reason out pened,” said Binotto, in the Bhubaneswar; The Nether- time World champion in his Meanwhile, Ferrari team bad, after the announce­ way for Jeevan Nedunchezhi­ players are not available for his decision and made it lands: Utrecht, Rotterdam, wake of a tempestuous race. Mercedes clipped the luck­ boss Mattia Binotto has ment for a neutral venue was yan’s inclusion in the playing the tie. Divij Sharan is also clear that he won’t play Hertogenbosch, Amsterdam. less Albon’s Red Bull, caus­ called drivers Sebastian Vet­ “It’s not for me to blame made on November 4. squad. unavailable because of his unless the tie is hosted in New Zealand: Christchurch, ing him to spin and costing tel and Charles Leclerc to a them, it’s for them to recog­ Since Kazakhstan has the Bopanna, who underwent wedding reception. Islamabad. Auckland; Spain: Valencia; the Thai driver his first ca­ clear­the­air meeting after nise it.” visa on arrival procedure, an MRI scan on Monday, (With inputs from PTI) USA: North Carolina.

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TV PICKS NBA: Sony Six (SD & HD), Shreyasi comes good when it matters 6.30 a.m. Abu Dhabi T10 League: Sony Ten 2, Six (SD & HD), 5 Rajeshwari Kumari, who finished second best, had the consolation of bagging the team gold p.m. FIFA World Cup qualifier: In fact, Shreyasi swept all India v Oman, Star Sports 1 & SHOTGUN NATL. the last 15 birds, after the last 2 (SD & HD), 8.30 p.m. Euro Qualifiers & friend- Kamesh Srinivasan three standing were tied on lies: Sony ESPN (SD & HD), NEW DELHI 27. 10.30 p.m. Shreyasi Singh shot as if in a Soumya Gupta climbed to dream, especially in the cli­ the fourth spot after making IN BRIEF max, to clinch the women’s it to the final in the shoot­off trap gold with a four point past Bhavna Chaudhary. margin over qualification World Cup silver medallist topper Rajeshwari Kumari in Seema Tomar (116) and Olym­ the 63rd National shotgun pian Shagun Chowdhary (117) championship at the Dr. Kar­ had fared well in qualifica­ ni Singh Range, here on tion, but finished fifth and Monday. sixth respectively. The Commonwealth Rajeshwari had the conso­ Games gold medallist in dou­ lation of the team gold, and ble trap, the 28­year­old had the privilege of receiving Shreyasi was quite in com­ the medals from her dad, Ra­ mand as she shot 42 out of 50 ja Randhir Singh, six­time in the single­barrel final, get­ Olympian and the former se­ ting better in the second half cretary general of the Indian On target: Shreyasi Singh took the trap gold with a four point margin over Rajeshwari Kumari. Olympic Association (IOA). with 22 out of 25. * KAMESH SRINIVASAN Hield on a high for This was one aspect that The results: Sacramento Kings had seen Shreyasi lose many modest score of 112, as com­ ranked before the final, and endured a shoot­off to make Trap: Women: 1. Shreyasi Singh LOS ANGELES finals in the past and she cre­ pared to the National record the ones with the lower rank the final lost out on a chance 42 (112); 2. Rajeshwari Kumari 38 (118); 3. Pragati Dubey 31 Bahamian guard Buddy Hield dited coach Daniele Di Spig­ 118 by Rajeshwari. get eliminated in case of a tie. for a better medal, after be­ (110). scored a season-high 35 nio of Italy, the former World “It was a tough final and However, for the gold, ing tied with Rajeshwari on Team: 1. Punjab 319; 2. Rajas- points and Sacramento Kings Champion, for the change of shooters were even losing on there is a shoot­off in case of 31. snapped Boston Celtics' than 311; 3. Madhya Pradesh fortunes. the basis of their back num­ a tie, as was the case in the ju­ Shreyasi was a class act in 311. 10-game NBA win streak with ber. I myself didn’t have a nior final, when Varda Shar­ a 100-99 home triumph on “Whether it is single or the climax as she shot all the Junior women: 1. Varda Sharma great number,’’ said Shreyasi, ma pipped former national Sunday. Richaun Holmes sank double barrel, I felt strong in 10, while Rajeshwari who 40(2) 104; 2. Manisha Keer 40 who had qualified in the champion Manisha Keer 2­1 two decisive free throws with this championship. All credit had trailed by a point after (1) 104; 3. Preeti Rajak 29 (107). 13 seconds remaining to give to the coach’’, said Shreyasi, fourth place. after the two had tied on 40. 40 shots, lost three of the last Team: 1. Madhya Pradesh 310; the Kings their fifth win in who had qualified with a The six shooters are In fact, Pragati Dubey who 10. 2. Haryana 305; 3. Delhi 296. seven games after a 0-5 start. The results: LA Lakers 122 bt Atlanta Hawks 101; Orlando SYED MUSHTAQ ALI TROPHY SCORES Magic 125 bt Washington Ngangom Bala Devi called up by Wizards 121; New Orleans GROUP C 25, Rahul Tewatia 31 n.o.) bt Pelicans 108 bt Golden State Maharashtra 201/4 in 20 ov- Meghalaya 103 in 19.3 overs Warriors 100; Memphis Rangers Women for trials ers (Yash Nahar 38, Azim Kazi (Abhay Negi 25, Harshal Patel Grizzlies 114 lost to Denver 71 n.o., Rahul Tripathi 63 n.o.) 3/22). Nuggets 131; Cleveland FOOTBALL players in the future. “I don’t bt Punjab 156/7 in 20 overs Assam 140/8 in 20 overs Cavaliers 95 lost to know if Rangers will select (Mandeep Singh 67, Anmol- (Shib Shankar Roy 41, Riyan Pa- Philadelphia 76ers 114; Manasi Pathak me, but I am sure other good preet Singh 36, Digvijay Desh- rag 31, Pallab Kumar Das 30, Sacramento Kings 100 bt Chennai Indian women footballers, mukh 3/34). Ishan Porel 3/23) lost to Bengal Boston Celtics 99. AFP Indian women’s National too, will get such Himachal 193/4 in 20 overs 141/2 in 16.5 overs (Vivek Singh team player Ngangom Bala opportunities.” (Prashant Chopra 47, Nitin 46, Manoj Tiwary 43 n.o., Abhi- Sharma 76) bt Railways 139/9 manyu Easwaran 36 n.o.). Airbnb becomes a leading Devi will attend a week­long “Indian football has been Olympic partner trial at Rangers Women FC, in 20 overs (Mrunal Devdhar GROUP E growing day by day — the In­ 26, Harsh Tyagi 25 n.o., Rishi Jammu & Kashmir 101 in LONDON which plays in the top divi­ dian Women’s League began Dhawan 3/24). 18.3 overs (Abdul Samad 27, Airbnb on Monday sion of Scotland. in 2016, the U­17 men’s World GROUP D Chintan Gaja 4/15, Hardik Patel announced a nine-year deal She will travel to Scotland Cup took place in India in Madhya Pradesh 177/6 in 20 3/17) lost to Gujarat 104/2 in to become a leading partner on November 19 and return 2017 and next year, the wo­ overs (Rajat Patidar 31, Ashu- 13.3 overs (Kshitij Patel 44 n.o., of the Olympics, promising on November 26. men’s U­17 World Cup will be tosh Sharma 84, Venkatesh Iyer Chirag Gandhi 32 n.o.). safe and sustainable Ngangom Bala Devi. “This is great news be­ held too,” she said. 35, R. Vinay Kumar 4/30) bt Delhi 149/6 in 20 overs accommodation for visitors cause it shows people are fol­ Pondicherry 172/5 in 20 overs (Shikhar Dhawan 35, Dhruv and athletes’ families. IOC their training methods and Bala Devi was the top­ lowing women’s football,” (K.B. Arun Karthik 60, S. Anand Shorey 26) bt Odisha 129 in 18.1 President Thomas Bach said (learn) how to develop my scorer at the IWL this year 25, Paras Dogra 41). overs (Biplab Samantray 34, she told Sportstar. the “landmark” deal would game. Everyone plays foot­ with 26 goals for Manipur Haryana 202/6 in 20 overs Suryakant Pradhan 48, Lalit Ya- help to bring the Olympics “I don’t know if I will be ball but there are differences Police SC and won the senior (Harshal Patel 82, Sumit Kumar dav 3/10). into “the digital age”. AFP selected because I don’t in the way it is played. women’s National football know much about Scotland. Through this trial, I have an championship with Manipur, I have only been to Spain opportunity to learn the dif­ scoring 21 goals in five twice and I think Scotland ferences,” she added. matches to be the top­scorer. will be much different. Non­ Bala, who made her inter­ Rangers finished fourth in etheless, I will try my best at national debut in 2005, said the Scottish Women’s Pre­ the trials,” she added. that this opportunity will mier League 1, which ended “I want to experience open doors for other Indian on November 17. Vijender next takes on Garg to lead ‘Medvedev was India colts running on empty’ former C’wealth champ Press Trust of India MADRID New Delhi Russian star Daniil Medvedev BOXING Adamu, 42, is an expe­ Mumbai left­hander Yash­ pulled out of the inaugural rienced boxer with a 33­14­0 asvi Jaiswal, who recently Davis Cup Finals, starting on Special Correspondent record, including 26 hit a double century in the Monday, due to exhaustion, KOLKATA knockouts. Vijay Hazare Trophy hea­ his captain Shamil Tarpischev Unbeaten Indian profession­ “After having rigorous dlined a strong India U­19 said on Sunday. The World al boxer Vijender Singh will training sessions for more squad that will take on Af­ No. 4 lost all three of his take on former Ghanaian than two months, I am fully ghanistan in the first two matches at this week's ATP Olympian and two­time prepared to end my year on games of the five­match Finals in London. Tarpischev a winning note. said Medvedev told him after Commonwealth super mid­ one day series. “For me, this fight will be his defeat to Alexander dleweight champion Charles The Indian team, led by a build­up to the World title I Zverev on Friday that he Adamu in his next bout in Priyam Garg, is preparing would not make the trip to Dubai on November 22. aim to bag in 2020. for next year’s U­19 World Madrid. “He told me he was The fight is part of the “I am sure my debut fight Cup. running on empty,” said #RotundaRumble2 card, fea­ in Dubai will be exciting and The five­match series Tarpischev. AFP turing top stars such as WBO I am looking forward to an will be played at Lucknow super lightweight World No. early knockout win,” said on November 22 24, 26, 28 1 Jack Catterall and WBO Vijender. and 30. bantamweight World No. 4 Adamu sounded confi­ The squad for the 1st and 2nd India-A lifts Thomas Patrick Ward. dent as well. “Vijender one-day: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Ti- In his last fight, 34­year­ Singh must know that this lak Varma, Arjun Azad, Priyam trophy old Vijender had defeated fight isn't going to be easy for Garg, capt, Shashwat Rawat, Kumar Kushagra (wk), Di- Mike Snider on his US debut him… I will put up a tactical vyansh Joshi, Manav Sutar, Special Correspondent in July. The WBO Asia Pacific masterclass he has never Hyderabad Ravi Bishnoi, Kartik Tyagi, and Oriental super middle­ seen before. I have fought Akash Singh, Atharva Ankole- India­A scored a 43­run weight champion from India more than three times the kar, Vidyadhar Patil, CTL win over India­B in the fi­ holds an 11­0 record, with number of fights he has," Rakshan, Kruthik Krishna nal of the BCCI Challenger eight knockouts. said the Ghanaian. (wk). Trophy (under­19) one­ day cricket tournament CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC here. CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCNEW DELHI ROUND-UP Batting first, India­A \ \ scored 304/8 with Sai Su­ darshan (74) and Arjun Murthy (47) being the Shyam Lal College Air India managed a 2­2 Delhi Metro Region­1 beat main contributors. triumphs draw against a fighting DMR­3 by 16 runs to lift the Shyam Lal College won all Army XI in the 56th Nehru Bank Of Baroda Inter­Zonal In reply, India­B was its league games to finish on Hockey Tournament, cricket tournament. Kartar bowled out for 261 in 46.2 top of the table and clinch Mohammed Raheel scoring Nath picked up two wickets overs. the Delhi University Inter­ both goals for the erstwhile for the winner. The scores: College hockey tournament champion in a Pool A match The scores: DMR-1 148/5 in 20 Final: India-A 304/8 in 50 for the sixth consecutive of the competition. In overs (Varun Sood 62, Sanjay overs (Sai Sudharshan 74, year. another Pool A game, Sharma 40, Rakesh Kumar Jay Gohil 30, Sameer Rizwi Shyam Lal beat Shri Ram Gaganpreet Singh converted 2/18) bt DMR-3 132/4 in 20 38, Arjun Murthy 47, Nitish College of Commerce 3­1, two penalty corners as overs (Abhishek Kumar 55, Kumar Reddy 30, Vivek Ku- Indira Gandhi Institute of Punjab & Sind Bank edged Anurag Rawat 48, Kartar Nath mar 3/48) bt India-B 261 in Physical Education & Sports past Canara Bank 2­1. 2/17). 46.2 overs (Sagar Dahiya 45, Sciences 1­0 and Sri Guru The results: Inter-ministry Priyam Garg 50, Divyansh PSB 2 Joshi 36, A. Atharva 48, Nit- Teg Bahadur Khalsa College (Gaganpreet Singh 2) bt badminton ish Kumar Reddy 3/50). 2­1 in its respective games. Canara Bank 1 (Nikkin The inter­Ministry Khalsa College finished Thimmaiah); Air India 2 (Mohd badminton tournament will Third place: India-C 258/6 in second with a win, draw Raheel 2) drew with Army XI 2 be held at the AIIMS 50 overs (Arya Sethi 31, Vik- (Siraj Alira, Pratap Kishan Rao). rant Singh 50, Saurav Kumar and loss each while IGIPESS Gymkhana from December 58 no, H. Shubhang 36 n.o., and SRCC completed the DMR-1 wins title 2 to 13. Entries close on D. Sagar 3/37) bt Nepal 103 table. Man of the match Varun November 22, with the in 32.5 overs (H. Shubhang Sood’s 62 and opener Central Civil Services 3/24). Narrow win for PSB Sanjay Sharma’s 40 helped Cultural and Sports Board. 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DELHI THE HINDU 20 SPORT TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2019 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE Brazil brings joy to the faithful Portugal labours to a win, qualifies France rounds off its engagements with win over Albania Comes from behind to trump Mexico with a last­gasp winner E URO QUALIFYING Albanian one when the F IFA U-17 WC teams met in September. The visitor made a quick Reuters A gence France-Presse start on the pitch, though, as BRASILIA Paris Bayern Munich midfielder Brazil staged a remarkable Cristiano Ronaldo scored his Tolisso headed Griezmann’s comeback for the second 99th international goal as free­kick into the bottom time in a week on Sunday to reigning champion Portugal corner. The Barcelona star beat Mexico 2­1 in front of its secured its place at the Euro slotted in the second himself own fans at the Estadio Be­ 2020 finals on Sunday with a on the half­hour mark, be­ zerraa and win the FIFA Un­ 2­0 victory away to Luxem­ fore the dead rubber petered der­17 World Cup for a fourth bourg, while France ended out in the second period. time. its qualifying campaign with The other games in the Just three days after it re­ victory. group saw Turkey, which covered from being 2­0 Bruno Fernandes struck had also already sealed qual­ down to beat France 3­2 in the opening goal on 39 mi­ ification, beat Andorra 2­0, the semifinals, Brazil scored nutes before Ronaldo tapped while Iceland edged to a 2­1 two goals in the last 10 mi­ in a scrappy second late on Tap­in: Cristiano Ronaldo nudges the ball in after a scrappy victory at Moldova. nutes to overcome its Latin to clinch second place in goalmouth scramble for his 99th international goal. * AFP rival. Group B behind winner Uk­ Impressive campaign Although Brazil had more raine, which drew 2­2 in Ser­ But it was made to work Jota, with Luxembourg goal­ England rounded off an im­ of the early chances, Mexico bia. Iranian striker Ali Daei hard by a Luxembourg team keeper Anthony Moris get­ pressive campaign with a 4­0 took the lead in the 66th mi­ The best: Brazilian players are an ecstatic lot after claiming the FIFA Under­17 World Cup in holds the world record with ranked 96th in the world. ting a hand to the ball before front of the home crowd on Sunday. * AFP thrashing of Kosovo. nute when Bryan Gonzalez 109 international goals Sporting Lisbon midfiel­ Ronaldo turned in from the The results: Group A: Kosovo 0 rose between two defenders scored in 149 appearances der Fernandes broke the goalline. lost to England 4 (Winks 32, to head a cross from the left zaro ran on to a cross and control until the VAR deci­ come from behind to beat between 1993 and 2006. deadlock before half­time, France wrapped up top calmly fired home, to the de­ sion. They grew after that.” the Netherlands 3­1 and take Kane 79, Rashford 83, Mount into the net. Portugal became the 17th controlling Bernardo Silva’s spot in Group H as goals 90+1); Bulgaria 1 (Bozhikov 56) light of the home crowd. third­place. The win was revenge of a nation to qualify for next pinpoint pass expertly be­ from Corentin Tolisso and bt Czech Republic 0. Group B: VAR used The Flamengo forward sorts for Brazil, which lost Dutchman Sontje Hansen year’s multi­host tourna­ fore lashing in from 20 Antoine Griezmann sealed a Serbia 2 (Tadic 9­pen, Mitrovic Kaio Jorge equalised from had also come off the bench 3­0 to Mexico in the under­17 won the golden boot for the ment, which kicks off in yards. 2­0 win over Albania in 56) drew with Ukraine 2 (Ya­ the penalty spot with six mi­ to score the winner in Thurs­ final in 2005, as well as in the top goal­scorer with six Rome on June 12, joining the Ronaldo, who smacked in Tirana. remchuk 32, Besedin 90+3); nutes remaining after the Vi­ day's last­minute win over final of the 2012 London goals. likes of France, Spain, Italy a hat­trick in Thursday’s 6­0 Luxembourg 0 lost to Portugal The results: Final: Brazil 2 2 (Fernandes 39, Ronaldo 86). deo Assistant Referee (VAR) France. Olympics. and England. thrashing of Lithuania, Anthem booed at “They use the VAR when it (Jorge 84, Lazaro 90+3) bt Group H: Moldova 1 (Milincea­ advised officials to pull play Mexico 1 (Gonzalez 66). Portugal knew it would moved to the brink of his in­ The French national anthem nu 56) lost to Iceland 2 (Bjarna­ is convenient for them,” said France third back following a challenge Third­place: France 23 (Kali­ book its place at Euro 2020 ternational century four mi­ was roundly booed before son 17, Sigurdsson 65); Andorra on Veron. an unhappy Mexican coach Earlier in the day, Arnaud muendo­Muinga 22, 54, 62) bt with a win or by matching nutes from time. kick­off as retribution for the 0 lost to Turkey 2 (Unal 17, 21­ Then three minutes into Marco Ruiz. Kalimuendo­Muinga scored The Netherlands 1 (Taabouni Serbia’s result from its game Silva’s far­post cross was error that saw the Andorran pen); Albania 0 lost to France 2 stoppage time, substitute La­ “We had the game under a hat trick to help France 15). in Belgrade. forced towards goal by Diogo anthem played instead of the (Tolisso 9, Griezmann 30). Prachi sets meet record in 200m freestyle Honda seals MotoGP Special Correspondent katesh, Kiara Bangera, (NMR); 2. Bhavika Dagar 2:12.67; Aneesh Gowda 1:57.96; 3. Veer va Jarange 28.59; 2. Aditya Tha­ taka 4:50.25. triple crown NEW DELHI Anushka Patil and Jasnoor 3. V. Varsha 2:16.56. 200m Khatkar 1:59.37. 200m back­ pa 28.70; 3. Pranjal Patra 28.92. Under­14: 200m freestyle: 1. Prachi Tokas of Delhi bagged Kaur. breaststroke: 1. Yashika Rawat stroke: 1. Srish Maulik 2:27.91; 2. Girls: Under­17: 200m frees­ Sports Bureau ning the Riders, Teams and Kiara Bangera 2:13.33 (NMR); 2. 2:48.84; 2. Silki Nagpure Bhargav Phukan 2:28.25; 3. Kalp tyle: 1. Swarna Harith 2:13.10; 2. Valencia her second gold with a new The results: Men: Under­19: Jahnabi Kashyap 2:17.18; 3. Cyn­ Constructors Champion­ meet record, as she won the 200m freestyle: 1. Gourav Cha­ 2:56.42; 3. Abisha Angelin Bohra 2:31.26. 50m butterfly: 1. Niva Sharma 2:16.66; 3. Anwayi Jorge Lorenzo ended an in­ ships. 3:04.30. 800m freestyle: 1. Harsh Saroha 25.86 (NMR); 2. thia Choudhury 2:18.30. women’s 200m freestyle van 1:59.22; 2. Saif Chandran Maske 2:19.12. credible 18­year Grand Prix This was the Repsol Hon­ Prachi 9:16.75 (NMR); 2. Bhavika Sathya Sai Krishnan 26.03; 3. 1:59.85; 3. Mohit Venkatesh 200m backstroke: 1. Kareena 200m backstroke: 1. Anushka with a time of 2 minute 10.57 9:16.77; 3. V. Varsha 9:52.46. Laksh Puri 26.69. career with an emotional da Team’s ninth triple 2:00.07. 200m backstroke: 1. Shankta 2:42.81 (NMR); 2. Zaara Patil 2:43.78 (NMR); 2. Shriya seconds, in the 65th National 50m butterfly: 1. Shristi Upad­ Valencia race, helping Rep­ crown since the MotoGP Tanish Kaswan Nayasar 2:24.40; Under­14: 200m freestyle: 1. Jabbar 2:49.44; 3. Arushi Manju­ Ishwar Prasad 2:53.07; 3. V. Hi­ School Games swimming haya 30.35; 2. Sunaina Manju­ sol Honda Team to clinch class began in 2002, ce­ 2. Ashish Kadam 2:28.92; 3. B. Raghav Tandon 2:06.10; 2. San­ nath 2:49.64. 50m butterfly: 1. taishi 2:53.68. 50m butterfly: 1. championship at the Shyama nath 30.55; 3. Priyanga Pugaz­ triple crown alongside menting it as the most domi­ Akash Navin 2:30.28. jeevan Kumar Das 2:10.01; 3. S. Nina Venkatesh 28.87 (NMR); 2. Jasnoor Kaur 30.16 (NMR); 2. hrasu 30.75. 4x100m medley Prasad Mukherjee Swim­ 50m butterfly: 1. Swapnil Chak­ Guna Balan 2:10.53. 200m Nilabjaa Ghosh 30.08; 3. Sanjiti Sanjana Pala 30.69; 3. Dhara Pa­ another Marc Marquez win. nant team. relay: 1. Delhi 4:54.96; 2. TN ming Pool here on Monday. raborty 26.11; 2. P. Vikas 26.60; backstroke: 1. Vidith Shankar Saha 30.32. 4x100m medley tel 31.20. 4x100m medley re­ For the third year in suc­ For the first time in the 4:55.61; 3. West Bengal 4:56.07. The others to set meet 3. M. Jeya Vikesh 26.62. 2:33.76; 2. Abhinandan Khandel­ relay: 1. International Board lay: 1. Maharashtra 4:52.22; 2. cession the Repsol Honda four­stroke era, the team marks were Harsh Saroha, Women: Under­19: 200m Boys: Under­17: 200m frees­ wal 2:33.90; 3. Zainul Hussain Schools 4:39.22; 2. Council for Assam 4:59.07; 3. Council for In­ Team celebrated the end of has managed three triple Kareena Shankta, Nina Ven­ freestyle: 1. Prachi Tokas 2:10.57 tyle: 1. R. Sambhav 1:57.30; 2. 2:35.14. 50m butterfly: 1. Athar­ Indian School 4:44.33; 3. Karna­ dian School 5:01.50. a MotoGP season after win­ crowns in a row. Rijiju rewards para athletes Don’t deserve sweeping criticism: Taufel Karin makes it ‘People expect umpires to start at perfect and then get better’ to the main draw CRICKET — which the umpire on the field don't get to hear or see — Rashmikaa goes down you are probably more edu­ A nant Kaur cated and informed about a TENNIS have a second round against NEW DELHI particular decision. You also Karman Kaur Thandi. Rutuja Simon Taufel, one of the fin­ get four or five replays. And, Bhosale and Riya Bhatia are est umpires cricket has seen, you still have the expert com­ S ports Bureau the other direct entrants, cautions against making mentators to tell you what BHOPAL while the four wild cards sweeping statements on the the decision should be.” Karin Kennel of Switzerland were given to Sowjanya Bavi­ performance of officiating of­ Taufel also gave an insight beat Jennifer Luikham 6­2, setti, Sara Yadav, Mihika Ya­ Champions all: The Union Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju with the awardees at the ficials. The Australian, five into how umpires analysed 4­6, 10­8 in the second and dav and Rashi Malviya. felicitation function on Monday. * TWITTER/KIREN RIJIJU times voted ICC Umpire­of­ cricketers. “After every final qualifying round of the The results: Qualifying singles the­Year, said nowadays um­ match and series, we share $25,000 ITF women’s tennis (second and final round): Karin Press Trust of India “On behalf of the country, lakh): Sandeep Chaudhary pires faced tremendous pres­ Simon Taufel. * V.V. KRISHNAN information with colleagues. tournament on Monday. Kennel (Sui) bt Jennifer Luik­ NEW DELHI the ministry and the govern­ (men’s javelin F64), Sundar sure. He was in the city to For example, in the World Shrivalli Rashmikaa Bha­ ham 6­2, 4­6, [10­8]; Punnin Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju ment, we salute you for the Singh Gurjar (men’s javelin promote his book Finding honest, when we look at the Cup we share information to midipaty who had knocked Kovapitukted (Tha) bt Shrivalli on Monday felicitated the show. We have made sure to F46). The Gaps. “People expect quality of technology today, help colleagues prepare for a out second seed Silvia Njiric Rashmikaa Bhamidipaty 6­1, medal­winning Indian para reward you with the finan­ Silver medal winners (₹14 you to start at perfect and it proves an awful lot how match. We talk about beha­ of Croatia in the first round, 4­6, [10­4]; Melanie Klaffner athletes with cash awards for cial support on time,” Rijiju lakh): Sumit Antil (men’s jave­ then get better. much the umpires get it viour traits, team tactics or lost 6­1, 4­6, [10­4] to Punnin (Aut) bt Vaidehi Chaudhari 6­3, lin F64), Sharad Kumar (men’s 6­3; Vlada Katic (Isr) bt Snehal their best­ever performance said. “Umpires were often held right. Umpiring and officiat­ personal tactics of players,” Kovapitukted of Thailand. high jump T63). Mane 6­3, 6­1. at the recently­concluded “I hope in the future you responsible for any mistake ing is like everything else. he said. Taufel also touched In fact, none of the Indian World para athletics cham­ continue winning medals for Bronze medal winners (₹8 on the field. Questions were There is always room for im­ on the leg­side wide, saying players managed to qualify Freya Christie (GBR) bt Ash­ lakh): Vinay Kumar Lal (men’s mitha Easwaramurthi 6­3, 7­6 pionships in Dubai. the country. We are also raised on the ability of offi­ provement,” Taufel said. the rule was “tough but fair”. into the main draw, but two 400m T44), Yogesh Kathuniya (2); Maria Timofeeva (Rus) bt Technology, Taufel ob­ India won nine medals — looking at ways to improve (men’s discusF56), T. Mariyap­ cials involved, he said. “It's one of those things. If players Snehal Mane and Zeynep Sonmez (Tur) 7­6(3), two gold, two silver and five your training and we’ll ex­ pan Thangavelu (men’s high “You need to be very care­ served, contributes to the they (bowlers) don't want to Ashmitha Easwaramurthi 6­0; Mana Kawamura (Jpn) bt bronze —and also secured 13 tend all possible help.” jump T63), Nishad Kumar ful about making sweeping pressure on the umpires. be called wide, then let them made it as the lucky losers. Funa Kozaki (Jpn) 6­1, 6­2; Dan quota places at the Tokyo The awardees: (men’s high jump T47) and general statements on the “With all the information bowl at the stumps,” he con­ Ankita Raina is seeded se­ Ni Wang (Chn) bt Evgeniya Paralympics. Gold medal winners (₹20 Ajeet Singh (men’s javelin F46). quality of officiating. To be from various camera angles cluded. cond and could potentially Burdina (Rus) 6­2, 6­2. Conduct of PVL Srikanth eyes good show; Amiesh Saheba bids adieu in jeopardy Saina pulls out Bengal presents team jersey to the retiring umpire G. Viswanath I will not take leave for eight Sports Bureau “The house”, the state­ K OREA MASTERS August. Mumbai months. I am going to retire JAIPUR ment emphasised, “has un­ It was a thoughtful gesture as chief manger from SBI this Season­2 of the Pro Volleyball animously authorised the Early exits from the Bengal team — re­ month. My targets are high, League (PVL) may not hap­ Governing Council to take all P ress Trust of India World No. 9 Saina, who presented by skipper Abhi­ but I manage it,” said Sahe­ pen after all! major decisions for the con­ Gwangju made early exits in a series manyu Easwaran, coach ba, who played 15 First Class The Volleyball Federation duct of the League.” K. Srikanth will hope for of tournaments recently, Arun Lal and senior batsman matches for Gujarat. of India (VFI), at its annual VFI president S. Vasude­ another good outing even decided to skip the tourna­ Manoj Tiwary — to present general body meeting on van, executive vice­president as Saina Nehwal pulled out ment but is likely to feature the team jersey to umpire Long innings Monday, announced it had Raj Kumar, secretary Ramav­ of the Korea Masters World in the Syed Modi Interna­ Amiesh Saheba at the con­ Saheba has officiated in well terminated the contract with tar Singh Jakhar, senior vice­ Tour Super 300 badminton tional World Tour Super clusion of the last Group­D over hundred First Class Baseline Ventures, PVL co­ president Rathin Roy Chaud­ tournament, which starts 300 in Lucknow next week. league match of the Syed matches; also 51 ODIs, three with the qualifiers on owners, following a “breach hary and treasurer Shekhar With Saina’s withdrawal, Mushtaq Ali Trophy Twen­ Test matches and four Twen­ Tuesday. of agreement”. Bose attended the meeting there is no Indian partici­ ty20 tournament at the ty20 Internationals, the After going through a In a press release, VFI said which saw the participation pation in women’s singles. Wankhede Stadium here on Twenty20 World Cup in En­ “it has decided to amicably of 30 affiliated States/units. tough phase since his final Monday. gland in 2009 and the ICC World No. 16 Sameer settle/[sent] termination not­ Baseline Ventures CEO Joy finish in the India Open this Saheba, who turned 60 Cricket World Cup in India in Verma will take on top seed ice to Baseline Ventures India Bhattacharjya said the VFI year, Srikanth boosted his on November 15, officiated in 2011. He was in the ICC Panel Chinese Shi Yu Qi in the Private Limited with imme­ decision had come as a “com­ confidence with a semifinal his last competitive match from 2005 to 2011. He was al­ first round while his broth­ diate effect since they [Base­ plete surprise”. appearance at the Hong held under the aegis of the so the winner of the BCCI’s er Sourabh Verma will face line Ventures] have breached He said the VFI president Kong Open last week. BCCI on Monday; it was bet­ first best umpire award in a qualifier. the agreement.” and secretary, FIVB secre­ It was his first appea­ ween Bengal and Assam. 2008­09. Subhankar Dey, who had The release stated the VFI tary and Baseline Ventures rance in the last­four stage The Ahmedabad based um­ One for the album: Amiesh Saheba, second left, receives the “It’s been 28 years and my had decided to rename PVL had agreed at a meeting on since the India Open and claimed the SaarLorLux pire was felicitated by the team jersey from Bengal captain Abhimanyu Easwaran, left, first partner in white coat Open last year, will need to as Indian Volley League (IVL) November 1 in New Delhi to Srikanth will look to conti­ Mumbai Cricket Association Arun Lal and Manoj Tiwary. * G. VISWANATH was the late J.N. Jadeja from or National Volleyball League hold the PVL from February nue the good run when he fight it out against Olympic last Friday. Rajkot. The old umpires (NVL) and conduct it from 7, 2020. “It was also an­ opens against Hong Kong’s champion and second seed sualised events of the last 30 of Indian umpires. have struggled. Something February 25, 2020. nounced [on Nov. 7] that the Wong Wing Ki Vincent in Chen Long of China. Emotional years. He (Sai Darshan Ku­ “It’s become a full time needs to be done for them.” The release added that the FIVB president would attend men’s singles. The world No. 44 Indian After posing for a group pho­ mar, co­umpire in the job. Today the umpires don’t Saheba hopes to have a venues, broadcaster and the [PVL] final. We await a World No. 13 Srikanth had lost to the Chinese at tograph with the Wankhede match) supported me.” take umpiring as a profes­ chat with Jay Shah, the Ah­ franchisees would be “com­ formal communication from enjoys a 10­3 head­to­head the Swiss Open this year in Stadium ground staff, a visi­ Saheba agreed with Aus­ sion; they have multiple medabadd based BCCI secre­ municated in due course”. VFI,” Bhattacharjya said. record against Vincent, their only career meeting. bly emotional Saheba said: tralian umpire Simon Taufel skills. I used to tell my bank tary. He thanked his wife for Six to eight teams will be par­ VFI secretary Jakhar could who is making a comeback No Indian is taking part “On occasions there were that a lot more has to be manager that give me four supporting him right ticipating, it said. not be reached for comment. after losing his father in in doubles. tears in my eyes, when I vi­ done to enhance the profile months leave for cricket and through his career. CM A ND-NDE YK