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Ahead of (CWC) on Saturday unani- ter came up as an option, !         )*+ by the ‘traders of vote bank pol- his message to the MPs of the the Cabinet formation of his mously rejecting his offer to put Rahul reportedly said, “Don’t    '    %  L itics’ and usher in an era of ruling coalition — the prima- Government, the Prime in his papers taking responsi- drag my sister into it. It is not     L2    aking it clear that his sec- “Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas”. ry being that the Constitution Minister also warned MPs bility for the party’s necessary that the Congress   4%Q     6789 Mond innings would break Elected unanimously as of India, before which he against trusting media reports poll debacle. president should be from the     ,      many new grounds in gover- the leader of BJP Parliamentary bowed before beginning his on the probable Ministers. “It The CWC authorised him Gandhi family.” Both Rahul 6789    '    nance, Prime Minister party and of National address, is supreme and the will be done according to to carry out an overhauling and and his sister (         %  Narendra Modi on Saturday Democratic Alliance at the only reference point of gover- norms,” he maintained adding restructuring of the party at all Priyanka campaigned exten-     : ;   !   vowed to demolish the web of central hall of the Parliament, nance. there are many who claim that levels but Rahul is learned to sively across the country in this   %    deception, illusion and false Modi came up with his set of Maintaining that minori- they have knowledge as to have asked the party to look for election.    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British. “We fought for ‘Swaraj’ “You are representatives of party president Sonia Gandhi Rahul informed the 52-   !       4 !$/    4    then, today we can together all,” he said and reminded had offered to resign which too member CWC that he would +  +,, 6 ,#*    . !    fight for ‘Suraaj’”, he said. them of the ubiquitous BJP was rejected by the CWC. like to exit as its top boss. He !        $/  #)   He also pointed out how ‘mantra’ of ‘Sabka Saath, Sabka AICC sources said Rahul had taken over from Sonia a                  , his previous tenure had been Vikas”. was adamant on resigning and year and a half ago. 2  Q     "  $ 46&  4        '   ,467 4 &4    " 4 !        "4, 48  6     +     ! "   !     ! 9  4.    "   '&           #    .   2     . +  #$   ;        9     !        ! #   =  !   !   8  .  &()  *     2          22  !     6 $   ,-    !       -4. "    4684 Sabha or Assembly elections. Arup Patnaik, Rabindra Jena,     #           &      " While Mohanty and Samanta Maheshwar Mohanty,      !   *!.   have won the Kendrapada and Debashish Samantray and               Kandhamal Lok Sabha seats, Nalini Kanta Pradhan.  !" #           respectively, Patnaik and Deb The name of BJD IT Cell     .$/     !    !  & grabbed the Khandapada and chairman Amar Patnaik, who   !&  K      $* $6   ! Ali Assembly seats in that was not fielded in the general    ;     % order. Acharya and Hembram elections, is also doing rounds.       O  %  %     24. hile four incumbent BJD were defeated. While the RS seats held by        7 WRajya Sabha members of During ticket distributions, Soumya Ranjan Patnaik and        >    "  have won in the Lok BJD supreme Naveen Patnaik have a tenure       4      Sabha elections, countdown had reportedly assured three of five years, the ones held by        :; )"!  has now begun as to who leaders, Prasanna Patsani, Anubhav Mohantgy   $* $6 2          would be sent to these vacant Ramesh Chandra and Pratap Deb have less than = 2   ,    posts of the Upper House of Chyaupatnaik and Anup Sai, of one year and three years, he Regional Office of the     % %     2 Parliament on behalf of the Rajya Sabha berths. Meanwhile, respectively. If the number of TIndian Meteorological   !     QR   BJD. many heavyweight leaders, BJD MLAs of the upcoming Department (IMD) here on         % Six BJD RS members, who failed to win the elections, 16th State Assembly is taken Saturday forecasted that the           , Soumya have also joined the race and, into consideration, the BJD heat wave conditions would     '    Ranjan Patnaik, Prasanna thus, the number of RS aspi- can send three candidates to continue in the State and par-               Acharya, Achyuta Samanta, rants has increased. the Rajya Sabha directly and ticularly in the western region          Sarojini Hembram and Pratap The leaders who are in the the fourth seat might need for next 48 hours.         Deb, contested in the Lok race include Sanjay Dasburma, election. Temperature is likely to /        remain 2 to 3 degree Celsius             above normal in several parts            of Sambalpur, Hirakud,            !     ./0,, 1% Bargarh, Nuapada, Jharsuguda    '   (       ,-),  “I don’t want to continue as Deogarh and Balangir in the             the Chief Minister of a State  next two to three days, said the   !       ounded by the electoral where the votes can be sold and IMD. 2       +;  Wreverses suffered by the purchased. I have information   2     The weather office further   +%     Trinamool Congress, West on how votes were purchased said mercury will be below the '        Bengal Chief Minister Mamata for `5,000 per head. Many    8  been collected from farmers. 40 degree Celsius mark in        Banerjee on Saturday offered to families were approached with Padhi directed the officers coastal districts in view of the       % quit her office but “found such offers,” she said.     . .$+ to make the entire paddy pro- sea breeze. However, western  !     :/ myself hopelessly alone in try- She, however, added she  curement process online and and interior parts in the State =           ing to do so as all the leaders would “now concentrate more rounded Jet Airways’ ensure payment in farmers’ will continue to experience        of my party forced me to con- on party affairs and its organ- Gfounder and former chair-   $* $6 accounts within two days of heat wave conditions.         tinue as the CM.” isational side,” because “I have man Naresh Goyal and his procurement. Normal life across the State       %    Lashing out at the BJP for already done more than I wife Anita were offloaded from he State Government has It was revealed that a total was thrown out of gear due to          “squandering cash and creating promised as the Chief Minister. an Emirates flight on Saturday, Tmade an all-time record by of 9,002.15 crore has been the heat wave which has been !      a totally communal atmos- Now I will do some work for after the immigration officials procuring 51.44 lakh metric paid to farmers through their prevailing for the past couple of    2    phere to purchase votes,” an the party.” barred them from leaving India. tonnes (MT) of paddy during accounts as purchase price of weeks.       '  apparently emotional Chief Apart from lambasting the The authorities have issued the 2018-19 51.44 lakh MT. On Saturday, Titilagarh       Minister said: “I loathe being saffron outfit for communalis- a lookout circular against the Kharif season against the last The Chief Secretary direct- recorded the day’s highest tem- -   .      the Chief Minister of an elec- ing the electoral atmosphere, Jet Airways founders. record of 43.86 lakh MT pro- ed officers to expedite the perature of 46.5 degree Celsius. '         torate where votes can be pur- manipulating the Central forces Informed official sources cured in 2016-17. process of procurement of rice It was followed by Balangir at        !  chased and elections can be and other institutions to win said Goyal and his wife had It was revealed at a review from the millers. 46.3 degree, Talcher 45.7      won by communal polarisa- the election, Mamata mounted boarded an Emirates aircraft meeting of the Paddy Among others, Agriculture degree, Jharsuguda and    >      tion.” a no-holds-barred attack on the EK 507 at 3:30 pm. The aircraft Procurement Committee held and Farmers’ Empowerment Sambalpur 45.2 degree, ,        The TMC, which she built Commission for playing a par- was already on the taxiway and under the chairmanship of Secretary Sourabh Garg, Sonepur 44.8 degree, Hirakhud     ! up bit by bit after coming out tisan game. “They listened only preparing for take-off from Chief Secretary AP Padhi here Finance Secretary AK Meena, 44.5 degree, Bhawanipatna 44.3   !       of the Congress in 1998, suf- to the ruling party. They lis- Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj on Saturday. Panchayati Raj Secretary Deo degree, Angul 44.1 degree,      fered a colossal defeat, biggest tened to no objections from the International Airport. The committee apprised Ranjan Kumar Singh, Sundargarh and Malkangiri 43 !      since 2006 conceding 18 out of Opposition parties,” she said The aircraft was called the Chief Secretary that a tar- Cooperation Secretary Kissan degree.  ;   ! 42 Lok Sabha seats to a surging adding “the EC was influenced back by air traffic control. The get has been set to procure 11 Kumar and Information and While Bhubaneswar           BJP which reportedly capi- in such a manner that its own two were off-loaded following lakh MT of paddy during the Public Relations Secretary recorded a temperature of 40 ,L      talised on a huge chunk of officials’ protests were not an advice from the immigra- current Rabi season and, by Sanjay Kumar Singh were pre- degree, in it was 40.5 Q       shifting Left votes. recorded.” tion authorities. now, 1.48 lakh MT has already sent. degree.     + ,-. ,/01 $

+++)+? 6 )"*    6)  -))6 )   $!   $/ "  %01-   03.   8  *   3.:1/ :14M5:N    4013:5E05:M 6 !     /3M4555   PURI: An incident of post- 4! 2 .-   !   8 *   election violence was reported   $* $6 (  Dr Ashok Kumar Mohapata, from Puri district with bombs !.     Kriyayoga Foundation chief being hurled at the house of the     .  M5:N# Hindu representative team  $  ) Swami Shankarananda Giri BJP Pipili Assembly candidate ?" "   ..& Afrom would visit    $  and Bharatiay Charitable Trust Ashrit Pattnayak on Friday *     the Jagannath Temple at Puri, chairman Dr Kissanlal Bharatia night. * .  #&. Sun Temple at Konark and O. ( would felicitate the Hindu However, Pattnayak and his 9  44   " . Lingaranj Temple in representatives. family escaped unhurt. .  " # Bhubaneswar. The Odisha /P Seven eminent persons According to reports, the International Centre (OIC) and 12  would be honoured with “Jatiya miscreants hurled bombs at the Omkar Nath Mission Sahmati Puraskar” (National Pattnayak’s house over political (ONM) would facilitate their %  Integration Award) on the rivalry just hours after visits to the shrines and occasion. announcement of the election felicitate them. +$ 3  Educationist Dr Badrinath results. Receiving information, The representatives would &&  Patnaik and Utkal Journalists’ the Balanga police reached the have darshan of Lord Jagannath Association president Bibhuti spot and initiated a probe into in the Shreemandir on Sunday Bhushan Kar informed this at the incident. Notably, Pattnayak morning and visit the Sun programme. Noted persons a Press meet here. Among was contesting the polls against Temple in the evening. They like ONM chief Guru Kinkar others, Indira Mishra, BJD candidate and former would have darshan of Lord Bithal Maharaj, former MP Jayaprakash Mishra and Minister Pradeep Maharathy. Lingaraj on Monday morning Tathagata Satpathy, former Prasant Kumar Sahu were He lost to his opponent by a and later attend a felicitation AIIMS Bhubaneswar Director present. margin of 15,787 votes. PNS

/ /, "   %,,   +#+$$* While the big blue top-knotted ,-("    genie may only grant three wishes, the 56607 (  &  , )  .  /  film delivers on a lot more platforms 03&!  / !  . 4 -  1  especially for the kids. They will love  - the action, the drama, the song, the 3  / :14M5:N   $* $6 other priorities would be on (%2%345 dancing and most importantly a funny /3M4555J  K development education sector genie. +      "  IIT and KISS founder and creation of jobs for youths ow we know why Will Smith It has been years since Will Smith &!  &!       KAchyuta Samanta, who has of his constituency. decided to shake a leg for two- did something that was fun. His Men   #     won the Kandhamal Lok Sabha Samanta, who won the seat Nseconds in Student of The year In Black series showed us glimpse of &!         seat on the BJD ticket, said he by margin of about 1.5 lakh 2. It was to prepare us for the dance how he can be entertaining. Aladdin     2 2!   9  would focus on development of votes, further said his priority sequence in Aladdin. Not that he is proves that he still has charm in place          # the health, education and will be to strengthen railway bad. But then it is a Disney movie. and can make you laugh with his one-   employment sectors in the connectivity in the district They know how to charm even those liners and sarcasm.    region. with help of the Centre and the who don’t like movies based on folk The good is that the film talks     He credited BJD supremo State Government. tales. And this one is from the tales in about woman empowerment through      and Chief Minister Naveen He will also take steps to The Book of One Thousand and One Jasmine. The sad part is that the  % Patnaik for his landslide victory address water scarcity in some Nights. director has not been able to improve  & ' in the polls. pockets of the district and Those who were looking for on the original animation film. Given     “The campaigns done by boost Kandhamal’s tourism something different or new will be what one can do with technology, the    %% the Chief Minister in all the Press conference here on “People of Kandhamal sector. disappointed. Director Guy Ritchie CGI could have been better. But this &  %& &# seven Assembly segments Friday. have been demanding a KISS students greeted has stuck to the original story as much doesn’t mean that the movie is not . under Kandhamal He said he would try his medical college and hospital in Samanta for his victory. He also as possible with just a twist or two. visually impressive.   4 Parliamentary constituency best to fulfill the longstanding the district. I will make efforts distributed sweets to children What he has counted on is for Will Overall, it is a fun film that your     helped me to emerge aspirations of people of to set up the facility at the and spent some time with Smith to create his magic and he kids will thoroughly enjoy.    %" "  "  4 victorious,” Samanta told a Kandhamal. earliest,” he said, adding that his them. delivers this with aplomb. L "  "  %   ' "  #

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BJD Tirtol #* =1 !     #*   BHUBANESWAR: Former president Basanta Minister, MP, State Planning Mohapatra and       #.     $* $6 rounds for the Central Board Deputy Chairman and Biridi Block vice- "       Cabinet are BJP noted Dalit leader Bishnu president - N, O#*   hubaneswar is agog with national general sec- Charan Das has come out vic- Rabinarayan Jena      # Bspeculations that bureau- retary , torious in the Assembly polls. said, “As a veteran crat-turned-politician Aparajita party State president This is the sixth time when Das Dalit leader, a sea-  %% ,  %%!  ,% 9 Sarangi may get a berth in the Basant Panda, Pratap came out triumphant with an soned political !053  " new Ministry of Narendra Sarangi and Sangita exemplary victory. leader and a loyalist    Modi. Singh Deo who have In this connection, this results of Biridi block which to the Biju legacy, it would be ! -  Besides, the is likely to been elected to the may be stated here that barring gave a lead of 12,826 votes and no wonder that Bishnubabu  .   include a few other new BJP Parliament. the solitary exception of join- Raghunathpur block giving a will get a berth in the Cabinet     faces elected from Odisha while Notably, in the ing once and for all in a lead of 7,101 and Tirtol block for the development of  . &,  retaining incumbents Cabinet of the then marathon meeting with Chief that paved the way for a splen- Jagatsinghpur district.” 8  & Dharmendra Pradhan and Jual Prime Minister Atal Minister, Naveen Patnaik at did finale giving a lead of Speaking to The Pioneer,   P1   Oram. In the 2014 Bihari Vajpayee, four Tirtol, he fought the entire elec- 20,099 votes. Bishnu Das said, “I have had    elections, the BJP had got only Lok Sabha members tion in absentia being confined Thus, he humbled his near- long been working in the entire   9    one (Oram) Lok Sabha mem- Odisha has increased to eight. from Odisha had got important to a hospital bed at est BJP rival by a gargantuan Jagatsinghpur district. Besides, #  ber from Odisha. Pradhan was , an IAS offi- berths. Bhubaneswar. margin of 40,386. the Naveen brand and the Biju . ! sent to the Rajya Sabha first cer, was influenced by the BJP At least four representatives Das’ victory shows his An air of enthusiasm is legacy played a pivotal role for     from Bihar and then from national leadership to leave from Odisha may be taken in stronghold not only in Tirtol noticeable among the rank and my victory. My words slip,       Madhya Pradesh to be her job to join the party. She the Cabinet this time with a but also throughout the four file of BJD workers of the slide, perish and decay with   # accommodated in the was also given ticket to contest view to strengthening the party Assembly segments of the entire district and the air is imprecision to record my deep  &   ",  4  Cabinet. from the prestigious organisation further at a time entire Jagatsinghpur district. again agog with speculations debt of gratitude to our popu- . 4$  48  46"   4 In the 2019 elections, the Bhubaneswar constituency. when civic polls are looming in The evidence of Das’ pop- that Das as a loyalist to the Biju lar Chief Minister Naveen . $ 4 . 4" ,  BJP Lok Sabha strength in Other names doing the the State. ularity is evident again from the legacy will be inducted into the Patnaik for my victory.” PNS ,    . &O #    9   +!   !P  !54:53 -  *R)  $ /  23!   6& "&4 $ !       $    . &, 8  5 42 !3/  &    BHUBANESWAR: BJD BHUBANESWAR: The worked in favour of the party’s   ! 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The CPI(M) Wgenuine hardship faced statement of TDS for the last     # crore people of the state.” term, also called upon every- State secretary Ali Kishore urges people to make prepara- by the deductors due to the quarter of financial year Patnaik, who is all set to one to come forward and Patnaik too thanked workers of tions to uphold communal severe disruption of normal life 2018-19 from May 31 to June   ,;6/+ &6$  -+  - become the Chief Minister for build a new Odisha with con- alliance parties and secular harmony and face such chal- and breakdown of 30. /<=3  " 7  8  / ? a record fifth consecutive certed efforts. PNS and democratic forces who lenges,” said Patnaik. PNS communication systems caused The CBDT extended the   ," !  "O 8     &  by Cyclone Fani, the Central due date for issue of TDS cer- - J8-K8 ."!! 6M54555# Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) tificates in Form 16 and 16A "-  # &   has provided relief in TDS from June 15 to July 15.       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"# passengers as the Alliance Air International Airport (BPIA) at the month of April, 2019 from www.incometaxindia.gov.in. is all set to launch its domestic 11.40 am, airport official / P  /% ,    flight services from Jharsuguda sources said. !053   2 .     to Bhubaneswar and Raipur The schedule for Raipur !   7!    ,   ? from June 1. would be available soon. %& (R   6   - > 2+#  +  The daily flights from the Notably, the Alliance Air,  . 47 /6& Veer Surendra Sai Airport which is a wholly-owned sub-  6  +  4$ ! .& (VSSA) to Bhubaneswar and sidiary of Air India, is currently / !      # Raipur would be operated operating services to 53 desti- ( :!  47> 2+   ,8   under the Ude Desh Ka Aam nations including Bengaluru,   $,      # Nagrik (UDAN) scheme, Bhopal, Kolkata, Bhubaneswar, informed Jharsuguda Airport The Jharsuguda-bound arrive at the VSSA at 10.10 am. Bikaner, Mumbai, Coimbatore, !   tomers can interact with bank ,, "+%  --    +%  Director Sudesh Kumar flight would depart The flight would leave Chandigarh, Chennai and staffs to discuss their concerns 97:53        + Chouhan on Saturday. Bhubaneswar at 9.05 am and Jharsuguda at 10.35 am Visakhapatnam. PNS  CMM   and share feedbacks and sug- )  !  !,  gestions on the banks’ products # P02 2 .&64     $* $6 and services. "  ,!!    #   During the session, the   .    #   =    & $   he State Bank of India SBI officials and employees "!2       # T(SBI) will organise a Mega will educate customers about Customer Meet nationally on the use of alternative banking % ! " - +  !     ;  !  May 28 to engage channels for secured and seam- !5:3       .   O  P with customers to further less banking experience.   $   ? #,   enhance their experience and Bank employees will also  !  ! 6 !!    #     - 8- +  -+ -6 +  -6 provide better service . inform/educate customers $  !   O! 4       5  SBI customers can attend the about the features and conve-     !#      #  -6+- )Q+/ 6 programme in 22 locations of nience of using YONO SBI, an    "   # the State. omni-channel digital banking   $* $6 "<40 Under this initiative, cus- and lifestyle platform. P n a road mishap, two stu- <50#<5<400< 2)   Idents were run over by a 11<=@  , speeding truck while another 0500:  &  .  suffered grievous injuries on the Nayapalli flyover here on BALANGIR: A body of a five- % &     Saturday. year-old boy, who was missing The identities of the since Friday, was recovered deceased and the injured stu-   8*.  manent job to her son and give from a pit in Laxminagarpada dents were yet to be ascer- all the compensation. Deepak in the district on Saturday.   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Yet, there ment many times but to no spot, seized the body and sent tragic end in Kumanda of ing and declaration of results in attended by Das' son Bishal Das dents died on the spot, the seems to be no immediate avail. However , thanks to it to a local hospital for post- Angul district as their bodies ?6-. 6 Jharsuguda Assembly con- and a large number of sup- other was seriously injured solution to the issue. trade union organisation like mortem. were found hanging from a tree stituency, BJD nominee Naba porters. Lions Club members and was rushed to a private Sources revealed that after AITUC and BMS, While the exact motive near Chandi Bazaar on + *6 Kishore Das secured 98, 256 also greeted Das. hospital here before being shift- the mysterious death of HMS and other social organi- behind the boy’s death was yet Saturday morning. votes compared to his nearest Das dedicated his win to ed to the SCB Medical College Mohanty Karua, a permanent sations for giving support to to be ascertained, circumstan- The duo was identified as competitor Dinesh Kumar Jain the people of Jharsuguda dis- Hospital in Cuttack as his con- employee of Tata Sponge com- the widow of the former work- tial evidence suggested that Rajan Sahu of Kumanda and of BJP who got 52, 687 votes trict and said all ongoing devel- dition deteriorated. pany on August 6, 2004, the man and Radhakanta Tripathy, the child was killed and then his wife’s sister-in-law Sujata with a saree. and Congress nominee opment projects in the district The truck driver fled from Tata management is alleged to Supreme Court advocate, who thrown into the pit. Sahu of Baluakata village. The exact reason behind Mahendra Nayak 18, 695 votes. for the last ten years would be the spot abandoning his vehi- have tried to suppress the mat- has taken up her issue in the Family members lodged a Sources said that the two had the deaths was yet to be ascer- NOTA option was taken by continued without any break. cle. On receiving information, ter in fear of public outcry by NHRC, she is continuing her complaint with police suspect- been missing for the last four tained, Police reached the spot 1,438 voters. He expressed his gratitude to the Nayapalli police reached assuring Bilashi Karua, widow stir till her grievances are ing it as a case of child sacrifice. days. On Saturday, both were and began an investigation A grand victory procession CM Naveen Patnaìk for his the spot and seized the truck. of Mohanty, to provide a per- addressed. PNS found hanging from a tree into the incident. for Das was taken out here by valuable guidance. PNS

,+-" %  %R(  *4',      4  !    (     $ 7 8        2P! 1"  6 5:$  ;6 5: /  ?/      8*.  - '5( +- assess the damages in Fani- Krushnaprasad and Satyabadi JP candidate for Keonjhar affected areas from May 26 to blocks and would assess the /,  BSadar Assembly con- -) 6')  28 and would make a presen- damage. While WHO’s Dr stituency Mohan Majhi tation on the same to the Gaurav Gupta and Dr Santoha   $* $6 the BJD’s Kausalya Hikaka. described his win as historic as   $* $6 Government on June 3, Sahu would visit Khordha In the Assembly polls, the contest was keen with the informed an official release. DHH, Capital Hospital and JD Lok Sabha candidate Dr Soumya Ranjan Patnaik of the ruling BJD having exerted delegation comprising Department officials City Hospital, Cuttack. BRajashree Mallick made a BJD made a record winning. money and muscle power to Amembers of the World appraised the team about the Similarly, UNICEF’s Dr record in the State in this He defeated Independent can- wrest the seat. Health Organisation (WHO), assessment, steps taken before Brajesh Raj Mitra, WHO’s Dr year’s general elections by win- didate Dushmant Kumar Swain Majhi defeated his nearest World Bank and Unicef held a and after the cyclone like shift- Deepak Kumar Kar and Dr ning the Jagatsinghpur Lok in Khandapara by the highest BJD rival Madhab Sardar by a discussin with Health and ing of pregnant women to the Gyana Chand would visit Sabha seat by the highest margin of 81,430 votes. margin of 1,154 votes. He fur- Family Welfare Secretary Dr health centres, cancellation of Jajpur and Bhadrak districts margin of 2,71,665 votes Congress candidate Santosh ther told that earlier he had PK Meherda about Cyclone leave of the doctors and others. and World Bank’s Dr Suresh defeating Bibhu Prasad Tarai Singh Saluja won the won the election by a margin amount of money to influence and the voters in general. Fani-related losses suffered by WHO’s Dr Ritu Singh Kumar Mohammad and of the BJP. Kantabanji seat by the lowest of about 25,000 votes. But in the voters by the party in Out of total seven the department and step taken Chauhan and Dr UNICEF’s Deepak Kumar Congress candidate margin of 128 votes defeating view of the full support of power , his victory margin Assembly segments in in the aftermath of the cyclone. Abaninidranath Sahu would Biswal would visit won the his BJP rival Laxman Bag. This Government machinery in this time was less.He said he Keonjhar while the BJP won The international team has visit Puri District Headquarters Jagatsinghpur and Kendrapada Koraput LS seat by the lowest is Saluja’s fourth victory in the favour of the ruling party can- would remain obliged to the one, the rest six went to the BJD been divided into six parts to Hospital (DHH), Brahmagiri, districts. margin of 3,613 votes defeating constituency. didate and distribution of large party workers in particular kitty.     + ,-. ,/01 )#(7  8 7.. .( <)( $=&

 A /$ )*+ crore poor who have been the is able to take forward the /R  />?   beneficiaries of the Prime strong foundation of a 'New isting out the biggest take- Minister's welfare schemes have Bharat' that he has placed and Laways from the just-con- shown their faith in him. is able to fulfil the dreams of a   )*+ him to formally initiate the arch rival, Congress, managed cluded Lok Sabha election, Shah added that he has successful democracy that the Government formation on 52 seats. where the BJP and NDA inflict- toured the country from whole world will admire," Shah couple of days after the process. Elections were held for ed a humiliating loss on the Kashmir to Kanyaumari and concluded. Aelection results, the Earlier in the day, the 542 of the 543 seats. The elec- Opposition, BJP chief Amit Kamarkhya to Kutch, and peo- Shah also pointed to the air Election Commission on President dissolved the 16th tion in Vellore Lok Sabha seat Shah on Saturday said one of ple in all parts of the country strike in Pakistan's Balakot in Saturday submitted a list of Lok Sabha on the recommen- was cancelled by the EC citing them was that the electorate have unanimously voted in response to the Pulwama ter- newly-elected MPs to dation of the Union Cabinet. abuse of money power. A fresh voted out dynastic, casteist and favour of Modi. "There has ror attack as a reply to those President Ram Nath Kovind, On Saturday evening, the date is yet to be announced. appeasement politics. been a Modi Tsunami in the who had dismissed the cross- setting in motion the process newly-elected MPs of the BJP- The President congratu- Addressing the NDA MPs, country," he said. LoC surgical strike of for constituting the 17th Lok led National Democratic lated the Chief Election who elected Narendra Modi as "Without any taint, he September 2016 as fluke. Sabha. Alliance are likely elect Commissioner and the other their leader, he also pointed out (Modi) has been elected as the Shah said the surgical The full Election Narendra Modi as the alliance's Election Commissioners on that it was after 1971 that for country's Prime Minister for strike and the Balakot air strike Commission — comprising leader. the successful completion of the first time a PM is returning the second term. This has been proved that India had a leader Chief Election Commissioner After this, a delegation of the electoral process in the to power again after serving a possible because he governed who could target the terrorists Sunil Arora and Election leaders of the BJP and its allies largest democratic exercise in five-year term and that this the country by rising above in their den. Commissioners Ashok Lavasa is expected to call on the the human history. time round, the voters elected vote bank politics. In the last "During the 90s, when ter- and Sushil Chandra — called President and convey to him On behalf of the entire a 'leader', who happens to have five years, he took many tough rorism raised its head and on the President and submit- their choice of Modi as Prime country, the President lauded taken not singe day's off in the He said when Modi cess of the extension of Gujarat decisions, but none that did not shook the country, people felt ted a copy of the notification Minister, following which he the efforts of the EC, public last 20 years he has seen of him. became the Prime Minister model to the whole country benefit the country," the BJP that the then Governments issued by the EC containing will be invited to form the officials and security person- He further said that peo- for the first time in 2014, ordi- was an experiment and people President said. were not serious about the names of the members, a Government. nel in successfully completion ple's mandate in the 2019 Lok nary citizens were filled with have blessed Modi once again. "The citizens I have spoken safety and security of the coun- Rashtrapati Bhavan commu- The counting of votes in a free and fair election, the Sabha elections underlined that hope that a person from a What Modi promised, he has to want the country to become try. For the first time under the nique said. elections to the statement said. Governments will be elected on modest background could be been able to deliver, and this a global super power and Modi government, people have While the EC notification was taken up on May 23 and The President also com- the basis of their performance, elected to the highest office. trust has been shown by the 'Bharat Mata' be accorded her confidence that here is a leader sets in motion the constitution the BJP scored a resounding mended hundreds of millions not dynasty, caste politics or "With that hope, the peo- people in him," he said. proper place on an interna- who can hit the terrorists in of a new Lok Sabha, the list victory, winning 303 seats in of voters who participated in appeasement politics. ple have trusted Modi. The suc- Shah added that the 22 tional scale. I wish that Modiji their den," he said. given to the President enables the 543-member House. Its the election process. &"        O"    8 'P     ?   ,   &      .@? Jammu: Barring the Ladakh winners from the state -- was and senior Congress leader against the Congress candi- dates losing their security   )*+B) 8,- parliamentary constituency, the only constituency where and former minister Raman date who polled 3,67,659 votes deposits. majority of the contesting rest of the three candidates Bhalla. (31.1 per cent). The seat, where election aving already conquered candidates lost their security managed to save their While Kishore retained Two other Rajputs in the was held in three phases due Hthe Mt. Everest in 2013, deposit in five other Lok deposits. the seat for the party by get- fray -- JKNPP chairman and to security concerns, regis- Ravindra Kumar, an IAS offi- Sabha constituencies in Namgyal got 42,914 votes ting 8,58,066 votes (58.02 per former minister Harsh Dev tered the lowest voter turnout cer of Uttar Pradesh cadre, will Jammu & Kashmir where 51 (33.94 per cent) and defeated cent), Bhalla got 5,55,191 Singh and DSS founder (Lal of only 8.76 per cent in the undertake yet another mis- of them even failed to get one his nearest rival and inde- votes (37.54 per cent). Singh) -- got 2.06 and 1.61 per state. It was won by National sion to scale the peak this per cent of the valid votes. pendent candidate Sajjad The rest of the 22 candi- cent votes, respectively. Conference candidate and for- summer with the aim to spread The BJP retained three Hussain who secured 31,984 dates, including patron of In Srinagar, where only mer judge Hasnain Masoodi. awareness amongst people parliamentary seats of Jammu, votes (25.3 per cent). Jammu and Kashmir National 14.1 per cent of over 12.94 Mufti, who had won the towards the urgent need of con- Udhampur and Ladakh, while Congress rebel candidate Panthers Party Bhim Singh, lakh electorate exercised their seat in 2014 before resigning to trolling water pollution, saving the National Conference Asgar Ali Karbalai came third Dogra Swabhiman Sangathan right, 10 of the 12 candidates become the first women chief rivers and Ground Water swept the polls in the Kashmir with 29,365 votes (23.23 per (DSS) founder and former lost their deposits with eight minister in 2016, polled only Acquifers besides ensuring valley, winning all the three cent) followed by Congress' BJP minister Lal Singh and even failing to reach one per 30,524 votes (24.44 per cent). availability of Clean Water to seats of Srinagar, Anantnag official candidate Rigzin BSP leader Badri Nath got cent mark. The Baramulla parlia- All. and Baramulla. Spalbar who polled 21,241 below one per cent votes. National Conference pres- mentary constituency was Kumar told The Pioneer he A total of 79 candidates votes (16.8 per cent). The constituency had ident Farooq Abdullah won by senior NC leader has termed his expedition as Everest was inspired by the focus on water sector, especially were in the fray for the six par- The Ladakh Lok Sabha recorded the highest 72.16 retained the seat by getting Mohammad Akbar Lone after "Swachchh Ganga Swachchh Sikkim Earthquake of 2011, drinking water, is need of the liamentary seats, but 63 of constituency is the largest in per cent polling in the state 1,06,750 votes (57.14 per securing 1,33,426 (29.29 per Bharat Everest Abhiyaan 2019" where mountaineers were hour. As per World Bank esti- them lost their security India in terms of area but has and only 2,618 among cent), defeating Aga Syed cent) votes, defeating Raja with Ganga symbolising all called for search and rescue mates 21 per cent of commu- deposit of Rs 25,000 and Rs the lowest number of over 14,78,795 voters pushed the Mohsin of the PDP, who got Aijaz Ali of the Peoples' rivers of India as one of the mission post earthquake in nicable diseases in India are 12,500 (for schedule tribe and 1.71 lakh voters in the state. A NOTA button. 36,700 votes (19.64 per cent). Conference, who got 1,03,193 main sources of water. the State. linked to unsafe water. Rivers scheduled caste candidates) as total of over 1.26 lakh voters Similarly, the Udhampur People's Conference can- (22.65 per cent). Engineer Kumar is the first and only His second Everest are nearly dying due to dis- they failed to get the mini- had exercised their franchise parliamentary constituency, didate Irfan Raza Ansari was Rashid managed 1,02,168 IAS officer of India who has Expedition in 2015 could not charge of pollutants and lack of mum required one-sixth with 922 of them preferring which was retained by union the only other candidate who votes (22.43 per cent). climbed Mt. Everest. Ravindra be completed due to the earth- continuity due insufficient (16.67 per cent) of the total None Of The Above (NOTA), minister Jitendra Singh by a managed double figures with The constituency has Kumar is presently on a Central quake in Nepal. That mission water. Ground water table is polled valid votes, according which was 0.73 per cent of the huge margin of 3.57 lakh 15.4 per cent (28,773 votes). recorded the highest 34.71 deputation Minister of to spread awareness about declining and creating ground to official data by the Election total voting. votes defeating Dogra scion The Anantnag parlia- per cent voting in the Valley. Drinking Water and Sanitation. importance of Sanitation in for future water crisis. Commission of India. The voting trend in the and Congress leader mentary constituency, where Six of the candidates, includ- Begusarai (Bihar) born India through 'Swachchh Therefore, this sector needs The Ladakh parliamen- Jammu parliamentary con- Vikramaditya Singh, saw 10 the second highest 18 candi- ing from the PDP, the Ravindra Kumar has also Bharat Abhiyan' was flagged off immediate through people's tary seat which was won by stituency, where the highest 24 candidates loosing their secu- dates, including former chief Congress and the BJP, got authored two motivational by Prime Minister Narendra involvement in addition to 33-year-old BJP leader candidates were in the fray, rity deposit. minister Mehbooba Mufti, only 11.75 (53,530), 7.58 books on his previous journey. Modi. Government's effort," said Jamyang Tsering Namgyal -- revealed a direct contest The BJP's candidate got were locked in a multi-cor- (34,532) and 1.73 per cent His first scaling of the "In the present scenario, Kumar. the youngest among the six between BJP's Jugal Kishore 7,24,311 votes (61.38 per cent) nered contest, saw 15 candi- (7,894 votes), respectively. PTI ./( &(; :     2           Q (; Hyderabad: YSR Congress pres- Bhavan in Hyderabad and Andhra Pradesh State also," the Kolkata: The BJP on Saturday Government, Vijayvargiya said ident Jaganmohan Reddy, who staked claim to form the gov- release said. described TMC chief Mamata it will fall on its own. was invited to form the next ernment. Rao said he visited Banerjee's offer to quit as West He said, "We will not top- Government in Andhra Pradesh The swearing-in ceremony Maharashtra to meet Chief Bengal Chief Minister as ple it. It will fall on its own. by the Governor, on Saturday would be held at Indira Gandhi Minister Devendra Fadnavis to "drama" and claimed her TMC leaders have lost confi- called on Telangana Chief Municipal Corporation stadium, sort out water disputes between Government will fall on its dence in her. They are fed up. If Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao Vijayawada, on May 30 at 12.23 undivided Andhra Pradesh and own and the saffron party will they come to us and crib about here and invited him for the PM, a Raj Bhavan commu- Maharashtra. not need to topple it. her misrule and authoritarian swearing-in ceremony at nique said. The disputes reportedly held Banerjee offered to quit as approach, what can we do?" Vijayawada on May 30. Reddy called on Rao after up irrigation projects in chief minister following her Bengal witnessed a saffron A release from the CM's meeting the governor. Telangana. party's drubbing in the Lok surge in the Lok Sabha polls as office said Reddy extended his During the meeting, Rao Maharashtra cooperated Sabha polls, but the TMC reject- the BJP inflicted a blow to rul- personal invitation to Rao to told Reddy that his govern- after the initiative and this has ed it. ing TMC by winning 18 of total attend the ceremony. ment would like to have cordial led to Telangana being able to "It is good that at least she 42 Lok Sabha seats in the state. There was no official word relations with Andhra Pradesh, construct irrigation projects like has accepted defeat. But her The TMC won 22 seats, down on Raos response, but TRS the release said. Kaleshwaram, Rao told Reddy. offer to quit is nothing but a from 34 in 2014. Addressing her sources indicated that it was like- "Chief Minister K "Our policy would be to drama to garner sympathy," first press conference after the ly to be positive. Chandrashekhar Rao made it maintain similar relations with BJP national general secretary election results were declared, After he was elected leader clear that the policy of Telangana the present Andhra Pradesh Kailash Vijayvargiya told PTI. she on Saturday accused the BJP of the YSRC legislature party, is to maintain cordial relations state also. Let us act in such a Reacting to Banerjee's com- of polarising people on religious Reddy met the Governor of with neighbouring States in a manner so that both the states ment that BJP will commit a lines to garner votes in West Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, give and take manner, and same are benefitted," the release quot-             $           +     + 6  mistake if it tries to topple her Bengal. PTI ESL Narasimhan at the Raj would be followed in case of ed Rao as saying. PTI $   "  %& 2  $ )  4/   & ( %    !  

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-■ 6+ the 37-year-old defy the odds and clinch the 2019 title he ovak Djokovic can would become the oldest become only the sec- Grand Slam champion of all Nond man in history to time. have twice held all four Grand However, Federer admits Slam titles at the same time his hopes of seeing off Nadal with victory at the French and Djokovic are slim. Open. "I feel like I'm playing However, a returning good tennis, but is it enough Roger Federer and rejuvenat- against the absolute top guys ed Rafael Nadal will once when it really comes to the again stand in his way. then everyone else," he said. crunch? I'm not sure if it's in )  . World number one However, he admits his my racquet," he said Friday. Djokovic completed his first Paris triumph of 2016 which The Swiss star faces Italy's private stranglehold of all four gave him his first sweep, is Lorenzo Sonego, ranked at 73  .   Slams with victory at Roland fuelling his bid for more his- in the first round on Sunday Garros in 2016. tory. and could meet Nadal in the %+ /+3 Lewis Hamilton Red Bull and Kevin Having clinched the 2018 "There is an extra motiva- semi-finals. snatched a dramatic pole Magnussen for Haas. Wimbledon and US Open tion and incentive to win Nadal, whose record at position for Sunday's Last year's race winner titles and then a seventh Roland Garros because of the Roland Garros stands at a Monaco Grand Prix with an Daniel Ricciardo was sev- Australian Open crown in opportunity to hold all four staggering 11 titles and a win- all-time circuit record lap in enth for Renault ahead of January this year, the Serb is Slams, something I did three loss record of 86-2, claimed a the final seconds to outpace Daniel Kvyat of Toro Rosso, tantalisingly close to another years ago, and that gives me ninth Italian Open title and a Mercedes team-mate Valtteri Carlos Sainz of McLaren 'Djoko Slam'. obviously enough reason to record 34th Masters last week. Bottas by 0.086 seconds. and Alex Albon in the sec- Federer and Nadal, with believe I can do it again." "I don't care if I'm the The defending five-time ond Toro Rosso. 20 and 17 career Grand Slam Twelve months ago, such favourite," said Nadal who champion and series leader "This is the race that titles each respectively, may be confidence would have starts against German qualifi- clocked an unprecedented every driver dreams of, even ahead of 15-time major win- appeared reckless when he er Yannick Hanfmann, the lap in 1 min 10.166 sec to as a kid," said Hamilton. ner Djokovic in total hauls. was shocked by Italian jour- world 184 who has never won end Bottas' run of three suc- "We've arrived with a However, they have never neyman Marco Cecchinato in a Grand Slam match. cessive poles as Mercedes, great car, a great battle with managed to hold all four of the the quarter-finals, a defeat "I care about feeling well mourning the death this Valtteri and I think the desire sport's greatest prizes at the which sent him crashing out of and playing well." Nadal's week of non-executive chair- and the will to get this pole. same time. the top 20 for the first time in three-set win over Djokovic in man Niki Lauda, produced I've had to dig deeper than It is such a rare feat that over a decade. Rome was timely as it was his a record-equalling 62nd ever before. only Don Budge (1938) and This time around he starts first title of 2019 and had fol- front row lockout. "We all take our cars, Rod Laver (1962 and 1969) — his campaign against Poland's lowed three successive semi- It was an emotional fast or slow, to the limit and all calendar Grand Slams — Hubert Hurkacz, the world final losses at Monte Carlo, Hamilton's second pole in here, at the limit, it's like have pulled off the sweep in number 43 with a potential Barcelona and Madrid. Monaco and the 84th of his wrestling a bull. I had an the sport's history. quarter-final against The last two of those were career as he dug deep in the oversteer moment in the Djokovic, who turned 32 Germany's Alexander Zverev against Dominic Thiem and final seconds to find the Rascasse and I just held on Wednesday, is playing who has still to get past the last Stefanos Tsitsipas, both of speed required to grab the on." down his potential date with eight at a Slam. whom play with a one-hand- prime grid position from his Bottas said: "I'm disap- destiny. Federer is returning to ed backhand, just like Federer. team-mate. pointed. I felt after the first After losing to Nadal in Roland Garros for the first Thiem, the 2018 runner- "Whoooah!" shouted lap there were plenty of the Italian Open final last time since 2015 having turned up to Nadal at Roland Garros, Hamilton on team radio. places to improve, but I had weekend, the Serb was in no his back on clay court tennis has defeated the Spaniard four "That's what I am talking traffic and couldn't get the doubt that it was the Spaniard to focus on Wimbledon. times on clay. about…." tyres up to temperature." who would likely be celebrat- "There is a new wave com- Max Verstappen was Luckless local hero ing a 12th Roland Garros title '    $ ing through with the one- third for Red Bull ahead of Charles Leclerc qualified in a little over two weeks' time. This year marks the 10th handed backhand that can four-time champion 16th after a strategic mud- "Nadal, number one anniversary of his one and counter some of Rafa's spins Sebastian Vettel of Ferrari, dle by Ferrari in the open- favourite, without a doubt — only Paris triumph and should and lefty play," said Federer. Pierre Gasly in the second ing part of qualifying. AFP

%     "'   .  -■ 6+ . aris Saint-Germain coach Thomas PTuchel has extended his deal with the French Ligue 1 champions through to June 2021, the club announced on Saturday. The 45-year-old German took over in June 2018 and despite winning Ligue 1 has come under scrutiny after the Parisian club's defeat to Manchester United in the Champions League last 16. The news cuts short speculation +   =.> that PSG's Qatari owners would fire Tuchel and hire outgoing Juventus coach Massimiliano Allegri.   >. "I'm delighted to extend my con- tract and commitment to Paris Saint- a two-year deal to succeed Unai Germain," Tuchel said. Emery. He had been widely praised for  ■ )*+ medals in the 10 events lined up over -■ 6+ -■ + "I'd like to thank the chairman and his work at the Parc des Princes, but the next five days. the whole club for their trust in me and another elimination from the ndian shooters Apurvi Chandela, India already has five quota onaco retained its top-flight status despite los- apan will have to defy the home crowd and the my staff. This only reinforces my ambi- Champions League in the first knock- IAnjum Moudgil and Elavenil places in Rifle and Pistol competi- Ming 2-0 at Riviera rival Nice on the final day Jweight of history if they are to win the tion to bring this team to the very top out round had raised questions. Valarivan will be vying for top hon- tions. of the French league campaign. Sudirman Cup against China on Sunday. through hard work," he told the club PSG had been desperate to make ours at the year's third International As a result they would be for- Two years after making it to the Champions Japan have never lifted the mixed- team world website progress in Europe after being knocked Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) feiting their right to quotas in the League semifinals, the Principality team slumped championship since it began in 1989. "I'm also very touched by the back- out of the Champions League last 16 World Cup Rifle/Pistol in Munich, women's air rifle and men's 10m air to an 18th defeat in 38 matches on Friday to end In contrast, the hosts have won it a record 10 ing of our supporters, and I'm sure that in back-to-back seasons under Emery. Germany, starting on Sunday. pistol competitions, given they have up fourth from bottom. times and go into the final as slight favourites the best is yet to come for our club." They looked on course to reach The opening day of the compe- already secured the maximum pos- Monaco, champions in 2017, finished two despite Japan being top seeds in Nanning. Nasser al-Khelaifi, Paris Saint- the quarter-finals after a 2-0 win away tition will see women's 10m Air Rifle sible two quotas in these events. points above Dijon, which needs to win a playoff World number one Kento Momota, Japan's Germain chairman and CEO, praised to United in the first leg, but a 3-1 final. India's other quota is in the men's to remain among the elite next season after beat- talisman, must beat second-ranked Shi Yuqi if Tuchel's energy and modus operandi. home loss at the Parc des Princes A total of 919 athletes from 98 10m air rifle and thus the shooters ing Toulouse 2-1. they are to stand any chance. "For a year now, Thomas has been knocked them out on away goals. countries, some in the non-compe- would be eligible for only one quota. Momota, 24, did just that in the final of the bringing fantastic energy to the daily The nature of their defeat, espe- tition Minimum Qualifying Score Apurvi, Anjum, Saurabh -),-< ,(+-) ) $=;< world championships, also in China, last year. life of the club, not only for the play- cially coming two years after their (MQS) section, will be competing for Chaudhary, Abhishek Verma and 3)# - +-) 5- Japan on Saturday lost their opening match ers, but for the whole of Paris Saint- capitulation against Barcelona at the the 17 Tokyo Olympics quota places Divyansh Singh Panwar have secured to Indonesia, in men's doubles, before winning Germain," the Qatari said. same stage, has seen PSG widely available, besides a coveted ISSF quotas for the country so far. 4-)< , )# - )  3-1 while China dismantled Thailand 3-0 to set "We are delighted to be able to rely labelled as bottlers, incapable of World Cup medal. India can therefore pick up a +-33 - () (-)  up a meeting between badminton's two pre-emi- on his qualities on a long-term basis." dealing with the tension on the big India has entered a 35-member maximum of 12 further quota places  ) -) 3 nent powers. Tuchel was appointed last year on stage. squad, 23 of them competing for from Munich. 5) -'-' $= The usually cool Momota celebrated wildly, pumping his fists and bellowing after seeing off Anthony Ginting 21-17, 21-19 to put Japan up 2- Caen's slim hopes of staying up were dashed 1 in the semi-final tie. by a goal from Younousse Sankhare, who sealed a The doubles pairing of Mayu Matsumoto and 2 6 6 <   C       4 5 1-0 win for visiting Bordeaux. Caen is relegated Wakana Nagahara, the top-ranked women's duo alongside bottom club Guingamp, which was in the world, sealed Japan's place in the final.  ■ .)$- 6 group you're under pressure," he already down and lost 2-1 at Amiens. China were even more clinical as they made said. Runner-up to Paris Saint-Germain last term, the Sudirman Cup final for the 13th time in a row. ricket legend Allan Border has "The way it looks to me, they Monaco suffered a woeful season highlighted by They were stunned by South Korea in the last Chandpicked Virat Kohli, Eoin might drop the odd game but they're the firing and re-hiring of coach Leonardo Jardim, edition, in Australia in 2017, but they look in omi- Morgan and Aaron Finch as the going to win enough games to get who returned after Thierry Henry failed in his first nous form on home turf. three skippers to watch out for in the through to the semi-finals and that's managerial post. The Chinese went 2-0 ahead against Thailand ICC ODI World Cup, starting May what it's all about. "The most important thing was to stay up," in just 94 minutes thanks to their world number 30. "That game plan under Trevor striker Radamel Falcao said. "Unfortunately we did one mixed doubles pair Zheng Siwei and Huang Border, who led Australia to Bayliss as coach and Eoin Morgan, not win, but we created many chances." PSG LOSES Yaqiong, and Shi in the men's singles. World Cup triumph in 1987, said I think he's a seriously good one-day Already crowned champion, Paris Saint- The tie was over when the men's doubles Kohli's aggressive and "in-your-face" cricketer, and he's as good a captain Germain finished with a 3-1 defeat at Reims despite world champions Li Junhui and Liu Yuchen tri- style of captaincy makes him a dif- as there is going around. Tactically a goal from Kylian Mbappe, the league's top scor- umphed. ferent kind of a leader than Morgan he's very good and their game plan er with 33. Shi did not have it all his own way against and Finch. at the moment is a dangerous game PSG sealed a sixth league title in seven years 18th-ranked Kantaphon Wangcharoen, who "Virat Kohli, I think he's a dif- plan to play against." but failed to retain its French Cup and League Cup squandered three opportunities to clinch the sec- ferent type of captain. He's a bit more The 63-year-old former left- crowns this season. The Qatari-backed club was ond game and force a decider. of a boisterous-type player and handed batsman was also impressed also eliminated in the Champions League last-16 It was a turning point and Shi held his nerve wears his heart on his sleeve," Border with compatriot Finch's leadership for the third straight year. before closing out victory 21-15, 26-24 to thrill told .Com.Au. qualities, especially under difficult cir- The capital club finished with five league the home crowd and snuff out the brief Thai resis- "So the players know if they've cumstances. defeats, its worst total since 2012-13. Runner-up tance. stuffed up because he's one of those "Aaron Finch is doing a great job. Lille will join PSG in the Champions League group "It was a very tough second game," said Shi, really in-your-face-type skippers." He's got a good feel around the group, stages next season. who has inherited the mantle of China's top men's Border, who captained Australia I think that's what he brings to his Third-place Lyon should start the competition player with Lin Dan approaching retirement and in 178 ODIs, however refused to captaincy," Border said. in the qualifying round but will go directly into the Chen Long past his prime. rank the trio in any order but is "Everyone knows their responsi- groups if Chelsea, which has already qualified, wins "The lead changed hands many times and nei- mighty impressed with Morgan bilities and it's a good environment the Europa League final against Arsenal on ther of us could open up a big lead," added the under whose leadership to play in. So that's a good start as a Wednesday. 23-year-old Shi. have reached the pinnacle of ODI exceptionally well. They've brought how it pans out in the World Cup. captain. He's done a very good job. Saint-Etienne finished fourth and will play in "In the end I managed to overcome the pres- cricket. a different game plan to the table They're a dangerous side because of "Tactically, I think they (Kohli, the Europa League. sure." "England, I think they're doing which is going to be interesting to see it and you know as the Morgan and Finch) all do very well."     + ,-. ,/01 +- > /-#;#;/($=:   $%          '   @ %        ■ )-- played on when Boult got one to rear up. On all three occasions, there was ndian line-up's soft under- distinct lack of footwork. belly lay exposed in slightly Skipper Virat Kohli (18 off 24 Ifavourable bowling conditions as balls) found his defence breached by New Zealand gave a rude wake-up Colin de Grandhomme's off-cutter call, winning the first warm-up trying to play across the line. game ahead of the ICC World Cup by Jadeja's half-century ensured a six here on Saturday. 175-plus score for the 'Men In Blue' Under overcast conditions, Trent after being reduced to 115 for 8 at one Boult's (4/33 in 6.2 overs) incisive stage. His 62-run ninth- stand $!  swing bowling was a test of technique with Kuldeep Yadav (19) was the only for the Indian top-order batsmen and saving grace for India in an otherwise the Men In Blue never recovered from disappointing batting performance. an early collapse, being bowled out for Before Jadeja, it was Hardik 2 179 in 39.2 overs. Pandya (30 off 37 balls), who added It was a walk in the park for the 38 runs with Mahendra Singh Dhoni 'Black Caps' as they reached the tar- (17 off 42 balls) for the fifth wicket. -■ - *. - caught in the deep by Jonny get in only 37.1 overs with Kane Dhoni's painful stay at the crease Bairstow off Liam Plunkett, Williamson (67) and Ross Taylor was cut short by Tim Southee when teve Smith said he had no was greeted by immediate (71) helping themselves to half-cen- he was caught at short mid-wicket Sproblems being jeered by cheers from England fans. turies. while trying to give the bowler charge. spectators as he marked his first But there were more boos While it was a warm-up game and Dhoni, who takes time to settle match against England follow- as he returned to the pavilion the outcome of the result isn't some- down, not for once looked comfort- ing a year-long ban for ball- to be replaced by Smith, com- thing that India would be bothered able and failed to rotate the strike dur- tampering with a hundred at ing in with Australia 82 for two too much but what certainly would ing the partnership, consuming a lot Southampton on Saturday. in the 17th over. keep them worried is the failure to of deliveries. Smith's 116 was the cen- The BBC reported there find a solution to their problems. It was Jimmy Neesham (3/26 in 3 trepiece of Australia's 297 for were a few chants of "cheat, KL Rahul failed at No 4, Dinesh overs), who dismissed Hardik with a nine against England in a cheat,cheat", although a lone Karthik's poor IPL form continued cross-seam delivery that moved a World Cup warm-up fixture. Australia fan shouted "Get 'em while Vijay Shankar and Kedar shade, inducing an outside edge. "I'm pretty chilled, every- Stevie!". Jadhav's respective injuries in all like- Hardik was promoted ahead of one's entitled to their opinion," There was, however, the lihood would prevent the team man- Dhoni in adverse conditions and he Smith told Sky Sports during the customary round of applause agement from checking them out showed positive intent with six innings break when asked from the crowd for a batsman against Bangladesh in the second boundaries. about the crowd's taunts. reaching his fifty when Smith warm-up game at Cardiff. Dinesh Karthik was gone in the "I'm just happy to be back got to the landmark. The two wrist spinners — same over, flicking a half-volley playing. Fortunately, I was able Long a thorn in England's Kuldeep Yadav (0/44 in 8.1 overs) and straight to fine leg and it was Jadeja, to contribute today and hope- side, Smith went to 99 with a Yuzvendra Chahal (1/37 in 6 overs), who resurrected the innings with fully I can take this form into superb carved six over third who have gone off the boil in the past Kuldeep for company. the World Cup." man off Ben Stokes. few months — also didn't make When New Zealand batted, Jasprit If the sound of Smith and The next ball delivery saw much of an impact. Bumrah (4-2-2-1) bowled a testing team-mate David Warner being Smith complete a 94-ball hun- A sub-200 total meant that first spell and Mohammed Shami (4- booed was a sign of things to dred, including eight fours, Williamson and Taylor, during their 0-16-0) also found the right length, come, England will hope the prompting yet more boos as 114-run stand, hardly took risk against which will be a positive that Kohli and former Australia captain's well as clapping to acknowledge the duo, getting run-a-ball with min- Co. Can take from this game. innings is not an omen for a his century. imum fuss. season that includes both the Smith's innings ended in For India, Ravindra Jadeja's World Cup and a five-Test bizarre fashion when, off the decent show (54 off 50 balls and 1/27 2  & &  ;&  Ashes series. penultimate ball of the innings, in 7 overs) was the only silver lining. Smith and Warner only third umpire Joel Wilson ruled There was a possibility that after returned to international duty he'd been caught and bowled by IPL, played on pitches devoid of any  ■ )-- precautionary scan, the take part in the first earlier this month after they Tom Curran off what looked to lateral movement and conditions that reports of which came warm-up game and is both completed 12-month sus- be a bump ball. didn't aid swing bowling, the footwork he Indian team on Saturday. also unlikely to play in pensions. Earlier, injury-prone would remain a touch iffy for Indian Theaved a sigh of "Vijay Shankar was the second practice Warner was booed first by England fast bowler Mark batsmen. relief after scan reports hit on his right forearm match against spectators on Saturday when he Wood could only manage 3.1 It was Boult's first spell which saw revealed that all-rounder during practice on Bangladesh at Cardiff walked out to open the innings overs before going off with openers Rohit Sharma (2) and Shikhar Vijay Shankar hasn't sus- Friday. He underwent on Tuesday as there is a with captain Aaron Finch after what a team spokesman said Dhawan (2) along with No. 4 KL tained a fracture on his scans and no fracture bit of bruise, which will Australia lost the toss. was "left foot discomfort". Rahul (6) being dismissed that proved right forearm after being has been detected. BCCI take time to heal. The Durham quick then to be decisive in overcast conditions. hit by net bowler Medical Team is aiding Shankar on Saturday O F%  GF went to hospital for a scan. The lack of footwork was evident Khaleel Ahmed during a him in his recovery," took some throwdowns And when the left-hander Meanwhile Liam Dawson as Boult trapped Rohit with a deliv- training session on BCCI posted on their batting 'single-handed' arrived at the crease, one fan split the skin on his right fin- ery that darted in while Dhawan had Friday. twitter handle. during the net session shouted: "Get off Warner you ger, with England saying the an inside edge to a delivery that had Shankar had left the However, the Tamil prior to the New cheat." spinner would not bat on his a shade more bounce. Rahul was field and was taken for a Nadu all-rounder didn't Zealand game. Warner's dismissal for 43, Hampshire home ground. + "           ■ )*+    est Indies' recent one-day Winternational form isn't any-  ■ - *. - thing to swoon over, but with a full strength team at their disposal, ormer skipper and they will hope to send a message Fcurrent assistant coach as they take on South Africa in Paul Collingwood on their first World Cup warm-up Saturday was forced to game on Sunday. take the ground as a sub- Windies come into their first stitute fielder after official warm-up on back of mixed England pacers Mark fortunes. While they trounced Wood and Jofra Archer hosts Ireland in each of their two suffered injury scares in a games in the tri-series, they were warm-up game against Australia. :   outclassed on all three occasions by The 42-year-old, who had led England to 2010 T20 Bangladesh, including in the final. World Cup title, walked out to field after Mark Wood  .+ However, they were not play- and his replacement Jofra Archer left the ground fol-     ing their full strength side in that lowing injuries. series and stalwarts like Chris While Wood walked off the field after suffering a .     ■ )*+ gone by then. The Gayle, Andre Russell and Nicholas to play big shots for breakfast, too many of those came against hamstring injury in his fourth over, Archer also left soon Sarfaraz Ahmed-led side Pooran among others, were absent. while Darren Bravo and Shai Bangladesh. after injuring himself while fielding at the deep.  ■ 86+?? akistan, who suffered will look to capitalise With them back in the fold, Hope are capable of holding things They will be up against a con- Collingwood, England's fielding coach, was then seen Pa three-wicket loss to their final chance to make Windies look a lot more well- down. fident South Africa, who come into running around on the ground wearing Wood's World t was a cakewalk for South Africa Afghanistan in their first amends, before they take rounded outfit although they were It is their bowling that looks a the game on back of a resounding Cup jersey, giving ample display of his fitness. Ias they registered a 87-run victo- warm-up game on Friday, on West Indies on 31 beaten rather convincingly by touch off-colour. Skipper Jason 87-run win against Sri Lanka in Joe Root, who was rested for Saturday's warm-up ry against Sri Lanka in a World Cup will look to find winning May in Nottingham in Australia in an unofficial warm-up Holder's recent rise in Test crick- their first warm-up. The Proteas match, was also asked to take the field. warm-up game on Friday, but more ways against Bangladesh, the tournament proper. fixture two days ago. et hasn't reflected in his ODI seem to have covered all bases, but England captain Eoin Morgan was missing in action importantly it was their depth in before the real action Bangladesh come The Windies batting has a numbers. Kemar Roach picked a will want their batsmen to get Saturday due to a finger injury suffered during a train- squad that came to the fore. unfolds at the Men's fresh from a tri-series pretty robust feel about it. The likes whole bunch of wickets in the tri- some more runs. ing session, while spinner Adil Rashid skipped the warm- Andile Phehlukwayo (35), World Cup. win in Ireland, after they of Gayle, Russell, Pooran, Shimron series and while Shannon Gabriel (Venue: Bristol County up game due to a shoulder injury, leaving the hosts with Dwaine Pretorius (25 not out) and Things aren't looking beat West Indies in a Hetmyer and Evin Lewis are able was also among the wickets, not Ground) no option but to bring Collingwood onto the field. Chris Morris (26 not out) got impor- great for Pakistan ahead rain-affected final. After tant runs while Phehlukwayo (4/36) of the World Cup as being clean-swept in and Pretorius 1/34) bagged wickets they've remained winless New Zealand earlier in too, strenghthening their case for a in their last 11 ODIs. the year, the series saw B (  > )     spot in the starting XI. Their three-wicket loss to great results for them Phehlukwayo was particularly Afghanistan in their first with significant contri- impressive with the ball, as Hashim warm-up match only butions from their senior  ■ ,68*+ Sarfaraz's batting posi- players — Muhammad as an excuse to blame him Amla (65) and skipper Faf Du Plessis deepened concerns. At players like Shakib Al tion has become a matter of Hafeez and Shoaib Malik — for letting the team down. (88) also got runs. 203/4 in the 38th over, Hasan, Soumya Sarkar, ormer Pakistan crick- debate as he has batted properly. "A captain has to lead by "I think there is quite good com- they were on course for Tamim Iqbal and Feters have urged skipper mostly lower down the order Former wicketkeeper- example and if he comes at petition and good depth within the getting an above par first Mushfiqur Rahim. New Sarfaraz Ahmed to bat high- but moved up a couple of batsman Moin Khan said he number four, the other bats- squad," Phehlukwayo was quoted as innings total. But the comer Abu Jayed, whose er up the order so that the times in the recent ODI had suggested Sarfaraz men will also respond and saying by www.cricketworldcup.com. lower middle-order col- spot was uncertain in team could post big totals in series against England but before the team left for play sensibly," Test wicket- "Personally, I am not looking in lapse restricted their the final World Cup the upcoming World Cup, on Friday in the warm-up England to open the innings keeper-batsman Kamran terms of those competitions. I just innings to 262 all-out in squad earlier, too pro- starting May 30. game against Afghanistan, if necessary. Akmal said. want to contribute for the team, who- the 48th over. duced a match winning "Sarfaraz does not have he again came late at num- "In the last World Cup I Enigmatic fast bowler ever is playing in that all-rounder Their bowling unit spell of 5/58 against the big shots to justify his ber six. was the chief selector and I Shoaib Akhtar also urged position is obviously the person in seemed much the same Ireland. batting at number 5, 6 or 7. "He has to realise that tried him out as an opener Sarfaraz to bat higher up the form and hopefully they can do the like it was in the recent- Bangladesh, who had He needs to bat higher up so his worth for the team is at and he did well. He is some- order and be more authori- job for the team. Aside from that I ly concluded ODI series caused the biggest upset that he can build his innings number four or five. He is one who needs overs to tative as captain on the field don't think personally I have any against England, failing to at the World Cup 2015, and help Pakistan get big the sort of player who can pace his innings." and in the dressing room. agenda in terms of the all-rounder. produce wickets for most knocking the current totals," former captain change the momentum of With openers Fakhar "He has to marshal the Skipper du Plessis said that at part of the innings. hosts England out of the Shahid Afridi said. the game with his rotation of Zaman, Inam-ul-Haq and innings and he has to play least one of those three players Mohammad Amir went competition, will look to "He is wasting himself strike and ability to keep the one down Babar Zaman the team he wants not the would have to sit out. wicket-less in his six maintain their good form coming lower than four and scoreboard moving," having batting averages of 50 eleven the chief selector and "There is definitely not space for overs, bowling at an aver- and try to get a settled this doesn't help the team. If Pakistan's most successful plus, number four is the best the head coach want. Only three of them," he said. "Depending age speed of 82.6 mph, combination before their Pakistan is to do well in the Test captain Misbah-ul-Haq position for Sarfaraz fol- then will he be able to do on fitness, Dale Steyn is progressing. markedly slower than his campaign gets underway World Cup, Sarfaraz has a said. lowed by Hafeez, Malik, well in the World Cup." So, if he doesn't progress the way that normal pace. Wahab against South Africa on 2 big role to play as captain Misbah noted that Asif, felt Moin. Akhtar felt Sarfaraz he wants to then two all-rounders Riaz's late burst was the June. and player. He has to be the Sarfaraz coming up the Some of his critics have needed to be more assertive come into the equation. If our fast only significant positive (Venue: Sophia leader on and off the field," order will allow the team to used Sarfaraz's reluctance as a captain like India's Virat bowlers are all fit, we love that but the game was far Gardens, Cardiff) he added. utilise the two senior most to bat higher up in the order Kohli. diversity in our attack."     

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hat India is a land of diverse literary book, the desire to resist the homogeneity Golden Age’ focus on the literary scenario of spite of there being no indication of rains. For and cultural traditions has been imposed on the region through the use of the Bangladesh — an otherwise severely neglect- him, at that point in time, the clouds evoked used so often as to have become a term ‘South Asia’. Socioliterary Cultures studies ed area in South Asian studies — through in Kajri represented the atmosphere of politi- truism. However, similar attention five nations — Afghanistan, Bangladesh, the analysis of Anam’s debut novel released cal intrigue in contemporary Jammu. to the variegated nature of the India, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka — which share in 2007. The novel depicts the struggles of a According to Prof Rahman, “The Ustad’s socio-culturalT as well as the literary landscape not just national boundaries but also a history widowed woman, Rehana Haque, trying to offering may be taken as a folklorist interlude of the larger region of South Asia is missing. In of diverse literary and linguistic practices raise her family in a country struggling to of hope, faith, and redemption that his music fact, in the popular narratives of the self-con- many of which have at different points in his- create its national identity. Anam’s work is might bring to listeners.” gratulatory brand of nationalism, one tends to tory overlapped, interacted or informed each noteworthy for the way it weaves together Since this poetic form of expression is juxtapose the fluidity and multiplicity of India other. Through its nuanced analysis, the book the personal and the public, but also how it rare, it is pertinent to note what the author with the apparently static literary and social stresses on the distinctive character of each of underlines a shared history of the subconti- has to say about it, in greater detail: “Kajri life of the nations in its immediate vicinity. these countries without contesting or under- nent all the while maintaining its commit- may be read as eminent examples of secular Additionally, the use of markers such as ‘South mining the sense of a collective South Asian ment to delineating the war for the libera- poetry rooted in history, culture, region, spiri- Asia’ denotes a sense of homogeneity and uni- identity. There is a clear sense of co-sharing tion of Bangladesh. tuality, and patriotism. Apart from other con- formity which leaves little room for conceptu- and co-development, which does not take As the author notes: “It has been general- stituents, nature and women remain at the alisation of a unique national identity, let alone away from an appreciation of the distinctive- ly argued that A Golden Age is a novel that centre of this composition. Kajri is an emo- of innovations and differences of each nation ness of each literary culture. In the author’s draws essentially upon the experiences of war tional and dramatic representation of village within the said area. It is only through an own words, “In addition to their social, cul- and liberation. To develop a larger and more life... It represents individual history as force- analysis of the entire region with an acute tural, economic, and political variables, South Catholic view, I should like to posit that apart fully as it does the history and geography of a awareness simultaneously of what unites and Asian nations have had a shared history of from drawing upon the idea and experience people, its sociology, and its philosophy of also what gives each constituent country its underdevelopment... they have always impact- of war and liberation, this novel operates at existence... Kajri has had various forms since distinctive identity can one truly begin to chal- ed each other either directly and indirectly, two particular levels of time and space as it its origin at some point of time in the past and lenge the imposition of labels of Western ori- but even while they have done so, they have moves through the meandering motions of a has passed through several variations in tech- gin. In spite of what they might suggest, labels maintained their intrinsic differences.” historical period and the shifting locations in niques of composition and styles of rendi- are never wholly organic and they always cre- The book covers a wide expanse of time a given space. Even while it engages directly tion... There are regional variations in the ate as much as they name a reality. from the medieval period of the Sufi poet *$--, 6 with Bangladesh, it also refers back and forth style of singing that may clearly be noticed in Socioliterary Cultures in South Asia by Rumi (1207-1273) and the Bhakti poet, Sant - *+ +8 +7 to two neighbours —India and Pakistan — the way Kajris are sung in Ramnagar (Kashi) Anisur Rahman is an attempt towards under- Kabir (c 1338-1448) to the contemporary era. that act as causes to many effects at the per- and Mirzapur. In this respect, Kajris may also standing the “…self-evolved centrality of It has a clear postcolonial emphasis in the 8*68 6-?8* sonal level of the characters involved and the be read as manifestation of the tones and each location [in South Asia]” so that when ways it identifies the writers and texts as well 8-  6Q+ *- political levels of the countries in question... tunes characteristic of a community of people “all of them [are] taken together”, they as in its acknowledgement of the distinctive This saga, which projects Bangladesh in a living in two areas of the same region.” “impart uniqueness to a broader South Asian literary history of each region. 8-  + -6 direct-indirect relationship with India and The book is a treasure trove of informa- identity”. The book has a twofold aim, which Socioliterary Cultures is divided into three 6.++  * Pakistan, with all their parities and dispari- tion for people who are interested in South is to celebrate the individual socioliterary thematically arranged sections: ‘Secular ties, represents a major aspect of contempo- Asian studies and who want a book that is identity of the nations comprising South Asia Traditions’, ‘Imaginary Landscapes’, and -?8-))8 +7 rary history of the Indian subcontinent.” simultaneously engaging and informative and to also understand that this microcosmic ‘Realistic Configurations’, each of which - *++ + Q# Keeping in tune with its broad thematic without being reductive. The writer’s exper- focus does not necessarily unravel the collec- moves across spatial/national boundaries. The *6+8)6 focus, the book covers a wide variety of gen- tise in translation also comes to bear upon tive political identity. In other words, the book will certainly be an asset for anyone res from poetry to films. This, in turn, attests the chapters where he uses his own transla- book manages to maintain a fine balance interested in literature, particularly because of -?8-2*6+ to the rich diversity of socioliterary output of tion of verse as well as vernacular poet- between the local and the global. the lucid writing style. The ideas have been 8-27)-. 4 the region under consideration. The author ry. Other texts and writers discussed in the Rahman, a former professor at the depart- explained well and the arguments are clear draws upon the printed text as well as the tra- book include Sarojini Naidu, Faiz Ahmed ment of English in Jamia Millia Islamia and devoid of any pedantic jargon which *+8*--  dition of oral recitation, as in the case of Faiz, and Agha Ali Shah. It is clear that a University, is an author, poet, and translator make it an engaging read for people across a ,Q?6-. Kajri. It is “a verbal and performance text”, great amount of research has gone on the part and has various publications as well as edit- wide spectrum. The thematic variety that the which was sung primarily when rain-bearing of the writer in the making of this book, ed/co-edited works to his credit, including book explores — from Premchand to the cine- 68+ +--? * clouds were heavy in the sky. Traditionally, a which is never belied by the tone of effortless Hazaron Khawaishen Aisi: The Wonderful matic representation of Muslims in India, and + +8 +7-? harbinger of the rains, the singing of Kajri is ease maintained by the writer. The book is a World of Urdu Ghazals (2018) and In from the Sufi poet Rumi to contemporary not limited to the monsoon season. It is a must-read for anyone interested in the social Translation: Positions and Paradigms (2019). women poets of Pakistan — ensures that there 8*)+ 66Q8 ) 6 highly flexible form of poetry, which can and literary traditions of South Asia, whether His latest book, Socioliterary Cultures in South is something for all kinds of readers. incorporate issues that are political/public in for academic purposes or otherwise. Asia, is an ambitious literary enterprise which, Through its 17 chapters, the book fulfills nature. For instance, Kajri has been employed              as the name suggests, covers the rather expan- its promise of offering a broad and expansive by some poets, like Ustad Bismillah Khan, to        56 ;.D sive geo-literary territory of South Asia. The layout of the literary landscape of the five suggest an environment of political turmoil aim of undertaking this challenge is prompted nations under consideration. Chapters such and pressure. The Ustad, once invited to a by, as the author writes in the preface of the as ‘An Evolving Text: Tahmima Anam’s A musical gathering in Jammu, sang the Kajri in      668**?-  * .+  +-* *-6 -86 *+ + Q yvixi€ari€  -?+$QP568 

?   '&*R+$'*(**+ 6.- *,         4/    ", O  C    9      "4 * -.+  hri Krishna cast a magic spell with Mathura and Vrindavan and nei- over the minds of innumer- ther cherish him as Bala Krishna or able people from all parts of Gopala Krishna, rather are fond of the world, belonging to many calling him by the title “destroyer of creeds and castes, who find the vanity of many powerful and Sthemselves impressed with one or the proud ones like the wrestlers Charura other feature of his magnificent per- and Kamsa”. The Jains also admire sona and character. In the same Krishna as the destroyer of Putana, strain, the Jains in India were fasci- Shakuni bird, vicious bull, and Kaliya. nated with Krishna’s grand persona, With regard to the other features so much so that they recast the of Jain ideology and notion on Pauranic account of Krishna saga in Krishna, it may be also stated that as their own way, as befitting their ide- they have included Shri Krishna ologies. In this context, it seems per- among their 63 personages of high tinent to note that in India, religious honour, it proves that they look he long-drawn seven-phase elections are over and the tradition flows through three major upon him as the great and noble results have come. Needless to say that the elections streams of thought — the Vedic or Kshatriya prince, who according to Tthis time were fought on emotive rather than rational Pauranic, Buddhist, and Jainism. them, was a representative of the plank. For some observers, though, elections are always based The latter two streams of ninth black Vasudeva and always on emotional rather than real issues. But the Indian expe- thought, however, originated and accompanied with white Vasudeva rience may prove otherwise on many occasions. Nevertheless, developed in India outside the pale who was Baladeva. The Vasudevas, in there is a need to focus on the core issues which were large- of Pauranic tradition, but their main alliance with the Baladevas, who are ly glossed over in the cacophony of noise largely created by aim was confined to delineating and also held by the Jains to succeed over- motivated media campaigns that were premised on the “heav- elaborating the theology and mythol- powering the Vishnudvishas who in ens will fall doctrine”. So the two sides of the divide were both ogy surrounding popular Indian Krishna’s case is Jarasamdha and not trumpeting the same sound — if not we, the heavens will deities, such as Shri Krishna or Shri Kansa. The Jains also know Krishna fall. But the fact remains that heavens will not fall, because Ram, with the help of assigning dif- as having multitude wives number- heavens cannot fall. Anyway, it is time to get on to the brass ferent features in their personae ing 16,000. The Jains also know tacks right away. Interestingly, everyone is aware of what needs character as suitable to their ideals. Krishna as the son of Vasudeva, who to be done. But immediate gains become important. So, there While pointing out three point of had two wives Devaki and Rohini. is a supplementary question that comes in the way: What views on Krishna and His interaction Besides Baladeva or Balarama is there for me? It is this question that makes all and sundry with the Jains, let’s not lose sight of Krishna is said to have another deviate from the issues as people are driven by the logic that the fact that from the very beginning, younger brother, Gajasukumar. in the long run, everyone is dead. Well, that does make sense in India they emerged as an impor- Summing up the Jain tradition for the present generation, but there is a need to think of the tant section of Indian society and 8th on Krishna, it can be ascertained that generations to come. History is replete with examples that century BC onwards have con- assigning him the role of the ninth suggest that even monarchs thought of the future and made tributed a good deal of thought Vasudeva and one of the 63 Shalka plans that were strategic and long term in nature. Sher Shah material of Indian civilisation, which Purushas, the Jains — although hav- Suri planted trees on both sides of the Grand Trunk Road, is considered a substantial and gen- however, preserve different lists of tion on Krishna tradition with which ing their rich theological tradition — though he knew it would take years before they grow full uine tradition of the Indian nation. Krishna’s ancestors and descendants. they became conversant and fascinat- could not overlook Shri Krishna’s length. The unfortunate part is that people, in their craving Similarly, the Jain tradition on Besides this, even distorted version of ed. So much so that they could not manifold personae-features so much for power, occupy themselves with next elections rather than Krishna holds great importance for Krishna’s exploits as given in the desist themselves from including so that they included him among the next generation. There is an urgent need for statesman- understanding the arch-type of Mahabharata and the Puranas is Krishna and his brother among their their great persons who were worthy ship in the political dispensation that can address issues of Krishna concept. It is found that the traceable in the Jain sources. 63 great personages of the era whom of their worship and honour, and realpolitik rather than abstractions that charge people for a Jains not only included the Krishna According to the Jains, Jarasamdha’s they cherish with great respect and also assigned him equal status next short while, but do precious little to address the ground real- concept within their religious fold, killer is Krishna and not the Pandava honour. Shri Krishna finds the last to that of the Tirthankara. This Jain ities. As the new Government takes over, there is a need to but also some other cults and beliefs brother Bhima; Krishna used to 68*6 position in their list of great person- contribution towards Krishna con- broach over the basics, the real agenda. As many politics- in their own sect. According to remain disgusted with the Pandavas -?()#4,6+* ages, whom they call “Shalaka cept goes to prove that Krishna’s watchers rightly pointed out, the most serious issue of our some, the Jains were averse to the and for that reason they were forced Purushas”. They know him as appeal was not only confined to the times — climate change — hardly found a mention in the encounters of pastoral Krishna, for by him to leave Hastinapore and ?+8*6+* Vasudeva Keshava, the son of followers of the Vedic-Brahmanic electoral debate. The problem is serious and concerns all of they hardly talk about it, rather, they made to settle far off in south. The -+ +-+ * Vasudeva. Besides, in Jain tradition, tradition, but spread beyond among us. It is the environment, the ecosystem, which sustains life. relish talking about the oldest tradi- Jain sources similarly speak different- Krishna’s 10 forms or incarnations are the non-Brahmanic believers and In the primary class geography books, we used to read about tion on Krishna, which hails him as ly about Krishna’s killer, who was an /+ 6+ +-# also popular along with the notions devotees belonging to other schools its critical nature. Unfortunately, no one is bothered about the Lord of Dwarka and not Gopala anonymous fowler according to the .- - *6 of cowherd Krishna in passing. of thought and discipline like the ecology these days. But the rate at which the mean temper- Krishna. Further for knowing the Puranas, but according to the Jains, Moreover, it is interesting to note that Jains or others. atures are rising and pollutants choking the atmosphere, all Jain tradition on Krishna, the Jain he was Jarakumar or Jarakumar and ? 6-? * the Jains not only agree upon treat- Besides accepting Krishna as one those investments in technology may be rendered ineffec- work such as Jaina Harivansha and happened to be Krishna’s half broth- ing their first Tirthankara as Lord of the nine Vasudevas, the Jains lib- tive. Nature’s disapproval of human ways are already loud other Puranic works have to be tra- er and a Yadava prince like him. Here /+ 6+ +- Vishnu’s great avatara, but even erally extend their support to the view and clear, only we need to read the writing on the wall. versed. These Jain works describe in it seems that the idea of an anony- -,6+*4*+ recast the biography of the 22nd which accepts Krishna as belonging Addressing the sustainability of the ecosystem must then be detail the achievements of Krishna mous hunter killing a God could not Tirthankara Arishtanemi on the pat- to the status of the great chieftains of the topmost item on the agenda of the Government. But it and name him not Krishna but be acceptable to the Jains, so they 6-) *)-6 tern of Krishna Saga and declared the age, and one who had obtained must also be understood that the physical ecosystem is too Vasudeva, as is common practice invented an idea of the killer of -?6,-6 him as the famous prince of Krishna’s supreme glory and was very kind- intricately connected with the social ecosystem. The trees, with the Bhagavatas. Krishna of equal royal rank and sta- Yadava clan and as being related to hearted. Concluding the discussion rivers, land all provide lifeline to the poor also. The plight Similarly, the Jains’ other descrip- tus as that of Krishna. Besides 6+7 ,+ him as his cousin. The Jains also treat on Krishna’s interaction with the of the underprivileged class which, despite the statistical jug- tions of Krishna’s forefathers, Yadavas, Balarama, Krishna’s other nine broth- .- 6+ Krishna’s Preceptor Ghorangirasa as Jains, let us repeat verbatim their glery, comprises a large section of the populace and is no and his last days on Earth are in er are referred to by the Jains along in the Bhagvata tradition on Krishna. belief that “Shri Krishna would appear less responsible for the damage to the environment than the agreement with those of the Puranas, with their father, who is named as - */+ As a preacher of Gita, Krishna in the form of future 12th Tirthankara big industries. It is equally important to think of income gen- likewise, most of the childhood Andhaka-Vrishni. finds a cherished position in the Jain of the next world-period along with eration schemes for the poor and deprived. The rich man’s encounters of Krishna almost find With this general note on the tradition. Among other features of the other members of his family like his greed and the poor man’s need are both equally responsi- similar versions in the Jain sources. transference and innovations in Jain tradition on Krishna, His role as parents, brothers who will also ble. The physical environment and the socio-economic envi- For instance, the Jains also treat Krishna’s personae by the Jains, it the Lord of Dwarka or Raivataka is achieve similar position”. ronment are parts of the same whole. Baladeva or Balaram as Krishna’s may be added that the Jains have pro- most endearing to the Jains. They %      &           6  6     brother and helpmate. 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    $ R(   () am using the word sadhana because I did not find a suit-  =(  $ '+ +2+C+% Iable word for it in English. This Sanskrit word means wor- ndia recently witnessed the quin- considering where they can have win- shipping an idol or an image of quennial festival of democracy — ning candidates based on the caste of God like a photo. It also means Ithe General Elections. Democracy the mass population in that region. In wanting to please God by our has empowered people with choice. It such attempts and in the heat of elec- sincere efforts. Sadhana can be is the right and responsibility of each tions, unnecessary communal tensions done in many ways, like medi- citizen to vote. Almost all systems are aroused by provocative speeches of tation, chanting, just feeling the come with inherent faults, and it is our the leaders, which contribute to build- presence of God, looking at a duty to reduce the faults and increase ing fault lines between various castes murti of God or even a photo. the efficiency of the system. and communities. Atman is beyond There are no restrictions placed any physical conceptions of body like on how you do it as long as it So-called equality: The common peo- caste, religion, or nationality. Spiritual helps in becoming God-con- ple vote to elect the next Government. people identity unity among this scious. Some people regularly Every vote counts and adds or subtracts external diversity on the spiritual read spiritual texts. chances of winning or losing the elec- platform. This unity helps them give Such sadhana has enormous tion. Candidates who receive maxi- up external differences. benefits. I am detailing many of mum votes come to power. The votes them herein, some of them I of learned and ignorant are given equal Winning chances than performance: have experienced; these benefits preference. In a society where along While selecting candidates, many accrue only gradually. What is with the innocent population, there are times, the winning ability is prioritised our experience? That superior people like criminals, hate-mongers, over performance capability and char- benefit takes time in coming. do sadhana not how, because ous problem worldwide. ates better. Remember no one is addicts, abusers, debauchees, how can making contributions, make them acter assessments. Even criminals get Once we get started, momentum being able to do regular sadhana One realises spiritual truths. exempt from suffering. One we expect them to cast their vote for lazy and always waiting for such kind tickets to fight elections if they have will build slowly. As we begin to qualifies us for God’s grace. Personally, I have been very must tolerate what cannot be the Government which will act in a of largesse. Spirituality teaches us to a higher chance of winning. Scriptures experience the benefits of doing I begin with the great ben- fortunate in this regard. The cos- avoided. (2.14) If someone comes direction they may not like? It is like look beyond the immediate good. are torchlights which highlight what the sadhana, we will fall in love with efit of being freed from negative mic design begins to be revealed to God consciousness, some- an insincere student wishing to have Austerity, which is an integral part of desirable traits are and what aren’t. The God but that will take time. Life emotions. Of course, this hap- to us. This is a great boon; we how, anyhow, God will give the a strict class teacher. Generally, this cat- spirituality, is about voluntarily giving torchbearer of truth can’t be deceived will become smoother. Not that pens gradually only but one can know how we are placed vis-à- strength to be able to continue to egory of people will try to find a leader up certain pleasurable things for bet- by criminals hiding within the system. one will be freed from all trou- never underestimate this boon. vis the creation. We learn about do so. Steady sadhana will ensure who matches their narrative of life. ter spiritual prospects. Spirituality bles, because that never happens One is freed from debilitating what we need to do to get all that it. I can vouch for it. Faith will Spirituality teaches people to sober up teaches that we are eternal beings, Shifts in ideologies: Opportunism in this impermanent place of fears related to one’s body, near God has to offer like guidance, become stronger steadily. in life and helps them overcome their atman, and spiritual happiness comes trumps ideological integrity. People miseries. (Gita 8.15) Most and dear ones, material posses- help, shakti/bala, security, peace, In conclusion, I will state negative habits. Such trained populace when we disengage our senses from shift their ideologies for desirable importantly, one will begin to sions, etc. Even a habitual wor- happiness, support, etc. All we that we, small souls, are pro- can definitely give better candidates, flickering pleasures of this world to the perks. Voters get deceived if after the enjoy life in various ways. God rier can hope to be rid of this need to do is take God’s shelter grammed to be highly self-cen- who can represent them and do bet- service of God. In this way, people elections, elected candidates switch to helps us realise that ultimately painful habit. One can sleep bet- in all respects. Not only is the tered, but most people don’t ter for society. experience higher inner bliss and they or align with the parties with opposite life is meant to be enjoyed only. ter as anxiety will not affect that next birth guaranteed to be realise where their self-interest are able to develop distaste for imme- ideology. Spiritual people don’t have Initially, sadhana may appear much. Living in the material superior but the possibility of the lies. It is in Vasudeva, who is Populist measures: People go by what diate pleasures, which often rob peo- egoistic hollow attachments to their ide- difficult to do but it doesn’t world in material bodies, it is present life ending badly is also everything. (7.19) We must is good for their immediate future than ple of their valuable health, wealth, and ologies, but they have reasons for have to be. One should customise impossible to be completely rid eliminated. (6.40) realise that we are small and, in long-term benefits. The populist mea- character. Such people won’t go for things they value as sacred. In this way, for self because doing sadhana is of anxiety, but it becomes man- Connected with God, phys- the ultimate sense, quite helpless, sures corrode the economy in terms of temporary populist measures, but will spirituality can definitely help strength- important, not how it is done. ageable. And the mental facul- ical health becomes a beneficia- and it is in our best interest to investment in wrong things, burden on see the greater, long-term good for all. en the democratic system for the ben- God has given us multiple ty of such practitioners remains ry, because one comes under surrender to God. Regular sad- financial institutions like banks, efit of the people in general. options. We can choose our pos- sound till the end of life. What Lord’s care. Even family mem- hana will take us there. degrades the attitude of people who Casteism: Parties place their candi- %        &  ture, sitting down or even lying a boon this is when mental bers, ie the near and dear ones, 5         always want to take from the state than dates based on the caste arithmetic, "    2    )&"27 * down. The idea is to be able to health is becoming a very seri- get the ripple effect. One toler-      E!0      uvitiut  R      

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This terror methodology Committee at the United most prized and special rela- the Mumbai terror attacks and COMCAST is another instance 1989(2011) and 2253(2015). Resolution No. 1267. refers to the idiom that nodes Nations. Thus, the long French tionship and both the nations the recent outage on Uri and of placing unprecedented pres- The United Nations Afghanistan might be the cen- can be construed as the urban leave of the terror mongers has are moving towards full- Pulwama, and the Indian sure on Islamabad to disman- Sanctions Committee has tre of the sanctions regime but centres, shopping malls along been curtailed by the United fledged alliance. Specially in the response in Balakot in tle its terror infrastructure, declared, “The entry specified the extended overarch of with the energy depots in any Nations. Even peacenik nations context of counter-terror coop- Pakistan. The impunity with primarily directed at India. below includes ISIL(Da’esh) counter-terror mechanisms receptacle nation. On the other have to absolve themselves of eration, both the nations have which terror leaders such as Also, the US has initiated a and Al Qaida Sanctions among comprise the terror spectacle hand, the internodes are the the globally infused guilt of attempted a clearly delineated Hafiz Sayeed and Masood move to invite India to play a the list of individuals and enti- spreadeagling across the Indian vast swathes of highways, rail- being hard nosed with the ter- definition of terrorism and Azhar roam around Pakistan more active role in the insur- ties subject to the assets freeze, and South Asian region. Early ways and air routes which con- ror mongers in their infested sought recourse to the United mobilising jehad against the gency ridden Afghanistan and travel ban and arms embargo on, the United States sought nect these sequestered nodes of terrains and populations. The Nations mechanism. imagined Indian excesses has what is required is a heady set out in paragraph 1 of irreversible action on the population and attendant infra- United States issued a much The UN mechanism com- already been commented upon response by the Indian inter- Security Council resolution scourge of terror in South Asia structure. needed warning to Pakistan prises aiding the less resourced by scholars and media alike. locutors. Thus, countering ter- 2368 (2017), and adopted and India. The US office of Thus, terrorists world over Prime Minister Imran Khan and developing nations in tech- Pakistan’s deep state has always ror in a manner reflects the under Chapter VII of the Foreign Assets control has now utilise the state infra- during the Pulwama incident nology and training in the war contested that its territory and American gumption and the Charter of the United Nations.” included the name of a few ter- structure to randomise the life which enervated Rawalpindi against terror. As an attendant resources are the hotbeds of Indian capacity to spread its This is what the United Nations ror financial facilitators which   $$&G?$& and support systems of civili- and Islamabad and secured fact, in the aftermath of the terror training. But facts speak arms to the region with New official web release declares in reflects the political will on the sational hubs and Defense blink quick release of Wing September 11 attacks, nations otherwise. The US has been Delhi playing a global role in its May 1, 2019 release. part of the US to initiate a facilities in India and South Commander Abhinandan in are required to submit an pro-active with US Marines taking to task the terror machi- The United Nations doughty mode of combat Asia, both being the staple the throes of a dogfight. annual report to the UN attacking terrorist hotbeds in nation directed against India, in Security Council Resolution against the global terror infra- targets of jehadi terrorism. There was a time in the Security Council in order to the Af-Pak region with heavy the name of jehad for the State no. 1267 passed in 2019 structure. The argument that The manner in which the early nineties that then US monitor the still evolving glob- bombs termed as MOAB, the of Jammu & Kashmir. explains its concerns as, India is provoking a war by iso- United States, the United Assistant Secretary of State for al mechanism of countering mother of all bombs. The US Thus, the US also through “Recalling the relevant inter- lating Pakistan is a dysfunc- Kingdom and France have ably South Asia Robin Raphael terror and its global machina- has delayed the selling of its new immigration policy national counter-terrorism tional approach, which only sustained India’s impetus to would ask India while visiting tion. The recent decision in the weaponry to Pakistan on the has outlawed illegal entry from conventions and in particular reflects the sympathy and enlist Jaish-e-Mohammad chief New Delhi about the imagined heady portals of the UN charges of sponsoring terror nations such as Pakistan to its the obligations of parties to empathy for the ministrations Maulana Masood Azhar as a theme of human rights abuses Security Council to list Masood and has always been following homeland, that is, American those conventions to extradite of global terror and nothing global terrorist speaks volumes by the Indian security forces in Azhar as a global terrorist is the diplomatic line of seeking territory; it is more than a sym- or prosecute terrorists, strong- more. about the success of New South Asia. Since the advent of one of the initial mechanisms and demanding qualified evi- bolic impetus and a fillip to the ly condemning the continuing Delhi’s counter-terror diplo- the present world politics, the of the UN body aided by dence from Islamabad that it Indian stance on countering use of Afghan territory, espe- (The writer teaches macy with the recently consti- tide has turned the other way. American support to amelio- has not aided the terror drag- and targeting cross-border and cially areas controlled by the International Relations at tuted United Nations Security Now, President Trump calls the rate the concerns of New Delhi, net in the region and in India. other phoenix like ides of ter- Taliban, for the sheltering and Indian Institute of Public Council Resolution No. 1267 Indo-US relationship as the especially in the aftermath of The American legislation rorism. There is a whole body training of terrorists and plan- Administration, Delhi)

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locked from pursuing his polit- Spaniards vote on it. Parliament,” he said, because that conservative JxCat party were elect- Bical crusade in Spain’s parlia- Junqueras spoke via video con- would allow him rejoin former col- ed last month to a new, fragment- ment, the most prominent jailed ference from a jail on the outskirts leagues in the bloc’s assembly and ed Spanish lower house, along with leader of Catalonia’s separatist of Madrid shortly before the wide- “explain to them firsthand the deep another colleague who won a seat movement is vowing to take his fight ly expected announcement that he injustice that innocent people are in in the Spanish Senate. to the European Parliament. would be suspended as a Spanish prison.” Spain’s Supreme Court granted The lower chamber of Spain’s lawmaker. If he succeeds in becoming a them permission earlier this week Parliament on Friday suspended Speaker Meritxell Batet parliament member, Junqueras to attend — escorted by police — Oriol Junqueras and three col- announced that the governing body plans to launch a largely symbolic the opening parliamentary sessions leagues from their recently gained of the Congress of Deputies had candidacy to become European of the new legislative term. While seats as national lawmakers because ruled for the suspension in line with Commission president as the con- Junqueras has made clear that he they are currently in jail during an the country’s criminal code, which tender for the European Free wants to give up his seat to anoth- ongoing trial at Spain’s Supreme bans those indicted for rebellion or Alliance, a grouping of small region- er member of his left-wing separatist Court. They face up to 25 years in terrorism-related charges and in al and separatist parties from across ERC party, all eyes in Spain are prison for rebellion charges that preventive custody from holding Europe, including Scottish, Flemish on what the three JxCat politicians stem from a banned referendum public office. and Corsican nationalists. will do. and an independence declaration But the 50-year-old former While Junqueras said that if his Deciding to accept the suspen- made by the separatist-controlled number 2 of the Catalan regional attempt to become a European law- sion but not giving up their seats Catalan government in late 2017. Government, who was previously a maker is blocked he will appeal it in and leaving them empty would But Junqueras is also running European lawmaker between 2009 court, Puigdemont faces even alter the number of deputies need- for the European Parliament in and 2012, told AP that the suspen- greater potential challenges to join ed to form the next Spanish gov- elections that take place on Sunday, sion in Spain doesn’t affect him him in the continental legislature. ernment. Caretaker Prime Minister and polls say that he and his former because he was planning to give up According to an internal report Pedro Sánchez’s Socialist party won boss, Carles Puigdemont, who his seat anyway: Members of the by the European Parliament’s legal April 28 national elections but fell unlike Junqueras fled the country to European Parliament can’t hold services that the AP has had access short of a majority and will need avoid arrest, have a high chance of certain public offices in their home to, Puigdemont would have to support to form a government. being elected. countries. return to Spain to be officially When not attending trial as a Even so, the Catalan separatists Junqueras is the lead candidate included in the list of its elected defendant, Junqueras, a historian, face several legal hurdles to be in the European elections of Ahora European lawmakers and thereby says he spends his time at the Soto sworn in as European lawmakers. Republicans, a coalition of a Catalan face arrest. del Real prison writing a collection “The sole fact that a European and other small regionalist parties Despite the chaos caused by the of stories for his son and daughter, lawmaker and a candidate to the in Spain. 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Junqueras and three go through what their father has.” The Spanish Government has pendent courts according to legal in the country, but the only way to the secession of a region unless all pleasure to return to the European fellow separatists from Puigdemont’s Courtesy: AP     -- -?76Q?+7-) +.6+86+ - 6- 6+ 7++ Q8*+8 €axu€ ! 66?-676 -? *6 +.76QQ6 

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