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he exit polls have predict- Ted that the BJP will retain power with a bigger mandate in — where it is in alliance with the Shiv Sena — and Haryana. All the exit polls, conduct- ed by various media houses and poll agencies, have ruled out any possibility of political rivals posing a challenge to the BJP in Haryana and the BJP-Shiv Sena alliance in Maharashtra. Haryana and Maharashtra reg- istered 65.5 per cent and 60.25 per cent polling respectively on Monday. Some of the exit polls indi- cated that BJP on its own may reach the majority figure of 145 in Maharashtra on its own with CNN-News18-IPSOS pre- dicting 243 seats for the BJP- Shiv Sena alliance with the BJP winning 141 and Shiv Sena 102 seats in the 288-member Assembly. Today-Axis predicted between 166 and 194 seats for the alliance in Maharashtra. CNN-News18-IPSOS has restricted political rivals the Congress-NCP combine in Maharashtra to 41 seats, while CNN-News 18-IPSOS pre- suggest the BJP’s facile success emerging as the single largest Chief Minister (Manohar Lal India Today-Axis exit poll pro- dicted 75 seats for the BJP, 10 in Maharashtra may whittle party with 122 seats and 27.8 Khattar) in the Jat land of jected Congress-NCP alliance for the Congress, and zero for down the influence of its taci- per cent vote share. The Shiv Haryana is likely to pay divi- to win 72-90 seats in the State. the INLD. Other parties in turn ally Shiv Sena which until Sena came second with 63 dends. Fadnavis was the only counter the criticism of dom- strategies of cultivating the Abhay Chautala. Dushyant The ABP-C Voter predicted Haryana are projected to win the fag-end of the campaign seats and 19.3 per cent votes. Brahmin in his Cabinet and inant Maratha political lobbies, dominant communities. floated his own party, the 204 seats for the BJP-Shiv Sena anywhere from 8 to 12 seats, was questioning the confi- The Congress and the NCP only the second Brahmin to Fadnavis and his party roped in The meteoric rise of the Jannayak (JJP), and 69 for the Congress-NCP according to various exit-polls. dence of Chief Minister came third and fourth with 42 occupy the CM post in a scion of Chhatrapati Shivaji BJP in Haryana also coincides which managed to win 4.9 per in Maharashtra. The ABP-C Voter fore- vis-à-vis and 41 seats respectively. Maharashtra. The first was late by nominating Sambhaji Raje with the fall of the INLD and cent of the votes in the 2019 In the 90-member Haryana casted that the BJP will improve the Congress-NCP alliance. It is the first time that the Manohar Joshi of the Sena. to the Rajya Sabha in 2016. its subsequent breakup. Before elections, and is Assembly, the BJP is predicted its 2014 results by winning 72 The BJP and the Shiv Sena BJP’s strategy of projecting a Of the total 18 Chief Therefore, the successive 2019 Lok Sabha elections, contesting Assembly poll sep- to win maximum 80 seats seats, while the Congress will had fought the 2014 Brahmin Chief Minister Ministers that Maharashtra has victory of the BJP in the two INLD leader Dushyant arately. Exit poll of Republic TV while an average of all exit polls bag only 8 seats in Haryana. Maharashtra Assembly elec- (Fadnavis) in the Maratha land had till date, 12 were from the caste-conscious States may Chautala was expelled from the projects the JJP to win 5 to 9 indicated 66 seats for the party. A majority of exit polls tions separately with the BJP of Maharashtra, and a non-Jat Maratha community. As to change conventional poll party after a fight with his uncle seats in Haryana. hief Minister Kamal Nath Cmet the Union Minister for Home in New Delhi ing it is tantamount to “putting major fire broke out at the on Monday. Kamal Nath a ticket” on visiting the historic AGolden Gate hotel in the informed him about the dam- gurdwara. Pakistan is expected Vijay Nagar area of Indore on age caused by the floods due to to earn up to 258 crore — Monday. Fire tenders were the excessive rainfall in many about Pakistani 571 crore — quickly dispatched and the districts of the State. per annum from pilgrims vis- blaze has been extinguished. The Chief Minister asked iting Darbar Sahib in An unknown number of peo- the Union Home Minister for Kartarpur, the final resting ple were inside the four-storey early release of relief amount of place of founder of Sikhism hotel when the fire erupted and Rs 6,621.28 crore from the the corridor on Wednesday,” Guru Nanak Dev, officials said have all been safely evacuated National Disaster Relief Fund the MEA said. on Monday. by emergency personnel. for immediate help of the farm- Union Minister Harsimrat The Government has taken As a precaution, people in ers and other affected people. ndia on Monday said it is Kaur Badal has slammed the initiative to put in place a nearby building were also In a memorandum sub- Iready to sign an agreement Pakistan for its insistence on state-of-the-art infrastructure evacuated. "There is no infor- mitted to the Union Home with Pakistan on October 23 charging devotees for visiting and open the Kartarpur Sahib mation of any casualty so far," Minister, the Chief Minister for the operationalisation of the Kartarpur Sahib Gurdwara, Corridor on the auspicious Mahendra Singh Chauhan, Kamal Nath said that more than Kartarpur corridor, even as it saying the neighbouring occasion of the 550th birth Deputy Commissioner of the 55 lakh farmers and common expressed “disappointment” country has made a “business anniversary of Guru Nanak so Municipal Corporation' told, people have been affected due over Islamabad’s insistence on out of faith”. that pilgrims from India and adding that there were 25 rooms to the floods. The infrastructure levying $20 service fee per pil- “The $20 fee charged by those holding overseas citizen in the hotel. The cause for the has also suffered a big damage. grim and asked it to reconsid- Pak for Kartarpur Sahib dar- of India card can undertake fire has yet to be established. He further said that the state has Minister Kamal Nath had also tricts of the state between 14 er its decision. shan is atrocious. How will a visit to the holy Gurudwara In visuals of the massive received more than 46 percent given details of the damage and 16 October. “In view of the long pend- poor devotee pay this amount? Kartarpur Sahib in Pakistan, fire, the entire front of the hotel rainfall than normal. Out of 52 caused by the excessive rainfall The Chief Minister said ing demand of the pilgrims to Pakistan has made a business the Ministry of External Affairs is on fire, with plumes of districts of the state, 20 districts and floods to the Prime that after the assessment, now have visa-free access to out of faith. @ImranKhanPTI’s said in a statement. smoke billowing all around. In received 60 percent more rain- Minister . At the Union Government should Gurudwara Kartarpur Sahib statement that this fee will “It is a matter of disap- another image, the front door fall than normal. All the crops the instance of Kamal Nath, the immediately provide relief fund and in the interest of opera- boost Pak’s economy & result pointment that while under- has been destroyed and a fierce of the farmers have been badly Prime Minister got the damage to the State Government, so tionalisation of the corridor in in earning foreign exchange is standing has been reached on blaze appears to have con- damaged. He put forth a caused by the excessive rainfall that the losses suffered by all time before the Guru Nanak’s highly shameful,” Harsimrat most of the elements for facil- sumed the interior. A medium- demand for listing the tragedy assessed again by the Central the affected people, especially birth anniversary on said a tweet. itating the visit of pilgrims sized truck and a tractor, with caused by excessive rains in the Study Team. the farmers could be compen- November 12, the Earlier, Punjab Chief from India, Pakistan continues what appear to be water tanks state in the category of a seri- The study team has sub- sated. The Union Minister for Government on Monday con- Minister Amarinder Singh had to insist on levying a service fee in tow, can be seen standing ous disaster. mitted its report to the Union Home Amit Shah assured the veyed that India would be also lashed out at Pakistan for of $20 per pilgrim per visit,” the outside the hotel, which stands It may be mentioned that Government after assessing Chief Minister of all possible ready to sign the agreement on demanding service charge, say- MEA said. on a crowded road. on October 04, 2019, the Chief the damage caused in 16 dis- help. go medical test before under- winter and lack of oxygen. taking the arduous journey. Making the important ommoners can now visit The temperatures there announcement about the CSiachen glacier, the world’s vary from minus 10 to minus Siachen, Singh said it is “now highest battlefield, as tourists 40 degrees Celsius and the open” to tourists, after inau- Jhabua assembly, around 2.77 and get a feel of how the troops have been guarding gurating a strategically impor- lakh voters are registered, who Armed Forces guard this strate- posts at heights ranging from tant bridge on the Shyok river oting for tribal-dominated will cast their votes at 356 gically important sector despite 16,000 feet to 24,000 feet since in eastern Ladakh. Vareas picked up after a polling booths including 34 in extreme weather conditions 1984. More than 1,000 Indian “From Siachen base camp slow start and the final percent Alirajpur district. and inhospitable terrain. soldiers have died there since to Kumar post, the entire area till 5 pm was recorded at 61.9 Voting for Jhabua assembly Defence Minister Rajnath then and most of the casual- has been opened for tourism per cent. seat was necessitated after sit- Singh on Monday announced ties took place due to weath- purposes,” he tweeted. Better A total of 56.64 per cent ting BJP MLA GS Damor was the glacier is now “open” to er and avalanches. However, connectivity in Ladakh would polling was recorded till 3 pm elected to Lok Sabha from tourists and they can trek from the trekkers were taken certainly bring tourists in large during Jhabua assembly bypoll. Jhabua-Ratlam seat in last gen- the base camp to Kumar post. through a guided route from numbers, he said in another This is for the first that the con- eral elections. The Army earlier used to Siachen base camp to Kumar tweet. stituency is seeing a bypoll after For Congress, CM Kamal organise such treks for civilians post. The Indian Army had pro- its formation. Voting for Jhabua Nath held three public meet- annually but it was suspended The base camp is at a posed some months back bypoll started at 7am on ings while former chief minis- two years back due to logisti- height of 12,000 feet while the opening up of the glacier to Monday and will conclude 5 ter cal and operational issues. The Kumar post is at an altitude of masses to let them appreciate pm. Apart from BJP and addressed seven public meet- one-month long trek used to 16,000 feet. Given the nature of the working conditions of the Congress, three candidates ings for BJP during 15 days of take place intermittently due to the terrain, the trekkers were troops, officials said and the including a rebel from the campaigning that concluded on harsh weather conditions and put through a three-phase Government later gave safrron party are in the fray. In Saturday. all the trekkers had to under- acclimatisation due to harsh the nod.

he Kala Rang Inter School o maintain law TCompetition concluded Tand order in here on Monday at Sharda the State capital Vihar. during the festi- In this competition, the vals 5513 police iplani children from various schools personnel and Ppolice displayed their art and took officials have been booked a 20- the interest of their gurus and deployed across year-old youth judges. The competition took the State capital at on the charge place in three categories. checking points. of allegedly Sarvaraj Hussain in For making sexually singing, Umesh Tarkaswar in proper arrange- assaulting a music and Trishna in dance ment of security minor girl and threatening her victim accompanied him and selected the art of the con- state capital has of life at Anand Nagar on took her to his friend’s house in testants in the judging of the been divided into Sunday. The incident came to Anand Nagar. After commit- programme. eight parts for fore after the victim got preg- ting the heinous crime the The programme was security. Outer nant and a complaint was accused threatened her with inaugurated by Shasibhai security system lodged with the police. dire consequence if the victim Seth, President of Sharda would be vigil by The accused Arjun alias informed to her family and Vihar School Public Welfare Khajuri, Misrod, Ratibad, square, Kaliyasot, depot, would be vigil by 523 police- Raman Rajput was booked after police about the incident. He Committee, Hitand Sharma He further said that it is gramme of Sharda Vihar. Parwalia, Sukhisewania, Kalisot and for these point men. a complaint was lodged by the continued to sexually exploit Sharma Organisation more important to give your After giving sponteneous Bilkhiria, Kolar and Berasia 689 policemen would be Continuous patrolling will victim with the Piplani police. her. A few days ago she report- Minister, Madhya Pradesh best than the first, second and performance Riya Chadhari police stations where 414 per- deployed. be done at 93 places of the state The accused Arjun alias Raman ed pain in stomach and when Province, Ajay Shivhare, third appearance in the com- won first prize in Solo acting sonnel and officers are Among other parts 124 capital. A total of 810 police- Rajput is first year student of checked she was found preg- Manager of Sharda Vihar and petition. competition. In Couple and deployed. permanent points have been men would deliver this duty. At BCom who came into contact nant. Rajesh Tiwari, Principal. On this occasion, the group competition Sangeet For maintaining the inter- installed. Thus, the total 4 Railway stations Bhopal, with the victim on Facebook The victim along with the The chief guest of the manager of Sharda Vihar Pratham, Aaya Anmol nal security 17 check points strength of the state capital’s Habibganj, Misrod and and later developed relationship family members lodged a com- programme was Rajiv Verma, Ajay Shivhare said that as Surmaiya won prizes. In have been established at pickets system is 2604. Bairagarh and 3 bus stands in with her. Later the accused plaint with the Koh-e-Fiza a well-known artist in the Rajiv said that winning in the solo dance competition squares which are entry and The important and sensi- state capital 165 policemen accompanied the victim to his police as the victim lives in film industry. competition is not impor- Yogita Patil won first prize. exit points, the square are tive 13 locations Peergate, would be deployed. friend’s room in Anand Nagar Koh-e-Fiza. Later the case was The chief guest of the tant, how much you are con- In the group dance com- Chanchal at Bairgarh, Asharam Itwara, Budhwara, Bhopal, In view of the security of where he raped her. transferred to Piplani police event, Rajeev Verma said that tributing your artist in that petition, Ishisa professional trisection, Eitkhedi Bypass, Talkies, Nadra Bus Stand, DIG law and order 4 police arrest The victim who is a Class station where after the prelim- all the contestants, artists competition. He thanked all school won the prize. Karond, Bhanpur, Chopda Bungalow square, Polytechnic parties comprising 200 police- 7 student of a private school in inary investigation a case under and their parents who par- the artists who were a part of The contestants who bypass, Ayodhyanagar, Kokta square, Lily Talkies, Jhinsi, men are made which would be her complaint stated that on the Section 376, 506 of the IPC and ticipated in this competition this competition. At the same came first in the competition Bypass, Katara bypass, Prabhat Petrol Pump, Board stationed at Board Office day of incident Raman accom- sections of Protection of and also their parents who time, he thanked Rajiv that he won cash prize of Rs 10,000 Bagsewania, Gulmohar, Kolar Office, Roshanpura, Qazi square, Roshanpura, Peergate panied victim for outing and Children from Sexual Offences have motivated their chil- took out his precious time and Rs 15,000 in the group river, Chunbhatti, Bhadbhada Camp has been set up which and Nadra Bus Stand. unaware of the ill intentions the act 2012 was registered. dren. and participated in this pro- and were also given a shield. Government of India. Along with Bank of Maharashtra perature was recorded at 20.7 n the occasion of other Public Sector Banks, degree Celsius and was 2.6 OCustomer ‘Meet and Loan Private banks, NBFC, dealers ittle comfort was felt in the degree Celsius above the nor- Disbursement Programme’ of financing vehicles and houses Lweather which remained mal temperature. Bank of Maharashtra Bhopal would also participate in the same as Sunday except rainfall Jabalpur and Hoshangabad region loan sanction letters of programme. which failed to pour. Weather divisions recorded rainfall Rs 20 crores were provided to For start-ups also loan condition during the day was while few parts of Indore, the customers organised at could be availed. The pro- pleasant in the State capital on Rewa, Shahdol and Bhopal Ravindra Bhawan in the state gramme is part of systematic Max Fashion launched its third store in Bhopal, at Kolar Road Monday. divisions recorded rainfall in capital on Monday. bank reform process which is near Hotel Sandalwood. On the occasion, Rajib Mukherjee, AVP A few regions of the State the past 24 hours. For providing loans to cus- projected to reach to the cus- - East & Central India said, “We are extremely excited to launch recorded rainfall in the past 24 For the second consecutive tomer of Retail, Agriculture tomers. our 3rd store in Bhopal & 47th store in East & Central India region hours. Kevlari recorded 4 cm of day Hoshangabad division and Small and Medium In the current market sit- which is undoubtedly a huge market for us. Looking at geo- rainfall, Nainpura, Mandla recorded significant dip in the Enterprises (MSME) sector uation it would provide help graphical penetration of our stores is one of our key focus areas.” recorded 3 cm of rainfall, day temperatures while Indore, outreach programme in 8 dis- businesses to prepare for the “This is a huge landmark for us, we believe the market is ideal Malajkhand, Seoni, Sohagpur Rewa, Shahdol and Bhopal tricts of 4 states Gujarat, Uttar festive season and in the same for our brand which sets the newest styles and trends. Max Parisar-Jabalpur, Table-Tennis, and Pushparajgarh recorded 2 also witnessed dip in temper- Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and manner consumers would be Fashion is the only brand which works on an eight-season cycle, Badminton and Squash facili- cm of rainfall. atures. Telangana. The programme provided with cash balancing which is as quick as 45 days per season, thus curating unimag- n order to groom sports tal- ty at Kanya Khel Parisar of Cloud cover continued to The highest day tempera- has been organised to fulfill the system to grow. inable number of style annually which is unmatched by any fash- Ients of tribal students of the Dahi of District Dhar. be witnessed making the con- ture was recorded at 30 degree demand during the ongoing Customers would be ion player in the world. state, 23 sports complexes are Besides, arrangement is ditions cold throughout the Celsius in Gwalior, Shivpuri festive season. encouraged to use digital mode run by the Tribal Welfare being made for coaching of day. Temperatures would dip and Sheopur while Betul con- The programme which of payments and information Department. These include 17 international level archery after the system would fade tinued to record the lowest would span for two days of social security schemes Under the aegis of Vigilance Department of BHEL Bhopal boys and 6 girls sports com- at Kanya Khel Parisar of away and clear sky conditions night temperature at 15 degree October 21 and 22 MSME, would be provided. and BHEL Shiksha Mandal, an essay competition was held in plexes. These complexes are Jhabua. In these selected would prevail in the next 48 Celsius. retail, retail, vehicle, housing, Pradeep Mishra, DGM Jawaharlal Nehru Higher Secondary School, on Monday, on the fully residential. In each sports sports complexes, a provision hours, said weatherman on According to the forecast education and personal would Planning Bank of Maharashtra, theme ‘Integrity – A Way of Life’. Principal Shraddha Muzumdar complex, 100 seats are has been made to give Rs Sunday. day and night temperature be sanctioned immediately. Zonal Manager Bank of welcomed the guests. AGM & HOD (Vigilance) Amit Sharma, approved for the students. 6,000 month scholarship to The state capital witnessed would be witnessed around It is a good opportunity for Maharashtra Alok Das, Field in his address, shed light on the purpose and importance of cel- The Department has taken each student. day temperature at 27.2 degree 27 and 19 degree Celsius developing and expanding MD SD Mahurkar, CGM ebrating vigilance awareness week. On this occasion, BHEL’s GM a decision to provide sports The scheme to give awards Celsius which was 5 degree respectively on Tuesday. The business by availing loan under NABARD SK Bansal and FGM (Hydro) PK Mishra, distributed prizes to the winning students. facilities of international stan- to encourage tribal players is Celsius below the normal tem- weather conditions would the Outreach Programme PNB PK Jain were present on In his address, he said that if we inculcate values of Integrity from dard in 7 sports complexes out also being executed by the perature while the night tem- remain partially clouded. which is unique initiative by the occasion. childhood, then we will be able to bring a big change in society. of the existing sports com- Department of Tribal Welfare. Pankaj Jha, DGM (Vigilance) proposed the vote of thanks. Other plexes. In these sports com- A provision has been made to senior officials of BHEL SB Singh AGM (HSS) and Vice-President plexes, tribal students will be give Rs 21,000 to the first BSM, Sanjay Dhavle AGM (Vigilance) and BN Choudhary Sr provided with special coaching prize-winning player at the Engr (Vigilance) were also present on this occasion. Master facilities for national and inter- national level and Rs 10,000 to Saurabh Tiwari of Vivekanand Vidyapeeth and Neha Banwari national level sports competi- each player of the group sports of JLN School won the 1st prize in Hindi and English Essays tions. event. Players bagging the sec- respectively. Kids of JLN Primary school performed a beautiful The 7 sports complexes, ond prize in an individual skit on the theme of Integrity. After the program a rally on vig- where international level sports sports will be given Rs 15,000 ilance awareness was also taken out, in which, students and teach- facilities would be made avail- and Rs 7,000 to each player ers participated with enthusiasm. able include Balak Khel Parisar- under the group event. Indore for athletics, swimming Similarly, a provision has and diving, facility of Athletics been made to give Rs 11,000 on For educating and imparting knowledge on alternate ther- at Balak Khel Parisar-Sheopur, bagging the third prize in indi- apies, a special informative session on Pranic Healing CRISP was Climbing and Bouldering facil- vidual event and Rs 5,000 to conducted through practitioner Neha Chaturvedi (Kolkata) & ity at Balak Khel Parisar - each player on bagging the Pooja Jaiswal for its in-house staff. The basic objective of the ses- Shahdol, Cycling at Kanya Khel third prize under a group event. sion was to educate and dissimenate information about alternate methods of reducing stress and bodily ailments so that it leads to stress and ailment free life. The expert session included demon- stration of the ancient technique of Pranic Healing for reduc- tion of stress & other ailments. The expert session was conducted in CRISP campus for which the Chief Executive Officer of CRISP, Sh. Mukesh Sharma has extended his full support. At the con- clusion of the session, vote of thanks was given by Rajesh Maheshwari (Chief Marketing Officer) CRISP, Bhopal, men- tioning that CRISP continuously offers need based training and development interventions to improve the performance and effi- ciency of its staff and plans to conduct the same in future. The special court here on Monday ordered to seize the plot number 138 and 139 industrial area 2 Dewas and Alchemist remedies medicine factory Rs 7721170 with addi- tional construction of Rs 1281975 machinery worth Rs 4500000 raw material and stock packing and other material Rs 273500 Dairy farm in Bilawali including land worth Rs 5115756, agri- cultural land 2.160 hectare and Rs 5.8 lakh cash, Rs 349050 deposits in bank and post offices and Rs 1518552 fixed deposits. A Lokayukta raid was conducted on accused Shivdatt Pandey, Deputy Director, Horticulture department Indore on January 11, 2011. The house 346 FH scheme number 54 Vijaynagar was searched and an inventory was prepared against Shivdatt Pandey, Ranjana Pandey, Amber Pandey and Avani Pandey and an application was produced in the special court 02 Indore for confiscating their property under section 13 (1).

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Without their Gwalior has been 32-year-old man committed committed suicide but reason active participation it is not worsening due to suicide by hanging with the remained unclear. Statement possible to foster the idea of the encroach- ceiling at his house in of family members are yet to development. ment of the roads Bhoipura under Talaiya police be recorded which could help Tandon said that due to the and footpaths by station area on Sunday. in revealing the reason. discipline and fraternity of the the hawkers. With Deepavali places use the footpaths to dis- Police said that the The police have registered peace loving people of the around the corner the traffic in play their items, causing dis- deceased Rashid Ahmed a case under section 174 of the state, our state has gained cred- these places has gone downhill tress to pedestrians who spill committed suicide at his CrPC and started further ibility in the country today. We as people stop right in the mid- onto the main roads, causing house. The deceased used to investigation. In another case are all one despite cultural dle of the roads to buy items traffic jams. The DC said that work as tailor. In the initial a 40-old-man was electrocut- diversity. To maintain this while some customers use the footpaths are meant for pedes- investigation the family mem- ed after he came into contact atmosphere, the common man remaining part of the roads to trians and that the adminis- bers told police that wife of water motor pump at his should become an ally of the park their vehicles. tration will take all steps to deceased was living with her house in Ratan Colony on police. Despite several drives by keep it that way. parents after having dispute Sunday. The Governor said that the District Administration, The Chaudhary further with deceased. According to the police the police department will have the Municipal Corporation said that hectic work is going On Saturday Rashid had the deceased Thaan Singh to continue making better and the Traffic Police to remove on to make the city a Smart gone to bring his wife and was electrocuted and was efforts to maintain law and that there should be no injus- lives for the country. He said cials/ employees who sacri- the encroachments, the situa- City and assured that all steps children back but she refused rushed to a nearby hospital order situation. He lauded the tice towards innocent persons that on October 21, 1959, a ficed their lives from tion has not improved. The will be taken to remove all to return and Rashid com- where he was declared dead. police department for law and and that the general public feels patrolling team of the Central September 1, 2018 to August removal of encroachments on encroachments from the pave- mitted suicide on Sunday. Police were informed and order, achievements, quick safe. Expressing gratitude to the Reserve Police Force (CRPF) 31, 2019 was read and they the roads seems an uphill task ments. The DC also asked the Body was sent for the on the receipt of the infor- investigation of crimes and families of the martyred police- was ambushed by Chinese were offered floral tributes. as the number of roadside shopkeepers to remove their post mortem after the pre- mation a police team reached the rise in number of cases in men, the Governor said that troops at Hot Springs in The Governor met the families vendors, food stalls and items from the footpaths, fail- liminary investigation. The the spot and started investi- which the accused have been they should not feel them- Ladakh. In this encounter, ten of head constable of the state makeshift shops increase day ing which strict action will be police have registered a case gation. It was found that the punished. selves alone in this hour. The jawans lost their lives. This day police Martyrs Umesh Babu by day. taken against them. under section 174 of the CrPC motor was having technical The Governor said that it government of Madhya is celebrated by all the police and constable Brijesh Rawat Talking to the media per- He further said that a spe- and started further investiga- fault due to which the is a matter of pride for all of us Pradesh, the police adminis- units of the country in memo- and consoled them. sons about this menace, cial drive will be conducted tion. deceased got electrocuted. that the police of our state are tration and the entire society is ry of those immortal martyrs. On this occasion, Chief District Collector Anurag after Deepavali to remove all Meanwhile, a 20-year-old After the preliminary counted among the best forces with them. At the beginning of the Secretary SR Mohanty, Chaudhary said that with the encroachments. He said that girl committed suicide by investigation the body was of the country. He said that Special Director General of programme, the Governor was Principal Secretary Home SN District Administration, civic hawkers will be shifted to the consuming poisonous sub- sent for post mortem. The police forces should deal strict- Police Shri Vijay Yadav presented with the list of mar- Mishra, family members of body and the police the busi- Hawkers’ Zone and steps will stance at Mangalwara area on police have registered a case ly with anti-social elements informed that this year two tyred policemen who were to martyred policemen and police ness community too is respon- be taken to stop illegal parking Sunday. The police said that under section 174 of the IPC and anti-national forces. The jawans of Madhya Pradesh be honoured. The list contain- officers and jawans were pre- sible for this nuisance. Most of on the roads. the deceased Swati Shakya and started further investiga- department should also ensure Police have laid down their ing the names of the police offi- sent. the shops in the main market was rushed to hospital after tion. (Championship) played from 14 to 19 October 2019 in Abu tate-level beach volleyball Dhabi, M.P. Water Sports Scompetition started with a Academy player Hrithika ree health camps were lot of fervour at the beach vol- Dangi gave the country a gold Forganised at village Sarwar, leyball court located in the TT medal by performing brilliantly Amla, Barjhiri and Jhagariya Nagar City stadium here from in the Leisure 4.7 event. While Khurd, by specialist doctors of Monday. in the boys category, the acad- Radharaman Ayurveda Chairman of Police emy's player Ram Milan Yadav Medical College Research Housing Corporation brought the bronze medal to Hospital, Ratibad. The camps Shailendra Srivastava inau- the country. were organised here on gurated the championship. The academy's medal win- Monday. On this occasion, Joint ning players have been con- More than 500 villagers Director Sports Vinod gratulated by the Minister of were tested in this camp held Pradhan and other officers, Sports and Youth Welfare, Jeetu on different days. These camps M.P. the patron of the Patwari. Expressing happiness mainly tested for stomach, dia- Amateur Volleyball over the excellent performance betes and seasonal diseases. In Association, R.L. Verma and of both the young players, he the team of doctors led by Dr. other officials were present. said that our players are mak- Gayatri Telang, Dr. Zodiac, Addressing the launch pro- ing the country and the state Dr. Rohit, pathologist Dhanpat nized from time to time in the He also said that many gramme, Shailendra proud by winning medals in and pharmacists Krishna surrounding villages by the patients of villages surrounding Shrivastava said that with the international events. Kumar Malaviya and Hansraj specialist physicians of the group campus are getting aim of developing the volleyball Medalists Ritika Dangi and Magre were the prominent Radharaman Ayurveda health benefits every day. game and providing its bene- Ram Milan Yadav on Monday ones. Medical College Research Apart from treatment, the fits to the sportspersons of the met Director Sports and Youth Physicians distributed free Hospital so that the villagers students and locals were made state, commendable initiative is Welfare SL Thoussen at TT medicines to the patients who living there will be the only vil- aware about health and hygiene being taken by the Department played today, in the match (21–16, 17–21, 15–13). Academy Gwalior Mandsaur Nagar Stadium. Sports Director came to the testing camps and lage could get the benefit of by the team of experts and doc- of Sports and Youth Welfare between Hoshangabad against Similarly, in the men's catego- Defeated 2–0 (21–11, 21–11). Thousen cheered and congrat- gave lifestyle related advice health services. tors. Talking to students, Dr Director SL Thoussen. Jabalpur district, Jabalpur ry, Gwalior district defeated Under the competition, semi- ulated the two players and including catering so that the Along with this, aware- Gayatri said, “If we regularly He said that beach volley- defeated Hoshangabad 2-0 (21- Betul district 2–0 (21–17, final and final matches will be encouraged them, saying that diseases could be properly ness of prevention of disease is visit doctors and follow good ball game is being expanded in 18, 21-13), RCC Bhopal beat 21–13). played on Wednesday 23 hard work is sure to succeed. treated and controlled. also spread by the health relat- eating habits we can avoid different districts of the state, Ratlam district 2-0 (21-11, 21 Earlier in the matches October and the competition He encouraged the players to Radharaman Group ed instructions given by the problems. But in modern hec- it is a matter of pleasure for the -17), Narsinghpur defeated played, RCC Bhopal defeated will be concluded on the same practice continuously. Chief Chairman RR Saxena said that medical team to the general tic life we are least bothered players. Earlier, he got Shajapur 2–0 (21–6, 24–22), Ratlam 2-0 (21-8, 21-12), day. of Water Sports Sailing under the responsibility of public. By adopting these mea- about our care and that con- acquainted with the players. and Mandsaur defeated Jabalpur district Khargone dis- Meanwhile, in the Abu Academy was present on this social responsibility of the sures, villagers are able to take tributes to our problems”, he In the women's match Jabalpur Corporation 2–1 trict 2-0 (21-9, 21-9) and Police Dhabi Open Rigata occasion. group, such camps are orga- better care of their health. added.

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Woman shot dead in WB BSF arrests two Pak Chinmayanand writes to UP Police, wants fishermen, seizes boat law student booked under Gangster Act PNS n KOLKATA officials said. Bhuj: The Border Security boat in the Harami Nala creek Sources also said several Force (BSF) captured two area. Shahjahanpur: Former Union getting massages from her. demanding extortion," nce again blood spilled at rounds were fired as a number Pakistani nationals along with "They were captured at minister Swami An official of Chinmayanand's advocate ONanoor block of Birbhum of bulletsshells were found in a fishing boat from the 'Harami around 5:30 pm and their boat Chinmayanand, who is accused Shahjahanpur district jail, Pooja Singh told PTI. district notorious for the past and around the area. Nala' creek area off the Gujarat was also seized. Primarily, they by a law student of raping her, where Chinmayanand is "In the application, it is also several district for violent polit- Nanoor has been infamous coast in Kutch district on appeared to be fishermen, the on Monday sent a letter to the lodged since he was arrested on said that the court should send ical clashes. A middle aged for political clashes between the Monday evening, an official official said. police demanding that the September 20, said the former the case to a special court for woman was shot dead by Left andthe Trinamool said. The BSF launched an Gangster Act should also be Union Minister gave him the hearing under the Gangster alleged Trinamool Congress Congress for the past several The incident took place intensive search operation after slapped on the woman for letter and it was despatched to Act," she said. workers following a clash decades. With the when a team of BSF personnel the incident and was further allegedly blackmailing him. the superintendent of police. After hearing the applica- between BJP and the Bengal Marxistsjoining the BJP in the was patrolling the creek area investigating the matter, he The 23-year-old law stu- Chinamayanand's advo- tion, the court reserved its ruling outfit on Monday, and joinedthe saffron outfit. recent years it has turned into near maritime border said. dent was arrested last month by cate also filed a petition in the order, Singh said. sources said. “She was earlier a TMC a TMC-BJP turf war. with Pakistan, the official This comes days after a a special investigation team court of the chief judicial mag- According to the petition, While the TMC denied panchayat member and had left Elsewhere at Narayangarh said. BSF team seized five Pakistani (SIT) on charges of extortion. istrate (CJM) for slapping the Sachin came to meet having any link with the mur- that party in West Midnapore two BJP The duo was apprehended fishing boats in the same area, According to the SIT, the Gangster Act on the law stu- Chinmayanand at his resi- der calling it aresult of an recently,” said a local police workers werearrested after two while trying to flee after aban- a sluggish and shallow water law student and her three dent and her three friends. dence on August 9. Sachin “inter-village clash over some officer, denying claims that TMC men were stabbed fol- doning their boat and primar- channel in Sir Creek in the friends — Sanjay, Sachin and "A petition has been filed told Chinmayanand that he extra-marital affair,”sources said politicshad anything to do with lowing political clashesover a ily they appeared to be "fisher- Arabian Sea, from where the Vikram — allegedly in the court of CJM Omveer had all evidence with him and Shankari Bagdi the victim who the murder. “Some miscreants political rally. The BJP claimed men", he said. border guarding force had demanded `5 crore from Singh stating that the Gangster if the former Union minister was also a local BJP leaderwas had attacked herson and she houses of their supporters had- "Two Pakistani nationals recovered several abandoned Chinmayanand, failing which Act should also be slapped on does not pay Rs 5 crore then a shot dead by TMC men tried to save him. In the process been ransacked by alleged were captured when they tried Pakistani boats in the last they threatened to upload the four accused persons, false case would be lodged months after she left that party she got shot and died onspot,” TMC goons. to flee after abandoning their couple of months. PTI online video clips showing him including the woman, for against him. PTI Bengal Governor lambasts Didi Govt, says State in state of fear Pak Army rejects India's No organised claim of destroying criminal out SAUGAR SENGUPTA n KOLKATA When suchincidents take place acted on for full seven-eight went to Jadavpur University on Banerjee who was the Chief for political reasons “you have days” on a certain matter of September 19 to rescue Union Guest at the carnival and who hile Bengal’s academic no doubt that the situation is judicial interest. Minister Babul Supriyo—who even tied Rakhi on the hands terror camps in PoK of jail, claims Wenvironment has gone dangerous and alarming.” Furthering his arguments got entrapped amid a stu- of the Governor. to dogs its law and order situ- Alleging subjugation of the on a shameful drop in mainte- dents’agitation — allegedly Even as he complained Islamabad: The Pakistan mil- caused substantial harm to ation and democratic culture media he said, “I fear the day nance of official decorum he ignoring the advice of the about repeated statements itary has rejected as "false" the the terror infrastructure UP CM has been thoroughly destroyed when media will be in fear in said how vice chancellors of political executive. being issued by various Indian Army's assertion that it across the Line of Control by theruling Trinamool Bengal because when media universities were Raising once again the Ministers calling him a tourist targeted at least three terror (LoC). Congress, State Governor loses its spine there is nothing appointed without his issue of him being ignored or a man of gimmicks —con- camps in PoK and said India is Responding to Rawat's Jagdeep Dhankhar on that remains in the democra- permission and without him and sidelined duringDurga sidering his proactive ways of welcome to take any foreign claim, Pakistan's military Mondaysaid bringing serious cy.” being informed. “These are Carnival— a gala show hosted organising administrative diplomat or media to the site spokesman Maj Gen Asif allegations against the Mamata Speaking about the depre- only some of the incidents by the State Government post meetings in districts a la the to "prove" its claim on the Ghafoor in a midnight tweet Banerjee Government on a ciating academic situation in from a long list of lapses I am Vijay Dushmi — despite being Chief Minister —the Governor ground. expressed disappointment at host of other issues too. the State the Governor said, referring toyou,” he said adding invited to the show Dhankhar said he had not raised the Indian Army chief General Rawat's assertions. Speaking to a Bengali tele- “there is total paralysis of the how “V-Cs were appointed reminded how he was con- issues with the Chief Minister Bipin Rawat said on Sunday "The Indian Army chief's vision channel the Governor higher educationsystem,” without my permission...I was signed to an insignificant cor- because “I think she is asenior that six to ten Pakistan Army statement claiming destruc- said, “with my eyes and ears accusing the ruling party of not even informed for the sake ner from where “neither could and very able politician and personnel were killed and three tion of 3 alleged camps is Lucknow: Asserting that there open that there is dreadful “destroying the future of the of courtesy though for alloffi- I watch the procession of the administrator and knows terror camps destroyed in a disappointing as he holds a was no organised criminal environment prevailing in the children of the State.” cial purposes I am the idols nor could I see the pro- everything that is happening retaliatory action by the Indian very responsible appointment," roaming freely in Uttar State where the political oppo- Bringing serious charges Chancellor of all the universi- gramme,” and said how it around.” Army opposite the Tangdhar Ghafoor said. Pradesh, Chief minister Yogi sition is living in a state of against the Government for ties.” “appeared that the public He however added “at least and Keran sectors in Jammu & "There are no camps let Adityanath on Monday said abject fear.” ignoring even the presidential The ill feeling between the exchequer money was being one thing is still giving me Kashmir. alone targeting those. Indian such elements were either sent Wondering as to “what warrants he said “you will be office of the Governor and the spent to project only one per- some hope thatunlike her He said another terror Embassy in Pakistan is to jail or eliminated in police impression one gets by hearing shocked, annoyed and sur- State Government had refused son.” Ministers the Chief Minister camp was severely damaged welcome to take any foreign action. that the political opponents are prised to know that even to die down ever since He would however not has not has uttered any bad- in the action by the Indian diplomat/media to ‘prove' it on "There is no organised hung by the trees,” he said, President’s warrant was not Dhankhar on his own accord name Chief Minister Mamata word against me till today.” forces and the retaliation had the ground," he said. PTI criminal in the state who is roaming freely outside jail. Such criminals have either been arrested and sent to jail or ‘English media' didn't present ‘fair picture' on Art 370: Jaishankar killed in action when police PM highlights efforts to improve opened fire in self-defence," he New Delhi: External Affairs bours made a bit of a fuss about difficult challenge with the said at a Police Smriti Diwas Minister S Jaishankar on it," he said. media, especially the English- parade here. Monday said that by the time The Minister said that after speaking liberal media because ease of doing business in India The CM said the govern- he visited the US after abroga- the move to do away with the partly they were very ideolog- ment had adopted a "zero toler- tion of Article 370 provisions, special status of Jammu & ical about it, they had strong New Delhi: Prime Minister capacity of India's youth. reforms. He also outlined that ance policy" against criminals. it was the "English-speaking Kashmir, India prioritised preset views on this subject," he Narendra Modi on Monday He also outlined the steps the target of the government is Giving figures, Adityanath said liberal media" that posed a engaging with the said. highlighted the steps taken by taken by the government to ensure 'Ease of Living'. He after he assumed office in 2017, much more difficult challenge Governments of different "In my view...In many ways his Government to improve the including Atal Tinkering Labs said the unique strength of 96 criminals were killed in police than others as it had "preset countries to make them under- they did not present a fair pic- ease of doing business in the and conducting hackathons to India is the availability of three action in different districts while views" and did not present a stand what the change was ture. Maybe they did not country when members of the boost innovation potential and Ds — democracy, demography 1,631 were injured.Besides, "fair picture". about. absorb a fair picture either," the US-India Strategic Partnership solve problems using technol- and 'dimaag' (brains). 10,252 criminals, including 6,759 Jaishankar, while speaking "So, by the time I actually External Affairs Minister said. Forum (USISPF) called on him ogy, a statement from the The delegation expressed carrying reward, were arrested, at the US-India strategic part- "This change is our inter- went to the US in September A lot of it was really about here. Prime Minister's Office said. faith in Modi's vision for the he claimed. nership forum here, asserted nal business but obviously there which was about six weeks after correcting cumulative impres- The PM also referred to the Modi talked about steps country and said that the next "The police action has that the change in Article 370 was interest around the world the event, we had made con- sions that one gets by being at evolving start-up ecosystem in taken to ensure 'Ease of Doing five years of India will define instilled a sense of security of the Constitution was India's because different people had siderable progress. the receiving end of the media the country, highlighting the Business' including reduction the next twenty five years of the among women and traders," he "internal business". views about it and our neigh- I think it was a much more coverage, Jaishankar said. PTI entrepreneurial risk taking of corporate tax and labour world, the statement said.PTI said. PTI Hooda casts vote Khattar travels by train Riding tractor, Dushyant along with his to Karnal, then rides family reaches bicycle to cast his vote Haryana polling booth family in Rohtak PNS n CHANDIGARH travel from his official resi- PNS n ROHTAK dence in Chandigarh to reach aryana Chief Minister the civil secretariat, said as far espite the opinion and exit HManohar Lal Khattar on as possible people should use a Dpolls which favoured the Monday travelled by train from cycle to commute, at least for ruling BJP, former Haryana Chandigarh to Karnal and then the short distances, as it will chief minister Bhupinder Singh rode a bicycle to reach a polling help protect environment. Hooda on Monday exuded con- booth to cast his vote. The chief minister was also fidence that his party will make Khattar said he had a live- asked to comment about a video a comeback in the assembly ly interaction with co-passen- of the BJP candidate from polls as he cast his vote along gers during his train journey to Assandh Bakshish Singh Virk PNS n SIRSA a mode of transportation that with his family members here. in the assembly polls. Hitting Karnal. “I travelled by Jan purportedly making controver- is our identity.” He admitted Before exercising his vote, out at the Khattar government, Shatabdi train to reach Karnal. sial remarks about Electronic ushyant Chautala, who is that support extended by rebel the two-time former chief min- he told reporters, “Haryana, Then I travelled in a e-rickshaw Voting Machines (EVMs). The Dleading young outfit state Congress chief Ashok ister and his family members which was number one in all and then rode a bicycle to reach video had emerged on the social Jannayak Janta Party, a break- Tanwar would help his party offered prayers at a temple. He the spheres during our time, the polling booth,” he told media on the eve of Haryana away faction of Indian National getting maximum seats. was accompanied by his wife now leads in unemployment reporters after casting his vote Assembly polls, following which Lok Dal (INLD), reached the “Boond-boond se sagar Asha Hooda, son and former and crime.” in Karnal, from where he is the Election Commission issued polling booth in Sirsa by riding bharta hai (every drop con- MP from Rohtak Deepender On the BJP making scrap- seeking re-election. Virk a showcause notice and on a tractor. tributes to the ocean). So is Singh Hooda and daughter-in- ping of Article 370 in Jammu Sharing his experience appointed a special observer to His mother Naina people (Tanwar) joining our law Sweta Mirdha. Hooda is a and Kashmir a big poll issue in about the two-hour train jour- the Assandh constituency to Chautala and his wife were rid- party -- strengthening our sitting legislator from Garhi Haryana, he said, “The entire ney Khattar tweeted, “had a take “corrective action”. ing with him. Dushyant base,” he added. Dushyant also Sampla-Kiloi. country knows my stand. I have lively interaction with my co- “Virk has clarified that this Chautala is contesting from leveled allegation of “bogus After casting his vote, said it is not an issue anymore passengers during my journey is a fake video, things have been Uchana Kalan in Jind district. voting” in connivance with a Hooda, who was Congress’ as it has become a law. But they to Karnal to cast my vote.” doctored. Election Talking to the media, he police official at a booth in face in the Haryana poll cam- raised this issue because they The 65-year old chief min- Commission has taken cog- said, “People are looking for a Dumerkha Kalan village of the paign, exuded confidence that had nothing to talk about their ister who has on past many nizance and is looking into it,” change and that is why we Uchana Kalan Assembly con- his party will make a comeback performance,” he said. occasions used a bicycle to he added. reached the polling booth with stituency. BYPOLLS Over 60 per cent vote for four Punjab seats PNS n CHANDIGARH at 7 am at a slow pace, contin- would increase further as the fulfil their duty by voting for a Mukerian. On the Dakha seat, Assembly Constituency Voter Turnout in 2019 bypoll Voter Turnout in 2017 polls ued even after the 6 pm dead- latest updated reports are strong and prosperous the Congress has fielded Capt ore than 60 per cent, out Phagwara 49.96 % 72.68 % line as the voters who had expected from many areas,” Punjab,” Capt Amarinder said Sandeep Sandhu, political sec- Mof 7.68 lakh eligible vot- queued up earlier were allowed said an election official. in his tweet. During previous retary to the Chief Minister. ers, on Monday exercised their Mukerian 57.28 % 72.54 % to cast their vote for the total The official said that there elections, the SAD-BJP com- The SAD nominee from the franchise in 11-hour-long Dakha 71.64 % 81.52 % 33 candidates who are in fray was no report of any untoward bine had bagged two of the four seat is former MLA Manpreet polling process to seal the fate Jalalabad 70 % 86.91 % in four segments. incident in all the four assem- assembly segments—Jalalabad Singh Ayali. of as many as 33 candidates of Long queues of voters were bly segments. and Phagwara, while one each Meanwhile, the Election Punjab’s four assembly seg- and Jalalabad Assembly con- Capt Sandeep Sandhu has ed in Jalalabad, against 86.91 seen at some polling Chief Minister Capt was won by the Congress Commission, in its orders on ments in the electronic voting stituencies in the State. taken his first politival plunge, per cent recorded in 2017 elec- stations, especially in rural Amarinder Singh also urged (Mukerian) and the AAP October 20, issued directions machines (EVMs). The results of the elections against SAD’s former MLA tions. In Mukerian, the polling areas, while at some polling sta- voters to judiciously exercise (Dakha). that the Deputy Amidst stray instances of will be declared on October 24, Manpreet Singh Ayali. In 2017, percentage is 57.28 per cent tions, there were no voters in their franchise. “As Dakha, This time, the main contest Inspector General of Ludhiana minor scuffle and clashes, 62.33 Thursday. a polling percentage of 81.52 against 72.54 per cent in 2017, the afternoon. Jalalabad, Mukerian, and is between the Congress and Range would take over super- per cent (as per figures avail- Maximum 71.64 per cent percentage was recorded in while 49.96 per cent polling “The election to the four Phagwara go to polls today, I the SAD-BJP combine. vision of the model code of able till the filing of the report) polling was witnessed in Dakha when Aam Aadmi was witnessed in Phagwara assembly constituencies ended urge the voters of these four While the SAD is contest- conduct and other security polling was reported on Dakha assembly segment from Party’s HS Phoolka emerged against 72.68 per cent during peacefully. assembly constituencies to judi- ing the Jalalabad and Dakha measures from the SSP (Rural) Monday in the bypoll to where Chief Minister Capt the winner. About 70 per cent 2017 elections. We are expected that the ciously exercise their most seats, its ally BJP has fielded in Dakha assembly con- Dakha, Mukerian, Phagwara, Amarinder Singh’s close aide polling percentage was record- The polling, which began poll percentage of 62 per cent important democratic right & candidates in Phagwara and stituency. &

()*+,- ? -. 2- /0 nion Home Minister Amit j UShah on Monday assured ongress leaders continue to police personnel that the Cvoice opinion different j Government will undertake than the party line. And senior j time-bound steps to ensure Congress leader Abhishek good working environment to Manu Singhvi did so for the them besides looking after memoration day. second time in recent times as their health and family welfare. Shah said that on the occa- he praised ideologue q Addressing a joint column sion of the police commemo-  Vinayak Damodar Savarkar on of police and paramilitary per- ration day, he and the citizens Monday terming him an sonnel after paying homage to of the country pay a humble ^ "accomplished man" who police martyrs, Shah said tribute to those who have made  played a part in the freedom India's stride into the world as the supreme sacrifice in the line struggle, fought for Dalit rights q a powerful nation is ensured by of duty, as also their families. and went to jail for the Savarkar, he was an Indian one can accept that he was the work of these men and "When we see police work in a country. Independence activist, politi- imbued by nationalist motives." Modi tapping soft power of Singh had noted that Indira women in khaki who render normal way, it looks usual but His remark came days after cian, lawyer, writer, and the Singhvi's tweets came on a Bollywood to spread Gandhi Gandhi as prime minister dedicated national service. when we change the perspective the BJP's Maharashtra unit formulator of the Hindutva day when Maharashtra goes to ji's message of Swachta will help issued a postal stamp in Shah said the police is we understand that the devel- proposed 'Bharat Ratna' for philosophy. polls to elect its new maximize eyeballs on the Savarkar''s memory. doing an onerous task as against opment strides our country is him prompting the Congress to "I personally don't sub- Government. issue," the Congress leader said Singhvi along with Shashi the benchmark 222 personnel taking is due to the dedicate and hit out at the ruling dispensa- scribe to Savarkar's ideology The Congress leader also on Twitter. Tharoor had recently backed for 1 lakh citizens, only 144 are silent service of these police- tion. The Congress said but that doesn't take away the lauded Prime Minister The Maharashtra BJP's his Congress colleague Jairam present on the ground. This is men," Home Minister said. Savarkar, though acquitted fact that he was an accom- Narendra Modi for tapping manifesto for the October 21 Ramesh who had disapproved the reason why about 90 per From tackling terrorists to later, had faced criminal trial in plished man who played part in soft power of Bollywood to assembly elections had said of his party's stance of target- cent of police personnel have to insurgents and Naxals to man- the murder of Mahatma our freedom struggle, fought spread Mahatma Gandhi's the party will ask the NDA gov- ing Modi on every issue and render duties of over 12 hours aging traffic on the road, all is Gandhi. for Dalit rights and went to jail message of 'swachhta' that, he ernment at the Centre to con- advised the party to judge him each day and about three- done by the police personnel, Singhvi, however, said he for the country," the Rajya said, will help maximize eye- fer India's highest civilian on issues. fourth of them cannot even take he said. Shah added police did not subscribe to Savarkar's Sabha MP tweeted with the balls on the issue. award on Savarkar and social A host of Congress leaders a weekly off, he said. forces are responsible for ensur- ideology, while noting that one hashtag 'never forget'. "Surprised that Modi did reformers Jyotiba Phule and have also defied the party lead- "My Government has done ing a strong position and the cannot agree with the jingoism In another tweet, he said, not invoke the powers of Viveks Savitribai Phule. ership by coming out in sup- a lot for police welfare and I can identity of an emerging power or "violent elements of "The strength of Indian think- (Agni and Ober), Ash Pan, Former Prime Minister port of the Modi Government's assure that we will be doing for India in the comity of Savarkar's nationalism" nor ing has been inclusive. Many Kashmiri Pandit from Manmohan Singh, at a press decision to abrogate the special more work, taking more steps nations. "I can assure the with his "vicious anti- strands of the freedom move- Himachal and Abhi Da to conference in Mumbai last status to Jammu & Kashmir to ensure health, housing, fam- police personnel that this Gandhism". ment have existed — one can- spread the message of Gandhiji. week, had said, "We are not under Article 370. Former ily welfare and a good working memorial will become an insti- He said one can accept that not agree with the jingoism or Maybe because he was looking against Savarkar ji, but we are Congress president Rahul environment for you in a time- tution that will tell the world Savarkar was imbued by violent elements of Savarkar's for soft power and not sangh not in favour of the Hindutva Gandhi has been one of the bound manner," Shah said about the tale of valour of the nationalist motives. nationalism nor with his power. Appreciation should be ideology that Savarkar ji patro- most vocal critics of Modi's while addressing the troops on police personnel of the Commonly known as Veer vicious anti — Gandhism but given where it is due. Narendra nised and stood for either." Article 370 move. the occasion of the police com- country, he said. _` ?? @ C New Delhi: Fifteen years after 2 a man was convicted by a trial court for raping a woman, the New Delhi: No stay on struction work for the project Supreme Court has acquitted Mumbai metro car shed project is going on. him saying the 'victim' was not  in Aarey Colony but status quo "There is not stay on the a "trustworthy witness" as she New Delhi: The Supreme is now the Chief Minister and on felling of trees: SC metro car shed project. Our was "blowing hot and cold" and Court Monday stayed the crim- there are chances of the wit- New Delhi: The All India New Delhi, Oct 21 (PTI) status quo order is with respect j changing her stand from time inal trial in the alleged sex CD nesses getting coerced. Muslim Personal Law Board There is no stay on the con- to felling of trees," the bench to time. case involving Chhattisgarh The CBI had registered a (AIMPLB) Monday filed a plea struction of the Mumbai Metro observed, adding that its inter- The apex court said this Chief Minister and senior case in 2017 against Baghel, in the Supreme Court car shed at Aarey Colony, the im order on stay on felling of while setting aside the judge- Congress leader Bhupesh then Chhattisgarh Congress challenging the law which Supreme Court said on trees would continue till further _` ments of the Andhra Pradesh there is one caveat, which is, Baghel as an accused and president, on a complaint that criminalises instant triple Monday, clarifying that its sta- orders.The top court asked the High Court as well as the trial that the statement should sought his response on CBI's he had allegedly tried to frame talaq. tus quo order is applicable BMC to submit a status report court which had convicted the inspire confidence. This is a plea to transfer the matter out the then state PWD Minister The Muslim Women only on felling of trees there. on the activities proposed in man. case of victim who is blowing of the State. and BJP leader Rajesh Munat (Protection of Rights on The top court asked the the Aarey forest area. In 2011, the high court had hot and cold and changing her A bench headed by Chief in the fake sex CD case. Marriage) Act, 2019 makes Brihanmumbai Municipal "Tushar Mehta, Solicitor upheld the September 2004 stand from time to time," the Justice Ranjan Gogoi was told Munat, the then talaq-e-biddat or any other Corporation (BMC) to submit a General appearing on behalf of verdict of the trial court which bench said while acquitting by Solicitor General Tushar Chhattisgarh PWD Minister in similar form of talaq having the report on the number of trees the Municipal Corporation, had convicted and sentenced the man. Mehta, appearing for the CBI, the cabinet and effect of instantaneous and cut, afforestration and trans- Mumbai, has prayed for time to him to 10 years jail. According to the police, the that it was seeking transfer of a BJP leader, had filed a com- irrevocable divorce plantation being carried out in submit response to the peti- A bench of justices Deepak man had raped the woman in the case out of Chhattisgarh as plaint against Baghel and senior pronounced by a Muslim lieu of felling of trees at Mumbai's tions, which have been filed. Gupta and Surya Kant said the December 2000 when she was two prosecution witnesses have journalist Vinod Verma for husband void and illegal. prominent green lung. "We have requested the trial court had "virtually con- on way home. complained to the probe allegedly tarnishing his image It makes it illegal to A bench of justices Arun solicitor general to place on victed" the man while relying She informed her husband agency that they have been through a "fake" sex CD. pronounce talaq three times in Mishra and Deepak Gupta was record as to what other activities qq upon statements recorded by about the incident after return- threatened. In 2017, Chhattisgarh spoken, written or through assured by Solicitor General are proposed in Aarey Forest the police and had totally ing home and an FIR was The bench, which also police had swooped down on SMS or WhatsApp or any other Tushar Mehta, appearing for the Area, is there any project of con- bypassed the statements made lodged based on their comprised Justices S A Bobde journalist Verma's house in electronic chat in one BMC, that no further felling of struction of the building in the on oath before the court. complaint, the police had said. and S A Nazeer, sought Ghaziabad and had picked him sitting. tree is being done in Aarey offing, or has been sanctioned", "It is the statement made The apex court noted in its response of the Chief Minister up for conspiring with Baghel Any Muslim husband who colony and complete status quo the bench said in its order. The on oath in the court which has order that though the woman on the CBI plea and in the to allegedly tarnish the image pronounces the illegal form of is being maintained following top court also asked the Mumbai to be the foundation of con- and her husband were the "two meanwhile, stayed the ongoing of the BJP leader. talaq upon his wife is to be the apex court's last order. Metro to submit pictures of the viction," the bench said. main witnesses" in the case, trial in the case. The then State BJP punished with A counsel, appearing for afforestration, transplantation, "No doubt, it is true that both of them turned hostile Mehta said for the sake of Government had transferred imprisonment for a term which the PIL petitioners seeking measurement of girth and height x conviction in a case of rape can before the trial court while fair trial, the CBI has filed the the case to the CBI which has may extend to stay on felling of trees, alleged of trees planted, and tree felling be based on the sole testimo- recording of their plea seeking transfer of the case filed the charge-sheet in the three years, and also be that in the garb of clearing of done in the area by November j ny of the prosecutrix. However, statements. PTI out of the State as the accused case. PTI liable to fine, it says. PTI trees from the area, the con- 15. PTI G?? D?F

mon coot, pin tail, garganey, 1 j egrets, cormorants, black he Centre has notified one winged stilt, kingfisher, com- ous former and current public Tkm area as Eco-Sensitive mon myna, brahminy kite, servants. Zone (ESZ) around Southern spotted owlet important bird he fast track trial court on Those summoned include India's Melaselvanoor- species found in the Sanctuary TMonday took cognisance of Sindhushree Khullar, the then Keelaselvanoor Bird Sanctuary includes, white ibis, black ibis, the chargesheet filed by the CBI additional secretary, depart- in Tamil Nadu, the biggest open-billed stork, egrets, in the INX Media bribery case ment of economic affairs home to various migratory mynas, teals, ducks, darters, against former Finance and (DEA); Ajeet Kumar and endangered winged birds, herons, pelicans, etc are regu- Home Minister P Dungdung, the then section prohibiting activities such as lar visitor to the region. Chidambaram and 13 others, officer of FIPB unit (MoF); mining and tourism that is haz- Spread over 593 hactres, who are accused of various Rabindra Prasad, the then ardous for fragile eco-system of the Sanctuary is home to fau- offences, including those under under secretary of FIPB unit; the wetland. At least 16,000 irrigation tank that is used for nal species also which include "Top Attack" capabilities to the the Prevention of Corruption prosecute the accused Pradeep Kumar Bagga, the birds belonging to 45 species storing water for agriculture Indian grey mongoose, Indian troops in an armoured battle, Act. Special Judge Ajay Kumar persons. then OSD, DEA; Prabodh flock the region every year. recharged by the northeast palm squirrel, jackal, Indian he Defence Acquisition the APUs would enable incor- Kuhar had ordered production The court took cognisance Saxena, Director of FIPB Unit "The move to declare one monsoons from October till flying fox, black-naped hare TCouncil (DAC) chaired by poration of various upgrades to of Chidambaram on October of the report and directed the and Anup K Pujari, the then km 'shock-absorber' aims to January and the tank remains and bandicoot rat, etc while Defence Minister Rajnath Fire Control System and Night 24 and summoned other Enforcement Directorate, Joint Secretary (Foreign Trade) ensure scientific conservation completely dry from March to rare species are great cor- Singh on Monday approved Fighting capabilities of the accused including son Karti on which is currently interrogat- in the DEA. around the wetland which wit- August. As the Sanctuary is morant, purple heron, yellow procurement of 3,300 crore Tanks. November 29. ing P Chidambaram in its cus- The court also summoned ness a variety of migratory basically an irrigation tank, bittern, chestnut bittrem, black worth of indigenously designed Both these projects will be During the brief argument, tody in a related money laun- INX Media Pvt Ltd, presently bird species arriving from dif- there is no natural forest with- bittern, comb duck, northern and developed equipment progressed under the 'Make-II' CBI explained the role of dering case, to produce him 9X Media Pvt Ltd; INX News ferent countries for feeding in it. shoveller, common teal and including anti-tank guided Category and will provide a Chidambaram and officials in before it on October 24, when Pvt Ltd, presently Direct News; and nesting purpose particu- Following notification, all pied crested cuckoo among missiles(ATGM). The DAC is boost to indigenous research the Finance Ministry in illegally the 74 years old custody is Chess Management Services larly during winter season. At activities in the ESZ shall others. the apex body to give the nod and development in the private approving FIPB clearance to scheduled to end. Pvt Ltd and Advantage least 16,000 birds belonging to henceforth be governed by the The sanctuary is sur- for acquisitions by the armed sector. With this, for the first INX Media and saving them Meanwhile, Supreme Strategic Consulting Pvt Ltd 45 species have been listed in provisions of the Environment rounded by three villages hav- forces. time the Defence Ministry has from the Income Tax prosecu- Court's Bench headed by (ASCPL) through their repre- the region," said an official (Protection) Act, 1986 and ing a total population of about Giving details of the deci- offered complex military tion. The Prosecutors also Justice Banumathi will deliver sentatives. from the Union Environment carefully regulated. 6000 people. sions taken on Monday, offi- equipment to be designed, explained about the money judgment on Chidambaram's The chargesheet is filed Ministry about the notification. The sanctuary is one of the Following the notification, cials later said maintaining its developed and manufactured trail from INX Media to Karti's bail petition in the CBI case on under sections 120-B (criminal He said that envisaging preferred nesting sites for the State Government has been impetus on the 'Make in India' by the Indian private firms and said that investiga- Tuesday. As the former conspiracy), read with 420 successful management mea- heronry species and colonial asked to prepare zonal master initiative, the DAC accorded industry. tion on this regard is still on Minister is currently in ED's (cheating), 468 (forgery for sures will attract more breed- birds migrating to South India. plan within a period of two approval for three projects to be The third indigenous pro- and Supplementary custody, getting out from jail is purpose of cheating), 471 ing species and wintering The feathered visitors flock years, in consultation with the indigenously designed, devel- ject pertains to discrete Chargesheet may be filed. not possible now even if the (using as genuine a forged species to enhance the diversi- the sanctuary from October to local people. It shall regulate oped and manufactured by the Electronic Warfare (EW) sys- Before taking cognisance, apex court gave favourable document or electronic record) ty which in turn will attract February. The wetland is irreg- development in Eco-sensitive Indian industry. tems for the mountain and Special Judge Kuhar put vari- orders . of IPC and various sections of more tourists, birdwatchers ular in depth and retains water Zone and adhere to prohibited, The first two projects High Altitude terrain, which ous queries to the CBI includ- Besides Karti and Peter the Prevention of Corruption and students. for 3 to 5 months, if rain is nor- regulated activities listed in include third generation would be designed and devel- ing who were cheated. "The Mukerjea, who are currently on Act, including section 9 (taking Basically, the mal. table and also ensure and pro- ATGM and the Auxiliary oped by the Defence Research Government was cheated," bail, and chartered accountant gratification, for exercise of Melaselvanoor - Winged birds like pelican, mote eco-friendly develop- Power Units (APUs) for the T- and Development Organisation advocate Padmini Singh, S Bhaskaraman, who is cur- personal influence with public Keelaselvanoor Bird Sanctuary, painted stork, eurasian spoon ment for livelihood security of 72 and T-90 Tanks. While the (DRDO)and manufactured by appearing for the probe agency, rently on anticipatory bail in servant). The maximum located near Sayalkudi in bill, white ibis, darter, flamin- local communities, said the third generation ATGM would design cum production partner said, adding that the requisite the case, the court also sum- punishment for these offences Ramanathapuram district, is an go and water birds viz, com- official. provide 'Fire and Forget' and from the Indian industry. sanctions were received to moned others, including vari- is seven years. ? 3 45        (          1-    O  %  S         <<            O    (             (                  =>>                   (     %                   $                        ( 45 ,.*     "   *         ( or over six decades after indepen-                   dence, “the Establishment” in                     Lutyens’ Delhi comprised people     %         #       belonging to the Nehruvian-Marxist, pseudo-secular consensus. These                   ( ideologicalF brothers-in-arms influenced     -               everything — from school curriculum to pub-                   lic policy to history writing — and built up a false narrative that systematically debunked       ))?*             and condemned India’s civilisational journey.    # ) ?   /)?0      ( Such was the influence of this consensus               %      that it successfully managed to draw away three generations of Indians born after inde- =@A       "   <@AB -     pendence from the country’s great heritage   (         (    ( and also inject a sense of shame among citi-                  "   ( zens about their own past. Much of this dam- age was done by Left-leaning politicians,                      bureaucrats and academics, who ensured              "    through educational material — from prima-                     ry school text books to major tomes on his- tory, government policy and legislative mea-                    ( sures — that the populace developed an aller-                    4   gy to its own culture and traditions.  ) .   .   )          ( Further, since the overwhelming major- ity of the people in the country were Hindus      %                and since India’s civilisational experience for   #                   ( millennia was Hindu, the grand scheme of this history that is faithful to facts, in Will someone from the pseudo- the mantra is equality and equi-          -          ( pseudo-secular establishment became anti- other words, re-write history. secular, Nehru-Marxist combine ty. François Gautier, the French Hindu. It encouraged people to negate any- For example, let us take the case tell us as to what was the ratio- journalist who has made India his   C>(D>              )  ( thing associated with Hinduism and to eulo- of Aurangzeb. He asked his nale in naming a key arterial road home, and Koenraad Elst, the         =B         gise everything that was non-Hindu. This Governors in 1669 to destroy in New Delhi after this tyrant? Belgian scholar, have both alert- -             )            ( to get the people living in a land to invalidate mosque in Agra. the national capital and elsewhere those books which compels the their own civilisation and culture. Aurangzeb is also the emper- in the country. nation to re-write history.         They worked this consensus successful- or who offered Government jobs How can India remain a sec- Elst is another scholar who # )?           (       ly for 67 years — and this included the six to Hindus who converted to ular, democratic nation so long has focussed on the phenomenal       -              years during which the National Democratic Islam. Computation of prison as it perpetuates the memory of damage done by Marxist histo- Alliance (NDA) coalition was in power terms was another incentive. He such invaders? If we are to pre- rians, who have tried to erase                ( between 1998 and 2004 — until they met their also imposed higher customs serve our Constitution and our from Hindu memory “the histo-                6    nemesis in Narendra Modi. Finally, the peo- duty on Hindus, who imported secular, democratic tradition, ry of their persecution by the                  ple of India decided that enough was enough goods into his territory and our history books must mirror swordsmen of Islam.” Elst says in and knocked down the Nehruvian-Marxist imposed a tax on the Hindus these truths and our public pol- his book, Negationism in India: -          ()           brigade from its perch in 2014. People reit- (jizya) who wished to practise icy must get attuned to the core Concealing the record of Islam,                     # erated their position in the 2019 Lok Sabha their faith. Finally, let us not for- values in our Constitution — says India has its own “full- %       >>>     =>=@      election and with this, the process of chang- get that it was Aurangzeb who meaning thereby that the last ves- fledged brand of negationism” ing the narrative and getting the people to destroyed Sikh gurdwaras, tiges of these dreadful memories and “this movement is led by            -         own, appreciate and applaud the phenome- imprisoned and tortured Guru must be wiped out forever. Islamic apologists and Marxist         *              nal contribution of the oldest civilisation in Tegh Bahadur and eventually Fortunately, the name of academics and followed by all the     E  *  #        -   the world has begun. beheaded him when the latter Aurangzeb has been obliterated politicians, journalists and intel- Now that the people of India have refused to convert to Islam. He x from that road in New Delhi and lectuals, who call themselves                    # ensured the marginalisation of the Nehruvian- continued his assault on Sikhism it has been named after the secularists.”           S        *  *  Marxist pseudo-secular school, work must during the tenure of Guru most honourable former Also, this has been promot- ?  "             -  ( begin to restore national pride. It is in this con- Gobind Singh and killed his President, APJ Abdul Kalam. ed by the Indian State. He says the text that one must see Union Home Minister sons as well. Others, who fall in Aurangzeb’s English-educated class has turned                  Amit Shah’s recent call for re-writing histo- This is the story of category, deserve similar treat- the negation of India’s civilisation- ry. Shah cited many examples and said that Aurangzeb. Yet, historians of the ment. Also, the truth about their al greatness into a fashion state- but for Veer Savarkar, who described the variety named above have tried empires and their bigotry must ment. The Home Minister is also events of 1857 as the “first war of indepen- to bury these facts and even paint be part of the school curriculum, saying very much the same. H dence”, historians would have written it off as him as person who was “secular.” if only to emphasise that India’s (The writer is an author spe- a mere revolt against the British. If ever there was a prize for fraud- future lies not in such bigotry but cialising in democracy studies. /- Shah is right when he says we must write ulent history, this would get it. in genuine democracy where Views expressed are personal.)        ) + ) / 1(-   *  S       (  ( %   *    (    $      *   _`     P       Q         -   .   .    ) /-..)0       @F KH F?HFIF FF  (    #    1 $  !                       (  ( - - , - + -- * /(-+,          #      *             )S     2019, the MPs have yet again cho-          sen pedantics over pragmatism.        ! *        (  Brexit stays as uncertain.      2     *  S         ( Sir — This refers to the editori- R Narayanan   1  3            *    al, “Still too hungry” (October Navi Mumbai    (       #          ( 18). Hunger means the distress associated with a lack of sufficient             )S    )      calories, which disables and stunts #   4           5  *  S   future citizens of a country for-        )S      6      ever. Sir — This refers to the editori- According to the Global al, “Bangla pride” (October 15). 3 !    )          Hunger Index, with a score of Sourav Ganguly’s appointment as   *         "     30.3, India suffers from a level of the BCCI president comes at a 7        )S 8 (   hunger that is “serious.” About time when Indian cricket needs 37.9 per cent of the children are the support of a strong adminis-            8          stunted. Ironically, it has also been trator. He fits the bill perfectly.  $      P Q   9  -     ( estimated that nearly 20.8 per The BCCI should now take more   )               )   cent of the food produced in the interest in grooming first-class country is either wasted or lost. cricketers, who have not been get-                  Instead of renaming cities, ting their due.                *   streets and airports and playing With the talent available from         #   !          the game of statues and percep- IFF all corners of the country and the tions, the need for our policy-  resultant, intense competition,              makers is to adopt better tech- the National Cricket Academy — 2   3           7  nologies, which can help reduce the BCCI’s premier coaching #  .              food wastage and improve food    Ireland, a sovereign nation, and Boris Johnson was helped by institute — should ensure that the distribution. Developing effective Northern Ireland, as a part of the Brussels, equally pressured by most promising youth are given         )            policies can help solve the food UK, both had managed to keep time. To assuage Irish sentiment, proper training so that only the     ! #       (   7  waste problem and, thus, con- Sir — Brexit was perhaps as mis- their mutual Irish bonds going the deal provides for a customs best may make it to the team. .  :               ) tribute towards food security and conceived as have been the efforts under an economic umbrella of check protocol at port on the Irish Ganguly has a tough task ahead sustainability. The Government to give a practical shape to it. The the European Union. Sea rather than on a hard border of him.                   # must also start building shelters British-Irish history of mutual Brexit will place an econom- within. This could well have been Varun Dambal         *  %   -..)         where cooked food can be distrib- discord had long been troubling ic division and deepen political done three years earlier but for Bengaluru     )       )          ( uted to hungry people. the contours of a Brexit deal. fault lines — an anathema to the ponderous British partisan poli- Sujit De Despite the Irish political demar- spirited Irish. Where Theresa tics. In voting for a delay to pass 6          -  Kolkata cation into the Republic of May was unable to find the key, the Brexit accord within October FJI

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They are already hurt- Haryana and western UP may now be Fatehabad in Haryana. to collectively shed our complacency and                ( ing due to falling farm incomes and higher input encouraged to grow other crops. We as The next major policy requires the not let air pollution be the master of our cost, so hiring labour or buying machinery to a nation have to break the paddy-wheat Government to push a robust urban lives. Our cars, money and air purifiers   mulch or remove the stubble from fields is cycle, by pushing for agro-ecological rooftop gardening policy. Starting with are not enough to save us and our chil- I           %   beyond their means. They need training and farming and crop diversity. the Delhi Development Authority’s dren. We need to resist the colonisation              there needs to be an intensive awareness cam- Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s (DDA) apartments, all Government of our minds and our air. It’s time we save              paign on stubble burning, informing them of scheme to bring back traditional farm- buildings should have either a solar our city from an ecological enslavement,        #            viable alternatives. ing and promote organic clusters should panel or low-cost urban gardens, grow- by cleansing our filth and rejuvenating         *    S    ( This is where the Government of Delhi and be first implemented around Delhi. ing vegetables and food. If cities in Delhi with nature and life.                the industry can step in. The latter can lead by Farmers should also be encouraged to France, Germany and nearer home We have to act now, or be poisoned       2 S   E )  making biomass a valuable raw material. For grow millet, pulses, oilseeds or fruits Singapore have done this, why not by the soot of our own indulgence. I              ( example, rice straw, as already announced by instead of paddy. Once they adopt Delhi? chose life and ecological resistance for      7      IKEA, can be used to make lampshades and other organic methods, they can get premi- They have converted vast con- the right of Delhi to breathe, will you? household accessories. Then the power industry um money for their produce, which crete jungles into organic food gardens, (The writer is Programme Director     J can convert rice straw into pellets and briquettes may double their profits. providing fresh food and vegetables for for Policy and Outreach at the National /        0 for the boilers in coal power plants. The same We can learn from Germany. It has their cities, creating more employ- Seed Association of India) 89                                                conditions. of expression and information, pub- the current legal position, with links for us in India? Not much at the the Karnataka High Court (HC) around our personal data will have There are a few reasons people lic interest and research among oth- containing such information appear- moment, except that they are among ruled in favour of a petitioner who significant implications for the Right may want to exercise this right — it ers as exceptions to this right. The ing at the top of the search results. For the first cases delineating the bound- had approached it to have his daugh- to be Forgotten, if recognised in gives a person control over the infor- recent rulings of the ECJ are especial- example, in a case of a person aries of the Right to be Forgotten and ter’s name removed from digital India. The recent EU rulings and the mation available about them online, ly interesting in this context because accused of a crime being acquitted, are likely to be relied on if similar records pertaining to previous cases larger global conversations around especially when such information can they are among the first in trying to the absolution would have to be the cases were to arise here. Although which had been settled. The HC this issue are important to consider have implications for their safety, delineate the boundaries of the right. first link that is displayed on the India does not currently have the granted the petition and redacted the and learn from, as they indicate the career or relationships; it can help vic- First, in dealing with territorial search results for that person. This is right, the draft Personal Data daughter’s name from the cause title kinds of issues we’ll have to face if we 75 8(,(/*, tims of abuse not be publicly associ- applicability, the ECJ specified that interesting because the ECJ is essen- Protection Bill (Bill) includes a ver- and the order. enact a similar law. ated with painful and difficult parts Google would not be required to de- tially telling search engines how sion of it. In contrast, the Gujarat HC However, it is clear is that any he European Court of Justice of their lives and it can help people reference links outside the geograph- they should order their search results, It states that the individual want- rejected a petition requesting that case dealing with the right will nec- (ECJ) recently came out with move on from mistakes made previ- ical boundaries of the EU or even and seems to suggest that this ing to exercise her right would have public display of the judgments and essarily be subjective and depend on Ttwo landmark rulings on the ously. outside the borders of the country reordering is something that should the right to “restrict or prevent con- orders be restricted, where the peti- the individuals making the decisions “right to be forgotten”, deciding on the It appears that many people from which the request arises. But it be done proactively, and “at the lat- tinuing disclosure” of personal data tioner was initially accused of sever- in each case, whether that is a statu- territorial scope of the right and on have exercised this right, with Google noted that de-referencing results est” on receiving a request to de-ref- by a data fiduciary in certain circum- al criminal offences but was subse- torily appointed Adjudicating Officer how sensitive data or information is reportedly receiving over 8,45,000 globally may sometimes be necessary, erence by the user. Some have noted stances. Whether this means that quently acquitted. In this case, the or a team at Google. to be treated in relation to it. The requests over the last five years, and depending on the facts and consid- that this could prove counter-produc- such results are to be removed entire- decision hinged on what a It will also always involve balanc- right, at least in the EU, allows indi- removing 45 per cent of the links. erations in each case. Although the tive, where results regarding the ly or de-referenced is not specified. “reportable” case was, and on the fact ing the right to privacy with the right viduals to request a “data controller” The right has also been criti- ruling requires search engines to outcomes of a person’s legal disputes Second, unlike the EU, which that there was no provision of law that to free speech and the larger public to remove online information about cised, chiefly for its potential to cur- “effectively prevent” or “seriously would not have otherwise made it requires data controllers to determine the petitioner could point to for this interest. It is, therefore, vital that such them. tail free speech, for the additional discourage” users from within the EU onto the first page of results, especial- whether to de-reference or remove request. a right is framed in the context of a The data controller is an entity burdens on data controllers and for from gaining access to restricted ly where the person is a public fig- content based on a request, the Bill These cases highlight the need to robust data protection legislation, and that decides how and why the data the implications on the Right to results, this can be hard to implement ure. While well-intentioned, this proposes that an Adjudicating Officer effectively implement existing legis- that proper safeguards are instituted of an individual is processed. For Information and accountability, espe- if people utilise VPNs or similar requirement also raises concerns would make this assessment. lation. For example, the Indian Penal to ensure that it is not used as a way search engines, since the Google cially if there is a lack of adequate encrypted software. about the ways in which biased arti- There have also been cases Code (IPC) contains provisions to reduce transparency and account- Spain ruling in 2014, this has meant safeguards. Second, in the sensitive data rul- cles could make it to the top of search dealing with this right in India, requiring anonymisation of victims ability, but is instead used to empow- that they would have to de-reference Some of these concerns have ing, the ECJ requires search engines results, with credible reporting on the mostly in the context of name redac- of certain crimes. It also highlights the er individuals to have more control links from search results where the been taken into account in the to “adjust the list of results” in such relevant allegations or charges tion or removal of publicly reported need for instituting a comprehensive over their lives. information is inaccurate, irrelevant, General Data Protection Regulation a manner that the overall picture it appearing later on. judgments, with High Courts taking data protection legislation. (The writer is Junior Fellow, Esya or inadequate, subject to certain (GDPR), which carves out freedom presents to an internet user reflects So, what do these rulings mean differing views on the matter. In 2017, The way rights are framed Centre) 9

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n a clear indication of voter Iapathy resulting in more than three per cent drop in the polling percentage from the 2014 election, an estimated 60.46 per cent of 8.98 crore reg- istered voters on Monday exer- cised their franchise in the Maharashtra Assembly polls. On day when the exit polls predicted a clear victory for the ruling BJP-Shiv Sena alliance in the polls, the voters across Maharashtra were not as enthusiastic as they were in the 2014 Assembly polls when 63.08 per cent of the total elec- torate had turned out to vote. Even in Mumbai which had registered a respectable 52 per cent of polling 2014 polls, there considerable drop in the polling, despite fervent appeals made to people by senior polit- ical leaders, Bollywood per- sonalities and cricketers to turn out and vote in large 7 numbers. Karvir constituency in Kolhapur district of western cast his vote at the Bandra West from the Malabar Hill con- Kiran, Gulzar and daughter Maharashtra recorded the constituency along with wife stituency. Meghna Gulzar, Salman Khan highest polling percentage of Anjali and their son Arjun. Other bigwigs like RSS and his father Salim Khan, . 84.05, followed by Kagal in Shiv Sena president chief Mohan Bhagwat, union Shah Rukh Khan and wife Kolhapur district (82.50 per Uddhav Thackeray, his wife ministers , Smriti Gauri, Shabana Azmi and her cent), Shirala in district Rashmi, elder son and Yuv Irani, Ramdas Athawale and husband Javed Akhtar, (78.97 per cent) and Shahuwadi Sena chief Aditya and younger cast their votes Madhuri Dixit, Hema Malini, (78.87). Ulhasnagar con- son Tejas exercised their fran- at different places in Urmila Matondkar, John 2 stituency in Thane district chise at booth near their Maharashtra. Abraham, Dia Mirza, Kareena recorded the lowest polling Bandra residence. Aditya is Other politicians like Raj Kapoor, Lara Dutta, Deepkia Pune: Maharashtra BJP presi- Mumbai: Nationalist Congress percentage of 38.22, followed contesting the Assembly polls Thacekray, Narayan Rane and Padukone, Prem Chopra, dent and State Minister Party (NCP) chief Sharad Ambernath also in Thane dis- from Worli constituency from , Eknath Govinda, Subhash Ghai, Varun Chandrakant Patil, who is con- Pawar expressed confidence trict (39.71 per cent), Versova Mumbai south-central con- Khadse, State and Central Dhawan, Anil Kapoor, Padmini testing from Kothrud con- here on Monday that there will constituency in north-west stituency. Ministers voted along with Kolhapure, Vidya Balan, Jaya stituency here, claimed on be a change of guard in Mumbai (41.59 per cent) and Maharashtra Chief their families and appealed to Bachchan, son Abhishek Monday that he will win with Maharashtra after the Colaba in south Mumbai Minister Devendra Fadnavis, people to step out of their Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai- a huge margin. Assembly elections. (46.20 per cent). who led the BJP-Shiv Sena homes and cast their votes. Bachchan. Patil was speaking to Voting for the 288 The polling began on a rel- alliance campaign in the state, Among other politicians Apart from Chief Minister reporters before heading for Assembly seats in the State atively dull note and picked up cast his vote along with wife who voted were: Ashok Devendra Fadnavis and Shiv Kolhapur, his native city, to cast began at 7 am on Monday. The been betrayed,” Pawar told pace in most parts of the State and mother in Dharmpeth Chavan, Sushilkumar Shinde, Sena leader Aditya Thackeray, his vote. BJP-Shiv Sena combine, which reporters afterwards. during the afternoon. However, area in Nagpur. He is contest- Prithviraj Chavan, Balasaheb prominent candidates in the “Since the 2014 elections, ousted the Congress and NCP Maharashtra lagged behind in Mumbai — a city that is long ing from Nagpur South West Thorat, Vijay Wadettiwar, fray are: former Chief Ministers people’s faith in politics and He will win the Kothrud from power in 2014, is seeking in sectors such as agriculture known for its voter-apathy, the Assembly constituency. Sachin Sawant, Nationalist Ashok Chavan (Bhokar), politicians has increased, and seat by a margin of “1.60 lakh a second term this time. and industries, and there were polling remained dull all NCP founder-president Congress Party’s leaders Sharad Prithviraj Chavan (Karad the reason is the transparent votes”, he claimed. Pawar, his grand-daughter job losses too, the former through the day. , who led the Pawar, nephew , South), Maharashtra BJP pres- government of Prime Minister The BJP fielded Patil from Revati Sule and son-in-law Union Minister claimed. Legendary cricketer Sachin Congress-NCP campaign in daughter Supriya Sule, Nawab ident Chandrakant Patil Narendra Modi,” he said. Kothrud by denying ticket to its Sadanand Sule voted at a “All this has created rest- Tendulkar and Bollywood per- Maharastra, exercised his fran- Malik, Dhananjay Munde, (Kothrud), Sharad Pawar’s He was seeing huge enthu- sitting MLA Medha Kulkarni, polling booth in south Mumbai lessness among people...I got sonalities turned out in large chise from a polling station at Sunil Tatkare, Jitendra Awhad, grand nephew Rohit Pawar siasm among voters since sparking protests in parts of in the morning. good response across the state numbers and tried to pep up Tardeo in south Mumbai. His and other heavyweights. (Karjat-Jamkhed), late BJP Monday morning as the polling constituency. “Youngsters want change. (during the campaigning). I do enthusiasm among the voters daughter and NCP MP Supriya The film personalities leader Gopinath Munde’s began, and “body language” of Patil’s main rival is MNS’s The BJP and Shiv Sena ruled not have any doubt that there in the metropolis. Several of Sule exercised her franchise made their presence felt at the daughter s and voters showed that the BJP-Shiv Kishor Shinde, who has been the State and people hoped will be a change,” he said. them made appeals to the vot- from in her home town of voting booths across the nephew Dhananjay Munde Sena alliance will win a huge supported by Congress and their expectations would be ful- Election results will be out ers to turn out and exercise Baramati.Union Minister Mumbai. They included: (Parli) and Nitesh Rane victory, Patil said. NCP. PTI filled. That trust, however, has on October 24. PTI their rights. Sachin Tendulkar Piyush Goyal cast his vote Aamir Khan and his wife (Kankavli). -: 4 ? Aurangabad: AIMIM MP conclusion of the polls in the Imtiaz Jaleel received minor two States, Director General Thane: A Bahujan Samaj injuries in a clash between aryana recorded a turnout (Expenditure) in the EC, Dilip Party leader on Monday threw workers of the NCP and his Hof voters of 65.5 per cent Sharma said in Maharashtra ink on the EVM in a party in Aurangabad Central for 90 constituencies in the the overall seizure stood at polling booth situated in assembly constituency in Assembly elections while 156.94 crore. It included Thane Head Post Office, Maharashtra on Monday, the Maharashtra recorded nearly 60.69 crore in cash, over 23 police said. police said. 60.25 per cent voters turn out crore worth of liquor and drugs Sunil Khambe, a local level Elecions to the Maharashta for 288 Assembly seats on worth 19.5 crore. leader, threw ink on the Assembly were held on Monday. In the 2014 Assembly polls, machine after he had cast his Monday. The incident took According to the Election their franchise in 2014. the total seizures were to the vote in the Assembly polls in place near a polling booth in Commission (EC), the figure of “Polling was by and large tune of 30 crore. “It is a five progress statewide, an Katkat Gate locality, a local voter turnout is provisional, and peaceful but affected due to time jump,” he said. official said. police official said. may rise slightly. The highest rainfall in several parts of Sharma said in Haryana, the A video of his act was There was a scuffle voter turnout has been record- Maharashtra. Reports of elec- jump is three times the previ- widely circulated soon after on between workers of the All ed in Karvir at 79.19 per cent tronic voting machines glitch- ous figures. social media. India Majlis-e-Ittehadul while lowest turnout registered es were also received from In the 2014 Assembly polls, While being bundled into Muslimeen and the Nationalist in Kasbapeth at 36.08 per cent some parts of Maharashtra. the total seizure was 8.58 the police van, Khambe told Congress Party, and when Jaleel in Maharashtra. The highest Barring a stray incident in crore and this time, it was reporters that he did this as intervened, he too was attacked voter turnout has been record- Nuh district, polling 24.17 crore. Referring to the EVMs were making a “mock- by unidentified men, said a ed in Fatehabad at 72 per cent was violence-free in Haryana,” replacement of control units, ery of democracy”. local police official. while the lowest in Pataudi at 36 the EC said. ballot units and paper trail “EVMs should be Deputy Commissioner of per cent in Haryana. Over According to the EC, machines in the two States on replaced with ballot papers. Police Rahul Khade said it was 4,400 candidates —1169 in seizure of cash, drugs and free- Monday, Deputy Election This is the demand of the a minor scuffle, and the situa- Haryana and 3,237 in bies aimed at inducing voters in Commissioner Sudeep Jain people of the country. EVMs tion was under control. Maharashtra have contested Assembly polls in Maharashtra told reporters that in murdabad (down with Poll-related altercations this election. Haryana had and Haryana have seen a mas- Maharashtra, 525 ballot units, EVMs),” he shouted out to were also reported in recorded 76.54 per cent voter sive jump as compared to the 481 control units and 2,800 reporters before being Lotakaranja, Harsul and turnout while 64 per cent voter last elections. Addressing a paper trail machines were whisked away to a nearby Baijipura areas of the city. PTI in Maharashtra had exercised press conference here after the replaced. police station. PTI @ 2 8 2 :;2 Mumbai: Senior NCP leader Ratnagiri since 9.42 am, he Chhagan Bhujbal on Monday said, adding that voting Mojad has been exercising said he could not cast his vote in aulty EVMs delayed polling resumed there around 12.30 Gadchiroli: A 45-year-old teacher posted on elec- his franchise with an assistant the Maharashtra assembly elec- Fat some booths in pm. 102-year-old man, suffering from a heart tion duty in Maharashtra’s Gadchiroli district died n a rare instance, polling offi- since the mishap. tions on Monday as he was busy Maharashtra’s Ratnagiri and In Bhandara district, Aailment, went straight to a polling booth in hospital after fainting while walking towards Icials in Deolali Assembly On the Baramati incident, in the Yevla Assembly con- Bhandara districts on Monday, polling was disrupted from to cast his vote after being discharged from a the voting booth on Monday morning, an offi- constituency in Nashik dis- an Election Commission offi- stituency in Nashik district from an official said. Polling was also 9.15 am to 9.35 am due to a hospital in Maharashtra’s Pune district on cial said. trict on Monday applied the cial in Pune said that where he is seeking another halted for sometime at a booth similar issue, he said. Monday. Bapu indelible ink to one of the toes Kalambeshwar polling station term. in Worli area of Mumbai due to Long queues were wit- Ibrahim Alim Joad, who, according to his Pandu Gavade, of a farmer who had lost his is located in the local Bhujbal is a registered voter a technical error, he said. nessed outside these polling family, has never missed voting since who was head- arms in an accident a few government-run school but its in Nashik city. “I was in my con- The State Congress unit stations as the voting process Independence, consulted his doctors before ing to the vot- years ago. entire ground remained sub- stituency, which is big in size. I also sent 187 complaints to the was disrupted. going to vote. After he was granted permission, ing booth with In another incident, vil- merged blocking the entrance fanned parts of the constituen- Election Commission of mal- In Mumbai, polling at a the centenarian was taken directly from the a polling party lagers joined tractor trolleys of voters. cy since this morning. I could functioning of EVMs. centre near the Doordarshan Jehangir Hospital to a polling booth in from Dehari together in Baramati con- “Six trolleys were connect- not even cover all parts of it,” In Ratnagiri’s Dhamangaon office in Worli area was halted Wadgaon Sheri constituency where he cast his base camp, stituency in Pune district so ed to each other creating some Bhujbal told a news channel. village, polling was stopped at for sometime due to a techni- vote along with around 50 other voters from fainted mid- that voters can reach a polling 50-feet long bridge, which is Meanwhile, the former deputy a booth from 8.30 am to 10 am cal error, the official said. his own family, his grandson Tanveer Joad said. way in the booth avoiding waterlogged now used by all the voters. chief minister claimed that he due to a technical fault in the However, the issue was He was admitted to the hospital four days morning near Pursalgondi village of Gadchiroli’s area of the polling station. Permission of local polling would win with a margin of at electronic voting machine resolved soon and polling back for a heart ailment, he said. “He has never Etapalli area, he said. In Deolali, the polling offi- officials was sought,” he said. least one lakh votes. He also (EVM), he said. resumed, he added. missed voting since Independence. So while “He used to get epileptic fits. He suffered head cer applied the indelible link to Senior NCP leader Ajit exuded confidence that the The EVM glitch also halt- Meanwhile, the State he was in the hospital, he expressed his injuries after he fainted. He was taken to Etapalli one of toes of Bajirao Mojad, Pawar is in the fray from Congress-NCP combine will ed the polling process at a Congress sent 187 complaints resolve to cast the vote this time also. After con- hospital first and then to a bigger facility at who had lost both his arms in Baramati constituency against bag at least 12 of the total 15 booth in Kalamban to the EC of malfunctioning of sultation with his doctors, he was given per- Chandrapur. Gavade, however, died during treat- an accident. BJP’s Gopichand Padalkar. seats in the region. PTI Gavhanwadi village in EVMs at several booths. mission to cast his vote,” the grandson said. ment,” the official said. PTI

D 60 1=+ PQ N 2/-- Thiruvananthapuram: As the watched silently while the AIADMK which was support- out that both the parties had North East Monsoon became troublemakers had a free run. ed by the constituents of the fielded Vanniyar candidates Nagpur: RSS general secretary unsafe, but there is a need for vigorous over Kerala, a 'red Assembly constituency of NDA. in Vikravandi where there is Bhaiyyaji Joshi said on Monday (to ensure) their safety." alert' has been sounded in 7 isuals of people engaged in Vikravandi went to bypoll to The results of the by-poll considerable Vanniyar popu- SS chief Mohan Bhagwat that he did not think that To a question about the districts on Monday with heavy Vfisticuffs over non-receipt elect the legislator in place of would not make any major lation. In Nanguneri, the Ron Monday said the Sangh Hindu leaders were unsafe in allegation by Tiwari's mother to very heavy rains and of cash from the major con- the DMK member who died impact in Tamil Nadu politics Congress and the AIADMK has been targeted since last 90 the country, but added that that the government was not extremely heavy falls being testants for casting their votes while by-election was necessi- as the ruling AIADMK has a fielded candidates from the years, but there is no need to their safety should be ensured. working in the interest of the forecast at isolated places over in the bypolls held at tated in Nanguneri because of moderate majority in the Nadar community as the con- worry as the society is one and Speaking to reporters here, Hindus, Joshi said the govern- the southern state and Mahe. Vikravandi and Naguneri in the resignation of Vasanth assembly which has an effec- stituency has a considerable will always remain so. he also said that Hindutva ide- ment should give a reply to her, According to the Kerala Tamil Nadu went viral even as Kumar of the Congress who tive strength of 234. “This was Nadar population, pointed out Bhagwat also said he is "not ologue Vinayak Damodar and it will. State Disaster Management polling was underway in the was elected to the Lok Sabha one of the insipid and issueless Doraisamy. a political person". Savarkar should get Tiwari (45), president of lit- Authority red alert has been two Assembly constituencies. from Kanyakumari in the May bypoll I have seen in my life. He reiterated that elec- After he cast his vote in "suitable honour". tle-known Hindu Samaj Party, issued in Thiruvananthapuram, The one minute-long visu- 2019 polls. The DMK and the AIADMK tions in Tamil Nadu are won Nagpur for the Maharashtra Joshi's statement about was found murdered at his Alappuzha, Kottayam, als aired by Tamil news chan- While Vikravandi saw a which swear by castles and by cash and caste and not by Assembly polls, some reporters safety to "Hindu leaders" came Lucknow home on Friday. Ernakulam, Idukki, Thrissur nels featured voters who were direct fight between the DMK classless society had turned the ideology . No untoward inci- asked him about the Congress in the wake of murder of a for- Five persons, including and Palakkad on Monday and yet to get the money taking on and the AIADMK, in election into a cash and caste dents has been reported from targeting the RSS over the mer leader of the faction of three from Gujarat, were taken in four districts on Tuesday. those who walked away with Nanguneri, the contest was contest,” said Raveendran both the constituencies except issue of demand for Bharat Hindu Mahasabha, Kamlesh into custody in connection Chief Minister Pinarayi the formers’ share of cash for between the Congress (sup- Doraisamy, a political analyst the scuffles for cash for votes Ratna award for Hindutva ide- Tiwari, in Lucknow last week. with the case. Vijayan has asked people to be vote. The policemen on duty ported by the DMK) and the baseda in Chennai.He pointed visuals . ologue V D Savarkar. The senior Rashtriya Meanwhile, to a question vigilant. Replying to it, Bhagwat Swayamsevak Sangh leader was about BJP's demand for Bharat The red alert is a call to said, "We have been targeted speaking to reporters after Ratna for Veer Savarkar and immediately take preventive since last 90 years. casting his vote for the opposition by some Congress steps to evacuate people from >72?5@< Hence, there is no need to Maharashtra Assembly elec- leaders to the proposal, Joshi vulnerable areas to shelter 99: worry as the society is one and tions in Mahal area here. said, "We don't know what the camps and provide others with will always be one. It is politics, To a question if the Sangh Congress is saying. We want that emergency kits. all this is part of it. But the felt that "Hindu leaders are a person (Savarkar) who is an According to the Indian A4 society is one and will always unsafe in the country", Joshi inspiration to the country should Meteorological Department, Ahmedabad: A 53.68 per cent turnout of 68.95 percent, while be one." said, "I don't feel they are get suitable honour. PTI squally weather is very likely Jaipur: Mandawa and Khivsar 69.62 per cent of electors cast turnout was recorded in the Amraiwadi, an urban seat of over east central and adjoining Assembly segments in their vote in Mandawa of byelections to six Assembly Ahmedabad city, recorded the southeast Arabian Sea along Rajasthan witnessed 66 per Jhunjhunu. constituencies in Gujarat on lowest 34.75 per cent polling. withMaharashtra-Goa- cent voting during the assem- Around 62.61 per cent vot- Monday. While Radhanpur seat record- Karnataka-Kerala coasts, bly bypolls on Monday. ers turned up at polling booths Polling for the six seats ed 62.95 per cent turnout, it Lakshadweep and Comorin As many as 12 candidates in Khivansar of Nagaur. spread across various districts was 61.01 per cent in Bayad. It and over southwest and adjoin- — nine in Mandawa and three In the 2018 assembly elec- was held between 8 am and 6 was followed by Lunawada ing west central Bay of Bengal in Khivsar — are in the fray tions, the polling percentage in pm. Counting of votes will be (51.23 per cent) and Kheralu along with north Tamil Nadu- from both constituencies Mandawa was 73.57 while in taken up on October 24. (46.15 per cent), officials said. 6 south Andhra Pradesh coast. The election authorities Khivsar it was 75.58. The bypolls were held for No untoward incident Kochi witnessed severe had set up 259 polling stations Kumar said the polling Tharad in Banaskantha dis- took place during polling. Leh: Defence Minister Rajnath good relations with China. during his career. waterlogging with heavy rains for 2,27,414 voters in Mandawa process was completed without trict, Radhanpur in Patan, At Nani Hirvani village in Singh on Monday warned China spoke nothing regarding He was first honoured with pounding the commercial city while 266 booths were set for any hindrance at 525 polling Kheralu in Mehsana, Bayad in Kheralu, police found a man Pakistan to stop its terror activ- Kashmir during meetings with the Maha Vir Chakra in 1948 and nearby areas in the morning, 2,50,155 electors in Khivsar. booths in both Assembly con- Arvalli, Amraiwadi in hanging from the fence of the ities to destabilise India or face Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the first Indo-Pak con- affecting polling. Voters had to Chief Electoral Officer stituencies, adding that no Ahmedabad and Lunawada compound wall of a primary befitting reply. and considers Kashmir as an flict over the Kashmir issue. wade through knee deep muddy Anand Kumar said according untoward incident took place in Mahisagar district. By 6 pm, school, which was used as a "Our soldiers never launch internal issue of India, he added. He was conferred the award waters to cast their franchise. to preliminary information, during voting. PTI Tharad recorded the highest polling booth. PTI offensive against Pakistan. The The Colonel Chewang for a second time for gallantry Most of the public transport also other side is doing activities to Rinchen Bridge falls at the fag displayed during Operation kept away in many places. destablise India (by sponsoring end of the recently-completed Cactus Lily in December 1971 According to the IMD, terrorism and resorting to road connecting Leh with the during which he freed nine Ernakulam South recorded the shelling, Singh said at a function Karakoram Pass and will allow enemy strong points, held by highest rains of 20 cm, fol- ILM in the inauguration of 1,400-ft ease of troop movement to the one to two platoons, in Partapur lowed by Vaikom in Kottayam INOM bridge across the Shyok River Daulat Beg Oldi sector. sector in Ladakh. 19 cm, Alapuzha, Mancompu near the Line of Actual Control Colonel Rinchen remains Singh was accompanied by (Alappuzha district)17 each, L (LAC) with China in Leh dis- one of the six forces personnel Army chief General Bipin Kochi 16, Kozha (Kottayam trict of Ladakh. to have won the Maha Vir Rawat and Director General of district) 15, Punalur (Kollam Patna: A total of 45 per cent "If this is not stopped or Chakra, the second highest mil- Border Roads Organisation district), Kanjirappally voters' turnout was recorded in controlled, we will continue to itary honour presented for acts (BRO) Lt Gen Harpal Singh (Kottayam district) 12 each Samastipur Lok Sabha con- give befitting reply," Singh said. of gallantry in the presence of during the inauguration of the and Konni (Pathanamthitta stituency, while 49.26 per cent Singh said that India has the enemy, on two occasions strategic bridge. PTI district)11 cm. PTI polling was registered in the bypolls on five Assembly seats in Bihar, which passed off peacefully on Monday. Out of 32,23,169 voters, E4 49.26 per cent people exercised their franchise on 3258 polling stations in five Assembly con- 3/2 23 stituencies of Kishanganj, Simri Bakhtiarpur, Nathnagar, Belhar Jammu: The National against the political decisions and Daraundha in the by- 6 Conference (NC) asserted on taken in the recent past, there- elections in the state with a total Monday that time alone would by creating breach of peace, on / of 51, including 6 women can- Kamptapuris account for a large prove its efficacy and rele- the other hand, BJP leaders are didates, trying their luck in the number of people in seven dis- vance in Jammu & Kashmir's saying mainstream political fray. "Polling passed off peace- amata Banerjee has once tricts of North Bengal. politics, adding that the "dig- parties are irrelevant in Jammu fully in all the five assembly Magain cried out against “They have decided to bring nity and welfare of people and Kashmir," the statement C< constituencies and one Lok possible implementation of in Citizenship Amendment Bill comes first for the party and said. Thiruvananthapuram: The for impersonation as she alleged- constituencies of Konni, Sabha constituency for which National Register of Citizens after which they will invoke not politics". "If they are irrelevant, why bypolls to the five Assembly con- ly tried to cast bogus vote in a Vattiyoorkavu and Aroor were bypolls took place today," Chief asking the people of North NRC and render you a foreign- "We do not need any cer- don't you release them?," the stituencies in Kerala was marred booth. also affected by rains till noon, Electoral Officer (CEO), H R Bengal to “unite against the er in your own country for six tificate from the BJP about our NC leaders asked, advising by heavy rain, especially in She was later released on but worst hit was Kochi city and Srinivasa told reporters here. NRC wallas” by taking lessons years after which they will decide relevance in the state's politics," the ruling Bharatiya Janata Ernakulam, with the tentative bail. nearby areas in Ernakulam. While the by-poll in from what happened in Assam. whether to give you citizenship senior NC leaders said in a joint Party (BJP) to shun the "NC overall voter turnout touching As voting drew to a close at A woman voter in Kochi Samastipur has been necessi- Addressing a meeting at or not. As long as I am there I will statement, while reacting to the phobia" and instead, reach out 70 per cent. 6 PM, people in queues in var- said this was the first time peo- tated by the death of sitting LJP Siliguri the Bengal Chief never let that happen. So rest observations of BJP leaders to people and work towards No untoward incidents were ious booths were allowed to vote. ple had to exercise their fran- MP Ramchandra Paswan, Minister said “like in Assam assured that there will be no about the significance of restoration of peace and reported, officials said. Heavy rains affected voting chise wading through knee- younger brother of the party's where they have thrown out, 4 NRC happening in Bengal,” detained party president democracy in the state. Jammu As per the tentative figures, in the early hours in Ernakulam deep muddy water at founding president Ramvilas lakh Muslims, one lakh Nepali Banerjee who is presently tour- Farooq Abdullah and vice pres- & Kashmir was passing through Aroor recorded the highest as voters waded through water- Ayyappankavu. Paswan, the five assembly seg- besides, lakhs of Biharis and ing North Bengal said. ident Omar Abdullah in the most difficult times and the turnout of 80.26 per cent till logged roads to exercise their A 92-year-old man, who ments have fallen vacant upon other North Indians and 11 Wondering as to “what kind of Jammu and Kashmir's politics. BJP must come up with a clear around 7 pm, government franchise and water seeped into was not allowed to vote as he the respective MLAs getting lakh Bengali Hindus out of system it is where farmers, work- "There seems to be inher- roadmap to deal with the situ- sources said, adding heavy rains some booths, while polling pro- carried only a copy of his elected to the Lok Sabha. which a sizeable number of ers, Hindus, Muslims, Jains, ent contradictions between the ation, instead of indulging in marred polling in Ernakulam gressed in the four other con- voter ID, returned with all his Kishanganj witnessed the Rajbangshis and Kamptapuris Sikhs, Buddhists, Christians, government and the BJP lead- rhetoric, the statement said, where the voter turnout was the stituencies. identity cards to vote despite highest voters' turnout of 59.18 they (the BJP Govermment) tribal people and those from var- ership. While the central gov- adding that spreading canards lowest — 57.67 per cent. Chief Electoral officer Teeka the rains. The electorate per cent followed by 53.49 per are planning to make you for- ious languages who have been ernment is maintaining that about the NC leadership would While the voter turnout in Ram Meena said 10 water- strength in the five con- cent in Belhar, 52.50 in Simri eigners in your own country by living in this country for ages will mainstream political leaders not work and the saffron party Manjeshwaram touched 74.81 logged booths on the ground stituencies is 9.57 lakh. The Bakhtiarpur, 43.20 in invoking NRC,” and asked the be thrown out in one go,” she said have been detained to prevent should try to provide succour per cent, in Konni it was 69.99 floor were shifted to the first ruling CPI(M)-led LDF, oppo- Nathnagar while Daraundha people of North Bengal to “unite “in our country everyone is a cit- them from mobilising people to people. PTI per cent and Vattiyoorkavu floor in Kochi. sition Congress headed UDF recorded lowest electoral par- against their nefarious designs.” izen and no one has any right to 62.59 per cent, the sources said. Voting in Ernakulam was and BJP-led NDA are the three ticipation of 42.20 per cent at Rajbangshis and take away that citizenship right.” A woman was arrested in not affected, he said. fronts which had locked horns the end of voting this evening, Manjeshwaram in Kasaragod Except Manjeshwaram, the for the five seats. PTI he said. PTI ; ;C<9 Suri (West Bengal): The of Police Shyam Singh said, police on Monday found dis- "Two persons were arrested in Lucknow: Just over 47 per Polling was by and large bly elections. Officer Vijay Kumar said the membered body parts of a connection with the murder. cent of eligible voters exercised peaceful in the state and there The polling percentage in EVM was replaced and the missing CPI(M) leader, which The parts of the body have their franchise in the bypolls were no report of any unto- 2017 stood at 71.92 per cent in voting had started. were buried at two places in been recovered. Prima facie, an to 11 assembly seats in Uttar ward incident, they said. Gangoh followed by Zaidpur Of the 11 seats, eight were Birbhum district. extramarital affair could be the Pradesh on Monday. According to the office of (69.71), Iglas (64.88), Jalalpur earlier held by the BJP and one A couple was arrested in motive behind the murder." Polling began at 7 am the UP Chief Electoral Officer, (62.55), Manikpur (59.44), by its ally Apna Dal (Sonelal). this connection and an extra- However, he said, the amid tight security, officials among the other constituen- Ghosi (58.67), Balha (57.83), The seats of Rampur and marital affair could be police are not ruling out other said, adding that 47.05 per cies, Jalalpur witnessed 58.80 Rampur (56.16), Pratapgarh Jalalpur (Ambedkarnagar) the reason behind the killing, possibilities behind the killing cent of electors exercised their per cent polling followed by (55.56), Govindnagar (52.48) were held by the Samajwadi police said. of Dey who was an insurance franchise. Zaidpur (58), Manikpur and Lucknow Cantonment Party and the Bahujan Samaj Subhash Chandra Dey, a agent by profession. Gangoh in Saharanpur (52.10), Balha (52), Ghosi (50.77). Party, respectively. 58-year-old local leader of the The body parts were district saw the highest (51), Rampur (44), Pratapgarh Polling was held up for a The BJP, the BSP, the SP CPI(M), was a resident of found in two gunny sacks turnout with about 60.30 per (44), Iglas (36.20) and couple of hours after an elec- and the Congress have fielded Nanoor area of the district buried in the bank of the Ajay cent voters exercising their Govindnagar (32.60). tronic voting machine (EVM) their candidates on all seats. while his body parts were dis- river and a nearby agricultur- franchise. A significant dip was wit- developed a snag at booth According to the office of covered near Dubrajpur, al field — both under In Lucknow Cantonment, nessed in polling in a major- number 350 in Salhipur, a the UP Chief Electoral Officer, around 70 kilometres away. Dubrajpur police station only 28.53 per cent of eligible ity of constituencies in com- report from Pratapgarh said. 109 candidates were in the fray Birbhum Superintendent limits. PTI electors cast their vote. parison with the 2017 assem- District Information for the bypolls. PTI Srinagar: It was a quiet birth- Abdullah, who on twitter. day for Lok Sabha parliamen- continues to Abdullah was wished by tarian and three-time chief remain confined his wife Molly and daughter minister of Jammu and to his house. Safia who were permitted to see Kashmir Farooq Abdullah, "Birthday him on Monday. who is detained under strin- wishes to Farooq The former chief minister gent Public Safety Act (PSA), as Abdullah Ji. These are difficult has been detained along with he turned 82 on Monday. times for you. We stand by you. other political leaders of the West Bengal Chief Please stay positive. We pray for state since the Union govern- Minister Mamata Banerjee was your good health ment abrogated Article 370 among the first ones to greet @OmarAbdullah," she posted on August 5. PTI ;

1()+,), 8-37/ things, they are happy as long For the second time after FH as share price is up...”, the Vishal Sikka, Infosys in January n anonymous group claim- group alleged. 2018 had roped in Parekh, an Aing to be employees of IT Claiming that several bil- external candidate for the CEO major Infosys has written to the lion dollar deals of last few role in its over three decade his- company’s board accusing CEO IF quarters have nil margin, the tory. Salil Parekh and CFO Nilanjan FI whistleblowers have urged the Sikka left Infosys abruptly Roy of indulging in “unethical Board to ask auditors to check in August 2017, after a pro- practices” to boost short-term H deal proposals, margins, undis- longed standoff with promot- revenue and profits. closed upfront commitments ers including the iconic N R “We have high respect for made and revenue recogni- Narayana Murthy over allega- all of you and bring to your tion. tions of corporate governance P notice the unethical practices of IFP “A l l i n f o r m a t i o n i s n o t lapses, and hefty severance _` CEO in recent quarters. Same II shared with auditors.” packages of former executives. _` measures are taken up in the “In board meetings, we Infosys has received current quarter also to boost plaint has been placed before these conversations. When are told not to present data on whistleblower complaints in _` short term revenue and profits,” the Audit Committee as per the auditor opposed, the issue was accounting standards”. large deals and important the past too, over alleged gov- ^ the letter addressed to Board of Company’s practice and will be postponed.” “We have emails and voice financial measures as it will get ernance lapses. _ Directors dated September 20, dealt with in accordance with “This quarter, there is lot of recordings and we will share board attention. The CEO and Earlier, one such report ` read. the Company’s whistleblow- pressure to not recognise rever- when investigators ask us. We CFO are asking us to show had alleged wrongdoings by _` Calling themselves as “eth- ers policy,” it said in a state- sals of $50 mn of upfront pay- are asked not to share large deal more profits in treasury by tak- Infosys while buying Israeli ical employees”, the “whistle- ment. ment in FDR contract, which information with auditors,” ing up risks and make changes automation technology firm blowers” have said that they The Whistleblowers have is against accounting practice. they said. to policies. This will provide Panaya. have emails and voice record- also written to the US-based As this will reduce profits for “Large deal approvals have short term profits. They ask us Infosys had said its internal ings on these matters. office of the Whistleblower the quarter and negative for irregularities. The CEO is not to make key disclosures in audit committee, after investi- “We hope the Board will Protection Programme on stock price, they are putting bypassing reviews and 20F and annual report and to gation, had found no evidence conduct immediate investiga- October 3, alleging willful mis- pressure not to take the charge,” approvals and instructing sales share only good and incom- supporting the allegations. tion and take action,” they statement and accounting they claimed. not to send mails for approval. plete information with In 2017, Infosys had wit- added. irregularities for the last two Alleging that “critical infor- He directs them to make wrong investors and analysts,” they nessed a protracted stand-off The Bengaluru-headquar- quarters. mation” is hidden from the assumptions to show margins. wrote. between its high profile tered Infosys said the whistle- Stating that in the last auditors and Board, the letter CFO is compliant and he pre- “Whoever, disagrees is founders and the previous blower complaint has been quarter, they were asked not to claimed that in large contracts vents us from showing in board sidelined and many of them management over allegations of placed before the Audit fully recognise costs like visa like Verizon, Intel and JVs in presentations large deal issues,” leave. In large deal finance governance lapses and issues Committee as per the compa- costs to improve profits, the Japan, ABN Amro acquisition, they further alleged. team, important employees are relating to severance package ny’s practice. whistleblowers have claimed: “revenue recognition matters “The CEO told us, no one left due to pressure to make doled out to former executives, “The whistleblower com- “We have voice recordings of are forced which are not as per in the Board understands these deals look good,” they claimed. including ex-CFO Rajiv Bansal. 36 laterally and without giving any prior notice or information, prior notice to India. stopped sending postal depart- =@2 n signs of worsening of rela- “Pakistan’s decision is ment’s letters to India, prompt- Itions between the two coun- directly in contravention of ing India to act accordingly, the tries, Pakistan has stopped world postal union norms. But minister said. postal mails from and to India, Pakistan is Pakistan,” Prasad “There is a world postal he closure of Vedanta’s cop- HFK a move that New Delhi said on the sidelines of an union system and everyone Tper smelter plant at > FIFIFP slammed as a violation of event. With Pakistan refusing to operates under that. Pakistan Tuticorin in Tamil Nadu has R ervices in state-owned banks FFK established international accept and send mails through has stopped it for the last two led to a rise in imports of the Smay be affected as some of norms. the post, from and to India, months. So when Pakistan has metal, making the country a the employees unions have HF[\ Pakistan has not accepted Indian postal authorities have stopped this, our postal depart- net importer of refined copper 2 @H decided to observe nation- FHI any postal consignment from been compelled to put mail ment has thought of this after 18 years, Care Ratings has -6 wide strike on Tuesday to KFI India after August 27 in a addressed to the country on action...Now that Pakistan has said. protest against bank mergers F move seen as a retaliation of hold. Reports suggest Pakistani stopped India’s letters, that is “India used to be a net eliance Jio on Monday and fall in deposit rates. scrapping of special status for correspondence was reaching why there is this action,” the exporter of copper cathodes till Rannounced new medium However, officers and pri- the functioning of the branch- Jammu and Kashmir. India through services provid- minister said. FY18. Now with the closure of s India has emerged as the priced tariff plan by marginal- vate sector banks are not part es/offices may be impacted”. Communications and IT ed by the Saudi Arabian airlines. The latest move is unprece- the Tuticorin smelter, the drop Aone of the fastest growing ly cutting the existing pack and of the strike call given by All In the absence of any pos- Minister , Prasad confirmed reports dented as the postal mail ser- in domestic production has led civil aviation markets of the adjusting the interconnection India Bank Employees itive outcome in the meeting who is also in-charge of the that the postal services have vice had continued in the past to the domino effect of increas- world, it is time that the gov- usage charges (IUC) in them. Association (AIBEA) and Bank called by Chief Labour postal department, said stopped for the last two even through the partition, ing the country’s imports and ernment take steps to make the “The three-month 2 GB Employees Federation of India Commissioner, it has been Islamabad resorted to stop- months. wars, and cross-border decreasing its exports. India has aviation sector globally com- per day pack will now cost only (BEFI). decided to go ahead with the ping postal mail services uni- Pakistan has, without any tensions. become a net importer of petitive beginning with reduc- 444 instead of 448 with Most of the banks, includ- strike, AIBEA General refined copper after 18 years,” tion on its tax structure, the additional 1,000 minutes of ing the country’s largest lender Secretary C H Vekatachalam Care Ratings has said. head of a low-cost offnet IUC min which would State Bank of India (SBI), has said. During FY2018-19, airline has said. have come at nearly 80, sep- already informed customers The meeting held before exports fell by 87.4 per cent, Ajay Singh, Chairman and arately,” Jio said. about the strike and its impact Chief Labour Commissioner RH whereas imports increased by Managing Director, SpiceJet, in on them. between representatives of <=:>?=@=6 131.2 per cent, it said. an interview to PTI rued that “The membership of our Indian Banks’ Association and India imported refined the civil aviation sector in 4 bank employees in unions par- unions failed to reach to a com- New Delhi: India’s energy trade ed both the need and the oppor- New Delhi: India and the US copper from, Japan, Congo, India is highly taxed and iden- ticipating in strike is very few, mon ground. with the US is likely to jump by tunity for the two nations to lift have almost resolved broad Singapore, Chile, Tanzania, the tified it as one of the major so the impact of strike on “Hence our call for strike over 40 per cent to $10 billion bilateral energy ties to a new issues of the proposed trade UAE and South Africa while stumbling blocks Banks operation will be mini- stands. We exhort all our in 2019-20, as the world’s third- level. India in October 2017 package and an announce- exported refined copper to in making it globally compet- mal,” SBI said in a filing to stock unions and members all over largest oil consumer seeks to began importing crude oil from ment is expected soon, China, Taiwan, Malaysia, South itive. exchanges last week. the country to go ahead with move away from its tradition- the US and in March 2018 it got Commerce and Industry Korea and Bangladesh during “I think lowering of taxes Another public sector the strike,” he said. al suppliers in the Middle East, the first shipment of liquefied Minister Piyush Goyal said. 2018-19. and looking at aviation in a elecom operator Bharti lender Syndicate Bank said: Last month, officers’ Oil Minister Dharmendra natural gas (LNG) from there. He said that the two coun- Share of exports towards holistic sense as a job creator, TAirtel in its submission to “The bank is taking necessary unions had called a two-day all Pradhan said. In the last one year, the tries should look at a much China has increased, from it as something that connects sector regulator Trai has steps for smooth functioning of India bank strike on September Mounting geopolitical import of US crude oil has dou- larger engagement in the days being 63 per cent during 2017- India to itself and to the world. favoured charging incoming branches on the proposed 26 and 27, which was later uncertainties, rising US oil and bled and New Delhi is now ahead, possibly even leading to 18 to 75 per cent during 2018- It’s important that we take a calls originating from network strike day. However, in the withdrawn following the gov- gas production, and India’s insa- closing on the biggest long- an announcement for a bilat- 19 and share of imports from more holistic approach to avi- of other mobile phone service event the strike materialises, ernment’s intervention. tiable energy appetite has creat- term LNG import deal. PTI eral agreement. PTI Japan has increased. ation,” he said. provider till 2022.

8+1 -,+--()8 ?H whether the bill can win major- Scotland to ensure that it com- FF ity backing in Parliament, and plied with the law, said the sec-  ritish Prime Minister Boris Opposition lawmakers will try ond letter might amount to an BJohnson attempted for a to seek amendments that could attempt to frustrate the legisla- HQ second time to secure law- alter or scuttle it. tion. Scotland’s highest court said makers’ backing for his Brexit Secretary Stephen Monday it would keep the case European Union divorce Barclay urged lawmakers to open, retaining the power to cen- deal on Monday as back the bill and — more than sure Johnson’s Conservative London: Scotland’s highest Parliament geared up for a three years after British voters Government until its obliga- court says it could censure the P grueling week of political war- narrowly voted to leave the EU tions under the law have been British Government if it tries to rance believes an addition- fare over Brexit. — “enable us to move onto the complied with “in full.” skirt its obligation to avoid a Fal delay to Britain’s exit I With just 10 days to go people’s priorities like health, The claimants’ lawyer, no-deal exit from the European from the EU is “in nobody’s x until the UK is due to leave the education and crime.” Elaine Motion, said the ruling Union at the end of this month. interest,” a Government bloc on Oct. 31, Johnson’s gov- “This is the chance to leave meant “the sword of Damocles Britain’s Parliament has spokeswoman said on Monday, ernment planned to ask for a the EU with a deal on October remains hanging” over the passed a law compelling the as British Prime Minister Boris “straight up-and-down vote” on 31,” he said. “If Parliament Government. Government to seek a three- Johnson seeks support from his EU divorce agreement, wants to respect the referen- The bloc said the fact month delay to Brexit if an EU MPs for a new divorce deal. which changes how both sides dum, it must back the bill.” Johnson had not signed the let- divorce deal was not in place by “It’s now up to the British handle the Irish border. That With the Brexit deadline ter was irrelevant. October 19 — and to accept a parliament to say what it request comes two days after looming and British politi- European Commission delay if the EU offers. Judges at thinks, it’s no longer up to the lawmakers voted to delay cians still squabbling over the spokeswoman Mina Andreeva the Court of Session in European Union,” Sibeth approving the Brexit deal. country’s departure terms, said Monday that European Edinburgh ruled Monday that Ndiaye told journalists after a But House of Commons Johnson has been forced to ask Council President Donald Tusk the case should continue until cabinet meeting. “So a vote FF Speaker John Bercow could the EU for a three-month delay had acknowledged receiving the Government’s obligations needs to be taken on the heart refuse to allow such a vote to Britain’s departure date. the Brexit extension request under the law have been com- of the matter, not just stalling because parliamentary rules He did that, grudgingly, to and was now talking with the  plied with “in full.” AP tactics to gain time,” she said. generally bar the same measure comply with a law passed by EU’s other 27 leaders about it. from being considered a sec- Parliament ordering the gov- Those 27 EU leaders are ond time during the same ses- ernment to postpone Brexit weary of the long-running Brexit sion of Parliament unless some- rather than risk the economic saga but also want to avoid a no- 8Q thing has changed. damage that could come from deal British exit, which would days, and we will then exercise parliament. ment,” wrote Stephen Innes, Johnson’s Conservative a no-deal exit. damage economies on both our responsibility and quickly The currency was down Asia Pacific market strategist at Government will also intro- But Johnson accompanied sides of the Channel. make a decision,” Germany’s terling fell modestly as trad- 0.55 percent to US$1.2913 at AxiTrader, in a commentary. duce the legislation necessary the unsigned letter to the EU Germany’s Economy Peter Altmaier said. Sing resumed on Monday around 0000GMT, holding rel- All eyes were on the pound to implement the Brexit agree- late Saturday with a second Minister suggested it could be He told Deutschlandfunk following British Prime atively steady for a currency after the House of Commons F ment it struck with the EU last note saying that he personally a few days before the EU decid- radio that he wouldn’t Minister Boris Johnson’s latest that has been on a rollercoast- sat on Saturday to consider week. The Government hopes opposed delaying the UK’s ed to respond to the Brexit have a problem with an exten- failure to break the er over the past month. Johnson’s EU divorce deal in a to get that done by Britain’s October 31 exit. delay request. sion by “a few days or a few Brexit deadlock, with forex “The fact Sterling has vote that was seen as a poten- scheduled October 31 depar- Pro-EU activists, who took “We will have somewhat weeks” if that rules out a no- markets shrugging off a week- proven surprisingly resilient... tial turning point in the long- ture date. But it’s unclear the Government to court in more clarity in the coming deal Brexit. end of drama in the British Buttresses well for risk senti- running Brexit saga. ?

Q Hospital Authority said. hina’s Defence Minister Police did not give an arrest CWei Fenghe on Monday Ankara says the YPG is a “ter- launched on October 9 to push ong Kong streets descend- figure. One person was seen made a veiled attack on the US rorist” offshoot of the out- Syrian Kurdish forces back Hed into chaotic scenes fol- being handcuffed and taken for its alleged interference in resident Recep Tayyip lawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party from the border. Erdogan lowing an unauthorised pro- away to a police van. the internal affairs of other PErdogan on Monday lashed (PKK), which has been waging denied any territorial ambition democracy rally Sunday, as As the rally march set off, countries. out at Western states, accusing an insurgency inside Turkey saying: “Turkey does not have protesters set up roadblocks protest leaders carried a black In his keynote address at them of “standing by terrorists” since 1984. an eye on any country’s terri- and torched businesses, and banner that read, “Five main the opening ceremony of the in failing to support Turkey’s The PKK is blacklisted as tory...We consider such an police responded with tear gas demands, not one less,” as they ninth Beijing Xiangshan operation against Syrian a terror group by Ankara, the accusation as the biggest insult and a water cannon. pressed their calls for police Forum, Wei vowed that China Kurdish fighters. US and the EU. directed to us.” Protesters tossed firebombs accountability and political would never succumb to exter- “Can you imagine the Ankara’s military action Turkey announced a 120- and took their anger out on rights in the semi-autonomous nal pressure, reports Efe news. whole West stood by the ter- against Kurdish forces who hour suspension of the offen- shops with mainland Chinese Chinese territory. “Intervening in regional rorists and all attacked us played a key role in the fight sive following a deal with US ties as they skirmished late into Supporters sang the protest affairs, meddling in other including NATO member against the Islamic State group Vice President Mike Pence, the evening with riot police, who movement’s anthem, waved countries’ internal affairs, incit- states and European Union has drawn widespread inter- under which Kurdish fighters unleashed numerous tear gas colonial and US flags, and held ing a ‘colour revolution’ and countries?” Erdogan said in national criticism and prompt- were to withdraw to allow a rounds on short notice, anger- up placards depicting the even subverting the legitimate Istanbul. ed some NATO countries to “safe zone” to be set up along ing residents and passers-by. Chinese flag as a Nazi swastika. political power of other coun- “Since when did you start suspend new arms sales. border. Police had beefed up secu- Many protesters wore tries are the real source of to side with terror? Did PYD- NATO Secretary General Erdogan was to meet rity measures ahead of the masks in defiance of a recent- regional chaos and wars,” Wei YPG (Syrian Kurdish forces) Jens Stoltenberg has repeated- Russian President Vladimir rally, for which they refused to ly introduced ban on face cov- said in statements reported by join NATO and we do not ly voiced “serious concerns” Putin on Tuesday in the Black give permission, the latest erings at public gatherings, state-run Global Times. know about it?” he asked. about the military operation Sea resort of Sochi. chapter in the unrest that has and volunteers handed more The Minister, who did not disrupted life in the financial out to the crowd. mention Washington directly hub since early June. Matthew Lee, a university in his speech, has accused US . Some 24 people were hurt student, said he was deter- politicians on previous occa- and treated at hospitals, includ- mined to keep protesting even sions of supporting the protests ing six with serious injuries, the after more than four months. in Hong Kong. H - Donald Trump two weeks ago Tehran: Iran on Monday urged abruptly decided to pull U.S. Turkey to respect Syria’s terri- ngry over the US with- troops out of border areas, torial integrity and national Tehran: Iran’s Foreign Ministry ready to take the fourth step”, nificant limitations on Iran’s Adrawal from Syria, resi- abandoning their allied sovereignty. on Monday announced that the reports Xinhua news agency. nuclear programme to prevent dents of a Kurdish-dominated Kurdish-backed fighters ahead “Iran acknowledges country was ready to further As a reaction to the US the country from making city pelted departing American of Turkey’s invasion. After the Turkey’s security concerns reduce its commitments under withdrawal from the Joint atomic bombs. military vehicles with potatoes assault began Oct. 9, Trump which should be addressed the 2015 nuclear deal, unless its Comprehensive Plan of Action Last month, Iran had acti- Monday as they drove through. ordered a general withdrawal through peaceful means,” interests were secured by the (JCPOA) in 2018 and its sub- vated advanced centrifuges to Defense Secretary Mark Esper from Syria. Xinhua quoted Iran’s signatories. sequent sanctions on Iran and boost its reserves of enriched said US troops will stay in east- At another location, near Foreign Ministry spokesman Ministry spokesman Abbas Europe’s sluggishness to save uranium. As a third step in Iran’s ern Syria to protect Kurdish-held the town of Tal Tamr, a group Abbas Mousavi as saying to Mousavi said that “we hope Tehran’s interests under the reduction of commitments oil fields for at least the coming of protesters raised banners to reporters. parties to the nuclear deal take deal, the Islamic Republic start- under the deal, the Atomic weeks and he was discussing departing US troops late In the meantime, “Turkey special measures (to protect ed reducing its nuclear com- Energy Organization of Iran options to keep them there. Sunday, according to an must respect Syria’s sovereign- Iran’s interests) pertaining to mitments from May this year. (AEOI) activated 20 IR-4 and 20 A video by the Kurdish Associated Press video. ty and territorial integrity in its the deal, otherwise, we are The agreement places sig- IR-6 centrifuges. IANS news agency showed a convoy One man blocked the way conflicts with the Syrian of armored vehicles driving of a U.S. van with a poster read- Kurds,” said Mousavi. IANS through the northeastern city ing: “Thanks for US people, but of Qamishli. People in the Trump betrayed us.” street hurled potatoes at the The Kurdish-led force was vehicles, shouting, “No a key ally of the United States in America,” and “America liar,” in the long and bloody fight that English. eventually brought down the “Like rats, America is run- Islamic State group’s rule over ning away,” one man shouted in northeast and eastern Syria. Arabic. Another shouted Abandoned by US forces, the obscenities and talked of babies Kurds agreed to a cease-fire deal in Kurdish-held areas who have brokered by Washington that died in the Turkish offensive. requires them to leave a section The scene encapsulated of the border, handing it over to the Kurds’ feelings of betrayal Turkish-backed forces. and added a new indignity to Esper said he is discussing an American withdrawal that an option that would keep a has been rushed and saw sev- small residual U.S. military eral close brushes with Turkish- force to secure oil fields locat- backed forces. The Kurds were ed in eastern Syria and con- stunned when President tinue the fight against ISIS. 2

C CE uventus forward Cristiano JRonaldo gave coach Maurizio Sarri a vote of confidence on GROUP B Monday when he said he is happy Tottenham reached last season’s with the “more attacking” approach eal Madrid faces a tough test at final despite claiming just one point from the club had adopted since Sarri Galatasaray as they chases first its opening three games, but Mauricio came on board in the summer. RChampions League win of the Pochettino’s team will not want to “I think the team is getting bet- season. Madrid sits in last place in repeat the attempt after conceding seven ter,” said Ronaldo on the eve of Group A after losing 3-0 at Paris Saint- goals in a home game for the first time. Juve’s Champions League Group D Germain before barely saving Bayern’s 7-2 win leaves meeting with Lokomotiv Moscow. face in a 2-2 draw with visiting Tottenham with one point from “We are getting more and Club Brugge. their opening two games and the more confident. We are playing a Coach Zinedine Zidane’s Premier League team will be keen different brand of football, more preparations are far from ideal to restore some lost pride when attacking. for today’s game in Istanbul after Red Star Belgrade visits. “I like the way he (Sarri) wants his heavily rotated squad surren- Despite domestic setbacks, the team to play. We are creating dered its Spanish league lead on the Bayern will be confident of maintaining more opportunities, we have more weekend in a 1-0 loss at Mallorca. its winning start to the Champions confidence in ourselves, I’m happy -(.-* Group leader PSG visits Bruges as League with another victory at with these changes. they bid to maintain its perfect start. Olympiakos in Greece. “Maybe we could score a little Also today, Tottenham is aiming to more but I’m proud of what we are ,(8*-1+> bounce back from the humiliation at the GROUP C doing.” hands of Bayern Munich with a win Manchester City has won their last So far this season, Ronaldo has over visiting Red Star Belgrade, and five games at home in European com- scored five goals in nine games and Italian newcomer Atalanta faces a trip petition and Atalanta seems unlikely to was on target at the weekend to English champion Manchester City. stop that run after losing both games on when Juventus beat Bologna 2-1 to its tournament debut. consolidate top spot in Serie A. GROUP A City coach Pep Guardiola “My role hasn’t changed, per- Last season’s worries were supposed played for Atalanta’s bitter rivals haps I have a bit more freedom,” he to disappear after Zidane returned to Brescia, offering the visitors > said. 2 take over Madrid’s dysfunctional team. more motivation for causing an ;<= “I am happy because, bit by bit, ;<= But the problems have continued upset. G?Q we are getting to where Juventus anchester City ??Q through an expensive summer rebuild- Shakhtar Donetsk hosts ought to be. We have a difference Mmanager Pep ing campaign and an unconvincing start Dinamo Zagreb in the other group coach, a different system, new Guardiola believes to the Spanish league. game. players. We changed in order to the English champions are still not strong enough Injuries haven’t helped. Luka improve.” at either end of the field to count themselves as real- Modric, Gareth Bale, Toni Kroos and GROUP D Last week, the five-time Ballon istic contenders to win the Champions League for Lucas Vázquez are all doubtful for the Atlético Madrid will be without star d’Or winner scored his 700th the first time. game against Galatasaray. forward João Félix when it hosts career goal while playing for City are the bookmakers’ favourites to finally win Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Leverkusen and tries to stay top of its Portugal. the biggest prize in European football after more than Courtois has faced heavy criticism group with Juventus, which hosts “That’s already in the past. I a decade of huge investment from the club’s Abu amid questions from supporters over Lokomotiv Moscow. Félix sprained his want to move on, reach new Dhabi owners and in Guardiola’s fourth season in why he was preferred to Keylor Navas, right ankle on Saturday. heights to help the team. I want to charge. who joined PSG in the offseason. Atlético, unbeaten in its last 11 play and help the team win tro- However, the Catalan, who has won the Navas will hope to maintain anoth- matches at home in European compe- phies. “Of course I am proud of the Champions League twice as a manager and once as er clean sheet for PSG in Bruges, titions, eliminated Leverkusen in the individual records but the priori- a player at Barcelona, thinks City will be punished which is unbeaten in six Champions Round of 16 of the Champions League ty is to win games for Juventus and in the latter stages of the competition if they con- League games. in 2016-17. Portugal.” tinue the inconsistent form they have shown so far in the Premier League this season. “We miss a lot of chances in the final third and “We know it takes a lot of we have to do that, to be clinical. When the people experience, a lot of energy to get say about the Champions League being the target, ottenham manager Mauricio through a Champions League we are still not ready,” said Guardiola, whose side have TPochettino accepted on group. If we can win tomorrow won their opening two Champions League games and Monday his job will come under night we will be in a better posi- host Atalanta at the Etihad today. scrutiny if fails to rally the flag- - tion than last year and obvious- “In this competition you have to be strong in the ging fortunes of last season’s ly we ended up going to the final,” boxes and this season we are not incredibly strong Champions League finalists. thrashing at the hands of Bayern said Harry Kane. in the boxes. Of course we have time.” Spurs have endured a terrible Munich three weeks ago. “We have to believe in every City have been beset by injuries in defence and start to the season, winning just Tottenham can begin to put game we play, fight for each suffered shock defeats to Norwich and Wolves in their three of their first 12 games in all that result right when they host other and then who knows what’s opening nine Premier League games. competitions, which has seen Red Star Belgrade today with the possible.” Guardiola, though, believes the onus is on his side Pochettino face prolonged criti- chance to move back into pole Kane’s form has not faltered to attack well as a unit to mask any defensive fail- cism for the first time in five-and position for a place in the last 16. as much as some of his team- ings. -a-half years at the club. “It’s important to win tomor- mates with the England captain “When you play good, you defend less. When our “I am not surprised. That is row (on Tuesday) to be in a good scoring seven times in 11 appear- build-up is bad, when you don’t play good, you con- football,” said Pochettino. position in the table.” added ance for Spurs this season. cede a lot,” he added. “Football is always about to win Pochettino. “In this type of peri- However, he admitted the “What happens when we make our incredible, today and tomorrow, what hap- od, our worst past few weeks are the toughest fluid game from the build-up? We concede few pened yesterday is gone.  opponent are our- period he has gone through since (chances). When our build-up is wrong, we make “I understand it’s the business. ;<= selves and we need breaking into the first-team five mistakes in the first pass, we are nervous like what I am 47 — look, why do you think ??Q to compete with years ago. happened against Wolves...we concede a lot. that I don’t have white hair? ourselves to build “The standards we have set “That's why it’s related. It’s not that you play well “Because I don’t pay attention our confidence.” over the past four or five years in one department and it’s enough. When our press- to any of this. I only pay attention Despite taking just one point have been very high. Now when ing is high, is intense, we concede really few tefano Pioli's first game in to what we need to do to improve from their first two games in things aren’t going so well people (chances).” Scharge of AC Milan in Serie our performance.” Group B, Tottenham are better are going to wonder why,” added Guardiola will at least have more defenders to A ended in a 2-2 draw against Pochettino said after placed than they were at the Kane. choose from for the visit of the Italians in midweek lowly Lecce at San Siro on Saturday’s 1-1 draw against bot- same stage in the Champions “This season little things with Nicolas Otamendi and Kyle Walker returning Sunday. Pioli's debut was spoiled tom-of-the-table Watford that League last season before going all aren’t going our way, we’ve got to to training after missing Saturday’s 2-0 win at Crystal by two players he previously his side was slowly regaining the way to the final for the first try and find away to overcome Palace, while John Stones could make his first start coached — Khouma Babacar their confidence after a 7-2 time in the club’s history. that.” in five weeks. and Marco Calderoni. Babacar cancelled out Turkish winger Hakan The point at Augsburg carried a high finals of the Champions League in seven of Calhanoglu's first-half goal, price as torn knee ligaments means Suele the previous ten seasons, but crashed out when the Senegalese forward ayern Munich face Olympiakos away should be sidelined for the next six months. in the last 16 to eventual winners Liverpool missed a penalty but turned in Btoday with key defender Niklas Suele .8./G8 Mats Hummels has been sold back to in 2018/19. the rebound after an hour. sidelined as Niko Kovac’s side seek to prove former club Borussia Dortmund, but now However, the effect of bringing in new Krzysztof Piatek came off their demolition of Tottenham was no fluke. his former centre-back partner Boateng can blood like Countinho was obvious at the bench and scored with nine The summer overhaul of Bayern’s prove himself after Suele’s injury. Tottenham, where the ruthless perfor- minutes to go after a Calhanoglu squad bore spectacular fruit a fortnight ago Having been heavily linked to Paris mance suggested “Bayern are one of the pull back, but Calderoni rifled in a 7-2 thrashing of Spurs as winger Serge Saint-Germain and Juventus this year, favourites this season,” said Sky pundit Didi in the equaliser in stoppage Gnabry scored four second-half goals. Boateng could now partner Lucas Hamann. time. "Tonight I suffered because “The 7-2 was a great match, a state- Hernandez at Olympiakos, where Bayern Yet as the Hoffenheim and Augsburg of my exes," said Pioli. ment, but nothing more,” insisted Bayern chase a third straight win to stay top of performances showed, Kovac’s new-look "I had hoped for a gift this head coach Kovac after last season’s final- Group B. Bayern is still raw as the club looks to avoid evening for my birthday, but I ists were routed. Kovac had been using Suele, 24, and another knock-out phase exit, like in saw some good things, the team Now Bayern must back up the Spurs Hernandez, 23, as recent years, against such teams as deserved a win, but it was our trouncing in Athens on the back of below-  centre-backs, Liverpool, Real Madrid and Barcelona. own fault we didn't," added the par performances in the Bundesliga and the backed up by “A lot needs to go wrong for the other former Fiorentina coach, who loss of Germany centre-back Suele. ;<= France’s 2018 World teams and everything must be perfect for turned 54 on Sunday. Bayern suffered their first defeat this Cup winner Bayern to shorten the gap on the interna- Milan are in 12th with ten season 10 days ago by crashing 2-1 at home Benjamin Pavard, tional stage,” ex-Germany midfielder Stefan points from eight games. Lecce to Hoffenheim, then leaked a 91st-minute 23, who can play in the middle of defence Effenberg told magazine Kicker. are one point above the relega- equaliser in Saturday’s 2-2 draw at or left-back. “I see Barcelona, Liverpool, Manchester tion zone. Augsburg to stay third in the Bundesliga. Bayern have reached at least the semi- City and Juventus being ahead of Bayern.” 786 show it to the world that India is here Novak Djokovic remains at number one, the to challenge for the top honours, regard- 273rd week in his career that he holds the top idfielder Sushila Chanu is confi- less of the opposition we face. That is spot, with Rafael Nadal just 320 points behind. Mdent of the Indian women’s hock- the kind of confidence we have and we The only change in the top 10 sees the ey team qualifying for the Tokyo are determined to produce the results Japanese Kei Nishikori climbing one place from Olympics as she feels the country has in the Olympic Qualifiers,” Sushila nine to eight with the Russian Karen Khachanov made a lot of improvement in the last said. slipping down in the other direction. three years. Having missed two major tourna- The Indian team, which returned to ments last year due to a long-term BENCIC AT 7 the Olympic fold in Rio in 2016 after a injury, the midfielder returned to the Belinda Bencic completed an excellent week, gap of 36 years, plays against United side at the start of this year. He said the which saw her win the Kremlin Cup and qual- States here on November 1 and 2 for a in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics,” said the Manipur. journey back to the team has been a ify for the year-ending WTA finals, with a three- berth in next year’s Tokyo Games. 26-year-old Sushila who captained the The world number 9 Indian team tough one. place climb to number seven in the WTA rank- “We know how it felt representing side in 2016 Rio Olympics. is currently training here at the Kalinga “It was unfortunate that I suffered ings. India at Olympics when we qualified for It was a disastrous performance for Hockey Stadium ahead of their Olympic a long-term injury in 2018, and had to The Australian Ashleigh Barty retains the it after a 36-year gap in Rio. However, India in the Rio Olympics as the team Qualifiers against USA. miss major tournaments like the 2018 ormer world number one Andy Murray was number one slot ahead of the Czech Karolina when we came back from that outing, crashed out in the preliminary stage “We have the best opportunity to World Cup, the 2018 Asian Games and Frewarded for his victory in Antwerp at the Pliskova. there was a unanimous feeling around after losing four matches and drawing qualify for Tokyo Olympics as we are the AHF Women’s Champions Trophy. weekend, with another dramatic rise in the ATP Bianca Andreescu, Simona Halep and Petra the group that we need to push ourselves one to finish at the bottom of the group. playing at home against USA. We will It was a difficult period for me person- rankings which were released on Monday. Kvitova all climb one place at the expense of Elina and make sure we consistently put in the “We have 10 players in this current have the support of the home crowd, ally as I was low on confidence. The Scotsman, who is on the comeback trail Svitolina who slips four spots to eighth while Kiki performances which will help us in qual- side who were there in Rio as well, and and even though USA are a strong unit, “There were times when I would after career-saving hip surgery, climbed 116 Bertens is down two to 10. ifying for the next edition,” Sushila said. all of us collectively want to experience we have full belief in ourselves and in doubt myself and think about the places to 127 following his 3-6, 6-4, 6-4 win over The main climber outside the top 10 is Jelena “We have made huge strides from that feeling again. Not just that, we want the way we play. what-ifs, but the support was immense, Stan Wawrinka — his first title in two years. Ostapenko, the 2017 French Open champion, the previous Olympics, and now we are to win a medal for the country this time “We have made huge strides in our it helped me in making a comeback,” He is now expected to take a break as his wife who climbed 19 places to 44 following her title all very determined to secure our place in Tokyo,” said the midfielder from game from 2016 and now is the time to said Sushila who has 179 int’l caps. waits for the birth of their third child. victory in Luxembourg on Sunday. 8 @=A @=A

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. . genuine apology is not a habitual Aapologetic mannerism. It is a deliber- ate effort to solve a relational problem that you have contributed to. This requires of dis- cipline. We have to get past the paranoia that makes us believe that everyone will try to use an apology against us. There will be times when an apology is abused, but more often than not, a genuine apology will be well received and will go a long way towards solv- ing a disturbance between two people. Anyone can spot a false apology and it will do more harm than good. A genuine apology is aimed solely at taking responsi- bility and overcoming a disturbance. There are no hidden obligations or expectations attached. Don’t justify your actions, if you are busy explaining why you did what you did, it will start to sound like you aren’t apologizing at all, that you aren’t ready to take responsi- bility. A brief explanation may help under- standing, while a justification may just fuel the disturbance. Genuine apology is an unfashionable concept. With humility and one way service it’s among the least popular traits in our advanced culture. Nonetheless, it’s a vital part of life that’s indispensable in building strong relationships. What then, is an apology? In its simplest form, an apology is taking responsibility for a disturbance in a relationship. These insin- cere apologies imply nothing about your atti- tude towards the disturbance you are tak- ing responsibility for. A useful apology always acknowledges that you regret your part in the disturbance and are trying to stop or reverse its occurrence. An apology is not just a tool to make peace. It’s not another way of saying “Get off my back”. It’s not a way of introducing harm, “sorry but I am going to have to divorce you”. It’s not a tool to manipulate others. When should you apologize? Whenever there is a break in a relationship. No mat- ter what the issue, there will usually be a part, even a small part that was your responsibil- ity. For this you should apologize. Realizing that a disturbance is your responsibility is a giant step towards emotional maturity. Phrased you apology carefully, make matter what, you have done your bit and you apology. In other words, the way the other ly to acknowledge what is most important But when should you apologise? As sure the other person knows why you are can relax. The rest is up to them. person sees him- or herself in relation to you to the person you’re apologizing to. soon as possible. Depending on the relation- apologizing. “I was passing by so I thought Arguing about the details of an experi- 2 and to others affects what type of apology Express your appreciation for the role ship this may be immediately or when you’ve I’d drop in and say sorry” is a lot different ence that involves more than one person is :2 will be most effective. that they play in your life, emphasizing cooled off after a few days. It is our respon- to “I wanted to come and apologize because usually frustrating, because experience is For example, people who are highly that you do not want to jeopardize or sibility to take the initiative to apologize. If I really do care about this relationship”. Don’t highly subjective. How we experience and ;; independent and value things such as enti- damage the relationship. This is the time you wait for the other party to come to you, fake it. If you have a good reason to keep interpret situations is unique to us, and two tlements and rights are more likely to be to briefly recount what has created and you may be waiting forever. It takes bold- the relationship alive the other person will people may experience the same situation receptive to an apology that offers a specif- sustained the bond over time and tell ness and integrity to make the first step. want to hear it. very differently. An apology needs to 2; ic remedy for a hurt. For people who high- loved ones that they are indeed loved. Never let an apology swing on timidness or Be prepared for an awkward conclu- acknowledge the truth of the other person’s ly value their close personal relationships Describe what your life would be miss- lack of confidence. sion,while sometimes an apology is followed feelings, regardless of whether you think 2? with others, they may be more likely to ing without their trust and their compa- Make a commitment to change, if you straight away by a counter apology and peace they’re “right” or not. 22 be receptive to an apology that express- ny. can’t confirm that you mean to improve, and flowers and little birds carrying banners For example, imagine that you went out es empathy and regret. People who high- A true apology includes a solution, or then you aren’t committed to an apology. If of love through the air, not everyone reacts to the movies without your partner. Your ; ly value social rules and norms and imag- expresses that you are willing to fix the you aren’t committed to changing your habit this way. Some people will behave indiffer- partner felt left out and hurt. Instead of argu- 2- ine themselves as part of a group may be problem. You promised to work towards of getting home late, don’t say “Sorry I am ently, some will behave coldly, and some will ing about whether s/he is “right” to feel this most likely to be receptive to an apology solving the problem, and you have to home late”. This will be a hollow and inef- react in a downright hostile way. This is out way or whether you were “right” to go out, 2 that acknowledges that values or rules carry out your promise in order for the fective apology. You are better off thanking of your control. You have made the step to acknowledge that s/he felt hurt in your apol- 2 were violated. apology to be sincere and complete. the other person, “Thanks for putting up apologize. Doing it in a productive way is ogy. If you don’t know the person very Otherwise, your apologies will lose their with me coming home so late. I appreciate the best you can do. Maybe the other per- Studies suggest that “self-construal” well, aim to incorporate a little bit of meaning, and trust may disappear beyond it” and taking it from there. son will appreciate it now, later, or never. No affects how the other person accepts your everything. These apologies are more like- the point of no return. I4.8/-/89-4369-.8434>86I8EE needs water in all its cells garbage, industrial waste, the environment in the form Plastics are made up of a nant that is plastic which I level as compared to region environment especially organs and tissues to help deforestation, industrial of air, water and land pollu- variety of toxic chemicals as observed in this precious 3 and 4. aquatic environment because he drainage system of regulate its temperature and effluents and agricultural tion. 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G 8 ?2 -4 -4..4/ A-/-/4 ;2   tep into a designer store at a ioned from ornamentation that is fancy mall and there is an usually used on clothes and kur- Saura of intimidation that tis and dresses with embroidery refuses to shrug itself off irrespec- that reminds one of the weaving tive of how heavy a wallet you that one usually sees on the carry or whether you are shopping Mekhla chadar. “What is it that for a trousseau or a pret dress. Yes, spurs a foreigner to come and a redux of the famous scene from work here?” he throws a question  the Julia Roberts- starrer Pretty and answers himself, “Clearly, Woman is bound to play in your she sees potential.” head when you enter a high-end But the best is yet to come — store. But stereotypes exist to a store Second Floor Studio, mark out the disruptors in the which has a large space spread game. Away from stiff upper lips, over two floors. Raj tells us that nose in the air and a condescend- Puneet Jasuja, the man behind it ing attitudes is Shahpur Jat, a hub, gave up his high-paying job in the where it is as normal to bump into US at 36 as he wanted to work a crafts person as often as a with Indian design and products. designer. It is to explore this and “He sources jewellery, home more that Rishi Raj, a stylist who ware, textiles and more from var- has dressed the likes of Kangana ious clusters and villages,” says Ranaut and Katrina Kaif, besides Raj. Especially, fascinating are the ordinary mortals, undertook a earrings made of blow glass, walk on retail therapy in the fash- their very own modernistic take ion street, which was held as a part on lights, which can be worn with of the Shahpur Jat Autumn Indian and Western wear. Festival by the Delhi Government. Raj points out that unlike “The best part about this what people might think that the j place is that it democratises fash- potato) chat. “This is sustenance,” on display cater to both men and existing at a stone’s throw away want to dress a starlet, this is place is inhabited by designers ion,” says Raj as he addresses a announces Raj and adds, “When women with their interesting mix from a small non-AC store ped- where I come because it works for who are yet to make it big, there motley group of about 25 women, I am here, this is often what I sur- of lightweight lehengas, suits, dling Telephone brand of threads both. It is easy for a Katrina or an are some who have come back to many from a polytechnic in vive on and you need to try this bandhgalas, sherwanis and Indo- which “don’t lose colour”. Aishwarya to get access to a Louis the area. “There is a far greater Ghaziabad, who have assembled before you leave,” against the Western wear. Amir says, “This “It is like an artisanal village Vuitton or a Rohit Bal. Younger footfall and sales-wise, it works at a meeting point on an after- backdrop of shuffling feet as we place holds everything that we with everything. When sourcing celebrities need styling and the better for even the bigger design- noon. Before we dive into the move ahead. We are headed to need. There are embroiderers, embellishments, it is not possible designers here are hungry for ers,” he says. throes of the action, Raj gives us Mint Blush, a store run by three dyers, printers, even people who to go a place like Turkman Gate exposure. It works out for both,” We are nearing the end of the a brief history of the area. “This young designers – Amir, Sahil and can make the publicity material each time. Plus, at many of the he says. walk and he tells us that the entire O(2 was agricultural land, so a lot of Shazmeen. We bump into Amir a and what have you. So you can shops, things are sold in wholesale One thing that we can’t help area is in a big oval, which is a ; Jat clans, the Panwars and the little before his store, parked as he find textiles, heritage work, fash- which are unaffordable for the but notice is the gorgeous window part of third oldest city of Delhi Tomars settled here and became is with one foot resting on a scoot- ion pret, juttis, traditional batuas smaller designers. Not just the displays that each of the stores called, Siri. “There are parts of 2 fairly prosperous. Shahpur Jat er and at the end of his hand is with intricate work so it is a one- ornamentation but even the have. Some play around with rocks, tombs and mosques here ;;2 means the royal land of the Jats,” dangling a cigarette. “This is stop market for everything. Plus, craftsperson to sew it on and stitch mannequins that have heads made and several monuments as well. he says. With time Khel Gaon, exactly what I was saying. We can the rents are a fraction of any of the clothes can be found in the of wires, while the others have The interesting thing about Delhi Asiad Village and Hauz Khas just bump into many of the the big designer malls. Naturally, area,” says Raj. frames with crochet work in is that there is so much history came up and rich wealthy families designers and some have become for a new designer, this is the place He also points out that design- white, creating an ethereal look which is especially important in :; settled there. “Wherever the afflu- friends. Unlike the top-notch to be in.” Raj nods in agreement ers here are closer to the idea of while there are still others which terms of fashion because to know 2; ent section moves, luxury and ones with whom you have to take and adds, “You are earning for heritage textiles and designs and have embellished it with flowers where you are going, you need to ( fashion also make an appear- an appointment,” points out Raj yourself rather than for your as if on cue a thela laden with that look almost real. be aware of where you are com- ance. So it developed as a fashion and this statement is borne out landlord.” printed textiles appears. Soon We walk into Nitya Bajaj’s ing from. How fashion, silhou- 22 market,” he says. What makes the thrice more during a period of two Moreover, as a spin-off, mod- customers are milling around it store which screams bling and ettes, textiles and culture evolved 2 market special is that the two lay- hours that we pace about in the elling agencies are also beginning trying to figure out what works glam. But what is interesting is is a part of Delhi’s history as it is C ers exist cheek by jowl, intersect- narrow lanes which also house the to sprout. “They are teaching and best for them. that very many of the clothes have the textile and design capital,” he 222D ing at times though not quite as likes of Samant Chauhan, Jenjum training people interested in the He recalls that when he start- a children’s version as well. Raj says and adds that the place has many original inhabitants have Gadi and Nida Mahmood. profession. There are designers in ed out as a stylist, there were just says, “I often source clothes from become a craft and food hub. :; rented out their properties to the Raj says that there is a reason the areas so it is easy to get five people in the profession. “I her for TV shows as these are “There is rustic authentic fare E new. “Often, when we climb the why each level of fashion design- work.” We can see the board of joined Satya Paul and started to ideal for it.” rather than a spaghetti bolognese steps to visit a studio, we can see ers should co-exist. He adds, one agency, Purple Thoughts, put together saris, blouses and The next stop that Raj shep- or a teriyaki or a sushi bar,” he 2 food being cooked in a kitchen or “Fashion started as a form of that can be approached after jewellery for Mandira Bedi who herd us to is Olivia Dar’s studio. guffaws. ;? hear the whistle of a pressure expression. Now it has become an climbing a narrow stairway. was the brand ambassador,” says The French lady is not in the store By this time we have reached cooker,” says Raj. association where your self-worth Looking up, we see a mesh of elec- Raj who has been coming here for which is located on the first floor Tohfe Wala Gumbad. Certainly, 2;P We start walking and Raj is defined by the brand that you tric wires, through which the the past 15 years. and has a precarious spiral stair- a one of a kind, both the monu- L gestures towards two carts, one wear.” sunlight streams through. It is as Shahpur Jat works for a styl- case leading to it. There are inter- ment and the stroll around the selling tender coconut water and We troop into the small store much a part of the collage of the ist like Raj who works with esting knick knacks — bracelets area. the other, shakarkandi (sweet and fit but just barely. The racks area as a Samant Chauhan studio celebrities of all levels. “When I made of beads, earrings fash- 6

ith a few other actors, WRajkummar Rao is powering a change in the world of content, where films, rooted in real lives, are making a more frequent appearance on the screen. But he refuses to take credit and prefers to hand out accolades to the audience by saying, “It couldn’t have been possible without them. I have always done films that I believed Sell the hero.” That hero is sexologist in. I follow my heart. But it’s the view- Dr Vardhi (Boman Irani). And the ers who acknowledge my work. They story follows Raghuvir who convinces are the reason why we, as actors, get him to start a business together. He to do what we want to. We are getting becomes rich but several complications to be a part of exciting stories because follow. they have happily accepted out-of-the- He feels that it’s time to talk about box content and are welcoming this taboos like sex. Primarily, the film is new change in cinema. We just portray the journey of Raghuvir but sex is an the characters that they can believe in.” underlying theme which says that it is The actor has often picked films okay to talk about it and the problems with scripts, which revolve around around it. “Boman sir always says, if middle class men or small towns. And you get fever or cold, you go to a doc- somehow the time also seemed right tor or take a paracetamol. Similarly, if for actors like Rajkummar as the sto- you have a sexual problem, there are ries in Hindi film industry, which were doctors for that too. It’s as normal as earlier considered parallel, are now that,” says he. mainstream. He believes that the Of course, the changing discourse family being under the pressure that it’s under, change was brought about by several of India, where the growth of technol- inevitably stuff happens,” he said. “But, look, we’re factors. He says, “Cinema is getting ogy has helped fuel the idea of startups, brothers. We’ll always be brothers. We’re certain- more rooted now. It has become the too, forms the backdrop of the film. ly on different paths at the moment, but I will new mainstream. These are characters The trend, as we are seeing, is towards always be there for him, as I know he’ll always that I relate to and so does everybody. smaller set-ups rather than big organ- he Duchess of Sussex says her first year of mar- be there for me.” I’ve seen these in my life. I am some- isations. Indians of the new millennia Triage to Britain’s Prince Harry has been dif- Harry has lashed out at the British media in one who believes in reality. So I can are strong believers of pursuing their ficult because of the pressure from Britain’s tabloid the past for its treatment of Meghan, accusing the relate to these stories and the problems dreams rather than following the press. media of hounding her the way it did his moth- they go through. That’s the reason why instructions of any foreign multina- The former Meghan Markle told ITV in an er, Princess Diana, who died in a 1997 car crash I get attracted to them. But having said tional, believes Rajkummar. He says, interview broadcast Sunday that her British while trying to elude paparazzi. Harry insist- that, it’s not like I am not open to doing “Raghuvir, too, didn’t start the business friends warned her not to marry the prince ed he didn’t want such history repeated. something different. I am very much in China. He just gets the idea to India because of the intense media scrutiny that would During the trip to Africa, Harry walked ready to explore different ideas.” and starts his business in Ahmedabad. follow in his country. But the U.S. television star through the same minefield in Angola that his Rajkummar, an alumni of FTII, I was in Bangalore and met a lot of said she “naively” dismissed the warnings, mother visited just before her death as she pub- has been influenced in his choices by people with different startup ideas. I because as an American she didn’t understand licised efforts to clear thousands of mines left the great work done by many actors as feel the whole culture is really expand- how the British press worked. behind by the country’s 27-year civil war. He well as directors who have graduated ing. It’s getting huge and a lot of peo- “I never thought this would be easy but I told ITV that one of the most difficult parts of from the institute. He is highly inspired ple are coming up with crazy ideas thought it would be fair. And that is the part that being constantly in the public eye is that every by all these stories, the way they every day.” is hard to reconcile,” she said. “But (I) just take click of a shutter and flash from a camera is “the function and their processes. He want- So how did Rajkummar prepare each day as it comes.” The royal couple revealed worst reminder” that his mother’s life ended so ed to do exactly that. “When Love Sex for the role? Were there any reference their struggles with the media during the ITV young, at only 36. But he added, “I will not be Aur Dhokha, (LSD) happened, first points from real life? He says, “As documentary “Harry & Meghan: An African bullied into playing a game that killed my film made entirely in the digital for- Raghuvir is a Gujarati guy, my first job Journey,” which followed them on a recent tour mum.” mat with different cameras, I was was to sound like that because I am not of Southern Africa. Both said they had struggled At the close of their African tour, Harry and delighted to start on that note. But from the state. I am not familiar with with the spotlight, particularly because they say Meghan each brought separate legal actions then, by the time I was getting recog- the place at all. I spent a fair amount much of what is printed is untrue. against the media. nised in the industry, there was already of time in Ahmedabad and spoke to The pressure was aggravated by the fact that The duchess earlier this month sued the a wave of exceptional filmmakers and many locals. I recorded all my conver- the duchess was a newlywed, then pregnant and Mail on Sunday tabloid, claiming it illegally original ideas. And they were pushing sations and listened to them repeated- then a new mother. “Any woman, especially when published a letter she wrote to her father. Harry the envelope of cinema. I got a chance ly to get the nuance that I wanted for they’re pregnant, you’re really vulnerable. And so sued over the alleged illegal interception of to work with most of them such as my character. We wanted to keep it that was made really challenging, and then when voicemail messages by journalists from the Sun, Vikram Motwane, Hansal Mehta, authentic and not make it look cari- you have a newborn, you know?” she said, adding the News of the World and the Daily Mirror Anurag Kashyap, Reema Kagti. They caturish. I just recreated whatever I that it was a struggle. newspapers. have really helped me grow as an actor. heard. Another thing was that I want- Later she added: “I would say thank you for Harry, who has joined his brother in pro- I am really glad that I got the chance,” ed to look a bit different, physically, for asking, because not many people have asked if I’m moting a more open discussion of mental health says he. this film. I gained some weight, espe- OK, but it’s a very real thing to be going through issues throughout society, described his own The National Award winner is all cially on my tummy and got a unibrow, behind the scenes.” The 35-year-old Harry did mental health struggles as being a matter of set to display his acting chops with man, who is trying to make it big. He made from tiger parts that supposed- which is inspired by Mikhil.” acknowledge there have been some differences “constant management. Part of this job, and part another powerhouse performance in has tried his hands at many disparate ly cures all sex-related problems. He Certainly, another idea that is between him and his older brother, 37-year-old of any job, like everybody, is putting on a brave face Made in China, directed by Mikhil ideas which have flopped but he is not realises that the Chinese find Indians unique in content and carries the Prince William, although he said most of what and turning a cheek to a lot of the stuff,” he said. Musale. The film is an enduring jour- ready to give up. As the film progress- as those who prefer sex over smooth stamp of the actor. has been printed about a rift between the two has “But again, for me and again for my wife, of course, ney of Raghuvir Mehta, a middle es, he lands up in China and returns roads. Raghuvir’s mentor (Paresh (The film releases on October 25.) been “created out of nothing.” there is a lot of stuff that hurts, especially when the class struggling Gujarati business- with an aphrodisiac, a kind of soup Rawal) tells him, “Don’t sell the story. 6 “Part of this role and part of this job and this majority of it is untrue.” —AP  &

you really the same? She says that love can- not exist where there is war. Hence, Andha Yug has stayed so relevant. It ques- tions the value of love and war. Jahan war .8-./3> hai, vahan pyaar nahi ho sakta,” she says. The drama also showcases how Bharati’s letters included many other things than just love. Their relationship was much more than physicality; they passed on their creativity to each other. She says, “They never said I love you or I miss you to each other unlike today’s generation who are constantly on their  &$$ EG8 mobile phones, conversing with each other yet failing miserably at handling relationships. They learnt from each ix hundred love letters written by other and taught each other since they poet-litterateur Dharamvir Bharati to were a student and a teacher who fell in Shis second wife. The poetic love story love. Words played a very important role of Radha and Krishna. The last day of the in their lives. They conversed through lit- 18-day Kurukshetra war of Mahabharata. erature. They also discussed politics. He Even though these three anecdotes might told her that had she been present during seem extremely distinct from each other the time of Nehru ji, she would have been in terms of timeline, they do have a string realised what was his inspiration behind the railway minister. They talked about the of commonality that binds them togeth- penning that poetry. Hence, I decided to generosity of Shastri ji. Hum kahan aaj ke er. And actor-singer-writer Ila Arun do it through his letters,” she says and adds time me politics discuss karte hain.” holds on to it to recreate and retell the that this was one way in which things The narration also looks at how three works by Dharamvir Bharati — Ek wouldn’t have been repeated. despite his failure to ensure peace, it was Sahityik ke Prem Patra, Kanupriya and There’s a human angle to each of Krishna’s presence throughout Andha Andha Yug — through a dramatised ren- Bharti’s stories, she says. “After he expe- Yug, which revealed that the ethical and dition titled Shabd Leela. rienced love, he found Radha and the sacred are always available to human Explaining why she chose the three Krishna’s relationship to be very special. beings even in the worst of times. works, she says, “These are some classics Krishna became a very interesting char- It was indeed a challenge for Ila to find written by Bharati that have greatly acter for him. He looked at him in a dif- out that one letter through which she impacted people who have read them. I ferent light as a warrior, a human being, could connect the other two stories and have been reading his writings since god, a lover and a philosopher. However, weave them in the same narration. “Kaise childhood and even my mother was very having said that, one also finds his criti- nikalu voh common link?” she used to fond of them. I have read Gunaahon Ke cism against him in the letters. Through think. In letters, the two talked of Tagore’s Devta, another classic by him. I wanted them, you also come to know about other works too. And one of them focussed on to bring his works to life on the stage and writers of that era who have commented, how relationships are important. That was do some theatre around it. His poetry, analysed his work or criticised it and where she found the right chord. She says, Kanupriya, has been narrated many times. reviewed it. That is a very unique thing,” “It said, ‘Bandhan bohot zaroori hai’ and But I wanted to create something new and adds Ila. through that they discussed Krishna’s rela- of my own. Even Andha Yug has been When she revealed the idea of depict- tionships with Radha, Yashoda and staged in various versions before. So I ing it via letters to director KK Raina, he Gandhari. There I connected Gandhari thought how could I present these gems agreed too and found the idea very with Krishna and her curse. Then I tied in a different manner?” It was then when unique. However, combining the three was all the three things. I had to read the 600 Ila read his Ek Sahityik Ke Prem Patra, the tough part. Ila says that “love” is the letters over and over again. Otherwise, it which has over 600 letters he wrote to his common theme and sentiment that she would have been difficult. Ek mala banane second wife. “I decided to connect the dots held on to to connect all the three pieces. ke liye agar main galat moti piro deti toh in a way that they brought out the writer’s However, one might wonder that since uss mala ka koi point nahi rehta. It would creativity. Interestingly, the love letters Andha Yug is about the last day of the have been futile. The script had to be talked of various subjects, including liter- Mahabharata war, how can it explore love? tight.” ature, politics, geography, history, physics, Bharati’s Andha Yug showcases Krishna Which is why her rendition is titled etc,” adds Ila. being cursed by Gandhari, whereas in Shabd Leela, which implies the creativity So how did she connect the three Kanupriya, he is enveloping Radha in his of words. It is about how a writer can cre- works with totally distinct themes? She arms. How has she placed the two contra- ate different kinds of emotions and drama points out that the letters formed a basis dictions in the same narration? She with so many words. Perhaps, it’s also why to understand everything that had ever explains the different facets of love she Pushpa Bharati (Dharamvir Bharati’s sec- been written by the author. “Be it any of found even in Andha Yug. “Even as ond wife) told Ila “how she has created his- his classic, his letters answered why he Gandhari curses Krishna on the Yadava tory. Nobody has ever done it this way wrote whatever he wrote. After reading clan destruction, she still loves him as his before.” those letters and looking at how he son. Then there is Radha’s love which (The drama was staged at the India addressed his wife in them, it became eas- makes her question him — You are my International Centre as a part of the IIC ier for me to understand Kanupriya. I love but now that you’ve created a war, are Experience.) 2 44>A:5  4 :594 34/ rtists, mathematicians, musicians and sci- he artistic development throughout Aentists have explained and worked with Thistory compels us to appreciate Enticing in her explorations is shunya (zero) in innumerable ways. In fact, its how creators have translated their ideas Bangladesh artist Tayeba Begum Lipi’s concept was not just mathematical or scientif- into tangible art. And now, with even work from 1.7 million mi to 55,598 mi . ic, but is deeply rooted in branches of thought, more means and creative liberty, no It is a series of four circular panels framed especially metaphysics and cosmology. It also medium poses a challenge. Not even in razor blades, suggesting the notions of reflects the void before creation and the point metal. Rohit Gandhi’s Palette Art opens Partition. Translating geophysical bound- of infinity. the season with a nuanced exploratory aries into art, she presents the sub-con- The Architectural Digest Design Show suite of works — Burnished/Tarnished — tinent’s land mass of 1.7 million square 2019, threw up a suite in the Apparao Galleries that plays around with its malleability. miles, dissected into maps of Bangladesh, showcasing its collection — Exploring the India and Pakistan. Shunya Collection. According to Sharan In an interview she said, “When I was Apparao, founder of Apparao Galleries, “The The artist tops the collection with his a child, I used to hear stories from my works of art in this range will explore the def- leitmotif of the narrative in the story of parents when the inhabitants from dif- inition of shunya. According to the gallery, shun- experiments with metal. Gupta’s oeuvre ferent beliefs and perspectives used to live ya is the silence before sound and the zero has blossomed with the use of metallic together happily. I used four etched maps before numbers.” lustre which can be in any form, be it ves- on polished stainless-steel plates to cre- sel or other metallic compositions. ate a scratched and wounded reflection P Gangajal to Brancusi reflects his fondness of the subcontinent and its inhabitants, Artist Bala’s installation of six hands is for doubling effects and recurring motifs. who are survivors or an aftermath of the evocative and deeply ephemeral because of the The paired objects — two pails, invert- Partition, borders and barbed fences.” emotive echoes it throws up. Bala is known for on paper. It is a minimalist rendition of tran- ed handi and the small water pot — high- Hashmi’s Twisted House 1984 is dulcet The enticing surreal ghungroos are meld- his felicity with acrylic and other media. He cre- sient, fleeting and resonant in search for the light the minimalist associations. and full of an esoteric essence of nostal- ed into reconstructed photographs pulled ates an uncanny alchemy with various forms of absolute. Qadri’s work talk about the infinite Enlivened by the odd surrealist touch, it Bharti Kher reinvents her language gia. Through a few lines, abstracted from NASA’s research that began in 2005. media to give us human hands that transcend planes and tactile patterns that can flirt with our is the weight of the brass sculpture that and practice with the bindi. It unlocks the geometry, essential colours and evoking The work compels futuristic inquiry and physical elements, even as they emote the events idea of shunya. He exemplifies many realms of alludes to the shiny reinterpretation of matters of the heart, is a summation of the language Urdu, she uses individual questions why we don’t preserve our that surround us. Working across a range of Shunya, which is not merely the transition point India’s everyday idioms. experiences about the materiality of a cul- expression to capture collective experi- resources. media and materials, he has in the past between opposites, but also symbolises the bal- tural fabric and an inherent subtle fem- ence. Memory and history and Partition focussed on the notions of what is visible and ance between divergent nuances and nitty grit- inist narrative born of harsh and haunt- and boundaries, everything comes into tangible—bringing the geological and elemen- ties. On the next wall is Gigi Scaria’s ing truths. In tone, geometry and play. In the theme, we sense the natural Staple pins become her material. And tal to human-scale. The six hands render invis- Around the Corner. Gandhi’s placement coloured contexts, bindis for Kher are like flow of human relationships, the corri- sky scrapers become her composition. ible processes into delicate sculptural forms. P of Gigi’s work gets you thinking of the markers that carry memory, narrative and dors of communication and the vibra- Pooja Iranna’s stapled grids could be mis- Dulcet and ethereal is Sayed Haider Raza’s infinite possibility of media and materi- the sleight of hand. They become silent tions that enhance or disturb understand- taken for bar graphs but she positions the P awakening. His work defines design in all its als. The objects are carefully arranged to sentinels — a witness to the day in the ing. Zarina creates corollaries in conver- very existence of civilisation all over the Dhasan, the show stopper gives us multi- myriad permutations and his idea of unity was reveal the architecture of the gallery, life of a person, a residual idea, a leftover sation, of social understanding and har- world. She does that with the stapled sky ple renderings and moorings with mixed not restricted to cultures alone. In his work, encouraging the viewers to be con- experience, even small rituals that fill our monious communities. scraper like creations that illustrate her media that celebrate the power and manifesta- Raza expanded the idea of the universe and the scious of the sculptural engagement. lives. In an interview, Kher has explained: pre-occupation with architecture, mem- tion of forms. For example, Dhasan uses design being, and the quest for enlightenment between Aesthetically, Gigi soars as a cutting “It’s the small markers that you make in ory, experience and the vision of yester- as an allegory to create concentric as well as cir- individual bodies which is found in the unity edge creator, who creates work that your life that have meaning for you, and Vibha Galotra’s Trip to Mars echoes day, today and tomorrow. cular and elliptical arrangements. As you study of souls. Awakening also exemplifies the gift of moves from minimalist to an eclectic you’re not really sure why you do that. I social consciousness and sparks conver- Among the others in the epic suite the elements, you find that there is a cohesive peace. The work speaks about the layers of form of avant garde reflections. The celebrate the passion, aesthetic and the sations on mass migration. Galhotra are Himmat Shah’s elegant bronzes of condensing, a slow exchange between the Shunya, how poetry and mathematics exist side metallic matte finish or lustre in his instal- beauty of the works, and how they play addresses the impact of globalisation on 2004 and 2005. Ravinder Reddy’s Sridevi atmosphere and the evanescent yet indicate by side and how we can unearth acoustic ranges lation represents qualities such as truth visually. They’re uncentered. I like how topography and the environment. She is commanding in scale and demeanour. mood of creating islands of thought around it. and vibrations, sending out ripples of tranquil- (because it does not pretend to be any- I can take simple form somewhere else, calls into question natural disasters and Here is a hybrid Sridevi, her history going ity. Shunya then is about the beauty of energy thing other than what it is), order, com- and then bring it back into my own prac- limited natural resources. Deeply influ- back to roots in the past and has one foot ]P found in life. Its power can be experienced in plexity , simplicity or an alluring unseen tice.” enced by the Yamuna River, her work in the pop cultural present. Reddy rev- the blanket of emptiness that is deceptive. harmony. His work proves to be a per- from the series Life on Mars focusses on els in his sculpture being an emblem of Perhaps, most notably is one of India’s great- Ultimately, its all about the depth of silence that fect counterpoint to Subodh in many recent exploration of our neighbour heroic art with a common man’s touch est abstract master Sohan Qadri’s watercolour is within each of us. ways. New York dweller and mentor Zarina planet in search of viable sources of water. — kitsch for the ages.

C-*+- %#    $         "   ^ ##$   ^ ^ 2 :- -J=9KJ;=L . ndia’s first-choice Test wicketkeep- Ier Wriddhiman Saha suffered an _` injury on his right ring finger dur- ing the South African second innings L as Rishabh Pant kept wickets in the final hour on day three. The 35-year-old Saha, who was An early tea was taken as both phenomenal behind the stumps in F the teams were left shaken after the second Test, was hurt in the 27th opener Dean Elgar was hit on the over, while keeping to off-spinner helmet by a 145kmph bouncer from Ravichandran Ashwin. F Yadav. The batsman took a pause, sat The latest injury adds to the long on the ground before going off the list of on-field setbacks that the field. Bengal stumper had suffered in his career including a career-threatening SHAHBAZ’S MOMENT shoulder injury for which he had to Namaaz (prayer) when my India wrapped up the South undergo surgery which forced him phone kept ringing. I finished African first innings for 162 in 56.2 out of national team for 20 months. ebutant left-arm spinner my prayer and saw that I was overs in yet another meek batting “Wriddhiman Saha had a ball DShahbaz Nadeem on being called for the Test. I came surrender that lasted less than two impact on his right ring finger. He is Monday said he was nervous by road from Kolkata,” sessions after the visitors resumed being treated and is doing well. He for exactly three balls in his Nadeem, who is now based in the day at nine for two in five overs. will be assessed Tuesday morning,” maiden Test appearance against Kolkata, said. Local lad Nadeem cleaned up the Indian team’s media cell released a Proteas and his wealth of expe- “It’s been a good journey, tail by trapping Anrich Nortje in statement. rience in first class cricket pre- I had to work hard to reach front to make it a memorable debut, It was George Linde who tried to pared him for international here. As a cricketer you dream returning with figures of 11.2-4-22- play a cut but missed and Saha got challenge on short notice. to come on TV after seeing 2. hit on his right ring finger which Nadeem was drafted into many players on TV. I also had Nadeem had his “big moment” prompted physio Nitin Patel to the squad for the third Test dreamt that people should when he dismissed Temba Bavuma escort him back to the dressing after Kuldeep Yadav suffered a watch my performance on TV. (32) for his first wicket in interna- room. shoulder injury. It feels great.” tional cricket. He foxed Bavuma with For the remainder of the third The 30-year-old took two Nadeem had his “big his flight as the batsman stepped out day, Pant kept wickets and become wickets on his debut at his moment” when he foxed @ of the crease, leaving Wriddhiman the second “substitute wicketkeeper” home ground, sending back Temba Bavuma (32) for his Saha to do the rest. for India after the ICC rules came Temba Bavuma and Anrich first wicket in international @E the first innings, Shami upped his Nadeem’s first international into effect in late 2017. Nortze during South Africa’s cricket. game in the second. The left-arm wicket incidentally came even before first innings. “It was an ideal left-arm ndia’s pace prowess came to the ;A<= spinners, debutant Shahbaz Nadeem any batsman could score run against “I was excited, and a bit spinner delivery. We have a lot fore yet again as Mohammad T and Ravindra Jadeja, too did their bit him. emotional too, but then I con- of India A matches which help IShami and Umesh Yadav bossed as India steamrolled the opposition. The only high point of the South centrated on what I had to do you knowing the opponent over a fragile South African batting stumps with India needing to turn up Like he had done in the first African batting in the first innings in the game. I was nervous for players well. You know their line-up to put the hosts on the cusp on day four to complete formalities. innings, Umesh gave the first break- was Zubayr Hamza as the 24-year- the first three balls, especially strengths. Four-five players of a 3-0 whitewash here at Jharkhand It has proved to be another dis- through in South Africa’s second old, who replaced an injured Aiden during my run-up. My nerves from this team played in the State Cricket Association stadium on mal tour of India for the South essay when he cleaned up Quinton Markram, showed fine application in settled during the fourth ball,” touring South Africa A series Monday. African batsmen and notwithstand- de Kock (5) with a perfect length his 62 off 79 balls. said the late-bloomer, who got earlier. As many as 16 South African ing the high quality of fast bowling, delivery that angled across the left- Hamza alongside Temba his maiden Test call up 15 years “IPL is such a format wickets fell on day three of the third they looked like sitting ducks on hander. Bavuma (32) gave the Proteas some and 110 first class matches where batsmen attack you. So and final Test with Shami and Umesh Monday. Resuming the day at nine Then Shami ripped through the ray of hope in a 91-run partnership after he made his Ranji debut it helps you in controlling doing the bulk of the damage. The for two in their first innings, South middle-order, first castling Zubayr that came after Yadav cleaned up Du back in 2004-05. your nerves better. So you duo bowled with fiery pace and were Africa were bowled out for 162 Hamza for a duck with a full length Plessis. “When you have played when have already played at also rewarded for consistently attack- before India enforced the follow-on. delivery before getting rid of Faf Du Hamza, who struck 10 bound- cricket for so many years, that stage, you don’t feel new ing the stumps. Umesh set the tone of the day by Plessis (4) and Temba Bavuma (0) in aries, hit seasoned off-spinner you’re ready to play 6am in the the feeling is kind of similar,” Staring at another massive clean bowling South African skipper successive overs to leave them gasp- Ravichandran Ashwin for a six over morning after getting a 4 am Nadeem who played for Delhi defeat, South Africa were 132 for Faf du Plessis with an unplayable late ing at 22 four in their second mid-on to bring up his maiden fifty call. It was around 2.30pm on Daredevils and Sunrisers eight in their second innings at outswinger. If Umesh was lethal in innings. in his second Test. E Friday and I was observing Hyderabad in the IPL said. -: @ 4.M . FG7 wicketkeeper-batsman Sarfaraz, who was removed as captain in all three for- mats because of poor form ain ended Mumbai’s Vijay Hazare Trophy and leadership issues, did Rcampaign here on Monday as Chhattisgarh not feature in the touring made it to the semi-finals on the basis of more squads. wins against their quarterfinal opponents in the Head coach and chief league phase. selector Misbah-ul-Haq told Tamil Nadu also reached the semi-finals on a press conference in Lahore the basis of more wins than Punjab in the league on Monday that Sarfaraz’s stage after their quarter-final game was cut short career is not over and he by rain. could get back into the Tamil Nadu had won nine out of nine team after regaining his matches in Group C, while Chhattisgarh form by playing domestic emerged victorious in five out of eight games cricket. in Group A. Mumbai won four. The Pakistani selectors H While Tamil Nadu will take on Gujarat in was unfair," the member said. have included wicketkeep- the semifinals on Wednesday, hosts Karnataka "How should the performance in the league er-batsman Muhammad Aaron Finch third to the Leeds- successful T20 Blast overseas play- will clash with Chhattisgarh. stage matter in the knock-out stages. Every day Rizwan in place of Sarfaraz based Northern Superchargers. er for Lancashire. In pursuit of a revised target of 195 from is a new day. Else, a good team goes out in this in both the formats. fghanistan star Rashid Khan Gayle was not among them All-rounders Glenn Maxwell 39 overs, Mumbai were cruising at 95 for no loss fashion," the member said, adding "else this thing Misbah defended the Abecame the first player select- and, with players not eligible to be (London Spirit) and Liam in 11.3 overs with young Yashasvi Jaiswal bat- would continue." inclusion of Usman in T20 ed in The Hundred draft, but West selected if they failed to make their Livingstone (Birmingham ting on 60 (38 balls, 5 fours, 5 sixes) and Aditya In the other last eight game, Punjab restrict- squad, pointing out he is Indies legend Chris Gayle wasn’t allotted price point, the 37-year- Phoenix) completed the first selec- Tare on 31. ed Tamil Nadu to 174 for six in 39 overs when picked because of his expe- selected for next year’s tourna- old will be absent from the com- tions, accompanying ‘icon’ picks However, the skies opened up and the match rain stopped play. Tamil Nadu had a shaky start rience of playing Big Bash as ment. petition. Eoin Morgan and Moeen Ali was abandoned, ending Mumbai’s topsy-turvy after openers Murali Vijay (22) and Abhinav well as domestic cricket in Rashid has enjoyed a superb Sri Lanka fast bowler Lasith respectively. campaign. Mukund (17) failed to convert starts. Pakistan. start to his international career, Malinga and South African pace- New Zealand captain Kane As per rules, Mumbai needed to bat a min- But the in-form Baba Aparajith came up Misbah said the two with 81 wickets at 12.03 in man Kagiso Rabada were also Williamson was the highest-pro- imum of 20 overs to get a result in this game. with a patient 76-ball 56 (2 fours, 2 sixes) to pull H squads were announced Twenty20 making him ideal for unpicked. file name taken in round two, But as the game was abandoned, Chhattisgarh his side out of trouble. He lacked support as all- keeping in mind that the new eight-team UK-based The Welsh Fire selected heading to Birmingham, while the qualified. rounder Vijay Shankar (13) and skipper Dinesh Pakistan would approach competition featuring 100 balls per Australia duo Mitchell Starc and Spirit paired Afghanistan’s The Mumbai Ranji team later confirmed Karthik (11) didn’t last long enough. both series in Australia innings. Steve Smith, with the Invincibles Mohammad Nabi and Pakistan that they will ask the state cricket association Thanks to Washingston Sundar’s unbeaten akistan on Monday aggressively. The 21-year-old spinner was adding West Indies spinner Sunil paceman Mohammad Amir. to discuss with the BCCI the "unfair" rules that 35 off 39 balls, Tamil Nadu breached the 170- Pnamed five uncapped “Our aim is to move up made the first overall pick by the Narine to the pre-selected Jason Round three started with two cut short their campaign despite dominating the run mark. players, including legendary the Test rankings and begin Trent Rockets on Sunday. Roy. overseas picks, Australia bowler quarterfinal. Punjab were 52 for two in 12.2 overs, hav- leg-spinner late Abdul the World Test West Indies all-rounder Andre The Manchester Originals Nathan Coulter-Nile to the A member of the Mumbai support staff ing lost opener Abhishek Sharma (6) and Qadir’s son Usman, for the Championships strongly. Russell went next to the Southern pair South Africa spinner Imran Rockets and Pakistan’s Shadab expressed displeasure over the current rules. Anmolpreet Singh (9) when rain stopped play. upcoming T20 There is a need to play a dif- Brave, with Australia batsman Tahir with Dane Vilas, already a Khan to the Brave. "Yes definitely we will make a demand. This The game was eventually called off. International and Test series ferent brand of cricket, the in Australia while ignoring balance of the squads is recently sacked captain reflective of us having the players at the press conference. “A first-class cricketer gets only Sarfaraz Ahmed for the options to play aggressive, The camp was supposed to start 1500 taka as the daily allowance. I don’t important tour. attacking cricket,” he said. angladesh’s upcoming tour of India this week with the team’s spin consul- think this is enough for a cricketer in The 26-year-old “To beat Australia we Bwas on Monday thrown into jeop- tant Daniel Vettori in attendance. order to get a healthy lifestyle. At the Usman, a leg-spin all- have to match them and ardy after their national team players India responded with a guarded same time, we are demanding to rounder, was included in play the same aggressive refused to participate in any cricketing statement, calling Bangladesh’s internal increase the travel allowance. We will the squad for the three T20I cricket in batting and bowl- activity until their demands, including matter. be happy if BCB ensures the air tick- matches next month. He ing. That is the only way to a hike in salary, are met. “The BCCI will wait and watch the ets for travelling for the First-class crick- played in the Big Bash beat them.” The boycott plan was announced developments closely. This is an inter- eters around the country.” League in Australia last sea- TEST SQUAD: Azhar Ali by the country’s top players such as Test nal matter of the Bangladesh Cricket In case Bangladesh forfeits, the ICC son and there was specula- (capt), Abid Ali, Asad and T20 captain Shakib Al Hasan, Board and until and unless we hear will award the Test series to India who tion that if he was not Shafiq, Babar Azam, Haris Mahmudullah and Mushfiqur Rahim from them, there is no need for us to will get 120 points. picked by Pakistan he Sohail, Imam-ul-Haq, at a press conference here. Nearly 50 make any comments,” a senior BCCI Some of the players’ main demands would try to settle in that Imran Khan senior, Iftikhar players are part of the protest. functionary said. are: Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) country and play for it. Ahmed, Kashif Bhatti, A boycott of any cricket activity for Later BCCI president-elect Sourav must go back to franchise model, Senior players Shoaib Mohammad Abbas, the foreseeable future will have an Ganguly said in Kolkata that he is con- Dhaka Premier League (their domes- Malik, Mohammad Hafeez Mohammad Rizwan, Musa immediate impact on the National fident that Bangladesh will not call-off tic first-class competition) must go back and Ahmed Shahzad also Khan, Naseem Shah, Cricket League, currently in progress. the series. to open market transfers, central con- did not figure in the T20 Shaheen Shah Afridi, Shan The action could also jeopardise the “It is the internal matter of BCB but tract salary should be higher, and squad for the important Masood, Yasir Shah. training camp for next month’s tour of it’s not under my purview,” Ganguly include more players, higher first class tour. T20I SIDE: Babar Azam India and possibly the tour itself. told reporters in Kolkata. match fees, players association to no The three T20I match- (capt), Asif Ali, Fakhar During the tour starting November One of the major points raised by longer have conflict of interest. es are scheduled for Zaman, Haris Sohail, 3, Bangladesh are scheduled to play the players was better remuneration for “We just came to know about it we November 3 (Sydney), 5 Iftikhar Ahmed, Imad three T20 Internationals and two Test those competing at the first-class level. will discuss it in the board and try to (Canberra) and 8 (Perth) Wasim, Imam-ul-Haq, matches as part of the World “Match fee for the first-class crick- resolve it as soon as possible,” BCB CEO while the two Tests will be Khushdil Shah, Mohammad Championship. et should be increased to one lakh Nizamudin Chowdhury was quoted as held in Brisbane (November Amir, Mohammad Hasnain, “We have to respect the local (Bangladesh Taka), which is now 35 saying by Cricbuzz. 21-25) and Adelaide Mohammad Irfan, coaches, physios, trainers and grounds- thousand only. At the same time, the “I don’t think it is anything like (November 29 to December Mohammad Rizwan, Musa man. They get really a little amount of salary of first-class cricketers also revolt. They are yet to tell us anything 3). Khan, Shadab Khan, Usman salary at the end of the month,” senior should be increased by 50 per cent,” said formally, but we are looking into the In an expected move, Qadir, Wahab Riaz. opener Tamim Iqbal said on behalf of their most decorated player Shakib. matter.”