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2/123 the stock market and give a against this nation. I am very push to the lending scenario. proud that people from all he continuing standoff Soon after Patel quit as RBI walks of life and institutions are Tbetween the Government Governor, Prime Minister standing up to it.” and the RBI finally claimed the Narendra Modi on Monday West Bengal Chief Minister chair of Governor Urjit Patel, lauded his contribution saying Mamata Banerjee said, “From who resigned on Monday cit- he steered the banking system CBI to RBI, institutions have ing “personal” reasons, some- “from chaos to order” and become total disasters; it is mat- thing not many people are ensured discipline. He said ter of great shock. BJP is ready to digest. Patel is a thorough profession- behaving like dictators, there Patel, 55, who took over as al with “impeccable integrity”. should be a campaign against the 24th Governor of the The PM said Patel leaves this rule.” Central bank on September 5, behind a great legacy and will Senior Congress leader 0 1 " 2 ! 2016, had the shortest tenure at be missed immensely. “Dr Patel Kapil Sibal said, “People he the RBI since 1992. is an economist of a very high (PM Modi) appointed are “On account of personal calibre with a deep and insight- resigning, first Arvind reasons, I have decided to step 1 6 7 + ful understanding of macro- Subramanian left as the Chief ! ! 8 * " $" " down from my current position economic issues. He steered the Economic Adviser and now it’s effective immediately,” Patel ! 19 banking system from chaos to Patel. The economy is suffering said in a brief statement. 9 ! / order and ensured discipline. and Modi thinks that he’s the The Government and the Under his leadership, the RBI biggest economist and he does- RBI stood divided over sever- :9 " brought financial stability,” the n’t need them, so they are R % " al issues, including transfer of !1 + PM tweeted. resigning.” surplus reserves to the ! 9 Finance Minister Arun Former Finance Minister P Government. The Government 19 8* Jaitley too appreciated the ser- Chidambaram said he is sad- can be extradited to India to being brought to the book by also wanted the RBI to provide ! vice rendered by Patel saying it dened but not surprised by the stand trial on the charges the NDA Government. additional liquidity to credit- was a pleasure to deal with him resignation of Patel as RBI brought by the CBI and the ED. “Great Day for India. No starved MSME sector in the and he has benefitted from his Governor and claimed no self- The judge referred the extradi- one who cheats India will go wake of ILFS bankruptcy and " ! scholarship. “The Government respecting scholar or academ- tion case to Secretary of State scot free. The judgement of align Prompt Corrective Action !! acknowledges with deep sense ic can work in the NDA and Mallya will have 14-day UK’s Court is welcome. An ( PCA) norms for public sec- ! of appreciation the services Government. time to appeal against the order. offender benefited during the tor banks with global practices. rendered by Dr Patel to this In a series of tweets, the The order is significant in UPA. The NDA brings him to Though Patel has cited 8*9 ! O country, both in his capacity as senior Congress leader said the high-profile extradition book,” Jaitley said in a tweet. “personal” reasons for his res- 8* : " the Governor and the Deputy the last meeting of the RBI *' trial that has lasted over a year The 62-year-old former ignation, his ouster was on the 8* " Governor of the RBI. It was a Board held on November 19 2/123443515 and comes close on the heels of Kingfisher Airlines boss was on cards ever since the " pleasure for me to deal with was the “day of reckoning” successful extradition of bail since his arrest on an Government threatened to him and benefit from his schol- and Patel should have resigned UK court on Monday AgustaWestland accused extradition warrant in April last invoke certain provision of the arship,” Jaitley tweeted. on that day. “Patel may have Aordered the extradition of Chritian Michel. However, year. Mallya called the decision RBI Act to force him to con- The Opposition has thought that Government will liquor baron Vijay Mallya, the there is little hope that Mallya to allow his extradition to sider its views on relaxing Acharya said Governments an eye on the next year’s poll, slammed the Government over re-trace its steps. I knew it fugitive businessman who is could be brought back to India India “unfortunate”. lending norms for segments that “don’t respect the RBI’s the Government would like to Patel’s resignation. Emerging would not. Good he quit before wanted in India for fraud and shortly. His lawyers are set to Earlier, Mallya sought to such as small and medium independence will sooner or corner a portion of the RBI from the Opposition parties’ another humiliating meeting. money laundering involving challenge the order in the high disprove the narrative before enterprises, appropriate size of later incur the wrath of finan- reserve to launch series of pop- meeting, Congress president Saddened, not surprised, by an estimated 9,000 crore of a court and that entire process the reporters outside the case reserves the Central bank must cial markets, ignite economic ulist measures. The need for Rahul Gandhi said, “RBI Patel’s resignation. No self- consortium led by the SBI and could go on for months. that he has “stolen” the money maintain and easing norms fire, and come to rue the day liquidity for the MSME sector Governor is resigning because respecting scholar or academ- another set of loans by the IDBI. Hailing the UK court, and said his offer to repay the for weak banks. they undermined an important and NBFC are also uppermost he’s protecting the institution of ic can work in this Westminster Magistrates’ Finance Minister Arun Jaitley principal amount to the Indian On October 27, RBI regulatory institution”. on the agenda of the RBI. Taking away reserves from Government,” he said. Court Chief Magistrate Emma said the offender who benefit- banks was “not bogus”. Deputy Governor Viral It is understood that with Government to prevent slide in RBI to save your skin is an act Continued on Page 4 Arbuthnot ruled that Mallya ed during the UPA rule is Continued on Page 4 +- ( " *#P " ! ! ()&() R ! !
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2/123 n a shocking incident of 2/123 Iroad rage, a 21-year-old biker op leaders of Opposition was shot dead by two men fol- fter sulking for the past few Tparties on Monday decid- lowing an altercation after his Amonths, Rashtriya Lok ed to come together to prevent motorcycle grazed their car in Samta Party (RLSP) president the BJP from coming back to Acharya Niketan near Mayur Upendra Kushwaha on power in the next year’s Lok Vihar Phase-1 in East Delhi in Monday resigned from the Sabhs polls. the wee hours of Monday. He Union Council of Ministers In a meeting of Opposition was shot five times. Police are accusing Prime Minister parties attended by leaders and scanning the CCTV footage of Narendra Modi of reducing representatives of 21 political the nearby areas to identify the Cabinet to a “rubber stamp”, parties, including Congress killers who are at large. “betraying” backward classes, president Rahul Gandhi, The deceased has been and giving Bihar only “jumlas”. Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister identified as Yogesh Making the announcement Chandrababu Naidu, former Chaudhary, a resident of Chilla a day ahead of Parliament’s Union Ministers Sharad Pawar, village near Mayur Vihar Winter Session and counting of Sharad Yadav, West Bengal Phase-1. According to police, the votes in five State Assembly Chief Minister Mamata the accused drove away in polls, the RLSP leader from Banerjee and her Delhi coun- their i-20 car after the crime. Bihar said he is open to joining terpart Arvind Kejriwal, it was “The incident took place 4/ 5 $ the Opposition alliance. He resolved to take every possible !" " # $ ' outside a 24×7 store. A passer- claimed the BJP-led NDA will step to defeat the BJP and pro- ' ( " ( by informed the PCR about a borne men arrived there. a point-blank range at Yogesh,” not be able to win a single seat tect the important institutions *# +,-. !" / man lying in a pool of blood. Yogesh’s bike grazed the car. said the senior police official. in the State. Kushwaha had in the country. He was taken to a nearby hos- This led to an altercation. In the “A case of murder has been been targeting the BJP and However, two major polit- parties will work together to ties to work together to defeat escape of bank defaulters. pital by a PCR van where he meantime, Yogesh went inside registered at the Pandav Nagar Bihar Chief Minister Nitish ical parties of Uttar Pradesh defeat BJP/RSS, Mamata said the BJP and protect India’s “India needs a Government was declared brought dead,” the shop with his friends. The police station. A police team is Kumar for weeks. arch rivals Samajwadi Party the Opposition leaders will institutions. The meeting was where economic growth focus- said a police official. two car-borne men followed scanning CCTV cameras Congress congratulated and Bahujan Samaj Party were soon meet the President of coordinated by TDP supremo es on addressing the concerns “Preliminary investigation them. installed in the vicinity and its Kushwaha saying the former conspicuous by their absence. India over misuse of agencies N Chandrababu Naidu. of small traders, shopkeepers has revealed that Yogesh had They accused Yogesh and adjoining areas. It appears that Minister rejected the PM and Both the parties in recent times and Government institutions The Congress president and micro, small and medium come to buy water for his ail- his friends of breaking the the accused persons came from decided to walk out of the NDA have fought together in some of and accused the Modi said India needs a Government enterprises that have been dev- ing brother admitted in windscreen of the car and the nearby areas. There are cer- as he was distressed by the the important by-elections. Government of behaving like a that does not put a conspira- astated by demonetisation and Kukreja Hospital from a 24×7 picked up fight again. tain leads and the same are harassment of farmers, youth, Briefing the media about dictatorial regime. torial lid over multiple cor- the ill-planned implementa- store with his two friends on a Meanwhile, one of the two being investigated to bring the women security and poor gov- the meeting, while Rahul said Rahul said there is con- ruption scams like Rafale nor tion of GST,” said Rahul. bike. While he was trying to accused pulled out a pistol killers to book,” the official ernance by the BJP and Nitish. there was consensus that all sensus among Opposition par- becomes an abettor to the Continued on Page 4 buy water bottle, the two car- and fired five to six bullets from added. Continued on Page 4 ' " # +! 2/123 them not to do so as personnel P safety is more important. We ith sugarcane harvest have also suggested them not to '& Wapproaching and contro- get agitated in case the big cats versy over killing of kill their livestock. The ' 2/123 Promotions of National Maharashtra’s Avni tigress in Government provides ample ! Awareness (CHETNA) query, mind, forest officials in the compensation in such cases,” ! ! he required environment a Group D Scientist said envi- Tarai Belt of Uttar Pradesh are said Kumar, adding there are "#$% Tclearance for any ronment clearance was grant- going from village to village, insurance compensation also. Government or non-govern- ed for AIIMS expansion with- creating awareness on essential region, he said circulars in The villagers are also ! "# ment constructions is “barely” out considering the facts. dos and dont’s on how people local languages as well as the advised that make noise by !!%&' a document as in a fresh reply The Group D Scientist should avoid conflict with posters illustrating pugmarks of beating the drums while enter- L !M# on Monday, the Ministry of wing of the Union predators like leopards and predators like leopards, tigers ing the field for harvesting the *+ & Environment, Forest and Environment Ministry said the striped big cats. and hyena have been distrib- crop will prompt the animal to Climate Change confessed that supply of water for the con- People have been told to uted to help people identify the flee the cropland on its own. ' ( P the environment clearance struction is a major issue as the stay in group and carry sticks animals when venturing in the Kumar explained that dur- given for AIIMS expansion groundwater table in Delhi and torches while going to field. In case they sense its pres- ing winter, tigers prefer to look , (755 beds) and Air India has already depleted to an forests for defecation or other ence, they should inform the for easy prey hiding in sugar- Colonies in Baba Kharak Singh alarming stage. reasons. should be properly protected. tigers when left to themselves, officials instead of tackling with cane fields. It is only when peo- Marg and Vasant Vihar was The Union Ministry’s reply In case anyone is alone, he “We are also educating invariably avoid confrontation the wild animals on their own. ple surrounds the animal or try - . / issued without conducting says, “Delhi Jal Board is unable should play radio on the way so locals in identifying the pug with humans,” said Hemant The locals have been pro- to mob or catch its glimpse that 00+ assessment on traffic, water to supply water to Dwarka, that the big cats keep distance. marks so that they can avoid Kumar, chief conservator of vided the numbers of the offi- the predator attacks in retalia- ! 1 management and pollution. Rohini and new pockets in They have been asked to keep confrontation with big cats. Forest, Gorakhpur in Uttar cials to be contacted. tion. It’s advisable to to give ! ! In a response to Society for Vasant Kunj, etc, and supplying doors of homes locked at night. Sometimes, hyena is also mis- Pradesh. “At nights people usually way so that the predator goes ,* Protection of Culture, Heritage, water for projects is an issue.” Also since, tiger often lift ani- taken for leopards. Also locals Talking about the mitigat- sleep outside guarding their back to the forests. Environment, Traditional and Continued on Page 4 mals at night, the livestock are being sensitising that how ing efforts being taken in his pump sets. But we have asked Continued on Page 4 !( $#) *"%++,-.+/ ! . ! & ! ()* + " by the duo. Her maid was after they got into an argu- The accused turned % reportedly present at the time ment in Mahipalpur. She sus- aggressive during the argu- "$ of the incident, police said. tained a bullet injury and is ment and took out a pistol and The woman was rushed to currently out of danger, police fired at Kavita. The accused a hospital nearby, where she said. fled the scene, police said. (( ! 2/ as the woman who was a was declared brought dead. "She is separated from her Initial probe revealed that 123 widow was in a live-in rela- Police said that she was a husband and was living with Kavita and Harkesh were mar- (( ! tionship with a criminal widow and was in a live-in her parents in Mahipalpuri," ried for eight years. Harkesh's 2/123 ocking a snook at law lodged in Tihar jail. relationship with one Monu said Deputy Commissioner property business was not Cenforcing agencies, two Meanwhile, in another alias Rajiv who was apparent- of Police (Southwest) taking off and he allegedly n order to bike borne killers barged into incident involving a woman ly lodged in Tihar jail in a case ' ' Devender Arya. started getting addicted to Iimprove the the house of a 45-year-old being shot at, a 28-year-old of murder. The incident occurred at drugs. financial condi- woman in Hamrahi village of woman was shot at by her In May, Monu allegedly their possible hideouts to around 8.30 am, the woman This created issues and the tion of the East Dwarka district and gunned husband following an argu- killed Sandeep Mental, a bring them to justice. identified as Kavita Kumari, couple fought frequently. Delhi Municipal her down. ment in Mahipalpur area of member of a rival gang. Police "Raids being conducted at was returning home after Kavita had also filed a police Corporation The woman was shot mul- Southwest Delhi. suspect Sandeep Mental’s several places in Delhi and dropping her two sons at case against her husband (EDMC), a num- tiple times by the killers who In the first incident, two gang members may have Haryana to nab the two men school, police said. Kavita's alleging domestic violence, ber of measures, entered her house unchal- unidentified men on a bike killed Kamlesh to avenge his and others involved in the husband identified as Harkesh with the Gurugram police, including levying lenged at around 10 am on forcibly entered into the res- murder. Police said that they incident" the police official Kumar is a property dealer, in police said. new taxes and Monday. idence of the 45-year-old have identified the two said. Gurugram. He allegedly "A case of attempt to mur- generating income from vari- He said tenders have been Initial investigation by woman identified as Kamlesh accused after scanning footage In the second incident, a stopped Kavita near her par- der has been lodged against ous other sources were pro- issued to develop multi-storey/ police has revealed that it and opened fire at her. She of CCTV cameras in the area. 28-year-old woman was shot ent's house and they got into the accused husband posed by its Commissioner stack car parking in Geeta appears to be a revenge killing was shot seven to eight times Police teams are scouring at by her estranged husband an argument. Harkesh," Arya said. Dr Puneet Goel in his budget Colony, Babarpur and Nand speech for next financial year Nagari. All these parking would on Monday. be constructed at the cost of . + " The Commissioner said 90 crore with having a com- 9 / ; + that the civic body collected bined capacity to accommodate 31.73 crore from 83 surface 650 cars. Further, 30 places , " ' 9.B.*.1 in UP presently living in Az- following which a trap was laid make their plan successful of parking lots in 2017-18 finan- have been identified for expan- adpur Mandi Delhi, Vineet a and the accused were appre- robbing a jewellery shop they cial years. He proposed the tar- sion of parking facilities, he # " ith the arrest of four peo- resident of Chitsona Alipur, hended," said the ADGP. formed a gang with Vineet, get to collect 50 crore for the said. Wple, including the king- Bulandshahr and Yogendra a "During interrogation the Yogendra and Naveen Pandit. next financial year. He also announced that the 2/123 release stated. pin, the Ghaziabad Police on resident of Amroha. Whereas accused revealed that Arush is To evade police arrest the Goel in his speech also pro- EDMC would also construct After the demonstration, a Monday busted a gang of rob- the fifth robber identified as the kingpin of the gang and had accused also stole two bikes posed to collect 314 crore school at Karawal Nagar, Garhi lleging atrocities on Sikhs five-people delegation of the bers who had allegedly robbed Naveen Pandit is still abscond- committed over a dozen from a Noida and Delhi. After from property tax. It was also Mandu, Johripur, Tahirpur, Ain Pakistan, activists of a NGO met officials of the mis- a Ghaziabad jeweller of worth ing. dacoities in the past. Earlier, he robbing Prem Jewellers the proposed to introduce new Mansarovar Park-2, Krishna Non- Governmental sion and handed over docu- 2 crore on November 14. According to Additional had robbed a jeweller in Geeta accused sold the jewellery to a taxes , education cess, better- Nagar, Radhepuri, West Vinod Organisation (NGO) on ments related to the alleged Police have also recovered Director General of Uttar Colony in Delhi which is said jeweler who instantly melted ment tax and professional tax Nagar, Geeta colony, New Monday staged a protests atrocities on Sikhs and other some cash, jewellery, weapons Pradesh police (Meerut divi- to be worth 3 crore," said the the gold and paid them in to generate revenue for the Kondli, New Kondli , outside the Pakistan minorities in Pakistan and and bikes used in the crime sion) Prashant Kumar, on ADGP. cash," the ADGP said. EDMC that is already in red. Trilokpuri etc. High Commission here demanded protection of their from their possession. One of November 14 five robbers on "During screening of his "The police have recov- EDMC commissioner said The civic body also earned demanding protection of interests. the accused is the son of an gunpoint robbed Prem crime record the accused Arush ered 3.48 lakh cash and pre- that in 240 lakh was collect- revenue of 26.09 crore after human rights of Sikhs in that During the protests, excise inspector. Jewellers in Sahibabad with was found involved in six crim- cious stones worth over 4.06 ed in the current financial year sealing of units initiated in the country. the volunteers carried The four apparently con- jewelry cash and precious inal cases in Delhi and others lakh. The police further recov- for releasing of "Health Trade Vishwas Nagar area during More than 250 volunteers placards and banners with fessed to committing the rob- stones worth about 2 crore. cities. Arush during interroga- ered two motorcycles, two License" by October 2018. August-September this year. of the Shaheed Bhagat Singh messages like 'Save Human bery at gun point. Another "A complaint was regis- tion revealed that he met Manoj country made pistols of .32 "Apart from this, about 22 The corporation also recovered Sewa Dal marched Rights', 'Stop Forced member of the gang is still at tered and acting on the incident Pandey in Dasna jail when he bore, two country made pistols lakh rupees collected by con- 53, 47,922 in lieu of issuing towards the Pakistan High Conversion', 'Save Sikh Girls', large, the officer said. the police strengthened its was in jail in Rawalpindi rob- of 315 bore with live cartridges ducting 280 raids for the reg- new license from April 1to 31 Commission in New Delhi, 'Stop Harassing Sikhs in The accused have been intelligence network. Police bery case and Manoj was in jail and shirts which they wore on ulation of health business and October. On the other hand, demanding justice and Pakistan', 'Don't Grab identified as Arush alias Malik team got specific inputs regard- in a kidnapping case of Loni. the crime committing day 7,714 prosecutions have been the Corporation has received protection of human rights of Gurudwara Land', 'Stop a resident of Rajendra Nagar in ing the accused involved in The duo to mint easy money through which they were rec- conducted against the violators income of 5, 46, 9 00 in lieu Sikhs and other minorities in Distorting Sikh History' and Ghaziabad, Manoj Pandey a crime who will assemble at hatched a plan to rob a big jew- ognized by the victims," the of health trade related condi- of renewing the house-hold the neighbouring country, a others, the release said. resident of district Kaushambhi Mohan Nagar on December 10 ellery shop," said Kumar. "To ADGP added. tions," he said. license. !"# 2 -677 & R " +8 " "# " ' "$"% &()$ (( ! previously sexually abused the 2/123 child and wanted to have the (( ! 2/123 13-year-old girl marry her (( ! 2/123 22,050 were sprayed North he Delhi Commission for brother. eteran historian and former Delhi Municipal Corporation TWomen (DCW) on The girl was then sent to VVice-Chancellor of Jamia engue cases recorded a (NMC), 12, 87,773 houses were Monday claimed to have res- Child Welfare Committee and Millia Islamia Mushirul Hasan Dslight dip in the first week sprayed by SDMC and 4, cued a 13-year-old girl who has been placed at a shelter passed away on Monday after of December as only 204 cases 48,077 houses were sprayed by was allegedly being forced to home. prolonged illness at a private of the vector borne diseases East Delhi Municipal get married to a 25-year-old The Commission revealed hospital in Delhi. Hasan were reported in the national Corporation (EDMC), sug- man in Delhi's Palam village. that they will try and rehabil- breathed for the last time at Capital last week, however, the gested the report. On receiving a complaint itate her. around 4 am in the morning cases are still more in number The report further sug- on their helpline, senior coun- "The Commission has after being admitted to the hos- than that of the last year, sug- gested that during the corpo- selors from the Commission taken strong notice of that fact pital on Sunday night. He was gested the weekly report ration's visits to the houses, were immediately deported to that the FIR has not yet nearing 71 and was known for released by South Delhi 6,969 including 3,485 acquired around 2, 32,949 houses were visit the child. been registered by Police in the his work on partition and his- Municipal Corporation from the other states and 752 found to be positive for mos- They revealed that the matter. tory of Islam in south Asia. (SDMC) on Monday. untraced after investigation. quito breeding. "Around 73441 child was dressed up as a bride In this regard, the Hasan served as Jamia Vice According to the report, The cases include four deaths houses were found positive in and was being taken to Uttar Commission has issued a Chancellor from 2004 to 09. by celebrity and politicians such Condoling the death, Delhi while 75 cases belonged to of which two were reported in north Delhi, 96285 in south Pradesh to be married. notice to Delhi Police for reg- "He met with a road acci- as Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal Delhi, 105 were found to be September and another two Delhi and 63223 houses were The team from DCW istering the FIR immediately," dent about four years ago and Kejriwal, Deputy CM Mnish tweeted, "Shocked to know acquired from other states on were reported in October. found positive in east Delhi," reportedly called the Delhi DCW spokesperson stated in was mostly bed-ridden after Sisodia, CPI(M) general secre- about the sad demise of noted investigation. In 24 cases, the The decline was also seen said a senior official. Police and informed them on the official release. that. He was also undergoing tary Sitaram Yechury condoled scholar and writer Mushir ul address of the patients was not in malaria and chikungunya Following this, legal notices the situation. Subsequently, "It's a matter of great dialysis for kidney problems. the death. Hasan ji. His contribution to revealed by the hospitals. cases. Only two case of Malaria to around 1, 86,022 houses police team and DCW coun- shame that in today's India, lit- Some health complications The CPI(M) General Jamia will always be remem- "Last year, in the month of including one acquired from including 56,114 in north, sellors stopped the wedding tle girls are being married off emerged and he was taken to Secretary remembered Hasan as bered." "Passing away of December, only 81 cases of other states and four cases of 68,962 in south and 60,946 in preparations. inhospital post midnight. He a blend of syncretic culture Mushirul is a great loss not just dengue were recorded in Delhi, chikungunya including one east Delhi. "It was learned that the vic- the Capital. I thank the person passed away there this morn- and scholarship. "A Historian, A to academia, but to all those but this year, talking about the untraced were recorded in Similarly, prosecutions tim belonged to a poor family who informed the ing," said Zafar Nawaz Hashmi, Teacher, A Vice-Chancellor, An who believe in standing up for cases that belong to Delhi, the Delhi last week, stated the have been launched in 25,956 while her mother was a domes- Commission about the matter former secretary to Jamia V-C. Archivist: Mushir ul Hasan what is right," said deputy Chief number has already crossed 75. weekly report. cases of violation. While 6782 tic help and her father was a and also appeal to all to keep His namaz-e-janaza was blended all fine qualities of our Minister Manish Sisodia. There are going to be more Nevertheless, the were launched in by NMC, daily wage labourer," DCW their ears and eyes open. In performed at 1 pm at Babul Ilm syncretic culture and scholar- He also held the posts of cases in the coming weeks," Municipal Corporation of around 8,608 were launched by spokesperson said. case anyone sees any abuse and 2 pm at Jamia mosque, said ship. His work and his books director general of National said a senior official. Delhi (MCD) has sprayed EDMC. With action taken in While counselling the vic- with a woman or girl, please family sources. As per the var- continue to shape our con- Archives of India, vice-chair- With this, the total number around 27, 57,900 houses this 10,566 cases, the highest num- tim, DCW counselors learned call at 181 and inform us" sity spokesperson, Hasan was sciousness. Condolences to Prof man of Indian Institute of of cases recorded this year in year already. Out of the total ber of prosecutions was that the supposed groom's DCW chairperson Swati buried at the campus cemetery. Zoya Hasan & others in his fam- Advanced Study, and president nation's capital has risen to number of houses sprayed, 10, launched by SDMC. brother who is 35 years old had Maliwal said. Hasan’s death was condoled ily," Yechury tweeted. of Indian History Congress. %" "&%1& & * &&+ , )$#)%&-$&")( $"% %2 % (& %% &! ! + &. 0 % (( ! 2/123 presence the (( ! 2/123 made a beeline to get their elhi Police Special Cell have arrest- accused cases settled, he said. Ded a 32-year-old man running an tried to he Special 'Lok Adalats' The official said that the inter-State illegal firearm racket, who slip away, Torganised by the exercise for mutual settlement was carrying a reward of one lakh over jumping power giant BSES on Monday, cases was entirely paperless his head. The accused identified as one into the around 4,000 cases related to helping save 30,000 A4 size Safiqul Sheikh was arrested from drain but power theft with a value of paper sheets. "In the last 20 Khaltipur railway station, Malda district was fol- about 39 crore were settled on such initiative, around 34000 in West Bengal, police revealed Monday. lowed by the spot. cases with a value of around Rs Police revealed that earlier on police The Lok Adalats or special 270 crore got settled on the August 6 this year, one Mohammad staffs. courts provided BSES cus- spot," he said. Azimuddin Sheikh and his associate After a scuffle, he was arrested and is tomers and litigants residing in He further informed that accused Safiqul had come to Delhi to being produced before court to seek his south, west, central and east most of the cases were related deliver a huge consignment of illegal transit remand to bring him to Delhi," Delhi a one-time opportunity to the both direct theft and firearms to Hazi Kayyum. A trap was said the DCP. for on-the-spot settlement of meter tampering. laid and Mohammad was arrested, "During investigation, the accused power theft cases. BSES spokesperson said, however Safiqul was able to evade disclosed that he purchased arms from A senior BSES spokesper- "The exercise was a win-win for arrest. a person namely Kallu from Munger and son said that the initiative was everybody. "During investigation, efforts were supplied them to his contacts in Delhi, taken by BSES Rajdhani Power For the customers, it meant made to arrest Shafiqul, but he managed Uttar Pradesh and Haryana, with the Limited (BRPL) and BSES an opportunity to amicably to evade his arrest every time. On help of his carriers. He disclosed that he Yamuna Power Limited (BYPL) settle their cases and an escape Monday, information was received by has been involved in this business for last in association with Delhi State from a prolonged and an Sub Inspector Ravi Kumar that at four-five years," said the DCP. Legal Services Authority expensive legal process. around 7 am, the accused would come "He had come to meet a receiver in (DSLSA) on Monday, saw an BRPL and BYPL are pre- at Khaltipur railway Station, Malda order to finalize a fresh deal, but as soon unprecedented hit as people mier distribution companies district, in West Bengal," said Deputy as he sensed police trap, he changed his from various walk of the soci- and joint ventures between Commissioner of Police (Special Cell) way and tried to dodge police," the DCP ety such as industrialists, busi- Reliance Infrastructure Limited Sanjeev Kumar Yadav. said, adding that, they were further nessmen, professionals and and the Government of "A trap was laid but sensing police investigating the matter. even domestic consumers National Capital Territory.
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* R 2! 2!3 ! 9 , ' 2/123 Green Tribunal (NGT) in its judgment in the matter of oading and unloading of Vardhaman Kaushik vs Union '1 !7 Lgoods in a limited span has of India and others and Sanjay become a vital concern for the Kulshrestha vs Union of India traders amidst Chandni and others, said, “we also direct (( ! 2/123 been brushed under the car- Chowk transformation plan of that in all markets particular- pet,” the Chief Minister (( ! 2/123 United Traffic and ly Lajpat Nagar, Karol Bagh, elhi Chief Minister Arvind claimed. Kejriwal enclosed a Transportation Infrastructure South Extension, Chandni DKejriwal has urged copy of the Forest Department elhi’s air quality worsened (Planning and Engineering ) Chowk and other densely pol- Lieutenant Governor Anil report in the matter. Dfurther on Monday and Centre (UTTIPEC) which luted markets the loading and Baijal to expedite police inves- Noting that such a serious slipped to ‘severe’ category was recently inaugurated by unloading would not be tigation into the issue of alleged offence could not be allowed to Monday as heavy stagnant air Deputy Chief Minister Manish allowed from 11 am to 8 pm illegal felling of trees at the go unpunished, he said illegal prevented dispersion of pollu- Sisodia. every day,” quoted NGT order Delhi Golf Club. felling of trees in the club tants, according to authorities. At times, when the traders only during 11 am to 6 pm , ness activities, “The other hand on loading and unloading. It may be recalled that in ly transferred to the Crime premises was not only an envi- The Central Pollution Control claimed that Chandni Chowk however, it is submitted that in new and better business oppor- Taking care of the rights of July, nearly 900 logs were found Branch. ronmental damage issue, but Board or CPCB recorded an is historical because of its busi- Delhi no entry timing for tunities should be developed. traders , the Confederation of buried at the elite club that were Kejriwal, in a letter to also an offence under damage overall air quality index (AQI) ness nature and the essence of commercial vehicles are from The traders of the area should All India Traders (CAIT) has reportedly cut without per- Baijal, requested his to public property. of 403, which falls in ‘severe’ cat- Mughal era, the much hyped morning 8 am to 11 am and be taken into confidence while demanded that Delhi Chief mission from authorities. intervention to “expeditiously “The complainant has point- egory. Neighbouring Ghaziabad, development plan is affecting evening 5 pm to 11 pm. formulating the plan. On the Minister to stop the develop- Out of the 895 logs, 424 big conclude the police investiga- ed out that several influential Noida and Faridabad also the services to wholeseller and Considering this and the main road there are few hun- ment work immediately and logs were found. Some were in tion in the matter to ensure that people, including three former recorded ‘severe’ air quality. retailers as well. transportation time from dreds of shops whereas in by the Chief Minister himself con- a decayed State, indicating that offenders are brought to book”. Union home secretaries, two Noida’s air quality was worst at However, it is pertinent to Chandni Chowk to Delhi bor- lanes thousands of other shops vene a meeting of representa- they were buried some time He claimed the Delhi Police former police commissioners a AQI of 452, CPCB data mention here, that in the 56th ders loading and unloading are situated and under such cir- tive of Trade Associations of ago, while some appeared to was not taking the matter seri- and several serving Delhi Police showed. An AQI between 201 meeting of UTTIPEC, it was timings will have to be restrict- cumstances how the customer Chandni Chowk and arrive at have been freshly cut, an offi- ously. officers were members of the and 300 is considered ‘poor’, 301 decided that no entry restric- ed accordingly.” will reach and how the loading a consensus development plan cial said. “The Delhi Police should club, along with the current and 400 ‘very poor’ and 401, 500 tions will be from 9 am to 9 pm. Meanwhile, traders, said & offloading will be done, which may protect the cen- A report in the matter by have taken the matter serious- Union home secretary. Therefore ‘severe’. Nineteen areas in Delhi According to the minutes that of course there is a need of needs to be thought of,” a turies old business character the Forest Department was ly and investigation should the complainant has an appre- recorded ‘severe’ air quality and of the meeting, “Some traders beautification but it should traders’ body said. and also beautify the Chandni submitted to the Nizamuddin have been completed, but it hension that no investigation will ten areas recorded ‘very poor’ air had requested for restrictions not adversely affect the busi- Significantly, the National Chowk. Police Station and was recent- appears that the matter has be carried out,” he added. quality, according to the CPCB. Under the ‘severe’ category, even healthy people find it hard- er to breathe and doctors advise * " R physical activity be kept at a -.. " minimum. Authorities said they are closely monitoring the situ- '+ 2/123 didates attempted the exam. ation. The overall PM2.5 level - " -./0$1 "#$7 ,8 9%:00%/. 3 3&11 While in 2017, among the - fine particulate matter in the espite being looked down 7%:.;:07 70 lakh candidates registered air with a diameter of less than Dwith contempt by a larger % 3 3& for both the Paper-I and II, 2.5 micrometre — was record- (( ! 2/123 Sabha constituencies in Delhi. section of society, the trans- there were no candidates from ed at 257 and the PM10 level at In-charge for the west Delhi gender community is coming (#% 3 131 1 the third gender community. 445, it said. o discuss the strategy for the seat, Rajpal Solanki, has, how- forward to showcase their skills “This is quite encouraging, The Centre-run System of T2019 Lok Sabha elections ever, stepped down. and talent in various fields; be As per the Central Board of well their enthusiasm to show however, it requires more gen- Air Quality and Weather Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) The in-charges are likely to it modeling, dancing or teach- Secondary Education (CBSE) their skills in the field of teach- der sensitisation in our society Forecasting (SAFAR) said the national convener and Delhi’s be official candidates of the ing. For the first time, around information and data, since the ing. CBSE has always encour- to encourage transgenders. In overall air quality of Delhi will Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal party. In the 2014 general elec- 199 transgender candidates introduction of the teacher’s eli- aged the gender equality and is DU, many transgenders do not further deteriorate over the next has called a meeting with lead- tions, the AAP had fielded wrote the competitive exams gibility exam, only male and giving an equal platform to the take admission in the regular two days. “Values are likely to ers of the Delhi unit on Tuesday. candidates on all seven seats in for the Central Teachers female candidates have opted transgender candidates to excel colleges even though they get remain in same range until AAP Delhi convener Gopal attend the meeting to be held at Delhi but none of them could Eligibility Test (CTET) to for the CTET exams. But this themselves in the teaching good marks. Further, social tomorrow which is likely to Rai Monday said after results of the CM’s residence,” said Rai. secure a win. become teachers. year the exam which was held field. We are expecting more and institutional upliftment is decline by Wednesday. Calm five State Assembly elections, Counting of votes for the Earlier this month, Rai had The CTET is an eligibility almost after a gap of two year candidates next year,” said a important to encourage the surface winds are not allowing the AAP will hold a Delhi-level five State Assemblies - Madhya said that the AAP is “single- exam which was introduced in gave an equal opportunity for senior official. transgenders to come forward. pollutants to disperse,” it said. meeting with its several leaders, Pradesh, Chattishgarh, handedly capable” of defeating the year 2011 for the candidates the third genders by introduc- As per the data shared by Teaching and orientation pro- “Winds are calm and dis- including cabinet ministers, Mizoram, Rajasthan and the BJP in Delhi, dismissing any who aspired to become pri- ing a separate category, beside the CBSE, a total of 16,91,088 grammes are conducted at persion is low. Western distur- Lok Sabha in-charges, council- Telangana — are scheduled to chance of a pre-poll alliance mary and secondary school male and female. candidates applied for the school and university level, bances influence may impact lors and MLAs on Tuesday. begin at 8 am on Tuesday. with the Congress in the teachers. Clearing this test is Officials of CBSE told The CTET exam, out of which transgenders are not included. Delhi’s air quality by introduc- “The party would also “An overall strategy such as national Capital. mandatory for the aspirants. Pioneer that separate category 7,12,071 were male and Transgenders are also children ing the moisture and making air finalise the second phase of its finalisation of Lok Sabha can- In the 2015 Assembly polls, The CBSE conducts the exam was introduced earlier but it 9,78,818 female. of the God and they need heavy. The expected fall in tem- campaign to reach out to vot- didates, formula for party’s sec- the AAP had secured around twice a year as Paper-I in did not received much appli- Further a total of 199 trans- social support to come up in perature and moderate fog is ers in Delhi. All Delhi ond-phase campaign will be 54.34 per cent vote share, while which students who aspires to cation from the third gender gender candidates applied for life,” said Rajesh, Professor at likely to increase pollution over Ministers, party in-charges for discussed,” said Rai. the BJP and the Congress had become a primary class teacher candidates. “It is very nice to the eligibility exam this year in Adult and Continuing coming two days is expected to Lok Sabha seats, councillors The party has named its in- 32.19 per cent and 9.65 per cent (I-V) and the Paper-II is for see a good number of applica- both paper I & II. Further, Education of DU and also the upper level of very poor,” the and district presidents would charges for all the seven Lok votes, respectively. secondary classes (I-VIII). tion from the community as 33,107 physically disabled can- social activist. SAFAR said. !( $#) *"%++,-.+/ &
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Odisha coast on Monday. computer with the support of laser gyro- that delivered record-setting more days. Prosecutor D P Singh, appearing for CBI, This is the seventh trial of the indige- based inertial navigation system, micro low prices for solar power 57-year-old Michel was produced before argued that Michel was being "tutored" by his nously-developed surface-to-surface mis- inertial navigation system (MINS), fully and said that the number of Special Judge Arvind Kumar on the expiry of his advocates during their visitations at the agency's sile, defence sources said. digital control system and advanced com- countries with strong policy five-day CBI remand during which he was con- office and the court's order allowing the lawyers Agni-5 is a three stage missile and is pact avionics, the missile hit the designated frameworks for sustainable fronted with various documents relating to the to meet the accused twice a day was hampering 17 metre tall and 2 metre wide. It is capa- target point accurately, meeting all mission energy more than tripled — case. He will be produced again before the court their interrogation. ble of carrying 1.5 tonne of nuclear war- objectives, the sources said. from 17 to 59 — in the eight on December 15. Seeking extension of Michel's His counsel denied the allegation and said he heads. The ships located in mid-range and at years till 2017. police custody by nine days, the agency contended was not being tutored. Advocate Aljo K Joseph, "The missile was launched with the the target point tracked the vehicle and wit- Many of the world's largest that he was "not cooperating" in the investigation appearing for Michel, said his police custody was help of a mobile launcher from launch pad- nessed the final event. energy-consuming countries and was giving "evasive" answers and when he not required any further and no incriminating 4 of the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Dr All the radars and electro-optical sys- significantly improved their finds himself in problem, he gets out of it by deny- evidence was shown to him during the interro- Abdul Kalam Island in the Bay of Bengal tems along the path, monitored the para- renewable energy regulations ing it. gation. PTI on Monday afternoon," said a defence meters of the missile and displayed them since 2010, said the World source. in real time. Bank's report — Regulatory "It was an user associated trial. The first two flights of Agni-5 in 2012 Indicators for Sustainable Strategic force command along with and fault-tolerant software, along with and 2013 were in open configuration. The Energy (RISE) 2018, charting DRDO scientists conducted it," the source robust and reliable bus guided the (Agni- third, fourth and fifth launch were from global progress on sustainable added. 5) missile flawlessly (during the test)," an canister integrated with a mobile launch- energy policies. During this trial, the flight perfor- official said. er, that enables launch of the missile in a The report was released on mance of the missile was tracked and mon- The missile is programmed in such a shorter time as compared to an open the sidelines of the 24th itored by radars, tracking instruments and way that after reaching the peak of its tra- launch. Conference of the Parties to observation stations, said the source. jectory, it turns towards the earth to con- The missile has advantages of higher the UN Framework India has in its armoury the Agni mis- tinue its journey to the target with an reliability, longer shelf life, less maintenance Convention on Climate sile series -- Agni-1 with a range of 700 km, increased speed, due to the earth's gravi- and enhanced mobility. Change(COP24). Agni-2 with a range of 2,000 km, Agni-3 tational pull, and its path precisely direct- The first test was conducted on April Progress was even more and Agni-4 with 2,500 km to more than ed by the advanced on-board computer 19, 2012, the second on September 15, marked in energy efficiency, 3,500 km range. and inertial navigation system. 2013, the third on January 31, 2015 and the with the percentage of coun- The Agni-5 is the latest and most As the missile enters the earth's atmos- fourth one on December 26, 2016. The tries establishing advanced advanced variant in terms of navigation phere, the atmospheric air rubbing its outer fifth test was held on January 18 this year policy frameworks growing 0 0" < 0 0 and guidance, warhead and engine. surface skin raises the temperature to and the last one was held on June 3, 2018. more than 10-fold between / 7 "The high-speed on-board computer beyond 4,000 degree Celsius. However, the All the trials were successful. PTI 2010 and 2017. IANS = / 7
-/ 222 ahead of the results of the management has been the Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, 561 - proximate driver of the bank’s From Page 1 Rajasthan, Telangana and considerable accomplishments We need a Government Mizoram Assembly polls as well in recent years. I take this where harassment of business- as the Winter Session of 7 opportunity to express gratitude men and industrialists would Parliament. to my colleagues and Directors end and the spirit of enterprise Former Prime Ministers Mumbai: The Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) of of the RBI Central Board, and must be allowed full freedom, Manmohan Singh and H D Maharashtra Police have arrested two sympathisers 555 wish them all the best for the Rahul said. Deve Gowda, also a Janata Dal of the Khalistan movement, one from Pune and anoth- future,” he said. Mamata hit out at the Modi (Secular) leader, Sonia Gandhi, er from Punjab, an official said on Monday. From Page 1 Patel had more than eight Government over Urjit Patel’s DMK chief M K Stalin and They were in touch with Khalistani separatists in Patel’s predecessor months of the first three-year resignation, saying it is a matter National Conference supremo Pakistan and elsewhere, the police official said. Raghuram Rajan said “all tenure left and was eligible for of “great shock”. “Institutions, Farooq Abdullah were also pre- Harpal Singh Nagra (42), a Karnataka resident, ' / Indians” should be concerned a second term as was given to from the CBI to the RBI, have sent. Top Congress leaders was arrested from Chakan in Pune district on ' 0 1> as strength of institutions is several of his predecessors bar- become total disasters. This has Ahmed Patel, A K Antony, December 2 under the Arms Act for illegal posses- / / ! 9( > important for growth and ring Rajan. never happened before. It is a Ghulam Nabi Azad and Ashok sion of a country-made pistol and five live rounds. / ! 4/ !5 development. Prior to taking over on matter of great shock. We must Gehlot were also present. His interrogation revealed that he was a supporter ?@ “I think Dr Patel has made September 6, 2016, he was a protest,” Banerjee said. The others who took part of independent Khalistan and was involved in procur- a statement and I think this is Deputy Governor overseeing She proposed that the meet- were Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) ing arms through the Internet and radicalisation of the ultimate statement that a the monetary policy depart- ing should continue on Tuesday leader Tejashwi Yadav, CPI-M the youth through social media, the official said. regulator or a civil servant can ment at the RBI under Rajan and leaders of Opposition par- general secretary Sitaram Acting on the information provided by Nagra, the 9A / < make. I think the statement and was known as his ‘inflation- ties should also meet President Yechury, CPI leaders Sudhakar ATS arrested another person from Punjab and he will should be respected,” Rajan warrior’. Ram Nath Kovind over Patel’s Reddy and D Raja, Loktantrik be brought to Mumbai for further investigation, the Brussels: The EU on Monday wel- terrorism, radicalization, cyber told a news channel. Patel, who has worked with resignation. “The BJP is behav- Janata Dal leader Sharad Yadav official said. comed India's increasing role and security, hybrid threats, maritime “We should” go into the the International Monetary ing like a dictator. There should and Jharkhand Vikas Morcha’s The second accused's name was not disclosed by responsibility on the global stage security and non-proliferation and details as to why there was Fund, Boston Consulting be a campaign against this rule. (JVM) Babulal Marandi. All the police. through its "ambitious foreign pol- disarmament". impasse, which forced this ulti- Group and Reliance Industries, Everybody has agreed to that,” the leaders issued a joint state- The ATS has pressed section 20 (being a mem- icy" and fast growing economy. "Cooperation on crisis man- mate decision, he noted. among other organisations, she said. “Financial stability is ment accusing Modi and the ber of terrorist gang) of the Unlawful Activities EU Foreign Ministers released agement, including military-to- “I think, this is something took over after Rajan complet- not there... Financial emergency current dispensation of attack- Prevention Act (UAPA) against Nagra. a statement here, saying that the 28- military relations, should be pur- that all Indians should be con- ed his three-year term on has started,” she alleged. ing the democratic system of the Nagra was produced before a court in Mumbai member bloc "supports increased sued in order to enhance mutual cerned about because strength of September 4. The meeting, held in country during the last 55 Monday where he was sent in ATS custody till cooperation with India on common confidence, joint assessments and our institutions is really impor- Patel is among the few with Parliament annexe, came a day months. December 17, the officer said. PTI security interests such as counter- responses," it said. IANS tant for our growth, sustainable a corporate background to growth and equity in the econ- become RBI Governor, the top omy,” said Rajan, who complet- post at the Mint Street that has BJP in the Bihar Assembly exit will further weaken the ed his three-year term as RBI been previously held by most- ! ! polls in 2015 --- to target State’s ruling alliance. “It " 222 Governor in September 2016. ly career bureaucrats and econ- Modi. He alleged the Modi-led (NDA) won’t be able to open its In his statement, Patel omists. Government was implement- account in the State this time,” thanked his colleagues at the Patel was the eighth Deputy ! ing the RSS agenda and dubbed Kushwaha claimed. From Page 1 predators,” it said. per the report. Attacks by RBI but made no mention of Governor at RBI to be made it unconstitutional. At a Press conference, As human-tiger conflicts As per the report, around tigers were higher when peo- the Government or the Finance Governor, the last being YV Kushwaha has been upset Kushwaha said people like him are on increase due to various 180 cases of conflicts between ple visited forests to collect fire- Ministry. Reddy. Besides, at least five for- #$%& since the BJP made it clear that were attracted to Modi in 2014 reasons, experts feel that such humans and big cats (tigers, wood and other non-timber “It has been my privilege mer Governors had served at his party will not be given more due to his OBC background `do and dont’s’ have become a leopards) leading to human products (38.6 per cent), peo- and honour to serve in the RBI IMF before becoming RBI than two Lok Sabha seats in and hoped that he would deliv- need of the hour over the years deaths and injuries have been ple doing odd jobs, sitting, in various capacities over the chief, while a few others went From Page 1 2019 against the three it had er on the agenda of social jus- to take the locals in confidence recorded between 2000 and moving, defecating or urinat- years. The support and hard on to work at IMF after leaving Kushwaha is likely to meet fought in 2014. The party has tice. “People believed ‘achchhe and make them aware about 2018 in and around the ing in the village periphery or work of RBI staff, officers and the Central bank. Congress chief Rahul Gandhi two MPs and two MLAs. BJP din’ will come. It did not hap- the importance of tigers as a Dudhwa-Pilibhit Tiger land- fringe forests. soon. president Amit Shah’s pen. Bihar remains where it flagship species and the impor- scape in Uttar Pradesh. Of Contrastingly, leopard Kushwaha, whose break- announcement that the BJP was,” he said. Targeting the tance for its conservation for these, 98 pertained to tigers. attacks were mainly concen- up with the BJP was expected, and the JD(U) will contest an Modi Government for not the biodiversity surrounding According to the WTI trated within or near village ' 555 sharply attacked Modi on a equal number of seats also did releasing the census data of the them. report, tiger attacks occurred boundaries (92.1 per cent), host of issues in his resignation not go down well with OBCs, he said there is fear and A recent report “Living largely inside forests or on with 47.6 per cent of attacks From Page 1 area and very high levels of Sox, letter, which was also released Kushwaha, who has long had a confusion among the back- with the Wild: Mitigating con- their fringes (54.79 per cent), occurring inside houses or The Ministry added the NOx and NO2 levels that are to the media. He said he felt bitter equation with Kumar. ward classes. “Ministers and flict between human and big while (31.5 per cent) occurred near homesteads, 15.87 per new GRPA colonies being dangerous for human being. “betrayed and dejected” by the The NDA won 31 of 40 officers posted in ministries cat species in Uttar Pradesh” by in crop fields, primarily sugar- cent occurring within village developed by NBCC are subject But no prior assessments were Prime Minister’s leadership Lok Sabha seats in Bihar in have become figureheads as the Wildlife Trust of India cane. Only a small proportion peripheries and 28.6 per cent matter of challenge before the made. The Ministry asked and alleged “fixing” political 2014 and has now been bol- virtually all decisions are taken (WTI) and UP Forest of attacks (13.7 per cent) were taking place in agricultural National Green Tribunal (NGT) NBCC to file detailed report on opponents and not working for stered by the presence of the by you and the BJP president. Department says it all. recorded to have occurred fields. Vivek Menon from WTI and the Delhi High Court. water, traffic and pollution the poor had become the JD(U), which had fought Which is unconstitutional,” his “UP has the second-high- within houses or near homes. summed up in the report by The Ministry says, “Traffic before going ahead with the Government’s priority. against it in the last polls. letter added. “The promise of est incidence of leopard-relat- Only a small percentage of saying that it’s by understand- congestion would further mul- project. The former Minister of Opposition parties believe providing Bihar with a special ed human fatalities as well as tiger attacks occurred at greater ing people, animals and the tiply at AIIMS.” State (MoS) for HRD also political winds are no longer as package has been the biggest tiger attacks on humans, and distances away from the forest needs of the twain, and by The Union Ministry said raised the planks of Other favourable to the BJP in Bihar jumla (rhetoric),” Kushwaha sees a large number of livestock edge. The data suggested that devising a local settlement of the study conducted by Backward Classes and social due to “anti-incumbency” said, as he also attacked Kumar kills. This is a region of great most attacks by tigers are due these needs, that the single Central Pollution Control justice --- used by the against both Modi and Kumar for leaving the State’s infra- interest with respect to conflict to accidental encounters largest threat to wild animals Board (CPCB) clearly point- Opposition to decimate the and are hoping that Kushwaha’s structure in a shambles. between humans and large between humans and tigers, as and people can find resolution. ed out high noise levels in this
Javid, who has two months to for- evidence that has been put in front find any international consensus should not be breached. In some crit- '555 mally order the extradition. of me, or it is a case of a bank who which would enable me to find that icism of the Indian authorities’ con- Meanwhile, Mallya has the right were in the thrall of this glamorous, the judges in India are corrupt,” she duct during the course of the trial, From Page 1 to lodge an appeal in the UK High flashy, famous, bejewelled, body- said. the judge was very critical of the Delivering the verdict, Chief Court against the Chief Magistrate’s guarded, ostensibly billionaire play- The court accepted the Indian paperwork submitted by the Indian Magistrate Judge Emma Arbuthnot order but that appeal would only be boy who charmed and cajoled these Government’s contention that authorities, which she said had “dou- said there is a prima facie case addressed once Javid has made his bankers into losing their common because Mallya has such a “high pro- bled the work of this court”. against Mallya and that she is satis- decision on the extradition order, sense and persuading them to put file”, his trial in India will be under In New Delhi, CBI spokesperson fied that his human rights would not until which time Mallya remains on their own rules and regulations to great scrutiny and he will be able to welcomed the verdict, saying: “We be infringed in Barrack 12 of Arthur the same bail conditions as before. one side,” she noted. raise with the court any overly prej- hope to bring him soon and conclude Road Jail in Mumbai, where he is to “I am disappointed that the She said Mallya was not above udicial publicity. the case.” Earlier, the former be held on being extradited. judge felt I made misrepresentations using “round robin” methods to use “Any suggestion that CBI courts Kingfisher Airlines boss sought to “Having considered the evidence to IDBI bank and persuaded them to the funds acquired for purposes are too pliable when it comes to CBI disprove the narrative that he has as a whole, there is a case to answer… loan money to Kingfisher Airlines. other than specified to the cases is not borne out by reliable evi- “stolen” money and said his offer to There is clear evidence of dispersal Be that as it may, the judge is per- banks.”There is a prima facie case of dence,” the judge said, specifically repay the principal amount to the and misapplication of the loan funds fectly entitled to make whatever making false representations to make adding that the defence attacks Indian banks was “not bogus”. and I find a prima facie case that judgment she thought fit. I have my a gain for himself [Mallya] or a loss against former CBI special director, The verdict marks a significant Mallya was involved in a conspira- rights,” Mallya told reporters after the to another,” she noted. Rakesh Asthana, were unfounded. point in the year-long trial, which cy to launder money,” Judge verdict. Further dismissing Mallya’s Addressing the jail conditions, commenced on December 4 last year Arbuthnot concluded. Judge Arbuthnot was very cate- defence claims that the case against the judge expressed her satisfaction and has undergone a series of hear- ◆ CHANGE OF NAME ◆ “There was no evidence which gorical as she summarised her find- him was politically motivated, the with the evidence provided by the ings over the course of the year. allowed me to find that if extradit- ings in court against Mallya, with the court ruled there is “no sign of a false Indian Government, describing the CBI spokesperson said the I, Zaid Ahmed S/o Mr. Hasan ed Mallya was at real risk of suffer- key word of her verdict being “mis- case being mounted against him”. video of Barrack 12 at Arthur Road agency has come to know from Ibrahim Amir Siddiqui R/o 9, ing a flagrant denial of justice,” she representation” by him of the state of “I find that because both the Jail as an accurate portrayal of the media reports that Mallya’s extradi- said, adding that she is sending the his company, now-defunct Congress and the BJP are blaming conditions which will apply to tion was ordered by a London court. Abdul Fazal Apartment, case to the Home Secretary of State Kingfisher Airlines, to acquire loans. him and others for the state banks’ Mallya. However, the court made a “We welcome the decision. We Vasundhra Enclave Delhi- for a decision to be taken on whether She was equally critical of the losses, that does not mean that he is specific reference to special medical hope to bring him soon and conclude 96, have changed my name to order his extradition. Indian banks for not using “common being prosecuted for his political conditions being made available to the case. The CBI has its own inher- Under India’s extradition treaty sense” when such loans were sanc- opinions, even in the wide sense of the businessman, who is described as ent strengths. We worked hard on to Zaid Ahmad for all pur- with the UK, the sign off on the tioned. “It is either a case that the var- the word,” the judge said. “far from healthy”. this case. We are strong on law and poses. extradition order is made by the UK ious continuing failures were by “I do not accept that the courts She made it very clear that the facts and we were confident while home secretary, in this case Pakistan- design and with a motive (possibly in India are there to do what the assurances provided by the Indian perusing the extradition process,” the PD(8241)A origin senior British Minister Sajid financial), which is not clear from the politicians tell them to do… I do not Government on prison conditions spokesperson said. !( $#) *"%++,-.+/ ,
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The stock-market also felt the #MeToo movement to Child Development Minister, are 9 # sion of exit polls on Madhya came from Telangana where While there were speculations the jitters on the eve of poll strengthen the legal and insti- its other members. According to : H9#:I Pradesh and Chhattisgarh even Opposition parties lead by the that in case of TRS falling short results with the benchmark tutional frameworks to prevent sources, except Gadkari, who is as the sensex tanked 714 points, Congress State president and of numbers, MIM may extend indices settled around 2 per cent sexual harassment at workplace not in the city, all other minis- ! <= indicating nervousness in the impacted by the poll outcome. possible Chief Ministerial can- outside support. Owaisi reiter- lower on Monday following a held its first meeting on ters participated in the meeting. 4+ ! ! stock market. A win for the Congress in didate N Uttam Kumar Reddy ated his confidence that the sell-off in the global markets. Monday. They said two more such meet- The BJP and the Congress, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh , urged the Governor to treat the TRS will return to power with a The S&P BSE Sensex ended Although the issues dis- ings would be held wherein the the main contenders for the Chattisgarh and Telangana People's Front (Congress, TDP clear majority. at 34,960, down 714 points or 2 cussed in the meeting were kept GoM would recommend action prizes in the five Assembly polls would be a great morale boost- & CPM) as a single entity and Congress was also taking per cent, while the broader confidential, sources at the required for effective imple- in Rajastahn, Madhya Pradesh, er for the Opposition party give it the first chance to form precautionary measures against Nifty50 index settled at 10,488, Women and Child mentation of the existing pro- Chhattisgarh, Telangana and which has been taking a regular the Government in case it the possibility of any attempt by down 205 points or 1.92 per Development Ministry said visions as well as strengthening Mizoram, are hoping that that beating at the hands of the BJP emerges a single largest forma- the TRS to poach its members. cent. This was a major slide in Union minister Maneka Gandhi these frameworks for addressing voters aside luck too may favour for a long time. tion in the new Assembly on Sources in Congress said that the stock-market in a about a pushed for strengthening the issues related to sexual harass- them if the election results turn The Congress victory in Tuesday. they were ready to follow the year's time. National Commission for ment at workplace. out be a touch and go affair in any three of the five states may On the other hand, the example of neighboring The rupee also traded on a Women (NCW). The group of The panel has been set up in some of the States. also galvanise the Chief Minister and TRS chief K Karnataka where similar attempt weak note slipping to 71.44 ministers (GoM) is headed by the wake of the #MeToo move- The Parliament's Winter 'Mahagathbandan' at national Chandrasekhar Rao held an by the BJP were foiled. It is learnt against the US dollar in intra-day Union Home Minister Rajnath ment wherein several women :# , Session which is also taking off and State levels against the BJP. unusual luncheon meeting with that the party has sought help trade on Monday, down from its Singh. Union Road Transport publicly named their 'powerful' +3 on Tuesday would be heavily On the contrary, if BJP his ally Majlis-e-Ittehadul from Karnataka strongman and previous close of 70.82. Minister Nitin Gadkari, Defence harassers at the workplace. PTI @A . !! 9 # + " J/ 7 1( ' H - 9 I J ,7*"++ &&) .9: ! , % ! 8! 8 7 9 #A 6 &' ' ' A :! 2 + +3 !*+ ( New Delhi: The Supreme 9 * 3. +" -&)$! .8 3 26 Court on Monday issued ! . ! New Delhi: The Supreme Court on notices to five States seeking New Delhi: The Supreme Court sition party in that House. 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leader of the single largest plea by 'Youth for Equality' NGO, Allahabad High Court, which had last a central law of 2013 on land Opposition party be treated as the seeking the quashing of section year directed that the structure be acquisition. 5 H+85I + 2/123 tary committee to probe the Rafale jet deal Leader of the Opposition and be 17A of the Prevention of removed. A bench comprising K and raise several issues, including the included in high-level committees Corruption Act which provides a A bench of Justices Madan B Justices Madan B Lokur and 7 : "" s Prime Minister Narendra Modi on "misuse" of probe agencies and autonomy involved in the appointment of blanket protection to all public Lokur and Deepak Gupta also issued Deepak Gupta agreed to hear AMonday sought Government and for RBI heads of statutory bodies like CBI, servants regardless of status from notices to the Uttar Pradesh the plea which has sought to : "" %E Opposition to cooperate in making Winter Addressing an all-party meet on CVC, CIC and Lokpal. enquiry in graft cases. The NGO Government, Registrar General of struck down the alleged "con- Session productive and successful, 45 bills Monday convened ahead of the Winter ses- The apex court issued notice contended that the amendment the Allahabad High Court and others tradictory amendments" made .# + are set to be part of the session that is set sion, Prime Minister assured the to the Centre and the four statu- by which section 17A has been seeking their responses on a plea by Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh, .# to witness much fireworks between the trea- Opposition that the Government was will- tory bodies on the PIL seeking incorporated was discriminatory, filed by the Waqf Board. Telengana, Tamil Nadu and sury and Opposition. ing to discuss all issues, Parliamentary direction that wherever the manifestly arbitrary and ultra The Waqf Board has moved the Jharkhand in the Right to Fair : "" , : "" K The controversial bill on triple talaq on Affairs Minister Narendra Singh Tomar said appointing committee includes vires of Articles 14 and 21 of the apex court challenging the November Compensation and which Government brought an ordinance quoting the Prime Minister at the meeting. the Leader of the Opposition, the Constitution as it requires sanc- 8, 2017 order of the high court which Transparency in Land will again be tested on the floor of the upper The Government is also understood t to same may be read as to mean the tion for initiating action against gave it three months to move the Acquisition, Rehabilitation and " house where it could not be passed in the have suggested that both the Houses could leader of the single largest oppo- the public servants. PTI mosque out of the premises. PTI Resettlement Act, 2013. PTI last session. Besides this, two other ordi- work late to transact important legislative ! = ' nances will also be replaced by the bills business and discuss important issues. (! + ' including Indian medical council (amend- The Prime Minister was of the view , . ment) bill, 2018, and the companies ordi- that both the Government and the " ) " 8 R9 -./: + # nance (amendment) bill, 2018. Opposition have to cooperate in running H,.+#I The last of the session of the 16th Lok the House smoothly as it was in the inter- " Sabha will run for 29 days with 20 sittings est of the people. 2/123 dren, adolescents and pregnant since RMNCH+A was rolled which are expected to be full of political "It is a prime responsibility for all of and lactating mothers, who we out. India's maternal mortality J1 ! attacks and counter-attacks before the us to contribute to the service of the nation nion Health Secretary Preeti seek to strengthen through a rate (MMR) has fallen from 556 :3 leaders set themselves into full campaign and its people by ensuring smooth func- USudan on Monday inaugu- series of initiatives like the Poshan in the year 1990 to 130 in 2014- ,.+# # # #" mode for the Lok Sabha polls which are tioning of the Parliament", Modi said. rated India Day, an official side Abhiyaan and Anaemia Mukt 16 (SRS data), as per a statement 1 , only few months away. The Minister said Modi also told lead- event organised jointly by the Bharat," he said. here. ! The controversy over the purchase of ers from various parties that the Union Health Ministry and the India Day event is aimed to It further said that the coun- Rafale fighter jet will also rock the session Government is willing to discuss all issues. development partners in the run- reflect on the journey of the try's progress can be gauged from J ,.+# with the Congress taking its attack on the There was a consensus that disruption up to the Partners' Forum 2018. RMNCH+A programme and to the 77% decline in MMR that it ###1,, A issue inside the Parliament. The Ram tem- should be avoided and deadlock to be She said that flexibility has share and learn from the good achieved during 1990-2015, com- 0 " # ple would be the Government's issue with resolved with discussions, Government been at the core of all the initia- practices and innovations imple- pared to the global decline of 44% one of its Rajya Sabha members expected claimed. tives in reproductive, maternal, mented by different States/UTs during this period. In child health + ' + to introduce a private member's bill in the Two-minute silence was observed by all newborn, child and adolescent A B and organisations to address var- also, India's achievements have = 2 upper house to force opposition take a stand the leaders to pay homage to former (RMNCH+A) programme and a ious health challenges around been strong. Under-five mortali- # # * on the politically sensitive issue. Cabinet Minister Ananth kumar. major contributor to its success. their own health and well-being. maternal and child health in order ty rate (U5MR) in India has fall- " " According to leader of the Opposition The Centre will bring supplementary She further added that States have Manoj Jhalani, Additional to sustain progress on global goals. en significantly from 126 per . 1 2 in the Rajya Sabha , Ghulam Nabi Azad, the demands for grants in the session through launched various innovative ini- Secretary and Mission Director, In India, maternal, child, 1,000 live births in 1990 to 39 per 8 Opposition made it clear during the meet- which it will seek Parliament nod for more tiatives under RMNCH+A that stressed on the various aspect of neonatal and adolescent health 1,000 live births in 2016, the state- # ." . ing that it will press for a joint parliamen- expenditure. encourage people to be partners in RMNCH+A. "Our focus is on chil- gained tremendous momentum ment said. N K !( $#) *"%++,-.+/ / 8% ! ' 2 B + = 2 Srinagar. However, scanty pri- 0 #8.9.8 vate transport plied on the * ;< ' ;3 uptown city roads. The author- he normal life was affected ities deployed additional secu- Tin Kashmir Valley on rity forces personnel in parts of $ = = *29.3686 Monday in response to a shut- downtown Srinagar to thwart down call by separatist groups protests. ! 2 #8.9.8 BJP will make the CM if they give 25-26 MLAs industan Aeronautics to commemorate the World The train services had been to the BJP,” Abdullah said. HLimited (HAL) built Light Human Rights Day. The sepa- suspended between Banihal wo mainstream political parties in Kashmir Omar’s reaction came in response to Utility Helicopter (LUH) has ratists alleged that the State and Baramulla due to law and TNational Conference (NC) and Peoples Union Minister of State Dr Jatindra Singh’s achieved an important mile- authorities continue to suppress order situation. Democratic Party (PDP) have upped ante statement that Kashmir’s mainstream politi- stone of flying at 6 km altitude the human rights and disallow The speed of mobile inter- against BJP ahead of the announcement of cians are more dangerous than separatists. here in Bengaluru, recently. legitimate freedom of move- net was also reduced in Assembly and parliament elections in Jammu In a similar reaction former Minister and The chopper was flown by ment and speech to the com- Srinagar and some other places and Kashmir. On Monday, former Chief senior PDP leader Naeem Akhtar asked BJP to Chief Test Pilot Wg Cdr (Retd) mon people. in Kashmir Valley. Minister Omar Abdullah accused the BJP of explain why it ignored its 25 MLAs and select- Unni K Pillai and Test Pilot, The Joint Resistance “The JRL urges the world deceiving the people of Kashmir by rejecting ed a CM candidate from Kashmir who has Wing Cdr (Retd) Anil Leadership (JRL), a grouping peace organisations, interna- their mandate twice. mere 2 seats in the assembly. Bhambhani. of separatist leaders Syed Ali tional community, Amnesty Abdullah challenged the BJP to announce “Why were you (Jitendra Singh) or According to a HAL press Geelani, Mirwaiz Umar International Asia Watch, chief ministerial candidate if the people in the Kulvinder Gupta (former Deputy Chief release the flight was carried Farooq and Yasin Malik, had UNHRC and ICRC to take Valley give them a mandate. “I challenge the Minister) or any other BJP leader not chosen out under the envelope expan- Design Center (RWR&DC) of The helicopter with Glass asked the people of Kashmir to note of the Kashmir situation BJP to announce their chief ministerial can- as CM candidate of the party from the State. sion tests and flying at 6 km HAL to replace the ageing Cockpit can be deployed for observe complete protest and put pressure on New Delhi didate in the upcoming elections because they How can you people convince your own vot- altitude is a critical requirement Cheetah and Chetak heli- Reconnaissance, Surveillance strike on December 10 to to stop the grave human rights have cheated the people of Jammu and Kashmir ers after such a decision has been taken by your towards the certification of copters used by Indian Armed roles and as a light transport highlight the ‘gruesome violations forthwith,” the JRL twice… The people deserve to know whom the party,” Akhtar asked. LUH. The helicopter exhibited Forces. First flight of LUH PT- helicopter. The helicopter will human rights situation’ and said in a statement. satisfactory performance and 1 was carried on September 6, be capable of flying at 220 also to register their regret at The JRL leaders wrote a let- is the main cause of all Human the valley. reportedly participated in the handling qualities. With the 2016 and the second Prototype Kmph, with a service ceiling of the apathy of international ter to UN Secretary General Rights violations in Jammu & Meanwhile, clashes were funeral prayers of two local LeT completion of this milestone, flew on May 22, 2017. HAL has 6.5 Km and a range of 350 Km community and rights organ- Antonio Guterres urging him Kashmir,” the letter reads. reported between youth and Mudasir Parrey (14) and Saqib LUH can now undertake high in principal order for 187 LUH with 400 kg payload. The LUH isations towards the plight of to intervene to end the suffer- The separatists had asked the security forces in Hajin area Bilal Sheikh (17). Both were altitude cold weather trials that includes 126 for Indian is powered by TM/HAL people of Kashmir. ings of the people of J&K. “We the people to observe human of north Kashmir’s Bandipora killed on Sunday along-with a planned in January 2019. Army and 61 for IAF. Ardiden 1U/Shakti 1U single Shops, other business urge you (UN SEcretay rights week between December district following the burial of Pakistani top LeT commander The LUH is a 3-ton class The LUH is being indige- turbo shaft engine with suffi- establishments, fuel stations General) to initiate measures 3 and 9. Protest demonstrations two teenage militants. Heavy Ali Bhai in 18 hour gunfight new generation helicopter nously developed by HAL to cient power margins to cater to remained closed while public for the resolution of the dispute were organised at various stone pelting was reported with the security forces in designed and developed by meet the requirements of both demanding high altitude mis- transport was generally off the on Jammu & Kashmir which is places during the week to high- from the area. Mujgund area on the outskirts Rotary Wing Research and military and civil operators. sions. roads in summer capital on UN Agenda since 1948 and light human rights situation in Thousands of people of Srinagar. $)$$+.)+++'.(*-1 $)('(* ) ' 82 *#
' 6*. Patil hurled abuses at given a reservation under the The move came two days tions. Of the total 52 per cent Sadavarte and demanded to Other Backward Classes (OBC) after Maharashtra Governor reservations, SCs and ST com- ithin a week after he know from the latter as to why category and the additional C Vidyasagar Rao signed the munities account for 13 and 7 ' 6*. won 18 and 14 seats respec- corporations of Jalgaon in Wmoved the Bombay High he had challenged the Maratha reservations will only create a Maratha reservation bill enact- per cent, respectively, while tively, The Congress bagged north Maharashtra and Sangli Court challenging the newly reservations in the court. class within a class, affecting ing the law. The bill had earli- OBCs have 19 per cent per cent he ruling BJP on Monday five seats, while the BSP won in western Maharashtra in enacted Maharashtra legisla- Meanwhile, some policemen those who do not belong to any er been passed unanimously by reservations, Together, Special Tcaptured power in the four seats. Samajwadi secured August this year. tion granting 16 per cent reser- and lawyers rushed Patil’s help reserved category. both the Houses of Backward Class and Nomadic Dhule Municipal Corporation one seats, while two indepen- In that election, the BJP vations to Marathas, lawyer and managed to catch hold of Earlier, talking to media Maharashtra on November 29. Tribes account for 13 per cent. (DMC), while its alliance part- dents romped home in the had virtually swept the Jalgaon Gunratna Sadavarte was on the attacker persons, Sadavarte said that The caveat, filed by The Marathas, who have ner Shiv Sena emerged as the elections. Municipal Corporation (JMC) Monday assaulted by a pro- Meanwhile, attacker Patil ever since he filed a petition in Advocate Nishant now been accorded 16 per single largest party in the Available pointers said that polls by winning as many as 57 quota activist outside the High taken to the Azad Maidan the high court challenging the Katneswarkar on behalf of the cent reservations in education Ahmednagar Municipal the Shiv Sena might come to seats out of a total 75 seats and Court. Police station where he was new Maratha Reservation Act, Maharashtra Government in and Government jobs, account Corporation (AMC). power in AMC in the alliance decimated hitherto-influential Sadavarte, who has filed a detained for questioned. said that he had received more the apex court, reads thus: for nearly 33 per cent of the Scoring a clear electoral with the BJP. political outfit led by former PIL on behalf of his client The incident took place than one thousand threats. “No order be passed in the total 11.25 crore population of victory over the ruling Shiv Meanwhile, the BJP cap- minister and local Sureshdada Jayashree Patil of the Indian within minutes after Sadavarte’s “I have registered a com- matter without notice to the Maharashtra. Sena and all Opposition par- tured power in Shendurani Jain who controlled Jalgaon Constitutionalist Council (ICI) PIL came up for hearing before plaint about threats to my with Maharashtra Government. The Once the Maharashtra ties, the BJP walked away with Nagar Panchayat in Jalgaon dis- civic body for the last three and challenging the new Maratha a HC division bench of Chief the Bhoiwada police station. I caveator (Maharashtra State SEBC Act comes into 50 out of the total 74 seats in trict, Loha Municipal council a half decades. Reservations Act, was roughed Justice Naresh Patil and Justice have also informed the Chief Government) was the autho- force, then the total reserva- the DMC. All other parties did in Nanded district and Mouda In the 78-member Sangli- up by an unemployed youth – MS Karnik Justice about the threats rised party who issued the tions in the State will go up to not cross the single digit figure Nagar Panchayat in Nagpur Miraj-Kupwad Municipal identified as one Vaijnath The PIL, filed by Sadavarte, received by me ever since I filed Maharashtra Act.” 68 per cent — next only to in the polls. district. The Shiv Sena came to Corporation (SMKMC) Mukne Patil from Jalna — soon states that the new Maratha an PIL in the court. I have also Their apprehension in the Tamil Nadu that has 69 per While the NCP and power in Ner Nebapur in polls,the BJP secured a majori- after he finished briefing the Reservations – better known as urged the high court to provide state government’s mind that its cent reservations. Congress won nine and six Yavatmal district, while the ty of its own by winning 41 seats media on the Maratha reserva- the Maharashtra State (of seats adequate police protection to new Maratha Reservation Act Though Devendra seats respectively, the Congress captured power in as against 20 seats won by the tions outside the high court. for admission in educational me,” he said. might get entangled in litiga- Fadnavis dispensation has not Asaduddin Owaisi-led All Bramhapuri Municipal Congress and 15 by the NCP. The drama unfolded soon institutions in the state and for The high court, mean- tion can be evidenced from that clarified as to how it would face India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Council in Chandrapur district. Walking away with 57 out after Sadavarte completed his appointments in the public while, ordered that Patil and his by enacting a law granting 16 the scrutiny of the new law in Muslimeen (AIMIM) four Washim Nagar Vikas Agadi, a of the total 75 seats in the JMC, media briefing and began to services and posts under the family members be provided per cent reservations to the Supreme Court, it looks like seats. Samajwadi Party bagged local outfit, captured power in the BJP established supremacy walk away. Patil, an unemployed state) for Socially and police protection. Marathas, the Devendra the Maharashtra government two seats, while the BSP, Risod Municipal Council in over all the political parties. Its graduate, suddenly came for- Educationally Backward It may be recalled that on Fandavis depensation has will take the route taken by the Samajwadi Party and Washim district, principal rival Shiv Sena man- ward from the crowd, raised a Classes (SEBC) Act, 2018 — is December 3, the Maharashtra exceeded the 50 per cent cap on Tamil Nadu government under Loksangram Party won one The elections to the two aged to win just 15 seats in the now popular slogan ‘Ek in violation of the 50 per cent a caveat in the Supreme Court reservations imposed by the late Chief Minister Jayalalithaa, seat each. An independent municipal corporations and JMC polls. Maratha, Lak Maratha’ (One cap imposed by the Supreme seeking a hearing in the event Supreme Court and in the which achieved its objective of secured one seat. six smaller local bodies were The AIMIM, which had Maratha is equivalent to one lakh Court on reservations. of anyone challenging the new process followed the suit of the increasing reservations to 69 However, in the 68-mem- held on Sunday. The counting contested the JMC polls for the Marathas), pushed and punched Among other things, the Maharashtra Reservation Act Tamil Nadu Government. per cent by passing the Tamil ber AMC, the Shiv Sena of votes took place on Monday. first time, bagged three seats. Sadavarte in the face. With his petition states that the Maratha granting 16 per cent reserva- Currently Maharashtra has Nadu Act of 1994 and adding emerged as the single largest The BJP’s success in DMC Significantly enough, the spectacles down on the ground, community — the Kunbi- tions to Marathas in education 52 per cent reservations in the 1994 Act to the Ninth party winning 24 seats, fol- is in continuation of victories Congress and NCP drew a Sadavarte lost his balance. Marathas — have already been and jobs. jobs and educational institu- Schedule of the Constitution. lowed the NCP and BJP which it had scored in the municipal blank in the polls. / " C : ! M+ New Delhi: The Supreme Over 30 the med- of a judicial magistrate. 8 # " + Court Monday said there was girls were $2 ++ ical report It had asked the medical ‘absolutely nothing’ in the med- allegedly of Thakur superintendent to constitute a :860..:.+68. plaint that the investigation in #...+68 Police said he had locked ical examination report to sug- raped and ).+))*$ and told medical board to examine him the Pushkar case had been his mother inside the house gest that Brajesh Thakur, prime sexually senior and submit its report in the enior Congress leader completed and the Delhi Police n octogenarian woman, and she died likely because of accused in the Muzaffarpur abused at the advocate court by Monday. SShashi Tharoor has filed a had filed a final report before Awho was locked inside her hunger. The body has been sent shelter home sexual abuse case, Muzaffarpur shelter home. The Vikas Singh, who was repre- The court had passed the defamation case against Union the Additional Metropolitan home in Shahjahanpur alleged- for postmortem. was physically or mentally tor- issue was first highlighted in an senting him, that no injuries order to shift Thakur out of Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad Magistrate court, in which he ly by her son, is suspected to Shahjahanpur Railway tured in Patiala jail. audit report submitted by the were found during the medical Bihar after the CBI had said he for allegedly making deroga- was charge sheeted under have died of hunger, police said Station Master Om Shiv A bench of Justices Madan Tata Institute of Social Sciences examination. was an influential person and tory remarks in connection Sections 308 and 498 A of the Monday. Awasthi said Chowdhury, a B Lokur and Deepak Gupta said (TISS) to Bihar’s social welfare On December 6, Singh was found in possession of with his wife, Sunanda Indian Penal Code. The body of the 80-year- ticket collector, was suspended they have perused the report of department. had placed before the court a mobile phone inside the Pushkar’s death. “The final report does not old woman was found on twice for remaining absent medical board and the doctors An FIR was lodged on letter ‘purportedly written’ by Bhagalpur jail. Tharoor had earlier sent a state that the death of the Sunday after neighbours com- from duty without approval. have not found any injuries to May 31 against 11 people, two children of Thakur in At the fag end of hearing legal notice to Prasad, the min- deceased was a murder”, plained to police about foul “He is absent from duty for the substantiate the claims of phys- including Thakur, who was which it was alleged that he was on Monday, Singh told the ister for law Justice and IT, Tharoor, who appeared in the smell coming out of the resi- past two months,” Awasthi said. ical and mental torture of the running the shelter home. being tortured physically and court that the NGO which seeking an ‘unconditional apol- court on being summoned and dence in Railway Colony. Additional Superintendent accused in the jail. Later, the probe was taken mentally in the Patiala jail. was running the shelter home ogy’ for calling him a “murder was granted bail, stated. Salil Chowdhury, her son, of Police Dinesh Tripathi said Thakur was shifted to over by the CBI and so far 17 The court had then direct- at Muzaffarpur has received a accused”. He alleged that “it was after is a Railway employee and had Chowdhury is a resident of Patiala high-security jail in people have been arrested in ed the jail superintendent to notice from the concerned The complaint was filed much pressure from the exter- the house allotted. He has not Alambagh area in Lucknow Punjab from Bihar’s Bhagalpur the case. produce Thakur before the department of Bihar govern- before the Thiruvananthapuram nal power centres” that the showed up since the body was and was posted in jail following the apex court’s During the hearing on medical superintendent of a ment with regard to its four- Chief Judicial Magistrate court. Delhi Police charge sheeted found. Shahjahanpur in 2005. October 30 order. Monday, the bench referred to Hospital in Patiala in presence story building there. PTI Tharoor stated in the com- him, years after Pushkar’s death. * " ! 3 4 5 "6 M9 36,A5/ helped in building character of youths by inculcating in them +.. 3 5 be worn in public places, dvocating that Gorakhpur respect for culture, devotion for including beaches. Abe developed as an educa- nation and readiness for social ikinis should only be worn 5 Lavu Mamledar, an MLA tion hub, President Ram Nath work.” Bin private spaces in Goa ! 8& from the Maharashtrawadi Kovind said on Monday that Recalling the great men and the swim wear should not "5 Gomantak Party, which education was the key to devel- from the region like Paramhans be allowed in the state’s temples Dhavalikar is a senior member opment of the country and of Nath sect, Sufi saint Roshan and churches, Goa’s PWD 5 of, had also demanded setting without the development of Ali Shah, Baba Raghav Das, Minister Sudin Dhavalikar said O P up of a special “bikini” beach Poorvanchal, Uttar Pradesh Munshi Premchand, Ram on Monday. on Goa’s beaches, where access could not move ahead. Prasad Bismil and Firaq Dhavalikar, who recently ( would be allowed only with an Addressing the Founder’s Gorakhpuri, Kovind asked the returned from an official trip to entry fee. Week celebration of Maharana students to follow the path of Portugal, said in the past, his Dhavalikar had demanded Pratap Shiksha Parishad on the Maharana Pratap, a Rajput comments on bikinis were " an apology from Portuguese Gorakhnath temple campus in warrior from the Mewar region blown out of proportions, in " Prime Minister Antonio Costa Gorakhpur, the President said of Rajasthan. the same way as his demand for : to Goa in 2016, a few months that Gorakhnath Peeth had The President also praised an apology for injustices meted " before the February 2017 state made important contributions the contribution of saints from out to Goa during the colonial Assembly elections, while the in spreading awareness and Nath sect in the field of edu- ' rule from Portuguese Prime Assembly discussed moving a knowledge in the east UP region. cation and their contributions P " Minister Antonio Costa were family will also agree that biki- motion to congratulate “It is high time that to society and during the free- " " > A also blown out of proportions. nis should not be worn in Antonio Costa, who is of Goan Gorakhpur be made an educa- dom struggle. " / The latter, the Minister said, temples, in public places. They origin, on his appointment as tion hub. It should emerge as a Exhorting students to fol- cost him several seats in the can do that in private places,” PM. Dhavalikar now hints at a platform to spread light of low the path shown by edge city by 2032. development of Gorakhpur, Minister,” he said. 2017 Assembly elections. Dhavalikar told a press con- political motive behind the knowledge across eastern UP,” Maharana Pratap, Kovind said On the occasion, the Kovind said that it was his first The President also expressed “I had then said that they ference in Panaji. controversy. Kovind said that UP had the highest num- President also honoured 10 visit to the city as President of sadness on the blocking of roads (those wearing bikinis) should Dhavalikar had come “It was just two months Speaking about the ber of youth in the country meritorious students and a India but he had been coming during his visit to different parts not visit temples. This is not under flak in 2014 after he said before elections. That (com- Maharana Pratap Shiksha who could change the sce- teacher of Maharana Pratap here for the last two decades of the country, creating problems our culture. They should not that bikinis and short skirts ment) was hyped by everyone. Parishad that has been impart- nario by contributing in the Shiksha Parishad. regularly. for the local people. “This is one come to churches (wearing were “unsafe” and against Because of that I lost seven ing education to children since development of society and Lauding Chief Minister “The city is fast changing reason why I try to visit less bikinis) and people in your Indian culture and should not seats,” Dhavalikar said. 1925, the President said, ‘’It has making Gorakhpur a knowl- Yogi Adityanath for all-round and all credit goes to the Chief places,” he disclosed. !( $#) *"%++,-.+/ =
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! = .6 M " + op brass of the National 4 =128.*.1 . TConference has started making rounds of Jammu, " : he fate of 1,821 candidates ? 5 + 0 ahead of Assembly polls, with Tcontesting the Telangana an aim to garner popular votes Assembly election will be decid- . + in the region. " ed Tuesday when the counting : M C After losing 2014 polls and of votes will be taken up. ?N winning only three seats from 4 The maiden polls for the :.3:( Jammu region, former Chief P -P 119-seat Telangana Assembly ? 0 Minister Omar Abdullah paid were held on December 7 with little attention towards expand- 5 a voter turnout of 73.20 per cent. . < ing the base of the party across <:? 5 N Chief Electoral Officer : ( " " B * Jammu region. Rajat Kumar said necessary / Occasionally, he visited vention of party functionaries its lowest ever score in the state arrangements have been made 4 frontier Rajouri and Poonch here at Sher-e- Kashmir elections so far. for the counting day and the districts and addressed public bhawan Omar Abdullah On the occasion he also strongrooms, where EVMs are Congress, Telugu Desam Party, meetings to stay connected announced the decision of the dared BJP to declare its chief kept, secured with central CPI and Kodandaram-led ) ' (! ! 3 with their traditional voters but party against forming any ministerial candidate for paramilitary forces providing Telangana Jana Samithi, largely speaking party made lit- alliance in the state. He said, Jammu and Kashmir ahead of “first cordon of security.” appears confident of forming tle efforts towards strengthen- “We will go alone without elections to Legislative One of the strongroom the Government in the coun- * 7 ! ing the party base in the region. forging any alliance”. Assembly, saying it had lost face keys is kept with the external try's youngest state, separated With the emergence of “A single party and credibility among people of observer and as precaution, from Andhra Pradesh in June +62 asked people to celebrate for his importance will have to be third front lead by Peoples Government alone can meet Jammu by indulging in rhetoric political parties are also keep- 2014. government passing a law on 16 given to regional parties on the Conference Chairman Sajjad the challenges confronted by and false claims. ing a watch, he said. “We will win 100 seats,” CP president Sharad Pawar per cent reservation to the basis of their strength in their Lone in Kashmir valley, the State, adding that his party “The BJPs bravado to have The counting will begin at Rao said repeatedly in cam- NSunday accused Maratha community. respective states while deciding National Conference, is grad- will give a strong and stable its own Chief Minister from 8am. paign meetings. Maharashtra Chief Minister But Shah, according to on seat sharing. ually gearing up its poll government at the strength of Jammu fell flat twice, first by “EVMs will be brought Congress president Rahul Devendra Fadnavis of giving Pawar, said at a rally in machinery across Jawahar tun- the peoples’ massive support stitching alliance with 28-mem- out polling station-wise and Gandhi had said the alliance ‘false’ promises to the Maratha Telangana that any quota nel to improve its performance and NC’s presence in every ber PDP in 2015 and later while kept at the counting centres led by his party is confident of community over the issue of beyond the SC-set limit will not in the forth coming Assembly nook and corner of Jammu, unsuccessfully attempting to which will have 14 tables winning the election “hands- reservation in government jobs stand in court. polls. Kashmir and Ladakh”. form the government by sur- (except in Medchal which will down” and claimed Rao was and education. “When the president of the Last week, party President He also urged the workers rendering before a party with have 28). And counting will go showing “signs of nervousness Pawar cited a reported party (BJP) says it (more than and Member Parliament from not to go on rumours of rota- two MLAs from North on. This will be done after the and insecurity” in meetings he statement of BJP chief Amit 50 per cent quota) cannot stand Srinagar, Dr Farooq Abdullah, tion of reserved seats in the Kashmir”, Omar Abdullah said. completion of the full postal addressed as the campaign Shah and asked Fadnavis if he in court, why are you giving tutored party workers and local Jammu region, as the Governor Launching a scathing ballot count. Counting will be winded down. will defy his party chief in false promises to the people of leaders in Jammu to remain had assured the party delega- attack on BJP, Omar said,”With done in the respective con- Predicting a fractured poll granting quota to the influential Maharashtra?” Pawar said while united and strengthen the tion recently about no such which face the BJP will now go stituencies,” Kumar told PTI. mandate in Telangana, the BJP community. hitting out at Fadnavis. hands of the party candidates move under the consideration to the electors of Jammu in “The winning candidate claimed Sunday it would play The NCP leader said Shah's The former Union Minister than stabbing them in the of the government. upcoming elections, who know will be declared and certificate a “vital role” in the formation had recently remarked, while said people in Ayodhya are back. Exuding confidence about that after seeking their mandate will be prepared after obtain- of the government in the opposing quota to a minority upset over the decision to take “I will bury you in the massive victory, the NC Vice they will again fall in the trap ing clearance from the Election southern state. community in Telangana, that over buildings located near the ground if you will not support President said Jammu and and lap of a few MLAs from Commission. With the AIMIM president the Supreme Court has set a disputed site in the temple the party candidate during Ladakh will have to hugely con- Kashmir to share the power”. approval of the ECI, the Chief Asaduddin Owaisi Friday limit of 50 per cent on reserva- town. crucial Assembly polls”, warned tribute to the strength of On the BJP’s communal Electoral Officer, will submit exuded confidence that his tion. “People are saying they are Dr Abdullah. National Conference in giving plank, the National Conference the list of winning candidates party would be successful in The SC limit will be not opposing construction of a On Monday, it was the a responsive and accountable Vice President said that an party-wise to the Governor,” he the Telangana Assembly elec- breached when the Maratha (Ram) temple, but are com- turn of former state Chief Government. atmosphere of fear and mis- added. tion. reservation is implemented in plaining that in the name of Minister, Omar Abdullah, to In 2014 National trust is being created across the Though some exit polls The party has fielded can- the state. temple, there is an attempt to motivate them to work towards Conference had won only 3 country. He said passions are indicate a clear edge to K didates in eight assembly seg- He was speaking at a con- destroy everything,” clinching majority votes in the Assembly seats out of 37 in the being generated over the issue Chandrashekar Rao-led ments in Hyderabad and is gregation of NCP workers and Pawar, talking about pre- 87 member legislative assembly. region. Party had won 12 seats of Ram Mandir in Ayodhya Telangana Rashtra Samithi, the supporting TRS in other seg- office-bearers here. poll unity of opposition, said Addressing a day long con- from Kashmir valley, recording before the general elections. “Praja Kutami” alliance of ments. Pawar said Fadnavis had # * D 36,A5/ outfits as they are freely appear- ducing armyman Jeetu Fauji in involved in the violence nor did ing in television interviews Bulandshahr court for the he open fire at anyone. he UP Police agencies, and uploading videos on social alleged killing of the inspector, The team probing the case Tincluding Special Task sites, pleading their innocence. the STF and local police sought custody remand of Jeetu Force and Special Investigation Even as four top police offi- claimed in case diaries that the to grill him further and recov- Team (SIT), probing the cers, including district police accused had confessed to the er the murder weapon but it Bulandshahr violence case are chief of Bulandshahr were crime. was overturned. reportedly focusing on coerc- shunted out as the Chief Ironically, they failed to Sources said that all police ing arrested armyman Jitendra Minister felt that the incident produce the murder weapon agencies were merely focusing Malik alias Jeetu Fauji to own was a well orchestrated con- used by the armyman to kill the on Jeetu and were making lit- up the killing of Inspector spiracy to disturb harmony, the inspector on the fateful day. tle effort to nab prime accused Subodh Kumar Singh. cops seem to be least bothered Interestingly, the armyman Yogesh Raj, Shikhar Agarwal On the other hand, it on dropping the net on the has denied his involvement in and Upendra Raghav who have appears that no serious effort is prime accused ostensibly due to the killing of the inspector. He connections with the right being made to nab the accused their right leanings. has said that he was present at wing organisations. having allegiance to right wing Sources said that after pro- the spot but neither was he 0# ' ' 1 "" R 3!! ' "+* = ,2. M. = = *29.3686 Legislature Party (CLP) meet- esearchers of Centre for ing, which was scheduled to be RAdvanced Studies in Marine D ormer Chief Minister and held in Belagavi on December Biology (CASMB) at Fchairman of the coalition 10 just before the start of the Parangipettai in Tamil Nadu’s * Government Siddaramaiah’s session, has been deferred to Cuddalore district has developed foreign trip ahead of the win- December 18. a new drug capable of curing :0 ter session has led to lot of polit- Siddaramaiah has left for Type-1 and 2 diabetes as well as :0 ical speculation in the State. Malaysia to attend the wedding having the potential to be an 0)(' The winter session of the of one of his family friends and anti-oxidant and anti-plasmodial Karnataka assembly which will return to Bengaluru on properties. “It can function as an " began on Monday at Belagavi Friday. The aspirants according anti-cancer and anti-HIV drug,” and the absence of to an insider are threatening to Thirugnanasambandam 5 : Siddaramaiah who has boycott the session putting the Ramanathanm of the Marine N declared that the cabinet party in a fix. Chief Minister Sciences Department, CASMB, expansion of the coalition gov- Kumaraswamy who is heading told The Pioneer. to the extracts from the leaves ernment led by chief minister a fragile coalition has to face the The surprising part of the of mangroves found along the HD Kumaraswamy will take winter session both inside and invention made by the research Parangipettai coastline. “These place on December 22 has left the outside where sugar cane team led by Dr Ramanathan is mangroves were commonly many congress aspirant MLAs farmers are protesting for MSP. that the drug has been devel- used ethnomedicinal plants in high and dry. Congress has reason to oped from the fresh leaves of the area. Our studies found that The century old party worry as some of the dissident mangroves which are quite the plant has hypoglycemic, which is facing a revolt for not party MLAs are mulling to stay common along the shores of anti-oxidant, anti-cancer and expanding the cabinet has set away from the legislature ses- estuaries adjoining the anto-HIV properties because of out speculation of operation sion during the debate on cru- CASMB. Prof Kathiresan , for- the presence of alkaloids, Lotus by the BJP with 104 seats cial issues to embarrass the rul- mer head of the Department of flavonoids and terpenoids,” said to garner required seven seats ing coalition. However, KPCC Marine Sciences, CASMB, was Ramanathan . to topple the government. president Dinesh Gundu Rao the one who found out that According to Ramanathan, Many of the aspirants from the dismissed such apprehensions. mangroves were effective in diabetes mellitus patients can Congress like MB Patil and “We have able leaders to face mitigating the effects of tsuna- have either Type 1 or 2 diabetes. others are on their toes to opposition BJP in the Belagavi mi waves which ravaged Tamil “Type 1 is characterised by attack the party for not includ- session,” Gundu Rao said. Nadu coast in December 2004. reduced production of insulin ing them in the ministry. Siddaramaiah is expected The CASMB and nearby due to damaged pancreatic cells. A senior Congress leader to return on December 15 and areas were saved from the dead- Type 2 diabetes is caused by on the condition anonymity he will remain absent during ly tsunami waves because of the increased resistance to insulin said that many rebels including the first week of the two-week thick growth of mangroves along unction,” said Ramanathan. He powerful Jharkihole brothers of session, which has commenced the Parangipettai shore and since said the rats showed positive Belagavi are up against the on Monaday. then the plant was a subject of results when administered with party and threatening to quit. Sources said that he is interest to Prof. Kathiresan and extracts prepared from the He said “they are also ques- going to Malaysia to attend the his colleagues. They planted mangrove leaves. tioning the credibility of the wedding of his friend’s daugh- many varieties of mangroves It may take couple of years party in aligning with the ter. While Siddaramaiah him- along the shoreline and it has for the drug to hit the market regional party JDS which is self has clarified that it was an paid rich dividends now. as clinical trials are a time con- only playing opportunistic and earlier scheduled tour, the tim- The extract from the leaves suming process. “But we are politics of survival. The tomor- ing of his tour has led to spec- of mangrove plants were tested confident of developing a med- row’s election results of the five ulation since the Congress is in rats administered with type icine from mangroves for dia- state is crucial and its going to internally under stress from its 1 and 2 diabetes mellitus .It was betes,” said S Gurudeeban, one impact Karnataka politics.” legislators who are ministerial found that the rats responded of the researchers in the team. Meanwhile the Congress aspirants. !( $#) *"%++,-.+/ E 9! "+#")%9 )2 !" 4 <:1 + 4 4 )%)>,08)%((-# #'3 ) ';7 " " " + 9 # + " " ! S ! ! : ( 876; # -<$ ( 3 876= ( + <(- aving boldly dissolved the $ 4 4 ( Jammu & Kashmir Assembly to - ) prevent horse-trading, and (-<$ repealed the Roshni Act, it is hoped that Governor Satya Pal 9 . + HMalik will continue with bold reforms and not be intimidated by political parties. The ( # $ 3 decision to make the largely State-owned Jammu & Kashmir Bank a public sector enter- prise was welcome, as was the reported plan 4 to review the issue of Permanent Resident ) 3 4 >$ . Certificate (PRC). Sadly, political outcry forced a re-think on both issues, to the detri- % 3 ! % + ) ment of citizens of the State. The Governor reportedly asked the State -.$ 4 Administrative Council to examine changes in the law for granting Permanent Resident .$ 5 Certificates (PRC) to remove impediments # observed by the Revenue Department. The PRC is issued to domicile citizens of Jammu & Kashmir and Maharaja Hari Singh, who
created the concept of State Subjects, provid- - 3 ed that those domiciled in the State for at least -( ? 10 years could become subjects. However, Constitution of Jammu & This means the next delim- This failed to tackle the core Article 35A, added to the Constitution of Kashmir, enacted in 1957, was itation can only take place after issue of arbitrary deferment of S #!. India by a presidential oder in 1954, empow- based on the Maharaja’s Census 2031, unless the delimitation. As a result, persist- , 3 ! -< $ ers the Jammu & Kashmir Assembly to Constitution of Jammu & Governor intervenes and recti- ing problems call for fresh appli- define ‘permanent residents’, which has Kashmir of 1939, which was still fies this irregularity. The BJP, cation of mind. As delimitation ( # -<$ made the PRC acquisition problematic. in force. After accession to India, Jammu & Kashmir National follows a census, which records Refugees who fled West Pakistan in 1947 the State Constituent Assembly Panthers Party, Jammu State demographic changes, it ensures $ ! are denied their legitimate citizenship rights. was constituted under the 1939 Morcha and even the Congress that the numbers reflect in the # 3 While Article 370 gives special status to Constitution, but Sheikh have demanded the constitution composition of constituencies. % ? ) Jammu & Kashmir, it also gives wide pow- Abdullah’s administration arbi- of a Delimitation Commission Deferment has created an imbal- ers to the Governor. Unfortunately, the trarily carved out 30 seats for to ensure a just number of seats ance in the composition of var- $ ( December 1, 2018, move to review the process Jammu region and 43 seats for /:+.A#:. to each region. It is pertinent that ious constituencies. S ! . of granting PRCs was fiercely opposed by the Kashmir region and two seats for :8=9:5 owing to the disturbed condi- Moreover, the State ( Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), National Ladakh region. This regional tions in the Kashmir region Constitution, under Section 48, Conference and even the People’s Conference disparity became entrenched ,58+58.:2 from 1990 onwards, there has reserves 24 seats in the 111- + of Sajjad Lone, with whom the Bharatiya thereafter: Kashmir (46), Jammu 939: been a huge migration towards member Assembly for the area .$(-.$ Janata Party (BJP) has aligned for the next (37) and Ladakh (four). Jammu province, an exodus not under Pakistani occupation ( ( ( Assembly election. As the Supreme Court The last delimitation exercise *.3:#:..#. limited to the Kashmiri Pandits. (since 1947-48). Members of the reviews the legality of Article 35A, the BJP in the State took place under The concomitant rise in the diaspora of Occupied Jammu & # 876; 6;@@ * ( 3 should ponder the terms of its collaboration challenging circumstances and +850,2:5 population of Jammu does not Kashmir have been urging the # 4S with Sajjad Lone so that it does not compro- was finally accomplished by the #.>296.81:2 reflect in Census 2011, which Centre to fill these seats by 0 mise (read sacrifice) its constituency again, Justice (retd) KK Gupta lacks credibility among large sec- nomination; West Pakistan as happened under PDP president Mehbooba Commission in 1995, when the ,.-+.A#:. tions of the people. refugee families could also be ) Mufti. It is well-known that Rohingya illegal State was under President’s rule. 2,55, The Panthers Party accommodated this way. With # infiltrators secured PRCs in Mufti’s regime. As the Constitution provides for approached the High Court of Pakistan trying to incorporate Governor Malik’s decision to repeal the delimitation every 10 years, the ,588158 Jammu & Kashmir, urging that Gilgit Baltistan as a province to Jammu & Kashmir State Lands (Vesting of next delimitation of Assembly 1.6#: stoppage of readjustment of the safeguard the China-Pakistan #43 ownership to the occupants) Act, 2001, constituencies should have taken extent and boundaries of electoral Economic Corridor, India must 4 - ) (Roshni Act) is a desirable step. The legis- place in 2005. However, in 2002, .##28::# constituencies adversely impacts assert its claim to the region 3 lation was originally mooted to help farm- the National Conference ,3.:5:2 democracy, as enshrined in the more forcefully before the inter- ers, who were farming on State lands, to Government froze delimitation Constitution. On dismissal, national community. " - legally acquire title to the same, but was until 2026 by amending the 8295582 senior advocate Bhim Singh Finally, Scheduled Castes -<$ # grossly abused by the elite to grab large tracts Jammu & Kashmir >58,2>633= approached the Supreme Court, and Scheduled Tribes enjoy ( of State lands. The State lost around Representation of the People which also dismissed the appeal, reserved seats in Jammu 25,000 crore that was to fund electricity Act 1957 and Section 47(3) of the *2>582:2 stating that Article 327 of the province, where rotation is over- >$ . ) generation schemes (hence the name Constitution of Jammu & Constitution empowers due, but are unrepresented in the $A ! - A ‘Roshni’). In February 2018, the PDP tried Kashmir. The amended Section :28.:5.3 Parliament to make laws regard- Kashmir valley. The backward 4 to unilaterally allow Gujjar-Bakarwal squat- 47(3) provided “that until the rel- ,56:= ing delimitation of constituencies, Gujjar-Bakarwals received ters on forest land to become de facto own- evant figures for the first census and Article 329A states that any Scheduled Tribe status in 1991, ers and ignored opposition from the BJP. taken after the year 2026 have law relating to delimitation of but have not received their share It would be appropriate for the Governor been published, it shall not be constituencies or allotment of of Assembly seats. These knotty ! to consider fresh delimitation of constituen- necessary to readjust the total seats to such constituencies “shall problems are best resolved under cies and appoint a Delimitation Commission number of seats in the Legislative not be called in question in any Governor’s rule. to remove the regional disparity long suffered Assembly of the State and the Court”. The Court said identical (The writer is Senior Fellow, " + +"2$ by Jammu province, and also provide repre- division of the State into territo- provisions have been made in Nehru Memorial Museum and +" sentation to all reserved categories in the State rial constituencies under this Section 142 of the Constitution Library; the views expressed are Assembly. It is pertinent to note here that the sub-section”. of Jammu & Kashmir. personal) ) * * - 3 ;(. + / :! 9 K ! ! ! , S + ( " O 9#: 7 - ! ! ! ! * " " ! . R S >7.0:/ :, /, 9/,7 8 9,:,#9 0.,7 K6 A K "" K. " # K. #! 0 . . + . * .. ) 3(.*+ + 1 2 3 Contractors often grease the Q palms of the authorities and get " contracts worth crores even as R S " # ( Sir — This refers to the editor- work completed by them is not L. M ial, “Careful with words” up to the mark. The need, there- (December 8). Janata Dal H1! &PI :# , K fore, is of political will to clean + (United) leader Sharad Yadav is :! " - up the entire system. ( + a known rabble-rouser. He has 7 ! : L M Pradyu Thalikavu 1 ,S "( a habit of making distasteful ! " Kannur remarks. Earlier too he has ! ! " ! - 2 " ( made controversial remarks ! M: ! $ ( which have evoked strong con- ! " 4 demnation from his rivals. It is, however, sad that there has been Sir — I would like to extend my no change in his attitude. He 1 ! +! / " & ' " - heartiest congratulations to + continues with his insensitive 1 H+/1I E PPP Indian wicket-keeper Rishabh 5 ( comments. : ! - 8 > 9 ! Pant who finished with 11 catch- Yadav’s recent sexist remark * ! " 9 es, and equalled the record for # ( against Rajasthan Chief Minister ! ! ! most dismissals in a Test by a S 677 Vasundhara Raje is not only in wicket-keeper, sharing it with - 0 % ( bad taste but reveals his patriar- ! ".%7 :%:0 England’s Jack Russell and South chal mindset that is unaccept- " Africa’s AB de Villiers. Pant able in a present times when could have had 12 dismissals but women are as much capable as unfortunately, he dropped Lyon # their male counterparts in terms the large number of deaths the State road departments in the 105th over off Bumrah. of executing tasks in every field. caused due to potholes across accountable. To end this menace Before Pant, Wriddhiman The Opposition, which has the country was probably more we must strike at the root of the Saha held the record for most ( always made a hue and cry over Sir — This refers to the editor- than those who were killed at problem: Corruption and the catches in a Test match by an # remarks made any BJP member, ial, “A gaping hole” (December border. What a shame! unholy nexus between the con- Indian wicket-keeper. We hope must not not rally around in sup- 10). The Supreme Court’s con- The apex court’s concern, tractors and Government offi- he continues to playing well +S port of Yadav. This would set a cern over 14,926 deaths in road however, will not solve the prob- cials. It is a known now that road and makes the country proud. * 8786 ( bad precedent. It will embolden accidents due to potholes in the lem. The problem will also not contractors and employees work MT Khan rabble-rousers to sneer at women last five years shows the gravity end by holding the respective in tandem, flouting even the Secunderabad S 9 3 ( at the drop of the hat in future. of the situation. It even went to authorities, like the Municipal rules of the tender process and " C KR Srinivasan whiplash various States and the Corporations, the National overseeing the road- //7./,>,:7?;#%-9,# ( Secunderabad Union Government, stating that Highways Authority of India, or laying/maintenance work. !( $#) *"%++,-.+/ F 9! "+#")%9 )2 (+.*$- 8 *-.+8
!" 2 ! ! ! ! ! ' ! 4 ( + ! 2 4! 4 !( !( ! +- )$ -%) +! ! - ' 2 ( ' - ! # L4 L 4 4 " 4 2+ D(+4 $ " " " #+ " # " # : 3>+ . S # # " 23 " 3 $ 4 . 14.2 0 < , 0 %87 - - 1 2 +S . 0 S " . 0 S 1BB2 0 1 2 S +<. 4.S . < , he Right to Education has now been accepted globally. . + Sustained efforts are being S # made nationally and interna- tionally to bring every child 5 C withinT the fold of universal education. S The global literacy rate of 86.2 per cent 4 . bodes well. But this great achievement . also exposes the challenge of educating ) 57 million primary children who remain out of school. In actual practice, this ( number could indeed be higher. The task ahead — to bring these children to + 67777 ( school — is really tough and has also . 4. been articulated among the 17 + S # Sustainable Development Goals identi- 4. fied by the UN General Assembly in , . O + ( 2015, to be achieved by 2030. Education is included as the SDG- . 4. The global promise is to “ensure inclu- + sive and equitable quality education and E F 6G777 promote life-long learning opportunities ,S , (EE + . for all.” Considerable success has been made in bringing children under the fold through international collaboration, the ambit of schooling, are victims of that children face in their new circum- for Maharashtrians’ kept the migrants : 6;GB BH ( of universal education. Making provi- exchange of experiences and making child labour, migration of parents, child stance. It states: “The right of these chil- from south India on their toes. Similarly, ( sions for schooling is necessary but that human expertise available wherever trafficking, acute poverty and other such dren to quality education, even if the Hindi-speaking population in 1" 2 ( alone is not sufficient. The Sustainable required. Challenges confront the pol- issues. Considerable attention is being increasingly recognised on paper, is Mumbai from north India frequently ( Development Goals Report of 2018 icy-makers at the national level, as also given to liberate children from the challenged daily in classrooms and become the target of parochial pride, # indicated that more than half of children the agencies that coordinate and mon- clutches of circumstances that force them school yards, and denied outright by a resulting in loss of personal and public 4 - . and adolescents in schools worldwide are itor educational developments globally to become victims of unsocial and few Governments…In the two years property, unnecessary disruption of not meeting minimum proficiency in context of the right to education. nefarious practices. While estimates since the landmark New York professional pursuits and negative . I + S standards in reading and mathematics. The nature of challenge, to bring the differ, globally, over 200 million children Declaration for Refugees and Migrants, impact on the education of children. F ) ( It also indicated that re-focussed efforts remaining children within the fold of are engaged in child labour. In India, esti- refugees have missed 1.5 billion days of Just a couple of months ago, a crim- 6;H= are needed to improve the quality of edu- education, changes as countries move mates vary from 12 to 60 million. Even school.” The issue is indeed alarming. inal incident that was highly deplorable cation. Disparities in education along the ahead on the ladder to total literacy. In in the most posh areas of New Delhi, one Hence, the 2019 report focusses on led to attacks on the migrant population 6;@G # $ lines of gender, urban-rural location and India, in spite of all the problems, the could see children selling small items, “migrant, displacement and educa- in Gujarat. There are several other , + other dimensions still run deep. More constitutional directive to provide free obviously being managed and monitored tion” and as expected, highlights the encouraging signs as well. Kailash : investments in education infrastructure and compulsory education to all children by certain unscrupulous elements. The need for additional resources to coun- Satyarthi shared the Nobel Peace prize , .I , ( are required in less developed countries: ‘till they attain 14 years of age’ was indeed same is witnessed at railway stations. It tries that host most migrants and their for his work on liberating lakhs of chil- 3 $ J “At the global level, participation a very bold step. This set the tone. is a well-known fact that forced to work children. Problems are well-known as dren from bonded labour. There have # rate in early childhood and primary During the initial stages, the priority task in dirty, dangerous and unhealthy con- they invariably arise in multi-cultural been numerous local-level initiatives 4. E K8( ( , education was 70 per cent in 2016, up was to convince parents how essential ditions, making match sticks, tobacco classroom everywhere. Most important that have been bringing excellent results 1E S2 from 63 per cent in 2010. Lowest rates education was to the future of their chil- products and fire-crackers, children is the right of the child to education in in their respective areas. Sandip Singh 3 ( were found in sub-Saharan Africa (41 dren, particularly girls. Issues like gen- are invariably exposed to health hazards his own mother tongue. He/she also runs a voluntary organisation in 877H per cent) and Northern Africa and der bias, segregation prevalent on caste that could even be fatal. Many suffer on needs familiarity with his/her own cul- Gurugram. Singh began this initiative , . Western Asia (52 per cent). An estimat- lines, social hierarchies and traditional many counts, including emotional depri- ture, heritage and history. Even under based upon his sensitive observation of ed 617 million children and adolescents practices had to be confronted with con- vation and malnutrition. tough conditions, initiatives must not children from Rajasthan who were loi- 3 $ of primary and lower secondary school siderable poise and sensitivity. Slowly, Further, deficient nutrition is a get dampened. Every effort must be tering around. + $ age worldwide — 58 per cent of that age every group of the populace realised the major concern in India. Around 3,000 made by all concerned to put their best After a decade, Singh has success- (EE group — are not achieving minimum advantages of sending their wards to children die every day due to malnutri- foot forward to support requirements fully changed the lives of several thou- $ proficiency in reading and mathemat- schools. tion. Globally, three million children die of these groups of children. sands of children by providing them 4. ics. In 2016, an estimated 85 per cent Consequently, a stage has been of malnutrition every year. Overall, India It is in this light that the Director- education. He was quietly working on 0 of primary school teachers world- reached wherein the system no more suffers from “serious levels of hunger” General of UNESCO, Audrey Azoulay, his own when others came to help him wide were trained; the proportion was needs convincing the parents — all of and is ranked 103 amongst 119 coun- said: “Everyone loses when the educa- voluntarily. Today, his organisation — ,S # ( only 71 per cent for Southern Asia and them not only want their children to get tries on the Global Hunger Index. tion of migrants and refugees is ignored... School Aapke Dwaar — is one major 61 per cent for sub-Saharan Africa. In educated but education of good quali- Obviously this is a very challenging sit- increased classroom diversity, while attraction for children in slum areas as - the same year, only 34 per cent of pri- ty in good schools. There are certain uation, implications of which are most challenging for teachers, can also also for their parents. One could find mary schools in LDCs had electricity other factors that still make things significant for children and their prop- enhance respect for diversity and an several such initiatives at individual and + 4. and less than 40 per cent were equipped tough in dealing with the enrolment of er growth and right to education. opportunity to learn from others.” A social levels. All they need is encourage- with basic hand-washing facilities.” children in the bracket above 90 per cent Considerable concern is being huge amount of Government resources ment and support from the people. But F : + At present, sincere efforts are being enrolment. As India marched ahead expressed globally for migrant children as also from donors will be necessary as India needs an effective organisation to +S made by practically every nation to reach from a literacy rate of about 20 to the pre- who are forced to leave their ancestral trends in immigrants show increase in deal with the issues of children suffer- >. + ( the target of ensuring elementary edu- sent of over 75, it has realised that it lands. A majority of them are forced to activity in the near future. ing on several counts, some of which + ( cation to every child and provide equal- requires far greater efforts to bring the leave their home and hearth because of Now let’s revert back to the nation- have been mentioned in this article. The . ity of opportunity of access and success remaining children within the fold of hunger, poverty, ethnic cleansing, racial al scene. Migrant children can be efficacy, or otherwise of the National >. + ( to each one of them. It is a tough task education than was necessary in earli- discrimination, fundamentalism, inse- mapped in practically every major city Commission for the Protection of + for countries that are facing acute eco- er years. In fact, in this bracket, parents curity and violence, among other prob- of our country. Very often, one learns Child Rights, needs a thorough inde- . 4. nomic crisis and are facing severe defi- have little role as external and undesir- lems. about migrants from one State being pendent scrutiny. ciencies in infrastructure and competent able factors have taken over the fate of Recently, UNESCO’s Global vandalised by elements of the host (The writer is the Indian human resources. UNESCO, too, is their children. Education Monitoring (GEM) report province, resulting in avoidable misery. Representative on the Executive Board of making significant efforts to assist, Most children, who are still outside brought to fore details of the conditions One must remember how ‘Maharashtra UNESCO) ) " " *+(4-> XxuRBVDruuv vvtu suqtqvvy tqqsqut vy Xxuqutv sus yu ruxuvyu tu yyu vqqsqqy @uuuxqt uxuqwytu xuqtsuquqs yuu uv su
area of approx 32, 87,590 square km, therefore, be wished away. Without it manifestation of restoring public ser- and 21 transport aircraft. Additionally, we have to fall back on the armed 68 per cent is prone to drought; while going into the matrix of men/materi- vices, communication, provision of they took upon the task of providing forces, then why not hand over the lan- 60 and 12 per cent are vulnerable to al losses and political war games, we, medical and other administrative sup- logistic support to the victims. Out of guid set-up to them and create a com- earthquakes and floods respectively. as a nation, must imbue cogent mea- port. Sadly, the present organisation, the 23,000 persons rescued, around 660 posite response force under their aegis More alarmingly, it has been estimat- sures in preparing for the disasters. bereft of captive resources such as air were evacuated by the daringly spe- comprising effective naval, air and spe- ed that 30 per cent of all the world’s It is a gospel truth that even after effort, specialised equipment and lack cialised Winched up Rescue Missions, cialised engineering support with cor- 3'+ landslides occur in the Himalayas. a long hiatus since Independence, in the of wherewithal to administrative sup- while the ETF repaired/reconstructed responding representation from the ! These figures are not sacrosanct absence of any centralised agency, port, among others makes for a trun- 15 bridges and cleared 22 landslides. civil administration? ! hanks to nature’s inheritance, because, of late, due to global warming India has solely relied on the armed cated outfit. Similarly, unseasonal snowfall this This, besides encashing the inher- perennial disasters are the worst and the El-Nino/La Nina combo phe- forces to cope with natural calamities. Without scratching the epochal September led to the cutting off and ent effective ‘inter- services’ operational : Tholocaust humankind has been nomena, global climate has undergone Thus, a need was felt to have a spe- records any further, let us study the marooning of a number of habitats and coordination, would not only enhance : O facing throughout. Incidents of natur- drastic changes, resulting in unpre- cialised nodal agency for Disaster recent Kerala floods which was the tourists in Lahaul and Spiti district in operability but also ensure sustained al calamities in the current decade, par- dictable situations. And on the seismic Management (DM). This led to the cre- worst in the century. Lest I sound sub- Himachal Pradesh. Joint Army-Air relief operations and remove overlaps, ticularly the floods in Kashmir, front, the “Indian plate” that saddles ation of the National Disaster Response jective and without taking away their Force operations not only restored the resulting in avoidable loss of resources. ! Chennai, Uttarakhand and now the most parts of South Asia and South- Force, under the aegis of the National credit, the NDRF deployed 55 teams communication services but also The Army’s Corps of Engineers by record-breaking flood fury in Kerala, East Asia, has undergone a major tec- Disaster Management Authority with 38 boats that played a crucial role ensured safe evacuation of tourists. virtue of their role are best suited and ! are incidents enough to expose our hol- tonic shift, making earthquakes a (NDMA) in 2006, with the charter to in providing relief in affected areas. But The aforesaid analysis highlights this organisation can be formed around lowness in effectively combating the more recurring phenomenon in the provide “specialised response to threat- keeping in mind the magnitude, it dras- some glaring deductions. Keeping in this core strength. The existing num- menace. They have raised serious ques- region. From the earlier occurrence of ening disaster situation or the disaster”. tically fell short of demand. To plug the mind the challenges and vastness of our ber of NDRF units is woefully inade- tions about the efficacy of the National 1:7 years during the 1950s, the frequen- At present, the NDRF has a void, axiomatically, the nation once country, the NDRF, with just 216 quate, and apart from working out Disaster Response Force (NDRF). cy of tremors of magnitude five and strength of 12 battalions drawn from again looked up to the Armed Forces. teams, is woefully inadequate, ill- detailed modalities, a fresh study on dis- Before we get into the nitty-gritty, it will above on the Richter scale has now various Central Police Organisations; True to their reputation of bailing equipped and becomes abnegated of aster threat should be carried out to be pertinent to understand the geo- gone up to 1:3 years. each battalion designed to provide 18 the nation out of crises, it launched handling the response independently. enhance the response effort. We may , graphical and environmental legacies Concomitantly, man-made fury, rescue teams of 45 people each. In all, ‘Operation Madad’ — by far the largest At best, it is just able to provide ‘first consider raising specialist Territorial that we are confronted with. such as mass-scale deforestation, indis- 216 teams are available. Prima facie, rescue operation in the Indian history aid’ or carry out peripheral tasks. Also, Army Units in disaster management ! " " India is the 10th most disaster- criminate construction of hydel projects keeping in mind the vastness, doubt — and inducted over 100 columns even as the NDRF is around, the that can be mobilised to provide addi- prone country in the world with 27 out and unabated timber pirating have all arises on its pan-Indian capability to (approx 80-100 personnel each), 10 involvement of the armed forces has tional support. Q of 29 States and seven Union Territories imbalanced the already fragile eco-bal- fight disasters. Next, the DM, besides Engineer Task Force, which were virtually remained unchanged. A point (The writer is a retired Infantry being most vulnerable. Out of a total ance. The looming threat cannot, initiating immediate relief, is the explic- backed up by 1,350 boats, 37 helicopters worth pondering is: If as a last resort Officer with vast operational experience) ! ( $#) *"%++,-.+/ 8
( ? . ! %T ; !2' ! ( + + 9 , 3 H+5/28981I : 3 +=EE* # * " , # * H#*,I - 7 : 2/123 fund out- &E ! "+=3*58 flows fur- ther pulled hares of Jet Airways on the key SMonday cracked over 7 # 4 < ! + 4 ! 2!= indices. per cent after the credit rating * @, ! 9 O EP& * " All sec- agency Icra downgraded the + / " : ! " toral indices airline’s long-term ratings. * on the BSE The scrip, on BSE, fell and NSE 6.77 per cent to settle at 257.5. ;< ended in the Intra-day, it lost 7.67 per cent = 2! ! '! ! 2! red, led by to 255, its lowest during the = 6 . " .!! realty, bank- day. ! " 7EP& ing, metal, Following the downtrend, N OH I 1 1 pharma, the stock tumbled 7.15 per 6*. 7 6*. pharma and financial stocks. the market sentiment as the cent to close at 256.5 on NSE. EPPP 7 Kotak Bank shares cracked bears held complete control of It had touched an intra-day low rivate carrier Jet Airways on Monday announced signing of EP& L M : ! arket benchmark Sensex over 6 per cent after the bank the market from opening till of 255.1, a decline of 7.65 per Pan agreement with Saudi budget airline Flynas to operate Mbuckled under heavy sell- said it had moved the Bombay the closing bell, said Joseph cent. codeshare flights in each other’s territories. ( 4 !! 4 6& + ing pressure on Monday, plum- High Court against RBI’s deci- Thomas, Head Research, On the equity volume The codeshare pact is effective December 11, Jet Airways . ,8+>+! # 8 GP meting 714 points as investors sion with respect to the bank Emkay Wealth Management. front, over 19.5 lakh shares said in a release. . 1 8 78 * 19 ,8+> panicked over exit polls sug- reducing promoter holding This was the biggest one- were traded on BSE while over Codesharing allows an airline to book its passengers on its , 9 ! gesting the Congress giving a using preference shares. day fall in the last two months 84 lakh scrips changed hands partner carriers and provide seamless travel to destinations where - ! - tough fight to the ruling BJP in In August, Uday Kotak, for both indices, falling up to on NSE. it has no presence. # * state elections as also the the founder and promoter of 2 per cent, he said. Jet Airways, in a regula- As part of the agreement, Jet Airways will place its market- bruised rupee and weak glob- Kotak Mahindra Bank, has On a net basis, foreign tory filing Friday, said that ing code ‘9W’ on Flynas flights between the gateway cities of al cues further dampened sen- pared down his stake in the portfolio investors (FPIs) sold credit rating agency Icra had Dammam, Jeddah and Riyadh, thus providing its guests travel- 2! 2' +' ! timent. bank to 19.70 per cent from shares worth 817.40 crore downgraded the cash strapped ling from India the ability to travel into Saudi Arabia via one . . / O / . A The BSE Sensex cracked about 30 per cent following Friday, while domestic institu- air-carrier’s long-term ratings point and depart from another, the release said. # " 6 below the 35,000 mark, plung- issuance of preference shares. tional investors (DIIs) were from ‘B’ to ‘C’. This has been Jet Airways will also be placing its code via Dammam, Jeddah + 7 R1! EP&F # - ing 713.53 points, or 2 per cent, Within few days, the net buyers to the tune of the second such action by the and Riyadh to the Saudi Arabian cities of Medina, Gizan, 7 # " 0 @ to close at 34,959.72. Reserve Bank said the stake 242.56 crore, provisional data agency since October. Gassim,and Abha, thus extending our reach into Saudi Arabia, EP .. Similarly, the broader NSE dilution by Kotak does not available with BSE showed. Instruments with ‘C’ rat- it added. . #! Nifty fell 205.25 points, or 1.92 meet its regulatory norms on Brent crude oil futures was ing are considered to have In turn, Flynas will offer its guests access into India by plac- . 0 . ! *! + : per cent, to 10,488.45. the same, something the private trading at 0.31 per cent down very high risk of default ing its marketing code ‘XY’ on Jet Airways’ international flights Exit polls for the recently sector lender contested. at $61.48 per barrel. regarding timely servicing of connecting Jeddah to Mumbai, Riyadh to Mumbai and Delhi as concluded assembly elections Other top losers include Elsewhere in Asia, Korea’s financial obligations, as per well as Dammam to Mumbai and Delhi, the release said. ( !' ( ! have predicted a tight finish Reliance Industries, Asian Kospi fell 1.06 per cent, Japan’s the agency. Flynas will also place its marketing code on certain desti- . %. + . between the ruling BJP and the Paints, Tata Motors, Adani Nikkei dropped 2.12 per cent, The rating downgrade nations on the Jet Airways domestic network, via Mumbai to , -EP&F ,#>C 1 : Congress in Madhya Pradesh Ports, Bharti Airtel, Sun Hong Kong’s Hang Seng shed considers delays in the imple- Delhi, Kochi, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, and Lucknow as well as !."A + +# . 19 ,#> and Chhattisgarh and a win for Pharma, L&T, PowerGrid, 1.19 per cent and Shanghai mentation of the proposed via Delhi to Bengaluru, Lucknow, Chennai and Kochi, it added. C +:6 . " NC the opposition party in HDFC, Axis Bank and Bajaj Composite Index tumbled 0.82 liquidity initiatives by the Bander Al-Mohanna, chief executive officer, Flynas, said this " O 1, &PP Rajasthan, impacting trading Auto, falling up to 4 per cent. per cent. management, further aggra- partnership is an important step in-line with the airline’s expan- EPP . -EP&F # " # #+ pattern on the domestic bours- Coal India and Maruti In Europe, Frankfurt’s vating its liquidity, as reflect- sion and development strategy. . -& FF * . -EPPE es in a big way. were the only two gainers on DAX shed 0.67 per cent and ed in the delays in employee “Through such agreements, we aim to offer a continually , 8 Besides, a weakening the 30-share index, rising up to Paris’ CAC 40 fell 0.47 per cent salary payments and lease improved service to our passengers by adding more travel routes rupee, which hit 71.44 per dol- 0.79 per cent. in early deals. London’s FTSE rental payments to the aircraft and expanding our reach regionally and internationally, in par- 4 3 !' + ! lar intra-day, and fresh foreign Multiple factors impacted too slipped 0.41 per cent. lessors, the agency said. ticular to key markets such as India,” he added. : # *# 2, 7 , N# O L# # # , M ' " 2, 2- 9 1 " )& (* ( # , H#,I# -&'1EP&F : ! ! 6 ! . H6.I - % 3 # + EP +2# ( :5A=5 will likely spend Christmas in shockwaves through the busi- " a cell. ness world, the former Nissan )%;< apanese prosecutors Monday It represents a stunning chairman was arrested on 2/123 from the debenture holders. Jformally charged Carlos turnaround for the 64-year-old November 19 on suspicion of Among others, it has been : Ghosn with financial miscon- Franco-Lebanese-Brazilian exec- under-declaring his income by ebi is considering steps to proposed that DTs should dis- 2/123 duct for under-reporting his utive, a once-revered colossus of some five billion yen ($44 mil- Sstrengthen the framework close the nature of compensa- salary and also served him a the auto sector who won wide lion) between 2010 and 2015. for debenture trustees, includ- tion arrangements with their hares of Kotak Mahindra fresh warrant on separate alle- acclaim in Japan for saving car Prosecutors on Monday ing raising minimum net worth clients on their websites. The SBank tanked more than 6 1 gations, meaning the tycoon giant Nissan. In a move that sent pressed formal charges on Ghosn requirement for registration disclosure include the mini- per cent on the bourses after — and key aide Greg Kelly — of such entities and introduc- mum fee that a DT will charge the lender moved Bombay over this allegation, which both ing e-voting provision to obtain and factors determining the fee High Court against RBI’s deci- 2/123 Bhaskar Bhat, Managing men are said to deny. consent of the unitholders. charged. sion with respect to the bank Director, Titan Company The pair were also imme- The proposal is likely to be Also, e-voting has been reducing promoter holding aneira, a saree brand from Limited said, “As a company, diately re-arrested over fresh discussed at Sebi’s board meet- proposed as a valid option for using preference shares. TTitan, on Monday launch we believe that sarees is a nat- allegations that they conspired ing this week. obtaining the consent of deben- The stock plummeted 6.56 its store in South Extension - ural extension for Titan — we to under-declare Ghosn’s In order to secure the inter- ture holders wherever applica- per cent to close at 1,198.15 1, New Delhi. The flagship have created design-led income by a further four billion ests of debenture holders and ble. on the BSE. Intra-day, the store, spread across 7500 sq. lifestyle brands that enable yen over the past three years. to enable debenture trustees A debenture trustee, in scrip touched a low of feet showcases an array of self-expression — Titan, Under Japanese law, sus- (DTs) to perform their duties market parlance, is a person or 1,188.8, a decline of 7.28 per handcrafted sarees from across Tanishq, Fastrack, Xylys, Raga, pects can be re-arrested several effectively and promptly in the entity that serves as the hold- cent. the country. The collection Skinn (fragrances) and now times for different allegations, interests of investors, Sebi had er of debenture stock for the On the NSE, the stock fell ranges from Mugas from Taneira. Similar to the jew- allowing prosecutors to question floated a public consultation benefit of another party. 6.11 per cent to settle at Assam, Ikats from Gujarat, ellery market when we began, them for prolonged periods — a paper on the proposed changes Debenture is a debt instrument 1,201.5. During the trading Andhra Pradesh and Orissa; this 5000 year old category is system that has drawn criticism in October. that is not secured by physical session, the scrip touched a Jamdhanis from Bengal, a large, unorganized market internationally. Monday was the The board of Sebi may assets or collateral. low 1,188, down 7.16 per cent Chanderis & Maheshwaris and underserved in terms of final day prosecutors could hold make new framework for According to Sebi, there from the previous close. from Madhya Pradesh and a authenticity of the product. Ghosn and Kelly, 62, before debenture trustees based on the have been cases of delay in In terms of equity volume, vast collection of Tussars, Seeing the tremendous recep- either charging or re-arresting public comments received on enforcing the security in the over 1.9 crore scrips were India’s indigenous silk. tion we have had in our pilot them, and the fresh arrest gives the consultation paper. event of default, which is detri- traded during the day. Store also has separate stage of the business, we are them up to another 22 days of The proposed changes mental to the interests of the On Friday, shares of Kotak floor dedicated to bridal confident this venture will be questioning. include raising minimum net investors. Mahindra Bank soared near- trousseaus and is resplendent an opportunity for us to build In addition to charges against worth requirement for regis- Data received from the ly 14 per cent intra-day amid with Banarasi silks including relevance and enable trans- Ghosn and Kelly, prosecutors also tration of debenture trustees to Trustee Association of India speculation that Warren the rare-to-find Raktambari, parency & authenticity for the indicted Nissan itself, as the 10 crore from the current 2 (TAI) indicates that DTs have Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Shwetambari, Gyasar and customer.” company submitted the official crore. Further, a three-year been able to enforce the secu- Inc was planning to pick up a Hazaar buti. This section also The store has been documents that under-reported time would be given for attain- rity successfully in around 35 stake in the private sector showcases a wide range of rich designed using purely natural the income. Nissan shares ing this networth require- per cent of the issues that lender in a multi-billion dol- Kanjeevarams in myriad hues. materials, handmade by arti- dropped 2.90 percent to 945 ment. have defaulted in the past five lar deal. Speaking at the launch, sans across India. yen in Monday trading and the The new criteria will help financial years, thereby build- firm voiced “its deepest regret” in restricting registration of ing the the case for strength- over the affair. The manufactur- debenture trustees to finan- ening the framework for DTs er said it would “continue its cially sound entities. by Sebi. efforts to strengthen its gover- It has been proposed that Under the proposal, DTs nance and compliance, including there should be no requirement should display on their website making accurate disclosures of of calling for a meeting of the details of interest/ redemp- corporate information”. The debenture holders in the event tion due to the debenture hold- Japanese firms in the three-way of default by the issuer in case ers in respect of all issues dur- alliance with Renault — Nissan of public issues. The DT can ing a financial year within five and Mitsubishi Motors — have directly enforce the security working days of start of finan- both sacked Ghosn as chairman. without obtaining any consent cial year.
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n today’s world, we encounter stress and anx- iety at every turn. The nature of stress has also Ievolved overtime. Earlier, a big financial loss or personal calamity could lead to mental anguish causing stress. These days, stress can be triggered at any age and for deceptively simple reasons. While problems, like too much or too little activ- ity or workload, ambiguity and uncertainty in daily tasks, feelings of isolation, unpredictability in behaviour, strict timelines pressure and pressure to perform in school or office, are a part and par- cel of the life cycle of an individual, when all of these problems happen simultaneously and fre- quently, they tend to chip away at a person’s inner peace, tranquillity and their self-confidence. A person in a constant state of stress is like- ! O - - ! ly to have low concentration, poor decision-mak- ing skills, lack in appetite, is always exhausted and tretching is very important for flexibility, range of motion and displays erratic behaviour. This mental anguish injury prevention. Incorporating stretching into your day rou- . ! +52282.3: leads to intense physical and health repercussions Stine is just as important as regular exercise. Even if you are a such as clinical depression, diabetes, hormonal regular at the gym, stretching can help your muscles to relax. imbalance, anxiety disorder, heart disease etc. So, However, stretching too has its own rules. it is very important to know the tools to control and avoid mental stress. 2 4 =!2 2 MEDITATION — Meditation can be a sim- You can stretch the muscles anytime of the day, virtually any- ple effective technique to control our emotions and where where you can find some space to spread your hands and our reactions to situations. legs — when you wake up, before workout, before bed, or during While it may seem hard to concentrate at first breaks at work. Simple stretching moves that you can perform sit- and learn the art of the freeing of one’s mind and ting on your desk not only breaks the monotony of work but also letting go of all worries and problems, its been rejuvenates your muscles. You can also practise yoga or surya proven to have miraculous results for peace of namaskar involving a series of simple yet synchronised movements mind since ancient times. stretches the body in a balanced manner and can give a good start !"# Meditation is like knowing your inner self. It to your workout regime and end heavy workouts like weight train- is making a very deep connection with your own ing or running. soul and being more sensitive towards yourself and including increased global poverty your surroundings. Meditation, contrary to the ' ++ = 4+ $ and a declining number of trained belief do not need hours and can be done in as According to the American College of Sports Medicine, you specialists, only a fraction of patients less as two minutes with some extraordinary should stretch each of the major muscle groups at least twice a week worldwide receives life-saving treat- results. for 60 seconds per exercise. Stretching can help keep your hips and !$ ment, resulting in substantial death DIET— You become what you eat. Our body hamstrings flexible even in your old age. Besides, it can also help or disability. We anticipate that our is 70 per cent water which can be consumed as resolve issues created by poor posture or repetitive activities. technology will revolutionise cardio- liquid or through food. Effect of food we eat is Stretching, especially the extended sessions performed in a slow he future of healthcare is diseases, including stroke, are the vascular disease treatment by pro- sooner or later going to manifest in our mental and focused manner (the ones in yoga or Tai Chi), augment relax- changing dramatically with number one cause of death world- viding specialised and timely med- and emotional health. Choosing right food com- ation and reduce stress. Stretching directly before bed will even give Tthe advancement in medical wide resulting in nearly 18 million ical care to anyone, anywhere.” bination is essential for cognitive development of you a more comfortable sleeping experience. technology and is empowered doc- deaths per year. The application of To improve patient outcomes, human brain. tors to perform surgeries from far telerobotics in India has the poten- >5335/9:2 Corindus has pioneered the world’s Shweta Diwan, leading dietitian and founder 3 4 !2 away. One such pathbreaking tial to impact a significant number #6,,2##5> first remote telerobotic intervention- of Slimage Diet Clinic, says: “Protein, carbohydrate Knowing how to stretch is very important. Avoid stretching surgery was performed for the first of lives by providing access to care al platform to deliver highly spe- and good fat are all necessary for brain function too vigorously, or holding a stretch too long or until it hurts. Static time in the world where doctors sit- that may not otherwise have been :23285*5:, cialised and timely cardiovascular and development and maintaining a right mix is stretching is probably the safest stretching method wherein you ting 32 km away did world’s First- possible. I’m honoured for con- ,585.8= care to underserved patient. very important. Even issues like diabetes or stroke stretch through a muscle's full range of in-Human Telerobotic Coronary tributing to this historic ground- Following the success of FIH can be reversed just by making diet and lifestyle : movement until you feel resistance but Intervention. breaking research which is going to #:2:9 telerobotic coronary stenting changes.” not pain. You may extend stretching until With the help of CorPath tech- earn a lot of glory and global respect #68928= :22/ surgery, the company plans to ini- Certain foods boost overall immunity and you feel mild discomfort, but if you feel nology of Corindus Vascular for my country.” tialise commercialisation planning help in dealing with stress. A diet with plenty of any pain, stop immediately. Always start Robotics, Dr Tejas Patel, chairman Telerobotic coronary interven- :2,5359=/33 for the system and expand its fruits and seasonal vegetable is considered to be with mild exercises such as brisk walk- and chief interventional cardiologist tional platform has the potential to 820536:5#2 interventional platform to address one of the best to fight stress. Protein source such G ing, jogging in place, or riding a station- of the Apex Heart Institute at dramatically improve patient access stroke care. as cottage cheese, pulses or soya is also important . H: ary bike for five to 10 minutes to warm Ahmedabad. This is world’s first for both elective and emergent per- ,.8150.#,63.8 Cardiovascular disease, includ- aspect of diet. Certain fish are rich in omega 3 up your body and the muscles before you Percutaneous Coronary Intervention cutaneous coronary interventions ing stroke, are the number one which is essential for cognitive ability. Nuts like move on to stretching. Avoid bounces (PCI) procedure performed from and stroke in rural and underserved :82.:2:*= causes of death worldwide result- walnut are also proven to be good for our brain. during stretching and make sure you are Swaminarayan Akshardham temple, populations. It will reduce time to +85019 ing in nearly 18 million deaths per The mind is a human being’s most important stretching opposing muscles. located at a distance of roughly 32 treatment for emergent procedures year. Geographic barriers, socioe- asset and just like we service our car and clean our You may do static stretches along km from catherization lab of the such as STEMI (ST elevation #+2,.3#21@ conomic status and a rapidly house, we need to pay attention to our mind and with active-isolated stretching and proprioceptive neuromuscular Apex Heart Institute in Ahmedabad, myocardial infarction) and stroke, :23=21,.3 shrinking number of skilled special- keep it clean and stress free. facilitation (PNF). In active-isolated stretching, isolate one mus- where the patient was admitted and and will also reduce variability in ists significantly hinders patient Wellness coach Abhiit Manoharr from Aum cle and stretch it by contracting the opposite muscle. In PNF, you attended to by Dr Sanjay Shah. operator skills and thus, improve ,.82:5.=52 access to timely, specialised cardio- Sharnam says that through guided meditation, contract a muscle against resistance. You can also seek help from The success of this study paves clinical outcomes. .=/282 vascular care. Rapid Rejuvenation Technique (RRT) and bal- your trainer. After the contraction, relax, and then stretch, while the way for large-scale, long-distance Mark Toland, president and This is especially of concern anced diet, many people can benefit and keep your trainer pushes the muscle into a static stretch. telerobotic platforms across the CEO of Corindus, stated: during highly emergent medical health issues at bay. globe. “Cardiovascular diseases, includ- events, such as heart attack and “A holistic healing approach is the need of the E = 2!= Talking about the surgery, Dr ing stroke, are the world’s most sig- stroke, where ideal treatment must hour. It starts with body by correcting diet and Back stretch: Patel, said: “The first-in-human nificant and undertreated clinical be received in as little as 90 min- goes to mind and soul by providing guided med- Stand with your feet shoulder-width apart and knees bent slight- case of remote robotic PCI repre- problem due to limited access to spe- utes or within 24 hours, respective- itation sessions, yoga and teaching other mind- ly. Lean forward and place your hands just above your knees. Round sents a landmark event for interven- cialised, timely medical care. As a ly, to avoid death or permanent fulness techniques which can be applied to deal your back so that your chest is closed and your shoulders are curved tional medicine. Cardiovascular result of existing barriers to care, disability. with stress and anxiety,” he says. forward. Then arch your back so that your chest opens and your shoulders roll back. Repeat several times. 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Sunday. possible” Brexit divorce deal European Court of Justice a sovereign country Britain divorce deal. She also raised the spectre Yet Brussels also wants to and will not renegotiate it, the (ECJ) ruled on Monday, a day could reverse its decision even The beleaguered leader’s of an early election and a pos- see May succeed and avert the European Commission warned ahead of a crucial vote in the at this stage. splintered Government appears sible return to power of the economic nightmare that could Monday on the eve of a vote in country’s lower house of This legal decision is sig- to be facing a heavy defeat in opposition Labour Party for the unfold should Britain break the British Parliament. Parliament on Prime Minister nificant because it means Parliament on Tuesday on the first time since 2010. away without any arrange- “Our position has not Theresa May’s Brexit plan. not entered into force or, if no Britain could prevent a no-deal draft withdrawal agreement May said the prospects of ments underpinning future changed and as far as we’re con- The ruling is likely to give such agreement has been con- Brexit from happening if it she signed with Brussels last Labour leader “Jeremy Corbyn trade. European officials said cerned the United Kingdom is fresh impulse to calls for a sec- cluded, for as the two-year wanted, even if May’s deal is month. getting his hands on power is they might be able to find a way leaving the European Union on ond Brexit referendum before period from the date of the voted down by MPs. The text defining terms on a risk we cannot afford to to offer a token concession in the 29th of March 2019,” May submits her draft deal to notification of the intention to May, whose Conservative which the island nation leaves take.” Newspapers have identi- Brussels that May could take spokeswoman Mina Andreeva the House of Commons on withdraw from the EU, and any Party executive wields a minor- its main trading partner after fied more than six current and back to London. told reporters. Tuesday. possible extension, has not ity in the Commons, enacted 46 years is the most important was under pressure from her former ministers in May’s cab- But they stressed that such British Prime Minister The MPs are widely expired,” stated the ruling Article 50 on March 29, 2017, to face the House of Commons cabinet to try to salvage the inet who are also ready to run tinkering cannot alter the basis Theresa May spoke with the expected to reject her propos- tweeted by the court. meaning the UK is due to in years. A big loss could spark deal by delaying the vote and for her job should she falter of the withdrawal agreement president of the commission, al, reports said. The judges ruled that this withdraw from the EU on immediate challenges to May flying to Brussels to seek more over the coming days. itself. The two sides might Jean-Claude Juncker, on The court in a statement could be done without altering March 29, 2019, with or with- from both within her concessions ahead of a planned EU supporters, meanwhile, “work on the (accompanying) Sunday to give him “an update said: “When a member state the terms of Britain’s member- out a deal. Conservative Party and the summit with 27 fellow EU are pinning their hopes on a protocol or clarify a point that on the state of play” as she pre- has notified the European ship. The court rejected argu- Some 52 per cent of the UK Opposition Labour party. leaders on Thursday and European Court of Justice rul- is deemed important so that pares to take the deal to par- Council of its intention to ments from both the UK gov- electorate voted to leave the EU It would also leave the tor- Friday. ing on Monday on whether she can take it back to parlia- liament. withdraw from the EU, as the ernment and the European in a referendum in June 2016, tuous Brexit process in a state But Brexit Secretary Britain’s parliament has the ment,” an informed European And earlier Monday, the UK has done, that member Commission that Article 50, although regions like Scotland of flux — and raise the Stephen Barclay told the BBC right to unilaterally halt Brexit source told AFP on condition European Court of Justice ruled state is free to revoke unilater- the two-year-long process that and Northern Ireland backed prospects of a no-deal sce- on Sunday: “The vote is going in its tracks. on anonymity. that Britain has the unilateral ally that notification.” triggers a member state’s depar- remain. nario - less than four months ahead.” May would have a tough May would then be expect- right to withdraw its plan to “That possibility exists for ture from the EU, could not be May lost her majority in before the March 29 departure May’s team insists that her job securing better divorce ed to submit the touched-up leave the European Union if it as long as a withdrawal agree- revoked unilaterally. snap elections she called in date. vision offers the cleanest break terms acceptable to the version for a second vote at an so decides before Brexit day at ment concluded between the The case was brought to June 2017 in a bid to consoli- Media reports said May between the UK and EU that Northern Irish DUP party that unspecified date. the end of March. EU and that member state has the ECJ by a cross-party group date her Brexit mandate. 4*; ' .+*..(-4 '! <= " 4 = Jerusalem: Israel on Monday became a full member of the glob- !(( al financial watchdog on money laundering and terror financ- ,>:%;: 3 ing, officials said, after having previously been blacklisted by the ! / organisation. ! " # Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked said that membership of the Paris-based Financial Action Task Force (FATF) would make / + Israel part of the group of countries “leading the global battle ( .88.A2#H585,,5I A !# against money laundering and terror financing.” AFP 5! 8 United Nations conference " " Aadopted a migration pact * O in front of leaders and repre- * sentatives from around 150 # &%# countries in Morocco on ! Monday, despite a string of L withdrawals driven by anti- M immigrant populism. The Global Compact for 4' (! Safe, Orderly and Regular ! ' Migration — finalised at the %F% + UN in July after 18 months of * ! talks — was formally approved : with the bang of a gavel in * " A 7 1! GP Marrakesh at the start of a two A 7 5 *+ day conference. / ! - But the United States and A " A B 15 other countries either opted 7 : out or expressed concerns, migration policies on member humanity”. H2,I with some claiming the pact states. The pact “is not legally “The answer to pure ! infringes national sovereignty. binding”, he said. “It is a frame- nationalism was the foundation Billed as the first interna- work for international co-oper- of the United Nations and the tional document on managing ation... That specifically reaf- commitment to jointly search- migration, it lays out 23 objec- firms the principle of state ing for answers to our common 4 ' =' tives to open up legal migration sovereignty. problems,” she said. '! ! 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Yerevan(Armenia): Armenia’s locked ex-Soviet republic of B acting Prime Minister Nikol three million people. With all Pashinyan has won a landslide votes counted, the bloc led by 2/=58A victory in snap parliamentary Pashinyan’s Civil Contract elections, results showed party had taken 70.43 per cent akistan continues to har- Monday, cementing his author- of the vote, the central election Pbour terrorists that turn ity months after sweeping to commission said. around and kill American sol- power in a peaceful revolution. The Prosperous Armenia diers, US ambassador to the Pashinyan, a 43-year-old party led by influential oligarch UN Nikki Haley has said, former journalist, has pledged and former arm wrestler asserting that Washington to root out endemic corruption Gagik Tsarukyan came a dis- should not blindly give and address widespread pover- tant second with 8.27 per cent. Islamabad even a dollar until it ty in the impoverished, land- AFP steps up efforts to combat ter- rorism. Haley, the first Indian- UN envoy at the end of this American ever appointed to a year. US President Donald Cabinet position in any US Trump last week nominated presidential administration, chief State Department spokes- said the US did not need to give woman and a former Fox News money to countries that wish journalist Heather Nauert as harm to America, go behind its Haley’s successor. back and try and “stop us from In October, Haley doing things”. announced that she was leav- “...I think there should be ing the post by the end of the a strategic view on which coun- year. The 46-year-old former tries we partner with, which South Carolina governor has ones we count on to work served nearly two years in the with us on certain things, and post. She said Pakistan should move forward accordingly. I be told “you have to do these think we just blindly allow things before we will even start money to keep going without to help you with your military thinking that this is real lever- or start to help you on coun- age. We have to use it,” Haley terterrorism”. told US magazine ‘The Asked if she does not agree Atlantic’. that foreign aid can turn an “The one example I’ll give adversary into an ally, or can you is, look at Pakistan. Giving make a country more favourable them over a billion dollars, and than it would be otherwise, they continue to harbour ter- Haley said, “no, I think it rorists that turn around and absolutely can. I think that you kill our soldiers — that’s never do have to use it as leverage”. okay. We shouldn’t even give “I don’t think you should them a dollar until they correct blindly give it and then expect it. Use the billion dollars. That’s goodwill. You have to ask for not a small amount of change,” goodwill and then give it when she said. you see good things happen,” Haley will step down as the she said. 8% !( $#) *"%++,-.+/ .512:5.#.8
+ . A.9..8..6:! ( *:2. 00. ! 2 P 8#0+ !+ = P t seems that after the big fat weddings “Unfortunately the sari was not very pop- of Deepika-Ranbeer and Priyanka- ular in Garhwal. “It was only when I trav- 8A > ! Nick, the traditional sari is making elled a lot that I saw different attires and 9 9! - a comeback and how. We do not need silhouettes. I discovered these as an artist + Rekha to remind us of the gorgeous and realised that structured garments are IKanjeevaram being an irreplaceable piece only for sometime. As a woman, when you Q !"! of couture. Younger actors are carrying on discover your freedom, you start to love the the baton rather well with or without the sari and come to terms with the six yards - greatest sari proponent of them all, design- of the fabric,” she said. - er Sabyasachi. What is encouraging is that To a large extent it is the dichotomy that 3 ! R the most stylishly turned out film actors the sari offers that has the actor enthralled. have embraced the sari as a cause celebre. “For the longest time, I could not under- The latest to join them is Kangana Ranaut, stand whether the sari was a conservative . #6+8=.+.:.A! - who is even endorsing a brand of yardage. attire or was it sensual because it very del- - - Speaking at the launch ceremony, she icately covers your curves. You can expose - recalled that as a young girl she was fasci- your back or cover your head and look like nated with her mother’s wedding sari. “I a goddess. The possibilities of the sari is eteran actress Supriya Pathak, Festival back in 2014. would like to try and get hold of it. It was what attracted me as an artist,” she said who played an unwed moth- “I feel that a film is made with so kept in knotted shiny fabric and we looked dressed in a Banarsi. Ver in Masoom and an much of hard work and if it doesn’t at it as if it was a treasure. We kept eyeing What also added to the appeal was the unschooled mom in Wake Up Sid, see the light of day... that’s sad. As it but were not allowed to touch it. When numerous possibilities that the garment knows that while she plays the char- actors we like our work to be watched we were 10-12, I asked my mother if I could offers. “A sari could be 50 years old as you acter all the time, but each one is dif- by people. That’s the reason why we H I look at it and when she obliged, I felt all have inherited it from your grandmother ferent. She says she tries to bring in work and if it is not seen, it is upset- # + " grown up and special. It was an amazing but it could be new because of your variations in her roles — and she ting. Now that it has come out, we are feeling,” she recalls. However, it was expression. You can wear it like like a skirt always finds them exciting. happy,” said Supriya. , - only after some time that she and tie the pallu around your waist or you She attained a cult status in the Tigers is not her first internation- finally got to wear a sari. can let it drag behind like a trail as in a country for playing Hansa Parekh in al film. She had also featured in ! . “During a function in gown. You can decide if you want to look the comedy franchise Khichdi. But UNindian, which starred former " my school I was playing sensual or demure,” she said and added the audience also loves her work in Australian cricketer Brett Lee. # * a character from that sari was like poetry so that all the films like Bazaar, Goliyon Ki Raasleela Asked about working on an Ramayana and I took different forms of a woman whether it Ram-Leela and Delhi-6. While she international film, she said: “I learnt ! a sari from my moth- is a mother daughter, sister, achiever has played various characters during a lot from the director (Tanovic). He er and completely or a friend find expression in it. “It is her career that started in the early was very clear with what he wanted. destroyed it but she thousands of years old and a very 1980s, one thing she accepts is that He taught me how to look at a char- was very generous sophisticated expression of your per- she often gets to essay a mother’s role acter and be precise.” about it,” says the sonality. What I am wearing is what in movies. The year 2018 also saw her O fashionista who can was worn 5,000 years ago and we “I know that I play a mother all making her debut in Telugu filmdom " be seen wrapped up :2 have the responsibility, the time, but each is a different kind. with Aravindha Sametha Veera D in the six yards towards this great piece of Every time I get a role of a mother, I Raghava, helmed by Trivikram + everywhere — from #.8#*5: art, to pass it on to the try to find a different area, person or Srinivas. the airport, to the generation that comes milieu where I can put the mother... “I really enjoyed working with : red carpet, includ- .,5#280.:02 after us,” she said. that’s always exciting. That’s the age the people. It was wonderful. My 5 ing at Cannes. .::82.1. While social media bracket I am in, so that is the role that director was a wonderful person. I However, the hashtags have promot- I will get. It's me who has to make it hope I get an opportunity to work actor regretted #2#6.318.+2 ed the garment, it has more interesting and find things to there again,” said the actress, who had ( discovering not had the desired do in it,” Supriya said. starred in the 1985 Malayalam movie the sari *2,.6#2:028= result, feels Ranaut as a Even in Tigers, which released in Akalathe Ambili. " much later 123,.:23=,5028# lot of weavers are still India last month on ZEE5, she plays “Those days, a lot of Hindi films in life. suffering while many of a mother. were made in south India. Then also, =568,6802# the handicrafts are disap- “I found the subject to be relevant it was much more organised than in 4 pearing. “These were tra- and an important issue to be brought Mumbai or north India. My idea of ditionally passed on from forward. I feel that cinema, if made south (Indian film industry) was one generation to another but entertainingly with a certain mean- always that it was more organised and as these are not doing well, this is ing, reaches out to a lot more people. that attracts you because it has got not happening.” It makes them aware of issues or discipline. People are professionals ( I Kangana believes that the sari is a real- things that help people to understand and, still, there is a kind of basic emo- :P ly versatile garment. “It can be paired with what’s around them,” she explained. tion surrounding it and very work- L+$5 C sneakers, worn at the airport, or while going “It was a kind of subject that need- oriented,” said Supriya, whose moth- out with friends for a brunch. The tradi- ed to be told,” she added about the er tongue is Gujarati. tional sari is the most popular during pujas movie that tells the story of a sales- She wants to experiment more as and weddings but it does not have to be man, who works for an internation- an actress. “I am very fond of acting. restricted to these occasions. What I love al company that manufactures baby My only interest, love and passion is about the sari is that it makes me complete- formula products. When he discov- acting. Wherever you put me, if you ly feminine and also, it is a combination of ers that the products have killed hun- ask me to act, I will be the happiest. Egyptian gown meets skirt meets beauti- dreds of children, he decides to I am ready to explore any avenue, any ful drape,” said the actor who has about 40- expose the company. role. Anything given to me which I 50 saris in her wardrobe, most of them Directed by Oscar winner Danis feel I can do something with, I will acquired over the last four to five years. Tanovic, the film had premiered at take it up,” said the theatre actress. C "1 ' the Toronto International Film L/
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Q &%% )&& )%( & ! 26)+)$- & >"& &" + +#&% -)+!69* the nation. Sadly, authorities in many states long with the historic Chehre exhi- exhibitions and Roopantar is one such lack appreciation for artworks. My own cre- bition, NGMA’s Roopantar has plen- which I believe will take this journey to ations installed at public venues in Bihar are Aty to explore and ponder over. greater heights. I present this exhibition as now in a dilapidated condition.” Director General Adwaita Gadanayak, a tribute to our modern masters and firm- % $ ! ,,$ who completed two years of his tenure at ly believe that this would generate greater Ghosh’s portrait of a woman with a rab- the NGMA, has amply proved that it is interest among people towards the legacy bit unveils the communication of the important to have exhibitions that showcase of sculpture as a creative medium,” men- process of knowing that realistic narratives the archival strength of the repository of the tions Gadanayak. N2.8328 :5#2.: inform and educate the creation in the NGMA collection. :2235>.>>.8# hands of a sculptor, it also seems to offer a If six exhibitions in an entire year are- $! +%! ( $ !! %$$ deeper experience to the onlooker, because anything to go by, it is indeed a testimony The exhibition has a lot of work to see *2::286128#:551 the creation of the expression and the ges- to the insight and intensity of a vision that but it is the inclusion of a set of terracotta ture of love both call upon all the faculties wants to keep an eye on the past as well sculptures that invites scrutiny and gaze. .8::28#5> in us to be alive to the processes in which bring forward the merit and vitality of The primary focus of figuratives in the show 6:3:=.#/233 the artist is engaged. Ghosh’s single sculpt- India’s sculptural sensibilities. Gadanayak, merits an important observation related to ed work talks to us about the aesthetic of an eminent sculptor who recently designed the origins of sculpture in the Indian sub- #,2#,63+:682# creative sculpture which opens up new areas the National Police Memorial, has a signif- continent. It brings back the spotlight on ,.+82#2802.1 of awareness to the sensibility, as well as a icant standing in the contemporary arts. “plastic art.” This first emphasis on vitali- deepening of an inner life, thus drawing The reserve collection of the NGMA, ty of the whole figure is important, because +85+.9.:2:2 attention to the intensity of an artist’s con- Roopantar, is a revelation. Gadayanak it characterises almost all the later art, #:58=.1 sciousness, enriching emotions, and the believes that sculpture has not received recalling the ancient terracotta figures of refinement of understanding the integra- enough due and wants to correct that. the hump bull exuding a forceful expres- ,63:68.3 tion of the human figure as an enduring sion in the Indus Valley civilisation. Ghosh, a sculptor, a National Award ue of the Dalit king in 2012. It was on dis- :8.1:5#5>. image. (( $! "! winner of the year 1984 has once been play during the Bihar Divas celebrations. It There are other terracotta works too “The sculptures represented here is a " , ( ( " &%#%' $ famous. His unapologetic installation of the was an ode to a Dalit king — raw and +.8:,63.828. like Seasonal Beggar by Panwar Govardhan step further to showcase the hidden trea- While small and quaint, it is the veter- Dalit king commissioned by the Bihar gov- unabashed — it wasn’t polite art. 939:9:2 Singh and sculptor Shyamal’s evocative sures of our reserve collection. It all began an sculptor Rajat Kumar Ghosh’s terracot- ernment as part of its centennial celebra- Ghosh always maintained that Indian Untitled woman seated on a chair. Spanning with the exhibition titled, Itihaas, which was ta work that stands as a symbol of sculp- tions in 2013 was proof of his mettle as an cultural heritage was succinct in the narra- #9>,.,25> across diverse mediums and time frames, NGMA’s celebration of its 63 years. The first tonic identity and intensity. The beauty of artist, whose work was about the forgotten tives presented by sculptures. In an interview 0#6.3.8:3>2O the works Horse Head by Ram Kinkar Baij, exhibition that happened after I took terracotta is its tactile qualities. Its textur- heroes of history like the story of Hirni he once said, “Earlier, those at the helm of Frustration by M Dharmani, Chakraa by charge as DG, NGMA. My quest has al nuances that come to the fore. In one Birni. His most famous work, Raja Shailesh, affairs better understood art in terms of util- Balbir Singh Katt, Seed by Nagji Patel, Figure always been to reflect the treasure trove of image, the jewelled woman has in her hand the king of Dusadh community in ancient ity as well, since the sculptures can preserve Lifting Foot by Leela Mukherjee and Putna the NGMA’s repertoire. This creative and a little rabbit and at once it is a statement Mithila, would greet visitors at Eco Park. and propagate the history and cultural tra- Wadha by Ishwar Chandra Gouta are wonderful journey of representing the of harmony and the beauty of sensitivity in Ghosh, a 1978 alumnus of Patna ditions of a particular era, highlighting the some of the key works on view and are cast treasures has continued with several such the telling of tale. College of Arts and Crafts made the stat- significance of visual art in life, society and in different materials. %''
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ement as an art material has so chief takeaway for him surprisingly far been seen in sculptures and was the sky. “Whether Scotland or C3D installations but artist India, wherever I go it is the same sky Sitaram Swain has brought it into that connects humanity,” he said. paintings by making it into a pig- Urbanisation has become an ment. important subject in the contempo- “It is a completely new material rary art space. “We are all surround- to the practice. I have not seen any- ed by concrete structures. What is dif- one else using cement for painting ferent in my practice is that urbani- ? material. Transferring it into a pig- sation, which can be alienating, has ment to make paintings is very new been taken to a personal level. I practice,” he said. address food habits of urban people . >5.9.8128 .=6# #.8. And what better material than and you will see the imaged of a skin cement when trying to tell a tale of printed onto the works. The skin the claustrophobic nature of urban- images come from me and my fam- isation. However, Swain has used ily members. I also portray how peo- imbs and face painted like the over- tures”, says the Australian dancer. “I think ideological depictions in social life for women. beauty to portray the concrete world ple are living in urban areas and how whelming goddess Kali, the symbol of the Indian culture really does impact the world in Thus, it challenges the traditional symbolic we live in rather than stick to a neg- humanity is visible in a claustropho- Ldestructive energy of the sacred feminine, every manner. I definitely think that Western power of women’s identities portrayed in ative visual representation. Apart bic way in the city. However, I use Fiona Gardner, an Australian performer, has culture has always looked towards the Indian Western popular culture that is the nurturer from the greys and blacks there are beauty to showcase these problems merged the traditional with the experimental culture,” she said. of life vs the taker of life. It was an amazing bright greens and blues that denote since craftsmanship has been inher- in her new work named eponymously. The work emerged out of a dance trip to experience and opportunity for me to present foliage and sky as well. ent to my growing up,” he said. The artist, who has been deeply influenced India in 2011, and has been under subsequent Kali on an international stage that too in a “Cement itself carries a narrative The young artist defines his by Eastern cultures, thinks that the West looks development for the past 7 years. country like India. It was something that I have of urbanisation as it is the main ele- works as simplified and minimalist. towards India often. She also facilitated a Fiona says that her solo performance used never even thought of doing before,” adds ment to make any building or struc- He uses lines, grids and geometrical dance-parkour film working with refugees the traditional narrative of the Hindu goddess Fiona. The dancer also talks about one ture. The narrative and history of shapes, which are common elements from Afghanistan, West Africa and Nepal. to represent the female life force of creative sequence where she painted her face, hands urbanisation is within the material in urban places, like circles, semi-cir- “Whether it’s hung on pin boards or in gal- energy in a live experimental performance. She and feet, trying to challenge the idea that a itself so I don’t need to narrate any- cles and rectangular elements. leries, played on iPods or in concert halls, says, “Traditionally Kali embodies the charac- women is defined by beauty. “It was very thing. Narrative artwork is always “Glenfiddich celebrates innova- enjoyed on screens or in theatres, culture teristics of three female goddesses Lakshmi, grounded, organic and natural,” she says. about a historical element normally tion and experimentation across the comes in many forms,” believes Gardner, who Saraswati, Paravati, relating to wealth, learn- Fiona feels that art is something which but I want to focus on the present and world. Since 2002, the Glenfiddich created a thematic, experimental dance that ing and power respectively. Together they rep- helps an artist to connect to the world. It’s alive things in my surroundings,” he Artists in Residence has been a was performed at the Delhi International Arts resent the strength of a woman. It was a con- beyond boundaries and restrictions. For her said. globally recognised programme, Festival, (DIAF). temporary dance form which has taken this disparate art forms spread the flavour of cul- He was recently at the where every year artists are selected She’s from a Western culture, doesn’t narrative as a starting point to explore the con- tures across geographical boundaries. “It Glenfiddich Distillery in Scotland craftsmanship is very rooted within based on their talent and maverick know India deeply and yet attempted to rein- struction and ideological depictions of women would have been really hard to enter into those having won the ‘Emerging Artist of me. My artworks have foliage and spirit, which is at the heart of terpret a Hindu mythological story. And it is in social life.” avenues without the support of any art form. the Year’ 2017. His solo show Grey skylines painted with the cement, Glenfiddich. It is our constant only through her art that she could have done It is partly correct to say Kali is a goddess I think through my dance I can talk about Areas showcased artworks that he which is inherently within me from endeavor to encourage artists such as this, she believes. And DIAF was the perfect of death but she brings the death of the ego. everything. If I didn’t have an expression like was inspired to create during and the place I grew up,” he said. Sitaram Swain with this unique and platform for that. DIAF’s main aim is to re- “As a sociologist, choreographer and performer, that how would I connect with the people on post his residency. While in Scotland, its sublimity, experimental platform,” said Payal instill pride in the country’s rich cultural her- my artistic statement is inclusive of how our a level that I’m able to do it now. Art isn’t just His aesthetic sense comes from the beautiful sky and flora influenced Nijhawan, head of marketing, itage and diverse aesthetic practices, while social construction impacts the nervous sys- a painting or a song or a form of dance, it is his native place, Odisha. So, temple him. “It changed a lot within me. William Grant & Sons India. simultaneously inviting artistes from across the tem. In Kali, the research enquiry is how reli- an expression of emotion that cannot be felt architecture and beautiful stone Change is visible in the work I cre- (The show will be on view till globe, like Fiona. DIAF is a “mélange of cul- gious characters are constructed to represent through just words themselves,” she said. encarvings, and the whole range of ated post the residency,” he said. 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*6*.2#/.8 Charles Masson denied France a great opportunity. After cutting inside the box dominant England sailed past New from the right flank, Masson, instead of Zealand 2-0 in the first cross-over passing the ball to his teammate, went for Amatch to book their place in the quar- glory and hit straight at the body of terfinals of the men's hockey World Cup Chinese goalie Caiyu Wang from a tight here on Monday. angle. England scored through Will Calnan's China came close to scoring in the 21st (25th minute) field strike and penalty cor- minute but E Wenhui missed from close ner conversion by Luke Taylor (44th) to reg- range after Ao Suozhu controlled a long ister the comfortable win. ball over the French defence and made his England will face Olympic champions way into the circle showcasing 3D skills. Argentina in the first quarterfinal on Two minutes from half time, France Wednesday. were unlucky as Etienne Tynevez's deflec- World No 7 England were by far the bet- tion from a Jean-Baptiste Forgues pass hit ter side against New Zealand in the open- the crossbar. ing two quarters, creating more goal scor- In the never next move, the Chinese ing chances than their ninth ranked oppo- goalkeeper once again came to his side's nents. rescue by keeping out Blaise Rogeau's England had the first scoring chance in reverse hit from top of the box as the the fifth when they earned their first penal- Frenchmen failed to break the 'Great Wall ty corner but they failed to utilise the oppor- of China' in the opening two quarters. tunity. China came out with more purpose After a barren and eventless first quar- after half time and came tantalisingly close ter, England drew first blood in the 25th to breaking the deadlock in the 33rd minute when Will Calnan deflected in a high minute but a sliding E Wenhui's deflection ball from skipper Phil Roper from the left 9 < 7 E G 4 5 = from Zixiang Guo pass was parried away flank. by an alert France goalie Arthur Thieffry. Two minutes later, a Liam Ansell strike Zealand goalkeeper Richard Joyce. The lone goal of the match came in France finally broke the resolute from close range went just went inches off New Zealand came close to reducing the 36th minute from the stick of Timothee Chinese defence in the 36th minute the target as England wasted a golden oppor- margin in the 49th minute but Stephen Clement. through Clement. tunity. Jenness' shot from inside the box was eas- France might be the lowest ranked The move was started by Viktor The Black Sticks tried to forge a come- ily parried away by England goalie Pinner. team in the tournament at 20, but they had Lockwood, who got to the baseline with back towards the end of the second quar- With two goals down, a desperate already shown the world that rankings a blazing run down the left flank and cut ter and in the 28th minute a Nick Ross' strike New Zealand took out their goalkeeper Joyce hardly have any significance by stunning back to Maximilien Branicki in the cen- from top of the strike was padded away by nine minutes from the final hooter for an Olympic champions Argentina 5-3 in the tre. Branicki unleashed a fierce reverse England goalkeeper George Pinner. extra player but the move backfired as pool stages. stick at the far post which was deflected Seconds later, England were awarded a England became the only team to earn two France will face two-time defending by Clement into the net. penalty corner but they failed to stop the penalty corners without a goalkeeper but champions and world number 1 Australia A minute later, China secured their push and wasted the chance to go into the Cory Bennett put his body on the line and in the second quarterfinal on Wednesday. first penalty corner of the match but failed breather a goal down. took a heavy knock to keep England at bay. The Frenchmen started on a bright to capitalise on it. England continued from they left after In the final minute of the match, New note against world number 17 China and The third quarter witnessed three the change of ends and secured back-to-back Zealand secured another penalty corner but took the early initiative by earning four penalty corners — one to France and two penalty corners just after the resumption of Pinner made a smart save to keep a clean back-to-back penalty corners as early as in to China. play but wasted both the chances. slate and keep intact England's record of the second minute but wasted all the In a desperate need for a goal to take The Black Sticks tried to bounce back never finishing below eighth in the World opportunities. the match into shoot-out, China pressed but they could find the net after entering the Cup. China made a subdued start to the hard and earned two penalty corners in England circle. game and allowed France to dominate the succession minutes away from full time but England earned their fourth penalty 2 !2 ! ' possession, relying mostly on their the French goalkeeper Thieffry was upto corner just a minute away from the final France eked out a narrow 1-0 win over counter-attacking ability to stun their to the task on both occasions to keep a quarter and Taylor scored after David debutants China in the second cross-over opponents. clean slate and ensure a last eight berth for Condon's initial try was saved by New match to advance to the quarterfinals. In the 19th minute, a selfish play from his side. ! " H
( 3028+553 Premier League after 16 games. the past year have drastically improved Overcome the huge challenge facing Liverpool's defensive record. iverpool must again rely on fortress them in midweek and Liverpool will again LAnfield to inflict Napoli's first be among the favourites to lift the O4 = ! 4 H Champions League defeat of the season if Champions League in Madrid next June. But the focus will be on Mohamed they are to avoid the disappointment of a However, in stark contrast to their Salah to produce the goods up front after group stage exit just over six months since consistency in looking more like the player that scored appearing in last season's final. 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Napoli, Red Star Belgrade and Paris only two goals in the Champions League Brazilian legend Rivaldo's early free- Saint-Germain, while Liverpool haven't came in a routine 4-0 win over Red Star kick left the hosts needing three lost in 18 European games at Anfield. in October. goals, which they got in dramatic The German coach also isn't as reliant Against a Napoli side that has only fashion in the second half as Steven on an individual figure for inspiration as failed to score in three games this season, Gerrard's spectacular strike sealed went on to win their last Champions Rafael Benitez's vintage 14 years ago Liverpool may well need another two or a famous 3-1 win four minutes League title that season with a far inferi- were on Gerrard. more from Salah or another source to ( 3515 With Barcelona already from time. or squad to the one that is off to a club The signings of centre-back Virgil van avoid a big European night at Anfield guaranteed to top the group, Inspired by Gerrard, the Reds record unbeaten start and top of the Dijk and goalkeeper Alisson Becker over falling flat. ottenham are sitting pretty in the Spurs must match Inter's result TPremier League but face a potentially to guarantee progress. season-defining match against Barcelona in the * % +) #% O P Q0 !&' &6 7 Champions League on "$%)2B 2 Pochettino has in the Tuesday. (-#B0>#.C.8$ past talked about how only Mauricio Pochettino's the Premier League or ( 3. ken by World Cup runner-up happy." dello Sport and Tuttosport. men have amassed 36 points from 16 Champions League title will take the club Luka Modric last week. "I left my comfort zone and "I had different options. I Premier League matches, with 12 wins, to the "next level", even though the trophy ristiano Ronaldo has urged Asked if he missed the 31- took on this challenge here in won't say which but I had them. leaving them in third place behind cabinet has been empty since 2008. Clong-time rival Lionel Messi to year-old Argentinian, who has Turin, everything has gone well, Juventus is a solid club. It has a Liverpool and Manchester City. Spurs have played in the Champions be more like him and push his lim- spent his entire senior career at I've proven I'm still an incredible long history," he said of his deci- That they have managed that despite League for the past three seasons but they its by challenging himself in anoth- Barcelona, Ronaldo replied: "No, player," said Ronaldo. sion. playing in their temporary home of cannot boast the pedigree or history of er league than Spain. maybe it's him who misses me ... Ronaldo joined Juventus for "I knew the atmosphere in the Wembley and after a World Cup in which Manchester United or Liverpool in "I'd like him to come to Italy "I've played in England, Spain, 100 million euros ($114 million) stadium. I'd played several times so many of their players featured until the Europe's top club competition. one day. I hope he accepts the chal- Italy, Portugal and for my nation- last summer as the Turin giants bid in Italy. I like the city, the people final weekend, makes their achieve- They have only progressed beyond lenge like me, but if he's happy al team, while he's still in Spain." to lift the Champions League tro- and the club. I knew it could work. ment all the more impressive. the Champions League group stage there then I respect that," Ronaldo "Maybe he needs me more... phy after two runners-up finish- "I couldn't be 100 percent sure However, with City and twice, reaching the quarter-finals in told the Italian press on Monday. For me, life is a challenge, I like it es in the past four seasons. I was joining the best club in the Liverpool in such rampant form, 2011. The two strikers have been and I like to make people happy." To mark his 150 days in Italy world. After nine years at Real few expect Spurs to win the Barcelona, who beat Spurs 4-2 at rivals for the past decade winning "He's a fantastic player and a he gave interviews on Monday to Madrid it was difficult to compare. Premier League, putting Wembley, have already made five Ballon d'Or trophies each good guy, but I don't miss anything three leading sports dailies: La "Now I'm 100 percent sure it increased emphasis on their sure of winning their before their domination was bro- here. This is my new life and I'm Gazzetta dello Sport, Corriere was the right option." match against the Spanish Champions League group for league leaders in Group B. a record 12th successive sea- Pochettino must some- son. how find a way past Lionel Dauntingly for Spurs, "!-- !!&) -!% " )%?" + Messi's Barcelona to reach Barca are unbeaten in 28 the knockout stages but he Champions League home remains positive ahead of the matches and the Londoners 96.9B56 Sameer, who defended his against Yamaguchi but she has Srikanth to qualify for the daunting trip to the Camp Nou will not be encouraged by the fact title at the Syed Modi lost four times to the Japanese tournament, will have a less dif- to face the five-time European that the Spaniards have only lost lympic Silver medallist International last month to in five meetings this season. ficult path to the semifinals. He champions. two home matches in 33 against Oshuttler P V Sindhu has qualify for the $ 1,500,000 The 23-year-old from has a 1-1 head-to-head record "We need to win and English opponents. been handed a tough draw in event at the last moment, has Hyderabad also have found against both Sugiarto and deserve to win. The mentality But Spurs themselves, with women's singles but debutante been put alongside Japanese the going tough against Asian Wangcharoen. Sameer's main is going to be 200 percent to try a vibrant collection of attacking Sameer Verma will fancy his world number 1 Kento Games Champion Tai Tzu worry will be Momota, whom to win. We are going to arrive players including Kane, Eriksen, chances of making it to the Momota, Indonesia's Tommy Ying, who has beaten her in all he has defeated en route to his in the best condition, Dele Alli and Son Heung-min, men's singles knockout stage at Sugiarto and Thailand's their last six encounters. The Swiss Open title but the Barcelona are one of the best have won eight out of their past the BWF World Tour Finals Kantaphon Wangcharoen. last time Sindhu defeated Tzu Japanese has emerged as a teams in Europe." Spurs took nine fixtures in all competi- starting here on Wednesday. The top two players from Ying was at the 2016 Rio indomitable force ever since. just one point from their first tions and will be hoping that Sindhu, who had finished each group will qualify for the Olympics. Saina Nehwal has repre- three games in Group B, losing Ernesto Valverde's side take their runners-up at the last edition in semifinals, after which a knock- Against Zhang, Sindhu has sented India at the prestigious to Inter Milan and Barcelona foot off the gas. Dubai, will have a tough task at out draw will be conducted. a 3-3 head-to-head record but tournament — earlier known and drawing with PSV. Beating the Catalan club hand as she has been clubbed Only eight top players com- the Indian has lost twice in the as Super Series Final — seven But they beat PSV at home would be particularly sweet for with defending champion pete in the prestigious season- last three meetings, which times, reaching the finals at the and then scored late through Pochettino, a former player and Akane Yamaguchi of Japan, ending event. included a final defeat at the 2011 edition. Christian Eriksen to beat Inter 1- coach at Barcelona's city rivals world number 1 Tai Tzu Ying of Sindhu, who will be mak- India Open World Tour Super Indian mixed doubles pair 0 at Wembley, leaving them in Espanyol. The Argentine earned Chinese Taipei and United ing her third successive appear- 500 tournament in New Delhi. of Jwala Gutta and V Diju also second place on seven points, his first win as a manager in a States' Beiwen Zhang in Group ance at the tournament, have a Sameer, who is the second had finished runners-up at the the same as the Italians. derby at the Camp Nou in 2009. A. 9-4 head-to-head record Indian men's player after K 2009 edition. !( $#) *"%++,-.+/ 8/ =)56&<=)()3=<=)( 6- H 7 -7, O .1(..++.(*- C:- & &) & %&&- C) % &+ &") 2 H P %" DE 2 !" % !" D:- & &) & %& %+ !&-#% %9 &-& & %" D .123.12 #%66 &&" 6 ) % &+ &") )&- F -& - %"&- % " + "9 )# &$$6 aptain Virat Kohli on Monday said he was not "cool () ( "6)&-"" . 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C &%" (&" * & #%# %$)%8%&--" -" "(It) shows us that if the batsmen step up regularly, %" (&9% &$" -&6 >" (&% %)!9C we will be gunning for a win in every Test match. &% +" "&-!6& M "& -++ )- ) Collectively we were the better team and deserved to win," !" %&)) ))!9 Kohli said. :"" $&%6" ,1, C +)& & %" (&L"& It was Cheteshwar Pujara's century, which bailed India "$"% &"" " # " +$$)%&9 !% 2 D% &$" -&$%)2 out of a difficult situation on the first day, and the senior & & !" &2 & -$)%8= % &% +" J +)%)%!% pro contributed handsomely in the second essay too, scor- ! % &$$)%&$%)2)%6)+% 9 &)! !"& -)+!61 ing 71 and attracting Kohli's praise. 8%)2" &)6 % & %" 9C &-" " & & %" (&9 %%"$" "It was priceless from Pujara. His grit and determi- & &2 & -L ) % & &)F"2()-+" nation brought us back in it. We always knew that runs M "%!%- L-" 2) )!%$+" &)%D on the board would make the home side tentative. Any C2 " %"&!" #+ ! *%" )8%&-9C lead was gold and we got 15. 6&- &% +" +)% M - :: % "In the second innings again, he and Rahane batted / 6- )%!%.6&&-" " well." 2)2&&) )%$)% C &J % &"9 -" "++ Did he think the target of 323 was enough and Kohli .123.12 P 2 4+ Tim Paine (41) played an unchar- +) &"2$)% !" 9 - 6 - %!1$) -& ! replied, "I think our lower middle order and lower order -" -+ )2#&"&" %" 9 %7;: !>>,::/ :" %.,: acteristic pull shot off Bumrah and 6)+% "&%&-" !+&J could have done better. We could have added another 30- ndia gave wings to their quest only managed to loop it up for Pant ++&-2 & - "++6 35 runs more which could have taken the game totally &G . ! EPP'-PR = &=)&-" ! %%&- for a maiden series win in to take an easy catch. 2)2&2"&)&-8%&- &9C % +&1)%"&!9C beyond Australia. Australia with a 31-run victory EF 2 A" & %E-%G The visitors then were bothered "So these are things that we have to think about going I M 2 M )% + in the opening Test, their first in the G& . . EP&F-& by two lower-order stands. First, to Perth but if someone had told me before the series that country since 2008, with Rishabh G% / + # EPP&-PE Mitchell Starc (28) and Pat I would be 1-0 up as soon we started the series, I would Pant equalling a world record Cummins (28) put on 41 runs for forced a breakthrough with the old The big moment came as the ball have taken it with both hands." along the way here Monday. ' / A EPPR-P the eighth wicket and carried Kookaburra ball. moved away just a tad and Marsh gave Chasing 323, the hosts were (%. (%/"7. Australia past 200 in the 89th over. Head was the first to go, with the slightest of edges to be caught +.:2C6.3#82,5815>5#:,.:,2# bowled out for 291 in 119.5 overs While Shami broke through Ishant Sharma (1-48) bowling a sharp behind in the 73rd over. 8 !+ + shortly before tea on day five with that partnership, things didn't ease bouncer that followed the batsman and It was Pant's ninth dismissal in the " # K Ravichandran Ashwin, Jasprit Bumrah boundary didn't help matters. out. Pant could have had 12 dis- left him no room. The ball looped up Test. He later equalled and went past # K and Mohammed Shami taking three Finally, things came to a close as missals but he dropped Lyon in the to gully where Ajinkya Rahane made Wriddhiman Saha's Indian record for : ! "" ! wickets each for a 1-0 lead in the four- Ashwin had Hazlewood caught at 105th over off Bumrah. no mistake. highest dismissals in a Test (10) against && . 5 match series. second slip in the 120th over to regis- Four overs later, Kohli didn't make The duo had added 31 runs with South Africa at Cape Town earlier in . ! " : "" This was the first time India won ter India's sixth Test win on Australian any mistake at first slip as he helped the onus now on Marsh and Paine as the year. " ! the opening Test of a series in Australia soil. dismiss Cummins, albeit he was frus- the last recognized batting pair. Cummins then helped Paine play :E&- - in 70 years. "It's important to stay calm. The trated with his 31-run stand with Lyon. Marsh shouldered the responsi- out 10.5 overs, although he had a cou- 2 "8 Things went too close for comfort odds were stacked up against them as In the morning session, India bility and scored his first half-century ple of hairy moments in the 74th over H #. JK ! for India as Nathan Lyon (38 not out) soon as we got Pat Cummins out. I removed Travis Head (14) and Shaun in the fourth innings of a Test off 146 off Ashwin. India wasted a DRS review ! & RI 7 ! and Josh Hazlewood (13) put on 42 wouldn't say I was cool as ice but you Marsh (60) as Australia reached 186 for balls. It was his 10th Test half-centu- when they thought he had edged it. #. K .*0 ! runs for the last wicket and frustrated try not to show it," Kohli said at the end six at lunch. ry overall. Four balls later, a loud appeal for H + " O! EP&GI the Indian bowling. The sparse crowd of the match. Starting from overnight 104 for He had looked comfortable at the caught at short leg was turned down ! J + at Adelaide Oval cheered every single Post lunch, India had a big early four, the Head-Marsh partnership crease all morning, but Bumrah with Cummins reviewing it success- &P ! as the duo edged closer and the odd breakthrough when Australian skipper lasted only 7.4 overs before India removed him after the drinks break. fully this time. / # (#>( PQ *88: : Q 2 ! 4! Madrid: 8 + , 3 ! ! ! * G-& .123.12 # ! O.>*-4+.+.* +.+.(P have not been able to sustain that ! pressure long enough in the past," ! ! " . * " delaide done and dusted, said Kohli. 1 * ! 3 + AIndian captain Virat Kohli on "I think to pick 20 wickets with " " 0 A : ! C 9 Monday warned Australia that four bowlers, away from home, " - " ! / there will be no let up in intensi- especially with a ball that does not : J * ! ty and the visitors will go for the offer you that much is something : " 8 8 R-G kill in the remaining three Tests. we can be proud of. . ! . E-E "We can't be happy with just "Day one went against but the : - K EP&R one Test match. We will not be sat- way Pujara brought us back into J ! J/ isfied with just one Test. Yes we are the game, we didn’t let up again for J2 J8 K 3 + J. happy about this victory but this the remaining four days. This ! ! " ! K ! is something we need to build on. ! time around we need to learn J A K K " ! JJ: We literally have nothing to lose," "" ! quicker from mistakes," he added. !. E & ! / K " Kohli said. J Kohli said that the key to using " &-P ! * J* 9 * India had come close to win- J four bowlers was to utilise them at # ning the opening match at the " ! 5 7 different stages, with spinner R Adelaide Oval in 2014 before los- J: Ashwin bowling as many as 86.5 = (! ' ! ing by 48 runs. !E G J overs in two innings and picking Dubai: # 3 " - ." 1 7 "Four years back, it was 48 up six wickets. ! ! " runs on the other side. This one is "If Australia had been 50-4, we , " way better — 31 on our side. It is "It has given us the right is a very special feeling. The Indian skipper also hailed would have gone with our strike , 1 7 a great feeling - never taken lead momentum to play in a big series "Having never done it in his four-man bowling attack for bowlers. The fact that we went with ! in a series in Australia, that for us like this. We have had to work hard Australia, to take the lead first up, scripting the victory. Ashwin and Ishant was because we K : 2 # 3 " is a huge boost," Kohli said after for five days. The physical and is a good achievement on the "That's a very positive sign (to had a template where they were !E&& India notched up their sixth Test mental toil, and the emotion of it team's part, and something we are take 20 wickets with four bowlers). scoring at 1-2 runs an over maxi- G-P 0 ' " " win on Australian soil. all come together in a result, so it looking to build on." Especially with the Kookaburra, we mum," he said. ! ! EG * ! &R- 1 7 K ! 2 C 6 + # ! " ! ! # 3 " # .123.12 India are thinking the same with us. " ?1 3 " , " :ER- - They want to see our fast bowlers bowl ! ustralian skipper Tim Paine found a hell of a lot of overs." ! Athe 31-run defeat to India "hard to Paine underlined that they need to .123.12 6+.83.2:.8=8.0 take" but said they will take inspiration get more runs from the top-order going 8 # !(( !!= from their fighting fifth-day effort in the ahead. o hell with the nets," was what Ravi " " Milan: ., opening Test and head to Perth with "The batting conditions in first TShastri said on Monday after a : , 3 "real belief". innings were not easy. It was hard to memorable 31-run win in the opening . 5 - - # . ! "It won't be any more difficult than score. India bowled superbly through- Test against Australia, the India coach " !: # # # 9 this is. Every Test match is a huge chal- out, built a lot of pressure on us and we stressing more on resting his players. " 9 K - lenge and we've expected this series to couldn't quite get through those tough Having suffered back-to-back # ! > be an absolute arm-wrestle from the get periods," Paine said at the post-match defeats in South Africa and England, ! go," Paine said at the post-match press press conference. India began the Test series against . - + " , conference. "There were a number of reasons Australia in earnest, winning the open- 9 "If you want to be a good team you why we lost. I thought we could have ing match Down Under for the first time J7 7 - ! K have got to be hard to beat and today cleaned them up on day one for 200-210 in over seven decades. ! " 3" K !: we were hard to beat, we made India and we let that slip a little bit." "We lost the first Test in England by " H ! ! work really hard, I think we made them Australia were bowled out for 235 31, lost the first Test in South Africa by " * " " 9 1 work harder than they thought they in their first innings, in reply to India's 60-70, so this is a very good feeling for DDDD I J # > . * J K were going to have to work. 250. the boys to come out on top. When you ! " "We have picked the same team for "Clearly we would like to score more get off to a good start, there's belief," : J 9 the first two Tests and we are going there than 230 in the first innings in Australia Shastri said. (Perth) with real belief." and there were other things along the The teams will be heading to Perth pacers Ishant Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah, = 4! E Australia batted more overs than way. We need to tighten up." for the second Test that starts on Mohammed Shami and spinner Vadodara: .- " + India in this Test, yet ended up on the Talking about the lower order's bat- December 14 and Shastri, who is con- Ravichandran Ashwin — helped India " #! ! " 7 ! losing side. Paine said this was an area ting contributions, which almost proved fident that the fast bowlers will have a earn a 15-run first innings lead before * 9 .8 7 of improvement for the series ahead. to be the difference between victory and crucial role to play, hinted at ditching net they completed a rare win in this part : ! "Sitting back now it is a huge defeat, in both innings, he added, "The practice ahead of the clash. of the world. ! 1! &' # + " opportunity because we didn't cash in lower order gets to face the bowlers "They have to rest up, to hell with "The bowlers were brilliant in the - * , " . the first innings and didn't have batters when they are a little bit more tired tra- the nets. You just come there, mark your first innings, defending 250, the disci- + K * out there today when they were tiring. ditionally and that makes a difference. attendance and get away to the hotel. We pline was magnificent. They've worked " * ! + Had we taken either of those chances, "If we can get through tougher con- know the Perth track is quick, it's a drop on it, it's not come in overnight. As a - * 8 7 " we would have won this Test match, so ditions at the start we want our top six in surface, there will be something bowling unit, when you show that dis- ! / "# / it's pretty hard to take. batting. This Test we haven't been able there for the fast bowlers." cipline, it doesn't matter which side you # ! ! O It's a really key element for us, to get to get a set batter right through or a A collective performance by the play against. You will be successful," # " = ;:9. lots of overs into them and I am sure number of batters right through." four-man Indian bowling attack — Sahstri said.