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All the already issued the allotment let- Aby the ruling BJP mem- heart like millions of country- members should express their ter of a five-acre plot to the bers, Prime Minister Narendra men and I consider it my great support for the construction of Sunni Waqf Board for con- Modi on Wednesday fortune to talk about it,” he said, a grand Ram temple in struction of a mosque, as *(" announced in the Lok Sabha declaring the trust. “An Ayodhya, he said. directed by the Supreme Court. the formation of a 15-member autonomous trust has been Soon after the Prime The land earmarked for the trust — Shri Ram formed, it is called ‘Shri Ram Minister’s announcement, construction of mosque by Janmabhoomi Teertha Kshetra Janmabhoomi Teertha Union Home Minister Amit Sunni Wakf Board is in + % — to construct a Ram Temple Kshetra,” said Modi, with the Shah said the trust will have 15 Dhannipur village in tehsil !" ,-* ! in Ayodhya. Lok Sabha witnessing the members, including one from Sohawal in Ayodhya on the & Resolving the Ayodhya chanting of “Jai Shri Ram” by the Dalit community. In the Lucknow highway, about 19 temple dispute in its landmark the Treasury Bench. evening Union Home Ministry kilometres from the district ! " judgment, the Supreme Court The Prime Minister said issued notification on the for- headquarters, State # has asked the Government to after the verdict on the Ram mation the Shri Ram Government spokesperson $ % $ form a trust for temple con- Janmabhoomi issue came out, Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra, Shrikant Sharma told reporters. " *-0( struction and allot five acre the people of India displayed with its office in Delhi’s Greater The decision was taken at a land by February 9 for the con- remarkable faith in democrat- Kailash locality. A trust named Cabinet meeting chaired by "! struction of a mosque. ic processes and procedures. “Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister % ! & As per the SC order, the “I salute the 130 crore peo- Teerth Kshetra” was registered Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday Uttar Pradesh Government on ple of India,” Modi said in his with its registered office at R- morning. & Wednesday allotted five acre to over 10-minute long address. 20, Greater Kailash Part-1, “The State Government ! Sunni Waqf Board in Ayodhya “Let us all support construction New Delhi 110048, the notifi- had sent three alternatives for '( )* !122 district at Dhannipur village, 19 of a grand Ram Temple in cation said. This is the Delhi land to the Centre. This one " kilometres from the district Ayodhya,” he said. residence of legal luminary was accepted by the Centre and 3 headquarters. “Our culture, our traditions and two-time Attorney General the State Cabinet has approved Making a statement in the give us the vision of Vasudhaiva of India K Parasaran, the lead its allotment. There is good % Lok Sabha soon after a meet- Kutumbakam and Sarve counsel for the Hindu parties transportation facility to reach ! ing of the Union Cabinet, the Bhavantu Sukhina. It also gives ple of all faiths, be it Hindus, we are all members of a broad prosper, develop the country in the Ram Janmabhoomi- here and communal amity and & Prime Minister said he wants inspiration to move forward Muslims, Sikhs, Christians, family. May every member of with the same spirit,” he said. Babri Masjid title dispute case. law and order are also good,” & to share information on a “very with this feeling. In India, peo- Buddhists, Parsis and Jains, this family be happy, be healthy, The PM said the In a notification, the Sharma added. $ %&%&%' " # $ $ % ! & ,55673 driver by profession, was arrest- istered under the relevant sec- staff at the embassy. The accused ed, they added. The incident took tions of the Indian Penal Code does not work at the embassy five-year-old girl was raped place on Saturday and a com- (IPC) and Protection of Children and stays with his parents at the Aallegedly by one of her plaint was lodged by the girl’s from Sexual Offences (POCSO) quarters there. However, his neighbours at the quarters of an family members on Sunday, the Act, they said. father is employed with the the Hundi would be parked in embassy in the Chanakyapuri police said, adding that the child According to the police, both embassy. The girl used to often a nationalised bank instead of area here, police said on is stable now. the victim and the accused lived visit the residence of the accused ! " a private bank as was being Wednesday. On the statement of the vic- at the embassy quarters. The girl’s as they were neighbours, a senior done so far. The 25-year-old accused, a tim’s mother, a rape case was reg- father works as a housekeeping police officer said. # Besides, the Shree Mandir Corpus Fund would be & -9*3 deposited in the State Bank of India, he said. He further said he Shree Jagannath Temple the temple would be in pos- TManaging Committee on session of the land following Wednesday decided to dde- the eviction within 75 meters posit the money collected from from its Meghanad Pacheri the temple’s Hundi (donation (giant boundary wall). box) in a nationalised bank. The meeting also decided Speaking to reporters after that the Gajapati Maharaja a committee meeting here would write to the under the chairmanship of International Society for Puri Gajapati Maharaja Krishna Consciousness Dibyasingha Deb, Shree (Iskcon) chief to stop holding Jagannath Temple untimely Rath Yatra. The tem- Administration (SJTA) Chief ple managing committee would Administrator Krishan Kumar discuss the matter again during said the money collected from its meeting in April.

& 79,5* subject to the final approval of the Niti Aayog. disha has got an outlay The Khurda Road- Oof Rs 4,373 crore for Balangir railway line project railway projects in the has been given Rs 520 crore & 79,5* this Bus Location Devise (BPS), Union Budget 2020-21. Last against Rs 350 crore last police would locate the vehicle year, the State had received year. The Angul-Sukinda o ensure safety for women, and promptly take action. This an outlay of Rs 4,593 crore project has got Rs 450 crore Tthe State Government has was informed by Transport in the budget. against Rs 250 crore last decided to instal panic buttons, Minister Padmanabha Behera The Centre has planned year. CCTV cameras and Global on Wednesday. an outlay of Rs 5,865 crore Besides, the budget has Positioning Systems (GPSs) in Sources said the Union for the East Coast Railway planned an allotment of Rs passengers buses. Government has made this in the Budget 2020-21. 100 crore for the Any women, if ill-treated in proposal to the State The Budget 2020-21 has Haridaspur-Paradeep pro- any manner during bus jour- Government. For installation of sanctioned a 241-km-long ject, which is expected to be ney, can press the emergency these devises, the Centre would Sambalpur-Gopalpur new commissioned March this button which would alert the bear 60% of cost and 40% to be line via Phulbani. A sum of year. Last year, the project nearby police station or PCR borne by the State Rs 2,957 crore has been allo- had been allotted Rs 400 vans to rise to action. Through Government. cated to this new project crore. Q R

tyres of vehicles travelling on points in Cuttack and Notably, the sharp metal wrong sides and puncture Bhubaneswar. On an exper- spike barriers have already the tyres. imental basis, the tyre killers been installed on roads of Sources said police have would be first installed on Pune, Hyderabad and Noida identified 32 vulnerable spots the Bomikhal flyover in for curbing of wrong-side on a total of 242 wrong-side Bhubaneswar. driving.

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n another measure to Icheck traffic violation, the Commissionerate police have decided to introduce ‘tyre killers’ on roads to curb wrong-side driving that majorly causes road mishaps as well as traffic congestion in the twin city. Tyre killers which are sharp metal spike strips would be fixed onto the roads that would cut into !"!" &% ! " % . Avik Chandra , Sairah Shah Salabega to Abhirami Bhattar, Halim , Piyoshi Baruah, and several others. / 0 1 Adashya Das, SubasPani, Jatin This year, nearly 10 books DE( 02 3 Nayak, Asit Mohanty , Subodh will be launched during the fes- Pattnaik, Ajit Das, tival. & 65* & 79,5* pecial POCSO Court-cum- $+ Jharsuguda, Nuapada SAdditional Sessions Judge oted writer Prof Manoj and Sundargarh districts. Girija Prasad Mohapatra, con- NDas will receive the pres- But the Kalahandi victing a rape accused, sen- tigious Mystic Kalinga Literary lawyers’ association tenced him for a 20-year jail Awards-Indian and Global observed a partial term and slapped a penalty of Languages in the fourth edition + ‘bandh’ in the district Rs 28,000, in default, another of the Mystic Kalinga Festival $, extending its support to 13 months of imprisonment. (MKF) here. the demand. Radhamohan Singh (20) of He is also scheduled to Courts, Government village Balidhari under the deliver keynote address of the offices, banks, petrol Baleswar Sadar police station festival. Which has been & +6-9* pumps, shops and other had committed the offence designed upon a central theme business establishments against a 12-year-old girl on of “Divine Madness: ormal life was disrupted and educational institu- April 25, 2017 after taking her Knowledge, Ecstasy, and Nseverely in western Odisha tions remained closed to a secluded place behind an Transformation.” on Wednesday as a 12-hour and vehicular move- eatery beside NH. From this edition, Mystic bandh called by various district ments were disrupted. The minor girl lodged an Kalinga Literary Award will lawyers’ associations to press Extending support FIR and police arrested the carry a cash prize of Rs 1 lakh. for their demand of establish- to the bandh call, mem- accused after registering a case Acclaimed poets, transla- ment of a permanent High bers of the Sambalpur under Sections 376(2)(i) ,506 of tors and scholars, including Court Bench in the region was District Congress IPC and 6 of the POCSO Act. Ramakant Rath, Sitakant Ramachandra Behera, A person having sound observed. Committee along with The court after cross- Mahapatra, Pratibha Ray , AbhinnaRoutray will read and knowledge of traditional The lawyers also opposed lawyers staged a Rail Roko at Bengaluru-Hatia Express and Central and State Governments examining 13 witnesses and Mukund Rao, Purusottam discuss the extraordinary vers- instruments like Kendara, the recent move of the State Bar the Khetrajpur railway station the agitators for over an hour. should take steps for fulfilment going through 19 documents Agarwal, HS Shivprakash , es of some of the greatest mys- Dhuduki, Khanjani or EkTara Council seeking disciplinary in Sambalpur and halted the However, the train resumed of the longstanding demand of pronounced the judgment on Pradipta Kumar Panda, tic poets of the subcontinent, etc or a Chakulia Panda or a action against the agitating Sambalpur-Puri Intercity running following police inter- the people of western Odisha Monday. The jail term would Rajkishore Mishra, Tamsarani from Appar and Sambandar to Pala Gayak or performers of lawyers. Express and the Rourkela vention. Apart from political par- run concurrently and the max- Das Mohapatra, NianjanSahu, Tulsidas and Ravidas, from Laudi,GhodaNacha and The bandh was observed in DMU. The BJP also supported the ties, various voluntary organi- imum term awarded is 20 Dr Gourhari Das, Dr Adi Shankara and Jayadeva to Dasakathia will be provided a Sambalpur, Bargarh, Balangir, There was a heated argu- bandh with its Bargarh MP sations also supported the years, informed Special Public Bijayananda Singh , Kedar Tukaram and Lal Ded, from platform to showcase their tal- Subarnapur, Deogarh, ment between passengers of the Suresh Pujari stating that both bandh call. Prosecutor Pranab Panda. Mishra, Bishnu Mohapatra, Meerabai to Janabai, from ents. # $!% '""" %P ()*+,%

& 79,5* tance under the Suraj "" #& scheme of the State he State Government Government. - Twould bear the expenses Patnaik highly & 79,5* that blood samples of six perfor treatment of the daughter appreciated Priyanka’s sons had been sent to Pune for of deceased Priyanka Rani family for agreeing to 35-year-old man of tests. By now, five reports have Patra, whose kidneys were the organ donation and . AJagatsinghpur district has been received indicating nega- donated and transplanted on the doctors who con- been admitted to the isolation tive for the coronavirus and the two different persons on ducted the operation. & 65* Assistant Engineer was caught ward of the SCB Medical report of a woman medico is Tuesday, announced Chief “I congratulate the red-handed while he was tak- College Hospital in Cuttack on still awaited. Minister Naveen Patnaik on SCBMCH doctors for he Vigilance police on ing Rs 2 lakh from the com- suspicion of having novel coro- On Tuesday, the Wednesday. conducting the State’s TWednesday arrested plaint in his office. navirus infection. Government said it has identi- The daughter of 26-year- first cadaveric kidney Basudeb Prasad Sahu, Assistant His office room at Soro, The man was working as an fied 14 people who have old Priyanka of Digapahandi transplant and also the Engineer (AE), Soro R and B residential Government quar- engineer in a private company returned to the state from Ganjam district is currently family members of Sub-Division in Baleswar dis- ter at Bhadrak and house at in Hong Kong. He returned to China and Thailand following undergoing treatment after Priyanka of Ganjam trict, on the charge of demand- native village Gujidarada Odisha on January 24 and later outbreak of the killer novel sustaining injuries in a road district for donating ing and accepting a bribe of Rs (Nuahat) in Bhadrak district developed symptoms of coron- coronavirus (nCoV) but none accident. The woman had also her organ. This has 2 lakh from a contractor, also came under search. avirus. He was admitted to the have tested positive for it. sustained critical injuries in created a new history Santosh Nayak, to clear his A case was registered in SCB late on Tuesday night and It said that all preparations the mishap and died during in Odisha’s organ pending bills amounting to Rs this connection; and the has been kept under observa- have been made to tackle the treatment at a private hospi- transplant and mod- 1 crore for widening and accused was booked under tion at the isolation ward. His disease and all district hospitals tal in Bhubaneswar. ern treatment,” Patnaik a 31-year-old person at the patient at a private hospital in strengthening of the Soro- section 7 PC (Amendment) blood and swab samples were are ready with at least five beds The Chief Minister also tweeted. SCB Medical College Hospital Bhubaneswar after Priyanka’s Chadakamara road under the Act, 1918. sent to Pune for tests specially meant for the nCoV announced that the family of Notably, one kidney of in Cuttack while the other family members consented to State Plan. Sahu was later forwarded Wednesday. It may be noted suspected patients. Priyanka would receive assis- Priyanka was transplanted on kidney was transplanted on a the organ donation. A trap was laid and the to court.

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& 79,5* & 79,5* Keonjhar, where thun- 4 derstorm may occur. n its reaction to the alloca- ith rains occurring On February 7 and Itions made for railway pro- Win many parts of 8, several places in jects in Odisha, the Samajwadi Odisha, the cold and Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Party said the State has been cloudy weather is likely to Sundargarh, Baleswar, & -*3- betrayed by the Centre once prevail across the State till Bhadrak, Jajpur, Angul, again. February 9. Dhenkanal, Sambalpur car en route to Cuttack “We lost Rs 1,620 crore this According to and Jharsuguda may Afrom Paradip was hit by a year as got Rs 4,373 crore Bhubaneswar MeT, receive light to moderate truck killing a person near against Rs 5,993 crore last year. coastal and northern parts rains. Loknath Gada on the Cuttack- Odisha gives around Rs 15,000 of the State may continue Besides, the Paradip road late on Tuesday crore to the Railways but we are to receive light to moder- Regional Meteorological night. Besides, three other per- getting dismal allocations. ate rainfall in next four Centre predicted rains at sons were injured. heading towards Cuttack when the SCB Medical College Odisha has been betrayed days. one or two places in The deceased was identi- the truck collided with their car Hospital. Another occupant, again,” said party president The yellow warning Khordha, Cuttack, fied as Sarada Prasanna Swain, and fled from the spot. While identified as Bijay Kumar Sahu, Rabi Behera. has been issued for many Jagatsinghpur, a resident of Nua Bazaar area Swain died on the spot, criti- who suffered minor injuries, He requested MPs and the places over the districts of Kandhamal, Nayagarh in Cuttack. Sources said Swain cally-injured Siba Prasad Swain was given first aid at a hospi- State Government to fight Balangir, Boudh, and Balangir districts on along with three others was and Deepak Jena were taken to tal at Atharabanki near Paradip. together for rightful demand. Kandhamal, Subarnapur, Angul, Nayagarh, Cuttack, Deogarh, Sundargarh and February 7 and 8. (! !) ( $P # & ' % " %

Arvind Kejriwal had Immediately after coming ing to have more hoardings and capping expensive private redefinition of ‘welfarism' Unlike Rahul Gandhi, uniquely flexible political deci- promised very affordable or to power in 2015, Kejriwal across Delhi. school fees tightly for long wrapped in nationalism sym- Kejriwal has kept intact his sions and moves. Seasoned free water and electricity in his had announced a 50% subsidy “I feel that to become a have made Kejriwal immense- bolised through the ‘Bharat under-stated, soft Hindu iden- political analysts and critics do first election manifesto, at on monthly power consump- developed country, we don’t ly adorable. Mata ki jai' slogan and rampant tity. He never endorsed the agree to the fact that Kejriwal which the whole country had tion of up to 400 units and need 50 years. Just ‘10 years' is Further, Kejriwal's promise display of Bhagat Singh’s por- intellectual Left’s demands for may soon turn the torchbear- laughed. But he did it and 20,000 litres of free water per enough. One only needs the to clean up the toxic Yamuna traits, all this became the USP secular purity. He is political- er for best political reforms in stunned the world. Lately, he month for all households. At right vision and intent,” river in next five years is going for his political ventures. ly wise and practical. So, he has India. has announced free power up that time, the scheme cost the Kejriwal had said at the recent well with the voters while the The AAP has had its own launched a free pilgrimage The bottom-line: Modern- to 200 units every month to exchequer around ?1,670 crore ‘Hindustan Times Leadership BJP is banking on its promise ‘home jolts' too. A few founder- programme for senior citizens day, techno-savvy bureaucrats benefit 3.2 million residents. annually. Kejriwal managed Summit'. of nationwide NRC, not really members and key functionar- for popular destinations like learn nation-building tech- The existing 50% electricity this tough task mainly by con- Unfortunately, the BJP has making clear how Delhiites ies including Ministers had to Ajmer Sharif and all big Hindu niques faster than ordinary self- subsidy for the 201-400 units trolling pilferage and theft by no Chief Ministerial face to put will benefit from it. be xpelled on charges ranging and Sikh shrines. The media serving politicians. Modi & range will continue. Any Delhi consumers in connivance with up for Delhi. They are still try- Kejriwal launched ‘India from corruption to filming has been persuaded to believe became a ‘larger than life' icon consumer availing up to 200 corrupt officials. ing in vain to project Modi as against Corruption' campaign themselves having extramarital that Kejriwal is a modern-day with exhaustive tutoring, men- ery interestingly, one gets units of electricity will get a “I am supporting Kejriwal the saviour for Delhi, which the in 2011. Anna Hazare was activities. Star figures like ‘Shravan Kumar', the legendary toring and marketing support Vto see big billboards across zero-electricity bill. Consumers because I have seen the work he local voters dismiss laughing- brought in to the anti-corrup- Yogendra Yadav and Prashant parents-loving son who took from super brains at astronom- the national capital region dis- of 201-400 units will receive has done for Delhi. He has ly. The Delhi BJP unit regu- tion fold as a credible face to be Bhushan had to be shown the his ageing parents to all 84 cen- ical costs. Kejriwal is all by him- playing the slogan ‘Desh approximately 50% subsidy. improved the healthcare system larised 1,731 unauthorised discarded within two years. door on incompatibility tres of Hindu pilgrimage on his self because he has robust com- maange Narendra Modi, Dilli Incredible indeed! so much… I run an ambulance colonies. Manoj Tiwari, Vijay The AAP was formed in 2012 grounds. Kejriwal has not been shoulders. Pragmatic Kejriwal monsense. He knows exactly maange Kejriwal' meaning the Incidentally, 200 units cost service in Paschim Vihar and Goel, and Vijendra Gupta con- with zero political legacy, vote lax on his basic stand on prin- was also quick to host the ‘TM what is critically required for the country wants Modi; Delhi ?1,400 in Mumbai, ?910 in keep taking people to hospitals. tinue to project it as a great banks, dynasties or even an ide- ciples of integrity and austeri- Krishna Concert' when forces common man and how all that wants Kejriwal. One Deepak Gurugram and ?1,310 in Noida I have seen the kind of facili- achievement. But Delhi voters ology. The India against ty. He has been dictatorial too of the rightwing Hindus can be organised without Madan, who identifies himself while in Delhi it is free. The ties that hospitals now offer,” are not impressed at all. They Corruption movement was a when it came to taking critical opposed it vehemently. depleting the public exchequer as a volunteer of the RSS, has Delhi electricity tariff has also says the ‘hording guy' Madan. want to know if the BJP-ruled massive hit. Kejriwal sloga- decisions. Whoever failed to Similarly, he organised a huge, disproportionately. organised these hoardings that not changed in the last five “Education system in Delhi States have made water and neered that all political parties agree to his strategies had to go. community ‘Diwali Mela' with All surveys show team- have left both BJP and Aam years. Similarly, there will be no has improved significantly in electricity free or cheap. and leaders were mostly The AAP has developed its big fanfare strictly without fire- Modi is just no match for Aadmi Party (AAP) leaders ‘Development and the five years of AAP’s rule. Promise fulfilling and thieves. Kejriwal’s genius in own version of non-ideological, crackers. This IITian, former Kejriwal, who made extreme- scratching their heads in utter Infrastructure' charges for Government schools are a lot accountability are being effec- political entrepreneurship lay underclass welfarism. The pos- bureaucrat has proved to be ly tall promises and kept them confusion. Madan says publicly water and sewer services any- better now. Teachers are tively marketed by the AAP. in the subtle manner he capi- itive change and success smarter and nobler than most within months of coming to that Modi is a great leader fit more. Citizens will only have to extremely sincere and keep ‘Mohalla clinics', Government talised his fan following. A brought in by the AAP are career politicians crowding out power. Modi would take at least to lead India; but Kejriwal is the pay Rs 2,310 for a new water or motivating students to put in schools having turned as attrac- ruthless ‘use-and-discard’ being acknowledged even by everywhere. Kejriwal-AAP is two terms to achieve half of tallest one for Delhi. sewer connection. hard work.” Madan is prepar- tive as elite class private schools approach for friend and foe, a Kejriwal’s bitterest critics. now an established brand with that, only hopefully.

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2 & 79,5* 2 , - he fate of tigress ‘Sundari’ Tseems to be uncertain as the process to send her back to & )5,*- Bikash Ranjan Dash. Madhya Pradesh from Odisha 7'*7 The objective of the fes- has been put on hold for an three-day Bhitarkanika tival is to provide the much- indefinite period. ven after four months, the AFestival would com- needed exposure to the Sundari at present would Epoachers who killed a leop- mence on February 14 as a national park so that there not be relocated to the Kanha ard in the Haridapasi jungle of joint effort by the Forest and would be a substantial Tiger Reserve in Madhya Tigiria in the Athagarh Forest Tourism Departments with increase of tourists, both Pradesh as this wildlife habitat Division have not been nabbed, Nalitapatia village on the international and domestic, has two more tigers, informed thanks to the inaction of high- campus even though several remained silent over the mat- fringes of the core area of the to the site, he said. Odisha Chief Wildlife Warden er forest officials and silence of reporters gathered there soon. ter, lamented locals, raising a national park in Kendrapada With an increased inflow (CWW) Hari Shankar the National Tiger Forest officials said that the question over the efficacy of district playing host to it. of tourists, the tourism Upadhyay here on Wednesday. Conservation Authority matter relating to the death of higher forest officials in pro- The festival was earlier potential of the place would The tigress would be shift- Authority (NTCA) for tiger had triggered a debate on the (NTCA). leopard would be revealed to tection of rare wild animals. scheduled for February 7, be further explored and peo- ed to Madhya Pradesh only augmentation and manage- translocation project. A carcass of a leopard of the Media after postmortem They alleged that forest but due to the current ple living along the villages after relocation of the two ment at Satkosia. In view of the Odisha about 10 years’ old had been conducted on the body. But officials seldom make field vis- inclement weather it was on the periphery of the tigers to another wildlife sanc- However, the authorities Government’s lack of initiatives found in the jungle on astonishingly, forest officials its rather they stay in in Cuttack postponed by a week. national park would reap tuary, he said. were forced to keep the tigress for protecting two tigers trans- September 15, 2019. It was burnt the carcass, leaving no and Bhubaneswar always. They The festival’s inaugural economic benefits out of it, Currently, Sundari has inside an enclosure following located from Madhya Pradesh allegedly killed by poachers for room for reporters to see the have demanded a thorough edition would showcase the Dash said. been kept at an enclosure at the its repeated straying into as part of the tiger reintroduc- its hide. After being informed leopard carcass again. probe into the incident and rich biodiversities, flora and Notably, Bhitarkanika is Satkosia Tiger Reserve in human habitations at Satkosia tion programme at the Satkosia by a woodcutter, forest officials Later, mediapersons and exemplary action against erring fauna of the Bhitarkanika one of the best natural abodes Angul district. She was brought and allegedly killing two per- Tiger Reserve, the NTCA led by the Athagarh DFO others raised voice action again officials who burnt the carcass National Park, which is an for estuarine or saltwater from the Bandhavgarh Tiger sons at villages inside the tiger decided to relocate Sundari reached the spot and seized the such act of forest officials. without following legal proce- internationally-acclaimed crocodiles and is said to Reserve in Madhya Pradesh in reserve. from Satkosia to the Kanha carcass. However, they kept the Even as more than four dures. Even they have sug- Ramsar wetland site, said house 70 per cent of India’s 2018 under a tiger transloca- Apart from that, ‘poaching’ Tiger Reserve after suspending body in the Tigiria Forester months have passed, no action gested authorities to track Divisional Forest Officer estuarine crocodiles, conser- tion project approved by the of the first trans-located tiger the tiger translocation pro- office premises and didn’t allow has been taken against anybody phone calls of officials to estab- (DFO), Rajnagar Mangrove vation of which was started National Tiger Conservation ‘Kanha’ from Madhya Pradesh gramme. any mediaperson to enter the yet. Even the NTCA has lish the truth. (Wildlife) Forest Division way back in 1975. " ! ! 2 % % " " . "! 56 rated the camp. Girija Shankar Mishra, Jayanti Mahapatra, *R-%*3" Dash, head of Sahara branch, Saumyaranjan Patra, Sagarika PHULBANI: An Assistant Teacher of the Nedipadar Upper & -9*3 Primary School under / Kandhamal district’s Phiringia blood block was suspended on Adonation Wednesday for allegedly taking & camp was classes in an inebriated condition. *'*7 organised here Students were frightened as by the Sahara their teacher Sesadeba Behera JD workers India on its behaved awkwardly in the class Bof Bargarh 43rd a few days back. On being held a meeting Foundation informed, parents of a student at the resi- Day on visited the school and found dence of MLA Monday in the teacher was drunk. The stu- Debesh Acharya here on pital in the old DHH building Puri. dent’s parent then shot a video Tuesday on the locals’ demand so that people of the town can In associa- of the teacher while taking for establishment of a city hos- avail quick treatment. tion with char- classes in inebriated condition pital. It was decided at the meet- itable organisa- and sent it to district Collector The meeting was held in ing that a team of Bargarh BJD tion Brunda D and District view of the Nagarika Ekata workers led by MLA Acharya & *7+-9* Gajapati district to Puri, was Samparpan, the Education Officer Bikash Manch, comprising members would meet Chief Minister packed in 60 gunny bags with camp was held Chandra Pradhan. of all political parties and gen- Naveen Patnaik and urge him olice seized around 1,900 kg over 30 kg in each. at the Sahara Subsequently, Phiringia eral public, has been staging a to announce establishment of Pof ganja while being trans- The cost of the seized con- office near the Block Education Officer Binod strike for the last three con- a City Hospital at the old ported by a van in the traband would be about Rs 40 Gundicha BIhari Digal conducted an secutive days. DHH. Digapahandi area in Ganjam lakh. This is the second major Temple where investigation and found the Stating that people are fac- Meanwhile, the district district on Tuesday. The police haul of ganja in Ganjam district as many as 35 units of blood led. Rath, Suvendu Samantray, allegations to be true. ing problems after shifting of administration on Tuesday also arrested van driver in a month. Around 800 kg had were collected from the donors. Senior officer of Sahara Priyanka Patra, Mithi Mishra, Based on the inquiry the District Headquarters made all arrangements for pro- Biswaranjan Biswal, a resident been seized near Dasanapalli Samarpan chairman and Ajay Kumar Mishra super- Sabyasachi Mohapatra, Satya report, the district administra- Hospital to a distant place, the viding treatment to patients at Khodha district. chhaka under the Aska police former Principal of Rajadhani vised the camp in presence of Patra, Sandip Kumar Jena, Rani tion placed Sheshadeba on sus- agitators urged the the old DHH to soothe the agi- The ganja, being trans- station on College, Bhubaneswar, Dr its dozens workers and staffs. Pradhan and Gagan Pradhan pension. Government to open a city hos- tators. ported from Mohana area in January 4. Abhimanyu Bhuinya inaugu- Among others, Madhusudan Jena assisted. +" / " % 4 - - 5(,6 %

+ preach for promotion of class- 2 case records) by field 1 less society. The Mahima fol- functionaries of block lowers believed in shapeless 1 1 and other line depart- . god “Sunya Bramha”. Instead of ments to the SA team, using any hymns, the Mahima etc., were found. saints, only did prayers by & ,9- In some of the case # # reciting “Mahima Allekh”. records of works in Bhela 75,),6 Mahima Gosain, the pro- block-level public hearing Panchayat, the SA team pounder of Mahima cult, with Aon MGNREGS and pen- had found that, the bills he world famous Mahima his desciple Bhima Bhoi, ulti- sion schemes was held at and vouchers submitted Tmela will be celebrated at mately had selected Joranda as Komna on Tuesday. by material suppliers had Joranda from February 7 for his main abode and started the The Social Audit (SA) team no GST number. The three days at Joranda, 26 km Mahima Mela there in year of OSSAAT (Odisha Society for block level Public from Dhenkanal headquarters the district administration of barricades had been con- 1975, by igniting the Akhanda Social Audit and Hearing Committee town. Dhenkanal had taken all pre- structed at the entrance site, Dhuni(uninterrupted fire) on Transparency), an indepen- chaired by the Executive Mahima saints deployed at cautionary measures for unin- north and west door of the Magha Purnami for the welfare dent organisation formed by Engineer, DRDA direct- 58 ashrams in Odisha, Madhya terrupted power supply, water Gadimindir. Reportedly, the of universe. the State Government to con- ed the BDO, Komna to Pradesh, Chhatishgarh, supply and also provision of east and south doors of the On the instruction of duct regular social audit of issue show cause to the Jharkhand, Bihar, Andhar sanitation in and around the Gadimindir were to be used for Mahima Gosain, his desciples MGNREG and other concerned officials to Pradesh, West Bengal, Assam, mela ground. Apart from the exit of devotees. Moreover, kept the fire buring and organ- Government schemes, pre- explain why action would Nepal, Bangladesh and Japan deployment of adequate police to avert rush of vehicles, one- ising the mela, every year till sented the findings of the audits not be taken against them were coming to the main shrine forces, a bomb detection squad way traffic arrangement had Guru Purnima, even after the they had undertaken for the FY for violating Government Block Social Auditor, Jaynam hearing, but most of the at Joranda with their annual and cops in plain dress would been made during the occa- total annihilation (Maha 2018-19. guidelines. It was also decided Satnami and several women Panchayat Executive officers collections in order to meet the also be engaged in order to pre- sion. Nirvana)of Mahima Gosain in Several irregularities like that the money paid in the Village Resource Persons. Other remained absent in spite of huge expenditure to be vent any untoward incidents. Sources said , the Mahima year 1976. money paid to dead people name of dead persons would be members of the block level pub- being informed repeatedly to incurred during the festival. Hotels, make-shift shops and cult emerged from village Jaka Sources said Mahima under pension scheme (Rs recovered from the concerned lic hearing Committee like attend the hearing along with They were accommodated other business establishments in Dhenkanal district during Swami was first seen at Puri 98,000 in total), nonpayment of field functionaries who were District Panchayat Officer, BDO, relevant official documents. at Talamula Mutt, Natima had already erected tempo- the year 1874, with the objec- Danda known as Dhulia Baba. wages to workers under MGN- engaged for distribution of ABDO of Komna block, and When officials of Horticulture Mutt, Lata Ashram, Patna Mutt rary sheds by acquiring tives of protesting Bramhins Later, he was found in deep REGS, documents missing pensions. Assistant Programme Officer, department remained absent, and Jamudara Mutt. Expecting grounds near the temple and Jamindars who stood for meditation standing on one leg from case records of different The Social Audit team MGNREGA were also present. the Forest department offi- arrival of at least three lakh premises. Besides, in order to idolatry, casteism and untouch- at Khandagiri for several years projects under MGNREGS, headed by District Social Sarpanches of some cials had arrived without bring- devotees during the occasion, avoid stampeding, temporary ability. Mahima cult started to surviving only by air (Bayu). noncooperation (not providing Auditor Milan Pati consisted of Panchayats also attended the ing any document. ( ! ! !# $% -! %-5 -% % & 9 ) District SPs exhibited exemplary leadership and pur- ROURKELA: Ekalavya Model s per the direction of DGP sued the warrant drive vigor- Residential School, & *:9*)56 Amiya Samal as elec- AAbhay, a special drive to ously to execute large number Bhawanipur, Sundargarh, tion officer. Dr execute non-bailable warrants of NBWs. Principal Bijay Badaik and & 65* location across the State. he general body meeting of Sradhanand (NBWs) was conducted The Ganjam police exe- PET Amar Anant Patnaik were Initially, the team after TRourkela Sainika Sangha Mohaptra, Major throughout the State from cuted 733 NBWs, highest in the on Wednesday suspended on he Special Task Force (STF) conducting a raid at (RSS), a body of ex-servicemen, (Dr) Akhaya Samal, January 27 to February 4. State, followed by the Koraput charges of taking bribe of Rs Twhich is formed to crack Khantapara area seized the was held under the chairman- Major K K Dutta and During the drive, as many district with 417 NBWs. 60,000 from a woman on the down drug peddling in the contraband and rounded up ship of Col Harihar Sahoo. Sibasaran Mishra as 5,121 NBWs were executed Notably, the Koraput district promise of giving her the cook State has apprehended two one. Subsequently, basing on Besides other issues, the dis- unanimously were which compares favourably executed more warrants in job of the school. peddlers from Khantapara and his information about the cussion revolved on genuine nominated as advisor with 16,499 NBWs executed in these nine days than in whole The Odisha Model Tribal Jaleswar area after seizing source, the team apprehended demands for a Defence can- while Col Harihar 2019. Execution of NBWs facil- of 2019. Educational Society (OMTES) about 55 gram brown sugar another peddler from Jaleswar teen, ECHS Hospital and for- Sahoo was elected as itates trial of cases by the Similarly, the Khordha Secretary took the action fol- worth of about Rs 5.5 lakh, fol- area while a third one could mation of Sundargarh District president. Similarly, respective courts. police executed 355 and district lowing an inquiry. lowing a tipoff. manage to escape. Sainika Board at Rourkela. Basant Kumar A total pendency of NBWs executing 200 or more warrants According to reports, the The enforcement squad The special team could Accordingly, to responsibility Moharana, Nirmal Kumar Das as treasurer and Sadhab at start was 39,254 and at the included Kendrapada, Cuttack, husband of the woman job however refused to divulge also lean that since Jaleswar is was assigned on the members and Dibakar Barik were elect- Mahant elected as auditor. end it was 31,482 which Keonjhar, Jajpur and seeker had approached the their identities as it would close to Bengal border, nar- to take up these issues with ed as vice presidents, Subedar Besides, 12 members were brought the total pendency of Mayurbhanj. Secretary with an audio record- hamper their investigation and cotics arrive from the other competent authorities. Dhaneswar Das as secretary, elected to the executive com- NBWs down by 20 per cent. The DGP issued apprecia- ing of the Principal and the action after they learnt that end and are supplied to dif- On the occasion, the elec- Chakrant Jena as Jt. Secretary, mittee. It was decided to During the period, 1,685 more tion letters to SPs of Ganjam, PET demanding bribe and tak- about 32 persons in the nar- ferent pockets through agents tion for new governing body Surath Senapati, Jayant Beriha, enhance the members of the NBWs were received, 5,121 Koraput, Khordha and DIG of ing money from him. Acting cotics supply chain syndicate and carriers. And the young for the next year of the orga- Manoj Nayak and Pradeep Sangha, which is also taking up NBWs were executed and 4,333 Police, CR, Cuttack, for excel- on his complaint, the Secretary were active and supplying the mass mainly the student com- nization was held which was Kumar Pati as regional secre- various social services in the NBWs otherwise were dis- lent achievement and leader- conducted an inquiry and banned substances to various munity is falling in their traps. conducted by Major (Dr) taries, Subedar Srikant Mishra locality. posed (mostly recalled). ship. found the two guilty. !"!" &7

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" +"" - mentally, physically and & 79,5* The Chief Minister Naveen ! & ! ! !"! % hearing impaired chil- Patnaik made this announce- % % ! dren, in reaching out to hief Minister Naveen ment after a team comprising & !" " children with special CPatnaik on Wednesday Labour Minister Susanta Singh, & % ! ! needs. announced that a 30-bed MP Prasanna Acharya, Bargarh ! & Notably, Paradip- Urban Community Health MLA Debesh Acharya and based Jagruty has been Centre would be established in former Minister Bimbadhar P& & & & & # instrumental in provid- the old District Headquarters Kuanr met at the Lok Seva & $ 78*. ing great care and com- Hospital (DHH) building at Bhawan and apprised him B-" passionate service to the Bargarh town. about people’s discontentment differently abled chil- Emergency and outdoor over the shifting of DHH to '( ! dren over the last 22 years as a wheelchairs will not only ease The management team of and decided to partner with it patient (OPD) services would Tukurla which is about 10 km registered institution. but also greatly enhance the Jagruty school led by in future activities, benefiting be provided at the Urban CHC, from Bargarh +6), General secretary Subrata mobility of the differently- Subhalaxmi Roy (president), the special children. he added. town. * % Q/% -$ &'* + , ! 0 4 R% ! & !O! ! +- ! ! - #Q& # #/( " &F-- * -"% % ,"-- & % ' % +& & 9 & $ 78*. - +!! 7 !+ ! - ! , DEDE ' , &, + B' !, ! &- ! :& % ! !5 DEDE )! + ' (9 & 2 & 9 & ;,$ -! ! B ) ! ! !&! % ! ! ! 6(, ! ! !& & 79,5* envision policies as per people’s Pipili MLA Pradeep ! ! ( B ! ! expectation to build an ambi- Maharathy praised the Chief & 79,5* education; poverty and addic- Government in this regard. 3 !& hief Minister Naveen tious India and an Aspirational Minister for his commitment tion to drugs or liquor instigate Balianta BEO Snigdha CPatnaik inaugurated the Odisha”. towards higher education and he People’s Cultural Centre people to conduct such a Mishra, Bhubaneswar BEO + School of Government and Higher Education Minister expressed his well wishes for T(PECUC) in association with heinous crime like child traf- Sasmita Mali, Khordha Rural <$ D? 5 , ! Public Affairs (SGPA) and Arun Kumar Sahoo spoke the new school. Chief Advisor the Kailash Satyarthi Children’s ficking. Efforts at all levels are CDPO Snehalata Nayak, ! ! &, - ! ) '+ , newly-constructed about the Chief Minister’s to the Chief Minister, R Foundation organised a district- needed to stop the crimes Khordha CWC Expert ! !3! <( International Centre at the vision to promote higher edu- Balakrishnan, said the level public dialogue on ‘Child against children, Dhali added. Member Dr Tuna Sahu, *%, - '+G:H+I,*%'+G: I-"% Xavier University, cation in the field of gover- Government expects to take Trafficking-Free India’ on Bhubaneswar Central PECUC director Dr Minakhi '+G H+I,%'+G+ ! I*() Bhubaneswar (XUB) at Pipili nance and hoped that the the mutual collaboration with Wednesday. Inaugurating the MLA Ananta Narayan Jena Panda and ED Anuradha '+G7*I)& ! ! on Wednesday. SGPA would produce citizen- the XUB to new heights. dialogue, Balianta MLA Arbind said, “We have to work togeth- Mohanty also spoke. They said L9 M! ! Patnaik stated how public effective practitioners of pub- XUB Board of Governors Dhali said that to bring about a er and generate awareness awareness, education and sup- 3&< %! % ! affairs and governance is lic affairs. MP Dr Amar Patnaik Chairman George Fernandes, change in the society, participa- among public and families to port and cooperation of all &" important for sustainable asked look forward to the Vice-Chancellor Prof Antony R tion of every section of the soci- prevent child trafficking.” He Government and NGOs and & growth and development. He SGPA bringing in a new era in Uvari and Registrar Prof EA ety is very much essential. also highlighted some of the general public are essential to said, “Policymakers have to the public policy arena. Augustine also spoke. He stated that the lack of programmes of the stop the crime. & & #& <$ ! !" ! , - ! - G -I B 7! ! & -'+ ! & / !2/ '! ! 7 % " 7 % -! !" % % ! &1JD !& & 7,3'*7 Police Equestrian of 15 lakh is " - * Championship and Mounted given to the play- ! & %'+ aryana Chief Minister Police Duty Meet 2020, in ers for participa- 1&11 G7*I & HManohar Lal Khattar on Gurugram, he said, "With the tion in the Wednesday said the State is aim of preparing the players of Olympics. 2 & #& among one top States in the the State at par with the The Chief & 79,5* *) ' $ '+*)5 6 G')56I country in sports and a Sports International players, the State Minister praised ! !" ! ! Policy has been implemented Government is also utilizing the horsemen for he Gridco Limited, a State ! &')56 ::* *- and Haryana State Sports the experience of outstanding performing in var- TGovernment undertaking, ! ! ! +%! Council has been constituted sportspersons who have ious risky situa- on Wednesday proposed to 7 % % ! for promoting sports. brought laurels to the Country tions which shows the Odisha Electricity ! & 1EE ! ! % Addressing the gathering and the state at the interna- their dedication Regulatory Authority (OERC) ! &- after inaugurating the All India tional level so that more world- towards their duty. to hike power tariff by Rs 1.11 ! ( class players could be prepared He said that all hike per unit. !!&+ " in the State". necessary arrange- According to reports, the " & In this competition, 623 ments have been Gridco appraised the OERC horsemen of 16 teams of para- made for this that increase in cost of power 22 # military forces with their 279 event and he being purchased from outside *) ' $ 3 3 37 0! 6 horses from various States are hopes that the par- should be collected from power ! &* !" participating in 31 different ticipants would users. 3 3 37 0! !K?%B % !0% events. The competition will take good memo- Notably, the OERC is cur- ) ,0 1L1A ! continue till February 14. ries back home rently hearing the pleas of !& " ! ! The Chief Minister said from this event. power generating, transmis- -!%!% that sports not only enhance Khattar also sion and distribution compa- O " & ! physical strength but also appreciated the nies for the year 2020-21. ! % % " inculcates the qualities of dis- efforts of the Director-General Armed Security Force and On Tuesday, the State- ! cipline, team spirit, confidence. of Police (DGP) Manoj Yadava Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel owned Odisha Power !& A good police officer is also a and Secretary, Organizing National Police Academy are Generation Corporation good sportsman, he Committee, Inspector General also participating in this com- (OPGC) had demanded 20- & & /3 22 & added. of Police Hanif Qureshi and his petition. paise hike on power generation *) ' $ - - ! Khattar said that to pro- team for organizing the event. At the opening ceremony cost for 2020-21 over the price ! JE%EEE ! mote sports in Haryana, the Yadava said that besides of the competition, all the par- approved by the OERC. It & !- - O State Government has imple- Haryana Police team who is ticipating teams marched with requested the commission to !! ! ! mented Sports Policy 2015, in hosting the event, teams from their horses and passed approve its proposal of fixing !& which an amount of 6 crore is Bihar, Gujarat, Karnataka, through the stage, greeting the generation cost at Rs 2.67 per :!! given to players of Haryana Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, Chief Minister, who was the unit against current Rs 2.47. ! - - 5 3& %: who have won gold medals in Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Chief Guest of the The OHPC has also 7 < "6! %L the Olympics. Similarly, other Pradesh, West Bengal, event. demanded for increase of ! 1J&A! ! medal winners are also given Chandigarh Police, Border Haryana is hosting this power cost, being sold by it, ! ! !!! reward money. Security Force, Assam Rifle, competition for the second from 88 paise to 95 paise per - - &M Apart from this, an amount Indo Tibetan Border Police, time after 11 years. unit. !"!" &6 ) %* " & & " *+

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' ,> *'$' ( ($ . $ tion on whether the govern- 2017, 2,08,456 in 2018 and as per the information report- audit of government websites Indian organisations have faced said the Government blocked ment proposes to formulate any 3,94,499 incidents in 2019. ed to and tracked by CERT-In and applications, formulation over three times more cyber- 9,000 sites. Many say adult expressed concern over unreg- on banning porn sites but due policy to link social media According to the CERT-In, cyber security incidents are of a crisis management plan for attack than the global average, pornography is “our right”, ulated spread of the social to reasons like impracticality profile of users with their 54 websites of Central observed across sectors such as countering cyber attacks, and with cryptocurrency mining Prasad said, adding “revenge media which spewed fake news among others it stepped back. Aadhaar numbers. Ministries, departments and academia, e-commerce, energy, the launch of botnet cleaning malware impacting most of porno” is also in vogue. and pornography, the Speaker Gaurav Gogoi (Congress) According to him, the State Governments were entertainment, finance, and malware analysis centre the entities. On the suggestions to ban said the issue demands a seri- blamed Government for not Government has taken sever- hacked in 2019, against 110 Government, healthcare, infor- ‘Cyber Swachhta Kendra’. According to a CISCO all the sites spreading porn and ous half-an-hour discussion. regulating social media and al steps to keep a check on the sites in 2018. These cyber mation and technology, man- Kundankulam Nuclear Annual Cyber Security Report, fake news, the Minister said Prasad promptly agreed to cited the case of teenager Gopal spread of fake news, porno- attacks originated from ufacturing, telecom and trans- Power Plant (KNPP) came 53% of all cyber attacks led to India should not be compared the suggestion saying the upper Sharma who fired at Jamia uni- graphic and anti-national con- Pakistan, Algeria, Brazil, China, portation. “With the increase in under a cyberattack in October financial damages of more than with China or the Middle East, house had discussed the mis- versity site saying he was stream- tent via social media platforms. France, Netherlands, North the proliferation of Information last year. The damage was in $500K (including lost revenue, as “we are a democracy”. use of social media. The Modi ing live but “your Ministers did Prasad said there has also Korea, Russia, Serbia, South Technology and related ser- the form of data theft, the customers, opportunities, and While several MPs had, Government had in its first not remove… it is illegal”. He been a rise in irresponsible Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, vices there is a rise in cyber same data can be used to out-of-pocket costs among oth- during question hour, term planned to go whole hog sought to know whether comments in the social media. Tunisia, USA and Vietnam. security incidents in the coun- enhance future attacks on the ers) for organisations in 2018. !O P 0"4. +% 6# " $ % " " $ 1 %$ # /++5(/ " & ' " $. New Delhi: Leader of the the country and it was logical to & ,55673 Bhupender Yadav referred to ed to get only 30 per cent dur- Congress in Lok Sabha, Adhir fight against it. Swami & ,55673 & ,55673 - the upcoming Delhi Assembly ing the current fiscal. Ranjan Chowdhury, on Vivekananda, the Congress he Rajya Sabha on elections and without naming According to him, the devolu- Wednesday attacked the leader said, used to say that “our ajya Sabha Chairman M ot only close relatives but ! '*%%'(% TWednesday saw sharp any party or place brought up tion was only 35 per cent in the Government over the NRC and motherland was a junction of RVenkaiah Naidu on Nany woman — even a sin- "A 8 D,$ < %' ( ( <*. exchanges between the treasury the issue of firing incident. previous two years. CAA, saying it was a “sinister two great forces, Hinduism and Wednesday said no country gle woman — who is “willing” .(% ( .>(, ,> and Congress members when He said the Delhi Police His party colleague design” foiled by the people. Islam”. He also said every has the right to interfere in the should be allowed to act as a O>$((P two BJP members raised the has released certain pictures Digivjaya Singh said the Centre “Our people are coming out to human soul is potentially divine. internal matters of India in the surrogate, a parliamentary !! issue of alleged involvement of following its investigation in was not giving dues of states’ save the Constitution from you,” “Our goal is to manifest the backdrop of the European panel has recommended ! ! an Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) the firing incident and said how shares in taxes because of lower he said in the lower house divinity in human beings.” Union moving a resolution for besides suggesting 15 major worker in the Shaheen Bagh a political party(in an apparent revenue collections. He said the while participating in the debate “You are pseudo humanist, voting against the Citizenship changes that include deleting ! ! firing incident in New Delhi reference to the AAP) can share of Madhya Pradesh in on the Motion of Thanks on the nationalist and Hindu... You Amendment Act (CAA). the definition of ‘infertility’ as recently. However, the house think of sending a legal notice GST compensation has been President’s Address. People should become a true Hindu like The Chairman also said the inability to conceive after 16 months to 36 months. The ran smoothly after the brief war to the police officer. Congress reduced by Rs 14,000 crore. from all sections and of all ages us (Congress),” he said, referring the Indian parliament is sov- five years of unprotected inter- Bill is yet to be passed by the of words and the Elders raised members objected to this and Akhilesh Prasad Singh have gathered together and to the ruling BJP. On Kashmir, ereign and the message should course on the ground that it Rajya Sabha. matters of public importance. Yadav retorted that the gunman (Cong) made a case for increas- launched a movement, he claimed the cases of stone be sent loud and clear when was too long a period for a cou- Regarding the eligibility The first exchange took does not belong to the main ing the length of the airstrip at Chowdhury said, adding it was pelting have risen post the abro- a Shiv Sena raised the issue in ple to wait for a child. criteria for availing surrogacy place soon after ministers Opposition party. The Delhi the Patna airport so that larg- a victory for democracy as the gation of Article 370. He the Rajya Sabha. Headed by BJP’s procedure, the committee rec- tabled listed papers when the Police has said Kapil Baisala, er planes too could land there. BJP was compelled to step back. demanded that the House pass Raising the issue in the Bhupender Yadav, the Rajya ommended removing the pro- house commenced proceed- who opened fired at the Motilal Vora (Congress) asked “You cannot weaken a resolution for integration of House in the morning session, Sabha Select Committee which vision of requirement of five ings and Vijay Goel (BJP) tried Shaheen Bagh protest site last the Government to take strict Hindustan (India). We all have PoK into India. The Congress Anil Desai (Shiv Sena) sug- tabled the report in Parliament years as the period of inability to raise the issue. Congress week is a member of the Aam action against persons involved together made this nation.... leader also questioned the gov- gested that a resolution should on Wednesday also recom- to conceive before opting for members strongly opposed it. Aadmi Party. in black marketing of e-rail Plurality is the heartbeat (dhad- ernment on allowing Chinese be passed that India will not mended that ‘single Indian the procedure. Chairman M Venkaiah Meanwhile, Jairam tickets. Rewati Raman Singh kan) we should save it,” he said. companies for 5G trials in India. tolerate any interference from woman’ - either divorcee or It noted that there may be Naidu did not allow Goel to Ramesh(Congress) said states (Samajwadi Party) drew the The true spirit of the “This (5G) is critical infrastruc- other countries in its internal widow - in the 35- to 45-year certain proven medical condi- proceed with his arguments were not getting share of taxes attention of the house to the Constitution was that each and ture. China will create big risk for matters. age group and Persons of tions like absence of uterus by and asked members to raise as per the devolution formula. large number of vacancies in everyone should feel that this us,” he said and advised the Reacting to it, Naidu said Indian Origin (PIOs) may be birth, non-functional uterus, permitted issues for Zero Hour. He said states should get 42 per teaching faculties in Central country was his own, he said. Government to think carefully no other country has the allowed to avail surrogacy. removal of uterus due to can- Later, another BJP member cent share but they are expect- universities. The BJP, he said, was dividing before taking any step. PNS right to interfere in the inter- However, it has strongly cer, fibroids etc or patients nal affairs of India. “I want to backed the provision of the with chronic medical condition make it very clear, as Surrogacy (Regulation) Bill, where normal pregnancy is ;$,%$ 88 *.$ Chairman of the House and 2019 allowing only altruistic ruled out and it is medically 8 3)& R also as Vice President of the surrogacy and not commercial proven beyond any doubt that < ' ( 7 < $ country, whatever issues are surrogacy as it opined that surrogacy is the only option. & ,55673 voiced concern over the detention of there, Indian Parliament is a “the sublime and divine instinct The Committee also rec- ,> ',$ <(' ,( Abdullah. sovereign authority to discuss of motherhood could not be ommended a modification in aising the issue of detention of Majeed Memon (NCP) asked and decide. allowed to be turned into the definition of altruistic sur- New Delhi: The Government on Wednesday RNational Conference (NC) leader what kind of terror was created by “Outside countries have mechanical paid service of rogacy so as to cover ‘other pre- announced it will come up with new pro- Farooq Abdullah and other senior Farooq Abdullah that he was detained no right to interfere in our pro-creation devoid of divine scribed expenses’ on nutri- gramme under which NGOs will take care of political leaders from Jammu & and could not attend Parliament. The internal affairs,” he said warmth and affection.” tional food required and mater- senior citizens, who are living alone, at their Kashmir, the Opposition parties on National Conference leader is an MP adding other countries should Noting that restricting the nity-wear etc, vital for the well- homes, besides bringing in a law to provide Wednesday attacked the Government from Srinagar. Memon said the con- take care of their own respec- surrogate mother to be a ‘close being and upkeep of the sur- day care facility. in the Parliament for “illegally” detain- stitutional validity of abrogation of tive matters. Naidu wondered relative’ potentially limits the rogate mother. There are about 10.38 crore senior citizens ing them and demanded they should they have been put behind bars with- Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir is whether those countries availability of surrogate moth- As a general recommen- in the country based on 2011 census, Minister be freed forthwith. out giving any proper reason,” yet to undergo judicial scrutiny. would like if Indian ers, affecting the genuinely dation, the select committee of Social Justice and Empowerment Thaawar Former Chief Ministers Farooq Congress leader Adhir Ranjan DMK’s Vaiko termed August 5, Parliament discusses issues needy persons, the panel has recommended that the Assisted Chand Gehlot said during the Question Abdullah, Omar Abdullah and Chowdhury said in the Lok Sabha, 2019 as the “blackest day” in the his- like Brexit. recommended removal of this Reproductive Technologies Hour in Rajya Sabha. A 2007 law has the pro- Mehbooba Mufti were among the while demanding the release of the sit- tory of India saying three former chief Six political groups of requirement from the Bill. (Regulation) Bill which is vision for taking care of all senior citizens. many mainstream politicians detained ting member. ministers were detained and added members of European The Committee recom- awaiting cabinet approval may However, the Government is working on a after the Centre revoked Jammu & Later Congress members along that it was a pre-mediated conspira- Parliament had moved a joint mended that “a willing woman be taken up before the new law to ensure those senior citizens living Kashmir’s special status under Article with those of several other Opposition cy of “Hindutva forces”. resolution against the shall act as surrogate mother Surrogacy (Regulation) Bill alone are take care of in a better way, he said. 370 on August 5 last year. The state parties walked out of the House. Earlier, Congress MP K Suresh Citizenship Amendment Act, and be permitted to undergo since the ART Bill primarily He said under the law day care centres will was also bifurcated into the union ter- TMC leader Sudip raised the issue of release of Abdullah, calling it discriminatory. The surrogacy procedures as per the deals with technical, scientific be set up for taking care of those living alone,” ritories of Jammu & Kashmir, and Bandyopadhyay also flagged the issue but it was cut short by the Speaker. It European Parliament had, provisions of this Act.” and medical aspects which he said, adding senior citizens can visit such Ladakh. of detention of Abdullah and said the is the responsibility of the government however, decided not to con- It also suggested increasing also apply to storage of embryo, day care centres and spend time till evening. “Three former Chief Ministers, issue was also raised during the all- and House to ensure his welfare and duct a vote on the resolution the insurance cover for the sur- gamete, oocyte etc. as con- Such centres will have library, canteen and including Farooq Abdullah, are lan- party meeting. Members from the also that he exercises his right as an during its new session begin- rogate mother from proposed tained in the Surrogacy Bill. other facilities. PNS guishing in jails for past six months, NCP, DMK, TDP and the RJD also elected representative, Suresh said. ning March 2. 9:;<.4 4P " "+" "'

,55673 tional signages, wheel-chair access to education, public -2,+ facilities and accessible drink- 2 2 facilities which is barrier-free in he world’s tallest statue, ing water and toilets in the + # infrastructure and transport T‘Statue of Unity’ in Gujarat’s Statue of Unity are novel fea- 2 systems. & ,55673 8 ''395 $!!4) 2015 onwards are 72 and con- Narmada, which is visited daily tures that need to be replicat- >!! 8 !>!! The Railways Ministry is $) "!:8 siderable amount of Proceeds by over 5,000 tourists, included universally.” -"* " ! also ensuring that nearby s many as 13.62 million ".! ) 0"4. of Crime (PoC) are involved in ing elders and persons with However, certain other fea- >!! ! Kevadiya railway station is AIndian nationals are stay- (. !) respect of these cases. disabilities (PwDs,) is all set for tures such as Braille maps, 2 ‘Divyang’ friendly. There will be ing abroad and USD 118.3 bil- Muraleedharan, in reply to an upgrade to make it com- sign language interpreters, >!! ! >!! ! special disabled friendly features lion has been received as remit- "! %&'3 4 a separate question, also pletely disabled-friendly. audio facility for the visually ! >!! such as ramps to wheelchair tances from them since April .$" informed Parliament that mor- The 182-metre-tall engi- impaired people needs to be > !>! access, lifts and escalators for 2018 up to September last year. #" tal remains of 21,930 Indian neering marvel that was found- added to make the accessibili- >!! movement to one floor to In a written reply to a ques- nationals from 125 countries ed in a memorial tribute to ty complete, she said. >!! " another, washrooms on both tion in the Lok Sabha, Minister have been brought back to India Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel in To assess the tourism > sides of the railway station. of State for External Affairs V since 2015 till December, 2019. Gujarat has recently got the tag accessibility of the icon, which Disabled-friendly sites are get- Muraleedharan cited figures On the issue of prisoners in of Shanghai Cooperation was inaugurated by Prime ting global attention. which showed that countries like Pakistan’s custody, he said as Organisation’s ‘8 Wonders of Minister Narendra Modi in For instance, Kerala’s Nepal, the Middle East region, per the available information, SCO’. It is also said to be on the 2018, the DEPwD under the ‘Barrier-Free Tourism Project’ the UK, the US, Malaysia and 275 Indians, including fisher- itinerary list of US President Union Social Welfare and recently got global recognition as Germany have a large number men are presently believed to Donald Trump who is expect- Justice Ministry recently organ- the United Nations World of Indians living there. be in Pakistan’s custody. ed to visit India in the last week ised a visit of 14 youths with Tourism Organization As per the data received However, as per the lists of February this year. disabilities from all over India. (UNWTO) made a special men- from Indian missions, there are shared on January 1, 2020, Department of “We have noted their obser- tion to it as an ‘Emerging an estimated 13.62 million Pakistan has acknowledged the Empowerment of Persons with vation. For instance, the visual- Global Destination’ in the Indians abroad, he said. Muraleedharan said. custody of 262 of them, he said. Disabilities Secretary (DEPwD) ly impaired and hearing Accessible Destination Awards As per the RBI data, dur- Replying to another ques- In addition, there is the issue of Shakuntala D Gamlin said, impaired mentioned the need 2019. According to a report, a ing 2018-19, USD 76.4 billion tion, he said the number of 83 missing Indian defence per- “Statue of Unity meets up for Braille maps, Braille book- putting in place an infrastruc- Disabilities Bill passed in 2016 booming section of the travel was received as remittances, Indians involved in financial sonnel, including prisoners of almost all accessibility require- lets on the historical importance ture that provides a barrier-free mandates upon the market reserved for travellers while during period 2019-20 irregularities with the banks as war, whose custody has not ments. Features such as con- of the Statue of Unity and a sign access to the visitors with dis- Governments including Centre with disabilities and also the (April-September), USD 41.9 well as those who are under been acknowledged by Pakistan, veyor belt, lifts with Braille but- language interpreter for hearing abilities,” said Gamlin. and the States to ensure that elderly is estimated to be worth billion was received, criminal investigation from so far, Muraleedharan said. ton, spacious corridors, direc- impaired. We have started The Rights of Persons with those with disability get equal an astounding USD 19.2 billion. !"!" &;

& ! ""# &/. O' P% % $" & ):6) " Government) are trying to sell off all PSUs, be it BSNL, LIC, amata Banerjee contin- ! % Ordnance factories and the QR Mued her tirade against the Railways. Unable to revive the BJP for diverting the people’s country’s economy, they have attention — by supplying fake now chosen the easy way out. # && in such campaigns,” the actor news — to non-issues — so 3! But this will only take the 75,,3 explained. that they do not raise questions ! country to further He asked the student com- on job loss, inflation and falling ! ! ! bankruptcy.” ven as Islamic organisa- munity in the country who are economy. Saying that her own Etions are holding massive agitating against the CAA to Addressing Trinamool ,-* ! " Government had registered an protest rallies all over Tamil seek the counsel of Congress workers at !"!&O increase in the employment Nadu against the Citizenship Constitutional experts and Krishnagar in Nadia district , 3 rate by 32 percent whereas Amendment Act(CAA), clear their doubts instead of Banerjee on Wednesday said, national rate of employment National Population becoming pawns in the hands BJP is a ‘Feku Party’ which only had gone down by 40 per cent Register(NPR) and National The actor, who is expected of political parties. Rajinikanth supplied fake news so as to GB-' I she maintained, “We managed Registry of Citizens (NRC) to announce the formation of said that he was making these divert people’s attention from -9% to stem unemployment as we terming them discriminatory his political outfit anytime observations after studying real issues and divide the vot- ,6%63 %:! ! have chosen various ground- and anti- Muslim, Rajinikanth, from now, said that the thoroughly about the CAA. ers to rule. claims. then 70 percent of people will *&9 level projects where lakhs of Tamil film’s leading superstar, Congress and other parties “There is no intimidation “They are generating fake From where will you bring not be able to show their par- ! O !% jobs have been created in the came out in support of the leg- were speaking about such a leg- or threat to Indian Muslims. news to divide the people of the the documents of your parents? ents’ papers. So the BJP will ! last eight years.” islation on Wednesday. islation as early as 2009. “The Some political parties with country on the basis of religion, And if you cannot show such drive them all out of the coun- & " Earlier she compared the “This was the need of an Narendra Modi Government vested interests are taking this and are threatening those who documents then your name try. ! BJP with Dussasana—-he hour and the Narendra Mosi brought in the legislation and issue in hand. Some religious raise questions with bullets,” the will be struck off the citizenship Attacking the BJP for " ! wicked brother of Kaurava Government should be com- they should be appreciated for leaders too have fallen prey to Bengal Chief Minister register. resorting to divisive politics she king Duryodhana in epic plimented for bringing in this the same,” he said them,” said Rajinikanth. said. “So I will advice you not to said, “politics of divide will do Mahabharata who tried to legislation. There is nothing Rajinikanth said there was The superstar’s comments Listing the dangers of show your documents and not no good to India. It will finish born in India that BJP is cheat his cousins the Pandavas discriminatory in the CAA. nothing against the Muslims or come at a time when MK showing documents under to disclose your facts because the country which is already upholding before the world. I of their legitimate empire Some religious organisations any other religion in the CAA. Stalin , leader of the opposition CAA and NPR, Banerjee said they are waiting to trap you in suffering under economic was born in Hindustan which before being defeated in the with the support of certain “If the interests of the Muslims and DMK chief is touring the “they are asking from you not NPR and CAA which are like slowdown. Instead of providing was dreamt of by our sages and battle of Mahabharata — political parties are spreading are hurt in anyway, Ill be the State collecting one crore sig- only your personal details but black magic. Don’t show them you with rice (bread and but- great men.” Banerjee said “these (BJP are a the news that the act was first person to come out chal- natures against the CAA. Even also your parents’ certificates — your papers until I tell you to ter) they (BJP Government) are Attacking the Centre for party of Dussasanas” who also against Muslims. This is not lenging it and leading an agi- on Wednesday, Stalin was seen like where they were born and do so.” imposing Citizenship trying to sell the public sector resemble the character of correct,” Rajinikkanth said tation for them. The fears and attending a marriage in Erode where they lived. Moreover it She asked “will you throw Amendment Act, National units which come to the rescue Sultan Muhammad bin while speaking to reporters concerns expressed by certain district and making the new is not enough to answer such me out of the country if I can- Register for Citizens and of the people whenever the Tughlaq a historical figure who outside his Poes Garden resi- sections against the CAA are couple sign the anti-CAA questions. You will have to pro- not produce my mother’s birth National Population Register economy is in dire straits is often termed by historians as dence. misplaced and there is no truth register. vide documents for your certificate. If that be the case on you,” and added “I was not Banerjee said “they (BJP the “wisest fool.” 1 1 1 ! <

+9+3 persecuted minorities are Hindus. said. This is because Pakistan and Alluding to the NRC, Uddhav dding to continued confusion Bangladesh are Muslim countries. said: “What is not going to be dis- Aover the Maha Vikas Aghadi Given that they are being persecut- cussed or what is not being discussed (MVA) Government’s stand on the ed in these countries, they want to is the proposed NRC. NRC will not Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), come to India. We do not know the impact just Muslims in the country, Shiv Sena president and Maharashtra exact number of persecuted Hindus but will also affect people from all Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on who want to come to India from religions in the country. We will not Wednesday called for removal of these countries,” he said. allow NRC in the State,” the chief ‘misunderstanding’ in the minds of Uddhav, however, posed some minister said. the people about the CAA which, he questions to the Modi Government. “Under NRC, all people will said, was not meant for throwing “But, we would like to know from the have to prove their citizenship. There Indian citizens out of the country. Modi government if it has made res- would not be any difference between Taking a stand on CAA that is idential accommodation for the per- Hindus and Muslims when it comes contrary to the one taken by his secuted Hindus coming to India. Will proving citizenship. Muslims have party’s ruling alliance partners in the the Government give houses to them taken to street in protest against State — NCP and Congress which under the Prime Minister Awas NRC. What if Hindus take to streets have opposed the amended citizen- Yojana? Will you provide employ- against NRC. Take the case of Assam, ship law in no uncertain terms, ment to them? What kind of arrange- 19 lakh people could not prove their Uddhav however appeared to be on ments that the government has made citizenship. Of the 19 lakh people, 14 the same page as his allies on the to provide education to the children lakh people are Hindus. Among issue of the proposed National of persecuted Hindus coming to those who failed to prove their citi- Register of Citizens (NRC). “We will India?. We have a right to know this zenship were family members of " +# % !"! 6#!!7 8 " 9" " .:1 not allow NRC in the state as it would Government,” the Chief Minister MLAs and MPs,” he said. impact people of all religions,” he said. Choosing not to oppose CAA, % # # the Chief Minister said that there was -" % a “lot of misunderstanding” about " CAA which “should be removed” &2- #! #*# # from the minds of people. 2%/ & ':*)7-9* “CAA is not a law meant for Mumbai: Days after the death claimed that the incident was that organisers of the Shaheen removing anyone from the country. Mumbai: Shiv Sena president and Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray said lesser known Dalit outfit, Purvanchal of an infant at Delhi's Shaheen a violation of the deceased Bagh protest and parents of the Amit Shah has said that CAA is here on Wednesday that he would go to Delhi to meet Prime Minister ASena, has launched a postcard campaign Bagh protest, National Bravery infant's right to life under infant had failed to protect his meant a law for giving citizenship to Narendra Modi, Congress’ interim president Sonia Gandhi, veteran BJP against the CAA and the NRC. Award winner Zen Sadavarte Article 21 of the rights. people. I accept the law to that leader LK Advani and others. The outfit has urged people to send post- wrote to the Chief Justice of Constitution. Quoting a newspaper arti- extent. It is law meant for giving cit- Queried as to why he had not visited the national Capital after tak- cards to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and India seeking directives to pre- Inclusion of children and cle in her petition, Zen point- izenship to the persecuted people ing over as the Chief mMnister of Maharashtra, Uddhav said: There is seek the withdrawal of the controversial vent children from participat- infants in protests amounts to ed out that the infant's death coming from the neighbouring coun- no such compulsion. I don't have any anger or ill will. I will definitely Citizenship Amendment Act. ing in protests. torture and cruelty, Zen stated certificate did not mention the tries. It is not meant for throwing out go to Delhi when I need to" “At a time when the country's economy Four-month-old in her petition. cause of death and demanded people from the country,” Uddhav Asked if he would meet Modi, Sonia Gandhi among others, the is struggling after demonetisation and the Mohammed Jahaan died dur- The police had failed to a post-mortem to ascertain said, in the third and concluding part Maharashtra Chief Minister said: "Why not? I will definitely meet Modi, implementation of the GST, the Centre is ready ing the protest against the take cognisance of the involve- the same. of an interview published ijn his Sonia, Advani and other people". to push the nation into another financial tur- Citizenship (Amendment) Act ment of children in protests, Zen had received a party’s official mouth-peace Replying to another question, Uddhav said that NCP president moil by doling out thousands of crores of at Shaheen Bagh in Delhi on she said, and appealed to the National Bravery Award in “Saamana”. Sharad Pawar was ‘a mentor’ to his rupees to conduct the NRC and NPR exercis- January 30. Apex Court to direct authori- 2019, for guiding 17 people to “In our neighbouring countries, Government and “not a remote control”. PNS es,” Dheerendra Pratap, national president of In a letter released to media ties to stop such involvement. safety when a fire broke out at the outfit, said. outlets, the Class 7 student The 12-year-old argued Parel's Crystal Tower. PTI 9 /(0' . - 3! - - <(B # B++9 have been working together for " " - a long time now,” he added. # && CRPF jawan sacrificed his Asked about the harass- 75,,3 Alife while two terrorists, ment of youth on VPN use, & ,55673 Indian knowledge partners. one each belonging to Hizbul DGP said: “There are reports ijay Joseph, Tamil filmdom’s superstar, Commenting on Difficult Dialogues Mujahideen and Lashkar-e- that VPN is being misused Vis being questioned by sleuths of t a time when a debate is raging on , Surina Narula, the founder of Difficult Tayyeba, were neutralised by here. For example, the truck Income Tax Department since Wednesday Athe legal and Constitutional validity Dialogues said, “My experience working the security forces during a ter- driver (involved in Bann toll noon at his residence along the East Coast of the Citizenship Amendment Act the with NGOs spanning 20 years has given ror attack, at a joint naka of plaza encounter on January Road in Chennai. fifth edition of the Difficult Dialogues will me a deep understanding of the pressing CRPF and police, on the out- 31) first clicked a photograph Vijay, the reigning superstar, who was be held in Goa from February 14 for a need to work on policy change. 'Difficult skirts of Srinagar near of encounter and sent it to shooting for a movie at Neyveli was asked brainstorming on the state of law in India. Dialogues' is an endeavor to provide a Lawaypora on Wednesday. Pakistan as an evidence that to accompany the IT officials who went Top legal eagles from India and abroad as common platform to bridge this gap This is the first major joint they have been intercepted. there and was brought back to his Chennai well as members of the civil society, media, between policy makers and civil society terror attack by three terror Such use and misuse is hap- residence for interrogation. NGOs will take part in the three-day involved with implementation. Unless the outfits on security forces in the pening. Though no official word has come annual event. last mile implementers are included in the Srinagar district this year. So identified as Ramesh Ranjan, Baramulla highway near According to police about the reasons that led to the ques- The objective of Difficult Dialogues conversation, policies will only reflect what far, 20 terrorists have been hailing from Bihar, received a Lawaypora. The person sit- spokesman, Khateeb Dass was tioning of Vijay Joseph (the other superstar 2020 would be to bridge the gap between mega rich businesses want and democracy eliminated by the security bullet injury on the head and ting in the rear got down and the brother-in-law of terrorist being Vijay Sethupathi) sources policy formulation and the on-ground will be diluted. This year the task is to forces in different operations lost his life. resorted to firing, one CRPF Mugees Mir of Parimpora who close to the star said the visit by the IT team implementation of the law. At the end of explore the State of Law in the country as across the State since January Inspector-General of man was hit in the head but he was earlier killed in an could be in connection with an alleged tax the seminar, based on the suggestion made the judiciary and the legal framework is 2020. Police, Kashmir Zone, Vijay fired back”. “Two terrorists encounter. Khateeb Dass as evasion case linked to Anbu Cheliyan, a by the speakers a set of recommendation an important part of a diverse nation like According to police, the Kumar, said the terrorists have died and a third one was arrest- per police records was affiliat- leading film financier based in will be submitted to the Central govern- India for providing justice, equality and encounter broke out after the been identified as Zia Ur ed, sophisticated arms and ed with proscribed terror out- Madurai. ment for helping in policy prosperity to all its citizens.” terrorists, riding a two wheel- Rehman of the Lashkar-e-Taiba grenades were recovered from fit HM and had been part of Cheliyan has major stakes in AGS formulation. This year the Knowledge Partners for er, opened fire on security and Khateeb Dass of the Hizbul them,” he said. groups involved in carrying out Cinemas which had produced the movie Difficult Dialogues was instituted by Difficult Dialogues include the Centre for forces in Lawaypora area on Mujahideen. Dilbagh Singh said there terror attacks in the areas of ‘Bigil’ in which Vijay was the hero. philanthropist Surina Narula in 2016. Socio-Legal Studies, University of Oxford, Wednesday around 11.45 a.m. “The injured terrorist has was a heavy rush on the high- South Kashmir. Several terror The Income Tax officials had raided 20 Over the last five years, it has partnered (CSLS, Oxford), Bar Association of India Director General of Police, been identified as Umar Fayaz way but security forces main- crime cases were registered locations related to AGS Cinemas recent- with several reputed international knowl- (BAI), O P Jindal Global University, Dilbagh Singh, told reporters of the Islamic State Jammu and tained great caution to ensure against him including case FIR ly. Vijay had courted controversy for his edge partners like the London School of Centre for the Study of Law and during a press briefing in Kashmir (ISJK),” he said. there was no collateral damage. No. 104/2015 pertaining to 2017 film ‘Mersal’ a movie highly critical Economics & Political Science (LSE), Governance, Jawaharlal Nehru University Srinagar, “the encounter began According to police Singh said this year many terror crimes. of the BJP Government at the University College London (UCL) and the (CSLG, JNU), the Goa University (GU), after three terrorists opened fire spokesman, the killed terrorists successful anti-militancy oper- According to police, Zia u Centre. University of Oxford, UK to have con- and the International Centre Goa (ICG). on the 73 Bn CRPF personnel were involved in several acts of ations were carried out and Rehman Wani was affiliated The actor had delivered some power- structive debates and come up with Several interesting panel discussions who were posted at a security militancy and several FIRs many militant modules were with proscribed terror outfit ful dialogues in the film against the GST strategic recommendations for various key topics have been curated by the knowledge check point near Lawaypora”. were registered against them. busted. LeT and was part of groups and the Demonetization. The movie was themes relevant to India and the region. partners and these include Democracy He said, the alert security Zulfikar Hassan, In response to a question, involved in carrying out attacks opposed by the Tamil Nadu BJP though it These include themes like Global Finance and the Rule of Law, Discrimination Law forces retaliated and neutralised Additional DG CRPF, who DGP Dilbagh Singh said” ter- on guard posts, security ended as a runaway hit. and Civil Society in 2016, India's Health and Minorities, Accountability vs two terrorists adding that the also attended the press briefing rorists belonging to different deployments and several other The visit by the taxmen come at a time in 2017, Gender Equality in 2018, Independence of the Judiciary, Gender third one was captured in an said, Three terrorists, riding a outfits in Kashmir are jointly grenade attacks besides civilian when there are reports about the superstar, Education For All in 2019, and the State and the Legal Profession, Reforms in the injured condition when he was two wheeler without a helmet, carrying out attacks on the atrocities. He had history of ter- addressed as Thalapathy (Tamil for com- of Law this year. During this journey, the Administration of Justice, and topics trying to flee from the spot. were asked to stop at the secu- security forces. “The terrorists ror crime records since mander) is likely to enter the world of pol- International Centre Goa (ICG) and the related to laws for women and children, He said, a CRPF Constable rity checkpost on Srinagar - belonging to different outfits 2018. itics. Goa University have been long term laws for the environment etc. !"!" &=

+ !)$"!0 2 # + ' # ! ! Kochi: Wuhan may have novel coronavirus which has third year MBBS student, University School of Medicine. other Chinese provinces. It is 5 ! , become a household name claimed 490 lives in China so returned to India early January However, a government because of the virus scare, we O !! ! after the outbreak of the dead- far. soon after the school was shut department set up to redress came to know such a sizable 3% ly novel coronavirus but the Impressed by factors like for vacation. the grievances of Non-Resident number of students are study- 5 ! historic Chinese city has been affordability, amenities and According to her, the Keralites (NRKs) said there ing in Chinese universities”, ! a much sought after education international standards in med- Wuhan University School of was no exact data on this num- Varadarajan told PTI. ! ! hub for Kerala medicalaspi- ical education, offered in Medicine has become a centre ber. Vice Chairman of the Non Meanwhile, the students !5 ! rants for long with affordable English, students from Kerala of attraction for MBBS aspi- Resident Keralites Affairs expressed confidence China ! and quality courses being the have been flocking to the rants from Kerala because of its (NORKA Roots) K would very soon overcome the 3 prime attraction. Wuhan University School of international standard. Varadarajan said no records of coronavirus crisis and that 3 3 While there is no official Medicine. Overseas students prefer the Keralite students studying they would be able to contin- !!5 ! data on the number of Kerala Wuhan, over 1,000 km the university as the six-year- in Chinese institutions were ue their education in + G3335+I%, students studying in the Asian from Chinese capital of Beijing long course is offered in annually for my daughter. This very happy about her institute available with the state. Wuhan. DEDEDEDA& nation, unoffcial estimates put and more than 800 km from English for them. fee amount is very less when and its faculty which offer “We believe that most of According to students, it around 500. the top class metropolis “In our batch, there are compared with many of the medical education at par with the Keralite students studying though there are about 35 5 ,&' & Interestingly, an official Shanghai, is a historic city and about 70 international stu- self-financing medical insti- any other reputed Indian med- in Wuhan have returned to medical colleges in Kerala not said only after the virus scare played a key role in the 20th dents. Interestingly, 50 of them tutes with least facilities in ical institute. Kerala following the outbreak all of them could aspire to get # the government learnt about a century history of China. are from Kerala,” said Aiswarya India.” “Besides, studying over- The students claimed that of the novel Coronavirus. But a seat in one of them. "/ & sizable number of students “I am very happy about the from Tripunithura near here. seas is beneficial for the stu- the facilities the institute offer some of the students, whose Educational consultant, Jacob studying in Chinese universi- medical education system at Parent of another MBBS students as they get an interna- at Wuhan university, which is courses will complete in com- George, General Manager of ties. Wuhan university. They offer dent studying in Wuhan said he tional exposure,” the parent also recognised by the ing months, are still staying the Asian Educational India’s all three positive quality education at afford- sent his daughter there because said. Government of India, is of back there,” he said. Consultancy, however, felt the coronavirus cases so far are able fees,” a student who had of its high standard of educa- Revathy Krishnan from international standard. “There is no possibility to number of students who go to Keralite students, two of them returned from Wuhan last tion in a fees affordable for him. Thiruvananthapuram is also The students said around get the exact number of China for MBBS were minimal medicos, of a university in month, said here. “I spent 5 to 6 lakhs for doing MBBS in Wuhan. The 500 from Kerala are pursuing Keralite students studying in as several others preferred Wuhan, the epicentre of the Aiswarya Hariharan, a fee, accommodation and food third year student said she was MBBS course at Wuhan universities in Wuhan and countries like Russia. PTI D1BH) 6 % % ' !" % /% -= 3 + ! ! % " G3+I & 7*39*G)5*I ! Jammu: Twenty-one people arrived back to G:I1J Jammu & Kashmir from coronavirus-hit China groom, who arrived in Kerala from China Surat: A 41-year-old man quarantined on Tuesday for sus- this week and they have been kept under home Afor his wedding two weeks ago, had to post- pected novel coronavirus infection walked out of the civil %8 % AEE "&9 observation, officials said on Wednesday. pone the ceremony on the insistence of health hospital here in Gujarat without giving his blood sam- + 7 - No case of coronavirus has been found in authorities as the youth is presently under home ples for testing, a senior official said on - the UT so far, they added. quarantine for the novel Corona virus. Wednesday. Kochi: Faced with the challenges following the guidelines for coro- & As many as 21 persons — seven from The marriage had been scheduled for However, after the hospital authorities informed dis- posed by the novel Coronavirus navirus, he will get a call from the Jammu and 14 from Kashmir — have arrived Tuesday at Kadangode grama panchayat here. trict administration and the police about the incident, the (nCoV), the Kerala Government is top district medical officers urging 2 in Srinagar and Jammu during the last few days Panchayat sources said they came to hear man’s family members on Wednesday said he would return banking on its experience gleaned him not to mingle with anyone,” & and they have been kept under home isolation, about the proposed ceremony only a day before to the hospital to give his blood samples. from fighting the deadly Nipah the medical officer said. + 5 a senior officer of the Health department told the wedding. A senior hospital official said that the 41-year-old outbreak in 2018 and 2019 to effec- According to her, in most B" ! PTI. “We came to know about the wedding on walked out of the facility without informing anybody, as tively tackle the current situation. cases the people obey the instruc- "L,+ Tests were conducted on 11 passengers — February 3. The health inspector immediately he was “scared”, apparently of contracting the Activating its officials, doctors tions of the health officials as B " + = seven from Jammu and four from Kashmir — contacted the District Medical Officer (DMO) infection. and field staff to face the challenge they are aware of the threat posed : O and sent to a laboratory in Pune, he said. and we sent a letter to Deputy Director. The man had returned from China on January 19. much before the State’s first by the disease. M% Of these, seven reports have arrived back Following the intervention of the officials, the Meanwhile, samples of three of the total five cases of Coronavirus case was reported “Our experience in tackling "%7:' and all of them are negative, the officer family postponed the wedding”, the sources said. suspected nCoV infection in Gujarat have tested nega- from Thrissur last week, the state the Nipah virus in 2018 and 2019 & "" added. The youth, who is working as an accountant in tive while result of two others is awaited. health department has put all per- help us in dealing with the nCoV "O( “All these people are under observation and Yiwu, about 1500 km from Wuhan, had reached All these persons had returned from China--the coun- sons who have returned from cases,” the medical officer & are being monitored. They have been asked to Kochi airport on January 19. try from where the nCoV infection originated--in the nCoV-hit China under its surveil- said. - !! remain in isolation and take necessary pre- The groom was told by the health authori- recent past. lance since January 15. The Kerala Government ,)%0 0! cautions. However, no one has been hospi- ties that he cannot get married as part of the “A man was admitted in the isolation ward of the hos- “If you are a person with trav- declared novel coronavirus as a 3 talised,” he said. health protocol of the Government, which pital for suspected nCoV on Tuesday afternoon. However, el history to China and returned “state specific disaster” on Monday % % Financial Commissioner, Health, Atul stipulates that those returning from China before we could collect his blood samples, he slipped away. from that country after January 15, as three students who returned "36 Dulloo said the Government has established a have to strictly report to the health authorities We have informed the district collector and the police,” you will be put under the radar of from China’s Wuhan province, 0 & 33-bedded isolation ward at Government and quarantine themselves for a 28-day period said Priti Kapadia, in-charge medical superintendent of the district surveillance team,” Dr epicentre of the epidemic, tested Medical College Jammu for coronavirus cases at home, the sources said. the hospital. S Sreedevi, additional DMO positive for the infection in the last # # + + and 22-bedded such facility at GMC Srinagar, A local health official said a reception was She said a family member of the man met with the Ernakulam and district surveil- few days. & + SKIMS Soura and Maternity Hospital held in the evening, in which the groom did not hospital authorities on Wednesday and assured them that lance officer, told PTI. The State Health Minister KK Sanathnagar in the Kashmir valley. participate. he would get himself admitted to the hospital again for According to her, those who Shailaja has said the state health G + I The sample taking facility has been kept The bride was garlanded by the groom’s giving his blood sample. returned from the coronavirus-hit department is ready to face the ' at GMC Srinagar and GMC Jammu, he added. mother and brought to the hall before the guests “If he cooperates and provides his blood samples, we regions are given instructions novel coronavirus challenge draw- N !O “The government is not taking any and a traditional “Sadya” was arranged for the shall be able to prevent the spread of the virus in case his through phone on the need to ing on its experience in overcom- " 6" chances on the issue of coronavirus and all guests. samples test positive,” Kapadia said. remain in home quarantine for 28 ing the Nipah virus outbreak in " O !?D those arriving from China, Nepal and other Two Medical students, a businessman and Hospital Resident Medical Officer (RMO) Ketan Naik days for the safety of his/her fam- 2018 and 2019. 6 7 countries are being monitored,” Dulloo a man working in China were among those from said the man walked out of the hospital without inform- ily members. Details of the peo- In line with the steps taken to - &3 % + O said. the panchayat who had recently returned to the ing anybody despite counselling on Tuesday. ple who have travel history to tackle the Nipah virus outbreak, a " The new strain of coronavirus, which orig- state, the panchayat sources said. A Health department official said they are following China are taken from the airports. state control room in *( " inated in Hubei province in central China late The LDF Government had asked families up with 622 of the total 769 passengers who had returned Information about the home Thiruvananthapuram and district :O last year, has so far killed 490 people in that of those who return from the virus affected from China in the recent past. quarantined persons are updated control rooms at all district head- " DD country and infected further 24,324. Globally, regions to postpone marriages to prevent a pos- In Ahmedabad, we have followed up with 195 peo- to the district health officials by the quarters were set up much before 7 & around 130 cases have been reported and three sible outbreak of the disease in the ple, followed by Mehsana (70), Banaskantha (62), and field staff. the first coronavirus case was of them are from Kerala, India. State. Rajkot (47), he said. PTI “If that person is found not reported. PTI P A = 9 # % ! 3 , 3 ! G3,3I 3 % &R/ > 3 3 !G333 I& 333 Bengaluru: Reflecting the Government and won the and later 13 of them contested --- % % mood ahead of the Cabinet bypolls on the ruling party the by-elections on BJP ticket. %*! expansion on Thursday, ticket in December, would be The Chief Minister had Karnataka Chief Minister BS inducted into the cabinet. earlier promised ministerial ! ! Yediyurappa on Wednesday The Chief Minister, how- berths to all of them. !G !I+ put the ball in the BJP high ever, asserted the swearing-in However, reflecting on the !G+ !I- command’s court regarding the ceremony would take place on “internal pulls and pressures”, he & number of Ministers to be Thursday at 10.30 a.M at the Raj indicated that three others to be inducted. Bhavan. inducted on Thursday will be P E & 2 “It is only after the evening Briefing reporters on the ‘native BJP’ leaders. + OAF 3 P P things will be clear when we get Sunday, Yediyurappa had said Rumour mills were agog 9 information from Delhi (BJP ‘10 plus three’ will take oath on that the eleventh legislator central leadership),” he told February 6, apparently referring among the defectors is Athani !G ! reporters in the district head- to the induction of only 10 out MLA Mahesh Kumathalli ! I quarters town of Kalaburagi. of 11 (who defected to BJP from whereas the three ‘native BJP NA8DE O3O He was replying to a query Congress-JD(S)) winners of the leaders’ could be Mahadevapura ! by reporters who wished to by-polls. MLA Arvind Limbavali, ! ! know whether 13 aspirants, This statement created Hukkeri MLA Umesh Katti 36"& including ten who defected quite a confusion among the and C P Yogeshwar who had 9 A8DE from Congress-JD(S), helped defectors from the Congress lost to former chief minister H + % BJP bring down the HD and JD(S) who had quit their D Kumaraswamy from !! ! Kumaraswamy-led coalition party and were disqualified Channapatna. PTI %%% & % " %' :% 9" " .:1 ! DE!& * " " # ;#" % K( P New Delhi: The Supreme It fixed March 17 to hear at At the outset, senior advo- with some modifications. ! Court on Wednesday refused length a batch of pleas filed for cate Gopal Sankaranarayanan, The bench said Wednesday to stay the Bombay High Court and against the Maratha quota. appearing for some of the peti- it will not hear the matter on " $! order upholding a Maharashtra “We are fixing the date of tioners challenging the quota merits and to grant any inter- ! ! law granting reservation to March 17, so that the issue can for Marathas, said the state can- im reliefs, it needs to hear the Marathas in education and be heard at length. We are also not grant such pleas at length. ! ! & ,55673 The problem was “con- jobs. making it clear that no reservation beyond the set It said there is already an ( !& nected to the performance of A bench of Justices L adjournments will be granted. limit. interim order passed by the vercrowding in jails is the courts and will have to be Nageswara Rao and Deepak All replies and counter replies He sought a stay of the apex court that any appoint- ! ! Oconnected to “perfor- tackled”, the bench Gupta said the matter has been to be filed before the next date Bombay High Court order ments made will be subject to mance of courts”, the Supreme said, taking note of issue of pending for long and required of hearing,” the bench which upheld the State law the outcome of the batch of ! Court observed Wednesday overcrowding in detailed hearing. said. granting quota to Marathas petitions. PTI ! & and said it will pass directions prisons. to deal with the issue affecting It asked the Centre, rep- 1,341 prisons in the country resented by Additional which house 4.68 lakh inmates Solicitor General A N S as against the sanctioned Nadkarni, to take instructions strength of 3.83 lakh. and apprise it as to how they A bench, headed by Chief are going to address the imme- Justice S A Bobde, said it will diate concerns of filling up also pass direction to effec- vacancies in jails and over- tively deal with the problem of crowding in them as high- shortage of staffers in jails lighted by the prison reforms “which are on an average 30 to committee headed by former 40 per cent” of sanctioned apex court judge Justice strength. Amitava Roy. !"!" &3 3 * 3! ! "&!8 ; - &!8 8 "* +, "+( ( ) " R - % ' - - # % *3R ) 3 ! !! ! < ( ( & ! !! ; # + ( 2 ! +< > !+?4 4-5,6,4+)- 8 + % < ( t is speculative how the military + parade became the centerpiece in < , Republic Day celebrations at Rajpath. The Republic Day commemorates S January 26, 1950, the day the bulk of 25$ theI Constitution of India came into force. + ( The armed forces had no role in its making and the text nowhere refers to them. " However, given the robust traditions of an apolitical army, institutionalised by the ( # ( British, there was never a conflict between the civilian government and the military in ( India. No doubt General K.M. Cariappa ( (Retd), India’s first Chief of Army Staff, had ) ! blurted out in 1971 that the Constitution should be scrapped, and India should be @ ( + placed under military rule, at least temporarily, “to put things right in the country.” But S he never lost his credentials or post-retire- ment benefits on account of such sacrilege. , He was still invested with the Five Star S #S ; A General Rank or Field Marshal by the $ !+ % President. That is the beauty of democracy. ) 25$ In contrast, the United States of A ; A * = $ + A America, the world’s oldest modern democ- B O ; ( racy, took long to reconcile itself with the necessity of a large standing Army. The * P Q O Army, unlike the Navy, was perceived as a in WWII. Writing in 1950, the first place during Nehru’s from being overrun by a com- NAM were democratic. A , potential threat to the civilian government. John Foster Dulles, later to be visit to the USA (1949) during munist North Korea. India’s Countries like Yugoslavia and % S +< >+? This is despite the fact that the first US US Secretary of State, says, Harry S. Truman’s presidency, foreign policy during the Cuba were communist, though S " , * President, George Washington, had been a “Already Soviet Communism the relationship actually plum- Korean War was perceived as not part of the Eastern Bloc. reputed general himself. When the US got has extended its control over meted during the first three scattered and confused. Nehru Democracy was not part of the 2 ; accidentally drawn into the World War I on more than 700,00,000 people, or years of Eisenhower administra- as the External Affairs Minister, 10-point NAM Charter (an " A April 6, 1917, its standing Army was a con- about, one third of the human tion (1953-56). The reason was B.N. Rau in the UNO, High expansion of Nehru’s five prin- !+ + ( stabulary force of 127,151 in addition to a race. This has happened in despite Eisenhower’s sympathy Commissioner V K Krishna ciples of Panchashila). national guard of 181,620. Though it thirty three years. Never before for the third world, his Secretary Menon, Ambassador Vijay Democracy was first adopted by ; , expanded to 3.68 million troops within 18 have so few gained so much, so of State Dulles was inflexible Laxmi Pandit and Ambassador the NAM as a guiding principle + 3 % months of WWI, it again shrunk to a size fast (War or Peace, P.2).” Dulles, and dogmatic about democra- K.M. Pannikar in Beijing were in 2006, at the Havana $ A A ( of 125,000 personnel between 1919 and when he became Secretary of cy. India was no doubt the pulling in different directions. Conference, ironically in a 1939, the smallest for any great power. State (1953-59), favoured the world’s largest democracy. But China entered the Korean War country (Cuba) that itself has no ; A * $AS The World War II inflated the size of the policy of “liberation” of East it refused to be its standard bear- on the side of North Korea in democracy till date. P !+ Q Army to 8.3 million troops, about five mil- Europe and other communist- er on the world stage. Nehru’s October, 1950. But Nehru was In 1955 itself, India began 2 25$ 4 lion of whom were posted overseas. It is esti- dominated regions, as against pronounced Marxist leanings seen lobbying for the Republic its lasting relationship with the mated that 12 per cent of the US popula- the “containment” theory of were traceable at least since 1927 of China’s seat in UN Security USSR, occasioned by the visit of , A tion served in some branch of the military his predecessor Dean Acheson. when he had participated in the Council, when it was not even Nikita Khrushchev and Nikolai * ( during the WWII. As the Cold War followed At a time when one-third of International Congress against a member of the UN till 1971. Bulganin to India, and Nehru’s *4 AS !+ the World War II, the US came to rely on humanity was somehow under Colonial Oppression and Ironically, Mao’s China at that return visit to Moscow. The rela- its military superiority as a means of pro- the sway of Communism, it was Imperialism in Brussels, moment was also busy annex- tionship between the world’s % *S tecting the “free world.” The military pacts no mean achievement to bring Belgium. At this conference, ing Tibet, with grave security two largest democracies became $ A $A ; like NATO, ANZUS, CENTO and SEATO one sixth of humanity to the Nehru had “come around to the repercussions for India itself. all the more complex. India’s sta- became the order of the day. light of democracy. This polit- Marxist viewpoint in broad India never allowed its tus as the world’s largest democ- In the post-WWII phase, both India and ical “miracle” happened in essentials. He agreed that impe- armed forces to be used for the racy and its foreign policy were ; % 4 # ( the US demonstrated a divergent approach India. As a result of the first gen- rialism and capitalism went defence of a “free world” that the out of sync. But so it was for the A ) ( towards democracy and militarisation. eral elections in 1951-52, India’s hand in hand, and neither US might have liked. In 1955, USA, which in pursuit of saving !+ S ( India became the world’s largest democra- 36.5 crore population (as per would disappear until both India fashioned its greatest for- the “free world,” can support the cy based on a universal adult suffrage. But Census, 1951) came alive under were put down (S. Gopal, eign policy statement, much to military dictatorship of Park # +( !+ 25$ this status found little reflection in the a parliamentary democracy. Jawaharlal Nehru: A Biography, the chagrin of the US. It along Chung-hee in South Korea but 1./0 @ * * 25$ nation’s foreign policy. The significance of India rewrote history by upset- Vol-1, P.101).” Nehru had been with 28 other nations formed overthrow a democratically + !+ ) India becoming a democracy was never fully ting the conventional wisdom to Moscow in 1927 to partici- the Non-Aligned Movement elected Mohammed Mosaddegg :8. ! 25$ ( realised. By the end of WWII, there were that democracies could exist pate in the decennial celebra- (NAM) at the Bandung in Iran or President Salvador only 12 democracies left in the world, down only in industrially developed, tions of the October Revolution, Conference (April 18-24, 1955) Allende in Chile. Those were ; # !+ from all 29 in 1926, courtesy the rise of affluent and educationally for- 1917. in Indonesia. The NAM was the crude realities of the Cold , 25$ 6 authoritarian regimes based on fascism and ward nations. Dulles felt India was run- mostly an assortment of newly War. S * ( Nazism. The defeat of the Axis Powers sig- India and the US should ning with the hares and hunt- de-colonised nations of Africa (The writer is a New Delhi- nalled a process of re-democratisation. But have enjoyed the best of rela- ing with the hounds. During the and Asia, which did not want to based researcher and author of the Russian victory also meant expansion tions based on the common fac- Korean War (1950-53), the US be part of any bloc (East or the book The Microphone Men: of Communism, which sealed the fate of re- tor of democracy. But if the rela- had militarily intervened to West) or sign military pacts. Not How Orators Created a Modern democratisation in a number of countries tionship had failed to take off in save a democratic South Korea all founding members of the India. Views are personal) % % -% 4 ) 8 $! -% R- 3 + & : DA -" * ! 3 ! ! ! BO&7 + , ! ! 3 ! ! ! ! ) ( ' & ! & 3& & -. ( ,7, 8;<' <(,$ &$8 #'($ 2,$8$ & 7'( ; <$ /0-1 K + K*(" K, + K " # ( ( 2 " 4 ( 8! 4" , 3 the most politically significant State, Uttar Pradesh (UP), she must leave no stone unturned to Sir — This refers to the analysis ! ! keep her flock together. Priyanka 4 3 1. “Priyanka must rebuild the party !)"O!%! ! must also induct some young in UP,” (February 5). The writer’s ! ! faces in UP to give the Grand Old , , 5 S observation is spot on that !G I%! ! Party a modern look and a fight- 6 -. Congress general secretary &3! ! ! ing chance in the 2022 Assembly $ # 1/ Priyanka Gandhi Vadra’s charis- !! ! !! ! & ! elections in the State. matic personality, lineage and !! Azhar A Khan 708 1./8(1. 9 /. close resemblance to her grand- &3 Rampur :.. * mother Indira Gandhi have not ! 4 3 contributed to her becoming a ! !! & political personality to be reckoned 3 ! "" S 4 with as yet. This is despite the fact ! & ! ,4 that she plunged headlong into ( ! % ! ! % )" ! Sir — This refers to the editorial 8/.. instrumental politics last year by ! & “Soldiers without boots”, (February holding a roadshow with her &3 ! % ! ( " L ! ! M% L! 5). Nothing could be more unfor- 0/ brother Rahul Gandhi and pre- " ! M L M! tunate than this. A party in power ,S ( empted her political adversaries by ! ! ! ! & & " " which takes pride in its “national- /078 # -. , ( paying visits to the victims of the B-' !! ,* ist” leanings cannot treat its Army Pulwama attack, Sonbhadra clash ! ! & ! in such a shabby manner. The least ; and Unnao rape, besides visiting ! & !! ! you can do for your soldiers is to ( the hospitalised Bhim Army chief ! ' ' ! ! give them respect and treat them 4 ,S Chandra Shekhar Azad and CAA &3 ! & ! ! !! well, because they are the ones who )"7 ! &! ! 2 protesters. The writer has also sug- put their lives on the line for the gested that Priyanka lost many !&3! !!! ! ! nation daily. If Government after * 88 ( opportunities coming her way !! ! ! & Government is not looking after S < and could not draw political %O3 ! #(, our soldiers, then there is some- # mileage out of them for the bene- * " ! thing very wrong with us as a fit of the Congress party. However, nation. ( # ( Rome was not built in a day. believed, she is on her way to the Government. The Congress the Centre and State Governments Bal Govind ( , S Priyanka was brought into politics becoming a street fighter as well. will hold nukkad sabhas (street cor- to redress the problems of the Noida " = a decade too late and even in this A major campaign is on the cards ner meetings) and padyatras growers. I subscribe to the writer’s short span, she has matured polit- and she is slated to meet farmers (marches) on the block, tehsil and plea that if this Gandhi scion "" '$ S ically. If media reports are to be in a bid to take their grievances to district level with a view to forcing longs to make her presence felt in (($'(,;,$G%8 -<,8 !"!" &> 3 * 3! 0!" 4.) 8 -$74) " -$7 2 & # + # 2 - ## *# 2- # # 2 & && - #- : !! L # # L 2 # "- # + ! O ! % % - - %5$$8 8#" S $ ! # 6 P,Q % / - -- % % /++ ; S # S S < S S % ; , , , * >,*,*? * , " 6 # ( ( 9 @ S (F ( A 6 # * S , ( 4,+8$2-7 $!? ; # (* (F ( ( ndia, as defined in Article 1 of the Constitution, is a “union of States.” These States, therefore, are = * Iconstitutive of the Indian Union and no execu- ! tive power can be exercised in a manner that under- mines their quasi-autonomous status. Even under ,S ( A ( * S Article 368, where the Parliament enacts a law, the # , * power of the House is only a “constituent power”, which, though without limitation, only implicitly per- # # mits amendments in part-II (citizenship provisions) , * * 2 of the Constitution. The critical question is, can the # % :- * ( constituent power of the Parliament in enacting a 6 G P# " ( law override the constituent power of the State in Q implementing such a law? Given the quasi- autonomous status of the States, are they obliged to # S * blindly comply with a Central law, which creates a P, * # ( conflict with part-III (basic structure) of the , ) # Constitution? Many such questions assume great sig- Q 6 S $ nificance in understanding the constitutional provisions and scope of its operation in relation to States, 75*53 65* 3 especially with regard to the recent Citizenship ,550:* 75 ) 6 ! * S P Amendment Act (CAA). Apart from embedded ,6, 53, Q # ! 6 ( quandaries of the CAA, prima facie, in conflict with 75:-5* 3:, 1./- ! Article 14 of the Constitution, the CAA puts the onus :05P5 9 3<5 # /8 of reparation indirectly on States, as the target class -:5*9,5* ; A S * of immigrant citizens would have to reside or set- 5, *66% 6 ( tle in a State of the Union. Therefore, the constituent 73 7 75 * ! # power of the Parliament cannot bypass the State in a manner that creates conflict of interest with State(s). 5* 3,6 @ **, & 6 ,( % The Parliament needs to ensure that existing balance of power and interest is not grossly disturbed 66 75 of executive discretion in sending some- stitutional authority of the Governor. rights to a segment by an established pro- # % H ; ( by a piece of law. :, 5, 3:9 one to a detention camp along with pur- The quasi-autonomous status of the cedure of law. No constitutional law In Centre-State relations, the Parliament’s 395*56 5 ported operation of the CAA hardly makes State and full power of the legislature in could be bereft of constitutional morali- # * , capacity to recommend an appropriate course of : 75 6: a case of consistent application of law. framing laws under the Seventh Schedule ty and ethical principle of “no harm” and 6 H * action in a matter that consequentially affects the ,55 65* Indeed such inconsistency in operation of allow for a room of manoeuvering by the hence no State could be forced by an exec- ; @ # State shall run the risk of getting limited by other *5:69 3:,3, the citizenship law is exploited to the States in creative ways without directly utive decree to implement a law that the ) 6 = 6 obligations and interests of the State. A law such as 75':: extent that a suspected foreigner or an ille- contravening a Central law. In a quasi-fed- State sees causing discrimination and ; * ! the CAA cannot overwhelm both lex fori and lex loci 055*6-3*3 % gal border crosser is often denied right to eral structure like India, there is no harm to a segment in a certain local sit- 6 ( conditions in relation to States. Obviously, the States fair trial, as nothing in law explicitly puts “supremacy clause” attached to the Central uation. remain as both the jurisdictional forum and locus '3<3,'95 a check and balance on a FT judge from law, as the Indian Constitution followed The Bommai judgment makes it @ G P3 3+-:* , 5 : ; ( of CAA in terms of its operation, which has to oper- placing a one-sided “onus of proof”, a principle of separation of powers guid- very clear that the Centre cannot apply ate through Rules framed under the Citizenship Act 75 5O under Section 9 of the FT Act, 1946 on a ed by a thumb rule of avoiding inequali- “arbitrary powers.” Arbitrary powers here S @ Q * S of 1955, that necessarily involves officials under the -5*-5 3<53, person claiming to be an Indian citizen in ty and imbalance. would mean decrees and pronouncements # ; State Government, who are delegated with “proce- 753, 5*5 :0 dispute of what the Executive has attrib- This makes it amply clear that there that explicitly subvert a State’s autonomy 2 6 S ; ( dural” powers to determine who is a citizen. : 36, uted upon her as a foreigner. is only an abiding responsibility of the State and jurisdiction of its executives in its own % + To put it differently, the responsibility of States -:63 3 6 Indeed, the affidavit filed by some of to follow a Central law without a binding territory. Citizenship Rules, 2003, recog- # % ( to attend to displaced people, who could be legal or 7*+:, the parties disputing the CAA in the SC obligation or liability in case the State is nise this executive power of the State by ( illegal immigrants cannot be taken away by the *:3,3 refers to this “onus of proof” to be placed not convinced of its correctness. The delegating certain crucial powers to the /I % # >( Centre assuming for itself a bigger role by a law such upon an immigrant covered under the whole set of issues of federal cooperation State executive like the District Magistrate. # ? as the CAA. Mere grant of citizenship by the Centre CAA to make it consistent with the FT and consensus comes into play in enforc- Further, the Bommai Judgment, read with ) A is a form of personal right, which requires the sup- Act. In effect, the Code of Civil Procedure ing a Central law in case the State con- the Sarkaria Commission report, also $ 6 A P% port of a State in entirety to secure all other rights that provides right to fair trial and cerned sees it as violative of part-III of the makes it clear that one of the major sources of the citizen, including the right to life, as enshrined assumes someone not to be guilty until Constitution. of arbitrary power lies in “partisan” ) Q P Q under Article 21. Indeed, the CAA in the first proven guilty is ostensibly a matter of dis- What causes the hiatus here is the fil- affairs. When there is no consensus in a 4 # 3 4 instance of its passage in Parliament did recognise pute in the case against the CAA that is tering out of Muslims under the CAA and bipartisan or multi-partisan sense on the # #9 ) lex fori and lex loci conditions by exempting States lying before the SC now, which substan- treating them differently from the rest, in CAA, it does not become non-partisan, % 6 S and areas under the Sixth Schedule from its oper- tially involves the role of the State in decid- case they have entered India from neigh- as per the language of the Sarkaria = * >=*? ation. There remains much scope to fulfil these con- ing the fate of a suspected foreigner. bouring countries covered by the law. Commission, which is the only major #9 * ditions in framing of rules under the CAA, as Assam So, the SC has to decide on the basis Further, exclusion of Tamil immigrants commission to examine and understand 9 H S and Tripura have State-specific accords to decide on of the principle of “better law” or “more from the purview of the CAA is a potent Centre-State relations in post-independent ,*,* ; G matters of citizenship. The Supreme Court (SC), on rational law” in the cases filed against the cause of heartburn in Southern States. The India. Further, the Inter-State Council, # H # its part, distinguishably recognised the case of Assam CAA. Additionally, when a State disputes praxis of federalism, being a constantly- another constitutional body created to 2 and Tripura as different from concerns of other parts the CAA as a violation of the basic struc- developing subject in the world’s large resolve any dispute between federal con- 4 @ J $ ! 6 of the country in relation to the CAA, which is recog- ture of the Constitution, especially the democracies, tells us that distinctions stituents, could discuss the points of con- nition of lex fori and lex loci conditions under which principle of secularism and right to drawn among people on the basis of race, tention related to the CAA, which, of $ the CAA must operate. equality before law, the SC has to decide religion, colour, sex, culture and so on are course depends on how the respective ! O 6 It must also be noted that under Article 13 of on its jurisdiction as granted by Article 131 to be disbanded by the State. Hence, in the players raise the matter. # the Constitution, laws prior to the commencement of the Constitution. case of India, no State can be made to prac- In sum, there is a clear need for check , of the Constitution such as Foreigners’ Act of 1946 Kerala, West Bengal and Punjab are tise such distinction and discrimination and balance in the operation of executive 9 ( under which the Foreigners’ Tribunals (FT) are raising the same dispute under Article 131. between people by a Central law, if the powers under a Central law, which the 6 # 4 ordered in violation of Article 323(b) are inconsis- Article 131 clearly stipulated original State sees it as an incorrect practice. It is CAA certainly warrants. All contentious ! * ) 6 ( tent with part-III of the Constitution and hence it jurisdiction in any dispute between the correct that in no way can the constituent issues related to the CAA also need a clear % ) #9 6 can operate even with CAA framed under Article Centre and States pertaining to validity of State of the Union remain non-compliant resolution in the good federal spirit, giv- = ; ( 368 of the Constitution. This establishes the limit- a Central legislation. Independent of the even if it sees a law giving rise to an incor- ing due importance to the States’ perspec- >/8 ? ( ed application of the CAA that still requires a much outcome of the case on the CAA, it is to rect practice, except for approaching the tives in the interest of social and political wider framework, apart from its “religious” bias. be noted that the right to disputation by SC to resolve the dispute. However, it is harmony across India. # Indeed in the case of Assam, operation of the a State is a recognised constitutional posi- also true that compliance by the State (The writer is an author, political ana- > S R% $G # ) FTs in violation of basic principle of law, namely, tion that cannot be questioned by raising should not violate legal principles of non- lyst, philosopher of law and teaches 3 S? “innocent until proven guilty” and its broad sweep the issue of prior permission by the con- discrimination, while denying certain Philosophy at North Eastern Hill University) ! %- % # 04"!) #

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The IHS Markit India Sitharaman to give option to Public Finance and Policy Talking about the ‘Vivad Se Services Business Activity personal income tax payers to (NIPFP) professor Ila Patnaik Vishwas Scheme’, Kumar said (( $ D (! Index rose from 53.3 in remain in existing tax scheme believes that households are the aim of the latest measure is "G 6I ( ! ! December to 55.5 in January, with exemptions and deduc- generally short sighted and do to reduce litigation and see ! L6 M6: & signalling the strongest upturn tions or opt for new simplified not save adequately for old age. finalisation of 4.83 lakh stuck ( in output in seven years. tax regime with lower tax rates “This is one reason for cases in appellate forums under (! " "3&, % “The Indian service sector but without exemptions and governments to be paternalis- the direct taxes category. -! + + % 6%! sprung to life at the start of deductions. tic and nudge people towards Under the scheme, a tax- ! 63!& 2020, defying expectations of “This is a recognition that saving for pension and old payer would be required to pay 1EE ! & ! G6: I% fragility and building on to the the middle class especially the age. This was one rationale for only the amount of the disput- " " ! !! ! momentum gained at the end taxpayers are now trained tax exemption like 80C. The ed tax and will get complete 3 !! ! K " ! &6 of 2019,” said Pollyanna de showed the steepest upturn in vey pointed to the sharpest enough to know what is good new system reduces these waiver of interest and penalty ! ! Lima, Principal Economist at employment since August increase in input prices in just for them. incentives,” she opined. provided they pay by March 31, &*% ! IHS Markit. 2012,” Lima said. under seven years, with com- “You give her additional Patnaik said for infra- 2020. ! " New work intakes also Meanwhile, the Composite panies mostly absorbing the income in her pocket and let structure investment, India A similar scheme, ‘Sabka ! &7 6: expanded to the greatest extent PMI Output Index that maps added cost burdens themselves her decide, how much they needs long term savings, not Vishwas’, for cases stuck in lit- ! ! & in seven years. Fresh business both the manufacturing and instead of fully passing want to save rather than link just from abroad, but also igation under the indirect taxes orders were mainly generated services sector increased from these on to their customers,” savings and make it in some domestic savings. category, was brought by the domestically, as exports 53.7 in December to a seven- Lima said. sense compulsory,” he told PTI. “These were also linked to government in the last Budget. decreased at the start of the year high of 56.3 in January. Lima further added that Industry experts, however, tax exemptions. In a study on Asked whether govern- year. A number of panellists On the prices front, the “this may translate into quick- said that two tax regimes with the subject my colleagues and ment’s record 2.10 lakh crore mentioned weaker demand uptick in service sector activi- er increases in selling prices in optionality for personal tax, as I found that households disinvestment target for the from China, Europe and the ty was accompanied by inten- months to come, which may in the case of corporate taxes, respond to tax incentives and next fiscal is too ambitious, US. sification of inflationary pres- curb sales. Firms could also only make the structure more save in instruments that give Kumar said this (2020-21) dis- “With business revenues sures, with input costs rising to choose to restrict hiring in complicated. them benefits. These will also investment target is not an rising, service providers con- the greatest extent since order to protect profit margins”. “Let them decide according be impacted,” she noted. unachievable target at all. tinued to increase capacity to February 2013 and output Amid slowing economic to their situation... My view is According to latest data, “But this ambitious target meet further strong growth in charge inflation picking up to growth and rising inflation, the that middle class’ saving over the past six years, India’s also reflects the Prime sales. This is good news for job- a near two-year high. Reserve Bank of India will propensity won’t come down,” savings rate has been consid- Minister’s view that we are seekers, particularly when we “One worrying develop- unveil its last monetary policy Kumar asserted. erably declining. going to create more space for consider the results from the ment, however, was the trend for the current financial year on As an economist, Kumar At the height of India’s the private sector... He manufacturing industry which for inflation. The service sur- Thursday. said he was thrilled about this growth phase in 2012, the asserted. + %& " -01234 -&% + 2( & +9+3 Shahrukh Khan continue to & +9+3 hold on to their number six and !" " " %!< =>=> 8" ctor Akshay Kumar has five spots, with brand values of 9" " . % he Indian rupee pared ini- Apipped Deepika Padukone $55.7 million and $66.1 mil- Ttial gains to settle flat at in celebrity brand ranking with lion, respectively, it said. 71.25 against the US dollar on the Khiladi star’s value rising to Aamir Khan has had a Wednesday as participants $104.5 million, according to a major slip in ranking by brand exercised caution ahead of report released on Wednesday. value to 16th place with a total Reserve Bank’s monetary pol- Cricketer Virat Kohli con- value of $24.9 million, as icy outcome. tinues to hold the top spot with against 11th place in the year- . % The domestic currency a brand value of $237.5 million, ago period. opened the session on a Duff and Phelps’ celebrity Veteran actor Amitabh stronger note amid reports of brand valuation report for 2019 Bachchan’s rank has also a breakthrough in battling the said. slipped to eighth from the sev- coronavirus epidemic. Padukone, who was ranked enth rank in the year-ago peri- % % % But, as the day progressed, at number two last year, has od with a value of $42.5 mil- the rupee gave up its gains as slipped to number three with a lion, and has swapped placed experts felt the apex bank brand valuation of $93.5 mil- with Alia Bhatt, whose current # might go for a status quo in its lion, while Kumar has replaced value is $45.8 million. monetary policy decision on her as the second most-valued There have been new Thursday amid surge in infla- celebrity, the report said. entrants in the top-20 list like & ,55673 <<,$.% (, ( remedial steps can be taken to . % tion. The RBI is scheduled to Padukone invited the ire of Article-15 actor Ayushman improve soil nutrients. Farmers announce the outcome of its a lot of people by showing up Khurana at rank 10 with a armers, who commonly #'($! $ can track their soil samples and sixth bi-monthly monetary at protests at JNU against a vio- value of $40.3 million, Jackie Foveruse fertilisers in almost ""-0? <$,$ ', also obtain their soil health policy statement for 2019-20 on lent attack on students, while Shroff’s actor son Tiger at rank everything they grow, are being card report. 5+ February 6, 2020. Kumar was in the news for 17 with a $24.2 million brand slowly nudged away from the ( < $.' Under the scheme village During the day, the local interviewing Prime Minister worth and cricketer Rohit dangerous practice due to soil youth and farmers up to 40 unit saw a high of 71.16 and a Narendra Modi ahead of his Sharma at 20th rank. health cards (SHC). The ) .'($)*(. (, years of age are eligible to set 78*" low of 71.29. The rupee final- landslide win in the general The top-20 celebrity Ministry of Agriculture has > $8$' ( '( up soil health laboratories and ly settled at 71.25, elections. brands are from cricket and said that a study conducted by undertake testing. A laborato- & ,55673 through, that’s less of an issue. unchanged from its previous Both Padukone and Kumar films and are collectively worth the National Productivity (, $' ry costs up to 5 lakh, 75 per It will be a substantial chunk close. had a slew of popular releases over $1.1 billion. Council (NPC) says the appli- cent of which can be funded by he Government is hopeful that not withstanding when during the year. Padukone The agency said it relied on cation of SHC recommenda- during the year 2019-20. the Central and State Tof selling minority stake in you bring into public space shares the number-three spot a brand analysis, endorsement tions has led to a decline of 8- The scheme launched by Governments. The NPC study Life Insurance Corporation such organisation,” he added. with actor-husband Ranveer value and brand multiple para- 10 per cent in use of chemical the Modi Government during revealed worrying degradation (LIC) in the next fiscal, a senior Finance Minister Nirmala Singh, who was ranked at num- meters while determining the fertilizers. This has enabled the financial year 2014-15 with of soils across regions. official said on Wednesday. Sitharaman in her 2020-21 ber four in the year-ago peri- value of a particular celebrity the farmers to understand the a view to address the decline of Nitrogen, an essential con- Economic Affairs Secretary Budget had said that LIC will od. Salman Khan and brand. soil health parameters and soil nutrients, has started reap- stituent of all proteins, is scarce Atanu Chakraborty said it be listed as part of the govern- improve its productivity by ing fruit. in soils of Punjab, Haryana, would take about 8-9 months to ment disinvestment initiative. judicious application of soil Under the Central Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, prepare accounts and do the Currently, the Government nutrients. Government’s Soil Health Card Gujarat, Maharashtra, and required legal tweaking before owns 100 per cent stake in LIC. According to the Ministry, Scheme Phase-I (Years 2015 to parts of Bihar, Jharkhand, an IPO of the insurance behe- The 60-year-old state- nearly 11.69 crore soil health 2017) 10.74 crore cards were Madhya Pradesh, Andhra moth could be launched. owned firm, LIC, is the coun- cards have been distributed to distributed, while under the Pradesh, Tamil Nadu. “I am certain that it will try’s largest insurer, controlling farmers in the last two years. A Phase-II 11.69 crore cards have Phosphorous, which helps happen next year. It takes about more than 70 per cent of the pilot project “development of been give away during the plants to convert light into 8-9 months for preparation of market share. The insurer has model villages” is being imple- period 2017-19. For setting up food, has grossly depleted in its accounts. What kind of legal a market share of 76.28 per cent mented under which the sam- of soil health laboratories under Himachal, Haryana, UP, tweaks that need to be made,” in number of policies and 71 pling and testing of cultivable the scheme, the States have Rajasthan, Gujarat, he said at a CII event here. per cent in first-year premiums. soil is being encouraged in been sanctioned 429 static labs, Maharashtra and parts of Bihar, Chakraborty said an initial LIC has many subsidiaries, partnership with the farmers. 102 new mobile labs, 8,752 Jharkhand, MP, Assam, public offering (IPO) of LIC including IDBI Bank. It acquired Under the project a Model mini labs, 1,562 village-level Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu would also help to discipline controlling stake in the bank last Village has been selected for laboratories and strengthening and West Bengal. It also said into the organisation and year. The Government aims to aggregation of soil samples of 800 existing labs. test results needed to be more improve depth of the market. garner 90,000 crore from the and analysis of each agricul- The scheme provides for promptly available to farmers “I am quite hopeful that we listing of LIC and stake dilution tural holding. As part of the the analysis of soil composition and infrastructure ramped up should be able to finish it in IDBI Bank in the next fiscal scheme 13.53 lakh soil health by the State Governments once for wider gains. before March 31, 2021. The out of total disinvestment target cards have been distributed in every two years so that money of course will come of 2.10 lakh crore. +R9: /# 2 + ++ ?& & ,55673 Government of India has made a focused effort to support ndia’s slipped to 40th position investments in innovation and & 9* the novel coronavirus. impact on the Surat diamond Ion the International creativity through increasing- According to Gems and industry, which polishes 99 Intellectual Property (IP) Index, ly robust IP protection and he Surat diamond industry Jewellery Export Promotion per cent of all rough diamonds which analyses the IP climate in enforcement,” said Patrick Tis likely to face a loss of Council (GJEPC) regional imported in the country, he 53 global economies, this year, Kilbride, Senior Vice President around 8,000 crore in next chairman Dinesh Navadiya, said. according to a report of US for the Global Innovation two months as Hong Kong, polished diamonds worth “The Surat diamond indus- Chamber of Commerce’s Global Policy Center. which is a major export desti- around 50,000 crore are try is staring at a loss of around Innovation Policy Center. Last Implementation of the pol- nation, has declared a state of exported from Surat to Hong Rs 8,000 crore for February and year India was ranked at 36th icy has improved the speed of emergency due to the coron- Kong every year. March,” he added. position out of 50 countries. processing for patent and trade- avirus outbreak in China, say “That’s around 37 per cent Another industry expert The US, the UK, Sweden, mark applications, increased experts. of the total exports from here. and diamond merchant Pravin France and Germany remained awareness of IP rights among Hong Kong is a major busi- Now, due to coronavirus scare, Nanavati said there is a possi- the top five economies on the Indian innovators and creators, ness hub for the Surat diamond Hong Kong has declared a bility of cancellation of an intellectual property index in the centre said in a statement. It industry, but schools and col- month-long vacation. Gujarati international jewellery exhibi- 2019 retaining their spots from said that India has made signif- leges have been closed there till traders having offices there are tion in Hong Kong, to be held the last year. icant progress towards estab- the first week of March and coming back to India,” he said. next month, due to the coro- “Since the release of the lishing stronger IP protections— even the businesses are seeing If the situation does not noavirus scare, which would hit 2016 National IPR Policy, the but the “job is not yet done”. a dip in view of the outbreak of improve, it will have a huge the jewellery business in Surat. !"!" ''

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New Delhi (PTI): Adani Enterprises Ltd (AEL) on Wednesday ; said its net profit rose over fourfold to 382.98 crore in the December 2019 quarter, helped by higher income. The Adani & ,55673 ernment’s medium-term fiscal lio inflows, and schemes to & +9+3 MotoCorp was the top laggard, Earlier this week, another Group’s flagship firm had clocked a net profit of 80.09 crore deficit target of 3 per cent of encourage manufacturing in shedding 3.83 per cent. survey said the country’s man- during the year-ago quarter, AEL said in a BSE filing.Its total inance Minister Nirmala GDP as it prioritises efforts to electronics and textile sectors. ndian equities notched up PowerGrid, Maruti, Asian ufacturing sector activity income during the October-December 2019 period was FSitharaman’s Budget for support economic growth in “However, we have not mate- Itheir third straight gains on Paints and NTPC too ended climbed to a near eight-year 11,075.32 crore, higher from 10,548.14 crore in the year-ago 2020-21 was light on new the context of the ongoing rially altered our forecasts for Wednesday as investors felt with losses. high in January. period. The company’s expenses were 10,635.16 crore, compared structural reforms, Fitch sharp slowdown. India’s economic growth, which the need to neutralise budget Sectorally, BSE metal, tele- On the global arena, posi- with 10,443.76 crore a year ago. Ratings said on Wednesday “A slippage of 0.5 per cent we expect to pick up to 5.6 per overreaction and move posi- com, realty, industrials, capital tive global cues persisted after adding it had not materially of GDP in both FY20 and cent in FY21 from 4.6 per cent tively as improved business goods, energy, oil and gas, Chinese policymakers promised 5 & 2 13I B altered its forecasts for India’s FY21 relative to the earlier in FY20,” it said. sentiment and positive global finance, FMCG and IT indices to unveil more measures to NIIT, a global leader in skills and talent development, on economic growth to rise to 5.6 targets is in line with the ten- Fitch said a number of cues augur well. ended up to 2.90 per cent support an economy jolted by a Wednesday reported 40% jump in consolidated net profit to 27.1 per cent in the next fiscal from dency for deficit outturns to steps affecting financial insti- At the closing bell, the higher, while power and utili- coronavirus outbreak. crore for December quarter 2019-20 on account of increase in 4.6 per cent in 2019-20. exceed targets in the past few tutions were announced in the BSE gauge Sensex was 0.87 per ties indices slipped in the red. With reports of a break- demand from corporate sector. The company had garnered a prof- “We believe it is highly years,” Fitch said. budget, but they only partially cent or 353.28 points higher at Broader BSE midcap and through in coronavirus treat- it of 19.4 crore in the same period a year ago. Overseas market unlikely the country’s general Sitharaman projected that address the issues that are fac- 41,142.66. The index has smallcap indices rallied up to ment doing the rounds, glob- led by the US and Europe contributed 77% of the total corporate government debt will be the deficit would fall from 3.8 ing the sector. gained over 1,407 points or 3.54 1.35 per cent. al stocks surged. learning group business., NIIT recorded 10% growth in its con- brought within the ceiling of 60 per cent of GDP in 2019-20 to For example, the extension per cent over the last three ses- “Indian markets are mir- Bourses in Shanghai, Hong solidated revenue to 247.6 crore during the quarter under review per cent of GDP by FY25, as 3.5 per cent in 2020-21. of the credit guarantee mech- sions. The NSE Nifty rose roring the global markets and Kong, Tokyo and Seoul settled from 225.5 crore in the year-ago period. CLG recorded net rev- stipulated in the Fiscal “We believe most assump- anism to the debt of troubled 109.50 points, or 0.91 per cent, trading on a higher note pow- up to 1.25 per cent higher. enue of 189.5 crore. During the quarter, the company complet- Responsibility and Budget tions in the budget, such as non-bank financial companies to settle at 12,089.15, taking the ered by rate-sensitive stocks. Stock exchanges in Europe ed buyback of 2.68 crore equity shares after approval from the share- Management Act,” it said. nominal GDP growth of 10 pr will likely help provide some three-day gains to 427.30 With the overreaction follow- too opened on a strong note. holders of the company at 125 per share, representing approxi- Fitch projected that the cent and a 9.2 per cent rise in fis- interim support for wholesale points or 3.66 per cent. ing the budget mostly done Meanwhile, Brent crude mately 16 per cent of the total paid up equity share capital for an government debt will remain cal revenues, are credible,” Fitch and housing-finance compa- Market gains were driven with, focus will shift to how oil futures advanced 2.76 per aggregate amount of 335 crore, exclusive of taxes. close to 70 per cent of GDP said. “However, risks are like- nies, but is unlikely to restore mainly by rate-sensitive stocks global events and Q3 results cent to USD 55.45 per barrel. throughout the period to 2021- ly skewed towards the down- confidence in a sector that ahead of the Reserve Bank’s pan out. With Inflation being On the currency front, the & 5 & 2 " I 22. “India’s high public debt lev- side, particularly for revenues in continues to face high risk monetary policy announce- on the higher side there is no Indian rupee pared initial gains Apollo Tyres on Wednesday reported a 12.09% decline in con- els are a weakness relative to its light of previously announced aversion from creditors, it said. ment on Thursday. further room left for the cen- to settle nearly flat at 71.24 (pro- solidated net profit to 173.85 crore for the quarter ended on rating peers (the BBB median cuts in the corporate income tax “Another downside risk in Besides, reports of a break- tral bank to tweak rates and is visional) against the US dollar December 31, 2019, mainly due to sluggish demand from origi- stood at 41.1 per cent in 2019),” rate and newly unveiled income the government’s fiscal projec- through in coronavirus treat- expected to continue its on Wednesday, as market par- nal equipment manufacturers. The company had posted a net profit said. tax rate reductions.” tions is the degree to which it ment enthused investors. accommodative stance in the ticipants await fresh cues from it of 197.95 crore for the corresponding period of 2018-19, Apollo The Union Budget 2020-21 The tax cuts may stimulate expects asset sales to fill the Analysts said that buoyan- policy due tomorrow,” said the RBI’s monetary policy. Tyres said in a BSE filing. Consolidated net sales declined to implies a modest degree of slip- economic activity in the medi- revenue gap left by tax cuts. Its cy in Indian equities accelerat- Vinod Nair, head of research at The domestic unit eroded 4,347.16 crore for the quarter under consideration as against page from previous targets to um term, but their impact on fis- divestment target for FY21 is ed during the afternoon trade as Geojit Financial Services Ltd. the initial gains as investors are 4,655.36 crore for the same period year ago. consolidate public finances, it cal revenues is likely to be neg- around 3x as large as its expect- India’s service sector growth for India’s services sector activ- anticipating no change in key said. “However, its contents are ative in the short term, it said. ed total for realised sales in January hit a seven-year high. ity surged to a seven-year high interest rate in the RBI policy & 5 & 2 & AI 55? consistent with our expectations “The Budget was light on FY20. On the Sensex chart, Tata in January driven by sharp meet amid surge in inflation, Drug major Cipla on Wednesday reported a 5.31% rise in its when we affirmed the country’s new structural reforms, “To achieve this, the gov- Steel was the top gainer in the increase in new business forex traders said. The Reserve consolidated net profit to 339.38 crore for the December 2019 quar- sovereign rating at ‘BBB-’/Stable although the government had ernment would have to address Sensex pack, rallying 5.14 per orders, leading to job creation Bank of India is scheduled to ter. The company had posted a net profit of 322.24 crore for the in December 2019.?” already unveiled some mea- its persistent tendency to fall cent, followed by Bharti Airtel, and business optimism amid announce the outcome of its corresponding period of the previous financial year, Cipla said in The Budget projects a sures last year,” it said. short of announced asset-sale HDFC, TCS, L&T and Reliance favourable market conditions, sixth bi-monthly monetary a filing to the BSE. Its consolidated total revenue from operations deficit of 3.5 per cent in 2020- The finance minister targets; asset sales in FY20, for Industries. a monthly IHS Markit survey policy statement for 2019-20 on also rose to 4,371 crore in the October-December 2019 period, com- 21 and implies a further post- announced some easing of example, were only 40 per cent On the other hand, Hero said. Thursday. pared with 4,007.54 crore in the corresponding period a year ago. ponement of the Central gov- restrictions on foreign portfo- of the planned total,” Fitch said.

SCRIP OPEN HIgh LOW LTP CHANGE NIFTY 50 12005.85 12098.15 11953.35 12089.15 109.50 Script Open High Low LTP CARERATING 670.00 719.80 660.25 689.45 DIXON 4899.00 4899.00 4633.00 4655.00 FSL 42.85 43.60 42.30 42.75 TATAMOTORS 167.40 184.95 166.60 183.40 17.70 BAJFINANCE 4519.70 4541.00 4480.65 4527.55 ABCAPITAL 95.95 97.50 95.25 95.85 BAJAJELEC 401.05 422.00 394.30 413.20 IDBI 34.65 34.70 34.10 34.25 YESBANK 35.10 39.70 34.05 37.95 3.00 ICICIBANK 530.60 540.00 526.00 538.90 OBEROIRLTY 541.00 558.00 532.75 535.50 GMRINFRA 22.30 23.00 22.15 22.95 WELSPUNIND 42.70 44.45 42.40 43.25 TATASTEEL 452.25 479.70 448.00 477.90 26.00 WESTLIFE 488.00 488.00 423.00 469.10 BEL 85.25 88.10 84.55 86.85 CUMMINSIND 568.00 580.05 565.80 569.30 VBL 820.90 824.60 795.60 805.50 JSWSTEEL 259.50 271.65 256.35 271.15 12.80 HAVELLS 613.40 629.70 611.00 621.10 HEXAWARE 378.00 378.20 367.20 371.20 DHANUKA 525.25 537.25 515.00 519.40 DALBHARAT 878.00 903.95 877.95 884.95 BPCL 480.00 507.95 478.00 501.55 23.05 DMART 2160.00 2273.10 2160.00 2249.30 EQUITAS 109.90 114.70 109.55 114.30 SWANENERGY 113.35 135.45 112.50 135.45 MEGH 57.90 58.95 57.20 57.85 VEDL 139.30 143.90 137.60 143.70 5.15 TATAMOTORS 167.20 185.00 166.65 183.75 BHEL 40.05 40.50 39.25 39.60 RPOWER 1.59 1.63 1.59 1.62 ADVENZYMES 169.45 173.65 167.95 172.40 HINDALCO 190.10 197.55 188.30 196.10 6.85 ICICIPRULI 472.80 481.55 469.50 477.05 ADANIPORTS 372.60 373.40 361.20 366.50 GRINDWELL 641.65 699.00 637.00 666.90 PGHL 4440.00 4477.00 4382.65 4417.25 BHARTIARTL 518.00 537.50 515.80 536.50 17.60 YESBANK 35.20 39.75 34.10 37.60 CGCL 204.40 210.40 203.60 207.85 RITES 316.60 321.75 308.00 309.95 DEEPAKFERT 98.00 98.00 93.85 94.60 UPL 525.10 542.30 521.55 537.00 14.40 HEROMOTOCO 2466.05 2476.65 2347.55 2374.95 FORCEMOT 1340.00 1375.00 1297.80 1342.70 RAMCOCEM 804.00 816.00 792.60 796.20 PTC 55.95 57.25 55.80 56.70 INFRATEL 242.00 251.00 240.00 245.00 4.95 BHARTIARTL 519.10 537.75 515.65 533.50 RAYMOND 631.80 648.25 626.90 633.25 NATIONALUM 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2327.10 2391.45 ADANIGREEN 195.00 204.00 191.00 192.60 RALLIS 229.65 238.75 229.35 236.75 KANSAINER 511.25 512.15 501.80 505.15 SKFINDIA 2145.00 2202.00 2140.00 2191.40 HDFCBANK 1234.90 1248.00 1227.30 1246.00 16.20 INFY 787.00 787.00 774.25 784.50 SBILIFE 931.50 931.50 899.05 910.90 TATAINVEST 886.00 927.95 886.00 904.10 GREAVESCOT 132.90 140.25 132.25 138.20 LAOPALA 180.10 183.60 178.20 182.70 CIPLA 449.55 459.15 437.50 453.75 5.30 TCS 2125.00 2158.00 2105.75 2145.25 SPICEJET 92.00 93.45 91.00 92.65 REDINGTON 114.10 116.90 114.05 115.95 JYOTHYLAB 153.70 154.00 144.20 144.70 NBVENTURES 69.50 70.90 69.40 69.95 WIPRO 241.60 243.00 237.30 242.40 2.15 DLF 248.50 255.75 246.00 253.50 RAJESHEXPO 722.00 725.00 711.00 718.35 ZYDUSWELL 1515.00 1555.00 1417.05 1434.50 PGHH 11700.00 11722.10 11480.00 11529.55 SYMPHONY 1217.90 1223.00 1210.00 1220.20 BRITANNIA 3269.80 3318.00 3243.70 3260.00 27.50 MARICO 310.00 314.90 299.30 311.85 GAIL 119.40 121.40 118.35 120.85 BAYERCROP 4496.20 4660.00 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567.60 579.00 564.00 570.35 SUNPHARMA 429.50 431.40 421.90 427.50 1.85 BAJAJFINSV 9542.00 9685.00 9455.55 9595.60 OFSS 3056.65 3056.65 2965.45 2979.20 VENKYS 1605.00 1641.25 1592.90 1610.15 ALKEM 2363.00 2408.00 2363.00 2386.15 PERSISTENT 716.90 718.15 701.00 713.70 ITC 216.30 217.50 211.50 216.05 0.40 ADANIENT 226.00 239.05 222.65 236.25 AMARAJABAT 790.00 795.15 777.35 785.70 SUNTECK 397.85 406.50 388.65 393.90 HEIDELBERG 198.95 202.50 197.80 199.40 VARROC 469.40 479.65 451.55 455.25 HINDUNILVR 2167.40 2184.00 2153.90 2159.30 3.70 AVANTI 590.00 610.00 564.40 599.00 JAICORPLTD 103.55 111.60 102.50 110.55 JBCHEPHARM 500.00 529.00 500.00 522.95 APLLTD 615.00 635.00 615.00 625.45 GODREJIND 408.00 422.85 404.70 415.00 BAJFINANCE 4515.00 4539.95 4477.65 4525.00 5.75 JINDALSTEL 184.00 192.95 181.95 189.90 TATACHEM 737.00 761.60 731.25 750.50 ISEC 460.00 467.00 456.50 463.55 NHPC 24.90 24.90 24.40 24.55 MARUTI 7200.00 7227.90 7021.85 7037.85 GRAPHITE 300.00 304.80 299.20 302.80 CHAMBLFERT 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837.50 855.00 ABFRL 229.25 247.80 227.65 238.40 JKTYRE 73.60 75.05 73.20 73.95 NIACL 140.10 144.80 140.10 142.55 ITDCEM 57.10 59.65 57.10 59.65 NESTLEIND 16476.00 16481.90 16256.05 16350.00 -105.60 AXISBANK 720.20 725.75 715.10 724.15 GRASIM 794.00 802.00 788.20 799.60 TATACOFFEE 98.00 101.90 97.70 99.35 JISLJALEQS 6.93 7.00 6.70 6.83 MAXINDIA 91.00 91.25 87.00 87.60 ASIANPAINT 1889.00 1890.00 1866.15 1869.00 -22.30 RECLTD 147.55 153.40 143.20 150.95 PAGEIND 24749.80 25040.15 24534.60 24689.10 PRESTIGE 355.90 383.00 355.00 377.20 HAL 800.00 875.00 790.95 811.70 ESSELPRO 181.65 188.00 180.70 185.70 ADANIPORTS 372.00 372.50 361.10 368.00 -4.50 INDUSINDBK 1289.70 1289.70 1266.00 1272.80 TORNTPHARM 1946.85 2026.20 1946.85 2001.45 CANFINHOME 483.45 487.75 476.25 479.40 BLUEDART 2672.00 2973.25 2670.05 2841.60 ALBK 16.70 16.70 16.20 16.30 COALINDIA 184.00 184.00 178.50 179.80 -2.70 PFC 117.00 124.50 117.00 122.90 PHILIPCARB 123.00 125.00 122.40 123.55 SHANKARA 390.50 396.00 370.90 372.25 GDL 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168.75 JUBILANT 566.05 586.40 565.05 576.50 EIDPARRY 227.65 233.20 227.00 228.90 GICHSGFIN 146.00 147.25 145.20 145.55 BANKBARODA 87.25 88.70 87.10 88.15 ENGINERSIN 93.10 96.20 92.80 94.50 GMDCLTD 62.00 62.10 60.35 61.00 FINCABLES 377.25 383.30 377.25 381.55 AUBANK 1054.70 1142.95 1052.05 1095.25 LEMONTREE 55.00 57.50 54.50 56.25 JAMNAAUTO 41.45 42.05 41.00 41.35 FDC 229.90 232.00 228.00 229.95 DCAL* 82.75 82.75 82.75 82.75 SCRIP OPEN HIgh LOW LTP CHANGE INFRATEL 242.30 250.85 239.75 246.00 IPCALAB 1189.00 1225.00 1181.65 1220.65 JKLAKSHMI 360.65 366.65 357.00 358.70 ZENSARTECH 165.75 166.10 162.45 163.05 NIFTY NEXT 50 PIDILITIND 1572.90 1572.90 1542.65 1551.40 CREDITACC 770.00 828.90 768.25 810.65 MAGMA 57.80 60.15 56.60 60.15 28235.30 28565.75 28172.05 28537.80 425.35 TTKPRESTIG 5880.00 5969.80 5800.00 5887.40 SRTRANSFIN 1056.00 1140.00 1055.00 1130.10 80.60 IDEA 5.28 5.34 4.97 5.24 KEI 551.00 554.00 536.50 538.15 CHENNPETRO 119.05 126.00 117.90 118.65 ACC 1488.05 1494.80 1462.55 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4"4):!" = #% " " 7, , 9>0 stop more cases of the deadly received its first foreign digni- new coronavirus. tary, the Cambodian Prime & + The death toll in China’s Minister Hun Sen. Washington: Making a strong Beijing/Wuhan: China on coronavirus outbreak rose to A staunch of ally of Beijing, pitch for his re-election amid the Wednesday claimed a drop in 491 on Tuesday while the total Hun Sen under whose pro- 53 2 impeachment trial, President the number of new suspected number of confirmed cases longed regime received billions Donald Trump said that cases of coronavirus in the last mounted to 24,324, Chinese of Chinese investments was Beijing: A baby in China’s emerging late last year. America has made a great two days, raising hopes that its health officials announced on received at the airport by epidemic-hit Wuhan city has CCTV quoted experts as comeback and the country is strong measures may help to Wednesday. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang been diagnosed with the novel saying it may be a case of “ver- “thriving and highly respected contain the outbreak, even as The virus cases abroad have Yi and later he met President Xi coronavirus just 30 hours after tical transmission”, referring to again” as he boasted about the the death toll rose to nearly 500. climbed to 182. The Philippines Jinping. Ahead of his arrival, being born, Chinese state infections passed from moth- economic growth under his As the death toll rose, Hong reported first death abroad Hun Sen made headlines by media reported on Wednesday. er to child during pregnancy, regime. Kong announced on while Hong Kong announced offering to visit the coron- The infant is the youngest childbirth or immediately after. Delivering his 3rd State of Wednesday a mandatory two- its first casualty on Sunday. avirus epicentre Wuhan to show person recorded as being The mother had tested the Union address, Trump said week quarantine for all trav- China, which is waging a solidarity to China’s efforts to infected by the virus, which has positive for the virus before she on Tuesday that in just 3 short ellers from mainland China to grim battle against the outbreak, fight the outbreak. PTI killed nearly 500 people since gave birth. PTI years, his administration has shattered the mentality of American decline and rejected . " ": " % %4 "" 2 & 2 Q= ! R the downsizing of the country’s # # ; 9 % !. destiny. “We are moving forward at a pace that was unimag- ic decay are over...Gone too are Washington: The US is work- infectious diseases,” Trump inable just a short time ago, and the broken promises, jobless : Bali: Thousands of Chinese Denpasar. Some are hoping to ing closely with Beijing to said in his State of the we are never going back,” Trump recoveries, tired platitudes, and tourists risk being stranded in secure visa extensions offered combat the coronavirus out- Union speech on late Tuesday said during his over one hour constant excuses for the deple- ? Bali after the Indonesian gov- by Bali Deputy Governor break, President Donald night while highlighting address. The US tion of ernment suspended flights to Tjokorda Oka Artha Ardhana Trump said. the initiatives taken by his president said 40 ( American + and from mainland China over Sukawati. The US on Tuesday evac- administration in the health- that under his wealth, power fears of the deadly coronavirus “Many foreign tourists uated over 300 more people on care sector. leadership, jobs and prestige,” Washington: President Donald outbreak. want to extend their vacation in two new flights out of the “We are coordinating with are booming, incomes are soar- Trump said on the eve of his Trump was set to win acquit- With flights to be sus- Bali and it is fine,” he said. Chinese city Wuhan, the epi- the Chinese Government and ing, poverty is plummeting, likely acquittal by the Senate in tal from impeachment in the pended at midnight But concerns surround centre of the fast-spreading working closely together on crime is falling, confidence is the impeachment trial. Senate on Wednesday, hours Wednesday, at least 5,000 delayed departures. “We hope new coronavirus. Last week, it the coronavirus outbreak in surging, and “our country is The president asserted his after his partisan State of the Chinese tourists are currently that Bali immigration office evacuated 195 Americans from China. My administration will thriving and highly respected country’s economy is the best it Union speech triggered on the holiday island, accord- could facilitate Chinese tourists Wuhan. take all necessary steps to again.” “Three years ago, we has ever been. Asserting that the unprecedented protests from ing to Gou Haodong, the who have to overstay due to the “Protecting Americans’ safeguard our citizens from launched the great American US is moving forward at a pace Democrats in a seething display Chinese Consul General in policy,” Haodong said. AFP health also means fighting this threat,” he said. PTI comeback. America’s enemies that was unimaginable just a of US political divisions. The are on the run, America’s for- short time ago, Trump, the first Democratic-led House of tunes are on the rise and president to run for re-election Representatives impeached America’s future is blazing after being impeached, said Trump for abuse of office and " ! bright,” he added. from the day he took office, he obstructing Congress back in Trump underlined the worked towards reviving econ- December, after weeks of inves- Bali: Hundreds of pigs have Ida Bagus Wisnuardhana, formed on the dead animals. The announcement comes country’s economic gains under omy and the agenda of his tigations into his alleged cor- died from African swine fever Bali’s agriculture and food secu- The string of deaths had after Indonesia said this week it his leadership, asserting that administration is relentlessly ruption. But far from being in Bali, authorities said rity agency chief, said nearly 900 appeared to stop over the past would temporarily ban some “the American Dream is back” pro-worker, pro-family, pro- forced from office like Richard Wednesday, marking the pigs succumbed to swine fever week, Wisnuardhana said, livestock imports from China and is “stronger than ever growth, and, most of all, pro- Nixon, Trump is set to see him- Indonesian holiday island’s first since mid-December. adding Bali would go ahead over fears about the coron- before”. “The years of econom- American. PTI self declared not guilty by his recorded outbreak and after the “The results are positive for with a pork festival on Friday in avirus, which has killed almost Republican party majority in virus claimed some 30,000 hogs African swine fever,” Ida told a bid to ease concerns over the 500 people in China, where it 5 the Senate. AFP in Sumatra. reporters, referring to tests per- outbreak. originated. AFP R % +# % 1 ' . Washington: In a dramatic Union address in which he :9 gesture, Nancy Pelosi publicly touted his administration’s Jerusalem: Israeli aircraft of “explosive balloons” at tore up her copy of Donald achievements during the past struck Hamas positions in southern Israel, the army said, Trump’s annual State of the three years. Ankara: An avalanche Gaza early Wednesday, the with neither medics nor police Union address, signalling the It was the first time the two slammed into a mountain road military said, after Palestinians reporting casualties or dam- worsening relationship between had come face-to-face since she in eastern Turkey on in the enclave launched pro- age. the House Speaker and the US stormed out of a White House Wednesday, wiping out a huge jectiles and explosive balloons COGAT, a unit of Israel’s President. meeting four months ago. team of rescue workers sent to at the Jewish state. defence ministry, said in a Pelosi has been one of On Tuesday night, the sour find people missing in an ear- In a further punitive statement Wednesday that in Trump’s fiercest critics and the dynamic was on display to all lier avalanche. Officials said 26 move, Israel later restricted response it was reducing the top Democrat was the one who from the start, The New York emergency workers were Gaza fishing activity, a fre- permitted Gaza fishing zone first launched formal Times noted. The tensions over killed, 53 were injured and oth- quently used sanction against from 4pm (1400 GMT) until impeachment process in the impeachment appeared to sur- ers are still buried under the the coastal Palestinian terri- further notice. House of Representatives face early on, however, as Pelosi snow. tory. “Following security con- against the president last year. refused to introduce Trump by Wednesday’s avalanche The “fighter jets targeted sultations, it has been decided President Trump has frequent- saying it was her “distinct hon- increased the overall death Hamas terror targets in the today to restrict the fishing ly taunted the 79-year-old law- our” and “high privilege” to do toll from the disaster to 31. < '% ""% % southern Gaza Strip” including zone of the Gaza Strip from 15 maker as “Crazy Nancy”. so, as is tradition. Instead, she Some 300 emergency ser- & % @ :'9" " !. “a weapons manufacturing nautical miles to ten nautical The mutual snubbing simply introduced him as the vice workers were called to a site”, the army said in a state- miles,” the English-language began the moment Trump, President of the United highway near the mountain- Around noon Wednesday, the snow on the steep slope. Earlier ment. statement said. seeking re-election, walked into States, Fox News, said to be surrounded town of team was struck by the second Gov. Mehmet Emin Bilmez There were no immediate “The decision was made the House chamber on Tuesday Trump’s favourite news channel, Bahcesaray in Van province, avalanche. saideigh t military police offi- reports from Gaza of casual- following the continuity of night for his third State of the reported. PTI which borders Iran, after an Turkey’s emergency and cers, three government-paid ties. rocket fire and the launching avalanche struck late Tuesday. disaster management agency, village guards, three firefight- Prior to the Israeli strike, of explosive balloons from That snowslide killed five AFAD, said 26 bodies were ers and nine volunteers were militants in Gaza launched the Gaza Strip to the territory people and left two missing. recovered from the mass of among the dead. AP three projectiles and a number of the State of Israel.” AFP * % ! + , ! 8 Istanbul: Turkey gave Syria an ultimatum on Wednesday to @ A % pull its forces back from its military posts in the country’s last New York: A Pakistani native, ment said that among other rebel enclave following unprece- who had once met al-Qaeda actions in support of al Qaeda, Dhaka: Investigators from the party to the Rome Statute, the dented clashes between their leader Osama bin Laden in Faris had evaluated in 2002 the International Criminal Court treaty that established it, and forces this week. Afghanistan, will be stripped off practicality of a plot to collapse have begun collecting evidence urged the Buddhist-majority The escalation between his US citizenship following his the Brooklyn Bridge in New for a case involving alleged nation to cooperate. Myanmar Turkish and Syrian troops — 2003 conviction of supporting York using gas cutters, com- crimes against humanity by has denied committing crimes which saw more than 20 people the terror group and plotting to municating his assessment to Myanmar against Rohingya against humanity or genocide. killed in exchanges on Monday destroy the Brooklyn Bridge. al-Qaeda via coded messages. Muslims causing them to flee He said the court has a — is testing the uneasy relations Iyman Faris, a 50-year-old In 2000, Faris had travelled to to neighbouring Bangladesh, a mandate to proceed with the between Turkey and Russia, the naturalized US citizen, was con- Afghanistan where he met bin court official said. case because Bangladesh is a key foreign brokers of the convicted in 2003 of providing Laden and other high-ranking Phakiso Mochochoko, party to the statute and the flict. material support to al-Qaeda. He members of al-Qaeda at the ter- director of the Jurisdiction, Rohingya crossed the border “If the regime does not pull was sentenced to 20 years in ror group’s training camp. He Complementary and into that country. back, Turkey will be obliged to prison. had also researched informa- Cooperation Division of the He acknowledged that the take matters into its own hands,” Judge Staci Yandle of the US tion about ultralight airplanes ICC Office of the Prosecutor, investigation would be a long Turkish President Recep Tayyip District Court for the Southern for a senior al-Qaeda leader, said a team of investigators is and difficult one without Erdogan told a meeting of his District of Illinois on Monday and arranged for airline tickets visiting Rohingya refugee Myanmar’s participation. ruling party MPs in Ankara, giv- entered an order revoking the to be issued to the al-Qaeda camps to collect evidence. He “This is a challenge, we all ing Syria until the end of the naturalized US citizenship of the operatives. In its February 3 said justice will be delivered agreed,” he said. “We have the month to comply. convicted terrorist. order, the US District Court for whether Myanmar cooperates experiences in the past where But Syrian regime forces In its order revoking his US the Southern District of Illinois or not. Mochochoko told countries have refused to coop- were pursuing their offensive in citizenship, the court found that granted the government’s reporters in Bangladesh’s cap- erate with us, they refused northwestern Idlib province on Faris was ineligible for natural- motion for summary judgment ital, Dhaka, that The Hague- entry into their territory, but we Wednesday — which has killed ization and unlawfully procured revoking Faris’s US citizenship based court will pursue the case have been able to investigate 300 civilians since December his citizenship through willful on multiple bases. PTI even though Myanmar is not a and prosecute the people.” AP and displaced 520,000 people in misrepresentation of material one of the biggest upheavals of facts. the nine-year war. AFP The US Justice Depart- '5 !"!"

talian fashion officials fore- ists, buyers and other fashion Icasted a nearly 2 per cent drop industry insiders also will be in first-half revenues due to the '-:,$87+;:(&)-:: absent. virus emerging from China, The fashion chamber will which also is preventing three express its solidarity with it part- Chinese fashion houses from ners in China with a digital traveling to Milan Fashion Week /# :/% event, showcasing eight Chinese / 2 1 later this month. designers over video with runway $ Chinese consumers are the % shows, backstage peeks and inter- biggest luxury spenders in the views. The initiative, titled China, < ! world, including in Italy, where we are with you, will open with a O they represent 35 per cent of big- runway show of a Chinese ticket spenders, more than designer whose production is ! Russians, Arabs and Americans mostly in Europe and the United L3 combined, according to a 2019 States, so is unaffected by the ! study by Global Blue, a tourism virus, Capasa said. The identity of shopping tax refund company. the fashion house was being kept " Their absence during the secret. “We want to confront this Chinese New Year travel period emergency with a positive mes- !" is being sorely felt in Milan’s sage, trying to keep ties very open G)I & MonteNapoleone District of lux- with our Chinese partners,’’ " ury boutiques, where 48 brands Capasa said. have created capsule collections The Chinese brand Annakiki % dedicated to the Year of the Rat was able to maintain its place on in anticipation of the usual influx the schedule because 95 per cent of Chinese tourists. of the apparel collection was A drop in big-spending already in Milan and its acces- Chinese tourists along with the sories are all made in Italy. %M negative impact on luxury sales in industry by 1.8 per cent. That will according to Italian National we have this terrible setback. We Ricostru and Hui had to cancel Designer Anna Yang was still in China, where Italian brands have in turn put a drag on projections Fashion Chamber president Carlo hope that they find a solution and their runway turns during Milan Shenzhen, putting the finishing a strong retail presence, are of 3 per cent revenue growth in Capasa. there is a relaunch,’’ Capasa said. Fashion Week, which runs from touches on the last pieces before ! expected to decrease first-half 2020 over the 90 billion euros “Everyone hoped that we Due to the virus, the Chinese February 18 to 24, while an esti- traveling to Milan. ! revenues in the Italian luxury ($99 billion) posted last year, would grow this year, but instead fashion houses Angela Chen, mated 1,000 Chinese journal- L!. % wo-dimensional art instal- lations using mulmul panel Tfill a spiral staircase. Several pictures of a woman in red kurta ! and blue pants in different poses are juxtaposed here. These look like a series of photos where the subject is caught mid-motion delving deep into spirituality. ! Amid a white backdrop, the works denote transition through & time and captures several move- ments of the human body. This is the first thing that grabs our attention as we witness O? artist Remen Chopra’s exhibi- !A tion at Jorbagh. She takes us around and narrates some stories ! of how she constructed these thought-provoking pieces that resonate with the passage of time as well as human emotions. 1 “While shifting, I was going through migration and displace- 29 ment. It was then that I realised that in order to calm myself, I need to find answers. So after 1 ! going through all this, I ques- 9 ! tioned myself, ‘What makes me B" / C feel at home and safe?’ So I started writing and researching. I 21 also tried to explore my maternal space. This is how the whole exhi- 1 1 2 bition came together organically,” says Remen. 9 ? ! Through Memory’s Cut: Its ! 1 2 Deep Embrace, she has trans- 1 1 formed 24 Jor Bagh into a series of personal spaces, which reflect 9P her reminiscence of home. The L. works depict her personal journey of migration as she questions the notions of home, lineage, ! 2 L space and time. ( M She uses various media like ! ! ! photography, drawing, sculpture, ! textiles and sound, which showcase her personal and familial his- tories of migration. The works L3Q ( THAT FLEETING MOMENT include poetry and personal !" objects that were passed on matri- lineally from one generation to the other. 4 - % # 3 The artist also recalls the stories of her family from Tehran, %-% (,,5/!8(+R ! Rawalpindi and Shimla, which were narrated to her by her # % ' ;*+&!4 !+(+ ! ! ! grandmother. She uses wood and !3 embroidery on a cloth to write a poem, Under the lime tree, from ( %M,& her grandmother’s archive. ,%! Inspired by Egyptian archi- !! tecture, Imaginary landscapes: % Shimla, Rawalpindi, is a work & with recycled wood. The artist creates imaginary topographic maps to explore the feeling of dis- " location. The maps, painted rust on three different black walls with P triangular ends at some places, depict both the places, Rawalpindi and Shimla, which - Q%! co-exist in one space and time. ! !! Along with the maps, there is also a collection of wooden pieces kept ! ! % in a linear form. When one tries A1,! to comprehend them, the artist ! tells us that it is Urdu poetry. moment of time. While the fig- you cross is a work with recycled tions, “how do we relate to our says, “I always work with mono- Time has been a constant - G, -I3 & Moving further, we also come ures evoke a sense of mystery in wood. A maroon heirloom carpet mothers and grandmothers chromes. When I was studying in attraction for the artist. She says ! across pieces which makes one us, the artist grows nostalgic. that has been passed on from one through objects?” New York and exploring the idea that the continuous circular wonder how she has constructed One can clearly see a strong generation to another has two All her works are in black and notion of time, I saw a lot of movement of the past, present 0 DD & such complex monochromatic presence of the feminine forms in rust lines at the ends which look and white with just a hint of rust black and white films and got and future is hard to ignore. This L* ( montages and layers of pho- her works which reflect her idea like sculptures. It also represents in places. While one wonders if inspired by cinematic references. is quite evident in her works as "! tographs with glass and mulmul. of regeneration, nurturing and the vagina and questions birth she has intentionally done it to That was when I let go of the they seem to bridge the gap ! They vividly capture a fleeting balancing. To what shore would and regeneration. The artist ques- revive old memories, the artist colours.” between history and now. ! ries and that those films are con- or the Academy Awards,” Smith &0 ! necting with audience,” Stacy L said. “After another year in which ! Smith, founder of the Inclusion the major studios increased their G Initiative, said in statement. output of films with female and ! ! I 7*< # But those gains haven’t been underrepresented leads or co reflected in Hollywood’s awards leads, it is critical to recognise that 0 % < < # season, which culminates Sunday talent is not limited by gender or ! with the Academy Awards. For race/ethnicity.” ! ollywood’s awards season 2018 and nearly triple the num- the 87th time, no female film- The USC study also assessed % Hmay not show it, but the ber of 10 years ago. The data makers were nominated for best the major distributors. Because * most popular films are increas- showed similar gains for female director. And while the much- box office is a key metric in their ingly diverse, a new study finds. leads. Of the same films, 43 fea- nominated Korean drama research, that doesn’t include !! According to a new research by tured female leads or co-leads, an Parasite has made history, only releases from streaming services %! % the University of Southern increase of four films from 2018 one person of colour (Cynthia including Netflix and Amazon, ( ! California’s Annenberg Inclusion and more than double the num- Erivo, for Harriet) was nominat- neither of which disclosed ticket " Initiative, more of 2019’s top ber of female leads (20) in 2007. ed in an acting category. At the sales for most of their 2019 films featured minority or female Combined with studies British Academy of Film and releases. lead characters than ever record- released last month that showed Television Awards on Sunday, Universal, the only studio - Q ed before. a notable uptick in the numbers only white actors were nominat- led by a woman (studio chief %M !" Analysing the top 100 films at of female directors, the research ed. Donna Langley), led all studios B% the North American box office, paints a picture of an industry “There is also a very obvious with nine films featuring a female 5: USC researchers found that 31 that, after years of lagging behind falling short of an accurate reflec- of colour), researchers called it “a disconnect between what sells lead and eight films featuring films had leads or co-leads from in representation in front of and tion of the American population banner year for inclusion.” “It is tickets and what garners awards leads from an underrepresented , -%& an underrepresented racial group, behind the camera, is showing (51 per cent of which is female clear that Hollywood is taking points to a systemic bias at cul- ethnicity. an increase of four films from real signs of progress. While still and about 40 per cent are people steps to create more inclusive sto- tural institutions like the BAFTAs L!. $% '7 !"!" ICSI REVAMPS TRAINING STRUCTURE /+!4!6+(6% 4/4 % %# -- 4 % % %

he Company Secretaries training, which shall provide various parameters including legal, (Amendment) Regulations them with a platform to develop economic and business aspects. Reducing time gap between T2020 amended the existing their core competencies and har- registration and examination CSR 1982. It will strengthen each ness their soft skills including Professional development ini- With an objective of speeding milestone in the process of managerial and leadership capa- tiatives for members up the completion cycle of becoming a professional. The bilities. Students who have passed The amendment regulations Company Secretaryship Course, amended regulation aims to equip executive level are required to facilitate introduction of various the amendment regulations have and develop members of the undergo: courses and orientation pro- also reduced the minimum gap institute with requisite knowledge — One month Executive grammes for the members. Also, between the date of registration and skills to meet the expectations Development Programme (EDP), provisions for mandatory require- and the date of examination from of the industry, regulators and which will equip them with nec- ment for completion of an earlier period of nine months other stakeholders. essary soft and IT skills. Professional Development Credit to six months for appearing in all Speaking about the revamped — Twenty one months of Hours for elevation from ACS to modules and from six months to training structure, CS Ashish practical training with FCS membership, Know Your four months for appearing in any Garg, President of ICSI, said, industry/practicing company sec- Member (KYM) declaration and one module of “Implementation of amendment retary . Certificate of Living for the mem- Executive/Professional pro- regulations will take the compa- Corporate Leadership bers. Concessional fee for physi- gramme. + ny secretary profession to newer Development Programme cally challenged and senior citi- heights and will surely help the (CLDP) is the last stage of train- zens, who are 70 years or above Company Secretary Executive institute to realise its vision and ing for students who have passed have also been introduced. Entrance Test (CSEET) mission. Skills are an indispens- the professional programme and To test the aptitude of the can- B%# able component. In this regard, have completed the practical Introduction of ICSI secretar- didates required for the profession company secretaries too need to training, which is a residential ial executive certificate of company secretary, Company have an armory of communica- programme for a period of one to To create employment oppor- Secretary Executive Entrance Test he Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime tion and professional, legal, man- two months. It will further tunities for the students, the (CSEET) has been introduced as TMinister, Narendra Modi, has given its 'in- agement and IT skills. All this enhance their communication, amendment regulations have the qualifying test for registration principle’ approval for setting up a major port would be kept as an integral part legal, managerial and IT skills introduced the concept of award- to executive programme. The at Vadhavan near Dahanu in Maharashtra. Total of the new training structure. The required for the profession. ing ‘ICSI — Secretarial Executive entrance test, which includes a cost of the project is likely to be 65,544.54 entrance test to CS executive Certificate’ for the students, who computer based test and an online crore. shall ensure that the students Formation of academic com- have passed the executive pro- viva-voice is the first level of com- Vadhavan port will be developed on ‘land have the requisite level of aptitude mittee gramme and completed EDP and pany secretaryship course. CSEET lord model’. A Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) to pursue the course and become To strengthen the course cur- practical training as has been introduced keeping in will be formed with Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust successful professionals.” riculum at executive and profes- prescribed/exempted under these view the diverse academic stan- (JNPT) as the lead partner with equity partic- sional level, the new regulations regulations. Such students may dards of the students seeking ipation equal to or more than 50 per cent to Introduction of practical and prescribe for constitution of an use the description ‘ICSI — admission in the course. Also, to implement the project. The SPV will develop the skill-based training Academic Committee. It is to Secretarial Executive’ and may attract meritorious students and port infrastructure including reclamation, con- The new training structure for give macro perspective to the syl- continue to pursue the company to test their aptitude for the pro- struction of breakwater, besides establishing students comprises 24 months labus, training and examination on secretaryship course. fession. connectivity to the hinterland. All the business activities would be undertaken under PPP mode by private developers. !)L(4" The position of JN Port, the biggest container port in India is 28th in the world with a traf- , !=< fic of 5.1 million TEUs (Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units). Even after the completion of the 4th ter- minal at JN Port with a capacity increase of 10 ne of the pioneer mat- million TEUs by 2023, it will stand as the 17th Otress start-ups, Shinysleep largest container port in the world. With the has launched its superior latex development of Vadhavan port, India will mattress product. The product reach in the list of top 10 container ports in the is a new, eco-friendly and anti- world. microbial latex mattress prod- Maharashtra has India’s largest container uct. port at JNPT, which caters to the hinterland of These latex mattress are Maharashtra, North Karnataka, Telangana and 100 per cent natural and are secondary hinterland of Gujarat, Madhya proven to be extremely durable Pradesh, Rajasthan, NCR, Punjab and Uttar in comparison to other mat- Pradesh. There is a need for a deep draft port tresses in the market. Its natur- that will accommodate the largest container al latex foam is constructed in ships in the world and also cater to the spill over such a way that it conforms traffic from JNPT port. JNPT and Mundra, the with several aesthetic quality two largest container handling ports of the ! "#% 9' standards. The mattresses are country (for mid size container ships only), have 6# 97 ; B2 %.#* ".,! ""% B1% also authenticated by the drafts of 15 m and 16 m respectively, while the %% % "%"% % % OEKO-TEX certification, world’s largest container handling modern B" %% " %% which is a worldwide consis- deep draft ports require a draft of 18 m to 20 ""% B: #% ' *C,9 "/ *C.% tent, independent testing and m. 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It is also much manufacturing sector makes it important to pre- " milder and has a less abrasive the pure one is a green alterna- intense passion for creating a per- pare our port infrastructure for handling value- % "" odour. Latex is the magic fluid tive, which incorporates natur- fect mattress for people of every added import and export to facilitate manufactur- / " used up in the mattresses al latex being devoid of any age group, these latex mattress- ing activity. Container traffic in the JNPT hinter- . " which provides you the com- chemical substances, the latter es have been constructed with a land is expected to grow from 4.5 MTEUs current- " " '% L % "% " fort of your life,” said founder contains the same molecular view to gift the people with ly to 10.1 MTEUs by 2022 to 25 when JNPT’s " " % Tarun Chugh. compound as natural latex, the something comforting in today’s potential will be fully exhausted. 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We Tshloka that one should keep themselves away from all must destroy the sorrows and preach when s/he wishes to kinds of violence, riots and obstacles which come in our get education. “The student, other controversy. life by receiving Vedic knowl- who is desirous of experienc- A Manusmriti shloka edge and science and philos- ing worldly merriment, should preaches that holding the ophy, thus obtain salvation.’ leave vidya (study), for he who same knowledge in life, which It is sad that the present is desirous of attaining vidya, is mentioned in Vedas and education system is totally he never thinks about experi- smritis is the best authentic against the ancient gurukul encing worldly merriment.” moral righteousness. And system of learning. It is devoid The meaning of the term, therefore, the deeds done of the code of ethics that vidya is the voice that gives against the vedas and smritis were taught in the ancient knowledge. The aspirant who are completely sinful. As was times. The person who mis- ardently desires to gain knowl- facilitated by Kings in the conducts in life cannot be edge is called vidyarthi or ancient yugas, our govern- purified by even practicing the student. Obtaining tradition- ment also need to make nec- Vedas. So the government al knowledge brings atten- essary arrangements and should pay utmost attention to ndia has capacity to offer treat breast and prostrate can- Vice chancellor of tion to previous Vedic Yugas, include Vedic literature in generate Vedic values and Ipotential solutions for the cers with the technological SRMIST, Sandeep Sancheti, where Brahma (follower of present academic syllabuses to morality in all students and issues bothering Ecuador,” said and professional help that said, “World Cancer Day four Vedas) used to preach dif- keep the tradition alive for fulfill their reasonable Hector Cueva Jacome. The pours from India. These can- ensures that we are raising ferent types of moral duties generations to come. demands to make the nation Ambassador of Ecuador to cers are common in their awareness on the dreaded dis- and spiritual knowledge from avidya, he overcomes the fear from spirituality. And stu- Nowadays, when we eulo- strong. India was addressing the gath- nation, however, not many go ease only to come out of its in a yajyen. As per a Rigved of death. Therefore, the two dents, being the invaluable gise the true stories of Ram, Students are priceless ering at World Cancer Day cel- to seek help to treat the disease clutches. If it is not controlled, mantra, such preaching is are required to be known and treasure of the nation, are Krishna, king Janak, king gems who can lead the coun- ebration at SRM Institute of due to financial and social it will spread like wild fire. We called vidya, which is divine progressed simultaneously, highly affected by illusion. It Harishchandra and Dashrath, try to progress. Therefore, vir- Science and Technology. Best issues. These ailments are total- need to use the best of the tech- knowledge that gives salva- being the main motto of life. consequently leads to vio- we usually forget that such tuous conduct, moral duties, technology comes from India. ly preventable,” added the nology, medication in treating tion, if we follow it. Nowadays, students are lence, corruption, dishonour pious dignitaries received the ethical behaviour, good char- It is easily adaptable, affordable ambassador. cancer.” When we run more told that education is the to women, malnutrition and eternal knowledge of Vedas acter with control over senses, and accessible for any country The solutions found in Dean of SRM Dental towards worldly merriment means to earn money, survive several other problems in the from ancient rishis tradition- kindness, nationality and reli- in the world. India are cost-effective. College, Dr N Vivek, said that and materialistic articles, it is and to live upon, which is country (Atharvaveda ally. The said people set an gious thoughts, etc.. are some Jacome said, “Effective “Glenza, the medicine used for nearly 80 per cent of the pop- called avidya. And please note, making the current education mantra). example that to receive such of the good qualities which the solutions can come from India prostrate cancer costs about ulation in the developing that in present times, only one-sided and more related to Hence, a necessary Vedic knowledge and preach it youth needs to instill in them- in the area of battling cancer.” 4,500 dollars per month in nation will likely suffer from avidya is being preached worldly matters only. amendment in the education in daily life, is the motto of selves. Each and every Indian Indian professionals and tech- their country, while in India it cancer by 2040. However, these everywhere and hence, is a As compared to the kind system is the need of the human life. Hence, it is regret- student need to understand nology can be of good use to is available for only 700 dollars numbers can be brought down huge problem. A deep study of of education provided in the hour. The system should find ful that India has broken the his/her duties and help other them to raise awareness with per month as per their curren- by being instrumental in pre- Vedas reveals that both vidya ancient times, when kings its roots to traditional educa- tradition of listening and people too to follow them. an objective of preventing can- cy. The cost of using mam- vention. “We all can be instru- and avidya are necessary for and queens had ruled, the pre- tion as well. attaining Vedic knowledge by Well, most of it rests on par- cer and also finding effective mography is about 200 dollars mental in fighting against fac- human life and survival. sent education system is very In view of the above facts, students from a learned ents and the government too. treatment solutions to it. in their nation. We have the tors like tobacco, which are That is why, a Yajurved one-sided. With such prac- four Vedas preach that young- acharya or guru or teacher. (The author is yogacharya “Cancer can become a disaster needs and you (India) have the highly responsible for causing mantra states that a person, tices, not only the students but sters should concentrate on In this regard, a Rigved Swami Ram Swarup, the chief if nothing is done to prevent it,” solutions. We just need to the problem,” he said. A video who knows and follows vidya, even the government is living studies and in the meanwhile, mantra here preaches to editor of Ved Ishvareeya Vani, he said. build a bridge to enable the clip on cancer prevention was realises god. When he follows in an illusionistic world, away discharge all moral duties. assume that soul is telling his a bi-annual magazine.) “Ecuador can prevent, solutions to reach us,” he said. also screened. '6 !"!" (#3 '" %

& ,55673 '9B* 5*53, *:965 opener Abhinav Mukund hit a double JJ0:*L9 B9,5B *9 ) hundred (206) as the visitors took a mas- iddle-order batsmen Manpreet ,9,5 5, sive 316-run first innings lead. Juneja and Dhruv Raval in a Tamil Nadu racked up 490 for 7 Mcounter-attacking fifth wicket JJ:001@A66 : 5 declared after bowling out the home team stand added 181 runs as Gujarat are well 7573-&6:650 7,5 for 174, built on Mukund’s splendid on course for a first innings lead on the *<6GJ@ 3,':001@K knock and his big opening partnership second day of their Ranji Trophy group 66I69 ) :'5 with L Suryapprakash (75). A game against Delhi. *5-*35<50 5* At Shimoga, Madhya Pradesh are The hosts starting the day at 270 for 53,'B9'565'50:*5 trailing Karnataka by 366 runs after the 6 could add only 23 runs to their :00)96, latter posted a mammoth 426 in their first overnight score finishing on a below-par )75B*:63 0 5*:65* essay. first innings total of 293. Rush Kalaria 0:9, :7<5 HARYANA WIN (5/78) had the best figures for the visi- :<5* 5--5 tors. Skipper Harshal Patel starred Gujarat were in trouble at 88 for 4 but with four wickets in each innings as Juneja, who had played in IPL for erst- to end the second day at 257/6, as they Haryana posted a seven-wicket win over while Delhi Daredevils and also scored trail by just five runs. Assam on the second day of Group C hundred for India A in a Saurshtra skipper Arpit Vasavada encounter. four-day Test few years 4 7* (46) and Chirag Jani (45 not out) also Trailing by 101 runs, Assam made back, struck an unbeaten made valuable contributions to take the 197 in 56.5 overs in their second innings, : <>?*-+7 % % % .:1 88 off 135 balls to steady ,," game away from the 41-time Ranji leaving the hosts with 97 runs for victo- the ship. champion. ry. Left-handed Raval (83 batting off 139 The lanky wrist spinner never found Earlier, Mumbai added 13 runs to Patel (4/49) snapped four wickets to balls) was lucky to get a reprieve after his spot and mostly bowled half-volleys their overnight tally to be dismissed for add to his first innings haul of four for being adjudged leg-before off Kulwant which made it difficult for the bowlers 262. It took Saurashtra only 17 minutes 32. Khejroliya after bowler was found to have who operated from the other end. to wrap up Mumbai’s innings with Haryana then reached the target in over-stepped. Kushang Patel dismissing Shams 20 overs with Ankit Kumar scoring 30 While Delhi were looking good till an SAURASHTRA IN COMMAND Mulani (60) and Tushar and Shivam Chauhan (26 not out) and hour after lunch, things changed when Sheldon Jackson hit a Deshpande (6). Chaitanya Bishnoi (21 not out) produc- Dhruv Shorey introduced rookie leg- stroke-filled 85 to put Saurashtra Meanwhile in other Group ing unbeaten knocks. spinner Tejas Baroka into the attack. on the verge of securing a vital first B matches, Railways took the The win took Haryana’s tally to 30 Baroka leaked runs giving away 52 in innings lead against Mumbai on first innings lead against points and they are now placed fourth in his wicketless 11 overs but more impor- the second day of their Elite Group Himachal Pradesh with seasoned the group. tantly eased the pressure on the two B match. pro Arindam Ghosh hitting unbeat- In another match, Services crushed Gujarat batsmen, who scored nearly five Saurashtra bundled out Mumbai for en century (111). Uttarakhand by 10 wickets to pick up runs per over off him. !' % 9 '% %@" % ' ' P / .:1 262 and then rode on Jackson’s gritty 85 At Baroda, experienced Tamil Nadu seven points.

& ,55673 1% ' determined Indian women’s ! Ahockey Team beat hosts New Zealand 3-0 to end their 5# R R %-% % New Zealand tour on a high. O" P4" Playing their last match in the five-match Tour, India stuck to than we do now,” expressed 2& +, 75 5* a disciplined structure, Chief Coach Sjoerd Marijne remained assertive in their reflecting on the team’s perfor- ifelong Manchester United attack and ensured a good fin- mance in the five-match Tour. Lfan Odion Ighalo said he ish without letting the pressure Expressing his observations had no hesitation in taking a pay daunt their efforts to win. about the team’s performance cut to complete his dream dead- It was Indian striker during the tour, Marijne said, line-day switch to Old Trafford, Navneet Kaur who starred for “Sometimes we tend to keep the enduring a the team when she set up India’s ball too long on the stick and sleepless night 3'76: first goal in the 45th minute to then we create pressure to our as the deal was put the team ahead 1-0. Soon own self. We need to avoid that hammered 0:66:5 after, youngster Sharmila dou- by passing faster. On the defence out. *9,: bled the lead when she struck a side, we need to be a bit more United 05*,,5 powerful shot past New Zealand calmer and need to improve were already goalkeeper in the 54th minute. how we tackle. We will have a short in attack 3, ::6 Navneet rallied back in the 1" D % ' %"8E " four week camp after a short following the *00:*% 58th minute with a beautiful break now when we return summer 3 7 75 goal that ensured India won 3- space in the striking circle, “The team ensured a good match. This tour gave us a home. We will be working on departures of 0. While the Indian forwards India’s defence remained defiant ending to the tour and I am good insight about where we these points during the forth- Alexis Sanchez 0:** had stitched together a success- to ensure New Zealand had lit- happy we produced three goals need to improve and one of the coming camp apart from a few .@"% ;" "; .& and Romelu 663,'73 ful attack that saw them make tle chance to score. against New Zealand in the last things is to create faster play other aspects,” stated Marijne. Lukaku and a 6 +3,9 5 back injury +:<5R<5* "% % sustained by Marcus *+ 3 R ." . ? Rashford, & ,55673 But the world champion Sindhu making a rein- % R # 9 % -%5 + " posed a very different challenge. forcement during the January V Sindhu ended her cam- The Rio Olympic Silver medal- transfer window of crucial Goals in either half from Mauro & ,55673 Ppaign at Star Sports Premier list was in no mood to relent as importance to the Old Trafford Icardi and Thilo Kehrer were just Badminton League 2020 on a she built a big lead of 8-3, bank- club. about enough for Thomas Tuchel’s ndian pair of Ramkumar high with a strong 15-7, 15-8 ing on her aggression and United manager Ole Gunnar side to stretch their lead over second- IRamanathan and Purav win against Rituparna Das as speed. Das struggled to counter Solskjaer looked at a variety of placed Marseille ahead of their trip Raja made their way into the the former champions the pace at which Sindhu was options and eventually complet- to Saint-Etienne. doubles quarter-final of the Hyderabad Hunters clashed hitting and conceded the first ed a late loan deal for ex-Watford PSG extended their unbeaten third edition of Tata Open with the Pune 7 Aces at the game 7-15. striker Ighalo, who has joined run in all competitions to 20 match- Maharashtra with hard- GMC Balayogi Sats Indoor The lower-ranked shuttler until the end of the season from es despite a Presnel Kimpembe fought yet convincing 7-6 (8- Stadium in Hyderabad on gave a better account of herself Shanghai Shenhua. howler allowing Moses Simon to 6), 6-3 victory against com- Wednesday. in the second game as she kept "I'm very happy," the Nigeria race through and pull one back in patriot Sumit Nagal and his While Pune has confirmed Sindhu moving to every part of forward told United's website. the 68th minute, setting up a nervy Partner Egor Gerasimov of its berth in the semi-finals, the the court. Her strokeplay helped "First, I want say thank God for finish. Belarus at Mhalunge journey ends for the Hunters as her remain on par with her making this happen and it's just The capital club were dominant Balewadi Stadium in Pune they failed to make it to the highly accomplished opponent like a dream come true for me. for long periods despite the absence on Wednesday. knock-out stages. till 6-6. "People that know me, even of Neymar with a rib complaint, The Indian rising star Having upset World No 14 Sindhu did just enough to back in Nigeria, and even when and it was Kylian Mbappe who Nagal, who was included 2 ' 2 % F. 2 Beiwen Zhang in her previous lift her game from thereon and I was playing at Watford, my created the opener. into doubles main draw fol- match, World No 100 completed a strong 15-7, 15-8 team-mates knew that I loved World Cup winner lowing withdrawal of Mukund dished out a gritty er. Rituparna Das came into this win to end her PBL5 campaign Man United, I support them. Mbappe burst down the left German pair Peter performance before going Meanwhile, in the dou- match with a lot of confidence. on a high. When I played against Man U, flank before pulling back per- Gojowczyk- Cedrik-Marcel down against the Japanese bles round-of-16 match, that emotion is there, because it fectly for Angel Di Maria, Stebe, could not capitalise on Taro Daniel. The 23-year-old Robin Haase of Netherlands is my dream. whose shot brushed fellow the opportunity. After win- Indian youngster, who was and Sweden’s Robert "It is a nice reality, so I'm very ! " . Argentine Icardi before nestling in ning the first in the tie- handed a wild-card entry Lindstedt played to their happy and I'm looking forward .C: the back of the net. breaker Ramanathan-Raja during his third appearance had to work hard in their 2& *5+5, to start." The three points looked to be came strongly into the next at the tournament, made opening round match Ighalo, 30, followed Sporting 2& -*3 sealed 11 minutes after the break set which saw them domi- strong comeback into the against Dutch pair of Sander n astonishing eighth goal Lisbon midfielder Bruno when Kehrer headed home Di nating and wrapping it up 6- second set before losing the Arends and David Pel which Ain four appearances Fernandes into Old Trafford, aris Saint-Germain further Maria’s corner. 3 easily as well as the match first 6-2. However, despite went into tie-breaker. for teenage striking sen- with the forward calling his last- Pstrengthened their dominance However, Kimpembe let Nantes in straight sets. The duo will putting a solid performance However, top-seeded pair of sation Erling Braut minute move "very dramatic", of Ligue 1 on Tuesday with a 2-1 win back into the game 11 minutes later now face stiff challenge of in the second set that saw Haase-Lindstedt somehow Haaland couldn’t help having been informed by his at Nantes that moved the champions when his fluffed attempt at a flicked India’s Leander Paes today. Daniel struggling, Mukund managed to comeback in the Borussia Dortmund into agent the day before of United's 15 points clear of the domestic pass to centre-back partner Kehrer Earlier in the singles went onto lose 6-2, 7-6 (9-7) decider and completed 6-7 the German Cup quar- interest. rivals. gave Simon his chance. round-of-32, Sasikumar it in the thrilling tie-break- (5-7), 6-3, 10-8 win. ter-finals after they were "From 11:00 pm (2300 knocked out 3-2 at GMT) there was paperwork, Werder Bremen on Tuesday. negotiating and all that, for the 2& 63<5*-::6 performance. There was a mes- Haaland continued his loan deal and all that, so we are sage at half-time and at full-time. incredible run of form since ; " talking and other teams are call- iverpool’s youngest ever + - C “He said Chelsea away signing for the Bundesliga title ing them, wanting me," he said. Lteam proved coach Jurgen could be an opportunity for chasers when he tapped home "But I told my agent that this Klopp was right to rest his stars one or two of them and they in the 67th minute to pull one 2 . % is what I want. I want to come as they reached the FA Cup fifth 6 !0 put in a performance tonight.” back for the away side after here. round with a 1-0 win against Newcastle reached the fifth Davie Selk and Leonardo # Borussia "He said 'you're going to get third-tier Shrewsbury on responsibility of leading round for the first time since Bittencourt had put Werder Dortmund were dealt a blow a pay cut to go to United'. I said Tuesday. Liverpool to the club’s under-23 2006 after a dramatic 3-2 win two ahead in the first half-an- on Wednesday after I don't care. Make this deal hap- Klopp and his entire first coach Neil Critchley. at third tier Oxford. hour. announcing that captain pen. I want to go to United. I team were all absent for the With an average age of 19 Also, Wayne Rooney The strike means the 19- Marco Reus has picked up a don't care how much is the pay fourth round replay at Anfield years and 102 days, it was booked an emotional clash year-old has scored in each of muscle injury that should cut, I know that, make it hap- as part of the club’s winter Liverpool’s youngest ever start- with his former club his appearances for Dortmund keep him out of the first leg pen." break. ing line-up in all competitions. Manchester United as second despite only making one start of their Champions League Ighalo, who will be the first The Liverpool manager There were seven tier Derby cruised to a 4- and playing barely two match- last 16 tie against Paris Saint- Nigerian to play for Manchester was criticised for disrespecting teenagers, including 16- 2 win over Northampton es’ worth of football in the few Germain. United, said there had been the FA Cup, but his youngsters year-old Harvey Elliott, at Pride Park. weeks since his arrival in In a statement huge excitement among his fam- proved up to the task and their while Pedro Chirivella was The former England Germany. Dortmund said the 30-year- ily and friends. mature display was rewarded the oldest player in the star, who recently joined On this occasion he old should be out “for around "It was crazy because, all over when Ro-Shaun Williams head- team at 22. Derby after a spell with entered the field as a half-time four weeks” after picking up the news for the last few days, is ed the decisive own goal in the Liverpool-born teenag- DC United, spent 13 substitute, but three minutes the injury, ruling him out of about my deal to Man United," closing stages. er Curtis Jones became the years with the Old Trafford after his goal Milot Rashica put the home leg of the PSG clash he said. "Even the street I grew Liverpool will face Chelsea club’s youngest captain at 19 club and won a host of major the hosts 3-1 up and put his on February 18. PTI up on, they are doing parties, cel- in the last 16 at Stamford Bridge years and five days. trophies before returning to side through to the next round, ebrating Ighalo signing for in March as they remain on “The manager sent a mes- Everton in 2017. despite Giovanni Reyna pulling Frankfurt after their wins over United." course for a potential treble of sage prior to the game with some “He’s going to face the one back with 12 minutes Kaiserslautern and RB Leipzig, Solskjaer's side are current- the Premier League, words of advice and support, club where he had a wonder- remaining. and Schalke, who squeezed ly seventh in the Premier League Champions League and FA which was fantastic,” Critchley ful career so of course it is spe- Werder will be joined in past Hertha Berlin 3-2 thanks table, with United a huge 38 Cup. said of his contact with Klopp. cial,” Derby boss Phillip Cocu the next round by Fortuna to Benito Raman’s extra-time points behind runaway leaders Klopp had turned over the ,!# % : ! 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Ross is the experienced Thakur on the team score of 85. out after playing a brilliant knock R batsman they have but Tom’s innings was Debutant Tom Blundell, who of 103. the one that took away the momentum. came in first down, didn’t have a However, the dismissal didn’t 7+36 :, Credit to Taylor and Tom,” Kohli said at great outing and was stumped by deter the confidence of Rahul who the post-match presentation ceremony. KL Rahul at his individual score of continued with his prolific form ndia’s run-machine Virat Kohli India were below-par on the field with 9. At that point of time, the match and switched gears to take India Ion Wednesday added yet anoth- Kuldeep Yadav dropping a skier and appeared to be heading in India’s past the 300-run mark. He was er feather to his cap by surpassing bowlers doing a less than commendable favour. well supported by Kedar Jadhav, Sourav Ganguly in the list of job. However, it was then that who played a nice cameo and took India skippers with most ODI “Look, we didn’t grab onto one Taylor brought in all his experi- the New Zealand bowlers to the runs. chance, but we were decent. Something we ence and alongwith Nicholls cleaners. Kohli, who scored 51 off 63 need to keep (on) improving. We can’t shared a 62-run stand. After The duo added 55 runs off 27 deliveries in the first ODI has now focus too much (on negative things). Nicholls’ dismissal who was sent balls as India finished at 347/4 in amassed 5,123 runs as skipper and Today, the opposition played better than back to the pavilion courtesy some their allotted quota of 50 overs. surpassed current BCCI chief us and they deserved to win,” Kohli said. brilliant fielding efforts from Virat While Rahul remained unbeaten Ganguly’s tally of 5,082 runs in 148 The Indian captain also seemed sat- Kohli, Latham joined forces with on 88 (64 balls), Jadhav scored 26 ODIs. He has taken only 87 match- isfied with the performance by debutants Taylor and steered the team runs in 15 balls. es to score these runs at an aver- Mayank Agarwal and Prithvi Shaw, who towards victory. The two teams will now face age of 76.46. Kohli has scored 21 gave the team a 50-plus start even though The match did seem to once off in the second ODI at the Eden hundreds and 23 fifties as India they failed to get big scores. again turn towards India as New 2 : % 8E " : % %"- *1 1" ""* ; !. Park on Saturday. captain in ODIs. “I think the debutants gave us a good Zealand lost two wickets in quick Former skipper MS Dhoni start and hopefully they continue. succession and brought the crowd and fifties from Rahul and Kohli over aggressive and in the process sits at the top of the list of highest (Shreyas) Iyer was outstanding getting his to the edge of the seats. as they posted a formidable 348- gifted his wicket to Tim Southee run-getters as India captain. He first ODI hundred under pressure, KL However Mitchell Santner run target. After being put into bat, after contributing with 32. 3 had scored 6,641 runs as captain (Rahul) again. These are positives for us.” smashed two boundaries in debutants Prithvi Shaw and Skipper Kohli then stitched a while Mohammed Azharuddin Thakur’s 48th over and erased Mayank Agarwal provided India 102-run stand with Iyer and stead- # Indian cricket team on short of the target after time had collected 5,239 runs in the 50- PARTNERSHIPS KEY TO SUCCESS hopes of any upset. with a steady start. They initially ied India’s ship. The Indian cap- Wednesday was fined for main- allowances were taken into con- over format. Meanwhile Black Caps Stand-in skip- Taylor — who scored his 21st faced some tough time, but man- tain looked all set to score yet taining slow over for the third sideration. Overall, Ricky Ponting holds per Tom Latham says building partner- ODI century — collected the win- aged to get through that and another century but was undone successive time after Virat Kohli’s In accordance with Article the record for scoring the maxi- ship and holding their nerves in the cru- ning runs as he remained unbeat- stitched a 50-run stand. by a brilliant googly from Ish side was found four overs short of 2.22 of the ICC Code of Conduct mum number of runs in ODIs as cial moments helped New Zealand cross en on 109 alongside Santner who However, both failed to capi- Sodhi and was bowled after scor- the target. for Players and Player Support captain. Ponting scored 8497 runs the finish line. scored 12 not out and guided New talise on their starts as they got out ing 51. Chris Broad of the Emirates Personnel, which relates to min- for Australia in the 230 ODI “Great performance from the guys. It Zealand to what is their most in successive overs. While Shaw Rahul, who has been in the ICC Elite Panel of Match Referees imum over-rate offences, players matches he appeared in as captain. was nice to keep our composure at the end famous win in recent times. (20) was the first to go as he got a form of his life on the ongoing fined Indian cricketers 80 per cent are fined 20% of their match fees He is followed by Dhoni, Stephen and get across the line,” stand-in skipper Earlier, India rode on a bril- peach of a delivery from Colin de tour, continued from where he left of their match fee after the visi- for every over their side fails to Fleming (6295 runs in 218 ODIs), said. liant century from Shreyas Iyer Grandhomme, Agarwal tried to be in the T20Is, and made sure runs tors were ruled to be four overs bowl in the allotted time. PTI Arjuna Ranatunga (5608 in 193). “For us it was about building partnerships. The total was a little more than what we would have liked to chase. But we managed to get off to a good start and keep 8E*1 " % " % :=> $: wickets in hand. “We saw how hard it was to defend with the left-right combination. It’s nice & 7+36 :, Taylor said at the post match Zealand, not knowing did that today,” he said. when you have worldclass to make winning contributions. The way press conference. what a par total is at any “What made that line up like Bumrah and Ross played was fantastic.” ew Zealand batsman “But at the same time, the time. Whether at the chase easier for us was the Kuldeep, you respect that India posted a huge 347 and Latham NRoss Taylor on last game was our world cup MCG, or here or any- left-right combination. and take into considera- said his team will look to find their “per- Wednesday said their ODI final and a lot of the guys have where else, you always We knew there was one tion when attacking dif- fect” game in the second ODI. side can deal with pressure played in pressure situations. give yourself a chance. At short boundary and we ferent bowlers. Some days “We weren’t quite where we wanted situations a lot better than the They are a lot more experi- the same time if you lose could use that to our it comes off, like today, to be with the ball. So we got to improve Twenty20 side and that pre- enced than the T20 side. So two early wickets it was advantage,” he added. and some days it doesn’t,” and hopefully we will play the perfect cisely is the reason they could that showed, but it is only one going to be a tough chase. Taylor said he was he said. game at Eden Park.” knock down a big target in game and lots to go in this “I think there were determined to finish the “Today Shami Taylor, who was adjudged the Man of the series-opener against series. It is nice to get that some great contributions game after the tie here bowled exactly the same the Match for anchoring the chase, said India. monkey off the back,” he through out the whole during the T20I. ball and I inside edged the right-left combination and short “It’s always nice to win said. order. Even the bowling “It’s not about going down to fine leg or the boundaries helped New Zealand chased after a clean sweep in the T20. Taylor said the dimen- lineup did well as India there and smacking every keeper. Small margins, it overhaul the total. Obviously new personnel sions of the ground helped looked like they could get single ball but playing could have been two dif- “It has been an interesting summer, % 1 % !. came in and the loss was not out, but the New Zealand 360-370 at one stage. So good shots. Trying to ferent results but that is so as to speak, good to get across the line. a hang up for them. I am sure batsmen all contributed to the we just managed to keep have those big overs every cricket. I guess that’s why To restrict them under 350, gave us a it must have played on their successful chase. it under 350 and it was a now and then, soaking up we love the game. Just lit- chance. We were fortunate with the right- % 8 minds little bit, you are “That’s the tough thing psychological mark I when they did bowl well. tle things — it went our left combination and we targeted the short human, and towards the end about playing on some of guess. The team has to They put us under a lot of way today and didn’t in boundary. Tom came in and released the 1" ! we lost a couple of wickets,” these grounds in New 2 : % !. bat well to get that and we pressure and obviously the T20s," he signed off. pressure of me,” he said.

# Shreyas Iyer now owns the No 4 slot in white ball cricket but the success has ;# <- !! # 8 / P ? come owing to his flexible batting positions between Nos 3 to 5 for the India A team, where he learnt the art of tackling various %3 !"%O match situations. < >,# With six half-centuries and a hundred "= with an average of 48 plus in 16 ODIs, Iyer has had a good time in the Indian middle- take you to the finals. It was a pathetic & South Africa batsman order. fielding performance by Pakistan. Temba Bavuma, who played a match- “In India A, it’s not that I have to bat num- Despite being U19, can’t you put in dives winning knock against England has ber four all the time. You keep changing your while fielding? They did not deserve to accepted that constantly being viewed position depending on what is the situation. be in the finals but on the other end con- through the prism of his skin colour I got to manoeuvre my place from 3 to 5, I gratulations to India for winning the has affected him. kept changing (batting order). It’s just that we semis,” Akhtar said in a video posted on “It has been hard,” Bavuma, who get good practice there and you face differ- his Youtube channel. was speaking for the first time since his ent opposition as well so you get used to the “They won it and won it compre- recall to the national team last month, atmosphere,” Iyer attributed his new-found hensively. Indian team deserves praise was quoted as saying by ESPNcricinfo. success to his stint with A team. and they must be told that there are “It’s not so much the dropping For someone, who had to wait for his some players in your team who will part, all players get dropped, everyone opportunity to cement his place in the senior surely represent India in the future. I am goes through slumps of not scoring team, the interim duration spent on A tours very happy to see that India’s future is well. The awkwardness and uncom- was important learning curve. in the right hands,” he added. fortability from my side is when you “India A games are always been helpful The former Pakistan speedster are thrown into talks of transforma- for me personally because whenever I used reserved rich praise for Jaiswal, who has tion. to go there, I used to make sure that as many battled all odds to make his way into the “Yes, I am black, that’s my skin. But matches I got, I have to make the best use of Indian set-up and is now one of the ris- < "D '' /& " "% *1 8 "D !. I play cricket because I love it. I’d like it and the players and the atmosphere is also ing stars in the country. to think the reason I am in the team amazing. You literally have no pressure,” Iyer “India’s boy Jaiswal, he left his vil- 2& -5 :, back to winning ways,” said De Kock. is because of performances I have put said about the team which is mentored by lage to come to Mumbai and used to “We had one or two chats about how forward in my franchise side, and also NCA director Rahul Dravid. sleep in milk dairies. He has scored two uinton de Kock made an ideal start to we want to take this ODI team forward. for the national team, whenever I have “And coming from the top arena (senior) G % / ' ' .:1 centuries in U19 cricket. Jaiswal used to Qhis full-time captaincy of South Africa’s Today was a good start — but it’s only one been able to. The discomfort was to one level below (A team) doesn’t make you sell pani-puri in the morning. He sold one-day team on Tuesday when he hit a game.” there, having to navigate myself feel that you are completely away from the ,55673 pani puris to his teammates to have food century as his side beat England by seven South Africa’s team also had an exper- around all those types of talks. Players team but you always see similar faces around on his plate. wickets in the first ODI at Newlands. imental feel, featuring only six of the get dropped, I am not the last guy to you. I really enjoy that atmosphere like I said,” ormer Pakistani speedster Shoaib “Imagine this kind of a guy, who will De Kock made 107 and Temba Bavuma squad who had a dismal World Cup. get dropped. he said. FAkhtar has heaped praise on the be street smart and will fight for his hit 98 as South Africa chased down an “We were way off the mark,” admitted That’s something we’ve come to Iyer scored an eye-catching 103 off 107 Indian colts following their emphatic place. Rajasthan Royals bought Jaiswal England total of 258 for eight with 14 balls England captain Eoin Morgan. “South accept,” he added. balls but Indian bowlers failed to defend a tar- win over Pakistan in the semifinal of the and remember my words that Jaiswal is to spare. Africa completely outplayed us in every According to South Africa rules, get of 348 with Ross Taylor scoring a match- ongoing U-19 World Cup. going to go places. He has the power, De Kock and Bavuma shared a second department.” the national team has to always field winning hundred. The Rawalpindi Express said that the passion and interest for the game. He wicket partnership of 173 off 170 balls, Joe Denly was largely responsible for six players of their colour, including “I am very happy but would have been Priyam Garg-led side was absolutely will represent the senior team, this is a dominating an England team which includ- England reaching what appeared to be a rea- two black Africans. Bavuma has found happier if we could have finished the game brilliant in their performance and that guarantee. Saxena also played well. ed only five of the side that won the World sonable total on a slow pitch. Denly made himself caught in a race storm on on a winning note. First of many (centuries) the future of Indian cricket is in safe “Pakistan players need to learn Cup last year. his highest one-day international score of social media with some arguing that I hope, so I would take this in my stride and hands. from Jaiswal’s history. He is running De Kock made his 107 off 113 balls with 87 and helped rescue England from a pre- he was only part of South Africa’s plans try to make sure that next time, I finish on “Congratulations to the Pakistan behind excellence and money is running 11 fours and a six, while Bavuma faced 103 carious 131 for six. He and Chris Woakes, because of the existence of the trans- the winning side,” Iyer said at the post-match U19 team for reaching the semis. It was behind him now,” the former Pakistan deliveries, hitting five fours and two sixes. who made 40 in his 100th ODI, put on 91 formation target. IANS press conference. PTI a good effort but not good enough to pacer added. “It was a good night. It feels good to get for the seventh wicket.