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Tover whether NCP leader (MVA) at the historic Shivaji At Thursday’s meeting it Ajit Pawar — who resigned as Park ground, which in many was decided that “one Minister the Deputy Chief Minister in ways remained his late father or two Ministers” from each of the BJP-led Government and Bal Thackeray’s “karma bhoo- the three constituents of the returned to the parent party on mi” from the day he addressed MVA will be sworn in along Tuesday — would find a place his first-ever Dussehra rally 53 with Uddhav. as Deputy Chief Minister or as years ago and till he was cre- As per the agreement a Cabinet-ranked Minister in mated there seven years ago. reached among the MVA part- the Uddhav Thackeray The first-ever Thackeray to ners earlier, the Sena will get 16 Government till late on assume a top elected position, ministerial berths, the NCP 14 Wednesday night, ahead of 59-year-old Uddhav will be and the Congress 12. Thursday’s swearing-in cere- second-ever Shiv Sena leader Though it had earlier been mony. — after Manohar Joshi — to be decided that there would be Though the leaders of the sworn in as the Chief Minister two Deputy CMs — one each newly-formed Maharashtra at “Shiv Thirth”, better known from the NCP and the Vikas Aghadi (MVA) met and as Shivaji Park. Congress — it was decided at discussed issues relating to Late Thackeray, it may be the meeting that there would be the Government formation on recalled, had hand-picked and * % + , - . #" only one Deputy CM from the Wednesday evening, there was anointed Joshi as the first-ever & " &'* ( ") NCP. The post of Speaker will no word as to whether Ajit Sena Chief Minister, after the go the Congress, and the would get any portfolio. Sena-BJP alliance rode to rally more than four months Though his party’s official be embarking upon a new Deputy Speaker to the NCP. Ajit made his presence felt power for the first time in after he founded the Shiv Sena mouth-piece “Saamana” which political journey both for him- Talking to media persons in both the NCP and MVA -% %!' % March 1995. It was another on June 19, 1966, and went on began its publication on self and his party, as he teams after the MVA leaders’ meeting, circles on Wednesday as he ! / * ( matter that the late Sena chief to address Dussehra rallies January 23, 1988, late up with new “secular” partners NCP leader Praful Patel said, met party’s newly elected replaced Joshi with another there every year thereafter, Thackeray had all along effec- the NCP and the Congress who “At the meeting, We have dis- MLAs, spoke to them formal- that he would not be averse to NCP. I had not been removed leader Narayan Rane nearly barring two years. tively used Shivaji Park to send are ideologically polar opposite cussed preparations for tomor- ly and also interacted with the be part of the new from the party at any stage,” he four years later. Rane had taken In 2005, the Sena had can- across his directives to lakh of from the Sena and whom it had row’s swearing-in ceremony Congress and Shiv Sena lead- Government. “It is for party said. In the normal course, oath of office at another venue. celled the rally owing to heavy supporters. His son Uddhav is over the years criticised on var- and most of the issues relating ers during the day. Sources in president Sharad Pawar to take senior NCP Jayant Patil — who Bal Thackeray, whose mor- rain, while Thackeray could not carrying on with the legacy. ious issues. to the Cabinet formation and the MVA said there was no a final decision,” he said. was elected as the party’s tal remains were consigned to make it to the October 24, 2012 Having aligned with the He may have accomplished also sharing of the posts of the opposition to him being Ajit, however, denied that Legislature group leader in flames in full public view, was Dussehra rally owing to his BJP for 30-long years (except the promise made to his late various State-run boards and inducted either as a Cabinet he had ever rebelled against the place of Ajit after the latter emotionally attached to the indisposition (but his video- for a brief period in the run-up father that he would install a vacant posts in the Legislative Minister or even the Deputy NCP leadership or had been switched sides — is to become Shivaji Park, where he had recorded speech was played at 2014 Assembly polls) on the Sena man as the Chief Minister Council and Raj Sabha, etc.” Chief Minister. removed from the party. “I the Deputy Chief Minister. addressed his first Dussehra that rally). Hindutva plank, Uddhav will of Maharashtra, but Uddhav Continued on Page 4 On his part, Ajit indicated have always been with the Continued on Page 4 !"# $ %& ' $ $ ( /1&)1 7. ! " # he Opposition parties on $ % " & ' TWednesday grilled the Government in the Rajya P Sabha over the poor state of the economy, saying the country is () heading towards a deep crisis & % even as Finance Minister -#/;& + Nirmala Sitharman asserted ! ,- the current situation is only a day after the Sunni Central ) cyclical slowdown and will AWaqf Board decided not to ./0! bottom out by March. file a review petition against the 1 Replying to a discussion on Supreme Court verdict in the ) ' the economic situation in the Ayodhya case, the All India country in the Upper House, Muslim Personal Law Board !" # Sitharaman reeled out numbers # $ % &'% ( ") (AIMPLB) said on Wednesday $% & # comparing between five years it will file a review petition '(' ( 2 under the Congress-led UPA- Initiating a short-term dis- etisation and hasty implemen- has fallen, manufacturing sec- before December 9. a review petition in the Babri II regime from 2009 to 2014 cussion on the economic situ- tation of GST have led to the tor has contracted,” he said. “The board is firm on its Masjid case during the first " # and BJP’s first term from 2014 ation, Congress member present slowdown. Allaying concerns over rev- decision to file a review petition week of December. Sunni Waqf & to 2019 to say that inflation is Anand Sharma said the slow- “It cannot be said as a enue position, Sitharaman said in the Supreme Court and we Board’s decision not to pursue $ % 345. lower and growth higher under down could not be labelled as cyclical slowdown. We are star- direct tax and GST collections have time till December 9 for the case won’t legally affect us,” ) 34 the Modi Government. a cyclical phenomenon. “In ing at deep economic crisis have seen an increase in the doing so,” AIMPLB secretary Jilani was quoted as saying in Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh . “FDI inflows in 2009-14 the last few years, the economy which is India specific,” Sharma first seven months of the cur- Zafaryab Jilani told PTI. a tweet by the AIMPLB. Shia Central Waqf Board on were $189.5 billion and the has suffered. Industry has gone said. He added that all four rent fiscal when compared to Stressing that the decision “The date for filing the Wednesday said it would ask O ' same were $283.9 billion under down and people do not even engines of economic activity — the same period of the last year. of the Sunni Central Waqf review petition cannot be the Government to give it the the BJP rule in the following have money to buy day-to-day investments, industrial pro- India’s growth outlook has Board, one of the main litigants, announced as of now as it is yet five-acre plot that the Supreme # ) " five years. Foreign exchange articles. Situation in the rural duction, credit off-take and weakened sharply this year, will have no effect on the AIM- to be decided on whose behalf Court ordered should be allot- ! *+,$!## reserves rose to $412.6 billion regions is even worse,” he said. exports — were shutting down. with a crunch that started with PLB decision, Jilani said the it will be filed,” Jilani said, while ted for building a mosque, if the 7 under the BJP from $304.2 bil- He said the gap between The numbers are frightening. the non-banking finance insti- board has already taken a final alleging that prospective Sunni Waqf Board rejects the ! ( " lion in UPA-II. Economic the rich and poor has widened GDP growth has fallen and is tutions spreading to retail busi- decision in this regard in its Muslim parties, who can file offer. The Shia board could use " & growth may have slowed but in the country in the past few lowest in seven years, invest- nesses, car-makers, home sales meeting here on November 17. the review petition in the SC, the land for setting up a hos- - $ there is no recession, there can years and wrong decisions of ment rates have come down by and heavy industries. “Exercising our constitu- are being harassed by the pital and not a mosque, its ", 893 be no recession,” she said. the Government like demon- seven percentage points, IIP Continued on Page 4 tional right, we are going to file Ayodhya police. chairman Waseem Rizvi said. 34:' ! ' ' ) ' !$
# /1&)1 7. '1/21/31/ &'('114'5!627'7+'('114' " lmost six crore people go Abelow the poverty line discussion on the Special (BPL) because of cancer treat- . /'00 . /'00 Protection Group ment every year in India, 2 4 444 ; <8 444 O P (Amendment) Bill. “You can- Mumbai-based Tata Memorial not give example of a deshb- Centre told a Parliamentary - 44 444 , 94 444 ! hakt,” Thakur told Raja. Lok Standing Committee recently. ; : 444 3 44 444 Sabha Speaker Om Birla Tata Memorial Centre said " expunged her comment. the fatal disease is causing a =- > 7 ! , ? P Later Parliamentary Affairs huge economic burden on Minister Pralhad Joshi claimed patients, particularly from The leading cancer care As per the International that she did not take the name those from the north-eastern centre in the country had geo- Agency for Research on /1&)1 7. of Godse or anyone else. States as they have to travel for tagged 75,000 cancer patients Cancer’s GLOBOCAN project, “According to Pragya two-three days by trains to who had visited the institute it is expected that the burden ontroversial BJP MP Thakur, she has not said any- Mumbai for better treatment. from across India during six of cancer in India will increase CPragya Singh Thakur thing about or supported Painting a gloomy picture months and found that the from an estimated incidence of allegedly referred to Mahatma Nathuram Godse, she was only on the status of the cancer density is “extremely high” in 1.3 million cases in 2018 to Gandhi’s assassin Nathuram talking about Udham Singh,” healthcare facilities in the coun- the North-East followed by about 1.7 million in 2035. Godse as a “deshbhakt” during said the Minister. try, Tata Memorial Centre ally provided in the private sec- recently submitted the report. research and treatment of the north and east. Concerned at the overall a debate in the Lok Sabha on Joshi said when Pragya informed the panel that “the tor with the result that almost The report has quoted cancer in the country. “The time taken by a rising number of cancer cases, Wednesday triggering protest was speaking during the current infrastructure is gross- every year, six crore of India’s statements of Tata Memorial The Tata Memorial Centre patient in travel from the panel has now suggested by Opposition members. The debate, the microphone was ly inadequate to handle this population go below the pover- Centre, one of the eleven insti- submission reveals how Arunachal Pradesh to Mumbai the Centre to replicate the comment came after she inter- not on and it cannot be taken issue (cancer treatment) and, ty line because of the cata- tutions in the country aided by patients are being made to is two to three days. This puts “Hub and Spoke” model for rupted DMK MP A Raja, who on record. “She has even even by Ayushman Bharat strophic healthcare related the Department of Atomic suffer financially, physically a lot of economic burden on cancer treatment across the was citing a statement by explained this and told it to me records, which we have looked expenditure on cancer.” Energy (DAE) under the Union and mentally because the lack the patient because usually the country wherein centres will be Godse on why he killed personally,” Joshi said. at over the last one year, two- The panel headed by Rajya Science and Technology of access to critical health care patient comes with a family set up at the State and district Mahatma Gandhi, during a Continued on Page 4 thirds of the cancer care is actu- Sabha member Jairam Ramesh Ministry. It is engaged in the centres across the country. member,” it said level to tackle the disease. !"#$%#&'( % 1- * * ((, $ !!* !! ommendations of the HRD the ‘convocation’. high-powered committee be On November 13, JNU made public. We are thinking Executive Council (EC) in a +( $ to writing to the ministry to meeting held outside the / ' $ make them public,” the JNUSU University campus decided to ,' president added. partially rollback the hike in /1&)1 7. was laid and Qureshi was The three-member com- hostel fees. Following the meet- apprehended by the police /1&)1 7. mittee, comprising former ing on November 13, the 30-year-old member of team. UGC chairman VS Chauhan, Executive Committee came up Ainfamous ‘Thak-Thak’ On his personal search, n a move, which can be AICTE chairman Anil with the new proposal, which gang has been arrested by the four mobile phones were recov- Icalled as unprecedented Sahasrabudhe and UGC secre- said the rent for a double-seater Delhi Police on Wednesday. ered and all of them were unity of students in the recent tary Rajnish Jain, was set up on room which was raised from Police said the accused used to found to be stolen from the times, students from Jawaharlal November 18 to recommend 10 per month earlier to 300 come to Delhi on daily basis by area of IP Estate and Kamla Nehru University (JNU), Jamia ways to end the impasse in the draft has been reduced train or bus and after commit- Market,” said the DCP adding Millia Islamia, Indian Institute between university adminis- to 100 a month while the rent ting the incident, he used to that the bike he was riding was of Technology (IIT), All India tration and students over a hos- for the single-seater room, pro- return to Meerut in Uttar also found to be stolen from Institute of Medical Sciences tel fee hike. It has already sub- posed at 600 from 20 per Pradesh. Rajendra Nagar area. (AIIMS) and other institutions mitted its report to the min- month earlier, has been The accused has been iden- “During interrogation, the formed a human chain in istry. reduced to 200 per month. tified as Wasim Qureshi, a res- accused revealed that in order Delhi’s Connaught Place on Karthik Ray, an IP uni- The committee also pro- ident of Tarapuri in district to earn easy money, he started Wednesday to mark their versity student, said it is time posed a new scheme for eco- Meerut. coming to Delhi to commit protest against the fee hike and to raise voice against the fee nomic assistance to the Police said with the arrest crime. He came into contact ‘patriarchal’ hostel rules at the hike. “Our university has also Economically Weaker Section of Qureshi they have solved with his accomplice and they JNU campus. raised the fee this August. We (EWS) students. “The newly seven cases of snatching, theft both started stealing two- The protest comes a day have also been fighting against introduced service charges of and auto-lifting registered wheelers with the help of mas- after the JNU Students Union the fee hike at our level,” he 1,700 for sanitation, mainte- across the city. ter key. They also used to urged universities and students % 0# ) ' said. nance, cook, mess helper has According to Mandeep snatch and steal mobile phones across India to observe 1 1 ") The simmering discontent not been rolled back nor Singh Randhawa, the DCP, from different areas of Delhi on November 27 as the ‘National among the JNU students com- reduced,” said a student. Central district, on November these stolen bikes and scooties,” Protest Day’ in support of book’, ‘fee must fall’, the stu- plete rollback of the fee hike. for us in support,” said JNUSU munity against the university The university announce- 26, specific inputs were said the DCP. affordable and accessible edu- dents formed a human chain The JNU movement has led to president Aishe Ghosh. administration over the pro- ment of partial rollback and received that member of ‘thak “From the last few months, cation. around Central Park in the positive changes in IIT and She said that the JNU is not posed fee hike took form of a removal of clauses pertaining to thak’ gang, Wasim Qureshi, is he and his accomplice were Carrying banners with Inner Circle area of Connaught AIIMS and we are happy. ‘The an island and whatever is hap- massive protest on November the dress code and curfew has roaming on a black colour stealing belongings and messages like ‘oppose new edu- Place. They were beating tam- Fee Must Fall movement’ was pening in the university is also 11 with students registering been termed by students as bike and he would come at valuables of the innocent car cation policy 2019’, ‘extremists bourine and raising slogans of not for the JNU but for the happening in other education- their protest in front of Union ‘eyewash’ and they have been Minto Road, Kamla Market to owners,” said the DCP adding have shown what frightens ‘halla bol’. entire country and today, JNU al institutions. Human Resource Development demanding a complete ‘roll- sell the stolen mobile phones. that further investigation is them most — a girl with a “The students want com- alumni in West Bengal walked “We appeal that the rec- (HRD) Minister on the day of back’ of the manual. “Acting on the inputs a trap going on. * $ & & "# %
/1&)1 7. said that it is time to turn waste . 0 ' 1$ into Gold wherein we get an ieutenant Governor Anil opportunity to change the pol- LBaijal on Wednesday inau- luted environment to fragrant gurated organic waste con- gardens. He further said that it verter plant established by the does not take month and year New Delhi Municipal Council to de-compose organic waste. (NDMC) to recycle solid waste. This Swachh Composition Baijal said, “Green initia- plant can instantly convert tives of the NDMC towards waste into manure, he added. eco-friendly solution for organ- “Segregation of the waste ic waste management are an should be done in every home. effort to make wealth from the We need to educate that how waste but it is in practice of seg- every individual should par- regation of waste put in place ticipate and separate organic a support by every citizen and inorganic waste. If we will starting from their homes. For work in synergy, we will do the purpose, every citizen is wonders” said Sri Sri Ravi responsible for the segregation Shankar. of waste, so as to reduce dump- The Chairperson-NDMC ing of the waste at landfill Dharmendra said that under pollution of Capital City which Limay Marg Nursery in col- change thinking of the society site”. the Swachh Bharat Mission is the need of hours. laboration with Art of Living is to reduce the waste generation The plant was established NDMC has taken an initiative The Chairman informed already processing organic and segregation in the re- by Council in collaboration to manage its kitchen waste in that NDMC also plans to install waste on an average of 1000 kg usable manner, so that we cre- ! ! , % with Sri Rural Development situ thereby it has saved on similar organic waste conver- daily. ate the wealth from the waste. Programme Trust. On the manual labour as well as trans- tor at some more residential Addressing the gathering He further said that this ini- /1&)1 7. Pradesh’s Firozabad district. “Affaq was also arrested by launch of Organic Waste portation cost. He further said colonies like Bharti Nagar and while appreciating the efforts of tiative may be replicated by the According to Atul Kumar police from Firozabad. On Convertor Plant, global spiri- that this shall help to improve Sanghli Mess. He further said NDMC, Anil Baijal of Sri Rural other civic agencies of Delhi to 35-year-old notorious Thakur, the Deputy instance of Affaq, one Honda tual leader and Founder Art of the carbon footprint for that an organic waste convert- Development Programme make the entire Capital green Aauto-lifter involved in Commissioner of Police (DCP), City car stolen from the area of Living, Sri Sri Ravi Shankar NDMC and also reduce the air er plant set up at the Madhu Trust said that we need to and clean. more than 16 cases of auto- South district, On November Saket was also recovered. theft and Arms Act registered 26, a tip-off was received Further during the course of across the national Capital has regarding the movement of investigation, four more cars been arrested along with a 55- Ovesh, who had committed were also recovered on instance -. $ $ & ' ' year-old receiver of stolen items several auto thefts in the area of of the accused,” said the DCP. by Delhi Police on Wednesday. South and South-East District. “Ovesh also disclosed that Police said that they have also “Acting on the tip-off, the he along with his associate /1&)1 7. the accused. Durga Mandir, Tagore Garden station,” the senior police offi- recovered five high end stolen Anti-Auto Theft Squad (AATS) had committed several auto Police said that the accused Extension, when he was coming cial said. luxury cars from the possession of South district police con- thefts in the area of South and 35-year-old man allegedly identified as Ajay Chatra, a res- on a scooter to deliver contra- “Investigations revealed of the accused. ducted a raid in Firozabad and South East District. Moreover, Ainvolved in supplying nar- ident of Central Delhi’s Karol band substances. that the man has been sup- The accused has been iden- arrested Ovesh. During inter- accused Ovesh was also found cotics substance was arrested Bagh, is a narcotics substance “On cursory search, two plying narcotics substance for tified as Ovesh ,while the rogation, the accused disclosed to be a ‘Proclaimed Offender’ from West Delhi’s Tagore dealer. According to a senior poly bags containing heroin the last many days and he is an receiver of stolen item has that he had stolen the cars from declared by Saket Court,” said Garden Extension. Police have police official, acting on a tip off, weighing 197.17gm was recov- active ‘Bad Character’ (BC) of been identified as Mohammad Delhi and further sold these the DCP adding that further also recovered around 200 gram Chatra was apprehended on ered from him. A case was reg- Prasad Nagar police station,” Affaq, both residents of Uttar cars to Affaq,” said the DCP. probe is on. of heroin from the possession of Tuesday around 1 pm near istered at Rajouri Garden police said the senior police official. / %1- . /1&)1 7. per the guidelines of Ministry vehicle charging stations in under which anybody can of Power which will cater to the various municipal buildings charge its e-vehicle anywhere, n order to provide cheap requirements of electric cars of to cater the requirement of its he said. & ) Icharging facility to the gen- general public. 75 electric cars being used for Lieutenant Governor Anil eral public, the South Delhi The Commissioner also official purposes by municipal Baijal congratulated SDMC, Municipal Corporation said the electric public vehicle officials. said that the project is as per New Delhi: The National (SDMC) has signed an MOU charging stations will hopeful- Union Minister of Power R the Central Government vision Green Tribunal onWednesday (Memorandum of ly boost sale of electric public K Singh said that Government of providing clean environ- sought a report on a plea alleg- Understanding) with Energy vehicle and will contribute in of India has mission to provide ment and going away with the ing violation of environmen- Efficiency Services Limited decreasing pollution in Delhi. that we will reduce the carbon use of fossil fuel which creates tal norms due to dumping of (EESL) to install electric pub- Bharti further said that footprint to take care of our pollution. L-G further said that garbage and sewage by hawk- lic vehicle charging points at 18 such charging points will be environment. We believe to Government is planning to do ers in West Delhi. parking lots in its jurisdiction. installed at 75 selected locations grow responsibly. Our away with the conversion A bench headed by NGT Commissioner SDMC in second phase. Government objective is to charges for the land used for Chairperson Justice Adarsh Gyanesh Bharti said EESL will SDMC has already use of clean fuel and become installation of e-vehicle public Kumar Goel directed SDMC, be installing these stations as installed 119 electric public less dependent on fossil fuel charging station. Delhi Pollution Control Committee, Delhi Jal Board and Dwarka SDM to file a fac- tual and action taken report on the issue. The DPCC will be the nodal agency for compliance and coordination, the tribunal said while seeking the report before January 28 next year. The NGT clarified that the order of the tribunal is binding as a decree of Court and its non-compliance is actionable by way of punitive action, including prosecution, in terms of the National Green Tribunal Act, 2010. The tribunal was hearing a plea filed by Federation of Vikas Nagar Residents Welfare Association alleging pollu- tion due to dumping of garbage and sewage by hawk- ers as well as vehicles at the land belonging to Irrigation and Flood Department at Vikas Nagar. PTI
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Delhi in the last five years. “I want to ask, where was ith onion prices soaring /1&)1 7. “The political discourse in the BJP when the Delhi Gov- Win the national Capital, Delhi will be the discourse of all ernment was working on laying Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal ccusing the Bharatiya Janata the developments that has hap- sewer and water pipelines and accused the Centre on AParty (BJP) of indulging in pened in the city in the last five constructing roads in the unau- Wednesday of stopping the a political drama and media years and this will be the first thorised colonies in the city? supply of the kitchen staple at gimmick by providing registra- election to be contested on the They are acting on the regular- controlled price to the Delhi tion papers to just 100 proper- criteria of development in 70 isation procedure now when Government. ty owners before the upcoming years of history of India,” he said. they should have done this way The Chief Minister said “It Assembly elections, Delhi Chief Blaming both the Congress back,” he added. is sad that the Central Minister Arvind Kejriwal and the BJP for delaying the The CM appealed to the Government has stopped the demanded that the registration process of providing ownership people to not trust anyone until supply of onions to the city for papers be given to residents of rights to residents of unau- they get the registration paper in the last two-three days. He said unauthorised colonies within thoriesd colonies, he said the their hands. that after getting onions from three days of filing application AAP Government sent a pro- “The people have been the Centre, the Delhi for the same. large numbers and in this sce- are raising demand to develop posal to regularise the colonies betrayed in the previous elec- Government sells it at various Lashing out at the nario it is the responsibility of and regularise it but they get to the Centre on November 12, tions. The BJP could have start- places in the city. We will write city through fair price shops (Planning) as other members to Opposition for doing nothing the ‘Delhi Development nothing except false promises, 2015 but the Centre failed to ed the process six months ago, to the Central Government to and mobile vans. suggest market intervention for the development of unau- Authority’ to provide affordable Kejriwal said, adding that it take any action for four years but their concern now is just a continue the supply of onion Delhi Government had for checking the prices of thorised colonies, Kejriwal said housing to the people in Delhi was the AAP Government who despite our constant reminders political gimmick,” he said, (to the Delhi Government),” he also constituted a high level essential commodities. there is no logic behind provid- but unfortunately, it has failed to worked extensively for the in the matter. adding that the AAP said. Price Stabilisation Fund According to sources, pro- ing registration to only 100 meet the demand,” he added. progress, development, and reg- It is now when people start- Government had already sent Onion price in the nation- Management Committee duction of Kharif (summer) people just before the elections. Listing out various devel- ularisation since formation of ing questioning their efforts for satellite maps to the Centre in al Capital has again increased under the chairmanship of onion has been affected due to “Delhi has a huge influx of opment works carried out in the Government in 2015. the development of Delhi in 2015, and the Centre denied it from 40-50 per kg to nearly Chief Secretary with Principal floods, due to which the area migrants from all over the coun- these colonies by the AAP He said that AAP comparison to AAP, they start- asking for physical mapping of 90-100 a kg over the past few Secretary (Finance), sown under the crop is 10 per- try in search of employment and Government in the last five Government carried out devel- ed working on the regularisation the colonies but now when they days. Commissioner (F&S), cent less. better opportunities. In the last years, he said the scale of devel- opmente work in such as con- of these colonies. are using our satellite maps for The Aam Aadmi Party Development Commissioner, This is likely to affect pro- 30-40 years, Delhi has been opment has been the highest in structing schools, providing “We demand to establish the regularisation process, why (AAP) Government as part of Divisional Commissioner and duction, which is likely to hit significant in terms of migration the last 70 years. health services, electricity, lying such a system where the people could they not have done it ear- immediate measures sold Director (Agricultural the market from November of people from other States in Residents of these colonies water pipelines, installation of shall get the registry within lier,” he asked. onions at 24 a kg across the Marketing) and Director onwards. +' P * 0 , '
/1&)1 7. centers of DDRS across the 5*0 city,” said the law minister elhi Chief Minister Arvind Gahlot. DKejriwal on Wednesday “India continues to be the /1&)1 7. The issue of regularisation vote for the BJP in Assembly inaugurated six new mediation largest democracy in the world. of over 1,700 unauthorised elections,” Goel said. centers under the Delhi The credit goes to our great erming the claims of Aam colonies in Delhi has ensued a The BJP government at the Dispute Resolution Society Constitution and the vision and TAadmi Party led Delhi blame game between the ruling Centre is fulfilling its (DDRS), marking the tenth the farsightedness of the found- Government of development in AAP and the BJP with promise made in 2019 mani- anniversary of the Society held ing fathers of the Constitution, unauthorised settlements as Assembly polls round the cor- festo to regularise unauthorised at the Delhi Secretariat. as envisioned in the principles ‘hollow’, the Delhi Bharatiya ner. colonies by providing owner- The tenth anniversary cer- of the preamble — Justice, Janata Party (BJP) on BJP’s Rajya Sabha MP ship rights to its residents over emony of DDRS was also Liberty, Equality and Fraternity. Wednesday said Chief Minister Vijay Goel challenged Kejriwal their properties, said Vijender attended by the Delhi Law DDRS is a good example of the Arvind Kejriwal is “baffled” by to accompany him for a visit of Gupta, BJP’s Leader of Minister Kailash Gahlot, former harmonious interface between tabling of Bill in Parliament for unauthorised colonies and Opposition in Delhi Assembly. Supreme Court Judge Justice the judiciary and executive. ownership rights to residents of alleged that no development “The Delhi Development Madan B. Lokur, Justice ML Such ventures can establish unauthorised colonies in the work has been done in these Authority is tagging unautho- Mehta, Chairman of DDRS and people’s trust in the public city. settlements. “Kejriwal is baffled rised colonies and numbering Chief Secretary of the national institutions,” said Vijay Dev Delhi BJP president Manoj and hopeless after tabling of the properties there. A website for Capital Vijay Kumar Dev. chief secretary of Delhi. Tiwari said that Kejriwal earli- bill in Parliament and is clue- formalising ownership rights “Mediation is a powerful While the former Supreme er spread rumour that no bill less about his next move. will start functioning from idea. It is the best way for dis- Court Judge Justice Madan was to be tabled in Parliament “He is making false claims December 16, and all the prop- pute resolution. In mediation, Lokur said, “In mediation, dis- on unauthorised colonies, now of development in unautho- erties in these colonies will get both the parties win and the putes get amicably settled. The he is claiming that no registries rised colonies fearing that 40 titles once the process starts,” he disputes get settled cordially. relationships also will survive will take place. lakh people living there might claimed. Delhi Dispute Resolution between the parties. Mediation Society will be made a model can also facilitate quick reso- initiative for the country sim- inception, nearly 75,000 cases “Usually, people prefer to Government is committed to lution of the disputes, com- 23+ ilar to Mohalla Clinics. We’ll were brought to DDRS and get into litigation as the last ensure an affordable and acces- paring to the lengthy judicial & aggressively promote this ini- around 33,000 cases have been resort. Litigation is very expen- sible justice system in the city. processes. Disputes get settled ' !! 24 tiative,” said Kejriwal while settled with a highly com- sive and time-consuming. As We need to take justice to the usually within 30-60 days. , addressing the ceremony. mendable 44 per cent success Government working for the doorstep of the people. For this, Mediation is less expensive. It As per the officials, since its rate. common people, Delhi we’ll set up more mediation is almost free”. $ 5-
/1&)1 7. 344 ( ' , R & $ /1&)1 7. elhi Chief Minister /1&)1 7. ing 350 buses will be floated outh Delhi DArvind Kejriwal said soon and these buses are SMunicipal that as many as 20,000 people he Delhi Government will expected to arrive by May Corporation (SDMC) have registered to Tlikely to flag off another lot 2020. has decided to install volunteer with the Aam Aadmi of 100 new standard floor The tender for 300 Electric five tonne bio-gas waste Party (AAP) in the first 24 buses fitted with hydraulic lift Buses (Low Floor, 12 meter) to energy plant at hours after the launch of its under cluster scheme on has been floated ron 15th ‘Waste to Wonder Park’ to pro- plant will be used by SDMC in campaign website and phone Thursday. The new orange October. The financial bid for duce energy by using waste. its parks as the organic number. coloured buses purchased 1,000 low-floors, air-condi- The civic body has also manure,” she said. Kejriwal, on the under the ‘Delhi Integrated tioned, CNG-run cluster buses entered into an agreement with Commissioner Gyanesh occasion of the seventh Multi Modal Transit’ (DIMTS) has also been opened. ‘Security Printing and Minting Bharti said that SPMIL has anniversary of party formation will be inaugurated by Delhi It may be noted that the India Limited’ (SPMIL). Bio- sanctioned an amount of 2.94 on Tuesday, released a mobile Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal Delhi Chief Minister Arvind gas typically refers to a mixture cr for the project under cor- number — 9509997997 — and at Rajghat Depot. Kejriwal, along with Transport of different gases produced by porate social responsibility campaign website Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Minister Kailash Gahlot, the breakdown of organic mat- scheme. www.KejriwalPhirSe.In on Government has set up a tar- flagged off 104 new standard ter in the absence of oxygen. The project includes five which people can give missed get to purchase 1,000 standard floor buses fitted with hydraulic Bio-gas can be produced from year maintenance and run- calls to associate floor buses by end of this year. lifts under ‘Cluster Scheme’ at raw materials such as agricul- ning cost. The capital cost of themseves with the Aam However, currently about 225 Dwarka depot last month. tural waste, manure, municipal the project is 1.44 cr. The plant Aadmi Party’s campaign for the buses are flagged of so far. senior citizens and are fitted seats for safety and security of and Sarai Kalen Khan will be Further, the transport waste, plant material, sewage, will use the green waste of 250 upcoming Delhi Assembly These buses are equipped with with hydraulic lifts. the passengers especially for served by these buses. department has created depot green waste or food waste. SDMC parks falling within the elections. panic buttons, CCTV cameras Besides, the new upcoming women.The new buses will be Besides, the Government space at Rewla Khanpur, SDMC Mayor Sunita five kms vicinity of the wonder “In the “Kejriwal Phir and are especially designed buses are manufactured with catering to rural area in Delhi has also begun the procure- Dwarka Sector-22, Kharkhari Kangra said that proposed park (Okhla). Se” campaign, 20,000 with lifts for divyangs. high technology for the safety which was facing shortage of ment of 1,000 Low floor AC Nahar, Bawana Sector-1 and plant will produce 700 cubic Bharti also said this plant people have given a missed call Also, these buses are fitted of the passengers especially buses so far. buses under cluster scheme Rani Khera -I, II and III, from meter of bio-gas which will will be an environment friend- to volunteer in just 24 with three doors along with women and child. The buses Additional routes provid- and tender for 650 Low Floor where these 1000 new buses approximately generate 1,400 ly project which also creates hours. You can also become unique features. Out of these, have three CCTV cameras, 12 ing connectivity to Metro buses has already been award- will be operated. Currently, units of electricity per day awareness among the visitors of Aam Aadmi Party two gates will be for the ‘entry panic buttons with hooters, Stations, hospitals and traffic ed for three clusters and these there are 5500 buses in the besides 500-600 kg of organic the park, about effective han- volunteer. Make a missed call and exit’ while remaining one hydraulic lifts for the differ- interchange hubs at Inter State buses will start coming from National Capital out which manure. dling of the organic waste in on 950999 7997,” Kejriwal said will be completely dedicated for ently-abled and GPS units for Bus Terminals at Kashmere January 2020. 1679 buses come under Cluster “The by-product of the efficient manner. in a tweet. persons with disability and tracking of bus, Anti-vandalism Gate, Anand Vihar Terminal The tender for the remain- Scheme. *$ ,$ & ( &# ("
ious agencies could able to Government may bring an /1&)1 7. develop only 16 per cent of the amnesty scheme with a cutoff ( % commercial space in Delhi in date with a provision of main- he Confederation of All past four decades. The rest of taining status quo as on cutoff TIndia Traders (CAIT) has the 84 per cent commercial date and no action may be /1&)1 7. The weatherman written to Union Urban space was developed by traders taken against such properties or has forecast generally Development Minister on their own and without any any action if taken should be elhi’s air quality cloudy sky with the pos- Hardeep Puri, requesting for an support from any quarter in reversed to it actual position of Dimproved to the sibility of light rain or amnesty scheme to protect order to meet the needs of cutoff date. “The development ‘moderate’ category drizzle on Wednesday traders of Delhi from the growing population of Delhi. norms could be specified sep- on Wednesday morn- with the maximum onslaught of sealing. The CAIT However, without realising arately for such shop/areas ing, after being in the temperature likely to in its communication has held the contribution of traders in falling under amnesty scheme ‘poor’ band for two settle around 27 degrees authorities responsible for fail- development of Delhi, a and reasonable charges may days. Celsius. ing to ensuring structured process of sealing of shops also be prescribed for availing The national On Tuesday, Delhi development and growth of started in year 2006 and which the benefit of the scheme,” he Capital’s air quality recorded a low of 16.2 trade and commerce in Delhi is still continued, it said. added. index (AQI) was degrees Celsius and a and failure of timely imple- The trade of Delhi has The shops already sealed recorded at 158 at high of 27.9 degrees mentation of various provisions been greatly destroyed as thou- may be allowed to be de-seal- 9.45 am, according to the was 254 at 9.42 am, according Celsius. Pollution levels in Delhi- of earlier Master Plans by pre- sands of shops are still remain ing bringing back normalcy in Central Pollution Control to the System of Air Quality National Capital Region vious Governments which have sealing issue and much has tured way to meet the require- sealed and there is no hope of Delhi business, he said, adding Board. It was 175 at 7.45 am. and Weather Forecasting increased marginally on Tuesday, caught the traders in the quag- been resolved to a great extent. ments of people of Delhi,” he de-sealing of the same due to that this act of kindness will An AQI between 0-50 is and Research (SAFAR) on mainly due to slow wind speed, mire of sealing. “In the event of non time- said. very adamant and arbitrary certainly give one of the major considered ‘good’, 51-100 ‘satis- Tuesday. while the situation in the next 48 CAIT Secretary General ly implementation of earlier The letter further stated attitude of the monitoring com- relief to Delhi traders and will factory’, 101-200 ‘moderate’, Delhi recorded a minimum hours depends on the intensity Praveen Khandelwal said that Master Plans and due to lethar- that even the additional secre- mittee, it said, adding that the ensure that there must not be 201-300 ‘poor’, 301-400 ‘very temperature of 14.5 degrees of rains, officials said. Delhi traders are facing a great gic attitude of the authorities tary of Ministry of Urban entire trade of Delhi is crying. any revenue loss to the poor’ and 401-500 ‘severe’. An Celsius, five notches above the The overall air quality index onslaught of sealing since year and previous Governments, Development had filed an Khandelwal suggested that Government and no law is AQI above 500 falls in the season’s average on Wednesday (AQI) in the city read 270 at 4 2006 though you took every the trade of Delhi was devel- Affidavit in the Supreme Court on the pattern of regularisation violated and traders may be ‘severe plus’ category. morning. The relative humidi- pm on Tuesday, up from 252 at effort from year 2014 to resolve oped by traders in an unstruc- in 2008 and admitted that var- of unauthorised colonies, the free from the jaws of sealing. The city’s air quality index ty at 8.30 am was 88 per cent. 4 pm on Monday. !"#$%#&'( +
" ,% 6 !$ ", (& 0 $ ' ( ' 1 London/New Delhi: In an appar- hugely underrepresented in posi- production of 'kosher' and 'halal' Koderma (Jharkhand): A ent move to woo the sizeable tions of power in Britain — in pol- meat," it says. man allegedly hacked five British Indian community from itics, academia and the judiciary. The Conservatives said that it members of his family to veering towards the Conservatives, "The contribution from people was "staggering" that the Labour death in Jharkhand's Koderma Labour party leader Jeremy Corbyn around the world to British histo- Party has sought to "lecture people" district on Wednesday, police /1&)1 7. the implementation challenge in case BIS has unveiled a specific Race and ry remains insufficiently reflected despite facing a huge backlash said. standards on piped water are made Faith Manifesto that plans to teach in our education and culture. It is over its handling of anti-Semitism Gango Das axed his 50- aking note of samples drawn from 20 mandatory. "If states do not follow stan- students about the "historical injus- vital that future generations under- claims within the party. year-old mother, 30-year-old The accused has been TState capitals were not as per the spec- dards, we cannot ban supply of water." tice" and Britain's role in slavery stand the role ethnic minority UK Home Secretary Priti Patel pregnant wife, a son and two arrested and an FIR registered ification 'Indian Standard (IS)- Paswan also accused that Delhi gov- and colonialism. Britons have played in shaping and said it was "staggering" that Labour daughters to death at against him with Naval Sahi 10500:2012' for drinking water, the ernment is not serious about quality of The manifesto unveiled on building the fight for equality and Partry "sees fit to lecture people Masmohana village at around police station, Prasad said, Ministry of Consumer Affairs is working drinking water.and rather playing poli- Tuesday ahead of next month's freedom for all. about race and faith" and pointed 2 am on Wednesday, Sub- adding that the case is being on a plan to make the BIS standards on tics. Rejecting Aam Aadmi Party's (AAP) elections calls for a new body to "Around 4 million Indian to the party's record on anti- divisional Police Officer investigated. piped drinking water mandatory to charge that he was favouring RO (water oversee the legacy of colonialism (including those from modern Semitism. (SDPO) of Koderma, Rajendra One member of the fam- ensure safe and quality water to people. purifier) companies, Paswan alleged that and a race equality unit at the day Pakistan, Nepal and Patel said Labour Party's pro- Prasad said. ily has also been seriously The proposal comes amid tests con- the Delhi chief minister wants to favour Treasury. It also contains policies Bangladesh) soldiers of Muslim, posal of not charging for visa and He said Das appeared to injured in the incident and is ducted by the Bureau of Indian Standards such companies by continuing to supply on how to combat anti-Semitism Sikh and Hindu backgrounds immigration services would cost be mentally unstable and has admitted to a hospital, he (BIS) on drinking water, which found poor quality water. in Britain. served in World Wars I and II, with more than 1.5 billion pounds. been admitted to a hospital. added. PTI water quality in Mumbai as per standard Paswan reiterated his demand that The manifesto says the party reported deaths over the two con- Tweeting the news about the but poor in many state capitals, includ- a joint committee, comprising officials of will also force businesses to report flicts estimated at 1,21,000. In Labour Party being ready to teach ing Delhi. The Ministry of Consumer the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) and on the pay gap faced by their black, Africa, 3 million people were colonial history, Congress leader Affairs has written to Jal Shakti Ministry the Delhi Jal Board (DJB), be constitut- Asian and ethnic minority employ- pulled into the efforts of the world Shashi Tharoor said: "So glad 6 . to this effect. According to Food and ed to retest the tap water supplied in the ees. wars, with a recorded death toll of somebody is listening!!" Consumer Affairs Minister Ram Vilas national capital. Corbyn said: "Our Race and 1,50,000, we should honour their Earlier this month, the Chair Paswan, the Centre has the power to The BIS is the national standard Faith Manifesto presents our sacrifice." of the Labour Party, Ian Lavery, had make BIS standard (on piped drinking body established under the BIS Act unshakeable commitment to chal- The manifesto says the party disowned Corbyn's views on water) mandatory. 2016 for harmonious development of the lenge the inequalities and dis- will "consider ways to formally Jammu & Kashmir. None of the samples drawn from activities of standardisation, marking and crimination that has faced too recognise and commemorate the In a letter, Lavery had said that /1&)1 7. except for Egypt, Turkey and Chandigarh, Thiruvananthapuram, quality certification of goods. many communities." contribution by soldiers across he "recognises" that the language Holland. "Indian Missions in Patna, Bhopal, Guwahati, Bengaluru, BIS Director General Pramod The manifesto says: Africa, India, China, the Middle used in the Labour Party emer- espite various measures these countries are also trying Gandhinagar, Lucknow, Jammu, Jaipur, Kumar Tiwari said that under the BIS "Understanding the breadth of East and Asia to the world wars." gency motion on September 25 had Dput in place by the Central to facilitate the movement of Dehradun, Chennai, Kolkata complied Act, there is provision that standards for- Britain's history is crucial to tack- "We will strengthen our com- caused offence in not just sections Government, onion prices have stock from these countries," he with the requirements. "The Consumer mulated for any products can be made ling the injustices and racism in munities' rights to practice their of the Indian diaspora, but also in once again breached the psy- said. Officials said that the Affairs ministry has written a letter to the mandatory. our society and around the world religion free from persecution. India. chological mark of 100 a kg in buffer stock of 56,000 tonnes of Jal Shakti ministry to make it mandato- The BIS has sent a draft quality con- that persist today. We will defend the right to wear Chalking out the "official posi- several parts of the country. onion has already been liqui- ry," Paswan said. trol order to the consumer affairs min- "The legacies of colonialism religious and other dress and sym- tion" of the Labour party, Lavery The buffer stock of onion has dated. "There is a shortfall of 50 The minister said his mission is to istry, proposing that standard on drink- and slavery remain evident in bols of Muslims, Jews, Hindus, had said, "Kashmir is a bilateral already been liquidated. The per cent in supply in the local ensure safe and quality water to people ing water as a product and standard on modern day Britain, where Black Christians, Sikhs and many others. matter for India and Pakistan to situation is expected to remain markets due to shortage," of not only the national capital but entire supply chain or control points and Asian people face structural We will protect the practices which resolve together by means of a the same till December end as sources added. across India. He, however, spoke about should be made mandatory. racism in the economy and are are crucial for many, such as the peaceful solution..." IANS onion supply in domestic mar- According to sources, the kets yet to be improved. Two time period for stock holding high-level committees — one limit has been extended until headed by Union Home further December end and the & (, " , 78 " & - Minister Amit Shah and sec- stock holding limits will remain ond by Cabinet Secretary Rajiv the same. Gauba — have been set up to On Wednesday, onion was 0($ 7 /1&)1 7. year ostensibly due to the ed the heads of all the sects of look into the skyrocketing selling for anything between unavailability of the 17th Tibetan Buddhism for the onion prices. 100 and 70 a kg in the Jaipur: Authorities in at a meeting of the district envi- coot, black winged stilt, north- he 13th Tibetan Religious Karmapa Ogyen Trinley Dorje. three-day Conference that Sources said that the national Capital. In Rajasthan's Alwar district on ronment committee attended by ern shovelers, ruddy shelduck, TConference began in The Karmapa did not deliberates on religious issues Government is making an Coimbatore, onion was selling Wednesday issued instructions Alwar District Collector Jagroop and pied avocet. In the recent Dharamshala on Wednesday return to India despite repeat- concerning the Tibetan com- effort to import onion from between 120 and 150 a kg. that the water in Sambhar Lake, Singh Yadav and Divisional tragedy, no algae toxicity was where religious issues like the ed prodding by the Dalai Lama munity. Kagyu sect Karmapa Turkey, Egypt and Holland Similarly, the retail prices of where carcasses of thousands of Forest Officer Kavita Singh, found. However, amid appre- reincarnation of the Dalai who decided to go ahead with Ogyen Trinley Dorje, who is immediately to cool down the onions in Chennai breached migratory birds were found, among others. Carcasses of hensions about it, biological Lama are likely to be dis- the conference in the absence recognised by the Dalai Lama, retail level spike. According to the 120 a kg mark. The whole- should be examined periodical- about 18,000 migratory birds and chemical investigation of the cussed. of Dorje who had fled from is facing challenge to his title Food and Consumer Affairs sale prices of onions were ly and a record of the data be were found at Sambhar Lake lake water should be conducted The annual event comes India last year following money by Trinley Thaye Dorje who minister Ramvilas Paswan the between 50 and 60 a kg and maintained. earlier this month. The dead and data shared from time to after a gap of two years as the laundering charges. also claims to be the Karmapa season for onion cultivation is the retail price 80 a kg last The instructions were issued birds included plovers, common time, Yadav said. PTI programme was cancelled last The Dalai Lama has invit- of the sect. mostly over across the world week. 4 9 - 4 ;;; ($ From Page 1 6- Earlier in the night, senior 9$ " NCP leader Praful Patel chose $ " not to comment on the choice of Ahmedabad: Four minor stu- in the evening. the NCP’s Deputy Chief Minister From Page 1 handle. dents of a `Gurukul' run by A habeas corpus petition is New Delhi: The Government on choice. “Wait till tomorrow, you Reacting to her statement Even during the Lok Sabha godman Nithyananda were filed to obtain a direction from Wednesday said there were no will get to yourself,” Patel said. outside Parliament, Thakur said election campaign, Thakur had produced before the Gujarat the court to the authorities to deaths of inmates in detention Meanwhile, several state she would reply on Thursday. described Godse as a patriot, High Court on Wednesday, produce someone who has centres in Assam due to fear or NCP leaders have been lobbying “Pehle usko poora suniye, mai triggering a huge political storm. after their parents alleged that gone missing or is suspected to lack of medicines. with Sr Pawar for Ajit being kal dungi jawab (Listen to the “Nathuram Godseji deshbhakt they had been held `hostage' by have been held in captivity Admitting that 28 people made the Deputy Chief Minister whole thing first, I will reply the, hai, aur rahenge. Unko the police. illegally. have died in the detention cen- in the new Government. tomorrow),” she said. aatankwadi kahne wale log The Gurukul-cum- The parents claimed that tres, Minister of State for Home “Though it is certain that While the Opposition swayam ki gireban me jhaank kar Ashram (a residential school) they were not allowed to meet Affairs Nityanand Rai said that Ajit will be a Minister in the new members protested the inter- dekhe. Chunav mein aise logon is situated at Hirapur village on their children by the all deaths were caused by some Government, it is Sharad who ruption by Thakur, the BJP ko jawab de diya jayega. the outskirts of the city. Ahmedabad district police, who diseases. He further said deten- will have to take a call. Sr Pawar members persuaded her to sit (Nathuram Godse was a patri- As the habeas corpus peti- are probing a complaint filed by tion centres have proper medical may once again consult MVA down. After which, the Speaker ot, is a patriot, and will remain tions came up for hearing on another parent that his two facilities and the district admin- head Uddhav Thackeray and said only A Raja’s statement will a patriot. Those who call him a Wednesday afternoon, Justice daughters were held captive by istration provides medicines Congress leaders before nomi- be taken on record. Raja said terrorist should look within and S R Brahmbhatt asked police to the Ashram authorities. The there. "There have been reports nating Ajit for the DCM’s post. that Godse himself admitted that they will get a reply in this elec- immediately produce the four petitioners alleged that their of death of 28 people. The One should not be surprised, if he had nursed a grudge against tion),” she had stated while students -- two boys and two children had been "kept like detention centre has all the Sr Pawar does nominate him as Gandhi for 32 years before final- attending a roadshow. girls. hostages in the Gurukul" by the facilities and death is not due to the DCM,” a senior leader close ly deciding to assassinate him. She was replying to a ques- The four teenage students police who are investigating the fear or due to any lack of med- to the NCP chief said late in the Godse, Raja said, killed Gandhi tion over actor-politician Kamal were produced before the court case of missing girls. PTI icine," said Rai. PTI night. because he believed in a partic- Haasan’s remark that indepen- ular philosophy. dent India’s first “extremist was During the course of dis- a Hindu”, a reference to Godse. tention between the Congress Malikarjun Kharge also said, cussion on the Bill, Gaurav However, Prime Minister :$$ R;;; and the NCP. The Congress was “We have sorted out most of the Gogoi of the Congress said that Narendra Modi, during the not ready to give up the Deputy things (relating to Cabinet for- a member in the House has said campaign, had said, “The From Page 1 Chief Minister’s post in lieu of mation). There are some small that Nathuram Godse was a remarks made about Gandhiji or “At tomorrow’s ceremony, the Speaker’s post. The NCP things which be sorted before patriot and the member should Nathuram Godse are very bad only one or two Ministers each was not initially ready to accept the Cabinet formation.” apologise for the remark. and very wrong for society.... She from the three parties will be the offer. However, NCP chief At the MVA meeting, Reacting sharply to her has sought an apology but I sworn in... Rest of the Ministers Sharad Pawar agreed to let go Uddhav, Eknath Shinde (Sena), ◆ CHANGE OF NAME ◆ comments, the Congress said it would never be able to forgive will be sworn in after Uddhav the Speaker’s post. Sharad Pawar, Praful Patel Ajit is a perfect representation of the her fully.” proves his vote of confidence on Earlier, talking to media Pawar, Jayant Patil, Chhagan I, Daya Ram, S/o Ramsamujh ruling party’s “deplorable hate “According to Pragya the Floor of the State Assembly. persons after the meeting, Bhujbal (all NCP), Kharge, Yadav, R/o. B-1/137 Gali No.5, politics”. Thakur, she has not said any- The Governor has given him Congress Legislature Party Venugopal, Prithviraj Chavan, New Ashok Nagar, Delhi- “Repeatedly referring to thing about or supported time till December 3, to prove (CLP) leader Balasaheb Thorat Ashok Chavan and Thorat. 110096 have changed my Nathuram Godse as a ‘deshb- Nathuram Godse, she was only his majority in the State said, “We had a positive meet- Meanwhile, Sena youth name to Daya Ram Yadav for hakt’ is a perfect representation talking about Udham Singh. Assembly,” Patel said. NCP will ing today. We discussed many leader and newly-elected MLA all purposes. of the BJP’s deplorable hate pol- He further said when Pragya be given Deputy Speaker’s post, things. But, it is not finalised yet Aditya Thackeray flew to the PD(8672)A itics. Will PM Modi condemn was speaking during a debate in he said. as to how many ministers will national Capital in a special air- I, Ankita singh is legally wed- Pragya Thakur’s remarks or the Lok Sabha, the microphone Sources said the crucial post take oath of office tomorrow.” craft late in the evening to per- ded spouse of N0.901235G, continue to stay silent?” the was not on and it cannot be of the Assembly Speaker has AICC general secretary in- sonally invite Congress president Rank Sgt., Name:-Mr. Amit party said on its official Twitter taken on record. become a major bone of con- charge of Maharashtra to the swearing-ceremony. Kumar Singh presently residing at H.No. RZG-72B, Mahavir Enclave Part-I, Palam, New Delhi-110045 have changed 8 , 9 & $ my name from Ankita Singh to Ankita Kumari vide affidavit dated 07.11.2019 before From Page 1 Sharma said demonetisa- the corporate tax as the busi- nessmen in Kashmir would file He said the Government National capital Territory of Sitharaman blamed the tion wrecked the unorganised ness houses would use the GST returns in the absence of was taking various steps to Delhi. fall in GDP growth in the last sector and the government’s capital to retire their debts and internet facilities. He said the bring back growth in the PD(8673)C two financial years to the hasty implementation of the not invest leading to genera- Government is selling profit Indian economy. He cited lagged effect of twin balance “complex GST” wreaked havoc tion of jobs. making PSUs which were impact of schemes like Jan sheet crisis of stress on banks on the unorganised segment. TMC member Derek O’ called temples of modern Dhan and Mudra in driving due to non-performing assets He said the Government Brien said crores of jobs have India. economic activity, especially in (NPAs) or bad loans on the one has so far (April-September) been lost in the country in var- Former Commerce the rural areas. hand and heavily indebted has been able to collect only Rs ious sectors including auto Minister and BJP leader Suresh TKS Elangovan (DMK) corporates on the other, result- 9.2 lakh crore as revenue while and textiles. Prabhu defended the also accused the Government ing from the UPA regime the target is Rs 24.6 crore. Nominated member KTS Government saying the present for the present state of econo- lending. “From where will the rest of Rs Tulsi blamed demonetisation dispensation is taking lot of my and said it is selling prof- Rejecting criticism that 15.2 lakh crore come in the for the present state of econo- steps to boost growth. He said it-making PSUs. He said the her maiden Budget on July 5 remaining part of the financial my. Congress leader Digvijay Indian economy cannot remain Government’s priority is not had failed to address concerns year,” Sharma questioned. The Singh said the Prime Minister insulated from global slow- development rather selling of a slowing economy and so Government is staring at a fis- is responsible for sluggishness down because it is intercon- profit making PSUs. He also had to resort to announcing cal deficit of 7-8 per cent, he in the economy because he nected. Countering Opposition quoted NITI Aayog’s forecast measures within a month of added. takes decisions first and thinks charges, Aswini Vaishnaw that economic growth will the passing of the Budget by Sharma said rural econo- about them later. (BJP) termed the current situ- slow down further in second Parliament, she said the my is in shambles and growth He said there are many ation a cyclical slowdown. “It is quarter of this fiscal. Economic Survey had recog- was not possible without shortcomings in GST and not a structural thing and will Elamram Kareem (CPM) nised the need for recapitali- putting money in the hands of States are not getting their bottom out by March and it will suggested that a large dose of sation of bank and reforms in farmers. He said not much share of revenues. He also be followed by strong growth,” public investment is required her Budget speech. would be achieved by reducing wondered how would busi- he said. for boosting economic growth. !"#$%#&'( , %!" '5R 2 & #' $' $ < /1&)1 7. on record the moment the should be released irrespective 8 next year. ''$ , 9$ &( ( Congress lawmaker began stat- of utilisation fund. Currently it Stating that the ssues like demand for setting ing that Prime Minister takes two-three years for the Government has till date not Iregional Benches of the Narendra Modi tweets on every funds to be released as first an received any notice for a nation- /1&)1 7. threat-assessment, protection Supreme Court to make justice issue but had ignored the floods estimate is made, sanction done wide strike, the Minister said it was removed for family mem- affordable to all, release of funds in North Karnataka. Earlier, at and only after completion of was learnt through various ccusing Congress of being bers of IK Gujral and yearly for various activities of the start of house proceedings, work are the funds released, he media reports that some Central Aconcerned only about the Narasimha Rao among others. Member of Parliament Local Naidu had warned Vijay said adding the delay was more Trade Unions (CTUs) have security of the Gandhi family, "No one made a noise... I Area Development(MPLAD) Goel(BJP)for speaking without prominent in construction given a call for a nationwide Home Minister Amit Shah on want to assure that no security and unabated supply of adul- the permission of chair. works. Naidu, however, asked general strike on January 8, Wednesday in the Lok Sabha has been reduced. Instead, it has terated milk thereby causing Raising the issue of apex who would be the loser if the 2020. said the SPG protection been increased. Why do you health hazard figured promi- court benches, Vaiko(MDMK) money is released and not spent. In September, Central trade enjoyed by the family was need the SPG cover? Congress nently in the Rajya Sabha on sought a bench in Chennai as The entire House backed Vats unions had given a call for a withdrawn only after the needs to learn to accept the Wednesday. Chairman M litigants at present had to trav- demand. nationwide general strike on through security review. people's mandate. They are not Venkaiah Naidu complimented el to the national Capital there- Flagging the issue of adul- January 8 against Government's Replying to the allegations in power anymore," he said. the members for well articulat- by incurring huge expenditure. terated milk, Harnath Singh alleged failure to respond to raised by Congress MPs during Without taking name of ing their concerns and said it Stating that more than 54,000 Yadav(BJP) demanded death demands of workers. As many the debate on the amendments Rahul Gandhi, the Home moved him to "tears." cases were pending in the or life sentence for people as 10 central unions announced to the SPG Act, the Home Minister at one point said to He made this observation Supreme Court, he said the set- engaging in this trade. He said the strike in national open mass Minister said Congress never # 6 ! % : % ( agitating Congress MPs that after the Zero Hour where the ting up of benches will ease the adulterated milk posed grave convention of workers. The raised noise on the security of % 1 ( ") one of the person concerned MPs raised problems faced by pressure on the court. health hazard adding while unions are pressing for a 12- former Prime Ministers like used to go for late night bike people in various parts of the Backing his appeal, P milk production was 14 crore point Charter of Demands. Chandra Sekhar, Narasimha According to the amend- travelled 50 times in Delhi, 13 ride in the capital at a speed of country and hoped the House Wilson(DMK) said even the litres but milk consumption Gangwar also said the Rao, Deve Gowda or IK Gujaral ment, the SPG will now protect times in various parts of India 100 km per hour. will maintain the 'wonderful' standing committee of parlia- was 64 crore litres thereby indi- Government has proposed to and reiterated that the Gandhi the Prime Minister and mem- and 29 times abroad without Participating in the debate, tradition. Earlier, BK ment had recommended bench- cating that 50 crore litres was make a 14-day prior notice family's current security by the bers of his immediate family informing the SPG. Priyanka Congress MPs Manish Tewari Hariprasad(Congress) staged a es of the apex court in four adulterated. mandatory for employees to go CRPF is foolproof. The Bill was residing with him at his official Gandhi had travelled 339 times and Gaurav Gogoi said the walkout after Naidu cut short regions of the country. The Labour Minister Santosh on strike under new labour laws. passed amid a walkout by the residence. It will also provide in Delhi without taking the SPG SPG withdrawal shows the neg- his speech as he raised the entire Opposition aligned itself Gangwar assured the Elders This is part of the new labour Congress. security to former Prime cover, 64 times in different ative attitude of the BJP issue of floods in North with the issue. that the government will hold law which the Government is Replying to the debate on Ministers and their immediate parts of the country and 94 Government against its political Karnataka. Seeking payment of discussions with trade unions bringing and the Ministry is in the SPG (Amendment) Bill, he family members staying with times abroad, he said. opponents. Satya Pal Singh Naidu ordered that MPLAD funds yearly, DP Vats which have threatened to go on touch with the various State asserted that the BJP did not them at the residence allotted Shah said the Director of (BJP) said that SPG cover Hariprasad's remarks will not go (BJP)said the funds of 5 crore a nationwide strike on January Governments, he said. carry out any action with a vin- for a period of five years from the Intelligence Bureau per- should be provided only to dictive approach and it was the the date on which they cease to sonally went to meet former Prime Minister and not to any- Congress which took many hold the office. Prime Minister Manmohan one else. A Raja (DMK) claimed < : such decisions in the past. He "This Government wants to Singh and conveyed to him the amendment was being 74. said that the security cover has provide security to every polit- about withdrawing SPG cover undertaken for political reasons. in fact been increased for the ical party and is already pro- and assured him that after Sudip Bandyopadhyay # Gandhi family. Home Minister viding the same. But political threat assessment, there was (Trinamool Congress) said that also narrated several instances leaders can't be given equal no need for the SPG. the Government should review /1&)1 7. against the Chordias and firms of family members skipping the security as provided to the "Manmohan Singh Ji himself the CRPF security being pro- linked to them like Vipul Gems SPG cover and creating prob- Prime Minister of the country," asked Director IB to do what vided to various persons includ- he Enforcement Pvt. Ltd., KV Exports and lems for the security personnel. he said. Shah said after 2015, he feels is right. There's no ing political leaders. KG TDirectorate (ED) on Vipul Gems. "Impression is being creat- Rahul Gandhi has in fact trav- point of not responding to his Madhav (YSRCP) and Rajiv /1&)1 7. laws into four codes. Wednesday attached immov- These entities had cheated ed that the SPG Act is amend- elled 1,892 times in India and letter," he said. Ranjan Singh (JD-U) said that He also informed that able properties worth 5.11 the Bank and also dishonestly ed to withdrew security from 247 times abroad without The Home Minister said security should not linked to he Centre on Wednesday according to a 2016 survey, crore of Jaipur-based jewellers and fraudulently with criminal the Gandhi family. This is not informing the SPG. "Members the IB Director sought time social status but must be based Tproposed to make a 14-day there are 10 crore migrant Shanti Kumar Chordia, Umrao intention prevented the Bank the fact. Security of the Gandhi of the Gandhi family have trav- from the members of the on threat perception. PR prior notice mandatory for workers in the country which Mal Chordia and Nayantara from recovering the loan family has not been withdrawn elled abroad on many occasions Gandhi family to inform them Natarajan (CPI-M) said that law employees to go on strike is around 20 per cent of the Chordia in a bank fraud case. amounts. The bank had but changed to 'Z-plus' with without informing the SPG. about the decision of with- making should be undertaken under new labour laws, Labour labour force. "The government The attached assets include incurred a loss of about 30 advance security liaison and Instances like this has hap- drawal of SPG coverage but was to settle personal vendetta and Minister Santosh Kumar understands the issue," he said four immovable properties val- Crores towards advance given ambulance that will be given pened about 600 times." he said. told "whatever you want to do, urged the Home Minister to Gangwar informed the Rajya and added, "We would discuss ued at 3.80 crore including to these borrowers. The ED across the country," he said. He said Sonia Gandhi had please go ahead". Shah said post withdraw the Bill. Sabha that if there is a strike in the issue of migrant workers in three residential-cum-business probe revealed that three enti- any unit, they (employees) the code as well." houses in Jaipur and a flat ties were engaged in export of would have to inform at least Gangwar, who also sought located in a posh locality in precious stones and had availed - 2 4 14 days in advance. suggestion from the members, Mumbai besides fixed deposit packing credit (advance for < ( Gangwar said this is part of was replying to the issue raised of 1.31 crore in SBI, Jaipur. purchase of raw material and to the new labour law which the by Rakesh Sinha and Digvijaya Earlier, the ED had meet export related expenses) % 5 Government is bringing and Singh of the Congress. Singh attached an immovable prop- of 29 crore from BoB, Nehru the ministry is in touch with asked the government to con- erty in the form of a residen- Place Branch in Jaipur during $(,( * the various state governments. duct a district wise survey of tial bungalow valued 1 crore the period 2006-07. The enti- Noting that the government is migration of people, on which situated in Shyam Nagar, Jaipur. ties had furnished forged and bringing reforms in labour Gangwar said that he has asked Investigation under PMLA fabricated documents to the laws, the minister said as part the State Governments to pre- was initiated on the basis of FIR avail the loan that was divert- of that, it is clubbing 44 labour pare a list. and chargesheet filed by CBI ed from the stated use.
DELHI JAL BOARD OFFICE OF DIRECTOR (REVENUE) VARUNALAYA PHASE-, KAROL BAGH. NEW DELHI-110005.
;.- ! % + /1&)1 7. Karti Chidambaram said that PUBLIC NOTICE with the visit of Priyanka Gandhi and /1&)1 7. ongress leaders Rahul Gandhi Rahul Gandhi, it is clear that the Ground water resources in many parts of the city are over exploited. The extent of Cand Priyanka Gandhi Vadra Congress party is with him. "We are ormer Navy Chief Admiral Sushil Kumar passed replenishment of ground water is much less than what the city as a whole is withdrawing due to met former Union Minister P particularly pleased that both Rahul Faway early morning on Wednesday at the Army's Chidambaram at Tihar Jail on Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra Research and Referral Hospital here due to illness. He its rapid urbaniztion. There is need to preserve ground water resources and to take effective Wednesday and expressed solidari- came and met him. This sends a very was 79. A specialist in hydrography and amphibious measures for its sustainable availability. ty with the former Finance Minister powerful signal that the Congress warfare, he was Navy Chief between 1998 and 2001 who has been in custody for over party is completely with my father in and oversaw naval operations during the Kargil con- 2. Rain Water Harvesting is considered as a simple, viable and eco-friendly method of three months. The meeting came this exercise where he is facing the flict of 1999. ahead of a Supreme Court hearing onslaught and wrath of the state in He recently authored a book "A Prime Minister to conservation of water and a simple solution for ground water recharge. Ministry of Urban on Chidambaram's bail application a pure political vendetta case," he Remember- Memories of a Military Chief" on Prime Development and Poverty Alleviation (Delhi Division), Government of India by its Notification in the INX Media corruption case. said. Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee in which termed he called dated 28-07-2001 has made Rain Water Harvesting mandatory in all new buildings on plots of The senior Congress leader was Sources said Rahul Gandhi and the conflict as Vajpayee's "finest hour" and credited him first arrested by the Central Bureau Priyanka Gandhi expressed solidar- for turning a "strategic tactical loss into a massive vic- 100 Sq. Mtrs. and above. of Investigation (CBI) on August 21 ity with Chidambaram. Former tory." in the INX Media corruption case prime minister Manmohan Singh Prime Minister Narendra Modi condoled the 3. Further, Delhi Jal Board has already issued Public Notices regarding mandatory Rain and was granted bail by the Supreme and Congress president Sonia former Navy chief's demise, saying Kumar con- Water Harvesting on plot size 500 sq.m. and above in accordance with Delhi Water and Sewer Court on October 22. He was arrest- Gandhi had also met Chidambaram tributed towards strengthening the country's maritime ed by the Enforcement Directorate at Tihar Jail in September. The party security. (Tariff & Metering) Regulations 2012 on 26-05-2015, 08-06-2015 and 11-02-2016 in leading in the money laundering case on "fully" stands behind Chidambaram "Admiral Sushil Kumar will be remembered for his newspapers. Delhi Jal Board has also decided vide Resolution No.829 dated 19-08-2019 to make October 16 and is in judicial custody and will fight the case politically, great service to the nation. He contributed to the Rain Water Harvesting mandatory for all old & new buildings on plots of 100 sq.mt. or above but till November 27 under the order of Sonia Gandhi was quoted as having strengthening of our maritime security. Anguished by a trial court. said during the meeting. his demise. May his soul rest in peace," the Prime less than 500 sq.mt. Public Notices in this regard has been published in leading newspapers on "It's been 99 days today. It's Senior Congress leaders Shashi Minister's Office tweeted quoting Modi. 19-09-2019 and 26-09-2019. rather unfair that one needs to be Tharoor and Manish Tewari had met Known for his strategic thinking, Kumar had kept in custody for 99 days only as Chidambaram on Monday. The ED pushed for significantly expanding Indian Navy's 4. Hon'ble NGT in its order dated 11 -09-2019 in O.A. No.496/2016 in the case of news a remand. He is not even an under- on Tuesday opposed in the Supreme presence in the Indian Ocean Region. He was also part item published in Hindustan Times dated 19-06-2015 titled "Dirty flows your drinking water" has trial but on remand. The system is Court the bail plea of Chidambaram of the high-level group devising strategy during the unfair. I hope we will get justice in in the INX Media money launder- Kargil war in 1999. issued directions that DJB should ensure that Rain Water Harvesting (RWH) System, is installed the Supreme Court and he will back ing case claiming that he used the Kumar was Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff by all Group Housing Societies/ Government Buildings. All such Group Housing Societies home soon," said Karti "influential office" of finance minis- Committee (CoSC) when India had planned Operation Chidambaram, who was also present ter for "personal gains" and laun- Parakram in the wake of the terror attack on Indian Buildings/ Government Buildings where Roof Top Rain Water Harvesting is to be installed, during the meeting that lasted for dered proceeds of crime to conceal Parliament in 2001. The CoSC comprises the Army, will be required to furnish a declaration of compliance in the specified 'Web Portal' on DJB close to 50 minutes. "tainted money". Navy and IAF chiefs. website upto 31-12-2019, indicating whether required system has been installed or not. 'Web Portal' is available at http://djb.gov.in/NGTRWH on which Cooperative Group # Housing Societies/ Government Departments are required to furnish their details/status in respect of Rain Water Harvesting System.
/1&)1 7. would have been targeted by e- cardiovascular diseases and of complete ban on e-ciga- 5. To encourage installation of Rain Water Harvesting Structure by domestic consumers, cigarette companies. effects adolescent brains," he rettes. Explaining the challenge, having plot are of 500 sq.m. or more, Delhi Jal Board has approved a 'Scheme for Grant of eaving the e-cigarettes lobby He said that vaping is said. The statutory resolution Harsh Vardhan said that unlike Financial Assistance' to these consumers (including Group Housing Societies) for construction Lsquirming, the Lok Sabha harmful for the health of the moved by opposition members traditional cigarettes, e-ciga- on Wednesday gave green sig- people and "less harmful does to oppose the ordinance was rettes do not contain tobacco of Rain Water Harvesting Structure. Finance Assistance to a maximum of 50% of total cost of nal to the Bill that seeks prohi- not mean it is not harmful" as defeated by a voice vote. The and therefore are not regulated Rain Water Harvesting Structure or Rs.50,000/-, whichever is less would be given to the bition of e-cigarettes in India people claim it is less harmful House also rejected several under the Cigarettes and Other with Union Health Minister, than cigarettes. amendments moved by oppo- Tobacco Products Act consumer by DJB. Detailed guidelines in this regard are being issued separately, by the RWH Cell Harsh Vardhan, calling the ban "The government felt the sition members. (COTPA), 2003. The COTPA of DJB. In view of this scheme and to enable domestic consumers who have not installed as a "pre-emptive strike" on the need to stop the growing use of According to the Bill that Act, regulates the sale, produc- "hazardous" addiction. e-cigarettes and similar prod- seeks to replace an ordinance tion, and distribution of ciga- functional Rain Water Harvesting Structure, levy of Rain Water Harvesting penalty has been E-cigarettes are battery- ucts among youth. It is difficult issued on September 18, any rettes and other tobacco prod- deferred till 31-03-2020. operated devices that produce to ban a product such as tobac- person who contravenes these ucts in India, and prohibits aerosol by heating a solution co and alcohol once it gains a provisions will be punishable advertisement of cigarettes. 6. For any technical assistance regarding design of Rain Water Harvesting Structure or containing nicotine. These large consumer base and social with imprisonment of up to one During the debate in the related issues, consumers may contact Rain Water Harvesting Assistance Cell, Varunalaya include all forms of Electronic acceptance. Currently, e-ciga- year, or a fine of up to one lakh lower house, members also Nicotine Delivery Systems rettes do not have a large con- rupees, or both. For any subse- questioned not punishing the Phase-I, Karol Bagh, New Delhi-110005 (Ph. 23558264 ; 23678380-82, Extension - 227). (ENDS), Heat Not Burn sumer base in the country. quent offence, imprisonment of users of ENDS. In reply to the Guidelines on Rain Water Harvesting and list of available service providers for Rain Water Products, e-hookah and the Therefore, the ban will be up to three years along with a discussion, health minister said likes. highly effective," Harsh fine of up to five lakh rupees. that the Government did not Harvesting System are also available on DJB website www.delhijalboard.nic.in Harsh Vardhan said in the Vardhan told Lok Sabha during The proposed legislation pro- want to punish the users, who 7. All Cooperative Group Housing Societies/Government Departments are, therefore, once Lok Sabha that with the the discussion after introducing hibits to use any place for the are anyway the victims of e-cig- Prohibition of Electronic the bill in the house on 22 storage of any stock of e-ciga- arettes. "We didn't want to again advised to install Roof Top RWH System at the earliest, if not installed and are also called Cigarettes (Production, November. rettes and a person storing criminalise the usage of e-cig- upon to upload their status of Rain Water Harvesting System on the 'Web Portal' on DJB Manufacture, Import, Export, "Lack of ban on tobacco stock of e-cigarettes, will be arettes because it was way more Transport, Sale, Distribution, cannot be the justification for punishable with an imprison- difficult to regulate the users. website (http://djb.gov.in/NGTRWH) upto 31-12-2019 positively. Storage and Advertisement) not banning a new addiction ment of up to six months, or a The idea is to eventually make Bill, 2019, the government which India cannot afford. fine of up to Rs 50,000, or both. e-cigarettes unavailable in the ISSUED BY P.R.0. (WATER) Sd/- wants to save the large youth Chemicals in nicotine used for Lok Sabha members market so that people cannot Advt. No. J.S.V. 590/2019-20 Director (Revenue) population of the country that e-cigarette can cause cancer, argued over regulation instead use them," Harsh Vardhan said. !"#$%#&'( -
.( // ( ) )( $ & ( P ( % $'$ & /! 2 5-)=> 46 R = $ * #; #(( Mumbai: The CPI(M) on Wednesday said it will not est Bengal Chief ! !2(. Mumbai: Maharashtra to be given to each party will oppose formation of the new WMinister Mamata Congress chief Balasaheb also be finalised in next two Maharashtra Vikas Aghadi Banerjee has been invited to aharashtra caretaker Thorat on Wednesday said the days.” (MVA) Government of the the swearing-in of Shiv MChief Minister Devendra sharing of portfolios among the The NCP has announced Shiv Sena, the NCP and the Sena chief Uddhav Fadnavis on Wednesday said he Shiv Sena, NCP and Congress that Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Congress to ensure that the BJP Thackeray as the new Chief will speak at “right time” about in the next State Government Thackeray would be the next does not return to power. Minister of Maharashtra, the support extended by NCP will be finalised in a couple of Chief Minister of The party also demanded sources at the CMO here leader Ajit Pawar to the BJP in days. Maharashtra. sacking of Maharashtra said on Wednesday. forming the Government last The ‘Maharashtra Vikas He will be sworn in CM on Governor Bhagat Singh The invitation to week, which collapsed on Aghadi’, comprising the Shiv Thursday evening at Shivaji Koshyari for playing a “parti- Banerjee, who is a staunch the State. Tuesday. Sena, NCP and Congress along Park in Dadar, the place where san role at the behest of the critic of the BJP, for the The State had been under “I will speak about it at the with some small parties and his party holds traditional Prime Minister and the Home Thursday oath taking reached President’s Rule for 13 days right time,” Fadnavis said when Independents, has decided to Dussehra rally each year. Minister”. The CPI(M) issued the CMO Wednesday after- between November 12 and 23 asked by reporters on the stake claim for Government Thackeray is currently not a a statement on Wednesday, a noon, they said. after no political party was able Vidhan Bhavan premises about formation in the state after the member of any House in the day after the four-day-old BJP Whether Banerjee will be to form a Government. the support extended by Ajit BJP-led Government collapsed State legislature. Government of Devendra in Mumbai for the swearing-in The BJP-led Government, Pawar to the BJP in forming a on Tuesday. Asked whether Congress Fadnavis supported by NCP’s is yet to be confirmed, the which was formed with the government on November 23. Government, however, col- Speaking to reporters after president Sonia Gandhi or Ajit Pawar collapsed due to lack sources said. support of NCP leader Ajit The BJP formed (" $ 0 1 1 lapsed on Tuesday, after Ajit taking oath as member of the party leader Rahul Gandhi of majority in House. The Thackeray will be sworn in Pawar on November 23, col- Government on November 23 23 % Pawar resigned citing “per- 14th State Assembly on would attend Thackeray’s party has one MLA in the 288- as the 17th Chief Minister of lapsed on Tuesday afternoon morning after Ajit Pawar broke sonal reasons”. Fadnavis also Wednesday, Thorat, the swearing-in ceremony, Thorat member Legislative Assembly. Maharashtra at a grand cere- when Devendra Fadnavis ranks with the NCP and (0 % $ stepped down. Congress Legislature Party said, “Nothing has been “To ensure that the BJP does mony at the Shivaji Park in stepped down as Chief aligned with the saffron party. ' 4 Shiv Sena-NCP-Congress leader in the House, said, “The finalised so far on this.” not return to power, the CPI Dadar in central Mumbai on Minister. The NCP has Fadnavis and Ajit Pawar then 4 O nominee Uddhav Thackeray ratio of portfolio-sharing will He also said that there will (M) has decided that it will not Thursday evening, a month announced that Shiv Sena chief took oath as CM and deputy P will take oath as the next Chief be finalised in next two days. be more clarity on some issues, oppose the formation of the after the results of the Assembly Uddhav Thackeray would be CM, respectively. Minister of Maharashtra on The number of Cabinet and like speaker of the Assembly, new Maharashtra Vikas Aghadi polls were announced due to a the next Chief Minister of The four-day-old Thursday. Minister of State (MoS) posts after a couple of days. PTI Government,” it stated. PTI slew political developments in Maharashtra. " $ ( )*% + % #, 23 7 O4" P ' & ( #%Q * #" % 7 " $ % 0 " 7 -. ( Mumbai: The BJP made “aghori” (barbaric) attempts ! !2(. expected to discuss issues relat- ! !2(. Congress chief Balasaheb Mumbai: Senior BJP leader Eknath in the Vidhan Bhavan premises to retain power in Maharashtra but the State’s people ed to the latter’s Ministerial Thorat and senior party leader Khadse on Wednesday said the BJP here. “We raised this issue with our foiled it, marking the beginning of a change in the coun- aharashtra Chief council and the swearing-in enior Congress leaders, Prithviraj Chavan could have won 20 to 25 seats more senior leaders earlier also,” he said. try’s politics, Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut said on MMinister- designate ceremony, to be held at Shivaji Sincluding Ahmed Patel, on were also present at the meet- in the last month’s Maharashtra The BJP won 105 seats in the Wednesday. Uddhav Thackeray on Park in Dadar on Thursday Wednesday met NCP chief ing. Assembly polls, if he and some October 21 state polls to the 288- Addressing reporters here, Raut said it will not be Wednesday met NCP president evening. Sharad Pawar at his residence The three parties have other party leaders were actively member House. surprising if the Shiv Sena forms Government at the Sharad Pawar here, a day ahead The Sena, the NCP and the here to discuss issues pertain- already named Thackeray as involved in the election When pointed out that the BJP Centre after having installed its Chief Minister (Uddhav of the former’s oath-taking Congress on Tuesday named ing to Maharashtra’s Ministerial the Chief Ministerial face of the campaign. earlier claimed to have proof of Thackeray) in Maharashtra. Raut, who addressed the ceremony as the process of Thackeray as the Chief council and oath-taking cere- ‘Maharashtra Vikas The former Revenue Minister, alleged corruption against NCP media regularly over the past one month as he took the forming the new Council of Ministerial nominee of their mony. Aaghadi’ (MVA) they have who resigned in 2016 over allega- leader Ajit Pawar but recently tied- BJP head-on, aggressively putting forth his party’s side, Ministers gathered momen- ‘Maharashtra Vikas Aghadi’ Shiv Sena president formed. tions of corruption, said leaders like up with him to form Government also said that he would not be holding regular press brief- tum. that will form the next gov- Uddhav Thackeray, who will be “The leaders are expected him, Chandrashekhar Bawankule, in Maharashtra, Khadse said, “It ings from Thursday and revert to his work pertaining The meeting between the ernment in the state. sworn in as the State’s Chief to discuss the Ministerial coun- Vinod Tawde and some others were seems we have dumped it (proof to the Sena’s mouthpiece ‘Saamana’. two top leaders is taking place Ever since the Sena reached Minister on cil and leaders to be invited for “deliberately kept out” of the State documents) in scrap.” The Rajya Sabha member is also the executive edi- in the wake of Pawar’s parleys out to the NCP and the Thursday, is also expected to the swearing-in ceremony,” election campaign. The BJP and the Sena, which tor of Marathi daily ‘Saamana’.The BJP last Saturday with senior Congress func- Congress for a pre-poll alliance, attend the meeting, being held sources said. “This decision cost the party fought the last month’s Assembly formed Government in Maharashtra with the support tionaries Ahmed Patel, KC Pawar has been at the centre of at Pawar’s residence ‘Silver Thackeray’s swearing-in dearly. Had we been involved in a polls in an alliance, secured a of NCP’s Ajit Pawar, after refusing to do so initially for Venugopal and others earlier in Government formation talks Oak’. ceremony will take place on better way, the BJP could have won comfortable majority by winning want of numbers.The Government led by Devendra the day. Pawar and Thackeray, between the three AICC general secretary K Thursday evening at Shivaji at least 20 to 25 seats more,” he 105 and 56 seats Fadnavis collapsed on Tuesday after Pawar resigned as chief of the Shiv Sena, are parties. C Venugopal, Maharashtra Park in Dadar here. claimed while talking to reporters respectively. PTI his Deputy, citing “personal reasons”. PTI ! 24 4 27
Q % * #% / 2F, Guwahati: Amid reports that Citizenship (Amendment) Bill might * % 0 + 1 % $ come up during ongoing session of Parliament, protests against the con- ) Bengaluru: Congress President The ruling BJP needs to tentious legislation continued in Sonia Gandhi’s decision should win at least six seats in the O Assam with prominent youth organ- be watched out for, JD(S) patri- bypolls to 15 constituencies to isation Asom Jatiyabadi Yuba Chhatra &' arch HD Deve Gowda said on remain in a majority in the 224- $" Parishad (AJYCP) taking out a huge Wednesday, in a cryptic remark member Assembly, which protest rally here on Wednesday Jaipur: The Rajasthan Government on made in the context of the would still have two vacant Bengaluru: The BJP on opposing CAB. Wednesday granted Indian citizenship to 21 December 5 bypolls in seats — Maski and R R Nagar. Wednesday announced KC Holding banners and placards, the Pakistani migrants who have been living Karnataka. On the other hand, Ramamurthy as the partys can- agitators marched from Guwahati here for about 19 years, officials said. “....What happens after Gowda’s son and former Chief didate for the December 12 by- Club point of the city demanding CAB These people were living here after election results, the supreme Minister H D Kumaraswamy election to the Rajya Sabha be scrapped as it is “unconstitutional” being displaced from Pakistan. As they had leader is Sonia Gandhi. What told reporters while cam- from Karnataka to fill the and goes against the “existence of the given the title ‘Jatiya Nayaak’ (Peoples as it will make the indigenous people no Indian citizenship, they were finding dif- she will decide everybody has paigning in Mandya district vacancy caused due to his res- indigenous people of Assam and other Hero) because he had got the illegal and their language extinct with the set- ficulties in getting government jobs and to accept it in the Congress. We that there would be a stable ignation as member from the North East States”. migrants (determination) by Tribunals tlement of people from other countries availing benefits of various schemes, (JDS) don’t have any supreme Government in the State after Congress party. The AJYCP has been protesting Act scrapped is today silent on CAB here”. The anti-CAB movement has District Collector, Jaipur, Jagroop Singh leader. We have to see what the bypolls, but not necessari- Ramamurthy, who repre- against the bill since early this year when his counterparts in the N-E are intensified since November 11 when Yadav said. happens after the election result ly that of BJP. sented the Congress in the along with influential All Assam strongly opposing it. AJYCP, AASU, RTI activist Akhil A total of 35 Pakistani migrants now is out,” Gowda said. “..But have we said which Upper House and whose term Students’ Union (AASU) and social “This goes to show this Chief Gogoi-led KMSS and the Indigenous have been awarded Indian citizenship in the Speaking to reporters in (party) Government will be sta- was up to June 2022, tendered organisation Krishak Mukti Sangram Minister is not standing with the Forum, Assam, led by pro-talk ULFA last two months, he said. Mysuru, he said such a situa- ble...Who has said BJP his resignation on October 16 Parishad (KMSS), asserting that the indigenous people of the State. So we leaders Anup Chetia, Mrinal Hazarika Yadav said 28 more citizenship appli- tion would not have existed Government will be stable? to the House Chairman and legislation will not be accepted at any the people and all organisations have and human rights activists Lachit cations are currently under process and had the coalition Government We have said- there will be a Vice-President M Venkaiah cost by the people of the State. to come out to the street to protest Bordoloi have been separately protest- another 63 cases are being investigated. continued. Government. Why are you Nadu, who accepted it. AJYCP general secretary Palash against the CAB”, Changmai said. ing across Assam. Efforts are on to give Indian citizenship To a question about differ- guessing it as BJP Government? BJP’s central election com- Changmai leading the march told “We demand a plebiscite on CAB They have been raising slogans to them soon, he added. Yadav said Jaipur ences between Congress and he said in response to a ques- mittee has decided to field reporters “the BJP-led Government at and then the Government take a against the BJP-led central and Assam is pioneer in issuing Indian citizenship cer- JD(S) after the collapse of the tion. Ramamurthy, according to a the centre in its political interest to decision whether to or not bring the governments for allegedly adopting an tificates to Pakistani migrants through coalition Government, he shot Asked whether there party release. hold on to power wants to impose this law based on its outcome”, maintained “anti-Assam policy to settle illegal online process. Besides Jaipur, district col- back “Do you expect us would again be a coalition The former IPS officer had legislation on us which threatens the the leader of AJYCP. One of the Hindu migrants in the state by amend- lectors in Jodhpur and Jaisalmer in the State (Congress-JDS) to become one, Government in the State, he also resigned from the existence of the people of Assam and demonstrators holding banners and ing the Citizenship Act, thereby chang- have the right to grant Indian citizenship immediately after the collapse said, “let’s see after (December) Congress and subsequently the Northeast. placards against the bill, avered: “the ing the demographic pattern of the to Pakistani migrants after thorough (of the Government)?” 9. I will tell you. PTI joined the BJP. PTI “Chief Minister of Assam who was people of Assam cannot accept CAB State”. PTI investigation. PTI !<8R ' ' ( ' & <*8 * - &01:!*
"$.7($.#;(=(,? # ! he Telemetry Tracking and TCommand Network of 2 ## #* Indian Space Research Organisation has assumed New Delhi: Prime Minister TOSAT-3 along with 13 com- control of the CARTOSAT-3 Narendra Modi congratulated mercial nano satellites from the ,(/( Kumar Government in the satellite which was ISRO on Wednesday for the United States. State for his “empty promises” successfully launched on successful launch of Cartosat- ISRO Chairman K Sivan n MLA of the Opposition of setting up stalls where the Wednesday. 3 satellite. described the launch as a “won- ARJD in Bihar turned up at staple vegetable would be avail- PSLV-C47 lifted-off in “I heartily congratulate the derful success”.With cloudy the Assembly wearing a garland able for a price as low as 35 cloudy skies at 09.28 hrs from entire ISRO team on yet anoth- skies in the back ground, the of onion on Wednesday, in an per kg. the second launch pad at the er successful launch of PSLV- 44.4 metre tall PSLV C47 rock- obvious gesture aimed at high- “I am yet to see any such spaceport here. C47 carrying indigenous et lifted off at 9.28 am from the lighting the spiralling prices of stall. I am going inside the After 17 minutes, Cartosat-3 satellite and over a second launch pad at this the vegetable. House wearing this mala (gar- CARTOSAT-3 was successful- dozen nano satellites of USA,” spaceport here. Shutterbugs present at the land) as I want the honorable ly injected into a sun synchro- he tweeted. CARTOSAT-3, India’s sprawling Vidhan Sabha chief minister to behold this nous orbit of 509kms, the CARTOSAT-3 is a third most complex and advanced premises furiously clicked sight. I hope that it would spaceagency said in a state- generation agile advanced satel- earth imaging satellite built so away, as Raja Pakar MLA Shiv compel him to take some seri- ment. lite having high resolution far, was placed into orbit 17 Chandra Ram arrived with ous action. It is my demand “Subsequently, all the 13 ) %& =)%&> % :/ %:/.-4@ ) P imaging capability. minutes and 46 seconds after onion bulbs adorning his neck. that the Government provide nanosatellites of US were - .878 . #% . % ! ( ") “The advanced Cartosat-3 lift-off, the immediate mission “The growing prices will onions to the poor for 10 per injected into their intended will augment our high resolu- after Chandrayaan 2, where the deprive the people of their sta- kg,” Ram told reporters before orbits,” it said. said adding in the coming built by the space agency. planning, rural resource and tion imaging capability. ISRO lander crashed while making a ple food. Onions, which used walking inside the “After separation of the days, the satellite would be He congratulated and infrastructure development, has once again made the nation soft descent on the lunar sur- to come for less than 50 a kilo, premises. It was not clear as to CARTOSAT-3, its solar arrays brought to its final operational complimented the launch vehi- coastal land use and land cover proud!”, the PM said. face on September 7. are now coming at no less than whether the legislator got an were deployed automatically configuration. cle and satellite teams involved apart from defense and military Indian Space Research All the 13 nano satellites 80 per kilo. In fact, I had to opportunity to present himself, and the ISRO’s Telemetry According to ISRO Chief K in Wednesday’s misison. purposes. Organisation (ISRO) on from the US were released purchase these (pointing as desired, before the Chief Tracking and Command Sivan, CARTOSAT-3 was the CARTOSAT-3 would PSLV-C47 is the 49th flight Wednesday successfully inject- into the orbit at 26 minutes and towards his midriff) for 100 Minister who had not arrived Network at Bengaluru assumed most complex and advanced address increased user’s and the mission life of CAR- ed into orbit its earth imaging 56 seconds after liftoff, ISRO per kg,” Ram claimed. in the House during the pre- control of the satellite,” ISRO earth observation satellite ever demands for large scale urban TOSAT-3 is five years. and mapping satellite CAR- said. PTI He also attacked the Nitish lunch session. !"#$%#&'( 8 & " +5)! "" #; #(( for floral tribute to Dr his speech … and remember )%)% Ambedkar at his statue. I that he is the Governor of this he ongoing war of words expected otherwise,” saying State.” Tbetween Bengal Governor her behavior left him “bewil- Earlier the Governor had !# accused have been found to be spired and hammered out a Jagdeep Dhankhar and dered and stumped.” said that the “Constitutional -71//(.A#;-7. working with terrorist organi- plan to launch series of terror- Mamata Banerjee Government While senior Bengal head of the state has been zations. ist attacks all over South intensified on Wednesday with Minister Partho Chattjerjee compromised.” Special Court in Kochi While the court acquitted India. the former complaining about promptly retorted wondering Following regular con- Ahearing the National sixth accused NK Jasim for They had also drawn out the way the Chief Minister’s whether the post of the frontations between the Investigation Agency (NIA) want of evidence, the seventh plans to kill many political behavior left him “bewildered Governor had become redun- Nabanna (Secretariat) and the cases on Wednesday sentenced accused Sajeerr was killed in a and social leaders besides tar- and stumped” on Tuesday and dant his Ministerial colleague Raj Bhavan the TMC leader- six of the eight ISIS associates terrorist attack in geting institutions of strategic senior Ministers wondering Chandrima Bhattacharya said ship had complained against arrested in connection with the Afghanistan. Rasheed Ali importance. whether there was a need of the a Governor’s conduct should be the Governor to the Union 2016 conspiracy case from (third accused) was sentenced The NIA also established post of the Governor at all. commensurate to his high post encountered the Chief Minister need of the Governor’s post any Home Minister Amit Shah Kanakamala in Kerala’s to seven years rigorous impris- that they had hatched a plan to Referring to the Tuesday’s and should not resemble that of but the duo would not further.” requesting him to teach him a Kannur district to various onment and a fine of 15,000 kill Jewish tourists who were incident when the two digni- a common man. exchange formal greetings and Chandrima Bhattacharya lesson or two about his office. terms of imprisonment and NK Rasheed , the 4th accused planning to visit Kodaikanal in taries twice came face to face Dhankhar and Banerjee simply looked the other way. complained against the Senior TMC leader and fine. was sentenced to 3 years Tamil Nadu. without acknowledging each did not greet each other or The Chief Minister subse- Governor for referring to MP Sudip Bandopadhyay told Manseed Mohammed imprisonment and fine of The terrorists, all owing other’s presence during make eye contact before or quently a pained Chief Minister Prime Minister’s achievements Shah how Dhankhar had been alias Omar al-Hindi , the first 25,000. allegiance to the ISIS and Constitution Day function at after the programme, even told the media about her feel- only and not mentioning the running a parallel administra- accused, was sentenced to 14 Safvan, the fifth accused working as a module of the the Assembly House, though they were present close ing saying “even the Prime name of the Chief Minister for tion in the State disregarding years rigorous imprisonment was sentenced to a prison term same, were arrested from Dhankhar accused Banerjee to each other. When the Minister smiles and talks when a while. norms of parliamentary and a fine of 15,000 while the of five years and a fine of Kanakamala forests of Kannur of “keeping aloof.” Speaker Biman Banerjee, he meets me. He never behaves “It is as if Prime Minister democracy. “I have told Home second accused Swalith 10,000. The eighth accused in district in October 2016. He tweeted, “What struck Opposition Leader Abdul like this,” while Partho Narendra Modi has done Minister Amit Shah about how Mohammed of Chelad in the case Moynuddeen was sen- They were taken into cus- odd about the strategy at the Mannan and Left Assembly Chatterjee said “for the past few everything and the Chief the honourable Governor had Kerala was slapped with a tenced to three years impris- tody from the deep forests Assembly was that the leader of party leader Sujan Chakrabarty years the expenditure of the Minister has done nothing … been running a parallel gov- prison term of ten years and a onment and a fine of even as they were holding a the House Hon’ble CM just and other senior officials came Governor’s House has his (Governor’s) attitude was ernment breaking all the norms fine of 15,000. 50,000. “clandestine meeting” giving kept aloof and took no step out to formally see off the increased several times. One such that he had come to belit- of parliamentary democracy,” The judge also declared The charges against the finishing touches to their oper- while I alighted or made way Governor once again he wonders whether there is a tle the Chief Minister during Bandopadhyay said. that the first and second accused were that they con- ations. > & % 3+ .4) " * % &2 ' & +?2 "$ + P" % %Q &7; / Jammu: The National nobody’s interest”. Conference on Wednesday In a joint statement issued Jammu: Srinagar and higher expressed concern over the from its headquarters here, reaches of Kashmir received continued detention of NC leaders, including provin- Kolkata: With dengue deaths not being followed by several snowfall, while rain lashed Srinagar: Security was beefed political leaders and said “the cial president Devender Singh in West Bengal since January medical establishments, fol- other parts of Jammu and up in Srinagar on Wednesday, worrisome political stalemate Rana and several former min- touching 25, the State Health lowing which the advisory was Kashmir on Wednesday, the a day after two blasts rocked for over 111 days speaks vol- isters and legislators, expressed Department has issued an advi- issued. “We have been abiding meteorological department Kashmir killing two persons umes about the lack of under- concern over continued deten- sory to hospitals asking them by the protocol in the state for said. and injuring several others, standing and insensitivity of the tion of political leaders and to strictly follow the treatment several years as per norms Snowfall also occurred in officials said. ruling dispensation that has communication blockade in protocol based on WHO prevalent across the globe,” a some parts of Ladakh, it said. They said security pushed Jammu & Kashmir into Jammu & Kashmir. guidelines after several medical health department official said. The inclement weather in personnel have been deployed an unprecedented “There could be nothing establishments were found He said the department most parts of the two Union at sensitive locations, including crisis”. ironical than the fact that loud- flouting it. would monitor the medical Territories dipped the day tem- a few market places, to keep an It sought immediate est representative voice from The advisory, issued last institutions to ensure that the perature several degrees below heavy snowfall on November 6 snowfall during the day. eye on miscreants. restoration of political activity Jammu & Kashmir has been week, has made it mandatory protocol is being followed. the season’s average, an official and 7 and is reeling under “Light rain and moderate This is to ensure that the by lifting curbs and releasing all choked in the ongoing session for all government and private “Establishments found of the MeT department severe cold conditions since snow occurred at most places citizens get a sense of leaders, including its president of Parliament by putting tow- hospitals in the state to conduct flouting it will be penalised,” he said. then. of Kashmir, while moderate security and businesses operate Farooq Abdullah and vice pres- ering political leader of the dengue and scrub typhus tests said. Some 25 people have suc- He said the night The maximum tempera- snowfall was reported from normally, the officials ident Omar Abdullah, saying country and senior MP Farooq on any person suffering from cumbed to dengue and more temperature in most parts of ture in Srinagar, where 23.6 Zojila, Meenamarg, and some added. “the democracy being in peril Abdullah under detention,” the fever for five days, officials said than 40,000 have been affect- the region settled above aver- mm of rainfall was recorded other higher reaches of Jammu The deployment of securi- in this part of the country is in release said. PTI on Wednesday. ed by the disease in the state age except in Leh which record- since Tuesday, fell to 6.1 and Ladakh regions,” the offi- ty personnel comes a day after “It has come to our notice since January, officials said. ed the lowest minimum tem- degrees Celsius against the cial said. two blasts in Anantnag and that the World Health Besides, two deaths due to perature of minus 7.3 degrees normal temperature of 12.1 Widespread light to mod- Hazratbal area of the city here Organisation (WHO) guide- scrub typhus have also been Celsius. degrees Celsius during this erate rain in the plains of left two persons dead and sev- lines on conducting tests for reported from the districts of After being battered by season, the official said. Jammu & Kashmir and mod- eral others injured. dengue and scrub typhus were the state, they said. PTI rains since Tuesday night, The minimum tempera- erate to heavy snowfall on Meanwhile, shops opened snowfall started in Srinagar at ture in Srinagar was 2.7 degrees higher reaches, including Wednesday morning at most around 6.15 pm, the second of Celsius. He said the famous ski Gulmarg, is very likely to con- places across the valley, includ- the season so far, he said. resort of Gulmarg in north tinue for the next 12 hours, he ing Srinagar, the officials The city had recorded Kashmir recorded 9.5 inches of said. PTI said. PTI * , $' <* $
7C)1$(2() On November 18, it had directed the Commissioner of he Telangana Cabinet will Labour to decide whether the Ton Thursday discuss steps strike should be referred to the to end the ‘impasse’ over the Labour Court or not, in two Telangana State Road weeks to decide the legality of Transport Corporation the stir. (TSRTC) employees strike Meanwhile, State BJP pres- issue, among others. ident K Laxman said in Delhi “The State Cabinet meeting on Wednesday that Union will be held here at Pragati Transport Minister Nitin Bhavan on Nov 28 at 2 PM. Gadkari spoke to Chief There is a possibility that the Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao meeting may extend to Friday,” on the RTC issue. a release from the Chief BJP and Congress MPs Minister’s office said. However the TSRTC man- On November 22, the from Telangana had met The Cabinet meeting will agement had said they could Telangana High Court had dis- Gadkari separately and sought “discuss at length the measures not allow them to rejoin duty missed a petition, challenging the Centre’s intervention in to be taken to end the RTC as the matter was pending the state cabinet decision to pri- the matter. impasse in the State,” it said. before the labour commis- vatise over 5,000 bus routes. The RTC employees, who Over 48,000 employees of sioner as per the directives of The court, while dismiss- began their strike on October the Telangana State Road High Court. ing the petition challenging the 5, withdrew their stir though Transport Corporation had Consequently, employees cabinet’s November 2 decision they did not get any positive called off their 52-day-long who turned up for work on to privatise permits of 5,100 bus response from either the RTC strike on November 25 and Tuesday and also on routes, had said the state gov- management or state govern- expressed readiness to rejoin Wednesday, were turned away ernment is empowered to take ment on their demands. duty. by officials and police. a decision on the matter. The unions Joint Action Committee leader Aswathama Reddy had said their decision to withdraw the stir was taken to halt alleged attempts by the government to “privatise RTC”. The management had said it was not possible to take back the workers until the process prescribed by the High Court was concluded. The Government had ear- lier said the RTC was not in a position to accept the employ- ees’ demands as the Corporation has been running at a loss. !"#$%#&'( 9 6%#" 6 ( ' A @) , ' A A !4!7( &,/8 !4%%,'- / R $ =43@ , ''& & !$ ' (; # R $ ?S ( $ ! ( 563- # ' ? C 9 * $ , ( ? + ! / .?+!/1 # =- ?S $+DE ( 37 )( .* 34 ( # ast week, over 200 researchers, aca- demicians and planners from India 9 34 ( and abroad signed a petition, $+DE :(=2 O )+ O ? demanding that the Union 466 G ( Government release the survey on Lhousehold consumption expenditure con- )+ ! G + ducted by the National Sample Survey Office ( ( (NSSO), now the National Statistical Office / H57- ?+!/ (NSO), which has allegedly been withheld by
, :!#/+# ( ( the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI). Academicians have also urged the Government to make all # ( 9 other survey data public. A few days ago, the MoSPI had announced its decision to not release the NSO’s household consumption )+ G * @ , C ( expenditure data for 2017-2018. According # to a report that was leaked to the Press, the )+S monthly per capita consumption expenditure by an Indian fell by 3.7 per cent. The NSO report was supposed to be released in June >6 S this year but was scrapped on account of data ? ? quality issues. According to the Government, there are sharp differences between estimates nomic progress, the success or of household or individual per cent of the firms, from member resigned, expressing ? C of the NSO survey data and that of the failure of poverty alleviation income. And the entire eco- where the data was sourced, disappointment over the treat- 9 : ! + 3-7= National Accounts Statistics (NAS). schemes, estimates of Gross nomic planning is done on the were either non-existent or ment being meted out by the I : + 9 ( Any data user in the country knows how Domestic Product (GDP) and basis of consumption expendi- wrongly classified in the data- Government, questions have the Indian statistical system works. In fact, disparity between various eco- ture data. This reflects poorly on base. been raised on the internal C ? ? : consumption surveys are known to give nomic/social groups, among a country that once boasted a Controversy also arose over functioning of the organisation. ? + + / ( results that diverge from macro-economic other things. To recall, the NSSO’s transparent system where the the alleged suppression of the It is welcome that the % estimates of the national accounts. While the household consumer expendi- methodology and estimates of findings of the annual Periodic Government gave more teeth NAS presents the estimates of macro-econom- ture survey for 2009-10 had the surveys were clearly under- Labour Force Survey (PLFS) on to it with a legislation. In order ?S 9 ic aggregates, the consumption expenditure become a subject of much con- stood and were applauded by the labour force. Divergent views to streamline the functioning of 9 ( is calculated on micro-level data, based on the troversy amid questions over international community, too. were expressed by the data collection, the two arms of household survey. Therefore, the poverty estimates, which were The is not for the first time Government and independent the MoSPI — NSSO and the ? Government’s reason that it has withheld the based on the survey. that the NDA Government has researchers on the rate of unem- Central Statistics Office (CSO) reports because of “data quality” issues does The then UPA-II undertaken this data manipula- ployment among all social — were merged a few months : not hold ground. Government had appointed a tion exercise. There are many groups. In this case, too, the ago. This move will likely fos- 9 9 ?+!/ ( With the Government making tall claims committee headed by economist incidents in the recent past Government tried to suppress the ter better coordination as the of its successful performance on the econom- C Rangarajan to review the where the data produced by the data, which was already made NSO now comes directly under ic front, the decline in average consumption methods used for calculating Modi Government have been a public, unofficially. Ultimately, the Government, headed by the must have come as a real embarrassment for poverty ratio. The 2009-10 sur- subject to controversy. Questions the data collected by NSC was secretary of MoSPI. : the simple reason that this happened for the vey was cancelled and a fresh one were raised on former Chief held up and the Government was It is unfortunate that the first time in the last four decades and supports ordered. It was only in January Economic Advisor Arvind accused of manipulating data. NSSO data on household the argument that the economy is indeed see- 2015 that a new series of NAS Subramanian’s dramatic claim Over the years, there have expenditure has been with- ing a downturn. According to the last NSSO was introduced. It is not yet clear that the real GDP grew at a rate been improvements in the drawn altogether. Releasing report in 2011-12, the per capita monthly con- whether the gap between the between 3.5 per cent and 5.5 per timeliness of data compilation data selectively, which ensures sumer expenditure stood at 1,501 and the 2017-18 NSSO data and NAS cent during 2011-12 to 2016-17. and dissemination. But the positive results, and at the same leaked report has pegged it at 1,446 for 2017- was due to this change. The NAS’s After quitting his post, Indian statistical system is yet time withholding uncomfort- 18. This shows a sharp decline in consump- new survey was based on new Subramanian had questioned to match global standards. Most able data reflects the lack of * 9( R ' ( 8> & & tion expenditure in the period during the base-year and the method of esti- the methodology used to calcu- macro reports on all aspects of honesty on the Government’s & 8 '(& , Modi 1.0 regime. On the economic front, con- mating the GDP, too, was revised. late GDP. Using other macro- the economy are regularly pub- part. It also puts a question trary to the Government’s claim of a 6.5 per No wonder then, the 2017- level indicators, he showed that lished every year. This may be mark on the credibility of offi- cent growth rate, the actual figures are off the 18 report was delayed. After actual growth rate could be due to statutory requirement of cial statistics, which will always mark. Since demonetisation and the Goods 2011-12, the next round of data much lower than claimed. Since placing annual reports before be a matter of suspicion now. ) and Services Tax (GST) were the two major collection should have taken this data was based on new the Parliament. The most cru- Statisticians and economists ( headwinds that held back India’s economic place in 2016-17. But now, while series of NAS, many pointed fin- cial weakness pertains to the know the limitations of data ( ( growth, it would have been more embarrass- the 2017-18 data has been gers. It should also be mentioned survey based on data and the based on sample surveys. # ing for the Government to admit a reduction scrapped, the Government is that the back series calcula- periodicity of its release. Most MoSPI should have released the * % in household expenditure after these two exploring the feasibility of con- tions done by the Central surveys, where data has to be data on time with a disclaimer major economic steps of the Modi regime ducting the next Consumer Statistical Office (CSO) were dif- gathered from the public, is about the limitations. Data backfired. Expenditure Survey in 2020- ferent from the one presented by conducted every four or five delayed is data denied. The # S + , The NSO collects data on various aspects 2021 and 2021-22 after incorpo- the National Statistical years. Its publication takes Government must deal with * of the economy from time to time by taking rating all data quality refinements Commission (NSC). This issue about 18 months (on an aver- real problems head-on and find periodic sample surveys. While small sam- in the survey process. This means was also much debated among age). There is sufficient scope tangible solutions instead of + ple surveys are annual, large surveys, like on that new data will not be avail- economists working on Indian for improvements in the way we hiding behind the bush. * -- consumer expenditure, are conducted every able before July 2023. This is a data. Even data collection for collect and disseminate data. (The writer is a professor of ( five years. The NSO’s most vital survey is on travesty considering that India is GDP estimates has not been free The NSC, too, remains statistics and marketing research, household consumer expenditure, which one of those countries where from blemishes. In 2016-17, the mired in controversies. After its International Management ./ 01 forms the basis for assessing the country’s eco- there is no official data collection NSSO found that more than 35 chairman and an external Institute, New Delhi) % S # + + / . ++/1 234 ( * 2( 5637 ( 2F, ! " - . = ( / = ? '. . ? . ! '( . '. . /-, . % , . 'C ' O % 8 9 ++/ H ' ' ' ' *S : 1''32 /762 13'116767 '32 K" % $ K" K"( K(% , + % ( ( # ( ( ( (( ) *( + , * % Q # % Sir — The Indian cricket team has L1 + M=/ 3B?' Sir — This refers to the editori- P Q come out with flying colours in al, “Exit Fadnavis” (November its first-ever “pink-ball” day-night 27). The Supreme Court’s ruling, -=2 ->2 Test match. The squad not only ( asking political parties in emerged victorious but also set a ! '. Maharashtra to prove majority on # ( record by becoming the first the floor of the House, forced Ajit team to register four consecutive % Pawar and subsequently 0 Test wins by the margin of an L 'M1 Devendra Fadnavis to resign, 72 # ( innings. At a time when hours after they were sworn in on Twenty20 internationals are ' Saturday morning. rapidly gaining popularity, the 2F, % The sequence of events in ? huge turnout of spectators at the Maharashtra has dented the coun- ( @ + * Eden Gardens stadium in Kolkata L M L M ' try’s image as the largest democ- ( 9 to watch the longest format of the . 2F, racy in the world. At the outset, the game in a new avatar goes to " " ' Governor should not have invit- % show that day-night Test match- " ed Fadnavis to form the 46 es are here to stay. The cricket- '2F,H 2F, " Government without ascertaining + # loving nation has welcomed it O the real strength of the BJP-NCP with open arms. L '+ , ! ( 2 combine. There seems to be no + .+#$1 ? When the decision to use the E % , limit for the lust for power among % S pink ball was declared by the new L / - , =/-,? ' . our leaders. But given that there president of the Board of Control " , L. - have been several incidents in the for Cricket in India (BCCI), ' past where the Governor’s actions ( Sourav Ganguly, many people . 'M 2'10 '1 have been put to judicial review, A ++/ had doubts about whether it . it’s high time the apex court comes ( would turn out to be a successful up with a detailed set of rules on move. However, the day-night the dos and don’ts that must be fol- Test proved that Ganguly’s deci- “pink” of health in recent times. as a batsman and captain time and to India and play the Test match. lowed in such situations. sion was correct. Indeed, he might just have rescued again in the past. 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They claim to be ery for beneficiaries or client. But, we These conscientious entrepreneurs J ily due to harsh penalties. There’s a popular term " $E.E1( investing money for the betterment of cannot remain oblivious to the new have successfully designed and intro- : * + $ to describe this, it is called “mis-selling”. )1!(/)./ society and often benefit from this problems that arise as byproducts of the duced a wide range of affordable prod- ? We often mistake innovation for invention. 1/E.$;/!1/ claim. However, they do not give the new system. ucts that are sturdy enough to survive ! Innovators are anything but inventors: They offer (/)($11("C faintest hint of their larger commercial They could be perhaps more dam- the demanding environment and are * deliverables because their focus is on taking 1/; 7+;$( and business objective. Large commer- aging than the ones they propose to fix. easy enough for a wide range of peo- ( something already known and improving it. cial investors are usually social innova- Much damage has been done to the ple to use. These range from solar-pow- Inventions are the real breakthroughs as they &.)1$(/1;+ tors who are targetting larger social enterprise and field of innovation by ered ATM bank machines to a deter- ? ,1;, 1; "1' ? ? ! ( transforming entire cultures for the better. problems. The strategy has several certification agencies and award juries gent requiring little water. The commercial pitch: A fresh nuance in the 71"1$(/1 advantages. Since the targetted popu- who have been lazy in studying the A similar example is the “sacheti- ? @ ? * +$;!"; ($ 3>>H 3H6> P innovation discourse is the concept of ideas lation is mostly illiterate and unempow- actual worth of innovation or have sation” of commodities. The FMCG which have potential business value or a strong ,;&1$1)(! ered, the innovations are usually not shown haste in obliging their fellow ide- industry found that rural Indians want- ? Q G 5H7 commercial proposition. In the new paradigm, 2(/#!(-7./1" subject to any rigorous scrutiny and ologists or have been driven by non- ed the same things as everyone else but 545 ,: P ? Q the net benefit to society is usually outweighed ;()11$1/ negative objectives are brushed off with ethical considerations in awarding they could only afford it in bite-sized D ? P ? by the profit accruing to the innovators’ finan- $1M .$./ . 1 deft publicity efforts. Since the benefi- innovators. Several juries have severe packets. We can see streams of sachets Q 9 ? cial backers — the investors and political actors &(1$ ; ciaries are from low-income and vul- ideological biases and that has vitiated dangling from crowded shelves and " who now form a new and important element in "(-71."(.;/ nerable segments, even a small bene- the entire climate for innovation. filled with anything from shampoo and , ? J * + the ecosystem. Most innovations are now being ;+-;!!;)..1" fit, despite some sections of the popu- Encouraging the vulnerable to take cough syrup to coconut oil and mobile : @ $ measured in terms of their commercial and busi- lation suffering evil consequences, is risks raises ethical questions. This is phone minutes. J * * ness worth, and how effectively they can be telescoped into a great messianic act. really tragic because it is they and not A better way to drive a revolution J . J ( pitched to the investment world. The language Moreover, since such innovations outsiders, who have to pay the price of of this type is through empathy. Not a 1 of innovation is now increasingly couched in have the backing of powerful people, failure. form of sympathy that comes from financial jargon and we must acknowledge this they can easily demolish even genuine A painstaking reflection of such superiority but one born of profound # + * new development, however disdainful it may resistance based on authentic evidence interventions is imperative. New agri- humility. It is an offering of respect, a ? , ( appear to us. There may be innovations which of wrongs being done in the name of cultural practices are being propagat- moment of listening to stand in the J bring substantial net benefits to society, partic- innovation. The real paradox is that ed with extravagant promises. By shoes of another. The most successful " ? ularly to those excluded from mainstream devel- most investors take an exit immediate- manipulating the choices of consumers leaders are those who recognise this opment but these may not find strong adherents ly after they have reaped benefits on at the low-income pyramid, the poor truth and invoke it in the developmen- # 3H because they don’t have a robust business value. their investment. They don’t wait to see are being disempowered. The damage tal interventions they shepherd. When G Such innovations are oftentimes skewed and the longer term outcome of their to the economy and ecology of these we design solutions that recognise all : $ tailored to meet the needs of the rigid financial investments and may not be around to already fragile societies is now starkly as equal partners, we have a real @ framework of the funders. This usually results answer and make themselves account- visible. The cost of bearing the failure chance of making it to the goalpost. % ? P in a compliance culture that is highly regiment- able when the evil consequences start of these experiments can be significant- Every society is going through ed, leaving little scope for creativity and atten- appearing. There are times when entre- ly high for those who, apart from cop- different stages of development and the ? Q 35 tion to other dimensions of clients’ well-being. preneurs are quite well-intentioned ing with harmful effects, also face the necessary solutions and interventions 8 P 9 This new dimension of development and but their funders may have a narrow opportunity cost of setting them right. must be appropriate for its unique cul- ( innovation has both pros and cons. While it is agenda. Start-ups should think before Gandhian engineering: But not tural and economic context. By respect- RD S being made out to be a win-win formula for the going for external funding as the everything is bleak and dark. There is ing the cultural outlook of the people # . 1 / creators of the model and the recipients, given moment they do, the investors will run a tribe of socially-committed and con- and embracing their concerns we enlist Q the influential position that the proponents enjoy and govern the business and the scientious entrepreneurs which is their buy-in and that is what paves the # on account of their financial and political mus- founder can think only about returns engaged in Gandhian engineering or way for enduring and sustainable suc- ? ! cle, it has degenerated into a monopolistic power and exit for the investors. frugal engineering. Its practitioners cess. ? for the funders. Microfinance is perhaps the Flawed innovations: One must be have pioneered the science of breaking (The writer is Member, NITI Aayog’s .! 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wind energy generation a major suc- not go down too well with many, the requirement of laying sub-sea cess. For instance, the last two years developers can undertake project cables. The Government must remove have seen installations to the tune of exploration and construction activities these bottlenecks immediately if suc- 4.5 GW each around the world, sup- with just a 35-year lease from the cess has to be achieved in getting the ported by technological advance- Government, as per the Draft Offshore targetted power generation. The pol- -$ "7./ /$1" ments and supportive policies. The Wind Energy Lease Rules, 2019. icy must make arrangements for the ."/;("; .;/ main contributors to this power Despite lofty targets aided by an reduction of costs through customised ) 3 capacity are the United Kingdom ambitious Government policy, the turbine designs made for low-wind (UK), Germany, the Netherlands and ground realities are a bit different. The conditions, low labour cost as well as China. These countries have also pace of development in many tax waivers. . ffshore wind energy utilisation made policies attractive for investors instances has been slow and the five Moreover, at present the tax bur- is a natural offshoot of the in these projects. GW target is out of reach. This is den on the industry is estimated to be Oland-based wind power pro- For instance, Nordic countries like ation potential and has made appre- slowdown in the onshore segment is because project incubation itself takes 30-31 per cent, which has led the gramme. However, despite the phe- Denmark and Norway have removed ciable efforts in this direction. the fact that repowering of old wind six to seven years. While the developers to request the Government . L nomenal progress in this decade, off- penalties for project failure, emphasis- However, we are not quite there yet, farms with higher capacity turbines Government is busy preparing the ten- to waive off custom duties and impose ' shore wind energy is still a nascent sec- ing on the importance of learning, over even though the green energy portfo- does not offer the same scale of gen- ders, supply chain issues have been left only five per cent Goods and Services C tor with only two decades of serious operation. As the offshore wind ener- lio aims at harnessing its entirely unex- eration as offshore projects. Keeping unaddressed. Cost too is becoming a Tax (GST), in line with the concessions '( " # research and development efforts. gy sector is based on expensive tech- ploited potential. For India, this is the this in mind and the upbeat global pressing issue. being provided to the oil and gas At the end of 2018, the global off- nology, pilot projects need support. right time to focus on offshore pro- sentiment, the Government has set an The capital cost of offshore wind industry. This is crucial, considering shore wind energy generated stood at This is generally in the form of invest- jects. This is because there is a lull in ambitious target of developing five projects is roughly five-seven times that most of the projects are at present 23 gigawatts (GW) compared to 540 ment subsidies. For instance, the UK onshore wind energy generation in the GW of offshore capacity by 2022 and higher than that of onshore projects. dependent on foreign technology. GW from onshore projects. With wind provided large grants, to the tune of country, with only 3.3 GW added in a further 30 GW by 2030. The While turbines account for 60-80 per Unless these matters are resolved, the speed potential being a given asset, off- £10 million per plant, to the early off- the last two years. Also, the whole National Offshore Wind Policy, 2015 cent of the capital cost of an onshore progress of offshore wind energy '2 shore production should have overtak- shore developers. world is focussing on renewable off- provides the basic framework for off- project, they are only 30-50 per cent projects in India will be like taking two en the onshore creation statistics long Given the fast-paced global devel- shore wind power at the moment, so shore project development in the of the cost in case of an offshore pro- steps forward and three steps back- ago but this is not the case. opments in this sector, India, with its India can’t be seen as lagging behind country as it allows for setting up of ject. Instead, the share of grid connec- ward. ' Now, countries are removing over 7,000 km-long coastline, has in this sector. offshore wind farms up to 200 nauti- tion costs is higher at 15-30 per cent (The writer is an environmental = ? obstacles in order to make offshore immense offshore wind power gener- One of the main reasons for the cal miles. However, in a rider that may in case of offshore wind farms due to journalist) !"#$%#&'( 7 >
06.2'7620' / , R " '2'3'11641/37'7 71/2'0 7'2BB0*2''776 9:;< =+>$ R 5% 067172 074'76141B630 /1&)1 7. /1&)1 7. are expected to be taken up in upheld the government’s posi- New Delhi: Telecom regulator atings agency Moody’s the coming year. tion on including revenue from Trai on Wednesday invited pub- RInvestors Service has pro- ith large telecom opera- Issues that have been non-core businesses in calcu- lic views on enhancing trans- jected India’s fiscal deficit to be Wtors planning a rate hike flagged by the industry for lating the annual AGR of tele- parency in disclosure of phone about 3.7 per cent of the gross in coming days, Trai is unlike- inclusion in Trai’s 2020 agenda com companies, a share of services rates and mooted an domestic product (GDP) in ly to make an immediate inter- are tariff floor price, redefini- which is paid as licence and idea of introducing tariff calcu- 2019-20, which will be slight- vention on tariff issues, includ- tion of adjusted gross revenue spectrum fees to the exchequer. lator to help customers find the ly wider than the 3.4 per cent ing fixation of any floor price (AGR) and infrastructure shar- In the case of Bharti Airtel, best plans to suit their usage. posted in fiscal 2019. as of now, sources said. Wednesday to chalk out the ing, among others. the liabilities added up to near- Telecom Regulatory The Government has kept Sources aware of Trai’s regulatory agenda for 2020. A It is pertinent to mention ly 35,586 crore, of which Authority of India (Trai) has a fiscal deficit target of 3.3 per views on the issue said that section of the industry wanted here that telecom operators 21,682 crore is licence fee and sought views on higher trans- cent of the GDP for 2019-20. making any fresh move on a regulatory intervention by have announced plans to hike another 13,904.01 crore is parency in details of unlimited The agency, in a report, said floor prices or intervention Trai on the tariff issue, the rates in the coming days, the SUC dues (not including data plans, where promised the persistent spending pres- does not make sense at this sources said. although they have not indi- the dues of Telenor and Tata speed is provided only up to a sures and slower economic point, given that operators According to industry cated just how much the tariffs Teleservices). For Vodafone certain level of usage and infor- growth will result in continued have already announced plans sources, older operators attend- will increase. On November 18, Idea, this number stands at a mation is concealed in service widening of the fiscal deficit. to hike tariffs in coming days. ing the meeting told Trai that Bharti Airtel and Vodafone cumulative 53,038 crore, thereafter. “At fiscal year-end March The sources told PTI that tariffs may require a “regulatory Idea announced a hike in including 24,729 crore of SUC “The transparency in com- 2020 (fiscal 2020), we project any move by Trai now may intervention” as the sector faces mobile phone call and data dues and 28,309 crore in munication is not only relevant Government deficit will be generate sufficient revenue revenue, with variations across “derail” the process which has excessive competition which charges from December saying licence fee. to ensure that consumers ben- about 3.7 per cent of gross sources for their spending States,” the report said. been initiated at the operators’ makes it difficult for players to the increase was warranted for The Government, last efit from the access to critical domestic product (GDP) for needs, remain dependent on “Moreover, GST revenue end. The regulator considers raise prices of mobile services. viability of their business. week, threw a 42,000 crore information regarding the the Central Government and Central Government’s grants. has been below expectations intervention to be the “last Hence, they felt that a regula- The following day, billion- lifeline to debt-laden telecom product/service but also to around 3 per cent for States, These States have recorded since its launch, though the resort”. tory intervention will be desir- aire Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance companies after it agreed not to maintain and increase the com- adding up to a general larger deficits in recent years. Central Government has As operators have already able and that fixing floor price Jio said it will increase mobile take any payments for spectrum petition intensity, vital for Government deficit of about “The introduction of the agreed to compensate states for announced that they will on tariffs by Trai would be a phone call and data charges in they use for the next two years. growth and development of the 6.7 per cent,” the report said. GST replaced many indirect any revenue shortfalls due to increase tariffs, Telecom more effective mechanism. the next few weeks in compli- It has, however, expressed sector,” Trai said in its consul- In the report, the agency taxes previously levied by the the GST for five years.” Regulatory Authority of India However, they said, there is ance with rules. unwillingness to intervene in tation paper on transparency in cited that large fiscal deficits of States, reducing the share of States’ gross borrowing (Trai) will wait to see how the no decision in Trai on floor Bharti Airtel, Vodafone the Supreme Court-mandated publishing of tariff offers. some State Governments will own source revenue in their needs are budgeted at 7.5 entire situation unfolds. price as of now, and any call on Idea and other telecom opera- statutory payments. It wants The consultation paper also constrain Centre’s medi- total revenue. As a result, States trillion ($104 billion or 3.4 per The floor price was among the issue will be taken only at tors have to pay 1.47 lakh operators to make combined from Trai has been issued um-term consolidation goals. now rely on the Central cent of the national GDP) for key issues flagged by the indus- a later date. The regulator is in crore in outstanding statutory efforts to relieve the stress, when telecom operators have According to the agency, Government or the GST fiscal 2020, a 28 per cent try representatives at a crucial the process of finalising its dues following a Supreme including raising voice calls announced their plan to raise Indian States, which do not Council for a majority of their increase over fiscal 2019. levels. meeting held at Trai on agenda for 2020, and 6-7 issues Court order on October 24 that and data tariffs. tariffs. PTI 8 * , !$ $ , ' $ & /4 96: /; # , <6= 4%74- 5 $7 <
1$ " /1&)1 7. Retirement Benefits) Rules, /1&)1 7. vatised,” Puri said while reply- their health cover, how many ## # > 1958, according to which the ing to a supplementary ques- would remain and what would /1&)1 7. here is no proposal to government has the absolute oss-making Air India will tion. happen, we are committed to /1&)1 7. “The Reserve Bank of Treduce the retirement age right to retire officials prema- Lhave to be closed down if “... The process of disin- secure a favourable deal for all India, in its efforts to promote ndia has sought review of its of employees from 60 years to turely, on the ground of lack of not privatised, Civil Aviation vestment is underway. The employees.” he total volume of Unified digital payments recently noti- Iexisting free trade agree- 58 years, the Government said integrity or ineffectiveness, in Minister Hardeep Singh Puri issue of getting bids will arise Puri said there is a decline TPayments Interface (UPI) fied that it will operationalize ments (FTAs) with ASEAN on Wednesday. public interest, by giving notice informed Rajya Sabha on only after we complete the in global freight traffic but transactions in Q3 2019 the Acceptance Development and Japan, Parliament was “No Sir. Presently, there is of not less than three months in Wednesday and said the gov- processing. So far, the alterna- there might not be any impact touched 2.7 billion, a whopping Fund from January 1, 2020. informed on Wednesday. no proposal to reduce age of writing or three months’ pay and ernment is committed to secure tive mechanism, under the in India. 183 per cent increase from the This will clearly expedite the Commerce and Industry retirement on superannuation allowances in lieu of such notice. a favourable deal for all employ- chairmanship of the Home “There is a decline in glob- same JUly-September quarter task of enabling Tier III, IV Minister Piyush Goyal said from 60 years to 58 years,” Such provisions can be ees of the state-owned carrier. Minister, has been made,” he al freight traffic but if you look a year ago. In terms of value, markets with acceptance infra- that eight rounds of negotia- Minister of State for Personnel applicable on a government The government is in the said. at the Indian scenario, I think UPI clocked 4.6 trillion, up structure,” said Deepak tions have been held with Jitendra Singh said in a written employee if he is, in group ‘A’ process of finalising invitation “We have taken some deci- that transportation by air is tak- 189 per cent from Q3 Chandnani Managing Director, South Korea for upgrading the reply to Lok Sabha. or group ‘B’ service or post in of bids, he said, adding interests sions. Other decisions are being ing off and I don’t see too much 2018, a new report said on Worldline South Asia & Middle existing comprehensive FTA. He said there are provisions a substantive, quasi-perma- of employees of the state-owned processed. Once we invite bids, of a decline there.” Wednesday. East. “India has sought review of under Fundamental Rules 56(j), nent or temporary capacity carrier Air India would be pro- then, we will see how many The minister highlighted The number of transac- “Though POS terminals its existing trade agreements Rule 48 of Central Civil Services and had entered service before tected and there would be no bids have come in,” Puri added. that earlier it used to take 116 tions done on mobile wallets are increasing at a steady pace with both ASEAN and Japan,” (Pension) Rules, 1972 and Rule attaining the age of 35 years, job loss till its privatisation. Talking about employees’ hours to import a particular was 1.04 billion, an increase of and have reached 4.59 million he said in a written reply to the 16(3) (Amended) of All India and is over the age of 50 years, “Your airlines would have concern, he said, “Issues being product and now it has come just 5 per cent over previous till September 2019, we still Lok Sabha. He also said that Services (Death-cum- the Minister said. to be closed down if not pri- related to current employees, down to 39 hours. year period while the value of have a long way to go to cater India and the European Union transactions in the July- close to 900 million cards in have held eight stock taking September period was 466 bil- circulation,” he added. level meetings since the lion, an increase of 2 per cent In Q3 2019, the total num- resumption of their negotia- 4 *+;* !2 $ 2 over Q3 of the previous year, ber of credit card transactions tions in 2016 on a proposed 3# said the Worldline report tiled was 540 million, an increase of Bilateral Trade and Investment 6 “India Digital Payments Report 25.6 per cent over the previous Agreement (BTIA). — Q3 2019”. year and the total number of In a separate reply, he said “The growth of mobile debit card transactions was 3.7 that India is engaging bilaterally, $ /1&)1 7. & wallets has not taken off much billion, an increase of 6.4 per plurilaterally and multilateral- following the emergence of cent over the previous year. ly to pursue opportunities for /1&)1 7. (IEC) has been cancelled/sus- oogle sent out over 12,000 ! !2(. PIL)- and one yatch (Ferreti UPI. The transactions done The average ticket size on furthering its trade ties, includ- pended, financial penalty Gwarnings to users global- 881 HT). using mobile wallets in Q3 POS terminals for credit card ing opportunities for suitable he Commerce Ministry has imposed, and recovery pro- ly, including 500 in India, court here has allowed the The administrator had 2019 are only 10 per cent of the transactions was 3,324 and trade agreements, keeping in Ttaken action against 1,271 ceedings initiated, Commerce between July and September ARBI-appointed adminis- moved the court, seeking its size of the total transaction 1,357 for debit card transac- mind the national interest. As companies for misusing facil- and Industry Minister Piyush this year to sound them out trator for the PMC Bank to sell direction to sell the movable value on the UPI platform,” the tions. per the WTO data released in ities under the export promo- Goyal said in a written reply to against being targeted by “gov- two airplanes and a yacht assets attached by the probe report noted. IMPS continued its strong April for 2018, India’s share in tion scheme during the last the Lok Sabha. ernment-backed attackers”. belonging to HDIL group firms agencies in connection with the Starting with just 21 mem- growth in Q3 2019. IMPS global exports for merchandise three years, Parliament was “Action for misuse of facil- The disclosure comes close owned by Rakesh Wadhawan scam at the Punjab & ber banks and less than 1 mil- recorded 594 million transac- was 1.7 per cent and in global informed on Wednesday. ities under Export Promotion on the heels of messaging giant and his son Sarang, the Maharashtra Co-operative lion transactions in August tions, a 50 per cent increase imports was 2.6 per cent. For For misuse of facilities, Scheme during the last three WhatsApp stating that an Israeli prime accused in the 4,355- Bank (PMC Bank). 2016, UPI is now adopted by from Q3 2018 and in terms of the service sector, its share in companies have been denied years has been taken against spyware called Pegasus had been crore scam at the cooperative The administrator, repre- 141 banks and achieved a mile- value, IMPS clocked 5.5 tril- global exports was 3.5 per cent further facilities under the 1,271 companies by Directorate used to spy on journalists and lender. sented by advocate Ramesh stone transaction volume of 1 lion, up 51 per cent from Q3 and imports was 3.2 per cent in export promotion scheme, General of Foreign Trade,” he human rights activists globally, Chief Metropolitan Dube-Patil, told the court that billion in October this year. 2018. the last year. their importer exporter code said. including 121 people in India. Magistrate R K Rajebhosale on due to the restrictions, the Monday allowed the sale of two depositors cannot withdraw aircraft- Falcon 2000 (VT- more than the amount pre- HDL) and Challenger 300 (VT- scribed by the apex bank. !"#$%#&'( 7 >>
3. N 2 % - 44 $ = &0 & : O $ " New Delhi (PTI): The /1&)1 7. our economy is that our ! !2(. tic equities and fund inflows by Centre has chalked out a plan import bill is 20 per cent of our A # / ' the FIIs in the equity seg- envisaging an investment of Rs erming huge crude oil capital cost...it is a big eco- he rupee on Wednesday ment," Gaurang Somaiyaa, 100 lakh crore in the infra- Timport a “big economic nomic challenge for the coun- ! !2(. in RBI policy,” Vinod Nair, Head Tappreciated by 15 paise to Forex & Bullion Analyst, structure sector over the next challenge” for the country, try. ..This is the time we have of Research at Geojit Financial close at more than two-week Motilal Oswal Financial five years, Union Minister Union Minister Nitin Gadkari to find out some solution,” the arket benchmark Sensex Services said. Short-covering high of 71.35 against the US Services Private Ltd. This Piyush Goyal said on on Wednesday urged automak- minister said stressing that Mand Nifty on Wednesday ahead of the expiry of November dollar on gains in domestic month, FIIs poured in funds of Wednesday. “The investment ers to focus on alternative fuel the automobile sector is one scaled fresh closing peaks on derivatives contracts on equities and sustained foreign $3.4 billion (around 24,266 will transform availability and vehicles as well and ensured sector which provides good hectic buying in banking, oil & Thursday also contributed to the fund inflows. crore) in the equity segment quality of infrastructure at air- Government’s support in the revenue to the government gas and auto stocks amid posi- rally, traders said. Forex traders said the until now as compared to ports, roads, highways, rail- venture. Gadkari also stressed with maximum employment tive trends from global markets Paras Bothra, President of rupee appreciated for the sec- inflow of USD 1.7 billion ways, ports... All infrastruc- the need for diversifying agri- potential. as investors latched onto hopes Equity Research, Ashika Stock ond straight day on foreign (around 12,130 crore) in the ture-related sectors (aviation, culture towards power and Promising that the prob- of a trade deal between the US Broking said, “Domestic mar- inflows in primary as well as previous month. shipping, electricity, and oil & energy to meet the goal of bio- lems of the automobile sector and China. The 30-share Sensex kets were volatile but eventual- secondary equity market. Meanwhile, the dollar gas) are going to see a huge fuel generation. will be resolved, Gadkari said rose by 199.31 points or 0.49 per edged up 0.29 per cent. Among ly ended with gains led by pos- At the interbank foreign index, which gauges the green- thrust in the next five years,” “I am giving you the con- the intention of the govern- cent to end at a new life-time other major gainers, SBI rose by itive global cues over US-China exchange market, the rupee back's strength against a basket Goyal said. fidence from the government ment was not to create obsta- high of 41,020.61 as 24 of its con- 2.43 per cent, Maruti by 2.38 per trade deal while F&O expiry and opened strong at 71.43 against of six currencies, rose 0.06 per The railways and commerce that we are all supporter of this cles for them. Citing popular stituents ended in the green. cent, Sun Pharma by 1.87 per upcoming GDP data kept scep- the US dollar. During the day, cent to 98.31. & industry minister said that sector...you have lot of appre- brands like Toyota and The broader NSE Nifty cent, HUL by 1.78 per cent and ticism alive.” L&T was the top the domestic unit fluctuated Meanwhile, the 10-year “Rs 100 lakh crore in the next hensions about the future pol- Hyundai, he said when these gained 63 points or 0.52 per cent ONGC by 1.72 per cent. Tata loser among Sensex stocks, end- between a high of 71.30 and a government bond yield was at five years is not a small amount”. icy but the government is keen- can manufacture flexi engines to settle at a new peak of Motors, Bajaj Auto and Hero ing 2.05 per cent lower. ICICI low of 71.48. 6.47 per cent on Wednesday. He said the railways has drawn ly interested to support and in Brazil why can’t they do so 12,100.70. According to analysts, MotoCorp rose more than 1 per Bank, ITC, Tata Steel, NTPC and "The biggest factors for Brent crude, the global oil up a 12-year plan entailing an encourage you for new devel- in India where consumers can sustained foreign fund inflow cent. Infosys, HCL Tech, Axis Bank too closed in the red. appreciation in rupee remains benchmark, rose 0.37 per cent investment of Rs 50 lakh crore. opment (alternative fuel vehi- choose from various options also buoyed the market senti- Reliance Industries and Vedanta Broader BSE midcap and small- foreign fund inflows. For the to $64.51 per barrel in futures “Rs 50 lakh crore in 12 years is cles). ....go ahead with old including the alternative fuel. ment. Foreign investors pur- Ltd also gained. Growing hopes cap advanced up to 0.82 per current fiscal, RBI has pur- trade. an unheard of investment spree manufacturing but also encour- The road, transport and chased shares worth Rs 4,677.75 that the US and China may soon cent. Sectorally, BSE auto, oil and chased dollar more than USD Key stock indices rose to that the railways is planning. age alternative fuel,” Gadkari highways minister said India is crore on a net basis on Tuesday, reach an agreement to settle gas, basic materials, metal, ener- 36 billion which helped rupee fresh life-time highs in line with Obviously, the government can- said addressing ‘NuGen the fastest growing economy provisional exchange data their trade disputes drove the gy and healthcare indices ended appreciation," said V K Sharma, gains in Asian markets. The 30- not put in this kind of money so Mobility Summit 2019’. and by 2030 it is expected to showed. Banking stocks market sentiment in global mar- up to 1.22 per cent higher. Most Head PCG & Capital Markets share Sensex rose by 199.31 we will have to engage the pri- He said the government’s become the third largest econ- advanced on rising expecta- kets. US President Donald of the Asian markets were up on Strategy, HDFC securities. points or 0.49 per cent to end vate sector. We will have to work approach is “import substitute, omy in the world. Apart from tions of a rate cut by the RBI. Trump said the talks were “in expectations of the US-China Foreign investors remained at a new life-time high of closely through the public-pri- pollution free and cost effec- crude oil imports, another Yes Bank was the biggest the final throes”. trade deal. Hong Kong gained net buyers of Indian equities 41,020.61 while the Nifty vate partnership model,” Goyal tive” alternative to crude oil major problem faced by the gainer in the Sensex pack, ral- “Market was cheerful with 0.2 per cent, Tokyo rose by 0.3 with a purchase of 46.93 crore gained 63 points or 0.52 per said. The minister said PM and the prime minister has economy is in the agriculture lying 7.65 per cent. SBI rose by the hope that the government per cent and Sydney by 0.9 per of shares on a net basis on cent to settle at a new peak of Narendra Modi’s decision not to specially given instructions to sector with surplus production 2.43 per cent after SBI Cards will consider new scrappage cent. However, Shanghai settled Wednesday. FIIs bought shares 12,100.70. join the mega trade deal RCEP the Cabinet Secretary and of sugar, rice and wheat, he said filed its IPO papers with SEBI. policy while metals were posi- lower. On the currency front, the of more than 5,100 crore on The Financial Benchmark was a bold decision to stand up Principal Adviser to work in adding that there is a need Kotak Bank was up 1 per cent, tive about developments of the rupee closed up by 15 paise at a net basis in the past two ses- India Private Ltd (FBIL) set the to and protect the rights and this direction including on for diversification of agriculture and IndusInd Bank by 0.64 per first phase US-China trade deal. 71.35 against the US dollar. sions. reference rate for the the interests of the Indian busi- coal gasification and making and forest towards producing cent. HDFC gained 1.41 per cent Rate sensitive stocks like banks Brent futures rose 0.18 per cent "Rupee rallied primarily rupee/dollar at 71.5909 and for ness community and ensure methanol from that. “The alternative fuel power at the close while HDFC Bank did well in expectation of rate cut er barrel. supported by gains in domes- rupee/euro at 78.8540. fair access. problem which is related to and energy. SCRIP OPEN HIgh LOW LTP CHANGE NIFTY 50 12068.50 12114.90 12055.15 12100.70 63.00 Script Open High Low LTP DCMSHRIRAM 337.55 359.75 335.80 341.35 ITDCEM 68.95 70.15 65.45 65.45 JPASSOCIAT 2.08 2.13 2.04 2.12 YESBANK 68.10 69.00 65.65 68.40 5.25 YESBANK 68.30 68.85 65.70 68.25 DCAL 130.50 137.20 129.00 135.95 RELAXO 598.50 600.00 571.00 583.50 PERSISTENT 680.00 685.75 663.50 675.40 ULTRACEMCO 4123.65 4250.00 4123.65 4240.00 127.15 LEMONTREE 59.85 61.85 59.50 60.50 RITES 283.70 285.20 281.00 281.70 JINDALSAW 78.95 79.85 78.25 78.30 THYROCARE 568.90 569.70 561.70 561.90 SBIN 335.95 345.55 334.05 345.10 9.60 IBULHSGFIN 265.40 270.20 259.20 268.10 GESHIP 310.00 322.00 308.70 319.35 BLISSGVS 143.70 146.90 143.50 144.25 PHOENIXLTD 763.50 763.50 745.50 750.90 MARUTI 7166.60 7300.00 7166.60 7299.00 174.00 ZEEL 315.90 329.85 311.50 319.50 GUJGAS 207.00 208.00 201.50 203.50 ORIENTBANK 56.50 56.70 55.60 56.30 TTKPRESTIG 5800.00 5877.40 5750.45 5817.70 HINDALCO 199.40 203.50 199.40 203.05 4.35 RBLBANK 355.00 371.00 353.50 367.65 TEJASNET 108.40 108.40 96.60 99.20 KPRMILL 673.50 675.55 661.85 665.00 SYNDIBANK 28.80 28.90 28.00 28.15 UPL 544.20 554.90 544.20 553.00 11.30 ICICIBANK 514.50 516.05 504.35 505.65 GILLETTE 6955.25 6982.80 6900.00 6931.80 HAL 783.00 814.30 772.15 773.00 BAJAJCON 248.00 252.00 244.85 246.50 BPCL 493.00 509.25 488.00 507.00 10.35 MARUTI 7150.00 7300.00 7150.00 7296.70 VGUARD 230.85 236.00 230.00 236.00 DEEPAKNI 343.05 346.20 342.05 344.00 QUESS 533.60 534.00 526.40 527.20 SUNPHARMA 449.95 461.00 447.55 459.25 8.50 AXISBANK 753.00 763.95 749.00 749.90 HEXAWARE 338.40 341.85 336.05 338.05 PTC 56.85 56.95 56.10 56.25 INOXLEISUR 365.00 365.00 359.25 359.60 SBIN 336.50 345.45 334.00 343.60 AJANTPHARM 1012.00 1014.00 996.10 1004.20 PARAGMILK 148.40 149.75 144.80 145.60 SOUTHBANK 10.97 11.02 10.90 10.93 ONGC 130.40 133.05 129.55 132.70 2.45 LT 1368.00 1370.00 1315.05 1334.90 PNBHOUSING 553.60 556.65 541.75 544.20 JMFINANCIL 88.50 88.50 83.00 83.80 FINOLEXIND 573.30 584.65 573.30 577.80 COALINDIA 197.50 201.70 196.20 201.10 3.35 TATASTEEL 425.90 427.00 419.00 421.00 RAIN 100.95 104.70 99.70 103.75 BDL 343.20 349.50 339.90 341.00 FLFL 417.65 417.65 404.00 407.60 HINDUNILVR 2062.55 2099.90 2055.85 2090.00 31.65 TATAMOTORS 165.80 169.25 165.00 165.75 NMDC 103.00 103.00 101.35 101.70 IRCON 422.00 424.20 414.40 419.50 LINDEINDIA 643.00 643.10 628.65 632.55 TATAMOTORS 165.30 169.30 165.00 165.90 2.50 IDEA 6.24 6.37 5.77 5.89 LAXMIMACH 3399.05 3478.20 3399.05 3425.05 BLUESTARCO 797.00 799.50 780.00 780.50 KALPATPOWR 460.20 462.60 450.00 450.00 BAJAJFINSV 9141.00 9260.30 9121.30 9255.20 133.90 HDFC 2313.20 2352.80 2308.40 2336.30 SHREECEM 20981.55 21399.20 20830.00 21399.20 FORTIS 140.40 140.80 137.15 139.05 CRISIL 1515.15 1551.60 1513.00 1543.25 BRITANNIA 3060.00 3100.00 3060.00 3100.00 44.75 RELIANCE 1561.00 1575.00 1556.40 1569.75 VIPIND 442.30 445.55 435.90 436.50 ERIS 428.00 438.40 423.45 433.00 GMDCLTD 57.05 57.30 55.25 55.35 HCLTECH 1109.00 1134.40 1109.00 1123.70 15.65 BHARTIARTL 433.95 436.80 426.40 433.50 DCBBANK 175.50 176.75 174.15 175.50 NESCO 616.00 617.00 612.00 612.70 AEGISLOG 193.10 194.40 188.15 189.30 HDFC 2316.00 2352.00 2308.40 2336.00 31.35 BPCL 492.50 508.95 488.00 505.45 DALBHARAT 870.00 898.00 870.00 882.80 ITI 87.40 88.40 86.60 87.10 LUXIND 1424.95 1424.95 1357.65 1403.00 IOC 129.35 131.65 129.05 131.05 1.75 TCS 2048.15 2071.00 2047.55 2053.45 CREDITACC 755.00 787.85 754.35 781.40 GREAVESCOT 137.35 138.50 135.60 136.60 IOB 10.57 10.70 10.10 10.37 WIPRO 239.00 240.90 238.05 240.35 2.80 JINDALSTEL 156.00 160.00 154.95 159.30 ADANITRANS 279.75 286.15 276.85 281.35 RALLIS 182.35 187.35 182.35 185.95 CENTRALBK 22.15 22.55 21.90 21.90 BAJAJ-AUTO 3188.15 3217.25 3180.00 3212.05 33.90 MOTHERSUMI 139.10 140.25 132.40 133.55 BBTC 1091.95 1121.00 1086.75 1105.90 JSWENERGY 76.00 76.75 73.25 73.50 TIINDIA 460.00 466.75 445.00 449.70 KOTAKBANK 1604.95 1624.00 1601.70 1621.55 17.15 LAURUSLABS 334.20 362.10 333.95 353.50 UBL 1221.00 1258.60 1218.65 1249.60 KEI 546.45 547.10 532.50 536.40 CHENNPETRO 129.00 131.00 126.25 128.15 BHARATFORG 458.25 469.90 456.35 468.55 RELIANCE 1559.95 1575.50 1556.10 1575.10 14.85 HDFCAMC 3660.00 3688.20 3606.00 3642.15 STRTECH 124.00 124.50 122.25 122.50 UFLEX 197.55 203.25 195.65 202.00 MINDACORP 95.00 95.75 91.90 92.50 BIOCON 270.00 279.10 268.85 276.55 FEDERALBNK 88.20 88.30 86.05 87.40 NATIONALUM 44.00 44.05 43.55 43.75 SUPREMEIND 1129.00 1156.45 1113.20 1155.00 ASTRAL 1079.10 1095.00 1064.90 1081.00 VEDL 145.00 148.80 144.65 146.40 1.30 ICICIPRULI 491.90 500.60 487.75 496.50 EICHERMOT 22990.80 23400.00 22872.40 23005.60 199.90 INDUSINDBK 1520.00 1537.10 1508.60 1526.75 SWANENERGY 101.05 103.00 101.00 101.15 COROMANDEL 474.80 476.70 469.40 472.20 ALLCARGO 93.65 94.35 91.90 92.20 L&TFH 103.30 108.80 103.30 107.65 ICICIGI 1347.00 1354.40 1333.90 1337.15 DBL 394.00 410.40 394.00 397.65 TIMETECHNO 51.50 52.95 51.50 51.60 JSL 38.25 38.85 37.80 37.90 HEROMOTOCO2495.90 2534.00 2491.55 2515.70 21.10 GRAPHITE 317.00 335.05 312.00 331.85 UNIONBANK 57.50 59.80 57.00 58.70 IBREALEST 69.55 69.90 67.50 68.15 ZYDUSWELL 1460.00 1467.70 1433.00 1441.75 HIMATSEIDE 133.55 133.55 129.75 131.30 INFY 694.25 697.65 690.10 696.15 5.55 ABFRL 219.00 222.50 214.70 219.80 ONGC 130.45 133.10 129.60 132.70 NIITTECH 1480.00 1503.95 1480.00 1491.15 TATAMETALI 586.50 588.50 578.25 588.30 PRSMJOHNSN 66.40 68.50 66.40 67.35 BHARTIARTL 433.50 437.00 426.40 435.55 3.20 ASHOKLEY 83.30 83.40 80.80 81.80 RAJESHEXPO 664.00 669.00 655.00 660.15 IRB 79.15 79.40 77.10 77.65 ENDURANCE 1096.95 1097.00 1068.65 1078.25 JSLHISAR 73.15 73.15 70.80 71.20 INDUSINDBK 1519.00 1537.40 1508.00 1526.00 10.10 UPL 544.65 554.90 544.65 552.15 TATAELXSI 799.80 808.00 791.10 797.00 RPOWER 3.75 3.76 3.64 3.68 PNCINFRA 193.05 194.40 185.95 191.60 SONATSOFTW 305.00 306.50 301.40 303.50 BAJFINANCE 4121.00 4124.90 4095.00 4124.00 25.65 SUNPHARMA 452.00 461.10 447.85 459.15 HCLTECH 1112.45 1134.60 1110.00 1128.90 RVNL 24.75 24.80 24.20 24.50 IBULISL 66.45 66.75 64.00 65.00 BAJAJHLDNG 3669.00 3676.45 3629.95 3651.15 TECHM 762.85 769.55 757.35 768.00 4.40 ADANIENT 208.00 215.10 208.00 213.75 SCHAEFFLER 4240.00 4310.00 4210.00 4310.00 EDELWEISS 121.05 121.95 115.95 119.85 GSPL 216.40 218.55 214.60 217.95 SOMANYCERA 198.40 198.75 185.50 192.70 ASIANPAINT 1714.00 1731.00 1704.60 1719.80 9.50 ABCAPITAL 106.75 110.30 103.00 109.15 RELINFRA 27.90 28.50 26.50 26.95 CROMPTON 250.15 250.20 240.75 244.00 INTELLECT 152.95 153.75 149.35 151.95 MAHLIFE 398.20 401.00 386.75 387.45 ADANIPORTS 372.00 374.35 367.25 372.20 1.80 HEG 1085.75 1159.00 1057.75 1147.10 AMBUJACEM 200.15 205.15 200.15 203.65 MANAPPURAM 160.95 160.95 158.75 159.75 PGHL 4315.35 4318.40 4234.00 4235.00 3MINDIA 22510.15 22535.45 22321.20 22321.20 POWERGRID 194.95 196.00 194.10 195.25 0.85 NCC 59.60 60.35 56.65 57.10 JUBLFOOD 1634.00 1643.60 1609.05 1627.15 IPCALAB 1125.00 1134.50 1100.00 1121.90 FINCABLES 367.00 371.80 366.55 366.60 SUNDRMFAST 480.00 484.95 466.00 472.80 TCS 2052.00 2071.70 2046.55 2055.00 8.35 HINDUNILVR 2060.00 2099.65 2056.50 2097.85 AMARAJABAT 771.00 784.10 753.00 763.30 WESTLIFE 377.05 377.05 365.05 369.90 KANSAINER 527.70 533.40 523.00 527.60 FDC 188.95 193.00 184.10 191.00 M&M 542.00 554.50 535.00 540.70 2.10 DLF 217.80 218.40 213.65 215.80 PFC 116.50 116.50 113.05 114.70 INDHOTEL 148.95 151.55 147.60 151.10 NH 301.70 301.70 296.00 297.15 ADVENZYMES 167.05 167.20 165.50 165.75 TORNTPHARM 1800.00 1882.45 1792.35 1875.00 NESTLEIND 14560.00 14700.00 14226.85 14574.00 49.60 ULTRACEMCO 4125.20 4248.75 4125.20 4241.40 MOTILALOFS 769.90 783.50 760.80 783.00 BALRAMCHIN 149.25 149.35 147.05 148.30 COFFEEDAY 45.40 45.40 45.40 45.40 POWERGRID 194.10 195.95 194.10 195.20 HDFCBANK 1276.00 1285.75 1271.20 1278.60 3.55 BANKBARODA 100.35 102.70 99.40 102.20 RCF 49.05 49.40 48.20 48.50 METROPOLIS 1379.95 1405.00 1374.50 1399.20 MAHABANK 12.52 12.52 12.07 12.17 MARICO 352.05 358.50 351.95 357.60 TITAN 1170.00 1182.50 1161.00 1167.15 1.05 M&M 544.00 554.40 535.25 539.80 ABBOTINDIA 12643.40 12770.60 12497.45 12576.75 RAMCOCEM 796.95 800.00 784.00 796.85 VMART 1799.00 1811.00 1660.00 1705.05 HDFCBANK 1282.95 1285.80 1271.30 1278.30 LTI 1678.40 1689.00 1648.20 1661.25 COCHINSHIP 404.80 404.80 393.80 394.25 WELCORP 136.65 137.25 133.45 133.75 ANDHRABANK 18.85 18.90 18.50 18.50 ZEEL 315.00 329.90 311.40 319.00 -0.70 COALINDIA 197.50 201.55 196.30 200.95 DRREDDY 2960.00 2991.95 2942.30 2959.05 -6.80 DMART 1805.00 1850.00 1793.50 1844.95 SUZLON 2.34 2.34 2.21 2.26 SREINFRA 8.46 8.72 8.21 8.29 CGPOWER 13.46 14.45 13.46 13.90 ACC 1482.00 1517.00 1482.00 1501.90 ADANIPOWER 61.80 62.30 61.00 61.70 OBEROIRLTY 499.95 509.75 491.35 496.05 VARROC 455.00 457.70 448.00 457.70 JYOTHYLAB 181.00 181.05 177.00 177.80 JSWSTEEL 254.10 257.90 251.90 252.45 -0.80 BERGEPAINT 488.75 503.00 467.00 492.25 DIVISLAB 1787.00 1819.15 1774.50 1811.70 GRANULES 127.05 129.80 126.50 128.90 STARCEMENT 96.20 96.55 94.30 94.40 SYNGENE 318.35 319.05 312.05 315.35 AXISBANK 755.00 763.75 748.40 749.10 -3.15 ITC 250.00 250.00 246.55 246.95 MUTHOOTFIN 680.00 697.40 680.00 691.75 ASHOKA 95.00 95.50 94.40 94.70 REPCOHOME 291.50 294.10 288.70 291.60 GULFOILLUB 845.00 865.55 804.90 814.75 GRASIM 787.00 802.80 785.00 787.65 -3.40 DELTACORP 205.25 219.50 205.10 218.35 IDFCFIRSTB 43.55 43.65 42.90 43.50 INDIANB 121.25 121.75 119.50 120.65 BIRLACORPN 655.70 665.00 652.50 657.60 TIMKEN 856.45 857.15 848.40 851.00 GAIL 125.60 126.50 123.45 124.45 -0.55 INFY 695.70 697.60 690.20 696.05 BAJAJ-AUTO 3161.00 3217.05 3161.00 3215.70 GAYAPROJ 59.50 59.50 57.50 58.85 KEC 280.00 280.15 276.60 277.75 OFSS 2915.40 2936.35 2915.40 2932.70 NTPC 116.80 117.30 115.45 116.00 -0.65 UJJIVAN 308.80 328.00 308.80 324.05 EQUITAS 92.85 96.65 92.15 95.80 GNFC 194.65 195.75 190.00 191.15 BALMLAWRIE 198.55 198.55 195.00 195.05 BAYERCROP 3614.20 3630.00 3595.00 3595.00 TATASTEEL 425.30 427.00 419.20 421.15 -3.00 VOLTAS 713.95 713.95 692.90 705.00 M&MFIN 345.50 351.40 342.35 347.15 BASF 998.00 1019.30 954.70 975.00 ESSELPRO 145.25 146.50 140.30 142.45 VSTIND 4355.00 4468.30 4355.00 4443.90 ICICIBANK 513.90 515.85 504.30 506.75 -3.95 VEDL 145.75 148.70 144.55 146.95 BEL 103.60 104.40 102.60 103.05 MAHINDCIE 154.00 156.30 149.15 152.35 EIHOTEL 157.00 157.00 152.05 154.90 NILKAMAL 1310.00 1314.00 1295.00 1300.70 ITC 249.75 250.05 246.60 246.65 -2.50 PEL 1774.80 1795.00 1750.45 1765.50 GODREJPROP 905.80 909.75 880.70 905.35 OIL 155.30 156.75 153.80 156.00 GSKCONS 8854.15 9009.80 8854.05 8978.10 GHCL 207.00 207.35 201.20 202.05 LT 1365.00 1370.00 1314.15 1339.10 -23.90 INFRATEL 237.50 239.80 223.65 225.30 ADANIPORTS 370.00 374.25 367.45 373.00 PRESTIGE 302.00 312.15 293.65 298.75 GODREJIND 431.55 438.60 431.20 435.30 MMTC 18.15 18.20 17.85 18.00 CIPLA 475.00 475.00 464.55 468.00 -10.55 INDIGO 1424.00 1441.00 1393.00 1425.00 SUNTV 487.55 495.25 477.80 480.45 AAVAS 1826.00 1838.20 1775.00 1793.50 NATCOPHARM 570.50 581.15 569.55 574.60 SHK 110.25 112.80 109.90 112.55 TECHM 768.75 769.00 757.75 765.55 INFRATEL 235.00 240.40 223.25 225.20 -7.45 ADANIGREEN 115.25 126.65 115.25 125.85 MPHASIS 840.00 842.75 828.15 832.75 EIDPARRY 180.95 182.00 176.30 178.80 SYMPHONY 1170.00 1170.00 1140.00 1144.35 NTPC 117.00 117.20 115.50 115.75 WIPRO 240.00 240.95 238.10 240.10 POLYCAB 934.25 940.00 921.70 926.60 CANFINHOME 392.40 393.20 388.40 390.50 GPPL 87.55 88.45 86.20 87.05 GLENMARK 348.00 358.00 343.75 346.25 RECLTD 138.50 138.50 134.30 135.90 MEGH 52.80 52.85 51.85 52.00 SCHNEIDER 69.20 70.10 67.35 68.00 ASTERDM 151.05 153.40 150.50 152.05 JSWSTEEL 253.95 257.90 252.00 253.10 BRITANNIA 3056.15 3098.75 3056.15 3098.75 CAPPL 351.00 351.00 314.50 319.10 GUJALKALI 402.25 402.25 390.80 394.55 SADBHAV 123.00 123.85 119.05 120.05 HEROMOTOCO 2495.15 2533.00 2493.40 2521.60 WOCKPHARMA 258.00 258.00 251.00 253.50 KRBL 198.60 207.30 196.00 206.05 ATUL 4074.00 4117.30 4050.10 4068.40 CCL 205.40 205.60 204.45 205.60 SCRIP OPEN HIgh LOW LTP CHANGE COLPAL 1490.00 1490.00 1470.50 1476.00 APOLLOTYRE 170.00 172.55 168.10 171.35 FCONSUMER 26.45 27.20 25.65 26.65 SANOFI 6932.00 6970.00 6851.25 6925.00 HATHWAY 20.35 20.90 20.05 20.05 NIFTY NEXT 50 28357.40 28497.95 28295.30 28468.70 204.65 KOTAKBANK 1607.00 1624.00 1602.15 1618.55 NESTLEIND 14550.00 14669.00 14513.90 14587.65 ENGINERSIN 104.35 105.40 102.90 105.00 CUB 218.60 220.00 217.75 219.00 TVSSRICHAK 1775.00 1820.00 1750.75 1759.00 L&TFH 104.00 108.80 103.50 107.65 4.80 GODFRYPHLP 1263.00 1354.00 1237.50 1335.35 NBCC 36.40 36.70 35.50 35.75 WELSPUNIND 54.25 56.30 53.45 53.70 MOIL 141.55 141.55 139.10 139.55 TAKE 100.50 100.90 98.65 99.10 BIOCON 269.95 279.30 268.10 276.30 11.95 PNB 63.70 63.90 62.85 63.70 GMRINFRA 21.20 21.40 20.45 21.40 CARERATING 453.00 480.60 453.00 476.15 WABAG 170.05 171.70 167.15 168.55 EVEREADY 55.00 56.50 52.65 53.25 GICRE 255.05 269.60 252.00 263.85 9.80 BEML 985.05 1024.00 984.00 1016.35 SRTRANSFIN 1119.30 1147.00 1119.30 1138.50 GLAXO 1649.45 1678.90 1645.00 1669.55 JSWHL 2190.00 2370.00 2136.00 2311.80 INDOSTAR 198.30 199.60 196.00 196.35 IBULHSGFIN 265.10 270.70 259.10 268.20 9.15 CONCOR 556.50 560.35 550.20 550.20 GICRE 253.05 269.40 252.00 263.30 DHFL 21.00 21.00 19.95 19.95 GSFC 70.45 70.60 70.00 70.30 SJVN 24.85 24.85 24.70 24.70 DMART 1798.30 1850.00 1790.35 1847.00 59.80 OMAXE 182.50 185.00 180.50 181.65 BOMDYEING 78.60 79.65 77.35 78.95 THOMASCOOK 153.00 154.65 145.50 147.50 HFCL 17.15 17.25 17.05 17.10 CHOLAHLDNG 482.80 482.80 462.85 473.05 PETRONET 268.35 276.25 268.05 275.25 8.20 BANKINDIA 75.60 77.40 74.75 76.90 HAVELLS 668.85 680.00 663.65 677.30 ALBK 23.45 23.75 23.00 23.10 FINEORG 1889.00 1910.80 1864.05 1864.35 RATNAMANI 961.75 982.50 960.00 977.75 GODREJCP 706.00 724.80 704.00 720.10 17.60 SPICEJET 103.60 107.80 103.60 104.00 WHIRLPOOL 2051.00 2220.00 2039.35 2210.00 JUBILANT 513.00 521.35 510.50 513.50 NBVENTURES 66.55 66.90 65.05 65.05 BANKBARODA 100.30 102.70 99.40 102.35 2.45 SIEMENS 1483.00 1484.20 1448.25 1474.90 AUBANK 809.35 835.00 807.35 827.50 NOCIL 103.00 104.65 102.15 102.65 MAXINDIA 75.50 75.90 75.45 75.45 BERGEPAINT 484.00 503.35 466.80 500.90 10.50 TITAN 1180.00 1182.90 1160.90 1167.00 SUVEN 308.95 316.00 308.65 314.80 RADICO 317.70 317.70 306.00 311.85 TATAINVEST 832.50 832.50 826.95 829.00 MARICO 352.50 358.50 351.05 357.40 7.05 BALKRISIND 869.00 888.95 858.00 885.00 NAUKRI 2523.00 2566.15 2476.00 2540.20 TATACOFFEE 84.05 87.30 82.80 86.10 JKCEMENT 1166.00 1166.00 1146.50 1149.75 SRTRANSFIN 1118.00 1148.15 1118.00 1137.40 22.00 BAJFINANCE 4124.00 4124.80 4098.35 4123.00 BOSCHLTD 16700.00 17043.15 16501.80 16682.20 IIFL 156.90 156.90 147.20 152.95 JCHAC 1935.00 1979.60 1935.00 1979.60 UBL 1220.00 1258.60 1210.75 1249.65 23.80 PIDILITIND 1324.90 1324.90 1307.00 1314.05 INDIACEM 78.90 80.50 78.85 79.00 TORNTPOWER 281.05 282.25 279.85 281.85 TCNSBRANDS 721.00 721.00 703.00 703.50 AMBUJACEM 200.70 205.20 200.05 203.75 3.45 HDFCLIFE 598.95 599.45 583.00 585.40 IBVENTURES 156.00 169.95 156.00 169.50 NLCINDIA 57.00 57.70 55.70 56.15 BLUEDART 2050.00 2100.25 2035.00 2075.00 AUROPHARMA 446.60 457.00 445.35 453.05 7.60 GRASIM 790.85 802.50 785.30 788.65 ISEC 315.00 337.00 313.60 323.25 GALAXYSURF 1454.00 1490.00 1450.00 1468.00 GRINDWELL 576.70 579.55 566.10 567.80 DIVISLAB 1785.00 1818.00 1773.80 1814.80 30.55 DISHTV 15.00 15.10 13.76 13.99 SPARC 165.00 171.75 162.75 170.30 PGHH 11300.00 11740.30 11270.95 11406.50 MASFIN 714.40 720.65 713.00 713.00 PAGEIND 21615.00 21999.45 21301.50 21851.55 365.20 CANBK 223.65 227.90 222.65 227.10 IGL 406.50 410.45 404.20 407.30 NETWORK18 28.05 30.50 28.05 29.00 MRPL 48.05 48.25 47.50 47.75 BANDHANBNK 546.75 556.40 544.05 552.80 8.75 RNAM 371.35 377.00 363.00 370.55 FORCEMOT 1024.00 1065.00 1024.00 1039.45 MINDTREE 700.00 710.05 699.00 700.30 MHRIL 217.00 218.00 216.85 217.50 SHREECEM 21098.00 21393.65 20841.95 21377.00 337.15 IOC 129.50 131.40 129.10 131.00 AVANTI 516.90 526.20 512.00 516.85 BAJAJELEC 344.95 361.00 330.00 338.40 HERITGFOOD 332.60 342.00 327.40 339.20 HDFCAMC 3670.00 3690.00 3604.40 3633.00 54.15 DRREDDY 2961.00 2990.00 2942.50 2955.00 VENKYS 1814.50 1827.95 1760.25 1771.00 SHANKARA 304.90 315.40 303.75 313.20 LAOPALA 144.35 145.15 141.90 142.15 ASHOKLEY 83.00 83.40 80.80 81.95 1.15 KAJARIACER 515.85 524.25 515.20 516.75 CHOLAFIN 311.05 319.90 307.55 315.70 UCOBANK 17.60 17.60 17.14 17.24 MAHLOG 395.00 396.00 386.45 396.00 HINDZINC 211.00 215.10 210.60 212.80 2.90 ALKEM 2077.00 2103.40 1980.05 1999.55 PVR 1760.00 1775.70 1754.70 1772.10 HEIDELBERG 188.20 191.55 187.35 190.00 GET&D 167.05 168.20 165.65 166.10 ACC 1486.85 1517.00 1483.85 1501.25 18.95 ORIENTELEC 198.10 202.05 197.80 199.50 PETRONET 269.00 276.15 268.00 275.25 NAVINFLUOR 896.90 899.00 870.65 890.00 EMAMILTD 316.40 317.00 314.85 315.10 DABUR 465.10 470.45 462.85 468.60 5.85 AUROPHARMA 448.00 456.90 446.25 453.35 MRF 63222.00 63500.00 62763.05 62763.05 HUDCO 41.55 42.00 40.90 40.90 TNPL 180.60 181.15 179.65 180.35 HAVELLS 672.00 680.00 663.50 677.60 6.90 EICHERMOT 22980.00 23362.35 22889.25 23030.00 LTTS 1460.00 1480.35 1451.30 1462.15 HINDCOPPER 40.50 41.35 40.20 40.50 UNITEDBNK 9.05 9.11 8.94 8.98 NMDC 101.20 102.25 101.10 101.80 0.95 MCX 1190.00 1190.00 1161.90 1164.10 RAYMOND 702.10 706.50 694.35 698.40 ASTRAZEN 2701.50 2751.75 2660.35 2700.00 APARINDS 461.00 463.45 455.00 455.00 INDIGO 1410.00 1439.95 1392.00 1425.00 11.90 HINDALCO 199.85 203.60 199.60 202.95 PHILIPCARB 124.20 128.40 123.05 127.15 IFCI 7.30 7.30 6.85 7.03 CERA 2553.65 2565.70 2480.00 2480.00 PNB 63.60 63.90 62.85 63.70 0.50 APOLLOHOSP 1470.70 1480.00 1460.00 1465.00 ECLERX 514.55 542.95 491.05 534.55 ADANIGAS 147.60 147.60 146.05 146.65 ZENSARTECH 190.05 191.20 188.00 188.00 OFSS 2932.90 2941.70 2917.25 2930.00 18.50 SBILIFE 963.30 964.80 943.50 948.10 TATAPOWER 56.90 57.45 56.55 56.70 JKLAKSHMI 283.55 292.20 283.55 287.00 ORIENTCEM 74.50 75.00 74.00 74.65 PIDILITIND 1313.70 1321.80 1306.00 1313.50 7.90 CEATLTD 945.00 951.00 928.00 937.00 JAICORPLTD 96.35 97.35 95.00 96.40 CENTURYPLY 176.65 177.50 167.35 173.90 CARBORUNIV 323.15 323.50 318.80 318.80 LUPIN 789.00 797.70 782.15 792.50 4.65 CIPLA 474.80 474.80 464.90 468.00 CASTROLIND 145.90 146.65 141.90 145.30 FRETAIL 330.80 331.20 326.80 326.80 AIAENG 1633.50 1650.00 1620.75 1628.25 PGHH 11290.00 11748.00 11290.00 11333.00 40.35 STAR 396.85 396.85 387.40 391.50 MFSL 508.35 509.90 495.50 501.05 JKTYRE 69.80 70.75 68.75 69.60 SOLARINDS 1045.05 1045.05 1042.50 1045.05 NIACL 150.00 157.70 148.85 150.70 0.50 ESCORTS 650.00 660.45 644.00 647.00 GDL 94.50 101.95 94.50 99.45 SUDARSCHEM 388.55 398.00 386.50 397.30 CHALET 355.50 356.30 338.00 345.65 BOSCHLTD 16600.00 17260.30 16451.05 16600.00 3.55 PIIND 1409.00 1482.90 1401.60 1474.95 IDBI 36.25 36.50 35.70 36.15 DEEPAKFERT 100.10 100.10 95.65 96.75 J&KBANK 31.70 32.00 31.30 31.70 MAHSEAMLES 377.00 380.90 375.00 375.00 ICICIPRULI 490.80 500.80 487.50 497.00 0.00 MGL 1032.00 1044.00 1030.35 1038.75 MINDAIND 357.30 373.10 349.00 349.00 CUMMINSIND 566.20 567.90 561.00 562.50 CYIENT 398.00 398.00 392.00 393.00 IFBIND 691.35 691.35 676.80 683.00 PEL 1761.55 1795.00 1750.15 1761.00 -0.50 SOBHA 383.60 393.60 381.00 391.10 CADILAHC 255.95 258.95 252.80 255.55 PFIZER 4036.60 4038.50 3966.00 3980.00 TEAMLEASE 2562.95 2563.00 2455.00 2504.55 GEPIL 708.00 713.65 690.60 710.00 CADILAHC 255.80 258.95 252.60 255.60 -0.20 TVSMOTOR 452.95 476.00 452.95 474.60 DABUR 466.00 470.05 463.00 469.10 MAHSCOOTER 4787.25 4814.55 4771.80 4800.00 CORPBANK 23.60 23.70 22.75 23.00 DHANUKA 301.60 303.55 295.35 300.40 MOTHERSUMI 139.00 139.00 132.25 133.70 -0.15 SAIL 39.00 39.35 38.35 38.90 TATACHEM 657.05 665.35 654.00 660.00 KTKBANK 74.15 75.10 74.10 74.45 THERMAX 998.10 1011.00 980.00 1009.25 MAGMA 47.15 47.15 47.15 47.15 BAJAJHLDNG 3666.00 3681.75 3629.35 3665.00 -4.05 ASIANPAINT 1710.70 1730.55 1705.65 1715.70 HSCL 71.50 74.30 68.00 68.70 ABB 1427.35 1440.00 1416.00 1438.70 WABCOINDIA 6300.00 6300.00 6239.80 6250.00 SKFINDIA 2158.00 2158.00 2129.15 2147.50 MCDOWELL-N 611.90 613.75 602.00 607.15 -2.50 HINDPETRO 288.00 291.00 285.20 286.55 SUNTECK 365.00 371.75 350.45 368.50 JAMNAAUTO 46.00 46.50 44.50 45.40 FSL 40.00 40.25 39.80 39.90 VTL 883.90 883.90 871.05 881.20 NHPC 23.95 24.00 23.85 23.85 -0.10 JUSTDIAL 567.95 568.00 554.90 563.10 GODREJCP 705.00 724.00 705.00 720.65 GODREJAGRO 481.90 488.40 479.95 484.25 NHPC 24.00 24.00 23.80 23.80 TVTODAY 287.90 289.05 286.15 286.15 ICICIGI 1344.60 1355.70 1334.00 1336.80 -11.30 BAJAJFINSV 9105.00 9260.65 9105.00 9253.30 INFIBEAM 52.10 53.15 50.55 51.40 TV18BRDCST 23.30 23.70 23.15 23.40 HONAUT 28260.00 28260.00 28053.35 28114.85 CENTRUM 23.10 23.15 22.65 22.95 HINDPETRO 287.00 291.00 285.10 286.50 -2.90 LUPIN 787.00 797.70 782.00 792.60 LALPATHLAB 1599.00 1625.40 1592.25 1595.00 VBL 730.00 732.50 716.30 723.40 APLAPOLLO 1567.00 1590.00 1561.70 1583.45 SUPRAJIT 175.80 178.20 175.80 176.10 SIEMENS 1479.80 1484.00 1448.00 1478.20 -15.70 BATAINDIA 1610.10 1631.00 1607.00 1614.55 SRF 3134.00 3172.40 3118.70 3164.00 APLLTD 559.00 584.00 556.00 578.70 KNRCON 244.80 244.80 231.00 231.00 SHOPERSTOP 358.65 359.90 348.75 354.50 COLPAL 1484.00 1487.90 1470.10 1477.10 -16.80 TATAMTRDVR 76.00 76.90 74.00 74.15 RELCAPITAL 15.85 16.15 14.85 15.00 IEX 138.00 142.40 137.20 140.30 JAGRAN 54.45 56.90 53.80 56.90 SHRIRAMCIT 1371.25 1399.00 1322.35 1322.35 CONCOR 557.00 560.50 550.30 550.35 -6.80 LICHSGFIN 436.00 447.20 433.15 442.75 PCJEWELLER 30.30 30.85 29.90 30.00 CHAMBLFERT 152.55 155.00 150.70 151.65 TRENT 507.85 507.85 501.65 505.60 SIS 940.85 943.25 924.15 939.45 EXIDEIND 194.00 195.95 190.40 192.35 SBILIFE 964.00 965.20 943.20 946.10 -12.85 GAIL 125.50 126.95 123.45 124.45 REDINGTON 117.60 117.60 112.00 113.30 AKZOINDIA 1929.75 1930.50 1900.00 1905.50 TRITURBINE 97.25 97.25 95.10 96.90 SCI 61.00 61.40 60.20 60.40 PFC 116.95 116.95 113.00 114.95 -1.85 TATAGLOBAL 303.00 308.55 298.70 307.60 ITDC 345.25 371.70 330.00 341.55 VINATIORGA 1945.00 1957.65 1938.65 1951.50 SFL 1315.00 1320.45 1294.80 1303.95 NIACL 150.05 157.55 149.00 150.75 IDEA 6.20 6.40 5.75 5.90 -0.10 BANDHANBNK 547.00 556.40 544.40 552.55 TRIDENT 67.45 67.50 65.90 66.50 IDFC 33.60 33.80 33.20 33.35 DBCORP 141.10 141.50 140.85 141.25 HINDZINC 210.80 215.10 210.80 212.85 DLF 217.85 218.15 213.60 215.65 -4.40 BHEL 54.00 54.35 52.90 53.30 JBCHEPHARM 409.00 409.00 398.65 406.00 GICHSGFIN 151.10 153.75 151.00 153.75 RCOM 0.75 0.75 0.75 0.75 LAKSHVILAS 20.30 20.30 19.30 19.30 HDFCLIFE 598.10 599.40 582.75 585.05 -12.55 PAGEIND 21481.85 21979.10 21320.00 21959.40 JISLJALEQS 11.00 11.15 10.45 10.50 INOXWIND 38.10 39.50 35.85 36.95 SHILPAMED 315.00 315.00 301.00 301.00 !"#$%#&'( > - - % ) .! 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That hearing will of tweets, Trump said that he Dhaka: A special Bangladeshi tri- side could not prove his links to tified Bangladeshi Canadian key Congressional take place next Wednesday, would love to have his officials bunal sentenced seven of the the attack by the outlawed Neo- Tamim Chowdhury as the mas- he man charged with the sexual assault and ACommittee in the House of December 4th at 10:00 am. testify before the Congressional eight suspects to death on Jamaatul Mujahideen Bangladesh termind of the attack, who later Tmurder of a teenage Indian-American student Representatives has invited US “Our first task is to explore committees on impeachment, Wednesday for their involve- (Neo-JMB). was killed during a nationwide in Chicago grabbed her around the neck from President Donald Trump to the framework put in place to but he is block them as he ment in the 2016 Islamist attack Investigators earlier said that anti-militancy security clamp- behind and put her in a chokehold after she refused attend or send his officials to respond to serious allegations of wants to protect future presi- on a Dhaka cafe that killed 20 all the five neo-JMB operatives down. to talk to him or acknowledge his catcalls, prose- participate in the impeachment impeachable misconduct like dents. people, including an Indian girl, who directly took part in the The verdict simultaneously cutors have said. hearings against him. those against President Trump,” “The DC Wolves and Fake the worst terror attack in the attack were killed next morning observed that Chowdhury tried to Donald Thurman, 26, is charged with the first- House Judiciary Committee Nadler said. News Media are reading far too country’s history. in a counter assault by the mili- draw Islamic State (IS) support to degree murder and sexual assault of Ruth George, on Tuesday announced to hold Nadler said that he has also much into people being forced “They shall be hanged by tary commandos. militant attacks in Bangladesh. whose body was found Saturday in the backseat of its first impeachment hearing written to Trump to remind him by Courts to testify before neck until their death,” Dhaka’s The counter attack, howev- The IS had immediately her family’s car at a campus parking garage. against Trump next week. that the Committee’s impeach- Congress. I am fighting for Anti-Terrorism Special Tribunal er, killed an employee of the bak- claimed responsibility of the The gruesome details of the crime emerged dur- Titled, “The Impeachment ment inquiry rules allow for the future Presidents and the Office judge Mojibur Rahman pro- ery and fatally wounded another Holey Artisan attack and several ing a bail hearing of Thurman. Inquiry into President Donald J President to attend the hearing of the President,” he said. nounced at the crowded court who succumbed to his wounds other subsequent militant assaults The prosecutors told the court on Tuesday that Trump: Constitutional Grounds and for his counsel to question “Other than that, I would complex in Old Dhaka as the con- two days later. in the country. Thurman had confessed to the crime. for Presidential Impeachment” the witness panel. actually like people to testify. victs appeared in the dock under The 17 foreigners killed in But Bangladesh repeatedly George, 19, originally hailing from Hyderabad, — is the first in the third phase “At base, the President has a Don McGahn’s respected lawyer heavy security. the attack included nine Italians, declined the presence of any for- was a second-year honours student at University of of the investigation, by the choice to make: he can take this has already stated that I did The convicts were found to seven Japanese, one Indian girl. eign terrorist group in the coun- Illinois in Chicago. The medical examiner has ruled Democratic Party controlled opportunity to be represented in nothing wrong. John Bolton is a have financed, supplied weapons, Two Bangladeshi police officers try attributing the incidents to her death a homicide by strangulation. House, into whether Trump the impeachment hearings, or patriot and may know that I held or assisted those who directly were also killed during the seige. homegrown terrorists. Cook County prosecutor James Murphy said abused his powers in pressing he can stop complaining about back the money from Ukraine took part in the attack on Holey The Indian girl, Tarishi Jain, Security analysts and offi- Thurman became angry after George did not Ukrainian leaders to find dirt on the process. I hope that he because it is considered a cor- Artisan Bakery in Dhaka’s up a student of the University of cials, however, said several respond to his catcalls when she was walking from his political opponents. chooses to \participate in the rupt country, & I wanted to market Gulshan area on July 1, California in Berkeley, was among Bangladeshi homegrown mili- the campus to the parking garage early Saturday. He House Judiciary Chairman inquiry, directly or through know why nearby European 2016. those killed in the attack . She was tant groups were in touch with or then followed George to the garage. Thurman Jerrold Nadler said that the counsel, as other Presidents countries weren’t putting up The judge acquitted the in Dhaka on vacation. influenced by international ter- “thought she was pretty” and wanted to talk to George. impeachment proceedings have done before him,” Nadler money also,” he tweeted. eighth suspect as the prosecution The judge in his verdict iden- rorist outfits. PTI She \did not respond. This made him angry. () &. - / " # ", '' :2 ( *( & Q R ? / # Seoul: South Korea’s military fired warning shots on C * ( Washington: The House Wednesday to repel a North Korean merchant ship after Judiciary Committee said it violated their disputed western sea boundary, Seoul offi- London: Britain’s main opposition Washington: Continuing with Tuesday it would begin hearings cials said, the second such incident in two months. Labour party on Wednesday accused the decades-old Thanksgiving on December 4 in the next phase Seoul’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a statement that it Prime Minister Boris Johnson of plot- tradition, Trump pardoned two of the impeachment inquiry believes the North Korean ship crossed the sea boundary ting a “toxic” deal with Donald Trump turkeys – Bread and Butter – but into Donald Trump — inviting due to bad weather and an engine problem. No further to allow US pharmaceutical companies not without making fun of the the US president and his lawyer violence was reported. It’s the second time that South Korea access to the state health service. Democrat leading the impeach- to attend. Jerry Nadler, chairman has fired warning shots to drive back a North Korean ship Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn held up ment inquiry that threatens his of the Democratic-controlled in the area since South Korea’s current liberal government what he said were 451 pages of previ- presidency. The turkeys named committee, said the first hearing took office in 2017. The first incident happened in ously secret documents that proved by students of Harrells Christian would begin at 10:00 am (1500 September, according to South Korea’s military. Ties Johnson was seeking to put the National Academy in North Carolina, GMT). “The Committee looks between the two Koreas are strained amid a stalemate in Health Service (NHS) on the table in a appeared before a battery of forward to your participation in US-led diplomacy on ending the North Korean nuclear post-Brexit trade deal. White House reporters in the the impeachment inquiry as crisis. North Korea said Monday its troops conducted Britain goes to the polls on December Rose Garden where Trump the Committee fulfils its con- artillery firing drills near the sea boundary. South Korea 12, with Johnson hoping to secure a announced his pardon. PTI stitutional duties,” Nadler said. on Tuesday sent a formal protest message to North Korea, majority to be able to push through his AFP & %, - $ " ! saying the drills violated last year’s inter-Korean agreements divorce deal to take the country out of aimed at reducing front-line military animosities. AP the European Union. AFP ) O P 85 ! % Tehran: Iran’s supreme leader torched, police stations Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on attacked and shops looted, Hong Kong: Hong Kong Police Wednesday praised the coun- before being quashed within a plan to send officers on try’s people for foiling a “very few days. Thursday morning into the dangerous” plot, after violence Officials have not yet given ransacked remains of a univer- erupted during protests this overall figures on the number of sity campus where authorities month against a fuel price casualties or arrests made during faced off for days with barri- hike. The demonstrations the unrest which affected much caded pro-democracy protest- broke out on November 15, of the country. “The people ers, an official said on hours after the shock foiled a deep, vast and very Wednesday. announcement at midnight dangerous conspiracy on which The announcement came as that the price of petrol would a lot of money was spent for university leaders called for be immediately raised by as destruction, viciousness and the police to lift their siege given the much as 200 per cent. killing of people,” Khamenei sprawling facility appeared to be They quickly turned vio- said, quoted by state television. deserted. Hong Kong lent and saw petrol pumps AFP Polytechnic University (PolyU) was the epicentre of the terri- tory’s increasingly violent protest movement when clash- es broke out on November 17 between police and protesters armed with bows and arrows as well as Molotov cocktails. AFP ! %2 6 " 6R / Islamabad: Pakistan’s top court on Wednesday adjourned until Thursday the hearing of a cru- cial case whose outcome may block the Army chief Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa from serv- ing another three-year term. PM Imran Khan through an official notification of August 19 granted a three-year extension to General Bajwa, citing “regional security environment”. Bajwa’s original tenure is set to expire on November 29 and he can con- tinue as the Army chief if the SC decides the case in his favour before Friday. “There is still time. The government should step back and assess what it is doing,” said Chief Justice Asif Saeed Khosa, who is heading a three-member apex court bench comprising Justices Mazhar Alam Khan Miankhel and Syed Mansoor Ali Shah. PTI > !"#$%#&'(
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Also, community why we need to coopt them in our Bhuli Bhatrayi Ka Mahal, Bawana gatherings are one thing and context and rebuild them with our Zail, and Bade Lao Ka Gumbad — social meetings quite the other. own histories, add our own sub- and thrown them open for cultur- One can organise festivals at texts, drawing from lived experi- al events like mushairas, qawwalis, such places related to the era the O= 0 ? " 0 ences of the past. One way of shayari, exhibitions, artwalks, place belongs to. Currently, such doing that is to open these as theatre, classical dance and music places are only restricted to venues of public engagement. nights, and dastangoi sessions. mushairas, shayaris and so on... 044 " World over examples abound. Sahitya Kala Parishad, Shriram because such events can take The Musee Picasso, which has Bharatiya Kala Kendra and many place against such backdrops. 4,251 works of the painter, is other cultural academies have Since a number of monuments in @0 " 0 housed in five adjoining medieval been roped in to host the events. Delhi are tombs or places of wor- " " palaces in Barcelona’s La Ribera Another such example is also ship, constructed by several gen- 0 $ neighbourhood, in the Old City. of the Kathakar Storytelling erations of rulers, something The World Heritage Site of Qal’at- Festival, which was held at the like contemporary dances or 0 % al-Bahrain hosts archaeology recently-revived Sunder Nursery. modern music cannot be held "0 @ " % walkathons every once in a while Shaguna Gahilote, co-director of against such backdrops. It would- " " 044 to enable people to learn about its the festival, tells us the reason for n’t immerse in the aura of the architecture, maybe imbibe choosing this particular venue. place.” ? $ A B lessons or reinterpret them com- She says, “While working with the An official from SAD had " A pletely. The Hellenic Ministry of UNESCO, we talked about how also earlier said, “The theme of " " Culture and Sports Ephorate of monuments need to be opened even though there have been aspect of the overall development, an event will be chosen on the Antiquities of Eastern Attica, for public gatherings. Since the several events taking place around he adds. basis of location of the structure. $ 7 % " Greece, conducts guided tours festival was about storytelling, we such monuments in the city, it is Mehrauli Archaeological For instance, Bawana Zail, once " " % and folk performances at the didn’t want it to be in a closed still a long way to go. He adds, Park, Hauz Khas Village, Zafar the revenue office of the erstwhile " 0 archaeological site of Ramnous in space. We wanted it to be in the “Not many programmes in the Mahal in Mehrauli village, British rule, will host rural folk @% @ B Attica. The Agora of Athens is open, especially if possible, under premises of historical buildings Tughlaqabad Fort, Lodi Garden programmes, which will facilitate another archaeological site, which a tree, because the storytelling tra- have been organised since taking and Mirza Ghalib ki Haveli are community engagement.” " "0 @ after many destruction and dition had begun from that very permissions is a tedious job. also being opened up in fits and When we discuss about how $ " $ " rebuilding cycles, has now been place. And then, we felt, why not Jahan-e-Khusrau festival, a pro- starts. Opening up more such heritage can be saved in the face " " 04" "A exposed to important functions Sunder Nursery? But yes, the gramme conducted by Muzaffar spaces has a critical role in mak- of rampant urbanisation, and events ranging from the maintenance and cleanliness Ali at the Humayun’s Tomb has and traditions. Asif, therefore, ing the society “resilient to social Shaguna feels that community " BP L(" & " Archaic to Greco-Roman and should be kept in mind and no now stopped. And the reasons are calls for a codified policy. prejudice” and strengthening the ownership of such sites is the Byzantine times. The Leeds Castle damage should be done to the still unknown. Being a part of the “Opening these historic buildings relationships beyond socio-eco- first step. “In the West, many #!H in England hosts various activities property if the space is being tourism industry, I have realised for the community needs a well- nomic differences. Explains Asif, parks and heritage sites have throughout the year like the made available.” that organising heritage tours crafted policy. It could be a won- “The lack of multi-purpose util- already been opened for public !" Christmas Market, Annual Leeds Filmmaker and storyteller isn’t sufficient. We need to get der for the next generation.” One ity leads to ignorance among the use. It not only revives the value Music Concert, and the Carnival Imtiaz Ali had also said at the fes- traction, especially during the of the best examples, he points masses. Which is why historic of that building but also gives the ) of History. tival that since the Sunder evenings that will generate good out, is of the revival of the places are least important for citizens a sense of ownership. *! Delhi, too, is quietly making Nursery was a place to share and revenue.” Nizamuddin Basti and Humayun’s people. So, far, we have had cul- Cities are quickly transforming #!! this transition as a city with a liv- create stories, “the theme of sto- Indeed, preserving the mon- Tomb, where people of the com- tural programmes in such spaces. so how can we conserve the tra- !# ing heritage. The Drishyakala rytelling is adding to the place’s uments merely for their architec- munity were engaged with the However, we have not devised ditional structures, monuments
artwalks by DAG at the Red Fort, vibe.” tural and historic value and turn- conservation project closely and any policy around their commer- and buildings and save them a three-floor exhibition that Art and heritage expert Asif ing them into selfie spots for were also provided with appropri- cial use for events that would from encroachment? It’s time to housed 450 artworks that repre- Ali, who has closely worked on tourists would only represent ate and dignified employment likely generate employment, make these spaces available for %! , sent the 16th century Indian his- the restoration of the Nizamuddin heritage as a thing of the past. To opportunities. Inclusion of the awareness and substantial rev- the common public and arts to ! / 35 3448 tory; the Delhi International Arts Basti and Humayun’s Tomb as a keep it alive, it should be made people from the neighbourhood enue for the government as well.” flourish more than just O Festival at the Purana Qila; clas- community project, says that inclusive in the evolving culture is the next and most critical However, Atul Dev, con- museums,” she adds.
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he Sri Lanka Convention TBureau (SLCB) organised a MICE promotion in Mumbai and Pune in collab- oration with Sri Lanka Consulate General. Several MICE professionals attended the event as well as interact- ed with the SLCB team that consists of 15 companies from Sri Lanka. The meet aimed to understand the unique offer- ings for Indian travellers in Sri Lanka. In 2018, there have been 63,733 MICE arrivals in Sri Lanka as compared to 57,694 in 2017 and 53,510 in 2016. The year, 2018 saw a rapid * ( ' $ '& & , increase with approximately 4,24,887 Indian tourists visit- '(( $ ' , $ '( ing Sri Lanka, as compared to 3,84,628 arrivals in 2017 and he advent of winter signals the a fashion show showcasing tribal prod- 3,56,729 in 2016. beginning of fests and trade fairs ucts from different states and cultural The country is a top- Tin the city. At every corner you performance by Sadhna. notch tourist destination and can see people making a beeline to var- Eminent fashion personalities were is known as ‘Wonder of Asia’ ious events. An important one in the the guests on day 8. AWWA President for its long-preserved culture cultural calendar of the city is Aadi Madhulika Rawat and other eminent and heritage. Witnessing the with its details has been print- Sri Lanka make it easy for Mahotsav with the theme — A fashion personalities were the chief growth and potential from ed. tourism to flourish in the Celebration of the Spirit of Tribal Crafts, guests on Day 9 of the festival. India, SLCB has taken a step - A number of wedding country. Culture and Commerce. The festival fea- There was a mesmerising perfor- forward in consolidating their planners are being facilitated Adding to this Malkanthi tured exhibition-cum-sale of tribal mance by sufi singer Manak Ali on Day presence in the Indian market. to visit Sri Lanka to make Welikala, manager market- handicrafts, art, paintings, fabric, jew- 10 which also saw a visit by the The following initiatives were them aware of how the coun- ing, SLCB, says, “We have ellery and much more through 150 Chhattisgarh governor. taken by Sri Lanka to attract try could be a great location been extending our presence stalls. It was inaugurated by Home The tribal textiles manufactured by MICE travelers from India: for those looking to tie the and commitment to the Minister Amit Shah. master tribal craftsmen from Jammu & - Lotus Tower or the State knot. Indian markets like Mumbai As the name suggests, it is the ‘aadi’ Kashmir in the North to Tamil Nadu in of the Art tower has been - Initiatives have been and Pune. With an extensive factor that is important about this fes- the South and from Gujarat in the West made operational. It is the taken to ensure minimum direct airline connectivity of tival. The adivasi way of life is guided to Nagaland/Sikkim in the East has tallest tower in South East hotel rates to facilitate more 121 flights per week from 11 by primal truths and a natural simplic- been attracting the attention of all the Asia and houses a conference MICE visitors. airports in India to Sri Lanka ity. The greatness of the tribes is that visitors. Traditional tribal jewellery facility for 1,000 people. - Simplifying of the visa and further, Sri Lanka they have managed to retain their and the mainstream designers. The idea Krishna, IAS, MD, TRIFED, visited and items made of bamboo are the - Strengthening coopera- on arrival procedure for becomes an easily accessible skills. This quality gives their art and is to expand the product range and stalls on the second day. other items which have found favour tion with large tour operators Indian travellers. destination for MICE from craft a timeless appeal. designs. There was a cultural performance with the buyers. Tribal handicrafts are such as Thomas Cook, SOTC, Chamari Rodrigo, Consul India. The network has been The tribes of India have a wide The Government has formed the by Padma Shri awardee Malini Awasthi being sold through 100 stalls by tribal Travel & Tours, and FCM, General, Consulate General of complemented by SpiceJet, range of handicrafts — handwoven cot- Tribal Cooperative Marketing on third day of the festival and Qawwali artisans. which have large network of Sri Lanka, Mumbai, who was Indigo, Air India and Vistara. ton, wool and silk fabrics, woodcrafts, Development Federation of India by Chanchal Bharti and her group on The mahotsav, which is on till corporate working with them. present and leading the events, We not only want to encour- metal craft, terracotta, bead-work, (TRIFED) which has embraced e-com- the fourth day. November 30, is an effort to take trib- - The Ramayana trail, in stated, “Sri Lanka has been age Indian travellers to holi- masks and other objects. They also pro- merce and digital platforms in pursuit Classic flautist Pandit Hariprasad al commerce to the next level of digi- which the most popular sites gaining immense popularity day in Sri Lanka but also duce vivid paintings. It is therefore of the aim. Chaurasia performed on the fifth day. tal and electronic transactions. Apart in Sri Lanka linked to the in India and has experienced develop a stronger cultural important that their natural skills must Om Birla, Speaker of Lok Sabha was Hema Malini, MP was the chief guest from the exotic handicrafts the festival ancient Hindu epic a consistent growth over the bond and cooperation be channeled to augment their income the chief guest on Day 2 of the festival. on Day 6 of the festival. is also showcasing the electronic and Ramayana, have been devel- period.” She further added between the two nations, sources. So the government promotes He along with Arjun Munda, Union Indian Hockey team was the chief digital skills of the tribals as a special oped with proper infrastruc- that the cultural and regional which makes Indian visitors interaction between the tribal artisans Minister for Tribal Affairs and Pravir guest on Day 7 of the festival. There was attraction. ture facilities and a brochure similarities between India and feel at home in Sri Lanka.” 3? ("# ) ( /)" !%%- " . " @ : " L & ) P : % 5 ; - " A" - ) : " ) =-):") > ; ) & 1 A) # - ) & % & " 6 % 1 ; A
nder the initiative of CSR, screening were distributed to UNFL undertook project women. To inculcate better on detection of cervical cancer hygiene practice, the organisa- among women in Noida. The tion also distributed free one camps were organised in year supply of sanitary napkins. Khoda, Mamura and Sarfabad, The women who need fur- wherein 2,000 women were ther test/treatment are being screened for cervical cancer given suitable guidance. The s part of its ongoing efforts The MoU was signed by fied by them as well. offered to 7,500 students of all detection. The programme project has been executed Ato promote hiring across Amit Aggarwal, CEO, IT-ITeS, Speaking on the partner- four different campuses.” @3 - ) aimed at sensitising women for through Sahbhagita the industry and ensuring there Sector Skills Council (SSC) ship, Amit said, “This is a The partnership also A%*% ( prevention of disease by adopt- International Foundation is a well equipped and indus- NASSCOM and Dr G prominent landmark in the involves direct updates being - 1 ing better sanitation practices. under the expert guidance of try ready workforce, the Viswanathan, Chancellor of journey of NASSCOM’s Sector shared with NASSCOM on - ( A" The test reports of the doctors from AIIMS. National Association of VIT. Skills Council. It builds on new and existing batches reg- (-1A" Software and Services The university has signed our initiative to accelerate the istered on SDMS that are to be A% Companies (NASSCOM) up for 7,500 licenses under skills at the university level. The assessed. NASSCOM will also A announced that it has signed a NASSCOM’s Future Skills plat- common objective we share is generate secured certificates Memorandum of form along with three QP to showcase India as the glob- through their partner, Pitney - - =--> Understanding (MoU) with adoptions. NASSCOM will al hub for talent development Bowes, for successful candi- @7 & 1A the Vellore Institute of ensure timely completion of in emerging technologies as dates who complete the pro- " Technology (VIT), Tamil assessment and its certifications well as globally recognised gramme. It will also work Nadu. The objective of this col- developed by NSDC through process structures. I am confi- towards transforming the high- ( A" laboration is to showcase the the SSC for all candidates of dent that such an initiative will er education system by 1!'+ conduct of assessments and cer- VIT. The university will in contribute to building a future- enabling a robust supply of dig- 1 --: &' tification on Qualification Packs turn avail the qualification ready workforce and benefit the ital talent for the industry and - !/% (QP) and National Occupational pack courseware as guides for technology sector of the coun- country as a whole. Such a col- -- Standards (NOS). The partner- the student handbook and to try.” laboration will form an alliance A" -- ship will portray the employa- develop training modules. The Expressing his delight on that works towards the govern- * + A" bility skills of candidates from faculty would even have access the partnership, Dr ment initiatives to support the VIT and the Licensed Training to the Train-The-Trainer pro- Viswanathan said, “It’s really IT sector and technology work- Provider (LTP) by their adop- gramme provided by SSC great to see that VIT’s skill force of the country. A" 8 # tion of the NOS. NASSCOM and will be certi- development courses will be 5&'1 -- , A here was a Memorandum of TUnderstanding signed between , ' ' ( BIRAC and Punjab to nurture the $ ( biotech ecosystem of the state. There were nine new BIRAC supported prod- ucts launched along with the BIRAC start-ups. The event closed with a special riental Bank of Commerce Ajay Kumar, regional director, Compendium. The event witnessed A unique programme — India address by Gautami Tadimalla, founder, Oas convener for State Level RBI, in his speech, informed academia, innovators, researchers, start- Accelerator Platform for Healthcare Life Again Foundation and closing Bankers’ Committee, NCT of about the latest developments ups, medium and large companies Innovations was also announced by remarks from the partners of Global Bio Delhi, organised the 97th SLBC made by RBI. The other digni- coming together on the same platform United Nation’s Health Innovation India, CII, ABLE, Make in India. Dr meeting. Representatives of all taries also shared their views. to facilitate acceleration of the innova- Exchange (UNHIE), Biotechnology Renu Swarup also thanked the partic- the banks and other organisa- Sukesh Kumar Gupta, GM, tion ecosystem. The Railways and Industry Research Assistance Council ipants, speakers, panelists, partners tions participated. The meeting SLBC-NCT of Delhi, pointed Commerce & Industry Minister Piyush (BIRAC) and Social Alpha. This pro- and organisers for the event. was chaired by Mukesh Kumar out all the agendas in the meet- Goyal launched e-portal of biotech solu- gramme aspires to unlock the poten- It saw 190 exhibitors, 2500+ dele- Jain, MD and CEO, Oriental ing. tions that showcases BIRAC support- tial of the Indian Medical Technologies gates, 25+ countries, 100+ start-ups, Bank of Commerce. The other banking parame- ed commercialised biotech products and Digital Health innovations through 50+ incubators, 60+ research institutes, On the occasion of ters such as Priority sector and technologies. successful adoption of 100 Indian son BIRAC among others. The session the second edition of the BIRAC — TiE 800+ business meetings scheduling and Constitution Day, the house advances, Agriculture advances, The Bio Angels Network innovations in the next five years. saw the announcement of several DBT Women in Entrepreneurial research representation from nine states. took a pledge. Mukesh, MSME advances, Export, (BioAngels) was launched by Secretary The Global Bio-India award cere- and BIRAC awards such as the DBT awards (WInER). The event showcased India’s poten- addressed the house and shared Housing, Education were dis- DBT Dr Renu Swarup, which would mony was held on Day 2, and was Biotech Product Process Development Global Bio India was also an tial in the biotech sector within the performance of all the banks cussed and reviewed. The meet- bring together 50+ angel investors, graced by Piyush Goyal. Other digni- and Commercialisation Awards, the opportunity for industry, companies, country and to the world. It also chart- under various parameters and ing was very informative and HNIs, early-stage VCs, 10 taries included Dr Vinod Paul, mem- BIRAC Innovator Awards, the BIRAC and institutions, departments and indi- ed out an actionable roadmap to government sponsored banks were guided for better corporate/family officers leading to 150 ber health, NITI Aayog, Dr Renu National Award for Indigenous viduals to connect with each other at leapfrog the industry into the next schemes in financial inclusion. growth of government schemes. investments in three years in biotech Swarup, secretary DBT and chairper- Commercialisation, and the winners of the event through bio-partnering. phase. !"#$%#&'( >, 87R% 425 %
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City and Real Madrid also made it to majority of a pulsating contest “It was a great perfor- the last 16. matches to come. We can look to the but the target was to qualify and we at the Santiago Bernabeu and mance,” said Zinedine Zidane. However, it looked like it might not Bayern Munich game with different have done it,” Guardiola said. looked to have sewn up an “The players are not happy be Tottenham’s night as they went 2-0 eyes,” Mourinho told BT Sport. City will finish top of the group impressive victory when with the result but you have to down inside 19 minutes in north Tottenham will finish second in while Shakhtar will join them by win- Karim Benzema scored his be happy with what we have London with a Youssef El Arabi strike Group B behind their final-day oppo- ning their final game against second goal in the 79th done for 80 minutes. I’d take followed by a Ruben Semedo tap-in for nents Bayern, who made it five wins Atalanta. minute. that performance all day long.” Olympiakos. from five in Europe this season as The Italians are still in con- But PSG pulled off an Mourinho, though, had been Lewandowski’s quadruple helped them tention to qualify after beating unlikely turnaround as RELIEF FOR REAL unbeaten in his first home game in to a 6-0 win at Red Star Belgrade. Dinamo Zagreb 2-0 thanks to Mbappe capitalised on a Eden Hazard’s ankle injury charge of each of the seven previous Lewandowski scored four goals in Luis Muriel’s penalty and a crack- defensive mix-up to pull is not as serious as first feared, clubs he had coached, including in each the space of 16 second-half minutes, the ing Alejandro ‘Papu’ one back in the 81st with Real Madrid confirming of his two spells at Chelsea. first of them a penalty, in between goals Gomez goal. minute before Pablo on Wednesday he only suf- Dele Alli pulled one back for Spurs by Leon Goretzka and Corentin Tolisso. Atalanta remain bot- Sarabia, once of Real, fered “bruising” during draw just before the interval, and Lucas Lewandowski has scored four times tom of the group but can still go drove into the top corner against Paris Saint-Germain. Moura set up Harry Kane to equalise in a Champions League game once through if they win their final game, second later. He is expected to return five minutes after the break. before, for Borussia Dortmund against provided Dinamo do not beat City. “Real were better for long within two weeks, meaning he Real Madrid in 2013. He now has 27 Meanwhile, Paulo Dybala over- periods,” said PSG coach should be fit for the first KANE SCORES BRACE goals for Bayern this season. shadowed Cristiano Ronaldo by scor- Thomas Tuchel. “We were Clasico of the season against A thumping Serge Aurier strike “I am just as happy when I don’t ing a superb free-kick to give Juventus lucky but that’s not a crime.” Barcelona at Camp Nou on completed the turnaround on 73 min- score and we win,” the Polish striker a 1-0 home win over Atletico Madrid. Gareth Bale, who came on December 18. utes before Kane headed in Christian told German Sky. & : That result confirmed Juventus as as a substitute to a mixed “After the tests performed Eriksen’s free-kick to become, on his #-: &% *E" Group D winners, and left second- reception from the home fans, on our player Eden Hazard by 24th appearance, the quickest player to SUBDUED CITY placed Atletico one point ahead of almost won it in injury-time the Real Madrid medical ser- 20 goals in Champions League histo- Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City sion, Ilkay Gundogan got a 56th- Bayer Leverkusen. They won 2-0 at when his bending free-kick vices he has been diagnosed ry. got the point they needed to progress minute opener, but Manor Solomon Lokomotiv Moscow thanks to Rifat struck the post. with bruising in his right leg,” “The boys gave everything, the feel- from Group C, drawing 1-1 with levelled for the Ukrainians. 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Not so long ago, Pant was India’s “The All-India Senior Selection number one wicketkeeper batsman Committee has named Sanju in all three formats but has endured Samson as Dhawan’s replacement an erratic run of form for some time for the T20I series,” it added. now. The T20 series against the West With Wriddhiman Saha back in Indies gets underway on December the team, he has now lost his place 6 in Hyderabad. The other two in the Test eleven and his place in matches will be played in the limited-overs format has also Thiruvananthapuram (December ( % *--) been questioned for lack of runs and 8) and Mumbai (December 11). his poor work with the gloves. The 33-year-old Dhawan is #; #(( However, the team manage- expected to be fit for the one-day- ment and selectors continue to back / + & ers against the Caribbean team but aid low by yet another injury, him. Rohit Sharma even urged his ) P 6 % is under tremendous pressure due LIndian wicketkeeper-batsman critics to leave him alone and let him ) " *P ") to his patchy recent form. The Wriddhiman Saha on play with freedom while the leg- three-match ODI series against the Wednesday sought to play down endary Sunil Gavaskar says pressure 2016, said Pant should never try to West Indies starts on December 15 the latest setback and said he is bound to be there when one is fill Dhoni’s big boots. in Chennai. expects to recover in a month’s playing for India. “Rishabh should also realise time. “I agree with the both the ver- that he has his own identity and he TEAM IS PRIORITY Speaking after undergoing a sions of Rohit and Sunny sir. should never compare himself with While the likes of Rahul Dravid surgery in Mumbai to fix a frac- Rishabh is going through a bit of MSD which I feel is working on his and Gautam Gambhir have time %'% ) P "23) * !E$ ture on the ring finger of his right rough period. He needs a couple of mind. MSD has built his career and and again praised the talent he pos- hand, Saha said, “It’s like a nor- good knocks that can bring him image playing for over a decade and sesses, critics have often said that knocks and seeing his team finish as possible and when I get the which makes those calls. mal fracture. It should not take back to his best. I had a discussion half. His confidence stems from his consistency is an issue with Sanju on top than personal glory. opportunity I look to score big. If I “I have been keeping wickets in more than five weeks to recov- with the team management on this stellar performances both at domes- Samson. And with head coach Ravi “I have never thought of that get five innings, I want to score big white-ball cricket for Kerala for the er. I will take some rest at home and they said that they are serious- tic and International levels. Shastri making it clear that the spot (consistency) as an issue. What I in one or two innings and win last five or six years and have also and then the rehab process (at ly working on him to bring him back “Suddenly when one starts com- of a batsman who can keep is still have understood is that I am a bit matches for my team. Consistency kept in the Ranji Trophy format. I the National Cricket Academy) to his best,” Prasad, who is nearing paring himself with that legend, then open for the World T20 in Australia different type of a player where I just in my innings won’t win matches for keep that as an open thing. will follow.” the end of his term, said. subconsciously you are putting next year, the question on everyone’s feel that I should go and dominate my team. It is more important to Whatever my team requires, I do it Saha has enough time to be “With regard to the point raised enormous pressure on yourself. mind is if Samson can be the the bowlers. So, when I have a style play an outstanding innings to win accordingly. In the IPL, whenever fit for India’s next Test assign- regarding pressure, Rishabh should Personally I feel Rishabh is an answer. and I am looking to dominate the my team games. I go behind that my team wanted me to keep I did. ment — two Tests in New definitely realise that pressure is part unbelievable talent and he should After replacing injured Dhawan, bowlers, it can happen…if I go kind of idea,” he explained. But they at time felt I could con- Zealand beginning February 21 of this game at this level and the one believe and back his abilities and Sanju said that while he is open to behind consistency, I will lose my Coming to the next most tribute more on the field, so I did and has flown to his hometown who comes out of this pressure is a instincts rather than stepping into keeping wickets, consistency isn’t style of batting. I don’t want to important aspect — keeping wick- that. I prepare for myself both as a Siliguri for the time being. true champion. He has live examples someone else’s shoes,” added the 44- something that he loses sleep over. change my style of playing to bring ets. Samson says that he has never keeper and fielder because you The 35-year-old sustained in front of him in Virat and Rohit.” year-old former India wicketkeep- For the 25-year-old, it is more in consistency. shied away from the responsibility never know what the team is look- the injury during the historic Prasad, who was appointed as er-batsman who played six Tests and about playing match-winning “I like to keep things as simple and it is the team management ing at,” he pointed. Day/Night Test Test. the selection committee chief in 17 ODIs. % % (, '$ & % *=4 $
2 " $( was shattered. through the Jharkhand bat- For Tamil Nadu, the Spotlight was firmly on So, from Group A, ting lineup, as they bundled chase began on a horrendous wicket-keeper Rishabh Pant -#/;& ashington Sundar and Haryana and Rajasthan have them out for just 85, which note and they were also strug- (30 off 27 balls), who again WM Siddharth spun a made it to the semis. Tamil Nadu later chased gling at 35-2 as Jharkhand failed to convert his start op Indian shuttlers Kidambi Srikanth, B Sai web around Jharkhand as Rajasthan, on a better down in 13.5 overs. grabbed the wicket of while Delhi were chasing TPraneeth and H S Prannoy advanced to the Tamil Nadu registered an net run rate, made it to the last Jharkhand skipper Shahrukh Khan (24 off 28 134-run target. second round of the men’s singles event in the eight-wicket win in their last four, pipping Maharashtra as Saurabh Tiwary's decision to balls). Although Delhi’s mid- Syed Modi International Badminton tournament Super League match of the the two had same points after bat first was proven wrong by However, Sundar (38 not dle-order collapsed, Lalit here on Wednesday. Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy four games. Sundar and Siddharth's magic out off 22 balls), promoted up Yadav (30) and Varun Sood Third seed Srikanth beat Russia’s Vladimir T20 tournament here on Tamil Nadu and with the ball. the order, took the game (24 not out) raised hopes of Malkov in straight games to set up a second- Wednesday. Karnataka have made it to the Tiwary (24 off 27 balls) away from Jharkhand with his their win. However, eventu- round clash with fellow Indian Parupalli Kashyap. However, domestic giants last four from Group B. and wicket-keeper Sumit whirlwind knock. ally they fell short by two Srikanth won 21-12, 21-11 in his 36-minute Mumbai, despite its 22-run The semi-finals of the Kumar (19 off 25 balls) He smashed three tower- runs. opening round clash, while Kashyap got a win in the last Super League national T20 championship showed some spine even as ing sixes and stitched a In another game, walkover from Frenchman Lucas Corvee. game, failed to make it to the will be played tomorrow. the rest of the Jharkhand match- winning unbroken Maharashtra also recorded a Later in the day, fourth seed Sai Praneeth semi-finals as it needed to While Tamil Nadu will batsmen faltered in the cru- 51-run stand with skipper narrow two-run win over defeated Malaysia’s Iskandar Zulkarnain 21-16, restrict Punjab below 150 take on Rajasthan, Karnataka cial game. Karthik (13 not out) to steer Haryana. 22-20 in a 47-minute contest to set up a clash after scoring a massive 243/3 will clash with Haryana. Jharkhand were reeling at the side to victory. Defending the 168-run against Kunlavut Vitidsarn of Thailand. in 20 overs. Earlier in the day, Tamil 29-3 and their innings never In the second game of the target, Maharashtra bowlers Prannoy, unseeded here, got the better of Punjab managed to score Nadu left-arm spinner quite gathered steam, as Tamil day, Rajasthan eked out a two- also held their nerves to Chinese shuttler Li Shi Feng in a tough three- P%)%" " P 221/6 in pursuit of 244 as Siddharth (4-18) and off- Nadu picked up wickets at run win against Delhi as their record a win in the match game contest 18-21, 22-20, 21-13. He will face ( % ) !E$ Mumbai’s dream to qualify spinner Sundar (3-10) ran regular intervals. bowlers held their nerves. that went down the wire. eight seed Wang Tzu Wei of Chinese Taipei next. Among other Indians, 18-year-old Lakshya Sen also got a walkover after another French shut- tler Thomas Rouxel withdrew from the compe- P 8E8, " $4" $ >98 tition. Sourabh Verma and Ajay Jayram also entered the second round of the men’s singles with con- ed cautiously with the pair of Ibrahim trasting victories over their rivals. Zadran (17) and Javed Ahmadi (39) While Sourabh eased past Canada’s Xiaodong stitching 28 runs off 12.2 overs. Sheng 21-11, 21-16, Jayram stunned fifth seed Cornwall gave West Indies the break- compatriot Sameer Verma 15-21, 21-18, 21-13. through by removing Zadran. Sourabh will next play qualifier Alap Mishra, Afghanistan lost two more wick- while Jayram will be up against China’s Zhao Jun ets before lunch to be placed at 90 for Peng. three in 30.4 overs. Siril Verma too made the men’s singles sec- Thereafter, it was all a Cornwall ond round after getting the better of Chinese show as the off-spinner wreaked 0 % / %!) E" Taipei’s Huang Ping-Hsien 12-21, 21-15, 21-3. havoc by picking up the wickets of In the women,s competition, young Rahmat Shah (4), Asghar Afghan (4), Assamese shuttler Ashmita Chaliha advanced to Nasir Jamal (2) and Afsar Zazai (32) ! .0 the second round after beating compatriot to reduce Afghanistan to 165 for eight Vrushali Gummadi 21-16, 21-16 in a 32-minute at tea. contest. She will next play against Kim Hyo Min West Indies skipper Jason Holder of Korea. (2/22) also contributed two wickets Among other Indian women shuttlers, with his medium pace by removing " Abhishek Verma and Rituparna Das and Tanvi Lad also made it to the his counterpart Rashid Khan (1) and Jyothi Surekha Vennam claimed next round where they will face each other. & - 7 " ( E" Amit Hamza (34) before Cornwall put the top honours in compound While Rituparna beat Hong Kong’s Yip Pui an end to the Afghanistan innings by mixed pair event to fetch India’s Yin 21-19, 21-19, Tanvi had to sweat it out to -#/;& Cornwall (7/75) spun a web dismissing Yamin Ahmadzai (18). lone Gold at the 21st Asian come out winners 21-18, 17-21, 21-16 over around the Afghanistan batsmen on In reply, West Indies lost opener Archery Championships, which Russia’s Natalia Perminova. urly off-spinner Rahkeem a turning track to shoot them out in Kraigg Braithwaite (11) and Shai ended here on Wednesday with Olympic champion Carolina Marin of Spain, BCornwall picked up a career-best 68.3 overs after West Indies won the Hope (7) early before John Campbell the country picking up seven seeded fourth, defeated Bulgaria’s Linda Zetchiri seven-wicket haul to help West Indies toss and opted to field. (30 not out) and Shamarh Brooks (19 $ ) %1 ( medals in all. 21-16, 21-11 to set up a bowl out Afghanistan for a paltry 187 At stumps, West Indies were 68 not out) steadied the ship. 233@( "23 Verma and Vennam won the clash against Korea’s Sim and give his side the upper hand on for two in 22 overs, still trailing Left-arm spinner Amir Hamza 2377( - A" mixed pair Gold by overwhelm- Yu Jin. the opening day of the lone Test here Afghanistan by 119 runs. (1/25) and Rashid (1/24) shared the M/ N ing their Chinese Taipei oppo- However, it was cur- on Wednesday. Sent into bat, Afghanistan start- honours for Afghanistan. ) 2377( - ") nents Yi-Hsuan Chen and Chieh- tains for second seed Luh Chen 158-151. India ended Satwiksairaj Rankireddy with one Gold, two Silver and four and Chirag Shetty as Bronze medals. they lost 12-21, 21-23 to 2 $ 343<! H7&- Earlier in the day, Verma China’s combination Di endured some disappointment, Zi Jian and Wang Chang. missing the compound team Gold In women’s doubles, # : The 2023 Men’s (FIH) earlier this month. Bhubaneswar and Rourkela. Are nent support to hockey over the medal by just one point when the eight seeds Ashwini Hockey World Cup will be held in The tournament will be held you happy. I am happy,” he said, years,” he said. side lost to Korea 232-233 to set- Ponnappa and N Sikki Bhubaneswar and Rourkela, from January 13 to 29. while addressing the crowd at the “This really is remarkable and tle for a Silver. Reddy entered the sec- Odisha Chief Minister Naveen “Odisha has always been the Kalinga Stadium in a brief ceremo- contributes to grow our sport not “The conditions were windy ond round after beating Patnaik announced on cradle of hockey, and with the suc- ny. only in India but in the world also.” and this was the last chance for us Hong Kong pair of NG Wednesday. cessful organising of the Odisha The event was also attended by FIH CEO Thierry Weil added: to win a Gold and we were suc- Tsz Yau and Yuen Sin The announcement was made Hockey Men’s World Cup International Hockey Federation “We are glad to come back to cessful. It’s a good sign for the Ying 21-13, 16-21, 21-19. to mark the one-year anniversary Bhubaneswar 2018, we showcased (FIH) and Indian Olympic Odisha where everyone, from the whole team,” Verma said. The Indian duo will of the start of 2018 Men’s Hockey a very different side of our state,” Association president Narinder fans to the teams and the officials, Defending their title in the next play World Cup which too was hosted Patnaik said. Batra, who extended his gratitude had such a great experience a year compound women’s team event, against the by Bhubaneswar. “We have always had a very to Chief Minister and the hock- ago. Jyothi, Muskan Kirar and Priya English India will host the Men’s passionate crowd which supports ey loving fans of the state. Bhubaneswar’s Kalinga Gurjar also lost the battle to pair of Hockey World Cup for the second the sport of hockey, and with the “On behalf of FIH, I would Stadium will host the game’s show- Korea, going down 215-231 in a Chloe Birch consecutive time after the country presence of world-class, top-of- like to extend our sincerest thanks piece tournament for the second one-sided affair. and Lauren was picked to stage the game’s the-line facilities I would like to $)6 )- * to the Government of Odisha consecutive time after successful- But Verma and Jyothi Smith in showpiece event in 2023 by the announce that the 2023 Hockey - and Hon’ble Chief Minister in par- ly conducting the event in 2018, returned strongly in the com- 2nd round. International Hockey Federation World Cup will again be held in 2328 $)6 P(- ticular for their great and perma- which was won by Belgium. PTI pound mixed pair final. PTI