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he counting of votes for the TLok Sabha polls would be Q held on Thursday in the shad- ow of a raging controversy over security of the Electronic their franchise to elect 542 counting the slips at the end. Voting Machines (EVMs) and members of the Lok Sabha The poll body is also learnt " R charges that they were being from 8,049 contestants. to have decided to count postal rigged. The Election Election Commission offi- ballots simultaneously with with the EC, they cited rule Commission has rejected the cials said the counting of votes electronic voting machine 56(B). But the rule 56(D) says demand by 22 political parties will begin at 8 am on Thursday count due to the “sheer size” of ours after the Election for mandatory sample check of that voter verifiable paper audit and results are expected only by the ballots received this time HCommission (EC) on the VVPAT slips. Rule 56(B) trail (VVPAT) slips be matched late evening. from service voters. The count- Wednesday rejected demand and 56(D) are complete dif- with EVM data before count- For the first time in Lok ing will involve the matching of 22 Opposition parties for ferent things,” he said. ing of votes. Sabha polls, the EC will tally of VVPAT slips in five polling VVPAT slips’ check before the Reacting to the EC deci- The grueling and bitterly vote count on EVMs with voter booths picked at random for counting, the Opposition par- sion, CPI(M) general secretary fought seven-phase polls that verified paper audit trail slips each Assembly segment at the ties hit back saying the poll Sitaram Yechury tweeted, began on April 11 concluded in five polling stations in each end of counting. As per pro- panel has lost its credibility and “This goes against the spirit of on May 19. Barring Jammu & Assembly segment of a parlia- cedure, postal ballots so far dubbed the electronic voting the Supreme Court Order on Kashmir and West Bengal, vot- mentary constituency. were the first to be counted. machines (EVMs) as “Election VVPATs delivered before ing has been largely peaceful. It will effectively mean that As per EC, the exercise of Victory Machines”. polling began. If the process Security has been tightened out of nearly 10.3 lakh polling counting postal ballots manu- ! Congress spokesperson has been so long drawn for the across all the polling stations in stations, the EVM-VVPAT ally will itself take a couple of Abhishek Manu Singhvi said sake of integrity of the elec- the county with the Home matching will take place in hours at least as the number of the EC has rejected their toral process, why is (the) EC Ministry directing extra-secu- 20,600 such stations. In case of service voters stands at 18 request to check the VVPAT not adhering to the basic prin- rity around sensitive con- a mismatch, the results based lakh and these include per- slips, “which we came to know ciple of testing the sample stituencies. on paper slip count will be con- sonnel of the armed forces, through the media” reports. first?” Most of the exit polls have sidered as final. Central police force personnel polls, which have predicted a like Upendra Kushwaha that “The interesting thing is we TDP general secretary predicted that the BJP-led Meanwhile, a day after 22 and State police personnel comfortable victory for the people can take up arms and have not received any formal Nara Lokesh tweeted, “A gen- National Democratic Alliance Opposition parties claimed who are posted outside their JP president Amit Shah on BJP-led NDA. “How can you resort to violence, he said such orders yet,” he said, adding ear- uine and fair demand for (NDA) is on course to retain they don’t trust EVMs and constituencies. Diplomats and BThursday accused the question EVMs credibility on comments have no place in lier the poll panel had declined transparency is chucked out power for a second term, rid- demanded VVPAT slips be support staff posted in Indian Opposition parties of “disre- the basis of exit polls,” he asked democracy and questioned 15-20 requests of the party the window without a reason. ing on Prime Minister matched with EVM data before embassies abroad are also specting” people’s mandate by in his tweet. them for challenging democ- without giving any reason. He A dark day for Indian democ- Narendra Modi’s charisma like counting, the three-member counted as service voters. Out questioning the credibility of He also termed as uncon- racy. said the EC means “Eradicated racy!... By ignoring the gen- the way he did in 2014. EC on Wednesday rejected of the 18 lakh registered vot- EVMs and “tarnishing” Indian stitutional the demand of 22 The Opposition in Bihar Credibility” and EVMs have uine demand of the majority However, the Opposition their demands saying there ers, 16.49 lakh have sent their democracy in the face of its Opposition parties that the on Tuesday had alleged that become “Electronic Victory of partiesto, the EC has shown parties have trashed results of will not be any change in postal ballots to their respec- “likely defeat” in the Lok Sabha Election Commission change attempts were being made to Machines” for BJP. once again whose side it wants the exit polls, claiming that the counting procedures. tive returning officers as on elections. its counting protocol and manipulate the Lok Sabha poll The Congress Rajya Sabha to take.” BJP will suffer severe drubbing The EC had made it clear May 17. Suspecting Opposition’s count VVPAT slips first, say- results in favour of the NDA, MP said the EC, for “confi- AAP leader and Delhi due to rising unemployment, to the parties on Tuesday that Earlier, the Supreme Court motives in raising doubts about ing any decision in this regard and warned that “blood may dence building”, should have Deputy Chief Minister Manish farm distress and slowdown in the old protocol would con- had rejected Opposition’s EVMs, Shah said they started is not possible without an all- spill on the streets”. accepted the request of 22 Sisodia tweeted if all the argu- the economy. tinue. The top officials of EC demand for at least 50 per cent protesting against EVMs only party consensus. Opposition to EVMs Opposition parties that “rep- ments of EC were accepted in Around 67 per cent of the also met on Wednesday and VVPAT verification saying it is after the sixth phase of polling Referring to the statements amounts to disrespecting peo- resent 75 per cent of the pop- past also, then no reform in elec- nearly 90 crore voters exercised decided to continue with “not inclined to interfere”. and intensified it after exit of some Opposition leaders ple’s mandate, Shah said. ulation”. “During our talks tion process was needed. $ % &'( " $ % & % $
sued by the BJP, which is try- ing to consolidate its numbers, just in case they require,” said !"#! political sources. A confident Rahul on his he 59,000 crore Rafale $ & part urged party leaders to be Tfighter jets deal, which has “alert in the next 24 hours” and been in the centre of a bitter “be fearless as exit polls are political slugfest between the fake”. “The next 24 hours are Congress and the NDA nfazed by the findings of important. Be alert and vigilant. Government, is back in the Uthe exit polls, the Don’t be afraid. You are fight- news after some unidentified Opposition is continuing with ing for the truth. Don’t be dis- persons made an attempt to its efforts to form a non-BJP heartened by what the fake exit break into the Paris office of front so as to form a polls are propagating. Have Indian Air Force (IAF) project Government in case the NDA faith in yourselves and the management team supervising not keep money or valuables, it multi-role combat aircraft in falls short of the halfway mark Congress. Your hard work will the Rafale project. Espionage is possible that this could be a fly-away condition. Dassault is even marginally. not go in vain, Jai Hindi,” angle is not ruled out. case of espionage to get hold of manufacturing the aircraft as While Congress chief Rahul tweeted. The incident took place on crucial data related to the per the Indian specifications. Rahul Gandhi and party gen- Priyanka too said in a mes- Sunday last and reports indi- Rafale deal. They also said the There are nearly 13 India spe- eral secretary Priyanka Gandhi sage to party workers that they cated that no hard disk or any incident occurred on the cific enhancements and the have asked party workers and should not fall for “rumours” other sensitive documents were Dassault Aviations premises. project management team is its Lok Sabha candidates not to Congress sources said support by if the Congress-led between secular and non-BJP intended to make them drop stolen. The local police regis- Rafale is a nuclear capable stationed in Paris to ensure the believe the “fake and manipu- Naveen Patnaik also received a United Progressive Alliance parties, Naidu has already held their guard ahead of the count- tered a case and is investigat- aircraft and an attempt to get implementation. lated” exit polls, NCP supremo call from Madhya Pradesh (UPA) has the numbers to several rounds of meetings ing of votes. ing about the motive, sources hold of technical specifica- As per the contract, the Sharad Pawar has established Chief Minister Kamal Nath. form a stable Government. criss-crossing the country. On “My dear Congress work- said here on Wednesday. tions of the India-specific air- delivery of the fighter jets will contact with YSR Congress Both Patnaik and Nath are Pawar has already been in Tuesday late night, the Andhra ers, sisters and brothers... Don’t However, the IAF and the craft could seriously compro- begin in 36 months from the leader Jagan Mohan Reddy, Doon School pals. Patnaik so touch with TDP supremo N Pradesh Chief Minister called let rumours and exit polls dis- Defence Ministry here refused mise its operations once the date of inking the contract TRS leader K Chandrasekhara far has maintained equidis- Chandrababu Naidu, West on his Karnataka counterpart, courage you. This is being to comment on the issue. fleet of aircraft is inducted in and the entire fleet will be Rao and BJD chief Naveen tance from the NDA and Bengal Chief Minister Mamata HD Kumaraswamy, and his done just to break your deter- The IAF project team is the IAF, sources said. The inducted in 67 months. The Patnaik in the last 24 hours. Congress-led alliances, but Banerjee, Uttar Pradesh father former PM HD Deve mination. It is very important headed by a Group Captain, Defence Ministry was briefed first lot is expected to reach Sources said Pawar is recently he announced to sup- Mahatgathbandhan leaders Gowda. Karnataka has a that you remain alert amid all aided by three other officers. by the IAF about the incident, India later this year. believed to have convinced port whoever “offers the best Mayawati and Akhilesh Yadav, Congress-JD(S) alliance this. Please continue to keep The office to oversee the Rafale they added. The IAF plans to base the Jagan, KCR and Patnaik to package” for Odisha. besides Congress leaders, Government. vigil outside strongrooms and jet manufacturing is located in India and France had Rafale at Ambala and join the Opposition rank to Sources said Pawar’s mis- including UPA chairperson “Pawar’s role will be crucial counting centres. We are con- Saint Cloud suburb of Paris. signed the Government to Hasimara, and infrastructure is prevent Prime Minister sion has been successful since Sonia Gandhi. in bridging the possible differ- fident that our combined According to reports, since Government deal in September development for the jets is in Narendra Modi from staging a all the three leaders are believed While Pawar was tasked by ences between YSR and TDP or efforts will bear fruit,” Priyanka the administrative office does 2016 to buy 36 Rafale medium full swing. comeback. to have assured him of their Sonia to be the “catalyst” TRS. Jagan is also being pur- said in the audio message. ' % " % ' )*% " Santhal Pargana. The JMM also claims to sweep all seats it is contesting under ( )!&* Mahagathbandhan in the State. The fate of JVM chief to investigate the VVPAT slips on Babulal Marandi, who was polling stations without any the first Chief Minister of the hief Minister Raghubar Das order before the counting begins t a time when excitement State, will also be decided in Con Wednesday attacked the on May 23. In the annoyance of Ais running high among the elections. Despite being an Opposition parties for doubting defeat, the ‘Mahamilawati’ peo- 229 candidates contesting on 14 influential leader Marandi the credentials of the Election ple have again attacked the iden- Lok Sabha constituencies in tasted defeat in both Lok Commission of India and rais- tity of the country. Those who Jharkhand, for three political affect their political career to a Guruji as he is called in the how people devoid of basic Sabha and Assembly elections ing questions on EVM-VVPAT. can ask for proof of surgical stalwarts, who have also great extent. political circles. amenities in the area have in 2014. He said that the Election strike, what can be expected remained Chief Ministers of For the septuagenarian According to BJP the JMM been fleeced by the JMM for He also got a setback when Commission has already reject- from them:” he asked. the State, the election results is JMM president Shibu Soren the chief will taste defeat this time decades and they now got the six out of eight MLAs of his ed the demand for matching Das said that EVM’s resis- set to make or mar their polit- polls battle is very significant as in the hands of its candidate fruits of development in last party changed sides and joined VVPAT slips to EVMs by jolting tance is disrespect to the people's Opposition started raising ques- ical career. The results of the he has remained eight times Sunil Soren. So much so that five years. the BJP calling it a merger of Opposition parties. On the issue mandate of the country. tions on EVMs after polling polls will be declared on MP and Union Minister in the Chief Minister Ragubar Das The party is banking on the JVM into the BJP. of EVM-VVPAT, the Election Frustrated with their possible ended in 6 phases. “This ruckus, Thursday, May 23. UPA government. has publically announced in a the beneficiaries of Central It is therefore, a big chal- Commission has taken a big defeat 22 Opposition parties especially after the exit poll Former CMs Shibu Soren The leader, considered as press conference recently that and State Government lenge for the JVM chief having decision. have been questioning the coun- results, has increased further. The (JMM), Babulal Marandi one of the most popular figures the JMM chief’s defeat this schemes, who they think have just two MLAs in the “On Tuesday, before the try's democratic process and Opposition should understand (JVM) and Arjun Munda (BJP) in the State politics, is also a time is 200 per cent sure. certainly voted for the BJP. Assembly and zero represen- results of the Lok Sabha elections, maligning the image of the that the exit poll is done not on are contesting the elections separate Jharkhand movement The BJP bigwigs say that On the other hand the tation in the Parliament to win 22 parties, including Congress, country and its democracy in the the basis of EVMs but by asking from Dumka, Koderma and champion having a strong pres- party’s development works in JMM feels that it is impossible the election. The party has also SP and TMC, had met with world. There is no logical basis voters questions. How can the Khunti seats respectively. All ence of his party in the Santhal last five years in the region is to defeat Guruji, who they say, fielded Pradeep Yadav from Election Commission officials. for the demands of all these par- questions be raised on the cred- the three candidates are polit- Paragana region. a reason big enough for the BJP is not just a charismatic leader Godda against BJP’s incum- The Opposition had demanded ties, he said. ibility of the EVMs on the basis ical heavyweights of their par- However, the 2019 election to make dent in Santhal poli- but considered next to God bent MP Nishikant Dubey. from the Election Commission The CM said that the of exit polls?” he quipped. ties and their win or defeat may is a tough nut to crack for tics. They cite examples of among tribal communities of Continued on Page 4 !"# +,- #$ 0 10 !2000 8 he law and order situation Tis getting worse in and : -$# around the town and the cops seem to be helpless. In yet ith few hours left for P! " & another incident of organised election counting, con- - 1 crime, four bike-borne crimi- W testants and their supporters $ -1;:--< ,=5= nals looted 1.5 lakh from are fully engrossed in the guess- % owner of a city-based cus- work as to their political for- $ -1;:--< ,==, tomer service centre, Ganday tunes which remain sealed in 10) ?;):< ,==@ by opening fire on the vehicle the EVMs inside strong rooms -1;):< ,==5 % near Ganday market under of Jamshedpur Co-operative -1;):< ,=== same police station area here on : -$# College. $6-1;:--< *AAB Wednesday. “On the basis of the reports istrict administration has One of the victim, Pawan received so far from the con- $6 -1;:--< *AAC Dgeared up for counting of Kumar Ram, sustained bullet stituency, we are confident that ?6-6 ;):< *AA= votes of the Lok Sabha elec- injury in his leg. He was rushed BJP candidate from ?%6 ;:9-< *A,, tions tomorrow, ensuring the to Navjiwan Nurshing Home Jamshedpur Bidyut Baran ) 61)-1): *A,B necessary security arrange- Hospital. Mahto will emerge the winner. ment at the Jamshedpur Co- Ram said that he was Almost all the political analysts operative College which has returning from State bank of of the city have expressed con- been made the counting cen- India after withdrawing 1.5 fidence over his victory. We all ( tre. lakh for payments to anoth- are assured,” said Anil Modi, Keeping sensitivity of the er customer. “When I reached spokesperson, district BJP. ( strong room and counting Ganday market, suddenly two He said that every party !) centre in view, the adminis- persons on two bikes came + ( + ) worker was involved in the tration has handed over the from behind. After getting election campaign and worked ) # place to the Central Reserve down from the bikes, one of #$ + hard to mobilise the voters. M" Police Force (CRPF). the four criminals asked me to ( + #M 2+ Meanwhile, in every nook ( ( )( According to the admin- hand over the bag that con- ( ) + +) # and corner of the city, the dis- istration, counting will be car- tained money. When I cussions are on in full swing + P ( #, ried out in six halls, each hall protested he fished out a pis- / + ) ( over the fate of contestants in )( having 14 tables. The halls will tol,” said Pawan Kumar Ram. + + ) fray for Lok Sabha by election. be in accordance with the six “But still when I resisted, “The only topic we had for -+ assembly areas. As per the another criminal who was + # ( discussion in our office was ( N /+- arrangement, there will be also close to my bike fired a N ,3(+ +# about tomorrow’s counting. about 14 rounds of counting, shot, which hit my leg. People have their own opinion + )# each in the intervals of half-an- Subsequently, they forcibly M4( + but I certainly feel that ! 0 hour time. snatched the bag that con- +) + # Champai Soren is the local -+1 In each of the counting tained 1.5 lakh. Later they () 5( ) ) favourite,” said Amlan hall, government officials will fled from the site,” narrated Chakravarty, an employee of a be present. Beside the gov- Pawan. He said the incident #$#! + N private bank. ernment staff, representatives took place near Ganday mar- ,# Leaders of JMM are also given a tough fight to all the “The reports coming in of political parties representing ket, which was about 10 kilo- confident of Champai's victo- contestants and people have from the remote polling sta- the candidates will be allowed metres away from Giridih 6 2+ ry. Ramesh Hansda, a senior shown faith in the leadership of tions in the Ghatshila sub divi- during the counting. town. )( + +2 functionary of district JMM Shibu Soren, we are confident sion have suggested our posi- Counting of votes will be done Soon after the incident said that people would vote that our candidate will rise in tion is as good as it is in the under the direct observance of Ganday police came into him to power. tomorrow’s counting exercise,” urban area and we are confi- assistant returning officers, action for tracing the culprits Activists of JMM are equal- said Ramdas Soren , a senior dent of keeping the seat in the who will be posted in each of responsible for the armed Giridih Surendra Kumar Jha some clues about the cul- local nursing home in ly excited. “Champai da has leader. BJP fold,” said a BJP leader. the 14 tables. loot. Superintendent of police, said they have already got prits. Ram has been sent to Giridih. ! "$ %$&' ,, ) * * % %$ + ,- "* ! . " $%"&(& )$$ ( %$&-%$ )&% & )&% & ) ) youth was convicted and okaro is all set for counting Aawarded ten years’ rigorous ) + . 8 Bof votes. Arrangements for the local mukhiya and lodged imprisonment (RI) by the dis- counting of votes polled for ( a complaint,” villagers said. trict court Bokaro for sexual Giridih Lok Sabha constituen- + 39-year-old para teacher of The local body members assaults of a girl at Bokaro. cy is complete, said KN Jha Aa private tuition class was swung into action and took the Judge Ranjeet Kumar of Bokaro Deputy Commissioner Bokaro ) beaten up on Wednesday suspect in custody and started district court convicted Ajay cum district electoral officer. ieutenant Colonel Jay morning by local villagers of his beating. “As the news of the Karmakar, a resident of Sector Counting for the election LPrakash has unfurled the Cherwa village in Giridih dis- of the teacher spread, one more 4 at Bokaro Steel City and results will take place Krishi security. No vehicles except flag of his alma matter Sainik trict for sexually assaulting a girl student told her mother the awarded him 10 years’ RI and Bazar centre ITI More Chas on those of election observers and School Tilaiya at the highest minor girl (10) in the morning sexual harassment she had also imposed a fine of 30,000, an average in 19 rounds on that of the District Collector peak of the world Mount when she was alone in the faced from the teacher,” vil- informed SK Jha Advocate dis- Thursday (May 23), he said. will be allowed to the venues, Everest on may 16, 2019. In a classroom. lagers said. trict court Bokaro. Entry of private as well as he said. ( letter written to SST students, Sources said the com- According to reports the Lured to provide her a commercial heavy vehicles, Mobile phones have been teachers and others the plainant’s daughter was a para teacher Dashrath luxurious life, the offender multi-axle vehicles are com- banned from the counting cen- Lieutenant Colonel has stated Standard VII student. “The Vishwkarma was running abducted the girl (a student of pletely banned in the stretch tre and cloak rooms have been that it was a matter of happiness 0 ' 1 ! ! ! girl has been attending the tuition classes for long. Many class 11) on 17 October 2016 between ITI More and arranged to store the phones of five EVMs in every assembly and pride that he was able to teacher’s classes since she was students and their parents and took her to Muzaffarpur Jodhadih More Chas from 5 those entering the counting sta- constituency will be done by a unfurl the school’s flag at the May 16 he reached the peak of in Standard V,” she said. knew him. “We are now prob- (Bihar), where he raped the girl am to till the counting is over, tions. draw of lots in the presence of highest peak of the world for the world. She said the girl used to ing if the teacher had sexually repeatedly. said Jha. Though, alternate The counting of votes political party candidates, said the first time. “The flag stayed with me as attend the classes from 6am to assaulted any other students,” Later, they returned to rout has been finalized in order would begin by 8 am, informed an official. The SST alumnus said that a friend for two years and it wit- 9.30am every day and then go Later we will be organized vil- Bokaro and the girl told her to facilitate and for the conve- DPRO. On 8 April 2019 the the flag had begun its journey in nessed all those hurdles that to her house. Sources said that lage meeting for further his family and they filed an FIR at nience of the traffic, he said. “Counting will be con- Supreme Court of India had August 2017, when he started came in the difficult way. It con- when the girl reached the class- punishment, villagers said. the local police station. Entry to the counting cen- ducted on 120 tables at one go. directed the Election trekking Mount Nun (7135 M) tinued the journey with the on room on Wednesday, she was On 15 May, the court con- tre has been restricted. Officials Overseer, returning officer and Commission to tally the in Ladakh. Later, the flag was those routes that were very dif- alone. M" victed Ali and on Tuesday involved in the counting collectors will be present with VVPAT slips of at least five taken to Dev Tibba (6001 M) in ficult to pass through. It “Taking advantage of the ) awarded 10 years’ RI and 30 process, candidates and their the candidates before the open- EVMs in each Assembly seg- Himachal Pradesh in may-June remained with me during bad girl being alone, the teacher sat thousand fines for the abduc- agents, as well as media persons ing of strong rooms,” he added. ment in a Lok Sabha con- 2018. Further it was taken to weather, hail and several other near the student and started ( tion and sexual assaults, he (authorised by the Election On the directive of the stituency. Earlier, the Election Jogin-1 (6465 M) and Jogin-2 natural adversities. And, at last touching her inappropriately. ( said. Commission of India) are only Supreme Court the final verdict Commission used to count the (6116 M) in Uttarakhand in it won the highest peak of the When the girl tried to resist ! authorised to enter the center. on Lok Sabha seat will be VVPAT slips of just one EVM August-September 2018. world,” said Lt Col Jay Prakash. him, the suspect threatened her # Police officers are not allowed declared only after the tallying in every Assembly Lt Col Jay Prakash said that He credited the achieve- and sexually assaulted her,” ( 4 to enter the counting stations. of voter-verified paper audit Constituency, he informed. before the flag’s journey to the ment to all the teachers, seniors said a local. + ( Media centres have been trail (VVPAT) slips with EVM ECI has directed us that Everest, it was taken to Lebuche and all Tilaiyan friends. “When Villagers said the shocked + arranged at the venues, while count is completed – a process after every round the tabula- Mountain (6119 M) on Aoril 20, I return, I will gift the flag to girl still attended the class. ( ( Apps will make updates avail- that is expected to take well tion, a sheet will be given to the 2019. He started climbing the school. I wish we all keep flying “She then went home and nar- 7 able in real time. The counting over four hours per con- candidates for their signature, Mount Everest on May 12 from high like this flag in our lives,” rated her ordeal to her moth- N centres will have a three-layer stituency. The selection of the he said. base camp at 6364 M and on he added. er, who immediately came to / " &'&0. "
)( conducted in the evening to suit the convenience of the + , lasses for Diploma in employees. Lab/Workshop / 3(+ CTechnology (Electrical) for sessions are conducted on / 9 Working Professionals were Sundays. “In view of our inaugurated at Daladali cam- commitment to help the work- :7( pus of ICFAI University here ing professionals to pursue " ; on Wednesday. A number of continuing educational pro- M" + employees of Jharkhand Bijli grams, we have been offering Vitran Nigam (JBVNL) and MBA for working profession- ( < other Electrical Companies als for the last over 6 years, # joined the program. wherein a lot of employees 4 Addressing the students, were benefited,” added Prof Prof O R S Rao, Vice- Rao. )( Chancellor of the University Explaining about the pro- ( said, “We noticed that a num- gram, Prof Arvind Kumar, + ber of ITI qualified working Associate Dean (Faculty of ( professionals in Electrical Science and Technology) said, Industries like JBVNL are “The program is for duration keen to pursue Diploma in of 3 years. Besides adopting lat- Technology ( Polytechnic) so est syllabus, we will adapt our ( as to advance quickly in their teaching methods to suit the careers. In view of this, our needs of working professionals, ( University introduced this pro- without sacrificing the rigour A number of faculty mem- of the University attended the of the University proposed a +N gram, for which classes are of the program” bers, employees and students event. Dr B M Singh, Registrar vote of thanks.
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' % 0R& 23 "0610 121 dates, their agents and the stituency will be done in 72 % $ concerned election observers,” tables, the least in the State. said Khiangte. The elections in Jharkhand A press communiqué from started on April 29 and con- , Sabha constituency here, will Khiangte’s office said that the cluded on May 19. . be done under strict security final results may get delayed by As many as 229 candi- he State Government is all provided by Central forces. at least four hours on Thursday dates are in fray for the 14 seats Tgeared up for counting of The MHA on Wednesday as all the slips from the VVPAT here this year. In 2014, the votes for its 14 parliamentary sent an alert to the Director machines will be counted sep- Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) constituencies on Thursday General of Police (DGP) and arately and many more proto- won 12 of 14 Lok Sabha seats amidst security alerts sounded Chief Secretary of all the states cols will have to be followed as in Jharkhand, the highest ever by the Ministry of Home in India regarding possibilities directed by the Election by any single party. This time ire broke out at the boys’ Affairs (MHA). The alert of eruption of violence on the Commission of India (ECI). around, the BJP is faced against Fhostel in Rajendra Institute issued by the MHA on Tuesday day of the counting. The polls Each strong room will have ‘Mahagathbandhan’, an alliance of Medical Sciences (RIMS), assumes significance for a State in Jharkhand were held in four separate rooms dedicated to the of Congress party, Jharkhand Ranchi on Tuesday after a like Jharkhand, where 18 of 24 phases without any incident of 2 3 ! assembly segments that come Mukti Morcha (JMM), short circuit, purportedly districts are Left Wing violence reported from any 4 2 3 % 0 $ in the periphery of the con- Jharkhand Vikas Morcha- caused by overload due to air Extremism-affected. part of the State. However, ! cerned parliamentary con- Prajatantrik (JVM-P) and conditioners running unabat- Chief Electoral Officer three security personnel sus- stituency. The votes for Ranchi Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD). ed in all rooms, officials said. (CEO) L Khiangte on tained injuries after the CPI on Monday, only a day after the total of 1,442 tables will be used constituency will be counted in Oozing with confidence, the Hostel number 3, where Wednesday said that the count- (Maoist) blew up low intensi- polling ended in Jharkhand. for the counting process in the 134 tables, the maximum in the BJP has said that it expects a the short circuit happened, ing at all the 14 counting sta- ty Improvised Explosive “The counting process will State. The strong rooms will State. On the other hand, the victory in at least 13 of 14 seats was renovated about two to tions, one in each of the Lok Devices (IED) in Kharsawan begin at 8am on Thursday. A open in presence of the candi- counting for Lohardaga con- this time. three years ago by the Building Construction Department, and Tuesday, said that the short cir- sources said that the wires too cuit happened as too many air were changed. A letter from the conditioners were running in $ - $)%(% % " % % 0 fire services department’s office the hostel. in Bariatu said that the wires Sources said that the were substandard and could department concerned replaced 7( have become common dis- of biodiversity. Singh said, not withstand the overload. copper wire with aluminum 9 eases.” She further said that “The Board has constituted “The fire broke out at wire during the last renovation. 49 today people are getting over more than 4700 agencies which around 9 am. Since the incident These wires, they said, were of dependent to allopathic med- are working for protection of occurred in the morning and all poorer quality than the ones icines and at the same time they biodiversity. These agencies the students were awake, they used earlier. , are getting away from tradi- include representatives from vacated the hostel on time and As a precautionary mea- tional or indigenous means of panchayat, local bodies. There no casualties were reported,” sure, the administration has xpressing concern over treatment. task is to create awareness on said Dr. Ajit Kumar, President asked the students at the RIMS Eextinction of some plants The Governor also biodiversity.” of the Junior Doctors’ hostel to keep their air condi- and animal species, Governor expressed caution over unsci- Singh briefed the impor- Association (JPA) of RIMS. tioners switched off for the time Droupadi Murmu on entific and half-hazard use of tance of honey bees in main- Despite being one of the being, sources said. A junior Wednesday said that due to natural resources and bio- taining natural biodiversity. busiest State-run hospitals in doctor at the hospital said that dwindling biodiversity in last diversity which has lead to He said, “Honey bees are help- Jharkhand, RIMS is yet to get such instructions were also 100 years more than 90 per untimely rainfall, increase in ful in pollination of nearly a No Objection Certificate given to the hostel inmates a cent of local and indigenous temperature, land sliding and 13,000 plants species. (NOC) from the Fire Services few days ago when short circuit farming has disappeared. other natural disasters. If honey bees are extinct or Department. caused fire break out in anoth- Several traditional pet animals Murmu said, “Today sev- endangered than for artificial Additional State Fire er section of the same hostel. are getting extinct. Similarly, eral animals and bird species pollination of these plants, it Officer, Sudhir Verma said that The soaring mercury has different food production sys- are in the list of endangered, the will incur an expenditure of his department issues NOC led to unabated use of air con- tems are in the list of getting local flora and fauna are getting nearly Rs 13.33 lakh crore only after ensuring that the con- ditioners in Government build- endangered. extinct. Time has come that we across the globe.” cerned building has all the ings, offices, shops and even Murmu made this obser- have to conserve our natural Singh said that around 150 facilities required for fire fight- college hostels lately. The max- vation at a workshop held at resources and biodiversity. The scientists from 50 countries in ing. RIMS, he said, has not imum temperature in Ranchi city-based hotel on the occa- protection of biodiversity their research which they car- qualified for the NOC yet. crossed 40 degrees Celsius this sion of International Day for should not be limited to only ried out for fifteen years have “We are ready 24x7 to com- week and is expected to witness Biological Diversity. The theme forest department or the agen- . 4 )$ come to know that in last few bat fire break outs. But all the a further rise. of this year Biological Diversity cies engaged in protecting envi- 0 ! decades more than 10 lakh institutions must adhere to the Jharkhand has witnessed is “Our Biodiversity, Our Food, ronment, but people especial- species of plants and animals fire safety norms and get an several fire incidents in the Our Health’. ly college and school going occasion also briefed about versity are to reduce the con- indigenous biodiversity for have become extinct. NOC from our department,” he recent past. One of the major The Governor said, “Due youths and children, different the ways through which bio- sumption of meat, eat and food and nutrition. On the occasion, the large said. incidents was reported on to deficiency of different nutri- government agencies and social diversity and natural resources purchase seasonal food, reduce Jharkhand Biodiversity number of students from gov- Premchand Tigga, the fire March 29 when a massive fire tious vitamin and minerals in organisations should come for- could be protected. Things wastage of foods, avoid using Board (JBB) chairman L R ernment as well as private edu- services department’s junior broke out at a steel plant run by our food habit, people are get- ward in protecting the envi- that an individual can do or plastics straw, coffee cups, Singh present on the occasion cational institutions, persons engineer who inspected the Vedanta in Chandankyari vil- ting ill and diseases such as dia- ronment and biodiversity.” practices which will be benefi- glasses, water bottles. Also it is highlighted the work carried engaged in protecting biodi- site soon after the incident on lage. betics, obesity and malnutrition The Governor on this cial in conservation of biodi- necessary to promote local and out by the board for protection versity participated. 41! $ 6 ' % 1 44 7
#+,,# * have once again reposed faith 2 -. / :601: of developmental plank and 261:601 6 )0 xcited over the exit poll national security on Modi.” 0!!1 0?6 21 Eresults which have predi- Shahdeo said that this $6! 61 :601)0 cated a thumping victory for time BJP is going to perform & $& 1 1 01 BJP in Lok Sabha elections, the better than last Lok Sabha 1 !6160 Saffron party is in celebration election as the party is going -:6011 mode. The State BJP unit in to win all 14 seats. The BJP sisted of an additional prac- : 2 610 this connection has plan a vic- leader claimed that leaving tical session lead by coordi- !!1 0 :60112 61 1110 tory procession and even aside two three states in coun- n the second day of the nators, Dr. Aftab Alam and 2 0006 18 1 ordered for sweets. The BJP try, this time there is direct Onational workshop on Dr. S. Shiva Kumar. Yuva Morcha has ordered for contest between NDA and IoT Interfacing for Green The third day of the 0 ##11, %! 1001 Kg of laddoos from UPA which has given an Energy System was complet- workshop was hosted by var- -. / 0$6101 61 Maner. Around 30 workers advantage to BJP. The BJP ed successfully at BIT, Mesra ious academicians like Dr. 0161 2106+-60 10 from BJP Yuva Morcha have spokesperson also attacked on Wednesday. The day was K.C Jana, Professor, IIT (ISM) $6 ;-*@< 100 6 0 been assigned the task for 4 1 ! 241!3 $ 20 3 Congress and hosted by academician Dr. Dhanbad who shared his ,44A4; + !00 , students, a high cut off per- principal of a reputed school centage has been set by the also said that no such cases harkhand Parents schools. Apart from students have been reported till now. JAssociation (JPA) has asked with 60- 70 per cent aggregate, According to the rules of -. /& 001 ! + the parents in the State to file those with 80 per cent marks the Central Board of Secondary + ? !00 0 E-** 0 a complaint with the Jharkhand are also having difficulty in get- Education (CBSE), once the !01 E1 1 2 110 Education Tribunal (JET) ting admission. This has not class X board results is 11 & 0 $6!1 1-611E!61 against schools denying admis- only disturbed the parents but announced it is the responsi- $6!1 1 %$01E$$2 $)0 sion to its class X students in the students too are worried bility of the school to grant 111 $ - 0 $; 1< 1 class XI in their desired stream. about their future. admission to all its internal stu- %!01 Students, who have been Private schools are not dents. Only on seats that studying in different schools for granting admission to their remain vacant can external 41 0 , 1 the last 10 years are being internal students. On the con- students be given admission. If -. /1+ 0 !6!001;16 ,5@*B< denied admission in class XI. trary it is the responsibility of a student willingly leaves the 61 ! 01612106+ Such complaints have been the school to absorb all its school, admission can be grant- 60 161-*@E4A :6* coming not only from Ranchi internal students in class XI. ed on the seat vacated. 61016106+E11+ 0 !6!001 but from Jamshedpur, Giridih, Students who are willing to take As per the guidelines !11601 100 6 1 ,= AF 0 Boakro, Dhanbad. Parents of up science subjects are instead issued by the Apex Court, no !00 21!0020O such students have lodged a being pressurised to opt for private school can refuse complaint with JET and every commerce to continue studying admission to its internal stu- 3* possible support will be pro- in the same school. “Despite all dents. If a student did not per- -. / "+10 " G6! 1 1 E11 201 vided by the association. these complaints no action is form well in the board exams, 11 6161 0 201 ; “Students across the State being taken by the authorities he or she is still authorized to 6 0 +1* , & 3 2 The fate of as many as 223 centage and Karnal recording paigning, both the national Rori. victory on Lok Sabha seats leaving the rest three seats for the with a comfortable majority, he 8 candidates including political the lowest with 64.68 percent- parties also engaged in a blame In the last general elections, including Gurugram, AAP. added. bigwigs contesting on 10 Lok age. game over the 2016 violent Jat the Congress could retain only Faridabad, Kurukshetra, The BSP contested the Lok Interestingly, the BJP party he outcome of general elec- Sabha seats in the state were In Faridabad Lok Sabha quota agitation in the state. one seat i.e. Rohtak, from Karnal, Ambala (reserved con- Sabha polls in alliance with the workers in the state have already Ttions on 10 Lok Sabha seats sealed on May 12. constituency, re-polling was The stakes are high for where Bhupinder Singh stituency), Bhiwani- LSP floated by rebel BJP MP Raj booked huge quantity of laddoos in Haryana is expected to have In the high-stakes parlia- held at Asaoti polling station of both the BJP and its main Hooda’s son Deepender was Mahendragarh and Sonipat, Kumar Saini. and crackers to celebrate the vic- a telling effect on the politics of mentary polls, political bigwigs Prithla Assembly segment on challenger Congress in elected to the Lok Sabha. In INLD had won on Sirsa Boosted by the exit poll for tory. the state, where the Assembly including former Chief May 19. The re-polling at the Haryana, where the electorate Assembly polls 2014, the party (reserved constituency) and the Lok Sabha elections which Haryana Congress chief polls are due to be held later Minister Bhupinder Singh polling station was ordered will elect 90 legislators in was reduced to 15 MLAs in the Hisar seats while Congress had has predicted sweep by BJP in Ashok Tanwar, who is also this year. Hooda, two Union Ministers after a BJP polling agent was Haryana Assembly polls due to 90-member House although won on Rohtak seat. Haryana and another term for party’s candidate from Sirsa Lok While most of the exit Rao Inderjit Singh and Krishan arrested on charges of influ- be held in October. the number later increased to Political analysts believe Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Sabha seat, said that the party polls by various agencies have Pal Gurjar, Rajya Sabha MP encing the voters at the polling For the Congress, the poll 17 MLAs after HJC’s merger that the poll outcome on May the saffron party has already state unit has contested the gen- predicted 8 to all 10 seats in Kumari Selja, Haryana station on May 12. Union outcome on May 23 will be sig- with the Congress. 23 in Haryana will provide begun preparations for the eral polls unitedly. We are con- Haryana in Bharatiya Janata Congress chief Ashok Tanwar, Minister Krishan Pal Gujjar is nificant for many reasons. The After its 2014 poll debacle, answers to far-reaching polit- Assembly polls. fident of positive results and do Party’s kitty, the actual poll three-time MP Deepender pitted against Congress’ Avtar result will show whether the the Congress had this time ical questions that have domi- The Chief Minister not believe in the predictions of results will only be known on Singh Hooda, Jannayak Janta Singh Bhadana and AAP state party is on the comeback trail fielded its tried and trusted nated the electoral debate in Manohar Lal had a day before exit polls, Tanwar said. Thursday May 23, when the Party leader Dushyant chief Naveen Jaihind in ahead of assembly polls in the heavyweights which included Haryana. The poll outcome will held a meeting with BJP MLAs Even though most of the votes would be counted. Chautala, face an acid test in Faridabad. state. former Chief Minister, former indicate who benefitted the and sought their suggestions for exit polls have not predicted any Various exit polls, while Haryana. Notably, top guns from all Also, with political big- MPs, Rajya Sabha MP and a sit- most from the polarization of “Sankalp Patra” (election man- seat for JJP-AAP alliance in giving an inkling about the The fate of two political political parties including wigs like two-time former ting MLA. non-Jat and Jat votes on Jat- ifesto) of the party for assembly Haryana, JJP leader and outgo- mood of the electorate in greenhorns -- Union Minister Prime Minister Narendra Chief Minister Bhupinder The BJP, on the other hand, dominated parliamentary con- elections. He had also directed ing Hisar MP Dushyant Haryana has predicted atleast Birender Singh’s son Brijendra Modi, BJP chief Amit Shah, Singh Hooda and state party had retained its five MPs, field- stituencies in Haryana, they the MLAs to expedite the devel- Chautala said, “I am confident eight seats for the saffron party Singh (BJP) and former Chief Congress president Rahul chief Ashok Tanwar in the ed four new faces and one say. opment works in their con- of winning Hisar seat again. The while two seats may go to Minister Bhajan Lal’s grandson Gandhi, Congress general sec- fray, the counting of votes on prominent turncoat candidate. Any surge in BJP’s tally stituencies. JJP-AAP alliance will perform Congress. Bhavya Bishnoi (Congress)— retary Priyanka Gandhi, AAP Thursday will decide who In the 2014 parliamentary from last time will suggest that In the 90-member Haryana well in the general elections and This time, the ballot battle both contesting from Hisar, will convener and Delhi Chief among the two will lead the elections, the overall poll per- the popularity of Prime Assembly, the BJP has 48 MLAs. emerge as an alternative for the in Jatland-Haryana was multi- also be known on Thursday. Minister Arvind Kejriwal, BSP party in State Assembly polls. centage stood at 71.86 in Minister Narendra Modi is The BJP had created a history by people of Haryana in State cornered with the BJP, the Among the total 223 can- supremo Mayawati among oth- Hooda, who is contesting Haryana. Riding high on Modi still high in the state. For other attaining absolute majority on its Assembly polls, due to be held Congress, the Indian National didates, only 11 women candi- ers had held rallies in Haryana from Sonipat Lok Sabha seat, is wave and with the help of sev- political players including own in the 2014 State Assembly in October, he added. Lok Dal, Jannayak Janta Party- dates including four from to boost party’s poll prospects. facing a must-win situation to eral political turncoats, the INLD, JJP-AAP and LSP-BSP polls. Aam Aadmi Party alliance and national and state level recog- During the hustings, the prove his popularity as his BJP had won seven of eight Lok alliance, their performance will Exuding confidence in BJP’s Bahujan Samaj Party-Loktantra nized parties and seven inde- Congress targeted the BJP gov- election as MP will pave the Sabha seats the party contest- decide their dominance in the poll prospects, Chief Minister Suraksha Party combine in the pendents are in the fray. ernment at the Centre over way to Chief Ministership in ed in the state. However, its ally regional politics. The results Manohar Lal said that we are fray. The state had witnessed non-fulfilled poll promises and Chandigarh via Delhi. His Haryana Janhit Congress (BL) will certainly set the tone for confident of winning all 10 par- Majority of the exit polls about 70 percent voter turnout alleged corruption in the Rafale detractor, Ashok Tanwar is at that time could not win a sin- Assembly elections in Haryana, liamentary seats in Haryana. have predicted zero seat in on May 12 with Sirsa parlia- fighter jet deal while the BJP’s also locked in a tough trian- gle seat losing two it had con- the political experts say. The NDA under the leadership Haryana for the INLD and the mentary constituency campaign was focused on the gular contest in Sirsa Lok Sabha tested. The INLD had won two The INLD has contested on of Prime Minister Narendra alliance partners including JJP- (reserved) recording the max- issue of national security and seat against BJP’s Sunita Duggal seats. all 10 Lok Sabha seats while the Modi will once again form the AAP and BSP-LSP. imum voting with 73.48 per- nationalism. During cam- and INLD’s Charanjit Singh The BJP had registered JJP fielded candidates on seven next government at the Centre 8 % 9 ) 'P $ ::: From Page 1 For senior BJP leader Arjun Munda also the elections are posing a serious political challenge. Munda, who has remained former CM of the State thrice, is walking a tightrope in Khunti LS seg- ment. The party gave him tick- et this time replacing veteran leader Kariya Munda. However, his contest against Congress’ Kali Charan Munda after Patthalgadi movement in the area and resentment among tribals against some of gov- ' % $ $ $ ( $ 01! 4 ! ernment’s policies, has become ! $ ! ! tough. Close confidants of Munda say that there is neck and neck contest in Khunti. Two Union Ministers, Jayant Sinha from Hazaribag and Sudarshan Bhagat from Lohardaga are also walking % 'P 23 tightrope alongwith State ! Cabinet Minister Chandra Prakash Chaudhary from Giridih. While, Jayant Sinha’s contest is said to be relatively easier, Sudarshan Bhagat and CP Chaudhary are keeping their fingers crossed. The results of 2019 elec- tions will not only decide the political fate of senior leaders of the State but will also have a lasting impact on prominent political parties in coming days. 1 4 & P ! 6 6 1 ' $ % % % 4 4 ' ! % 6 8 he political parties and the TChandigarh Election Department have geared up for the Lok Sabha poll results to be announced on Thursday. Among the total 36 candi- dates in the fray for Chandigarh’s lone parliamentary seat, the prominent contenders included the Bharatiya Janta Party’s can- didate and outgoing MP Kirron Kher, Congress’ former MP Pawan Kumar Bansal, Aam Aadmi Party’s Harmohan Dhawan, a former Union Minister. The city had witnessed 70.62 per cent voter turnout on May 19. The highest voter turnout of 85.41 per cent was recorded at the polling stations at Government Model High School, Sector 25, which received voters from Bapudham and Government Model School (SMART), Sector 53, close to the slum areas in Chandigarh. Mandip Singh Brar, Returning Officer cum Deputy Commissioner said that we have made arrangements for the suc- cessful and peaceful conduct of counting of votes on May 23. The candidates and their party representatives have been briefed about the counting process to be undertaken at the counting centre- Chandigarh College of Engineering and Technology (CCET), Sector 26. !"# $ "/ 2 " > ?4 ! @ !0 & * ning him as a global terrorist. against the terror groups used Earlier, the Modi-led 1!011!?1 611621 by the neighbouring country as attled by the projected out- Government had carried out an 1 ; E< -01 - E state proxies to target India. Rcome of the exit polls in aerial attack on a major JeM 0010#1 10O0102011 Earlier this week, the India, Jaish-e-Mohammad training facility at Balakot in :-006 1 +H $10012 02 Pakistani agencies arrested one chief Masood Azhar has direct- Pakistan and estimated to have 101 of the 26/11 terror master- ed his followers to attack non- killed hundreds of potential E1- + 8 1 6111 minds Abdul Rehman Makki Muslims and provoke others suicide bombers. The attack by ?:-1211) 1 01 01 1 1 under pressure from the United too to hit non-believers in the the Indian Air Force was car- 6 0!1106 0 States. Makki was being given country. ried on the 13th day of the $600 1 060 0 0 1 free access to the universities in The audio message was Pulwama terror attack on a 6!121 1 01 2 1 Pakistan to deliver radical issued on Monday, a day after CRPF convoy by JeM that led 01 1) 101 0 10 10 speeches intended to radicalise the exit polls, and during to the deaths of 40 CRPF men 01- 01610 621 1 and recruit young and educat- Ramzan khutba wherein Azhar on February 14 this year. ed students to the terror fold of claimed prayers of jehadis who In the Holy month of 10 E1 012001 1*@ ,, another UN-banned terror target the non-Muslims alone Ramzan, Azhar is issuing ser- 1 01 0 6 - 6 !006 1 group Lashkar-e-Tayyeba. The will be accepted by God. mons either himself or through #1 $110 US had asked Pakistan to check The exit polls that project- his audio messages are played free access to Makki across ed a clear cut win for the rul- at various mosques in the areas #$ 0 011 001- 00 universities in Pakistan as his ing National Democratic of JeM influence. 6010 01000 00! 1 sermons were specifically Alliance (NDA,) led by Prime Sources said the idea 201#$0 0 0 directed against US besides Minister Narendra Modi, behind such sermons by Azhar India and Israel. Ironically, the comes close on the heels of is aimed at uplifting the morale seek donations from million- against JeM has also squeezed Pakistan Army-Inter Services ing perspective. Task Force (FATF) against servers of the social media United Nations’ sanctions of the cadres who are yet aires in the Middle East coun- the finances of the outfit for the Intelligence (ISI) to effectively Post the ban on Jaish chief Pakistan for failing to check ter- sites of the Pakistan-based against the JeM boss under the emerge from the setback of the tries during the month of time being till it devises ways hoodwink the international by the UN and the ongoing ror funding, Islamabad is under groups are based in the US, Al-Qaeda Sanctions List ban- Balakot strikes by India and to Ramzan. They said the UN ban and means in collusion with the community from terror fund- actions by the Financial Action considerable pressure to act sources added. * $ )% ); ! -. . " 5 * < P O$ P . 6 7 tent. A ‘news and current affairs light Lieutenant Bhawana ith Rashtriya Lok Samta head of the counting of TV channel’ means a channel FKanth has become the first WParty (RLSP) chief Avotes for the Lok Sabha which has elements of news woman pilot to qualify as full- Upendra Kushwaha warning of polls, the Ministry of and current affairs in its pro- fledged fighter pilot. She can “bloodshed” if the ruling BJP Information and Broadcasting gramme content. now take part in operations and its allies tried to manipu- on Wednesday issued an advi- News channels are man- along with her male counter- late results, NDA ally and Lok sory to all private satellite TV dated to carry news and cur- parts. She and two other Janshakti Party (LJP) chief channels, asking them to strict- rent affairs content, while non- woman pilots namely Avani Ram Vilas Paswan on ly comply with their respective news and current affairs chan- Chaturvedi and Mohana Singh Wednesday hit back cautioning undertakings of carrying news nels are not mandated to carry were selected in 2016 to under- a “tit for tat” response in case or non-news content. any news and current affairs go training as fighter pilots. All of any such act. The LJP chief In accordance with the content. At the time of apply- of them underwent the made the statement in front of 2011 policy guidelines for ing for a non-news TV chan- demanding training for near- Home Minister Rajnath Singh uplinking of television channels nel, the applicant company ly two and half years but during a dinner meeting of from India, the ministry gives gives an undertaking that the Kanth became the first to be 8 0 4 < % NDA allies hosted by BJP pres- permission for uplinking under proposed channel is purely an selected to become opera- $ )?, 4 %: % % $ ident Amit Shah. two categories — non-news entertainment channel and tional. (% $ % % !*. “Dekhiye, PM ne kuch nahi and current affairs, and news does not have any news or cur- All the three pilots were kiya hai. Prastav me bhi kuch and current affairs. rent affairs-based programme. the first batch of woman offi- Bison for the first time from major step for becoming a nahi hai. Lekin humlog...ye The ‘non-news and current “All TV channels may cers to be selected for flying Ambala air base last year, fighter pilot. Only selected (Rajnath) bhi kuch nahi affairs’ channel means a chan- strictly ensure that there is no fighter jets. Prior to that, thereby, becoming the second countries including Britain, kahenge...Lekin hum kahna nel which does not have any violation of the conditions of woman pilots only flew trans- woman pilot besides the United States, Israel, and chahte hain tit for tat element of news and current the guidelines,” the I&B port planes and helicopters. Chaturvedi to do so. Solo fly- Pakistan have allowed women hoga...samajh gaye na...(see, affairs in its programme con- Ministry order said. Kanth flew solo a MIG-21 ing a fighter jet is rated as a in the role of fighter pilots. PM has not done anything. There is nothing in the resolu- tion. But we...he (Rajnath) will > 01! % ! 6 not even say...but I want to ! # &8* $ say...there will be a tit for tat... understand,” Paswan said. the results of Lok Sabha elec- to manipulate Lok Sabha poll +/ 50 Taking a dig at the opposi- tions. Addressing a Press con- results in favour of the ruling % % $ ?@ tion parties, Paswan said they ference in Patna, Kushwaha,, a NDA, which will have serious are seeking excuses for their former NDA ally and now consequences. 5 & notice to the ministry of on Verma’s petition to the gov- imminent defeat and raising part of the opposition “Earlier, we used to hear defence to furnish all the doc- ernment within three weeks. doubts over EVMs only to hide Mahagathbandhan in Bihar about booth loot. This time, it taken against the petitioner n a major development in the uments based on which the While rejecting Verma’ s their failure. “When they see said, “If anyone tried to tamper is suspected that attempts may (Arjun Singh) for a period Iissue of Vice Admiral Bimal selection of next navy chief is plea, the ministry said during their defeat is imminent, they with the results, then there will be made to loot the results. he Supreme Court on commencing from today till Verma challenging the appoint- done, Verma’s lawyer Ankur selection process, it was found raise doubts about EVMs, but be bloodshed.” These could be through manip- TWednesday granted pro- May 28 with regard to all the ment of his junior Vice Chibber said. that Verma, though being the when they won in three states, Kushwaha, said that there ulation of the EVMs or any tection from arrest till May 28 cases registered against him,” Admiral Karambir Singh as the The Defence Ministry last senior most eligible officer, then they didn’t say anything on was tremendous public anger other measures at the counting to Arjun Singh, a BJP candidate the Bench said. next Navy chief, the Armed week rejected Verma’s petition in was unsuitable to hold the EVMs. Why did they not raise after alleged exit polls’ predic- centres. from Barrackpore constituen- After having dictated the Forces Tribunal (AFT) on which he had challenged Singh’s post of the Chief of the Naval doubts after they won in tion of NDA winning 30 or The leaders of the NDA are cy in West Bengal, in various order, Justice Mishra remarked: Wednesday directed the appointment as the next Navy Staff. Ministry also said a thor- Punjab,” he said, adding that the more seats in Bihar out of 40. hereby warned not to indulge criminal cases lodged against “People who indulge in arson Government to submit all the Chief. Verma, at present, is the ough selection process was LJP will win more seats than “The exit poll surveys were in such a misadventure. There him by the State police. and rioting do not belong to a records related to the selection commander-in-chief of the conducted under which over- predicted by exit polls. aimed at causing demoralisa- is tremendous public anger The top court said that no party. They join the party in of the next chief by May 29. Andaman and Nicobar all service profile of all the con- On Tuesday, Kushwaha tion among our cadres, with a and blood may spill on the coercive action will be taken power to commit violence.” Singh would take charge on Command and also the senior- tenders for the top post was had threatened his political mala fide intent,” he alleged. streets, for which we shall not against Singh, a four-time Senior advocate Ranjit May 31 after incumbent Navy most naval commander while examined. opponents of bloodshed, if The RLSP chief stressed be held responsible,” Kushwaha MLA, as it took note of wide- Kumar, appearing for Singh, Chief Admiral Sunil Lanba Singh is heading the Eastern The Government listed they attempted to tamper with that attempts were being made had said. spread violence in the politi- alleged political vindictiveness retires the same day. naval command. He was select- reasons for overlooking Verma cally sensitive West Bengal on the part of the State While directing the gov- ed as the next chief on March 23. for the top job. They included during the Lok Sabha polls. Government and said that 21 ernment to submit the related Last month, Verma had a severe letter of displeasure A vacation Bench com- cases have been registered documents as sought by moved the tribunal questioning during Navy War Room Leak -. " prising Justices Arun Mishra against him from April 4 to Verma, the AFT also said if the government’s decision by case when he was posted in and MR Shah made it clear that May 20. He said that in five of found merit, then new appoint- overlooking his seniority. The Naval Ops Directorate and the Singh will not be arrested by the cases he has been granted ment of Singh can be put on tribunal on April 25 directed fact that he never commanded ( " the state police till May 28 from bail but more cases have been hold. The AFT has issued the defence ministry to decide any operational command. today and granted him liberty registered against Singh after he New Delhi: Former Union The trio is seeking review and arguments, had “stated a to approach the appropriate joined BJP. Ministers Yashwant Sinha, of the apex court’s December series of untruths”. forum for bail after the apex Counsel for the West Arun Shourie and activist 14 verdict which gave a clean “It (Centre) suppressed the court’s protection ceases to Bengal government said that 1 advocate Prashant Bhushan chit to the Rafale deal to pro- truth and thereby insinuated exist. cases for rioting and arson alleged in the Supreme Court cure fighter jets from Dassault. utter falsehoods: facts and doc- While granting protection were lodged against him. on Wednesday that the Centre In their written submis- uments of the greatest signifi- to Singh, who has left the rul- The Bench told the coun- “wilfully and deliberately” mis- sion, brought by them into cance, which have direct and ing Trinmool Congress party to sel for State Government that +"% led the court in the Rafale public domain a day before the overarching bearing on the contest Lok Sabha polls on BJP it was inclined to grant pro- fighter jet case and this counting of votes for the Lok matter that the court was con- ticket, the Bench took note of tection from arrest to the peti- amounted to “wholesale fraud”. Sabha polls, they said that sidering, and which were avail- ongoing indefinite lawyers’ tioner (Singh) to enable him to tion in hotels,” Shrivastava told tion, telephone facilities, and They claimed that the officers who have misled the able with the Government were strike in the state since April 25 be present for counting of reporters. Medical posts will their other preliminary require- Centre suppressed relevant apex court should be held suppressed from the court,” which has paralysed the judi- votes tomorrow as he was a ewly elected members of also function on round the ments. The new members, she facts from the court during the accountable for perjury as the they said in the 41-page sub- cial work. candidate for the Lok Sabha N17th Lok Sabha will not clock basis in Parliament House said, have been requested to hearing in the case. government, through the notes mission. PTI “No coercive action be polls. get accommodation in five star and Western Court, she added. bring with them the certificate hotels this year. Instead, they The Secretariat has also set of election, in original, issued will be put up in the Western up guide posts at the Indira to them by the returning offi- Court premises, bhavans of Gandhi International Airport’s cer concerned when they visit -. 3 " " various states and its annexe (IGIA) terminals one, two and the Parliament House. building. three to receive the newly- For the first time, the With the counting of votes elected members, she said, advance copy of the docu- for the Lok Sabha polls sched- adding similar posts have also mentation, containing various # , main event and sensitise the uled for Thursday, the newly- set up at New Delhi, Old Delhi, forms, has been forwarded to masses about the grand func- elected members are expected Hazrat Nizamuddin and the returning officers for the himla, Ahmedabad, tion on June 21,” the official to start arriving in the nation- Anand Vihar railway stations. use of the members, she said. SMysuru, Ranchi and Delhi- said. “Like every-year, Yoga al capital from Friday. MPs The guide posts will func- The members can register these five cities have been will be promoted in a big way,” were often lodged in hotels ear- tion on May 23 from 6 p.m. to online with regard to forms in shortlisted by the Government he said. lier, which at times invited 11 p.m. and thereafter on May part one such as oath or affir- for holding the main function The United Nations criticism for the money it cost 24 from 5 am to 11 pm. mation, specimen signature, of International Yoga Day this General Assembly, heeding to the exchequer. These guide posts are basi- transit accommodation and year on June 21st. a call by Prime Minister Modi, Lok Sabha Secretary cally reception centres where declarations under different According to a senior had made a declaration in General Snehlata Shrivastava members will be received on rules. Union AYUSH Ministry offi- December 2014 to observe on Wednesday said the newly- their arrival in Delhi, she said. As part of the outreach cial, the shortlisted five cities June 21 every year as IDY. Last elected members of the Lower As in the past, Srivastava said, plan, 56 nodal officers have have good potential to hold the year, the main event of the IDY House of Parliament will no Room No 62 of the Parliament been assigned around eight to yoga event on mass scale. was held in Dehradun in Uttar longer be lodged in hotels but House will function as the 10 constituencies each to get in “These names will now be sent Pradesh in which Prime in state bhawans, Western facilitation centre for these touch with the newly-elected to the Prime Minister’s Office Minister Narendra Modi par- Court, a transit hostel for par- MPs, and it will be functional members, and to guide them (PMO) which will select one ticipated. liamentarians, and its annexe from May 23 to May 28. about the various formalities. city and then finalise the venue The first IDY celebration building. “ As many as 300 According to Shrivastava, The Secretary General said of the main function of was organised at Rajpath in rooms have been arranged returning officers in all parlia- that the members, for the first IDY to be held on June 21,” he New Delhi on June 21, 2015, in along with other extensive mentary constituencies had time, will be immediately said. This time the theme of the which representatives of 191 facilities to render all possible already been informed about issued permanent identity yoga day will be the ‘Festival of will be ensured that the pro- sories. 2 at the Indira Gandhi Stadium countries took part. In 2016, assistance to the MPs. the arrangements being made cards on their arrival in Well-Being’ while an year-long gramme is eco-friendly ie In the lead-up to the main in the national Capital. “The the main function was held in Thus, the Lok Sabha sec- by the Lok Sabha Secretariat for Parliament House. Earlier, the yoga programmes will be held focus will be on promoting eco- event, an international yoga fes- aim is to build an atmosphere Chandigarh while in 2017 it retariat has done away with the the newly-elected members in members and their spouses across the country. Also, it friendly yoga related acces- tival would be held on June 1- of Yoga in the lead-up to the was in Lucknow. system of transit accommoda- respect of transit accommoda- were issued temporary passes. !"# A 1 2)"# " ' 1 4 $*%&* 8 Bengaluru: Union Minister D " V Sadananda Gowda claimed * * %&% EC would be at the helm of on Wednesday that the affairs till May 27 — following Congress-JD(S) coalition he Bengal police adminis- which the State Government Government in Karnataka Ttration went on a high alert would get back the command — would collapse after the Lok #11 intransigent attitude of the Surendran, the BJP candidate in anticipation of “untoward getting a prompt reply that he Sabha poll results and HD CPI(M)-led LDF government at Pathanamthitta was in the incidents,” following reports that was prepared for all the eventu- Kumaraswamy would be the in admitting women of all ages forefront of the agitation there could be an escalation in alities. Chief Minister only till May 24 #11 he 2019 General Election is to Sabarimala, the Holy Shrine against the entry of women in political violence post declara- Even as the police went on morning. Tlikely to open a new battle atop the Western Ghats where Sabarimala. The Supreme tion of election results on a maximum alert apprehending Gowda, a former front in Kerala’s bi-polar poli- Lord Ayyappa is the presiding Court agreed to hear the review Thursday. escalation in political street Karnataka Chief Minister, also ntire Tamil Nadu is waiting tics, hitherto monopolised by deity, led to the consolidation petitions filed by the devotees While the Election fights violence continued in said the stage would be ready Ewith bated breath as the the CPI(M) and the Congress- of Hindu votes. The devotees against the Constitution Bench Commission took extra pre- areas like Bhatpara in for the formation of a new counting officials are all set to led Left Democratic Front and stood united against the verdict is proof of the serious- caution by requisitioning 200 Barrackpore Lok Sabha con- Government in the state after open the Electronic Voting the United Democratic Front Government move to facilitate ness of the situation,” said K companies of central forces in stituency where a person died that. Machines at 08.00 am on in the State council of Ministers respectively. If the mood of the the entry of women in the age Ramkumar, senior lawyer, addition to the 82 companies while the crude bomb he was "Kumaraswamy will be Thursday to count the votes cast was sentenced by a court for his electorate is any indication, group of 10-50 and they were Kerala High Court. deployed at 58 counting centres making exploded leaving three the Chief Minister of in election to the 38 Lok Sabha alleged role in riots which auto- Kerala may see the BJP winning beaten up and incarcerated There has been an increase for 42 Lok Sabha seats spread others grievously injured. Karnataka till tomorrow seats as well as the 22 Assembly matically disqualified him from one or two seats in the State for slapping charges inder the non- of eight percent polling at across 22 districts, including Following continuing vio- evening only. Tomorrow constituencies. being a member of the House. the first time in the history of bailable sections of the IPC. Pathanamthitta this year as 74 Kolkata. lence in the area the ECI took evening or by day-after- This is the first time in the Tamil Nadu Assembly has the Lok Sabha election. The appeasement police per cent of the voters cast their Much to the chagrin of the extra precaution by deploying tomorrow morning, because if recent history that a general a total strength of 234 members. “I am sure the BJP will win of the CPI(M) and the polls this time compared to 66 ruling Trinamool Congress, the additional central forces outside he does not get to sleep in the election has generated this kind The ruling party should have a at least one seat in the State and Congress towards the minori- per cent in 2014. Besides stay of the central forces had the house of BJP candidate night...So day-after-tomorrow of anxiety and expectation in the minimum of 118 seats to claim that is going to be precursor of ties too came handy for the BJP Pathanathitta, the BJP leader- been extended by 4 days till May Arjun Singh who had just before morning, hundred per cent State. What has made this elec- absolute majority. The many political possibilities in which had some pockets of ship is hopeful of bagging two 27 following concerns, expressed the elections quit Trinamool Kumaraswamy will step tion crucial in Tamil Nadu is the AIADMK had won 136 seats in Kerala. The State would not be strength in the State. The first more seats from the State and by Union Minister Nirmala Congress to join the saffron out- down," he said. by-elections which were held in the 2016 Assembly election the same afterwards,” said P time the BJP could enter the this include Sitharaman about the ongoing fit. A bunker was erected for the Speaking to reporters here, 22 Assembly constituencies in while the Opposition DMK Rajan, seasoned political com- Kerala Legislative Assembly Thiruvananthapuram and violence in the State. CAPF jawans outside his house. the BJP leader said, "The stage the State. The bypolls were and its allies have 98 members. mentator and former editor of was in 2016 when O Rajagopal, Thrissur. But in a politically One example of an Earlier senior BJP leader will be set for the formation of necessitated because 18 MLAs, TTV Dhinakaran, the lone Mathrubhumi. The septuage- the party veteran won from a and communally divided State increased police pro-activeness Kailash Vijabargiya apprehend- a new Government." belonging to the AIADMK, member of the AMMK, a narian author is a close associ- suburb in like Kerala, everything would was a heated exchange between ed threat to Singh’s life saying Speculation is rife that an were disqualified by Speaker P breakaway faction of the ate of Congress leaders like Thiruvananthapuram. become clear only after the North Bengal Development Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee adverse outcome in the Lok Dhanapal under the provisions AIADMK , would extend sup- Panampalli Govinda Menon “The adamant stance of EVMs are opened. The feeling Minister RN Ghosh and the could even get him killed in an Sabha polls would impact the of the anti-defection law when port to the DMK to pull down and KC Abraham , the region- chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan is that the Lotus would bloom Coochbehar SP who directed encounter. Singh a former TMC stability of the coalition they wrote to the Governor the Palaniswamy Government. al satraps of Kerala. that women devotees should be this time in the State. “If we fail both the TMC and the BJP to MLA on Tuesday secured a Government in Karnataka. declaring their Opposition to If the DMK manages to win 20 What has happened in the allowed to worship at to win at least one seat this remove their respective party Supreme Court order prevent- Exit polls have forecast Chief Minister Edappadi seats out of the 22 seats where State is the consolidation of Sabarimala under police pro- time, it is the end of the road camps beyond 100 metre radius ing the State from arresting that the Congress-JD(S) Palaniswamy. Three legislators polling was held, it would be Hindu votes, at least in some tection has caused heartburn- for the BJP in Kerala,” said of the counting centre, sources him for five days within which alliance is likely to perform including former Chief Minister curtain for the AIADMK constituencies where the ing among ardent believers in Sudhakaran, a party activist at said adding the Minister was he could approach a lower court badly in the parliamentary M Karunanidhi died while regime under the leadership of Hindus are in a majority. The traditions and customs. K Perumbavoor. heard reminding the SP that the for anticipatory bail. polls. PTI Balakrishna Reddy, a Minister Palaniswamy. 50 6 1A< ! B $ Bengaluru: As the debate over EVMs hotted up, former Srinagar: Jammu & Kashmir PDP president Mehbooba Karnataka Chief Minister Governor Satya Pal Malik on Mufti supported by the National Siddaramaiah on Wednesday Wednesday said his adminis- Conference and the Congress said it was BJP spokesperson G tration wants the President's staked claim for government for- VL Narasimha Rao who has Rule to end in the state at the mation on 21 November, 2018. authored a book questioning earliest but the final call on the Within minutes, People's about electronic voting timing of assembly elections Conference chairman Sajad machines 10 years ago and will be taken by the Election Lone, who had just two MLAs, party veteran LK Advani had Commission. also staked claim for govern- written the preface of it. Asked if some officials with- ment formation. In a tweet in Kannada, in his administration were not Assembly elections in the State The governor decided to Siddaramaiah wrote, "BJP was keen on transfer of power to an was the prerogative of the dissolve the assembly on the the first to raise doubts about the elected Government in the State, Election Commission but indi- grounds that he wanted to pre- EVMs. The spokesperson of the Governor said there was cated a decision could be vent horse-trading. that party had even written a nothing like that in his notice. announced after the completion The state was brought under book. Supporting the doubt, L K "We want this (President's of the Lok Sabha polls. President's Rule on December Advani had written the preface Rule) to end as soon as possible. Jammu & Kashmir was 19, 2018 for a period of six of the book. What's the reason The final call on holding assem- placed under Governor's Rule months as elections could not be behind BJP's change in stand in bly elections in the state will be on June 19, 2018 after the PDP- held within six months of impo- the last 10 years?" The book taken by the Election BJP coalition Government fell as sition of Governor's Rule in the 'Democracy at risk due to EVMs' Commission," Malik told the BJP decided to pull out of the State. The President's Rule will was written by Rao, a psephol- reporters after inaugurating the alliance. have to be extended again on ogist-turned politician, after second phase of the Jehangir The State Assembly was June 19, 2019 as assembly elec- 2009 elections. A poster Chowk-Rambagh flyover. kept in suspended animation to tions have not been held so far. Siddaramaiah tweeted says, Recently, Union Home allow for the possibility of any The order for extending "Concerns about EVMs are legit- Minister Rajnath Singh also new combination of parties to President's rule will have to be imate when raised by BJP!" PTI said a decision on holding form a Government in the State. ratified by Parliament. PTI & %% ''* % % & $ !*. - 4( " " " " 6 - & < )%5 !&* % $ % # ! ** 6 Ahmedabad: Election author- hours...Trends will be out by tain," Rupani told reporters in %; ! ities said on Wednesday that afternoon. Only formal decla- Gandhinagar. declaration of results of 26 ration would get delayed. Final Gujarat Congress chief New Delhi: Union Minister EVMs want to drag India back !&* Thalassery (Ker): Five RSS Lok Sabha seats in Gujarat results may come late in the Amit Chavda claimed his party and BJP ally Ram Vilas Paswan to the time when money and workers were sentenced to life may get delayed by around 3 to evening," Krishna told PTI. will win at least 10 Lok Sabha on Wednesday dubbed the muscle power decided elec- imprisonment by a local court 4 hours due to counting of Counting of votes for 26 seats in the state. Opposition "sore losers" and tions. The Supreme Court has Chennai: The DMK on VVPAT slips at the end comes Wednesday in a case related to voter-verifiable paper audit Lok Sabha seats and four "The results of Gujarat will claimed that their "desperation" heard the issue four times Wednesday wondered if the despite as many as 22 the murder of a CPI(M) activist trail (VVPAT) slips. Assembly seats (where by-polls surprise all," he said. over the VVPAT issue was an already. They are now con- Election Commission's move Opposition parties urging the here in 2006. VVPAT slips of five ran- were held) in the state will start In the 2017 state Assembly indication of their defeat in the cocting stories in the face of to stick to counting VVPAT slips slip count in the beginning. Additional Sessions Judge R domly selected Electronic across 28 centers from 8 am, polls to 182 seats, the Congress Lok Sabha polls. impending defeat. They are at the end of the counting "The distinction between L Byju convicted Shankaran Voting Machines (EVMs) will involving over 8,000 counting won 77 seats while the BJP Leaders of 22 opposition just sore losers," he said. process was a democratic act, the Election Commission and Master (48), his brother be counted in every Assembly staff. bagged 99 and retained power parties met the Election "When you win, EVMs are ignoring demands by 22 the Central government has Manoharan (42), Vijesh (38), segment after EVM votes are Polling was held in a single with a slender majority. Commission on Tuesday ahead alright. But when you lose, alle- Opposition parties against it. gone," he told PTI when con- Prakashan (48) and Kavyesh counted, said the state's Chief phase on April 23, recording a The main contenders from of the Lok Sabha election gations about EVM manipula- The main opposition party tacted for his party's stand on the (40) of murder, rioting and other Electoral Officer S Murali turnout of 64.11 per cent, the the BJP in Lok Sabha polls this results and demanded verifi- tion arise. This kind of pes- in Tamil Nadu hit out at the poll EC's decision. offences under the Indian Penal Krishna. highest in the state since 1976 time are party chief Amit Shah cation of VVPAT slips of ran- simistic attitude of the body, saying its decision has The top party leader alleged Code. Awarding rigorous life Each of the 26 Lok Sabha when there was around 63.77 (from Gandhinagar seat) and domly-selected polling stations Opposition will hurt the blurred the distinction between that the incumbent election imprisonment to the five seats has six to seven assembly voting. Union minister Jaswantsinh before the counting of votes Constitution and also the an independent institution and commissioners have forgotten accused, the judge also imposed segments. Chief Minister Vijay Bhabhor (Dahod). begins Thursday. The EC on Indian democracy," Paswan the Central government. that the EC is an independent a fine of 50,000 each on them. If the slips and EVM data Rupani expressed confidence The Congress has fielded Wednesday rejected the said. "Is this democracy...? Will body. The Opposition parties The court acquitted 11 other do not match, count of VVPAT that the BJP will retain all the former Union minister demand. To a question on the future the Election Commission listen had approached the EC on accused, including RSS worker slips will be taken into consid- 26 seats in the state. Bharatsinh Solanki from "I have been saying for of his son in an NDA only to Prime Minister Narendra Tuesday demanding VVPATs be Valsan Thillenkeri. According to eration, said Krishna. "There is a Modi 'wave', Anand and its leader of oppo- many months now that when Government, the Lok Janshakti Modi..? senior DMK leader counted first —prior to count- the prosecution, a group of men "Due to this exercise, dec- people of the state are enthusi- sition in the Assembly Paresh the opposition heads towards Party (LJP) chief said that Chirag Duraimurugan asked. ing EVM votes votes— and in fatally attacked CPIM activist K laration of final results may get astic to make Modi prime min- Dhanani from Amreli Lok defeat it starts complaining Paswan had all the capabilities He pointed out that the case of problems or mismatch, K Yakub with bombs on June 13, delayed by around 3 to 4 ister again. The results are cer- Sabha seats. PTI about EVM. Those opposing to be a Union Minister. PTI EC's reported move to count all VVPAT slips be counted. PTI 2006, due to political rivalry. PTI 4*%1 6 " , < ' '6 ' !8 * -#-) Bandra residence “Matoshri” Beed residence of Kshirsagar NCP,” Kshirsagar said. party in the coalition govern- % % % in north-west Mumbai. to personally invite the latter Kshirsagar was an influ- ment. head of Lok Sabha poll Welcoming Kshirsagar from the Congress to his party. ential minister in the previous Kshirsagar’s influence Aoutcome, the NCP suf- into his party fold, Uddhav Talking to media persons Congress-NCP government. within the NCP eroded Thiruvananthapuram: Chief directions to ensure that police ment. fered a setback on Wednesday, tied a red thread on the for- after joining the Shiv Sena, He was the PWD minister and markedly, after the entry of Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on personnel deputed for poll This ordeal was just after as its former Minister and mer’s hand symbolising ‘Shiv Kshirsagar said: “My decision chairman of the State-run the late BJP leader’s estranged Wednesday demanded that duties are provided all neces- they had completed their offi- senior leader from Beed dis- Bandhan’ and handing him a to join the Shiv Sena has noth- Maharashtra State Road nephew Dhananjay Munde, the Election Commission and sary facilities, including for cial work without any rest. trict in Marathwada region, miniature party flag. ing to do with the exit poll Development Corporation also from Beed district, joined the Central Reserve Police their return journey," Vijayan After being stationed in Jaydutta Kshirsagar, joined Uddhav said that with the projections. I had taken the (MSRDC) in the Ashok the NCP. Force (CRPF) ensure that nec- said. Lakshadweep, many of the the ruling Shiv Sena, after entry of an experienced leader decision to join the Shiv Sena Chavan cabinet. In fact, he had Dhananjay, who formally essary facilities were provided Those deploying police police personnel were sent to saying that he was feeling like Kshirsagar to his party, the a long ago. I had also courted a controversy by invit- joined the NCP after resigning to Kerala police officials being personnel for official duties Bihar for poll-related work, the “suffocated’ in the Sharad Sena’s organisational base announced my open support ing Bollywood actor Amitabh as the BJP MLC on July 2, deputed to other states for poll have the responsibility of release said. Pawar-led party. would be strengthened further to the Sena-BJP alliance can- Bachhan for the the inaugu- 2013, was re-elected to the duties. ensuring the pride of the ser- During the deputation of After days of intense spec- in Marathwada in general and didates in the Lok Sabha polls. ration of the second carriage- Maharashtra Legislative Vijayan shot off letters to vice personnel is upheld. such personnel, either a spe- ulation about his possible Beed in particular. Having been associated with way of Bandra-Worli Sea Link Council on September 2, 2013. the Commission and CRPF It is unfortunate that some cial bogey should be attached entry to the Shiv Sena, Kshirsagar’s exit from the the NCP since the formation (BWSL) –known officially as It may be recalled that Ajit following reports that police times it was not being imple- or some sleeper berths set Kshirsagar formally resigned NCP should be seen in the of the party, I contributed to the Rajiv Gandhi Sea Link on Pawar had encouraged personnel from the state had mented, he said. apart, which unfortunately did from the primary membership context of the fact that he had its growth in my district” March 24, 2010. Dhananjay, a BJP MLC then, faced hardships during their The police personnel, who not happen. of the NCP and also quit as an been associated with the “Beed district has given six Kshirsagar’s decision to to rebel against his uncle return journey after partici- were deputed for election duty, Vijayan urged the Election MLA from Beed, before join- Sharad Pawar-led party, ever MLAs to the NCP. Still, my invite Big-B without consult- Gopinath Munde in the run pating in Lok Sabha polls in did not have railway berths or Commission and CRPF to ing the Sena in the presence of since it was founded 20 years supporters and I were feeling ing the chief minister had not up to the December 2011 Bihar. seats reserved for them and conduct a probe into such its president Uddhav ago on May 25, 1999. It was suffocated in the NCP. That’s gone well with the Congress, presidential poll in the Parli "The Commission and were forced to travel in a incidents and take steps to Thackeray, at the latter’s Pawar who had gone to the why I have chosen to quit the which was the principal ruling Municipal Council. CRPF should give necessary crowded general compart- ensure they do not recur. PTI !"# B 0B $ $ % ; * ! & + & % Patna: The absence of RJD that the result would be "sur- mood is also not quite clear at the people are "unhappy" with all communities along. In fact, chief Lalu Prasad during cam- prising". the moment". sitting BJP MP Ram Kripal he would make us brothers sit >!6 paigning in Bihar for the seven- "My father has always been "We (the RJD) have done Yadav. and teach the way to reach out phase Lok Sabha polls was a the voice of the poor and the our work and reached out to Elections were held in to the masses. "very big challenge", but the downtrodden and that is the the people and made them Bihar in all seven phases, from "He would ask us to fold '" party has put up a "good fight" legacy he handed over to me aware of the economic and Gaya on April 11 to Patna hands in front of people as nonetheless, his son Tej Pratap and my brother (Tejashwi political situation in Bihar and Sahib on May 19 spanning 40 'janta is our malik', tell us to Lucknow: With Opposition 09"R" Yadav said. Yadav), to fight for them and to in the country. If fortune is in Lok Sabha seats. wear kurta-pyjama, mostly parties expressing doubts over Known for his signature bring equality and justice in our favour, we should get 20- As per seat sharing in the khadi, and talk in local parlance the security of EVMs, the one-liners and trenchant wit, society," the RJD leader and 23 seats as per our prepara- 'mahagathbandhan' in the state, as much as possible to better Election Commission officials ( 457 8 injuries. He is survived by his this was for the first time, former Bihar health minister tions," Tej Pratap said. the RJD fought on 19 seats, connect with the masses," Tej said all arrangements have wife. Prasad was not present in the said, ahead of counting of votes The Mahua MLA, how- Congress on nine, RLSP on Pratap said. been made for smooth count- . Defence spokesman said, elections as he is serving sen- on Thursday. ever, said he himself was on five, VIP and HAM three each. The RJD leader said he and ing of votes on Thursday for 80 "the army authorities are car- tences in connection with fod- "His (Lalu's) physical the "horns of a dilemma" as One seat was left by RJD for the Tejashwi have to merely keep Lok Sabha seats in Uttar rying out detailed investiga- der scam cases. absence in this election was, far as the number of seats the CPI (ML). the field "irrigated" that was Pradesh. , : --# tion of the incident to take cor- The former Bihar chief indeed a very big challenge for party could win was con- RJD banks hugely on "tilled by my father". Security personnel have rective measures". minister is currently admitted us," Tej Pratap told PTI in an cerned, adding that it will Prasad's legacy as his riveting Notwithstanding exit polls been deployed in large num- joint team of security forces Meanwhile, sharing details at a hospital in Jharkhand cap- interview. have a "element of surprise" speeches during poll cam- forecasts, Tej Pratap hit out at bers across the state for the Aon Wednesday eliminated of kulgam encounter police ital Ranchi on account of his Asked, what is the number this time. paigns are known to energise the BJP, saying it is a "party of counting process, which will two more terrorists in South spokesman said, "a cordon and poor health. of seats the 'mahagathbandhan Tej Pratap also said he was voters and attract mediaper- businessmen (vyapariyon ki start at 8 am, with entry of Kashmir district of Kulgam. search operation was launched The "lantern (RJD poll (grand alliance)' in Bihar is eye- hopeful that his sister Misa sons in big number. party)" who have "done noth- authorised people inside the In another incident, one by police and security forces at symbol) will be lit" at many ing in the just-concluded polls, Bharti would be able to pull off "Laluji would talk to peo- ing" for farmers or youths in counting centres being allowed army jawan, injured during a Gopalpora of DH Pora area in places in the state on May 23, Prasad's elder son said that "the a win from the Pataliputra ple of all strata and sit and eat the five years of its only on valid passes, said elec- training activity at one of the district Kulgam on the basis of Tej Pratap said, though he felt numbers could swing as voters' constituency and claimed that with people of all caste. He took Government. PTI tion officials. PTI forward posts in Mendhar, suc- credible intelligence input". cumbed to his fatal injuries "During the search opera- while two others were rushed to tion, the hiding terrorists fired a nearby military hospital for on the search party. The fire was ' $ advanced treatment. In addi- retaliated leading to an tion, security forces in Rajouri encounter. In the ensuing also recovered huge quantity of encounter, two terrorists were arms and ammunition includ- killed and the bodies were % 0& ,- ing 4 AK Rifles, 9 pistols, 2 retrieved from the site of modified guns and 900 rounds encounter", police spokesman Itanagar: A massive combing The Army deployed heli- tion as a National People's Party of AK rifle. said. operation has been launched by copters on Tuesday night to (NPP) candidate from the con- Defence Spokesman in The killed terrorists have security forces to trace the sus- search the area, which is covered stituency. Jammu, Lt-Col Devender been identified as Irfan pected NSCN militants who by dense jungle. "So far, no arrests have Anand said, "around 9.15 a.m Manzoor Bhat of Poniwah gunned down MLA Tirong The suspected NSCN rebels been made, but the operation when soldiers were carrying out Kulgam and Zahid Ahmad Aboh and 10 others near gunned down Aboh, his son has been intensified by the a training drill with live ammu- Mantoo of Ferripora Shopian. Khonsa in Arunachal Pradesh and nine others in the 12 Mile security agencies by cordoning nition at a forward post in According to the police on Tuesday, an official said on area, 20 km from Khonsa, the the area," the DC said. Mendhar sector, a live grenade records, the killed terrorists Wednesday. district headquarters town of The bodies of the victims got actuated accidentally and it were affiliated with proscribed The Army, the Assam Rifles Tirap, on Tuesday, when the have been handed over to their went off causing grievous terror outfit Hizbul Mujahideen. and the state police have lawmaker was on his way to relatives after conducting post- injuries to instructor and others. They were wanted by law for launched the operation to nab Khonsa from Dibrugarh in mortem. Out of these injured soldiers, 34 their complicity in terror crimes the perpetrators involved in Assam. Defence sources at Dinjan year old Naik Shreeshailappa including attack on security the crime, Tirap Deputy Aboh (41) had won the in Dibrugarh confirmed the Balabatti,hailing from establishments and civilian Commissioner P N Thungon Khonsa West Assembly seat in involvement of NSCN(IM) in Karnataka, succumbed to his atrocities. said. 2014 and was seeking re-elec- the killings, stating that a group of about 10 to 15 rebels were involved in the shootout. The militants had also set ablaze one of the vehicles in Aboh's convoy, the sources said. . & % * !*. While a police personnel and a civilian had sustained bul- let injuries in the attack, a woman and another police per- ,$, sonnel had escaped unhurt. The civilian and Aboh's PSO were shifted to a Dibrugarh hospital, Director General of 9 + Police (DGP) S B K Singh had said. The DIG (East), the IGP Ballia (UP): The Suheldev BJP in succeeding in its On Monday, Chief (Law & Order) and the SP Bhartiya Samaj Party (SBSP) designs." Minister Yogi Adityanath rec- from neighbouring Changlang dismissed all speculations on SBSP general secretary ommended the sacking of Om district moved to Khonsa on Wednesday that its legislators Arvind Rajbhar pointed out Prakash Rajbhar from the cab- Tuesday to supervise the oper- might desert the party after the that even though Sonkar was inet for his outbursts against ations and coordinate with var- dismissal of its president, Om allegedly harassed by state the BJP. ious security agencies. Prakash Rajbhar, from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Governor Ram Naik This is the second such inci- Uttar Pradesh cabinet. president Mahendra Nath accepted the recommenda- dent in Tirap district in recent "There are reports in the Pandey during the Rajya tion and relieved the SBSP times, after two supporters of media about our three SBSP Sabha election, the legislator chief from his post of the Aboh were killed by NSCN(IM) MLAs. All the three — Triveni did not support the saffron backward class welfare minis- militants in March. Union Ram, Ramanand Baudh and party and, instead, cross-voted. ter. Home Minister Rajnath Singh, Kailash Nath Sonkar — are "Even if the BJP offers Adityanath had also rec- his deputy Kiren Rijiju and solidly with the SBSP," Rajbhar allurements and also cabinet ommended that all SBSP Arunachal Pradesh Chief said. "All have struggled berths, our MLAs will not members holding the rank of Minister Pema Khandu have together (for the party) and no come under pressure," Arvind a minister of state be removed condemned the attack. PTI amount of effort will help the Rajbhar said. immediately. PTI :; :) + Palghar: Eighteen people, ers and as many customers, a including 13 women dancers, police spokesman said. were arrested from a bar in Besides, 13 women were Palghar district of Maharashtra also nabbed for allegedly per- for allegedly indulging in forming obscene acts, he said. obscenity, police said on Those arrested were Wednesday. booked under various Indian Acting on a complaint, Penal Code sections, including sleuths of the local crime 294 (indulging in obscene acts branch raided the bar located and songs), and provisions of in Vasai area on Tuesday and the Maharashtra Police Act, he arrested its manager, two wait- added. PTI <; 4 % 6 % Manjeri (Kerala): A doctor in occurred due to the similari- Kerala's Malappuram district ty in their names. performed a hernia surgery on State Health Minister K K a seven-year-old boy instead Shylaja ordered a probe and of removing a growth in his suspended the doctor, A nasal passage after an appar- Suresh Kumar. "Patients must ent a mix-up of the names of not suffer due to the negli- two patients. gence of the hospital staff," the The boy, Mohammed minister said, adding that the Danish, was operated for her- boy would be given free treat- nia on Tuesday at a medical ment. college in Manjeri town, 175 The state human rights km north of Kochi, sources commission has registered a said. case in connection with the The incident came to light incident. when Danish's parents, who "There is serious are from Karuvarakundu town negligence on behalf of the in the district, saw their son staff including the doctor," operated in the stomach, rights panel member K instead of removing his nasal Mohan Kumar said in his polyps. interim order. Kumar asked Hospital sources told PTI the medical college superin- that there was another patient, tendent to submit a report named Dhanush, who was with the statements of all the supposed to undergo surgery staff present inside the oper- for hernia, and the mistake ation theatre. PTI !"# C 2(% 3%$ 2"- ! 012 ! 3 (.,2 3 .$ , & %1 . & + .". " . + 6 2 / = !2101%1 6 )?2006001 3/ @ ( ( * ! 1ABC 0 2611O0 6110100116 $ / 3 # 3 = 3 S # S 3 $ ? ,3$?- ? ( 4 / , 3$? ( ) " . n politics, there is little difference between love and sycophancy — the 3 D21A 1ABCE case of Nepal is particularly telling. : ) " The social media was recently * @ buzzing with news that some TibetansI had protested “against an utter- + 5 ( ly ridiculous demand from Nepal’s China 3 sycophant politicians to ban the use of the = / # ( khata, the traditional Tibetan white scarf, because it was hurting the feelings of the ) 3 $ Chinese people.” Whether true or not, the F22( 9 ( 3 ( sensitivity of “hurting the feelings of the #D2 3$? ( Chinese people” is nowadays prevalent all over the world with Nepali politicians at the vanguard of the movement. . The “love” has increased further after # Nepal President Bidhya Devi Bhandari spent nine days in China on a State visit. ( S ( The invitation had come from Chinese # " ( President Xi Jinping himself. The first part 9 ( 3 E 3 of the visit coincided with the Second Belt D22( #D2 and Road Forum in Beijing on April 27. President Bhandari held high-level meet- " ( E ings with the top Chinese leadership; they 5 3($ ( “exchanged substantive views on further ( strengthening and consolidating the ties of co-operative friendship and mutually : = / beneficial partnership subsisting between # the two countries,” according to an offi- / = / S ( ( cial communique. More importantly, the Himalayan to make a “Prosperous Nepal, Reuters that his Government Chinese Government will con- Samajbadi Party and Iqabal . nation signed seven agreements with its Happy Nepali.” Before return- will ask India to use the struct the dry port on five Miya of the Rastriya Janata = 3 ( giant northern neighbour; it included a ing to Kathmandu, the Nepali Chinese gauge: “Standard hectares of land provided by Party, two Members of the (# = / protocol for an Agreement on Transit President spent a day in Lhasa; gauge is less expensive,” was Nepal; a parking yard with a Nepali Parliament, recently Transport; an accord on Cooperation the main purpose of the visit the rationale. capacity to park 350 trucks and participated in an event organ- and Mutual Administrative Assistance in was re-emphasising Nepal’s Even Nepal’s borders with containers will be built. ised by the Latvian 3 ) . 3 ( Customs Matters and one on strengthen- commitment to the “One Tibet are looked after by In another news, more on Parliamentary Support Group 3$? + ing assistance and cooperation in the field China” policy. Beijing. According to The the ridiculous side, according for Tibet and the International of livelihood in the Northern Region of As the Japanese newspaper Kathmandu Post, Kathmandu to The Kathmandu Post, Network of Parliamentarians : = / Nepal (ie the border with Tibet). The Nikkei wrote, “The price is has permitted the China Nepal’s leading English lan- for Tibet. 3 / / The ruling Nepal Communist Party paid in diplomatic support for International Development guage newspaper, three jour- The convention in Riga / " = chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal, alias Beijing: The Nepalese con- Cooperation Agency nalists working for the Rastriya was attended by Lobsang Prachanda, was quick to assert that a rail- sulate in Lhasa, the only for- (CIDCA) to provide develop- Samachar Samiti (RSS), Nepal’s Sangay, president of the # ( #D2 9 ( 3 way line will connect Kathmandu to the eign diplomatic mission in ment assistance in 15 north- national news agency, are Central Tibetan # S ( Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR) “with- the Tibetan capital, recently ern districts of Nepal “to meet being probed for disseminat- Administration, along with 3 ( in his lifetime.” Prachanda also affirmed reiterated unwavering support their developmental needs”; ing a news item regarding the other members of the Tibetan that the railway will be later extended to for Beijing’s claims to both these districts share a com- Dalai Lama. Parliament. Soon after, an offi- * @ Lumbini and Pokhara. It will be “a mile- Tibet and Taiwan.” mon border with Tibet. The What is their crime? The cial at the Parliament stone in Nepal’s economic development Incidentally, India had a agency was set up in August journalists “translated and dis- Secretariat pretended that “the and growth of the tourism sector”, he said. full-fledged mission in Lhasa 2018 in order to strengthen seminated” a wire report about two leaders said they were # The Government of Nepal had till 1952 and a Consulate- “the strategic planning and the Lama’s return to visiting Latvia for personal announced earlier that technical studies for General till 1962. Today, overall coordination of the Dharamsala on April 27, after reasons and they did not dis- the construction of railway lines linking Beijing adamantly refuses to Chinese aid to Nepal.” he was discharged from a hos- close the details and purpose 2 . " Nepal with India and China have been reopen it, wanting India to go One unsaid objective is to pital in New Delhi. Minister of their visit.” But finally, the <+ completed. Bhandari specifically told the through Nepal authorities for stop Tibetans fleeing their for Communications and Nepali parliamentarian Parliament: “The Rasuwagadhi- trans-border trade. Examples native land and taking refuge Information Technology “regretted” their participation Kathmandu railways will be started with- abound to show the ongoing in India. It has been remark- Gokul Baskota confirmed to and declared that they inadver- ) * + in two years.” Rasuwa is the border post love story. Nepal has chosen ably efficient. On May 12, the The Post that an investigation tently attended the conference % town with Tibet (Kyirong). The line a railway track gauge used by Nepal Intermodal Transport was on; Baskota said that the because of misinformation and ,)*+- between Shigatse and Kyirong was much China as standard for its net- Development Board signed Tibet issue was sensitive for it was a “mistake.” delayed due to the 2015 earthquake but work; Kathmandu justifies with Tibet Fuli Construction China and dissemination of a China scored one more now it is expected to be completed by 2023. the choice by the lower Group, a Chinese company, an report regarding the Dalai goal; but for how long the love In May 2017, Beijing had already Chinese costs. The move is a agreement to construct the Lama’s health by a state-run story can continue is difficult ( signed a Memorandum of Understanding serious setback for Delhi, inland container depot in news agency was against to say. Buddha had said “every- . S with Kathmandu for roads, railways, ports which has failed to limit Timure in Rasuwa district. Nepal’s commitment to “One- thing is impermanent” …even and aviation as well as hydropower and Beijing’s control over Nepal. Built with Chinese aid, the pro- China policy.” Sycophancy of China’s great “loan” energy projects, finance and tourism as Minister for Physical ject is expected to cost $20 mil- the first order! friendship? )*+ part of the Belt and Road Initiative. Infrastructure and Transport lion and is expected to be com- Also in the tragi-comedy (The writer is an expert on Xi assured Bhandari of China’s support Raghubir Mahaseth told pleted in 30 months. The category, Pradip Yadav of the India-China relations) ) / ,)/- ( ( .0$ / > 9 4 " ( /6;)$"<06 1 )611+ 10 !11 !+ 10!00 1 1!00+ 01 1 (1 0 01#1 00E 0 E!1 11 1E611 10 10$61 1 221 0121020 - 61 61 1 00 20!01 ,**$#- S ( 6 2 +0161 !011 1 1 01! 6111 # ( -.5 5 .5 - - - 5 #-:5 5 )/ 122 ( **$# K ?1 K$ % K$60 $? K$0 . )/ 3 " ! " " " > "" 6 9 "> 4 5 3 )*+ ( )/ # )*+ S ( Sir — This refers to the article, !106106!11600129-01+ Sir — The exit poll results have “United colours of Opposition a 610610 01160 deterred the Opposition so much P Q /$8 9 pipedream?” (May 22) by 22011060!1 21 + that all ‘chair’ greedy politicians Kalyani Shankar. The entire ! 1 1011 00; < are running from pillar-to-post to + nation and the media have been 1!19-0 6 1 ensure ‘defeat’ of the Modi waiting with bated breath for 00 100061 Government. Truly speaking, )*+ May 23. Ahead of the exit polls 9-060 !2! 19-01 none of the leaders or political and opinion surveys, many non- 16 10N O6!16!1 0 party is interested in serving the NDA allies teamed up to form 011600 11102 nation. The ‘unquenchable’ thirst strategies for a post-poll alliance. 611!16111 61110100 10061 011!0+ for power and money rules their : ( The move by Opposition parties 1 0!! 2!00L !6+ 1061299 0!0E0! minds. In fact, politics has almost ( )*+ seems to have been inspired by 1M1 0 00 212 0L+ 1111 9-0L61M L 6+ become synonymous to corrup- R S the exit poll results. The scenario 60ML M0101111!00 1 M 11 E,AA!100+ 21 tion. God save the country. 0! 61 !1 &!!01!101+ 99 !!106 0 1 +06 2 3 ( has led to intense speculation Hansraj Bhat but this is yet another a learning 1210126!1006 060 $1E21011 !101 Mumbai " ( curve for the media. 9-0 !!01 001 9-1 + 111161 6011 ! 3 )*+ It should be noted that in a !20 1&!!01026 120 democracy, any party can form a 0001!11001161 61L1 * - Government either through a 06 10 M O # = )*+ ( majority or coalition. There is no Sir — Post the exit-poll predic- = % harm in some Opposition party tions, Opposition parties have ( 9 leaders calling for a meeting to alliance and projecting a leader as Commissioner TN Seshan was demonstrate its credibility in pun- once again started to put the form a possible post-poll alliance. a prime ministerial candidate. revered by almost everyone for his ishing those parties and leaders blame on electronic voting 3 ( ( The moves of various Opposition Varun SD efforts to level the playing field for violating the Model Code of machines (EVMs). This only > parties should be accepted as fair, Bengaluru the conduct of free and fair polls. Conduct but it remained a mute proves the fact that they have not especially by the media since the His reforms in election norms spectator to shoddy electioneer- come to terms with reality. The results are yet to be declared. For made him a legend. He was pop- ing. The EC’s failure to act is real- Opposition needs to analyse the a voter, however, it will be inter- ular because of his unprecedent- ly sad. The country definitely scenario and rework strategies. ? esting to see how various ed efficiency in protecting the needs a dynamic and unbiased Rati Seghal Opposition parties scramble to Sir — This refers to the report, electoral process. In times when electoral body and certainly offi- Via email find a quick solution post the “Seshan, the ultimate Chief the political discourse has plunged cials like Seshan. )/ announcement of results with Election Commissioner” (May to such a low, it was expected of Akhil Pradhan %%$ ; 3 regard to both forming a post-poll 21). Former Election the Election Commission to Dhenkanal 58 -59:; .; !"# D 2(% 3%$ 2"- 7 "->! $%$ -> " 1#,#, , O # , +* ,,, % $%$$) # +1= +#, O1# ,# , +,1,2 #, #=3, + 3 ,31,* 111 1#$ L#,* 1 L , 2+0! !191 111 + * 02 101016! 01 01 49E % 0, & <$ 8 5 Q ! / ( ( & & + " + = > # D22G $ S 85 3 85 # D22A 85 + % # H 3 P Q P3 3 " Q P S 3 Q D211 + + 3 S 3 P Q # = ( 3 3 $ ( 445 + # D21C > ! mid escalating tensions between the US ! D21I and Iran, Mohammad Javad Zarif, Iran’s S 3 S AForeign Minister, made a brief visit to New 1I ) Delhi on May 14 to hold talks with his Indian " ( counterpart Sushma Swaraj on the impact of US # D21I sanctions on his country’s oil industry. His trip 3 > S = # came soon after he visited the United Nations. Post + = : his visit, Zarif gave an interview to Fox News Sunday, which is being seen as an attempt to reach # # 5 ,# out to US President Donald Trump, whose dis- P 3 Q dain for the media as peddlers of “fake news” is 5 5 - . not hidden. Zarif then headed to Qatar to attend a ministerial meeting of the Asia Cooperation 3 Dialogue and then to Russia and Turkmenistan. # * $ + $ 5 5 While Zarif was in Russia, President Hassan + $ ( Rouhani announced that Iran would cease to 85 3 9 abide by certain nuclear limitations but stopped #$$ 5 0 . short of violating its 2015 nuclear deal. In this con- - % $ 3 text, it is important that the fourth trip of Zarif in this leg is to India and the third after the US #8& , S - 5 cancelled our sanctions waivers for import of "& 85 3 5 3 Iranian oil. )#$ $$$ 12 E 3S During his visit, Zarif held discussions with " D2 Swaraj on issues of mutual interest, including the & $ 3 #S situation in Afghanistan, the development of $ 8 &&-/ " " 3 S B2 Chabahar port, cooperation in various fields and & 3 , 85 3 regional and international issues. Regarding the ) 8 &&-/ ( - 3 ( ongoing US-Iran tensions, India made its stand % #$$ E clear that any decision on oil purchase from Iran ) 8 the “Chabahar is a mega project but it’s already a dominant country in this geo- making possible the transportation of all . 85 3 3 will have to wait for the new Government in Delhi. too early to judge the success or failure economic scene. The Russian market, on India’s merchandise to the above-men- But here, we will focus on issues concerning the && # /& of this project.” Speaking about the the other hand, has a huge potential for tioned countries through Chabahar implementation of the Chabahar port project — Mumbai-Mundra-Kandla-Chabahar- Indian businesses and if India can con- port, the so-called exemption of this port 3 those as a result of the latest round of sanctions, && & Bandar Abbas shipping line, that con- nect its rising economy with another big does not make any noticeable change in , R S - 3 S though the port is out of the immediate purview ) nects the Indian city of Mumbai to economy like Russia, it will be a great India’s trade. Therefore, Chabahar port’s # 85 of bans, and in general. &8 Iranian southern port cities of Chabahar opportunity to enhance cooperation exemption will only be a competitive 3 S ( To clear the air, the purpose of the Chabahar ) and Bandar Abbas and which was between Iran and India along the advantage for India if all our merchan- R S port to be developed by India is entirely differ- & 8 inaugurated only recently, he said that Chabahar. In my assessment, connect- dise for Afghanistan, Russia and CIS ,# 3 ent from the Gwadar port in Pakistan being devel- :#$ the main problem with this project was ing just Indian and Russian economies countries could be transported through - oped by China. The Chabahar is strictly an eco- #$$ about financial resources. The Rouhani will create enough economic justifica- the port without any restriction on # nomic project and not a not a strategic-military &&- $ administration does not have enough tion for INSTC and Chabahar project. banking transactions and insurance. ( one. On the other hand, China does not need money and the private sector has no This writer spoke to Behrooz Aghaei adds that the noteworthy Gwadar to trade with Central Asia or Russia — economic motivation to invest in this Aghaei, ports and maritime director point about Afghanistan is that the 3 ( it has shorter land routes to conduct business. &&- line. If the two countries can reach an general of Sistan and Baluchistan exemption of Chabahar port will only # 3 ( Moreover, the “String of Pearls” theory on poten- :#$ " & agreement on financial resources, a province. Chabahar port comes under be useful if there is no prohibition on . tial Chinese intentions in the Indian Ocean Region "& $ major issue would be resolved. his jurisdiction. He said that despite vessels carrying merchandise entering 3 3 isn’t taken seriously by either the bureaucracy or ) Shariatinia added that beyond the what appears at first glance, the and leaving it as well as on commercial $ in think-tank circles. It is seen as an American &: Indian Government, creating the eco- “Chabahar port’s exemption from sanc- transactions of cargo owners, mer- % , 3 / attempt to sow India-China tensions and the term nomic justification of Chabahar for tions” granted by the US is not going to chants and shipping lines. Particularly 0- 3 S ( itself is coined in a US Army War College paper. Indian companies is also very impor- help the people of Afghanistan. In fact, banking transactions should be done C222 Though the Chabahar project is a potential tant. If they can access Central Asian it increases transit expenses of its com- without limitation. 5 S game-changer as it offers a getaway to Central Asia and Russia markets via the International modities by imposing sanctions on The US may not agree to it. Its aim P Q H and Europe but as of now, its potential remains North–South Transport Corridor ports (which could have been better to provide a sanctions waiver to largely untapped. Additionally, the US sanctions (INSTC), they can motivate investment alternatives economically) and puts Afghanistan is to allow imports into that . 3 S regime has not just delayed the project since the and participation for this project. The further restrictions on Afghan mer- country. It is not concerned with the 4 85 " early 2000s but has also been stifling its growth. future of Chabahar will depend on the chants. Analysis reveals that imposing profits made by the Chabahar port. But 12 4 85( It is going to take a few years for Chabahar to reg- political will of the Iranian and Indian sanctions on Iran’s ports as the most it definitely will have an impact on the 3 " 3 1AB2(BB 3 : ister success and it is, perhaps, too early to sing Government on the one hand and eco- secure and less expensive routes for growth of the port. While Iran is under = 3 E 9 paeans about it. To cite an example, the ambitious nomic justification of Chabahar for Afghanistan implies imposing sanctions sanctions, Chabahar can never realise its + 3 S plan suffered a blow with manufacturers shying Indian and Iranian companies on the on Afghanistan itself. full potential of being a route for Indo- # 85 away from supplying essential equipment like other. Aghaei says that as far as India is Russia trade and trade to Europe via ( cranes and forklifts for the construction of the Shariatinia added that in his assess- concerned, the significant point is that INSTC. Gwadar got a headstart over # # 3 Iranian port even when US sanctions had not ment, the importance of the Russian Indian commodities that transit to Chabahar, which was planned earlier, kicked in late last year. Indian promises to deliv- economy is much more than Central Afghanistan don’t have enough trade due to the US-Iran tensions and sanc- ery ratio, too, have been dismal during this Asian economies. If one takes a look at volumes to rationalise marine and road tions. Will we see Chabahar lag behind 12 3 85 Government’s tenure. Further, while greater recent developments in Central Asia, transportation expenses. Bearing in in trade due to it? " ( funds were promised, much smaller amounts have one will notice that China is the biggest mind the trade volume of Afghanistan, (The writer is an independent jour- 3 ( * been released. player and that there is no crucial capa- Russia and CIS countries, which alto- nalist working on cyber security and the 85 5 S S This writer spoke to Mohsen Shariatinia, an bility or opportunity within the central gether is more than 16 million tonnes, geopolitics of India’s neighbourhood, 3 assistant professor of regional studies at Shahid Asian economy to be filled by India, Iran and the insignificant share of focussing on Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iran Beheshti University in Tehran, when he said that or other countries because China is Afghanistan, it can be said that without and Bangladesh) =+ 7> 2 E est emitter in the world. also occur during the refining damaging to human health. actually recycled worldwide in reduce our demand for plastic. Insatiable demand for plastic is process itself — the “cracking” of As plastics take centuries to 2015. Although each recycle process According to the study, simply fuelling the almost endless pursuit larger hydrocarbons from petro- degrade, disposal in landfill makes requires a small amount of new reducing the annual growth in to procure all things made out of it chemicals into smaller ones suitable only a small contribution to emis- plastic, we can greatly increase the plastics demand from four per cent and the bad news is that this bur- for making plastic releases carbon sions in theory. However, as much life cycle of the material by efficient- to two per cent could result in 60 geoning demand is all set to grow. dioxide and methane. According to as 40 per cent of landfill waste is ly reusing what we make. But the per cent lower emissions from the -/$ &#$ At 380 metric tonnes a year, we pro- the study, about 61 per cent of total burnt in open skies, dramatically dismal global recycling statistics do sector in 2050. " $ duce 190 times more plastic than we plastic greenhouse gas emissions speeding up the release of otherwise make us wonder whether we will While a life without plastics did in 1950. If the demand for plas- comes from the resin production locked-up carbon. ever efficiently adopt 100 per cent may seem unimaginable, it’s worth 1O0 61101 5 /0 tic continues to grow at its current and transport stage. If we are to combat climate recycling of plastics. To counter this, remembering that their prevalence )1!1O0011 10 rate of four per cent a year, emis- A further 30 per cent is emitted breakdown, reductions in plastic a more fundamental solution is to is a relatively recent phenomenon. 616 2 11 lastics have for long been sions from plastic production will at the product manufacturing stage. emissions are clearly needed. switch to making plastics from The first artificial plastic, Bakelite, G6 1011 associated as an environmen- reach 15 per cent of global emis- The vast majority of these emissions Thankfully, the solution with the biodegradable sources such as was developed in 1907, but it was- 221!0 10 Ptal contaminant. Slowly but sions by 2050. This toxic increase in come from the energy required to biggest potential is already in wood, corn starch and sugarcane. n’t until the 1950s that the age of irretrievably, rampant use of this the use of plastic will surely send the power the plants that turn raw plas- motion, albeit slow. In showing that The materials themselves are plastic began. If we show a genuine 001101011 material is adversely impacting the environment and climate into a tic materials into the bottles, bin transitioning to a zero carbon ener- carbon neutral, although renewable appetite to address plastic pollution, 10 climate system. This is apparent shock unless measures are taken to bags and bicycle helmets we use gy system has the potential to reduce power is essential to eliminate the the world could change again just ! 00 0E from the fact that our once pristine bring down the plastic exposure. today. The remainder occurs as a emissions from plastic by 51 per climate impact of energy costs dur- as quickly and so will the environ- !1 !6 habitat and fragile ecology, the More than 99 per cent of plas- result of chemical and manufactur- cent, the study provides yet anoth- ing production, transport and waste ment — for the better. flora and fauna, are getting increas- tics are manufactured from petro- ing processes — for example, the er reason to rapidly phase out fossil processing. However, a massive Governments, corporations, and 10 0 ingly eroded. The damaging impact chemicals, most commonly from production of plastic foams uses fuels. However, beyond urgently ramping up in the production of individuals must make research into 16211 is clear not only on land but also on petroleum and natural gas. These HFCs, particularly potent green- required global decarbonisation, we bioplastics — which currently make alternatives a priority and support 10 the oceans. Newly published raw materials are refined to form house gases. The remaining carbon need to reduce our seemingly insa- up less than one per cent of total their use to needless plastic waste. Of 6000 000 research calculates that across their ethylene, propylene, butene and footprint occurs when plastics are tiable demand for carbon-based plastic production — would require course, any of these solutions alone 6010110 life cycle, plastics account for 3.8 per other basic plastic building blocks, thrown away. Incineration releases plastic. Increasing recycling rates is vast swathes of agricultural land. will not be enough but if we man- cent of global greenhouse gas emis- before being transported to manu- all of the stored carbon in the plas- one simple way of doing this. With the population set to rise dra- age to do all of this, then we can cut 010 sions. That’s almost double the facturers. The production and tic into the atmosphere, as well as The highest-quality plastics can matically, increasingly coveted plastics emissions to just seven per )61 601101 emissions of the aviation sector. If transport of these resins require an air pollutants such as dioxins, be recycled many times, and near- arable space may not be able to sat- cent of current levels. )110 it were a country, the “Plastic awful lot of energy — and, there- furans, mercury and polychlorinat- ly all plastic can be recycled to some isfy demand. The bottom line, (The writer is an environmental Kingdom” would be the fifth-high- fore, fuel. Greenhouse gas emissions ed biphenyls, which are toxic and extent — but only 18 per cent was therefore, is that we will need to journalist) !"# + > + " $ 4( - ..5 &:; % <+=>.9' & .3?= % " @@ ) -#-) believe and there are indica- &9', 4 tions in the market that there ndusInd Bank on could be 90-100 per cent IWednesday reported 62 recovery on this particular / arkets regulator Sebi per cent fall in net profit at exposure,” he said. MWednesday came out 360 crore for the March Net interest margin with framework for accredita- quarter 2018-19 due to high- (NIM) stood at 3.59 per cent tion of investors seeking to * $% 4 6 6 48 er provisioning for loans as against 3.97 per cent in the invest in start-ups that would $ $ ' % & 6 &: extended to IL&FS. year-ago period. be listed on Innovators Growth * ?? $ % 8 ,, $ Its profit in the year-ago Net interest income (NII) Platform (IGP). ! % 6,- "%% 2 -? period stood at 953 crore. grew 11 per cent to 2,232 The IGP, earlier known as $ 3 $ ! % -, The private sector lender crore as against 2,008 crore. Institutional Trading Platform, "%% > 1 ! has a total exposure of 3,004 Core fee income rose 27 he Enforcement has been created to facilitate crore to IL&FS Group, of which per cent to 1,419 crore from TDirectorate on Wednesday listing of start-ups or new-age 2,000 crore is to the holding 1,113 crore in the same carried out fresh searches in ventures in sectors such as e- company and 1,004 crore to quarter last year. Mumbai in connection with commerce, biotechnology and operating companies/ special Gross NPAs stood at 2.10 its money laundering probe in data analytics. purpose vehicles. per cent as against 1.17 per the multi-crore IL&FS pay- In a circular, Sebi provid- The entire exposure to cent, while net NPAs were ment default crisis, ed framework including eligi- IL&FS was classified as non 1.21 per cent compared to officials said. bility criteria and procedure to performing asset (NPA) in 0.51 per cent. The residences and offices be recognised as an accredited the fourth quarter. The bank’s special men- of at least four directors of the investor (AI) and also men- “While the bank wit- tion accounts-2 (SMA2) firm are being raided in tioned the validity of accredi- nessed robust growth in its exposure was 641 crore as at Bandra, Khar, Nariman Point unit, it touched an intra-day tation. topline as well as in operat- March-end 2019. and Goregaon area of the high of 165. Regarding the eligibility, ing profits, aggressive one Its advances and deposits metropolis, they said. hares of grounded Jet In terms of equity volume, Sebi said “any individual with time provisioning for IL&FS grew 29 per cent each to Some documents have SAirways advanced over 5 over 3.9 crore shares were trad- a total gross income of 50 lakh depressed the bottom line,” 1,86,394 crore and been recovered during the per cent on Wednesday, a day ed on the bourses. annually and who has a mini- the bank’s MD and CEO 1,94,868 crore as on March searches, the officials said. after the diversified Hinduja “Hinduja Group is evalu- mum liquid net worth of Rs 5 Romesh Sobti told reporters. 31, 2019. The central agency had Group said it is evaluating the ating the Jet Airways opportu- crores or any corporate with % During the quarter, it It is looking at a loan first carried out searches in opportunity to invest in the nity,” the group said in a state- net worth of 25 crore” is eli- % % % ?? $ % made a provisioning of growth of over 25 per cent in this case in February after it airline. ment Tuesday. gible to be an AI. % < %% ') 1,253 crore towards IL&FS the current financial year. filed a criminal case under the On the BSE, the airline’s The grounded carrier shut- While laying down the pro- %% $ $) % Group. For the full year, pro- The announcement of Prevention of Money scrip jumped 5.17 per cent to tered its operations on April 17 cedure for accreditation, Sebi : < ! 6 ' % 2 '3 visions stood at 1,803 crore. results was delayed as the Laundering Act (PMLA). close at 158.55. Intra-day, it and the lenders, led by State said the investor having a demat : * * It has a 70 per cent pro- bank was waiting for a final The searches are aimed at touched a high of 164.90. Bank of India, are still scouting account with a depository needs % ,?- C ,D- C : * ' visioning for exposure to the approval from National collecting additional evidences The stock has gained 27.75 for investors to revive the air- to make an application to the % ( % ?? $ holding company and a 25 Company Law Tribunal and documents, they said. per cent in the past three ses- line, which has a debt burden exchanges or depositories in the per cent to the SPVs. (NCLT) for its merger with The debt crisis at the sions. On Friday, it had closed of over 8,000 crore. prescribed manner for recog- Sobti said the bank has microfinance company infrastructure lender came to at 124.1 per share. On Tuesday, the scrip nition as an AI. made a sufficient amount of Bharat Financial, Sobti said. light following a series of On the National Stock closed with a 14.73 per cent Exchanges and deposito- provisioning for the exposure The proposal has been defaults by its group compa- Exchange (NSE), the stock set- gain at 150.75, while on ries shall be responsible for ver- to the IL&FS Group. approved by the RBI, CCI nies beginning September, tled at 153.80, gaining 1.96 per Monday, it rose 5.88 per cent to ification and maintenance of “We have good reason to and Sebi. 2018. cent. After opening at 152 a settle at 131.40 on the BSE. the AI data, Sebi added. ,*P#,, #*3, 2*,1 1 ) $ ,3,# ,+,,* / Lok Sabha election results and that will be submitted to .A)A * would be announced on the new Government. iti Aayog is working on the Thursday and the new “The basic thing is that we Neconomic agenda for the Government would be in place need to take steps to increase ) : 8 new Government where the in the coming weeks. private investments in the 8 0 2803 % > focus will be on achieving long In an interview to PTI, economy. That’s a real issue and hina is stepping up pres- 2 >3 % 8 6 % .6 % % term sustainable growth and Kumar said Niti Aayog would to increase the private invest- Csure on Boeing Co. As its ?-,@)?-: > >6 $ % % boosting private investments in submit an action plan to the ment, it requires greater access airlines demand compensation ,96E-- 6 ,-F the country, the think tank’s new Government. to credit for small and medium for the grounding of 737 Max Vice Chairman Rajiv Kumar “Niti Aayog is preparing enterprises (SMEs),” Kumar jetliners after fatal crashes in said on Wednesday. something (economic agenda) said. Ethiopia and Indonesia. Two of three major state- owned carriers — Air China Ltd. And China Southern Airlines Ltd. — said Wednesday they want com- pensation for their aircraft being grounded. The third, China Eastern Airlines Ltd., known for its nationalistic tone. any changes instead of relying announced a similar request Air China, which has 15 of the on Boeing or the U.S. Federal last month. 737 Max jets, also wants com- Aviation Administration. China is, along with North pensation for delays in aircraft China is one of nine coun- 1 8 2183 % > 2 >3 America and Europe, one of deliveries, an employee of its tries represented on an FAA 4 % & 2&4& 3 the biggest markets for jetlin- publicity department said. He review panel, along with : * > % O! < >P6 ' % ers. That makes its response declined to give his name or Australia, Brazil, Canada, 1 8 $ % P critical for Boeing. details of the claim. China, the European Union, It was among the first China Southern wants Japan, Indonesia, Singapore countries to ground the 737 compensation for disruption and the United Arab Emirates. Max in March following crash- due to being unable to use its “Let everyone participate to es in Indonesia and Ethiopia 737 Max planes, said an show you aren’t cheating,” said that killed a total of 346 people. employee of its publicity Guangcha.Com, a news web- Investigators have suggest- department. He would give site. ed a flight-control system was only his surname, Wang. Boeing estimates Chinese to blame for both 737 Max It’s unclear how many carriers will buy 7,700 jetliners crashes. flights have been disrupted. over the next two decades. “We must use punishment The country’s aviation reg- The Chinese government and tell the Americans their ulator said in April any changes alternates orders between practice of using concealment in design or training will be Boeing and Airbus in order to and fraud to extract benefits “fully evaluated” based on the maintain competition and hold from others, while benefiting results of investigations into down prices. themselves, is unfair,” said the fatal 737 MAX crashes in A state-owned manufac- *&8 L * 8 ( 06 Global Times newspaper, Indonesia and Ethiopia. turer also is developing a % . 2$ 36 which is published by the rul- That suggested Beijing Chinese competitor to the 737 $ & < % 8 ing Communist Party and wants to examine and approve and Airbus’s A320. 1, )4! , % % <)H % Mumbai: The Securities Appellate Tribunal (SAT) on Wednesday stayed Sebi rulings that Reliance-BP in producing gas from dividends due to it totalling 1,140 directed the National Stock Exchange to disgorge Dhirubhai-1 and 3 (D1&D3) fields; crore ($164.2 million) and confis- profits of over 625 crore in the co-location case. he Government has stopped the last one being on June 3, 2016. cated tax refund of 1,590 crore However, the tribunal directed the bourse to Tissuing penalties on Reliance DGH in the RTI reply declined ($249 million) when an interna- deposit 625 crore with Sebi in two weeks. The Industries and its partner BP plc for to share copies of the notices on tional arbitration tribunal was hear- exchange would have to continue to deposit rev- natural gas production from east- grounds that the information was ing the British firm’s challenge to a enues from the co-location facility to an escrow ern offshore KG-D6 fields not “commercial confidence of the move to impose 10,247 crore tax account. On Tuesday, the NSE moved the tribunal matching the targets after the mat- third party” and said details cannot retrospectively. challenging Sebi’s rulings against it in the co-loca- ter went into arbitration, according be disclosed because “the subject The cost recovery disallowance tion case. to an RTI reply by the DGH and information is sub-judice before notices to Reliance-BP were issued In April, Sebi directed the exchange to dis- sources. Arbitral Tribunal/Court of Law.” as gas output lagged targets, a phe- gorge profits of over 1,000 crore and imposed While a challenge by Reliance- While emails and text messages nomenon that Oil Ministry and a six-month ban on launching new derivative BP to the imposition of penalties in sent to Oil Secretary M M Kutty DGH have insisted was because of products besides action against other entities, the form of disallowance of recov- and DGH seeking comments the company not drilling the com- including some current and former officials. PTI ery of a part of the cost of incurred remained unanswered despite mitted number of wells on the on the fields led to the Government reminders, sources said the notices fields. stopping issuing notices after 2016, were stopped as the issue was being The total penalty slapped till a similar arbitration proceeding had heard by an international arbitra- 2016, which was in the form of dis- not prevented it from selling shares, tion panel and it would have tan- allowing recovery of cost incurred seizing dividends and confiscating tamounted to contempt of pro- for missing the target during six tax refunds — totalling about $1 bil- ceedings if the Government were to years beginning April 1, 2010, was lion, to recover retrospective tax go ahead and keep imposing penal- $3.02 billion. dues from Cairn Energy Plc of UK. ties. The Production Sharing The Government had between Emails sent to Reliance and BP Contract (PSC) allows Reliance 2012 and 2016 disallowed Reliance soliciting comments too remained and its partners BP PLC of the UK from recovering the cost of $3.02 unanswered. and Canada’s Niko Resources to billion for KG-D6 output lagging A three-member arbitration deduct all capital and operating targets, but no notice was issued panel was constituted in 2015 to expenses from the sale of gas before after that even though production hear Reliance-BP challenge to dis- sharing profit with the has plummeted to a fraction of the allowance of cost recovery. Government. projections. This was said to have led to Disallowing costs will result The Directorate General of stopping of issuance of cost recov- in the Government’s profit share Hydrocarbons (DGH) in reply to an ery disallowance notices to rising. The Government claimed RTI stated that in all, four notices Reliance-BP, but the Government an additional $175 million as its were issued that disallowed recov- sold Cairn Energy’s near 4.8 per profit share after the cost disal- ery of a part of the cost incurred by cent holding in Vedanta Ltd, sized lowance in 2016. !"# + , * "60! 161 0N001 :5B effect. cases such as medical or finan- crore since September 2018, the try has not had any adverse Injeti Srinivas in an interview “Further, to help us reor- cial emergency, provided the sources added. impact on DHFL’s debt repay- to PTI had said the NBFC sec- ash-starved Dewan ganise our liability manage- customers produce valid doc- For the past eight months, ment ability or loan servicing tor was facing issues of credit CHousing Finance ment, the premature with- uments. Non-Banking Financial and collections of the compa- squeeze, over-leveraging and Corporation Ltd (DHFL) has drawal of deposits has also “Over the last few weeks Companies (NBFCs) have been ny,” it had said. misadventures by some large decided to restrict premature been put on hold. This is com- there have been several unwar- reeling under liquidity crunch From a servicing stand- entities. withdrawal of deposits and pletely under NHB regulation,” ranted speculation in the mar- against the backdrop of debt point, collection efficiency has “There is an imminent -#-) exit polls forecast a win for stop accepting fresh deposits as one of the sources said. ket about the creditworthiness defaults by IL&FS group com- remained over 99 per cent crisis in the NBFC sector. the Narendra Modi-led NDA. part of reorganising its “liabil- National Housing Bank of DHFL and the company panies and others. every month since September There is a credit squeeze, he benchmark BSE Sensex The results of the seven- ity management” efforts, (NHB) norms do not allow stands committed to honour all On May 10, DHFL clarified 2018, DHFL had said. over-leveraging, excessive Tended 140 points higher phased polls will come out sources said. companies to raise deposits if its liability payments,” one of on unwarranted speculation On Tuesday, the RBI decid- concentration, massive mis- Wednesday, bolstered by gains Thursday. “In view of the recent revi- they do not have an investment the sources said. in the market about continuous ed to have a specialised cadre match between assets and in banking and auto stocks “Post the exit polls, one can sion in the credit rating of our grade rating. DHFL stock Wednesday weakening of the company’s for supervision and regulation liabilities, coupled with some ahead of the general election say that the markets seem to fixed deposit programme, According to the sources, settled 9.85 per cent down at Rs credit profile. of NBFCs and other financial misadventures by some very results. have priced in a second term acceptance of all fresh deposits, the company will continue to 117.10 on the BSE. “We would like to place on institutions. large entities, which is a per- After swinging over 300 for the Modi government. as well as renewals, has been honour its all premature The company has cleared record that the slowdown in Earlier this month, fect recipe for disaster,” points during the day, the 30- However, lack of majority for put on hold with immediate deposit withdrawal requests in liabilities of nearly Rs 30,000 business activity in the indus- Corporate Affairs Secretary Srinivas had said. share index ended 140.41 BJP will prove to be a damp- points, or 0.36 per cent, high- ener for market mood. Hung er at 39,110.21. The gauge hit elections remain a near term an intra-day high of 39,249.08 threat for the markets. $ # $!:160*A and a low of 38,903.87. “Post elections, the focus In similar movement, the will revert back to the funda- broader NSE Nifty rose 28.80 mental issues such as earnings al data and only contained millions of Instagram influ- Chtrbox’s database came 01210 points, or 0.25 per cent, to growth and increase in capex,” information available from encers, celebrities and brand from Instagram”. 11,737.90. said Hemang Jani, Head - umbai-based Chtrbox, the public domain, or self accounts. The database was Chtrbox, in its statement, Mumbai (PTI): Budget carrier SpiceJet Wednesday announced IndusInd Bank was the Advisory, Sharekhan by BNP Mwhich was allegedly reported by influencers,” it allegedly traced back to asserted that no personal the launch of 20 new domestic flights, with 18 of them connecting biggest gainer in the Sensex Paribas. responsible for leaking data of said in a statement late Chtrbox. data has been sourced the financial capital with a host of metro and non-metro cities. pack, rallying 4.84 per cent, fol- Unabated foreign fund millions of Instagram users, Tuesday night. The reports had said through unethical means by The new services, which include flights to regional desti- lowed by Sun Pharma, Bajaj inflows too buoyed market has said database for a limit- On Tuesday, Facebook- apart from public data (like the company. nations such as Thiruvananthapuram, Vijayawada and Tirupati Auto, Bharti Airtel, Coal India, mood here, traders said. ed number of influencers was owned Instagram said it is bio, profile picture and num- “Our database is for inter- from Mumbai, will be launched between May 26 and May 30, Tata Motors, SBI, ICICI Bank, Foreign institutional inadvertently exposed but investigating whether a third- ber of followers), the database nal research use only, we SpiceJet said in a statement. All new flights being introduced will Hero MotoCorp, ONGC, investors net bought equities that did not include any sen- party — Chtrbox — improp- also allegedly contained users’ have never sold individual be operated daily, except the one for Mumbai-Kolkata route which HDFC, Vedanta, L&T, Kotak worth Rs 1,185.44 crore on sitive personal data. erly stored its user data in private contact information data or our database, and we will be not be operational on Wednesday and Sunday, with Boeing Bank, Maruti and Axis Bank, Tuesday, while domestic insti- The company termed the violation of its policies after such as email address and have never purchased 737 NG aircraft, the release said. Starting April 1, SpiceJet has ending up to 2.92 per cent tutional investors sold shares to reports of private data being reports that information of phone number. hacked-data resulting from announced 106 new flights, which include 73 connecting higher. the tune of Rs 1,090.32 crore, leaked as “inaccurate” and millions of users being An Instagram spokesper- social media platform breach- Mumbai, 16 connecting Delhi and 8 flights between Mumbai and On the other hand, Yes provisional data available with acknowledged that “a partic- available online allegedly in son had said the company is es. Our use of our database is Delhi, in an effort to partially offset the capacity loss across domes- Bank, ITC, PowerGrid, TCS stock exchanges showed. ular database for limited an unsecured database “investigating whether a third limited to help our team con- tic and international routes in the wake of Jet Airways ground- and HUL closed in the red, Sectorally, the BSE bankex, influencers was inadvertent- emerged. party improperly stored nect with the right influ- ing. With the new flights, passengers from Thiruvananthapuram, slipping up to 2.34 per cent. capital goods, industrials, oil ly exposed for approximate- These reports said the Instagram data, in violation encers to support influencers Vijayawada, Goa, Hyderabad, Tirupati, Kochi, Kolkata, Kanpur According to experts, and gas, finance, auto and ly 72 hours”. database found online — of our policies. It’s also not to monetize their online pres- and Patna will be able to travel to a host of other cities, both on investor sentiment turned energy indices ended up to 0.89 “This database did not with over 49 million records clear whether the phone ence, and help brands create SpiceJet’s domestic as well as international network via Mumbai, positive this week after most per cent higher. include any sensitive person- — contained information of numbers and e-mails in great content,” it added. the airline said. SCRIP OPEN HIgh LOW LTP CHANGE NIFTY 50 11727.95 11784.80 11682.40 11737.90 28.80 Script Open High Low LTP UNIONBANK 74.25 74.50 70.75 71.60 HEXAWARE 357.00 364.50 355.70 357.65 HINDZINC 264.90 264.90 254.15 255.30 SUNDRMFAST 532.00 535.00 519.00 521.20 INDUSINDBK 1446.95 1536.85 1382.30 1528.00 80.25 SUZLON 5.99 6.22 5.40 5.51 FORCEMOT 1510.00 1585.00 1490.15 1525.05 NIITTECH 1266.55 1301.85 1263.65 1290.05 EQUITAS 135.80 137.05 132.30 133.00 IEX 148.55 152.95 145.50 152.95 SUNPHARMA 409.00 423.55 408.00 423.00 14.15 RPOWER 7.40 7.40 6.57 6.92 DISHTV 30.50 31.00 28.40 28.75 BIRLACORPN 580.65 612.90 580.60 588.00 MMTC 25.80 25.80 24.75 25.05 SOMANYCERA 374.20 377.15 363.00 365.25 BAJAJ-AUTO 2980.05 3054.00 2973.15 3053.95 74.65 RCOM 2.06 2.09 1.96 1.98 STRTECH 168.75 169.60 163.00 164.00 EICHERMOT 21241.00 21308.00 20840.10 20880.15 PFIZER 3171.90 3279.90 3167.10 3171.00 TVTODAY 276.00 279.00 267.80 272.40 BPCL 378.00 388.90 376.00 383.25 8.80 TATAMOTORS 186.60 186.90 174.10 176.60 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LEMONTREE 74.10 74.45 73.00 73.60 ENDURANCE 1149.90 1152.00 1145.00 1146.45 LT 1450.10 1473.40 1441.60 1463.60 14.50 MARUTI 7100.05 7130.30 6813.55 6857.80 JKCEMENT 906.80 994.00 906.80 944.30 EMAMILTD 374.00 374.00 360.00 360.00 THYROCARE 439.00 460.95 428.55 456.00 TATACOMM 556.20 558.95 541.00 542.80 HINDALCO 196.00 199.35 195.00 197.95 1.95 DELTACORP 178.50 187.50 177.35 183.30 ONGC 175.00 176.00 173.70 174.30 PVR 1807.10 1823.40 1784.90 1811.45 GREAVESCOT 142.90 142.90 136.95 137.05 ZENSARTECH 245.60 250.00 244.50 250.00 HCLTECH 1057.00 1075.00 1053.70 1063.20 7.10 LT 1453.00 1462.20 1437.10 1448.20 SRTRANSFIN 1110.00 1141.95 1080.00 1085.55 KAJARIACER 614.00 623.05 609.25 622.40 JMFINANCIL 86.00 86.25 84.10 85.00 OFSS 3410.10 3474.90 3397.15 3418.50 AXISBANK 774.80 784.00 770.20 778.00 5.05 ADANIPORTS 412.00 412.00 385.00 387.00 LAKSHVILAS 78.25 78.25 75.60 76.70 ASTRAL 1271.70 1271.70 1155.75 1163.00 GSKCONS 7499.95 7540.00 7288.00 7454.00 CAPPL 378.00 379.00 363.10 365.20 VEDL 165.45 167.90 164.70 166.50 1.05 ZEEL 362.90 367.50 344.85 348.10 FSL 52.00 52.80 51.10 51.55 AVANTI 336.50 339.00 331.60 333.75 MOIL 149.00 151.35 148.00 149.20 NH 197.00 200.00 185.25 191.00 KOTAKBANK 1493.00 1517.70 1488.70 1495.65 7.75 RELCAPITAL 125.00 126.00 119.00 121.65 ORIENTCEM 112.95 116.70 112.00 113.95 JINDALSAW 82.95 83.50 78.00 80.00 FCONSUMER 41.50 41.50 40.00 40.10 SJVN 24.45 24.50 23.50 24.15 BAJFINANCE 3442.00 3459.55 3398.05 3448.95 15.65 PCJEWELLER 109.00 109.00 102.20 103.80 CENTURYTEX 958.50 994.30 958.50 967.75 INTELLECT 227.60 233.85 226.65 228.05 BBTC 1170.30 1178.00 1136.35 1138.00 TIMKEN 569.90 569.90 545.20 555.40 BANKBARODA 123.85 127.30 121.80 125.35 DCBBANK 233.95 233.95 227.40 230.45 CUB 204.00 209.85 202.05 208.80 GET&D 268.30 271.45 259.00 265.00 SADBHAV 243.00 248.50 238.00 238.00 ASIANPAINT 1360.50 1373.75 1348.05 1363.10 5.35 PNBHOUSING 775.30 808.40 773.00 788.10 PETRONET 236.00 241.00 235.65 240.35 LTI 1770.50 1781.15 1757.45 1770.65 ATUL 3818.00 3853.00 3780.80 3824.00 IFBIND 801.10 801.10 780.00 789.10 MARUTI 6877.20 6930.55 6841.00 6900.00 24.65 HINDPETRO 301.90 301.90 279.00 285.10 GRUH 322.00 326.45 308.05 311.00 GLENMARK 586.90 586.90 566.35 575.05 BDL 292.95 301.55 286.90 293.90 GMDCLTD 75.90 76.00 73.10 73.10 BAJAJFINSV 8194.00 8273.00 8102.00 8215.00 29.60 HEG 1684.00 1749.00 1626.00 1637.10 WABAG 302.50 319.70 297.00 309.05 NESTLEIND 10989.95 10989.95 10532.05 10634.00 CORPBANK 25.45 25.45 23.70 23.95 TIINDIA 384.00 387.40 370.75 379.90 RELIANCE 1345.65 1359.70 1335.10 1344.00 4.20 IBREALEST 121.90 122.95 115.25 116.95 VEDL 168.00 168.60 163.90 165.00 SHANKARA 524.90 540.00 506.00 521.00 ISEC 202.00 203.45 198.25 200.50 ZYDUSWELL 1289.25 1300.95 1255.85 1265.50 M&M 643.85 643.85 631.25 640.95 1.80 TATASTEEL 484.80 485.00 469.80 473.50 EIHOTEL 180.90 181.65 177.90 180.95 CHAMBLFERT 165.20 166.00 159.80 160.85 PIIND 1109.30 1126.85 1109.30 1123.00 GUJGAS 165.00 166.00 161.20 162.70 HDFCBANK 2411.85 2426.00 2394.25 2410.00 6.30 TITAN 1233.00 1253.95 1233.00 1248.35 TATAELXSI 866.00 868.65 834.15 840.10 BOSCHLTD 17650.00 17653.65 16983.75 17394.40 VINATIORGA 1888.85 1900.00 1821.55 1853.50 KPRMILL 608.00 623.50 603.10 623.00 ULTRACEMCO 4662.70 4673.65 4592.00 4652.00 12.25 SUNPHARMA 414.00 423.55 405.50 408.70 RBLBANK 688.80 688.80 663.40 669.20 SYNDIBANK 35.80 35.80 33.70 34.20 INDOSTAR 365.75 371.00 353.25 359.00 MAGMA 129.85 130.00 126.40 127.70 BRITANNIA 2861.00 2878.00 2817.50 2855.00 6.30 ICICIBANK 408.15 410.95 397.85 400.35 EVEREADY 77.30 77.35 72.30 77.35 WHIRLPOOL 1419.75 1445.00 1411.85 1445.00 AIAENG 1719.00 1719.00 1659.45 1710.00 DRREDDY 2664.90 2679.90 2621.85 2670.00 3.00 HDFC 2135.00 2178.00 2104.65 2114.10 HFCL 21.45 21.70 20.65 20.75 ASTRAZEN 2304.75 2323.65 2201.00 2218.00 ECLERX 925.10 952.95 925.10 936.20 INFY 710.00 718.25 707.00 709.95 0.65 BPCL 397.50 398.00 368.95 374.70 IDFC 38.00 38.05 35.80 36.50 SIS 886.00 980.00 857.95 869.00 HAL 657.50 658.00 647.95 648.50 TATASTEEL 472.00 480.55 467.40 472.95 0.40 INDUSINDBK 1500.00 1515.00 1441.00 1447.55 MGL 892.00 892.00 852.05 855.75 FLFL 470.55 470.55 458.00 463.15 TITAN 1245.95 1250.90 1226.35 1244.00 -0.40 ADANIPOWER 47.50 48.10 44.85 46.00 MANPASAND 104.85 105.05 100.00 101.50 TATAMETALI 617.00 617.00 600.05 603.00 ITC 302.15 302.80 296.80 300.05 -0.10 ASHOKLEY 88.30 89.70 87.25 88.25 SBILIFE 650.20 660.30 647.00 657.15 DBL 543.25 543.25 543.25 543.25 ADANIPORTS 389.00 393.45 378.40 385.65 -1.95 JAICORPLTD 113.10 118.70 113.10 113.90 RADICO 351.30 357.05 345.90 347.25 LAURUSLABS 372.00 375.15 369.00 369.90 GAIL 338.70 341.75 334.20 336.95 -1.75 KOTAKBANK 1502.00 1515.00 1483.60 1487.20 FDC 172.50 189.00 172.20 180.65 SYMPHONY 1223.75 1236.75 1203.75 1211.00 GRASIM 868.60 868.60 849.00 860.90 -4.70 ITC 307.00 309.85 304.85 305.30 ADANITRANS 225.00 232.00 223.00 224.50 ERIS 614.90 614.90 594.45 608.00 DLF 175.00 176.40 169.65 171.20 OIL 185.00 185.95 180.60 182.00 GESHIP 249.90 251.65 247.50 247.50 HINDUNILVR 1785.00 1785.00 1747.35 1773.75 -11.50 TATAMTRDVR 89.10 89.10 82.30 83.10 INDIANB 254.30 256.25 244.35 247.00 CRISIL 1415.00 1431.45 1400.00 1428.00 POWERGRID 183.90 185.30 181.80 182.50 -1.45 AXISBANK 791.00 791.00 771.55 773.10 VOLTAS 589.00 594.95 580.70 586.50 TATAINVEST 882.65 899.95 857.75 864.35 TCS 2110.00 2121.95 2075.00 2090.00 -19.75 DRREDDY 2600.00 2699.85 2599.95 2662.55 INOXLEISUR 333.00 337.00 325.00 329.00 SREINFRA 24.20 24.20 23.25 23.40 JSWSTEEL 280.40 281.25 272.30 276.70 -2.70 RELINFRA 123.25 123.65 116.25 118.20 NETWORK18 30.80 30.85 29.65 30.25 DBCORP 196.05 197.00 193.30 195.00 CIPLA 562.00 574.00 550.05 553.90 -5.45 UBL 1340.00 1483.55 1340.00 1427.75 HINDCOPPER 41.45 42.40 40.50 40.60 LINDEINDIA 546.00 550.05 544.20 547.65 WIPRO 287.00 287.50 281.00 283.40 -3.50 CADILAHC 253.45 254.80 242.65 244.55 CEATLTD 1018.00 1018.00 981.00 987.20 MAXINDIA 70.95 70.95 64.60 65.50 ZEEL 349.95 350.95 339.20 343.00 -4.70 ESCORTS 595.00 613.55 585.35 595.45 OMAXE 203.85 205.60 202.95 204.10 SFL 1255.00 1255.00 1201.00 1230.00 YESBANK 141.00 141.25 135.50 138.90 -2.10 EDELWEISS 171.00 183.60 171.00 180.85 BERGEPAINT 325.00 325.00 308.45 311.70 GUJFLUORO 990.00 995.00 984.00 984.00 INFRATEL 275.85 280.90 268.95 269.15 -6.95 TORNTPHARM 1634.90 1634.90 1525.20 1601.05 IFCI 10.20 10.21 9.75 9.93 APLLTD 531.25 537.00 526.35 529.95 IBULHSGFIN 802.00 808.15 774.80 784.00 -23.75 INDIGO 1450.00 1512.00 1450.00 1475.90 ICICIPRULI 358.00 360.55 345.35 347.05 GRINDWELL 599.15 602.95 590.00 593.20 TECHM 758.00 767.35 744.20 750.00 -23.05 GRAPHITE 362.50 369.25 351.30 356.10 CONCOR 499.00 499.00 481.30 483.50 SHK 158.50 158.50 152.50 152.65 HINDUNILVR 1773.00 1796.50 1772.00 1783.50 BAJAJELEC 552.00 564.90 548.55 561.60 VTL 1095.15 1127.45 1075.00 1124.00 CIPLA 565.00 580.30 553.45 559.00 ASHOKA 121.20 122.05 118.50 120.55 HUDCO 41.80 41.80 40.20 40.75 BALMLAWRIE 171.80 173.25 169.10 169.85 PNB 88.40 89.00 84.95 86.15 MRPL 63.50 63.65 60.40 61.80 JSWENERGY 68.05 68.65 66.05 66.50 ALKEM 1712.20 1715.00 1683.65 1690.00 TCS 2145.00 2149.95 2101.60 2109.20 RNAM 207.30 207.40 204.75 206.25 GICHSGFIN 259.15 260.00 252.25 254.60 BASF 1299.00 1321.90 1269.00 1269.00 SCRIP OPEN HIgh LOW LTP CHANGE HINDALCO 200.00 200.20 193.40 196.00 ALBK 46.30 46.75 44.70 45.10 BAJAJCON 344.00 353.00 331.00 337.95 HERITGFOOD 445.00 455.00 440.00 452.95 NIFTY NEXT 50 26927.15 26937.40 26676.70 26848.05 -11.00 JUBILANT 570.00 584.00 532.00 537.40 NMDC 96.20 97.20 93.00 93.20 MPHASIS 945.10 947.80 935.05 937.00 TNPL 184.55 186.00 181.20 184.50 IDEA 11.85 12.30 11.50 12.25 0.45 IOC 158.75 159.15 152.40 153.35 IGL 313.20 314.90 304.70 306.10 QUESS 718.00 718.00 686.00 686.50 TEAMLEASE 2922.30 2922.30 2813.50 2884.70 BHEL 63.60 65.60 62.15 65.35 2.10 DMART 1325.00 1331.20 1266.60 1274.90 MAHLOG 456.65 506.00 456.65 488.50 CENTRALBK 27.75 27.75 26.60 26.75 NILKAMAL 1145.40 1154.45 1124.35 1137.50 HDFCAMC 1660.00 1709.00 1660.00 1703.65 46.95 MERCK 4560.00 4650.00 4182.70 4317.60 BHARTIARTL 340.85 340.85 328.80 330.80 TRIDENT 63.75 65.20 63.40 63.95 ABB 1440.45 1455.00 1414.30 1426.00 GDL 142.00 142.00 138.50 138.50 INDIGO 1500.00 1516.80 1468.60 1510.50 33.45 L&TFH 127.00 130.35 123.70 124.80 ORIENTBANK 96.70 98.00 94.00 95.25 TIMETECHNO 91.95 93.40 85.30 86.00 NAVKARCORP 30.25 30.25 28.85 29.50 SOLARINDS 1110.80 1120.00 1092.00 1120.00 CADILAHC 244.40 251.65 242.10 250.20 5.45 MOTHERSUMI 127.15 127.70 120.10 120.55 HEIDELBERG 200.00 202.00 195.95 200.30 RCF 57.00 57.30 56.20 56.60 KANSAINER 417.00 419.80 403.00 405.40 APARINDS 641.05 641.05 625.75 632.90 BANDHANBNK 589.60 608.00 588.50 600.00 12.40 PEL 2288.00 2380.85 2218.00 2228.10 POWERGRID 188.45 188.45 183.80 184.00 BLISSGVS 172.85 175.00 169.30 170.55 FORTIS 127.10 127.25 124.75 125.60 ALLCARGO 106.25 106.25 104.00 104.25 DMART 1280.00 1303.80 1266.50 1298.00 25.90 NCC 105.30 107.80 103.15 106.80 GRASIM 895.00 900.00 863.00 866.25 VIPIND 455.95 455.95 447.00 450.40 TTKPRESTIG 7170.00 7432.45 7168.65 7428.80 JAGRAN 110.45 112.30 109.85 111.20 NMDC 93.05 95.50 93.05 94.75 1.70 TATACHEM 609.10 618.80 599.30 615.95 IDBI 37.80 37.95 35.25 35.45 J&KBANK 57.85 58.80 57.80 58.20 NLCINDIA 65.95 65.95 64.55 64.80 ASAHIINDIA 213.75 215.05 208.15 211.20 PAGEIND 22398.80 22630.30 22000.05 22570.00 379.10 BANKINDIA 90.90 91.80 87.15 88.20 JSWSTEEL 286.00 286.35 277.70 279.75 RALLIS 146.30 147.70 144.00 144.75 GPPL 89.00 91.50 89.00 90.00 MAHLIFE 367.50 382.00 367.50 375.50 ABB 1425.00 1461.50 1401.20 1453.10 24.25 JINDALSTEL 166.00 166.90 161.85 163.15 MUTHOOTFIN 617.90 637.00 608.15 618.75 GODREJCP 675.30 680.00 655.80 661.00 MRF 54850.00 54998.00 54389.90 54517.45 BLUEDART 2797.00 2797.00 2683.00 2691.30 LUPIN 748.00 760.95 741.65 760.00 12.60 STAR 425.00 436.70 409.05 411.25 ABCAPITAL 95.30 97.40 94.35 94.85 MINDTREE 983.15 985.75 979.15 980.00 GHCL 245.00 246.50 241.05 244.05 UNITEDBNK 11.12 11.12 10.75 10.75 DLF 175.90 181.20 172.00 173.95 2.45 BANDHANBNK 608.95 619.00 580.00 587.20 KEI 421.80 422.00 413.15 415.25 AJANTPHARM 1034.65 1043.85 1006.05 1016.95 HIMATSEIDE 193.55 194.45 187.55 188.55 AKZOINDIA 1688.80 1697.75 1678.75 1685.00 PIDILITIND 1204.90 1215.95 1182.55 1215.00 15.15 TECHM 784.00 784.80 769.45 773.45 JISLJALEQS 53.75 54.20 51.45 53.00 CROMPTON 226.00 228.45 221.10 222.80 THERMAX 999.00 999.00 980.75 990.00 SUDARSCHEM 313.00 313.40 303.00 307.00 HINDPETRO 286.45 295.90 286.10 288.10 3.55 M&MFIN 415.80 415.80 399.65 402.25 AARTIIND 1650.15 1723.40 1650.00 1713.00 KRBL 335.05 349.80 334.75 342.00 LAXMIMACH 5520.10 5700.00 5431.00 5444.00 FORBESCO 2130.00 2174.00 2099.95 2117.00 CONCOR 483.10 487.35 471.00 487.30 4.45 LUPIN 758.00 776.65 745.00 747.55 SAIL 51.95 52.00 50.00 50.60 WELCORP 138.45 139.20 133.30 133.80 RAJESHEXPO 665.00 665.00 652.85 661.00 GILLETTE 6970.45 6971.70 6860.05 6860.05 SAIL 50.85 51.15 49.20 50.85 0.45 WOCKPHARMA 387.10 399.70 381.00 383.30 IPCALAB 937.15 940.05 896.00 920.00 GRANULES 108.20 110.55 107.20 107.20 SHILPAMED 385.00 387.75 370.05 374.50 PGHH 10828.30 10850.00 10727.70 10833.90 BANKBARODA 126.70 128.00 124.95 126.75 0.95 AUROPHARMA 665.00 679.75 660.00 667.65 NBCC 57.55 58.90 55.80 56.35 COCHINSHIP 372.25 375.90 360.00 362.35 LALPATHLAB 1079.00 1089.55 1065.00 1082.00 COFFEEDAY 249.00 249.00 245.65 247.00 MARICO 363.50 366.80 361.65 364.00 2.65 SIEMENS 1185.00 1237.70 1167.70 1182.05 RECLTD 145.25 146.85 138.90 140.55 ADVENZYMES 180.00 184.40 176.00 179.25 SYNGENE 601.00 607.25 599.95 605.00 VBL 911.95 920.00 906.50 920.00 DABUR 383.00 386.95 378.85 385.65 2.70 UJJIVAN 341.00 347.40 327.70 329.80 SOUTHBANK 14.25 14.45 13.55 13.80 PARAGMILK 249.80 254.35 242.00 243.80 KSCL 479.00 482.85 463.50 467.25 FINOLEXIND 464.90 464.90 449.95 455.00 MRF 54999.00 55250.00 54500.05 55100.00 327.90 WESTLIFE 359.95 363.00 352.00 360.00 GNFC 303.00 306.00 294.75 300.00 GODFRYPHLP 1063.55 1063.60 1023.05 1029.85 TAKE 140.00 140.40 137.00 137.70 CENTRUM 30.50 30.80 29.80 30.50 ASHOKLEY 88.85 89.00 85.90 88.70 0.45 CUMMINSIND 764.00 764.00 737.95 743.25 APOLLOHOSP 1197.60 1214.15 1165.00 1173.15 TATACOFFEE 90.75 91.50 88.80 89.10 THOMASCOOK 239.70 239.70 233.00 236.90 GEPIL 924.50 924.50 895.00 895.00 OFSS 3408.00 3433.35 3395.00 3419.85 16.85 TATAPOWER 66.45 66.45 63.60 64.40 APOLLOTYRE 184.40 184.40 180.50 182.10 JKTYRE 81.50 81.50 79.15 79.20 IOB 12.40 12.56 11.76 11.87 CERA 2941.70 2947.00 2885.45 2916.05 ACC 1620.80 1634.50 1607.05 1616.00 6.15 IDEA 12.60 12.65 11.70 11.85 CHOLAFIN 1437.45 1450.00 1381.55 1416.80 SWANENERGY 110.95 110.95 104.25 104.55 JSLHISAR 77.35 78.35 76.00 76.55 ASTERDM 131.65 131.65 129.00 129.00 UBL 1424.20 1432.80 1373.85 1429.90 3.70 BAJAJFINSV 8218.00 8327.70 8102.10 8185.00 BALKRISIND 800.00 800.00 758.50 768.15 BLUESTARCO 733.35 753.75 733.35 750.90 ISGEC 517.45 517.45 490.20 495.50 AEGISLOG 204.00 206.95 203.10 205.45 NHPC 22.95 23.05 22.70 22.90 0.05 BHEL 66.40 66.40 62.90 63.35 AMBUJACEM 226.00 226.90 219.50 220.55 TV18BRDCST 29.00 29.40 28.35 28.65 VGUARD 207.85 209.40 204.55 204.90 GAYAPROJ 167.25 170.00 161.00 170.00 ICICIPRULI 347.10 352.35 343.70 347.50 0.70 BHARATFORG 483.80 483.80 463.20 467.00 SPARC 146.65 151.15 144.50 145.70 AMARAJABAT 660.00 660.00 625.15 628.10 SONATSOFTW 336.20 336.85 328.60 330.90 STARCEMENT 111.95 113.00 111.00 112.50 AMBUJACEM 220.50 223.10 218.70 220.75 0.30 UPL 1019.00 1043.35 995.55 1003.00 JAMNAAUTO 59.20 59.20 54.05 55.30 MOTILALOFS 728.00 746.00 726.50 735.00 NATCOPHARM 529.90 529.90 519.05 524.00 DHANUKA 381.00 381.00 365.00 365.45 GODREJCP 663.50 669.15 654.50 658.90 0.95 ICICIGI 1147.85 1158.05 1130.70 1144.00 INFRATEL 270.80 281.20 270.25 275.00 GSPL 185.50 188.20 181.85 185.70 TRITURBINE 116.15 117.35 108.60 109.00 ITDC 247.85 247.85 235.90 238.90 NIACL 163.70 163.80 161.55 163.60 -0.05 SUNTECK 472.05 476.30 459.65 471.70 RAYMOND 822.60 829.45 804.15 807.55 IBULISL 290.70 290.70 285.00 290.00 UCOBANK 17.70 17.70 17.15 17.20 NAVNETEDUL 108.00 109.60 107.10 107.50 DIVISLAB 1704.90 1706.20 1670.00 1695.00 -1.50 DABUR 391.15 391.15 382.00 382.80 KTKBANK 119.15 119.15 111.85 112.65 CHENNPETRO 214.70 215.40 205.85 206.75 HSIL 271.45 272.35 263.20 264.50 MONSANTO 2473.20 2480.00 2442.00 2471.30 BIOCON 520.85 523.95 516.00 517.50 -1.35 TATAGLOBAL 235.95 237.15 229.80 232.00 PERSISTENT* 609.90 611.25 605.00 610.05 MAHABANK 16.80 16.80 15.50 15.75 NHPC 23.15 23.30 22.75 22.80 3MINDIA 23044.85 23189.00 22800.00 22900.00 SBILIFE 659.70 667.55 652.85 657.75 -1.95 BHARATFIN 928.00 939.85 887.85 892.70 IRB 128.25 129.95 123.35 124.80 MFSL 416.00 417.50 407.95 411.65 SKFINDIA 1887.55 1897.65 1830.00 1840.00 SHOPERSTOP 459.70 464.00 457.50 464.00 AUROPHARMA 670.00 674.80 663.00 664.30 -2.15 BAJAJ-AUTO 3005.85 3044.00 2970.30 2985.00 LTTS 1767.70 1776.75 1707.00 1718.70 CARERATING 965.00 989.00 943.45 989.00 JSL 38.40 38.40 36.40 37.75 SUPPETRO 205.00 205.00 200.05 203.55 COLPAL 1161.00 1169.25 1146.00 1153.80 -4.10 BEL 98.55 99.85 95.55 96.80 HCLTECH 1072.00 1075.05 1052.05 1056.95 TORNTPOWER 248.40 248.40 240.00 241.85 PNCINFRA 165.00 174.00 162.55 168.00 LAOPALA 202.40 202.45 192.15 199.90 HAVELLS 758.25 765.50 748.10 755.10 -2.80 AUBANK 696.00 709.45 685.80 696.60 OBEROIRLTY 563.75 572.50 545.00 556.65 BAJAJHLDNG 3328.35 3357.00 3249.45 3300.05 PRESTIGE 261.65 266.70 257.05 264.75 SHARDACROP 357.85 360.00 352.35 355.00 GICRE 227.05 230.00 225.20 226.40 -1.35 BIOCON 529.95 532.05 517.80 518.85 BATAINDIA 1365.00 1391.85 1362.25 1378.40 SUVEN 254.90 257.00 252.15 253.10 WABCOINDIA 6155.05 6155.05 6067.55 6079.75 TVSSRICHAK 2080.00 2084.80 2055.00 2059.90 BAJAJHLDNG 3327.85 3329.00 3260.00 3271.35 -33.00 NOCIL 124.00 128.90 121.00 127.85 VENKYS 1699.90 1699.90 1616.00 1631.75 MEGH 64.40 64.75 62.15 62.60 RELAXO 831.70 831.70 801.00 812.10 ELGIEQUIP 260.00 263.50 256.90 263.50 MOTHERSUMI 121.45 121.70 117.30 119.20 -1.30 ASIANPAINT 1383.50 1383.85 1352.20 1358.00 JYOTHYLAB 155.05 166.00 154.80 163.85 FRETAIL 443.40 445.10 429.15 437.00 GICRE 231.00 231.00 226.15 229.05 SUPRAJIT 205.00 205.70 199.05 203.00 PGHH 10800.10 10868.10 10640.00 10730.00 -117.30 RAIN 108.80 109.80 104.50 106.00 SUNTV 568.40 571.05 542.70 544.85 GODREJIND 485.00 485.00 468.30 473.90 NESCO 476.55 488.70 471.00 485.00 GULFOILLUB 860.10 865.00 860.00 862.00 SIEMENS 1181.10 1189.90 1156.00 1170.00 -13.05 ACC 1669.00 1680.00 1598.65 1612.20 TVSMOTOR 496.00 507.75 487.50 490.00 APLAPOLLO 1617.00 1620.00 1530.90 1563.40 MAHSCOOTER 4096.35 4121.10 4039.00 4039.00 SANOFI 5501.80 5509.80 5458.90 5509.80 HDFCLIFE 404.00 406.00 396.30 398.55 -4.65 BOMDYEING 120.80 120.80 114.10 115.40 KEC 295.60 298.45 286.00 292.00 MARICO 364.35 365.60 359.50 361.00 GREENPLY 150.55 152.35 148.00 148.95 SCHAEFFLER 4844.05 4937.40 4810.00 4870.00 L&TFH 124.95 125.40 120.30 123.40 -1.45 DCMSHRIRAM 589.00 606.80 570.90 578.20 GODREJPROP 855.00 871.20 846.65 849.10 CYIENT 556.00 556.30 542.00 548.70 SUPREMEIND 1011.00 1028.40 1000.80 1018.95 CHOLAHLDNG 507.05 525.00 507.00 521.05 PETRONET 238.20 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won't 161(O12 China has promised to negotiate with US President 61001 S President Donald retaliate against American Donald Trump unless 2 -:-/#$ 0 0 1 6 !(0 UTrump's administration is industries. Washington shows Tehran 01100 21 1 611011E1 2 -:-/0 1 considering blacklisting a Hikvision is one of the “respect” by honouring its 0 200 6 !(0 0112 Chinese video surveillance world's largest manufacturers commitments under the dis- L0061 1E161 161221EM 60 10LG61!00M giants from buying American of video surveillance products puted nuclear deal. 120$11 $1 !101121 00!01 technology, in a latest attempt and is central to China's ambi- In an exclusive interview 0 + 121$1$11- ! $ 01286101061 to counter Beijings global eco- tions to be the top global with CNN on Tuesday, Zarif 1 601#$ 01 0E6 1 ! 1 0 106010!0 nomic ambitions, a media exporter of surveillance sys- warned that the US was “play- 101 26!E1112 110 01!! !1111 0 report said. tems. ing a very, very dangerous 1 J% 8 L 1 11 00 !01620010E 1 0 The move would effective- The company has said game” by boosting its military 11 0201 0EM$0 !6 !0!! 1 ly place the company, that its products enable their presence in the region. Instead, he called for an (JCPOA), the 2015 deal L&6220160110!101!1 061 12 0 Hikvision, on a US blacklist. It clients to track people around The Minister's remark immediate end to the “eco- designed to limit Iran's nuclear 1110161101EM0 201 2 would mark the first time the the country by their facial fea- comes after Trump in a series nomic warfare” waged by the capabilities in return for the lift- !0 11 $! 1011 00 2116 Trump administration pun- tures, body characteristics or of tweets on Sunday asked US on Iran, saying that sanc- ing of sanctions. 11LBA010111EM01,=C= 0 200E!!01 ished a Chinese company for its gait, or to monitor activity Iran “never to threaten” the US tions were “depriving citizens “We acted in good faith,” 61! 1!+01010161+#$ 1060 1 role in the surveillance and considered unusual by offi- and warned Tehran that if it of their means of livelihood”. Zarif told CNN of the deal, 2 011!2 mass detention of the Uyghur cials, such as people sudden- wants a fight, it would be “the “All we want to do is sell which was signed by the US, 2 1010 1 10E0111 12 !6021#1 Muslim ethnic minority, ly running or crowds gather- official end” of the Islamic our oil,” Zarif said, adding that Iran, Britain, China, France, 21 100106100 1 6 ! $110 26001 informed sources told The ing. nation. the US was “just a bully pre- Germany and Russia. “We are 011(0220001 062 ! $1$11- ! New York Times on Tuesday. The Commerce “Iran never negotiates with venting people from buying not willing to talk to people who L 611E11611E1 0 1#$01 L The development is also Department might require that coercion. You cannot threaten our oil”. have broken their promises.” 01611 !EM$1)$ 0E 160M11 likely to inflame the tensions American companies obtain any Iranian and expect them to He said the US sanctions, Iran has announced it ! 1621 1!0 1 1E !01 !61 that have escalated in President government approval to supply engage. The way to do it is which have hit the Iranian would be partially withdrawing 1 !10 $2111 G 91 00 0 0121 01# Trump's renewed trade war components to Hikvision, lim- through respect, not through economy hard, “amounts to from the deal on the one-year !60 0110E$ 00 OL 111 01 06 with Chinese leaders. iting the company's access to threats,” the Minister said. terrorism” on the country's anniversary of the US's depar- 6 061 001E0111 G M !!$6 Trump, in the span of two technology that helps power its Zarif said there “will be citizens. ture from the accord. It gave the weeks, has raised tariffs on equipment. painful consequences if there is Zarif also accused remaining signatories until July iation. strike group and a bomber task itself prone to accidents,” Zarif $200 billion worth of Chinese Administration officials an escalation”, but added that Washington of walking out 7 to ease restrictions on Iran's The Minister also criti- force to the Persian Gulf. said. “Extreme prudence is goods, threatened to tax all could make a final decision in Iran was “not interested in first on the Joint badly hit banking and oil sec- cized the US for sending the “Having all these military required and the US is playing imports and taken steps to the coming weeks, the sources escalation”. Comprehensive Plan of Action tors, or face unspecified retal- USS Abraham Lincoln carrier assets in a small area is in of a very, very dangerous game.” cripple the Chinese telecom said. 6 $E1 4 $) $61 ( * -%$&678! $ O:!1 % I $ 2,@ 0+1 !0 Tokyo: Ahead of a series of important international events in 0 !% - %$*%$ Japan, including the G20 summit in June and the Rugby World #) 0!0 1 Cup later this year, Japan has requested the English-speaking $% 8 ) : 8 it of which 61.6 per cent were demand for products (52.1 per world to call its Prime Minister as Abe Shinzo, not Shinzo Abe. emen's Iranian-allied Houthi ; "8 $ < 3 & manufacturing-related, 25.5 cent), higher manufacturing In Japanese, people are referred to by their family name first, Yrebels attacked a Saudi air- ore than seven out of 10 per cent were service-related, costs (42.4 per cent) and high- followed by a given name, the same pattern as used by Chinese port and military base with a s many as 16 Taliban mil- outh African lawmakers on MUS companies in China 3.8 per cent retail and distrib- er product sales prices (38.2 per and Korean. bomb-laden drone Tuesday, an Aitants, including one of SWednesday re-elected Cyril (74.9 per cent) are being ution-related, while 9.6 per cent), Efe news reported. For almost a century and a half, however, Japanese names assault acknowledged by the their local leaders, were killed Ramaphosa as the nation's adversely affected by the ongo- cent belonged to other indus- To address the impact of have been written in English the opposite way round, with the kingdom as West Asia tensions in a series of air-strikes in president, two weeks after the ing trade war between China tries. tariffs, the survey reported that given name first. This practice was adopted during the Meiji remained high between Tehran Afghanistan's Helmand ruling ANC party returned to and the US, according to a sur- The survey was carried companies are taking mea- Era (October 1868 to July 1912) as a part of broader attempts and Washington. There were no province, officials said on power in legislative elections. vey released on Wednesday by out after US President Donald sures such as delaying or can- at internationalization. immediate reports of injuries or Wednesday. Ramaphosa was “duly the American Chamber of Trump issued a tariff increase celling investment decisions As it entered the new “Reiwa” era with the arrival of a new damage. The air raids took place in elected president of the Commerce in China. from 10 per cent to 25 per cent (33.2 per cent) or adopting a emperor, the Japanese government has said it would like to set- The attack on the Saudi city the Marja and Sangin districts Republic of South Africa,” chief “The negative impact of on $200 billion worth of “China, for China” strategy tle the matter once and for all. of Najran came after Iran of Helmand on Tuesday, leav- justice Mogoeng Mogoeng told tariffs is clear and hurting the Chinese goods on May 10, (35.3 per cent) which seeks to Speaking to reporters on Tuesday, Japanese Foreign announced it has quadrupled its ing 16 Taliban militants, parliament after Ramaphosa competitiveness of American escalating the trade war establish manufacturing and Minister Taro Kono said the government hoped going forward uranium-enrichment produc- including one of their local was the only name nominated companies in China,” accord- between the two countries. sourcing within China to main- that the Prime Minister's name “would be written Abe Shinzo, tion capacity, though still at a leaders named Mullah Hamza by lawmakers in Cape Town. ing to the report which The survey was carried ly serve the Chinese market. just like Chinese President Xi Jinping and South Korean level far lower than needed for alias Dulgay Mishar dead, MPs from the African includes the findings of the out after the rise in tensions “Such strategy constitutes a President Moon Jae-in”. atomic weapons, a year after the provincial governor's National Congress, which won survey of member companies unleashed by Trump, which in rational choice for many com- “I am planning to issue a request to the international media,” US withdrew from Iran's spokesperson Omar Zawak 230 out of 400 seats on May 8, made by AmCham China and turn triggered a reaction from panies to insulate themselves Kono said, adding he hoped Japanese English-language media nuclear deal with world powers. was cited as saying by Xinhua choose the head of state in the AmCham Shanghai. the Chinese authorities with from the effects of tariffs while would follow suit, CNN reported on Wednesday. Underlining the tensions, news agency. parliament's first post-election The survey was carried new tariffs. maintaining their ability to The request comes as Japan is set to host a number of major Iranian President Hassan Five militant hideouts were sitting. out from May 16 to 20. About The impact of the tariffs pursue domestic market oppor- events, including the G-20 summit of world leaders in June, fol- Rouhani is seeking expanded also destroyed in the raids, the The ANC won the ballot 250 companies participated in has been felt through lower tunities,” the report added. lowed by the Rugby World Cup in September and the Summer executive powers to better deal official said, adding the oper- with 57.5 percent of the vote, its Olympics in 2020. with “economic war” triggered ation targeting militants' hide- thinnest majority since the end Also, US President Donald Trump will arrive in Japan for by the Trump's administra- outs would continue. of apartheid. 2 0 1 E 6001 a state visit on Saturday, when he will become the first foreign tion's renewal and escalation of Zawak said no casualties Ramaphosa will be sworn leader to meet Emperor Naruhito since his coronation. sanctions targeting the Islamic were inflicted on the govern- in on Saturday and name a (0 01 !1610! It was unclear whether the US government will conform Republic, the state-run IRNA ment forces or civilians during deputy president and cabinet at to Kono's request. IANS news agency reported. the raids. the weekend. 0226 2 10 3, 1 F-+ 601 * 1 ' : 3 : ) ;# $ < ) $%% $ - ) 2 + orshippers prayed, lit akistan and Russia 1;85/-0(001 $ ) ) mate change are often the least Wcandles and wrote wish- PWednesday voiced concern %2 11$61 -&8 $# details on the incident,” the offi- responsible for it”. es on eggs as an annual Jewish over the weaponisation of the $!00 cer said. nited Nations officials on She called for the need for pilgrimage to Africa's oldest outer space and vowed to pre- 0 11255 t least four people were A Somali military officer UWednesday said develop- climate justice as the least synagogue got under way in vent it from becoming an arena $0011 Akilled and 12 others injured and her bodyguards were ing nations were facing the responsible countries suffer Tunisia on Wednesday. for military confrontation, $61-0(01 in a car bomb attack in among the dead, while a law- brunt of climate change despite the most from the global threat Hundreds of pilgrims con- nearly two months after India 2011 Somalia's capital Mogadishu on maker was among those their little contribution to the that emanated from climate verged on the Ghriba syna- shot down one of its satellites 011(0 -01 Wednesday, the police said. injured in the blast, the report problem. change, Xinhua news agency gogue on the Mediterranean in space with an anti-satellite 0 0 0 A police officer told said. A joint statement was reported. island of Djerba where one of missile. 011 111 $ 1 Xinhua news agency that the Abdulkadir Abdirahman made by Mary Robinson, Robinson was appointed the last Jewish communities in Pakistan's Foreign Minister 111 01161 car filled with explosives went Adan, Director of Mogadishu's Ireland's former President and UN Special Envoy along with the Arab world lives. They Shah Mahmood Qureshi and %66 !6 0 off as the officials were check- free ambulance service Aamin UN Special Envoy on El Nino Macharia Kamau of Kenya in were joined by ministers and his Russian counterpart Sergey 2E 210110 ing vehicles in Mogadishu's Ambulance, said they took 12 and Climate, and Executive 2016 to provide the leadership other dignitaries to celebrate the Lavrov signed a joint statement 2) Bondhere district, causing injured people from the scene. Secretary of the UN Economic required to tackle climate- two-day Lag BaOmer festival. on 'No First Placement of ),=4AE $0 deaths and injuries. The blast came barely four Commission for Africa (ECA) related challenges. The event, which starts 33 Weapons in Outer Space' on ! 11$61 “The blast happened in a days after a car laden with Vera Songwe during a climate- ECA's Songwe said the days after the start of the the sidelines of the Shanghai 2,=CB 1 traffic area at a police check- explosives went off at El-Gabta focused meeting in Addis African continent could lever- Jewish Passover festival, coin- Cooperation Organisation 01/2 +16 22E point. So far, we can confirm junction in Mogadishu's Ababa, the Ethiopian capital. age to its advantage in the glob- cides with the Muslim holy Council of Foreign Ministers' 106! 011 four people died in the explo- Hamarweyne district leaving Robinson said, “those who al fight against the impacts of month of Ramadan this year meeting in Bishkek, ,=C=1,=5B sion. We are establishing more no casualties. suffer the worst effects of cli- climate change. for the first time since 1987. Kyrgyzstan. 0 5 ; " H-F ) Q A ( San Francisco: After seven New York: Over 60 per cent e- the smokers tried several strate- years of trying, Jeff Bezos led e- cigarette users want to quit gies including medications, commerce giant Amazon has smoking and over 25 per cent counselling and social support finally bagged the '.amazon' smokers have already tried to to stop using e-cigarettes. domain name from the stop using the electronic device, “The strategies that people Internet Corporation for says a new study. reported using to quit e-ciga- Assigned Names and Numbers In the study, published in rettes include many of the strate- (ICANN). the journal Nicotine and gies we recommend for quitting The e-commerce giant first Tobacco Research, the traditional cigarettes such as applied for this domain in researchers observed that most FDA-approved nicotine replace- 2012 but its approval took smokers don't want to use e- ment products or medications, seven years because a group of cigarettes forever and wish to counselling and social support,” South American countries stop using it exactly the same said study author Rachel Rosen, through which the river way a traditional smoker tries a student at the University. Amazon flows, raised objec- to quit smoking. “While e-cigarettes may tions. “Most of the discussion be associated with reduced However, in a meeting last about e-cigarettes has focused harm as compared to com- week, ICANN's board finally on the relative harm as com- bustible cigarettes, they also are made a decision that it has pared to traditional cigarettes, potentially addicting and the e- repeatedly sought to avoid for the efficacy of e-cigarettes as a cigarette aerosol still contains all these years, The Register cessation device, and the toxic substances,” she said. reported on Tuesday. alarming increase of their use As e-cigarette use contin- “The Board finds the in children,” said study co- ues to increase and as more e- Amazon corporation proposal author Marc Steinberg, cigarette users want to quit, the of April 17, 2019 acceptable, Associate Professor at Rutgers researchers believe that it will and therefore directs the University, US. be necessary “to be ready to ICANN organisation's “Our data suggests that e- help those who may have dif- President and CEO, or his cigarette users do not want to ficulty stopping on their own”. designee(s), to continue pro- use these devices forever. About 10 million US adults cessing of the '.amazon' appli- Eventually, they want to stop smoke e-cigarettes. Most of cations according to the policies using e-cigarettes the same them smoke traditional ciga- and procedures of the New way a traditional smoker wants rettes too. Several users say they gTLD Programme,” the report to quit smoking cigarettes,” used e-cigarettes in an attempt quoted ICANN as saying in an Steinberg added. to quit traditional cigarettes. official document. IANS The study highlighted that IANS < !"# -Q - $$ & 1 :%#- 8# O0101E P$ $( ) 0!016120E 00!1 /P ) ")( 16!11!16101E00$ - $ 1 *1 21 ressed in a white shirt, he wear the two hats and balance blue jeans and black them? “When you are writing a 0 +01 rimmed glasses, Raj script, you are not thinking of 11 211 Kumar Gupta could direction. Writing is a very isolat- 1 pass off as just any ing and different process. It takes ;,==B< Dman in the crowd. Not many might time and is done within four walls 1!01 take a second look at him as there so, it is a little painful and excruci- is an inherent ordinariness in his ating. But once I finish, I let the 1 20 demeanour and attire. And it is this director in me take over.” E quality that has been imbued in the With India’s Most Wanted, he 0 characters that people his newest has also turned producer which 0!210 film, India’s Most Wanted, which means an additional responsibility. stars Arjun Kapoor alongside four However, he has found a way to bal- 3,.$8 61 newcomers. ance that by handing it out. “My ! The film is based on the real partner helped in the production (.,2# 600112 story of five RAW agents who pool and so did the team. I concentrate 0 E in their money and go out and cap- on the writing and direction but 100 2 + ture one of India’s most wanted ter- (2018), did not fare too well at the what does happen when you turn rorists and that too without firing box office. Considering that the film producer is that you start seeing -#% : 11 !1 01+ a weapon. The trailers have been making business often works on the things in a different perspective. But 01 !+ garnering eyeballs and the men who saleability of a star, did Gupta con- I leave it to my partner,” he reiter- 1! ! 1 1OL$1 are a part of it have an everyday sider any other actor, maybe Ajay ates. He got married last year to his ?01 62 O126 E ordinariness, which is in sharp Devgn, who was the lead in Raid, long time partner, Myra Karn. 101 contrast to the beefy protagonists for the role? “I never thought in the Gupta is currently working on 101 that one usually sees in Hindi manner of hits of an actor. It took a script of a film on Ravinder 0!01!6+ action films. The director, whose me three years to complete the script Kaushik, India’s foremost spy, who & 6 M debut film Aamir (2008) still sets the as I was also doing Raid. When that was conferred the title of ‘The 1 benchmark in realistic cinema, released, Arjun called to congratu- Black Tiger’ for his service to the ctress Rani Mukerji, 016 1 says, “Being well built is not propor- late me on its success and this just nation. He has acquired the rights who is currently in 02 tionate to bravery. People who are happened instinctively. I was look- to Ravinder’s story from his fami- ARajasthan shooting physically strong might not rise to ing for a very normal kind of char- ly. “It will take time and I don’t know for her next, Mardaani 2, the occasion. It is about mental acter who could mingle with the when I will finish it,” he says. was invited to meet the courage, tact and trade craft. I met crowd and blend in without being Gupta, who hails from Kota police force and their a lot of people who work in RAW noticed. I instinctively offered him Hazaribagh, got interested in writ- families at an informal O + and they look like very real people.” the script and he loved it. And that’s ing during his graduation days at the gathering. Rani, who plays ( He points out that for any how we came together,” explains he. University of Delhi. “I was interest- the role of a top cop in + intelligence operations officer, the As in the past, this time too ed in creative writing and made my Rajasthan, was extremely ability to blend in with the sur- Gupta has shot at live locations. He way to Mumbai. The move to delighted to meet the top roundings is essential. “They were says, “The nature was such that it direction happened organically. I female cop of the city, Dr # regular men. They might have had to be shot in real locations in became an assistant director and Amrita Duhan, the assistant been walking here and doing reg- Patna and Nepal. It was because the later an associate director. I kept superintendent of police. + ular jobs and you wouldn’t be reality that I wanted to portray writing for three, four or maybe five “About 300 police offi- )( aware that these are the people who would not come through other- years. Aamir was the fifth script that cers and their families met protect us by risking their lives,” he wise.” I wrote. The others are still lying Rani and had a great time #4 says. Reflecting on their sacrifices, However, shooting outside stu- with me but I have no intention of interacting with each other,” he felt a compulsion to celebrate storytelling. People are emotional- it responsibly and that is the real dios can be a logistical nightmare as putting them on screen as they are said a source. + )( + these unsung heroes for a reason. ly more connected with stories change that we are witnessing. there are incessant crowds and the not good enough,” he says. “She spent about an (# “What do they get in return for their that they hear or read or when People receive a message in a fact that things cannot be controlled. Of course, an outsider coming hour with the gathering + services? They stay away from their something comes out of reality. It WhatsApp group and start believ- Gupta agrees, “It is quite challeng- to Mumbai entailed a certain and thanked the Kota police family for so long. They do not even gives you a sense of belonging or a ing it. A restrained reaction is ing to do a film like this. While amount of struggle especially given for their incredible support + # expect gratitude and rather see it as connection. For us, filmmakers, it essential rather than a knee-jerk shooting in real locations, nothing the fact that the industry often during the filming of "( their duty. This made the story very is important that when we hear a one,” he says. is in your control so you try to do works within cliques and coterie. Mardaani 2 and also said P humane and personal,” says he. story, it should touch us intellectu- In the current context, Gupta your best in the given scenario. It is “One goes through a struggle in that the film will make ) Gupta remembers that the story ally or emotionally.” also points out that love for a undoubtedly difficult, but if one is every field, especially when you are every police officer in #4( came to his attention when he read When Aamir, his first film was country does not mean proclaim- passionate one just does it. In a stu- in a city where you don’t know your Rajasthan, as well as India, something in the newspapers and released, which too was based on ing it from rooftops or hyper dio, I wouldn’t have been able to way around and you should take in proud. She dedicated the ( ( decided to pursue it further. “I start- terrorism, the socio-political climate nationalism. “One would always achieve the same flavour or reality.” stride. But I don’t wish to elaborate film to all the women police ) (# ed meeting people and reading in the country was very different as have love for one’s country and Even the elements of humour on it,” he says. officers of the country who ) )) about the incident which got me was the way people reacted to acts motherland, for that is inherently in his film come from real life sit- Talking about the influences on work tirelessly and coura- #P more and more interested. There of terror. “The tragedy and emotion why one lives here. It doesn’t mean uations that Indians can relate to. his craft, he says, “I am not influ- geously to safeguard law L was a lot of layering. You feel that remain the same. When an act like that one starts shouting that ‘I am There is a particular sequence in enced by anyone. Reality and the and order in society and these people, who go on a mission, this occurs, people suffer as inno- a nationalist and love my country.’ the trailer where one character way I see things differently have protect the innocent. Rani would have weapons and govern- cent lives are lost. There is a human However, in a certain kind of situ- complains that more money is shaped me more than any other was overwhelmed with the 100 ,, 00 ment support but my research and an emotional cost. That remains ation you might end up saying it. In spent on floral showers during person. I take a situation and think warm response of the cops 0011 6+ 2 revealed something to the contrary,” the same even now. However, the the film, people, who are working Republic Day than on an intelli- about it which influences my film- and their families towards 0 000 he says. consumption of how we see infor- for the country and serving it gence mission, which makes one making.” her,” the source added. 1 11 Like No One Killed Jessica mation and how we conceive it, has because they love it, do say so. This laugh. “I don’t write for the sake of Clearly, while he might not be Produced by Aditya (2011) and Raid (2018), his other changed because of social media is done in context and has to be seen writing. It is written to identify and influenced, but given his filmogra- Chopra, the film will be 1 films, this, too, is rooted in reality. and fake news. Whether these are within it. There is more to nation- strike a chord by drawing it from phy, the soft-spoken director is Rani’s next release after the )61 Gupta prefers to stick to this genre responsibly consumed or not alism than the hyper variety that we reality,” he says. bound to influence a generation of global hit Hichki. The film 1 " and even the manner of approach- depends on the individual and see on social media,” he says. Gupta has written the script of filmmakers to come. marks the directorial debut %010 ing a film, for a reason. He says, “It his/her understanding of right and The film stars Arjun Kapoor all his films, including Ghanchakkar (The film releases on May 24.) of Gopi Puthran. ! ; ! < 10 + is something that breathes life into wrong. Maybe one doesn’t handle whose last outing, Namaste England (2013), though not Raid. How does 11 !1+ -/ 9 / > /P "6 /!!>>3 0216012 11 12!P henever Sonam Kapoor 2 WAhuja steps out on the %0 0 EL 120 red carpet, she practically 2 !0 100 + slays it. 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The Spreading 1101 film’s two stars, Brad Pitt and the sunshine, !" # $ $ 1 Leonardo DiCaprio, brought a fit- the actress 0621 01 tingly old-school Hollywood glam- L 0 261 our to the red carpet, where throngs EM0 L/6 O1 of onlookers swelled along the chose a bright yellow number Croisette. during the unveiling of the 120102 Much of the plot of Once Chopard Garden of The 10 8 0 Upon a Time In ... Hollywood had Kings. The dress came with a 0 12 been carefully kept under wraps broad off-shoulder neckline, 012E6100 leading up to the premiere. ruffle details and a volumi- DiCaprio plays a Westerns actor nous skirt which gave the 1 0 0+ anxious that his notoriety is slip- The film is Tarantino’s first, one night, at a party in Silver Lake, outfit a dramatic touch. Her 10 ping. Pitt plays his stunt double, which is not being released by I saw him. It was almost like look was a testimony to her 1 friend and, because of a drunk dri- Harvey Weinstein. After Tarantino something you would see in ever-glamourous fashion 8 O1 ving offence, his driver. Though set cut ties with the disgraced mogul, Vertigo, because I saw there was statements. ?60101 against the backdrop of the Manson the project attracted the interest of " something in his face, and I’d For the red carpet appear- Family murders, much of most studios. Sony Pictures land- always wanted to meet him, and as ance, Sonam dressed in an 0O1 Tarantino’s film is invested in ed the film and gave it a $95 mil- ) ( he was walking towards me, I all-white ethereal look, 018 recapturing the radiance of a lion budget — a very rare gamble kind of froze. designed by Ralph and Russo. 16 bygone Hollywood. on a high-priced original movie. “Then the crowd got in my The actress channelled the 6116 0 M For a filmmaker often associ- Instead of superheroes or intel- ? way, and I looked back and he was vibes of a fierce boss lady in 1 ated with blistering dialogue and lectual property, Once Upon a gone,” DiCaprio said. “It was an her tuxedo, which featured a ecstatic explosions of violence, Time In ... Hollywood will instead 6 existential thing where I felt like, he glorious plunging neckline . : 5E One Upon a Time in ... Hollywood bank on the draw of Tarantino and +( disappeared in front of my very and had a gown-like 1 01 finds the 56-year-old Tarantino his two film stars. Margot Robbie eyes, and “the tragedy that I felt entourage. Her ensemble 101 working at a more relaxed pace, also co-stars as Sharon Tate. The afterward of having lost this was paired with emerald !1+2 spending generous amounts of film releases in US theaters on July great influence for me and all jewellery by Chopard and 2E-0 time in odes to spaghetti Westerns 26. of my friends,” he continued. white court shoes by and ‘60s TV shows. Speaking about the film with, “The actor we all talked Jimmy Choo. 10 0 Ahead of the premiere, DiCaprio recalled one of the “most about. Just to be able to 2012 +0 Tarantino, whose Pulp Fiction won ominous and sad” experiences he have that, and I remember 010 1 the Palme d’Or in 1994, issued a has had in the entertainment indus- - extending my hand 218 E statement to the festival audience try. The actor was one of the last out... And then two 01-1E imploring them not to spoil the film people in Hollywood to see actor people came in for future moviegoers — a request River Phoenix alive. “I grew up front and when I E 11+ repeated before the film’s press revering River Phoenix as the great looked back, he 8 screening. Journalists lined up actor of my generation. I wanted an wasn’t there.” hours in advance. opportunity to shake his hand. And L& ( = !"# C ?$$ .)'.' 1- 01! 0161 1!11E101 60 260101100!61600E % $ R he Maldives, an island nation in the Indian Ocean, is none less Tthan a dreamy holiday destina- tion. With 99 percent of sea and just one percent land, this country is an amalgamation of over 1,190 coral islands ringed by a beautiful landscape of reefs, which makes it the most dis- persed country in the world. Its unique 0 5 geography and breath-taking natural beauty has made the destination one of s an initiative to apprise the bank of River Chenab for about 900 years between the most sought-after holiday destina- Apeople about the rich her- where under a tree the corona- 2nd Century BC and 7th tions in the world. To decide to have a itage and culture of the Jammu tion of Raja Gulab Singh was Century AD, a period belong- holiday in the Maldives is to choose not region, the Directorate of performed by Maharaja Ranjit ing to the pre Kushana, just the perfect destination for a vaca- Tourism, Jammu organised a Singh on June 17 in 1822. Kushana, post Kushana and tion, but also to discover the sunny side heritage walk from Jio Potha During the walk, participants post Gupta eras. of life. Ghat at Akhnoor to Ambaran, were made aware about the his- Director Tourism, while liveaboard. The stay itself is an expe- you can see the brightly colored #*1, which is locally known as torical and cultural impor- addressing the gathering said 1*,,3# 1 rience in this island country. Of the fish from your lounger. Dive, snorkel, There is no complete description of the ‘Pambaran’. Over 200 people tance of monuments like Jio that the Department is making From local cuisine to music, the culture 1,190 islands, more than 120 have been sail or simply sit back and soak it boundless beauties of the Maldivian gathered for this walk which Potha Temple and other land- every effort to promote the of Maldives reflects a rich blend of the developed as resorts and are in opera- all in. islands and its vibrant and multicolored was flagged off by Om Prakash mark monuments like Pandav state’s historical places which many cultural aspects, introduced by tion, and at least another 50 are under If you want the adrenaline of waters. Although the appeal of these isles Bhagat, KAS, Director Gufa, Gurudwara Tapo Asthan have tourism potential. Besides seafarers who settled in the country in development. adventure sports, the Maldives has it is their isolation, there is plenty to do and Tourism, Jammu in the pres- Sant Baba Sunder Singh Ji Ali this in view of upcoming the ancient times. Enjoy the local cui- Since Maldives is popularly known all. From skimming the Indian Ocean you can choose to be as active as you wish. ence of Ansuya Jamwal (KAS), Begh and the Parshuram Amarnath Yatra would target sine which reflects use of spicy curries for a ‘one-island one-resort’ concept, waters on a jet-ski to parasailing, A holiday to the Maldives is incom- Deputy Director Tourism, Temple. to divert people to local Jammu and coconut milk and fish as the main each of the registered tourist resorts is kayaking and surfing, Maldives is the plete without a dolphin watching trip Jammu, Gopal Singh (KAS), The historic details about destinations. staples and either white rice or Roshi on its own uninhabited island with ideal destination for an active beach as this destination is one of the best SDM Akhnoor and Deepesh the site were explained by Jai Other officers who joined (a thin variant of Indian flatbread) as superlative architect-designed accom- holiday. Water based activities like places on the planet to experience these Singh, Chairman Municipal Karan Singh, assistant archae- the heritage walk were Sheena a popular accompaniment. However, modation, either in beachside rooms or canoeing, banana ride, water scooters creatures up close. Many resorts and Committee Akhnoor. The ologist from the Archaeology Sahni (KAS), Assistant Director those who want to try something overwater villas. When staying in over- and parasailing are just some of hotels in Maldives offer dolphin watch- importance of Ambaran lies in Survey of India Srinagar Circle. Tourism Jammu, Ambika Bali, familiar there is a range of world cui- water villas, be mesmerised with the them. The Maldives underwater offers ing excursions to popular sites every the fact that it is the earliest The discovery of this important Assistant Director Tourism sine available. Sway to the music played opulence and exclusivity but don’t you a chance to experience bliss like day. Get a chance to get particularly recorded Buddhist site in the site was due to excavations by NHW Batote and Surinder with the local Boduberu (big drum) miss out to climb down from the room never before as the sun’s rays illumi- close to dolphins, and you may even get entire region of Jammu and has Srinagar circle of Archeological Kumar Bhat, Conservation and dance to the amalgamation of into the ocean at any time—to call a nate the crystal clear waters. Diving to swim with them! been visited by his holiness, the Survey of India which revealed, Assistant Archaeological songs from various countries to truly part of the ocean your own. and snorkeling are not to be missed Cruising on a traditional dhoni, Dalai Lama in 2011. Ambaran’s Buddhist history as Survey of India Srinagar Circle indulge in the Maldivian spirit. when in this country. Most holiday which is one of the oldest sea vessels in Jio Potha Ghat is located at a monastery which was active Jammu. 3 1 resorts and hotels in Maldives have Maldives, is the best local experience. 0 1 dive centers with professional guides, It is a good idea to experience fishing Maldives offers accommodations to suit The Maldives are the white-sand, instructors or marine biologists who where you would be able to catch tuna, $=(&D9&'&1,0(1 every pocket, where you can choose palm-fringed castaway islands of your offer different types of diving and emperors, snappers, squirrelfish, jacks from a guesthouse, hotel, resort or a imagination. The water is so clear snorkeling excursions. and other reef fish. 2&1,'&&9& ,D991 * harti AXA Life Insurance $ % & ' & '& & ( ' Bbeen conferred with the # ,23 ‘Claims Excellence Award’ by 2019 were felicitated during the the Federation of Indian conference. Panel discussions, Chambers of Commerce and brainstorming on corporate Industry (FICCI) for its cus- strategies for the objectives of tomer-friendly claims services, the current financial year and including dedicated claims planning of activities towards handler and one of the best execution of the same, formed claim settlement ratios, in the the agenda of the gathering. life insurance sector during its The managing director and 20th Annual Insurance chief executive officer of IDBI Conference—FINCON 2019. Bank, Rakesh Sharma, was the “This award is a recogni- guest speaker at the event tion of our pledge to provide where he shared his vision on protection against the uncer- bursement and improved claim faster solutions and helped us the Bank’s association with tainties of life and timely sup- settlement ratio were the differ- improve claims settlement ratio LIC of India and the synergies port to customers and their entiators that led to Bharti gradually. We are committed to IC of India’s 59th All India ing, information technology, that can happen between LIC families in every possible man- AXA Life Insurance winning further raise our customer ser- LSenior Divisional Managers’ HR, international operations offices and IDBI Bank outlets. ner in the hour of need. We the distinguished accolade. vices bar.” Conference was held in and new initiatives for the cur- IDBI Bank tied up with he Indian national director * % have successfully maintained Commenting on the feat at Bharti AXA Life Insurance Mumbai recently wherein the rent financial year. LIC of India as Corporate Tof Miss Teen World 2019 I & % . 2I&.3 an improved and robust track the first FICCI Insurance improved its individual claim annual corporate strategies LIC has registered a mar- Agent in February, 2019 and in crowned Sushmita Singh (18), 6 record in claims settlement in Industry Awards 2019, the settlement ratio, the number of were deliberated upon. The ket share of 74.71 per cent in the first month i.e. March, from Kalyan, Mumbai, the first % ' the past few years. We contin- chief operative officer of the claims paid to the number of divisional heads, representing number of Policies and 66.24 2019 they have procured 20,980 ever Miss Teen India World % < ue to enable faster claims set- company, Ishita Mukherjee, claims received, to 96.85 per 113 Divisions all across the per cent in the First Year Policies with Premium of while Samragyi Bansal and ' < I 06 tlement as our prime respon- said, “We are happy to receive cent in the financial year 2017- country, zonal heads from eight Premium Income for the year 139.70 crore. In the current Pritika Pahwa took home the % sibility,”' said the managing this award which is a testimo- 18. As many as 30 insurance different Zones as well as all 2018-19 and achieved the high- year i.e. 2019-2020, till date, 1st and 2nd Runner-up titles % director and chief executive ny to the trust reposed in the companies participated in the operational heads in the rank est ever First Year Premium they have completed New respectively at a glittering cer- % .: * Officer of the company, Vikas company and its products and FICCI Insurance Industry of Executive Directors from Income of 1,42,191.69 crore. Business of 1929 Policies and emony at the Flying Dutchman, Seth. services by customers, other Award, which recognises effi- Corporate Office participated The performance in settlement Premium of 30.21 crore and Logix City Centre, Noida. Ease of claims process stakeholders and the industry. cacy, excellence and contribu- in deliberations for finalising of claims continues to be a mat- are occupying the top rank Sushmita, an aspiring stu- % % related initiatives, effective Our tech-driven customer ser- tion of both life and non-life strategies on various aspects of ter of pride for the Corporation. among all Bancassurance part- dent of mass media, will now $ . claims settlement turn-around- vices initiatives with a human insurance companies in the marketing, customer servic- The top achievers of 2018- ners of LIC of India. represent India in El Salvador, < : time from intimation to dis- touch ensured customised and domestic insurance landscape. 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NMDC deliver the long term bene- for acquisition of mineral as a strong force in the teen cat- currently has presence in fits to the company and the assets and strategic tie ups egory of beauty pageants and is Australia, Mozambique and country. regarding emerging tech- positive that Sushmita will Tanzania and is also looking To give a structured nologies. make the nation proud. >C7R . 31331 2#,* :88B delegation of the German that the Election Commission of n annual feature, the Anti Terrorism Day was observed in AEmbassy led by Second India has to take the final call, AChittaranjan Locomotive Works at the Administrative Secretary on Political Affairs but it would be based on the sit- Office in West Bengal recently, to uphold and promote peace, and Protocol, Bastian Weber, uation in J&K. social harmony and understanding among all fellow human along with the German “All these years, elections in beings and fight the forces of disruption threatening human lives Embassy Political Advisor, J&K were carried by exploiting and values. The principal head of the departments, senior offi- Sakshi Arora, called upon aspirations of the common peo- & , + cers, staff council members and employees present on the occa- Jammu and Kashmir KVIB ple. Mainstream political parties sion followed the Anit Terrorism pledge as read out by the prin- vice chairperson, Dr Hina in connivance with separatists cipal chief electrical engineer, Ram Prakash. Shafi Bhat, to get the first were habitual of fooling people, & + & hand review of the security and but we want clean elections to political situation in the keep democracy alive,” said she nstitute of Management hood generation which will 1+" Kashmir valley. and further commented that IStudies (IMS) Ghaziabad, a help in enriching the quality of Bhat informed the delega- under the BJP party, all the three ssam Rifles, the oldest for operations, training and 29-year-old flagship institute of life in rural India. 7 % @ tion that this is for the first time regions of the state received Aparamilitary force and sports and adventure will be the IMS Society Ghaziabad, The director of IMS in the history of J&K that the equitable treatment. the Indian Coast Guard, the carried out. The signing of the and the CSC Academy, a soci- Ghaziabad, Prof Alok Pandey, state witnessed peaceful and While deliberating on pres- youngest Armed Force, have ‘Charter of Affiliation’ was ety established by the CSC e- said “As a leading provider of casualty free parliament elec- ence of BJP in Kashmir, Bhat signed a ‘Charter of Affiliation’ proceeded by a joint wreath Governance Services India Ltd management and IT education, tions since 1990. “The change in commented that the way things at the Directorate General laying ceremony at the Assam (CSC SPV), have announced a we are delighted to extend our orking towards the com- ly run at 120 km/hr, clocking the socio-political scenario of are changing at ground level, it Assam Rifles (DGAR) Rifles War Memorial and a strategic alliance to develop and involvement with CSC Wmitment to strengthen upto 140 km/hr. The CRS has the state is evident from the fact goes on to show that BJP is Headquarters at Laitkor, combined ‘Guard of Honour’ deliver short term IT courses to Academy to empower students its infrastructure, the Northern expressed satisfaction on the that all the political parties par- being liked by the right mind- Shillong. Both the forces are led by Capt Ruchi Pathak of students living in rural areas of in rural areas. With this Railway has added another construction quality of the ticipated in the election,” said ed and progressive people. “BJP Border Guarding Forces; one Assam Rifles. India. alliance, we will unlock new feather in its cap in the form doubled line. Consent for reg- Bhat and credited the peaceful is now a recognised party in the guards the coastal frontiers The event was attended by As part of this alliance, IMS opportunities and bring addi- of a 22km long doubling of ular train operations on the atmosphere to the Governor of Kashmir valley, with more than while the other guards the Lt Gen Sukhdeep Sangwan, Ghaziabad and CSC Academy tional value to student’s com- section from Khatauli to newly constructed portion J&K. She stated that the state has two lakh members. People are Indo-Myanmar border. The SM, Director General Assam will work together for short munity.” Muzaffarnagar in connection with running speed upto 110 witnessed vigorous develop- showing faith in the policies of affiliation has been carried out Rifles and Director General term courses which would ide- The secretary of CSC with the Meerut City- km/hr has been granted to ment under the Governor’s rule, the Prime Minister and they between the 3rd (Naga Hills) Rajendra Singh, PTM,TM, ally be suited to students in the Academy, Dr Dinesh Tyagi, Muzaffarnagar rail line dou- Northern Railway. which was otherwise ceased. have high expectations from Battalion of the Assam Rifles Indian Coast Guard along rural areas of the country. IMS said “Working in rural areas, bling on Ghaziabad- The completion of the “Education, sports and infra- him with regards to the solution and the Indian Coast Guard with host of officers and men Ghaziabad and CSC Academy this partnership will create and Saharanpur section of Delhi doubling work and regular structure remained the thrust of Kashmir imbroglio.” She also ship— ‘Shaurya’. from both the Forces. Both the would work jointly to identify deliver short term courses in IT Division. train services on the section areas during the present dispen- expressed her opinion to say that This initiative will facili- Director Generals expressed need-based courses and their to vast majority of students The Commissioner will facilitate smooth and time- sation,” said Bhat, adding that the opposition parties have now tate greater understanding of their gratitude to the Ministry delivery by CSCs in the rural who are deprived of quality Railway Safety (Northern ly operations of passenger and the people of the state, especial- resorted to create apprehensions operational ethos, sharing of of Home Affairs and the heartland. These courses will infrastructure and lab facilities. Circle) SK Pathak, conducted goods trains providing better ly the Kashmir region, are happy about abrogation of Article 370 best practices from each other, Ministry of Defence for clear- contribute to the various sec- The courses would run on an intensive inspection and opportunities to the people of with the working of the and 35 A, as they do not find building camaraderie and util- ing the routes for this historic tors such as financial inclusion, intelligent LMS with remote speed trial on the section. the sugar producing region of Governor. On assembly elec- any substantial ground to crit- isation of each other’s assets affiliation. education, healthcare and liveli- proctored exams.” The trial train was successful- the country. tions in the state, she informed icise the BJP. !"# $ '0 4 4 0!620106101F* 21206 0060 1 ■ 8# "I can't express in words the have to watch both," Panghal, who amazing feeling. The crowd was all had clinched a Gold in his new t was a spectacular homecoming at their toes and it was about living weight category in the Asian cham- for World championship Bronze up to their expectation," said Thapa, pionship beating Dusmatov again, . Imedallist Shiva Thapa, while who last month became the first added. Asian Games Gold medallist Amit Indian male boxer to claim four con- Panghal will take on reigning Panghal also lived upto his billing secutive Asian medals with his national champion Prasad in the # reaching the semifinals in 52kg cat- Bronze at the Asian Championship semifinal, while the other half will egory at the second India Open box- in Bangkok. see Siwach face-off against Bidhuri. ing tournament here on Wednesday. Ankit and Manish Kaushik also Fresh from a Bronze at the ■ 8 Five other Indians also pro- had 5-0 wins over their respective GeeBee Boxing tournament Finland, $2 gressed to the semifinals at the opponents making it a three-Indian Siwach did his homework well to ndia crashed out of the Karmabir Nabin Chandra Bordoloi lineup in the 60kg category. exact revenge on world champi- ISudirman Cup mixed team Indoor Stadium. In the 52kg category, Indians onship Bronze medalist Rogen badminton championships 0160 Three years after he was crowned ruled the roost with Panghal, nation- Ladon of Philippines. after losing 0-5 to 10-time national champion at the same al champion P L Prasad, former The two-time former Olympian champions China in the sec- 3■ 8 venue, a matured Thapa returned world youth champion Sachin had defeated Siwach by a split-deci- ond and final group match, stronger as he clinically executed his Siwach and reigning Commonwealth sion in the President's Cup quarter- here on Wednesday. eventeen-year-old South plans to outwork his taller Mauritius Games champion Gaurav Solanki finals in Astana last year. After going down 2-3 to SKorean schoolgirl An opponent Hellene Damien 5-0 and making it an all-Indian lineup. Siwach rectified his mistake and Malaysia in their opening Se-Young stunned Taiwan's set up a semifinal clash against D Panghal, who claimed the 49kg waited to capitalise on the Filipino's Group 1D match, India need- world number one Tai Tzu- Krystian Sczepanski of Poland in the gold after defeating reigning mistakes to go for the kill as he won ed an extraordinary effort to ying to burnish her fast- 60kg category. Olympic champion Hasanboy 4-1 via split decision. get across the mighty Chinese growing reputation. "I was facing a taller opponent Dusmatov of Uzbekistan in the "Last time I went for an allout but the shuttlers yet again Rising star An, who is like him for the first time in my cat- Asiad final in Jakarta last year, opted attack that did not pay off. I watched produced a below-par perfor- ranked 50th in the world, egory," said Thapa, who will switch to play a waiting game against videos of the bout and this time I mance to go down in a lop- roared back to defeat Tai to 63kg after the tournament keep- Thailand Chakapong Chanpirom in could rectify my mistakes," Siwach sided contest. 14-21, 21-18, 21-16 in 66 ing in mind of the approved weight the first round. said as he also got the support of his thrilling minutes. categories for Olympic qualifica- Having moved up to Olympic father and uncle who had come all Taiwan and title-hold- tion. category 52kg after winning Gold at the way from Haryana to support ers South Korea were "He had a better reach so my the Strandja meet in Bulgaria earli- him. already into the quarter- strategy was to hit him from the close er this year, Panghal then stepped up He will next face Solanki, who finals of the mixed-team range and then quickly go out of his his pace to win 5-0. had it easy against Louis Fleurot of world championships, but reach. It worked out perfectly." "It took sometime for me to Mauritius to seal a 5-0 win. The gap between India's this was further evidence of All the buzz of the day was about assess him and get a grip of his style "We never faced in a competi- mixed doubles pair of An's precious talent. the 13th bout of the day as hordes of of play but I'm happy that it paid off," tion. But I've been his sparring part- Pranaav Jerry Chopra and N The teenager An, who school children, Shiva's family mem- Panghal said. ner in the camp. We all know each Sikki Reddy and Chinese also won the New Zealand bers including his father Padam "It's a tough category. Many new others strengths and weaknesses. I'm combination of Wang Yilyu Open said: "My strategy Thapa waited anxiously for the local boxers will come in to meet the 100 per cent confident of an easy and Huang Dongping was was to defend in the begin- favourite to come inside the ring. Olympic qualification standard. I win," Siwach said. evident once again as they ning of each rally and then went down 5-21, 11-21 to take my opportunity. against the world No 2 pair to "My coach advised me trail 0-1. to pay attention to the front Sameer Verma, whose and keep the rally going. Q, + & $(%) 5 straight-game loss to Lee Zii "I'm surprised I could Jia proved to be vital against beat her." Malaysia on Tuesday, once The 24-year-old Tai :;'" %$"* % again took the court after said that she had a niggling E R Kidambi Srikanth suffered injury but did not use that an injury during practice ses- as an excuse. #,/ The Indian women's hock- sions here. "She's tall, powerful ■ ey team came from a goal down to eke "Won't be playing today and has very good foot- out a close 2-1 win over South Korea in due to an injury caused dur- work," the Taiwanese said ndian footballers Rahul Bheke and the second game and take an unassail- ing practice. Will be backing of her young opponent, IBrandon Fernandes says newly- able 2-0 lead in the three-march series, the team for today's all- who only turned 17 in appointed chief coach Igor Stimac here on Wednesday. important match," Srikanth February. wants the team to be one of Asia's best. The Indians had earlier defeated had tweeted ahead of the "She's good in all Stimac's appointment has been Korea by identical margin in the open- clash. aspects of the game. She greeted with much optimism by the ing game of the series. In Srikanth's absence, will be an outstanding play- players, with as many as nine debu- India will take on Korea in the Sameer fought for an hour er in future for sure." tants having got a call-up to the inconsequential last match of the series and 11 minutes in the men's national team camp. on Friday. singles tie before losing 17-21, 21-18, 15-21, 17-21 to allow Bheke, who scored the match- On Wednesday, skipper Rani Sjoerd Marijne said after the game. 20-22 against Olympic cham- China take an unassailable 3- winner in the Indian Super Legaue Rampal (37th minute) and Navjot Marijne said good results here pion Chen Long as India 0 lead. final for his club Bengaluru FC against asks of me and keep trying to work my us," Brandon said. Kaur (50th) scored for India after Lee would boost the team's confidence slumped to 0-2 deficit. Saina Nehwal then went FC Goa stated that "Stimac wants us socks off in his pattern of style of play- Stimac has been conducting fit- Seungju gave South Korea the lead in ahead of the important FIH Women's Satwiksairaj Rankireddy, down 12-21, 17-21 to All to be one of the best teams in Asia". ing football." ness tests, along with some footballing the 19th minute through a field strike. Series Finals in Hiroshima later this year. who recently made a come- England Champion Chen "We have had a couple of session FC Goa player Fernandes also drills, which the players enjoyed. "Our performance was much bet- "I am happy with the adjustments back after recovering from a Yufei in a 33-minute women's under him (Igor Stimac), and he is highlighted Stimac's desire to be The squad will be training in the ter than the first match. Our skill con- the team made. It is nice we have won shoulder injury, and Chirag singles match, while World really apprehensive of our abilities as "among the best in Asia". capital till June 1 and leave for trol in today's game was much better two matches in this three-match Shetty were then given the No 3 women's doubles pair of a team. He wants us to target doing "He comes with a rich experience. Buriram, Thailand the following day. and the quality was good and consistent. series. This will surely boost the task of taming the world No Chen Qingchen and Jia Yifan well in Asian tournaments, and be one With his experience, I feel it was the India have been drawn to play I believe we could have scored more team's spirit ahead of the FIH 7 pair of Han Chengkai and beat Ashwini Ponnappa and of the best teams in Asia," Bheke said. right choice to appoint him. He has Curacao in their first match of the goals but the intensity and effort was Women's Series Finals Hiroshima Zhou Haodong but the Sikki 21-12 21-15 as India "I will keep doing what the coach already shared that he wants us from King's Cup on June 5. good from the team," India's chief coach 2019," he added. PTI Indian men's doubles pair lost sunk without a trace. ! O% = @ " 4 3■ && BBC. "He (Hazard) is a guy to Munich, said he wanted to inspire look up to and what I would love young American footballers. B % hristian Pulisic says he wants to become. "I don't want to be looked at Cto make the same impact that "It is definitely a goal. Any as someone who is the youngest Eden Hazard has had at Chelsea player would be dumb not to to do this or that," said Pulisic, Solskjaer oversaw a 15-match unbeat- and hopes to play alongside the want to be in the same team as who is both the youngest player en domestic run and led United to a stun- Belgium superstar at Stamford him." to captain the United States and ning Champions League last 16, second leg Bridge. But the £58 million ($73 to score for them in a World Cup win over Paris Saint-Germain. The US international signed million) signing appears unlike- qualifier. But United's form dipped dramatical- a five-and-a-half year contract ly to get his wish to play along- "I just want to be an estab- ly once Solskjaer was hired on a permanent with Maurizio Sarri's team in side Chelsea's star man, with lished player and someone peo- basis in March and a run of six defeats from January but was immediately Hazard persistently linked with a ple respect, who is successful in their last 10 games shattered their top four loaned backed to Germany to fin- move to Real Madrid. this league. hopes. ish the season at Borussia Pulisic, who scored four "It is completely new to me Solskjaer's problems have mounted Dortmund. times in 20 league appearances and something not a lot of amid claims that United midfielder Paul "It is incredible to see what last season for Dortmund, who American players have experi- Pogba wants to join Real Madrid, while the Eden can do," Pulisic, 20, told the finished as runners-up to Bayern enced." boss is reportedly unhappy with the fitness levels and commitment of some of his squad. The 46-year-old, whose only other * I !3 3 6 managerial spells came at Cardiff and Molde, needs to make a flying start to next ners-up in the Bundesliga this sea- season if he is to avoid calls for his dismissal. son, with only the details of the 3■ )#&$ $ But Dutch forward Van Persie, who transfer to sort out. 3■ - $ scored 58 goals in 105 games for United, "I am grateful for five great years arcelona superstar Lionel says his old team need to let the Norwegian at Borussia Moenchengladbach and BMessi and the returning obin van Persie has urged Manchester grow into the role rather than panicking the wonderful memories," said Sergio Aguero headed the 23- RUnited to keep faith with Ole Gunnar at the first sign of bad results. Hazard in a statement on man Copa America squad Solskjaer after the under-fire manager's tur- "It's funny because when he started Dortmund's club website. announced by Argentina bulent end to his first season in charge. everyone was so positive, they were win- "Now was exactly the right coach Lionel Scaloni. Solskjaer presided over a miserable ning and they made a miracle by beating point in time to take the next step Paris Saint Germain conclusion to a campaign that saw United PSG," Van Persie said. in my career. winger Angel Di Maria was fail to qualify for the Champions League "Everyone was screaming like, 'Give "I am proud to be able to play also included but there was no after finishing sixth in the Premier League. the guy a permanent deal'. And then since for Borussia Dortmund — it is a top place for striker Gonzalo However, Van Persie, whose goals that permanent deal the luck went away club with unbelievable fans." Higuain, who is on loan at helped United win their last Premier a little bit; they've been losing more Germany's top-selling daily Bild Chelsea from Juventus. League title in 2013, is adamant Solskjaer games than they want to." says the transfer should cost about "These are the best players deserves more time to get the club back on Van Persie, who retired at the end of 25 million euros ($28m) plus add- in an important time for the track. this season after a spell with Feyenoord, ons. national team," said Scaloni on "I think it's the perfect match, it's just doesn't think United's problems will be The Belgium international Tuesday ahead of the tourna- absence following the World Another high-profile they're having a bad spell," Van Persie told solved only by splashing out on new sign- 3■ & -# scored 46 goals and provided 44 ment hosted by Brazil, which Cup in Russia, will turn 32 omission was Inter Milan for- BBC Sport on Wednesday. ings. assists in 182 appearances for begins on June 14. during the competition. ward Mauro Icardi, who has "Back in the day it was normal for a "If a player has a couple of bad games, orussia Dortmund confirmed on Gladbach. Argentina will play in Di Maria, like Messi, made been left out of the Italian manager to get time. Nowadays if you lose 'OK, sell him!'. If he doesn't score a few BWednesday they have signed Hazard is the third new signing Group B alongside Colombia, his post-World Cup return in team's line-up for the last two six games, you're out. Is that the solution? goals, 'OK, he's out, he's finished'," he Thorgan Hazard, the younger broth- to join Dortmund for next season. Paraguay and guests Qatar, March ahead of friendlies months over a dispute regard- "Give someone time, especially if it's a added. er of Chelsea star Eden, on a five- Germany international Nico the 2022 World Cup hosts against Venezuela and ing a contract renewal. kid from the club." "Back in the day you used to get time, year deal form Borussia Schulz will arrive from Hoffenheim and current Asian champi- Morocco, but Manchester "Keeping everyone happy Former United striker Solskjaer had you can make mistakes, you can learn. Moenchengladbach. in a deal worth 27 million euros, ons. City's Aguero had not been is difficult," admitted Scaloni, made a positive impact after replacing the Now I get the feeling that time is less. The 26-year-old winger while teenage defender Mateu Messi, who only returned called up since Argentina's 4- who said he'd had "doubts sacked Jose Mourinho as interim boss in Ideally, you would get time — as a play- announced in April that he was join- Morey, 19, is joining on a free to the Argentina squad in 3 last 16 defeat to eventual right until the end" over the December. er, as a coach." ing Dortmund, who finished run- transfer. March after an eight-month champions France in Russia. final squad make-up. !"# A 4? 1 1 4 5 % . A % < ' ■ lenges that batsmen faced. But S %/&# now the ball remains hard and tacking up staggering num- /$ 9 the bats are getting better," bers with monotonic regu- lamented Tendulkar, who played Slarity may have become a &#&" six World Cups. day job for Virat Kohli, but he 9 # $ According to him, wrist can in "no way" win a World Cup spinners are the one breed of 01 1+0E without support from his team- $ 8# bowlers who will do well, and mates, feels Sachin Tendulkar. India have two in Kuldeep and "I think you will always have 9 /8 -)# Chahal. (0!10 a couple of individuals stepping &# - The Australians read the up every game but without team duo quite well during the home 610O-1 support, you can't do much. $#& E/&# series in India but the maestro Just because of one individual, (&-# said that it won't matter much in ■ you can't win a tournament. No England. way. Unless, others chip in at :#$) #$&" "Let's understand this. There slew of match-winners coupled with Mahendra every crucial stage. If that does- & 9 # E are a number of bowlers who ASingh Dhoni's expertise make India favourites n't happen, there will be disap- have been read well by batters to lift the upcoming ICC Men's Cricket World Cup, pointment," Tendulkar said /&# ( but yet they end up getting a lot believes Mithali Raj, captain of national women's when asked if Kohli will carry &# -M of wickets. So Kuldeep and ODI team. the same burden like he did, Chahal shouldn't be too worried "The Indian team has a lot of match-winners specifically during the 1996, about Australia series," he said, now," Mithali said in a video posted on Twitter. 1999 and 2003 editions. introduction of two new balls adding both will play a massive "Of course, the captain (Virat Kohli) leads from Tendulkar is hardly worried and flat pitches have made lives role during the middle overs. the front with the openers Rohit Sharma and that India doesn't have a settled of bowlers much more difficult. "Agreed the Aussies read Shikhar Dhawan, but we also have fast bowlers like No 4, saying the slot can be kept One team is scoring 350 and the them well but does that mean Jasprit Bumrah and the spinners," she said. flexible as per requirement and other is chasing down inside 45 they wouldn't be committing "But overall I think, the team which posts a big match situation. overs," Tendulkar said in refer- mistakes or can't be forced to total and the bowlers who are able to do the job to "I think we have batsmen, ence to the recent England ver- commit mistakes." contain those runs, is the team which is going to who can do the job. Number four sus Pakistan series where bowlers What Tendulkar liked about win. But then we do have a lot of depth. We have is just a number and it can be had a nightmarish time. the composition of the World the expertise of Dhoni in the side. So, I can't pick adjusted. I particularly don't see What Tendulkar finds even Cup-bound India team is the one player, but India definitely has a lot of match- No 4 as a problem. Our boys more disappointing is that blend of youth and experience. winners." have played enough cricket to reverse swing had been taken out "There is a good balance in Asked which team has a better chance to lift know their roles whether it is No of equation with two new balls. the side. We have a number of the trophy, Mithali said, "India is absolutely going 4, 6 or 8. Situational awareness "The ball is staying hard. I guys with 8-10 years of experi- in as favourites because they have been doing very is the key," the world's highest mean when was the last time you ence and at the same time we well in the one-dayers and in other formats in the run-getter in Tests and ODIs saw reverse swing in ODIs?" have talented youngsters like recent past." said. questioned the iconic batsman. Kuldeep, Rahul, Chahal, Hardik Mithali, however, also picked hosts England as However, Tendulkar is not "When we played and there (Pandya) and Jasprit (Bumrah) another team who can go on to clinch their maid- entirely happy with how the was one new ball, it would start with a couple of years of inter- en 50-over World Cup title. balance of ODIs is skewed reversing from 28th or 30th national cricket. "But I cannot rule out the home team (England). towards batsmen, taking bowlers over. Some teams could get it to "So it's a perfect blend with Even they have done very well. They had some 10 out of equation in white ball reverse even earlier. At the death, all the makings of a wonderful to 15 victory streaks in the one-dayers. They will cricket with every passing day. the ball would go soft, even get team. I rate our chances very also play on home conditions. Having said that, I "It's become one sided with discoloured. These were chal- high," concluded Tendulkar. think as an Indian I will root for India," she said. 4 B ; ! *% 4$& =(% * ■ -)&# ) Q $&*$ ngland boats of a number of Ematch-winners in their 15-man ■ && World Cup squad, but former Australia captain Ricky Ponting has n-form England have the "best opportu- handpicked Jos Buttler as the danger- Inity" to break their title jinx in the ODI man for the hosts in the showpiece. World Cup and they will be at the heart of "The dangerman for England is what promises to be a "special" showpiece gonna be Jos Buttler. I just watched event, said former captain Michael him develop over the last 2 or 3 years. Vaughan. I had a chance to coach him at "It's the best opportunity in my time for Mumbai Indians 3 or 4 seasons ago England — I remember 1992 as a young- when he was really sort of starting ster, watching that final at college," Vaughan to make his mark in international said. cricket," Ponting was quoted as say- "They got to the semi-finals of the ing in a video posted at Cricket Champions Trophy two years ago but did- Australia website. n't get over the line on that occasion. "What he has done in the last 12 They've got to see that as a real positive to 18 months whether in a T20, One- experience and if they get into the semis heart of it," he said. Day game or a Test match for again, play smart cricket." England included pace sensation Jofra England, it's really outstanding. So, skipper Eoin Morgan, Jonny their top-order to play probably Vaughan also termed England's 15-man Archer in the squad besides all-rounder Jos Buttler is England's dangerman Bairstow, Joe Root, Ben Stokes and with more freedom than most other World Cup squad as the best he has ever Tom Curran and Hampshire off-spinner for me." Jofra Archer to name a few. teams," Ponting said. seen. Liam Dawson in place of David Willey and "He (Buttler) might not take the The two-time World Cup win- "Someone like a Buttler or (Ben) "This England squad is the best I've Joe Denly, who were named in England's gloves but his middle-order batting ning skipper said England's depth in Stokes or Moeen Ali coming in at 7, seen. They have earned the right to be provisional squad. is out of this world. He scores 360 the batting department makes the 8, 9, allows their top-order to go favourites," Vaughan was quoted as saying "I feel for Willey, he hasn't really let degrees around the ground, hits the hosts a force to reckon with in the hard. They are a really confident out- by BBC Sport after England named their 15- England down, but it's the nature of inter- ball incredibly hard, hits the ball a upcoming World Cup. fit. They have got great depth in their man squad for the tournament. national sport that you have to be ruthless," long way as well," he added. "I think England's great strength squad and obviously would be play- "I think we're in for a special World Cup Vaughan said. Besides Buttler, England's team right now in their One-Day team is ing in conditions they are very — world-class players, world-class teams — "You have to pick who you feel is the comprises of match-winners like how deep they bat. That allows all much used to." and I think England will be right at the right 15 and I feel they've got it right." 5 *+ " & " %$ A 8 + $1 (3*3 # 3■ % ■ & ■ && ■ $&# -& angladesh captain Mashrafe Mortaza ndia's Test vice-captain elf-proclaimed 'Universe Boss' Chris Gayle on etter known for his Bhas poured cold water on fan hopes IAjinkya Rahane had a mem- SWednesday boasted that bowlers across the Bhard-hitting abilities, for this month's World Cup, warning that orable English County debut, world are "scared" of him but would not admit it Glenn Maxwell has set his the seventh-ranked team was facing an scoring a hundred for on camera. sights on becoming an uphill battle in the group stage. Hampshire against Gayle said off camera though, the same asset for Australia with his Supporters were jubilant after a tri- Nottinghamshire in a Division bowlers would say, "he is the man, he is the man". part-time off-spin in the nation series win against Ireland and One game here on Wednesday. Gayle, who amassed 424 runs at an average upcoming ICC World Cup. West Indies on the weekend handed Rahane thus became the of 106 in four matches against tournament Maxwell has averaged Bangladesh its first ever multi-team third Indian to score a hundred favourites England earlier this year, has arrived five overs per match since tournament trophy. on county debut after Piyush in the United Kingdom for his fifth and final Aaron Finch took over as But Mashrafe's side start the Cup race Chawla, for Sussex against World Cup. skipper, compared to just with a bracing fixture against South Worcestershire and Murali "Youngsters coming at my head — it's not as 2.4 overs under Steve Africa, New Zealand and top-ranked Vijay for Essex against easy as it was like one time before. I was quicker Smith's captaincy. hosts England in their first three match- Nottinghamshire. then. But they'll be weary. They know what the He also completed his es. Rahane, who had scored Universe Boss is capable of. I'm sure they will have full quota of 10 overs three "It will be difficult for us because our just 10 in the first innings, it in the back of their mind, 'Hey, this is the most times in the recent tours of opponents in the opening three games struck a patient 119 off 260 dangerous batsman they've ever seen in cricket," India and the UAE. coming out consistently. bowl I just try and limit are extremely strong," Mashrafe told balls, hit 14 boundaries and Gayle told cricket.Com.Au. "That's probably the "You need that as a boundary balls. If they reporters late on Tuesday before heading shared a 257-run stand for the Asked if his opponents are still scared of him, clarity I have with my role," part-time bowler to have (batsmen) hit good shots to England. third wicket with Sam Gayle said: "Can't you tell? You go ask them. Go the Victorian told reporters that consistency and time off my bowling then I'm "To get a positive result against Northeast, who was unbeaten ask them on camera. They're going to say, no, when asked about his role at the crease. Just get the not too fazed. But if I'm them won't be easy." on 131 at tea on the third day. they're not scared. But you ask them off the cam- as a bowler. cobwebs out a bit," Maxwell limiting boundary balls Mashrafe said the win had height- Rahane came in at No 3 in era, they going to say, 'Yeah, he's the man. He's "It's something I did a added. and giving myself the best ened expectations of Bangladesh fans, the fifth over of the innings and the man.' They're going to say, 'he's the man.' little in Dubai and India, I Maxwell's effectiveness chance to squeeze a few dot along with other recent triumphs includ- was dismissed by off-spinner "But they won't say it (on camera), they won't started to get a few more with his part-time spin can balls and some tight overs ing the side's semi-finals appearance at Matthew Carter at the stroke of be frank and upfront and say, 'Listen to me straight overs and get that consis- be assessed from the fact it might create some pres- the 2017 Champions Trophy. tea in the 70th over. up, Chris Gayle is the man. tency. To have that contin- that he finished as sure at the other end," he "In the last five to seven years, peo- Rahane reached his hun- "But I'm enjoying it. I'm always enjoying the ue into my time at Australia's third-most eco- said, emphasising his role ple have started to come to watch us with a lot of runs are scored. It will need a dif- dred with a cover drive off battle against fast bowlers, it's good. Sometimes Lancashire where I got nomical bowler in the 10 as a bowler. expectations that we will win," he said. ferent approach." Bangladesh hope to at Carter that fetched him two those things actually give you extra drive as a bat- plenty of time at the bowl- games against India and "I think it's important "All I can say is that the World Cup least match their previous best perfor- runs. The celebration was ter. When you have a battle, I like those chal- ing crease, you get that Pakistan on the sub-conti- for me to bowl in a part- will be a different ball game. If you fol- mance in a World Cup, reaching the muted. This was his 30th first- lenges." rhythm and feel of the ball nent."A lot of the time I nership with someone." low cricket in England, you will see that quarter-finals in 2015. class hundred.