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  * #48:5 programmes covered by The Pioneer, Hema suggested resi- onkey menace in the tem- dents to avoid feeding samosas Mple city of Mathura- and soft drinks and offer fruits Vrindavan has taken the centre instead to the simians. stage during the ongoing Lok “Unfortunately neither any Sabha campaign where sitting contestant nor any political BJP Member of Parliament and party has been talking about film star of yesteryears Hema the monkey menace in Malini has taken a cautious Vrindavan and Mathura. While stance in view of the sentiment populated areas are struggling against the simians among the everyday for their safety, farm- voters and a favourable stand ers are distressed by the dam- for the mammals by followers age caused to their crops in of Lord Hanuman. their fields. Malini has been guarded in “While visits by the politi- her address while talking about cians to agricultural farms after the simians in her nukkad landing from the helicopter campaigns in the constituency. may be fine but the real griev- While residents of ances of the residents have to Vrindavan have formed sever- be addressed. We are with the al groups and vowed to cast () %  !*  + !      candidate who assures us of a their votes only to the candi- !    %   &' solution to the problem,” said date who promises to address Narayan Bohre, who is leading the monkey business in the Yogi Adityanath had recently Hanuman) to pacify the ani- the Save Vrindavan from area, Hema is treading cau- advised angry residents to mals and forge harmony Monkeys movement around tiously on the sensitive issue as recite Hanuman Chalisa (cou- between the humans and simi- the Rangji Mandir. Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister plets glorifying Lord ans. In one of her campaign Continued on Page 4   !"# $  $  %& '()*     

link the other subway with the  * metro to make it safer as more 6716)89 people will will be using it.” In other places such as at n order to rein in anti-social Lajpat Nagar and Andrews Ielements from running amok Ganj, pedestrians also com- in the subways, especially after plained about the lack of esca- evening hours, the Public lators, ramps and lifts. At INA Works Department (PWD) last market, it has been observed year had proposed a plan to that even after the subway has open shops with proper light- been linked to Delhi metro sta- ing, cleanliness and other steps tion, junkies, homeless and such as security guards, so stray dogs could be seen loi- that subways don’t wear a tering around after DMRC deserted look. The aim behind closes its gates at 11 pm. the plan was to provide safety When asked, a senior and security and to encourage PWD official on condition of the public to use these subways anonymity, said that subways situated across the city. have always been an issue of The PWD top brass after safety. The department has receiving umpteen complaints, proposed a plan to provide asked its staff to conduct spe- safety of pedestrians at these cial inspections and also to walkways and to remove the keep a close eye on the main- deserted look. The work of illu- tenance and cleanliness of the minating, cleanliness and Foot Over Bridge (FOB) situ- spaces for setting up shops has ated across the city. started at various places such as However, in a reality check currently at Safdurjung Subway, done by The Pioneer found that (.-'&  # !    /!(- !  1   # !    proper lights has been installed 90 per cent of the subways and and around spaces has been FOBs constructed by the PWD Connaught Place (CP), Scindia wait can take you to the other ways have been constructed but for pedestrians. It becomes the subways and provide which can be operated till late created where three shops can are in pathetic condition House and found that people side safely”, they added. there are no proper facility, no extremely dangerous after the proper lighting so that at night. come up. Tender process for as nauseating stench especially women avoid using There are two subways at lights, stinking and no securi- sunset as poor lighting makes subways don’t wear a deserted At Bhikajii Cama Place, setting up shops is under the emanates 24/7 and pedestrians these subways. Vagabonds and the Kashmere Gate that are not ty guard. Even if there is a it easier for the anti-social ele- look. there was 20 year old process and all the subways will could be seen putting scarves drug addicts could be seen connected to Delhi Metro and guard either he is drunk or he ments to control the subways. PWD’s measures were Aishwarya who was franctically also be upgraded soon.” on their nose to escape the foul inside subways and that acts as are virtual nightmare for the also fears these drug addicts Locals said they fear using this announced after Lieutenant- waiving at speeding motorists A senior Delhi Police offi- smell. a deterrent to the people. public as the underground and outlwas. These subways are subway, even during the day as Governor Anil Baijal directed to allow her passage to cross the cial said, “Subways are defi- The Pioneer visited more The shopkeepers and peo- walkways is poorly construct- not safe for both the boys and these elements are lurking in the department to address this road said, “I know it is risky but nitely an area of concern and than 10 subways situated across ple living near Kashmere Gate, ed, stinking as the people uri- girls,” said Zakir Ahmad, a res- the vicinity. issue and take remedial mea- my personal safety is more beat staffs are briefed from time the city such as Lajpat Nagar, said, “It’s better to wait at the nate, the walls are dirty and lit- ident of Kashmere Gate. Currently, there are sures. The main aim of the plan important. The subway is high- to time to keep an eye on anti- Andrews Ganj, Kashmere Gate, red light and cross the road tered with betel stains. Another subway situated approximately 50 subways and was to remove the anti-social ly unsafe and scary too. social elements. It requires sus- Asaf Ali Road, Bahadur Shah than using the subways which Moreover, the local people and near Hanuman Mandir, 73 Foot over Bridges (FOB) activities being carried out in The other subway behind tained policing and the num- Zafar Marg, Bhikaji Cama accommodates anti-social ele- the shop dwellers are scared to Yamuna Bazar (Kashmere located in different parts of subways after sunset. the Bhikaji complex has ber of police personnel would Place, Munirka, Safdurjung, ments such as drug addicts, use these subways as it is a Gate) that allows both vehicles Delhi for the use of pedestrians. The authorities have decid- become a bit better after it was be increased to maintain law All India Institute of Medical pickpocketers and thieves. home for drug addicts, who (auto, motor cycles, rickshaws) According to officials, the ed to provide space in subways connected with the metro sta- and order in and around the Sciences (AIIMS), ITO, Why to take risk when a little often rob people. “The walk- and there is no separate track PWD plans to open shops in wherever feasible for shops tion. Authorities should also subways”. 
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The Seelampur, had gone to India graduation from distance above normal. The maximum flick Special 26 the Ayurvedic medicine youth’s friend was reportedly Gate in his Creta car. While learning. His father has a busi- temperature was recorded at accused recently con- shop in Rohini. He trying to make a video while they were returning from India ness of jacket and jeans in the 38.1 degrees Celsius, while the ducted a fake raid in West was also arrested in holding a country made Gate and reached near Ranjit Jafrabad area and he used to minimum temperature settled Delhi’s Rajouri Garden a robbery case of weapon (Katta) and shot at his Singh Flyover, Sohail, seated on help him in the business, the at 21.8 degrees Celsius, a notch (Meteorology and Climate area and duped a person to the 48 lakhs cash. 90 Lakhs from a Jeweller of face. The incident took place at the front seat along with relative said. On the interven- above normal. Change) of Skymet said. tune of 48 lakhs. The accused then prepared Paschim Vihar and another Barakhambha Road and the Salman who was driving. Sohail ing night of Saturday and Humidity level oscillated “In the wake of fresh The arrested duo have been seizure memo and took his sig- case of cheating case wherein injured youth Salman was took out a country made pistol Sunday, they received the infor- between 67 and 26 per cent Western disturbance, a cyclonic identified as, Nitin Sood (32) nature and asked him to report he sold a plot with forged doc- taken to a hospital but was which he was carrying with him mation about the incident from while the sky remained partly circulation is likely to form over and Praveen Kumar (30), said to Income tax office after two uments. declared dead. and fired upon aiming at police and reached the hospi- cloudy, a MeT department offi- Rajasthan and a trough will the police and recovered Rs. days, along with the proof of One of his friends Neha Police said, they have reg- Salman on the pretext of mak- tal”, he said. cial said. The weatherman has also extend to north MP. So we 22.45 Lakhs from their pos- money. While leaving the informed him that there is istered a case of murder and ing video on ‘Tik Tok’ mobile The body of the deceased predicted thunder and dust expect Delhi and adjoining session. house they also took away huge unaccountable cash in the have arrested two friends of the application, said the senior has been preserved in the hos- storms between Monday and areas to experience pre-mon- DCP (West) Monika DVR of CCTV from his house house of the victim. On this he deceased and are investigating police official. Salman was shot pital and the post-mortem will Wednesday with the likelihood soon activities,” he said. Bharadwaj said, on Thursday, on the pretext to ascertain along with his accomplices whether it was an accidental twice from a very close range. be conducted on Monday. of rain. According to the depart- a complainant reported that at persons visiting his house. Parveen, Deepak and Seema firing or a case of homicide. Their friend Aamir was Police said that they are inves- “There are chances of ment, the maximum tempera- about 9 am four persons During investigation, hatched a conspiracy and com- The deceased has been seated on the rear seat of the car tigating whether the bullet was weather activities in north- ture is likely to hover around 39 including a lady came to his CCTV footages in the vicinity mitted this incident, said the identified as Salman, a resident when the incident happened, fired accidentally or the intent west India including Delhi and degrees Celsius tomorrow, house posing as IT officers. of the area were analyzed and DCP adding that efforts are of New Jafrabad area of North police said. According to a rel- to kill the deceased. NCR and thus duststorm and whereas the minimum can be They showed their identi- found that one suspicious car being made to nab the east Delhi. According to a ative of Salman, “Two of his A case under sections of thunderstorm and rain over at around 23 degrees Celsius. ty cards and informed him that was identified in the CCTV absconding accused. senior police official, infor- friends came last night at his murder and Arms Act has Delhi can be expected between On Saturday the maximum they have information about installed at MCD Dustbin. On mation was received from the house and asked him to visit been registered at Barakhamba April 15 and 17. Intensity may and minimum temperatures unaccountable huge cash in his the basis CCTV footage clue Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Hospital Indian Gate along with them Police Station and both the be more on April 16,” Mahesh were recorded at 36.8 and 21.6 house and conducted the were developed and arrested that one Salaman was admitted following which Salman took accused persons have been Palawat, the vice president degrees respectively. search and eneded up seizing two accused within 24 hours in the emergency ward after his car and left the house. The arrested, they said. +%  Q R& ' 2   3 2!!3%  -  -.""  R  % %%     %4            6716)89   Ali had been injured along    with other persons and MLC of ruckus was created at  
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Trade, pension to traders, acci- siastic response from traders, ducting a sealing and “barbar- elected Delhi Government?” he Strict action would be taken he Confederation of All dental insurance of 10 lakh to he added. ic repression” on traders in said. against all officials involved,” TIndia Traders (CAIT) traders and merchant credit He further said that the Mayapuri on Saturday, Aam Citing details of minutes of Hussein added. will hold a meeting on card on the pattern of Kisan trading community is highly Aadmi Party (AAP) has the meeting dated December The sealing operation was Wednesday to decide as to Credit Card. However, the final agitated over the remarks of demanded a judicial enquiry 12, 2018, he said according to conducted days after the which party the traders will decision of choice of the party Congress President Rahul into this matter. it, the Delhi Development National Green Tribunal support and vote in upcoming will be taken on April 17 by Gandhi who has called traders Senior AAP leader and Authority informed that the (NGT) had slammed the Delhi Parliamentary election. prominent trade leaders of the as “Chor” in recent past while Deputy Chief Minister Manish current master plan does not government for not taking CAIT Secretary General Country. addressing a rally. Sisodia said that the Delhi have any provision for a scrap action against illegal scrap Praveen Khandelwal said that Since last more than three Equally, the traders Government Ministers were market in the NCT of Delhi industries in Mayapuri that there are about seven crore months, the CAIT is engaged are disillusioned with not involved in this decision. and the existing scrap market were causing pollution. Around traders across the country in a national campaign for AAP since it has not taken any They were bypassed by may be allowed to continue at 14 officials were injured after which provide employment to consolidation of trading care of the traders of Delhi nei- Lieutenant Governor Anil its current location. clashes broke out between the 30 crore people. community in a vote bank by ther ever raised burning issues Baijal. “The BJP has adopted an “DDA said no land will be security personnel and scrap “About 40 thousand trade holding meetings and of business community, he enemy like approach towards               1#   provided and Puri is saying the dealers during the sealing drive associations and federations conferences across the said. traders. It is extremely shock- !       # !    market will be relocated. Do on Saturday. The drive was all India will play an active role Country including Delhi, he Talking about issues of ing that instead of standing in they even know what they started by the Delhi in the elections and will be said, adding that besides gal- traders, he said sealing of solidarity with the trader’s of ability for their actions,” he said. land for relocation of are saying,” he asked, adding Cantonment sub-divisional ambassadors for carrying poll vanising traders, the CAIT shops, no loading and Mayapuri, the BJP first ordered Sisodia lashed out at Union these industries? If he (Puri) that after DDA conveniently magistrate (SDM), the South message of CAIT to every members are actively involved unloading of goods in day its Delhi Police to beat up Housing and Urban Affairs referred to the National Green said no to land for relocation of Delhi Municipal Corporation nook and corner of the in polarising employees of the time, rent act, harassment of poor traders brandishing sticks Minister Hardeep Singh Puri Tribunal (NGT) order of 2015, scrap market, was the union (SDMC) and the Delhi Country. traders to go along with deci- traders by municipal at them. Also, Paramilitary for blaming the Aam Aadmi then who will provide land? urban development ministry Pollution Control Committee Khandelwal while com- sion of traders to cast vote in corporations, anomalies and forces were called to further Party government for the vio- Which is the land owning sleeping since the 2015 NGT (DPCC). menting upon the role of elections. disparities in Goods and terrorise them by throwing lence in west Delhi, saying the agency? Is it the Central order? Around 14 officials, includ- traders in forthcoming elec- In Delhi, the CAIT which Services Tax, Foreign Direct brick and stones on them. Is responsibility of land allocation Government or the Delhi Delhi Environment ing an ACP, were injured after tions said that after release of enjoys support of about 2500 Investment (FDI) in retail, this the way to deal with was with the Centre. Government which provide Minister Imran Hussein said he clashes broke out between BJP manifesto, the traders are trade associations who repre- adverse impact of e commerce traders, he asked? Sisodia said that Puri has land?,” he asked. was not consulted before tak- security personnel and local slowly and gradually sent about 19 lakh traders on local traders, implications of “Delhi police is yours, himself conceded that these “NGT had made Deputy ing action. “I am going to scrap dealers during the drive moving towards BJP since it across the city has given a big food safety and standard act, SDM is yours, NGT is yours, industries were to be relocated. Commissioner of North Delhi write to the Lieutenant in west Delhi’s Mayapuri area has included basic fundamen- hype to the campaign. obtaining various licenses from DDA is yours and we are “At least he admitted that these Municipal Corporation (NMC) Governor demanding expla- Saturday, leading to a political tal and core issues of traders So far more than 100 different authorities are some blamed. They should have industries were to be relocated. as nodal officer for the nation for his actions,” Hussein slugfest between the ruling like formation of a National meetings across Delhi of the burning issues of Delhi some shame and take account- So, who is responsible to allot Mayapuri issue. Who appoint- said. “Officials (involved in AAP and the BJP. Traders Welfare Board, have been held which have traders. 1! 1
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The cen- two countries after the Lok Sabha polls from Rampur chairperson took note of quot- visit to Odisha on April 16. He after the Lok Sabha polls as ly six weeks after India’s mili- not agree for a tie-up just in the tenarian claims he has never Pulwama terror attack. against him. National Comm- ed Khan as saying “Jaya Prada ke is also scheduled to address two structured dialogue will help tary planes struck a terrorist national Capital. failed to vote in any election. The fishermen released on ission for Women Chairperson neeche ka underwear Khaki rallies in Bhubaneswar and the two countries understand training camp in Pakistan’s Despite all the talk about “I have not missed a sin- Saturday were part the second Rekha Sharma termed Khan’s rang ka hai”. Khan allegedly Sambalpur on the same day. mutual concerns, resolve dis- Balakot and Pakistan’s subse- the proposed alliance, Congress gle election ever since the batch of 360 Indian prisoners alleged below-the-belt remarks made the remarks while address- BJP State vice president putes and build the edifice of quent counter-offensive. The has not cleared its stand on the process began in the country. Pakistan has announced to set against the actor as “extremely ing a poll campaign rally at Samir Mohanty on Sunday durable peace and security, flare up triggered fears of a war possible coalition and that has Be it a municipal election or free in four phases this month. disgraceful” and said the women Rampur, which goes to polls on said the PM will start his road- Pakistani High Commissioner and countries like the US and resulted in overall confusion the Lok Sabha polls, I have Pakistan had released first panel will be sending a show April 23 along with a total of 115 show from near the Biju Sohail Mahmood has said. China played a role in de-esca- among party workers. A party always made it a point to cast batch of 100 Indian fishermen cause notice to him. constituencies across 15 States in Patnaik International Airport Mahmood, who has been lating tensions between the insider said the inordinate my vote. I am eagerly waiting on April 7. “Another 100 Indian Reacting to Khan’s remarks, the third phase of the elections. and reach the public rally venue appointed Pakistan’s next two nuclear-armed neighbours. delay in clearing the air over an to vote this time too,” Das said. fishermen were released from she tweeted that the NCW “Aazam Khan is always abu- at Baramunda Ground cover- Foreign Secretary, also said there Mahmood said diplomacy alliance is queering the pitch for “I was 35 years old then. Malir Jail in Karachi as a good- would also be requesting the sive and disrespectful towards ing Ganganagar and OUAT was a need for an “objective” and dialogue are indispensable the party as workers are getting Common people like us did will gesture,” officials said. Election Commission to bar women. The NCW will take suo Square. Polling in Bhubaneswar narrative about Pakistan in India to improve ties between the two disheartened. The inability of not even know what voting They were being taken to him from contesting elections. motu cognisance and will send and Sambalpur Lok Sabha con- which could facilitate peaceful, neighbours and that engagement the party High Command in meant. We just knew that we Lahore through train where Sharma reacted after taking a notice to him. Will request EC stituencies and the Assembly cooperative and good neigh- was the only option to under- clearing the air and also delay- are free after the indepen- they would be handed over to cognisance of another tweet by to bar him from contesting segments coming under them bourly ties. “We hope for re- stand mutual concerns and ing the announcement of its dence struggle and voting is the Indian authorities at Wagah an user, who had also uploaded elections,” tweeted the NCW will be held in the third phase engagement after the elections in ensure peace, prosperity and candidates has further weak- something which will make us border on Monday. PTI a video of the SP leader’s pur- chairperson. PTI on April 23. PTI India. Diplomacy and dialogue security in the region. PTI ened the party. even more free,” he said. Recalling the old times, Das said a lot has changed amid the Modi wave, the vote for Congress candidate Thakur votes in its favour then her come what may. 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Of the total of 17,99,321 previous three Uttar Pradesh however, is that people still ministerial candidate for the floods. Though the Delhi and my people here are more Residents and BJP party work- voters, the city has five lakhs Jat Assembly elections. vote keeping the prime min- State. “The people of Odisha engine came after calamities, it  in love with each other and ers around Hema Malini’s cam- voters and around two lakhs Narendra Singh’s elder isterial face in mind, said Das, want to know who is the BJP’s went to Andhra Pradesh and hence Mahamilawat, a refer- paign base said she has Muslim voters. Mathura Lok brother and three-time for- who lives in Arjun Nagar area chief ministerial candidate, not to Odisha,” the CM said. From Page 1 ence to the Mahagathbandhan, matured as a politician and Sabha has five Assembly seg- mer MP Manvendra Singh here with his son. from where s/he is contesting Earlier, Patnaik had alleged Another unit led by will have no impact on our pyar developed an effective con- ments - Chhata, Mant, joined the BJP recently. “Even then people did the elections,” Patnaik said, that the BJP-led NDA Acharya Mridul Shastri of (love),” Hema told The Pioneer nect with the electorate. Goverdhan, Mathura and While monkey menace not vote to elect representa- addressing an election meeting Government did not provide Radha Kant Mandir rued that on the sidelines of a campaign In 2014 Lok Sabha elec- Baldev and UP Power Minister tops the list of concerns tives for their constituencies at Daspalla under Kandhamal adequate assistance to cyclone- leaders commit solving the in Vrindavan area. tions, Hema had defeated RLD Shrikant Sharma is an MLA amongst the electorate, issues but for the PM. Like today Lok Sabha constituency, which hit Odisha, even as it helped problem just before an election While the traditional BJP heavyweight and party vice- from the region. The BJP won like favouring the current people will either vote for is going to polls in the second neighbouring Andhra Pradesh. but nothing is done once the and Modi (Prime Minister president Jayant Chaudhary this seat from 1991 to 2004, the regime and its projected Narendra Modi or Rahul phase on April 18. “This Delhi engine will leave polls are over. “This time Narendra Modi) voters will by a massive margin of 3,30,743 Congress (Manvendra Singh) achievements like Balakot air Gandhi, back then people Alleging that the BJP was the state after the elections. around, the residents of remain intact as they are com- votes under the influence of an in 2004 and Jayant Chaudhary strikes and Mission Shakti voted for Jawaharlal Nehru,” afraid of announcing the name Where is BJP’s Odisha engine?” Vrindavan are united on this mitted party voters, the Jat apparent Modi-wave. Mathura of RLD (2009). among others are hot topics for he said. of its leader in Odisha, he also he asked. “The four and half issue and have made it clear to votes are estimated to go in a constituency, considered to be Several residents including discussion. The centenarian feels that took a dig at the saffron party’s crore of people in Odisha are my leaders including the sitting consolidated way in favour of the stronghold of Jat voters, is contestants Pathak and “But how can we forget the unlike differently-abled peo- “double engine” slogan. family, and I will serve them till MP Hemaji,” said Shastri. Mahagathbhadhan candidate, all set to face a direct fight Narendra hit out at Hema for apparent problems of farmers, ple, not much has been done Patnaik was referring to the last breath,” Patnaik said. But more than the mon- an RLD nominee, and a Jat. between Hema and neglecting the constituency unemployment and lack of to make voting easier for the BJP leaders’ frequent call to the Addressing another rally in keys, what seems to bother Larger chunk of Muslims Gathbandan candidate Kunwar and being not approachable to development in Mathura,” said, elderly. “The election process people of Odisha to ensure a Ganjam district, he said people Hema more is the stronger SP- are also seemingly inclined in Narendra Singh. the people. Hema Malini still Rajesh Khare, a small time in the country has undergone “double engine” government of the locality will create a his- BSP-RLD Grand Alliance can- favour of the Political analyst Subransh banks on the ‘charisma’ of grain trader near Attala a tremendous makeover over (the Government in Odisha as tory this time by electing women didate Kunwar Narendra Singh. Mahagathbandhan candidate Rai said if the grand alliance Prime Minister Narendra Chungi. He also complained the decades and has changed well as in Delhi) for better self-help group member Pramila While pulling the horse cart and the remaining electorate candidate manages to swing the Modi. that Hema Malini never came for good. But still there are no development of the State. Bisoi to the Lok Sabha. PTI was easier for Hema in 2014 from the community may even entire Jat, OBC, Muslim and “This time Braj will reject to their village where he stays. facilities for elderly people. They have so many options for differently-abled people but R  rate Prime Minister for Jammu back to power. “They on to promise that under his Singh for skipping an event on Referring to surge in support # #  not for us,” Das rued. and Kashmir, Modi said, “I will (Congress) want to do away Government, Kashmiri Pandits Saturday to pay respects to the of BJP across the country, Modi He said it would be a lot !  ;;; never allow ‘Do Nishan, Do with the AFSPA but the BJP will return to their land. “The victims of Jallianwala Bagh said, “The surveys are showing # 6

 more convenient if authorities Vidhan and Do Pradhan’ (Two will never allow them to do so,” BJP is committed to bring the massacre. “He boycotted the that the BJP will get three time could arrange for people constitutions, two flags and Modi said. He said the Armed Kashmiri Pandits back to their event. Do you know why? more than the number of seats 
 above 80 years of age to vote From Page 1 two sovereign heads) to rule in forces and security agencies land”. Reaching out to the large Because he was busy in bhak- the Congress gets in the upcom- at home. “These days people “They are openly threat- our land. Ours motive is that of operating in the State need the percentage of refugees staying ti of Congress parivar. He went ing Lok Sabha elections.” Ahmednagar: Three labourers do not live that long so the ening us to divide India, resort Syama Prasad Mukherjee,” protection of the AFSPA. in the State, Modi said, “We’re to Jallianwala Bagh with naam- Giving credit to the voters died after a wall of an under-con- number of such people would to bloodshed. Pakistan was Modi said. He said the The Prime Minister also also making efforts to pass a dar but didn’t find it right to of Jammu and Baramulla par- struction house collapsed in be less and making arrange- also saying that we have nuclear Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) held Congress responsible for law to provide citizenship to attend event with the Vice- liamentary constituencies, Sattha Colony in the city on ments for them will not be a weapons. But everyone knows commitment and ‘Desh Ka the migration of Kashmiri families which have come here President. This is the difference Modi said, “You have proven Sunday, police said. The incident difficult task,” he added. what we did. We will never Chowkidar’ (referring to him- Pandits. “It was because of helplessly from Pak & believe between Rashtrabhakti & the strength of democracy in occurred around 5.15 pm. “A Polling will be held across allow those people to succeed self) carried the same emotions Congress flawed policies that in’Ma Bharti’. He said come Parivar bhakti,” Modi said. India, in the first phase of wall of an under-construction 13 Lok Sabha constituencies in who want a separate Prime as Syama Prasad Mukherjee. Kashmiri Pandits had to flee May 23 when BJP will form He said, “I have known elections. By coming out to vote house collapsed and labourers Punjab, including Jalandhar, in Minister for the State. Jammu Criticising the Indian from the State,” the PM said. next Government at the Centre Captain Amarinder Singh for a in huge numbers in Baramulla working there got trapped under the seventh and last phase of and Kashmir is an integral National Congress, PM Modi Congress and their friends we will try and pass this law to long time. I have never raised a and Jammu, you have given a the debris. After being alerted, general elections on May 19. part of India,” he thundered. said they won’t succeed in ‘dis- were so worried about their provide citizenship rights to question on his patriotism. I can befitting reply to the terrorist the police and fire brigade rushed Results will be announced Referring to National integrating’ the ‘motherland’ vote bank that they overlooked these people. understand the kind of pressure leaders, opportunists & people to the spot and pulled the work- on May 23. PTI Conference president Omar (India). He said that Congress the atrocities on Kashmiri Modi also slammed Punjab which must have been put on in ‘mahamilawat’ (grand adul- ers out,” Vikas Wagh of Kotwali Abdullah’s demand of a sepa- is doing everything to come Pandits”. Modi, however, went Chief Minister Amarinder him for such parivar bhakti.” teration).” police station said. PTI   !"# $  3

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Barring 2015-16, it has implemented off-line. But from directly made into the benefi- dynasty politics as his son has represented Sonipat as an 4 universal values of JUSTICE, Commission has always (PMEGP) in the last five fiscals, always achieved more than 100 July 1 2016, KVIC launched ciary account through Direct got the Lok Sabha ticket. “I Independent MP. He will take LIBERTY, EQUALITY & FRA- achieved more than 100 per i.e. between 2014-15 to 2018- per cent success in execution of online portal. The software Benefit Transfer (DBT). With have offered my resignation on Congress’ sitting MP TERNITY enshrined in our cent success rate in execution of 19,” Saxena said. PMEGP,” He said. used for digitalisation of the digitalization of the whole from both Union Cabinet and Deepender Singh Hooda, the Constitution. Those who pay the PMEGP.He said prior to In 2018-19, the KVIC, the While in the 2014-15 the PMEGP was developed in- process, not only the applicants Rajya Sabha and I have son of former Chief Minister him tributes on this day, while 2014-15, the achievement rate nodal agency of PMEGP, had achievement percent was house by the IT team of the can now track the status of their informed the party chief Amit Bhupinder Singh Hooda, from insidiously weakening these val- was never over the stipulated been given a target of setting up 102.70 per cent, it was 118.29 KVIC, saving approximately Rs applications at any point of Shahji about this,” Singh told Rohtak. ues, do his memory disservice,” target. But in the last five fiscals, 70,386 new PMEGP projects and 112.17 per cent in 2016-17 20 crore of the government time, it had also taken out even reporters. The BJP has now named he said in a tweet, which is being due to the push given by Prime disbursing margin money of Rs and 2017-18 respectively. exchequers as some external the minor chance for middle- Singh said it is the princi- candidates for all the 10 Lok viewed as an attack on the BJP Minister Narendra Modi, to 1,968.80 crore for creating “Success in PMEGP is mani- agency could have charged this men — to bluff the appli- ple of the BJP not to promote Sabha seats in Haryana, where leadership. PTI digital India, the KVIC suc- 5,62,351 employments, he said. festation of Prime Minister for it,” Saxena said. cants,” he said. PTI nepotism and fight against polling will be held in the dynasty rule and his decision to sixth phase on May 12. resign is in line with the party’s The bureaucrat-turned- principles. Singh, who was politician sees similarities >?@   !   -     with the Congress for almost between his previous job and four decades before switching his future assignment, saying to the saffron party in 2014, the purpose of both is *  6716)89 tant for India as the world given advantages over ad valorem the clear and growing body of Development, Kaushik Basu, was once in reckoning for to serve people, the State and that tobacco use, obesity and excises and over complex and evidence, industry opposition professor of economics, Cornell Haryana’s chief ministership. the country. evying taxes on unhealthy risky alcohol consumption have multi-tiered taxes. These taxes to smart health policies will University, Helen Clark, former Currently, he is a Rajya He felt that in politics there Lproducts particularly tobac- become three leading risk fac- should be regularly adjusted for continue to mislead the public UNDP Administrator, former Sabha member of the BJP from is a more direct connect with co, alcohol and sugary bever- tors for the development of inflation and income growth to about the harmful effects of Prime Minister of New Haryana and his wife is an the people and said that a ages by 50 per cent over the NCDs, killing 40 million peo- make sure that products their products. That makes it all Zealand, Margaret Chan, for- MLA in Haryana assembly. MP’s vision should not be lim- next five decades will be a win- ple each year and representing become less affordable over the more important for the mer director general, WHO, His son Brijendra, who has ited to his constituency, but win situation for the nations as 70 per cent of all annual deaths. time,” as per the report. international community to Bent Høie, Minister of health been nominated as the BJP should extend to the whole not only over 50 million pre- The report ‘Health Taxes to Larry Summers was of the support countries in adopting and care services, Norway candidate for Lok Sabha from country. mature deaths due to soaring Save Lives’ is prepared by task opinion that “if we want to effective, evidence-based health pointed out that policies to dis- Hisar, was an IAS officer. Replying to a question, non-communicable diseases force on fiscal policy for health improve global health, we need taxes that will save lives.” courage consumption of these In 2016, Singh was shifted Brijendra said he was hopeful (NCDs) could be prevented, — co-chaired by Mike to tax the things that are killing While obesity has many three key risk factors — tobac- to Steel Ministry from the that people of Hisar would the impact of these taxes is pro- Bloomberg and economist mended that taxes on tobacco, us. Taxing things that are bad for causes, one significant factor is co, alcohol and sugar-sweet- Ministry of Rural make the BJP victorious with a jected to yield over $20 trillion Larry Summers, former alcohol, and sugary beverages your health, like tobacco, over the growth of consumption of ened beverages — are central to Development, Panchayati Raj big margin. Brijendra said that in revenue, according to a Secretary of the US Treasury should be set high enough, and things like savings and income highly processed foods and achieving the SDG Goals that and Drinking Water and he supports and respects his global report released recently. and former Director of the raised quickly enough, to is as close to a free lunch as you sugary beverages worldwide, call for a one-third reduction in Sanitation. father’s decision but the same The recommendations of National Economic Council. reduce consumption and can get in economics. The eco- similarly, more than 1 billion premature mortality from The BJP also cleared the time, “it puts more responsi- the report ‘Health Taxes to Save Asserting that the Finance improve health. nomic rationale for taxing these people in the world smoke NCDs by 2030. name of former Congress MP bility on my shoulders”. Lives’ holds Ministry controls a Also, “Countries should products is strong if we want to while about 3.3 million people Stating that the report Arvind Sharma, who joined the On the legacy of his great impor- powerful tool i.e. design their health taxes to be save lives and make a better, die each year from alcohol makes sense, Dr Arun Gupta, BJP recently, from Rohtak seat. grandfather, Sir Chottu Ram, tax policy to easy to administer, hard to healthier world.” use, approximately 5 per cent Central Coordinator BPNI, Both Hisar and Rohtak are he said it was not just limited reduce the harmful manipulate, and difficult to Echoing similar views, of all deaths worldwide also called for the need to end high-stakes constituencies, to Haryana. “Since childhood, use of these prod- game. This generally means Mike Bloomberg said, The task force members marketing of harmful food considered strongholds of I was impacted by his ideolo- ucts, the task force applying simple uniform spe- “Countries can save millions of including Masood Ahmed, which have high sugar and are Bhajan Lal and the Hooda gy,” he said. members recom- cific taxes, which have many lives if they take action. Despite president, Center for Global ultra processed.   !"# $  4 =46 6## '!    !  * 6'    - 
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Minister Narendra Modi on IHindi heartland to shame, tled the saber and mace in air. alarming trend for a State like Sunday said while people want- Bengal watched two of the At Birbhum the parlia- Bengal,” he said holding Chief ed to get rid of terrorism, those State’s most formidable political mentary constituency presided Minister Mamata Banerjee sole- in the “maha milawat” wanted opponents competing each over by TMC strongman ly responsible for “degeneration to remove him from power. other over the Ram Navami pie Anubrata Mandal the TMC of the State politics.” Addressing a poll rally here, ahead of the second round of leaders including a State Meanwhile, the BJP on Modi asked the crowd, “Tell me general elections. Minister performed public Sunday demanded a foolproof whether terrorism should be In an unprecedented show offerings of the pooja even as his measure to enable voters to cast eliminated or not, whether we of affection for the God of val- followers took out long proces- their votes in the remaining six should enter Pakistan and kill our, both Trinamool Congress sions down the windy streets of phases of polling in Bengal. the terrorists, whether we pen to Modi later on, should the nate terrorism, corruption and and BJP on Saturday and Siuri and Bolpur. “We have seen how the should conduct surgical strikes decision be based on this? Modi illness, and alleviate poverty". Sunday descended on the Ram Navami not a major voters were stopped from com- and airstrikes, whether our never thinks about himself, he The Prime Minister also streets, clad in saffron dresses, festival in Bengal until its elec- ing to booths, how polling was jawans should get a free hand thinks about the country." He said it was his dream to see the even as a confused lot of voters toral value was driven home a rigged in booths manned by the or not? Has your chowkidar said his mission was to "elimi- defence corridor. PTI watched genuine electoral issues couple of years ago was cele- State police,” both in done the right thing?” The shifting to the backburner. brated with much fanfare in Coochbehar and Alipurduar #    ! crowd replied, “Yes.” While in Kanthi, TMC MP, Bankura, Purulia and Howrah while the armed TMC gangs Hitting out at the anti-BJP   -% %     D Dibyebdu Adhikary, performed too where the politicians played took control of the streets, BJP Thanjavur: A 75-year old sup- In a fit of rage, Gopinath alliance, the Prime Minister said, a public puja before his sup- to the gallery as never before observer for Bengal Kailash porter of Prime Minister attacked Govindarajan who "You are saying terrorism should  3    % ,  porters took out processions even as the Left and the Vijaybargiya said demanding Narendra Modi died after he was also a fan of AIADMK be eliminated, but those in the chanting religious songs in the Congress cried foul. full CCTV coverage for the elec- was allegedly attacked by a sus- founder late M G maha milawat say Modi should Aligarh (UP): Three persons, dentally caught fire.” neighbouring Kharagpur. State Apparently cramped by toral sites. pected supporter of the DMK- Ramachandran. be removed. This will help them including an electricity con- He said the security staff BJP president, Dilip Ghosh, Marxist agnosticism CPI(M) “We want all the pooling Congress alliance following a The man collapsed and run their politics, but will it be tractor, were booked on Sunday immediately doused the fire threw electoral norms to the general Sitaram Yechury on stations to be covered by CCTV wordy duel near here, police died on the spot, police said. beneficial for the country? for "negligence" after a short before any damage could be winds even as he publicly exhib- Sunday cried out seeking and all of them to be manned said on Sunday. Gopinath was arrested on "Imagine only for a second circuit caused a minor fire done. ited his capabilities with the Election Commission’s attention by central forces in the subse- Police said they arrested Sunday and produced before that if there was a small goof-up under the stage on which Prime The Prime Minister's con- sword and mace. to "blatant breaking of model quent phases of polling,” he said. Gopinath who got into an court which remanded him to in the surgical strike or airstrikes Minister Narendra Modi was tinued his speech uninterrupt- “This is our tradition. We code of conduct." The BJP leaders had earlier argument with the elderly man judicial custody, they added. carried out by us, wouldn't all of delivering his speech here. ed while the security personnel are Hindus and worshippers of “Most unfortunately” the staged a dharna at the Chief while the latter was seeking Police said Gopinath was them have ripped Modi apart Senior superintendent of tackled the mishap without Lord Rama the God of valour BJP and the Trinamool Elect oral Officer’s office in votes for the AIADMK-BJP stated to be a supporter of (Modi ki chamdhi udhedh dete police Akash Kulhari said, “The anyone knowing about it, he and power. We have all the right Congress are feeding each other Kolkata demanding re-poll in alliance at Orthanadu late DMK-Congress alliance sup- ki nahi, Modi ke baal noch lete wiring of air-conditioning cir- said, adding an enquiry has to follow our tradition with fan- and dividing the electorate along more than 300 booths of Saturday. porter. PTI ki nahi)?.... 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He said Pakistan the political will giving freedom allegedly "dragging" the armed Sabha elections. more misery for the poor. Uttar Pradesh counterpart, had military rule several times, to the forces to take action as forces in the political domain by Addressing an election Yechury also accused the Yogi Adityanath, should be but the defence forces were they deem fit. using them to seek votes. meeting at Dataganj here, he camps were destroyed... Had it Narendra Modi-led NDA booked for sedition for kept separate from politics in At an informal interactive Over 150 military veterans said, "... Samajwadi Party (SP) been one or two, we could have Government of trying to use labelling the military as Prime India for the past 70 years. session with intellectuals, aca- Action was taken after have written to President Ram does not know what big mis- counted them. the armed forces to polarise Minister Narendra Modi's "Our Army protects the demicians and young thinkers Pulwama because we felt the Nath Kovind, expressing out- take it has committed by forg- "But, they were so many, to the elections in the face of its Army. nation and fulfil duties," the here, she said the Opposition heat from the people saying Is rage over what they called "use" ing an alliance with the BSP. It what extent could have we imminent defeat. "Yogi ji is saying, 'this is Congress leader said, claiming had been constantly coming up this India? Is this the govern- of the armed forces for "politi- will have to bear the conse- counted? The job of IAF is not He said it is "quite evident" Modi sena'. There should be a that it was for the first time the with the allegation that armed ment we voted for? Are you cal purposes" and sought his quences." to count the bodies," he said. from the anger against the case of sedition on Yogi ji. If armed forces were being forces were being politicised. incapable of taking action? intervention in preserving apo- Earlier this year, BSP supre- Singh was referring to the present dispensation at the someone criticises the gov- politicised. "Nobody wants to politicise "And then the political will, litical character of the services. mo Mayawati and SP chief air strikes carried out by the grassroots that a secular ernment, the person is direct- The Rajasthan chief min- the armed forces, not particu- based on sound intelligence Referring to the Rafale deal, Akhilesh Yadav announced Indian Air Force (IAF) on ter- democratic Government will ly called anti-national. But ister cautioned that the youth larly myself or Prime Minister information, gives the freedom Sitharaman charged with that they will fight from 38 and ror camps in Balakot. come to power after the elec- the anti-national person is he should be aware of the politi- or anybody from here to the armed forces to take the Congress with spreading lies 37 seats, respectively while The senior BJP leader also tions. who, while being the chief cal propaganda on social (Government). We dont want necessary action as they despite the Supreme Court's leaving two for the Congress in underlined the Centre's resolve "Recently, a report came minister, says 'Modi ji ki sena' media. "Our countrymen, par- to politicise the armed forces, deemed fit. Is it wrong to say it? order and the report of the Uttar Pradesh. The seats that in providing best security appa- out where it stated that bank (Modi's army)," Gehlot told ticularly the youth, should she said. That is not politicisation of the Comptroller and Auditor were left out by the SP-BSP ratus to the armed forces. loans of corporates worth 5.5 reporters here.At a rally in not be misled. Modi and his Sitharaman sought to know armed forces, the Defence General (CAG). alliance included the Gandhi He said the soldiers had lakh crore were waived off in Ghaziabad on March 31, team are brainwashing youths whether it was wrong to com- Minister asserted. "In spite of supreme court family's stronghold of Amethi been demanding bulletproof the last five years. This only Adityanath had dubbed the through social media. If you pare how "weak" the She asked the people to dif- decision, In spite of the CAG and Raebareli. jackets since 2009, but in vain. sums up from where the BJP Army "Modi ji ki sena", trig- are misled, this will be dan- Manmohan Singh-led govern- ferentiate between politicisation report, in spite of former The Union home minister "As soon as Prime Minister is getting so much money in gering a political firestorm gerous for the country," he ment was in 2008 post Mumbai and talking about the political Raksha Mantri Arun Jaitley, in also said that barely 13 days Narendra Modi came to know terms of electoral bonds. with the Opposition attacking said. attacks and the how "strong" the will. spite of me all of us making in after the Pulwama terror attack, about this, he immediately "This Modi Government the Uttar Pradesh chief min- Gehlot later addressed a Modi government was now in Congress and other oppo- the Parliament point by point 'revenge' was taken. gave orders for providing bul- rests on twin pillars of loot of ister for "insulting and humil- rally in Gangapur city of Sawai 2019 after the Pulwama terror sition parties have objected to answer, if the Congress party is "Congress and other oppo- letproof jackets to Army natural resources, cronyism iating" the armed forces. Madhopur district and alleged attack by Jaish-e-Mohammed Modi and several other BJP going about saying the same sition parties started demand- jawans. Such jackets have been and more misery for poor and "Where do you want to that Modi had won the 2014 which killed 40 CRPF Jawans in leaders referring to IAF's air things all over again, it is pure- ing proof as to how many ter- given to 1.86 lakh soldiers," the common masses," Yechury take the nation? What will Lok Sabha election on false February. strikes on terror camp in ly false”, she said. PTI rorists were killed, how many Minister added. PTI told reporters here. PTI happen in the country when promises. PTI " R +& % * 6 #   -( -#*P

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Kolkata: The Triple Talaq Bill Ironically, anti-triple talaq faces of the party in Bengal. It central governments to look has been a major poll plank of champions — Ishrat Jahan, was also speculated that she into the early disposal of the case. the BJP, with the party trying its Shayara Bano and Atiya Sabri — would figure in BJP's list of Lok "My sister stays with me. She best to woo a section of minori- who had moved the Supreme Sabha candidates in the state. is part of my family. We don't ties with the legislation, even as Court to seek an end to the prac- "Things appear to have want any financial help, we just those who had led the crusade tice of instant divorce continue changed. I am not in touch want this matter to end soon," against the practice continue to to live in abject poverty, with lit- with the party any more. At times Rizwan said. fight for their survival. tle or no means of income. I visit party meetings, but that's Two other petitioners, In its recently released The court, in a landmark about it," she said, when asked if Afreen Rahman and Gulshan manifesto for Lok Sabha polls, judgment in 2017, held the the BJP leaders inquire about her. Parween, could not be con- the saffron party, which failed practice "void" and "unconsti- The story is no different for tacted. Rahatkar, when to legislate the bill in Parliament tutional". Shayara Bano and Atiya Sabri, apprised of the condition of the due to stiff resistance by the Divorced in April 2015, who live under stressful financial three women, said she had Opposition, has pledged to Ishrat Jahan lives with her two conditions with no help from met Jahan and assured her of eliminate the practices of children in neighbouring their divorced husbands. financial assistance. instant talaq and nikah halala Howrah district. "She doesn't have any "We should always stand by if re-elected to power. "I am struggling to make income of her own ... We try to those women who have suffered Vijaya Rahatkar, the nation- both ends meet. I don't have help her in whatever way we but not given up. I spoke to Ishrat al president of the party's Mahila money to send my children to can," Bano's brother Arshad told and told her that we will provide Morcha, said the efforts of the school. As of now, I depend on PTI from Uttar Pradesh. assistance if she needed to send Narendra Modi Government to my relatives for financial assis- Sabri's brother Rizwan, who her children to school. We are pass the Triple Talaq Bill "will tance," she told PTI. is a resident of Uttarakhand, said also willing to give her loan surely yield positive results for Jahan had joined the BJP in the family wants the court mat- under the Government's Mudra the BJP" in the ongoing Lok 2018 and was initially expected ter to be disposed off soon. He scheme to help her start a busi- Sabha polls. to be one of the major minority appealed to both the state and ness," Rahatkar told PTI. PTI ()   !    *   %   1     !"# $  5     #
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They Kashmir Chief Minister made 0;765;F';46 Holding a roadshow in ‘drama’ being played by the could’ve have done this long the remarks at a public meeting 4;8;7:*8 Silchar in support of Congress saffron party in the name of ago. But they didn’t. in Mir Bahri Dal. candidate and sitting MP Lord Ayyappa and that the People will tolerate all kinds “PM Modi and Shah are the F;5*656 Sushmita Dev, she also said that devotees have been “cheated”. of drama, but using the name of biggest enemies of people who the identity of the State. Prime Minister Narendra Modi Hitting out at Modi and the Swami Ayyappa for election believe in dividing the nation on “They have forcefully 99#9*)4;;:5 has toured the world over, but BJP, AICC General Secretary drama is beyond limits, “ basis of caste, creed and religion. vowed to do away with the pro- 06*9)44: hardly spent time in his own (Organisation) K C Venugopal Venugopal said at a meet the But the people have made it a visions of Article 370, Article 35 constituency in Varanasi. alleged that the party had press programme here. point not to fall prey to the divi- A in that manifesto. Their sole 486955984 “It is ‘Mahapurush’ (BR) “cheated” the devotees and “are The Congress has official- sive agenda of the BJP,” agenda is to change the demog- 0)*6O Ambedkar ji’s birth anniversary.     %    1     % sincere to Sabarimala only when ly asked in Parliament for leg- Abdullah said. raphy of our State. However, let He laid the foundation of this  ! &' it comes to election and voting”. islative intervention on the The National Conference me tell them that they are play- country through the The senior Congress leader Sabarimala matter, he said. (NC) patron accused the BJP of ing with fire,” he said. cial status their right place. Constitution. It is the duty of did not spend even five minutes Speaking highly of alleged that the Centre and the Attacking the Left govern- trying to divert people’s atten- Alluding to the Peoples They can go to any extent to every leader to respect that with anyone there in the last five Sushmita Dev, Gandhi likened state were hand-in-glove for ment in the state, he said it could tion by propping up emotive Democratic Party (PDP) and grind their axe, they will use Constitution. years. the Congress lawmaker with her having worsened the Sabarimala have sought time to implement issues. People’s Conference (PC), men, money and machinery to “Today, you are seeing that “He went to America and grandmother and former Prime issue. the Supreme Court verdict, but “These people want to Abdullah said the BJP was coerce the voters,” Abdullah the Constitution is not respect- hugged there, went to China Minister Indira Gandhi. “Why is the Prime Minister did not do so. change the very framework of using its “cronies” to weaken the said. ed and an attempt is being and hugged there, too. He went “If you remember Indira playing a drama over “The RSS/sangh parivar the Constitution of India, which special status of Jammu & “However, the need of the made to destroy it,” said Gandhi, and hugged in Russia and Gandhi even today, it is because Sabarimala? I had brought up tried to disrupt the peace an grants equal rights and oppor- Kashmir. hour demands us to remain who is Congress’s general sec- Africa. He went to Japan and she worked for you. I have the matter in Parliament on tranquillity at the hilltop shrine. tunities to everyone. It is the “To meet this purpose, they united and vigilant of their retary in-charge of Uttar played the drum. In Pakistan, he come here for Sushmita. She has January 4. I had sought legisla- Sincere devotees were denied Constitution of India which have employed various hench- machinations. This time we are Pradesh East. had biriyani. that courage which Indira ji had. tive intervention to protect the their right to pray. grants rights to profess any men in our State, such cronies voting for our identity and the Slamming the the BJP man- “But in his own con- Sushmita has that honest and rights of the believers.Has the Both the state and the cen- faith. It is the same Constitution can be seen holding inkpot integrity of our state,” he said. ifesto, she said there is no space stituency, he did not go once to good intention, and wants to Prime Minister or his minister tre Governments were hand-in- that confers upon our state cer- (PDP’s party symbol) and apple He warned any mistakes for different cultures and reli- a family’s house to enquire work for you from the heart,” ever uttered a single word on the glove in making the situation tain constitutional safeguards,” (PC’s party symbol) in their will have serious repercussions gions in it, as well as any respect about their condition,” she she said. issue in Parliament?,” Venugopal worsen. Abdullah said. hands. The sole aim of BJP and for the coming generations. for the Constitution. alleged. Gandhi also criticised the asked. Both the Governments “It is the same Constitution its cronies is to make non-state Abdullah said the National “On the other hand, the The Congress leader BJP-led NDA Government for Recalling that the NDA were responsible for worsening which grants our state a special subjects buy land and property Conference would not allow Congress manifesto has the appealed to people to defeat the its “flawed policies and inten- had brought forward an ordi- the Sabarimala issue,” status by means of Article 35 A in our state,” he said. anybody to fiddle with the ‘NYAY’ scheme, under which a BJP-led Government, which tions” in the last five years, and nance to validate the lapsed Bill Venugopal alleged. and Article 370. These people The NC president said these state’s special status. poor family will get 72,000 she said does not listen to pub- cited the withdrawal of the on Triple Talaq, he sought to Venugopal said the AICC have always shown abhorrence polls would decide if India “We have been (protecting) annually... In every word, there lic voice, does not try to under- Special Status to Assam, snap- know why the same enthusiasm decision to appoint a special for our special status and spe- remains secular or not. and will continue to protect the is respect for the Constitution,” stand their problems, does not ping of the north east-specific was lacking in the case of observer in cial constitutional position,” he “Our fight is with the divi- identity, integrity and pluralis- she said. believe it is peoples’ gover- industrial policy and suspen- Sabarimala. Thiruvananthapuram was to added. sive forces. We should utilise our tic character of our state. We Gandhi said she was told by nance, and only wants to enjoy sion of two paper mills in the “An ordinance would have monitor the poll activities in the Abdullah said the BJP man- power of vote to show such would not allow anyone to people in Varanasi that Modi power. State. PTI been enough. The Centre could major constituencies. PTI ifesto reflects the BJP’s hatred for forces as are inimical to our spe- abridge our rights,” he said. PTI 1      P   @ 
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Scavenging), a coalition of 30 commu-      #         Minister Nitesh Kumar to contest the Assembly *896F#99465 their homes, she trained them to look Phoolmati has also inspired confi- nity-based organisations from 13 Indian      *       poll in 2010, Jyoti and her husband used to teach 9498+:#5$ after their own health, using a new farm- dence among women in the communi- States, working to improve the lives of     E           ( children in Bapu Gram, a remote village in Gaya 1947 ing technique, a system of rice intensi- ty to stand up against violence. Women these marginalised communities. Once         district. Both husband and wife saw this as an 48666FF;54 cation or SRI, after learning it from are ready to file complaints against per- Choti Bai decided to give up manual <        #    opportunity to give back to their Musahar com- 484 Pradan, a not-for-profit organisation petrators, including their husbands. In a scavenging, she braved opposition from          /   ( munity although salaries were low — Jyoti’s hus- working with the community. It was State where patriarchy keeps women her husband and mother-in-law. She   *;459<:4614;         #      ( band received 110 while she got a paltry 90. Jyoti’s success in turning vast barren lands closeted in their houses and violence turned to work as a daily wage labour- When they subsequently moved to a more back- 865'9*4;5@9 into green belts with the SRI technique against women is the highest in the coun- er in the fields and took to sewing clothes.        +        4860;))K       O    ?       "   ward block, Fatehpur, in the same district and and other indigenous methods that try, this is a big step. Statistics reveal that When campaign activists saw her found there were no schools, they decided to open 8616F6461 caught the attention of Chief Minister between April 1, 2017, and January 31, determination, they asked her to work                  one so that more children from the Musahar com- 865;00;64 Nitish Kumar. And it was these efforts 2018, there was a 25 per cent increase in with them. In 2012, she joined the cam-      " +      munity could be educated <@#59;F that contributed to her victory in the polls rapes, 40 per cent rise in incidents of paign as a motivator, earning a month-             The Musahar community in Bihar is one of ;'65CN333 — she defeated her opponent by a mar- molestation, 35 per cent jump in cases ly salary of 1,700, far more than she E               ( the most deprived and socially disadvantaged ';46 gin of over 24,000 votes. Although she of kidnappings of women and a 50 per ever earned as a manual scavenger. Her  +             + groups in India. Literacy rate in this community did not contest for a second term in 2015, cent increase in cases of eve-teasing, com- new life has brought her dignity and      6           is just 9.8 per cent, the lowest among Dalits in the Jyoti did not let her experience as MLA pared to the corresponding period in respect, especially from those who         #       country. Only about one per cent of the Musahar go waste. She continues to work for the 2016-17. once considered her untouchable. She               ( women is literate. community and inspire other women. Not just in violence, Uttar Pradesh has helped persuade 112 women work-      (           The couple began classes under a tree until the Just as Phoolmati is doing in Nebua has another dubious distinction. Here ing as manual scavengers in her district     D                village gifted some land. The community pitched Naurangia, a remote block in one in every five girls is a child bride. to give up this work. While some of in by donating labour for the construction of a Gorakhpur district in neighbouring Phoolmati was one of them. Married these women have been helped to start                   modest building. Since then, all children go to Uttar Pradesh. Here, she is empower- young to a much older man, Phoolmati a small poultry business, others have            school. In fact, 10 neighbouring villages were so ing women in her Dalit community to managed to study only till Class V. When been helped to get job cards under              (  inspired by this community effort that they, too, stand up for their rights. One of the big she got a chance to learn about her rights MNREGA. Now, thanks to Choti Bai,              got together to do the same. When the State changes that she brought about was and entitlements after becoming a SHG there are no more female manual scav-              ( Government opened a primary school and an motivating women in this backward member, thanks to the Rajiv Gandhi engers in her village.    R S         anganwadi in Fatehpur block in Gaya, Jyoti was block to launch an anti-liquor agitation. Mahila Vikas Pariyojana, a not-for- This is a big achievement consider-    D             the natural choice as an anganwadi worker, being Their determination and courage in profit working for women’s empower- ing in India, manual scavengers are most-   +               the only active woman from the community. She standing up against the powerful lobby ment, she decided to share this with other ly women. Men from this community       +       not only inspired women to bring their children that promoted alcohol bhattis (small- marginalised women. She has helped clean septic tanks and sewers. The            (   ( to the anganwadi, she was also able to debunk sev- scale production units) led to the clo- over 750 women step out of their hous- Socio-Economic Caste Census of 2011 eral myths related to maternal and child health. sure of such units. The women over- es and transform their lives with the help counted over 1.82 lakh families that had                 Realising that the lack of information held back came their fear of a backlash from of knowledge and training disseminat- at least one member employed in man- +              ( Musahar women from immunising their children, upper caste men running these units, ed through the SHGs. ual scavenging.                 Jyoti said she first got her own children vaccinat- thanks to their collectivisation as SHGs But for Choti Bai, a resident of Changes being brought about by       ed and then asked other women to follow her facilitated by Phoolmati. She has sin- Chittorgarh district in Rajasthan, reali- women like Choti Bai, Phoolmati and *    C +          example. gle-handedly helped the formation of sation of her rights came late. It was only Jyoti need to be recognised and cele-                Realising that women’s empowerment was the over 50 SHGs in the block. This is why after 22 years of cleaning toilets with her brated. They have broken the shackles            (  ( key to improving maternal and infant health, she women here have come together to bare hands that she discovered manual of caste and patriarchy and reclaimed     #            began organising them into self-help groups demand roads and demonstrate in scavenging was illegal. This was in 2008 their rights, especially to live with dig-      (SHGs). Over the next 10 years, the number of front of the district magistrate for when she met activists of the Rashtriya nity. 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A India would be one of the their own performance in the This is despite the fact that crore in 2017-18 and 1.30 lakh scheduled to block may contain any type of world’s blockchain leaders by previous fiscal, with the BSE’s 2018-19 was relatively a diffi- crore in 2016-17. meet the lenders data such as unique digital 2023. Sensex (17.3 per cent) giving cult and challenging year on The year also saw the on Monday. identifiers of physical products “Blockchain stores infor- relatively better returns than account of global and domes- much-awaited REIT (Real Earlier in the The National Payments mation about transactions the NSE’s Nifty (14.9 per cent) tic headwinds. Estate Investment Trust) final- day, the Guild, Corporation of India (NPCI) is between users in a way that can in 2018-19. Fundraising from the cap- ly taking off in India. which has an umbrella organisation for all be tracked by any user for for- This is much better than ital market also continued its REITs have been used around 1,100 retail payments in India. It ever for maximum trans- the equity market returns positive trend during 2018-19, worldwide as a vehicle for pilots as its was set up with the guidance parency. This gives visibility recorded in the US (7.6 per with funds raised through debt monetisation of assets by real members, decided to stop fly- 15 in their uniforms, it said. we have decided to go ahead and support of the Reserve which can lead to greater effi- cent), the UK (3.2 per cent), and equity rising by 5.3 per estate developers. As an instru- ing from April 15 in protest Siroya Centre is Jet with our call of no-flying from Bank of India and the Indian ciency by automating or con- China (minus 2.5 per cent), cent to nearly 9 lakh crore. ment class, it provides to against non-payment of salaries Airways headquarters in April 15. All 1,100 pilots of Banks Association (IBA). firming transactions and Brazil (11.8 per cent), Japan The double-digit returns investors stable and predictable since March. Andheri suburb in Mumbai. NAG will stop flying from 10 Promoted by 10 banks in increasing liquidity in the sup- (minus 1.2 per cent), South came in despite subdued sen- returns, matching those and “It is come to our notice According to NAG, it has am Monday,” a Guild source India under the aegis of the ply chain,” said Innefu Labs Co- Korea (minus 12.5 per cent) timents at times in view of cer- often exceeding returns from that there is a critical meeting also called upon other depart- said earlier in the day. IBA, it aims to become the Founder Tarun Wig. and Hong Kong (minus 3.5 per tain negative developments other alternative investments. planned tomorrow (Monday) ments to join the gathering at The NAG, which claims “best payments network glob- NPCI has invited bids for cent) in 2018-19. since September 2018, partic- Capital market regulator morning with the airline man- the headquarters as a show of representation of around 1,100 ally”. Presently, 56 banks are selection of Liaisoning An analysis of equity mar- ularly on the fixed-income Sebi had issued REIT regulations agement and SBI. unity. pilots of the total 1,600 with the shareholders of NPCI. Consultant (LC) to acquire ket returns for these countries securities front. in 2014 to give impetus to this “In light of the meeting, the An Open House will be full service carrier, had in late “NPCI intends to develop various End-to-End Statutory shows that the Indian bench- On the mutual fund front, instrument and, in turn, to the members have requested, called shortly as per the avail- March called for no flying a resilient, real time and high- permissions for Construction mark indices had underper- debt-oriented funds witnessed real estate sector in the country. through their team leaders, ability of the venue and the from April 1 over non-payment ly scalable blockchain solu- of Captive Data Center (CDC) formed those in the US, Brazil, net outflows on the back of cer- The Government has also pro- that the call of ‘No Pay No committee members, the com- of salaries. tion. It is proposed to develop in Chennai and Hyderabad. Japan, South Korea and Hong tain developments in debt mar- vided pass-through tax status to Work’ be deferred to give the munication added. However, on March 31, it this solution using an open NPCI provides services Kong in 2017-18, though the ket since September 2018. REITs registered with Sebi. airline a chance of survival. The pilots, along with engi- deferred the agitation to April source technology/ frame- like cheque clearance and facil- performance was better than the But, equity-oriented mutu- In March, the first REIT Accordingly, as requested, the neers and senior management, 15, saying it wanted to give work/solution,” it said in a itates digital payments. UK and China even in that year. al funds continued to receive public offer came and it has list- Committee would like to have not received salaries since more time to the new man- notification. It has developed Unified With positive performance positive net inflows across all ed units worth about 4,750 inform all that the decision January. The debt-ridden car- agement. In this regard, the NPCI Payments Interface (UPI), an by benchmark indices and months during 2018-19 and crore. The issue was well stands deferred for the time rier has also not paid the Jet Airways is at present has floated an Express of instant payment system. increasing fund raising from other mutual funds received received with oversubscription being,” the Guild committee March salary to employees of under the management control Interest (EOI) in order to UPI is fast gaining traction the market, the size of the cap- positive net inflows in 10 out of of two times in institutional said in a late evening commu- other categories as well. of SBI-led consortium of enable bidders to propose their in the country with total pay- ital market in India also con- 12 months of the financial year. category and upwards of three nication to its members. “As on today, we have not lenders after the approval of a capability for developing dis- ments through it soaring to tinued to expand during 2018- Net fund inflows in equi- times in retail category. All pilots are still requested, been paid for nearly three-and- debt-rejig plan last month, tributed ledger technology/ 1.33 lakh crore in March 2019 19, with the market capitalisa- ty-oriented and other types of This is the largest listed however, to be present at Siroya a-half months and we do not which also led its founder blockchain in the payment from a meagre 3.1 crore in tion rising by over 6 per cent to mutual funds together were to REIT in Asia in terms of area Centre at 0930 hours on April know when we will be paid. So chairman Naresh Goyal to quit. domain. August 2016. over 151 lakh crore. the tune of 1.58 lakh crore in of assets. + - 8 F !    ! !
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Of this, financial credi- - 63  stood at 65,635 crore and 3,131 tors received 63.49 per cent of early half of their total crore, respectively, as per data. claims, while the operational E65>! ;   6716)89 On questioning the credi- Nadmitted claims worth The IBBI, a key institution creditors’ realisation stood at   bility of statistical data by over 100 over 1.42 lakh crore have set up under the IBC, provid- 80.94 per cent.  #:#<9 ormer Niti Aayog vice chair- economists and social scientists, been recovered by financial and ed the figures in an affidavit With regard to Electrosteel, Fman Arvind Panagariya has Panagariya said unless such crit- operational creditors from as submitted to the National total admitted claims for both he Reserve Bank remained   7894; zation’s 189 members, recog- said the Modi Government has ics identify precisely what part of many as 88 debt-ridden com- Company Law Appellate financial and operational cred- Ta net buyer of the US dol- nized the need to “resolve achieved ‘major successes’ in the CSO/MOSPI methodology, panies under the insolvency Tribunal (NCLAT) last week. itors were 13,958 crore. In this lar for the third consecutive rade frictions are seen as a trade tensions” and support social sector programmes like described in detail in a 40-page law, according to official data. On March 27, the tribunal resolution process, in which month in February, when Tthe main source of uncer- reforms of the World Trade Ayushman Bharat, PM-Kisan document, they find problemat- The Insolvency and directed the IBBI to file an affi- Vedanta group got control of itbought $825 million from tainty for a slowing global Organization that have been and rural electrification. ic, their statements only amount Bankruptcy Code (IBC) seeks davit, with details about aver- the company, financial creditors the spot market, according to economy, but there are more demanded by the United States. Besides, this Government to assertions. to provide market-determined age percentage of distribution got 40.38 per cent of admitted the data from the central bank. glimmers of hope for a US- While the IMF itself has has made an ‘unprecedented “None of the international resolution for stressed assets in of realised amount between claims, while the operational In the reporting month, the China agreement. warned against the “self-inflict- progress’ in tackling corruption, institutions including the World a time-bound manner. financial creditors and opera- creditors’ share was nil. central bank bought $2.086 While there is no deadline ed wounds” of tariffs and trade he added. Bank, IMF and the United Claims totalling a little tional creditors subsequent to In the matter of Monnet billion and sold $1.261 billion for ending the protracted trade barriers, the committee itself On the reforms undertak- Nations, have expressed any over 1.42 lakh crore were insolvency resolution process. Ispat & Energey, total admitted in the spot market as the rupee war with China, US Treasury steered clear of what has en by the Narendra Modi-led doubt in the integrity of our sta- admitted in 88 cases under the According to the affidavit, claims were 11,478.08 crore, of was under pressure. Secretary Steven Mnuchin said become an unexpected hot NDA Government, he said the tistical institutions or the num- IBC till February 28, data col- the realised amount was more which financial creditors got The central bank had Saturday the talks are nearing button in a forum once devot- three major areas of initiatives bers these institutions generate. lected by the Insolvency and than 100 per cent in some 26.26 per cent and operational turned net buyer of dollar for their conclusion, a fresh signal ed to trade liberalisation. were implementation of the Nor have I seen any objective Bankruptcy Board of India cases. creditors received 5.40 per cent. the first time in fiscal 2019 in of progress. IMF chief Christine Goods and Services Tax (GST), evidence that the institutions (IBBI) showed. In the 88 cases, financial The NCLAT had asked December 2018 buying Mnuchin’s remarks came Lagarde said many officials at Insolvency and Bankruptcy have tried to fudge their data on Of the total admitted creditors got 100 per cent real- IBBI to give data in the reso- $607million. In January 2019, on the margins of Spring meet- the meetings in Washington Code (IBC) and direct benefit their own or at the behest of any claims, financial creditors isation of admitted claims in 11 lution process of Essar Steel, the RBI had net purchased ings of the International “actually made their views well transfer (DBT). other Government depart- sought to recover dues worth resolution plans, while opera- where operational creditors $293 million. Monetary Fund and World known about the benefits of In an interview to PTI, the ments,” he asserted. 1.36 lakh crore and opera- tional creditors got only full and some financial creditors It had bought $1.025 bil- Bank, which were once again trade” for economic growth. eminent economist said The Columbia University tional creditors 6,469 crore. realisation in only 6 cases. are opposing the resolution lion from the spot market and dominated by fears US trade China’s deputy central bank “...Ayushman Bharat, PM-Kisan, professor also noted that revi- Financial creditors recov- In three cases, financial plan approved by the sold $732 million. policy could upset global eco- governor, Chen Yulu, warned that cooking gas, rural roads and sion of GDP estimates is noth- ered 48.24 per cent of their creditors got more than 100 per Committee of Creditors (CoC) In February 2018, the nomic growth. “the protectionism of some coun- rural electrification represent ing new and this has been a well admitted claims and opera- cent realisation of admitted and are seeking a higher share. apex bank was also a net The IMF predicted this tries has harmed mutual trust major successes of the Modi established practice. tional creditors got 48.41 per claims. As per the resolution plan buyer of $1.665 billion pur- week that the slowing world among countries,” although he Government. Unprecedented Former RBI Governor cent of their admitted claims. Among the 88 cases were approved by CoC, chasing $3.320 billion and economy should begin to did not name the United States. progress has also been made in Raghuram Rajan recently had The figures are with respect to big-ticket takeovers, including ArcelorMittal, the successful selling $1.655 billion in the rebound in the latter part of In the meantime, combating corruption.” expressed doubts over Indian 88 cases, including those where Tata Steel acquiring over resolution applicant, would spot market. 2019 - provided in part that the Washington this week rattled Talking about infrastructure economy growing 7 per cent resolution has been completed, Bhushan Steel and Vedanta’s pay Essar Steel lenders  41,987 In the forward dollar mar- world’s top two economies EU nations by threatening a sector, he said the Government when not enough jobs were cre- for the period till February 28. acquisition of Electrosteel. crore for their total dues of ket, the outstanding forward resolve their differences. new set of tariffs in retaliation has managed to greatly accel- ated and said the current cloud Creditors realised 68,766 In the Bhushan Steel mat- 49,395 crore. Operational sales at end February was In a final statement from for subsidies to the aviation erate outcomes in sectors like over the GDP numbers must be crore of the total admitted ter, total admitted claims of creditors would get only 214 $4.372 billion, compared to a the meetings Saturday, the manufacturer Airbus while roads, railways, waterways, civil cleared by appointing an impar- claims in those 88 cases. operational and financial cred- crore against their outstanding sale of $3.032 billion in January, IMF’s steering committee, separately prepare for new aviation and digitisation. tial look at the data. The share of financial cred- itors amounted to 57,505.05 of 4,976 crore. according to the RBI data. which represents’ the organi- trade talks with Japan. #    F         *  " "  ((%!      ( 8 (  5  "  )" *      )   #  6716)89 to make public   #:#<9 rently, hopes to bag another sector banks 25,000 crore of contracts in     tate-owned Bank of Baroda (PSBs) healthy, B
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She is still hoping Brexit the vote, having campaigned central Helsinki on Sunday narrowed in recent weeks to as “You will be the next prime “What we have agreed is a can happen in time to avoid against the steep cost-cutting of morning, a local resident who little as two points, ahead of the minister,” one woman assured programme of meetings next Britain taking part in Centre Party Prime Minister gave her name as Jenny said National Coalition and Finns him. week on particular subjects European Parliament elections Juha Sipila and his Finance that she had only settled on Party which are battling it out Forecasts suggest no party with the ministers and shad- on May 23. 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What I earn now is not suf- Obviously, this is not a happy ficient to run a large family like ours. state of affairs. One, therefore, My sons have been forced to do low- wants to know what is wrong paying non-farm activities. What with the functioning of man can we do? This is our fate,” Khan that he has lost his peace? interaction with proximate said, blaming the river. When we make an attempt to matter and souls. When we Miah and Khan are among 25 understand the nature of the strip-off our original positive lakh people living on an estimated man and the state of society, we energies, negativity manifests 2,251 chars that dot the entire river find that all actions of man are in our minds, then our actions system in Assam. They have been hit goaded by one or the other of finally result in sufferings. hard by the changing climatic con- his four basic desires. One of When there is suffering, we uslim Miah finds it difficult ditions that have affected the hydro- the desires concerns the fulfill- seek our original, truly peace- to remember how many logical pattern of the Brahmaputra ment of physical or economic ful and blissful state of being. Mtimes he has built a home for and its tributaries, forcing them to needs that include food, cloth- However, our endeavours to his family. relocate — within a char or away ing and shelter. To fulfill these attain that peace are limited by A resident of Majidbhita Char, or from the river banks. desires, he requires money or certain human constraints of a river island, in Assam’s Barpeta dis- According to data provided by wealth. But the problem is which the first and foremost is trict, the 70-year-old Miah has been the Assam government during the that man never stops fulfilling the constraint of the human shifting from one place to another session of the 126-member these basic needs. His desires body. It is due to our attach- with his family for years due to ero- Legislative Assembly in October for comfort take the form of ment to the body and its rela- sion of the river banks and creation 2018, a total 4.27 lakh hectares of greed and that is when the real tions and possessions that five of chars. These chars keep shifting or land have been lost due to erosion in struggle begins. His excessive vices enter our minds. changing shape with the mood of the Assam. Former Minister of Assam and endless demands come The first fallout of this is river. Water Resources, Keshab Mahanta into clash with the longings of that we lose our peace of Erosion has been a perennial told the House that an average of other people. It also puts him mind, joy and power. All our problem for river Brahmaputra and its more than 25 per cent in the south- under water, there is no point in liv- 8,000 square km land is eroded by in conflict with the law of the actions are tainted by either tributaries such as Beki in Assam. ern parts of Assam. ing here,” he said. Brahmaputra and its tributaries every land, with his relatives and lust, ego, greed, anger or Char-dwellers say what has changed “I have built too many makeshift The 70-year-old farmer said that year. society and even with his own attachment. We get trapped in is the rate at which we are loosing our houses to remember. Our lives depend he had about 50 bighas of land to cul- “The change in temperature and self. This, therefore, becomes a circle of karmic bondages lands for more than a decade now. on the water of the river. I have been tivate when he was young. He now has rainfall pattern in the Northeast cause for his peacelessness. helplessly seeking out libera- Experts attribute this to climate in Majidbhita for the last 10 years but 12 bighas on the char that he has been indicates that climate change has It is mainly because of tion from these vices so that we change. UK-based website, Carbon I don’t know how long we can live living on for the past 10 years during impacted Assam and other parts of this that our planet, to-day, has can regain our peaceful state. Brief said that most of the areas in here. The river has become hungrier which he lost his house several times the region along with the rest of the millions of people whom the Even though if we wish to give Assam including Guwahati has for land, eating away the large chunks due to erosion. world. This change in the rainfall pat- World Bank calls the ‘absolute- up our vicious habits, we are already become warmer by 1.3 degrees N65)96576*;:)1 of earth around our homes in the past “I grow rice, lentils, mustard, tern has led to the recent volatility of ly poor.’ It is this unchecked unable to do so because our Celsius and it is projected to be 05619*4486F);;1 few years. If this place is eroded, we vegetables and the like on my plot. But the rivers. The Himalayas are also desire of man which has spiritual power is depleted by warmer between 1.4 C to 4.8 C by <:4;7486569; would have to shift somewhere else,” productivity has reduced along with fragile and more rainfall triggers their caused the class war or the sinning repeatedly. Hence, we 2100. Miah, a farmer like his father and the cultivation area probably due to erosion. Besides, the Northeast is conflict between the ‘haves’ need to empower our soul by The climate projections of the 04465$;#649#6 grandfather, said. the change in weather. Sometimes, the located in Seismic Zone V and and the ‘have-nots.’ linking with the supreme Assam State Action Plan on Climate 486565648566 Members of his family learnt to weather is too dry and sometimes it hence, witnesses regular seismic Besides these, man also has source of unlimited power, Change also indicate that there is like- live with the floods since they began rains too much,” he said. activity, which also leads to erosion,” emotional needs, like love, the Supreme and also with the ly to be an increase in extreme rain fall 7'61486;4865 cultivating the fertile char in the Some distance away from said Partha Jyoti Das, who heads the care, attention, understand- power of pure actions. Peace is events by five to 38 per cent with 49#694O)6$9F486 Beki river years ago. But times have Majidbhita, the people of Balapara water, climate and hazard division of ing and the desire for an hon- in fact a corollary of purity. respect to base line. The report fur- changed. “Earlier, we could predict the Char in Barpeta district face the Aaranyak, a Guwahati-based biodi- ourable life. But if he stretch- Hence, when the mind is ther projected that drought weeks are )1;6:165 floods but now there is no pattern. same problem. Rahim Khan, a resi- versity and conservation organisa- es this desire to an inordinate cleared of all impurities, peace going to rise, with Southern districts 7465;7486569 Sometime there are three waves of dent, lost his cultivable land and hous- tion. extent, then his longing for and happiness dwell there nat- showing marginal reduction in ;0;949 floods, sometimes more now. The es several times due to erosion. Khan (The story is written as part of a prestige, position, privilege, urally. But the biggest question drought weeks but rest of the district tides erode the edges of our land very has not heard of climate change but fellowship offered by climate cell of and power takes the form of is — how does one achieve it? showing an increase by more than 75 )9'98656O fast depriving us of our only liveli- he is certain that his condition would Assam Science, Technology and jealousy and hatred. He again It is indeed very simple. First, per cent. Floods are going to rise by hood, agriculture. If the land goes not have been so bad had the river not Environment Council.) comes into conflict with oth- we need to understand that ers. So, it is because of this peace is a composite phenom- unbridled desire of the man enon. Hence, one cannot hope he idea of a smart home Organisation (WHO), great amount of man-made that there is power struggle to live in peace without hop- is no longer a futuristic " % - International Agency for and natural radiations. These everything, and cold war, ing the same for his/her neigh- Tfantasy. One can control Research on Cancer (IARC) are called everyday radiations armed conflicts and endless bours. Therefore, our positive lights, air conditioning, TV had classified electromagnet- as they are affecting us 24x7. craving for military suprema- actions that ensure peace for and other household appli- ic radiations as possibly can- Despite the problems caused cy. self, society and the environ- ances from the comfort of - - @ cerous to humans, based on an by these, we still do not take The peculiarity of all this ment alone can generate and your couch with the flick of increased risk of brain cancer care to protect ourselves. This is that man desires to be extri- sustain universal peace. the proverbial button. But are in recent years. 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 6716)89 runs in the ongoing IPL) back in the Rayudu might get lucky if the idea Ishant Sharma, for his past mix as the third opener and regu- of a specialist second keeper is done record in England, a tearaway quick he debate will centre around the larly keeping for Kings XI Punjab, away with. like Navdeep Saini or may be even Tsecond wicketkeeper, number the selectors might be tempted to In case the team management a good Powerplay bowler like four slot and the need for an addi- use him as the second keeper, apart considers all-rounder Vijay Shankar Deepak Chahar could all be inspi- tional pacer when the selectors from third opener. as their No 4 at the start of the tour- rational choices which this selection meet to pick one of India's most pre- "The second keeper only comes nament, then it would be curtains committee may or may not indulge dictable World Cup squads ever in into play if MS Dhoni is injured. for Rayudu. in. Mumbai on Monday. Rishabh is a phenomenal talent but The final bone of contention At the end of the home series he has not done anything exception- could be the fourth specialist seam-   G  against Australia, skipper Virat al in ODIs. Can he hit consistently er considering that the English CERTAINTIES: (14) Kohli had indicated that only one in 50 overs is the question. But he weather could be very fickle, espe- Virat Kohli (captain), Rohit slot was up for grabs, as the core had is in mix," a former India player, cially in places like Birmingham, Sharma (vice-captain), Shikhar been set for the past one year. privy to selection patterns, said. Leeds and Manchester. Dhawan, KL Rahul, Mahendra With 14 members all but decid- In case Rahul is made the sec- "As of now the team is looking Singh Dhoni (wk), Kedar Jadhav, ed for the marquee event in England ond keeper, it might just open the at Vijay Shankar and Hardik Pandya Hardik Pandya, Vijay Shankar, starting May 30, the discussion on doors for Ambati Rayudu as the as the combined fourth seamer. Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra combination is likely to take prece- specialist No 4 batsman. Ravindra Jadeja with his all round Chahal, Jasprit Bumrah, dence over any out-of-the-box name Rayudu was a certainty till skills and big hitting prowess is a Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mohammed or a left-field selection. November when Kohli and Ravi necessity. Plus in dry conditions, he Shami, Ravindra Jadeja. Young Rishabh Pant's competi- certain advantages. thing in the last 12 months to make Shastri had identified him as their will be a restrictive option," the 15TH MEMBER (OPTIONS) tion for the second keeper's slot with He can bat at any slot between a strong case for himself. No 4 but the Hyderabad batsman's source said. If 2nd wicket keeper: Dinesh veteran Dinesh Karthik will be the Nos 1 and 7, is a left-hander, who Their franchise coaches Ricky adventurous decision to quit long But what could pose a problem Karthik/Rishabh Pant. highlight of the discussion. can be a designated finisher plus the Ponting (Delhi Capitals) and form domestic cricket and poor is India's fourth specialist pacer If specialist Number 4: Ambati Pant, who has so far scored 222 second keeper. Jacques Kallis (Kolkata Knight technique against fast bowling has Umesh Yadav's inconsistency. Rayudu. runs in the IPL compared to a mere Pant's keeping skills against Riders), though, have thrown their left him thoroughly exposed. Khaleel Ahmed is a left-arm If 4th pacer: Umesh 93 by Karthik, looks favourite on spinners has room for improvement weight behind their respective stars. With Shreyas Iyer (221) not option but he has not shown enough Yadav/Khaleel Ahmed/Ishant paper as his inclusion comes with but even Karthik hasn't done any- However, with K L Rahul (335 given any chance during the season, maturity in tesg times. Sharma/Navdeep Saini.