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IIC along Satpada national highways. ollowing a viral video on the premises of the SCS In the return directions, It will    0.  with other n the wake of ‘Bharat Bandh’ Tourist professionals in Puri Fsocial networking sites College on the Saraswati Puja. arrive at Kalunga at 7.32 pm staffs rushed Icalled by various business and and Satapada also observed showing girl students of the It has surely lowered the fame and leave at 7.33 pm towards ension prevailed at Deuli to the spot trade organisations to pay trib- cease works for the day. All the SCS College dancing with wine and dignity of the famous Puri. Tvillage under the Begunia and started utes to the 43 brave hearts of Government offices, schools bottles on Saraswati Puja, the campus of Odisha,” said pres- The Rourkela-Koraput- police station in the district an investiga- CRPF killed in Puluwama terror and colleges in the city were Students’ Union of the collage ident of the union Rabi Rourkela Express from after a youth was hacked to local resident on fire alleging his tion into the incident. strike, the pilgrim city observed locked with lawyers of Puri Bar of 2017-18 on Monday Narayan Nayak. Rourkela will arrive at death in broad daylight on involvement in the brutal “We have sent the body for a dawn to dusk ‘shutter off ’ on Association refraining from demanded stern action after a Nayak also said that they Rajgangpur at 6.35 pm and Monday morning by local mis- killing. postmortem; and preliminary Tuesday. Shops and business court works. vivid probe in the matter. have given complaints to the Barpali at 9.45 pm and depart creants over suspected old “My son had left home at investigation reveals that the establishments in Puri remained The Badadanda (holy Grand In a Press meet, the union Principal earlier in the incident each station after a one- enmity. around 11 am; and later, one of nyouth was murdered over shut, with people’s movement in Road) witnessed a nearly desert- denounced the dances of girl but so far no action from the minute stay. In the return The deceased was identified my relatives informed that he some past rivalry. However, we the city was almost thin. ed look with movement of few students in inebriated condi- college side has been initiated. directions, the train will arrive as Chinmaya Sahu. Reports had died in an attack,” said have started an investigation Hundreds of youngsters people on the road. The entry of tion on a sacred occasion of He suspected participation of at Barpali at 1.54 am and said that Chinmaya was Chinmaya’s mother. and are collecting information with tri-colour flags in hand pilgrims into the Jagannath Saraswati Puja. Terming the outside students in the incident. Rajgangpur at 5.40 am and attacked on the village road Another relative said that from the eyewitnesses. The made a bike rally from the Temple was very thin compared incident as most horrific in a Notably, some girl students depart each station after a when he was going to the local Chinmaya had some enmity accused involved in the crime, Gundicha temple to the sea to a normal day that was due to most revered campus of the of SCS Autonomous College one-minute stay towards market by his motorcycle. with Niranjan Sahu and who are now absconding, beach in protest against the ter- stop of bus services to the city. State, the students’ body observed the Saraswati Puja Rourkela. Sources said the assailants Narrotam Sahu. “We suspect would be nabbed soon,” said ror strike on CRPF jawans. However, railway services were blamed both the college dancing and singing with beer Timings and stoppages hacked Chinmaya with sharp the involvement of both the the IIC. Raising ‘Vande Mataram’ normal on Puri-Khurda line authority and district adminis- bottles in hand. Some students for the above trains at other weapons and he died on the siblings in the murder and we Police forces were deployed and anti-Pak slogans, they vis- with all trains scheduled for the tration for silence towards an captured the visuals by mobile places would remain spot. Soon after the incident, want them to be arrested soon,” in the village to prevent the sit- ited the entire street to show off day having entered the platform offensive trend in the campus. phone and uploaded the same unchanged, informed an offi- irate locals set the house of a said Brundaban. uation from worsening further. solidarity to the martyrs. and departed as usual. “It is most shocking to on social networking sites. cial release. 3 -   -P   +4  R)  )  '  ! ! !" Saturday,” lamented Panda. (! ' "" "'"!! '!" Panda threatened that BEd Siksha Sahayaks and '" '"> all their family members    3 24 would boycott the upcom-   ing elections if the Chief embers of the BEd Siksha Minister doesn’t intervene MSahayak Sangha contin- and ensure fulfillment of   0* ued sitting on a dharna for 23rd their demands. day on Monday demanding Sangha convenor n a bid to express solidarity hike in salary and regularisa- Lalatendu Malal, Iwith the families of Central tion of jobs. Duryodhan Das, Sumitra Reserve Police Force Jawans On Saturday, the mem- Maharana, Hemasagar martyred in the Pulwama ter- bers held a condolence meet- Panigrahi, Narayan ror attack on February 14, the ing and a candidly rally at dhar- Debendra Nayak and Rupesh “Though we had submit- Paanda, Akshay Prusti, Alok Jeypore Chamber of na site and paid tributes to the Sahoo severely criticised the ted a memorandum to Mohanty, Sanjay Kumar Samal, Commerce and Industry sup- were closed and no business the martyrs. also decided to collect funds for CRPF Jawans, who were killed State Government for not call- Finance Minister Shashi Bibhas Muduli, Baikuntha ported the Confederation of All activity took place in the whole In the wake of China sup- financial assistance to the in terrorists’ attack in Jamau ing them to the Ministerial- Bhushan Behera a few days Pradhan, Padmalochan India Traders’ all-India bandh of Koraput. The traders were porting Pakistan, the Chamber bereaved soldiers' families. and Kashmir. level meeting held on Saturday back, it is disappointing that Ghadei, Pradeep Kuamr call on Monday. seen voluntarily closing down has decided to launch a district Candle light and bike rallies Association president Saroj to hold discussion on their we were not called to the Behera and Himanshu Swain The commercial markets, the shops in support of the level campaign to boycott were carried out by school and Kumar Panda, secretary demands. Ministerial meeting held on were present. besides schools and colleges, bandh and paying tributes to Chinese goods. The traders college students.

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Corporation (SMC) and the ith Maoists failing to lure forced to induct young boys chalked out separate strategy Umarkote on Saturday. Among others, Umarkote Sambalpur Development Wtribal youths to turn as and girls from Chhattisgarh for these areas and joint oper- Official sources said the MLA Subash Gond, Bar Authority (SDA) will be com- their cadre, a serious move is and infiltrating them to neigh- ations with Andhra Pradesh projects include compound Association president Prasant pleted on December 31. on to infiltrate Odisha with bouring States like Odisha and Police are being taken up. wall of different schools, PHC Kumar Sahu, senior advocate The building will be a young cadres from Jharkhand. Earlier, operations by building, development of bur- Jeydeb Parida, BJD leader replica of the famous Hirakud Chhattisgarh. Under this backdrop, the Special Operation Groups ial ground, construction of KaluPanda, town BJD presi- Dam. Kolkata’s Architect design. The company made the ing, tender would be floated for Young cadres from Union Government has (SOG)s of Odisha police and class room in Pendrani dent Santhosh Paricha and Consultant Company has design and handed it over to boundary walls, drains, gardens Chhattisgarh are being infil- advised the State Government Grey Hounds of Andhra Mahavidyala and a communi- Ajeet Pradhan were present. designed the building plan. the district administration for and parking slots, SMC Deputy trated inside the State and they to take up joint operations Pradesh police have paid bet- Sambalpur-born Priyadarshee consideration. On specific Commissioner Sudhanshu are trying to influence innocent against the Maoists. ter results and result was evi- Panigrahi, working as general occasions, water will flow from Bhoi said. people and whenever any While the joint operations dent. manager of a multinational the top of the building as in the The more-than-a-century- opposition is surfacing, these by Odisha and Andhra Pradesh Similar joint operations company in Dubai, had made Hirakud Dam with a beautiful old municipal body is now civilians are killed dubbing police yielded positive results, are expected in borders of the initial design concept on lighting system enhancing the functioning in an old building, them as “police informer,” similar joint operations are Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh, the Hirakud Dam. He pre- environmental beauty. which is not adequate to cater admit officials. expected by Jharkhand and said a senior official. sented the idea and sketch to Chief Minister Naveen to the increasing needs of the Though the Left Wing Chhattisgarh security forces, an While the State the then district Collector Patnaik had laid the founda- officials. Besides, the SDA is Extremists (LWE)s are trying official said. Government is improving its Balwant Singh when there was tion-stone of the Rs 20-crore temporarily functioning a hard to enrol young boys and In fact, joint operations by manpower and capabilities in a discussion on construction of project in 2015 during his visit building originally constructed girls from tribal zone, they are Andhra Pradesh and Odisha SOG and District Voluntary a new building. to Sambalpur. The multi-storey for the residence of the SDA not inclined to join cadre, police have demoralized the Force (DVF), deployment of “Why should not our building is coming up on the Secretary. thanks to extensive anti- Maoists and now Odisha- more Central Armed Security building look like the famous bank of river Mahanadi near The Sambalpur Maoist operations and aware- Andhra Pradesh border has Forces is need of the hour, said Hirakud Dam when we have the National Highway on a five- Municipality was formed in ness on their nefarious activ- turned out to be a peaceful the officer. included Burla and Hirakud acre land. The building will 1867 and on November 15, ities, which is hitting the citi- zone as ultras are not finding Recently, Election towns situated near the dam in have both SMC and SDA 2013. The Municipal zens. place to set up their feet in these Commissioner Ashok Lavasa the Sambalpur Muncipal offices so that people can com- Corporation was formed some As the Maoists are killing areas. So Andhra-Odisha bor- has advised the State Corporation? It will attract plete their works in one place. years ago by including Burla civilians, and the youths in vil- der zone of Maoists has weak- Government to seal the border tourists,” Panigrahi pleaded. In the first phase, the build- and Hirakud towns and 51 vil- lages are angry and reacting ened and there is much less zones adjacent to Andhra Singh approved the idea and ing will come up with an lages of 12 gram panchayats. sharply against their merciless movement in these areas by the Pradesh, Jharkhand and suggested the company to visit expenditure of Rs 14.89 crore. The corporation has 41 wards killing by the Chhattisgarh ultras. Chhattisgarh. the dam and prepare the After completion of the build- covering 80,000 families.        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Priyanka Gandhi Vadra con- to assess the ground situation and Argentina during the The two leaders also veyed to party leaders hailing in the region under her charge. ongoing three-day visit of underscored the need to ensure from Uttar Pradesh that the Anand Bhawan, the ances- Argentine President Mauricio that terrorist organisations do forthcoming polls should be tral house of Priyanka Gandhi, Macri here. Macri is the first not get access to any Weapon made to appear as a direct fight has been decked up for her visit international leader to visit of Mass Destruction (WMD) between the ruling BJP and the and preparations are also in full India after the Pulwama attack or technologies or finances Congress. swing at the Sewa Dal camp in that claimed lives of 40 Central and committed to cooperate in At the same time, at the Kumbh. Post Prayagraj, Reserve Police Force personnel the specialised multilateral fora. backdrop of high expectations level organisation of the party. Priyanka Gandhi might visit in Kashmir last week. The leaders stressed that ter- from her, she said that she She asked the Congress work- Varanasi for three to four days. “I and President Macri rorism is a “global scourge” that doesn’t have any magic wand ers to strengthen the booth- She is also expected to be in agree with the view that ter- must be fought and terrorist and that only the full cooper- level organisation of the party. Ahemdabad on February 28 to rorism is a serious danger to safe havens rooted out in every ation of party workers will Priyanka said she was still participate in the Congress world’s peace and stability. The part of the world. bring the desired results. learning about the organisation Workers Committee meeting. cruel attack in Pulwama shows The international commu- She also warned party and comprehending what Her Varanasi itinerary also that the time for talks has nity has united in its condem- workers that anyone found needs to be changed to includes a visit to the Kashi passed,” Modi said in a Press  "  &      P    !    !   0        %  ' nation of terrorism following indulging in anti-party activi- strengthen Congress in UP. Vishwanath temple and road- statement in presence of Marci. % !  &      $ the Pulwama attack, with the ties will be shown the door. “I She had conducted marathon show in the holy city is also on “Now it is required that the USA telling Pakistan to stop cannot do a miracle from the meetings with people from the cards. Priyanka alongwith world unites against terrorism India and Argentina will issue trated just a few days ago. We the need for concerted action providing a safe haven and sup- top level, the workers need to almost 41 constituencies in her brother Rahul Gandhi and and those who support it. a special declaration on ter- condemn every kind of terror- by the global community port to terrorist organisations. strengthen the party at the Lucknow last week after her her counterpart for UP West Hesitation to take action rorism today,” he further ist attack. I am truly pleased to against terrorism. India had earlier called its booth level and I need your maiden visit as the grand old Jyotriaditya Scindia held a against terrorism and those stated. be able to work together to fight They stressed, particularly High Commissioner to support for strengthening the party’s office bearers. roadshow on February 11 in who support it is a kin to President Macri, while this scourge on mankind,” emphasising the “scourge of Pakistan, Ajay Bisaria, to Delhi party in the State,” said a leader Priyanka’s UP East cam- Lucknow. While Priyanka has encouraging terrorism,” Modi condemning the attack, extend- Macri also said. cross-border terrorism”, that for consultations after the quoting Priyanka as saying paign is eagerly awaited by been assigned 41 constituencies said, without naming Pakistan. ed Argentina’s support to India In a joint special declara- there could be no justification attack. Pakistan has since during the meeting. party workers and the people, including Prime Minister Being a part of G20 coun- in the fight against terrorism. tion to fight terrorism, both for acts of terror on any rejected all allegations, going as During the meeting, held at sources in the Congress said Narendra Modi’s Varanasi, tries, it’s also important that we “I would like to convey my con- leaders agreed that terrorism grounds whatsoever. “They far as calling Mahmood back to the Congress’ war room at 15 adding she will be visiting the Scindia has 39 constituencies implement 11 point agenda of dolences to the victims of the poses a grave threat to global reiterated their commitment to Islamabad “for consultations” Gurudwara Rakabganj Road, families of CRPF jawans from for the upcoming 2019 Lok Hamburg Leaders Statement. cruel attack (Pulwama) perpe- peace and stability and noted combat terrorism in all its on February 18. 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Overall, 16 crore peo- TDirectorate (ED) on turned down the proposal of Indian Rare Disease Registry, ple across the States are con- Monday summoned Robert the Indian Organisation for but the project is yet to take off. suming liquor with Vadra, brother-in-law of Rare Diseases (I-ORD), to “As the diagnosis of such Chhattisgarh, Tripura, Punjab, Congress president Rahul incorporate patient data col- cases is difficult and not avail- Arunachal Pradesh and Goa Gandhi, to appear before it on lection in the Census 2021 able at all levels of facility it will having the highest prevalence Tuesday for questioning in programme. not reflect the burden of dis- of its usage, as per a 2,00,111 households were vis- prescription use), as per the connection with a money laun- “By just placing a column ease. 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- prove that the centre is using ing to fan communal tension in the agencies to tap my phone,” Bengal, “in which they will Shillong: A Bangladesh national, which was unethical and unde- never succed. who was caught by BSF trying to mocratic she said. Banerjee also accused the cross the International border in The Mamta Banerjee — led Prime Minister of playing pol- Meghalayas East Jaintia Hills dis- Trinomool Congress had been itics on sensitive issues. Her trict, was on Monday handed locked in a bitter turf war in remarks came after Modi made over to the BGB as a goodwill ges- Bengal which has only accel- similar remarks against her. ture, officials said. The BSF troops deployed at Laijuri area in East Jaintia Hills district apprehended one . Bangladeshi national Saidul Islam — while trying to sneak into Indian territory. After preliminary question-  ) ing, the 35 year-old man hailing from Utholigram village under Chouranga district was handed   4%( over to Border Guards Bangladesh (BGB) in presence of local police as a goodwill gesture, a BSF Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Demonetisation and hasty and spokesperson said in a statement. Minister Mamata Banerjee on unplanned implementation of He said the BSF troops has also Monday wrote to Prime the GST took away livelihood seized 266 cattle and contraband Minister Narendra Modi urg- of common people. Now items worth over Rs 57 lakh while ing him to initiate a high-level IL&FS’ financial debacle is tak- being smuggled out from India to probe into financial impropri- ing away their savings.” Bangladesh on the International ety and possible misappropri- “I would, therefore, urge Border along Meghalaya since in ation of savings of common you to kindly initiate a high- the past one week. people due to the debt crisis in level impartial and indepen- These cattle and items were Infrastructure Leasing & dent probe into the sordid seized from Tukya, Nayabazar, Financial Services (IL&FS) Ltd. affairs of financial impropriety Lyngkhat, Umsyiem, Ryngku, The crisis has put to peril and possible misappropriation Mukamchera and Shella in East “lakhs and lakhs of employees” of the life savings of the com- Khasi Hills district, Muktapur in of private and public sector mon people due to the IL&FS West Jaintia Hills district, enterprises who had put their fiasco,” she said. Gumaghat in South West Khasi hard-earned money into the “Such a probe and its find- Hills and Baghmara in South company, she said. ings must lead to the punish- Garo Hills district of Meghalaya, In her letter to Modi, ment of those guilty of defraud- the statement said. Banerjee said the crisis in ing the people and will also The apprehension and the IL&FS calls into question the ensure that hard-earned sav- seizure of cattle and items were role of LIC and the SBI, along ings of our common people are made following the BSF stepping with that of major credit rating not further jeopardised,” she up their special drive against the institutions of the country. added. The crisis had surfaced illegal intruders and intensified Both LIC and SBI are in October last year when operations on the Indo- stakeholders in the infrastruc- IL&FS defaulted on payments Bangladesh Border to prevent ture conglomerate. to lenders, triggering panic in trans border criminals from car- The Chief Minister wrote, the markets. rying out anti-national activities, “These grave financial irregu- The IL&FS group of com- it said. Meghalaya Frontier of the larities, which have continued panies is estimated to have out- BSF is in charge of guarding unabated under the Union standing loans of about 60,000 the 443 km-long Indo-Bangladesh Government, have placed crore to banks and financial border, most parts of which financial security of the people institutions, while the total debt are unfenced, hilly and difficult in even graver danger. is over 91,000 crore. PTI to man. PTI  -
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That after But before any action in or the attack on the Indian    (      7  *    act as protector of the human rights indus- 1947, Central funds allotted for against Pakistan, there is much to Parliament (2001) and try; sadly, it fell on deaf ears and the PIL busi- the entire State were cornered fix at home: Repeal Article 370 Pathankot air base (2016), has                   $   ness continues to flourish. by the Kashmir Valley to the through Presidential Order; the claimed responsibility for         It was a mistake to ask Northern Army detriment of Jammu and President alone has the power. Pulwama. But what deserves           (   $  commander, Lt Gen DS Hooda (of Uri sur- Ladakh? Repeal Article 35-A that was attention is the timing and pur-                  7  gical strikes fame) to publicly apologise when The myth of artificial alien- smuggled into the Constitution pose of the attack. Iran has jawans at a check post fired upon a civilian, ation of the Valley has to stop  2 #- by Presidential Order in 1954 at accused Pakistan of supporting 5  ,3?         ,  <     who refused to stop for a routine security somewhere. Four lakh Kashmiri 2 0 the insistence of Jawaharlal Jaish al-Adl (Army of Justice) 4 *  $  3( 4     $  check, smashed through two check posts and Pandits were terrorised, bru- 4 0 Nehru, despite Dr Rajendra terrorists who are behind a sui-                        ( was moving through the third when stopped talised and forced out of the State Prasad’s objections. cide bombing that killed 27 by a bullet (April 2016). The provocation was in the biting winter of 1989-90, #  .0> The State flag must go with- troops on February 13, 2019.   S         5     to the jawans, not the other way round, but and the Lutyens fraternity out further ado; Urdu (official Revolutionary Guards                *   ( the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), infatuated shamelessly blamed Governor . B0##)- language of Pakistan, which led Commander, Major General             3           with its alliance with the People’s Democratic Jagmohan when he had barely -3  0# to its break-up) must no longer Mohammad Ali Jafari, has Party (PDP), humiliated the men in uniform. entered the State. Now, as be the official language of a State threatened retaliation if           +        Fortunately, the Government stood by Pulwana shatters the national stu- *23 with a rich civilisational heritage Islamabad does not punish the                     ( Major Leetul Gogoi when, during the vio- por, false stories of Kashmiri stu- 4 ) - . 0 and classical language, Kashmiri. culprits and warned that the            5  $      lence in Ultigam (Srinagar bypoll) in May dents being terrorised in some Jammu and Ladakh must be action would not be ‘limited to 2017, he grabbed an alleged ringleader of places are flooding the social 2  1*D allowed to adopt Dogri and its borders’. He blamed two                     stone-pelters and used him as a human media. Has any Kashmiri politi- Bhoti (Bodhi) as language of edu- other Middle Eastern nations for    :              shield to save the lives of Indo-Tibetan cian or human rights activist 2 30 cation. It is true that the Centre complicity in the attack.         +  $ 8 !   Border Police personnel. In the violence that wondered about the careers of -03    has granted Ladakh a Central Pulwama continues a series day, petrol bombs were hurled and boulders non-Kashmiri students of the University and Divisional status, of Pakistani provocations       C  ," =01>       (0D thrown from rooftops. It follows that while National Institute of Technology, 0##)- but the long-neglected Jammu against the Indian armed    3         ,$@ ,     finalising its policy on Pakistan, the Srinagar, who objected to -3  0#  and Ladakh regions now deserve forces: Pathankot (January            $ Government must enunciate a policy Kashmiri students celebrating attention and national resources. 2016); Uri (September 2016); regarding civilian perpetrators of violence India’s loss against West Indies in 2 4 Major world capitals and Nagrota (November 2016); (those not officially affiliated with a terror World T20 series (March 31,  ) neighbouring countries con- Sunjwan (February 2018). But outfit) in Jammu & Kashmir. There has been 2016); they were thrashed by demned the Pulwama attack what could be the reason for enough charity; now zero tolerance must Kashmir police for chanting ),-203- and stood by India. In a signif- Islamabad — which has always ,
  

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That aid is .0 3  6 2 3   ,   G0BH       ,#  ( drying up because of the country’s active asso- ciation with terrorism, the Taliban and others. 0 )0 5 0      -4 O       ,S Cereals and other basic food items are not a . ) , . 03)            *     problem yet, but Pakistan has run out of red 2  303)             meat. Way back in the days of Field Marshal  0      ,          Ayub Khan’s presidentship, it could be foreseen . ) , .  3 Mustafa Kamal Ataturk, the new The only way out is to explode and have been in India since time  ,   !         ( that the supply of beef would become a prob- 2 -3)65 unquestioned head of Turkey, abol- that holds a grave danger for India. If immemorial. Very few Bangladeshis        S   lem. He had, during his time in the mid-six- # 3)3 03 O2 ished the Caliphate and exiled the the people have no alternative but to had this advantage; their allies were    B/         S %  ties, declared one-day a week meatless. Now 0.  2  incumbent. That was the end of the spill out, India is the only destination. politicians with their eyes on building   $   /I    with the shortage of foreign exchange, how can 42  2 symbolic head of all Islam. Muslims What Bangladeshis did to India in yes- vote banks. ,     "      imports be sustained? All these developments everywhere would like that institution teryears, Pakistan could do in the Further help to the agonised and   # , %       and more are a concern for India, too, not mere- to be recreated. The dream of the pre- years to come. To be deceived once is otherwise helpless people of Sindh, as ly out of human sympathy but also on account 1947 Muslims of India was that ignorance but to be deceived again is well as Balochistan, should be contem-  8 S              of self-interest. How? We must anticipate this Pakistan would be the cradle of this lunacy. Fencing one’s border is a wise plated. Remember, Sindhi locals hard-                to plan ahead. recreated Medina. measure. US President Donald Trump ly played any part in driving out the      6              Another grave weakness of Pakistan is its The same sentiment in Arabia is is building a wall across the southern Hindus. That unfortunate role was           inter-provincial relationship. All the three reflected in the Islamic State (IS), border of America against the wish- played by the Mohajirs after they land-        ,     other Provinces, namely Balochistan, North- which fought in Iraq against Baghdad es of the Congress, which refuses to ed in Karachi and had to either live in   West Frontier Province and Sind, resent and against the Syrian Government in grant him a big enough budget. But camps or sleep on the streets. In fact, %         ,S   Punjab, which holds two-third of the popula- the ghastly civil war that has just how can one fence the sea shores? Sindhis were nowhere near the fore-            tion. Punjab dominates, if not monopolises the ended. Sentiment was so strong and Migrations by boat people are leg- front of the demand for Pakistan, and ?    ($ 2 *  =$2*> Army and the bureaucracy. There have been widespread in India that Pakistan endary, whether in Asia out of their leadership had wondered as to        * (5  $   !  =*5$!> separatist movements in all three smaller became a reality even with its two Vietnam, into Europe via sea or how their economy could function Provinces. The Pathans or Pakhtoons look to wings, 1,600 kilometres apart. America from Haiti. efficiently without Hindu Amil offi-                the Afghans as their brothers. Jio Sindh is not Bangladesh broke away in 1971 and Over and above, to fence the cials and Bhaiband businessmen.               8   active at present but sentiments are alive. exploded the myth that Islam alone land borders, there has to be alert by Balochistan, until late in 1948, had           ,   -4    Balochs openly say they want to separate and can bind any country together. internal security who must be helped an Embassy in Karachi, which clear-  *@E-                killings take place frequently. Disunity does not The same fissiparousness spread by watch towers on the entire border, ly showed that in terms of British tra-              augur well for Pakistan. Hence, Islamabad tries inside the western wing of Pakistan to sea or land. The Aadhaar card is dition, the region had a distinct sta-          to divert everyone’s attention by stoking emphasise that Islam cannot alone be alright as a negative check but all adult tus and did not need an accession to  ,   -4        ( Kashmir as a daily issue. the binding factor of any country or citizens must be issued domestic either dominion, India or Pakistan.              %   India was partitioned in 1947 on demand its parts. Followers have been too passports to be okayed only after strict Nevertheless, the Khan of Kalat came                of most Muslims of the sub-continent, who ambitious to expect religion to be a inquiries, much stricter than before to Delhi and officially called on Prime           ,   -4   aspired that their new homeland would become total prescription for life and not giving out passports to travel abroad. Minister Jawaharlal Nehru and a New Medina. The old Medina was the first merely a spiritual path to connect man With a passport, a person can settle requested for Balochistan to be taken            ( Islamic state, founded by Prophet Muhammad and God. in permanently. With India’s diversi- over as a part of India. Nehru polite-           ( in 622 CE after his hijrat or migration from There must be leaders in Pakistan, ty, there would be no alternative but ly declined. If either or both of these  "      ,S    7 Mecca. When he ascended to heaven, his rep- who now realise this truth as well as comprehensive vigil. Sooner or later, Provinces can release themselves from            resentatives or Caliphs took over one by one. recognise that but unfortunately, no surreptitious infiltration is inevitable Islamabad’s clutches and become          They were conceptually the spiritual as well as other ideology or political basis has in large, medium or small measure. autonomous again, they can be of               temporal heads of all Islam, effectively the been allowed to sprout and grow. In Hence, above all, supreme deter- much help to New Delhi.    Sunnis, who comprise 90 per cent of the world short, Pakistan has allowed itself to get rence is needed. Remember, Pakistanis (The writer is a well-known community, called the ummah. In 1924, trapped in a blind alley. would have friends and relatives who columnist and an author) :   6 5/ B                          E    E  

brought into its ambit. the supervision and administration of only after due consultations. But at chosen from among the officers tials of the basic structure of the The focus once again shifted in the Delhi Special Police Establishment that point of time, perhaps, the pos- belonging to the Indian Police Constitution. Since then, this doc- 2009, when the National Investigating got vested in the Central Vigilance sibility of certain eventualities crop- Service. It can, thus, be simply trine of basic structure has been Agency (NIA) was especially creat- Commission (CVC). This had the ping up later had got overlooked. inferred that the entire process would referred to in numerous matters by ed to investigate bomb explosions and effect of taking away the CBI out of First, the Prime Minister and the involve scrutiny of the records of IPS the apex court. Accordingly, it may terrorism-related cases. While the the direct control of the Department Leader of the Opposition party, not officers, sifting through the back- also be seen whether the participa- CBI needed the concurrence of the of Personnel, Government of India. being in agreement, the casting vote ground material and career profile tion of the CJI in an executive func- 99   State Government before taking up The Ordinances issued for this pur- and the final stamp of approval summary of each officer in con- tion of the Government, howsoever  .6 0# any matter, the NIA does not have pose for the CBI and the CVC were would always be with the CJI. In the tention and based on these making positive and well-meaning it may be, espite recommendations of the any handicap of this nature. replaced by Acts of Parliament in 2003. event of a petition or a hearing against an assessment on their relative suit- would have the Constitutional back *-) - National Police Commission in While the CBI has had spectac- Later, after the enactment of the the Director, CBI, in whose selection ability. Even as most of this part of up of the separation of powers and D1980 for legislation on a Model ular successes, its role has also come Lok Pal Act, the Delhi Special Police the CJI had a major role, the later due diligence would have been done the basic structure doctrine.  +' ! '+ Police Act, the Indian Police Act of under severe criticism from time to Establishment Act, 1946, was again would, in all probability, have to at the Secretariat level, it may still be While the CBI Act was being   !  !  1861 has continued to be in vogue for time. One such matter, popularly amended and a new clause at 4A, recuse himself. a point of debate as prima facie, this amended in 2014, these issues had !  ! + over 130 years before any serious known as the Jain Hawala case, constituting the committee for On the other hand, even with the process, far from being a judicial one, not figured explicitly in public amendments were even contemplated. came under sharp gaze of the appointment of Director, was added case assigned to another bench, the appears to be an executive function domain, nor were they fully debated,  !! '"+  On the other hand, the Delhi Special Supreme Court. Despite the fact by a notification on January, 16, 2014. fact that the person had been cleared of the Government. nevertheless, the Supreme Court  !  !! "5 ! "! Police Establishment Act, 1946, has that the CBI had failed in its pursuit The committee stipulated in the by none other than the CJI himself, On the Doctrine of the basic will always have the last word on the 
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Sea between Europe, Asia and Africa.This region is than evidence-based treatment, low healthcare Iattacks from pathogens like fungus. This makes them vulner- of all those who wanted to lose weight. But the It’s a very restricted diet, difficult to sus- full of olive trees, climate favorable for fruits in all the spending, prevalence of counterfeit antibiotics able to a host of diseases and infections. It is estimated that around diet comes with its share of ups and downs. tain for long. Many patients find it difficult to seasons, and had fishing as an important occupation. resulting in sub-optimal dosing, high frequency 10 per cent to 15 per cent of fungal infection cases occur in hos- follow after some time. It may cause some Local herbs are a part of the cooking and also used of incomplete antibiotic course especially among pital settings and carry high risks of mortality and morbidity. People & fogging, headaches and potential danger of dia- as medicines. It is the oldest form of diet system in the lower income group where antibiotics are used who suffer with compromised immunity are mostly those who Ketogenic diet is not about avocado roses betic ketoacidosis. the world, said to be more than 3,000 years old. for symptomatic relief instead of microbial erad- undergo critical surgeries and consume high dosage of drugs as or peeling apples for real. While people want The diets can include eggs, chicken, It is not just diet or food habits programmed for ication part of prescribed therapy, for example patients who suffer with to jump start with keto or already in a flow with poultry, cheese, eggs, salads, no starch vegeta- weight loss but to promote mindfulness and healthy  Reasons: Bacteria become resistant when they HIV, cancer or uncontrolled Diabetes. the diet are not meeting the fit and healthy bles, olives, butter etc. One has to avoid starchy lifestyle and treat your body as whole. It’s a tradition- are exposed to antibiotics. Drug resistance devel- Treatments like chemotherapy further suppresses the immune results due to myths listed below. vegetables, breads, rice, cakes, pastries and al practice and lifestyle which includes — healthy food ops either by acquisition of genes that are respon- system to enable medicines to work. Incase of organ transplant it Keto diet is the only effective therapy for sweets while on this diet. Since it restricts habits, work schedule, physical activities, place of liv- sible for inactivating antibiotic molecules or by tar- becomes necessary to suppress immunity so that the new organ weight loss intake of fruits and many vegetables, there may ing and social environment and it passed on for gen- get gene mutation. The former is especially dan- is accepted by the body, which would otherwise be rejected by the Fruits and Veggies contains high crabs, be deficiency of vitamins, minerals etc. Also eration to generation. gerous as it can spread quickly by horizontal gene natural immune system. Unprescribed or prolonged antibiotic abuse, thus cannot be eaten since the protein intake is very low, muscle There are plenty of good things about transfer. Thus, antimicrobials become ineffective consumption of steroids and other factors may also contribute to Diet is applicable to all mass may be affected. And in patients with Mediterranean diet, and it is considered as the health- leading to persistent infections, and ultimately low immunity. It’s all about eating butter and bacon coexisting cardio vascular disorders it may be iest way of life. result in the spread of these resistant microbes in Aspergillosis and candidiasisare the most common invasive fun- Keto-diet plans are high in protein harmful. the community. gal infections that occur in hospitals. They can be community There should be only one keto-diet plan  4    As per the World Health Organisation’s acquired as well, especially from soil or environmental pathogens. followed by all. 4  Vegetable oils, mainly olive oil, rich in (WHO’s) “Antimicrobial Resistance — Global The infections tend to flare up and manifest in the hospital when Though the keto diet has been unsaturated fatty acids, reduce HDL cholesterol, Report on Surveillance” of 2014, the incidence of the patient is undergoing some other treatment and the immuni- $$  found to be useful, it is an extreme which is good for the heart, vessels brain and resistance in common pathogens like E. coli, K. ty is low. Initially, the ketogenic diet consist of diet and difficult to sustain on skin too. pneumoniae and S. aureus was about 50 per cent. Fungi are common in our natural environment. It is almost high fat, low carbohydrate, controlled protein it for a long time. It is advis- Vegetables: Fresh vegetables of This is quite alarming considering that no new impossible to have a 100 per cent uncontaminated space, even in diet was originally developed in 1920s for the able to follow a more bal- except starchy ones, advised in all antibiotics have been developed in the last four hospitals. In many cases the infection already exists in latent state treatment of patients with refractory epilep- anced, practical diet plan- meals as they provide minerals, vit- decades. Thus, AMR has become a global health in patients. sy not responding to anti — convulsant. At ning, depending on the amins, plenty of fibre and anti-oxi- crisis which could render even common infections Invasive fungal infections are difficult to diagnose and treat. least half the children with epilepsy were ben- individuals, based on dants, essential for good function- untreatable with existing antibiotics. Quite often doctors identify these infections by using various diag- efited with this with reduction in the frequen- lifestyle, metabolic state, ing of heart, bowel health and over-  Prevention: Studies have shown that around 50- nostic testing like surrogate markers. Fungal infections may also cy of seizures. cultural background and all metabolism. 60 per cent of antibiotic prescriptions are unnec- require prolonged treatment that may last for around six weeks. It’s basically a food with very low car- individual preferences. A Fish: Fish such as salmon, sar- essary. That is, antibiotics are prescribed even Immunity compromised bohydrates, and with macros in a ratio of 4:1 more sustainable, subtle dines and mackerel and advised which when the cause of infection is unknown. For 

 ") patients undergo heavy medical ratio of fat, as to protein and carbohydrates. energy deficit with some are rich in omega 3 fatty acids ,vitamins example, antibiotics may be prescribed when the treatment for their serious illness- A ketogenic diet as it is very low in carbs fresh fruit while avoiding high such as A,D, ,E and K ,necessary for bone patient has a viral infection or the wrong antibi- "  es. Contracting invasive fungal as low as 5 per cent , and since body uses sug- glycaemic index foods is a good health, heart health and in fighting otic may be prescribed in the absence of identi-   infection during this period ars as fuel, when the sugars are very low, body way to achieve long term results. inflammation ( zero to two times a day ) fication of the infecting bacteria. )  makes cases more complicated as uses fat as fuel as ketones , which are Whole grain, high fibre foods, low Fruits and nuts: Fresh fruits and nuts provide Evidence-based use of antibiotics can go a long doctors need to balance the treat- the by-products of fat metabolism in saturated fat, when carefully vitamins, essential fatty acids and protein for mus- way in stemming the spread of AMR. For this,   ' ment of major medical conditions and that’s why it’s called a planned at regular intervals cle. (two to three servings of fruit /day) detection of the pathogen and antibiotic resistance ) like cancer, organ transplant, ketogenic diet. and timings is important Other essentials: Whole grains, Legumes - Rich patterns is absolutely critical. Currently, this is done 
' surgery and others, while treating There is a lot of for a long sustaining in fiber, contain vitamins and protein by microbial culture and sensitivity which can eas- patients with adequate antifungal interest and debate control over diabetes. Dairy Products: Milk, and yoghurt, provide cal- ily take around 72 hours for bacteria and longer  ' therapy to boost immunity. about keto diet and its Healthy habits and cium and vitamins. for fungi.  )  Doctors have a well-measured effect in diabetes con- combined with phys- Lean meat — predominantly from poultry Besides, microbiological methods show false approach to start antifungal treat- trol. For some people ical activity, to build Eggs: Protein rich, zero to two times a day. negativity in patients pre-treated with antimicro- ment in appropriate dose and with diabetes are muscle and a Plenty of water: Not to forget two to three liters bials, and have low sensitivity for slow growing, duration. keen to follow keto- healthy lifestyle, of water. intracellular and fastidious microbes. In the Invasive fungal infections are associated with prolonged hos- genic diet, is an combined with time taken to diagnosis, empirical broad-spectrum pital and ICU stays, prolonged recovery, increased cost, and high effective approach to stress management   antimicrobial therapy is administered, especial- mortality. Hospitals deploy various measures to control invasive reduce weight and and a positive out- Processed foods, polished grains, white bread, ly if the patient is critical, favoring selection and fungal infection or hospital acquired infections like avoiding pro- control the blood look contribute a lot white pasta, soda, sweets, additives, packaged spread of resistant pathogens, and increased inva- longed indwelling catheters, antibiotic stewardship, adhering to sugar level. It has been to a healthy life foods.Small amount of alcohol, limited to red wine sive fungal infections. antibiotic guidelines, and conducting regular surveillances. shown to be beneficial in There is nothing is allowed. Molecular methods can overcome the limi- Early identification of the infection and taking precautions are patients of Type 2 diabetes, like a life style change that tations of microbiological methods, reducing the important steps to prevent the diseases. Technological advance- has shown to provide good includes a good exercise     time to results in identifying pathogens and antibi- ment has made quick diagnosis possible. In addition, better med- glycaemic control, with reduced regimen, consumption of whole This is clean diet and is ideal, but calorie count- otic resistance. As a result, it can serve to reduce ical expertise and availability of quality medicines have improved HbA1c values. It’s a good diet to foods, vegetables and healthy habits, ing, portion control, control of red wine need atten- the spread of antibiotic resistance, reduce health- the management and treatment of these infections. achieve diabetic control and possibly reduce combined with a personalised and supervised tion. For vegetarians protein may be an issue and sen- care costs by reducing consumption of expensive Awareness plays a key role. Immunity compromised patients medication, for a limited period of four to five diet program, which aims at a long term and sitivity to natural foods has to keep in mind. A bit of 3rd-line drugs, reduce ICU/hospital stay and result and their families, especially in a community setting, should be alert months. A typical keto meal consists of 75 per long lasting benefits. Thus a keto diet should planning and modification based on individual in better patient outcomes. for symptoms like fever, headache and especially swelling of the cent of fat, 20 per cent protein and 5 per cent be tried only when there are few other alter- requirements has to be done. $    %4  !  "  eyes. Although these symptoms may be due to innocuous infec- carbs. However, there is not enough evidence natives. $          !    !   tions, sometimes they signal invasive fungal infections and hence should be reported to the doctor immediately. Consumption of over-     (% the-counter antibiotics or drugs should be avoided.   Following hospital rules at hospitals and at home is helpful in warding off the infections. Visitors should not bring flowers as they Did you know that your nails tudies indicate that often harbour fungal spores. Immunity compromised people should asting can boost the body’s metab- tem, clearing out old immune cells, and high salt intake can avoid activities like gardening, trekking in the forests or green belts. can say a lot about how healthy olism and help protect against age- regenerating new ones. Shave detrimental Construction sites should also be avoided. Due to increased pol- you are? They are also the Frelated diseases, a study has found. Ever since people have stopped effects on blood pressure. lution levels and air borne infections using N95-99 masks is sug- charm of your hand. The circadian clock operates within the observing weekly fasts, the incidence on Over time, this can lead to gested for patients while venturing out. This can prevent fungal body and its organs as intrinsic time- high blood pressure, diabetes and heart hypertension and cardiovascular diseases. spores from entering the rooms. Patients should avoid being near ROSHANI DEVI shares keeping machinery to preserve attack has increased. Scientifically, To lower the risk of developing a heart dis- pets or bird droppings, as they are carriers of fungal infections. In remedies on how to keep them homeostasis in response to the it is now known that eating car- ease by 25 per cent and that of mortality terms of food, soft over-ripe fruits, black spots on vegetables like beautiful and shiny changing environment. bohydrates everyday increases due to this by 20 per cent, it is imperative onions and greenish spots on bread should be avoided. Optimal fasting in a timed the chances of heart attack. to restrict dietary intake of salt. manner would be strategic to Dr Aggarwal, who is the As per recent figures by the Public  pkeep of healthy nails prevent nail infection. Warm positively affect cellular func- the Group Editor-in-Chief of Health Foundation of India (PHFI), salt can be problematic if we coconut oil and apply it on each tions and ultimately benefit- IJCP, said: “My rough formula intake among Indian adult Indians is high. don’t take care of them. nail. 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 t the All India Working News and you know he unconsciously When you look at his land- Camera men’s Association unravels Proust’s novel as an organic scapes, his language of minimalism Aexhibition at Lalit Kala whole — one that conveys insight into is what stuns us and draws us into a !! * *62  '! + " " ! ! " +   Akademi, S Paul’s cameo of a few pho- human beings while giving readers the vortex of emotions and evocations. tographs offer a milestone in nostal- sense of an all-around summation. Most of our writing, our ideas of the  " + "!"+  " ++ '+5   3 gia and the understanding of the pre- Landscapes for Paul were about that society are urban, yet our fundamen- cious moment which become silent solitary summation. tal myths derive from village life. You momentous. understand these landscapes by the synergy that they present. ous attitude turned our backs to this guid- impossible to ignore the Earth that we are VEILED WOMEN knowing the power of the visual “The shadow of grief in our loss is ing ‘light’, and subsequently to the planet we destroying. And, one that we need to passion- PRECISION AND PROUST One work that stood apart from treatments. inescapable, something precious is passing us live upon. ately nurture and celebrate. For ourselves and People and landscapes become all the images in the show was that of Paul’s works talk to us about the by... a dreamlike state exists in our experienc- For this, we raise a cacophony of futile for the future generation as well. vital to understand the lucidity and a group of burqa-clad women with a great Dutch masters. In more ways ing what we once loved and are now sadly excuses and explanations in today’s Kali Yug. The explanation that Prabir extols pre- lithe precision of the eye of Paul whose little boy amidst them. The timing of than one I remembered Piero della loosing. It is as if we are witnessing the pass- But primarily it is man’s unparalleled ruth- sents another realm that we must meditate poetic perspectives and clean strong the image with its innocence and fem- Francesca and Johannes Vermeer. ing of life itself,” explains Prabir. lessness and inexplicable thoughtlessness upon. “The divine dhiksha, of simple contem- images affect us when we ponder inine aura somehow brings a smile to Francesca’s works had a quiet, solemn He explains the electrifying speed that that is strangling his very own ‘raison d'etre,’ plation for our Bhumi, will seamlessly con- upon them. In some ways I was your face.The gathering of the veiled atmosphere; they had a clear spatial soars across the frame and elucidates that the or so Prabir believes. nect us to one another. And, more important- reminded of Sebastião Salgado’s mode women is a synergy that sighs like a structure and the figuration was images are in motion and translucent. The He provokes the viewer into a meander- ly, provide us with an immersive and collec- of work, of his devotion and unend- symphony. It makes you remember unassuming yet powerful. Vermeer’s darkness is prevalent and brooding, but the ing medley of thoughts with integral and tive conscience to protect and nurture our one ing sense of duty in capturing the Bresson’s Muslim women praying in pictures portrayed simple settings mystical light is always present and gives hope imperative questions, “As we hurtle ourselves and only planet.” depth of the subject he traversed Srinagar after India’s tryst with free- that were serene yet full of poetic feel- of a better day to come. into oblivion, is there no power to steer us These are landscapes that talk to us about upon. dom. It makes you think of the ing, displaying the tranquil beauty Prabir recalls the Vedas, probably the old- away from the pending Pralay? Are we, as a living. Explanations for obscurity come in a There are limpid landscapes and intrinsic quality and quotients of the inherent in life. est holy scriptures known to man, which seed- race, beyond all hope and redemption?” rush all day long. A landscape must make us you somehow recall the famous power of the veil and its esoteric Paul brings back the language of ed the thought of holistic sustainability over The photographer believes that in this ponder. It must make us think of what we Marcel Proust work, Remembrance of immersiveness. Paul revels in black the masters in his scene of the rural 5,000 years ago. “Bhuh Bhuvah Svah... These frightfully unsettling narrative and brutal have not seen and felt. Most landscapes are Things Past where when you flip and white sonatas. He offers a rare rustic people on the streets of daily three words of the Gayatri mantra, in the Rig spectacle lives a potent cosmic force, a predictable and passive, but here are a set that countless times through the pages of insight into the charms and oddities sustenance clothed in their only Veda, which mean earth, air and cosmos give benevolent energy that man can merge into are ephemeral by definition, telling us that the final volume before you realise of the everyday idiom and signifies the attire walking along life’s pathway us the knowledge of the entire cosmos. And for his future existence. they are quick to decay but at the same time that it is more about life and its many impact of being culturally distin- with humble poverty as their only this mystical knowledge, born of man's Dheemahi — ‘we contemplate’ — presents they stand testimony to the beauty of a paint- perspectives rolled into the capsule of guished while at the same time cre- design. It is the solemn signature that umbilical connection to Bhumi, is the guid- a traditional visual narrative about our hid- ing, a symphony or a novel. time. When artistes speak to the ating a subtle corollary of intellectu- stays with us and we know that Paul ing light that gently steers us through the dark den world, a visual tapestry that amplifies the It explores a mapping of understanding world, they do so in terms of a al concern which underpins the exte- was indeed a master of the scene, he labyrinths of time,” explains Prabir. disappearing desolation, around and within that “Landscapes are for living,” and also whole. Paul was one such artiste, a rior appearances of life in the city wanted to capture that just for him- According to him, in today's world, we us. The resulting effect of such sublime con- become a vehicle for and expression of a cer- photographer. 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 . though they remain behind on net run rate.  " "  ndia opener Smriti Mandhana Pakistan's victory over the maintained her pole position West Indies has lifted them to 12  , F   Iwhile ODI skipper Mithali Raj points and they are now in the remained fifth in the latest ICC fourth position, just behind India  6 F ODI Players' Ranking issued on on the net run rate in the list led Monday. by Australia with 16 points from   Mandhana is leading the pack only nine matches and New with 774 rating points ahead of Zealand second at 14 points from eft-arm medium-pacer Australia pair of Ellyse Perry and 12. LKomal Zanzad impressed Meg Lanning. Among bowlers, veteran pacer with a three-wicket initial New Zealand's Amy Jhulan Goswami is the best-placed burst but Board President's XI Satterthwaite is placed fourth, just Indian at the third spot behind failed to defend their modest ahead of Raj. The other Indians to Megan Schutt of Australia and score of 154 and lost by two feature in top 20 are Deepti Pakistan's Sana Mir, who is lead- wickets against the visiting Sharma, who jumped a place to ing the pack. England XI in a practise game 17th and Twenty20 skipper Deepti Sharma and Poonam on Monday. Harmanpreet Kaur at 19th. Yadav are two other Indian Komal who is yet to play West Indies captain Stafanie bowlers figuring at the top-10 at for India but has taken an Taylor has advanced two places eighth and ninth positions respec- amazing 9 for 8 against "/  and grabbed eighth position tively. Haryana in the domestic one- among batters even as a number Deepti also features in the all- day tournament of the BCCI of players from Pakistan and South rounders chart at a career-high last season, rocked the visitors Africa have also moved up in the third spot. Perry is at the pinna- with her devastating spell of  $A ICC Women's ODI Player cle of the list followed by West 3 for 9 in her first six overs at Rankings after winning their Indies' Taylor. the Wankhede Stadium. respective ICC Women's No Indian woman has reached England XI were gasping  2 --03 Lachempa to an injury. Championship series. the top spot among all-rounders as at 11 for 4 by the fifth over Shillong started to attack a little late Taylor led the list of run-get- 8  %5 8  B82 all the former captains — triggered by the triple strike edro Manzi scored two goals and set in the half and made some threatening ters with an aggregate of 158, 5  %5 8 3 5 Goswami (in July 2015), Purnima by the Vidarbha captain Pup another to guide table-toppers moves to keep debutant Mauro Boerchio including two fifties, in a 2-1 loss Rau (December 2000) and before Heather Knight, with Chennai City FC to a 4-2 win over hosts busy. here that enabled Pakistan to 6/ 5/  %  ,;*  /%% Shubhangi Kulkarni (January a steady, unbeaten 64 off 86 Shillong Lajong in a return leg fixture of Phrangki Buam, Mahesh Naorem, overtake the West Indies in the 1986) have attained the second balls, lifted the team out of the the Hero I-League here Monday. and Kitboklang Pale combined well to points table of the eight-team 8 %   position. rut and guided it past the fin- Pedro, the current highest scorer in create a few opportunities but could not championship. It provides direct 5 2B The upcoming India-England ish line in the 38th over. the 12th I-League with 18 goals to his convert any. qualification berths to hosts New series can be crucial in the final England made 157 for 8. credit, changed the complexion of the Lajong's efforts finally paid divi- Zealand and four other top teams standings while defending cham- Apart from Komal, match in a span of 12 minutes. dends when Kitboklang Pale came up in the ICC Women's Cricket contention for a direct berth in the a verdict that has helped them to pions Australia host second-placed Reemalaxmi Ekka and spin- Spaniards Sandro Rodriguez and with a clinical finish, after a brilliant World Cup 2021. pinnacle event by completing a 3- catch up with the fifth-placed New Zealand in another series that ner Tanuja Kanwer picked up Nestor Jesus were the other goal scor- through ball from Phrangki Buam in the South Africa have kept in 0 triumph at home over Sri Lanka, West Indies on 11 points, even also starts on Saturday. two wickets apiece. ers for Chennai, while Kitboklang Pale 23rdminute. Earlier, the local outfit and Samuel Lyngdoh scored for the The first half came to an end with lost wickets in clusters and home team. the scoreline reading 1-1 for both the were bowled out in 49 overs Chennai consolidated their position teams. '' ' #.2! %!
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! #'$2 ' '( &%#%& that contained one of the Shillong remained at the bottom of some golden chances. two sixes struck in the the table with 10 points from the same However, as has been the case innings. number of games. throughout the length of the league,      2#   -03 Akbar Nawaz gave new recruit and Chennai's Spanish armada led by Pedro Italian keeper Mauro Boerchio his first changed the complexion of the game in   ustralia cap- start under the Chennai woodwork the last 12 minutes. Atain Aaron & !    "  G while Allison Kharsyntiew started with Off a Sandro free-kick from the left ormer South African opener Herschelle Finch feels that he an unchanged XI. flank in the 78th minute, Pedro headed FGibbs named India and hosts England as the doesn't need a Big The game began with Chennai City in for his 17th goal of the league. two strong contenders to win the upcoming Bash League tri-  ! "   ! ' pressing hard from the first minute. The He then latched on to a long ball ICC World Cup starting May 30. umph to "pep" Spanish duo of Pedro and Sandro along four minutes later, from Josef Kaplan "It is always wide open. The two standout him up as playing with Ajith Kumar combined well to from inside the Chennai half and contenders will be England and India. But, who an away series  3 4 . -  threaten the young Lajong defence. crossed accurately for countryman is going to make the other two places for the against a formida- It soon yielded results when Sandro Nestor Jesus to head home. Samuel semi-finals? It is difficult to say. A lot depends ble Indian team eigning national champion curled in a corner into Shillong net past Lyngdoh then converted a penalty in the on the weather in England. The bowling is a big enough RSourabh Verma has appealed keeper Phurcha Lachempa in the sev- 85th minute to keep Shillong interest- attacks will all play a part (in the tournament)," challenge. for financial help, which will enth minute to hand Chennai the lead. ed before Pedro's 90th-minute strike the 44-year-old Gibbs said on Monday. Finch will enable him to play more interna- Lajong then lost their keeper sealed the match in Chennai's favour. Asked about South Africa's chances, Gibbs lead Australia in tional tournaments in order to said that it is the upcoming improve his current world rank- not about AB limited overs ing. 
".   de Villiers' series in India The 26-year-old had burst absence that starting February into the scene with his first will be key but 24 where they would play two T20 Internationals apart from senior national title in 2011 but 
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 more so about five ODIs to fine tune their preparation for the ICC World Cup. over training led to frequent the lack of Finch's side Melbourne Renegades beat Melbourne Stars break downs, which stopped quality all- by 13 runs in the BBL final on Sunday. him from playing tournaments rounder. "I don't think you need anything to put pep in your step consistently. "We when you're going on an Aussie tour, particularly to India," It affected his ranking as (South Africa) Finch was quoted as saying by official Cricket Australia web- from a career-best ranking of 30 are always up site cricket.Com.Au. in 2012 he now finds himself at paign in the second round qual- there irrespec- "If you are slightly off the mark, you are going to get hurt. 55. ifiers after his first-round oppo- tive of ABD. They (India) are the best side in one-day cricket in their own "I don't have financial sup- nent Lu Guangzu withdrew. We have got conditions, I think. So you've got to go there full of confidence port to play international tour- Sourabh had clinched his Faf (Du and have a real clear game plan," said the 32-year-old open- naments. Now due to the new maiden international title at Plessis) and er. rule, only top 25 players are get- Bahrain International Challenge Quinton de Finch went through an eventful summer. He was appoint- ting financial help from BAI. in 2013, before claiming the Kock. The only ed Australia's one-day captain in a World Cup year, before mak- That led to my international TATA Open. issue for South ing his long-awaited Test debut. But he has since been dropped exposure being reduced and The Madhya Pradesh shut- Africa is not from the Test squad after failing to fire, and has not been as hence my ranking slipped," tler stitched a string of title wins having an all- destructive as usual in the shorter form of the game. Verma said. at Iran Fajr and Austrian rounder," Gibbs said. He said that BAI did spon- International, besides a runners- Recently, ICC chairman Shashank Manohar sor him for the Dutch Open but up at Malaysia Masters GPG in expressed his concerns about Test cricket's he needs more funding. 2014. future but Gibbs begged to differ. Of course, Dutch was Despite the injury setbacks, "Test cricket is (still going) strong. I don't financed by BAI after my perfor- he had a good year in 2016, when  3 4 . -  decades in Jammu and reply and then we will know why people say you need to revive it? I mance in two domestic events he won the Chinese Taipei Kashmir. decide the next course of am a big fan of Test cricket finishing in four but if I get financial support, I can Masters, besides securing run- inerva Punjab FC Minerva claims it action," East Bengal CEO days. It need not go on for full five days." do well," he said. ners-up finishes at Bitburger Mpulled out but couldn't have travelled Sanjit Sen said. However the veteran of 90 Tests and 248 "I need to play at least 10-12 Open, Polish International and refused to give up on to Srinagar after its for- "AIFF has to let us ODIs, wants batsmen to be challenged more in tournaments to get more rank- Belgian International. points while East Bengal eign players were specif- know when and where the longest format. ing points. I had a knee problem He also claimed his second adopted a wait and watch ically told by their respec- the match is going to be "The batsmen around the world get it easy last year, which I had to take care senior nationals in 2017, beating approach towards its tive embassies to avoid held. Once they let us in ODIs and T20. If they need to fight on sport- by myself. I am playing tourna- Lakshya Sen in the finals. scheduled fixture after the J&K capital. know, we will decide our ing tracks in Test cricket, so be it. Sometime the ments on my own. As a player, Lakshya Sen, who finished the Pulwama terror attack The club has refused stance," he added. game finishes in two days, when the pitch is it becomes a big burden if you runners-up at Guwahati after los- cast a shadow on their to offer a forfeiture and I-League CEO offering turn. I don't mind that," the dashing have to manage all by yourself," ing to Sourabh again, will also matches against Real has moved the Delhi Sunando Dhar though right-hander said. he said. play at Barcelona Spain Masters Kashmir FC in Srinagar. High Court after the said security was not an "It should not have to go for all five days.    ! G   Verma said that he had to -- his first international tourna- Defending champi- AIFF refused to relocate issue as the local author- It is important that a batsman's technique gets even pay for all his travel arrange- ment of the season in a year ons Minerva did not their match. ities assured them of all tested all the time. The bowlers, they also have ments for his next two tourna- where he is making his transition show up for their clash "We have filed a writ the necessary arrange- something in it, to get their confidence going.  2#/ % '0 ments -- Swiss Open and Orleans into senior from junior. against a ready RKFC in petition in the Delhi High ments. They don't get it from T20s or ODIs because Open. The 17-year-old from Srinagar on Monday after Court, seeking relief so "The local security flat decks are on offer," said the 44-year-old.  3 4 . -  When it comes to cricket, I "I will be playing Swiss Open Uttarakhand, who is a Asian asserting that the home that we are not forced to authorities in Srinagar don't think we should have any and Orleans Open next after Junior Champion and a bronze club and the All India play in Srinagar at this have given a go-ahead to eteran off-spinner relations with them otherwise Barcelona Masters. I have paid medallist at the world junior Football Federation volatile time," Minerva hold the match. The AlFF *(  ""! ! VHarbhajan Singh doesn't they will keep treating us like for my visa and financing every- championship, will have to play (AIFF) failed in providing Punjab FC owner Ranjit has assured of all the want India to play Pakistan in this," he added. thing (hotel and travel) all by at the qualifiers to make his way written security assur- Bajaj told PTI. necessary arrangements the upcoming ODI World Cup Harbhajan said India does- myself. So I don't have much to the main draw. ances. "Even today there for players and officials by
 " 4" )+ in the aftermath of the ghast- n't need to revive any sort of option to play bigger tourna- Among others, former East Bengal, on the was a 12-hour encounter the local authority," Dhar ly terror attack in Pulwama. sporting ties with Pakistan as ments," he reasoned. Commonwealth Games champi- other hand, conveyed where four Armymen said.  3 4 . - 8)  Harbhajan said India is a mark of respect for the Last year, Sourabh recovered on Parupalli Kashyap and Ajay their concerns about the have been martyred. And He added that the strong enough to win the armed forces. from a shoulder injury to win Jayaram will begin against Hong February 28 match to the they are saying 'come "whole security arrange- akistan's shooters were on Monday granted World Cup even if they decide "I don't think India should two Super 100 titles at the Russia Kong's Wong Wing Ki Vincent AIFF but refrained from and play football here'. ment of the players from Pvisas to participate in the New Delhi World to forfeit the match against play the World Cup match Open and Dutch Open and and Malaysia's Cheam June Wei making an outright pull- Unless the court inter- the airport to the team Cup, a top Indian shooting official said, ending Pakistan in Manchester on against Pakistan. Country clinched his third Senior respectively. out threat. Their clash venes, we are not expect- hotel and from travelling speculation about their presence in the event in June 16. comes first and we are all National title at Guwahati last Subhankar Dey, who was against RKFC is the last ing natural justice." from the hotel to the the wake of the Pulwama terrorist attack. Harbhajan's statement standing behind our country. week. defeated by Mumbai's Harsheel scheduled I-League Interestingly, the ground and return, The ISSF (International Shooting Sport came after the terror attack in Cricket or hockey or sports, it "After 2017, I had frequent Dani at the Nationals, will play match in Srinagar. AIFF has also not everything was taken care Federation) event, which will offer 16 quota places Pulwama killed 40 CRPF per- should be kept aside because injuries due to training overload. a qualifier in the opening round. The AIFF, mean- declared the match a for- of." for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, starts at the Dr Karni sonnel. Pakistan-based terror this is a huge thing and repeat- So I worked on my body and National championship sil- while, has referred the feiture till now. According While Minerva Singh Range on Thursday. outfit Jaish-e-Mohammad had edly our soldiers are killed. now I am more aware about the ver medallists Arjun MR and Minerva issue to its to the FIFA guidelines, in Punjab are not in con- "Their visa has been cleared and we have claimed responsibility for the "We should stand with our play-rest balance," said Sourabh, Ramchandran Shlok will take on League Committee and the event of a forfeiture, tention, East Bengal and received communication from the Indian High ghastly act. country. Cricket or hockey or who will start his international Korean eighth seed Kim Won maintained silence on full points are awarded to Real Kashmir are both Commission and the Pakistan shooting federation. "India should not play any sport, we don't need to play season at the Barcelona Spain Ho and Seo Seung Jae, while East Bengal's concerns. the team turning up for title contenders this sea- The two shooters and the manager's tickets are also Pakistan in the world Cup. with them," he said. Masters. Starting with the qual- Krishna Prasad Garaga and The entire sequence the game. son, and it remains to be being booked," National Rifle Association of India India is powerful enough to "We should not keep any ifiers Tuesday. Dhruv Kapila face France's of events is a fallout of After the February seen what the AIFF does (NRAI) secretary Rajiv Bhatia said. win the World Cup without kind of ties with Pakistan: we "I also had a knee issue and Christo Popov and Toma Junior Thursday's attack in 14 attack, East Bengal in the matter. Earlier, the terrorist attack had cast a doubt having to play Pakistan," are powerful enough to feed I wasn't playing too many events. Popov in another men's doubles which at least 40 CRPF also wrote to the AIFF Real Kashmir FC co- over Pakistan shooters' participation in the World Harbhajan said. the world on our own. Cricket, Now I'm stressing on fitness. I match. Women's doubles pair of paramilitary troopers asking for a change in founders Sandeep Cup, with the country's federation saying in "This is a difficult time. sports is not as important. We am looking at quality (of tourna- Pooja Dandu and Sanjana were killed while several venue. Chattoo and Shamim Karachi that it would not send its marksmen if the The attack that has happened, stand with every member of ments) and not quantity. I know Santosh and mixed doubles others injured. It has been "We have sent a letter Meraj expressed disap- visas don't come through by this evening. it was unbelievable and it's very the defence force. Their sacri- if I can take care of my body, I combination of Venkat Gaurav termed the deadliest ter- to AIFF and we are await- pointment that Monday's Pakistan applied for visas for two in the rapid wrong. Strict action will sure- fices should not go to waste," can win tournaments," said Prasad and Juhi Dewangan are rorist strike in three ing the revert. Let them match did not take place. fire category GM Bashir and Khalil Ahmed. ly be taken by the government. Harbhajan said. Sourabh, who will start his cam- also in the fray.                 ;?