RNI No.2016/1957, REGD NO. SSP/LW/NP-34/2016-18 Follow us on: @TheDailyPioneer facebook.com/dailypioneer instagram.com/dailypioneer/ Established 1864 OPINION 8 Published From WORLD 12 SPORTS 15 DELHI LUCKNOW BHOPAL THE END OF NOT MUCH HEADWAY IN TALKS AS NISHIKORI WINS BHUBANESWAR RANCHI RAIPUR CIVILITY SHUTDOWN DRAGS ON: TRUMP BRISBANE INT’L TITLE CHANDIGARH DEHRADUN Late City Vol. 155 Issue 6 *Air Surcharge Extra if Applicable LUCKNOW, MONDAY JANUARY 7, 2019; PAGES 16 `3 ADMIRER OF ALIA’S WORK: RANVEER} } 14 VIVACITY www.dailypioneer.com CBI can’t win votes for BJP: Akhilesh Rajnath to head Raid culture will boomerang, warns SP chief, says SP-BSP tie-up announcement in a week manifesto panel,

PNS n LUCKNOW/DELHI Lucknow on Sunday. Yadav said. who took charge as Mining “The Samajwadi Party is The SP and the BSP have Minister in 2013 and was day after the CBI raided his making efforts to win maxi- decided to fight the upcoming arrested in 2017 following a Jaitley media Aparty leaders and an IAS mum Lok Sabha seats. Those national elections together and complaint of rape by a woman officer, former Uttar Pradesh who want to stop us have the have already worked out a residing in Chitrakoot. Chief Minister and Samajwadi CBI with them. Once the seat-sharing arrangement to This is the third FIR per- Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Congress did CBI probe, and I take on the BJP, which along taining to illegal mining cases Sunday hit out at the Bharatiya was questioned. If the BJP is with its allies won 73 seats from which were registered on Janata Party (BJP) for “showing doing all this, the CBI will the State in 2014. On possibil- January 2, 2019, nearly two- its true colours”. Claiming that question me, I will answer ity of the Congress joining the and-a-half year after it was the CBI raids were politically (them). But, the people are alliance, Akhilesh said a deci- directed by the Allahabad High motivated, he warned the BJP ready to give an answer to the sion will be taken by him and Court to probe the issue. of tit-for-tat, saying the party is BJP,” he added. Mayawati. The CBI was directed by leaving a “culture”, which may “Now we have to tell the The CBI carried out the High Court on July 28, be used against it in the future. CBI as to how many seats we searches at 14 locations on 2016 to probe illegal mining in “We have the formidable have distributed in the gath- Saturday in connection with its the State following which it had alliance while the BJP has the bandhan (alliance),” he said, FIR against 11 persons, includ- registered seven preliminary CBI and other agencies to adding, “I am happy that the ing IAS officer B Chandrakala, enquiries out of which two per- hound its political rivals. I BJP has shown its true colours.” Samajwadi Party MLC Ramesh taining to Shamli and want to warn the BJP that in Rejecting Akhilesh’s accu- Kumar Mishra, to probe illegal Kaushambi districts were con- future they could be the victim sation, the BJP demanded that 2 We have the formidable alliance, while the BJP has the CBI and mining of minor minerals in verted into FIRs in 2017. of the legacy of vendetta they the CBI investigate Akhilesh for other agencies to hound its political rivals. I want to warn the BJP Hamirpur district during 2012- The searches of the agency Apart from Jaitley, Union will leave behind,” he said. his alleged involvement in a that in future they could be the victim of the legacy of vendetta 16. Minor minerals are sand, took place on a day the SP and BJP chief forms Ministers Nirmala Sitharaman, “I am ready to answer all mining scam, claiming his they will leave behind, said the SP president gravel, among others. BSP gave contours of an elec- Ravi Shankar Prasad, Piyush the queries of the CBI. The BJP Government was “hand in 2 BJP’s Siddharth Nath Singh said instead of questioning the time of “The role of the then toral alliance ahead of the 2019 17 committees Goyal and Mukhtar Abbas must know that the CBI cannot glove” with the accused. the raids, Akhilesh should answer why so much "loot" had Mining Ministers concerned Lok Sabha elections. Naqvi, and former Madhya win them the Lok Sabha elec- Rejecting the charge that happened under his Government. "If you loot public money, then during the relevant period may SP spokesperson Rajendra for LS elections Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj tions as the investigating the CBI’s searches on Saturday law will take its own course," he said, adding that the CBI is be looked into during the Chowdhary said the timings of Singh Chouhan, UP Deputy agency does not vote for any in connection with the alleged reporting to the Allahabad High Court, which had ordered a probe course of investigation of the the raids raises questions about PNS n NEW DELHI Chief Ministers Keshav Prasad party. The actual voters are scam was politically motivated in 2016 case,” the FIR said. the intentions of the Maurya, his Bihar counterpart farmers, labourers, workers, because of the alliance talks Akhilesh, who was the Government. “The party wel- he BJP on Sunday set in Sushil Modi, party general sec- traders and unemployed youth between the Samajwadi Party said, adding that those who are be announced within a week. Chief Minister of the State comes the CBI action but the Tmotion its preparation for retaries Bhupender Yadav and and they are waiting for the and the BSP, UP Government “langde-lulhe” (physically However, he maintained sus- between 2012 and 2017, held timings do raise questions. the forthcoming Lok Sabha Ram Madhav, former polling day to teach the BJP a Minister Sidharth Nath Singh handicapped) need “baisakhi” pense on accommodating the the mining portfolio during Especially since this is coming polls by appointing Home Maharashtra Chief Minister lesson for betraying on poll told reporters the BJP has no (crutches). Congress in the alliance, which 2012-13 apparently bringing right after the news of SP-BSP Minister Rajnath Singh as the Narayan Rane, former promises,” Yadav said while threat from them. On formal announcement also includes Ajit Singh’s RLD. his role under scanner, accord- alliance appeared in the media,” head of the all-important man- Jharkhand Chief Minister addressing the party cadre in The two Opposition par- of seat-sharing with Mayawati’s “You will come to know about ing to the FIR. He was suc- he said. ifesto committee. Finance Arjun Munda are among the the State office of the party ties are fighting for survival, he BSP, Akhilesh said it is likely to it (alliance) in a week or so,” ceeded by Gayatri Prajapati, Continued on Page 4 Minister Arun Jaitley will head other members of the mani- the publicity department and festo committee. Yadav will be will be assisted by Rajyavarthan a key member of the commit- Rathore, Piyush Goyal, Anil tee which will deal with matters Jain, and Mahesh Sharma. related to the Election Show proof of work contracts to Now, Shiv Sena joins Opp BJP president Amit Shah Commission. announced the formation of 17 Union Minister Nitin committees and their members Gadkari will head a panel HAL or quit: Rahul to Nirmala to prepare the party for the which will reach out to social ranks on Citizenship Bill electoral challenge. organisations while his Cabinet The choice of Rajnath to colleague Sushma Swaraj will Apologise for PNS n NEW DELHI said that they had objection to head the manifesto committee head a group that will produce the Bill which they alleged has obviously been taken with literature for the polls. Sushma fter backing the Congress’ links religion to citizenship. a view to sending “right” mes- will be assisted by Parbhat Jha, your canards or Ademand for a JPC probe “This is the basic objection. So, sage to the Uttar Pradesh elec- Mahesh Sharma, Anurag into the Rafale fighter jet deal, delink religion from citizenship torate and underlines the key Thakur, Amit Malviya, and resign from LS, the NDA Government major issue. This is against the spirit role the former UP Chief Sudhandshu Trivedi. ally Shiv Sena has again joined of our civilisation, culture and Minister could play in the Law Minister Ravi Shankar the Opposition ranks in oppos- of our Constitution. party affairs in the coming Prasad will look after the media retorts Def Min ing the Citizenship Citizenship can’t be linked with days. Over the years, Rajnath while Shyam Jaju will be (Amendment) Bill 2016. State, religion, caste, creed and has cultivated a pro-farmer incharge of social media. Union PNS n NEW DELHI Sena’s decision to oppose be country specific. It should be image and the BJP would hope Minister Prakash Javadekar will the Bill comes amid reports universal,” said a dissenting to encash it at a time when lead the wing which will organ- ongress president Rahul that the members of Congress, member note. there is a great deal of unrest in ise meetings of intellectuals. CGandhi and Defence TMC, SP, and Left parties have Continued on Page 4 the agriculture sector. Continued on Page 4 Minister Nirmala Sitharaman given note of dissent to the final on Sunday engaged in a bitter report of the JPC on the war of words on the contro- Citizenship Amendment Bill, posed legislation, Raut said. versial Rafale deal with both a single rupee of the said `1 “When you tell one lie, you which will be submitted in the The Bill seeks to amend the accusing each other of lying lakh crore has come to HAL, need to keep spinning out Lok Sabha on Monday. The Citizenship Act 1955 to provide over the claims on award of since not a single order, as more lies to cover up the first Sena has taken the decision citizenship to illegal migrants work orders to state-owned claimed, has been signed till one. In her eagerness to defend after the Asom Gana Parishad from Afghanistan, Bangladesh Hindustan Aeronautic Limited now”. The media report cited the PM’s Rafale lie, the RM (AGP) appealed to it to oppose and Pakistan, who are of (HAL). Citing a media report, senior HAL management offi- (Raksha Mantri) lied to the legislation, party leader Hindu, Sikh, Buddhist, Jain, Rahul alleged the Defence cials in order to back its claim. Parliament. Tomorrow Sanjay Raut said in a statement. Parsi or Christian origin. Minister “lied” in Parliament The Defence Minister hit (Monday), RM must place “We are determined to The Assamese and other that the Government orders back at Rahul for his remarks, before Parliament documents oppose the Citizenship indigenous groups in Assam worth `1 lakh crore were pro- asking him to read “the com- showing `1 lakh crore of Amendment Bill in fear that the passage of the Bill vided to HAL, prompting plete report” to “which you are Government orders to HAL. Parliament,” Raut said. would make the State a dump- Sitharaman to shoot back that referring”. “The LS record Or resign,” Rahul tweeted. With the Lok Sabha polls ing ground for fresh waves of it was a matter of “shame” that shows,” Sitharaman did not Sitharaman’s office later around the corner, the Shiv migrants, specifically “Hindu the Congress president was claim the orders were signed, tweeted, “Dear Shri Sena has adopted a more Bangladeshis”. misleading the country on the saying. “they were in the @RahulGandhi, looks like you aggressive posture against the They also feel that the Bill issue. She also tweeted details works.” really need to start from ABC. BJP, with whom it has shared would make redundant the of contract awarded to HAL Sitharaman tweeted, quot- Someone like you who is hell an uneasy relationship over exercise of NRC, which lists since 2014 when the BJP came ing from the media report, to bent on misleading the public the past four years. those who have come to Assam to power. assert that she had not stated in will quote an article even before The people of Assam, irre- before March 24, 1971, as man- Rahul’s attack came after a Parliament that the orders to reading it.” spective of their caste, religion dated by the Assam Accord. media report claimed that “not HAL had been signed. Continued on Page 4 and creed oppose the pro- The Opposition parties CAPSULE Reach railway SCHOOLS TO REMAIN Over two dozens nabbed in CLOSED TODAY stations early Lucknow: Basic Shiksha Adhikari Amarkant said that as per the statewide exam racket directives of the District for airport-like Magistrate, schools from Class PNS n LUCKNOW I-XII of all boards would remain closed because of the cold n a major crackdown against 4 arrested in Allahabad security check weather conditions. Icopy mafia active in Assistant PTI n NEW DELHI Teacher Recruitment Exam- PNS n LUCKNOW KHAIRA QUITS AAP FOR 2019, Special Task Force sleuths ailways is planning to seal RENEGING ON IDEOLOGY nabbed over two dozen persons n Allahabad, two solvers, their leader and a candidate were Rstations just like airports Chandigarh: AAP’s rebel MLA from different districts on Inabbed during the exam at Sahara Public Girls' Inter College and passengers would be from Punjab Sukhpal Singh Sunday. In Lucknow, nine per- in Kareili locality and Saroj Vidhayashanker Inter College in advised to arrive 15-20 minutes Khaira on Sunday resigned from sons, including a UP police Jhunsi on Sunday. before scheduled departure of primary membership of the constable, principal of National Those nabbed were identified as Nagendra Singh of trains to complete the process party, alleging the party has Inter College, four invigilators Kaushambi and his aides, identified as Rajesh Kumar Yadav of of security checks. “totally deviated” from the and two candidates, from Pratapgarh and Manohar Kumar Shah of Bihar, and candidate The security plan has ideology and principles on which inside the college campus in Suresh Kumar Yadav of Pratapgarh. The cops recovered five already been put in motion at it was formed. Hazratganj on Sunday noon. Aadhaar cards, 3 mobile sets, 2 ATM cards, 1 PAN card, `66,300, Allahabad, in anticipation of The constable arrested in this a car, a blank cheque and 2 voter identity cards. the Kumbh Mela, and at 3 POACHERS HELD IN connection was masterminding Police got a tip-off about prime accused Nagendra Singh was Hoobly railway station in DUDHWA RESERVE the racket while the principal the brain behind the gang and he had deputed solvers to take Karnataka with a blueprint for Lakhimpur Kheri: Three was assigned to help candidates the exam in place of candidates at the above named schools. The 202 more stations ready for poachers were caught red- by providing them answer team nabbed Nagendra from Kareili and he owned up his crime. implementation, RPF Director handed laying traps for sheets of the question paper. He disclosed the names of schools where solvers were taking General Arun Kumar told PTI. herbivorous animals in forests of Those arrested in Lucknow Continued on Page 4 “The plan is to seal the sta- Mailani range in the buffer zone were identified as Uma Shanker tions. It is primarily about of Dudhwa Tiger Reserve. Singh (principal) of Gudamba, identifying openings and to Arun Kumar Singh of Khursheed Alam of Pratapgarh Mishra and Vijay Kumar determine how many can be SISTERS FOUND HANGING Ashiyana, the woman, identi- and Virkesh Yadav of Mau. Mishra were deployed as invig- closed. There are areas which FROM TREE IN SAMBHAL fied as Shahnoor of Gomti Uma Shanker Singh is the ilators in the exam. will be closed through perma- Sambhal: The bodies of two Nagar, Daya Shanker Joshi of principal of National Inter Khursheed Alam and nent boundary walls, others sisters were found hanging from Hasanganj, Ashok Kumar College while Ram Ikbal Virkesh Yadav were taking the will be manned by RPF per- a tree near Dhumnadipur in Mishra of Madiaon, Vijay Shukla was deployed as centre exam and they were to be sonnel and some will have col- Sambhal in UP. Kumar Mishra of Hardoi, Ram incharge. Shahnoor, Daya helped by the above named lapsible gates,” he said. Ikbal Shukla of Indira Nagar, Shanker Joshi, Ashok Kumar Continued on Page 4 Continued on Page 4 LUCKNOW | MONDAY | JANUARY 7, 2019 city 02 Societies to look after BJP asks Akhilesh Present weather conditions to clear stand on augur well for wheat crop gaushalas in villages illegal mining PNS n LUCKNOW pea and vegetable crops had been affected. He said five PNS n LUCKNOW said. “Out of this `81 crore, `34 PNS n LUCKNOW of the Allahabad High Court. old wave conditions cycles of irrigation were On November 6, 2017, crore will be used for construc- He said the mining minister in Cmarked by lower-than-nor- required for wheat, while other ith Chief Minister Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath tion of cow shelters as each he Bharatiya Janata Party’s the Akhilesh Yadav govern- mal temperature has bright- Rabi crops gained from light Yogi Adityanath had declared that the state gaushala will have an area of TUttar Pradesh unit has ment was also reprimanded by ened the prospect of a bumper showers. Wstressing on meeting government would open 17,000 square feet,” state asked former chief minister the court. wheat output this Rabi season The Rabi season in the the deadline of January 10 for gaushalas in all the 75 districts Animal Husbandry Minister and Samajwadi Party national “This shows that the even though scanty rains could country is usually marked by setting up gaushalas, the gov- of Uttar Pradesh. That day, the SP Singh Baghel said. president Akhilesh Yadav to Akhilesh Yadav government affect other crops, including light rains in the plains and ernment has decided to set up Chief Minister had also The cow shelters are being clear his stand on illegal min- was neck-deep in corruption barley, mustard and chickpea. snowfall in the hills. This sea- societies at the village level to declared that his government constructed under different ing carried out during his and the mines were used to mint The standing wheat son, scanty rains have occurred look after the maintenance of had saved cows from going to schemes also, the minister said. regime, saying the CBI raids money for the ruling party,” the saplings have gained as day and so far in the wheat-growing these cow shelters. slaughterhouses and it would “In Bundelkhand, we have have exposed how corrupt the BJP state spokesman said. night temperatures have plum- areas of the state but the dry A senior official said that find ways to rear and protect given a special package to con- previous government was. When asked about the meted, with clear skies boost- weather has limited impact on societies would operate the the cattle. struct gaushalas while in BJP state spokesman Dr alliance between the Samajwadi ing the vegetative growth of the wheat, which is grown almost gaushalas at the village and In the 2018-19 budget, the Mathura, the Chief Minister Chandramohan told reporters Party and the Bahujan Samaj crop. This season, the entirely on irrigated land. tehsil levels and their members UP government had allocated has laid the foundation stone of during a daily press briefing Party, Chandramohan said that favourable weather follows The official said that as per would be selected by the dis- `360 crore for protection of Mahamana Gau Gram scheme. that the CBI carried out raids it was a pact between corrupt timely sowing of wheat and adding that the prevailing tem- the assessment of the UP trict administration. cow and construction of The government is working in against officers who were post- parties. marginal increase in acreage in perature was conducive for a Council of Agricultural Nagar nigams, nagar pan- gaushalas through different a phased manner to overcome ed at important positions dur- “People know that both the Uttar Pradesh at 1.23 crore record output of wheat in the Research (UPCAR), isolated chayat and gram sabhas will just departments. On July 5, 2018, the problem,” Baghel said. ing the Akhilesh Yadav regime. parties have expertise in mak- hectares against a little over 97 current year. and scattered rains and snow be the controlling authorities. the first instalment `81 crore Under the Mahamana Gau “The raids raise a big ques- ing money and will be taught lakh hectares in 2017-18. Despite the low tempera- due to western disturbances “Special grazing grounds was sanctioned and the num- Gram scheme, the gaushalas will tion mark on the style of work- a lesson in the coming elec- The hike in minimum sup- ture, the frequency of foggy forecast in northern states were will be developed for the ani- ber of districts having cow accommodate over 10,000 cows. ing of Akhilesh Yadav and he tion,” he said. port price by the Centre for weather has come down con- likely to ease the dry spell. mals where the stray cattle shelters came down from 75 to On January 1 this year, the should clarify his stand,” the “The next election will be wheat has also added to siderably compared to recent As per the latest wheat will be kept. The anti-land 68. The government discarded UP government imposed a 2 BJP state spokesman said here between a clean party like BJP increase in the acreage of years. Fog is considered production data available with grabbing cell is working effi- seven districts of Bundelkhand per cent cess on liquor and 0.5 on Sunday. and an alliance of corrupt par- wheat. The Centre has fixed the favourable for wheat crop as it the Agriculture department, ciently and has allotted over namely Jhansi, Lalitpur, Jalaun, per cent additional tax on toll. Chandramohan pointed ties. It is no secret whom the support price for wheat at lowers the day temperature wheat production in UP in 43,000 hectares of land to set up Hamirpur, Mahoba, Banda and This money will be used to con- out that the raids were carried people will support,” the BJP `1,840 per quintal for 2018-19, during the vegetative phase of 2017-18 Rabi season was 3.57 these gaushalas,” the official Chitrakoot. struct cow shelters in villages. out by the CBI on the directives state spokesman said. against `1,735 in the previous the crop. But the prevailing crore MT which is up by year. condition of low temperatures around 7.50 lakh MT pro- “There has been a percep- and clear skies is seen as even duced during the previous year tible drop in temperature in more conducive for a high (2016-17). During the current 3 poachers held in Uttar Pradesh and its neigh- yield, said the official, adding Rabi season (2018-19), the Dudhwa reserve bouring states including that clear skies ensured better production is likely to increase Apna Dal in talks with all parties for alliance Madhya Pradesh and even in photosynthesis while the tem- by over 10 per cent. The pro- Lakhimpur Khiri: Three Maharashtra and this is high- perature was still low. ductivity has gone up from PNS n LUCKNOW hence the party should think poor. Besides, we are the only poachers were caught laying ly favourable for the wheat The official said the present 35.38 quintal per hectare last twice on accommodating us in political party which is con- traps for animals in forests of crop,” said an official of the weather conditions were year to 36.50 quintal per eeping all options open the 2019 polls also,” Patel cerned for the Kurmi commu- Mailani range in the buffer zone Agriculture department, favourable for wheat, but chick- hectare in 2017-18. Kfor pre-poll alliance for said. nity,” Pallavi said. of Dudhwa Tiger Reserve, offi- the Lok Sabha polls in Uttar She said everything about Meanwhile, Kunwar cials said on Sunday. “The Pradesh, the Apna Dal led by the alliance would be clear by Haribansh Singh thanked poachers were caught red-hand- Krishna Patel, widow of the next one month and if the tie- Prime Minister Narendra ed late on Saturday night when Minor raped by stepfather and his cousin party’s late founder Sonelal up did not materialise, the Modi and Chief Minister Yogi they were laying half a dozen Patel, announced that in the era Apna Dal would contest Adityanath for announcing a khabars (nets to trap spotted Muzaffarnagar (PTI): A 16-year-old girl was cousin Tanvir — both absconding — under var- of gathbandhan politics, it was around 30 Lok Sabha seats in medical college in Pratapgarh. deer, wild boars, etc). They were allegedly raped by her stepfather and his cousin, ious sections of the Indian Penal Code and the also in search a viable partner eastern UP. “I have written to UP CM caught on the spot. Some of their who also recorded a video of their act at Kandhla Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act. to contest the parliamentary On reports of rift between to name the medical college accomplices managed to escape, town in Shamli district. According to Circle Officer The victim’s mother said her daughter was raped elections. the BJP and Anupriya Patel’s on Sonelal Patel,” he said, Dudhwa Tiger Reserve Field Rajesh Kumar Tiwari, the incident took place on by the accused, who also recorded a video of their The party is also not Apna Dal (Sonelal) and announcing that the PM Director Ramesh Kumar Pandey Saturday and the police had registered a case act and threatened to make it viral if the girl nar- averse to have alliance with Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj would lay the foundation said. PTI against Waseem, the victim’s stepfather, and his rated her ordeal to anyone. Bharatiya Janata Party. The Party of Om Prakash Rajbhar, stone of the new medical col- party’s breakaway faction, she said, “I do not want to lege in Pratapgarh very soon. Apna Dal (Sonelal), is an ally Apna Dal chief Krishna Patel addresses comment on it. But, as far as He also disclosed that on of the National Democratic reporters in Lucknow Pioneer OP Rajbhar is concerned, he his personal instance, he Alliance and her daughter was once associated with Centre as well as the UP gov- Anurpiya Patel is a minister in Apna Dal and headed the ernment had approved devel- the Union government. Party, Bahujan Samaj Party, youth wing of the party.” opment projects worth over However, on a positive Congress and even BJP were Patel also praised Chief `9,000 crore. note for Krishna Patel, party in touch with her. Minister Yogi Adityanath and The Apna Dal (Sonelal) is MP from Pratapgarh, Kunwar “We are not averse to said, “The work done by Yogi a breakaway faction of Apna Haribansh Singh, who had joining the BJP if they accept Adityanath in the nearly two Dal, which was founded in won the Lok Sabha polls for our agenda of farmers, youths, years of the government has 1995 by late Sonelal Patel. The the party in 2014 along with and common people besides been very good.” Apna Dal (Sonelal) was Anupriya, was with the moth- announcing a Kisan Pallavi also supported her founded by Jawahar Lal Patel, er and not the daughter. Commission,” she said, adding mother’s view an said the who was also founding mem- Addressing a press confer- that they did not care if after Apna Dal would stick to its ber of the Apna Dal. ence here on Sunday in pres- the alliance with BJP agenda on which the party In October 2014, fissures ence of her daughter Pallavi Anupriya Patel too would be was formed by her father in within the Apna Dal became Patel and Kunwar Haribansh accommodated in the NDA. 1996. public for the first time, as the Singh, Krishna Patel disclosed “In 2014, the BJP tasted a “We are the real Apna party’s then national general that leaders of all political par- landslide victory in UP due to Dal and are fighting on the secretary Anupriya Patel was ties, including Samajwadi support from Apna Dal and issues of farmers, youths and removed from her post. Devatva Yatra of Kinnar Akhara taken out with pomp & show vko’;drk gS Boat rides to be made pleasurable, comfortable and safe for pilgrims

Allahabad (PNS): In order to ensure boat rides pleasur- able, comfortable and safe for the pilgrims, the Kumbh Mela administration has decided to operate an additional 2,000 hand-rowed boats besides the existing 600 at the Sangam. Kumbh Mela Adhikari Vijay Kiran Anand said around 600 boats were operating at the Sangam at present but in view of the expected arrival of a large Transgender rights activist and Kinnar Akhada chief Acharya Mahamandaleshwar number of pilgrims, the mela Laxmi Narayan Tripathi and other Kinnar community people taking part in Devatva administration had decided to Yatra' during the peshwai ceremony for the Kumbh Mela in Allahabad on Sunday operate more boats during the Kumbh, especially on the six PNS n ALLAHABAD shouting Jai Mahakal with a main bathing days. sword in his hand. “As part of the plan, we will he Devatva Yatra of Kinnar During the yatra there have 2,000 additional boats, TAkhara was taken out with was also unique sight-seeing. including 500 with cushioned great pomp and show from Here ‘Mahakal Damru’ team seats, for the visitors,” he Rambhawan Crossing to make of Varanasi continued to be added. a royal entry into the Kumbh the main attraction. It attract- Anand further said that Mela Area here on Sunday. ed the visitors by playing the additional boats would also be The zeal and gusto shown big damru and the city- pressed into service if needed. by the members of the akhara dwellers were seen dancing to These boats have been requisi- during the yatra made the its tune. tioned through online tender. atmosphere completely devo- The yatra reached the All these boats will be duly tional. During the yatra, the Kumbh Mela Area through the checked by the officials con- procession of Lord Mahakal Old Grand Trunk (GT) Road. cerned and certified for safe was first taken out and was fol- The Devatva Yatra had operations. lowed by the akhara office- become the centre of attrac- He said that around 100- bearers in the ‘buggy’ who tion for the denizens. Flower odd boats would also be kept were chanting Jai Mahakal petals were showered by the in reserve to meet any contin- throughout the way. people from both sides of the gency. These boats would also Amongst them the Akhara road to welcome the members have essential safety gadgets chief Lakshmi Narayan of the procession of Kinnar like life-saving jackets to deal Tripathi, riding a camel kept Akhara. with any emergency.

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But, the girl Alife in Aliganj on Saturday was emotionally attached to passengers as in Lucknow’s air night. In the suicide note which him and owing to the frustra- she reportedly wrote before tion, she took the extreme bus catches fire quality index taking the extreme step, the girl step,” the SHO said. Lucknow (PNS): Fifteen blamed her boyfriend for end- The father of the deceased passengers had a providential PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW ing her life. Pankhuri Khanna is employed with a printing escape when a bus ferrying of Sector A colony under press company in Kapoorthala them caught fire at Lohia loudy weather followed Aliganj police station was a pri- while her mother is an accoun- crossing in Gomti Nagar on by rains added to the vate worker. Around 10 pm on tant in a private company. The Sunday night. The incident Cchill in Lucknow on Saturday, she went to her room body has been sent for post- occurred around 7 pm when Sunday. It was a sunny but after having dinner and closed mortem. A 59-year-old man in the bus was heading to windy morning after which the the door from inside. Around PGI ended his life in depression Kaiserbagh. When the bus skies turned cloudy in the 12 midnight, her parents went note which read: “Nitesh ki on Saturday night. Reports reached near Lohia crossing, afternoon. Rains followed to the room for some work and vajah se aj phir meri life usi said the man, identified as some passengers noticed amidst thundering clouds soon found the doors closed from jagah aa kar khadi ho gayi hai. Arvind Pandey of Vrindavan smoke emanating from the afterwards. Even though the inside and so they peeped Usne mujhe dhoka diya hai. Colony, was undergoing treat- engine. As the bus stopped, the rain did not last long, the sun from the window. Phir se mujhe dhoka mila. Mera ment for depression. On passengers started getting remained bleak and skies inter- They were shocked to see insaf karana.” Saturday night, he hanged him- down. Soon, the bus went up mittently cloudy skies. Icy their daughter hanging from Aliganj SHO Farid Ahmed self from the railing of a stair- in flames. A fire tender was winds also made it difficult for the ceiling fan. Thereafter, they said that she was having an case after tying a dhoti around sent to the place on distress people battling cold weather opened the door and informed affair with Nitesh, a resident of his neck. His son Anubhav call and it doused the fire. conditions. the police. Police said that Model House, and for some Pandey said that he saw him Gomti Nagar SHO Triloki Singh Met office director JP Pankhuri tied a saree around reasons both had a spat. “The hanging in the morning and said the fire broke out probably Gupta said the rains occurred her neck and hanged herself family alleged that Nitesh had informed the police. Police due to overheating of bus because of the presence of from the ceiling fan to end her promised to marry her in a said the body was sent for engine. He said no one was western disturbance over life. She left behind a suicide temple but their families were autopsy. reported injured in the mishap. Jammu and Kashmir. He fore- of fossil fuel and biomass have cast clear skies on Monday. accelerated the aerosol content, “The skies will be cloudy in the with the component smaller beginning only to become clear than 2.5 microns being the Meeting on swine flu at later on,” he said. most serious. The ever-increas- Lucknow recorded the ing number of vehicles has con- maximum temperature at 21 tributed in a big way to the CMO office on Jan 8 degree Celsius while the min- menace. Hopefully, the launch imum settled at 11.2 degree of Metro services within a few PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW Celsius, which was three notch- months will bring some relief,” es above normal. As for state, he said. he CMO office will conduct the forecast is for rain and “The present problem is a Ta meeting on swine flu on thundershowers at isolated strange mix of meteorological January 8. Dr SK Saxena said places in eastern UP and dense and anthropogenic factors. We that H1N1 was a notified dis- foggy conditions at isolated may not be able to control eases, information for which fering from H1N1. As per places in western UP. nature’s vagaries, but we can should be immediately provid- experts, some groups of people In view of the cold weath- certainly regulate fossil fuel ed to the CMO office. “This is appear to be at higher risk of er conditions, mayor Sanyukta and biomass burning. The use important in light of the fact that more complicated or severe ill- Bhatia distributed blankets of ethanol at about 3% in patients can be provided effec- ness, including pregnant among those in need during a petrol is inadequate. Enhanced tive care and a proper manage- women, infants, and young programme organised by an production of ethanol from ment be in place to check the children (particularly under 2), NGO at Engineering College biomass is now possible. disease. The meeting, to be people of any age with certain crossing. Higher availability of ethanol held at the CMO office, will wit- chronic health conditions Incidentally, there was no will reduce fossil fuel burning ness the participation of mem- (including asthma or lung dis- decrease in city’s pollution lev- (Top) People sitting around a bonfire to keep themselves warm in Lucknow on and at the same time, it will be bers of Indian Medical ease, heart disease, diabetes, els which pretty much depend Sunday. (Above) Kids covered with woollen caps and clothes Pioneer utilising the biomass being Association, Private Nursing kidney disease or some neuro- on weather conditions as winds wasted and prevent pollution,” Homes’ Association and mem- logical conditions), and people help in dispersing the pollution trying to minimise the dust had been stopped to a large he added. He said e-vehicles bers of Lucknow Pathology with severely compromised load. On January 6, Lucknow’s which has increased because of extent but because of the cold, would emerge in a big way and Association,” he said. immune systems. People aged air quality index was very poor the construction work. We are bonfires had been arranged at companies had stopped mak- Head of the Microbiology 65 or above are least likely to be at 366. Municipal sprinkling water on the roads 412 points in the city, he point- ing fossil fuel-based cars com- department of SGPGI Dr TN infected with the pandemic Commissioner Indramani and carrying out mechanised ed out. Scientist CM Nautiyal pletely. “Hybrid cars are also Dhole will address the gather- influenza, but those who do get Tripathi said they had started sweeping. We have also told said that air pollution had coming up. With subsidy on ing about the diagnosis of H1NI sick are also at high risk of night sweeping exercise and LMRC officials to help check taken serious dimensions over solar energy in India, people and associated healthcare while developing serious complica- night sprinkling for the same the pollution levels,” he said. the past few years. “Enhanced are going for e-vehicles,” he Dr BP Singh of Research Centre tions, just as they are from sea- reason. “At LMC level, we are The burning of garbage construction activities, burning added. on medical care of children suf- sonal flu. Lucknow spruced up for Swachhata Survekshan

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he city has been decked up Tfor the Swachhata Survekshan- 2019 and for the first time LED lights in differ- ent colours have been put up along the Gomti Nagar flyover, Lohia Path and on the Chaudhary Charan Singh Airport route. Municipal Commissioner Indramani Tripathi said that coloured LED lights had been installed for the first time in the state capital. “We have put up red, yellow, pink and purple lights along with tricoloured ones on more than 4,000 poles. This has survey for the rating of 73 cities participation, ensure sustain- been done to beautify the city in January 2016 followed by ability of initiatives taken under the Swachhata ‘Swachhata Survekshan-2017’ towards garbage-free and open Survekshan. We will be using conducted in January-February defecation-free cities, provide more lights in other parts of the 2017 ranking 434 cities and the credible outcomes which would city shortly till January 26,” he recently-concluded Swachhata be validated by third party said. Survekshan-2018 for ranking certification, institutionalise He said that they were car- 4,203 cities. In a bid to scale up the existing systems through rying out the beautification in the coverage of the ranking online processes and create other parts of the city too. “We exercise and encourage towns awareness amongst all sections have begun painting of walls in and cities to actively implement of the society about the impor- Arjunganj and we are making mission initiatives in a timely tance of working together for paintings under the visual and innovative manner, the making towns and cities a bet- theme also to give a beautiful MoHUA now proposes to con- ter place to live in. look to Lucknow,” he added. duct its fourth survey to rank “Additionally the survey As a prelude to encourag- all the cities under the also intends to foster a spirit of ing cities to improve urban san- Swachhata Bharat Mission- healthy competition among itation, the Minister for Urban. towns and cities to improve Housing and Urban Affairs Officials said that the their service delivery to citizens (MoHUA) had conducted a objective of the survey was to for creating cleaner cities,” it ‘Swachhata Survekshan-2016’ encourage large-scale citizen was said. Mayor requested to change names of ‘Langda Phatak’, ‘Andhe Ki Chowki’ PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW 210th birth anniversary cele- The mayor said she would brations of Louis Braille, who look into the issue and table ifferently-abled people is the creator of Braille script. a proposal in the next execu- Dhave requested mayor A divyang, Ram Prakash tive meeting of Lucknow Sanyukta Bhatia to reschristen requested the mayor to change Municipal Corporation. ‘Langda Phatak’ and ‘Andhe Ki the names of ‘Langda Phatak’ The occasion also wit- Chowki’, which are promi- and ‘Andhe Ki Chowki’ as they nessed the presence of Cabinet nent landmarks in the city. had a demoralising effect on minister Ramapati Srivastava, The request was made at the the differently-abled people. who spoke on the various schemes and projects being run by the state government for welfare of the differently- abled. The mayor also felici- tated differently-abled stu- dents for their performance. “The differently-abled have a unique power with which they know what is happening around them. I have issued directions for installation of a Mayor Sanyukta Bhatia Louis Braille statue near felicitating differently- Rajkiya Drishtibadhit Inter abled students College,” she said. LUCKNOW | MONDAY | JANUARY 7, 2019 city 04

Traders to build parking Chef lists over a dozen khichdi varieties PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW eties of khichdi which were an ucts when brought together assortment of meats, vegetables MAKARSANKRANTI ROUND THE CORNER and cooked properly could lot in Gomti Nagar ith the festival of and wheat grains. produce a wonderful dish. WMakarsankranti round He pointed out that across “‘Khichdi’ is made of rice PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW for a period of 30 years. Traders The Vice-Chairman said the corner the chefs of the city the country, every region had and lentils which have different have come up with an idea of the proposed project would not say that a wide varieties of this an interesting depiction of properties and have different s a mark of good gesture, having the mutli-level parking only help traders save their wholesome dish can be served ‘khichdi.’ “Take for example the timings for cooking but when Atraders of the lot due to frequent traffic con- business interest but also for the on the occasion. Chefs state Marwari khichdi which is blended together can give the Patrakarpuram market under gestion in and around area. convenience of general public. that there are over 12-15 vari- made of green ‘moong’ dal and best result.This is also symbol- the banner of UP Adarsh LDA Vice-Chairman PN Spelling out the pro- eties of ‘khichdi’ which can be dry fruits while the Gujarati ic of a happy joint family when Vyapar Mandal have decided to Singh had suggested in July last gramme, Gupta said the man- savoured and every culture khichdi which is slightly sweet people of different thought build a multi-level parking lot to convert pavements, base- dal would employ drivers who has a different dish. and is made of ‘dhuli urad’ can processes with a varied range of near the sabzi mandi in Gomti ments of shops and in between take away four-wheelers to Chef Balwinder Singh, be savoured with a hot bowl of understanding can gel proper- Nagar without seeking financial the space of dividers into the the parking lot of those who while talking to The Pioneer, ‘kadhi’. The Punjabis prepare ly it gives rise to one happy assistance from Lucknow parking lot to make the traffic come for shopping there and said that people could opt for their khichdi with ‘sabut family,” he added. Homemaker Development Authority (LDA) flow smooth. There was a fear hand over the vehicles to them a wide range of lentils in the moong dal’ and eat it with Shalini Dwivedi from or from any government agen- among traders that their busi- after they finished their shop- preparation of this meal of radish because it helps in diges- Indiranagar said that hot khich- cies. This initiative has been ness would suffer a great loss ping. The drivers will issue ‘khichdi’. “To start with ‘khich- tion. The south Indians have di and tehri with sesame and taken to sort out the most cru- due to traffic congestion. them a token after charging di’ is made of ‘moong’ dal their khichdi tempered with ‘gur laddoos’ is the ultimate cial problem of traffic The sale in the market has the money. which is light on the stomach southern flavours,” he added. These people opt for ‘khichdis’ the khichdi which is made of dish on a cold and rainy after- congestion. declined by 10 per cent in the The Vice-Chairman said and good for digestion at the He said that for the mod- which are made of wheat and barley and carries that special noon. “‘Khichdi’ which is typ- A Memorandum of past one year. Mandal general traders of other markets in the time when one is sick but one ern folk, ‘khichdis’ were best barley that is cooked along with flavour,” he added. ically and traditionally served Understanding (MoU) in this secretary Sanjay Gupta said it city would be encouraged in can opt for the ‘arhar’ dal, prepared with wheat, barley any type of lentil,” he added. Pointing to the signifi- is the one made of ‘urad dal’. It regard will be signed on was an initiative of the trading future to take such an initia- ‘sabut moong’ and the ‘urad’ dal and oats. “People who are The chef pointed out that cance of having khichdi on the is served with four accompani- Monday. The LDA administra- community for the betterment tive of having their parking for preparing khichdi,” he said. health conscious always want to these khichdis could be very Makarsankranti day, Balwinder ments, ghee, papad, pickle and tion has leased out the land of the traffic management and lots in case the proposed pro- The chef said that ‘haleem’ avoid rice which they do not delicious and people should try said that it highlighted the raita, which form the soul of measuring 30,000 square feet public interest. ject yielded good results. and ‘khichda’ were also vari- think is a healthy carbohydrate. them out. “Take for instance aspect that two different prod- the celebrations,” she said. CISH succeeds in developing Special court issues CITYBRIEFS a vertically-growing guava NBWs against Azam, PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW son, three others entral Institute of CSubtropical Horticulture PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n ALLAHABAD against them. The court took (CISH) has shown very encour- cognizance of the chargesheet aging results in developing a aking a serious note of the and issued summons against vertically- growing guava. Tnon-appearance before the them. However, subsequently “Guava is one of the most court despite previous orders, the matter was shifted to important tropical fruits for ver- the Special Court (MP and Allahabad following the setting tical growing. Its canopy can be MLA) issued non-bailable war- up of a Special Court here to easily maintained through rant (NBWs) against deal with cases pending against ‘espalier’ training system.The Samajwadi Party leader Azam the elected state legislators and yield and fruit quality are excel- Khan, his son Mohammad members of Parliament. lent. Guava varieties respond- Abdullah Azam Khan (also an Meanwhile, the court dis- ing to pruning can be easily MLA), and three others in missed a bail application converted into a tree shape. connection with a case regis- moved by the dreaded mafia Espalier is a horticultural tech- tered against them in don, Mukhtar Ansari, who is nique for training the tree Moradabad in the year 2008. an MLA from Mau, seeking DM Kaushal Raj Sharma leading a torch run on Sunday Pioneer growth. In temperate climate Passing the above order, release in a case registered espalier is trained along with special judge Pawan Kumar against him under the TORCH RUN NAGAR KIRTAN Basmandi, Lal Kuan, wall to get better sunlight. The Tiwari fixed January 21 as the Gangsters Act. A unique torch run, organ- A ‘Nagar Kirtan’ was organ- Hussainganj crossing, Hewitt word espalier comes from the next date of hearing in the mat- Special judge Pawan ised on Sunday, was flagged off ised in Lucknow on the occa- road, Latouche road, Sri Ram French language which means ter. In a case registered at the Kumar Tiwari passed this by District Magistrate Kaushal sion of Prakash Parv of Guru road, Aminabad and Hanuman something to rest your shoul- Thana Gate police station of order. A case under the Raj Sharma by passing the Gobind Singh on Sunday. The mandir before culminating at der on which a tree was trained Moradabad on October 2, Gangsters Act was registered baton to the ambassadors who procession was led by ‘Panj Naka Gurudwara. to grow. Establishing Espalier 2008, it was alleged that when against Mukhtar at the Dakshin ran 50 kms across the city, Pyaras’ followed by requires an amalgamation of the police stopped a car with a Tola police station in Mau in propagating the the idea of a decked-up ‘palki’. both science and art,” CISH need to identify varieties, stan- performed on the wire results black film, Azam Khan, his son the year 2010. Subsequently as staying healthy. It was a curtain The roads had director Shailendra Rajan said. dardise structures and package in better fruit bud formation at and others created a ruckus and per the direction of the apex raiser to the ‘Lucknow City crowds on both the He further pointed out that of practices for making it more the lower portion of the tree. squatted on the road. court the Special Court (MP Half Marathon’ which will be sides to pay respect in Europe vertical gardening of popular. A vertical farming The trees trained on espalier Therefore, this case was regis- and MLA) was set up at held at 1090 crossing on to ‘Guru Granth fruits had been a tradition and technique involves cultivating architecture are compact and tered against them alleging Allahabad to try cases against February 3. Key organiser Iron Sahib’. The proces- a well-accepted concept is in fruit crops suitable for a verti- are close to the main trunk. stopping police from discharg- elected legislators and members Man Abhishek said the sion moved practice for many centuries, cal canopy rather than a hori- Hence the effective cropping ing its duties. of Parliament of the state. marathon was a symbol of towards particularly in grapes, apples zontally-spread one. Apart from area is more leading to larger After investigation the Therefore, this case was shift- good health, active lifestyle Gurunanak mar- and pears. “The principle is the temperate fruits like apple, production. Since most of the police submitted a chargesheet ed here. and better future. ket, Charbagh, very same which is adapted in peach, cherry, vertical farming leaves are exposed to sunlight deciduous crops and CISH techniques have been success- sufficient light interception presently demonstrated in sub- fully demonstrated in guava, takes place. Attractive fruit NOW, SHIV... submitted tomorrow and then sleuths laid a trap around the tropical fruits like guava. With strawberry, grape, kiwi, custard appearance with a red fruit sur- Members of the committee everyone will come to know,” CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 college. The cops spotted a man increasing availability of struc- apple, apple, plum etc,” he said. face is a result of fruits being from the Left and the TMC said said a source in Congress. While sitting inside an SUV parked tures and containers the verti- He further added that this exposed to sunlight. Guava in that the committee had visited speaking in Silchar, Assam on outside the gate and contacted cal farming system is being technology was being evaluat- this architecture bears 35 to 40 Gujarat, Rajasthan and Assam Friday, Prime Minister Government hand in glove formed a three-member “Bike their informer who identified adopted for growing vegetables ed in subtropical fruits like fruits,” Rajan said. where they faced major oppo- Narendra Modi reiterated the with the mining syndicate. He Rally Committee” featuring the man as Arun Kumar Singh. in urban areas but for tropical guava and encouraging results This system for developing sition to the Bill. “As members Centre’s commitment to pass also fired off many questions to Sanjiv Chaurasia, Pradeep On the revelation, the cops fruits it is a starting. Under lim- had shown that vertical farm- guava was made easy by KK of the joint committee on the Citizenship Amendment Akhilesh, asking him why Singh Baghela and Saurabh apprehended the man and ited land availability condi- ing could not merely be a Srivastava, principal scientist at Citizenship Amendment Bill Bill. “The Citizenship Bill is an Chandrakala “violated” e-ten- Chaudhary. A committee for interrogated him later. Arun tions vertical farming can be a hobby but it could be used for CISH (Lucknow), as he exper- 2016, we can state that there was atonement of the wrong that der norms and why she was “Mann ki baat” will be headed disclosed the names of his suitable option for the produc- boosting commercial produc- imented this technique on no consensus in the committee was done during India’s made the District Magistrate of by Arun Singh. Jaitley’s choice aides who were in involved in tion of fruits in urban and peri- tion of this type of guava. apples at CISH, Srinagar, as on the final report. We had been Partition. I hope this Bill is Hamirpur. “The BJP demand as head of the publicity depart- the crime and the sleuths urban areas. But there is a “Guava branch bending well. opposed to the Bill as it brings passed soon in Parliament. that the CBI should investigate ment is reaffirmation of the fact nabbed them from inside the out the ethnic divisions in the India will safeguard all who had Akhilesh Yadav,” Singh said, that the Finance Minister is one college campus. It surfaced State of Assam,” another dissent been victims of the Partition,” he adding that he should be called the most media friendly leader that Ram Ikbal Shukla is a note said. The members have said. by the agency for probe. in the BJP. Party’s all national teacher at Dayanand Inter SCHOOLSCAN also raised objections over the spokespersons, which include College and was deployed as way the committee has func- SHOW PROOF... REACH RAILWAY... its media head Anil Baluni and centre incharge at the National tioned. They said that they had Her office also accused “At each entry point, there his deputy Sanjay Mayukh, Inter College to conduct the given amendments to Clause 2 Rahul of “lying” and said HAL will be random security checks. will be part of its media com- exam. The other accused of the Bill seeking to eliminate has signed contracts worth However, unlike at airports, mittee. In the run up to the Shanoor is posted as inspector the specific mention of six `26,570.8 crore between 2014 passengers need not come hours elections, Shah has made a host in Nagar Nigam and was minority communities and also and 2018 and contracts worth in advance, but just 15-20 min- of appointments, including of deployed as invigilator in the the names of neighbouring `73,000 crore are in the utes ahead of their departure incharges and their associates exam. Similarly, Daya Shanker countries. This was to secularise pipeline. “Will @RahulGandhi times to ensure that they are not for different States, to spear- Joshi, Ashok Kumar Mishra, the Bill, the dissent note from apologise to the country from delayed because of the security head the party’s campaign. Vijay Kumar Mishra were the TMC said. “In Assam it is the floor of the House and process,” he said. Kumar said teachers and had been hired as more critical issue. During the resign?” her office tweeted. that while security will increase, OVER TWO DOZENS... invigilators in the exam. Assam visit, the committee even The Congress has been target- presence of security personnel invigilators, centre incharge WORLD UNITY SATSANG “It’s up to us to establish world faced demonstration. On behalf ing the Government alleging will not. “If we are inventing in and the principal in the exam. FOUR ARRESTED... Speaking at the World government by stopping wars of the committee, we promised that it denied HAL an offset technology, then manpower Police recovered `1.9 lakh, 4 exam. On the revelation, the Unity Satsang on Sunday, and maintain an atmosphere to visit the State again, to talk to contract under the Rafale fight- requirement will reduce,” he mobile sets, police identity police raided the school founder-director of City of peace and unity. Earlier, stu- more stakeholders about the er jets deal with France, a said. These steps are a part of a card and an ATM from Arun, premises and nabbed the Montessori School Bharti dents of Mahanagar campus issue and also assured them that charge the Government has security plan under the `2,000 and mobile phone from solvers. It surfaced that Rajesh Gandhi said all human beings presented educational-devo- unless we meet again we won’t denied. The BJP has accused Integrated Security System (ISS) Uma Shankar Singh, an iden- Kumar Yadav was taking exam are the members of one fam- tional items, leaving the audi- submit the report. Now, it’s the Congress of not supporting which was approved in 2016 to tity card of Nagar Nigam in place of Suresh Kumar Yadav ily and the part of one God. ence spell-bound. embarrassing,” said a member HAL during its rule and assert- strengthen surveillance mecha- Financial Institute at Saroj Vidhayshanker Inter from the Left. The amend- ed that the Government is nism at 202 railway stations. The Development Board, an ATM College. Suresh was found ments were defeated in the now strengthening the defence ISS will comprise CCTV cam- card and `330 from Shahnoor. standing at the gate of the col- KVPY FELLOWSHIP committee in a vote by the public sector undertaking. eras, access control, personal Similarly, the police recovered lege and he was nabbed too. Shivang Pandey, a student show of hands. The ruling Rahul had on Saturday accused and baggage screening system ATM cards, identity cards from The team later raided Sahara of City Montessori School, party mobilised all their mem- Prime Minister Narendra Modi and bomb detection and dispos- other invigilators and centre Public Girls' Inter College and Gomti Nagar Campus I, has bers to defeat the amendments. of “weakening” HAL to help his al system which together pro- incharge. The gang was being nabbed another solver qualified the first stage of “We are not happy about func- “suit-boot” friend. Congress’ vide multiple checking of pas- run by Arunk Kumar Singh Manohar Kumar Shah who Kishore Vaigyanik Protsahan tioning of the commission. chief spokesperson Randeep sengers and baggage from the who is a constable in UP police was taking exam in place of Yojana (KVPY Fellowship) of Since three years of its forma- Surjewala said the Defence point of entry in the station and is presently posted in Santosh Kumar Singh of the Central government. He tion, the sitting was occasion. Minister’s lies have been premises till boarding of train. Lucknow. He is a resident of Allahabad. Santosh could not will be During the session, the com- exposed. “For the first time, The anticipated cost of the ISS Pratapgarh and was running be nabbed. Nagendra disclosed facing mittee sits for three times in a HAL forced to take a loan of project stands at `385.06 crore. the racket for a long time. that he used to charge Rs 2.5 the inter- week. Sometimes no meeting `1,000 crore to pay salaries!,” he “The security plan envisages a Arun confessed to his crime lakh to Rs 3 lakh from a can- view in for six months. So the chair- added. layered security check where and disclosed that his elder didate and he used to pay Rs the sec- man used to put the commit- passengers will be scrutinised brother Ajay Kumar Singh, 50,000 to solvers. He disclosed ondtee either in top gear or in neu- CBI CAN’T... even before they enter the sta- who is an officer in Ground that he used to hire services round to tral gear. It was not normal,” a Addressing a Press confer- tion premises to ease the pres- Water department and posted from Bihar candidates who be able to Left leader said. The ence, Siddharth Nath Singh sure at stations during peak in Meerut, had a ‘behind the easily cracked the exams. get the Opposition leaders have also said instead of questioning the hours,” Kumar said. It will also curtain role’ in running the Arrested candidate Suresh fellow- alleged the Bill which seeks to time of the raids, Akhilesh include real-time face recogni- racket. He disclosed that he was Kumar Yadav disclosed that he ship amend the Citizenship Act of should answer why so much tion software which will alert in the malpractice for a long was working as a Shiksha Mitra which 1955 with the aim of granting “loot” had happened under the RPF command centre of any time and was nabbed this time. and was not confident to crack carries an amount of Rs citizenship to minority commu- his Government. “If you loot known offenders. Passengers To ensure a free and fair exam, the exam so he hired ‘services’ 4,64,000. The fellowship is nities from Afghanistan, public money, then law will will be checked randomly — the government had asked the from Nagendra. Suresh had given to students for five years Bangladesh, and Pakistan - take its own course,” he said, every eighth or ninth passenger DGP to launch a crackdown given `1 lakh as advance sum of higher studies. The fellow- Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains, adding that the CBI is report- will undergo the process on his against the copy mafia. to Nagendra for the ‘service’. ship scheme is an enterprising Parsis, and Christians - after six ing to the Allahabad High arrival at the station,” he said. Subsequently, a team consisting Meanwhile, in other raids con- project of the government to years of residence in India, Court, which had ordered a of IG, STF, and SSP, STF, ducted in different districts, the encourage the undergraduate instead of 11, could end up probe in 2016. Singh alleged RAJNATH TO... Lucknow worked on the case. STF teams nabbed one person students to move ahead for a exposing the ethnic divisions in that Akhilesh’s tenure as Chief He will be aided by On Sunday noon, the team was from Agra, four from research career and it is coor- the State of Assam. “The Minister between 2012 and 17 Meenakshi Lekhi, Sambit Patra, tipped off about a gang which Moradabad, 3 from Kanpur, 2 dinated by Indian Science Opposition is united in oppos- was a story of loot of minerals and Murlidhar Rao. was to help some candidates in from Azamgarh and one from Centre, Bengaluru. ing the Bill. The report will be and that he presided over a Interestingly, Shah has also the exam following which Gonda on Sunday. LUCKNOW | MONDAY | JANUARY 7, 2019 nation 05

PM MODI TO VISIT JAMMU ON JAN 15 Govt panel to assess NATIONAL HERALD CASE Agencies warn of rollout of clause 6 AJL files appeal in HC of Assam Accord against single judge order JeM terror strike PNS n NEW DELHI PNS n NEW DELHI he Centre has set up a ssociated Journals Ltd RAHUL DATTA/MOHIT KANDHARI n Thigh-level committee to A(AJL), the publisher of NEW DELHI/JAMMU assess the implementation of National Herald newspaper, Clause 6 of the Assam Accord, has approached the Division ntelligence agencies have warned which mainly insists for the Bench of Delhi High Court Iabout a possible terror strike by reservation and safe guarding challenging a single judge order “fidayeen” (suicide) squads of of ethnic Assam population. asking it to vacate its head Pakistan based Jaish-e- The major agenda of this move quarters Herald House. On Mohammad (JeM) ahead of the is to assess the quantum of seats December 21, Justice Sunil day long visit of Prime Minister to be reserved in the Assam Gaur’s judgment directed the Narendra Modi to Jammu on Assembly and local bodies for publisher to vacate the office January 15. He is scheduled to visit the Assamese people, besides within two weeks, ratifying border district of Samba to lay the providing other safeguards. the Urban Development foundation stone of AIIMS. At The high-level committee, Ministry’s eviction notice citing least two groups of JeM may try to to be headed by former Union series of violations in the land sneak in through the International tourism secretary MP allotment agreement. Border from Pakistan and the Despite these factors, the in the area. Senior State Bezbaruah, was set up as per AJL is headed by Congress counter-infiltration grid has been number of active terrorists rang- Government and police officers are the Clause 6 of the 1985 Assam The high-level leader Motilal Vora and the further strengthened to thwart ing, 290-300, have not come down stationed in the area to supervise Accord, the Home Ministry committee, to be company was taken over by a any attempt. and it is a “definite cause of con- the ongoing arrangements. said. “The committee will headed by former Union new firm called Young Indian, The “input” has rung alarm cern,” officials admitted. Though Meanwhile, Border Security assess the appropriate level of controlled by Sonia Gandhi ranted haste, uncalled for in the bells in the security establishment suffering high attrition rate, the Force (BSF) is maintaining a tight reservation of seats in Assam tourism secretary MP and Rahul Gandhi with 76 per AJL is headed by facts and circumstances of the as the terrorists are now trying to terrorist “tanzeems” (organisa- vigil along the International bor- Legislative Assembly and local Bezbaruah, was set up cent shares. Congress leader present case,” it added. In its come in through “non-tradition- tions) have managed to shore up der after noticing suspected move- bodies for the Assamese peo- Advocate Sunil Fernandes, order, the single judge had al” routes like the International its fighter strength through infil- ment of heavily armed terrorists ple. as per the Clause 6 of representing the AJL, said the Motilal Vora and the said that AJL has been Border of Jammu and Punjab. tration through non-traditional near launching pads on the other “The committee will rec- the 1985 Assam Accord, appeal was filed on Saturday company was taken “hijacked” by Young Indian The “traditional” routes including routes, foremost being interna- side of the border. ommend the appropriate level evening and it is likely to come (YI), in which Congress chief those in south and north of Pir tional border in Jammu and The International Border has of reservations in employment the Home Ministry said up for hearing on January 9. over by a new firm Rahul Gandhi and his mother Panjal ranges have reported almost Punjab, they said. come into focus in terms of infil- under the government of The high court had dismissed called Young Indian, Sonia Gandhi are shareholders. nil infiltration due to snow and the As regards the latest threat of tration after National Investigation Assam for the Assamese peo- of art, culture and literature, the AJL’s plea challenging the The Centre and Land and Army not reducing its troop a strike by JeM cadres in Jammu Agency (NIA) in December last ple,” the Home Ministry noti- conservationists, economists, Centre’s order to vacate its controlled by Sonia Development Office (L&DO) strength on the Line of Control region ahead of the Prime year is learnt to have submitted a fication said. linguists and sociologists. It will premises by holding that the Gandhi and Rahul had said in their order that no (LoC). The troop strength is gen- Minister’s visit, they said one comprehensive report to the Union This was an election submit its report within six publisher of the National Gandhi with 76 % press has been functioning in erally thinned out during winter group of three to four JeM terror- Home Ministry, highlighting the promise of the BJP in 2014. months from the date of noti- Herald has not provided any the premises for at least the past months but this time around the ists may try to infiltrate through fact that terrorist outfits, based in Assam Chief Minister fication (January 5). instances to support the serious shares 10 years and it was being used Army wants to maintain its tempo the International Border in RS Pakistan, are relying more on Sarbananda Sonowal wel- Besides, Bezbarauah, a allegations of malafide leveled out series of violations. only for commercial purposes of operations by following a twin- Pura sector while the other team International Border. comed the constitution of the retired IAS officer, the mem- against the ruling dispensation. “Considering the factual in violation of the lease deed. pronged strategy. of seven to eight may come in The NIA report was based on committee, saying the panel bers of the panel are: former It had said AJL will have to nature, legal complexities and In its plea, AJL has also said Giving reasons for the alarm through Ramgarh sector in Samba. interrogation of over ground work- will work to fulfil a long stand- IAS officer Subhash Das, Nagen vacate the ITO premises with- voluminous issues raised in the the digital versions of English about the new trend of militants Different intelligence agencies ers engaged in the task of ferrying ing demand of the people of Saikia, former President, in two weeks after which evic- writ petition, it was indeed newspaper National Herald, using “non-traditional” routes, have already alerted the multi these infiltrators via Jammu Assam to reserve seats in the Assam Sahitya Sabha, Dhiren tion proceedings under the appropriate that the single Hindi’s Navjivan and Urdu’s officials said all the parameters of agency command centre in the Srinagar National Highway in assembly and local bodies for Bezbaruah, former editor of Public Premises (Eviction of judge ought to have issued Qaumi Awaz have commenced terrorism in Kashmir are showing state about the possibility of a trucks headed towards Kashmir the indigenous people. “It is a The Sentinel, Mukunda Unauthorized Occupants) Act, formal notice and asked the from 2016-17. The weekly a downward trend. These include major terror strike on a vital valley. More than three dozen ter- very significant decision which Rajbangshi, educationalist, 1971, would be initiated. The respondent to place their say newspaper ‘National Herald more than 270 terrorists neu- installation in the region. rorists were transported by Over came 35 years after the Assam Ramesh Borpatragohain, advo- Centre had ended its 56-year- formally by way of an on Sunday’ resumed on tralised last year, the highest ever, Since the venue of the main Ground Workers (OGWs) or sym- Accord was signed,” Sonowal cate general of Assam, old lease and asked the AJL to counter/reply affidavit rather September 24 last year and the in the last ten years and reduced function to be attended by the pathisers through the same route said. Rongbong Terang, former pres- vacate the premises, saying taking documents across the place of publication was the number of infiltration bids. It Prime Minister is located close to before they came on the radar of The notification said the ident of the Assam Sahitya that no printing or publishing bar and then proceedings to in ITO premises, AJL had said, came about through the twin-strat- the International Border the secu- the security forces during gun fight panel will also hold discussions Sabha, and one representative activity was going on. limine dismiss the writ peti- adding that the Hindi weekly egy of thwarting infiltration bids rity forces are not leaving any between hiding terrorists and the with various stakeholders, of the All Assam Students’ Government’s action came after tion,” the appeal, filed through newspaper Sunday Navjivan on the LoC and relentless opera- chance and have drafted a fool security forces near Jhajjar Kotli on including social organisations, Union. The joint secretary in the complaint filed by main Priyansha Indra Sharma, said. was also being published since tions against militants in the hin- proof security plan to ensure Jammu-Srinagar National legal and constitutional experts, the Home Ministry will be petitioner and BJP leader “In doing so, the single October this year from the terland. smooth conduct of the VVIP visit Highway last year. eminent persons from the field member secretary. Subramanian Swamy pointing judge has displayed an unwar- same premises. Over 1 cr jobs lost Rahul achieved ISJK calls Geelani kafir for being MLA everything due in ’18, claims Cong RAKESH K SINGH n NEW DELHI Intelligence sources said the ple of the land. ISIS intends to target the seces- “The right of ruling, com- to family: BJP n what is an ominous indi- sionists and terrorist groups to manding and prohibiting is PTI n NEW DELHI Ication for the already fragile consolidate its base in the State for none but Allah…and he referring to report security situation in the Valley, and would subsequently target makes none to share in his itting back at Rahul PNS n NEW DELHI Manish Tewari also the Islamic State Jammu & Government infrastructure. Judgment and Rule. Whoever HGandhi for his “incompe- alleged that the Modi Kashmir (ISJK) has given a call Counter terrorism expert makes himself part of this leg- tent” barb at Prime Minister ongress on Sunday target- to the people of the State to dis- Dr Rituraj Mate told The islative body (Assembly, Narendra Modi, the BJP said Ced the BJP Government at Government has failed sociate from the separatist Pioneer, “There has been a Parliament etc) then he Sunday it was ridiculous for an the Centre over “growing to understand that Hurriyat leader Syed Ali Shah regime change in Pakistan and becomes a “kafir”. This is same “incompetent” person like him employment” in India and distress in society Geelani by branding him as a the newer terror players in the as making god besides Allah,” to give a certificate of compe- cited a think-tank report to “kafir” (infidel) for being MLA region are seeking support of claims the terror outfit. tence to others. claim that over one crore jobs 40.79 crore people were of the State Assembly and con- Pakistan Government which According to the outfit, The party claimed that the were lost last year. Referring to employed. In 2018, it was tinuing to draw pension from has put in place a condition to Geelani must admit that he Congress president had a report by the think-tank, the reduced to 39.07 crore. “Which the Government. replace the Hurriyat leadership committed “kufr” (disbelief in achieved everything in life due Centre for Monitoring Indian means more than one crore The outfit has also dubbed and other tribal areas of for getting its support. The ISIS Islam) amd must repent pub- to his family and not because Economy (CMIE), Congress people lost their jobs. It is the chief of Hizbul Mujahideen Counter terrorism expert Dr Pakistan by the apostate is seeking to grab the frustrat- licly because act of “kufr” was of competence. spokesperson Manish Tewari astonishing that more than 80 Syed Salahuddin as a “kafir” Rituraj Mate told The Pioneer, Pakistani regime in order to ed terror cadres in J&K as the committed publicly. This is In a scathing attack at alleged that the BJP-led NDA per cent of those unemployed and warned that what is to “There has been a regime please their masters in terrorists are demoralised due true for Hizbul Mujahideen Gandhi, BJP leader and Union Government failed to fulfil its were women and more than 90 come in Kashmir will be more change in Pakistan and the America,” exhorts the outfit. to the highest levels of profes- chief Syed Salahuddin. Another minister Smriti Irani also promise of providing two crore per cent belonged to rural devastating and bitter than newer terror players in the The outfit claims that sional results by the security act of Kufr by Geelani is seek- accused him of “hurting” jobs every year and the coun- India,” Tewari said citing the what is happening now. region are seeking support of Muslims of Kashmir have been forces.” ing judgment from United Parliament’s and a woman min- try lost one crore jobs instead. report. The outfit’s in an open Pakistan Government which “relentlessly killed” by the cow- “It is obligatory upon all Nations. It is well known that ister’s (Nirmala Sitharaman) “During the 2014 elec- He also claimed that India’s communication says, “The has put in place a condition worshipping Hindus and the Muslims in Kashmir that we UN is a “taghut” (false God dignity by “winking” in the Lok tions, Modi had promised unemployment rate has flames ignited years ago in to replace the Hurriyat Murtadeen (apostasy) who ally make disassociation from these because it rules by man-made Sabha as the defence minister laws that are against Shariah ‘Acche Din’ (good days), which increased to 7.4 per cent in Iraq have now scorched the leadership for with the “kuffar” (non believ- leaders and neither support replied to the Rafale debate on included (providing) two crore December, 2018. “This is the battleground in Kashmir, so to ers of Islam). them nor have any love sym- thus making itlsef partner with Friday. jobs every year. In five years, highest in a decade. Daily wage spread in the rest of Hind getting its support The ISIS has also argued pathy for them unless they Allah’s right to legislate. “Rahul Gandhi neither this sums up to 10 crore (jobs). labourers and small business- (India). What is happening in a single Muslim, no matter his Geelani’s bid to seek resolution respect and return back to “Geelani has been heard cares for women’s nor But recently, a reputed think- es suffered the most. These are Kashmir is just a glimpse. role in the society, is more grave of the Kashmir issue through Islam, “ the magazine exhorts saying in Media that Shiaism is Parliament’s dignity. We do tank, the Centre for Monitoring the same who were affected by What is yet to come will be to the believer than the mas- UN as an un-Islamic act as it to the people of Jammu & another Madhab of Islam. not expect values from him but Indian Economy (CMIE), demonetisation,” the Congress more devastating and more sacre of every Kafir on earth. terms the international body as Kashmir through an article. Recently, he said this when he we do hope that he maintains released a report on employ- leader said. bitter.” Keeping this mind, how can a “taghut” (false God). The Syed Ali Shah Shah condemned some brothers the dignity of Parliament,” Irani ment. It states that more than Tewari also alleged that It further said, “Any disbe- Ummah (Muslim community) international terror group has Geelani was an MLA (Jammu who protested against Assad for told a press conference. one crore people lost their jobs the Modi Government has liever who wages war against forget the backstabbing of also cited Geelani’s support to & Kashmir Assembly) in the killing Muslims in Syria. It She was responding to in just one year (2018),” he said. failed to understand that dis- Islam and Muslims is to be Pakistan when they attacked Shias as un-Islamic. The ISIS past…The important function was around mid-2017. There questions about Gandhi’s claim The former Union tress in society and smooth killed without any pity or the Laal Masjid and when has also termed Syed of this Assembly is law making. are also incidents when he in a tweet Sunday that Minister said according to the functioning of economy do remorse.” thousands of brothers and sis- Salahuddin of the Hizbul So MLAs help in making laws praised Ayatollah Khomeini Sitharaman had “lied” in her report, in December 2017, not go hand in hand. “Undoubtedly, the death of ters were killed in Waziristan Mujahieen as a Kafir. that are implemented on peo- and Iran,” it added. reply and also about his anoth- er tweet, alleging that Modi is an “incompetent man”. MISSED PAPER DUE TO BAD WEATHER Normal life has been Taking a dig at the thrown out of gear across CSCs to train 15L enumerators Congress president over his the Kashmir Valley due to attack on Sitharaman, Irani said he “slept” through her Separate NEET-PG exam the snowfall which began reply in the Lok Sabha and on Saturday afternoon for 7th Economic Census woke up after 48 hours. He has continued till been so much hurt by the Sunday morning PNS n NEW DELHI CSC e-Governance Services India expects “truth” that he came up again for Kashmir students with a “pack of lies”, she added. PNS n NEW DELHI give an opportunity to such he Common Service to complete training of enumerators by “I believe that while the affected candidates to appear in TCentres (CSCs), under the mid-March and start the survey from April defence minister presented all eaching out to the NEET- NEET-PG 2019,” it said. Ministry of Electronics and facts before Parliament, the RPG aspirants facing diffi- The NBE had taken up this IT, are readying 15 lakh enu- 1. The same organisation had earlier Congress president hurt culty in accessing examination matter with health ministry, merators for the 7th Economic done projects like Aadhaar, Parliament’s dignity and a centres at Jammu & Kashmir Medical Council of India and Census to be conducted this woman minister’s dignity with and Srinagar on Sunday due to government of Jammu and year. The same workforce can Ayushman Bharat, and Ujjwala his wink,” she said. inclement weather conditions, Kashmir. After discussions “it also be used for the population From court to Parliament, the National Board of has been decided, being a force census, which can be held to the entire population of the CSC. This will create a force of Gandhi’s every “lie” has been Examination (NBE) has decid- majeure situation, to hold a every two years instead of 10 country, also faces these chal- 15 lakh enumerators. They exposed and his lies will con- ed to hold a separate examina- separate examination for these years currently, said a senior lenges of extensive survey and will conduct household level tinue to unravel, sha claimed. tion for the affected candidates. affected candidates. The date, official government official. vast amounts of data. survey using a mobile applica- Responding to Gandhi’s The date, time and venue time and venue shall be A Memorandum of The Ministry of Statistics tion which we have devel- incompetent barb at Modi, Irani shall be informed in due informed in due course”, the Understanding (MoU) between and Programme oped,” said CSC e-Governance said wryly, “The country has not course, said a statement from held for over 1,48,000 candi- “Due to inclement weath- statement added. the Ministry of Statistics & Implementation (MoSPI) has Services India CEO Dinesh fallen upon such bad days that the Union Health Ministry. dates in 165 cities, the state- er conditions in Jammu & Normal life has been Programme Implementation roped in CSC e-Governance Tyagi. CSCs are involved in a person who has achieved The NEET-PG was held on ment said. Kashmir, some candidates from thrown out of gear across the (MoSPI) and CSC e- Services India Limited for con- delivering government services everything in his life not due to Sunday for admissions to post- The examination is being Srinagar valley who had opted Kashmir Valley due to the Governance Services India was ducting the economic census, to people in rural areas. his competence but family, give graduate medical courses in conducted on computer based for testing centre in Jammu or snowfall which began on signed on Thursday. which is conducted across CSC e-Governance certificates of competence... colleges across the country. platform in one single session. other cities were facing extreme Saturday afternoon continued Started in 1977, till date households to match the pop- Services India expects to com- This is itself ridiculous that an The test this year was con- “The NBE had also difficulty in moving from till Sunday morning. The only six economic censuses ulations census. plete training of enumerators incompetent person like Rahul ducted by National Board of arranged several centres in Srinagar to their designated test snowfall blocked the roads and have been done due to massive “We manage three lakh by mid-March and start the Gandhi give a certificate of Examinations (NBE), an Jammu & Kashmir, but some centre due to complete block- disrupted the power supply. work involving in-depth survey common service centres across survey from April 1. The same competence to anybody.” autonomous organisation of students could not make it for age of air and road transport,” The snow bound roads dis- and data compilation. The the country. Under the agree- organisation had earlier done No opposition party the Health Ministry. the test due inclement weath- the statement said. rupted the movement of peo- Census of India, which gives ment with MoSPI, we will train projects like Aadhaar, accepts Gandhi’s leadership, The NEET-PG 2019 was er. “The NBE is committed to ple and transport. statistical information related five enumerators through each Ayushman Bharat, and Ujjwala. she said. LUCKNOW | MONDAY | JANUARY 7, 2019 nation 06

DIDI’S PM PROSPECTS Senior PDP leader PM accuses Naidu of betraying Dilip Ghosh takes U-turn Javaid Mustafa Mir NTR’s values, promoting son SAUGAR SENGUPTA n KOLKATA Amaravati: Prime Minister ours after Bengal BJP pres- resigns from party Narendra Modi on Sunday Hident Dilip Ghosh saw in accused Andhra Pradesh Chief Chief Minister Mamata Srinagar: In another jolt for the Minister N Chandrababu Banerjee a deserving Prime Peoples Democratic Party Naidu of pushing the State Ministerial candidate, (PDP), senior leader and former into “sunset” to see his “son the senior saffron leader Minister Javaid Mustafa Mir has rise”, a mock reference to the retracted saying he had only resigned from the party. State’s tagline “Sunrise AP”. expressed his good wishes for Mir, who represented the Addressing BJP workers her Prime Ministerial ambi- Chadoora Assembly con- in Andhra Pradesh through tions though in “she stituency in central Kashmir’s video-conference, Modi also has no possibility of being a Budgam district for three suc- invoked “Telugu pride”, alleg- Prime Minister.” cessive terms from 2002, said ing that Naidu betrayed Telugu On Saturday Ghosh while the resignation was his in June last year. Desam Party (TDP) founder N wishing Mamata on her birth- “personal decision”. A section of PDP leaders T Rama Rao by joining hands day said she needed to remain Banerjee publicly welcomed ment senior Trinamool MP “I have resigned from the have revolted against Mehbooba with the Congress. fit as “Bengal’s fate depends Ghosh’s “capitulation” and said Kalyan Banerjee said “why PDP. It is my personal decision Mufti’s leadership, accusing her “Telugu pride can only upon her success.” Deliberating “the statement only projected only Dilip Ghosh every one and I will not speak anything of nepotism and favouritism. be restored when you (Naidu) (Chandrababu Naidu) has bent you will lose power? How is further on whether he saw in Ghosh’s “healthy political believes that Mamata Banerjee more on this at this moment,” he Prominent among those put the interests of AP above his head before the Congress to Telugu pride served by day- her a person fit to become the mindset by dint of which he by dint of her sheer hard work said on Saturday. who openly rebelled against the your political interests and save his power. NTR was true dreaming about becoming country’s Prime Minister, acknowledged the truth” of has become the most able can- He did not divulge his future PDP chief were influential Shia lust for power,” the Prime icon of Telugu pride. NTR prime minister when you have Ghosh said everyone wanted Trinamool’s prowess, the BJP didate to become the Prime plans. Mir was inducted as leader Imran Ansari, his uncle Minister said. never forgave Congress for failed as CM?” Modi said, hit- her to stay fit and work well as leader said he was only answer- Minister. Not only as a Bengali Revenue Minister in the Mufti Abid Ansari, former MLAs “A true tribute to NTR hurting Telugu pride and its ting out at Naidu. “if there is any Bengali who can ing to some specific questions but also as among t he entire Mohammad Sayeed-led PDP- Tangmarg Mohammad Abbas (the late NT Rama Rao) and betrayal of Telugu interests,” the Accusing Naidu of being be a PM it is she.” by the media. Indian leadership she is the BJP Government in 2015. Wani and Baramulla Javaid what he stood for would be vot- prime minister said. “fixated” with the rise of his Earlier on a similar cir- “I was asked to comment most deserving candidate.” However, he was dropped Beigh and MLCs Yasir Reshi and ing out those who betrayed “Today, those in power in own son, Modi said the chief cumstance “Jyoti Basu was on Banerjee’s chances of being Meanwhile the State BJP from the Cabinet when Saifuddin Bhat. NTR’s values and sullied his AP are so desperate to save minister did not realise how his deprived the opportunity to the first Bengali PM and I leadership said Prime Minister Mehbooba Mufti assumed office Several leaders have since memory. NTR’s dream of a their power that they betrayed policies and alleged corruption become the country’s first replied that if any Bengali had Narendra Modi was likely to in April 2016 after her father’s left the party with former Swarna Andhra Pradesh will Telugu interests and stabbed could lead to “sunset” for Bengali PM though finally chances to be a Prime Minister address the grand rally at death. This led to the growing dif- Finance Minister Haseeb Drabu, only be realised when every cit- NTR in the back for the second the State. Pranab Mukherjee was made then she is the one. This should Brigade Parade Ground in ferences between Mir and the former Law Minister Basharat izen of AP enjoys the fruits of time,” he said. “To set the ‘son’, he is cre- the first Bengali President. Jyoti be taken in a good humor Kolkata on January 29. Before party leadership. He has been Bukhari and Peer Mohammad development and not just one He also wondered how ating an atmosphere for sunset Babu was failed by his own instead of reaping political him party president Amit Shah critical of the PDP’s role in the Hussain being the notable ones. family,” Modi said. Telugu pride would be served of the state. In only promoting party. But as a Bengali I have no harvest out of it,” the State BJP was likely to address two rallies: coalition Government ever since. Bukhari and Hussain joined Calling NTR a “true icon of by neglecting people and his son, he has forgotten about problem in her (Banerjee) being president said adding “I said one on January 16 at Siliguri Mir was inducted into the PDP’s arch rival National Telugu pride”, Modi recalled sacrificing their interests other sons and daughters of a Prime Minister.” she is the fittest Bengali candi- and the other in Kolkata. Cabinet again in December Conference. Other middle and that it was NTR who led a for power. AP,” the PM said. Even as the Trinamool date as of now. But in reality “We have got January 29 as 2017. The Mehbooba Mufti-led lower rung leaders have also “Congress-mukt Bharat” move- “How is Telugu pride The TDP walked out of the Congress leadership, including there is no remote chance of a tentative date from the Prime PDP has been facing a rebellion deserted the party, months ment by forming an anti- served by lying and abusing BJP-led NDA last year over the his strongest critics, like her being the PM.” Minister’s office,” a senior BJP since BJP withdrew support to before the Assembly polls are due Congress National Front. Modi day in and day out, just issue of financial assistance Anubrata Mandal and Kalyan Reacting to Ghosh’s state- leader said in Kolkata. the party in Jammu & Kashmir in Jammu & Kashmir. PTI “Today, his own son-in-law because you are worried that for Andhra Pradesh. PTI Three poachers Nut pierces 5-yr-old’s Vaishno Devi held in Dudhwa shrine receives Tiger Reserve skull in E Champaran, season’s first Lakhimpur Khiri: Three snowfall poachers were caught red- removed surgically handed laying traps for her- Jammu: The cave shrine of bivorous animals in forests of Motihari: A flying nut from a macabre sight. Vaishno Devi located in the Mailani range in the buffer water pump on Sunday pierced “A group of children were Trikuta hills of Jammu & zone of Dudhwa Tiger Reserve, the skull of a five-year-old boy playing close to the water pump Kashmir’s Reasi district received officials said on Sunday. and reached close to his brain, which was under repair. the season’s first snowfall on “The poachers were caught but the doctors managed to During trial of the machine, the Sunday even as pilgrims con- red-handed late on Saturday remove it through a prompt fan belt snapped and its nuts tinued their journey to pay night when they were laying surgery at a hospital in Bihar’s and bolts flew into the air and obeisance. half a dozen ‘khabars’ (nets East Champaran district. one of these hit the boy,” Bhawan, Bhairon Ghati, used to trap spotted deer, wild The accident took place the boy’s uncle Shravan Rai, Sanjichhat and Himkoti in boars, etc). Three poachers when the fan belt of the water who brought him to the hos- Trikuta hills and the serpentine were caught on the spot. Some pump snapped, sending its pital, said. route received a few inches of of their accomplices managed nuts and bolts flying and a nut Chandra Suvash, an snow, shrine board officials said. to escape, “ Field Director piercing the boy’s skull. orthopaedic surgeon, who runs Despite the snowfall, over Dudhwa Tiger Reserve (DTR) Chhabila Kumar, a resident the private hospital, said, “Tests 15,000 pilgrims are on their way Ramesh Kumar Pandey of Kathriya village under the conducted on the boy revealed to the cave shrine, they said. told PTI. Chouradano police station area that the nut was barely scrap- The helicopter and the pas- Pandey lauded the forest of the district, was brought to ing his brain. He was fortunate senger cable car service have patrolling team and said forest the Chandra Hospital situated that a 20 mm washer attached resumed after a brief halt, they guard Mohd Umar and his here, with blood smeared over to the nut prevented it from added. Punjab Tourism team would be felicitated for his face and a two-inch-long going deeper, which could Minister Navjot Singh Sidhu their commendable job. piece of iron sticking out have damaged his cerebral also paid obeisance at the cave PTI of his forehead presenting a structure.” PTI Pilgrims enjoy a view of snow-capped mountains as seen from the Bhairo Temple at Katra Vaishno Devi in Jammu on Sunday PTI shrine. PTI DAY 25 OF MEGHALAYA MINE MISHAP Woman beaten ISHRAT JAHAN ENCOUNTER CASE to death on Rescue ops hit fresh roadblock suspicion of CBI: Not in our hands to Shillong: Rescue operations Rescue work is suspended for 15 miners trapped in a daily at around 5 pm as night flooded illegal coal mine in falls. The Kirloskar Brothers witchcraft prosecute police officials Meghalaya’s East Jaintia Hills pumps could be used for just district for past 24 days hit a one hour on Saturday, he said. Muzaffarpur: A 60-year-old Ahmedabad: The Central The matter will be next that the encounter was roadblock on Sunday as the At least 15 miners are woman was beaten to death on Bureau of Investigation (CBI) heard on January 28. genuine and testimonies of two high-powered pumps trapped in the illegal coal mine, the suspicion of practising has no say in grant of sanction While rejecting discharge witnesses produced by the CBI engaged in dewatering whose owner has been arrest- witchcraft at a village in Bihar’s to prosecute retired police offi- applications of Vanzara and were not reliable. encountered technical glitches, ed, since December 13. Muzaffarpur district on cials who are accused in the Amin in August 2018, the Jahan, a 19-year-old officials said. Meanwhile, the Opposition Sunday, police said. Ishrat Jahan alleged fake court had asked the CBI to woman from Mumbra near The high-powered pumps Congress Sunday alleged The deceased has been encounter case, the agency inform if the State Mumbai, Javed Shaikh alias of Kirloskar Brothers Ltd were that the BJP-backed Meghalaya identified as Kusum Devi, told a court here. Government had given sanc- Pranesh Pillai, Amjadali recently pressed into action to Susngi, spokesperson of the tioning of the pumps and fresh Democratic Alliance wife of one Ram Vilas Thakur The agency told special tion to prosecute them. Akbarali Rana, and Zeeshan dewater the main shaft, where operation said. seepage, the official said. Government allowed illegal of Dargah village, Deputy judge for CBI cases JK Vanzara, a former Deputy Johar were killed by the police the miners are trapped. The two high-powered Rescue divers from the Indian coal mining within six months Superintendent of Police Pandya that it had not yet Inspector General of Police, in an alleged fake encounter on Another submersible pumps are undergoing repair Navy and the National Disaster of coming to power. (DySP) (East) Gaurav received sanction from had sought discharge saying the outskirts of Ahmedabad on pump from Coal India Ltd work, he said, adding the CIL Response Force (NDRF) too “The BJP and the National Pandey said. the Gujarat Government his case was similar to that of June 15, 2004. (CIL) also faced a snag, affect- pump was replaced with a new could not venture down to People’s Party (NPP) had both Around half-a-dozen to prosecute retired police former Gujarat in-charge The Gujarat Police had ing dewatering operations in one. The CIL is expected to put gauge the water level inside the promised the people of the strongmen of a particular fam- officials DG Vanzara and director general of police then claimed that the four had the nearby abandoned mines. into operation at least three main shaft as it was beyond the state to open up coal mining, ily of the village caned the old NK Amin. PP Pandey. links terrorists and had plotted “Two pumps from more pumps on Monday, safe diving limit of 100 feet, the if they were elected to power. woman to death after branding When the court asked for Pandey was discharged in to kill then Gujarat chief min- Kirloskar Brothers and the Susngi added. However, little spokesperson said. Actually, what they did was her as a “witch”, he said. the reason for the delay, CBI the case in February last year ister Narendra Modi. submersible pump from Coal headway could be made in The current water level in open up illegal coal mining The body has been sent to lawyer RC Kodekar said it had for want of evidence. The CBI, which probed the India encountered glitches and reducing the water levels in the the main shaft is about 160 feet, within six months,” Leader of Sri Krishna Medical College no say in the matter of grant of Amin, who retired as killing on the high court’s the dewatering process in the main shaft and the nearby while its total depth is around Opposition Mukul Sangma and Hospital here for post- sanction by the State superintendent of police, had order, claimed that it was a main shaft was affected,” R mines due to the malfunc- 370 feet. told reporters here. PTI mortem. PTI Government. sought discharge on the ground staged encounter. PTI Defying SC ruling on Sabarimala Nationals from 45 not contempt: Action Committee countries take part Guwahati: The Sabarimala conference. the Maoist ideology. Action Committee, a group of Mohan is in Assam to “People who have no faith various Hindutva outfits, on gather information about diver- in religion or in Lord Ayyappa in Guj kite festival Sunday said defying the sified characteristics of places of were brought in to the temple Supreme Court ruling on the worships in the State to with active support of the Ahmedabad: Nationals of 45 making these kites. Lord Ayyappa temple does not present them before the administration and the police. countries and people from 13 Governor Kohli said the fes- amount to its contempt Supreme Court during hearing The devotees who opposed states within the country on tival inspires healthy competi- as the order was against tradi- of the review petitions for the them were lathicharged and Sunday participated in a kite fes- tion and a spirit of brotherhood tion and faith. Sabarimala case. over 5,000 FIRs were lodged tival in Gujarat’s Ahmedabad. among different communities. Constitutional and reli- The Supreme Court on against them,” Mohan said. Gujarat Governor OP Kohli In Gujarat, kites are flown gious moralities are different September 29 lifted the ban on Kerala has been on boil and state Chief Minister Vijay during the Hindu festival of and these should not entry of girls and women since January 2 following the Rupani inaugurated the event Makar Sankranti which falls on be mixed and confused at all, between 10 and 50 years of age visit of two women of on the Sabarmati Riverfront. January 14. SAC General Secretary AR into Sabarimala temple, the menstruating age into the Organisers said 151 partic- Incidentally, most of the Mohan said. shrine of Lord Ayyappa, the Sabarimala under police ipants included nationals of the kites are made by Muslims. “The Supreme Court ruling “eternally celibate” deity. protection. United States, United Kingdom, This year, the Gujarat gov- is against the tradition and Mohan alleged that the He claimed the State Cambodia and Nepal. ernment has also decided to religious faith. Defying it can- CPI(M)-led Kerala Government has unleashed an Rupani, speaking at the organise a kite festival at not be termed as contempt of Government have been pushing “administrative terror” on inno- event, said the festival had Kevadia, the site of the Statue of the court as 49 review petitions women allied with various cent devotees, who are agitating become an integral brand of Unity, a memorial to Sardar have been filed and hearing will “ultra organisations”, especial- to protect their right to worship Gujarat, adding that it was Patel and the also the world’s start soon,” he said at a Press ly those having close links with in the traditional way. PTI People watch as colourful kites are seen flying in the sky during the International Kite Festival in Ahmedabad on Sunday PTI helping the poor who were tallest statue. PTI LUCKNOW | MONDAY | JANUARY 7, 2019 nation 07

WEDDING INVITE POLITICS `11-crore illegal Infiltration, locals raising arms MNS chief meets Pawar: assets seized in headache for security forces Srinagar/New Delhi: Failure to Talks spark speculation curb infiltration from across the Line of Control and putting K’taka I-T raids a check on recruitment of local TN RAGHUNATHA n MUMBAI ly social and non-political” and Pawar had travelled youths in terror groups remain and that there was there was together in a commercial flight Bengaluru: Searches by a constant source of worry for aharashtra Navnirman no discussion on elections to Mumbai. While Pawar was Income-Tax sleuths on security agencies in militancy- MSena (MNS) chief Raj during the meeting. in Aurangabad to attend a Karnataka's 4 superstars and 3 hit Jammu & Kashmir, officials Thackeray is making the most Raj, who was fly to New felicitation ceremony of a for- ace producers across the city said on Sunday. of his son Amit’s impending Delhi later on Sunday after- mer legislator, Raj was return- from January 3-5 resulted in Analysing the trends of wedding to reach out to polit- noon to meet Congress pres- ing from his week-long seizure of undisclosed assets 2018, it has been seen that infil- ical leaders of different hues in ident Rahul Gandhi to extend Vidarbha tour. valued at `11 crore, including tration figures continue to the run-up to the Lok Sabha invitation, cancelled his visit to The photograph of Pawar `2.85 crore in cash and 25.3 kg remain unchanged as around exploited by the terror groups," to worry security agencies. polls. the national capital at the last and Raj, sitting next to each gold jewellery, said the depart- 140 terrorists successfully said a senior security official on While local recruitment A day after visiting minute, owing to some other in a Mumbai-bound ment on Sunday. sneaked into the Kashmir condition of anonymity. crossed the 100 mark from four Thackerays’ residence engagements. Informed party flight having hearty conversa- Incriminating evidence Puneeth are the sons of Valley, majority of whom are The Army and the BSF districts of South Kashmir. “Matoshri” and handing over sources said that he would tion, had sparked speculation found during the searches Kannada matinee idol and believed to be of Jaish-e- have been maintaining that A careful analysis of South his son’s wedding invitation to soon visit New Delhi to meet in the media circles about the resulted in the defaulters thespian Rajkumar. Mohammed terror group, they they have been able to sub- Kashmir shows that 104 local his elder cousin and Shiv Sena Rahul. possibility of an electoral tie- admitting to `109 crore unac- The searches were con- said. stantially curb infiltration, but militants from this area have president Uddhav Thackeray, Raj, who has been a vocif- up between the NCP and counted income. ducted under Section 132 of Although around 110 ter- their assertions were negated by been killed during the last Raj called on NCP chief erous critic of Prime Minister MNS. "As there are many issues the Income-Tax Act, 1961, rorists were killed during infil- the arrest of some of the ter- year, showing that the area is Sharad Pawar ostensibly to Narendra Modi, has indirect- Informed sources in both on which evidence has been after warrants were issued to tration, the successful number rorists during 2018 who spoke dominated with more numbers invite the former for Amit’s ly been disposed favourably NCP and MNS said that Raj is found but no admission made, the actors and producers in of cross overs continue to about bringing in militant of local militants. marriage with fashioner towards to Rahul. He has lobbying for his party being the detection of concealed advance. worry the security agencies. groups successfully, the official The year gone by saw the designer Mitali Borude sched- reportedly been cosying up to given north-east Mumbai seat income will be a much higher The three-day search oper- During recent meetings of said. maximum number of local ter- uled for January 27. Pawar to be a part of and he wants this seat from the figure," said the I-T depart- ation was carried out at 21 Army and BSF officials, it has According to the officials rorists killed in the region The meeting between Raj “Mahaghatbhandan” in NCP quota. He has also report- ment's investigation wing in a premises and surveys were been brought to the notice in the know of the security sit- which has accounted for over and Pawar lasted for two Maharashtra. edly shown keenness in join- statement here. conducted at 5 places by 180 that the counter infiltration uation in the state, around 130 250 militant killings in last five hours, sparking speculation in Sunday’s was third second ing the “Mahaghatbandhan” in The four sandalwood super officials from the department grid needs to be further foreign terrorists were still years. the media as to what might meeting that Raj had Pawar in Maharashtra. stars are Shivaraj Kumar, his in the southern State and adja- strengthened as militants may active in the Kashmir Valley Considered a highly polit- have transpired between them recent months. On February On its part, the NCP has younger brother Punneth cent Goa. try and sneak in during the who were mainly tasked to ically sensitive area of the at the long meeting. 21 last year, Raj had inter- already gone record saying Kumar, Sudeep and Yash. The In addition to the actors peak winters as well. impart training to local youths, Valley, South Kashmir has vir- On his part, NCP viewed Pawar at a public func- that the Congress and NCP three film producers are and producers, official and "It is not only the Line of who were lured into the mili- tually turned into a virtual spokesperson Nawab Malik tion organised in Pune by have already reached a seat Rockline Venkatesh, C.R. residential premises of film Control, which stretches from tant ranks and files. breeding ground for militants played down the import of Jagtik Marathi Academy. sharing arrangement for 40 Manohar and B. Vijay production companies and film Poonch in Jammu to Kupwara Besides infiltration, inabil- with many youths joining their meeting between Raj and Subsequently in the last out of 48 Lok Sabha seats in Kiragandhur. financiers were also searched in Kashmir, but also interna- ity to check flow of local youths rank and file or becoming Pawar, saying that it was “pure- week of October last year, Raj the State. Super stars Shivaraj and during the last three days. PTI tional border, which has been to the militancy fold continues their sympathisers. PTI Travel advisories by Media professional dies after If there is no tie-up, BJP will US, UK ‘insult’ to falling from building in Mumbai defeat ex-allies: Shah in Maha Kerala: Tourism Min TN RAGHUNATHA n MUMBAI Mumbai: In a veiled warning to hitting out at the BJP despite the Shiv Sena, BJP president Amit being part of the Government in n a tragic incident, a 49-year-old media Shah said on Sunday that if an the state and the Centre. Its lead- Thiruvananthapuram: Travel which regularly updates its Iprofessional died on Sunday morning alliance happened, the party will ers have often said they would advisories issued by the US and advice for travel to different after falling from the terrace of a seven- ensure victory for its allies, but if contest the next polls on their own. the UK asking their citizens parts of the world, had on storey building where he lived at Goregaon it did not, the party will thrash its Speaking before Shah, travelling Kerala to be vigilant Friday said that any British cit- in north Mumbai. former allies in the coming Lok Fadnavis said, "The party president in the backdrop of the violent izen planning to travel to Kerala Adarsh Mishra, who resided in a sev- Sabha polls. will decide what to do with the protests against women's entry should monitor media reports. enth floor flat at Trimurti co-operative Shah's statement came imme- Shiv Sena and the proposed to Sabarimala temple, was an According to media housing Society at Siddharth Nagar local- diately after Maharashtra Chief alliance. But the BJP should aim "insult" to the southern State, reports, the United States has ity, had gone for a morning walk, when the Minister Devendra Fadnavis set to win 40 out of 48 Lok Sabha seats Tourism Minister also issued a similar advisory. incident took place. the BJP workers a target of win- in the state." Kadakampally Surendran said Kerala has been rocked by The footage of the CCTV footage put ning 40 of the 48 Lok Sabha seats "The victory of 2019 will be on Sunday. violent protests by right wing up at the society lobby showed that he fell in the State. bigger than 2014. Last time we "They have not said don't groups after two women of down from the terrace of the building at Shah and Fadnavis addressed won 122 seats in (State) Assembly go. But said remain vigilant. child bearing age trekked the around 10.30 am. BJP workers from Latur, and received 1.50 crore votes. We That itself is insulting," holy hills and offered prayers at Mishra was rushed to the nearby exact cause of death. Osmanabad, Hingoli and Nanded need two crore votes to attain Surendran told reporters here. the shrine on January 2. Siddharth Hospital where he was declared Mishra, who was till recently the vice districts in Latur city on Sunday. for 200 years. "If we win this elec- power on our own. The number It would impact the tourist Over 3,000 persons have dead upon arrival. president of DNA newspaper, lived with his "Party workers should get rid tion, our ideology will continue to of people who have benefited arrivals to the state, he added. been arrested till Friday night Though the police are not suspecting wife and son in the seventh floor flat of the of confusion about (prospects of) rule for next 50 years. We should from the State Government's poli- The protests, being spear- in connection with the violence. any foul play, they have not ascertained as Trimurti building. alliance (with the Shiv Sena). If the put in extra efforts to win this elec- cies is more than that." headed by the BJP and the RSS, Kerala's 10 per cent of the yet whether it was an accidental death or Mishra’s body was handed over to his allies join us, we will ensure their tion," Shah said. Shah had reportedly told party along with right wing outfits, GDP comes from the tourism a suicide. The police have registered a case family after a port-mortem. Meanwhile, the win, or else will defeat them too "In 2014, the BJP won 73 seats MPs from Maharashtra at a meet- has hit the tourism sector, the sector and the industry is wor- of accidental death and are investigating the investigations into the cause of his death are ("patak denge"). Party workers (in Uttar Pradesh). This time ing in Delhi last Thursday that minister said. ried that the frequent hartals matter. continuing. should start preparations at every even if SP and BSP join hands, we they should be ready to contest the The advisory issued by the and protests would severely Sanjay Bhole, senior inspector attached Prior to joining DNA, Mishra had booth," Shah said. will win 74 seats," he said. coming elections without an UK has warned its citizens to impact the state which is slow- to the Goregaon police station, said that the worked with “The Indian Express”, “Anand He compared the coming elec- Echoing Fadnavis, Shah said, alliance, though efforts to forge a remain vigilant and avoid large ly recovering from the massive footage from the CCTV camera installed Bazar Patrika” and the Lokmat Group. tions to the third battle of Panipat, "We should aim to win at least 40 pre-poll tie-up with the Sena were public gathering in the wake of devastation caused by the at the seventh floor of the building showed Mishra, who used to head the crucial in which Maratha forces were out of 48 seats (in Maharashtra)." on. the violent protests in Kerala August floods. that he was climbing up to the terrace with network development and Distribution defeated by the army of Afghan This is for the first time the The Sena and BJP had con- over the issue of women enter- The tourism sector has a handkerchief in his hand. functions at DNA, had recently become the ruler Ahmed Shah Durrani BJP has taken an assertive stand in tested the 2014 Lok Sabha polls in ing the Ayyappa temple in been exempted from January 8- The police are also examining the director of the VIVA Institute of (Abdali). the matter of alliance with the Shiv alliance but split up at the time of Sabarimala. The Foreign and 9 all India strike called by the footage of the CCTV cameras installed in Management and Research, a private edu- The BJP chief said after this Sena. Assembly elections. The Sena joined Commonwealth office (FCO), central trade unions. PTI the neighbouring buildings to ascertain the cational institution. battle, the country was "enslaved" The Sena has been regularly the State Government later. PTI HDK appoints 14 Cong MLAs Farooq announces as heads of boards, corporations NC will contest LS, Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief the Chief Minister on Sunday Development Corporation), Minister H D Kumaraswamy issued orders of appointment Shivaram Hebbar (North West Assembly elections on Sunday appointed 14 for 14 of them. Karnataka State Road Congress MLAs as heads to According to coalition Transport Corporation), Jammu: Under fire for boy- The NC had boycotted the boards and corporations after arrangement, both parties had Lakshmi Hebbalkar (Mysore cotting the recently concluded recently concluded panchayat much delay. decided to fill up posts of Minerals Ltd). civic polls in Jammu & Kashmir and municipal polls in the State. He has also issued orders chairpersons to 30 boards and However, head posts for on the issue of article 35A, The party had announced appointing eight Congress leg- corporations of which 20 will few boards and corporations National Conference chief in September last that it would islators as parliamentary sec- be for the Congress and 10 for have not been filled as recom- Farooq Abdullah on Sunday not contest the municipal and retaries. the ruling JD(S). mended by the Congress, said his party will contest the panchayat polls and even the However, Kumaraswamy The JD(S) is yet to appoint including Dr K Sudhakar for upcoming Lok Sabha and the 2019 elections "until and unless has not made any appoint- its legislators as heads to boards the State Pollution Control Assembly elections in the State the Government of India and ments to the posts of deputy and corporations and remain- Board and Venkataramanaiah and win them. the State Government made chairman of the planning com- ing one post of parliamentary for the Karnataka Road Abdullah appealed to clear their position on Article mission, special representative secretary. Development Corporation Ltd Pakistan to stop aiding and 35A and took effective steps to in Delhi and political secretary The MLAs appointed as (KRDCL). abetting terrorism and hold protect Article 35A in and out- to the Chief Minister, to which head of boards and corpora- JD(S) supremo H D Deve talks with India to resolve the side the court". Article 35A, the Congress had suggested tions include, B K Gowda and Kumaraswamy had bilateral issues. which gives special rights to names of its legislators. Sangameshwar (Karnataka clarified that Sudhakar's "It (Article 35A) is sub- people in Jammu & Kashmir COOKING UP A WORLD RECORD! Delhi BJP chief Manoj Tiwari, with party leaders, prepares a grand 5,000 kg ‘samrasta Out of the 19 boards and Land Army Corporation), B A appointment was opposed as judice. In Parliament and and bars outsiders from owning khichdi’ during ‘Bhim Mahasamagam' event at Ramlila Maidan in New Delhi on Sunday. The khichdi was cooked in one corporations for which the Basavaraj (Karnataka Soaps the Supreme Court guidelines Assembly elections, we will immovable property, has been utensil, with rice and lentils collected from around three lakh Dalit households in Delhi, with an aim to setting a world record Congress had recommended its and Detergents Limited), had specified a certain qualifi- (take part) and will win also," challenged in the Supreme Ranjan Dimri | Pioneer MLAs for posts of chairman, Munirathna (Karnataka Skill cation for the post. PTI Abdullah told reporters here. Court. PTI Peaceful Sunday in Kerala, over 5,700 people arrested

Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala sequences" for Sabarimala vio- raising their voice against the with iron hands," Vijayan said. located, 267 cases have been was mostly peaceful on Sunday lence. State. So far, 1,869 cases have registered and 677 people after four days of widespread Vijayan asked the BJP BJP national spokersper- been registered and 5,769 per- arrested so far. violence involving BJP-RSS national leadership to instruct son Narasimha Rao had sons arrested in connection Meanwhile, the Nair and ruling CPI(M) workers its cadre in Kerala to stop cre- warned the State Government with the violence. At least Service Society (NSS), an following the entry of two ating violence in the State. on Saturday, saying it would 4,980 persons have been grant- organisation of the forward women of child-bearing age "The State has a constitu- have to face constitutional ed bail, a statement from the Nair community, attacked the into the Sabarimala temple, tional duty to implement the consequences. State Police chief Loknath State Government over the with 1,869 cases being regis- Supreme Court order. There is Vijayan also alleged that Behara said. entry of young women into tered so far and 5,769 people no violence other than the the Sangh Parivar was trying to While in Palakkad, 283 the Sabarimala temple, saying arrested. ones created by the RSS, BJP implement the same methods cases have been registered so it was making planned move Asserting that the State and the Sangh Parivar. And that they tried in northern far and 764 persons arrested, in to impose atheism on the Government had a constitu- now they are threatening the India. Kannur district, where crude people. tional duty to implement the state with constitutional con- "Sangh Parivar was trying bombs were hurled at the house However, some State September 28 Supreme Court sequences," Vijayan said in a to implement the same meth- of Thalassery MLA A M Ministers came down heavily order allowing women of all Facebook post. ods which they have tried on Shamseer and BJP leader and on the NSS saying it was voic- ages into the shrine to offer The Chief Minister's post northern India. It's not going to MP V Muraleedharan, 225 ing the RSS agenda. prayers, Chief Minister came on a day Union Minister succeed in Kerala. cases have been booked and UDF convenor Benny Pinarayi Vijayan said they Smriti Irani alleged that the The State will deal with all 394 arrested so far. Behanan, however, protested would not be cowed down by CPI(M)-led LDF Government kinds of attempts to create In Pathnamthitta district, the attack against the NSS by threats of "constitutional con- was arresting BJP workers for Devotees arrive to offer prayers at the Lord Ayyappa temple in Sabarimala on Sunday PTI violence and communal riots where the Sabarimala temple is the Ministers. PTI LUCKNOW | MONDAY | JANUARY 7, 2019 op nion 08 www.dailypioneer.com facebook.com/dailypioneer | @TheDailyPioneer | instagram.com/dailypioneer/ PAPER WITH PASSION Parliament pandemonium The end of civility The 16th Lok Sabha will be dissolved in a couple of months. It will not be remembered as a hard-working House hen the 16th Lok Sabha was The past few months have been an indication that the 2019 general election is going to be a sworn in under just five years Wago, the India electorate had vicious one, fought as much on social media and messaging groups as much on the field delivered a stunning majority to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Opposition parties were shattered with the principal one, the Indian National Congress, reduced to just 44 seats. However, five years later, Narendra Modi, the Prime Minister of India, must be wishing he could rewind back to that time when he and his party were still KUSHAN MITRA on the ascendancy and nobody could stop them. Because when it comes to n the face of it, the new year, according to the Western getting crucial legislations passed, Gregorian calendar, is a very Parliament has been in utter mess for arbitrary date. It really has no the past few years. Indeed, it has been a mess going back to the previ- significance, historically, in Oany culture in the world. One could say, ous Government. India has been in almost total legislative lockdown with once upon a time before the imperfections Parliamentary debates few and far in between and the Prime Minister him- of the calendar that humanity imposed on self barely attends the House. earth, the new year was the day after the winter solstice, once the days finally One cannot ignore the elephant in the room — that being the Rajya started to get longer again. But vagaries Sabha, many of this Government’s landmark legislative ideas were thwart- of the earth’s rotation and our inability to ed by the Opposition in the Upper House through a combination of obdu- fix the calendar for centuries, quite unlike older calendars based on lunar cycles that racy and sheer numbers. It should also be highlighted that the extreme- have been cleaned up more frequently, ly aggressive attitude of several Ministers of the Modi’s Cabinet who, instead have meant there cannot be a fixed date. of helping build a consensus, have at all opportunities played a blame- But the arbitrariness of the date aside, we have entered a new year and it’s extreme- game and whataboutery. And the media has played its part in this fail- ly significant year for India because the ure. In fact, Modi and his Cabinet’s dismal management of Parliament dur- general election of the 17th Lok Sabha will ing the term of this Lok Sabha should go down as his greatest failure. It be held this year. Watching the Indian democracy in was almost as if no attempts were made to reach out to the members of action is a remarkable thing; it is an the Opposition, even for crucial Bills that should have seen bipartisan sup- extremely well-tuned logistical exercise port, such as the amendments to the Motor Vehicles Act, which have fall- with officials, paramilitary forces, politi- en between the cracks. This is likely the final full Session of the House cians and journalists criss-crossing the length and breadth of the country. It is a which might meet once again to pass an interim Budget before the 17th truly remarkable thing indeed to see Lok Sabha gets sworn in. It is also almost certain, barring a dramatic change close over half a billion humans cast their in the political pendulum, that India’s next Government will be headed by franchise. It is not perfect — not every vote is equal with urban voters in cities ed the chaos of what it affords, has given rise to a spread of hate speech, but the a coalition, which might make managing the Cabinet and egos between like Delhi and Mumbai underrepresent- endured in the late-80s and level of hate speech that drying up of the centrist posi- political leaders impossible alongside the ever-present threat of wanton ed as well as the fact that minorities and early-90s. should be, in the opinion of tion in politics has had one corruption. But it should also mean that legislative business should be a women are still poorly represented, both But what is most worry- any rational person, unac- unfortunate impact that peo- as candidates and elected representa- ing about the upcoming elec- ceptable. Speech, that involves ple themselves have become bit easier. Who will lead that coalition in the next Lok Sabha, of course, tives. And, of course, there is persistent tions will be the loss of any ONE FINDS IT sexual threats against women, extremely rude and uncivil to is a question that only the Indian electorate and no political commenta- political corruption, with the electorate sense of proportion on social DIFFICULT TO one’s advocating hate and each other. tor or opinion poll can answer. And the Indian electorate should now expect seduced with outright bribes from cash to media. The media in general, violence against a person or The fact is that algo- liquor. That said, for the large part, the where individuals and those IMAGINE RIGHT communities, has gotten out rithms by social media sites their politicians to work and pass some crucial legislative decisions that Indian election process is relatively claiming to be journalists, of hand online. keep feeding them a stream of have been pending for years on end. If not, it will increasingly appear that untainted and stands up to global stan- will pretty much act as surro- NOW WHETHER The conflation of the views that buttress their own. India, like several other major nations in the world such as the United dards. Indeed, compared to the chaotic gates for one side or the THERE WILL BE term ‘freedom of speech’ with This has made people surpris- electoral system in the United States, the other. the right to make threats has ingly inflexible. So, instead of Kingdom and United States, will suffer from the curse of being a democ- Indian system is arguably far fairer. Sure, many of us hold a MUCH POLITICAL led to this confusion along heated political debate, we get racy where politicians increasingly become more obstinate besides being That said, one thing that has already political view for one side or STABILITY IN THE with the fact that internet shouting matches. It has showmen and showwomen on television and social media rather than work become very clear and will become the other and wish a partic- intermediaries indulged in become a case of ‘my way or increasingly apparent to all and sundry ular direction for our country, AFTERMATH OF such hate and violence-filled the highway’. People have towards the common good. And part of that would be to work together, sooner rather than later is that the 2019 but we have reached a point speech in the name of spread- become plain rude when as Indians and for Indians. We are all sick of the hashtags on social media. Lok Sabha election is going be to a where a centrist and rational THESE ing their reach, despite laws sometimes listening to anoth- The 17th Lok Sabha will have to ensure we move away from that. vicious one with half-baked rumours approach to politics in our ELECTIONS, across the world that express- er voice or another opinion and spurious allegations flying all over the country, or for that matter in ly ban such speech. might do them some good. place. One reason is that there is no ‘wave’ most democracies, has gone ALTHOUGH INDIA In India, when a journal- Of course, this is not a for or against any one politician in this for a toss, replaced by parties HAS FOR THE ist indulges in satire online, problem unique to India, this Real lionheart election. moving closer to the fringe. LARGE PART and makes a video, as journal- is a problem that is taking It will, however, be an election that pits And much of that has ist Abhijit Iyer-Mitra did, or place across the world. Many Narendra Modi and the Bharatiya Janata been due to the rise of uncon- AVOIDED THE criticises a politician, as people worry about the rise of Party (BJP) against an united Opposition, trolled social media, and as Manipuri journalist machines when robots con- The lion-leopard story shows there is no better legacy as solely because they are inimical to him. the story goes, once the CHAOS OF WHAT Kishorechandra Wangkhem trol manufacturing and trans- that of inter-species coordination in protecting creation It will not be an election fought over cohe- Pandora’s Box has been IT ENDURED IN did, the state can act very portation, but machines are sive economic and defence policies pre- opened, you cannot close it. quickly. But it has tread on already pretty much deter- feel-good image of a lioness sented by one side or the other, and that And while this writer appre- THE LATE-80S hot coals when it comes to mining what information we nursing and feeding a two- is India’s tragedy. It will be an election ciates the reasoning that there AND EARLY-90S arresting those who openly are getting and how we are month-old leopard cub, who got where the narrative will either be one of needs to be an element of advocate violence or even processing it. We have a prob- A success or the ineptitude of one man, so control, that argument cannot spread pedophilia online. lem and if we do not do separated from its mother, along with fractured has our polity become. be made unless there is a This makes one wonder if something to redress it soon, her two new-borns in Gir made for a One finds it difficult to imagine right restriction on the freedom of such elements have protection things are only going to go now whether there will be much political expression. from the top. from bad to worse. touching act of compassion, showcas- stability in the aftermath of these elections, That said, the internet There are enough laws (The writer is Managing ing the maternal and protective instincts although India has for the large part avoid- and the relative anonymity it and safeguards to stop the Editor, The Pioneer) of the animal world and restoring our faith in the laws of the natural world to take care of itself. S O U N D BITE The lioness has been protecting the With appropriate policies The Prime Minister has I don't think I will ever If a Prime Minister gov- cub for six days now, feeding it with we can convert India into given the people a rea- let myself feel like erns the country for 10 a strong economic son to doubt him. a star. The minute years and the people milk and taking care of it as that of her power. I am not talking Whenever an allegation one does, others stop respect him, I don't see own cubs who are three-month-olds. politically, but in the is made, he should face seeing you in a him as an accidental While friendly interactions between species are relatively common, the interest of democracy. it in the House. favourable light. Prime Minister. uniqueness of this alliance lies in the fact that the adoption happened Union Minister JD(S) chief Actor Shiv Sena leader between two felines who are believed to be enemies. Lions and —Nitin Gadkari —HD Deve Gowda —Sara Ali Khan —Sanjay Raut leopards are not exactly friends and stay away from each other. In fact, the pride of the lion, as it is known, lies in it being a predator — killing any animal, including the leopards — to eliminate any future competi- L E T T E R S T O T H E EDITOR tion for food or to ensure that their own progeny survives to adulthood. Sabarimala row The Kerala Government has Social as they are by nature, the pride of their grouping, that can range demonstrated that it is insensi- from a collation of two or more than 20 male or female related species, Subdued Modi does not augur well for his party tive to the possible repercussions lies in protecting their territory and offspring. Their relationship is such Sir — This refers to the editorial, of Government-sponsored entry “Have a little faith” (January 3). his refers to the editorial, “The Modi view” (January of restricted women. The Chief that they can recognise any of their kind by sight or roar. So resilient After the Supreme Court’s ruling, 3). The Narendra Modi Government appears to be star- Minister has miserably failed to they are that they can distinguish their cubs from others, which once in that allowed women of all ages to Ting down the barrel with the general election a few maintain law and order situa- the king’s sight, is most likely to be killed. Females, on the other hand, enter and pray at Sabarimala, two months away. It is almost definite that coalition politics is tion. Moreover, what satisfaction women from Kerala could make it all set to return. Citizens of this country are in a state of could these women get when remain close to each other to do the most gruelling task: To give birth to the holy temple with full police puzzle today. The Opposition is doing everything possible they could not enter the temple and nurse their cubs communally. It is this psychology primed in their protection. This marked a new to halt the Modi juggernaut and the BJP is hoping to pull in the open but clandestinely? minds, to take care of baby cats, that helped the baby leopard find a shel- chapter in the history of women’s it through against all odds. Under these circumstances, the Their only triumph is that they ter among the lioness’ own cubs. Physically, the cubs can hardly be dis- emancipation. As the Government Prime Minister’s recent interview was a highly anticipated could successfully indulge in act faltered in dealing with the sensi- event. Indian Prime Ministers hardly hold Press conferences, of sacrilege by breaking an age- tinguished. The lioness has also been taking care to ensure that the big tive issue, violence marked the day, unlike some of our foreign counterparts. Modi has given ing. Uncomfortable questions were parried by the Prime old tradition. Large-scale vio- alpha males do not prey on the cub as is their given behaviour. Though leading to loss of life and destruc- a spate of television interviews ever since he took over. Minister. The moot question is whether the Prime lence has also not made their cats are not offensive when their prey base is not an issue, constricted tion to properties. All in all, it is a Questions for the present interview may well have been Minister's subdued approach would hurt the BJP's head bow in shame because of sad day for Kerala as the temple given to the Prime Minister in advance but there’s no harm prospects in the hustings? The ‘2014 style’ oratory may their eccentric behaviour. and broken forest corridors and human depredations have resulted in issue is being blown up due to the with it because it is expected of the highest executive of not appeal to the people now. So, what arsenal will the Prime KV Seetharamaiah changes in their behaviour. Which is why the lioness’ act stands out in inept handling of the State the country to be ready with his answers when he appears Minister pull out from his armoury is the point of interest Hassan a hostile wildlife climate. Government. It is imperative that in full public view. He should not fumble while answering. to the BJP, the people and the Opposition. the Government takes steps to Such an interview, therefore, cannot be termed as “script- Ganapathi Bhat A similar pairing was also witnessed in Tanzania two years back when resolve the matter amicably, on pri- ed”. But the answers were neither exhaustive nor convinc- Akola Unnecessary ruckus a five-year-old lioness, who had lost her own cubs, was seen nursing a ority, since temple visits by women week-old leopard cub. Further, the King of the Jungle may not be the only will be a continuous process. Sir — This refers to the editori- KR Srinivasan Kanakadurga, must be feeling Court order in allowing the respect the sentiments of the al, “Have a little faith” (January ones to form odd alliances. Similar has been the story between a dog Secunderabad that they have conquered the women with police escort. devotees. The entry of these two 3). What was the need for the nursing a squirrel and that of a deformed dolphin being welcomed into protesters, against the entry of If at all the Chief Minister women has triggered wide- Government to implement the the whale family. The lion-leopard story also offers lessons in humani- Failing the test women of menstrual age. These would have made up his mind, spread protest, resulting in van- court order in such an emotion- women are not repentant for it would not have been difficult dalisation of public properties, ally charged atmosphere? It ty, especially in times when we are increasingly witnessing human-wildlife Sir — This refers to the editori- being responsible for creating to take legislative action to con- blocking of traffic, destruction could have asked for time. conflict that has resulted in the disappearance of these rare species. We, al, “Have a little faith” (January lawlessness in the State. tinue to bar the women of men- of flex boards, stoppage of bus Shubham being humans, must also be empathetic towards protecting wild crea- 3). Kerala is on the boil after two Meanwhile Kerala Chief strual age from entering the services, closure of shops, attack Via email women gained entry into the Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has shrine. Neither the Congress on KSRTC buses, burning of tures. There can be no better a legacy as remarkable as that of inter- Sabarimala temple last week. been feeling a sense of satisfac- nor the BJP would have opposed tyres and stone-pelting among Send your feedback to: species coordination in protecting creation. The two women, Bindu and tion for obeying the Supreme if Vijayan had really wanted to others. [email protected] LUCKNOW | MONDAY | JANUARY 7, 2019 analysis 09 www.dailypioneer.com FIRSTCOLUMN POINTCOUNTERPOINT Integrity of thought THOSE WHO SAY THEY FEEL UNSAFE AND RIGHT TO LIFE IS A FUNDAMENTAL RIGHT IN THE THREATENED IN INDIA, SHOULD BE BOMBED. GIVE INDIAN CONSTITUTION. YOUR (SAINI’S) PERSONAL, and delivery ME A MINISTRY AND I WILL NOT SPARE ANY. IDEOLOGICAL VIEW IS ILLEGAL. If only one takes oneself seriously, s/he would happily —BJP MLA —AIMIM CHIEF be simple, straightforward and honest. It would also VIKRAM SAINI ASADUDDIN OWAISI give one the capacity to understand the truth Facilitating financial inclusion Opening of bank accounts may not ensure access to financial services in remote areas. Bank VINAYSHIL GAUTAM veryone experiences life. Over the years, every individual agents can provide last-mile connectivity, armed as they are with better financial technology has developed connect, some are cherishable others would Ebe better forgotten. We all believe we deserve better. The list of experiential attribute, common to all human beings, can be a lengthy one. What distinguishes one person from anoth- er is his/her ability to interpret experiences and internalise the learning for a more evolved self-conduct. The last two verbs are also almost universal. Experimentally, one could ask any- one if he/she interpreted his/her experiences. The answer would be yes. Ask anyone if he/she learned from this exercise and the answer would be yes. So be it. QAZI For the sake of the narrative, one can move away from self MOIN and focus on the other person. Love turns sour, colleagueship ndia has traditionally been an in the place of work gets dented and community connects suf- under-banked country. The fer because deep within, one finds the other person to be defi- existing banking system doesn’t cient. Some say it, some don’t. Those who speak about it are work for the poor and those in almost universally labelled as plain spoken at the mildest and remotely located areas because abrasive at the worst. Almost everyone talks of desirability of Imost transactions are conducted in a feedback and yet, when it is provided, very few welcome it. cash and ‘brick and mortar’ outlets Results are there for all to see — there is almost a universal make services expensive. Banks, util- disruption of bonds that once kept couples, families and com- ity companies and other institutions pass along the costs of handling cash munities together. The fashionable thing is to talk of social safe- transactions. And those, associated ty nets, self-reliance, universal healthcare and the list can be with storing, transporting and pro- long. This is far more fundamental and far-reaching today than cessing cash, pass it to their customers. the effect of disruptive technologies. It becomes hard for low-income cus- The fact of the matter is that greater the distance from one’s tomers to absorb the costs. The glob- given location and technology orientation, more glorious and al revolution in technology, along with attractive it seems to the distant vision. Even though a friendly rapid advances in digital payment sys- doctor in the neighbourhood has disappeared in certain urban tems, is creating opportunities to environments, it is possible to dig out connect of some variety connect poor households with afford- with him, be it through school-day relationship of yesteryears. able and reliable financial tools through mobile phones and other dig- Concurrently, there is a romanticised version of medical care ital interfaces. In recent years, technol- of the so-called industrialised West. Short-term stays in such ogy has helped close the financial environment have one set of experiences but longer ones are inclusion gap. Digital finance is now another matter altogether. Those, who are long-term residents the new mantra which India has there, have imponderable waiting schedules before they can have embraced enthusiastically, and with an appointment of specialist medical advice. The only step short good reason. of that is emergency care. However, the space of medical needs, The most important and revolu- between emergency care and needing specialist advice, is large. tionary technology-driven model for low-cost models and deliver almost at Managing the agent network is efforts to create all safeguards, it is all national digital infrastructure, having When this is topped up with stringent pharmaceutical regula- efficient last mile delivery of financial the doorstep, access has become most critical for the success of this but inevitable. a unified KYC, simplified processes, tions governing the sale of over-the-counter medicines (includ- services in our country is the business affordable. Customers don’t have to model. Agents conduct cash-in and It is now becoming clear that busi- and workflow-based solutions. correspondent model — an equivalent spend money to travel to a bank or cash-out (CICO) functions, enabling ness correspondents may not be able n Enable agents to source cred- ing drugs and medical compositions which one knows to be to the agent network in Kenya. The take time away from work, which customers to convert cash into elec- to handle the entire range of banking it with innovative risk-sharing mech- friendly to one’s body system), life can be a nightmare. This writer business correspondent model is typ- would mean loss of a day’s wage. tronic money and back again in con- services, particularly credit functions. anisms and facilitate data analytics is allergic to Kiwi. A decade ago on a visit to Melbourne, he devel- ically an agent or an extended arm of A study by Anjini Kochar, a venient locations. In the eyes of the It is only larger entities, with compe- based digital credit models. This can oped high sensitivity on the skin. The narration of what happened the bank — an important piece in the Stanford University scholar, pub- customer, the agent is the face of the tent manpower and proper logistical boost revenue, make available invest- next would be seen as a criticism of Melbourne, Australia, or financial inclusion circle and a key lished in the Journal of Development company. This means that the agent support, that can handle the credit ments for upgrading technology and one’s lack of planning and more. That is not intended, howev- touchpoint. The model was intro- Economics, highlighted the role of can either build or destroy trust and functions required for modern banks. make credit more inclusive. er, as they say, it’s another story. Nevertheless, it was a chal- duced in 2006 by the Reserve Bank of business correspondents as key drivers credibility. Many providers focus on Efforts must be made to train business n Improve compensation struc- lenge to find a suitable antidote. India (RBI) to allow banks to have of financial inclusion. Kochar showed building agent networks as fast as pos- correspondents and enlarge their tures to enhance agent viability. It The theme of this writing is essentially, to keep things sim- third-party, non-bank agents to extend how business correspondents have sible, without paying careful attention responsibilities in a graduated manner. could be a combination of time, fixed ple. One might ask: Is being truthful so difficult? Is taking care of their services right at the people’s helped increase savings and other to the agents’ business case and prof- When the business correspondents and variable compensation. The com- reach a higher level of turnover, they the assurances one gives, so elusive? Is honouring one’s word doorstep. Agents are a very important financial outcomes of rural house- itability. Experts suggest three key pensation can be linked with various resource for India’s transition to digi- holds. Using data of approximately tenets in managing an agent network: can be endowed with commensurate performance benchmarks, including so difficult? The answer to these questions may raise a whole tal-based financial inclusion. They act 7,000 households in the south west- (1) grow customer base and the net- financial responsibilities. We also customer ratings. The agents should school of philosophy, much gyration and even ridicule. One is left as a bridge between financial service ern State of Karnataka, the writer work in tandem; (2) understand agent need a graded system of certification also be supported to build adjacent wondering: If by a process of evolution, certain parts of the world, providers and last mile customers, not compared savings data before and economics and risk — the business of business correspondents, from basic revenue streams. by definition, are only capable of dealing with each other with a only in a practical sense as transaction after the launch of the business cor- case for agents is not that simple and to advance training, so as to arm them Business correspondents need to be ruse of facades. When they converse among themselves, they facilitators, but through their human respondent policy. She found that (3) enroll agents who have the right with equivalent financial tasks. adequately incentivised. They require keep making statements which they know are not true, or hold touch and personal interface. business correspondent coverage, skills and dedication, and prepare to Some of the urgent reforms that fixed investment and substantial upfront out assurances being fully aware of the infeasibility of whatever Being technology driven, the busi- increased annual household savings by train and retrain. can improve the efficacy of the busi- costs, scale is necessary to recoup the ` they are proposing. The amazing part is that this is lauded by some ness correspondent model has played roughly 15,500 on an average. For the financial inclusion indus- ness correspondent model are: investment. Unit costs decrease as more n as ‘being diplomatic’. One fails to see how calculated inaccura- a critical role in opening large num- Business correspondents, Kochar try to be able to capitalise fully on the Establish a Self-Regulatory value flows through the system\fixed cy and worse could pass off as diplomatic. ber of Jan Dhan accounts. Business cor- explained, improve total household benefits of digital financial services, it Organisation (SRO) for business cor- costs are hard for small providers to respondents are typically grassroot savings largely because their use of is important that the accompanying respondents. The SRO would help shoulder. We will need a larger force of The message is as simple as the writing on the wall. If one entrepreneurs who serve the cus- mobile technology, through point of risks are understood and adequately establish standard rules and formulate agents, educated, motivated and savvy took oneself seriously, one would happily be simple, straightfor- tomers on behalf of the bank. Since service devices, significantly reduced addressed. New technology is not only a code of conduct to establish effec- enough to carry out businesses on ward and honest. That would give him/her the capacity to receive they belong to the same community, costs incurred by rural households in delivering considerable benefits to the tive monitoring and supervision. It behalf of banks in the heartland of India. the truth, deliver with conviction and contribute to a sense of gross they have local knowledge, greater accessing financial services. financial inclusion market, but also would also act as the legitimately It is, therefore, imperative that we happiness or at least help diminish disillusionment. Communication understanding of the issues specific to However, in India, the business creating new risks. Though these recognised interface between BCNs, design a comprehensive policy that would also be authentic. Perhaps, one deals with facades and the rural poor and enjoy greater correspondent model remains rela- risks cannot be eliminated, they can banks, the RBI and the Government. covers various aspects of their services. almost develops deftness in it because of the limited ability of indi- acceptability amongst them. They tively underdeveloped. The key point be mitigated. We need to keep in mind n An independent agency should Considering the work required for on- viduals to receive the truth. A constant urge of wanting to come have flexibility in operations, which is that the commissions of banking concerns of security, affordability be given the task of undertaking geo boarding customers and orienting them across others better and more glorified than they actually are, is provide a level of comfort to their correspondents are low and the and safety of these new financial chan- tagging and GPS mapping of agent to actively use digital services, their com- destructive. Realistically, it’s easy to see how one can trip up one- clientele and are, therefore, better able Government is not willing to consid- nels. With many opportunities provid- locations to enable better monitoring pensation appears to be hardly worth the to serve the population .They take er this issue. Recent research by the ed by ground-breaking technology and supervision of agent points. effort. On account of this, business cor- self, it’s equally plausible to be kind to oneself and accept the facts banking to the people rather than Helix Institute of Digital Finance and innovative business operations, n Reduce time required for respondents tend to favour large and of one’s life just as one accepts one’s height, place and year of making them visit the banks. revealed that in the business corre- also comes new risks which relates to transactions to bring down incremen- densely populated villages. birth. These are things nothing to brag about or to be embarrassed Historically, the biggest problem for spondent model, Indian agents earn implementing digital financial services tal costs for agents, thereby enhanc- (The writer is Member, NITI for. One way of alleviating pain is to keep things simple. There banks has been the high costs associ- a median income of $52 per month, that extend far beyond operational ing viability of their operations. This Aayog’s National Committee on can be no substitute for integrity of thought and delivery. ated with serving low-income people. compared to agents in Kenya who and technical risks. Loss of privacy is can be facilitated through Straight Financial Literacy and Inclusion for (The writer is a well-known management consultant) Since business correspondents work on earn $192 per month. the most obvious risk. Indeed, despite Through-Processing by riding on Women) A well-rehearsed script in China and Taiwan FOREIGN EYE What Xi is really trying to do with his fierce talk is to reinforce the anxiety many Taiwan voters feel about defying China too openly. They don’t want reunification but they do want a quiet life. And his strategy is working

does have them, but the first major sea about how Taiwan could enjoy a spe- Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen takes battle since the Second World War, fol- cial status if it reunited with the moth- positions that appeal to the local lowed by a Chinese assault landing on erland: Democracy, a free Press, the rule nationalist/separatists, but she’s never Taiwan involving several hundred of law — the same promises made to going to declare independence. Xi BRAZIL’S NEW thousand troops. Quite a lot of death Hong Kong when Britain returned it Jinping threatens bloody murder if she and destruction, in fact. to China in 1997. Then everybody set- declares independence, but he knows DONALD TRUMP No? That’s not what he meant? tled down to wait for time to pass and that she will never actually do that. Immediately after assuming GWYNNE DYER Okay, then, what did Xi mean by “all the generations to roll over. Beijing What Xi is really trying to do the presidency in Brazil, Jair necessary means”? Harsh words and assumed that the Taiwanese would with his fierce talk is to reinforce the ndependence for Taiwan would a trade embargo? Then why not say eventually see the light and rejoin the anxiety many Taiwan voters feel Bolsonaro moved authority only bring profound disaster to so? Is the Trump thing catching? There mainland. The Taiwanese assumed that about defying China too openly. over indigenous preserves ITaiwan,” said China’s President Xi is a peculiar ambiguity to Beijing’s offi- communist rule on the mainland They don’t want reunification but to the Agriculture Ministry Jinping in Beijing on January 2, and cial statements on Taiwan. On the one would eventually either mellow or just they do want a quiet life. And his and ordered new he ought to know. He is the one who hand, nobody in the communist collapse. Either way, we’ll all just get on strategy is working: Tsai’s party lost would make sure the disaster hap- regime is in a great rush to gather with our lives in the meantime. It was badly in the recent local elections, monitoring of international pened. Speaking on the 40th anniver- Taiwan back into the fold. It will hap- obliged to use on a significant anniver- Both of these Governments agree a very sensible, moderate deal — but and may be voted out of power in the non-governmental sary of US diplomatic recognition of pen eventually, they believe, and they sary, but not a real threat to invade. that there is only one China. In prac- those assumptions proved to be wrong. national elections next year. It’s just organisations. From here, the Chinese People’s Republic, Xi can wait. On the other, the regime’s After all, the deal made 40 years ago tice, the one in Taipei can never regain Communist rule in China has not a game, most of the time, and each environmental watchdogs said that Taiwan was “sacred territo- credibility (such as it is) comes from pretty much ruled out the use of force. control of the mainland, but it claims collapsed, and Xi is the most power- player plays his or her allotted role could see their resources ry” for Beijing. He would never toler- only two sources: Its nationalist pos- The US agreed in 1979 that there to be the legitimate Government of ful and authoritarian leader since Mao. safe in the knowledge that the script ate “separatist activities” there: “We turing and its ability to deliver rising is only one China, and that it includes China, not of Taiwan. Almost every- Taiwan has not grown resigned to has not changed for decades. The sta- only shrink. He cannot make no promise to renounce the use living standards. With the latter asset Taiwan. There just happened to be two body else, including the United States, reunion with the ‘motherland’; on the tus quo is more secure than it looks. amend the forest code, of force and reserve the option of tak- rapidly depreciating — the Chinese rival Chinese Governments at the agrees that there is only ‘one China’ contrary, a separatist Taiwanese But let just one player deviate from eliminate indigenous ing all necessary means.” economy is heading south — nation- time: The communist one in Beijing and recognises the communist regime nationalism has grown stronger with the script, and everybody would sud- protections or pull out of Well now, that would be exciting, alism becomes more important, so a that won the civil war in 1949 and has in Beijing as legitimate. the years. At the moment, in fact, the denly be in a new and very frighten- the Paris agreement wouldn’t it? Start with Chinese air and bit of chest-beating is inevitable. controlled mainland China ever since, The 1979 deal assumed that this party in power in Taipei is separatist, ing world. It probably won’t happen, missile strikes on Taiwan, presumably Many people will, therefore, dis- and the previous nationalist conflict would be resolved peacefully though it is careful not to say so explic- but it could. without the cooperation of reciprocated by the Taiwanese forces. count Xi’s words as mere rhetoric that Government that retreated to the at some unspecified future time, and itly. It can never happen: China has 1.3 (The writer is an independent the legislature. Probably no nukes, although China the Chinese communist leader was island of Taiwan when it lost the war. Beijing made some helpful comments billion people, Taiwan has 23 million. journalist) (Washington Post editorial) LUCKNOW | MONDAY | JANUARY 7, 2019 money 10

FPI outflow at `83K cr Domestic airlines inducted Aadhaar savings can in 2018 on crude price fund 3 schemes: Jaitley rise, rupee depreciation 100-plus aircraft in 2018

PTI n NEW DELHI 10.74 crore poor families for Aadhaar-linked bank accounts. PTI n NEW DELHI valuations in other markets at the secondary and tertiary care Jaitley said 58.24 crore beginning of 2018. Added to this, erming Aadhaar as a “game hospitalisation through a net- ration card holders stand linked verseas investors pulled the uncertainty on the domestic Tchanger”, Finance Minister work of empanelled healthcare and 10.33 crore MGNREGA Oout over `83,000 crore political front, ahead of an elec- Arun Jaitley on Sunday said providers. card holders get wage payment from the capital markets in tion year, may also have con- savings made through its Since its launch in through DBT in their bank 2018, after pouring in a record tributed to FPIs staying on the implementation can fund three September, nearly 7 lakh poor accounts. So do the 1.93 crore `2 lakh crore in the preceding sidelines,” she added. public welfare schemes of the patients have been provided beneficiaries of the national year, on the back of rate hikes Before 2018, FPIs were net magnitude of Ayushman free hospital treatment. social assistance programme. in the US, rise in global crude buyers of Indian equities for six Bharat — the ambitious health- Jaitley said the UPA, The Income Tax prices and rupee depreciation. consecutive years. They had care programme to provide because of its contradictions Department has already linked Moreover, the flows are made net inflows of over free hospitalisation to millions and indecision, remained half- 21 crore PAN card holders expected to be range-bound in `51,000 crore in 2017, `20,500 of poor people. hearted about Aadhaar. with their Aadhaar numbers. 2019 as FPIs may continue with crore in 2016, `17,800 crore in He also attributed the suc- “Instead of taking credit for A total of 2,579 crore a cautious stance until there are 2015, `97,000 crore in 2014, cessful implementation of it, Congress lawyers challenged authentications have been concrete signs of economic `1.13 lakh crore in 2013 and Aadhaar to the decisive lead- it in Court and appeared as the undertaken till date. Everyday, recovery and certainty over the `1.28 lakh crore in 2012. ership of Prime Minister anti-technology, anti-Aadhaar 2.7 crore authentications are formation of a stable Prior to that, FPIs had pulled Narendra Modi, saying the faces. A decisive Prime Minister done. UIDAI has the capacity Government after the general out money from the Indian stock Congress-led UPA remained made it possible,” he said. The of 10 crore transactions to be elections, said Himanshu market in 2011. Before that, FPIs “half-hearted” towards it total amount of subsidy trans- authenticated per day. Srivastava, a senior analyst at had turned net sellers in 2008. For because of its own contradic- ferred through Aadhaar now In most schemes, the direct Morningstar Investment Adviser. the debt market, FPIs made a net tions and indecision. equals `1,69,868 crore. benefit transfer takes place to Foreign portfolio investors withdrawal of over `43,600 crore In a Facebook post titled “With the elimination of the beneficiaries’ 63.52 crore (FPIs) made a net withdrawal in 2016, but it turned around in PTI n MUMBAI inducted by the carriers last A320 neos are powered by ‘Benefits of the Aadhaar — middlemen the benefits go bank accounts that had been of about `83,146 crore from the a big way in 2017 with a net year, according to available Pratt &Whitney engines, Air where it stands today’, Jaitley directly to the bank accounts. linked with the unique identi- Indian markets in 2018. This inflow of `1.5 lakh crore. omestic carriers inducted, figures, were Airbus A320 India and Vistara have CFM said its use in the delivery of This is a unique technology ty as on December 15, 2018. comprises `33,553 crore from Even in 2018, FPIs begun Dfor the first time, over neos, with four carriers — engines in their A320 neo subsidies has helped saved implemented only in India. The total number of subsidy equities and `49,593 crore from on a positive note by pumping 100 planes in 2018 with bud- IndiGo, GoAir, Air India and planes. `90,000 crore in the last few The monies saved through transactions through Aadhaar the debt market, according to in money, but the trend got get carrier IndiGo accounting Vistara - taking deliveries of Five carriers combined — years till March 2018 by elim- Aadhaar is money fruitfully are almost about 425 crore. data available with depositories. reversed soon amid weak glob- for nearly half of them, accord- more than 60 of these planes IndiGo, Jet Airways, SpiceJet, inating several duplicate, non- employed for the poor else- Jaitley said a senior minis- This was the worst year for al cues and introduction of ing to industry figures. besides other types of aircraft. GoAir, Vistara — have placed existent and fake beneficiaries. where,” Jaitley said. ter in the UPA Government Indian capital markets in terms long-term capital gains tax on The nine major Indian At present, these carriers orders for around 1,115 planes The Digital Dividend Since The Aadhaar blocked the idea of Unique of overseas investment since equity investments. After a carriers together took deliver- together have over 660 planes. with global aircraft makers Report prepared by the World (Targeted Delivery of Financial Identity Number (UID) con- 2002, the last year for which brief recovery in March, the ies of over 120 planes com- Budget carrier IndiGo has 206 since 2011. Bank estimates that India can and other Subsidies, Benefits ceived by Nandan Nilekani segregated FPI data for equity sell-off continued for most prising both twin and single planes including A320 neos, “With a total of 1,055 air- save `77,000 crore every year and Services) Bill was passed in and it was a “divided house”. and debt markets are available. part of the year. aisle as well as regional jets in while both Air India and Jet craft on order, as many as 100 by the use of Aadhaar, he said. 2016, in the last 28 months over “The Prime Minister was inde- “Rate hikes in the US and Bajaj Capital CEO Rahul the just-concluded year as Airways have 125 and 124 air- planes consisting of wide-body, “The savings through 122 crore Aadhaar numbers cisive. The enrolment contin- reshuffling of portfolio money Parikh said, “The year 2019 will against 88 planes inducted in craft, respectively, in their narrow-body and regional ones Aadhaar can fund three have been issued. About 99 per ued, though at a very moder- across the globe, rupee depre- be the first year since 2008 2017. fleets. are to be delivered to Indian schemes of the size of cent of the adult population of ate pace,” he said. ciation and crude rise were all when globally, central banks Significantly, domestic pas- IndiGo inducted a total of carriers each year for the next Ayushman Bharat...Aadhaar is India above the age of 18 It was only a decisive Prime contributors for higher FPI will withdraw liquidity worth senger traffic has been grow- 55 aircraft, including its first five years,” Sydney-based avi- a game changer,” Jaitley said. stands covered. Minister Narendra Modi who pull out,” said Vidya Bala, head about $1 trillion. Add to that ing at about 20 per cent for long-range A321 neo; Air India ation think-tank Centre for Ayushman Bharat — He said 22.80 crore decided to go ahead with the of mutual fund research at the escalating trade war more than four years now and and its subsidiaries took deliv- Asia Pacific Aviation (CAPA) Pradhan Mantri Jan Aarogya PAHAL and Ujjwala benefi- idea of Aadhaar after the for- FundsIndia.Com. between US and China and the capacity addition along with eries of 18 planes followed by had forecast in 2017. Yojana aims to provide a cov- ciaries are given cooking gas mation of the NDA “India also lost to emerging Brexit conundrum, and you other factors has played a key GoAir 16 and SpiceJet 14 in However, its forecast had erage of `5 lakh per family subsidies through direct bene- Government in May 2014, he markets in terms of foreign have a near perfect recipe for role in this robust growth. 2018. not included the Vistara order annually, benefiting more than fit transfer (DBT) in their added. money allocation given the lower a volatile 2019.” Majority of the planes While IndiGo and GoAir of 60 planes in July last year. Crude shocker can be ‘E-commerce CBDT directs taxman to maximise collection New entities got no rude shocks for economy: norms should treat efforts as growth rate not satisfactory domestic, foreign benefit from parent co: RBI economists PTI n NEW DELHI players alike’ ith growth in direct tax CESC tells WBERC PTI n MUMBAI higher growth. So, a crude PTI n NEW DELHI Wcollections sluggish, the price shock will be followed by CBDT has directed income PTI n KOLKATA sudden surge in crude high CAD to GDP ratio,” says ules for the e-commerce tax department officials to Aprices can upset the the latest issue of the Mint Rsector should treat both “maximise” their efforts and P Sanjiv nation’s key macro-stability Street Memos titled ‘The domestic and overseas players conduct targeted surveys and RGoenka parameters, as it can sharply Impact of Crude Price Shock equally to boost the fast-grow- file court cases against those group flagship spike the current account on CAD, Inflation and Fiscal ing industry, research and who wilfully evade taxes. company CESC deficit (CAD), inflation and the Deficit’ pencilled by in-house advocacy firm CUTS CBDT Chairman Sushil Ltd has fiscal numbers, whittling the economists at the central bank. International said Sunday. Chandra has shot off a letter to responded to benefits of higher growth, The finding shows that in It said the government all Principal Chief the West Bengal warns an RBI study. the worst case scenario, when should frame a comprehensive Commissioners of I-T Electricity Since the country is heav- crude prices hit USD 85/barrel, national e-commerce policy Department, asking them to Regulatory ily dependent on oil imports To the deficit on account of oil bal- to provide a level playing field pull up their socks as only three Commission the tune of over 80 per cent for loons to USD 106.4 billion, to domestic and foreign e- months are left for the current (WBERC), clar- meeting its domestic demand, which is 3.61 per cent of the retail companies. financial year to close on March ifying that its it remains susceptible to glob- GDP. “The issue of creating a 31. collections, Chandra said that deployed, undertaking action recently demerged entities have and RP-SG Business Process al crude price shocks. “Every USD 10/barrel level playing field between “On review of the trends of by the end of December, 2018 to recover outstanding dues not received any “benefit” from Services Ltd. CESC will retain Besides CAD, rise in crude increase in crude prices leads domestic and foreign players in growth under different minor the growth rate has been 13.6 from companies and filing the parent company. only the power business. prices can also impact inflation to an additional USD 12.5 bil- retail sector is yet to be heads, it is noted that the per cent as against the target of prosecution complaints in The WBERC had in The company had gone and fiscal deficit, says the lion deficit, which is roughly 43 resolved, for which a compre- growth in collection under 14.7 per cent. courts against those people November last year asked ahead with a partial demerger, report. bps of the country’s GDP. So, hensive National e-Commerce regular assessment tax (recov- “The position of growth in who are wilfully evading pay- CESC to submit an affidavit following a nod from the The international crude every USD 10/barrel increase Policy is need of the hour,” ery from arrear and current gross collections is marginally ment of outstanding taxes. with the commission in this Kolkata bench of the National prices increased by around 12 in crude price will shoot up the CUTS International Secretary demand) is extremely low at 1.1 better at 14.1 per cent but still The CBDT chief also asked regard. Company Law Tribunal per cent between April and CAD/GDP ratio by 43 bps,” it General Pradeep S Mehta said per cent as compared to 15.6 below achieving the budget tax officials to train their scan- “CESC has responded to (NCLT), after the commission September 2018. says. in a statement. per cent growth during the cor- estimates of `11,50,000 crore,” ner on tax deducted at source the WBERC letter... The com- disapproved a power purchase The mid-year spike in The study says crude price The new guidelines for responding period last year. he said. (TDS) collections and launch pany in its response said that agreement (PPA) for the pro- crude prices happened mainly shock will increase inflation, FDI in e-commerce sector are “Most of the regions are, in The CBDT chief also sug- prosecution against those who the demerged entities have not posed generation and distrib- due to spurt in demand, on the if the price increase is passed stricter for online retail firms fact, showing negative growth gested some “strategies” to be are at “substantial default”. taken any benefit from its par- ution companies. back of global growth revival, on directly to the final con- having overseas investments under regular assessment tax. adopted and implemented to It has also been asked to ent,” industry sources said. WBERC chairman R N and partly due to geopolitical sumers. providing marketplace service, This is a matter of serious achieve the targets. “verify advance tax payment” The commission will eval- Sen, who retired in November risks that led to supply-side “Under the most conserv- but there are no such restric- concern and concerted efforts He asked the taxman to by those who sell properties uate the power utility’s 2018, had said that if the sep- shocks. ative estimate, we quantify that tions for local companies and are now required to be made to conduct “targeted recovery sur- and monitoring of dividend response, and if required, arated entities had benefited However since mid- a USD 10/barrel increase in it is creating an uneven playing drive up recovery from arrear veys in potential cases where high distribution tax. could conduct an independent from CESC, there would be a November 2018, the crude crude price at the price of field, he said. and current demand,” the amount of recovery is likely”. The taxman has also been audit to verify its claims, they need for a valuation exercise in prices have declined signifi- USD 65/barrel will lead to a 49 However, he added that board chief said. “Sale of attached properties asked to timely complete reg- said. the interest of consumers. cantly but they remain volatile. basis points increase in head- online vendors’ concern of dis- The Central Board of in appropriate cases by tax ular assessments (non time- According to the demerg- Sen had also said that the “An increase in crude price line inflation. A similar increase criminatory treatment by pre- Direct Taxes (CBDT) frames recovery officers to recover barring) in cases where er scheme, the non-power busi- NCLT nod does not qualify for worsens the CAD and this at USD 55/barrel gives around sent and upcoming domestic e- policy for the I-T Department confirmed demand where nor- demand is likely to be raised nesses and its subsidiaries have “automatic approval” from the adverse impact cannot be sig- a 58 bps increase in headline commerce platforms remains and supervises its work. mal measures of recovery have and collected during the cur- been transferred to two new WBERC. The commission is nificantly contained through a inflation,” it says. to be addressed. Talking about direct tax not yielded results” to be rent fiscal. entities — RP-SG Retail Ltd yet to get a new chairman. Rural economy to Traders’ body urges DIPP not to allow PSU banks plan get a big boost due sale of pvt labels on e-commerce sites rationalisation of another to elections: Mistry However, in the letter to the DIPP 69 overseas offices PTI n NEW DELHI Secretary, CAIT said it will strongly PTI n NEW DELHI The general elections are oppose any such extension. PTI n NEW DELHI State Bank of India (SBI) due in the next few months raders’ body CAIT Sunday urged the “The modus operandi of these e-com- has the largest number of over- op industrialist Keki and there have been appre- TCommerce and Industry Ministry not merce companies for seeking extension is ublic sector banks are in the seas branches (52) followed by TMistry, who has become hensions in some quarters that to allow private labels to be sold on e-com- to keep delaying fair execution of the pol- Pprocess of closing or ratio- Bank of Baroda (50) and Bank the first person to hold a the performance of the Indian merce marketplaces and desist from icy and they may continue with their sin- nalising about 69 overseas of India (29). board position at listed Indian economy and the markets may extending the February 1 deadline for ister designs of operating all kinds of mal- operations in the next few The state-owned banks have firms having market value of get impacted due to the uncer- implementation of the changes to FDI pol- practices...,” it said. months as part of their capital the largest number of branches over `17.5 lakh crore, believes tainties generally associated icy for the e-commerce sector. “Therefore, it is strongly submitted not conservation exercise. in the UK (32) followed by Hong the upcoming national elec- with the poll season. In a letter to the Secretary in the to fall prey under malicious agenda of such Planned rationalisation of Kong and the UAE (13 each) tions would give a big boost to Mistry also said the thrust Department of Industrial Policy and that private labels were not banned from e-commerce companies and no extension operations and examination and Singapore (12). the rural economy. on housing by the govern- Promotion Ramesh Abhishek, the being sold on e-commerce marketplaces. should be allowed under any circum- of a total of 216 overseas oper- As many as 41 branches Mistry, vice chairman and ment, the demand for housing Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) One of the big players, however, stated that stances,” the traders’ body claimed. ations of the public sector were in losses in 2016-17. The CEO at financial sector con- finance and the visible bene- requested him to make it explicitly clear private labels are a small component of the The Government’s move to tighten norms banks (PSBs) was undertaken country’s largest lender SBI led glomerate HDFC Ltd, also fits of reforms, such as those whether private labelling or branding is business and that the government needs has hit Amazon and Flipkart the hardest last year, sources said. the pack with nine of its over- said a host of reforms initiat- from the new regulatory allowed under the foreign direct invest- to address the larger issues at hand. as the new regulations bar online mar- Following the review, as seas branches in the red. It was ed in India over the past regime of RERA (Real Estate ment (FDI) policy in the e-commerce sec- Private labels — often sold at lower ketplaces with foreign investment to sell many as 35 overseas operations followed by Bank of India and decade would lead to positive (Regulation and tor. prices — allow e-commerce companies to products of companies where they hold were closed while 69 are under Bank of Baroda with eight and outcomes over the next years Development) Act), would be “It is submitted that if it (labelling) is control quality and even offers better mar- stakes as well as ban exclusive marketing process or being considered for seven branches, respectively. for the economy. positive for the real estate allowed it will run contrary to the inten- gins than big, established brands. Over the arrangements. rationalisation, sources said. All PSBs such as Allahabad “Historic trends have sector, particularly affordable tion of the Government to make e-com- last few years, e-commerce players have Another provision states that the Unviable foreign opera- Bank, Bank of Baroda, Bank of shown that union elections housing. merce free from evils and malpractice and introduced private labels across a variety inventory of a vendor will be seen as con- tions are being shut while mul- India, Canara Bank, IDBI Bank, spur up rural economies and Besides HDFC Ltd, 64- to provide an equal level playing field with of categories including apparel, home trolled by a marketplace, if over 25 per cent tiple branches in same cities or Indian Overseas Bank, Punjab help local entrepreneurs. The year-old Mistry is also on the fair competition. furnishing and grocery. of the vendor’s purchases are from the mar- nearby places are being ratio- National Bank, State Bank of upcoming elections are board of four other group “Such e-commerce companies will Large e-commerce marketplaces could ketplace entity, including the latter’s whole- nalised with a view to achieve India, and Union Bank of India expected to help rural firms — HDFC Bank, HDFC continue their ulterior motives through approach the government seeking exten- sale unit. efficiency, sources said. that have foreign branches have demand,” Mistry told on his Asset Management Company such loopholes as they are doing since last sion of the February 1 deadline as com- The move is aimed at ensuring that the As on January 31, 2018, PSBs jointly taken the initiative to expectations about opportu- Ltd, HDFC Standard Life many years and small retailers will be pliance with the recent changes would marketplace entity or its related companies had about 165 overseas branch- prepare a note in mutual con- nities before the Indian econ- Insurance Company Ltd and killed,” CAIT alleged. require at least 4-5 months at operational cannot control inventory under the FDI es, besides subsidiaries, joint ven- sultation for rationalisation of omy in 2019 and beyond. Gruh Finance Ltd. The Government, earlier, had clarified level, multiple sources said earlier. rules. tures and representative offices. their foreign branches. LUCKNOW | MONDAY | JANUARY 7, 2019 funds 11

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Mexico launches GLOBE TROTTING Not much headway in talks plan to stimulate Malaysia king abdicates HINDU TEMPLE US border VANDALISED IN B’DESH as shutdown drags on: Don Dhaka: A Hindu temple was after tying Russian knot vandalised in clashes economy between two groups in AP n WASHINGTON Mulvaney, in an interview aired government, so that we can AFP n KUALA LUMPUR Household, Wan Ahmad changes hands every five years Bangladesh’s central Tangail on CNN, accused Democrats meet the needs of the AP n MEXICO CITY Dahlan Abdul Aziz. between rulers of the nine district, a media report said hite House officials and of being there to “stall.” American people, protect our alaysia’s king has abdicat- It gave no reason for the Malaysian states headed by Sunday. The family of the Wcongressional aides Democrats familiar with borders and respect our work- resident Andres Manuel Med, royal officials said 49-year-old’s move. centuries-old Islamic royalty. temple’s owner was also emerged from talks aimed at the meeting said the White ers,” Pelosi said. PLopez Obrador has on Sunday, in a historic first for But there had been a ques- The rotating monarchy attacked by a group of eight to ending a partial Government House position was “unten- Trump, who did not attend launched an ambitious plan to the country that ended weeks tion mark over the reign of the system has been in place since nine people in Batra village of shutdown over President able.” the discussions, spent the stimulate economic activity on of speculation about his future king, who ascended to the independence from Britain in the district Friday, Dhaka Donald Trump’s demands for A White House official morning tweeting about border the Mexican side of the US- after he took medical leave. throne in December 2016, 1957, and Sultan Muhammad Tribune reported. Chitta Ranjan border wall funding without a also said the meeting included security. Mexico border despite recent Sultan Muhammad V’s since he took a leave of absence V is the first monarch to have acquired the land and built a breakthrough on Saturday, a briefing on border security by Showing little empathy for US Threats to close the border decision marks the first time a for medical treatment in renounced the throne. Sultan temple of lord Shiva over 20 though they planned to return Homeland Security Secretary the hundreds of thousands of entirely. king has abdicated in the November. Muhammad V studied at St years ago, it said. to the table the following day. Kirstjen Nielsen. federal workers furloughed or Mexico plans to slash Muslim-majority country since Reports then circulated Cross College at Oxford and Trump tweeted: “Not Democrats sought written working without pay, Trump income and corporate taxes to it gained independence from online that he had married a the Oxford Centre for Islamic EX-MIN SENT TO JAIL much headway made today.” details from the Department of declared — without citing evi- 20 per cent from 30 per cent for Britain in 1957. former Miss Moscow in Russia. Studies, according to official ON GRAFT CHARGES Democrats agreed there Homeland Security on their dence — that most are 43 municipalities in six states It came after the king took Royal officials in Malaysia have media. Dhaka: A Bangladesh court on had been little movement, budget needs, which the White Democrats. just south of the US, while halv- leave at the start of November so far not commented on the He is known for a relaxed Sunday scrapped the bail saying the White House did House said it would provide. He also asserted: “I want to ing to 8 per cent the value- for two months, during which rumoured marriage, or given public persona, taking part in former Minister Nazmul Huda not budge on the demand for The group plans to meet again stop the Shutdown as soon as added tax in the region. time unconfirmed reports cir- any details about his health walkathons to promote health, and sent him to jail after he $5.6 billion and would not Sunday. we are in agreement on Strong Business leaders and union culated that he had married a condition. and has been photographed surrendered before it in Taka 2.4 consider re-opening the gov- With talks stalled, House Border Security! I am in the representatives have also agreed Russian former beauty queen. While their role is cere- wearing a baseball cap back- crore graft case, in which he ernment. Speaker Nancy Pelosi White House ready to go, to double the minimum wage A statement from the monial, Malaysia’s Islamic roy- wards. Portraits of the king and was sentenced to four years The White House said announced Saturday that where are the Dems?” along the border, to 176.2 national palace confirmed the alty command great respect, queen adorn government imprisonment. funding was not discussed in- House Democrats plan to start One Democrat, Maryland pesos a day, the equivalent of resignation of the relatively especially from Muslim Malays, buildings throughout the coun- Huda, who is Chairman of depth, but the administration approving individual bills to Sen. Chris Van Hollen, said in USD 9.07 at current exchange youthful monarch, known for and criticising them is strictly try. The king is also the sym- the Bangladesh National was clear they needed funding reopen shuttered departments his party’s weekly radio address rates. his fondness for four-wheel forbidden. bolic head of Islam in the Alliance (BNA) — an ally of for a wall and that they want- starting with Treasury to ensure that the shutdown “is part of a Lopez Obrador says the driving and other extreme Speculation intensified nation, as well as the nominal Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s ed to resolve the shutdown all Americans receive their tax larger pattern of a president idea is to stimulate wage and sports. about the king’s future this chief of the military. ruling Awami League, was at once. returns. who puts his personal whims job growth via fiscal incentives “His majesty tells the peo- week when the country’s Malaysia’s sultans trace a sentenced to seven-year jail Accusations flew after “While President Trump and his effort to score political and productivity gains. ple of Malaysia to continue to Islamic royals reportedly held lineage back to Malay sul- term by a lower court in the the more than two-hour ses- threatens to keep the govern- points before the needs of the President Donald Trump has be united to maintain unity, tol- a special meeting. tanates of the 15th century. The case but the High Court last sion led by Vice President ment shut down for ‘years’, American people. ... He is repeatedly complained that low erance, and work together,” Malaysia is a constitution- king is referred to as Yang di- year, reduced his sentence to Mike Pence. Democrats are taking imme- pointing fingers at everyone but wages in Mexico lure jobs from said the statement, signed by al monarchy, with a unique Pertuan Agong, or “He Who Is four years. Acting chief of staff Mick diate further action to re-open himself.” the US. the Comptroller of the Royal arrangement where the throne Made Lord”. 2 British soldiers injured At least 30 killed in Afghan Many new blood in Scientists detect dark matter ‘on in Syria by ISIS missile gold mine collapse: officials Hasina’s new Cabinet the move’ AFP n BEIRUT Euphrates River valley. PTI n DHAKA manent envoy at the UN. PTI n LONDON The SDF, a coalition domi- AFP n KUNDUZ excavator to dig a big hole in ministry helicopters have been Former planning minister wo British soldiers nated by Kurdish fighters, has the river when it collapsed, dispatched to deliver cash to angladesh on Sunday named and businessman AHM n a first, scientists have found Twere wounded Saturday in spearheaded the fight against t least 30 people were killed trapping dozens of workers,” the families of the victims and Ba council of ministers with Mustafa Kamal became the Ievidence that the mysterious eastern Syria by a missile fired ISIS, supported by several Awhen a gold mine Raghi said. airlift the wounded to hospitals, several new faces in the 47- finance minister in the Cabinet dark matter — believed to by the ISIS, an NGO said. Western countries including the collapsed in northeastern “At least 30 people have said Hashmat Bahaduri, member Cabinet of Prime which has 24 full ministers make up most of the mass of The Syrian Observatory for United Kingdom. The interna- Afghanistan on Sunday, been killed and seven wound- spokesman for the National Minister Sheikh Hasina whose with the rest being ministers of the universe — can be heated Human Rights said the pair were tional alliance seized the key IS officials said, in the latest ed.” It was not clear why the Disaster Management Awami League returned to state. Several influential Awami up and moved around, as a part of the the international anti- holdout of Hajin in December tragedy to strike the war-torn shaft collapsed, but the provin- Authority. power for a third consecutive League figures including general result of star formation in jihadist coalition, led by the after months of fighting that has country. cial governor’s spokesman Nik Bahaduri confirmed the term after its landslide victory secretary Obaidul Quader, galaxies. United States. seen the jihadists launch vicious Another seven were Mohammad Nazari told AFP casualty toll, but warned the in the December 30 election. Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal, The findings, published in “The two British soldiers counter-attacks. injured in the incident in the miners were not profes- figures could change. Several veterans were Anisul Huq and AKM the journal Monthly Notices of were transported by helicopter ISIS, which once controlled Kohistan district of sionals. Families of the wounded dropped from the council of Mozammel Haque retained the Royal Astronomical to receive medical care,” the swathes of Syria and Iraq, has Badakhshan province, district “The villagers have been will receive 10,000 afghanis ministers amid speculation their positions in the ministries Society, provide the first obser- observatory’s director Rami been pounded by multiple offen- governor Mohammad Rustam involved in this business (about USD 130) in compen- about the inductions as major of road transport and bridges, vational evidence for the effect Abdel told AFP. A Kurdish sives. Since September, more Raghi told AFP. for decades with no sation, while those of the dead portfolios like defence were home, law, and liberation affairs. known as ‘dark matter heating’, fighter from the Syrian than 1,000 jihadists have been Villagers had dug a 60- Government control over will get 50,000 afghanis, he said. retained by Hasina herself. But 25 former ministers, and give new clues as to what Democratic Forces (SDF) died killed in the fighting compared metre (200-feet) deep shaft in them,” Nazari said. Badakhshan is a remote, Academic-turned-diplomat nine state ministers and two makes up dark matter. in the attack in the village of Al- with just under 600 SDF mem- a river bed to search for gold. “We have sent a rescue mountainous province in Abdul Momen, a new face in deputy ministers — several of Scientists from the Shaafa in Deir Ezzor province, bers while 15,000 people have They were inside when the team to the area, but villagers northeast Afghanistan border- politics, was appointed the new them regarded as Awami University of Surrey in the one of the last pockets of terri- fled Hajin, according to the walls fell in. have already started removing ing Tajikistan, China and Foreign Minister. He previous- League stalwarts were dropped UK, Carnegie Mellon tory still controlled by ISIS in the Observatory. “The people were using an bodies from the site.” Defense Pakistan. ly served as Bangladesh’s per- from the new Cabinet. University in the US and ETH Zurich in Switzerland set out to hunt for evidence for dark matter at the centres of nearby ‘Yellow vests’ storm French Thousands brave dwarf galaxies. Netanyahu to talk post-US Dwarf galaxies are small, snow to rally faint galaxies that are typically found orbiting larger galaxies ministry as protests turn violent against Serbia like our own Milky Way. They Syria with Trump adviser may hold clues that could help AFP n PARIS us to better understand the populist leader AFP n JERUSALEM bouring Syria against what it nature of dark matter. ellow vest’ protesters ‘discussed the says are Iranian military targets Dark matter is thought to ‘Yreturned in force to the AP n BELGRADE (SERBIA) sraeli Prime Minister situation in Syria and and deliveries of advanced make up most of the mass of streets of France this weekend, IBenjamin Netanyahu said recent developments weapons to Hezbollah, which the universe. However since it clashing with police in several housands of people have that he would discuss Iranian and agreed on is backed by Tehran. does not interact with light in cities and smashing their way Tbraved snow and freezing ambitions in neighbouring continued Israeli public radio said the same way as normal mat- into a government ministry in temperatures in Serbia’s Capital Syria when he meets on Sunday that Sunday evening’s meeting ter, it can only be observed Paris with the help of a forklift to turn up for the fifth week of evening with US national secu- coordination would also include through its gravitational effects. truck. The interior ministry put street protests against pop- rity advisor John Bolton in between the (Israeli Washington’s concerns over The key to studying it may the number of protesters who ulist President Aleksandar Jerusalem. and Russian) Chinese commercial and tech- however lie in how stars are took to the streets on Saturday Vucic. Bolton arrived in Israel on militaries’ nological activity in the Jewish formed in these galaxies. at 50,000, compared with The demonstrators Saturday night for talks on the state. When stars form, strong 32,000 on December 29 when marched through downtown future of Syria in the wake of Netanyahu has been winds can push gas and dust the movement appeared to be Belgrade blowing whistles and President Donald Trump’s deci- 2,000 troops from Syria, declar- delighted by Trump’s hard line away from the heart of the weakening after holding a Demonstrators wearing yellow vests walk on the highway in Lyon, central France, booing and jeering loudly as sion to withdraw all US forces ing that the United States had on Israel’s main enemy Iran and galaxy. As a result, the galaxy’s series of weekly Saturday on Saturday AP they passed the Serbian pres- there. achieved its objective as the the landmark move of the US centre has less mass, which protests since mid-November. idency building on Saturday. The announcement has Islamic State group had been embassy in Israel to Jerusalem, affects how much gravity is felt Government spokesman where they smashed up two Police said some 3,500 Some carried Serbian flags concerned Israel and other US “knocked” out. but the pullout from Syria has by the remaining dark matter. Benjamin Griveaux, who was cars, broke some windows then demonstrators turned up on the and banners reading “We are allies in the region, and Trump Netanyahu’s office said he caused concern. With less gravitational evacuated from his ministry in escaped, he added, saying Champs-Elysees on Saturday the people” or “Down with the has since spoken of “slowly” and Putin “discussed the situ- At a meeting on Tuesday in attraction, the dark matter central Paris when a handful of police were trying to identify morning. Some then made their thieves.” sending troops home “over a ation in Syria and recent devel- Brazil, US Secretary of State gains energy and migrates away protesters in high-visibility them from security footage. way south of the river to the The demonstrations start- period of time”. opments and agreed on con- Mike Pompeo told the Israeli from the centre, an effect called vests smashed down the large President Emmanuel wealthy area around Boulevard ed after thugs beat up an “I will discuss with him tinued coordination between premier that the Syria pullout ‘dark matter heating’. wooden door to the ministry Macron did not specifically St Germain, where they set light opposition leader in efforts to stop Iranian aggres- the (Israeli and Russian) mili- would not affect US support The team of astrophysicists compound, denounced the refer to the incident, but tweet- to a car and several motorbikes November, putting pressure sion in our region, the situation taries”. and protection of Israel. measured the amount of dark break-in as an “unacceptable ed his condemnation of the and set up burning barricades, on Vucic. in Syria, following President “Our position is clear,” “The counter-ISIS cam- matter at the centres of 16 attack on the Republic”. “extreme violence” against “the prompting police to fire tear gas Critics accuse the Trump’s decision, and the con- Netanyahu said on Sunday. paign continues, our efforts to dwarf galaxies with very dif- “Some yellow vest protest- Republic, its guardians, its rep- to try and disperse them. Police president of imposing an tinuation of the conversation I “We continue at this time to act counter Iranian aggression ferent star formation histories. ers and other people dressed in resentatives and its symbols”. said 35 people were arrested. autocracy through strict con- held with President Putin on against the Iranian military continue, and our commit- They found that galaxies black... got hold of a construc- Griveaux had on Friday Demonstrators took to the trol over the media and pro- Friday,” Netanyahu said at the buildup in Syria, and we are ment to Middle East stability that stopped forming stars long tion vehicle which was in the criticised the yellow vest move- streets of several other cities moting hate speech against start of a cabinet meeting. acting against anyone who and protection of Israel con- ago had higher dark matter street nearby and smashed ment, describing those still across France, with up to 2,000 opponents. Vucic rejects being The phone call with Putin undermines or tries to under- tinues in the same way before densities at their centres than open the entrance gate to the involved as “agitators” who people in Rouen northwest of labelled as domineering and was the first between the lead- mine Israel’s security.” that decision was made,” he those that are still forming ministry,” he told AFP. They were seeking “to overthrow Paris, where some set up burn- has suggested he might call an ers since Trump’s surprise state- Israel has carried out hun- said using an acronym for the stars today. This supports the briefly entered the courtyard the government”. ing barricades. early election this year. ment that he was pulling all dreds of air strikes in neigh- Islamic State group. theory that the older galaxies Russia: Too early to consider Egypt’s Sisi to inaugurate Coptic cathedral after bomb blast AFP n CAIRO the rooftop of Al-Haq mosque “We informed the police,” new administrative capital, 45 gurate on Sunday Al-Fattah al- exchange of US spy suspect near the Virgin Mary church in Saad, a 35-year-old baker, said kilometres east of Cairo. Alim mosque in the new admin- gypt’s president will inaugu- the Nasr City district of Cairo, in a phone interview. Sisi often presents himself as istrative capital. AP n MOSCOW at the same time, they could just “As to the possibility of Erate the country’s biggest religious officials and witnesses There was no immediate a defender of Christians against More than 100 Copts have be arbitrary events.” Paul exchanges of one sort of anoth- cathedral on Coptic Christmas said. confirmation from officials. extremists but activists and been killed in jihadist attacks ussia’s deputy foreign min- Whelan, a former U.S. Marine er, it’s impossible and incorrect Eve Sunday, a day after a dead- The Grand Mufti of Egypt, Government newspaper Al- some analysts accuse the state of since December 2016. Rister has brushed back sug- who also holds Canadian, British to consider the question now ly bomb blast near a church in Shawki Allam, denounced “the Ahram reported Sunday that a discriminating against them and IS claimed an assault in gestions that an American being and Irish citizenship, was when an official charge hasn’t a country where jihadists have terrorist operation that targeted... bomb had been placed in a bag not providing enough protec- early November in which six held in Moscow on suspicion of detained in Moscow in late even been presented,” Ryabkov repeatedly targeted Christians. The church in the Ezzbat al- on the roof of a building in tion. Copts and one Anglican died in spying could be exchanged for December. was quoted as saying by state There was no immediate Haggan neighbourhood of Nasr Ezzbat al-Haggan, but it did not On Sunday Sisi will join the the central province of Minya. a Russian citizen. His arrest has led to specu- news agency RIA-Novosti. claim of responsibility for City”, on his official Facebook mention the church or the Coptic pope, Tawadros II, in the IS also killed more than 40 The brother of Paul Whelan, lation that Russia could be using “Charges will be presented in the Saturday’s explosion on the east- page. mosque. cathedral which is touted as the people in twin church bombings however, tells The Associated him to bargain for a Russian near future,” he said, according ern edge of Cairo that killed a He said “extremists” had On Sunday morning secu- largest in the Middle East. in April 2017, and an IS gunman Press that he can’t help but woman who has pleaded guilty to the Interfax agency. policeman who was trying to planted “an explosive device on rity forces were deployed around The president visited the in December that year killed question whether the events are to acting as a foreign agent in the Some Russian news reports defuse the device and wounded the roof of Al-Haq mosque... the neighbourhood keeping Cathedral of Nativity for nine people in an attack on a connected. United States. earlier cited unnamed sources as two other officers. Near the Virgin Mary church”. journalists at bay. Christmas Eve last year when it church in a south Cairo suburb. “You look at what’s going on Russian Deputy Foreign saying Whelan had been indict- Coptic Christians, who Massad Saad, the son of the Security has been reinforced was still under construction, and Hundreds of police and sol- and you wonder if this is just a Minister Sergei Ryabkov said ed on espionage charges that account for around 10 per cent prayer leader at the mosque, told in Cairo in recent weeks ahead of gave a short speech wishing diers have also been killed in large game of pieces being Saturday that discussing a pos- carry a possible prison sen- of Egypt’s population, have been AFP he was inside the building Coptic Christmas which is cele- Copts a merry Christmas and attacks. Last week three moved around,” David Whelan sible swap involving Whelan and tence of 20 years. Russian offi- hit by a string of attacks by the when other worshippers noticed brated on January 7. saying the country would prevail Vietnamese tourists and their told the AP via Skype from Maria Butina would be prema- cials haven’t given details of Islamic State group in recent “a man going up to the roof car- On Sunday evening over jihadists. His attendance on Egyptian guide died when a Newmarket, Ontario. ture because Whelan hasn’t been Whelan’s suspected activities years. rying a bag” but when they fol- President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi Sunday will mark the cathedral’s homemade bomb exploded on “You start to wonder if all of formally charged, according to and he was initially identified The bomb was hidden lowed him they found “two was due to inaugurate the official inauguration. their bus on the outskirts of these things are connected. But Russian news agencies. only as an American. inside a bag that was placed on bags”. Cathedral of Nativity in Egypt’s The president will also inau- Cairo. {mindspace} LUCKNOW | MONDAY | JANUARY 7, 2019 vivacity 13

BUILD A BETTER WORLD Our world today is full of chaos, TOGETHER disasters and crime but it is important for us to stay positive The society should be based on the principles of justice, fairplay and equality, believes HOPE RAJYOGI BRAHMAKUMAR NIKUNJ JI e all dream of a better world where there is peace, CAN BE A Whappiness and harmony, don’t we? No one would like degradation of environment, loss of human lives due to wars, corrosion of human spirit by crime and corrup- tion, dehumanisation through poverty, economic and POWERFUL political conditions, all of which drain human energy and make life miserable. On the contrary, all would like life to be characterised by harmony and health, well-being and wealth. But the question is, what are those values? How can such a socio- politico-economic system be established which has those values? What will enhance human experience and enable men and women to have a lifestyle that can make the society viable? FORCE If we conduct a sur- vey among various groups of people on this particular subject, we will find that their opin- hat does hope mean bad things that happen. sent our country well, and make them that someone truly cares about ion would most proba- to you? Does having My family gives me hope. The love quality decisions. them, it can allow them to have bly crystalise around 10 hope help to motivate and comfort I have from them allows As a community, our hope is that hope. or 15 major points. They you every day to get me to be hopeful. I am blessed to have drug addicts recover, get educated, Anyone can positively impact would say that a better out of bed and go them. My job as a teacher at become good parents, get a job and another person’s life by being kind, world is one in which aboutW your daily routine? Hope gives Huntington Middle School gives me contribute to the community in a pos- smiling at them, being helpful and the following exist only us a reason to exist. Without hope, life hope. The smiles, love and motivation PEOPLE NEED TO BE itive way. As a teacher, my hope is that showing that you care. Greeting peo- in milder forms or in a can be dull and sad. from those who live in unfortunate sit- I inspire as many students as possible ple, offering to help others, showing lesser degree than we My favorite definition of hope is uations gives me hope that they will AWARE OF HOW to actually want to succeed in life by random acts of kindness and volun- have them in the pre- “To expect with confidence: trust” succeed in life and be in a better place THEIR ATTITUDE, following rules, having dreams and teering are all ways we can make the sent-day world. The (Merriam Webster’s Collegiate someday. goals, and to make those dreams hap- world a better place and to be hope- major problems or caus- Dictionary, page 598, 2003). We must My church gives me hope. WORDS AND pen. As a mother, my hope for my ful. We need to be aware of those who es of sufferings are wars, be aware of the signs of hope that we Whether I am helping or sitting in the ACTIONS children is to be happy, to contribute need hope in their lives and do what violence and cruelty in encounter daily. pews during a Sunday service, I to society in a positive way, and to help we can to help foster that. any form, poverty, Personally, hope motivates me to always get emotional when I hear CONTRIBUTE TO THE and give when able to do so. Our world today is full of crime, unemployment and do more. I love the quote, “Be the powerful music, witness the partici- MESS WE ARE IN. I feel like I am meant to do my job chaos, disasters and shocking news. In social, economic and political injustice, environmental pol- change you want to see in the world” pation of so many children, or hear of as a teacher at HMS. Lately, I have order for us to continue staying pos- lution and ecological imbalance, corruption, crime, (Mahatma Gandhi). I realise that by ways that faith has helped someone WE HAVE TO BE commented to some that this is where itive, we must have hope. People also indiscipline and obscenity, disease, infirmity and high doing the right thing, being kind and change their life in a positive way. UNDERSTANDING, I am meant to be to reach those stu- need to be aware of how their atti- mortality rate, slavery, lack of freedom or deprivation of helpful, I can help to change our world It is critical for us to have hope. dents who need extra attention and tudes, words and actions contribute to human rights, hunger, malnutrition or starvation, wrong today. Even though I am one person Hope allows us to have goals and COMPASSIONATE care. While I always feel like I can do the mess we are in. We have to be attitude towards the other sex and abuse of children, addic- in a troubled community, I realize that dreams for ourselves. Without it, we AND MOTIVATED TO more, I try my best every day to greet understanding, compassionate and tions, intoxications, tensions and lack of happiness, hatred, I can do something to give others merely exist. As a world, we hope for each child by name, show them that motivated to turn things around. We suspicion, fear, cut-throat competition, rivalry and hope. Hope energises me, makes me peace, of course, but we also hope for TURN THINGS I care, and encourage them to try their cannot be part of the problem; we absence or lack of love and co-operation at various lev- happy, and makes my day better. I leaders who make good choices and best in order to have hope in their life. must be part of the solution to turn els of society. realise that every day I need to do work together instead of against each AROUND I truly love what I do and care about things around. Most of all, we need Post this survey, if we conduct another one asking something to give others hope. It truly other. As a nation, we can hope for my students as if they were my own hope to make this world a better place. every segment of society about the efforts or improve- makes the world a better place, despite leaders who care about people, repre- children. I believe that by showing —AP ments that they expect from the other segments to cre- ate a better world, a fair enough consensus on the follow- ing lines would emerge. People would say that they want ifestyle choices have a huge along with quitting smoking, scientists to have an orientation of spirituality, religious impact on your skin’s you will notice that your blood leaders to have scientific temper, doctors to treat not only Lhealth and appearance. circulation and skin tone begin the body but also the mind, education to have spiritual Amidst all the bad lifestyle It’s never too late to improve within a few weeks and moral development, women to be given proper social habits, smoking is by far one of of quitting. You can also take status and men’s attitude and outlook towards them to be the most dangerous activities as the assistance of external solu- more spiritualised. The youth and children should be given it affects your internal as well as ARPITA DAS says that even if you’ve smoked for your entire adult life, it’s tions to rectify the damage more love and they should respect their elders. The soci- external health. It has been done by smoking. ety should have a balance of love and law and it should increasing the risk of becoming possible to stop now to improve your skin and quality of life To reduce damage already be based on the principles of justice, fairplay and equal- victims of various fatal ailments done, you can use a moisturis- ity of opportunity. such as heart disease, lung can- layers of your skin to narrow, er that contains Niacinamide, Now these objectives can be fulfilled only if every seg- cer, mouth cancer and more. weakening the blood flow to peptides and glycerine. These ment of society works a bit for the fulfillment of what other Smoking also a disaster for your skin and hence resulting in ingredients can help to segments expect of it. Each individual has to contribute your skin and hair. With each dry, dull, pale or blotchy skin. improve damaged skin, refine a bit of his time to work towards raising awareness of the puff of smoke, your skin is mov- Not only this, you may develop the skin cells and replenishing people so as to realise the above goals. For this global task ing closer towards premature premature lines and wrinkles on the lost moisture. is required the global co-operation. Hence, a new kind ageing. your face as well. Another bad Niacianamide is a form of of bank to which each individual or institution can offer Many studies have claimed impact of smoking on your Vitamin B3. Peptides are pro- its contributions so as to build a better world is the need that cigarette smoking causes an body is that it makes your body tein fragments that enable the of the hour. individual’s skin to age faster to produce fewer red blood skin to produce collagen. Use than the exposure to sunlight cells. Due to this your skin will of peptides on the skin surface does. The moment you inhale start to lose its healthy glow. Not can be very effective and also from a cigarette, you have been only this, it also decreases the slows down the ageing process. introduced to more than 4,000 ability of skin to regenerate You can increase your chemicals, including skin-dam- and repair wounds. Due to lim- antioxidant intake. Smoking aging free radicals which enter ited transport of blood through diminishes the quantity your body. These inhaled chem- the body, the supply of nutrients Vitamin C in the body which icals damages the skin fibrob- required by the skin to regener- is an important antioxidant lasts. These are the cells in con- ate is also restrained. Another and protects against diseases nective tissue that form fibres toxic component, Carbon such as cancer and heart dis- like collagen and elastin. These Monoxide, present in cigarette ease. Eat fruits rich in Vitamin are precious fibres that give your reduces the flow of oxygen C like citrus fruits and melons. skin its youthful strength and through the body, hence reduc- Vitamin E, another important elasticity. Once they weaken, the ing the supply of oxygen need- antioxidant will help protect skin begins to wrinkle. It is due ed by damaged cells to regener- the skin from the skin damag- to the lack of collagen and ate. ing free radicals. Sources of elastin that causes such damage Even the physical act of Vitamin E are sunflower seeds, to the skin. Several studies have smoking itself can lead to wrin- hazelnuts, almonds, sweet reported that moderate smok- kles and fine lines on your face. potato to name a few. ers are almost twice more like- Those ugly lines around the premature ageing effect in both mature ageing, smoking also age to your skin and health is Therefore, it is good news ly to wrinkle prematurely than mouth, which is common sexes due to smoking. It is leads to an increase in an indi- to quite smoking as it’s never that the skin damage caused by non-smokers, and on the other among the long-term smokers found that smoking men pre- vidual’s risk of gauntness and too late to do it. Even if you’ve smoking is reversible and can hand, heavy smokers are almost are because of the repetitive mature 2.3 times faster than facial discolouration. smoked your whole life, it’s be treated. Quitting smoking thrice more likely to wrinkle compressing of the lips while non-smoking men, and smok- possible for you to stop now. It and following a simple skincare prematurely. inhaling. It is proved that ing women pre-mature more TIPS TO REDUCE DAMAGE will not only improve your skin routine on a daily basis will Nicotine, which is present women’s skin is more affected than three times faster than FROM CIGARETTE SMOKE but also your health and qual- help you regain your lost in the cigarettes causes the by smoking than men’s skin. non-smoking women. In addi- The best way to improve ity of life. In addition to mul- youthful skin and a healthy blood vessels in the outermost One survey has a report on tion to wrinkles and pre- and help prevent further dam- tiple health benefits that comes complexion.

There is some good in this world, and it’s worth fighting for. — J.R.R. Tolkien

GUT PROTECTS AGAINST ARSENIC POISONING AN EGG A DAY MAY KEEP DIABETES AWAY SPINACH-PROTEIN MAY TREAT MOOD DISORDERS FOOD ADDITIVE BEHIND CELIAC DISEASE OBESITY CAN CUT SHORT YOUR DOG’S LIFE Microbes in the human gut Eating an egg daily can have a A large protein found in spinach may aid in the A common food additive, used in sausages, cheese, bread, play an important role in If you thought that obesity affects only beneficial effect on the blood development of new medications for millions around the dairy, baked and other processed foods, could both cause protecting against arsenic humans, you may be wrong. It can also metabolite profile that is related to world dealing with alcohol use disorders, chronic pain and trigger celiac disease, warns a recent study. toxicity, new research shorten lives of your canine friends, finds a lower risk of Type-2 diabetes, a and mood disorders, researchers said. Celiac disease is an auto-immune disorder, where gluten suggests. a research. new study shows. The study, led by researchers from the Purdue University, triggers the immune system to attack the gut. Arsenic toxicity is a problem The research, from the University of It showed that the blood samples discovered two peptides which are naturally metabolic The study showed that celiac disease could be caused by a that affects an estimated 200 Liverpool in the UK, reveals that the of men who ate more eggs products of Rubisco — bacterial enzyme named microbial transglutaminase, which is million people worldwide who lifespan of overweight dogs was up to included certain lipid molecules a large protein found in heavily used in the food processing industries to ameliorate are exposed to arsenic through two-and-half years shorter when that positively correlated with the blood profile of men who many plants like spinach food qualities and elongate products’ shelf life. contaminated food and drinking water. compared to ideal-weight dogs. remained free of Type-2 diabetes. — that may aid in the “Microbial transglutaminase can glue together proteins, so Long-term exposure to arsenic is associated with increased “Owners are often unaware that their dog “The study explored potential compounds that could development of new it’s used to improve risk of cancer and cardiovascular diseases, among others. is overweight, and many may not realise the impact that it can have explain this association using non-targeted metabolomics, medications. food texture, “A better understanding of how the microbiome protects on their health,” said Alex German, Professor at the university. a technique that enables a broad profiling of chemicals in a “These disorders are palatability and shelf- against toxins like arsenic could benefit communities or “What they may not know is that if their beloved pet is too heavy, sample,” said lead author Stefania Noerman from the currently not adequately life,” said Aaron villages with contaminated water sources through probiotic they are more likely to suffer from other problems such as joint University of Eastern Finland. managed,” said Richard Lerner, visiting or other microbiome therapies, especially since it is not disease, breathing issues, and certain types of cancer, as well as High intake of eggs has traditionally been discouraged, van Rijn, Assistant professor at the always practical or possible to replace a water source,” said having a poorer quality of life. These health and well-being issues can mainly due to their high cholesterol content. Professor at Purdue. Aesku.Kipp Institute in one of the researchers Seth Walk from Montana State significantly impact how long they live,” he added. However, eggs are also a rich source of many bioactive “Better medications that take a more holistic approach Germany. University in the US. The study, published in the Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine, compounds that can have beneficial effects on health. This and produce fewer side effects will be beneficial. We “This enzyme functions like the transglutaminase produced The study, conducted in mice, described the essentiality of examined more than 50,000 dogs across 12 of the most popular dog means that the health effects of consuming eggs are discovered that these peptides selectively activate the by our body, which is known to be the target of gut microbiome for full protection against acute arsenic breeds. difficult to determine based solely on their cholesterol known beneficial pathways without activating the ‘side- autoimmunity in celiac disease,” Lerner added. toxicity. content, the researchers said. effect pathways’ of the receptor,” van Rijn added. LUCKNOW | MONDAY | JANUARY 7, 2019 vivacity 14 ‘DON’T THINK I’M A STAR YET’ ‘It’s a debate, not a controversy’ Actress SARA ALI KHAN says education has made her a confident person while giving her Actor AKSHAYE KHANNA, who a heightened awareness of life plays a crucial role in the movie, The Accidental Prime Minister, he made an impact with her with my parents’ co-stars’ make-up. ing but look after us. debut film Kedarnath, and her Kedarnath was my first opportunity sees the reactions as a debate and second release Simmba is also a to observe filmmaking and be part of the So she never allowed you to miss the not a controversy. hit. But actress Sara Ali Khan, process. My only tool of working on the presence of your father? Asked about the response to the who has fan clubs all across sets was my honesty. Of course, I always My father was always a phone call away trailer and the controversy SIndia doting on her, says she neither has wanted to be an actor. for both of us. I’ve never felt he was not around it, Khanna said, time to feel like a “star” not does she think there for me. In many ways, I am glad my she will let herself feel like one in future. Posing as a child in front of the mirror? parents were not together. I know they “This is the first time that Wearing your mother’s clothes? would have never been happy together. a film is made on a politi- Congratulations Sara, you seem to All of that, all of that. And if they were not happy, I would not cian of recent times, have become quite a star? have been happy either. taking the real Arre kahaan? I am just running around In that case why did you go to Columbia trying to cope with the workload. I don’t University? Now Saif gives so much attention to name, and (show- have time to feel like a star. I don’t think To me, education was not a means to get Taimur which you never got. Do you casing) all the real I’m a star yet. But I hope I get there some a job. It was my way of widening my hori- feel a pang of envy? incidents that are day. I don’t think I will ever let myself feel zons. I didn’t think I was going to be prac- Not at all. He’s my brother. I will tell you very much in the like a star. The minute you do, others stop tising lawyer after attending Columbia. something. When my father was living public domain seeing you in a favourable light. Education has made me a confident per- with us, he was completely taken up by son. It doesn’t only teach you history and me. When he moved away, he was still as and vividly Your grandmother Sharmila Tagore caring. There’s nothing he wouldn’t do for remembered by the says you have immense poise for some- me. Even when he doesn’t live with us, people. Of course, one so young. Where does this self-con- the thought that he would do anything people will have fidence come from? ‘MY FATHER WAS ALWAYS A for me makes me feel very special. their opinion and I guess, it comes from being honest. And My father may not be there for me the that’s the only way I can be. Let those who PHONE CALL AWAY FOR ME AND way he is for Taimur. But that doesn’t they must express can lie convincingly do it. I can’t. I start IBRAHIM. IN MANY WAYS, I AM make me feel any less special. them in all the fumbling the minute I lie. Staying true to mediums. I do not myself suits me just fine. GLAD MY PARENTS WERE NOT Do you look forward to working with think these events TOGETHER. I KNOW THEY WOULD him? as controversy. We What kind of reactions are you getting God willing, we will work together soon. from family and the media? HAVE NEVER BEEN HAPPY. But for obvious reasons, it’s not something are living in a The family cannot be expected to be that would happen over and over again. democratic coun- objective. They are expected to be nice AND THEN I WOULDN’T HAVE But if we get a script that justifies our try.” to me in whatever I do. After all, I am BEEN HAPPY EITHER’ presence, we will do it without a moment’s their daughter. But the way the review- thought. ers, critics and audience have reacted to ‘Alia (Bhatt) has me, is overwhelming. This is a moment What did your brother Ibrahim think I am not going to forget ever in my life. geography, it gives you an insight into life. of Kedarnath and Simmba and you? evolved as a person It gave me a heightened awareness of life, He’s studying abroad and is the only far beyond her age. Do you deserve all the love you are get- and that helped me become a better actor. member of the family who hasn’t seen my She is on her way to ting? films. greatness. She was Eighty per cent of it, I deserve. The other You were raised mostly by your moth- 20 per cent I don’t know where it is com- er. Not having your father around, was Does he aspire to be an actor? really ing from. And it’s making me feel very that a lacuna you felt? He does. As I’ve discovered, it’s an easy brilliant in grateful and emotional. I don’t have any I was more than okay with that arrange- dream to have but a very difficult one to Raazi. I experience in acting. All I had was my ment. I think, having two happy parents achieve. But I feel Ibrahim has the talent. have been honesty. And that was my only go-to. in different homes is much more prefer- Once he enacted a monologue for my an admirer Kedarnath was my first experience in able than two unhappy parents in the mother and me. I was holding the sheet what happens in front of the camera. Of same home. I think I am the way that I of paper on which his lines were written. of her course, I had been on film sets before to am because my mother didn’t let me feel I couldn’t look at the sheet as I was busy work and see my mother (Amrita Singh) shoot in any kind deprivation for even a second. looking at his eyes. They were so emo- craft ever Kalyug and my father (Saif Ali Khan) in I have a very hands-on mother. Once my tive. since Highway. I did Omkara. But all I did was play around brother and I were born, she did noth- —IANS some ads with her before and she has lovely energy. But after working with TECH TALK WEBBED her on, Gully Boy, I realised what a powerhouse of talent she is.’ —Ranveer Singh Streaming gets complicated

Actor ARJUN KAPOOR is taking Viewers will have to decide between paying more each month or losing horse riding lessons to prep for his forthcoming period drama access to some of their favourite dramas and films online Panipat and TITANS says the process treaming TV may never again be mal species rapidly multiplied after Ice Titans is a 11 episode live-action drama of learning has as simple, or as affordable, as it is Age glaciers receded. series that follows a group of young soon- Snow. “Big brands like Disney have to to-be Super Heroes recruited from every been therapeutic Disney and WarnerMedia are each evaluate: Are we only going to access corner of the DC Universe. In this action- and empower- launching their own streaming services this market by licensing our content to packed series, Dick Grayson emerges from ing. in 2019 in a challenge to Netflix’s dom- Netflix, Hulu and others?” he said. “Or, the shadows to become the leader of a fear- Arjun posted on inance. Netflix viewers will no longer can we go direct to the consumer with less band of new heroes, including Starfire, be able to watch hit movies such as our own service?” Raven, Beast Boy and many others. It stars social media, Black Panther or Moana, which will But a multiplicity of streaming ser- Minka Kelly, Teagan Croft, and Alan “New year, new learnings... so the soon reside on Disney’s subscription vices could easily overwhelm or con- Ritchson. The series is slated to release on last whole month of 2018 went in service. WarnerMedia, a unit of AT&T, fuse consumers. To get a full slate of January 11 on Netflix. enjoying the company of an ani- will also soon have its own service to programming, TV watchers may soon mal, mother nature and sunris- showcase its library of blockbuster films have to subscribe to several services and HBO series. instead of just one or two. es... as I gear up to restart shoot- Families will have to decide Among those options will be ser- ing for Panipat, I feel privileged between paying more each month or vices like Netflix and Hulu that offer a to be able to learn this beautiful losing access to some of their favourite wide range of video from a variety of art of becoming one with this dramas, comedies, musicals and action sources; cable-like “skinny bundles” most glorious animal.” flicks. such as FuboTV, Sling and YouTube TV “There’s definitely a lot of change that offer a variety of live channels; and coming,” said Paul Verna at eMarketer, channel- or network-specific services a digital research company. “People will like Disney Plus. ‘Want to create a have more choices of what to stream, Consider just AT&T’s plan to but at the same time the market is launch a three-tiered service this year song for everyone’ already fragmented and intimidating centered on HBO. An entry-level bun- and it is only going to get more so.” dle will offer mostly movies; a second, Latin Grammy Award-winner Media companies are seeking to slightly more expensive tier will include J BALVIN, who reached global capitalise on the popularity and prof- original programming and newer popularity with the number Mi itability of streaming. But by fragment- ‘The business a reported $100 million to continue movies. A third and still more expen- Gente, ing the market, they’re also narrowing licensing Friends from WarnerMedia. sive offering would add more says he wanted to create a the once wide selection that fuelled the model that some Why are media companies looking WarnerMedia entertainment such as SONI song for everyone and at the same rise of internet-based video. networks are to get in? Data and dollars. Sure, they Friends. It is the story of a young eponymous police- time wanted to bring Latin culture Just as Netflix, Hulu and Amazon get money when they sell their pro- The cost of multiple streaming ser- woman in Delhi, and her superintendent, to a wider audience. Prime tempted people to “cut the currently using, grammes to other services like Netflix. vices could quickly approach the aver- Kalpana, who have collectively taken on a Talking about Mi cord” by cancelling traditional cable TV distributing their But starting their own service allows age cost of a cable bill — not counting growing crisis of violent crimes against Gente packages, the newer services are look- shows and movies networks and studios access to valuable the cost of internet service. That’s women. However, their alliance suffers a which resonat- ing to dismember those more-inclusive data about who is binging on their around $107 per month, according to major setback when Soni is transferred out ed among many, options. only by licensing shows. Leichtman Research Group. for alleged misconduct on duty. A direc- Balvin said, “First- Disney Plus is set to launch late them to streaming For services with ad-based options, “It’s unlikely any of the services torial debut for Ivan Ayr. Soni is out January off, I will be forev- next year with new Marvel and Star platforms, is that data translates into more dollars individually can charge more than $10 18 on Netflix. er grateful to Wars programming, along with its from advertisers. And services that rely per month,” Forrester’s Nail said. “The library of animated and live-action getting ‘disrupted only on subscription revenues, media great unknown is how many individ- Willy William, films and shows. It hasn’t announced aggressively’ as companies can use the data to better ual streaming services people are will- for creating a pricing yet, but Disney CEO Bob Iger more companies tailor their offerings for individual ing to sign up for.” beat that I said in an August call with analysts launch their tastes, helping to draw in more sub- Companies are already trying to instantly con- that it will likely be less than Netflix, scribers. tame this chaos by bundling multiple which runs $8 to $14 a month, since own services’ “I think all media companies are streaming services together. Amazon nected with and I its library will be smaller. AT&T plans coming to grips with the reality that Prime customers can add-on sub- knew would capti- a three-tier offering from you better establish a relationship scriptions to HBO, Showtime or Starz. vate the world.” WarnerMedia, with a slate of new and watched the Sandra Bullock-thriller directly with your audience,” said Roku and Chromecast viewers can The X hitmaker library content centered around the Bird Box during its first seven days on AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson at an access their different services from a added that he wanted existing HBO streaming app. No word the service, the biggest first-week suc- analyst conference earlier this month. central place; Roku said that it will start on pricing yet. cesses of any movie made for the com- The business model that some net- selling in-app access to Showtime, to create “a song for Individual channels, such as Fox, pany’s nearly 12-year-old service. works and content companies are cur- Starz and other channels as well simul- everyone. A song ESPN, CBS and Showtime, are also get- That first-week audience implies rently using, distributing their TV taneously. everyone in the world ting into the act. Research group TDG nearly a third of Netflix’s 137 million shows and movies only by licensing How should consumers deal with THE LAST LAUGH could vibe with and predicts that every major TV network subscribers watched the movie from them to streaming platforms, is getting all the coming change? Retired talent manager Al reconnects with dance to, and in the will launch a direct-to-consumer December 21 through 27 — a holiday- “disrupted aggressively” as more com- “Be patient,” said Michael Greeson, former client Buddy, a comedian who gave streaming service in five years. season stretch when many people panies launch their own services, said president of research group TDG. up performing decades ago, and urges him process bringing Latin Netflix and others have invested aren’t working and have more free time. Stephenson, whose company acquired “We’re in a time of dramatic change for to go back out on the road. music and Latin culture heavily in original movies and TV But Netflix, Hulu and others may WarnerMedia in June. the TV and video business. There’ll be Starring Chevy Chase, Richard Dreyfuss, to a wider audience.” shows to keep their customers loyal. soon have to do without programmes Forrester analyst Jim Nail compares great benefits, and question marks and Andie MacDowell, the film is slated to Netflix, for instance, said that 45 mil- and movies licensed from their soon- this moment to the “Cambrian explo- consequences.” release on January 11 on Neflix. lion subscriber accounts worldwide to-be rivals. In December, Netflix paid sion,” a historic era when plant and ani- —AP LUCKNOW | MONDAY | JANUARY 7, 2019 sport 15 India on course for historic series win Australia need to bat throughout fifth day to avoid innings defeat after Kuldeep’s 5/99 restricts hosts for 300 runs in 1st innings n SYDNEY PTI INDIA FORCE FOLLOW-ON AGAINST AUS lbw on a close umpire's call, and the decision stayed in the ickle weather on day four Lead Venue Season Result wrist-spinner's favour despite prevented India from 322 Sydney 2018-19 Awaited DRS. Fclosing in on a big win in 204 Sydney 1985-86 Draw Australia were then forced the fourth Test but they were to follow on for the first time 298 Mumbai 1979-80 Won well on course for their maid- in Test cricket since 2005 when en series victory in Australia 212 Delhi 1979-80 Draw England had enforced the after forcing the hosts to fol- same in Nottingham. On their low-on at home for the first tute fielder. Australia reached 300 despite home soil, this was the first time since 1988. Hazlewood and Mitchell another pitiful batting display. instance of Australia following Bad light and intermitted Starc (29 not out) then added Yadav got his reward there- on since 1988, again in Sydney, rain led to substantial loss of 42 runs for the 10th wicket as after with Hazlewood trapped versus England. play with only 25.2 overs bowled on day four. Australia were placed at 6- 0 in 4 overs after Kuldeep Yadav's five-wicket haul in his ‘Pujara is worthy of many maiden Test Down Under Rishabh Pant reacts after Nathan Lyon plays a shot on day four of final Test ICC helped India bowl the home team out for 300 in the first KULDEEP’S BEST BOWLING IN TESTS privileges in Kohli's kingdom’ innings. Umpires Australia vs India Figures Opponent Venue Season Result Live from 4:45am IST 5-57 Windies Rajkot 2018-19 Won n SYDNEY took players off SONY TEN 3 & SIX NETWORK PTI the field with 5-99 Australia Sydney 2018-19 Awaited eight minutes remaining in the ormally not known to be generous with belated afternoon session. 4-40 Sri Lanka Pallekele 2017-18 Won Nsuperlatives, the great Ian Chappell found Marcus Harris (2) and Usman 4-68 Australia Dharamsala 2016-17 Won Cheteshwar Pujara "worthy of many privileges" Khawaja (4) were the unbeat- 3-85 Windies Hyderabad 2018-19 Won in Virat Kohli's "kingdom" for his tenacity and en batsmen with Australia still tons of runs. trailing by 316 runs. Faisel Features Pujara grafted his way to three centuries in But play didn't resume at the ongoing Test series against Australia, play- all once the scheduled tea rain since day three. Nathan Lyon (0) lbw as ing a key role in India's dominance. break was over, as bad light India took the second new Australia lost three wickets "Not only did Pujara single-handedly bring hampered proceedings once ball immediately and made for 22 runs in the space of 44 the Australian bowlers to their knees, he also again. The umpires waited for quick inroads. Mohammed balls. paved the way for his team-mates to deliver the nearly an hour, coming out for Shami (2-58) bowled Pat And he could have imme- killer blows," Chappell wrote in a column for inspection in between, before Cummins (25) with a ball that diately completed his five- 'ESPNcricinfo'. Pat Cummins is bowled by Mohammed Shami for 25 runs on day 4 of the fourth making a decision at 5 pm AP kept low on the sixth ball after wicket haul, but Hanuma While India are on the verge of complet- local time. Test match in Sydney resumption of play. Vihari put down a skier from ing a maiden Test series win in Australia, the The match officials were This was after Australia 5-99, making instant impact in At the other end, Jasprit Josh Hazlewood (21) at mid former captain was not with praising Pujara. ready to wait until 6 pm for were bowled out for 300 runs his first game of the series. Bumrah (1-62) set up Peter on. In the process, Vihari hurt "Kohli may be the king of Indian cricket but light to improve, but a slight (104.5 overs) in their first After the morning session Handscomb (37) who played his left shoulder whilst fielding Pujara has proven to be his loyal ally and wor- drizzle put paid to the wait and innings and were asked to fol- was washed out, play resumed on after a resilient innings and didn't take the field later thy of many privileges in the kingdom. Many the day was called off at 5.20 low on, surrendering a lead of at 1.50 pm local time with 230 facing 111 balls. on in the session, with Hardik good things have happened for India in this AP pm local time. 322 runs. Kuldeep Yadav took minutes lost to bad light and Yadav then trapped Pandya coming on as a substi- series, not the least of them being victory, and Cheteshwar Pujara, left, and Virat Kohli leave the field most have emanated from the stubborn defi- "The fast bowlers were worn to a frazzle by ance of Pujara." the end of the Indian first innings at the SCG, The eldest of the famous Chappell broth- and India's lower order, who for much of the ers, he added, "In scoring three centuries in a series were the ducks in the shooting gallery, You can expect lot more We will battle for series in Australia, he joined an illustrious com- scored frequently and freely." patriot, the equally defiant Sunil Gavaskar, who The series Down Under was a far cry from achieved a similar feat in 1977-78. the tour of England where Pujara was dropped draw: Handscomb "In accumulating 521 runs in seven innings, at the start of the series, which India lost 1-4. from Kuldeep: Arun PTI n SYDNEY Pujara was at the crease for a mammoth 1867 "Pujara is the most effective blunter of an minutes and was not tempted by a high per- attack in a cricket world where currently blud- PTI n SYDNEY if at all we need to play two he series is virtually in centage of the 1258 balls he faced." geoning is the favoured submission hold. If he spinners that would be at TIndia's pocket after That the home team was entirely focussed didn't invent the term 'bat time', Pujara is cer- ndia bowling coach Bharat Sydney." Australia were enforced a fol- on how to tackle Kohli prior to the series may tainly a disciple of the method. IArun on Sunday heaped With Australia having to low-on for the first time in 31 have helped Pujara to play at ease. "The prolonged standing ovation Pujara praise on wrist spinner Kuldeep fight on day five for a draw, the years at home but batsman "While the Australian cricket team was received (at SCG) even though he had just put Yadav, saying the chinaman is bowlers have virtually assured Peter Handscomb on Sunday keeping a wary eye on Virat Kohli, Pujara snuck the nail in the coffin of an Australian side that a much improved bowler than a series' win for India, and said they will try to salvage up from behind and executed the perfect mug- was trying to rid itself of the ugly stain of Cape what he was during the tour of Arun credited an all-round some pride by saving the fourth ging. In addition to helping India win a series Town was testament to the esteem with which England. attack for the same. Test on the final day. for the first time in Australia, he frustrated a the Indian batsman is held. "Kuldeep is a very skill "We do have a lot of respect Handscomb said the near- top-class opposition attack to the point of sub- "If they had a hall of fame for batting obdu- full bowler as he has proved it. for their fast-bowling attack ly-washed out day four of the mission. racy, Pujara would be voted in unanimously." He has had a very successful and I think they are probably fourth Test at the SCG has given stint in ODIs, and probably he one of the best in the world. But his side a great chance to draw is the number one bowler in we were more focused on what the match and restrict India's bowling attack. the one-day format. He is we could do, and we have also margin of series win to 2-1. "Obviously both are world Ponting lashes out at Aus for unique in the sense that very come to Australia previously so "We will be coming out class bowlers in their own right. few chinaman bowlers around AP we knew how the wickets tomorrow and drawing this Bumrah coming in can crank it the world at the moment. Also, Kuldeep Yadav celebrates after wicket would be in Australia - very game, and then we will assess up to 150 km/h and is always he brings googly to the fore," ter time. similar to the ones we got in where we need to improve and pretty tough with his accuracy. showing ‘no desperation' said Arun after a rain-hit day "He didn't have a great South Africa. get together as a team. We know He has not missed his mark too four. outing in England when he "We drew upon all those that as a batting group we can much and has been able to PTI n SYDNEY Ponting said on Channel Seven. he added. "And what makes him even played, but this Test match experiences and said that to be take some confidence out of swing it both ways, which is "Why wouldn't they have Replays suggested the ball more special is his ability to use would give him a lot of confi- successful in Australia, we need tomorrow if we can last the day, quite impressive with that ormer Australia captain had a look at that? They've still would have probably struck the crease. He can bowl from dence. And considering a spin- to make sure that we took the showing the country and the action, and also adds to the fact FRicky Ponting on Sunday got the two reviews up their Lyon outside the line of off over and round the wicket, and ner and his age, I think he has cut and pull out of the world that we are not far off how hard he is to pick," he said. slammed the current team for sleeve. There had to be some stump and he may have been he can bowl closer to the wick- got a lot of cricket left in him," Australian batsmen, and then from clicking as a really good "Kuldeep has obviously showing "no desperation" after sort of doubt in that," Ponting adjudged not out if DRS was et and also from wide of the he said. focus on our strengths. That's team," said Handscomb after been very impressive as well. He Nathan Lyon decided against added. taken. crease. That gives him a lot Talking about the decision exactly what we did. the fourth day's play. was very accurate and hard to reviewing his lbw decision on The former three-time "And as it's shown already variety. And I think there is a to go in with two spinners, he "I don't think we are moti- Kuldeep Yadav had picked get on top of. With the pace that day four of the fourth Test. World Cup winning cricketer that would have been given not lot to come from that young said, "Earlier we had played a vated just because we are on the his second five-wicket haul in he bowled, it was hard to get Lyon was adjudged LBW also slammed pacer Starc, who out. Slack and not desperate kid." practice game at Sydney and winning side. The onus of this Test cricket and Handscomb down to the wicket and force after being hit on the pad off a was at the non-stricker's end, enough. You can see where Arun said Kuldeep's per- also the T20 match. So we were team particularly is always praised him as well as Jasprit through the field. He was accu- Kuldeep Yadav delivery. He for not intervening. Mitchell Starc is standing at the formance in the ongoing Test quite aware of the conditions putting the team in front," he Bumrah as two toughest rate and used the footmarks asked non-striker Mitchell "Given out straight away non-striker's end," he added. could not have come at a bet- that existed and also we felt that said. bowlers to face in this Indian well, giving it a good spin." Starc if he should opt for a and Mitchell Starc just puts his "One, look how wide he's review, but the duo decided hand out and says 'oh well, it's standing. There's no need to be against it despite two reviews not me, it's up to you to make that wide in the first place. remaining in their innings and (a call)". Nathan Lyon looks up, 'Oh only two wickets left. "Well, unfortunately, when what do you reckon?' 'Oh I Vengsarkar hails India for dominant show "That dismissal actually you're out there together it's a don't know mate. Yeah I don't says a lot to me about the partnership. You've got to do know. But let's not bother look- PTI n MUMBAI Test series win in Australia since the conditions for touring teams but the best (fast bowlers) in the world. He is mindset of this Australian team whatever you can to try and ing. We've only got two bilateral contest began in 1948 when way they (Indian team) have adapted a complete bowler," Vengsarkar noted. at the moment. There's no save your mate. And there was (reviews) up our sleeve," ormer India captain Dilip Lala Amarnath's team clashed with to these conditions is exemplary to say Amre also hailed the Indian bowl- desperation there whatsoever," absolutely none of that there," Ponting said. FVengsarkar and middle order bats- Don Bradman's mighty team Down the least. Every team is rated on how ing attack spearheaded by Bumrah. man Praveen Amre on Sunday hailed Under. they perform outside their own coun- "In every series, the first Test is the Indian cricket team which is on the "This team has played superb and try and this Indian team has made us important and the way we started, that LOCAL EVENTS cusp of making history in Australia. fantastic cricket and beating Australia proud and they have done so well," was critical. Equally important was India are leading the four-Test in Australia is a great achievement, Vengsarkar said. Australia to (make a) comeback and PRITHVI EMERGES CHAMP rubber 2-1 and are well-poised to because Australia is a tough team in The former India top-order bats- win the match (second Test). I think, make it 3-1 going into the final day of those conditions," Vengsarkar said. man, who had played in 116 Tests, also most important was the third Test, the the series. "This is a fantastic achievement by heaped praise on pacer Jasprit way we played, that was outstanding," It will be the country's first-ever Virat Kohli's team. Australia has tough Bumrah. "Bumrah now is one of the Amre said. South Africa win by 9 wickets to clinch series thigh when he fell heavily on AFP n CAPE TOWN the boundary rope while field- ing on Saturday. outh Africa beat Pakistan by Theunis de Bruyn, opening Snine wickets on the fourth in place of Markram, clipped day of the second Test at Mohammad Abbas to the Newlands on Sunday. midwicket boundary but did Prithvi Singh of Study Hall edged past Pawan Batham and Ravi Shankar on tie-breaker to Pakistan claimed a wicket not add to his score before win the 2nd AD Pathak Memorial Open Chess Tournament at Excellia School on Sunday. Kuldeep and forced Hashim Amla to being caught off his glove by Shankar, Shani Soni and Medhansh Saxena finished fourth, fifth and sixth respectively with 5.5 retire hurt before South Africa wicketkeeper and captain points each. DPS, Eldeco bagged the best school trophy while Excellia School and Stella Maris passed their meagre target after Sarfraz Ahmed while attempt- settled for second and third spot respectively. Excellia School chairman DS Pathak gave away less than an hour’s play at ing to pull a bouncer from the prizes to the winners. Newlands. Set 41 to win, South Abbas. Mohammad Amir RESULTS: (U-7) Boy’s: 1-Aryan Sadhwani, 2-Shorya Paratp Singh, 3-Kushagra Kishore Singh; Africa reached 43 for the loss effectively conceded 10 runs in (Girl’s) Lekha Kishore Singh of one wicket from 9.5 overs. extras off two successive deliv- (U-9) Boy’s: 1-Sanyam Srivastava, 2-Meetansh Dixit, 3-Aadhyansh Saxena; (Girl’s): 1-Sanvi Agarwal The result ensured a sev- eries, with a wide and a no-ball (U-11) Boy’s: 1-Tejasva Singh, 2-Divyansh Pandey, 3-Lakshya Srivastava; (Girl’s) 1-Ridhima Nigam, enth successive home series which both flew over Sarfraz’s 2-Prisha Garg win for South Africa, who won head. Hashim Amla was forced (U-15) 1-Aditya Pant, 2-Anshuman Nanda, 3-Adarsh Pal; (Girl’s) 1-Mayetri Gupta, 2-Simran the first Test in Centurion by to retire hurt on two after Sadhwani six wickets. The third and final being hit on the right upper (U-19) 1-Shivansh Pandey, 2-Bhomik Pandey, 3-Ayush Sahu; (Girl’s) 1-Lavanya Yadav, 2-Smriti Test starts in Johannesburg on arm by a ball from Amir which Singh. Friday. lifted sharply off a good length. Regular South African Dean Elgar, who made 24 AMC LIFT TROPHY opening batsman Aiden not out, ended the match by AMC blanked State United 2-0 to lift the 20th Mansarovar Football Cup at La Martiniere ground Markram did not bat after suf- South African batsmen Hashim Amla shows South African Captain Faf du Plessis where the ball struck him on day four of the hitting two fours off part-time on Sunday. Kaushal and Bhomik scored the goals for the winner in the 45th and 67th minute fering a severely bruised right second cricket test match between South Africa and Pakistan at Newlands Cricket Ground in Cape Town on Sunday bowler Azhar Ali. respectively. LUCKNOW | MONDAY | JANUARY 7, 2019 sport 16 WINNING START FOR INDIA Chhetri’s brace, goal from Anirudha and Jeje help Blue Tigers crush Thailand 4-1 and register first Asian Cup win since 1964

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ndian football's goal machine Sunil Chhetri Istruck a brace to help the country stunningly out- play Thailand 4-1 and record its first vic- tory in the Asian Cup

since 1964 on a historic night here on Sunday. Playing in his second Asian Cup and 105th match, Chhetri scored in the 27th (penalty) and 46th minutes for his 66th and Anas Bani Yaseen, front, celebrates with teammates after scoring goal AP 67th goals to become the second highest interna- tional goal scorer among active players. Jordan stun holders Aus Midfielder Anirudha Thapa and second half AFP n AL-AIN Luongo's marking and powered substitute Jeje his header into the top corner, Lalpekhlua then struck India's player celebrate after scoring the opening goal during the AFC Asian Cup group A match against Thailand at Al Nahyan Stadium in Abu Dhabi AP efending champions prompting jubilation in the in the 68th and 80th DAustralia made their worst strongly pro-Jordan crowd of minutes to completely charts, India went into the highest Indian scorer in the lost three and drawn one in head over Gurpreet and into ever start to an Asian Cup on just under 5,000. outclass Thailand at match eyeing a win against Asian Cup, surpassing Inder 1984 and were beaten in all the India net. Sunday when they lost 1-0 to Suddenly Australia were the Al Nahyan their 118th ranked Singh, who struck twice their three group matches in But just a minute into the Jordan in front of a partisan rocking and three minutes later, Stadium in front of opponents, but the in the 1964 edition when 2011. second session, India scored a crowd in Al Ain. they were grateful for Ryan's sizeable Indian sup- scoreline and impres- the country had finished India gave the 21-year-old world-class goal through Graham Arnold's youthful finger-tip save as he pushed porters. sive show by the play- runners up. Pune City FC player Ashique Chhetri and that began the side had expected victory in Baha Abdelrahman's free kick With his two ers, especially in the Taking part in their Kuruniyan a start over the turning of the match on its their Group B opener but they onto the bar. strikes, the 34-year-old second half, was unex- fourth Asian Cup, this likes of Jeje Lalpekhlua and head. were undone by Anas Bani- In the second half, Arnold Chhetri went past pected. was India's third win in Balwant Singh, and he did India's third goal showed Yaseen's powerful first-half brought on Rhyan Grant and Argentine superstar Lionel Thailand was the better 11 matches. The country won well while playing at the hole how much they have improved header from a corner. then Chris Ikonomidis to find Messi, who has so far scored side in the first half with an just behind Chhetri. in the passing system with It leaves the injury-hit a way through Jordan's defence. 65 goals from 128 matches. overwhelming 70 per cent pos- A DRAW IN EITHER He earned the penalty for three players involved in the Aussies with much to ponder Celtic forward Tom Rogic's Portugal superstar Cristiano session and more shots on OF THE TWO India after a quick throw from build-up. Halicharan Narzary ahead of Friday's game against stinging shot was kept out by Ronaldo is the highest scor- target. COMING MATCHES the left flank. Ashique's shot sent a pint-point pass to Palestine, when they will need Shafi, before Ikonomidis's er with 85 from 154 match- But the complexion of the AGAINST UAE AND deflected from the Thai goal- Udanta who rounded up the a win to get their title defence attempt at a follow-up was es. match completely changed in keeper and hit defender Thai goalkeeper and left the on track. smothered by the defence. Thailand captain and the second session with India BAHRAIN COULD Theerathon Bunmathan's hand ball for Thapa to chip over a The youthful Socceroos had With three minutes to go, striker Teerasil Dangda pulled scoring three goals in stunning SEE INDIA and the Hong Kong referee couple of defenders on the top more than 70 percent of first- Jamie Maclaren had a goal one back for his side in the fashion to take the match out THROUGH TO THE pointed to the dreaded spot. corner of the net. half possession but rarely chalked off for offside and. 33rd minute of the Group A of Thailand's reach. They sud- Chhetri stepped up and sent Lalpekhlua then scored threatened, while Jordan were With the last action of the match. A draw in either of the denly became a team which KNOCKOUT ROUND the Thai goalie the wrong way two minutes after coming into intent on harassing in midfield game, Shafi pulled off a superb two coming matches against can stitch neat passes and build to give India 1-0 up. the field. He was fed by a nice and seeking chances on the double save to deny Ikonomidis UAE and Bahrain could see goal-scoring moves. Chhetri, Thailand equalised within pass from Narzary again and break. and Jackson Irvine, capping a India through to the knockout who is the only one in the cur- two matches and lost one in the six minutes with captain and his chipped shot from the top Their goal came from a cor- desperately disappointing day round. rent squad to have played in the 1964 edition in Israel, compet- striker Teerasil Dangda con- of the box beat the goalkeeper ner on 26 minutes, when for the Aussies and a joyful one Ranked 97th in the FIFA 2011 edition, also become the ed by just four countries, then necting a quality free-kick to all ends up. defender Bani-Yaseen escaped for the Jordanians.