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USUALSUSPECTS SWAPAN DASGUPTA Sonia to lead party MPs again Congress future hinges Rahul likely to be Congress leader in LS, vows ‘no walkover’ for BJP in House PNS n NEW DELHI Gandhi as party chief and a body of senior leaders to act as ormer Congress president a guiding force to new presi- on Modi’s performance FSonia Gandhi — who led dent. Rahul has insisted for a the party to form two succes- non-Nehru-Gandhi party chief n the aftermath of an election, the focus is naturally on the sive UPA Governments at the and has expressed in negativi- Iwinner; the losers are left to either mourn or reflect on Centre before - ty over the theory of anoint- where they went wrong. The 2019 general election has led BJP took over — is back in ment of sibling Priyanka produced one clear winner: Narendra Modi. Having won the limelight. With her son and Gandhi, who was appointed State Assembly elections, the Biju Janata Dal and the YSR party president general secretary just before the Congress Party can also consider themselves winners. still being persuaded not to beginning of the polls. Naveen Patnaik can certainly take in his fifth consecutive win abdicate the party chief post Sonia said the party will in the State Assembly. However, at the national level, there despite the poll play a constructive role in sup- has been an over-abundance of losers: Congress, the Left, debacle, the Congressmen on porting the Government in the mahagathbandhan in , the TDP and all the Saturday elected her as the reform measures, but will constituent parties of the UPA. Mamata Banerjee’s Trinamool Congress Parliamentary Party oppose its “divisive and regres- Congress just about won a majority of seats in West Bengal, (CPP) leader. sive actions”. The meeting was but in view of their projected target of all 42 seats from West Sources, however, said that attended by the party’s 52 Bengal, the result is a huge disappointment. The only Rahul may be named as the newly-elected Lok Sabha mem- exception is possibly the DMK-led alliance in Tamil Nadu Leader of Congress in the Lok bers and Rajya Sabha members, that coasted to big victories in all but one seat in the State. Sabha while its senior leader besides the CWC members What makes defeat a bitter pill to swallow for the losers Ghulam Nabi Azad is likely to and other leaders. is their expectation of victory. In hindsight, the 2019 will be continue as his counterpart in Rahul cautioned the law- said to have resulted in an emphatic victory for Modi, the the Rajya Sabha. makers that it will “be like the BJP and the NDA. There was no voter ambiguity and the Addressing the newly- British period, when not a sin- victory was both in terms of seats and the popular vote. It is elected MPs at the Central gle institution supported the nevertheless undeniable that at least until the exit polls Hall of Parliament soon after Congress party” and asserted divulged similar trends, the Opposition as a whole was her re-election as CPP leader, “yet we fought and won and we reasonably certain that Modi was heading, if not for an Sonia lauded Rahul for his are going to do it again”. outright defeat, at least for a big setback. Instead, the results “fearless leadership” by taking Congress leader flanked by former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and party president Rahul Gandhi on her being elected as Congress Parliamentary “We are 52 members and I suggest that the vote constituted an outright rejection of on the Modi Government and Party leader at CPP general body meeting at Parliament House in New Delhi on Saturday PTI guarantee you, it does not mat- nearly all the anti-Modi forces. for his “valiant and relentless ter what institutions are stand- Unquestionably, the biggest loser was the Congress. campaign” during the Lok match to the BJP’s numbers in Parliament. they raise in Parliament must ignation though the Congress ing against these 52 members. The Congress approached this election with the aim of Sabha polls. She asked party the Lok Sabha. He said the Sonia urged the MPs to resonate in the minds of party Working Committee rejected It does not matter who is securing around 150 seats which would clearly establish its MPs not to let their guard Congress will work like a “pride play the role of an effective workers and with the people. Rahul’s offer and passed a res- standing against these 52 mem- primacy within the anti-BJP space. Such a performance, the down and said several “decisive of brave-hearted lions” despite Opposition and ensure better Due to her ailing health, olution authorising him to bers. These 52 members are party believed, would once and for all put an end to all measures” were being mulled having just 52 members and coordination and cooperation Sonia had handed over the bring structural changes in the going to fight the BJP every sin- uncertainty over who would be the leader of the anti-BJP to strengthen the party. that the Congress will “fear- with like-minded parties in party baton to Rahul two years party at all levels. gle inch, without giving this combination. A good performance, it was hoped, would Later, Rahul too lessly” do its duty as leading the Rajya Sabha, where the BJP ago. Following the Congress’ Sources say the party is dis- much and that applies to the begin the process — begun with the victories in Madhya announced his intentions to Opposition party to ensure is challenging its numbers. She drubbing in the polls, Rahul cussing several proposals, members from Rajya Sabha as Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and fight back despite standing no the BJP has “no walkover” in told the MPs that the issues has been insistent on his res- including installing a non- well,” he told the MPs. If Modi commits mistakes, Rajasthan — of the party’s larger reinstatement as the Oppositions will have a ’s premier party. Unlike 2014 when the Shah gives J&K window of opportunity, Congress faced the ED summons Praful perhaps in time for the electorate in a dispirited US scraps $5.6 bn trade Guv 1st audience way and passively awaited Assembly polls in the secular misgivings over in impetus to his Modi to be manifested, the Patel in UPA-era Maharashtra, Jharkhand party in 2019 was much concessions for India Mission Kashmir and Haryana. However, if better prepared. There was a conscious attempt to New Delhi didn’t PNS n NEW DELHI the Modi Government project Rahul Gandhi as a civil aviation scam thoughtful but combative JP president Amit Shah reinforces its image of leader. Basing itself of data, reciprocate to Balong with two of his PNS n NEW DELHI purposeful governance, the the party focussed single- deputies on Saturday took mindedly on puncturing the largesse, rues charge of the Home Ministry he ED has summoned process of a single-party Prime Minister’s reputation with Jammu & Kashmir Tsenior NCP leader and for- for unimpeachable integrity. US President Governor Satya Pal Malik mer Civil Aviation Minister dominance will be further Assisted by an array of being among the first ones to Praful Patel for questioning at reinforced economists, both national PTI n WASHINGTON meet him, indicating at the its office here at 11 am on and international, an importance attached by the Thursday in a money launder- attempt was made to resident Donald Trump has new incumbent to the State, ing probe related to alleged project an alternative vision of Nyay — a vision that included Pterminated India’s designa- wherein the BJP has promised losses suffered by national car- a very handsome lollipop. Again, unlike 2014 when India’s tion as a beneficiary develop- to abolish Article 370 and rier Air India in a multi-crore intellectuals detached their hatred of Modi from outright ing nation from June 5, ending Article 35A. While Article 370 aviation scam during the UPA support to the Congress, this election witnessed an outright the country’s $5.6 billion trade allows the State a separate flag Government. endorsement of either the Congress or the concessions under the key and Constitution, the other Patel, a Rajya Sabha mem- mahagathbandhan in Uttar Pradesh. The commitment to a Generalised System of proclamation on Friday ignor- Secretary Anup Wadhawan provision allows the State leg- ber, on Saturday claimed inno- post-poll tie-up that would, by some magic, generate an Preference (GSP) programme ing the plea made by several had said in March. islature to define “permanent cence and said that he would be I’m innocent, but alternative arrangement, was so strong that institutions such after determining that it has not top American lawmakers. Turn to Page 4 resident” of the State. happy to cooperate with the as the judiciary and the Election Commission were assured the US that it will pro- On March 4, Trump Assuming charge two days agency in its probe into the will cooperate in mercilessly flayed for not coming out openly against the vide “equitable and reasonable announced that the US intends after getting sworn-in, Shah money laundering allegation. Modi government. access” to its markets. to terminate India’s designa- Cong asks PM tweeted, “The security of the Patel’s summoning is the money laundering With the Congress failing to make the grade for The GSP is the largest and tions as a beneficiary develop- country and the welfare of the first major action against a recognition as the Leader of Opposition, and the oldest US trade preference pro- ing country under the GSP to take country countrymen is the top priori- politician in the multi-crore probe, says ex-Min mahagathbandhan floundering in UP and other grand gramme and is designed to programme. The 60-day notice ty of the Modi Government, I aviation scam. Patel needs to be alliances in Karnataka, Jharkhand and Bihar, disappointment promote economic develop- period ended on May 3. into confidence will go all out to complete it.” put through certain revela- All India Football Federation, has turned to dejection. Beginning from his petulant press ment by allowing duty-free Meanwhile reacting to Governor Malik said after tions made by arrested aviation said in Mumbai that he will be conference on May 23 when he conceded Amethi, Rahul entry for thousands of products President Trump’s decision, New Delhi: Reacting to the US meeting Shah that he briefed lobbyist Deepak Talwar and happy to cooperate with the ED has reacted with childish tantrums, something he may have from designated beneficiary India on Saturday said the Government’s decision to ter- the Minister about the situation specific evidence gathered by so that the agency understands picked up from his gurus who have blamed the quality of countries. GSP benefits given by devel- minate special trade status for in the State. His meeting also the agency during the probe the “complexities” of the avia- democracy for the re-election of Modi. Unlike the West “I have determined that oped countries to developing India, the Congress on assumes significance as the into the money laundering tion sector. Bengal who has chosen to blunt the BJP challenge by taking India has not assured the US nations such as India are “uni- Saturday said urged Prime annual Amarnath Yatra com- case, sources said. Patel, 62, has represented to the streets, the Congress has chosen to admit itself to the that it will provide equitable lateral, non reciprocal and non Minister Narendra Modi to mences later this month and The ED has also asked the Gondia-Bhandara seat of ICU. The party has imposed a month-long ban on engaging and reasonable access to its discriminatory”. take the nation into confi- the Home Ministry plays a key Patel to bring along certain Maharashtra in Parliament four with the media and seems to be awaiting its media markets. Accordingly, it is India exported goods dence and make a statement role in providing additional documents related to his per- times and was the Civil supporters to fill up column inches with the assertion that the appropriate to terminate India’s worth $5.6 billion under GSP explaining how he intends to security personnel to secure the sonal and official finances on Aviation Minister in 2004 dur- Congress must stick resolutely to its core principles and designation as a beneficiary last year, but “our total GSP overcome this “grave trade and yatra route and thwart any the day of deposition, the ing the UPA Government led dynastic leadership. Even the evidence of a staggering developing country effective benefits were to the tune of economic crisis”. threat from terrorists. sources said. by Manmohan Singh. consolidation of Hindu votes hasn’t prompted the Congress June 5, 2019,” Trump said in a only $190 million”, Commerce Detailed copy on P6 Detailed report on P6 Patel, also the president of Turn to Page 4 leadership — at least so far — to acknowledge the necessity of a political shift. The Gandhi ecosystem has merely CAPSULE advocated a back-to-basics and “hard” secularism as responses to a defeat that was as much a repudiation of o Jawaharlal Nehru’s filtered ideology as it was of his great- At 47 C, Delhi-NCR to face severe heatwave BJP TO SEND 10L ‘JAI SHRI grandson’s leadership. The most radical suggestion from RAM’ POST CARDS TO DIDI Congress well-wishers is that maybe Priyanka Vadra — the STAFF REPORTER n NEW DELHI Haryana, Chandigarh, Kolkata: The BJP will send 10 Brahmastra that didn’t quite hit its target — should replace Rajasthan and some parts of lakh post cards with “Jai Shri her bother temporarily. s the minimum tempera- Uttar Pradesh. Ram” written on them to West A similar paralysis appears to have overtaken the three Ature touched a high of At Safdarjung observatory, Bengal Chief Minister Mamata big caste-based parties and it is unlikely they will come up 27.6 degrees Celsius and 29.8 maximum temperature record- Banerjee, a party leader said on with anything new. Only the TMC, now faced with a degrees Celsius in Safdarjung ed at 8 pm was 44.8 degrees Saturday, in a move likely to rub challenging Assembly election in 2021, has decided to and Palam observatory respec- Celsius, while at Palam, it was salt into the ruling TMC’s invoke Bengali sub-nationalism and street confrontation. tively on Saturday in Delhi, the at 46.2 degrees Celsius. In wounds after a bruising These may well be imperfect responses but at least Mamata India Meteorological Ridge area, the maximum tem- performance in LS polls. Banerjee is determined to mobilise her forces for the battle Department (IMD) has issued perature was recorded 43.6 ahead. the highest red alert for some degrees Celsius and in TOURIST GUIDE DIES BUT The overall conclusion from the reaction of the main parts of northern India, includ- Ayanagar, mercury settled at 46 SAVES 5 FROM DROWNING Opposition parties is that they will wait for the Modi ing Delhi and NCR. degrees Celsius. Srinagar: Displaying the true Government to make mistakes. If he does, they will have a IMD has marked entire The MeT has predicted traditions of “Kashmiriyat”, a window of opportunity, perhaps in time for the Assembly northern India with “heatwave thunderstorm activities and tourist guide sacrificed his own polls in Maharashtra, Jharkhand and Haryana. However, if to severe heatwave” condition cloudy sky on June 4, 5. life to save five people, including the Modi Government reinforces its image of purposeful for five consecutive days from On Friday, Delhi recorded two visitors from West Bengal, governance, the process of a single-party dominance will be June 2. It has predicted that the a maximum temperature of after their raft capsized in the further reinforced. This will mean that the Opposition space temperature may rise to 47 44.8 degrees Celsius, four Lidder river in Pahalgham. J&K will be outsourced to the “beautiful people”, the media, degrees Celsius. notches above the season’s aver- Governor Satya Pal Malik saluted activists in academia, the foreign-funded NGOs and the Besides Delhi, the alert, age, while the minimum was the bravery of the tourist guide Muslim and Christian community leaders. These were the which is the highest in the 28.4 degrees Celsius, a notch and announced a ex-gratia of `5 groups that were most enthusiastic in their opposition to IMD’s four colour-coded warn- above the normal. lakh to the deceased's kin. Modi. The Congress was merely their political instrument. ings, was issued for Punjab, Turn to Page 4 Boys take bath in a tube well on a hot summer day as temperature soared in New Delhi on Saturday PTI LUCKNOW | SUNDAY | JUNE 2, 2019 city 02

Two held for selling spurious liquor AKY all set to embark Gonda (PTI): Police on Saturday raided a shop selling coun- CM bans mobile phones trymade liquor, and arrested two persons after recovering 128 bot- tles of spurious liquor. The raid was conducted in the wake of hooch on statewide tour tragedy in neighbouring Barabanki district that claimed 17 lives. ASP Mahendra Kumar told reporters here that the raid was con- ducted at the shop in Baggi road area of the district under Dhaneypur in cabinet meetings PNS n LUCKNOW With the aim to boost the previous gov- police station. “As many as 128 bottles of spurious liquor with fake morale of party cadre, Akhilesh ernment said, “Both the labels and bottle caps were recovered from the shop. Salesman PNS n LUCKNOW Chief Minister. acing the challenge from its is likely to visit almost every Samajwadi Party and the Deendayal and caretaker Tushar Kant alias Rohit have been arrest- Official sources said that Fpolitical adversary, district in Uttar Pradesh in the Bahujan Samaj Party were so ed, while the licencee Rajesh Vaishya is absconding,” he said. hief Minister Yogi the Chief Minister decided to , coming months. obsessed with the number of Adityanath has asked his ban mobile phones in the cab- Samajwadi Party chief Sources in the SP said that Dalit, OBC and Muslims vot- Ccabinet colleagues to inet meeting as some ministers Akhilesh Yadav has decided Akhilesh had started distanc- ers that they paid little atten- stop bringing mobile phones in were found reading messages embark on a tour of the state, ing himself from the ‘coterie’ of tion on working out a perfect cabinet meetings. This has on social media sites and braving the heat wave. young party leaders to steer the political chemistry that could ostensibly been done to ensure WhatsApp even during dis- The SP chief will com- party as per the inputs obtained ensure actual transfer of votes that ministers pay more atten- cussions. mence his tour from his Lok during his visit to districts. to each other’s candidates.” tion on issues raised in the cab- The sources claimed that Sabha constituency, Azamgarh, “Samajwadi Party is facing The SP leader further said, inet meetings. the decision also aimed at on June 3. its worst crisis since its incep- “Given the circumstances, the The ban on mobile phones checking any possibility of Akhilesh will address a tion. We were confident of SP chief has decided to take the will also apply on all persons leakage of information through public meeting in Azamgarh winning a fairly good number plunge and get a first hand meeting the Chief Minister there after the meeting. hacking and electronic espi- and proceed to Ghazipur the of seats in the Lok Sabha elec- account of the state of party besides the cabinet meetings. Last year, similar instruc- onage. next day to meet district lead- tions but our calculations fell organisation in each district Earlier, ministers were tions were issued to the Union “The Chief Minister wants ers and address a public meet- flat. Now, we not only need to and the causes of the defeat of allowed to bring mobile phones ministers. all ministers to be focused on ing. work out the actual causes of party candidates.” in meetings but the hand set Chief Secretary Anup issues discussed in cabinet He will also visit the defeat but also go back to the The sources indicated that had to be kept on silent mode Chandra Pandey has issued a meetings and not get distract- bereaved family of SP leader masses to retain our organisa- an overhaul of the organisation or switched off. They would circular to private secretaries of ed by mobile phones. Some and member of district pan- tional base at grassroots level,” would take place after Akhilesh now have to deposit their cabinet ministers, asking them ministers keep reading mes- chayat, Vijay Yadav, who was said a former parliamentarian covered a couple of districts mobile phones at a designated to apprise the ministers about sages on WhatsApp during shot dead a day after the May of the Samajwadi Party. and a report was received from counter and collect it from the directions issued by the meetings,” an official said. 19 polling in Ghazipur. A former minister in the each district. Ashish: Apna Dal (S) Bid for rapprochement between AKY, Shivpal to maintain its PNS n LUCKNOW party.” The sources said that fforts are underway for a Akhilesh was not yet ready for independent identity Erapprochement between a rapprochement with Shivpal the two factions in the Yadav as he hold the latter Samajwadi Party’s first family sponsible for sabotaging the PNS n LUCKNOW headed by Mulayam Singh prospects of many SP candi- Yadav. dates in the recent polls. pna Dal (Sonelal), an OBC Already in turmoil due to Shivpal Yadav had con- AKurmi-based political Shivpal Singh Yadav parting tested against his nephew and party and ally of Bhartiya company and floating his polit- SP nominee Janata Party, said that it would ical outfit, the family was fur- from Firozabad constituency. continue to maintain its inde- ther rocked by the defeat of Though Shivpal failed to win, pendent identity and there was Mulayam’s nephews he ensured Akshay’s defeat by no question of its merger with from an old guard and close associ- a large number of former dis- securing around one lakh the ruling party. Budaun and Akshay Yadav ate of gruntled SP leaders. votes. Akshay lost to Bharatiya “There is no question of from Firozabad besides has taken the initiative for a A senior SP leader said, Janata Party candidate by merger (with BJP). Apna Dal (S) Akhilesh Yadav’s wife Dimple rapprochement between the “Shivpal has vast organisa- 28,000 votes. has been building up its strength from Kannauj in the recent Lok two factions. They claim that tional experience as he has Besides, the sources alleged and we will not betray the peo- Sabha polls. Mulayam Singh Yadav is in been with the party since its that though Shivpal Yadav had ple who have supported us. The bypoll from Rohaniya and The dismal performance of favour of Shivpal’s return in the inception. After his departure, not fielded his candidate from party will not merge with the blamed her daughter for the the party in the Lok Sabha elec- party given his organisational we did not have anyone to take Kannauj, he had sabotaged BJP even if that means staying defeat. Krishna Patel expelled tions has forced Samajwadi capabilities. care of the party at grassroots Dimple’s chances and her out of Modi 2.0 government,” Anupriya from the party after Party chief Akhilesh Yadav to However, a section in the level. During his recent meet- defeat by 13,000 vote . said Apna Dal (S) president and which Anupriya floated the mend fences with his estranged SP believes that it is too late to ing with Akhilesh after the Lok The sources however said MLC Ashish Singh. Apna Dal (Sonelal). uncle Shivpal Yadav, who persuade Shivpal Yadav to Sabha polls, Mulayam Singh that a rapprochement between Singh’s wife and member of The dispute between the unsuccessfully contested Lok return to the party as he has Yadav had also advised his son Akhilesh and Shivpal could not Parliament from Mirzapur, mother and daughter is now in Sabha polls from Firozabad. not only floated his own out- to mend fences with Shivpal be ruled out, especially as , has refused to court and Krishna Patel’s faction Sources in the SP say that fit but has also accommodated and facilitate his return to the Mulayam was vouching for it. take the oath of minister on May has failed to make its mark. 30. She was Union Minister of Sources said that the BJP State in the previous Narendra wants Apna Dal (S) to merge Modi government. with it as it wants complete hold There are speculations that over the Kurmi vote bank. Girl alleges mother, the BJP is exerting pressure on The Apna Dal (S), appar- Congress searching Apna Dal (S) to merge with the ently, wants to retain its inde- ruling party before Anupriya is pendent identity so that it given a berth in the Union could opt for other alliances in brother pushed her Council of Ministers. future. reasons for poll Anupriya has also said on “It would amount to sev- several occasions that she would ering our hands if we merge into flesh trade never merge her party with any with any party — be it BJP or party. some other party. Our com- Lucknow (PNS): In a bizarre case, a minor girl in Meerut has “We have weathered sever- munity (Kurmi) is with us as debacle in Amethi accused her mother and brother of not only sexually exploiting her al storms, including a split, but we have given them a political but also pushing her into flesh trade. The girl somehow freed her- the party has marched ahead identify and a sense of empow- PNS n LUCKNOW and United Progressive self and narrated her agonising ordeal to the police. She also hand- under the leadership of erment,” said a party legislator. Alliance chairperson Sonia ed over a video of the exploitation to the cops to substantiate her Anupriya Patel,” Ashish Singh Apna Dal (S) was seen as a ith Rahul Gandhi yet to Gandhi’s representative in charges after which a case was registered and investigations were said. political non-entity till 2012 but Wtake a final call on his Rae Bareli, Kishori Lal on. Senior Superintendent of Police of Meerut, Nitin Tewari, said In 2014, Apna Dal (S) had it now has nine members in UP resignation as Congress pres- Sharma, have been camping that stern action would be taken if the charges turned out to be true. split after Anupriya’s mother assembly and two members in ident, party leaders have in Amethi for the last three However, the victim’s mother not only denied the charges but alleged Krishna Patel lost the assembly the Lok Sabha. embarked on a mission to find days to find out possible rea- that her daughter was in love and wanted to elope and as she was out reasons for the poll deba- sons for Rahul’s defeat. not allowing her to do so, she had fabricated the heinous charges cle in the Gandhi family UP Congress Committee against them. stronghold Amethi. member Rajiv Singh dis- As per reports, a 17-year-old girl studying in Class 12 was found Rahul Gandhi, however, closed, “The review will be inside a park in Ganganagar locality of Meerut. A local lawyer, who Five killed has been elected to Lok Sabha done even at village level came for morning walk in the park, became suspicious and enquired from Wayanad in Kerala by a and members of the review from her. He was shocked to learn about her traumatic experience record margin. team will meet with heads of at the hands of her mother and brother. in two road The Congress leaders are blocks and panchayats to The girl alleged that her mother gave her sedatives and forced trying to keep the entire find out the reasons.” her to sleep with other persons. She further alleged that whenever NOTICE exercise a closely guarded Bharatiya Janata Party’s she opposed, her mother and brother abused and thrashed her. The accidents secret but the review is being defeated Rahul girl said that she was forced into flesh trade by her own family mem- PNS n LUCKNOW done by the same leaders Gandhi by 55,120 votes, fol- bers. She said that last Tuesday, she somehow escaped from the house Original allotment letter of who nurse Amethi and Rae lowing which Amethi and took shelter in the park to hide from her family and those my house no. C-2 Nehru ive persons were killed in Bareli. The exercise has been Congress Committee chief involved in the flesh trade racket. The lawyer later took her to SSP Enclave Yojna, Lucknow has Fseparate road accidents. initiated on the direction Yogendra Mishra resigned. Nitin Tewari and requested him to take action and provide shelter been lost, use of which is ille- Three persons were killed from Congress general sec- Congress leader Dharmendra to the victim. The SSP summoned Mahila police station in-charge, gal. Sumita Singh W/o Virendra and nine injured when the retary in-charge east UP, Shukla wrote to Rahul Sandhya Verma, and asked her to probe if the allegations were true Pratap Singh, R/o N203, and also take care of the girl. Alakhnanda Apartment, Gomti tempo they were travelling in Priyanka Gandhi Vadra. Gandhi saying his represen- Nagar Extension, Lucknow rammed into a stationary Sources in the Congress tative Chandrakant Dubey SP (Rural) Avinash Pandey, who is supervising the investiga- dumper in Pratapgarh. maintained that Zubair was responsible for the defeat tion, said that they summoned the girl’s mother but she told the police According to the police, the Khan, who looks after the and demanded a probe into that her daughter was in love with a local youth and wanted to elope NOTICE incident took place on Friday political work of Priyanka, his role. and hence she was held captive at home. Investigations are on. evening in Ratipur village on Original allotment letter of Ayodhya-Praygaraj road when my Flat no. AL/P/1002, the driver of the ill-fated tempo Alakhnanda Apartment, Gomti lost control over the wheel nagar Extension, Lucknow has and rammed into a stationary Bhagwat in Kanpur for been lost, use of which is ille- dumper. gal. Sumita Singh, W/o The deceased were identi- Virendra Pratap Singh, R/o fied as Malti (55), Bhagwanta RSS training prog N203, Alakhnanda Apartment, (65) and Geeta (50). Gomti nagar extension, The injured were admitted Kanpur (PTI): RSS chief training programme of Purvi Lucknow to the district hospital from Mohan Bhagwat will interact Kshetra Prashikshan Varg where they were referred to with 600 volunteers on the (east zone unit) which started Medical College, in Prayagraj. topics of nationalism, social on May 24 and will continue NOTICE The bodies were sent for equality and service during his till June 13. Senior office bear- post-mortem. four-day stay here, office- ers of RSS, Eastern Zone, Notify that we have changed In another mishap, two bearers of the Sangh said received Bhagwat at the our names from Rakesh youths were killed and three Saturday. The Rashtriya Kanpur Central Railway Chowdhary & Rachana others were injured when two Swayamsevak Sangh chief, Station on Saturday. Chowdhary to Rakesh Yadav & motorcycles collided near who arrived here Saturday, will RSS Prant Pracharak Rachana Yadav & our Son's Lakhnapar village under also discuss qualitative devel- Mohan Agarwal said Bhagwat name from Sanatan Sikanderpur police station of opment of the Sangh volun- had reached Pt. Deen Dayal Chowdhary to Sanatan Yadav Ballia late Friday night. teers and apprise them of his Upadhyaya Sanatan Dharma for all purposes Rakesh Yadav The victims, Arvind views on dedication towards Vidyalaya here, the venue for S/o late Gulab Singh Yadav, Pandey (28) and Manjit society, RSS office bearer the training programme, and Rachana Yadav W/o Rakesh Rajbhar (23) died on the spot. Bhawani Bheekh said. will remain in the city till June Yadav, Baba Hazara Bagh, The injured were admitted Bhagwat is here to partic- 4. Bhagwat refused to make Thakurganj Lucknow to a hospital. ipate in the ongoing 20-day a comment when contacted.

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youth and a girl, said to be his wife, were found Elderly woman among Adead at their house under mysterious circum- stances in Gudamba late on Saturday evening. Police said four attacked by rivals the couple committed suicide but failed to ascertain the rea- PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW On Saturday morning his mother on the head, leav- son. As per reports, house when Anas’s mother Zaitunisa ing her grievously injured. owner Daan Singh of Alok our persons of a family, was cleaning the drain before “They also looted her gold Nagar in Gudamba sensed Fincluding an elderly her house, she termed the chain and rings before fleeing some foul play in the evening woman, were attacked by family of Abbas uncivil for the scene. We called the police after he found the doors of the rivals over a trivial issue in throwing garbage and cow- instantly after the brawl erupt- room locked since afternoon. Para on Saturday morning. dung into the drain. ed but the miscreants had fled He said his wife Tara went to They sustained injuries and Abbas’s wife Shaakira the scene before the cops the room and noticed that the were admitted to hospital retorted after which a verbal could reach the scene,” Anas cooler was switched off. “She while police were yet to arrest spat ensued. “Shaakira claimed. He alleged that pushed the doors and was the accused named in the attacked my mother and she Abbas was a strongman of the shocked to see the couple lying case. As per reports, the fam- cried for help. I rushed to the locality and had a good rap- dead on the bed in a pool of ilies of Anas Ali and Abbas, scene and tried to save her. port with low-rung cops. blood,” he said. both of Buddheshwar Vihar Abbas, his son Sharif and his Police spokesman admit- By the time police swung Colony, had a long-standing nephew Nafis also reached the ted that Anas’s mother was into action, the news spread enmity. The rivalry intensified scene armed with sticks and grievously injured in the like wild fire with social media after Abbas allegedly started attacked us. My brothers attack and that her condition users suspecting it to be a case dumping cowdung in the Zeeshan and Shanu came for was critical. “A case was reg- of honour killing. drain, causing it to get choked our rescue and they were also istered against the accused As the top cops came to and leading to waterlogging in attacked,” Anas told police. and the police have launched know about the incident front of the house of Anas. He said the attackers hit a manhunt for them,” he said. Though the maximum temperature at 40.1 degree Celsius in Lucknow was normal on Saturday, there was little relief from the scorching heat Pioneer through social media, SSP Kalanidhi Naithani was direct- stains were also found on the Police cordoned off the details about the couple,” a ed to reach the scene. The SSP, bodies,” he said. He said the area soon after they reached the neighbour said. Labourer along with Ghazipur CO forensic teams were examining scene. Neighbours said the Meanwhile, a 27-year-old CLP leader seeks removal of Dinesh Singh, reached the spot. the crime scene and collecting cops stood guard at the door of tailor was found hanging in a The CO said the deceased the evidence from the spot. the house. “The landlord of the room at his house in Maal were identified as Rakesh (25), “We are yet to verify when the house was taken into police police station area. Police injured after of Barabanki and Shivani couple got married and also custody and was not allowed to claimed that the man commit- UPPSC exam controller, secy Dubey (19) of Vikas Nagar. their profiles. We also do not move outside the house or ted suicide but failed to explain “They had been staying in know if the couple had a love talk to mediapersons. The why. The deceased, identified lift frame the house for the last four marriage,” he added. police did not allow even the as Sunil Kumar of Madvana vil- PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW months. We recovered a suicide Daan Singh said Rakesh photo journalists to enter the lage of the area, was found falls on him note in which the couple wrote Yadav worked at KGMU as a house,” they said. absent when the family assem- ongress Legislature Party that they were ending their lives driver and was living in the They said they did not bled for breakfast around 9 am PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW Cleader in UP assembly, on their own,” he said. He house on rent. “He had told us know much about the couple on Saturday. Ajay Kumar ‘Lallu’, has read out the content of the sui- that he had a court marriage except that they were living in His father Ram Asrey said labourer placing a lift demanded immediate removal cide note, “Saath jeena chahte with Shivani of Vikas Nagar the house on rent. “There was he went to see Sunil in his room Aframe in a duct at an of Uttar Pradesh Public Service hain aur saath marna chahte locality. Shivani visited the an element of mystery as we and found him hanging from under-construction house in Commission (UPPSC) exami- hain (We want to live together house around 1.30 pm on never saw them interact with the ceiling with a rope tied Talkatora suffered injuries after nation controller Anjulata and die together). Saturday and by evening, they any neighbour. Their behaviour around his neck. “We have yet the rope holding it snapped and Katiyar and secretary Jagdish The police spokesman said were found dead,” he said. would often make us think that to talk to the family of the he was trapped under it. He for their involvement in leak- Rakesh had a deep cut wound Before he could speak fur- there was something fishy. But deceased. He was probably was rushed to KGMU Trauma ing papers of two subjects of LT on his throat while Shivani had ther to mediapersons, the since we did not want to inter- under depression,” the police Centre where his condition Grade teachers’ exam last year. injuries on her body. “Blood police whisked him away. fere in their lives, we had no said. was said to be critical. Condemning the “brutal” As per reports, the victim, lathicharge on students protest- identified as Manzoor Ali of ing against the paper leak, Bashiratganj locality of Naka, Lallu said the Congress would Chairman of the UPPSC Varanasi. The arrest came after was employed by a contractor raise the issue in the Assembly should be immediately sacked, several rounds of questioning who was getting the construc- in the monsoon session. a new team of officials with and scanning of her laptop and tion work done for Devendra Lallu claimed that he good credentials should be documents. The STF team also Tripathi of Rajajipuram. would raise the issues taken up appointed and it should be collected evidence from her by students, including cancel- ensured that all examinations office and residence. The labourer was lation of all exams held since are held in time,” the CLP On Wednesday, the STF formation of BJP government leader said. had arrested Kaushik Kar, placing the lift in the state in March 2017 and Lallu said that he would owner of a Kolkata-based frame in the duct also recommend a probe by the seek reply from the Chief printing press where papers of Central Bureau of Investigation Minister on these issues in the UPPSC were printed, on when the rope (CBI). In a statement released monsoon session and also charges of leaking papers of holding it on Saturday, the CLP leader demand a White Paper on the two subjects of the LT Grade condemned the state govern- UPPSC examinations held dur- teachers’ exam last year. snapped and the ment for resorting to lath- ing his tenure so far. Kar printed 50 extra papers frame fell on him icharge on students for raising Lallu said that if the state that were leaked to the candi- the issue of bunglings made in government ignored the issue, dates. He claimed that he paid the recruitment examination by his party would not only sup- Rs 10 lakh to Katiyar for the Around 1.30 pm on UPPSC officials who were port the students but would printing contract. Saturday, Manzoor was placing being patronised by the present also take to the streets to ensure STF officials informed that the lift frame in the duct on first BJP regime. He alleged that the justice to the youths. the team was yet to recover floor. All of a sudden, the rope BJP had commercialised On Thursday, the Special cash given to Katiyar by Kar but holding the heavy metal frame UPPSC which had so far Task Force arrested UPPSC found records of chat messages above snapped and it fell on remained a transparent body. examination controller between them in her mobile Manzoor. Other labourers res- Lallu said that he would Anjulata Katiyar for her phone. Based on the confession cued him after which he was pitch for the removal of involvement in leaking papers of Kaushik Kar, an FIR was rushed to hospital. Police Anjulata and Jagdish, cancel- of two subjects of LT Grade lodged against nine persons, spokesman said they were lation of all exams held under Teachers’ exam of 2018. Katiyar including Katiyar, at Cholapur investigating if the contractor them and ordering of a CBI was produced before a special police station of Varanasi. The had provided safety equipment probe into the matter, in the judge (anti-corruption) in accused were charged with to the labourers. “The condition Assembly. Varanasi and later sent to jail. embezzlement, fraud and rel- of the labourer is critical and he “Besides Anjulata and IG (STF) Amitabh Yash evant sections of the Prevention Prasad being distributed at a bhandara organised in memory of former Congress MP Akhilesh Das Gupta in Lucknow on Saturday Pioneer is under observation,” he said. Jagdish, all members and also questioned Katiyar in of Corruption Act.

UPSRTC awaits government nod Forest department to plant Land consolidation for 24 hi-tech bus stations large number of fruit trees dept official held Lucknow (PNS): Uttar PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW he said. aware and educate them about Pradesh State Road Transport Dube admitted that they plantation,” Dube said. for extortion bid Corporation (UPSRTC) has he Forest department is also received queries from the He said that on June 5, a sent the proposal for construc- Tplanning to plant a large public regarding plantation of training programme would be PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW department, had requested tion of 24 hi-tech bus stations in number of fruit-bearing trees specific species. “Just recently, carried out at 1600 sites across Yadav to clear his pending file. the state to the state govern- during the plantation drive someone asked us as to why we the state and the gram prad- he Hazratganj police on “Yadav demanded money for ment. Media spokesperson of this year. Additional PCCF do not plant a sapling of cin- hans would be taught about TSaturday arrested assistant clearing the file. When Yogendra UPSRTC Anwar Anzar said Prabhakar Dube said a certain namon. This cannot be done how the saplings had to be director of Land Consolidation refused to pay the bribe citing once they receive the nod from percentage of trees amongst the because cinnamon trees cannot planted and how the holes (Chakbandi) department Suresh financial constraints, Yadav lost the government, tenders would varieties planted were fruit grow in conditions prevailing should be dug and what should Singh Yadav from Parivartan his cool and threatened him with be floated. He said that the pro- trees. He said that the planta- in the city,” he said. be done about irrigation. The Chowk crossing in connection dire consequences while using ject envisages bus stations at tion process involved a work- Among the several firsts forest official said that the with a case of extortion. ASP abusive language,” the ASP Kaushambhi, Kanpur, Varanasi, ing plan which was docu- which are happening this time training would be conducted at (East) Suresh Rawat said Yadav (East) explained. He said a case Allahabad, Lucknow, Bareilly, mented and approved by the as far as plantation is concerned all the nurseries which are the was sent to jail. under sections 386 and 504 of Meerut, Transportnagar Agra, Central government, consid- is that the department has a centres of excellence. Yogendra Kumar of IPC was registered against Yadav Idgah Agra, Agra Fort, Aligarh, ering the ecological and envi- micro plan prepared while the Dube said the forest offi- Gorakhpur had lodged a case on Friday. Mathura (Old), Ghaziabad, ronmental needs of the areas. gram panchayat is being taken cials would also go among the against Yadav for demanding Rs Bulandshahr, Rae Bareli, “The fruit trees are not just as a unit and it is mandatory for farmers, make presentations 2 lakh for clearing his file and Gorakhpur, Faizabad, trees bearing fruits in normal the registered farmers to carry and train them in this regard. threatening him. “Yadav lodged Allahabad, Garh Mukteshwar, horticultural terms but also out plantation. He added that their target was the case on Friday. After the case Sahibabad and Mirzapur. those that are called so in for- “Plantation is not the that the work of digging holes was registered, we kept a tab on Officials said that UPSRTC est lingo and whose fruits are responsibility of one depart- should be completed by June 20 Yadav and nabbed him near intends to modernise, re-devel- eaten by a wide range of ani- ment. It is the fundamental even though the department Parivartan Chowk,” he said. A op 24 of its bus stations for mals,” he pointed out. duty of every citizen. We are had completed its share of team led by inspector Shiv operating its owned, controlled, Dube said that this time, making efforts to make people work. Charan Lal and sub-inspector regulated bus services under any they were also following the Bhupendra Singh arrested Yadav arrangement or agreement on micro plan under which the arrest following a tip-off. the basis of a suitable project farmers had been asked as to A native of Etawah, Yadav structure on a public-private what they wanted to be plant- had shot to infamy after a mas- (PPP) basis. ed in their respective gram sive scam (elevating peons to “These bus stations have a panchayat areas. clerical posts) surfaced in the unique strategic advantage and He pointed out that for department. “Yadav had secured are located at places of tourist, plantation, much depended on protection from arrest from a cultural, commercial or admin- the soil and environment while court. There are several cases istrative importance. The bus selecting plant species for cer- against him, but he was arrest- station space may be combined tain areas. “The exercise is ed in connection with the case with permitted commercial basically site-specific in terms lodged by Yogendra Kumar,” the development to make the pro- of how much plantation will ASP (East) said. He said ject commercially viable for take place on the roadside and Yogendra, who is also an development,” the officials said. how much at the block level,” employee of consolidation LUCKNOW | SUNDAY | JUNE 2, 2019 city 04 CISH celebrates Mango fest to kick off with orchard visit PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW al mango-based skin & home care, Foundation Day food products and more would be a he ‘7th Mango Festival’, organised part of the fest. Visitors to the orchard PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW cers besides other stakeholders Tby Awadh Growers’ Association, visit last year included tourists from took part in the programme to will kick off with a visit to lush green USA — Spencer, Maggie and Amisha. entral Institute for Subtropical discuss the benefits of good agri- orchards in Saidanpur village in Another group (Satyajit Puniani and CHorticulture (CISH) cele- cultural practices and farmer- Barabanki on June 16, followed by a his family) drove from Delhi for the brated its 36th Foundation Day producer organisations. mango food festival at a city hotel. festival and enjoyed the experience. on Saturday. Farmers, bankers, Director of Mandi Parishad Key organiser Jyotsana They were impressed with the food, entrepreneurs, Mandi Parishad Rama Shankar Pandey, who was Habibullah said the festival was ini- eco-friendly décor, crockery and and Horticulture department offi- the chief guest on the occasion, tiated seven years ago to revive and cutlery. gave examples of collective aggre- keep alive the rich mango traditions “It’s great to host the visit back in gation of produce by small farm- of the region, support small and mar- our orchard where we started after U.P. RAJAY VIDUYT ers for better profits and bar- ginal farmers, creating eco-tourism, taking people to Malihabad and UTPADAN NIGAM gaining. AGM, NABARD, Rajesh boost agri-business, and as a brand- Kakori in the last three years. There LTD. OBRA THER- Kumar Yadav gave a detailed building exercise for UP’s mangoes. is a motivated young team that works MAL POWER STA- account of the establishment of “The mango fest supports and for months to ensure we bring this to TION OBRA-SONEBHADRA FPO, specifically for mango promotes local businesses and small you every year. We look forward to "CORRIGENDUM” Tender farmers. He gave glimpses of the farmers and producers, aiming to enjoy a delicious Awadhi brunch es from royal households and signa- expanding the festival to more loca- No.T-7/SE-I/BTPS/TMD-I/2018- progress made by the institute in establish Lucknow as the mango and activities for the whole family ture dishes by chefs at a city hotel as tions each year and promoting UP’s 19 Tender ID: 2019_ the field of variety and other tech- capital of the world,” she said. from art, craft, dance-offs, open mic, well as custodian farmers showcasing famed mangoes to ensure the RVUNL_332860_1 The opening nology development to help Some of the features of this fes- poetry, storytelling and more. rare fruit varieties,” she said. orchards don’t get converted to com- date of Part-I (Technical Bid) of farmers and attract entrepre- tival include a morning orchard visit “Lucknowites can look forward to She added that a mango-influ- mercial lands and we continue to online e-Tender No. T-7/SE neurs for their successful ven- on June 16 with the opportunity to eat a curated mango experience with a enced art exhibition, curated by enjoy the cultural traditions associ- I/BTPS/TMD-I/ 2018-19 for the tures. “The planting material mangoes under the trees they grow, special mango menu featuring dish- Vandana Sehgal, organic and natur- ated with mangoes,” Habibullah said. work Annual breakdown / run- developed by the institute is not ning maintenance of L.P. Valve. only in great demand in UP but Fabrication of bend. O/H of spe- also in different parts of the coun- SCHOOLSCAN CITYBRIEFS cial H.P. Valve and attending try. The institute is helping in leakage from flange bonnet of establishing hi-tech nurseries in H.P. Valve/pipe line & etc. work different parts of the country. ACTIVIST DEMANDS MEN’S MINISTRY tute. Cardiac consultant Dr Ujjwal Maheswari of unit no.9, 10 & 11 of Techniques like high-density Indu Subhash, a men’s rights activist from and consultant (Obstetrics and Gynaecology) Dr 5X200MW, BTPS, OBRA is orcharding, canopy manage- Lucknow, has requested a men’s ministry from Vaishali Jain provided information regarding the hereby again extended and ment, value-added products and the Central government. She said as the first newly-inaugurated digital cathlab and modular shall be opened on website: plant protection solutions to the innings of Prime Minister Narendra Modi was labour room, respectively. http://etender.up.nic.in as stat- farmers are worth several hun- dedicated to women empowerment, the second ed below:- Last Date and Time dred crores. CISH has played should be for men empowerment. Indu said it FSDA RAID For Submission of e-Bids an important role in dissemina- was important to note that women atrocities were The Food Safety and Drug Administration (Technical and Financial)at e- tion of new technology and growing. “Men are mocked when they voice their (FSDA) raided an illegal water pouch factory procurement website: worked as a nodal agency for drip trauma whereas women are encouraged to reg- being run from http://etender.up.nic.in : irrigation, green house cultiva- ister their complaints. Men don’t find a shoul- a house in 24/06/2019 up to 18:00 hrs. Last tion and post harvest handling of der to cry on. Without any disregard to the fair- Jankipuram on Date and Time For Submission fruits for export,” CISH director er sex, they have all the forums of the world to Saturday. Food of Hardcopy of Requisite Shailendra Rajan said. be heard but where does a man go when he faces safety officer Documents in the Office of He said not only farmers but atrocities,” she said, adding that the men of India Suresh Mishra Undersigned : 26/06/2019 up to students and entrepreneurs were had voted for Modi and they wanted a men’s min- said the brand 16:00 hrs.On line opening date also benefitted by the institute. CMS STUDENTS scholarship of Rs 27,84,000 istry and men’s rights commission. called ‘Jal and time of Part - I (Technical “Several thousands of students SHORTLISTED FOR scholarship for five years of Dhara’ did not Bid) : 28/06/2019 up to 16:00 under skill development pro- KVPY FELLOWSHIP higher studies. The students INAUGURATED have a BIS cer- hrs. OR Later Other terms & grammes have undergone train- Six students of City will be receiving the schol- A digital cathlab and state-of-the-art mod- tificate, FSSAI conditions of the tender shall ing. A good number of entre- Montessori School (Kanpur arship of Rs 5,000 per ular labour room was inaugurated at license, pack- remain the same. SUPERIN- preneurs have come to the insti- Road) — Apoorvam month and Rs 20,000 as Vivekananda Polyclinic and Institute of Medical ing date, batch TENDING ENGINEER O& tute with their own business Upadhyay, Aryan Agarwal, annual contingency grant Sciences on Saturday. Thereafter, a public meet- number and MMC-I, ‘B’TPS, OBRA Ro No. proposals for getting the guid- Dhruv Kushwaha, Parth during graduation. At post- ing was organised for doctors, nurses, staff and dates for ‘best before”. He added that no docu- - 102 Dt 1.6.19 jk"Vªfgr esa ance. For diversification in Bansal, Raunaq Preet Singh graduation level, they will be students of the institute. Delivering the welcome ments were presented at the time of raid. “The fctyh cpk;sa* mango orchards, the institute has and Sagar Kushwaha — getting a monthly stipend of address, secretary of the institute Swami owner of the factory is Mohit Kumar Saxena, a come up with intercropping have been shortlisted for Rs 7,000 and the annual Muktinathananda drew the attention of all resident of Chowk. Among the items seized modules and orchard-based Kishore Vaigyanik contingency grant of Rs towards the importance of developing an attitude included packing machines, 250 sacks having poultry which is being adopted Protsahan Yojna (KVPY) 28,000. Each student will be of service in our day to day activities which trans- 100 water pouches each with each pouch con- by hundreds of farmers. The fellowship of the getting Rs 4,64,000 scholar- forms the mundane life into a holistic experience. taining 200 ml of water,” he said. Mishra said that institute has enabled several hor- Government of India. All ship during the five years of Medical superintendent Dr PK Gupta gave a brief the cost of each pouch was Rs 2 and the total ticulture-based organisations these students will be getting higher education. account of the 50 years of history of the insti- cost of the seized material was Rs 50,000. through training for increasing their capability in production and marketing,” he added BASKETBALL MATCHES The Alumnae Association Banda sizzles of St Agnes’ Loreto Day School organised an exciting event at 48 deg C for the past and present stu- dents on May 31 and June 1. Lucknow: Severe heat Basketball matches between wave conditions prevailed at the former and current stu- isolated places over East and dents were organised under the West Uttar Pradesh on guidance of sports teacher RC Saturday with Banda record- Cherubin, who has been organ- ing the highest temperature at ising these matches for the 48 degrees Celsius, the Met last 14 years. This year, the office here said. Day temper- matches were organised by the atures were appreciably above school’s alumnae association to normal in Agra division, thank him for his hard work above normal in Varanasi, over the years and felicitate him Allahabad, Moradabad, for the same. The team of cur- Jhansi, Meerut divisions and rent students emerged victori- normal in the remaining divi- ous in the two-day event which sion over the state, the weath- gave an opportunity to the erman said. alumnae to relive their golden Rain and thunderstorm school days. It was also a with gusty wind of 30-40 source of motivation for the kmph is very likely at isolat- present students. Prizes and ed places over East Uttar mementos were given away by Pradesh on Sunday, while the senior most members of the western part of the state is association Mrs Kapoor and most likely to be dry, the Pamela Jonathan. weatherman said.

ED SUMMONS... of opposition from members of the He was also appointed Cabinet Congress and hundreds of American Minister for Heavy Industries in 2011 CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 businesses that have called for con- in UPA-II. The ED had recently filed tinued GSP eligibility for India. a chargesheet in the case against the court earlier that it was trying to ciary developing countries meet the “They also acted despite India’s Deepak Talwar. It alleged that Talwar find out the names of officials of the eligibility criteria established by willingness to negotiate new market was in regular touch with Patel. The Ministry of Civil Aviation, National Congress. India was the largest bene- access for American exports. Thus, ED claimed in the chargesheet that Aviation Company of India Ltd ficiary of the programme in 2017 with there are no winners from today’s deci- Talwar, who has been arrested, alleged- (NACIL) and Air India, who favoured USD 5.7 billion in imports to the US sion. American importers will pay ly finalised various communications foreign airlines, including Qatar given duty-free status and Turkey the more, while some American exporters addressed to Patel on behalf of Airways, Emirates and Air Arabia, by fifth largest with USD 1.7 billion in will continue to face current market Emirates and Air Arabia. “There is evi- making the national carrier give up covered imports, according to a access barriers in India and others, dence including e-mail conversations profit-making routes and timings and Congressional Research Service report including farmers, are very likely to be between Deepak and Patel,” the ED leading to losses to the public sector issued in January. subject to new retaliatory tariff, said in its chargesheet. According to company. The ED had booked Deepak The GSP criteria includes, among Anthony said. In a statement in the chargesheet, the investigation Talwar in August 2017 under others, respecting arbitral awards in March, the US Trade Representative revealed that Talwar obtained undue Prevention of Money Laundering Act. favour of the US citizens or corpora- (USTR) said that India has failed to favours for the private airlines using Talwar is also facing a corruption case tions, combating child labour, respect- provide the US with assurances that it his contacts in the Civil Aviation being probed by the CBI besides a tax ing internationally recognised work- will provide equitable and reasonable Ministry. Talwar had been engaged in evasion case by the Income Tax er rights, providing adequate and access to its markets in numerous sec- liasioning/lobbying with politicians, Department. Talwar was arrested by effective intellectual property protec- tors. The Trump administration had ministers, other public servants and the ED earlier this year after he was tion, and providing the US with equi- launched an eligibility review of India’s officials of Ministry of Civil Aviation deported from Dubai. table and reasonable market access. compliance with the GSP market for Emirates, Air Arabia and Qatar Countries can also be graduated access criterion in April 2018. “India for securing undue benefits for them, US SCRAPS... from the GSP programme depending has implemented a wide array of tydy foHkkx] uxj fuxe] tkus &4 according to the chargesheet. India said it will continue to work on factors related to economic devel- trade barriers that create serious neg- “He (Talwar) illegally managed to with the US to strengthen economic opment. The Trump administration ative effects on United States com- xkes rh uxj y[kuÅ secure favourable traffic rights for ties in the wake of America’s decision argues that New Delhi has failed to merce. 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A Under the GSP programme, near- try that saves American companies Ghaziabad and Shamli the districts of vf/k'kklh vfHk;Urk tkus &4 non-bailable warrant is pending ly 2,000 products including auto com- more money than any other,” he said. Delhi NCR and Haryana, Skymet, pri- i=kda l0a % fn- 28-5-19 against Aditya Talwar who has been ponents and textile materials can Anthony said the Trump admin- vate weather forecast organisation 77/L.J.S./E.E-4 tydy foHkkx]uxj fuxe evading investigation. The ED had told enter the US duty-free if the benefi- istration made the decision in the face marked the areas of Northern India. LUCKNOW | SUNDAY | JUNE 2, 2019 nation 05

BJP: Will send 10L ‘Jai Shri Pawar dismisses NCP, Kashmiri guide dies Ram' post cards to Mamata Cong merger rumours rescuing 5 tourists Kolkata: The BJP will send 10 Singh and Subhrangshu Roy, ing over to the saffron party. Mumbai: NCP president Sharad Pawar Pradesh and Chhattisgarh assembly lakh post cards with "Jai Shri BJP leader Mukul Roy's son who Asked if TMC will file a on Saturday dismissed speculation that polls even though they were in power (in Ram" written on them to West quit TMC and joined the saffron police complaint over the his party was likely to merge with the those states). A doubt had crossed my as boat capsizes Bengal Chief Minister Mamata party on Tuesday, had con- protest, Mallick said his party Congress. mind whether these losses were (meant) Banerjee, a party leader said spired to incite trouble in the will deal with it politically. The Speaking at a party meeting here, for winning national elections," he said volunteers early Saturday morning. Saturday, in a move likely to add area. state minister also alleged that Pawar also touched on the issue of alleged cryptically. Governor salutes his Acknowledging his act of bravery, salt to the ruling TMC's wounds Police sources said those the protesters tried to attack his Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) tam- The Bharatiya Janata Party is now bravery, announces `5 Governor Satya Pal Malik described after a bruising performance in gathered outside the meeting car. pering, saying he had doubts about the trying to destabilise the Congress gov- Rouf as a real life hero who sacrificed Lok Sabha polls. venue raised slogans and alleged A police officer said shops technology from early on. ernments in the three states, he lakh financial assistance his life for saving lives of others. "We have decided to send 10 that the presence of Mallick and and markets were shut down as The meeting was held alleged. Governor also announced financial lakh post cards with 'Jai Shri other TMC leaders like Madan tension prevailed there. Saturday to discuss the Lok Talking about the MOHIT KANDHARI n JAMMU assistance of `5 lakh for the family of Ram' written on them to the Mitra, Tapas Roy and Sujit Bose "No one was arrested but a Sabha results and review prepa- Maharashtra polls, which are Rouf Ahmad Dar. chief minister's residence," newly was detrimental to peace in the police picket has been set up. We rations for the Maharashtra due this year, Pawar said as in local Kashmiri guide, Rouf Ahmad Deputy Commissioner Anantnag, elected lawmaker Arjun Singh area. are taking all measures so that Assembly polls. the Lok Sabha elections, his ADar, on Saturday earned recogni- Khalid Jahangir praised the braveheart told PTI. Police and Rapid Action peace is not distributed in the The NCP has its own iden- party will give chance to young tion for saving lives of tourists, includ- Dar. He said, "i salute his valour and Singh, a former Trinamool Force personnel first tried to area," he said. tity and it will maintain it. and fresh faces. ing two foreign travellers but posthu- supreme sacrifice. He said i will rec- Congress MLA who joined the persuade the protesters but later On Friday, the West Bengal Speculation about merger with Speaking at the meeting, mously. ommend his name for a bravery award BJP before the general election, restored to lathicharge when the BJP hit out at Banerjee for los- the Congress was a rumour Maharashtra NCP chief Jayant Late Friday evening, around 7.00 to the State Government". said this after police lathicharged situation started to slip out of ing her temper when a group of spread by some journalists who Patil said, "Pawar saheb's 79th pm, Dar saved five tourists, two of them Former Chief Minister Omar a group of saffron party work- their hands, the sources said. men shouted 'Jai Shri Ram' in wanted that "we should not stay togeth- birthday comes this December. We foreigners, after their boat capsized in Abdullah also tweeted, "My salute to ers who were chanting "Jai Shri "This is unprecedented. We front of her car. It asked whether er with our allies", Pawar said. should gift him 80 MLAs (win 80 seats Lidder river in Movera area of this braveheart Rauf Ahmad Dar. He Ram" during a demonstration had not seen this culture in it is a crime to chant the phrase The speculation about a possible in Assembly polls)." Pahalgam in south Kashmir’s Anantnag saved the tourists from his capsized raft outside a property where TMC Bengal. This is the culture of the in the state. merger had begun after Congress chief Saying that the NCP had put its poor district. but lost his own life in the process. May leaders were holding a meeting. BJP," Mallick said. On Thursday, Banerjee had Rahul Gandhi met Pawar in Delhi after performance in the Lok Sabha polls (win- But he himself ran out of his luck Allah grant him the highest place in TMC leaders had assembled Singh denied the allega- lost her cool when some men the Lok Sabha results. ning just four seats in Maharashtra) as he was reportedly stuck in a hole. Jannat". in Kanchrapara in North 24 tion. shouted 'Jai Shri Ram' as her The Nationalist Congress Party behind it, Patil said the party should high- Due to poor light in the evening, Advisor to Jammu & Kashmir Parganas district to chalk out a "The TMC leaders are talk- motorcade passed through (NCP) president further said that polit- light the work done in 15 years when it the rescue workers in the vicinity Governor, Khurshid Ahmad Ganai on strategy to retake party offices ing nonsense. People rejected the Bhatpara area under ical leaders, the media as well as politi- was in power in the state. could not extend a helping hand. Saturday announced that the tourist taken over allegedly by BJP TMC and this is their reaction," Barrackpore Lok Sabha con- cal analysts thought that the government Senior NCP leader Ganesh Naik told His dead body was fished out from guide who drowned while saving five workers, Trinamool sources said. he said. stituency. Earlier this month in at the Centre will change after the the Lok reporters that a constituency-wise review the river near Bhawani Bridge by the tourists including two foreigners will be Kanchrapara comes under In the just-concluded elec- West Midnapore district, a Sabha elections. was conducted in the meeting. rescue teams of SDRF, police and local awarded posthumously. Singh's Barrackpore parliamen- tion, BJP emerged as a political video showed Banerjee getting "But what happened was exactly Many NCP candidates spoke about tary constituency. force in Bengal and won 18 seats angry when some men opposite... I had doubts about EVMs how the Prakash Ambedkar-led Vanchit TMC leader and state min- out of the total 42. Since then, chanted 'Jai Shri Ram' at her from early on," he said. Bahujan Agadhi (VBA) ate into their Office of the Executive Engineer ister Jyotipriya Mallick claimed TMC leaders have been switch- motorcade. PTI "The BJP lost Rajasthan, Madhya votes, he said. CD-3(P.P.) P.W.D- Azamgarh Under Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana E-Tender Procurement Notice (Press Notice) HDK, his Dy greet Sonia on election as CPP leader Man held in Kerala for Letter No. 300/7A Dated :28.05.2019 E-Tender Notice (Retender-6th Call) Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Sabha and said her vast experi- ed as leader of the #Congress Parliamentary leader. Her vision, Governor of Uttar Pradesh invites the % rate bids, in electronic tendering system for main- Minister HD Kumaraswamy on ence and leadership will give a Parliamentary Party. Her vast commitment & leadership will ‘sexually exploiting' tenance of roads under Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana for each of the following works Saturday congratulated UPA "stronger voice" to the Opposition experience and leadership will strengthen the opposition & help from the eligible and approved contractors registered with UP PWD/UP RED, in appropri- chairperson Sonia Gandhi on her in Parliament. give a stronger voice to the in keeping a check on ate class (A, or B as per limit) or equivalent category in CPWD/ MES/ P&T/ Railways and over 50 women other State Govt. and Central Govt. Departments. Non-registered bidders may submit bids; election as leader of Congress "Hearty congratulations to Opposition in the Parliament. I @BJP4India," he said in a tweet. however, the successful bidders must get registered in appropriate class with appropriate Parliamentary Party in the Lok Ms Sonia Gandhi on being elect- wish her the best. @INCIndia Deputy Chief Minister G Kottayam (Ker): A 25-year-old man has been authorities before signing the contract. @INCKarnataka," Parameshwara in a tweet said, arrested in Kerala for allegedly sexually Sl. Name Name Cost Bid Cost of bid Time allowed Kumaraswamy tweeted. "Hearty congratulations to Smt exploiting over 50 women, he had befriended No. of of work (in Rs. Lacs) Security Document for Completion Congress Legislature Party Sonia Gandhi avaru for taking over social media, by blackmailing them with District (in Lac) including of work leader and former chief minister the mantle of leadership of their morphed obscene photos, police said on all taxes (including Siddaramaiah said her leadership @INCIndia in Lok Sabha. Under Saturday. (in Rs.) raining would strengthen the opposition her able & experienced leader- Pradeesh Kumar from Areeparambu near session) and help in keeping a check on ship, I am sure the Congress party Ettumanoor was arrested on Friday on the basis 12 3 4 5 6 7 1 UP06102m Part-1 - Rehabilitation 2.14 3500/- 3 Month the BJP. "Congratulations to will be a strong voice of our peo- of a complaint by a woman, they said. Rs. 18.77 (Without GST) Smt.#SoniaGandhi for being ple & defender of our Explaining his 'modus operandi,' police Sikandarpur to Part-2 - Routine Maintenance 12 Month after elected as @INCIndia Constitution in the Parliament." said Kumar used to target women over social Nariyaon Road Rs. 2.23 (With GST) Rehabilitation media and got their phone numbers. Azamgarh Total Rs. - 21.00 Lacs. After establishing contact with the women, The bid document is available on website www.pmgsytendersup.gov.in on date 06.06.2019 mostly housewives, and understanding their to 13.06.2019 Bid uploaded on website date 13.06.2019 up to 12:00 PM and Technical Bid family problems, he used to create fake open date 13.06.2019 at 12:30 PM. Facebook accounts posing as female and got Tender related more information available on website www.pmgsytendersup.gov.in. in touch with the husbands of his potential tar- (Sanjiv Kumar) gets, police said. Executive Engineer, UP-140532 Dt 30.5.19 C.D.-3(P.P.), PWD The accused used to take screenshots of the foKkiu ocs lkbV www.upgov.nic.in ij miyC/k gSA chats their husbands had with the fake Azamgarh accounts and forwarded it to their wives to con- vince them about their spouse's "illicit rela- tionships." After being ensured that the women had started distancing themselves from their hus- bands, the accused grew very close to the vic- tims and then invited them for video chats. He then allegedly blackmailed the women with their morphed obscene pictures and sexually exploiting them, police said. He had reportedly developed code lan- guages to ensure that the women themselves were chatting with him on various social media platforms. If they failed to type the code before chatting, Kumar allegedly hurled expletives at them. If the women refused to comply with his orders, the accused threatened to send their morphed obscene photographs to their hus- bands, police said. Following his arrest, morphed obscene photos of many women have been recovered from the accused's laptop, they said. PTI Shillong's Punjabi Lane residents get notice to prove legality of stay

Shillong: The authorities have clamped pro- hibitory orders under Section 144 CrPC in Punjabi Lane area in Shillong and served notices to its residents directing them to furnish docu- ments within a month to prove that they had set- tled in the area legally. Punjabi Lane is inhabited by people from Punjab, who were brought to Shillong around 200 years ago by the British to work as cleaners and sweepers. An incident of assault in the area in May last year had resulted in group clashes following which it was put under curfew for over a month. Following the direction of a High Level Committee of the state government, Shillong Municipal Board (SMB) officials served the notices to the people on Friday. Prohibitory Orders under Section 144 CrPC were clamped in Punjabi Lane before the notices were served as there were intelligence inputs apprehending trouble in the area, a senior offi- cial of the East Khasi Hills district administration said. The prohibitory orders will remain in place till further notice. "Most of the residents received the notice in person. Officials pasted the notices on the front doors of the houses which were under lock and key," an SMB official told PTI. In the notice, the residents of the Punjabi Lane were asked to furnish documents regarding their possession of either land or house and the peri- od of their stay. The notice said the information will be helpful for preparing both long and short term policies by the government for resolving the issue at Punjabi Lane. Of the hundreds of people at Punjabi Lane, only 184 employees of the SMB and government departments and their families have earlier been identified as legal settlers, official sources said adding that there was a demand from various quarters to relocate the Punjabis from the area. "They have been requested to come forward and furnish the information to the SMB office betrween June 3 and July 3," SMB Chief Executive Officer S B Sohliya said. LUCKNOW | SUNDAY | JUNE 2, 2019 landmark 06 Rajnath holds high-level meeting Amit Shah takes charge PNS n NEW DELHI chiefs and senior officials when he arrived at the defence min- As the Defence Minister, as Union Home Minister osing no time in getting istry around noon. A defence Singh will face the challenge of Ldown to business soon after ministry spokesperson said strengthening the combat capa- PNS n NEW DELHI Amarnath Yatra commences are taking our jobs.” taking over charge, India’s new Singh urged all those who bilities of the Army, Navy and later this month and the home Shah was briefed about the Defence Minister Rajnath greeted him to give their best the Air Force due to changing JP president Amit Shah ministry plays a key role in terms internal security situation and Singh on Saturday asked the and work towards achieving regional security matrix and Balong with two of his of providing additional securi- other issues by Home Secretary chiefs of the Army, Navy and the “targets”. Earlier in the day, geo-political dynamics. deputies on Saturday took ty personnel to secure the yatra Rajiv Gauba and other key offi- IAF to prepare separate pre- Singh visited the national war The forces have been press- charge of the Home Ministry route and thwart any threat cials including Intelligence sentations on the challenges memorial and paid tributes to ing for equipping them to deal and among others who met him from the terrorists. Bureau chief Rajiv Jain. Joint and overall functioning of their the fallen heroes. with hybrid warfare and Singh was Jammu & Kashmir Besides Malik, Kerala secretaries of 19 divisions of the respective forces. As defence minister, Singh’s will have to attend to this cru- Governor Satya Pal Malik, indi- Governor P Sathasivam and ministry also gave presenta- Singh held a meeting with most crucial challenge will be cial demand. cating at the importance Maharashtra Governor C tions to the new Home Minister, Army chief General Bipin to speed up the long-delayed The Government has been attached by the new incumbent Vidyasagar Rao met Shah sep- it was learnt. Rawat, Air Chief BS Dhanoa modernisation of the three focusing on domestic defence to the State, wherein the BJP has arately during the day. Two newly appointed min- and newly-appointed Navy services besides ensuring over- production and Singh will have promised to abolish Article 370 Uttrakhand Chief Minister isters of State for Home - GK chief Karambir Singh at the all coherence in their combat to carry forward a number of and Article 35 A. Trivendra Singh Rawat also met Reddy and Nityanand Rai - headquarters of the Defence readiness. His another chal- big-ticket reform initiatives, While Article 370 allows the Shah. who too took charge on Ministry at South Block here lenge will be to ensure peace including implementing the State a separate flag and consti- As regards Jammu and Saturday, also attended the meet- during which he was apprised and tranquility along the fron- ambitious “strategic partner- tution, the other provision allows Kashmir, Shah will be keenly ing. about the security scenario, tier with China while develop- ship” model. Under the new the State legislature to define watched as he had promised Earlier in the day, Shah was officials said. ing required military infra- model, select Indian private “permanent resident” of the during election rallies in the run- given a warm welcome at the Minister of State for structure to deal with any pos- firms will be roped in to build State. up to the Lok Sabha polls that if North Block office of the Home Defence Shripad Naik, Defence sible Chinese hostility. military platforms like sub- Assuming charge two days voted hack to power the NDA Ministry by Union Home Secretary Sanjay Mitra and As he took charge of the marines and fighter jets in after getting sworn-in, Shah Government will annul Article Secretary Rajiv Gauba, several top officials of the min- ministry just three months India in partnership with for- tweeted, “The security of the 370 and Article 35A. However, Intelligence Bureau chief Rajiv istry were also present at the after India carried out air eign defence majors. country and the welfare of the it is easier said than done as the Jain and other senior officials. meeting. Officials said separate strikes on a terrorist training Singh also faces the chal- countrymen is the top priority NCP and PDP are opposed to Officials also said the new wings of the ministry were also camp in Pakistan’s Balakot, it is lenge of modernising the of the Modi Government, I will the annulment of the two acts. home minister’s immediate task told to prepare presentations expected that he will continue defence research organisations make every effort to complete it.” Shah will also be under the would be handling the situation which will be reviewed at a with the policy of hot pursuit and various other defence pub- takes charge as Minister of Defence in newly-elected PM Modi’s Governor Malik said after microscope on his stand on ille- in Jammu and Kashmir, which meeting soon. in dealing with cross border lic sector undertakings so that Cabinet at South Block in New Delhi on Saturday PTI meeting Shah that he briefed the gal migration as during the is under the President’s rule, and Singh, who was the Home terrorism. Containing infil- they can produce state-of-the Minister about the situation in election rallies he had said “ille- the situation that may arise Minister in the previous gov- tration of terrorists into Jammu art military hardware to match implementation of major finalised a blueprint for its the State and circumstances. gal immigrants are like ter- after the publication of the final ernment, was accorded wel- and Kashmir from Pakistan the requirement of the forces. reforms in the 12-lakh-strong reform including right-sizing of His meeting also assumes sig- mites. They are eating the grain National Register of Citizens come by the three services will be another key focus area. He will also have to oversee Army. The Army has already the force. nificance as the annual that should go to the poor, they (NRC) in Assam. Smriti meets Maneka to discuss No intention of imposing any language on anybody: Javadekar PNS n NEW DELHI the regional language, English Hindi speaking states. disaster,” DMK important issues in WCD Ministry and Hindi, while states, where Tamil Nadu Education leader MK ormer HRD Minister Hindi is spoken, would have Minister KA Sengottaiyan took Stalin said. PNS n NEW DELHI FPrakash Javadekar who took English and another modern the lead in criticising the MDMK leader over as Environment and Indian language in addition to Hindi-related proposal in the Vaiko warned ountry’s new Women and Information & Broadcast Hindi. new policy. “Tamil Nadu will of a “language CChild Development Minister on Saturday dismissed “Students will be required follow only two-language pol- war”. Minister Smriti Irani on fear of imposition of Hindi as to attain proficiency in dis- icy. Only Tamil and English will Actor- Saturday met her predecessor cited in the draft New cussing their major in at least bravely march in Tamil Nadu,” turned-politi- to discuss Education Policy (NEP) sub- one Indian language through said Sengottaiyan, whose cian Kamal important issues in the mitted to his successor Ramesh an appropriate written project AIADMK party is an ally of the Haasan, whose Ministry and the way forward Pokhriyal. or presentation in that lan- BJP which rules at the Centre. party Makkal in tackling them. “There is no intention of guage,” the policy says. This has The NEP has been drafted Needhi Sharing a picture with imposing any language on any- sparked the Hindi language by an expert panel led by K Mayyam man- Maneka on Twitter, Irani said body, we want to promote all debate in Tamil Nadu once Kasturirangan, a former chief aged to get a she is “grateful” to the former Indian languages. It’s a draft again. of the Indian Space Research 3.7 per cent Women and Child prepared by committee, which The political parties in Organisation (ISRO). The vote share in Development minister for will be decided by Government Tamil Nadu concurred with committee handed over the the recently “sparing her valuable time and after getting public feedback,” anti-Hindi sentiments of the draft policy to new HRD concluded blessing her”. sources said. Minister on Friday. Javadekar stated when sought government. Tamil Nadu has Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal on election, also “It was extremely kind of Irani has retained the Among several issues that his comments on the draft been consistently protesting Friday a copy of which was also warned of her to highlight important charge of Textiles Ministry, a await the Union minister are NEP which led to a controver- against Hindi since the pre- submitted to Javadekar during consequence if issues in the WCD Ministry portfolio she held during the completing the registration of sy from section of southern independence era. The region his tenure. The existing NEP Hindi was for- and guide me on the way for- first term of the Narendra child care institutions and Indian states. saw first anti-Hindi protest was framed in 1986 and revised ced on the pe- ward,” Irani tweeted. Modi government. ensuring that the anti-traffick- The draft NEP proposed by between 1937 and 1940. in 1992. New education policy ople of Tamil She is yet to formally take From tackling malnutrition ing bill passes the Rajya Sabha HRD Ministry suggests teach- In 1965, the issue flared up was part of the BJP’s manifesto Nadu. Kamal charge of the WCD Ministry. and stunted growth among hurdle. ing of Hindi in non-Hindi once again, resulting in riots ahead of 2014 general polls. Haasan also Preparation has already begun children to drafting the Irani emerged as a ‘giant speaking states. However, there which killed around 70 people. DMK termed the policy hinted at the at the Women and Child regulations for sexual harass- slayer’ after defeating Congress is no clarity if the state language Following the violence, then proposal as a direct attack on 1965 language Prakash Javadekar addresses the media as he takes charge as Development Ministry to wel- ment at workplace, a host of president Rahul Gandhi in his will be taught. The 500-page Prime Minister Jawaharlal the state and its linguistic cul- agitation in Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change; and come Irani, who is likely to challenges await Irani, who family pocket-borough report states that non-Hindi Nehru announced that Hindi ture. “I warn BJP any such the state. Minister of Information and Broadcasting in the newly-elected assume office on Monday, was appointed as the WCD Amethi. speaking states would include will not be imposed on non- move will cause them a huge PM Modis cabinet, in New Delhi PTI Lama vs Sangay: Case hearing from June 5 Javadekar outlines PNS n NEW DELHI Tibetan Administration in priority of protecting Dharamshala from June 5 and ‘I am filing the he hearing of the case filed Sangay is expected to arrive in case as Sikyong Tby former representative the Himachal town a day natural elements of Dalai Lama to the US Penpa before the hearing from his US [President of CTA Tsering before the Supreme trip. Lobsang Sangay] PNS n NEW DELHI Narendra Modi Government, Justice Commission of the The Cabinet of the CTA led hailed the Prime Minister for Central Tibetan by Lobsang Sangay had levelled said on a few oon after he took charge of his keen interest in environ- Administration (formerly 10-point charges against occasions to go Sthe Environment Ministry, ment and his contribution. Tibetan Government in Exile) Tsering as justification for his Prakash Javadekar on Saturday “The mandate of against his sacking that is slat- removal from the post. to court for any outlined his priority of pro- the MOEFCC is to protect ed to begin next week and its In a December 2017 press apprehensions. If tecting the five elements of the five elements — water, outcome will decide if the conference Penpa Tsering rub- I didn’t go to nature and simultaneous fire, air, earth and sky. People Dalai Lama still has influence bished each allegation as base- progress as the guiding prin- used to think that when you over the Tibetan community or less and he filed the case sub- court, there could ciple. have to protect the environ- CTA President Lobsang Sangay sequently to redeem the lost Dalai Lama CTA President Lobsang Sangay be implications’ Speaking to the media, ment, you cannot make has been successful in sidelin- prestige of Dalai Lama due to Javadekar, who was the envi- progress. But that’s not true,” ing the top Tibetan Lama. his sacking by Sangay. any misgivings. representative. Since the Dalai ble misdoings during his controversy. ronment minister in the last he said at Paryavaran Bhavan Former Representative of “The case is a false accu- “I am filing the case as Lama had already termed tenure. In December 2017 during NDA Government for two here. the Dalai Lama to the US sation, as the Cabinet is charg- Sikyong [President of CTA Sangay as his representative, he While Sangay us quite a press conference, Tsering years, said it was “ghar wapsi” The Minister said Modi Penpa Tsering had in May last ing me for something I haven’t Lobsang Sangay] said on a few could not interefere after unpopular in his community said he resigned after he (homecoming) for him. has a special and keen inter- year filed a case against the done,” Penpa Tsering had told occasions to go to court for any Tsering was sacked by CTA due to his leanings towards the received an order from “It is like ghar wapsi for est in environment, forests and Cabinet of the Central Tibetan reporters, before filing the case apprehensions. If I didn’t go to President apparently due to his American administration as the Cabinet announcing his me. Progress and environ- climate change, and also has a Administration for charging last year in the Tibetan court, there could be implica- inclination to the US adminis- also his machinations to curtail termination, but that the ten ment protection are possible vision for it. “false accusations” against him Supreme Justice Commission tions,” Tsering said. tration that is keen to use the the stature of the Dalai Lama, reasons given were not accept- together and that will be the “In Paris agreement, India while ousting him from the through his lawyer Namgyal Tsering had clarified that Sikyong for relieving itself from the tallest leader of the Tibetan able. guiding force for our ministry. played the role of global leader post in November 2017. Tsekyi. the appointment and termina- the foreign relation pressure community, Tsering is consid- Tsering’s sacking came as a The Modi government in the and Modiji facilitated the Paris Tsering is also a strong con- The Cabinet’s main accu- tion from the post is the pre- point of the Tibetan issue ered a key contender for the jolt to the Tibetan community, last five years has shown that agreement and he introduced tender for the post when sations against Penpa Tsering rogative of the Cabinet, and he sources said. post of CTA president. with social media abuzz it is possible,” he said after lifestyle and climate justice as Sangay’s two-term on the post concerned “trust deficit” and was not challenging that deci- The sources said Sangay is If Tsering wins the case, with diatribe against signing the official documents the more important issues comes to an end in the next two “dereliction of duty”. sion-making power of the on the verge of completing his Dalai Lama’s authority will be both Sangay and Tsering. along with Minister of State for the whole debate of years. Tsering said that he was fil- Cabinet. second tenure as CTA presi- regained and Sangay’s stature Tsering’s supporters even for Environment Babul climate change. That is why The hearing of the case will ing the case after Sangay said Sangay sacked Tsering dent and wants to install a will be diminished. staged protests wherever Supriyo. they were included in the begin at the Supreme Justice on two occasions that Penpa soon after the Dalai Lama stooge as the next CTA chief in Sangay has in the past Sangay travelled in Europe, Javadekar, who has been a Preamble of Paris Agreement,” Commission of the Central Tsering should go to court for recognised the former as his his bid to cover up any possi- refused to comment on the Canada and the US. man of many faces in the last Javadekar said. BJP Kisan Morcha hails extension of US scrapping preferential trade status ‘double whammy’ for India: Cong PM-KISAN scheme to 14.5 cr farmers PNS n NEW DELHI He alleged that the terms, on the other hand, more industries, including the country’ or ‘special trade Government did “nothing to ‘special trade status’ for services industry which has status’ with effect from PNS n NEW DELHI Narendra Modi. (PMKSS) was announced in aintaining that the US preempt it” despite being India has been withdrawn more than $28 billion under June 5, 2019 has grave trade In the first Cabinet meeting, the interim Budget, under which MGovernment’s decision to informed of the decision in by the country to exports to the US being and economic implications for JP Kisan Morcha on the Government Friday decid- the government decided to pro- terminate the preferential trade March. whom its export volume is the affected significantly. He said India, as it directly BSaturday termed the Modi ed to extend PM-KISAN vide `6,000 per year (in three status to India was a double “On behalf of the people of largest. a decline in exports to the effects India’s exports worth Government’s move to extend scheme to all 14.5 crore farmers equal instalments) to an esti- whammy for the country, the India, we urge upon Prime “What is of more United States which is India’s $54.4 billion (` 3,80,000 PM-KISAN scheme to all 14.5 in the country costing `87,000 mated 12.5 crore small and Congress on Saturday urged Minister Narendra Modi to concern is the fact that the largest partner will worsen the crores). crore farmers in the country as crore a year and also announced marginal farmers holding land Prime Minister Narendra Modi make a comprehensive withdrawal of ‘special trade job crisis. Surjewala recalled that it is a ‘historic decision’ and claimed over `10,000 crore pension up to two hectares. to take the country into confi- statement on the issue to the status’ was notified to India on “Already, unemployment after 44 years that this status is ‘no other’ Central Government scheme for five crore farmers, “The Government has ful- dence and make a compre- nation and place before the March 4, 2019 itself. Yet the is at a five-year high of 6.1 pc being taken back, as it was on has taken such a huge step for thereby fulfilling the BJP’s poll filled the promise the BJP had hensive statement explaining public a way forward to over- Government did nothing to (NSSO) and GDP growth has November 24, 1975 when prosperity of farmers in the promise. “In the very first meet- made in its Lok Sabha poll how he intends to overcome come this grave trade and eco- preempt it. slumped to a five year low at 5.8 Indira Gandhi was Prime country. ing of the Cabinet, the Modi manifesto, and that too in the this ‘grave trade and econom- nomic crisis,” he said at a Press The most serious implica- pc. At this juncture, with- Minister that this was granted At a Press conference held Government has taken such a first meeting of the new cabinet,” ic crisis’. conference. tion would be for sectors like drawal of the special trade sta- to India. at the BJP headquarters here, huge decision for farmers. This the BJP Kisan Morcha president Congress chief spokesper- Surjewala said on one Agriculture, Auto Parts, tus by the US is a double On the unemployment fig- president of the party’s farmer will strengthen the agro-econo- said. “No other previous son Randeep Surjewala said hand the Indian Government Pharmaceutical etc. Which are whammy,” he said. ures, the Congress leader said wing Virendra Singh Mast said my and in turn strengthen the Indian Government has taken India ‘succumbed to US pres- has decided to yield to pressure already facing serious crisis,” he He said the United the NSSO data was earlier held his outfit is organising district- country,’ Mast told reporters. such a huge step for prosperity sure’ of not buying crude oil and stop purchasing crude oil said. States’ proclamation back by the government but level programmes across the The `75,000-crore Pradhan of farmers in the country,” he from Iran and also lost the spe- of 23.5 million tonnes annual- The Congress leader said terminating the status of India confirms that the job crisis in country to thank Prime Minister Mantri Kisan Samman Siddhi asserted. cial trade status. ly from Iran at favourable in future, India could see many as ‘beneficiary developing the country is grave. LUCKNOW | SUNDAY | JUNE 2, 2019 world 07 Mecca summit slams US move to Jerusalem US acting defence chief AFP n MECCA (SAUDI ARABIA) peace plan at a conference in Bahrain later this month. he 57-member The plan, dubbed by calls out China over SCS TOrganization of Islamic Trump as the “deal of the cen- AFP n SINGAPORE Cooperation (OIC) on tury”, has already been reject- and space launches. Saturday slammed the US deci- ed by the Palestinians, who S Acting Defence “No one nation can - or sion to transfer its embassy to say Trump’s policies have USecretary Patrick should - dominate the Indo- Jerusalem and recognise the shown him to be blatantly Shanahan on Saturday Pacific,” Shanahan told the disputed city as Israel’s capital. biased in favour of Israel. denounced China’s efforts to conference. He added that the The Saudi-hosted summit Palestinians have cut off all steal technology from other US is willing to cooperate with condemned the “transfer of contacts with the Trump nations and militarise man- China and welcomes compe- embassies of the United States administration after the pres- made outposts in the South tition, but said behaviour that and Guatemala to Jerusalem” ident broke with decades of China Sea as a “toolkit of erodes other nations’ sover- and urged all members to bipartisan policy to recog- coercion,” saying Beijing’s bad eignty and sows distrust of “boycott” countries that have nise Jerusalem as the capital of behaviour must end. In his first China’s intentions must end. opened diplomatic missions Israel in December 2017. major speech on the interna- “Competition does not in the city, a statement said. Israel insists the whole of tional stage, Shanahan mixed mean conflict,” he said. The statement comes as US Jerusalem is its “eternal, indi- sharp criticism of China and “Competition is not to be President Donald Trump’s son- visible capital”. The Palestinians Leaders of Islamic countries pose for a group picture ahead of Islamic Summit of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation warnings of North Korea’s and approves a weapons sale to feared. We should welcome it, in-law Jared Kushner prepares demand the city’s eastern sec- (OIC) in Mecca, Saudi Arabia on Saturday. Muslim leaders from some 57 nations gathered in Islam’s holiest city of Mecca late “extraordinary” threat with Taiwan, the self-ruled island provided that everyone plays to roll out economic aspects of tor as the capital of their long- Friday to discuss a breadth of critical issues ranging from a spike in tensions in the Persian Gulf, to Palestinian statehood, the vows that the US will remain the Communist mainland by internationally established his long-awaited Middle East promised state. plight of Rohingya refugees and the growing threat of Islamophobia AP strongly committed to the claims as its own territory. And rules.” Shanahan told reporters Indo-Pacific region and is they reflect America’s new Friday that he would use his ready to invest billions of dol- national defense strategy that speech to the Shangri-La lars in securing its stability. declared great power compe- Dialogue conference to criti- MBS slams Iran’s ‘terrorist acts’ at Islamic summit While he didn’t specifical- tition with China and Russia as cize Beijing’s use of coercion to AP n MECCA Islamic Cooperation, or OIC, statement by the group stressed Palestinian independence. A impose crippling economic ly name China in early parts of top priorities. advance its interests. And he but its top leadership did not support for a future Palestinian meeting next month in Bahrain sanctions on the country. his speech, he made clear who Shanahan’s speech on called the island militarization audi Arabia’s King Salman attend. state, as well as the rejection of aimed at rallying Arab eco- Speaking to leaders from his target was, making point- Saturday is also arguably an excessive and “overkill.” Much Sslammed Iran over recent The Islamic summit drew any deal or plan that prolongs nomic support for the plan is OIC countries, King Salman ed references to Beijing’s cam- audition to both the world and of his speech centered on attacks targeting the kingdom, political figures and heads of Israeli occupation and under- being boycotted by the opened the summit saying the paign to put advanced US top leaders in Congress, as America’s work with partners describing the incidents on state from countries spanning mines the right of return for Palestinian Authority, but Saudi world must fight the sources weapons systems on disputed his nomination for perma- across the region. Saturday in a speech before Africa, the Middle East and Palestinian refugees. Arabia and the UAE are attend- and funding of terrorism islands in the region. “If the nent secretary has still not “The Indo-Pacific is our Muslim leaders gathered in Asia. The language stood in con- ing amid growing ties with around the world. trends in these behaviours been sent to Capitol Hill by priority theater,” he said. “We Mecca as “terrorist acts” that They come with widely tradiction to the Trump admin- Israel in the face of shared He then said the alleged continue, artificial features in Trump. are where we belong. We are threaten global energy sup- varying policies and priori- istration’s decision to move the enemy Iran. sabotage of four oil tankers off the global commons could And listening closely in the investing in the region. We are plies. ties, but share a common rev- US Embassy from Tel Aviv to The US recently sent an the coast of the United Arab become tollbooths. Sovereignty audience were nervous allies investing in you, and with It was the monarch’s erence for the Al-Aqsa mosque Jerusalem in recognition of it aircraft carrier and B-52 Emirates in past weeks repre- could become the purview of and partners in the region you.” But he also called on the strongest words yet since ten- in east Jerusalem, known as the as Israel’s capital, as well as a bombers to the Persian Gulf as sents a “grave danger” to the the powerful,” Shanahan said. who are worried about the eco- Pacific nations to invest in their sions spiked in recent weeks first “Qibla” because Muslims still undisclosed White House tensions run high. The escala- security of maritime traffic His remarks underscore nomic impact of the US-China own futures.He also will like- between the two regional prayed toward it before the plan already rejected by the tion stems from the Trump and regional security. America’s frayed relations with trade dispute and the political ly face fierce questions from heavyweights. cube-shaped Kaaba in Mecca. Palestinian leadership. administration’s decision to He blamed Iranian-backed China, as the Trump adminis- blowback of America’s com- Chinese leaders in the audi- Iran had a representative Despite sharp differences Glimpses of the plan sug- withdraw the U.S. From terrorist militias of being tration wages a trade war with plaints about Beijing’s rapid ence, as many US defense present at the 57-nation sum- between OIC member-states gest it sidelines or ignores the Tehran’s nuclear deal with behind a subsequent drone Beijing, imposes sanctions on progress in hypersonic chiefs have seen during this mit of the Organization of on a gamut of issues, a final longstanding goal of world powers last year and attack on a Saudi oil pipeline. Chinese tech giant Huawei weapons, nuclear technology annual forum. Taliban leader US, India, Aus for ASEAN-led mechanism to Mass shooting in Virginia kills 12 indicates no promote rules-based order in Indo-Pacific PTI n WASHINGTON disgruntled veteran public ceasefire PTI n WASHINGTON Autilities employee stormed a government building in the he US, India, Australia and US State of Virginia and fired anytime soon TJapan collectively came out indiscriminately on multiple in strong support of an ASEAN- floors at his co-workers, killing Kabul (AFP): The Taliban led mechanism to preserve and at least 12 people and wound- are unlikely to call a ceasefire any promote rules-based order in the ing six others, police said time soon, the group’s leader indi- Indo-Pacific region where China Saturday, in the latest incident cated Saturday, though he said the is flexing its muscles. Senior offi- of mass shooting in the coun- “doors of dialogue” with the US cials of the four countries, at a try. The gunman was killed remain open. The rare message meeting in Bangkok in Friday, when police responded to the from Haibatullah Akhundzada also highlighted their efforts to shooting in the southeastern comes after a sixth round of US- maintain universal respect for coastal city of Virginia Beach. led talks ended last month in Qatar international law and freedom of The suspect, a long-term with little sign of progress and amid navigation and overflight in the and current Virginia Beach continued bloodshed across region, an official US statement File photo of Japan PM Shinzo Abe .US Pressident Donald Trump and PM Modi city employee, fired “indis- Afghanistan. said. criminately” on multiple floors “The doors of dialogue and Welcoming ASEAN’s efforts including the South China Sea. discussed initiatives undertaken in a public utilities building, negotiations have been kept open to develop an Indo-Pacific out- China claims almost all of by each country to encourage police said. Police Chief James and at this very moment, the look, the four countries affirmed the South China Sea. Vietnam, transparent, principles-based Cervera told reporters there (Taliban) negotiation team... is their strong support for ASEAN the Philippines, Malaysia, Brunei investment in quality infra- was an exchange of gunfire engaged in negotiations with the centrality and ASEAN-led and Taiwan have counter claims structure in accordance with with officers and a police offi- Members of Mount Olive Baptist Church pray near a municipal building that was the scene of a shooting, Saturday. AP American side,” Akhundzada said regional architecture, as well as over the sea. During the meet- international standards and cer whose ballistic vest stopped in a message ahead of the upcom- their support for other region- ing, the four nations reaffirmed leverage the potential of the pri- a bullet was injured. The shoot- ing in Virginia Beach, VA and building, the police chief said, affected by these awful events. ing festival of Eid, which marks the al institutions, including the their shared commitment to vate sector. “They highlighted ing suspect was identified as continues to monitor the situ- adding the identities of the vic- I will be praying for the swift end of the holy month of Indian Ocean Rim Association preserve and promote the rules- their efforts to maintain uni- DeWayne Craddock, according ation,” White House said. tims were not immediately recovery of those injured,” he Ramadan. and Pacific Islands Forum, it based order in the region. versal respect for international to a law enforcement official “This is a horrific day for released nor was the motive of said. Afghan President Ashraf said. “Participants also noted law and freedom of navigation and a Virginia government the Commonwealth of the attack. “My heart breaks for Ghani had proposed a nationwide The 10-nation Association their desire to work with like- and overflight,” the statement source, CNN reported. Virginia. We are devastated by According to local Virginia Beach. For the victims, ceasefire at the start of Ramadan of Southeast Asian Nations minded partners and allies to said, adding the officials agreed Craddock, 40, worked as a the tragic shooting in Virginia Virginian Pilot newspaper, the their families, the community, early last month, but the Taliban (ASEAN) is considered one of promote a transparent, rules- to continue to explore opportu- certified professional engineer Beach,” said Virginia Governor shooter came armed with a .45- everyone impacted by this ter- rejected the offer.Last year, the the most influential groupings in based approach to trans-bound- nities to enhance cooperation, for the city of Virginia Beach in Ralph Northam after visiting caliber handgun with a sound rible act of violence. But the Taliban observed a three-day cease- the region and India and sever- ary challenges,” the statement including in support of region- the Public Utilities the scene. The shooting took suppressor on it and shot one moment we resign ourselves to fire over Eid and many Afghans — al other countries including the said. al disaster response, cybersecu- Department. He is listed on place shortly after 4 PM with- victim in a vehicle outside be just onlookers to such car- exhausted by decades of war and US, China, Japan and Australia The four countries under- rity, maritime security, coun- department news releases as a in the sprawling Virginia Beach before entering the building. nage, we lose our soul. We can violence — had pinned their are its dialogue partners. scored their intent to continue terterrorism, and nonprolifera- point of contact for informa- Municipal Center, a campus of The rest were shot inside. and will take action,” Senator hopes on another truce this year. In November 2017, India, regular consultations on Indo- tion. tion on local road projects city offices and agencies, The FBI is helping the city Ed Markey said. But Akhundzada said: “No the US, Australia and Japan gave Pacific engagement and initia- The ASEAN region along over the past several including the Police police in investigating the The incident is the dead- one should expect us to pour cold shape to the long-pending tives together and with other with India accounts for 1.85 bil- years.“This is the most devas- Department, when the gunman shooting incident. Senator liest mass shooting in the US water on the heated battlefronts of “Quad” Coalition to develop a interested nations and institu- lion people, which is one fourth tating day in the history of entered the public works Mark R Warner said that he is since November.Twelve people jihad or forget our 40-year sacri- new strategy for keeping the crit- tions. of the global population and Virginia Beach. The people department building of the horrified by what has hap- were killed at the Borderline fices before reaching our objec- ical sea routes in the Indo- They underscored their their combined GDP has been involved are our friends, city’s municipal center. pened in Virginia Beach. Bar & Grill in Thousand Oaks, tives.” In a sign of Afghans’ frus- Pacific free of any influence. intent to continue close coordi- estimated at over USD 3.8 tril- coworkers, neighbour, col- The attack unfolded on “I am thankful to law California in November. tration with their country’s seem- China has been trying to expand nation and collaboration in sup- lion. leagues,” Mayor Bobby Dyer multiple floors in Building No. enforcement for their swift Officials said that gunman ingly unending conflict, a group of its military presence in the port of sustainable, private sec- The ASEAN comprises said. The shooter was a dis- 2, which includes offices for and courageous response. My shot an unarmed security protestors have restarted a peace Indo-Pacific, which is a biogeo- tor-led development, maritime Singapore, Brunei, Malaysia, gruntled employee, the report planning and public works, heart goes out to all the victims guard outside the bar, went in march that last year saw them graphic region, comprising the security, and good governance, Thailand, the Philippines, said, quoting a Virginia gov- among others, and is adjacent of today’s senseless violence, and continued shooting, injur- walking across Afghanistan and Indian Ocean and the western it said. Indonesia, Vietnam, Laos, ernment source.“The President to City Hall. Police found vic- their families, and the entire ing other security workers, into the capital Kabul. and central Pacific Ocean, The Quad coalition also Cambodia and Myanmar. has been briefed on the shoot- tims on every floor of the community that has been employees and patrons. Pakistan likely to remove Chinese FM Wang Yi Protests in Honduras restriction on air space usage congratulates Jaishankar PTI n BEIJING PTI n LAHORE hinese Foreign Minister akistan is likely to lift the air- Cand State Councillor Wang Pspace ban along its eastern Yi has congratulated S border with India in reciproca- Jaishankar on his appointment tion to India’s decision to remove as India’s External Affairs all the temporary restrictions on Minister and praised his posi- all air routes in the Indian air tive contributions to the devel- space, a senior Pakistani gov- opment of bilateral ties and ernment official indicated expressed readiness to work Saturday. The Indian Air Force with him to achieve new (IAF) on Friday announced on progress in China-India rela- ment of China-India relations, Twitter: “Temporary restric- tions. the release said. tions on all air routes in the Nearly 16 months after he “China is ready to work Indian airspace, imposed by all routes a day after its 12 Mirage affects flights from Europe to retired as India’s foreign secre- with India to implement the the Indian Air Force on 27 Feb 2000s crossed over to Pakistan Southeast Asia. The flights from tary, Prime Minister Narendra consensus reached by the lead- 19, have been removed.” and attacked a JeM terrorist Europe and the US flying in and Modi appointed Jaishankar, ers of the two countries and Reacting to India’s decision, training camp in Balakot in out of New Delhi have been the 64, as the External Affairs promote new progress in a senior official of the Pakistan Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. worst hit. Minister on Friday, a surprise China-India relations and government said, “Once the Pakistan fully closed its air- Thousands of travellers suf- move aimed at adding further pragmatic cooperation in var- Indian government lifts the air space on February 27 after an IAF fer flight cancellations, delays strategic heft to the govern- ious fields to bring more ben- restriction on Pakistani flights, strike on a Jaish-e-Mohammed and soaring ticket prices due to ment’s foreign policy. efits to the people of both Pakistan is likely to reciprocate it.” (JeM) terror camp in Balakot. Pakistan’s decision to close its air- “We congratulate Mr countries,” it said. Jaishankar The official told PTI that On March 27, it opened its space for flights to and from India. Jaishankar on his appointment was India’s envoy in China India has yet to inform Pakistan airspace for all flights except for Earlier, Pakistan Foreign as foreign minister of India,” from 2009-13. He was India’s about lifting of airspace ban for New Delhi, Bangkok and Kuala Office spokesman Mohammad the Chinese Foreign Ministry foreign secretary from 2015- its flights. “We only heard about Lumpur. On May 15, Pakistan Faisal had said Islamabad want said in a press release on Friday 2018. this through the media as no extended its airspace ban for de-escalation. night. A 1977-batch IFS officer, communication in this respect flights to India till May 30. As a “If de-escalation takes place It said Wang has sent a Jaishankar played a key role in has taken place as yet. We may fol- result of the ban, foreign carriers we would not like to have a ban congratulatory message to him. resolving the crisis following low the suit once India lifts air using Indian airspace have been on our airspace for India for a sin- As foreign secretary of India the incursion in Ladakh’s A soldier works to put out a tire fire started by protesters outside the main entrance into the U.S. Embassy during a protest against restrictions on our flights,” he said. forced to take costly detours gle day but for the purpose, and ambassador to China, Depsang and the Doklam the government of President Juan Orlando Hernandez, in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, Friday. At least a half-dozen burning tires sent The IAF said it had removed because they cannot fly over India will have to talk to us,” he Jaishankar has made positive stand-off, handling the tough up a large plume of dark smoke at the embassy Friday. Masked protesters appeared to start the fire unimpeded before Honduran restrictions that were imposed on Pakistan. The closure mainly had said. contributions to the develop- negotiations with Beijing. soldiers moved in with fire extinguishers. AP LUCKNOW | SUNDAY | JUNE 2, 2019 special 08 WIN-WIN FOR ALL HARSHIT BISHT tells you why all teams have an equal chance to win World Cup 2019

peculations are rife as to and a world class batsman who will lift the cup this in form of Kane Williamson. And time round. Fans of Team the likes of Martin Guptill, Colin Blue are routing for a win. Munro, Ross Taylor on their day However, given the fact that could make a difference. SEngland has never won the WC, Kiwis also have Trent Boult, even then they are the hot favourites. Tim Southee who are more than What makes this World Cup some- handful in seaming conditions and what easy, giving each team a committed all-rounders like Colin chance to win is that there are no de Grandhomme and Jimmy group stages. For the first time in the Neesham will give it their all to go competition’s 34-year history, there one better than 2015 edition. will be a 10-team round-robin for- West Indies has gone mat. Each team playing the other through enough turmoil but the nine times. The top four countries amount of talent at their disposal will go to the semi-finals. In other easily makes them the dark horse words, the team that wins a mini- with ‘Universe Boss’ mum of five matches has a shot at being nightmare for any opposition. the semis. is probably in the What makes India as one of the form of his life. While the 50 plus major contenders this time is the sixes that hit during potent bowling attack. With the IPL has scared the bowler. rules and favouring batsman game is the strength which has some seri- in modern day cricket, it becomes ous talent and the Caribbean’s will important for any side to restrict the rely heavily on it as the bowling opposition team for as low score as remains a bit weak. possible. And unlike yesteryears this This edition is one such when time India posses that attack which there isn’t too much hopes pinned has the capability to do so. on South Africa, who have always The presence of World Number been eternal chokers but in Faf du 1 Jasprit Bumrah, who hardly had Plessis, the Proteas have a quality a bad day in business since he made leader. Dale Steyn’s fitness issue will his debut in 2016 is the wrecker in- remain a worry for South Africa but chief of the Indian attack and to his Kagiso Rabada’s pace and Imran support is the consistent Tahir’s spin magic will keep rivals on Bhuvneshwar Kumar and recharged their toes. It will also be interesting Mohammad Shami. to see how they manage to do set- While the pace trioka is respon- tle things without Ab de Villiers. sible to get the early breakthroughs Afghanistan’s rise in world and limit flow of runs in the dead cricket is a beautiful story and one end of the innings it is the wrist spin would expect them to upset a few duo of Kuldeep Yadav and blazed to leave a big impression while Mitchell Starc, Patt Cummins plans of the traditional powerhous- Yuzvendra Chahal that will be the before his final hurrah. His presence and spin duo of Adam Zampa, es. Rashid Khan has already estab- biggest headache for the opposition will be massive boost for India’s cam- What makes India as one of the contenders this time is the Nathan Lyon give them a formida- lished himself as one of the best sides this summer. paign not just as a batsmen but also potent bowling attack. With the rules and favouring ble look in the bowling section. spinners in T20 leagues. Even though Kuldeep isn’t his as someone who could be a helping Pakistan is heading into the The hard hitting Mohammed prime and is coming out after a for- hand to Virat Kohli and bowlers dur- batsman game in modern day cricket, it becomes important World Cup with a string of 10 con- Shahzad, free-flowing Hazratullah getful IPL season, his ability to pro- ing the crunch moments. for any side to restrict the opposition team for as low score secutive defeats and an unsettled Zazai, Hashmatullah Shahidi and duce variations is something that is After a humiliating first round as possible. And unlike yesteryears this time India posses side where Mohammad Amir and the veteran Mohammed Nabi are going to be very hard to catch for exit in the last tournament World Wahab Riaz were recalled into the capable of producing eye-catching overseas batsman. Cup hosts England made an array of that attack which has the capability to do so squad because of their past experi- performances. Talking about the evergreen bat- changes in the setup and the result ence. But the 2017 Champions For Bangladesh, at least a semi- ting line up, it is the captain Virat of such brave calls is the reason why Trophy winners have the likes of tal- final berth is something that their Kohli leading from the front. The this Eoin Morgan led side has had to ented young players like Fakhar fans would expect. Mashrafe modern day cricket legend who much hype surrounding them. tracks prepared for the World Cup, with multiple skill sets that can upset Kangaroos dashed Pakistan with a Zaman, Imam Ul Haq, Babar Azam Mortaza has world’s premier all- now creates some or the other record Once an Irish world Cup cam- it will be very hard for any opposi- plans of any of position. series sweep. who are consistent among the runs rounder Shakib Al Hasan at his dis- everytime he comes out to bat will paigner Morgan’s unit has some of tion to put a hold on such a star stud- In the last couple of years and And now with Steve Smith and while experience comes in from of posal along with seasoned cam- look to add another feather in his list the most prolific batsmen of the lim- ded destructive line up. more precisely after the infamous back in the set up, it and Mohammad paigners like Tamim Iqbal, of achievements. And to support him ited over format and time and again Also the late addition of Jofra scandal that took only adds strength to the unit. Hafeez. Mahmudullah Riyadh and in this quest, there’s Rohit Sharma in the last four years , Archer in the side has provided them place in March 2018 against South Warner found his form Their bowling department is Mushfiqur Rahim, all keen to make and his opening partner and man of Jonny Bairstow, Joe Root, Jos Buttler the versatility in the bowling depart- Africa which led to the suspension straightway in the IPL where he always the side’s biggest strength and a mark at the global stage. ICC tournaments Shikhar Dhawan. with the skipper himself proved ment. The Barbados born pacer is of David Warner and Steven Smith scored 692 runs in 12 matches, now with the batting unit capable The only team which is looking But out of all that the player to why they are such a brutal force to just three ODIs old but his experi- from international cricket, Australia Smith got the bearing in the warm enough of scoring 300+ runs con- out of depth is , who only watch out for will be the Men in Blues reckon with. ence of playing in the Twenty 20 suffered back to back setbacks and up games in the lead up to the tour- tinuously, they can pull big upsets have ’s experience. Beating Heart Mahendra Singh They have twice broken the leagues around the world will come were even referred as the fallen nament where he scored a match if they play as a unit. has big shoes Dhoni. Ready to romp in his fourth record of highest team total and that handy during the due course of giants of world cricket. But the side winning hundred against England. There is always something to fill, who is himself back into the and probably last World Cup appear- to against quality bowling attack of tournament. found it’s mojo back just at the right Add to it, Usman Khawaja, about New Zealand which keeps team after four years and straight ance, the 2011 winning skipper is Pakistan and Australia and keeping Apart them Ben Stokes, Moeen time and after a superb comeback Aaron Finch, Glenn Maxwell add them in the mix at all global events. away given the responsibility to lead back to his best days and is all guns in view that flat favourable batting Ali are three- dimensional players away series win against India, the more strength in the batting front The 2015 finalists have a mature the side.

ENTERTAINMENT ‘The film is about hope Mangolicious offering even in darkest hour’ SHALINI SAKSENA tells you why one must head for the mango festival at Cafe Delhi Heights After directing plays in college, SAFDAR RAHMAN ventured out on his he mangoes are here and so is the if one wants to try the other mango fares own and directed his first debut film Chippa. He speaks with SHALINI experimentation with the king of on offer like the grilled chicken with Tfruits. Each year, almost every mango salsa. While many don’t agree that SAKSENA about why he chose a child as lead to tell his story restaurant in the Capital comes up with its sweet and savory are a good combination mango festival delighting Delhiites. From but the salsa is not too sweet; one just gets nHow did you get the idea for your film? they see, the cartoons they watch and the soups to desserts to lassi everything is a hint of sweet. The side accompaniments It is a story of a 10-year-old boy who people they speak with. For me, this is an made from mango making these dishes a of mashed potato and stir fried veggies are receives a letter from his father whom he extension of the same kind of work that I must try for all those mango enthusiasts perfect. has not known. He lives on the streets of do in a different environment. I think that out there. If you are a vegetarian go for mango Kolkata with his great aunt who makes tea. the social fabric can be affected by the kind This year, Cafe Delhi Heights has quesadilla. Filled with green, red and yel- He has a fight with her and threatens to films we make. For me to have got this some great dishes to offer to its patrons low bell peppers and cheese, the quesadilla leave home, she says okay. He leaves clutch- opportunity is an incredible feeling. across all its chains. served with sour cream will satiate you. ing his letter in search for someone who nIs that why choose a kid as your pro- To begin with go for the basil-mango There are other options as well for the veg- can read the letter. This incident of kids tagonist? passionate drink. Though it is on the etarians threatening to leave home has been done This is where I come from. Over the sweeter side, it refreshes you instantly. The like the by most of us. This act of rebellion was the years, our films have become less about slight fizz to the drink adds a zing to it. Stay mango spark of this film which is about this one children. There was a time when our films away from this drink if you are Diabetic. pizza and night. I have worked with kids. I taught in were a lot about children. Not so today. Those who prefer to have their drink with the pani- school and done theatre with them. Back in the 80s DD has so much content less sweet go for the mango lassi. ni. nAre you still associated with your for children. As we grew, we have lost the Chef Bhupender at the DLF Mall of Grilled Panini No NGO where you teach? aspect where there has been a dip in con- India’s outlet of Cafe Delhi Heights tells Below: Veg Quesadilla meal is I finished my college from Kolkata and tent for the young audience. The idea was you that at all the dishes that have found complete took a couple of years off. I was associat- to inspire kids and the purpose was to their way into the Mangolicious Festival with a ed with Teach for India in Delhi. I was a. choose a subject for the young audience. have been tried and tested at their central dessert. Fellow in a low income school and was a It is this idea that made me make a film kitchen before they were finalised. A true Add class teacher of II and III. I taught for a rather than turn a filmmaker. testament to this is the mango gazpacho mango to couple of years. I also did a lot of theatre. nIs there is a message in your film? — a cold soup — which is perfect for the any Then came back to Kolkata. I wanted to That there is hope. It is film about a otherwise scorching Delhi heat. dessert keep doing what I was doing. I wanted to child from the streets who lives a life that The Chef quickly rattles off the recipe. for the stick to art, theatre and films. But also is difficult. But doesn’t say that it is tough. Ripe mango, cream, milk, coriander, a few perfect k n wanted to stay in education and floated the He is upfront, hopeful, charming and con- mint leaves and a couple of green chill- i sweet r d NGO with a few friends of mine. fident. While others may pity him and be ies are blended together until a smooth dish. Go e t n a

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do. Even while doing films or make the there must be hope. ing their weight there are a couple of sal- s The good a kind of films that I want to do, it has to nWhat next? ads with mangoes. The dressing is light B is that it support the larger aspect of what I want whatever you want in school but at the end Now that the film is over, we will be which means that there is no over- is not too to do. It has been a great journey. It is inter- of the day they learn from what they con- taking the film to a few festival. But I was whelming taste. The healping is a bit large sweet and it is a perfect end to a delicious esting to explore it. You can teach children sume. They learn so much from the films writing my next film. and one can share the portion with a friend meal. LUCKNOW 09 ● Chris Gayle becomes the leading six-hitter in the WC during his 50-run knock against Pak. He now has 40 sixes SUNDAY | JUNE 2, 2019

EVERYONE IS TALKING ABOUT BEN STOKES’ CATCH BUT I THINK IT WAS HIS BATTING THAT WAS MORE IMPORTANT IN THE CONTEXT OF THE GAME — HEATHER KNIGHT

GULLYVIEW STATUE BOOK WINDIES HERE TO ROCK Bristol: This weekend the Bristol com- munity was invited to the grand unveil of the ‘Take Part in Giant Art’ project that took place at Bristol’s Millennium thought the West Indies were got four wick- Dynamos quite clinical against ets and he was quite aggressive. I Square over the bank holiday weekend. Pakistan. They used the pitch think the pressure he brought to The event marked the commencement to their advantage in the bear paid off and he looked very of the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup up & ticking sense that it had a bit of life good even though he didn’t have 2019 in Bristol, as the city gets set to Iand they put pressure on Pakistan. the new ball. host three games, with the first game on They didn’t handle it too well We just need to see what hap- the 1st June between Afghanistan and and overall it was a very good first pens when the pressure is on the Australia. To celebrate the world’s great- game for the West Indies. They West Indies, but the game against est cricket celebration coming to Bristol, now have to keep things going and Australia should do that as that will an impressive 4-metre batsman has should be looking now to try and be a good test of where we are at. FIT been painted to represent each of the CaribSe qualify. Australia have got some fire- Once they do that any team power and some very good bats- ten competing #CWC19 nations, stand- can win it, but it was a very good men, so that should be an excellent TO HIT ing proudly in the city’s Millennium effort first up and I was proud to game. That will give you an idea if Square. Director of City & Spectator see them really perform — not that West Indies can qualify or not. PTI ■ NOTTINGHAM Experience, ICC Men’s Cricket World I didn't expect them to do well. and the rest of the It’s going to be a good test and Cup 2019, Paul Smith, said: “The Giant I think Pakistan have previous- boys well for the rest of the I also want to see the game against est Indies captain Art installation is the culmination of a ly given us problems so it was a tournament England, that too is going to be Jason Holder have brilliant community effort of painting very admirably performance and I quite the contest. England have Wput concerns over fit- from last week’s bank holiday weekend. can only wish Jason Holder and the The next week or so is going some real firepower and variety ness of Chris Gayle and Andre We are delighted to bring the colour and rest of the boys well for the rest of to be very exciting for this too. Russell to rest, saying the star creativity of the city to life in this way, the tournament. competition. From what I’ve The next week or so is going to players will fully recover from I’m sure they will upset a few seen so far, though, I think the be very exciting for this competi- their niggles before the team's short-pitched deliveries, taking hopefully giving the people of Bristol of the big boys if they play like that. West Indies do possess enough tion. From what I’ve seen so far, second World Cup game two from his 18 balls, another reason to cheer on the tourna- This game has proven that we have to qualify for the last four though, I think the West Indies do against Australia on Thursday. also insists he will be okay ment while it takes place here. The live some firepower and that means we possess enough to qualify for the Gayle scored a trademark despite seeming to aggravate a screening in Millenium Square also can match anybody in this compe- last four. fifty off just 33 balls as the West knee injury. gives those that can’t be at the game a tition. This result will give them a lot Indies secured a seven- “I’ve more than enough chance to watch some of the action at We have to try and test out our of confidence and I'm sure that is win over Pakistan in their time to get my knee back to Bristol’s County Ground.” batting now, that’s the real test their aim to do well against the top World Cup opener at Trent normal and get it settled,” he — Courtesy © ICC Business Corporation FZ LLC 2018 going forward. We have to see how boys and the teams above them in Bridge on Friday. said. All which is great news for By CLIVE LLOYD they do when they have to bat first the rankings. Three massive sixes gave Holder, who couldn't have Former WI Captain and try and post a good total. I am positive that they can took him to 40 in his career at been happier with the way his JOFRA PRAISED I want to see how we get on if qualify and if they do, they can go the tournament, more than any team started their World Cup we have to defend a total, but it's all the way really. It’s not just the other player, but also took its campaign. This is Gayle’s last LONDON: shaping up really well at the bowling, we have good batters too toll as he struggled with run- international tournament but England all-rounder Moeen Ali moment and they couldn’t have and we can bat pretty deep. ning between the wickets and Nicholas Pooran gave a has paid a big compliment to teammate asked for a better start to the tour- We showed that against hobbled towards the pavilion glimpse to the future with a 34 Jofra Archer, say- nament. Pakistan as it was a good effort all after his eventual dismissal. run contribution as the ing the rising star Admittedly, Pakistan were not around. It was good to see the bat- But captain Jason Holder is Windies knocked off Pakistan's is the fastest at their best but I think that was ters knock off the runs, so they will confident the five-day rest 105 runs in 13.4 overs. bowler he has more to with the West Indies pres- be feeling very good going into a between this win and the Pooran faced just 19 balls faced and some- sure as that was a good tactic. Oshane Thomas got four wickets and big game against Australia. match with Australia will be for his score and unleashed six one who makes Holder bowled them in short spells he was quite aggressive. I think the — Courtesy © ICC Business Corporation enough. Russell, who turned boundaries, including two ‘good batters do and managed them well. pressure he brought to bear paid off FZ LLC 2018 the match with a barrage of massive sixes. different things’. Touching speeds of 94 mph, he OTHER SPORTS accounted for Aiden Markram, captain Faf du Plessis and Rassie van der Dussen to finish with 3/27 on his World Cup debut. DREAMS SHATTERED He also bowled a sharp bouncer that hit opener Hashim Amla on the head, forc- ing him to retire hurt. “Jofra is amazing. He just makes good batters do different Siniakova ends Osaka bid for third consecutive Grand Slam; Novak, Tsitsipas have easy day out things, that pace he has is incredible. He is the fastest I have ever faced. It is AFP ■ PARIS unbelievable. He gives us that some- thing else, he can win you games even orld number one Naomi Osaka’s if he goes for a few runs,” said Whopes of winning a third succes- Ali.“Knowing you have him in your side sive Grand Slam ended Saturday when makes a big difference.” The pressure she was knocked out of the French Open was on hosts England at The Oval and in the third round by unheralded they got off to a disappointing start — Katerina Siniakova of the Czech Republic. losing Jonny Bairstow to just the second Japanese top seed Osaka, the reign- ball of the tournament when he nicked ing US and Australian Open champion, leg-spinner behind.Yet they crashed to a 6-4, 6-2 defeat to the 42nd- recovered to post 311/8, thanks to four ranked Czech. players making half-centuries, led by “Losing is probably the best thing Stokes’ 89.That appeared to be about that could have happened,” said 21-year- par at the interval but Archer's express old Osaka, the reigning Australian and pace, along with the savvy spin of Ali US Open champion. and Adil Rashid, saw off South Africa “I felt very tired. In the other for 207. The hosts next face Pakistan at matches I had headaches, maybe that’s the stress. Trent Bridge and Moeen says they can “I felt there was a weight on me. This now relax after getting through their first hasn’t been the happiest of times.” major test. Osaka’s defeat left just four of the women’s top 10 seeds in the tournament including three-time winner Serena HOME TICKETS Williams and defending champion Simona Halep. LONDON: After the long queues outside Osaka was undone by a shocking 38 unforced errors as she finally ran out of the Trent Bridge Cricket Ground on Novak Djokovic plays a shot against Salvatore Caruso Friday to enter the stadium for the West luck in Paris having had to come back from a set down in her first two match- during their third round match of the French Open at the Indies-Pakistan game, the International es. Roland Garros stadium in Paris AP Cricket Council (ICC) has now decided “I played my best tennis and I hope to make an exception and allow fans to it continues,” said Siniakova, who was print their tickets at home and walk into the women’s doubles champion in Paris the ground with them to avoid another in 2018 alongside Barbora Krejcikova. case of fans losing their cool as they Osaka dropped the first set for the vincing in Paris. French Open title after sealing his first champion Stan Wawrinka for a place in wait to enter the stadium for a game. third successive match at the tourna- She was two points away from ‘Djoko’ Slam in Paris in 2016. his second Grand Slam quarter-final. Claire Furlong, ICC General Manager, ment, squandering seven break points defeat in the first round against Anna German fifth seed Alexander Zverev Wawrinka, the 2015 champion and Strategic Communications, said that in all. Karolina Schmiedlova and came back needed another five-setter to reach the a three-time major winner, recorded his while the majority of the tickets had Siniakova made her pay, breaking from a set and break down to see off fourth round, defeating Serbia’s Dusan 500th match win with a 7-6 (7/5), 7-6 for 5-4 and taking the opener when Victoria Azarenka in round two. Lajovic 6-4, 6-2, 4-6, 1-6, 6-2. (7/4), 7-6 (10/8) win over Grigor already been delivered, the ICC has Osaka sent back her 16th unforced error There were no such problems for Zverev, whose best run at a Slam Dimitrov. taken a number of measures to ensure of the set. men’s world number one Novak came in Paris last year when he made As temperatures nudged close to the that fans don't feel concerned travelling The Czech, who is the world’s num- Djokovic who eased into the last 16, the quarter-finals, will face Italy’s Fabio 30-degree mark, Halep decided not to to England and Wales for the showpiece ber one doubles player, kept up the pres- stepping up his bid to hold all four Fognini for a place in the last-eight. hang around. event. "There are a number of mea- sure on the misfiring top seed, breaking Grand Slam titles simultaneously for the Fognini needed four sets to defeat The Romanian third seed stormed sures we have taken, this includes for a 3-2 lead in the second set. second time. Spanish 18th seed Roberto Bautista Agut to a 6-2, 6-1 thrashing of Ukrainian 27th allowing fans to print their ticket at Siniakova backed it up with anoth- The Serbian saw off unseeded Italian 7-6 (7/5), 6-4, 4-6, 6-1. seed Lesia Tsurenko. home (they just need to log onto their er break for 5-2 off Osaka’s third dou- Salvatore Caruso 6-3, 6-3, 6-2 to set up Crowd favourite Tsitsipas became Halep next faces either Olympic account and do so) so they can come ble fault of the match. a fourth-round tie with either Germany’s the first Greek player in 83 years to reach champion Monica Puig or Polish teenag- with them, and we have stepped up our Victory was hers on Court Suzanne Jan-Lennard Struff or Croatian 13th seed the second week at Roland Garros as he er Iga Swiatek. Lenglen when Osaka unleashed anoth- Borna Coric. survived a scare against Filip Krajinovic. Williams is bidding to reach the sec- processes in venue to improve collec- er misguided forehand. “Finally, I think I found my best The sixth seed led by two sets ond week for the 13th time as she con- tion. The majority of tickets have been The Czech goes on to face Madison form in the second set,” said Djokovic, when the match was suspended at 5-5 tinues her pursuit of equalling Margaret delivered now, but we are well set at Keys of the United States for a place in who is yet to drop a set in the tourna- in the third due to darkness just before Court’s record of 24 Grand Slam titles. venue if any fans have not received the quarter-finals in what will be her first ment. 10:00pm on Friday. The 37-year-old faces fellow them," she explained. appearance in the last 16 of the majors. It is the 10th successive year the top American Sofia Kenin who wasn’t born AGENCIES Despite being seeded top for the first seed has reached the second week — and GREEK BREAKTHROUGH FOR TSITSIPAS when Williams made her debut in Paris time at a Slam, Osaka never looked con- 13th in total — as he looks for a second The 20-year-old will take on former in 1998. LUCKNOW 10 ● The Proteas have won two and lost one in three matches played against Bangladesh in the mega event SUNDAY | JUNE 2, 2019

SPIN OR NO SPIN, IT DOESN'T MATTER THESE DAYS. YOU HAVE TO BOWL CONSISTENTLY IN THE GOOD AREAS, ESPECIALLY IN THE FIVE FIELDERS IN — IMRAN TAHIR

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nYou are playing your 100th game for the GREEN TURNER AHEAD Proteas and in the World Cup, how does that feel? It feels really special. I think as special as I look back, I played my first game in South Africa look to bounce back against Bangladesh for their second game 2011 World Cup and it’s been an amazing CAPTAIN’SCABIN journey. I always dreamt that, but I never thought I will be here one day playing my UPNEXT 100th game for South Africa, so it's an South Africa vs B’Desh ENGLAND WERE BETTER THAN US absolute honor and privilege being given IN ALL THREE FACETS OF THE the opportunity from South Africa and the GAME. THEY SHOWED WHY THEY lovely people from South Africa. nDid you anticipate that it was going to ARE SUCH A GOOD CRICKET TEAM, go that well, that soon? LIVE ON AND NOW WE HAVE TO LOOK AT It was a plan which I had been work- ing on from last, I think year or so, bowl- 3:00 pm IST THE LEAGUE. IT'S A LEAGUE ing internationally with a new ball, so I COMPETITION. FOR ME, IT'S ABOUT think we knew that it was going to be pret- ty much a shock for everybody. It was a AFP n LONDON MAKING SURE WE LOOK AT THE good challenge, a great challenge, bowling AREAS THAT WE GOT IT WRONG against two top players in world cricket outh Africa captain Faf du AND JUST MOVE ON who’s been in form. I got a wicket for the Plessis has challenged his side team and that was our plan which worked. to make amends for the painful Yeah, we were really pleased as a team. start to their World Cup cam- — FAF DU PLESSIS, nHow have you seen the role of the spin paign as they aim to bounce SOUTH AFRICA bowler change in the years you’ve been backS against Bangladesh on Sunday. involved? The Proteas suffered a 104-run thrash- I think it’s been a great achievement, ing against hosts England in the tour- I think for the spinners, who I played with, nament's opening match on Thursday. IN THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS from 2011 until now, Robin Peterson, Johan South Africa restricted England to WE HAVE IMPROVED VERY WELL Botha, and in the youngsters we’ve got manageable 311 for 8 on a tricky pitch Keshav Maharaj, Shamsi, and Shaun von at the Oval but, tormented by Jofra IN EVERY DEPARTMENT SO Berg, Dane Piedt. These guys come up in Archer's pace and bounce, their run HOPEFULLY IT WILL BE A GREAT the scene after that, and look, it’s very nice chase never got going. Dismissed for to see spinners coming through our system 207 by England, South Africa's bid to GAME AGAINST AUSTRALIA. IT'S in South Africa, and I like to see, obvious- win the World Cup for the first time is ly, myself, if that’s a personal question to off to the worst possible start. A BIG STAGE, AND WE'RE me, that I'm just really happy that — maybe But they have a chance to get back LOOKING FORWARD TO DOING I never — I always wanted to do well, but on track when they return to the Oval I never kind of guy who thought about his to face Bangladesh and Du Plessis says the tournament moves on." Bangladesh OUR BEST personal performance. now is not the time to panic. will be playing their first match of the — MASHRAFE MORTAZA, nAfter losing to England, do you think The lengthy nature of the 10-team World Cup as they look to better their Fast & furious AFGHANISTAN tomorrow adds some extra pressure to group stage, in which each country run to the quarter-finals in the 2015 you or your team? plays nine matches and the top four edition. setback There is always a pressure if you play make the semi-finals, gives South Mashrafe Mortaza hopes to be fit every game and especially when you are Africa time to recover, a point Du to captain the team despite suffering a amim had left the field immedialy, representing your country. But I think how Plessis was keen to emphasise to his hamstring strain while bowling during after he was struck a blow on his left you take the pressure, you take the pres- players. their warm-up match against India on Twrist during his team's practice ses- sure positively or negatively, and we are "This is where it's important for us Tuesday "A lot of times in such cases I sion on Friday. According to BCB officials, XFACTOR very positive. We have been beaten by the to make sure that you look at the World face trouble bowling the first one or two Tamim had a precautionary X-ray which ■ In form South African opener Quniton very good England team who has been Cup for what it is. You know, you're overs. Once I get through that, I don't showed no fracture, but bruising and de Kock’ brilliant batting dominating world cricket in a year or. n going to play games. You're going to face any more problems," he told swelling might just rule ■ Ngidi, Rabada pace You’re playing on the same wicket you come up against quality opposition," Dhaka-based bdnews24. the left-hander out of played two days ago. Do you think you Du Plessis said. "But I pulled a hamstring during Sunday's game. ■ Shakib’s all round performance guys could go with two spinners? "England were better than us in all the sixth over," he added. "I could have "It's too early to ■ Rahim, in middle overs I always like to see two spinners going, say anything specific three facets of the game. They showed stopped after four or five overs but ■ Tahir’s spin magic obviously in England. But obviously it why they are such a good cricket Rohit (Sharma) and (Virat) Kohli were but we will have an X- could be a tough call. I know even though team, and now we have to look at the looking to score runs quickly during ray and if there is a frac- ■ Can Bangladesh dent South Africa’s it’s the second game on the same pitch, if league. It's a league competition. that period. I felt that I needed to prac- ture, then he won't be hope of making a comeback? I’m not wrong, but look, it’s obviously the "For me, it's about making sure we tise bowling in such a situation." available," selector selector and the captain have to decide what look at the areas that we got it wrong Tamim Iqbal did not play against Habibul Bashar said before the X-ray scan. they like to see for the team balance. But and just move on." South Africa's dis- India due to a thigh strain, but the "But if that is not the case, then we can as a spinner, I like to see two spinners play- ciplined bowling against England gives opener is expected to be fit to face hope he will be available for the opening ing in the game. Du Plessis reason to believe they still South Africa. game." Record nYou had a great IPL. Do you feel like have plenty to offer. Tamim will have another test tomor- you’re bowling as well as maybe you ever Lungi Ngidi was their leading HEAD TO HEAD row which will determine his availability ALERT have done at the moment? wicket-taker with three in his 10 overs, Played SA B’desh for the game. The left-hander had also If I look as a bowler, I think I’ve been including the prize scalp of the destruc- Matches 20 17 3 missed the warm-up game against India vHashim Amla needs 77 runs to become doing the same thing which I’ve been doing tive Jos Buttler. Day matches 12 11 1 due to pain in his thigh muscle. His fourth South African and 32nd batsman from last like six years or seven years. But Fellow pace bowler Kagiso Rabada absence would leave a major void in the maybe I’ve been more consistent. I think In World Cup 3 2 1 also offered a glimpse of his talent with top-order as he has been the most pro- overall to complete 8000 runs in one day that’s what people think that I’m doing real- two wickets and Du Plessis expects Last 5 matches 5 3 2 lific run-scorer for Bangladesh for quite internationals. ly well, and I'm bowling really well. But per- HIGHEST TOTALS them to put Bangladesh under pressure. some time. vShakib Al Hasan holds the record of sonally as a bowler, if you ask me as a crick- "Lungi, he's got a beautiful action. South Africa 369-6 in 50. overs at East London 22-10-2017 The Bangladesh camp is also worried eter, I feel like I’ve been doing that all my scoring the highest number of runs for The way he came back (from a slow Sri Lanka 278-7 in 50 overs at Kimberley 03-01-2019 about the fitness of Mashrafe Mortaza, career, but maybe I'm more consistent now. n start) was beautiful. You know, to get PERFORMANCE IN WC Mustafizur Rahman and Mahmudullah, Bangladesh in World Cup. The left hand We saw the pitch take a bit of turn and Jos Buttler out, he's probably one of the who have been troubled by hamstring, calf the England skipper said after the game Team P W L T N/R Success% batsman who are participating in the World best strikers in the world," he said. and shoulder issues respectively. it was a little slow. Do you agree and how "So to get him out with good South Africa 56 35 19 2 64.28 Mahmadullah didn't bowl against India on Cup for the fourth time, scored 540 runs at do you see it playing tomorrow? thinking, good tactics. Lungi, Kagi, Bangladesh 32 11 20 — 01 35.93 Tuesday as he is yet to recover complete- an average of 30.00 in 21 innings of as I’m not sure if there was much spin those guys are going to play a role when FAISEL FEATURES ly from his shoulder problem. AFP many matches. because the pitch I bowled, there was no it comes to close games at the death as FAISEL FEATURES spin. I’m not sure if I agree with you on that. I think it’s the second game, so we might see a little bit turn, obviously on the same MEN WHO MATTER pitch if you’re playing, and because it's been hot, so that might help the spinners. n HASHIM AMLA (SA) SHAKIB AL HASAN (BANGLADESH) Your team must be looking forward to bounce back. What particular things After being undone by a vicious Jofra Archer bounc- Ranked as the No 1 all-rounder in the MRF Tyres ICC UNDER THE would you like to improve in the next er, Amla's return to the crease in the 32nd over of ODI rankings, Shakib has always risen up on big WEATHER game? the innings, came in as a huge relief for South Africa. occasions for Bangladesh. Apart from his batting There is no rocket science. We just need The right-hander indicated his return to form with Well-scattered showers expected at to learn from our mistakes, what we did in skills, the all-rounder's left-arm spin will be crucial the first game. I think we need to bat 50 sublime half centuries in both warm-up matches and noon. The overcast and windy conditions considering the number of right-handers in South might just assist seamers early on and overs and bowl how we bowl in the last would be keen to better those performances. Africa's top-order. the toss might play a crucial role. game. I think we will be fine. ‘WIN ON OUR MIND’

icket-keeper bats- Wman Liton Das said that Bangladesh will go SA sees no permanent damage into their first match with a mentality to win. “It’s not t was never going to be easy which is a positive for us. about this being the first playing England in the very I thought Faf du South Africa were well in the match. Even if it was the Ifirst game but I've seen noth- Plessis made game for the first 20 overs of their last match, we would be ing to change my mind that response but losing Hashim thinking of winning because that is what South Africa can go deep in this some really good Amla was a big blow. They'll be we came here for. So we will play with the tournament. bowling choices pretty hard on themselves with mentality to win.” They will be hard on them- and the variations some of those soft wickets they Das admitted that South Africa would KALLISTONE selves when they look back on the gave away after that. be a tough challenge first up but added that game, there were too many soft they bowled were England's progress since the his side can win on any day if they play to dismissals for my liking, but pretty good. last ICC Men's Cricket World the best of their abilities. “Nothing will be there was nothing wrong with Cup has been unbelievable - easy. South Africa has the bowling attack their performance that cannot be England would where they have come from to and the batsmen. They are used to these rectified. have considered now is incredible and down to conditions and it will be challenging for us This format allows you to the hard work they've put in. but it’s not like we won’t be able to do it. If make a slower start, it's a long themselves 20 They've won here but the we play well on that day, then we will win,” tournament and playing every- short in a perfect pressure of being favourites will he told the reporters at the team hotel in one evens things out in the end. only increase with every match. London on Thursday. Having three games in six world, which is a They are a pretty fearless Bangladesh lost to India by 95 runs in days has pros and cons - with the positive for us team but it will be interesting to their second warm-up game after a com- Dale Steyn injury they'd have AP see if they carry on playing the plete wash-out against Pakistan but Das probably wanted a bit more space Lungi Ngidi celebrates with Kagiso Rabada after dismissing English batsman way they have been with that scored an impressive 73 against India. He By JACQUES KALLIS between them. they will go into the match with fold easily and after Jonny will get the headlines and right- freedom, especially as the tour- stressed that he is prepared to bat in the Former SA All-Rounder But it also gives them the India with their confidence up Bairstow went, they never pan- ly so, it was absolutely magnifi- nament gets more tense. middle order if the need arises. “So far I chance to establish some early and then they've got a good few icked, dug in and played some cent, one that will certainly live I think they will they believe have been opening the innings. Now I will momentum. When you've lost, days to recover. really good cricket. long in the memory. in their abilities but it will be have to grow this mentality [to play down you want to get straight back out They didn't let England have In the past, you might have I thought Faf du Plessis made interesting to see how they adapt the order] in the practice session so that I there as soon as possible and it's it all their own way. It was obvi- seen England struggle but they some really good bowling choic- if things don't go their way - and am prepared to bat anywhere.” great they've got Bangladesh on ously a massive toss to win and are a powerful unit and that per- es and the variations they bowled that can always happen in a — Courtesy: © ICC Business Corporation FZ LLC Sunday. throwing the spinner the ball was formance was a very good sign were pretty good, I think England World Cup. 2018 Get a win there, and they will the perfect start. for them. would have considered them- Courtesy: © ICC Business Corporation rightly go in as big favourites, and This England side doesn't Obviously, Ben Stokes's catch selves 20 short in a perfect world, FZ LLC 2018 ● LUCKNOW 11 Pakistan recorded their second lowest total in WC against West Indies by bowling out for 105 in 21.4 overs SUNDAY | JUNE 2, 2019

IN WORLD CUP EVERYONE WANTS TO SEE A GOOD HIGH- SCORING MATCH. SO I THINK HOPEFULLY WE GET GOOD WICKETS & WE WILL TRY TO DO OUR BEST — DIMUTH KARUNARATNE Mighty Oz too good for minnows Afghans FIGURATIVELY AFP n BRISTOL Afghanistan he mighty Australians proved Mohammad Shahzad b Starc 4 Ttoo strong for Afghanistan as the Hazratullah Zazai c Carey b Cummins 52 Kangaroos won their opening match by seven wickets in Bristol on Rahmat Shah c Smith b Zampa 29 Saturday. Hashmatullah Shahidi st Carey b Zampa 0 Chasing a modest target, David Mohammad Nabi run out (Smith/Carey) 4 Warner’s unbeaten but patient 89- c Alex Carey b Stoinis 0 run knock and Aaron Finch’s stroke- Najibullah Zadran c Alex Carey b Stoinis 1 ful 66 runs seal the defending cham- pions victory. Rashid Khan lbw b Zampa 27 Earlier, Afghanistan recovered Dawlat Zadran c Carey b Cummins 0 from a disastrous start to post a b Pat Cummins 7 brave total of 207. Hamid Hassan not out 1 Gulbadin Naib, captain of the Extras rank outsiders, took the bold deci- (nb 1, w 8, lb 3) 12 sion to bat in warm conditions in the Total (10 wkts; 38.2 overs) 207 southwest of England, hoping to Fall: 0-1 (Mohammad Shahzad, 0.3), 5-2 amass a score his spin bowlers (Hazratullah Zazai, 1.2), 56-3 (Hashmatullah could defend on the small ground. Shahidi, 13.5), 75-4 (Rahmat Shah, 19.2), 77- But the decision backfired badly, with both openers departing for 5 (Mohammad Nabi, 20.2), 160-6 (Gulbadin ducks as Afghanistan slipped to five Naib, 33.1), 162-7 (Najibullah Zadran, 33.5), for two in the second over and 166-8 (Dawlat Zadran, 34.6), 205-9 (Rashid looked on course for a humiliation. Khan, 37.3), 207-10 (Mujeeb 38.2) Mohammad Shahzad was Bowling bowled by Mitchell Starc in the opening over of the match and Mitchell Starc 7-1-31-1 Hazratullah Zazai quickly followed, Pat Cummins 8.2-0-40-3 caught behind by wicket-keeper Nathan Coulter-Nile 8-1-36-0 Alex Carey off Pat Cummins. Marcus Stoinis 7-1-37-2 With their team in deep trouble, Adam Zampa 8-0-60-3 Rahmat Shah and Hashmatullah Shahidi led a fightback for the min- Australia nows, playing in only their second A Finch c Mujeeb b Gulbadin 66 World Cup, putting on a gritty 51 for D warner not out 89 the third wicket. U Khwaja lbw b Rashid Khan 15 Leg-spinner Adam Zampa S Smith c H Zazai b Mujeeb Ur Rahman 18 broke the partnership with a beau- tifully flighted that brought G Maxwell not out 4 Extras (lb 1, nb 2, w 14) 17 Shahidi forward and beat the bats- Alex Carey, fifth left, celebrates with Adam Zampa, third left, after stumping Hashmatullah Shahidi during Australia first game of 2019 campaign against Afghanistan at Bristol County Ground AP man, with wicketkeeper Alex Carey Total (3 wkts; 34.5 overs) 209 whipping off the bails. Fall: 1-96 (Finch, 16.2), 2-156 (U Khawaja Steve Smith denied Shah a man stranded, leaving Afghanistan along the front of one of the stands. with Carey again taking the catch to As expected, Smith and open- tests so far, but Naib will be hoping World Cup fifty, taking a catch at struggling at 77-5. Zadran brought up his 50 off 46 reduce Afghanistan to 162-7. er David Warner were both includ- leg-spin star Rashid can work his 24.6), 3-205 (Smith 34.4) short cover off the bowling of But Najibullah Zadran — ably balls with an edge over the slips off Rashid Khan smashed 20 in a ed for their first full major interna- magic. Australia endured a torrid Bowling Zampa to send him back to the assisted by his skipper — took the a sharp Starc bouncer. Stoinis over to lift the spirits of the tional match since they completed 2018 in ODIs but appear to be peak- Mujeeb Ur Rahman 4.5-0-45-1 pavilion for 43 off 60 balls. fight to his illustrious opponents, But their momentum was Afghan fans and another driven six year-long bans imposed after a ing at the right time as they chase Hamid Hassan 6-2-15-0 In the next over, former skipper smashing 20 runs in four balls off slowed the next ball when Naib top- off Zampa brought up the 200. ball-tampering scandal in South a sixth World Cup. Dawlat Zadran 5-0-32-0 Smith dived to his left to stop a drive Zampa, including successive sixes. edged a short delivery form Marcus But he was lbw to the next ball Africa. Australia will be firm They came out on top in their from Mohammad Nabi, returning The big hits brought the knots Stoinis and Carey completed the and the innings ended after 38.2 favourites to knock off the runs in series in India earlier this year Gulbadin Naib 5-0-32-1 the ball smartly to Carey, who of Afghan supporters to their feet catch. Just four balls later another overs when Mujib Ur Rahman was the fourth match of a tournament before humbling Pakistan 5-0 in the Mohammad Nabi 6-0-32-0 whipped off the bails with the bats- and a line of flag-waving fans ran Stoinis short ball dismissed Zadran, bowled by Cummins. characterised by one-sided con- United Arab Emirates. Rashid Khan 8-0-52-1 Deja vu has victory for Pak ‘Fat & unfit’ ast bowling great Waqar there is little point in harping over ably the big positive from the day. Younis feels that it would be the unpredictability of the He picked up a couple of wickets Ffoolish to write off Pakistan Pakistan team. which will be good for his confi- after a crushing defeat at the "A lot has been said before dence. As a guy who was original- hands of the West Indies in their about Pakistan's record in the ly left out of the squad and then World Cup opener at Trent Bridge past, the unpredictable nature of brought back in, it is important ReverseSwing on Friday. ❝ this side. that he feels good about himself. However, it doesn't meant You have to "They lost heavily in their "He is a wicket-taker, pure and that Pakistan's poor start to the first game in 1992 and bounced simple, so if he can get it right tournament can be justified by remember that back to win that tournament after moving forward then other teams comparing it with their run in this World Cup is all. But we cannot really dwell on will have to watch out." 1992 when they scripted a sensa- what happened 27 years ago. Waqar said bouncing back to tional turnaround to win their a very long Winning the 2019 tournament is win against England is a big ask maiden World Cup till date, said tournament. going to take some doing this time for Pakistan. Waqar. around. "They (England) have proba- "You have to remember that There is a lot of "A defeat like that damages the bly never played better, and I this World Cup is a very long tour- confidence and we need to make think they have all the ingredients nament. There is a lot of cricket cricket still to be sure that we take our time to try to go all the way and end their still to be played and it would be played and it and bounce back, think positive long wait for a World Cup. And foolish to write off this Pakistan and turn the ship around." after what happened here on side after their defeat to the West would be foolish Pakistan have a massive chal- Friday, you can be sure that a cer- Indies," wrote Waqar in a column to write off this lenge in their next game as they tain Jofra Archer will be licking for the ICC. take on hosts and tournament his lips. "You have to give credit to the Pakistan side favourites England at Trent Bridge "I have loved what I have seen

West Indies for the way they used after their defeat on Monday. England had blanked of him so far. He is going to be the the short ball to pepper the Pakistan 4-0 in an ODI series man that the world will remem-

By Pakistani batsmen," he said refer- to the West ahead of the World Cup. ber when all is said and done at IANS n NEW DELHI ring to Pakistan's 105 all out after Indies❝ "You have got to stay very this World Cup. He has just got Former Pakistan Captain they were asked to bat first. calm. Everyone will be hurting in something about him, a bit of "Andre Russell in particular the dressing room at the moment stardust. akistan's meek surrender in was outstanding with those first so it is important to come back "He is nippy and bowls with their match against West WHEN SARFARAZ three overs that he bowled at the tomorrow with fresh eyes. They that extra bounce and most PIndies hasn't gone down well CAME FOR THE TOSS, top of the order. He may have only need to look inside themselves importantly, he takes wickets. I with former pacer Shoaib Akhtar taken a couple of wickets, but it and try and find some solutions. am sure he will leave a mark on and the bowler who was known to HIS STOMACH WAS was his short-pitched barrage that We will have to learn from this this World Cup and probably on send shivers down the spine of STICKING OUT AND showed the way for the rest of defeat, in a way that we failed to Pakistan on Monday," Waqar opposition batsmen with his pace their attack." during the match," said Waqar. added. has ripped apart skipper Sarfaraz HIS FACE WAS SO FAT. The 47-year-old reasoned why "Mohammad Amir was prob- (Courtesy: ICC) Ahmed and called him one of the most unfit cricketers in this gener- HE'S THE FIRST ation. CAPTAIN WHO IS SO According to a senior Pakistani journalist Saj Sadiq, Shoaib called UNFIT. HE'S NOT ABLE CAUGHT ON THE BACK FOOT him 'unfit'. "When Sarfaraz Ahmed TO MOVE ACROSS & came for the toss, his stomach was sticking out and his face was so fat. IS STRUGGLING WITH AFP n LONDON Oshane Thomas led the way with four we've seen in past series that we can score He's the first captain I've seen who WICKET-KEEPING for 27, while captain Jason Holder (three for runs against that sort of bowling," said Riaz. is so unfit. He's not able to move akistan coach Mickey Arthur has 42) and Andre Russell (two for four) also "If people want to bowl us bouncers, then across and he's struggling with insisted they can bounce back from a made telling contributions to a match that we will have no problems with that. wicket-keeping," Sadiq tweeted. P"shocking" start to the World Cup. was all finished in under half of the sched- "It's not a mental issue. We have been Writing "Speechless" himself, as a batting unit today. We know Hostile fast bowling by the West Indies uled 100 overs. losing in the past, we need to find a way to Akhtar then tweeted: "Ok the match they're going to come hard with saw Pakistan slump to just 105 — their sec- Opener Fakhar Zaman and number get out of this pattern," he added. is over. Recollecting my thoughts their pace bowlers. We didn't play ond-lowest World Cup total — in a mere three Babar Azam scored 22 each while Pakistan have a short turanaround in and emotions. We have to back well against the short ball." 21.4 overs at Trent Bridge on Friday. Wahab Riaz (18) and Mohammad Hafeez which to put their abject defeat behind them these boys, they are representing He however, seemed confident The West Indies, two-time former (16) were the only other Pakistan batsmen before they return to Trent Bridge for their our nation. They need our support of making a comeback in the tour- champions, then polished off the meagre tar- to reach the double figures. second World Cup game against tournament throughout the World Cup," he said. nament and showered praise on get in 13.4 overs on the back of dashing Arthur said his team's batting perfor- hosts England on Monday. "It's a disappointing perfor- pacer Mohammad Amir, who opener Chris Gayle's 34-ball 50 which mance was all the more disappointing as England, the world's top-ranked ODI mance of Team Pakistan, let's not picked up three wickets for just 26 included six fours and three sixes. they had expected to face short-pitched side, launched their World Cup campaign disheart them more and back them runs. "Today was a bad day. Arthur did not hide from the scale of a bowling and prepared accordingly. in style with a 104-run victory over South up," Akhtar wrote in the third and Confident my team will bounce seven-wicket defeat, saying it had gone "We knew that we were going to get Africa at the Oval on Thursday. final tweet. back. Good to see Amir bowling against everything he had seen from his short-pitched bowling and had prepared They came into the World Cup on the Speaking after the game on well. Always good support here in players in the build-up. very well for it, so was disappointing to see vack of 4-0 ODI series rout of Pakistan -- Friday, skipper Sarfaraz said his bat- England," Sarfaraz said. "Yes, it was a shocking start — the play- us play like that because we were prepared," whuich included a three-wicket win at Trent ting department failed to click, Pakistan next play England at ers did not take the preparations into the the the South African said. Bridge. resulting in a defeat for his side. "If Trent Bridge on Monday and they middle," Arthur said. "But we will dust our- Pakistan have now last their last 11 com- But Arthur said Pakistan would be a bet- you lose the toss in these conditions, will have their task cut out as the selves off and come back strong." pleted one-day internations but Riaz insist- ter side for that experience. and lose wickets, it's hard to come Englishmen are looking confident Pakistan's batsmen were undone by the ed they did not have a mental block when "Yes, we know how good England are back into the game. Have to play and thrashed South Africa in their short-pitched bowling of the West Indies it came to facing fast bowling. but we know them and are battle-hardened positive cricket here. Didn't do well opening game. pace trio. "We didn't play the short ball well but Fakhar Zaman reacts after getting out against Windies against them." LUCKNOW 12 ● New Zealand recorded their third perfect 10 victory in World Cup by beating Sri Lanka with out losing a wicket SUNDAY | JUNE 2, 2019

IT WAS TOUGH CONDITIONS, BUT WE BATTED VERY POORLY. WE COULD HAVE EASILY GOT TO 250 AND HAD A GOOD FIGHT, BUT WE COULDN'T MANAGE TO DO THAT —

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SCOREBOARD Sri Lanka Lahiru Thirimanne lbw b Matt Henry 4 Dimuth Karunaratne not out 52 c Grandhomme b Henry 29 c Guptill b Matt Henry 0 ISLAND OF LOSS lbw b Ferguson 4 Mathews c Latham b Grandhomme 0 Jeevan Mendis c Neesham b Ferguson 1 c Boult b Santner 27 c Matt Henry b Neesham 0 Kiwis put on supreme display of seam bowling to hustle SL out for 136 & win by 10 wickets c Santner b Boult 7 Lasith Malinga b Lockie Ferguson 1 Extras (nb 2, w 8, b 1) 11 AFP n CARDIFF important that you have that absence of senior paceman second wicket with Kusal Total (10 wkts; 29.2 overs) 136 to have aggressive options for Tim Southee, who missed Perera. Fall of wickets: 4-1 (Lahiru Thirimanne, 0.2), ew Zealand different occasions," New the game due to a calf injury, But Williamson kept made a flying Zealand captain Kane with his incisive pace and Henry on for the bowler's 46-2 (Kusal Perera, 8.1), 46-3 (Kusal Mendis, start to their Williamson said. swing. fifth over and the decision 8.2), 53-4 (Dhananjaya de Silva, 11.5), 59-5 World Cup cam- "The two at the top He struck with the sec- paid off as he got Perera for (, 14.4), 60-6 (Jeevan paign as pace- played beautifully. It was nice ond delivery of the game to 29 and Kusal Mendis without Mendis, 15.2), 112-7 (Thisara Perera, 23.4), Nman Matt Henry struck three for those guys to play a few send Lahiru Thirimanne scoring on successive deliver- 114-8 (Isuru Udana, 24.4), 130-9 (Suranga times in a 10-wicket trashing shots. It was a good all-round trudging back to the pavilion ies. Dhananjaya de Silva Lakmal, 28.1), 136-10 (Lasith Malinga, 29.2) of woeful Sri Lanka on performance." after the left-handed opener played the hat-trick ball with Bowling Saturday. Sri Lanka skipper had hit a boundary from the a glorious off drive, but soon Matt Henry 7-0-2931 Henry returned figures of Dimuth Karunaratne added: first ball. fell to the pace of Lockie Trent Boult 9-0-44-1 3-29 and combined with fel- "It was a good toss to win. In Thirimanne was initially Ferguson after being trapped Lockie Ferguson 6.2-0-22-3 low paceman Lockie the morning it was seaming ruled not out by the on-field lbw. Karunaratne fought on to Colin de Grandhomme 2-0-14-1 Ferguson, who also took and swinging. They had that umpire, but the Kiwis suc- register his third ODI fifty in James Neesham 3-0-21-1 three wickets, to bowl out Sri advantage and they have cessfully reviewed the lbw call 81 balls before he ran out of Mitchell Santner 2-0-5-1 Lanka for just 136 in 29.2 good bowlers to do that, so in their favour after replays partners after Lasith Malinga New Zealand (Target: 137) overs in Cardiff. they took their chance. suggested the ball pitched was bowled by Ferguson for Martin Guptill not out 73 Martin Guptill and Colin "The batters aren't low on on line and would have hit one. Colin Munro not out 58 Munro then hit unbeaten confidence. We batted well in the batsman's leg stump. Karunaratne's unbeaten Extras (lb 3, w 2, nb 1) 6 half-centuries to make short some practice games and we The left-handed 52 made him only the second Total (0 wkts; 16.1 overs) 137 work of their modest target. opener in World Cup histo- Bowling The Kiwis cruised home PERFECT 10 VICTORIES IN WORLD CUP ry to carry his bat through a Lasith Malinga 5-0-46-0 in 16.1 overs to register their Winner Opponent Venue Date completed innings. Suranga Lakmal 4-0-28-0 third win in a World Cup The feat had previously Isuru Udana 3-0-24-0 game by 10 wickets. India East Africa Leeds 11-06-1975 been achieved by the West Thisara Perera 3-0-25-0 The right-left batting West Indies Zimbabwe Birmingham 20-06-1983 Indies' Ridley Jacobs, who Jeevan Mendis 1.1-0-11-0 combination of Guptill, who West Indies Pakistan Melbourne 23-02-1992 made an unbeaten 49 against New Zealand win by 10 wickets hit 73, and Munro, who Australia in 1999. scored 58, had little trouble in South Africa Kenya Potchefstroom 12-02-2003 Pacemen Colin de smashing the Sri Lankan Sri Lanka Bangladesh Pietermaritzburg 14-02-2003 Grandhomme, James ficult for Sri Lanka, putting a real bowlers to all parts of the South Africa Bangladesh Bloemfontein 22-02-2003 Neesham, Trent Boult and good start on. "If we bowl firstin the ground. Mitchell Santner, the team's next few games, we'll back ourselves Guptill hammered eight Australia Bangladesh North Sound 31-03-2007 only spinner, claimed a wick- to make it difficult to score on the fours and two sixes including New Zealand Kenya Chennai 20-02-2011 et each. New Zealand, run- back of this performance. one hit that sailed out of the New Zealand Zimbabwe Ahmedabad 04-03-2011 ners-up in the 2015 edition, "The beauty about our guys is ground. will next face Bangladesh on they can exploit conditions quite But it was Henry's spell of Pakistan West Indies Dhaka 23-03-2011 June 5, while Sri Lanka meet regularly. seven straight overs that Sri Lanka England 26-03-2011 Afghanistan on June 4. "If we're then able to keep com- opened the gates for New New Zealand Sri Lanka Cardiff 01-06-2019 "You want to build that ing out and play with a bit of free- Zealand's domination against momentum early at a major dom with the bat, we're going to the 1996 champions. work really hard. We need to Karunaratne, who has event and today, we did that," have a pretty successful tourna- "It's a great start for us. think about the game." returned to the one-day side said Guptill, who ended unde- ment." You want a balanced attack - Incisive pace - after a gap of four years, Colin Munro, left, and Martin Guptill celebrate after completing hundred partnership against Sri Lanka, during their first feated on 73. "Our bowlers set going into any surface. It is Henry stood out in the then put on 42 runs for the group stage match in Cardiff AP the tone early and made it dif-      

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Football fanatics wait have had their own share of final disappoint- lent coaches and understand the psyche of the Coming back to the teams most identified with the eagerly for this day each ments of late (Liverpool have lost five of the last players well. Both are coaches of teams that don’t Total Football philosophy — Ajax and Barcelona. Both year as one football club six major finals they have reached). Jurgen believe in spending excessively — their net spend failed to finish the job in the semi-final and capitulated in out of all the major Klopp, their manager, has lost all of the last six he over the past few seasons is the lowest out of the the final stages of the leg/tie, which begs to ask the question European leagues is has reached — with his present club Liverpool ‘Top 6’ of England, the other four being — does beautiful football in its purest sense yield ultimate crowned the champion of and previous club Borussia Dortmund included Manchester United, Arsenal, Chelsea, and results aka trophies? When was the last time you saw a  club football. This time, and will be itching to put that record straight Manchester City. The Manchester clubs are the swashbuckling team win against all odds? Leicester City? the finalists are as unex- and deliver the first trophy of the Klopp era. biggest spenders but their league positions (City Well alright apart from that? Not many in the last decade pected as the finale of Game of Thrones. It’s Bran Spurs have a long illustrious history, though it’s finished first and United had to settle for sixth in or even two to three decades. Liverpool of 2013-14, vs... I’m sorry, it’s Liverpool vs Tottenham nothing compared to their final counterparts. next season’s Europa League) show that money Newcastle of 1995-96, Netherlands in the 1974 World Cup Hotspur! Liverpool, you might say, are an They were incidentally the first British club to makes little difference when you don’t have the — all came so close only to settle for the runners-up medal. expected outfit as they were in the final last year win a UEFA club competition — the European right manager. Both have been unsuccessful in While contrastingly, proponents of “anti-football” like as well and are historically one of the heavy- Cup Winners’ Cup in 1963. They were also the bringing substantial reward in the form of silver- Jose Mourinho, who love playing the pantomime villain, weights of the competition with five European inaugural winners of the UEFA Cup in 1972, ware for their clubs in spite of playing some beau- have been successful in employing shrewd tactics to nullify cups in total. Only AC Milan of Italy and Real becoming the first British club to win two differ- tiful football and forging a team identity of their the threat of the opponent and clinch an unlikely victory Madrid of Spain have more, with seven and 13 ent major European trophies. They have collect- own. Whoever loses the final will be aggrieved at (Inter Milan v Barcelona in 2010 Champions League semi- respectively. But the manner in which they have ed at least one major trophy in each of the six being the last unlucky person in the league. final, Manchester United v Ajax in 2017 Europa League reached the final (there, there Barca fans, it’s all decades from the 1950s to 2000s — an achieve- Coming to the unexpectedness of the partici- final). It’s the age-old debate of whether the end justifies going to be okay, I promise) was unexpected ment only matched by Manchester United. pants of the final, this had all the makings of a the means. But consequentialism is a debatable concept and exhilarating to say the least. Liverpool, on the other hand, are no Cruyff final — Ajax v Barcelona. Johan Cruyff and in all the hullabaloo, we are essentially forgetting why To put things into perspective, let’s just say strangers to this competition. They are the most was a proponent of a beautiful football philoso- we are watching the game in the first place. We are watch- they did what no other team thought possible in successful British side in Europe and have won phy known as “Total Football”. In it, theoretically ing to be entertained. To be thrilled. To be excited. To the history of the game and competition. And the competition five times. They reach this final any outfield player can take over the role of any watch exciting football first and foremost. that too against probably one of the favourites to on the back of one of the greatest comebacks of other player in the team. It was made famous by But we are forgetting that we are not watching a game. win it this season — Barcelona of Spain with five all time against one of the greatest sides with one the Netherlands national football team when We are watching a ‘sport’. A sport based on a game that cups in total — with one of the best players to of, if not the, greatest player of all time. It was reaching the final of the 1974 FIFA World Cup. comes with its own sets of ethics, and rules and regula- have ever graced the beautiful game. Lionel Messi only the third time in the history of the competi- Early exponents of Total Football amongst clubs    tions. A sport based on a game that has moulded itself to is still smarting from that loss. He might want to tion that a team rallied from three goals down were Ajax and Real Madrid. In Total Football, a be commercial and profitable and palatable to the wide go to Andrea Pirlo for some tips to deal with it! after the first leg of a semi-final and progressed player who moves out of his position is replaced     audience and large sections of society. A sport that is not So yes, two completely unexpected finalists. Spurs to the final. Panathinaikos did it in 1970-71 by another from his team, thus retaining the    all about playing for the love of it. For the sheer joy of it. have reached their first Champions League final against Red Star Belgrade (on away goals rule) team’s intended organisational structure. In this But for the financial return from it. There’s nothing you in their history by beating the champions of and Barcelona did it in 1985-86 against fluid system, no outfield player is fixed in a pre-    want from playing a game except an adrenaline rush and England, Manchester City, and the neutral’s Gothenburg (on penalties). No team had done it determined role. Anyone can successively play as   secretion of endorphins. But sport, well that’s a different favourite, the darling of every football purist right outright or in the Champions League era. an attacker, a midfielder, and a defender. The entity altogether. Okay not altogether but different enough now — Ajax, the champions of Netherlands. We Barcelona have now let go off three goal advan- only player who must stay in a specified position   to make the difference between a winner and a loser. shall delve deeper into what football means to all tages in the first leg to lose the tie in consecutive is the goalkeeper. The proper execution of Total    There must be a balance. In every sphere of life. Sport these teams, their philosophies, and their strate- seasons (Roma won 3-0 having lost 4-1 in the Football and its success depends largely on the is no different. In fact, sport is the one thing that mimics gies. So sit back and relax. We’re in for a treat this first leg away to reach the semi-final last season). adaptability of each footballer within the team, in   O life perfectly. Every analogy, every strategy, every win, June 1 (June 2 12.30 am IST). Messi had promised the fans he would particular the ability to quickly switch positions    every lesson can be had and given by someone who’s The Champions League is regarded as the bring the cup home this time, but having done depending on the on-field situation. The theory played a sport or lived a life. And I mean really lived it. most prestigious of club football competitions. It everything he possibly could, he was let down requires players to be comfortable in multiple     Really played it. As for tonight, there will be no loser in the comprises the best teams taken from all major by his teammates for a second consecutive sea- positions, hence needs intelligent and technically    poetic sense, come the final whistle. Both teams have out- European football leagues and starts off with a son. Salah, Liverpool’s top scorer, who missed diverse players. So in that sense, Liverpool are performed and exceeded expectations in this season’s com- group stage format later going into knockouts of the game as he followed protocols after a con- closer to that model of football than Spurs, who     petition, performing miraculous comebacks of their own. ‘2 legs’ — home and away to keep it as devoid of cussion, entered the stadium before kick off have players that play fixed roles.     But there can only be one winner. And the one who does- bias as possible. The final is held at a neutral wearing a T-shirt bearing the message: “Never In the 4-0 comeback, Andy Robertson was      n’t win has every right to feel unlucky because they have venue — this time it’s the Estadio Metropolitano, give up”. And boy did they take it seriously. injured early and had to be replaced by midfielder had a brilliant campaign so far. The happiest will be the home ground of Atletico Madrid. The last sea- Liverpool are known for such impossible come- Georginio Wijnaldum, who took the place of   fans of the rival club who lost (“schadenfreude” is pretty son, Liverpool were beaten by Real Madrid in the backs over the years. There was the 3-1 win James Milner and Milner filled in for left back.      common in football circles and especially on Twitter). But Olympic stadium of Kyiv, Ukraine. over Saint-Etienne in the 1977 European Cup Robertson was by far the best left back in the they shouldn’t get disheartened as both teams have bright So let’s get down to business and talk about and the 4-3 win from 2-0 down against league and his crosses and relentless running is     futures and are going in the right direction. In the words the two teams out of 32 whom it has all boiled Borussia Dortmund in the 2016 Europa League vital for Klopp’s vision of ‘gegenpressing’ and   O of Jurgen Klopp: “Just try. If we can do it, wonderful. If down to — the finalists. Starting with the quarterfinals. The last gasp 3-1 win over ‘heavy metal’ football. Coupled with the fact that not, then fail in the most beautiful way.” Amen to that. North London club Tottenham Hotspur or Olympiakos, sealed by Steven Gerrard’s late Mohammed Salah and Roberto Firmino (who is              Spurs as they are colloquially called. This is a long range goal, in the 2004-05 final group the unsung hero in the Liverpool trio of forwards) huge occasion for them. It’s not only the first stage match without which they would’ve never were unavailable for the match and Liverpool still Champions League final in their history — progressed and Istanbul would never have went on to complete the comeback only points to they’ve been to three UEFA Cup finals, winning occurred, is also celebrated as much as the the never-say-die attitude and adaptability that      $5       6 7      buuqy 5      8  5    P   !" #Q

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n Mahabharata, the great in Kochi, these intellectuals would Indian epic, there is an inci- have thought twice before writing dent featuring Kichaka, the this treatise. “The minority commu- commander-in-chief of nities in India, especially the Matsya, the country ruled by Christians and Muslims, owe it to IKing Virata. Kichaka was very pow- the magnanimity of the Hindus erful and is believed to have single- who showed great understanding handedly saved Matsya from many and cooperation in accepting them enemies. It was in Matsya that the to this Hindu land. As a token of Pandavas and Draupadi were des- reservation, it is our duty and tined to stay incognito as part of responsibility to ensure the safety their exile from Hastinapur, as per and happiness of the majority com- the directives of their cousins, the munity,” Antony said while deliver- Kauravas. If the brothers were iden- ing the Mathai Manjooran tified by someone, they would have Memorial Speech. had to undergo the period of exile It was in February this year that again from the beginning. Islamic extremists chopped off the Kichaka had a liking for   hand and leg of Ramalingam, a Dalit Draupadi, who had disguised her-  ! "  # youth in Thanjavur district of Tamil self as an aide to the princess of Nadu, for questioning the massive Matsya. When he started torment- $  %   proselytisation drive in his village by ing her frequently, Draupadi com- &  '()) Islamic preachers. He died on the plained to her husband Bhima, who spot. Similarly, TD Joseph, a was working in Virata’s palace as a Malayalam professor in cook. Bhima advised her to invite Muvattupuzha, Kerala, had his hand Kichaka to her chamber at night. So time and circumstances. It cannot chopped off by Islamic terrorists on the next time Kichaka tried to be laid down in the Constitution charges of blasphemy. The authors impose himself on her, she request- itself, because that is destroying should not feel upset over these com- ed him to visit her in her chamber democracy altogether,” Ambedkar ments about their vast research and during night. When Kichaka Modi. Modi and the Hindus are deemed to be ‘anti-national’ or oth- gy and as political action. Hindu not aware of the fact that Dr BR had told the Assembly. study about Modi and Hinduism. arrived for the rendezvous, it was responsible for all unpleasant events erwise a threat to public order and nationalists have amplified and sys- Ambedkar, whom Indians adore and Too much Hindu bashing seems What has happened is that Hindus the powerful Bhima who welcomed across India, claims the intelli- safety. Some of this legislation has tematised a longer-standing trend admire as the Father of the Indian to have diminished the utility of this have started reacting to such him and the ensuing wrestling saw gentsia brigade. According to them, colonial roots but most of it came into towards accepting public anger and Constitution, had vehemently book. Hansen is also critical of the “research articles”, which are made as the strong commander of Virata all misfortunes that struck the being as elements of the extensive collective violence as legitimate opposed the move to add the term Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act part of the ‘Breaking India mission’. ending up as a mass of flesh. country are because of Modi, the security state that successive Congress means of political expression in ‘secular’ to the Constitution. as well as the Terrorist and Hansen questions the legal The next day, the inmates of the RSS, and the Hindus. India is regimes have built since the 1960s in exercising political power.” Hansen Speaking in the Constituent Disruptive Activities (Prevention) action initiated against a Muslim palace were bewildered and becoming illiberal and undemocra- the name of protecting national may not be aware of the Supreme Assembly, Ambedkar challenged Act (TADA). It would have been corporator in Aurangabad for not shocked by the news of Kichaka’s tic because of Modi and the Hindu unity and sovereignty,” writes Thomas Court verdict that the terms ‘Hindu’ the proposal by KT Shah, anoth- wise if the writer had tried to singing Vande Mataram, the sudden death. Kunchan Nambiar — elements in the country, they argue. Blom Hansen, a Danish anthropol- and ‘Hindutva’ are one and the er member of the Assembly, who understand the helplessness of the National Song. Sir, can you imag- a Malayalam poet and a proponent “The shrinking space for intellec- ogist in the opening chapter of same. He is apprehensive of the demanded that the term ‘secular’ 25 lakh Kashmiri Pundits who are ine what would have happened to of Ottamthullal, a performing art of tual freedom and the threat to civil Majoritarian State: How Hindu future of Indian democracy: “India’s be incorporated in the Indian staying as refugees in their own the corporator had he shown the Kerala — believed to have said in liberties have been key concerns Nationalism Is Changing India. democracy indeed is deepening Constitution. “The Constitution is country, having been driven away same disrespect to the National one of his lyrical compositions since the BJP won an absolute major- Majoritarian State is a collection but also turning less liberal, more merely a mechanism for the pur- from Kashmir by the militants Song of Saudi Arabia or for that that if the deceased was indeed ity in Lok Sabha in 2014. However, of essays/studies by 20 Left-wing antagonistic, and more violent.” pose of regulating the work of the working overtime to cleanse the matter any West or East Asian Kichaka, then there was no doubt since coming to power, the BJP has intellectuals for whom Narendra The writer points out that “there various organs of the state. It is not land of Indian kafirs. country? Nationalism is not such a that he was killed by Bhima. not passed any significant new leg- Modi, the BJP, the RSS, and the are deep reservations about several a mechanism whereby particular What has happened in India is bad word, Sir. Majoritarian State is Some of the topical issues bring islation that curtails liberal free- Hindus are the root cause of all elements of the Constitution among members or particular parties are that the national narrative has been an ideal selection for the reference to mind the proverb about Kichaka’s doms. The actions by the Modi issues eating up the Indian society. many in the BJP and the RSS as evi- installed in office. What should be hijacked by the Left-extremists and section of our academic libraries as death, as composed by Nambiar. For Government have relied on applying The strategy is clear in the opening denced by calls from senior BJP the policy of the state, how soci- Marxists, who often lambast the a guidance material for young each and every happening in the the rather voluminous body of exist- article, ‘Democracy Against The ministers for removing the term ‘sec- ety should be organised in its majority community in the country. scholars on suppressio veri, sugges- country, our liberal-secular-social- ing legislation and police protocols, Law’ by Hansen, who writes: ular’ from the Constitution”. India social and economic side are mat- Had they listened to the speech by tio falsi — ‘the suppression of truth ist-democratic-internationalists that can limit free speech, assembly, “Violence is indeed a foundational has remained a secular country ters which must be decided by the former Defence Minister AK is the suggestion of falsehood’. have one person to blame: Narendra movement and funding of those element of Hindutva — as ideolo- from its origin. Perhaps, Hansen is people themselves according to Antony at the Kerala Press Academy      P   % &' ()*+ +      agic of the Mind by Amritanshu MPrasad is an ode to life. It is an attempt to sparkle your mind with the magic wand of ideas. An excerpt: %')-+2-+"0- ,&)"9'++'0"-" " ' +!   + 2-+" A thousand years is but a step in 022"." #! %-0%-+%%-+.-+-2,&"++7 the march of time. 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The undercurrent Essays on Sufism and Islamic Studies, over of hope runs through the struggle four months all over Delhi provided not only of human folk who have endeav- cult even to get ordinary results. Only many occasions to connect dots in the city’s oured to create an existence worthy those spirited souls who are passion- spatial fabric, but also brought a very per- of honour, filled with fortitude in ate, enthusiastic and have an entre- tinent query from a fellow passenger in the times of failed expeditions or ideas, preneurial approach, come out with underground metro on the relevance of trying times or catastrophes extraordinary results surpassing com- Sufism. “Is Sufism still practised,” asked wreaked by quarrelsome inveterate mon expectation. An achiever Shounak Das, advocate in the Supreme desperadoes. All in the spirit of cre- remains fearless and focussed even in Court, “Is it still like a cult?” ating a better world. Quest for a bet- the face of odds and difficulties and “Yes,” I said, and referred to the great ter life armed with new ideas has is able to translate his/her dreams into Chisti triumvirate in what is now South kept the human spirit afloat at all reality. It is this entrepreneurial spir- Delhi. Sufis continues to attract followers, times. The same story of human it and the “never-say- die” approach, not simply tourists — people still do believe advancement would continue in the buttressed with a mix of persevering in it. A very curious local example, margin- new millennium — is our earnest and innovative character that leads to ally referred to by Ernst as well, is of the Peer millennium wish. achievement and ultimately spells Baba of Sultan Garhi, a royal tomb now wor- success for the person. shipped as a holy mazar. 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But, as Das’s question suggests, this ligraphy to the technological transformations detailing and discussion might appear forbid- mony/Among discordant voices at With the magical touch/Revs up the is still not common knowledge. of contemporary Sufism, the breadth and dingly esoteric to many uninitiated readers. Nature’s behest. mental cart. That is why this book is an important depth of Ernst’s concerns here will appear Not in more than half a dozen essays was I For each incidence of a soul for- The game is thrown open/Inviting landmark for our times. Collating some two comprehensive to many readers. Importantly, able to understand Ernst in a single reading, lorn/A million new aspirations will the chivalrous/To foray into mystical dozen of Ernst’s best essays over the past Ernst dismantles here the golden age theo- and even now I feel I must go back and read be born. dunes/And improvise on the tunes/To three decades or so, It’s Not Just Academic! ry — which he himself had subscribed to in again and again what I have already laboured Ideas will continue to spawn create a new raga/Or rewrite the life’s is informative, accessible, and even enter- earlier writings — as an Orientalist misread- on for quite some time. Of course, this is pre- from the creative cauldron. paradigms/Defining new science of the taining in a way few such volumes are. Islam ing: Instead of entering a phase of supposed cisely how one acquires training and becomes For each bird held to ransom/A art/That time or age cannot thwart. has been maligned much in the recent past, decline from the 17th Century, Sufism took knowledgeable in an unknown domain. thousand pigeons will fly to freedom. The infectious breeze whispers/To and has witnessed extreme forms of radi- various localised forms not necessarily with- Readers may also find themselves Each note of tedious monotony/Will break away from banality,/Uncover calisation, but the essays in this book will in the familiar framework of classic Arabic strangely thrilled by the revelations of be answered with/The myriad brilliance the imaginative core,/Bringing passion provide measured correctives to many and Persian iterations. Similarly, Ernst’s prophets, masters, and mystics, such as: “God of endearing harmony. to the fore. who have been victims to these essential- comments on the challenges of teaching did not give him up to His creation, for he In this era of colours a zillion/May Let this passion run riot/And look ist stereotypes. They present multiple nar- Sufism and Islam in heterogeneous class- is He, as I am He, and ‘He is He’.” Yet, the kind humanity score triumphs a trillion/May beyond/To discover and achieve its ratives on and critiques of alternative tra- rooms in today’s increasingly polarised envi- of close and careful reading which this book the spirit shine and enthrall/In the realm destiny. ditions, entrenched as well as new, of ronment are instructive and insightful. They necessarily demands does not really qualify most dear to one and all. The lessons of life or the trodden Islamic selfhoods within the broad rubric R *  show us a way out of the quagmire of com- as leisurely pursuit. Those looking for a quick, path/Can not dissuade/Nor can sep- of Sufi mysticism, theology, and aesthetics. munal standpoints much of our pedagogy in simple digest on Sufism may well have to What spurs a person to achieve arate/The spirited intrepid soul/From The essays are presented in five sections, + , India tends to be lost in. bypass the book, but others, with even a lit- something in life has always fascinat- its yearning to achieve the goal. ‘General and Critical Issues in Islamic -   The book is not an easy read though, and tle interest in these matters or the willingness ed the keen learners and researchers Your capacity to believe/Determines Studies’, ‘Early Sufism’, ‘Sufism, Art, and readers must not be beguiled by its inviting- to know and learn more, should keep this of human behaviour. It has been your capacity to achieve — Achieve it Literature’, ‘Contemporary Sufism’, and ! ' .'.)/ ly refreshing title. 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When the ruptures in order to pre- on the day of Puthandu, a Amma put it then, it should be other Gods question Parvati serve our living space for a plateful of fruits, betel leaves, “Vrikshakkani” along with about the sense and need for peaceful existence. The exigent gold jewelry, money, flowers, “Vishukkani” and planting the sapling, she demand of the hour is to dig and a mirror are arranged in “Vishuthaineettam” along with responds: out and connect the missing houses. People in the family see “Vishukkaineettam”. People of dots between mankind and this first in the morning after Kerala, now with a more bet- ,-     “Dasa Koopa Samo Vaapi nature. waking up and consider the ter understanding of the      -  Dasa vaapi samo hridha The primitive Man’s belief sight as auspicious for a importance of nature conser- Dasa hridha sama puthra system or philosophies; how- brighter year ahead. vation, a lesson learned the    Dasa puthra samo druma” ever outlandish it might seem Vishu, one of the famous hard way from floods and -       now, never considered Nature equinox festival of Kerala scorching heat has welcomed It mean: “Ten wells are or Earth and its tenants as which is celebrated after the this idea of Vishuthaineettam        equal to one pond, ten ponds something hostile that has to be successful harvest symbolises with all their hearts and liter-  -  $ are equal to one lake, while ten conquered and ruled over. He the love and respect our ances- ally thousands of tree and veg-  -     - lakes are equal to a son and ten learned to live a life in accord tors had for nature. On the eve etable saplings are being plant- sons are equal to a tree.” with Nature by perceiving of Vishu, a plateful of fruits, ed across the State during this    That much important a divinity in everything around rice, gold jewelry, golden show- festive day.  -   !   tree is! The same shloka him. The majority Greco- er flowers, a mirror, and a It is quite evident that our -  -    appears in Vrikshaayurveda Romans, Pagan sects of the past Krishna idol are decorated in ancients revered and loved dif- too. The Hindu culture and its and Hindus were all Animists a grand basin. This decorated ferent natural phenomenon by  - !  - philosophy have gifted and had always nurtured plate is the first thing that inculcating traditions involving     ) mankind with a thousand sto- greater respect and admiration members of the family would worshiping of natural elements.  - ries which portray deep-root- for Nature. But then, where did land; hunting and communing heedless attitude towards it. associated with the Hindus of see in the morning. The ever- Even when rationally denounc- ed love towards nature. we stop our romance towards with the Spirit of Nature. Their Lynn White, the famous India were also environmen- glowing and prosperous Vishu ing the idea of different pagan However, the tradition of Nature? rituals are said to contain the American historian observes tally considerate. Mahatma reminds us of Kerala’s culture systems that Gods can’t dis- worshiping and adoring nature oldest spiritual and supernat- that Genesis dispensed Man Gandhi once said, “I bow my of farming and its traditions. guise as animals or Gods can- vanished while re-moulding BCE to CE ural perspectives about the with a free hand to dominate head in reverence to our ances- So all these festivals from not travel on animal vehicles, the social mind of mankind. One of the most salient world. and subjugate over the plants tors for their sense of the beau- different parts of the nation we can’t help but appreciate the We unknowingly instilled aspects shared by all the Pagan As many different Gods, and animal kingdoms. tiful in nature and for their have something in common: end result of such belief sys- greed and it resulted in the loss and Heathen Gods/Goddesses many different festivals of “Be fruitful and multiply, foresight in investing beautiful Traditions that revere nature tems. The end result was always of moral values, and thus, from around the world is their pagans are also associated with and fill the earth and subdue it; manifestations of nature with phenomenon! And at times the pure care and love for nature man’s view towards nature remarkable connection with Nature worship. Different cul- rule over the fish of the sea and a religious significance.” existing traditions are needed which in many ways kept intact underwent a paradigm shift. Nature. Ancient Egyptians, tures celebrated the Summer the birds of the air and every Baisakhi is one of the to be extended to make it the eco-balance. A monumental catastrophe Sumerians, Hittites, Greeks, solstice for the lengthening of creature that crawls upon the major festivals of Sikhs cele- more and more nature-friend- The roots of our ecological awaits us if we choose to fur- Romans, Chinese, and Indians the day. Apollo, a Summer earth.” Genesis 1:28. Genesis brated on April 13/14 every ly; one such extension is problems are hence largely a ther neglect the red flag admo- were worshippers of Mother solstice God, was the God of made it possible to exploit year. This festival marks the “Vishukaineetam” to spiritual crisis, so the solution nitions from the planet and Nature. For instance, Egyptians the Sun from the Greek pan- Nature as per man’s greed. time for harvest of rabi crops “Vishuthaineettam”. must also be spiritual, which ,,""  continue the culpable exploita- worshiped cats, crocodiles, ser- theons. As a part-time, he also “Behold, I have given you every as well it also marks the Punjabi should help man connect back tion of our habitat. From the pents, asps, and dogs. They presided over music, medi- seed-bearing plant on the face new year. Sikhs and Punjabi Vishuthaineettam to nature. It is time for us to be God’s own land “Kerala” in believed that their Gods were cine, and healing. As and when of all the earth, and every tree Hindus celebrate the day by Sri Mata concerned acutely about our India to California in the threatened by Giants and so the his worship spread throughout whose fruit contains seed. They performing Bhangra (a tradi- Amritanandamayi Devi (pop- ecological crisis and address United States, nature retaliated Gods disguised themselves as the Roman Empire into the will be yours for food.” — tional harvest folk dance) and ularly known as Amma) a the issue with utmost honesty, in the form of violent flood, animals. Some suggest that British Isles, it assimilated Genesis 1:29. Gidda dance. At the same time, spiritual guru from Kerala, to step forward and revive scary wildfires and several this faith would have paved the many other aspects of the While in older pagan tra- Maha Vishuva Sankranti is with a richer and deeper more humane and nature-lov- other calamities in the last base for the animal worship Celtic deities and he was then ditions and among Hindus, celebrated widely in Orissa as understanding of “Sanatana ing, a nature-worshiping atti- couple of years. Should we culture. The Indian temples seen primarily as a God of Sun humans were seen as part of Odia new year by offering Dharma’, revitalises the tradi- tude of the pagans and the .( //0  dismiss them as nature’s care- attributed to different animals and of healing. Similar to him nature, rather than the ruler of pujas in temples across the tions and at times gave birth to Hindus! Humanity needs those less fury and continue our and birds are no uncommon many an ancient Gods and nature. As the famous Native State and performance of folk new additions in order to share who see the “oneness in every- “hollow” victory march? Call affair for us. Each Hindu Gods Goddesses from around the American proverb goes, dances like Chauu dance. and care our Mother Nature. one”, Godliness in every living what you may, sowing the have their own private vehicles world are connected with the “When the blood in your veins Bohag Bihu is one of the most Vishuthaineettam (Malayalam and non-living creatures of wind is only going to end up in either animals or birds; while summer solstices. returns to the sea, and the earth important festivals of Assam meaning: gifting saplings on this planet, the only cure for reaping the whirlwind. We some Gods even take forms of in your bones return to the symbolising the Assamese new Vishu) is one such new tradi- Nature related problems. have progressed to an age of wildlife. Pagans had deities of When did Man lose his ground, perhaps then you will year on April 13. Another tion performed during the fingertip revolution when all the Fields, Fertility deities, connection with Nature? remember that this land does biggest and most significant Vishu time. (Sooraj Rajendran and the corpus of knowledge waits lunar deities, deities of the Many scholars are of the not belong to you, it is YOU Bengali festival is Pohela The tradition of Rupesh Kalesan are independent to glow up on our mobile winter and summer solstices. opinion that it was Genesis who belong to this land”. Boishakh, which marks the Vishuthaineettam began in researcher from Kerala with screens by mere taps and lazy Pagan worships and practices (Bible) which laid the seeds for end of the harvest festival Amritapuri in 2015 as Amma keen interest in science, swipes. However if this moun- date back to an age when bar- changing man’s reverential atti- April 14: Indian New year where people thank Lord conceived the idea to reconnect philosophy and the study of tainous knowledge availability barian humans roamed the tude towards Nature to a more Philosophies and worships Ganesha and Lakshmi for the mankind and nature. She, in Indian civilisation.)

         

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Committee and the Kundu ic by making one group per- not make them less Indian. the point which is ignored is However, this question is high- Committee too. The worrying manent leaders and the other What could be the solution that the present system is lead- ly relevant in the present polit- fact is that discussion about group permanent followers. to this political representa- ing to the mobilisation on the ical scenario where Muslims — issues related to Muslim back- The question of representation, tion? Given the past poll line of majoritarianism which who constitute 14.2 per cent of wardness raises eyebrows, however, goes beyond nominal results, the chances of Muslims’ is becoming poisonous for total population — are incriminating the debaters for presence of a particular group election seem slim, given the Indian democracy. dichotomised into either the alleged appeasement. That is member. It encompasses rep- heavy dependence on majori- Against the backdrop of indispensable vote bank or the how even the so-called secular resentation of both persons ty vote. Even if they get elect- electoral calculations, the ques- dispensable voters. That is why parties feel compelled to avoid and opinions. ed, they will not be able to tion of balance of power among they represent just 0.5 per cent the issues related to Muslims. Some critics argue that effectively represent their com- different communities has dis- of the total seats in the 17th Lok The relation between the electoral reservation for munities due to their account- appeared from political dis- Sabha. For the first time in rights and the representation of Muslim may lead to sectarian- ability to the home con- cussions. The fair representa- independent India, the tri- Muslims is often considered ism but it lacks logic as the stituency comprising of diverse tion of Muslim in Parliament is umphant party does not have disconnected. It is considered question of Muslim represen- population. fruitful both for the commu- a single Muslim member in the that the guarantee of certain tation in today’s India is dif- This kind of objection was nity and the nation as a whole present Lok Sabha. rights like the right to practice ferent from Muslim League’s raised by Ambedkar in a letter as complete integration of any Debates had been held in and propagate religion obviates demand of the same in 1940s. to then British Prime Minister group is determined by the the Constituent Assembly over the need for representation of League was against the demand Clement Attlee by accusing extent to which ambitions and the need for the political rep- the community in people’s es and manifestoes. For exam- party and legislative bodies. the non-BJP secular parties of common law for Muslim the Congress candidate in interests are attached to larger resentation of minorities in house. But in practice, political ple, even the Congress men- However, the political devel- have given Muslim issues a and non-Muslims and recog- 1945-6 election that it did not national interests. Under-rep- Parliament. The prominent representation ensures guar- tioned the term Muslim in its opment during the post-Sachar miss. nition of Muslim as exclusive represent the interests of Dalits. resentation or nominal repre- view was that the focus on rep- anteed rights are availed. 2019 election manifesto only period has changed the sce- Winnability and polarisa- communal group unlike pre- Although proportional repre- sentation in Parliament may resentation was not necessary The criminalisation of once. nario. tion have become the stum- sent day Indian Muslims who sentation, advocated by Motilal grow a sense of isolation and if religious, cultural and edu- triple talaq manifests that no There is a strong legal-con- Recognition of Muslim bling block for a Muslim can- showed faith in Maulana Azad’s Nehru Committee report, was otherness among Muslims. cational safeguards were guar- Muslim right is beyond revo- stitutional basis which envis- backwardness and affirmative didate’s chance of success. Even position of common national- criticised for threat of narrow anteed. However, the moot cation if Parliament feels so. ages the representation of action by the UPA Muslim voters do not vote a ism and shared heritage of nationalism, the present elec- (Md Chingiz Khan is a point is: Can such safeguards These political developments minorities in Parliament to Governments have created a Muslim candidate as it has low Muslim and non-Muslims, and toral process is itself engulfing PhD Scholar at the Centre for be guaranteed if stakeholders pushed Muslims to the margin ensure the effective imple- favourable environment for chance of success if the candi- expressed their faith in Indian the political culture with Historical Studies, Jawaharlal from the community are not to such an extent that even so- mentation of minority rights. the right-wing forces to give date doesn’t belong to the Constitution time and again. majoritarianism. It was argued Nehru University, New Delhi, present in Parliament? called secular parties are not For long, political parties main- impetus to the narrative of mainstream parties. Although Indian Muslims that this may lead to mobilisa- and Khalid Khan is an Assistant Latest data indicates that taking risk of mentioning tained a balance in the repre- Muslim appeasement. In com- Bhimrao Ambedkar appre- affinity with Muslims of other tion of electorate on narrow Professor at Indian Institute of Muslims are the most back- Muslim issues in their speech- sentation of minorities in their peting with right-wing parties, hended that until and unless countries, including India’s communal interest; however, Dalit Studies, New Delhi)            $   7    €axu€!     

  

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Mars placed destiny prospects of her son: full. They did not take note of the impli- Particularly when other major planets adverse to Mercury and Saturn implies A“When is my son’s career break- cation of inter-planetary alignments. carry strong negative implications. that he is restless, lacks focus, may keep through due? He is already 27, and yet They didn’t visualise negative roles About his overall personality traits, moving unmindfully in life, and with not settled. When he was born, many played by Uranus and Neptune, as tradi- being born on 5th lunar day, he would be obvious consequences. He appears to be astrologers had declared in one voice that tional astrologers don’t yet acknowledge comfort-loving, not keen to take up chal- a habitual liar. Inherently revengeful by he will make it big in life and make me their relevance simply because they don’t lenges. Both the luminaries, the Sun and nature, which comes into full play if he’s proud. Their observation was based on find mention in our ancient texts. Moon, are ill-disposed off to erratic ever denied what he is asking for. In the five markers: Jupiter conjunct Moon in Perhaps not having exposure to energy Uranus and mischievous Neptune that heat of the moment, he won’t hesitate in lagna sign Leo, forming Gajakeshari principles of creation, they treat the plan- are posited in the 5th house. It, in the even hurting elders. Had these traits Yoga; the lagna lord Sun in the 11th ets as divine celestial objects believed to first place, implies that he lives in an been identified early, timely corrective house identified with fulfillment of be defining our destiny in finite terms. ivory tower of his delusionary self-beliefs initiatives would have been possible. desires; destiny indicating 9th lord Mars These cosmic bodies, on the contrary, are and perceptions, mostly distanced from From the above analysis, it is clear in the 9th house itself; 10th and 3rd lord energy balls marked with energy streams ground realities. He would not be open that the root of the problem is firmly Venus in the 11th house; and Karmic passing through a particular region with to looking beyond in search of other grounded in his mind. So, only such Saturn in its own sign. How comes that one or the other planet in the centre. viable options. Second, he may not remedial measures can work as would with so many positive indicators in his True, Jupiter and Moon, when con- acknowledge truth on its first appear- correct the thought process by absorb- chart, he has not been able to move in junct, form Gajakeshari Yoga. It, howev- ance, and driven by a sense of hope ing fresh educative inputs, which a per- life? Of late, in his state of frustration, his er, just implies having a fertile imagina- against hope, continue to passionately son himself can do under the guidance behaviour has become erratic, sometimes tive mind, which gets further augmented pursue his fanciful dreams perceptions of a Guru. It is difficult to digest that difficult to bear with. Meanwhile, I got because Jupiter is also beautifully aligned till pushed to the wall. Third, he is an transactional puja mediated by a pundit many pujas done, as suggested by pun- to Uranus and Neptune. Consequently, escapist, who, applying his mischievous could invade the person’s mind space dits, but in vain. As a mother, driven by he may come out with big ideas, appar- mind, may wish to have gains without for necessary correction. hope against hope, I am making the last ently carrying gainful prospects. Their pains. Fourth, he is temperamental and       ! -  -   attempt to know if you could suggest translation into fruits will, however, may consciously throw tantrums to force    -  -  $55   some workable remedial measure.” depend on how efficiently and sincerely his way. On top of that, Venus identified 166+7!22   !88 33  ! Well, apparently, the pundits seem to he works towards that end. In this with finance and pleasure pursuit too is 1666+++79 have made a detailed analysis. Truth, respect, even Jupiter, the lord of 5th opposed to Uranus and Neptune. 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