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     hibiting the functioning of CBI. adequate compensation for the districts. Revenue Minister RB BJP spokesperson GVL Narasimha Rao also farmers. State owned Tamil Udaya Kumar told reporters New Delhi: For the first time, (PR) welcoming the participants Deputy Director talked about fake views on difficulties of live report- alleged the Chandrababu Government’s decision Nadu Generation and that the Government has tack- Directorate of Information and said, “Social media has lent pace to news and content regulation, ing and commercialisation of cor- was a “clear malafide exercise of power” to ensure Distribution Corporation’s field led the cyclone situation suc- Publicity (DIP) organised a sem- dissemination the news and views importance of digital media/social porate media houses and chal- that its “corruption” was not exposed. It showed assets, including 13,025 elec- cessfully. inar on the theme of Journalism and also made the space more par- media in government programme lenges of fake news spreading that the Telugu Desam Party (TDP), which was in tricity poles, 13 local distribu- “This was a challenging Ethics and Challenges in Digital ticipative and competitive. I hope and policy in recent era. through social media. power in the State and had formed an alliance with tion transformers, and 1,000 task...We are confident that Era to observe National Press Day that this media will be utilised In the interaction session, In the session, several jour- parties like the Congress to take on the BJP, had cables were damaged in rain- we have faced it safely 100 per at Media Hut on Friday. Several more responsively and not for pro- DPAC Chairman Sharad Sharma nalists from various newspapers, many skeletons in its cupboards, he alleged. related incidents. cent,” he said, adding all post- media persons and officials attend- paganda.” presented his views on the theme news channels and web portals “A nervous and completely rattled Naidu is try- The heavy rain in districts, cyclone tasks like cleaning up ed the event. Giving a detailed presentation Journalism Ethics and Challenges also expressed their views on the ing to save his Government,” Rao told reporters in including Tiruvarur and storm affected areas has begun. Dr Jayadev Sarangi, Secretary on cyber law, Nalin Chauhan, in Digital Era. He expressed his topic. SR Delhi. Thanjavur, and widespread In a rare gesture, DMK rain in other parts, has come as president and Opposition a boon to the State which was leader MK Stalin lauded the  444 am everyday and concludes by    000 rity of the nation. Why should your (Verma) response, we in the court a list of decisions staring at a rainfall deficit dur- State Disaster Management From Page 1 11 pm with the night Puja. this report be kept in a sealed will take a decision”. taken by him from October 23 ing the monsoon season which Authority for its efforts to Later, the new head priest Devotees in large numbers cover?” Rohatgi said. The Bench told senior till October 26. commenced on October 1. tackle the severe cyclonic VN Vasudevan Nampoodiri have reached the foothills of From Page 1 To this, the Bench initial- lawyer Dushyant Dave, appear- When Dave said he would “Now the deficit stands at storm. assumed the charges from Sabarimala by Friday evening. “At this stage, we are not ly questioned Asthana’s move ing for NGO Common Cause file the list of decisions taken by 23 per cent. The rainfall ranged Heavy rain and strong Unnikrishnan Nampoodiri. A heavy posse of policemen and inclined to call upon either the to lodge a complaint with the which has filed a separate plea Rao, the court observed that “it between the lowest of 1 cm in winds lashed neighbouring The new head priest was women cops have been Union of India or any other Cabinet Secretary saying, seeking a probe by a special will be open for any party to several towns to the highest of Puducherry as well and Chief administered the sacred hymn deployed in and around the party to submit any “Under what authority in law investigation team against CBI supplement the said list” and 17 cm in Tiruvarur district fol- Minister V Narayanasamy by the Thanthri of the temple. shrine. The Kerala Government response/reply to the said you had filed a complaint to the officers, that the NGO has not the issue would be considered lowed by 16 cm in Thanjavur,” reviewed the situation. The temple was closed has taken all precautions to report of the CVC and the only Cabinet Secretary?” filed a list of policy decisions on the next date of hearing. a Met official said. Narayanasamy told reporters at after the evening Puja and will maintain the law and order in response the court is permit- When Rohatgi said, “That taken by acting CBI director M The Bench also dealt with According to weather Karaikal that the territorial be reopened on Saturday early the shrine, which witnessed ting is that of the petitioner — (complaint) I can file”, the Nageswara Rao. the application filed by office sources, 6 cm rain was Government would soon sub- morning at 3.30 by the new unprecedented protests by Alok Kumar Verma...”. Bench observed, “Anybody can Dave had earlier claimed Congress leader Mallikarjun reported in Nagapattinam dis- mit a detailed report to the head priest. Vasudevan devotees as a follow-up to the Rohatgi said Asthana has file a complaint”. Senior advo- that despite court’s order that Kharge and CBI DSP AK Bassi, trict which bore the brunt of Centre on the losses suffered Nampoodiri began his strict September 28 SC verdict. been facing a criminal case for cate Fali S Nariman, appearing Rao would not take policy deci- who has been transferred to the storm, while Cuddalore due to the storm. and strenuous regimen for the Meanwhile, the TDB dis- complaining against Verma for Verma, told the court that sions, the acting CBI Director Port Blair and said that they district reported rainfall Puducherry District next one year on Friday closed by Friday evening that it and demanded the report, say- the CBI Director would file his has taken several such decisions. would also be considered on between 9 cm and 12 cm. Collector Vijay Abhijit evening. He has to stay in the would move a stay petition in ing it was Asthana who had response to CVC report as “We will presume that he (Rao) November 20. On November 4, “The system has now Choudhury said a 70-year-old temple premises for the next the SC on Monday asking for filed a complaint against the soon as possible by November has not taken any major policy Kharge had moved the top become a depression and has woman in Vanrapet village in one year and is not allowed to time to implement the CBI Director to the Cabinet 19 as “the earlier it (issue) is decision because you have not court contending that divesting entered land area of neigh- town limits sustained head go out anywhere from the September 28 verdict of the Secretary, which was subse- resolved, the better it is”. given us list of decisions taken Verma of his statutory powers bouring Kerala through injuries when the wall of a shrine in the deep forests. Constitution Bench that allowed quently sent to the CVC. To this, the Bench told by him,” the Bench told Dave, and functions is “completely Dindigul and Theni districts,” house collapsed last night Nampoodiri’s day begins at 3 entry of women into the temple. “This is not a case of secu- Nariman, “Once we will have adding that Rao has already filed illegal and arbitrary”. the sources said. under the impact of the rain.    ()  *+ ,-. /0,1   6      
 

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The area have five road under-bridges Rajasthan, Congress late concourse, a bus terminal, wide two being Habib Ganj and under commercial develop- and a parking space for 900 Thursday night gave green sig- station lobby, big ticketing hall, Gandhi Nagar railway stations. ment would be around 5,07,054 vehicles. It is expected to cater nal to its first list of 152 candi- retail and offices space in the " A special purpose vehicle sqm. The station would be a to around 3,49,684 passengers dates for the December 7 commercial towers, seamless (SPV) 'Surat Integrated multi-modal transport hub every day",officials said. The Rajasthan Assembly elections, boarding facilities and con- Transport Development with a bus terminal having a commercial area at ground fielding former Chief Minister necting bridges among a host of Corporation (SITCO)', has built-up area of 40,724 sqm. level increased from 3,54,864 Ashok Gehlot from Sardarpura other facilities. In other words, been formed by the Centre "The built up area (BUA) of sq.m. to 7,84,596 sq.m. consid- and State party president railway station will have a air- (Railways), Surat Muncipal the proposed commercial devel- ering the local demand at Surat. Sachin Pilot from Tonk seat. port like facilities for passengers. Corporation and Road opment has been increased from While the Habib Ganj rail- The Congress list was report- According to officials, the Transport Corporation of the 5.06 lakh square meter to 8.40 way station work is expected to edly delayed over differences Surat multi-modal transport state. The bid opening date has lakh square meter. The built up be complete by December-end on distribution of party tickets. hub will aim at enabling seam- now been extended to area will exclude basements or this year, the Gandhi Nagar sta- 0+1+1A/10/ less transit - with simple con- December 7, .2018 based on any upper floors for satisfying tion will open in time for the /6-/1A,0..4%+ nectivity between the railway the request of bidders by the the parking/ fire requirements as Vibrant Gujarat Summit in /+#4.. 14$/+7A44 station, bus terminal and other Indian Railway Stations per local byelaws. 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AICC to Ministry of Agriculture's fake degrees". Rahul also "Fake degree is in BJP's DNA". Secretary Harish Chaudhary data, area sown to pulses has fall- attacked the RSS alleging that Baisoya has stepped down will contest the polls from the en 18 per cent to 69.95 lakh its "farjical (fake) strike" con- from his post after reports of Baytoo seat. Former BJP MP hectare so far in the ongoing rabi tinues on educational insti- that under the BJP fast entry him possessing a fake degree. Harish Meena, who had moved (winter) season over the year- tutes of the Delhi University. gates of Ministries open for The ABVP said Thursday to the Congress on Wednesday, ago period due to less planting Taking to Twitter, he those who possess fake degrees)." DUSU president Baisoya has has been fielded from in Karnataka and Maharashtra. launched a tirade against Prime There was no immediate resigned from his post after it Deoli Uniara. Sowing of wheat, the main Minister Narendra Modi, say- comment from the Prime asked him to do so, and has The party's central election rabi crop, is also lagging behind ing,"Shri chappan aur unke Minister's Office or the BJP. also been suspended from the committee General Secretary marginally at Rs 51.63 lakh mantriyon ne chatron ko dikhaya "The RSS' has an old tradition students outfit till an inquiry Mukul Wasnik released the list hectare so far in the rabi sea- hai ki BJP mai mantrimandal ka of attacking educational insti- into allegations that he gained after hectic deliberations with son of the 2018-19 crop year shighra dwar farzi degree dikha tutions and helping those with admission to the Delhi senior state leaders and the party compared with 54.28 lakh kar khulta hai. ('Mr 56' and his fake degrees attain power. University on the basis of a leadership. The notification for hectare in the year-ago period. 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MLA Raghuraj Pratap Singh, and IPS officers should be Bengal Chief Minister Mamata the same path that the BJP’s Acting on a complaint by a alias Raja Bhaiya, on Friday said barred from reservation as even Banerjee on Friday said the saf- Yatra is like to take. victim woman, the Shirdi he would float a new party the poor people were denied the fron Government had ensured The BJP is scheduled to police registered an offence opposed to reservation in pro- Antyodaya ration cards meant that the key institutions of the take out three Yatras in against Jagtap under sections motions and the “draconian” for those below poverty line as country were destroyed. December. While the first Yatra 354 (molestation), 323 provisions of the SC, ST they moved upwards in the eco- In an apparent bid to catch will start from Ganga Sagar (Voluntarily causing hurt), 504 (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. nomic ladder. the bull by its horn the Chief (the southernmost tip of (intentional insult with intent The former minister, who Justifying the formation of Minister also announced country and implementing Bengal), the second one will to provoke breach of the peace) represents Kunda assembly a new political party, the inde- counter-Yatras in the wake of regimes like the National commence from Tarapeeth in and 506 (Punishment for crim- constituency, said the new pendent MLA said there were BJP’s much publicised Rath Register for Citizens would Birbhum district. The third inal intimidation). party would have 'Jansatta' already many political outfits Yatras beginning next month. force her party to “play a big- Yatra will start from the north-   5%-/0%51 11 MLAs belonging to his Following the victim (people's power) as its prefix. and many more would come up The TMC Yatras will follow the ger role in the coming days. ern most district o the State camp. In the subsequent devel- woman’s complaint, Jagtap has He said the Election in future but his party would route of the BJP Yatras, she said. “We will not tolerate divi- Coochbehar bordering Assam. emanding to hold the opment, his son and Rajput absconded from the pilgrim Commission had been focus on specific issues con- The Narendra Modi sion in the society and perse- The BJP’s chariots will converge Dupcoming Lok Sabha polls joined BJP. However, Mahendra town of Shirdi. “We are look- approached for the registration cerning the lives of the masses. Government was tearing down cution of innocent people in at the Brigade Parade Ground using ballot papers instead of resigned from the saffron ing for Jagtap. He has been of the new party as "Jansatta "People are enthused over my the major institutions like the name of NRC,” Banerjee in Kolkata on January 23 the Electronic Voting Machines brigade in October this year. missing since yesterday. We Party", "Jansatta Loktantrik floating a new party," he added. Reserve Bank of India and said giving a call for “BJP birth day of Netaji Subhas (EVMs), former Gujarat Chief Coming down heavily on hope to find him soon,” Party" or "Jansatta Dal". Asked whether his party Central Bureau of Investigation Hatao Desh Bachao (save India Chandra Bose, the party Minister Shankersinh Vaghela Prime Minister Narendra Investigation Officer attached Addressing a press confer- would forge alliance with other Banerjee said promising to do by driving away the BJP)”. sources said. said that he would try his best Modi, the strong Kshtriya to the Shirdi town police sta- ence here on Friday, Raja parties, Raja Bhaiya said, "This everything to protect these The Chief Minister who Enroute the Yatras will to ensure BJP’s defeat in the leader said that Modi failed to tion B F Maghade said. Bhaiya said he was also question should be posed to organizations. had called a mega rally in cover several thousand kilo- 2019 general elections. keep promises he had given to The victim woman, who opposed to immediate arrest in other political parties, whether “They (Modi Government) January to be held at the his- meters, during which 60 mass “There is need to use bal- people ahead of 2014 Lok incidentally is a taluka case of registration of FIR they want to ally with us on the are destroying all the key insti- toric Brigade Parade Ground in meetings will be held. lot papers till the doubts on Sabha polls. He went on to say Congress office bearer, said in under the SC, ST Act. issues we are focusing on." tutions of the country,” Kolkata where she had invited Top BJP leaders including EVMs in the minds of voters that Indian voters have decid- her complaint that she along No investigation is He said the main agenda of Banerjee who had earlier been all the anti-BJP parties said “all party president Amit Shah, would vanish. A mechanism ed to defeat NDA. with her women friends had required under the SC, ST Act his new party would be to raise critical of changing the parties barring a few have con- Assam Chief Minister has to be developed to spread “I have started efforts to gone to Saibaba temple for before an arrest is made, he the issues related to disparity in Planning Commission into Niti firmed their desire to attend the Sarwananda Sonowal and his awareness on EVMs and VVPT unit anti-BJP political outfits. darshan on Thursday night. said, adding that this should the reservation system vis-à-vis Ayog said adding how the rally,” adding the same will act UP counterpart Yogi among the voters across the For the purpose I am visiting “At that time, Saibaba change and the arrest should non-Dalits and issues con- Centre was “trying to change as the final nail in the BJP’s cof- Adityanath will address the country,” said Vaghela in an across the nation and already palanquin procession was on. At be made only after cerning the youths. the way the RBI and the CBI fin. BJP rallies sources said. interaction with media persons. visited nine states. My aim around 8.30 pm, the temple offi- investigation. Refusing to say anything function.” Attacking the saffron out- “The Yatras will be taken On Friday the former would be to create a national cial (Jagtap) came close to me The MLA from Kunda said when asked whether his party The ruling outfit (read fit for reintroducing the age-old out against Trinamool Union Minister popularly level political front to counter and my other friends. He there should be no discrimi- would contest the Lok Sabha BJP) that was making “‘build- tactic of Rath Yatras to polar- Congress’ reign of terror, its known as ‘Bapu’ in political and BJP,” said the veteran politician touched and my friends misbe- nation on basis of caste in the polls in 2019 or he would go for ing statues’ its poll agenda will ize the Hindu vote, Banerjee appeasement policy and its social circles had organised claiming that even if anti-BJP haved with us and threw me out distribution of compensation an alliance in the elections, the itself become a statue after the said, “the BJP is organizing the aiding the continuing infiltra- media get together lunch at his political party would fight with of the temple premises. He and ex gratia to the rape vic- Independent MLA clarified that coming Lok Sabha elections,” Rath Yatra to divide the people tion through Bangladesh bor- palatial residence on the out- each other at local level, they threatened me not to be seen on tims. He said rape was a the decision on contesting the Banerjee told a party meeting but we will organize similar der,” BJP State Rahul skirts of Gandhinagar to mark would get around 300 seats and the temple premises once again heinous crime and the victim, election would be taken after the in Kolkata. Yatras which will be called Sinha said. beginning of Vikram Samvant form UPA type government at in future,” the complainant said. irrespective of caste and creed, ECI recognised his party. Dropping hints that the “Ekta Yatra (Unity Rally)” on However TMC MP and 2075 (Gujarati New Year). the centre. He gave examples of The victim woman, in her should be compensated by the The MLA from Kunda, Trinamool Congress was plan- the same route that their Yatra Chief Minister’s nephew said Vaghela had resigned from West Bengal where Mamata complaint, also claimed that government. who completes his silver jubilee ning to take central stage in follows.” the Rath Yatra would in fact be Congress in 2017 ahead of Banerjee’s political outfit would this was not the fitst time that "Reservation in promotion in politics on November 25, has Delhi post 2019 general elec- The Trinamool Congress’ a “luxury tour of the State in assembly polls along with his fight against communist party Jagtap was misbehaving with for Dalits is inappropriate. already announced to hold a tions, Banerjee said the way the Yatra “is aimed at uniting and air-conditioned vehicles by the MLA son Mahendra, relative at local level but BJP wouldn’t women inside the temple. Promotions should be based big rally in Lucknow on BJP was trying to divide the not dividing the communi- BJP leaders.” Balwantsinh Rajput and other get anything there. only on merit and seniority as November 30. 8" 9



   
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The youths were later Rajnath Singh, will lead the rate security and logistic arrange- September 16 continues to in April a plea challenging the week of April, 2019. Janata Party ticket, created a 4 /+ 41$+1$. released but the cops refused to bike rally in Gorakhpur, the ments to conduct the maiden remain in force. validity of Article 370 of the On April 3, the apex court ruckus in the district on Friday. release the motorcycle. native place of Chief Minister phase of the elongated pan- The total number of elec- Constitution giving special sta- had said that Article 370 of the Verma first reportedly case against Verma and his Subsequently, some senior Yogi Adityanath. chayat polls on Saturday. As tors in the State is over 58 tus to Jammu & Kashmir. The Constitution is not a temporary manhandled a tehsildar and arrest for manhandling two local leaders belonging to The party leadership has many as 47 Panchayat blocks Lakh 54 Thousand who are court deferred the hearing after provision. The court had said misbehaved with a deputy government officers. Pragatisheel Samajwadi Party directed the cadre and lead- covering 21 blocks in Jammu eligible to cast their votes in Attorney General K K that in its earlier verdict of 2017 superintendent of police-rank Reports said that senior (Lohia), including a close lieu- ers to get at least five motor- province, 16 in Kashmir valley Panchayat Elections. Venugopal, appearing for the in the SARFESI case, it has been officer and then sat on dharna, officers reached the spot on tenant of Samajwadi Party cyclists from each polling and 10 blocks in Ladakh region Over 29 Lakh 91 Thousand Centre sought adjournment on already held that Article 370 was demanding action against the learning about the incident patriarch Mulayam Singh booth. All the party leaders, are going to polls in the first voters are registered in Kashmir the ground that the current sit- "not a temporary provision". officers. and were making efforts to Yadav, called the police officers including parliamentarians, phase. Division whileas 28 Lakh 63 uation is very sensitive. "The issue concerned is The tehsil staff also staged pacify both the sides and make and requested them to release legislators and office-bear- According to the Chief Voters are registered in Jammu A bench of Justices D Y covered by the judgement of this a massive protest, demanding them reach an agreement. the motorcycle. When the cops ers, have been directed to Electoral Officer, 427 candi- Division if the State. Election Chandrachud and M R Shah court in the 2017 SARFAESI arrest of the former MLA. Both the sides were staging refused to oblige them, PSPL ensure full participation in dates are in the fray for 536 Commission has devised a said it will hear the matter in matter, where we have held Reports said that Dileep protests at the time of filing the leaders gheraoed the police the rally, which will be a Sarpanch Halqas and 5951 scheme to enable migrant the first week of April 2019 that despite the headnote of Verma reached the tehsil on report. station and misbehaved with show of strength. There are candidates for 4048 Panch Kashmiri Pandits to vote seemed to appreciate the con- Article 370, it is not a temporary Friday morning and went to Meanwhile, in a separate the sub-inspector. They later about 1,60,000 polling booths Wards in the State for which through Postal Ballot in cern raised by the Attorney provision," the court had said. sub-divisional magistrate incident reported from Mau, attacked the cops and torched in the 80 parliamentary and voting and counting is sched- Panchayat Elections. General who said, "The polit- The court was hearing an Siddharth Yadav's chamber. leaders of Pragatisheel the police outpost and escaped. 403 assembly constituencies uled to be held tomorrow. The Commission ical situation in the state is such appeal filed by petitioner Kumari On learning that the SDM was Samajwadi Party (Lohia) cre- Interestingly, the local officers in 75 districts. The polling will take place announced poll schedules that the matter should not be Vijayalakshmi Jha, against the on leave, Verma entered the ated ruckus and reportedly first tried to hush up the mat- The BJP leaders will high- between 8 in the morning till 2 despite the decision of two heard at this time." Delhi High Court's April 11, room of tehsildar Madhusudan torched a police outpost when ter but when the sub-inspector light the flagship schemes like O’ clock. The Panchayat polls main political parties National Senior advocate Rakesh 2017 order dismissing the plea Arya. After some argument the cops refused to release a raised the issue through media, crop loan waiver, Ujjwala, on non party basis will be held Conference and People's Dwivedi and advocate Shoeb seeking a declaration that Article with the tehsildar, Verma motorcycle. a case was registered against the Saubhagya, Swachh Bharat in nine phases in 316 Blocks in Democratic Party to stay away Alam, appearing for Jammu 370 is temporary in nature. reportedly manhandled him, Reports said that sub- accused and efforts were on to Mission and others among the 4483 Pachayat Halqas com- from Municipal and Panchayat and Kashmir said that a letter The petitioner had claimed snatched the gun of the secu- inspector Rajan Maurya, post- nab them. people. prising of over 35 Thousand polls. has been circulated seeking before the high court that rity guard and left the place, Panch Constituencies. National Conference was adjournment due to the ongo- Article 370 was a temporary hurling abuses at the officer. The polls have been sched- the first mainstream political ing nine-phase Panchayat polls provision that had lapsed with Verma later reached uled on November 17, 20, 24, 27, party that announced boycott in the state. the dissolution of the Kotwali police station where he 29 and December 01, 04, 08 and of Municipal and Panchayat To this, the bench said Constituent Assembly in 1957. misbehaved with circle officer 11. Adequate security arrange- elections slated this year. that it can tag the matter along The petition had said that of Nanpara, Vijay Prakash, and ments in villages and poll bound The Party sought clarifi- with a batch of pending peti- the continuance of the tempo- also sat on dharna, demanding areas have been put in place to cation from the Central tions challenging Article 35A of rary provision of Article 370 action against the government ensure smooth and peaceful Government about the pro- the Constitution, under which even after dissolution of officials. He alleged that it was panchayat polls in the State. tection of Article 35 A in and special rights and privileges are Constituent Assembly of J&K, the tehsildar who assaulted The last Panchayat elec- outside the Courts. CPIM and granted to the "permanent res- and that of J&K Constitution and threatened him with dire tions in the State were held in other mainstream political idents" of the state. which has never got the assent consequences. 2011 after a gap of 20 years and parties also decided to stay The suggestion of the of the President of India or In the meantime, the tehsil Panchayats completed their away from the polls. bench was opposed by the Parliament or the government staff, after learning about the term in July 2016. 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We have chosen +%0A/+        P     Q   ( not to meet political leaders or opinion mak- #1A/7++%  E          R ( S ers. We spoke to all these segments in all the 464 4 0+ *   #  $ %&'(%)*+ 0  ( regions of the State at length. 41/1++   $ <              The method was not about administering of 4%+602+ a questionnaire to generate quantitative data and 8 S   E           +1$"00 arrive at percentages of vote share and number    0            0 S -020-+-/46+ or seats of each party. It was about gathering of 6%7.+40/              qualitative data in contradistinction to quanti-  =CH>           0    tative data. The method adopted was to conduct 45+/+1 %  45       -     =CF> 9 a series of rather long conversations with indi- %1102+ 41 8      $  )       viduals and small groups (not exceeding six /++41 8 S   9         ( members) to understand their socio-econom- 4%06+%A         , $    /2  ic condition in order to grasp what issues were 1+504%#+0 0  2   /          6  salient for them and how their life experiences 210%4 /+   6 %     =CF@         in grappling with those issues was likely to influ- $#05%/+$+"         9     *   ence their voting choices. /+7 #0/+- It was to sniff the air, so to speak, and see 4%/041+                ( which way the wind was blowing. The over- ken in high decibels across the State, Karyakartas of the saffron party, tive terms. It is a divided house, unable                    ( whelming sense that our team gathered was that more prominently in the countryside. who participated in the conversations to stitch together a narrative for the              not a single person among those we met was People who claimed to have voted for are assertive about the BJP’s winning State or constituency, region specific #          9   ( indifferent to the upcoming election. They’re the BJP last time said they wanted to chances. The Congress workers, on variants of the campaign theme. The     :   $S   )  +  fully aware of the power they wield with their shift to the Congress this time. the other hand, are meek and lack BJP is ahead on this score.           *S   ( participation in it. Polling in this election, there- However, Shivraj Singh Chouhan confidence about their party’s victo- The large number of conversations   O             )( fore, is likely to be on the higher side. remains popular. Those who want to ry. It is the common unattached pub- we had across the State in essence     # + *       ( Acute farm distress is evident from the con- vote against the BJP, too, acknowl- lic who are more emphatic about the revealed that the Madhya Pradesh    R S #    $       versations in the countryside. ‘Bhavantar’, a State edged his good work. He comes Congress’ chances of forming the election is not a wrestling contest  *            R) Government’s scheme to give price support to across as a much popular leader and Government. between an incumbent BJP and a chal- farmers is unlikely to yield any substantial div- more influential with the voter than Those who wanted the BJP to win, lenger Congress. ) S #              idends to the ruling party. Deep resentment Prime Minister Narendra Modi in do not think that an anti-incumbency It is a spectacle of the two con- *       .      +S against price rise across the State is palpable. Madhya Pradesh. However, the pos- could cut so deep as to unseat the party. tenders with strong political head-       $        ( Anger against demonetisation is likely to wound sibility of “Shivraj fatigue” neutralis- But they’re prepared to accept that the winds in the form of anti-incumben-              =C@H the ruling establishment in the forthcoming ing the impact of his popularity and party will return with much reduced cy, farm distress, price rise, ill-effects #   <            ( Assembly elections. Lack of employment oppor- letting farm distress, price rise, unem- strength in the 230-strong House, and of demonetisation, erosion of upper                    tunities has alienated the youth in both rural and ployment and demonetisation effects the party’s candidates will win with caste support, unemployment and  %  S  (  "          urban areas. to hurt the ruling party cannot be reduced majorities in the constituen- consequent youth apathy, and, “Shivraj          # *      In Malwa especially, the upper castes are ruled out. cies. Even strong BJP supporters are not fatigue.”      P(*Q        #    decidedly opting to desert the BJP because of There is still a significant chunk prepared to think that it will be an easy Neither Prime Minister Modi nor                Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan’s 2016 of undecided voters in the State. A ride this time for the party. Political Congress president Rahul Gandhi ‘mai ka lal’ remark on the SC/ST reservations good number of them are likely to go headwinds are strongly sensed by the are likely to play more than a margin-   0            =CD= . issue. Many rural women said they would wait along with the tide that becomes evi- BJP sympathisers and its cadre. al role in influencing the outcome of $    * =CDF    =C@H(  I for their menfolk and other family members to dent nearer the polling day. The The Congress argument, if it has the Madhya Pradesh poll. The 0               tell them whom to vote. Or perhaps they did not majority of the BJP voters said they one, is not yet part of the political con- Congress, our conversations across the 0       $       want to reveal their minds to the strangers from would vote in its favour to reward versation among voters. Chouhan is State reveal, stands to benefit from the    "            Hyderabad. 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      the extant default option, i.E., cally aimed at ty being around for three years. he Telecom Regulatory provision of paper bill without   $6$70 RIL piped Tata Consultancy Services TAuthority of India has any charge to postpaid sub- (TCS) in becoming the most-valued sought public views on making scribers of wire line and mobile he BSE Sensex on Friday continued company in terms of market capitalisa- paper bills for post-paid tele- services?” and “should e-bill Tits rising streak for the second day tion. The IT company ended the session $  $      com services optional and set- now be made the default to end at near a four-week high of 0.90 per cent higher at 1,882.25 . ting electronic bills as a default option?” Trai has asked in its 35,436.33, fuelled by gains in Reliance On BSE, RIL’s market capitalisation option. consultation paper. Industries, Bharti Airtel and other was 7,14,668.54 crore, while TCS N/  /O0 0         Environmental concerns “Authority has recently bluechips amid continued foreign fund slipped to the second spot with a val- relating to cutting of trees for received twenty four similar inflows and strengthening rupee. uation of 7,06,292.61 crore. papers used in printing of bills representations from Hon’ble A higher opening in European Other big movers included Hero   %+,-+./0 and changing mobile usage MPs/MLAs/MLCs, some promi- shares too influenced sentiments here. MotoCorp rising 1.81 per cent, SBI 1.75 scenario in the context of mas- nent citizens and telecom service Both benchmark indices — Sensex per cent, HDFC 1.67 per cent, HDFC nion Minister for Minority sive surge in data usage on providers, who have argued that and Nifty — recorded their third Bank 1.28 per cent, Asian Paints 1.12 UAffairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on smartphones were put forth to doing away with mandatory straight weekly gains by rising 298.61 per cent, Sun Pharma 0.90 per cent, Friday formally inaugurated bolster their demand as the provision of hard copy of bill, points and 97 points, respectively. Bajaj Auto 0.89 per cent, ITC 0.66 per “HunarHaat”, which has become a main rationale to this demand, would be in tune with ‘Digital The Sensex opened higher and cent and Kotak Bank 0.42 per cent. “Credible Brand” for empowerment the regulator clarified in its India Mission’, apart from advanced further to scale the day’s high Shares of Jet Airways surged for a sec- of artisans and craftsmen, at consultation paper. addressing a serious environ- of 35,545.85, but settled at 35,457.16 ond straight day, climbing 8.07 per cent. PragatiMaidan in New Delhi. Trai said that it has received mental concern,” Trai said. points, a gain of 196.62 points, or 0.56 on Thursday, shares of Jet airways had ral- This “HunarHaat” is being representations from telecom The regulator said that con- per cent, due to profit-taking activity. lied up to 26 per cent on bourses. organised from 14thNovember to service providers requesting a sumers form the most impor- This is the highest closing since Among laggards, Yes Bank extend- 27th November, 2018 at IITF, review of the provision of the tant segment of stakeholders on October 17, when it had closed at ed its slide, declining 7.14 per cent to PragatiMaidan. Telecom Tariff order which this issue and therefore Trai has 34,779.58. The gauge had risen 119 a two-week low after former SBI chair- Naqvi said here that mandates provision of hard copy decided to hold a public con- points in Thursday’s trade. man O P Bhatt resigned Thursday from “HunarHaat” has proved to be of the bill or the printed copy of sultation to have views of all the The 50-share NSE Nifty settled the panel set up by private-sector “Empowerment & Employment the bill to post-paid subscribers stakeholders, in the matter so 65.50 points, or 0.62 per cent higher, at lender to find a successor to its MD and Exchange” for master artisans and and removal of the mandate of that a holistic approach could 10,682.20 after shuttling between CEO Rana Kapoor. craftsmen. providing hard copy of the bill be adopted to address this 10,695.15 and 10,631.15. Tata Steel, ONGC, Maruti Suzuki, “HunarHaat” at PragatiMaidan, with Mobile Bill (M-Bill) or E- important issue affecting Bharti Airtel led the gains on ONGC, Axis Bank, IndusInd Bank, is a part of series of “HunarHaat”, Bill as the default option. Telecom consumer’s rights. Sensex, rallying 9.81 per cent, fol- Infosys, ICICI Bank, HUL, Vedanta, being organised in various parts of Barmer Ajrakh & Applique, Bags, etc are also available. For the lowed by Reliance Industries (RIL) that Tata Motors and and L&T too retreat- the country under a mission to pro- Bidriware, Cane and Bamboo, first time, products from rose 2.79 per cent. ed up to 2.47 per cent. vide market and employment oppor- Carpet, Chanderi, Chaniya Choli, Chhattisgarh and Namda & Chinnon tunities to master artisans and crafts- Chikankari, Copper Bell Product, Silk of Jammu & Kashmir are also men. Copperware, Ceramic Products, Dry available in this “HunarHaat” at Naqvi said that master artisans, Flowers, GotaPati, Handloom & PragatiMaidan. including a large number of women Home Furnishings from every cor- Naqvi said that the employment artisans, from across the country are ner of the country. oriented programmes of the Modi participating in this “HunarHaat”. Products such as Jute Craft, Lac Government like “HunarHaat” has The artisans have brought with them stone studded Bangles, Lacquerware, significantly encouraged and pro- very exquisite pieces of Handicraft & Linen Products, Metalware, moted the rich traditional heritage of Handloom work products like Mudwork, Mulberry Silk, Paithani master artisans which had been Ajarakh, Bagh print, Bandhej, Silk, Phulkari, Punjabi Jutti, Zari marginalised for a long time.

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According to a Trai report published on Thursday, while network GMercedes-Benz on Friday nline fashion retailer independently. “The closer inte- Narayanan asserted that performance of telcos differed on highways, none of them, except launched new CLS model with OMyntra on Friday said it gration of Myntra and Jabong is while there would be “some RJio, could meet call drop benchmark on the three rail routes cov- a starting price of 84.70 lakh would completely integrate its a necessary step in our contin- redundancies” as a result of the ered under the test. “Only RJio is meeting quality of service bench- (ex-showroom, all India). sister company Jabong, which uing development. By better integration of the back-end mark of drop call rate ...,” the report said. The third generation CLS is would continue to operate as a aligning our resources with our functions of Myntra and Jabong According to the quality of service rules, not more than 2 per powered by a new two-litre BS separate brand. long-term plans, we can put the like technology, marketing, cent of total calls in a telecom circle on a network should automat- VI compliant diesel engine with Myntra chief executive offi- best structure in place to serve finance and creative, but “it’s less ically get disconnected. The highways between Asansol to Gaya, power of 180 kw, the company cer Ananth Narayanan would our sellers and brand partners than 10 per cent of the overall Digha to Asansol, Gaya to Danapur, Bengaluru to Murdeshwar, said in a statement. lead the Myntra-Jabong team, and ultimately benefit our cus- Myntra and Jabong headcount”. Raipur to Jagdalpur, Dehradun to Nainital, Mount Abu to Jaipur “With the launch of the new the company said in a release, tomers,” it added. Narayanan, however, and Sri Nagar to Leh were covered in the test. Railway routes CLS 300 d, Mercedes-Benz con- dismissing speculations about The development comes declined to quantify the number between Allahabad to Gorakhpur, Delhi to Mumbai and Jabalpur tinues its offensive with its 12th his exit. just days after the resignation by of people impacted as a result of to Singrauli were covered. Either 3G or 2G network of product launched in 2018,” Flipkart had acquired online Flipkart group chief executive the integration process or the Bharti Airtel, Vodafone Idea and state-run BSNL failed to meet call Mercedes-Benz India vice-pres- fashion portal Myntra in 2014 officer and co-founder Binny total headcount. drop benchmark on four highway routes and all the three rail routes. ident (sales and marketing) ation CLS would offer “superi- speakers precisely tailored to the and Myntra had acquired Bansal following a probe into an “The integration process is Trai also named Tata Teleservices Ltd (TTL) network for not Michael Jopp said. or luxury and comfort” to its vehicle interiors providing an Jabong in 2016. alleged “serious personal mis- still on. Our employees are valu- complying with service quality norms on select highways. The report “We have an exciting line-up customers and will continue to acoustic experience, the compa- The company said since conduct”. Bansal, however, has able but... reason we are doing found that TTL, which is in the process of merging mobile busi- for 2019 as well and our prod- delight them. ny added. Myntra’s purchase of Jabong, the denied the allegations. it is eventually, this is the best ness with Airtel, failed to even complete call connection as per uct innovations will continue in The new CLS has luxury The vehicle is also equipped two brands had been steadily There were also some business process to have in the benchmark between Bengaluru to Murdeshwar, Dehradun to the coming months,” he further features like Burmester sur- with smartphone integration, integrating key business func- reports that Narayanan is likely market and serve the customers,” Nainital and Gaya to Danapur and on the three rail routes. Airtel said. Jopp said the company is round sound system, which which supports android auto tions and streamlining process- to step down after being asked he said. could not meet call connection rate or call setup success rate (CSSR) confident that the third gener- includes 13 high-performance and Apple CarPlay, it added. es. “As the next step in this to report to Flipkart chief exec- US retail giant Walmart on Gaya to Danapur highway and the three rail routes. process, Myntra and Jabong utive officer Kalyan had in August bought 77 per Vodafone Idea network could not meet CSSR rate on Raipur will now fully integrate all the Krishnamurthy. cent stake in Flipkart for USD 16 to Jagdalpur highway and all the three rail routes. Some of these 9= "   1;1  1<<   remaining functions including Clearing the air over recent billion. tests were conducted before completion of their merger. 
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   $ +""   would increase price of its newly-launched multi-purpose vehi- New Delhi (PTI): GVK cle (MPV) Marazzo by 30,000 to 40,000 from January 1, 2019. New Delhi (PTI): The gov- tion in India’s economic sible. said at a CII event here. ment (FDI) annually. Power and Infrastructure The Marazzo was launched in September with introductory ernment will soon unveil a new progress, Secretary of the “We are also bringing out DIPP, in August last year, The proposed policy will Friday said that it has got prices starting at 9.99 lakh and going up to 13.90 lakh, depend- industrial policy which may Department of Industrial a new industrial policy soon floated a draft industrial pol- completely revamp the shareholders’ approval to raise ing on variants. “As mentioned at the launch, the price of Marazzo include a dedicated chapter Policy and Promotion (DIPP) and we are proposing to icy with the aim to create jobs Industrial Policy of 1991. up to 8,000 crore. The resolu- was an introductory one. Effective January 1, 2019, we will be tak- on the importance of design, a Ramesh Abhishek also include a substantial chapter for the next two decades, pro- Among other things, the tion to raise the funds has been ing a price hike on the Marazzo, after a reasonable period of four top official said on Friday. extended his “full support” to and paragraphs on the impor- mote foreign technology policy would endeavour to passed by the requisite major- months from its launch,” Mahindra and Mahindra chief of sales Highlighting the signifi- the setting up of a National tance of design, and how it transfer and attract USD 100 reduce regulations and bring ity, the firm stated in a BSE fil- and marketing (Automotive division} Veejay Ram Nakra said in cance of design and innova- Design Centre as early as pos- should be taken forward,” he billion foreign direct invest- new industries in focus. ing on Friday. a statement.

  SCRIP OPEN HIGH LOW LTP CHANGE NIFTY 50 10,644.00 10,695.15 10,631.15 10,682.20 65.50 Script Last Abs Change COALINDIA 263.45 0.4 0.15 MPHASIS 953.45 4.9 0.52 SJVN 27.3 -0.1 -0.36 BHARTIARTL 302.90 336.80 302.00 332.10 27.70 Traded Price Change % COCHINSHIP 380.5 -2.9 -0.76 MRF 65700 90.85 0.14 SKFINDIA 1864.95 -0.35 -0.02 EICHERMOT 24,120.00 24,830.00 23,925.10 24,796.10 850.75 3MINDIA 20623 -62.45 -0.3 COFFEEDAY 276.3 -1.85 -0.67 MRPL 80.5 -0.4 -0.49 SOBHA 464 22 4.98 HCLTECH 997.00 1,037.80 993.75 1,022.00 33.25 8KMILES 117.35 5.55 4.96 COLPAL 1147.8 23.85 2.12 MUTHOOTFIN 460.4 -6 -1.29 SOLARINDS 995.5 -5.4 -0.54 BAJFINANCE 2,342.00 2,417.20 2,340.00 2,413.00 71.70 AARTIIND 1436.1 -1.25 -0.09 CONCOR 672.85 -8.65 -1.27 NATCOPHARM 735.05 12.35 1.71 SOMANYCERA 303.45 3.8 1.27 RELIANCE 1,097.95 1,129.95 1,097.10 1,125.00 28.15 GRASIM 816.00 837.70 810.00 829.00 20.30 ABB 1321 28.65 2.22 COROMANDEL 421 0.75 0.18 NATIONALUM 66.1 -0.5 -0.75 SONATSOFTW 332.9 -2.3 -0.69 CIPLA 521.70 534.00 521.10 531.15 12.00 ABBOTINDIA 7575 -53.3 -0.7 CORPBANK 27.8 0.1 0.36 NAUKRI 1370 -6.65 -0.48 SOUTHBANK 14.54 -0.16 -1.09 SBIN 285.90 291.80 282.60 291.55 6.15 ABCAPITAL 113.35 3.2 2.91 CRISIL 1505 10.35 0.69 NAVINFLUOR 673.7 6.25 0.94 SPARC 270.6 -1 -0.37 BAJAJFINSV 5,640.00 5,730.00 5,612.70 5,710.00 112.90 ABFRL 191 1.75 0.92 CROMPTON 205.05 1.75 0.86 NAVKARCORP 61.8 -1.65 -2.6 SPICEJET 81.45 -1.5 -1.81 TECHM 714.70 732.30 711.00 727.95 13.05 ACC 1502.4 -8.65 -0.57 CUB 164.25 0.4 0.24 NAVNETEDUL 107.8 0.15 0.14 SREINFRA 35.05 0.25 0.72 HDFC 1,861.00 1,892.90 1,850.00 1,884.05 30.45 ADANIPORTS 346.65 1.35 0.39 CUMMINSIND 795 -21.45 -2.63 NBCC 59.4 -1.05 -1.74 SRF 2042.95 -12.1 -0.59 INFRATEL 257.80 262.25 256.00 259.40 4.00 ADANIPOWER 47.4 -1.25 -2.57 CYIENT 654.15 -3.15 -0.48 NBVENTURES 118.95 -0.65 -0.54 SRTRANSFIN 1231.1 -29.5 -2.34 ULTRACEMCO 3,952.00 3,980.00 3,911.05 3,970.00 57.05 ADANITRANS 214.6 5.2 2.48 DABUR 394.55 5.65 1.45 NCC 87.8 -1.95 -2.17 STARCEMENT 99.1 -1.15 -1.15 HDFCBANK 1,981.00 2,013.00 1,980.00 2,002.80 27.65 HEROMOTOCO 2,930.00 2,970.00 2,925.25 2,954.00 31.85 ADVENZYMES 190.6 4.1 2.2 DALMIABHA 2246 6.5 0.29 NESTLEIND 10655.05 207.25 1.98 STRTECH 356.65 -7.25 -1.99 UPL 762.00 774.65 757.85 771.45 7.80 AEGISLOG 216.75 -5.2 -2.34 DBCORP 179 -0.1 -0.06 NETWORK18 39.15 -0.4 -1.01 SUDARSCHEM 374.45 2.85 0.77 BAJAJ-AUTO 2,680.00 2,705.90 2,675.15 2,694.95 26.10 AIAENG 1682.95 18.65 1.12 DBL 481.2 -9.65 -1.97 NH 235.7 -4.4 -1.83 SUNCLAYLTD 3605 -19.95 -0.55 SUNPHARMA 518.40 525.55 513.40 520.05 4.95 AJANTPHARM1119.65 36.35 3.36 DCBBANK 154.95 -1.4 -0.9 NHPC 26.25 0.2 0.77 SUNDRMFAST 526 -6.7 -1.26 ITC 275.80 278.30 275.25 277.00 2.50 AKZOINDIA 1580.15 7.8 0.5 DCMSHRIRAM407.6 -3.6 -0.88 NIACL 210.7 -10.4 -4.7 SUNPHARMA 519.6 4.65 0.9 TCS 1,889.00 1,899.80 1,870.25 1,889.00 16.15 ALBK 43.25 1 2.37 DEEPAKFERT 177.35 -5.5 -3.01 NIITTECH 1128.85 -18.9 -1.65 SUNTECK 347.15 -0.5 -0.14 KOTAKBANK 1,172.00 1,173.00 1,152.75 1,172.00 9.75 ALKEM 1940 -1.95 -0.1 DEEPAKNI 257.15 -7.2 -2.72 NILKAMAL 1551 -14.35 -0.92 SUNTV 607.85 11.45 1.92 WIPRO 323.50 330.40 323.50 325.60 2.45 ALLCARGO 107.9 1.85 1.74 DELTACORP 238.85 -0.15 -0.06 NLCINDIA 81.45 -0.15 -0.18 SUPPETRO 200 -3.15 -1.55 ZEEL 444.00 451.50 435.50 444.00 2.80 AMARAJABAT734.55 -4.35 -0.59 DENABANK 16.65 0 0 NMDC 100.6 -6.5 -6.07 SUPRAJIT 218 -2.4 -1.09 DRREDDY 2,463.00 2,496.80 2,442.05 2,472.90 11.10 ASIANPAINT 1,320.00 1,329.80 1,313.20 1,323.90 5.60 AMBUJACEM 216.2 -0.9 -0.41 DHANUKA 442.2 20.55 4.87 NOCIL 166.5 -2.25 -1.33 SUPREMEIND 982.5 0.85 0.09 ADANIPORTS 346.00 351.40 342.00 347.20 1.00 ANDHRABANK 28.7 0.45 1.59 DHFL 225.4 -18.95 -7.76 HAVELLS 677 -8.75 -1.28 INDIANB 228.9 3.55 1.58 NTPC 154.05 0.15 0.1 SUVEN 247.45 -7.2 -2.83 M&M 767.65 776.50 759.75 768.20 1.70 APARINDS 611.5 -13.3 -2.13 DISHTV 37.3 -0.7 -1.84 HCC 13.88 -0.17 -1.21 INDIGO 1044.1 0.9 0.09 OBEROIRLTY 412.6 7.25 1.79 SUZLON 5.67 -0.01 -0.18 COALINDIA 264.00 265.80 261.30 263.50 0.35 APLAPOLLO 1288 17.65 1.39 DIVISLAB 1557 26.15 1.71 HCLTECH 1022.2 33.2 3.36 INDUSINDBK 1497 -16.8 -1.11 OFSS 3566 83.6 2.4 SWANENERGY 106.1 5.15 5.1 LT 1,402.75 1,414.00 1,391.50 1,400.00 1.50 APLLTD 565 -13.8 -2.38 DLF 169.45 -0.2 -0.12 HDFC 1883.2 31 1.67 INFIBEAM 47.2 -5.35 -10.18 OIL 199.2 -4.05 -1.99 SYMPHONY 974.3 7 0.72 POWERGRID 187.00 190.00 186.20 187.30 0.20 APOLLOHOSP1233.95 -31.7 -2.5 DMART 1384.4 -6.25 -0.45 HDFCBANK 1998.9 24.85 1.26 INFRATEL 259.3 3.55 1.39 OMAXE 210 -0.1 -0.05 SYNDIBANK 35.55 0.4 1.14 TATAMOTORS 180.90 181.85 177.85 180.25 0.05 APOLLOTYRE 226.6 -3.2 -1.39 DRREDDY 2475.2 13.25 0.54 HDFCLIFE 392.7 -5.9 -1.48 INFY 650.45 -5.9 -0.9 ONGC 156.55 -2.35 -1.48 SYNGENE 579 1.85 0.32 NTPC 153.20 155.50 153.00 153.60 -0.20 ARVIND 319 8.55 2.75 ECLERX 1149 -7.85 -0.68 ORIENTBANK 91.65 3.7 4.21 TAKE 141.6 -14 -9 TITAN 921.00 928.70 912.70 919.00 -1.80 HDIL 22.05 -1 -4.34 INOXLEISUR 214.8 0.05 0.02 VEDL 208.00 209.00 205.55 206.80 -0.75 ASAHIINDIA 274.8 -2.65 -0.96 EDELWEISS 169 1.55 0.93 HEG 4216.85 105.95 2.58 INOXWIND 82.75 -2.65 -3.1 ORIENTCEM 83.35 0.15 0.18 TATACHEM 696.15 6.75 0.98 INFY 659.90 662.50 644.20 652.00 -4.40 ASHOKA 125.55 0.25 0.2 EICHERMOT24718.8 842.05 3.53 HEIDELBERG 147.4 -1.3 -0.87 INTELLECT 240 -3.7 -1.52 PAGEIND 25302 -393.7 -1.53 TATACOFFEE 98.25 -0.3 -0.3 BPCL 319.60 325.25 315.90 319.50 -2.35 ASHOKLEY 105.7 -0.65 -0.61 EIDPARRY 223.1 -6.8 -2.96 HERITGFOOD 509.4 -17.3 -3.28 IOB 15 0.1 0.67 PARAGMILK 244.35 1.65 0.68 TATACOMM 548.35 30.6 5.91 HINDUNILVR 1,704.90 1,718.00 1,683.30 1,693.00 -13.05 ASIANPAINT 1327 14.75 1.12 EIHOTEL 163 -1.7 -1.03 HEROMOTOCO2970 52.8 1.81 IOC 143.4 -3.55 -2.42 PCJEWELLER 74.35 -1.8 -2.36 TATAELXSI 963.45 -34.2 -3.43 ICICIBANK 370.10 375.30 365.55 366.95 -3.05 ASTRAL 1044 -1.65 -0.16 ELGIEQUIP 236.65 -9.2 -3.74 HEXAWARE 308 -7.5 -2.38 IPCALAB 755 1.9 0.25 PEL 2356.1 66.3 2.9 TATAGLOBAL 222 0.6 0.27 INDUSINDBK 1,519.00 1,526.00 1,486.75 1,498.35 -13.80 ATUL 3540 44 1.26 EMAMILTD 464 5.25 1.14 HFCL 19.95 -0.2 -0.99 IRB 135.1 -7.75 -5.43 PERSISTENT 549.45 12.3 2.29 TATAINVEST 823.05 18.65 2.32 AXISBANK 626.60 636.70 616.55 617.55 -8.55 AUBANK 596.7 12.05 2.06 ENDURANCE 1150 -48.45 -4.04 HIMATSEIDE 240.05 1.65 0.69 ISGEC 5321 -131.45 -2.41 PETRONET 216.9 3.55 1.66 TATAMETALI 683 -16.75 -2.39 GAIL 349.00 351.70 341.25 342.70 -4.85 AUROPHARMA780.25 0.05 0.01 ENGINERSIN 115 -4.05 -3.4 PFC 101.3 -6.35 -5.9 TATAMOTORS 179.4 -0.55 -0.31 ONGC 158.00 158.00 152.80 156.00 -2.85 HINDALCO 230.1 -3.3 -1.41 ITC 276.25 1.8 0.66 MARUTI 7,500.00 7,544.05 7,302.55 7,340.00 -138.30 AVANTI 372.5 5.25 1.43 ENIL 614 -13.55 -2.16 HINDCOPPER 50.7 0.15 0.3 ITDC 306.2 -0.15 -0.05 PFIZER 2828.8 50.05 1.8 TATAMTRDVR 98.8 0.4 0.41 HINDALCO 232.60 235.45 228.50 229.00 -4.60 AXISBANK 616.8 -8.85 -1.41 EQUITAS 109 -0.2 -0.18 HINDPETRO 243.2 -6.15 -2.47 ITDCEM 111.55 -1.5 -1.33 PFS 17 -0.25 -1.45 TATAPOWER 76.4 -0.2 -0.26 IOC 144.60 145.70 141.25 143.25 -3.40 BAJAJ-AUTO 2694.95 23.65 0.89 ERIS 609 -9.1 -1.47 ITI 87.1 -2.5 -2.79 PGHH 9500 7.95 0.08 TATASTEEL 574.1 -14.55 -2.47 TATASTEEL 590.00 591.00 569.55 574.60 -14.75 BAJAJCORP 357.9 1.05 0.29 ESCORTS 663.6 -1.45 -0.22 J&KBANK 39.7 0.6 1.53 PHILIPCARB 212.55 -2.4 -1.12 TCS 1882.25 16.75 0.9 HINDPETRO 246.30 251.65 239.10 242.60 -6.50 BAJAJELEC 502.25 9.45 1.92 ESSELPRO 87.35 -0.05 -0.06 JAGRAN 116.55 2.6 2.28 PHOENIXLTD 609 6.4 1.06 TEAMLEASE 2731.45 -66.75 -2.39 JSWSTEEL 344.10 344.25 332.20 335.50 -9.10 BAJAJFINSV 5684.4 87 1.55 EVEREADY 202.05 11 5.76 JAICORPLTD 116.15 6.05 5.5 PIDILITIND 1109.05 2.85 0.26 TECHM 726.8 13.3 1.86 IBULHSGFIN 808.40 816.70 755.10 765.00 -39.85 BAJAJHLDNG 3120 158.15 5.34 EXIDEIND 246.3 -2.6 -1.04 JAMNAAUTO 71.15 -0.35 -0.49 PIIND 828.05 -4.2 -0.5 TEJASNET 259.15 -4.55 -1.73 YESBANK 201.75 201.75 187.80 192.50 -13.35 BAJFINANCE2397.15 57.75 2.47 FCONSUMER 51.5 -0.2 -0.39 JBCHEPHARM309.15 1.1 0.36 PNB 73.2 2.05 2.88 TEXRAIL 64 -0.4 -0.62   BALKRISIND 953.15 -10.9 -1.13 FDC 189.35 -4.2 -2.17 JCHAC 1778 -10 -0.56 PNBHOUSING 996 -4.25 -0.42 THERMAX 997.15 -20.85 -2.05 BALMLAWRIE196.05 -2.1 -1.06 FEDERALBNK 79.8 1.35 1.72 JETAIRWAYS 346.85 25.9 8.07 PNCINFRA 149 3.85 2.65 THOMASCOOK 226 0.55 0.24 SCRIP OPEN HIGH LOW LTP CHANGE BALRAMCHIN109.45 -3.3 -2.93 FINCABLES 488.25 0.1 0.02 JINDALSAW 83.65 -1.1 -1.3 POWERGRID 187.95 0.75 0.4 THYROCARE 551.8 0.05 0.01 NIFTY NEXT 50 27,307.80 27,435.15 27,207.20 27,359.35 104.7 BANDHANBNK476.05 16.05 3.49 FINOLEXIND 515 1.8 0.35 JINDALSTEL 175.2 -5.95 -3.28 PRESTIGE 179.9 2.4 1.35 TIFHL 490 11.7 2.45 IDEA 37.00 43.90 36.20 42.35 5.45 BANKBARODA115.15 2.15 1.9 FLFL 381.5 -6.4 -1.65 ZYDUSWELL 1130 24.2 2.19 PRSMJOHNSN 87.1 -0.4 -0.46 TIMETECHNO 111.65 -3 -2.62 SIEMENS 936.00 986.20 920.50 979.85 47.00 BANKINDIA 88.15 3.85 4.57 FORBESCO 2055 19.55 0.96 KRBL 338.85 -2.65 -0.78 PTC 80.9 -0.3 -0.37 TIMKEN 525 -0.6 -0.11 MOTHERSUMI 141.00 153.30 140.50 149.25 5.75 BASF 1525.05 -34.5 -2.21 FORCEMOT 1808.5 -7.35 -0.4 PVR 1423.7 16.7 1.19 TITAN 917.95 -3.15 -0.34 BANDHANBNK 465.00 489.90 462.00 474.70 14.95 KSCL 519.35 0.2 0.04 PEL 2,313.45 2,369.80 2,286.75 2,361.20 71.40 BATAINDIA 1004 3.9 0.39 FORTIS 146.35 2.7 1.88 KTKBANK 108 1.15 1.08 QUESS 765.5 -1.6 -0.21 TNPL 252.05 -5.95 -2.31 BANKBARODA 113.45 116.30 110.05 116.10 3.30 BAYERCROP 4050 48.25 1.21 FRETAIL 534.25 5.1 0.96 KWALITY 8.07 0.38 4.94 RADICO 437.6 -1.25 -0.28 TORNTPHARM 1652.5 -19.65 -1.18 OFSS 3,494.90 3,619.35 3,455.00 3,580.00 98.55 BBTC 1357.15 0.75 0.06 FSL 52.95 -1.25 -2.31 L&TFH 132.45 -3.1 -2.29 RAIN 151.3 -15.2 -9.13 TORNTPOWER 260 -6.2 -2.33 SUNTV 596.60 615.50 584.00 613.10 16.50 BEL 93.1 -3.45 -3.57 GAIL 342 -6.05 -1.74 LAKSHVILAS 89.3 -1.15 -1.27 RAJESHEXPO 567 7.4 1.32 TRENT 331.35 -0.95 -0.29 ABCAPITAL 110.75 114.00 110.75 113.45 3.05 BEML 700.4 -24.35 -3.36 GDL 165.4 7.55 4.78 LALPATHLAB 829 -32.85 -3.81 RALLIS 165 1.6 0.98 TRIDENT 69.3 1.1 1.61 ABB 1,296.00 1,329.95 1,296.00 1,322.00 30.35 BERGEPAINT 317.05 -1.8 -0.56 GEPIL 830 -19.5 -2.3 RAMCOCEM 620 -8.6 -1.37 TRITURBINE 115.5 -1.6 -1.37 BRITANNIA 5,833.00 5,990.00 5,790.00 5,944.65 126.50 LAOPALA 230.55 -1.3 -0.56 COLPAL 1,126.00 1,157.00 1,126.00 1,148.10 22.60 BHARATFIN 926.15 -13.55 -1.44 GESHIP 280.95 -2.7 -0.95 LAURUSLABS 396.8 14.4 3.77 RATNAMANI 885.9 5.9 0.67 TTKPRESTIG 6870 127.3 1.89 DABUR 392.85 397.00 388.30 395.45 6.60 BHARATFORG 592.4 3.05 0.52 GET&D 233 6.5 2.87 LAXMIMACH* 6000 38.3 0.64 RAYMOND 776.4 10 1.3 TV18BRDCST 36.8 0 0 ICICIPRULI 327.45 334.70 325.10 329.80 3.85 BHARTIARTL 333.6 29.8 9.81 GHCL 217.65 -4.7 -2.11 LICHSGFIN 453.1 -13 -2.79 RBLBANK 557.75 6.5 1.18 TVSMOTOR 551 0.85 0.15 PETRONET 213.00 217.05 212.15 215.60 2.35 BHEL 66.65 -0.15 -0.22 GICHSGFIN 249.4 -4.25 -1.68 LINDEINDIA 644.85 -8.05 -1.23 RCF 59.65 -0.6 -1 TVSSRICHAK 2617 -0.5 -0.02 LUPIN 857.90 869.90 855.45 862.00 8.25 BIOCON 624.35 -1.95 -0.31 GICRE 310 -1.8 -0.58 LT 1396 -1.35 -0.1 RCOM 13.56 0.12 0.89 TVTODAY 381.3 -1.25 -0.33 NHPC 26.10 26.35 26.00 26.25 0.25 BIRLACORPN 640 -19.1 -2.9 GILLETTE 6450.05 -39.85 -0.61 RECLTD 120.9 -5.25 -4.16 UBL 1312.25 0.9 0.07 PIDILITIND 1,109.00 1,122.25 1,101.05 1,118.00 9.75 LTI 1640.2 5.3 0.32 MCDOWELL-N 646.00 652.80 641.95 647.10 3.50 BLISSGVS 169.25 0.2 0.12 GLAXO 1349.45 13.1 0.98 LTTS 1519.5 -36.15 -2.32 REDINGTON 92.6 0.4 0.43 UCOBANK 19.3 0.15 0.78 MARICO 347.90 351.90 344.00 348.00 1.50 BLUEDART 3140 77.3 2.52 GLENMARK 647.6 -16.85 -2.54 LUPIN 863.45 10.85 1.27 RELAXO 804.05 16.95 2.15 UFLEX 312 -4.55 -1.44 INDIGO 1,043.00 1,070.00 1,028.00 1,046.85 2.90 BLUESTARCO 610.7 17.55 2.96 GMDCLTD 86.85 -0.05 -0.06 LUXIND 1539.3 -5.65 -0.37 RELCAPITAL 237.75 -13.05 -5.2 UJJIVAN 229.25 -5.95 -2.53 SHREECEM 15,955.00 16,300.00 15,620.10 15,900.00 41.60 BOMDYEING 116 -4.1 -3.41 GMRINFRA 16.05 -0.1 -0.62 HINDUNILVR1690.75 -14.85 -0.87 M&M 767.35 1.55 0.2 RELIANCE 1127.5 30.6 2.79 ULTRACEMCO 3945 37.25 0.95 HINDZINC 268.45 273.30 265.10 267.15 0.45 BOSCHLTD 18790.1 -471.35 -2.45 GNFC 358.9 6.4 1.82 RELINFRA 329.95 -22.35 -6.34 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I Jawahar Lal Nehru stadium has just knew that I wanted been transformed into small kiosks to be an actress and be on that smell of food and baked goods. the stage, or in front of the We started our food journey at camera.” Horn Ok Please with sushis and The actress, who dimsums, which tried to stay made her acting debut authentic to its Japanese origins, with TV show, Kya Mast while an Italian food truck served N/+6-0+%+ Hai Life, shared that pastas and pizzas nearby and given 66..A10+ she has come a long Delhi’s love for food from this way since her role of Mediterranean country, a long line 4+B#.41+ Zenia Khan, a geek of waiting people was certainly not but full-of-life and a surprise. -0#1+ ever-excited college The culture of food trucks is a 600%+%- student, to today’s Golu norm in the US where young pro- Gupta in Mirzapur. :   fessionals step out of their offices to -+.00+%- “It was a very hyper active grab a bite for lunch and is catching kind of a role where I would crib   &  up in India and has added colour /0,/A about food or other petty little and variety to the Indian food things. 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A food blogger Anamika Apart from the cons, the festi- one glamourous, who is supposed Chaddha, Rasika Dugal, Vikrant pletely Indian does not work because tivals are a good way of promoting Karmakar said, “If I’m attending a val is a really great way to enjoy a to support an actor’s heroic image. Massey, Divyendu Sharma, and it is easily available everywhere. It’s and marketing your new ventures. food fest, my focus is on trying and warm Sunday afternoon and an even Her roles rather take centrestage Shriya Pilgaonkar. Ali was the last very difficult to judge the demands on account of its rich traditional and We have also set up a pop up of Kitty exploring things that are new and not better way to spend your Saturday with a fierce approach. How? one to enter the stage. And, this last of the public which is why we keep contemporary flavours, but also Su, our nightclub, in addition to the available in the market. Why would evening grabbing few beers and She says that it works both minute entry has a unique run-and- trying out new thing,” said Pulek due to the pricing where some of food truck this time,” said Prerna I be heading for something which I plenty of scrumptious grub while ways. “It’s not like you choose return story that Ali tells us. Agrawaal, who runs Flip, which spe- them were priced as low as 40 per Thakur, assistant manager, market- can get easily in the market. hanging out with friends. scripts rather sometimes they “I had put my feet in the West, cialises in a variety of cuisine. “I pre- plate. ing and communication of The Lalit Obviously, I would be looking for dis-  6  +  choose you. I had also auditioned and then I was back here when I got for Fukrey once, but didn’t quite Mirzapur. I was stuck when I read like the role. Not like I didn’t want the script. But that wasn’t the part ' -  to do any commercial films but offered to me and I made an excuse somehow all the scripts that I was to escape from it. But after a few getting, I didn’t want to do those.” days, the role of Guddu Pandit came And then, “Haraamkhor, to me and I immediately agreed,” +   & Masaan, and Mirzapur really excit- laughs Ali. ed me. And that’s how I chose He believes that the heart does them.” If the scripts “excite” her, she stick to something and there are would definitely take it up. certain roles that “don’t leave you”   Actor Ali Fazal’s story is also until you make them happen. quite similar. He talks about his role, While the actor had also pre- Guddu Pandit, the kid who has pared for a role in his forthcoming, grown up watching his lower mid- Milan Talkies, he says, “I did eat a     *' & 
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In the heat of extraordinary work, Men Sitting, a part of his liver to him in proponent of organ donation the moment, when all this political Men Standing is a political statement November 1998. was also present on the occa- upheaval was happening, he was ask on the political chair revolving only In doing so, Sanjay and his sion. ed to make a painting and he creat- among them,” he says. doctors created history in the “Every three minutes a per- ed a strong political statement with One cannot miss out on anoth- annals of Indian medicine as son gets added to the list who this,” says Gaurav gesturing towards er contemporary artist Bharti Kher the country’s first successful need a transplant. Today, over the painting. It reveals a blue back- and Priti Paul’s Belladonna, an instal- liver transplant surgery, two lakh Indians are on the list drop and there are just three more lation which features a dressing table Indraprastha Apollo hospitals while less than 10 per cent get colours — saffron, white and green with lipsticks, shoes and a sari — all said in statement. a transplant. We have to work as — and when the idea hits you in all made in steel. “This too is a political Not only has Sanjay done a nation to increase our organ its force, it makes for a goosebumps statement about women’s perception exceedingly well, without hav- donation rate. I have pledged my moment. “It is interesting to note that of themselves in the society. Is it just ing any other complications organs in 2011 and encourage Tyeb, a Muslim, painted a Hindu make up, hair, shoes and sari or her since the transplant, he is now the youth to raise awareness on Goddess for the first time and that outward appearance that make for a training to be a doctor himself. organ donation and become too in colours of the Indian flag to woman’s identity or is there more to Since it has been more donors themselves. This needs reiterate what the country was about,” her?” explains Gaurav. than 20 years that the trans- to become a national move- emphasises Gaurav. The work is The exhibition also has a lot of plant took place, he explained ment,” he said. painted with an economy of lines and sculptures as this was an important how the difficulty level of such Apollo Hospitals’ Group is deeply symbolic as Goddess Durga art form even before the written word surgeries have changed. medical director and senior represents enlightenment and hope existed in India. “A terracotta head He said, “At that time, my pediatric gastroenterologist, over darkness and ignorance. done by G Ravinder Reddy is impor- father donated his organ oth- Dr Anupam Sibal, said that “It is a positive painting where a tant because he usually makes these erwise it wouldn’t have been over the last 20 years the large part is painted blue like the in metallic gold. It is the first time that that easy.” Being a medical Apollo Institutes of Transplant Ashoka chakra but the colour also he worked in this medium.” student himself, he added, has performed more than 3,200 stands for hope and renewal. It is def- Another striking sculpture is “Today, the situation has liver transplants in patients initely more relevant today,” says are a visual commentary on South country a few clients have even Churchgate Station, Western Railroad Prodosh Das Gupta’s Egg Bird (1975). changed due to a better avail- from over 50 countries of Gaurav, who has his roots in Asia that narrate the story of the rich- started buying Monets and Picassos. Line, Bombay, India 1955 which best “It’s sophisticated and refined where ability of resources, technolo- which 302 have been children. Lucknow and takes pride in the ness and sophistication of art and “Maybe not in terms of volume but showcases an outsider’s view of India the bird is protecting her egg and nur- gy, doctors and even donors, “While there is still lack in Ganga Jamuni tehzeeb with its inter- design from the Indian Subcontinent. in value, these are big. The numbers with its crowd, din and flurry of turing it like a mother,” says Gaurav which have risen in numbers. infrastructure for life-saving mingling of cultures, religion, food The 50 artworks including paintings, picking these works are small due to movement. who earlier worked with LVMH The information has spread organ donations and trans- and language. sculpture, photography and design a mix of prohibitive pricing as well Gaurav recounts interesting tales Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton. much easily today.” plants, the numbers in the He goes on to recount how he are made in and inspired by the as taste,” he adds. behind some of the art. An early work But what really caught the atten- On the 20th anniversary of country are showing some chanced upon this piece that has not Indian subcontinent. Interestingly, But coming back to the auction, of Amrita Shergill Girl in Blue where tion was an interesting series of 20 the operation that changed the improvement in the country. been displayed by any gallery in India except for two, none of the works he says, “The ethos of the sale is she painted her cousin Babeet Kaur photographs by Nandini Valli face of medical sciences in Out of 301 hospitals equipped till date. “I had gone to my father’s have ever been displayed to the pub- India’s boundless treasures. We curat- in 1934 is mounted on one wall. Muthiah which show Vishnu on India, the hospital showcased to handle the process, 250 friend’s place for a drink along with lic.” ed this over two years so we literal- “Amrita’s mother said it wasn’t good. earth for a day. So he can be seen rid- the evolution that liver trans- have registered with National my wife in December 2016. He has Gaurav says that there is a reason ly had the cream of the crop. We Babeet’s mother too didn’t like it as ing a Cadillac to a wedding, visiting plants have gone through over Organ and Tissue Transplant an impressive art collection, most of Sotheby, a brand which was estab- selected 50 works which are super she thought her daughter had been a house where he is treated as a god, the last two decades. Organisation (NOTTO), show- which is displayed on the ground lished in 1742, decided to set up office clean and each piece represents a painted a bit too dark. Amrita kept going to a bar and finally reaching his Dr Preetha Reddy, vice ing that in order to conduct an floor of his house. As we took the in India two years back. “We have the visual vocabulary as well as the it away and displayed the painting at hotel room where he can be seen dis- chairperson of the Apollo organ transplant, there exists stairs for the first floor, I saw this first records in 1930s of an Indian sophistication and elegance of India.” her first show at Falleti’s Hotel in illusioned with what is going on on Hospitals Group, said liver dis- one fully equipped hospital painting on a wall. When I was leav- transacting with Sotheby’s when the So, there are works by artist based in Lahore. It was bought by Charles earth. ease is a major cause for con- for around 43 lakh people,” Dr ing, he told me that if I ever wanted Maharaja of Darbangha bought the country and even those outside Fabri, a historian with whom Shergill There are works by other artists cern in the country with as Sibal said. anything, all I had to do was ask. My Marie Antoinette’s jewels in London. it. He flips through the catalogue and is rumored to have had an affair and like Bhupen Kakkar’s water colours, many as two lakh people dying Sanjay, who is currently prompt reply was, ‘The Tyeb Mehta’. So Indians have been doing business points to an image Blue City, Jodhpur was in his family for the last 80 years. Gulam Rasool Santosh’s take on from it every year. While pursuing his medical studies at It’s another story that my wife chid- with Sotheby’s for almost a hundred by Steve McCurry which was clicked This work is important because just tantra, Krishna Reddy’s print called around 1,800 liver transplants the Srilakshmi Narayan ed me later for saying so. But with- years. What further prompted the in 2010. The intensity of the colour after this she painted her very famous, Whirlpool, the Aligarh artist Zareena are done annually, as many as Institute of Medical Sciences, in two days he called up and agreed move was in the last five years we reminds one of his other iconic Three Girls. Stylistically the move- Hashmi’s works which question the 20,000 people need a liver Pondicherry, has been on to sell it. It was timely as we had just recorded that South Asians, which is work Afghan Girl which featured ment and fluidity in both the works idea of home and displacement, A transplant at any given point. immuno suppressent medica- started putting Boundless:India, largely Indians, had done transactions Sharbat Gula. The other one called is same,” he says. Bala’s glamorous thumb print as well “The fact is around 10 tion for 15 to 16 years. He Sotheby’s inaugural auction in the worth over $250 million across all Taj Mahal and Train, Agra, 1983 too But interestingly, the story does as a series of photographs by Madan lakh people are diagnosed with aspires to be a blood donor country,” he says. The painting is a categories including Impressionist art, is up at the auction. The list of famous not end there. When Sotheby’s Mahatta. The immersive walk cer- liver disease every year, mak- himself. However, his suppres- part of the display at the Bikaner Western art, jewellery watches and international artists don’t end there. acquired the painting six months ago, tainly encompasses what can be ing it the 10th most-common sants medication wouldn’t House and will feature in the auction cars with us,” he says. There is also Henri Cartier Bresson’s it was published in an English news- called some of the best representation cause of death in India as per allow him to donate. “I want to which will take place at the Taj He also points out that while the stunning black and white image, paper. What happened after that is of art that looks at India. the WHO. While India has be a donor, but unfortunately Mahal Hotel in Mumbai on artworks that Indians gravitated Srinagar, Kashmir 1948. But perhaps what history is made of. “Sotheby’s The show is on till 1 pm on come a long way since the first I can’t donate,” said Sanjay. November 29. He says, “The artworks towards were mostly from the home it is the Brazilian Sebastiao Salgado’s got a call from a lady saying that the November 17. operation, there is still a huge ?@    A   -    -C  "  ( 8.( /.,,( 3#39 4:2":#3"": & ' &   (   gle, which hasn’t been explored in   9 0 4 9 92*92 /$+$'"'$..%"&4002 0 60,000 years. Local people haven’t "$$   2 !
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